Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 37
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, November 13, 1902
LOCALS.
Duck hunting is quite the fad now and some of the hunters reqport good shooting.
The recent rains and consequent high water having added very much to the sport.
Ducks are said to be quite plentiful.
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The cotton receipts of Marlin are approximately 7000 bales this season.
Few expect the receipts to exceed 10,000.
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The store building of Abe Louis will undergo extensive repairs and improvements
before sping. A new floor will be put in, the ceiling raised and an all
glass front with large show windows added. It will be one of the
handsomest stores in town when the improvements are made. In order to
permit this improvement to be made, Mr. Louis has made a price list that simply
removes all profits.
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W L Sanders, who had charge of Millers photograph gallery, has returned to Waco.
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The compress is about completed. A test of the machinery has been made and
found to run alright.
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The total vote for Col. Lanham with one box to hear from is 2670. The box
out (New Hope) will increase the vote to about 2700. This will give Falls
county nine convention votes in 1904, as against twelve in 1902. The
estimate does not include Free Lib(er)ty at which is is understood no election
was held.
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Sheriff-elect John Greer has decided upon the appointments of his assistants.
S. M. Steen will be first deputy, H. E. Greer second deputy and J. W. Dial, of
Travis, will be jailor.
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Sam Chamberlain and Mr. Fuller of McClanahan, left Monday for South Texas to
engage in rice culture.
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Earl Smith is erecting a handsome residence on Ward street on a lot purchased
from Dr. W. H. Allen.
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Brooks and Humphrey, of this city, have the contract for a handsome residence
for Dr. J. C. Sneed at Rosebud.
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The Baptist State convention at Waco has taken official cognizance of the liquor
traffic by appointing a committee on the liquor question as follows:--L R
Scarborough, Abilene, J W Brice, Bowie; R H Coleman, Dallas; Bennet Hatcher,
Channing; J E Bell, Austin; W D Bowerman, Eagle Pass; G B Rogers, Waco.
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A number of farmers around Kosse have organized a truck and fruit growers
association. The meeting at which to organization was decided upon, was
largely attended and the following committees were appointed: On permanent
organization; A T Ezell, F B Bratton, W S Stephenson, B D Keeling, W F Proctor.
On membership: B D Keeling, J H Brooks, W T Watson, Frank Erskine, H M
Davidson. Farmers present agreed to plant truck and fruit to the amount of
200 acres.
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Garland Bryant, one of Durango's, most successful farmers was here today.
Mr. Bryant says that the farmers in his section of the county have planted quite
good deal of grain and that it is coming up and growing nicely. Speaking
of the planting of June corn he said that he planted after July 15 on stubble
land and that it was never plowed or hardlly any attenton paid to it. He
will get 30 bushels to the acre. Some of his neighbors planted about the
same time he did and will make 40 bushels to the acre. He is contracting
with all his tenants to furnish them with seed June corn to be planted on the
stubble land another year.
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Bolivar L. Falconer, of Manila, P.I., is here on a short visit to his parents
Mr. and Mrs W. L. Falconer. Mr. Falconer is a member of the Civil Service
Commission of the Philippine Islands and is spending his vacation in the United
States and will proceed to Washington about the latter part of the week.
He states that all the boys from Marlin having government positions in the
Philippines are doing well. Warren Swann, Ed Schimming, Albert Falconer,
Clemens McMillan and others from Falls county, whose names we do not now recall,
are in the Islands and have good positions.
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Permits to wed:--
G. J. Welle to Mattie Froelich,
L. M. Stewart to Elijah Hailey,
J. H, Braden to Ellen Corts,
M. H. Norfleet to Annie Barnett,
Frank Nix to Lela Wilkie,
B. F. Briggs to Nancy Oliver,
J. F. Gibbs, to Ida Jones.
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The time of the commissioner's court to Wednesday has been given to considering
road matters, approving officers reports, canvassing the returns of the election
and a few other minor matters. The resignation of A. G. Walton as
constable of Precinct No. 6 was accepted and Lee M. Bradshaw appointed to fill
the vacancy.
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Judge J. R. Howard, the new county treasurer and A. W. Eddins, the new county
school superintendent, are in the city this week getting ready to move over and
assume the duties of their respective offices. Mr. Howard will occupy the
Frank Boyles residence on Island street and Mr. Eddins will occupy a house on
Fortune street owned by J. M. Jolly. The new jailor, J. W. Dial, of
Travis, will move over in a few days.
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But little business has been transacted in district court this week. The
case of Markham vs. Levy Bros. was decided in favor of defendants, and the costs
assessed against both parties as incurred by them.
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The Presbyterian Ladies will give a doll bazaar the first week in December.
It will be one of the nicest and most attractive affairs of the year.
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Revs. M. T. Andrews and W. D. Holloway, of this city, were given important
committee assignments at the Baptist State convention in session at Waco.
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A Japanese persimmon of unusual size from the orchard of Mr. Watkins was shown
the Democrat. It weighs 13 oz and measures eleven inches
in circumference. Mr. Watkins has a number of trees and they are bearing
well.
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J R Strange, formerly of Lott, was in the city Saturday enroute to Riesel, where
he will reside in the future.
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Every train brings delegates homeward bound from the Baptist State convention at
Waco. All report it the larges and best convention in the history of the
organization.
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W W Hammer & Co have decided to open a branch of their business in Mart and are
placing goods there now. Mr. Hammer will have personal charge of the brach
(sic) house.
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There were three or four runaways yesterday afternoon during the balloon
ascension. Delivery wagons were mostly in evidence in the mad rush but the
teams of one or two country wagons joined in the grand march which was fiercly
augmented by the explosion of the bombs. In the wild scramble to seek
vantage ground to view the alighting of the baloonist, a little girls was run
over by one, but not seriously injured.
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