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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
1
Hermann Schuetz and Hermann Chemnitz, both from Flatonia, greeted friends in the city Tuesday. This office acknowledges an agreeable call.
John Schacherl of Shiner and Louise Warnke of Moulton married on Tuesday with Rev. Forster officiating. The couple receives congratulations from Tuesacie I as the ceremony closes.
Texas Democrats show Woodrow Wilson as the choice with 354 to 138 for Harmon and 43 for Clark as 29 counties未 report. A Houston convention May 28 will select 312 delegates amid Wilson leading contenders for the national nominating fight. Hallettsville held two conventions for Wilson and Harmon, while Roosevelt appears favored by Lavaca County Republicans.
A notice informs readers that SunpDAy May 12 has been designated as Mothers Day. The announcement emphasizes honoring mothers and encouraging family celebrations on that date.
A call to develop Moulton by supporting home industries and improving sidewalks ends with a note that nearby Alpine reports ore assays around 740 dollars per ton.
Ep. R Kane campaigns for renomination to lead the Texas Department of Agriculture as commissioner, outlining goals and qualifications to continue public service.
Wooprow Wilson secured an effortless victory in Saturday's Texas primary conventions as voters asserted independence and chose their preferred candidate.
Foreign shipments from Galveston totaled $11,576,322 in April, up $3,436,922 from the same month last year, signaling stronger trade activity.
Italian forces have captured Rhodes, a major island in the Aegean, covering about 550 square miles with a population near 30 000. The seizure marks a significant shift in regional control amid ongoing hostilities.
Work on the new school building for Shiner will start around May 20. The contract is awarded to H. H. Snowden of Elgin. The completed cost will be about 15,000 dollars and the structure will be among the most up to date in the region.
The twenty third semi annual list of public free school lands will be prepared for distribution at month end. It covers unsold lands except leased plots and sections with survey conflicts. Most parcels are saleable to settlers, with some exceptions. Commissioner James F Robison of the General Land Office in Austin will mail a free list to any applicant who requests it.
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas will relocate students to 368 sites during summer 1912. Destinations include the Republic of Mexico, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and the Panama Canal Zone, with the rest scattered across Texas. Major hubs include Houston 45, San Antonio 44, Bryan 34, Dallas 31, Waco 10, Ft. Worth 7, Austin 12, Beaumont 11, Galveston 8, Victoria 6, Cuero 6, Gonzales 6, Mexia 6, New Braunfels 6, and Eagle Pass 7.
A new bowling alley will debut in Shiner in the building beside Nedbalek's poolroom with E F Ruhman named proprietor. Sheriff E H Houchins shows slight improvement after illness as local doctors attend, and court actions in Hallettsville relate to Foley murder case and sidewalk contract for the jail area.
Hallettsville Texas May 2 The school board elected K A Jones as superintendent Emma Searcy as principal and Victoria Frels Ethel Cummings Natalie Trautwein Frankie Cummings and Della McKinnon as High School teachers The board plans manual training and will visit Eagle Lake with citizens to study the program for ideas.
Colonel Baillio, representing the Western Newspaper Union of Houston and Dallas, was a pleasant caller Monday. He is one of the best known newspaper men in the state and the group enjoys his visits.
The one year old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Kloesel of near town died Saturday and was buried in the Catholic cemetery Sunday afternoon. Rev 8 Forster conducted the funeral services. The Each tendered its sympathy to the bereaved parents.
Several Moultonites attended the school picnic at Daniels' lake eight miles west of here last Saturday. Prof. A. V. Peterson of Waelder, candidate for Gonzales county superintendent, and Alton Wiseman of Flatonia gave addresses. A sumptuous dinner was served and enjoyed by all present.
Newly elected trustees L. A. Meiners George Baur and George von Lienen took the oath of office at the Sam and Will Moore Institute meeting. Fehrenkamp was re elected president and Jaeggli secretary. The next meeting Friday evening the 17th will elect teachers for the new scholastic session.
Mr and Mrs August Elster celebrated his birthday last Sunday with elegant refreshments and card games. Attendees included Prof A J Elster Frank Fishbeck Ludwig Heinrich K P Raab John Mueller Joseph Dierschke Joe Heinrich Joseph Selzer John Beyer Paulina Dierschke Rud Hein rich Jos Pilsner Emma Alma Dietschke Clara Selzer E F Haas and George Nawroth. May 7 1912.
The April Crop Reporter from the Department of Agriculture shows overall U S farm product values rose in 1912 except cotton. Potatoes lead gains adding 39 cents per bushel, Texas wheat up to 1 02, corn 66 to 94 cents, oats 67 cents, rye 99 cents, hay 13 80 per ton, and butter at 22 cents per pound.
A 2000 acre Columbus area farm sold for 861000. Ellis county shipped 250 beeves to England last week. Kerrville voters approved 20000 in street bond issues. Corpus Christi will gain a 40000 amusement park with construction soon. Laredo shipped 80 carloads of onions on April 25 reaching 1000 cars to date. Twyford Automobile Manufacturing Co organized in Houston with 400000 capital. The schooner Invictus sailed from Port Arthur with Texas lumber to Jamaica. Hazel Mine near Van Horn to expand with 50000 in machinery. Port Arthur exported 12000 bales of cotton, second largest to date. Prof A K Short named superintendent of the State Experimental College at Temple after Ames Iowa. An Agricultural Department roads expert arrived in Orange to oversee county road work.
Hon Paul Wipprecht of the state department of agriculture visited Evergreen school at Henkhaus to deliver an address but few farmers attended due to field work. He will be a principal speaker at next month's agricultural and industrial fair and then left for Sweet Home.
The apportionment of the available school fund for the current scholastic year will be paid before September 1. The total apportionment was 6.80 per capita, amounting to 6,741,581 dollars. Thus far 6.50 per capita has been paid, totaling 6,444,160 dollars, with 297,422 dollars unpaid.
Rev. 8. Forster, pastor for six months, has gone to Boerne to lead the church there. He leaves many friends, while Rev. Heuchemer arrives from San Antonio on Tuesday to take charge here.
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