The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-01-03
LUXORA, ARK.
An Interesting Letter From "RIppIIng
Waves
Business Never Better at Luxora
Than Since the Saloons
Were Closed.

Were Closed.
Luxora, Ark, Dec. 15.-Editor Her.
aid: While rambling through mem
ory's hall. / find no record of letter
having been written by this scribe for
months. and as the year 1901 is near
ing a close, l fear l have been forgot
ten as a member of the noted Herald
family: 30 the prodigal returns, begging
pardon for such a long silence, though
am reminded that "silence is some
times golden. and ours may have been
appreciated by the many readers of
this paper.
1t seems to me that the Herald grows
better each year, morally and reIig-
iously, and Maury countians should
feel proud of such q sheet, since 1t
always speaks out boldly and fearlessly
for truth and reform, but still dealing
tenderly with the feelings of the
offenders.
Variety seems to be the prevailing
fad of the weather man this season
hence he has sent us wind, rain, sleet
and snow the past few days. The two
preceding SHOWS remained on the
ground about twenty four hours, but
tine one that fell Friday night seems to
have come for a longer stay. the mer-
curry having dropped down very low
SATURDAY. morning about six o'clock,
FIRE Yves discovered in the top of the
kitchen Of the Mays Hotel. which was
joined to the Luxora Opera House The
two buildings were soon burned to
the ground. and nothing was saved.
the occupants of the hotel and clerks
who slept in the third story of the OPP
era building barely escaping with their
lives. The buildings alone were valued
at about $25. 600 and were not insured,
the Insurance companies having can
celled the policies Of all Luxorans be-
tween the levee and river some time
ago because Of the buildings being
frame and situated 80 closely together.
Luxora is soon to have electric lights.
Instead Of going dead, as the wbiskey
men predicted she would. LuxOra is
very much alive, and business was
never SO good as il has been since the
saloons were closed.
] was indeed sorry to learn that the
Reform ticket suffered defeat in Co
lumbia, but trust that the Reformers
will not give up until the town will
have been thoroughly reformed. and
saloons will have become "reminiscences.
Northern capitalists are being at
tracted to Mississippi county, and there
Is no telling to what she will attain in
! few more years
Osceola is fast putting on airs by
building brick store-houses and resi-
plants are in contemplation and farm
,rs are fast clearing and putting III
the forests.
Since the railroad was built through
here, many who have heretofore rented
and along the river front have bought
and in the woods and converted it in
o farming land.
B. M. Davis recently purchased from
las. Hale, Jr., 100 acres of woods land
or $40 per acre, and 40 acres nearly in
at $3.50 per acre.
The railroad from Luxora to Blythe
lille will be completed within another
week, and we will then be in connec-
ion with Charlottesville, Mo. The
cotton Belt Co. is building road
through from Missouri borders to Mem
his, which will run close alongside
he Frisco road through this county.
Mrs r. P. Stegall came down from
huffman via the Peters Lee, on hoard
+ which she met a gay party OF ladies
rom Indiana, who had never seen COT
on growing before. They got off at
anding and obtained a cotton tree, as
hey called it, of which they seemed
cry proud. Mr.. Stegall will continue
at Huffman until January,
fter which time he will devote to
arming near Osceola.
N. A. Nicholson, who has been con-
ned to the house nearly six weeks,
ffiicted with sciatica, is improving
lowly.
Felix Nicholson will return from
|urritt College, Spencer, Tenn. 70
pend the holidays and will probably
OF return to school until the fall term.
We deeply sympathize with Mr.
7. F. Holman of Lasea, in his affiic-
on, and trust that he will soon be
,stored to his usual health; and to
,e bereaved family of Mr.. r. d.
we offer our sincere con-
olence. The two years we lived near
i'm, we esteemed him as a neighbor
I'D friend.
The cotton crop has been about gath
ed, and the yield was nearly. three
iarters Of bale to the acre in this
,ction. The five gins within q dis.
nee Of four miles of us have ginned
OH /, 500 to 1000 bales each this sea,
N. Corn was also short, the yield
sing five barrels per acre. Hay was
ne, five crops having been cut during
le year from the alfalfa fields.
The second crop Of potatoes was vefy
,od. but few farmers had planted any,
they are very high. II
Wishing all merry Christmas and
happy and prosperous New Year, we
RIPPLING WAVES.