Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 28
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, August 28, 1907
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
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       Herman J. Rickelmann is in the city from Haskell.

       Tom E. Neely of Rockdale is spending a few days in the city.

       Miss Maggie Dean has returned from a visit in Bremond.

       Farms for rent near Marlin.  Godd improvements.  Apply to B. H. Rice.

       Mrs. Dean of Kosse is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Hoke.

       Miss Artie Owens has returned from a visit to friends at West.

       Mr. and Mrs. Pearre of Waco are visiting relatives in Marlin.

       Miss Willie Monk of Moody is visiting the family of Dr. J. W. Cook.

       R. B. Dupree left Monday night for Old Mexico.  Bob says he's gone for a year this time.

       Miss Maud Garrett who has been visiting Miss Lalla Branson has returned to Kosse.

       A. M. Williams of Eton has moved to Marlin to reside in the the (sic) future.

       Plant turnip seed now, fresh supply.  Allen's City Drug Co. Peterson's old place.

       Capt. and Mrs. J. L. Lenoir will return to Marlin to reside, about Sept. lst.

       Mrs. Purifoy of Hearne is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ewell Rogers in the city.

       N. J. Lewellyn has returned from a business trip to Mineral Wells.

       Mrs. R. W. King of Caldwell is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Torbett.

       For Sale:  Good second hand iron roofing for sale at $1.00 per square.

       J. A. Dunkum has been out at T. H. Garrett's for several days, resting up from his recent illness.

       Miss Sue Muckle and Joe Stinson returned Sunday to Bobbin after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Eddins.

       Mrs. William Miller who has been visiting Miss Norma Chatham at the Majestic, has returned to her in Pine Bluff, Ark.

       H. L. Massie, representing Sells Floto shows, is here arranging for the appearance of his company in the near future.

       Ferry & Landreths garden seed.  New turnip seed just arrived. Allen's City Drug Co.  Peterson's old place.

       Cousins & Schuh, at Ed Nicholson's old stand, buy cottonseed and pecans and pay top prices.  See them before you sell.

       Mrs. Savas Xydias, has returned from a visit to Dallas, Mineral Wells, Galveston and Houston.

       Mrs. J. V. Cobb and daughter Mrs. George Lenoir have returned from a visit in Fort Worth.

       Wanted--An experienced, all round dry goods salesman and also an experienced saleswoman.  Apply at once to Mose Levy, Marlin, Texas.

       Miss Ida Potthoff of Otto and Mr. Mumme of Houston were united in marriage at Otto Monday.  The bride is the daughter of Judge Potthoff.

       Bob Barker has agreed to come back to Marlin next week and start the runners in the running race at the Falls county fair.

       For Sale--Botton farm of 100 acres, two miles from Marlin and a nice residence in Marlin.  All for $10,000.  See J. W. Hoke, the land man, over Marlin National bank.

       W. W. Turner arrived Monday afternoon from the big Western Handicap shoot at Denver.  Says There were 250 shooters and that it was the best shoot ever held.

       Vaughan Newberry of Teague was in the city Saturday afternoon.  Vaughn is now with the Trinity and Brazos Valley as car inspector.

       Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Campbell and Miss Bertha Scheiblich have returned from an extended trip through the north and east.  They visited the Jamestown exposition while gone.

       Tom McLendon, from the Mart country was here Monday after cotton pickers.  Says the cotton in his community will average about 40 to 50 per cent of 1906 crop.

       Prof. J. E. Blair, instructor of English in the state normal at San Marcos, is spending the week in Marlin for the purpose of taking the baths and resting up.

       Two pleas of guilty were entered in county court Monday morning. Frank Wietzerkowsky and Will Heirs, both of whom were charged with theft under $50, were fined $1 and one day in jail.

       Rev. O. T. Hotckiss has a letter from his friend Bishop Ward of Houston, accepting an invitation to spend a Sunday and preach for us later in the fall.  Due notice will be given of the date as the time draws nearer.

       Dr. George J. Elam and son, Will, left Sunday on a visit to Mrs. T. M. Bemus in Brookshire.  From there Will goes to Mississippi to resume his work with the state board of that state.

       Deputy Sheriffs Newt Watkins and Joe Bailey, raided a negro crap game Saturday night in a house between Lott and Westphalia.  They caught seven gamesters but about fifteen got away.

       Geo. M. Herry went to Rosebud Saturday afternoon to see his brother-in-law, John Dick Beal who has been quite ill for several days.
Mrs. Herring went over early in the week.

       Marlin is paying the price now for the fleecy staple and she is going to get her full proportion of it.  Farmers who bring their cotton to Marllin will not only get the price but they will find that our merchants sell better goods for less money than can be gotten at any competitive point.

       Mrs. Mary Wakaty, mother of Mrs. Adolph Haltmar of this city, died at her near Cameron Friday night.  The deceased was 70 years of age and had been sick about two weeks at the time of her death.
She became overheated some time back and never recovered from the shock.

       Mrs. H. H. Hawkins and daugher, who were visitors to Marlin, have returned to their in San Angelo.  Mrs. Hawkins was re-elected secretary-treasurer of the state stenographers association which met in Houston last week.

       Only twenty-two ginners in the county have made affidaavits to the county clerk under the new law requiring ginners to make reports to the state commission-of agriculture.  County Clerk Phillips is anxious that those who have not reported may do so at once that the necessary blanks for their statistical report may be sent them.

       Church Hill Reed was arrested Sunday near the Billingsley farm by Sheriff Poole on a charge of running into Rev. Charlie McDonald.  The preacher's buggy was demolished and he and his wife injured.  Reed was also considerably bruised up and the horse ridden by him injured.  It was a bad mixup.  The acts of Reed will be investigated.

       Among those who are attending Rosebud fair from Marlin are D.R. Emerson, B. C. Curry, S. J. Barton, Frank Peacock, W. F. and C. L. Fannin, E. W. Bounds, W. E. Hunnicutt, M. V. Bradshaw, S. R. Hemphill and Martin Quaid.  Others will go over Wednesday.

       Gersey Epstein has purchased an interest in the L. A. Alexander store and after Sept. 1, the firm will be Alexander & Epstein.  Gersey has been with the Levy dry goods house for thirteen years, which is sufficient attest to his merit as a business man.  He will be pleased to see his friends at this new business.  Silverman corner, after Sept. 1.
      
       We are in receipt of a Midland papr containing announcement of the consolidation of all the abstract firms in that town, incorporated, with J. A. Martin, president and J. Hunter Clark, secretary and treasurer.  The firm carries a large advertisement in the paper, which indicates that they recognize the great value of printers ink in the promotion of business.

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