The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-06
HAVING A GOOD TIME
The Colorado Excursion Party are
Having a Splendid Time--A Let
ter from One of the Party.
Denver, Iowa, July 26, 1903.

Denver, Iowa, July 26, 1903.
EDITOR REPORTER: Perhaps a de-
scription Of our Colorado trip light be of
interest to the readers of The REPORTER
so will give short account of it.
The party left Leon Wednesday, July
%, at $3.50 p. M, composed of Mr..
Kctcham and son Willie, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Bowshcr and son Port, Mrs. Lew
Young, Mrs. Smith and little daughter
| Margaret, Mrs. Chastine and son Will,
/ Mrs. Phil DERRICK, Mrs. Verta Curry,
Mrs. Pearson and daughter, of Eagle
/ Vile, Mo-, Miss Clora Marick, of Line
vile, Mo-, and Miss Eva Dye, of Wood
/ land and were joined by Mrs. Fred
Waight, of Charlton, and later on by
Miss Nina DERRICK, former Decatur
county,girl but now Of Hastings, Neb.
Our trip through Iowa being in the
night nothing of interest occurred until
Thursday morning when we crossed the
Big Muddy just at daybreak and after
leaving the bluffs we were soon vending
our way through the beautiful farming
section Of eastern Nebraska, it being
dotted with fine homes, large fields of
waving corn and immense crops of small
grain already harvested and ready for
the thresher, while in the central part
Of the state the crops We're badly injur-
ell by the drouth and hot winds. In
\ western Nebraska we were much sur
/ prised to see a number of nice homes
and fine fields Of corn where only few
the buffalo, coyote and rack jabbit roam
ep rnmolested. Passing through the
plains of eastern Colorado there was
not much of interest to be seen, now
and then we passed large cattle ranch
and on it a shanty where perhaps the
only occupants lonely old bachelor, liv-
ing the life of a hermit. Thursday after
noon being hot and dusty the members
of the party were tired and sleepy but
were kept awake and highly entertained
by Willie Ketcham and Port Bowsher.
hiding each others hats, tumbling over
the seats, one Of them landing square in
Mrs. Cl1astains dinner basket and
finally ended up in Port throwing
Wiflies best coat out of the window
Mr.. Bowsher remarked that he was sur
prised that the boy did not go out in
stead Of the coat. AT $50 p. m. we arriv.
ed at Denver and We're met there by Mrs
Merg Brown, of Delta, Colo, one of De
, catur county school teachers and we'll
known by many readers of THE REPORTER
The same evening was spent al
Glitch Gardens and the next morning
I we being refreshed by good night:
rest we spent the forenoon seeing Den
ver.' Trolley cars attended by guide
E ed sections of particular interest Of thu
d city. Will speak of a few of the man,
important places. Brown Palace Hote
;, built at a cost Of 100000 and bein,
l one of the finest and costliest in TIL
It state. Trinity M. e. church,a magnificen
0 structure, contains pipe organ whlc
n cost 100000. New U. S. coinage mini
:. Whittier school,etc.
:. Friday afternoon we were kept at on
d rooms by rain storm, hail, thunder an
J. lightning such as we have in Iowa an
re something very unusual for this part c
% Colorado. Saturday July Is we mad
in the famous Georgetown Loop trip. {
Or the many beautiful trips in Colorado an
" one long to be remembered by the tou
m lists to Idaho Springs and over the Loo
ne The Loup is a section of tracks nef
" Silver Plume where the train twistin
= turning and continually winding arour
IT. a succession of curves describes col
OK plete circle within distance Of mi
in climbing up a steep mountain sid
Many of the tourists in this part
. Colorado make this wonderful tr
through Clear Creek canon and over tt
u Loop. To one unacquainted with tt
section, a description might be of inte
ssH est, because of the narrow gorges al
use use short curves in the canon. The railro;
. IN was built narrow guage. Boarding Il
g. Colorado & Southern train in the De
q, yer union depot the train takes you