Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 6
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, April 10, 1902
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TURNER'S RECORD AT KANSAS CITY.

       W. W. Turner of Marlin, is taking an important part in the greatest American Handicap shoot at Kansas City.  He has classed high in markmanship all along and on Wednesday he bested his own record, being one of the six Texans to make twelve straights.
       The following report appears in the state papers:
       Kansas City, Mo., April 2 -- in the Grand American Handicap there were 493 entries and only the eighth round was finished today.  Of the 147 straights left, Texas has the honor of six, Burns and Tucker of Brenham, Pearson of Austin, Atchison of Giddings, Turner of Marlin and Bicknell of Fort Worth.

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