Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-09
ups II. EsTBY AND DAUGHTER
STARTS FROM SPOKANE.
,rh. object of the Trip Is to Make
Money with Which to Pay on
"a Mortgage.

Al 10 o'clock TINS morning, Win no SHOW
Mrs. H. Estby and daughter, the latternot
vet 10 years of age, will leave this city 10
walk to New York city. Though Mrs. Est
hv has been intending to do this for some
time. she said little about it until she was
ready to go and perfectly sure that there
would be no balk in the proceedings.
She is apparently about 45 years Of age
unite pleasant in feature and manner, and
a ready talker. The reason she is taking
the trip and the cause are perhaps best
explained in her own words.
II know it is a big undertaking" said
she to a Spokesman Review reporter last
evening ut is easy to figure it out on
paper, but it will be quite another thing
to do as we have planned, but we have
made up our minds as we'll as all arrange
ments and will surely leave tomorrow
morning-probably about 10 o'clock, but
no one will know us from the hundreds
of other women who may start out on the
street at the same time [ live on ranch
about % miles southeast Of here, near
Rockford. We have some things to get
there, but If we make it before dark we
will not stay there over night, but push
on as fast as we can, for we want TO get
over as many miles as possible before the
hot weather sets in. When we get east, |
suppose it will be so hot we shall have u
travel nights We carry almost no bag
gage, and will rough it and sleep out, just
like any others. We shall have to make
our expenses as we go along. When we
get to New York we are assured certain
sum, You see, there is Il lady there who
has invented a new style garment. When
We get to Salt Lake we will don this gar
ment and wear it the rest Of the way, ana
then when we get to New York city will
go on exhibition with it. OF course our
greatest trouble will be to make our eX-
penses as we go, but | guess we can do
mat some way, as we can do most any
thing. We are not in a hurry, but want to
get back to Spokane by next Christmas,
Tor, while there may be lots of other nice
places, we like Spokane the best. At all
the principal towns we shall stop and
visit points of interest, will make as many
capital cities as possible and secure the
autographs of the governors and other
noted men, From Spokane we go by way
OF Walla Walla and Pendleton to Boise,
then to Salt Lake Cheyenne and Denver.
hlncoln, Omaha, Burlington, Chicago,
buffalo, Niagara Falls, and then by the
best route to New York city.
We shall see many funny and strange
'hlhgs, and these we shall write up as we
90 along, making something out of that.
why do we take this trip? Well, to
make money. I have been laid up with
sickness for some time and had to mort
gage my farm, and now | can't see any
way or getting enough to pay interest and
unless I
nave simply got to make a stake some
way FOR [ don't want to lose the farm,
ana II Is the only way I can see of saving
~ / nave done quite a lot of walking
myself, having once walked 400 miles at a
single stretch. My daughter who is just
lo'2 years old, has never done much walk
as as except from the farm to Spokane, a
stance of % miles. We shall get along all
81 e. however; L am quite sure of that"
MS hStby goes armed with a letter
After l't'eh by Mayor Belt and Endorsed by ex-
o ~ IS Fotheringham, as follows;
,t npohahe' Wash, May 4.-To Whom It
concern: The bearer hereof, Mrs
49,, ISlpy' has been a resident of this
ana vicinity for the last nine wears,
+jon "uy OF good character and reputa-
on' ana take pleasure in commencing
+,o '~4 uouS HleT, with whom she
1veiS' TO the kindly consideration of all
to suns with whom they may come in con-
TACT Very respectfully,
H. N. BELT,
NJ. Mayor of Spokane,
Hstoy has lived in this country for
LUMBER of years, having settled on a
on with her husband when the country
Us aS yet new. She is the mother of nine
deran eh' eight of whom are living, the
hushter Clara, who is going with her,
dons the Oldest. Her husband will hold
ycraa the ranch and take care Of the
ssest children while they are gone.
.diese erdl OF the older ones are working at
m places in the city.
hstby, it will be recalled. is the