Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-01
GOOD ROADS AND THE KILTlES.

Il OOVO NVAO0 ANU LIE NIL I6Ss
Last Friday at exactly half past
A twelve we boarded the Hub Clothing
4 Co.'s fine Eight Cylinder Car for New
Hampton, with Earl Henry at the
wheel and the writer who occupied
the front seat, while Hub and several
kids filled the rear of the car. They
all seemed so happy.
4 This brought to my mind another
occasion. On the ball park a dozen
boys were talking about him and
i said: "You like Hub pretty Well"
One boy replied "You bet, I wish Hub
4 was my Dad" and the rest all Chin
ed in "amen." It is beginning to be
noised about by the Cresco girls that
Hub has got to get busy or he may
get left on the shelf. However,
will say this, if Hub would like to
import something can introduce him
to half dozen that were at my house
some time ago from Decorah-what
i call the best stuff left down there.
OF course, the town has been picked
over, but these are the best aged
bargains left
The car went westward from the
water works. When we were imme-
diately reminded that the speed limit
was too fast for the holes and uneven
surface of the road which produced
the feeling you get when: sailing the
waves of the Atlantic in storm,
and only for smoother place here
and there are you able to keep from
Fcoughing up your boots or making
rainbows over the side of the car.
Reaching Howard Center we turned
south where the road had been plow-
ed for some 80 rods and left to take
care of itself
We pulled through to the Klingle
farm, then continuing south few
rods where the water was backed
up The car had to wade through a
couple of puddles which if cleaned
out would be big enough to bury an
ordinary herd Of cattle. The re-
mainder of the road was passable till
we got to the Chickasaw line when
it began to show improvement, and
for quite number of miles north Of
New Hampton was boulevard. Com
I ing into the city the road was smooth
and oiled.
On arrival the carnival was in full
bloom The acrobats were performing
4 and the Scotch band playing. My at
tention was conferred on small trac-
tor blowing at some distance and
went over there. 1t was pulling three
plows at good depth on rough land
without any apparent labor to the
engine. The blowing in my opinion,
as we'll as others, was good job
The tractor turning in as little or
less space than a team of horses. One
man did the driving and blowing the
same as you drive your auto. The
man in charge inquired if l were in
terested. said was and enquired
the price and weight of the outfit.
The price was $675 Chicago. think
he said the weight was about $500
pounds.
l told him 1 had read about the
Ford tractor being much cheaper and
lighter and that Ford explained much
weight was not necessary, on the
principle that a cat can run up a
tree while dog cannot, proving that
power and grip in tractor are the
fundamentals and not weight. When
l saw what this comparatively small
and inexpensive machine could do 1t
confirmed what said when the How
ard county tractor was brought to-
Cresco. One of the board Of super
visOrS asked me to come out and see
it work. When got there it had
done some work but when I arrived
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many inches it has gone sinceI do
not know. When asked what thought
of the outfit had no hesitation in
saying it was the most expensive and
biggest pile of junk ever hauled into
the county. For ecOnOmy's sake y
suggest Cresco and DEBORAH building
museum to store the engine and the
voting machines. ,--.
Leaving the tractor I returned and
found the boys near the band stand.
When the Scotch Highlanders had
entertained them by playing and
singing they assured me had missed
treat. They persuaded me to find
out if they could come to CreseO. ]
talked with several of the players
and the manager. All of them gave
me good impression. One of them is
acquainted with my relatives in
! Scotland and until recently belonged
to Harry LADDERS company. I told
the manager that l was not the boss
of the Cresco opera house, but If
had his price and date I would con-
meet him with Mr.. Burgess which
did. They will be in Cresco Satur-
day, Oct. End. Their dress and APP
pearance talks for the company. For
myself am not so fond of band mus
ic. l am now a lover of Scotch song
and entertainment. The manager as
sured me in the opera house was
| where they shine. The price Of this
company ordinarily is prohibitive in
town this size for one day, and but
for their being in this section and
Oct End being an open date, we could
not afford to hire them
ROBT THOMSON.