The Washington times., 1907-02-24

Waldo Hibbs, private secretary to
Commissioner Mcfarland has been in
| disposed for a week and has been absent
from his duties part Of the time. He
had an attack of the grip.
Chief Engineer Belt of the Fire De-
partment, is slowly regaining his robust
health after a three weeks confinement
to his room with grip.
Dan Donovan. Of the Auditors Office.
has been entertaining a party of friends
from out OF the city showing them the
sights of the National Capital. Dan
knows every nook and corner OF the CITY
ana has the professional guides beat
forty ways when IL comes TO pointing
out the historic features of ..,The civ
Beautiful" One night during the week
he entertained his guests at a small cafe
with stag dinner OF nine courses
and then some-it was an ancient yint-
age.
Simon McKimmie. of the Auditors Of
ice, is building himself a modern home
at Seventh and Sheridan streets north
west. near the Soldiers Home grounds.
which he will occupy early in the spring.
F. NJ Beck. one of the popular ac-
countants in the Auditors office, was
absent from his post four DAYS last
week. paying the last respects to the
memory of his aged father, who died
at the old home place on Eastern Shore.
Maryland.
Theodore L. Moody. a stenographer in
the office OF the Auditor. who enjoys
the distinction Of being one of the best
and swiftest stenOgraphers and manip-
ulators of n typewriter In the District
government service. is ambitious, and
some day hopes TO ill a position OF great
responsibility as a civil engineer. He
is preparing himself for that profession
by course in civil engineering at
George Washington University.
Dan Garages. private secretary to En-
gineer Commissioner Biddle has been
too busy recently to think outside OF his
multifarious duties. He has had no
time to tell any jokes on his many
friends in the building and not a word
but cold facts for the newspaper men.
The many friends Of Col William
Woodville, The John Drew of the
District Building" are enjoying a story
told at his expense. It is said he suf-
fered from a fright one morning last
week that completely upset his nervous
system Taking his seat at his desk. on
opening the top draw a lively little
mouse hoped out and sCampeTed away.
Ii was so unexpected that the colonel
was almost as frightened as the aver
age bachelor girl would have been in
similar circumstances.
Bun Helm. of the Highways Depart
ment. while not exactly a capitalist
within the strict meaning of the word,
is a quasi man-Of-mcans. Since he re-
tired from the newspaper profession.
he has become the possessor Of a farm.
He reads all the agricultural weeIllies
and knows better than TO plant corn
in February or get out mis- reaper in
March. But his status as a farmer is
OF the embryonic or experimental stage.
and he is undecided which is the best
power TO use in plOwing-snimal. steam.
or electrical-he prefers an OK team. A
few mornings ago he entered his office
"a little late and found covering the top
Of his desk n bulky package carefully
wrapped which proved to be a patent
yoke FOR an OK team 1t took two men
~ A-ellAbAlN H. II 1Adu Uttll It'll BE IN
enthusiastic inventor who knew Mr..
Helms preference for OK power.
Get some oxygen IN this room quick
~, sharply remarked an attache of
the Health Department a few mornings
ago. when the temperature was showing
the mercury UP IN the thermometer
Every window OF the room was closed
The heat was oppressive. The janitor
TO whom the order was addressed re-
piled Yes sir,' and suddenly disap-
peared into the hall. He was gone for
five minutes. When he returned he told
the official that he could not find the
oxygen, that Mr. Hargrove, the prop
erty clerk, said he did not have any of
it. This suggests the story of the jani-
tor of the hig school who had orders to
look on the blackboard for notices of
lost articles. One afternoon this sent
ence was lefJ on the board, Find the
greatest common divisor." Next morn
ing the innocent janit0r had 20 confess
to the principal that he could not find
that lost advisor
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