South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-28
OUR TELLER CITIZENS
BY HI sIBLEY

you never can tell where it will
strike next. Motto.
NICKNAME DAY.
Ray Zimmerman, now taking a
course in pharmacy at Purdue uni
versity, was dubbed Cassie" about
the time the ingenious Mrs. Chadwick
was pirOuting in the limelight. We
do not know which of Mrs. Chad
wick's little idiOsyncrasies inspired
the low-browed individual to fasten
that name upon the unOffending
Ray, but we have been told that the
putting across some big projects and
getting away with them.
George Martin several years ago
used TO be known as "Stiffy'. His
school teacher innOcently enough ere
ated this prosy name one time when
she was trying TO instruct him in pen
manship. In those days, we believe,
we We're eXorted to write with a free
swinging hand known as the muscu-
lar movement, but George persisted
in combining his chirOgrapkic activities
TO moving the two end joints of his
fingers with his arm and wrist glued
to the desk. After innumerable at
tempts to get George out of the rut,
teacher finally became eXasperated
and exclaimed Now George, why
don't you timber up-you're a regu-
lar stiffyi" SuperfluOus to state, the
name adhered to him until George
Grew big enough to discourage its
current use.
Ray Campbell has been known as
Scotty ever since he put on long
pants. That statement is rather in
consistent as the Scot on his native
heath does not wear long pants-On
the contrary, very short ones. Just
for why Ray got this name we have
been unable TO learn; perhaps be-
cause of the well known Scotch clan
OF Campbells who are being reported
as coming. they are ira la, but who
never seem to arrive.
Joe Cannon, son of DR.. Cannon, has
the distinction of being blessed with
perhaps the most original nickname
that has come into our ken. 1t is
"POOky" That is expressive but not
very enlightening PoOky is down al
Purdue now teaching the young idea
how to shoot holes in mathematics or
we should call on him for some eXpla-
nation.
William Mics, republican candidate
for city clerk, is Familiarity known as
Bill. That is quite beyond US. and
Bill, as well as we, are at loss TO
trace it's origin
MyrOn Buck, formerly of this city,
and now with the Abbott Motor Car
Co, in Detroit, has cruised the river
so much that the turtles along the
way used TO salute him as he passed,
and has been given the appellatiOn of
Skipper. This was pinned TO him
after he had shot the Buchanan dam
few years ago when we had the big
flood.
The high water had carried away
section of the dam and left an op-
ening about a third as wide as the
river. Through this gap the water
rushed with exceeding swiftness,
/ forming a great swirling, seething
horses name" just below. Skipper
piloted a heavily laden canoe through
this tTeacherous stretch and came out
/ right side up, and for his remarkable
seamanship earned his title.
Clifford Lontz answers TO the call
Of "Sliv' more readily than 10 his
real name. rSliv'' is undoubtedly a
contraction Of silver" which is hard
~ fair. because if you take a silver
and contract il. you don't have much
left 10 work on A silver is some
windsplitter as il is. We think Cliff
ford should be granted more APP
prOpriate pOmme-de-terre.
Capt. Shuey has bestowed the ex-
presSlve appellation OF Counter
sunk" upon one of the Alley Rats.
/ Countersunk has very cOncaye
sound TO it. and we should infer that
the subject is not burdened with en-
bonpoint.
Harvey Reed, in his school days