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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
FIRST PRACTICAL AUTO
WAS USED IN MINNESOTA
Steam Propelled Road Machine Was Used Transport
Government Supplies Between New Ulm and Mankato
in the Early Ffties.

nando Wood, then mayor Of New York,
issued an order prohibiting Reed and
Osborn from experimenting with it in
the streets. Therefore, when Osborn
started west he had to leave the city
in the night.
The driving wheels were ten feet in
diameter and the tire was two feet
wide; the forward wheels were six feet
in diameter and the tires were eighteen
inches wide. It was driven by four
ten-horse duplex oscillating engines, so
constructed that one would turn each
wheel. The boiler was upright, eighty
six inches long, connected with water
tank ten feet long and thirty inches
in diameter. There was a cab on top
of the tank behind the boiler, and a
platform tender with fuel opposite the
frebox, similar to the arrangement Of
the ordinary locomotive. The whole
weight Of the wagon was twelve tons
The Journey was made from Hoboker
to Harrisburg, to Pittsburg, to Chica
go, to Quincy, to St. Joe, and to Ne
braska City, arriving at the latter place
July IA, 1862, after having been thirty
seven days on the way.
SCfanQeQ In Nebraska.
The people Of Nebraska City received
Mr.. Osborn and his machine with grea
enthusiasm and entertained him at {
banquet at the Seymour house, at whicl
the late J. Sterling Morton, then mayo
Of that city, presided. After dime
the machine was paraded around town
hauling twelve wagons crowded will
citizens.
A few days later, when Mr.. Osborn
started for Denver, he broke down min
miles west Of Nebraska City. He man
aged to get the machine back as far a
Arbor Lodge farm, where Mr.. Morto,
lived, and was permitted to store it i
one of the barns on the place until h
could 90 to New York and secure a ne1
crank in place Of one that had bee
broken. In the meantime the commits
sioners of Otoe county, having bee
subjected to eternal modification be
cause the machine broke down on on
of their highways, issued $4,000 i
twenty-year 10 per cent bonds to bull
the Steam Wagon road, which bear
that name to this day.
Mr. Osborn did not return frol
New York with the new crank unit
the spring of 1868, and while he wa
repairing the machine it's owner, Ger
eral J. R. Brown, died in Minnesot;
without making any provision for tn
expenses of continuing the journe.
Mr.. Osborn obtained employment. i
the machine shops of the Council Bluff
& st. Joe railroad, and the steam WACO
remained in Mr.. Morton's barn unit
it was sold for storage.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
EVOLVING THE AIRSEIP
The Bike and the Auto Both Play {
Part.

In the early days Of the "horseless
carriage" it's cousinship with the bicy-
Gle was well established by the steel
tubing used for the frame, the wheels
with tangent spokes and pneumatic
tires, the chain and sprocket drive and
other features. The evolution Of the
airship from the automobile and the
cousinship between them seems about
to be established now by the flying ma
chine of Sergius Vuite, the Russian,
whose continuance is combination of
the aeroplane and runabout with. a
basket body. The ground running part
is used to get the aeroplane launched
in lieu Of tilted railway, such as
Professor Langley uses, or running
leap down hill, as is used by the Wright
brothers. The light wheels perform an
other service, also, in helping to absorb
the jar when the man-bird returns te
earth. H.
l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
AUTO CLUB HAS FUNDS
FOR INTER CITY ROAD
No Special Assessment Necessary
to Garry Thru the Big
Project.

No assessment will be levied upon the
members of the Minneapolis Automobile
club to carry thru the "good roads to
st. Paul. project Endorsed by the board
of directors at their meeting Thursday
afternoon,
The estimated cost Of the repairs
necessary to give good course down
the west side Of the river and back on
the East Side is between $4,000 and
$4,000. This money, derived from fees
and dues, is already in the club treasury
according to the report Of Treasurer A.
=. Paegel.
This statement promises to remove
the objections made by some members
Of the club at the first announcement OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

the directors plans. The first impress
sion when it was announced that the
club proposed to macadamize the entire
stretch out and back, was that an enor-
nous outlay of money would be re:
CURED, and, naturally, some adverse
criticism arose.
AS a matter Of fact the greater por,
ton Of the proposed course already is
in fine shape and will not call for the
expenditure of cent. The most exten
sive repairs will have to be- on one mile
of HiaWatha avenue between Forty-sec
ond and Fifty-fourth streets. This lies
in the twelfth ward and the understand
ing is that the ward will bear part OF
the expense out Of it's street fund, tho
! the brunt of the burden probably viii
| fall on the club.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
Auto Climbs Mountain. !.

II. S. Haynes, northwest agent for
the White Steam automobile, received
a letter recently from G. P. Nc Clure Of
st. Cloud, MINI, who is touring Cali
fornia this winter in his auto, in which
has won the distinction of being the
first and only car ito have climbed
Mount Solidad. He also states that he
finds as a general thing that the Min
nesota roads are as smooth as bill.
lard table compared to the roads in
California for automo billing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
Pike Plan Revived.

Again the subject Of a continuous
pike between Chicago and New York
is being agitated by the New York and
Chicago Road association, Of which w
L. Dickerson Of Springfield, Mass, is
president. The general route proposed
for the highway is as follows: From
New York, up along the Hudson tc
Rhinebeck, thence across the river te
Kingston, Delhi, Binghamton, Elmira
Hornellsville, Clean, Jamestown, Erie
Ashtabula, Cleveland, Toledo, Buffers
South Bend and Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
Ar Minnesota can lay claim to
~ being the birthplace of the

Ar INNESOTA can lay claim to
W. being the birthplace of the
n commercial automobile in
America. The first self-propelled wagon
in actual service piled between New
s Ulm and Mankato in the early ffties.
Brevet Major General Joseph R. Brown,
who, when a lieutenant, assisted Cap
tain Zachary Taylor, U. s. A., after
ward president of the United States,
to build Fort Smelling, was the author
of this audacious enterprise, and the
first man who ever operated horse
less vehicle in the west.
Upon leaving the army in the early
fifties, General Brown was appointed
Indian agent at New Ulm and was
afterward elected a delegate from the
territory to congress.
General Brown conceived the idea OF
building a self-propelling wagon with
an oscillating machine to haul Indian
supplies from the Mississippi river to
the agency, and while in congress Sc
cured An appropriation for that purpose
which, to avoid ridicule and opposi
ton, was skilfully concealed in a
paragraph providing for schoolhouses
churches, agricultural implements
farm wagons and livestock for the
Indians. This wagon was built by J
A. Reed, superintendent Of the Novel
ty Iron Works in New York city
where Robert Fulton's first steamer
and Ericsson's monitor were boil
built. Mr.. Reed had charge Of the con
struction Of the latter.
The steam wagon was shipped wes
by train to Rock Island and up tn
Mississippi river to Red Wing by boat
It made several trips across the prairie
to Mankato and New Ulm for supplies
and was reasonably successful bu
after General Browns death it wa
abandoned and the engine was utilize'
- at the New Ulm agency for grist
mill.
'The Prairie MOTOR
Ins1960 General Brown, who had re
tired from congress, conceived the ide
of crossing the continent in steam
propelled wagon. He went to New
York and contracted with Mr.. Reed t
:. build an improved steam wagon to b
icalled "The Prairie Motor,' cost o
$4,000 Reed was. given elghtee
months time to perfect the machine
and on June 7, 1862, it started fror
New York in charge Of O. L. Osborn
master mechanic Of Reeds machin
shop. Mr.. Osborn is still living an
recently prepared an account of hi
experience, which was published in tn
Nebraska Daily Tribune.
The wagon was such a huge affai
and so unsightly in appearance that
frightened all the horses, and Fee
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
AUTO CHEMICAL ENGINE
Pittsburg Fire Department Will Put
Machine to Test.

Trials soon will be made in Pittsburg
by the fire department. Of an automobile
chemical engine. The car, which will
be built on a forty-fve horsepower
chassis, with extra long wheel base,
has been ordered It will be equipped
with two 250-gallon chemical tanks,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
BIG AUTO BUILT HERE
Caplin Company Makes Wagon f
~ Minneapolis Brewing Company.

The Caplin Automobile company has
just finished a gasolene delivery wagon
for the Minneapolis Brewing company.
The chassis is taken entire from a
standard touring car and is equipped
with a forty to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
motor. The body was fitted in the Cap
lin shop and follows the general lines
Of light express dray. The car was
given trial run on Thursday, and
seemed to be satisfactory in every re:
spect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

six small fire extinguishers, ladders,
hose and the usual equipment of a
chemical wagon, and there will be room
on the footboards for ten fremen as
we'll as the chauffeur. s.
The car will have sufficient capacity
to fight small fires or to take care Of
the start of a big one, and one Of the
advantages claimed for it is it's speed
and the rapidity with which it can be
taken ANYWHERE - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

fancy motor costumes. The ball back
ground represented the Herkomer
trophy route, the entertainment being
enhanced by chauffeuse ballets, the
clever gyrations Of four motor cars,
which "danced' most gracefully, comic
motor-trapping policemen and Tyrolese
village automobile scenes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
CHEAPER THAN HORSES
Air-Cooled Autos Should Be Popular in
Nevada,

Air-cooled cars should prove popular
in Goldfeld, New. There both water
and hay are scarce, and the former is
sold by weight. Horses and mules are
expensive Injuries; it costs 25 cents to
give horse drink, therefore they do
not drink as often as their owners. AS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

which elderly persons may find in the
female figures, this steam tricycle. has
Indications of details worked out more
than half a century later. The wheels
are suggestive Of pneumatic tires; the
spokes are evidently designed for
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

automobiles need no hay and little
water they are increasing in popularity
by leaps and bounds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

tensile strains only; the handlebar and
headlight are quite modern; but the
chauffeur's costume has not yet been
realized. The engraving is made from
a print-a rare one-owned by w.
Laycock of Sheffield, Eng.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
AUTO DRESS BALL
Brilliant Function in Connection with
Recent Berlin Show.

In. connection with the recent Berlin
show what is described as an automo
bile fancy-dress ball was given at the
opera house. The Imperial club turned
up in full force. All the guests wore
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
Easy Sailing.'' Then.

Proposed federal improvements on
the Fort Smelling reservation will give
a good course to the Smelling bridge and
from there up West Seventh street to
st. Paul, and out Como avenue to Como
park, the roads are already excellent.
On Talmage avenue, which the course
| will follow, from the park into Mime
apolis, one bad hill, two railway cross
| ings and a half mile stretch Of sandy
| road need attention.
The proposed course Of this auto cir.
| cult is as follows: Portland to Mime
haha avenue; Minnehaha to Hiawatha
at Forty-second; Hiawatha to Fifty
fourth, where it enters to Fort Smelling
reservation; Fort Smelling along West
Seventh street into St. Paul, Como ave
nue. to Como park; Como park along
Talmage avenue into Southeast Mime
apolis; home, on any street the driver
may choose.
By leaving Minnehaha at F'orty-sec
ond street, and following Hiawatha, tn
course will avoid two railroad crossing
and the crowd Of women and children
on Minnehaha opposite Minnehah;
park When reduced to it's proper term
the plan does not mean the construc
ton of new drive, but only little re
touching Of one already in use.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
WASN'T A "DARNED FOOL
What Farmer Thought When the
Telephone Was Still a
Novelty.

Years ago, when telephones were
still novelty, farmer from the out
skirts of Manchester, n. H., came tc
town one day and called on lawyer
friend of his, now United States Sen.
ator Henry E. Burnham, whom he sup
piled with butter. and who had had
telephone recently put in his office.
Need any butter this morning.
asked the farmer.
"Well, | don't know" answered the
lawyer. Wait minute. I'll ask my
wife about it,"
After speaking through the phone
he went on mo; my wife says no.
The farmers face was study fol
a moment Then he broke out with:
Look a-here, Mr.. Lawyer, | may b,
'rube' and have my whiskers full OF
hay and hayseed. but I'm not such g
darned fool as to believe that youl
wife is in that box"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24

as many changes In her face rs an
April sky. Every passing emotion
brought Its corresponding facial GEES
ture. She was never'tfe same for two
minutes. When she was talking her
whole face seemed alive with move
ment The other girl was quiet and
dignified not SO responsive to every
breeze as her companion. Yet, never
theless, she was sympathetic and
charming. She was rather plain
girl No one thought of her as having
any claim to beauty. Twenty years
after we had all left school the first
girl had grown thin. angular and home
ly her brow had lines that ought no.
to have been there, and her eager eyes
famed in hollow face, The Other
was by this time beautiful. She had
gained something lovely from every
year that had gone over her head. Shf
had known how to sit still and let the
repose Of her spirit illuminate her
countenance.
Copyright, 1906. by Joseph b. Bowles.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
ODD CANADIAN CHURCH.

and inventiveness of determined per
sons may accomplish their end by the
use Of the most unlikely and extraor-
binary means The materials out Of
which this anonymous place Of
worship is constructed consist princi
pally OF old lumber, scrap iron, odd
pieces Of tin. with divers miscellane
Gus articles of domestic and CONNER
cial use added in apparently pronis
cuous fashion. The lumber has been
nailed from the outside with little re
gard to the perpendicular or horizon
tai and fastened together with ties OF
every size and variety from a shingle
nail to a railway spike. To summon
laggard worshipers to service there ia
locomotive bell hanging over the en-
trance door, the panels of which are
elaborated with old picture-frame
holding. Pieces Of broken machinery,
garden tools, etc, are scattered over
the building as ornaments, and from
the dome on top stands out a cross
made of two curtain po'es. The com
mercia value of the whole structure
Is only fraction of the worth of tbs
lot on which 1t stands. II is a testi
mony--curious but inspiring-to the
devotion and resourcefulness of the
priest who built and still occupies It.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24

is extraordinary. An ordinary ele.
plant can carry half ton continu.
ously on a level road. A native In
structor sits on the back Of each ele-
plant and controls his movements.
but really the sagacious creatures need
little attention.
As mere figure in pageants the
elephant plays very conspicuous part
in the receptions given to the prince
and princess. notably at Jammu and
Gwalior.
Among the large and varied collec-
ton of wild animals, reptiles and
birds brought back by Capt. Stanley
recent expedition to the Blue Nile
the first as regards Importance and
interest are three baby African ele-
plants captured by Arabs In the up
per waters OF the Blue Nile. One OF
these was presented by Capt McMur-
do, d. s. o., director OF the slave
trade department, and the other two
we're purchased. These elephants are
from eight to ten months old and are
rarely found so young in captivity,
those now in Cairo being most prob
ably the first ever brought there, only
about half a dozen others being known
10 exist in the different biological gar
dens in the world Walking about the
gardens in charge Sof their keeper
Kocutsh. Zakieh and Dandy form a
most attractive trio. particularly when
they lift their large leaflike ears and
salute by raising their little trunks to
their foreheads and afterwards put
these same trunks into the pocket Of
the visitor In search Of something
tocthsome. 1t is to be hoped that
these fascinating babies may long con-
tinue to delight the visitors to the
Ghizeh gardens, where they are now
attracting mueh attention.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
.BR|TA|N'S ELEPHANTS
WEALTH OF THE EMPIRE II
THESE BIG BEASTS.


What with the wealth OF India and
Africa Great Britain possesses more
elephants than any other power In
the world The Indian elephant diff
fers very considerably from the Afri-
can In several points, notably In the
size OF the ears. which are much
smaller than the Africans, Again,
the African has an arched forehead
while that OF the Indian Ia concave.
While the Indian males are about ten
feet at the shoulder the African males
are foot higher. The prince Of
Wales recently had the opportunity
of seeing in the famous MacGregor
timber yards at Rangoon to what a
pitch of usefulness the elephant can
be trained in moving large logs OF
wood. His intelligence at his work
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
ETIQUETTE FOR THE BRIDE.

Unless something prevents, a bride
should return her first calls in two
weeks after receiving them. II no
day" is given, suit your own con-
venience,
1t Is better form for husbands and
wife's cards to read the same way,
but If expense is an item to be con-
sidered the cards may be used as they
are, for everyone understands what
makes the difference
Two of the husbands cards are al
ways left when it is a first call, after
that, unless ii is party call, they
need not be left.
The cards from out-of-town people
need not be returned
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
Lingerie Hats.

The lingerie hats for this summer
are to be more used for dress occa-
sions than those of last year Many
of them are made on wire foundations
that turn up sharply at the back and
have full bunch Of flowers, often
roses or violets, resting on the hair
at the back. A wide embroidered strip
edged with scallops is used to cover
the under part of the brim and a cir
,ular piece of tine embroidery comes
or the crown. Around the crown is
draped some soft material like maline
Or chiffon and this entirely covers the
upper part of the brim. A piece of
soft gold ribbon is often tied round the
crown and gives finishing touch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24

Here's the way some 'fthers see us.
taking The following from the Jackson,
Vile Courier In its account of Mon.
days game:
Thus quoted enc Mr.. Lindley from
Indianapolis Ind. at West Side park
Monday afternoon when the heavy
men from Cairo laid Their bats up
againft the ball in the last inning
and put game to the had that we had
won several times. II was a hard
game and one that a man with hear;
disease had no business getting close
to- The men from the city between
the two big rivers were a husky
bunch as they stepped upon the field,
but the way jacksonville began in the
first inning II feemed that we would
soon have them cut down 10 our size.
But alas and alack, the fortunes Of
war switched from our banner TO
that of the hated enemy. and when
PA" Belt had the game safely tuck
ed away in his grip. the men from
the land of Dan Hogan acted real
rude and took the grip away from him.
When the smoke of battle cleared
away in the ninth the score book
showed that Cairo had ten runs over
the pan. while we we're able 10 only
show nine On our sideeof the sheet"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WORK OF GREAT ARTIST.
iron Door Knockers of Rare Beauty
Brought to England from
Genoa, Italy.

This beautiful door knocker is of
Genoese origin, and was brought not
long ago in Genoa by Mr.. r.. Napier
Miles to adorn the door of his beauti-
full house at Kings Weston, near Bris'
tol. England. The design has that
combination of boldness and finish
which marks the very best period of
italian metal-work. Notice the deli
cate tracery of the wings of the queer
oat-devil in the center of the design,
the grace of the curve formed by the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24

stitched straps, and is fastened and
ornamented with tiny gun-metal but
tons.
The collar is faced with dark red
velvet The deep waistbaad is also
of red velvet worn with red silk
blouse.
The ha. is of red straw, trimmed
with ribbon velvet.
Material required: Five yards tweed,
three and one half yrads skirt lin
ing, three yards silk fer lining bolero,
and threc-fourths yard velvet
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
A CURIOUS CHURCH.
ODD PLACE OF WORSHIP IN
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA.
Constructed of All Sorts of Material
and Used by Russian Settlers
"A Tribute to the
Priest,

Necessity Is known to be the mother
OF Invention, and the Canadian west
Is full Of examples of how the en-.
terprise and adaptability Of pioneers
has roughly fashioned to the uses Of
civilization the virgin resources Of
nature. The accompanying picture
represents the place Of worship Of the
Greek Orthodox Church Of Canada, sit.
uated on Stella street, Winnipeg, and
it is an example, the most curious In
our acquaintance, Of how the energy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
The Big Leghorn.

One of the most welcome Of the re-
turned fashions is the big Leghorn pic
ture hat, than which nothing better
was ever invented. such beauty was
seen this week. The wide brim was
draped with a white gauze scarf bro
caded with a large gold figure. while
the low crown was covered with
shaded pink roses without foliage.
The under brim was lined with pink
satin ribbon. In the back was huge
how of the Ribbon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24

Nobody In Cairo doubts the honesty
or good intentions of Umpire Bush, bu'
we do say, and will maintain TO the
very last that through a dccision he
gave game to Nincenncs that right.
fully belonged to Cairo by the score Of
to 0, and furthermore he admitted
II after the game, promising Pitcher
Hatch a new hat If he would cease his
complain ing Another thing, Neither
force the coaching rules notwithstand
ing their attention has been directed
to the particular section governing this
point Possibly its a case of insult
ficiency of instructions.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
Memories of his Youth

A hard-heade5 old Pittsburg manufac-
turer who made hfs fortune. as he ex.
presses it. with his coat of" was in
duced by his daughters % accompany
them to a Wagner concert. the first he
had ever attended. relates Success Maya
zine. The next day he happened TO meet
an acquaintance who had seen him the
night before, who asked:
IL suppose you enjoyed the concert
last night. Mr.. Brown"
Eyes: it took me back 10 the DAYS OF
my youth" the old man said, with a
reminiscent sigh.
An. summer DAYS in the country. girl
in a lawn dress. birds singing. and all
that7"
mo. the days when ! worked in a
boiler shop in Scranton