The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-15

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lings. / like to see all our subscrib-
ers doing well, but especially do
/ like to see an Arkansawyer holding
I his own. / know from experience
what trials and tribulations he has
| come up through. Mr.. Smith is one
of the school trustees for Auburn
school district. This country out
southeast of Auburn is a sandy
loan, nice land to cultiv ate and pro-
duces well. On to Auburn l went.
III spent the night with J. w.
Claunch. Hir father settled out on
his farm in 1866 and he was raised
here, being then at that early day a
small boy, and Mr.. Claunch says in
the spring of 1856 Mr.. J H. l., Jack
son and his brother, Mr.. Tom Jack
son, broke with oxen the first plot
of land his father put in cultivation
After spending the night with him
the next day was cold and disagree
able and / stayed on and dinnered
with him, and he and his pleasant
family treated me with true old-time
Texas hospitality. Three stores
and one drug store constitute the
business houses of Auburn and our
good looking correspondent ham
mers iron and runs the blacksmith
shop for them. Uncle jeff Quinn,
one of the old settlers of Ellis coun-
ty, was suffering with rheumatism
at his home close by Auburn j
called to see him and found him
cheerful and hope he will soon be
up. The Masonic lodge was re-pa-
pering their pretty hail. r. >. VIII
liams and T. +. Mitchell were the
artists doing the work. When the
l. d G y. road is built most of the
business here will move to the depot
| suppose. Prof. j. r. Edwards
teaches the school at Auburn. He.
has a large attendance and his pa
irons are well pleased with him.
ID. r. Coplen bought part of the
Samson farm close by and had it
plowed up in good shape. DIR. j. M.
Smith who many years ago did an
extensive practice here now devotes
his entire time TO his farm and he
is successful farmer. Our A. Il.
G.. correspondent who wrote inter
esting articles for our paper is Mrs.
Rev. Underwood now married, "a
Baptist minister. / very pleasant
ly called to see her pretty baby
which she and her husband say is
one of the finest babies in all Ellis
county. They are going to raise 1t
and make it a correspondent for the
Enterprise, all Of which we sincere
ly hope will come to pass. V. r.
| Stephenson who rents farm south
! of Auburn, bought good farm east
| of that place and put good house
on it then rented it out. n. Petit,
who formerly rented on the Ander-
son ranch bought farm of PA acres
! near here. ID. w. Wood rents the
/ Files farms close by which IL very
/ rich. A H. Buie, father of my
partner in the Enterprise, bought a
! farm south of Auburn two years
ago and sold part of it TO his son.
I Arch Buie. He says he could sell
this farm today for nearly twice
what he paid for it. A spring of
everlasting water gushes from un-
der a hill and flows into pool and he
has an abundance of water during
all the dry weather Mr.. and Mrs.
Buie are the parents of eight boys
and one girl and l think they are
all better looking than my partner.
1t sleeted and showed about this
time and caused me to stay there
one day and two nights. From
there / turned back towards Eyrie
Mr.. Brindley was away W Ii n
] drove up there but his wife was
there. Mr.. Brindley is one of the
most successful hog raisers in the
county, but on account of the scare
ity Of feed he has only a few this
spring. V. d. Cone moved from
Waxahachie last fall and bought
the Johnson farm. | stopped theirs
and his wife asked me to change
their paper. The ladies are onl
readers. DR.. Weeks enjoys a fin,
! practice in this Eyre country. Hi
: wife writes the locals to our pape
! from that community. Mrs. Olive
Is the owner of splendid farm on
here and is educating her sons on
I of whom now has position in Waco
7 Close by Eyre Mr.. Banks owns
nice farm and Is one of our bees
friends. Mr.. Daniel and his goo
wife fed me when | was hungry am
for this / love them. They have
daughter married in Fort Worth an
. Mrs. Daniel writes her every week
Brother Day owns the only store a
: Bee Greek now and keeps the posi-
! office. Uncle Peter Mccain said hi
! son, John D., was in poor health
: Uncle Peter sent our paper to at
o other son out west. On across th
t mountain country A. J. Glen, VIII
8 left and went TO Arkansaw last yea
: and was glad TO get back. Dow
near Milford / spent the night wit
L Net Wardlaw He and his bette
P half have raised large family, ow
about 400 acres of land here frol
z which he feeds them. One daughtF
il married and gone to Greer cour
ty. His neighbors, T. I'll. William
q son and T.. r.. Vaughn, are bot
3 good looking men and own GOO
3 homes, and Mrs. Williamson sad
= she thought she had the best ma
!. Working "a Hours q Day.