Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-07-17
Hosc Witlians Russell got his Pat
eaf.


Everybody in Cincinnati knows Mr..
William Russell, the blacksmith, whose
shop Is at the corner of Central avenue
and Oliver street. Mr.. Russell probably
knows more about shOeing horses than
any man you can find in lengthy search,
and he has put that knowledge to such eX-
cellent practical effect during thirty odd
years he has been working at the bust
ness in Cincinnati, that he has accumu-
lated handsome fortune. He has in
vented horse shoe that he believes to be
superior to any in use, and last week he
went to Washington to endeavor to get
a patent on it. He was accompanied bv
Mr.. Charles l.. Odds, Of Springfield, who
is interested in getting up company to
manufacture the shoe in that city.
The morning they arrived they took a
stroll to the Presidents STRIDES to look
at his horses. As they reached vicinity
two horses were being brought in that
had been out for exercise, one the Presi-
dents favorite saddle horse, and the other
Col. Fred Grants ROwdy," his favOrite
trotter. Mr.. Russell observed that both
were lame, and he was satisfied the fault
was i'm the shoeing. Subsequently they
called to pay their respects to the Pres
ident in due form, like the healthy
American citizens they are, and instead
of boring him with interrogatories about
the third term, Mr.. Russell struck upon
the horse question at once. He stated
his name and business, and said he knew
what was the matter with those horses
they weren't shOd right. Grant was imme-
diately interested. He took Mr.. Rnssell's
arm and asked him to walk right down
to the stables with him, which he did, and
they talked horse and hOrse-ShOeing so
fast that Mr.. Olds, who was curious to
know whether Grant really wanted third
term or not, couldn't get word in edge
WAYS.
Mr. Russell explained his method of
shOeing horse, and it seemed to agree
with the Presidents idea exactly. He said
he wished heaven had sent him such a
blacksmith, or words of that effect. Then
Mr.. Russell offered to shoe those horses
himself. and the President was delighted
lie issued an order permitting him to use
the Government blacksmith shop, and
thither Mr.. II. repaired, pulled OF his
coat igOt some iron, and proceeded to turn
out shoes for the Presidents horses ac-
eorling his own plans. The horses were
shod, and when taken back to the stable
the lam, ness was wholly gone. the next
day MIR. Russell made another call on the
President, who shook him by both hands
and expressed his pleasure at having
made his acquaintance. He gave him an
order for shoes for ali his horses. to be
sent to Long Branch, and asked how long
before he would 90 to Cincinnati, so that
he could send them Oh. He said he had
little businessin Washington that might
detain him for some time. He wanted to
obtain patent on this very horse shoe,
the excellence of which had just been so
satisfactorily tested. The hint was enough.
The President wrote line on card adj
dressed to Mr. DelanO, Secretary of the
Interior, asking him to see that the pat
ent be issued, if all right, without delay;
and. to make long story short, Mr.. Rus
sell had his papers in twenty-iOur hours,
and was Oh his return to Cincinnati, very
happy over the result of shOeinS the
Presidents horses.