The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-16
Letter from Montana

,r4. JlI EVuI IA VI "oi@ IAip an
I'll YOU right now about our
is .o- pilgrimage. We left r oze-
sy morning about 1U o'clock.
g,t returned Saturday after
-. an eight day trip to Lafayette,
"s-, The annual meeting of the
. md Investigators in Poultry
was held at Purdue Univer-
'''l' as had to do all our packing up,
Se45v morning, so our start was
.r.y as we had hoped for. 1t was
sSG5 morning, though rather warm,
5oSed soon after leaving Living
w. cool and shady spot for lunch.
NOT succeed in finding one until
~ we're reaching Hunters Hot
and there we made brief stop,
D '-o, enough to eat our lunch and
~ nv vie a bit. From Hunters or
The Yellowstone Valley was a
" -1ougn pretty drive, and we stop
''u l,,,r at Big Timber for a "cone" for
. si bow and a cool drink for our
y. from Big Timber on to Reed
~ the country looked most prosper
y, m TACT It did all along our route.
s.sr Point we left the Yellowstone
lake a short cut across country to
...,ses. We were warned that the
+rss billy, but an Improvement over
,a Columbus and there up, and a
.s~9f ten miles or more. A ten mile
Was ogr introduction to the road
IL .r. over a rolling country golden
EsaIssr Up hill and down again, up
lawn. yJ be repeated yet again, and
the galley of the Saltwater river,
r-,t marked by a road border of big
=. sme in view, From that point to
;,-osee was only about ten miles and
0s .5und accommodation at "The
T. Hrs 4 room had been reserved
E...tf.re, but there was a shortage of
e. ,-g prOprletresS was in the kitchen,
,i,va Young ladies' of a most literary
|-rq aluj we're very vague as to the
-rec. Of sleep or "eats." Finally, howE
e. Q4 90, an enormous key which ad-
|--s- us to No. II, and we brushed up
g.saed off a bit Of the dirt of the
r. bef5re getting our supper.
rsceyt morning before we started off,
,ng with he garage man disclosed the
/ f1a. Ola Wood Lee had recently
|,.v7 INTO Absarokee from the Piper
In six miles out, so we went around
b. way and made brief door yard call
The former Belfast girl. Absarokee
Z. It's saWr0ns are very pretty and the
h 20 The AXE was most attractive.
|E;@ssed rbe Piper home, in its pretty
|Enf 0 shrubs and flowers, and turn
4lr- headed directly for the noun
H. u and up we went, over coun-
L Iusey settled as to houses, but
|19eeu and cattle in plenty, until we
Hs gate and began a long and
liked -lde through a woods road that
| Gad and out among little lodge pole
/ f. .ua poplars, and larger pines,
zos he swift little Rosebud river. We
g: beg ing to dispair of arriving at
IL lake "a time for the much desired
1se', when an opening in the trees and
|!=ao g open road disclosed some well
|Es TluGS in the distance. We pass
+ 1s .oel and post office and some
pal e..ias along the shore of the lovely
Eae .aAe. surrounded by some of the
l!lfs' aud most rugged of our "Ameri-
Ia Alps At the base of one of the
Ha2.ag. a double row of white tents
a'Fs- Us where the young peoples
|a-p was, and fortunately dinner was
u beng served in the log dining room3
h5 was Sc entranced in watching the
|1y or sixty young folks that he could
a5g eat his meal. After dinner we
FG.0ei to the hotel and got our room
al BOZ had his nap, while his daddy
A'-aIsl Tor an over night hike up into
Y Mountains to Second Lake for trout
|4iis with MI. James, the principal of
U Alsarokee High school. Early the
u DoInlng Bob and l were out on the
ll' porch talking with an elderly man
'ssT laS spent many years here, about
a;1 delight at seeing boats on the lake,
IL sppened to mention that my former
al' was IN Maine. A lady nearby came
.loa Lle porch, saying: 81 am coming
i ~ ana make acquaintance. l came
A9a Maine, myself"
imagine my surprise when she respond
wa ". answer to my question as to what
N N 81 The State-'Waldo countyW l
M IA my home was in Belfast" and she
IN mine was 20 miles away in Unity
j =. @'a conversation she told me she
/, y. ol' to Montana about 80 years ago,
\ !, 'la' her father was the former owner
w, ae Old Unity Fair race track. Her
T r-,' Is ClaTk, and she now lives in Bill
n. was sorry that she was leaving
ill., H. lO'alng with her two daughters, so
Il, 10 further opportunity to talk with
a ~ SSc1oppe got back from his hike
NJ euSH with fine catch of steel head
n, 4Oa1taIn trout-one weighing ten
n, dressed, and started off again
An. Iu'nIng for a four hour hike to
4. 5o. mountain lake, after his talk to
Nj wy, .g al camp this morning, and does
III ' . to be back till late tonight.
biir a4uses himself playing in the sand
ii ID Sle water, and with the ten little
h t5 a'O1I the hotel. The people who
3Ssj,s "' Motel for the association are
d, ala a wonderful carved clock pre-
Ia u, me mantle over the huge fire.
sy,.1 .I5 living room. Just as we were
i. r rs =, 1oSarokee we got message tell
Np,o', 'udJ the rest of our family was
Rt,o w nom Maine, and we expect to
ar =, airy start and meet the afternoon
sh h. Columbus at LOS Friday, and
S. bo OIL by force, if necessary, and
aas-ttIlIle with us-or at least part way
.asg f aiaI night. Bob already has so
Gsr i1', Us saved up to tell Billie and
|s.5s INA Inat | don't know whether or
'tRsg'";l last till they really get here.
n ,sg, Is lovely here and we will hate
aasj y, though they tell US that the
.hlb. folGeS IN here Friday, ana they
slyta 'eang from 20 to rs and we are
Hsebop, po here while there are lever.
" ana W De able to come again some
al1d ~ maybe we will be lucky enough
y Ap ,Sule more Maine people up here
aasehnI, M. P. S.
- ''O Lake, Mont, Aug. Is, 1920.
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