The Dickinson press., 1917-06-16
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> MOTOR NEWS
, By the Motorist.
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Taxes on cars sold by Dickinson
dealers would be:
J. v. lessen of this city has pur-
chased a new Chalmers car from the
Blood & Bayer firm.
Special taxes imposed do not apply
to manufacturers and dealers as to
unsold autos and motorcycles held for
sale or motorcycles used exclusively
for business.
Fords, Saxons, $3.50; Buick 4, Chew
rolet d., Dodge, Oakland 6, Overland
A, Saxon g., Studebaker a, $40; Buick
6, Chalmers, Chevrolet 8, Oakland 8,
Oldsmobile, Overland 6, Studebaker 6,
Willys-Knight, SIS; Cadillac, $40.
In the lead came a Chevrolet, then
two Studebaker 1865, which made
the trip with practically no tinkering
and with no tire changes; then came
a Buick, and some time later a Pierce
Arrow and a Moreland truck rolled in.
Earl Branick and James Dickey,
expert mechanics who have been en-
ployed at the Blood & Foster garage
for a considerable time, have opened
an auto repair shop on First street E,
one block north Of the Wolf hotel.
Both are we'll known here, and have
regulations as highly skilled work.
men.
Special taxes will be imposed on
owners Of motorcycles and automo-
biles of the country after July l.
Rate on motorcycles is $3.50; IN autos,
listed retail price at time of purchase
not over $500, $3.50; over $500 and not
over $1,000, $40; over $1,000 and not
over $4,000, SIS; over $4,000 and not
over $4,000, $40; $4,000 and over, SIS.
New Salem Auto club has named
Tuesday, June 10, as crock digging
day." On that day people Of the COM
munity will turn out and do tasks OF
general repair work on the roads,
digging out rocks, filling holes and
leveling bumps in the roads in that
locality. A banquet and entertain
ment will be given in the evening,
following the days work.
Aleck Fowler, mail carrier between
Dickinson and Manning, this week
unfolded a tale which was scoffed at
until Aleck came through with the
tire slipped from the rim, and valve
WAS UIOhcll Ol cVcI Will I1lC AAAAASA
tube. But this never faxed Aleck, who
made three round-trips with no valve,
all the time riding on air. He brought
his car into a local garage for repair
this week and declared that the reason
for delay in seeking repair was that
his tires had been treated with Ohio
Puncture Plugger, and that he could
have made several more trips without
a valve had it been necessary. It was
even found necessary to remove a por-
ton of the plugger to debate the tire.
Six motor cars rolled into Kansas
City a few days ago, after one Of the
most strenuous trips which has ever
fallen to the lot of motorists. The
cars contained tourists who compris-
ed part of the delegation of California
ad men on their way to the convention
in st. Louis of the Associated AID
Clubs of the World. They left Frisco
on May 20 and reached K. C. May 81.
It was a notable victory of men and
material over road conditions, con-
quering time and distance. That the
machines got through at all was a
miracle of modern skill in making mo-
tor cars. Mud was splattered all over
the cars, in the engine, in the carbur..
etors, in the cylinders-a mixture of
mud and oil. 1t rained every day of
the trip-except two when it showed
in Wyoming and one, when it hailed
in Colorado. Roads were morasses OF
mud, except on paved streets of towns
which the party passed through.