Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03

duced a blanket for each of us. He
tried to make himself comfortable in
the "a seat among the baggage and
we wound our blanket around us
lighted a cigar and after a smoke and
ar hour of conversation over the days
experiences Mr.. Tyner piled himself up
on the grips and we wound ourself
around the wheel and we went to sleep.
Not having had anything to eat since
leaving home in the morning our sleep
was disturbed by a dream which woke
US up and we in turn Weakened Mr..
Tyner to tell him about it. The dream
was as follows: 1--WE dreamed we
were stuck in the mud at the edge of
the lake and that a man with a large
basket upon his arm woke us up and
said he was closing out his restaurant
business and had two sirloin steaks
smothered in mushrooms, two slices of
toast with two poached eggs or each,
some hashed brown potatoes" this is
as far as we got with the tale of our
dream when Mr.. Tyner implored us to
stop or we would have him starved to
death. After a time we both fell
asleep again. Along about three
o'clock we awoke again and could not
resist the temptation to joke with Mr..
Tyner so we Weakened him again and
asked him "a. W., how would you like
a young turkey stuffed with oysters
and served with cranberry sauce and
mashed potatoes?" He threatened to
commit murder and we desisted from
further attempting to joke upon a
situation that seemed to be getting
serious. Mr.. Tyner went to sleep
again, we smoked a cigar curled up
around the wheel and waited for morn
ing.
No. Is. Mr.. Tyner arose at day
light and said II will go up and get
the man and the teams and will prob
ably get breakfast and will bring you
down something to eat. after a time
he returned with our passengers and
the teams and said: 81 got up to the
house and asked the gentleman if he
would come down and help us again
and he answered, yes just as soon as /
get some breakfast and walked into
the house and never even asked me in
to get warm"
No. Ia. The two teams were hooked
to a chain attached to the rear end of
the car and we were soon pulled out
upon solid ground. Settlement was
made for the teams and we, cold and
hungry, and again started for Sisseton.
We were informed that the roads were
better from there on but the mar was
a proper subject for Roosevelt's An
anias club. Away up on top of the big
hill that leads to Sisseton we started
through a little soft looking place. The
front end of the machine went through
all right but the rear end sank to the
hubs. We we're stuck again. Every
effort was made to get out but we
could not make it so u passengers
were dispatched for another team.
No. Is. A Ray of Sunshine. While
we were waiting for the team Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Bradford, who had been
at old Fort Sisseton hunting, and were
on their way home ITO st. Paul in a
Hupmobile came along. Seeing we
were stuck fast Mr.. Bradford stopped
his machine and, seeing the place was
soft, took some lumber, which he
carried for that purpose, placed it in
the mudhole and made the run across.
They stopped, Mr.. Bradford got out to
assist US, produced a spade and, went
to work, and asked where we came
from and of course got our story. Mrs.
Bradford said they were camping on
their trip and Immediately proceeded
to set before we two men, who had not
had anything to eat for twenty-four
hours, a splendid lunch and a bottle of
Rock Springs Mineral water. We told
her she was indeed a GOOD Samari-
tan" ana when we had finished and
handed her back the empty plate said
eff there.is any truth in the old saying
The proof of the pudding is in the
eating we have certainly paid you a
high compliment" Mr.. Bradford then
presented us with an after-dinner
smoke and he and Mr.. Tyner went to
work to try and get out the machine.
A spade was used and much digging
done, then Mr.. Bradford backed up the
Hupmobile and a rope was attached
and both engines were started to try
and raise US out, but to no avail. The
team arrived at this ju~ncture and oul
friends bid US goodbye taking with
them our hearty thanks.
No. 16. The team pulled US out anc
we were again on u way. The big hill
was covered with snow, the road wa:
quilted out and Mr.. Tyner discovered
that his steering rod was badly benz
and one wheel was going toward the
north pole and the other toward Water
town. He is a nervy driver, however,