The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-14


the approach of school election
day. Promptly at one O'Clock
Messrs. Bowling, jameson and
banta then encumbering the
school board, opened the door Of
the school house, cut hole in the
top OF chalk box and got ready
for business. Meanwhile the
faithful were rallying around the
chairman in his home. The John
sons were brought down from the
mountain top in top carriage
drawn by the 'high stsppers".
About 2 o'clock with nerves tuned
up to a high pitch and with
blunderbusses loaded for bear and
headed by the chairman and chief
counselor, the Phillips-Dowling
people made break for the polls.
The expected opposition failed to
put in an appearance and those
present dropped their ballots
quietly in the box and finding the
sport rather tame, all but the lone
some looking board departed for
their several places of sojodrning.
At four o'clock p. M. the votes
were counted and resulted in the
election of Mrs. Phillips by seven
teen votes and MIR Bowling six
teen by having refrained frem
voting for himself.
After the excitement of election
had passed into oblivion the Basin
again resumed its business activi-
ties. Mr.. William Aud keeping
bachelors hall in the fertile wiley
of Butler, larruped his old white
horse across the back and began
turning the soil in preparation for
the corn planter and his mind
often returning to the "girl he
left behind him" in the far away
Canadian home. Mr., Henry
jameson, who is a straight Bryan
democrat and a thorough anti
expansionist, went somewhat con-
trary to his doctrine and spread
out and expanded somewhat from
the Stephen Holden ranch and put
in crop of oats and wheat on
the Martin ranch, crop Of corn
and mllet on the Bauer ranch.
Not satisfied with the expansion
to this extent he crossed over the
ridge and put in a crop of spuds
on AL Reeds place.
Mr.. John Baxter, who reigns
eupreme over a bachelors hall in
the Southwest part of the Basin,
took up with a machine somewhat
akin to the erecting" nuisance
and in hot haste and questionable
efficacy Johns seeding was COM
pleted through the fundamentally
of the disc. Enthuscd by the
return of dry weather and sun
shine Mr.. Lorenzo Cady came
forth and turned a furrow now
and then. Mr.. j. o. Phillips and
son Jim were also taken in by the
disc racket and after having plow-
ed awhile they finished up their
crops with the disc.
B. A Banta, who is considerably
taken with the expansion policy
of the Republican party, has been
trying to live up to the principles,
accordingly he has bought twelve
hundred acres of land joining his
own on the west and expects to
annex it to his prior Basin pos
sessions. He intends 10 kill the
timber that at present inhabits the
place, after which he will populate
il with his short-horn and ring
streaked cattle. Will invite sur
rounding herds providing the
tariff is properly adjusted.
Mr.. Rufus Keller, in his per-
sistant, sure-going way has put
! in several varieties of crcps on his
place and being desirous of rising
above his surroundings he has
leased a potato patch of Mr..
Bradshaw on the tablerland and
has seeded with the expectation
that it will yield largely.
The Fuchs boys and Leslie
! Leonard have formed company
to engage in milk transportation
farming skilled labor.
In short the Basinites are all
looking forward TO prosperous
season and will cease to indulge in
further personalities and will
await anxiously the next issue
from the pen of the talented
Twenty nine.
VrpAcrry-