Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-15
Gossip
Along the
Automobile Row

Thomas D. Murphy Of Red Oak will re-
ceive '4S' Pierce Arrow 1913 model
from the H. E. Fredrlckson Auto COM
pany this week.
A. E. Starke of Red Cloud passed
through Omaha last week in Rambler
roadster on his way from Milwaukee to
Red Cloud. He reported the roads
through Iowa to be in excellent cond-
ton and that the farmers and business
men along the way were marking the
roads for the convenience of tourists.
The Omaha Tire Repair company re-
ported brisk business for last week.
Everything in the equipment of this firm
is up-to-date and the force in charge Is
made up of experts in their line of work.
A 1913 model six-cylinder Stearns-
Knight will arrive at the Wallace Auto
company next week. This car is said to
be the last word in modern equipment.
H, r. Low of Omaha is now included in
the force of salesmen at the Fredrickson
Auto company.
John Flack, president Of the City Ma
tional bank, is now chugging about town
in a new Cadillac. The car is 1913 five
passenger machine.
The Schlentz brothers of David City
We're visitors at the office of the Powell
Supply company last week. They report
a heavy sale of cars in the rural dis
tricts this summer
"A good business in Velie cars Is re-
ported by Manager Lindsey of the auto
department of the John Deere Plow COM
pany. A special exhibit Of this machine
in machinery hall at the state fair at
Lincoln drew much attention
j. J. Deright has been busy during the
last two weeks selling six-cylinder seven
passenger Locomobiles Most of these
cars sold have been equipped with touring
new cement floor has been laid In the
salesrooms of the Cole Motor Car COM
pany at 1910 Farnam street. The floor
has been painted light green color and
a system Of sprinkling has been ar
ranged so that it may be easily washed.
E'rpHrfnkcnn wi
of six-cylinder Chalmers 1918 cars soon
So far this month local sales of the
Chalmers machine have been enormous
The Western Auto Supply company re-
ports a steady demand for Klaxon auto
horns, both locally and in the rural dis
tricts.
g. W. Meeker, retired banker at Lin
coin, purchased a Marmon from the
Marion Auto company here last week.
George Francis of South Omaha re-
Gently purchased 1918 four-passenger
Moline from the local agency.
A big order from Ogden for auto sup
plies was received last week by the
Powell Supply company.
The Marion Auto company received a.
shipment of Standard Electrics last
week.
Clarke Powell, secretary-treasurer of
the Omaha Auto Show association. ex-
poets a visit from H. E. Haws of the
Panhard Oil Manufacturing company
this month. ....
A. B. MCGOWAN, sales manager for the
j. J. Deright Auto company, has gone to
Sioux City to accept position with one
of the automobile firms there.
E. c. Baird of Arcadia, Neb., pur-
chased Little Six Mitchell last week
cy Warren Of Superior also bought one
of these cars.
F. c. Jones of Lewis, Ia, drove
through Omaha the other day on his way
home from points in North Dakota His
mileage for the trip to North Dakota and
return showed 1,527 miles.
Dick Stewart returned last week from
2, 2,000-mile auto trip through eastern
points. He drove Big Six Mitchell. Sd.
The Travnor Auto coponapv hos toLe,
over the agency for the Lion car, for
merly held by R. p, Held
D. c. Olmsted formerly of Kansas
City. is now working with Doty & Hatha-
way. successors to r. r. Kimball.
Miss Leila Conley of Council Bluffs pur-
chased one Of the first fall delivery cars
last week from the Mitchell Motor COM
pay here. The machine is of the limousine
type and Is fitted with tfirty-five-horse
power Mitchell chassis. Wood trimmings
of the car are in mahogany and the uphol-
stering is in done in whipcord and bro
cade | ma dainty shade of Newport gray.
Miss Conley also owns and drives one
of the Big Six Mitchell open touring cars
which she purchased this spring. She
made very successful run to Denver,
st. Joseph and Sioux City in this ma.
chine.
Dr. H. F. Hartley of the Anchor Fire
Insurance company recently purchased a
Cole speedster.
John H. Smith of David City bought a
Big Six Mitchell last week through the
schlentz Bros. Auto company of that
place, who had the machine delivered
from the local Mitchell salesroom.