The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-26
HIS THOUGHTS OFTEN
TURN HOMEWARD
MR.. E. g. JOHNSTON WRITES
: FROM INDIAN TERRITORY.
in His Adopted Home But
{ Looks Lingeringly to Old
IT,. Newberry.
Caddo, I. r., Feb. Is. 1907.


The Herald and News,
Z Newberry, S. c.
s!,.. Dear Mr.. Aull: No doubt you have
forgotten me for busy man like
yourself would hardly remember
Tad whom he had not seen for eleven
years, but, however, you will remem-
ber my father, D. S. Johnston, who
formerly lived at Newberry in what
is known as the "Trinity Neighbour
hood" but in 1896 moved to Deni-
son, Texas, where he is at present
engaged in farming, and where I sup
4, pose he will remain while on this
earth, rs we all are very much at
tached to this western country. But
/ I don't think the time will ever come
} when I will forget my childhood
home. I think quite often Of the dear
J friends we left back in and around
dear old Newberry, many OF whom
have passed away in the few years
that we have been away from there.
read The Herald and News regu-
: larly and almost every copy of it
brings the sad news Of the death of
some friend. I know The old home
now is not what it used to be, but |
intend to visit it in the near future,
so if I call upon The Herald and
II News some day accompanied by lit
x tie Indian maiden, you will know who
& it is.
Now, perhaps, the boys of New
], berry have fancied they would not
admire the Indian type of beauty, but
T believe I am safe to say that If they
would visit the Indian Territory, they
would endeavor. to win the hearts of
some of its dusky msidens to take
back to the Palmetto state. In speak
ing of them I will add that there is
no color line drawn here between the
Indians and the whites, but one rea-
son for it is that every Indian of the
five civilized tribes has received from
Uncle Sam an allotment of land,
which is equal in value to several thou
sand dollars, and as the whites own
practically no farm land here, they
marry them more or less for this
, property.
\ Now, as for this country. I have
travelled over about twenty states of
{. the union in the past few years and
have found no state that offers such
Sopportunities as the new state of
Oklahoma. Not even the great gold
3 fields Of Alaska.
Ik We can raise almost anything here
sthat can be raised anywhere in the
limited States. This is the banner
\ seorn and cotton state Of the union
YDfgeonrse the average is not as large
gone, but the yield per acre sur
& passes them all. While the country
sSyet in it's infancy, it is looked upon
one of the best commercial states
an The union. We export annually
;millions of dollars worth Of corn, cot
ton, wheat, oats, live stock, lumber
and minerals.
People are coming in here from the
Gold states on every train, but there is
plenty of room for more good people
like we already have here.
This country surrounding Caddo,
/ which only few years ago was but
!, a vast prairie, is today one of the
.sbest farming countries in the United
States. The much dreaded Indian
/ warrior Of few years ago is today
0ne Of the best and most progressive
People we have here At first they
ere opposed to the whites settling
re, but pow they extend a welcome
hid to all new comers. The Indians
now boast Of some of the best
fessional Of their race that the
ntry has. They haye churches,
ols and laws that are equal to any
he states. We have country
that is strictly prohibition,
hing that afgreat many of the
cannot boast Of. Near here are
nous coal mines Of the Terri
,hich employ armies of men
nonthly pay roll Of thousands
hrs, which, Of course makes
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