The Dickinson press., 1909-04-10
PhELAN'$

Interesting Account # ]: E.
Phelan's Recent Trip-First of
a Series IF Several slContri-
buttons on the subject.
! Dickinson. N. D.
81 March 80. 1909.
70 the Bditor:
The besaspart,so Of travelling is the joy
and. resttplnsssl q 1t after returning
home Next to that is the joy of meet
ing old friends On route. and, making
Fnew ones " ~ a q ~. 70 -
Should we enjoy the varied sensations
and delights without afaictins or regal
ing our friends with detailsi T.
What's 4thati. Did yopls say yessi All
right. Hence these lines. !.
Ever been in Montanas Well, 1 wa
there early. in January last: Thirty.four
degrees below zero and eight yinchesisof
fresh snow, ell enclosed in mountain
scenery. Stopped at a first class hotel
where everything except tho heating
plant a modelled along heroic and
liberal lines. A dream of southern seas,
under the circumstances, was .restful.
1t was thirty below at Dickinson about
that time. also: 4 but 3 quite. moderate
when L landed back there on the morn
ing Of January a15th.as but .esassmodern
house hatbolins ans intesffeentH heating
plant with water pipes that don't
freeze is a JOY. all By itself. 49,.
The COW had been sent to the coun-
try. The. last: hen had, been killed
and eaten. The automobile with the
same blown-out tire that it landed
with after the last run Of forty-fve
miles without. stopping. was locked sin
the barn. With much regret the water
was drawn from the water pipes and
heating plant. the house closed and my
good wife and l started for a cruise
of the West Indies, including Panama
and Venezuela. via New York. :.
At Minneapolis was the active BUSH
ness in an active town, and there l met
Mr.. Titus, banker Of Grand Forks, en-
route to the Mediterranean and, I be-
lieve, one of the passengers on the
Inflated steamer, Republic. Mi. and
Mrs. H r Lyon were preparing for a
trip to California. At ST. 'Paul,Ft while,
breakfasting in the cafe of the Hotel
Frederick, familiar forms fitted past
the window and later investigation
proved that our vision wal correct. for
Mrs. HildefapdssNon Jasmine Courtney
Of Brainafd. with Her. daughetr, Hide
earde, was there; besides Mis-. Alphonzo
CHiliiarid Of Dickinson and DAUGHTER,
Marion. en- route to- Florida. Also d..
leach of Brainerd, later of Dickinson !;
and another attractive young saN-bones
Joined us at dinner. There I ran acros,ss
Charlie Humphrey of the Frisco systern,
a; boyhood friend. M. 4
Mr.. Thorn of the Milwaukee, fixed
us out with transportation and reserved
space for us to Washington, D. C.
At the Union depot we discovered the
good Dr.. Darrow and Clare, Dillon
Darrow, his wife, who had arrived via
the Great Northern local. The doctor
was practising athletics and carried a
steamer t1uRk recently, imported from
Europe. as we boarded the Pioneer
Limited. for Chicago. There, also, was;
u W. Smith and family Of Fargo en-:
route to Honolulu, and there were
others also, .
Is it worth while to travel? Well. I
guess yes. H..
AT Chicago the Darrows went to rela-
Etlves n t~1os$suburbs. We located at
our hotel and, being Sunday morning,
Immediately sought the Auditorium.
wfere DE-: Gunnsaiaus holds forth with
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