South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-10

gentleman at the head of this column.
when q little tad worked as clerk in
John Brownfield's store, but after a
term of this tedious employment, he
concluded il was a slow way to get
ahead in the world. and in 1850 went
on a gold mining expedition to Pixies
Peak with several other young men
from this vicinity.
Elmer Crockett. who has lived in
st. Joseph county ali mis- life ever
since he was born, for sixty-nine
years. and in consequence is widely
acquainted ana favorabfy known in
said county, is a descendant of the IL
lustrious Davy Crockett.
Hon. George Ford who is a native
son by virtue of having been born
within the city limits, and has lived
here all his life with the exception Of
such times as he has been inhaling
the climate of California, touring the
picturesque roads of New England
travelling in Europe and serving as
congressman in Washington.
Sen. H. T.. SbiveIy was born in this
county and spent his soyhood in con-
templating the futility of trying to
raise two crops where only one grew
before. After acquiring a compre-
| hensive education here and there, the
! Voice of the People spoke up in loud,
clarion tones and elected him g. United
| States senator.
| Judge Lucius Hubbard has also liv-
/ ed IN this county all his life, and for
recreation sCrutinizes the heavens for
new consultations through a long
/ telescope. right in his own back yard
! He knows all the planets, satellites
! asteroids, etc, by their first names
and can distinguish all the comets 10y
! the wag of their tails.
Judge Andrew Anderson, who is but
year younger than the Oldest piOn.
eer in this column, is of Scotch des-
cent and has visited his parents ole
home in Dundee, which is also famous
for its marmalade He built home
in Chaplin Park when il was still in
tested with small game such as foxes
rabbits, squirrel and partridges.
Samuel ;. Perley was born on the
rock ribbed coast of Maine at the be-
ginning of the civil war. and has lived
/ in South Bend--or Vicinity-Sinct
1863. When a young man he was EN-
plOyed at the old Coquillard wagon
works.
Captain Edward Nicar had just
reached his majority when the civil
war broke out. He enlisted and was
promoted TO the rank OF captain il
three years. During an engagement
J III NJ Vi Al ctSUuAO d SAltAl Jul 81 I'LL
his horse and wounding him in the
ankle.
John Lederer was born in Bavaria
eighty years ago and emigrated &c
this country when he was twenty
years old, coming direct to South
Bend, which at that time was some
what more condensed than it is now
The foregoing do not constitute al
Of our pioneers by any means, but we
| find that nearly all Of the others have
heretofore appeared in this column
and we are unable TO add any infor-
nation to what has already beer
/ given.
wise little old Marshall 1t is lucky
| for that I have such to superintend
me. How came you to know these
great thoughts, Monsieur
1T is my mother who says that.
Francois answered undistur0ed by
! the sarcasm so. my Seigneur be-
cause my mother says it, 1 know II
/ 10 be the truth
! "Hai" exploded the general again,
and then, reflectively: 1T is a sim
pie and inexpensive philosophy--on
| the whole there might be worse.