Indian Tales: Lawrence Ward

Thank you to Lawrence Ward for this story -

My wife's grandfather, John Barthel, grew up in Richville, Michigan and bought this Indian motorcycle brand new. He was so proud of it he went to Saginaw and had his picture taken with it. He then rode it from Michigan to Mexico and back. That was at the time when roads were much rougher than they are today. Family history has him making the trip with no problems. It was the scandal of Richville!

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