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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
1
Prof S M N Marrs state superintendent selects Prof William Eilers of this county to fill rural schools supervisor duties He previously led Molt on Public School and later served as county superintendent His educator reputation extends beyond the state and he will assume duties later this month.
Tax Assessor Joseph Munsch of Hallettsville will be in Moulton on January 18 19 and 20 Novohrad January 17 Henkhaug January 22 Shiner January 24 through 27 inclusive.
Flatonia Texas December 27 Miss Leona Cockrill suffered facial head and chest cuts when a car driven by George Lee collided with another vehicle on the U S T highway east of Flatonia. Cockrill was the sole injury.
Hallettsville Texas December 25 The Lavaca Oil Company presented the local fire department with a 250 dollar check in appreciation for saving the oil mill plant after the cake and seed house burned about ten days ago.
Representative O. D. Baker of Texas fifty fifth district plans a bill requiring all parents to send their children to public schools through the eighth grade. He supports sweeping educational reforms aiming to give every child an equal chance at a common school education.
Walter Dierschke resigns from Moore & Cullen and accepts a new role with J. A. Tomerson as a public accountant. He is the son of Mrs. Joseph A Dierschke and resides on Rural Route Two near Moulton.
The Moul Light and Ice Company held its first annual meeting December 21 at the Farmers and Merchants State Bank with F. T. Fehrenkamp presiding. Directors elected include Fehrenkamp Guenther Boehm Jaeggli and Knape. The officers were reappointed and Smith Leazar was kept as manager engineer at 125 dollars monthly. The plant posted an 8 percent dividend and 90 percent local patronage with monthly income rising from 376 to 600 dollars. All light bills are paid promptly and plans call for adding 15000 dollars to capital stock to erect an ice plant.
W J Nachlinger of Taylor, Oswald Buescher of Smithville, Miss Hilda Zwerschke of Schulenburg, and other residents traveled to Moulton, San Antonio, Bastrop, Luling, Cuero, and nearby areas. Several joined family visits, holidays, or business moves, including F W Neskorik buying Wm Hinek’s mercantile stake and E W Klobedans moving his garage to the Mladenka building.
A group led by A Dueck Bunt and Frank Biehunke returned from Garwood with 132 ducks, the largest duck haul yet for Moulton. Photographs will document the trip. the writer’s family enjoyed duck dinner Tuesday. A boastful tale notes Dr Jaeggli fired 18 shots at a pond, joking that the eighteenth shot sought another duck.
German services in Moulton Sunday at 10 30 in the morning and English services at 7 in the evening A missionary from Plainview Texas will preach one sermon All Bauraville church services move to Moulton church until the second Sunday in April
The Catholic Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs. Wm. Qehl on Wednesday December 13. Delicious refreshments were served. The next meeting is set with Mrs. Vive Papa cek on Wednesday January 10. All members are urged to attend.
Local residents and visitors spread across Yoakum and surrounding towns during the holidays. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. G. L. McMaster of Yoakum and others from El Campo Gonzales Seguin San Antonio Alvin Schulenburg Old Moulton Wied and Scharlottenburg. Several townsfolk joined DeMolay in Yorkum and others planned returns to Europe or business in Schulenburg.
Beautiful holiday weather drew many Moulton residents to travel to and from town for the season. Teachers and students enjoyed a long break, while the Lutheran church hosted a large Sunday school program on December 25 with sweets and apples for every pupil and child. Two holiday dances occurred in town, one at the park on December 26 and another at the opera house on December 27.
Last week Sam Jaeggli bagged a six point duck in Gonzales county near Dilworth. Local sportsmen report a successful hunt with a notable trophy duck taken in the wilds of the region.
The community lists guests and returning families from Plum Temple Gillette Yorktown San Antonio Jourdanton Shiner Yoakum Den ton College Station St. Louis Austin Galveston San Marcos and more. Included are Mr J A Vasina Mrs Felix Nesista Mr Henry Giesbers Prof C C Roeder Misses Adele Edith Krueger Millie Krueger and several Kotzebues and Guenther family members.
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