The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-25
rebalasted and ballasting is now in
progress on the Cairo branch
CA|R0|TE HAD TROUBLE
Memphis Paper Tells About Alderman
Mcdaniel and His Party During
Recent Visit There.

The following story concerning the
Cairo party who ran to Memphis by
auto recently is from the Memphis
Scimitar, the production of John Rec
tor Jr., who is on the staff OF that
paper;
Being stuck in the mud for hours.
walking four miles after team Of
horses, shooting venturesome pan
Their and being nearly arrested as
supposed thief, were just a few of
the many out-of-the-ordinary things
which happened to Leo Mcdaniel and
Gus Osterloh when they drove through
from Cairo, ILL.,, to Memphis. in the
formers auto, to attend the races and
help welcome the Glidden tourists last
Friday.
The trip itself was unusual. for the
PAP miles was accomplished in IA
hours and 20 minutes acutal running
time, and over roads that neither
autoists had seen before, and part
Of which no motor had ever travelled,
$50 far as could be learned
Crossing the river at Cairo, on a
ferry, and narrowly escaping a plunge
into the Mississippi, the autoists made
it to Union City in three hours, and
from there went to Dyersburg, thence
to Brownsville and into Memphis.
Sticks in Mud.
II was in the Obion bottoms where
Mcdaniel and Osterloh had expert
ences which made them wish that
autos had never been invented For
miles and miles the road was soft.
marshy, stick mud, heaped up from
either side Of a swamp and where, &C.
cording to their story 100000 bull
frogs croaked 50 loud that the chug
of the engine could not be heard"
when we finally stalled" said Os-
terloh, "it was O'Clock in the morn
ing and the nearest farm house was
four miles back did not want to
walk it and neither did Mack, but one
of us had to, so we struck a match
and fiipped coin. | lost and as long
as | live I'll never forget tramping
those four miles.
Lights Go Out.
but in the meantime, Mcdaniel
who is member Of the Cairo city
council, was having troubles OF his
own. The water in the gas tank leak
ed out and SO did the lights. While
he was trying to scoop some water out
Of ditch he got the scare Of his life
A huge wild cat attrcated by the
glare of the lights ventured ont Of the
cane and began a closer examination
of the car.
Believe me, he said that cats
eyes were brighter than any headlight
| ever saw, but at that don't see
how I ever managed to hit it, Mr..
Mcdaniel is going to have the animal
stuffed and is thinking of presenting
it to the American Automobile Asso-
citation as a memento Of nis pathGnd-
ing trip through Tennessee"
Never Again.
After a couple OF hours labor the
car was lifted out of the mire and
helped into better roads Just as It
was hitting a good lick, as though to
make up for lost time, Mcdaniel and
lOsterloh were stopped at crossroad
by a constable and were all but ar.
Irested on charge Of stealing an
auto. Me had been asked to look out
for a stolen machine and he was stop
ping all that came his way The
Illinois license and the Illinois num-
Der convinced him that the car was
rcally the property of Mcdaniel, for
the stolen car belonged in Tennessee.
Mr. Mcdaniel shipped his machine
back to Cairo by boat and with Mr..
OstprlOh returned home last night on