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M 'CREARY WRITES
OF TRIP LOWEST
Former Editor Of Frederick
town Free Press Tells
Of Journey To- .1
Colorado = 9, IA =

ME. u. ~. McCT6aTy, lOTiueT euitois
of the Fredericktown Free Press, has
written the following letter to a
friend in Frederioktown telling of his
trip from Knox county to Colorado:
Colorado Springs, Colo. June 4, 81
Though leaving Fredericktown on
Friday, the 18th, we came through
without serious mishap. Got into a
heavy rain and hailstorm just out of
Marion. Made Lima the first day and
spent the night with nephew from
Colorado. The next afternoon we
stopped an hour at Pierceton, Indiana,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Weaver,
she formerly being Mrs. Lucille Wertz,
sister of Mrs. CID. Ebersole. Spent
the night at Hamlet. Indiana. Reach
ed Rockford, Illinois, the next even
ing, where we spent three days with
Charles H. Spencer and wife, who
went with us to Fredericktown. Then
we drove to Canton, Illinois, my old.
home, where my parents are buried.
Remained there three days with rela-
tives and old friends. From there we
went to Rock Island, Illinois, to strike
the Lincoln Highway, which we fol.
lowed to Denver. Spent the night at
Grand Mound, Iowa. AS the baby
granddaughter was sick, due to heat
and excitement, the women folks came
from there on, the. train. We left
ahead of them, reaching. MARSHALL
town, Iowa, 142 miles, before they did.
Spent about eight minutes on the
train with them. Remained over night
there. Got into another big, rain at
Council Bluffs and, Omaha the follow
ing evening. Passed the night at
Fremont, Nebraska; had nice short
visit with e.. o. Mount, a former Fred
ercktown boy who is making good
in the west The following night we
stayed at Wood River, Nebraska, the
next at Sterling, Colorado, and the
next here at home. Found the women
and baby all right. They arrived three
days ahead Of us.
The Lincoln Observation-Disclosures
Main Street"-will not be good thor
oughfare until paved its entire length,
which is many years Off. We found
lots of good roads and plenty Of bad;
the latter being largely due to much
traffic on new work. 1t is very little
trouble to follow the highway, but
detours generally cause delay. We
did not get stuck in the mud, but
had some very narrow, escapes. Met
cars from all over the country, and
the further west we got the more we
met. Everybody was IN hurry, as
was evidenced by the number of dead
birds and animals along the road, in
Guiding jack rabbits, which travel on
high. A car just ahead of us killed
a Jack. The most miles we covered
in day were 2S5. Where the roads
were good we ran 35 to 3S. One little
Nebraska town had a speed limit sign
of 10 miles an hour Some wag had
raised 1t to 80 miles by putting a
loop on top of the /. We went through
at 35.
1t was wet In Ohio when left. In
diana. Illinois and Iowa were dry and
hot. Nebraska and Colorado wet. The
further west we got the later was the
season. Cherry trees were white with
bloom when we arrived here.
In parts of Iowa the country is as
pretty as central Ohio. 1t looks to
US like those trying to farm In west.
ern Nebraska are hard up for some-
thing to do. Did not see many trac.
tors. and were told the farmers did
not have money to buy gasoline.
Horsepower can run on gress.
This country does not look as good
to me as Knox county. Old Pike
Peak is natural, not having grown
bit during our four years absence.
This city has improved great deal
since we left, and there is much build.
ing going on at present. Lots of new
bungalows are in our neighborhood.
Am busy improving our home. Will
reinish It inside and outside. The
greenhouse man in this part of the ci.
ty is an old friend of mine, and he
has just given us thousand plants,
or as many as we can use, of geran-
iums, snapdraggons, verbena, lobelia,
vinca, SALIVA, asters, cannas. etc. SO
our home will soon look much Nike
the home OF former years. when it
was the show place of this part Of the
city. instead of a camp ground, which
1t has been since we left 1t. 'Ns s'''
Our street is suburban paved Pv:
enue, the main road to Mauitou. and
the speeders scorch the pavement. A
motorcycle cop has been playing over
here, so 1t may be safer on the street
for while. Thirty.fve miles in the
state limit.