The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-27
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FairInont. = Y. Va, ] MY 50. 1901.

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of Your valuable paper a description
4 OF visit on June 80 in compan.
4 With my husband w S. Bilifngsle.
/ and Mr.. ana Mrs. Jasper Wilson ant
4 son E. c. Wilson. We left Fairmon
at $3.50 p. NJ. and arrived In ST. Louis
] June IS, at G P. NJ. We then visited
the Exposition. until the next week
then we all went up in Iowa. We tool
! the boat, St Paul, to Keolluk; from
| there we took the Rock Island route
| and went to Anturnuva. then we sepa
rated. Mr.: and Mrs. Wilson and son
| stopped of in Davis county to visit
| Mrs. Wilson'S sister and family. Mr.
| Calvin Wilson formerly lived in Ma.
rion county. We then took the C.<B.
& Q. road and went TO Woodburn,
| Clark county, Iowa. We then were
| driven to Mrs. 1ngaba Davis, three
| miles south of Woodburn. We visit
ed several days With Mrs. Davis. then
on Saturday Mrs. Davis and son Earn
est took us to Osceola. the county
seat. Then we were met by Mr. John
his home: then on Sunday in com
drove 13 miles south to visit his
daughter. Mrs. Gardner returning the
same day to the Short home. Then
Monday in company with Mr.. and Mrs.
Short we drove to Osceola. four miles
north. Then took the C. B. & Q.
and went to Woodburn to an old fash
toned celebration. Mr.. Short has q
good farm and a nice home. We met
a great many West Virginians that
day: then in company with Davis we
went to Lucas that evening to visit
MI. and Mrs. John fost. a former
resident of this county; there we met
Uncle Tom Wells, an old pioneer of
this county and State: he has been a
resident of Iowa Sc years. Uncle
Tom. as most of the readers of this
paper will know, is in his S1st year,
and has remarkably good health for
a man of his age. He remembers all
of his old friends in West Virginia
and inquired of all Of them. In com
pany with Uncle Tom, we returned
to Mrs. Davis, his daughter. Then on
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Joined
us there. On Sunday we were all in
vited to Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Robey's.
another former West Virginia resi-
dent from Glovers Gap, and spent the |
day. Then on Monday, June II, in |
with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, |
we went to Indianola. Warren county.
Iowa, to visit Mr.. John Fear, Sr., then
two miles south to John Fears. Jr. !
Mr.. Fear owns fine farm. Mrs. Fear
this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Fear showed /
us fine time. We returned on
Thursday to Mrs. Davis again. Mrs.
D. is the widow of Mr.. Frank Davis,
who was Killed some four years ago
)y being struck by a train at Wood
yilrn. He was formerly Of this 'coun-
y. Mr.. Davis owns one of the best
arms in Iowa: has it well improved.
On Friday, July IS, we bid good-by to
Uncle Tom Wells and accompanied by
Hrs. Davis and son, we drove to Last. /
nine miles southeast We
listed the cemetery and old Wells
homestead. Then we were met by Mr..
nd Mrs. Elliott Wells, son of our !
ownman. Marion Wells, and taken to
is home to visit, two miles southeast {
t Smyrnie. From there. to Mrs. Lula :
liners, granddaughter of Uncle Tom I
Wells and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs !
.obert Chapman (nee Miss Dora
Vells). MI. and Mrs. Chapman had 7
lst returned from Nebraska, and Wis /
ed with us at their daughters. We c
ere met there by Mr.. o. G. Boor, a
primer Marion county resident, and In
aiken to his home at Leroy, five miles i
had a fine time there. From T.
acre we took the x & n to Promise d
ity and was met by Mr.. l. N.~Hibbs
nd taken TO his home. He lives five a
lies south of Promise City. Mr.. q
ibis owns fine farm and has il In
ell improved. Then we went to Sea S
ore, took the G. B. t2 Q. and ran "
own TO Kohoka. Clark county, Mo, "
Id visited Wash Mason's family. Mr.. a
ason holds government position. It
e had nice visit with his family: Ii
en- we came 10 st: Louis and took
the Exposition again, and July % q,
e started for our West Virginia h
omes and arrived July "a at S:36 TT,
M. We all had an enjoyable trip $,
Id do most earnestly thank our Iowa 81
id Missouri friends. for their kind Il.
,spitality shown to us. ir
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