The best of thanks to the Walburg Correspondent for his friendly inquiry. I had sprained my finger on my right hand, and as a result was unable to write for a long time.                 There is not much news. Last week we had a very nice rain, and it was really needed and necessary. It […]

Dear Readers!      Right now, we are having dry weather, this is very good for cotton, and the boll weevils are pestering better. However, this is not good for the gardens, which could use a nice rain.      Mr. M. Kasperik from Waldburg (who seems to be taken a pleasure trip with his wife and

Dear Worthy Volksblatt.              An event which does not often occur in families, perhaps may be of interest to readers of the Volksblatt.             The mother of the undersigned, Mrs. Johanne Zoch, wife of the late Johann Zoch, celebrated her 91st birthday on August 29th.             At this ceremony, a friend took upon himself the

Valued ​​readers!                     I must send in a few lines, so I will not be completely forgotten.                     Presently, it is very dry here, and consequently the water shortage makes itself felt. Oh, that it would rain soon. Cotton products will soon come to an end. In some places it is somewhat better, but in

On the 10th of last month, my wife, two kids, Miss Martha Domaschk and I, took a trip to Thorndale to visit old friends and acquaintances. We made our way on the SAP train to Rockdale, where we arrived at 6:30 in the evening. As the last J. & G. R. train from Rockdale to

Dear reader!                     It is well time to hear something again from our corner of the world, otherwise we will be completely oblivious. But oh no! The Walburg Correspondent is always interested in us. However, this writing is less due to his friction boots than to the fact of various events which are worth mentioning.