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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1904
Page
2
A collage of brief notices notes advertising rates five cents per line, the rural free delivery workforce at 24 790, and claims about Texas frog production. It mentions a 1904 Roosevelt Bailey ticket, the Washington Post backing Bailey, a July 9 white primary, deep water channel funding for Sabine Lake, and Panama’s status with Colombia.
Dallas hosts the Silver Jubilee Saengerfest with Mme Marcella Sembrich listed at seven thousand dollars. The festival plans include a 1000-voice children's chorus, a 100-voice ladies chorus, and performances by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra of 60 players arriving from Montreal.
The M K and T Railway invites Texans to propose a name for its new fast Galveston and San Antonio to St Louis train serving the World’s Fair traffic. One winner receives a free round trip to St Louis during the fair. Entries must tie to the railroad, be original, and be concise. Address W G Crusn Box 620 Dept 2 Dallas Texas.
David Swope rushes from a riverfront job to home in Fulton county after his wife Annie gives birth to five baby boys in Pittsburg. He vows to name none of them after a politician and to have each become a bridge worker.
County Attorney W T Bagby and Supt F P Guenther swap offices in the courthouse and claim the better bargain. A fire alarm from the E K B Handles residence near Sokot Hotel ended with no damage. Republican convention endorsements include Roosevelt and delegates Smith Rogers Autrey and Buchanan. Postmasters J M Clark and W J Miller attend the meeting. District Judge M Kenonon appoints a board of pharmaceutical examiners. A destitute widow Mrs Mack Anderson receives aid after a house fire. Remains of Mr and Mrs L E Neuhaus interred at Schulenburg. family connections noted to C L Neuhaus W O Neuhaus and J W Neuhaus.
Reports from Gonzales recount two deaths and injuries. Mrs. Koch suffered a painful fall near East Avenue after an animal startled her, but she rests well at home on St. George Street. In Leesville, H C McNemar, postmaster, killed himself with a shotgun after a brief illness, leaving a wife and three children.
In 1899 the county offices faced opposition but after Prof. F. P. Guenther led as county superintendent, the role became essential to Lavaca’s education. His active leadership improved trustee and factor engagement, boosting school prosperity and efficiency. His candidacy for re election is hailed as a foregone conclusion by supporters in Halesville New Era.
Lavaca County District Court releases the April term calendar with Grand Jury summoned Monday week at 2 PM followed by Civil Dockets and Appearance Dockets. The Criminal Docket is set for nine o clock the third Monday morning. Names list numerous jurors across second and fourth weeks. Clerk E J Lona signs the schedule.
The city owes 21433 pounds on electric light and water works with 7357 dollars in cash and bonds in treasury. A larger engine is planned for the electric plant. A new brick school building is under consideration. The county court jury was discharged for two weeks with no cases ready. One hundred fifty three hides were sold on the John Smothers ranch. cattle losses rise to 400 head in his herd and up to 25 percent elsewhere due to disease after a mild winter. Mrs. B F Arnim rents Appell place to open a hotel with her father L S Pepper assisting. Judge Ballard seeks district judge seat. Green also a candidate. Democrats discuss state conventions for Austin and Houston.
A quote from Uncle Allen Sparks debates tobacco use and its imagined effect on world history, musing on Adam and Eve and the temptation of the forbidden fruit. The remark blends humor and reflection on appetite and consequences.
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