El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-08
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:. MOTORCYCLE NOTES.
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William LenaUl. of Sheboygan. Wis,
has started on a 5000 mile motorcycle
trip. Lenaul viii ship his machine to
Chicago. from which pointshe will ride
to New Orleans, then by the coast route
up to New York and across home.
Lenaul is travelling for pleasure only,
and expects to be gone about four
months.
In spite Of the cold weather, NJ z.
Gale, OF Angola. n Y. rode MS motor
cycle to the Chicago motorcycle show,
a distance Of over 500 miles.
'I have ridden my motorcycle more
than 1000 miles and never had to walk
yet" is the statement Of J. B. Peterson,
The Bijou theater of Huntington. ".
Va. now delivers tickets to its pa
irons BY motorcycle.
Ong, Neb., is the banner motorcycle
town, figuring on a per capita basis
Ong has about 500 inhabitants, and
% of this number are mOtOrcyclists-
The National Capital Motorcycle club
offered to place an escort of so motor
cyclists at the disposal Of president
elect Wilson on March 4. the cyclists
to appear in the new olive green uni
form recently adopted by the F. A II.
as the official costume Of its members
The San Francisco Motorcycle club
recently had run 10 the snow line of
the Sierra Nevada mountains, where
battle.
One farmer in Texas has solved the
problem Of how to keep the boys on
the farm. by furnishing his sons with
motorcycles so they can go to- town
when they like. comfortably and
quickly, and without the Inconvenience
of looking after horse and buggy.
An Ohio dairyman finds a motorcycle
almost Indispensable in filling rush
orders for cream and butter.
GOustkrs KahOrOs, a Greek, and an
enthusiastic mOtOrcyclist has lust ar
rived in Washington. D. c., where he
will remain until after the Inaugural
ton. He viii then continue on a trip
around the world. travelling by motor
cycle.
Music while they ride-that is what
the members of the salt Lake Motor
cycle club viii have on their club. runs
this summer. Already a band OF u
pieces has been organized. and early
IN the season they plan to have a
parade After that the band viii aC-
company the club on its tours about
the country In a number OF places
motorcyclists have formed Slee clubs
which furnish music for their banQuets
and other entertainments. but the salt
Lake club is the first to conceive the
idea Of a mounted motorcycle band
a fisherman on Highland lake at
Winstcd, Conn, uses motorcycle in
racing from hole to hole whenever the I
tip-up flag shows that he has made
a catch.
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popular means of travel for govern
ment employees in Panama
q could scarcely get along without I
a motorcycle" declared Efank Bitner. I
a Chicago cement contractor. who uses
a two-wheeler on his daily trips from I
one job to another, often carrying with !
him tools and other supplies.
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Four motorcycle policemen have
been appointed in Butte. Mont.
\ motorcycle courtship, a motor ]
cycle wedding and a motorcycle /
honeymoon is the record of II. F. Man
chester. of san Jose. Calf, whose bride |
was formerly Hattie Warfield.
Fire chief Carl Harrison of Evans
ton, Ill. has recommended the add
ton of three chemical motorcycles to
the department.
A good test of the side car was made
recently by II. c. Mapp, who rode his
motorcycle from New York TO Co.
luhbus. Ohio. with passenger weigh
ing almost 200 pounds in his side car.
They accomplished the trip in four
days.
There is a constant increase in the
export trade of American motorcycles. |
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The motorcycle record of T. G. Baker
of Indianapolis from December IA.
1911. to December "a, 1912 shows
track mileage Of 1883 and a road mile
age of 1854 miles. making a total for
the year of 19,167 miles.
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The United States reclamation ser
vice of Phoenix. Ariz.. has purchased
ten motorcycles 70 rthe use Of canal
superintendent and engineers.
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Lawrence G.. Wolf. of Zenda. Kans.
has started on motorcycle tour of the
western states.