Oct 17 & 18, 1914

Oct. 17

Fine & warm. Certainly have had fine weather this Fall.

Worked - Wagon broke down about 11AM & I sat guard while Harris went for another. He came back with (unclear word) seatless cheese cart & we got thru alright.

Home & to bed.

Have not heard how the games came out yet.

Lake Calhoun in the late 1910s

Oct 18

Excellent day. Warm.

Went to 2nd Church. In aft. we walked to Dan Patch line intending to go out to Savage - no car for a couple of hrs. So we went to Calhoun & took three lake launch trip. Was fine.

Home at 6:30. Tried to write a book report about half done - & to bed 10:30

Author note:

From Wiki - The Dan Patch Corridor was the brainchild of entrepreneur Marion Willis Savage. Incorporated in 1907 as the Minneapolis St. Paul Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company (MStPR&D), the line began service in 1908 as a passenger line running south from Minneapolis. Savage marketed the line as the "Dan Patch Line," a connection from Minneapolis to his farm in Savage, Minnesota, where he housed his famous harness racing horse, Dan Patch. After realizing that his horse was not enough to draw people to his rail line, he began work on Antlers Park, an amusement park on Lake Marion which opened in 1910. The line then experienced steady ridership growth between 1911–1915, and revenue obtained from the park was used to extend the line south to Northfield.

West Calhoun Neighborhood council - In 1914, the Minneapolis Park Board purchased two launches and offered scheduled trips around Lake Calhoun and into Lake of the Isles, Cedar Lake and Brownie Lake. Stops on the boat trip included 31st Street, 34th Street, Thomas Avenue, 36th Street (referred to as “Mineral Springs), “Spring Beach” (opposite the Minikahda Club) and Lake Street. The Park Board also operated a boat concession, renting rowboats and sailboats.  

Oct 15 & 16, 1914

Oct 15

Fine & quite warm.

Rode down and back with Jay. Was very foggy in early morning- so much that I read a fellow walked into a streetcar and broke his nose.

Cliff came over in the aft. & we played 2 fine lively sets of tennis 6-4 (Cliff) & 7-5 (me). I have improved a great deal since I have started playing in July, Aug. I did not then have a serve, no backhand or even return but now I am good at all? Also beat 3 out of 5 A. L. J. & G games.

Lessons, rattled bones & to bed at 9 PM.

HTC (New signature)

Oct 16

Fine & Warm

To & from with Jay. Going home we had 10 in his 5 pers. car for a way.

I walked down to Nic. Park & saw last of central North game. 13-0 in favor of N. N. has only one more game & if they win that they will get the championship. West plays South Tomorrow.

The Saxe Theater

Ma, Pa, & I went down to the New Palace Theater tonight. Saw the best show that I have ever been to. The theater is beautiful large & clean. Just opened 2 weeks ago. Minneapolis has 9 large theaters now. The Saxe opened up 3 weeks ago. It is also fine - Enormous pipe organ "etc". Motion pictures only (10 cents The Palace has 5 or 6 reels of pictures & 5 acts for 10-20 cents) There is a stock company at this Shubert - low prices & the Bijou has been made over for the Brainbridge players (stock) high priced. Mpls. is pretty with her new G.N. Depot - new post office, new 20 story bldg., improvved park system "etc".

Oct. 14, 1914

This is likely the car grandpa talks about. 

Sunny & Cool. Had frost last night (therma about 28)

Rode down with Jay and Burl. Wore overcoat & still it was pretty cool when we hit it up. On our way home - Jay, Burl, Fat, Fred, & Pudge - We made about 50. Walked down to lake & brot a few fellows home.

A fellow had broken his crank handle on the hill by the lake. So I helped him push his car & start the engine that way. Rode up the hill & had gone a block when he killed it again. We pushed it back to the hill, started it & got away alright. He had an Oakland Racer and his name was Bullet.

Lessons and to bed.

Here's a Pontiac Oakland Roadster around 1914.

Author's note: Grandpa says the car he helped with was a racer but going through the internet I can't find Oakland ever making a racer. This Roadster seems like what he was talking about. In trying to find the Oakland racer I learned a lot about the Oakland Motor Company. Their tag line was "A Car With A Conscience". As explained by the Oakland Motor Car Company, it was built by men who did their best at all times and was delivered to the customer with a “clean mechanical conscience.” Also the fully loaded Oakland for $1785 of 1914 translate to about $40,000 today.

Oct 12 &13, 1914

Oct 12

1914 Boston Braves were the come from behind team.

Rainy & cool all day. Wore overcoat & went down on the car. Read in the aft. 

Cliff dropped in in eve & we played H.L.J.&G. He beat 4-6.

Took bath and to bed.

Germans captured Antwerp a few days ago - now marching toward Ostend. Belgians and allies in successful retreat.

World series - Boston has won 2 games from Philadelphia.

Author note: the teams in the series are the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Athletics. Also I finally found out that H. L. J. & G stands for High Low Jack and Game. It's a card game.

Oct 13

Minneapolis YMCA

Quite cold in morning & evening. Cleaned up in mid of day. Wore overcoat took car. Went down town in aft. bought (word unclear) sweater for $4.95, 2 pr. 25 cents wool sox for 38 cents & a pair of W. L. Douglas shoes for $3.50. Thought that I lost a dollar but after getting home in eve. found it in my pocketbook.

Walked up to Y.M. & had bean supper. City Attorney talked on honesty. Did not stay for discussion.

Came home with Stan and George. Did lessons and to bed.

Boston has won 4 games (the series)