Fredericksburg Standard (Fredericksburg, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 8, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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13TH YEAR
FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1919.
NO. 8.
INTERESTING BITS OF LOCAL NEWS.
E. C. HANSEN, Real Estate
I. BRANDES.
GOLD BUILDING.
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VITAL STATISTICS.
Marriage Licenses.
beg to state that w will be un-
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Miss E. Pieper of Yorktown early this week.
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cent Boston police strike, won an
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invited to attend.
dipping through
This I think will be the
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best results obtained by you dur-
The Amendments Election in Gillespie County.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1919.
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month and remain for one week
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There will be a Minstrel Show
at Peter’s Opera House tonight.
the Socialist candidate. for pre-
sident of the Board of Aidermen
in four-fifths of the city polled
continue
winter.
Payments in
will not be
beneficiaries’
♦23,500
worthy
in Virginia the Democrats were
successful, but the Republicans
made gains in several sections.
strengthened their inroad on the
South by electing the Governor.
In Maryland the chances also
favor the Republican gubernato-
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Mr. John Goeve and Miss Erna
Ransleben.
to
the
test is very close.
In New Jersey, from which
State President Wilson watched
the returns with particular inte-
rest, Newton W K. Bugbee, the
Republican candidate for Gover-
nor. was in the lead and is prob-
wet vote went almost solidly to
the Democratic ticket.
In Ohio the prohibition pro-
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Against separating University &
A. & M. College ..........
For Constitutional Convention ..
Against Constitutional Convent..
GATHERED BY OUR REPORTER ON HIS DAILY ROUNDS
IN CITY AND COUNTRY.
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Married at Llano, Mr. Richard
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State Elections on Tuesday Give
Republican Majorities.
Fort Worth, Texas.
November 4, 1919.
Mr. Byron B. Bryne,
Fredericksburg, Texas.
Dear Sir:
Answering yours of the 27t
Live Stock Sanitary Commission
of Texas.
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Birth Record.
of men discontinued and the date.
Yours truly,
W. A. Wallace,
Chairman.
sively known to the small world are
of ours.
J
ALFRED P. C. PETSCH
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
For road, street & bridge tax .. 14 0 2 0 1 1 6 1 9 2 -----
Against road, street & bridge tax 129 31 10 18 24 53 160 18 21 34 13 28 43 32 32 30 676
inspectors, dipping all cattle as000
heretofore. Next month if you;
think advisable you can advise'
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It is reported that Messrs. Hy.
W. Keller, near Loyal Valley,
and Chas. Kott near Wolfs Creek,
were the first lucky hunters of
the season, to kill a fine buck
each. For the latter party it was
the first one in all his life. Some
joy indeed.
life.
Halloween Ghosts Act on Live
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Messrs. Louis Kott & Co. re-
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GILLE8PIE COUNTY —
Bas a population of ove
10,000; hundreds of aer
of the finest farm lanC
in the south, suitable for
growing all crops.
1 gang, quit work on the road last
Saturday.
many of the people desire
By these means I wish to noti-
fy the public in general that I
have sold mv Grain and Produce
Business, however have retain-
ed the agency for the Texas Oil
Co. for Gas, Kerosene and Lu-
bricating Oils.
Also wish to thank my custom-
overwhelming victory. His plu-
. rality will reach upwards of 150,- tonio is on a visit to relatives
and friends in this city. Miss
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FREDERICKSBURG —
Bas a population of over
8,000; elevation, 1,709
feet above sea level; good
schools and churches, and
an ideal climate.
vices in church.
Requiescat in pace!
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Mr. W. A. Luckenbach, bridge
and section foreman of the Fre-
dericksburg & Northern Railway,
and Mr. F. A. Luckenbach, as-
sistant foreman of the section
to mourn her untimely depart-
ure from this life.
The funeral was held here in
town from the residence of her
your County Judge that you can
get along with so many men. We
want you to get along with as
few men as possible but not to
the extent that you will cripple
the efficiency of your work. I
am glad to note that a great
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Mrs. Henry Stehling +.
On November 4th, at 7 :30
p. m., Mrs. Lina Stehling died
at her home on Squaw Creek,
Gillespie County, Texas, after a
lingering illness of almost a
year’s duration. The deceased
lady was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Danz of Fredericks-
burg and only 24 years and 9
months old.
She leaves her young husband
Mr. Henry Stehling, her parents
and several brothers and sisters
She was accom-
About Tick Eradication in Gil-
lespie County.
In another column we pub-
lish a letter received by our
County Cattle Inspector Mr. By-
ron B. Byrne from the Texas
Live Stock Commission, which
gives very interesting facts about
dipping of cattle and the em-
ployment of inspectors in the fu-
ture.
The Loan & Abstract Company
R. G. STRIEGLER, Manager
LOANS, ABSTRACTS, FIRE INSURANCE
Room 10. Gold Blds.. Fredericksburz. Texas
To Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Shook
Beaver, a son, November 3.—To
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Althaus, a
son, Oct. 28.—To Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Alberthal, a daughter, Oct.
27.—To Mr. and Mrs. Felix
Klaerner, a daughter, Oct. 27.—
To Mr. and Mrs. Albert Proch-
now, a son, Oct. 29.
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Cotton Statistic of Gillespie
County.
There were 3,130 bales of
cotton ginned in Gillespie County
from the crop of 1919 prior to
October 18, 1919, as compared
with 987 bales ginned to October
18, 1918.
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Recognized for Acts of Heroism, nearly 100,-000 votes, or about
■ 115 per cent of the total cast in
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 31’.—Fifty- those districts.
were made for other
strong position against the re-
Mrs. Fred. Wiedemann of
West, is among the visitors in
Fredericksburg.
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Air. J. W. Henderson has ac-
cepted a position at the Frede-
ricksburg Buick Co.
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Mrs. John Klaemer of San An-
tonio is among the visitors in
Fredericksburg.
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Messrs. Hohmann & Stehling
recently secured the agency for
the Overland Automobiles.
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Olney Moss, Assistant Cashier of
,, , . . < the Llano National Bank, and
Miss Selma Eckert of ban An- Miss Nell Johnson.
tonio is on a visit to relatives q
in New York City, Tammany Eckert is a graduate nurse and Mrs. Hardin Oatman and child-
suffered one of the worst defeats known to many people here ren of near El Paso, are on a
in its history. With indications and in San Antonio. visit to relatives and friends in
at this hour strongly favoring ----0---- Fredericksburg-
Moran, Democrat, for president Pfeil’s Gin at Fredericksburg ----0----
of the board ot aldermen, the ginned its 1000th bale this sea- A meeting of the local Red
outlook is tor the election of son on Wednesday afternoon. A Cross will be held at the Court-
practically every other man on long continued blast of the gin’s house on Monday, Novbr. 10th,
the Republican ticket in the city, whistle made the fact impres- at 4 o’clock p. m. All members
which has always been a Demo-1 - - - .... “
cratic stronghold.
Returns from Kentucky show
ers for the past patronage and1
would appreciate a share of
(11) All persons, firms or - . -
corporations, whether owners, gram was endorsed in the State
caretakers or not, are hereby for-1 referendum. There is a heavy
bidden to ship, drive, drift or Republican tread in the returns
haul any cattle, horses, mules or on the election of mayors
asses from any premises in Gil- throughout the State,
lespie County without a permit
or certificate from an inspector
snake-
iost pl -
an was
•k and
rattler
o by a
listance
an ope-
d in an
ably elected. In this State the
quarantine this fall, on account
of the great number of herds
that it will be necessary to hold
under quarantine on account •
tick infection. However I wish
to say that you have made a
creditable showing by reducing
the infection from 3114 infected
herds to the minimum amount
as indicated in your letter.
Regard the laying off of in-
spectors, Mr. Byrne, I will leave
that entirely in your hands as
your are on the ground and in
a position to know just how
many men you need. Although
I think that it would be advis-
able to continue through this
month with your full number of
the su.....f $3,750 was granted, ——-----------------------
to be applied as the commissiongm
may sanction. One of the heroesAnnOunCeIOITa
sustained injuries and he was
able to release your county from Antonio, Tex., died attempting to
- - -- save Willie A. IL Schmidt from
granted disablement benefits in
the sum of $400 to reimburse him
for his loss.
In addition to these money
grants, in seven cases $10,000 was
appropriated for educational
purposes, payments to be made
as needed and approved ; ami in
27 cases awards aggregating
the one-sum cases
made until the
•one acts of heroism were recog-
nized and rewarded by the Car-
negio Hero Fund Commission at
a meeting held here today.
In five cases silver medals were
awarded; in 48 cases bronze me-
dals. Thirteen of the heroes lost
their lives, ami to the dependents
of three of these pensions aggre-
gating $2,160 a year were grant-
ed; to the dependents of six of
the others who lost their lives
THB BETTER OLASS or OrTIZENSHIP WILL FID artEsm COUNTY AN IEAL PLACE TO BUILD A COMTORTABLE HOME
Fredericksburg Standar
em
have been approved by the com-
mission. The awards include:
Silver medals:
Otho Jones Bellamy, 14 years
old, deceased. Ft. Worth, Texas,
died attempting to save J. Robert
Speer from drowning at Fort
Worth, March 19, 1919. Medal
to father.
John H. Mueller, deceased, San
The Keller’s Jazz Band of San,
Antonio will give a dance to-1
, m j » > . night, at Klaerner’s Opera1
Results of Tuesdays elections Hus’
on the basis of returns indicate a
strong Republican .swing through-
out the country.
In Massachussetts, Governor
Coolidge, Republican, who took a
for Five Days.
Last Saturday our railroad
experienced one of its worst
break-downs for a long period.
A small bridge near the Frede-
ricksburg Junction gave way
under the weight of two flat
cars loaded with cotton and both
got ditched. After many futile
attempts to clear the track, a
wrecking outfit of the I. &. G.
N. Ry. yas secured, and the line
put in ‘opertioh again. This
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Republicans have
parents, interment being made in
the Catholic Cemetery, after ser- No Mail and Railroad Connection
of a thunderstorm from the West
and knee-deep mud, the young- the Texas Coast, on last Satur-
stirs of the town got busy after day night was well attended,
curfew - time and called the The. audience was very appre-
“ spirits” into action. They mov- ciative ol the nicely gotten-up
ed the heavy road machinery con- program for the night.
sisting of a grader, gravel wagon, --0— -
and heavy roller from the Court- Miss Annie Grobe of San An-
house lark and Market Square | tonio arrived at the home of her
in front of the editors house, parents. Mu and Mrs Herman
A sign read, " Here are the tools, Grobe. Miss Annie Grobe recent-
Now go to work!” "‘Raus mit ly underwent an operation for
dem Tractor!” But we did not appendicitis.
American Red Cross Meeting.
The Annual Meeting of the Gillespie County Chap-
ter of the American Red Cross, will be held at Fredericks-
burg on Monday at 4 P. M.; November 10th, at the Court
House.
A cordial invitation is extended each member to
attend this meeting.
HARRY SCHWARZ, CHAIRMAN.
drowning at Fredericksburg,
Tex., April 27, 1918. Medals and
award to widow and daughter.
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minion,Lor it Ship," drive, drift,* In New York State the Repub-
lead or otherwsie move beans made important gams in
y cattle, horses, mules or ass- municipal elections. Retrns on
into Gillespie County from any Assemblymen show they will
territory quarantined on account have an overwhelming majority
of the fever tick without a per- in the next Legislature. ,
mit or certificate from an inspec- An outstanding feature of the
tor of the Live Stock Sanitary day was the huge gain in the
Socialist vote. In New York City
same for my present business.
9 Respectfully
E. H. Riley.
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Mr. R. L. Kott returned from port the following deliveries: To
Houston where he attended the J. O. Stevens, B. Fiedler, Hugo
South Texas Ford Dealers’ con- Petsch and Alex Arhelger Ford
vention. He reports that a re- Touring Cars, to Ed. Eckert, Ot-
presentative of the Ford factory to Sehneider and Gold & Stahl
declared that they have 2,000,000 Ford Trucks; to E. Stehling &
orders on hand for Ford cars, to Bros. and Chas. Priess Fordson
be delivered in 1919 and 1920. Tractors.
Issues. The concert given by Miss
Friday night of last week Meta Roehm and her music class
at Peter’s Opera House for the
benefit of the storm sufferers on
western Telephone Co. in this
city.
was "spook” night. In spite
ing your work in Gillespie Coun-
ty, as I have found that the
people who dip systematically
during the winter, or say at
least once each month, are the|rial candidate, although the con-
people who will have clean cattle
in the spring.
When you discontinue the ser-
vices of any of your men, please
advise this office, giving names
WILBUR C. TREADWELL, Optometrist,
Specialist in Examination of th. eyes and fitting .1 glasses, | hoored b Monaayxen and
W ill be at his office in the Gold Building every first Monday of each i
get the chance, because the panied home by her sister, Miss
county had the machinery re- Olga Grobe.
4 4 8 0 1 4 97
9 26 40 32 32 29 624
4 2 11 0 0 4 139
9 28 36 31 33 28 575
that the
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Oats, Wool and Pecan Sacks
Outside of this main effort, not for sale at 5tf
much devilment was indulged in. August fiameron.
Rev. Bracher and daughter have
returned from a trip to Austin
and Carmine, Texas.
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Messrs. Knopp & Metzger have
added a Dry Goods department
to their grocery business.
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Mr. Win. Baag sold a drove of
choice two-year-old steers to Mr.
Hy. Duecker at a private price.
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Last Monday Mrs. Hy. Cordes
celebrated her birthday anniver-
sary among relatives and friends.
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A little child of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Lott near Harper died
last Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Leifestc of
Castell were visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Kneese
128 30 8 18 25 51 155 15 20 35 11 27 41 32 33 30 659
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101 24 9 16 23 45 138 15 15 29 13 22 35 27 32 18 562
was on Wednesday. For five
long days the conununication my
rail was broken and we had no
mail over this line. We think
rangements should have beer
made to bring that mail up.
When the mail finally arrived,
the local post-office was swamp-
ed with it and the postmaster
and assistant had a time of it to
get it delivered.
Since Wednesday trains have
run regularly again.
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Petermann—Brandt Nuptials.
On Wednesday, October 29,
Miss ouise Brandt was married
to Mr. Willie Petermann. The
wedding took place at the home
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry C. Brandt, at Chapel
Hill, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Petermann are both well known
among the society circles in this
city and Chapel Hill. Several
years ago Mrs. Petermann was
employed as teacher in the Pub-
lic School in Fredericksburg. Aft-
er the wedding the young couple
made a trip to Houston and Gal-
veston. They have now made
this city their future home. Con-
gratulations!
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Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gold of
Fredericksburg celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary
among their children on last
Sunday. The STANDARD joins
the many friends of the worthy
couple in wishing it many more
happy days for the rest of its
A. P. C. PETSCH, Attorney
Against prison profits division .. 120 31 9 18 24 43 141 21 32
For Galveston seawall bonds ... 23 5 4 0 3 13 48 3 9 10
Against Galveston seawall bonds 117 26 9 18 22 39 118 16 19 26
August M. Jung,
Statistician.
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For $75,000,000 Roadbonds .... 19 0 1 0 1 3 16 2 8 0 0 2 5 1 0 8 66
Against $75,000,000 Roadbonds. . 121 29 12 18 24 49 149 17 21 34 13 28 43 31 33 24 646
For Confederate Soldiers Aid .. 24 4 3 0 2 9 26 5 12 8 1 3 5 2 1 2 107
Against Confederate Soldiers Aid 118 27 10 18 23 44 140 14 18 29 12 27 43 30 32 31 616
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