The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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THE FLATONIA
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You haven’t read the paper if you haven’t read the advertisements
VOLUME XXXIX, NO. 11
j FLATONIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JAN. P. 1914
HOLIDAY WEDDINGS
the holy bonds of matrimony in
the parlor of the Moore hotel at
Moulton, Rev-Rapp performing
Several Couples Select Holiday} the solemn ceremony/ ' < _ *
Season for Nuptial RitesN . Under the direction, of * Mrs.
Progressive Dinner Party
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Burns en-
tertained Friday evening with a
progressive dinner party in hon-
or their * grand-daugh$prs,
#efuhus Kotzebue the parlor had | Mi88eg..Beatri'ce Henry knd Gla-
A quiet homo wedding ' ■ "" !' prettily decorated in (jyg W’oods. There were six ta-
s-lemnized at the .resideiK'r* of 1 pa1W*^.ftrni *n4 cut flowere. j b,e8 arranged jn the dining room
Mrsr R< bt. Herdler, .Saturday,! fhe beautiful wedding, march ^ithrtwo C0UPi^.at a table; and;
I ec. 27th,.at seven oclook, when llorn Mendelssohn • was played i wjtb tbe servjng of every course
by Mrs. A. M. Kotzebue of Fla-
tonia, At the conclusion of the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Chem-
Rlr. J. H. Paulus and Mrs. M. C-
Kennon spoke the Words that
ma e thorn one.
judge ,G. Q.'r'dfc" P; latcrl. ‘hitz hoarded the west boand
TheTu-u. 'is th *vvi:!.n. of Tin -asseriger . for* San Annonio
, late Col.. Kennon who was for
fifteen years editor of. the Rock
dale Reporter, and has been re-
siding in Dallhs. * f
"The groom needs no introduc-
tion to our readers, as he is
where they will visit for a whi^e
before going to house keeping.
MissJSelrna iVthe daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kotzebue of
Moulton and sister of Dr. A. M,
Kotzebue, Messrs. Aug. and Wm
kn< wn as one 'of Uu^su^starAial j Kotzebue and Mrs. F. F- Nesrsta
<Rti?eW • | of this city.
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Mr. and Mrs. Paulus are now
domiciled in ‘ the cid building
.'.■formerly occupied jby "Mr. Paul-
us, aiidjue planning a nice resi-
dence on the Sbutt; side of-their
* iJtnrthe uetu1 i1.1 Luj
each couple changed partners.
Those enjoying the , occasion
were. Misses Esther Ferpau, Al-
ma Harrison, Jimmie HarVison,
-Gertrude Brunnemann, vVilrna
Gosch, FloyArnim. Eliza Rags-
oale, Allan Baugh. Lucy Blud-
worthn Cora Edwards, • Gladys
Woods rand Beatrice Henry;
Messrs. Meinhart and Leon Kot-
zebue, Herbert Thulemeyer,
Frank and Walta Wotipka, Au-
ust Kqtzebue. Port Bludworth,
Sh^has at intervals' made this Robert Harrison, Frank Bri^nne-
edy her home .and has made
many, friends while here.
Those attefiK^g^tbe. Wedding
from Flatonia were Dr» A M.
ami vyife.Messrs Aug,,
mann and Werner Fernau;
_ . f •. .,AwW All l>/lv IlgUl a L! wLLi —1—Ci».*.Ti«i . . ■- ,,
The Argus extends congratu ^TeiiihaiM -and"*Leon- Kotfcebue,
* * t . I ** . 1 ■ 1 II..'. Ttl l.t A T mm A n nMl Mn
Matrons.
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Krenek-Falke
At the- home of Rev, G. W.
Fischer, Lutheran minister a!
Giddings', Thursday night Dec.
25th,, Mr. Henr# B. Krenek of
this city and Miss Elsie Falke of
Giddings were joined in the holy
bonds of wedlock. ;
The bride is the* youngest
Fancy Dress Party
' On WlSt Friday evening- Miss
Mr!'nmiMr8.,"F. krs J a fapey drdss P^tyj^l^pr .iff-
-.CJelT Edwards and Thelma Ed-
ward*. i— . —; • - —
the Sophomore Class of the Flat-
onia HiglifShool. Games. Music
and Merry conversation formed
the chief amusementst of the
evening. Hot chocolate and
Christmas cake were served in
t^e,dining room,. Among those
in fancy d^ess costumes were,
vMiss Cecil McDonald,, cowboy
WojciK-Albrecht
A pretty home wedding occur-
red {ft" the home of Mr. John A1--
brecht Monday night of this
week when thd bands and heart* F~"ie ' oUeT little 'bettie;
Of Mr. Valentine R. Wojcik and Fk)^nC(,^ gullerl, girl of J86.1;
^laughter of }4$. and-Mw. A» E.- «iss EmmaAlbrefthywere joined 1 Ateerta'^koH* Folly Willie the. very pleasant evening.
TUlke-of Giddings. and her hust' -Mfre G. .Q, HenefM bRlctaMliHrH Morean iiidian hunlress- ala - ■(>u*of ,own eu?,l‘were-5:'*s
:.ofAl<;i^i»tt«#ti:^i)..Ud.yu|teaaunil«ro.Hhe -fri.-nds|Ward. japanase Kill. Out «f. *“' ~”** ...........
' *■ ' .• the family and neighbors
raent.
ftiwn y'ut'St were Mrs. James
[Boor, and Miss Pearl Swartz,
Shakespere Reception -
The annual reception tendered
by the Flatonia Shakespere Club
to its friends was given at .the J
Wheeler Hall on New Year'9
Eve. and was one of the mo6t
enjoyable that has ever. been"
held.
'The hall was becrtltifully deco-
rated with festoons of ivy and
red crepe, with branches of
Yupon loaded with redf , berries
suspended from the electrojjai,
The floor was covered with
rugs and the room was amply
supplied with chairs and tables
for the convenience of those de-
siring to play at the games of
Forty Two and Hearts. .
Plea^gnt conversation wa^ in-
dulged in, arid games enjoyed
until a late hour, .when delicious,
re fTeshmen ts^of chicken * saiad,
Wafers, gherkins, mints and
coffee w^e served. • .
As tho« clock struck ty.eLve,
ushering in the- year ‘Nineteen
Fourteen, the entire qarty/orm
<u| a cirdle ^bout the POotn and
ste '‘Attld #Dtang- Sslne” wibf
^ $1.50 per year, in advance
OUR CORRESPONDENTS
News From Our Outlying Com-
munities
Praha Happenings
F^ianers are busy plowing
these days.
Mr. Jaromir. Mical spent tne
New Year with his brotber in
Shiner.
rtrau.pte.cakM and coffee. wiS!
Luncheon
On Dec. 28th Miss Marie Har-
••iflon entertained with a post
phristmas luncheon in honor of
Mis-j EJoiSe Lane of Igtne City.
The table was. laid with cluny
btee,' the center piece being
formed of a mirror eneirced with
eaoe ferns in the center of which
was placed a Japanese basket
filled with Japanese cherry blos-
soms Five courses were served,
the lastfr-consisting of -cheese
’The place cards were dainty little
hand painted affairs depicting
Japanese scenes. Ihey were
sent by Miss Heleh Harrison
from Honolulu. * 1 •• »
From three to five,Misa Hari-
son and her guests held open
house for their gentlemen
•triends. •
The personnel of the luncheon
party were 'Misses Hfoise -Jjape,
Lorena and Anita Johnson, Clara
and Esther fernau, Lucile an|k
Virginia Cowdin, Grace Rlud-
woi-th, Gladys Woods, Beatrice
muclr heartiness, after -which
each guest wished every other a“
Happy New Year \^th hand
shaking all round.-- •
A novel feature of the event
was the- Shakespere Club Re-
ception Register,a pook in which
ekeh guest Wrote his or her
njlnte, “for future reference.Kf
'’Twas a ntost enjoyable affair,
and thanks are due the Club for
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Tpelma Edwafrds, San . Antonio;
IVttss Lelia Horne. Moulton;,Mrs.
VVr-fT—Buruirr, “ Yuakiwr-Mt^rr
our readers, as he La.-- lived litre fious repast, wgs served to all gan Marcos,
nearly two 7001-3. He is a young p^>ent. , . T
man of good uioral habits and fhe, happy couple left on the
“business integrity.. He is rtgrad- i night train for San Antonia for a
uate from the Veterinary Colleger4 few days visit, when they will re-;
of wedded Ii?e. ' -•* » \ - j were „ , ,nwi omx luloo lvni. • r—. ^
The groi.rnJlw-dL.luiuwn.laL. After the ceremony a sump-! c, ■ d ^ £ula Ward’ Chas Hewfett, Washington,’ D. C
‘ r“ ” ‘ Mrs. J. W.- Woodson, San. An-
tonio; Mn F. d. Brunnemann,
SaiL Antonio; Mrs. * Clifford Ed-
wards. . San Antonio; • Mr. and
Mrs. Studeman. Moulton;
Mrs. Jas. G. Boor, Chicago; Miss
Eula Ward, San Marcos; Mr. arid
sort;
relatives . here.
Felix Pavlas Sr. was a Shiner
visitor last Sunday.
Jim Pilat visited his brother in
Weimar on New Year.
Mr. Rudolph Vrarna.and family .
were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jos.
Hodanek during Xmas.
We are sorry to report Mrs. K •
Sembera very sick, we wwh'her
a speedy recovery.
Mix Louis ScKoenfeld and fam-^.
ily spent Xmas at Mrs. Kiel.
Mr_ anti Mra. Jnj-nalnik t\Lciial
were ThSah’tAhtonio'
I Lilly'
'S.ifffday
V/ill Give Ball
A grand ball will be given at the
at Kansas "City, * and is now con- turn here to remhin a month or Herman Fyhn Hall on Saturday,
ducting.the" livery business of !’Sb before removing to Edna January 10t.h., especially for
the city. **” wht,re Mr. > Wojcik will embark ’ married folks. After 9:30 eve-|^m. J, B. Bludworthi Midland;
New Yedrs Ball
The New Years B^H. given by
the Hgrriian Sohns at their Hall
on Dec. 31st. was a great suc-
cess, and wjas ,en joyed -by a jarye
crowd. Muoic was furnislied by
the FUitcmia Orchestra.
Fruit Punch ' was ^served.
Those attending report a , very,
'pleasant tfmft,
The following out of tflwn
gUg^ts were present: ----^ tu
i\ Auk; and'
Fred Fehrenkaipp of Moulton,
vVittitT K nurster; of Providence,
R. U Clifton Arriini of Corpus
Christi and A. M. Frierson of
West Point.'. . %
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Mr. and Mrs. Krenek spent a in business,
few (Jays vyith Mrs. Krenek’s! The bode is the daughter of
relatives at Marl .had Gi urge- 'Mr* ..and Mrs. John Albrecht,
town on theta--retuis , -tvip. arid iv^g about three miles west <<f
■are-now dosniciled at Mrs. Aerd- Lov.ti, one -of the-substantial p:»r
ler's.
rybody dances. ] Miss Neva BurilS, Houston; Mrs
- I H. A. Woods, San Antoniy.; Mr.
School Tal^s Up IJ Q. IJ^giry^ Del Rio; Miss Beat-
The .Ptihlic Sc'-ool resumed | rice Henry, W^co; Miss Gladys
duty las'- Monday ;‘i'ter a vaci.-1 ^ ’Ods, San Antonio. Mr. and*
, - '.'-.Mn. Bigley
M*rs. Biglev. aged 80 years
Phased away at her home in Col-
ony Wednesday of last week.
She had been sick only short
time
Fen. alst \iee.*wer- conduct
__ NJ.neer families of . this section. |0'f two* weeks, with all teach.-,'Mia. C. A. Walker, Rock IslamL;ed ! \ Lev. yner. on and inter
The Argus extends congratm: Her many friends v^ish hermuchi ers in thwr places. - T|]Vlr- ami* Mrs. Ben B. Holt Wei-jme.it mau« n* the Coionv ceme-
lations.
happihess.
Wseman-Cluiss
The brief rest has given both! mar; Miss Virginia Holt. Wei-
The groom is a young man of the pnpj|3 -md the teachers re-lma.r‘. Mrs
pbeaSing address, vtho has been ^ewed vim for the work of the! Weimar.
_ _ - employed-p- the Brunner Tailor |term, "and there will doubtless-
Charlie Wisenm h, foi enian in f g'Hop at LaGrange For the pad t i ^ some good work’'accomplished
the Argus otlice, stole a march i .;oupie nf years. He expects to go ^ thd c0'mjng months. - ’ "
on his-fifieitTls Tuesday . of last '- to business on his own account children Lare becoming
week by-(}uietly driyng Over tohn (jie nea* future.
Old Moulton arm taking untoi The Argu§ extends congratula-
himself a wife from the fairest i tions.
that was there. * : ’
Jessie Tpwnsend,
C arnfvai -
and Dyer’s
tery on New Years- da^.
turning the same day.
Swfcpr HEART-
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Engle News
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Happv New Year to you all is
the.greeting which you can hear
on every side tdjjay. '
Gus Herzik* our leading mer-
chant gave his .customers a nice
dish vyith a suitable inscription
fora Xmas present. J* C. Bu-
cek presented his customers With
nice' walk calender. J think
their presents, were appreciated
by all. . , •'
Prof. E. C. Schulze and Miss
Olga Cubena our teachers left'
for their homes to-spend the
holidays. - . y
Mrs. Greenwood and baby
from Houston arrived week
fore Xmas, to join her husband
Jjere.
R. M. Stavinoha was in Hous-
ton week before 3£mas.
Paul T-erafiiin from Flatonia
sper1 Xmns day with his parents,.
Mrs. Clara l’.rueggeman after
a long visit with her sister at
Shiner returned home. Cor.
be^X2
The bride was - Miss Mae*
>Cluiss, daughter of Mrs.- Maty
Cluiss of -Old ..Moulton. The
• cerefliony Whs a quiet affair at
the Baptist
Lewis and Dyer’s Carnival
played here all last week, and
cognizant of the fact that theirs their shows were fairly well at-
is one of the best schools of its tended.
size in the State and are dc-l. The lady with the lionsattract-
termined to make a showing in eclcohsideraBleattention.'
accordance with*-the Opportune | On the last day of their stay
ties that‘are pFeseqtep . all' who [ here the company paid into the
; treasury of the Cemetery Associ-
1 ation fifty two dollars as their
• 1 * 1 share of the receipts for
• Christmas Services week.
Miss Mary Phelps was born in
Nashville Tenn., Jan. 19th 1834*
xahe spent, a part of her girlhood
in Illinois and came to Texas
where she married 'Mr. Ed. Big
lev and settled at "th'e present
Bigley home.
She is survived by two sons,
L.O. and George, and four daugh-
ters. Mrs. T. Kelly, Mrs. Bessie
N' epbam and Misses Mamie and
Pearl. '
Tne Argus extends sympathy.
January 5th 1914
Editor Flatonia Argus,
Flatonia, Texas.
the
Robbins-Harf
. Mr. Jesse Rqbbinsof this place attent|this 8chooL
parsonage at Old a»1(l Miss Ettfi Hart of Muldoon
Moulton, Re*'. Manning’ oiiiciat-' were* married at^the bride’s par-
ing. ,* jents Home in Muldoon Wednes-
The young cpuple i’«t\Sm#f?day. Dec. 17th.
here and are stopping With .the V RdV. Ci'ahb officiated.
groom’s sister, Mrs. P. E. Coop- i ' The follbwing attended from j p. m. Christmas day, and cimsis- j ^ eyery marfied couple ,jvC8 - u kindJy cha8e down the guiity
er, until * house can be prepared here: Mr, and Mrs. OfUe; Hart. , ted of song service and speaking, j t() celebrate their sixtieth anni-1 prrtlfi? arrest them by the hand
for tneir uccupanoj. - . ;^r and Mrs J G. Robbms, Otis, The program published m ft'« V8rsary and so it is an item of 0| brotherly rove, arid tell, them
The bride is a'very -charnmig Right, herd Oilman and Bill, Argus last »ssue wms earned out, ; gome the home' of th lt we-folk-; a!-the Orphanage
.. Waco, Texas 12-31-13-
Dear Brother;
Christmas services were held Celebrates Sixtieth Wedding - - - --Jk barrel of CbnFt.
at the Methodist Chur.h at 3-80; . Anniversary <pll> With n0 name to thank, will
Dear Sirl-
Herewith enclosed find
Check fpr one dollar and -fifty
cents for which Kindly renew
my subscription to your good pa-
per fon the ensuing-year.
. The Argus should be congratu-
lated for the wonderful improve-.
mentsTt has undergone the past
year. With best wishes for a
still more prosperous ' year dur-
ing 1914, I beg to remain,
Yours .very truly,
Edmund Duerr.
youhg lady, - u .member of ihe Armstrong,
liapust Church, arui. will find a ! The Argus congratulates;
ready welcome.ainong our people. \ " " • ^__
• The groom is a.-young man of *
exemplary habits and sterling’ B. Y. P. U. Prigram
business'character, and' during! Sunday Jam 11th.
the two years-that he ha3 been! q’„n(V. -*» • ^
Jn the ..employ, ui: .the -Argus t»aSt* fiader,. Miss'Willie Morgan.
not only made lnsiseU'-iuvuluuble: Scripture Reading. ‘ Psalms
to this office, but’has endeared j jjij .1,25, - • •-
himselU to the efftire fdree. Prayer. —’ '—•
and was well received.
1 Mr. and,. Mrs. A. Wenmohs of are most grateful?
. . V, J I *ur. anu 1«1S. n.. nwimV/Iic -n
. The anthenj. -in WWch "'v^re Uhis plaice was the scene of a very
twenty voices, was highly ctfm- qujet eeiebratioxw of this .char-
plimented, and by special req-
uest this anthem was sung again
last Sunday night. . . ,
the 29th of last month.
Thanking you.for this courtesy
and Wishing each ■ day* of the
New Year to be mude an uncom-
• As Mr. Wenmohs says, no fuss rnon day because of the tilling of our Relief ( ommittee ant will
was made about it, but- 3usPa'ar.d thrilling of the presence of-be used for the benefit of those,#y|
Hv-
Bay City, Dec. 19th.
Mr. T. McCommon,
- Chairman Relief Committee,
Flatonia, Texas. " %
Dear sir:-
■ Your kind favor -enerohn ?
check for $33.53 received an 1,
same'endorsed over t.0 theTraas.
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The Aucus congratulaies^
■‘Song. ......
lesson. GemJ’hapters 11, 12,
Cbernnitz-Kotrebue
On January 1, 1914 at thri-p * Talk on Abraham; by Mr.
\% Td, 15.
o’clock^Miss Selina Kotzebue
Moulton and Mr. Herman Chem-
nitz-of tl.is city were irhited in
'Trantham.
Business. *
Benediction.
Herman Sobn Ball
• The Grand Christmas'Ball was
giVen at their Hall at the ■ Park
Friday night,. Dec. .26th. < and.
although the roads were in vdry
quite recognition of the day Was
taken.
^ A cablegram was received
from Mr. Rudolph Frifz of Ham-
burg, Germany, an old friend,con-
gratulating them upon having
reached this milepost in -their.
the Ancient of Davs, T am.
Yours fraternally,
R. A - Borrough
Manager.
had condition, a good crowd was1 lives,
zv
^iresent
.Musjcwas furnished by the
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs! Wenmohs wish that this
Flatonia Orchestra, and a gener- worthy couple mav be with us
al good time reported. ,• • many years yet.
Card ot‘ Thanks \
We wish m thank nU our denr
fvieivls for theirikindness to us
aud our'dehr mother, Mrs. Mary
in distress. ,
Thanking you for thi^ contri*-, -’M
bution- and assuring you of our ||p
hearty appreciation, I am _
Very truly yours,
John Sut«ehland,
Mayor.
| Bigley during her sickness and with ..........
I J .jftu. , . H k^t pi^pREN. - ! family at Praha.
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Mr. J. R. Baria and family c|B|
East Bernard spent the Holidays
Mr. Frank Sembera and™|
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