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ans were on hand to witness the
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Ritch asks for donations to Animal Shelter for her birthday
Instead of gifts for her birthday, Chloe Ritch asked for donations to the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter serving
Fayette County. She is the daughter of Patrick and Keelia Ritch, and donations were made at her party on Dec. 28, 2016.
The Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter is located at 240 Svoboda Lane in La Grange. For more information, call 979-
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WHEREAS, the National Catholic
Education Association and the U.
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average publicschool per pupil cost; have designated Jan. 29 through
WHEREAS, the graduation rate Feb. 4, 2017 Catholic Schools Week
of Catholic school students is 99 intheUnitedStatesofAmerica,with
percent, with 95 percent of Catholic theirthemebeing"CatholicSchools:
high school graduates going on to
college;
WHEREAS, St. Rose of Lima Catho-
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The former name in general revenue available for
Dusek, Kynslee Zapalac, Aiden Saucedo, Elly Wotipka, Patrick Taylor, (middle row) Presley Sommer, Avery Helms, Joseph Washington, Austin, and
Goodwyne.Ava Faith, Brandt Redman, Mayor Moellenberndt, Layne Besetzny, Allen Ballard, Cooper Demel.Zuriel Robles, many other cities, Women s in the December 2016/January
(back row) principal Rosanne Gallia, Julie Guentert, Claire Antosh, Alex Lozano, Blake Meyer, Grant Kubala, Mackenzie
Kunschick and Grace Schramek.
footprints of f alette
A Historical Column From The Fayette County
Historical Commission and Fayette County Judge's Office
cousin Alwin, Ernst
Soergel was unfor-
40-year-old tunately a party to
Prussian immigrant who settled a gun battle at Nas-
in the northeastern reaches of sau Plantation. Two
Fayette County in the latter part men were killed,
of 1846, was a free-thinker, an and Ernst was ar-
intellect and a theologian. Less rested, indicted for
attractive qualities were his with- murder, but later
drawn manner and a rough exterior acquitted. The re-
appearance. He took employment percussions from
with the Adel sverein (the German the ensuing trial,
Emigration Company) as an assis- which lasted well
tant overseer of Nassau Plantation into 1848, were felt
located in the Jack League. not only in Fayette
ERNST SOERGEL
Courtesy of von Rosenberg
Family of Texas
Ernst’s cousin, Alwin Soergel, County, but at the state and inter- of “Round Top Post Office” was lawmakers to use in crafting a new
who had arrived earlier that same
year, purchased a 100-acre prop-
Committee released an initial
budget that includes $103.6 bil- disaggregated, communities in
lion in general revenue spending. Texas and across the nation are
The House Appropriations Com- facing a heightened threat of ter-
mittee’s version tipped the scales rorism and the continued potential
at $108.9 billion, signaling much for attacks against civilians and
work to be done before the two members of law enforcement is
a serious ongoing concern,” said
DPS Director Steven McCraw.
The report, in addition to ter-
calculations comes from growth rorism, identifies threats such
projections in public education, as organized crime and cartels,
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President Trump closed his neys general in signing a letter to
16-minute inaugural address by the Trump administration. Those
saying: “Together, we will make states include: Alabama, Alaska,
America strong again. We will Arkansas, Arizona, Kansas, Loui-
make America wealthy again. We siana, Michigan, Montana, Ne-
will make America proud again, braska, Nevada, South Carolina,
We will make America safe again. West Virginia and Wyoming.
And yes, together we will make The joint letter urges the repeal
America great again.” of two new rules that signatories
Displays of patriotism took said would expand the definition
other forms the following day, of critical habitat for endangered
when the Women’s March on species promulgated by the U.S.
Washington attracted a multitude Fish and Wildlife Service and the
ranging in size from 500,000 to National Marine Fisheries Service,
more than one million people. Sim- “The Obama administration
ilar gatherings were held in Austin abused the limits of its office when
and other large cities around the it expanded the power of unelected
country and the globe. Counters bureaucrats to kill economic de-
estimated that somewhere between velopment on private property,”
50,000 and90,000 people took part Attorney General Paxton said,
in the Women’s March on Austin. According to the letter, “Critical
The 12-block march up Congress habitat designations, by their very
Avenue from the city’s Ann W. nature, limit human activity. That
Richards Bridge on Lady Bird limitation almost always results
Lake ended on the south side of in a lost economic opportunity.”
On hand for the signing of a proclamation for Catholic Schools Week were (front row, from left) Brett Hollas, Reese the Texas Capitol grounds. Funding method is studied
Dusek, Kynslee Zapalac, Aiden Saucedo, Elly Wotipka, Patrick Taylor, (middle row) Presley Sommer, Avery Helms, Joseph Washington, Austin, and Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar,
March participants spoke in favor 2017 edition of Fiscal Notes, re-
of women’s rights and to protest ferred to certificates of obligation
racial inequities. Other prominent as a “controversial funding tool”
topics included “LGBTQ” rights, for local projects.
immigration reform, equal pay Local governments, Hegar
for equal work, minimum wage wrote, normally must seek voter
increase and environmental issues, approval before taking on new
Most elected representatives bond debt for the construction of
were on hand for the inaugura- projects such as hospitals, schools
tion, but 67 Democratic members and water infrastructure. Instead of
of Congress refused to attend, going that route, he pointed out,
following the example of civil some local governments use cer-
rights champion Rep. John Lewis tificates of obligation to fund such
of Georgia. Among those who did projects without voter approval,
not attend were Texas U.S. Reps. Between fiscal 2006 and fiscal
j Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, 2015, Hegar said, outstanding
Lloyd Doggett of Austin, Al Green debt in the form of certificates of
of Houston and Filemon Vela of obligation issued by local govern-
Brownsville. ments rose by nearly 85 percent,
Budget proposals are made compared to the 50-percent growth
Earlier in January, Texas Comp- rate for total debt held by these
entities.
“Fiscal Notes” can be found at
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Catholic Schools Week proclaimed
Last week, Schulenburg Mayor people;
Roger Moellenberndt visited St.
Rose of Lima Catholic School and
signed a proclamation declaring
Jan. 29 through Feb. 4 as Catholic
Schools Week.
The proclamation reads:
WHEREAS, America's Catholic
schoolsare internationally acclaimed
fortheirfaith formation and academic
excellence, providing students more |jcSchoolcelebratestheir127thyear lenberndt, Mayor of the City of inauguration of Donald J. Trump
andcontinuesalongwithallCatholic Schulenburg, in recognition of the as the 45th president of the United Paxton on Jan. 19 announced his
schoolsto producestudentsstrongly outstanding work done at St. Rose States on Jan. 20 in Washington, decision to join 13 other state attor-
dedicatedtotheirfaith,values,fami- of Lima Catholic School so hereby
lies, and communities by providing proclaim the week of Jan. 29, 2017
an intellectually stimulating envi- as "Catholic Schools Week" in Schu-
ronment rich in spiritual and moral lenburg.
south near Cummins
Creek. He renamed
the post office after
himself and placed
postal services with-
in his company store.
Shults later moved
his store and post
office a short di stance
to the west into the
emerging village that
would develop into trailer Glenn Hegar released a
Round Top 2018-2019 biennial revenue es-
Cummins Creek, timate of just under $105 billion www.comptroller.texas.gov.
DPS looks at safety threats
The Texas Department of Pub-
national levels as well. restored at the request of postal state budget. lie Safety on Jan. 20 released the
The exposure of the trial placed officials; however, the change of Hegar’s estimate set a bench- 2017 Texas Public Safety Threat
erty in the Winn League, which the reputation of the Adelsverein name appears to have happened mark for budgets to be written in Overview, an intelligence estimate
was adjacent to Nassau Plantation, into a freefall, and in Europe, the as late as 1851 as per von Ro- the coming weeks by each house drawing data from law enforce-
This 100-acre tract included the Society’s directors and financial senberg and Meerscheidt family of the Texas Legislature. ment and homeland security
landmark facility known as the backers, who were the Prussian correspondence. Last week, the Senate Finance agencies.
Round Top House, which had been noblemen, were overwhelmed and In 1875, Ernst and Auguste Committee released an initial As terrorism has become more
built earlier by Capt. John York, a dismayed. Nassau Plantation, the Soergel moved into the town of
war hero for the Republic of Texas. Society’s only tangible asset in Round Top on Cummins Creek to
The Round Top House was de- Texas, was soon lost to a creditor, live with their adopted daughter,
signed as away station and initially Otto von Roeder, and the Adels-
served teamster traffic, bringing verein continued its decline until Rosenberg. The
provisions from the coast into the its final demise in 1853.
The arrest of Ernst Soergel, the located near the banks of Boggy
attempted farming on his 100 acres murder charges against him and the Creek. Ernst died there in 1880
for only a few months, soon took trial which followed, most likely with pneumonia,
employment with the Adelsverein led to the loss of postal operations
and continued with his writings for the Round Top House during contends that he was buried in Senate estimates
and sojourn across Texas. When the summer of 1848. Ernst, as the the Soergel Hill Cemetery (now
he received news of his brother’s manager of the Round Top House, Richters Cemetery) close to the
illness, Alwinmadethedecisionto made an error in judgment when
return to his homeland of Prussia he allowed this facility, a United Amanda Fallier von Rosenberg,
in September 1847. He placed his States regional postal center, to be
cousin Ernst Soergel in charge of used as the staging ground for the issue of the La Grange Journal
the Round Top House and the 100 early morning assault on nearby newspaper said that Ernst Soergel,
acres. Ernst continued to manage Nassau Plantation in October who was 74 years of age, died at
this property for the next 28 years. 1847. John Shults, a local land the residence of Walter von Ro-
In December 1846, the Round speculator, recognized the eco- senberg on April 26, 1880. The
Top House became the regional nomic benefits of securing postal article also mentioned that the
post office for northeastern Fayette operations and solicited U.S. of-
County. Ernst Soergel may have ficials for the role of postmaster, was large. The loss of deceased is
been part of the negotiations with Shults was successful with that very much regretted by the people
effort and was thus able to rustle of the community (Round Top),
tion. In October 1847, one month postal services to his home prop- He was one of the early settlers
following the departure of his erty located about 1 Vi miles to the of Fayette County.”
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