The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1934 Page: 3 of 6
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I HE FLATONIA ARGUS
THFRNDAY, JI'NE 7, 1®*4
it:; own Oouitvinrics,
companv, like cnr.h of
■11 S; stem a octalcd
cs, t'pciatva its oun
•Inee : ) l cm. am A.
Mink lines (kIioii'ii mi
it .t hose 21 ■ ep.ti'11e '
imp a natii'ii-w idc
••\\ liich akilleJ (ipera-
nd y >ur voice almost
spi '-J of a k.cal call
note reaches of tlie
a’l ion-vide eorvibe
virtually itnpo ible
i] u i p me it t built ! .
dcsiet’.s and used in
• way . . . vvithotil
t rai’ ed in t he ■ ; tin.
..wii h- 'Ut, in tdi art,
wide orea ni/atieu
flcctively' A. I’. N T..
is need is shown by
hat today 9 out of 10•
nice calls go. through
hold the Une'; by the
pushing back of the
of the voice until 92
of the world’s telc-
re now within
■ f>nir reducAjl
nice rates,
n recent
I'.o b-.by chick
i ofd sb!c--pro-
Ihaf important
soried.
id feed from six
Ic to maturity
Y. erico betwaeri
less on ycur
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feflh
1 ■ ’
:ver!
r Without H
another summer
|issy cook-stove!
, a meal or less
re electric rate.
I best meals you
Imodern electric
hew facts about’
I have an attrac-
I oni|i;ni>
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Fayette Contributed
Many Heroes Jn the
Building of Country
I Hi^h Spots In Fayette History
I; • • l ir t while M iller* mine to this count). *
1. .; H mi white settler mmtlcrt-il l.\ Indians.
i,S.,i l ...rite County ii|i|iro\ ail l»y Texas 4 nngri-tts.
.X. i iist county government organized. Fu.vcttc lost chance to he
li. si 'lV-.as capital l>\ one vote.
■ >.. i. i in liavVMOu’M eonnimnd massacred Mostly FnyHte Co. soldiers.
I ; : a.'elte county men shot by Mexicans after rupture l.y Mexicans,
luiiie-i on M'Uiiiment Hill.
I !, First eomily assessment to run government amounted to $700.
IMt;I — i n,M ile voted ugiiiiiNt Mere ling/mm the 1'nlon 020 to 5H0.
18117—Vellovv fever e|.ideinie hit count)
1869 l;ig flood reaehlng Iwigli1 of.', feet at court house at 1-uGrangc,
IK.'I—t>|H*niiig of new era wllli granting of right of way to
Soullieru 1‘uelflc railway to lay racKs.
<years. The flrat Baptist missionary
came into Fayette crossing the river
in 1033 and hrs _ monument
Stands now at Kyle, Texas. There is
also the old Plum church in which
some of the vety earliest revivals
were Ijeld. • . |
Baptkrf chuivhes and their pastors
follow: L$Grange, Key. C. E. Roth; 1
Sihulenburg, Rev. Hall; Flntonia.
Rev. D. O. BlasideU; deacons, Elton |
Ruiley, G. 'T. Huwkes, Sunday
School Supt., G. T. Hawkes; H. T. 1
S. Director, J. M. Floyd; W M. U.
president Mrs J. M. Floyd; Muldoon.
Rev. G. B. Mi-Lane; West Point, mis j
slon post served by Rev. Scranton of
Smith ville.
The Rey. G. B. Mri.ane, one of (
lie well known Gulf Coast preachers
Inis been seen at Muldoon for eight
ears and was formerly at Flatonia. i
The Methodist church of Flatonia J
v/as organized in 1874. It was for- |
nierly the Pine Springs Methodist 1
hurch that was organized in 1860. I
n 1880 T. F. Dimmitt was sent to |
Flatonia and Schulenburg charge and
FAMOl'8 GROTTO
FOR SENX
.* i- j. sttlaH*.
1^ J rHnlik, candidate^
tor .n the 13th senate
Vas born Aug. 4, 1883
mine, t exas. At the age of
faintly moved to .Vli Lenm
where I,, resided for thirt
, moving back to Fayette C&
twelve years.ago, making
TitM honif.
At the age of 21 he beer
HOC it I with the late R R
, ! ’•>•• 1. in tr publishing i__
Later in- established the "South*!
Fanner'’ u farm paper devoted
interests of farming._
In 1922 lie established the Fayette*
County Record at LaGrange, In
1927 Mr. Sulak purchased the Svo-
boda. the oldest Botiemtat. newspa-
. . . per in the southwest. He is editor Of
in the yard of the Hiwtyn chur o, in 192.. the lost and most famou- papenj Hl present In po,^
•Queen of the Most Holy ltosary" 0f lie grottos came into being. This gujag js H lifelong Democrat and
t "was"hroiieh hiactio” t* that 'the i ' hurch, built with the labor of its is » beautiful rocky cavern with tne has bt.en active since early man-
present church building was erected. I pastor and Ills parishioners, there Crucified Savior resting below t te hood.
When he arrived he at once went |~,.nts one of tile most beautiful s j hovering angels and candles
I o work on the church and finally wt,j| Jta one of the most famous '.1 1 many colored lights to cat a
>lo. I hill n ec.ilu. V ago tile ti si intrepid white settlers crossed the
Jtni'i.N and tile Colorado rivers uilu willed ill l''u.velte county. The)
made II.ii. home* in virgin territory, .ought oil the Indians and in time
laid tlie foundation for the pruspei «un and progressive county of today.
’ I he early history of fids county is marl,cl liy heroic episodes, vvl.iel.
have come to I In- sons and daughter-, of today as u rich heritage. Most of
c rly settlers came from Tennessee mid Aluhnmu. later there was un
ill I lux of Bohemian and tiermttn lmjg rants.
Fayette was made possible by an
net of tlie Texas Republic Dec. 1837
and since Hint time, when the first
assessment of $700 was made for
county expenses, Fayette has con-
tinued to expand until today it is one
Of tile finest 111 1'eXHS.
Tlie Dawson Massacre and the he.
to whittle twines lie on Monument
Hill, and countless other incidents
mark the struggles of the early
set tiers.
Fayette county today is rich in
agricultural background and is gra-
dually merging as an industrial area,
Jj.r with the coming of tlie Carnation
gilant at Schulenburg about a
the eyes of other indus
were returned this wuy.
|s one of tlie largest of
south and has been
tpf this whole area,
pounty seat, Schu-
nd countless smal-
Jthe municipalities
be county affairs
\n efficient and
so timt Fayette
V debt.
l.d women who ______
acres buildert
|an look back vrik,< 1
itisfaction and
tlie contract was let to Arnim and
Lane, contractors a.sd the church
was built. Since that time there has
been a few changes but the building
now stands just where it was erect
Jed at tiiat time. At the present time
Rev. T. H. Crowder is pastor. Un
der his leadership the church Is
growing and many nice improve |came to this county
I ments have been made. Many of
the pioneer members have passed on
but the younger generation are fall | rested on
ing right in line and carrying on. i him in tlie evening when
and In 1931 made- race ror Congreaa-
ott ,n:in nt I'&'Kc. receiving the five
counties comprising the lr.th sena-
ttie new world grottos, supplement
ed l.v three artdlional minor grotto;
where folk I rum till over the country
roipe to worship, pray and take
•aune of the holy water.
Rev. Father 1‘. I’. Kanpur, who
a 1923, found
that his little mission d Mostyn,
rested
LATE REV. JOS. CHKOMCIK
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glow atsuit his features of a night, torital district one half of all the
t spring, trom wliicli water has votes ageinst ten opponents among
flowed since the first Holy Water, them such men as Mayor Oscar
..... Holcombe of Houston and Joseph
brought from Czechoslovakia was Wp,(|(m Bai,py Jr
lx.ured into it, lias been sought by Elected member State Democratic
thousands trom many parts of the Executive Committee at the Lubbock
world and some remarkable cures convention in 1932. resigning in
. ..... ,, ... April of this years to run for state
' avc t cert unofflcally reported to aerator
an elevation that allowed , ftthcr Kaspar. j-[e was appointed member of the
rctros ! Following the erection of the first 'Fiard of regents of the University
, .... ...... of Texas in January 1933. He has
peotive mood, to look out across ter Grotto, tlie parish led by the priest ^ ar:tive farmer nn,j ,abor or.
ile Hills and rich valleys, where j built three others about the yard in ganizations. jH chairman of the legis.
it the Angelus, hardy workers turn the following years t>i 1932. In the lative committee Texas Press Ass’n.
cl their bowed and reverent m ids * ns untune tie church had become a and was delegate to the National De.
. , , i , mocratlc convention at Chicago 1932.
toward home and what lie saw in DTUitinenl ptuish for Eat hi r Kaopar H(. W((fl alfj(( delegate to the News-
pired him. j ihstead of a mission and today he paper publishers and printers code
He g i titered them together and I hits a flock of luo families convention at Chicago in June 1933
° " explained his t>!an on this hilltno ar.d again in July 1933.
today ihey ire strongerl 1 ■ Four times a year "Field Mass" is Mr. Sulak has thousands of friends
not unlike the Mount Olives in ... throughout'this section, all active in
BANKS
The banking institutions of Fayetto
County are among the most prog res
sive and soundest throughout tin
state and during the past jctir year-i
l ave proved that thnir cons.rotir'e
leadership has been along right
;it es for
tnan eves and i-ri roi cenihi.U.ily
bi.tlders.
1 elihrated and the dates have been
ts beauty and aecesibility for wor ,
ship of the faithful ‘ I ' b.v the Archbishop as of Oct.
All about were bits of ......... Nov- *• K"b- ’>• August 10th.
7,
his campaign.
FLATONIA STATE HANK , ,,, , ...
The Flatonia State Bank is ano A" ab,,nt blts "* P-^luxl
ther banking institution of this I "'oods in many beautiful colors and !
In the grotto where
J. \\. WILSON
thousands1 111 making his announcement as a
eounty and w“s orgainzed in 1890 . tesignr, stones ready at hand tor worship during the v -h Hi. t - , candidate for th- denote from the
a919UtookTutN,aXrteraas «^ta2 ! ban'h° '^"7 o' '' ^ ^ \ ^ U'“" *U>"‘ Un‘,‘" W^V^rson'S ‘"T'am not unmind!
lank and merged with the Flatonia .nan<l3 fathered them together and j States and all ot its territories tul f the responsibilities that
bank It has a Capital of SbO.tlOtl I • J al11 presuming to assume nor ot
- -----------—- the greatness of the opportunity to
serve the interests of Lite people not
The cli’ti. 1> of ;5t. John the Hap
with a surplus of $29,000 and dopos
ts of $328,64 l.3o. This bank has been
n active force in the growth of Un-
ity of Flatonia.
The officers and directors of the
Bank arc:
E. A. Arnim, chairman of the
board; M. Feritau. President; F. A
Nesrsta, Cashier; R. F. Meyer, Asst.
Cashier; Lydiu Klobedans, Dookkeep
cr. The directors are E. A. Arnim, j The story of Armm and l.ani
ARNIM FAMILY HAVE BEEN
LONG IDENTIFIED WITH THE
PROGRESS OF FLATONIA
tiich C. A. Pearson is the head.
ravia.
kept employed in the turning out of ~™?ric'1 ana he ln 187:-'. Tbe
lornnto lugs, -gg crates and other «»t church was built immediately
iiox products. and then for many years the mls'
Splet’did churches, a fine school SVyettevdle ffminiSter^o The First National Bank of Ijt-) "«« 'oa^;
only of this district but of the en-
Jtire state.
Agriculture and the agricultural
interests ul our county are nearest
to my heart It is the very basis
i f riviiizatm:’, i at as the farmer
prospers, th" Nation prospers; and
as the fari'iia niters, the Nation
suffer and, in my judgment, any
relk'f from the pies-nt state ot d?.
, . , presston, in order to be lasting ana
" Wlh . Rdnu,nd VVo1. universal in its effects, must begin
and end with the fostering of pros-
t For the duration of Mr. Lane's lit'- Jonathan Lam entered into a par n,,|> luI ,l'1 farmers of our
. t imp thf'l’n !»»> tvhlilitio tflith ■»rr, I t tioruhii. ♦!»■*» h».»j l..n* ♦ G1, .. t.» . * * *
This institution saved the Farmers
. , of Austin County over a Hundred
a IV? i™!! Thousand 1'...liars' in the year 1933.
He is liberal in views upon the
OF LAGRANGE (actions of Flatonia and throughput the partnership-continued unbioken. ^^^ssion'ami'’th!’1'n'pea\ o^the pro*
.—v. - --------- — — , ------.t v. x*....... E. him out of there and he settled in
tage has been tist was founded in 1833 and the K A Arnim, Jr., F. VV. Dusek. Hy A. Arnim .Sr. and the late Jonathan Flatonia where he lias been sinro
ird and fourth Bohemian settlers came to iMiller, E. C. Kolar, M. Femau, Jr*. jLiuie; the story in a large’measure-of , .................
Payette around 1859 and the parish p Meyer, F. F. Wotipka, M the development of Fl ttoni during ters, now of St huenhur^. h« ixperafed
rather industries of this vJras started in 18<0 when 100 tami Lauterstein, F. A. Nesrsta, G. C.|the past f»o year:'. ;« procerv store and in Is7t; he and
JJS the Flatonia Box Factory llM.l’»nlc tc thls country from Mo., lmm0ns.
rerr win™ v- n. • ... __________ . The bank w.-is organized in i890 as ,tinie. there was alt abiding faith and tnership that wus last through a life
This factory has been a great help ■ Jr>s. Chromcik bad totd his the First National Bank and in 1919, friendship between, these two men of time of mutual f ilth and respect,
to Flatonia and 20 men have been ,la„„bt‘Uwi,uld ^hem^to took state charter and merged with business, which was only closed when In 1XS0 the present store wa
the Flatonia State Bank. | Mr. Lane died. They were promi and has been operated since then
THE FIRST NATIONAL HANK nent in most of the business tfins Mr. Lane went to LaGrange tint
system and a city government which other of the faith throughout this
has the best interests of the city at ectlon.
heart are features of this thriving as the years went by and he saw
little city, located on the Southern ijttle flock grow and prosper he
Pacific and Santa Fe Railroad lines. Uilt a larger church and school. A
C. Kasper is superintendent ol tree still stands today where the
schools and presides over a system old school once stood. Father Chront.
that embraces high school, gramnier cik after a life of eventful service
grades and home economic building, died in 1910 and since then various
The high school is fully accredited leaders have carried on his work,
with nil colleges and Universities. During the past several years Rev.
Flatonia is at the cross roads of Klobouk has been carrying on the
commerce and with slight encourage- work and it is during his pastor
mont could be a distributing point ate that the statue has been raised
fin this whole area. and dedicated.
The county is rich and mineral on its granite base are the y^ords:
wealth and there are reports of ex- "In memory of the first Bohemian
tensive oil operations close by Fla- Catholic Missionary in Texas. Very
temia which may mean much to its Rev. Josepn Chromcik."
future. The bronze statue rises from a
granite base surrounded by a beautl-
(’. 1*. and L. Co. ful collection of petrified woods ga-
An institution which has been ^jjere<j jn section,
always ready to assist in the civic
nroiri'os.s of the city of Flatonia and Sacred Heart church of Flatonia
* ^ i nelor In r: J x.. ta*... i. ..
E. A. Arnim Sr. is the oldest in
surviving surance agent in the state for several
hibition amendment to our constitu-
tion.
enterprises
He is a descendant of the Ami,ns Ti, i^T dStT "a*"a"y- the 'Retests ol agricui-
u uas a uauglHH hay Arntm turc ,,rt, paramount interest to
Bludworth ot San Antonio and two
sons. J. D. and E A Arnim Jr. ^ t he fully r. a-
.1 D is a student in the Texas u ^ th(lt th, too many laws
University. enacted at • ich session of the Le-
A. Arnim Jr., ts a well known gislatiire. There are many laws
bank has a capital stock of $75,000, head of many business
undivided profits of $20,415.41 and here,
leposits of $445,148.41.
It also cash on hand and in banks of Frieseck Germany nd lie grand
<133 1)93 89 The officers are as fol- son of otic ol six brothers who
, ’ „ . i ,.,„ii \i. came to this country in the earlv
lows: Henry Rottsch, picsident VU (| His fatll(.r K(.tll(,d at
L. Morgan, vice-president: Wilburn ^ (if thp Lavit(,;( liv,.t. in
F. Hofmann, George Lauterstein. VV, was |„,i-n in 1856 and tlie family E. j\. «nuui jr„ is a wen Known ts-—-.............--- - ---
L. Morgan, Henry Roltsch, John moved to High Hill and ut the age Fayette county attorney, who has a 0UI statute bi. ... r which e\
of 16 years Mr Arnim wrote the brilliant record of scholastic achieve, our lawyers are not aware. The
irst page of his successful book of mont behind him and a brilliant fu- greater the number of laws we have
FARMERS STATE HANK j lifo when he mounted hi; pony and ture as a member of the bar before the more hedged in and oircumscrlb-
Bchulenhurg i ode into Galveston, Texas seeking him. ed are the rights of the people by
With the same president wh» .irst '» fortune. He studied at the Bur It might be siid of E. A Arnim laW9-
. . e nnthoTTtv Ef’sa Business college there and later that he built well upon a foundation i
took ovet the >e s o . won{ Columbits when ttiat town of square dealing and carried out tn j,;. g SPENCER
when the bank was originally organ was t|„, terminus of Southern I'.-o his years of business life tlie tradi- i Campaigr* for the oftice of State
ized in 1924, still actively guiding ic. The yellow fever epidemic drove lions of his fathers. Senator from the 15th. Senatorial
the institution, the Farmers State | ___________________ _______ _ _____________j District is being actively pushed by
Rinu t^Hlav stands as one of the , County Attorney E. R. Spencer of
y years in charge of the educational Under his adminisration Fayette Columbus, Texas.
which has been a strong factor In wa* first attended from Praha and strongest ban king houses tn this sec. | 0f Fayette county, has county came to a high point of ef- Mr Spencer began tne study of
its economical development, is the the first resident pastor was Rev. tion. |„ ...... o, ................. ...... 1 , _ law in his former home state of
Central Power and Llgnt Company, F. J. Ledwig who took over the pa
with general headquarters in Corpus rish in 1919. It has 125 families in
Christi and with district offices in the parish. The church was built in
i iicro where Mr. A. B. Sawyers nil'j but remained a mission until
keens a watchful eve over the inter- Father Ledwig came here,
csts of a large territory. In the following years the pas-
The local manager, Willard John- tors were Very Rev. L. P. Netardus,
son is bv nature and experience, a Rev. E. Kostorz, Rev. Dombrowskl.
man well fitted for the position he The latter priest retired in 1932.
occupies here He was formerly con The present pastor Fr. Joseph
netted with the privately owned Pustka finished at Catholic Univer-
Plant in company with Mr. C. A. sity, Washington D. C. in 1922 and
Pearson before it was acquired by since he canto here has by his di-
W. O, Luedemann and his asso-
ciates organized this bank to meet
t growing need among tlie farmers . . , „
b " ucation he spent 19 years
l the Schulenburg area and he has 1 . , . , ,. ,
.. teaching protession so that
his group of directors the following1 * '
a background that fits in thoroughly ficiency and it is one of the four ^aJ!\ua'*in''urnhP state
with his life work, for prior to assunt- counties in the State with' a 40 cent Frequent visits to Texas during
I ing charge of the department of ed. or less tax rate. In 1924 he left the the following two years and friend.
men. Ad. Hahnke, vice-president;
Tinus Frank, vice-president; F. L
Heinrich, vice president; J. J. Bucek
assistant cashier and H. VV. Eillers.
He is well and favorable known
•h m $381,000 with total liquid as-!ton c0unty . .......... ...........—- -
sets of more than total liquid as 8ch°°1 and two yiars at tlu' shelly I throughout the county and before he war enlisted in the mui . Provision
■ ‘ .... is..... 1 1. t >1.1 in ..inlu \’|) , lu 'it ... . .» 1 .. t- 1.1 . II .... 4 TT 42 A vr.it
lets of more than $394,000.
the Central Power and Light Co. in Jtgence and initiative arranged to ----- -........... , He taught three years in Washing. | terms of office
Se ^d *keeps Jp" a vlaWe" con* cTrS now sS °f T" ! ton county at the William Penn
tut between the public and the a fitting memorial to his efforts. He
company. h,ls a*8° be,'n instrumental in the
The old light plant was erected in acquisition of a new ccmtery next
1910 and later when ncquired by the to the city ccmtery.
^cnt^SwVncl^m^^i^ .Mar-\? l'hurch at Praba- wd“ 1
b ition system installed and in every « history that goes back into the
-y the service brought up to meet
Five men°are employed by the Com- ‘n this part of the country
in tlu* office of county Judge but 1*6turned S^’PS and acquaintance formed in
>11 >v,m , ov i .ii. this state led to a decision to make
h- has to office in 1932 and is a candidate Tpxas hjs p(>rmanent home. In 1910
first had knowledge of the problems • for reflection this year. h(, th0 l;uv Department or
to be met by the teachers or the I*. ,\, NIKEL the University of Texas and was ad-
countv. P. A. Nikel, the present county mill'd to the Texas Bar in the
He was born in Washington county | assesor. was elected for his first ^''enjra'Ul'm the practice of law
and has been a resident of this coun j term in 1924 and has built up a , Rweetw'nt-r from »»il until the
In 1917.
cashier.
The last statement a.„,Wed th<«!ty **"«© he was eight years of age. splendid record during his various V >rl.l W
In 1916, Mr Spencer was elected
to the House of Represntatives.
immediately, upon declaration of
County Officials
SHERIFF I.OESSIN
(school in Austin, eight yens at Haw j was elected assessor he was deputy al Training Regiment. U. S. Army
Creek, five years tn Warrington and I assean.ir before that working in iind ordered into active service,
one year at Rabb s Praire. ! Flatonia for Mr. Cockrell thereupon vacated his seat in th* Le.
gialature.
mu 1 BKN K- SIF.BF.L He was prompt 1\ assigned to duty
*...... I Ben F. Slebel, who has been hold with the I Rainbow Division.
The family history of Judge J ..in
P. Ehltnger goes back to the days
action
ing down the lob of County Treat Lieutenant Spencer was m
. , , / with his n'giment near Luneville
urer for the past few months, being an(, Ru0.,rratj in thr vosges Region
appointed when tlie former incumbent and in the battles of Champaigne,
nanv here and it adds to the city Rev John Anders is the pastor nnd
1 , inn tn o-nodlv he follows a long line of illustrious i • . diet- in tne Napoleonic wars, wno es. r; -
and county tax collection tn goouiy , inelndinir Rev I p Ne i«m Loessin, the present sheriff ot 1 ,C. V\. Amberg, was appointed post Marne and Aiane-Marne.
,r„ annually It’s rate is are predecessors, inducting lte\. i.. i .ini ’ . A1_ eatied with Napoleon's army out of , , .... nm me the latter m«r
measure annumiy. _ f „ nootnr frtntnnin I Vavuttp pnnntv him n remit At inn thnt 1 . f mnstci*. is loukm^ forward to elec 1 in »i * .*.
much less than the rates 'for oth. r tardus former pastor of Flatonia. Fayette County, has a reputation that M< ^ New ort;ans and
cities the Size of Flatonia nnd ther' now of Shiner,
ins lieen between 35 and 40 p r This church Ims been
St^ucSiT rates during tne JnfluonPo in ,ho bulldmg of .he n*
a strong;
is nation wide having been in the
forefront of many battles with des-
mentioned bat-
he took part In the desperate
later seeking greener fields and new
country came east to enlist under
tion it. the primaries nnd points to a nn ) bloody engagement at the Ourcq
fine record .he county as educator River, and the assault and capture
Hglous life of this entire section and j perate criminals and with a reputa- ^ jn the Texafl War for lndep to hls sumption
office.
county of the village of Seryngcs et Nes-
tles. where lie was seriously wound-
ed and commended bv his regimental
He was forn-dly reporter on the romn,ancior for gallantry.
after his release from
service Mr. Spencer was
_ . v„ ... ...... ___...... . ... ............... , . , ....... , i,. married iv Miss Louise Culhertsaon
nnd today they are strong congrega. was born and raised in the vicinity h , trvtn swlm thC|h‘’ had ‘ ",,J ' of Austin
tlons standing for progress. | uf cVQuinn. Tlte ptvsent sheriff ser i_____„ ____’ , . ... .! mud school ehoinptonship five jeaia j|( ,,v ) |,(1 m0ved with his family
,VThe7 company also merchandise G. remain today one of the bulwark of tion of always getting his man , endencP ;
The"1peoplJ' o*11"hi’s’rity o^geTting The Protestant churches of Fay- j of lVyears, Ind is up for I AftCr Roi”K ,hr°UKh mTta | Fayette County Record and fomerly sh. .*!•■ .
Ill, same rate and service that cities irtte county have played a prominent I ‘ ulun,posed this year. He hardships without so much as a sc rat ht at Wa„,,,|)H school where the military
of more than a hundred thousand po- part tn_ the history_ of mis sexton , ^............. . ch he was dt»wned in Buffalo Bayou h . hn„.nin, winnui.r the married to
pula tion.
i of O’Quinn. Tlte present sheriff ser-1
CHURCHES | The history of the Baptist church ‘ J rl(vmut..h.„ at I af ranee for swollen atream* entanKl",l with the
No history of this area would tie goes hick to the church at I,aC.range I vou a 1 • 9 swimmer and he sank to his death
complete without mention of the which is over 100 years old In the 24 years, was deputy sheriff five ( Thp regpnt JudRL. was born in
plain'' stands in the church yard at cultural growth of the entire area. ! ROBERT RACHUI
eevetteville. It was unvoted during , Another old church Is at Elm in
presei'1. uicumb.-Pe/ of Rev Jos. Grove, which dates back about 60 Rob<?rt A- Rat,u,i' for ,h‘’ »wst 10
ed in the state comptrollers office,
general land office nnd was elected
Judge In 1918.
in succession Hi is married and has to Columbus. Colorado County, and
o'.c daughter l ight years of ago. entered the law practice.
jcheki In 1922 he was elected County At-
tornev of Colorado County and serv.
A veteran of tbe world war. wbtre e() in’ lhat capacity for eight years,
he was wounded in action as i mem- vvas again elected to the same
i Continued on ; age 5.)
office m 1932‘and imiow serving his
people in that capacitor/' .
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Kopecky, Joseph. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1934, newspaper, June 7, 1934; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth989778/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.