The Mankato free press., 1913-07-25
SOCIABILITY RUN
TO MINNEAPOLIS
From Frids !, ! pally.

From Frida,'s Daily. Is &
The Mankato auto party arrived
at the Minneapolis Auto club about
twelve O'Clock today, met by vast
army of people from Minneapolis
st. Paul, and other points along the
scenic highway, who preceded in
both directions, the tourists. Fully
500 people were on the grounds al
one o'clock, all enjoying the beau
ties surrounding the club house and
the conyeniences there. John HI
Hohmann, the man who is recog
nized as the father of the scenic
highway had some trouble with his
car and did not arrive until after
the main guard were camped for
their picnic lunch Blowouts and
punctures caused the delay another
car suffered broken spring.
Everywhere along the line farm
ers and townspeople greeted the au.
toists, and round after round OF
enthusiasm and Joy was manifested
1t was the first tour over road
that will soon be the pride of the
west and the outward manifesto.
tions of the people all along the
line was only natural. - A@'
st. Peter, LeSueur, Belle Plaine,
Jordan and Shakopee, furnished
about 80 cars and some farmers
along the way also dropped into
line, making about sixty-fve or sew.
enty machines.
The roads were good with the
exception of the strip between
Shakopee and the Bloomington ave.
nue. bridge. Here were waterholes,
sand and deep gravel. This stretch,
while somewhat improved during the
past years is still in poor condition.
The stretch of fourteen miles be-
tween LeSueur and Belle Plaine is
greatly improved since last fan. II
Mark d. Fancher, of Minneapolis,
a former Mankato resident, was at
the club to give his friends the glad
hand.
The party started home about four
o'clock
Thirty-six cars left Mankato this
morning on the Automobile club TRIP
to Bloomington. R. E. Brown left
at $50 a. M with the pilot car and
with him was his wife, daughter
Catherine and son, Robert Brown, Jr
AT seven o'clock the other cars be-
began to assemble at the Elks club
corner and the first car of the squad
left the corner at 7:30. 1t took just
half an hour to get them all on their
way travelling about 500 feet apart
George Krost acted as official starter
and he did his work well, shouting
out the numbers in the order, oi
their starting and seeing that every
thing was in order and the rules un
derstood ~
All the cars were given canvas
markers with the number of the cal
and the name of the automobile
club. Small badges with the words
"Mankato Auto Club, Scenic High
way Tour 1913" were given to each
person to be worn on the trip. Many
OF the automobiles were decorated
with flags and it was an attractive
array of cars which moved up Sec
ond street when the start was made
DIR. ]. w. Andrews led the cars
out of the city as pacemaker. Mrs
R. n. Andrews drove the car and
with them were Mrs. j. w. Andrews
Mrs. Will Andrews of Medford, Ore
gon, and little Miss .Gornelia An
drews. The Andrews car is a Cadil
lac. Two committee cars followed
John H. Hohmann in his Buick, &C
companied by Mrs. Hohmann and Mr.
and Mrs. C. Schroeder; and F. M
Otto in Buick. Mr. Otto was ac
companied by Mrs. Otto and Mr. and
Mrs w. H. Rabe and little Miss
Marie Otto.
Then in the order named came
these cars: C. H. Saulpaugh in a
Buick-William Schwender, Jr.
driver.
DR.. ]. H. Rosenwald in a Mitchell
car, accompanied by Cliff Thro.
j. B. Nielsen in a Winton six
Party-Mrs. Nielsen, Mr. and Mrs. H
Robel, Jr., Miss Lillian Nielsen, Ed
wall Nielsen and Clare Walrath.
C. H. Jones-Stoddard Dayton car
Party-Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Hauser and Mrs. Mendekin.
G. t. Taylor in a Hudson car
Clarence Taylor, driver-Mrs. Taylor
and Miss Lucy Taylor. e
NJ. d. Rist in REQ car. Party
Mrs. Rist, Misses Edna and IVA Rist
and Miss Lizzie Stolt. 3sN
r. Rist in a REQ. Ray Rist, driy
er; Mrs Ray Rist, Mr.. and Mrs
elmer Burnett. 49,
Louis Mayer in Mayer eight
cylinder car. Party-Mrs. Mayer and
two children, Miss Millie Batto of st
Paul and Miss Kate Lill of Mankato
P. w. Pitcher in REQ car
Party-Miss Fannie Pitcher, Mrs. y
M. Mcconnell, Miss Belle Beatty and
Miss Florence Benedict
A. E. Quimby in Kissel. Party
Mrs. Quimby, DR. and Mrs. A. F
Schmitt. 81
j. H. Koch ina Ford. Mr.. Kocf
was oacopDopiad l,1, b;. ,,;fo.5.t