South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-02
PIGkiCS AND REUNIONS
HELD OVER THE CITY
Central Labor Union Celebrates
at MueSSeI'S Grove. Humane
Society to Hold Next Parade
in Two Years.


their best attire, her police primp in
starchy uniforms and her fire de-
partment polished to the extreme,
South Bend knocked off work" Mon
day, and celebrated the day in a mag
nificent vacation.
Picnics. parades and music fea-
tured the day. With over 200 horses
forming line Of march over a mile
long, the big Work Horse parade be-
gan. 1t was the largest and best dis
play ever witnessed in South Bend.
and the Humane society through
whose efforts IT was arranged, were
well satisfied with the turnout.
Chief Bunker leading platoon of
policemen, headed the procession,
with the city officials following in
carriages. Eibers band followed the
four Oldest horses in the march. They
belonged TO and were awarded prizes
as follows: Staples & Hildebrand's
I team, driven by Ed Beahm, first the
horses being 26 and 2 years old; Mr..
Burketts "a year old horse, second
Mr.. Boyer's 20 year old mare, third.
Prize Winners.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Delivery class. S. Tomber and L.
Chelmining, first prize: Frank Rog-
ers and y. {. Snyder second;
William Sanner and Ralph Rodgers,
third, and l.. NJ. Schwartz and the
Perfection Biscuit Co, fourth.
Coal and Transfer class-Dick
Johnson, driven by Stacher, and Tag
gart's transfer. driven by Ed Quincy,
first; Larkins & Dunsing and Tag
gart'S Transfer, driven by Clark, sec
ond; Taggart's Transfer, driven by G..
Fredericks, third; Arthur L. Miller.
driven by George Meade and Tag
CARTS Transfer, driven by John Eft
line. fourth.
Mules-Independent Ice Co, driver.
Leonard c. Myers, first; Independent
Ice Co. driver, d. Little, second; In
dependent Ice Co, w. Dice, driver.
third.
General Teaming Suit and
James Burton. jr., and G. II. Defrees,
first; Henry Harrison, ]. Defrees and
VIM. kreidler second; Jacob Sanders,
j. Defrees and Jess Annis, third;
John Harris, jr., and John Weiss
fourth.
Single team horses-A. Keltner, for
Vacuum Ice Co., first, and Edward
Stump, for Vacuum Ice Co, second.
Lumber Companies teams-Zeigler-
II. Eckler Manufacturing Co, Harry
Clard. driver, Zeigler Huff Co., Will
lam Eckert driver first; II. Eckler
Co.. with three rigs driven by A. Ma
jojos. A. Tomsit and w. Wilkwits and
Zeigler. Huff Lumber Co., d. Wash
burn. driver. won third.
Lumber Companies teams-Zeigler,
Huff Lumber Co. II. Longacie, driv-
er first; Zeigler-Huff Lumber Co,
Edward Neddo and II. f. Eckler
Manufacturing Co, Charles Kritz.
second
Furniture and Manufacture Co.
teams. p. McGill Co.. Melvin
Asper driver and Jacobson-Peterson
Co., A. Hull. driver. first; Studebaker
Corporation. Russell Swart, driver.
driver. second; Studebaker Corpora
ton. Jas Prince, driver; Standard Oil
Co., Peter Kraymer, driver. third;
Winkler Bros, II. Apple, driver, and
Standard Oil Co, Jas. A. Crothers,
driver. fourth.
Furniture and Manufacture Co.
single teams-StephensOn Manufac-
ture Co. Samuel Huggard. driver OF
the company for p years. first; Stu
debaker corporation, Michael Wiley,
driver. second; s. b. Wholesale Gro
Ger Co, Elmer Harr, driver. third.
Ponies--E. b. Ashburn. $50 y.
Main St. and Archie Mcdonald. 32S
:. Lafayette ST, first; Dorothy An
drews. 1926 S. Michigan St, Nelson
Browser. S2S w. Washington ST. and
Schuyler Houston. S17 Blaine av..
second.
NJ. ]. Beck of Chicago was chief
judge. Mr.. Beck is one Of the best
known horsemen in the middle west
having recently passed the govern
ment civil service examination as a
Judge OF blOOded horses. He former
ly owned a full blooded stock farm
near Terre Coupe and made spe-
cialty of high grade horses. He states
that northern Indiana furnishes the
best horses Of any section Of the
United States and his recent heavy
shipments TO eastern markets Indicate
the demand there for Indiana's stock.
The assistant judges were: Michael
Kinney of Chicago, Ira Keyser of Ar
gOs Ind. q. ]. Warner of Argos, Jas.
Cox. Of Mentone, Ind. George Cook.
OF Akron. Ind, Eph. Hook and II. r.
Hook Of Laporte, Marion Switzer OF
New Carlisle, J. W. Brown. Of New
Carlisle and Joseph Paxton Of South
Bend
The success OF the parade was due
in a large measure to the special ef-
forts OF VIM. Dunkie, whom the society
secured TO assist the entries.
The Humane society cOntemplates
holding the next parade in two years.
allowing every one 10 decorate their
displays. Prizes will be given TO the
best horses With no allowance to ages.
The Central Labor Union celebrated
the day at Aluessers grove. Besides a
picnic dinner, contests and various
events took up the day.