The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
>HARD RUN MADE
in NOTED EMF
Seattle Woman Takes Wild
Ride Over Rough Roads
to Olympia

c. n. Weaver Of Studebaker Brothers
OF California has received word from
Seattle TO the effect that Mrs, Charles
A. Essick recently made the run from
Seattle TO Olympia in the little EMF
90" which the Seattle agent is putting
through a 10 days endurance test OF
1000 miles. The fact that Mrs. Essick
rode 10 Olympia and return is not un-
usual, but she-~rode in the test, where
the car was sent along regardless of
weather or road conditions, averaging
at least 200 miles. Mrs. Essick. when
asked. consented TO take the risk and
proved as game as the driver, Robert
Fem.
Fem has made = remarkable record
with this car. making little better
than zoo miles per day over practically
49, road leading in every direction
rom Seattle and making two trips
through Snoqualmie- pass. The car is
the same that covered the final lap
OF the press run from coast 10 coast
last year. carrying President Taft's
message TO Governor NJ. Z. Hay at the
Alaska Yukon-Paciic exposition.
The EMF, after taking charge of
the message east Of the Cascade noun
1alns. skidded into the Snoqualm
river and remained there for the night
and part Of the next day and then
finished the journey on into Seattle un-
der its own power and going into a
30 hour nonstop test. II has had Is
months hard usage, and the present
test is 20 demonstrate the endurance
and stability OF a light. low priced car.
DR.. J. A. Reuter- Of The Dalles, Ore.
accompanied by his mechanician, has
just completed his
Goes Hunting vacation, spent in
in I,ocomobiIe hunting, with his
~ --oeo---oo--- . Locomobile SIS his
mode OF convey
ance. when the car left Portland re-
Gently II was spick and span. and when
St returned il was so mud covered that
Its color could hardly be detected. The
doctor brought home many trophies OF
his proWess as q hunter, among them
being several deer, and fine fishing was
enjoyed. they being able TO catch an
abundance Of trout in the Rogue river
and Applegate creek Several steel
head salmon were caught IN the larger
stream On the return trip from Rose
burg TO Eugene an automobile race
was enjoyed between the Locomobile
sno TWO other machines The Loco
mobile won by nearly three-quarters of
an hour.
In speaking Of the roads encountered
99ocror Reuter- said The roads Of Lane
county are fierce. They are almost i'm
Scassa bic IN wet weather. We hit them
- their worst, 1 guess, for the rain
which we experienced was the frst
one of the fall This rain falling on
the deep dust Of the summer made
regular sea OF mud. In some places
Wrought we would have to swim.
But the chains which we used on
the rear wheels after leaving Aedford
were q great help and we got through
All right. In Douglas county good
roads are being built. Crushed rock
IS being used for their construction,
and when competed these roads will
rival any IN the state: The Locomo-
bile had been driven about 5000 miles
IN oregon prior 10 its trip"
Residents along the Liberty pike.
near Harrisonville. Baltimore county,
Md, celebrated the
I Hot T'Fr,e o, closing Of the toll
IJbertv pike gate and dollhouse
- at that place and
the opening Of the
road as tie highway by burning
replica OF Jhe old tollgate and house
Governor Crothers applied the match
which ignited the building and the
gate Fully $500 people attended the
affair. Congressman j. Fred c. Tai
bott. who represents the county in con-
gress. and other county officials were
present.
H E. Doty. assistant coast manager
Of the White company, has just been
advised that Chris
white Cars 70 Johnson, who oper-
RenIace Horses ates stage line
between Clatska-
ME, Ore, and the
railway station, which is some miles
distant. has displaced his old stage
coach and horses with a White gasoline
truck fitted up as q passenger bus, with
seating capacity for l6 persons.
James Mcintyre of the famous COM
edy partnership OF Mcintyre g. Heath
has purchased a Winton car for use at
As Long Island home.