The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-10-15
CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REGULAR
TRAPPING OR TRAVELLING COR
RESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD
AK, Is STILL VENDING HIS WAY
THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST.

went to sleep and do not know when
we left Chicago, nor do ] know any
thing else until we were nearing ST
Louis, and in there / went to see
about Prof. Aaron E Malone, the
wizard, and found that he is improv-
ing. His wife was as usual right By
his side, and the nurse was also there,
and the nurse told me that he was
"convolating." or something like that
She meant to say he was getting bet
ter or we'll. SO Editor Murphy of the
Afro-American, Be- .timore, told me,
for Murphy was right there by his
side. l was surprised to meet this
veteran newspaper man, and / asked
him for a few points in writing, and
he told me.
You will recall when l left the farm
to become writer, and while my sal
airy has been small, and / have been
hungry at times, and rent has gone
unpaid until / could catch up, yet /
have been pegging away, and getting
little better hold. 1t is just the
same old struggle in life, and the ed
itor continues to send me a check
and uses my writing, am going to
continue to try my hand, although
do not know what am going to do
this winter will not cross the bridge
before l get to it.
From St. Louis, / found my way
to Kansas City. going to the Wheat
ley hospital for a few minutes and
then to the home of the Rev. DR.. w.
T. Osborn, pastor of Ebenezer A. NJ.
E. church. He received me with open
arms, and told me to be right at
home, and his wife prepared one more
royal meal for me. This is how /
spent the day. got in company with
the Rev. d. Dawson, pastor of Bethel
A. NJ. E. church, and he toted me
around to see friends. Over to see
Mrs. Moreno Davis, where we had
some fine corn cakes.
When it was time for him to 60
home, then got myself together and
beat it to Atchison where the Bap-
fists were holding their session, and
where was received with open arms
by the Rev. C. r. Tucker, who is
destined to be one OF the Bishops OF
the A. NJ. E. church, who has left
Oklahoma and gone to that place
with Bishop Parks. He is doing
great work there and making new
friends l was delighted to see this
young son of thunder and spiritual
preacher, and to see his large con-
gregation. l met all the Kerfords
except Lloyd and he had gone to get
him a wife. God bless him, and may
they live long.
have spoken of the Kerfords, but
perhaps you do not know them. They
form the firm of George w. Kerford
Quarry Company, and you will find
them in Duns. The firm is George
W., Lloyd, Clarence Kerford and the
mother of them a silent member of
the firm. The father started the bust
ness, educated his boys and died. and
with his trained sons, with practical
education, they took hold making inn
provements until it is a wonderful
business bringing in upwards of So
600 every month, and the boys work
together like the works in a we'll reg
ulated clock or watch. We are max
ing wonderful progress in this world
of ours.
beat it to Leavenworth. then to
Kansas City, and from there right
on down to see Dr. H. w. Conrad
to talk to him about the worms. You
see DR.. George c. Hall and DR.. H. w.
Conrad have waged war against
worms, bugs OF anything else that
would attempt to take my life. They
want me to remain here a little
longer
DR.. Hall is a wonderful man, and
he has something which he is going
to give to the world. soon, and hope
you will enjoy it. He is going to
| make Dlaces for thousands of our
young women. He has not author
lied me to tell you yet, but just as
soon as he tells me / can tell what
he told me, will let you have It in
full / have been taking lessons so
may tell you all about it. ] am still
taking the medicine he gave me, and
il is meeting with success. will be
through Chicago. for I have been in
vited to Wheeling, West Virginia and
will 60 there.
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