Lone Star News Roundup From Texas Ports to Fires and Fortunes
Exports through Galveston port reach 180927 bales of cotton in a week. Taylor fair set for July 1 to 3. State Federation of Women's Clubs meets in Brownwood in November. Governor Ferguson to plant forage crops on 2400-acre Bell county ranch. Call for more rangers to protect stock along the Mexican border. 1460 sheep shipped from Matagorda to San Antonio. A. B. Houston dies at 65 in San Antonio. Hospital bill signed to place Walter Colquitt Memorial Hospital under state management in Galveston. City Marshal John L. Smith shot at Lockhart. Sheriff Franks released on bond. Brown-Kibbe Creamery plant destroyed near Brownsville. loss about 80000. Otto Berger of Germany town loses right arm in factory accident. An oil well near Taylor gushed to 120 feet. cap rock at 780 feet. Experts hail the Taylor field as potentially very fruitful.
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Taylor Sunday
New Advertisements in This Week’s The Hagle
The Hagle lists new ads including Boehm and Sons Cream Separators R B Papacek Seeds and Feed stuffs Koester Bros Shoes and F J Knesek Son Hardware. These entries invite readers to note profitable purchases and support local suppliers.
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Hagle
Boehm & Sons
R. B. Papacek
Koester Bros
F. J. Knesek & Son—Hardware
Bert Chalk Opens Blacksmith Shop On Moore Avenue
Editor Richard Walteredorf of Hallettsville visited the city Saturday on business. Bert Chalk opened a new blacksmith shop at the Albrecht stand on Moore avenue and wishes him success.
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Richard Walteredorf
Hallettsville
Bert Chalk
Albrecht Stand
Moore Avenue
Government Issues 1914 Crop Report
Washington February 25 crop reporting board released the 1914 crop estimates covering fourteen crops on about 300.8 million acres, valuing farm products at 4.946 billion dollars. Despite a 16 percent rise in production, total value fell by 20 million from 1913.
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Washington, D.C
Crop Reporting Board
Federal Department of Agriculture
United States
Farm Facts on Cooperation and Marketing in Rural Districts
Cheap money and strong organization will solve farmers problems. The article urges cooperation between farmers and business men to reduce ignorance and prejudice, improve marketing, and spread agricultural education. It argues government support should promote farmer organization and education to align production with national needs.
Buy American at Home Merchants
A brief exhortation urges readers to strengthen patriotism by purchasing goods from local American producers and home merchants. The piece argues buying domestic products keeps money circulating locally and supports the community. It emphasizes practicing claimed patriotism in daily shopping.
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America
A Woman of Spirit and Strength in Bayard Taylor's Verse
A poetic tribute to a woman who embodies strength, balance, and virtue. The speaker extols her as both equal to man and a noble source of inspiration, praising her candor, steadfast pride, and capacity to endure loss without surrendering dignity. The verse frames love as guiding, empowering, and elevating both sexes.
Community Greetings And Neighborly Visits In Kuehn's Grove
A report from Kuehn's Grove notes planting corn will begin soon. Various neighborly visits occurred Sunday with families near Old Moulton Oak Grove and Scharlottenburg. Miss Emma celebrated her birthday at the Heinrichs home near Scharlottenburg as a large crowd enjoyed the event. Miss Lizzie Mueller of Peach Creek stays with Frank Dietschke for several weeks. February 24, 1915.
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Joe Schindler
Henry Sonsel
Old Moulton
Lena
Emma Yee Jer
Merry
Riedel
Oak Grove
Jos. Dietschke
Jédgar Merrem
Ernst Merrem
Jos
Heinrich
Scharlottenburg
Emma
Lizzie Mueller
Peach Creek
Frank Dietschke
Good Roads Notes for Farmers and Communities
The piece argues farmers value good roads as key to development. It warns mudholes raise transportation costs, threaten production, and hinder education and church work, linking highway quality to social happiness and economic efficiency.
Houston Post Bargain Days Advertise Half Price Year
At a Texas convention, newspapermen praise the Houston Post as a live readable daily. The paper announces Bargain Days from March 10 to 25 offering a one year mail subscription for 4.99 instead of 8.00. The deal includes Daily and Sunday editions.
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Texas
Houston Post
Post
South
George Bailey
Daily
Sunday Post
Mail
Local Notes and Business Openings Report City Happenings
Mrs. Laura Valenta visits Smithville relatives. Mrs. Wm Kubo returns to Yoakum after visiting here. Prof and Mrs T H Leslie return from Hallettsville. Mrs W J Krause and daughter visit from Blatonia. J J Kotzebue and family back from Flatonia Knights banquet. New firm F J Knosek Son opens this week as Edwin Knosek joins. Waterworks plans major upgrades including removing old tanks and placing a 12 000 to 15 000 gallon tank at the city well. Foundation work for the tower underway.
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Moore Avenue
House Adopts Rowell Resolution For March 13 Adjournment
Austin Texas February 23 The House at 3 o clock this afternoon adopted the Rowell resolution providing for sine die adjournment of the Legislature on March 13 at midnight.
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Austin
Texas
Foreign Born Farmers Acquire Land Rapidly
A Texas study notes 71.8 percent of foreign born white farmers own their farms while native white farmers own at 0 ft percent. About 29 000 foreign born white farmers exist in the state with 12 000 tenants. Counties with high foreign born white populations show low tenancy, indicating ownership and self work of farms.
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Texas
Messrs. Austin & Wehrwein
Division of Public Welfare
University of Texas
United States
Fayette
Lavaca
Austin
Harris
Goliad
Lee and
Kimble
Value and craft in everyday pursuits across society
A compact meditation on how art, labor, business, and media assign value to everyday objects and actions. The piece contrasts poetry, money, gold, craftsmanship, painting, Greek trade, fashion, labor, and journalism to show what people deem valuable and why. It closes by urging a subscription to The Hagle.
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Longfellow
United State
Chicago
Hagle
The Teacher's Creed and a West Second Street Bungalow Groundbreaking
The piece opens with a pledge to education and moral ideals praising schools and teaching. It notes that ground was broken Monday for J. T. Jaeggli's two story bungalow on West Second Street, marking a local development milestone.
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J. T. Jaeggli
West Second Street
Woodmen Initiate New Members at Allis Camp No 142
Allis Camp No 142 Woodmen of the World held its regular meeting at the opera house. Newly elected officers Ocar Lee Bunting and Smith Leazar were installed and seven candidates were admitted: Gus Kaiser John Kaiser Geo Baur Jr Henry Fehrenkamp Fred Fehrenkamp Edwin Jaeggli and Adolph Anders. A banquet and supper are planned for next Tuesday. J J Kotzebue will represent the camp at the Grand Lodge in Fort Worth next month with George von Lieneu as alternate.
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Woodmen of the World
Opera House
Ocar Lee Bunting
Smith Leazar
Gus
John Kaiser
Geo. Baur, Jr
Henry
Fred. Fehrenkamp
Edwin Jaeggli
Adolph Anders
J. J Kotzebue
Grand Lodge
Fort Worth
George von Lieneu
Election Betting Law Approved in Texas
The Texas governor approved a bill prohibiting election betting with penalties including a fine of 100 to 1000 dollars or 20 to 60 days in jail, or both. The measure takes effect 90 days after adjournment. Also approved were bills on railroad location consent and several county school and road laws.
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Austin
Texas
Bettirg
Railroad Commission
Belvalle County Line
Bell and Falls Counties
Alice Independent School Law
Eastland County
Collin County
Two Appointments to the College of Industrial Arts
Denton County seeks two appointive students to attend the College of Industrial Arts. Eligible applicants are white girls sixteen or older with basic schooling and desire for practical education. Benefits include $15 annual incidental fees waived, free textbooks saving $5 yearly, and priority if applications exceed capacity. Wm. Eilers, County Superintendent.
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College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Wm. Eilers
Yoakum visitor Emil Bucek returns to the city
Emil Bucek of Yoakum was in town Sunday and Monday visiting relatives and friends. He had not been here in some time, and locals were pleased to see him. An election in Shiner precinct will be held on March 20 to issue 200000 in bonds for road building.
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Emil Bucek
Yoakum
Mr. Bucek
Shiner
Moulton
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Lone Star State News
Galveston
Taylor
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Brownwood
James E. Ferguson
Bell County
Ferguson
Clark Herring
Matagorda
Shaw Brothers
San Antonio
A. B. Houston
Walter Colquitt Memorial Hospital
Geslveston
John L. Smith
Lockhart
J. H. Franks
Franks
Brown-Kibbe Creamery and Dairy Company
Brownsville
Otto Berger
Germany
Tors
Guy Haltom
Moulton, Texas
Kuehn’s Grove
Good Roads Notes
Laura Valenta
Smithville
Wm. Kubo
T.H. Leslie
W. J. Krause
Blatonia
J. J. Kotzebue
Flatonia
Knights of Pythias
F. J
Edwin Osgood Grover
Woodmen
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