Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 10
Marlin, Texas,Thursday, May 2, 1907
LOCALS
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J. M. Foster, who is here from Safford, Ariz., has received notice of a
sensational strike in a big copper mine near that place. He is interested
in the success of the mine and of course is pleased, to hear of the latest
strike. Mr. F. is taking a course of baths here and resting up and is
enjoying his stay very much.
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A telegram from Mr. W. M. Gunnell in Baltimore states that D. S. Maffett was
some better Monday than formerly. It is the wish of many friends in this
county that Mr. Maffett may continue to improve and finally be restored to
permanent health.
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Organizer S. O. Kelly of the farmers union has recently instituted locals at
Alexander and Oklahoma on the east side of the river and Shake Rag on the west
side. Mr. Kellys says it is his purpose to push the organization on the
east side of the river as rapidly as possibly (sic) that a warehouse enterprise
at Marlin may be encouraged.
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For several years the weather records have been kept by B. C. Nettles, he having
occupied the position of volunteer weather observer. Account the press of
private business he resigned the job and there is now no one to keep an official
record. While this may seem an unimportant matter, still it is a fact that
such a record, officially kept, is of some public benefit. Therefore, it
is the hope of The Democrat that some other patriotic person will take the
matter up and at once.
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Manager Hooper and his forces are puzzled to know what caused the phone at T. B.
Ellsberry's residence to "burn out." The insulation was destroyed but the
fuse was left intact. The phone was set to ringing, and woke Mr.
Ellsberry, who found the room full of smoke and a very offensive odor. It
is not so unusual for phones to burn out, but it is generally easy to locate the
trouble. In this case the management is "up in the air."
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Emma Brown was fined a total of $26.80 and one day in jail by the County Court
on a plea of guilty for concealing stolen money. The woman was charged
with concealing a portion of the money stolen by Harvey Coleman from another
negro.
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Col. T. D. Harlan of Blue Ridge tells us that his son, W. L. Harlan, writes from
California that the Falls county colony of which Jerry Jackson is the nester out
there, is in a prosperous condition and is receiving recruits ever and anon.
There are now quite a number of Falls county people in the state of the Golden
Gate. That's a good country, no doubt, but it is a long way from the
proverbial garden spot.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wells go to Bryan today where Mr. Wells becomes a member of
Buchanan, Moore & Co. The best wishes of a large number of friends go with
them to their new home.
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Mrs. Mattie Quaid has returned from a visit to Cameron.
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J. B. Cotton is the local weather prognosticator. On the 28th of February
he heard it thunder and he stated that just sixty (60) days from that date the
weather would be close to freezing if it didn't freeze. Today he is saying
"I told you so." Mr. Cotton says further that if there is a fog any day in
August that 60 days from that day thwere will be frost in the same territory.
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Sheriff Poole made a
round up in Mart Saturday night and landed two men, or rather one man with one
name and another man with three names. Claude Alexander, a negro who works
for the I. & G. N., was wanted to answer an assault charge. He plead
guilty and settled with the sheriff on the spot. The other negro was
wanted on charges under divers and sundry names, to-wit: Will Fowers, Will
Johnson, Flower Bolt, et., land will have to answer to a charge under each name.
He was brougt (sic) to Marlin.
E. M. Broyles and wife of Tyler are
visitors to Marlin. They are at the Fannin.
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by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas
