The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13
FROM A. Il. ELAN AND WIFE


We make the following extracts !
from two highly appreciated letters
from Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Elan, for
merly of this city, now Of Dallas
Tex:
Dear Old Leader-We haven't seen
you in nearly three weeks. What
/ in the world is the matter?
When our children come in in the
afternoon Monday or Tuesday, they
always say: "Did the Leader come :"
Ursula's first question this afternoon
was: "Has the Leader Gomez" We
enjoy it so much. 1t is like visitor
in our home. -
We are very much pleased with
our Texas home. We are planting
a garden and some Irish potatoes.
/ The soil here is quite different from
that in Upton county. This black
mud sticks to our shoes like tar. Inc
greatest trouble we have is keeping
our shoes cleaned off. They have
good sidewalks and nicely gravelled
streets here, but in the back yards
, it is muddy.
Everything is all excitement here
over the oil wells. Some people are
getting rich while others are sinking
all the money they have or can get
It's kind of a game of chance. have
heard that sometimes the people Dor
!, ing the wells are bought off.
r Dallas is called the Getty Of tht
Hour" It's population is 10000, antS
I it has 154 churches, representing, al
denominations. 1t also has the bes
public school system in the southwest
1t has it's share Of picture shows
too. We are living about three mllee'
from the central part Of the city, Il
d one Of the oldest divisions. SOM
very wealthy people are out here
d They bought when land was cheap
and have sold at high prices. We ar
5, in a splendid neighborhood. The PEG
4. Me are sociable and lind-hearted. Al
Of our family have gained in flesh
and seem to be we'll pleased.
e. With regards to all inqulrlnt
4, friends. best wishes for your futurr
welfare and success for your valuabl
paper, | am your friend,
p"p0 A. H. ELAN.
Dear LEADER began to improv
/. in health in two weeks after our az
U rival, and now | scarcely look or 1e e'e
like the same person. All our famll
W have been benefited by the change
y Mr. Elan is as jolly as a school61o
"a ready to trade knives. The garde
" is his chief employment now.
Is Mr.. Elan bought 10 Black Minor
., "a chickens in September and sol
=, $18.75 worth of eggs for setting pun
q poses, then sold the chickens I II
lg $4,000 cash. He now has IL Fly
,Imouth Rocks They are doing well.
10 Garnett is working in a shoe re
j. pair shop, and likes his work tint
40 The man who owns the store has
~ son in business with him. Their HON
rs & IN New York. They have on
- large stol there and three IN IN
~ city. G. nett and Ursula seem
n bS well pleased, but miss the plea
a. a. ant association Of dear old-tin
80 friends.
o. These Texas people believe in wor
es snending money and having GOO
e fine n life. You see men and W
az men over 10 years Of age as acti'
u as people Of 40. They have go(
- schools, too, and seem perfectly, e
Unused over educating their chlldre
n I've caught the spirit Of work, az
:, = am busy all the time, Have 9e.
~, emitting recently | am so thank1
n for health and strength
90 All Join in best respects to y
&c. "0U '"4s LYNA ELAN
= 2810 Throckmorton st.
Dallas, Tex.