Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-07-06
LOCAL FAMILY
ARRIVE AT tt i.
JOURNEYS ). !: d
Travel In Dodge IS aObile
From Baraboo to =T water,
Montana, To Visit Son
EXPERIENCE GOOD ROADS
AND ALSO BAD ONES
Spend Night In Tourists Camping
Grounds Along the Way---En-
JOY Trip

The following letter has been re-
ceived at this ofiIe from the Wilber
CahoOn family who went by auto to
Clearwater Montana, to visit SON,
Lee. The Baraboo folks left June 7th
and report a pleasant journey.
Granddaughter Born
When We arrived at the home Of
our son Lee md family we found
we had lost In cur race with the stork
and a fine 9 "a pound granddaughter
had arrived about the time we start
cd, June 7th. We also received the
letter from the News wishing us to
write a letter about our trip.
II would be hard to write it all
but will give you some idea OF the
Journey. Mr.. Cahoon, myself, son
Ora and airedale dog Ruff were in
cluded in the occupants of the Dodge
car. We went through some fine
roads, mostly paved ones. We camp
ed the first night In Galesville. Ad-
miral Simms Of the Spanish American
war resided there. We had a Chau-
tauqua sign on the rear Of our car
and II was not long before Harry
Sturdevant and family were with us
and also Ben Sturdevant. We had
fine visit with these Baraboo folks.
Found New Cabin
Wednesday we travelled through
Minnesota and passed through Roch-
ester We camped at Fairfax, Mimi,
after {. heavy rain but were fortunte
in finding a new cabin which had
been finished the day before. Thurs
day was rainy and cooler. We met
some good roads and also some bad
ones. We took the Yellowstone trail
at Hector and left the good roads
behind. Minnesota is a great deal
like Wisconsin in the eastern part
but becomes more rolling and hilly
further west. The beautiful trees OF
Wisconsin are minus In Minnesota,
We passed many beautiful farm
houses almost hidden by the swamp
OF trees, which must have been plant
ed as windbreaks. Many of the school
houses are left open for campers and
in some districts signs are put up TO
keep out of them. We always kept
going until we came to a camp
There Is always a great difference
in these
Stranger Know Baraboo Folks
At Granite Falls we met a family
from Usage. Iowa, who knew some
former Baraboo folks that were rela-
tives OF Albert Wichern. We drove
passed yellow fields of wild mustard
and quack grass. We passed into Da-
kOta and camped at Andover June
9th. We drove through Gumbo and
the road were very slippery. Large
cars were tied up at various camps
waiting for sunshine. We crossed the
ferry at Mowbridge over the dirty
Missouri river. To Mclaughlin we
found very steep hills and the camp.
ing grounds full of big cars that did
not dare to venture over the roads in
the wet condition. The campers
thought we were foolish TO start out
but seeing we had a Dodge thought
we might get through. We met a man
at Mclaughlin who formerly resided
in MaZomanie. he is dentist and
cow liy's in Lemon, =. d.
Cav Sod Shanties
We did H. meet anyone on the
road from the above town and camp
ed all night 81 Hcttirger S. ID. We
wen; through son's bah mud holes.
many cars had to be pulled out OF
the places. Baker, Montana, had the
finest camping grounds we struck in
our travels. We travelled through the
bad lands which are a fine sight,
with such queer formations of rock.
Saw lot OF sod shanties and shacks
which made us think L was a mighty
poor country. We met young man
from Cooper, S. D., who asked US If
We knew Hazel Foster who had Wis
tied an aunt there. The woman was
Mrs. Glen Hill, near neighbor OF
ours. At Miles City we stopped for
short time and then went on to
Billings, Montana. where we stopped
to eat lunch. A rancher told us that
95 per cent OF the farmers in Mon
tana had to move out because they
have had no crops for four years.
Last year the grasshoppers ate ev-
erything. Mr.. Cahcon suggested they
ought to raise turkeys and the ranch
er stated one man did have GOO but
in his instance the turkeys ate the