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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
4
Hallettsville reports a city owned oil engine arrives and will be installed after the new building at the light plant is finished. City Engineer rewiring is underway, new poles are set, and a general overhaul progresses at the plant rated among the best small plants in the state.
A Friday issue from 1916 highlights local life with notes on the Bunjes addition home nearing completion and residents Aug Eilinghausen and Kilinghausen moving in. Also covered are visits by Miss Esther Dittmar to Rouge, Gus Jaroszewski family trip to Yorktown, new deputy Louis Rohan in the Tax Assessor’s office, and Porter McCord assisting in a saloon previously run by Roban in Hallettsville.
Mr and Mrs Theo Grabmann near town are proud parents of a fine boy born Saturday. Grandfather Hermann Grabmann says his family now totals 72 persons. Fort Worth reports Frank J. Muras has enlisted in the U S army, former Nasi nee printer and Koerth shopkeeper, with Austrian military background. He is Joe Muras' brother.
Hallettsville Texas December reports show Superintendent William Eilers that compulsory attendance has raised local school enrollment by 223 pupils and improved daily attendance. Most residents now support the law, reversing early hardship concerns.
Mrs Albert Dacho and son Juan of Boursville visited the Eagle office in the city Saturday and bought the new march America First. Mozart Judge No 69 order of Sons and Lorbeeren Sister lodge 63 set a Sunday December 17 meeting at Dermoon Park Hall with all members urged to attend. Land will be served. Houston Chronicle's Sunday issue features the three sons of Prof and Mrs William Eilers Hallettsville Wille born Austin August 1 1907 Ernest June 10 1910 Erwin July 21 1913. Prof Eilers has been Lavaca County superintendent since September 1910 without opposition.
Archaeologists near Dendereh uncover artifacts from 5500 B C to 500 A D including a Carnelian bead necklace with Sesastris cartouche, possibly worn by Sesostris's daughter. Finds also include lapis lazuli frog, bronze pieces, 500 pottery items, pine steel, and 7000 year old child graves beside cattle.
Silver Bow railroad engineer Peter Kalos woke to burglary noises and sprang into his engine. He pursued three men along the tracks toward Anaconda, captured them at gunpoint, and held them till the sheriff arrived. The suspects named Ryan Delbar and Anderson were jailed.
Mrs Urban fears staying home alone as many tramps wander the area. Urban suggests ordering them away, but if they refuse, invite them in for cake and then call the undertaker.
I saw Rantington Roarer, the tragedian, on a street corner yesterday weeping as if his heart would break. He told me he had just signed a contract with a moving picture concern for an enormous salary and was saying farewell to his art.
An exchange features a sharp remark about china and a response that the items in question are all brand new stock, highlighting a clash over perceived quality and ownership. The dialogue centers on Chelsea and Mrs. Come Up, illustrating a witty, domestic moment in a social setting.
A terse quarrel unfolds with sly digs about knowing neighbors and the limits of judgment in shared living spaces. One man dismisses the other with a sharp retort, reflecting tensions in a crowded dwelling.
A playful dialogue contrasts a father’s note that entomology is the science of bugs with the son's quip asking if an entomologist is a crazy man. The exchange highlights curiosity about science in a light, humorous frame.
Local report notes Yoakum photographer H A Smith was in the city Sunday drawing smiles from friends who were glad to see him.
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