Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-05
A RHYTHNICA[ TALE
,|0F A noted TRAIL
You May Have Heard, But Not in
Rhyme, How Parmley Made
~ His Trip on Time.

They Boosted down at Aberdeen the
trip could not be run, but Studebaker
had a nan who said it could be done.
The Yellowstone Trail is soft with
rain, the Yellowstone Trail is new, but
Nissen swore by the shirt he wore
he'd put the big car through. They
boosted down at Aberdeen that South
Dakota rain would keep a load off the
soft spring road till shone the sun
again.
Three hundred fifty miles it is from
Lennon east until across the state,
across the line, you come to Orion
Vile. Three hundred fifty miles it is,
but Nissen called it fun. His mind
was set that he could get the record
forhthe run. His faith was founded
on the fact he knew full we'll the max.
er had made the car live up so far
to the name Of S%tudebaker 'Ih e ,
With M. B. Payne to drive the car
and Matt Ker!: as Mechanic, he'd no
fear but that he'd Don put all rivals
in a panic. In sixteen hours they
promised him, a little less or. more,
they'd drive the car across the state
as never was done before. J.. NJ. -Parm-
ley, president Of the, Yellowstone
Trail, and j.. H. McKeever, editor,
were asked that they'd not fail to ride
with Payne and Kerr that day, They
promised so to do; despite a perfect
sea Of mud, they kept their promise
true. ,-,,of,. .r>..h.. I'D. ..s II. >
At four a. m. the start was made, from
Lennon forth they flash. In less than
half an hour through mud to Thunder
hawk they dash. But what was mud
to Thunderhawk was nothing to com
pare with what, b'gosh, toward ,McIn-
tosh they found they had to dare
They go through mud and slippery
slides ahead Of schedule still, for
with their chains they keep their
gains, and the car leafs up" each hill
Mclaughlin unto Mobridge seemed
just m long road of grief, through
flats Of mud that hub-deep stood it
was without relief. But Driver Payne
held tight the wheel, and likewise
held his speed, he kept ahead of the
rate he'd said would get them through
to feed that night at Ortonville al
eight across the muddy plains. But
he had not thought Of the havoc
wrought by frequent swapping chains
The car stood up like they knew it
would, with quality higher than cost,
and each delay along the way was
caused by chains they lost. From lip
switch on the roads were good for a
stretch Of several miles. The GStude.
baker took the gas and the passengers
wore smiles; Is they tore along at a
clip, more than fifty miles an
hour, the one refrain from Driver
Payne was, This old boat has pow
%f5S5 !
The town turned out to welcome them
when they came to Aberdeen, and
Parmley praised stout Nissen's nerve
and praised his stout machine. Whit
now took the place of Kerr, and
they added F. c. Preston. From Alb,
the staunch machine soon left
keep its quest on. The afternoon
was like the morn, some stretches
lad, some good. Through Groton, An.
lover and Bristol, they made what
speed they could. Through Ortley,
and Milbank, the car kept on
is course with water sometimes on
he road with depth to swamp a horse
The carburetor once they drained,
he water SO high rose, hut when the
water is so high on low the a still
,oes. \
It eight fifteen to Ortonville the hap
y pilgrims came. Despite the mud
hey had made good and showed the
was game, For %Studebaker men
make sure the car they build is stout
Q stand the tests that village pests
nit Will put it cut. So South Dakota
Ing with praise how lStudebaker
hone that muddy day along the way
hey call the Yellowstone.
A Big DIFFERENCE.
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