The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
Grand Forks Autoists Saw
Goodbye to Winnipeg
Home Tomorrow.
(By "Happy.")

return in the cars. a few Of the party
going home by train. Several of the
ladies' and a few men, who had 10
return to Grand Forks this evening,
resorting to locomotive power.
The Whitman car which suffered
a broker axle Is back in the running
and all machines except that Of w
r. Fowler are in condition.
A. g. Lockman departed several
hours in advance Of the main body,
hoping to reach home tonight.
Few OF the autoists participated in
this mornings session of the naviga-
ton congress. They spent their time
in putting their cars in shape for the
ride instead.
Everybody is in good spirits and
the tourists left Winnipeg confident
that they would be able to retrace
their steps through the long trail of
Manitoba gumbo with less difficulty
than was experienced coming here.
Interesting Experiences.
Interesting experiences were re-
ounted by the autoists who reached
the city Yesterday morning. who were
unable to proceed the night before
because Of having become separated
from the main body Of tourists. The
Hohof party was the first to report,
when E. S. L'Esperance and C. S.
Skoug. who had Joined the party
when the Fowler machine was put out
OF the running. reached the city by a
street car. They had walked from a
point a mile from the end of the paw
ing, where the car had skidded into
the ditch. becoming absolutely i'm
movable SO far as the forces at their
command We're concerned. 1t was 4:30
o'clock yesterday morning when they
gave up the struggle. Since 10
O'Clock the night before they had
fought for each o covered, making
about twelve miles in that time.
LEsperance and Skoug walked to the
end of the park car line when the last
straw was piled on the already over
loaded pleasure seekers, while H. K.
Geist and DR.. W. H. Witherstine re-
NAMED with Hohoff at the car, where
they gained a few hours res in the
seats of the auto. This morning it
required three teams to bulge the
car. the first two failing to make good.
The a reached the city about II
o'clock.
Hanson Reaches CITY,
=. y. Hanson. ~mechanician for the
party had no less interesting and try
ing experiences. His car, heavily
loaded and the last in the PROCESSION.
and so far back hat the others did
not notice him. went over the road
banks into a slough, where it became
stuck. AT ! o'clock in the morning
Hanson and Durham who accom-
panied him converted their auto into
a Pullman sleeper and gave them
serves over to sweet repose curled up
IN a single seat. till Z o'clock when
they sighted a team and got back on
tne hlsaWaN. They reached the city
about IL o'clock yesterday afternoon.
hanson had 1,r, 70 tl,o - -
W mishap been engaged in giving
assistance to others nearby, but they
were cut of reach when his own ma
chine skidded. The final slide occur
red about eight miles from the CITY.
w. j.. Briden Of Walhalla, who
joined the party at Gretna had his
car towed to the city. reaching here
Q O'Clock yesterday morning.
after spending six hour on the stretch
OF ten miles Just south of Winnipeg.
They had broken a crank shaft.
The Whitman car. abandoned the
night before. was pulled In about
noon while John Void and party who
had given up the fight against the
mud the night before and secured
lodging about ten miles from the CITY
We're able to pound through the gum
DO today.
Boats Are Popular.
Navigation surely was popular with
the autoists who were quite "a DIV to
express their preference for boats in
water as against autos in gumbo.
YOU can say for me-" said Mayor
Murphy of Grand Forks. that those
roads are the worst ! have ever seen
during my t~hirty-tive years experience
in road travelling And I am absolute
~ convinced tina there is not another
place on the globe where worse trav-
cling conditions could be created than
those which we net up with"
The return trip now engages the at
tention of the autoists. Mayor MUIR
ply may ship his car back to Grand
Forks not being very anxious about
repeating his experiences. A I. Hunt
er probably will delay the return
trip two or three days in the hope of
better road conditions. Chief 4. H.
Runge. who travelled with Fowler
will take the NJ. P. home tomorrow.
Take Part in Parade.
This evening Winnipeg gave a fare
to the Duke of Connaueht who
has been visiting here a week, and
the Grand Forks autoists party We'd
with their Canadian brothers in that
event. several placing ears in the big
automobile parade, which featured
the good bye" Grand Forks pen
nants and American flags were cheer
repeatedly along the line, streets
being solidly packed for many
squares.
Those Who Fought Gumbo.
Following is a. list of those in the
party. according to cars:
NJ. F. Murphy. Mrs. NJ. F. Murphy.
Misses Mary and Margaret Murphy.
Miss Adelaide Ross. Kansas City. and
Walter Schlosser. chauffeur.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Haverland. and
DR.. and Mrs. s. H. Irwin and Dalton
Irwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie s~tinson. Ed.
Stinson and Vera Stinson.
W: e: Hohoff. E. S. L'Esperance,
H: 4. Geist and DR.. ". H. Wither-
Attorney and Mrs. F. S. Duggan and
Attorney and Mrs. T. B.. Elton.
Mr.. n Mrs. w. P. Fowler. G.. T..
Skoug, A. II. Runge and Miss Ava
GRADER.
John j. Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. John
N. Harvey and Rose Harvey,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Volmer and Geo.
Kitchen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 1. Hunter. Miss
Alice Hunter and Horace Webster.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Eckman and Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Woolsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Whitman. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Nelson and Carl
Nelson. ~
W. A. Collins. Geo. X. Munro, H.
Reese and ]. e. Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. K. M. wylie. stre.t.r
n. D.. and Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. LAWS
Neche. N. D.