The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-21

Canadian side delightful and
thrilling sail is made on the little
steamboat maid of the Midst" to
within at least a hundred and fifty
feet of the fall of the mighty wa
ters. So much for our trip to the
greatest natural wonders of the
earth and one that defies descrip- |
tion. One must see it with ones
own eyes to fully realize the magni-
tude of this wonder of wonders.
We again return to Buffalo and our
friends.
Of for Chicago.
After a pleasant visit at Buffalo
and Niagara Falls we start for Chi
cago, ILL.,, this portion of our trip
being on business for the Durland-
Weston Shoe Co. We will not de-
scribe the various places we visited,
but will introduce you to some of
my friends. At Litchfield, Ohio,
Mr.. H. c. Hawk, a cousin of Mr..
Victor Decker, of Hawley, Pa, is
conducting a very successful gen.
eral mercantile business. A gas well
on the premises furnishes light and
heat. At Columbus, Ohio, we have
a cousin, Mr.. Henry Kreuter, in the
bakery, ice cream and candy busi-
ness. Saturday and Sunday we
spent with James and Daniel Mat
thews, former Honesdale boys, and
now located at Albion, Ind, James
in the harness and saddling busi-
ness and Daniel as operator for the
B. & o. Railroad, both married and
enjoying good health. On Saturday
in company with James Matthews
we went to Lake Nawasee, Ind, and
called on my friend and an old time
magician, Mr.. H. ]. Burlingame.
Mr.. Burlingame was for many years
one of the best known newspaper
men in Chicago, and with num-
Der of books on magic. Five years
ago his health gave way under the
strain of his journalistic labors, and
he was advised to seek rest and
quiet. He bought farm, house
and twelve acres of land on the
south side of Lake Nawasee. Both
he and his wife were city bred, but
they soon learned how to raise pigs
and chickens, and now his home is
one of the most delightful spots
imaginable. Health and vigor have
returned and nothing could induce
them to return to city life. In his
twenty-one-foot launch we enjoyed
a most delightful sail Lake Nawa-
see is called the Queen of Indiana's
lakes, not only the largest but the
most beautiful body of water in the
state 1t is nine miles long and from
three to five miles wide. Its shores
are girdled round about by heavy
groves of beech, ash, oak and
maple and nesting in the shade oi
the woods are the summer homes
of people who go there annually
from Fort Wayne, Albion, Goshen
South Bend, Indianapolis and Chi
, cago.
We returned to Albion in the
evening to continue to visit will
, our old schoolmates. James Mat
thews is a bright, energetic, pros
porous, merchant and both he ant
Daniel are held in the highest re
, spect by the people of Albion
DANIEL mas given LHe CONTRACT ~
2 the erection of fine two-stor,
= frame building, a house with al
l modern improvements. A few
: years ago Miss Minnie Matthews &
e sister of the boys) was teacher il
a the public schools at Honesdale, Pa
J. She is now widow, Mrs. Bonal
q and lives at Laurence, Kan, wit
= her two sons and one daughter.
e After making a few more stop
e we reach Chicago, ILL.,, "Wednesday
r June 10th, ready to go farther west
h Chicago is a place where you ca
get a good 15-cent meal anywher
e for 80 cents. Then again you ca
e get to any place in Chicago b
# taking the 81" or surface cars an
Y walking just about as far. w
l. called on Miss Ida Foedisch an
a Miss L. NJ. Aldrich at the Vanecia
d building where they are both
n business.
e AUGUST P. REHBEIN.
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