Texas and Its Growing Empire in 1905 Texas
Entered at Moulton Texas this item discusses Texan prospects with claim that Gulf ports will dominate U S exports within a decade. It notes cotton wealth, cattle, and sheep value, plus Galveston trade growth and a panhandle comparison to eastern cities. It cites Hallettewsville and other local notes on weather, rail wrecks, and Fourth of July plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evsert Hvsparp
The
Philistine
Texas
Chicago
Galveston
Boston
St. Louis
New York
New England
Pennsylvania
Santa Fe
America
Gulf of Mexico
Hallettsville
Galveston News
Moulton
Charles A. Calberson
Geo. F. Burgess
William Jennings Bryan
Northern
Falfurias
Thrail
Taylor
International and
Great Northern Railway
Austin
Permanent School Fund
Hallettsville News Highlights Local Happenings and Elections
Localities report tight Sunday closures with only drugstores and Landa's ice cream parlor open. Residents join excursion to New Braunfels with Silver Cornet band. Various notices include a Gonzales county election, state meetings in Waco and College Station, and regional political and business updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Texas
Landa
New Braunfels
Texas Patents Granted This Week Reported by C A Snow Co
Texas patents granted this week and reported for Tur Eaete by patent attorneys C A Snow & Co Washington D C Robert T Yates Lytton Springs motor car traffic system Haynie L Voss Miles tire protector William E Stephens Wallisville drying kiln George W Stancliff Houston wire winding machine Henry M Sanders Waco water distributing apparatus H Huckerby Bonham hoof trimming device Neely B Hodge Dallas planting mechanism James S Evans Lovelace cultivator attachment Daniel R Edwards Orange track cleaner Charles R Cade San Saba county governor Thomas B Criddle Waxahachie hoe sharpening device James Charlton Houston hydraulic drill Joel F Carter Kaufman animal poke John W Carhart Austin laminated tire Robert A Baggett Belton vegetable cutter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
C. A. Snow & Co
Washington D. C
Robert T. Yates
Lytton Springs
Haynie L. Voss
Miles
William E. Stephens
Wallisville
George W. Stancliff
Houston
Henry M. Sanders
Waco
H. Huckerby
Bonham
Neely B. Hodge
Dallas
James S. Evans
Lovelace
Daniel R. Edwards
Orange
Charles R. Cade
San Saba County
Thomas B. Criddle
James Charlton
Joel F. Carter
Kaufman
John W. Carhart
Austin
Robert A. Baggett
Belton
Windstorm damages barn and trees in Swiss Alp Texas
A May windstorm in Swiss Alp demolished William Schmedt’s barn and felled large trees. The day’s weather incident followed social visits and regional travel, including a Saengerfest attendance in Schulenburg. Nearby, Mrs Tarkington suffered a dislocation and a minor shoulder fracture in a fall at her Williamsburg home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swiss Alp
Texas
William Schmedt
Schulenburg
Ben Meyer
Galveston
Wilson Tarkington
Williamsburg
Rain and Hail Light Up Moulton Social This Week
Moulton Texas May 27 heavy rain and hail visited the area last Sunday. A lively party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs M Reisch. Guests included Mr and Mrs Adolph Mraz Mr and Mrs Frank Kubicek Mr and Mrs Charlie Frishak Miss Annie Carolina Millie Jilek Mary and Pauline Fishbeck Mary and Emma Ullmann Sophia and Theresia Broom Mary Kubicek Adolf and Emil Ullmann Frank Peter Broom Tom Picha and Stanis Reischl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Texas
M. Reisch
Adolph Mraz
Frank Kubicek
Charlie Frishak
Annie
Carolina
Millie Jilek
Mary
Pauline Fishbeck
Emma Ullmann
Sophia
Theresia Broom
Mary Kubicek
Mary Kubicek, and Messrs
Adolf
Emil Ullmann
Frank Peter Broom
Tom Picha
Stanis Reischl
Institute Notes Honor Roll Keeps Four Month Break
The school closes for a four month vacation and lists students noted as absent not tardy including Mary Baar Robert Vivial ten Gray Adolph Westerhoff Emma Bohnenkamp Clifton Arnim Alma Albrecht Louis Baar Ruby Meiners Willie Westerhoff Myrtle Kotzebue Oscar Lee Bunting Ella Glause Eddie Shbandera Maida Bunting Milton Meiners Early Arnim Frank Crouch Della Boehm Donnie Balhorn Alma Koester Frank Gray. The annual honor roll features Frank Gray Louis Baur Oscar Lee Bunting Alma Albrecht Alma Koester Early Arnim Maida Bunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theat
Mary Baar
Robert Vivial
Ten Gray
Adolph Westerhoff
Emma Bohnenkamp
Clifton Arnim
Alma Albrecht
Louis Baar
Ruby Meiners
Willie Westerhoff
Myrtle Kotzebue
Oscar Lee Bunting
Ella Glause
Eddie Shbandera
Maida Bunting
Milton Meiners
Early Arnim
Frank Crouch
Della Boehm
Donnie Balhorn
Alma Koester
Frank Gray
Louis Baur
Balistisvill Truck Prices and Texas Road Taxes
May 24 Balistisvill Texas reports truck growers shipped onions and potatoes worth 5000 dollars. Potatoes now sell 60 cents per bushel locally. roasting ears 20 cents per dozen. Postmaster Mier notes Texas highway statistics for Lavaca county in 1904 with 1330 miles unpaved, 9500 subject to road duty, road and bridge expenditures 343,108 dollars including labor costs.
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Hallettville
Tex
Mier
Unitedites Department of Agriculture
Texas
Lavaca
Bridget
County Court Jurors At Hallettsville June 3
The county court convenes at Hallettsville on Monday June 3. Jurors listed for the first week include L Simpson Cornelius Terry Joe Pustejovsky J Lawrence C W Munson Ed Niemann H A McBride J J Upchurch Frank Wehmann L E McKinnon C B Kelly Joe Eichler SEC John Neglse Gus Blaschke John McNeal John Riley W F Vanderlich Joe Fritsch J B Harris Wm Fertsch The second week lists Wm Riley Fritz Schulz Frank Vinegar T R Garner. Last Saturday celebrated the annual May fest with the Ideal band of Hallettsville performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Simpson
Cornelius Terry
Joe Pustejovsky
J. Lawrence
C. W. Munson
Ed. Niemann
H. A. McBride
J. J. Upchurch
Frank Wehmann
L. E. McKinnon
C. B. Kelly
Joe Eichler
John Negsle
Gus Blaschke
John McNeal
John Riley
W.f.vanderlich
Joe Fritsch
J. B. Harris
Wm. Fertsch
Witting
Hallettsville
Participato
Wma
Washington Letter Highlights Women Rural Carriers’ Daring Feats
Washington reports show 253 women among 35 666 postal carriers. Miss Ella Banks on a 25 mile New England route battled storms and even foot travel. others in Indiana Idaho and Alabama followed, sometimes crossing floodwaters. Rural free delivery improves roads and earns government praise for the popular program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Ella Banks
New England
Indiana
Idaho
Alabama
Charles Walzer of Cameron Comes In Last
Cameron resident Charles Walzer finished last in a recent event reported by the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Walzer
Cameron
Roll of Honor and civic notes from Hallettsville area
Roll of Honor lists supporters since last report including Miss Annie Meiserschlager and Alvin. Postmaster J W Miller held a rural delivery carriers exam with twenty nine men. A Pretorian council was organized May 23 by Deputy Allen G Wiseman and officers were chosen for the year including W G Leazar Julius Kotzebue Minnie Wiseman Chas Wiseman Ed Leazar Frank Koester Emil Bucek Allen G Wiseman Louis Johnson and Katie Wiseman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Miller
Hallettsville
Allen G. Wiseman
W. G. Leazar
Julius Kotzebue
Minnie Wiseman
J. T
Chas. Wiseman
Ed. Leazar
S.C
Frank Koester
W.L
Emil Bucek
W.R
A.M. Kotzebue
W. M.E
W. S
Louis Johnson
W. Sen
Katie Wiseman
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Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Pusxiisheerr and PropriEtor
Bank
L. E. Moore
Hlalletts- Wille
Crouch
Southern Pacific Railway
Flatonia
Monlton
Carl Schurz
Wisconsin
Mexico
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Philippines
Beeville
United States
New Orleans
Cuba
Hallettsville News
Joseph L. Stickney
Michigan
Gonzales County
State Pharmaceutical Association
Texas Farmers’ Congress
College Station
Miss Smith
el Campo
Wharton County
Corsicana
Walton H. Walker
West Point Naval Academy
Cuero
London
F. W. S. Chamberlain
Victoria
Marion Nope
Jim Coleman
San Antonio
Columbus Board of School Trustees
Mtethiey
William McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Conried
Metropolitan Opera House
Enrico Caruso
Sons of Hermann Lodge
Texas Patents
Moulton R. F. D. News
Institute Notes
Balistisvill Truck Price
Munday
Wm. Riley
Fritz Schulz
Frank Vinegar
T. R. Garner
Washington
Everybod
Hermann Park
Owert
Severn
John Mayer
Greenbrier, Wis
John Bradac
Little Ferry
N. J
Evera
W-F.severa Co
Felix Tilicek
First State Bank of
WM. Green
F. T. Fehrenkamp
E. Studeman
Philip Welhausen
JO. Bucek
Jno
Bucek
Ioe Frices Bank
Roll of Honor
Annie Meiserschlager
J. D. McKay
Alvin
R. A. Weddington
Wagoner
T. F. C. Kaase
Joe Darilek
Walter A. Wood
Lucas Rehmet
Vince Rehmet
Moulton Bottling Works
Ft.worth
Via
Nat Antonio & Aransas Pass By
Ora
G. F . Mangham
Pa. A. G
FA Antonio
FR. Preston
Fae
Colona
Agen
California
Oregon
Sunset Magazine
San Francisco
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