The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-19

beautifnl, although Otheilo was
very bad man. Also that he thought
that the senorita Desdemona fell in
love with the Moor. not because OF
his beauty, but because OF the dangers
he had encountered. ! want Mr.. Whit
more TO adopt him. He Is considering
IL he says. what could be done with
him In honse. Instead or being
bit nippant and percOcious as such
lads usually are in our county, he
is inclined to be shy. which makes
him so winsome."
From Saturdays Daily.
Gratifying as was the patronage nj
the automobile show on the opening
day, Thursday. the attendance 70 yes.
terday greatly surpassed that OF the
first day. The paid admissions at the
Armory, where this exposition Is
being held, numbered 1915 yesterday
afternoon and evening. About as
many people visited the exposition as
the hall could well accommodate.
Most of the magnificent ears that are
there on exhibition were used as rest
ing places by ladies. after they be-
came wearied by walking round and
round the hall. studying the fascina-
ting displays of the interior and eX
terror OF various kinds OF motor ears.
Il is estimated that all who were at
the show yesterday must have run up
In the neighborhood Of twelve hun
dred, taking into consideration all TO
whom complimentary tickets were is
sued for one reason or another.
a large percentage of those who are
the exposition have come
from outside the city. For example, the
Milwaukee train that arrived NJ Man.
kato yesterday morning brought about
q hundred passengers from Good
Thunder alone, The seats we're all 0c
cupied and large number OF people
had TO stand In the aisles during the
entire journey.
There was one party of visitors that
drove eight miles through the country
TO the station at Truman, and then
travelled fortysight miles 10 Mankato
10 visit the exposition. Country people
are intensely interested. They all Wis
il the department where Mayer Broth.
ers have their tractor and its various
parts on display. Then they go over to
the factory itself. More than two hun.
dred people were visitors at the fac
tory yesterday. and II kept four men
busy all day showing them over the
various parts Of the establishment,
and the manufacture OF each portion
Of the splendid farm and road ma.
chimes was shown through every de-
tall. from the pig iron TO the finished
product.
One OF the Best.
This Is one OF the best automobile
shows ! ever saw in small city" was
a statement made yesterday by {.
X. Odekirk OF Minneapolis. who rep
resents the Northwest Cadillac com
pany. He Is demonstrating the eight
cylinder Cadillac.
Not far from his location stands a
REQ, with the outside parts removal.
showing how the Remy self-starter
works. On such cars there Is no get.
ting out of the automobile TO crank
II and there is no killing of the engine.
u Is all done by pressing down with
the foot. This is true OF both the four
and six cylinder Reos, and of both the
1914 and 1915 models.
HhiouS tHoSc Ut manu- 10 examine
what the show has on display these
three days is Henry Pitcher, the Madi-
son Lake Buick dealer.
An object of particular interest was
the Buick truck. which has been on
display since the exposition opened.
This Is three-quarters ton truck
Yesterday this truck was taken up and
down Agency hill. II went through the
snow with no chains on the wheels.
The Auto Sales.
Quite number OF the agents report
automobile sales that have been made
during the exposition. Many OF these
sales have not been closed and there.
fore the agents do no: like to state
VINO the buyers are. as they fear other
agents. VIII attempt to "butt.in" and
spoil the game. just as real estate
agents sometimes do. when reality
deal that has not been quite closed
becomes publicly known Sales, stimu.
lated by the now high tide OF popular
automobile enthusiasm have been
made not only at the show itself. but
at the various side displays. Quite
number have occurred at the Saul
paugh. where ID. ID. Cummins OF Eagle
Lake with his Maxwells and L. F.
Bond OF, the Bohn T.. Fawkes establish
ment OF Minneapolis with his Odds
mobiles, besides others. are busy
showing the public things well worth
seeing: IL was reported last evening
that since the show opened Mr.. Cum
MINIS had sold five Maxwells and Mr..
Bond two Oldsmobiles OF Ahe Lille
Aristocratic Model AZ.
AZ the main exposition Mrs. A. ].
Ziegler has bought a Dodge Brothers
car. DR.. Wentworth n Chevrolet. and
j. Donlinger of ST. Peter Gene.
motor self-starter.
The. Southland orchestra. with ito
players and singers, was again quite n
feature OF entertainment at the expo
sition Yesterday. and ID. NJ Jones
again rendered some OF his popular
airs.
Today is the last day of the expo.
sition. II has been opening at one
O'Clock IN the afternoon and closing al
lo:so IN the evening. but tonight IL
VIII not close as long as the people
care 10 stay.
crowds Kept coming into the city
To-Day to attend the automobile show.
Tne- milwaukee, train from Wells this
morning was packed. People were
standing mp In every ear. Standing
room was al a premium even In the
baggage, car. ..r,..