The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-17
knjoyed an Auto Trip Down Through
Missouri.

Enjoyed an Auto Trip Down InrouSh
Missouri.
Probably one of the most interest
ing and enjoyable automobile trips
taken this year by Leon parties was
the one taken East week by Mr.. and
Mrs. JOAN w. Wasson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Varea. The trip was
made in the iorty horse power Mid
iand' touring car driven by Mr.. &,
P. Hall, representing the Midland
Motor Co., 'of Moline, III. The trip
was made almost at moments no.
tice, and the entire run which Gov
cred some $50 miles was made with
out any previous planning or ar
rangements of any kind. Mr. Was
son had informed the writer that he
intended making q hurried trip OF
inspection to his newly acquired
farm near King City, Me-. and the
idea was suggested that the trip be
made by automobile, AID thus COM
bine business with pleasure. Mr..
Hall, who is stopping in Leon and
vicinity in the interest of the Midland
Co., was also interested in knowing
just how his Midland would handle
itself over the hills and rough roads
through Iowa and Missouri. TO use
the expression of one of the party,
1T was like making the entire run
in private Pullman"
The start wses made Tuesday morn
ing of last week over the we'll known
Waubonsie and Interstate trails
through the towns of Lamont, Eagle
vile, Bethany, New Hampton. AL.
bany and King City. From King City
the party started the following day
On a side trip to St. Joe and the sur
rounding country. !,
Before the party left Leon they
had their iirst introduction to gena1~
inc old Missouri hospitality whea
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison r, Asbury,
who now carry On prosperous dry
goods business in Leon formerly the
Bradley-Wasson Mercantile Co., cor
daily invited the party to take poses
sion of their late home near King
City during their stay. They even
went 50 far as to instruct the party
TO make use OF their garden, and in
fact anything that suggested Itself
to a hungry crowd. There We're
chicken fries, new corn, fresh toma-
toes, apples, Irish potatoes, cabbage,
in tlalth, what the visit ols didn't find
would have been insufficient to feed
a yellow canary.
Upon their arrival at King City
the party were again gwen another
touch of this hosl icality when they
encountered Mr.. George Moran, the
extensive horse buyer Of that section
r q 11Ya h,
gestions,- Including the Statement
the farm as wild as turkeys, and
fully as hzrd TO csgch. His remedy
for this difficulty was a Winchester
repeater, and forthwith he kindly
FURNISHED his rifle and ammunition,
and right there he sealed the fate Of
certain chickens, which-well, just
leave it to such a combination as
Mrs. Wasson and Mrs. Varga when
int comes to the question of things
its u.at
The farm of lsO arres is located
On the Interstate trail, about one
End hall miles south OF King City,
and is touched on the southeast
oarner by the Charlton and St. Joe
branch of the Burlington railroad,
which passes within a quarter of Il
mile of the residence. A little to the
West of the house lies ten acre Or
chard in thriving condition which
serves as sort of a background for
the comfortable and we'll cared for
lMsalse, an admirable home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wasson spent some
little time in looking over their new
property, after which it WAS proposed
to make a run of 32 miles to St. Joe
and return by moonlight. This was
one of the most pleasant experiences
of the whole trip in spite of the
rough roads which we're encountered.
Possibly this may be accounted for
by the supplies of fruit and provis-
ions purchased in st. Joe, and the
prospect of another of those famous
meals referred to once before.
The return trip was made under
the same ideal conditions as mad fav-
ored the party from the start. Leav-
ing King City just before noon the
Midland covered mile after mile CT
roads, good, bad and Indifferent
hills galore, stretches of freshly
turnpiked highway, sand, dust and
oOAAAC 1uuu, uuIll ~ ScCluSu IHdL IuC
car was a thing alive, hurrying over
the smoothe stretches at forty miles
an hour, and then suddenly slowing
down to encounter one of the many
poorly built up culverts found in
that section of the country. Without
q jolt or sound, traversing all kinds
OF roads with a sensation not unlike
coasting down hill, the Midland with
its party slipped quietly into Leon in
time for supper the same evening.
The whole journey from beginning
to end was one continual round Of
pleasure, and the only regret was the
shortness of the trip. But short AZ
it was, it will long be remembered
with pleasure and grateful recollec-
tion of the courtesies and hospitali-
ties extended by the people of Iowa
and Missouri with whom the party
came in contact. -
&6O5:77 for a Load of Seed.
S605.77. is pretty good price for
a load of timothy seed, but that is