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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1909)
a tiie omaiia Sunday bee: November 7, im XimmmMHIK j ,.F---2 1 "V v . V.. ;j CL'. - 5:. --..' T kJ J: From the Ox Team to the Automobile . lng the flowpr and frultags of a.11 the dorn convenience! of llvtne, with only l&rk and there apot of virgin, loll left unturned, I now In my eightieth year thought It not amies to write for your publication a. few thing Incident to the early settlement of this part of our great Late. Mrs. Eaaltnger, now living In Clay Cen ter, was the earliest settler In this local ity, having taken a claim on Parson's creek north of Clifton In 18Ct. Mr. Silvers, now living In Morganvllle, also took, a claim near Morganvllle, the same year, but soon after ran a freighting wagon In Colorado. Samuel Chester, my father, my mother and myself settled on Pete's creek, four miles east of Clifton, In April 1880, having driven there from Louisa county, Iowa, with an ox team. I have resided ' In this part ever since. Mrs. Cheater also lives In Clifton, Mr. Chester having passed away about twelve years ago. Eaurly Experience. IN 1R.19 OrcORQE Fl'NNELL ARRIVED IX CLIFTON IN A PRAIRIE SCHOONER-HE POSED IN THIS PICTURE DURING - the Old Settlers' Reunion to show how people, traveled fifty years ago. " Now that Kansas has a population near- I stayed with a man who had come a long I lng the two million mark and Is In the way for provisions and the next morning midst of unprecedented prosperity, enjoy- about 9 o'clock Mr. Chester and Mr Miller arrived and I assure you there were three hnppy men, but when I told them that I got no money at Fort Riley things looked different again. But we partly forgot the present by relating our several experiences, and when I heard them tell of their troubles with mud, high water and lost trail, etc., I concluded that my journey was the most pleasam of the three. Well, here we were In Atchison, after an eight days Journey through mud, and without money to get our provisions. So we went to Mr. Pomeroy's office and so licited aid from what had been sent to Kansas by the states to help the settlers on account of the drouths the summer before. I can assure you that we were very grateful for we received much more than we had expected. We now secured our necessary provisions and made all possible haste for home, as we had left our families with borrowed food, from a man by the name of Allen. This man lived about twenty miles up the valley at Lake Sibley, on the north side of the river from where Concordia now stands. He had started for Atchison about a month before and got snowed in. It being the time of the great snow stonn of 1860 and 18SL The snow came quietly and lay about two feet deep on the level. On February 28, about three days before we started on our trip to Atchison, this man Allen called to us for help to get across Pete's creek. We took our oxen and gave mm the needed assistance and borrowed the provisions of him to last our families until we could make the trip to Atchison. The spring of 1861 was as fine as It could be. , It seemed that Providence de termined to assist us after so strenuous and dry a year as 1800 was. Sod corn , . "lmade from fifteen to thirty bushels and m made up my mind to roll In when a man l . . ,, v.vi f uitii( wtmv i vyvi .ivii. ... j we had more corn than we could use so we had to devise some way to dispose of It. W cleared off a threshing floor and put up our wagon covers around it to keep the C;rn from flying around and threshed It out with the old-fashioned wheat flail and mads a rude box and stretched smooth wire on the top and sieved out the cobs, then fanned out the dust by holding It up to the wind. We then loaded Is up and started for Fort Carney, a distance of 160 Altay witn nun, dui naa i Known mm cir- - - . Icum-tance. beforehand I question If I had W. sold our corn to the govern- ... . . ,lmBnt and tra.dd our watermelons and other truck to the soldiers for sugar, cof fee, tea and some old clothes. We made the round trip In fifteen days and got home all right, but tired and worn out. I will first relate some of our experi ences from an agricultural and social stand point In our attempt to settle a new coun try. Our nearest postofflos was Fort Rlljy, It being fifty-five miles. At one time I made a trip on foot to this station after (Mir mall and some money we were ex pecting, and was to meet Mr. Chester and Mr. Miller at Cole creek, about sixty miles from the fort, and we were then going on to Atchison together to lay In some supplies for our families. But when I arrived at the fort I found no money for us, so started for Cole creek to meet my comrades. The day being well spent -I . did not get far out that evening. As dark began to overtake me I saw a hay stack some distance from the road and made up my mind to roll in when a man appeared and I told him of my Inten tions, that I had no money, etc., and he told me he was lonesome and that I should come and stay with him. I found him to be a good-natured old batch and by his kindly treatment was in good shape for my Journey next morning. By the next nfght I got as far as Rock creek and met a man by the name of Darnell. This time my reception was not so cordial, but I finally persuaded him to let me iltay with him, but had I known the cir been nervy enough to have placed myself at his mercy. Meet as Old Friend. Tie next night I expected to meet Mr. Chester and Mr. Miller at Cole creek, but I stopped at a house to get a drink of water and found that the wife had an unele by the name of Blndago Hurst, with whom I was well acquainted In Louisa county, Iowa. So I spent the rest of the -day and night with this family and you can be assured I wss very grateful for this 4iocldental meeting, as such were, Indeed qrequent In those days. Well, the next morning I arrived at Cole creek, but did not find my comrades. I Inquired of Mr. Cole, but got no Information, so concluded they must have been compelled to take some other road on account of high water, so 1 started on for Atchison alone. I went as far as Elk creek and worked that after noon and next day for my board and ar rived In Atchison the next morning, but found I was still talon. That night I Cat Wheat with a Scythe. The year 1862 was not so good a crop year, but some of us succeeded In getting In soma spring wheat We got a fair yield, but the harvest was not so pleasant as now. We cut our wheat with a scythe. 1 think one or two settlers had a cradle, which was considered quite modern. We threshed our grain with oxen. This was don by clearing a round patch and throw ing the straw as deep as the oxen could walk on handy and then strive them round and round until they flailed It out We then shook it well and threw the straw aside and gathered up the loose grain and fanned It out by the wind. We took this crop with ox teams a distance of about 130 miles. We made this trip in sixteen days. I will now relate to you a few of the troubles that happened to the early auier with the Indians. This feature of the early settlement ' of this country was more to be dreaded than the fear of starvation of the strain of our long Journeys, for, con nected with these journeys was also the fear of coming in contact with the red man or the thought of having our families and belongings destroyed by them. An Indian Boar. In the spring of 1x64, while on our way to Fort Kearny, we saw groups of In dians on the hills and they were appar ently making observations. A line of posts extended from Fort Leavenworth to Kearny and on to Denver. These posts were twelve miles apart. Rumors reached us that the Indians were on the war path. We hurried our ox teams with all possible haste to the fort and did our business and turned our steps homeward, for our houses were unprotected and the alarm should be given that the settlers might flee or or ganize for defense. We camped on high ground the first night and In the morning as we looked north we saw the smoke ot the burning posts along the line. We made haste to get away towards home with all possible speed, but remember, we had ox teams and our progress was slow. We CId not know but the Indians had struck the settlement and murdered our families, as they were defenseless. When we arrived, however, we found the settlement alarmed but unhurt, so w gathered up all we could take with us In our wagons to Pexter's ranch, where Clay Center now stands. We gathered thire around the well that Is now covered In the rear of Eric Swenson's office. Putting our wagons In a circle around the well, with what few cattle we had, and the wo mm and children, we watted for the coming ot the savage Indians. There were about fifty men, women and children. The men kept out scouts night and day to give ".he alarm. We had little protection either In guns or ammunition. Captain Schooley was sent to Fort Riley for hlp. He re turned with twenty muskets and three boxes of ammunition for each man. Thus armed the men got all the horses they could and started out to find the Indiana. We left Cooper and I. akin in charge ot the herd of cattle and went out as far as White Rock, where we found a company ot United States soldiers looking for Indians also. Men Klled and Woman Prisoner. From the soldiers we lesrned that all the poita were destroyed west of Kearny, except Pawnee, where a sufficient num ber of settlers and others had assembled and were able to defend themselves. So the Indlahs did not attack us. At Kelley's ranch Mr. Roper and Mr. Kelley were killed and Miss Roper was taken prisoner. The twenty mounted men soon returned. We decided then to break camp and built a permanent stockade farther north. W came to where Clifton now stands and held an Informal meeting and decided to go about three miles farther west. Here we built four large log houses In a square and then returned to our claims. In September of the previous year a roaming band of Indians fell unexpectedly upon a family by the name of White while they were making hay. Mr. and Mrs White were killed in a most brutal way and their daughter was taken prisoner Pierce- (Continued oa Pag Eight) TW1 71 i t N"' 3 " C"' OKOROK FUNNELL IN A MOTOU CAR, SHOWING ONE OF THE GREAT CHANGES HE HAS EXPEKIENCED in ualf a oentury. ft, 4 "V til. --"'S v i!v . ' v ... - ' I W i. 1 -1 - X ' V ' . . W I t ; V. : , :. . . Ntf-r- 1:W:iv' r:r--J tril- f 'i X-Wwv' - 7 - , ' sc'V r. VAVtvTv I v :.W;YtvvA,7 x J? nwirtOm.twm nr Barsr ot mioi-ismow kotob oiaa A v- ..:.. . '. V . 4ta.kA.U Xor-Fowr Bating. All Models WU1 Xavel N. . m-j Jrnmber of PyUaflsr fix, cast In pairs. ,. i i- Battery Equipment One net storage. Carburetor Special automatic. Control Hand throttle. Oiling A nto'iiBtlc to all crank-shaft and pin bear ings, cylinders and pistons. Transmission Selective, sliding gears, direct on high spi-ed; side lever control, bevel gear drive. Boarlngs Hall or roller bearings all over except motor. Speeds Four forward and reverse. Springs Front, semi-elliptic; rear, three-quarter elliptic. MXTOTCATiojrn nr Barsr or rnaci-axiow kotob oiaa 4ta.kA.U Xor-rowr Bating. All Models Will Xavel Srnmber of OyUafler fix, rest In pairs. Xg-nltloa Two complete and separate systems: First, Jump spark 6 individual units, with one master viorator; aeoona, noscn nign tension magneto. Bejrnlar Tire Goodrich quick-detachable. Qoodiich- Balley non-skid on rear. Body MaterUl Cast aluminum. Brakes Equalised foot brakes on Inside of drum on hub, both rear wheels. Equalised hand brakes, on outside of drums on hubs, both rear wheels. 48 XOmSE FOWEB Cylinder Dimension 4 tyx4 inches. B.ev. per Minute 160 to 1.600. Frame Pressed chrome nickel steel, heat treated, channel section, drop frame, 4 to 2Ts Inches deep. Wheel Base Runabout and miniature tonneau, III inches; other models, 114 H Inches. Wheel Tread 5 Inches. Wheel Wood, artillery; runabout and mlnletur tonneau 2G Inches all around; othor model, Is front, 37 rear. Tlr JMmenslons Runabout and miniature tonneau, 4 4 Inches nil around; other models, 4H inches front, 0 Inches rear Also made in 36 K. 4,000 1 M. P. S.OOO. HODIIi EFECIFICATIOirS OT THOMAS K.TIR. art lain Wnji.i Besting' Capacity Landaulet, Limousine. Touring Cnr, seven. Tourabout, three or four, depending upon whether single or double rumble seat Is used. Flyabout, four. Body Hand-hammered Aluminum body, luxuriously up bolstered. Wheel Base 12T Inches. Clearance of Axle Front, 10 Inches. Rear, 134 inches. Motor Four cylinders, four cycle, water cooled, cylinders cast separately. Five separate bearings. Horse Power Sixty horse power. Ignition Two separate and distinct systems. Bosch higft tension magneto and Atwater-Kent spark generator. Lubrication Mechanical eight-point oiler feeds cylinders, crank case and chains. Transmission Rears packed In grease. OH or grease cups at all important bearings. Transmission Four speeds forwnrd and a -everse, sliding gear selective type. Direct drive on high gear. The countershaft Is Idle on direct drive. Clutch Thomas three diso with cork Inserts. Automatio clutch brake. Clutch Interlocked with unergency brake. Springs Semi-elliptic front and rear. Rebound clip con struction throughout. Drive Side chain with hardened drop-forged steel sprockets. Bearings Connecting rods and crank shaft. DaoDirt. tarn snart. "nign SDeert" bronsn. Trans mission, annular ball and roller. Countershaft, annular ball. , Front hub bearings, roller. Rear hub, annular Ball. Steering gear, roller with ball thrust. Brakes Internal expanding on rear wheels. Ex ternal contracting on countershaft. Extra large braking surface. 91 f V-'V j " THOM AS K L Y E R tLjJZS P-y7 COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS CTIAXiKERS-DETROIT '30" 1410. Axle (Front) Single piece drop forging, I beam xectlon. Largo annular ball bear ings. Axle (Rear) Full floating type, heat treated nickel steel shafts, large annular ball braringa. Brakes Drive shaft brako, contracting band, T-lnch face, Thermold lined. Rear wheel brakes, 14 inches Internal expand ing 2-lnch face, cast Iron on steel. All brakes double acting. Body Wood with metal doors. Touring Car, flvo pass-jngers. Pony Tonneau, four paHHengers. Rridstrr, three passengers. Coupe. Limousine. Bearing Full type annular ball bearing throughout running gear. Silent type an ' nular ball bearings in transmission and on motor crank shaft. Carburetor Float feed, automatic type, hot water Jacketed. Olntch Multiple disc running in oil. Drive Bevel gear, single Splcer universal Joint drive shaft In tube. Equipment Two oil slile lamps, one oil . rear lnmp, horn. Complete set of tools. Frame Pressed steel, channel, double drop. Gear Xatlo Standard 3 to 1. Horse. Power 26 30. Ignition Storage batterv and coll. Special equipment with double Ignition, magneto with separate net of spark plugs. Imbrication Constant levei splash system operated by pump. Sight feed on dish. Motor Four cylinders, 4-lnch lmn, 4H-lnch stroke. Sneed Five to fifty miles per hour on high geur. Steering Gear Worm ami gear type. Springs Front, 3D Inches lung, 2 Inches wide, neml- "Superior" Cooling noneycomo Radiator, uear pump or large capacity. Large water passages. Cast Aluminum fan. Tlr Landaulet. Limousine and Touring Car, 86x4 H inches front; 86x6 Inches rear. Tourabout and Flyabout, 86x4 H Inches front; 36x4 Inches rear. Detachable rims and Goodrich or Diamond tire are standard. Speed Five to sixty miles an hour on hlgn sear. Equipment Combination oil and electrlo aide and tall lamps with storage battery, .tcetylen head lights, horn, coat rack, trunk -ack, tlr Irons, rrestolite tank and shock absorbers. Price Touring Car, Flyabout, Tourabout, 14,1)00. Limousine, Landaulet, $6,000. Hosch elliptic. Rear, three-quartor-clliptlc, Bl Inches long, 2 inches wide. All spring bolts hardened and fitted with Integral grease cups. Tank Capacity Touring Car, 17 gallons of gaso line. Pony Tonneau and Roadster, 15 gallons of gaso line. Eight pints of lubricating oil. Tires 84x8 hi Inches nil around on Touring Car, Pony Tonneau and Roadster. Transmission Selective, three speeds forward and reverse. Chrome vanadium and nickel steel an nular ball bearings. Talves Nickel steel, large diameter. F.xhaust valves at side. Inlet valves at top of the cylinders. Whetls 34-inch diameter. wood, artillery type, large hub flanges. Heavy spoKes. Rear wheel spokes bolted to brake drums. Wheel Base 115 Inches. Frloe 1.500. Also made in 4-40, price, 12,760. BUDSOK "20" Body Latest design, roadster type; oest grade ash frame; No. 1 poplar paneW and seat backs. Seats: large, roomy; well upholstered. Colors Hudson red O with bright red wheels, springs and axles with black moulding and upholstering; or Hudson gray, body striped with bright red and red wheels, springs and axles. Black upholstering. Seating Capacity Three. (May be Increased to four with addition of second rumble seat at extra cost Hudson L. A. M.) of m.oo.) Horse Power 20. (22.6 A Wheel Base 100 inches. Weight 1,700 pounds. Tires 32x3 Inches front; 32x3l,i Inches rear. Motor Vertical, four-cylinder, four-cycle, water-cooled, Renault tvpe. Cylinders, rant en bloc. Bore. 9 Inchos. Stroke, 4H Inches. Valves, all located on one side; bevel seated, poppet design. Crank shuft, exceptionally large, having tcnjtle strength of over 100,000 pounds. Transmission Sliding gear; selective type; three speeds forward and one reverse; located directly beneath re movable floor board and er.ally accessible; enclosed in aluminum case Badlator Extra large; vertical tubes, horizontal fins; verv efficient Cooling- System Centrifugal pump, large capacity for circulating water. Front end of motor carries a fan, driven by fist leather belt, provided with a take-up. Xiubrloatlou (Motor) Circulated, splash system. Oil forced Into crank case by mean of plunger pump. Clnteh Leather-faced cone; slip nprlnes under leather. Frame I'reaBd steel; best open hearthstock; SVs-lnch xl Vi-lnch section; drop sub-frame, to which trans mission and motor are secured. Front Axle One-piece "I"-beam drop forging of most approved design. Bear Axis Senil-flonting type, and shaft driven; equipped with bevel compensating gear. Torque taken on a tube, concentric with the driving ahaft. Brakes Kxternsl and Intcrnul, updating on drums secured to hub of rear wheels. Bearings Front Wheels: lance size, ball type. Rear Wheels: roller, with ball thruats. Spring front, krni-elliplio, SS-lnch. ' ' 1 1 i . , ' - . 1 - Rear, three-quarter-elliptic, 46-lncti. Steering- Gear Worm and gear type, with exception ally lu rise beatings. . Whs?la 82-lnch; built of best selected second growth hickory, to pur own special order. Tires 32 Inches x 3 Inches on front wheels, 32 In ches x SVi Inches on rear wheels Sleotrlo Source Spsrk coll; dry cells. (Provision made fur magneto.) Upholstering Rest pebble grain, blue-black leather, with good grade hair filling. Casolin Capacity Ten gallons. Water Capacity Four gallon. Equipment Two large head lights; generator. Two Fide square oil lamp';, tall lamps. Full set tools; horn. All high grade. Frloo 1900.00 F. O. B. Detroit. v. rr.m a I rntchle aiectnc Tho 100 mile Fritohle Electric. This is a most sensational car with a guaranteed ca pacity of 100 miles on a charge, and a battery guaranteed for 5,000 miles'. These unusual claims are backed by actual records of what those wonderful cars have done not' by promises of what they will do. Inspect this Coupe de Luxe at our garage and permit us to point out to you its strong features of con struction and make you familiar with its un equaled record. IPrlce $2SOO Made also In Victoria Phaeton. Price $2,000.00. Fredrickson Automobile Co. 2040 Farnam St.