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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1924
Page
3
Miss Mary Anderson of Junction who was here on business and visiting friends returned home Tuesday via Kerrville. Mrs. Fred Bierschwale and her children also went back to their Segovia area home Sunday after a brief stay.
Spending weeks with Mr and Mrs Wm Moses the narrative notes Miss Nora Fischer’s summer plans at the Bierschwale ranch. Earl Bierschwale visits from Ingram on town business. Hy Fischer reports selling a Fordson Tractor to Kitz Sageser. C W Granville family returns from Kerrville after a business trip and camps two days with Mrs Spechler’s family on the Guadalupe.
Miss Oddisse Parker returns home after visiting relatives in the area. Jarrett Bierschwale and family travel to Fredericksburg for shopping. Several families attend a Live Oak picnic. An Overland Coupe-Sedan sale is noted. A wedding in Fredericksburg draws many locals. Local residents report health updates, property improvements, and school board staffing changes as spring plans unfold.
Miss Mildred Rogers served as operator for the Harper Telephone Company on Monday during the absence of Mr. Bierschwale.
Misses Lola Cottle and Mary Anderson were frightened and bitten on Monday evening by a dog at N. J. Davis's home. The girls, who were there on business, fled inside as the dog attacked Cottle and then bit Anderson’s dress before the door was closed. The incident prompts a call to secure or remove vicious dogs.
Mr Clyde Cook Jr spends weeks at J J Rogers ranch and Mr C R Cook with Sim Welch and Milton travel to Kerrville on business. A crew resumes work on the bank building roof after several days delay.
Mr Hy Green and Mr Frit Bode arrived at the reservation on Wednesday morning. Bode sought medical examination for a hand pain from an earlier injury sustained while caring for a horse.
Miss Meta Grosenbacher was shot in the arm and finger by a stray shot while passing a Scarborough home en route from the store to her own lunch. The shooter, Mr. Scarborough, fired at garden birds and did not see her. the bullet struck the shoulder, arm, and finger. She received prompt medical care and people hope for no serious aftereffects beyond shock.
Moses Bierschwale and family visited from Red's Hole on Wednesday. Mrs. C. E. Morris and her young daughter stayed with Mrs. J. B. Morris this week. Mrs. Clarence Harper was a guest of Mrs. D. L. Wiley on Monday. Aug Kirchoff of the Devils River area shopped with neighbors in recent weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hopf from Devils River were seen among past shoppers returning to their ranch Tuesday.
Mr. Hermann Jung, from the Fied's Hole section, was in town for a midweek shopping trip on Wednesday.
Harper baseball team defeated Kerrville 8 to 1 on the Harper diamond Sunday. The home team will host Sunset next Sunday. Some players believe they will win again, though only time will tell. After much practice it is about time they secured more victories.
Mrs Wis Fuhrman and her child ren traveled from their Pocket settlement farm to town on Wednesday.
Reverend J H E Willman departed for Georgetown on Monday and plans to be away about two weeks.
Mrs Herbert Gamel and daughters Celesta and Dorothy returned from visits in San Antonio Mason and Christoval. Bierschwale came home after six weeks at Hot Springs and visiting Menard relatives. Citizens urged action on a community fair date, noting farmers busy with crops and weeds. Corn tasseling and silks appearing as weather stays clear.
The report notes residents complain about grasshoppers, but arsenic and bran mixture used for their extermination proves effective when applied as directed, killing the hoppers for them as well.
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