Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 39
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, November 27, 1902
LOCALS.
The
First Baptist church elected deacons Sunday as follows:--W. D. Kyser, J C
Fountain, T J Herron, R S McCoy. R E L Tomlinson was elected some time
since.
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The farmers of Chilton community have organized with a view of buying corn in
large lots and asking the railrods for a reduction in rate; several thousand
bushels have been engaged and applications made through the local freight agent
at Chilton for the rate reduction; these applications go over before the general
freight agent and no doublt that the roads will do the right thing when they are
satisified that the farmers alone receive the benefit.
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Permits to wed:--
John Lawrence to Mrs Sallie Robinson,
Jessie Hadley to Minnie Berry,
Paul Scott to Mittie Jackson
Walter Mitchell to Vera Foley,
R M Hagens to Sallie Robbins,
John Murray to Pearl Phillip,
James Sanders to Cassie Woodson,
B A Pierson to Mattie Green,
Joe Shaw to Angelina Austin,
J F Kahlig, Matilda Reiger,
Henry Feuner to Sadie Doty.
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The commissioners court of Bell county has mapped out the first section of the
Belton-Marlin air line public road. The Belton county folk will extend
this road to the Falls and Bell county line and put it in first class condition
with the hope of drawing a larger portion of Falls county trade.
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Sheriff John Greer received a telegram Saturday night from Muskogee stating that
one of the convicts that escaped from the Hunter farm last year had been
captured. The same convict was caught some time since at Terrell but made
his escape a second time and went to the territory.
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County School Superintendent A. W. Eddins has appointed C. P. Hudson of Marlin,
D. J. McWilliams, of Reagan and W. A. Holland of McClanahan, to be members of
the board of teacher examiners. The board was in session Saturday having
two applicants. One passed and one failed.
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A habeas corpus hearing before Judge Frank Boyles resulted in the discharge of
Manuel Flores who was charged with criminal assault, a young Mexican married
woman being the complaining witness. The parties live near Rosebud.
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Mr. E. E. Mooty has been checked in as agent for the Waters-Pierce Oil Co. at
Marlin and Mart. He will also supply several other towns with the
commodities of this company.
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John Gaines, colored, was taken into custody Monday by City Marshal Coleman on a
charge of theft. The act of theft constituted in John taking from the
person of Blackman Miles an I. & G. N. pay check amounting to $34.10 while the
latter slept the sleep of the innocent. John went to Geo. McWilliams and
secured $14.25 and returned fro the other later and got arrested. John was
arraigned before his honor, Judge Frazier on an examining trial and his bond was
fixed at $300 in default of which he went to jail.
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Joe Eaken, trustee for the Liebrecht stock of merchandise, etc., at Dot has sold
the same to Carl Zimmerman for 53 cents on the $1.00 for the accounts, all spot
cash, the proceeds aggregating $3,684.50.
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Jesse Saxon, a product of old Falls, has embarked in the news paper business at
Angleton, Brazora county, and is publishing "The Commoner." Mr. Saxon
possesses the energy and ability to succeed at anything he may undertake.
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The poll tax amendment recently adopted by the voters of Texas has been
construed by the Attorney General to also mean that a man cannot vote in city
elections unless he has paid his city poll Tax. It is further claimed that
a man cannot sit on a jury unless he has paid, because the first question asked
a juror is "if he is a qualified voter in the county in which he lives." - Bryan
Pilot.
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The firm of Russell & Mauer, proprietors of the Arcade, have decided to go out
of business in Marlin and will move to Weatherford, Oklahoma. They are
advertising their stock of goods in these columns at very low prices.
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Hon. J. J. Swann, of Falls, who has been chosen to superintend the State
Orphans' at Corsicana, is the retiring member of the State Senate for the
district composed of Falls, Milam and McLennan. He is held in high esteem
by his neighbors and is well suited for the place to which he has been
assigned.--Times-Herald.
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Edward H. Bowie, section director of the U. S. Weather Bureau at Galveston, has
statistics showing the decrease of the cotton crop of 1901 over 1900,
attributable largely to the boll weevil pest. The decrease of the Falls
county crop is placed at 13,023 bales, the production for 1901 being 48,427
bales.
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The court of criminal appeals has affirmed the cases of Jay Bowers and David
Hill appealed from this county. Bowers was given two years by the lower
court on a charge of cattle theft and Hill eight years for criminal assault.
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All the jurors for the week have been excused in district court. The
non-jury docket will be taken up Thursday.
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Marlin people generally are well pleased with the list of Gov.elect Lanham's
appointments. Maj. Swann's appointment is specially interesting locally.
Among the other appointments Dr. Geo. R. Tabor, John L. Wortham, Searcy Baker,
C. E. Gilbert and S J. Jenkins are of special interest to Marlin and Falls
county. C. E Gilbert, the new superintendent of buildings and grounds, is
a printer and newspaper man and twenty years ago was a compositor on the Marlin
Ball. W. H. P. Hunnicutt and A.A. Peoples, appointed to responsible
positions in the land office were raised in Falls county and are well known
here.
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Senator Swann was in town
Thursday and that Senatorial smile extended all the way from Chilton to
Corsicana. The Senator declares that Col. Lanham is making a first class
governor and that his administration so far meets his unqualified approval.
The Major, as superintendent of the Orphans at Corsicana will have considerable
patronage to bestow and says the he will listen attentively to all applicants
and then make the best selections that can be made.
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by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas
