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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
2
Hallettsville Texas April 16. Lavaca farmers report rising poultry egg and meat markets. Farmers diversify into turkeys chickens hogs and dairy with several yards and two buyers shipping poultry eggs and bacon lard. A creamery established years ago spurred dairy improvements and profitable hog production.
In Lavaca county Judge E O Meitzen says socialists will nominate a full county ticket except county attorney due to no party lawyer. Republicans may abstain from nominating a representative candidate and many will vote in the July 23 primary. Gov candidates Davison and Colquitt show limited local support. Ledbetter leads the Davidson faction. Pesek leads Colquitt. Four years ago Colquitt carried the county and is expected to do so again.
The Sunday edition of the San Antonio Daily Express promotes real estate development and idle land utilization in Texas. It highlights latent resources and calls for business activity to transform Texas into a leading state, while offering subscriptions for daily and Sunday editions.
The torpedo boat destroyer Reid demonstrated a trial speed of thirty six miles per hour and sustained it for four hours marking a high performance for Uncle Sam's war fleet.
The Texas Commercial Secretaries Association argues producers pay freight to markets and consumers pay from factories. Texas has 121 500 miles of public highways with only 2 000 miles improved, hauling costs far higher than national averages. Improving roads could cut transportation costs by half, saving about 8 million dollars yearly while mud-hole taxes undercut public finances.
Last Monday night brought more rain with field work in full swing and cotton replanting due to drought. Prof F K Bucek and family attended Novohrad school closing. Prof Janacek resigns and moves to Shiner. H F Hummel and H Breitschopf visited Moravia. fishing along with a rain affected party at Mr. and Mrs. Jure na’s. A night bug issue and a surprise party at Wenske home are noted. school plans a vacation and residents are urged to vote a special school tax local to Komensky district with five cents per hundred dollars.
Eorr oror Corn and cotton grow well after rain but grass grows fast. Farmers thinned corn last week. Ernst Bowe near Boursville and Willie Philip of Lavaca river visited our town on Monday. Joseph Anderle Sr visited Witting today. Dick Cook of Dickson school spent time with Kuehn's Grove friends last week. Rud Haas of Boursville passed Sunday en route to Henkhans to see friends. A large crowd from K G attended a dance at Hermann park hall Sunday night hosted by Mr and Mrs Henry Etlinger. Albert Smith paid a visit to Boursville relatives and friends Sunday. April 12, 1910.
A 12,000 acre Kokernot ranch in southern Lavaca county has been bought by San Antonio, New Braunfels, and Hallettsville residents and will be subdivided into small farms. The text also lists local school honor rolls, births, and community notices including a fire loss in Yoakum and various ads.
The following readers paid subscriptions since the last report: Joe Etlinger of Moulton, Steve Stankey of De Smith, South Dakota, RK A Etlinger of Moulton, Lee Bunting of Moulton, John V Novak of Kingsville, Otto Kempe of Moulton.
On April 5 the Houston Post celebrated its seventy second anniversary by issuing a seventy two page paper. The Post is described as the greatest paper in the greatest city in the greatest state of the Union. Long live the Post.
Hallettsville Texas April 9. Mayor H M Tippett, a hog breeder, says farmers have sold brood sows due to high feed prices and record hog prices. A hog shortage is expected locally as some farmers shift to breeding and improved stock, with time needed to raise new hogs.
We received a car of Jersey cows and heifers to sell or trade for common cattle. Dickson Mar, Moultes, Texas.
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