Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-01-03
money.makers from purely business

mOney-maKers from purely business
considerations are anxious to see the
country settled and developed. In
this regard they are manifesting both
interest and effort. Az Fahlequah,
therefore, the real enterptising,
earnest, industrious home-seekers and
investors will find warm welcome
and substantial encouragement.
Here are some az intelligent, SUBJ
stantial, well-to. do and progressive
business men and as bright, learned
and model professional gentlemen as
are found in any community. The
writer formed many acquaintances
here which he values and to whose
Kindness and court tesies our stay was
rendered pleasant and interesting.
Among these to whom we are espe-
cially indebted is Judge J, II. Pitch.
ford, oity attorney and most promi-
nent and influential citizen. The
Judge is highly educated Southern
gentleman, being a native of South
Carolina, having been educated at
Newberry College,, He located here
ten years ago, having previously
lived at Fort Smith, at which place
he held the Office of city attorney.
The Judge is one of those rare and
unique characters which are occa-
sionally met with in the West, being
highly educated and thoroughly lite
rary, scholarly end philosophical.
He is by nature and training an ora
tor of the highest class and model
courteous gentleman of the old
school. Professionally and socially
no one stands higher in this COM
munity of scholars and eminent citi-
zens. His legal qualifications, scho-
larly accomplishments and personal
qualities have made him leader in
this city and surrounding country.
He has been honored with the high
est Offices within the gift of the
municipal government, having been
elected to the offices of mayor, coun-
Gilman and city attorney. He has
drafted nearly all the laws under the
United States requirements for the
government of this city and has
passed through the fiery furnace of
the most exacting trials and conflicts
of those who stand out most promi-
Iiently as leaders in new and pioneer
communities. He was the first white
man TO hold the office of mayor in
Tahleqnah and at time when the
white mans government was far less
popular and respected than now.
He came from State of generous,
hospitable, liberty-lo loving people who
were especially noted for their in
sistance upon the precious rights of
law and liberty. In his official
capacity be carried out these high
and sacred principles, but not with.
out mourning the opposition of a
certain and unlawful class a class
fortunately without force now, but
in the new order of things in all the
West they have existed, class who
believed in shooting holes at will, in
the law and constitution, as well as
the agents who administered their
commands. 1t was not long there
fore until he became the principal
actor in street tragedy wherein it
was necessary to either shoot or run.
Being from State distinguished for
the courage and valor of it's citizens
and having a reputation of local
dignity and influence to uphold, he
did not run, but established repu-
tation which has endured to the
present and which has resulted in
making his bitterest foes his best
friends. We spent day on the
classic banks of the Illinois river
with the Judge and found him to be
true sportsman as well as a most
comranionable and entertaining gen.
tleman. Rarely in our travels, GOV.
ering many years, have we met one
who has 80 thoroughly and lastingly
impressed us as possessing all those
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