Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 34
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, October 23, 1902
LOCALS.
A fire at 12:40 Tuesday destroyed a barn belonging to Rickelman estate and
situated just east of the public well. The barn contained a lot of hay
owned by A. Haltmar. The fire is believed to have originated from
cigarette stubs left in the barn by small boys.
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Miss McCreary entertained her music class Saturday afternoon.
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In the teachers examination closing Saturday night there were five white and
nine colored applicants. Four white and three colored were successful (in)
receiving certificates.
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His honor, Mayor Shelton, this morning instructed the city marshal to have the
ordinance strickly enforced regulating the display of merchandise and placing of
stands and all other obstructions on the side walks in front of business houses.
The marshal was instructed to see that no exceptions are made in having dealers
and all others comply with this law. The mayor stated that the sidewalks
of the city are entirely too narrow to admit of any lax enforcement of this
ordinance.
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T. K. Barton, Jr. narrowly escaped death Wednesday afternoon under the wheels of
an I. & G. N. passenger train. T. K., like too many other boys, was trying
to "hop the train" when he missed his footing and was thrown to the ground.
His hand in some way caught or else he did not turn loose quick enough and he
was dragged several feet. So close was he to the track that the wheels cut
a hole in his pants leg and also in his hat. He was bruised some about the
head but not seriously. It was a narrow escape from a tragic death and
should be an impressive lesson to all boys to stop the bad and dangerous
practice of train hopping.
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The News learns that Evangelist W. P. Fife will begin a meeting here the first
Sunday in November. He will co operate with all denominations, and a great
deal of good is expected from this meeting.--Rosebud News.
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Mayor Shelton reports matters exceedingly quiet around the city hall. The
boys, the Judge thinks, find times a little too dull to indulge in hilarities
and attendant expensive experiences.
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Marlin is going to have a canning factory, and capital and people are behind it.
Even if it should turn out a non-paying venture, it will not fail to be a
benefit to the town.--Riesel.
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Geisler & Finley have moved their tin and plumbing business to the Spencer brick
on Winter street, where they will have more room and a better opportunity to
serve their customers.
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The special committee appointed by the Marlin Business League to distribute
advertising matter at the San Antonio Fair has engaged Mr. H. G. Rush to go to
San Antonio for three days and distribute 6000 folders advertising Marlin.
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The Rosebud News notes that Marlin is to have a canning factory and urges the
citizens of Rosebud to build one also and adds "otherwise we are likely to lose
a vast amount of trade from the post oak section."
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The last monthly report of Superintendent C. P. Hudson shows the following for
schools of Marlin: City and county enrollment, 568; average daily
attendance, 463; number of pupils dropped 75; number pupils reinstated, 26;
number detained from school, 247; truancies, 3; tardiness, 110; tuition pupils
39; tuition collected, $57.49; visits by superintendent, official and
unofficial, 27.
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The special anniversary edition of the Houston Chronicle is before us. It
is a most interesting edition, giving as it does a history of the past, the
conditions of the present and the anticipated progress of the future of Houston.
The Chronicile is the only two cent daily in Texas, is a marvelous success at
one year old and it is not hard to imagine what it will be in the future.
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The Wednesday Afternoon Social Club, was entertained at their meeting last week
by Mrs. J. W. Spivey. The meeting was a very pleasant one and the club was
very pleasantly entertained. A report of the club shows only $125 yet due
on the park pavilion, and plans will be set on foot to reduce that pretty soon.
Something is brewing and there will be something doing presently, with the
Wednesday Afternoon Social Club.
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R. S. Hunnicutt with the Texas & New Orleans Railway Company has bee in the city
several days this week. Mr. Hunnicutt is with the surveying corps and is
now working out from Moscow.
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The taxable values of Falls county for this year foot up $9,347,900, which is an
increase over last year of $454,860. There are few counties in the state
that have shown a greater ratio of increase in taxable values for the past
several years.
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Manager J. G. Oltorf, of the Grand, is in receipt of a letter from a Grand
Rapids, (Mich.) business man paying Marlin a very high compliment saying that he
finds Marlin better known than any small town in the country. The fact
that Marlin has such an admirable opera house will serve to attract the
attention of many people to the town as a health resort. It is therefore
good business to patronize the attractions that visit Marlin.
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Miss Fannie Nathan has received a very valuable souvenir direct from the city of
Jerusalem. It is a floral album containing specimens of rare flowers grown
in the Holy Land. With the album came an appeal for aid for an unfortunate
Hebrew family of children whose parents had died leaving them in straightened
circumstances. The sister, it was stated, desired to get married, but
under the peculiar customs of that country can not do so with out a dowery ond
(sic) the appeal was for funds that would enable the young lady to enter the
matrimonial state. Aside from the peculiar purpose for which it was sent,
the album is an interesting memento and will be highly prized by Miss Nathan,
who is at school in Austin.
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Ex-County Treasurer S. O. Kelly of Cedar Springs, was here Thursday and in
conversation with the Democrat stated that the people of his community
were very much interested in seeing a canery (sic) built in Marlin, and that if
one is built there will be a great deal of truck planting in that portion of the
county another year. Mr. Kelly believes that the diversification of crops,
paying more attention to garden truck, fruit, etc., and grain crops, is the only
salvation of the farmers in this section of the cotton raising country.
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Bob Lane, who lived near Chilton, died Saturday after only a short illness.
He leaves a wife and a large family of children. Deceased was a frequent
visitor to Marlin and was well known here.
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There are 8740 children within the scholastic age in Falls county. The per
capita apportionment for this year will by $5:15.
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People from Marlin who attended Buffalo Bill's performance at Waco Friday were
disappointed in the show. It was not up to expectations in but few
features.
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The protraced meeting began at the First Baptist church Wednesday night.
The singing will be under the direction of Mr. Wolfsohn who is said to be a very
fine singer.
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Mrs. A. T. Page, of Eddy,
was burned to death from flames that caught her clothing. She and her
husband were among the first settlers of Eddy.
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by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas
