The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08

of meeting Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Hindnan (the latter being
better known to our Grant coun
ty people as Miss Ruby Aldrich.
The couple were on short wed
ding trip from their home at
Spokane, and both bride and
groom We're looking their happi
ness, as all such people should.
A trolley ride from Seattle to
Puyallup gave us an opportunity
for short visit with Mrs. j. w.
Johnson. She is living with her
son George, who is employed by
the Milwaukee railroad company
at Tacoma. While at Seattle we
also met Henry Whempner. who
had wandered out to that city on
a tour of observation.
At Bellingham we were for
about a week the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. d. 3. Nichols and Mrs.
M. l. Ecker, who are nicely stu
ated in this pleasant little city.
Mr.. n. had become so used to
having Il horse at hand in his Da-
kota experience, that although
now living on a street car line he
imagines he couldn't get along
without something over which he
could draw the lines, and conse-
quently keeps fine driving
horse. "Wilkes" was constantly
pressed into service during our
stay in Bellingham for excur-
sions to nearby points of inter
est. 1t was at this place also we
had the pleasure of meeting our
friend, John Reeve and family,
to whom we are indebted for
many cOurtesieS. They are com
fOrtably situated and have sever
al lots in connection with their
home, which Mr.. Reeve is max
ing good use of for gardening
and fruit raising. James Reeve
has made the jump from boyhood
to manhood since leaving Grant
county, and is at present attend.
ing business college, and Lester
Ecker returned from Seattle
while we were in the city, he
having just finished his second
year in the civil engineering
course at the state university.
An immense salmon canning fac
tory, where the annual output
runs up to the million dollar line,
and several large saw-mills are
institutions that are worthy of
inspection by the visitor to Bel
lingham. and together with the
beautiful natural scenery by
which the place is surrounded,
and which is co nmOn in fact tC
all of this Puget Sound country.
make it an interesting place to
tarry awhile
The ride eastward over the
Great Northern through the Cas-
cade mountains was one of the
pleasing and interesting stages
of the journey homeward. ano
gives to one something of an
idea of the stupendous task these
tranScontinental lines had on
their hands when making their
way through these western
mountains. The track usually
follows some mountain stream
Or natural opening in the hills
) winding about and around the
mountain side, in places the
track space having to be Gu,
out of the rocky sides of the hill
and skirting precipices severa
hundred feet in depth, the train
in a curve nearly all the time
and sometimes going east, and
again west, and north and south.
plunging through a tunnel here
and across a bridge there. but
, always on the up grade and q
few feet higher than you We're at
, the last turn. This is repeated
mile after mile. with double en-
, gine power necessary to keep the
train moving. But while this
climbing process is going on the
passenger is treated to an ever
, changing panorama of scenic
beauty until the eye becomes
, almost surfeited with the amoun,
and variety of it.
A twenty-four hours stop at
Spokane gave US an opportunity
, to get general view of this
growing city and its great water
power. Mr.. and Mrs John Goar
, formerly of Montevideo, are 10
. Gated here. as is also their son
t who at one time worked in the
t Herald Office Jesse is engaged
/ in establishing lodges of the
, Modern Brotherhood of Ameri
: CA. and is meeting with urpa'