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VOL 2. NO 20.
VIENNA. GA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 20.1902.
TWICE-A WEEK $1.00 PER YEAft
THE SECOND LETTER
FROM MR J. P. HEARD.
This Time He Writes Interestingly of Kansas City,
the Wheat Fields thai Surround this City, and
Tells us About Cattle Raising in Western Kansas
and Middle Colorado.
Leaving St. Louis for Kansai City
over the Chicago and Alton railroad
via Marshall, Glasgow, Mexico, and
other points, our travel of about 840
miles was almost entirely in Missouri,
though a portion of same was through
Illinois. As I have before given you a
partial description of this fertile coun
try, I can but reiterate my former
sayings: The crpps are simply immense
and in the Missouri bottoms my eyes
never before saw such an enormous
yield of wheat; the recent floods of
which we read so much about was not
serious neither on the Mississippi or
Missouri rivers, however, somedamage
was done, but on the Illinois river quite
n-lot of damage was done and the Tiver
and bottoms were still high in water.
Some places houses were up to the
eaves lu water, some were washed away
and in tnnny instaneescropsnnd houses
were entirely destroyed, but the loss Is
i so slight In comparison with tho im
mense products of this region that it is
scarcely a drop in the bucket.
AVe arrived at Kansas City after about
a twelve hours ride, lying over about
•me one-lmlf hours for breakfast. Here
we replenished unr purse at the Nation
al Bntikof Commerce, having letters of
identification with me. ' •'
Some of the Indian reservations are
not far from hero and I" saw several
Indians here. The government has
V also a camp at or near here, as was
, evidenced by the number of soldiers we
' snw in »l;.e city. About 20 milesfrom
here is where the celebrated British
mule camp was during the Boer wor.
10,000 mules and over were on feed
here for some time, iind the St.-.Louis
and Kansas City mule dealers made
fabulous sums or money on this enter
prise. Kansas City is divided, the river
running through the town and it is
Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City,
Kan.,—it is prohibition in Kansas ami
whiskey in Missouri. . After breakfast
and a cor ride we left Kansas City for
Denver. Col., a distance of about 040
miles, and nothing but growing fields
of com and shocks of wheat already
cut, could be seen on either side, and
an occasional ravine or meadow bot
tom with great crops of hay and millet,
some growing and some already har
vested. The separators were in many
fields separating the grain and great
piles of sacked wheat were everywhere
to be seen where the separators had
been. The wagons were carrying this
sacked grain to the elevators for stor
age and for sale. The elevators store
wheat the same as our warehouses do
cotton; the prevailing price for wheat
in that region was 46 to 66 cents per
bushel. AVe saw few hogs and sheep In
comparison with cattle, males and
horses. Cattle is claiming more atten
tion at present than any other class Of
stock. The Eastern part of Kansas is
very much like Missouri and III., but
the extreme Western part of the state,
though fertile enough, does not produce
anything at all; the people do not pre
tend to crop at all, not even garden,
L I never saw a field or garden from
Western Kansas to Middle Colorado;
nothing but Buffalo grass grows and
people raise cattle. This region is one
vast prairie, with prarie dogs plentiful,
and in some sections very numerous, so
much so that the government has mode
liberal appropriations to extinguish
them. You see occasionally a Jack
j Babbit, a striding dove, and now and
* then a few black birds. This, unlike
the region I have been describing, is a
very dry and dreary country, it scarcely
ever rains in this region, although we
were laid out for 13 hours« Winona, a
small station cn the Union Pacific It.
K., in consequence of a rash-out from
a rain thn proceed,'nr night. The piso-
ple arc Indolent, larsv- sad not verjr
. tasty or veil informed, though appar
ently well contented and in most in
stances happy. The country is very
thinly populated and in many instances
houses are 10 and 12 miles apart. The
rain of which I spoke was the second
rain they have hod this year, and last
year it never rained at all until the 2nd
day of July. The grass is apparently
dead, though the cattle do well on this
brown grass.
The most of this country was claimed
some fifteen years ago by settlers dur
ing the Kansas boom, and many little
houses were built on sections, and
homesteads were issued to a great deal
of these lands, but I learned that most
of the settlers got in debt and gave
them up to loan companies, and most
of them are abandoned entirely. Eas
tern capitalists now own most of the
country, and section after section is
laid off. The entire prairie would be
worthless to us as it seldom reins.
There are a number of wells and wind
mills all about over the prairies, but
some time it is three days travel to
water for the cattle. The houses and
villages show a lack of care and in most
instances are neglected, and are at best
very common buildings.
At Cheyenne Wells the time changes,
you take Pacific time, one hour earlier
than Standard, but east of Cheyenne
Wells you have Eastern or Standard
time. This place is about the dividing
line between Kansas and Colorado. In
eastern Colorado, it's about the same
as western Kansas, though I learned
some portions of Colorado produced
good crops. I saw* some crops at or
near Denver City that was Irrigated,
they were good but the acreage to these
irrigated crops seemed small.
AVe arrived at Denver City at about
7 or 8 o’clock. I’ll stop for my next
and last letter. J. P. H,
Runaway Marriage.
On last Sunday morning Miss
Mary Bessie Vurnadoc, daughter of
Mr. T. R. Varnadoe, a prominent
farmer of the Pleasant Valley com
munity, left home accompanied by
a young man to go to Byromville
to attend preaching. She was met
on the way by Mr. Charles J.
Fitzgerald, son of Mr. Miles Fttz
gerald of near Byromville, and
according to previous agreement
they drove to the home of Mr. J T
Coleman’s, where they were united
in the holy bonds of matrimony by
Rev. J. M, Kelley.
The marriage waa quite n surprise
to the parents of the couple as well
as to their many friends.
FOLEY’S KIDNEY CURE.
Will cure Bright’s Diseases.
Will cure Diabetes,
Will cure stone tu in bladder,
Will cure kidney and bladder diseases.
Card of Thanks.
Wc take this method of expressing
our gratitude to our many friends who
so kindly and untiringly rendered us
assistance in the last illness of our kind
wife and dear mother. May tho Lord
ever bless them on earth and take them,
at death, to a peaceful home in Heaven
Respectfully,
J A. Kn.a asm Childrun.
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NEWSY LETTER
FROM ARAB!, GA.
Her People are Looting Forward to the
Opening of Their School.
Ababi, Ua., August 19th—Professor
Lawson E. Brown, who has been spend
ing a while at AVhito Springs, Fla.,
hois returned home. He will now get
the dormitories and school building in
readiness for the ensuing term, Sep
tember the 1st.
Prof. Brown says that his work in the
interest of the school, has been very
successful and the prospects for the
coming year are very good.
Miss Ottye Lee has been the guest of
Mrs. C. B. Gleaton this week.
Mrs. Lawson E. Brown and little
daughter, Mattie, have returned home
from Sandersville
Miss Annie Branan has just,returned
home from an extended visit to Macon,
Tybee and Indian Springs.
Misses Lizzie and Annie Branan en
tertained informally Wednesday even
ing in honor of Misa Ottye Lee, the
guest of Mrs. C. B. Gleaton.
Misses Fannie Bedgood and AVillie
Dudley visited Miss Pearl Bidley last
week at AVarwick.
Little George Etheredge of Macon,
is the guest of his aunt, Mrs. A. J.
Branan.
Miss Pearl Bodgers of Sparks, spent
last week with Mrs. V. O. Harvard.
Dr. V. O. Harvard made a profes
sional visit to Unadilla Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Branan spent a few days
of this week in Sibley, the guest of
Mrs.H. B. Erminger.
Mrs. T. A. Royal and children have
returned from AVhite Springs Fin.
After several weeks of faithful ser
vice and glorious results, Rev. J. J.
Hyman is taking a week’s rest in
White Springs, Fla.
Miss Pearl Ridley, an accomplished
and very attractive young lady of War
wick, will be the guest of Misses Willie
Dudley and Fannie Bedgood this .week.
Dittle Miss Myrtle Bedgood is spend'
ing the week with her sister Mrs. Pitts
of Cordele.
Miss Mamie Hyman of Macon, who
hns been spending some time with rel
atives in Arebi, returned home Friday
A Large crowd of Arabi people at
tended the Hard Shell meeting at Cedar
Creek Sunday.
Rev. J. J. Hyman will begin a pro
tracted meeting here next Sunday
which will continue through the week
He will have some able ministers to
assist him.
Mrs. Chas. E. Brown returned home
Sunday from an extended visit through
Alabama and Mississippi.
Lightning Does Damage.
Last Friday night during the
severe rain and thunder storm the
steeple on the court house was
struck by lightning, tearing off
several feet of slate roofing on the
north side.
The steeple is about 120 feet high
and it will be quite a difficult and
dangerous undertaking for the one
that lias the job of repairing the
same.
News has been received from
different parts of the county that
the lightning and wind was pretty
severe over the county generally.
Down near Seville a large number
of trees were blown down across
the road and other damage done.
A few head of cattle have also
been reported killed by lightning
The thunder was the loudest and
lasted the longest of any ever heard
in this city.
If we did not have the right kind of
buggies and wagon and th<- right kind
of prices, it would bo hnpo.' .ibln tor us
to soil as many as wt do. Tn» kind we
show soil themselves. J. I' Heard &
Bor.', the Buggy and War jr i‘ -o;-: .
Pinehurst News Notes.
Pinehurst, Aug. 19, 1902.—Mr.
Dave Rogers of near this place,
died at Lithia Springs Sunday of
Bright’s disease, where he has been
for his health for some time. He
was buried in this city Monday
afternoon at 4 o’clock in the pres
ence of a large crowd. He was a
good man and one of the oldest
citizens in the county.
Lightning struck the home of
Mr. Joe Folds in this city on last
Friday night during a severe rain
and thunder storm, tearing it up
cousiderably. Mr. M E Rushin of
Vienna came up Saturdny and ad
justed the loss.
Our town has been considerably
stirred up of late from the fact that
several of our citizens have been
pulled for carrying on different
businesses without paying the town
license.
Mr. F M Barfield was arraigned
before the mayor for running a
boarding house without license.
He was fined $10 for contempt of
court and the case has not been
settled as yet. The council met
Monday night and set the case for
a hearing at 10 o’clock Thursday
rooming.
Two Deaths at Unadilla.
Unadilla, Ga., Aug 17—Mrs.
J. A. King of this city died on the
night of the 15th and was buried
in the cemetery here this evening
at 4 o’clock. She leaves a husband
and three children.
Dr. Wade J. Barlow also died
very suddenly here this evening.
He hud been in feeble health for
some time, but continued to look
after his business interests. He
was about seventy-eight years old,
and leaves one son and four daugh
ters, viz., Mr. W. W. Barlow of
Unadilla, Mrs. G. B. Netherton,
of Macon, Mrs. D, M. Borum ot
of Americus, Mrs. R, E. Jordan
of Pinehurst, and Mrs. D. L. Ivey
of Unadilla. He was buried nt
Snow Monday by side of his wife
who died February 5th, 1888.
Notice to Non-Subscribers
LIVELY ENCOUNTER
WITH DRUNK NEGRO
About Shoolly Time.
Sam Felder, col., of Unadilla^
was arrested down at the depot
Sunday afternoon just before the
Shoofly train arrived by Marshal ,
Morgan and a few assistants, upon
a charge of disorderly conduct.
It seems that Sam had been
drinking too much “corn juice,'*
and thought he was a priviiedged
character. He tried to make hint-
self a little too conspicious on thd
platform reserved for white people
and after being told several times
to keep off Mr. Morgan decided to
arrest him. Sum didn’t like the .
idea of being locked up, and at once
showed fight. He was given u few
light taps with the club and by the
assistance of one or two be was
overpowered and carried to jail;
During the scuffle a pistol was taken
away from him, that he would have
doubtless used if he had been given
un opportunity to do so;
On account of his conduct he
will now have to face the courts of
justice on a charge of assault and
buttery and carrying a concealed
weapon.
Advertised Letters.
Letters remaining uncalled for at
Vienna, Ga., August 18th, 1902.
A—Margret Askew.
B—Willis Barnes. Liza Brown, Rich
Bobbs, Miner Brazentont, AV H Bugor.
C—Katie Cobb.
E—Leagola English.'
G— 0 O Grant.
J—Sallie Jackson, Annie Jones and
Mete James.
L—Loobies Lurse, Robert Lealeh.
R—Wash Redden.
AV—Antney West.
Y—A E Youngblood.
Please call for advertised- letters;
R 8. Middleton,. P. M.
I have had several complaints
recently from my subscribers about
uon-subscribcrs using their ’phones
and some have gone so far as to
threaten taking their ’phones out
unless the same is prohibited by the
company. Tt:s notice is given in
order to avoid any personul feelings
and all non-subscribers are hereby
forbidden to use the same.
Very respectfully,
L. R. Hobbs, Manager.
LOOK PLASANT PLEASE.
Photographer C C Harlan, ot Eaton,
O., can <loso now, though tor year* he
couldn’t because lie suffered untold agony
(rom the wont of indigestion. All phy
sicainsand medicines failed to help him
till lie tried Electric Bitters, which work
ed such wonders tor him, till lie declares
they area godsend to sufferers from dis
pepsia and stomach trouble. Unrivaled
for diseases of the stomach, liver and kid
neys, they build up and xivt new life to
the whole system, Try them, Only 50c
Guaranteed at Forbes & Cox, Druggists.
Notice.
Rev. J. L. Morrill will preach
in the Methodist church, Vienna,
next Thursday night. Everybody
cordially invited.
il. I*. SI visits.
JUST LOOK AT HER.
Whence comes that sprightly step,
faultless skin, rich rosejr complexion,
smiling face. She looks good, feels good
Here ishersecret* She used Dr King’s
New Life Pills, Result—*U orgrns act
ive. digestion good, no headache, no
chance for blues. Try them. Only 35c.
Forbes & Coxe Drug Co
To the Farmers.
A Double Box Steam Paeking, Stoarrt
Tramping squnre bale press will be put
up in the East Vienna Ginnery as soon
us it arrives. AVe are making room for
it now. This will make this one of the
most complete ginnerys in Georgia.
AVe want your ginning to do and to buy
your seed. Yours truly,
VIENNA COTTON OIL CO.
Don't fail to take
advantage of our
SPECIAL PRICES on
BUGGIES and WAGONS
this week. In fact
everythlne in OUR
PLACE has values.
Jm P. Hoard & Sons.
QUICK RELIEF FOR ASTHMA.
Floev* Honey and Tsr affords imme
diate reliei to asthma sufferers ln.the worst
stages, and it taken in time will effect 4
cure. For sale by all dealers.
AVe have five hundred satisfied custo
mers in Dooly county that will recom
mend our Buggies and AVapon.
J. P. Heanl xS ss,
The Buggy and Wugou PopU