The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-06-14
M''CREARY WRITES
] Or TRIP TO WEST
Former Editor Of Frederick.
+. town Free Press Tells
Of Journey To
Colorado

trip from Knox county to Colorado:
Colorado Springs, Colo, June 4, '21
Though leaving Frederickt0wn 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,
a sister of Mrs. G. ID. Ebersole. Spent
the night at Hamlet, Indiana. Reach
ed Rockford, Illinois, the next even
ing, where we spent three days with
Charles Fl. 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
tuC l0uIOiu WHICu WO loi-
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 T.. O. Mount, former Fred
ericktOwn 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 Highway--"Amer
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
cluding jack rabbits, which travel on
high. A car just ahead of us killed
u jack. The most miles we covered
In q 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, It to 30 miles by putting a
loop on top of the /. We went through
at 35.
II 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
nrattu no nantrn1 ohio InnEo N
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 a
bit during our four years absence
SINCE we left. and there is much build.
ing going on ut present. Lots of new
bungalows are In our neighborhOod
Am busy improving our home. Will
rennish II 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 a 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 like
the home of former years, when II
was the show place of this part Of the
city. instead of camp ground, which
1t has been since we left It,
Our street Ia a suburban paved av
enue. fthe main road to Mauitou, ant
the speeders scorch the pavement. A
motorcycle cop has been playing ovel
here. so II may be safer on the street
for a while. Thirty.ilve miles In thu
state limit
Had heavy rain here last night
30 Pixies peak and other mountains
not so high are white with snow A
Pueblo. about 40 miles south OF here
the Arkansas river overflowed, an,