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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1901
Page
4
The Moulton page notes a Saturday publication schedule dated May 4 1901. It lists an annual subscription of 1.00 and mentions the paper is entered as second class matter in the postal system.
The East and West Texas Oil Company urges landowners to fairly consider oil lease offers to avoid harming the community. The firm plans to apply for a charter, with Wm. Blakenlee as president and Otto Rosenberg as secretary, and has opened stock subscriptions in Rosenberg Bros. bank and J. H. Matula’s store at Moulton.
The First National Bank of Moulton Texas is closing its affairs. All note holders and creditors must present claims for payment. Deposits have been transferred to W L Tooley and Co Bankers who will repay upon call. All debtors should pay Tooley and Co. as they now own the notes and business.
Farmers chop cotton as showers needed for corn. Worthing ball features Wied String Band. Schuetzen Verein to decorate wagon for trip to Witting. Phoenix Verein hosts May fest May 12 with Appell Hill band. Beef company to butcher. Prof Smothers re-elected. school to close briefly. Also ads for eagle and maps. In Crimea czar and czarina attend to daughters. Open courtship in Mexico with pocket telephones. Election bet dispute in Sibley district raises legal questions. Talleyrand home in Jacksonville now railroad yard. historic site sold to Baxter Lumber Co.
A man was tried in Omaha last week and found not guilty despite strong evidence. The judge rebuked the jury, warning that none of the twelve should be chosen for another panel.
Citizens and The Eagle endorse a large celebration for the cornerstone laying of the Will and Sam Moore Institute in Moulton. A meeting should be called soon to organize what may become the grandest local event, worthy of the occasion.
A Gonzales county election last week approved a road bond issue with 983 votes for and 538 against. The report notes community events including a Bohemian theatre at Darilek & Nachlinger's hall, proceeds shared by the Catholic church and the Will and Sam Moore Institute, and local social activities.
The notice mentions the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine signature on every box. Mrs. Westerhoff and her children visited Meyersville to see her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Baur, with Rev. Westerhoff soon joining them for a European trip lasting months. Old papers offered for sale at 20 cents per hundred. One Eagle One Year One Dollar.
The Mikado of Japan is described as energetic and enduring despite heavy cigarette use. He supports outdoor sports including football and enjoys hunting fishing and shooting. His devotion to lawn tennis is noted and he is skilled with the racket.
A committee is formed to revise the French naval signal book and tactics for light squadrons. The effort follows a 1891 revision under Admiral Dupere, prompted by deficiencies revealed during summer maneuvers.
Helen Keller, the deaf, blind, and lumb student at Radcliffe College, astonished freshmen by delivering a short address at a Fay Hall class meeting where she serves as vice president. She recently began to produce understandable sounds and spoke a few words in a low, musical voice.
Philadelphia health officials report deaths from consumption are about one third lower than fifteen years ago. They credit sustained public health campaigns and ongoing disease control efforts for the improvement.
A circuit court referee in Yankton South Dakota rules Yankton County is not bound by a compromise between county commissioners and former treasurer A W Petterson regarding the defalcation claim. The decision states the county cannot be held to any settlement made with Petterson.
A Detroit chemical firm reports a foreman found about twenty five caterpillar like worms feeding on a cask of white arsenic powder. he says he never saw such behavior before and notes the deadly substance attracted the larvae.
Oklahoma seeks admission as a state and now reports 398245 residents. The ten year gain of 33411 people moves Oklahoma ahead of Utah Montana Delaware Idaho Wyoming and Nevada in the census. An Indian hunting ground has become a flourishing territory as growth continues.
Description of an open-front jacket with double revers in cream striped with gold braid and brown Melton. Features a cream peau de soie vest with brown silk dot figures and matching undersleeves gathered into a gold-edged band.
Ex Secretary Whitney and other prominent New Yorkers back a project to restock the Adirondacks with wild animals driven out by hunters and civilization. An organization named the Association for Restoring Moose to the Adirondacks has been formed to push the plan.
Census findings show that in forty eight of Kentucky's 119 counties no whisky is sold. Alarmingly thirty one of these nonselling counties lie in the moonshine region where such liquor is reportedly common.
A writer promotes Stam ford county in Jones and Permpile Texas as affordable, promising land from $4 to $10 with liberal terms. Stamford is described as a modern town with 2000 people and cotton, flour mills, and hotels. climate allows sleeping under cover even in summer. The note invites readers to write for information about settling in the area.
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