The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

II, Out we were rathef more laV0raOly
impressed With Lincoln Center, and
think with the same advantages it
would soon far surpass Osborne. The
valley of the south fork Of the Solo.
men is beautiful and fertile valley,
but in our very limited knowledge of
it we decided that the Saline valley
far excelled it in beauty, We travel
ed about miles beyond the City
where we were more fortunate in OBJ
tanning nights lodging than we had
been the night previous. AS nearly
as we could determine we had travel
ed about 90 miles. Owing to the day
being so cold we were obliged to stop
to worm several, times aud copsequent-
ly did not travel as many miles as we
had the day previous. On Thursday
morning we resumed our Journey.
After travelling few miles we came
to the quiet little village of Bloom
ington. We were told that the peo-
pie had failed to comply with the con-
tract made between them and the r.
r. company, consequently their switch
was removed and the town, instesd of
increasing in size, had diminished,
many Of the buildings having been re!
moved elsewhere. We arrived at Mr..
Ranges about IL. a. M, feeling Done
the worse for our trip. We found the
family of Mr.. r. in the enjoyment. of
good health and prosperity. Mr.. r.,
though nearing 70, is still able to at.
tend to mist of the duties Of the
farm, his companion as active as most
women at %. We found them very
well pleased with their home in Kan
sas, they having moved from Pa. to
Iowa many years ago, and from thence
to where they now reside about six
years since. Their children. with the
exception of one daughter who is in
Missouri, are living near them. They
made many inquiries regarding their
old acquaintance in Tionesta, and
recited many instances in their early
lives connected with the ear y settle
ment of that place.
, We attended protracted meeting
held in thst neighborhood while there.
!
1t was held in a sod school house with
: dirt roof and floor. We said "Truly
God deigns to dwell in humble places, =
for we realized that the Spirit of the
Master was there. Good school
houses are taking the place of those
, temporary ones. We visited Bull
City during our stay. We were told
} that no good thing throve there it
was noted for many things that were
evil, and but few things that were
good, one thing being quite good
! church building but it lacked mem
: Gers, having less than half dozen.
: 1t is the terminus of r. Il. and
} seemed to be quite busy place. Oa
f Jan. 30, after short but very pleas
ant visit, we started for home feeling
e that home duties would not permit US
t to prolong our visit, however pleasant
J, as it might be. Our journey homeward.
8 was through somewhat different
D route than that OH which we came,
= but we passed over pretty much the
e same kind Of country with the ex-
4 ception of from Lincoln Center to
. Brookville, where we passed over the
=, ridge almost the entire way, it being
! nearer than by following the valley of
e Saline. The fast night of our stay on
+ the way we chanced to stop with peo-
a pie from Clarion, Clarion Co., Pa. 1t
seemed almost like getting back home.
4 The people were two widow ladies,
!, sisters, Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Nancy
. j. Jameson. The husband Of the
| former having been related to some
y Of the prominent people Of Clarion /;
e the latter having resided there when
s a young lady as Miss Nancy j. Clay
j.. ton, married and came to Kansas in
its earliest history, had her home
|. burned at the time of the burning Of
j, Lawrence by Quantrell's men. We
!. listened with much interest to the his
3 tory of her early life in Kansas. She
}. had known it in its adversely and felt