The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-17
YFOKUK MERCHANTS COVER
1875 MILES ON FLYING TRIP

shower of KeoKuk advertising. The
hundreds of farm houses along the
route were literally supplied with
Keokuk merchandise also.
The cars kept pretty well together
as far as Keosauqua, but after leaV-
ing that place they scattered all over
the county on a half dozen differ
ent roads. Charles Abel and several
other venturesome spirits, journeyed
to place called st. Paul, after leav-
ing Keosauqua, where it was said a
two-headed calf was on exhibition.
The whole crowd hit Donnellson ON
the return journey about SIS o'clock
and left In body from that place at
$3.50 on the return trip to Keokuk.
Three Accidents.
And everybody got there in good
time with the exception of Hal Gould,
the speed king who set the pace for
the rest Of the gang from Hillsboro,
Henry county, to Donnellson. and
twelve miles of the 1876 miles jour.
noy, fell in with bad luck few miles
from Donnellson Two punctures in
succession were heart rending and
Gould did not get to Keokuk until
80 o'clock
Otto Rockenbach was the only 9th
er member of the party who had a
puncture This happened while the
party was on the way to Pennington
in the morning. AS result OF this,
the occupants of the car were late for
dinner and received the laugh from
the rest of the bunch which had just
slowed away liberal supply OF good,
country fried chicken, served by the
women OF the Methodist church IT
Pennington.
The third accident Of the day hap.
pened TO Harry Duncan. T. N. Con-
ner's brake refused to hold when his
automobile was stalled on a hill just
after leaving Keosauqua and it skid
ded back into Duncan's auto and
broke the lights on his new Paige.
Several others found it necessary to
stop at towns along the way for a
new supply of oil and gasoline, which
completes the story Of the mtshaps OF
the day.
Valley Roads Good.
The merchants found the roads in
the valley in good condition, but far
Their in from the borders some hard
propositions were found. The day was
fairly crisp in the morning but warmed
up toward noon. IN the evening,
however, the wind was very disagree
able The merchants found the farm
ers along the way busy, there being
several thrashing machines out in the
fields. There were also many places
where the ground was newly plowed.
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passed and as many cemeteries. The
Waubonsie trail and the Red Ball
route were we'll marked in Lee coun.
ty and none of the party experienced
any difficulty in finding the way.
The Keokuk merchants made spe-
cial hit with the children along the
way. At Donnellson and Pennington
crowds Of them gathered for the SOU
venirs that were being distributed and
when the party passed through Don
Nelson on tho return journey, q score
OF small boys were out crying for
more.
Start on Journey.
The fifty Keokuk merchants in sew
enteen automobiles left the Industrial
association at $50 o'clock yesterday
morning and the first stop was at
Donnellson Several, however, turned
in for few minutes at New Boston
to purchase cigars and other articles
and distribute circulars.
DonneIlson was reached at 1o:45
O'clock and the Keokuk merchants
spent fifteen minutes In that live
place, meeting the town merchants
and distributing souvenirs. They
found Donnellson to be one OF the
Z To-, 1 Io{p ~ II IN
Not nearly so large as Hamilton,
there Is hardly a store on its Main
street that has not been constructed
In the last three or four years and
practically all have up-to-date and
open store fronts.
A new postofice and bank building
is just being completed. Donnellson
merchants interviewed on the subject
had no kick against the new train
schedule.
Dinner at Pennington.
The party left this busy little city