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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
4
Local ads announce a complete line of Diamond Edge carpenters tools offered by F. Ferenkamp in Moulton Texas at very low margins. The notice lists various political candidates seeking Democratic primary re election along with several local business and social notices from Bishop Yoakum and nearby towns.
The Moulton Texas bank promotes four percent per year on time certificates of deposit, inviting customers to invest with the local financial institution.
The item lists a visit by R J Papacek and notes Mrs Aschenbeck building a residence in town with Hermano Thar and John Mueller as builders. County officials Stavi noha Schwartz Paulus attended a justice court. Rev Heuchemer to be installed as St Josephs pastor on the 22nd at 9 am with Bishop Shaw. Real estate sales include D Lockman buying Frank Koester’s West Second Street property for 2000, Willie Koester purchasing three acres for 250 per acre, and John Mang buying Fritz Krause’s 20 acres for 125 per acre.
A vintage ad touts the Jubi lee self heating flat iron as superior and non explosive with automatic cleaner feature. It calls for agents including Joan Freser General Agent Moulton Texas and Mrs B Janszen sub agent.
Yoakum Texas May 11 Thursday night at the Olsen Hotel proprietor J A Kirkpatrick was killed in Maxwell’s room. Maxwell appeared for bond and had no trouble securing sureties bond set at 7500. Kirkpatrick struck with a baseball bat after entering Maxwell’s room and died two hours later. He had run the Olsen Hotel for two years and planned to quit this fall. He was a Kentucky native born in 1861. His wife Clara D Utley was the widow of his brother. He leaves two daughters Bessie and Ethel. There are two married daughters Anna Whitfield of Tyler and Alice Dowlear of Yoakum.
Gonzales Texas May 11 A B Corder county superintendent of public schools announced his withdrawal from re election. He will teach in Electra Wichita County and resign at the August term. Remaining candidates are A V Peterson Waelder and Miss Celina King Wrightsboro.
In school auditorium a child's bracelet was found and may be claimed at the city office by the owner. Brunkenhoefer recently bought an interest in Wm. Franke's barber shop and will also run a real estate office there.
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