Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-17

Well, goodbye.
Your friend,
Thurlow Sanford, Aged IL.
105 South Market street, Ottumwa, Ia.
Eldon, Iowa
Dear Juniors:
AS enjoyed visiting Lincoln park
in Chicago thought you would like
to hear about the things saw there.
The park is situated on the north side
of the city 1t is bounded by beau
tiful Lake Michigan on one side, and
handsome boulevards and elegant
homes on the others.
The lawns are almost perfect, and
there are so many shade trees, that 1t
is always so cool and inviting. There
are miles Of fine driveways and walks.
which are rowboats and on the small
err lakes are most beautiful water Ii
| lies and other water flowers, and are
full of gold fish.
| During our four-mile drive through
the park We saw 80 many statues, the
one Of Lincoln being the largest,
Grants comes next, I think. One that
liked was called The Signal Of
Peace. There are others I could men
self.
The first building we visited was
the museum. Every animal, insect,
fowl, reptile or fish Is mounted here.
There Is also a skeleton Of NAM
moth, s foot man, would come to the
mammoths knees, SO one can guess
how tall the mammoth Is.
There are many live animals and
birds in the park They keep the birds
and animals in the park. They keep
the birds and animals in an enclosed
house in winter and In summer they
keep them in large cages outdoors.
They certainly are very interesting
to other people too, because there are
SO many people around watching them
every time we have been there.
There was a large pen with sand on
the ground where they had buffaloes,
and there was also another with
ostriches and kangaroos in it.
One of the lioness had cubs. They
were so cunning. They were about the
size of large cat, only the legs were
longer.
They had a large cage Of deer. Peo-
pie would feed them cookies, which
they liked very much.
There We're too many animals to
mention all of them. Il,
Near the deer cage was a small ar
tihcial lake, in which swans were
! swimming.
There were many Shetland ponies,
one could hire them if they wished to
drive around through the park
1t takes. great number Of men,
horses and wagons to take care Of 1t,
but they certainly know how to keep
1t looking nice.
Most everyone that goes to Lincoln
park goes to see the bear pits. The
pits look like natural caves Of solid
i rock, and water gushes out from the
sides of the pits, which looks like nat
ural springs, and flows over the floor
Of the pit, and the bears like to be
around in the water and get cooled
off.
There are also artificial trees, and
the brown bears like to lie up in the
u trees and sleep.
One bear laid upon shelf Of rock
under stream of water and let it run
over him. He looked very happy. The
polar bears walked back and forth all
the time. They seemed to be unhappy
The grizzly bear was such a cross
: fellow that they had to keep him by
: himself few months after We were
} there. He did bite a little boys arm
He was feeding him.
I liked to watch the BIRDS especial.
, ~ the American Condora. 1t comes
: from South America, and Is a yer,
large bird of prey. It has been known
to measure from thirty to forty feet
with Its wings stretched and to carr,
sheep and children.
The cage Of monkeys always attrac
large crowd. They are so cunning
No one should visit Lincoln parl
without seeing the beautiful flowers
There is also a horticulture building
where most every flower on the glob,
is grown.
} Lincoln park is such blessing t.
the poor people Of Chicago as tn.
mothers can take their children ant
lunches and spend the day there, AM
have such a nice time.
: 1t has been four years since I wal
2 at Lincoln park. but hope to see i
: again.
! An Interested Junior,
, Beryl Daniels, age IL.