John Schmidt a.k.a. Hans Kower

Feb. 4: A few things to be announced from our area.                 The overall health conditions here are serious, with colds, pneumonia, as well as small pox are now in large numbers. From all indications, they will not disappear very quickly, since the unfavorable weather does not provide very good conditions.                 Recently, in the […]

Valued Editor!             After a prolonged silence, I would like to report something again from our community, and it is as follows:             On last Thursday, 8 days ago, Mr. Pobran died, and was given a Christian burial on Friday by Pastor Buchschacher. In spite of the day, a large number of friends and relatives

Dear Editor! Since there has been nothing to write about for such a long time, I now want to send a few lines.                     On the 28th of the month, last Friday, there was a big fish fry on Mr. Michael Pietsch’s farm on the Colorado River. It had to take a lot of fish

Esteemed Readers of the Volksblatt!                 Since my last correspondence was rained out, I want to, at this time, submit a few lines, although I don’t have much too write about.                 The Christmas holidays were very pleasant. There was good weather, so everyone could enjoy the holidays.                 During the holidays, Mr. Traugott Winzer

Valued reader!                 A few lines from here again for you to read and ponder.                 Mr Friedrich Schur, with family, has left this week in order to try his luck in Williamson County.                 Mr Curt Guendel, with his special young bride, made a honeymoon stop here in Warda to visit his brothers.                

Valued reader!                 Although we had a small nice rain last Wednesday, we could have had more. The dry winds took all the moisture from that rain away again. Hopefully, more (enough) rain willl come soon. Last week the granddaddy long-legged stork made a journey and left for Mr. and Mrs. Noack a bouncing baby

Valued Reader!                 O the heat!! 106 degrees in the shade. If it would only rain, and soon; that is all the folks talk about these days, and here in this valley of death, it currently is really dry, so that the bulk of the corn crops have almost lost their value and are completely

Valued reader!                     In order to share some news with you, I must first take hold of my pen. Secondly, I want to report that we had a beautiful rain, but it was not enough. If it would just rain once for one or two days, but what is not can still be. We only

Valued Volksblatt Reader!                 A few lines from here again ready for you to read.                 Since last Friday we have had pretty good weather, nevertheless we still are not getting any rain. It appears almost as if it is not able to rain here…but hopefully it will happen sometime.                 Since my last writing,

Valued Reader!                 Since I have been invited to write, and can’t do anything because of the rain, I want to write you a few lines.                 Friend reader of Northrup probably thinks I am asleep, because I did not write after the rain on Good Friday. That is not so. After the rain I