Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-26
The Last Chapter of the Log
Cabin

CAUNn
Wen, the lob cabin is completed ex-
cept four or FIVE days work finishing
up some minor details that I can and
will do without help and the deficit is
$33.17. ! deposited in the bank as
collected it S1661O, have Overdrawn
$2.61 | am again calling on you good
people TO help me out ON this deficit
| have been just as economical as l
possibly could be but these bills must
be paid If l have to pay them myself
and know you will not let me do that.
Since | have given the job my IN
divided time and attention for six or
eight months, so cash and 33 days
hard labor during this extreme ,ot
weather and one day when the ther-
mometer stood at 104 in the shade l
was finishing the roof on the annex at
two o'clock on the west side when the
sun was shining down on those cy-
press boards at right angles and the
nails were so hot we could scarcely
hold them at ALL My My to say it
was hot does not express it. But am
still living but sick as | write and
believe the Good Lord is going to let
me live to finish it. SO come on people
and help make up this deficit and
little to add fixtures, etc, for the Old
relics that will be there
l will add to the list of contributors
as follows: r. G. Dalton, Joseph n.
Martin, Il. l.. Barnett, J. c. Price, G.
g. Preston, DR.. W. Il. Hamil, ]. ID.
Poynor, DIR. II. e. Ruff, Ezra Ator,
viii Il. Timer, Lloyd Butler, DIR. G. Il.
SHUTTLE (second dOnation), j. s. Fry,
Tell White, Mrs .RistOria Phipps, Il. Il.
Pace, Mrs. l.. X. Martin, one dollar
each; Il. l.. Dickson, $3.50; VIM. u
mer and r. o. Odom, 80 cents each.
Labor contributed Cadge Bowers,
making display case $3.50; Thos. Car
roll, display case $3.50: VIM. Bennett,
drayage S100; Lewis G. and Roy John
ston, raising the Brown mill stone
from the bed of FOurche river and de-
livering same, $1200; Lewis f., Geo.
f. and VIM. NJ. Johnston and Charles
II. Carter, taking up corners, $3.50
each; Dow Johnson, half day c0rnic-
ing 81 150; j. w. Luter, Green G. Davis,
one day each, $500; Lutte SimingtOn
and three sons, half day each. $4.O0;
w. E Timer, IL day $100; John X.
GOif, building monument, one day with
team one day self 500. J!
Material donated, +. Spinnenweher,
lumber, $500; A. p. Weatherly, lumber
$500.
If | have overlooked any, call my
attention to it. l want to get it cor
rect before filing for future reference.
Now, come on good people and help
me out in this deficit / am glad
have been able to do il with the liberal
help of the people and the encourage
ment | have received from the thou
sands. 1t is a project that is near my
heart, memorial in honor and respect
of the hundreds of pioneeres that |
personally knew in my childhood days.
l have done the job with my own hands
and exactly as l told you In the outset
not deviating one iota from the plan
and all the people are with me and
appreciate my efforts and realize the
spirit in which it Is intended except
meager few who have tried to criti-
else it. But If you can get any glory
out Of IL let them have 1t.
And as | finish it and turn it over
to the people of the county as my last
public contribution | want everybody
I to enjoy il to the fullest and in the
spirit in which it was erected. | be-
queath to you ALL your children and
your children's children in honor and
memory of those dear old sainted piOn-
GERS that made it possible for us to
live and enjoy the rich blessings given
us by the allwise Creator.
| again call upon all to collect np
all the old relics and curios and bring
them i'm before the last day so we can
arrange them in order, mark and tag
them with such data as you may have.
Small and sacred articles will be kept
under lock and key so they will not
get misplaced. | have a number on
hand already. / have n brick from
the first court house in Arkansas, 3
inches square. VIII have an enlarg-
ed picture of the first court house in
the state which was at Old Davidson
vile, on Black river ~ miles below
POcahontas.
We especially want the old time
household goods and kitchen furniture,
especially an iron grease lamp If one
can be had.
know you all will be pleased be-
yond measure when you come to the
Fair Sept 30, Oct l and 2. Send in
your relics. Don't wait until the Fair
opens. We have a committee that will
1 look after all the details Whatever |
have lacked in this effort you may
count it to my short comprehension.
have done my best. So come on with
your small contributions and we will
make il a bowling success.
G. G. Johnston.