The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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I
ULM ENTERPRISE
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Volume 16, No. 26.
NEW ULM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1926.
$2.00 Per Year.
Outhouse, Sheltering1 Four Hundred Fifty
Baby Chicks, burns At Industry
Editor’s Sidelights
Luther Burbank, the plant
wizard and famous naturalist
died at his beautiful home at
Santa Rosa, California. Sun-
day, at the age of 77. He was
world famed and his name will
be perpetuated in the annals of
United States history.
« # sj: &
Our Brandenburg correspon-
dent was disappointed on find-
ing that the Enterprise made
no mention of the recent cold
spell which , made Stonewall
County people shiver from head
tp foot. We didn’t know Stone-
wall County had such inclement
weather. South Texas escaped
the blizzard.
*****
It is hard .to please everybody
although some say it can be
done. No newspaper reporter
has ever succeeded in pleasing
everybody. Let’s pass it up.
*****
One of our subscribers wants
to know why we didn’t devote
a paragraph, or two, on the
conviction of the warehouse
manager at Brenham. Our
farmers are not* interested in
that concern nor are any of
them implicated in the matter
one way or the other, so why
shall we bother with it.
*****
Another subscriber informed
us that two hours after reading
our warning, regarding fake
salesman, he was approached
-by'a stranger who wanted to'
sell him a get-rich-quick recipe
for a ten spot. It is useless to
say that the bargain was
promptly refused. “Keep your
money and renew your subscrip-
tion to the Enterprise prompt-
ly,” he said.
*****
Still Another reader wants
to know how a uniform grading
system can be inaugurated in
our schools without a uniform
course of study, and without
uniform skill in the art of im-
porting instruction.
*****
In Lavaca County a uniform
grading system has been intro-
duced in the rural schools sev-,
eral years ago, we have been
told, which has proven worthy
to pattern after. The task,
however, is not the work of one
. man nor of a dozen men. It is
a task that should be discussed
by all the teachers in the Coun-
ty in order to agree upon a
workable plan..
*****
Some teachers prefer separ-
ate books for each grade. That’s
a good idea. Some of our more
recent text books provide for
this plan, notably English of
today.
*****
From the above paragraphs
our readers will note that our
people are beginning to take
more interest in school mat-
ters. The main part, however,
is overlooked. Every parent or
guardian should make it a point
to visit the school to which he
sends his child.
*****
Every farmer takes a certain
pride in looking at the growing
crops in his neighborhood, in
order to determine in which
line of farming he is lacking.
Merchants and other business
men visit their competitors in
order to note improvements.
Why not visit the schools on
certain days to ,seo- how your
own child and your neighbor's
About six o’clock, Saturday
morning, when the whole land-
scape appeared rain beaten, and
when a strong mist was falling,
0. H. Herbrig’s outhouse, which
he recently erected in the shape
of a miniature chicken hatchery,
was discovered on fire. When
the. blaze was first noticed by
the Herbrig family the roof of
the small structure was begin-
ning to collapse, thus rendering
all efforts to save the young
chicks futile. In the outhouse
was a brooder and an incubator,
we were told, and the theory is
advanced that the electrical dis-
play in the earlier part of the
night might have had an effect
on the lamp that was burning to
keep. the chicks warm. The
Theory has also been advanced
that possibly the chicks were
stolen and the outhouse set on
fire to make it seem as though
lightning had struck the chick-
en house.
In all probability the burning
lamp was the cause of the early
morning fire. Loss about S300.
St Peter’s & Paul
School Announces
Program.
A play for the benefit of the
St. Peters and Paul parochial
school at Frelsburg will take
place at the said schoolhouse
on Sunday, May 2, at 8 p. m.
The program, appearing else-
where in this issue, indicates
that the promoters have the
situation well in hand and that
they will do their utmost to
provide a highly instructive en-
tertainment. They will have it
no other way. Pass the good
word along and be on hand.
Funeral Held For
Young (Jntermeyer
Monday.
The remains of — Untermey-
er, son of Frank Untermeyer of
Pin Oak, were interred at the
Catholik cemetery at Live Oak
Hill, Monday.
Deceased suffered the loss of
a lower limb about a year ago
which bore heavily on him e-
ver since. We hope our cor-
respondent at Pin Oak will send
us more in detail next week.
child do team work?
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A farmer of this section re-
cently went to a chicken hatche-
ry fifty miles distant to ac-
quaint himself with the equip-
ments installed therein. Upon
questioning he candidly confess-
ed that he didn’t know whether
or not his school was supplied
with an air heater or with a
home made heating system.
The schools of Austin County
will soon close for the session.
The Parent Teachers Associa-
tion should make it a point to
pay frequent visits to their re-
spective schools next term. It
will tend to aid the teachers to
attain a high standard of dis-
cipline.
* * * * *
We must profit by the experi-
ence of others; we must co-op-
erate wherever possible and a-
void those things which have
proven detrimental to others.
It costs less to do the right
thing than it does to do the
wrong.
Baseball Season Opens
ARE YOU SAVING MONEY?
New Ulin Dramatic
Club Wakes Up
I It is an acknowledged fact that saving money is large-
ly a matter of habit. Systematically putting away some-
thing every pay day—consistently thinking in terms of
thrift—soon becomes a part of the individual who prac-
tices it.
But it should be remembered that thrift embraces buy-
ing as well as saving. It is “penny wise and pound fool-
ish” to save by scrimping and still spend needlesly in mak-
ing everyday purchases.
Has is ever occured to you that you can save some-
you realize that the advertisements tell you when and
thing by reading the advertisements in this paper? Do
where to buy to advantage—that they tell you how to a-
void regrettable expenditures?
Thrifty folks realize that advertising has reduced the
selling cost of thousands of factories and stores. Many
of the things that today are regarded as necessities or
simple luxuries could not be sold at anything like their
present prices had not advertising created a broad market
for them. It has made millions of sales at a small profit
where otherwise there would be thousands of sales at
large profit per sale.
So we owe a great deal to advertising. And you owe it
to yourself to read advertising.
Advertising Helps You Save Money
Read It Systematically
I Industry High School
Annouuces Play
local organization.
Stonewall Co. News
Brandenburg News Items
as
to
Our neighboring town, Indus-
try, has a splendid school, and
they, too, are busy getting rea-
After a long rest the local
Dramatic Club is again announc-
ing one of its famous plays,
a very laudable purpose
fact alone should serve
incentive to our people
the hall to capacity.
• growth of grass and weeds,
' kept stock in fine condition.
' We are well supplied with kin-
an
mi school are very modest in the
number of plays they stage dur-
ing a term, and for that reason
alone, they deserve a full house.
“A Cabin Courtship,” to be stag-I tor a High School Play on
ed on Friday night, April 23, Thursday, April 29, 1926. They
in Frnka’s hall. .have very attractive display ad-
The former plays, staged by j veUisements in this issue ap-
this Club, are still in the minds. the people of the sur-
of our people, and it is self- •1 oun(hng territory that their
evident that this play will e-, P^aY °Pen to all who wish to
qual, if not be superior, to those ' spen(t a pleasant evening among
given during the infancy of the j their friends, and at the same
• ■ • * l time witness a play that is e-
The proceeds are intended for QuaUy as interesting as it is in-
which structive to old and young alike.
The patrons of the Industry
April 10.— The first thing on
opening the Enterprise I noticed
the absence of any report con-
cerning the cold spell. I was
anxious to learn whether or not
the freezing weather reached
as far south as New Ulm. But
all efforts were in vain, and'
yet such news items are what
we want. Cold with us up here
is nothing unusual. We have
lots of it and long for spring
weather. We had snow and
sleet up here recently which
played havoc with our gardens.
But not only garden vegetables
suffered from the effects of the
cold weather, baby chicks, old
people and the sick suffered im-
mensely. Fortunately we have
old grass in the pastures which,
when eaten by the stock with
a sprinkling of the spring
dred feed stuff so that at no
time did our cattle suffer for
want of nourishment. Oats is
about knee high and other feed
stuff has been planted, but
whether or not it will come up
is a question I am not willing
to answer.
Yes, I forgot to enclose the
heading of my epistle last week.
Just how I overlooked the first
sheet is a mystery to me. How-
ever, such oversights occur off
and on.
Our patients are all up and
about again and doing as well
as circumstances permit.
A bumper crop is in sight.
As a result everybody feels
' good.
Henry Rinn contemplates vi-
siting New Ulm very soon.
Well, It starts raining again'
i This week the lumber for the
p ' bridge spanning Mill Creek bot-
Iter lllBCSS tom near Industry arrived, and
Creek Crossing Arrives
Bridge Lumber For Mill
William Howe Dies
William Howe, for many
years a substantial farmer and
carpenter of the old town of
New Ulnty died at the family
residence early Tuesday morn-
ing surrounded by those who
were near and dear to him.
Decedent was born at Cat
Spring on the 30 day of August
1863, and at the time of his
death was 62 years, 5 months
and 13 days old.
In the year 1886 he married
Miss Mathilda Stahl who with
three sons mourn the loss of
the devoted husband and father.
He spent his entire life in
Austin County, stood high in
the estimation of his neighbors
and friends and was possessed
of a kind, cheerful and friendly
disposition.
He figured in a series of acci-
dents and misfortunes during
his married life being seriously
injured by a runaway team, re-
ceiving several fractured ribs
of which one, or two, penetrated
his lungs, impairing his health
for the balance of his life.
William Howe was a . good
man, what better can be said
of him ?
The names of his sons are:
Emil, a resident of Houston,
Edwin of San Antonio, and Her-
bert of Columbus. Surviving
also are nine grand children,
one brother, Carl Howe of near
Mentz and a half brother, Fritz
Howe of near New Ulm.
Funeral took place at the old
town cemetery Wednesday
morning with services by Rev.
O. Lindenberg of the Lutheran
Church.
Honor to his memory.
Mr- Hudspeth Visions
Democratic Victories
Austin, Texas, April 9.—Con-
gressman Claude B. Hudspeth
of the El Paso district was here
Thursday en route to Washing-
ton. He predicted the Demo-
crats will win sufficient seats in
the next election to have a ma-
jority in the Senate and that
they stand an excellent chance
to obtain a slight majority in
the House.
Mr. Hudspeth praised Con-
gressman John N. Garner of
Uvalde, ranking Democrat on
the Ways and Means Committee
declaring Mr. Garners services
were invaluable to Texas and to
the Democratic party. Mr.
Garner makes the committee as-
signments for the Democrats
and will be chairman of the all-
important Ways and Means
Committee if the Democrats win
the House. Another Texas
member enthusiastically lauded
was J. P. Buchanan of the Aus-
tin district, having high rank
on the Appriations Committee,
whom, Mr. Hudspeth asserted,
had gotten the prestige and ex-
perience of a man who had
served twenty years in Congress
He declared that Mr. Buchanan
gets splendid results because of
his long service and prominence
in the congressional committee.
—Dallas News.
so I will quit and look at the
water.
I think Uncle Bill Klump will
soon have to use a boat to car-
ry the mail to and from the
station. .
“A Reader”
, is being hauled out by trucks.
No time is lost in handling the
lumber so that the work might
not be delayed beyond a reason-
able time. Those who are in-
terested in the scheme deserve
credit for their prompt action
in lending a helping hand in
the laudable undertaking.
Shelby News.
Will chronicle such news items
as I was able to glean since my
last report. I do not wish io
create the impression on the
readers that I went to sleep.
We had a rather hard rain
out here last week followed by a
swift norther which made us
feel as though we were still in
the midst of winter. Our far-
mers were compelled to replant
their corn. We need a few
weeks of warm sunshine.
Albert Earl Voelkel entertain-
ed practically all of his school
mates Sunday afternoon, the oc-
casion being his birthday.
A large crowd of friends of
the Menking family attended
the funeral of Leslie Menking
Thursday afternoon. Deceased
met a tragic death while at
Houston. His body was sent to
La Grange for burial.
Fritz Bauer and wife accom-
panied by Mrs. Henry Bauer of
Columbus spent Thursday night
with Eugene Simmank and fam-
ily-
Mrs. Alex Jaster and children
of Round Top visited here a
few days with relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Davy Rinn are
the happy parents of a cute ba-
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* Any news items given *
* us for this column will be ♦
* greatly appreciated *
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Ernst Fisher of Pisek called
at the Enterprise office Satur-
day to attend to some business
matters.
Louis Muery, candidate for
tax assessor for Austin County
and Ferd. Grote of Bellville
were visitors in town Tuesday
afternoon.
County superintendent, W. S.
Smith was a brief visitor in
town Tuesday evening. He al-
so called at our office for a
few minutes.
Otto Reeder of New Ulm
Prairie while in town Saturday
dropped into our office to hand
us the subscription price for
O. E. Witte, of Lamesa, Texas.
Last week we unintentionally
omitted to state that the home
of Prof, and Mrs. Max Brau
was brightened by the arrival
of a bonnie little baby boy, born
to them on Good Friday at the
home of Prof. Bran’s parents
at Round Top.
H. L. Frnka is busy installing
a large storage tank and filling
station at his garage to be used
exclusively for NO-NOX gas
which the Gulf Refining Compa-
ny will soon put on sale. Mr.
Frnka is also improving the
front entrance to his spacious
car repository by making pro-
visions for the installation of
a concrete gutter to take care
of the drainage.
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