Postal Notice Spotted at Moulton Venne Edition
A 1913 notice shows the publication entering the post office at Moulton Venne as second class matter dated Friday May 16.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
4
A 1913 notice shows the publication entering the post office at Moulton Venne as second class matter dated Friday May 16.
Reports from Yoakum note plans for a new five story hotel with bids soon to open. San Antonio council votes $240000 to issue bonds for widening Commerce from Alamo to Soledad. Denison awards contract for a $100000 high school on the site of the old free school. Alpine reports the Orient Railroad passenger service began between Alpine and San Angelo on April 20. Houston dredging work on the ship channel basin advances with four dredges and a goal of half a million cubic yards removed. Cotton Carnival returns with Col George Goethals as guest engineer for the event. Fort Worth furthers a record calf sale with 94 head averaging 212 pounds at $8.75 per hundred.
The text notes a teachers special examination for state certificates held Friday and Saturday with three applicants for second grade certificates Miss Wallie Strunk Tillie Strauss and Mr F W Hans and one first grade Prof J G Konvicka. The next regular examination will be June 5 6 and 7 when county certificates may also be issued.
Dr. I. E. Clark of Schulenburg requests The Eagle to announce his candidacy for state senator to fill the vacancy caused by D. A. Paulus of Hallettsville. He describes a broad background in medicine farming and stock raising and pledges to represent the district’s wishes as a Democrat and anti prohibitionist in the Austin Colorado Fayette and Lavaca district. The election is set for Saturday July 19.
The Farmers Union launches a Live at Home drive urging Texas farmers to cut cotton acreage and plant hogs, corn, milo maize, and build silos to feed and fatten livestock on the farm. Lavaca County alone produces about 3.43 million pounds of pork while consuming 2.64 million annually.
Lavaca County hosts 2120 bee colonies valued at 4921 dollars producing 22275 pounds of honey and wax worth 5316 dollars annually. Texas as a whole has 238107 colonies valued at 675327 dollars with annual honey and wax output of 3151500 pounds valued at 322798 dollars.
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