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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
4
The Texas July output reached about 12.5 million dollars, up slightly from June. Four factory fires were reported, 27 new factories are under construction, and six new establishments opened for operation during the month.
Exchange notes show William Green and son Dick visiting relatives at the Taylor ranch in Wharton County and Bluecher Lodge No 20 initiating Paul Zacharias William Holt Eilert Mueller and Wenzel Stulka. Mrs Rosina Lauw of Moulton returns from visits to Weimar St Louis Houston and Eagle Lake. Mattie Washburn returns from Cincinnati Conservatory after summer study with stops in St Louis Houston and Eagle Lake. Senator D A Paulus and wife depart for Mineral Wells for health reasons pending possible surgery.
Citizens circulate a petition to the commissioners court urging a special road tax election. The prior vote failed, mainly in country boxes, but sentiment may have shifted to pass the levy. The petition seeks to schedule an election once possible. Shiner Gazette notes its enlargement to six columns and eight pages.
An incoming Texas legislature faces a proposal for four laws to require early saloon closures. The measure is seen as dampening prohibition agitation in the state.
The Booster a four page daily paper is set up at Halletsville by B L Morris. Early issues show strong backing from local businessmen and a positive outlook for Morris.
The Mouton Eagle expands to eight pages and six columns and raises annual price from $1.00 to $1.50. The Eagle is praised as among the best country papers in the state and reflects rising print costs affecting all newspapers. The Weimar Mercury notes the broader trend in paper and printshop prices.
B F Harigel owner and editor of the LaGrange Journal buys the Fayette County Record, LaGrange's English paper now sole survivor in town. Harigel is praised as a top state newspaper man and wished future success.
A vivid ode extols Texas as a land of vast forests, cotton fields, virgin prairies, minerals, and booming industry. It credits native Texans with honesty and conservatism, notes Panama Canal will boost prospects, and lauds Texan as architect and builder of a mighty empire.
In July four Texas counties held elections on issuing road bonds. All passed except Mata Gorda County which rejected a $100 000 issue on July 20. Total approved bonds totaled 251 200 with Robertson County at 250 000 and Live Oak County at 1 200.
The essay argues public highways are essential to commerce, likening roads to vital bodily veins. It notes early paths formed by animals and humans, with limited improvements since, and calls for collective effort to build better roads while farmers pay for wells.
Mr and Mrs Herman Paul and Messrs Eddie Halius and Arthur Sloma returned Saturday from a visit to Galveston. George Baur Jr and Henry Koester Jr returned Sunday from Galveston where they attended the fourth annual cotton exposition.
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