The Greeley tribune., 1907-06-20
COMMERCIAL CLUB OVERFED
AT HIGHLANDLAKE
Pleasant Trip Over Hill and Dale
In Automobiles to County's
Coming Summer Re-
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clety, Will VIZ" W pui'Hi"s "p
, that pleasant place, and the other
day they extended an invitation to
the Greeley Commercial club to come
over and spend the day with them.
"Wednesday morning, June l3, about
forty members of the club left Gree
lev in ten automobiles. headed for
the west side of the county. The
day was ideal and the route taken,
up through the Godfrey Bottoms,
past the twin bridges, thence via the
little village of Hillsboro. gave a
thoroughly enjoyable ride and dis
closed an entirely unfamiliar district
to many of the visitors. Grain and
beet fields whizzed by at almost ex-
press train speed in places and the
whole country looks pretty prosper.
Gus. From Hillsboro west the
country Is somewhat broken, making
a pleasing landscape but rather hard
pulling Ior team or 'chug" wagon,
and it was from here to the lake
that good deal of the trouble came
in for the autos. With an occasional
lift from fellow traveller, however,
the last load arrived at the lake at
about noon, actual running time be-
ing little over two hours for those
who did not encounter trouble. AT
the lake the visitors were met under
the trees on the spacious lawn of the
Rufus Mead home where Rev. d. a.
Strong on behalf of the Improvement
society rendered them the freedom Ct
the city, the country, the lake and
its tinuy Inhabitants. The ladies of
the party were directed across the
street to the pleasant home Of r. S.
True, which had been thrown open
for their comfort. After hosts and
visitors had enjoyed bit of chat,
dinner was called and hungry
bunch Of Greeleyites crowded around
two long tables in two rooms of the
Mead home to such spread as most
of them hadn't seen in many a day.
Only lot of farmers better
halves could get up such dinner
as was served that day. No hotel
chef at high salary could dish up
things so they'd taste like the com.
pany dinners we had when we were
boys on the farm back home. :"
, To say that tue visitors enjoyed 1t
: 1t was putting it mildly. Harry
Watson got filled up and it was a
!; matter of regret that Chris Rugh was
not present. A box of lunch was
Y put up and sent to him up at Zim
merman's, however.
!, After everybody had slowed away
enough food to last an ordinary man
J. week Representative Watson and
s Senator Clayton each made few
8 happy remarks and adjournment was
:, had to the lawn and the lake shore
r where visiting was continued by
8 some, while others tried the boats
and the fishing.
q Highlandlake wants to get on the
4 new Greeley electric line that is 60.
a ing to connect all parts of the county
r with the county seat and with Dem
yer and this was the real object of
the invitation. Several members
{ OF the club who are financially IN
terested in the new road were In the
/. party and the matter was gone into
quite deeply by representatives of
both parties. When this road is
built an hour will bring our western
. neighbors to the county seat and the
same time Will put our owD people
alongside of one of the prettiest little
lakes outside of the mountains and
both peoples will be benefited in
more ways than one by the rapid
? transit.
s After the hostesses had dined they
were loaded into the visitors auto
mobiles and given qiuck trip over
their home country, returning to the
a lake In time to make the start for
Greeley at O'Clock or soon after.
The automobilists had so much
trouble with their machines that
more than one would have swapped
II his buzz wagon for for good, gentle
old plow horse If the chance had
offered. There are some fearful
mud holes between HilIsboro and
# Hfghlandlake, some of them nearly
up to mans neck, and no way to
get around them. When Dan St1obl
finishes his really good work of stone
Z sypnoning every ditch that crosses a
b road, nearly all Of these will disap.
g pear. Owners of autos on this trip
have decided to prepare a swear
book for similar occasions which
VIII Indicate the proper language
9 suitable for the various troubles that
oeset his machine. Kodak pictures
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