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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
4
Subscription rates and press notes from Shiner Texas, Republican convention talk about Chicago and Bryan, cotton markets and Texas farmers union strength. A report mentions a coal mine disaster at Monongah West Virginia with 350 miners killed and diamonds found in Burnet county.
The Galveston News notes that a busy man cannot spare two and a half hours to read the President's message, emphasizing the length and time required to study the document.
A $40,000 damage suit is filed against the Texas Central Railroad Company for failure to deliver cotton at Galveston for December shipment to Europe. The comment notes railroads incur criticism for service failures.
The Masonic Grand Lodge, in annual session at Waco, completed its work and adjourned last Wednesday. Messrs W M and Frank Fry, who attended the session, passed through Shiner last Saturday on their way home to Gonzales.
The Bryan's Commoner cartoon depicts the Republican elephant blown into the air by the panic of 1907 while Uncle Sam remarks that the old fraudulent argument panics don't come when republicans are in power.
Harry Knebel, saloon keeper of Weimar, found his safe open last week missing $450 from the main compartment with $400 left untouched in another compartment. The loss appears to result from a thief who entered the saloon overnight, leaving the remainder behind.
A reader asks why Mr. Bryan should be elected if Roosevelt and Bryan become nominees. The Houston Post reports W. T.ae Esq. left Tuesday for San Antonio seeking medical help due to a longstanding health threat mentioned by the Halletsville New Era.
A note on effective ads explains that mail order houses promote items with prices and lists while rivals advertise aggressively. It suggests readers consider how competing ads fund their campaigns and how customers support frequent advertising.
Former Treasury official Shaw told New Yorkers last week that national sentiment blamed New York financiers for the country’s financial squeeze. He stated the truth in diplomatic terms, reflecting a shared frustration echoed in farm and ranch circles.
A Weimar Mercury note reports the US Court of Appeals ousting the federal receiver in the Waters-Pierce receivership and placing Receiver Eckhardt in charge. The item highlights it as another Texas victory in a long running dispute.
Lincoln J. Carters big scenic production Down Mobile under the personal direction of W A Eiler is one of the best shows that will visit our city this season. They come well recommended by press and public. Under canvas, Thursday, Dec 19.
The Gazette prints a letter from former subscriber J M Ermis who moved from near Moravia to Seymour in Baylor county. He says North Texas holds plenty of cotton and some farmers are paying up to 1 50 per hundred for picking. He reports his family is healthy.
In Halletsville Texas on December 6 distressed cotton in the Farmers' Union warehouse was financed by prominent local farmers. T. C. Jones of the Farmers' Union Warehouse Company of Houston announced ample funds to advance on cotton loans and promised more if needed. The report notes strong market indicators from the Eiler shows and mentions local Band Concert at noon and a Thursday night show under canvas on December 19.
The note reports on the condition of the First National Bank, praising its performance as among the best for the period. The write up emphasizes strong financial health and favorable outlook for the bank.
The Tyler Commercial College of Tyler Texas wins top honors for bookkeeping business training shorthand typing writing and telegraphy with student Miss Frierson earning best touch typewriter operator. The school has claimed first at three State fairs in fourteen months and enrolls about 1500 students from 37 states and five foreign countries.
A Yoakum note from Jacobik of Hallettsville mentions visiting F Kuchar and asking about Shiner readers. The writer laments missing three weeks of the Gazette and notes an early death of Philipe Witte, son of Philipe Witte, last Tuesday.
The notice mentions a burial in Yoakum after last Thursday's funeral for a local resident connected to Tarrant county. Friends and relatives attended the service, with other references to visits from Willie Drabek and Charles Drabek, and several Morrs Prairie attendees at Path church last Sunday.
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