Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-11

started back down toward Monroe, La
We found the roads just fine ana we
made good time. We camped for to-
night about fifty miles this side of
Monroe, La.
March 24-When we started out this
morning we were out of oil for the mo-
tor and we could not get any until we
got into a little town named Bastrop,
La. But by the time we got there the
motor was knocking some fierce Well,
we drove into town and got in back
lot near a garage and tore the motor
down, ground the valves and fixed her
up and put plenty Of oil in it. We then
drove on into Monroe, La We found
tourist camping ground there, so we
pitched camp. We had supper and
went up to town TO look around We
got in with a fellow from Detroit,
Mich, and he said we could get good
job there until the wheat harvest be-
gan. So we stayed around the next
day to try for job. That day Joe
Herndon met some boys that were in
college with him and, they said we
could get jobs, solwe thought we would
hang around awhile and see. We stay
ed around there doing nothing but eat
ing and sleeping until the twenty
eighth Of March when we thought we
had better go on little further; but
that very day one Of the boys Joe met
got him Job and he went to work the
next day. They told US to hang around
and they would get US job real soon.
Well, we thought we would get job,
so we hung around until April 2, and
as we did not have any job or any
prospects of one we pulled out for
Haynesville, La.,E about sixty miles
from Monroe. We were told to go to
Haynesville by some business men that
knew what they were talking about.
It is one Of the largest oil fields in the
world and ". are pretty sure of get
ting a job. Well, we rode all day April
2, over the worst roads that we have
ever been on and when we got 10 a
little town thirteen miles from Haynes
vile, the sheriff stopped us and said
we were under arrest. Well, we did
not know what to think. We knew we
hadn't done anything wrong. When
we asked him what for he said speed
ing. Well, we thought we were in it
sure. He asked us what we had in the
back of that car. We told him and he
says, 'Uh, huh! well, let me look in
there; I bet you got whisky We said,
All right, Cap, II you find any wish
you would give us drink We show
ed him that Identification paper we
had Mayor Hall and Chief Steele to
make for us before we left York. He
quit searching then and said, oh, well,
boys, that's all right. was looking
for a load Of whisky to come through
ind thought you all were the ones
And he says he didn't want US. for
speeding, but that was. his excuse to
stop u.s. SO he let us go and we kept
on towards Haynesvflle. When we
were within six miles of the town one
of the rear axles broke. We just left
the car sitting in the road and caught
a ride to town. When we got there we
got supper and went to bed at Mr.
George Zeign's house-a man in
Haynesville that is letting us stay
with him until we get job and a place
to stay.
April 3-We got up early this morn
ing and got breakfast and went to the
garage and got a new axle and got
fellow to take us back to our car. We
worked on it until about 1:30 and we
got it fixed all o. K, and drove back
to town and put up around at Mr..
Zeign's house. We met a man here
that says he is going to get us a job
and told US to came back to see him
tomorrow.
April 4-Well, we got up early this
morning and went around to see him;
but 1t was raining so bad that we could
not go out to the oil fields and so we
will have to wait until tomorrow. We
looked around town until IL o'clock,
and came down to the house to rest
and to write this letter. Well, that is
all up to this minute"