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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1900
Page
4
A June dispatch from Independence Texas cautions readers on wind and lightning dangers. It lists practical refuge advice, from avoiding trees and metal beds to using interior room centers and storm houses, plus guidance for outdoor travelers and handling cyclones.
Galveston resident F Weinberg injured by falling timber while trying to save his wife during the storm. His wife and youngest son Fritz drown in their home. Fireman Mr Jacobs and companions survive being swept to sea on a roof, later landed near Denver survey public school. Miss Reine Stanton and family survive farm collapse after the Cres Lettitia area wreckage. The piece notes widespread destruction and mentions the electric magnet inventor drawing attention.
Official district officers include District Judge M Kennon District Attorney Sam L Green and District Clerk Hugh Lay. County officers include County Judge, DA Wm Blakeslee County Attorney, County Clerk John Buchanan Sherrill, and Treasurer A B Deval. Precincts 1 through 8 list justices and constables with monthly court dates at various towns. The Commissioners Court meets on the second Monday in February May August and November.
Auction notices detail multiple tracts near Waelder Gonzales County including 1760 acres at 5.50 per acre and 158 acres at 8 per acre with several cultivated portions and homes. Additional tracts 411 and 112 acres south of Waelder list prices 8.50 and 13 per acre. Also described are a 730 acre tract near Rock Island and other farm prospects with varied fencing and cultivation.
The Semi-Weekly News in Galveston or Dallas publishes Tuesdays and Fridays with 8 pages per issue and special departments for farmers ladies and the youth. The Eagle can be added for 12 months at 1.75 dollars cash for 156 papers a year, a low clubbing price.
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