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VOL. XVII.
W. H. Hyder Writes
From the West
Editor Journal: —As 1 find my
self at leisure to day will take
pleasure in writing a few lines to
my old Banks county friends. 1
have not yet visited the whole
United States, but have betn over
most of the southern states, also
western and north western states,
and part of British Columbia,
which is more road experience
than the average young man gets
Ou December 15th, lit 12, 1 lett
my friends aud relatives in Lula.
Ga., and after being engaged with
the Wrought Iron Range, Cos., of
8t Louis, Mo. for some time was
transfered to Welutka, Oklahoma,
and while traveling over that state
of prairie and sand hills, I got the
exj>erience of the much talked of,
“windy west.” I’ve seen the time
in an t around Oklahoma city, that
one could scarcely see a block
away lor the blowing sand But
as this, together with the “dug
out” residence and wigwams, is
characteristic with parts of the
west, I will not say any more on
that. After spending six months in
that “Beautiful Land,” 1 extended
my voyage to the “Lone Star
State.” Thorny career in Texas
was very limited, after Icing there
only one month, J had a chance to
visit the north west and am glad 1
taken that trip, I went from Bon
ham, Texas, to Kit/.vide, NN ash.,
via Kanaesciiy, Mo ,Lincoln, Neb.,
Kdgemont, South l)ak., Sheridan,
Wyo., Billings, Mont; Wallace,
Idaho; Spokane, Washington there
is much woudeiful sceneries on
that route to the north wist, es
pecially in. wi stern Montana
While crossing the rocky moun
tains there one will travel miles
and miles going only a short way.
Its worth any man’s time to make
atrip to the northwest. Wash
ington is a tine burning country,
wheat, oats, barley and potatoes
are the chief products. One man
can cultivate 300 acre's in M ash
ington as easy as one can cultivate
25 in the south, for they liist have
good level land or slightly rolling,
then they have all kind of modern
implements. I had the pleasure
of riding around a section ot wheat
on a “combined harvester" cut j
ting, threshing and sacking the;
grain atone operation. Ihe ma
chine I refer to has a capacity ol
sixty acres per day, taking thirty
two horses to pull it and for mar
keting this grain they have wagons
that ditfer greatly from our south
ern way of getting produce to
market. They have a chain ot
long wagons coupled together and
from six to fourteen head of horses
to the front w agon. This enables
one man to do the work that four
or five would do if they had a wag
on each. Harvest hands are scarce
in those grain countries and they
try to do as many men’s work as
possible. Those big ranches pay
as high as a hundred dollar per
mouth for harvest men, during
harvest season. I certainly en
joyed my stay in W ashington,
met many good people, but most ol
the west is settled up, ( what part
of it that i; settled at all) with a
variety of n itioualities, making it
a little inconvenient for one who
is not acustom to different lan
guages. In my business dealing
with those people, I always had an
interpreter and in that way had
but little trouble.
On December 25th, 1912,1 begin
my first experience with naviga
tion. First hid a fine little trip
out on the sound from Seattle,
Washington, and expected the
trip down the coast to be nice too.
So on the morning of the 26th, of
Dec. I boarded steamship “Beaver”
at Portland, Oregon, sailed down
the Columbia river to the bar and
finding it too shallow to cross sate,
lay anchored for several hours
BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
> t waiting for the tide. 1 "its awful
| scared she would sink while we
i were crossing the bar, and after I
was aboard for two days I was
| afraid it wouldn’t sink. The wa
j ters were so rough it took us three
| da,\ sto reach San Fr incisco and
tiom San Francisco to San Pedro,
Gal., is where I got my biggisl
fright. It was on New Neais eve
; alwut 11:30 p. m. when the storm !
was at its highest rage. Every \
body aboard seemed very much i
alarmed. About twenty seven i
lights wore smashed out and all
the next day the water was so
rough w e only maue about 12 knots
an hour. This was steamer “Har
vard” out of Frisco, the fastest
steamer sailing under the American
i (lag, having a speed ot 2-4 knots an
hour. Anyone certainly feels at
home when he is on solid ground
again, and if 1 don’t change my
mind wonderfully, I'll spend the
remaining days of my life on a
more substantial foundation than
the “rolling sea.” January 2nd,
lfill, I landed in Phoenix, Ariz.,
and spent the winter there, I think
that Phoenix, Ariz., is th ideal
place for any one who is looking!
for a winter resort. It seldom gets
colder than forty above, and the
sun is always shining and the grass
is always green. It’s the most
Iteautiful little city in the south.
The best roads one ever rode over
for fifty miles each way from town.
AlK>ut7s mill's north of Phoenix
is the Roosevelt dam, supplying
the Salt river Valley with water.
Its the prettiest piece of work 1
have ever seen and the lile of salt
river valley. The oranges from
this valley are far better tha i
oranges of other countries. They
have the date palm, olive, lemon,
few apple and peach orchards.
The principal products is wheat,
barley, oats, alfalfa, and cattle
This country here around Hfc. John
is also a cattle country, but that is
all, no homes in the country, not a
house in .'i.H miles of St. Johns, cat
tie men camp on the range and
come to town once a week. 1 came
thru from Phoenix in a ear, and
would never take a trip of that
kii and again for it is scarcely possible
to get over those mountain roads
safe. Two autos run off at Roost:
volt darn in one day killing all the
passengers. St. John is an inland
town of alxiut ISOO people, all
MormoLS. No other church in
this country except the .Mexicans.
Their prevailing religion is cat ho
lie. So all we have here in An
zona is Mormon and Catholic.
The first thing taught a Morinan
child is to dance. Their dance
halls are generally better than'
their church. I feel somewhat
cheered up over the fact that there
is going to lie a theatrical play in
town, provided the cattlemen get
the hay out of the opeia house in
time. We use most everything to
the last advantage in the “ \\ ilds,’
even the opera house fora corral.
Just out of town here we have the
petrified forest, which is a wonder,
numerous trees of solid rock some
ft. in diameter.
With best wishes to the editor
and the readers of the Ranks Coun
ty Journal, I am your friend.
W. If. Hydek,
I.ula, Ga., and St. John, Ariz.
To the Voters of Banks Cos.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for Congress subject to the action
of the Democratic primary to be
held August 19th. 1 will apple
eiate the vote and influence of each
and if elected will give the people
two vears of the l>est part of my
life Sincerely,
Thos. M. Bell.
Motorist’s Luck.
“Well, Blithers, what lucf. did you
have with your new car?” asked Jar
roway. “More than I ever expected, ’
said Blithers. “Just three minutes
after the darned thing blew up anoth
er car came along with a busted tire,
and the owner bought my old tires for
ten dollars apiece.”—HarpersWeekly.
De>oted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Friday, June 26, 1914.
Cash-Thomas.
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Commerce, Ga., June id.—
(Special to the Banner.) —Mr.
Win. Thomas, and MissMyrtGash
were united in the holy bonds of
wedlock by the Rev. Mr. (loss, ol
Commerce, on yesterday morning,
June 14th.
Mr. Thomas is one of Banks
county's most progressive, and
prosperous young planters, and
has a large circle of friends who
wish him and his “bonnie bride”
a long and prosperous voyage down
“the stream of life.”
Mrs. Thomas is the daughter of
lion. Albert J. Gash, a prominent
citizen of Hollingsworth, Ga., aud
this marriage unites two of Banks
county’s most prominent families.
The bride and groom left last
evening on the tell) Southern train
for Cincinnati, Cleveland, and
thence by boat to Buffalo, Niagara
Falls, and will return home by
way of New York, and Washing
ton City.—Athens Banner.
Off on Pleasure Trip.
Col. and Mrs. K. L. J. Smith
left Tuesday on a sight seeing and
pleasure outing, that will keep
them out of the city until some
time during next month. They go
from Athens to Savannah, where
they take passage on the New "t.
Louis s earner for New York.
From there they go to Niagara
Falls’ returning via Washing on,
i>. C. Their many friends here
wish for them a most pleasant out
iug.—(’ommeree News.
BanKs County Couple Marry
in Big Road And Leave
For Niagara
Scaled in the new automobile of
the groom, standing in the nation
al highw .y near the home of lion.
A. W. Wood, in Hankseountv last
.Sunday morning, Mr. W. M.
Thomas was united in marri ge to
.Miss Myrt Cash, a lovely young
lady ol near Hollingsworth. 1 loth
parties are well known throughout
this section, and t lit ir marriage has
been anticipated for some time.
J.’ev. A. J. Goss, of this city tied
the nuptial knot. The bride and
groom came direct to Commerce,
took dinner at the hotel, and left
on the 4:SO train over the .South
ern for Niagara Falls on their bri
dal tour, carrying with them the
best wishes of a host of friends
throughout this section. —Com
meree News.
Hungry Boy Steals Ham
But surrenders to Save
Innocent Man Arrested
Gainesville, Ga., June If*. —
Tired, footsore and hungry, a
young man giving liis name as
Claude Waters, from Koyston,
this morning gave himself up to
.Sheriff 11. A. Spencer, saying that
he had broken into a store near
the Southern depot Tuesday night
and stolen something to eat and
10 cents from the cash drawer.
Waters sdd that he had eaten
so much of a ham that he had ta
ken from the store that it made
him sick, and that he was afraid
he was going to die, and alleged
further that he heard that there
were three other young men held
on suspicion of the robbery, and
that he eould not let them suffer
for what he had done.
There were three others arrested
I for the offense, one charged with
: the crime, and the other two held
I as accessories.
Tt is said that Waters is from
| a prominent family of lioysion.
| Atlanta Constitution.
Wasted Time.
No boy when he applies for a job
It any business man's place is aßked
if he is an expert at playinf poet—
Philadelphia I>ertjer.
Homer Locals
Mr. Fred Brown visited friends
in Athens Monday.
Gov. Vaughn of Washington,
came over last Friday to see the
improvements being made in Ho
mer.
Mr. Nannie Hill came over last
Friday and said he hardly rec
ognized his old home town—
there had been so much improve
ment made.
Mr. Luther Chasteen, wife and
child, of Fitzgerald, spent a week
with the latter’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. lvnox Chambers. He says
his cotton was over two feet high
when he left home.
Miss Eunice Dowdy and Mr. J.
\V. Clements were married at the
home of the bride’s parents in At
lanta last Thursday. Miss Dowdy
visitel in Homer last summer and
made many friends while here who
wish her much happiness during
her wedded life.
Warden Brown has completed
his work on the court yard and
will move the camp to Wilmots
district next Tuesday. The peo
pie of that section raised $75.00
toward buying one of the tents.
II is job here is first cl iss, one that
everybody is pleased with, and
that is saying much.
Bheriif Barden has recovered
from a wrestling match with lum
bago, and his description of that
disease make one wish that old
lumbago will never make a visit to
his system. He says it feels like
a butcher knife had beenstammed
in his back and twisted arour.d a
few times, scraping the bones at
each turn.
Mr. ('. A. Turk founda pair of
skeleton glasses and a pint of whis
key last Sunday morning at the
big rocks beyond his home by the
side of the public road. There
was also some vomit at the spot.
Mr. Turk picked up the glasses
and whirtkey and his chickens
picked up the vomit ond staggered
off. It is safe to say that people
from a distance left the whiskey,
for no one from around here has
ever been known to forget a bottle.
Hr. Will Wilson spent Saturday
in Homer. The Dr. is very much
inteieslcd in farming and talks
interestingly along that line,
in speaking of the late crops this
year he said: “Three years ago I
planted cotton May 28 211 ami it
came about July 4th, and made
the best crop I ever had.” 'i lie
cotton is small for the time of year
but according to what the doctor
says it has plenty of time to make
a good crop if frost don't come too
early.
The young son of Mr. Gap Row
ell drove a fine young mule to Ho
mer Sunday night to attend preach
ing. He unhitched the mule, tied
it w ith an inch and half rope t
a tree. When prec< hing was
over young Powell went out
1o get bis mule foi the return trip
but found her dead. She had
walked around the en all tree un
til the rope was twisted tight and
had fell in such a mamr r that she
was unable to get up and had
choked to death.
Hookworm Examination.
Horner—Saturdays— J line 27-
July 4 11 18-25.
E. A. Mize’s stor. —Tuesdays—
June 30-July 7-i f ~*L.
Hollingsworth— (Ducket's store)
SVednesdaj s—luij 1 8-15-22.
John Hicks store —(Wright’s
Mill) Thursdays—July 2 9 16-23.
Maysville—Fridays —July 3-10-
17-24.
Mr. Lester Hosch
Mr. L. NV. Hosch, of the dry
goods firm of Hosch Bros., of
Gainesville, called on the Homer
merchants last Friday. Mr.
Hosch used to trave this territory
regularly but this is his first trip
in two years. He is an unusual
drummer, inthathe will not drink,
smoke, play cards nor even tell a
dirty joke.
Think of a man of this kind travel
ing year after year and always
keeping in the narrow path. If
Lester don’t get to the glory land
the other drummers are in a bad
lix.
Cotton Blooms
Editor Journal:—Enclosed you
will find a cotton blossom made in
my own field. My near neighbor
sent me word last week that he
found a cotton blossom in his field.
1 just sent him word that I would
give him the best mule that I own
ed for the blossom and him keep
the boll. Dog my cats, i still got
de mule. W. T. Kesler.
London'* Oldest Inhabitant.
Captain David Jackson, 104 year*
old, Is believed to be the oldest In
habitant of London He Is a picture
of health and In spite of his age he
•teps out as blithely as a boy when
Is* goos for his daily walk.
America Always Fir*t.
“A machino that can do almost ev
erything but talk has been Invented
by a German,” we read. That is noth
ing. A machine that could talk was
Invented by an American.
DR. HARDMAN’S CANDIDACY IS CREAT
ING FAVOR THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
That the masses are taking an interest in the gubernatorial
race is shown by the manner in which the people are rallying to
the support of Dr. L. G. Hardman, the first candidate to announce,
and the one who has covered more territory and come in contact
with a larger number of voters than any man in the governor s
race. Farmers, bankers, manufacturers, artisans, laborers and
professional men of every class are lining up in the Hardman
column, confident that he is the man who is equipped to give Geor
gia a faithful business administration.
CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS
MAKE STRONG APPEAL
Doctor Hardman’s clean private life and honorable public serv
ice appeal to the people.
His successful professional and business career stamp him as
a man of remarkable ability and resourcefulness.
He is capacitated for executive work through inherent quali
fications and years of w!de experience in large affairs.
Six years of useful service in the legislature and two years in
the senate, marked by excellent work for the state, demonstrated
his qualities of statesmanship.
His practical knowledge of farming, shown by the wonderful
success achieved in this profession, together with his work for
Georgia’s agricultural interests as a member of the executive
board of the State Agricultural College and member of the State
Experiment Hoard, stamp him as a leader in agricultural affairs.
In banking, manufacturing, dairying, drainage, horticulture and
in the profession of medicine, his success speaks eloquently of a
giant mind which analyzes, directs, organizes and masters.
Doctor Hardmans’ honest, constructive platform is in keeping
with his progressive and practical ideas. He is not a dreamer,
but a doer; not a scheming politician, but a sincere friend to the
people; not a seeker of public office for self-aggrandizement, but
to serve the people of Georgia which his record proves him able
to do.
Hi* candidacy is meeting with endorsement throughout the
State. The people have learned of his unblemished character, of
his worthy achievements, of his undoubted merits and of his
splendid qualifications for leadership. So convinced are the
masses that Doctor Hardman is the logical man for the governor
ship, he has attained a lead that has caused the prediction to be
made that the country-candidate, the plain man of the people, will
be Georgia’s next chief executive. t
Old Man at 30
There is one darkey in the camp
here that everybody pities. They
call him “Doctor,” but his name
is Will Fletcher. He was sent up
from Fulton county with a sentence
of life imprisonment, charged with
burning an old blacksmith shop.
When he began serving his sentence
he was only 14 years old —a little
boy. He is now 30, haying served
Hi years. About seven years ago
his eyesight failed and he can now
see but very little. At the present
time he is being treated with as
much kindness as the law will al
low, but in time past he has been
worked an beaten until now, while
only 30 years old, he looks like an
old man. Many people here be
lieve he is innocent of the crime
for which he was sent up. He
says he is as innocent of it “as the
man in the moon,” but he has no
friends and consequently no one is
interested enough to even place
his ease before the prison commis
sion. He should be pardoned. It
is wrong for any boy 14 years of
age to be sent up for life imprison
inent, everybody believes that now,
and we have reformatories to send
them to when they commit crime,
where they will have another
chance in life. But 16 years ago
when Doctor was sent up, we had
no reform schools, consequently,
when found guilty, there was
nothing to do but lease the boy
out for a few dollars a year to
build up the private fortunes o*
others. “Man’s inhumanity to
man causes countless thousands to
mourn.”
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