. History of Wright County, Iowa, its peoples, industries and institutions . y wagon road, he made the air trip in minutes. Retween City and Ragle Grove, he made his high-est flight—being eight thousand feet abo\-e the railrotid tracks, which hesaid looked to him like a narrow furrow. His latest machine weighs twelvehundred pounds and carries a one-himdred-and-ten-horse-power engine. I le 382 WRIGHT COUNTY, IOWA. has made fifteen llis^lits with his hist niaehine and in aU he lias made closet(i ele\en lumdred Ili^L^hts, with Init a few minur accidents, one of whichoccurre
. History of Wright County, Iowa, its peoples, industries and institutions . y wagon road, he made the air trip in minutes. Retween City and Ragle Grove, he made his high-est flight—being eight thousand feet abo\-e the railrotid tracks, which hesaid looked to him like a narrow furrow. His latest machine weighs twelvehundred pounds and carries a one-himdred-and-ten-horse-power engine. I le 382 WRIGHT COUNTY, IOWA. has made fifteen llis^lits with his hist niaehine and in aU he lias made closet(i ele\en lumdred Ili^L^hts, with Init a few minur accidents, one of whichoccurred near Scrantcin, Pennsxdx-ania, where his machine became disabledand he fell one thousand feet, lighting on top of a large wild cherry tree,which sa\ed his life, as it acted as a buffer when he struck it. Young Weeks is now advertising as a licensed pilot ami will take pas-sengers on aerial flights; also make biplanes to order, liis latest machineis of the tractor biplane type. It is to be hoped that no accident may everbefall this young Wright county aerial
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