Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 38
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, October 2, 1907
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Mrs. F.P. Nettles is visiting relatives in Mexia.
Miss Minnie Smith is visiting friends in
Dublin.
T. B. McQueen has returned from a visit to
Dallas.
J. F. Lane of Wootan Wells is in the city
on business.
F. L. Schumpert has returned to Dallas
after a visit to Marlllin.
E. M. Easterley and wife of Bremond are
visitors to the city.
John B. Cavitt is spending a few days in
the city for recreation.
Representative Bartlett has returned from a
week's sojourn at Austin.
Mrs. T. H. Barton of Fort Worth is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Barton.
Mrs. Singer is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
E. E. Fannin at Denton.
T. L. Stuart of Waxahachie spent Sunday in
Marlin visiting a brother, W. A. Stuart.
For Sale: 250 acres of land partly in
city limits and partly just outside. See W. S. Clark, Marlin, Texas.
The Marlin Oil Co. will start their mill in
a day or two.
Fresh turnip seed, all varieties in bulk at
Smith Drug Co.
C. T. Moore of Ennis is with the repair
department of Threadgill & Peterson.
O. E. Dubose came up from Bryan Monday
afternoon on a business mission.
Miss Florence Hunnicutt has returned from a
visit to frineds in Oklahoma.
From North Texas, a car of fancy Red Rust
Proof seed oats. Nash, Robinson & Co.
The honorable city council will meet in
regular monthly session Wednesday Oct. 2.
Miss Evelyn Rice is a member of Miss
Sunshine Dickson's wedding party in Palestine.
Miss Willie Davis has returned to her in
Reagan after a visit to Mrs. B. C. Clark.
R. C. Downs and mother, Mrs. E. D. Downs of
San Augustine are visitors to Marlin Monday.
Misses Jarrott and Price and Mrs. R. H.
Dees of Kosse were visitors to Marlin Monday.
W. M. McKewen, treasurer of the State
Barbers board is spending a few days at home.
I offer my entire possessions for sale.
T. D. Harlan, Reagan, Texas.
Sam Hunt, a well known cattle man of Fort
Worth, has returned after a visit to Marlin.
C. M. Smith and wife have returned to their
in Lufkin after a visit in Marllin.
Feed your horse White Wolf Stock Food.
It will fatten. Sold by Nash, Robinson & Co.
Wanted--A first class solicitor to take
subscriptions for publications. Expenses guaranteed. See Allen City
Drug Co.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Kyser of Riesel were
visitors to Marlin Monday afternoon.
Mrs. C. L. Robertson has returned to her in
Reagan after a visit to her sisters, Misses Baker.
Hogs Wanted--all sizes and shapes, ages and
conditions. See Reeves and Kay.
Charley Springer of Enid, O. T., is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Carr. Charley is with the Frisco at Enid.
See T. J. Kemper for North Texas red seed
oats.
E. R. Yarborough has returned to Marquez
after a visit to Marlin for his health which is much improved.
Section Foreman John Rogers reports I. & G.
N. tracks in better shape than they have ever been, but very dry and dusty.
J. W. Hoke received information Sunday of
the death of his sister Mrs. Mattie Kidd at Madisonville and left at night to
attend the funeral Monday.
Permits to Wed:
Dennis Kellins, Pearlie Williams;
Lee Williams, Bella Johnson;
Jesse Chism, Ovenia Murphy;
Sam O'Neal, Pearly Hawkins.
G. A. Pringle, superintendent of the
Rosebud schools was here Sunday. His school has been running two weeks
this session and everything is moving along nicely.
Dr. L. Werblun, optician of San Antonio,
who makes regular visits to Marlin will be here at the Rice-Allen Infirmary
October 14 and 15. Examination of the eyes free.
Austin Fant, against whom a complaint has
been pending for several days for obstructing the sidewalks, plead guilty to the
charge Monday and was fined $1 in the corporation court.
O.T. Bitner of Crockett, who visited Marlin
for rheumatic trouble in August, is here now to begin work for the Marlin
Grocery Company.
The school elections held on Sept. 21
resulted as follows:
District 44, for abrogating the tax 11,
against abrogating, 0.
District No.7, tax reduced to 5 cents.
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Maffett returned Sunday
from San Antonio where they have been for several weeks for the benefit of Mr.
Maffett's health. His friends are pleased to know that his health is much
improved.
The new secret joint band bracklet, in
bright and Roman, plain and chased, will be the vogue this fall and winter, we
have just received an assortment of the latest designs in solid gold and gold
filled. Spawn's next to Postoffice.
For Sale: Six work mules, See Fred
Woodland, Reagan, Texas.
High Moseley and John Phillips, large
planters of the Maypearl section, were here Sunday after cotton pickers and
secured about twenty. They state that the crop is about half the yield of
last year. The price paid for picking is 60 cents.
Miss Mary Carlton, daughter of H. A.
Carlton, living near Reagan was bitten by a copperhead snake while pecan hunting
last week and suffered a great deal before the poison could be counteracted.
Se is now recovering nicely.
There is a fine opening in Marlin for a
denatured alcohol plant of modest proportions as a beginning. The new law
on this subject permits of the manufacture of denatured alcohol which is a good
substitute for fuel purposes. There is practically an unlimited supply of
raw material in this county that is going to waste. With a plant of this
kind this waste product could be turned into cash.
Saturday's issue of The Democrat contained
a four page advertisement for the well known firm of Curtis & Co. This is
the largest advertisement ever carried by a Falls county paper and it reached
more people than any paper ever issued in the county. The "ad" shows some
splendid bargains and the wise purchaser should save that copy of the paper and
take it to the Curtis store when they come to town so that they will know in
what department of the store to find the bargains they want.
Judge Dashiel was called hence from his
blissful communion with Morpheus Saturday night at ten o'clock to perform the
marriage ceremony between a couple of colored "high society" folks from Lott.
It was a genuine case of running away though both parties swore that they were
of age and that there were no legal objections to the match.
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