The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1919-06-06
MEHR|NG HAS A
SAD ACCIDENT

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Some cars break the drivers
neck at the least provocation, 9th
ers rear up and turn a somersault
when they are driven too fast.
while still others make a wreck out
OF themselves every time any little
thing goes wrong, but what we
started to say is that e. o. Nehring
proprietor of the Motor Inn, last
Friday evening demonstrated that
the Dodge car has none of these
bad habits and is willing to stand
the hardest of usage without kick
ing back in any way. After work.
ing hard all day with only a half q
box OF snuse on hand, Emil took
one of the new Dodge cars out just
to air himself out, and took his
friend W. c. Patterson. along so he
would have someone to tell him
fuAH stories during the ride. The
boyG had gotten as far as the
Great Northern depot and Patter-
son had already started telling
real good story when the Otto Mil
Ter Dodge car passed by the boys.
There is no insult that Emil resents
more than any other car but q
Dodge passing him in the road, and
gets rather sore even when a Dodge
does it. He Immediately put his
foot on the accelerator, and got a
tight grip ON the steering wheel,
and sailed by the other Dodge at
IS miles an hour. Here he met q
motorcycle, and was forced to do
some scientific work on the steer
ing wheel in order 70 keep from
killing the driver, but he got
through all right, and then ran into
q strip of loose sand. Here for the
next one-tenth of second Emil,
Patterson and the Dodge did their
darnest to keep right side up, but
it simply couldn't be done. so the
Dodge turned its somersault In the
most graceful manner possible. 1t
first stuck its nose into the ground
and turned over end for end. Az
ter doing this it still had come mo-
mentum left, but not enough to
turn another such somersault. SO
rolled over sideways once or twice.
the car as long as the windshield
and top allowed them, but when
the car finally stopped moving they
found themselves a few feet away
from the machine. Emil got up.
took out his handkerchief, blew n1s
nose, and then took his last chew
of snuse. Patterson was not sure
whether he was killed or not, so
staid on the ground for q few Sec
onds later. Emil then motioned
for Pat to get up and by this time
several other. cars were on the
scene. Some offered to pull the
Dodge into town, but Emil wouldn't
listen to it. He insisted that il
the Dodge couldn't run into town
on it's own power after a little
smashup like this in which no one
was Killed, he would eat the said
Dodge himself, right ON the spot.
All the assistance he wanted was
to turn the Dodge back onto it's
He was given this assist
ance, after which he looked around
on the ground to see whether or not
the snuse box had fell out of his
pocket. Assuring himself that it
was still there, he climbed into the
car, mOtioned for Patterson to do
the same, and then on stepping ON .
The self-starter, the motor started,
and he was off. While on their
way to town Patterson started to
.ell the last of the story he had
started before the smashup. but
Emil told him to smut up. On ar
living at the Motor Inn he
assured the other men employed
here that he had rec "
I'd what airing he desired for that
and was ready to peddle
;asolene and Ford parts again T.
he many. waiting customers.
The windshield on the Dodge was
,roken into thousands of pieces, the
op was badly torn and broken, ana
Ill four tenders were badly bent.
Otherwise the car was in no man
Ter damaged. No part of the body .
lad even received a scratch. Pat
erson received no injuries what
'ver, while Emil received q small
cratch on one of his hands and
,ent ear. "
In talking to Emil after the al
air was all over he told US that he
vas glad he was not driving the
FORD belonging. TO the gentleman
rom Syria when this accident nap
'ened. The entertainment COM
nittee for the big celebration to be
dven here on Tuesday evening Of
lext week by the Nonpartisans r.
to get Emil to give an
'ther Dodge demonstration here on
hat day, and we learn that Emil -
1ore than willing to do anything 81
nder the sun to help advertise the
uperior qualities Of the Dodge. but
hat Patterson 10 not willing to ride
nth Emil any more for 9 wesk sor
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! / R ] J MOTHER !