Typed and spelled as written: Kay Cunningham

The Marlin Democrat
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, January 28, 1904

Locals
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    For Sale -- Good milch cow with young calf. See E. M. Eddins, office in K. of P. building.  257 2t

    James E. Hackett announces in the DEMOCRAT as a candidate for representative in the legislature from Falls county.

    Ernest Long a negro was arrested Sunday by Sheriff Greet on a charge of stealing brass from I & G N railway.

    Nick Goodrich came down from Fort Worth Saturday night to ship out 15 cars of cattle from Marlin, Gatesville and Temple.  Nick represents a commission company of Fort Worth.

    Peter Breham was placed in jail Thursday night on a charge of assault and battery, the victim being his wife, who was formerly Miss Willie Nobles.  Brehm and his wife have been married about two years and reside east of town.  The grand jury is investigating the case.

    Rev. Wm. Turner, colored, was taken to the county road gang Thursday in default of an old tine judgment against him in 1901 amounting to $59.00.  Turner is the cripple negro who has just been released from the state penitentiary on a charge of cotton theft, of which he was convicted and given two years in the pen.

    The grand jury accompanied by Judge Hunnicutt and others, accepted an invitation from Road Superintendent Poole and went out to Big Creek Friday afternoon to see the work being done by the road hands.  The visitors were well pleased with the work and especially so with courtesies extended by Mr. Poole who spread and elegant supper for them.

    Horace Parrack of Perry has purchased a farm in Erath county and will move to it in the near future.

    Three parties in detention for insanity in this county have been admitted to the Southwestern asylum at San Antonio.  There are now two others in jail waiting for admission.  The delay is occasioned by inadequate accommodations at the asylums for the unfortunates.

    P. N. Dilworth and J. W. Adams of Blevins were among the visitors to the city Monday.  Mr. Dilworth has not definitely decided yet whether he will enter the race for representative saying that there is plenty of time yet.

    Will Brooks, a negro was fined $1.00 and cost in justice court on a charge of drunkenness.

    County Treasurer, J. R. Howard announces in this issue as a candidate for re-election.

    Sheriff John C. Greer announces as a candidate for a second term as sheriff of Falls county in this issue of the DEMOCRAT.

    Money t loan on approved real estate security and vendor's lien notes.   E. M. Eddins, Marlin, Texas.

    Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bradford of Taylor are visiting relatives in Marlin for a day or two, Mr. Bradford being a witness in a civil case in district court.

    Senor Patricio Covetanes and Senorita Petra Belliambo were granted license to marry on Friday.  It is needless to add that they are of Spanish descent.

    M. B. Young of Rosebud was a pleasant caller Friday.  Mr. Young has been a reader of the DEMOCRAT since its first issue.

    For Sale -- We have turned our seed oats over to J. C. McKinley at Odds to sell.  Those wanting seed oats can get them by lyi Mr. McKinley at 50c per bushel.     Erskine & Morgan.

    Mr. James Sutherland of the Indian Territory is here on a ten days visit.  Mr. Sutherland states that his family are enjoying good health and that they are very well pleased with their new home.

    F. O. Bargainier has returned from a visit to his old at Fort Deposit, Ala.  He found people doing well back there, contented and happy.  The boll weevil had not shown itself in that section as yet, but there is much apprehension over it.

    Rosa Johnson and Charley Taylor, both highly colored, were arrested by the city marshal for a disturbance in the restarurant east side of public square.  These are the first cases that have been filed in corporation court this year.

    For the benefit of a visitor from Illinois, Tom Turner's famous fighting dog had a bout with his old antagonist last night at Turner's saloon.  The animal was given a vicious yank from his den by the man from Illinois and the dog made quick work of the animal. A large crowd witnessed the fight and enjoyed the fun immensely.

    Paul McCombs, the Dallas man who purchased the Peters farm west of Marlin, is preparing to sink a number of artesian well on the same for the purpose of irrigation.  A previously stated, Mr. McCombs will plant the farm largely in alfalfa and will use modern methods in cultivating the entire plantation which consists or about 1200 acres.  The machinery for will boring and the large traction engine to be used on the farm had arrived and will be set to work in a short time.

    The fire department was called to the school building Tuesday afternoon to extinguish and incipient fire that had started in the ceiling of the basement, caused by the heat from the furnace.  The fire was promptly extinguished by the department.  In doing so it was necessary to cut into the floor and this constituted the only damage to the building.  There appears to be some fault in the manner in which the furnaces were put in and it is understood that the school board will remedy the defect at once.

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