The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-05-16
SALE OF LOTS At MAYPElRL
Large Crowd Was Present and
Lots Sold for Good Prices.

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the day set for the town lot sale al
Maypearl, the new town on the l. d
g. n. in the western part of the
county. Nj. Ernest Hines, my
close neighbor on Kaufman street,
invited me to take a seat in his
buggy. He has q pair of fast step
pers. Leaving town early we took
q circuitous route down by Forces
ton and through Mr.. Hines farm
near that place on Chambers creek,
He and his mother own more than
four hundred acres here and they
have about two hundred acres in
grain. We passed down through
a field of sixty-five acres of wheat
planted last October that is very
fiue, and Mr.. Hines thinks this field
will yield twenty-five bushels to the
acre. A few good Durham cattle,
fine hogs and barred Plymouth Rock
chickens are raised on this ranch.
and the cattle are grazing in fine
pastures. The grass vas bet
ter and pastures that were for the
past two or three years bare of
grass are now covered with heavy
rich green grass. Cotton planting
was going on on almost every farm
we passed. a great many were
planting over and some were just
planting for the first time, and In
the deep black land between Wax
ahachie and Forreston the corn
looked sorry and in a great many
fields there was "a very poor stand.
After spending a few minutes on
Mr.. Hines farm We started west
and began striking large wheat
fields and all OF the early sown
wheat looks well but cannot posi-
bly, yield like the earlier sowing.
The late oats, Of which there is a
large acreage, look green but more
rain will.have TO come IL they make
a good yield. The early volunteer
oats are very fine and will soon be
ready TO cut. There is considerable
grain sown in the western part OF
the county and since the recent
rains farmers are hopeful OF a
very large yield. Next TO a railroad
train Mr.. Hines bay ponies come
in for speed and endurance, over
across this country we burnt the
wind and arrived at the new town a
few minutes after = o'clock. As
we alighted from the buggy Mr.,
Fate Miller, knowing my love for
something good to eat, kindly in
vited us TO partake of a splendid
dinner with him. A barbecue stand
had been erected on the grounds
and from this some OF the best bar.
becued beef and pork ! eveT ate was
dispensed TO the crowd. Mr.. Miller
has mine and Mr.. Hines thanks for
a feast We both greatly enjoyed.
A large crowd was there from diff
ferent sections of Texas, all rail
roads having given a Z cent rate
for this sale. Col. J. II. HoOsaek
an au]ctioneer from Clehurne, mount
ed a box In front OF a map and plat
of the new city which IA tackled on
the wall Of the depot and a]uctioned
of the lots. About fifty lots In al
have been sold since the new town
started and on a great many ofthese
bu siness houses and residences
have already been erected. d. },
Price, general passenger agent OF
the /. & q. n, and Geo. Cramer.
land agent for that road, we're pres
and under the direction OF these
gentlemen the sale was made.
This road owns In Texas 1900 miles
and has developed some very fine
sections OF the state. Railroads are
great developers. They help TO set
tie and build up and W fail &c
enhance the value OF lands through
which they pass. This was a jolly
good natured crowd that assembled
at Maypearl and every u predicted
that some day this would be a hus'
thing, busy little city. Messrs Ike
Grifnth and Dunlap Bros. OF Wax
ahachie and Italy have bought
lot on Front street near the depot
and will this summer erect "a bank
building, and this fall this new city
will have "A first class banking in
stitution. Mr.. X. w. billiard OF
Midlothian, who owns the telephone
line from Waxshachie to Oak, OLre
and Auburn, finished building IL into
Maypearl the day of the sale, there
by giving the town telephone con.
nection with the outside world
Many Of our subscribers whom ]
had not met for "a long time PAID
their subscriptions and / took quite
a good list Of new ones. In ming.
ling with the throng l met Miss
Nora Shippey, a pretty young LADY
of this community who ordered mt
to send her my paper to New De
catur, Ala, where she will soon 20
for an extended visit TO relatives.
Mr.. Algernon Clements said h'
was a widower again, his wife hav
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