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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
3
Table of arrivals lists Train 46 from Lockhart at 12 40 p m Train 45 from Yoakum at 2 55 p m on Lockhart branch. Waco to Yoakum shows Train 42 from Waco at 7 50 p m. Yoakum to Waco shows Train 41 from Yoakum at 8 40 a m.
Local announcements include church services schedules, social events, and visits. A. N. Pledger preaches. special services on first Sunday night and third Sunday morning and night. Hot Tamales every Saturday at Emler's Restaurant. Various residents visit relatives or conduct business in Schulenburg and nearby towns. A farm sale notes Joe Huebner selling 180 acres to John Kurtz at 80 per acre and Ed Dreyer purchasing 121 acres from Dr. Gus Schulze for 55 per acre. Ball at Henkhaus next Saturday Aug 22. Also listings for ads at Gazette office and local shop promotions.
Justice court met for a few hours last Monday with three cases heard two continued and one default judgment. Meta and Lena Pieper left for Runge to help their brother pick cotton. Methodist church services set for Sunday August 23 with a church conference after the eleven o’clock service. A B Chapman pastor.
Marriages and visits appear with August 4 wedding of Martin Janota and Veronica Hanzlik officiated by Rev. Jos Hudecek. Residents L Gantert and H A Woods visit Austin and Flatonia. E J Wolters of Schulenburg visits. Rose Kloepper now heads Wolters Brothers millinery. B Strattmann and Mat Bleier praised readers of the Gazette. A G Lichey aids opening of Weimar State Bank. cotton weighed at 142 bales in Shiner last Thursday.
Four thousand acres of fine black unimproved land offered for sale six miles from Falls City at 18 dollars per acre. Also available are improved lands at varying prices with easy terms. Buyers may choose their property.
A letter from W. Devoe & Co discusses painting three poultry houses in Shiner Texas using Devoe products. It compares costs of a $1.60 gallon and a $1.75 gallon, analyzes yearly painting cycles, and argues Devoe offers better value with less paint, longer wear, and lower overall expense. The note mentions local dealer Mrs Oto Lidge visiting in Dallas and Pp S. L. Williams selling the paint.
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