Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-02-02

! Billings is located in a beautiful
level wheat country. 1t has one o
the most important little oil fields il
the state. The Yosts live mile from
the oil field. One Of the wells cam,
in while I was there which gives
them two good producing wells.
We drove 90 miles south to Okla
homa City. 1t is a beautiful place
and has oil wells all over it-ever
in the back yards. There is even
one at the front door of the state
capitol We also drove to Eureka
Springs, Ark, over in the Ozark
Mountains. Mrs. Yost had been a
patient at Norman Bakers hospital
and having to go back for re-check,
we drove over there. The hospital is
1000 feet above sea level and 80
miles from the gateway leading on
to the mountain. 1t was a beautiful
mountain drive. Eureka has 62 flow
ing springs of cold mountain water
Norman Baker selected this town
for his hospital on account of these
waters and the fine climate. Carrie
Nation opened the first of these
springs. We saw her old home there
which is now called "Hatchet Hall"
We also saw the first house built in
Eureka Springs. 1t was built with
wooden pins and the lumber was
hauled up the mountain by pack
horses.
Not enough level ground in
Eureka Springs to build a house but
they are built there nevertheless.
One house has II stories and a door
opens out on the ground from each
floor-Belieye it or not.
We spent the night at Eureka
Springs in beautiful, artistic log
ca bin built for tourists = equipped
with lights, gas, bath and kitchen
cite. | enjoyed the drives SO much
and feel that they benefited my
health.
On Sept. 16, we attended the cele-
bration of the opening of Oklahoma
and also of the Cherokees strip in
Perry, Okla. Perry has observed
this day for AZ years. A wonderful
parade of pioneers, Otoe Indians in
full dress with their tom-toms, old
time covered wagons-222 horses
with riders and II bands. After
the parade, they had Indian dances.
Both the men and women joined IN
this and there were judges to select
the best dancers.
We took Kodak pictures of the
Indians dressed in their blankets and
beautiful beaded dresses and moe
casins and decorated with feathers.
This being new to me, / enjoyed it
very much.
The following Sunday, we cele
brated in the Yost home, the birth
days of several of the family, with
mine included. Our hostess served a
bounteous meal, giving us for the
last course a Sitter cake with decora-
tions (and candles) served with ice
cream. The rest of the day we
spent visiting, taking pictures and
enjoying the music.
1uGSG are IIl6 H1OSL
events and places of interest of my
visit in Oklahoma and thus my visit
ended as | left for Great Falls,
NJ Montana, to visit Catherine Macklem
Schwartz. Great Falls has a pop
ulation of 10000 1t is located on
the Missouri River and is surround
I'd by mountains The smelter at
Great Falls employs more than 700
nen working full capacity. The
wire mill on Smelter Hill employs
several hundred men; these places
work day and night shifts, and the
,nly industry of that place. The
Big Stack, Anaconda Copper Mining
Co., is a large chimney sos feet in
leight; 10000 tons of brick were
lsed in it's construction. 1t weighs
100000 pounds.
The Washington Monument which
s SO feet square at the bottom and
20 feet square at the top, could be
set inside this chimney withou;
.ouching any wall, and there would
still be room between the walls OF
he chimney and the monument to
irive a span of horses from top to
,cttom. The chimney is constructed
@ stand a wind of 120 miles an