The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-23
From Fridays Daily.

Notwithstanding the somewhat
threatening weather, twenty-five cars
owned by members of the MankatC
Automobile club, started on the days
sociability tour this morning. The
cars began to assemble in front Of
the Elks' club building about hall
past eight, and the last car left the
starting place at nine o'clock exact
ly. Only about half as many took
part in the run, however, as in the
Faribault tour, because of the rain
clouds which began to gather above
just about the time the start was
made.
Evidently there was a "hoodoo'
lurking about wherewhere to, OF
superstition still has it's hold upon
some. Theodore Just and Fred Otto
official starters, were busy dealing
out numbers for the cars, and when
they tried to pass off number thir
teen on one driver he refused to
take it, and so this number was
thrown to one side. The same thing
happened when number twenty-three
was handed to one of the drivers
Robert e. Brown acted as pilot
and started with his confetti sack a
half hour ahead of the others. c.
H. Saulpaugh acted as pacemaker
and hence was given no number
There were twenty-three other cars
in the tour. Just before starting
Frank Day at Fairmont telephoned
to Fred Force, asking how many
took part in the tour This was done
so as to make the necessary arrange
ments for their entertainment al
Fairmont.
The automobiles left the corner
of Hickory and Second streets
went down Second to Main, thence
on Main to Front and up Front
street to the Blue Earth river bridge
where the regular Mankato and
Garden City road was followed The
party then drove by way of South
Bend, Pigeon hill, Welsh lane to
Garden City, a distance of almost
fifteen miles. From Garden City
they went to Vernon Center, thence
to Amboy and Winnebago and thence
to Fairmont, where the tourists
were entertained by Frank Day.
Those on the Tour.
Those leaving on the trip were az
follows:
. Pilot, REQ, R. E. Brown, owner
and driver, occupants, Mrs. Com
stock, Mrs. H. l. Parry, Mrs. Doe
and r. e. Brown, Jr.
Pacemaker, Mitchell 5 and 6, C
H. Saulpaugh owner, Carl Hodapp
driver, occupants, Mr.. and Mrs. Saul
paugh, Carl Hodapp and Miss Laura
Lulsdorff.
No. 1, Buick 43, E. L. Miller own
er and driver, occupants, Mr.. ant
Mrs. E. L. Miller, Father Robert
Hughes, Alexander Gilbert and Mas
ter Earl Dwyer
No. 2, Regal, Albert SLIDER owner
Ernest SLIDER driver, occupants, Mrs
A. H. SLIDER, Harold SLIDER, Miss Ed
ma SLIDER, Charles Steiner and Mrs
c. Steiner.
No. 8, Hudson 49," Martin Wal
ser owner, Louis Walser, driver, oc
cupants, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Wal
ser, Miss Rose Walser, and friend
Mr.. Huelsmann of Cologne, Ger
many
No. 4, E. M. F. 30, George Krost
owner and driver, occupants, George
Krost, George p, Kenneth and Johr
Krost, Frank Sheehan and Charlie.
Griebel
No. 5, Ford, Frank Nelson owner
and driver. occupants, Mr. and Mrs
! Frank Nelson and family of Rapi
dan.
No. 6, Mitchell Six, Ed H. Olson
owner and driver, occupants, Mr.. an,
Mrs. E. H. Olson and children an,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Summers of Mic
ollet.
No. 7. REQ, c. E. Wise, owner an,
| driver, occupants, Mr.. and Mrs. c
E. Wise and daughter Miss Margaret
{ Miss Gladys Whitaker and OIL
Olson
No. 8, Ford, F. E. Jefferson own
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