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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
5
Train schedule effective January 3 1909 for the Lockhart Branch from Lockhart to Yoakum at 12 50 PM and from Yoakum to Lockhart at 3 10 PM plus Waco Branch services No 51 from Waco to Yoakum and No 52 from Yoakum to Waco with services at 1 30 PM and 3 00 PM.
A fragmentary ledger lists mayor J L Trautwein and aldermen E J Merrem and others with titles Treasurer Sam Schwartz Secretary T J Burkett and Marshall Assessor Coll’r, indicating municipal offices and names in a brief public notice.
Local items note J J Marion and Chas Weis trip to Galveston for carnival. eye care at L Gantert. Earl Burkett ill with typhoid fever. Misses Eschenburg Blohm Merseburger Kasyer Richter. boys list for baseball goods Schlottman Drug Co. Gloor and Gohmert visits. Ed Muecke moves to Yoakum. Bluecher Lodge meeting. readers urged to read Fan of Three Heads letter. Mrs Deutsch and Minnie in New Braunfels. Postmaster Pannewitz to Waco for postmasters meeting. editor’s trip to Dryer for railway right of way. C R Peters ill. rain aids vegetation in Shiner area.
Lavaca County white and colored teachers are called to Hallettsville public school buildings for institutes starting September 6 and September 13 respectively, with sessions running to September 10 and September 18. Contracts, pay, and participation rules under the Texas School Laws are outlined, along with local news on health, business, and community church notices.
The Catholic Socal Club performance is postponed to Wednesday September 8, 1909, with the venue and details to follow.
The Farmers Union Warehouse and Cotton Platform board met Tuesday and hired J. M. Canon as manager. Weighing will begin Saturday August 7. Charges mirror other yards including sampling grading and bulk selling optional. Storage costs 75 cents for 30 days and 10 cents per month thereafter plus insurance.
A Fort Worth letter to C B Welhausen argues clear pine costs less and wears longer than knotty pine and that genuine Devoe paint outlasts rival products. It compares labor and gallon usage, estimates a two-house job, and credits C L Williams as a local seller.
Farm for sale about five miles south of York in DeWitt County. The 336 acre property includes 100 acres under cultivation and is well improved. For particulars contact H. A. Stuermer at Wolters Bros in Shiner, Texas.
For sale by owner Vinc Bednar of Shiner Texas offers residence and storehouse on easy terms. Call for particulars.
Pure corn chops sell for 1.50 per sack and slipped corn 65 cents per bushel at J H Flessners.
Farmers State Bank in Shiner Texas solicits applicants for real estate loans or purchase of vendor's lien notes. Interest terms and eligibility to apply at the bank location are noted.
Ginners warn farmers to avoid bringing bales over 550 pounds due to handling trouble and delay. Any bale over 600 pounds will incur a charge of 2 cents per pound for the excess weight.
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