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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1904
Page
2
Copy must be signed and delivered by Wednesday morning. An effort to build a creamery is reported. Citizens must pay the poll tax or face disqualification. A fire last week destroyed T. P. Robis on of Austin's barn and 800 barrels of wine.
The Democratic national committee met at the Shoreham with many senators and party leaders present. The scene included Clark Jones Dubois Towne McCahien Peck Murphy Murphy Tillman Sulzer Bryan and Parker as a possible nominee. Debates over Colombia Panama compensation and Civil Service issues stirred the Capitol Hill and White House area.
A cave near Rockville Idaho reveals a woman who lived as a cowboy for decades. Joe Monaghan, a famed cowboy, died suddenly on Succit Creek Oregon, and burial prep uncovered the deceiver, a 54 year old woman who roped branded and worked in Eastern Oregon for 25 years, and who served on juries and voted in elections.
The attorney general's department authorized deputy tax collectors to work in county precincts, take voter depositions, and collect poll taxes. Receipts must be issued in the collector’s office. The ruling is expected to boost payments as voters no longer need to visit the tax office.
Wells farm manager Charles M. Wells said they will plant 1000 acres in corn 2200 in cotton and 30 acres in ribbon cane at the Wells farm near Leesville Two hundred seventeen convicts were or will be employed and a truck farm will serve the residents on the farm as spring work begins
The Kid Band organized by Lorenz Rothbaur features members Henry Fehrenkamp Edmund Etlinger Victor Fehrenkamp Eddie Rothbaur Otto Krause Louis Rothbaur Louis Fehrenkamp Willie Krause Joseph Rothbaur and F. T. Fehrenkamp. The piece notes the value of music in homes and parties and contrasts professional and amateur musicians while praising the boys and hoping for their success.
K Lamity voices concern about American wealth being lost to foreign marriages. He cites a trio of marriages that cost Americans money and pride, naming Count Boniface Caxtilano De tot Tomasiano and Anna Gould as symbols of unhappy crosswater alliances.
A well bored for oil at Horse Shoe Lake reaches 1440 feet without oil and yields a strong artesian water flow of about 40 gallons per minute. The water runs at 1482 degrees Fahrenheit, appears iron and soda impregnated, and may serve as a curative. The well is paused but may resume after reaching 2000 feet if oil is not found.
Halletsville items report telegraph operator Humiliu n goes to Sweet Home as agent. W B Cawkins to run a cigar factory. Exq Motis plans travel to Runnels county with Bohemians from Lavaca to invest in farms. Eugene Tark to run for assessor. Pesek to retire after fifth term. German Theater Club to stage Moulton play. Ladies cemetery association to elect officers tomorrow. Father Vrana may stay to lead local work after visiting Bishop Forrest.
A gleaming tribute to cotton by Henry W Grady extols the plant as a royal resource. It praises cotton as a world influencing staple whose growth and harvest bind nations through credit, trade, and subsidy, claiming it as a divine endowment to the southern people and their future.
Three cars of Trimmyh potatoes received Saturday by the Halletsville Truck Growers Association. Messia Michel and Blakeslee handled sacks, with two cars from Tennessee and Minnesota. Mitelwed notes superior condition and asserts paying a bit more from a reliable firm is worthwhile. Shoppers report five cars total received so far, with possible shortage if more stock isn’t purchased. Also, W R Brown of Wharton visits Lavaca and Wharton counties for flotorial representative race. Lavaca backs Wharton.
Mrs. Kroeger and son Paul visit Hochheim relatives as Miss Hilda Baron and Miss Selma Jaroszewski visit friends in Scharlotenburg. W Jaroszewski visits San Antonio relatives. Prof. Smothers and Mr. Dreyer noted with illness recovery. School progress praised amid morning music by local children. Continuous farm community updates and visits conclude the note.
Workmen at Winnemucca Nevada uncover bones at twelve feet deep said by Dr Samuel to belong to a man nearly eleven feet tall. The item notes other news items including a bank robbery, Boer immigration plans, and regional events.
A composite paragraph lists a masquerade ball at Hermann Park hall on a February Saturday night and multiple medicinal advertisements. It promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, Dr King's New Life Pills, Electric Bitters and King's Discovery for consumption, with prices and dealer notes.
The quote notes the oil cure for cancer as a debated claim. It asserts John Rockefeller would testify oil cures poverty and that no hired girl has shown fear of oil, reflecting a satirical comment from the House Post.
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