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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1912
Page
2
The piece argues that scientific farming applies knowledge to soil tillage and that one man cannot achieve city-building alone. It emphasizes that progress comes when every person works together as a unit, supporting boosters and constructive effort.
The Hallettsville Herald has entered its forty first year of usefulness. It is described as one of the best country papers in the state.
B F Looney of Greenville, a former state senator, runs for attorney general. Looney is described as an exceedingly extreme prohibitionist.
April 26 marks Hogg Education Day honoring the late Governor James S. Hogg as schools statewide observe the event.
Epitror Eacer notes corn thriving and ready for thinning while cotton and garden crops flourish. Public school under Miss Lizzie Preston closes a six month term with only about twenty pupils. Ed Johnson and wife jailed for a residence robbery confessed and spent $167 in Moulton. Eva Scoval and Chalk marry at Old Moulton. they will live in Flatonia.
In Hallettsville April 17 the county commissioners' court met in special session. Tax collector S L Bennett reported 1911 totals with $44 407.87 assessed, $43 447.97 collected, and $5 559.25 in occupation taxes. Jail repair contract awarded to Southern Structural Steel Co of San Antonio for $980. School trustees election results canvassed with K A Jones elected county at large and William Mertz J T Jaeggli A J Kallus J J Harvie elected. Local transfers included L Schwartz selling his residence to Frank Matula and Dr M S Kahn purchasing a half interest in the Kahn Stanzel opera house building for $8,000. F Wick sold a 270 acre farm west of Hallettsville to Frank Fikae for $17,000 and will quit farming.
The April honor roll lists students by grade. Notable names include George Baur Ed win Jaeggli Richard Rehmet Em ma Bohnenkamp Elizabeth Rehmet Walter Rapp Willie Wester hoff Raymond Pustejovsky Selma Kempe Viasta Shandera Lydia Rapp Hilda Schmidt August Papacek Cordelia Dippel Hulda Rapp Ruby Meiners Lillian Batey Irene Bultmeyer Eula Dippel Pau line Janszen Lydia Koester Hettie Niemeyer Anita Richter Henry Janssen Clarence Knape Roy Kotzebue Edward Studeman Elvira Buescher Theodora Jaeggi Minnie Pandt Evelyn Richter Alma Miller William Aschen beck Erna Baur Mildred Knape Etta Koester Alice Kotzebue Anita von Lienen.
Notice outlines 1912 13 census blanks issued by the State Education Department for district use. Five forms X E N M 11 specify family records rolls detectives trustees accounts. deadlines set for June 1 and note earlier May proper completion. Enforcements warn fines for unassessed children and advise colleagues to ensure alphabetical ordering and separate white and colored rolls. Marriage rites at Lutheran church in Moulton report Miss Carrie Hinek weds Mr Otto Krause with Rev G Rapp officiating.
When you contemplate buying anything, try at home first. Sunday, April 21, marked the seventy sixth anniversary of Texas independence.
Mrs. A J Knapick returns to Yorktown after a brief visit with the family of Konstant Rehmer. George Nawroth and Erich Helbig arrived Friday from Dayton Ohio and plan to make their home here.
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