The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-14

Horse Resents Natty Appearance d
a Gasolene Horace Low
rvs Marrow Escape.

a Gasolene Rig Horace Low
rvs Narrow Escape.
{ Automobiles are kitfenisl1 creatures at.
times, and many amusing anecdotes Of
their pranks can be- related even now,
when tle5.average chauffeur is q more or
less expert mechanic, as well as: a
driver. .. 80
& One day last week a, .chuffer'' who owns.
a machine of the class known ito (. the ]
Philistines as Red Devils - took a friend
on q spin to Medicine lake: The auto:
ground up five miles in twenty Aye !.
minutes over fairly rough roads. and
turn trip the driver let out another kirk,
and reached Western avenue and Seventh
street in twenty minutes: 80. -:
Just then something happened. Some
thing broke. The machine coughed,.
sputtered, bucked and tried to climb a.,
minutes later the eh,iffer and his friend
were sadly contemplati ting what had once
been the motor, butwas then collection
OF junk. To quote from "a bystander
the thing just 'opened up and spilled its
insides all over a block Of pavement.
The chuffer's friend has =decided to
stick to his trotter.
Domestic animals take less kindly to
some new inventions than: do human .be=
ings. Thirteen or fourtee n years. ago
most Minneapolis horses would shy at an
electric car, but now. they regard the troll
ley as indifferently as milk cart. S:
now an auto will cause CONSERVATION in
the breast Of afthorobred at times. g.. y
An automobile was sailing down Port,
land avenue recently. The driver. stoutly
asserts that he was travelling at a con-.
sentative rate: of speed, hut when he
passed a, horse which stood hitched ito a
runabout in front. of the Wisconsin flats
at Seventeenth street. there was trouble.
Witnesses Of the affair could not say
whether the horse resented the natty APP
pearance. of the machine which threatens
to drive his species out of business, or
whether he felt ashamed to be seen
hitched to so much more modest a vehicle,
but he kicked, in both the literal and the
fgurative senses. of the word.
The scene that followed called to mind
Kipling's description Of the mad elephant
in the carriage factory. 4, When. things
quoted down, the janitor of the flats
swept a buggy wheel and a few pieces of
splintered board out Of the doorway, Of
box was picked up IN the vacant lot across
the street. The horse was led to tie
stable, idemure. but with a look of triumph
in his eye: He had !. asserted hts. inde-
pendence. s 81. 49,. s.. I
Automobiling has its dangers at, times,
even on such roads as characterize. Min
| nesota: Horace Lowry and friend re-
Gently had narrow escape from a serious
accident on. the road between Minneapolis
and Minnetonka. AT Cowan's corners
they turned into a side road, the main
road being heavy from the recent rains.
A bridge was in process of repair, and
Mr.. Lowry discovered the fact just in
| time to check his machine on the brink
ola deep cut. Two feet more would have
sent him over the brink, In which case
he and his Companion would have been
seriously Injured. s... = = IS. 81 81: $
AS q result: Of an order lust. issued. by
the the Canadian customs officials, no
mare American autonaohilists viii be per-
mttted. to- 80 into Canada With their. auto
machines, The duty. is. rs. per cent 81 The
assessed valuation Of the machine, and the
duty will he collected each. time "a ma
chine lis taken into Canada, The duty
/ Is placed not only on machines of Ameri-
i can make, but on all makes that are in
use liz this country and that may be taken
Into Canada by their owners Tor. any p,ir
tpose Whatesoever. ~, 4.
This. order : is a hardship TO Bunale
chauffeurs. who have. been III the habit
of crossing over and taking short spins
Lon. the other side Of the border.
White numbers FIVE inches long will have
to. be attached ito, automobiles in conspic-
uous places if, the, rdinance: recommended
by the judiciary committee is passed by
the Chicago. city council. The letters viii
have: to be: placed on a black background
and must be not less than five eighths
lof an inch thick. j The. ordinance provide!
THAT the numbers. must consist of Arab,
numerals, and .splain .:capitals letters sant
must be painted :.'.on black. signs o.
) placques sof wood. metal: or leather. or dl
Erectlyt on the chine: itself. provided: tn,
, machine be painted black at this partic
ular place., and such signs or PLAGUE
shall .bes 50 attached to the machine tina
; they: will not sway in any direction. The.
are to be displayed in the rear. as .nea
the middle as possible and low enough
+ rot to be hidden by the hoed..'
Il 4 ~ > : ss-.5 ,-e- s.s
Robert e.. H BrOcktwas stos start to- da.
from Philadelphia onAthe longest trip eve
undertaken in an automobile Buffalo
Chicago, San francisco and northwestern
Canada are included in the. itinerary. Wit
his chauffeur.
The tour; will be. made in a :Winton tour
ing car of twenty horse power. with /
s maximum speed Of thirty five miles a
. hour. After leaving Philadel phia the driv
5 er will lay his course. northwest. The Ne1
]. York state: line will not %be crossed unit
= Buffalo shall lie almost due. north. :Frol
= Buffalo the course-to Chicago will be lai
8 as. nearly straight as possible. In Buffal
}. and in Chicago long stops will be made
: No time has been fixed for the completin
! Of the trip. It will be in every, sense
!. pleasure jaunt.: IS =
n WEBSTER ORGANIZES TEAM. .
:, Webster. D.. May q Sam Calmensel
Y pleted his team Tor the season With the follow
, ling PLAYERS: II Monso1, &: j.. Miller, D.; Byrn
1b: Dahn. 2b: Bill Bailey. s3b; Egland, SIS: Fla
= ders If: Wagner cf:s Barber: rf; Steihn1 ar
1. Ellingson, subs Miller played a part -of la
6. season with Milwaukee of the American Ass
citation and is OF the speediest pitchers Id I'll
z northwest 49, - $50 I. 4.
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d defeat By st. Olaf yesterday BY a eroresof
10 to 8. ~
At Chicago University Of Chicago Is. rurd,
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it Ghicago-Beloit college 10, Northweste
s. university o. s.s@9 =: sss
le Redfeld college baseball team. OF. Redfeld,
4: D.. will play a contest game With .Brookines.
IN Waterfowl, on Monday NEXT, to ascertain viii,
g. college will play at the intercollegiate meet
y Huron next week. Redfeld has strong tea