Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-02-14
Letter from Little Rock, Ark.

IeUer from ltttle h0ck; ARK.
Little Rock, Ark, February 2.-Edi-
tors Keowee Courier: According to prom
ise, must write yon few dots at least,
but 1t does not come directly from Datto,
the point from which wrote before; yet
think probably for that reason it will
be the more interesting to your many
readers.
intended leaving home week ago
for this place for medical treatment, but
on account of much local rain and conse-
quent high waters did not leave Datto
until last Sunday, reaching Little Rock
on the afternoon OF Sunday. much of
the ground over which l rode was under
water, but the train reached destination
with the writer on board without acci-
dent
l must tell you first something of my
three days stay in this city while wait
ing on the medical department for treat
ment. have visited most of the i'm
portant public buildings in company
with about a half dozen gentlemen, and
we were shown through the asylum by
an attendant, after having been courte-
ously entertained for fifteen or twenty
minutes by the doctor in charge. ! must
say to the credit of those Immediately in
charge, and to all of the State of Arkan-
sas as we'll, we found the inmates appar-
entity enjoying their surroundings, WHICH
were comfortable, neat and clean. l
must acknowledge was surprised. This
remark was made by an official from In
dependence county, in this State: "If 1
were to go home and tell our folks we
found the floors of this institution in bet.
ter condition than that of our furniture
they would not believe it," But he had
plenty of witnesses in our group.
About two hundred males were marched
under as complete control as an army of
soldiers.
This writing is being done at Pulaski
Heights Park, Little Rock, on tower 90
feet from the ground, the surface of
which is three hundred and fifty feet
above water level of Little Rock. From
this point one can obtain fine view of
the surrounding country 90 well as of
Little Rock proper, including the asylum,
deaf and dumb institute, old and row
penitentiary, and the old and new State
capitol buildings, the latter not yet COM
pleted; but it will reflect honor on the
State of Arkansas when it is.
Any Oconeean would enjoy a street
car ride of six miles out to Pulaski
Heights for five cents. l must say again
to the credit of Little Rock, have not
seen bloody head, mad police or a
drunken fool during my stay of three
days in the city.
My visit to the medical college was
made doubly interesting to me by the
fact that my son-in-law, DR.. G. H. New
kirt, is attending lectures there. Some
talented young men are to be found here.
To return home, to old Clay county
the garden spot of Arkansas-(shaI 1,
not say of the world0-Well, come and
see about the middle of May if you want
to get move on yourself. They don't
hurt you much after you get used to
them-I mean the mosquitoes. Land is
cheap and very productive. One can
raise anything in Clay county that he
can in Oconee, and much more of it per
acre. Glover, timothy, alfalfa, millet,
peavine hay or even crab grass, and wild
grasses make good yields and good hay.
And, by the way, Clay county is pro-
ductive of Farmers Enion men and wo-
men and | guess children, too. Come
and see. We have good school and
church buildings and good places to
make good roads, but the good people of
Clay county are SO good that the bad
people are soon so good we can't get
fines or convict labor to make good roads.
Two good jails and two good court
houses, and still the county is just about
out of debt. Our county is divided into
two districts-eastern and western. The
latter is our home. %
Cotton is not all picked yet. Think
acreage will be decreased in this county.
| am glad to see Farmers Union inter
ests so unanimously upheld by Oco-
neeans, people l love.
With best wi. hes to The Keowee Cou-
rier and its many readers,
Very truly, w. II. Deaton.
Doal C;x,l,, T..