Gonzales Pecans Win World’s Fair, Courthouse Clock, Cows Roam Freely

On January 7, the new fire station welcomed its horses, and by January 14, the Baptist Church had dedicated its new building. In February, the high school campus was adorned with new trees, and in April, a W.C.T.U. rest area was established at the old Fitzgerald Hotel. This area was designed to give country women a place to rest while shopping and was managed by Mr. J.B. Tadlock and his wife. Gonzales pecans also won first place at the St. Louis World’s Fair. On May 5, the courthouse clock rang 40 times without stopping, and J.R. Tinsley was charged with murder in 1901, but the case was transferred to Hallettsville. On May 15, the Lutheran Church was organized and began meeting on the second floor of a building on St. Joseph Street. Finally, on July 14, the City Council suspended its cow ordinance, allowing cows to roam freely in the city from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.