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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1900
Page
2
The Moulion Eagle announces a weekly Saturday edition published by Goeth & Menes. Subscription costs $1.00 per year and the paper is entered at the Moulton Texas post office as second class matter.
The June 6 Democratic primaries declare regular nominees for County Judge William Blakeslee County Clerk John Buchanan County Treasurer A B Devall County Attorney P H Green Tax Collector S L Bennett Tax Assessor F J Pesek Sheriff B G Bennett District Clerk E T Long Commissioner E Gieptner and District Attorney H E Short of Seguin seeks the 25th Judicial District post.
Galveston rapidly recovers from the storm with rebuilding progress and plans for a new school. The community notes a rescued German survivor, a local child’s funeral, and widespread sickness in the region. Local ads and notices, including remedies, offers, and saloon burglary, fill the pages alongside travel updates and obituaries.
The Merchants and Planters Oil Company's plant was totally destroyed by fire Saturday last. It was the world’s largest such plant with an estimated loss of 400000 dollars. Insurance coverage amounts to 262500 dollars. The plant will be rebuilt at once.
The Yoakum Times notes a quip about a shirt without a tail as a sad life image. An Oklahoma preacher clashed with local methods. farmers working Sunday to save their wheat forced the preacher into a wagon and to a doctor. The Victoria Visitor adds this note on experience as a great teacher.
Port Lavaca News reports a thorough test of the Richter boll weevil machine and poison near Port Lavaca. Two infested cotton stalks were enclosed with cheese cloth to test death counts. after two passes, one stalk had one alive weevil, one sick weevil, and twenty-one dead while the other had five alive and five dead. all leaf worms appeared killed.
The report centers on Caleb Powers linked to Governor Goebel’s murder case. It notes a June 13, 1899 nomination, arraignment on July 13, thirteen indictments, thirteen defense lawyers, thirteen jurors, and the thirteenth witness Miss Lacey Brock. It mentions soldiers encamped at the capitol and sums of thirteen hundred dollars paid to Wollon and found on Powers. Evidence concluded August 13.
Miss Anna Kasper and Paul Kempe married yesterday at 3 pm in the bride parents home near Shiner with K. G. Seydler officiating. The Gazette notes the couple, a daughter of John Kasper Sr. and a Flatonia business man, as well as nearby social moves and a business notice from the Eagle selling or leasing part of its building.
The sheriff is commanded to summon R D Bradley to appear at the Justice Court for Precinct No 6 in Lavaca County at Moulton on October 8, 1900. He is to answer Henry Krause’s complaint seeking $43.10, including a $25 promissory note dated January 20, 1898 at 16 percent interest and an $18.10 open account for 1898 merchandise. Return to the next term.
Round trip tickets from Moulton to Kerrville Comfort Boerne and Ganahl are on sale now through September 36 with return within 30 days. Fares: Kerrville 8.40 Comfort 7.70 Boerne 6.90 Ganahl 8.00 One and one third fare applies for Dallas Prohibition State convention September 12 and 14 with sale September 13 14 and return by 17. San Antonio International fare from October 19 to November 3 at one fare plus 10 percent. Mexico City Monterrey and Saltillo Fiesta rate 29.90 to Mexico No 40 Monterrey stopovers allowed with sale June 6 to 16 and Monterey within 30 days of sale.
Summons to appear at Justice Court Precinct No 6 Lavaca County Texas on October 8 1900 to answer for demand of 89 dollars consisting of two promissory notes 26.10 dated 1897 and 25.00 dated 1898 plus an open account for merchandise sold in 1898 totaling 37909 dollars, notes signed payable to plaintiff.
Jackson Crouch elder of Judge O L Crouch family died at his Moulton home in Lavaca County on Saturday about 2 pm aged 14 years? He had long feeble health and was a native of Indiana. Survived by a wife seven children and numerous grandchildren. Funeral held yesterday at Moulton Cuero Star.
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