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at Galena, passed over the Rock rivâ€" ' er at a place called ‘Ogee‘s Ferry,‘" says the article. "Seven years later came John Dixon with a government contract to carry mail from Peoria. He bought from Ogee the ferry and his log cabin, which was the first °_ hougerinâ€"what is nowâ€"Dixon. ’n:es’\%c is markedby a bronze tablet. Busiâ€" . M _ ~ moos gnemmeaorr ; Sqmctimes. a hunâ€" 1 La urcaaa a_ .. | 22007 OU° ove? the wonderiul vistas Zachary Taylor and Winfield Seott. | of Rock river. and young Anderson, who was to deâ€"| ourists fend Fort Sumpter. _ And here priâ€"| . _ HosPitable to Tou &3 vate Abraham Lincoln was n_uulurodl tonruqlu.!‘on H‘o‘r:: :"“dh“c;i':b;: .:; ;n“m b"f’“" ‘.:‘p‘u‘ll"i' G"“l:!umfi!f !‘+men! fine hotlis are noted for their sting to ote § TE | cooking. â€"The enthusiastic patron of o% this ie Oe "ist inpaot _-longl (e] one hotel had this to say to me: ‘I Lincoln hishway, touched historically | NN® o 16 to Oregon for Tiy Yare: by Lincoln. e tions. The scenery beats anything "Ten miles north of Dixon is a hunâ€"| W, can find in the Canadian Rockies. dredâ€"acre tract of magnificent trees | rp, people there are wonderful. called ‘The Pines‘ This is an |dul/ There‘s only one drawback. The food spot for tourists who appreciate the | ;, so wonderful that some day, when grandeur and dignity of SU¢h §C@â€" | jinner is announced, someone is goâ€" C go5°, Ton, Thepension brHige| ing to get killed in that rush for the crosses a rocky ravine, filled with dining room.‘" .. â€" giant pines. Cottages are for """ Touring in Illinois where the roads in this buuu(:xl spot, also. are good and where there is no gas Deere‘s First Plow }u,‘ is a joy forever. "The village of Grand Detour soon i nnan en outgrew its neighbor, Dixon. Jolmi Gene ‘Tunney. has si 3 ts 1 A ; gned to fight Peere _bmlt his first plow here in ied for a million dollars, which is more and his plow factory made the town _ > i grow rapidly. It became the ocnterl money than we got for winning the of life for miles around. .A young| World war. Swamps. in winter this meant bitâ€" ter cold for the unsheltered traveler. In summer, there were swollen, imâ€" passable streams, and roads so mudâ€" dy no vehicle could pass over them. Yet that lusty pioneer life went on. Indian traders came and went, and Indian discontent grew, until finally, in the spring of 1832, driven by deâ€" spair and starvation, Blackhawk reâ€" turned to his old Rock river home, and war was declared on him. Build Fort "In front of the little town of Dixâ€" on, on the north side of the river, were built the small fort and blockâ€" house, that were to shelter a group of young soldiers, all fated to play dramatic parts in their country‘s hisâ€" tory. Here was Jeff Davis, and his generalâ€"toâ€"be, Johnston. â€" Here were "To the ruf'not a hundred miles away, Chicago, then a small group of log cabins, struggled valiantly in the mud. Aurora, Grand Detour, and others were all neighbors of this growing Dixon. Between those setâ€" tlements were great prairies and swamps. In winter this meant bitâ€" dred wagony were thereâ€"waiting to be ferried across. ** clers, from Peoria to the lead mines PMEU ET AEUTT CEMC D2CL0UT, We Do you know Illinois? Under the pass, on the Blackhawk trail, scenes heading, "Little Journeys in Minois,"| of surpassing beauty. Here was long the Chicago Motor club is pul > ago, a great difide, through a series of articles in Motor News, which the ricer had cut its way and the magazine of the club, designed to| here are great central rocks, along give Illinois motorists a greater| its side as a result. Here is Prospect knowledge and love of their own Rock, and the famous Castle Rock, state. The first article, written by| and many others. So we pass hunâ€" Marjorie Beem, deals with the Rock | dreds.of beautiful camping sites, and river country. arrive at the town of &:on. "In 1825, the great stream of u-“.’ _ "The founder of Oregon was John Originally Ogee‘s Ferry and Is Now Sought by Artists Beâ€" cause of Beauty ; Early HAS INTERESTING HISTORY THURSDAY, MABCH 3, ABOUT OREGON, LL. Asn‘t This A Sensible View Of Transvortation? Cor. St. Johns & Park Aves. . ‘Tel. 164â€"1603 In Pioneer Days Purnell & Wilson When we own the home we‘d really like to ownâ€"can wear the clothes we‘d really like to wearâ€"have fully provld;:ll for our d:l‘:un's educaâ€" tion and our own ageâ€"then, probably, we can really afford a more expentsive car. Highland Park, Hlinois 21 °C DCDADE: i of surpassing beauty. Here was long b is pul a ago, a great difide, through _ Motor News, which the ricer had cut its way and ib, designed to| here are great central rocks, along ts a greater| its side as a result. Here is Prospect of their own| Rock and the famane Cactla Ra.l "A few steps away, on the Wallace Heckman estate, is the mighty conâ€" crete statue of Blackhawk, designed by Lorado Taft, and presented by him to the city of Oregon. . Blackâ€" hawk, wrapped in his blanket, looks sadly out over the wonderful vistas of Rock river. Lcauty of this spot that she wrote a poem here â€" ‘Ganymede to His Eagle." The famous artists‘ colony, *Eagle‘s Nest,‘ is and interesting place for visitors to see. Hamlin Garland gives an interesting glimpse of this colony in his book, ‘A Daughter of the Midâ€" dle Border.‘ It was here that he wooed and won his wife. Here, on the brow of tall cliffs, are the camps and cottages of all the artists conâ€" nected with Lorado Taft‘s colony. Here, also, is the famous Ganymede Spring, so named because Margaret Fuller was so impressed with the corrment, mas. ar ccova r. woouier ent site of fi was chosen. "Here" er a ipan: of distinguis iSte~~~ m library houses an art gallery that uny city might envy. Here is Loraâ€" do Taft‘s famous group, ‘The Blind,‘ and canvases by such artists as Charles Francis Browne, Ralph Clarkâ€" son, Sorolla, and many others. sn ‘-._, _,v_:‘.:fi ...u-;..-‘c. \.w;::-, met the son of Alexander Hamilton, who was making a preliminary surâ€" vey of the country. Hamilton had beenâ€"all over the Rock river country, "The founder of Oregon was John Phelps, who wanted to found a cfty on a beautiful site. The story is that while canoeing slowly up the river he saw a camp pitched high on the bluff, and finally reaching there he "North from Grrnind"i);hnr. we which the ricer had cut its way and here are great central rocks, along its side as a result. Here is Prospect Rock, and the famous Castle Rock, others have crumbled a as has mtmmmm;-xuwn York after the dances and horseback rides at Grand Detour. â€" Gallant army: pioncers gathered there. Then sudâ€" denly gaiety fled. The railroad chose Dixon instead of Grand Detour. Deere was forced to move his plow factory to Moline. The fine colonial Reaching the girl who lives in thel small town or on isolated farms is | one of the biggest fields ahead of the; Y. W. C. A., in the new president‘s | is teâ€"arouse them toâ€" thinkMÂ¥ ab80t the girls right in their own Fiidst. As for boys something must be done about them! And it isn‘t only men who tell you this. Women voice the same opinion. Being with girls and sharing their point of view and probâ€" lems, is the best recipe for retaining a youthful interest in life." opinion Much is said by the agitators about the class struggle, and it gets pretty fierce between the sophs and the freshmen in the schools and colleges. Girls talk over their problems with her, continued Mrs. Hanna just as if she were another girl. Girls in her opinion, have a frank and square way of looking at questions and facing them in their daily lives. about girls," said Mrs. Hanna. "T smailer the community, the harder had a very delightfu) party on Monâ€" y afternoon. _ Seek Company of Young People â€"boys .mnc.their .needs rather ‘fftan ofâ€"~beps mu.their .needs rather im Incidentaly, Mrs. Hanna‘s election came by vote from convention deleâ€" gates who represented the memberâ€" ship ofâ€"690,000 girls and women, chiefly an, extremely youthful one. "If you are beginning to feel old, get into Y. W. C. A. work. It keeps you thinking in terms of girls instead of old ladies. Moreover, it will keep you abreast of the times and tax all your mental resources." Such is the terse advice of Mrs. John M. Hanna of Dallas, who after the age of fifty dent of the American Y. W. C. A rooms,. The club is very desirious that all their friends attend. Refreshâ€" ments will be served. Tickets may be had at the Y. W. C. A. 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