The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-24

| hotel, all the VISITORS DelnS guests
! of the Modena Commercial Club
After dinner a public meeting was
held at which short speeches were
made by A. P. Olsen and j. R. Bow.
sher, of Leon, and Col. E. M. Har'
ber, the we'll known attorney Of
Trenton Then the real organization
of the Cannon Ball. trail was per.
fected, at which the following officers
were elected:
President-J. R. Bowsher, Leon.
Vice President-Geo. E. Hurst
Leon.
Secretary-O. E. Hull, Leon.
Treasurer-A. P. Olsen, Leon.
The officers were all selected from
Leon on account of the trail move
ment originating in this city, and it
was thought best to have the officers
for the first year all at Leon, so that
they could meet easily to attend to
the business details, and next year
the officers will go to one of the
towns on the south end of the trail.
The following members Of the execu-
tive committee were elected:
Pleasanton-J. Wesley Chew, DR..
%. E. Macy, J. N. Painter, Charles
Cornett.
Goshen-A. J. Virden, ]. w. Stan
ley, Walter Dykes, Robert Nelson.
Modena-S NJ. Woods, E. C. In
man, DR.. A. G. Beall, Emf Bowsher.
Trenton-M. A. Christopher, J. R.
Merrill, J. A. Jones, E. NJ Harbor.
On motion the name of Cannon
Ball" trail was officially adopted,
and the officers in conjunction with
the executive committee were en-
powered to draft the constitution
and bylaws. The official marking
of the Cannon Ball. will be with
cedar posts on which the letter &C"
in red over a black ball will be
painted so that the trail all the way
through will be plainly marked and
this work will be done at once.
1t was moved and carried that the
membership fee be fixed at $50 for
each town, and the representatives
of the five towns present pledged the
payment of this sum to meet the ex-
penses of marking the trail and Incl
dental expenses. AS the trail is ex-
tended on south from Trenton each
town will be admitted as a member
upon the payment of $50.
The business meeting being over
the Trenton delegates insisted that
everybody make the run on into
and soon we were on the trail again,
having by this time string of autos
half a mile long and this was increas-
ed a few miles out of Trenton by
number of autos from that city who
came out to meet us. The road all
the way to Trenton is good and
little work on the culverts will put it
in fine condition. There are but few
bridges on the entire trail Down
around Trenton they have had plenty
of rain and crops look fine. In the
Grand River bottom they are extra
good, and there were watermelon
galore and big ones too, growing
On reaching Trenton the visitors
were led by the pilot car over sever
al miles of pavement. 1t was our
first visit to Trenton, and we were
to find it such an up-to-
date little city. They have extern
enterprises, beautiful
residences and substantial business
houses, but their court house is not
as fine building as the one at Leon.
After our ride over the city we were
taken to the Peery hotel where a
short meeting was held with the
Trenton Commercial Club, and plans
perfected for the extension of the
trail to Jamesport and other towns
On the route to Kansas City, after
which special dinner was served to
the visitors, landlord Carnes of
Hotel Peery leaving nothing undone
for the comfort of the entire party
during their short stay in that city.
The distance from Leon to Trenton
is "a u miles.
At ten minutes after six the Leon
and Pleasanton party hiked out for
Iowa, expecting to be at home by
10 o'clock that night, but not so, as
1 terrific rain storm was encountered.
After fioundering over the slippery
'oads for several miles in an effort
% run through the storm we were
'orced to take refuge in barn, and
IN hour later we again took up the
Journey to Modena where it was de-
;ided to spend the night as it was
ust wet enough to make travelling
decidedly dangerous. Here again .
Nodena's hospitality was manifested,
Ill the cars being taken care of and
'leeping quarters provided at the :
lotel for most of us, a few being en- :
ertained over night at the, home of /
Mr.. Emf Bowsher, brother of Uncle
Bob Bowsher, who has a big farm
adjoining the town.
The balance of the return trip
vas made Saturday morning and we
ound that the rain of the night be-
ore had been in streaks. For few
niles the road would be very muddy,
hen for a few miles the dust was
hardly laid, and so it continued all
he way to Leon. Our car, in order
o avoid mud reported north of
oleasanton went to Davis City and
hen to Leon, and all the way the
ain had been in streaks, but we
,ulled into Leon Saturday forenoon
N muddy roads, having had most
delightful trip. - !
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