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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-04-11
HORSE AND BUGGY
DAYS
By the Old Lamp Lighter

The Keedysville Cornet Band,
assisted by excellent vocal talent.
was announced to give grand
concert under the direction of Pro-
fessor H. F. Deanner, of Califor-
mia, the proceeds to be used to
liquidate a debt contracted in the
purchase of instruments, music, etc.
The Hagerstown Manufacturing
Co., received a contract to furnish
a large three-story building in
Smithsburg with all the woodwork.
1--WE met one of our young
gentlemen friends on the street and
noticed there was something pre-
possessing in his appearance more
than usual. We looked him over
carefully and found he had donned
new suit of clothes which fitted
him to T. He said they were
made by Joseph Bender, 8 North
Potomac street"
A special train was scheduled
to leave Hagerstown via B. & O..
for Chicago, Freeport, Polo, Mt
Carroll and Dixon, ILL.,, and Lincoln,
Neb., without change of cars in
the month of March. Passengers
for points in Kansas, Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Texas were to go thru
with but one change of cars. House
hold goods were to be handled and
carried through at the lowest rates
1.-The scene presented this morn
ing under he long rows of briaht
gas jets at our Thursday morning
market was attractive indeed, but
more particularly in the meat de-
partment. The clean, white aprons
of the butchers, the glistening
knives, the tidy stalls, the hooks
filled with an abundance of good,
fresh meat, makes a pleasant pic
ture."
An issue of The Globe in the first
part of March said: Boys snow
balling is delightful sport, when
engaged in on some wide, bound
less prairies, and is harmless. as
well. But we saw d line of COM
batants drawn up in front of the
Court House and another on the
opposite side of the street, that
were passing those white, slushy
missiles with due credit to young
America, without respect to, or
thought of, Mr. Croff's show win
dows"
&c. Will Luther returned home
after an absence of two weeks, rus
ticaring i'll the hills of TonOlaway.
He was the guest of his brother, F.
H. Luther, and enjoyed the hospi-
tally of his many friends in that
community"
1t was understood that John
Wanamaker, the great clothing
man, was shortly to open a branch
store in the Seidenstricker build
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-04-11
Last evening about

5, 1879: Last evening about q
o'clock two young men were driv-
ing along West Washington street
in a buggy and leading another
horse. When near the Square the
horse became unmanageable and
broke loose, causing quite an ex-
element for a short time. The
'untamed' was speedily captured by
some one in the crowd and restored
to the occupants of the buggy"
The family of Rev. ]. R. Will
liams, at supper ate heartily of
tomatoes that had been preserved
in cans. While removing the sup
per dishes the servant girl was
seized with fit of vomiting which
shortly after became general in
the family. An examination of the
cans revealed the fact that the acid
of the tomatoes had eaten the tin
lin many places.
The following poem of Spring"
is taken from The Scientific Spell
ing Book, published in 1S45, COM
piled for the use of schools by
Hezekiah Burhans:
Lo, spring returns upon the breeze
From southern isles and orange
trees,
To melt the snow and dress the
bowers
And spread around her wreath of
flowers.
Spring, thy wild and flowing song,
Echoes sweetly loud and long.
Dressed in all their robes of green,
Hills and valleys now are SEEM
Spring, thy bloom is ever new,
Wet with showers and morning
dew;
While thy warm and joyous sun,
Allures to labor everyone.
Spring, with newborn beauties
team,
Grass, green fields and runnign
stream;
While joy allumes the humble cot,
The heart is cold that loves thee
not.
Alter spending SO years as a
hOusekeeper or her divorced hus-
band. Mrs. Jane Moslander of Ply
mouth, Ind, was left penniless at
his recent death. She is suing the
estate for $40 week or a total of
$19,760.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-04-11
CARE IN USE OF FIRE is
URGED BY STATE FORESTER

State Forestry employees have
been assigned to forest fire duty
in several sections of the State by
State Forester R. w. Besley, who
at the same time calls upon the
people of Maryland to use extreme
care in the use of fire during the
next six weeks. Full cooperation
of the public is urged.
ADVERTISE IN THE GLOBE
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-04-11

ADVERTISE IN THE GLOBE
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-06-14

world. The 1000 miles of Overland
stage line were In minute out OF
business, and the era of Overland stag
ing on the great central route passed
into history.
Sam Holds Ribbons
Sam Gets, sitting on the front seat
of his Concord stage and holding the
ribbons of his beloved team Of Six, was
one Of the impressive figures In the
drama that was enacted that historic
day.
Salt Lake and started driving stage to
ogden and Utah. In 1870 he came to
Montana, driving and experimenting
for Salisbury, on the latter's lines until
the completion of the Union Pacific'S
branch lines into that region. In 1888
located on his stock ranch near Cas-
cade, where he died many years ago.
One of the tragedies in Gets life
was the killing Of his chum, Ed Kill
burn, one of the oldest and best stage
drivers on the Overland, in 1857. Kill
burn was said to be a wizard with the
ribbons and absolutely fearless. No
Drawer man ever held the reins Of
team
Early in June, 1867, Kilburn was
driving down the South Platte, about
1875 miles east of Dover He had
reached what was known as Godfrey's
ranch. After breakfast Gets, who was
at the ranch, jokingly said to him:
ED, look out for your scalp" Kilburn
merely smiled and remarked that the
Indians would not want his gray locks.
After the stage had gone about Two
miles down the river, a band of Chey-
ennes, hiding behind an old adobe
wall fired a volley at the coach and
killed Kilburn. When found, the stage
drivers body was fearfully mutilated
and was left stripped. On one Of his
fingers was a heavy gold ring, pres
ent from his faithful friend and COM
panion driver, Sam Gets.
Gets never recovered from the grief
occasioned by Kilburn's death, for the
two had been inSeparable Theirs was
a notable frontier friendship.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-06-14

and take to the road some 80 years
ago-has been given by-line story
with cut, and a two-column head ir
the New Orleans States, 16-pagt
daily of April 26. His career as a tour
ist is reviewed in a complimentary
manner, with additional facts not gen.
orally known in Butte The New Or
leans States story reads as follows:
By ANDREW ]. OJEDA
The man who designed and Travelled
In the first automobile trailer in Amer
lea back in 1912; who toured the A
states of the Union, Canada and parts
of Mexico first in covered wagons
buckboards and pack outfits and later
by modern gasoline propelled vehicles;
who covered more than 100000 miles
he says, over a span Of 54 years Of out
door life without an accident until
tragedy struck two years ago, was in
New orleans today, still gripped by
the wanderlust that seized him more
than a half century ago.
He is Frederick V. DankoWSkt, now
rs years old, who America calls the
dean of the traileriteS.'
Take a page from the life and ro-
nance of Fred DankoWski, and con-
slider his present physical makeup, and
you have the picture Of man upon
whom the gods showered their choicest
blessings until that fateful day two
years ago when that which he held
dearest on earth-his bride of 49 years
was taken from him by death in a
traffic smashup.
Marriage Long Romance
Yes. for 40 years, he tells you, the
young lady he married in Ogden, Utah,
had never ceased to be his sweetheart. "
The fervor of youth had never left
their romance.
Mr.. Dankowski, now retired from
business, had been man of various
business ventures. But he always for
got business at least six months in
each of those 54 years to see America
and neighboring countries from the
windows of the various types of We
hicles in which he Travelled.
cinderella" Man
1.-THE Cinderella man" Hollywood
would call him. For he came to Amer
lea with his immigrant parents when
only four years old and during his
career alternately as merchant tailor,
realtor and mine developer, he made
and lost several large fortunes.
Now heading toward his 77th year,
which he will attain on Christmas day,
he is still seeing America" though
by the less strenuous means of trans
portation railroads and planes.
Born in Posen, Poland, Mr.. Dankow-
ski settled with his parents in Chicago
In 1868. Three years later, as a child,
he witnessed the great Chicago fire,
something that has never been erased
from his memory.
His was the time that the west Of
fered such golden opportunity to those
seeking fortune and in 1887, at the age
Of %, he left Chicago and Tit out" for
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-06-14
BY WmCHEY

The last stage trip on the great
Gix-hOrse Overland line that car
ried mail and passengers from the
Missouri river to Placervtlle, CALI,
was made the day before the gold
en- spike was driven at PrOmOntOry
Summit, a little west of Salt Lake,
May 10, 1869, when the Union Pa
cific joined their tracks and first
spanned the continent with a
steam line. The honor of being the
driver of the last stage on the
Overland fell to Samuel v. Gets,
a well known Montana pioneer,
who died at Cascade many years
ago.
sam Gets was an old plainsman and
stage driver, with a history full Of in
terest. In 1865 he left his home in
Monroe county, Pennsylvania, and
drifted westward In 1865 he entered
Che service of the government and
started for Utah from Kansas with
General Morrisons command. At Cot
tonWood Springs he made the &C
ollaintance of General Harvey and re-
turned with him to Topeka, and it
was there that he broke into the stag
ing game as a driver in 1859. Until
1862 he worked on the eastern division
of the Overland, and was then trans
ferred to Denver, driving down the
south Platte to Latham.
In the years before his death. Gets
used to tell an extremely interesting
story of that last stage drive on the
old Overland, and of the May morn
ing when he pulled up at the summit
of the Rockies and watched Gov. Le-
land Stanford of California drive the
golden spike.
Coming of Iron Horse
For three years Gets and his fell
low drivers had been noting the prog
ress made by the two railroads-one
eastward bound and the other headed
for the Pacific. The Central Pacific
had been started in 1864, but 1t was
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-06-14

10 months before the first rail had
been put down on the east end Of the
Union Pacific at Omaha. The foothills
of the western slope of the Sierra Ne
vadas had already been reached by
the iron horse on the Central Paciflc;
After beginning work on the east end
of the line. the Union Pacific laid 200
miles of track during the first II
months, and in March, 1866, the line
had reached a point 300 miles west
of Omaha.
The rolling stock and much Of the
materials for the Central Pacific were
Obliged to make the long ocean voyage
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-06-14

Wyoming Three years In the tailoring
business In Cheyenne. and he headed
for Salt Lake City, where In q brief
span he made what the newspapers
then called q real estate killing"
Then he went into the mining bust
ness. About that time he met and mar
ried Miss Mary Alice Robins Of Ogden
Utah, who soon shared his passion for
travelling.
Twenty years later, after wearing out
half dozen or more horses and wagons
he substituted gasoline for his pony
express"
BY that time he had decided to place
healthful outdoor travel above business
cares.
Discarded Trailer
He had discarded his first trailer,
which he designed in 1912 and which
was built for him by a Chicago con-
Germ, and bought a $4,000 supercaravan
which he named the Nomad. This pal
ace on wheels" became known soon
from coast to coast.
It was on June %, 1899, that Mr..
and Mrs Dankowski babe farewell TO
relatives in Chicago and started in the
then 16-year-old Nomad for Califor-
MIA. Happily they turned the nose Of
their automobile trailer westward.
Then, while passing through Omaha,
Neb., the tragedy from the shock Of
which Mr.. Dankowski says he will
never recover, occurred.
ct was driving along one Of the main
thoroughfares," he said, when sud-
denly out from a narrow street shot
police car with police lieutenant at
the wheel. swerved to avoid a direct
crash and for few seconds we con-
verged on each other until the two
vehicles came together.
1.-THE Nomad was hurled upon its
side. The lighter car made two or three
somersaults. My wife was taken to
hospital and she died there two weeks
later.
outside of that tragic event." he
said, IT have never paid 81 to doctor
for treatment" Then, opening his
mouth, he invited the writer to look
at his teeth.
''Thirty-two of them" he exclaimed
proudly, "and the only thing dentist
has done to them in the past so years
is to give them good cleaning now
and then"
Another amazing fact about his phys
ical makeup is that he has full head
of hair and most of it is still black.
Still suffering from his injuries and
not over the shock, MIR. Dankosh wrote
a touching eulogy to his wife, which a
friend read over her bier the day she
was buried. He addressed it ITO My
Sweetheart" 1t concluded with an ex-
preston of deepest gratitude for the
letters and kilograms Of coincidence
sent him by hundreds of persons from
all over the United States
"Time Exposure"
"And when at last I have decided to
settle down and cease my roamings,"
he said, 'I intend writing an autobio-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-06-14
MONTANA MAN
WAS ORIGINAL
TRAILER USER
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE OF 49
YEARS HAD TRAGIC
ENDING

Dan Kowski," Montana's famous no
mad, and whose correct name is Fred
erick Dankowski, is still in the lime
light, notwithstanding the fact that he
has already outlived the Biblical limi-
tation of three score and ten"
Dan Kowsh"-as Butte people
learned to call him because Of the fact
that his surname was sprawled over
the door of his tailor shop in Butte
(Christian name omitted when he de-
cided to become a whole man cit
takes nine tailors to make a MANI
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-06-14
Custer Battlefield
To Haze Museum

A $4,000 appropriation to establish
museum at the Custer battlefield
near Crow Agency, Mont, was voted
by the senate into the interior appro-
priations bill The amount was con-
tanned in an amendment proposed by
Senator Wheeler. The senate also fol-
lowed another Wheeler recommends
ton by increasing the amount for fed
eral aid in wildlife restoration from
s2,500,OO0 to 100000.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-06-14
Sam Gets Held Ribbons on Last Stage; Watched Driving
of Golden Spike Connecting East With West in May 1869

grapany of myself. Then smiling, II
think I shall cali 1t Time Exposure"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-06-14

There is one advantage possessed by
the man at the bottom over the man
at the top; he doesn't have so far to
fall.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-05

THE HARDEST thing to stop
In this world" writes a mascu-
line philosopher. As not the
Cornell football team nor Hit
ler's panzer divisions; it's Loves
Young Dream"
a man doesn't seem 10 get up
in any better humor in these
days when he is awakened by a
musical alarm clock than he did
when a woman used her elbow
to jog her husband out OF bed.
WHAT Is that unknown guam
tity which makes a man or a
woman irresistible Once it was
called magnetism, then charm
and then Eleanor Glynn made it
famous as il. then il became
glamour-and now its appeal.
My vote is for magnetism. or
appeal. II is indefinite! Charm
isn't strong enough. and glamour
is an exaggeration. But, what
ever ii is. just gimme a little of
il and | won't bubble about the
technical term for it.
MEN HAVE flawless taste in
women's clothes. They may not
know what girl has on-but
they know an eyeful when they
see her!
The American Business Girl is
the best dressed woman in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-05
Charm. Glamour and Appeal;
Which Do You Prefer?
By HELEN ROWLAND

world. declares New York's
Mayor LaGuardia, who hands
her the blue ribbon for setting
the styles.
OF course, she is! Any girl
who works in an office with men
all day soon learns how to catch
the masculine eye without put
ting it out!
SHE FINDS out III a { men
prefer streamined effects TO
frills and feathers.
That they like a girl to be
shipShape. You know-trig and
graceful, like a yacht or a sail
boat.
That they abhor extreme and
eccentric styles-such as monkey
hats and blood red fingernails.
But that they always fall for a
red hat.
A LIBERAL. according 10 a
cynical conservative. is one who
thinks tn a { the other fellow
should always be liberal enough
TO pay for the drinks and settle
the dinner check.
A husband is like a phono-
graph: some girls manage TO get
good one the first tine-but
lots of women have TO try sew
eral retakes before they have
anv luck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-05
Wednesday, February 5, 1941
Analysing Various Items
! In the Jones Budget
BY IRENE NJ. HAWKINS
Women's Editor, The Detroit Times

THIS is the third in a series
Of articles on the subject of
budgeting. We have the Jones
family with five children, on an
income of S34 a week. and we
are still hoping our friend Busy
Bee will give us her own figures
on how she manages.
Meantime. however, we've said
we could do il. Yesterday we
gave figures as taken from our
Detroit Times Home Institute
Budget Booklet. what they
cover, and we left Mrs. Jones
with the problem of finding a
house for S25 a month.
The second item on our budget
Is operating expense, which the
little booklet sets at 10 per cent,
or $50 a week, which is about
$50 a month.
AT first we thought this item
out of proportion, since there is
only S25 allowed for rent. But
it covers heat. light. gas, laun-
dry and other incidental ex-
pense including new dish
towels. replacement for break
age, =yeH=can see il is meme
too much.
In fact. trouble is most people
forget this item and try TO sneak
it out of the food money and
then wonder why budget never
works in the pocketbook as Il
does on paper.
So the Joneses must be very
particular TO make provision for
. this expense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-05

for II covers insurance. bank
account for the rainy day or
when Mr.. Jones may be laid off
work. Should the Joneses decide
10 buy a piece of furniture or
develop doctor bill il has
10 be taken out Of this fund.
That is why savings are i'm
portant. and they must be CARE
ful not 10 run il 70 the ground
50 that the TIL is empty when
emergencies arise.
TOMORROW-We start on
the subject of food. which We
have left 10 the last because it
is the most important item in
any budget the one where
there is usually the greatest diff
fculty and biggest leakage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-05
Clothino

Our budget book allows for
this item II per cent or
S374 a week. which is Sl9i as a
year.
Not much. We admit. hui its
all the JoneseS have for the mo-
ment and so Mrs. Jones VIII set
about 70 make u do
We won't attempt 10 tell Mrs
Jones what she should pay for
her clothes. but We do know
that If she shops around she
viii find mighty attractive IN
expensive dresses -HiHety-Hifte
cents for a pretty blouse we saw
in the Joan Dean column Just
recently :. and smart little
dresses for as low as S5.95
other items accordingly.
Furthermore. Mrs. Jones can
easily learn 10 sew and make
her own dresses as well as
Clothes for The children.
Mr.. Jones Will buy a fairly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-05

good suit. for it will wear longer
and hold its press better. Shoes.
of course. they will have to buy
all the more reason TO get
the other things as reasonable
as possible and there's no
use to try TO whittle clothing
out of the food budget or the
operating expense department
...she just must drop that 1914
into the box every week. so it
will be there.
Don't tell us Mrs. Jones
CAN'T sew, because she can If
she tries hard enough. and she
will have TO. if she is going to
keep within that clothes budget
Pretty ginghams and percales
sometimes as low as 10 cents a
yard 10 yards for 81. 80 will
make dresses for the whole
family.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-05
Advancement

Advancement, Now. that's
an item that sounds silly when
we're talking economy but
its as necessary as the food you
eat. No house should be with
oHt its daily newspaper, a good
magazine or two. Mr.. Jones
naturally must have his hair cut
now and then. Mrs. Jones is
entitled 10 a trip TO the beauty
shop even if she has five chill
dren.
Then there's church. and the
pennies 10 be dropped into the
bundles for Britain fund. and a
little for Santa Claus for his
neglected families at Christmas
time.
This is the fund. Wondering
Ladies. that s-tf1e JoueSes go
10 the movies once week, and
its probably the fund Busy Bee
husband tapped for that five
pound box Of candy and the
flowers for their anniversary
Advancement is a good name for
1t. for the greatest investment
any one can make is the money
spent 10 promote peace and
happiness. Stingy thoughtlesS
husbands. please take note
nifty cents spent fer a bunch of
violets may ward of full
weeks naGging. for who could
Scold husband who brings
home violetS,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-05
Savings

Now We come 20 the matter
Of savings We've Jumped the
rest Of the Joneses life. so 10
speak. under this one heading
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-05

WYATT TILL YOU GET your hands on a cake OF
w Swan, you hard-water sufferers You're in
for the soap surprise of your life!
Here's pure floating soap that sSways better.
]. SUds two times quicker than old-type
floating soaps-,n hard wdter, cold water, any
old kind of water. Forget hard-water suds prob
lens now!
z. Swan gives richer lofher, too-creamier
suds that last up to 249o longer Suds that stand
up, that don't go thin and fat two minutes after
you start the dishes!
5. Swon's whlterl Pure and mild as imported
1000 olive OIL CASTLE. Ask your doctor H. has
the details about Swan in his medical journals.
q. Much firmerI Lasts IonserI Feel Swami
It's harder, more solid, much firmer. 1t has lots
less moisture-so it's bound to last longer.
5. lis smoother, fner-fextvred, TOO.
3. Smells fresherl Swan has cleaner odor.
]. Swan even breaks different from other
floating soaps. Splits apart clean as a whistle.
No wssteful, hard-to-handle edges.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-27
Business Places for Rent

LINWooD. se0e. corner Hsxelwood-stors
for rent, reasonable; will rent or lease.
McNIcHoLs. EAST. at Dawson. No 50ts
on corner Conley, next 10 c. y. Smith
store. Occupied by drygoods and dresses for
about 10 years: suitable for same or drugs
shoes, ETC.; available May 1. Paterson
Bros. CO., $3.50 Il. Grand Blvd, MA. 1887.
WOODWARD. s304. opposite Atkinson
basement: $50 month. Phone J. Il. Sink,
tomorrow. Cherry 3770.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-27
Apartments for Rent
Euro..h.J

BLAINE. 30sf, cor. Wndemere-NsWIy dec
rms. everything included. Reasonable
PORTER. 1874 downtown; two rooms. IS
week: everything inc: well serviced.
SEWARD, l734-Four rooms. everything
included new stoves. transportation.
Ss5 90 S47. so.
TOWNSEND. 1882 packard - Kitchen
cite apartment. front. steam heat. child.
Trinity 2-2563.
VERNON Highway. West. 1877, between
Trumbull and Bro0kyu"-Modern. very
desirable one-room apartment. including
kitchenette. hath. Conveniently located.
COLORED-250 Frederick. two three
rooms reconditioned; private bath. de-
sirahle for refined adults