Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
WRITES OF HIS TRIP.
Henry Smith, Well Known Sitter
Citizen, Tells of the West.

The well-known Sitter citizen,
Henry Smith, and his estimable wife,
spent good part of two months
among relatives and friends in the
west and our home state. They
were so we'll treated and met SO
many old acquaintance that the
time hardly sufficed to make them
all good visit.
They left Sitter, Thursday, May
%, starting their journey by rail
at Potosi. Crossing tee Mississippi
at Davenport, Iowa, they arrived
Friday morning at Omaha, Neb.
Here an unexpected state of affairs
confronted them. It was the time
of the great spring flood, and the
river bottom was all covered with
water. When they took breakfast,
the depot basement was six feet
under water. Had they arrived
eight hours later they could not
have crossed the Missouri. From
Omaha they went to Lincoln, Neb.
1t was raining all the time, and the
water still raising Mr.. Smith OBJ
served section hands wading
through the water to get to their
homes.
From Lincoln they journeyed on
to Hickman, Neb, where they met
many friends and relatives. First
of all they called on Uncle Adam
Heuppel's family; Mrs. Heuppel,
who is an aunt of Mrs. Smith, the
sons, George, who married Ada
Berry, and Charles, and daughters,
Mrs. Anna May and Mrs. Mary
Burt. Then they stayed also with
uncle Ben Garner, who lives III
the village and is an uncle of Mrs.
Smith. Mr.. Garner, who is II
years of age and totally blind, is
yet contented and otherwise in
good health. His sons name is
Ben Garner also. An old acquaint
ance they had the pleasure Of meet
ing also at Hickman was Carl
Fischer, a harness maker whose
home used to be at Sitter, and
who moved here fifteen years ago
with his family. He is working at
his trade and doing well, as are also
his children, who are now nearly
grown up and working for them
selves.
June 18th Mr.. Smith and wife
went to Sioux City, Ia, where they
; called on w. w. Waddell, whose
wife is sister of Mrs. Smith. Mr..
Waddell is an old time resident Of
Fennimore and was a carpenter,
building the Fennimore House and
many other structures hereabouts.
He left Fennimore % years ago
and is now farming, living Is miles
out of the city, near Merrill. His
folks were all well. Myron Kama
go is working for him.
Then a journey was made to LIE
Mars, Iowa, where visit was paid
Henry Aupperle, a cousin of Mrs.
Smith, Christian Mauer, brother
of the Mauers here, and Chas.
Bingenheimer, an old resident OF
Liberty, who used to be town treas
urer of Liberty in rs and '76; all
well and happy and greatly
pleased to hear directly from Wis
consin.
i From LeMars the journey con-
!. tinued via Storm Lake to Odebolt,
Iowa. Here our travellers visited
with Geo. Aupperle, an old neigh
Dor and cousin of Mrs. Smith.
The land around Odebolt was
the best and richest country
Mr.. Smith found anywhere.
While they were there, Mr.. Aup-
, perle sold his farm for 800 an acre.
He will, however, retain possession
of the place till next February,
when they will have sale. The
farm is stocked with thoroughbred
,, Shorthorns and Poland China hogs.
Odebolt is a nolicense town, but Mr..
Smith says that Notwithstanding
that fact, the people look more like
, Milwaukee folks than any others
he met on the route, with the ex-
, ception of those in the Cream City
, itself. But the farmers there are
, all rich, so they can well afford
, little rotundity of form. Visits
were also paid Henry Klnckhohn,
!. oldest son of Fred Kluckhohn, and
Will Meyer, who live near Odebolt,
and Albert Jones, of Sheldon.
), Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left Odebolt
July 2, headed for Wisconsin, via
, Dubuque and Freeport. They ar.
f rived at Madison the following
Friday noon, and in the afternoon
took the train for Mansion, where