The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-05-25

the deed. They were then drawn
out by disinterested parties and
the deed and name of stockholder
drawn were pinned together.
The government does not allow
this drawing, and so the lots
were Immediately put and sold
to the highest bidder. If you
bought lot for thirty-five dol
lars and it then brought six hun
dred, you got the difference in
cash. One prize lot with nice
cottage on it was drawn by an
Italian from Kansas. 1t cost
him thirty-five dollars and was
bid off at the sale for six hun
dred and fifty dollars, but he
would not sell for that price.
The town of Faxon is about eigh-
teen months old. 1t is located
on the Frisco railway and has
good water, a river flowing with
in a quarter of a mile Of town,
and is near the government pas
ture-a tract of land containing
hundreds of thousands of acres.
A bill is now in Congress to open
up this. If it passes, which it is
likely to do, Faxon will be one of
the coming towns of the Wesk
En- route from Lawton to FaXon
/ saw grain growing that would
turn out from fifty to seventy
five bushels of wheat to the acre.
1t looked so thick that it appeared
to be impossible for dog to get
through it. Farming in their
section is done wholly by machin-
cry. Our party drew some very
desirable lots, right, in the 5h4SnAa i
I ry~Tors and are today W. W. here
dollars a,sd a' We met people mere ere
hunoreu. u.,noher of States IN the
Union. They mani1estdIu dness tha
. If hospitality and Klnno;aIlv KlnoIl wa
, y, ,nos charming, especIaaliy
was Was +rne @ of the young lac ss, snda
a TINS Vs. erIe left Lawton on .. ounais m1li.
E we ;ne n9is and stopped off in Okt' l,
is homa City for a day yaaAonen anu a tow tow
Is Is Rese Rese bali, automobile races, esen oa
10 10 naS1 i.aHnns 1 and theatres wide-opem e,.a
n II roo,,ls r',ndav One thing that aura ia
l,, n, S9nuaS1 ,,,a notice was a brass ga a.
mt nj PtaS tha crowd m to the theatre, a,vst mt
In the the brass band OF tne ;ta sati EIDE
5ht sl.n arnov was on the Opposite stoe ~
sn. 5t army arm sstreet vet making effort TO
am Sat the s. sttIe' re 'neople to hear the !
a of pel. From here we we w wstaved
Co. pH tIe Rock, Ark, and svasto ',1s TOO
to cIs dsv and night. Here we ,,e .uo
',;te W gay Ss s;ghts. S From here we :
.anh nrI tne fa.. Het Sprigs, Ark ria ana Sl
rs of sil snrings is one OF tne saag gl'
Out sHiphts I have ever seet' e',t
o had I.s hes;l;ng springs give OUT not
We Me Doii, tnt that you could hoI
we SO hot 6n1er un in it. People g
poG;sSc p;S your thn ,l cure of rheumatlssl
saiu uo Tor Ine otSer her diseases and III
'dy dyove we treay treatment a great healer; ;ft,e
ot conn tlea Sere we went back to Llttle Z
, way nnd on to Memphis, VIII M,
s. The remained two days. ay,dest M
is is we has some of the granofHts', t.
we saw on our Uniapntv-five nip
i YOU sand inhabitants. y. WI M;
ound to down to look upon ulere .ne M
{ f these nj nj river, but we were ~
~ q hOaG dJ VI
lr party late to eaten oo" @ we
jumped In the afternoon o,sv I
too fast Southern League pay
ne ne were Montgomery ana o,
'le we're the players. frGI sl
,e night, phis we made d S'l"
ne /, . a,~ verv loI oot back home rejol
, rdav the T had had the prlviieg"ea "a
.rnss .uss the this trip, but also Zee e
as a blazes. after all, old South y
tn the place good enough for me:
yay all the Meath Of Hon. J. E.
!, it blows D0''" -
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