The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-11-18
OHIO TO IOWA.
Miss Barbara Martin Continues the De.
scription of Her Trip West. Is Sur.
prtsed TO Find Hills.
Continued from last week.

soon had my baggage reGheck.
ed, and was on the train again at
1870, speeding on toward the
hCme of my sister In Batavia, Ill.
This is very beautiful and pros.
porous town with population of
1000. 1t is situated on both
banks Gncludlng large lsland)
of the picturesque Fox river. 1t
is surrounded by a rich dairy,
and most fertile, country. Ba.
tavla Is 35 miles west of Chicago,
and Z north of Aurora. 1t has all
modern improvements-a fine
system of water works, with an
artesian well 1900 feet deep that
has capacity of 300 gallons per
minute of pure healthful water.
Nest of the western towns are
furnished with water from arte-
sian wells. This IS much more
healthful than from reservoir.
Two miles east of Batavia is the
beautiful city of Geneva, and the
county seat of Kane county. 1t
has a beautiful $250,0OO Court
House, end a State Training
School for incorrigible girls.
This school accommodates 600 or
more from all parts Of the State.
AS we glance down the Fox river
from the North Western railway
bridge at this place we catch a
glimpse of the most picturesque
scenery to be found anywhere.
The place we'll deserves the name,
Geneva, If 1t Is so named on ac.
count of scenery.
After spending some time with
my sister and her family, / went
thlrty-five miles farther west,
where a number Of COUSINS live.
This is in Lee county, and little
more to the north. Here we
find the land somewhat rolling.
There are many places in Illinois
where the land reminds one of
Pennsylvania.
On the 10 OF July l attended a
celebration of the "Fourth." Just
think of it! l am sure the peo-
Pile IN little Fulton are more up.
to. date than that; for l think l
saw IN the NEWS that they cele.
brated the day before, or the day
after. However, it was a great
celebration including a picnic IN
a nearby grove, addresses, reel
tations, music by the band, auto
races, foot races, ball games,
catching a CREASED pig, biscuit
eating contest, and fire works in
the evening. AT the close &C the
day everybody felt that they had
done justice in honoring old
Glory. After attending such a
great celebration l left for Iowa
to visit another brother and more
cousins. l travelled the entire
distance by day, so l could see
the country all along the way.
For l do want to see all | can,
but / am not sure that would
want to can all see. AS there
Is no west bound train passing
through Paw Paw IN the morning,
l was obliged to take an evening
tram to Sterling.
Before reaching Sterling l
learned from one of the passen
gers that 1t was only II miles To
Dixon, and that l could go by
trolley and thus see another beau.
tlful town OF Illinois. So l spent
the night at the Nachusa House
In Dixon. This city is situated
in the north western part of Lee
county, Illinois, 90 miles west of
Chicago. 1t is located on one OF
the most graceful curves of the
Rock river. The surrounding
country. while not regarded, is
picturesque, unites In rare pro :
portions the useful with the beau
tltul. Rock river valley, whose
stretches of unsurpassed scenery
and the weird architecture of Its
cliffs, entities the river TO be call
ed 'rhe Hudson of the West"
Dixon is recognized as one of
the most progressive and enter
prlsing cities Of the Middle West.
1t has artistics' homes. city and
interurban Car lines, hard roads
branching out IN almost every
direction into unsurpassed farm.
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