The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
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MR. Z. .. RosIasoN TELLS Of HIS
RECENT VISIT TO THE GREAT
. 49, WESTERN STATE.

Barracbyille, w. va, Oct. 8, 1909:
Editor West virgtnian;
ON Saturday night, Sept. II, at 2:24
o'clock. my wife and j boarded train
No. 4 at Fatrmont for the west, tray
altng all day Sunday and landing in
the magnificent city of Chicago on
Sunday evening at 5:15 o'clock. Only
having to wait 30 minutes, we Were
soon on our Westward journey.
After passing GAINESVILLE; Ohio, we
began to see over the hills Cor the
hills began to level down ratherl Then
we had fine looking country the rest
Of the trip, landing at WASHINGTON,
iowa, at 1890 O'Clock Sunday night.
There we took rest and got rid of
the smoke and SCOT from tn B. and O
r. r. Monday at 9:55 we started for
oskaloosa, Ia, landing at 1875. where
we were met by my cousin. Mrs. Ollie
Shepherd formerly Miss Ollie Ten
1anD. Then we drove one and one
half miles south of the city to Uncla
John Tenants, where we were greet
ID by both uncle and aunt. Next came
Inner "a good one, tool, which was
very much relished by us, having had
1nly what call stale victuals en- the
rain. We visited with them week
md had the finest kind OF a time.
While there we visited the overall fac
DRY. tomato canning factory, cream.
,ry and many other places. also
COX little run south about AS miles
by rail to visit Arthur Tenant, anotl-
4r cousin, who lives at Buxton, Ia.
From oskaloosa we went to sey-
uour, Ia, stopping or. our way at FL
Ora to visit q cousin, Mrs. Bertha
Moore. owing to Mr.. Moore having
-een appointed secretary of the State
Board of Pharmacy they were packed
-eady to move to Des Moines, SO we
,nly stopped there between trains and
.eacned seymour on Monday, the z0th.
there we were met by Uncle Millarl
+mmons. who conducted lis to, his
ZONE In the east side of the town.
On Tuesday evening we were called
IN to mike our visit to Uncle Taylor
Anmons, which we did, he having
come after us in a carriage. We re-
manned there until Saturday, and oh,
what MS plendtd time we had! While
there we took one drive of eight miles
south TO visit another cousin, Mrs.
Maggie Goodwin and family. We saw
all of UAcle Taylor's family.
on Saturday we drove back to Sey-
nour, wishing to see all the West Viz
,infans we could. Uncle Taylor lives
IN a good farm 9 miles southeast OF
he town. farms for living and Is
citing on fine. Saturday evening we
.et1rned to Uncle Millard's, where he
,tayed until Wednesday night, then
tar-ted home. Uncle Mfllard lives in
own, but has large farm which he
;tocks with cattle and horses. He
lad So head OF tnree-year-old cattle
looking fine. He also has lots OF
.r7,it | forgot to say that Uncle John
remnant lives on IA acre farm ana
trucks MS an occupatEcc. He had
'oads OF grapes, plums and other fruit
md tomatoes by the wagon load,
Now, as to crops. Corn seemed to
ne the lagest crop, and thousands of
ores that looked to be almost in
solid block were being harvested. Oats
we're plenty. Hungarian is favorite
,rop with good many farmers. But
10 and behold, the tomatoes! While
1t the canning factory one man sail
ne had sold LILO bushels and would
have 5000 here! What do you think
Of that? Apples, plwms and grapes
we're the pincipal fruits this year, but
these were in abundance. Loads OF
apples rotting on the ground That
Is the place for farmers.
we arrived home on Friday morn
ing, September /, feeling none the
worse for the trip. 1t had been nine
teen years since was there, but hope
. - 10 ,,oor go long next time, |