Publication Notice for Moulton Texas Postal Use
Published every Friday and entered in the Post Office at Moulton Texas as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1907
Page
2
Published every Friday and entered in the Post Office at Moulton Texas as second class matter.
The next senate will be composed of sixty one republicans and thirty one democrats. Several bills will be introduced in congress this session to abolish the negro regiments. The Hamburg American line steam ship Europa will be of 48000 tons as against 32000 of the Lusitania. President Roosevelt terminated his two weeks hunt in Louisiana Saturday. He slayed a buck a bear and several rattlesnakes. It is estimated that the farmers of the United States will receive almost 1000000000 more for their crops than they did last year. It is announced from Washington that the locks of the Panama canal must be made wider than they were originally planned. Congressman George F Burgess expects the next rivers and harbors bill to contain another appropriation for the Intercoastal canal. Seven cities Chicago Pittsburg St Louis Boston Kansas City Denver and Seattle are candidates for the republican national convention. Dr Edward Ayers says that there are 250000 deaths annually as the result of mosquito bites.
Union warehouse manager John M. Cannon reported 816 bales of cotton stored there with ten bales in town from Shiner brought by Eldridge Cothran for storage. The Moulton merchants push for business and local papers discuss ads from Shiner traders.
The note describes a bronze arrowhead found south of town in Lavaca County, likely over 500 years old and linked to Aztec metalwork. The article also reproduces a 1907 legal summons from Justice of the Peace L. A. Meiners for a civil case in Precinct No. 6, Lavaca County, Moulton.
Texas statistics show 302 banks operating in the state and 15482 miles of railroad by June 30 1907. Gov Tom M Campbell opened the 22nd annual State fair at Dallas. Obituaries note Feliciano Garcar died at 117 in Stockdale. James Pearson Newcomb died at 70 near San Antonio. Eliza Willrich died at 99 near LaGrange.
Hallettsville Texas October 1s the Lavaca County Grand Jury adjourned after a record short term. Foreman M E Wolters of Shiner led the panel which returned twenty nine felony indictments. No misdemeanor indictments were found as officers handle lesser cases. Most indicted are white men with suspects already jailed or under bond.
Oak Grove Texas reports a successful Wit ting fest with a large crowd and Breslau band. A party at Mr and Mrs Jno Hoepfi featured elegant refreshments. Social visits include Frank Nagelmueller at J Mikes home, ice cream supper at Ben Maikoetter home, and Jos Kubicek family visiting Shiner. Eilert Gerdes of Dreyer was in town. W A White returned from Hallettsville. Elo Meyer of Ellinger visits.
Lavaca County court schedule shows State v Prentiss Newman for the murder of Shell Mason in Yoakum in May 1905 to be continued. Dean Washington charged with killing another man at Ezzel last summer will be tried November 8 with Colonel R B Allen appointed to represent him. Tomas Escarnea charged with killing a Mexican near Koerth last winter to be tried November 6. only venire cases this term. A marriage of Kunshik and Agnes Gast near Gonzales and Moulton is noted with best wishes.
The page lists October 25 program items for the Institute with student acts by Albert Jurena and Eddie Shander, plus early vocal duets and a series of wedding notices. It records weddings at the brides home near Moulton, with Judge L A Meiners officiating and details on brides and grooms, plus a list of petit jurors for the district’s third week starting October 28.
A letter from Devoe & Co warns against watered paint and adulterated paints citing milk-like dilution examples and price figures for pure paint. It notes Devoe only has eight pure paints and one Devoe, with local notices about residents and events following the ad.
Market report compiled by Rnd Jaegli & Bro shows updated weekly prices including cotton at 104c per pound corn ear 55c corn shelled lower eggs 18c butter 15c chickens 2.50 to 3.50 per bird turkeys 9c per lb bacon 10c lard 124c Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes 75c per bushel bee wax 25c per lb.
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