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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1900
Page
2
The Moulton Eagle issues a weekly Saturday edition with a subscription rate of 1.00 per year. It lists publication details and post office entry information for Moul, Texas.
Democratic primaries announce county offices including Judge, Clerk, Treasurer, Attorney, and other posts. James Ballard and H. E. Short announce candidacies for county positions. G. W. Blakenship reports a four acre onion and cotton crop yielding $300 from rent and sales. Various notes cover local crime, bridge work, weather, and obituaries, with ads and medical cures interspersed.
Real estate transfers show multiple sales including J M Bennett to E D O Brien for 9 acres at E Trible League and 225 dollars, and various parcels in Moulton and Yoakum with prices from 5 to 4800 dollars. Also notes tax notices and local ads from Halletsville Herald.
The Waelder News returns under Lee Chad dock with a new airship prototype of his invention. He is expected to visit South Texas soon. readers are urged to watch for him. The report notes 205000 more manufacturing establishments since 1890 and mentions Havana yellow fever rising despite a low death rate.
A pension department report records 34 000 applications for pensions from soldiers of the Spanish American War.
A cyclone swept through Lodi a small town in north Texas Sunday morning killing 60 people and causing major property damage.
Henry E. Youtsey, a principal in the Goebel murder case, received a life term after his trial closed last week. The sentencing follows the high profile case in which key figures faced conviction.
Peter Johansen and his 12 year old son arrived at a Florida coast town last week after traveling 29 feet ocean boat across the ocean. The voyage lasted 59 days.
The Southwest Texas Press Association adjourned in San Antonio after a pleasant and profitable session. The next meeting is planned for Seguin.
Some observers put the national crop at 20,500,000 bales while predicting Texas and the Territory together will yield about 34,000,000 bales of the entire crop.
Hon John Sherman died at his home in Washington on Monday after a long public career spanning over four decades. He served one year in McKinley’s cabinet and resigned that post in 1898.
President Krueger has left the Transvaal and is reported to have sailed for Europe. His departure worsens tensions as natives react with bitter feeling to the shifting political situation.
Joe Kindred of Weimar visited Sunday to take in the barbe cue. Kindred was a Democratic candidate for State Senator against Judge Paulus. Paulus won the nomination, but Kindred of ’48 appears to stay in the race.
Mother Superior Mary St. Joseph, who led the Ersuline Convent in Galveston during the storm, has arranged to erect a new convent in Bryan. The three story building is to be completed within a year.
The Gonzales Inquirer questions Lipton's plan to push pork prices higher. It asks whether market cornering amounts to profit and compares dealers' losses to highwaymen, arguing citizens should not be caught by such practices.
An old proverb attributed to Bill Arp warns readers to value faithfulness and patience in marriage. The passage emphasizes devotion and caution against neglect, comparing a devoted spouse to a steadfast, memorable figure while cautioning against missed opportunities.
J. G. Kindred at Moulton last Sunday sought to convince observers he remains a candidate for State Senator. The paper notes his platform ends with abiding the democratic senatorial convention decision, suggesting he was joking according to the Hallettsville Herald.
Editor H. A. Menefee has bought Ernst Goeth's share and will run the Moulton Eagle solo. Menefee is a young energetic newspaperman likely to keep the paper’s high standard. Goeth, long in the business, retires after many years in the harness.
While in Washington this week Governor Sayers pursued reimbursement for Texas merchants who supplied volunteers in the Spanish American War. He met with encouragement and officials indicate payment by the United States government is nearly certain.
The Wael der News becomes a seven column weekly under new management led by Mr. Chaddock. Readership is promised a broader, improved paper as the editor seeks public support and success.
H E Short of Seguin, an independent candidate for district attorney, spoke here Sunday in support of his campaign. Short is described as a pleasant young man who has won many friends in the area.
The article notes rail yards spread non native plants over wide areas as seeds travel with goods and equipment. It cites the Mississippi Valley where plants from the Atlantic seaboard Gulf region and beyond the Rockies have been gathered in recent years.
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