Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 37
Marlin, Texas, Saturday, September 28, 1907
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS
J. E. Green of Kosse is
in the city on business.
C. J. Bartlett went to Austin Tuesday on a
business meeting.
Mose Levi, the well known drummer, is
spending a few days in the city.
Miss Helen Gill left Friday for Nashville
where she attends the Peabody normal.
Business at the court house and mayor's
office is very light, in fact there is non just now.
Mrs. Gunther and Miss Gunther have returned
to San Antonio after a week's visit in Marlin.
The Wednesday Matinee Musical club met
Wednesday afternoon with Miss Liska Miller.
Mrs. O. D. Spawn and Miss Flora Spawn have
returned from a visit to friends and relatives in Abilene and Ennis. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Spawn's mother, Mrs. P. Bastine, who resides at Ennis.
W. E. Thomas arrived Wednesday from Curago,
Mexico, where he is a member of a civil engineering corps that is laying out the
route for a new railroad. Wyatt is enjoying his stay in the land of the
Montezumas.
The work on the construction of the
waterworks dam is progressing fairly well. Some slight changes will
probably be made in the original plan as to the surplus water wasteway, which
will tend to strengthen the dam.
District Clerk Bradshaw has completed his
collection of the divorce statistics as required by the United States
government. The number of petitions filed from Jan. 1887 to Dec. 1, 1906,
the twenty years covered by the report, was 1479.
Miss Luelle Holze of Stamp and Mr. C. F.
Schmidt of Fredericksburg were united in marriage at the Perry German M. E.
church Sept. 25. The ceremony was witnessed by a large circle of friends
of the justly popular couple.
The Sunday school institute in session at
the Presbyterian church is characterized by a very good attendance and interest
is high. Dr. Browne's lectures are especially strong and abundant with
good ideas for the Sunday school worker.
Dr. J. C. Snead of San Francisco is
spending a short time in Marlin. He is enroute from a visit to New York.
The Doctor and family have resided in the Golden Gate city about five months and
are well pleased with their change from Nevada.
J. P. Kelsch one of the parties convicted
fro stealing a ride on the Central train, was taken to the Cox & Magee farm
Tuesday to serve out his fine and costs. C. E. Faulk, the other party
convicted of the same offense, received money from with which to pay his fine
and he was released.
John H. Claybrook, an extensive Brazos
bottom, farmer near Perry, has again demonstrated the practicability of
producing good Mexican June corn whether it rains or not. He is now
enjoying fine roasting ears from corn that he planted about Aug 1 and which has
never had a drop of rain on it.
Sam H. Gann of Big Springs arrived in
Marlin Thursday afternoon to spend several days visiting relatives east of town.
Mr. Gann has about recovered from the desperate wound he received some weeks
since from the accidental discharge of a pistol. The ball penetrated his
left lung and for a time his wife was despaired of. He admitted that he
had a close call, but says he never believed he would die.
Mosquitoes have been unusually hungry and
particularly ferocious the last few days. As it is an established fact
that mosquitoes are distributors of dengue fever, it is good policy to fight the
pests to the finish. An ounce of coal oil placed in the cistern may
prevent the use of a pound of medicine. Now is the time to act.
Col. W. L. McGaughey, formerly state land
commissioner, was a passenger on the north bound I. & G. N. Wednesday. To
The Democrat he said that he was out of active politics, but was nevertheless a
strong supporter of Gov. Tom Campbell and that he would, if necessary, take the
stump next year in behalf of the chief executive's re-election.
Houston has to gain acknowledge that she is
somewhat in arrears of Marlin. The Chronicle records the exit of a well
known and popular lady of that city to the cotton patch for the purpose of
raising funds for a charitable purpose. This method originated in Marlin a
year ago and promises to become quite a fad, the only impediment this year being
the short cotton run.
The action of Joseph J. Henry and
"associates" in abandoning their great electric power plant scheme, surprised
but few in these parts. The proposition was never viewed with much
confidence in this vicinity, however good the intentions of the promoters may
have been. The scheme is believed to be Utopian by conservative business men,
while some were inclined to doubt and for reasons, the genuineness of the
proposition itself.
One of the liveliest sprinting stunts
witnessed in Marlin in a long while took place Thursday afternoon on Live Oak
street when a traveling painter out ran two men and a baseball bat. The
sprint was witnessed by a large crowd of spectators and was enjoyed by all, with
the possible exception of the man in front. He is reputed to be something
of a prize fighter, but in this instance he decided that a sure run was better
than a doubtful stand, as the combination was a new one on him.
Fortunately no serious damage resulted and the war clouds have drifted away.
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