Sept 15 1893
This was all upon canvass not 30 feet from our Eyes
we had the same view with the Burning of Chicago
also the representation of the Burning Mountain or crator
of Kilauea they were all vary Natural and splendid
views I ought to have stated before speaking of the
Evening work that at 2 oclok PM. We were
called upon by Councillor Boyle & Mr Beatie with
a fine carriage & took us with Bishop Clawson
to the Chicago Stock yards which was truly a
great sight to see the Expiditious manner in which
the cattle, hogs, sheep & calves were slaughtered it
was wonderful what an amount was slaughtered
in a Day
~ Saturday
16 I spent most of the day in my room the
children went to the fair & Emma visited the
Cruscifixon the Burning of Chicago & other things
I paid my Bill $62 for Board & Room. We went
in the Evening to our car the Pickwick to start
upon our Journey home by the Rock Island route
we started about 11 oclok I did not sleep during the night
~ Sunday
17 Sunday we traveled in sight of Many thousands of
Acres of corn in the state of Ioway it is a great state
for corn the Ioway State House in the fair was in a
great measure composed of corn in the Ear it was
a sight to see it we passed Council Bluffs on the
Banks of the MO River we stop a short time
in Omahaw a few miles from Council Bluffs
Sept 15 1893
This was all upon canvass not 30 feet from our Eyes
we had the same view with the Burning of Chicago
also the representation of the Burning Mountain or crator
of Kilauea they were all vary Natural and splendid
views I ought to have stated before speaking of the
Evening work that at 2 oclok PM. We were
called upon by Councillor Boyle & Mr Beatie with
a fine carriage & took us with Bishop Clawson
to the Chicago Stock yards which was truly a
great sight to see the Expiditious manner in which
the cattle, hogs, sheep & calves were slaughtered it
was wonderful what an amount was slaughtered
in a Day
~ Saturday
16 I spent most of the day in my room the
children went to the fair & Emma visited the
Crucifixon the Burning of Chicago & other things
I paid my Bill $62 for Board & Room. We went
in the Evening to our car the Pickwick to start
upon our Journey home by the Rock Island route
we started about 11 oclok I did not sleep during the night
~ Sunday
17 Sunday we traveled in sight of Many thousands of
Acres of corn in the state of Ioway it is a great state
for corn the Ioway State House in the fair was in a
great measure composed of corn in the Ear it was
a sight to see it we passed Council Bluffs on the
Banks of the MO River we stop a short time
in Omahaw a few miles from Council Bluffs
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