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VOL 2. NO 27.
VIENNA. QA. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13. 190fc
TWICE-A WEEK $1.00 PER YEAR
THE LAST LETTER
FROM. MR. HEARD.
He Writes About Colorado City, Maniton
and a Trip to the Top of Pikes
Peak, Covered With Snow.
To thi Readers or tiix News, (and
by the way this is no small number, aa
the paper is finding its way into nearly
all the homes of the county, and the
efforts of the editor to make the News
an acceptable paper is appreciated by
its many readers.) As I promised I
will write you my last letter of my
western trip, but as the busy season is
now on, and some time has elapsed since
my return, I am not as well prepared
as when fresh from the west.
But leaving the most beautiful cit;
of the great Colorado state, the City of
Denver, on the Denver & Bio Grande
Railroad, we readied Colorado Springs,
a distance of about 75 miles from Den'
ver. . Colorado Springs is a fine city and
has a imputation of about 30,000, and its
elevation above tide water is about
0.000 (pet. Many very wealthy people
live at this point as most of the Cripple
Creek gold mines are owned in Colorado
Springs. Residents say that they have
an average of over 300 fair days in every
year, and a day in the year without
sunshine is a curiosity. The business
of its mining exchange is next to Lon'
don. There are 37 churches, and four
banks with deposits aggregating ten
million dollars; it has operas, theaters
and a beautiful Casino in which they
have a number of summer concerts. It
also has a. fine college with about 600
students; St has fine public schools,
parks, etc., hut not a saloon in the city.
The springs proper, from which this
city takes its name, is about five or six
miles away, and at a neighboring town,
Manitou, but in consequence of its ho
tels, liveries,electriccarservice and its
railroad facilities, and its nearness to
those places which are of interest to
f urists it almost as much a resort as
is a home city. Strangers are enter
tained on a large, liberal and most
hospitable manner, and people of mod'
erate surroundings can find accommo
dation in keeping with their, means;
board ranges from $6 to $80 per 'week,
furnish* d rooms and houses can be had
at all sorts of prices. Colorado City is
an adjoining town to Colorado Springs,
and it is one of the oldest cities in the
.state and lies between Colorado Springs
and Manitou and as either of these last
cities are of so much more interest to
tourists than Colorado City, while she's
the middle city, she’s not in it.
Manitou, where we spent most of oar
three days is the Saratoga of the west,
and her environments far surpass the
original Saratoga and if she had the
reputation, her visitors would be double
what they are now. Maniton is under
the shadow of Pikes Peak, almost sur
rounded by high mountains, and at the
entrance of Ute Pass, and but alittle
way to the Ruxton and Williams
Canons, these springs, these great
fountains of health, have babbled and
blessed mankind for hundreds and hun'
dreds of years. The red men of the
forest knew their virtues and worth,
and with a spirit of reverence for the
great spirit Manitou, they gave these
springs the name which it bears today
Manitou has 14 springs, and it is said
no two are alike. The sodia springs here
are said to be the largest in the world
and waters from these springs, charged
with their own gases, are bottled and
.shipped all over the world. The iron
% srings are simply grand indeed, and
Craters from any of these springs are
simply good—'her natural spring water
is so cold and good you need no ice. If
there is a place in all my acquaintance
I had rather live than old Vienna, it it
Manitou, Co). I was told that this
secluded irregular mountain bound
^ge was a very fashionable summer
;rt.
f 4 was from this point that we com
menced our 12 hours ride up the moun
tains to Pikes Peak, a distance of 14
miles. We left at 4 o'clock p. m. and
reached the summit at bbout the
time next morning. Our party wap
composed of three ladies and twelve
gentlemen and a guide who was a very
jolly and clever Irishman. We were all
mounted on donkies (known there as
burros) and equipped with good saddles,
a pair of blankets and a rubber coat,
called a slicker. This constituted our
outfit; now you can imagine 16 little
burros, mounted one after the other,
making their departure for Pikes Peak.
The women there all ride same as the
men, using divided skirts which are very
neat and pretty. Dp, up the great
mountain to an elevation of 14,147 feet,
passing great canons, chasms,cataracts,
precipices, springs and mountains—
scenery that no writer can describe—it
has to be seen and felt to be realised.
About half way up the mountain we
stopped to feed our burros and eat our
lunch; we mode big log heap fires, made
coffee and rested for about four hours.
Dock and I both being thinly dad,' ap
preciated the fire very much, he had an
alpaca coat and I a tight serge and no
vest with sleeveless undershirts, and
snow all over the mountains, you can
ne how we enjoyed it. I just like
have frosen and bnt for a few drops*
of the ardent we both might have been
numbered with the dead. You know
Dock he wont drink but circumstances
alter cases and he had to come across.
The summit of the peak is 1100 feet
above vegetation or timber line. Not
a living thing in the way of vegetation
grows above timber line and Rocky is
no misnomer for these great mountains.
Arriving at the top after twelve hours
exposure of the chilly night and the
fatigue of a long ride on a little jack
(Burro) with nothing but bleak rocks
and snow you know we enjoyed it. We
paid 25 cents for the privilige of stand
ing by the fire and it was the most
enjoyed quarter of my trip. Coffee was
20 to 25 cents per cup and a sandwich
cost the same; this was the entire menu
on the peak. Almost overcome with
the light air on the mountain top we
concluded to sell our burros and come
down by rail, which we succeeded in
doing. The distance up the mountain,
our trail, was about 14 miles, by rail 9
miles, and actual distance a little less
than three miles. 41 am very glad in
deed I took this mountain trip, but I
don’t want to do so any more, do you
Dock? There are a number of peaks
higher than this but this is high enough
for me. As far as ascent is concerned
thif peak has been as thoroughly con
quered as any mountain of Its height,
fhe Alps in Switzerland not excepted,
but downward by the Cog railroad, that
would take almost an entire issue of
your paper to describe, it cost over a
million dollars to build it 8 8-4 miles,
we reaehed Maniton in a little less than
three hours. We visited here Rainbow
Falls, Minnehaha, Garden of the Gods
and many other places of interest, but
I’ll say a few things of the Garden of
the Gods and quit, as I feel that who
ever attempts to write about this seen'
ery must do so under some embarrass
ment, knowing that his readers are of
two kinds, those that have seen these
sights and those who have not, and no
writer can help feeling that no matter
how well he may tell his story or how
correctly he may describe the sights,
those who have not seen them will
shrug their shoulders as doubting
Thomas. While thqse who have seen
these sights will say that any descrip
tion is only a half told story and this
scenery mutt be seen to be realised and
appreciated.
This is not at all a garden but is pos
sibly a mile or more in extent. Here
you see various hues and colors of rock,
immense towers, gigantic buttresses,
many shaped rocks, resembling all
kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, etc.
The greatest and grandest feature to
the garden is the gateway, rising per
pendicular on either side, twice the
neighth of Niagara, and making a rich
terra cotta appearance and is a very
entrancing picture, but one must draw
very largely on his imaginations to see
quite a number of the objects pointed
out to him by his guide. This strange
aggregation of sights was formed by
sedimentary strata, which lay upon
the side of the mountain, but by some
convulsion of nature threw them inter
left our lovely Manitou for Denver City
and thence homeward.
I feel like this trip was a heritage
that I was fairly entitled to, and I am
glad I took it but I do not care for a
similar experience. I could write
weekly for a year of the sights seen on
this trip but as promised, this Is the
TA-ta. J. P. Has eo.
PRESENTMENTS OF
THE GRAND JURY
Court—Present System of forking
We beg te submit tbe following
general presentments:
We find our public roads in fair
condition excepting they are too nar
row in some places. As our people
seem to be satisfied with the present
system of road working, we urge our
road commissioners of each district
to exercise vigileuoe in having the
law carried out as to working and
maintaining good roads.
We find good bridges in the coun
ty as a whole, but recommend some
repairs be made on bridges at Mini’s
old mill, Drayton and camp ground.
We recommend a new bridge be
bnilt across creek at DunawAy’s old
mill in Third distriot.
We find the turnpike too narrow
at Sandy Mount bridge and recom
mend that it be made broader.
We have examined dockets of the
Justices of the Peace and find them
correct and very well kept.
We recommend the following
parties be appointed Notary Public
and Ex-Officio Justioe of the Peace
as vacancies occur, or will soon oc
cur in these districts:
J. M. V. Williams in the 516th
O. M. distriot.
J. B. Smith, in the 1451st 6. M.
distriot.
' J. T. Carlisle in the 1012 th G. M.
district.
J. B. Lewis in the 1004th G. M.
distriot.
T. Gleaton in the 045th G. M.
district.
We have examined the Pension
List of tbe county and approve the
same.
We recommend the following par-
ties be placed on the Pauper List,
and that they be paid tbe amounts
opposite their respective names:
W. J. Jackson, $5.00 per nionth.
Wm. A. Rountree $5.00 per month
instead of $8.00.
Bailie Sullivan, $2.00 per month.
Sandy Pearson, $2.00 per month.
General White, $2.00 per month.
Mrs. Sarah Blanchet, $2.50 per
month. ,
Mrs. Francis Dickerson, $2.00
per month.
Rosetta Daniels, $2,00 per month.
Mrs. Lizzie Nipper, $2.00 per
month.
Mrs. Jim Blow and children $4.00
per month in provisions.
Matt Jones, $2.00 per month.
We recommend that the Ordinary
pay T. F. Etheridge for supplies
furnished the Jim Blow family in
the month of August.
We recommend that Judge D. L-
Hcnderson be reimbursed $30 ex-
{ tended in captaring fugitive from
notice.
We incorporate into our general
presentments and append herewith
report of committee from last grand
jury as regards our oonnty officers:
We, the committee' appointed by
the Dooly County Grand Jury for
the March Term, 1002, to examine
various' county officers' books, beg
leave to submit the following report:
CLXBK’sorrica.
We found books in this office
neatly and uoireetly kept, in fact
perfect, as fir as we were able to
discover.
county school, commissiokib.
We find bal. on hand 2-21-92 $ 17 07
Amt. me. from Stats School
Commissioner 6,946 00
Amt. borrowed from bank 11,018 16
By expense School Board
Incidentals
Stationery and printing
Expert and examiners
County School Com. sal. for
the pest six moaths
Amtpaid. tochers as per
proper vouchers
Amt. repaid to book
BaL now on band
$17,980 28
$ 24 00
28 49
II 04
49 00
477 00
12,168 27
5.082 08
140 40
Easy sleeping bed springs at ,,0s0 28
J. F. Heard A Sons. Amt. yet due the tank $6,93117
tax axcarvxa’s office,
We find the books of thin office to
be very neat And properly kept. All
property given in for the year, rail
roads excepted, $3,737,131, whioh
shows an increase of $35,541 over
1901. Also find to take property as
a whole throughout the oonnty it is
given it at a very small valne, and
we would ask some remedy.
sHBHirr's office.
We find same to have proper
vonohero tor all moneys expended
by him for the comity interest. We
find all books properly kept except
the exeontion docket, which, while
correct, is entered at random through
the book.
city court’s OFFICE.
We find that of the twenty oases
disposed of by conviction and sale
as convicts since last examination
has net the county in fines $982.84,
and whioh amount over pays the
county’s expense for |jurors, etc.,
and pays folly 78 per oent. of the
of the full cost of conrt.
obdixaaby’b orncr
We find this office in proper
shape in every respect and proper
vouchors for all moneys collected
and paid ont. Everything can be
found at a momenta notice to be
oorteet.
TAX COLLECTOX’s OFTICE—STATE AOO'T.
We find total amount charged October
1, 1901:
Amt. charged ss general tax $20,186 66
“ •• <• professional tax 660 00
•* “ “ poll tax 8,728 00
Collected not on digest:
General tax 884 31
Foil tax 776 00
ca.
By amt, paid Tax Boo's com 638 88
By amt. paid Tax Col’s com 625 46
By insolvent tax allowed 1,670 19
By amt paid oat per vouchers 22,804 49
$25,688 96
TAX COL’S ACC'T—COUNTY BOOKS.
Amt. charged general tax $ 12,966 66
•* " railroad •• 2,688 69
Amt. gen. tax not on digest 2f5 04
$16,769 84
ca.
By Insolvent Uses $ 867 70
By Collector’s com 891 81
By errors in digest 12 86
By proper vouchers to balance 14,997 47
$16,769 84
county trxasuxxb’s OFFICE:
Balance on band 2-24-1002 $ 10,604 26
Bee. from all sources since 8,182 98
CB.
$18,687 18
By amt. paid out on vouchers $ia921 90
By corn's since 2-24-1902 266 70
Balance on band 2,491 68
$18,687 18
We find this officer’s books in
good shape and carefully kept.
M. T. LANIER.
H. W. CAMPBELL,
Committee.
We recommend that jurors and
bailiffs be paid $2.00 per day, as
heretofore, exoept riding bailiffs who
furnish their own teams, in whioh
ease they be paid $8.00 per day.
We recommend that Ordinary
Hargrove discharge the janitor at
the court house for failure to dis
charge his duties, and. that a new
and better man be employed.
We find the crossing of the A. &
B. Railroad and Drayton and Cor-
dele public road is impassible iu
consequence of an embankment
thrown up by said railroad, and we
recommend that the road commis
sioners of the Cordelo distriot have
said crossing placed in good, passa
ble condition at once.
We recommend Z, T. Woodruff
be pud $3.30 for bringing two pris
oners from Second district to county
jail.
We recommend that J. M. How-
ard, riding bailiff, be paid $6.00 for
extra services rendered last court.
We rcoommend tbe Ordinary have
the sewerage from the court house
closets extended to canal or creek.
We recommend that four new
steel oelL> be placed in jail on top
of the old cells, and that additional
heaters be placed in jail.
We recommend that the leaks in
the court house be repaired, and
suoh other repairs made to the build
ing as may be necessary.
We appoint M. E. Ruahin and B.
M. Wood oommittee from this body
to examine the oonnty office's books
SUPERIOR COURT
HAS ADJOURNED
las is Session Only Eight Days and a
Half Bnt Done Inch Business for
tbe Length of Time. *
The September term of Dooly
Superior court adjourned Thursday
at noon, after having been in ses
sion only eight and a half days—the
shortest in many years. The crim*
nal and civil dockets were pretty
well cleared of the most important
cases. The following is a list of
the cases tried since going to press
Wednesday morning:
State va Jim Davis, larceny from tho
house; verdict of guilty. 12 months or
$75.00.
State vs Will Hatcher, murder; Ver-*
diet of guilty of voluntary manslaugh
ter ; sentence of 12 years.
State vs Luke Fenn, assault with in
tent to murder; plea of a misdemeanor,
12 months or $160.
State vs Anderson Lewis, violating
local option; verdict'of guilty, twelve
months or $160 and cost.
State vs 8am Brown, burglary; ver
dict of guilty, 12 months.
State vs Charlie Stewart, contempt;
discharged upon payment of cost.
State vs Essex Means, assault with,
intent to murder; not guilty.
Accident at Pateville.
Axabi, Ga., Sept, 10th—Yesterday
morning while Mr. Elijah Bridges, tho
son of Mr. William Bridges., who was
running a gin on the place otMr, J. 8.
Pate at Pateville, about three mileB
East.of this city, young Mr. Bridges
accidentally got his left hand caught
in the saws, which lacerated his hand
so badly that it had to be amputated
just above the wrist. So completely
did the gin catch hit hand that it
brought the engine to a standstill.
The unfortunate young man was
immediately brought to this city where
Drs. J. 8. McKenzie and V. O. Harvard
performed the operation, He is now
resting as well as could be expected.
Negroe’s Body Found.
Ben Mobley, the negro who assaulted
the little daughter of Mr. Granger near
Wenona, and who was lynched by a
mob Saturday night and hi* body con
cealed, was found Wednesday floating
in a lime sink on the farm of Mr. J. F.
Collins, three miles southeast of Cor-
dele.
and report to next grand jury, and
that they be paid $2.00 each perday,
We recommend M. E. Bushin be
paid one dollar extra per day for
aoting as onr secretary.
We reoommend these general
presentments.bo published in tbe
Vienna Progress, the Vienna News,'
the Cordele Sentinel, and the Cor-
dele Daily News, and that each pa
per be paid $5.00 therefor.
We return thanks to Judge Lit.
tlejobn for the able manner in whioh
ho presides oyer our Superior Court,
and to Solicitor Hooper for courte
sies extended this body.
J O Hamilton, Foreman,
M E Rushin, Secretary.
Jno F Butler, Wiilia Johnson, sr
C C Graham, A P Gaines,
B M Wood, J F Scar boro,
W H Byrom, J B Lewis,
S G Walls, J T Jackson,
A Q Royal, A R Brown,
A F Forehand, T T Morgan,
J Slade, jr, HDWoS,
R E Kelly, A C iiullington,
WI Butler, R S M Lilly,
W B Brock.
Read in open court and ordered
filed of reoora.
Let the presentments be published
as reoommended. This Sept. 10thi
1902. Z. A. LITTLEJOHN,
Judge S.C. D. e
F. A. HOOPER. Sol. Gem