The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
VILLAGE LOST TO WORLD
"SELDOM SEEN is MOST UNIQUE
TOWN IN THE COUNTRY.
1t Is Near Pittsburg, and Has No
Government, No Taxes
and No Voters.

and No Voters.
A little town built on about thir-
ty-one acres of land which was origi-
nally part of st. Clair township is
one of the most unique villages in
the country 1t is not on the maps
of the country, has no township, no
government, no taxes, no schools, no
churches, no right to the ballot, and
no police protection. The town is
| lost to the world, and the owners of
property, who have homes on the
land, are living the simple life in
| deed.
This small community, composed
of seven families, an of whom own
their homes, occupy land once part
of Lower St. Clair township. Dur
ing recent years this township has
been subdivided into the boroughs
OF Mount oliver, Knoxville and Mon
TOOTH and about year ago another
subdivision was made and the bor-
ough of ST. Clair was formed. At
| that time the tract of ground re-
ferred to was not included, and as
| it is not claimed by either the city
or other surrounding boroughs the
! inhabitants were seemingly satisfied
to remain apart from the rest
Since the organization of the bor-
ough of st. Clair they have been as
sessed no taxes, and the male in
habitants have not voted. There are
no stores, no churches no schools.
The people are as much apart from
the real life as if they were in the
backwoods of Kentucky.
Seldom Seen" is the name Sc
lected as a distinguished appellation
for this isolated little community,
and it was we'll chosen, for it is sell
dom seen by any but those who live
there. With no car line within a
reasonable distance and nothing but
few houses to see when one gets
there, there is no inducement for any
one to see it very often.
Seldom Seen is bounded on the
northeast by the Thirty-second ward
of Pittsburg, on the south by
West Liberty borough, and on the
west by Beechview The property
is owned by Conrad and Jacob
Staab, Edward Aisbett. John Geyer,
Sr., John Geyer, Jr., John Miller ana
Mrs. Phillips. All but the latter live
on the property. Their children are
sent to the Catholic school in the
| Thirty-sixth ward. The only outlet
to this section is through the arch
under the tracks of the Wabash rail-
road toward Woodville avenue.
John Price, member of council in
West Liberty borough, said there had
been some talk of attempting to an
mex Seldom Seen to the city or to
one of the boroughs. He said:
"Of course West Liberty is closest,
as we touch their ground on one
side, but we have already voted on
annexation to the city and will be
taken in January /, 1908. II we
were to annex this section now we
might invalidate our chances or be-
ing taken into the city, and we 90
not want to do that. The people l1y-
ing there have paid no taxes since
| St. Clair borough was created. Iney
have no schools and no police pro-
| lection | guess they don't need
| that. though. In fact, they are Just
as if they were in the backwoods.
The people themselves are content
aside from the inconvenience of get
ting mail. They have tried without
success to have mail sent them by
the city carriers, but because several
boroughs are between them and the
city Postmaster Davis has found 1t
impossible to accommodate them
Pittsburg Pispatch to New YORK
World.