The Harrison times., 1915-06-12
One of HarriSOn'S Old Settlers

One Of HarriSOn'S Old Settlers.
Harrison, Ark, June 5, 1915.
EDITOR TIMES,
| have been reading the old settler
letters, but none of them tell much
about old Boone county in the early
days, SO thought would tell You
as far back as 1854
My father came from Tennessee to
Boone county when was about
six years old; he bought the land
lust below the Harrison depot, This
land as well as all OF Harrison, was
all in tiu,bcr and there were only
two houses in Harrison, l. D. Rush
lived in one and Mr. Stitller the
other, not far from the Flick Spring,
That spring used to be called the
SGhlcr spring. Mr., Rush lived just
about where the Midway Hotel is
now,
Stock range was tine; our hogs
kept fat on wild pIums, grapes,
bOackhaws, and persimmonS, right
where the Harrison depot stands.
Wild turkey and deer were plentiful
in this country at that time and the
people were doing we'll when the
war came up; they had plenty of
stock Of all kinds and everything
was cheap, We had no market for
ANYTHING we had,
The most Of the people lived in log
houses; we had no saw mills and no
carpenters in this part Of the
country ut that time, but we all had
plenty Of neighbors within a mile of
us, they used to have wood chop
pings to get their land cleared up,
ueighburs were kind and ready to
help each other in time OF dced,
Dear Editor, must tell YOU that
Harrison used TO he MY old school
grouod, my hrSs school was Just a
short distance north oI the Flick
spring, IL was a small log house,
only one door and no windows, our
seats were rough benches with four
legs in them The teacher taught
nine hours q day and we used the
old blue back spelling book, My
teachers name was MininguIl
My second school was across the
crcel, where the light plant now
stands, 1t was log house, but
some larger than the first, only one
door and the seats about the same,
All dear friends, | never will forget
the last dav Of school, our teacher
gave us an old.lashioned candy pull
ing and treated us on big red apples;
they made the candy in q wash
kettle,
Those good old days are passed
and gone, and want 70 say 20 the
people Of this day. that there has
been great change in the world
since 1854,
wish the old settlers would tell
us more about our dear old Boone
county back in the early days, |
know there are several of them older
than om, 50 dear old friends, let US
hear more from you when you
write,
| have lived within q mile Of
Harrison the most of my life and am
sixty.six years old have always
had good health love old Boone
county and think it is the home OF
the blessed Tor we prc blessed with
everything that is good,
I've wandered by the village friends
And sat beneath the tree,
Around our old school play grounds
That sheltered yoH and me,
Hut some have gone TO that bright
home
And few are left you know
That played around the old Flick spring
Just sixty years ago,
The school houses are not the same
Az they were years ago,
Their brnehcs are OF better style than
sixty years ago
The old Flick Spring has altered some
The stream has not its How
inst like II did When we were young
Just sixty years ago,
The old Rush spriug Is not the samc
A II was long ago,
! It's waters are not cool and good
Az sixty years ago.
The trees are gone where once we
played
The shades are gone you know
The ground is not so grassy green
As sixty years ago
our old plHymatus are nearly gone
Times arc passing 10
They sure arc not Just like they were
Just sixty years aggi
The time Ia rounding fast dear friends
When we are called 10 g0l
hope we mcrt Ia that bright land
Nh4ug nIgaaHplD aNaV HfNy