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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
2
Friday August 5 1910 column outlines Democratic goals if in control of government including tariff reform to a revenue basis expansion of trade via reciprocity with Americas Canada and Europe abolition of redundant offices reduced federal spending restoring merchant marine through original means championed by Champ Clark.
Julius Schuette of Wilbarger county visited relatives here. Mrs S Bauch returned from San Antonio. Chas and Chas Foerster went home near Paige Bastrop county. Chas and Fred Foerster attended funeral of Chas Brueggemann Jr at St John. Ifred Dieckert from Houston visits. Mrs Stoever to Paige for extended stay. Ed Strobel to Hallettsville visits. Swiss Alp dance well attended. Paul Blankenburg and John Meyer went to Galveston. August 2, 1910.
Laborer Juan Antolin was shot 300 feet through a 20 inch drain pipe in pressurized water on Gatun dam. He survived after being propelled from a floating platform into the pool, swept into the pipe, and swam ashore before rescuers arrived.
The Galveston News announces an extraordinary distribution of hand colored paintings reproduced on fine paper. Each copy sells for 2.00 to 3.00 dollars, but readers can obtain an exquisitely colored engraving for 15 cents plus coupons from the daily and Sunday News. The first picture is Baby Seuert by Van Dyck. coupons begin August 1 on the top second page. Readers are urged to subscribe to receive the entire weekly series.
Prof Walter Romberg and his family from San Antonio traveled through the city on Saturday while headed to Schulenburg to visit relatives and home folks.
Texas material covers agriculture, finance and politics with figures on corn output births and deaths, school fund allocations, a new Nordheim bank, broom corn acreage, and tax votes. Also notes on river port land deals, race results, and local social notes.
The piece argues productive occupations matter for development, praising agriculturists and inventors like Eli Whitney. It calls Texas ripe for thinkers who plan as they plow, doubling yields and reducing costs, and notes education and libraries as noble but secondary to land and invention.
Democratic selections announced for Lavaca County include County Judge P. H. Green Sheriff Eug Houchins County Attorney C L Stavinch a County Commissioner Prec 2 and 6 John Kubena Public Weigher bree No 6 R A Eflinger Constable Prec No 6 Joan Mladenka
The Port O Connor Sun day excursion attracted six to seven hundred visitors from Portavaca and Palacios. Eight train coaches carried 482 people. five boatloads joined the day trip as Fort O Connor proved the premier Texas coast resort with fine bathing, pavilion crowds, and welcoming treatment.
R Jaron and Bro advertise for a man to do warehouse work and to speak German. Miss Tory Houck of Taylor visits, and the Kubiel family reports a found key. owner can call theads office and pay for the notice.
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