The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-01-11
OUR DISTANT FRIENDS.
Interesting Extracts from Letters Re-
Gently Received from Former Fol.
ton County People.

OkldHOIlld. lHdC Is very re-
markable state and it's people
have a just and pardonable pride
in its civic affair. 1t is interest
ing, as well as amusing to observe
the brogue and other admirable
and hospitable traits-all in a
setting of real genuine Southern
idiosyncrasies, with enough pure
yankee blood and ideal thrift
throughout the whole state to
preserve its equilibrium.
Iwish to congratulate you on
securing such nice paid up SUBJ
scription list to the good old home
paper as we'll as upon the untir-
ing effort which you have for SO
many years put forth battling
for just and progressive princi-
piles s dominating in religious,
moral and political questions
ethical enough to lead your thous-
ands of readers without a sus-
picion.
That railroad" if it were a
joke is mo laughing matter. "
1t seems to be only a repetition
of fake schemes practiced in
every state upon the credulous
and unsuspecting. We Kansas
people seem to be easy; at least,
the takers and sharks seem to do
a thriving business. Gas, oil and
mining stocks seem to be the
most prominent get-rich-quick,
or wildcat schemes practiced up
on our people just now-shares
of which are offered from one
cent up to $1.00 each.
The paying oil and gas fields
are about fifty or sixty miles
east of us in Butler County. The
well are over 5000 feet in depth.
Gasoline sells here for sixteen
and three tenths cents and ker-
osene at six and four tenths cents
a gallon.
The automobile craze is raging
and nearly 12O, 600 cars are now
owned in Kansas enough by a
little crowding-to take all our
people joy riding at one time.
Auto license is five dollars per
car for one year and the money
is used for better roads.
Last Friday (Dec. 29th) Pres
ident Wilson signed the Ferris
Bill opening up CTS, 600, 600 acres
in the western part of the United
States and Alaska in GAO acre
homesteads. This will give the
boys in the eastern states a
chance to 60 west, get some land
and grow up with the country"
DR.. ALBERT STEVENS, Han
cock, Iowa. Jan, Con receiving
the FULTON COUNTY NEWS this
morning | noticed the label on
the wrapper said, PAY up"
So, in order to be in good stand
ing with those who are connect
ed with the NEWS and especially
to have a clear conscience myself
you will find enclosed two dollars
to still continue sending me the
best weekly paper that ever came
into my home.
No; | will not say | was exact
ly mad, when | read in your pap
er a few weeks ago, that the
man who had the contract of
constructing the railroad from
McConnellsburg to Fort Loudon
had made a hasty get away with,
| presume, money that he did
not earn. Consequently tn e
future outlook for the railroad is
remote. lido not advocate Lynch
Law neither am / in sympathy
with those who use this method
of righting their wrongs, but |
do believe the people of Fulton
County would be justified in
hanging everg stranger VIII o
comes into the county and pro-
poses to build a railroad and in
fluences the people to make do
nations for the purpose, and
when everybody that can be
heeced, the instigator of the
project makes his get away"
with a goodly sum of money that
will enable him to enjoy the lux
uries of this world for the bal
ance of his life.