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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
5
Shiner community news covers openings and sales at Poth Dry Goods Co and Wolters Bros, barber and printing services, and upcoming games between Gonzales and Shiner. Local visits include Miss Wallie Stockbridge and Mrs. O Malley, plus a runaway team incident near the Methodist church leaving damaged buggy and injured horse.
Shiner defeated Halletsville 18 to 1 as pitcher Chas Holchak and catcher Adolph Blohm starred. team praised hospitality of the hosts and planned next games against Gonzales and Yoakum. Miss Tenie Lieck named to Shiner public school teaching staff.
Parents outside town limits are urged to promptly transfer their children to Shiner Independent School to receive free term benefits. Transfers may be sent to County Superintendent R. P. Guenther or arranged with School Board Secretary GMA Pannewitz. C H Flato Jr offers Lansing wagons at strictly cost as he exits the wagon business.
At the Rathbone Lodge Knights of Pythias regular meeting officers were elected for six months: Ed J. Merrem C C Earl Fry V C J Habermacher Prelate E J Mair M of A C 1 Jaegghi M of E C H Flato Jr M of F R G Flato I G G W Bechenburg C G. Six new members joined by initia tion and card. Shiner delegates to the State Democratic conventions in Galveston are C K Holchak C J Gray L Williame R L Echenbusg and J C Blohm.
Local notice promotes the Buckeye mower and steel rake as durable, claiming twenty years of use with proper care. Sold by EscuensurG & BLOHM. A school tax vote in Shiner failed 58 to 40 delaying school improvements for two more years. A fawn colored two-year-old heifer branded H Diamond H is missing with a $2 reward. Johnie Loeckmann buys the Frank Zbranek residence and plans to move in. the Zbraneks will relocate to Yoakua.
Seven year old Little Hetty Nollkamper daughter of Gus Nollkamper of Ponton’s Creek was severely bitten by a vicious dog last Friday morning. The dog was not mad and no rabies danger is seen, but Hetty endures much pain. She was taken to Shiner for care and is doing as well as could be expected.
W. H. Wheeler of Flatonia Texas offers five dollars for two small brown mares. both are shod in front with collar marks and a white star on one face, bearing the same brand. Also notes the death of A. A. Miller near Wied in Floresville from typhoid, leaves a young daughter, wife deceased, burial at Hallettaville.
A large rock store building adjoining Chas Muecke near the railroad depot measures 90 by 30 feet and is offered for sale or rent on easy terms. For particulars contact the Gazette office.
Advertisement claims Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets are effective with a 25 cent trial price and a no cure no pay guarantee. The copy suggests consumer tests and affordability without medical assurance.
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