Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-12-26
w. H. DIXON WRITES.
An Interesting Review of His Trip to
and Stay at Hot Springs.

An Interesting Review of His Trip to
and Stay at Hot Springs. ~
Editor SHEAF:-As I agreed to give
you a few items after my arrival here
Twill try and make my word good, al
though ] am rather tardv, but you
will excuse me as I have not BEEN
fssIing well.
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Hot Sprin -, ARR .i'>.'' t!,..,,S:
ual wait at CrookSton we c.,."..hr he
train to the Twin Cities. The couch~S
we're crowded With a noisy drunken
mob OF threshers from NorthDakota.
They'swarmed all through the train,
using vile language and with their
bottles out drinking. Train men
could donotlling with them. As there
was hardly standing room,I I retreat
ed back to the sleeper and secured 81
berth, retired and reused up in time
to dress before arriving in st. Paul;
whiled away the day looking around
the city, and finally secured a ticket
south over the Burlington route,
down theriver;w would like tohavemade
the trip by daylight, but that was
impossible as the fast train leaves st.
Paul at 8 O'Clock p. m. Between
Winona and Lacrosse, a light snow
covered the ground. When daylight
came. we were crossing the river at
Rock Island. The road run through
a number OF manufacturing towns,
Moline and Galesburg onto Savannah
where the train is divided,part going
to Chicago, part going to St. Louis.
The country is fine most OF the way.
Land worth $4,000 an acre, great
stock feeding country. The day is
fine, about like September up north.
Stock in the fields feeding, teams and
men all through the fields gathering
corn; saw a number OF teams blowing
as we neared St. Louis, where we ar
rived about 5 p. m. ,.s
After looking up my train, 1 was
informed that the train known as
the Hot Springs Special would leave
at s O'Clock p. M, over the Iron
Mountain road. After getting a
lunch l roamed around through the
Union depot. This is magnificent
structure, costs millions of dollars.
The travelling public have all the
cOnveniences and luxuries OF a home
here while waiting for trains. st.
Louis is the point where most OF the
cripples and invalids from the north
and east congregate On their way to
the Springs.
The train was on time and the
run to the Springs was made in -
hours-41O miles-with only one
stop OF any consequence, 20 minutes
at Poplar Bluff, where we cross from
Missouri into Arkansas. They run
a fine vestibuled electric lighted
chair car train, the finest have seen
on the route. We arrived in Little
Rock at daylight, where the train is
boarded by drummers for hotels and
boarding houses. They swarm
through the train, present you with
cards with cut of hotel, each in turn
trying to impress on you by mis- elo-
queDce the advantages to be derived
by becoming guest OF his particu-
lar place. They are as hard to get
rid Of as book agent, or a candi-
date that wants your vote just be
fore election, in fact they won't
take "no" for an answer. But as
your subscriber had been here before
they did not spend much time with
him. - NIX.
r The train reached the Springs at
8 O'Clock a. M, weather fine and
warm, about like September with us
up north. AS I go to my hotel 1
notice a great many substantial i'm
provements since my last visit of
four years ago, OF which will try
and write you at some future time.
A Token of Appreciation.
John Dahlgren received check