Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 3, 1916, Page 14

Most men have some kind of a fad. Some collect scarabs; others take up litics, birds, dogs, parrots or mon- eys. Frank Fowler is a horticul- tural faddist. On his grounds in Fremont, he says, are 15000 different shrubs or lants, which he has been collectin, for twelve years. What he doesn’t know about plant life isn't worth knowing, his neighbors say. Mr. Fowler, by the way, has not hidden himself all the time in his of- fice, where, as a member of the firm of fiye, Schneider & Fowler, he con- ducts a large grain and lumber busi- ness, nor in his flower garden. He visits the big eastern cities fret‘:un!ly. and years ago before he became weighted down with business cares, was sent by his father to see some- thing of the world beyond New York, He took his time for it and traveled through sixty-two different countries. According to his story, his most in- feresting experiences were in Java. ava is one of the spots where Amer- ns do not flock for their annual vacation. + Mr, Fowler has 850 different kinds of plants, One would believe i if When one visits the Tractor. show, as well as at other tim”en. he will find many beautiful drives for auto- mobilists in the vicinity of Fremont. Better roads have followed closely e a of the new mode of pleas- re riding, Then miles out into the . country used to be a considerable jaunt. Now fifty miles are often cov- ered in an evening, without the feel- ing that one has made a long trip. ‘ake your first ride morth on Broad Frank Fowler’s Trees and Shrubs Attractions For Auto Drivers he were Mr. Fowler's guest for a day and were shown over his estate. His garden isn't all seen from the street, although the sweet fragrance and multi-colored blossoms make his home one that travelers inquire about. Among the plants noted cursory gllnce about his grounds is a kind of lue spruce, which originated in this country, and yet afterwards became 80 scarce that Americans buy the shrubs from thrifty Germany, which ) Henry Tigler has done to one of America’s olden time pleasures, Like everybody else he got the automobile craze, and in- stead of seven horses has only one, and four machines. He keeps scores of chickens, too, and shows records how at no time last winter did he get less than twenty eggs a day. Mr. Fowler's home is on Nye ave- nue, where are many other of the sixteen acres within eight blocks of the center of the city. 3 street or elsewhere in Fremont, most- ly on Broad, Fifth, Sixth or Military avenue, are those of Ray Nye, Mrs. William Fried, Mrs. Carlos More- house, W. R. Adams, Daniel V. Ste- hens, George Woltz, L. M. Keene, . J. Lee, Fred Lee and R. B. Schnei- der, What impresses a visitor is the abundance of room, the shade, the in- viting porches, the well-kept lawns, the external appearance of the happy homes within. ’ south to the Lone Tree road and fol- low that to First street. The most beautiful drive for a longer trip is to take the transcontinental road east to just across the Elkhorn river bridge, has “stolen” the industfy away. There can be found the only Eng- lish ‘hawthorn which has been made to blossom in this country. Other hawthorns abound, also Japanese ma- ples, rose acacias, dogwooda, deut- zias, white fringes, rugose roses, snowball flowers in profusion, snake- woods, yellow roses, coffee woods, the sweet-scented rose of sharons, buf- falo berries, sheep berry plants, wild roses, all the spireas, Chinese angeli- cas, Russian olive plants, Scotch pines, tulips of rare varieties, wiegelas and others too numerous to mention. Mr. Fowler at one time kept some- thing of a racing stable. The stalls for eight horses are there now, empty reminders of what modern invention then turn to the left and go up over the bluffs to Elk City and straight north for a couple of miles, then turn to the west for a short distance, then straight north to Dale, a side- track of the Northwestern railroad. After passing the railroad crossing a short way turn to the left and go west for two miles; turn to the right and o north for one mile, turn to the eft and follow a winding road down over the bluffs to Arlington. Return to Fremont by the Morehouse road and you will have covered fifty miles. Another interesting trip is to go out Broad street for six miles, turn to the right for Nickerson, cross the Elkhorn and wind up a very steep climb to Fontanelle, one of the oldest towns in the state, and which narrowly escaped heing the capital of the state. In a longer trip for an afternoon one can come bB way of Arlingtan Ken- nard, Blair, DeSota, Fort Calhoun and street fomfive miles, then turn west for two miles and return to Fremont on the Beebe grade and the Platte valley transcontinental route, turning down Nye avenue. Another short route, about seven or eight miles long, is to drive east on Sixteenth street to Coad's ranch, then to the right for half a mile and turn to the right on the Military avenue road into Fre- mont, or instead of turning to the right on Military, you can continue AND £ 3 152-184 Main Street. SHEET - Fremont, A CORDIAL W TO THE TRACTOR SHOW STAR Clothing Store B s Ulaibing, Fomtinkings and Stoss, Hats, ¢ Caps, Trunks and Valises. 'VICTOR KRELSTEIN, Proprietor " First Clothing Store North from Depots. 0 ELCOME THE ° Fremont, Neb. L 0 A T e | Globe Cornice - Works Manufacturers of METAL § CORNICES, SKYLIGHTS, BARN VENTILATORS, ' CORRUGATED IRON ROOFING, SIDING, / 0.G. BOX GUTTERS, ETC. 9.31-33-35 East Fourth Street, Nebraska Florence to Omaha by way of Miller park and the boulevard, then back over the Dodge street road through Elkhorn, Waterloo and Valley, mak- ing the total trip eighty-seven miles in length, Still enother day’s outing fs to go to Lincoln by way of Valley, Water- loo, Elkhorn, Ashland and Havelock, then back through Wahoo, Colon and THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, best homes in Fremont.| He owns Other hansome estates seen on this AUGUST 38, 1916. Charles e Cedar Bluffs, making about 125 miles. Or if you want to see as much as possible of Dodge county, one can take in Nickerson, Winslow, Hooper, Uehling, Scribner, Snyder, Dodge and North Bend. The roads are good and the hills are not steep. Yet one more route is to go by way of Hooper, Uehling, Craig to Tekamah and return by way of Herman, Blair, Kennard and Arlington. Nearly 100 miles will have been covered by the time you re- turn, Driving to Norfolk by way of the Black Hills trail is another way t. spend the day. In this route you cover Winslow, Hooper, Scribner, West Point, Beemer, Stanton, Wisner and Pilger. If you don't care to return by the same route take the Meridian road down to Columbus through Madison, Humphrey and Co- lumbus, where you will find the trans- continental route home by way of Schuyler and North Bend. Then one can make a roundabout trip to Omaha over fine roads through Cedar Bluffs, Colon, Wahoo and Ash- land, following the White Pole route called the Omaha, Lincoln, Denver route to Omaha by way of Gretna and Millard, _Fremont, in fact, is the hub of a sight-seeingg tour of eastern Ne- braska, as one can put in a whole week, making one-day trips over the country, and cover the entire eastern section of the state, In summer the roads are always in good condition W Marr and even in winter they. are kept open for travel by automobile. George Wolz, president of the Fre- mont Commercial club, advises one to see Dodge county first, then Nebraska, and then' the whole United States, if |[§ he would enrich his knowledge 100 |& per cent and learn what beautiful [E spots there are near home. A tour (& by automobile of a few hours will [§ teach lessons that many never knew |8 before, and increase his pride in the |E great agricultural state in which he lives. rive out into the country |8 any day, see the prosperous,looking | farms and the grgat threshing outfits, | & and you will rejoice the more that you do not have to go to war-stricken Wamfifl'flfl1:l!l‘fllMiT‘.“JfllMHUZWH\WWM]HNHN’&"Wiflfl!‘fllfl“"‘ : T O R T T The Fremont National Bank Capital, $150,000.00 Surplus, $150,000.00 i \ CHAS. F. DODGE, President. J. T. MAY, V. President H. WEHNER, V. President DIRECTORS. L. M. KEENE, Chsirman. C. H. CHRISTENSEN, CHAS. F. DODGE, FRANK HANLON, J. T. MAY, L. P. LARSON, 0. H. BRUNNER, Gl I. McKENNAN, Cashier C. A. SILAS, Asst. Cashier H. WEHNER, J. REX HENRY. i A Ml Europe for pleasure excursions of the most enjoyable kind, and that we are a peaceful nation and need not worr: about the sea fights in the Nort Sea or the result 'of the great con- flict at Verdun. Embarrassed Greatness. Joseph Jefferson was wont to tell about|S meeting a modest-looking man i. a New York hotel who sald he had seen the actor with pleasure in a performance at Wash- |8 ington. Jefferson smiled and asked the gen- | tiegman’s name. '‘Grant,” was the reply. It|& was the ex-president! Jefferson's embar- | & rassment was intense—but not more acute | 8 than that of a famous fellow-actor, Booth, | S when, according to a writer in the current | E Harper's azine, he asked Tennyson for |8 his autog with a verse, and on Tenny- son's inquiring what the verse should be, | 5 answered, ‘From ‘The Brook' or ‘The|H Bridge.' " Booth then realised that he had asked for a verse from one of Longfellow's poems!—The Outlook. possible. banking. The are beginning to arive. We carry some of the very best of makes, such as Hanan & Sons, The Florsheim Shoe Co., and The Walk-Over Line for men. ' : ‘When you come to the Tractor Meet, come in and let us fit you in a pair of comfortable shoes. 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