Garland Globe | 1907-10-12 | Page 5 | Celebrated Berne Timepiece

CELEBRATED BERNE TIMEPIECE. Historic Clock an American Millionaire Million-aire Wished to Buy. London. A story comes from norno to tho effect that a "Chicago millionaire," million-aire," namo not glvon, has been trying try-ing hard, to purchase- the celebrated clock in tho Kcltglockcnturm in thnt city. It Is asserted that ho mado ono offer after another, ench time raising tho price, but that ho was nt last convinced con-vinced that thero was something in Switzerland which money could not buy. Tho clock announces tho hours by the crowing of a cock, and two minutes min-utes before each hour a number of bears walk around tho sitting figure. Unlike many of tho curious and elaborate elab-orate clockH In existence, tho nemo timepiece Is also notabln for Its artistic ar-tistic workmanship. The Swiss .newspapers wore exceedingly exceed-ingly Indignant at tho Idea of tho clock going to America and said Bomo unpleasant things about tho habit of tguawnwww mm i w Clock Wanted by American Millionaire. Million-aire. rich Americans of trying to purchaso everything thnt takes tholr fancy.