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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
2
The notice outlines deer season November 1 to January 1 with a limit of three bucks per season, wild turkey season December February with a three-bird limit, and doves quails and partridges season November January with 25 birds daily. It lists killable birds and bans, plus a five year closed season on several game birds and a moral vignette about a father's prudence.
Senate kills nine juror bill and a prohibition election set for Friday in Travis county. Yorktown State Bank organized with 25000 capital stock. Farmers union warehouse at Caldwell awarded contract. Range goes wet by 29 vote margin. Felix Rodriguez dies at 119 in San Antonio. Cassel arrives Galveston with 1425 passengers. Trans Atlantic liners bring 15000 immigrants to New York May 2. Fifty ninth congress creates 13319 new government positions. Ninth Infantry to reach Fort Sam Houston from the Philippines in August. Farmers union warehouse at Gonzales to gain 2500 addition. Texas Federation of English Singing Societies to meet in Fort Worth. Joseph White and Mrs. Sallie Gasaway wed at Rosebud. Forty men drown after Chuvis dam breach near Chihuahua. Public debt at April 30 stands 903,337,917. Free Zone warehouse Bre men destroys 20000 bales cotton, loss 1500000. Austin reports April treasury receipts 1067757.57 and disbursements 1084491.50.
Cant Schwurz speaks of his luck growing up in simple, moderate conditions in the United States. He values frugality and close ties with the poor, a life that fosters sympathy and shared aims. Governor Cammett proclaims an election on Tuesday, August 6 to vote on constitutional amendments. George Wulf of Shiner was in Moulton Tuesday.
Freyburg Texas notes report measles in town and the Freyburg post office closing April 30. Visitors include Prof Schleier and family, Ed Strobel and friend, and Arthur Koehler who joined celebrations in Bluff for his grandmother’s 99th birthday. Texas patents granted this week list multiple inventors and locations across the state.
Bill 125 raises the annual ad valorem state school tax from 18 to 20 cents per $100 of property, effective 1907. The increase will boost the state school fund by at least $250,000 based on 1906 values, marking the first permanent use of the constitutional limit.
The measure permits transfer of children from a district in one county to an adjacent district in another county when distance or an uncontrollable obstacle makes the home district inaccessible. A parent must certify bona fide intent to patronize the new district's school. takes effect July 11, 1907.
Prof. F P Guenther Lavaca county public instruction superintendent visited Hallettsville for a two day stay. Richard Veal a pioneer Lavaca county resident died May 1 at his home seven miles west of Hallettsville aged 79.
E A Turk reports that recent assessment agitation raises values especially for money on hand and notes. After public scrutiny, many already assessed residents infiled changes, with about 6300 dollars added to money and notes on Monday and larger totals the previous Saturday from two parties.
Roll of Honor lists donors since the last report including Chas Hirsch of Shiner Clyde Neeley of Uvalde H Bultmeyer E Boehm Konstand Rehhmer Will Krause L J Kubicek and Emil Bucek, all from Moulton.
May 14 15 and 16 scheduled in Moulton for dental work. Patients urged to come early for examinations and extractions. All work guaranteed and free examination. Signed F W LepBerrer.
Swiss Alp residents report Mr and Mrs William Schmedt return from visits to Yoakum and Floresville. R Roeder and Joe Richter travel to Wilbarger county. Prof J Smothers re elected principal of Washington school. Jno Pansewang of Guadaloupe county visits relatives. Geo Hagens buys Aug Loess place for 60 per acre. Mrs J Ohnheiser of Freyburg dies of stomach cancer leaving husband and four children. Joe Boehm of New Mexico visits family. Cor.
A letter to F C Koester from Moulton Texas extols Devoe paint quality quoting a Florida house painted a year earlier and praises Devoe goodwill. The note also mentions F T Fehrenkamp and Tom Shander a as school children enumerator for the Moulton Independent School District.
The Washington dispatch notes Admiral Dewey’s ninth Manila Bay anniversary dinner with few captains present, plus cabinet and military attendance. It discusses New York politics around Governor Hughes, Bryan’s presumed nomination, Roosevelt’s influence, and a new German paper fibre yarn called xylolin showing promise as a cheap fabric material for textiles and other goods.
Notice to Tax Payers announces EuGeni Turk Tax Assessor of Layaca Co will be in Moulton on Friday May 24 and Saturday May 25 to reassess taxes for the current year.
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