The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1987 Page: 3 of 6
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FRL, JULY 31
SAT., AUG. 1
SAT., AUG. I
SUN., AUG. I
WED., AUG. 5
THURS., AUG. 13
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SMOKED SAUSAGE - HAMBURGER PATTIES
P. O. Box 112
Ph.: 357-2288
Industry, Texas 78M4
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I.A. Brokmeyer Memorials
RINN READY MIX
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DQG
Gravel & Sand Hauling
Fill Dirt Work
Light Underbrush Clearing
Screenings
T
RICK'S PLUMBING RIPAIRS
Dependable, Quality Service
Call Day or Night
(409)357-2330
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SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATIONS
(409)
865-2465
INSURED
LICENSED
Oilfield Locations
Ready Mix Concrete
..Me lb.
|14J lb.
11.51 lb.
|1.Mlb.
Road Building
Sand & Gravel
Rick Cotton
Industry, Texas
BONELESS BRISKET (Packer Trimmed)
SMALL PORK RIBS.....................
MEDIUM PORK RIBS...................
BEEF RIBS.............................
1/2 Call-31.35 lb.
Hindquarter • 11.53 lb.
Forequarter-31-23 lb.
CUT, WRAPPED A FROZEN
RETAIL - WHOLESALE
- CUSTOM PROCESSING
HEATING ANO
AIR CONDITIONING
Ph 409 357 2300
If no answer call
357 2220
FRL, AUG. 7
Shelby American Legion
Bingo, 7:30 p.m.
Eckermann’s
Meat Market
MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION
Isedore A. Brokmeyer P.O. Box 114 New Ulm, Tx. 71950 409-992-3454
Temple Granite Work Memorials - Granite of Various Kinds
Marble & Bronze • White Crushed Marble. Etc.* Inscription* Vases
Repipe Houses, Water & Sewer
Yard Line*
Septic Line*
Repair* on Faucets, Commode*
Replace Fixture*
Flush Out Water Heater*
L J Rinn
P O Box 148
Industry, Texas 70944
New Ulm Fire Depart-
ment Practice 10 a.m.
New Ulm Rifle Club 2-
P-m., Firemen’i Park, New
Ulm.
SUN., AUG. 3
Industry-West End His-
torical Society, 2 pm., In-
dustry Telephone Co. Meet-
ing Room
Shelby Sons of Hermann
Lodge *28 O.D.H.S., 3:30
p.m.
TUES., AUG. U
Sone of Hermann Lodge
*70 O.D.H.S. meets at Fire-
men’s Park, New Ulm.
Industry Fire Dept Prac-
tice Session 7:30 p.m., Fire
Station
4 miles NW of Industry on FM1457 Ph.836-8858
.... OPEN MONDAY • SATURDAY
MON., AUG. 18
Fayetteville C of C Meet-
ing, 8 p.m. at Courthouse
MON., AUG. 3
Industry Boy Scout Troop
209, 7:30 p.m.
Cat Spring Vol. Fire Dept,
and Aux. 7 p.m. at Fire
Station.
Coming Events
Presented as a oubllc service Dy
BANK
TUES., AUG. 4
Shelby American Legion
A Auxiliary Meeting 8 p.m.
New Ulm Water Board
meeting at New Ulm State
Bank Meeting Room.
Raymond Halfmann
RT. 1. BOX 85. NEW ULM. TX. 7850 PH. 357-4849
JAY DEE RINN
Sand & Gravel Hauling
Front End Loader
Motor Grader Work
THURS., AUG. 3
West End Water Supply
Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Frelsburg Vol Fire Dept,
meeting.
WED.. AUG. 12
West End Lions meet, 6
a.m., Henry’s, Industry
Schulz
Funeral
Services
Funeral Services for Mm. Thelma
E. Schulz al New Ulm were held
Tuesday, July 28, 1987, at 18 a.m. at
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Now
Ulm with Rev. Lynn Rostedt offi-
ciating.
Interment was in the New Ulm
Cemetery.
Mrs. Schulz passed away Satur-
day, July 25, in a Brenham hospital
She was 79 yean of age.
Bom January 18, 1908 in Hemp-
stead, she was the daughter of Anton
and Lola (Mansell) Anderson. She
married Maynard William Schulz
August 11, 1938. Formerly of Ad-
dicks she had been a resident of Now
Ulm for some 14 yean. She was a
member of St. John Lutheran Chur-
ch of New Ulm and the VFW Ladies
Auxiliary of Katy, Texas.
Survivors include her husband,
Maynard William Schulz of New
Ulm; one son, Maynard William
Schulz Jr. of New Ulm; one sister,
Marie Walther of Houston.
Pallbearers were Ray Bilyeu,
Jerry Mac Johnson, Ben Kessel,
Richard Cooper, Jo Faldyn and Lee
Allen Bastian.
Zaskoda Chapel of Industry and
Koenig-Peel Funeral Home, Inc. of
La Grange were in charge of funeral
arrangements.
Meeting
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stone. An artifact - an iron paddle -
owned by Couvin Schlabach was
displayed and is believed to be a part
of the mechanics of this mill.
Specific mention was made regard-
ing the mill’s operation in the fact
that people of the area traveled long
distances to have their grain ground
at Roeder’s Mill.Dr. Schulz believes
the grinding stone used at the mill
was imported since no native stone
suitable for this Job exists. It is also
likely that the creek did not have an
adequate year-round water supply
to operate the mill. In 1845 when
August Vogelsang became the mill’s
owner, It was converted to horse
power.
When the Republic of Texas
became a state of the United States
the settlement acquired a U.S. Poet
Office. On May 22, 1846, David
Shelby was made postmaster and
the name Shelby began being used to
refer to the place. In time the name
Roeder’s Mill waned and Shelby
became the official place name.
David Shelby died in 1872 and in
1936 the Texas Centennial Commis-
sion erected a marker to honor him.
This monument can be seen 2 miles
from town on what is today the
Vallen Ranch.
Early school classes were held in
individual homes, but in 1854 the
teacher, Mr. Suerth, conducted clas-
ses in the first community school
house. This building existed on the
site of today’s Lutheran church
property.
During the latter 1800’s the Shelby
community was thriving. A number
of organizations verify that fact.
There was an Agricultural Society
known by the German name “Land-
wirtschaftlicher Verein”. This gr-
oup was believed to have ties with
the famous Cat Spring Agricultural
Society.
Shelby had a German Singing
Society or "Gesangverein” as early
as 1852. In 1858 this group was led by
Mr. C. Doss who had been a court
singer in Germany with King Fried-
rich Wilhelm IV’s court. In 1875 a
singing group was founded by Emil
Trenkmann. H. Otto was an active
early leader and member of this
group which called itself the “Har-
monic Verein”. This musical group
built a hall in 1883 and had 40 active
members in 1899. It is still an active
organization in the community to-
day.
In 1865 an orchestra was begun
under the direction of Adolph Plentl.
The “Shelby Opera Troupe” also
existed in early times. This group
presented plays and musical enter-
tainment under the direction of Mrs.
Emil Trenckmann.
All these organizations validate
the claim that the early settlers of
this area were a cultural minded
group. In fact, the area from Shelby
to the town of Latium 7 miles away
in Washington Co., was known as the
Lateiner Seidlung” or Latin settle-
ment in reference to the concentra-
tion of well-educated settlers living
in the area.
During the Civil War years of 1861
to 1865 a Confederate Unit, Company
G of the 4th Regiment of Texas
Calvary, was organized in the
Shelby area. Surrounding area men
gathered at the Christian Brandt
home before departing for the war.
(Today this property is owned by
Amo Krebs Jr.)
The history of Shelby’s church
began in 1878 when the Lutheran
minister, Rev. Moegle, began the
community's first congregation. For
20 years Rev. Moegle actively
worked with this congregation be-
fore retiring. Rev. Fruehling arriv-
ed next and established "Die Frie-
INDU8TRY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH con-
ducted Bible School Classes last week in Industry. The
Middler Class is pictured above: left to right, back
row, Roberta Brockenbush, Karen McCubbin; middle
row, Diana Daughtrey, Tammy Schultz, Ctetty
Frank, Lana Spieas, Shannon Willis, Becky FaW;
bottom row. Clay Wiktorik, Shanna Paschel, MMy
Koester, Michelle Fojt and Wesley WakL
Polaseks
Announce
Baby Girl
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Polasek of
Ellinger announce the birth of a
daughter, Andrea Michelle, born at
Fayette Memorial Hospital June 29,
1987. She weighed 6 pounds, 10
ounces.
She was welcomed home by one
sister, Paula, age I, and two
brothers, Brian, age 5, and Richard,
age 15 months.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Dvorak Sr. of Frelsburg and
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Polasek Jr. of
LaGrange.
Great-grandparents are Mrs. Ce-
lestine Gully of Frelsburg, Mrs.
Mary Dvorak of Fayetteville, Mrs.
Betty Malota of Fayetteville and
Mrs. Thusnelda Polasek of Ellinger.
dens Gemeinde” which translates to
Peace Lutheran Church. This name
was misleading since things were
not always peaceful. Dissention
occurred when the minister insisted
that baptisms and marriages could
be performed only in the church.
This disagreement was taken to
court for settlement, but the case
was dismissed, leaving the issue for
the church to decide. The result was
a division that caused 20 members to
separate from the church and to
form a separate Lutheran church. A
new church building was construct-
ed for 3250 and a short time later
“Peace Lutheran Church” dissolved
and the congregation has existed as
St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
In 1899 Shelby had 3 general
stores, 3 saloons, 2 gins, a black-
smith shop, a saddle shop, 2 doctors
with a drug store, a hotel, a tinsmith,
and various craftsmen and trades-
men. There were 2 long distance
telephone lines and twice a day mail
service. These statistics are eviden-
ce that the town was a thriving and
active community for a long period
of time.
The Historical Society meeting
concluded in the historic church
building where exhibits and displays
were viewed during a social hour.
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