Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-09-10

the Olympic and Cascade Mountains in-a
Guiding Mount Tacoma 81 In Seattle
they call this grand show-covered noun.
tain Mount Rainier, but in Tacoma it
would be sacrilege to call it by any
other name than cunt Tacoma. IL
was a great disapp ointment to US, es-.
peciall to Edith, that neither at Seattle
nor Tacoma were we able to get view
Of the famous mountain owing to the
haze ana smoke from forest fires that
,constant1 lowered over the snOW-c0v-
cred summit. But we had seen it. clear
" on a former trip. There are many
things worth seeing in Tacoma and vi
scinity, but we had to cut short our visit
boarded a street car with a view Of
seeing something Of the city,. After
riding long distance way out into the
country We told the conductor we were
merely out sightseeing. He advised us.
then to stop right there and look over
the grounds OF the State Insane Asylum
until the car returned as there was
there 4.
3. 3. Weleft Tacoma for Portland, Oregon,
on Wednesday, July 50, at "a ::335 .. M,
and arriyetsm that city at about 5 p. M
After registering at a hotel, we started
out to call on our old Warren friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. F e. Nelson. Warren
people will remember Mr.. Nelson was,
for number Of years, engaged In the
tailoring business in the city and that
.prietor of Park Hotel ut Oslo: Mrs.
Nelson is the eldest daughter of Mr.. G.
j. j ohnso one of Warren's early pio
neers, and has grown up from small
girl to womanhood IN this city. We
found these friends without difficulty.
and were very glad. indeed to see them.
They. would not for a moment consent
to our staying at the hotel, but insisted
that we make our. home with them
while viewing the many points Of inter-
est In the city and its enyirons. And
not only We're we to enjoy their. kind
hospitality. but they had also planned
several very enjoyable sightseeing
stOnrs for us during our stay. Il ssa
on the following day. July 81, We
looked over the great business and in.
.dustrial district which is located on the
west side Of the Willamette river, MIS-.
Nelson acting as our escort We had
Visited the city % years ago. when it
had q popula ton of about sc, 900, but
We did not recognize "a single street or
building which was in existence at that
time. So rapid has been the growth of
American cities, especially in the west,
that they are practically made over
every decade or two. The two and three
story structures have given place to
massive skysscrapers Of 8, 10, - or
more stories and the frequency with
which one has to dodge pedestrians,
|streetcars and automobiles in crossing
a street. reminds us that we are living
In swift age and also that we now
are in q busy, 5bustling city Of the first
class. The Custom House and the Post
Office, each occupy ing an entire city
block, the City Hall, County Court
House, Public Library, Masonic Tenn
tple, Museum Of Art, The Portland Hotel
and The. Benson Hotel, the Weinhard,
Meier e Frank, Dekum, Worcester and
Northwestern National Bank buildings,
are all noteworthy edif1ces. We went
Into the Northwestern National Bank
Ito get an inside view OF a, great finan.
Icial Institution, and Ia passing thru We
saw an army Of clerks and officials
leach busy at his window or desk Id ct.
tending to the business Of the day. But
who IS that young man we see at one
wind lowe opening, waiting on q custom
Ter On the outside? Why IT is none Other
than =. Nelson, q Warren boy, grad
nate 81 the Warren High School Glass
Of and later off Tar Col
llegeg sson off Mr.. and (rs. ~. B. Mel
lson, pioneer residents 81 aiTen Yes
to be sure this boy whom we had seer
Hundreds of times tod ding to school q
lscampering along on our streets,,is nov
Ihelping to run one of the Big bankin,
SIhouses Of the country. OF course u,
Iedged up to the window and extendeS
our hand In friendly greeting Thel
followed u moments chat about thing
4 back home, until another customer5ap
Ipeared and we withdrew bidding MI
Nelson dieu. After supper MI. an.
4 Mrs Nelson took US In their automobile
y ! Ito Vancouver, Wash, on the north sid
lot the Columbia river, about seven mile
north q Portland where We were Z
sEyisit n. and Mrs. Albert Lupd q