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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1919
Page
2
Local notices report Louis Gerhard moving Busy Bee Confectionery into the Buckhorn building and renaming it Buckhorn Confectionery. The owner plans interior renovations to modernize the shop as a key local business update.
Advertises sought after goat hides cow hides and horse hides with high prices offered by H. C. Maier. contact for sale of hides.
Fredericksburg Texas July 12 1919 list of letters unclaimed for the week ending July 12 includes Else Metzger A Cruz Cervera Pedro De La Cruz A R Servera Pedro Ramirez. Letters not called for by July 26 1919 will go to the Division of Dead Letters Washington DC. In calling please say advertise
Mr M Gerhard on solicitation gathered 56 signatures to support cleaning and maintaining the outer Court House Park not covered by County Administration. A meeting drew only four attendees. next action planned for July 28 at Community Welfare Club. A $53.95 fund exists. Aug Zincke funded bench repairs and painting at over $30. An organized group is needed to manage the fund and property for citizens.
Last Saturday July 12 Mr and Mrs Ove Striegler celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with about 60 attendees. Their family and relatives from Menard Welfare and local counties joined in the event, honoring a Civil War veteran and respected local citizen.
Mrs Maria Leyendecker Roeder aged nearly 65 died in this city after a lingering illness on Wednesday evening. She was a longtime resident of Gillespie County and lived on a farm near Tivydale with her husband before moving to town. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery near Fredericksburg Thursday at 10 oclock. Requiescat in pace.
The Ostrow Hotel lists guests registered this week including S A Wall of San Antonio and Mrs Ruby Scott of Waxahachie along with multiple travelers from Houston San Antonio Sherman Detroit El Paso and Colorado among others. The long roster shows diverse origins and several couples lodging together.
Quo export trade totals listed for Gillespie County up to July 15 include oats wheat wool and mohair from local dealers with prices noted. Catholic Staats-Verband annual meeting set for Schulenburg July 21 22 invites delegates and confirms attendees from St Anna Verein St Rosa Verein and St Josephs Verein. Wedding invitation for Miss Lena Franz and Mr Walter Holly scheduled July 30 at the Episcopal Methodist Church with best wishes from friends and family.
Early this week Mrs Max Enderlin was bitten by a copperhead snake. She is reported to be progressing fairly well at this time.
Mr. F. E. Crouch buys Central Garage from Grobe and Eckhardt and becomes Buick agent. He formerly worked for the A. & F. N. Ry. and is son in law of Mr. and Mrs. Os Krauskopf. The STANDARD wishes him success in the new venture.
Marriage licenses list Henry Brans and Edna Schaefer, Edwin Scharnhorst and Elma Kantel. Birth notices record a boy for Emil Mund and wife, a boy for Paul Dressler and wife, a girl for Emil Lambrecht and wife, and a boy for Max Lindig and wife all in 1919.
Early week registrations list visitors to Fredericksburg staying at The Nimitz Hotel. Names include A. B. Bishop San Antonio J. B. Zimmermann San Antonio Geo H Joachim Edwin Scharnhorst to Miss Austin James Crawsby Austin A J Miltenberger San Benito Tex J S Pace San Benito Max Martin Mason John Bank Mason L V J Kinebale San Antonio J W Kleck San Antonio H C Heilig and sister San Antonio C S Cooper San Antonio Gus H Dalbini San Antonio.
Land sales transacted by H. M. Blum last week from James River ranch include 424 acres sold to Johnson Thurman 640 acres to Dan Honig and 1057 acres to Chas Schmidt.
Mrs Win Wiegand of San Antonio visits Mr and Mrs Theo Heep in the city. Mrs Homer T Love Jr and her daughter stay with Mr and Mrs Willie Marschall. Miss Selina Eckert, nurse in San Antonio, visits her parents. The Episcopal Methodist Singing Society marks its twenty fifth anniversary with a church festival featuring sermons speeches and songs led by Mr Henry Fischer. Mrs L Bartlett and son John visit relatives here at Julius Kordzik's. Telegrams say Joe Stehling and Emil Blanchard arrived safely at Camp Mills New York from overseas.
Mr Robert Loth suffered a severe leg injury when a pitchfork leaned against an oats stack pierced his calf while he attempted to slide from the stack. He was brought to town for medical treatment and is the son of Anton Loth.
Notable residents and visitors include Mrs. Fritz Luckenbach Mrs. Walter Schaefer and Mr. Albert Schramm of Menard in Fredericksburg Mrs. T J Martin Mrs E C Rogers and Mrs Erwin Priess traveling to San Antonio for Hugo Priess wedding Ball game at the Fair Grounds promised next Sunday evening August Zincke and family depart by auto for Colorado Adolph Usener Ewan Petermann and kin visited relatives in San Antonio Rev Konzack delivers sermon at Trinitatis Church Albert dedication of a pipe organ A large congregation attends Chester Cordes son of Mr and Mrs Henry Cordes arrives in New York from overseas Mr Henry Maier and family return from Ft Worth Dallas and Waco noting new oil wells and Jim Moore’s involvement in an oil firm.
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