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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