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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1904
Page
2
Over the past week counterfeit silver dollars circulated in Houston, differing in shade from genuine coins and failing to corroborate the true ring when dropped. St Louis World's Fair enters second half with attendance near 7.75 million. organizers expect substantial growth in the latter period.
An opinion emphasizes stinginess in praise and fault finding. On August 17 Henry G. Davis of White Sulphur Springs was formally notified of the Democratic vice presidential nomination in a simple White Sulphur hotel ceremony. The piece also quotes Farm and Ranch furnishes a critique of Texas game law enforcement, urging officers to uphold their duties or retire.
Fresno dispatch reports W H Hart a lumber mill man claims a giant sequoia found in Kshon Valley Tulare county near a gulch by the mill. Hart estimates the tree 400 feet tall and 36 feet in diameter and 100 feet around the trunk. A tornado roared through St Paul and Minneapolis causing about 2 million dollars in damage killing sixteen people and injuring many. The storm path cut eight miles and half a mile wide with wind near ninety miles per hour wrecking buildings and utilities and uprooting trees.
Sunset magazine notes the Salt River dam near Phoenix will stand 270 feet high, store 1 478 000 acre feet, and back into mountain canyons. The project aims to end drought in a large western district and spur future irrigation works across the West. European colonies are testing cotton cultivation from Kamerun to Java, but analysts say American cotton will remain dominant globally.
The Chicago Journal notes the Haicheng Mukden area clash involves about 425 000 soldiers on the firing lines, with estimates placing Haicheng to Mukden forces larger than the Sedan battle and rivaling major engagements like Gettysburg. The report says the Southern Manchurian battle ranks among history’s great conflicts.
The Galveston sea wall dedication occurred on Monday August 22. The wall built to protect the island from the sea began October 27 1902 and completed July 30 1904 at a contract price of 1198318 80 with J M O Rourke Co of Denver Colorado. The structure of granite sand cement and water spans three miles with a base sixteen feet wide and seventeen feet high above low tide. Attorneys W T Bagby J W Ragsdale and Sheriff A B Noble attended from Hallowsville on business related to the Askey examining trial.
Halletsville reports the public schools will open September 6 with Prof. T B Cox of Hillsboro once again in charge after a successful previous year. Returnees from the World’s Fair include William Blakeslee E H Mitchell A Meyerhoff Joe Blakeslee and Scott Hill. Many locals have already attended the fair and more are expected. The Commissioners' court has been in session reviewing tax rolls for submission to Austin.
Moulton reports cotton about the same as last year but two weeks earlier. wet weather and boll weevils threaten drying crop and may cause rot. Shiner expects a 25 percent gain in cotton, 2009 to 2500 more bales, with weather favorable but boll worm and weevil damage ongoing. Picking began mid July, four weeks earlier than last year, and gins run full. Some farmers have already harvested eight to twelve bales, more than last year’s total crop.
Readers have contributed financial assistance including Rad Nordhausen Schulenburg Wm Aschenbeck Frank Bucek Miss Anns Lowak in Moulton and surrounding area.
An experiment on Hugh Burns farm near Taylor shows a crude cotton picker gathering about 85 percent of open boll cotton in rows six feet apart without harming unopened bolls. Two mules pull the device through soft sod, and the machine cuts trash but is not yet fit for practical use.
The Flatonia Oil Mill opens the season as Kolar boys seek seed with strong local prices. Henry Giesbers and Rosa Richter wed in LaGrange with Judge Willrich officiating. The couple and family travel to Moulton to visit relatives. The Record wishes them happiness as Mrs. Gus Arnim and Annie Arnim visit W. R. Morgan's family.
An advertisement claims to prevent death by own action by using Electric Bitters. It describes despondency preceding self harm and promotes the tonic as strengthening nerves and aiding stomach liver and kidney function. The pitch promises 500 price and satisfaction guaranteed by all druggists.
San Antonio reports Captain C L Neville sprayed two acres of boll weevil infested cotton with kerosene oil at one gallon per acre. Insects died on contact and an inspection 24 hours later found only a single survivor. Neville estimates spraying every fourteen days keeps fields free, with oil costing about 12 cents per gallon and one man able to cover two acres daily.
News is scarce as cotton picking occupies residents. Prof E Kiesling moved near Plum to farm next year. Aug Noah and Falke from Warda visit friends. Prof Falkenberg left for Brenham. Schlottmann Moulton Franke Yoakum Will Probe work for Mrs Melcher in cotton gin. Ida Schleier of Warda visiting relatives. Frank Nollkemper ill but improving. Krause’s ball Sunday night well attended. Geo Vogt Frank Koether John Wick fished Sunday. Bos.
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