Oak Grove Ephor EAGLE Reports Rain and Visits
A good rain fell Thursday morning easing drought concerns. Visitors include Anton Selzer of Victoria county, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hirsch and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hoepfl with Reinhold. Local families and teachers attended events, with several Sunday visits noted and a mask hall gathering on February 7. February 18, 1914, Darling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Selzer
Victoria County
Herman Hirsch
Jim Hoepfl
Reinhold
Anton Ullmann
Louis Ermis
Frank Guenther
Joe Heinrich
Anton
Joe Heger
Ed. Haas
Henkhaus
Rad. Haas
Kuehn’s Groove
Joe
Frank
Hallettsville
Willie Hoepfi
Ben Zeisberg
E. H. Gillar
Oak Grove
Witting
Charlie Hirach
Ella
Henkhaus Eagle notes several local energy shifts and events
After weeks of dry weather a good rain fell Thursday morning. Anton Selzer visits from Victoria as road overseer Jos Heger improves the road. Ed Haas couple return from Hallettsville and Smothers Creek. Henkhaus Butcher Club plans to begin killing on Saturday before Easter for thirty weeks at 8 cents a pound. Wenzel Schacherl goes to Victoria. Heinrich family visits from Scharlottenburg. Darilek Bros install 80 horsepower gasoline engine for next season. O L Stavinoha and Mary Jansky wed at Sacred Heart Hallettsville. Stavinoha serves as Lavaca county attorney.
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EAGLE
Anton Selzer
Victoria
Jos. Heger
Ed. Haas
Hallettsville
Smothers Creek
Henkhaus Butcher Club
Wenzel Schacherl
Joseph F. Heinrich
Scharlottenburg
Darilek Bros
Eddy
O. L. Stavinoha
Mary Jansky
Church of the Sacred Heart
Lavaca
Ranch sale nets 20000 acres for nearly a quarter million
R. R. Russell of San Antonio buys the Grape Creek Ranch in Runnels county totaling about 20000 acres for nearly 250000 dollars. Frank Sykes of Taylor, dubbed the flour drummer, seeks the state comptroller nomination with strong support from Molton friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Russell
San Antonio
Grape Creek Ranch
Runnels
Frank Sykes
San Benito Announces Cabbage Day Parade
San Benito plans a March 17 Cabbage Day celebration featuring a Hog Waddle with 5000 porkers marching through the city business districts.
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San Benito
Lavaca County Democrats Elect Delegates for Fort Worth
Lavaca county prohibition democrats met at Hallettsville Saturday elected delegates to the state convention to be held in Fort Worth next Saturday. They instructed for Tom Ball of Houston for governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca County
Hallettsville
Fort Worth
Tom Ball
Houston
First Wireless Messages Between Germany and U S Sent
February 12 marked the first exchange of wireless messages between Neuen station near Berlin and Sayville station Long Island, covering about 4000 miles.
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Germany
United States
Neuen Station
Berlin
Sayville Station
L. I
Weber Urged to Run for Legislature Seat in Fayette County
Ed J. Weber of LaGrange is urged by friends to seek the state representative post for Fayette County. Harvey Clark, a prominent Schulenburg youth, has already announced his candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. J. Weber
LaGrange
Fayete County
Harvey Clark
Schulenburg
Progressive party mulls Roosevelt for New York governor
The progressive party contemplates nominating the gentleman in South America Theodore Roosevelt for governor of New York. Roosevelt has not been consulted, but progressive leaders believe he would accept the nomination.
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Progressive Party
South America
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Fruit Growing Bulletin No 32 A B C For Growers
The Eagle reports a department of agriculture bulletin No 32 A B C on fruit growing. It contains valuable information and should be in every fruit grower s hands. Copies are available by writing to the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department
Prohibitionists Nominate Tom Ball for Governor
Delegates elected last Saturday in Fort Worth from more than sixty counties pledge support for Tom Ball as standard bearer of the prohibitionists with indications he will be chosen.
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Fort Worth
Tom Ball
Terrell Pioneers Compulsory Education Policy
Terrell, Texas establishes compulsory schooling for children aged seven to fourteen. All students must attend twenty consecutive weeks per scholastic year unless exempted by the city health officer. The policy aims to set an example for other districts to follow.
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Terrell
Texas
Farmer confronts merchant over express bill and local paper
A farmer with an express package from a mail order house is challenged by a local merchant who laments not buying groceries locally. The farmer retorts by urging the merchant to advertise in the home paper to attract customers. The exchange highlights local commerce and newspaper promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomothopic
Market Review Houston February Trade Slows with Cold Weather
Market review from Houston notes a slow general trade due to between-season lethargy and cold weather. Wood and coal are the main sales while spring garments lag. Eggs and poultry prices rise slightly, though poultry supply is scarce. Potato planting proceeds along the coast, with most acreage slated for later in the month after early-month freezes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Masquerade Ball Delights At Opera House
The masquerade ball Tuesday February 17 drew 23 masked attendees with pretty costumes. Prizes went to Mesdames Edmund Meyer and Charles Rippel, Cow boy Girls, $3.50. Herman Schuetz, Spaniard, $2.50. Mills Kopecky and Fred Krause, Jewish merchants, $1.50. Judges were Mesdames R. Preston, W. J. Krause and R. B. Papacek. Dancing followed until 1 a.m. with the Moulton Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Mesdames Edmund Meyer
Charles Rippel
Herman Schuetz
Mills Kopecky
Fred Krause
Mesdames R. Preston
W. J. Krause
R. B. Papacek
Moulton
The Open Season for Candidates and the Hunt for Office
The piece compares political candidacy to a hunting season with tents pitched in the hunting grounds. It suggests citizens earn liberty and the chance to seek office as diverse candidates rise and fall. It notes disturbances, strange birds, and candidates waving white feathers before the season ends, leaving some wiser or poorer men returning from the hunt.
Strawberries Sell in San Antonio as Local Produce
First crate of this season's berries from the area sold in San Antonio for 25 dollars. The producer sold directly to the ultimate consumer. College Station cadet corps plans to attend Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in June 1915 with 800 students, two weeks away under military discipline. Flooded district seed corn loss prompt relief. 18,000 bushels Argentine corn to be bought and distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Benito
San Antonio
College Station
Texas A. & M. College
San Francisco
Houston
Central Flood Relief Committee
Tag Day For Library At Moulton Home Sociology Club
The Moulton Home and School Club plans a tag day next Saturday to benefit the Sam and Will Moore Institute library. Worn books must be replaced and new volumes bought, with contributions welcome from all supporters. The ninth grade of the institute will oversee tag collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Sam and Will Moore L Institute
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Worth Knowing February 1914 Biographical Milestones
Chronology notes Lincoln birth bicentennial anniversaries in 1914 and 1898 weather extremes in South Texas. It lists the sinking of the Maine in Havana Harbor with 260 officers and men lost on February 15 1898 and Washington birthday anniversary on February 22 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
South
Texas
Havana Harbor
George Washington
Advertising plan to boost North East farmers through co op method
Letter from R Preston to Moulton business men announces Mr. G A Maull advertising agent will visit to discuss a cooperative community advertising plan for the immediate area. The method, used by Western railroads for nine years, aims to attract settlers and benefit both the region and the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Lupton
G. A. Maull
Moulton
Western Lines
Maull
Oak Grove School Entertainment Promises Day of Fun
The Oak Grove School hosts an all day event on Sunday February 22 from 1 PM to 8 PM with children patrons and friends invited. Proceeds fund schoolroom improvements and trustees county officials and the superintendent are expected to attend.
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Washington
Oak Grove
County Board of Trustees
Oak Grove School
Mask Ball at Hermann Park Verein Draws Big Crowd
The annual masquerade ball drew about thirty five dancers in costumes and a large audience. Judges from Plainview and Moulton awarded prizes to contestants in themed costumes such as Japanese Eskimos Easter Girl Grape Vine and Sunflower. Unmasking at 9 30 pm preceded continued dancing with music by the Boursville band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann Park
Clara Gallia
Annie Kolar
Emma Mueller
Annie Barina
Emma Janssen
Boursville Band
Largest Silo in the South at A and M College
Construction of the biggest silo in the South is under way at the Texas A and M College experiment station. The reinforced steel and concrete silo holds 400 tons and is the fourth built by the college to test which type best fits Texas farmers and stockmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas Experiment Station
A. & M. College
Texas
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Roy E.fox
Cohan and Doyle
Grand Opera House
Ephor
Darling
Chicago Record-Herald
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