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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
2
The Moulton Eagle weekly publication by C F Knape lists subscription at 1 dollar per year in advance and notes its second class post office filing in Moulton Texas. Fr iday December 3 1909 edition reflects standard historic newspaper notice and publication details.
Station agent R Preston reports a Monday produce shipment totaling 68 coops of turkeys weighing 10 640 pounds 3 coops of chickens and 31 cases of eggs at 13 cents per pound yielding 1 383 20. Large shipments have continued weekly as Moulton emerges as a strong regional market for poultry.
An article notes a push among residents to establish a local creamery while detailing Prohibition actions and a circulated letter by Sterling P. Strong urging legislators to support statewide or statutory anti saloon measures. It also covers social visits, Sunday gatherings, and schoolviews from 1909.
Twenty men are laid off at Yoakum railroad shops due to slack business. Wilson county held a local option election Friday with anti prohibitionists winning by 260 votes. On Monday F Biehunke completed a deal with R Jaeggli & Bro for the purchase of the lot adjoining the Katzebue & Bro drugstore, with plans for a brick building.
Hallettsville Texas November 27 local teachers institute met with Prof K A Jones presiding County Superintendent F P Guenther and J H Dufner attended and spoke Hon William Blakeslee board of pardon advisers member toured state convict farms and prisons Guenther plans to apply for Canyon City normal school post Cemetery Association Thanksgiving event raised 19 25 Rev J I Rambo to resume Baptist Church pastorate after leaving voluntarily earlier this year
The town marked Thanksgiving with feasts rather than a general observance. Local families hosting visits included Adolph Doworsky of Yoakum with Misses Antonio and Emma Haikenwaelder visiting Juno Wenske. Attendees joined the burial of F. J. Hajek in Praha. Professors Hummel and Bucek visited schools, and several residents traveled for family and church events amid a day of rain.
Mr and Mrs Leopold Anders of near Old Kinkler visited home from Moulton with their son Adolph Anders. Adolph Hoffner of near Charlotte nburg came for several days on business. People attended a dance at Hermann park hall and reports say a good time.
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