The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-04
From Hazen, Arkansas.
PRAIRIE County, JUNE 22nd, I87

IRAIRlE OOUNT4, ONE ZZNQ, 1910
&essrs. Editors.
Having waited some time for some per
son more able than myself to give you few
items from this part of Ark, and not seeing
any such communications, I again send few
lines for your disposal. Though our little
village and railroad station, (Hazcn), il
not building up as fast as We wish, still there
are signs of improvement.
/ Crops in this portion are looking fine
prospects forcorn were never more promising
than now, early corn all finished. The oat
crop is good, while the wheat was some
what damaged with rust, the present pros
poets for cotton are very good, one cotton
bloom brought to the county town, (Des
Arc las early as the 9th of June. Hurrah for
Arkansas and the fertility of her soil Our
farmers are wearing cheerful faces, believing
that their hard labor will be blessed lin the
fall) by an abundant crop. We expect
wheat threshing to commence in this neigh
borhood next week.
The public schools we think will soon be
a SUCCESS in Ark, the directors of each
school district are making arrangements to
have their school begin the first or eighth OF
July. We expect to enjoy picnic or bar
becue on the 4th of July, and would be
thankful for the editor of the Bulletin, DR..
Day, or some other temperance lecturer to
be withsus, and as your GAINESVILLE corrcc-
pondents say, We expect to have plenty Of
bread and meat and good vegetables of our
own growth, and would extend a cordial
and if he docs not like the fun OF coming to
barbecue in Ark, he can stay in town or
go to Texas,
Mr.. Editor please allow me through your
columns TO give description OF this part
of Arkansas: Prairie county lays thirty
miles from the capital of the State, and is
bounded on the North by White, on the
East by Woodruff and Monroe, on the South
by Arkansas and Lonoke counties. This
county, (Prairie) is almost level plain,
consisting of fine bottom lands rich and
rolling ridge lands and nice unduIating
prairie lands we'll drained by small rivulets.
This county Is forty miles in length, run
ming North and South, and twenty miles
from Eastern to the Western boundary. Our
aoil is very productive, varying in color and
richness. Almost anything in the way of
vegetation, fruits and produce generally
grown out side Of the tropics, can be success
fully grown here. This county as well SIS
the State can compare with California for
fine timber, the principal of which are the
various kinds of oak, hickory, blackgum,
sweetgum, ash and cypress, with under
growth Of hazel, dogwood, sumactar blank
cts, whortleberry, with some walnut and
ohinquepin Excellent water can be found
all over the county, except Immediately in
the creek and river bottoms, and at depth
from fifteen to fifty feet.
The general health of the country is good
the year around, the fatal diseases which
so frequently visit the North and East are
entire strangers here. The principal diseas-
es are those Of maIarial origin, such as
fever and ague, which are most prevalent on
the creeks and rivers; we had some cases OF
pneumonia in winter which in most instances
are brought on by exposure.
Hickory Plain, Carlisle, Des Arc; Du-
Wallis Bluff and Aberdeen, each have Ma
sonic Lodge.
In conclusion we would say to all who
stand like a shivering wreck amid the
piercing winds and beating SHOWS OF the
North, or smouldering rain amidst the
parehing simeon and scorching sun Of the
tropics,or who is bearing the oppressive bur
den of the Eastern monopolist in behalf Of
Your own interest. we bid you seek this
balmy cline OF Ark. Come to Prairie
county, the Eden of the South, where yor
can build up your fortune, and leave
/ home 10 your rising Posetrity. Success e
! the Bulletin, Z. i. G.