Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-08
INTERESTING NOTES
ON WESTERN TRIP
E. N. Lee Meets Many old Friends,
Former Residents of Ham
ilton County.

Editors Freeman-Tribune: If you
think your readers would like to
hear from a few of those who have
wandered from THE Land of Corn
and Cattle" these notes Of a late
trip are at your service.
After leaving Kansas City in De-
cember last, the first met OF these
strayed-away Iowans, was William
Spainhower who made the run" for
quarter-sectiOn at the opening OF
Oklahoma. One of the elected River
Land Settlers, he thought to try his
fortune where peaches and melons,
kaffir corn and cotton do grow, and
more than twenty years ago "staked
his claim where he now lives, near
Watonga Beautiful pines stand
near his door and along the west
side of his farm form the finest row
ever saw.
Wife and daughter found Mrs. E.
r. Rising at her home in oklahoma
City. The family moved here from
Des Moines and here Mr.. Rising died
a few months ago after much suffer-
ing. The youngest daughter, Miss
Ruth, is with her mother and has
an excellent position in the city pub
lie schools
I'd Ia Of
whom I inquired knew Harry Bond,
but all did know Dr. Bond. | was a
guest at his home and was kept
quite busy telling of the changes
since he left Homer. Together We
called at the Office of Capt Haight,
formerly of Jewell, who makes Quit
legal papers and expounds the law
as justice of the peace.
On to the prairie plains of New
Mexico, at the typical southwestern
town Of San Jon pronounced San
Honey we were entertained with
true frontier hospitality by Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Fowler who are publish
ing The Quay County Times (pro-
gressive), holding down a claim"
and doing little land business on |
the side. A fall of snow, welcome to
the settlers. did not allow us a wish
ed for visit to their ranch.
Randall readers will remember
Jens Clausen, the cattle breeder and
dairyman of days gone by. Stopping |
among the wheat fields of Oklahoma
long enough to buy a farm or two. !
he came on to where winter is
spring and firewood is sold by the
sackful. Striking Ontario in the
early morning after a week of plains
and desert, it seemed place of Won
derful beauty. A great fruit ranch
it is, with loveliest homes set in the
bright green and gold of orange
groves, then at their best, for it was
Just before the freeze. Here a little
off broad avenue shaded by four
rows of tall palms and pepper trees
which stretches miles away to the
foothills, the like of which, being
an untraVelled tourist, had not
dreamed could be found in all Amer
lea, stands the home of the Clausen
family, oranges to right Of them,
oranges to left of them, oranges in
front of them, more than six hum
dred-and behind them, too Aside
from the part on which the dwelling
stands the Clauscn orange grove cost
when values were less than now.
Both Mrs. Clausen and her son Roy,
a graduate of the University of Cali
fornia. now teaching there while
taking some postgraduate studies,
cast their first vote last fall, and l
hope it is not in bad taste to men
ton that the family went for Teddy
Other Iowa friends lined up unde-
the same banner. though | think
should except Editor Elvin i.
Young, whom | met at his post in
the editorial rooms of the Kansas
City Journal, one of the best and
strongest Republican papers in the
Central West. In former days pen
ell pusher on Webster City papers :
he has been for some years connect
ed with that sheet. AS | under
stand that he is editor of the week
ly issue and is also in charge Of a
in the daily, it is to be
that he stands with the
''Old Guard"
At Pasadena we met Mrs. NJ. f.
Hyde, who, though not well, is in
better health than when she left
Webster City four years ago. She
has a pleasant home with her son,
Willet Smith, high school profess
sor, whom some of the Webster City
will ramambar aS he often