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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-07-25
LETTER FROM TEXAS.
A Chatty Letter from a Former
Crittenden County Boy.
FORT DAVIS, TEX, !
July 20, 1901. {

have wandered away from the old
stamping ground" l beg leave to
detail some of my wanderings in
your valuable paper.
Perhaps few words in regard
to Barstow, my Texas home would
not be out of place. 1t is a town
of some two hundred people, stu
ated in the midst of extensive irri-
eating farms. The town is enjoy
ing a prosperous growth at present
Last year there was more than l.
700 bales of cotton shipped from
that point. Alfalfa and fruit are
also valuable products in the vici-
nifty of Barstow. The grapes of
that section rivals the California
products
The farming is done principally
by Mexican laborers, a few whites
acting as landlords or overseers.
Leaving Barstow on the 10th of
June l started south on an extern
ded trip. My first stop. was al
Grand Falls, farming town on
the Pecos river, 30 miles south Of
Barstow. A great number of Nor
wegians and Swedes live in that
vicinity and they constitute very
desirable citizenship, being peace.
able, frugal and industrious.
En- route to the next town, Fl.
Stockton, we passed the Santa Ro'
sa Springs, point of great inter
est to one accustomed to the bar
rem plains of this arid region.
Long ago the waters of this
spring we're turned upon the sur.
rounding country, to make it bios
som as the rose. Rows of tall and
graceful cottonwoods surrounding
an orchard and fields of alfalfa in
bloom seemed like dream of hea-
ven to an exile from the rain belt.
Leaving Santa Rosa after short
rest we bowled along across the
parched and barren plains to Fl.
Stockton, a quaint old town of
adobe houses and ruins suggestive
of the border warfare, and stage
routes of earlier days. Here in
earlier times troops were stationed
to watch the Indians and protect
the stage line from San Antonio to
Ell Paso, The ruins of the old
barracks are still to be seen ON the
hills north of town. This was an
ideal spot for an army post, on &C
count of the abundance of pure
water afforded by the springs in
that vicinity. The flow of these
springs is sufficient to make big
creek, and to irrigate 1900 acres of
land. Fl Stockton is the county
seat of Pecos county, and has
handsome court house of gray
stone.
You would be surprised at the
splendor of official buildings in
these western counties. They look
out of place amid the usually unI
pretentious dwellings and business
houses.
A common adjunct of these wes-
tern towns is Catholic church,
for the accommodation of the Mex
lean population principally as the
white members are few. The SER
vices are usually conducted in
Mexican and are mostly unintelli-
gible to an American.
My next move was southwark,
through the Glass Mountains, to
Marathon on the Southern Pacific.
Marathon. despite its classic name
is an uninteresting place, ship
ping point for cattle and the home
of few cattlemen,
My next halt was at Alpine on
the Southern Pacific railway-a
neat little town of seven or eight
hundred inhabitants. nesting
among the Glass Mountains. The
altitude of this section is nearly
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-07-25

What most people want is something
mild and gentle, when lin need of ply
sic. Chamberlain Stomac and Liver
Tablets fill the bill to dot. They are
easy to take and pleasant in effect. For
sale by r. F. Haynes.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-07-25
Best Remedy for Stomach and Bowel;

81 have been in the drug businc
twenty years, and have sold mos
proprietary medicines Of note.
the entire list have never (,
thing to equal Chamberlain's
lera and Diarrhea Remedy, fo'
ach and Bowel troubles" say
Wakefield, of Columbus, O.
remedy cured two severe case,
era morbus in my family and |
commended and sold hundreds
of it to my customers, to their
ton. 1t affords a quick and 5,
in pleasant form" For sale
Haynes.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-07-25

Children love to take Mo
Little Liver pills for Bilious
pie, because they are small, l.
and taste like candy, and do /
grippe nor sicken them. Sugar
coated One dose. Sold by j.
H. Orme.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-07-25
MARION CRITTENDEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, JULY 49, 1901

the highest in the state and the
climate is delightful. A number
of wealthy cattle men reside there
and take considerable pride in adj
orning their houses and grounds
tastefully. Yet their costly ador-
ming may be duplicated by the We
ry humblest citizen of my native
county, thanks to the bounties ma
ture has bestowed upon Kentucky.
The next town | visited was
Maria, county seat of Preside
county, a town of about 1900 in
habitants.
OF course the wealth of these
towns is the cattle trade. General
stocks Of merchandise are carried
instead of special lines, as in the
east. The business of some OF
these concerns must be enormous
as they seem to be almost con-
stantly busy putting up supplies
for ranchmen.
1t is said the COW punchers lives
mostly on of tin cana and paper
bags, and this could be readily
surmised on seeing his merchant
filling his bill of goods.
Maria and Alpine are also doub.
less destined to become shipping
points of minerals to be found tc
the South of those places. At Ter
linqua and Shafter extensive mi.
ming of quicksilver has already
begun.
The cattle interests of this sec
ton are suffering now on account
of an extended drouth, but if they
can only have plenty of rain be
fore September to start the gras.
they are all right.
OF course society here in the
west is in somewhat of a lorna
tive state. Even in the towns i
has flavor of the wild, free life
of the. plains and the camps. Al
ages and sexes play cards al 4
dance as a rule, all the Sabbath
is uaobserved by many. Yet un
derneath these forms of worldli
ness is often concealed a spirit Of
good will and charity that must
eventually be the dominant princi
pie of these people. The cowboy
of the 10Th century is almost a fl.
CURE of the past. He is rapidly
succumbing to the refining inhn-
ences of education and, civiliza-
ton.
Most all the cattle mems sons
are now taking college educations
AS they all have plenty of money
to give their sons finished educa-
tons, they bid fair to become the
best educated class in our land.
Fl. Davis was the next place l
visited and 1 found it place of
much interest. An army post was
established there in 1854. At the
outset of the civil war the post
was abandoned, but was re-estab-
lished after the end of that con-
tiict.
In 1889 the garrison was reno
we'd from Fl. Davis and it has ever
since been a civilian town, All
the buildings of the post are yet
standing. The officers quarters
were built of beautifully dressed
red sandstone. l was told that in
it's military era the population of
the town ran into the thousands,
and at one time it contained four
teen saloons in its borders. Today
the population is not over 300 and
the saloon was formally abolished
a few days ago by vote of three
to one.
Such action places Davis in a
unique position among her sister
towns of West Texas, for the sa-
H., - ,,a,,oll,, oons;Jarod N ,1ooae-
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
CataVba River Property Sold.
$3l, 600 Paid for Part of That
Great Waterpower.
Chester Lantern.

Chester Lantern.
On day efore yesterday deal
in real estate was made In this
city that means much, if present
indications count for anything, to
our entire county, aud especially
to this city and to the eastern
portion of the country. Messrs.
Geo. w. Gage, j. K. Henry, f.
ii. Barber, j. l.. Agurs, and II.
u. Patrick sold their Catawba
Falls property to Mr.. James O.
Davis of Winnsboro, and his as
sociates, for the neat sum of SOL
600 Mr.. Jno. j. Stringfellow
also sold his one third interest in
"a tract in the same community to
the same parties for S1O,O 900.
This gives Mr.. Davis and his as
soclates all the property needed
for the development of the wonders
full power of the Catawba Falls,
which has so long remained idle,
and we feel sure no time will be
l. st by these gentlemen in getting
the thing under way.
We are not going to speculate
as to what the outcome of all this
will be but we want to say to the
people of this city and county
that for them the present is bright
and the future full of possibilities;
and we confidently expect to see
In very short time several new
mills and otner manufacturing
plants built in this county and
operated by Catawb ba Falls power,
and also q first class railroad run
ming from Chester to somewhere
via the Cstawba Falls.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
NOTICE !!

"Notice Is hereby given that
the Board of Directors of the
Lancaster & Chester Railway Co.
by resolution adopted at their
meeting held ON the LIST, day, of
July, 1901, have called a special
meeting of the stockholders of
said Lancaster & Chester Railway
Company TO be held at the Bank
of Lancaster, in the town of Lam
caster, S. G. on the 3rd, day of
August 1901 at 10 O'Clock noon.
to consider proposition to in
crease the bonded Indebtedness of
said corporation by the issue of
S1S5, 900 of First Mortgage 5 per
cent twenty year bonds, for the
purpose of providing funds with
which to reconstruct and i'm.
prove the line of railroad of said
corporation"
Dated the 1st day of July, 19OL
BY order of the Board of Directors.
X. G. McManns,
Secretary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

Resolutions on the passing away
OF Miss Annie Locke Crawford,
adopted by the Lancaster Presby-
terian Sabbath School.
WHEREAS, God, IN His allwise
providence has seen fit 60 remove
from our midst, Annie Locke
Crawford, Juno 2, 1901, a much
loved member of our church and
Sabbath School, be it resolved:
1st. That we bow i'm humble
sui mission to His holy will, know
ing that He doeth all things we'll.
and for our good.
I'd. That we tender our heart
felt sympathy to the beresved
family.
3D.. That copy of these reso-
lutions he sent to the family of
the deceased, and to each of the
town papers.
Mrs. Louise Wylie,
Miss Mavms Macksy,
Miss Annie Witherspoon.
Committee.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
Heartrending Ending of a Holiday
Picnic.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Mccormick, July 5.-There
was sad ending to the otherwise
pleasant gathering of citizens of
Mccormick at Searles' mill to
hold an old fashioned Fourth of
July picnic today. The two little
boys OF Mrs p. f. Creighton,
aged respectively s and IL, had
gone in bathing some little distance
down the river away from the
crowd. They waded ont over their
depths and when DR.. Manly
Brown, who was the first to dis
cover them came upon the scene
they were just sinking for the
third time. He called for assis-
lance and Immediately sprang in.
A large crowd quickly gathered
and they soon succeeded in find
ing the younger one of the boys,
but the body OF the elder was not
found until it was too late to save
him.
The sympathy of the entire
community goes out to the be-
reaved mother who now suffers
this second bereavement SO soon
after having lost her husband.
The dead boy was just reaching
the stage 70 life when he should
be of some assistance to his
mother. j. A. w.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
IN MEMORY OF JOHN w
WALLACE

Mr.. j. w. Wallace departed
this life June, 90, 1901, at the
age of As years He was one of
Lancaster county's best citizens
and was loved by all who knew
him. He left wife and three
children jason, Martin and Miss
Annie Wallace mourn his
loss. He also left three brothers,
George, William, and James
Wallace, who live in North Caro-
lima. He died of Consumption,
after along illness, and was buried
at Zion church, of which he had
been a member for twenty years
. think of friends over tnrre,
Who before us have trod;
Then away from my sorrow and care
Let me fly to the bosom of God.
Glad calling, set cannot stay;
My heart l We'd without DELAY.
Vain world, farewell! from thee
part;
The voice of God hath reached nv
heart.
While the Holy Ghost is nigh,
Quickly to the Savior let me fiy.
A precious one from US is gone
One that we loved so we'll;
A place is vac c,nt in our home,
Which never can be filed.
Oh my dear, y"u have left us;
We will see your face no more
Till this weary life is o.er,
When We'll m.e ct OH the other shore.
l. w.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
Quite a Bad ARRAY Near Rock

A gentleman who came in on
the train from Rock Hill last
night reports very serious af-
fray near that city yesterday,
Two young men named Deas and
Sims became involved in a diff
Guilty in the Manchester cotton
mill about two miles from the
city. Sims struck Deas on the
head with some blunt instrument.
The latter's skull was crushed.
DR.. j. +. Massey, Jr., who at
tended the wounded man, expecte d
to be able to lift the skull from
the brain, but he was afraid of
cerebral hemorrhage. Sims fled
and bad not been captured last
night. The State, Sd inst.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06

Prof. j. w. Thomson, principal
OF the summer school in session
In 4orkville, was summoned to
his homie in Rock Hill Monday
morning by a telegram announc-
ing the sudden death of his wife.
She was found dead in her bed
and it is thought that the immed-
late cause of her death was a con-
gestive chill. Mrs. Thomson was
80 years of age. She leaves five
children.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
Psalm Singing in the South
From the Charlotte Observer. J

(From the Charlotte Observer.)
All the services of the church
at Due West, S. c., are accom-
panied by psalm singing, and the
best psalm singers of the South
are heard ut that place. The choir
OF the church is large and every
member knows how to sing. 1t is
the most charming music on earth.
There is an absence of the blast of
the horn, the whistle of the flute
and the peal of the organ, but
there is no end of sweet singing.
A gentleman who recently at
tended the music festival at Co
In nbia, 5. c., by the Boston
Symphony Company was heard
to say, after listening for an hour
and half to the Boston talent:
81 wouldn't give one good, sweet
socg of Due Vests superb artist,
Miss Jennie Edwards, for the
whole layout. Commend me to
the singers at Due West for pur-
ity, sweetness and simplicity"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
POOR MILLIONAIRE

Lately starved in London be.
cause he could rot digest his food.
Early use of DR.. Kings New Lite
Pills would have saved him. Thew
strengthen the stomach, aid di-
gestion, promote assimilation, inn
prove appetite. Price 25c. Money
back if not satisfied. Sold by
Crawford Bros. and j. f. Mackey
d Co., druggists.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06

The WiDnsboro News and Her
aid says, in reference to the sew
eral cases against Col. Neal: Zone
cannot we'll refrain from asking
why the state has been SO vigorous
in the prosecution Of this case and
let 30 many shortages in its own
favored whiskey business 60 un-
punished, or even without investi-
CATION. .
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
Notorious Matte Hughes Con-
victed.
Special ID The State.

Special ID The State.
Spartanburg, July 4.-Sesslons
court was held today as usual.
This afternoon was began case
OF interest attracting quite a
number of the loiterers to the
court room. This is the trial of
Matte A A.'Hughes, charged with
running bawdy house. The de-
fendant was in the court room
during the trial. Late this even
ing a verdict of guilty was found.
he has not been sentenced.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
Col. Neal Sentenced.
Columbia Record.

Columbia Record.
Sudge Gary refused this morn-
ing to grant a new trial to Colonel
Neal, who was convicted Saturd v
afternoon, and sentenced him to
four months imprisonment in the
county Jail of Richland and to pay
a fine of 81, 900.
Later Colonel Meals attorneys
gave notice of an appeal to the
supreme court, and his bond was
Gxed at $4,000.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
The Sutro Cotton Mill Sold ut q
Nominal Figure.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
4orkville, July 2.-The Sutro
Cotton mill and machinery, with
"a acres of land and tenement
houses, was sold today by w. w.
Lewis, Esq. S. M. McNeel, as
agent, bought the property at the
upset price of $40, 900. 1t Is
presumed he bought 1t for the
bondholders.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
Hon. John j. McMahan.

Hon. John j. McMahan, of
Columbia, S. c., has been given
authority to select two teachers
for work in the Philippine Islands
at annual salaries of 81, 200 each,
their necessary travelling expenses
tn Manila to be paid.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06

ure increase just punishment.
| append some of the evidence be-
fore the coroner's inquest, so the
readers of the Ledger can Judge
for themselves whether, l am too
severe in my judgment when
Skies Massey says his wife was
faithful and be had no cause what
ever for killing her:
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
Twentieth Century Medicine

Cascarets Candy Cathartic are as
far ahead of ancient pill poisons and
liquid physic as the electric light of
the tallow candle. Genuine stamped
{. c. c. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, Ioc.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06

Itch On.human cured In 80 minute
by WOolford's Sanitary Lotion. Tbis
never fails. Sold by j f Mackey &
Go Druggist, Lancatsr, & &.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06
For The Ledger
VAN WYCK ITEMS.

lux 'ut WOES tO the OntSlQe world,
but from what we can learn,
others can sympathise with us.
We had ram twenty-three days in
the month of June, within our
borders or within sight. The
condition is deplorahle. All crops
are more or less in the grass =
generally more. Many cotton
fields have never been chopped,
and some not even sided, and have
the appearance of athrifty meadow.
Corn on bottom lands is drowned
out and on uplands the stands are
poor and is suffering for work. The
average of the corn crop is about
twenty per cent. and the cotton
about fifty. Some of our finest
corn farms will hardly make the
seed that has been planted on
them. The grain crop has been
badly damaged since being har-
vested-the. wet weather causing
it to sprout and rot. The hay
crop is very promising. Labor is
scarce and in much demand.
DR.. w. o. Nlsbet and family
of Charlotte, have been visiting
his mother. They left Monday
morning for Waxhaw, where they
will spend a few days with rela-
tives and from there expect to 90
to the mountains of Western
North Carollna for the summer,
The Doctor is getting on fine, and
will soon be restored to his usual
gosd health.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Bates
of Winston-Snlem, N. G. ARE Wis
iting Mrs. Bates parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M 'Yoder.
The trustees and some of the
parents of Van Wyck school met
last Saturday evening to elect a
treacher for the next scholastic
year, but postponed the election
until next Saturday ut 4 O. clock.
There was much surprise at the
termination of the case against
Sykes Massey for numbering his
wife and the light sentence given
him. There is great deal of
comment and much dissatisfaction
both among the whites and col
ored. For brutality and heinous-
ness, it would be hard to find
parallel case. Some may think
an Judging too harshly-but
the evidence upon which make
my decision was not brought out
when he was arraigned and
plead guilty. The sentence of
ten years does not avenge the
blood of his innocent wife and it
still calls for the penalty that such
a crime merits. The solicitor
understands law but we
hardly think he understands the
demands of an outraged public.
We have heard Il number of col
ored people express themselves
since the 10 years sentence was
given Skies Massey, and they
say if they had known that the
law would have dealt with him so
lightly, he would never have
reached Lancaster Jail. Our peo-
pie as general thing are law
abiding and are willing to leave
cases to the courts to be settled,
but will hardly let another like
the Sykes Massey case bother its
deliberations for another repeti-
tion of outraged justice. Per-
haps, | am saying too much, as
one of Lancaster's sterling at
torneys was employed to assist
the solici'or in the prosecution
and may be able to give his rea
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-07-06

The editor took a trip up 20
Van Wyck Thursday to witness
the impressive ceremony of the
w. .. w. at the unveiling of the
monument to the memory of the
late w. K. Tillman, who was ID
member of the order. 1t is not
our purpose to trespass on the
territory of "Optimus" for news
and we will leave the write up of
the occasion for him. 1t is mere
~ our purpose to express the
pleasure it gave us to be with that
clever and hospltable people again
and to thank them for the many
kind attentions shown us, and in
yltatlons extended to us to visit
their homes. We were also clad
to meet there y good many of our
friends from Waxhaw, y. G..
among them, Rev M. L. Stet le.
L. f. Stephenson, John Mccain.
&. s., and II. H. Massey, w. j.
Gordon, Porter, and others. We
also bad the pleasure of meeting
Brott er Way, Editor of Wax
haw's hustling paper, The Enter
prise Bro. Way is splendid
company-a jovial, big hearted
fellow, whose company would be
agreeable at all times, except pos
slbly at a picnic dinner where
rations were scarce. However.
there was enough on the table at
Van Wyck to have fed the large
crowd for day or two and we
had no fears that he and his friend
King could get on the outside of
all the three story pies and five
story cakes on that table before
we could partake to our satisfac
ton.
Mr. Spurgeon Cherry of Che
raw is up on visit to relatives.
MIR. w. K. Pardue was the first
to bring us u cotton bloom from
the Walkup section. 1t opened
on the 3D..
John Days, n small negro boy
who halls from Camden, was sent
to the chain gang by Magistrate
|askey, for petit larceny, yester,
day afternoon for 30 days.
Something over thirty dollars
was realized from the entertain
mcnt given by the Ladies of the
Baptist church at the Pavseur
residence Thursday night. There
was large crowd and the occa-
sion was very enjoyable. The
ice shcrbets and cream were all
disposed of. The fire works were
beautiful.
The crowd which came over
Thursday on the colored excursion
was not very large. The pro-
gram, of speaking, base ball, etc.
rs previously announced, was car
ried out. The speech of Geo. w. |
Murray, we understand, was a
characteristic one and pleased his
hearers The behavior of the OK.
curslonists was splendid, and all
seemed to ENJOY the day.
camden hne new Jail, situated
on Dekalb street: has been handed
over to the county by it's contrac
tor and has been taken possession
of by the jailer and three unwill |
ing lodgers.
Twentieth Century Medicine.
CaSCaretS Candy C,tb,rt;o ,ro -.