Hallettsville, TX, United States
Worthing. FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR, MANY OF THE ORIGINAL ANGLO SETTLERS TO THE AREA WERE GRADUALLY REPLACED BY GERMAN AND CZECH IMMIGRANTS EAGER TO GROW CORN AND COTTON ON SMALL FAMILY FARMS. IN 1882, JOSEPH ORSAK ESTABLISHED A STEAM-POWERED COTTON GIN. HE QUICKLY SOLD THE GIN TO J.F. KUTACH AND OPEN
ED A GROCERY STORE. AFTER ORSAK WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN DECEMBER 1882, HIS WIDOW SOLD THE STORE TO FABIAN ARTHUR WORTHING WHO LATER SOLD IT TO JOSEPH A. KUTACH. WORTHING, ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING ANGLOS
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