The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-08-27
VISIT TO THE WEST.
Mrs. August SoifeI and Sons, OF Pitts
burg, Tell OF Pleasant Trip.

l, with my two sons Joseph
and Howard, left our home In
Pittsburg for visit to my broth
er, Calvin 0. Spes, IN Iowa. The
trip is a long one and pretty tire.
some, but the pleasure and bene-
fit one gets from it, pays for it
all. After leaving Pittsburg we
travelled all night, arriving IN Chi.
cago next morning at 8 a. M, and
left about an hour later for Iowa.
We travelled all day in an observa-
tiou car The service was fine,
and the scenery unsurpassed.
Part of the time we spent on the
platform, where the porter had
kindly placed couple dozen
chairs. The wheat aud rye are
harvested, and In many places
the farmers were having the ma
chine threshing. The fields pre-
sent grand sight-shocks so
close to each other, they almost
seemed to touch. The corn is
fine. | suppose the season could
not have been better, as it has
been pretty wet. Some places
two fine crops of hay are harvest
ed in one year. The grass Is
green and vegetation luxuriant
everywhere. There are fine
groves here. All have been plant
ed and seem to thrive we'll IN this
climate. Cattle, hogs, and sheep
ofthe finest, are seen everywhere
We arrived safe at What
Cheer, Iowa, Tuesday, at 10 a. M.
where brother met us with a
smiling face and a fine two sea ed
carriage and span of driving
horses. We soon drove six miles
to his beautiful home, where his
wife, who will be remembered as
Minnie Comerer, of Ayr town.
ship, Fulton county, Pa, a form
er teacher, met us with a happy
radiant face, and had dinner
waiting fit for king-a sample
of all the good things from the
garden, dairy, hennery, and farm
products. After partaklng of
the sumptuous fare, we rested
and then took IN the scenes about
the farm. The house Is a fine
large one, having hve rooms to
each floor, with white paint and
green shutters. 1t presented a
fine appearance on handsome
lawn, set with many handsome
evergreen trees, cedars, orna.
mental trees and hedge. All
buildings are white, excepting a
large red barn. There is fine
maple grove on the west, and a
catalpa grove on the north, with
an abundance of apples, peaches,
plums, cherries, etc. The land
is slightly rolling, and driving as
fine as anyone could wlsh-no
stones nor rocks.
We expect to leave for the East
soon, and will visit some more
Fulton county people In Chicago,
among them Mr.. and Mrs. W. II.
Hort n. We expect to spend
some time on the lakes on our re.
turn, and hope to reach Pitts
burg the latter part of the month.
Sincerely yours,
ANNA MARIE SIPEs SoFFEL.
23 Shiloh ST.,
Pittsburg, Ia.
P. S.-The people are the most
friendly and hospitable ones I ev.
er met. Many of them are Quak.
ers. have had many invitations
and have been entertained very
extensively. When Mr.. @. O
Sipes' goods, or moving, shipped
to What Cheer, the nearest town,
all the neighbors were there to
meet him, and conveyed his goods
to his home, SIX miles, free of
charge-ten loads of goods. Such
kindness you may never find else
where.
Many coal mines are in, this
neighborhood, and coal can be
gotten for ten cents a bushel, the
finest grade.
MRS. SoFFEL.