Hopewell - three miles east of Blue Ridge in an area known as Ticky
FIELD MAN ON WING
(McKinney) 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.
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(McKinney) 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.
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