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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1900
Page
2
The Moulton Eagle, issued Saturdays, October 20 1900, published by I and Kienefe, lists a yearly subscription of 1.00 and notes entry as second class matter in the Post Office.
The June primaries declare regular Democratic nominees for county offices including WM. BLAKESLEE for County Judge JOHN BUCHANAN for County Clerk A. B. DEVALL for County Treasurer P. H. GREEN for County Attorney 8S. L. BENNETT for Tax Collector F.J. PESEK for Tax Assessor B. G. BENNETT for Sheriff E. T. LONG for District Clerk E. GIEPTNER for District Attorney. Also announced are H. E. Short of Seguin for District Attorney of the 25th Judicial District J. H. Deborah for Sheriff and James Ballard for County Judge of Lavaca county in the November election.
In Texas, Moulton's active business community vows strong effort for local development including building a schoolhouse. El Campo reports only about 300 bales of cotton this season due to wet weather and boll weevil damage, while other areas face harsher rainfall impacts.
Cotton crops fail in Wharton County while a large hay harvest is shipped by train. The town’s school committee pushes to build a new school house. H A Menefee takes over the Eagle newspaper and pledges community news coverage and forward for the town. A Lafayette quotation marks the moment as local notices recount a runaway incident near Guadalupe river and a buggy accident at Boothe's corner injuring Sam Harwood.
The Hon. Russel Kingsbury addressed a large Democrat audience at the opera house last Tuesday. Republicans faced boos and interruptions during a weak discussion. Fire destroyed a press at the American Cotton Company gin, $50 damage repaired quickly. M. Richter improves after a paralysis stroke, family pondering relocation to San Antonio. Friday concert at the opera house is planned by local ladies. Tommie and May Hughes hosted a social gathering Monday. A local town show yesterday, Lafayette, drew crowds aside from the menagerie. The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a paragraph on imperialism and Philippine war copied into Gonzales Inquirer.
A letter to the editor laments rival towns along the Texas coast resenting Galveston and argues there is room for many communities but Galveston will persist in business, likening its prominence to biblical prophecy and urging continued local vigor.
The Denison cotton mill doubles its capital stock to a total of 200000 dollars, boosting its financial capacity and scale of operations.
Yoakum plans a three day street fair starting November 8 with events on the 9th and 10th. The town announces a festive program featuring local vendors food and entertainment for residents and visitors.
The Boston Herald notes the census is estimated to cost roughly 15 009 000 dollars, equivalent to about twenty cents per person nationwide, highlighting the overall financial burden of the count.
In Texas a GOP dispute between Grega and Hawley concludes as M. A. Hanna recognizes the Hawley faction as the winner. The decision affirms Hawley leadership within the party structure.
The Terry Rangers held a meeting in Gonzales on Friday night with local veterans treated royally. The group plans to meet next in San Antonio.
The committee met Monday and pledged to raise four thousand dollars for the school building. The raft at the mouth of the Colorado River is rising, bringing more drift and flooding low lands. Congress will be petitioned for aid.
The excerpt mocks a student with a quirky essay on cows. It describes cows with four legs, longer tails for flies, wiggling ears, and milk from black or white cows. It humorously notes milkwmen mixing water and chalk and each cow finding its own cud.
Mrs Krause and Miss Lizzie visited friends in Flatonia Wednesday. Miss Selma Mueller accompanied them home and stays a week. Mr John Zimmerman returned from New Braunfels after the fair reporting a large crowd. Frank Bucek and Wm Hillmer back from Halletsville where they served on a jury. A housing demand hints at rent houses. Read about Eagle and Galveston News offers priced at 1.75 for a year. Also tonic ads and Rex Tea claims appear. Dr Guenther’s brother Charley writes from South Africa of mule train service. Rex Tea promises blood purification and complexion benefits with a refund if not satisfied. Houston Semi-weekly Post deal adds with Eagle for 1.75.
The Houston Post notes many former Republicans in the East's strongholds will vote for Burgess this year as lifelong Republicans repudiating imperialism militarism and the trusts shift support.
The Southern Messenger mocks the political refrain of a full dinner pail as the Pennsylvania coal region faces starvation while demand for American coal abroad rises. The piece portrays officials’ promises as insufficient amid hardship.
A district notice lists teachers honored for punctuality at the recent meeting with names of those attending and a separate list of those who did not attend. An advertisement touts Moore's Ubilities malaria medicine from St. Louis with claimed cures and tasteless formula.
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