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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1903
Page
3
Mr Eu Boehm’s ad appears. H A White of Flatinoa visited Tuesday. For late rent a half block of land with a residence is offered. Wm Yeager of Bay City visited Ed Arnim’s family. Mrs H Priesmeyer attended her aunt Mrs H Ahrens’s marriage to Mr Vornsand at Freyburg.
Mr F P Luck of Shiner visits the city while Leslie Huff of Luling arrives. Many locals travel, shop, or attend events. Cotton marketing totals rise to 2175 bales as Miss Thornton of Shiner will teach Old Moulton school. Lyons of Shiner and friends plan dances and social gatherings amid ads and village notices.
Mr. C L Crouch of Killeen Texas weds Mrs Jane Stacy of this place in a Thursday morning service at the Methodist church conducted by Rev J T King. Tue Eacux sends congratulations to the couple.
A man named Mr. Underwood who claimed a Yoakum residence broke into A F Kotzebue’s drug store last Sunday night and stole five bottles of morphine. He was arrested Monday evening and brought to Halletsville on Tuesday.
Last Wednesday the State Board of Education purchased 25000 of Lavaca county bridge bonds. These were the first bonds purchased in a long time, due to the temporary exhaustion of the permanent school fund.
Mr Albert Spickermann reported a severe hail storm Monday night four miles north of town. Potatoes beans lettuce and other vegetables were destroyed in his section. He spoke to city authorities Tuesday evening describing the damage.
Judge Ke ion sentenced Mar gerita Reyna to be hanged on Friday December 4 1903 marking Lavaca County's third legal hanging. The report recalls past hangings including an Indian for murder and a Louisiana negro for assault. Also describes young farmer Jno Culak’s accident when his wagon threw him breaking his right hand.
Just the Green Front advertises a new stock of Red Star Shoes and domestic fabrics including cotton flannel percales and calicoes. It lists clothing hats crockery tinware and lamps and announces closing out sale below cost to clear by January 1st. ARNIM & LANE.
Tax Collector S. L. Bennett and assistant Penn Bagby visited last Friday and Saturday to collect 1903 taxes. Bennett called poll tax collections good and noted next year will be a warm number as residents contribute $1.72 to stir the fire. A Sabbath gathering at the rock quarry featured Miss Millie Ehlinger Ida Fehrenkamp Leslie Fehrenkamp Mary Matzke Alma Granville Selma Kotzebue Alia Kotzebue and Messrs Otto Araim Vladike Eddie Boehm Jno Beeck Julius Kotzebue Louis Fehrenkamp Victor Fehrenkamp and Ad Adamcik, with cake and refreshments.
Local notes include district court attendance by Jno Kleihege and Frank Darilek in Halettsville, upcoming games between Sunset and Green's vs Henkhaus, and a grand ball at Darilek's hall on Oct 25. The Evergreen school closes Oct 19 and a dance is planned for Nov 8 at the Evergreen schoolhouse.
The promotion invites the first 50 new subscribers at $1.00 per year. The Journal is illustrated and printed in Dallas Texas and regarded as among the best magazines. Tur Eader is presented as the home paper delivering local state and world events.
Mrs. WK Haviland of Armonk New York recounts a near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis threat to her daughter and a niece with advanced consumption who recovering after using Dr King s New Discovery. The ad touts the medicine as infallible for coughs and colds with 50 cent and one dollar bottles guaranteed by druggists.
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