Pocahontas star herald., 1926-07-29
Fizzled Out

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Wen, the old time house raising Of
the log cabin failed absolutely. After
months advertising in the paper and
the hundreds that l talked with from
all parts of the county and all without
an exception seemed to be very enthu-
siastic for it and more than a dozen
men asked to notch up corner and
all looked forward to a great days out
ing. And after all the promises and
enthusiasm only six men showed up
in the morning viz: Chas. H. Carter
of near town; Green G. Davis, Ingram;
Lewis f. Johnston and J. w. Luter,
Albertha; W. NJ. Johnston of ReynO
and Geo. f. Johnston, Biggers
The seven of us started the work
and they worked too. Just before the
noon hour Mr.. Johnson of near town
and Lutte Simington and his three sons
came and they had already done more
than their share i'm furnishing syca-
more logs for jOists and they all work
ed hot as it was and at the notN hour
when | really expected 400 or 500
people, spent about S4O0 for ice water
for them, and what do you think? My
dear old wife came and brought my
lunch and some to divide and not an
other living soul from town Orthe
country even hOnored us with their
presence much less other assistance.
To say that / was chagrined and
pricked to the core does not express 1t.
felt that ii was a rebuke to me for
the efforts | am making to cOmmemOr-
ate and honor the hundreds of the
greatest and grandest people that ever
graced this earth and have crossed
over on the other side. | know there
is few and only a very few that have
been disposed to wink at the undertake
ing and refuse to give it any consider
alton and to such l consider it as did
the man that Balaam's mule kicked.
Dear friends. | am sincere in my
ideas, rather than dishonor or reflect
on those dear old pioneers that suffer-
ed all the primatiOns as they had to
do | repeat that l would suffer Ihy
right arm severed from my body. But
l promise you here and now that never
again will / ask the public for help in
any kind of enterprise | am caught
up
But if the good Lord let's me live and
keep up so l can do so l will finish the
job and should | not be able to do it
| know l have friends that will finish
| It.
And | here and now want to thank
everyone and they are legion that
aided me i'm contributions and other
wise. / do know all will appreciate
| it when it is finished and filed with
hundreds of old time relics and curiOs
even by the critics and tight wads.
And | want everyone to come and
enjoy it to the fullest extent though
You may have been knocker 1t will
help to get some of that selfishness
out Of you and broaden your mind.
Now if any hOwls you will know who
/ is hit.
There is not a penny in it to me
and when it is completed | will have
given the enterprise six months of my
| time and attention and forty or fifty
days of real manual labor and ten
dollars in cash and possibly more If 1
do not get enough contributed to pay
the expenses. Then it will be turned
over to the people and the hardest
knOcker will have just as much in 1t
as | do or the largest contributor to
the enterprise. And | want everybody
to enjoy it as | know they will.
SO let's all go to work and get up all
| lDt Olu uHAthdlth itliNN aOu Ndli hhA
send them i'm early. We can take care
of them now And we can and will
make it the greatest memorial building
and curiosity shop in the country. So
come on with your curiOs.
l am going to take the liberty of
naming a managing and decorating
committee to have charge during the
Fair. They are descendants of the
oldest settlers of the county and we
gladly give over the work Of display
to them
Mrs. jess Shannon, chairman; Mrs.
Rector Pickett, Mrs. Anne Martin, Mrs.
Eugene SchOOnOver, Miss Blanche
Black. Mrs Duke Lucas, Mrs. Flora
Duklin. Miss Moina Spikes, Mrs. Chas.
Black and Mrs. Eli Abbott
| The above committee please take
notice and arrange your own meeting
and organize as best suits you and be
ready by the time the building is really.
Yours for a great Fair,