The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-12
MOODY ROBERTS GIVES FINE
ACCOUNT or rRiP.
CARRYING FULL EQUIPMENT
Taking Their Time Along the way
and Enjoying the outins--Fairly
Good Roads and Little Trouble
with Tires.
Mack, Colo, Sunday, Oct. l..

ed on the trail just thirteen miles
from the Colorado-Utah state line
No chance for a Daily Herald though
] would enjoy one very much tonight.
No doubt few lines in, regard to
our trip towards the western coast
since leaving Oskaloosa, September D
would be of some interest TO you and
our friends at home. | take the iiber
ty OF sending you brief account Of
our travels to date. .. B.
To those who may make such a trip
at some future neriod il may be
beneficial .s n
On Tuesday, September Z, abont II
a. m. | drove our Ford" ON the
scarles at the Kalbach L.br, Co. equip
ped for our long journey. The beam
timed at l2920) twenty-nine hundred
and twenty pounds, Perhapes the
largest load ever attempted with q
Ford ear on so long journey. / had
hoped to weigh out at about t2ooVf
fwenty-siX hundred, yet when VIC
weighted there was nothing seeming
W that we could spare from ohE
equipment to tighten our load, ana
knowing my car felt perfectly sat
isfied that / could make the trip with
the additional load successfully. A.
1895 a. m. we left Oskaloosa over the
White Way, arriving at Pella 1l:2.
some 80 minutes later, where We at'
dinner in the city park and ! spep'
some little time in looking over oaI
which had just over-hauled for this
trip. AT 1900 p. m. finding car 0.
under load We left Peila reachinf
Das Moines 400 n. NJ, where addee
some slight equipment to our outft,
Leaving Des Moines at s.: IS p. m. over
Panora Speedway we reached Panors
500 D. M, our first nights stop.
wednesday, 6th.--Drove> to Audubon
over River TO River road, ! hour, 40
minutes, where we spent the day anc
night with Mrs Roberts aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. 0elke.
Thursday, 7ah.-Leaving Audubon
$50 D. m. drove to Council Bluffs
where we camped out our first night.
Friday. Sth.-Drove into Omaha
where we spent some five hours. leav-
ing here at $500 p. m. over Lincoln
Highway. We had splendid roads
When near Schuyler we stopped and
camped our second night in lent.
Saturday, 9th.-Drove into Grand
Island over splendid roads the last rEn
miles of which ION account OF dust
end. high wind" were very disagree
able. Owing to this condition We
drove car in garage and took rooms
for the night.
On Sunday, 10th. We arose late not
intending TO drive. Yet after VIC ate
breakfast and run around the city
some. it was such a lovely day We
decided to drive out few miles and
camp. Leaving Grand Island at 1880
we drove out some twenty miles
where we stopped an hour and a half,
cooked dinner and drove on into Lex
ington reaching there at $50 p. N.
AT this point we encountered our first
disagreeable weather. Rain making il
impossible for us TO travel for three
days and nights. However on We'd
nesday 18th, we left Lexington over
North Platte at els p. m, where
again owing to bad weather we were
compelled to seek a garage and rooms
for the night. Maxine, our youngest
daugter was quite. sick on our arrival
here with fever brought Oh by drink
ing too much water, causing stomach
trouble. We all had q touch of ii, but
not 50 bad as Maxine.
I bought some "Hosfords Acid Phos-
phase," which we used in orr drink
ing water the rest Of our trip to
Denver.
We experienced no more ill effects
from this source. ...
After losing the greater part of the
nights rest here taking care OF Max
inc We slept late.
THURSDAY morning, 14th, after all
wore up, Maxine felt so much better
we left North Platte at 11:1a a. m.
we had splendid roads reaching Jules
lurg. Colo. at $3.50 p. m. wrere We
eamped for the night.
Friday 18th. leaving JuIesburg, 1915
M, we drove into Fort Morgan oy-
er splendid roads. camping at 400
II. m.
Saturday, 10th. at 800 a. m. We left
Fort Morgan over the o. L. d. line to
Evans where we again took the Lin
coin highway. This road is some TWEEN
iy-five miles farther than the Lin.
coin highway. yet it is much better
road and one can drive as fast as they
wiAh over this piece OF road. II leads
through the greatest beet and potato
land in Colorado.
we reached Denver at 400 p. m.
where we secured rooms and spent
SUNDAY visiting the different parks
and places Of interest.
on Monday the 18th, we left Denver
at 1915 Il. N. arriving. at Colorado
Springs where we spent eisht days.
visiting Cheyenne Canyons, Garden q