The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-07-21
LETTER FROM COLORADO.
Account Of a Recent
Trip Written by a Resident
Of SiSsptOn.
Written for the Standard.

Written for the Standard
How do you like Colorado:' is the daily
question we hear. 1t might be supposed that
after ten days spent in the state, We had been
here long enough to know all about the
climate and the country. And yet we are not
sure whether the skies are bluer and the an
pnrer than anywhere else in this broad land,
Irue the skies are blue ana the arr pure. but
so we believe them TO be in South Dakota.
Fort Morgan is pretty place. with great
wide Streets quite unlike SisSeton in that
partcnlar), and trees that have had time to
grow. very many OF the Httracli:e homes are
uncovered IN vines clematis and woodbine,
which add TO their beauty. Roses and roses
shed their fragrance on the air; such roses as
olsseton perhaps may never see. The town
owes Its pleasantness largely to the fact that
IL is IN the lfrrlgation district. The miles and
miles OF sage brush through which we came
oelore reaching this ri of the state, made
IL seem doubly attractive. and reStful as we'll
we haa lhe good fortune To ina crowd of
fpWorlh League delegates al Aberdeen. and
right jolly crowd they were Strange to say
II fained that Monday morning and continued
To ram for some time Judging from the
many pathetlc cornt1elds we saw, standing in
water yet hravely striving to grow, it was
evident that rain had fallen on those fields
not long before, and frequently.
When the rain had Suckened some what the
Ep%orth League banners were attached to
either side of our car, which made us still
more the observed of all observers Al
heaheld our numbers were increased. and
also al Mitchell. All the latter place ''Dr.
'obh' and his Wife came on the lran-no,
sissetons DOCTOR bth !, brother. We remem-
Der nm for his contagious hilarty. and the
laughter provoking stories he tolo
we could not learn how or when we would
oe IN Omaha but after considerable delay i'm
Sioux City, We found ourselves summing
around To Manila, So it was midnight and
after, when we had been transferred To the
Burlington tracks. in Omaha, and were ON our
"aN again I'm the morning we found that we
had been attached to several cars of low.
delegates. which made the train lengthy ono
But the Aberdeen people had long faces. And
why: Because the banners OF which thew
We're Justly so proud. had been taken down in
the uight. The reason given WAS that the.
Pnllman company never allows any such deco.
rations on its cars No wonder the Epworth
l-eaguers were giieved and indignant.
The day was not Yet old when our train came
to a standstill. form apparent cause. By and
by 1T was rumored that the engine was dis.
abled. which proved to be true. For ON that
glorious Fourth of July morning. we either
criwied along at snall's pace, or ignomip
iousiy stood still, instead OF whizzng on our
way towards Denver.
While the train was still at rest, there was
held an interesting and enthusiastic gather.
ing IN one OF the cars presided over by Presi
dent Nicholson of the Methodist college at
Mltcheli. The exercises were at first deyo.
llonal. and then intensely patliotic. DR.
Craig, OF Ottumwa, Ia was the first speaker
followed by DR.. Taylor, of Aberdeen. Thev
gave Interesting bits OF experience. and told
stories, which brought down the house, We
learned. IN the course OF theft remarks, that
poth OF them, as also President Nicholson
"eie S"Liiuiah porn Yet nowhere could
there be found more loyal defenders of our
country honor than they When President
shelton. or simpson College, spoke, he re
hitrNed that ne was thankful to have been
oofh' not III Canada, but III this land OF the
lfee' ana the nome OF the brave Obedience
To the laws OF our country waS one of the
poihIs owelt upon by the speakers. and in.
stances were given which showed how evil
had seeh wrought by the utter disregard of
law. My country, It's of thee. was sung
'''o'' S"' ahAuoU'OIi. anu Inen Lne ,eSefrlSpS
were closed with three rousing cheers for the
president of these United States. three for
our country, and three for the Epworth
League.
From some unknown region haa come
another feeble engine to help move our train
ana so we crept along again, having but faint
hopes OF reaching our destination that day,
in the afternoon, a blg engine took
the place OF both Others ANA we went hying.
except where the recent waShouts had made
the roadbed too shaky, or when we were
Obliged TO switch of for passing trains
Having lost our right OF way, we were in
on that score But all things come
to an end some time and SO did that journey
The gray sage brush was left far behind and
trees, real trees once more gl:tddened our
eyes.
From Denver to Fort Morgan there had
come "A committee to receive and welcome the
Epworth Lcaguers. The railroad station was
appropriately decorated with flags and ban
ners. And the last that we could see OF our
train and fellow travellers, the Aberdeen
banner rOLted out behind. AS they went gaily
ION to Denver"
NJ. II. NJ
Fort Morgan, Col.