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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
5
Rail lines report arrivals from Lockhart Yoakum and Waco with times. Local items mention A C Koepkes baths Red Seal oil and gas, visitor Mrs Houston with Flato, Will Martin the stock man, hides market price, Herman Sons ball at Bluecher park, Alamo City Commercial College catalog, and a two story iron front building moving to new quarters engineered by Frank Mewes.
An owner in Shiner Texas offers his thoroughbred jack named Rock for sale at one hundred dollars. The ad notes a bargain angle and includes contact by W F Wunperview. Other local items mention cotton delivery, a poetry line, and visitors in Freyburg visiting Mr Richter.
Notice from John Wandel announcing he has taken charge of a saloon restaurant and will serve lunches hot or cold at all hours. Also reports the Wanderers on Herman Son's excursion are due back this week and Charley Sandford's return from the wild west with a hearty, bronzed look. A help-wanted ad seeks a man or woman to travel for a firm with $250000 capital offering $1072 yearly plus expenses.
Advertises high cash prices for large quantities of fresh eggs and chickens. Mentions A. Carnes & Son and a move to town occupying the Ralph Carnes residence. Also notes Allen & Miller offering county land from $800 and up with willingness to meet deals.
Mr R G Flato resigns as Shiner postmaster to enter lumber business in Pello. Petition circulates urging G A Panniwitz as his successor. Local notices mention health products and farm improvements including a windmill and a real estate offer from Allen Miller of Scurry County. K of P youths from Shiner attended Yoakum ceremonies with barbecue and food.
An advertisement from Robert Seydler's Drugstore touts carefully prepared medicines by registered pharmacists. It notes Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Youngs returning from a six week Florida visit with Mrs. Youngs’ sister accompanying them home. It markets Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as wrinkle prevention and features Schulze & Gray. Frank Pagel, proprietor of the electric light plant, warns parents to keep children out of the power house, not responsible for accidents.
Cotton shipments into Shi ner show heavy July receipts with 183 bales recorded through July 28. Last Saturday alone contributed 48 bales, signaling a strong week for the staple.
Prof Wm Fertsch returned last Saturday from a tour through Jones and Shackelford counties. A query asks about Scurry county as a home for Germans and Bohemians where crops are good and health is good. Allen & Miller invite homeseekers. Mrs H A Woods and daughter Gladye visited Fiatovia in Fiatovia Texas last Monday.
The text notes rising activity as hides and cotton are bought at top prices by Carnes & Son with high demand from farmers and country butchers. Shiner gin operations show strong activity under Earl Fry as superintendent. Democratic primary judges listed include Chas Strauss presiding and others serving as clerks.
Acme Healing Fluid advertised as a remedy for cuts wounds collar and saddle galls fresh and old sores and destruction of screw worms prepared and sold by Robert Seydler Druggist. Also notes a cotton gin buyer incentive and a local Republican precinct convention results with delegates elected to a county convention on August 4th.
Real estate transfers include F. Nave to J. Tomek Jr for 1334 acres in E Tribble league at 6650 dollars, R 8S Carnes and wife to O T Payne for late 1 and 2 in block 18 Shiner at 600 dollars, Nave to John Svatek for 144 acres in E Tribble league at 7488 dollars, and B W Fehrenkamp and wife to Ed Bertach for several lots and a mill and gin in Shiner at 5800 dollars.
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