Show hoyach visits the CENTURY of PROGRESS an account of most A maziaz future farmer achievement after a good nights rest the party turned out at 5 and were put through th the e usual warming wim ming up tip exercises it was decided to travel on to dig big springs for breakfast consequently it did not take very long to get the beds rolled and loaded on tile the trucks followed by their hun huns y owners As the caravan neared diz bi springs signs of heavy rain fall the night before begun to appear and the evidence of the intensity of tile the storm increased with mile of travel until a paint was vas leaves from the corn and other ether reached where hall had beaten the plants at tle tie breakfast site the ground was wet and large pools of water ave the landscape the appearance of a swamp fuel was scarce and it was necessary to purchase enough wood with which to cook cock breakfast at a lumber yard it is hard to guess what the ino appearance of the travelers won wonlu id have been had they reached dig big springs as aa they had planned the night before for it would hai ha e been necessary to have slept in the open this was the second time that providence had bad taken a part in behalf of the it mayl mayi be well to state that each morning prior to leaving on tile the dw days journey the whole compa iii 13 stood flood with bowed head while the giver of all was thanked for the protection and health of thu the party and a plea made for safe voyage 0 and well being during the remainder of the day preparing breakfast was slow plow and trying As stated above fuel was hard to get and when see severed irod burned poorly it was nee ile Lessary ssu to wait until the stores opened before food could be secured and getting enough milk became a problem finally after nn an unsuccessful success rui visit to a dairy distance away it was to empty quart and even plat pint lot ties to malce maike up the order za of tn gallons of milk however when the meal was filially it was ona greatly ire atly by all a wai evidenced by the fact that not a bit was left another chanze change of scenery nerv since leaving the R the country lad had been a succession of f rolling huls hills with fenced fields but any large amount of cultivation was not in evidence but this condition began to change chane as aa the party moved eastward front from big springs corn cane and potatoes began to become more common one abin which impressed the boys was the absence ib sence of the tall well built stacks of alfalfa prevalent in their country and which t they I 1 i pr had finished building just prior to leaving home bome another condition which became noticeable was tile the lack of trees and the evident care and cultivation of them when they did appear as farm wood lots and wind breaks the advisor of the group bad biad spoken of this condition earlier and it is doubtful whether or not he was fully believed by boys who had always found it PosE possible to build a fire from wood within a few minutes and the idea of driving tor for a day at a stretch without sevin serin native trees seemed out of the question while the group was well received by some people in it big springs they were looked upon as junior bonus barchers marchers Mar chers by others and some rather sharp remarks were passed by those who were uninformed these remarks centered around the idea that the baity was traveling upon charity charily and also that big strong fellows t like those should be at work however the utah boys were b by no means tr traveling avelin upon charit charity y and those boys had worked III alko 0 slaves in order to make this venture it a success this wa the only place on the entile trip of some tour four hundred bundred miles where any criticism of any nature was received and in fairness to tho the majority of the people of big springs the criticism came from people who were nvere not informed as to the actual conditions stores closed eaily after a rather long delay the party moved on east and were soon at it il beautiful little town called elm creek when a stop was made for supper it had bad been planned to have supper and also spend the night at kearney but at the th above named town it w wa 30 discovered that the stores closed in nebraska at p m and it was very near that time food was purchased and supper eaten at elm creek the dayi had been unusually hot and it was wag quite a relief to stretch out on the cool grass in the shade As a little surprise for the boys it was de aided to give thimi water melon and for this purpose one hundred and fifty pounds were purchased and there a piece us LIS large as a thumb left As it was too evilly eaily to turn in ili tire party after a frolic in which all participated loaded their trucks and started toward Kein nay where it was planned to spend tile the night A truck is lost before reaching Kt Xv arney it became dark and in some manner the cook truck which had b been e e 11 driving in the rear of the ca caravan r a passed the others without knowing it and thus became separated aloin the rest this presented quite a serious situation as the possibility of getting on the wrong road was not 0 a remote demot one the pilot car dashed on ahead tor toil some distance but as it dd dd not overtake the ccok truck it turned back and found the others parked beside the road it was late and the roup was in bad humor and tired consequently the trucks were pulled off the road and the boys told to turn in at tills this point air allred offered in tact fact insisted that lie he go in search of the missing truck leaving the advisor with the group mr allred started out driving tile the pilot car and located tile the missing vehicle and its occupants at grand island some forty miles farther on near the outskirts of grand island returning to the place where the other two trucks were parked mr air allred turned in for a few hours sleep for the night was nearly spent what a night it if the reader has ever had the extreme pleasure of trying to sleep between a nii na dional highway and a trans trani con fin thi railroad along an airmail route some idea may be had of at this hectic night about the time one became used to the passin of automobiles slid and was just in in s sight ight of 0 the land or of dreams he was startled and brought to a wide awake realization of the fact that a freight arotin was passing and no sooner was he sound asleep than a monster onion ater mosquito began to bleat bent its hellish drone only to become a reality in the form of a mail plane winging wing in its way overhead at last came the dawn and no dawn was more highly welcomed before the sun was up thle the party was on its way to connect with its last members when the advisor driving the pilot car came upon the lost truck he entered a very dramatic situation it seems that the ithe boys boy had spotted a fair ground and without obtaining permission had camped there tor for tho the night the sito site had at one time been a fair ground but since the depression lad iad been sold to an enterprising swede who at the present time farming it the buildings build were left intact and the boys boy took the liberty to sleep near one I 1 which proved to be the home of mr swede who had just discovered the presence of a number of uninvited guests just as aa the pilot car drove up the situation was waa not only tense but was extremely humorous the farmer in his broken male dialect 0 t using every known swear word at his command and hardly stopping for breath was reading the riot act to the offenders who paled before his threats to impress his disgust upon them with a a shot gun and a pack of cf dogs however when he be had run down and the situation was presented to him he became quiet and even showed signs of repentance offering apologies as r rapidly a P di y as she he had cussed A battle alo won ll 11 and no blood lost continued next week |