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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
1
The Cotton Belt Railway bought city property for a freight depot and terminal expected to cost 1,500,000 dollars. Eagle Lake Business League has secured 50,000 dollars in stock and will begin improvements on the Eagle Lake Oil Mill.
Walter Rapp of the Sam and Will Moore Institute argues education pays for states and nations. He cites Germany Japan and the North South divide, contrasting per capita spending and outcomes, and asserts higher schooling raises productive capacity and profits for industry and society.
A 49 member Moulton Fair Association delegation plus Dr. J G Guenther visited Flatonia La Grange Ammansville Weimar Schulenburg Engle and Praha with the Moulton band to promote the fair. They distributed posters handbills and ribbons and invited hosts to attend June 25 26 27 and 28.
A sheet of briefs reports militias to encamp in Texarkana in 1913. Bonds to fund good roads approved in Franklin. A saw mill to be built between Paris and Powerly on 1800 acres. Southern Pacific may run steamers Boston to Galveston. Orange extends rail line to Hemphill, forty miles. Abilene voters authorize 17000 for fire dept and crematory. Bronson grade work begun on railroad Broadus to Hemphill. Waco builds water power plant with New York syndicate at 750000. Donna ships first cucumber outbound, May 7, price 1.25 per crate. Denton presses expand to 44000 bricks daily. Brenham to erect gas plant by Michigan company. Fort Worth levee work progressing along Trinity river. Hillsboro forms Colonial Trust with 1 million capital, locals hold 500k. Houston lands shovel handle factory. Sherman plant moves to Houston. Vega to erect grain elevator for Oldham wheat crop. Wheat area in Vega reported 10000 acres planted. Wichita Falls starts bottle and glass plant employing 225 workers. machinery en route.
Epitror EAG e and Mrs Otto Krause spent Sunday with locals in Baursville. Several families including Klobedans Moeller Boening Butschek Pilot Blohm Berkenhoff Meyer and Darilek visited relatives and friends across Old Moulton Praha and Novohrad. May 21 1912.
Epitror Eacue reports cotton chopping dominated recent weeks with talks of blooms. Community members Joseph Haase, Joseph Schindler, and several Elster and Haas family members visited relatives here last Sunday. A group including Edward Haas Jr and Anton Mueller fished the La Vac a river, with better-than-expected results. Mr and Mrs Jos Heger, Henkhaus, and Louis Schulz of Witting were guests Friday and Sunday respectively. May 22, 1912, Evpy.
The Shiner opera house hosts a graduating class recital with music by Mia and Effie Hughes and the song Just a Girl. Seniors Frieda Biehm Esther Dittmar and Earl Barkett are noted among performers. Juniors honored seniors at Mrs J Valenti's home with purple and gold décor and a festive luncheon. Effie Hughes music class slated for next Thursday.
Air and Mrs Jno Bucek, Mr C H Miller and family, and Mrs Mabel Angle visited in Schulenbarg Sunday.
Mrs C H Miller and her young daughter Mabel Louise traveled to Linton yesterday to visit Mrs Miller’s parents Dr and Mrs E H Clemente.
The Moulton Lutheran Frauen Verein held a picnic at Hermann Park last Thursday afternoon. Refreshments were served and everyone had a good time. The club cleared 136.85 dollars.
Mrs. G. J. Bohnenkamp and daughter Miss Emma attended the Shiner public school commencement along with Mrs. Mabel Angle Misses Turner Elsie Jaeggli Alma Bobnenkamp Ella Krueger and Messrs Jim Nachlinger Richard Rebmet and Edwin Jaeggi. The Moulton Home and School Club met at the Sam and Will Moore Institute last week electing officers for the ensuing year including Mrs. Jno. Bucek president Miss Adela Knesek first vice president Mrs. G. J. Bohnenkamp second vice president Mrs. W. K. Richter third vice president Miss Elsie Jaeggli secretary EK Studeman treasurer and Mrs. O. Bae scher corresponding secretary.
Friday evening at the opera house the graduating class of the Sam and Will Moore Institute held a pretty dance. The hall was decorated with ferns palms and ribbons. The grand march led by Mr Rud Papacek and Miss Elizabeth Rehmet. About fifty couples attended and dancing continued past midnight. Refreshments from a long flower decorated table. The affair will be remembered by attendees.
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