The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME xxm.
Pledged to the Interests of Lavaca County and Its People
HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1912 ** rt u
$1 a Year Cash in Advance
NUMBER 47.
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SOME BIO TAX PAYERS.
From the book being printed
by t^he New Era compiled by Emil
Pefe.il:, deputy tax collector, which
gives the names, nationality, resi-
dence, rural route, occupation and
assessed valuation of every tax
payer in Lavaca county, we glean
the names of persons who pay
taxes on $10,000 valuation and
over.
I
Aiblinger, Steve. German, far-
mer, Hallettsville, .$16,450.
Allen, R. B., American, lawyer.
Hallettsville, $51,695.
Appelt, Fr, dr., German, stock-
man. Hallett&ille, $25,935.
Appelt, J. H., German, farmer,
Kl, Hallettsville, $14,650.
Appelt, W. E„ German, stock-
man. Hallettsville, $34,505
Appelt, Mrs. Julia, German,
Hallettsville, $13,485.
Appelt, Louis, German, saloon
tor. Hallettsville. $17,235,
Neuhaus, BY W.. German, real
estate. Hallettsville, $100,485.
Neuhaus, F. ('.. German, far-
mer, R3, Hallettsville, $118,560.
Newbury, Mrs. A. L., American.
Hallettsville, $14,480.
Opela, Fr., Sr., Bohemian, far-
mer, R2, Hallettsville, $10,340.
Bagel, Mrs. Chas., German. Hal-
lettsville, $12,264.
Patton, S. (’., American, lawyer,
Hallettsville, $20,640.
, Peterson, Mrs. S. D., American,
Hallettsville, $12,335.
Pohl, A. W., German, farmer,
Kl, Hallettsville, $12,290.
Pohl. J. A.. German, farmer.
Hallettsville, $20,555.
Prasek, Tom, Bohemian, farmer.
R2, Hallettsville, $11,525.
Pastuka, Mat., Bohemian, far-
mer, R2, Hallettsville, $19,205.
Ragsdale Bros., American, Hal-
lettsville,, $12,070.
Rheinstrom & Greenebaum.
Germans, horse dealers. Ha 1 left.s-
FIREMENS ’ BALL NOTES.
PAULUS TO YOAKUM.
I
CLAUS-HORNSHU.
££££££££££££**
man, Hallettsville, $40,000.
Ballard, James, American, dep- ville, $13,490. #
uty county clerk. Halelttsville, Rosenberg, Mrs. M.. German,
$11,080, . , Hallettsville, $13,490. '
Bennett, J. W., American, capi-> Rosenberg Bros., Gorman, mer-
falist, Hallettsville, $18,580. chants, Hallettsville, $33,840.
Bujnoch, Mrs. F.,/ Bohemian, Rother, BY.. Sr.. German, far-
farmer, R2^ Hallettsville, $10,0^0. .inor, Hallettsville, $11,010.
Bujnoeh, Geo., Bohemian, far-j Rothschmidt, Jno., German,
mer, R4, Hallettsville, $18,940. j butcher, Hallettsville, $10,325.
^ Clark, H. S., American, phy-1 Schornack, Jno., German, far-
siaian, R3, Hallettsville, $12,795. mer, Rl, Hallettsville, $12,855.
Clark, S. A.,- American, stock-1 Schott, $Ir», Emilio, German,
man, R5, Hallettsville, $20,885. j Hgllettsvjlle, $47^020.
Claus, Aug., German, farmer,1 Sebastian, F.,* German, farmer.
K6, Hallettsville, $15,990.
Fertach, Theo.^Jfrerman, farmer,
Halletteille, $10,990. >
. Groeber Jlrs, A. F.
Hallettarille'' $18,000
Hallettsville Lumb**r
$25,935.
Hallettsville Hard war*
$15.05*5.
R6, Hallettsville, $10,680.
Siegmund, ^loe, Bohemian, clerk,
Hallettsville, $10,535.
German. * Simpson. Frionch. American,
bapker. I^allettsville, $33,700.
Smothers, John, Sr., Ameircau,
stooknm i Halle? Jsyille, $55,905.
Stanzcl, Joe, German, merchant,
! Hallettsville, $11,290.“
Co..
Co.
Harms, Jno..' F. German, far-
Steffek, Frank, Bohemian, far-
mer, R2, Hallettsville, $14,775.
StraGnaa, Mrs. B.. German, far-
mer. \V\ Hallettsville, $10,929.
Strunk. H. J German, real ps-
Itafe, If ilkttfivllle. $31,955.
Houchins, Mrs. S. A„ American, j Volleiitinr; H. P., American.
mer, R4, Ilailettsville, $11,825.
Hemmi, >frs. L* German, far
mer, R6, Hallettsville, $10,050.
Hill, T. J.. American, physician.
R4, Hallettsville $12,110.
~ Hallettsville, $11,360,. !fanner. 1*6. Hallettsville. $19,61*
•Tanak, Nick, Bohemian, fanner, t Wrudel. 1 C.criuan. farmer, R6
L .. I ? k_J . _ - 7 ' y
v DO *11. ^11 rv-r: ll .aa..-
R2. Hallettsville, $ll,975.
Jemisoa, A. J., American, far-
mer, R4, Hallettsville, $ll,095.
Kahanek, Joe, Bohemian, farm-1
er, Rl, Hallettsville, $16,965.
Kahn & Sfanzel. Germans, 11 a I -
lettsville, $15,600.
Klimitscheck, L. S., Bohemian,
farmer, R5, Hallettsville, $12,715.
Koch. Win., German, farmer,
R2, Hallettsrille, $11,145.
Hallettsville, $76,235.
» oiithvc.v next weekA
The Eh remens’ ball on B’eb. 14.
commences at 8:30 p. m. Admis-
sion $1.00 ■ supper 50 cents, serv-
ed at 7 p. m. sharp.
It is earnestly requested by tip-
committee that all who intend
purchasing meal tickets, should
do so not later than the 14th at
noon. Tickets will he on sale at
the City Drug Store, and chil-
dren’s meal tickets for first table
are 50 cents; second table 25
cents. Firemen in uniform and
one lady are admitted free and
are respectfully requested to
meet at the opera house at 6:30
p. m.
An interesting program has
been arranged by the committee
the toast master wil) call ad libi-
tum for various parties to re-
spond. Don’t fail to he there, it
will he interesting
Sunday's society column of the
San Antonio Express had the
pretty picture of what it described
as the “Great-Grandson of a
Great Texan.” Under the picture
appeared the following comment:
‘David Augustus Paulus. Jr., the
bright little 8-months-ld son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Paulus of
Floresville. The little fellow is the
grandson of Senator D. A. Pau-
lus of Hallettsville and is named
from him. Mrs. Paulus Avas for-
merly Miss Josephine Houston,
daughter of AndreAv Jackson
Houston and granddaughter of
Gen. Sam Houston, the Texas
hero. Little David Jr. is a great-
grandson of the great Texan.’’
Mrs. Wilhclmina Miller
Wednesday morniug at 10 o’clock
at her home in East End, near the
McNair residence, and was in-
terred in the Catholic cemetery
yesterday morning at 9 o’clock.
Mrs. Miller was aged 72 years and
had resided in this vicinity for
over 20 years, being a natne. of
Germany. After the death of her
husband, two years ago. she mov-
ed from her farm east of town to
her present home.
s* *
J. M. Holub of Moravia, one of
the leading land owners of the
prairie section, was here on busi-
ness yesterday. He is greatly in-
terested in the proposed railway
from Brenham via Hallettsville,
to Victoria and Port Aransas and
is of the opinion that it. ought to
pass through Moravia, as there is
no richer section in the entire
coast country. In fact he is so
strongly of that opinion that he
. , j will 'do his best to have the pro-
Kremling, Ed., German, fanner, uioters consider that place, pro-
K3. Hallettsvijle, $11,260. vided they decide to establish the
Knbena, John, Bohemian, far- railroad. Mr. Holub is a man of
nrr. US. *12840 i?*"®; :,n‘‘ res?"rc? ai’u w<’ **•
ueve that he will stir things con-
Koenning, Fred, German, far-
mer, R6, Hallettsville, $23,255.'
Koenning, Chas., German, far
mer. Rl, Hallettsville, $15,685.
Kubena, Mrs. Fr., Bohemian,
Kutach, F. J.. Bohemian, far-
mer. R2, Hallettsville, $16,705.
I^adewig, H. 4.. German, farmer,
R6, Hallettsville. $10,910.
Landa, Dave, German, mer-
chant, Hallettsville. $10,015.
La\'aca Oil Co.. Hallettsville.
$02,050.
siderahly in the northern part of
the count y. He thinks that the
best line would be from LaOrange
to Engle, leaving Schulenburg to
one side, passing through Mo-
ravia. and thence to Hallettsville.
This he says. Mould he a much
straighter line than in coming by
tAvay of Sehulenburg.
I The New BYa is in receipt of a
i handsome calendar from Ben L.
I>ay, J. E.. American, physician, j Miller Co. of San Antonio, deal-
Hallettsville. $12,655.
!ers in bicycles and motorcycles
Matula. Frank. Bohemian. I.....oivners of a l)ii»ycle-nuto re-
agent. Hallettsville. $10,970.
Meyerhoff. A.. German,
^chant, Hallettsville. $33,495.
|pair shop. Mr. Miller is well
jknoAvn here, being the son-in-law
111,1 inf Mr. and .Mrs. Albert Finkauf
L
Mikeska, Peter. Bohemian, far-
ler. R3. TTallett*ville. $13,910.
American.
'of near town.
| The threc-sfory city hotel prOp-
< erty w as sold last B’riday for the
fourth or fifth tin*". This time Dr.
Dew of Down It sold it to J. Eckels
American, .farmer, jof ’ Waco, formerly of LaGrange,
r HaHettsvill .8c0 8fiO who took charge the same day.
- ------ |The former proprietor, P. B\ Reil-
ly, has gone to Galveston, his old
Moore. Mrs. L. E..
Hallettsville, 886.875.
& M«rphy. -M.
iHoOutchan, W. R. & M. A.] real
Hallettsville, $26,110.
light, American, contrac-
ts A. Turk, who moved to the
Ezzell section seA’eral weeks ago
from Kimble county with tin* in-
tention of becoming a partner in
the mercantile firm of Garner
Bros., was in the city Tuesday.
We understand, however, that
there Is no certainty as yet that
he will become a member of the
firm, there having been a hitch in
the trade.
As will be seen from the an-
nouncement column, the county
campaign has opened early. All
of the present officials, including
those announcing, as Avell as Dis-
trict Clerk Long. Treasurer De-
rail, Superintendent Balers. Coun-
ts Clerk Buchanan and others
will he candidates for re-elect. *o.
A horse hitched to a bn’ggv
standing near the resi-
dence was actually frightened to
death Sunday morning. It be-
longed to Mrs. Schulz oi Smothers
( reek. The fact that the anims
had previously not been in good
uoi.lth may have bad someth'ng
lo do with the queer aecidenf.
llenry S. Paulus, Esq., of Hal-
letlsvilie has decided to east his
lot in Yoakum. He. has associated
himself Avith Horace Wimberly,
Bisq.. of this city and these gentle-
men Avill engage in the practice of
their profession under the firm
name of Wimberly & Paulus.
Mr. Wimberly has been engag-
ed in the law practice in this city
for several years and has made a
success. Mr. Paulus has also been
.n tlx* practice since his maturity
an<! has made a success at Hal-
lott?ville.
In combining their energies in
a good iuAvn like Yoakum it is a
safe conclusion that success will
crown their euorts.
Both being affable and con-
genial gentlemen and withall em-
inently qualifhid for their business
here could he expeeed nothing
hut success. Here’s hoping, gen-
tlemen. your measure of that ar-
ticle may he filled full.—Yoakum
Herald.
Mr. Paulus is a young man of
ability and unusual energy Avho
AA’i 11 Avithout doubt ‘make good”
ins his new venture. The New
Blra joins his many friends in
wishing him a pleasant and profit-
able stay in his new home.
£ S
Tessie ® SEMI- WEEKLY NEW ERA !fi
* . - *
day afternoon at 2 o’clock at the - ®e8nnnJn£' April 1, per- ili
Robert Claus and Miss
Ilomshu Avert* married Wednes-,
V '!fi haps earlier, depending: on £
Oharlottenburg Lutheran Church. |tfj how soon our second type- £
Rev. Konzack performing th<‘|£ setting machine is installed £
ceremony. jlfi The New Era will be regnl- £
A big supper and entertainment ® laj'ly issued twice a week. £
was given that evening at the
Lome of the bride’s mother. Airs.
Iv. Hornshu. near Wifting. B’rem
150 to 200 invited guests Avere in
attendance day and night and |
there was no lack of good things
to eat or of amusement for young
and old.
The bride and groom are among
Lavaca County’s most popular
young people. The groom is an
exemplary and industrious young
£ The subscription price £
£ will be increased from $1.00 £
£ to $1.50 per year the price £
£ that is demanded by all rst £
£ class county newspapers. £
£ However all subscribers £
£ who renew their subscrip- £
£ tion on or before the first of £
£ April will get the Semi- £
£ Weekly New Era at the old £
£ rate of $1.00 per year, £
£ whether they renew for one, £
£ two or more years. £
£ Under the neAv arrange £
£ ment the New Era will be £
farmer of the Witting section, jifi issued in time to reach all £
who numbers his friends by tliei£ subscribers in the county by £
score. His bride is a most at-
tractive and refined young lady
whose many graces and accomp-
lishments will make her ah ideal
helpmeet. She has for some time
been an active church worker and
despite of her youth has already
done many useful things in life.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus Avill make
£ at least Tuesday and Satur- !fi
£ day of each Aveek and the £
£ size of the paper Avill he for £
|£ the present, four pages; hut £
£ Avill he increased as soon as £
£ Ave are able to install a lar- £
This step is
£ by three facts:
£ B'irst, the large and grow- £
their home on the \ ollentine place itfi jjs^. 0f >;ew Era readers, £
£ ger press.
£
£
£
£
warranted £
£
l nele Isaac Adams ,onc of oar
decent old-time darkeys, the oth-
er day decided that it was not
pood for a man to he alone, even
though he be nearing three score
. years and ten. So he went to the
died [county clerk’s office and asked
for Alcrnso to wed a womn, who
by the'Wpv is also over sixty years
of age. V‘What is her name?”
asked Mr. Buchanan. “Maria.”
replied Adams. “Maria, who?”
Adams scratched his head and
studied, and finally admitted that
he did not know her other name.
So he had to go out and chase
around among his friends and find
out the last rtarae of his “fe-ahn-
cee. ” He came back with it., in
an hour or so and soon sped home
to “her,” wreathed in smiles,
and armed with the precious per-
mit.
near Witting.
The New Blra wishes them a
long and prosperous wedded life
and 'is joined hv a host of their
friends in extending congratula-
tions.
A substantial gravel walk lead-
ing from the front entrance of the
High School building to the cam-
pus gate Avas put down this week
A number of the larger boys of
the school Avere out Tuesday af-
ternoon with the old hose cart and
ire hose borrowed of the zre de-
railment, giving the new walk a
thorough wetting, so as to cause
it to properly pack and settle.
Superintendent K. A. Jones sup-
erintended the job. The pupils
ar»* taking great interest in beau-
tifying the sourroundings of the
rev. schoolhouse, and the superin-
tendent and trustees are doing all
they can to encourage this spirit.
1’. A. Hickey, editor of The
Rebel, returned yesterday from a
six-week lecture tour over Texas.
In spite of blizzards, zero, weath-
er and meningitis stampedes, he
had a most successful trip, adding
several thousand readers to his
list, speaking nearly every day.
While on a bicvcle in front of »»<* having a good time generally.
Brown\ store Rotnrdav morning looks hal° and hearty and will
little Fred Timm was run over hv j be ready for another round with
a buggy. A wheel passed over'fhe plutes. beginning about
his left leg. bruising it. hut no • A!arch L
At a inerting of the city council
Monday light E. t.. McKim. *.
city engineer and electricia i,
£ Avho want their county news £
£ as fresh and complete as £
£ possible. Second our ability £
£ due to improved machinery £
£ to do it. Third. Because in S
£ this day of the rural routes, £
£ improved mail facilities, up- £.
■ to-date neAvspapers.^it is in £
9 line with progress to do this. £
£ -— £
£ In conclusion The New £
Hi £ B>a would advise its friends £
handed in his resignation, to tak“ eA*erywherc to pay up their £
effect April 1st. Tbert* are al
ready a dozen applicants, a num-
ber of them from this and neigh-
boring towns, for the position. Th"
council decided to have a special
meeting on March 1st to appoint
a successor. Applicants Avill be
required to agree that if chosen
they will take charge of the water
and light plant for one month on
trial before the final contract is
elosed. The idea is to secure a
thoroughly competent man. Air.
McKinnon has beeu in charge of
the plant for the past five or six
years, during which time he has
kept it in a high fctatc of efficien-
cy, besides he has made many
warm friends who will regret to
see him leave. He expects to make
his home in Schulenburg.
Hallettsville holds the belt for
being the greatest newspaper
town of its size in the entire
South. It has eight publications,
scA'eral of Avhich have a national
circulation. Last week 19,434
pounds of newspapers were mail-
ed at Hallettsville. Over there
they used paper by the train load,
the Rebel, a Socialist paper, alone
prints from 18,000 to 40,000 cop-
ies each issue.—El Uai^jpo Citizen
Yoakum, Fel 1.—Bids were
opened Monday for the erection
of the Catholic church and the
contract awarded to Charles B'uess
£ subscriptions before the
£ change goes into ehect and £
£ thus save 50 cents per year £
£ We Avould also say that £
£ Avhere you have been pleas- £
£ ed Avith the New Era as a £
£ weekly yon will be onthus- £
£ iastic OA*er it as a semi- £
£ weekly. •. ^
£ a*
££££££££££££££
In spite of the cold weather a
number of our citizens went out
six miles east of town to view the
big freight train wreck that Oc-
curred this side of Bublirae near
the Brushy bridge Saturday
morning about 10 o’clock. While
going at a good speed, slightly
upgrade, and on a straight traek
a car jumped the track and af-
ter dragging about a hundred
yards, it and seventeen oth^r cars
were ditched, and some of them
badly smashed up. The track was
badly torn, so that trains had to
be detourned by way of Flatonia,
and were not able to come straight,
through until Sunday morning.
A tramp avhs the only person
hoard the wrecked section, and
though drunk, he escaped unhurt.
It is believe'* n ’ r ken brake-
beam or something similar falling
on the rails caused the first car to
jump the track;
bones were broken and he was
soon able to hr out.
Anton Appelt, on»- of the live
members of th«* Appelt Hill Vert
cin was in town Wednesday. He
asked us to state that the mask
hall then1 has been postponed
from February 3 to February 20.
on aeeount of tile cold weather.
J. VV. Ward left Wednesday
for VVrightshoro. Gonzales county
to visit Airs. Ward who is report-
ed to he quite sick. She was vis-
iting there when taken ill.
The I . S. census returns for La-
vaca county, shew the total white
t*opu!nti< n In be 22.**31. thei col-
ored population being 3,384.
Amos Moore las: week put
doAvn a substantial cement walk
in front of the Mooiv buildings.
The annual convention of the
State B’ederation of the German
Roman Catholic sneieeties of Tex-
as Avill be held in Moulton in Julv
& Sons for $16,304. , . . ,
O. D. Rhode is erecting a .large
Ernst McKinnon of Halletts- warehollsP in the rear of the build-
villc was in the city this week the occupi0d bv the Franklin
guest of relatives and friends.— Hardware Co. We are informed
Schulenburg Sticker. that Messrs. J. n. Evans and A. C.
K. M. Brown, of Wharton, can- [Easterling will soon open a drug
didate for representative of 73rd j store and cream pailor in the
district, composed of Wharton I building next to the hardware
and Jackson counties, I made us a store and the new avq rehouse will
pleasant call Friday 'morning.— he used by the BYanklin Co.—
Ganado Enterprise. Floresville Chronicle.
The O. K. School near Sublime Yoakum. BYb. 2.—There were
will open Monday B'eb. 12, Avith jqj pojj taxes paid iu Yoakum
Miss Mattie Brown of Williams- this year, three less than last year.
Whittington re-
office until 11
the exact dates to he announced
later. Delegates will he present j*inr£ ;,s teacher. r Tax ( ollector
from all sections of our great state j Mrs. M. M. Lauda and little mained in his
and we are sure that they will en- j daughter, returned home to Mar- ° clock Wednesday night 1o. at'
joy themselves to their hearts' ! shall. Wednesday [ifteq spending commodate the taxpa.Aers w ©
content and carry hack with them several days With relatWes and "'ere sIoaa in making then pa>-
to their homes and friends pleas-1 friends here
ant recollections of Moulton and
her people.—Moulton_ Blagle.
The little eild of Mr. and Mrs.
John Autry who is ill with scarlet
fever js reported doing nicely
now. A trained nurse arrived
frohm Sj-m Antonio yesterday
morning to Ik* in attendance.—
Gonzales Inquirer.
•I. Dornberger went to Yoakum
Monday to see relatives.
Wm. Geisert went to *fcl Campo
on business Wednesday.
Mrs. J. Nathan was here from
B'agle Lake t" see relatives and
friends this Aveek
ments. The total city taxes paid
this year amounts to $28,769.74.
an increase of $3,521.10 over last
vear’s collections.
Weimar. January 27.—Mrs. Ni-
na Fisher Townsend of this city
has just received word from Ba-
X )tto GMiitta was lu re from Shi- den South Germany, that she is
Her to see friends and relaliAes one of the heirs of Baron Adam
this week. l’isher.
Mr. and Mrs. Rett/r Kuhn have B. Cornelius vfcis in Shiner
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Meitzen, E. R. The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1912, newspaper, February 9, 1912; Hallettsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1015850/m1/1/?q=%22david+augustus+paulus%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friench Simpson Memorial Library.