Local Happenings - April 11, 1907

Typed as spelled and written

Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT

Eighteenth Year - Number 7

Marlin, Texas, Thursday, April 11, 1907

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Northern seed corn for sale by Nash, Robinson & Co.

Some Blue Ridge farmers are replanting their cotton.

Joe Woodland is from a six months stay in california.

Orange and amber cane seed now on hand, Nash, Robinson & Co.

Arnold Thomas and wife of Abilene are visiting their parents in Marlin.

Everything new in belts, bags, purses and ladies neckwear can be found at Kavanaugh's.

For Sale: White Wyandotte chickens and eggs. Apply to E M. Eddins, Marlin, Texas.

Prentice Oltorf has a professionald card in the Democrat. He will be found on the south side of the square.

New skirts in voiles and chaffon, (sic) Panamas are coming in daily at the new store. E. F. Kavanaugh.

For Sale:--Fine improved Rowdon cotton seed for sale. For further information apply to H. W. Ward, Reagan, Tex.

Z. W. Bartlett and Geo. H. Carter went to Austin Sunday afternoon to look after the interests of Falls county in the new court matter.

S. J. Stallworth of Lott was in town today. He has recently returned from the new town of Banquette, where he invested in lots at the sale.

Brown Leghorn eggs, 15 for 50 cents, also Jersey cow with young calf for sale. Call on or address. O. H. Miles, Reagan, Tex.

Capt. J. L. Lenoir of Reagan is suffering from partial paralysis at the residence of his son, W. T. Lenoir in Marlin. He was stricken Thursday afternoon, but is resting very well now.

We want every Farmer, in fact every person, who reads this issue of the Democrat to read the statement of the Marlin National Bank on the first page, lower right hand corner.

Judge D. L. Wardlaw of Reagan reports the crop conditions in that section to be most excellent. The corn and cotton, that is up, are growing beautifully and the small grain is flourishing.

Judge Rice has returned from a business trip to San Antonio. On his return he stopped in Austin and looked in upon the legislature and incidently (sic) put in a word in behalf of the new court bill.

Rev. M. T. Andrews went to Rosebud Monday to conduct the services at the laying of the corner stone of the new Baptist church building. The building will be of brick, very handsome and commodious.

The Hill Music Co. of Marlin is located near the postoffice; is doing business on its own merits and has all it can do to pay strict attention to its own bandwagon.

J. A. Gill, Otto Krumnow and other farmers from Otto section report the ravages by cut worm and "thousand leg" on the young corn. Their operations have been so extensive in some fields that the stand has been ruined.

The lithograph water bonds of the city of Marlin have been received by Secretary Hutchings and the mayor and city attorney will go to Austin in a few days to submit them for the final touches in the attorney general's department.

F.J. Kay has returned from Live Oak where he purchased 200 head of cattle. Says the drouth is hitting the country hard in that section of the state.

Many range and pasture cattle are dying for want of grass and water.

Our new Baldwin pianos are now enroute. See them before paying more elsewhere. Hills Music Co, the new Marlin music house.

A number of new and modern residences will be erected in the city during the spring and summer. Marlin is becoming noted for its beautiful homes and well it may be for her fame is well deserved.

We have just signed a contract to control Robertson county on the Farrand piano, also Falls on the famous Leybold pipe-tone organ and can please the trade. Hill Music Co, two doors from Postoffice, Marlin, Texas.

The Thorocal Chemical company is a Marlin manufacturing enterprise and they are pushing a number of their preparations just now. They are meeting a good patronage and the demand for their remedies is increasing very nicely. Read their advertisement in this issue.

Dr. N. G. Le Gear, graduate Veterinary Surgeon, of Waco, will be at Fannin Stable, Marlin, Friday, April 19, for one day only. Diseases of all animals treated and operations in surgery and dentistry performed.

Tht (sic) Democrat never doubted that the business men of this town would do the right thing in the cotton warehouse matter when it was presented to them in a definite way. Marlin citizens have never failed to respond to any demand for advancement of the community.

The comet due to arrive in the United States a few days ago and destroy this good world, failed to show up. Therefore you can find A. O. Bowdon at his new place next door to T. S. Clark's where he will repair your watches, clocks, jewelry, etc., in the correct way. He also has a full line of watches, clocks and jewelry at correct prices.

Just received today another shipment of voile skirts. Kavanaugh.

A. C. Barnett of Beaumont is visiting his brother, J. H. Barnett.

Every express brings something new to the new store, E.F.Kavanaugh.

W. E. Maynard, formerly district attorney of the Bastrop district, is a visitor to Marlin.

We are showing the swellest line of white waists in Marlin, the new store, E. F. Kavanaugh.

Sam Smith, a negro, who carries a wooden leg, was placed in jail by Sheriff Poole on information of Kate Platt, also black. Sufficient evidence is in sight to get a pistol case, if nothing more, against the negro.

Let us show you the best 36-in taffeta silk in Marlin. Black, brown, blue, white and grey at $1.00 the yard. Kavanaugh's

City Secretary Hutchings has placed an order through Allen-Curry Lumber Co., for a carload of sewer pipe to be used under the streets and alleys of the city. This is the second car ordered in tho (sic) last six months.

There may be some chance for Falls' court bill yet. Representative Bartlett secured second reading for the measure Tuesday and hopes to get it finally through the house before adjournment. On account of the approach of the end of the session the probability of its passing the senate may be less than in the house. Too much general business up just now for much attention to local measures is the reason.

Mayor Peterson and J. W. Spivey have returned from Austin where they went to confer with state officials regarding the new issue of the Marlin water works bonds. The last preliminaries to the sale of the bonds are being perfected and the issue will be sold, probably to the school fund in a short time. While in Austin they dropped in on the legislature and watched the menagerie perform.

Mrs. O. B. Ford left Thursday afternoon to join her husband in Indiana.

Long silk and taffeta gloves in black and white are here for you at 75c and 85c and up to $2.00. E.F.Kavanaugh.

W. T. Price has returned from Norman Gee where he went to see his son, Snooks, who had the smallpox.

Joe Wesley, who is charged with theft of a horse from John Groves, was arrested Sunday night. It is alleged that he stole the horse on March 26 and sold him to a man named Carson who lives south of Waco. Sheriff Poole and John went to Waco and recovered the horse.

The past ten years have been years of a steady and healthy growth for Marlin. Within that time her population has increased about 50 per cent and hundreds of thousands invested in improvements, new buildings and betterments. The next ten years will bring a still greater increase in growth, you can spin your faith to this town. The (sic) is the one out of manyand is altogether lovely.

Jack Ward, who was reared in Marlin, is the new mayor of Rosebud and he bears his honors with becoming dignity. He was elected without opposition as a nominee of the White Man's union organized by the leading citizens of Rosebud prior to the election. The new aldermen, also selected by the union, are S. G. Henslee, Geo. Vlha, H. C. Searcy and S. S. Hyman.

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by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas.