Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
Tourist Correspondence.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Tp1u TX 1Q11

and IL / do not take the opportunity
to do so today I'll find myself at home
in Canton before l get the letter
written as Bertha and l are now on
our way home.
We left Canton June Sth, on the
2 D. m. eastward bound passenger fol
Chicago and arrived there the next
morning about 8 o'clock. We visited
In the city till Saturday and while
there we saw some very large build
ings. We called at the Marshall Field
Wholesale House and while there we
had the pleasure of talking to Mr.
Pidcoe. In the afternoon of June 9th
we visited Lincoln Park which we
greatly enjoyed. Near the east side OF
the Park we could view the beautiful
waters OF Lake Michigan.
On from Chicago we went to Mia.
CARA Falls which are certainly beauti'
full. The Falls are the grandest of the
world and the different colors dis
played and aver continuous roar Of it's
waters is beyond description without
being seen. 1t Is difficult to decide
which is the most magnificent the
Horseshoe Falls, American Falls OF
the Canadian Falls. The green color
of the Horseshoe Falls is due to its
depth, and Is very beautiful.
If l had the time to write what
Chas. Dickens said of the Falls
would do so for his description of the
same when he first visited the place
is better than | can give. While at
Niagara we met Ed Tooly a brother
of Mrs. Thornton of Canton. and it
seemed good to meet some one we
knew. Our next stop was at Buffalo,
New York, where we mel another
member of the Tooly family, a cousin
of Mrs. Thornton. Our visit with
them was a pleasant one in every re-
spect. While in that city we boarded
a sight seeing a and viewed the
beautiful city, on our trip through
the city we first saw the EllicOtt
square, the largest office building in
Buffalo. The building contains 400, 900
so. IT of floor space. 1t contains 1000
offices and 40 stores. We also saw the
Public Library, many large churches,
the 18th Regiment Armory, then
viewed Lake Erie, Ft. Porter, many
nices Avenues, and passed by the
Wilcox residence where President
Roosevelt took the oath Of Office when
President Mckinley died. On from
there we saw Niagara square a very
pretty place, and here one may e
McKinley's Monument.
After two days visit at Buffalo my
friend Bertha left for Indianapolis,
Indiana, to visit relatives and l left
for Washington, D.. G. to see the
While there / met other re-
latives of the Tooly family, an uncle
of Mrs. Thornton and stayed with
them while In Washington. They
showed me a nice time and my stay
there was certainly a pleasant one.
The Capitol building is a grand
architectural structure. 1t is situated
on Capitol Hill and covers an area Of
81 acres. The dome can be seen for
miles around. The corner stone was
laid by Geo. Washington, Sept. Is, 1893
While / visited this place | met Sen.
Gamble OF S. D., also Geo. Jones Of
Canton who is busily engaged there
as a private secretary. Tie Library
of Congress is another beautiful
structure and covers a larger area
than the capital building, Other
magnificent buildings are the State,
War and Navy Department., Union
Station, Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing Post Ofice, Smithsonian
Institute, Patent Office, Treasury
building and the National Museum.
Another feature of interest Ia
Washington's monument which is a
colossal obelisk of mammoth proper
tion towering majestically above the
National Capitol, which is alike COM
memorative of the Father OF his
country" 1t stands today the loft
lest memorial elevation In the world,
and Is the most imposing and costly
monument aver erected to man. It Is
q memorial to the Hero, the Soldier,
the Patriot, the Statesman, aud q
perpetual tribute of a grateful people
to that great owe shadowing figure
In the nations history.
The monument Is a massive shaft Of
pure white marble and granite, cap
ped by an aluminium pyramid which
makes 1t visible by night as we'll Is
day. The monument Is yer SIS IT
high and looks down upon a city
founded by and named for Washing
ton. II / remember correctly the
base of the monument is IS It 50. and
the total cost was 3l,187, ITO. or this
amount 100000 was raised by In
dividual free will offerings. the re-
mainder was by congressional appro-
1 also had the opportunity
OF visiting Washington's old home at
Mt. Vernon. q beautiful place. This
home is situated on the west bank Of
the Potomac River, Is miles south Of
the city of Washington. This resid-
ence was enlarged by Washington in
l7S6. In construction, It's foundation
walls are Of stone and brick; the
frame work oak. the Sheathing Of