Market Review from Houston Potatoes Rule Market
Special to The East: Houston Texas June 28. Texas bears the brunt of potato demand as Northern shortages bite and California crops lag. Texas prices rise as buyers order in, with hempstead melons expected to flood Houston by week’s end and onions, cabbages in strong demand. Canteloupes scarce and rising, tomatoes cheap to ship. chicken market firm, eggs unchanged. Houston bank clearings total 22 761 703 dollars for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
California
Hempstead
Linton
Texas Industrial Notes Prompt a Texas Road Plan and Mills Growth
Texas counties push good roads bond campaigns and road projects. Orange plans a chair factory with 600 daily chairs capacity. Brenham seeks $300000 road bond for Washington county. Coleman reports a heavy spring clip near 300000 pounds. Hupboard City forms Oil Mill Co with $30000 capital, starting construction now. Franklin organizes good roads effort to link Robertson county to the Red River highway. Houston wins eight inch artesian well contract for an eight inch bore. Frisco Railway extension from Brady to Mason signed with Mason providing right of way and depot land. Kansas City Southern invests $2 million in Port Arthur terminals. The Texas Company and Gulf Refining expand. Dayton has spent on schools canals drainage and roads, voting $275000 for good roads. Yellow Pine Lumber deal: J L Thompson sells timber to Kansas City party for $600000. Houston ship channel completion positions Houston as grain outlet. Houston port sits 300 to 800 miles closer to production centers. Magnolia Petroleum to build Paris distribution plant on Texas Midland line north of Gulf Refining plant. construction starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
Ono
Washington
Coleman
Hupboard City
Good Roads Club
Franklin
Robertson County
Red River
Houston
Brady
Mason
Kansas City Southern Ry
Port Arthur
Texas Company
Gulf Refining Company
Dayton
Texas
J. L. Thompson
Kansas City
Atlantic
Pacific
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Paris
Texas Midland
Promising Cotton Prospects In Lavaca County Fields
Cotton crop prospects in Lavaca county are unusually flattering this season with the majority of fields showing a perfect stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca County
Shiner Plans New $22,000 Brick Building
William Green of Shiner has accepted plans for a $22,000 brick building to be erected on the corner of Main Street and Avenue E. Work will start in about three weeks and be completed about November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Green
Shiner
Main Street
Avenue E
Taft to Visit Texas Next Fall and Regional News Recap
Taft plans a fall visit to Texas while Galveston hosts its third cotton carnival from July 29 to August 14. Galveston’s new city directory lists 40 027 residents. Fort Worth stockyards burned, losses around 150000 dollars. Fort Brown soldiers buried for reinterment at Pineville and 3000 soldiers to be moved. North German Lloyd to double Galveston service this fall. J H McCullum a Fayette county pioneer dies at 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Koeln
Bremen
Fort Worth
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Germany
Fort Brown
Alexandria National Cemetery
Pineville
New Night Train Planned Between Yoakum and Waco
A bulletin in the shops announces a new night train on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway to start about July 1 between Yoakum and Waco. The schedule will connect with the Crockett train at Yoakum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum
Texas
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Waco
Crockett
Mrs Edmund Araim and Children Visit Gonzales Relatives
Mrs Edmund Araim and her children from Gonzales arrived in the city on Wednesday to visit relatives, bringing a family reunion mood to downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Araim
Gonzales
City
Little Kindnesses Then Rewards Yet To Come
Poem excerpt notes that small acts of kindness lift sad lives. A brief smile or cheerful word brightens someone’s day and distant future rewards await in some time and place. The verse affirms that quiet prayers and helping hands can save souls and win hearts for heaven.
Maddox Ends Lavaca Campaign With Ninth Speech
Hon John Maddox of Ballinger concluded a Lavaca county campaigning tour against the statewide prohibition amendment with his ninth speech at Williamsburg home of county pros chairman John Williams. He drew a large attentive audience and was praised for his entertaining and effective oratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Texas
John Maddox
Ballinger
Lavaca
Williamsburg
John Williams
Maddox
Campaigns Active Across Counties for Amendment Vote
Supporters and opponents hold meetings and barbecues this summer. Barbecues are planned at Worthing on July 4 Hackberry on July 6 and Hallettsville on July 16 with speeches against the amendment. Similar events are expected in other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthing
Hackberry
Hallettsville
Galveston Leads US Cotton Exports in Past Year
In the last eleven months Galveston exported 2,584,022 bales of cotton valued at 198,473,062 dollars. Galveston stands as the first cotton port of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
United States
Chriesman ISD approves 15 cent school tax plan
The Chriesman Independent School District in Burleson County votes a 15 cent per hundred property tax for school funding. Officials predict all Texas districts will adopt similar levies within one or two years as the only fair method to raise education funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chriesman Independent
Burleson County
Texas Leads U S Cotton Area In June Report
The June crop report from the Federal Department of Agriculture states 53,418,000 acres of cotton in the United States with Texas at 10,350,000 acres. Texas holds about one third of U S cotton and 16 percent of world acreage. Texas cotton condition is 105 percent of last year, aided by recent rains improving plant health across the belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Department of Agriculture
United States
Texas
Lost but precious: a woman's name as her treasure
A tirade extols a woman's honor and pure reputation, warning that no wealth or diamonds can replace a blameless character. It laments the danger of a single stain and urges gentleness and virtue as the ultimate treasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croesus
Texas Manufacturing Output in 1910 Census Report
The 13th census of manufacturers for Texas records 4588 establishments with $216.9 million capital and $272.9 million in manufactured products for 1910. Average capital per plant is $47,000. material costs 1909 total $178.2 million. wages total $48.8 million. Horsepower reaches 319,371. five year capital and material costs rise 87 and 95 percent respectively. 70,229 wage earners and 9,849 officers and clerks. Texas urges more factories as farmers ship $1.2 million in raw materials daily to foreign factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Boggy Creek Items and Local Social Notes
A good soaking rain benefited crops last Thursday. Farmers are busy making hay this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kruse of Seguin visited Prof. Martin Ruppel and family. Mrs. George Kruse is ill. Ad Babe and wife spent the Sabbath with Frank Roeder and family. Attendees included Arthur Rabe and sister Louis and Frank Billemek with Adela Selma and Clara Mewes. Dick Wachtendorf and wife visited Henry Wachtendorf and wife. Green and Sunset baseball teams played, Sunset winning 16 to 15. Mrs. Martin Ruppel and Mrs. Ed Kruse visited Mrs. Ad Rabe. Wm. Warnke and Henry Krueger were guests of Frank Roeder. Dated June 27, 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Kruse
Seguin
Martin Ruppel
George Kruse
Ad. Babe
Frank Roeder
Arthur Rabe
Louis Schaefer
Louie
Frank Ruppel
Frank Billemek
Adela
Selma
Clara Mewes
Dick Wachtendorf
Henry Wachtendorf
Ad. Rabe
Mrs W Dv SttHE and Mrs Barton Visit Relatives at Waco
Mrs W Dv SttHE and her mother Mrs Joe Barton traveled to Waco to visit relatives last Friday according to the Weimar Mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Dv Stthe
Joe Barton
Waco
Weimar Mercury
Shiner ISD to vote on 12000 bond for brick schoolhouse
The Shiner Independent School District schedules an election for July 18 to issue bonds totaling 12 000 for constructing a brick schoolhouse. The Lavaca county commissioners court appoints a county school board with K A Jones Hallettsville Wm Mertz Kinkler J T Jaeggli Moulton J A Stroman Creole A J Kallis Wied, all noted as well qualified for overseeing county schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Independent School District
Shiner Gazette
Herald
Lavaca County
K. A. Jones
Hallettsville
Wm. Mertz
Kinkler
J. T. Jaeggli
Moulton
J. A. Stroman
A. J. Kallis
Wied
Mortgage Record Filed for $10,000,000 Bond Issue in Gonzales
A fifty four page printed mortgage was filed with the county clerk Friday by the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company to Guarantee Trust Company of New York trustee securing Galveston Victoria division first mortgage gold bonds amounting to $10,000,000. Longest mortgage filed for record in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Texas
Galveston, Harrisburg
Henry Strauss Weds Frances Kopecky in Shiner Church
Henry Strauss and Frances Kopecky were married at the Catholic church in Shiner last Monday. Tus EaGie extends congratulations to the happy couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Strauss
Frances Kopecky
Shiner
Tus EaGie
Community Notes From Shiner Area June 26 1911
Henkhaus Epitor East reports ongoing farming tasks including millet sorghum hay and top fodder. Mrs Jos A Heinrich is critically ill with a three week history. Route 3 mail carried by Kurt Pfuhl substitute while Chas Strauss on layoff. A drenching rain aided corn prospects which were previously burn prone. Aug F Seifert and wife hosted relatives. F J Darilek built a new barn and Tom Valenta a new rental house. ComMMONER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. A. Heinrich
Kurt Pfuhl
Shiner
Chas. Strauss
F. Seifert
F. J. Darilek
Tom Valenta
Commmoner
Senator Bailey's Son Hurt in Virginia Incident
Joseph W. Bailey Jr., son of U.S. Senator Bailey of Texas, is hospitalized at the Retreat near Berryville Clarke county Virginia after being struck and dragged by runaway horses on a Blue Ridge slope between Blue Mont and Berryville. He sustained numerous cuts and bruises to the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Joseph W. Bailey
United States
Bailey
Texas
Powell Kelley
Berryville
Clarke County
Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Mont
Runaway Harness Break Causes Southern Railway Wagon Incident
A harness failure on a Southern Railway wagon at Blue Moat triggered a runaway as a companion rail worker was returning to Mr. Kelley's home. No injuries reported, investigation planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Blue Moat
Tunnel 1100 Feet Below the Hudson River
The Catskill water supply will be carried below the Hudson at Storm King in a tunnel bored through solid rock at a depth of 1100 feet. Vertical tunnels on each shore have reached 1100 feet and the horizontal link is under construction. Bore holes to 900 feet and then to 1500 feet were drilled to study rock character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catskill
Hudson
Storm King
Socialists to Hold Lavaca Encampment in Ezzell
The Lavaca county socialist encampment unfolds July 12 to 14 at Ezzell with speakers Rev. William Ward of St Louis T A Hickey preparing a local socialist paper and W S Noble of Ranger state organizer. State headquarters are in Hallettsville via secretary E R Meitzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Texas
Lavaca County
Ezzell
William Ward
St Louis
T. A. Hickey
W. S. Noble
Ranger
Socialist Party
E. R. Meitzen
Colquitt to Deliver Address at County Rally
H. S. Paulus reports Governor Colquitt will attend the anti prohibition rally on July 16 and deliver an address. Arrangements are made for a large crowd with a free barbecue as a feature of the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Texas
H. S. Paulus
Colquitt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Foster Land & Loan CO
Rosenberg, Fort Bend
Alex Goeth
Market Review
Ededer
Texas Industrial Notes
Childress County
Orange
President Taft
Institute of Commercial Secretaries
Zemple
Duesday
Nettie Everett Groom
Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Marion Lawrence
Mexico City
Francisco I. Madero
Port Arthur Harbor
J H. McCullum
Fayette County
West Point
Heaven
Epstor Eagle
Wm. Warnke
Henry Krueger
Uncre
Primus Feyrer
Westhoff
Tiser
Henkhaus
Epitor Easte
Senator Bailey
Hudson River
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!