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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
2
The 1907 08 session of the Sam and Will Moore Institute begins Monday September 30 with parents urged to attend with children. Emphasizes new teaching methods and daily attendance for steady progress. Also notes obituaries, railway mileage, Oklahoma vote, and local ads and visits by Dr. Ledbetter for dental work.
Hallettsville Texas September 20 O C Searcy John McNeil and D Garbade serve as jury commissioners selecting jurors for the December and March terms of the county court. Juries will be used in the second and third weeks of the court and none in the first week.
Champion rifle shot Toepperwein broke 19990 of 20000 targets in a wing shooting contest held from last Tuesday morning to yesterday afternoon. He smashed previous world marks for consecutive hits without a miss, surpassing his own 3507 record to post an 8840 streak, using two automatic rifles and loading them himself as targets 23 inches or clay discs were launched and shot down.
Born to Omie Lewis and wife at Wied a girl on August 5. Ollie Tolleson and wife at Shiner a boy on June 25. Henry Boehm and wife at Moravia a girl on August 21. Anton Jonah and wife near Shiner a boy on August 29. V. J. Prasek and wife at Hallettsville a girl on August 27. Frank Otto and wife at Breslau a girl on September 7. Cummins Meyers and wife at Ezzell a boy on September 10.
The fall term of the district court will convene in Hallettsville on Monday October 14 1907. The grand jurors named include Frank Hubb Breslau Ferd Hillie Fritz Treptow M E Wolters G Nollkemper J T Jaeggli Robert Wiseman J A Brocker Alb Bonarden Jos Appelt Louis Botard R C Roos J E Vick John Stroman and J B Clark F L Ermis. Also recorded are births at Moulton Hallettsville Shiner Novohrad and Ezzell on September 11 13 including a boy, a girl, a boy, and twins.
The September 23 Komensky Texas notes report school opening approaching, cotton crop down to about a fourth of last year, and local social events. Among highlights are a surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. Kael Breitschopf, a new phonograph owned by J. M. Wenske, visits from Oak Grove residents, a Golden Eagle band dance, and various Sunday gatherings and greetings from residents like Richard Poirier Fritz Pieper Frank Ullmann and others.
Farmers wrap cotton gathering and begin fall gardens. Mrs G Korges returns from Victoria visiting Mr and Mrs Her Korges. Ginner Henry Henrichs has ginned about 260 bales and urges patronage. Witting school opens October 7 with Prof L E Meyer. King school event set for October 14 by William Tell Verein invites all. Mr and Mrs H Coldeney visit Falls City to see Dietrich family.
The Sam and Will Moore Institute begins its seventh session on September 30 with a plea for early enrollment. Families are urged to have children present the first day when exams and classifications occur. The school seeks to surpass last year’s seven punctual pupils and asks parents to review report books and consult teachers if needed. Miss Martha Pilsner celebrated her birthday Sunday.
A letter to Ed Boehm cites Judge I. D. Fairchild owning two identical Lufkin houses painted by J. M. Torrence with Devoe brand. One used 1542 gallons of Devoe and the other a weaker 25 gallon mix, costing more due to 15 percent whiting and added gallons.
The market report lists current prices as compiled by Rad Jaegli & Bro and updated weekly on Wednesday. Cotton average 11¢ per pound. corn ear 50¢. corn shelled 55¢. eggs 15¢. butter 1.24 to 1.26. chickens $2.50 to $4.00 per size. turkeys 7¢ per lb. bacon 9¢. lard 1.24. Irish potatoes $1.00 per bushel. sweet potatoes 75¢ per bushel. bees wax 25¢ per lb.
Texas patents granted this week and reported to The Eagle by C A Snow & Co patent attorneys Washington DC James C Walker Waco rotary engine Minnie C Towns Willard abdominal support Percy F Thomas El Paso internal combustion engine George Schubert Fort Worth self feeding hay press Hugh C Kelley Sonora shave registering device Willis H Jordan Rogers Prairie Henry M Godsey Cleburne bearing Walter R Bunch Weatherford combined hydrant and stop and waste cock Edwin J Basye Houston well strainer James R Allison Av inger three setting implement
Tax collectors will be in Moulton to collect taxes for the coming year on Friday and Saturday October 4 and 5. Rudolph Vogt Jr and Adolph Luedeke Jr. and F. J. Pesex departed Friday for Waco.
Moulton hosts a Local Institute teachers meeting on October 12 at 1 30 p m. All teachers are requested to attend. Program includes White's Art of Teaching by Prof Aug W Janszen and other sessions. Lost keys last Friday. finder to return to Constable Vince Rebmet.
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