Semi-Weekly New Era (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 72, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 26, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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Private Oscar Meyer has died
m France. A gloom of sadness
was spread over the entire
county when this sad news came
by telegram to relatives here
and at Eagle Lake. The message
stated that he had died of pneu-
monia.
Oscar Meyer was well and
favorably known in Lavaca and
Wilson counties, but had lrftely
made his home in Fort Rend
county. lie was a son of Mrs.
J. Ulrich, now of Eagle Lak>.
Was called into military train-
ing on the 24th of July and re-
ported for duty at Camp Travis.
'Three weeks later he was trans-
ferred to Oklahoma and later to
New York and from there to
France.
He leaves his heart broken and
aged hother, Mrs. J. Ulrich,
one sister, Mrs. Ida Herndon of
Eagle Lake, and the following
half sisters and half brothers:
Mrs. George Walker of Runge,
Mrs. J. Johnson of California,
Mrs. Louis Cordes, Mrs. Aug.
Ziegler and Mrs. Chas. Meyer
August and Louis Meyer and
H. Meyer of Sublime, Wm. Bud-
wig of Ft. Bend county and
Ernest Budwig of Shiner and
Oha. Meyer of Floresville.
[t is said “What God has done
is well done.” So dear Oscar
been relieved <Jf all his
pains and sorrows tfhd
heavenward. Wo hope to
him there. Oscar was a
Reichman left Sunday morning
for a visit to Houston,
Ilallettsville, Thursday, Nov.
28, 10 a. m. in the High School
auditorium:
Doxology.
Reading of Thanksgiving Pro-
clamation—Prof. H. K. Williams.
Song*—by the congregation.
Prayer—by Rev. A- E, Rector.
Solo—by Miss Dorothy Kiehn.
Scripture Reading—Rev. G. L.
Neely.
Sermon by Archdeacon L. W.
Heaton.
Quartette by Mesdames Dun-
lap and Bowker and Messrs.
Bow leer and Lacy.
Basket collection for local
charity fund, with violin offer-
tory by Miss Gladys llolt.
Anthem by the Choir.
Song by the congregation.
Benediction by Archdeacon
Heaton.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Fritz Vornsand and Johanna
Cordes.
Joseph Kubenka and Rosie
Migl.
L. Bartok and Hattie Lehnert.
W. H. Turk Jr., returned
Sunday from Houston where he
attended the Membership Roll
Call of the Red Cross for the
South Texas district, comprising
a total of ninety-nine counties.
While there he met a former
Hallettsville boy, now grown, and
Frank Penman, who doctor
Mrs. Frances Ncdbalek, 36
years old, died at the John Sealy
Hospital yesterday afternoon at
4:30 o’clock, after being ill for
six months. She is survived oy
her husband, Charles Nedbalek,
and seven children. The body
will be forwarded to Shiner to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock.
—Galveston News, Nov. 23.
The deceased lady is a sister-
in-law of our fellow-townsman,
Tom Nedbalek. The remains pas-
sed through here Sunday on the
5:06 p. ni. train and were taken
to the home of Mrs. Nedbalek’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ti-
chviskey, six miles from Shiner.
The funeral occurred there yes-
terday in the Vlasteuec cemetery.
Joe I’eehacek returned to his
duties in tho Sap. shops at Yoa-
kum Sunday after spending seve-
ral days near town with his pa-
rents. Joe had a narrow escape
from death last Wednesday at
the shops when he caught hold of
a defective electric light wire.
The fingers on his right hand
were considerably burned and
the shock rendered him uncon-
scious for awhile, hut glad to say
Joe is about 0. K. again.
Lieut. C. T. Dufner with the
medical corps at Camp Travis
visited here several days. The
duties
Aug 16-—Louis Adams to Den-
nis Adams, block 83, Sublime, $•
and other considerations.
■Aug^23—B II Jarmou to Robt
M Oowey, lots 23 and 24 in block |
2, Oak Ridge addition to Yoa-
kum, $600.
Aug 22—-Isiodore Schwartz et
al to Lena Devall, 3000 square
feet in Ilallettsville, $2000.
July 20—Louis Appelt Estute
to Appelt heirs, partition deed
under will. Mrs. Theresa Appelt
gets humestead with barn and
lots and the Arnim rock building
in IIall|rttsviile, also 136 acres L.
J Pre^nl, 50 acres J Ilallett
league and 1|5 intesest in and to
445 acies J Lyons and S G Hanks
league* besides personal property
total valued at $25,110.10. E
F Appelt receives 44 acres Jas
Lyons league, and the Appelt cor-
ner (n<»w occupied by Golds gro-
ceryy in Hallettsville, total val-
ue, $6,800. . Mrs. Einilie Kuhn
(nee Appelt) receives 128 acres
Jas Lyons league, value $5460.
Arthur J Appelt gets 623 acres
John Cheney and 430 acres W II
Living leaugues, value $6318.
The i^ur minors Alvin, Josephine,
Frank and Ferdinand Appelt
hold undivided 4|5 interest in
and to 443 acres J Lyon and S G
ITanWf leagues, each receiving an
£«|tljfcted value of $5807.38.
9B 27—J S Tripp to M A
IIobl)s, 120 acres W E Summers
$3000.
Bill Appelt left Saturday for
Gonzales to visit Mrs. Appelt
and baby.
J. M. Mikulenka returned
Monday from Yorktown.
Chas. Fabian of Yoakum, was
here Sunday.
R. J, Strauss of Shiner, came
in Monday.
Mrs. Joe Kopecky and two
daughters are sick with the in-
fluenza.
Mrs. C. L. Kopecky and chil-
dren of Yoakum, spent the week
end here with relatives.
.*> Ed. Morgan returned Friday
from Nashville, Tcnn., where he
has been several weeks doing
carpenter work for Uncle Sam.
Lieut. Carl Braunig returned
to Fort Worth Sunday after vis-
iting here.
Miss Hilda Kroschel left Sun-
day for San Antonio.
Chas. Jansky returned Satur-
day from San Antonio.
hello. So bye, bye.
From your beloved brother,
Pvt. John J. Roeder,
0th Recruit Co. Camp Gaillard,
Canal Zone, Culebra, Panama.
Poor old Henry Goftde. I lhate
to hoar of our old “Texas bJsys
falling out. but guess they'/have
to go.'
I got the box of cakes,J they
U. S. N. Air Station, Pauillac,
via New York, Oct. 12, 1918.
The New Era:
Just to let you know that I am
all O. K., feeling fine, eating too
much, hardly working enough,
and greatly n love with France
if it wasn’t for the continual bat-
tle between the sun and the
clouds. I now have a nice cleri-
cal position at the head of the
Identification Department. I can
now make out the war news in
the French papers, and the “fair
ones” I’ve met arc very nice and
jolly. There are no Lavaca Co
boys anywhere near hero. Looks
like tho fun will soon be over but
I’m not going to order my Easter
suit yet, ba! Best wishes.
B. J.®2-tz, S2c.
Miss Bertie Holotik of Hous-
ton, is (siting her sisters here.
are a
from
didn’t
FOR
WE PAY 52 CENTS
BUTTER FAT, AT
HALLETTSVILLE CREAMERY.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Eissler
went to Runge Sunday on a visit
to relatives.—Moulton Eagle.
Mis8 Carrie Parr arrived Mon-
day from San Antonio to visit
relatives at Ezzell.
Mrs. T. Stephens returned
Friday from a visit to Yoakum.
Chas. Fertseh Esq., left Friday
for a business trip to Houston.
Miss Johnny Dickey spent the
week-end in Yorktown.
WANTED — A good black-
smith, good pay and steady job.
F. Sokol, Hallettsville.
Somewhere in France, Oct. 16
nello, my dear wife and son:-
I must let you know that I re
eeived your letter which
written August 11. 1 was very
glad to hear from you. I am about
well again, hut T must let yon
know that I was wounded, was
hit in my right hip with shrapnel.
They operated on me and I Sm
now out of $ke hospital and in ft
rest camp, and feel better again.
So my dear wife and son, don’t
worry about me being wonnded,
I will he alright and will be able
to do my duties in a few days I
suppose. We got some cold wea-
ther here and it is raining every
day.
Will close with love and a
sweet hello to all my sisters, bro-
thers, sister-in-law, brother-in-law
and dear parents, and yon dear
wife and sweet little son.
From your loving husband,
Pvt. Emil Kranskopf,
Co. A, 327 Inf., Am. Exp. Force.
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were fine. Of course they
little old, -but anything
home is better than this gr jb.
Just think mama, Ollie
know that I was gone fronj home
when he wrote those letters, I
hate for him to know it but may-
be he won’t worry, hope not. I
hope you all are well by now.
Mama write to Mabel some time
and tell her to come to see yon
all. Eneonrage her and help her
to live a true Christian life.
I am glad yon all had 4 good
rain so papa won’t have to wa-
ter my oattle. Mama, you all take
care of yourselves and don’t wor-
ry ahont me and just do tie best
of everything. I’ll snre 1* glid
when I can eome home ai»in so
T can talk to you all ahd her the
girls play on the organ an! sing;
I sure had a good old homrdidn t
IT bnt I didn’t knew i till T
had to give up you all anl leave
home. Mama you and pap pray
for us both. I need your irayers
was and onr hoys in France 8ed all
our prayers.
Tell Iva I’ll write her ia day
or two. All of you wre next
time, the more the betterlo me
Well, I’ll elos* as it, is almost
supper time.
Your loving soldier >h,
Pvt. Roy B. Fitzlnry.
F. R- 8- Camp John®,
Jacksonville's-
May God bless yon a( Goxl
bye.
COME TO
SWEET HOME, TEX.
On ThurstUy, November 28th
FOR A BIG
Thanksg, zing Celebration
AND
Church Bazaar
In the morning: Thanksgiving services m the beauti-
Cburch of Our Lady of Peace. Come and celebrate
us the most significant Thanksgiving Day, the
world has ever known. Come and help a good cause.
ful
with
A fine and cheap Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Raffl-
ing off of two bales of cotton, u few horses,and other cat-
tle and poultry.
ALL THE PROCEEDS FOR THE NEW CHURCH.
Come and help us.
A BIG DANCE AT NIGHT
Everybody invited by the
COMMITTEE.
....................................nrnnnfinj-ui
her, each receiving 64 1|6 acre* J
Douglass league.
Sept 5—John Dornak et ul to
Alb Drexler, 50 acres J Smothers
league, $3100.
Aug 9—H R Harms and wife
ti
sident Cemetery Assn to Henry
Ahrens, lot 70 in block 6. Yoakum
cemetery, $60.
Sept 7—K Neut" t et al *>
Geo Lemons, 5f ^ Minn tin—
league, $300
who w77h their son, D. F., were
present during his sickness and
death.
Our deepest sympathy X x-
tended to the family.—Ft..'
Argns.
'oria
Bring in Artesian Well.
Emil Janszen & Son, the well-
known well drillerR, last week
brought in an artesian well on
the farm of C. Windel, about
miles east of here. The well is
261 feet deep and flows approxi-
mately 900 gallons per hour.
Moulton Eagle
Charles von Rosenberg of
Grcely, Colorado, who recently
died, was first cousin to Fritz, C.
J., Alex and Alex E. von Rosen-
berg, and Mrs. Lonise Seholz of
LaGrange. He was bom on July
13, 1850, near Round Top, in
Fayette county, and was reared
at Austin.—LaGrange Journal.
Mrs. T. C. Winthrop and
children of Hallettsville, will ar-
rive in Kenedy tomorrow for a
short visit with friends. They
will he guests at. the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. n. Snell.-
Kenedy Advance.
Miss A. Moore, teacher in the
Lavaca Co. public schools, who
has bee* ill in a Cuero sanato-
rium for the past several, weeks,
has sufficiently recovered to re-
turn to her duties.—Cuero Star.
lies of
nkdigon-
SLEEP AND
One of the most common
insomnia and rertlewinees inhdigee-
tion. Take one of Chanwlain e
Tablets immediately after au
nee if yon do not rent
sleep better. They only cost
Mrs. Wm. Keuper, Jr., Dick
and Miss Pearl motored to Hal
lettsville Wednesday to bring
back Miss Annie Kahanek who
has been visiting there.—Sehu-
lenbnrg Sticker.
Your next visit to Hon*t will
he incomplete unless 7°
W. C. MUNN COMWT’S
Mammoth Store.
B. II. Meiners, who has been
in Jacksonville, Tenn., the past
month doing work for the Gov-
ernment, is expected home the
end of this week.
visit
W. F. Adams was a visitor
here Rnnday from Yoaknm.
I. Rheinstrom was in Yoakum.
Saturday.
Persons who have received no
labels from abroad may apply to
the Red Cross Headquarters and
make a formal application ia
writing, and declaring that lie
is the nearest living relative iD
the U. S. of the person for
whom the parcel is intended.
This application will entitle the
applicant to one label and one
box, provided that the applicant
TT7T
present, home near Golnd.
He is survived by a wiu
who was his second wife, an
two sons and five daughters, all'
of whom arc married.—New Ulm
Enterprise.
Miss Lucile McKinnon, who is
attending the Normal in San
Marcos, has been down with the
flu”, bnt a letter received Wed-
in the presence of the represen- j nesday stated that she was np
tative of the Red Cross, shall ad- again and feeling fine.—Hack-
dress the label in eenformity
with the address of the recipient
of the box shown in the appli-
cation .
These regulations become ef-
fective on the morning of Nov
21st. They are not applicable to
any easy or condition before that
date. The following is a copy of
the application blank:
berry Cor. Rchnlenbnrg Sticker.
M. Adcock, the barker, is re-
ported being quite sick with in-
fluenza.
Mrs. Joe
influenza.
Appelt is sick with
('■ \\ mdel of Moultin, was a
visitor here yesterday.
APPLICATION FOR CHRISTMAS LABEL AND CARTON.
The undersigned hereby makes application to forward to
whose address is.........................................
of the American Expeditionary Forces, on© Christmas Parcel.
The undersigned hereby declares that he, or she, i8 the nearest
living relative, in the United States of the person for whom
the Christmas Parcel is intended. The undersigned furthermore
declares that he or she, has not received a label from abroad,
and that should such a label he subsequently received it wiH
not be used. The undersigned furthermore declares that to th«
best of his or her knowledge or. belief, only one Christmas Par-
cel will be Rent from America to the proposed recipient, and that
this parcel will be sent by the undersigned.
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(Signed) ....
(Approved)
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WE WOULD LIKE
TO BUY YOUR
Turkeys, Eggs, Pecans
S
AND IN FACT EVERYTHING RAISED ON THE FARM
FOR THE BEST PREVAILING PRICES SEE
H. L.S7ULKKH
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Meitzen, E. R. & Meitzen, A. C. Semi-Weekly New Era (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 72, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 26, 1918, newspaper, November 26, 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1037560/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Friench Simpson Memorial Library.