The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-24

Interesting Character Who
Helped Sullivan Retain
Talnmany's Power.

New York. Nov. 24.-Msybe you've
forgotten BiEgy Donovan.
biEgy is 2 large. double-handed
person who used 10 be Big Tim Sui
livan's nearest bodysuard. There were
thought of taking the Bowery away
from the sullivans. Then it. became
,Btggy's duty to go, out and reproach
the rash persons out Of this lane of
muddy thought. MI. Donovan used
q 'balestick. hands. q gun, cobble-
partially.
III you'd put a lot OF boots and
some red hands on piuwheel and
teach 1t to talk you'd have a riRht
fair ide Of what 'Biggy looked like
during. periods of unrest" said Mr..
JACK Eastman. after a moment Of
contact with Mr.. Donovan. Mr.. Dom
oSan had heard that Mr.. Eastman,
upon he started to pul4ate. BY and
by he invaded a saloon in which were
Is or 20 of Mr.. Eastman and, his
friends. He had to run almost three
blocks before he caught Mr.. Eastman.
When Mr.. Eastman's friends found
him there were three little blue holes
In his digestion: :.
Beginning with Suicide. Hall. days.
there have been many fighting per-
ons on the Bowery and the streets
adjacent thereto. None Of them had
ANYTHING "on" Mr.. Donovan. He. did
not go igrunting out for trouble. But
when he; met trouble he never gave
good judges as Val O'Farrell. the de-
t~ective, who knows every character
in New York's under life, says Dom
Ovan is the gamest man that, ever
lifted a hand on the Bowery. And
here's the funny. part, as Irwin Cobb
used to say $50. t
New York, where he raises peas and
friend tried to persuade. him to re-
turn to the Bowery.
The big mutt. said the former
friend sourly. he gets me by the
"'Ili fight no more. says he: Tn
happy here: a y he. Z wudn't lift
me hand to mortal man. q y he.
And II you don't believe It, says he,
open that fool head Of <your'n and
watch me knock It off, says he. So
then ] come away"
the sA spps.l e Of the woman who ap-
peared at New York Fusion head
quarters the other day. "As q sleepy
woman said she to John Hutchin-
eon, head Of the speakers bureau, Il
beg you to give my husband e job"
60 on" said Mr.. Hutchinson:
''s hey hu. xsn,z: 81: st M ' as:n SPEAK
five languages, and he likes to speak
'em all after I've. gone to bed. He's
full of eloquence and laziness. and
the combination ought to make a
good politician. Give him . chance"
He got ~
=. 49,
It was at West Baden. Ind. that
Duncan Steele, Curry Of Winnipeg
met Charlie Gondorf. the neatest lit.
tie wire Taper In the world. BY and
by Mr.. Curry heard of the dishonest
official in the telegraph office who
w ,s:sHIa.laf]a saf @iFssai Sc;
on " stI.ss:s. ss's: ..,a n. Curry.
1T Is rood: said NE oondorf. But
I'm afraid I cln't let you IN. My
friend wouldn't like It."
So that Curry had to coax before
he was lat in''--.-to tho lifting tune OF
rested n curry's Complaint. and the
pair mot In. the supreme court. Con-
dorf-slender. pallid, calm. prema-
turely gray--iooked at Curry sadly.
Then he held out his hand, with an
air Of mild reproof.
Duncan. Duncan" said he. try
to be a good sport"
Has It occurred to you that the
telegraph key doesn't open the door
Of success az often as It used to?'
Carnegie. Van Horne. Hayes--
Hayes-scores Of yesterdays great
men--began life as telegraph oper-
ators. Lately the business office has
seemed the best line through which
to. route a~spirantss for ,eminence.
Which reflections occurred on learn
ing that Bob Adamson began life
Ga. Persons declining to believe
that: tiere lisa Jonesboro are referred
to. the postal guide. m. w"
.Adamson was the secretary Of the
late Mayor Gaynor. Only those fair
*. near+the inside know how much