Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 34
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, September 18, 1907
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West Side News Notes.
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(Rosebud News.)

       Belo Gott, aged about 21 years and one of the best known young men in the city, died at the family residence Friday evening at 5:30 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks.

       Prof. A. D. Wallace has sold his sandy land farm near the city to J. S. Watson, of the firm of Watson & White.  It is rumored that Mr. Watson contemplates cornering the sweet potato crop next season, but unless a combination with Andrew Butts, J. D. Swanner and R. Garrett is made, we fear that failure is staring him in the face.

        The handsome residence of P. Pieper, situated near Barclay, together with everything it contained, was destroyed by fire about sundown Friday evening.  How the fire started is a mystery as Mr. and Mrs. Pieper were visiting one of their daughters when the house was destroyed.  Nothing whatever was saved, as the building was practically doomed when discovered.  Mr. Pieper places his loss at about $3,000, but of course, this does not include a great many heirlooms and things of like character, which can not be estimated from a monatary point.  There was insurance on the house and contents to the amount of $500.

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PLEASANT GROVE GOSSIP

To The Democrat:
       Still it continues dry and hot.  We would be glad to have a good rain so we could plant turnip and and fall hog pasture.

       B. J. Patrick has returned from a few days trip to Waco.  He has ll arrangements made for entering school as soon as he has disposed of his crop.

       A. S. Butts and Tom McBride attended the fair and horse races at Marlin Thursday and Friday.

       "Allie Star" owned by Cooley & Ward of Rosebud is one of hte best movers that we have seen on the track.

       J. B. Butts has completed his new residence which is indeed a beautiful one.

       Miss Martha Howard and Mrs. Rosa Williams of Rosebud spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lavender.

       The corn crop has turned out to be a great deal better than was expected.

       We are having some very cool nights of late which is very comfortqble; if we could just have a good rain so we could sow turnips we would be all right.
                                                                   A. S. B.

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