Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 22
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, July 31, 1902
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LOCALS.
The Wednesday Afternoon Social Club met with Mrs. Bradley Martin on Wednesday
afternoon and were most pleasantly entertained. The major part of the
meeting was devoted to purely social topics and incidently the entertainments
that the club has arranged for the near future. The committee having in
charge the construction of the park pavillion reported progress. It was a
very agreeable meeting of the club and the members were charmed with Mrs.
Martin's admirable entertainment.
Word comes from Cameron Parish, Louisiana,
that a marsh in the northwest part of the parish has been on fire for three
months. Investigation shows that the earth is burning and that a hole two
miles long and six fee deep has been burned. The strange sight has caused
great excitement among the citizens and no one has been able to explain the
phenomenon. Some, however, say it is a peat marsh similar to those found
in some parts of Ireland.
It has been suggested to the Democrat that a rest room for ladies would be a good investment for the business
men of Marlin. Waco, Greenville and other towns have them and they have
proven immensely popular. In these rooms ladies from the country and
elsewhere for that matter, can find a place to rest after a long trip.
The suggestion is worthy of careful
consideration and we pass it up to the Business Men's club.
The cas of Tom Kelly charged with assault
with intent to kill, has been continued.
An Austin despath states tha(t) the school
fund apportionment will probably be five dollars this year. If so Falls
county will get $43,700 the coming year. The apportionment for the past
was $4.75 per capita instead of $4.50, hence Falls recieved (sic) $41.5l5.
Mr. John Gurley of Gurley spent several
days in the city this week. Mr. Gurley has lately been elected secretary of the
Texas Cotton Growers Association.
Mr J P Gardere has returned from an
extended visit to France his own native land. While across the pond he
visited a number of European points of interest.
Mr J U Corneilson, of Baird Callahan
County, who was in the city on business has returned home. Mr. Corneilson
says that crop conditions except corn are excellent in his part of the State.
There is every indication now of a fine
yield of cotton. Marlin will be in position to pay top prices for the
fleecy staple this fall and our farmer friends will do well to remember this.
Manager Wright of the Water Works Company
is well pleased with the water supply. The water is cool and clear and the
supply is apparently all that could be desired. Only one well has been
pumped from yet and that one it is believed will furnish an abundant supply of
water for all purposes.
By of diversion the witnessess in the Kelly
case got up a game of marbles on the walk in front of the court house Thursday
afternoon. The game was exciting throughout, there being a number of
sensational plays made. "Uncle Josh Guffe," however, won the prize, a
square of "navy plug."
The civil damage suits of Orman, Newell &
Underwood for an aggregate of $13,000 against the H. & T. C. Ry. have been
continued. These suits were brought for alleged personal injuries to
plaintiffs while they were standing on the platform near the the (sic) track.
A bale of hog wire fence was thrown off a passing freight train striking the
men. The suits are for $5,000 each by Orman and Newell and $3,000 by
Underwood.
C O Leuschner and G A Bletsch of Otto are
here today on business.
Mrs. Belle H Easley of San Antonio is on a
visit to Mrs V C Billingsly.
Hon Jno Crawford a prominent attorney of
Franklin was attending District Court today.
Mrs G L Kearn af (sic) Waco and Miss Nannie
Jones of Houston were visiting in the city Saturday.
W H Snyder who has been with McKinney &
McKewen has gone to Mart where he has purchased a shop.
Col Henry (Moot) Stoneham banker and
capitatist from Navasota is in the city. He was a resident of Falls County
something like fifty years ago.
Messrs O Rowe and W S Henning of Ennis and
J P Markham of Corsicana, all promintently (sic) connected with railroading were
brief visitors to the city sunday night.
C. T. Hunter and other owners of cattle in
the bottoms transferred them to the hills Saturday night to protect them from
the expected overlow.
E. L. White living six miles east of
Rosebud ginned the "first bale" there Tuesday. It weighted 516 lbs.
Sold 8 1-2. This with the premium made about $75 for the cotton.
Mr. Frank Herring who has been with the H.
& T. C. Ry. for a number of years has resigned and accepted a similar job with
the I. & G. N. He will have charge of the Marlin section of the I. & G. N.
and makes the change that he may have school advantages for his children here.
Rev. M T Andrews the newly elected pastor
of the Marlin Baptist Church has returned to Marshal after a short visit to
Marlin. He will return to assume the pastorate about September lst.
P. J. Owens of Waco is in the city winding
up the business of Geo. W. Owens & Bros.
Ernest Conoly of Mart Sundayed with folks.
R B Spencer & Bros. have taken charge of
their new yard at Owens old stand on Commerce Street and will be pleased to have
their friends and customers call. They have in their two yards a very find
(sic) stock of lumber and will be glad to make estimat(es) on any bill large or
small. They have a word to say in the Democrat to which the attention of our readers is directed.
A letter from S Samuels & Co. of Houston
says that they will have a man in the Marlin market in a few days and that they
will enter the competion for the cotton of the Falls County farmers this coming
season.
City Marshal Coleman and other officers
were on the lookout for information of the whereabouts of J. Dawson, who is
charged with theft in connection with the disappearance of several articles of
value taken from Paul Geyer's shop sometime between Saturday night and
Monday morning. It was learned that Dawson went south on the I. & G. N.
but that was about all the information that could be obtained.
The cow ordinance goes into effect August 1
and tomorrow is the last day of liberty for "Old Brindy." The ordinance
covers the entire city and those who have cows will have to keep them up or run
the risk of having them impounded.
A Marlin lady who was in Belton during the
street fair is very strong in approval of the suggestion to secure one for
Marlin believing that Marlin affords much better opportunities to make a success
out of an enterprise of this kind than any other town owing to its hotels and
bathing facilities. The fair at Belton proved a great financial succes.
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