The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-29
FOLKS GIT HORSES
USED TO FORD CAR
ON GRAVES co. TRIP
Second Grand Prize Raises a
Big Stir in Livingston
County.
Next Week Carlisle and Bal
lard Counties Visited.
RIG CAR IN FULTON TODAY.

Mandy, amt this glorlous7 Did
you ever go so fast In your whole
llfeg I'm going to have one OF these
here automobiles II have to sell the
west forty"
The speaker was an old gentleman
we'll past the allotted three score and
ten. wealthy farmer living between
Murray and Mayheld In one OF the
little villages In the eastern part OF
Graves comfy He, with his neigh
bors. had heard over the rural teie-
phone that the Ford Touring Car,
which Is the First Grand Prize In The
Padncah Evening Sun and Associate
Newspapers Great Voting Contest.
was headed In their direction Thurs
day afternoon. and were out in force
10 witness the passage OF the FIRST
AUTOMOBILE that had ever visited
that particular section OF the coun-
try.
The old gentleman and his yener-
able hfe partner were being taken
for a short spin IN the Ford and were
enloylng Il TO the fullest extent
Neither had ever seen aa automobile
OF any description. hence nearly lost
their breath when the throttle was
opened bit on a clear stretch.
AT another cross roads The Sun
party found a lineup of teams that
had come In from the surrounding
nelghborhood. Two OF this particular
bunch OF people expressed a determ-
inatlon TO enter the contest and i'm
mediateiy vent to work among their
assembled friends securing suoserip-
tions. Most Of them said that they
had driven over TO see II their horses
were afraid OF automobiles and the
car was driven up and down the road
10 give the equine students an educa-
ton In motorology.
Too Much Rain.
The heavy rains OF the past week
have made the roads almost Impass-
able IN places SO that Il was neees-
sary IN driving from Murray to May
field TO use the utmost caution IN
selecting the route and driving with
care. In one low place II was neces-
aary TO borrow several panris from
worm fence and lay them crosswise
for distance Of two rods This
made = corduroy bridge which was
crossed at slow speed.
About the Route.
The trip made from Murray to May
field Thursday took the Ford and The
Sun party through Linn Grove,
Browns Grove, Pennington and Sc
dalla, In all OF which places the ex-
element created has been rivslled
only by the interes, In the larger
towns
Thursday afternoon and Friday
were spent IN Mayfield exhibiting the
car TO the live bunch OF candidates
who have entered In the Graves conn-
" district OF the contest. The gen
tlemen who we're with the car In
Graves are OF the opinion that the
other counties VIII have to look to
their laurels when Il comes time to
divide up the Grand Prizes for il Is
going TO take much hustling TO beat
the live ones there.
Today Fulton candidates are being
given an opportunity 10 see the prize
they are working for. Early next
week Carlisle and Ballard counties
will be visited unless something ex-
tra-torrential In the way OF weather
happens to us again.
The Ford ct" with roadster
body. which IL the Second Grand
Prize OF the contest, created as much
excitement in Livingston county as
the other car did in Galloway and
Graves. The condition OF the roads