The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-04
FLORIDA AS SEEN
by south Dakota Editors-A Day
at brownsville, GsorE.a-Odds
and EiaesH.

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by south Dakota Euttors-A Dag
at Thornnsvi1ie, Gecrgia-ssdas
and Elnds.
No. Z.
There wa considerable grumbling be-
cause our Train had To lay in the un-
attractive city Of Jacksonville all day
Sunday ami when it did finally start few
there were that did not wish it could
make tho run to Chicago without a stop.
Two weeks of sightseeing and almost
constant travelling in a crowded sleeper is
apt to produce a wearisome body and soul
and a feeling that there's nopiace like
home. Those who arranged the trip had
planned "A day in Tllomasville, Ga, and
after giving us so many days Of unallDy-
ed pleasure and SO thoroughly o delight
fnl outing there could be no open ex-
preston uf disappioval-we We're tired
out, that was all, and we would smile
and see ThumasyiIle-and be gay and
happy yet, you bet! We had no means
IF knowing just what the citizens of
Townsville had arranged in the way of
a reception and entertainment, but rs
we look back over the day spent there it
is reasonable to believe that they had
intuitively analysed our feelings previ-
Gus 10 our arIivalalM dete1minedto heap
Goals OF fire on our heads for wanting To
go straight home from Jacksonville, for
the day spent in Townsville proved to
be one OF the most delightful ones OH the
trip, and the tourists lett the pleasant
little city rested in MUD, body and spirit
aud thoroughly charmed with its hUspi-
table citizens.
We arrived there in the early morning
aud before many lad awakened. Car
riages were waiting and as rapidly as the
the tired and sleepy excursionists steu-
ped from their cars they were driven up
town. The South Dakota crowd were
taken to the Randall House, where at the
city's expense. they were served with an
elegant breakfast and luncheon. The
Wise nsin people were diied at the
Stuart. Mrs. Randall. proprietoress of
the Randall, lisa lady whom it does one
good to meet ana as u hostess is simply
uneXcelled. The livery barns were near
ly depleted OF rigs for the benefit o.. the
visitors-nnd firsl-class t%urnouts they
are, tuo-and were kept going all day
long, around the city, into the country,
through! the beautiful park of natural
pines and TO al! points Of interest,
Speaking Of rigs reminds us If the con-
ical looking turnruts the darkies drove
into Townsville from the country
photographs of which tho writer has hud
recently on exhibition. The aforesaid
rigs consist OF a twO-wheelud cart draw
usually by a single critteri in tile form OF
a steer weighing about 500 pounds. The
tire on the wheels Is usually wrapped tt
the felloes with bands OF hoop lion Oh
Irvine; aud the shafts, young pines anf
running back over the axle and constr
tuting the bottom framework OF the box
The harness consists OF all The odds and
ends OF straps and ropes that can be got
ten together. Take one Of these rig:
loaded with n quarter Of II cord OF pine
wood, a box witha couple of pullets or
the hind end and u Georgia darkie il
trout and YOU have q turnout that vii
make d whole hoodlum processiun loul
tame. Darkies are % plentiful around
Townsville rs every where else Soutl
and Il crowd OF little mes amused lii,
visitors by scrambling in a pail OF walel
for nickles, and ether like antics tina
would serve To muict the porhetbook.
Ot do white folks from de nort."
In the evening Manager Pratt of til,
Masury Hotel spread an elegant banquet
to tha visitors and the city %council. MOI
satisfied With all this the citizens wanted
us to remain during the balance OF tn,
evening" att attenda imp, bat we were
due at Alta te for hreukfast aud wei,
obi gcdNtv dtclitte further lIuspitai,tips.
Thorn tsfiile is an attractive little cit,
Of about 5000 inhahit hts, and stands o
the highest point of IL pecu lar ridg,
plateau, $50 feet above sea level AM
2co feet higher than any point i'll FIcri
ola. An examination Of the nal viii
find it located on of one OF the line.
OF the Plant system in the extreme south
OF Georgia. Its location gives it all til.
beneficial advantages Of Florida as
winter resort and a climate, we think
more agreeable to northern people thar
that farther south. As a matter OF fact
; few locations anywhere South outranl
it as a winter resort. II has q iozel
first class hotels and boarding-houses
some of the former elegant in their ap
paiutneuts and capable Of accommodation,
oOOor more guests.
The soil OF Thomasyille aud vicinity j
adapted to all kinds OF gardening an;
truck farming and city aud conntr,
bears evidence OF prosperity. The cit,
is supplied with water from a deep vel
-artesi0n we'll they call it-but it doe
not flow and the water has to be pumped
out by steam.
One of the leading industries arount
XIV WV IIo1llStlBle 10 LUhdCCO ldlSluj
and we were enabled to bu" much bette
homemade cigars in Townsville for til
same money than in the famous Havan
tobacco cigar manufacturing region
farther south. A Observation-Disclosures
a-qnartr cigar would sicken u horse
We visited the cigar factory OF Covert &
} Jones il Thomasyllle aud passed a yer
pleasant hour.
The trip home from Townsville, vi
!, Atlahta, Chattanooga, and Cinc1nnal
and Chicago was without incident, say
that we got into Chicago about six hour
a late. arriving about IL p. III. as tired
6 lot of murrais as ever were thrown to
gether, yet each satisfied in their owi
Q mind That they had seen more and ha
: more downright enjoyment condanse
into fourteen days than they expected [
experience again i'll many years. il eve
Q AMI what a sight they presented whe