Eggs & Pecans Exported, Weekly Hop Roof Garden

On January 29th, the building between Gonzales Drug Store and Fitzgerald Drug Store began undergoing renovation to prepare for the opening of H & M Toggery. On February 5th, the Stahl Building, which housed Jahnke Jewelry Store and Friedman’s Branch, received a new awning. On February 6th, the county had 1,469 motor vehicles registered. On February 7th, Miss Daisy Humphries and Miss Rena Meisenhelder opened H. & M. Toggery clothing store at 523 St. Joseph Street. Stahl Brothers sent out 288,000 eggs to New York on February 12th and shipped out their last shipment of pecans for the season, 40,000 pounds of Guadalupe pecans, going to Chicago, valued at over $5,600, on February 19th. On February 26th, there was interest in forming a “Commission” form of city government, with J.F. Remschel as the mayor and B.B. Hoskins, Jr. and W.L. Gardien, Jr. as commissioners. That same day, Stahl Brothers shipped another 400 cases (144 per case) of eggs out to Havana, Cuba. On March 25th, Dr. George Holmes closed a deal for an up-to-date hospital with a two-story brick structure that had a basement and twenty rooms. He planned to take classes at Johns Hopkins and Mayo Brothers to further qualify. On March 26-27th, the Gonzales County interscholastic meet took place, including both sports and academics. On May 17th, the Guadalupe River flooded and crested at 33.4 feet. In September, young people enjoyed the weekly hop on the Neuman Roof Garden, and twenty students graduated from high school. Also in September, a Ford Touring car was available for purchase at $616.06, and a Roadster for $507.03. Gonzales had a population of 28,438 in the county and 3,128 in the town.