Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-07-20
AUDUBON COUNTY VIA AUTO

After attending usual services at
Eden Valley last Sunday week, we
took a little run down to Kimballton.
We went by way of Gray on to the
west part of the county and then
south to the Danish town. OFF to the
southwest of Gray, after half an
hour of moderate running, we came
to little patch of woods consisting
of oak, elm and wild cherry, with an
underground of gooseberries, grapes
and dwarf willow. IL being near two
O'Clock and no dinner yet, we could
not pass by, so the auto was stopped
and dinner was served on the ground.
There, under an oak tree on a blanket
| of grass, by the side of gully
through whose depths a little stream
ran, an ideal place for rest was found
| The thermometer was standing neal
| the hundred mark, yet a fine south
west breeze made it comfortable. AS
refreshed myself under those beau
tiful surroundings of nature, l said
l would not change places with any
monarch on earth. The average Au-
dubon county resident holds an en-
viable position today. The magnifi-
cent spectacle the country presents
today along with the beauty of per-
feet July weather forms union that
is bound to produce happiness. But
dinner is over and we move on. We
went up and down hills which were
pretty near the limit. How beautiful
it must have been there in an early
day. Yet in that billy country the
crops generally looked good and the
improvements were up to the average.
The oak grubs reminded me that
the country Whereabouts was once
pretty well covered with shrubbery
and formerly it must have been a
sight of beauty.
Kimballton is a beautiful place
and is much better kept than
many of the larger towns of the
state. It's flowers, lawns and orna-
mental trees were especially fine.
1t presents a picture of thrift and
the little railroad leading into the
town has had such stormy career.
Out a few miles from Kimballton /
stopped at a school house. The yard
was fenced with fine board fence.
A nice flagpole was off to one side.
The building itself contained a bel
fry in which was good sized school
bell. The room was decorated with
flags, pictures and other attractive
things. / mention this to show how
all our school surroundings might
be made more attractive without
much expense. On arriving home the
speedometer registered just fifty
miles-a short trip and all run on
Audubon county territory. This trip
was of no particular importance so
far as distance is concerned. But
these little runs within the county
give one a better idea of the true
magnitude of our great state. And
the weather, too, is contributing it's
part to make these days especially
attractive. A writer once said that
the big fleecy clouds of July were
the prettiest of the year. So go out
on the lawn at sunset. Look at the
fields of ripening grain, the great
stretches of clover and timothy, the
beautiful green of the corn, the mag
nificent groves and the fine old
banks of clouds off in the southeast
often being ornamented with occa-
sional heat lightning, and you have a
picture of beauty. When you are
thinking of some of the nice things
that will put more Joy into life-just
think of perfect summer evening in
Iowa. Audubon Shelley