Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 283, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1912 — J. A. ALTER MADE FINE EASTERN TRIP [ARTICLE]

J. A. ALTER MADE FINE EASTERN TRIP

While On Fishing Trip in Lanneli a 'Storm Came Up and Coast Liner Came to Reseue. John J. A. Alter returned to the home of his father, Lewis S. Alter, of Carpenter township, last week, after being gone eleven months in the east. He was in every state from Maine to Virginia except Rhode sland. He saw nearly all the points of interest, especially around New York, such as Oyster Bay, Coney Island, Bdldoe’s Island, and climbed to the top of the Goddess of Liberty, dug for clams, tonged for oysters, fished for crabs, etc. Went out in a fishing boat, run by gasoline and sail for three days. Did not catch much except a few flounders ?ud snappers, apd three sharks, 4 feet long. The third day the weather got rough and they started back for land. A large coast liner overtook .them, threw them a line, which was made fast to the bow of their boat and hoisted on board. The three occupants of the boat took -to the water os the waves were about twenty feet high and the boat rolled and swung dangerously. After the boat was on board a line was thrown to .the fishers in the water, and soon all were safely on board and a few hours later 1 were safely on land again. Went out on a revenue cutter to Leper’s Island, where all cases of leprosy are banished. He worked awhile as fireman on the big 1 freight engines over the mountains from Pennsylvania to Maine. Went on steamer down the Hudson river. Worked in a cann tng factory at Baltimore. Brought home some nice pear,s that were worth live cents a bushel there in the onelistrd, or sixteen ceffts a bushel delivered at the factory. Pears are not high living there. At Washington he visited many places of interest. Was at top of Washington’s monument, visited Mt. Vernon, Alexandria, Arlington Heights and many other places. Two months before 'he went east he took a triD to the west as far as the Black Hills of South Dakota, stopping several days with his brother, Lewis F. Alter, in northwestern Nebraska. In Franklin, Pa., :he made the ac-i! a sister of the famous 1 '; John D. Rockefellow, a nice charitable' old lady. He 'has cousins in Pennsylvania and New York City. Wihile atjj Baltimore he called on Joseph Amel-fc ing, a former Newton county re-si-' dent. If he could sell out at a fair pricei ; he would probably return to Indiana.. like most other Hoosiers who have/] traveled far to find a better placethan Indiana and came back disappointed. Johu lost his vote for president, but said politics were very quiet. Considerable betting the last two or three days of the campaign.