Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1913 — Forgets Home Number; Lands in Station House [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Forgets Home Number; Lands in Station House

CHICAGO.-— Because his memory deserted him at the most critical time —the time to go home —Frank H. Harlow, a manufacturer of advertising novelties, after touring the North Side in a taxicab for four hours in a vain search for his domicile, was forced to spend* the night at the Chicago avenue police station by the accommodating but irate chauffeur. When Harlow finally decided that he would go home the other night he summoned a taxicab and crawled in. “Where to?’ ’asked the chauffer. "Home," was the curt reply. “Where is home?” persisted the inquisitive driver. “Why—-er lesh see —er that’sh funny. Can’t r’member. Y’ see, just moved an’ forget where. Somewhere on North Side. We’ll find it.” The chauffeur drove to the North ■Side and Harlow kept his eye peeled for apartment houses. At last he saw one that looked like “home” and ordered the driver to stop. Out he got and into the building he went. Ten minutes the driver waited and then Harlow emerged. "They shay poshtlvely I don’t live there," he said. "Lesh go somewhere elsh.”

Away they went, with Harlow peering out of the window at the buildIngs as they flashed past Again they stopped before an apartment and Harlow ambled in. “Wrong again,” said Harlow coming out. “Never saw such un’eommodatin’ people," Harlow told the driver. “Rang every bell and they got mad. Said I was crazy. Looks just like home, too. That’sh funny.” Finally the exasperated chauffeur looked at his meter. It registered four hours, a goodly number of‘miles and a considerable fare. ~ The driver bundled his fare back into the machine and drove to the Chicago avenue station. When he heard the story the next morning, Judge Maxwell discharged the prisoner.