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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1905
Page
2
Wallisville and Moulton report cotton crops 25 percent better with steady picking. Labor sufficient, fruiting uneven due to drought, boll weevils gone, leaf worms cleared foliage. 1904 yields near one-fifth to one-half bale per acre. harvests may finish by Oct 23. Texas notes show 798,675 school children. US treasury $1.25 billion on hand. international events and magazine notes follow.
In the absence of the regular correspondent, Oak Grove reports a week of local activity. Notables include Geo Hoyer on county business, Peter Antrich selling milch cows to Svoboda, and a local carnival with Mina Anna Mueller. School opens October 16 with full attendance expected, band practice at Anton Bneving’s, and a keg incident at Frank Kraab’s.
The Halletsville street fair and carnival, ending September 23, drew business men’s donations over 500 dollars to aid the effort. The old fiddlers contest occurred in the district courtroom. Catholic and Protestant churches reported strong eat stand proceeds. City authorities credited strict enforcement of a curfew to a drunkenness-free event.
Presidents Calvin and Jordan called farmers to hold cotton for 11 cents as prices may rise above 12. A meeting at the courthouse on September 23 endorsed the recommendation by unanimous vote and a committee was named to inform county papers.
The autumnal equinox this year fell on a Saturday with variability noted in dates. The September 1905 equinox occurred as the sun crossed the equator at 12 22 p m marking the yearly wobble that creates leap years.
A Friday night event at the Sam & Will Moore Institute supported the Methodist church. The program listed instrumental solos, duets, trios, polkas, waltzes, and gavottes performed by local artists including Mary Albrecht, Edmund Etlinger, Mrs Kotzebue, Sophie Albrecht, and Della Boehm among others. A local farmer, Otto Urban, visited the office to adjust subscription figures amid remarks on a good cotton crop from 15 acres.
The court orders the October term 1905 to allocate the first week to non jury civil trials, the second week to jury civil cases, and the third week to criminal trials. Grand and petit jurors are listed, with the grand jury summoned at 2 p m on opening day. A final sentence notes a line about a black mustache in a young woman’s face.
Mrs. Arnold recalls 1840 to 1850 Lavaca county history with Civil era fighting, frontier death of Tucker Poley, a Comanche raid, and loyalty stories. She notes Gonzales volunteers, Plum Creek victory, and early Lavaca county offices and a 1853 cotton gin built by her husband.
A short letter from F W Devoe & Co explains that buying by the gallon may mislead buyers and that price matters less than brand name. It cites N Avery of Delhi NY painting two houses with Devoe and another brand, arguing Devoe offers clearer value and lasting quality. The notice ends with a reminder that F T Fehrenkamp sells their paint.
Just arrived from the factory a car of the celebrated Old Mickory wagons will be sold at a very small margin due to late season arrival.
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