The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25
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Shawnee County Has a Total of
S,3S8 Automobiles.
127 Different Makes of Ma
chimes in Use Now.
FLlvvERS HEAD The LIST
1913 "JOhn Henries" Are on
County Record Books.
Old Cars, Like Great Smiths,
Are Getting Scarce.

topeka and Shawnee county people
ride in 1888 different automobiles
bearing 127 different names In fact
there are more than that number of
dlrferent makes" represented in the
county but some owners simply for
got what kind of cars they drive.
however, not a single driver confessed
TO the ownership of a car dating back
or 1907. Ten years is the maximum
age in Shawnee county. They never
get any older than that. Next year
there will be no car of model back of
1908.
H. A. Jungk of the county clerks
office has been browsing thru the
automobile records and has discovered
some Interesting things
Naturally the Ford runs away from
everything else on wheels in the coun-
ty. There are 993 Fords on record in
Shawnee. The Buick is second with
ESQ. then comes the Overland with
247, the Maxwell with 22O, the Stude-
baker with 142 and the Cadillac with
1877.
! FOrty-Seven Staffords I'm County. .
Terry Stafford will not be forgotten
in Shawnee county for years to come,
altho he has long since ceased making
automobiles. There are forty-seven
cars in the county bearing his name.
There are also ghosts of Topeka's
automobile factory days stalking the
Great Smiths. But they are growing
scarce. Only eight of them showed
up for registration this year
There are cars on the list that most
people had forgotten were once plenti-
ful on Topeka streets. There is just
one OF each of the following makes
in Shawnee county this year:
Emerson, Mack. Woods Electric.
Elmore, Standard Electric Columbian
Electric, Wescott Richmond, Wichita,
Avery, Courier, Auto Car, Stanley
Steamer, Patterson, Schacht, Broc
Electric, Brownell, Savers Scoville,
Vulcan, kohler, Economy, Car-Nation,
steve s. Henderson, Des Moines.
Jones, Sternberg, Elcar, Crescent, Lit
tie.
More Popular Cars.
The following list shows all the
other kinds of cars used in Shawnee
county with the number of each kind
registered this year:
Ford 900, Cadillac 127, Studebaker
142, Paige A, Chandler IT. Stearns
Knight Is, Haynes Is, Kissal Car 4.
Mi1burn s, O1dsmobiIe IA Franklin
16. Detroit Electric "a. Cole 40, Bris-
coe 3S, Loccmobile 8, Winton 5, White
6, Interstate IT. Dodge 100, Maxwell
220. Chalmers As, Oakland 100 Saxon,
1 5, International As. Marmon Is. Pull
man s, Dor. z, WHY'S Knight 10, Hup-
mobile "a. Regal Is. Stafford At. Hud-
son 81. Liberty 8, Monroe s, Empire
/ IA, Lozier 10. Buick $50, Overland
PAT, REQ rs. Chevrolet SO. Allen Is.
Republic 80, Vim IS. Auburn Is.
Packard II. Marion Handicy 5. Mitch
ell 29. Jackson 20. Velie Al, Partin
Palmer 2. Imperial 6. Stu.z 9. Grant
7, Pierce Arrow 6, Clark 4. Stoddard
Dayton 6, G. NJ. c. 10. /. H c. 3, En-
ger 8, Case 4, Rambler 5. Lexington
8. Rauch Lang Z, Flanders s. Metz
H. Krit 49, Carter Car IL Apperson
+. IL. E. NJ. F. 8, Baker Electric 2, Chi
cago Electric 2. Everette 2. King 2
r. c. H. 2. Owen Magnetic 2, Scripps-
Booth 2. Doris 2, American 3, Abbott
Electric 4, Staver 2, Thomas 4, Cum
bingham 8, Commerce 3. Grabowski
3. Moline 8. Jeffrey 8, Detroiter p
Herrshoff 8. National 4, Moon 5
Brush 8. Kelley 6, Speedwell 9, Great
Smith 8. Waverly Z. Glide 6. Smith
Form-A-Truck Z.