The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-14
LETTER FROM OKLAHOMA.
Former Ellis Countian Writes In
terestingly of That Country.


terestingly of That Country.
Guymon, Okla, Sept. 1.-THE
Enterprise gets here on Saturday
morning, and | doubt if you have
any more appreciative readers than
my wife and L. We read about every
thing in it, including the advertise
ments. / have even read the wrap
lper, and noticed that my old friend,
John Claunch is taking high honors
and that his son is close behind his
! father. | am wondering if Uncle
| Charley is still in harness like he
was seven years ago, q wish you
would send me a copy of that paper
| that you use for wrapping purposes
I have read with no little interest
that Jimmy Alderdice WIS building
an irrigation dam. The idea of irri-
eating in Ellis county is new
wrinkle
And to think that Mace Hawkins
has baby girl Mace told me that
he never intended to marry, and
Mace was truthful like Hal.
! | notice that Bob Lawson believes
in raising girls, too. | am wondering
if jim Lawson has any girl babies.
Well boys, it's not bad business,
as | have quite a drove of them
Well if here isn't a record of
Henry Curry. Bob Sanford, Elmo
Parrish and H. ". Parrish, and
hole lot more, accept my congratu-
lations, gentlemen.
see that Henry Forbes is hold
ing the sheriffs job, | have an idea
that Ellis county has d crackerjack
sood sheriff l told Henry once upon
q time that he would be sheriff of
Ellis county, in the days to come,
and he said he did not know, but
That he hoped so.
|. AMI CarotheTs and Frank TREY
are going to practice law. | am not
sure that / know Frank, unless he
used to live over on the mountain
west of Boz. My best wishes, boys.
And Doctor Shytles is at Venus.
1 supposed he had gone back to Ar
kansas years ago. If his statement is
correct in regard to the baroness Of
The country around Venus, Mountain
Peak, Britton and Midlothian, l will
say that while this country is called
the "semi-arid region it has never
got that dry since | have known the
country
1t was with regret that | notice
Ben Leigh has made an assignment.
wonder what has become of Mr..
Lee Penn | bought groceries from
/. him Just after | married
see the names of many people
that l used to know. and there are
, others that | would like TO see. 1t
keeps me guessing, if they are still
T there, for instance, Sebe Matthews,
T Harry Pickett, Johnny Campbell,
Pete Smith, Mark Smith and many
. others.
| notice that Lee Hawkins is dis
! trict judge. A good man in good
, place. Everyone always spoke well
|of Lee Hawkins. We used to think
: that Judge billiard would be district
judge as long as he lived, everybody
. seemed to like him. | heard Lawson
Paul say once that Judge billiard s
face was more like the picture of
Jesus than any other, that he had
ever seen.
BY the way, who is Bill Cox?"
Bill writes a splendid letter. He un-
doubleday understands his business.
Has he really been hoofing it over
Ellis county or was that yarn?
Now, what has become of Innocence?
IL certainly want to know. l have
watched for something from his ex-
uberant pen in vain and | have a
warm spot for him in my heart.
What has become of him and his
$4,000 horse?
l notice that you have a good
bunch of country respondents and
that they write interesting letters.
1t is through these letters that
hear from friends that | have not
heard from in many years
We would certainly like to be
down in Ellis county this fall. and
to think that Ringing will be
there. We have not seen a circus
Isince We went to Ringlings at Wax
ahachie. Nothing larger than Mollie
Bailey comes to our town.
This Is high plains country. al
titude about 5000 feet. Guymon is
little west of the l01st meridian.
and is the county seat of Texas