South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-22

from visit 10 New York, a large and
thriving city on the Atlantic seaboard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Dunklin are
occupying a cottage at Higman Park
and will remain throughout the pres
ent hot spell.
John Deacon received a Buenos
Aires newspaper printed in Indifferent
English from Chas. HaesEe, who has
been in the South American metropo-
lis on business. Among other catchy
features the paper displayed a base
ball column headed with Fowl Tips"
evidently spelled thataway in gccd
faith.
Carl Anderson is home from a
months vacation in the hay fever belt
viz: Mackinac Island, PetOskey, etc.
He returned on the 3. S Missouri
pronounced misery and states that
during the greater part of the voyage
the ship behaved in a most unruly
manner and the majority of the pas
sengers succumbed to alarming in
ternal distur Dances.
Oliver Casaday recalls the time sew
eral years ago when he made the run
TO Hudson lake in 2S minutes with a
little red, hump-backed. twO-cylinder
Model A Ford We observed that
perhaps Hudson lake wasn't so far
away then as il is now, but he assured
us the distance has always been the
same-"bUt the roads them" indicat-
ing y Main St, were just like that
payement'1
Master Jack Smith, of Park av.. has
completely recovered from the acci-
dent in which he had his elbow
knocked OFF,, as he described it. in
the last few days he has been able to
play football just as though he had a
brand new one.
Cap. Shuey has set up his old stove
in preparation for cold weather ses-
sions of the Alley Rats. The biler"
located. there was some discussion as
to what color its rusty bulk should be
painted one OF the more artistic
Alley Rats suggested Brewster green
as soothing TO the eyes but Cap. PIE
ferred heliotrOpe - and added that
won't smell no worse than any other
color when she gets a-gOin.
Cap also dryly observed that. now
that the stove was set up, all the
boys who have been buying tires else
where this summer Will be comm in
here 10 get warm this winter-you'll
see."
Uncle William Knoblock was 81
years old on Sept. 16,h last, and is the
Oldest automobile driver in the county
and we might add, one Of the cool
est Mr.. KnOblock has the distinction
OF being the first man 10 drive across
the Lasalle ST bridge after its compile
ton.
Atty. Gilbert Elliott a few weeks ago
purchased a self-propelled vehicle
which he tenderly refes 10 as The
Peanut. 1t is a compact. fOur-wheel-
ed CONVEYANCE into which has been in
corporated an internal combustion
engine of the re- prOcating type using
essence of petrol for fuel No beasts
or burden or other external means are
employed 10 draw this ingenious con-
trivance over the ground and IL is in
deed a remarkable invention. 1t may
be seen in front OF the J. NJ. 5. build
ing daily.
Frank Berry. of Berry < Berry. who
appeared at the Orppeum last week in
highly entertaining musical sketch,
spends his sum -ners at his cottage at
Fish lake Ma-cellus Mich. with his
wife and siX-year old daughter. In
private life Mr. Berry is reseryed-al-
most difident-aluhOugh one would
not get that impression after seeing
his lively antics on the stage. He can
cast for bass with the same skill that
he manipulates the saXaphone. and We
have his own word for it that he much
prefers the casting.
Harold Marquis. former deck stew
ard on the late lamented Aunt Kate.
and incidentally the man who had one
OF his hind legs wound up in the tiiler