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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1930

Page

3

Social visits and events around Harper Texas

A long column recounts numerous visits and travels of Harper residents and nearby communities across San Antonio Kerrville Fredericksburg Doss and Morris Ranch. It notes births weddings baptisms and local social gatherings as well as a historical account of a Devil's River railroad camp including saloon gambling and early deaths.

Rainfall May Increase Mosquitoes

After heavy rain, hollow ground and containers fill with water creating ideal mosquito breeding sites. Remove trash, keep barrels and drains clean, screen water, and ensure premises are free of standing water before contacting health authorities. Promote yard cleanup and proper drainage to reduce breeding.

Health Department

Woman Burned by Wash-Pot Fire in Paris Home

Mrs. Jim Sterling, 44, suffered serious burns when clothes ignited from a blaze under a wash pot at a Cunningham area home. Her son received burns while trying to help. A physician gave little hope for her recovery. Also notes dairy test on calves and milk fat content after calving.

Paris Jim Sterling Cunningham

Skeleton find ends mystery in Del Rio bones from hard years

Del Rio Texas May 16 skeletons found on Devil's River end the mystery with district judge saying the men died during railway construction in the early 1880s. About 25 to 30 men perished, some shipped in fine caskets others buried in wooden boxes or wrapped in blankets and buried in shallow graves.

Judge Jones Central Power and Light Company Devil's River New York & Texas Land Company Devil's River Railway del Rio Tex Devil’s River Joseph Jones

Need for Exercise in Sows and Ewes

The piece stresses exercise for heavy sows and ewes highlighting distant feeding floors to ensure movement. It notes laziness increases with age and links lack of exercise to trouble. It also mentions sow milk having a higher mineral content than other mammals.

Milk powder substitution for calf feeding guideline

Powdered skim milk may substitute fresh skim milk for calves after a few weeks. Mix one pound powder to nine pounds water and feed in the same manner as fresh skim milk.

Card of Thanks for Mr Gottlieb Simon

We express sincere appreciation to friends and neighbors for assistance and sympathy at the death of our father grandfather and great grandfather Mr Gottlieb Simon. Special thanks to Rev Bracher the Zions church male choir Dr Keidel for service the wake and for the floral offering.

Gottlieb Simon Bracher The Zions Church Keidel

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Harper News Miss Marie George Duderstadt Harper Fred Hartmann San Antonio Elgin Schmidt Elgin Bode Elgene Gilbert E. Pape J. B. Birt Morris Ranch Fredericksburg Otto Rahe Walter Grosenbacher Vivian Gooden Kerrville C. W. Granville Johnson City Mose Bierschwale Richard Bierschwale Eddie McDougall William Parker Dayton Rev W. Wolf Lewis Grosenbacher Levi Maddox Laura Green Our City Albert Sieckmann Harper Wednesday Sam Bowers Junction Adams School Doss Locals Ernst Schmidt Ernst Bober Hilda Doss Alvin Anderegg Edsar Rothmann Cherry Spring Arthur Crenwelge Orwin Ahrens Louise Sultemeier Sandy Alf Sauer Richard Neffendorf Cherry Mountain Theo Neffendorf Willie Sauer Volka Moellering Arnord Moellering Emil Mund Alf. Baethge Peter Baethge Baby Albert Hilmar Lange West Texas Mason Firemen Pennant Oilers J. S. Abernathy Texas Juenke & Schoenewolf Adolf Wehmeyer Louis Feller Harper, Texas Canning Felix W. Maier Schroeder Bros Bank OF Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
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