The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-08
COTTAGE HILL
ON The BOOM
New Settlers From North
Are Continually Ar
irving.
EVERYONE Is AT WORK BUILD
ING, FENCING, CLEARING AND
GETTING READY FOR PLANTING
TIME-MIDwINTER WEATHER is
DELIGHTFUL.
SpeciaI to The journal.

arrived mere DSc. 10, lTOII 1ts1uOlS, anu
expect to make this their future home.
His brother, Mr.. Charles Johnson, who
| came through with a car of household
goods and stock, has returned home.
We hope to secure Charley and fam
lily for permanent residents among US
before another year.
Mr.. James Harold, of West Vir-
ginia, has returned home to remove
HIS family to this place; his son-in-
law, Mr.. Floyd Starcher, remained
here to start spring work.
Mr.. s. II. Thompson and Mr. o. A.
Fuller, two Of Minnesota's ustling cit
liens, after spending a few days
here, concluded that "Yankeetown"
was good enough for them Both
bought property and returned to their
homes to prepare to move their fam
lilies here. Mr.. Thompson expects to
get here before the winter is past,
while Mr.. Fuller, who will bring with
him two more families and a saw and
planning mill outfit, cannot reach here
until the coming summer. The wood
working industry which he brings
with him will be appreciated by our
newcomers.
! Mr.. J. H. Deskins and family, of
North Dakota, arrived here On Dec. 20.
and their household goods soon after.
Mr.. Sarff reached here On Dec. %
| with a car of household goods and
stock, his family having arrived some
days before Mr.. Sarf's aged father
I came here on short trip last sum-
mer, and after looking pretty well
over this section of the south, con-
Guided that Cottage Hill was good
enough.
Mr.. Herbert Norton, Of Iowa, sur
prised his relatives, Mr.. Todd and fam
lily, who recently moved here from
that state. by dropping in on them
| yesterday
Mr.. E. M. Pierce, Of Michigan, who,
with his family, is spending the win
ter at Pensacola, passed day or two
with US recently. Another evidence
of the magnetism Of this place for the
Enortherner.
Mr.. Haines and family, of Ohio, are
expected here to locate with US within
the next week. AS Mr.. Haines was
raised in the tobacco region of his
state, we expect him to be valuable
citizen.
Two items of interest prevail with
our newcomers from the north-near-
/ " all of them are members of some
religious denomination, and all bring
medium to large families of children.
Monday here. Mr.. Fletcher has some
peach orchard interests here, and is
very sanguine as to their money
making future. and as he is connected
| with large orchard and nursery inter
ests in the Tennessee peach district.
he should be judge.
Messrs. Kerr and HaZen, two Of our
| recent arrivals from Michigan, are
very busy clearing land for spring
crops, since they have their buildings
done.
Mr.. Todd's new, house is progress.
| ing finely, under the saw and hammer
! of Mr.. Norton. Mr.. Norton, who also
is from Iowa, has fears of getting the
seasons mixed, as he is not used to
this "shirt-sleeve" holiday weather.
| Messrs. Wehrman and --, late
arrivals from Missouri. have rented
| the Morgan farm for the coming year.
and expect to put in a good crop of
/ Irish potatoes.
1t now Seems that we will have
nearly so acres of the tubers in here
the coming season, and with our pres
ent record of sweet potatoes at the
! rate of 500 bushels per acre (and the
goods to show for it,, we have no
fear for our future prosperity.
Our school begins the new year
with an enrolment of nearly so, and
it is safe to say that we will call for
additional teachers before another
term begins.
A carload Of wire fencing was re-
ceived by some OF our farmers this
week
Mrs. Almeda Brycn and sons, of
Ohio, are here visiting relatives.
Mr.. Jos. Dunn was in Pensacola last
week
Mr.. and Mrs Finch were in the city,
shopping, recently.
Miss Kate Wood spent Christmas at
her home in Molipo.
Mr. and Mrs. n. NJ. Todd drove to
Pensacola one day last week.
Miss Delph.ia Finch returned home
from her school, to spend the holidays.
Messrs w. II. Smith and Lloyd
Hahn. and families, spent Christmas
with Mrs. Hahn and daughter, Miss
Julia.
Mrs. Morgan's sister, of Mobile. is
visiting here.
Mr.. W. s. Reeve spent Monday in
the city.
Messrs. Deskins, Sarn and Youke--(
transacted business in Pensacola on
Monday.
Miss Julia Hahn and her mother
spent New Years day with friends in
the city.
Mr.. Frank Maxey's mother and sis
ter. from Ohio, are with Mr. Maxey
and family for the winter.
All the children of Cottage Hill re
ceived an appreciated treat at Sunday
school on Dec. %.
Quite party of our young people
attended the weighing social, given at
Mrs Maxey's recently.
With an average temperature of
nearly IS at a. NJ. and nearly IS at
noon for the last week in December.
with an abundance of radishes, let
tuce. turnips and onions fresh from our
gardens; with oranges and Japan
persimmons yet hanging on our trees;
with clearing, fencing and building