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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1911
Page
1
Reports from Gilned Sweet Home Shiner Hallettsville describe cotton conditions in 1910 with boll weevils present, army worm damage, and varying weather impacts. Prospects are bright in Shiner if rain comes. Hallettsville cites dry weather and pest damage where poisoning persisted.
Misses Kosa Lee Jilek and Annie Stahala, popular Yoakum young ladies, spent the week in the city visiting friends and social circles, drawing attention from locals.
Mrs C H Flato visits Corpus and Kingsville while Mrs C H Deutsch and daughter go to New Braunfels. Miss Minnie Deutsch visits with them. Local moving picture show adds an automatic piano and reports good business. Yoakum ball team loses 9 to 3 at home. Various residents visit Hallettsville Waelder Dallas Gonzales and Hallettsville for social and business matters. August 16 1911.Reporter
Market review notes a quiet week across markets in Houston. Produce row shows a Sunday rally with steady chicken prices, brisk orange trade, and rising cabbage demand as greens thin. Eggs remain scarce, rice prices firm due to Japan stock cleanup and export demand, bank clearings total 22.546 million dollars.
Hallettsville Texas August 11 notice to property owners to clean up premises and dispose of trash. Mr Simpson vows to enforce the law impartially and strictly. Local Knights of America win contract to hang enlarged picture of Bishop Forrest who long served as priest and helped establish the lodge.
Mrs Benno Hoppe and the baby of Smithville arrived in the city Wednesday for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Boehm.
Mr and Mrs William Mang of Rock Quarry celebrate the birth of a baby girl born last Sunday. The family extends thanks and joy for the new arrival.
Mrs. H. F. Brunkenhoefer and her daughter Mies Hilda from Galveston visited the John Brunkenhoefer family in the city this week to spend time with relatives.
E Matz of San Benito Cameron county producer of the first bale of the 1911 cotton crop was seen in transit Wednesday en route to Warda and other Fayette county points.
Last week J. J. Kotzebue became owner of the John Brunkenhoefer place at Moore Avenue and West First Street for 1500 dollars. Brunkenhoefer plans a handsome residence on Moore Avenue and West Second Street.
The following subscribers have paid their dues since the last report: H A Lockstedt from Dilworth W F Warneke Moulton Joe Faluisek Moulton Elo H Meyer Moulton Adolph Fillipp Moulton Lee Meyer Moulton Joe Veselka Shiner John V Novak Kingsville Frank Mikulik Moulton Joseph Heinrich Shiner John Mang Moulton Gus Krueger Moulton Joe Willberg Moulton Tom Darilek Moulton Emil Pesek Hallettsville.
A Sunday evening shower settled dust briefly while locals like Emil Goetz Arthur Rabe and Emil Renken mingled with friends from Gonzales Sunset and Shiner. Social events included a well attended dance at Albert Dol ezal and a ball at Witting. Cotton picking is underway and in demand. August 14, 1911.
Kuehn's Grove items note the death of a 5 year old boy of Mr. and Mrs Felix Pavlas after a brief diphtheria illness. The funeral was held at Moulton Catholic cemetery. Other notes mention local visits, a Witting dance, and family travels.
A concise historic definition describes a commercial organization as a body around which all activities for the mutual upbuilding of a town or community rotate, serving as the central force behind local development and cooperation.
Tom Ball of Houston, leader of the prohibitionists in the recent campaign, says he will not be a candidate for the gubernatorial nomination next year.
Arkansas Democrats likely set to choose a presidential nomination path via a primary. The Woodrow Wilson Club originated this plan and endorses it as a solid approach for the state party.
Emil Pesek the accommodating deputy tax collector spent weeks with the Novohrad residents and passed through the city en route to Hallettsville. He hurried but took time to hand the editor the price of a year’s subscription.
The home of Mr and Mrs George Baur hosted a birthday party for their daughter Miss Erna last Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 6. Friends enjoyed games and dainty refreshments were served.
Palo Pinto County voters consider a 300000 good roads bond. Farmers Gin Company plans an eight stand gin at West. South Austin Street Car Company gets a 25000 capital charter. Gulf Refining to erect storage near Cooper with J E Pratt as manager. Ira A Braden ships 45000 pounds wool to St Louis at 16-18c. Docks and warehouses rise at Port Bolivar Corpus Christi funds platform and warehouse for Pilot Boy freight. A Texas asylum self sustains via an insane asylum complex plant. Westheimer Transfer to build a ten story San Jacinto warehouse. Railroad survey in McMullen and Live Oak counties for a Beeville west line costing about two million dollars, financed by Jesse Jones.
In Flatonia Texas on Saturday night a fire destroyed Antone Fajtek’s rent house and Mrs L R Woodmansee’s millinery store and home. Mrs Woodmansee faces about 3000 in losses with 1000 insured. Firefighters saved household goods and kept nearby carnival tents from burning. A neighboring frame building owned by Mrs B W Bristow was saved by quick work. Otto Wehmeyer suffered a runaway horse incident breaking his left arm and leg on his return home.
Up to Wednesday night of this week 2,511 bales of this season's cotton had been marketed in Moulton. The extended warm and dry weather has caused cotton to open very fast.
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