The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-05-25

ed Monday from two weeks visit
with relatives in Whiteside county,
ILL.,, and Saline county, Mo.
Inasmuch as the editor Of this paper
is usually prying into the other fell
lows business, we presume that it
is only fair to our readers to. make
few statements concerning some of
the things we did while away.
We spent couple of days and more
money than we cared to in Chicago.
The writer was born and reared a
hundred miles from Chicago, and has
visited that unholy city quite fire.
quently, but never could get much
enjoyment out of sojourn in that
burg. We presume that living for
more than twenty years out in North
Dakota where there's plenty Of elbow
room and peace and quietude (barring
the usual political storms) has for
ever destroyed any desire we may ever
have had for the white lights. The
noise, the crowding, the smoke, and
the smell of that metropolis got on our
nerves until we were glad after two
days and a night to leave that city
behind.
We must modestly admit that we
did attract some attention even among
the millions there, particularly among
the police, not quite all Of whom have
yet been murdered. Perhaps it was
the big white hat that Jim Huyck sold
us. Didn't see another one like it
in the entire city.
Attended Rotary luncheon in Chi
cago. Here is where Rotary was
born and the Chicago club has nearly
500 members. Forty visitors. that
day, from Oklahoma, Iowa, and
other states. One of the Chicago
Rotarians gave an eloquent address
and tried to make everyone think
that business is better and the way
those fellows down in Chicago Soak
strangers, its no wonder business is
good with them.
Had heard so much about Frank
Bacon and his play, Lightning" that
we risked couple of dollars and
attended the performance in the
Blackstone theatre. Bacon played in
Lightning" for three years in New
York City and is now on his Seth
week in Chicago. He is sixty years
old, doesn't have to make up for his
part and was always considered q
very ordinary actor until he hit upon
this play where he just fits in.
Spent several very ENJOYABLE days
al Cnc UlU AOAIAc LOWHs OeSAAAAe4S hSsaA
which city land was selling for as
years ago. Not much land changing
hands now, and while many lost all
they put into their farms, the farmers
who Are well-to-do are still holding
their property high. Found farming
very backward in Illinois, in fact thru
out the middle west. There was con.
siderable corn to plant and scarcely
any. of it was out of the ground. The
soil was so wet that farmers could not
get into the fields until late.
Northern Illinois is one of the most
beautiful spots on earth, but the man
with ordinary means does not have
i nearly the chance to make money that
\ Ne has in North Dakota. You simply
cannot get fair returns on that high
priced land at present prices, no mat
ter how much crop the land will pro.
duce.
Enroute to Missouri, we spent day
In Springfield, Ill. Visited the Lincoln
home where the Emancipation spent
seventeen years Of his life while prac.
ticing law in Illinois. The house, q
plain old-fashioned wooden structure
with green blinds, was presented tt
the state of Illinois, by Robert Lin.
coin, q son of the martyred president
who still lives. A pleasant middle
aged woman is in charge Of the home
and we were the only visitors at thu
home at the time. The lady is 8
relative Of Lincoln's wife and she ap
peared to take particular pains t.
show US about the premises. Shl
showed MS the room where Lincoll
stood the night he learned that he wa'
49, - kkn Skn<
States. We saw the old sofa where
Lincoln courted his wife and sat. a
the big high desk Lincoln used in hi!
law Office, while we recorded ou1
name.
"A visit to the Lincoln tomb wa
even more interesting. The Lincoll
monument is .situated on quite higl
hill, in beautiful park Of nine acres
One can stand at one end Of the mon
ument and look into the vault beneatl
which lie the remains of our creates
American. A rather massive marbl,
coffin stands in the vault and her,
the remains of Lincoln lay for som,
time. We were informed by the mai
in charge of the tomb that the bod!
Of Lincoln has been inferred seventeen
different times since it was taken t,
Springfield from Washington after tn,
assassination of the President. TIL,
body now lies beneath the vault, a
Z . depth Of fifteen feet, the coffin en-
\ cased in steel with twelve feet of soil,
cencrete on top. There will probabl!
ever again be occasion to disturb
tAe remains. The man in charge, ,
former De Kalb, Ill. newspsperman
informed the writer that the body wa
removed to its present resting plac