Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-02-02
In Company With Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Weidman of Same Village
Travel in Two Cars
TELLS OF VISIT TO
THE MAMMOTH CAVE
Find People Courteous All Along
The Way and Meet With Only
One Rebuff

Mrs. G. J. Flickner, Delton, who
was one of a party Of automobile
tourists to parts in Florida writes
the following concerning the trip.
Dear Sauk county friends: Thinking
some of you might enjoy hearing Of
our trip by auto to Florida, | take
this way of telling you part OF it.
We left Delton October 18th in COM
pany with Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Weld
man, they driving a Buick, we
Ford. Each having a full camping
equipment so while travelling togeth-
err we live as two separate families.
The first day it rained little and was
chilly riding. We went by way OF
Portage, Madison and Evansville,
camping the first night in a school
yard a few miles east of Evansville.
The second day was bright and warm
the roads fine. We passed deserted
Camp Grant, came through Rockford,
GAINESVILLE, Beloit and camped at De
Kalb, Ill, which has lovely free
ed, drinking fountain, stoves and
all conveniences, the Woman's club
of De Kalb taking the grounds un-
der their care. Monday we drove
through Chicago Heights and camp
ed at night in school yard IN In
diana. 1t was here we got out first re-
buff on gong 10 a farm house for a
pail of water. We were told by the
farmer that water costs money in
Indiana, on asking how that was
were told that "the well was deep
and it cost grandpop smart bit Of
money to dig that we'll
Visit Friends
Tuesday night found us at Argus,
Indiana, where we visited with
friends for a day, then on to Miami
where another visit was made with
relatives of the Weidman's. Here in
company with them we visited Ko-
kOma a beautiful hustling town with
a park noted for it's rustic, work
done in stone. On our way to Miami
we crossed and followed along the
river. On our way south from Miami
we stopped at Hobb where we had
lunch with friends. Friday evening
we reached Ellwood, Indiana, where
we visited Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Leakey. Mrs. Leaky is niece Of
Mr.. Weidman's and will be remem-
bered by Sauk county people as Miss
Lila Dryer, a successful teacher Of
that county. In company with the
Leakey's we visited and camped two
park OF several hundred acres with
the Rock river running through. Here
we saw the largest trees we have ever
seen east of the Rock mountains. The
canyons and gorges reminded us a
little of the Dells Of the Wisconsin.
Monday morning found us on our
way south over fine roads but ve:y
hilly we passed through Wayeland,
Greencastle and Bedford besides
many smaller towns. In this section
are immense stone Quarries; also near
Bedfor0 we passed the largest peach
orchard in the United States but
failed to learn the owners names and
also were too late to sample the
peaches.
Visit Near Poets Home
We crossed the Ohio river into
Kentucky at Louisville where we
spent few days with friends. Not
far from there James w. Riley, the
poet had a beautiful home. On our
way south from here we passed Camp
Knox which is still occupied by
soldiers. Near here we left the Dixie
highway which we had been following
and crossed over to the Lincoln
Memorial Farm, the birthplace OF
Abraham Lincoln. The little log cab
in is protected from the elements by
a massive granite building the gran
ite coming from Massachusetts We
camped in the little park there that
night. In the park is a large oak tree
said to have been there at the time
) the Lincoln family lived there. Al
the foot Of the oak is large spring
the water forming quite creek. one
Of the party wondered if little Abra
ham used to get his trousers muddy
playing there 1t was at this farm
we first saw mistletoe growing, alst
here we had our first taste of persim
mons, as they were not quite ripe The