The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-16
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"Halloo, DR.. Biningeri"


"Halloo, DIR. Moore!'
This was the greeting and response of
two men who had never met before, yet
seemed to know each other by intuition.
The meeting was in the Union Station
where DR.. s. III. Moore, of this city, had
gone in response to a telegram informing
him that DIR. E. M. Bininger, of Nome,
Alaska, would pass through the city on a
train last Saturday. DIR. Bininger was en-
route to Ohio to spend the winter. He and
DR.. Harry s. Moore, late a captain in the
medical corps of the United States army,
who served in the Philippines several
years, are practicing medicine at Nome,
where they have the contract to look after
the medical wants of several thousand
miners scattered throughout the Nome
mining district. Both doctors spend the
summer in Alaska, but only one remains
there during the winter. This year 1t was
Nome on the 18th of October. When he
reached st. Louis he wired DR.. S. III.
Moore. and the latter went to the station
to meet his sons partner. Although there
were a great many people In the train
sheds and the doctors had not seen each
other before the recosnition was mutual
'You are DR.. Moore" said DR.. Bininger,
as the two shook hands.
And you are Dr. Bininger." replied DIR.
Moore.
each other twenty yards away, when they
said "hal!oo.' Now they are wondering
whether their strong desire to see one an
mysterious psychical force was at work.
''It would have been an easy matter TO
have arranged a plan of recognition IL we
os he raised his hat 1--WE might have un-
covered our heads. Both OF us have smooth
polls"
Let me off at the Grand Old Man." said
humorous passenger TO an Irvington
street-car line conductor.
What street did you say?" asked the
conductor. thinking he had not heard
Alright.
Grand Old Man." replied the humorist.
this time with twinkle in his eye.
"An right. Didn't catch on at first"
said the conductor. who saw a chance to
turn the joke on the joker
When Gladstone avenue was reached the
funny man was too busy talking with a
friend TO pay attention TO the conductors
call and no signal was given. The car
therefore did not stop. but rushed on to-
wards Irvington.
sGrand Old Man." shouted the conductor
few minutes later as the neared
Whittier place. The funny man arose, the
conductor pulled the bell cord and the car
What place is this?" asked the passen-
ger as he looked at an unfamiliar crossing
whittier was the reply. named after
one of the grandest old Americans"
but | wanted Gladstone"
''You didn't say so, and you didn't give
a signal when L called it," interjected the
conductor. ''To my mind Whittier was
just as grand an old man your English.
man" This the conductors parting
shot as he gave the signal for the car tC
start The funny man looked at the con.
| ductor a moment. then smiled stepped
across the track. hailed a downtown car
| pressed the button when the car ap.
preached Gladstone avenue. stepped of
| when IL stopped and walked home His
| humor had cost him an extra ticket ant
twenty-five minutes time. But he hae
| learned lesson not TO joke again with
] busy conductors