Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
IN THE WORLDS FAIR CITY.
Warren Dunlap Tells Of HIS Trip SOuth-WOrse
Than Wisconsin Weather.
Sr. LOUIS. Mo. January 8.

ST. LOUIS, No, January 8.
FRIEND MUNSoN: | would like to
be permitted to use your columns and
talk to my friends aud neigabors of old
Vernon cornty about the southwestern
country. left Milford, iowa, on the
Goth of December and went to Spencer
and stayed that night and took the G NJ,
81 st. Paul road to DIS Moines. This is
the most beautiful country that ever
laid QUO of doors. Fart OF the country
is very level and some parts rolling and
as you go further along the more bluffs,
Quite nice streams, large valleys, high
bluffs. It seemed like old Vernon. The
prairie looked like the prairie around
Viroqua. Farming interest through the
southwest is raising corn, hogs, cat
tie and meadow. The land is covered
with corn stalks or corn shocks, as far
as your eyes will LET you see, and the
little towns along the route are very
thicS You will see at all of the depots
q good many corn cribs, and they range
in size from 80 to 2D0 feet long, sc you
see they raise some corn.
Between Adell and Waukee there was
a terrible collision by two freight
trains through carelessness Of the train
dispatcher. In curve, through cut
at the lower end there is a deep gully
The two trains came together and they
went up into the air and threw the cars
down there in piles for several rods and
smashed all up into kindling wood
One car of hogs, one car of cattle anc
several cars of coal, groceries dry gods
and all kinds of freight. Three men
killed and four or five badly hurt At
1:45 p. IN. | got to Des MONIES and
stayed there until 7:45 in the evening
and l took the opportunity to walk
around the city to see the place. had
heard so much about the state capital
It is the most beautiful place | ever
saw; the enormous county court house
that is being built is beautiful. 1t is a
very nice city and so took the Wabash
and st Louis train and went through
that part of fine country. When we
crossed the Missouri river on the long
bridge it was a beautiful sight, and
when we got to the worlds fair grounds
the train stopped and let the passengers
take view, and / tell sou that 1t is
glorious sight. So the train pulled into
the city of St Louis in the morning
Thursday. It was a fine day. found
my brother, Lyman, bat he did not
know me. / recognized him. The next
day, Friday, New Years. it rained most
of the time and then got colder, sleeted
and froze. Next morning there was
three inches of eniw and still snoNing
hard. About II o'clock tn. sun came
out but did not stay long aud went
under the clouds and has been quite
cold here. thought when ] got to ST.
Louis could GO in my shirt sleeves but
l have changed my mind. told my
folks that | would have to go north
where it is warmer
ST. Louis is very nice city but have
not been around much yet for it is 50
icy and slippery. The city has 81 DIFF,
ferent roads 1t has the largest and
handsomest depot in the United States
am enjoying myself, and taking IN
all the sights ] can. / viii be here for
two or three weeks yet before go to
Mississippi to see another brother. |
will stay there through February and
then / will go to Tennessee and Arkal.
sas. will come back to st. Louis some
time in March or the first of April. l
want to see little of b2:s worlds fair
then I will be home sometime in May.
Yours truly, w. w. DUNLAP.