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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
2
Farmers should choose high vitality seed and practice strict selection to improve crop quality. Select from the best cotton field, discard top bolls, and store seed dry. for corn fix desired ear type, pick stalks with two ears or one large ear, remove barren or blighted ears, and avoid nubbins for better yields.
A Woodmen of the World lodge issues a tribute of respect after the death of Sovereign Ed mund Warnke. The resolutions note sorrow, recognize his good standing, and authorize minutes and notices to surviveing family. The article also lists local obituaries and community notices including deaths, readers, and residents.
Born to Satsky in Witting a boy. to Staba in Hallettsville a girl. to Ryback in Moravia a girl. to Horecka in Moravia a boy. to Wachtendorf in Witting a boy. to Walter Schneider in Witting a boy. to Gebauer in Hallettsville a girl. to Martisek in Sublime a boy. to Filla in Hallettsville a girl. to Reichert in Kinkler a boy. to Wm ONeill in Yoakum a girl. to Sam Brown in Branon a girl. to Mikush in Hallettsville a girl. to Marek in Shiner a girl. to Johns in Yoakum a boy.
The pecan crop is vast this year as residents plan busy harvest and sale. J E Quebe deaux rock store work paused due to Schindler’s illness. Mrs J W Griffin and granddaughter Emily Catherine Cooper return from visits to Stieren and Denton Creek. Roan Wright family moves to Moulton to enroll children at Sam and Will Moore Institute. Miss Zoe Bunting heads to Amarillo for a teaching engagement. Stonewall school opens around October 1 with Miss Henderson as teacher.
The community notes describe the school opening on October 7 for a nine month term, visits by families from Moulton and Shiner, and local social events like a Novohrad barbecue with music by the Novohrad Star band. A letter from Moulton mentions a $1000 settlement with the Family Hearth Society after the death of Ad Ullmann, praising prompt settlements, and a funeral for Neumann near Moulton officiated by Rev. Hudecek.
Miss Emma Berry of Dublin Krath county is believed to be the only woman county school superintendent in Texas. She was elected unanimously by the county commissioners' court.
Mary Janoa, aged 62, died near Koerth on September 16. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by the family.
The market report lists prevailing prices: Cotton 114¢, corn ear 50¢, corn shelled 55¢, eggs 17¢, butter 124¢, chickens 2.50 to 4.00 per head, turkeys 7¢ per lb, bacon 10¢, lard 124¢, Irish potatoes 1.00 per bushel, sweet potatoes 75¢ per bushel, bees wax 25¢ per lb.
Tax collector to be in Moulton to collect taxes for the coming year on Friday and Saturday October 4 and 5. The notice also mentions a local advertisement by F. Biehunke and notes Alfred G. Buescher of Smithville at Virginia Military Institute as a new reader of the paper.
A letter from F. W. Devoe & Co. praises Devoe paint in Florida, noting 35 years of experience with Gilmore & Davis Co at Allahassee and claims about lead and wax costs. It cites climate as a factor and suggests Florida paint costs may be high, with a postscript naming Fr Fehrenkamp as a seller.
J S Rirhart of Hope state leader for the Farmers union addressed the local gathering Saturday afternoon. The next meeting is scheduled for Saturday October 12.
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