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—V . ■■■! ■ ■J. B. SUTTER RETURNS.Is Home Prom a One Thousand Mile Bicycle Trip to Nebraska.Mr. J. B. Sutter wheeled into Burlington at four o’clock Saturday afternoon from his 1,000-mile bike trip to St. Edwards, Nebraska, and return. Mr. Sutter made good time on the return trip, riding 523 miles in less than six days, and averaging very nearly a “century” per day. One day over hills and country roads he made 112 miles. The roads were not in a very good condition, dust being the prevailing feature in Iowa and i n Nebraska. Sutter visited all the principal cities in Iowa and her sister state, taking in Des Moines, Lincoln and Omaha. The Omaha city authorities have an innovation in paving which, if introduced in Burlington, would be received with great favor by the cyclists. The streets are paved with granite blocks', but on each side of the street is a narrow strip of asphalt for the sole use of bicycle riders. The greater part ■ :f the dl~tnncc Mr. Sutler rvV | being rt en^rrtd only a*-Vines 'hy I ot.deV ’,rii1 ' riders^ *ne mlt; k with few mishaps 6ii Voad, only minor accidents to his bicycle delaying him but a short time. One puncture was the record for the trip. Just about a mile west of Mt. Pleasant a tack about the size of a railroad spike went through both the outer and inner tube. Everywhere the traveling bicyclist was entertained by members of the same fraternity,and speaks very highly in praise of those with whom ha came in contact.
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Burlington Evening Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Mon, Nov 08, 1897
Page 13
Full Page
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Burlington P.
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