Quad-City Times du lieu suivant : Davenport, Iowa • 55

IMPfir mm yUv S. Ir THE THRILL THAT COMES ONCE 1M A LIFTTIMZ Bill Stafford, Davenport dis tributor, confounds his friends periodically about the one-eyed cattle ranch he once operated. It seems he and a buddy You'll, be fascinated by these old covered bridges that are within easy driving distance of' the Quad-Cities. This story is the first, in a summer-- long series on interesting places to visit on a Sunday or holiday. working in the 'stock yards at Billings, arranged in the ramps to divert those beef am mals which had lost an eye.

They tracked them to a ranch area where big signs boasted "Only One-eyed Cattle Ranch In the World." A police report filed recently in one of the Quad-Cities told about a case of family trouble The report stated that the man and his wife were having a fight. It explained they were in the process of getting a divorce, but were allowed to live under the same roof. However, both had been ordered to occupy separate TVipv arp rirh in tradition. Ouad-Cities can follow either state. This bridge is one of the CUAD-CITIES I romance and legend, these Highway 6 to Princeton and turn longer types measuring 234 feet nn Hinhxiaw 9R nr Vio ran 1nni flnrl 11 feet in width With a bedrooms.

"This" the report said flatly is wTiere the trouble began;" lour remaining tuvcicu iwiw bridses in the Quad-City take Highway 92 to Ohio and turn main span of 102 feet. It crosses jg i It VSC pa SOUin on lllgliway o. inc unugc uic same Major Riddle, who once lived in the Quad-Cities and managed 11 Princeton (( I I i a niehtclub. has for the pas is located two miles north of immortalized in bclgar Lee Mas- Travel across one of them a off fte famous anth()logy and haric dhck to great rfate road A sjgn direding you () one grandpa day. The heavy to the Red Bridge'.

is of thg oldcst covered bridges in planks rumble and it is daric loca(ed on the junction with thg naUon ft rjvas the famed and cool inside; initials scar gravel road bridge jhous- East Humpback bridge in Vir- the walls, the handiwork of ands pf early American fans visit ginia, which was built only five any, a generation this sp()t yearly. years earlier in 1835. several years managed the fabu lous "Dunes in Las Vegas. I (Gladstone GilsonT Proof that it's interesting work was ihe recent item in a Chicago Peoria column statins that toll of these memories of yeslcr history, the roofs were idV4 day; others are yielding to more purely for decorative purposes, modern steer and concrete struc- La(er; German and Swiss villagt UI59' 1 carpenters saw a more practical There is no danger however a of the bridges going the way of the dodo or the passenger pigeon. wenj coveredr.

I 2 -ft Riddle was off for London to sign up siren Diana Dors for an ap This span was built in the All 'are in Illinois and are in midst 'of Civil War times at a easy driving distance of the Quad- cost of $3,148.57. Bureau County Cities. One is less than 60 miles records show it was authorized awavr the others are about 70. at a public meetine held in No. 4 Gladstone Bridge Gladstone Bridge.

The pearance at the Dunes. This if work? lioooyisis nave r.sen un. comB saili (hpv wcr. to Drotecl At one time there were dozens Princeton. The county agreed to only bridge of the four in the -of bridges in the Quad-City pay $1,000 toward the cost, Dover Quad-City area that is not in the weary traveler.

Others thought casion to organize the National Societv for the Preservation of All we can say about this is region. Today there are only four Township contributed $500, and traffic use is the Henderson Creek Covergj j3rjdges 'Hmmmn. of skittish horses which would frequently run away at the sight of flood swollen streams. But th more practical idea suggested -uui in uicsc uc ncu-umui- me remaining was raiseu imiuc iulou iuy.u.j nublishes a quarter' I. tained by public subscription.

A highly reliable source tells ui auune Iy maa2ine and haS actively sup-the Mississipoi River. It can be vmrinA fnr nrnm-am reached by following Highway 67 Z'vA hM intn t0 us one of the top-ranking omcers at' the Davenport police station Warren County to Monmouth and taking Highway Zu i protect them from tne elements. i rv 4- ft icuta has in his possession a dook fv- fp- Why were they covered? There is an old anecdote that goes something like this: "Why did women wear petticoats? To protect their underpinnings. Why were bridges covered? Likewise." titled isramwasning. 9 Th warrpn Cn.mfv traffic, it has been preserved as covered explains their, long ute.

private nanus The roof helped to keep the road- Here is a key to the location of the bridges as they are numbered in the photos on thls'y page. No. I BUILT DURING CIVIL WAR This bridge over Bureau Creek, two miles north of Princeton, is located on a gravel road a short distance from Highway No. 26. No.

2 WARREN COUNTY SPAN Located one and a half miles south of Greenbush in Warren County, the Nigger Creek Bridge still carries a heavy load of traffic. No. 3 IN USB FOR 120 YEARS Believed to be the oldest covered bridge in the state is the Wolfe bridge in Knox County, 10 miles southeast of Knoxville. 1 No. 4 TRAFFIC LAWS were stringent in the early days, too.

A sign cautions users of the Henderson Creek bridge north of Gladstone, The bridge is now open only to toot traffic. It's explained this is a synthesis of the Russian textbook on span over Nigger Creek is one- a sue ot a siaie paiK ana picnic pubisherf this and-a-half miles south of Green- grounds. ma no 7i no "CnvereA P.rirlfTO Tnn- psychopolitics, including an att- BRIDGES- (Continued On Page P-D) The names of the Quad-City bush. To reach Greenbush you Still emblazoned on the front of irs." was' Richard Sanders Allen. area bridges, their location and follow Highway No.

67 through lhis structure is a defiant warn- postmaster at Round a dress by tseria, tormer neau ih Russian secret police." how to reach them, follows: Viola and Monmouth, then turn ng which reads: "Five dollar fine N.Y., who is considered the fore-east on Highway 116 at Roseville for fading or driving any beast m0st authority': in 'the nation. on Mr. Beria, jon' might recall, was shot. and continue seven miles to the Easily Reached No. 1 The Bureau Creek Bridge at Princeton is easily reached.

A traveler from the faster than a walk or driving the subject of covered bridges. more than 30 head of cattle, mules Pennsylvania is now the leader or horses at a time on or across in the nation with 351 covered this bridge." bridges. At the last count, Ohio The designers of the bridge and had 261, Indiana, 171; New Jer- Greenbush Berwick corner. Oldest In State Commented Danny Perkins, son of Dr. and Mrs; R.

M. Perkins, 125 E. Rusholme Davenport, upon completing the first grade: "Now I only, have 11 more years of school not counting college those entrusted with the upkeep sey, 61; Massachusetts. Illinois, No, 3 Wolfe Bridge is located were plainly concerned with the 10; Connecticut, Missouri, on a gravel road about ten miles sway ani destructive vibration Iowa, 10, and Oregon, 84. Only in southeast, of Knoxville near the hich mipht be caused bv a nrewnn slnna mountain trails, are' THIS STORY was prepared by Les Swanson of Rock Is land who is a fan of AmetU cana and also a fan end an authority of note on covered bridges.

In travels, he takes photos and gafh-, ers information on the sub ject of covered The pictures on this page were also taken by Swan son. A commercial photo grapher, he formerly was a newsman for the Daily Times. I w' stomping herd. covered bridges still being erected. man at the stamp window at the Davenport postoffice got 1,200 In V.

s. Historical Data small town of Gilson. To reach this bridge you follow Highway No. 130 past the Quad-City airport, through Galesburg and Knoxville to the junction of Routes of 8 and 97, and then on to Gilson. The bridge is located near panicky when the lady aneaa him ordered 335 stamps.

The covered bridge has been a Less than 50 years ago there were between 10,000 and 12,000 ht: stammered. "I'm part of. the American scene for approximately 150 years. The idea iUi in a hurry and that'll take covered bridges in use in the The Wolfe Bridge was erected Lnited States, while today the nuttin? a roof over span? ns dav." ongi- in 1840 and is believed to be the number has dwindled to but 1,200. gjjcai times In In early oiuesi or us Kina in use in me rires ana aecay are lamng mcir Li 1 He apparently didn't" realize the clerks have the stamps in sheets and don't have to count them out one by one.

A Tiiirincr the recent wedding I 1 Princess Margaret, Sherri, almos 4iiroo.vonr.nld daughter of 1 4yy and Mrs. Donald F. Ham, 3150 W. 1st -Davenport, watched with sober interest. Thon rs the1 "glass coach' No.

2 WTFv? came, into view flanked by the WtM and men of the royal llKfl uw guard, Sherri suddenly' perked Eyes sparkling, she exclaimed excitedly, "Wagon train, Mommy, wagon train! A) i Five-vear-old Alice a 1 daushter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwarz of recently tied one of her mother's aprons around her 21-month-old brother and commented, "Look, Mom. He looks just like someone's old broken down mother." T- JC LC1D No. 4 When Mrs.

Hugh Aldrcdge 939 Foster Ridgeview, returned from a shopping trip last week and found the oil cloth she'd bought to cover her picnic table was too short, she did the natural thing: She got a saw and whacked a foot off the table. 1 ft I I 1 I 'V "Nil Bonny Walton, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walton, 529 W. 14th Davenport, is going to be ring bearer at the June 10 wedding of his uncle, Jim Hoos, to Sally Carmichael, both of Davenport.

Donny apparently thinks it's going to be a circus. He keeps insisting he's going to be a SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1960 No. 3 1.