The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
n Trip to North Dakota.

had reached it's highest limit We
were glowing with the glad anticipa-
! ton of seeing home folks, comming-
! led with sweet dreams of the pleas
ant visit we would have in Dakota.
! After an hours wait in BroadvieW
we boarded the Great Northern at 5
p. m. for the Sugar City, Billings,
and after a short stop there changed
cars and hied on the Northern Pacif-
ic for Forsythe, the county seat Of
Rosebud county The city looked
beautiful as the electric lights were
turned on, as there had been light
snow fall the night before. Leaving
Forsythe we wendell our way north
eastward and the next stop was at
Miles City. Here horses are pur-
chased and bred for the cavalry and
field artillery. The greatest horse
market in the world is at Miles City,
where each month very successful
sales are held for the purchase OF
all kinds of horses to be shipped to
! all sections of the United States and
Europe. After leaving Miles City we
took a northeastern route up the
Yellowstone river to Terry. Here we
had to transfer from the Northern
Pacific to the Milwaukee. A little
incident happened we will always re-
member. AS we stepped in the de-
pot to find out about the connections,
there was a big burly fellow came
up and said Il will show you over to
the Milwaukee depot" We felt just
little shaky in the darkness, but
kept our nerves and by the talk we
put up, he told us he was the mar
shall. But I'll always doubt it, for
he wore no star. We intended going
right through, but found our train
was four hours late, so that throwed
us in Bowman on schedule time and
we will never forget our first glimpse
OF the Bad Lands.
We had just breakfasted and went
out on the street and met Dave NC
Cutchan and Bryan, and out to the
ranch we went, and to say we gave
the folks a complete surprise, ex-
presses it mildly. Saturday being an
ideal day, Mrs. McCutchan and
chaperoned by Mr.. Blake, manager
of the Amidon Land Co., took JOY
ride to New England. This is thriv-
ing town on the Milwaukee. After
taking in few of the places that in
terested us most, l noticed the town
had electric lights, telephone system
and seven grain elevators. 1t is
astonishing to see the grain wagons
lined up at the elevators and to see
| the amount of grain handled there.
On the following Sunday gathering
of interest was the reunion OF the
Gore family, held at the home of Roy
Gore. All the children being pres
ent except Mrs. M. l.. Cozad Of Stras-
burg, Colorado. Following the din
ner hour the afternoon was spent IN
visiting and music. Roy has good
stock farm and has a fine start OF
cattle and horses.
! Mrs. McCutchan and I spent very
pheasant afternoon visiting the Ami
don school before it closed for the
HOLIDAYS. We found Miss Wilson to
be a live wire and striving hard to
make the school such that Slope
county should be proud Of. Amldon
lis the county seat of Slope county. 1t
| is a beautiful town site and is grow
ing rapidly. The only drawback is
they have no railroad through the
town yet. The line has been propos-
ed and there is talk of it going
through this year. Dave McCutchan
| is a great booster for the town. ne
has a fine homestead and has a part
of it laid off in town lots. He is a
breeder of Poland China hogs and
has the finest bunch of young Per-
cheron horses we saw while in Da-
kota, and has nice bunch OF cattle
also.
We would have enjoyed every min
| 1,o Il hlQn
for the serious illness OF my sister,
Mrs. J. NJ. Osborn, who is still lying
very low in the hospital in Billings,
with only a faint hope of her recov-
cry.
Christmas Day at McCutchan's.
On this Christmas morn we were
happy and gay,
For at D. M. McCutchan's we'll spend
the day.
Mrs. P. l.. Norton and daughter-in-
law too, son Emmett and father
Gore too.
There was Bryan also and lady Bea,
And in the front room Christmas
tree
Oh! yes, there was one more pres
ent on this beautiful morn,
Twas Roy and happier man ne er
was born.
'Tis now 1880 and all hustle and
scurry.
We are bound for McCutchan's and
that in hurry.
But there was one Of our number we
sadly missed.
Twas sister Bird, whom you might
we'll guess.
Dinner announced, the guests sal
down. 0.
Noticed the new silverware shining
around.
Next came jolly Dave and his merr.
wife and children to the number
of five,
They filled up the room with thei1
hustle and noise.
You sure would know they all were
alive.
Twas turkey dinner, oyster dress
ing SO brown,
And everyone there had gathered
round.
There was chicken and gravy and al
kinds Of pies, too.