The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-05

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Ter. Il Is needless to state that J
vent. Mrs. Bell had chicken fried
and chicken gtew. plain old fash
tened corn bread and other good
things 10 eat d. along with others,
Lad gotten the idea that J. X.
CNiaeD pa<chmsn Vas dead. Mrs.
Fell. who is a stepdaughteF Of his.
tells me be is alive and well. |
took her sack and picked while she
vent 10 the house for dollar. Mrs.
Mollie Hinkie was at home and ready
"a order the continuation Of the
Enterprises visits Mrs. Emma Ma
how had been quite i'll the night be-
fore but was better.
Wednesday j. w. Peeler OF Midlo-
titan gave me lift. Starting
dc wn the road on Waxahachie
Foster and ODE Dunaway took me up
and soon put me down al the home
OF Mrs. Dora Barlow. Mrs. Barlow
cheerfully produced dollar, remark
ing that she would as soon do with
out a cook stove as the Enterprise.
rr. Nation of Red Oak took me up
and we visited the homes of Pick
Roebuck, who was performing on
tie scrub board. r. y. Elliott SOW
ing turnips, j Il. Glen sowing tur-
rips and then went TO Nash, where
w. W. Beatty produced his dollar
aud sent me on my way rejoicing.
On my way to Forreston I stopped
at the hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs w. w. Marks. Mrs. Marks
apoligized for the fare and set before
ne good dinner. including among
other things slice later pie.
At Forreston S. NJ Matthews put
cold drink in my tank and a dol
lar in my pocket. Stanley is all
wool and yard wide Mr.. Hamil-
ten, the dealer in fresh meat and
groceries, cheerfully paid up for his
better half, Mrs. Rosa Hamilton.
s. p. Leatherman was tied up in
land deal but had time to hand over
tie needful. Pete always comes to
time anywhere you strike him.
AT home | found the following
Tell, Texas. Sept. 25, 1916. Dear
Bill: Enclosed fird S1.o0 for which
send the Enterprise another year.
am getting along sll o. +. Came
Lere two years ago with only two
horses and | owed for both of them
Made a crop the first year on the
halves. Rented this year on the 3fd
and 4th. | now have five head OF
lofse stock, two gooo wagons, plenty
OF farming tools, twenty head OF
legs, twenty-five head of cattle and
viii pay every thing | owe this year,
being the first time out Of dept in
ten years. So you can imagine how
| will feel This is the best poor
mans country l ever saw. Land
cen be had at from $500 to $4,000
per acre and on the square had
rather have ii than the black land
down there at the price of that land.
Childress ships several cars OF hogs
and cattle every week. People here
DO not depend altogether on cotton.
Several never plant stalk OF cotton.
With best wishes for Ellis county
and her good citizens, l am,
Respectfully,
0. A. YANCY.
Mr.. Yancy worked hard and made
little progress here. 1t seems he
saw where the key to success was IN
the west and laid hold | expect
another year to learn of his having
purchased a home.
Thursday just as | entered the
corporate limits OF Ray Rev L. A.
Herrin, who was doing some can
vessing for the Waxahaehie Marble
Works, took me up and we We're
soon at the nice country home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Splawn, where
/ got my little footsie tootsies uncer
The dining table and devoured
good dinner Mrs. II. c. Hitcheoek
vas at home and ordered paper.
! r. Lewis was at home surrounded
hy lots of cotton and ready with bis
dollar. S. Il. Wright was gone to
the gin but Mrs. Wright was at
home. A hot foot to Ray and ! got
Mr.. Wright's dollar and was sooE "a
the auto with Bro Herfin and on
the way home where | met and col
lected tribute from N. Il. Hunt, the
optician, aud Miss Marion, for her
father. Joe Marion, at Boyce.
Friday night the widow brought
me a sub from f. NJ. Duke of Red
Oak.
Saturday ! saw and had pleasant
dealings with r. II. Manning, En-
mis- s; w. r. Eastman, Midlothian
4: l.. j. Reasonover. Waxahaehie u;
W. A. Bratton. Waxahachie. ID; l..
I G. smith, Waxahachie f: ". w.