Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 48
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, November 6, 1907
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Briefly Told.
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Account loss of customers the large banking brokerage firm of Lappenberg (?) of
Hamberg suspended business. This firm conducted on (sic) export and import
business, enjoying a very high standing in the financial world.
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The Lufkin Foundry and Machine Company laid off all of the moulders, on account
of sudden decline in business or work.
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A lone highwayman armed with a knife entered five hotels in Prescott, Ariz., and
robbed over a score of guests in a cool and systematical way. One man
offered resistance and was literally cut to pieces. In rapid succession he
accomplished his single handed raids without interruption and made good his
escape.
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E. W. Bounds goes to Tyler Wednesday to argue the appeal case of the State vs
John Smith, who was given five years in the reformatory on a charge of arson.
Mr. Bounds represents the defendant.
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Following the custom inaugurated by the late Secretary Alger, the war department
will again this year transport free Christmas boxes for officers and soldiers on
the foreign stations.
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Waco is a popular meeting place--among the conventions are the Eagles, Waco
Merchants' trade excursion, Flower Show, the K. and L. of H. , the State
Federation of Women's Club and others.
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James Driver, a negro, fell from a five-story building in San Antonio, lingered
a week and succumbed.
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John Richards, a negro at Austin, convicted of killing another negro named
McCall, has been granted bail in the sum of $5,000.
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During the month of October 116,889 pounds of mail was handled in the San
Antonio post office.
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The Wall street flurry does not affect A. O. Bowdon. He is still doing the
best watch repairing in Texas. 48-tf.
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The announcement that Thomas Jefferson in his elaborate production of "Rip Van
Winkle" is to be the attraction at the Opera House Thursday night, Nov. 9th, is
a signal for one of the big theatrical gatherings of the season. Thomas
Jefferson's performance of the happy-go-lucky "Rip," has long been looked upon
as one of the fine pieces of character acting of the American stage and he
always has the support of a carefully selected company. The production
this season is said to be even more elaborate than any ever given of the play
heretofore.
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At the Fannin: O. G. Whitt, J. J. Fulton, Wm. Shankle, J. W. Abbott,
Chilton; G. W. Hay, Mart; W. M. Martin, W. A. Martin, Eddy; M. T. Bridgewater,
Bellfalls; A. B. Brush, Austin; J. C. Eaton, C. L. Parmer, L. Lender, J. M.
Hubble, Waco;--Tomlinson, S. A. & A. P.; C. O. Leuschner, Otto; M. D. Elsen, N.
Y. City; J. H. Gorset, Cego; R. W. Stuart, Highland; J. A. Reed and wife, Claude
Pool and wife, Lott; Will Yates, Bremond; O. E. Lenderberg and wife, Shreveport,
La.; Mrs. Allen, Miss Gracie Dillard, Bremond.
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The bodies of two negroes were found hanging on telegraph poles one mile apart
near Mobile, Ala. Abe Sumvalt and Hank Lucas were recognized as the
negroes. The murder of a Cuban by Samvall and assistance rendered by Lucas
in keeping Sumalt from being arrested, led to execution. (Two different
spellings of Sumvalt -Samvall)
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Mesdames M. E. Jackson and L. T. Price of Kosse were in Marlin shopping today.
The roads are bad and the distance may be long, but the indies of neighboring
towns will come to Marlin to do their shopping. Marlin merchants have the
goods and they make the prices.
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Nine members of the Temple volunteer firemen quit, owing to the fact that the
city council pursued a policy very distasteful to the department. Among
those who resigned was Chief of Fire Department T. S. Wright. The council
is endeavoring to reorganize another department.
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J. G. Mills, M.D.
E. B. Jones, M.D.
DOCTORS MILLS AND JONES
Office opposite Marlin Sanitarium.
Residence, Arlington Hotel. Phone connection.
City and county calls promptly made.
Marlin....................................Texas.
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Marlin is looked upon by the sporting world in the North as the proper training
ground for them.
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Col. E. S. Peters seems to have lost his temper and advises the farmers to sell
cotton for whatever they can get.
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State Senator B. F. Looney of Hunt county, has "consented" to run for
attornery-general to succeed R. V. Davidson, the present incumbent.
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Marlin hot water continues to do wonderful work, even in any season of the year.
Visitors are still pouring in for the benefit from the hot water.
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It's all well enough to have a $75,000 court house for the officials, but
there's no excuse for having roads that compel stock to go belly-deep in mud
after heavy rains.--Goliad Guard.
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The banquet to be given in San Antonio in honor of Governor Campbell is to be a
"love feast," simple and purely, the Bailey controversy to be barred, so say the
projectors.
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Prosperity smiles on Marlin and Falls county--and let farmers grow a peanut crop
as an experiment. Probably the sandy lands of Falls county will yield just
as much as any in Eastern Texas.
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The game season is open and game is reported plentiful in sections east of the
Brazos river. The new game law seems to have hatched a new secret--to keep
game plentiful for all the time to come--since the farmers have posted their
lands and keep the hunters away.
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If there are those who believe that the demand of the farmers for 15 cents for
the cotton produced the recent panic in the East, let him be undeceived.
The machinery of high finance became top heavy and something had to give way.
That was all.
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Senator Senter and followers have issued a manifesto against what they term
"Baileyism" and will insist on making the final issue at the primaries next
spring by submitting a proposition to recall Senator Bailey from the senate.
While they do not expect to secure the senator's withdrawal, as this could not
be legally done, they desire to put the voters on record. They will
proceed under the provisions of the Terrell election law and call on those who
agree with them to contribute toward paying the expense of the propaganda, all
remittances to be sent to Geo. W. Riddle, treasurer, Dallas, Texas.
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A small colony of immigrants took passage at Marlin Thursday for Moscow, Texas.
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The Falls County
ABSTRACT COMPANY
Spivey, Bartlett & Carter, Owners
Abstracts to Land Titles furnished promptly,
Office: South Side of square.
MARLIN, TEXAS
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Rush, Gardner & Bartlett Company
UNDERTAKERS and EMBALMERS
Phone No. 20
Marlin, Texas
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Advertising
THEATRICALS
(Note: the pictures can not be reproduced here but the
following are the names of the actors in the pictures-lsc)
Thomas Jefferson - First of the Jeffersons of the stage.
Joseph Jefferson - Jefferson the Third.
Thomas Jefferson - of the Fifth Generation "Rip Van Wrinkle."
Joseph Jefferson - Second of the Generation of Jeffersons.
Joseph Jefferson - Fourth in the family line of actors and who recently passed
away.
The
Jefferson
Family of Actors
Jefferson Family of Great Actors for Five Generations
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THOMAS JEFFERSON, a young man of eighteen, rode to London in 1746 on one of his
father's farm horses and there met David Garrick, the greatest actor of his
time. Jefferson was the wit of Ripton, Yorkshire, and it was there that he
first made the acquaintance of Garrick. He was struck with the genius of
Jefferson, and proposed his going on the stage with him, which he accepted.
This was the foundation of the Jefferson family of actors. Jefferson died
in 1807. His family consisted of wife and two sons; the youngest became a
minister, and the elder, Joseph Jefferson the Second, an actor. He was
born in 1774. Having some difficulty with his father's second wife, he
left England and came to America, arriving in 1797. Jefferson found
lodgings in New York with Mrs. Fortune. She had two daughters, one
Euphemia, who became the young comedian's wife, the other married William
Warren, the father of the celebrated and much beloved comedian of the
Boston Museum. This where these two talented families of actors became
related. His second son, Joseph Jefferson the Third, was born in 1804.
He inherited his father's talent for drawing and painting. He married Miss
Cornelia Francis Thomas, who was the reigning singer of America at that time.
She had four children, two of whom died in infancy, the other two were Joseph
Jefferson the Fourth and Cornelia Jefferson.
Joseph Jefferson the Fourth, hardly needs
an introduction as he has become known all over the world as the greatest actor
of his time. Few artists have played as many parts and none ever lived who
held the public heart with so firm a grasp. He was born in Philadelphia
Feb. 20th, 1829, and at the early age of three years made his debut. One
might fill many pages with analysis of Mr. Jefferson's impersonations; they have
been so many times described that it will not be hard for those of another
generation to get some idea of his powers. The present generation will
remember him chiefly as the creator of "Rip Van Winkle." " Bob Acres,"
"Caleb Plummer," "Mr. Golightly" and "Dr. Pangloss." Eleven years
ago Jefferson was taken ill at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, N. Y. He
conceived the idea that it would give his son, Thomas, an opportunity to display
his talents, and allotted him the part of Rip Van Winkle. On the night of
the first performance all were eager to see the young actor in the part his
father had made famous throughout the world. They came, they saw, and
young Jefferson conquered; the mantle of his father had fallen on him and dear
old Rip will live in the son and be handed down to generations as it has been
for over forty years.
Thomas, we will note as Jefferson the
Fifth. He was born in New York Sept. 10th, 1857. In early boyhood he
was sent to London and afterwards to Paris to be educated. After adopting
the stage he made his first regular professional appearance at Edinburg and
continued in London, playing in a number of parts, while in Paris he played in
French. On his return to the United States he was engaged by Lester
Wallack to join his company. This young man has played no less than sixty
parts with J. Jefferson, Booth, Barrett, Neilsen, Wallack, Davenport, Mrs. Drew,
W. J. Florence, John Gilbert, Viola Allen and many others. With all this
experience and his love for his profession he hopes to keep up the name made
famous by his illustrious father and ancestors.
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