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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-01-17
coppers Know When Dan Is Out.

Dan never gets pinched. Every cop
per from Motorville north to Wauke-
gan, south to the Indiana state line,
and west to the nearest crossroads
justice shop knows that when No.
1865 rips off the miles like a wire
less message it's ION the job" and not
hand is raised. Dan doesn't mind
speeding-he's married himself and he
says it's all for the cause. He says
he keeps his engine in pace with the
heart beats inside the limousine, and
that means broken speed laws every
mile from post to wire.
Most of the clipping couples carried
to their goal in No. 1865 live happily
ever afterwards, but of course there
are some exceptions to the rule. Even
before 1865 left the factory down in
Buffalo where it was built it fastened
its first two scalps to it's belt. 1t was
a bright spring day with all the set
tings found in the love songs of the
poets when Genevieve Taylor of Buff
falo, together with her father, visited
the factory where the Gasoline Eloper
was being put together. Papa Taylor
wanted to buy a car in which he was
to make a tour of the west with
Genevieve and her mother.
The finishing touches were being put
on No. 1855 when Mr.. Taylor and his
daughter reached the testing room of
the great factory-the room to which
cars are taken to be tested. While
N 70
was brought in. 1t was ready for the
test before being painted and shipped
to Chicago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-01-17

home of his favorite preacher. The
owner of 1865 was cast in the role of
best man. A run was made to the
clergyman's house, but to the chagrin
of the couple the minister was not at
home and would not be back for half
an hour. A spin over the boulevards
was taken, and when the wedding
party rumbled up to the curb in front
of the clergyman's house it was founq
they would not have time to 30 in.
So the clergyman was called out to the
machine and the knot was tied from
the curb.
Makes Even Prize Fighter Woozy.
During the summers of 1906 and
1907 the "love boat" figured in dozens
of elopments, Joseph Howard, the
composer of tuneful ditties which
have made several musical comedies
successful, was the principal in one
of these. Immediately after Mr.. How
ard was granted a divorce from his
former wife, Ida Emerson Howard, he
rushed from the courtroom to an auto
mobile which stood waiting for him,
in which was Miss Mabel Barrison of
Capt Careless" fame. A breathless
trip to Hammond, Ind, was made in
No. 1865.
After this elopement there success
sively followed score of weddings
and elopements in which No. 1865 fig
ured. including the elopement of a
prominent North side manufacturer
to Hammond; we'll known young
woman of Woodlawn avenue, and also
a goodly number of weddings without
the sensation of an elopement. Among
these more quiet weddings in which
the love boat was used is that of
Herman Landfield, better known as
Kid Herman in pugilistic circles. On
this occasion. No. 1865 took Mr.. and
Mrs. Landfield on their honeymoon to
New Orleans.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-01-17
Married in Gasoline EIoper.

Various Chicago couples nave been
married on railroad trains, on boats,
ON housetops, on roller skates and on
ice skates, in the water, and as many
more unusual places; but not long ago
DR.. G. r. Churchill, Chicago dentist.
was married to Miss Lottie Andrews
while riding in an automobile, and has
attained the distinction OF having
been the originator of this latest
unique place of marriage. R
1t happened year or 80 ago on q
crisp day in October. DR.. Churchill
had planned quiet marriage at the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-01-17

doesn't wait TO be rubbed down. 1t
just wings out from it's stall, and 1t
doesn't come back again until 1t is
able to wear broad smile. The Cas-
oline Eloper obeys the same code that
guided the Spartan warrior who was
instructed to come back either with
his shield or upon it, and so when
No. 1865 is on the job it doesn't ring
up the time clock until the worlds
supply of hearts has been reduced by
the merger of two into one.
Some say that Dan Cupid himself is
the carefully reckless driver of No.
1865. The driver wears Dan for
front name, anyhow, and perhaps his
last name is the Swedish for Cupid.
At any rate Dan knows how to drive,
and drive fast. He is not allowed to
answer any questions, either. and that
helps along the business of 1865. Dan
is always in a hurry. He goes over
the boulevards and the Gluecoe bumps
like a summery breeze, blowing up
the dust, making puddles look like
rain and telegraph poles like the bars
on the county Jail, and tanning the
cheeks of sparrow cops.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-01-17
Love Came on During Hlqh speed,

Love Came on during High Speed.
Charles Gibbons, the daredevil
tester OF the factory, was assigned to
make the first run on the chassis. Miss
Taylor watched the preparations with
great interest. Finally she asked why
she couldn't make the ride with Glib
bons. Her father, after some hesita-
tion and many assurances both from
the manager Of the factory and the
daring Gibbons, gave his consent.
The pair were soon speeding along
the boulevards. The silent Gibbons
sat rigidly grasping the steering
wheel; his eyes were riveted straight
ahead, and he seemed to notice moth
ing to right or left of him. He stead
lily increased the speed. until his re-
sponsive machine seemed fairly to
fly over the paved roads. Miss Tay-
lor knew that she had never before
ridden at such furious rate of speed.
Her strained eyes instinctively turned
from the road ahead TO the stolid fig
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-20
BOOKS OF UNIFORM SIZE.
Foreman Frank Makes Suggestion
in Lecture on the Binders Art

Peter Frank. foreman of the book bind
cry of the government printing office, de-
ivered an address last evening in the lee
ture hall Of the Public Library on the
subject of Book binding, Past and Pres
emit He said the manufacturing of
books has been subject to many changes
from the beginning of time. when parch-
ment rolls were the original sembance of
books. The greatest Improvement in
bookmaking has been made within the
past $50 years.
After describing the primitive methods
of bygone centuries, Mr.. Frank spoke of
the various sizes of books and advocated
the adoption of standard sizes. He said
this can be determined between the Ii
brarians and publishers throughout the
country. There should be three standard
sizes of books-the 12mo for books of his
tory. fiction and works of a similar ma
ture: the octave or Svo for scientific and
magazine purposes and the quarto for
reference books.
II have no hesitancy in saying, Mr..
Frank continued. that the machine
sewed book is equal to. if not superior to
the hand-sewed book provided the proper
machines are used.
In conclusion the lecturer advised q
closer relationship and understanding be-
tween the librarian and the binder. and
referred to the thoroughly up-to-date
methods I'm vogue at the government
printing Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-20
CONVENTION AT BALLsToN.
Alexandria County Sunday School
Association in Session,

The Alexandria County Sunday School
Association held it's second annual con-
vention at the Ballston Presbyterian
Church Thursday evening.
The convention was called to order by
the president, Dr. II. c. Corbett. The
song service was led by Mr.. Hodgkin
superintendent of the Ba;:ston Presby-
terrain Sunday School. Prayer was Of
fered by Rev w. Kirby.
The report Of the secretary, Mrs. r.
B. Young, showed that there were four
teen schools in the county. of which sew
en- were represented at the roll call The
total number of scholars enrolled is
about 900.
The treasurer, Harry Thomas, reported
small balance on hand after meeting
expenses of the association and contrib
uting to the State Sunday School Asso-
citation.
An address was delivered by l.. j. Nc
Jntosh, general secretary, Virginia State
Sunday School Association, from Rich
mond, Va. Short talks on Sunday school
work were given by A. NJ. Smith, secre-
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any other state north or south can do
so. The National Red Cross brings this
Christmas stamp to the whole nation this
year
''If each American man, woman and
child buys but one sixty-five millions
will be sold and tuberculosis work from
Maine to California will be reinforced and
urged forward When Denmark has sue
ceeded, can America fail?'
The sales of the Christmas stamps OF
the Red Cross to date have aggregated
5.GDG1D. The campaign has only fairly
begun. Mrs. w j. Boardman of 1901
p street is chairman of the Christmas
stamp committee of the District of Co
lumba, and is arranging details for local
sales. w. A. Slater 1871 l street, is
secretary of the District branch of the
Red Cross
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-20
BAPTIsTS' MEETINGS END.
Addresses and a Report Occupy Last
Session of Association.

After four days session the annual
meeting of the Columbia Association of
Baptist Churches adjourned last night.
At the last session the auditorium of
Grace Baptist Church, where the dele
gates met was well filled.
The principal address of the evening
was made by Rev. George G. McDaniels.
pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Richmond. Va. He declared that the
young man is the man of the hour. and
that he should be ready to meet his op-
portunities as Christian.
William a. Dayton, jr., chairman of the
committee on Young Peoples work. read
a report showing the progress of the sew
eral societies during the past year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-20
tary of the Fairfax County Sunday

tary of the Fairfax County Sunday
School Association. and by DR.. NJ. f..
Church of Falls Church.
Reports Of the state convention at Ro-
anoke We're presented by Mrs. T. B.
Young. Misses Hance and Mr.. Werner.
The report of the nominating commit
tee. consisting of Messrs. Hodgkin, ASH
ford and Werner, was adopted, and the
following elected for the ensuing year:
President. w. w. Middleton of Airing
ton; vice president. Mrs. J. V. Barrett of
St Elmo; secretary, Mrs. T. B. Young of
Ballston, and treasurer, Harry Thomas
of Mt. Olivet The associations pledge
of SIS toward state Sunday school work
was raised during the convention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-20
Recital by Richard B. Harrison.

Richard b. Harrison of Los Angeles.
Cal, is to give recital this evening at
O'Clock at the Metropolitan A. NJ a..
Church, on NJ street near 18th street
northwest. under the auspices of the
Bethel Literary and Historical Assoc a.
ton. Dunbar selections will mainly make
up his program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-20
District Supreme Court for an absolute

District Supreme Court for an absolute
divorce from Hannah Rhodes.
He alleges that during his absence as
a seaman in the navy, about five years
ago, his wife deserted him for cousin
of the name of Rhodes and went with the
cousin to Brooklyn, n. Y, where they
are said to have kept house. He also de-
clares that she tired of the cousin and
left him for a man named Wheeler.
The couple have been married ten years.
Rhodes says he has been in the navy
thirty-twO years.
Attorneys c. Darlington and e. Car
rington represent the sailor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-20
November II, 1907. has been filed for

Premises 324 A street northeast and
$500 in cash given to his daughter,
Katherine c. Smith and premises go
A street northeast and a like amount OF
cash to another daughter, Mary Belle
Smith bequest of $500 is made TO
his son, Alfred j. Smith. The remaining
estate goes to his son, Thomas v. Smith.
who is also named as executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-20
XMAS STAMP ON SALE
Red Cross to Introduce Token
to Washington.
SOCIETY MEETS TODAY
Method of Raising Funds for White
Plague Crusade.
WHAT HAPPENED IN DENMARK
What Christmas Stamp Has Pro-
duced When offered to Citi-
zens of Delaware.
WHAT HAPPENED IN DENMARK

Several features will mark the annual
Cross branch. late this afternoon, at the
home of Miss oardman 1901 street
northwest.
The sale of the Christmas Red Cross
stamps will be taken up. as we'll as the
work of training the Red Cross relief
column of young men to be uniformed
and stationed at street corners along the
route of the inauguration parade.
March A.
Ernest p. Bicknell, national Red Cross
director. will deliver an address on the
work of the association after the Michl-
gan forest fires. DR.. P. G. Smith will
speak of the Washington Red Cross
camp for tuberculosis patients.
Service bars will be awarded to Red
Cross nurses of the District of Co.
lumbia who were active in the reuet
work last May. following the Mississippi
cyclone at Hattiesburg, that state. The
bars will be presented by Gen. George
w. Davis, chairman of the Red Cross
national executive committee The In
scripton on the bars is "Hattiesburg,
1905
Reports will be made on the lecture
course of last winter.
Story of Christmas Stamp.
The story of the picturesque Christmas
stamp of the Red Cross was related today
to a Star reporter. In 1904, in Denmark,
the government issued a Christmas stamp
with the kings head and the word Jul,
the same as the English ''Yule,' en-
graved upon it's face. 1t was not good
for postage. and was employed as glad
tidings 'sticker" for Christmas letters,
post cards and packages.
The proceeds OF the sale of the stamps
were to go toward fund for the building
of a tuberculosis hospital in Denmark for
little children. The plan succeeded be-
yOnd all expectation. four million being
sold at an oere, or half cent apiece.
Denmark has continued the sale of the
stamps since to maintain tuberculosis
work. and the sale in the land of Hans
Christian Andersen has doubled each
year.
A statement just issued by the National
Red Cross says:
America needs such stamp but her
post Office officials cannot issue or handle
1t under the present postal laws, and a
special act of Congress would be neces-
sary. Jacob Riis. himself Dane, wrote
an eloquent article in July. 1907 urging
government action in the matter, but
there were too many difficulties in the
way. Ii seemed hopeless to try, but at
this iuncture the Red Cross, which exists
for lust such emergencies, took it up
THE Red Cross is great national or
ganiZation. with branches in each state,
formed to act in times of crisis and to
render aid in war pestilence and famine.
tuberculosis. the great white plague, is
the most terrible pestilence in the known
world. claiming one death out of every
seven. The Red Cross has taken up tu-
berculosis work. therefore, as part of it's
peace activity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-20

Leaves Estate to Children.
The will of George S. Smith, dated
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-08

St. Veronica's guild will meet to-
morrow afternoon with Mrs. G.. A.
Francois.
New spring hats, see them at Miss
Emma Abraham's millinery opening
Saturday, April IL.
A social for the Presbyteri
Christian Endeayor society and their
friends is to be held at the Fl. J..
Jensen home, next Friday evening.
The semi-annual business meeting of
the society will occupy part of the
meeting
House moving is in order. In Adj
dition to removals already noted,
Manager Werner moved into the
Norton residence on Mill street last
Monday, and H. Paquin of the Gran
tie block barber shop has installed
his family in the residence south of
the Lutheran church.
Chas. Gales of the Palace last
week acquired possession of a
pedigreed Scotch collie of high de-
gree. Buds" grandfather is re-
puted to have sold for $1,000, but on
account of the panic G. F. would
probably accept a few dollars less
than that for Bud"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-08

DR.. A. J. Simpson visited here
with his wife and son over Sunday.
Renewing his subscription, Walter
Curtis writes from North Yakima
that garden truck is up, apricot
orchards in full bloom and peaches
in bud and so forth. Nevertheless
we'll bet Walter would like to come
back here and see the old town, the
sprlnging grass, the old familiar
faces, and all that. And we might
add that North Yakima is not hav-
ing all the pleasant weather, either.
S. A. Gordon of this city is pre-
pairing to join his son, w. L. Gordon,
who is associated with another en-
terprising partner in the ice cream
and confectionery business at Water
town, s. D. Father Gordon is
afflicted with cataract over one of
his eyes, and at the proper time will
have it operated upon. Meanwhile
he is somewhat handicapped for ac-
tive service and his son asks his par
ents to make their home in the same
house with his own family, they
having secured a house large enough
to accommodate both. Mr.. Gordon
is offering a lot of his furniture for
sale.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-08


Miss Amy Barnes visited last Sat
urday with Miss Inez Swan Of Nor
ton.
Mrs.s.August Knuepple lett here
last Friday for New Ulm. on ac-
count of the serious illness of her
aunt.
Misses Bessie and Esther Elliot re-
turned to their home in this city last
Saturday, after weeks vacation
spent at Tracy.
The last OF the spring series OF
teachers meetings will be held next
Saturday at Wabasso. Supt. Beber-
meyer in charge.
Steve Golden's family have rented
the house on Fifth street which has
been occupied for several years by
Albert Trusts family.
Mrs. Chas. Banks and son Mort,
who have been visiting at the Banks
home in this city, left here last Mon
day for their home in Aberdeen.
Spring is here. Now is the time
YOU will need an accurate time-piece.
Your choice from a large selection
of watches at Asleson's JeWelry
store.
Last Saturday was the quarterly
pension day, and the old boys of the
sixties were in evidence at the court
house and elsewhere. But there are
not enough of them now to make a
very large crowd.
Harry Ward was in from Carlyle
over Sunday, and reported that
lively young city as booming. with
eight new buildings already under
way. His adv. elsewhere tells more
about what is doing there.
w. G. Howell, field secretary for
Minnesota of the C. E. society will
be glad to meet the young people OF
this city at the Presbyterian church
next Wednesday evening, when he
will have something of interest to
tell them. Epworth League and c.
E. members of other churches cordl-
ally invited.
A member of the State tax COM
mission is expected here next Fri
day, and all township assessors
should be on hand to get their in
structions at that time. The meet
ing will take the place of the usual
annual meeting of assessors, which
has always met near the close OF
April heretofore.
Henry Schmidt of Flora was great
" pleased recently to be notified
that his son Eugene had won the
head prize in penmanship at the Ma
pierville, ILL.,. college, out of class
Of sixty contestants. The young
man has had only three months class
work, while some of the other boys
had been in training for two years
or more.
A warm spell the last of the pre-
ceding week started up seeding and
with favorable weather this week
will see most of the wheat in the
ground hereabouts. We learn that
seed barley is very scarce. which is
likely to limit the acreage in that
grain, but the prospects are good
for larger area of oats than last
year. The beginning of the seeding
season found the ground much dry
er than for several years at the same
date.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-08

j. r. McPhee and wife of Wabas-
so visited with Redwood friends
last Saturday.
Dana Schmahl was one Of the win
ners in a st. Paul News guessing
contest recently.
Mrs Harkins of st. Peter, mother
of G. E. Lamberton, has been visit
ing in his family the past week.
Miss Catherine Callaghan return
ed to her school duties at Tracy last
Sunday, after a visit here with home
folks.
/. N. Tompkins escaped from the
marble halls of the capitol last Sat
urday and joined his family over
Sunday.
Will McDougall, who just finished
teaching a six-months term of school
near Bigstone, returned to his Delhi
home few days ago.
The c. E. society of the Presbyter
ian church will meet next Friday
evening at Hans Jensen's for bus
mess and social session.
Otto Melges, Of the new Produce
Co., has installed his family in the
house of Mrs. VIM. Baker on Jeffer-
son street.
d. Clark and wife Of Crookston
were in this city the first part of the
week, visiting at the home Of Judge
Evans and with other relatives and
former acquaintance.
Lauterbach Bros. have named
tn cir latest brand Of cigars the
Redwood Falls Cornet Band" cigar.
There is harmony in every puff of
these seductive cigars.
Mrs. VIM. Smithers was summon
ed to the bedside of her sister, Mrs.
Mel Mcleod of Vesta, the first of
the week, whose three weeks illness
has assumed a dangerous phase.
Mrs. Geo. B. Hughes and son
were called from Echo to Sparta,
Wis, one day last week, on account
of the dangerous illness of Mrs.
Hughes mother Mrs. Maxon, who
is quite well known here.
Taken Up Red yearling steer
came into my yard about a month
ago, Owner will please identify
animal and pay charges.
2t. D. A. DENNIsToUN.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-08

NJ. F. Christensen Of Clements,
whose candidacy for sheriff was
talked of several months ago, has
made up his mind to get into the
game and announces himself in this
issue. Mr.. Christensen came to
Shutdown and engaged in farming
35 years ago, and only took up the
business Of buying cattle at Clements
about four years ago. He is said
to have many friends in the south
eastern part of the county, and will
have time to make more in other
parts of the county before next
September.
The mayor and council of Belview
last week locked horns with the
brewery trust, the latter proposing
to hold up the town for license fee
Of $3.50 for one saloon. According
to the Independent. 1.-THE council
promptly coppered the play to lose
by refusing to fix the license fee I'M
til there was fifteen hundred dollars
in sight whether for one saloon or
two, and the licenses expiring on the
31st the town went dry perforce on
the LIST and will remain so until the
proper amount of license money is
in sight to meet the requirements of
the council, when the embargo will
be raised"
The funeral Of the late j. NJ. Keefe
was held at Morton on Tuesday of
last week, and was largely attended
by the people Of Morton and sur
rounding towns. High requiem
Mass was celebrated by Rev. Father
Byrne and at its conclusion the re
mains were conveyed to the old
Birch Cooley cemetery and tenderly
laid to rest beside the father, two
brothers and three sisters. The
pallbearers were, Johnny. Jerry, and
Clarence Foley. Raymond and Jess
Keefe. Among those from abroad
who attended the funeral were:
John Keefe, Warner Can. Mrs. A..
H. Keefe and son Percy, and G. FL.
Foley, Minneapolis; Geo. Welsh, st.
Paul; "A. p. Hearney and p. j..
Schafer, Olivia; d. J. Deasy and fam
lily, Bird Island.