The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-02-13
Notes by the Way.
For the southern Sentinel.

crossing, but so much time has lapsed
away, propose to make long story
short. Suffice it to say: along the entire
route to FL Paso, and back ON the $ & r..
Railroad to Cisco, thence down the IIous-
ton and Toxas Central to Iredell, you pass
over country that can not 6e surpassed
in grandeur, fertility, and everything else
that is required to make country desi-
rable. There is yet sections of Texas
have not seen-The Pan Handle, compo-
sed of 81 counties yet unOI ganized, which
froI reports is the most desirable portion
of Texas. Thirteen Of those counties
will be organized at the next session Of
the Legislature.
near 1t said that ssTexas will soon be
full" j cannot see it in tina: light. Take
the Pan Handle for instance: lying be-
New Mexico and the ninety-Einth nleri-
dian of west longitude, and north of the
thirty second parallel of north latitude,
containing - ,9;,S square miles, divided
into 81 counties, and only Is of the latter
organized, and one of these Mt the last
election polled only 81 votes, and you will
have only vague idea of the vast extent
Of Texas domain. YOu talk of the scarcity
of building material; here are more rock.
everywhere. thah will build all the hou-
ses and fences, which may be necessary
for ages. Two articles of diet you need
never be out of-pepper and onions.
What would You think, if in your rambles
yOu should come on a patch of onions
near an acre big growing spontaneous
ont on the Prairie? Many such yon will
find, onions as large as hen egg.
Through merchant, have sent back to
FL Psso for barrel Of onions and one Of
sets, pa. OF which, design for your
market, as curiosity. Iforbear dcscrip-
ton. TeXas has an organization for ev-
cry depar.dleat of business. Do You
wish house built, add lack means? here
is the Building Associations" with
means and Labor. Do you wish sssod
turned?' you have only to indicate it;
and so with fence building, rock or wire.
Harvesting. aud threshing, you have no
trouble at that point. There is some
lawness less here, yet not as much as in
Wiun parish. For instance: see in the
SENTINEL, your grand jury returned 81
bills, Il quote f,om mehlory) ut the last
session Of your Court, while the District
Cont for Bosqae county, which closed a
short lime ago, had only twelve criminal
cases Oh the docket, AID we have 1927
inbabiianis. While we do not have pro-
hibili0n, yet l have seen but one man
drunk in Texas, and that was long way
from this. A drunk mal is arrested ut
once. whether ia town OF country, and
not only fOr oeiag dunk, but for haring
been dunk. A saloon keeper, before he
can take out license, must first deposit
bond with approrsd security, for $1,000
that lie will not allow n aAi.or TO enter
his saloon, even though the father give
the boy permit to do So. Judge Lynch
is active here too. Two hundred yards
from where write stands a Meskeet tree
on which two white men and a negro
were hanged two years ago for murder.
Horse thieves frequently share the same
fate.
We have had sOhle severe weather of
late, and now while write the ground is
covered with snow four inches deep, and
to-day Witnessed .ssaow battle'' be-
tween about one hundred men aud boys. |
On Christmas day Bosque river was fro-
zen over sufficiently TO bear up twenty |
men ut play. The atmosphere here Is |
very fiue and bracing. A quarter Of beef
hung mp here will Keep good and fresh |
without any salt, until used up. Farmers
are busy now sowing oats and spring |
wheat breaking land aud general farm |
work, and the knowing ones predict |
good crop year. Seve..ii families from |
Louisiana, with whom WAS acquainted |
have lately arrived in Bosqpe, and are
well satisfied. Ihaye favored you with |
several packages OF Texas papers, from
different points, aud several 10 Alanta,
have not seen an acknowledgement VI |
The receipt Of any. l am not capcious |
for public notice, but if they are not re- |
ceiyed need not risk more. January |
18th had to stop writing on account Of |
the increasing cold. 1t CONNIE iced snow
ing again, and continued until four inch |
es more of snow had fallen, since which |
time we have had the coldest weather ev-
er known in this country, which has pro-
we'd very disastrous to stock, especially
sheep. My heaiih was never better. \
year Of upbuilding for the SENTINEL, and
a happy life to the Editor and his bride.
j. w. HEARN.
Iredell, Texas.