Interesting. I did not know that Terre Haute also had a hotel.....and I've walked the grounds of Terre Haute a lot....lookin' for old stuff....bottles and the like.....mac ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Goeken To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:28 PM Subject: [IADECATU] A COLLECTION of RECOLLECTIONS by LaNelle Cartwright Buckingham CONT. More from: A COLLECTION of RECOLLECTIONS by: LaNelle Cartwright Buckingham 1976 - 1977 A TRAIN TRIP When Wilma and I were about 8 and 9 yrs old, we took a train trip to Davis City to visit our sister Georgia. O. E. Hull, editor of the Leon Reporter was at the Depot, checking the passengers, who got off or on, the train to obtain news for his weekly paper. We proudly told him we were going to Davis City. The only water that could compare with that of the Davis City Reunion water tank was the water from Georgia and Hillery's well. The well was very deep with wooden sides built above the ground and a shingled roof above. Water was drawn from the well by means of two wooden buckets, one fastened to each end of a long chain. THE BALL GAMES A few times, we attended a Ball Game in Charley AKES' pasture south of Leon. We thought this very exciting. All the yelling and screaming when a home run was made! The only players whose names we knew at that time were Clarence and Hillery Osborn and Jim and Roy Butcher. WE have learned the names of others since. ALLERTON One time, after we had a car, our parents took su to visit Mr. & Mrs. Broughton Bracewell at Allerton. Mrs. Bracewell was our Mother's aunt. Our folks did not hesitate to take all eight of us visiting, because we sat down and did not make a cheep, not because we were told to, but perhaps because we were timid. We listened to all the conversation and enjoyed the visits immensely. Unconsciously, we obeyed the old adage, "Children should be seen and not heard". We thought the Bracewell home was a mansion. TERRE HAUTE One of our first trips after we had a car, was the famous trip we took to Terre Haute to see M. & Mrs. Charley Shaffner. My father had worked with Mr. Shaffner in his younger days. The most awe aspiring sight on that trip was 10 or 12 mail boxes in a row at Terre Haute and the rambling old Hotel. DEDICATION of THE COURT HOUSE We attended the dedication of the Leon Court House on July 4, 1908. Later, Himena Hoffman told me to watch the eyes of the painting of Stephen Decatur as you walked up the steps to the third floor. She said the eyes would follow you especially if you were going to be a success in life. CAMP DODGE During World War I, we autoed to Camp Dodge, which was located north of Des Moines. Vere was stationed there. We really had to get up early to make that trip in one day. It could not have been accomplished unless the day was sunny and no chance of rain. The roads were all DIRT. I remember the quaint little villages along the way and the long winding hills. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Copied by Jackie Moore Goeken: A Cartwright Descendant July 24, 2005 ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx