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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Briefly Told.
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Ed B. Witty, after a month's visit to Marlin, left to spend a few days with his
mother in Waco before returning to his in Kansas City.
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Mrs. Bell, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. F. Hooper and friends in
the city several weeks left today for Alice on a visit.
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Hogs Wanted--all sizes and shapes, ages and conditions. See Reeves and
Kay.
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Mrs. John Rogers has gone to Lometa, Lampasas county, to be with her father for
a month. Her father continues to be in a critical condition.
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Mrs. Corrigan, whose husband is the civil engineer for the Yank-town & Southern
railway, is a visitor to Marlin, a guest at the Arlington.
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Am in the market for new corn. I. N. Conyers.
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F. A. Cooley of Rosebud is spending a few days in the city, visiting relatives
and on business. Mr. Cooley has sold out his stock in the Rosebud Horse
company and will devote his time to his farming interests near Wilderville.
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County court has adjourned for the term after having transacted an unusual
amount of business. The list of pleas of guilty is very large while some
notable convictions were secured.
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Drury LaPrelle is now a full fledged and amply antlered Elk, having received
artistic honors last night.
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The Rosebud News fails to come across with the name of the party who furnished
it the information (?) that the Dallas horses were brought down for the purpose
of defeating the Rosebud horses, but says it can give the name of the gentleman
who told one of the owners of King and Hal "to be careful and watch out, as
everything had been arranged to defeat them," but "does not wish to draw him
into the matter unless it is absolutely necessary." Well, if no
responsible person will stand sponsor for the report," it is useless to pursue
the matter further. The only object The Democrat had in refering (sic)
to the News' statement, was to draw out the facts, as we do not see how the
facts could injure any one unjustly. If the News refuses to furnish such
facts as it claims to have, then there is nothing more to be said. In the
meantime the public will form its own conclusions.
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It is noted that Manager Levy of the Arlington opera house has reduced the
prices of all admission below what is usually charged in the smaller towns.
Shows that previously cost $1.00 are 75 cents and others in like proportion,
some at a greater reduction. This literally should tend to further
popularize this play house, and it no doubt willl, for the public is ever
appreciative.
Capt. Purifoy of Riesel was a visitor to
Marlin Sunday.
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The cotton movement from Marlin for the last week was exceedingly light even for
this season. About 150 bales were the total movement over both roads.
The cotton is being held, either in the yards or on the farms to an extent not
witnessed in a number of years, the size of the crop considered.
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District Clerk Bradshaw has been appointed by the U.S. Government to complete
the collection of the divorce statistics for this county. The work was
begun by C. C. Jermane, a special agent of the government, but he was assigned
to other work before he could complete the work here.
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"What Women Will Do" was seen by a medium sized audience at the opera house
Saturday night. The show is a good one, well put on. The play is
from David Copperfield and the characters were well portrayed. The company
carries some attractive scenery and the play is well staged. It deserved a
better patronage.
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Farmers in town to secure pickers report cotton about 40 per cent gathered.
This is the average, on some farms it is a third out and on others it is three
fourths out. The ruling price for picking is 65 cents per hundred.
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Tax Assessor J. H. Barnett was over from Rosebud Sunday. He is looking
after his cotton yard interests there and buying cotton. Says Rosebud has
received 4500 bales of cotton this season and that the fleecy staple is being
picked very fast.
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J. H. Kelly, who formerly resided in this county, has returned to Comyn after a
visit to McClanahan. He is the agent and operator at Comyn, which is on
the Texas Central.
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Henry L. Hodges of Jacksonville was here Saturday looking for cotton seed for
the Jacksonville Oil Co., He remained over Sunday, teh guest of his old friend.
A. R. Wright.
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Albert and Edgar Miller of Lake Charles, who have been visiting in the city,
left Monday for Bryan to enter the A. & M. College. They were accompanied
by C. B. Monday who will attend the opening of the college.
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A distress warrant issued in favor of J. N. Adams for $222.08 was served Monday
afternoon on J. T. Griswold's tenant on the Adams farm and some cotton and other
property levied on by Sheriff Poole.
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Tax Assessor J. W. Davis of McLennan county is spending a short while in the
city. Says he had an arduous year's work protecting the people of that
county from the encroachments of Capt. W. J. McDonald.
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A telegram from Chicago states that S. A. Silverman, who is in a hospital under
treatment, underwent an operation which appears to be successful. Mr.
Silverman is quite ill but is doing as well as could be expected.
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The passenger business on both roads for the summer has been greater than in the
history of the roads. The increase in sales for the month of July was
larger than the total sales of any month a few years ago. This indicates,
better than anything else could, the volume of business in this line that Marlin
is doing.
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Hawks' famous optician will be here Sept. 26 and 27. Examination of eyes
free. We sell the glasses if needed. Renfro-Martin Drug Co.
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