The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
WITH THE CANDIDATES
An Interesting CampsIaa Is Being Csa-
ducted IN Ellis County.

different offices that are for let this
year 10 q very interesting one. 1t
il a big and expensive job to an
nounce in all the papers in the
county and then visit the forty-sev-
en- voting precincts and hunt up all
the voters to solicit their support.
No man who IL not in cold dead ear
nest could afford to start into q
campaign In Ellis county. / went
out to OviIla Thursday night of last
week to hear the candidates speak.
/ stopped at the home of Mr. j. M.
Whitehead and got supper and ate
q big bait of big red peaches. L
then gathered Mr.. Whitehead into
my buggy and we drove over to the
school house. The voters from the
surrounding country were there in
goodiy numbers, and at the request
OF the citizens and candidates | act
ed as master of ceremonies, that Is,
| introduced the candidates to the
audience. After listening to their
appeals for votes | decided they
were all pretty good looking fellows
and II they had the time to speak
would make good orators. The can
didates for county attorney were al
lowed twenty minutes each In which
TO talk and ell other candidates are
each given Ave minutes. AT this
rate IL takes until about III O'Clock
for them to make their announce
meuts. Good behavior prevailed at
Ovilia and the candidates say they
have had good crowds to listen to
them at oil their appointments. Ev-
cry man In Ellis county who is en-
titled to a vote should attend these
speakings and decide for himself
whom be believes to be the most
capable to all the offices. The can
didates are more than anxious the
voters should come and hear them.
They are spending their money and
time In an effort To secure the differ
eut Offices and the citizens should in-
terest themselves In the matter of
electing the best men out of the lot.
when the'people take an active In
terest in selecting officers they
hardly ever fail 10 elect good and
men. In a great many voting
precincts in Dallas county this
spring the citizens have met the
candidates and assigned them to
homes in the neighborhood Of the
speaking. This is to be commend
ed. These candidates are u fellow
citizens and are good men aud they
have not Travelled owe Ellis county
like / have and are not always at
home as / am. know the Dallas
county citizens make the candidates
feel good At such treatment Is they
get az there.
MIR. Whitehead zane 10 Texas be-
fore the Ci,tl war and married Mrs,
mother OF Bob Craig, who
died ia Waxahaehie a year or two
ago. Mrs. whitehead Is a sister 10
ex-County Commissioner y. c.
Lancaster and J. NJ. Lancaster Of
w axAhaehie. This Lancaster fam
lily settled up near Red Oak creek
ia 1858 and Mir. add Mrs. White
head are both old timers ia the
county. They are both good people
and own a splendid farm which
them a good living ia their
declining years. Ovilla 10 a spleen
community. Oue Of the first
established in this county
at Shiloh camp ground close by
the village. Mr.. Darnell owns a
piece Of dirt close by there on which
BE makss his living aud reads our
paper. TIE fact ~ We have "A tue
llst Of subscribers there. Uncle Tom
keea@e owns - farm north II ovilla.
His health is poor bat be and bis
cuItivats the farm add read orr
paper AZ the home Of Mr. 7. III
Johnson WHO NAt&a from AN@ ANnue1
state | got my dinner. He owns a
nice farm north II Ovilla and his
owns a farm close by him
Blackberry pte aud stswed chicken
il good enough for the and Mrs
Johnson and her daughter kuow
how g. IN az these good dishes
A s0n of MF Aektnnnn. near Was
Ahaehle, rents from Mir. John Bil-
tlugalsv near Ovilla John Is one
II abe hardest wetaiug uaeu ga Ellis
eannty. lie feeds cattle the year
Feand and buteheFa a beef every
Friday and gees vest from ia home
on Saturday e. p@atls Il. TIE uext
Saturday hs gess sana wtth his beef
~ this means bis usgshhaFs set
fresh beef once = w~ek Occasion.
ally hm Rets = hwneh uf cattle aud
Ca hAnd and these he drives
g. Dallas 10 cell. T. e. MeElFuy -
An thsF man who awna = splendid
fAssa nsAF Uxtlla. The MeElroys
settled Ia thaa eamfmanliy nefeFe