La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1923 Page: 2 of 8
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THE LAGRANGE JOURNAL
Coming to Flatonia IC
NEXT MONDAY, JANUARY IJ
Manville Bros.
Comedians
IN ALL
NEW PLAYS
We invite our old LaGrange
friends to come out on next
Wednesday night to see the
big feature play, entitled
i "Maggie & Jiggs” I
DOORS OPEN AT 7
CURTAIN AT 8 •
ADMISSION:
Adults 25c Children 10c
NEWSY NEIGHBORHOOD ITEMS
HAPPENINGS WHICH ARE GIVEN
BECAUSE OF INTEREST TO
OUR READERS
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Accidents
—News Which Are Clipped
From Our Exchanges
OUR LIST OF IMMORTALS
The following subscribers have paid
for their subscriptions to the Journal
during the past week, ending Satur-
day, January 6, 1923:
H. Hackebiel, LaGrange.
H. P. Pohl, Hillsboro.
Kurt Perry, LaGrange.
Lee Smith, LaGrange.
Fred Wilkens, LaGrange.
Mrs. F. C. Knippel, Waco.
H. C. Ritter, LaGrange.
L. A. Becker, Fayetteville.
A. F. Samohyl, Ellinger.
W. J. Koehl, Ellinger.
Mrs. H. Buescher, Ellinger.
John J. Korenek, Fayetteville.
W. R. Juren, Temple.
Wm. Zwiener, LaGrange.
A. Freelan, LaGrange.
John H. Schroeder, LaGrange.
Miss Julia Kreische, LaGrange.
H. R. Clark, LaGrange.
E. Schott, LaGrange, Rt2.
Miss Norma Loessin, LaGrange.
O. E. Stolz, LaGrange.
Miss Lyttie Moore, LaGrange.
R. B. Spacek, Fayetteville.
Alfred Spies, Carmine.
H. C. Henniger, Carmine.
G. A. Tiemann, LaGrange.
Arnold Prause, LaGrange.
Emil Sulik, LaGrange.
Gerh. von Minden, LaGrange.
CHURCH NEWS
BOY MAIMED BY EXPLOSION
Rockdale, Texas, Jan. 9.—As a re-
sult of the explosion of an impro-
vised cannon which the boy believed
to be “dud,” Fritz Helmecke 14, of
the Bushdale section, lost his right
eye.
Fritz with some companions had
filled an iron pipe with powder. The
fuse was lighted but apparently had
failed to set off the charge. The boy
investigated and his head was close
to thee pipe when the powder ex-
ploded.
He was rushed to a hospital, where
a shattered arm was amputated.
ENTIRE FAMILY STRICKEN WITH
PTOMAINE POISONING
Rockdale, Tex., Jan. 9.—Will Wen-
z.l, his family of four and his aged
mother, all of the Gay Hill section
rear here, are seriously ill as a re-
sult of ptomaine poisoning brought
on, it is believed by eating fresh
meats which had been salted down in
a new tub.
The mother of Wenzel, the most'
seriously ill, is not expected to live
CS6 cures LaGrippe.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Next Sunday, January 14th:
LaGrange—Sunday school at 9:30 a.
m. English service at 7:30 p. m.
Rutersville—Sunday school at 9 a.
m. Service at 10 a. m.
Ellinger—English service at 8 p.
m. We will have our annual meeting
at Ellinger after the service.
R. 11EISE, Pastor.
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Methodist Church
Choir practice Thursday at 7 p. m.
Sunday—Sunday school at 9:45 a.
m. Preaching at 11 a. m. an 7 p. m.,
Junior Christian Endeavor at 3 p.
m.
The P. E. Rev. D. E. Hawk of Au>
tin will preach at night.
Mr. Sinha of India will deliver a
lecture at 7:15 Wednesday, January
17th. No admission charges. Let
prohioitionists and anti-prohibitionists
hear this address.
J. H. WISEMAN, Pastor.
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Trinity Hill Lutheran Church
Sunday—Regular services at 10
a. m.
A missionary discourse at 7:30 p.
m. by Rev. W. H. Bewie of Waco
Texas. Songs and music by the Wal-
ther League. Everybody welcome.
Secial meeting on Monday at Swiss
Alp at 2 p. m.
A. E. MOEBUS, Pastor.
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Baptist Mission
Sunday—Sunday school at 10 a. m
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:15 p. m.
B. Y. P. U. at 6:15 p. m.
Tuesday—W. M. U. at 3 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:15
p. m.
G. A. Friday at 4 p. m.
Saturday—Sunbeams at 4 p. m.
Everybody invited to all these
services.
C. E. DEARMAN, Pastor.
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Presbyterian Church
Prayer meeting every Thursday at
7:15 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Sunday—Service at 11 a. m. and
7:15 p. m.
The prefessional card of Dr. F. E.
Young will be found in this issue of
the Journal, in which the announce-
ment is made for those who may be
in need of his services, that his office
will be maintained at the present lo-
cation, in the Schuhmacher Bank an-
nex, second floor. Dr. Young’s prac-
tice will be limited to consultation
surgery and diseases of women.
Rev. Sagabielof Yorktownhad
to undergo a second operation a
few days ago for an obstruction
of the intestines. He was doing
fine yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Sagabiel was on the way to Iowa
fora visit, but turned back at
St. Louis on receiving notice of
hia condition.—Nordheim View.
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The beat Christmas gift in ma-
ny years came to Prof. Eilers and
his son during the recent holi-
days. Two appointments came
to this household. The first to
Prof. Eilers as one of the State
rural school inspectors, and the
second to William Eilers, Jr., a
personal page to Lieutenant
Governor Davidson. These ap-
points reflect a deserved recog-
nition of Lavaca county capabili-
ties.—Shiner Gazette.
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The Rev. F. J. Ledwig, Rector
of St. James’ Church, Gonzales,
Texas, has been appointed chair-
man of the American Legion
Americanization Committee, De-
partment of Texas. State Com-
mander Townes announced at a
conference of state officials in
Fort Worth that he appointed
Farher Ledwig to this position
because of the priest’s fitness.
Father Ledwig speaks seven lan-
guages fluently and is well and
favorably known among the Ger-
man and Bohemain people in
South Central Texas. The work
of Americanization will be one
of the leading features of the
1923 Legion program. It will
cosist largely of teaching foreign-
ers the English language and
emphasizing American ideals of
government. Father Ledwig is
a forceful and eloquent speaker,
and has done eminent service in
the cause of the American Le-
gion. He servered a year as
State Chaplin; and another as
State Historian. He has numer-
ous friends in Smithville and
has frequently been a guest at
the home of Rev. J. B. Karnow-
ski of Sf. Paul’s Catholic church,
with whom he spent several
years at the University of St.
Louis.—Smithville Times.
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An agreeable Christmas sur-
prise for Mrs. C. H. Potthast of
this city was a long letter from
her mother, living in Finland,
and whom Mrs. Potthast had be-
lieved dead for the past twenty
years. There is quite an interest-
ing story connected with same,
and we herewith give it. Mrs.
Potthast at the age of 6 years,
together with several brothers
and sisters, came to this country,
leaving their mother in Finland,
as the latter desired to dispose
of her property there and then
would follow. The children ar-
rived safely, but two of the bro-
thers and a sister returned after
a comparatively brief stay in
America. The mother, contrary
to expectation, remarried, mov-
ed to another point in Finland,
and then concluded to remain in
that country. About the time
of the great Galveston storm, as
we understand it, Mrs. Potthast
was living in that city, and due
to the chaos which prevailed for
many months thereafter she lost
all trace of her mother. She en-
deavored through the Red Cross
and other mediums to locate her
mother, but was unsuccessful,
and then the report came to her
of her mother’s death, and this
report she believed and knew no
better until on Christmas Day
she received a letter from her
mother she had not heard from
for twenty years. That it was an
appreciated, joyful surprise, goes
without saying. The mother,
now Mrs. Asmus, aged 78 years,
lives at Gamlakarleby, Finland.
She writes that she is again a
widow, living with the Bistr who
returned home from America,
and states that Mrs. Potthast’s
two brothers, who also returned
home, are both dead.—Weimar
Mercury.
Every ad in this paper tells a
story. Read them alL
BL1NN MEMORIAL COLLEGE i:
Preparatory Courses, Bookkeeping, Machine Book- j [
keeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Higher Account- ::
ing, Banking, Academic, Music and Voice- ;:
! J. L. NEU, President, Brenham, Texas i:
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMEfiS
Chamber of Commerce of LaGrange
Starts the New Year Right
Monday night at the courthouse the
members of the LaGrange Chamber of
Commerce came together in good y
number and started the year with an
hitsorical meeting indeed. In fact
from the time that the secretary call-
ed the roll, there was enthusiasm, and
while everybody endeavored to talk
at the same time, there was enough
present to permit the individual
thought to be heard.
Collectively, the matter might be
stated that there was the agreement
to have the next trades day, the neces-
sary road signs erected along the
roads and permanent highways, and
the band kept alive and flourishing.
Three rather good features, and which
will redound to the town’s interest.
The school house problem took up
the greater part of the evening, the
paving of the square by bond issue
also had an inning, but the interest
centered the stronger on whether or
666 quickly relieves a cold.
Kindling
old home.
for sale at the HarigeB
For Sale — Second-hand windows;
and blinds. Miss O. H. HarigeL
For Sale Cheap—Remington type-
writer No. 6. Apply at the Journal
office. 3-pdF
For Sale—Good, second-hand heat-
ing stove. Apply to John Zwiener, La-
Grange.
Dance—At Siss Alp hall, Sunday,,
January 14; music by Cor nelson's;
Happy Six.—Chas. Bruns. 1 t-pd
For Sale—Household furniture, all
in good condition. See Mrs. L. C-
Tracy, ’phone 2, LaGrange.
Taken Up—Bay horae, about seven
years old; branded P4 on hind leg,
Chas. Blinka, Fayetteville, Tex. 52-,'S
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS
For Sale — Onion and cabbage*
plants; 20 cts per 100, $1.00 for 600,,
postage 6 cts for 100, for each ad-
ditional 100, postage 1 ct.—A. C,
Schuech, LaGrange Texas, R5- 48-tf
For Sale—Farm, 168 acres, six
miles west of Bellville on Bellville and
Brenham road. Good house, water-
and timber. Field all black land-
Pasture sandy land. Fof particulars,
write to Box 72, Bellville, Texas. 51
Frost-proof cabbage plants, Ber-
muda onion plants, and lettuce plants;.
1000 for $2.50; 500, $1.£0; 300 torr
$1.00; all delivered. sOpr plants wiir
stand more ea'j, th*A,)(Sputk Texas-
plants.—Milano Plant Cq., Milano,.
Texas. • 3 p J
“COLD IN THE HEAD"
la an acute attack of Natal Catarrh.
Those subject to frequent “coUfar* are
generally In a "run down" condition.
HALL’S CATARRH MKDICTNK l» m
Treatment consisting of an Ointment, to
be used locally, and a Tonic, which art*
Quickly through the Blood on the Mu-
cous Surfaces, building up the
and making you less liable to “cddx"
Bold by druggists for over 40 Team
F. J. Cheney * Co.. Toledo, O.
BIDS ACCEPTED
Dance—At Plum S. P. J. S. T. hall,
Sunday, January 21. Music by Cor—
nelson’s Happy Six. Everybody is.
not the people wanted to take the j ( r>r<*'a^y invited to attend. 6Z
bull by the horns and stop this ever-
lasting sighing and wishing for a new
school building, and get right down
to the matter and decide whether the
city wanted one, or whether the peo-
ple were contented to let their chil-
dren go to the bat roost and br ck
shell until the buildings fell, in the
meantime losing their twenty-three
and a half unit affiliation with the
colleges and universities of 'the state.
Reports had beeq made to the ef-
fect that a few sights had bean in-
spected, but tlmt no definite one was
decided upon. Prices of property
were gi\Uy.yidtJhl^,caused more dis-
cussion. . 'fne interest that accumu-
lated at this moment was increased
when the members of the Board of
School Trustees, having just adjourn-
ed their meeting, filed in and assisted
in the discussion.
As one member of the Chamber of
Commerce put it, the corner stone of
the proposed new school building was
laid Monday night. Every man pres-
ent was an avowed advocate of the
movement to have a new school build-
ing, and the determination to have a
cessation of talk and a great deal of
work to get it, was soon evidenced.
We might add therefore that the mat-
ter has been placed into the hands
of a committee of good citizens who
will make their report in a few days
to the board of directors of the Cham-
ber of Commerce and then the general
meeting will be held and the machin-
ery set in motion.
Through the secretary the inform-
ation was obtained that 'an inquiry
had been maded by a prospective new
citizen whether a broom factory at
LaGrange would be encouraged. The
regular committee of the Chamber of
Commerce on industries will handle
the matter and this may mean a
broom factory for our little city.
It was also announced that ground
had been broken on the continuation
work of the highway from Oldenburg
to the Washington county line, and
that bids would be received by the
Commissioners’ Court for the high-
way to Prairie Valley. Which brought
out more facts and the information
that the scarifier had been purchased
and a demonstration of its usage and
advantage will be given after it was
received.
With the avowed determination of
every member present to begin to
arouse more interest in the new
school building, the meeting adjourn-
ed, and a happy bunch of business
men left the building feeling that
the coiner stone of the building for
the school children of LaGrange had
been laid.
Commissioners’ Court met in
special session Wednesday to>
carefully inspect the bids offered
for the grading, clearing and
graveling of Highway No. 3A
from LaGrange to the Chandler
reservation on beat lines 1 and
3, and after considering the same
with the representatives of the
Federal Department having high-
way construction under it*
charge, and the State Highway
Department, accepted the fol-
lowing:
Lake Robertson of Scfculen-
bur#, drainage structures (con-
crete work) $13,949.39.
C. M. Kelley & Co., of San
Antonio for the grading, gravel-
ing, etc., $42,504.20.
BANK STATEMENTS
We publish in this issue the ofKciaf
statements of the Round Top State-
Bank, that of the Carmine State
Bank, and the statement from the
Winchester State Bank. In making
mention of these statements we de
so with the hope that our readers
who live in the neighborhood of the
places mentioned may look far them
and read them, and make note of the
splendid showings these banks are
making. It is not often that the
Journal is favored with three bank
statements in one issue, and that is
another interesting fact for our read-
ers. By all means, if interested, read
these statements.
Tax payers of LaGrange are ad-
vised that I will be at Hermes Drug
Store every day until the 31st day of
January for the purpose of collecting
the taxes for the LaGrange Indepen-
dent School District.
C. H. STEINMANN,
, School Tax Collector.
FOR SALE
Voelkel-Addicks-Weber Co., bank-
rupt estate notes are offered for aale.
Anyone wishing to examine the**
notes are requested to call upon Lee
Smith. These notes, etc., must be
sold at once.
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La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1923, newspaper, January 11, 1923; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth998484/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.