The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-04-21

We arrived at Chicago at noon
Wednesday, and had q six hour
stop. Our car WAS left in the switch
yards and the agent, MIR. Darby,
said for us to stay in the car and he
would come back and 60 with us to
see some Of the city, but some Of US
boys, not believing that he would
come back, left the car and took in
the city by ourselves, As We were
from the backwoods Of Crittenden
you can immagine how We looked
gswkipg through the streets of
Chicago. We can't tell much about
the city, only that she was "golly
buster" and had some houses that it
took two boys and man to zee the
top OF, and as to lake Michigan, it is
too big to talk about.
We pulled out Of Chicago at six
o'clock p. m, and after we got out
Of the city you can talk about riding
on the train. The train we we're on
ran ct the rate OF seventy miles an
hour until we go. to Rockford, Ill
We arrived at st. Paul at 1920
q. m, and lay over until 1915 o. m.
st. Paul is q nice city, although the
streets are billy. / did not see as
much Of st. Paul as ] did OF Chicago,
for / was almost past going with a
cold, but ] saw enough to know that
there are lots OF slickers there.
After leaving st. Paul We could
see nothing until We got to Fargo,
n. D., at daybreak, which Was about
six o'clock. North Dakota has some
fine land and is 4 great wheat coun-
try. But the most interesting seen.
cries TO me we're the bad lands in
Montana. We saw sights that were
wonderful to behold. OF course We
could get only q glimpse Of things,
but we could see that nature (or 10
other words, God has done some
wonderful creating. Crossing the
mountains was not so scAry as we
were expecting from what We had
heard Of them. We saw nothing
that was scsry to us.
We landed at Toppenish, Wash
at $50 O'Clock Sunday morning,
March 18th. When our crowd got
of the train at Toppenish We all
felt, and | imagine, looked like =
sack full Of cats turned loose in
some strange place. There was no
one a, the depot except our crowd
and the depot agent, bat soon Mr..
Collie Hill came and We had . Ken.
lucky band shake Part Of our
crowd went to the hotel and part
went to Mr Hills. ~ noon there
he'd quite a few Of tue Kentucky
people ec@s &c Toppeaish 70 see
who came IN the crowd Before It
was dark our eTowd was scattered
10 the four winds Of the earth. All
who wAntel to work got employ
ment At once.
| THIS seems TO be- a 6ne coua,ry.
II will surely make the stuff u It
gets the necessary water and the
proper work, yet We haven't seen
any Of those large potatoes aud big
apples OF anything else that is over
grown, still everyone iha, has been
here any length Of time has plenty
Of money.
We would advise people that want
to come 10 Washington not to com,
10 an immigtan, car With Mr. Bul
ger Hill, for u you listen TO him b,
will get you into trouble with th,
railroad men You ate not allosed
~ many privileges in an immigrant
car a. you ate on = general pas
= ssuger car All Hill cares Tor 4. "a
get sou on the train aud then bum
sou Tor via, b. cate. 70 I would
J advise you Il you want TO come Il
b Washington 10 come on auy old
! train, aud don't come expecting Il
! End things too good, for Il you Dc
! you may hni things different from
VIA, you expected
, lluess | had better close b,
wishing the Record much success,
and a good patronage
Rospprifullv