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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1918
Page
1
Entertainment Committee announces Mary Aldeline Craig coloratura soprano and Flora Briggs pianist will perform Saturday night April 13. The pair, highly recommended and popular, donate all receipts to the treasury. Public attendance urged with promise of satisfaction.
The Loan and Abstract Company with R G Striegler as manager offers loans abstracts of title and fire insurance. They examine land titles and investigate loans from Rooms 104 11 Gold Building Frederickssuarg Texas.
Local and personal notes chronicle Fredericksburg residents travel visits to San Antonio and Houston, appointments in Washington and Llano, and community events. Willie Cameron earns a government post in the Adjutant General's department in Washington with a $1100 salary, following Fredericksburg High School and St Anthony's Business College. Red Cross mobilization gathers county women for service with state organizers advising on ongoing relief work. A Friday to Monday span includes multiple visits, fishing at Medina Lake, horse and stock dealings, and updates on local obituaries and rain impacts.
Fredericksburg resident Gustav Weber died at home on Tuesday night after a lingering illness at age 60 years 11 months and 2 days. He is survived by his wife two daughters Mrs Ernst Doebbler of Comfort and Miss Elsie Weber and son Alfred Weber of Llano two brothers Aug and Otto Weber and three sisters Mrs Anna Lingsweiler Mrs Willie Arhelger and Mrs Aug Burgdorf. Funeral conducted by Rev M O Puhl was held Wednesday afternoon.
An OCR fragment lists fashion and seed items including knee suits, patterns, barriers, and seeds. Mentions Cane Seed, Fetereta maize, Sudan grass seed, and August timing, with Cameron's referenced. The readable items lack coherent narrative.
Rain broke a long drought in Gillespie County with showers from Fredericksburg eastward. City totals reached about one-half inch after two events, Stonewall saw ¾ to over 1 inch, while western and northern areas remained dry. A norther cooled temps and more rain likely, as of Saturday morning. The second line appears to be unrelated text about titles and a Jew.
A Fredericksburg publishing Co former employee Alonzo Kunt had his left hand amputated between the first and second joints after a wood saw accident in Paragould Arkansas. Easter Monday features a big wrestling match at Klaemner's opera house starring Bovee from Camp Travis and Walter Klaemer, with weights 145 and 148 pounds respectively, billed as a top regional bout.
Jacob Metzger native of Gillespie County died in San Antonio after a brief illness caused by pneumonia. He was 33 years, 11 months and 8 days old and is survived by his wife, four children, his father, and distant relatives. He lived in Fredericksburg before moving to San Antonio two months earlier to work for an express company and join his family there. The body was shipped to Fredericksburg for burial, with funeral services led by Rev. Father Gerlach and Rev. Father Michel, and St. Josephs Verein members assisting.
Mr Friedrich Brandes a well known Fredericksburg citizen died after a long illness at his daughter's home Mrs J S Boehm on Monday evening at 6 80 o'clock He was 72 years 3 months 22 days old and survived by his wife several children and distant relatives The funeral was at 4 30 o'clock in Union Cemetery with Rev Bracher conducting the service
The issue calls farmers and business men of Gillespie County to meet at the Fredericksburg Courthouse on April 3 to discuss the drouth situation. Prominent local business leaders and agriculturists will speak, and all residents are urged to attend.
A drouth relief meeting will be held at 10 o'clock in the morning in the Gillespie County Courthouse Fredericksburg. Farmers businessmen and residents are urged to attend to discuss seed credit and labor provisions and related measures. Deputy Food Commissioner B F Johnson Austin requests attendance and announces speakers Mr G R Spielhagen and judges from the State Agricultural Department with county officials invited.
A Geneva report says long range Paris bombardment weapons from Austria built at Skoda. The gun is not new, but its shell type and explosive are novel. Only two or three units are said to exist.
Washington March 27 British military attache reports the German drive shows heavy losses for Germany while British losses remain under 100,000 killed wounded and missing. Germany is estimated to have used about 1,250,000 men with only about 250,000 fit for combat. The great allied reserve has not yet entered the fray. BrigGen J D McLachlin notes limited British exposure so far.
Two men employed near Kelly Field face two charges of disloyalty under the espionage act. Armand Koennecke, 19, Fredericksburg native, allegedly said he wanted to see the aeroplane crash victims die. Albert Oehler, 19, Gold Texas native, allegedly wished to serve in the German army to help defeat the United States. Both were held on $5000 bonds in Justice Fisk's court.
The Fredericksburg Independent School District Board calls a mass meeting of citizens at the Court House in Fredericksburg Texas on Tuesday April 2 1918 at 8 pm to nominate candidates for three trustees for the district. R G Striegler President and August Cameron Secretary announce.
An election is held in the Fredericksburg Independent School District on the first Saturday in April, April 6, 1918, at the Court House in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, to elect three Trustees for the ensuing term. Also note a separate line about buying scrap iron and various metals at 29, Old Wahrmund Building by Berman.
Kerr County ranch for sale extends 2260 acres twelve miles from rail and market. Fenced into four pastures with seven wire cedar posts and mesquite grass. Watered by springs and creek. House four rooms, pens, sheds. Stock includes 900 goats, 75 cows, 40 mares and mules. Price 22000 including stock. Also silk and madras shirts with patters at Urrier-Maier Co.
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