The Mankato free press., 1921-09-16
LONG DRIVE IN AUTO
Lake Crystal Ladies Take
Trip To Chicago
SOME THRILLSEN ROUTE
Bandit, Signposts, Storms,
Poor Roads; News Notes OF
The Town

Lake Crystal September 13.-Mrs.
Clifford Helling of this place and
her sister, Miss Ruth Calwald, OF
Mankato returned home Saturday
evening from an extended auto tour
to Chicago. They started for home
early Friday morning arriving here
Saturday evening. Both were anxi
Gus to get home so did not loose
much time ON the road as they
covered three hundred and ten miles
the first day and 294 miles the next.
10 make the trip from Chicago to
Lake Crystal, a distance of 604 miles,
in two days is feat that but very
few men would care to attempt.
Before starting on their long
planned trip several weeks ago, the
Iadies had read considerable in the
papers about holdups along the
highways, and especially in Wiscon-
sin, and while they started out pre-
pared to meet such emergencies,
nevertheless they were somewhat
along the roadside. At one time they
thought they had run up against the
eral thing for while driving along the
lonely road in Wisconsin, two big
rough looking men, the ladies say
they were giants, stepped from the
side of the road and signaled them
to stop. Mrs. Helling, who was at
the wheel, was taking no chances
but opened the throttle wide and
shot by narrowly missing the two
men, who jumped back, not seeming
to understand the rude conduct OF
the ladies'. No. sooner had they
passed the men than they saw a
herd of cattle about to cross the
road ahead of their car. By some ex-
rert> driving Mrs. Helling managed
to pass the herd without accident.
The ladies found to their relief as
well as some embarrassment, that
the men were peaceful cattle herders
and not highwaymen.
countered a tornado of considerable
force. The storm came up so rap
idly and without warning that they
had no time to reach any place SO
they took refuge below small hill.
Trees were blown down and consider
able havoc was raised around the
car but neither the ladies or the
car were none the worse, and after
the storm proceeded on their way.
hundred miles of touring did the
ladies find roads equal to those in
Minnesota, and especially those in
this immediate community. They
were not slow in CHASING Wisconsin
as having the poorest roads they
had travelled. The sand roads and
steep hills Of Wisconsin are beyond
description and they take all the
JOY out of trip as 1t Is impossible
has to be on the alert and hang on
to the steering wheel to keep from
going into the ditch. Whether it
was because they were nearing home
and things looked good to them, or
it really Is so, the, writer cannot say,
but it Is a fact that both ladies are
very emphatic in their statement
that the best road they have travelled
during their sixteen hundred miles
and Lake Crystal. Amy one who has
agree with the ladies that they are
not very far from being right in
their statement as very few gravel
roads II any in the state equal this
road. This successful trip was
made in an Overland IS, and out
side of one blowout and a few minor
troubles, the ladies' were well pleas.
ed with their TIP.
Mrs. Katherine Morris and son
Edward spent the week end with
her sister Mrs. Richard F. Jones Of
Judson.
Joe Graham and family ,motored to
Minneapolis to spend the week end
at the State Fair.
Ellis Jones is doing some carpen.
ter work and painting for Eben
Owens at Butternut.
The attendance at the w. C. T. U.
ffro OF ha nf 10
Clark Friday afternoon was not up
to standard, but the meeting was q
splendid success and interesting.
The State Temperance Day in the
schools of the community will be in
charge of Mesdames Edward Baker,
Lovetta johnson and the president.
1t Is hoped to have this first day,
September %, which the legislature
has set aside, good beginning for
teaching the Great Truths of Tenn
perance in schools.
Miss Roena Shaner will speak at
one of the churches soon. She Is q
well known National Organizer and
Miss Bryson is visiting her rar.
ents for short time. She has spent
her summer attending a college in
New York state; From here she
OuOA ShC iOouAh6 VIC
State Normal school at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Koenen, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Koenen and Miss
Grace Wildes OF Mankato were
on Sunday afternoon.
A codsin of Miss Ruth Helweg
visited her Sunday evening.
Messers David G. and Edwin
Evans called on DR.. John Williams
Sunday morning. A piece Of steel
had entered David G. eye and he was
taken to the Mankato clinic where
it was removed. His eye is very
painful and he is also suffering
from severe attack of appended
tbs.
Mr.. Gabriel Lloyd accompanied
Elmer Roberts by auto to his home in
Bemidji, last week, Thursday.
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Davis
The Carmel and Lake Crystal
Christian Endeavor societies held a
joint meeting at the Lake Crystal
Presbyterian church Sunday even
ing. There was a large attendance
and every one present expressed
themselves as being glad that they
did not miss that meeting. Misses
Mabel James and Elsie Evans read
the excellent papers they had pre-
pared for the Convention at Lime
Springs, Iowa. Other reading and
recitations with many musical num-
bers were very Institutional Mr..