South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-01

George Gunderman was in Mon
tana recently where he drew a claim
on government land. He says there
is plenty of game out that way
great f1ocks of ducks, geese and
prairie chickens are so tame that they
come up and rub against your legs
and purri" George states that he saw
IA deer in one herd, but the deer sea-
son does not open till November
Fishing is confined to casting for
brook trout
Prominent Citizen. whose name has
already figured in this column much
Of late, recounts an amusing incident
which occurred on a Pullman sleeper
recently. While dressing late in the
morning he discovered that the porter
had left one black and one tan shoe
at his berth. Summoning the ire
sponsible Ethiopian, he said sharp
~, See here, Sam Cor maybe It was
George, or Cunningham, of Rufus)
you've got my shoes mixed!" Porter
looked perplexed and scratching his
head, replied. We'll. dat do beat all
-dat's de second time OATS happened
dis mawnin'.'
n. B.-The foregoing dialect has
been pronounced an accurate speci-
men of Senegambian phraseology.
Thought you ought to know about ii.
futile, the office supply man who
recently was relieved of a large part
Of his stock by certain night bloom
ing picaroons. fatty denies the rumor
that he will give away a IS lucky
curve fountain pen with every 35-cent
purchase during coronation week.
Dick Johnson. the coal man located
in the Big Green Front on S. Michi-
gan St, says he hasn't had a single
chance to visit any Of the nearby
lakes this summer. but next season
is determined to drop a line ia every
damp one of them.
Alex Staples, who knows so many
interesting things about the early his
tory Of South Bend that it is almost
impossible to eliminate him from this
column, says that the first bridge
built over the river at Lasalle av. was
a covered wooden structure completed
In 56. II was replaced with an iron
cable bridge several years later.
When this bridge was torn down
pin supporting the cables was knock
ed out and the whole structure drop
ped into the river from where it was
subsequently, removed. The third
bridge was also Of iron and a few
years ago was taken down and, we
believe, erected again over the river
at Mosquito Glen. four miles north Of
the city. The present concrete bridge
is the fourth over the river at that
point.
Alley Rats Nest is situated in Para
disc Alley midway between Pommert
& Jays barber shop and Harry Yer
ricks undertaking establishment. At
one time DR.. Garrison was the only
resident OF this now famous thorough
fare. and we have here his rythmic
word for it-written many years ago:
Paradise Alley in St. Joseph Valley,
Home of the brave and the free;
The Land OF Delight where dogs
don't bite.
No one lives here but me-
The population increased subse-
quently.
Her Imperial LONELINESS, II. r. II.
Jane Smith l.. Queen Of the Carnival.
and chosen sovereign OF an adOring
populace. occupied the Royal Box at
the Auditorium Grand Opera House
Monday evening 10 enjoy the per
Torrance Of The Man From Home"
Although the Grayce Scott players
quite Outdid themselves in the Tark
ington-Wilson masterpiece and 10 our
mind favored US with the best en-
tertainment Of a very entertaining
season, they were obliged 10 share the
attention OF an enraptured audience
with the Matchless Queen and her
Radiant Handmaidens. II was not
so much the rare treat Of having
Royalty in our midst as IL was the
fact that that Royalty embodied the
fairest flower OF maidenly beauty.
To continue would be but an at
tempt 10 paint the lily-therefOre:
Long live the Queen.
John Ober. Vistula av.. who mas a
cottage on Lake Wawasee, went there
last Saturday afternoon for little
outing and 10 enjoy some fishing. To
.iake a long story short. he found
bot b.