Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
DRIVE SEVEN
BUCKS HOME
FROM FACTORY
New Cars Arrive for Prothero-Mc-
Cinnis Auto Company, Coming
Through in Splendid Shape
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

FKOM IF7ORSDAI'S DAILY
| Literally bedecked with Old Glory
seven Buick automobiles left Flint,
Michigan, on Monday afternoon for
i Baraboo, and arrived safely at 100
: o'clock this morning at the Prothero-
i McGinnis garage, the long trip being
made by easy stages and the cars
carefully driven from the factory. In
this way the motors get limbered up
and the cars are in better shape for
a green driver than if sent by freight.
j On account of the shortage Of cars
and the congestion of traffic the only
sure way now of getting an auto on
time is to drive it home on. it's own
motive power. Through the courtesy
of the Prothero-McGinn company,
and as a guest Of r. w. Prothero, a
representative of The News was one
of the members Of the party that
drove home the cars. Those who
made the trip were r. w. Prothero,
Joy Prothero, James Wilson, Ernest
Newell, Clarence Schenck, H. K. Page
and Russell Montgomery, Kilbourn,
and they were joined at Madison by
Emil Hokanson, the Buick wholesaler,
while Frank Hyne, the Buick dealer
at Evansville, and Edward Gibbs be-
came members Of the party at Evans
vile, each going after a Buick Six.
Emil Bublitz of Portage met his broth
er-in-law, James Wilson, at Chicago,
and went on to Flint, returning by
kuuto as far as Madison. Mr., Hokan-
son remained at Flint for the balance
of the week, getting cars ready for
the dealers distributed throughout his
territory to drive home.
We left Baraboo by train Sunday
afternoon, reaching Flint, the home
of the Buick, early Monday, and the
morning was taken up with a trip
through part of the vast Buick fac
/ tory. Leaving Flint on Monday aft
| ernoon the first leg of the journey
! ended at Battle Creek, the home or
| breakfast foods and Postum, and we
| spent the night at the Post Tavern
| said to be one of the largest hotels
/ in the United States. On Tuesday
the cars were driven on through
Michigan, northern Indiana and Illi-
nois. past Chicago and into Elgin, Illi-
nois for the night Plenty of time
! was taken in making the drive from
. Elgin to Baraboo on account Of re-
cent rains. There was practically no
/ trouble along the way, every Buick
responding splendidly to the test, and
asking only for it's ration of gas, wa
ter and OIL
Side Lights on the Trip
| Michigan is nearly "bone dry and
we did not pass through single IL
cersed city in the state. There are
! still some wet towns in various parts
of Michigan, but state legislation puts
them on the dry list in 1918. one OF
the Evansville members of the party
stated that drinking man would
have to be built like camel, even
now, to travel over the state. At Bat
tie Creek hung a sign in hotel bear
ing the words, GA Wee Nippy, a Re
minder of Old Times" We did not
find out, however, what a wee nippy
in a dry town really was.
j At the entrance to the city of Do
wagiac, Michigan, are displayed large
signs bearing the words Thanks" in
striking contrast to the signs posted
at Marengo, Illinois, stating that any
one violating the speed law or run
ming their autos with the cut-out open
would be prosecuted.
At Owosso, Michigan, probably
more than in any other town along
the route, was there a. display of
American flags, large emblems float
ing in front of nearly every house in
the city.
/ We wished to stop at Poplar Grove,
| Illinois, for dinner, but had to go on
to Beloit, as there were no potatoes
in the village, we were told.
There were many evidences Of mar
tial spirit seen along the way. Near
ought to be, Fight for Peace"
The farmers in northern Indiana
are just starting to ploW. while in
the parts of Michigan traversed but
little work as yet has been done on
the ground. We passed many large
vineyards, the vines being pruned,
but showing no evidences yet Of bud
ding.
Between Battle Creek and Kalama
zoo there is a magnificent level