Pocahontas star herald., 1908-09-11
FROM JUNIPER, ARIz.
Former Randolph County Boy
Writes Interesting Letter

his month, where all old timers are
,vited. 1t struck me at once of
Jeing a good thing and couldn't
help trying to say good word for
ID, as Pocahontas was once my home
md / still cherish the name; and
furthermore my grandfather, Ran
,om Bettls, and my father were
among the pioneer settlers of Ran
dolph county. My grandfather
built the first log cabin that ever
was built III Pocahontas, and through
him and father the county site,
Pocahontas, was located where it
now stands, and as a matter of
course still have strong feeling
for old Randolph and her people.
Last spring while Mr.. Voohers and
William Skinner were in Arizona /
met them and showed them papers
to that effect. | am writing a letter
to your paper and if suitable kindly
publish same, as it only shows to my
friends that although 30 years or
more has passed | still remember
my old home.
Through some kind friend in
Randolph county | have been
favored with several copies of the
Star Herald, and allow me to say
a stranger to the editor
but not to Randolph county-that
| am glad to see that the people of
Randolph have such a good paper.
She reads good to me and sounds
good in every respect, and the
greatest of all she carries at her
mast head the name of William
Jennings Bryan-of the people,
with the people and for the people,
the man who if elected will release
the yoke that is now upon the peo-
pie of the United States.
As l once lived in your county
and the first vote | ever cast was
cast in Cherokee Bay DR..
Casey's place-and | still have my
old register receipt, signed up by
Willis Hufstedler. AT that time
everything was under the Republi-
can rule and the vote Of Carrent
River was most all erased from the
Although it has been
thirty years or about since | bade
farewell to my old home in Ran
dolph, | still retain, deep down in
my mind, the government of Arkan-
sas under the governorship of Mr..
Powell Clayton, when Tom Martin,
the McAfee's and Hufstedlers ru ed
Randolph county politics. At that
time Mr.. Martin was editor and
of the Pocahontas paper.
have cast several votes since then
and that is all the vote | ever lost,
and / never rum ticket by voting
for two parties. | will now try to
get to what | want to say. | read
in the Star Herald that on the oath
Of September, at Biggers, in Chero-
kee Bay, there will be meeting of
all old settlers of Randolph county,
TO meet and eat, and have good
time, and organize an Old Settlers
Club. 1t is signed up by many-in
fact all except two-that | well re.
as old time friends. This
town of Biggers, where the good
time is to be had is the old Drew
farm where | used to own and live
In those days in and around that
country l used to drive the white
tail deer and chase the gray fox.
My many friends who drove with
me: Tadlock, Miller, Smiths, Spark
man, West, Heron, Lindsey, Capt.
Hite, DR.. j. G. Esselman, Frazier,
and many others-have long since
passed over the Great Divide. Now
to the many, or few, who attend
this good meeting, to one and all, l
as an Arkansas raised boy extend
good wishes in their undertaking.
1t would be the joy of my life to be
present and see the faces and shake
hands with the group of cid timers,
and through your columns will you
kindly extend to them the above.
! am far away in the golden west,
in a territory that is not allowed