WINN PARISH'S FIRST AUTO OWNER; Winn, Louisiana
Contributed by Greggory E. Davies
120 Ted Price Lane
Winnfield, LA  71483
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WINN'S FIRST AUTOMOBILE

Big Machine Rolled Into Town Early Yesterday Afternoon


Winnfield has reached the auto stage.  Yesterday afternoon at 1:30 Messrs. J. R. 
Hall and G. B. Spangler came in on an automobile which Mr. Hall purchased in 
Alexandria.  They came through the country from Alexandria, and thereby 
hangs a tale.

The left Alexandria Tuesday morning headed for Winnfield and later found 
themselves seven miles from Alexandria and travelling from Winnfield.  The 
returned to Alexandria and took a new start.  They next found themselves in 
Colfax and starting out from there they next came to themselves at Pollock, 
farther from Winnfield than when they were at Colfax.  Taking another start, 
the gasoline gave out.  Mr. Spangler came home while Mr. Hall went to Alexandria 
after gasoline.  After waiting a day without seeing anything of the machine and 
chauffeur, Mr. Spangler started out on a searching tour and met Mr. Hall coming in 
and together they rolled into town yesterday afternoon.  They had a splendid trip and
are throughly acquainted with the roads in Grant Parish.  

The auto is a good looking machine and is quite a curiosity to a lot of our citizens.  


(The above article appeared in the Friday, April 5, 1907 edition of the Southern Sentinel, a
Winnfield newspaper.  Mr. J. R. "Bob" Hall was a Winnfield civic leader of yesteryear.  This
article submitted by Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, LA.)