The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-05

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Ing the citizens In each and every
nook and corner Of Ellis county and
thousands OF dollars we have given
away in this manner IN the last five
years. We do not regret or begrudge
It To the good people who have been
benet lted by our help Dr. Fields
keeps splendid stock OF goods at
Oak and mas an extensive practice In
the surrounding country. His wife 10
now quite low with consumption.
Under the mountain TO the west OF
Oak Mr.. Gilmore and / struck rail-
road survey The first survey passed
down from Italy to Chambers creek
and thence up that stream to the
western part of the county where 1t
turned across TO Venus and this sur
vey We struck near Oak started from
the first survey south OF Glimore's
gin and rms up through the valley
crossed the Santa Fe railroad at Wyatt
instead OF Venus and now whole lot
of good citizens out here are thinking
ana guessing. People on this new
survey are feeling good and those
VINO thought they had it on the first
survey don't know so much about it.
On to Ozro, west OF Oak, we went.
immense business have been built up
here in the last few years; Newman
s. Co., and T. B. Skipper, and this
town will have to move. Toe first
survey runs west of it and the last
one runs east of 1t. South OF Ozro
FIVE or six miles on Chambers creek
Mr.. Gilmore owns q gin and at his
place at nightfall we pulled up at his
house and his good wife had splendid
steaming supper ready for us and we
devoured this with q keen relish and
then sent up to Squire Gal Reynolds,
who lives close by. The fret survey OF
the IntsrnatiCn al and Great Northern
ran right close by MIR. Gilmore's and
through MIR. McCarley's farm which
Joins Mr Gllmore's and his son in
laws gin lot and he and Mr.. McCarlev
had pretty plat of land they ex-
pected to lay out town on but the
last survey went a mile down the
creek, turned round the foothills OF
the mountain, passing between Mr..
Reynolds horse lot and his deep we'll
snd 1t was his time to feel good now
and when he came in that night all
wreathed in smiles, you could see
depicted in his face that corner lots
on pretty piece of land he had to
Offer the raiirCad company for a town
was uppermost in his mind. Which
route the road will finally take no
man on earth can tell, but however,
these fellows out here are feeling
good and bad as the ebb riaes and
flows by their respective places. That
good town will be located some
where III this section there is not a
doubt about it and the lucky one that
gets it on his land will hsve a little
rortupe grabbed. Alter spending the
night with Mr.. Gilmore, Squire Rey-
nolds and he and this disciple walked
up to his place. He has a splendid
farm well improved and he is a model
farmer. The survey runs across one
corner OF his land and ne does GER
tainly have pretty spot on which to
Locale q town. He owns here ia one
body 400 acres. He is independent
anyhow out ii the road builds to him
he is better eff of course. Adjoining
MIR. Reynolds and Mr.. Gilmore on the
south. MIR. G. w. Golladay last fall
bought 200 acres and Mr.. Gilmore said
il WAS one OF the best farms in the
whole country. Mr. Goliaday recently
pat down a deep we'll on ii and 1t ls
highly impregnated with oil, He has
improved his home and it now looks
like another place and he could 10
doubt sell il for an advance of $40
per acre more than he paid for it, Mr.
GolIaday is clever, good citizen and
I am proud OF his good fortune. he
formerly rented for many years on
the Anderson Ranch. CIR MeOarley
came in here last year from North
Ala, and bought fine farm and he
ana his good wife brought with them
eight or ten boys and they are ali
huetlerg. I called 20 see him and five
| or six double piows were running IN
sight, manned by his own sons. Ihe
first su evey ran right through his ana
Mr. GaIladay sEsfarms and Mr.. Nc"
Coriey has strong hopes of belng able
| 10 locate a to VA on his plot Of land,
bat TO one can tell Mr.. II. II. Hare
owns and runs a store at Gilmore's
gin. Said be had a nice trade during
the fail and would be on the ground
TO start with the new town. Mr.. Gil
more is proud of music and teaches
lis In the different communities
throughout the country. His daughter
has a splendid organ and her music
greatly enjoyed. One piece, Gal
weston, she played had never before
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