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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1900
Page
5
Train No 45 from Lockhart and No 46 from Yoakum arrive at 1 00 PM and 3 00 PM respectively. Waco to Yoakum service shows Train No 42 from Waco at 1 41 PM and Train No 41 from Yoakum at 9 30 PM. Train No 44 departs Shiner at 4 15 PM and Train No 43 leaves Shiner at 5 25 PM.
The document lists city officials including Mayor Y. Trantvein and Treasurer Bovis, with roles for Treasurer and Secretary B Welhausen. Aldermen named Robt Eschenburg Karl Fre Ea Wolters TR G Plato GC B Welhausen. The City Council meets on the first Monday in every month.
Local items in the Shiner Gazette mention a new office location in the Snith Building near the City hotel and a flurry of ads. Prominent notes promote A C Koerke for shaves and baths, Carnes' Cash Store offers sardines, Seydler's store promises sacrifice sales, and Miss India Bailey visits. Also listed are political vote for Chas Strauss for Justice of the Peace and various social mentions.
The Woodmen of the World held an oyster supper with stewed fried and raw varieties. Half Moon Camp plans to move monthly meeting to the first Wednesday after the full moon. Initiation fee reduced to 6.00 for a 60 day term. The Phoo Button Man returns Thursday to Sunday at a tent beside the Opera House for better work.
John Katach, a young oil mill worker, died suddenly last Sunday near a pasture two miles from town. He was a member of the Catholic Knights of America and was buried Monday in the Catholic cemetery.
Fall and Winter millinery and dress goods arrive at O H Devison with ready to wear hats caps and hoods for ladies misses and children. A infant son of Mr and Mrs Vackar died of fever and was buried. Local economy notes butter buys at Carnes Cash Store and new goods including mackerel cheese kraut potatoes onions cabbage. Social notes from Shiner Hallettsville and Flatenia visits and a rent contract notice closes the item.
This week marks the fall opening at O H Deutsch's featuring French pattern hats and novelties in millinery and stillinery.
Receipts for square bale cotton up to October 1 1900 listed by Niemeyer Brothers public weighers show August 917 and September 2784 bringing totals to October 1 and a year shortage noted. Burgess Club invites Geo Burgess and Congressman Slayden to speak October 12. Funeral for D F Perez. burial at Catholic cemetery follows burial procession. Carnes Cash.Store promotes groceries. D H Richardson reports a curious sculpture and a carload of wire and pails arriving. Philip Welhausen returns from Victoria county cow drive with facial injuries. advisory to wear protection next trip.
Fragmentary OCR reads lime stock offer and cheap price. Mentions a barrel for disinfection and a sick assistant Professor Deneger at a public school. References an anniversary celebration at Windiratiown and a Hermann event.
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