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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
1
Fifteen people are reported dead in the northwest section of the state after a deadly incident. Authorities investigate the cause as search teams sweep affected areas and residents assess damages. Local officials urge caution and provide relief resources.
Cyclones ripped through Woods County and surrounding regions destroying Alva Driftwood Ingersol Becoma and the territory between. At least fifteen dead and many injured as homes barns and elevators collapsed. Livestock and crops suffered severe losses from wind hail and ruined wheat.
Fort Worth Texas reports no anti Bailey man will be a Denver delegate or alternate. Baileyists claimed all nominations. Delegates at large include J W Bailey Cooke county M M Brooks Dallas county J L Story Caldwell county A J Baker Tom Green county. Alternates at large J R Bowman Potter county J R Kubena Fayette county BF Looney Hunt county L Bradfield Harrison county. District delegates A G Stewart Bork county James G Dudley Lamar county.
Clebert Leblanc from the Mamou oil field reports an unidentified young man drowned at a dam on Bayou Cane near Estherwood. His body has not been recovered as Bayou Cane water remains very high and the man was en route to Estherwood when the accident occurred.
A Farmers Institute meeting in Bexar county will be held next Saturday afternoon in San Antonio. Prof. Chas H Alford of the Agricultural and Mechanical College will discuss sheep raising. John F Craig and R L Crouch will also speak on related topics.
In Saratoga Texas Earl Tucker of the Santa Fe Oil Company was injured when a pipe joint fell in a derrick striking his foot and arm. A young man is to be laid up for several weeks due to the incident.
George Wohleb, a Burgess area farmer eight miles south of Temple, grows onions on one and a half acres in black land. He expects a $400 return this season from the crop, with onions selling at 34 cents a pound to a ready market.
Taylor Texas reports crop damage from rain floods and washouts is greater than first estimated with thousands of acres of cotton needing replanting. Stockmen also claim significant livestock losses due to drowning in Williamson County.
News from San Antonio confirms the death of M. L. Broocks of Beaumont formerly a state legislator from San Augustine county and later a U S congressman for Texas second district after a year long illness.
In Kansas City Missouri on Wednesday a joint committee of miners and mine owners reached an agreement after seventy days of talks. About 35,000 miners were on strike in the Southwest during the dispute.
A heavy rain and strong winds struck Marble Fails Texas on Saturday night uprooting trees causing damage to communication lines and grain storage. Local residents report widespread impact with property and crop losses under investigation by authorities.
Alvin Texas in Brazoria County reports steady cucumber shipments with about three cars per day this week. Four car loads left Thursday and four more Friday night as four packing houses operate day and night. One picker harvested a ton from an acre at 75 cents per hundred while railroad washouts hinder rail transport.
A proposed policy to restore the wolf bounty would aid the sheep industry by reducing predation losses and supporting ranchers. The measure seeks to incentivize coexistence and protect grazing lands.
George Kramer of Vancouver B C leaves a satchel of $50 000 in gold dust with the Southern Hotel San Antonio Texas. He says the mine yields 75 million in gold this year and plans to move funds to a bank. Local rancher B L Crouch pushes for wolf and wildcat bounty bills to revive the sheep industry.
El Paso Texas Private David G Stot of Company B Nineteenth Infantry was instantly killed Saturday by an accidental discharge of a gun he was cleaning for Saturday inspection. He believed the weapon was unloaded but a shell hung and discharged, the bullet striking him just below the heart.
Dallas residents report extensive property ruin in the river valley with many homeless and penniless above and below the city. Dead stock and torn flesh from barbed wire fences impede recovery as carcasses hang on wires along the valley. The river remains four miles wide at Bois d Arc Island.
The message urges farmers to work the land through bad weather with split log roads and drag, stressing self help over reliance on courts or outside aid. It notes unity among union members, warns against short term personal gain, and calls for practical, businesslike approach in the cotton and wool trades.
Report from Texarkana Texas describes widespread flooding along a hundred mile front. Red River waters inundate plantations with depths reaching feet, wrecking corn cotton and alfalfa fields and washing away livestock and horses.
The National Prosperity Association reports 17 200 workers in St Louis back at work on June 1 after layoffs during the downturn. About 2 000 may have gained re employment following May 1 outreach to manufacturers and firms. Executives plan to expand the effort to railroads and other companies beyond St Louis. The outside city re employment figures are not yet known.
In San Diego Texas crops show better conditions than since 1903 with corn set for a fine yield and cotton in excellent shape. Although acreage shrank due to the late season, overall production is expected to rise as yields improve.
Pa San Antonio Texas reports clear weather allows farm work to resume. Crop conditions are good and rains avoided damage. If trend continues, South and West Texas may achieve a record-breaking harvest.
J F Whitesides of Chicago reported that 161 acres of his farm near Paris Texas were mostly underwater with about thirty acres remaining dry. Corn ready to lay by was submerged. Workers paddled boats to cabins and tied them with wire to prevent drifting away.
Capt Bill McDonald, a state revenue agent, visits Washington DC en route home from New York. He is warmly received by President Roosevelt but does not meet Senator Forker, who ridiculed McDonald in Brownsville outrage speeches.
E. T. Conroy formerly with a Western League team in Des Moines was arrested in Shreveport after arriving from New Orleans and held guilty Thursday of uttering a forged instrument.
Dr. W. S. Pickett of Karnes City says the Sunday rain arrived just in time to save crops in his area. He notes corn and cotton are late but a good season could yield an average crop.
Austin Tex July J E Sharp an Austin contractor was found dead on his front porch from a pistol wound to the head. Officials cite long illness and despondency as the cause of his death.
Mexia Texas a creamery will be built as soon as machinery can be bought and placed. The enterprise will be owned and controlled by home capital.
The Texas State Department of Education issued a $432 254 apportionment from the available school fund on a $6 per capita basis. Disbursements to counties and districts are via tenth coupon with no July or August payout. Early disbursement reflects strong tax collection. future apportionment aims to exceed $6 per capita.
Louisiana lawmakers introduce bills to form a five member commission with absolute jurisdiction over river and harbor pilotage in New Orleans. The board includes one bar pilot, one river pilot, and three citizens with fixed pilotage charges of three dollars per foot for bar pilots and two dollars per foot for river pilots.
In Rockdale Texas Earnest Taylor died after being stabbed Saturday night. Frank Evans, about 14, was arrested Sunday morning by Constable Arledge and charged with the deed. Evans posted bond of 750 dollars.
In Houston Texas authorities confront a sharp fraud: about a dozen two dollar bills have been passed at twenty dollars each over the past ten days. Officials say a professional appears behind the scheme and more cases are expected as the incident is made public.
Washington reports surviving officers and enlisted men of the Texas volunteers won pensions after fifty three years of effort. The House passed the Senate bill providing for those who defended Texas frontier from 1855 to 1860 against Mexican marauders and Indian depredations.
Inspector R D G Gould visited Victoria on Friday en route to Port Lavaca to round up two China men said to have entered at Brownsville and traveled by boat from Corpus to Port Lavaca with assistance from Sheriff Weisinger and Deputy Marshal Smith.
A group of young men from Kenedy were fined in county court for theft of melons. They entered a car on the sidetrack and stole three dozen melons. The fine and costs against each amounted to $35.10, highlighting melons as a costly prize.
Lampasas Texas reports Norton Moses and his sons were to arrive for interment at Strickling, but boat travel halted by Purcell Oklahoma kept the funeral delayed all week. no arrival time yet known.
A pair of weekend storms drenched Center Point Texas with six to eight inches of rain while a lighter shower fell Monday. Harvesting nears completion as thrashing starts next week. Some cotton and June corn remain to be planted.
Fred Morrison a former grocer died from a gunshot in Denison Texas on Thursday afternoon about 4 o clock. Arthur Lee a 32 year old boilermaker helper at the Katy shops was arrested at the scene after Morrison was shot and fell dying instantly.
Burnet Texas reports the 12 year old son of Tax Collector W C Galloway fell from a wheel while crossing a narrow bridge and broke an arm.
An USDA study finds many creameries failed due to cow shortages and high costs. A typical 28 by 40 foot building costs 820 to 1400 dollars, with hand separator plants around 1200 dollars and whole milk plants about 1850 dollars. Including refrigeration the total for a full plant ranges 2000 to 4250 dollars. The Dairy Division offers planning aid and machinery lists on request from Washington.
Oscar Childress of Danville Alabama urges farmers to avoid debt, resist speculation, and keep their minimum price secret to protect the Farmers' Union from gamblers. He emphasizes sticking together, waiting for cotton payments, and preserving the union's prestige and power.
In Stockdale Texas a mad skunk entered the Hobbs residence Saturday. It fought the Hobbs dog and then tried to attack Mrs. Hobbs and the children. Mrs. Hobbs locked the family in a room and summoned Mr. Hobbs who killed the skunk. He says he will kill his dog as well.
San Antonio Elks announce a grand carnival to raise funds for their new city building. Officials say they are nearing completion of one of the finest structures in the city.
Huey Bell was seriously cut in the shoulder and neck Monday afternoon in Cleburne Texas. He fell to the floor after the stabbing. P R Soloman was arrested as witnesses were called and an investigation began by County Attorney Eugle Monday afternoon.
One fatal bubonic plague case confirmed at St Thomas and two suspected cases are under observation in the British West Indies island feature.
The report notes cross breeding is being abandoned due to unsatisfactory outcomes. Crosses between two full bloods often do not outperform scrub stock, signaling low value in such pairings.
The text notes Texas cotton selling around 14 cents as a 1907 sales goal of three and a half million bales looms, with national totals near thirteen million. It warns the South may be two or three million bales short, sending prices to about 11 cents and fueling farmer belief in a conspiracy to rob and a resolve to fight it.
The editorial argues the Farmers' Union must define its purpose to unite members, focus on justice and equity, and support production and distribution without destroying existing institutions. It stresses eliminating hostility and greed, embracing the golden rule, and educating farmers to control wealth distribution. A separate brief reports a romance ending in marriage after a remarkable egg-etching courtship.
S. W. Farmer notes the crude costly cotton marketing system and contrasts it with Texas wool markets. He cites two major groups, the Southern Cotton Association and the Farmers' Union, advancing a better market system for cotton that is already in evolution.
The F. A. Guide laments country schools overemphasizing trades other than farming. It argues teachers should show agriculture's equal potential, noting that most pupils will become farmers and deserve instruction in modern agricultural science and practices.
The article notes that feeding profits are easily squandered and that chicks mature faster on soft food. It claims dry diets delay fattening or yield less appealing flesh. It observes many producers no longer rely solely on dry food, returning to moist feeding or using a mix of methods.
The text notes that flocks refreshed over years with minimal care favor survival of the fittest, creating a flock of the hardiest. When pure, these birds make fine breeders.
A caller extols Hunt's Lightning Oil noting its use by Grand Pop for rheumatism Dad for cuts sprains and bruises Mammy for burns scalds and aches Sis for catarrh and chilblains and the user for everything claiming it removes pain at the roots and is reliably effective.
A satirical exchange mocks monarchic rule while a farm land ad from San Antonio promotes selling 10 to 640 acre plots at 210 dollars with two town lots included and monthly payments of 10 dollars. The blurb ends with a motivational quote from Chas Buxton.
Fragmentary OCR note promotes GROVES TASTHELEMY CHILL tonic as malaria aid with quinine and iron. Mentions adults and children and urges use to build up the system. The text is garbled and lacks verifiable claims or context.
A compact proverb notes a warning that those who shed friends for a joke deserve misfortune. The line emphasizes the gravity of friendship and the cost of heedless humor.
Hicks Capuchine claims to calm nerves and relieve worry fatigue sleeplessness with a refreshing liquid. A trial bottle costs 10 cents and the regular size is 50 cents, available at druggists.
A brief quip notes that a conceited man tends to blame himself for repeated failures. The remark reflects a sharp, ironic take on ego and accountability.
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