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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
2
The item marks the 133rd anniversary of the United States and reports Gonzales county's plan for a new creamery in Nixon while noting local curiosity about Moulton. It also lists immigration, a Brownsville storm with casualties, a horse sale in Richmond Kentucky, and other brief notes on Oklahoma City women and Texas politics.
The Fayette County Record published in LaGrange by Hajdusek and Parma opens an eight page quarto edition. It promises robust editorial work and bold reporting as a new paper in the region.
The first annual cotton carnival will be held in Galveston the first week in August. It is a national event for cotton growers with prizes totaling 100 dollars. Prizes: 50 for the stalk with most bolls, 15 for second, 5 for third and fourth, 2.50 each for the next ten stalks.
Sam Miller of Shreveport will open a dry goods and gents furnishings store in the L. Appelt building on Aug 1. Miss Catherine Wolliad of Elgin named assistant teacher replacing Miss Pederson. Bids for an $18 000 school building to be opened July 15. Rural carrier Henry Strauss, route No. 6, averages 99. Hallettsville disbands baseball team. Pete Daileys beat Yoakum in a 21 inning game. F M Bralley announces candidacy for state superintendent. Good roads urged to boost Lavaca County growth.
The Weimar Mercury endorses Horace Chilton as a clean, capable leader and favorably notes his decline to run. It critiques the Bailey faction and urges a broad minded candidate, arguing Chilton would be the best choice for governor of Grand Old Texas.
The Society of Tammany held its annual Fourth of July celebration in New York with a large crowd filling the elaborately decorated hall. Burgess appeared amid festive enthusiasm as members marked the holiday with traditional observances.
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, unable to attend the celebration, laments his absence and jokes that if present he would pick a topic titled When a Democrat Is Not a Democrat Some Recent Illustrations. Texas Congressman George F. Burgess gave one of the day’s brief talks.
About 2 000 attended the Woodmen of the World picnic at Melmont where an employee of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad company, Emebaig, died by self inflicted carbolic acid poisoning. No motive known. Also reports Joe Nagle of Gonzales County found dead in his field, thought to be sunstroke.
The text urges aspiring civil servants to abstain from smoking, advising young men to quit cigarettes to improve their prospects.
Reports from Weimar Hallettsville Flatonia Shiner and Yoakum note residents returning home after illness church pastor retirement bids and local business projects. Emil Brunkenhoefer recuperates in Galveston while Rev Rowland departs Flatonia after 25 years service. G W Darnell tests boll weevil machine catching over 100 weevils in one row in Yoakum test.
1663 acre black land farm four miles from Moulton with dwelling cistern water 94 acres cultivated at 45 per acre plus notes 170 acre farm six miles from Moulton six room dwelling good well two cisterns 50 acres cultivated 80 acre well improved south east of Moulton 55 acres cultivated best lands in Jayaca county easy terms 245 acre well improved west of Moulton two houses good water 55 per acre 220 acre finely improved west of Moulton five houses wells rent houses 55 per acre Moulton livery barn 1000 Winkfield farm on Peach creek about 400 acres 1350 per acre Two lots in Dilworth store building two story dwelling barn well cistern price 1500 2 choice lots near Lutheran church price 450 200 cash balance to suit This is a snap Cotton gin seed house cotton house 16 lots residency barn two wells etc Price 2000
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