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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
1
Readers are urged to share practical ideas to improve the town and nearby farming community. The piece asks for constructive proposals, noting that collaboration and collective intelligence can yield better prosperity and coordinated progress.
The San Antonio Express notes uncertainty whether the Czar will dine in Petrograd for Christmas. The report reflects widespread doubt about plans, with no confirmation of a public or official move.
Otto Praeger, born and raised in San Antonio, has been appointed to the role of second assistant postmaster general. The appointment marks a significant ascent for the Texas native in federal postal service leadership.
A brief report notes Austin is unsettled as crickets swarm the city soon after lawmakers depart. Residents describe the unusual pest invasion as a troubling omen for the community.
A Yoakum event calendar shows an annual fair set for October 6 to 8. United States Senator Morris Sheppard is slated to speak on October 7, designated Woodmen Day, with elaborate preparations underway.
Katherine Milliken, a Dallas girl from a poor family, took the top prize in a beauty contest held by the State Fair and a local theater. The judges chose her despite the adage that money can’t buy beauty.
The silo is a farm manufacturing plant that blends agricultural and commercial interests. By operating it farmers gain profits as producers and manufacturers, aiding drought prone and wind damaged crops and offering a reliable safeguard in most Texas diversified farms.
The article notes forty one people in the United States earn over $1,000,000 annually, and states we are not among those with such incomes.
Teddy Roosevelt proclaims urgent warnings about military unpreparedness, urging action to rally public support and prompt government response across the country. The outspoken former president seeks to galvanize citizens and leaders alike.
Neighboring families are advised the Sam and Will Moore Institute opens Monday September 13. Begin schooling for children on the first day to align with the new program and schedule.
The Minneapolis school board authorizes orchestras in the citys 77 graded schools as music becomes an essential, bringing life and cheer to classrooms.
The speaker notes richer men exist but rejects envy, praising contentment. He contrasts wealth with wiser labor and public praise, then finds peace in his own duties and blue skies. Hope and a steady rest frame a tranquil outlook in Detroit Free Press.
The Texas State Fair will run in Dallas from October 16 to 22. A tropical storm last August 16–17 killed 275. 102 still unaccounted. Judge Moore of Smithville died aged 65. Colonel Baillie, noted Texas journalist, passed August 25. The Liberty Bell will tour San Antonio November 15–20. Prohibitionists won at Elgin. Galveston sea wall and grain elevators report no breach after the storm.
Nine men charged with the August 23 lynching of John Slovak appeared for preliminary hearing before Justice Habermacher. Statements from defendants described a citizen committee intended to whip Slovak for wife beating, with key exchanges and an accidental shooting by Joe Kunetka. Bail was set for the defendants, with amounts ranging from 500 to 3000 dollars. one suspect, Joe Michna, was released.
Superintendent W E Parr announces the completion of a sanitary drinking system at the Sam and Wil Moore Institute. A shed with separate apartments for girls and boys houses a twelve foot pressure tank with modern drinking faucets connected to a well on the school grounds.
Readers kindly remembered the Eagle with subscription payments since the last report. Names include Adam Schutz Moulton Ed Mikulik Flatonia Joe Meyer Flatonia Fred W Krause Moulton Charles Lueke Moulton L Niebuher Moulton V Boehm Moulton No Mladenko Moulton August W Janszen Moulton Ed Boehm Jr Moulton Frank Hafernick Elatosia Emil Bartosch Moulton.
Superintendent W E Parr Principal T H Leslie A F Kot zebue J T Jaeggli and George Baur and other board members armed with rakes and hoes attacked the school grounds last Thursday afternoon and annihilated Generals Green and Rubbish. The effort is praised for making the grounds inviting.
The dove hunting season in Texas runs from September 1 to March 1. A new law limits daily bag to fifteen birds, down from twenty five previously.
Dr Elby head of the Teachers Employment Bureau at the University of Texas says many individuals out of the teaching profession are returning to it now and crowding the ranks in Texas.
Returns from the constitutional amendment election show Lavaca County defeated the separation proposal by 405. Votes in favor totaled 8591 while 1265 voted against.
Mrs. Anna Pundt widow of William Pundt died Monday of heart failure after declining supper. Born December 28 1844 in Odenburg Germany she was 70 years 8 months at death. She moved from Fayette county to Witting then Moulton where her husband died in 1908. Survivors include ten children in Texas and nearby towns. Funeral held August 31 at Moulton Public Cemetery with Rev. Dziewas officiating.
Austin August 31 Senator F C Weinert said a special counsel would represent the State Warehouse Department in constitutional attacks on the permanent warehouse law. J M Nelson filed suit against Rockwall County ginners to test the law before Judge Kenneth Force. The case, opening September 6, challenges three cotton samples and certification as depriving property and questions the ginner as an agent for growers.
A merry crowd gathered Friday at Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hilinger’s home for the birthday anniversary of their daughter Ella Krueger. Refreshments of coffee cake and sandwiches were served and enjoyed by numerous ladies and young women listed among the guests.
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