Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-10
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A Letter from the West

A Letter from the west.
Editor Oil Review:
Dear Sir:-I have often
thought l would give The Review
readers little Western news, but
find the thought more pleasant
than the task.
On the 7th day of April I pur-
chased tickets at Sistersville for
Galloway, Neb.; we reached our
destination on the 10th. / can't
say it was a pleasant journey, for
in the first place the thought of
leaving loved ones and friends,
possibly never to meet again on
earth, was all but pleasant, but
thankful there is a hope Of meet
ing in Heaven if we will only
trust Gods promises, abide by his
law; secondly, the invalid COM
panion that accompanied me. l
never thought what responsible
ity there was on my hands; could
not realize what this sweet life
was to me, until we were being
hurried along over hills, valleys
and plains of West Virginia,
Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and Ne
braska. Then l became fully
awakened to a sense of my duty
and my situation. l never closed
my eyes in sleep during these
three days nights of travel, but
with vigilent eye watched the
slightest changes in my cOmpan
ion until we reached our destina-
ton.
| We were greeted with an awful
blizzard, the wind was blowing a
terrific gale; one could hardly
stand still if they tried, and car
ried with it snow and sand until
! we could hardly see. Being tired
out with travel we kept our room
for a few days and rested up
while the storm subsidized. 1t v as
quite discouraging at first, but be-
ing determined to see some OF the
country and see how the new eli
mate would agree with my wife
we agreed to try it awhile. l had
no trouble getting employment,
being a carpenter by trade find
ing a great demand for mechanics.
l am we'll pleased with the coun-
try; have had a good season and
wonderful crops of grain; it is no
trick for one man to raise 12O
acres of corn and possibly that
much small grain in one season;
this looks like it is fshy, but it is
very common thing in this cOun-
try.
| have watched with gladness
those thin pale cheeks Of my wife
bloom to healthy fullness, and
would advise those in the East
having weak lungs to seek a high
er altitude before it is too late,
and would advise the country ~
ing between Denver, COL, and
Lincoln, Neb,; my estimation con-
vinces me it is Garden of Eden
for lung trouble.
I see through the columns Of
The Review that there WAS an
election held in West Virginia,
but to my surprise it was a great
Republican victory. l kept my
self posted thu ough the greatest
paper from the greatest town on
earth, and thought they wasn't
going to stand Pat-but they did.
would like to see the news
from Meadville in those columns
each week; the editor has a good
offer to correspondents at that
place and Wick. Now let some
one give us the news and get The
Review for their trouble. You
can't afford to not have this pa
per in your home, or at least, |
cant, so as to get all the news
from home in addition to the of
fer already made. | will have the
editor send You any other weekly
paper You may select.
Hoping to obtain correspond
cnt and wishing The Review and
my friends God speed. | am. yours
respectfully,
NJ. l.. HENDERSON.