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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1901
Page
2
The Moulton Eagle notes publication on Saturdays with a yearly subscription of one dollar. The paper is entered in the Westof ice at Moulton Texas as second class matter.
The report notes an undug artesian well and keeps per capita school funding at 4.75. Moulton suffers water scarcity while Pan-American Exposition crowds exceed four million entering Buffalo. Herman Sons of Schulen burg mark their eleventh anniversary. Gonzales plans a wholesale grocery store expansion with A B Franks of San Antonio opening a Gonzales branch.
Local business men guarantee funds for a six days racing event at Schulenburg Fairgrounds in November, ensuring the meeting will proceed despite financial concerns.
The Yoakum Times will reduce its annual subscription from 1.50 to 1.00 dollars starting September 1. The paper is described as one of the best in the state and worth more than the former price.
The Huntington contest will not take place as Princes Hatzfeldt has been paid 6 million dollars to relinquish her claim. Her settlement ensures she will have pocket change for a few weeks.
Henry T. Scott of San Francisco as head of Union Iron Works was granted $2000 to supply food for the President and his party during a stay at his house amid Mrs. McKinley’s illness. No other member of the party showed signs of ill health.
The Yoakum Times trade edition dated the 24th earns praise for its eight extra pages, abundant reading material, and strong advertising. Editor Johnson receives credit for the edition’s quality and presentation.
The drought in Zapata County leaves residents starving and stock dying. San Antonio Mayor Hicks has launched a relief fund with supplies sent quickly. Citizens discuss building small factories in Moulton to boost employment and population, while farmers debate cotton harvesting and using stalks to feed cattle to combat boll weevils and stock feed shortages.
Predictors warn of a severe winter and farmers are urged to conserve all feed. Corn is scarce and selling high, with a likely further rise. saving roughage is advised regardless of winter severity.
Rev J W Sims Miss Sallie Bittick and three Bittick children traveled to Waco Monday night where the children, two girls and a boy, entered the Methodist orphanage. The death of their father left them without support and protection, and the institution will provide care and education for them. The note from Wa elder News praises the move as bright and promising and urges readers to take their home paper.
A Austin dispatch reports the Senate bill to create sixteen congressional districts faces criticism as the tenth district is reconfigured. Voters complain that Galveston is moved away and counties like Fayette, Colorado and Brazoria are shifted to neighboring districts, provoking concerns about political favoritism and uneven maps.
Gonzales County voters previously approved a tax to fund bridges and roads. The Attorney General ruled the election illegal because bonds cannot fund road construction. A new election is set for Tuesday the 17th with no clear majority expected. failure would require repayment on $18,000 of bridges and timber already delivered.
A date stamp from Sydney Smith, Secretary and General Manager, confirms the Texas State Fair will be held in Dallas this fall. The stamp, valid through 1907, proclaims the fair dates September 28 to October 13, 1901, at Dallas, noting the event has grown each year and promises to be bigger and better than before.
A Missouri student writes a controversial essay describing the mouth as the front door to the face and a tool for politics, persuasion, and vice. He calls the mouth a kitchen of temptation and a symbol linking speech, danger, and society, urging a friend to send the piece to The Eagle.
The International Fair returns to San Antonio from October 19 to 36 with more extensive departments than last year. Stall space for 2000 cattle is full, and new barns will be built. Entries in horse, sheep, swine, goat, and poultry exceed prior totals. Free entertainment includes Conterno's band and Battles of Our Nation daily.
Advertisement touts August Flower as the largest medicine sale in civilization, offered for indigestion biliousness headaches and general malaise. It promotes Green's August Flower in liquid form with a prize almanac and notes A F Kotzebue as the seller.
King Edward VII’s line traces Italian descent to Duchess Catterina Sforza of Forli who in 1501 allegedly played Joan of Arc defending her castle against Caesar Borgia. Her third husband was a Medici and by him she had Giovanni, a leading Renaissance Condolieri. His granddaughter became queen of Henry IV of France, and her daughter married Charles I of England, uniting Plantagenet Tudor Stuart Navarre Medici and Sforza lineages in descent.
The West Chester and Philadelphia Street Railroad Co reports a receipt to its conscience fund a $2 bill with a note saying it covered a fare not paid in the 1860s. The letter asks if the writer is right with God and warns to be ready for judgment. The railroad president calls the sender likely haunted by a long conscience over alleged wrongdoing. Also, authorities have not yet learned details of a Wednesday night killing at Wit Nag.
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