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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
5
Various items note new subscribers, visits by residents, and business promotions in Shiner and nearby towns. Mentions Joe Falticek subscribing to The Gazette, Mrs Hughes and others visiting, and local services from Koepke's, Schwab's, City Drug Store, and A C Wagnerga. Includes teasers for serials and sales of goods like paper, fruit, and candies.
A meeting last Monday at the Opera House organized the Track Growers Association with large farmer attendance. J C Habermacher spoke in English and J C Blohm in German. Blohm became temporary chairman and Weltrausen temporary secretary. Officers elected: Wm Zander president, Blohm vice president, Wagener second vice president, Joe Kopecky Jr third vice president, Welhausen secretary, Habermacher assistant secretary, Flato treasurer. A constitution and by laws committee was named. An address by C K Brooks on truck growing was set for June 27. Several members were expelled and notices listed. Additional items include new products, produce dealings, and honor roll acknowledgments.
At the last Rathbone Lodge K of P meeting the officers for the coming term were chosen Karl Fry C C A Thulemeyer V C A Carnes Prelate Cnas Garbade M of A J C Haber macher M of W R G Flato L G C T Javggli O G Installation will follow at the next meeting with a luncheon provided by the lodge.
1644 acres of land in Hochheim prairie with 80 acres cultivated 10 acres hay 75 acres pasture and about 10 acres woodland. Located about three miles from the farm. For prices address F F Konzeny Yoakum Texas legal blanks of all kinds for sale The Gazette office.
Local workers petition employers to shut shops on Saturday July 4 as many townsfolk attend events. Judge J M Bell visited Nickel on business and notes cotton damage from cutworms. Cotton crop warned against boll weevil with hot sun and hard work. City Drug Store advertises box papers and tablets.
An updated notice invites ladies and gents to enjoy ice cream daily. Also advertised are stockmen's bills of sale at The Gazette office, spectacles at Schwab's Jewelry, and a city visit by Mrs. F Thulemeyer, mother of Mr. 8 A Thulemeyer and Mrs. A J Blohm.
The Gazette forms a partnership with Texas Farm and Ranch to provide both newspapers for 150 dollars per year. The deal promises steady nourishment of readers with timely agrarian news and editorial content.
For sale several large barrels at Schultze Seydler druggists. Mrs. F. P. Luck is in Cuero after a successful operation by Dr. Rness and is reported to be recovering well.
W H Davis advertises land options from 40 to 1500 acres with ten to twenty bargains available if taken soon. Also notes that Mr George Milligin has a fine girl baby at his home and CG George is proud of the visitor.
Farmers visit note highlights Miss Mae Mooney of Dilworth as a pleasant guest in Shiner last week and hopes for more frequent calls. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertised as the cure for chills and fever with a No Cure No Pay guarantee. Local figures Gray Ledbetter Seymour and Pearson attended a Halleteville vs Shiner ball game last Sunday.
A newspaper notice promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a 25 cent price and refund guarantee by W Grove on each box. The second item reports a misunderstanding over Miss Zita Carville’s election as Boundary school teacher. she has not been elected yet and The Gazette informs readers.
Notice promotes 2000 acres available in Gonzales county at 10 to 25 dollars per acre, listed by A. J. Ween of Gonzales Texas. The rest of the text notes Purjes School House entertainment success, Shiner merchants favor track grower organization, and a mention of Amelia K Barr's The Lion's Whelp serial in the Gaz ette.
An army of grasshoppers devastates vegetation around San Antonio Texas. Farmers fear extensive loss as young cotton crops fall victim and insects move northwest toward nearby fields. Dallas Farm Journal reports widespread damage.
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