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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1901
Page
5
New timetable in effect January 20 1901 for Lockhart and Waco Yoakum branches lists Train 45 from Lockhart arriving 12 55 pm Train 460 from Yoakum 2 40 pm Train 42 from Waco 1 05 pm Train 44 from Shiner to Yoakum All 4M Train 41 from Yoakum 8 00 pm Train 43 from Shiner 10 04 pm.
Fresh potatoes and groceries move to market at Wagener Schulinmanns while roasting ears and spring chickens near. J.W. Hingst sells Ballpon Breakfast Food and Grap Nap drinks as locals discuss Belts and novelties. The Shiner public school ends May 3 with appropriate exercises and a private one math school opens after class.
The Goztte reports the sudden death of 67 year old Bernhard Berckenhoff a German immigrant who came to Lavaca county at 19 and lived in Praha Fayette county before moving to Shiner in 1893 He died of dropsy of the heart after a brief illness while reportedly up and about He leaves a wife and eight children and was buried after a large Catholic church funeral The article notes community sympathy and references an upcoming local excursion by locomotive engineers and other local notes
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