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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1902
Page
5
Lockhart branch trains 45 and 46 arrive from Lockhart at 12 55 pm and Yoakum at 3 10 pm. Waco Yoakum branch trains 42 44 41 43 run between Waco and Yoakum with arrivals at 1 05 pm 3 03 pm and departure 6 18 am 10 04 pm.
The city directory lists Mayor Louis Trantwein Treasurer C B Welhausen Secretary Ed J Mair Marshal T J Burkett and Aldermen Robt Bechenburg Earl Fry Ed F Wolters Aug Schramm C B Welhausen. The City Council meets on the first Monday in every month.
One year postpaid subscription rates announced and added to notices entered at Shiner Texas post office as second class matter.
Haltettsville notes report the dissolution of the law partnership between J. C. Lamkin and C. J. Stavinoba who will practice individually. Rev A G Nolen will hold services at Mossy Grove Williamsburg Boxville Church and Clark s School House on specified dates. Halleteville public school opens September 1 1902 with M Z Spahr principal H Lott assistant and teachers A D Lay Emma Searcy Alice Jee and Della McKinnon. Deputy D B Howerton went to Moulton Sunday after a Mexican man known as Francisco in custody for alleged concealed weapons and abusive language. the man caused a disturbance.
Miss Carrie Vrazel and Mr. E J Moties of Halletaville wed last Thursday and embark on a bridal tour in Mexico. Dr L Cox, John Schwake, and Miss Franks and Webb attended a dance in Shiner. Hermann Park Verein plans a Sept 18 barbecue with hopes for a prominent speaker. Paul Schumann of Schulenburg dies of apoplexy leaving a widow and four children. Local teachers pass exams with various certificates. nineteen white and eighteen black applicants. Transfers of pupils must be requested before September 11.
Sincere thanks to Mr. F. T. Fehren kamp, Moulton's popular lumber dealer, for a nice puree presented this week. The Gazette urges subscribers to come forward in force to keep the puree filled and keep the Eagle man happy.
In the Gonzales Inquirer excerpt, local buyers lure seed and products away from the oil mill, risking the enterprise that supports the country and city. The writer warns that outflow of trade harms wages, farming markets, and the economy, noting every successful venture spurs others.
In the exchange Scurlock notes a visitor in law, observing a hunted look and a scratched cheek. The other man, Lewis, responds with a warning tone about the mother in law’s visit as recorded in the Houston Post.
A charming evening was spent with Mrs. J. R. Lane on Tuesday. The complimentary entertainment drew Miss Cecil Habermacher and Miss Catherine Habermacher along with Neddie Tinsley Emma Thornton Edna and Ada Scheske Pendleton George Bughee and others including Hugo Dietze W. B. Sayers Walker Denmark Ed Haynes Howell Clark Searcy Chambers Vaughn Bright Chas Hoskins and Dr. Combe.
The Designer for September showcases autumn drance styles and a practical Boho Array article for youth. Millinery directions guide chic toques, while Celia E. Shute’s The Effacement of Susan Rose and Harriet Caryl Cox’s The Little Dark Room headline the fiction, with continuing Apology of Ayliffe by Ellen Olney Kirk.
The general arrangement committee for the South west Texas Press association will prepare for visitors on August 22 and 23. President D. J. Beach expects at least fifty attendees. The Gazette’s clubbing list offers annual subscriptions with various magazine bundles and the Gazette mailing address in Shiner, Texas.
Lands for sale in Gonzales Lavaca DeWitt Guadalupe Karnes Atascosa and Live Oak counties plus west Texas and the Panhandle. Prices range from 1.00 to 25.00 per acre. Contact W. H. Davis Gonzales Texas or P. O. Fox 172 Phone 190.
Public Weigher Potts reports 199 bales of cotton received up to last night in Gonzales Texas on August 20. The crop is opening fast and may be nearly all picked with continued dry hot weather. Cotton seed intake is smaller than last year with several buyers present besides the oil mill.
The brief reference highlights a shave offer at a location identified as A C Koepkcs, suggesting a local grooming service. It presents minimal context about services or pricing.
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