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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
2
Fragments report poll tax deadlines and voting rules for 1909, cotton ginning totals in Texas, canal prospects, liquor crackdowns in Amarillo, and upcoming brick buildings in Moulton. It also cites editorials on education, Alamo custody, water works, and tax policy, plus notices about publishers merging with other papers and a perjury trial in Austin.
The legislature convened in Austin Tuesday and will decide soon if the prohibition amendment goes to Texas voters this year. In the meantime, citizens are urged to pay poll tax and stay prepared as war danger looms and Americans keep their order and dryness.
Hallettsville reports an incendiary fire at a new school building six miles away and notes on a later residence fire blamed on a faulty flue. The Hallettsville fire department elects officers and presses for an anti pass law amendment. Texas crop statistics declare cotton lead, corn and other yields, with notices of two fires and property impacts in town.
A notice invites Texas farmers to obtain the Eleventh Farmers Congress proceedings including nut growers nurserymen horticulturists beekeepers dairymen swine breeders and corn growers free from the Austin Commissioner of Agriculture. It also notes debates over Sunday law enforcement in San Antonio and Governor Campbell politics with most Texans favoring enforcement.
The Willis Point Chronicle notes that over the past year Texas collected 39.15 from a 50 percent tax on pistols, suggesting few sales. It adds firearms are not scarce, with revolvers leased for fifty years and title staying with the dealer, claiming the pistol taker skirts the law.
The Eagle thanks the Texas County Secretaries Association for distributing a pamphlet listing its members. The gesture acknowledges support and cooperation among county officials.
City of Mexico plans a four million hotel. Ohio Governor-elect Judson Harmon inaugurated at noon. Indiana Governor-elect Thomas F Marshall inaugurated. Earthquake aid approved for Southern Italy. State Librarian Jos S Myers resigns. successor pending. Port Townsend earthquake damage noted. Gonzales fire destroys two business houses, loss $10000. Insurance commissioner T B Love may run for governor. Gonzales cotton mill to resume soon. Thirty first legislature convenes. A M Kennedy elected speaker. Turkey accepts Austro Hungarian demnity offer of ten million. Senator Bailey in Texas for private matters this week.
Epior Easte notes guests over the holidays including August Franke and family of DeWitt county Geo Luck and family from Louisiana Oute Kappa and wife of Austin John Luck and wife of Columbus Arthur Zuebl of Guadalupe county Wm Schlottmann of Jloaston Hugo Hingst of Port Lavaca Will Ro lack Jr of Williamson Rudolph Seeberger of Houston Otis Wagner returns from Houston August Balko and Julius Duel berg back from Tom Green Emil and Eddie foerster from Wilbarger Otto Franke to Houston Adolph Meyer to Port Lavaca George Vogt from Uvalde Rudolph Roeder back to Lott John Kaase after Galveston operation Prof J A Smothers and family in Bastrop Charles Lung er returns from Taylor Lok K visa Alp January 8 1909.
Senator D A Paulus left today for Austin to attend the Thirty-first Texas legislature session. He plans to introduce few bills, chiefly aimed at establishing at a southern Texas site a facility for a large tract of land Coad alu.
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