The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-11-19

never seen 80 uniformly as attractive
a place.
Heated Rooms Hard to Find.
y We reached Chicago on Sunday
night about nine and in entering the
city through large park. got turned
around and 10 my certain knowledge
passed one monument at least -four
times. Finally. laundering on. We
managed TO get 10 the down town
district and stopped at the first larg
! hotel that was on the right side oil
the street. Mama and were given
q bedroom large enough for ten. with
two large beds. which looked pretty
good to US.
X Trouble Begins.
We were having f1ne trip and
up 10 date had had no trouble oil any
account. but our generator had not
been charging properly since we ief,
Cleveland. and we had stopped about
!, II so much and had had the trouble
diagnosed differently 80 many times
We concluded II would be best to let
the kissei car people try their hand
al II II an agency could be located
SO. when we reached Milwaukee
an found a Kissel Kar place, We
took the car there TO be fixed. That
was about the middle OF the after
noon and they kept us there till
evening Of the next day. but they
fixed the car right. so we started
out and reached Madison at half past
twelve, and commenced the usual
quest for hotel. unluckily both
the Masons and Odd Fellows were
holding conventions there and had
engaged every available room.
We started on and reached a small
town called Middietown. We saw a
car there. 30 we stopped and asked
about hotel. We were told there
was one where we might stay II we
could awake the proprietor, so Hank
undertook the job. He pounded and
hammered and finally an old man ap-
peared. "A very welcome sight. and
he gave us rooms. The boys room
was practically an alcove opening
on OF ours and they had to go
through ours TO get In and out but
that was minor detail. A bed to
sleep In was the main interest about
then.
The next morning we made a con
a restaurant across the street. first
mother. then Howard. then Ralph
then myself That was the dirtiest
restaurant and the most inhabitated
by flies that I personally have ever
seen. hut everything did taste SO
good Really, one soon learns how
to do anyway and believe any OF US
could eat most any thing. In any kind
Of place. without having our feelings
seriously hurt. A long trip on the
road, where one CANDLES for food
and lodging OF any sort, Ii recon-
mcnded for falling or dainty appe'
tites.
The day we lift the little town 0f
Middietown was perhaps the most
eventful OF our trip. Hank wanted
us TO reach Trcmpeleau that night.
so he could see his aunt. who lives
there. We had some minor trouble
wfth the car and had to stop at sew.
eral places, and once on the road
produced hairpins for the boys TO
wire the fan belt together. We
reached lie Crosse about nine at
night and Hank telephoned his aunt
from there and we started OF with
the expectation OF speedily reaching
there. Hank was driving, Ralph was
asleep, and Mama ard We're dozing
when suddenly the car stopped. IL
wouldn't move. On investigation the
trouble proved to be insufficient gas.
whereupon everybody blamed every
body else, az IN done In such cases
always. We were way out In the
wilds OF Wisconsin no there was on
~ one thing to- do, which was walk
afte gas.
More Trouble.
Hank and were elected TO do the
work 80 We started OFF with little
bucket After short walk. we
reached farm house and with quite
little knocking arosed man. Be
Ing not only sleep but probably slow
of comprehension. II was some time
before our case dawned on him. but
once understanding he proved a good
Samaritan. for he not only drained
ua some gas from his own Ford tank
but he also informed us that we were
nine miles out oil our way and headed