The Columbus journal., 1880-11-03

ROSS THE missouri AND THE MISSIs-
sIrPI The MILWAUKEE SOLDIERS
HoME-A Visit From AND TO AN OLD
NEBRASKA FRIEND A FEW NOTES
FROM Hrs DIARY.
Since leaving Columbus last win
ter, your correspondent has done
some travelling. After leaving Oma-
rs, aud crossing the Missouri on The
ice,--s feat performed by exercising
a. my pedal extremities,-Is soon reach
ed Council Bluffs, where | remained
about month. Your readers being
so well acquainted with the city and
its location, ] deem it unnecessary
to enter upon any description; but
l cannot refrain, In this connection,
from speaking of the DAILY Nonpa-
ret The Office possesses splendid
facilities Tor printing in every branch
OF the ART, while the paper is ably
edited, making it second to none in
the Stale y here 1t is printed.
cannot say much of the country
lying between the Big Muddy and
Des Moines. Sc | passed through by
rail and ia sn unfsvorable season for
taking observations. Des Moines is
q busy and therefore o progressive
inland city, not long out of Its in
fancy, but making rapid, boyhOOd
strides.
Davenport, In the last seven years,
shout ,he time | spent i'm Nebraska.
has made au immense growth, aGG
Rock Island has Teen much beauu-
fud Toy Uuc!s sam and private Ell
terpri-e.
lmsde short visit at Chicago. The
city where spent the best days OF
my lite, had changed so much and
expanded SO far, that felt myself
as much of q stranger as If L had
been set down iu London or Paris.
Chicago is truly the most wonderful
city in the world. could not enter
iuto business on account of sore
eyes, and was Obliged 10 proceed to
Milwaukee sud 70 to the Soldiers
Home for treatment. ..
TIE soLpIERs' HOME
Is situsted three miles from the city,
sud 10 one OF the most beautiful
plsces under the canopy OF heaven.
The grounds contain 500 acres, d.
vided into a farm, groves, artificial
lakes, vegetable and flower gardens.
The main building is OF brIcS, sur
mounted by five tow ers. and WIli
scc3inmodste. comfortably, 1910 lu-
mater. On the lakes are bumerCua
pleasure boats, aud In the grove is Ia
sp sndid dancing platform. a fiue
military band diecourses music liz
the open air AMI string band IA Tie
concert hall. One of the finest hos
pitsl buildings Ia the world was
completed last spriug, possessing
every modern Improvement, tor
warmth, ventilation and cleanliness
Immense boilers furnish steam for
besting both buildings, cooking,
washing, etc. Splendid gss.worAs
foroish light for the buildings sUu
Eiounds, aud d steam fire engine ie
sIwsys ready Tor a q i4ht with the
Ere firnd should he pro rude bic
eerpent-like pangs.
Many people, even some old SOL
diers, are under the impression that
q pensioner on entering the Home
has to forfeit bis pension. The re-
quirements are that be shall place |
his certificate in the office, and con-
form 40 the rules as laid down by |
the board OF managers. The quar- |
terIS pension is drawn upon the
certificate by the Home authorities
who pay tue pension in three in.
stslme, Is thus making pension day
every month instead of four times a
yesr. All pensioners have to pur-
chase their clothing (militsry), but
not one cent 10 deducted for board,
washing or. lodging. Non-pension-
ers are furnished with clothing aud
. small ration of tobacco gratuitous-
ly. The Inmates do not live q life
OF idleness, the house and its ap-
pointments have to be kept clean,
and as there are no women employ
ed, 4 delsii is ide every dss which
puts : EsD OIL day every alternate
DAY. A. nav sigDr became much
improves ! conc uded TO try the
outside word as4in. / lett Mil
waukee tor Waukegan. While sit
ting in a printing Office In the last
named eity-I was tapped on the
shoulder by our old Nebraska friend,
Geo. p. shatswell, Esq, who gave
me q hearty shake and an invitation
TO visit him. The invitation was
gladly accepted providing he would
give me q little time before fulfill
ing IL. Mr.. Shs,swell resides four
miles northwest of the city. The
road, on both sides, is studded with
beautiful residences, many OF them
owned and occupied by relatives OF
Mrs. Shstswell, she having father,
three uncles, aud two cousins with.
in q radius of one and half miles.
Mr.. Shatswell 10 fsrming lilo acres,