The log cabin Democrat., 1907-06-20
CATO.

Childrens' day exercises on Sunday was the event of the season. Ideal June weather prevailed and all had good time. From every highway they came and from all border points in wagons, buggies, horseback and on foot from Little Rock, Argenta, Olm- stead, Warsaw, Tate Mill, Otto, Chad wick, Saltillo, Faulkner, Antioch and Bethel, filling the Methodist church to its fullest capacity. Dinner was served pn the ground out under the big oaks ln front of the church. Cato is noted for its good dinners, always in great quan- tity and of the best quality. Cato hus- bands are good providers and Cato housewives are splendid cooks. They fully concur in Merediths statement that "civilized man cannot live without cooks" And in a good public dinner is one secret of a successful day. The richest and best dishes in culinary are always spread on the white linen cloths placed on the ground picnic fashion. Now this may be dragging" but as l am not Cato husband neither a Cato housewife, think l may be excused. If Mrs. Mollie Dubose or any one else of the first settlers in this place would write out local history of the many big public dinners given in Cato the last two or three decades we would have volume replete with much human na- ture-full of human interest and so fill ed from cover to cover with many ln- cidents both comic and serious, little happenings so characteristic of large open air crowd, you would have vol u1ne to read, to re-read and treasure as a fine example of local history, and no doubt every community has its own ll- cilents and memories of past red-letter days that still live in the stories handed from the older to the younger genera ton. It is pity each place of central interest has no special chronlcler to write for future generations the doings, the events and most interesting happen ings that transpire. Such record would in few generations become al most priceless to community.
 The high temperature has greatly i'm proved cotton and corn, and the com- plaints of the people are not so tlnged with Encouragement as formerly, and we are surely glad to note the dlsap- pearance of the "frowns" on the mer- chants faces. These frowns have been slowly vanishing and in their place, smiles that play "hide and seek" over quite lot or faC1al terrllOIy, are appear ing. Joe Price says if this weather con. tinues for another two weeks these same merchants will pass their time in the company of pine boxes and horse shoes.
 Florence and Beulah Proctor went out to hoe cotton for George Proctor last week and were very glad to get home Horseback riding is much pleasanter than hoeing cotton aint it, Florence?
 Joe Hogan is no light weight, only 24o pounds, but he beats "Uncle Will" Springer and Dr. Pairette walking the pole or catching fish. These men are among the finest sportsmen of Cato.
 Judge Lea and commissioner of roads McHenry of Conway came out last week on business connected with the roads.
 MT, and Mrs. Lon Holcomb, MT. and Mrs. Wayne Farris and MT. and Mrs. Ernest HaIper all of Little Rock, but former citizens of Cato, attended the childrens' day here Sunday returning Sunday afternoon.
 We are informed that Joe McRaven will make an effort to secure a free de- livery route from here south. Hurrah for MT. Joe. May he succeed.
 The w. O. w. held an interesting meeting Satureay night with extra at tendance and special interest to its members.
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