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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
4
Entry shows the paper being entered at the Moulton Texas post office as second class matter on Friday August 29 1913. Additional context indicates standard mailing classification and date stamping for publication archival records.
The largest water power dam in the world was dedicated in Keokuk Iowa last Tuesday on the Mississippi River where Iowa Illinois and Missouri meet. The $27 million project spans nine tenths of a mile and 53 feet wide at the top with 119 arched spans and spillways feeding power to a zone from Burlington to St Louis producing about 300000 horsepower. A US government lock accompanies the project to protect navigation and the power house stretches a third of a mile housing thirty turbines with a 100 square mile reservoir maintained by dam gates.
One of the largest cattle sales here closed by W. K. and Frank Appelt who sold 800 head to Branch Bros. of Edna. The Appelts have disposed of their land and may retire from cattle business or move to West Texas for cheaper land. Come to Moulton to live.
The Eagle notes varied items from Cuero Turkeys Trot to Ruth Sorenson becoming Norway's first woman judge at Hamerfest. It highlights a New York High School graduate in a 40 cent dress and references the 34th annual Ai Sam Houston Normal Institute catalogue from Huntsville. The 174 graduate class last year is noted with invitation to request the catalogue by postal card.
Industrial notes report lig nite discovery on the H H Harrison farm three miles north of Flatonia with coal five feet thick at twenty three feet depth and additional wells under way. Bronte reports fifteen men surveying a canal for a Colorado River irrigation project, about 100000 acres to be irrigated. Dallas notes J J Eckford, president of the State Fair, announces 2500 dollars in poultry prizes for the fair in November. Flint highlights Gladys Colvin, age 12, who produced 225 crates of tomatoes off three quarters of an acre earning 10650 for the crop and did nearly all the labor including crate making.
Ed Hornsher of Witting visited Emil Fiedler’s family in Shiner last Sunday night. Adolf Kocian of Moravia spent Sunday with Fred Foelker. Frank Kubeva, hospitalized in Shiner, showed improvement. August 20 1913.
The Texas Cotton Palace Association will soon let contracts for a large poultry building an expansive auto hall and a modern motorhome. Demand for space at the August exposition has outgrown current facilities with the poultry building to host fine fowls during November 1 to 16, 1913 auto displays and racing excitement slated to attract thousands.
Two sisters Clare and Wencelaus took the black veil in Shiner Texas at the Catholic Church. Right Rev J W Shaw officiated assisted by priests Hume Hi Netardas Sheehan Held Baska Schindler Renes Nemec Machan and others from Hallettsville and surrounding towns.
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