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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1925
Page
1
The Henke Bros. butcher shop on Upper Main Street announces completion of a new, modern building. They moved fixtures from the old shop and installed a steel refrigerator counter this week, promising up-to-date facilities throughout the shop.
The 1925 Medina Hereford Ranch program runs July 8 9 and 10 with Texas A and M specialists hosting demonstrations for farm home and ranch improvement. Activities cover hog management dairy feeding field crops pest control cooking dyeing and judge contests for youth. Local families expected to attend and take three days of practical instruction. Mr Dan Kothmann of Castell visits Fredericksburg to meet daughters Carrie and Minnie returning from Seguin Lutheran College term.
Sorrowing relatives gathered at the Methodist Episcopal church to pay tribute to Rudie Henry Adolf Fisher the three month old son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Fisher of the Cave Creek community He died after a brief illness at his grandparents home Rev G H Holly led services and a men’s choir sang The family extends sympathy to the bereaved parents and relatives
The Registered and Certified Seed Law aims to curb unsound gin run seed by inspection from field to warehouse. State tags certify seed have been inspected and meet requirements, protecting farmers from unknown quality, despite ongoing attempts to discredit the law.
Sunday at 8 A M the Boy Scouts and Scoutmaster of troop No 3 departed for Llano on their annual hike. Trucks faced a drive shaft break but the party reached Hy Bode's residence area by evening to pitch camp. They invited parents and visitors to spend a night, with camp routines and a shaded site near a swimming pool described.
The second annual Izaak Walton League convention opened in Brady Texas Monday at 8 30 with Wm J Tucker of Longview presiding Rep A P C Petsch spoke on Tuesday night Local delegates attending included E H Riley A P C Petsch Max Bierschabe Otto Burgdorf and J E Bell The June term of District Court begins June 15 Other local notes include births moves and visits from Fredericksburg Mason and San Antonio with various residents and events mentioned.
Miss Estella Joseph daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Joseph wed Mr Felix Heep son of Mr Joe Heep in a parlor ceremony at the Joseph home. Rev K Konzack officiated with Edmonda Roesle singing Be cause and Mendelssohn March played by Mrs Edgar Marschall. Attendants were Adolf Heep and Anna Behrends Edwin Weirich and Ada Gold. A reception for relatives followed. the couple will reside in Fredericksburg where Mr Sleep operates a barber shop.
Local notes recount visitors from San Antonio Fredericksburg and Austin. Giants beat Kerrville A’s 8 to 4 at Kerrville last Sunday. Jr. and Mrs. Faust of New Braunfels visited Superintendent Feuge and wife. Card from John Ostrow dated June 6 from Shasta Springs California. Frida Braeutigam birthday celebrated with friends. Rev Benold and family visited Moore Texas and relatives in the area.
Col The Ashburn president of the six Students Association D X Bible athletic coach and James Sullivan business manager of athletics all of A and M College dined in Fredericksburg Friday. The group was scouting for prospective students for the A and M College.
The Kneese couple marked their golden wedding on May 17 1875, with a double celebration for Emma Leifeste’s silver anniversary to Ed Leifeste. A church ceremony, poems, wreaths, and a grand dinner for about one hundred followed at the M E Church with pastors from area towns and a Jugend Verein presentation. The Standard extends best wishes for many more happy years.
Last Tuesday afternoon boys from White Oak Klein Branch and Harper gathered at the Klein Branch school house for corn and grain sorghum judging led by RE A Miller agronomist from A and M College. Classes judged included corn milo feterita and cafia.
Miss Anna Gold spent Thursday in San Antonio on business. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tucker and daughter are visiting the Max Blum family.
Thursday the Alfred Pahl family of San Antonio visited the Aug Schoenewolf family, sharing time and greetings during the day.
Miss Viola Braeutigam visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Braeutigam in San Antonio during a college vacation. Mr Gus Koennecke has been in the city for two weeks under a doctor’s care at Santa Rosa Hospital.
Mrs. Henry Kuenemann Mr. Louis Lehne and wife and Mr. Alfred Roeder traveled to Seguin last week to attend the graduation exercises at Seguin Lutheran College.
Mr. E. H. Riley and County Agent R. S. Miller attended the ex-students gathering of A and M College held in San Saba on Thursday night of this week.
Mr. Willie Lehmann of Loyal Valley drove to Austin last Sunday for a university visit by his son and returned home Tuesday.
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