Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-06-27

ended up at some government
park a few miles from town.,
the name of which / have for
gotten. 1t adjoins the sound
and we were taken back to the
city in launches in order that
we might see their fine water
front. | think it was here that
we saw Jim Hills great steam
er, the Minnesota, which is.
claimed to be the largest
freight and passenger steamer
in the world, having a capacity
of $4,000 tons and being some
thing over 600 feet long.
Portland, of course, was our
goal and you might say, the
climax. 1t is the most beauti-
full city / have ever seen, and
along with her beauty she is
growing rapidly and has some
good men back of her. We
stayed at Portland from Sunday
morning until noon Monday, or
rather 2 p. m. While out see.
ing the town with the business
men Monday morning the
ladies of the Travellers Aid
Dept, w. C. T. u, literally
loaded our train with roses. It
was a grand sight, with every
seat and crevice in each and
every car adorned with the
most beautiful flowers in the
world. 1t is said that the roses
placed in our train would have
cost. $500 at Omaha. 1t is
needless to say that our party
was deeply touched.
Down at Hood river and The
Dalles we were loaded down
with cherries and strawberries
enough to last us almost all the
way home and we had fruit
three times a day.
After leaving Huntington
the trip lost considerable of it's
attraction for me, having been
over the territory several times.
However, at Caldwell we had
our pictures taken at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Steuneberg, at
the identical spot where the Ex-
Governor was blown to pieces
with the bomb. And at Boise
we arrived too late to see the
trial, but saw the court house
where the famous trial is being
held and also saw Mr.. Haywood
talking with his family on the
lawn. At Boise we were also
taken out to their big Natitor-
ium for a plunge, which was
immensely enjoyed we needed
it.
At Idaho Falls the young
people got up a dance for us,
as we remained there until
midnight. Also at American
Falls we were escorted across
the Falls at close range on
cable-rope bridges and reaching
the opposite shore were hauled
to the town of American Falls
in a wagon train of 6 lumber
wagons drawn by oxen. At
Ogden we were taken up into
Ogden Canyon about IL miles :
the most beautiful | ever saw
in autos. Salt Lake City
greeted us with a big brass
band and large delegation.
The crowd was shown the city
in sightseeing cars, while |
visited old friends at the o. S.
L. headquarters. At $50 a
special organ recital was given
at the Tabernacle in our honor
and our quartette was allowed
TO sing a couple of songs. At
ter the recital, as l was step
ping on the street car, | was
met by Arthur Kenyon, who
with his wife, Pearle Lester
Kenyon, has just arrived from
Park City. They came down
expressly to. meet me. We
spent the evening very pleas
antly at Saltair Beach. Also
spent Sunday afternoon at
Liberty Park and the evening
at Salt Palace. Made a few
stops in Wyoming and arrived
at Omaha, Tuesday, at 4 p. m.
tired and ready to go home and
rest. They had q big reception
planned for us at the CONNER
cial Club, but only one or two
of our party went up, the rest
being much more interested in
getting home. 1t was a tired
but happy bunch and most of
them would be willing to take
the trip again. Taken as a
whole, it was as fine a bunch
of men as / ever want to meet.