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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16
Picture City
of DeFuniak SPRINGS

! IS the poorest stop along this road and
yet 1t seems to be the largest and most
! progressive town between the River
! Junction and Pensacola II Is q mys-
! terry to US. how you ever started. and
| how you continue to grow. We thought
you would have fallen through long
ago. You don't seem to have any
backbone to your town to support It.
really, how do you keep 1t goingr
We answered some Of them thus:
Friends, we would impress you with
this great truth, that Is so often over
looked-there Is more In the people
that make q town or country. than In
the SOIL
And before we go further, let US say.
that one OF the prereq uisites IN building
a town Is to see that It is well To-
cated-a good healthy climate-goo1
water, and beautiful for situation. God
graciously blessed US with these,
which were great gain to begin with.
Then we looked out for good men
and women to build with us-and we
will tell you how we did this. We
commenced right away building school
houses, churches and colleges. The
very first building Of any note. was
our ChautauQua and Auditorium which
was a drawing card, and It soon drew
the state normal here. That did the
best work Of any institution In the
state for II years. Then we went for
Palmer college and got 1t. and mean
to hold 1t against any politicians. 80
these other blessings that we have,
come In their order and are still COM
ing. Thus 1t Is we have the pick of
the people from the north and the
south, to come and live with US and
help keep UP our educational institu-
lions.
We already hold strategic positions
for advanced education for the south.
Had the Backbone.
You come again, and say: You
have no backbone to support your
town"
This Is often hurled at US, and Is a
very much mistaken charge-we have
more than one back bone, II you mean
rich productive lands.
There are our rich pine and ham
mock lands lying ON the prongs of
the two Alaquas to our southwe est
the rich Euchee valley lands, that in
clude the rich, deep soils Of Messy
Bend-these lands that sustained the
sturdy old pioneers for nearly a CEN
fury, and with our advanced ideas in
farming and improved farming nipple
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ments are worth more now than they
ever were. Go, say. from six to ten
miles north OF us-and you VIII come to
the very best productive Landslide
Cany creek yellow lands, which are as
productive as the red lands of Jackson
county. and you viii be surprised, too,
at what these lands right here on
which this town is built win produce
with proper encourag cement.
Don't think for moment, that we
keep all our values ON exhibition ell
the time.
What you don't see. ask for It"
We have ventibrates in abundance
You may find them on the sides.
When the Panama canal Is com
pleted we expect to use Pensacola as
one OF our back-bones-
We don't want to grow to the man.
moth size she is aspiring to-we are
thinking about putting on the brakes
Eow. So, you good people, who would
like to come In with US. come In now,
before we shut down and while It Is
not too late
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streams, noted for beauty and utility,
running across and about her terri
tory, all leading into that great natural
inland water way, that is such a rare
and gracious blessing from our God,
ChoctaUrhatchee Bay, the narrows, the
sound and Pensacola Bay.
You can pass in any ordinary
wes Their, IN perfect safety. In large or
small boats through these protected
waters, on by old Camp Walton, with
the protection of Santa Rosa island, 60
miles long on your left, and ON to our
newly regenerated commercial city OF
Pensacola-"Queen OF the Gulf"
These rivers and creeks that run
through her territory give power to
manufacture her staples with, and
float her timber to the markets.
History Of p. & A. Division.
About a quarter Of a century agJ
the p g. A. division of the L. and N.
railroad was projected from west TO
east directly through the center OF
Walton county through the very poor
est OF her soils.
You asy why grch a projectton?"
The topography Of the country par
tally answers. This line was on
high and dry ridge route. with few
cuts and fills.
II en the commercial 1nr61eSIS OF IIIe
owners end builders will answer fully.
When you take into consideration that
they were to get the swamp and over
flow ed lands along the water-courses
and an odd section from either side of
the road within the limit OF six miles
from the road bed for every mile they
built.
You see readily had they run the
road through our rich lands In the
northern part OF the county, the six
mile limit and the Alabama line would
have disconnected them. and had they
run It through the rich lands Of Euchee
valley they would have encountered
the sams trouble-the six-mile limit
the Gulf of Mexico and natures old
field would have cut them off.
This projection Of the road COM
pletely revoiutionized Walton county.
II broke up some Of our best fam
lilies, schools and towns-we only had
two towns. Eucfee Anna, our CAPT
tai, 1t killed completely; and our live,
active. CT numerical town-Freeport, 1t
it. But the big cypress
an-i yellow pine mills in and around
it, would not let it die and it Is stand
Ing there as stable now as ever, saying
TO the railroad You must tote fair
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Walton COu1fV--Greaf
West Florida Empire

are having there now They coasted
along the shore IN fail banks, coming
east hunting peace, and they say, the
Great Spirit led them into this goodly
land. They could not count the years
that had gone since their coming The
tribe was called .Uchees." They were
or very high type of Indians-fulI OF
good character, as their association
for many years with these Scotch set
tiers proved them to be.
Nature has done wonders for this
part of the highlands of Western Flor
ida; has given 1t an altitude above
the highest; has watered 1t more
abundantly in beautiful rivers, springs
and lakes. that abound in the greatest
varieties of table fish: has given 1t
al Tar1ety IN sodls-tl1e sandy loan. the
gray and red mole, the heavy swamps
or hammock lands, and the rich aliu-
vial soils, with a climate that Will
make them grow anything.
Staple Crops.
Corn, cotton, sugar cane, potatoes,
beans and peas have long been the
staple crops. But the climate, the lay
of the land and the a,bundances of con-
venient water point to Walton as an
Gdeal stock raising country In the
broadcast sense and we look TO this in
dustry as the great success that
will place her up with the greatest
stock raising sections. Then these old
staple products-corn, cotton and the
hke-will not be the leading products.
We have fully demonstrated here
that you can raise more genuine nu-
tritious stock feed on one acre planted
in velvet beans, than you can on two
planted in corn and with half the work
and fertilizers, and, too. the beans re-
plenish the land while the corn ex-
hausts It.
So you win see in a few years that
stock raising, velvet beans (whtte and
black, soggen beans, and Chinese cane
with their kindred plants viii be the
leading business.
really don't know what we people
UP this way could do now for stock
feed. were 1t not for the velvet beans
we raised in the hooks and crooks OF
our farms.
The white velvet bean Is the most
prolific and the easiest housed-does
not sting the hand-but 1t shells out
easily and will not keep in the field In
the winter months for stock to feed on.
SO both varieties should be planted.
Besides Walton county's bounding |
waters, she is blessed with other
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16
Marvellous Development of
Rich Agricultural and
Stock Raising Section.
ITS SETTLEMENT DATES BACK
MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS
WHEN STURDY WHITE HOME
SEEKERS RECOGNIZED ITS
WEALTH OF RESOURCES AND
SPLENDID CLIMATE.

A city Of enterprise, with a popuIacs
fully capable ofsmaking the most of its
great advantages on every hand, is
DeFuniak Springs, the far-famed and
altogether delightful Chautauqua City
OF West Florida.
Built on the banks Of Chautauaua
Lake. lmpidly beautiful, shadow
peopled sparkling body of purest water
from the purest of unseen springs. 50
feet deep and one mile In circumfer-
ance--DeFuniak is located in a man
ner most ideal for the city beautiful
enthusiast, along with her numerous
other and more practical assets.
Surrounded by piney woods and a
magnificent rolling country, drained by
nature, 800 feet above the sea. De-
Funiak presents a situation ideal for
the health-seeker and for the home
seeker. in fact. a haven for the man
who would build himself a home in
the heart Of boundiess resources which
are surely his upon every side.
DeFuniak Springs on account of fits
matchless climatic conditions makes
the year round resort proposition a
glowing possibility.
The Chautauqua assembly which
meets once a year In a beautiful am
phitheatre situated directly on the
banks of the picture-Iake, Cnautau-
qua, advertises the city admirably
throughout the length and breadth OF
the country.
The farming possibilities Of Walton
county, which are spoken OF elsewhere
in this edition attract the farmers OF
Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, the Dakotas,
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with cur people; our great natural
inland water way is still open. and as
free as the air, to bring freights
through 1t to our people"
Progressive Towns
T.pon the other hand there has
sprung up In our rich lands north of
the railroad. other towns, mills,
churches, schools and industries that
are making good-notably, Crestview,
laurel Hill. Paxton, Gaskins, Darling
ton and Glendale.
These are all live. growing. pro-
greesive towns, with manufa cturing
going on and hard roads projecting
out, and better than all, these have
fine arabic lands around them to
help hold them up.
We living here at the +Hub"-are
often confronted by strangers. on first
entering. with this speech, namely,
What is 1t that supports this town
with It's schools and colleges, its Chau-
ta,uqua and all these churches and
water works and electric lights? How
did you induce people here to build
all these? 1t seems to US that this
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16
OFFICIAL LIFE IN
WALTON COUNTY.

Hon. D. Stuart ellis is mayor Of
DeFuniak Springs. and Is a Walton
county boy in whom everyone takes
the friendliest interest. NJ. T. King is
chairman OF the city council, the re-
naming councilmen being NJ. T. King.
w. L. .Cawthon. J. N. Laird, E. P.
Nader, DR.. D. H. Simmons, p. L. Bid
dle, and George w. Ward. A. r.
Campbell Is city clerk.
Being also the county seat OF Wal
ton, DeFuniak has it's list of county
officials, who are as follows: County
clerk, c. H. Gordon; county judge
w. E. Parrish; county tax collector.
Jas. A. Mclean; county tax assessor,
D. A. ellis; county sheriff. ]. NJ. Bell;
superintendent of county schools, D.
N. Trotman; judge of the county GRIM
inal court. Honorable D. S. ellis,
county solicitor, A. G.. Campbell; clerk
Of the crimina. court, A. r. Campbell;
county engineer, G. K. Armes.
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For literature on Walton county
write TO Secretary Geo. x. Armes, OF
the Commercial Association, DeFuniaI<,
Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16
WALTON COUNTY
POSTOFFICES

Argyle,
Bearhead,
Bolton,
Bruce,
Crestview,
Darlington,
Deer1and,
DEF uniak Springs,
Dorcas,
Ealum,
Freeport,
Garden City,
Glendale,
Gordon,
Lakewood,
Laurel Hill,
Luanna,
Messy Head,
Melville,
Paxton,
Portland,
Redbay,
Stella,
Union.
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Beautiful County Seat of
Walton County,
Florida.
BUILT 800 FEET ABOVE SEA
LEVEL, ENciRcLINe A LAKE or
CLEAR SPRING WATER, 1T IS
THE PROSPEROUS AND PIC
TUREsouE HOME OF A RE-
FINED AND CULTURED PEo-
PIE.

Editors Note-'The following article
was prepared for The Journal by Hon.
John L. McKinnon, author OF the his
tory Of Walton county, just a few
days before his recent death. It is the
publication and probably the last thing
OF any kind he ever wrote.I
BY Hon. John l.. McKinnon.
Walton county, originally lying be-
tween Black Water river on the west,
Choctawfat chez river on the east, Ala
hanna on the north, and the Gulf Of
Mexico on the south, with 2,91S square
miles. was formed In November, A D.,
1928: and the first census taken in 1880
showed a population Of only 1907
persons, not quite q half man to the
square mile. with 1000 square miles
given away.
In 1910 the census showed q popu-
iation of 1900. This Is progression.
November 18th, A. D., 1S42 Walton
county gave her territory west OF yell
low river to form Santa Rosa county;
and on January 9Th, A. D., 1843. she
contributed 435 square miles out of her
northeast corner to help form Holmes
county.
This noble old county was located
and settled In A. D, 1920. by Scotch
pineers from North Carolina They
found here a tribe Of intelligent In
dams. ruled by a noble chief. named
Som Story, who's ancestors were driven
from Mexico by bloody. discriminating
warB. very much the same as they
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Pass This Good Word AIonq.

The Charles F. Turner
sells real estate, timber, turpen
property, cut-over lands, land t
and grazing lands.
The Charles F. Turner T
at DeFuniak Springs, Waltor
very best means Of locating yc
investment, because, being a b
Turner cares, and will persona
fled, once they are here.
Write him today. Get I
agency that backs up what It $
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-26
NEBRASKA LANDS.

446-Eight hundred acre ranch local
ed on Red Willow Creek. Hayes county
Nebraska: 400 acres level as IA Hoor' b.
acres in alfalfa: spring water thru tne
ranch. 10 acres of planted timber ioo
acres corn land. 10 acres fenced hos
tight seeded to alfalfa, shade, spring
water. three wells. two windmills. cattie
sheds. feed lots and feed hunks, ne"
scales and othc: Improvements Hail
mile to school One OF the best alfalfa
propositions in the country; sto per
acre, part cash, terms on balance
493-One thousand two hundred
eighty acres in Lincoln county: All
raw land with good creek OF spring
water running thru 1t. Price slo' pc!
acre. Want small improved farm. VIII
pay some cash.
5ss-One thousand forty acre ranch
in Custer county, Nebraska, one-hali
mile to town. Good large seven room
house, large barn. hog house. granaries
corrals. we'll. windmill and cistern; al
fenced and cross fenced. 240 acres In
cultivation. Good farming and grazing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-26

will start you earning S. daily at
home in spare time. silvering mirrors;
no capital; free instructive booklet.
giving plans Of operation G. F. Red
mond. Dept. 159. Boston. Mass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-26
IA Confederate Soldiers
Estimate of General Grant
By REV JESSE COLE CHAPLAIN soIDlERs HOME

sooner issued than accepted. for the
prospects Of a square meal caused
symptoms Of delight TO dance like
sunbeams In the eyes and features OF
the gray old warrior.
Ordering the -marketplace to con-
tribute Of It's best, and the surgeon
of the regiment to send liberal sam
pies Of his best wines and champagnes
to headquarters. the colOneFs feast
was soon In readiness, A sumptuous
repast was served. The hour OF feast
ing, like all scenes Of pleasure, came
to an end. The company repaired to
the ad1utant's office. The members
of non commissioned STAFF, a. we'll as
those bearing commissions, were pres
emit. The confederate generals tongue
was loosened. He was IN highly In
teresting conversational mood. Gen
eral Grant as a General" was the SUBJ
iect of the confederate's conversation.
In substance he said:
"The Vicksburg campaign was the
most unwarranted OF all military his
tory. Now look at it. General Grant
crossed the Mississippi at Grand Gull
with an army of. not over $4,000 men.
He picked up the base Of his supplies
and put it in the haversacks and car
fridge boxes Of his army. He cut loose
from the feet, left a broad river In
his rear. and escape, IN case Of de-
feat. was impossible.
"He also left an army equal in
numbers to his own, and strongly for
titled on his left flank and in his rear.
He turned his face toward the cap
ital of a hostile state, the whole con-
federacy. and amounted numbers OF
armed men. He fought five battles, and
won in every instance. He established
new base Of supplies, from which ne
fed his army. He besleged the strong
est fortified city on the continent. and
captured it with its entire garrison.
numbering nearly 10000 we'll dtsci-
pinned and WELL organized troops, to-
gether with all their munitions of war.
And all this was accomplished within
two months and four days.
This campaign alone places Gener-
al U. S. Grant at the head Of the
greatest soldiers of the nineteenth
century, if not of all centuries"
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PUBLIC AUCTION.

Modern six room house and lot on
premises, No. 507 North Third street,
Marshalltown, Iowa, April 20. 1913. at
3 D. m. Owner wants his money out
of this property to invest in building
flat which he expects to begin soon
The house has six nice rooms. pantry,
bath room, good cement cellar. good
furnace. bath tub, wash bowl. toilet,
city water, sewer, electric lights. gas,
lot 4Sx1SS, paved street, on car line.
handy TO high school and Rogers
school, shade trees in front. This
property is in a fine location In Sec
ond ward, and will make you nice
home or a good investment. 1t ought
to rent for s25 per month. Property is
vacant. Will not be rented until sold
Purchaser can have Immediate posses
sion. Don't overlook this sale. Proper
ty must be sold and will sell to the
highest bidder. Good merchantable
title will be furnished with warranty
deed. viii carry back $500 at per
cent: balance cash. Marshalltown
property Is advancing all the while and
Is good investment. Sec banner on
house For information. see, call.
phone or write Col NJ. NJ. Kendall.
auctioneer and agent. residence Ill
North Ninth street. phone la16: office
over % East Main street. phone Ss5
white: Marsha lltown, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-26

II alive Gen. Ulysses 8. Grant, COM
m ander- in-chief Of the federal army
OF the civil war, would have been 81
years old tomorrow. On this. the eve
Of the anniversary Of his birth, little
instance Of a confederate generals
estimate Of our leader may be in place,
inasmuch as what am going to relate
has not, to my knowledge. ever been
Published, In reminiscing i am re-
lating the conversation as nearly as
can from overhearing it during the
closing days OF the civil war.
Il syas In the summer Of 1865, when
my regiment. the Eighth Wisconsin,
was stationed at a little town In Ala
bama. on the divide between the Ala
bama and the Tombigbee rivers,
thirty miles from Selma.
The war was over. The rebel armies
had disbanded. and the soldiers com :
prising them We're travelling In groups
to their homes. or rather where their
homes had been.
Lieut.. Gen. w. ]. Hardee. promi-
nent officer of the confederacy, had
returned to his home. The general
was graduated from West Point in
1858. and served with distinction dur
ing the war with Mexico. He en-
tered the confederate service as a
colonel. was promoted to become a ma
ior general, then to lieutenant gen.
eral. commanded a corps in Hoods
army at Atlanta and at the battle OF
Nashville, and was placed in com mand
OF the department of South Carolina,
Georgia. and Florida. He was. there
fore, abundantly able to estimate the
real character Of great soldier.
One day General Hardee strayed in
to Uniontown. the place occupied by
the Eighth Wisconsin. The news OF
his presence spread rapidly thruout the
town and camp, and every union sol
der was anxious to avail himself of
the opportunity Of seeing the far famed
cohfederate.
The colonel OF our regiment. who
was the commander Of the post, sought
the acquaintance of the distinguished
visitor. and invited him to dine at
1lea dauarters. The invitation was no
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-26

Salesman wanted to handle our fine
line Of calendars some exclusive de-
signs; over 800 special styles of adj
vertising leather goods; complete line
Of fans and novelties, memorandum
books and diaries. Compensation lib
eral The Elwood Myers Company,
Springfield, D.
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til. Tomb Of the Princess.

An infidel German princess on her
desth-bed ordered that her grave be
covered with a great granite slab and
that around it should be placed solid
blocks OF stone and the whole be
fastened together with clamps OF iron.
and that on the stone should be cut
these words: This burial-place, pur-
chased for all eternity, must never be
opened" Thus she meant to proclaim,
in public manner. that the grave was
to be opened-never
Ii happened that little seed was
buried with the princess, single
acorn. It sprouted under it's stone
covering; its tiny shoot. soft and pliable
- ~, found it's NAV thru tiny
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TnxRsREPUBLICAN. MARsIIAILTowN IOWA, APRIL 90 1919

structure into . mass Of upheAvsd
rocks. The oak grew to be = mighty
tres, and accordins to the story II still
stands overshadowing the now opened
tomb Of the princess.
From the above tale We learn this
important lesson; In every grave there
turks tiny seed Of the resurrection
life OF Jesus Christ. That seed can
not perish. II II germinatsd by the
warm south wind which blows from
the Father. II shall grow. II shall b,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-26

For sais-Cheap: lady'e ions covert
cloth spring coat. in good condition;
1o2 North First avenue.
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KODAK FINISHING.

Developing 10 cents per roll Of six
Velox prints 2hxS1t. cents; 2Ax4h
to 3Isx3h, 4 cents; SAx4h. 4x5 and
3h4X5le. 5 cents. Post cards cents
We handle complete line of Eastman
kodaks and supplies. Mail orders
promptly filled. Bowen Bros. Mar
shalltOWn, Iowa.
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Nd oe.d rreeedsnt.

When J. Sioat Fassett OF New
York was making one Of his cam
paigns for congress his Democratic
opponent derided him because he
parts his name In the middle. Il ad'
NIT It," said Fassett In q speech soon
afterward, "end I am not ashamed OF
II. SO long az q. Pluribus Unum can
stand It to have his name parted In
the middle I think I can, too"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-26
Expensive Tasts.

A woman wine faster In France 10
said TO earn nearly $4,000 a year. -
her services are in good demand. Not
many women have adopted this pro-
fession. but q half dozen or 20 have
been famed for their powers. 1t takes
. rare sense OF taste to be able to toll
90 soon az drop OF wine touches
the tongue in Just what part Of the
world the grapes are grown.
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crevice between two Of the slabs. And
there it grew, slowly bur surely. and
there it gathered strength until it burst
the clamps asunder and lifted the i'm
mense blocks and turned the whole
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a.., I sshs = NE.

Real action 10 n silent nGuneae4
The epochs Of our NE Ase ~ g. 60
visible facts OF our choice - q ea1t1A9s
our marriage. our acaujsitioa q -
once, and the like. but II . e5le9e
thought by the wayside - - wAl9S
In . thought which Fsvises oaF No0go
manner Of life and says: '-TA1Q AeGo
thou done, but II we're better tAuG.
Emerson, t8&
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Ame,sea AIways F,rse

America Alwaye First.
"A machine that can do almost o..
erythipg bat talk has been invented
by . German We read. That 10 moth.
lag. A machine that could talk waS
Invented BY IN American.