FIELD MAN ON WING
Weekly Democrat Gazette,
Thanksgiving November 25
Hopewell.
Kemp McCarley
became a benedict a little over one year ago, Miss Dorothy Dillion becoming
his better and by far, the prettiest half. They were afraid to live by
themselves and one of the good doctors of Blue Ridge brought them a young
man, who, by the peculiar noise he's supposed to make, will scare off the
"boogers." For only $1.75 we send them one year, the Democrat-Gazette and
Fort Worth Record.
One of the most
thrifty farmers of this section is none other than Joe Sunkel. The name
suggests sour kraut, but he still loves the Faderland. His 33-acres farm is
cultivated like a garden. While some of his neighbors were chewing tobacco,
discussing the relative merits of the candidates seeking offices of the
county last spring and summer, he hauled barn yard manure from the livery
stable in Blue Ridge spreading the same upon his farm. From a plot
containing four acres and which, for 33 consecutive years had grown nothing
but cotton, he seeded to oats realizing 12 tons, baled, immediately three
acres were planted in milo maize from which he gathered 100 bushels of
splendid feed; one and a half acres were planted in corn the yield being
just 30 bushels. Let's see: 12 tons baled oats $12.50 per ton, $150; 100
bushels milo maize at 50¢ per bushel, $50; 30 bushels Indian corn at 50¢ per
bushel, $15; making a total of $215. pretty good farming and splendid
results from four acres of land. Intensive farming pays but it requires
intelligence and industry. This honest German knows how to farm and make
money; he knows a good county paper and for $1.75 we send him the
Democrat-Gazette and Dallas News one year.
J. H. Truelove,
who, in 1861, awake for the firs time and found himself in Missouri, thanked
his parents for not allowing him to be born in Arkansas. When 19 years of
age came over to Texas because pretty Mattie Petty lived here and in due
time became Mrs. Truelove raising a family of four children, they acquired
225 acres of very dark soil which has good improvements. His corn crop was
real good but hail played havoc with his cotton. From 45 acres the yield was
only 9 bales. Mr. Truelove is an upright citizen and successful farmer. We
are certainly pleased to enroll him on the biggest and best weekly county
paper, the Democrat-Gazette.
Mrs. H. Moulder
before her marriage in 1887 was Dolly Brinlee. Their farm is one and a half
miles South of town and a good one, too. With only eight children to prepare
for school in the morning enables her to read and of course wanted her
favorite paper, the Democrat-Gazette.
G. W. Frazier,
agent for the Pierce-Fordyce Oil company and recently located, by his
company, in Farmersville, met us in the road below town but halted long
enough to get his head peeled. married in 1900 to Mis Mary Russell and
George can't show but three children. His dollar was a big one and will
enable him to read a big paper, the Democrat-Gazette.
contd
Communities Index
- Recommended
citation:
"Hopewell
- Collin County Communities," Collin
County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of
Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13 13:37:28 US/Central 2004 ].
