Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14

daughter, Mrs. j. Yeldon and Eddie
Guetzko left Tuesday by auto for
Yaukton, South Dakota where they
will visit at the Ernest Weldon home
John Ortberg returned home Satur-
day after weeks visit at the home
of his son Walter near Earlville.
Jesse Sloan and wife of Manchester
spent Sunday evening with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Sloan.
Miss Eleanor Carran came up from
Cedar Rapids Saturday evening and
returned Sunday accompanied by Mrs
~. W. Meader who spent last week
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Kingsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Parker and baby
of Earlville were visitors Sunday in
the Pete Mortinson home.
Miss Gerry of Masonville, a trained
nurse, went thru to Anamosa Tues
day to resume her work.
Henry Mack of Earlville was /.
caller here Sunday.
Gladys Rolo1 returned to her work
at Cedar Rapids Monday
NJ. J. Goodrich of Strawberry Point
was caller in town Saturday.
Delaware and Masonville played ball
at Masonyille Sunday. Scores were II
to 15 in favor of Masonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denure of Delhi spent
Friday with their daughter, Mrs. Jim
Oakes.
Lew Davis and family spent Sunday
at the Perry Clemens home in Earl
Vile.
U. s. Chadeayne and family arrived
Saturday from their trip to New York
and will leave again Thursday on their
return trip to their home at Van Nuys.
Cal, from The Democrat Register.
printed in Ossining, N. Y, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chadeayne's old home town, /
will sketch little of the description
of their trip as Mr. Chadeayne had
given 1t to the editor of that paper
by request They left their home liz
Van Nuys. Cal, at 8 p. M. June 18th,
and travelled over mountains via Cajon
Pass over the San Bernardino Range
and into the MojaYe Desert. He says
many people have very uncertain
ideas as to this desert country. 1t is
not all sandy waste. The Mojayc
Desert over which they Travelled for
3 full days is inhabited in many places.
has growth of sage brush mesquite,
considerable cactus and even trees and
grass. wild flowers in abundance, jack
rabbits, turtles, quails, doves and many
other birds. In places where water
can be obtained by pumping, ranchers
are endeayoring to establish, fruit Or
chards, alfalfa, etc. From there they.
travelled easterly enroute to Searchlige,
Nevada, SO miles up grade. mostly
desert, no inhabitation or water, till
they reached that gold mining town.
Enroute to st. Thomas. New, they be-
gan their climb over Beaver Noun
tains up Is to 20 degree grades
around "hairpin' curves along dug
ways, roads made in the side of the
mountins, sometimes wide enough for
only one car and over looking hund-
reds, perhaps thousands of feet of
canyon below. He says they were kept
busy guiding their heavy car along
the winding and at times dangerous
trails, not roads, till at night, they
wer etired having completed only 106
miles for the day, passing thru tbs
Valley of Fire with its wonderful
red sandstone formations and fantastic
pinnacles also noted for it's MONDAY
heat of 130 degrees or more. Having
crossed a corner of Arizona into Utah
to camp at Beaver Dam Creek, tha
next day took them over Utah noun
tains on their way to st. George,
city 96 miles from any railroad, To-
Gated in fertile valley of southern
Utah. On still northerly climbing to
higher elevations going over a dry
lake, alkali covered, and so were they.
when they got over 1t. Up long grades
and wonderful mountain scenery and
color effects especially after reach
ing the summit of $3.50 it. Down the
long grades some marked on their
maps as 20 degrees but he says look
ed more like SO degrees, motor il.
second power off and brakes smoking
at times, they reached that evening
more level country with considerable
agricultural development in the fer.
tile valleys watered by the SHOWS of
near by mountains. There were also
flocks of sheep and some cattle. They
camped in a Mormon church yard
at Parawan. Here they saw great
stocks of wool stored in great sacks