Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-26


Nk to the Pacific coast but
S rather anticipating the de
velopment Of an agricul-
tura empire which must
have arteries Of steel, they were
quickly followed by the same class
OF hardy settlers that had moved
westward since the early days.
Through the generations that move
msnt has proceeded, slowly at first
but ever increasing In speed and
volume. Over the Alleghenies, among
the woodland and meadow stretches
OF Ohio and Indiana. across the
praries Of Illinois and Iowa
through the Wisconsin and Min
nesota forests TO the valleys of d.
kota and on to Puget sound The de-
scsndsnts OF New Englanders have al.
ways been noticeable In the advancing
tide Of home makers and fortunebuild-
ers along those parallels OF latitude.
Thanksgiving day a. An annual No
vember celebration marked by family
reunions and feasting 10 one of the
good things that have persisted among
transplanteA New England customs. II
IL nov q national event. most gener-
ally hsAored. And the disting uishing
feature Of this feast-dsy is tbs traS
edy Of that royal fowl, the turkey. A
Thanksgiving day without turkey Is a
church service without lesson, music.
or benediction. There are makeshift
eollations. OF course. that pass for din.
ners with those not to the manner
born. but the sons OF the sons OF New
England realize their hollowness Not
one of these but would rather 90
through trials by fre and water rath.
er than endure the absence Of that
glorious head piece from the Thsnks
giving board.
In the nEst years OF the eos two
great rfvd railroad companies were
hastcuins to sseass nos themselves h
eastern DAhota the rteA naids Il .
franc yet - cone iAes be1nG DOth
had entasad The wo1Aerf9ny foTt1le
James rive valley from tAe sast, nd
- one tusasA its ltao A0sshw1sd from
Huron The Other tW1Ad sosfhward
from Aber1ssu, and tAe Dsar syprosch
Of winter And ths oaose q act)ve opes-
ations found the two competing con-
struction camps oap . NV miles
apart. With the advsnce of the rail.
roads OF . little prseedt,g thsm had
come ss<t1srs upon the sevsran,ant do
main. and thouSh farmers saA wheat.
raisers were in the van, such nomad.
ic and advsnturous spirits as land
agents and tswnsits boomers. traders
and Newspaper men could be discovered
even more easily. Early in N0vem-
Der verk upea ths railroad lines halt.
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tie opening Of spring. At the tesni.
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