C. H. Barnard – he met Charlie in Council Bluffs and got him to the Omaha train station in quick order. Photo courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society
A steam locomotive about to pass under Table Rock’s new viaduct in 1941. Photo courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society.
Don’t you just love a good story? Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. Sharla Sitzman of Table Rock collects stories from yesteryear and yesterday.
My dad’s grandpa drove swiftly even on unpaved roads. My dad remembers sitting on the front seat of his grandpa’s Hudson, with a big speedometer right in the middle of the dash. His grandpa said, “You fix your eye on that speedometer” and took off like the proverbial bat out of Hell. The needle climbed and the car rattled on the rough road. Soon, he proudly pointed out to dad, “Look at that, now, …
