The Marshall republican., 1909-06-04
Gilliam-Little Rock Trip


The editor started from Gil liam
Friday noon for a cross country
drive from Gillian to Little Rock.
Gillian is a thriving lit
tie city about eight miles north
west of Little Rock and about three
miles south west OF Cambridgel
The first man we met was Seat
Iman's brother and we gleefully
parted him from a years subscrip-
ton. He said his name was Nick
and we had to take his word for it
as we have been able to find
a man who could tell which from
tother of the three Imam brothers.
j. v. Sellmeyer was also in the
road and trying to find the other
end of his row and was nearly a
mile from home with no end in
sight. He had gotten on the pub
lie road that knows no ending and
the man who attempts to plant a
full row OF corn there will have a
crop matured before he reaches the
other end. He docks upon the
bright side of things this year af-
ter a several years. flood loss Of
his crops.
We received a hearty welcome at
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Shepard's as
usual. Mr.. Shepard has passed his
ED birthday anniversary and his
good wife is a little younger, but
they are both very active yet. Mrs
Shepard was just completing her
house-cleaning herself as she could
secure no help. They started out
their married life on this farm with
nothing but by thrift and good
management have a nice home aga
an abundance OF this worlds goods
Mrs. Shepard said the first sum-
mer she didn't even have a stove,
but built a fire in the yard between
two green logs and used a skillet
over it. We enjoyed the little talk
and also the extra dollar we car
ried away
At the foot of the hill we found
"Uncle Bob" Hayes who also hand
cd us a dollar. We were sorry to
find him somewhat under the wea-
ther, but the healthful sea breezes
afforded by Fish Creek will soon
have him going his old gait.
Fish Creek! We had often heard
of this historic old stream but UNI
fortunately we must have been half
asleep as we crossed it without
knowing it and we are disappoint-
ed in not having made it's acquaint
ance.
A little farther on we found F.
p. Keller waiting for US and he
gave us his name without unneces-
sary arguments. We also added
the name of Eli Benbow, across the
road.
A little farther on Mrs. U. s. Neff
in the absence OF her husband gave
us their renewal and also some APP
preciated compliments for the Pr
per.
After receiving a check from Mrs
Onie Thomas for renewal and Sc
curing the name of l.. N. Colt we
drove to Little Rock to put up for
the night at the comfortable home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Pearson.
In the morning we did business
in a hurry. At Ed. Leimkuhler's we
found a willing customer and ready
dollar. He is one of our promis-
ing young farmers just starting Qua
in life for himself.
Adolph Scholz had a dollar ready
for renewal. Mrs. Fl. l.. Mette also
had a dollar handy and saved us a
trip to the fields. About this
time we realized that while We Wee
in an old section everything look
ed prosperous, Mr.. Mette's as
well as Henry Viebrock's and Fred
Detmer's homes looked very at
trsctive.
H. r. Johnson and c. G. Drumel-
ler's names were added to QUE Hist
while Mrs. j. r.. Heuman and Louis
Kammeyer, their neighbors gave us
a dollar each for renewal
Lon Taylor must be an unlucky
fellow for when we pue on his nsms
our luck deserted US and we hope
he will have better luck in future.
He has suffered several years from
the foods and now lives on the
bluff.
He told us chat owing to q bridge
being washed ort we would have