People's voice., 1900-09-27
A Letter from Aaron A. Richardson.

DEAR VOICE-On our return from
New York We checked our baggage
through 10 Chicago, but when We ar
rlved there 1t Was not there. We
waited two days aud il did not come,
When we arrived at this place we
commenced searcn Tor 1t, and after
two weeks OF waiting aud sitting
around and going 10 bed while our
clothing we dad was being washed,
aud doing a great amount Of waiting
and telegrapding, We found IL III
Chicago. 1t had Oeen broken open,
one OF the straps taken OF and some
few things taken out, out We were
glad 10 get wnat We did. We have
been busy siuGe we received our Cloth
ing visiting our old home ana frleuds.
We attended the WOOdford county
fair at El taSU, that being the county
Ia which | was born. | met a great
many Of my Old friends ana acQuain-
tanCes, SOIneofwhUm | attended school
With when l was a boy. One very
pleasant meeting was With my
OrOtDer-in-law, and his family. Our
TWO families aud their children that
met there On Thursdsy numbered
Jwenty-Seven. Some as Old as seventy
aud as young as one year, Some |
ndd moi met for twenty years ana
some l had never met. We met DR..
and Mrs. L. j. ROOesOn (my nephew
Of Chicago He was Chief Of staff oil
two hundred and fifty physicians that
gave their service To the g.. a r.
during their late meeting there. |
visited my only brother at Secor (my
old hOme) and there met his daughter,
wife OF Judge Sinclair OF Kearney,
Neb. We spent three days there and
had a grand good time. On last Sun
day | attended church in the house
which my father and few Others
outside of his family built nearly
forty years ago, and where l was
superintendent Of a Sunday school for
twenty-One years. Visited the ceme-
terry where my father, mother,
brother, sister and some Of my child
ren are buried. Ali these things
brought sad memories Of the past,
as well as joy. / also visited Eureka,
the present county seat, and viewed
the new court house, which is fine.
1t bas been occupied only about two
years. The county seat was moved
from MetamoTa few years ago. My
father was one OF the first county
Of the county and
acted in that capacity during the
building Of the first court house.
Here met a number Of old friends
and acquaintances. l called to see
brother y, L. Smith at his home in
this place but he and his wife were at
Mackinaw holding a meeting during
vacation. think my native county
(WOOdfOrd) is the best farming
county in the state, being intersper.
sed with fine groves Of timber and
rich rolling prairie land, we'll watered
by creeks and springs. We drove to
Bloomington, at which place l re-
sided for awhile and attended school
fOrty-fve years ago. 1t is, or was,
one Of the incest cities in state but
that dread destroyer, fire (of which
most all have heard) laid waste to the
best business part Of the city. 1t
presents a fearful sight, but when
rebuilt will be finer than ever. Here
| also met number Of old friends.
We 90 to MahOmet in Champaign
county tomorrow to visit friends. We
make our headquarters at Lexington
at my daughters, where letter from
any of our friends will reach Us.
Yours Respectfully.
AARON A. RICHARDSON.
Lexington, H., September 10, 1900.