The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-10
hllfIN IN the FIELD
oosevs!tses NIX n s,.uprrs It,
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N@& F~i~F etsts nAt5GE -
al 80 so far ~ any hassr.aa ~as rou ;
csfned. bat fhis week I pat in s4e4t
Tins and did fins seeks ~ark I
huns close TO wAsAhArtle the frat
tao days fer fear of another gully
washer and cloa m.lter. hut "a d{arf
come. then pulled further cot
Many Of the farmers hAvc lad 20
plant cotton over and q f.u aR many
~ three ttmos This il ruf very
glowing ! am free 10 admit. hu,
they have good stand and that
counts for a great deal Corn Is tax-
selling rather low but plenty If rain
Will bring It through with fine
yield There are some good oate aud
some not SO good One thing, the
farmers are not discouraged They
are at work every hour that they
can stir. They are trimming cxpeu-
ses to the minimum and trusting 10
hard work and the Lord for the rest.
and never heard Of either falling
did you?
go out the Oak road and find
]. d. Hooper In his cotton field OF
course, His son was with him and
they were blowing just like they
meant to. Two cul,iyators can do
a lot OF work In a day With a day
or two Of sunshine to follow, ii is
amazing to think Of the grass and
weeds they can Kill. next met W.
p Martin, a young fellow He was
driving a COW and calf. He took my
paper and I'll bet he gets there for
he has started right. | got my dinner
at Mrs. f. Y. CAROLS She has
raised family of sons, seven in all,
now own over 500 acres Of land, have
a good house and lots Of mules, etc.
and are still on the road to success
How | do love to see such young
men succeed, but they work and
manage well, that is all Albert Bish-
op is another widows son, and every
time ! see him he is at work. He
takes several papers, is well pos
ted and loves his mother and sisters.
He will get there later for he is just
boy yet. | have great hopes for the
boys and especially the kind that
get up and hustle and that is what
Albert does.
H. J. Baber is chief of the Rock
Ranch which is the property of Guy
Pierce He has been there for several
years and last year bought a farm
for himself in the valley towards
Maypearl He is killing 175 acres of
Johnson grass this year and already
has his job well under way. The day
/ was there he was cutting oats. eMr
Pierce was out there making full
hand He can start q binder or set
a cultivator as quick as Hon. j. M.
Alderdice. and he can't be beaten by
anybody H. F. Odom lives at Oak.
He has a good crop which he was
giving his attention. r. /. Bishop
took nv paper for the first time in
a wear or two. He has a fine colt
that just took my eye. 1t is a PAGER
and as ] passed along he just paced
around over the field to show him
self. A. A. Stewart, Dan Gross ana
S. Bishop all live over there and
better men you cant find. They take
the Enterprise all the time and can
command us always.
Tom Curry kept me this night and
| enjoyed my stay immensely He
has a good wife and four boys TO
make him hustle. Their home is a
pleasant one and | so there again.
His father. Mr.. Watt Curry, lives
with him and he is on. Of the most
pleasant man to know. He is bllnd
and has been for many long years
but he bears his affhcuon with
christian fortitude that makes us
all love and admire him. lie was
born in Tennessee but rested on his
way TO Texas just % years IN Arb-
ausas He says he was not water
bound and never left that great state
tin he got well rested. Il VIII ten
the people though that YOU are from
Tennessee. said 20 him al ! hadt
him good bye next morning NO
sir. / am from Arkansas. and ne
laughed ss We SHOOK hands. ). x
Alexander Is O. new man in ouf 'onn.
IS. bat he paid mo for my paper ana
SAYS II like my county paper a-d
alvaHs like to have ou, Domine
Marshall B,,ku,r haas some fine
mules that are as slsgk He butter hu'
fe wouldn't have them HnF 0't''
Nat Ir has ga IeF,, CO.'S fbat
.tasd and be- .at .hr II.' O'''s "h'
Haa h, SHOWS .I 20. $500 move '
rof fort Worth H0,. .,'. ''