Courting public figures and agricultural plans in a city column
Greenville announces Judge M M Brooks as a candidate for governor in the upcoming democratic primary. A Texan horticulture official notes the Farmers Congress will meet in late July with plans for strong fruit vegetable and flower displays and asks districts to suggest venue names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
M. M. Brooks
E. J. Kyle
Department of Horticulture
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Texas State Horticulture Society
Farmers Congress
Tariff Costs Rise For Everyday Necessities
Eastern newspapers reveal confidential figures showing duties on common goods raise prices for the poor. A $15 suit costs $4.76 in duty, an overcoat $5.36 extra, a $16 dress doubles to account for the tariff, and rugs salt and sugar also carry added costs, illustrating the broad impact of protective policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Hallettsville Briefs Include Inmate Sanity Ruling And Local Happenings
Mrs. John Wick is adjudged sane and to be sent to an asylum when space is available. Henry Ludwig and Morris Strunk buy the J. J. Haeussler gin near Breslau for $2,000, with Haeussler moving to Skidmore. Local truckers sell Irish potatoes to Houchinis Produce. onions to be disposed of. Dr. Paul Renger returns from Austin after mad dog treatment for a 14-year-old daughter of Mrs. C. Prilop. Shamrocks of Houston visit Hallettsville for games. first result 12 to 2 for Hallettsville. Knights of Pythias and Woodmen of the World plan a two story lodge and club rooms. Sheriff A. B. Noble and County Attorney W. T. Bagby announce no re-election bids. Bagby may run for district attorney. Possible candidacies for sheriff and county attorney mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Texas
John Wick
Henry Ludwig
Morris Strunk
J. J. Haeussler
Breslau
Here
Haeussler
Skidmore
Houchinis Produce Company
Paul Renger
Austin
C. Prilop
Pasteur Institute
Paulus
Shamrocks
Houston
Hallettsville Boys
Knights of Pythias
The
Woodmen of the World Lodges
A. B. Noble
W. T. Bagby
Bagby
Gene Houchins
Charles Munson
Sam Schwartz I. Stayinoha
Politician Burgess Rivalry Mentioned by A. B. Davidson
The piece notes Lieutenant Governor A. B. Davidson opposing Congressman George F. Burgess for the next nomination. It adds a statement from H. H. Harrington about the 31st legislature’s law creating multiple Texas experiment stations west of the 98th meridian with locations in West and Northwest Texas and varying belts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Davidson
George F. Burgess
Davidson
Burgess
H. H. Harrington
Texas Experiment Stations
98 Meridian
West
Texas
Black Land Belt
North
Rice Belt
Commissioner of Agriculture
Local Residents Mention Visits and Census Count
Clifton Kirtley arrived from Yoakum on Wednesday. R. G. Dreyer of Shiver visited for business matters earlier in the week. Mrs J I Jaeggli and children left for LaGrange to visit relatives. Tom Shandera completed the scholastic census for the Moulton independent school district reporting 316 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dreyer
Shiver
Jaeggli
LaGrange
Tom Shandera Hae
Moulton Independent Gchool
New Store Buys Eggs and Produce for Cash
Citizens can trade eggs chicken meat onions potatoes cabbage and other produce at the New Store for immediate cash. The ad outlines a simple sale of farm goods to the shop.
May Feast Parade Highlights Moulton Event
The May feast in Moulton under Hermann Park Verein drew a large crowd with a 10 am parade on Moore avenue featuring eleven floats led by Louis Niebuhr H F L Mueller R A Etlinger and Werner Cordes. Miss Della Boehm queen and Elo Fehrenkamp king rode the next float, followed by the Lotheren Schwester lodge group and a park grounds picnic, grand march, and evening dance. Awards were given to Lorbeeren Schwester lodge Rud Jaeggli & Bro Ed Boehm & Sons and others, with music by the Moulton Echo band and local musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Hermann Park
Louis Niebuhr
H. F. L. Mueller
R. A. Etlinger
Werner Cordes
Moulton Echo Band
Lorenz Rothbaur
Jacob Nachlinger
Frank Kramerbauer
Della Boehm
Elo Fehrenkamp
Henry Fehrenkamp
Annabell Balhorn
Eddie Balhorn
Lydia Krause
Charlies Thiel
Lotheren Schwester Lodge No. 63
Mesdames
G. J. Bohnenkamp
F. W. Lucke
Wm. Schmidt
O. Buescher
K. Retime
Lorbeeren Schwester Lodge
Mozart Lodge
Charles Kossbiel
Cuero, Il
Osle
Keil
Flatonia
Wm. Huebner
Shiner
K. Bowe
Birst
Rud
Jaeggli & Bro
Floats Parade Through Town Include Jaime Jaeggli and Milk Patriotism
A town parade featured Ludwig Janssen and Rud Jaeggli groups with floats for United States cream separators and Sharpies cream separators. Participants included J T Jaeggli Emil Darilek Lillian Jaeggli Kathleen Preston George von Lienen Ed Boehm and more. The event closed with the Mozart lodge float and the Hobo band led by S A Thulemeyer while local residents traveled to Flatonia and Shiner in the days following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rud. Jaeggli & Bro
United States
J. T. Jaeggli
Emil Darilek
F. Neskorik
Lillian Jaeggli
Kathleen Preston
George von Lienen
Uncle Sam
Ed. Boehm & Sons
Sharpies
Vladike Booehm
Sophia Krause
Lillie Stock
Ed. Balhorn
Arthur Balhorn
Henry Krueger
Studebaker Jr
Theodora
Gladys Jaeggli
John Baur
George Baur
Mary
Louis
Brief News Blips From Around Texas and Beyond
Snow in Leadville and a series of varied notes. including a $300000 ice and cold storage plant planned for San Antonio and the 1910 Texas Press association meeting set for Stamford. Webb county onion receipts total $650000 while the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition opened. Ed Lasseter buys 75 Jersey cows for 11250. Taft to visit Corpus Christi for waterways talks. Count Zeppelin completed a 850 mile flight in 37 hours. Colquitt files as candidate for Texas governor. Texas National Guard encampment at Camp Mabry July 6 to 15. Cooke county courthouse destroyed, loss about 50000 with 20000 insurance. Manila reports two soldiers killed and one wounded in Moro fight May 22. Taft to present Wright brothers gold medals from public subscription. Washington reports public debt at 1030129610 up 4245955 in May. Newman tests an airplane at Browns ville rising 75 feet and 300 yards. Thomas Crittenden Sr. dies in Kansas City at 76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb County
Ed. C. Lasseter
Falfurias
J. O. Terrell
San Antonio
William Howard Taft
Corpus Christi
Count Zeppelin
O. B. Colquitt
Texas
Texas National Guard
Camp Mabry
Austin
Cooke County Court House
Manila
Taft
Wright Brothers
Aeronauts of America
Washington
Prentiss Newman
Brownsville
Thomas T. Crittenden, Sr
Missouri
Jesse
Frank James
Kansas City
Komensky School Reopens For Six Weeks Under Bucek
Local notes from Komensky dated June 1 1909 recount visits by residents from Moulton New Braunfels Oak Grove and St John plus cattle trades onion marketing and attendance at the May feast. The school resumes a six week session starting this day with Prof F K Bucek as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mladenko
Moulton
Adolph Bohuslav
Smothers Creek
Emil Darilek
Ferd. Neskorik
Fred
Louis Koester
Prof
K. Bueek
St. John
Henrietta Hollmann
New Braunfels
Jos. K. Darilek
Novobrad
Ikenry Wenske
Henry Breitschopf
Lee Wagner
Chris Bossler
Oak Grove
Tom Shandera
Vine Rehmet
Aug. Seifert
Henkhaus
Chas. Wenske
F. K. Bucek
Komensky
Honor Roll for May at Sam and Will Moore Institute
The May honor roll lists Sophia Krause Robert Vyvial Millie Pustejoszky Halda Rapp Anita Bultmeyer Adolph Westerhoff Lydia Rapp Alla Krueger Viasta Shandera Sammie Albrecht Emma Mueller Grace Preston Earl Arnim Willie Westerhoff Fred Fehrenkamp Eddie Shandera Milton Meiners Louis Baur Alma Albrecht Walter Rapp Emma Bohnenkamp Clifton Arnim George Baur Edwin Jaeg gli Alma Koester Alma Bohnen kamp Ida Rapp Eddie Balhorn Lizzie Preston Adega Knesek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Sophia Krause
Robert Vyvial
Millie Pustejoszky
Halda Rapp
Anita Bultmeyer
Adolph Westerhoff
Lydia Rapp
Alla Krueger
Viasta Shandera
Sammie Albrecht
Emma Mueller
Grace Preston
Earl Arnim
Willie Westerhoff
Fred Fehrenkamp
Eddie Shandera
Milton Meiners
Louis Baur
Alma Albrecht
Walter Rapp
Emma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moulton Eagle
C. F. Knape, Puntrayer and Proreieror
Muteret
Bank
Doutors
Sense
Cypriano Castro
Tux
Fort Worth Star
Hallettsville News
Clifton Kirtley
Yoakum
Henry
Cash Produce Store
Ludwig Janssen
Band of Shiner
S. A. Thulemeyer
Louis Fehrenkamp
Jos. Anderle and Son
Frank Nachlinger
Ed. O. Arnim
E. Pelzel
Adolph Darilek
Mozart Lodge No. 59
Ben Jansen
Charles Hirsch, Sr
Hermann
Gus. Krueger
Hermann Thar
J. G. Bohnenkamp
Hy. Schodde
Aug. Seifert, Sr
J. L. Janssen
D. Fisbeck
Jno
Caero
J. E. Cherry
Gillespie County
Elsie Jaeggli
Mamie Walker
Allyne Jaeggli
Moultonites
Adams
Mey
J. Harvey Moore
Georgia Medical College
Atlanta
Georgia
Amercan Medical College
St. Louis
Stephens and
Dockery
Missouri Blind Asylum
Moore
South
Dr. Guenther
Leadville
Colo
Texas Press Association
Stamford
Komensky News
Ephorn Eagie
First State Bank of
Canital
Eec
Was. Gree
F. T. Fehrenkamp
Philip Welhausen
O. Bursener
Wa. Green
Jxo. Buerk
E. Studeman
Ian
Jacob Cinada
Moulton Drug CO
J. A. Eason
Klatonia
Ross Cadwell
J. Dobes
Cedar Springs
Methodist
L. A. Meiners
South First
West Second Streets
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