Industrial Notes From Texas Progress and Projects
The report lists oil finds near Alpine at 210 feet and in Brewster County at 250 feet. It notes cattle shipments from Haskell, land sales near Pleasanton and San Angelo, drainage funding in McLennan, cotton mill shipments from Cuero, water purification plans in Dallas, road and bond investments across Nolan, Sherman, Taylor, and Waco networks, and railroad and irrigation developments. It also mentions Nameseekers from Iowa and Nebraska, a sub irrigation purchase near Midland, and San Antonio as a National Retail Merchants Bureau base with $500,000 capital. The United Fruit Company bills for $40,000 to operate ships from Galveston toward Central America.
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Brewster
Haskell
Pleasanton
McLennan
Cuero
San Angelo
Dallas
Nolan County
Sweetwater
Sherman Commissioners’ Court
International and Great Northern Railway Company
Laredo
Rio Grande City
Iowa
Nebraska
Houston
Brownsville
St. Louis
Taylor
Wiggins Sub-irrigation Company
Kansas
Midland
San Antonio
National Retail Merchants Bureau
Washington, D. C
United Fruit Company
Galveston
Hallettsville Lumber Burglarized. Nau Improves in Houston
The Hallettsville Lumber Company offices were burglarized last night and a L C Smith typewriter was taken. Oscar M Nau, ill with spinal meningitis in Houston, has improved and may recover. J T Easterling named city mail carrier replacing J Reinhardt.
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Hallettsville
Texas
Hallettsville Lumber Company
J. T. Easterling
J. Reinhardt
Mr. Reinhardt
Crown Bottling Works
Kuehn’s Grove Budget Notes and Local Visits
EpiTor Eade reports Mrs. Anderle’s birthday gathering with relatives on Thursday February 29. Guests included Anderle families, Gronwalds, Hoepfls, Susters, Dietschkes, Kaases, and Haas family. Other items mention E F Haas travel to Green’s school, August Seifert Jr visiting for business, Schindlers and Seidenberger visiting Smothers’ creek and Hallettsville, Emma Merrem’s trip to Shiner, and planting plans pending dry land.
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Jos. Anderle
Anderle
Jno
Emil Anderle
Ed. Anderle
Emil Gronwald
John Hoepfl
Joe Suster
Joseph
Joe Dietschke
Fritz Kaase
Albert Kaase
Edward Haas
E. F. Haas
Green
August Seifert, Jr
Henkhaus
Ferdinand Schindler
Scott’s School
Here
Smothers’ Creek
Hallettsville
Emma Merrem
Shiner
Rudolph Seidenberger
Green’s School
Rud
Haas
Jos. Selzer
John Berger
Edward Haas Sanday
Edgar
Earnest Merrem
Eppie
Wolters Opens Campaign For U S Senate
Hon. Jake F. Wolters of Houston opened his campaign at Temple on Saturday March 2 seeking the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. He supports income tax tariff for revenue only direct election of senators federal irrigation aid in Texas natural resource conservation local self-government popular election of federal judges stronger antitrust laws and access to affordable appeals. He opposes initiative referendum and recall.
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Jake F. Wolters
Houston
United States Senate
Temple
Lively Breslau Notes From Editor Eade
Community health remains good. Dr J J Shiller of Moravia plans to move to Victoria after selling his practice to Dr Todd of Illinois. Local social visits include Woodie Beal, Bill Neumann with Schu lenburg friends and a large gathering at the Kochs. Roads improved by overseer August Beyer. Young people attend church in San Antonio. Hauesler and Kubena depart Hallettsville for Brenham and beyond. Experimental farm started at Farmersville.
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J. J. Shiller
Moravia
Victoria
Todd
Illinois
August Beyer
San Anton
Farmers Plant Corn and Cotton in Baursville
In Baursville editor BaGuz notes farmers busy with corn and some beginning cotton. Local visits include Hermann Thar of Moulton at D Fisbeck, and a birthday gathering at Joe Hinch’s with many attendees. March 5, 1912. A federal building costing 100000 will be erected at Del Rio soon.
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del Rio
Notes on City Building and Growth
City growth spurs decay unless matched by deliberate development. Cities arise where people choose to invest and where the Chamber of Commerce can shape the community. Small western towns grow faster due to future vision and local support for home industries and Texas-made goods.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wireless Reaches Fifteen Hundred Miles From Fort Sam
The Fort Sam Houston wireless telegraph station near San Antonio Texas will begin operation after tests and minor arrangement details. Using a Telefunken transmitter the station has reached 700 miles in daytime and communicated with sites up to 1500 miles away. It will serve government experiments and a training school for government employees in the field with connections to Galveston Key West Pensacola New Orleans and Fort Leavenworth.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mar
Fort Sam Houston
Telefunken
Galveston
Key West
Pensacola
New Orleans
Fort Leavensworth
Oklahoma Republicans back Roosevelts for president
Seven people froze to death in the Panhandle last week. Announcement made that the Austin dam will be rebuilt at once. The Hannover arrived in Galveston with 292 passengers. Health day for Texas set for March 9. Berclair vote favored prohibitionists by 48. Valdavia Chile brewery, largest in South America, burned for an estimated 5 million dollars. Representative John W. Moore of Richmond will not seek re nomination. Sneed case jury discharged after deadlock five to seven. Mississippi legislature adopts joint resolution for Leroy Percy resignation. Alamo restoration invited by Governor Colquitt. Paris Texas fire February 29 wipes cotton exchange and other buildings, loss about 275000. Robertson insurance law author Judge James H. Robertson dies at 58.
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Hannover
Galveston
Ralph Steiner
Texas
Berclair
Valdavia
Chili
South America
John W. Moore
Richmond
Eighth
Cotton Exchange
James H. Robertson
Robertson
Austin
Texas Needs Great Men in Twentieth Century Progress
The speaker argues for capable leaders with hands-on labor background to guide Texas and defend civilization. Citing Denmark’s murder by a usurper, the piece warns against incompetent governance and urges men of industry and vision to rise to national prominence.
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Denmark
Texas
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Sirs
McPhail
Clarance B. Ashenden
Mr. Ashenden
Boston
South
Amphion Club
First Presbyterian Church
Will A. Watkin Company
Industrial Notes
Alpine
Hallettsville News
P. H. Green
Victor B. Gerdes
Price-Booker
McShane Lumber Company
Beaumont
Corpus Christi and Uvalde Railway Company of
Port O’connor
Calhoun County
Harlingen
W. A. Fitch
Corpus Christi
Nueces River
Kuehn
Grove
EpiTor Eade
Wolters
Breslau
Eade
Woodie Beal
Bill Neumann
Schulenburg
Mrs. Koch
Old Kinkler
Mrs
A. Friedrich
Emilie
Louisa
Millie Sulliains
Bella Ludwig
Verne Meisner
Clara
Hilda Spies
Messrs
Theo
Hauesler
Frank Kubena
Walter Stulken
Buss
Theo. Hauesler
Brenham
Mrs. H. Stulken
Farmersville
Baursville
BaGuz
Hermann Thar of
Moulton
D. Fisbeck
Joe Hinch
Carrie
Misses Lillie
Hilda Schmidt
Annie Sturm
Elsie Boening
Otto Krause
Fred Butschek
Louis Fehrenkamp
Chas. Darilek
Willie Foitek
Anton Faltisek
Edwin Boening
Henry Breitschopf
Otto Meyer
Burg
Joe Kubenka
E. Breitschopf
Emil Schmidt
Rud. Vogt
Henry Fisbeck
Hawkinsville
Olga Kubicek
Albert Klobedans
Frank Kresta
Sunshine
Commercial Club
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Panhandle
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