Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 40
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, October 9, 1907
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Briefly Told.
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Phone your orders for sheet music or anything musical to Marlin Music Co. Phone
99. 155tf.
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The Wise market and the Reeves & Kay market have been consolidated under the
name of of (sic) The Marlin Market. The proprietors are G. F. White, G. P.
Reeves, F. J. Kay and J. E. Davis. Messrs (remainder can not be read-lsc)
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J. W. Mallard was in town Monday and says that his section got more rain than
Marlin. He says that he damage to the cotton will be very light.
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For Rent: Forty five acres of good land. Good houses and good cribs
and plenty of water and pasture. Two miles east of Perry. Apply to
G. Ebner, Perry, Texas. 40 w 4t
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Church Notice.
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The Rally Day services at the Methodist church had been arrange for last Sunday
Oct. 6, and that were postponed on account of the very unfavorable weather, will
be held next Sunday. Arrangements are being made to make the day even more
interesting than it would have been if held as previously arranged. Let
everybody take due notice of the time and plan to be present. O. T.
Hotchkiss, Pastor.
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Auction Sale at Fritz Kurtz Residence
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On account of bad weather on the 5th of this month the auction sale was
postponed to Oct. 19th. Will sell all house furnishing goods and farming
implements, buggies, harness, etc. Come and get the bargains. 40w1
John Rueter, Adm'r.
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S. H. Johnson and family have returned from Tennesee where they went to attend
the homecoming celebration and to visit relatives of Mrs. Johnson. They
had a most pleasant time, cspecially (sic) since it was also a family reunion of
Mrs. Johnson's with her brothers and sister, the first in many years.
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The telegraph strike is practically at an end so far as Marlin is concerned.
Manager Hammons is doing business as usual, though of course, there are some
places with which he cannot do business. The situation is clearing up
rapidly and the great strike will soon be a thing of the past.
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For Sale: 80 acre farm all in cultivation, good 7 room residence, 2
servant houses, 2 good wells curbed with 2 foot sewer pipe, 1 double long crib,
shed on both siders, 1 buggy house and shed, good orchard. 1 1-2 miles
from Reagan, good school and churches. Apply to W. G. Hetherington,
Reagan, Texas. 40 4w
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Some questions have been asked as to the tenure of the appointment of Judge Rice
to the court of appeals bench. His present appointment holds until the
next election when his successor will be elected. Judge Rice will succeed
himself at that time and, it is reasonable to expect, without any opposition at
all.
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Judge B. H. Rice left at 1:37 Monday for Austin to take up his duties on the
court of civil appeals bench. The court will convene Wednesday and Judge
Rice goes down to arrange any preliminaries that may be necessary. He will
return in a short time to look after private business affairs before moving to
Austin permanently.
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Frank Bushnell, who was manager for Rhodes-Haverty Co. when they had a house in
Marlin, has returned to Calvert after a visit here. Frank has been
railroading for several years and was recently in a wreck on the Frisco.
His escape was so narrow that he decided at once to quit the service and go to
farming. He bought land near Calvert.
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Rev. O. T. Hotchkiss left Tuesday for Franklin to attend a meeting of the board
of missions of the Texas conference. They will plan for the work of the
new conference year that will soon close. The year has been one of unusual
prosperity, even though money matters have been stringent. The board will
be in session two days and they will be busy days from the amount of work that
is to be considered.
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Money to Loan.
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On land and vendors' lien notes, long time and a reasonable rate of interest.
In amounts of $1000 and up. See me before you make your arrangements.
W. A. Patrick, South Side Square, Marlin, Tex, 40-8w
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BLACKSMITHING
We Have Moved
our shop to the building formerly occupied by
H. W. Ebers adjoining Nash-Robinson & Co's lumber yard,
and will appreciate a share of the public patronage in
our line. We do general Blacksmithing, horse shoeing,
general rapair work in wood or iron and guarantee good
work and satisfaction in each and very instance.
Give us a call.
We know how
A.A. FINLEY & SON
Marlin, Texas.
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C. U. SPAWN
Optician
and
Jeweler
Next Door to Postoffice
Marlin,
Texas
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