Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell


THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number (Missing)
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, August 22, 1907
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FALLS COUNTY NEWS.
By Special Correspondents

GOLINDA GOSSIP

To the Democrat:
      
      
We are having plenty of what we call old dry now.  In fact we are getting what I have heard for several years would do away with the boll weevil.  As time is a fortune teller we will see what kind of qualities Mr. Weevil has for standing Texas sun and dry weather, for my part I believe they go down in the cracks of the earth in day time and come out of a night, as according to my observations they are keeping well up with their work of puncturing all young forms as fast as they put on the stalk but I don't think that one out of ten of the eggs inserted in the form hatches a weevil so if the old ones would ever take a notion to die there would be some show for the exterminating of the weevil by this continued dry weather.

       I want it understood that I am going to contest the first bale of cotton business with Mr. Allen next year.  He came back from Marlin fixed up most too well not to say or care anything about it, new hat and clothes, "fried" shirt and standing collar and a check for $108.   But one thing the Marlin people in their generosity overlooked and that was a pair of shoes and he had to do without them until he got a premium at Chilton.  I want it understood that next year when I bring the first bale to Marlin I want some shoes.  Mr. Allen slept on his rights.  He got out 3 bales that would all brought him nice premiums as I noticed that the second bale in Waco brought over $91 and he could easily have gotten it.  He has out 3 1-2 bales now and all off of 10 or 11 acres of ground.  Mr. Allen has been culling for an early cotton for three or four years and he certainly has been successful as there will not be a boll to open on his cotton on the first day of September.

       Dr. T. W. Wills of this place is sick at West.

       Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Harlock are visting Mrs. Wooley.

       Bro. A. F. Moore closed a very successful meeting at Mooreville Sunday night.  He reports nine conversions and seven added to the church by letter thereby making 16 additions. - The 79er.

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PLEASANT GROVE GOSSIP

To the Democrat:
      
It continues very dry and hot down here.  No appearance of rain soon.  Crops all drying.

       Mrs. Eugenia Moody from Sneed Ranch spent a few days visiting relatives here this week.

       Mrs. Rutlege of western Texas has been spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tuttle.

       B. J. Patrick is conducting a meeting at Crenshaw this week.

       A. S. Butts and his better half visited at Travis Saturday and Sunday.

       J. H. Weldon is making preparations to move to Jones county in the near future.

       Crops are suffering very much for want of rain.  Lots of them are burnt up for want of rain.

       Mrs. Carrie Williams of Rosebud spent last week with friends here and attended the meeting.

       The meeting closed Tuesday at 11 o'clock with seven accessions to the church, six of whom were by baptism.

       J. D. Butts, Zelma Butts and Miss Mattie Collins leave Thursday for Light, this state, on a ten days' visit to E. J. Wilcox and family.

       J. B. Rutts will complete work on his new residence in a few days.

       It seems like the new railroad has about fallen out, as you never hear anything about it now.

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HARMONY HILL.

To the Democrat:
      

       Some of our farmers are busy picking the fleecy staple.  Te crop will be very short this season.  Our farmers predict less than half a crop of what it was last year.
      
       Oscar Huseby has lately painted his residence which adds much to the appearance of the home.

       Several of our young folks attended the social hop at Doc Ralliff's near Perry.

       Miss Emma Powell and sister Ruth, have returned from a several days visit to relatives near West.

       Mr. Fisher of Marlin has had a good deal of repair work done on his farm house.  Wm. Specht is his tenant and a fine farmer.  Mr. Fisher says he (l)oves to fix up for a good tenant and successful farmer, as Mr. Specht.

       H. H. Conner of West is down this week shaking hands with this old friends of dear old Falls county.  Mr. Conner resided here for several years.

       Several of our farmers are putting in phones in their homes.  This puts them in touch with their city friends and is a great benefit as well as a pleasure and breaks the monotony of life on the farm.  With the R.F.D. at our doors and the trolley in sight, we farmers certainly are going to be it.

       Mrs. W. T. Todd has been very sick but Dr. Smith of Perry reports her convalescing.  We hope for an early recovery.

       We are needing rains very badly in this neighborhood.

       The tanks are fast drying up and the people are hauling water for house and stock use.  Water is getting to be a serious thing with some of us.
                                                                       Guess Who.

      


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