Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-07
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OB uc @ou cf AuguS the S1itCE
OF the INDEPENDENT left Egko for a
visit to his bcyhood home in Living
ston county, New York. and to at
tend the meeting o; the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of obi Fenousiu Bos
ton. The irs stor made on the east
ern journey WAS at SpsInSvin-.
Lenswee county. Michigan. where
four days we're spent in visiting rela-
tiveS This Is the csuter o. : rich
agricultural distrc, and Is 4 mos:
beautiful country. Here a delight
ful time Vas had and the time { de-
par; came al to soon.
The neItsTop Vas made in Living
ston county. New YORK. he scene u;
I boyhcoI days Here the time
IVES spent IN visiting brothers and
their families aud the Old reighbors
srd friends OF thirty years ago. Tie
hou II zEch xe drsi su ;he light,
the old farm on which xe toilet many
| d day. the old church We attended In
our youth. tl- old scboolhouse where
re !eli the birch aud learned t. read
and ~rse. al we're visited. .Shat
reooilec;iu-s cluster around tho<A
| places, From tie old church mother.
sister and father have beeu borne ;n
their las: resting place. The old
5 '~hOUlhuu=e -here so mary happN
days were spent aud around which
so many re~Sllec;iOus cluster had =
special interest 10 u. Here We won
triunphs in chr!ihooj's arena ana
t.steI the bitterness % defeat
Though changed uutsi:e tud in since
the days we attended school their.
tile old frame still stands. 10 this
old sch"olroom Is a venerable stove
that has done service for fifty years
and is still dong duty as Of Old.
Learning that the old stove was still
dong duty / the old schOylhouse We
procured the key and in company
OF one Of cid schoolmates paid a
visit Ia the venerable relic anil with
! uncovered head stood in lis presence.
Voices of hoyhood days. NOW stiIle-i
III death, seemed &c come from that
old stove to remind us OF the happy
times Of forty years aCo.
Livingston comfy, NV York, is a
/ beautiful country and orr time there
passed most pleasantly. From there
We went to Glover5vlne. New YORK,
and from there tn Boston where the
meeting Of the Sovereign GRIND
Lodge was held. Here we attended
the sessions of that body and visited
many places Of historical interest to
the patriotic American. The old
witch town ~ Salem whe:a the
early Pnrituns hung witches. Here
the pins uses III evidence in the trinI
OF the witches are still preserved and
exhibited in glass cases to the sight
seer. The first Puritan church butt
in America still stands IN Salem.
Here tho early Puritan ministers cx-
pounded the gospel Of peace aud cx-
horted their congregations To resist
the encrnach nen1s OF British tyranny.
The old State-house, old South
church, FGnuil hall. Boston. and the
old elm tree at Cambridge under
which Washington stood when he
took command of the American army
we're all visited. The session Of
Sovereign Grand 10 lge over we took
the first train out ~ Boston on u
return. \ step ~ one day VA made
at Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The
next stop WAS at the Omaha E1po-i-
ton. Here two days were -peni 10
taking in the exposition. Oar time
was so Limited that but little caa IL
sail abOnt the wonders 81 the ,I;a-i.
tiOn. Suffice it to say that ihr RAY
things to he seen ;her will rsp4y aay
for 4 veit to nahs. From
Omaha We went 10 Lu1Dll. Sc
braska, and visited relative izy GzJs
and then took the train iOr EoDe.
The crops in the sec'IDns y4:a5
were good and but Tor the i'm 21sr
Of farm pr0juse wal ib. p~rys;=rr.t.
lie CT! ~ hard times uzs beard ~
every h md aud the daza5nz Il W.
kiuiey's era Of prosperity :, ~sbTzr.~
j. looked fo-. It's onfHirY s@a-, p,
long "a! Of 20 Tie deb; E4Ea tt.u.
era - the Fat AID Il Ne tsss<.se ..i
the rUmb!ngs the al 15f1atc@1 ~: VII
meet ziih Al oyeGESElsa-hz 4st.tz ~
SogeDh@r Bot - iha W. va rrY.
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than Dzs intended