The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-30
]. N. BALES WRITES
FROM MT. VIEW OKLAHOMA
Mt, View, Okla,
Jan. 23rd, 1919.

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Jan. 23rd, 1919.
Mr.. w. R. Lyon,
Greeneville, Tenn
Dear Friend:-
After having made this my home
for the past seventeen years and hav-
ing heard from you most every week
and daily since September, we GER
tainly do appreciate the news from
Greeneville, and the many other
points the Daily Sun gives.
The oldest citizens residing here
from Greene county are, Uncle Jim
my Settles and wife and Uncle Mat
Campbell. Mr.. Settles and wife were
born and raised near Cove Greek
south of Greeneville. They came
west in 1870. Uncle Mat Campbell
was raised at Rheatown, He and
his son, Edd, came here from Greene
county in 1900. These are certain.
ly nice old people.
The Miller Bros, from Limestone
Roy, Tom and Gratis; also the Ste
vens Bros, from Limestone, Azor
and Bryon; Andy Morris and family
from Mt. Valley; Henry Simpson,
Frank and Jesse Carter. from AL.
bany.
John and Charley Graham, also
Men and Wayne Armitage, from near
Greeneville; George Bales and fam.
lily, from Alton; Davy Bales and fam
lily, from near Greeneville; John Pc.
tiers, from Mt Zion; Ernest Dob
son and family, from Greeneville /;
A. C, and G. G. Reed, from Rhea-
town.
These are substantial people and
we consider this a good country, as
you see we have some good people
from East Tennessee, as we'll as other
States.
w experienced the worst drouth
last year that we have had since the
opening of the country, but have had
an unusual amount Of rain and snow
this winter. The wheat crop looks
fine and everything bids fair for q
good crop this year,
The influenza has made its way
through Oklahoma, as well as many
other places. Many have died from
the effects of it,
1t has been our privilege to enios
several visits to East Tennessee Stree
leaving there.
We, son John, wife and baby
boarded Ford car the 9th day of
August, and nine days later were
mingling with East Tennessee
friends. The first Greeneville
friends we met were Hon. Henry R
Brown and son, Charles, whom We
met on the Cumberland mountains
After few minutes very pleasantly
spent, they went on their way to De
troit, Mich, and we on our way te
Greeneville.
Perhaps you would like to know
the route we come. From our place
north to Bridgeport, crossing the Ca
madam river, thence to Elreno, Ok.
lahoma City, Jones City, Gambler.
Weber Falls, crossing the Arkansas
river, over to Fort Smith, down the
river to Dardanelle, Little Rock, pass.
ing through Camp Pike, on the Lone
Oak, where we saw the beautiful
rice fields, also the elements seemed
to be full of airplanes, Uncle SANS
boys displaying their wonderful
skill in the air.
BY the way of Memphis, where we
crossed the Mississippi on the public
highway, out by the way Of Jackson
Lebanon, Cookeville, over to Rock
wood, Knoxville.
The best roads we found on our
way were from lockwood to Greene.
vile, for which we give praise to East
Tennessee.
We take this method of writing all
our East Tennessee friends, as it is
almost impossible to write all per.
sonal letter.
Wishing the Sun and its wide cir
Gle of readers good year.. we re-
main,
Very truly,
J. N. BALES AND WIFE.