The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
DR.. RAY STARTS TO EUROPE.
Pilger, Neb., April 26.-Special to
Reaches Washington Enroute to For
eiun Lands-Visits Congress.

Washington, ID. c., April l4.-Editor
News: After some strenuous weeks
of vigorous work getting the affairs
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church in shape for an absence of
five months from the United States,
we departed from the beautiful little
city of Norfolk the queen and me-
tropolis of western prairies, for Eu-
ropean tour. Norfolk holds many
pleasant reColleCtions for us because
of the expressive favors and honors
which we have received from her gen.
erous citizens.
The business men are obliging and
accommodating and may be character
lied a very hustling and progressive
bunch of fellows.
Indeed, Norfolk, situated as it is, has
greater possibilities than most of her
people dream of: The location, dis
lance from Omaha and Sioux City, the
river water power, and the many rich
farms, are all great resources to build
Norfolk into a most prosperous COM
mercial center. Then The Norfolk
| Daily News is equipped to give in ad-
vance of all other dailies, the latest
news of all the world.
These things cause us to realize
that we have a city of more than or
binary Importance. In this city we
have made our home for about three
years and have been greatly pleased
to meet and know the many large,
royalty hearted people. AS we left
the station friends bespoke for us a
successful and pleasant journey and
then the tirehorse like a flash car.
ried us across Nebraska, Missouri, IL
linois to Terra Haute, Ind, where
we visited few days with my faith.
er, who has been in i'll health all win
ter, but now somewhat improved.
How glad | was to clasp his hand
again. | also have brother and two
sisters here. On the way to Cincin-
| natl, | stopped at Greencastle for a
Putnam county which has no saloons,
and has the University of De Paw,
which is one of the largest colleges
| of the Methodist church. This college
| is my Alma Mater, from which | re-
ceived my A. B. in 1900. | called on
| Greek, and DR.. A. Stephenson, pro-
fessor of history, and also Charles
Van Cleve, a business man, one of
my fast friends of college days, who
| is a leading deacon in the Baptist
| church, and who drove us over the
| city.
Never since the copper.toed days of
my boyhood have | moved faster for
next we took a frog leap to Hinton,
w. Va, the division point of the G..
| 4 o. railway in which monthly
pay roll of about 100000 is distrib.
uted.
Here We were met by X. w. Erwin
the mayor, and Mrs. Rays father, with
whom she and baby Helen will spend
| the summer.
Hinton is located on the banks of
the New river and amidst the New
River mountains. it is a question how
they farm this land, but farmers told
me that they had TO shoot their corn
! in the ground with a shotgun to
/ make it stick in the soil on the hill,
sides and grow. ! guess they were
right.
| While in Hinton the Anti.Tubercu
! losis league of West Virginia held an
exhibit and gave a course of lectures
Among other things they said that
IS percent of the people have tubercu
losis, but also that 20 percent get
we'll and many never knew that they
had it.
Saying goodbye to my wife and
baby | soon stepped OFF the train in
this wonderful capital city of the
United States. | called on Senator
Burkett and Senator Beveridge of In
diana who has just been endorsed fol
reelection this fall. He is a bright
young man and has great promise
OF some day being president OF the
United States. He furnished me with
an admission card to the senators
reserve gallery for the sessions. AT