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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Max Wolters Mrs Ellie Moeckle and Miss Christa traveled to Schulenberg Sunday in Gussies new Dodge sedan in a brief local motor outing.
Misses Carrie and Lillie Valenta Matilda Hollmann Ernestine Mergenthaler and Vlasta Marik left Tuesday for Camp Placid at New Braunfels for a short outing.
Two ball events are scheduled in July with a session at Rocky Sita on the 24th and another at Bluecher Park on the 3rd, marking last chances to enter.
Austin July 18 report shows forty nine convicts pardoned in June. Prison population fell from 2,820 on June 1 to 2,773 on July 1, a decline of 47. New entries 102, discharged 74, paroled 18, died 2, and other movements include 20 expended, 9 captured, 1 sheriff return, and 3 delivered to sheriffs. Distribution: Huntsville prison 279, asylums 24, state farms 2,208, leased farms 282.
Wm. Wendtland Sr. and P. A. Wendtland are back home after an automobile trip visiting Seguin San Antonio and Poth cities.
Report notes Herbert Welters and Werne. Wendel left last week via agro for Denver Colorado, signaling a mobility shift.
A large American flag found with a pile attached was last used at the Methodist Church. Reward offered by the Gazette office for return to the Gazette office. 28 by 31 in size.
A feature highlights locally produced confections offered at the Palace of Sweets. Makers showcase traditional recipes, fresh ingredients, and variety of candies drawing shoppers seeking novelty and classic favorites.
Local guidance urges readers to place printing orders now due to unsettled paper and printer supplies. The market is described as volatile with scarce stock and high demand, suggesting customers act to secure materials promptly.
Readers are alerted to order the serialized tale The Strange Case of Caven dish. Rack numbers are available at the Gazette office for quick access to the new serial.
Classified notice offers 924 acres of Black Sandy land 70 acres cultivated balance pasture mesquite timber good improvements and a good well and windmill located 9 miles west of Shiner on the east side of the Guadalune River 2 miles north of Dreyer. Apply to Otto Quitta Shiner Route 2 Box 143
Wanted to buy a load of millet as per O W Miller. For sale offered honey at two dollars per gallon with jars exchanged. W L Ladewig supplies Route 2 Shiner Texas inviting orders. 42x5t
R E McMaster, of Yoakum, seeks fat hogs and calves to ship. He will be in Shiner at the City Hotel on August 7 and will purchase all hogs offered on August 10. Current hog market varies with the market via telegraph.
Promotes Fen tress River Resort at Fentress Texas offering screened tent-houses with floors and canvas tents, modern bath house, a safe swimming pool, fishing, and shaded campgrounds for a nature-friendly vacation.
Luedecke and Jungbecker advertise land sales with 2 or 4 acre plots and near new houses, large barns, garages, and wells. Improvements alone justify the price, urging prompt interest.
Classified notice offering a five room cottage for sale located three doors north of the Passenger Depot in Yoakum. Also a lost sunburst brooch with nine small diamonds and pearls reported with a $10 reward offered by Peck Welhausen. Contact Gazette Office.
Readers urged to guard cash by using tamper evident paper for checks notes drafts and receipts. Article stresses that altered checks can cost holders and offers tips to prevent fraud and protect financial transactions.
I W Paul executor will sell at public auction on Aug 3, 1920 at Hallettsville Court House to pay vendor's lien. The tract in Lavaca County comprises Block 8 Church View Subdivision Shi ner city, described by specific boundary lines from S E to N E corners and back to the place of beginning. Auction runs 10 am to 4 pm with cash payment.
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