The Taney County republican., 1911-06-29

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time and each and everyone had it in
his own way. If he wanted to fish, he
fshed, and if he didn't want to, it was
nobody's business, and he just hoated
and watched the changing panorama
that nature had spread out before him.
We have always said, since our arrival
in this part of the country that there
there was no prettier country in the
world, and this trip has only served to
strengthen that idea in our mind.
There were ten boats and twenty seven
| people in the party, and it came as
near being absolutely harmonious as
any bunch we were ever out with.
Conditions might have been a little
more favorable, as for instance
little more water in the river, or the
water not quite so clear, but take it
all the way through, it was fine trip,
and the writer is ready to go again any
time he is able to get away.
There were few minor accidents
on the way down from Branson, as
wnen Major Mccain and Hon. Bill
Buckholtz took header out of their
boat, and found that there was real
water in the river, and that although,
it was very clear and pretty, it was
deeper than it appeared to be. Col.
Bucholtz fshed steadily all the way
down and succeeded in catching one
fish just before the final landing was
made. He wanted the governor to
take it and have the fish mounted for
the museum of natural history, but the
chief executive told him that he would
not think of robblng him of his hard
earned reward.
One of the jolliest and best pleased
men no the trip was Col. Maj. Cal
Pierce of Maryville, who was always in
the game, and saw to it that the hard
gravel did not hurt the tender feet of
some of the crowd when he was around.
Frank Wightman was also very busy
looking out for the comfort and dis
comfort of the crowd. Frank was not
still ten minutes at a time on the en-
tire trip.
Hon. Gesserich, of the state fish
commission had to work his passage
because he told the man in charge of
the party at Branson that he wanted to
run his own boat, and no guide was
furnished for him. He got some good
exercise and large quantity of sum
burn.
Jesse Nance got little more than
his share of sunburn, being pretty well
cooked on both ends. He undertook
to paddle boat a boat all day and go
bareheaded and barefooted, with the
result that he is now applying some
sort of cold cream to the top of his
head, and to his shanks and feet.
The governor and his immediate
party left the boats at Moore's ferry on
Wednesday about noon and drove to
Branson, where they caught the after
noon train north. Some of the bal
ance of the party returned to their
homes that evening, and the balance
stayed in camp until Thursday morn
ing, when the camp was broken up and
other stuff hauled back to Branson. A
great deal of the credit for the smooth
ness with which the trip was conduc-
ted belongs to Higdon Melton, who
had charge of the arrangements of the
party.
Besides Governor Hadley, those who
went down the river were Major Nc
Cam, Col. Wightman, Col. Geserich,
Col. Tolerton, Col. Cutler, Col Pierce
Col. Collins, Col Curran, Col. Faxon,
Col. Bucholtz, Col. Buehler, and Gen.
eral Manager Melton. Among the |
privates of the expedition were A. ]. |
Brazeal, Jesse Nance, Joe G. Upton
]. B. Hicks, Ed Barker, John Ray and
F. F. Baily, who were all from this inn
mediate vicinity.
AS we said before the trip was a |
great success in all its phases, and we
are ready to try it all over again. The