Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-09-25
Auto Trip to Des Moia

Lisle and her sisier, Aifs
man, started oui III oer f
car tor a week s traVeli5e9 $3.50
visiting. We had cur D5
made to make he iirsG step vi
Audubon and so went hv was
of Villisca and GRAFT Tiers
are two things to whlch | n
to call special attention. al
crops and the roads, ard as d
The former can make Il vss
brief for the first days @
The conditions are worse r9bi
here than at any other p83ni
we passed during the day II
fact there was a very mark &
Improvement all the way nofth
At Grant instead Of gaii 8
straight north to Atlantic he
way of the most direct lire 2 {
turned west four miles, thef
north until almost ess n
Lewis, where We turned west
going through old town anf "a
to Atlantic hv the way ef af
white Pole Read . Ias
scenery from CIarinaa - &-sat
is beautiful, but rot Of 9 Nevl
wide rance as II ia IA the "
along the river bottom, nHt
from Grant to Lewis TIE Sc
erv is verv fine and of
range. The roads sre all (
but If was very evident
the Cass county people are
ling more attention 10 TIE f
than are the ofiicials Of al
Page or Mont g nserv cauati s
Especially is thus teua As d
bridges and cu!vaJts, for tis
approaches to all W az vel
cared fer, thus making IS 8
more inviting and pleaant y.
the tourists If any q el9
readers are contemplate ass
trip to Atlantic We SUP est
that they try the line hg Ws
of Lewis.
From Atlantic We uFG
west about two miles ard t0
north to Eikhorn, a very il
esting little town on il7e raac
running north from
1t is an old town hnllt hY t'e
Danes who settled In tn { vi
cinity many years aga and i3s
have made it an elIlcs ials
center as we'll as a fine trdisa
point. They haHe q e96
school and are doiaR g4al
work in the development 81 thf
young people SO as TO fiji ifen
for good citizenship. 1'hs vi
dences for good citizans'ip
The residences and barns arr
a wonder and the crops ~
cultivated much more careful +
than in most localities
The read from L khofn IS
Audubon, fourteen Taile IN
doubtedIy one OF the f et
stretches to be seen ia hi
state. 1t follNps the old pI4.
Ineer trail which was Ia ef RS
stage road and which was lad
out regardless Of the sae ac
lines but keeping on ihe 4 af
ridges. The scenery from tais
road is simply beyond dese1 p
tion and must be seer, to be an
Ipreciated. As we were whjld
ing around the many curves Of
the road we could see the lsu
merous thunder storms ar09aa
US and could hear the gfoWiin@
as we'll as see the fl 2shee Of tioa
electrical connection prevail
ing One of the most severe
storms was south of US ard WI
were hoping that we iahi
learn that it had come IS fa'
south as Clarinda.
just as the rain began to at
ter on the cover of the car W.
turned into the splendic
grounds of the ] A Mash henae
and so did not get the wetfina
that we had expectaa sIAIe
Nash home is worthy 1t mart
than a passing mention, h
cause of the fact 'nat i W
sold a few DAYS ago for $50 coo
1t consists Of a tract If *
acres on which is the palasia
residence and fine out-huilding
of all kinds, as well as . grove
and ward in front that is q RI
vel of beauty. The farm rr0p
er consists Of 800 acres adisin
ing and has also a GOOD Fesi
denca and barns sufficient fal
the care Of the business ircj
dent to its operation. Anothei
fact worthy of mention for thf
encouragement I f young mer
is that the farm was taken owe
by a man who only a few years
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