The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-02-21
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
OF THE PAST WEEK
OF SPRING SHOWS
MUCH ACTIVITY IN AUTO
MOBILE BUSINESS HERE

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automobile business is showing
greater activity than usual this time
of year. Shipments of cars are being
received by all garages and agencies
and the general outlook is for rec
ord seasons business. Tim Sullivan
of the Ford agency, has received an
other carload of Ford cars this week
and expects another carload soon.
Orders must be given and sales actu-
! ally made before cars will be shipped
to Ford agencies now, as the demand
is far in excess of the supply. En-
NETT Reilly, agent for the REQ cars
and trucks is exhibiting a handsome
truck and a beautiful car this week.
Too Many Fords In Use.
1t is said that the shortage of oil
is becoming so acute that it may
be necessary to import it from un-
friendly countries in order to
supply the deficiency. Apparently
the only way out of the difficulty is
to put ban on Ford cars.-Kendrick
Gazette.
Sold Two Trucks in Week.
A. S. Frost, proprietor of the Idaho
Garage, who has two large advertise
ments in this issue, believes in ad-
vertising Mr.. Frost recently ADJ
vertised Oldsmobile trucks and sold
two in the past week. One went to
John Hendrickson, wealthy farmer,
who lives in town, and the other to K.
Wallace, of the United Hide & Junk
company. Mr.. Hendrickson bought
the truck for use on his farms and
between the farms and town, and also
for family use. 1t has cover, rides
like touring car and is a handsome
truck and very serviceable. Mr.. Wal
lace accompanied Mr.. Frost to Spo-
kane and drove his new truck from
Spokane to Moscow and is delighted
with it. They came down at night
and the truck, which has powerful
electric lights, self-starter and every
modern equipment, came down in a
few hours without chains. These two
trucks are among the handsomest
seen in Moscow in a long time.
Juliaetta Garage Man Here.
M. B. Burns, who recently sold his
garage at Juliaetta, has accepted the
position of salesman for A. S. Frost
of the Idaho garage and will be To-
Gated in Moscow. Mr.. Burns, whose
father is a well known pioneer of
Latah county, served 18 months in
France with the motor truck corps
and has had a vast experience for a
young man, in handling automobiles
and trucks and doing electrical work
for auto motors. Mr.. Burns expects
to make his home in Moscow.
Twin City Tractors.
A. S. Frost, of the Idaho Garage,
has the agency for the Twin City
Tho, ,,+o I.
One of the tractors is now at the
ing used for demonstrative purposes
by Professor Wooley and those wish
ing to see it in operation may do so
by going there.
The Hugo Buick agency is pre-
pairing for a record seasons busi-
ness and The Auto Sales & Service
Company, c. A. Tenwick, manager,
with line of several of the standard
makes of cars and the Republic truck,
are receiving new goods daily. C.
j. Hugo is optimistic about the out
look for 1920 and believes the good
roads program is going to give the
automobile business a big boost.
Chris Tenwick says he expects 1920
to be much better than 1919, which
was the best season he has had since
he began business here.
Music by Henry Ford.
For Sale.-One Ford car with pist-
on rings; two rear wheels, one front
spring. Has no tenders, seat or
plank; burns lots of gas. Hard to
crank. Carburetor busted, half way
through. Engine missing; hits on
two. Three years old; four in the
spring. Has shock absorbers and
everything. Radiator busted, sure
does leak. Differential's dry; you can
hear it squeak. Ten spokes missing.
Front all bent. Tires blowed out.
Amt worth a cent. Got lots Of speed;
will run like the deuce; burns either
gas or tobacco juice. Tires all off;
been run on the rim A dam good
Ford for the shape it's ink.
Make Five Sales i'm Week.
The Auto Sales & Service Company
made five sales during the week, sell
ing one Oakland, three Chevrolets
and three and half ton truck, the
latter going to Orofino.
Building Truck Body.
E. D. Nichols, a farmer living
south Of town, today started build
ing an all-purpose body for his liz
ton Republic truck. The plans for
the body were drawn by H. L. Gift
ford, local architect. Using the
one base this body can be converted
INTO a grain or wood rack or hay
rack. The work is being done by the
Auto Sales & Service Company, c.
A. Tenwick, manager.
County Buys Car.
The county commissioners have
bought five passenger car for O. S.
Fletcher, county agent, and are plan
ling on buying another car for, the
general use of the court house.
up accounts shows that
more than $4,000 was paid last year
sor auto hire for Latah county and
t is believed it will be cheaper to buy
/ car.