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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1903
Page
3
Local items report travel and visits among residents in Austin Flatonia Moravia Gonzales and Shiner. Mentions weddings dances tax assessments cattle feeding and a February farmers institute with speakers. Community news covers illnesses visits and local happenings with several named individuals and towns.
Dornak & Kutach sold one half of a Nalletsville merchandising stake to Louis Matula. Pavelka Linhart saloon in Halletsville burglarized. $30, whisky and cigars stolen. G Buescher confined at home with heart disease. hopes to recover. T A Will & Son bought the three story brick Texana street building from Halletsville Hotel Co. for 10 600 dollars. Dance planned January 24 at Hermann Park Hall by the Country Boys.
Mr. F. T. Fehrenkampf showed a cotton stalk limb full of boll weevils brought by Mr. P. F. Koe n ig from Peach Creek. The six inch limb held many weevils visible under a magnifying glass. Farmers are urged to burn cotton stalks and nearby weeds to reduce weevil numbers, though not all will be killed.
The article notes a constitutional amendment requiring poll tax payment before voting, outlining state and county tax requirements for male residents aged 21 to 60 with specified exceptions, as per Article 7 and revised statutes. It also references various local notices and public interest items from Fayette county and surrounding areas.
We had considerable rain. Mr. Joseph Sklicky went to Sweet Home on business. Mr. and Mrs. Polashek visited Shiner. Mr. A Boos of Yoakum was there on business. Mr. and Mrs. Giese and Mrs. W d Krause went to Gonzales Sunday morning.
The article reviews Jewish civil and ecclesiastical years, the Mohammedan calendar starting with the Hegira in 623, and the shorter year length. It traces Julian and Gregorian reforms, England adopting New Style in 1752, French Republican timekeeping starting 1792, and proposed era changes with festivals and Revelations Day. District court hearings in Gonzales, Texas report two guilty pleas for theft and burglary with sentences of two and five years.
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