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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1920
Page
5
Excerpt from The Princess includes lyrical lines about bugles and echoes. The text also notes the Attorney General’s recommendation and states the action bears no relation to Eugene V. Debs's case, whose release was sought by the socialist convention.
Kendall County Live Stock Ass n Executive Committee met in Boerne with County Judge Phillip and A P C Petsch to map financing for tick eradication. The 19 member panel agreed to hold a May 29 meeting at Falin's Hall to discuss plans. dipping of livestock continues as ordered by the Live Stock Sanitary Commission.
The Guad Gazette recalls three anniversaries in New Braunfels. It notes the 75th anniversary of the city’s founding under Prince Solms Braunfels on the Comal River, reflecting on 1845 to 1920 changes. Wim Steinmeyer, then 12, witnessed celebrations at the 50th anniversary and again observed the 75th rites.
Mr and Mrs T M Hodges longtime Kimble county residents celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary this September with a golden honeymoon tour. They will visit hometowns in boy and girlhood days then travel to New Braunfels Corpus Christi and other points before returning home. The Eagle wishes them God speed and a safe return from their trip.
Washington May 29 President Wilson commuted the five year sentence of Mrs Kate Richards O’Hare of St Louis MO for espionage act violation. She had appealed a Bowman NC speech comparing mothers of soldiers to brood sons and was among prisoners urged to be released by the Socialist national convention in New York.
Local sportsmen from Blanco County report capturing six cub wolves in a weekend fox chase raid. Roy Schofield Noah Lester led the first hunt taking two cubs, then King Casperis Leonard Schofield added two more, and H Crofts with a government trapper secured the final pair. The nether wolf escaped, avoiding a spread of predation on sheep and stock.
Mrs. Nannie Elizabeth Morrow aged 73 eldest daughter of General Sam Houston died May 19 1920 at the home of Judge Robert A John in Houston She had been living at her daughter’s home for several months Born at Baen Hill Walker County September 6 1846 She lived in Texas all her life with long residence in Georgetown and moved to Houston in January
Following a cloud burst on Plum Ridge Walnut branch rose to unprecedented levels for the year. About 50 cars were marooned west of the oil mill on the way to the New Brauntels festivities. Fred Millhollon narrowly escaped drowning as his Ford was swept a hundred yards into a field.
Bandera County Ranchmen and Farmers Warehouse Co. reports over 60,000 pounds of wool and mohair stored locally with daily arrivals from across the county and beyond. Officials expect as much as 100,000 pounds stored within two weeks and anticipate strong prices at the forthcoming sale. The fleece is described as exceptionally good this year, much of it a 12 months clip.
In Wichita Falls Texas a strawberry grower reported a profitable season with high market prices. One farmer earned $920 from berries grown on three fourths of an acre in the irrigated district near the city.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals sustains the tick dipping statute for cattle in quarantine, ruling cattle need not be infested to require dipping. Brown County tick inspector Chester Drew reports widespread compliance and few refusals, with offenders now conforming to dip rules.
A rural report recalls Fritz Stieler and his wolfhounds pursuing a wolf on R M Flach's War visagid ranch. They killed five wolf pups and the mother escaped after a daylong chase. Previous hunts at Giles and near last year’s den yielded larger litters. The piece then discusses farm prosperity, farmers’ cooperatives, and banker support for federal farm loans to aid rural life and agriculture.
A speech by A S L S Goopetary of Agriculture and Meredith notes from the press outlines the vital banker farmer bond. It argues bankers provide confidence during drought flood storms and misfortune and that farm improvements like roads schools and marketing boost banking profits.
Caldwell story notes Isaac Jackson born in Austin colony in 1825 as the oldest living Texas-born citizen. He would turn 95 next September after moving from Austin County to Lee County, then Burleson County in 1886 where he has lived since. He is the only man known to be living.
Dallas News notes a veteran who endured the Runaway Scrape and Santa Anna’s pursuit to the San Jacinto battlefield. A Civil War era service details squads that rounded cattle for soldiers. Father of thirteen, only two living, won $100 in Brenham state fiddlers contest of 1900.
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