The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-10-01
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j. F. Rogers, an Industrious
young farmer on Waxahachie I. was
in town last Monday and filed his
order for the Enterprise and Dallas
News. ID. Y. High of Midlothian /,
had his date set forward r, l.. Cay
Tor from Waxahachie 4 called me to
him and gave me the price. J. b.
Robertson, farmer on Waxahachie
/, joined the band Tuesday mora
Ing out on No. 4 j. C. Ferheyden
and c. c. Flynn were doctoring some
horses and Mr. " was watching
fine Jersey COW die. She died soon
after | left j. L. Ellis was picking
cotton but borrowed a dollar from
one of his boys and made good +.
l., Harwel was gone to Forreston
but | took dinner with Mrs. H., the
children, her mother, Mr.. Bailey,
and Mrs. Ellis and children. At
Rocket l found the store of S. H.
Jolly without any one in but G. b.
Neal soon made his appearance and
also made me glad A. j. Rice is
manager apd part owner 81, the Rock,
aet si2 4s 'iafs ssf Ssen 81 The fst '"ff o 81
some time but reinstated, ]. T. Blake
was in from Palmer 2, and invited
me to go home with him. Somehow
| never knew how to refuse such
cali SO re started for his home. On
the way out we went by where d. B.
wv spI- ",
a good field of cotton. | got a dol
lar and left him. Mr.. Blake is good
man and a good farmer, hnt> MEs.
Blake said~lQ one could talk TO him
because he did ~most-.Iof the talking
himself l spent pleasant night, had
plenty to eat and enjoyed myself
generally. That night the windows
of heaven were opened and the rain
descended. The next morning before
l left w. S. Melton came in and
Joined the band. Coming back to
Rocket | met W. II. Sandlin who
had me send the News and Enter
prise to his uncle, Shrow Abbott, at
Jasper, Ala. The Improvement no.
ticed in the community was c. l..
Pollock's new residence. S. H. Jolly
was at WaXahachie when ! struck
town Tuesday but was at the old
stand Wednesday morning and re-
newed. l.. c. Ward was in from the
farm and got on my list. I have
promised the Rocket people a write
up but am in no mood for it now.
Loafing around at S. II. Jollys, the
Rutherford Drug Co.. and Prudes
and Keaton's till afternoon hitched
up and drove to Red Oak where R.
A, Brown, the popular market and
lunch man gave me an order for a
sub. BY the time | had read the
News and talked with the boys a
while and went to Mrs. Kirkpatrick S
boarding house. Out on Red Oak /,
Mrs. John Covett gave me the price
of paper. G, E.. Powell was busy
abstracting tactical fluid from fe-
male bovine but stopped long enough
to produce the needful. ]. r, A.
Powell and son were saving wood
! rested my ponies while and pass
ing down by Mrs NJ c. Hinkles
farm | found w. C. Hinkle and fam
lily at home. He told me he had the
best cotton he had ever raised L.
M. Butcher, who lost very fine
house by 0re not long ago, was
rebuilding modern bungalow. w.
M. Payne was just driving in from
~, g. 4shs "; a. sssg-.>2s..ApAx,
: Ehat vent after Il, l.. Siaydeh
was gone to Red Oak when | first
called but soon returned. soon
heard chicken in distress so | re-
fmained for dinner. On the way back
Ito Red Oak ! met W. M. Brown driv-
inE a pair of mules, he was in
hurry but told me to send him the
Spaper and went on. IN the edge Of
Red Oak lives A. d. Brown. found
him In the cotton patch and renewed
mis- News and got him on my list.
Mrs. Emma Mahan, an old school
mate, also subscribed At Red Oak
NV. r. Bell, the popular carrier for
Red Oak 2, put his name on my list.
Leaving Red Oak journeyed unto
Henry, stopping a few moments at
the residence OF Mrs. Mary Credible
from whom l learned that her second
son, Cullen, had recently joined the
U. S. navy and was already gone to
San Francisco, At the Henry gin
met one Of my good subscribers, M.
F. Higgins, and got a renewal. Night
being about to get In it's work again
] drove up to the residence Of l.. T,
Cole and stopped. Mr.. Cole Is all
most Texan. he has seen a good
deal OF the world, Is the reader of
many newspapers representing diff
ferent sides Of questions. Mrs. G. Is
a good cook, the children are neat
and we'll behaved Mr.. C. talked until
got sleepy. J. II. Hendricks was
picking cotton not far from where
found him the last time had been
along there. He and Ben Cowan
have recently bought some more
land. also found Ben Cowan up to
his shoulders In cotton picking.
From there ! followed the meander-
ings Of Brushy creek to the cotton
patch Of B, 3. Reasonover. found
him In the fIaId and laft hann Prom,