The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-08-15


good wishes of M.s. Shurr aud
started out on my way rejoicing. ]
secured but three new names in
the afternoon, MIR Frank Allen,
Mrs. j. r. Leach aud Harvey
Bowers. Strange as it may seem
they all had good word for ths
DEMocRAr-SENrrNEL and wished
me good luck. | had the pleasure
of taking supper with Mr.. viii
Higgins and had not only every
thing good in the edible line but
received very hearty at-home
welcome. l reached the home Of
Mrs. Emanuel Nixon just n little
after dark and put up for the
night. MIR. Newman Hansel and
wife live with Mrs. Nixon, Mr..
Ilansel having the entire super
vision of the farm. They, too,
were very busy with their harvest,
but found time to make it very
pleas ant for the old man,
The next morning | made an
early start and was successful
during the day. At noon ! met
Mr, Gordon of Route B who in.
vlted me to dinner with him.
knowing Mr.. G rdon so well, and
the elegant dinners served by Mrs
Gordon, | accepted instanter, and
sometimes | sm constrained to be
lieye at some considerable dis
tress to Mr., Gordon, | always
have pleasant time at Gordons
and no one knows any better chan
Mrs. Gordon just how much | do
enjoy it. / always feel welcome.
During the day ! succeeded in Sc
curing nine new ones; Miss
Maggie Bensonhaver, Mrs. I. ID.
Cook, c. V. Harden, Ruth Foltz,
Mrs. A. Mitchell, Morris Hedges,
Henry Williams, Mrs. S. III. Febes
and G. w. Hansel. AT night
put up with Mrs. Matilda Foltz,
This venerable lady has passed
the allotted time but is just as
active as lass aud does just as
much work as any of them. She
milks five cows, makes the butter,
does all the house work and tends
her own garden. She is just as
agreeable and pleasant as she is
Industrious, and | wish 70 state
that my stay was very pleasant.
Her son, Mr.. j. A. Foltz, has the
of the farm, which
shows that he is an experienced
In the morning | started out
early, back tracking to the Logan
road where / am pleased to say
got the first man / approached,
Mr.. Urlas Linton. From Mr..
Linton's 3 into Logan | got nearly
every man on the route, Will
Hansel, John Harshner, Tude
and Simon Derr, max
ing in all 20 new subscribers ON
Route No. /.
There has been wonderful
change on Route one since last
year, several of the older farmers
having rented their farms and
moved to Logan. 1t don't seem
to us very good move. About
one year or two years in Logan |
will convince them that the "town |
fellera don't have such good |
times" " aud when they go back
to the farm they will find about
rwo years hard work in straig ghten-
lrg up what has not been done as
they would do it.
! must sav that in my travels on
route one | received genuine
hearty reception and an always
pleasant courteous treatment.
| dropped ia ut farm hOuse
Dne day about II o'clock, too early
sVen for All iayitation to dinner,
and got n drink Of water. A
little glrl wac intentIy watching
the road and was evidently wor-
ried over something, asked her
what she was looking for.
81 was waiting tor "Old ST."
"e have got some buttermilk for
hin" she said.
That sounded good to me, go /
went to The door, knocked, and
vas just stating my business,
yhen the little girl hallowed ont
% her mother.
Get the buttermik, mamma,
fee Ihe huttgrmilk HereJa coroea