The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-19
MORE THAN FIFTY CARS
STARTED ON AUTO TOUR
From Tuesdays Daily.

ity tour with the final destination
Owatonna, and return. The party
gathered at the Elks building short.
ly after nine o'clock, and cars kept
coming until $50, when the cars
were sent off, after the r. f. Brown
car, which was the pilot, had pre-
coded them, some fifteen minutes,
with big sack of confetti tied to
the side.
1t is long time since such a
large gathering of automobiles of
every conceivable make, were gath
cred at one street corner. The line
IF cars extended from Second street
10 Front street on Hickory, and on
Second up to Jackson street, while
the corner was crowded.
President John II. Hohmann OF
the Automobile club was in evidence
and it was due largely TO his diplo-
macy and ability that the cars We're
started off without mishap. He wore
light automobile coat, and after
distributing the numbers to the vari-
Gus cars, directed the leave-taking.
But there were more cars than num-
bers, and so many went without
numbers and were given their order
in the line by the president.
Previous to the starting, the. Citi-
Zens' Telephone company sent wire
messages to the cities that the party
expected to visit, telling them the
hour of starting, etc. Messages were
tn nf nj 20 ri
DR.. Blanchard at Waseca.
The route led from Mankato to
Madison Lake, thence to Greenland
Elysian, Waterville, Morristown and
Faribault where the first control was
held. Here picnic lunch was given,
each party taking their own basket.
After delightful dinner, the party
proceeded on to OwatOnna. From
there they will go on the return by
way of Waseca, GAINESVILLE, Eagle
Lake and Mankato.
The limit time set for running the
cars was fifteen miles an hour and
twenty miles on good roads. In the
pilot car were Mr. and Mrs. r. e.
Brown, James Hughes, one of the
managers Of the Byllesby company
of Chicago, Mrs. w. r. Warwick
and Robert Brown, Jr. This car
spread the confetti over the route,
to direct the rest of the party. Mr..
Brown drove his REQ car.
Closely following him came Mr..
Saulpaughs car, containing Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Saulpaugh, Mrs. Lottie
Malstrom, Howard Hildenbrand and
John Graft, chauffeur. This car, a
Buick AZ, was the pacemaker.
DIR. J. w. Andrews, who was
chairman of the committee on ar
REQ car. In his machine were DIR.
and Mrs. j. w. Andrews, Mrs. Julius
Hortvet of Minneapolis, Mrs. Roy
Andrews and daughter, Miss Cor
nelia. The repair car and tire car
brought up the rear of the march.
In the repair car were Warner Glenn
ents, Otto Lamm and Charles E.
Jones, an expert machinist. William
Schwender~ and J. c. Thro drove a
car full of extra tires. Thus the
party was prepared for any acct
dents or delays, in order that as
little time as possible would be lost.
In the short time that it took
for the party to gather and leave,
the reporters had a busy half hour
gathering the names of those who
Joined the party, and the following
is as complete list as could be Sc
cured, not including those already
mentioned:
Mr. and Mrs F. H. Barnes, J. ].
Flachsenhar of Vernon Center, Miss
Allie Scherer, Velie; Mr.. and Mrs.
W. R. Hammett, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. Girvin, Mrs. Frank Hotaling,
Chalmers Detroit car; Messrs. Geo.
Gust and Arthur Meyer, Nels
Soren, William MeiXner, REQ car;
Mr. and Mrs. George Scherer, Mr..
and Mrs. e. J. Zimmerman, Ford;
Mr.. and Mrs. R. ] Straw, and
daughters, Misses Francis and
Margaret Straw, Miss Eva Tiff, A.
c. Carlson, Enger; Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Kammerer and family, Buick;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Hoerr, Paul
oiio wi JOHi al hiSi,
e. NJ. F.. Father Hughes, Herman
McKenna, Maxwell; Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Brooks, Master Freeman
Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Pay,
Overland; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wiedemann and daughter, Miss Ma
omi Miss Eta Heinze, of st.
Paul, Buick; Mr.. and Mrs. George
II. Lang, Miss Lois Roe and mother,
Mrs. C. S. Roe, of Sioux Falls, S.
d., Cole; Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Richards, the Misses Lizzie and
Jennie Thomas, and Dr. E. A.
Sohmer, Overland; DR.. and Mrs.
L. T. Dodds, Overland; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Davis, Miss Jane
Fletcher, and J. A. Berquist, Ford;
Mrs r. d. Hubbard, Mr.. and Mrs A..
r. Pfau, Jr., Kenneth Hoerr, Hud-
son: Mr.. and Mrs. N. d. Rist, and
daughters, Misses Vina and Iva
Rist, and Fred Lossow, REQ; Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. J. Bekke, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Kruse, M. ]. Bekke, Jr, Mitchell
Six; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Lille, Mrs.
l.. Lille, Jr, Mr.. and Mrs R. r.
TAFT, Overland; Ed rebsbach, Miss
es Edna and Margery McGrath,
Mrs John Graft, Buick; Mr.. and