The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-30
A COLORADO TRIP.
People and Places Seen by F. D.
Boyer During a Western Trip.

d bnre6 weeks pleasure, resi-
and recreation trip in the state oil
Colorado. IT there is any one in the
state of Iowa who can get more out
Of a trip of this sort than can Mr..
Boyer, that person will please come
forward and claim the stakes. Mr..
Boyer who during his laboring
months is known as one of the own
ers and proprietors of the American
Clothing House of this city, and has
SsSG !. the city and county a!mos.
since time started and he has an &C
quaintance of Mahaska and Oska-
loosa people that is the wonder and
the envy of politicians of all stripes
and conditions. Mr.. Boyer knows
every n in the county, as it were,
and when he goes from the city he is
continually meeting with people who
were at sometime of the city or coun-
ty. And F. d. invariably knows them.
If they tell him of some other Oska-
loosa party residing near the p~articu-
lar part of the country in which he
happens to be the gentleman would
spend q week there but what he would
g and shake hands with them for
old acquaintance sake and remind
them that Oskaloosa people still re-
membered them.
Mr.. Boyer's trip to Denver was no
exception to the rule and The a
many former Oskaloosa people in
whom there is a local interest.
Mr.. Boyer's party left this city
about three weeks ago and the per-
sonnet of the crowd was a~sifollows:
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Boyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oren Lyon, Ed Bowen, Emil
Schmitt, Addison BeDillon, Howard
Hopes, Mrs. A. w. Stanton and Mr..
and Mrs. Tennis, of Cedar. The trip
to the capital of Colorado was made
without incident or accident. Mr..
Boyer was always on the lookout,
however and it was a standing wager
in the party that he could see more
things in a given length of time than
all the other members of the party
combined.
Arriving at Denver the party sep
arated and Mr.. Boyer and lady yer
left to their own resources. They
made the young men members of
their family for the trip and Messrs.
Bowen, BeDillon, Hopes and Schmitt
were not sorry that they joined the
order.
The first stop was in Denver at the
American House, and after a night
of refreshing slumber the party took
the trip saround the loop" and then
on Sunday through the Switzerland
of America, which Mr.. Boyer states
should not be missed by any n 60
ing to the state OF Colorado. Mrs.
e. P. Bolton and daughter Miss Dell,
Misses Katherine Gum, Anna and
Lucille Ryan were members of the
party for this trip and F. d. was
father to all of them.
Returning to Denver the time was
spent in visiting former Oskaloosa
friends and people. Uriah Ballard
was found at the house of Daniels &
Fisher, the Marshall Field place of
Denver. He has a responsible place
and enjoys the confidence of his en-
ployers and the respect and esteem
of his fellows, and he is all in all
happy and prosperous, but he still
loves Oskaloosa. In this great store
are also to be found Chas. Young,
James Hellings and Dick Waters all
we'll known Oskaloosa people. 1t is
strange how the world seems to de-
pend on Oskaloosa people for its
daily getting along.
M. Larkin was found. The gentle
man has retired from active business
life and is regarded as a capitalist.
He is hearty and healthy and is en-
ioying life.
Jesse Ellsworth was seen. "Battle
AK" as the Oskaloosa boys will call
him, went west some time ago for the
benefit of his health, and his friends
will be pleased to learn Of the young
srnan's betterment in the Colorado
climate. He has taken up with a
mining proposition and will go out
in the near future on a gold hunting
expedition. He stands agood chance
of making a good success and
may decide to remain in that country
permanently.
Sewell Thatcher was seen on the
street and was stopped for a cordial
word from home. The young man
has an excellent position with the
Wells Fargo Express Company and
is satisfied with the place and his
prospects for advancement. He has
no notion of leaving.
VIM. Oswandle was seen He is in
the employ of the Colorado Southern
Railroad. He likes the place and will
remain in the west permanently.
Will Warinner was one of the hap
piest people to be found in Denver.
He is now manager of the Fontius
Shoe Company store and under his
direction the business is prospecting
in a that is very satisfactory
to all concerned. The health of both
Mr.. and Mrs Warinner is most ex-
cellent and they are perfectly happy
in their western home.