The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-03-19
FROM FAR OFF OREGON
Former Resident of Somerset County
Writes Of Her Journey Thither and
Her Present Home
Myrtle Point, Oregon.


Nov. %. 1913
Thinking that perhaps some of the
many friends that l have known il
the good old Town of Skowhegan
would like to know something about
the place where l am now residing,
know of no better way to inform them
than through the columns of the In,
dependent Reporter and to each and
all | extend my hand across the con,
tlnent and say halloo.
/ AS many of you know, after the
death of my husband, Edwin Drawn,
which broke up the home where | had
lived for nearly forty four years, my
brother, II. b. Stewart of Myrtle Point,
Oregon, whom | had not met for near
] ly AZ years asked me to come to him
When | received the invitation TO take
my little girl and make a journey OF
three thousand miles, it seemed to be
great undertaking. But | at last
decided | could not do any better and
so ON the ninth day of October 1912 at
ABS a m. we took the train at Show
hogan and started for Myrtle Point,
Oregon.
We reached Portland, Maine, a
about eight a. m. There we were met
by a gentleman who had made up
party of tourists. nearly all bound for
California. We were with them as
far as Chicago. After we left the
tourist | was fortunate in falling in
with some one going my way and SO
we had no trouble.
Our journey was very pleasant as
there were many things to be seen
nearly all the way could only just
sit and gaze and wonder at the won.
derful things that were to be seen.
But when we came to the Columbia
River everything was just grand
| Words fail me to describe the beauty
| and the grandure that is to be found
along this river. We reached Port
! land, Oregon, October 49, There We
changed cars and came to Roseburg
! There my brother met us and took us
! to a hotel where he at once procured
a room for us and we could once more
remove our clothing and get into a
comfortable bed.
1t was really a luxury as we were
very tired. l don't think l really ever
knew how to fully appreciate a good
bed until then. We slept until it was
we'll into the morning then we took a
good lot of time Kidding ourselves OF
the grim and dirt of our journey for
one can not travel without getting
both dirty and grimmy as the car
seats are full of black dust.
After we had made ourselves pre-.
sentable my brother came and took
US down to breakfast and | think we
did Justice to the food as it was the
first good meal we had seen since We
ate at the home of my brother, A. f
Bickford on the morning OF our de-
parture from Skowhegan.
In the afternoon brother Henry (fol
Henry is his name), went out an6
hired an automobile and took us to
the Soldiers Home and then went
farther out into the rural section then
came back and we rode through the
most noted part OF the city, he point
ing out and telling about the owners
of the different places which was very
= interesting On the morning OF the
18th we left Roseburg in an automo-
bile as much of the carrying OF pas
sengers is done with these cars. We
rode quite a distance in that way
Then we had to change and take a
stage which is drawn by four horses
from this stopping place. We had moi
gone very far when we came to a road
through a canyon and such a road
mud, slush, rocks, holes.
mud, slush, rocks. holes. After time
we reached Rock Greek here we took
, dinner after which, we again took ar
i, auto and started for Myrtle Point
reaching here at about p. m, and
glad that our journey was at an end