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G. Y. Kittle Palisade, Nebr. 4 ©CU310986 »*9«s //r '■ r^^ OMAHA- DENVER s. TRANS-CONTINENTAL ROUTE ASSOCIATION 31 25riEf i^torp of its a^rganijation ^ 4 Professor Cliatburn Mr. J. E. Davis The Omaha-Denver-Trans-Continental Route Association was formed the sixteenth of May, 1911, at a meeting of the represen- tatives of seventeen Nebraska counties, held at Holdrege, Nebr. There were fifty-two delegates present. Mr. J. E. Davis, of Sut- ton, Nebr., who was elected President, had been one of the lead- ing movers of this part of a great trans-continental highway, and his selection to the high office he holds was a just recognition of the service he had performed for the State and the West in general by taking a leading part in the agitation for good roads. The meeting at Holdrege was really the first good roads meeting ever held in the State of Nebraska, and the calling of it was due, in a large measure, to the activity and interest of the Commercial Clubs of Hastings and Minden, Nebraska, as well as that of the city in which the convention was held. The call for the gathering was sent out by Mr. G. E. Parisoe of Minden. The meeting was a very large one, for the reason that there were many there who were not delegates, in addition to the number of those who had been regularly selected to represent the several counties through which, it was proposed, the road should pass. Dr. J. M. Prime, of Oxford, and W. A. Taylor, of Hastings, it should be noted, were very active in behalf of the convention and for the general project of good roads. Perhaps the delegates to the convention and the other good roads workers of the 'State of Nebraska feel themselves as much under obligation to Mr. C. P. Allen, Chairman of the Highway Commission of the State of Colorado, who was present on behalf of his state, and was able to advise, from extensive informa-' tion, just where the road ought to be routed. As an official of the State of Colorado, charged with the expenditure in a judicious and scientific manner of over half a million dollars annually, he had become a practical road builder, with a first hand knowledge of conditions of all sorts. He had, moreover, taken the pains to examine all the routes proposed for the road and strongly recommended the adop- tion of the one finally chosen. After Mr. Davis had been chosen President of the State Good Roads Association, Mr. W. A. Taylor, cashier of the First Na- tional Bank of Hastings, was elected treasurer, and Mr. Parisoe of Minden, already mentioned as having sent out the call for the meeting, was chosen secretary. Mr. Davis is the President of the Sutton National Bank of Sutton, Nebr. A Vice President for Mr. Searie each of the seventeen Counties traversed in Nebraska was named, Mr. w. a, Taylor 6 Mr. C. P. AUen and after the route had been decided upon, the convention ad- journed amid great enthusiasm. The matter of an official inspec- tion of the route was left in the hands of the President and also that of arranging for the issuing of a guide. In the latter mat- ter, his investigations led him to make a contract with the Iowa Publishing Company of Des Moines, by whom the present book was issued. It was in the morning of Tuesday, July 18th, 1911, that President J. E. Davis, of the State Good Roads Clubs and the head of the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Road organization; S. A. Searle, of Omaha, representing the Commercial Club and the Ak- Sar-Ben of that city; Joe Long, President of the Blue Grass Road Association in his state, and Editor of the Osceola (Iowa) Sen- tinel, and H. S. Davis, of Fremont, Iowa, were ready to make the start on the long journey to Denver, and took their seats in cars in front of the Henshaw hotel, in Omaha. In the Iowa Publishing Company's Official mapping car were H. Huebinger, C. E., Secretary of tlie Company, and Head of the Technical Department; L. M. Maynard, Publicity Agent, and C. R. Babcock, of Shenandoah, Iowa, expert photographer. There were also two other cars in line as the party left Omaha, one belonging to Mr. Sprague, of Omaha, and the other to Mr. Garroute of Lincoln, Nebr. Through the industry and interest of President Davis, the coming of the party had been carefully heralded in advance and even the time of arrival in each town and city was known so definitely that it was possible to hold a public reception when the party came. At many places the local band was out playing patriotic music when the official party came in sight and there were great gatherings not only of the people of the several towns, but of the country- side as well. Good Roads meetings were held all along the line, and usually lasted an hour to an hour and a half, President Davis, Mr. Searle and Mr. Long making the principal addresses up to the time Lin- coln was reached. Here Prof. G. R. Chatburn of the University of Nebraska, representing not only that institution, but the Lin- coln Commercial Club, joined the party and from that time on was one of the principal speakers in the cause of good roads. Even those who were in touch with the movement and under- stood the deep hold it had taken upon the minds of the people of Nebraska were surprised at the great demonstrations that marked Mr. g. e. Parisoe Pres. Davis an* Mr. Babcock OreetiDK Prof. Cllnthllrn The Road Near Sulton than to the further development of railroad facilities, since the railroads were well aware of what they needed to do end would in due time perform their part of the tasks of taking all products to markets that could be offered. Many strong talks for good roads, in fact, many of the most telling ones, were made by residents along the line of the road, who were called upon by their fellow townsmen to add to the remarks made by the visi- tors. It was found that the hostility with which the automobile had been regarded in some localities had entirely disappeared in view of the fact that so many farmers and townspeople have them, and in view of tlie further fact that everj^one acknowledges that the automobile has had a great deal to do with arousing a desire for better roads, and that the needs of the tourists have aided materially in creating a gen- eral sentiment for better highways. As President Davis is fond of say- ing in his good road speeches, a fortune may easily be spent in adver- tising the resources of a locality, but there will be little success in bringing homeseekers and other investors, unless it can be pointed out that steps have been and still are being taken to bring about a better- the progress of this party on its way from Lincoln to Denver. Every- where the City Councils, Commercial Clubs and kindred organizations had prepared fitting receptions for the visitors and many of the towns were gaily decorated in honor of the occasion. This state of mind was taken as an indication of a lively appreciation on the part of people along the line of road in the matter of the good the route will be to them, and the towns in which they reside. The speakers at the numerous road meetings held during the ten days' trip argued strongly for continued effort and ependiture to main- tain the main east and west road across the state and the other roads in each vicinity. They pointed out that the movement for good roads was one of the most practical ones before the people; that the problem was how to get the products of the farms more quickly and cheaply and surely from the farm to the railroad, and that additional profit to the farmer and incidentally to others lay in the solution of this part of the transportation problem, rather Adolie Ruin at Beverly Homesteaders Are Frequently Met ment of the roads, over which the products of the farm are to be hauled. The people along the line of the route seemed to realize keenly that the opening of the trans-continental route meant the opening of a high- way by means of which the capitalist, lookin,?: for land investments, can get into the heart of one of the great agricultural portions of Nebraska, and of the entire West, for that matter. As will be seen by reference to the m»ps elsewhere in this book, the Omaha-Denver-Trans-Continental Route passes through Lincoln, Friend, Exeter, Fairmont, Sutton, Hastings, Minden, Oxford, McCook, Imperial, Holyoke, Sterling, Fort Morgan and Denver, as well as a number of intermediate points . All the way from Omaha it is marked vdth white bands and it has been officially designated by the Eastern Touring associations as an official route on the way across the conti- nent. The undertaking has been well carried out by the Association of which President Davis is the Head_, and, in Colorado, the State Highway Commission has taken up the project in such a spirit that it is certain to make a noted stretch of road out of that part of the route lying within the boundaries of the Cen- An Attentive Audience At Wauneta Ad- dressed By Mr. Se.irle. — An Ocean To Ocean Pedestrian. "The Character of the Soil is Such — That It Is Not AtTeeted Greatly By Weather Conditions." tennial State. Colorado has state aid for reads and expends in this way as a State, in the neighbor- hood of $600,000 per annum. A bond issue of $1,000,000 is to be voted on as an additional amount avail- able for roads. The expenditure of the sums the state appropriates is in the hands of the Highway Commission, whose head is Mr. C. P. Al- len, who was present at theHoldrege meeting and was influential in de- termining the routing of the road. He has personally given the matter attention in his state and the commonwealth, as well as the several localities, are doing their part in the making oi: an admiiable road. Along this entire route of 632 miles there are only one or two neighborhoods in which the road officers are still asleep on the good roads movement and there is no doubt that unless they wake up quickly, there will be new men in their places after the next election. Where nothing was done by the officials of a locality, the business men took the matter up by private subscription and raised money to hake care of the local part of the route, and saw to it that the work was promptly done. Those who have been promoting this movement for a trans-conti- nental road, in Nebraska at least, are of the opinion that there should be more attention paid by the voter and the legislators of the State Assembly to the question of road laws and their administration. It is said that the laws are not adequate at present and that the system in vogue is such that there is tremendous waste and in some cases, it is feared, not a little graft. The natural conditions in Nebraska favor roads equal to those any- where in the world. The character of the soil is such that it can be made into a road that is not affected greatly by weather conditions, and along the Omaha-Denver-Trans-Continental Route there is not, at any place, sand enough to make the going heavy. As an advertisement of the states through which it passes, and especially of the country along th>' On the Slate Line at Sundown. Ex-Governor SbaUenbcrger at Holdreg — Our Slidland Map Car. line of the road, this route is one of the best things possible. It shows enterprise and it brings directly to the attention of tourists what sort of a country it is and what its possibilities are. Besides, the mainten- ance of such an association as that which is behind this road makes for better acquaintance and more complete understanding on the part of the committees along the line, one with another. The good roads meet- ing is also bringing together in a friendly way a large nun>ber of prom- inent men of many communities, all of them interested in this practical and constructive work of making better roads. It is believed that this map and guide, which has been prepared at the request and under the direction of the Omaha-Denver-Trans-Conti- nental Route Association, will do as much as any other one thing to bring the road to the attention of those who will make use of it. Tour- ing to the West is getting to be a common recreation in the East, and Denver is naturally an objective point. This is, of course, the road to take for Denver, no matter how one has reached Omaha or Lincoln from the East. There is only one great road across Nebraska and this ig it. There are half a dozen competing roads across Iowa from river to river. 10 The Start and Ibinish. / From the point of view of the Publishing Company which issued this book, the task has been a most pleasurable one, according to its officers, one of whom, Mr. H. Huebinger, the head of the Tech- nical Department of the Iowa Publishing Company, made the trip. The enthusiasm of the promoters of the road and of the people along the line was infectious and Mr. Huebinger and his assist- ants returned to their work rooms with the desire to get out, if pos- sible, a better booklet than had ever been attempted before. There is reason to think that they have succeeded. There is no doubt that what has been done in 1911 on this road and in the preparation of this guide book is but an earnest of what is to come. A great permanent road is some day to stretch away across Nebraska and into Colorado, along this route, and it will not take much work and money to put the present road in iust such condition. THE PUBLISHERS. By Pres. Davis. 11 OMAHA Situated in the very heart of the great corn and wheat belts of the west, and guarding the entrance to the west with the watchful eye of an eagle, Omaha is well located to furnish a division point for the great automobile highways which con- nect the extreme east with the west. In placing a division point, the promoters of the great highways wisely took into consideration the advantages of the western metropolis. And indeed they could not have selected \vith better judgment, for Omaha affords facilities in this direc- tion that could not well be refused. With a population of 126,000 live and energetic people in i).,uc-ii.~ i:...,niy c.uri ii,.u~i- its own confines and 75,000 additional within fifteen minutes' 17(1, .M,,! r„r„„i„ ride, by street cars, of the very heart of the city, Omaha offers to the visitor a truly metropolitan aspect in every sense. As an educational center, Omaha ranks high among the leading cities of the country, with its universities, public and parochial schools, its colleges and private in- stitutions. Thirty-five graded schools, costing from $70,000 to $120,000 each, and a high school build- ing, which has been erected at a cost of a million and one-half dollars, are an expression of the aims and desires of the citizens. Fourteen Catholic churches, ten parochial schools, and four academies, which have an enrollment of more than 4,000, are silent evidence in Omaha's ac- tivitjf in educational lines. The Young Men's Christian Association, with a membership of 2,145, and the Young Women's Christian Association, with a member- .ship of 3,500, are both housed in magnificent homes, which stand as monuments to the citizens. Omaha has a public library, which contains 90,000 volumes, and a rare collection of coins, curios, manuscripts and antiquaries of every conceivable description. A new court house, erected at a cost of one and one-quarter million dollars, stands in the very heart of the city, towering so that the eye of the transient is immediately secured. The financial standing and stability of the ten national banks in the 12 Omaha Clearing House are shown by the confidence reposed by the citizens. The aggregate surplus and capital total of these depositories is $8,290,000, while the deposits reach the enormous total of $60,000,000. The bank clearings for the past year were more than $900,000,000, which showed a gain of 267 per cent in the last ten years. In every direction is the progress shown. It is general. With the close of 1911 the city has paved streets of one hun- dred and forty-five miles, which represent an aggregate outlay of $8,500,000; 210 miles of sewers, costing $2,857,000; 340 miles of sidewalks, costing $1,350,000; thirty miles of boulevards and highways, and thirteen parks, which contain 1,500 acres. Omaha justly and proudly claims the best paved streets in the business district of any city in the United States. The Omaha water works plant, owned by the city, is one of IIKIH SCHOOL 20th .^nd C.ipitol Ave. ntod nt n Cost o! Sl.SOO.000.00 the most complete in the world. Hnns<^(im Park The system was taken over by the city at a cost of $8,250,000. Included in the system are 240 miles of mains, 22,200 water services, 2,035 hy- drants, and 12,400 meters. The pumping capacity at Florence, the main station, is fifty-two million gallons daily. The daily consumption of water aggregates 20,000,000 gallons. Relative to vital statistics, Omaha has the lowest death rate, with the exception of three cities, according to the United States government report; the largest refinery and smelter for fine ores in the world; a lower per cent of illiteracy among its students in schools than any other city; a low tax rate of one and one-half cents for all purposes; the greatest butter factory in the world; the second largest corn market; the third largest packing center in the world; the largest freight termin- al in the world; annual bank clearings of $900,000,000; the main United States Army Signal Station; a general supply depot for the United States Army; home of the United States Indian Warehouse; largest "Feeder" cattle market in the world; one of the lai'gest Auditoriums in the west, which seats 10,000; a million dollar court house and a million dollar high school building; the home of one hundred churches. In the business world, Omaha has asserted itself as a center of commercial activity, both in manufacturing and wholesaling. 13 ASHLAND, NEBRASKA street Secne The town of Ashland, Nebraska, is located in the southeast corner of Saunders County, on the main line of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, thirty miles west of Omaha, the Metropolis of the State, and twenty-five miles northeast of Lincoln, the capital. Its location is one of the most advantageous in the state. It is also the southern terminal for the Great Northern Railroad to Sioux City, Iowa, and to Da- kota and Minnesota points. In addition to the two roads mentioned, it has the Schuyler (Nebraska) branch of the Burlington Railroad, con- necting with the main line of the road at Oreopolis, near Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska. Transportation facilities — passenger and freight — are not excelled by any town of its size in the state. Mail service is all that could be desired — twenty-three mails a day east, west, north and south. Ashland is a money order office. We have telegraph (Western Union) and Express (Adams) Companies. Have two telephone exchanges, both with long distance connections — the Nebraska Telephone Company (or Bell's) and the Plattsmouth Telephone Company (or Independent). Have one first class hotel, two minor ones and sev- eral restaurants. We have a fine public park and good race track. We have electric lighting, municipal water works, well organized volunteer fire department and splendid public schools. Population in the neigh- borhood of 1,500. In churches, Ashland is well represented, having the Congregational, Episcopal, Christian, Methodist and Baptist. All have good memberships and employ able pastors. Besides our regularly organized churches we have the Mission, a non-denominational institution, which is doing good work. The Farmers and Merchants and the Ashland National Banks take care of the monetary affairs of the community. Both are solid, conservative financial institutions and are presided over by courteous and accommodating gentlemen. Ashland has fine water power in Salt, Wahoo and Clear Creeks; Platte River is less than two miles from town. At this writing a splendid new steel bridge — to be the best of its kind in the state — is under construction and nearing completion, at a point a mile and a half northeast of town. This bridge will be crossed by the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Road. Ashland has a large flour mill and two grain elevators. There are valuable stone quarries in the vicinity and the largest ice house in the world — belonging to the Svsdft Packing Company — is located here. 14 Hotel Selma Ashland has long had a public library, organized and sustained by the Woman's Club, which the town has outgrown, and through the untiring efforts of the members of the Club, a beautiful Carnegie library will be built in the near future, the contract for its construction having already been awarded. It will cost in the neighborhood of $10,000.00. The United States Government, for several years past, has maintained a rifle range north of town, where the regulars and state militia encamp for their annual rifle practice. Negotiations are now under way for the purchase of this tract and the permanent location of the range here. Ashland is a city of beautiful homes. A very small per cent of its citizens are renters and most of them ! take a justifiable pride in beautifying their surroundings. Its business establishments are good, solid, up- to-date, and they are commensurate in size and stocks kept with the needs of the community. Ashland's citizenship is progressive, wide-awake and moral. There is no better place in the state in which to live, own a home and rear a family. MILFORD, NEBRASKA The tourist will find Milford, Nebraska, one of the most interesting points en route. It is situated on the west bank of the Big Blue River twenty miles west of Lincoln, and three hundred feet higher, at an ele- vation of 1,500 feet above sea level. The passing stranger will be im- pressed by the beauty of the location, the interesting surroundings, the adaptability of Milford as a place of rest and recreation, boating and fishing. The famous Shogo Springs flow from the stony bauKs of the Blue. They preserve with their memories the interesting Indian traditions, handed down from generation to generation three hundred years or more, of the dusky Pawnee maiden "Shogo," who presided over the "Medicine Waters," alleviating the sufferings of the wounded and fever stricken people of her father, the great chieftain, "Quenchauqua." The "Paleface" has commercialized the aqua pura until it is demanded from ocean to ocean and from the Dominion of Canada to the Panama Zone. The Quenchauqua mills, erected in 1866 at this point on the freight road leading from Nebraska City to Fort Kearney and the west, with 15 Shoso Litliia Si riDgs one run of 30-inch burrs endeavored to grind the grist of the pioneer settlers for 150 miles west and to supply the overland freighters. It has now grown into an exclusive corn product mill with a capacity of 3,000 bushels per day, selling in car lots principally in the southern states, the great northwest and the Pacific coast. The Blue River Power Company has acquired the remainder of the "stone b-.;lt." With one large con- crete dam completed and another under construction, they will furnish power for manufacturers, electric lights, etc., to cities and villages along the Blue Valley. The Soldiers' Home is located at the southeast corner of the town on a beautiful elevation overlooking the Blue Valley, skirted by a forest of natural timber. It is an ideal home for the veteran Sol- diers and Sailors in their declining years. The State Industrial Home for unfortunate girls is situated one mile east of the village and is doing a grand and charitable work. It is one of the cleanest, neatest and best ordered of all the state institutions. The Congrfigational, Methodist and Evangelical Churches, together with the substantial high school, suggest the religious and educational trend of the Soidiirt iii.iuf town. With electric lights and water system installed, additional hotel and sanitarium facilities are in demand. The construction of the necessary buildings will be encouraged by the Commercial Club. The Club extends a hearty welcome to the traveler as he passes through the only Spring town along the line and assures him that he wll meet with every courtesy. 16 FRIEND Friend, Nebraska, is one of the principal business towns of the state, and has a population of fourteen hundred souls. Its location is on the main line of the Burlington 38 miles west of Lincoln. It has eight mail trains a day and also excellent train service. The Hotel Coronado is first class, has steam heat, light and water in all rooms. Miller's Hotel is also a good hostlery. Then there are Diebert's Cafe, and W. H. True & Co., restaurants where short orders are served. Naturally the tourist is interested in the garages of Friend. There are two well equipped places of this sort here. One of these, Kahm ^ Bros., is the official A. A. A. Garage. This is one of the best institu- tions of the kind in the state. Heagney Auto Co. has plenty of room and excellent service. One of the interesting things about Friend is that there is a wild animal park near by on Turkey Creek, it is owned by Mr. J. W. Gilbert. Here one sees buffalo, elk and deer in their native state. Mr. Gilbert has set apart a large part of his farm foi- the benefit of these animals ,species which are so rapidly passing away in this counti-y. It is well worth the time of the tourist to make a side trip to visit this park. Mr. Gilbert makes all the comers welcome and is glad to have the public see his pets. He is one of Saline County's oldest s-jttlers, having located here in 1865. At the present time he has in his park fifty head of buffalo, elk and deer. The resources of this vicinity are largely in the value of the farm land, which is worth up to $150.00 an acre. The principal crops raised are wheat, corn and alfalfa. Friend, by the way, probably markets more fat hogs than any community of its size in the state, if not in the world. The soil here is very rich and in most years produces as much as any like body of land in the United States. The rainfall for a good many years has been ample for good crops. The people of Friend are very much devoted to their school system, and as a result of this interest and devotion on the part of the public the high school is considered one of the best in the state. It is an ac- credited high school; that is to say, its graduates enter without further examination the State University at Lincoln and all larger institutions 17 Gilbert Park of the United States. There is a new public school building with room for 500 students, which is very large, of course, for a town of this size. However, many pupils go to the Friend schools from ihe towns and coun- try around for a radius of 25 miles. There are six excellent churches and the social life of the comrnunity centers in these congregations. Theaters are well represented here and some of the best companies on the road make one-night stands here. The opera houses are the San Carlo and Warren's opera house. in the matter of public utilties there is good is good electric light and water service. Both of the plants furnishing these are owned by the city. Among other things in which the people of Friend and vicinity are greatly interested is horse racing rand there are famous races held here each year. The National Coursing Futurity has been held here for a number of years. _ . „ , „ , In the matter of public utilities there is good electric light and water service. Both of the Farmers Bank with a canital and surplus of $40,009.00, the First National Bank with a capital and surplus of $100,000.00 and the First Savings Bank with a capital and surplus of $12,500.00. The First National Bank occupies its new $30,000.00 fire proof building January 1st, 1912. One of the things which the tourist will note when he reaches Friend will be the beauty of the residen- tial part of the town. Probably Friend has more well kept lawns and beautiful homes than are found any- where in a town of this size. The town was originally settled by people who take great pride in their sur- roundings and have fine taste in matters of keeping their yards and their streets in good condition, ylso architecturally the town made a good start yearh ago, and the disposition has been to keep up the high s The citizens of the town and country alike are wide-awake on the good roads proposition, and a strong organization has been perfected to push things alorig on this line from now on to the end. 22 HASTINGS, NEBRASKA'S CENTRAL MARKET TOWN While traversing Nebraska's official route from Omaha to Denver, about one hundred fifty miles west of Omaha and three hundred tiin' y miles east of Denver, you will pass through a beautiful expanse of coun- try. The roads here are in ejo I'cnt condition and stretching as far as the eye can see in all directions are rolling fields of grain. On a cl.'Mi day, the horizon seems to be nowhere and you feel, indeed, that you are one of God's creatures. This is oim; of the brightest spots of Nebraska, a state that has forty-nine million acres of the richest soil in the wmM, is the third largest corn and sugar beet, and the fourth largest v^^heat producing state in the Union, x.hop^ egg crop alone tach year is worth more than Alaska's annual output of gold. In the heart of this i>ra:'i erous state is a beau; if ul little city of over twelve thousand inhabitants, often called the Queen City of th(> plains, on account of its many well paved streets, which have t)i i ing shaded by thousands of iuH industrious and hospitable cili- of great activities along commer- within their gates, old and many of the business men that were shipped from the city most enterprising citizens. En- many large stores, manufacturing and handsome buildings, you will claiming, "Why Is Hastings!" large Aver for shipping, and it is lake city nor a seaport, but after you will find that Hastings is sibilities of a vast territory — and commercial enterprises. supplying the trade of the immediate vicinity, but with the advent of the railroads, of which there are now four trunk lines and several branches, the advantage of this location for establishing a central market town for Nebraska and surrounding states became apparent, not only to the business men already located here), but to outside interests. This led to the establishment of wholesale houses and manufacturing enterprises which now employ hundreds of laborers and supply the trade for hundreds of miles in all directions because it can be reached by direct shipments. Notable among the larger institutions are a huge foundry and machine works, a large brewery andi artificial ice plant, a mill work factory, a grain bin and tank manufacturing establishment, a canning fac- 23 characteristics of boulevards, be- grown trees, and because of its zens who have found time, in spita cial lines, to welcome the stranger Hastings is thirty-eight years who sold the first bills of goods are still among the leading and tering the city and noting the establishments, well paved streets find it hard to refrain from ex- This is because you can find no. certain that Hastings is not a you have made a few inquiries founded on the agricultural pos- agriculture is the backbone of alii Hastings started as a center for tory, a packing plant, the largest harness factory in the State, cold storage houses, wholesale grocery- houses, commission houses, a creamery, a large flour mill, a wholesale candy factory and five of the larg- est cigar factories in the West, whose annual output exceeds that of any other city in Nebraska. One of the greatest assets the city has is its automobile industry. This has become the center of distri- bution of automobiles in a state rich in automobile possibilities on account of the excellent condition of the roads and the thrift and wealth of its citizens. There are seven garages, any one of which would be a credit to a city ten times as large as Hastings. Their equipments are the best and their workmen are experienced in every particular. The banking institutions in this city growth. They have extended liberal credit institutions and have established Hastings community in the State, stores that handle metropolitan merchan- well as their oulside appearance it is hard in a city many times larger. Hastings home owners than any other city of its available capital among its About two miles west of through Ingleside, Nebraska's fine drives and shaded paths, its The city has a live Cham- exclusive of Omaha and Lin- a paid secretary who devotes the business interests of the work of the Chamber of Com have been a great factor in its to deserving local commercial as the third largest banking There are numerous retail dise and from their inside, as for one to believe that he is not has among its citizens more size in the State and more business men. the city limits, the route passes Hospital for Insane, with its well kept buildings and its beautiful lawns, ber of Commerce, recently organized, and, coin, is the only city in the State to employ all of his time to the work of promoting city. It is proposed in connection with the merce to develop in the near future a City Plan which will insure the future growth of Hastings along the right lines and will make of this city, not only an ideal place in which to live, but a profitable place to visit and secure information as to how to build a city. One of the important departments of the Chamber of Commerce is the Good Roads Department. Hast- ings has the distinction of being the place where the agitation for the Omaha-Denver Trans- Continental Highway was started and the preliminary work to secure the same was pushed. This work, so well started, is being continued so that even now when you visit Hastings you can take side-trips into the surrounding country on the best roads of the Route, where automobiling is a real pleasure and where long trips are a matter of but moments instead of hours. You are welcome to Hastings and we hope you will take the time, while here, to visit our merchants and 24 see the stores, call upon our city officials and, in fact, "see Hastings." We like our city; we are proud of it; and we want to show you why. The Chamber of Commerce has commodious club vooms and you are at liberty to make them your headquarters while here. Call on or address the secretary for a souvenir book telling the story of our city's progress. JUNIATA Juniata, Nebraska, is located on the divide between the Platte River on the north and the Little Blue River on the south. It is 157 miles west of Omaha; 103 miles west of Lincoln and 380 miles east of Denver, Colo., on the official route of the Omaha- Denver Automobile Line. The town is situated on the main line of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway from_ Chicago to Denver, in direct connection with all points on the Pacific Coast and points east to the Atlantic Coast; also on the Missouri Pacific Railroad southeast to St. Joseph, Kansas City and St. Louis. The Adams and Wells- Fargo Express Companies do business on these lines, and the Western Union Telegraph Company. Nine mail trains daily east and west; one north and south. Four rural delivery routes supply daily mail to the surrounding country. The Bell and Independent Telephone Companies have lines local and long distance in all directions and to all points. ! The business of Juniata is represented as follows: The Bank of Juniata associated with the First Na- tional Bank of Hastings, Nebr.; a four-story flour mill with 60 barrels capacity daily; two grain elevators, 40,000 bushels capacity that ship yearly 250 cars of wheat, corn and other small grains and 40 cars of hogs and cattle; two general stores; one grocery and two grocery and restaurants combined; hardware; drugs; millinery; harness shop; two butcher shops; two barber shops; agricultural implement dealers; well digging, pump and windmill concern; two coal dealers; lumber yard; newspaper and printing office; postoffice and hotel; two blacksmith shops, garage and automobile repairs; livery stable and feed barns; an electric light plant for the town and citizens. ( The following fraternal orders are represented here: I. O. 0. F., Rebekah, Masonic, M. W. A., K. P., and the G. A. R. and Relief Corps. There are three churches, Methodist, Baptist and Church of the Brethren. 25 Juniata has a fine two-story brick High School Building and a one-story brick building for the primary grades. _ Also quite a number of comfortable dwellings with beautiful lawns. Juniata is located on undulating prairie of purely agricultural land and for six miles on either side can be found as fine farming land as any in the state of Nebraska or any other state, and for the 40 years since it was considered a part of the American Desert, it has been wonderfully productive. The citizens of Juniata are composed of modern Americans who maintain excellent schools, good churches and all civic societies. It has a good climate and excellent facilities for travel, trades and commerce with all sections of the United States. It has been but a ittle over 40 years ago when the entire country for rhiles around was a vast prairie, the home of the buffalo and the hunting grounds of the savage Indian. It being along the route of the Oregon Trail and the "Gold Seekers" of '49, many a harrowing tale could be told of the depredations of Irdians, but the buffalo has disappeared and the Indians have vanished, and in this short tife the vast plains has been converted into homes of a prosperous, thriving, happy and con- tented people second to none. NOTE— See article on Oregon Traji. FUNK Situated on the main line of the Burlington, 200 miles west of Omaha, on the Trans-Continental Road, is a village of 200 people, surrounded by a rich and as well improved country as the sun shines on anywhere, whom nature has provided with the best of roads. It has the best store buildings, filled with the most complete stocks of merchandise of any town of its size in the State, bar none. It has shipped 465 cars of grain, 300 cars of live stock and paid over $75,000.00 in railroad freight in one year. It has a good school, a good church and parsonage, well maintained. Its merchants are wide-awake, and abreast of the times, are aggressive and progressive in their various lines. The glad hand is always extended, and you are cordially invited to stop, AND BE SHOWN. 26 MINDEN Minden, the County Seat of Kearney County, the wealthiest city of its size in the State, is situated on the Omaha-Denver line of the Burlington Railway, and is the ter- minus of the Kansas City and Omaha Railway. Located in the heart of some of the best agricultural and grazing land of the state of Nebraska, she has enjoyed an ever in- creasing valuation. In the past few years, the city now with a population of 2,100, has been marvelously improved and beautified, until it is now recognized as one of the foremost attractive and modern of all the small cities in the State. Many large and well builded stores and residences have been erected. The down- town district is well arranged. The city enjoys a modern and developed system of Ilmnphrey lintel electric lighting. The hotel accommodations ages, a supply station and a vulcanizing plant, center of the County, as containing two thor- ness, and two old and tested national banks with The best flour mill of western any in West Nebraska, several tors are located in Minden. The are equipped with competent tus. Church buildings equal to the worshippers of the city and ing the Presbyterian church, The Court House, costing $125,- and finished in Tennessee marble, in the center of a The merchants County Court House are ample and there are three equipped gar- The city is especially strong as the retail oughly edited papers, a strong insurance busi- large deposits. Nebraska, a brick yard equal to . substantial coal and grain eleva- splendid schools and a High School teachers and up-to-date appara- any and excelled by none house community, the best of these be- which enjoys a grand pipe organ. 000, is builded of Bedford stone The building is choicely situated well gardened public square, are an organized boosting club, Presbyterian Church and have been instrumental in producing one of the best County Fairs in the West. In addition to this, the merchants have been largely responsible for the organizing of the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Highway. It was upon the call of a State meeting, issued by these merchants and bankers, that the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Highway Association was organized. All the roads which lead into Minden are like boulevards. Minden is the terminus of a great and good road called the Sun Flower Trail, which con- nects south to the Santa Fe Trail, to Kansas City and to points in southwest- ern Kansas. 27 Eight miles west of Minden on the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Route is located the largest Swed- ish settlement in the wsst, a well ordered and prosperous community. Trees are abundant, lawns well kept, streets well sprinkled to allay dust, the elevation 2,196 feet above sea level; the air is clean and bracing. There is plenty of opportunity for duck, prairie chicken, grouse, geese shooting in season. On an average day during the touring season, 20 to 25 touring automobiles put up at the hotels. Minden is a hustling, progressive little city. It has a live County Good Roads Club which does things. It has special interests for automobilists from the fact of its having so many miles of elegant roads, that stretch out like boulevards. HOLDREGE Holdrege, Nebraska, is one of the principal cities on the line of the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Route, and is widely known in the middle west as the "Magic City" on account of its rapid growth. It is situ- ated in the middle of one of the best farming sections in the state of Nebraska and is the principal shipping point for that part of the commonwealth for grain and stock. Holdrege has first class hotels, up-to-date automobile garages and really magnificent stores. In short, it is an up-to-date city and its people are very proud of it. Holdrege is like most of the larger towns in the west — very ambitious for manufacturing industries and for growth in population. It is situated on the main line of the B. & M. railroad. The city is very much devoted to education and the schools are among the best in the state, the high school particularly ranking as one of the best. The churches of the cicy are housed in fine buildings and the congregations are large. The social life of the community very largely centers in the churches. 28 ATLANTA Atlanta, Nebraska, a village of 300 population, on the main line of the C, B. & Q. between Chicago and Denver, is located in one of the finest farming regions and is, therefore, a fine grain market. The town is lighted with electricity; it also has water works. The town is incor- porated; has ample hotel accommodations for a town of its size. All lines of business are well represented. School privileges are good. They carry 10th grade work. A Piece of Scenery West of Atlanta OXFORD r^ Oxford is the only town between Omaha and Denver that has four- teen passenger and mail trains daily. All fast trains stop at this point because it is located at the junction of the Burlington from Chicago to Denver with the main line from St. Louis to Denver. The automobile tourist will really enjoy the change of scenery the moment he arrived within sight of this beautiful valley of the famous Republican River. Oxford is centrally located in this scenic valley — the land of wheat, corn and alfalfa. The inhabitants of this beautiful valley are of a thriving, energetic and industrious character and very largely give their at- tention to farming and the raising of hogs and cattle. The hotel accommodations at Oxford are excellent and tourists vdll be well advised Early Days in Furnas County night's stop. to make this a place for g 29 ARAPAHOE Arapahoe, Nebraska, a little city of 1,000 population, is located on the main line of the C, B. & Q. Rail- way, midway between Omaha ?.nd Denver, in the fertile valley of the Republican River. Progressive in every respect, Arapahoe has one of the best vyater and electric light systems known to cities of its size in the State. Here are located forty-five business houses, including two stable banks, and the largest flour- ing mill in the entire valley. This mill and three elevators are able to handle only a small portion of the vast wheat and corn product of the north side of Furnas County, of which Arapahoe is the principal city. With its large stores, and pleasant residence district, Arapahoe is a desirable place for the home seeker. At an elevation of 2,173 feet, the air is pure and invigorating; the nights are always ideal. Pure, clear water is obtained at moderate depths. The soil of Southwest Nebraska, and especially near Arapahoe, makes the finest natural roads, the joy of autoists. They are in good condition the year 'round and maintained at a nominal expense. Tourists will find adequate garage and hotel accommodations; the leading hotel and gar- age are within a half block of each other. HOLBROOK Holbrook is a little city of five hundred people located on the main line of the Burlington Railroad from Chicago to Denver and from St. Louis to Denver. It is a hustling little place in the midst of a fine farming community, with Deer Creek, a beautiful wooded stream, just to the east and the Republican River immedi- ately on the south. i A fact of historical importance to the inhabitant and mayhap to the trav- eler as well, is that it was here just east of the bridge which now spans Deer Creek Sind almost at the place where the Trans-Continental Highway now passes, that I. B. Burton, the oldest settler, turned the first furrow ever plowed in Furnas County. In honor of Mr. Burton, the first postoffice was called Burton's Bend and the voting precinct still bears that name. The town is well represented in all business lines, including hotel and garage, and contains many beautiful homes surrounded by fine trees and lavms. An ex- street Scene Holbrook cellent steel bridge costing over eleven thousand dollars spans the river just south cf town and gives ready access to a beautiful natural park, which is utilized for camp meetings, pic- nics and celebrations. 30 CAMBRIDGE Cambridge, Nebraska, beautifully situated in the valley of the river, is one of the best good road towns between the oceans. This year the drainage from uplands north have played havoc with roads, but the next morning the auto road within their district was made comfortably pass- able for the most exacting tourist. A great deal of credit is due this body of business men when it is known that when one flood did $7,000 damage to city property, they first repaired their roads. Cambridge has electric lights, water works and modern sewerage system and is surrounded by a fine farming country. Model Concrete Bridgre Near Cambrldire INDIANOLA Indianola, Nebraska, is located on the main line of the Burlington Railroad, nearly midway between Omaha and Denver. It is in the grand valley of the Republican River, where corn, wheat and alfalfa are raised. It is accessible from all directions by good roads. Has a population of about 1,000. Has a good steam grist mill 75 barrels capacity. Has a fine brick High School building costing $15,000.00. Has valuable ochre deposits, one hotel and two restaurants, two state banks, two public halls and three good church buildings. The center of the best stock raising section in the world. Has good stores, livery bams, shops, etc., and good moral, intelligent, prosperous people. 31 McCOOK Before the advent of civilization, southwestern Nebraska, viath its numer- ous streams and luxuriant grasses, was a favorite haunt of game . The old set- tlers tell of a time, in the not distant past, when buifalo blackened the prairies, when elk were found in the canons, when deer broused along the creeks, and antelope grazed on tha highlands. Water fowls covered the ponds in spring and fall, and wild turkeys abounded in the timber. The game attracted the In- dians, who (;ame here in pursuit — the Pawnees from the northeast, the Sioux from Dakota, the Chevennos from the Black Hills, the A.rapahoes from the western plains and the Comanches from the south. This region was the bat- tleground of the plain's tribes and evidences of their warfare are frequently found. McCook, the County Seat of Red willow 4,000, is the metropolis cf southwestern tween Hastings, Nebraska, and Denver, 400 miles. It is situated at an elevation of the valley of the' Republican. The view fringed stream threading the fertile bot- beyond, is beautiful and inspiring. Irriga- of the valley, where wealth in the . f I •■;■'' ' - - County, with its fruits and vegetable, is produced When the Burlington Railroad summer of 1882, the site of Mc- principal division station between tains. The company has shops extensive terminal facilities, water ter buildings. Here all train and the time changes, the trains run- mountain time. Park and Carnegie Library Central Higli School population of Nebraska, the largest town be- Colorado, a distance of more than 2,500 feet, on the hills overlooking from the higher levels, of the tree toms and of the range of hills tion aids nature in making a garden form of alfalfa, sugar beets, grain, in large amounts, was extended to Denver in the Cook was selected as the location for the the Missouri River and the Rocky Moun- here for the repair of locomotives and cars, and electric planes and divir.jon headquar- engine crews are changed, and here, too, ning east on Central time and w«st on 32 McCook possesses ample and excellent hotel accommodations, and its high altitude, its healthful climate and its location will make it a convenient and agreeable place for tourists to spend the night. Coniineri'ial Club CULBERTSON, NEBRASKA Culbertson, Hitchcock County, Nebraska, has a population of 580 and is situated at the junction of the Republican and Frenchman Rivers, on the main line of the C, B. & Q. R. R. There are eight mail trains daily. The town is located in one of the most feitile valleys in the State; there are three general stores, two hardware, a bank, printing office, a first class hotel and good restaurant; automobile garage one block north of auto road; one of the best graded schools in Western Nebraska and seven churches. The Culbertson Irrigating ditch, the third largest in the State, runs just north of town and is forty miles long, watering 10,000 acres of fine farming lanci. This ditch taps the Frenchman River at Palisade, 24 miles west. The soil here is very productive, sugar beets, wheat, corn, alfalfa and all cereals make rapid growth. The Nebraska Experimental Farm is situated just west of town and can be seen from the auto road. The annual shipment of sugar beets from this point will amount to over two hundred cars per year. The old Fremont Trail passes through the center of the town. PALISADE, NEBRASKA Palisade, Nebraska, is situated on the County Line, between Hitchcock and Hayes Counties, and is in the Frenchman River Valley and on the Imperial Bianch of the C, B. & Q. Railroad. It has a population of 400, with a perfectly developed water system and with 180 horse power electric light system. Has a fine pressed brick school building, three churches, four general merchandise stores, two iiardware stores, two conieccioaery stores, one restaurant, one hotel, one rooming house, iwo lumber yards, two millinery stores, two meat markets, two blacKsmith shops, two livery stables, two telephone offices, two elevators, one bank, one garage and repair snop and one drug store. The valley is all under irrigation, with allalfa as the principal crop, and with many other advantages not found elsewhere. WAUMEf A, NEBRASKA Waoneta, Nebraska, 363 miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, and 265 miles east of Denver, Colorado, The tourist traveling over the Omaha- Denver Good Roads Route will pass through the beautiful village of Wauneta, Nebraska. Wauneta, an Indian name from the Sioux lan- guage, meaning falling water, uerives its name from its location by the magnihcent falls of the Frenchman River. These falls aevelop- ing the greatest natural water power in ihe State of Nebraska were once the favorite camping grounds of the Pawnees, Sioux and other western Indian hunting parties. Wauneta is a bustling little city of some 400 inhabitants, with its shaded streets, electric lights, city water works, substantial business houses, beautiful homes, affords a comfortable and inviting resting place for tourists. Its beautiful snaded lake will invite the tourist to loiter and tnjoy its splendid fishing. Here the traveler will find com- fortable, well conducted hotels, where the tourists will find every comfort provided for rest and refreshment. Its two well equipped gar- ages provide ample accommodatir ns for storage and repair of automo- biles. To those who prefer to spend their Sabbaths as a day of rest, our churches extend a cordial welcome. Wauneta's altitude, some 2,700 feet above sea level, piuvides a happy medium between Missouri River points and mUe high Denver. The citizens of wauneta have taken an active part in the building of the Omaha-Denver Good Roads Route, made maniiest by their energetic measures in improving the highway, providing accurate markings for the route and aiding in many ways to make the tourist's journay a safe and comfortable one. n'auneta Falls 34 IMPERIAL, NEBRASKA First National Bank Imperial, the County Seat of Chase County, Nebraska, is situated near the center of the county, and enjoys the distinction of haviner held the first public meeting in this state, advocating a cross-state "Good Road Highway," which culminated in the State organization of the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continent- al Highway, and now a potent part of the great Oeean-to-Ocean Highway. Feeling a just pride in having been the originators of this movement, and of the fact that the citizens of Imperial, as well as of the entire county are each a boomer for "Good Roads," they are ever ready to give the traveler over this route all the information pertaining to routes, county, towns, hotels, res- taurants, garages or other desired information. The population of Imperial is nbout 500, mostly Americans, with a goodly number of Germans, Irish and Swedes. The town has three churches, excel- lent high nchool, a fine fireproof Court House, the best in southwestern Nebras- ka; live merchants comprising every line of business, with full and ample stocks of goods; two strong banks, auto repair shops and garage with all necessary repairs and equipments to accommodate the trav- eling rublic, and is surrounded by a fertile, prosperous farming and stock rais- ing community. The topography of the county is level and the soil is a black sandy loam, none richer in the cereal producing qualities; all kinds of cereals, alfalfa, tame and wild grasses, vegetables Jsi\ and fruits raised profitably that can be raised in the 41st lati- tude. The climate is mild and delightful, the altitude being 3,300 feet; the nights are cool and refreshing. The annual precipita- tion is about 23 inches, eighty per cent of which falls during the months from April to October, a never failing supply of most splendid sheet water found at from 30 to 100 feet. This is not a desert, nor a drouth stricken country, as many in the east believe, but on the contrary, is a most fertile coun- try, watered with never-failing living streams of water, it be- ing the best watered county in southwest Nebraska. The people are not coi/iposed of the wild cow-boy and typi- Cfaase Coiintj Court Bouse 35 cal frontiersman, but as educated, prosperous, intelligent, courteous a class as will be found in any of our eastern states, always ready to welcome and entertain the traveling public who may sojourn in our_ midst. All the better class of our town and farm buildings are erected by those who have resided in this county for the past ten to twenty years, showing that they have unlimited faith in the country, and its future, and many of these improvements would be a credit to any country. This county holds out to those seeking investmints in lands, ranches or business flattering opportunities, and we ask all "seeking such investments to stop off in your itineracy through this country, and we will convince you by actual demonstration. IMPERIAL COMMERCIAL CLUB. HOLYOKE, COLORADO County Seat of Phillips County, Colorado, located in the Frenchman Valley, thirteen miles from Ne- braska line. Has five churches, good graded schtol, County High School and Municipally owned Electric Light and Water Plants Holyoke is located in a rich bushels of wheat per acre has beer portion. Located in the center of opening on the C, B. & Q. Rail- Situated at an altitude of 3,800 ozonized atmosphere, the purest of shine, which are now conceded by potent factors in subduing lung Phillips County boasts of the Omaha and Denver. The only engine and desire to go fast, no ing County. One day's run from Omaha. Just the place to stop over night. .laiuiary SO, l.'ljl agricultural district, where 47 produced and other crops in pro- wheat belt, and afl:'ords the best road for a flouring mill, feet, Holyoke has a light, dry, water and an abundance of sun- eminent physicians to be the most and bronchial troubles, best natural Auto Road between sneed limit is the power of your change of gear necessary in cross- Denver, and two days run from Land Prices.— Unimproved land at from $10.00 to $25.00 per acre, and improved from $25.00 to $50.00. For further information call or write the Holyoke Commercial Club. 36 HAXTUN, COLORADO The land in the Haxtun Country is level prairis; soil, generally, is rich sandy loam of excellent fertility and affords a great diversity of crops — corn, wheat, barley, oats, rye, spelts, flax, cane, inillet^ alfalfa, potatoes and vege- tables are grown profitably. P|^ W-1 Average rainfall past ten years 19.52 inches. An abundance of pure soft water is obtained at a depth of 150 to 175 feet. Stock and Poultry raising is very profitable. Improved farms are valued at from $25.00 to $40.00 per acre, while un- improved land may be had at from $10.00 to $25.00 per acre. The Haxtun Country is conceded the best dry farming section in Colorado and has carried away the best prizes at State and National Exhibitions (at Pueblo State Fair for 1911 we took 82 prizes); notwithstanding this , we have an organized irrigation district, (with Storage Reservoir six miles from Haxtun) embracing 110,000 acres of PTiillips County land, from which we ex- Breaking Soa pect great increase in values. Com Bins STERLING The queen city of the South Platte Valley, situated 130 miles northeast of the Capital of the great state of Colorado. Within the last seven years the Sterling agricultural district has transfoiTned itself from what was the foremost live stock country in the State to the foremost farming district, the large ranches foi-merly operated in the cattle and other live stock industry are being cut into smaller farms and are rapidly being settled with a class who are altogether an agricultural people. Logan County, of which Sterling is the County Seat, is without doubt the coming banner County of the State for the growing of crops under irrigation with 200,000 acres or more land covered by completed irrigation systems and many more acres under projects now developing. Logan County now has a larger acreage of sugar beets than any section along the South Platte Valley, raising annually more than 10,000 acres which supplies the large sugar factory located at Sterling, as well as furnishing a large portion of the sugar beets necessary to run the factories located at other po'nts in the South Platte Sugar Beet Factory 37 Valley. The great stacks of alfalfa that may be seeii en the ground any season after the harvest is done make the Valley look like the encampment grounds of some vast army. Some of the principal features of interest that a tourist should not fail to see in passing through Logan County are, the North Sterling Irrigation District reservoir, which cost $1,500,000.00, located twelve miles northwest of Sterling, where water to irrigate 80,000 acres of land is stored during the winter months and used during the summer for the irrigation of crops; the Prewit Reservoir three miles south of Merino, Colorado, which will store 30,000 feet of water, which will be used almost entirely in the growing of sugar beets and alfalfa; the big Sugar Factory at Sterling, Colorado, owned by the Great Western Sugar Company, which pays annually to the beet growers about $750,000.00; the Alfalfa Meal Mill, operated and owned by the Great Western Sugar Company. Sterling has a fine Industrial School, the second of its kind in the United States, where the various trades are taught, including an agricultural course; in addition to this fine School, costing $100,000.00, Sterling has splen- did common schools. The cuts of the Sugar Factory and Industrial School show only two of many of our good buildings. We have a Court House costing $100,000.00; many good Churches, etc. To the tourist who may be com- bining pleasure with the business of looking for a new location we extend the most hearty invitation to look into the merits of our City and County. Sterling is a beautiful little city of 4,000 people with a great future, well located and on a division point of the Union Pacific and Burlington Railroads. The citizens of Sterling and Logan County cheerfully extend the glad hand to all tourists. Make your wants known and give us an opportunity to be of service to you. High School 38 BRUSH The Metropolis of Eastern^Colorado Brush received its name from Ex-Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, Hon. J. L. Brush, who was at one time a big stockman in this country and who still holds large land interests here. What You May Expect To Find at Brush and Vicinity. The best farming country in the State of Colorado. Has been under irrigation 20 years and has never had a crop failure or shortage of water. Vegetables of all kinds grow abundantly and are money getters. Alfalfa, Sugar Beets, Potatoes and Grain are the principal crops. Broom corn yields abundantly — a good opening for a broom factory. Splendid opportunities in the way of land investments. Ask the farmers along the road what are the results of their labors. Brush is on the main line of the Burlington and is also a terminal point of the Burlington and Montana Railroad. Has fourteen mail tiains daily; Adams Express Office. Brush is a city of homes, has every modem convenience, water works (pure water, air pressure system), electric lights, sewer system, a live commercial club, fine High School, Sugar Factory (capacity 1,000 tons daily), a large Mofalfa Mill for grinding alfalfa in combination with Molasses for feeding stock. Brash is only two hours' ride from Denver, making it an ideal loca- tion for manufacturing enterprises. A good opening for a milk and , vegetable cannery. Has good market facilities both east and west. All lines of retail business represented, but room for more. WATCH US GROW. For general information call on or write, THE BRUSH COMMERCIAL CLUB, BRUSH, COLO. g^^, B,,, j,,^^ 39 FORT MORGAN Ft. Morgan is known as the "City of Shade and Light." This town is built on the site of old Ft. Ward- well, which was an outpost on the South Platte river in the early sixties. Its name was changed in 1866 to its present designation and in 1868 the military post here was abandoned, and in place of the little sod fort there now stands a city whose beauty and prosperity are known throughout the state. The town has four thousand people and most of them own their own homes. The streets are well light- ed, and the schools are the best. There are many beautiful churches, and the shops are finer than are usually found in a place of this size. Real estate men believe that the opportunities for investors in this vicinity are as good, both for city and farm land, as anywhere in the west. Ft. Morgan is the county seat of Morgan County, which is the center of the largest irrigated section in Colorado. Morgan County produces sugar beets, alfalfa, potatoes, small grains of all kinds and a variety of other crops. Intensive farming is the rule. Dairjang, stock raising and feeding yield profitable returns. For further information rhe public should wi'ite the Chamber of Commerce, Ft. Morgan, Colorado. 40 INTERESTING CITIES ON THE OVERLAND TRAIL Connecting the OMAHA-DENVER TRANSCONTINENTAL ROUTE at Lincoln with the WAUBONSIE TRAIL for Keokuk and Indianapolis, at Nebraska City NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA Nebraska City is interesting to the tourist as the historical jooint in Nebraska. It is attractive as the scenic location on the Missouri River and as a most satisfactory control point. Home-like hotels, well equip- ped garages, modern stores with accommodating clerks are conditions that invite the tourist to select the Waubonsie Trail for his route. Nebraska City is a division point on the Burlington and the main line north i:nd south of the Missouri Pacific Railway. It has large manufactories, grain distributing and jobbing interests. It is the county seat of Otoe County. It has the state school for the blind, fine churches and residences, a handsome high school and ward schools. The B. P. O. E. and Eagles have beautiful homes. Nebraska City is noted for its wealth of trees and driveways. Arbor Lodge is the home of J. Sterling Morton, father of Arbor Day, and adjoins the city. It is an arboretum of national interest. In Morton Park is found the bronze and granite memorial, erected by the Arbor' Day Memorial Association to the memory of J. Sterling Morton. This is the largest and most imposing memorial west of Chicago. Nebraska City is the central crossing point and is only forty-five miles to Omaha. Its roads are good and lead south to Atchison, Leavenworth, St. Joseph and Kansas City. 41 SYRACUSE Located in the center of Otoe County, on the B. & M. Railroad, about midway between Lincoln and the Missouri River. The population is made up of a thrifty and staunch class of well-to-do citizens, who are progressive and public spirited. The town has an accredited High School, six Churches, Public Library, an excellent Water Plant, fire protection and a municipal gas plant, being almost free from debt. Industrially the town depends almost entirely upon its agricultural resources. Of late years the farm- ers have added excellent homes to their improvements, where they live in absolute comfort. Many thou- sands of dollars have been spent in improvements on barns, sheds, silos, feed yards and fences. More in- tensive tillage is practiced with the result that the soil is being replenished and made new. Corn is the staple crop, but recently the acreage of wheat has nearly doubled. During the summer of 1911 nearly $100,- 000 worth of wheat was marketed at the two elevators in Syracuse. Syracuse was established in 1871. Prior to that time pioneers from New York State had settled in the new country and out of these settlements grew three towns bearing names of New York cities. In the early '50's a few straggling settlers who had abandoned the stampede for California gold "squatted" along the Little Nemaha River, and at Nursery Hill, a mile west of the present site of Syracuse, was established a "post" on the road between Nebraska City and Lincoln. Nursery Hill was the "half way house" between the two cities, and at this point was built "the old stone mill," the earliest permanent land mark in Central Otoe. Since that time the history of the town has been one of continuous and steady growth. PALMYRA Palmyra, Nebraska, is a beautiful village of about 400 people, situated on the Little Nemaha River be- tween Lincoln and Nebraska City. The main part of town lies on the southeast slope of a long hill rising from the Nemaha and extending north and west for about one-half mile. On the summit of this hill is situ- ated the city park, which is one of the most beautiful in the country. All lines of retail business are well represented and hotel accommodations are excellent. All kinds of grains are ri.ised successfully. Hay is one of the chief crops, sometimes making enormous yields. Fruits are raised in abundance. The apple crop usually is very large, the surplus being shipped out in carloads. The people are energetic and prosperous and always extend to the tourist their generous hospitality. 42 The Oregon Trail By Albert Watkins historian nebraska state historical society The Oregon trail was a cut-off of the route to the Columbia river followed by the famous Lewis & Clark expedition of 1803. The explorers clung to the Mis- souri river because it was a sure guide to the Rocky mountain divide; because "they preferred travel by water; and, besides, there were traditions that the head-waters led to or through a pass in the mountains. Furthermore, exploration of the river to its source was an important object of the expedition in the mind of President Jefferson, who originated it. The subsequently developed cross-country route was safer and much more expeditious, reducing the distance about 1,800 miles. In the spring of 1809 Manuel Lisa, Andrew Henry and Pierre Menard, all great leaders, headed an expedition of one hundred and fifty trappers from St. Louis — the base and outfitting point of early traffic on the Missouri river — to the mouths of the Yellowstone and Bighorn. The hostile Blackfeet Indians scattered them; but the intrepid Henry refused to be driven back and instead crossed the Rocky mountains. On the north, or Henry's fork of the Snake river, he established the trading post called Henry's Fort. His knowledge of the lower trans-montane region and of the Snake river, the great southern tribu- tary of the Columbia, no doubt gave a clue to the Astorian Expedition which two years later traveled in the main what subsequently became the regular Oregon trail — from the western base of the Rocky mountaias to its northwestern terminus. The Astorian Expedition was sent out from St. Louis in the sprmg of 1811 by John Jacob Astor, the founder of the great American Fur Company, with a two-fold object — ^to establish his company on the Oregon or Columbia river and, NOTE: The Cegon Trail crosses the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Route 6 miles west of Juniata, atout ISB feet south of east anl south turn. 43 incidentally, to gain that then unattBched country for the United States. The Astorians, mindful of the ex- perience of Lisa's party with the Blackfeet, struck across the countiy from the Arikari Indian village, situ- ated near the northern line of South Dakota, about five miles above the point where the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul railroad has recently bridged the Missouri river. They skirted the Black Hills on the north, crossed the upper reaches of the Powder and Bignom rivers and the Rocky mountains in the neignborhoou of Jackson's Hole. A part of the Astorians on their leturn trip in the fall of 1S12 and the spring of 1S13 followed the entire length of the Oregon trail as far east as the mouth of Ash Hollow — which opens into the North Platte valley in Deuel county, Nebraska — but, instead of taking a diagonal course to the Mis- souri river, they followed the Platte to its mouth, going thence by boat on the Missouri to St. Louis. In the meantime trapping and trading on Green river and about the sources of the Platte called for a di- rect route to St. Louis, and so, of course, it was torthcoming. In 1824 William H. Ashley led a party of three hundred to the Green river fur fields; but he followed the Missouri river to old Council Bluffs and then. cutting across to the Platte, the mountains. In 1830 Jede- son and William L. Sublette, ers, took a train of ten wagons river route and probably by the wagons ever taken to the Rocky ka. In 1832 Nathaniel J. Wy- the °!itire length of the trail — His party joined that of Wil- prising 80 men and 300 horses. Pierre's Hole. Ci;ptain Bonne- train of twenty wagons just iizu.4 ME;.::i:i; Whose Life Is Devoted To tlio Oregon Trail kept along the south fork to diah S. Smith, David E. Jack- three great trappers and trad- frora St. Louis by the Platte Nebraska cut-oJf — the first mountains and through Nebras- eth led the first e> pedition over from Independence to Oregon. Ham L. Sublette, together com- Sublstte went only as far as ville, trader and explorer, took a ahead of Wyeth. In the early part of the decade of 1830-40 missionaries to the noithwest Indians, among whom Dr. Marcus Whitman was conspicuous, attracted or recalled public attention to the Oregon country, and by 1840 op- posing American and British claims to it had developed into rivalry. Accordingly, in che spring of 1842, Dr. Elijah White, who had already been iii Oregon as a missionary, organized a party of 120 people to go there as colonists, and our federal government encouraged the enterprise by appointing its leader "sub-agent of Indian affairs of the territory west of the Rocky mountains.'" The expedition tr.aveled what now began to be recognized as the regular Oregon trail — following the valleys of the Little Blue and Platte rivers. Gen- eral Fi'emont, on his first expedition to the mountains, followed not far behind Dr. White's party. The next year another colony of a thousand people passed over the trail, this one taking wagons through to the Columbia, while the first party left its wagons at Wyeth's trading- post, called Port Hall. Soon after this time the federal government saw the necessity of establishing military posts for the protection of the increasing traffic over the trail; and so Fort Kearny was established in 1848 and Fort 44 Laramie and Fort Hall the next year. There had been light travel to California previous to the discovery of gold there in 1849; and for some years after that time the California traffic greatly exceeded that to Ore- gon. The roads separated just beyond the South Pass of the Rocky mountains. There had been light travel, also, before 1849, on an upper route, crossing the Missouri mainly from Trader's Point to Bellevue; but this did not become considerable until the Mormon exodus to Salt Lake in the spring of 1847. From 1849, the upper route was as important as the lower or old Oregon line from Independence; but by that time the 'California traffic predominated and bath roads were commonly called "California i-oad." The lower road was familiarly known as' the Oregon trail before the Omaha and Council Bluffs route became important. After the discovery of the Pike's Peak gold lields and the Mormon settlements in Utah had grown to importance, the trail became a great mail, freight and passenger line to Denver, Salt Lake City and western military posts. Through traffic fell off largely when the Union Pacific railroad reached Ft. ' Kearny and North Platte in the fall of 1866, and it almost ceased on the completion of the Pacific road to the coast in 1869. Railroads were gradually built along the entire trail. It entered what is now Nebraska near the boundary line of Gage ahd Jefferson counties, followed the Little Blue Valley to a point near where Leroy is now situated in Adams county, thence across to the. Platte river, striking it about 25 miles easr of Ft. Kearny, thence up the Platte valley, crossing the river at a point near where Big- Spring is situated; thence northwesterly across to and down the canon of Ash Hollow to the North Platte river, following that stream to the Rocky mountains; and crossing them by the South Pass; from the western side of the mountains northwesterly to the Columbia liver. The Oregon trail was the most famous and important wagon road on the North American continent. The Nebraska legislature at zhe session of 1911 designated a commission to erect markers along the trail within the state and appropriated two thousand dollars therefor. The commission is now engaged in the performance of its duties. 45 The Use of the King Road Drag By George R. Chatburn [head professor of applied mechanics, the university of NEBRASKA of The simplest and best method of maintaining an earth road yet devised is that of dragging. For years race tracks have been dragged or floated for the purpose of keeping the surface smooth and reducing trac- tive resistance. Why the method was r.ot extended tailier to the ordinary wagon roads is one of the myster- ies of our civilization. Within recent years, however, Mr. D. Ward King, of Missouri, developed a form of float or drag which has proven most efficacious for its purpose. Mr. King originally made his drag of a split-log. planks and of steel. Each has its points of advantage. Dragging, if properly done, not only shapes and amount of earth toward the center at each drag- it also is a puddling and smearing process, and these last two elements must enter, in a sieve and water turned upon it, on soil the water soon soaks in and much of the sieve. But if the water and soil be then pressed into a cup shape in the sieve additional water be put into the mud cup ration the sieve thus smeared inside with able number of days. In the process of pud- become pressed closely together and the or gummy colloidal mass is formed which such water as is needed to form this colloidal reluctantly only upon the application of pres- The water-hole or storage reservoir of the some of which are still lo be seen along the line But now drags are constructed also and all do excellent work, crowns the road by carrying a small ging, smoothing and honing the same, but if the highest success is to be obtained If soil taken from the field he placed account of the granular condition of the . passes clear through and out the meshes stirred and mixed to form sticky mud and it will be found to hold water, that is, if and covered by a glass plate to prevent evapo- "puddle" will retain the water for a consider- dling the air has been worked out, the particles voids between them filled with water; a sticky is impervious to the passage of more water, and state is tenaciously held and will be given up sure or through evaporation, stockman; the buffalo-wallow of the plains region, of the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Route in western Nebraska and Eastern Colorado; the oi'dinary mud-puddle of the hog-yard or the roadway, all hold water besause lined with puddle — colloidal soil made dense and impervious by kneading. Puddle, in the presence of an excess of water, because each solid rounded particle is thoroughly lubricated by a film of water surrounding it, becomes soft and moves freely, so that when pressure, as of a foot or a wagon wheel, is applied the mud squashes out sideways and it is incapable of sustaining any great load. On the other hand, if the contained water is of the right amount, such soil will pack under pressure or by tamping until 46 if Sjpreafl upon a firm foundation, it is capable of sustaining a considerable load wihout either squashing or grinding- into dust. A well crowned road covered with puddle in its ideal condition of dampness has a water tight roof and all it needs in addition is thorough side and under drainage to give it a dry cellar; and a road, like a house, if it has a tight roof and a dry cellar, may be made fit for the use of a king. Dragging a road immediately after a rain, while the ground is still wet, but not too sticky, puddles the soil and smears it over the top; presses out the surolus water and leaves the surface smooth and hard for service; and when the next rain comes the water rapidly runs off before it has had time to soak deeply in. Now another dragging puddles and smears some more; the drag having been set to bring fresh earth from the side toward the center, the thickness of the roof gradually increases with each dragging until in time there are two or even three inches of compact hard crust. The wheel tracks being obliterated, the entire sur- face of the dragged highway recpives the uniform bopting and packing of hoofs and wheels and the forma- tion of ruts, the worst possible thing that can happen to any road surface, is avoided. The successful use of the drag requires first a lisht drag; one so light, no matter what material it be made of. that one man can easilv load it into a wagon, but still stiff and rigid enough not to materially bend under use on the road. The driver should ride the drag, not seated with an umbrella_ over him, but standing so that by changing his position he can make it dig deeper or not so deep as he wishes- To make it dig deeper throw the entire weight on one foot n^T the cutting or forward corner of the drag at A (Fig. 1); if less deep throw the weight back unon the foot B or sten to C. If the front rail becomes clog- p-ed with weeds, or it is desired to dro" a quantity nf °ai-th to fill a hole, the driver should step quickly to the Doint D. The earth due- un bv the cutting blade should gradually work along and sift under the for- ward rail. The rear rail may be set slightly leaning so that it crushes and plasters down the earth which has sifted under th^ forward rail, leaving- it sr>^ooth as butter is left os a piece of bread by the knife, or mortar by the trowel of the workman. Lengthening the hitch -wrill also cause the drag to move more earth. It is impossible to state the exact lens-th of hitch, the best angle to draw the drag, or the position of the driver, for these will all vary with the character and condition of the soil, the length of time the road has been dragged, ana the condition of the roadbed at the time of dragging. The driver, if a man of intelligence, can bv trial soon ascertain these things for himself. But it may be said, the total amount of fresh earth brought toward the center should usually all be spread and crushed bv the drag. No ridge or windrow of earth should ever be left in the '-idVup of the road. Care in digging up only iust as much as will uniformlv sift out 'inder the rail will avoid this, but if for anv cause it be thoueht -wise to brina- more to the center it can bo smoothed bv using the -"'"o- st'-aight instead of diagonally the last trip over. _If the center gets too high, that is more than ten or twelve inches higher than the side, drag in the opposite direction occasionally. The Illinois Highway Commission di.strjbuted to its road overseers the folio-wing rules for dragging, which are both concise and explicit: _ • 47 "Make a light drag, which is hauled over the voad at an an.a:le so that a small amount of earth is pushed to the center of the road. "Drive the team at i walk. _^ "Ride on the drag; do not walk. "Begin on one side of the road, returning on the opposite. "Drag the road as soon after a rain as possible, but not when the mud is in such condition as to stick to the drag. "Do not drag a di-y road. "Drag whenever possible at all seasons of the year. If the road is dragged immediately before a cold spell it will freeze in a smooth condition. "The width of traveled way to be maintained hv the drag should be from eighteen to twenty feet: first drag a little more than the width of a_ single wheel track, then gradually increase until the desired width is obtained. ' "Always drag a little earth toward the center of the road until it is raised from ten to twelve inches above the edges of the traveled way. "If the drag cuts in too deep shorten the hitch. "The amount of earth that the drag will carry slong can be very considerably controlled by the driver, according as he stands near the cutting end or away from it. "When the roads ire first dragged after a iv,„rldv snell the wagons should drive to one side, if pos- sible, until the roadway has a chance to freeze or partially dry out. "The best results from dragging are obtained onlv by repeated application. "Remember that constant attention is necessary to maintain an earth road in its best condition." There is an old adage that "eternal vigilance is thp nrice of success." The magnificent roads . of Eu- rope are kept in condition by the patrol system. A patrolman goes over his section on foot every day. With a stiff broom he sweeps oat any tendeicy to form a h°aten path, fills ruts, practically, before they are formed by never allowing a low place tu remain more than a day or two. Not only does the patrol keep nis road in condition because he is paid to do so, but through ''omnetition and rivalry each tries to outdo his neighbor and the results are those grand thoroughfares which are a delight to all persons who travel upon them and an economic saving to the people at large. The provp>-h. "A stitch in time saves nine," applies as well to the road as to the garment, and dragging the road after every rain is perhaps the easiest, cheapest and best way of taking that stitch. 48 GENERAL MAP OMAHA-DENVER TRANS-CONTINENTAL ROUTE AND OVERLAND TRAIL !#"#" w'' /adams I J^ ^ * ■' u^ I . 'AR aPAH 0_E j^ LEGE N D HOUSE SCHOOl CHURCH--. - W1NDM1LL- rROLLEY--- RAILROAD WOODEN BRID6L ■■ STEEL BRIDGE 8|-B CONCRETE BRIDGE ■« CULVERT ■■ CEMETERY ^^. TREE 1-i ij^ M A 1 L B X(FisuresdenijleNijmttriif BiBes)i2 SIGN IE 49 1 NDEX Aurora 63 Havelock 160 Arapahoe Ill Haxtun 79 Ashland 165 Heartwell Holbrook 127 110 Atwood 71 HOLDREGE 119 Atlanta 117 Hillrose 67 Axtell 123 Holyoke 83 Hartley 107 Imperial 90 Bennett 56 Indianola 105 Beverly 97 Juniata 129 Brush 66 Lamar 87 Cambridge 109 LINCOLN 157 Comanche 58 McCOOK 100 Culbertson DENVER 98 166 70 51 Merino Dunbar 183 Milford 153 Eagle 179 Millard 169 Edison 112 MINDEN 124 Emerald 155 NEBRASKA CITY 185. Exeter 147 OMAHA 173 Fairmont 143 Oxford 114 Friend 149 Palmyra 180 Fleming 77 Palisade . 96 FT. MORGAN 63 Sable 53 Funk 122 STERLING 72 Grafton 140 SUTTON 139 Greenwood 162 Syracuse 182 Gretna 167 Unadilla 181 Hamlet Harvard ' HASTINGS 94 136 133 Watkins 64 Wauneta 93 Waverly 161 50 GOING EAST — Start corner Broadway and Colfax Ave; go due east on Colfax Ave. Pop " B DEIVVEE, COLO. 21S,381. Alt. 5.2S0 ft. to Aurora. B32.3 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS— The Albany, Eur. .$1.50 up, 17th and Stout. The Brown Palace, Eur., 17th and Tremont. G.4RAGES — Michaells-Mlddlekanff Auto Co.. 1709-1,3 Tremont. Penver Auto Goods Co., inOO Broadway. Central Motor Co., 1333 Eronrlway. Jlnnn-AKlrloh Carriapre Co.. .TO W. Cnlfax Ave. Colorado Auto Co., 12"o Broadway. NOTE — One must that it is 94.6 bear in mind' miles to Ft. Morgan and should mal?e a point to see that he is supplied with a sufficient amount of gasoline and oil. Xi'orner Broadway and Colfax Ave. 51 Michaelis" Middlekauf f ——z^ Auto Co. ^^zz 1709-1 1-13 Tremont Street Opp. Brown Palace Hotel. Largest Storage, Rental, Repairs and Supply Garage in city. Ollicial A. A. A. Garage. Always open. Phone Main 4980 WHEN IN DENVER STOP AT THE CENTRAL MOTOR CO. 1333 BROADWAY One Block from Capitol PHONE MAIN 289 STORAGE and REPAIRING OPEN ALL NIGHT Cars called for and delivered CADILLAC GARAGf AND SERVICE STATION 1260 BROADWAY DENVER, COLO. Special Attention to Cadillac Transients SPRINGS WHEELS AXLES Let us repair or rebuild that broken spring, wheel or axle. We do all kinds of auto and carriage work and guarantee same THE MAIN-ALDRICII CARRIAGE COMPANY 50 WEST COLFAX AVE. (Opposite Public Library) Phone Main 720 Denver, Colo. PAINTING TOPS TRIMMING WHEN YOU CROSS IOWA Take the Iowa Official Trans-Continental Route Omaha to Clinton Guides at Stationers 52 SABLff AURORA, COLO. (Suburb to Denver.) 7 \V. to Denver, 2.9 N. to Sable. fi25..3 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. SABLE, COLO. (Suburb to Denver.) 2.n S. to Aurora, 12.1 E. to Watkius. n.n W. to Denver, C22.4 E. to Oma- ha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. NOTE — Tlip Inwer black line at fork is the Official Onialia-Den\'er Trans-Continei-tal Route, but not open inv travel (Oct., 1911). It is ex- pected to bo completed during the summer of 1912. 53 iJOTEJ— The lower black line at ffk 'a the Official Omaha-Denver Trans-Conti- nental Route, but not open for travel (October. 1911). It Is expected to be completed during the summer of 1912- ,0. ,5^^^*^^^^' "^i^t^OOO ft. 'fl.'^tSrnl^er.^ll^S^-ro",^"- Distance measured by Warner Auto HOTBI-S-E. D. Traut Hotel, fet- er Traut Hotel, Am.. H- GAS AND on-S-Peter Traut. 64 55 BENNETT, COLO. Pop. 50. Alt. 5,532 ft. ft.r; W. to Watkins. 19.9 N. B. to Comanche, 31.3 W. to Denver, noi.O E. to Omaha. Distance mea.sured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS— Bennett Hotel, Am.. $1 GAS AND OILS— General Store 56 A v.-indJng but good prairie road, 57 581.1 E. to Omaba. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. ,„ , „ _ . 19 9 S. W. to Bennett, 43.4 N. B. to Ft. Morgan, 51.2 S. W. to Denver, GBOCEBIES, I,CNCHES, GAS AND OII^^ II ' ' 91 n. I ATH[Y 6. ATH[Y~BROS. Garage Automobiles Repairing Supplies Wauneta Nebraska WAUNETA, NEBR. Pop. 400. 19.9 W. to Imperial, 8.1 E. to Ham- let, 267.6 W. to Denver, 364.7 B. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS— Central Hotel, Am., $1 to $2. GARAGES— Athey Bros., Woods & Evens. 93 Pop. 20. 8.1 W. to Waunetii. 7..3 E. to Talis- ade, 275.7 W. to Denver, 356.6 B. to Omaba. Distance measured by Warner Auto ireter. G.\S & REPAIRING — Bufflnsrton Blacksmith Shop. -^^^^^J' 94 t-_ Near the old mill Ln Sec. 36. oo„ SMITH BROTHER! GARAGE Presto Lite Exchange ! Ropaira and Supplies !| A Square Deal fori Tourists. PALISADE, NEBRASK.; PALISADE, NEBE. Pop. 380. Alt. 3,000 ft. 7.3 W. to Hamlet, 9.9 E. to Bever- ly, 283.0 W. to Denver, J49.3 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Anto Meter. HOTBLS — Commercial Hotel, Ear., $2. GARAOK — Smith BroB., Storage BOc. MJd^S 96 BEVERLY, NEBE. Pop. 15. Alt. 2,700 ft. 9.9 W. to Palisade, 9.5 E. to Cul- bertson, 202.9 W. to Denver, 339.4 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. BKFBESHMENTS— C. B. Stephens' General Store. GAS AITD OIL.S — Blacksmith Shop. CULBERTSON, NEBB. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. U^. ...l ^ .^ 1 1 itrr.K ^ ^■' w jys i!ci"* •aw ■ i k-XULBERTSPN p—-^- — ' — "^ 98 West of Colbertson. : &'" arCOOK, NEBB, Pop. 4,000. .\It. 2,500 ft. 13.7 W. to Culbertson, 12.3 B. to Indlanola; 316.1 W. to Denver; 316.2 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. Time changes on the Q. tystem at McCook from central to mountain time, but on that spur that runs np to Imperial, central time In used, and the change to mountain time Is not made until leaving Holyoke. HOTEI/8— Monte Criato Hotel, Enr., $1., West B. St. Commercial Ho- tel, Am., 12., Main Ave. Palmer Hotel, Am., $2, West B. St. Na- iS^.« 'o Park Courl Hdjse !^ Intermissii Cigaratn t. Post Cil yHJll Iffice ■ 5«^^ tional Hotel, Am., $1.25, Bast B GARAGES— D. G. Divine, Storage 50c, West B. St. C. R. Livingston, Storage 50c, West B. St. Chas. E. Picklnm, West B. St. CRWoo: Commp :cial ■ HoIeI DnjJSIorc nra lko,™Ji»„Liaci' Burlington Shops 'libi'iry iKonal Hotel sr sr. sr. sr 100 LIVINGSTON'S GARAGE Two blocks west of Main St. Hotel next door. Western Nebraska Distributor for Reo AUTOMOBILES Large stock of Tires, Oils and Supplies. We can fill every want of the Tourist. C R. LIVINGSTON, Propr. McCook, Neb. THE PALMER HOTEL 56 ROOMS THE BIG BRICK Two Blocks West of Main Street BEST HOTEL IN McCOOK Excellent Meals Hot and Cold Baths RATES $2.00 PER DAY J. H. STEPHENS, Proprietor McCOOK. NEB. GARAGE NEXT DOOR HUDSON, r~^H ^Q SUPPLIES CHALMERS and flPi I '"'" CARS l^rf B| REPAIRS Phone 400. One block west of Main street. D. G. DIVINE McCook, Neb. Monte Cristo Hotel Free Baths for Auto Parties. The best Cafe between Omaha and Denver. Open all night. Rates $1.00 up. Garage in connection. J. C. STONE, Mgr. McCOOK. - NEBRASKA 101 GASOLIN fREE AIR fOR TIRES "Look for '^s Sign" Chas. E. Picklum McCOOK, NEB. Tourists* Headquarters for Drugs, Toilet Articles, Cigars, Stationery, Ice Cream Soda, Kodak and Camera Supplies. C R. Woodworth DRUGGIST McCook, - Nebraska m INTERMISSION W. E. HART, Prop. Wholesale and Retail Cigars and Tobacco Magazines and Newspapers 320 Main SI. McCOOK. NEB. Cross the State of Io\a/a blue grass road BY WAY OF THE OMAHA TO BURLINGTON-FT. MADISON .\ Model Dirt Road thru the Faniou.s Blue (xrass Belt HUEBINGER'S GUIDES for Sale at Stationers and Garages THE IO\A/A PUBLISHING CO. ^^^io^J^a"^^^ 102 103 104 ;hurch Church ■ MnMs hBSShop ■ IjB School rnurch Telephone ^■Restai ^Holel dersm BSSntf rani CH.Eassel 1 Hardware INDIANOIA, NEBR. Pop. 700. Alt. 2,372 ft. 12.3 W. to McCook, 6.9 B .to Bart- ley, 328.4 W. to Denve.-, 303.9 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter, HOTBI.8— Cosgro Hotel. REPAIRS — Wm. Fritsch, A. M. An- derson. GAS — C. E. Russell. Depc^ lOS 106 BARTLEY, NEBB, Pop. 400. 6.9 W. to Indlanola, 8.5 E. to Cam- bridge, 335.3 W. to Denver, 297.0 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS — Citizens Hotel, Am., $2. GARAGES— J. A. Finnegan, storage 50e. Nelson Hdw. Co. CITIZEN'S HOTEL C. C. ANDERSON, Prop. Hartley - - Neb. EXCELLENT MEALS Hot and cold water. Special attention to Tourists, BARUEY GARAGE Repairs and Gasoline J. A. FINNEGAN, Prop. Hartley Neb. NELSON HARDWARE CO. Supplies, Repairs, Oils and Gasoline BARTLEY, NEB. 107 p. B. COLE Cambridge Garage Repairs, Oils, Accessories, Best of accommodationa for Tourists. Located right on the Omaha-Denver Route CAMBRIDGE, NEB. 21 ^ 26 School 25 (L5) n"/"^' a 108 CAMBBIBGE, NEBB. 1,029. Alt. 2,258 ft. Ul I W. to Bartlev. 9 E. to Hol- ook, 343.8 W. to Denver, 288.5 to Omaha, ance measured by Warner Auto !ter. PELS— Perry Hotel, Am., $2, k. N. of Depot. (AGE — P. B. Cole, Storae* 50c, Elks. W. of Perry Hotel. HOLBROOK, NEBR. Pop. 400. Alt. 2,206 ft. 9 W. to Cambridge, 5.9 B. to Am- paboe, 352.S W. to Denver, 279.5 B. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS — New Palace Hotel, Am.. .•?2, Main St. G.4RAGE — Butler'a Garage, storage 50c, Main St. KEP-'VIRS — Ea.v Morris. Main St. C. C. Kluver, Center Ave. 110 CHESmJT nil) Qa Ski ' ' — ^piNE ^ ^ =: ~ ST ARAPAHOE, NEBE. ''op. 1,000. Alt. 2,173 ft. 5 9 W to Holbro.ok, 8.2 E. to Edi- son, 358.7 W. to Denver, 273.6 E. to Omaha. ^^ . ^ Distance measured by Warner Auto HOTEIS — Park Hotel. Am., $2. Cottage Hotel, Am., W- ^ , GARAGES — A. Benjamin, Scliwert- fec;er & Palmer. BEP.AIBS — Joe Baxter. GAS— Williams Bros., Hartman Store. Ill EDISON, NEBR. Pop. 400. Alt. 2,116 ft. 8.2 W. to Arapahoe, 8.8 E. to Ox- ford, 366.9 W. to Denver, 265.4 B. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS — Republican Valley, Am GARAGES— Wm. V. Miller. 112 W.V.MILLER GARAGE Livery and Auto Repairing Supplies and Oils EDISON NEBRASKA 113 DERBY Ife -SOUTHWELL- OXrOKB, NEBB. Top. 600. Alt. 2,074 ft. S.S W. to Edison : 16.5 N. E. to At- lanta ; 375.7 W. to Denver; 256.6 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS— Nome Hotel. Am., .$2; Hnrlington, .\ni. $2. O-VK.VGE — Prime's Oarage, Storage Me. KEPAIKS — Art Woast, Henry lilahn. GAS AND OILS— Creston Drug Co. 114 PRIME'S OARAGE SUPPLIES, REPAIRS, OILS 'AMOUS ORD Agent for the F We carry a Full line of Ford Repairs with a competent man in charge RIGHT ON TH[ ROAD-CLOSE TO HOTELS C. S. PRIME. Propr. OXFORD. NEB. Road Maps and Guides That tell the truth about the roads in the state of Iowa are Huebinger's Automobile Publications At Book Stores, Garages, Drug Stores The Iowa Publishing Co., Des Moines, la. PrBLISHEPvS Burlington and Nome Hotels OXFORD, NEBRASKA OPERATED BY OXFORD HOTEL COMPANY Best accommodations in state West of Lincoln. Rooms with private or detached bath and hot and cold Water. : : : : ■" ■' •' •' ■' ■' 115 PUELP 116 ATLANTA, NEBB. In 250. Alt. 2,150 ft. Is S. W . to Oxford. 10.3 N. B. to iHoldrege, 392.2 W to Denver, 53.1 B. to Omaha. Istance measured by Warner Auto vieter. 1JTE1.S — Hopkins Hotel, Am., $2. aR.\GES— F. W. Olson, C. S. Me- Monlgell. . „ ^ lEPAIRS— L. C. Smith, C. A. Hed- [und. Hardware. (L9 AND OII.S— S. E. Patteson. Druggist. 35 A a ■ School 29 117 118 HOLDREGE, NEBK. Pop. 3,500. Alt. 2,200 St. 10 3 S. W. to Atlanta, 8.2 E. to Funk, 402.5 W. to Denver, 229.8 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS— Hampton Hotel, Am., $2. Fifth and East Avenue. Evans' Hotel, American, 1.50 and $2.00, 2nd and West Ave. ;Central Hotel, Am. $1.50. 3rd and East Ave. ; Try-Us-Cafe, 4th Ave. W. of P. O. GARAGES — Western Motor Car Co., storage 50e, West Ave., W. of Court House, Bur.?eson's Gar- age, storage, 50c, 5th St. S. of Court House; A. F. Larson, stor- atre 50c, Cor. 4th & Grant St. GAS AND OlliS— Bacon's Garage and Livery Barn, 3rd and East Ave. 119 HOLDREGE, NEBR., GARAGE Best Fitted to Accommodate Tourists. Room for Twenty Cars. Large Steam Vulcanizing Plant. Capable Workmen and Fully Equipped Re- pair shop. Full Line of Auto Supplies and Accessories. WESTERN MOTOR CAR CO. ENGSTROM Proprietor Prices Always Right West of Court House. . West Avenue C. R. BURGESON Supplies, Repairs Oils and Gas Special Attention Given to Tourists South of Court House - HOLDREGE, NEB. TRYUS CAFE p. E. LUDLOW. Prop. HOLDREGE, NEB. J Everything that the market affords prop- erly prepared. Special Attentiori Given to Automobile Transients. 120 121 % M-r.' sr mD£ I srJi Sink- -Telephone "GaraCe u _JJ-J- S—- »l);piit FUNK, NEBR. Pop. 250. Alt. 2.000 ft. S.2 W. to HoWredge, 7.6 E. to Ax- tell. 43.0.7 W. to Denver. 221.6 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. GAS AND OILS— Hardware store. 01^ floB 122 ///J> AXTELL, NEBK. Pop. 300 . , 7fl W to Funk. 10.1 B. to MirdcMi. 41 S. 3 W. to Denver, 214.0 E to OnKilia. piKtnnce measured hy Warner Auto Aletev. llOTEIiS — Murray Hotel, Am., $2. GAB.4GB— Leafgren's Garage. 123 MEVBEN, KEBB. Pop. 2,100. Alt. 2,178 ft. 10.1 W. to Aitell, 13.1 B. to Heart- well, 428.4 W. to Denver, 203.9 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Aato Meter. ROTELtS — Humphrey Hotel, Am., $2, 5th Ave. and Minden. GARAGES — Lars Gunderson, stor- age 50c, Opp. Court House; Brondersley Bros., one blk S. of Hotel, storage 50c; Chris Hove Garage, storage 50c. 124 Minden Auto Garage BRONDERSLEY BROS. AUTO CO. AUTOMOBILES Accessories— Supplies— Repairing a Specialty MINDEN, NEBRASKA Phone 73 Res. Phone 327 LARS GUNDERSEN DEALER IN Overland, Mitchell and Rambler Cars Supplies and Accessories Repairs of all Kinds. Gasoline Station Phone Red 98 MINDEN, NEB. The Humphrey Hotel EARL B. MOONEY, Proprietor MINDEN. NEBRASKA Special attention given tourists. Large parties pl ease phone ahead and good rooms will be reserved. AMERICAN PLAN. $2.00 PER DAY L. T. PEDLEY Druggist Everything in Medicines and Medicinal Supplies. All Up-to-Date Advertised Goods Fine Confections and Soda Fountain Refreshments The Rexall Store West Side of Square MINDEN, NEBR. 126 5chool /^ G, chard S Wind Mill-,0 Back 20 I School 21 I ■ Li^lifninc^ Rods ^JhiftHouse U 30 '.Red Barns — — 31 Trees -^^ 29. 21 27 Z.'r', -**£il 126 Pop. 200. Alt. 2.094 ft. 13.1 W. to Minden, 15.9 E. to Ju- ni.Tta, 441.5 W. to Denyer, 190.8 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS — Commercial Hotel, Eur. REPAIRS— iW. Steinhacli. GAS — Stephen Scliultz, L. R. Con- verse, G. F. Veith. nI 127 J idSc/'oo/ I L_ \ \ li i7 granary T 128 JUtflATA, NEBE. Pop. 471. Alt. 1,971. ft. 15.9 W. to Heartwell, 5.7 E. to Hastings, 457.4 W. to Denver, 174.9 B. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS — Juniata Hotel, Am. GARAGE— F. E. Hewitt. GAS AND OILS— J. J. Glsh & Co., Hardware. 129 130 STITT MOTOR CAR CO Everything for the Tourist Best Equipped Garage GASOLINE— REPAIRING BOTH TELEPHONES 2d St. and Burlington Ave. Hastings, Nebr. E. A. BRANDES STATE AGENT OVERLAND CARS OFFICIAL- A. A. A. GARAGE Largest and Best Equipped Garage in the City Special attention to Tourists FULL LINE OF SUPPLIES Around the Corner from the Bostwick HA^TINfA NFR Hotel on Third and Denver Ave. HHJIIIIUJ, lUU. HAVE IT FIXED AT HASTINGS Automobile Tops, Automobile Cushions, Automobile Straps. J. H. HANEY & COMPANY HASTINGS VULCANIZING CO. Automobile Tire Repairing The Only Fully Equipped Shop in the West BOTH PHONES 101 No. Lincoln Ave. LINCOLN, NEB. KISTER GARAGE Most Modern in We^ Make them belter than nevir; your trunks, bags, suit cases, anything and everything made HERE. We make them. We sell them. We fix them Resting Room for Tourists J. H. HANEY & COMPANY Wholesale Harness, Trunks, Bags, Automobile Repairs CORNER DENVER AVENUE and 2nd STREET HAVE IT FIXED NOW Expert Repairing Promptly Done 610-12 West First Street HASTINGS. NEB. 1.31 A. H. JONES BIG GARAGE BEST EQUIPPED SHOP 819 First Slreel- BEST REPAIF SERVICE HASTINGS, NEBRASKA -Half Block South of Main Road A. L. CLARKE. President F. C. BABCOCK. V.ce-Pres. W, A.TAYLOR, Cashier First National Bank HASTINGS. NEBRASKA Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $450,000.00 Largest banking business in Nebraska outside of Omaha South Omaha and Lincoln HOTEL BOSTWICK H. C. HAVERLY, Manager Auto Parties Patronage Solicited Rates: $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 per Day American Plan HASTINGS, NEBRASKA 132 HASTINGS, NEBR. op. 9,338. Alt. 1, 932 ft. !7 W. to Juniata. 17.3 E. to Har- vard, 463.1 W. to Denver, 169.2 E. to Omaha. jilstance measurefl by Warner Auto Meter. tOTEIiS— Hotel Bostwlck, Am., .?2. 52.50, $3, Cor. St. Joe Ave. and W. 2nd St.; Hotel Lindell, Eur., 75c and $1., Cor. 1st and Lincoln iAve. ; Klein Hotel, Eur. 75c and $1, next to Postofflce. fAKAGES — A. H. Jones, First and I Burlington; Kister's Garage, stor- age 50c, West First St.; E. A. Brandes, storage 50c., Cor. Tbird and Denver Ave.; Stitt Motor Car Co., storage 50c, Second and Bur- lington Ave. "Where the Tourist Can Feel at Home" DEPARTMENT STORE Everything for the Tourist 133 134 135 SarvaSBI il4._juljuj 0630 3a00000r 4 ,flWc ■ f ■3^ Green painUj-^ igj^en Board Borri ".^metery 'mX. s Oa/Ncy "-'Xn- 32 Orchard 10 - mim c Vtima- JS ■ 5:hol _ n&K JslOflicc —(as "SiRk ftol -r* 5r _ JU== // V -iim jTj ^ 1 £ S b^l tepDl HifKom "5 SI ^ . . , 5' Cemetery 1 nsws s Cfemh 1 5r soi/r/f \ HAEVARD, NEBR. Pop. 1,102 Alt. 1,770 ft, 17.3 W. to Hastings, 12.7 E. to Sut- ton, 480.4 W. to Denver, 151.0 B,; to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Autc Meter. HOTE1.S— Hotel Harvard, Am., $2 GAKAGES — J. Schwabauer, storage 50c, G. W. Turner, storage 50c. 136 ^School 137 OCCID[NTAL HOT[L SUTTON. NEB. Opposite Post Office Clean, Comfortable and Homelike Tourists Always Welcome DRAFTS SUTTON NATIONAL BANK at Postoffice Sutton's Official Garage The official recognition by the A. A. A. gives you perfect assurance that your wants in repairs and auto supplies will be Competently, Judiciously and Honestly loohed After. If you need anything while in our territory, you will be pleased by the service at the SUTTON GARAGE Local Long Distance Phone 266 SUTTON, : : NEBRASKA DRAFTS SUTTON NATIONAL BANK at Postoffice SUTTON HOTEL New Brick. Steam Heal. Electric Lighis. The best Meals. Rales $2.00 per day including free baths. Headquarters for Iravelin g _ men . Phone or write for room — day in ad- vance if [Dossible. 138 SUTTON, NEBB. Pop. 1,702 Alt. 1.676 ft. 12.7 W. to Harvard, S.2 E. to Graf- ton, 403.1 W. to Denver, 139.2 E. to Omalia. Distance measured by Warner Auto Jleter. HOTELS— Sntton Hotel, Am. 0pp. Burlington station; Occiden- tal Hotel, Am. $2., 0pp. P. O. GARAGES— Sutton Garage, 1 blk. N. % blk. W. of Burlington Sta.; Van Patten & Scbwertfeger, rear, of Oc- cidental Hotel. 139 GRAFTON, NEBR. Pop. 353 Alt. 1,684 ft. 8 2 W. to Sutton, 7.7 E. to Fair- mont, 501.3 W. to Denver, 131.0 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. 140 HUEBINGER'S AUTOMOBILE PUBLICATIONS ' -READY APRIL I, 1912 ^ IOWA OFFICIAL TRANS-CONTINENTAL ROUTE: RIVER-TO-RIVER GUIDE: Davenport, Des Moines Clinton to Omaha, 50^. to Omaha, 50?'. M/->D-rLj irw^i \ Difc D • J r-L- u c- I-O-A-SHORT LINE : Davenport to Omaha, 50^. NOKIH IOWA F K.h : Prairie du Chien to bioux „„„ ..„..,, ^-^ „„„„^ „„. „ , . ,,,- .,„.^ F-lls 50c' DES MOINES, FT. DODGE, SPIRIT LAKE AND SIOUX FALLS, 50)2'. HAWKEYE HIGHWAY: Dubuque to Sioux City, 50>^. OMAHA-DENVER TRANS-CONTINENTAL ROUTE: rtf T TT^ y-^r> A cc r>r>L\r\ nyi ■ n t- r- Omaha, Nebraska City to Denver, $1.00, BLUE GRASS ROAD: Muscatine, Burlington, Ft. rJAKIr^oA cDirr-r>iT; a v i^ iv/i ■ /- l ■ r- Madison to Omaha, 50^. PANORA SPEEDWAY: Des Moines to Guthne Cen- ter, Jefferson, 50?. WAUBONSIE TRAIL : Ft. Madison, Keokuk to Omaha, INTER-STATE TFIAIL : Des Moines to St. Joe. Kansas Lincoln, 50?. City, Ft. Leavenworth, 50^. HUEBINGER'S AUTOMOBILE AND GOOD ROAD ATLAS OF IOWA "The Perfect Road Guide;" Price, $10.00 At Stationers or mailed on receipt of the price by the publishers. IOWA PUBLISHING COMPANY, (Inc.) DES MOINES. IOWA 141 The Home of the Tourist Where you will find a full line of accessories, TWO expert machinists ; and repairing facilities that make our GARAGE A I and as good (if not the best) between Omaha and Denver. Our prices are standard and the same to all. We w^ant you to be our guest when passing over the TRANS-CONTINENTAL. If for any reason you are delayed at this place, and prefer the benefit of a cool place, we are located just across the street from a small, but beautiful park. When near our GARAGE and assistance is necessary, call from I any phone and w^e will meet you in a very few minutes. On our floor at all times you can see the standard makes of AUTOS which carry factory guarantees. Complete line of DIAMOND rubber goods which need no ad- vertising. The latest OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING MACHINE. Forge and Lathe work of all kinds. The same town, the same name, nowr and always. BROWN AUTO COMPANY Garages: Fairmont and Geneva, Nebraska 142 i^>r 1 Tf. ^ , m, 1 yy ■ ■=; -13 ST ISFfEHS IM Sital sr Bel- Pfwi rf m 1 Cfurch sr% 1 UKCClfl ofkialUjlGarass 1 . g Churtn Ji 1 , ^ k. 1* FAIBMOINT, IVEBB. Pop. 1,000 Alt. W41 ft. 7 7 W. to Grafton, 7.5 B. to Exeter, '509.0 W. to Denver, 123.3 E. to Omaha. .„ , . Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter HOXBIi's— Hotel Clarendon, Am. $2. Burlinston Hotel, Am. $1.25, B. & M. Hotel, Am. $1.25. GARAGE — Brown's Garage, ."V. A. A., storage 50e. 144 THE LITTLE GIANT VULCANIZER "ALWAYS READY" 00 $5 COMPLETE First Cost Last Cost NO TROUBLE NO FUEL NO DIRT NO CEMENT Attaches Permanently to Exhaust Pipe LITTLE GIANT VULCANIZER COMPANY OMAHA, NEB. 145 PENNSYLVANIA STOCK. SOLD BY STATE OIL CO.. LINCOLN. NEB. GARAGE [AST SIDE ON MAIN STREET Auto Accessories Standard Makes of Tires EXETER, NEBRASKA The First Division Point on Omaha-Dsnver Ro'd West of Lincoln Was the first town in the state to have an or- ganization for the purpose of demonstrating and maintaining good roads. Has two lines of railroads, two beautiful parks, good schools, auditorium, waterworks and an electric light plant furnishing current both day and night. Slop and Look f^s Over When Passing Through KLOTZ PHARMACY "The Rexall Store" TOyRlSTS' HEADQUARTERS Soda Water Spaialties and Tourists' Guides EXETER IS THE HOME OF Smith's Adjustable Index Tags AND Smith's Enameled Steel Signals Used for indexing Books and Card Systems in the leading oltices of the United States and foreign countries. fAaORV IN CENTER Of TOWN, fACING OMAHA-DENVER ROAD. VISirORS WEICOME See (he large Electric Sign Over the Corner ESTABLISHED 1879 WALLACE & CO. BANKERS Capital $50,000.00 WM. H. WALLACE. President WM. p. WALLACI':, Cashier EXETER, NEBRASKA 146 EXETER, NEBR. Pop. 1,000 7.5 W. to Fairmout, 9.5 E. to Friend. 51G.5 W. to Denver. llo.S E. to Omfiha. HOTEtS — Merchants Hotels, Am. .fl.SO to .y-'. GARAGE— Spitz & Pflug, storage 50c. REPAIRS— .Tames JIcGliie, black- smith. GAS & OIIjS— Klotz Pharmacy. 147 Preparations were being made to straighten road \ etween Sec. 18 and 19 In summer of 1911 148 2/ IS orral \,^ ^ V«» •• _j2i '^ll 22 % -tt S'^ c ffl ^r 13 B, & FRIEND 24 T ^ Maples * 19 ir FKIEND, NEBR. Pop. 1,500 9.5 W. to Exeter, 20.4 N. E. to Mil- ford, 526.0 W. to Denver, 106.3 B. to Omaha. Distauce measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS— Del Corouado, Am. $2. GARAGES— Kuhm Bros.. A. A. A., storage 50e. Heaguey Bros., stor- age 50c. BEPAIBS— J. C. Weber. n 20 149 jOHN KAriM EIVIANUEL. KAHM JACOB KAHM KAHM BROS. GARAGE Expert Automobile repairing in all its branches, and Sundries in the City. The only shop in tli thing and everything repaired. Only complete stock of Tires e state where you can get any- OPEN ALL T HE TIME ONE BLOCK SOUTH AND ONE BUOCK WEST OF B. & M. DEPOT OFFICIAL A. A. A. GARAGE TOURISTS NA/ELCOME PHONE IIS FRIEND. NEBRASKA 150 SEWARD_..^_ CO, SAUNE^W^ CO. 151 18 Sfunjpsii m s School^ ChirchT SF 19' .Mre 30 School ScKbol ' ' n ^M 20 V ^ Or'chard :32= SALINE "" ' CO. " Cl^ 152 MILFORD GARAGE CO, Tires, Supplies, High Grade Motor Oil REPAIR WORK SPECIALIZED West Main St. MILFORD, NEB. MELFOED, NEBB. Pop. 1,000 20.4 S. W. to Prieud, 14.2 B. to Emerald, 546.4 W. to Denver, S5.9 B. to Omaha. Distance Measured by Warner Auto Meter. lIOTEIiS— Royal Hotel, Am. $2., Grand Hotel, Am. $2. GARAGE — Milford Garage Co., stor- age 50e. BEPAIKS— Harrison & Newton, blacksmiths. GAS AND OII-S — Keungy & Krnis- inger, P. A. Traibert. 153 19 30 20 t Cernclcry ^School ' "* Porsonge 29 21 C-noti-- 28 22 ^^L U^-' 27 23 Cemelhry ..^ m 26 24 Red & 4 Bar Wires 2S t^ m ^ ^ -=j] 154 -J] 14.2 W. to Milford, 7. E. to Lincoln, 500.6 W. to Denver, 71.7 E. to Omalia. Distance measured by Warner Anto Meter. GAS AND OII-S— General Store & P. O. 155 LINCOLN State Agents EVERITT K-R-I-T WINTON SIX - REPAIRING ACCESSORIES STORAGE AUTOMOBILE COMPANY CORNER 11th AND L STREETS MOST CONVENIENTLY LOCATED PLACE IN LINCOLN ^ Fire Proof Building. Separate Entrance and Exit. Bow- ser Gasoline Filling System. High Grade Oils and Greases. ^ Complete Stock Casings, Inner Tubes, Spark Plugs, Bat- teries, Etc. ^ Shop Department Under High Grade Management, Only Experienced Mechanics Employed. 156 1 \ 1 1 - \ 1 1 UPDt Kll -E K: >-. ^ ti k t; • ■ t-: fc ^ I. i. ^ 1; t; t; t; [!«( hpl P ^u t; \ - O rsidi nii^ii^ H-.f-')^- _ _ ■"" V ,r. V J \f r ■ \ f- 1 4- 1 V. u> 0^ ['■ \- ^ ^ t> 1 \- ^ \- H -/^ i _ ^ -^ » , ^ > , V * F ■^ oo 5 ^ IS! ' 5 !5 ^ t S "S! ' \ _ _ 1 LINCOLN, NEBR. Pop. 44,000 Alt. 1,14S ft. 7. W. to Emerald, 13.9 N. E. to Waverly, 567.6 W. to Denever, 64.7 B. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTELS— Ltndell Hotel, Eur. $1. up, 13th & M. St.. Savoy Hotel, Eur. $1. up, 1042 P St. GARAGE — Lincoln Auto Co., stor- age 50c, 335 S. 11th St., O. Street Garage, 24th & O. St., H. H. Dil- lon Garage, S. llth Bet. L. & M. Sts., B. B. Mockett Auto Co., 1209-11 N. St. KEPAIKS— Standard Auto Tire Co., 234 S. llth St. 157 UGH SPEED Al JXO OIL. A DECARBONIZED OIL REFINED FROM AUTO 3420 BELL F597 FREE AIR AT THE STANDARD AUTO TIR[ CO. 234 So. Eleventh St., Lincoln, Neb. TIRE REPAIRING We also carry a Complete Stock of Firestone Tires end Tubes NEW LINDELL HOTEL t-ies I3tli and M St. LINCOLN, NEB. European Plan. Rates from $1 up. OHicially A. A. A. Endorsed. H. H. DILLON COMPANY Distributors HUDSON "33" In Nebraska and Kansas Courteous, Fair Treatment Accorded Tourists 329-331 South llthSt. Lincoln, Nebraska SAVOY HOTEL European Special Appointments for Autoists Cafe open until 6:30 a. m. to 1 1:30 p. m. Rooms from 75c to $3.00 L. L. LINDSEY, Prop 158 NOTE— The road north at 27th and O St. for Omaha. East on O St. to Nebraska City. For continuation to Nebraska City see page ^"S. _MeA{. A. SOSS L. VAN DOREN O STREET GARAGE A uiomohiles— -Supplies OPEN DAY AND 2346 O Street Lincoln, Nebraska 159 HAVELOCK, NEBR. (Suburb of Lincoln) Po". 3,200 HOTELS — Commercial Hotel, John son's Hotel. GARAGE— Hill & Land. 160 - Vm >/ WAVERLY, NEBB. Pop. 300 Alt. 1,131 ft. 13.9 S. W. to Lincoln, 6.2 N. E. to Greenwood, 581.5 W. to Denver, 50.8 B. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTEtS— Hotel Waverly. REPAIRS— Eelner & Cope, black- smltlis. 161 26 25 vol 'Nt'ifewi;^ Mill Schoo/ ^ ■t:z Cafalpas S,T;--V "^n GREENWOOD, NEBR. Pop. 400 Alt. 1,12.5 ft. 6.2 S. W. to Waverly. 9.4 N. E. to Ashland, 587.7 W. to Denver, 44.6 E. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. 162 RATES Oi^ TOLL ASHLAND PLATTE RIVER BRIDGE CO. Each person on foot, on bicycle or in vehicle $.05 Children under twelve years of age when accompanied by parents or guardian Free Horse and rider lo Motorcycle and rider 15 One-horse vehicle and driver. . .20 Two-horse vehicle and driver. . .20 Three-horse vehicle and driver.. .35 Four-h^orse vehicle and driver.. .50 Horses or cattle, led or driven. .10 Calves, sheep, goats or hogs, led or driven, each 05 Huckster, live poultry, patent medicine, peddler, each wagon and driver 1.00 Emigrant wagons with driver.. 1.00 For each additional person 05 .\utoinobile and Cliauffeur 50 For eacia additional person 05 Thrasher, separator, team and driver 2.50 Corn sheller, team and driver.. 1.50 163 The Ashland Platte River Bridge HOTEL SELMA American Plan - $2.00 per day- Good meals. Hot and cold baths. J. J. Gorman, Prop. ASHLAND - - - NEB. A fine steel structure, is located three miles north east of Ashland, on the SHORKST AND B[ST ROUTE BETWEEN OMAHA and LINCOLN DES MOINES DAVENPORT CHICAGO TAKE THE FAMOUS RIVER to RIVER ROAD OMAHA TO DAVENPORT [o] [o] [o] [o] [o] GUIDES AT STATIONERS— GARAGES THE IOWA PUB. CO., Des Moines, Iowa 164 ASHLAND, NEBR. Pop. 2,000 ).4 S. W. to Greenwood, 7. 3 N. E. to Melia, 597.1 W. to Denver, 35.2 B. to Omaha. Distance measured by Warner Auto Meter. HOTEIS— Hotel Selma. Am. $3. Martin Hotel, Am. $1.50 Central Hotel, Am. $1.00. BABAGES— M. W. Urch, storage 50e, Wm. Vallier. BLACKSMITHS— F. B. Marey, .Tullus Olesen. OliS— Jeff Smith. For bridge toursee.'page 163. mwi' m wm'^ji 26 33bry t