The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-07-22
HORATIO.
A Texarkanian Reporter on Wheels
What He Saw and Heard,

Smith train, bound Tor HOratlO,
Sewer county. Some forty or fifty
passengers were also ticketed for
various places along the road.
Among these we're several Texark-
anians going to the river and Win
throp, The train bowled along at
a lively rate, until the river was
reached where it made stop to
put off and take on passengers,
The signs of high water was visi-
bic on the banks and at this partic-
ular point the marks show that the
river did not spread out over any of
the farms adjacent to the place.
The drift that had been formed by
the high water, had all been torn
away, and very little more was pass
ing down the river, Pleasant Lake
was up to the top of the bank, but
was not colored by the red water of
the river and presented a nice clear
surface,
The corn along the road looked
we'll but the cotton was small and
grassy,
The signs along the road show
that the woodman had not spared
that tree" though he had not
touched single bough, but had
left the same to rot and decay on
the ground, taking only the trunk
to be converted into lumber,
Among the little towns along the
road that showed thrift and pro-
gress, we noticed Wilton, Ashdown
and Winthrop, the latter showing
more signs Of vitality than the 9th
er two places,
Winthrop is growing, growing,
growing, is what we were told by
one we asked about the place.
The reporter met Booker Ellis OF
this place and Captain Lemons OF
Boston on the train and learned
that Mr. ELLIS was in business at
Winthrop, as a dry goods merchant
and dealer in timber,
The trains arrival at Horatio the
reporter saw some seventy-hye
people gathered about the depot to
see the train come in Among the
crowd he noticed several TeXarka-
ma carpenters who were engaged
there building houses. We learn
cd from them that some eight
buildings were being put up at that
time, Three store houses, livery
stable and a hotel being among the
number. Horatio has already three
business houses and one or two
dwelling houses and promises to be
quite a town in the near future,
Rev. Mr.. Crawford Of this place
came back on the train from Hora
tion, where he had been to hole
service, He delivered two sermons
at that place. 1t was the first time
that Gods word had been spoken
in that place, and perhaps in that
neighborhood. He said that he
had never spoken to a more atten
tive neighborhood and that. fol
manners and dress they showed VI
with the best Of people.
Horatio is built on a rocky hill
but it does not stand that 1t Is .
"rocky place" in a slang phrase, by
any means,
The railroad Is making prepara
tions at this place to handle th'
cotton OF Sewer county and If thel
do not get all Of it, they will ge'
more than enough to repay then
for extending the road to the place
in one season,
On the way back we picked VI
Derrell Rimes and Frank Reed a
Winthrop. They were coming t,
TeSarkana to buy goods Mr. Rlme
is the leading and only hardwar
merchant at Winthrop while Mr.
Frank Read has just bought say
mill-the one owned by Captain
Adar and Jessie Moore, and Is nov
running IL for alhthat it1is worth
He has purchased a fine body o
! timber and tells as he can get on
bridge sills from forty to 6fty fee
long free of knots and that his OF
der book is full of paying orders,
Mr. Ollie Stuart was aboard 0
} the train as was also his partner
Mr., Jim Roehell, they are gettln
; out ties for the railroad and ar
making money fast.
+ W M. Freeman, we noticed o
the train, He was throwing 0
posters ADVERTISING the Ashdow
I barbecue to take place on th
25th
4, Conductor ED Burke had charg
Of the train and he punched ava
7 at the tickets like u veteran, Con
, duetor Burke has been with th
\ road since the first train ran owe