The Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1899 Page: 1 of 4
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as the shooting occurred
Deputy Sheriff Westmoreland and
Frank Burford ran in the direction
of the bridge from the jail and
found what they took to be a small
negro boy, but which proved to be
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was dressed as a man, being dress-
ed in a blue jumper and blue over-
alls. She also had her face and
hands blacked with charcoal. She
was unattended and has not as yet
frsday morning) been able to
any explanation of her pres-
8 at this point at this time. She
also placed in jail by the
The whole affair is much de-
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ed, and is surrounded in much
ry. It is reported that'Mr.
been in the neighbor-
several days, but no one had
seen him until after the tragedy.
His home is in Orange, Texas,
body will be taken to Weimar
noon train for interment.
—ng girl referred to was
Thursday on a $100 bond.
The accused deputies were also re-
ed Thursday on $3000 bond
Weimar Mercury.
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SCHULENBURO, FAYETTE COUNTY. TEX., Thursday, May 25. 1899.
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CONFEDERATE PENSIONS.
Austin, Texas, March 13.—The
following was issued from the
Comdtroller's office today with re-
gard to the Confederate pension
bill:
To Whom It May Concern:
Austin, Texas, May 13.—Public
attention is invited to an act ap-
proved May 12, 1899, known as
the Confederate pension bill. Un-
der the provisions of this act all
pensions shall begin ou the 1st day
of October and April after the fil-
ing and establishing the appli-
cation, and are made payable quar-
terly, the first payment beiug pro-
vided for October 1, 1899.
The act carries an appropriation
of $100,000 for the first year and
$150,000 for the second year, and
fixes a maximum of $8 per mouth
to each applicant who can and
does conform to the requirements
of the law.
In the event the appropriation
above referred to shall prove in-
sufficient to pay in full said pen-
sions, no defiency can be credited
against the state, but each pension-
er will receive only his pro rata
according to the amount appropri-
ated.
The act makes it the duty of the
comptroller to prepare and furnish
to the county judges of the several
counties of the state necessary
blank applications for the use of
applicants. As soon as the neces-
sary forms can be prepared and
blanks printed they^ will be trans-
mitted together with a copy of the
law to each county judge in the
state. Special care will be exer-
cised in the preparation of these
forms and I beg the indulgence of
all interested persons until the
forms and blanks can be completed,
*vith the assurance that tfiey will
will be furnished as soon as possi-
ble, and in ample time for applica-
tions to be filed before the 1st of
October, the beginning of the first
quartet.
I will not attempt m this notice
to advise as to the detailed require-
ments of the law, in making proof,
who is eligible, etc., all this will
follow, as above stated as soon as
the blanks can be prepared.
The adoption of the constitu-
tional amendment in November
last authorizing the state to pen-
sion ex-Confederate soldiers and
the enactment of the law conform-
ing thereto, is intended as a recog-
nition in some measure of the ser-
vice rendered by the patriotic, gal-
lant and brave ex-Confederate sol-
dier, in defense of home, honor
and constitutional liberty, who now
in his advancing years is physi-
cally and financially in a condition
that ,this action on the part of the
state government is appreciated
and acceptable.
I shall follow the strict letter of
the law in passing upon all pension
claims and the co-operation of
county judges and commissioners'
courts, whose duty it will be to
pass first upon all applications, is
earnestly requested and confidently
expected.
All ex-Confederate soldiers, also,
should take an interest in the ap-
plications filed in their respective
counties; efforts thus combined
will materially aid the worthy in
securing the benefits provided un-
der the law, and will tend greatly
to prevent and detect attempts
at fraud.
R. W. Finley, Comptroller.
BUGS AND WORMS.
and Rum are of the best brands.
1 San Antonio Beer only on tap.
To protect yourself and family
against coughs and colds, you
should keep at hand a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It
will cure a co}d in a day if taken as
soon as the first symptoms appear.
For sale by Paul Breymann.
"It is a Sanford man," says the
the Kennebec Journal," "who has
this statement sewn to his under-
shirt, 'My appendix has been cut
out,' and he explains his case in
this way; 'You see these are the
palmy knifiing days of the surgeon.
If a man foils in a fit, faints or
happens to lose consciousness for
any reason, they cart him off to a
hospital and operate for appendici-
tis without waiting for him to come
to and say what ails him. I've
been sliced open once, and I don't
hanker for encores."
Moravia, April 29, 1899.
Editor Sticker:
Notwithstanding the severe cold
weather we had last winter, I be-
lieve we have as many insects of
differents kinds this Spring as I
ever saw, and some of them more
numerous than usual, grub-worms
in particular. They have done
more injury to corn and pasture
lands this Spring than usual. There
i.< more general complaint amuug
the farmers than ever before; To
give you some idea of how numer-
ous they are on the black lands be-
tween here and Hallet?ville, Mr.
Frank Matula (who is a very reli-
able gentleman) said three of his
children in one day, following the
plow after him plowing, picked up
six water buckets-full of grub
worms. I know of pasture lands
in the surrounding country of
Schulenburg and other localities', a
few years ago were well set with
prairie-grass that now*have noth-
ing but weeds, having been killed
out by the grub-worms. Then we
have the cut-worm, which is al-
ready cutting the cotton and vege-
tables down. Then there is the
cotton worm miller, which deposits
its eggs in the bud of corn, by the
way, they are doing more injury to
our corn this year than ever before,
and there is the web-worm miller,
which is very oublesome in some
localities, then we have the fly, or
a kind of gnat, which starts the
lice on. cotton. All the above
named insects do their injury in
the larva or worm state. They de-
posit their eggs when in the per-
fect insect state; in this state some
flies or millers, others are bugs.
It won't be long before you can see
thousands of brown bugs, which is
the perfect state of grub-worm and
cut-worm. While in this state
they deposit their eggs, and then
die. Now, as it is very plain that
these different destructive insects
are increasing annually, what are
the farmers going to do about it?
Wejnust answer this question by
destroying them. Then, the next
question is, how can we do it? The
present legislature has appropri-
ated five thousand dollars for the
purpose of employing a state Ento-
mologist, whose duty it will be to
find out more about the habits of
the boll-weevil, and its destruction,
and other kinds of noxious insects
which depredate on the crops of
those who till the soil. Now, I
have no objection to a state ento-
mologist. He can tell us the tech-
nical names of all kinds of insects,
their habits and to what family
they belong, but when it comes to
practical knowledge, we have got
to apply that ourselves. We know
how to kill the cotton worm and
other insects which feed upon the
leaves of plants by poisoning, but
we can not kill the grub-worm and
cut worm in any of the different
stages by poisoning. 1 don't be-
lieve we dan kill the cotton lice
while in the larva state with poi-
son, because they do not appear on
all the cotton at the same time,
and it would take a great deal of
labor to go over the field and poi-
son a stalk wherever you find lice.
Now, Mr. Editor, I have said
enough this time. In my next I
will say, or give my ideas, how to
destroy these insects.
J. M. Kirk.
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When you use Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem-
edy you have the satisfaction of
knowing that after twenty-five
years of canstant sale and use it is
the most popular remedy in the
market for bowel com plaint and ev-
erywhere acknowledged to be the
best. For sale by Paul Breymann.
The poultry houses should have
plenty of light and ventillation and
must be frequently cleaned out.
Use whitewash frequently inside.
Have a good hard floor, and keep
it covered lightly with loose soil.
Frequently remove this, with the
droppings, putting it where such
fertilizer ie needed.—Stock and
Farm Journal.
To all thase afflicted with rheu-
matism, we recommend a trial of
Chamberlain's Pain tiaim. One
application will relieve the pain
and its continued use for a short
time will result in a cure. For
sale by Paul Breymann. "
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In our last issue we stated that
the Jones boys, of Ezzell, had
brought to our office two Mexican
boll-weevils taken from their cot-
ton patch. Quite a number of peo-
ple called here to see the bugs, and
several of them very emphatically
stated that they were not the boll-
weevil. In the meantime Mr.
Estess brought us a bug" which he
claimed to be the genuine article.
To settle the controversy the Her-
ald sent the three bugs to the
etate entomologist, Fred W. Mal-
ly, Hulen, Texas, who has been
employed as a weevil expert for
years, and he replied by Sunday's
mail as follows:
"Now as to the weevils will say
that of the three sent, two are the
genuine Mexican boll weevil, and
both are dead. The third one is
alive aud belongs to another and
distinct group of the same family,
and is not the Mexican boll-weevil
I would like to get more of the his-
tory of these weevils so as to get
our record straight and make the
data valuable. Where were these
weevils found, the dead ones, and
were they dead when you mailed
them to me? The other one is
still alive and would like to 4now
where it was found, and especially
if found injuring the cotton in any
way. Please urge the farmers in
your section to keep me posted on
the weevil matters as we are anx-
ious to make a thorough series of
experiments looking to finding
some means of quickly and effect-
ively fighting the Mexican boll
weevil, and the only way we can
hope to accomplish this, is by the
prompt information as to the wee-
vil presence, and the further co-
operation of the cotton planters in
making field tests.
Very sincerely yours,
Fjrko W. Mally, Entomologist.
In regard to the dead bugs Mr.
Mally speaks of, we will state that
they were alive when we mailed
them, but we suppose that close
wrapping of the package killed
them. Mr. Mally is our state en-
tomologist, and will promptly an-
swer any and all questions.—Hal-
Ictsville Herald.
The machinery for a flour mill
was brought in Tuesday and un-
loaded at the SAP depot and haul-
ed to Praha, and we learn that
wheat is being raised in that vi-
cinity to the extent that will justi-
fy the erectiou of a mill Flatonia
Argus.
The harbor works at the mouth
the Brazos are said to have been
deeded to the government by the
syndicate.
KILLING AT SEALY.
August Moeckel Shot Dead in a Saloon
by Max Theuuiaon.
The news of the killing of Aug.
Moeckel by Max Theumann was
telephoned to Bellville
day evening, and an ann
given also to the efifeet that
mann was on his way
render to the officers.
The tragedy occurred at Sealy in
Scbaflher's saloon, a business for-
merly owned by Aug. Moeckel, at
about 6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The Times presents the details
of the crime from hearsay, which,
is to the effect that Moeckel was
standing near the bar of the saloon
talking to several friends. Then
mann entered the place and walked
up and down the floor near the en-
trance. He spoke to the proprie-
tor, Fritz Schaflher, and in a tone
loud enough for those in the saloon
to hear him referred to Moeckel as
being a d s b
who made him lose his job.
On hearing this remark Moeckel
turned around and asked what he
meant, or something to that effect.
There is also a report that Moeckel
advanced on Theuman and grabbed
a chair with which to strike him.
Fritz Schaflher endeavored to
persuade Theuman to leave the sa-
loon, but he jerked away from him
and drew his pistol, a 32, leveled
it at Moeckel and fired, Moeckel
fell to the floor like a log. Theu-
man then snapped his pistol sever-
al times at the prostrate and quiv-
ering body on the floor. The killer
ran out of the saloon down the
street to another saloon, where he
rushed in and very excitedly
exclaimed that he had shot August
Moeckel and called for a pistol.
On finding out that Moeckel was
dead Theuman at once%^itched up
a horse and came to Bellville. He
gave half of his seat in the buggy
to Constable Tom Watson.
Friends gently lifted Moeckel
from the floor. Life was extinct.
The bullet entered his face at the
side of his nostril and lodged in the
back of the head. Death was
quick. Moeckel was in his shirt
sleeves when killed and no weapon
of any k<nd was found on his per-
son.
On reaching Bellville Theumann
surrendered to Sheriff Palm, who
kept him under guard until yester-
day afternoon, when the county at-
torney announced that the itate
would require an examining trial.
On receiving this information the
sheriff put Theumann in jail. The
examining trial will be held Mon-
day. Theumann's two brothers
from the Bernard have been here
went to San Antonio ~J
since Tuesday and
ployed Messrs.
ger as counsel in the case.
Theumann refused to
statement to a
rather one
tor him.
one of the
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Lone Star
tonio.
his bendsmen
Moeckel
had his name
Through this act of M<
said the brewery
charged Theumann
at Sealy, and this was
raann referred to in his
remarks at Schaffner's
minutes before
There is also a report
Theumann claims that
threatened his life.
Gus Moeckel was
business man of Sealy,
in the lumber business and
enterprises. He was
%yea,r8 of age. He was
a host of friends, and his
end causes much regret,
a handsome home
time ago, and leaves there to mourn
his loss a young wife and ba
He was a member of the Sons
Hermann and Kbights of Honor
and was buried at Sealy with lodge
honors, a number of his friends
from Bellville attending tha obse-
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quies.
A number of new
mills are being constructed
others will be built before the gin-
ning season of 1899. These are
enterprises in which home capital
almost entirely is invested. That
is an encouraging fact and leads to
the hope that Texas business men, -
stockmen and farmers may soon de-
cide that it will be well to have
packeries and other factories, sav-
ing for distribution in Texas an
enormous aggregate
now gives employment to
sands of laborers in Northern ami
Eastern states. , *
In the trial of "Blackbird," at
Seguin this week, J. *
acted as official i:
Bohemian witnesses
ly complimented for
who were present.—Wi
cury. '' "
Carrizo Springs
kept the grip a
burg. All those
not attacked. No1
Catarrh of the stomach
Springs Water. For
mann Bros., and all
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Discretion in 1 _
eloquence.—Bacon.
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