The Marlin Democrat
Fifteenth Year   Number 8
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, June 30, 1904

LOCALS

     Try the sunshine cuts. Only 10 cents a bottle at Savas bakery. They are delicious.

     A Waco and a Galveston lady complimented our bakery. The former said: "I wish we had as good a bakery in Waco as yours."  The Galveston lady said: "We have nothing better in our town." The Savas bakery pleases everybody. A hint to the wise, etc.

     LOST:-On Monday afternoon a black morroco chatelaine purse containing twenty odd dollars, ticket Jewett to Marlin and return, and visiting cards of Miss Robbye Boykin. The finder will be suitably rewarded upon leaving same with Mr. G. M. Herring at H. & T. C. depot.

     C. L. Fannin has acquired an interest in the Bethesda bath house property and will become manager July 1.

     Mrs. J. M. Baigler and children are visiting at Dripping Springs.

     We can fill dill orders for cotton seed meal.  A new car just received. Nash, Robinson & Co.

     Our Pocket Knives are selling fast. Prices are right.  Have you one? The Racket Store, C. C. Morris & Co.

     W. A. Smith, who was operated upon for appendicitis at Perry on Wednesday afternoon is doing nicely. The physicians say that his was a very serious attack of the trouble.

     L. E. Allen brought a stalk of cotton from the Brazos bottom Monday having 25 bolls on it. The cotton in many places is doing well, with but little effects apparently from the weevil as yet, while in other places considerable damage has been done.

     The attendance at the Lott picnic was considerably smaller than it would have been had the rain not interfered. However the day was pleasantly spent by several hundred people and everything possible was done by the Lott people that could be done to make the day pleasant. The corner stone of their magnificent new school building was laid with imposing ceremonies by the Masonic fraternity. A feature of the event was a speech by Congressman Robt. L. Henry that was well received by his numerous friends in that section.

     Farmers around Lott believe in diversification. Besides large quantities of oats sold this year at good prices, a number of farmers have received good returns from Irish potatoes. Fourteen cars of this marketable product have been shipped from Lott this season. There are a number of farmers owning from one to two hundred acres of land that have sold from $500 to $2000 worth of oats and are now growing other crops on the same land. One of these farmers had decided to sell his farm and go west but after realizing such handsome returns from diversification, he has concluded to remain where he is and use the proceeds from his oat crop in building a nice residence for his good wife and otherwise improving the farm.

     The party of Falls county gentlemen who went to East Texas as the guests of the I. & G. N. to inspect the fruit and vegetable industry have returned. They found the people over there making money out of truck farming on land that will not make over twenty bushels of corn under the most favorable conditions. Driven to it by necessity the owners of the land are diversifying and are prosperous and happy.

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