Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-26

to yaFds Tor abOut two miles, and
wouldn't make the samo trip aeain fol
r Thousand dollars, but ! came out ~
right Ind my contract renewed. and
returned % my oar just hve minutes b
fore tho train left. Terre Hsute aaf
Evansville. Ind. = we'll ~ Montgou
cry and Birmingham, Ala, MI have
Exceptionally large freight yards
Nashville, Tenn, Il > dino city, and il
nicely located "a the Cumberland river
Here there 10 : uatioual cemetery
where there are over $500 Union sol
diers buried, and It Ii one Of the
most beautiful sights that 4 has eyer
been my good fortune % witness. The
place u kept In excellent shape, and
beautiful monuments pcrpetuate the
memory Of the nations dead. The 6rst
town south of Nashville u Franklin.
and Il was here thss one II the large
battles Of the var was fought. You can
see the old ride pits and part Of the old
tort that was occupied BY the Union
soldiers. We had TO stay there for an
hour and hall, and IN old rebel SOL
dior that was on the train with me took
me over on the hill whore the Union
soldiers wore Stationed and explained
everything to me. There u an old log
house standing there Jet that was oc-
cupied q tho time Of the battle by an
old negro and It ia literally riddled
with bullets.
The next station south Of Franklin
10 Columbia, aud 1t is the most beauti-
full town that saw during my trip. 1t
II kept up by the gov eminent. and =
big government arsenal 10 located
there. OF oil the country that l passed
through on my trip. give me Tennessee.
The climate Il Ono and II is n splendid
farming country.
Well, to change tho subject. will
try and give you an idea Of the colony
the incest place on earth. !" l was
very much surprised when arrived
here. for the part Of Georgia thst I had
been travelling through was very poor
and good for nothing, but whom you
get on 70 the colony lands Il 10 simply
immense, and the coil 10 arst.class. It
IL impossible for mo 70 try and tell you
bow things arc here. I never Saw
anything like It before and never ex-
pest 70 again. Every thing IL bnstIs
and excitement and everything Il
climbing. There are Ut least 1900
people on the colony land, and they
havn't commenced to como yet. They
are putting up houses Ut tho rate o.
nfty per day, and twice 10 many would
60 up II the lumber could be had.
There isone man here already 10 start
on fourteen new brick blocks o. so0u ~
be- can get the material shipped in.
Everything il orderly. very little
trouble hav ing occurred.
All branches Of business arc reprere.
eented here, oven to the hole-in -the
wall. There are seven barber shops,
Tan meat markets, and everything else
In proportion.
Tho westher IL dne hero, and the
chiidren are I'll playing around bare.
footed. an sitting out BY the side Of
the house, with my coat and vest "a,
writing this letter on box, and Il Il
- warm - summer. We have the 6n.
ct ssft wster that have over seem.
only wish I'll sou folks we're down here,
Tor ! know that you would like ii and
never want 70 60 north again. II
ever leave want to 60 10 Tennessee,
for, In my opinion. thas l. tho next hesi
plAce. I could sit hers Ill day and
write and tell you about this country,
but space foebids.
We will begin moving our Office Il
this place shout Saturday, Il the build.
Ing II ready by that time. We have /
nice location On the c0rner q Pine sud
ShsrmAn streets. Chaa Smith Of Ell
Point has business lot adjoining ouss,
and Il y dandy. We will ssnd you /
copy Of the paper = soon = Il y pub,
lishod, which will b n ahout tae
wsskA want Harry . write ms I
loug lstter and give No I'll the news
also ssnd NJ THE OoUnHR Tor nj
week that..I left. ana ssnd u 70 ne righ1
along. Everybody 4 getting aloao
nicely. esl3
A. ! have written shout I'll ON ri
in the envslops, ! viii have - cloas III
this time. Write soon aad give NJ
MI the newt. Lows "a III,
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