Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-13
Republican Excursionists Set
Sail For the Head
Waters.
ALL WATER ROUTE.
Four Counties Unite in the
Expedition, Starting From
Pond River.

Everything had been planned for
The trip up Salt River last week but
there was an unavoidable delay due
to slight change in the program.
1t has been the custom to take
boat at Henderson heretofore, but
this time Capt. Prowse, who is to
command the expedition, preferred
a different route for several reasons,
the principal one being that an all
water trip could be arranged that
would take on excursiOnists from
both Muhlenberg and Hopkins coun-
ties. Pond River, a tributary of
Green River. forms the boundary of
all three of the counties at a point
near White Plains in Hopkins comfy
and Apex in Christian county. In
great bend in the river lives Jap
Sisk, one Of the most enthusiastic
Democrats in all of the Pond River
country, and at Jap's suggestion,
Capt. Prowse agreed to start in
small canoes on Pond River. The riv-
er flows through woods that abound
in squirrels and the river is we'll
supplied with fine FISH. Mr.. Sisk ex-
planned to his Republican friends
that as long the trip had to be taken
it would be just as well to get some
fun out of it and Charlie Prowse was
q fine shot and could probably keep
the party in game while John Fee
land, Hiram Brown and viii Wicks
could look after the fish. At night
stops could be made and jim Aliens
worth could be sent into the woods
with a good 'possum dog to hunt
'possums and coons. The idea ap-
pealed to the boys and Jap was al
lowed to have his way.
Over in Muhlenberg county the
Republican candidates were about to
start on a similar excursion and the
Hopkins county bunch was also billed
for a trip up the same classic stream.
Jap was busy for several days ar
ranging the details and getting
enough canoes to hold the IS or 40
passengers from the three counties,
but the low stage of the water in
Pond River was a serious drawback
until the rain Monday came just in
the nick of time. Tuesday Jap tele-
phoned Charlie to come ahead that
the river was all right, the canoes
were ready and that'h and Andrew
Mullins, Waller Martin, Henry
y might, Foster McC6wn and others
would be ready to see them set sail.
Dave Smith and DR.. J.'H. Rice very
kindly agreed to act as guides to
the men, as they were raised in that
part of the county and knew all of
the roads.
There was much stirring about
and by one o'clock they were ready
foSthe start in automobiles. Bob
lSSBwe insisted upon furnishing the
automobiles without charge and a
big crowd was in front of the court
house and gave them a round of
cheers as they stepped into the tour
ing cars and were whirled out the
Greenville road.
Capt. Prowse took along his gun
and a liberal supply IF ammunition
and the others had every sort of
fishing ,ackle and all kinds of bait.
Hiram Brown. John Feland. Claude
Clark, Will Wicks, Lem Davis, Joe
JohnsoR, Bob Meacham. Will Gray,
Jim Allensworth and Tom William.
son with Charlie Prowse made an
even dozen in the party and they
we're a jolly crowd. Mr.. E. B. Long,
who was not elected senator, was
scheduled to go, but when he found |
that his presence would make par.
ty of ? .rteen he declined to start
wit! the rest but said he would go
by rail to Spottsville and join the
larger party there after it had been