The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-02-01
TOMPKINS, TRAVELS SOUTH.
On His way He Becomes LapIander-
Glimpses in the Windy City.

UllmpSeS III inc WluuJ lily.
To THE EDITOR: As / live over in
memory the events which have
transpired in our lives during the
past few days and attempt to Gull
out the uninteresting from what to
US were interesting. I begin to
wonder what, if any, OF the story OF
our journey from Redwood Falls to
the "Old Dominion will be of in
terest to our friends in Redwood
county who are readers of TIE GA
ZETTE. Being unable to decide the
question | shall make this letter
something of diary covering the
time intervening and leave the edi-
tor to decide what shall and what
shall not be published, feeling sure
that his blue pencil will consign
enough of it to the dead copy"
hook to relieve readers from perus-
ing tiresome account Of tiresome
but, to US, very interesting jour-
ney. Then too, that shifts respon-
sibility and at the present moment
/ am ready to admit that | am as
willing to "shift' as most ordinary
mDrtals.
We left home Ct wish it were per-
mIssable to begin that last word
with capitaD Friday, Jan. 18th,
on the Minneapolis & ST. Louis east
bound train in charge of Conductor
j. Deveny, one of the most accom-
modating and genial conductors
who ever punched hole in tick
ct, and enjoyed pleasant and un-
eventful trip to Minneapolis, where
we had an hour in which to get our
lunch and prepare for the long
night journey, which, thanks to
the modern Standard Pullman is
more of pleasure than hardship.
Our train was the 'fChicago & ST.
Louis Flyer" and the route the M.
q St. L. through Albert Lea, Wat
erloo, Dubuque and Rockford. This
is magnificent train consisting of
chair car, Pullman palace sleeper,
high-class parlor car, dining car
and buffet, with courteous and OBJ
ligiug officials in charge of every
department OF this great home on
wheels to attend to the wants of
passengers.
We had the pleasure of greeting
Mrs, Tompkins parents who we're
at the station at Albert Lea, where
our section OF the train was turned !
over to the tender mercies of the
Illinois Central, and to show how
well the trust was discharged, |
will simply note one incident of the
trip. When we reached Waterloo,
Iowa, we we're informed that the
Fort Dodge train, which takes the
Minneapolis section to Chicago, had
been delayed some two or three
hours by a disabled freight, but in
less than ten minutes new train
crew was in charge and our train
was convertedi into a special and
whirled on to Chicago, where we
arrived on time.
should certainly be ungrateful
in writing of this part of our jour-
ney if l did not mention Station
Agent Fred Thompson, who looked
carefully after every little detail,
pertaining to his position, for US,
and when we reached Minneapolis
we found that lower sleeper berths
had been reserved for US. I also
notice that by reference to my note
book that we crossed the state line
into Iowa at IL midnight and the
Mississippi river into Illinois at
4:30 a. m. For this information |
am indebted to the porter, who at
my request, kept the time for me.
If he was unreliable | do not wish
to be held accountable.
When we awoke Saturday morn
ing we were passing over the fer
tile plains of Illinois, Mrs. rs. ma