The evening times., 1901-11-29
Every Day Stories Of the
Workings and Workers Of the Departments.

5 OF the Departments. |
the keeping of many individual accounts.
rms keeps Mr Rogers Office force very
busy the month through
John B. Brady, the late Inspector of
Buildings, was quiet man, who attend
ed very closely to the business Of his Of
fee He was, however, d very popular man
at the District Building, and regret over
his death is sincere and widespread. be
was generally regarded as a conscientious
official, and though his duties did not
bring him into daily contact with those in
other departments OF the service. his long
connection with the Office made his form
familiar to all, and he was q friend TO
everyone needing assistance or advice.
AS a stump or platform speaker Henry
l. Godsey, of Kentucky. who holds a re-
spoasible position in the Bureau Of inter-
nal Revenue, has won much fame. He
was appointed in the early days Of CIeve-
lands second Administration, and made
such an excellent record that Secretary
Gage did not disturb him Mr. Godsey IS
familiar with the workings of the bureau
in which he Is employed, and his knowledge
OF the internal revenue laws is wide and
valuable.
One Of the hardest working clerks IN
the Government Printing Office is Russell
o. Bean. Mr. Bean was formerly news
paper correspondent, but abandoned jour
naiism several years ago TO accept an
1T-,Arg n , 10 -
ernment-
When President Roosevelt walks to
church on Sunday morning, as he some
times does, Thomas Hartigan, of the To-
cal Detective Bureau, generally walks on
the opposite side Of the street, with a
sharp eye out for any suspicious charac-
tiers who may be around Nj Hartigan
regards it a great honor to be Of such
service to the President as his position
permits.
Policeman O'Brfen, Of the Eighth pre-
cinct, who has been critically Ill at his
home, T37 Twenty-frst Street northwest.
was reported somewhat better last night
Mr. OBrien has been on sick leave about
d month. having been forced to retire from
active duty several weeks ago He vas
suffering from malarial fever when eX-
cused from duty, but his aiIment now is
said to be typhoid pneumonia The fam
lily physician reported slight change fox
the better last night.
Private C. r Horne, Of the Eighth pre-
cinct, who was hastily called 10 his faith
er-s bedside in Richmond, Va, last week.
has reported for duty. Mr.. Horne's faith
eF was reported TO be dying in the Viz
ginia capital Owing to an Improvement
in his fathers condition. Mr. Horne de-
ctded 10 return 10 his post
Sergeant Hartman, OF the Ninth pre-
cinct, the acting saddIer OF the Police
! Department, is the only member Of that
organization who has attained the rank Of
chief scout in the United States Army.
He is q magnificent horsenan, having
! been brought up in the saddle. Born II
! California, he began punching cattle"
/ when but niEe years OF age, and IL the
! succeeding years learned all OF the by
paths OF the great West During one
I OF the great Indian outbreaks. when but
! eighteen years of age. he enlisted as =
scout, and was soon advanced 10 the
! rank Of chief scout under General Crook
/ He was first assigned % service with
! the bloody Sixth" and was but sixty
miles away ct the time OF the Custer
massacre He was also with the troops
that rounded up Sitting Bull
An epidemic Of enlarged Jaws seems 10
have swept down upon Police Headquar-
ters recently. and it is no uncommon
thing TO see several Of the big fellows
in the Detective Office holding their faces
tenderIy in their hands as they look
around for the sympathy which is not
! forthcoming from their feliow-oficers-
Detective SeTgeants NJ II. Miller. and
Carl FIather were the first TO join the
brigade Visitors are assured that IL is
not contagious and that the fact OF SO
many being similarly afflicted IS only a
I coincidence In each instance Assesses
have developed from cold settling IN the
teeth.
| Arthur Kemp, the Chief Clerk of the
! Police Department, IS preparing for a
! hog-kining. although the invitations have
/ not as yet been issued Mr.. Kemp wishes
/ it distinctly understood that those who
are invited will be perfectly safe. and
! that provisions in abundance will be pro-
vided- Mr.. Kemp is the owner Of little
( farm near Rockville, where he spends
/ many leisure hours However busy he
I
/ moment to spare 10 discuss the crops.
! cattle, and his horses and colts. which
| occupy the waTmest places in his afec-
/ tiOns-
Fifty marriage licenses we're issued
yesterday by Clerk of Court John R.
1 Young and his assistants The number
WIS one greater than was issued on the
day before Thanksgiving Day IN 1880 The
licenses were about equally divided be
/ tween residents of Washington and out
! of-town people.
Detective Samuel Burrows Is working
/ in the place Of Mr. German, Clerk at Po-
lice Headquarters. The latter is sick,
and viii probably be confined TO his
/ home for several days Detective Bur
rows IS missed by the night workers
He is employed both as boOkkeepeT ard
clerk Often his services as detective
| are called into play. Mr.. Burrows was
( born in Georgetown and. like his father.
Frank A. Burrows. he is typical de-
tective-
Dr. Talbot attends to emergency pa
tients at the Emergency Hospital. He
takes the place. temporarily, of Dr. Bra
gonier. who has gone for a short trip to
visit friends. Dr.. Talbot is a hard work
err His home is at Falls Church He
vas Washington High School boy
Michael German, one of the Oldest
members of the Police Department, and