The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-01
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for two or three days
The local cotton market today
was "a for middling.
The county commissioners were
in monthly session today.
The local cotton exchange wss
closed today on account of legal
holiday.
The Rock Island has already ac-
Iquired nearly 800, 900 worth of real
kestate in Dallas.
Now the election is over let us
all begin with renewed energy to
secure the /. & G. n.
Today was first Monday and the
usual crowd of horse traders and
buyers was on hand.
All members of the Maccabe
are requested to be on hand tonight.
w. A. STEWART, Com.
Rev. c. r. Wright preached
special sermon last night to the
members of the Epworth League.
Attorney T. p. Whipple will go to
Denton county this week to make
speeches for the anti-prohibitionists.
Miss Mary Chapman has re-
turned from Chicago and will re-
sumo her kindergarten school next
Monday.
On account of this being labor day
the banks of the city were closed
and the post office observed Sun
day hours.
d. Egger and son Sam have re-
turned from New York, where they
bought a big stock of fall and win
1 ter goods for Egger City,
! b. F. Watts, of the Ike community
was here Saturday, and said he had
sold his farm Of 80 acres to :. T.
Garter for $50 per acre.
r. A. Cashier, a nephew Of MIR.
John Wakeland, came in Saturday
from Kentucky and will make Ellis
county his future home.
| c. T. Bunch was here Saturday
from Beaumont, and says ne has
the position of assistant secretary
of the Beaumont oil exchange,
| We have a limited humber Of
school books bought at a special
sale that w1ll save ygu Is to . per.
cent. Deegan's Book Store. l34
Elder w. X. Holman preached at
the Christian chureh yesterday
morning and last night the pulpit
was occupied by Evangelist r. H.
H. Burnett of Dallas.
Saturday night after the returns
We're in from all the voting precincts
Judge NJ. b. Templeton and Elder
| w. X. Holman made short addresses
to large crowd on the courthouse
plaza.
| A. f. Ewell, pastor Of the Main
street Christian church, left for
| Denton county today where he will
make a number of speeches in favor
of prohibition. The election will be
held there next Saturday,
w. l.. Hearn was in the city sat
urnay and said he had just received
"a letter from his father, NJ, G..
Hearn, of Tarrant county, stating
that his mother, who had been i'll
for some time, was improving.
W. j. Patterson, from near Italy
who went with the Enterprises ex-
cursion to the Farmers Congress,
was here this morning and called at
this office to see the gold medal won
by Ellis county for having the
largest attendance at the congress.
M. NJ. Moseiy, the mule dealer,
received a ear load OF fine mules
from Waco Saturday This makes
two ears received from there by Mr..
Mosely, and he now has on hand
about 100 fine animals. His partner,
r. l.. Leonard, is now in California
buying mules to he shipped here
j. b. league, from the Grove
creek country, was here Saturday
and said he had just returned from
the Red Oak Presbytery which met
at Ovilla, He said the attendance
was very good, but everybody
wanted to go home Saturday and
vote.
Ed. Geo. Douglas Of the Rocket
community, was in the city today
He left an order with the ENTER
PRISE for 1000 copies of pamphlet
entitled divorce from Bible
Standpoint Mr.. Douglas is 8
strong writer and his pamphlet vii
doubtless have good sale.