Freestone County, Texas
Social News of 1917

      (Communities around the County)


Local News From Luna *1* 

  Jan. 14 - We have lots of measles which interfere with school.
  Having real hog killing weather. B. H. Knight killed yesterday, his largest
weighing 340. How is that for a hog?
  B. H. and Marion Knight were called to Palestine last week to the bedside of 
Marion's brother, Dorus Knight, who died yesterday morning, and was buried today.
His cousins, Clint Knight and Mrs. Texia Ezell, also went to see him.
  Farmers have commenced turning the ground for another crop, but it hasn't rained
enough for it to plow good, though it looks like rain or snow tonight.
  Farmers have a tendency to plant a big cotton crop. Looks like they could see
that they get the most for a small crop. The farmer thinks when there is talk of
reducing the acreage that that is the time to make his "Jack," and when fall 
comes there is another big crop.
     NED

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*1* = The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, January 19, 1917 Page: 1