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Show Long Overland Journey. A strenuous overland Journey has Just boon comploted by Mrs. Sarah Conner and her four small children, who, after a trip in a dilapidated bug gy of 900 miles, hnve arrived at Wheeler, S. D., their destination. Mrs Conner nnd her children commenced tholr Journoy at Mooso Jaw, Canada, following tho death of her husband, who left them In a destitute condl tlon, Their nearest rotative resided at Whoelor, In South Dakota. A spaii of ponies woro hitched to a slnglo seated top buggy, which contained the .Tlother nnd her four children, ono it girl of eleven, n boy of nine. trlrl ' seven and a baby of olphtee.),.,. In tho old buggy were i.utiU tbo world ly possessions ot tho family, The Journoy rciulrcd six weeks' time Somo dayb they were unable to travel more than flfteon miles, Tho two old er children, nnd part of tbo tlmo three of thorn, walked while the moth er drove. Tbo ponies had only such grazing as they could tlnd along the road and woro without grain the en tire trip. Thoy were nearly exhaust ed at Iho end of tho Journey. |