The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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THE FLATONIA ARGUS
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Devoted to the Interests of the People of Flatonta and Its adjacent Territory
FORTY-SECOND YEAR, NO 7
FLATONIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916
$1.50 per year, in advance
|W. R. MORGAN IS DEAD
Quietly Pasted Out of This Life
at His Home Tuesday •
Afternoon
The entire community was
■hocked Tuesday afternoon by
the news of the sudden death of
Mr. W. R. Morgan, which oc-
curred at about three thirty at
his home.
£ Mr. Morgan had been about
town the day previous to his
\\ death, and attended a meeting
■J of the W. 0. W. Lodge Monday
night. Tuesday morning he com-
o plained of indigestion, and in the
afternoon he remained at home
under the care of a physician.
Mrs. Morgan had been with
him and had left the room only
a minute, When she heard a
slight noise in the room and ran
to him to find that he had suffer-
ed a sudden spasm and was un-
conscious. Stimulants were ad-
ministered without any cousing
effect and in a brief minute his
spirit had flown from its tene-
ment of clay.
The news of his death spread
through the city, rapidly «nd met
With sincere expressions of sor-
row at every hand.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at the house by Rev. Petty at
4:30 o’clock yesterday and the
,, remains were laid to rest in the
city cemetery. A large concourse^
citizens gathered there to pay
many floral tributes'told
love'borne him.
Those from out of town attend-
ed the funeral were Mrs. M.' L.
Moore, Miss Alma Moore of
Rock Island, Mr. Sidney Moore
of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Morgan and children of Dilworth
Mrs. G., A. Arnim of Satiinal,
Miss Mary Edna Ragsdale of
Engle, MiM Eliza Ragsdale and
Miss.Florence Cullen, Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Humble of Giddings,
Jno. A. Kerr of San Antonio gnd
Jim BeH of Moulton.
Pall bearers were J. F. Sulli-
van. J. M. Cadwell, D. F. John-
son, A. G. Kotzebue, S. L. Sulli-
van and P. L. Kerr.
W. R. Morgan was born in
Cleveland, Tenn., on March 13,
1857. He removed to Texas when
he was ten years of age, and set-
tled at Oso, about five miles
northwest of this city, moving to
Flatonia when the town was
quite young.
In 1894 he married Miss Emma
Leach, and to this union one
child was born. Miss Willie.
Mr. Morgan was for a number
of years engaged in the grocery
business in this city, and has at
times engaged in the jjarber bus-
iness and at one time was for
about ^ year one of the editors
of the Hearne Democrat at
Hearne, Texas. For the past
two years he has served the city
as chi.ef of police, in which office
he rendered efficient and valua-
ble service.
Deceased was a member of the
Woodmen of the World Camp
No. 840, and of the Knights of
Pythias Lodge No. 208, and a
member of the Baptist church of
this city.
He is survived by a wife and
* ona daughter, Miss Willie, one
brother. J. R. Morgan of Dil*
worth, and four sisters, Mrs. M.
L./‘Moore, of Rock Island, Mrs.
E. M. Ragsdale, Miss Ellen Mor-
gan and Miss Florence Cullen
of this city.
- ’Hie Ahgub extends
W. C. T. U.
The W. C. T. U. met with the
President, Mrs. A. M. Kotzebue,
Wednesday, December 13. Mem-
bers answered to roll call with
interesting and . progressive
work of W. C. T. U workers.
There is an urgent call for ev-
ery member to work harder than
ever in interest of prohibition,
for prohibition seems to be the
only mearts of overcoming the
temptations, suffering and sor-.
row brought about by the drink
habit.
Next meeting will be held on
the second Wednesday in Janu-
ary and every member please
be present. Program and leader
of same will be announced later.
Press Correspondent.
Depots Receive Paint
The Southern Pacific depot
buildings are receiving a Christ-
mas gift this week in the shape
of a much needed coat of paint.
Mr. Webber’s paint gang is do-
ing the work, and have found
the old paint in such bad condi-
tion that it had to be all burned
off.
The buildings, with their new
coats of rich cream walls and
green roofs will present a much
more pleasing view, and greatly
improve the general appearance
of the town.
Let us thank the ^tilroad for
thus remembering us.
Christmas Tree Progfam
The following program WjU;be
Save the Nickels;
The DOLLARS
WILL TAKE
CARE OF
THEMSELVES
Every time you go out oi
town to shop you SPEND
NICKELS FOR CAR
FARE.
You spend
ENERGY.
TIME AND
If you want to make an exchange
you SPEND MORt NICKELS.
MORE TIME AND ENERGY
TRADE WITH THE
HOME MERCHANT
tertairibient at the * Methodist
church Saturday night, Dec. 23.
Everybody \S invited t<^attend.
Invocation..
Chorus- "Holy Night’’
Recitation— Gracie Chalk.
"A Little Girl’s Christmas”—
Chorus.
Recitation— John A. Menefee.
A Christmas Thought, by Bro.
Buck.
Recitation— Paschal Kerr.
And— Santa appears!
Program Committee.
The Sin
Theda Bara will appear in
"The Sin” at the Happy Hour
next Monday night, Christmas,
and will be an especially strong
attraction. This feature play is
attracting crowds in the cities.
Gloria’s Romance, with Billie
Burke in the leading part, is be-
ing shown every Friday night,
and* the Iron Claw, with Mi6s
Pearl White in the leading part,
every Saturday light
Praha Dispatch
Mr. Charles Pilat will erect a
new windmill on his farm.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Herzik and
Christmas Greetings
We beg to call your attention
this week to^he page announce-
ment of the good wishes of the
rnerchantsVnd^usiuess q
These little mdfcSftges are not
intended as advertising, but are
for the purpose of conveying to
you a sentiment of good feeling
and good will toward all. The
spirit of Christmastide brings to
us all in some measure a realiza-
tion of the brotherhood of man,
and it is at this time particularly
that people generally stop to
think of the other fellow.
The custom our merchants
have of publishing their # greet-
ings to the people of the section
is a good one and might well be
followed by others than those
actually in business here.
High School Honor Roll
For November.
First Grade
Theresa Cockrill. Andrew Ei-
delbach. Stella Freytag, Alice
Freytag, Lenert Gosch, Robert
Kotzebue. Paschal Faires Kerr.
Frank Keller, Lonnie Lyons,
Maggie McDonald, Edith Ne-
sr.na, Elva Stair. Frank Bittner.
• Second Grade
Edna Albrecht, Emma Baca,
Lizzie Fiebrich, Frances Marek,
Hattie Sue Pinchin. Dora W il-
liamson,' Everett Baker, Claude
Cockrell, Edwjn Cowdin, Lonnie
Garbade, Hugo Giesbers, John
A. Menefee, Frank Nesrsta.
Walter Nitschinann, Trinidad
Neri.
• Third Grade
Irene Bailey. Lu<;y Berger,
Lillie Brunner. Myj-tle Eidelbach.
Annie Cockrill, Rose Harbich,
Carrie Williamson, Wilson Hud-
son, Allen Webb.
Fourth Grade
Elizabeth Pinchin.
Fifth Grade
Lucile Pogue, Vlasta Kristek,
Edna Frank, Stella Nitschmann.
Sixth Grade
Edwin Olle, Ophelia Petty,
Joseph Bludworth, Henry Hurr,
James Gosch. Keller McDonald.
Rudolph Foitik.
Seventh Grade ,
Edith Fox, Catherine Bagwell,
Dorothy Hudson, Clarence Har-
bich.
* Eighth Grade
CHAUTADQUA COMING
Engle News
I wish everyone a Merry
Christmus and a Happy New
Three Days of Instruction and Year.
1
Entertainment —Dates to Be
Announced in Due Time
Flatonia is to have a Chautau-
qua.
This was made possible when
our progressive business men
entered into a contract with the
Radcliff agent, Mr. R. H. Martin,
Monday.
The dates will be announced
two or
Chautauqua comes. We wflj
have speakers from the State to
lecture on agricultural subjects,
three weeks before thefKnezek. Jr., left on the early
morning train for Crosby on
business.
Last week was a busy week
such as tick eradication, the bfljf '(n Engle, About seven carloada
weevil, crop rotation and kindre
topics on the first of the thriȣ
days of the Chautauqua: on edu-
cational and good roads problems
connected with public health an#
sanitation the third and last daj^
Qf the Chautauqua. Accordingly,
the three days will be known as
Agricultural Dav, Educational
and Good Roads Day. and Health
'day, respectively. These lectures
will be given at the morning ses-
sions and will be free to every-
body.
But these State lecturers will
occupy/only ,one of the five ses-
siops to be held each day. Each
afternoon there will be two ses-
sions. and each night two more,
for which a nominal admission
Paul Petty, Lottie Chalk. Irene
Taucb.' Della KVistek, Rfehard
Ail
will be charged. The afternc
night entertainers will
Miss Velma Stuart of Houston
was visiting with her parents
last week.
The Engle merchants are well
supplied with apples. They are
selling them cheap.
On December 26th there will
be a Christmas tree in the S. P.
J. S. T. Hall for everybody.
Messrs Ad Herzik and Anton
-1
1
m wood were shipped to San An-
tonio for the soldiers.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Dickerson
and daughters. Iva and Doris,
the second day: and on subjects Miss Mary Berry of Indiana
were visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Stuart.
Miss Frances Maresh, who has
been in California the past two
years, returned home last week.
She will remain with her aged
mother.
Mr. Joe Burgett left last Sun-
day for San Antonio where he *
will receive treatment in a *hos- *
pitpl. He is suffering from rheu- -
mutism. ^
Mr. Anton Peter, an old farm-
er near En^e. ia sick. He la be-
ing attended by Dr. Peter, of
Schutenburg. We wish him a *
Speedy recovery.
rill. Louis Berger, Arfhur Sloma.
Ninth Grade
Elizabeth Stone, Edward Arn-
im, Estill Bludworth, Willie Fos-
ter.
Tenth Grade
Gene Hudson, Oscar Brown,
Gladys Keathley,
Eleventh Grade
Floy Arnim, Annie Nesrsta,
Elsie Albrecht. Anna Mehner.
Albert Taylor Played Here
Last Saturday night the Albert
Taylor Co. played Broadway
Jones at the Opera House here
to a good house, and fairly took
the crowd by storm.
Otto Grasshoff Dead The play is an interesting one
As we go to press Thursday and the actin* °f the different
word is received of the death of *>arts was excellently done by
Mr. Otto Grasshoff at the hospi- mem^ers ^t company.
tal in San Antonio.
Mr. Grasshoff went there yes-
terday to receive treatment for
’appendicitis.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow,
Our readers will deeply sympa-
thize with the bereaved.
Rev. R. B. Stanton of the Ft.
Worth Seminary will preach at
^ „ . . -j . . ^ ■ i Baptist church next Sunday
fcmlly visited relative, at Scbu-, jnfmrf* an4itiitbt.
lenburg last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jurica and
son. Emil, of Flatonia visited
Mr. and Mrs. John Sima last
Sunday.
Mr. John Bily and Mr. and
Mrs. John Surman motored to
Ganado to visit their relatives
the past Sunday and returned
home last Tuesday. *
Last Sunday a most enjoyable
afternoon was spent at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Grelve.
Those in the company were Miss-
es Matilda and Annie Vyvjalu.
M**#. Jos Vyrjala of Smithvilie,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Janek and
family of Norohrad and Messrs. I
Charles and Henry Yyvjala and
Misses Lillie and Alice Hodanek
and Min Annie Niegebaur.
The audience enjoyed many
laughable features that were
brought out.
No Paper Christmas Week
Following our usual custom,
the Argus will not be issued dur-
ing Christmas week. This is in
in order to give our employees
(and ourselves) full opportunity
to enjoy the Christmas holiday,
which, as you know, "comes but
once a year.”*
“MR. BOB”
A Comedy in Two Acts, given by the pnpils of the
Flatonia High School, in the Opera House
TUESDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 26
The play will last a full evening. Full of interest
from the rise of the curtain until the close
N * CAST OF CHARACTERS
Philip Royson.............................Robert Harrison
Robert Brown clerk of Benson & Benson...Estill Bludworth
Jenkins. Miss Rebecca’s butler.............4.Oscar Brown
Rebecca Luke, a maiden lady...........Miss AnnfdNaassta
Katherine Rogers, her niece._________...Miss Anna Mehner
Marion Bryant. "Mr. Bob” Katherine’s friend..^......
..................................Miss Elsie Albrecht
Patty, Miss Rebecca's maid...............Miss Floy Arnim
Music by Nesrsta Family Orchestra
comic, operatic and all sorts of
vocal and instrumental musicians
in an ensemble of monologues,
duets, trios and quartettes.
# Among the entertainers that
will appear in our city next sea
.son will be many who are famous
in their spheres of work. It is
seldom that the residents of the
smaller cities are provided with
the opportunity to hear such tal-
ent.
The Chautauqua is one of the
foremostof American institutions
for education and entertainment,
and it is to be hoped that it may
be made an annual feature of our
community life For such an in-
tellectual feast as this people can
afford to travel many miles, and
the attendance should be accord-
ingly large.
The season tickets will be $1,60
for adults for the twelve enter-
tainments; for children,only 75c.
Compulsory School Law
The Compulsory School
fdr the Flatonia Independent
District will go into effect Jan.
2, ljy.7, by order of the School
Board, All parents who live in
the District or who have trans-
ferred in and have children com-
ing under the Compulaory^jqhup)
Law will be required by law to
send their children to school for
three consecutive months. It is
a misdemeanor to keep a child
out of school, and the Board and
teachers are compelled by law to
report any parents who permit
their children to be absent one
day from school without s legal
(excuse, which the law provides,
such as sickness or stormy
weather.
All parents are hereby notified
that the law will be enforced and
those who fail to have their chil
dren in school on January 2 and
continuously for three months
will be reported to the peace of-
ficers, and fines assessed.
E. E. Bagwell,
City Superintendent
C.
Cistern News
Mrs.' Stella Gabitzsch wet In
Flatonia last week.
Mr. Henry Gosch was iq La
Grange last week attending
court.
Wm. Mennike jtf La Grange
was in our town last Friday on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gabitpach
were in Smithville last week
shopping.
Dr. Buchanan returned home
last Tuesday after a week* stay
in Shannon.
Mr. Alfred Gosch and family
spent Sunday with Henry Gosch
and family.
The farmers are | little slow
with their plowing owing to the
dry weather.
Messrs Alfred Gosch and Her-
bert Naumann were in your
town last week.
Some of the Cistern people at-
■V i
tended the picture show in your
towriPSeturday night
Mr. and Mrs. p. Morris were
in La Grange Saturday mod Suit-
day visiting relatives.
Mrs. Humbry and children of
Sherman are visiting her parents,
.Mr. and Mia. F. Knight
Helmcamp spent
part of last week in Flatonia
having her throat treated by Dr.
’Kotzebue. •
Tbe*W. O. W. meeting was
held on the third Saturday night
instead of the fourth owing to
the latter night being so near
Xmas.
Our little town seems to be on
a boom. Mr. Louis Humulky
bas opened uo a new blacksmith
■hop in Mr. J. J, McChann’s old
barn. It seems as if tha busi-
ness men are anticipate
of business this comli
tha number of new
put up lately.
Dolub.
Mice Richter of
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Hurr, Henry. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1916, newspaper, December 21, 1916; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth988696/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.