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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
2
A scattered digest lists rural free delivery updates, counts of post offices, and tax movements in Harris and Lavaca counties. It notes a 1908 Democratic nomination discussion, a seven foot six inch Canadian girl, and naval losses in the Sea of Japan. It mentions Porto Rico self government debates, Texas patents, and a Houston furniture joint among brief items.
Miss Thasnicla Kuehn of San Antonio niece to Mr Anguat Kuehn Sr spent three weeks here then left for home. Peter Antrich sold his farm to Martin Boetm at 48 per acre. Mrs Albert Raage recovering, Otto Ritter of Swiss Alp visited relatives. Wagon accident injured Peter Autrich badly but not fatally. Several locals visited Victoria and surrounding areas. A joke about a young teacher echoes calls for higher school taxes and teacher salaries. Cotton-picking season nears and prospects improve with the Professor.
A stern warning against rushing through youth urges a young man to slow down in all areas. It cautions that fast living leads to long-term ruin, including debts, bad habits, lost opportunities, and a hollow early success followed by a difficult, extended life.
Prices for turkeys have risen to seven to ten cents per pound, with an average national turkey count around 6,500,000 and about 1.6 turkeys per farm. Henry Wilberg, brother of Joe and H J Wilberg, died suddenly at his home in Bernado Prairie Colorado County on July 25. Tur Faatz extend a condolence.
Delegates from farmers unions meet at Valletteville and organize a county union with officers E O Meitzen county judge president Ed Tarkington vice president Otto Miller secretary Rev R S Adair chaplain. The group plans state meetings at Ware and endorses initiative referendum and mandatory mandate. Local items include new cotton markets, rural routes, a carnival, and staff changes at the oil mill and sap agency.
Births recorded for July list Anton Hovel Frank Lukasik Anton Schaefer Wm Schodde Adolf Knesek Wm Renel Gus Kohl and others with spouses in Sweet Home Moulton Kinkler Shiner and dates July 12 to July 18. Deaths recorded include Rosa Oldham 17 years 4 months in Sweet Home and Minnie Wenzel 70 at Sublime with heart disease.
F J Pesek found two fragmentary fossil bones in a small creek on his Praha area farm after heavy rains. He believes one is a mastodon tooth and the other part of a hip bone. The bones are ossified and resemble stone. he left them at County Clerk Buchanan's office for inspection.
Superintendent F P Guenther named a new county examiners board with Profs A Peterson of Moulton K A Jones of Hallettsville and F J Slavik of Brown school. The old board included Profs Kloppenburg Peterson and Markovsky. Kloppenburg quit teaching and Morkovsky moved to Fayette county, Halletts ville New Era.
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