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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1909
Page
2
The note states published every Friday with a subscription price of 1 dollar a year in advance. It emphasizes ongoing weekly issues and prepaid access for readers.
Brief items note a very heavy Texas pecan crop, vital statistics for July with 3 497 births and 1 363 deaths, local option results in Clay and Childress counties, a new South Houston state bank with 10 000 capitalization, and notable figures including Bailey, Peary, Fitch, Penn, Bryan, Cook, and Emmett.
J W Bennett shipped ten fine hounds to Mr McNeely of Cleveland for deer hunting. They sold for 1000. The institute for white teachers of Lavaca county convened and will close next Saturday with Dr W S Sutton of the University of Texas assisting. Next week negro teachers will hold their institute using the same program. Edwin Waller turned over a bond copy to the state librarian for 100000 tied to the Texas Capitol site and construction. The Texas size comparison note from Galveston News.
The Hallettsville independent school district issued eighteen thousand dollars of bonds approved by the attorney general and sold to Lavaca County National Bank with a one hundred dollar premium. The bonds carry five percent interest and are redeemable after five years. Dr. F W Ledbetter of Shiner visited Hallettsville on business and reported the death of Fritz Ribben after he slipped through a meat market plate window, severing his jugular vein. Fred Brunkenhoefer, longtime Bastrop druggist, has bought a Nordheim drug store and will relocate. well wishes come from his many friends. The Bastrop Advertiser notes locals paying subscriptions, listing several names across Moulton, Shiner, Ballinger, El Paso, Smithville and other towns.
A reader protests mail-order paints high in barytes and benzine citing misleading gallons and urging a pure-paint law. The letter argues for strong paint, cites Devoe as a standard, and notes a North Dakota law. it also mentions local arrivals from West Texas Yoakum and relatives.
Notice from Dr A M Korzarnvur asking all debtors to Gre to settle accounts with A I Rotsegne the druggist. He reports anailing condition and notes due for collection.
The writer travels from Niagara Falls to New York via Hudson steamer enjoying Catskill scenery from Albany to the city. Broadway crowds, constant traffic, and the need for accident and life insurance are noted. New York’s elevated and subway railways are described, with the 21 mile tunnel system finished in 1904 at 35 million dollars. Brooklyn Bridge construction details and capacity are highlighted followed by a signoff from Alvin P. Mueller.
Three farms offered by KNAPE and MEINERS of Moulton Texas include an 180 acre parcel four miles from Fla tonia with a dwelling barn and well and 50 acres cultivated at 10 dollars per acre with 500 dollars cash and balance to suit, a 117 acre farm five miles from Fla tonia with 36 acres cultivated at 15 dollars per acre with 500 dollars cash, and an 11 acre farm eight miles from Fla tonia near Scott's school house at 36 dollars per acre with 1 000 dollars cash and balance to suit.
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