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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
4
Frankie Wagner has accepted a clerical position at the First State Bank of Moulton, increasing staff support in the local banking office. The appointment follows a brief training period and will start next Monday.
Public notice style item urges voters to support Senator Jake Wolters and Governor Wilson in the Texas primary. It promotes local school advantages for Moulton and encourages turnout with reminders to bring poll tax receipts. A separate line reports the Breslau steamship arrival in Galveston with 550 passengers.
A civic statement urges eligible voters to exercise their rights as Americans. The note notes that voter participation is a citizen obligation and contrasts this with other calls to action in public life. The piece references a real estate opportunity in Moulton and a promotional tone for investments.
Voters in the Dickson and Boursville school districts approved a special school tax. The Texas Farmers' Congress will convene at the Agricultural and Mechanical College July 30, 31 and August 1, with about 1000 farmers expected to attend the conference.
Mrs. Piercy V. Pennybacker of Austin, author of Texas history used in public schools, was elected president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, meeting in San Francisco. An 1911 comptroller report shows Texas had 1,698,296 horses and mules valued at $91,742,117, down 68,180 in head from 1910 but up $7,386,553 in value.
The message urges voters to support O. B. Colquitt for governor and Jake Wolters for U.S. senator on Primary Day July 27. It warns against complacency, stressing that opposition is not insignificant and that civic duty requires turnout to prevent defeat.
Mrs F Isdale and children visit Mr W Cooper family in Louisiana. Miss Martha Maecker returns to Shiner after a week with friends there. Mrs W Rehmer and son back from a visit to relatives in Flatonia. Mr and Mrs William Schodde welcome a baby boy born on the 10th. Tuesday Echo congratulates the happy parents.
Elo Wolters and Julia Runk eloped after the dance and reception, were wed Friday morning in Cuero at the Methodist Parsonage. Miss Runk is the daughter of E Runk of this city. groom is J A Wolters son of J A Wolters of the Wolters Bros Banking and Mercantile firm.
Temple Ten carloads of eggs shipped to northern markets. 400 cases per car totaling 120000 dozen. Fort Worth reports about 16110000 foreign capital invested in June, mainly municipal and electric railway securities. Brenham notes 5100 acre farm lands sold for 306000. Sherman forms Fort Worth Refining Company with 1500000 capital. Austin Fish Department reports over forty hatchery proposals with San Angelo and Cuero among leading applicants pending election results.
A. B. Jungbecker has sold his grocery and confectionery business in Shiner Texas to A. B. Dunn and Louis Wendtland. Dunn previously served as agent for the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railroad in Shiner and Wendtland was his office assistant. The successor for Dunn’s prior position is not yet announced.
Elo Fehrenkamp came back Sunday after a pleasant sojourn at Corpus Christi.
The Quebedeaux returned Monday from a business visit to Corpus Christi, noting routine meetings and a short stay for discussions and site visits.
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