Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1919 — TALES FROM BIG CITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TALES FROM BIG CITIES

Why an f Everyday Lunch Cost Mr. Barnay $7,800 » ■ CHICAGO. —Twenty years ago John M. Barnay, the son of a wealthy Hungarian. left Budapest to fry his fortunes in America as a civil and mechanical engineer. Arrived in Chicago, be obtained a position as instructor dt Lewis institute. Soon after he mar-

tied Miss Florence Wain. In 1904 she obtained a divorce on grounds of cruelty and obtained custody of the two children—a daughter, four years old, and a son, six months. Barnay was ordered to pay alimony of $lO a week. He disappeared. She resumed her maiden name and went to work. The other day she brought her son, now fifteen years old. downtown to buy a suit. They were having luncheon in a restaurant at 54 East Van Buren

street. Her veil was down. A man entered, looked about at the filled tables, and chose the only vacant seat —opposite her at her table. She looked up casually and then gasjK-d. It was her former husband. Without raising her veil she arose and got the proprietor of the restaurant to telephone her lawyer. She returned to the table, raised her veil, and said- “ Hello, John.” "Why. why—Florence, is it you?” “Yes. it’s me, John;" «She introduced John, Jr. “Florence. I want you to come up to the Monadnock building and meet my wife. You know, I married about three yeave ago.—l am representing. the Republic Fireproof company here.” She played for time. She was at her wits* end when in walked Detective Sergeants Michael Trant and Max Redlich of the central station. Fifteen times fifty-two times ten equals 7,800 —the number of dollars In Mr. Barnay’s lunch bill.

True Love in Denver Bears Out Poet’s Statement DENVER— When Samuel Hartsei of 1627 Vine street, a Colorado pioneer cattleman and founder of the town of Hartsei, died recently at the age of eighty-four he left an estate of about $200,000 to his three daughters, Mrs.

F. E. Prewitt, Mrs. George Schdephoester and “Henrietta Hartsel.” Inside the quotation marks is this story: When his two elder daughters had married, the aged cattleman sai<l to Henrietta: “If you marry now. I will lose my home, Henrietta, for I will not live in the home of any Two families never could live under- one roof and never can.” So Miss Hartsei agreed to stick by her father till death, and kept her

promise. But in keeping this promise she did not break faith .with herself, either. She went to Greeley about four years ago and married Paul J. Donovan, son of J. B. Donovan, president of the Colorado Pioneer society. She consulted with her sisters and they agreed that it was all right. Some of these days Mr. and Mrs. Paul Donovan will have a honeymoon. To date they have seen very little of each other since their marriage. It was the custom of Mr. Hartsei to spend his winters in Florida or Hawaii or California, and he always took Henrietta with him. Mr. Donovan is an electrical engineer and bis work took him several months ago into a part of Mexico where it is not safe for an American woman to go. So Mr. Donovan is far away in Mexico and “Henrietta Hartsei” in the old home in Vine street. Ajid the neighbors are still telling how surprised they are. All of which would seem to indicate that the poet was just about right when he said. “The course of true love never runs smooth.”

Passengers on Nebraska Train Have Experiences NORFOLK. NEB.—The eighty passengers on a Northwestern train which was buried in the snow seven miles east of here for four days in the last storm will not soon forget the experience. The train left Norfolk for Sioux City on a Thursday morning. A blizzard had

started and the train was preceded by a snow plow’ pushed by two locomotives Seven miles east of Norfolk the plows and locomotives stuck in a drift. The passenger train halted to wait until the plow’s battered a way through, but soon was snowed in Itself and was unable to back up. Telegraph wires went out of commission and division headquarters in Norfolk could not be notified of the tieup. It had been thought that the

train got through until Friday afternoon, when a wire from Sioux City by way of Omaha asked for information concerning the lost train. Two trainmen from the marooned train walked through the drifts and Reached Norfolk that same afternoon. They reported the lost train as being completely covered with snow in a deep cut. At midnight a snow plow pushed by three locomotives and carrying provisions started from Norfolk. The outfit became stalled on the line and did not reach the imperiled passengers till Sunday night. In the meantime the passengers on the stalled train were having experiences out of the ordinary. The train carried neither dining car nor sleepers. The’ coal ran short and the passengers were crowded into one car. Friday morning revealed snow two or three feet deep, with drifts ten to fifteen feet high. The nearest farmhouse was more than a mile away. The only food was basket lunches and eggs from the baggage car. Friday afternoon farmers came to the rescue with cooked food and 'took home with.them six small children. The passengers played games, read everything on the train and held prayer meetings to kill time. - All this took place while Chicago was boasting of the “first robins” of spring, dandelions and one butterfly.

Why George Stallings Is Called “Miracle Man” ATLANTA, GA. —Ever hear why they named George Stallings Man?” Probably you, Just as thousands of others, thought it was because he dragged the Boston Braves of 1914 from last place to the world's champion-

ship between July 1 and about October 10. That isn't the reason at all. Stallings acquired the title down on his Georgia ranch in the presence of several hundred of his colored working men. Joe was foreman. Sam and Jim lived In huts back in the woods. Now Mr. Stallings, as he’s called on the ranch, raises pedigreed pigs for which he gets fancy prices. One fall, several years ago, some of the pigs disappeared. Mr. Stallings possessed

a big brass ship’s compass. Those “niggahs” had never seen a ship's compass. He took it out in the yard ope Sunday afternoon and ordered Joe to call all the “niggahs” together. The colored workers formed a half circle in front of the boss. ——— Suspecting Sam because of observations made at other times, Stallings put the compass on the ground directly south of -him.’ , “Now, this thing I have here," began Stallings, “is a patent liar and hogthief detector. This hand inside the-glass will pick out any thief or liar in a crowd " and he kept tapping the Instrument with his toe to keep the hand bobbing around. “Some of my pigs have disappeared, and I’m going to find the thief. Joe. come up here.” he jydd to his foreman, as he quit kicking the com‘.pass and allowed the needle to come to a stop. “Where is that hand pointing n °" Joe looked at the compass, then ran his eye along the ground, due north, and replied ; “It's pointing right at you, Sam.” , “Well I didn’t dd It alone." answered the guilty Sam. / “I Just knew that ‘niggah’ couldn’t keep his mouth shut," spoke the equally guilty Jim. •<" ... . „ On his plantation Mr. Stallings is a "miracle man.