The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-03-29
THORNBURG.

/ started out Monday morning to
take the west bound train at Wye;
missed it, but was in plenty time for
Tuesday morning After passing Or
chard | saw several farms with or
chards, vacant, also one village, Belle
yue. The latter was once the terml-
nus of the road. When the road NOV
ed on the people went with it. 1t
would be a good place to start
sheep or goat ranch, as the buildings
are all ready. 1t would be necessary
to hunt out the surrounding country
first with good pack of wolf hounds.
To the left, or south of me | caught
occasional views of distant mountains
especially my year-old friend Brushy
or Round Mountain, Also to the south
of me is the beginning of the great
government forest reserve, which ex-
tends to the Oklahoma line. To the
north is the Fourche River valley
with its farms and occasional villages.
Thornburg has nice little yellow
depot, a planning mill owned by Jesse
Henry, candidate for county judge,
who also owns saw mill on Big
Maumelle, five miles west. A. A.
Pitts owns a saw mill here and gen
eral blacksmith and wood working
shop and is putting in stock of hard
ware. Beck, Camp and Thornburg
own general stores. Mr.. Thornburg is
postmaster and agent for 100 acres of
the townsite which belongs to the
railroad and lumber company. The
latter also owns thousands of acres of
fine lands nearby. The other 40
acres of the townsite belongs to a
Mr.. Boyett The people are friendly
and progressive. They welcome the
newcomer with a glad hand.
Following the Rural Free Delivery
Route west about one-half miles out
/ came to the home of j. w. Johnson
He has lived there for twelve years
and has a large family of pretty blue
eyed children. The land belongs to
the lumber company. He has never
paid cent for rent, just simply NOV
ed on to it. Last fall he contracted
to buy it and has built himself new
house and made other permanent I'M
provements. This company owns thou
sands of acres of cut-oyer land in
Perry, Pulaski and Saline county and
deals very literally with the people
They offer any man contract to Sc
1ect a tract of their land and farm
it free as long as the war lasts and
then sell it to him, if he wants it.
suppose man can select one of those
abandoned houses or towns and have
nothing to do but to move in, stock
ND. and go to farming. / shall at
the first opportunity interview the
president of the company and find
out.
Walking along the road was anus
ed at the tracks of man in the sand
on the right hand side of the road.
His heels were in with the toes point
ing out at an angle of as degrees
while on the left side were the tracks
of q woman or girl. Her tracks were
straight with the road. Probably the
man was a little bashful and trying
to show off before the lady, would ac-
count for his peculiar tracks. Then
once his tracks faced hers as though
he had mustered up courage enough
to attempt to steal a kiss and then
saw the tracks of several kids and a
wagon. Possibly they were all trav-
cling in a wagon and had only gotten
out to stretch their legs. From this
observation / have concluded that II
a couple should want to keep their
counting a secret they should be very
careful about their actions while
walking along a sandy road.
Straight ahead of me in the dis
lance is a tall mountain peak. am
informed it is Fladside mountain. 1t
looks exactly like Brushy Mountain.
The chain to which 1t belongs runs 70
the Oklahoma line. Also II ] should