Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 36
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, September 25, 1907
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FALLS COUNTY NEWS.
By Special Correspondents.
ALTO
SPRINGS.
To The Democrat:
Most everybody has sowed a turnip patch since the
shower and are expecting to eat turnips and sweet potatoes this winter.
Cotton is mostly all out and most all in
the warehouse waiting for an advance in price. The Farmers' Union has
fixed the price on cotton like the manufacturer has on his dry goods and
groceries.
Quite a crowd from here attended the "all
day" singing convention at Thornton Sunday and report an all around good time
with plenty of good things to eat and much hospitality shown by the good people
of Thornton.
Miss Wardye Wallace of Waco is the guest of
Miss Birdie Johnson.
Brown Bratton departed Sunday night for
Huntsville where he enters school for the ensuing year.
Jim Gillis and wife of Mart were the guests
of relatives here this week.
George Jarrott and F. B. Bratton were
business visitors to Marlin Wednesday.
Homer Jennings, left Monday for Waco to
complete his course of study in law.
John Pamplin has returned from a week's
stay in Marlin, being of the jurors.
Singing was well attended Sunday.
Remember the class will sing at Kosse church next Sunday. Everybody
invited to attend.
Calvin Bratton of Marlin was the guest of
his parents Sunday.
Grandma Cain of Groesbeeck is here on a
visit.
Jim Price and family and Mrs. Dees spent
Wednesday in Marlin shopping.
The skating races at the Kosse rink Friday
night were very interesting and a goodly crowd was present.
Rogers Stephens of Oklahoma is here on a
visit to W. A. Cain.
We now have the best roads to be found
anywhere, Commissioner Kennedy having them recently graded and put in the best
of shape.
R. H. Dees carries a full and complete line
of fresh groceries and solicits the patronage of his friends. Subscribe
for The Democrat and get your money's worth.
Walter Jennings leaves soon for A. & M.
College where he finishes his profession this year after which he enters the
matrimonial life.
"Nothing."
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BLUE RIDGE BRIEFS.
To The Democrat:
It seems that cotton picking is the order of the
day. We can hear the hum of the gins and see the cotton going by in all
directions, but it will all soon be gathered, as the cotton will be short.
Prof. Henderson and wife are visiting Mrs.
Henderson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willhite.
Miss Ida Chamberlain has gone to
Almagordar, (sic) New Mexico for two months' visit.
Chas Stevenson and family spent Saturday
and Sunday at Eutaw.
Dr. J. E. Manney and wife gave an
entertainment Friday night. It was their farewell party and there was
quite a large crowd who attended. All enjoyed themselves hugely and took
an active part in all the games and various amusements. Among those who
attended were R. J. Garrett, wife, John Harlan, wife and daughter, Chas. Loyd,
Mrs. Smith, son and daughter, L. Chamberlain and sister, A. P. and Arvie Clawson
and sisters and others whose names are too numerous to mention. The doctor
and family will live in New Mexico and all regret very much to see them leave,
for we lose a good and kind doctor and family.
A. B.
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GOLINDA GOSSIP.
To The Democrat:
Well we are actually getting some rains and I
think it is very necessary, not so much on account of the tanks all being dry
and the creeks all dried up, but various other reasons.
The corn crop is almost gathered and the
cotton crop is half out. There has never been as many boll weevils in this
country as there is now. It seems as though they do very well in dry, hot
weather. Unless we have something to happen detrimental to the weevil
between now and next cotton picking time Falls county wont make 20,000 bales, I
guess 42,000 for this year.
Misses Sadie and Carrie Wooley and R.
Guderian have returned from Galveston. They report a splendid time.
Cotton is climbing the Golden Stair--nit.
"A 79'er."
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