The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07
NORTH DAKOTA CAROLINIAN.
Returns to Visit the Scenes Of His
Yuth-Frank Banks Once
Thought Dead Has Prospered.

| Last Saturday nl-Hht lhcre was Il
quest at tile Frederick Hotel who
was in many ways an interesting
gentleman. Twcaty-f'Wr years ago
he left what is now Saluda county,
. '"n Eh2cicld, and after a year in
I,>i~. located in far off Dakuta, close
to t,olh the Montana and Canadian
lines. anon" the Indians and beasts
Of the plains. lie has lived al tire
life of ;.nt great country which has
crown fr;m tracklcSS desert to be
one of the greatest regions of the
American Republic. The Red man
E'as been his close fritnI; he has
been in the round up with Teddy
Roosevelt; for eight days he has
fought the terrible prairie firc.
In February, 1881, without a wort
to any rnc, Frank Ba;iks quit she
haunts of his boyltood, near old But
Ter church, in Ed.etidll county. For
Thirteen years kith nor kin had 10
word from him. Finally, he wrott ;
ihat he when they Thought to be
dead was in the land of the living.
To the :urprise Of his brother, Mr..
Sam Banks. who lives near Mount
Willing. in Saluda county, II few
days since Frank Banks came 10 Wis
lit him. came 10 look ancc more upon
tha graves of his believed parents.
With am came his wife. lady Of
Canadian birth. who lacked for The
IirS' time upon pine trees. co,ton aad
I"ni- i-yrrS.'
1t wa; pleasure to these ut the
Frederick Saturday night to hear
I Mr.. Banks Srcak Of his life in the
great Northwest. and to hear his ra-
marks concerning the chan"r$ which
had taken place in Newh2rry and Sa-
lnda since his departure nearly a
quarter of Il century ago. He spoke
of the growth Of this town as re-
markahlc. for when he last saw it
Ncwbcrry was Il mere village.
Mr. Banks has been engaged in tire
TaishEg of horses and cattle in his
new home. and. as usual wiHh the
pioneers OF the plains, has proSpcred.
Land that he bought for Il little more
than Il dollar per acre us now WORTH
twenty times that sum; just a short
while back he refused thinty dollars
per acre for tract of two Thousand
acres THAT cost him less tnan five
dollars per acre.
ayes, I love old South Carolina
yA,' said Mr.. Banks, "but [ havt
! lived up in North Dakota so long
thai 1T feels il little like home to me
now; | might come back here to live
but YOU see we would nave to be Wis
iting back there all fine time, for my
wife's folks are all there.' Howev,
cr, Mrs. Banks expressed herself as
being delighted with this country
especially the mild climate, for IN
North Dakota the thermometer ofte1
registers sixty below zero.
Although in Il country where the
great majority of the voters are Re,
publicans. Mr.. Banks has remained 4
Democrat. In 1896, however, Inc
wouldn't vote at all, for ne couldn't
swallow Bryan's free silver ideas
He voted fcr Parker in the last elcc-
ton against Roosevelt, although
Teddy and he had slept together Of,
ten when the president was enjoying
the life Of cow punchcr.
Mr. and Mrs. Banks left here Sun
day morning, going to Greenwood
where Mr.. Banks little niece, an in,
mate of the Connie Maxwell orphan,
age, joined them, the little lady go,
ing to make her home with her aunt
and uncle, who have no children.
Mr. Sam Banks, who accompanied
his brother to Newbeny, returned tc
his home Sunday, after seeing the
latter depart for his five days. rid:
to Stroud, North Dakota. There was
a tear streaming down Sans cheek
as he expressed the hope, when ie
clasped his baby brothers. hand
goodbye, that It would not be twea.
ty-four years ere they should meet
again, for if you wait that long
Frank,' said good old Sam, "yor
won't see me.' Ald Frank promised
dhat he would come back in mucl
shorter time than That.
Death of Mrs. Gregg Evans.