davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

that funny man was and he said his
name was Rockefeller. I remember i
thought IL was n very funny name"
Yes" said Richard Rockefeller as
his wife paused to smile over the recol-
lection. that was Uncle William. q
loud man who would laugh one minute
and frown the next. When he wasn't
travelling around somewhere. he hung
around my fathers blacksmith shop.
How he used to sing and tell stories.
And half the women In the neighbour
hood used to peep In through the door
and be tickled IL he called out To them
or smiled. He was a fine looking man,
but no good, sir, no good"
Where In he now? ?" he was asked.
II always thought he was dead. Some
years ago I went back home and the
folks told me that the old man had
died. No one seemed TO know where
or how. You see he was one OF those
fellows who never stop long In one
place. He was here on minute. there
the next. always wandering around and
his poor wife crying her eyes out half
the time. He left Pennsylvania and
went west: that IL all we know OF him.
My folks told me on that visit. too. that
John D.. his son. was living In a big
house In Cleveland"
DO you remember John?"
Not very well. i was older than he
and then he never mixed with the
ohtre boys. Whenever We arranged To 60
out swimming or do something OF that
sort, John would work on the farm or
help about the house. liked the boy.
lie seemed to be very fond OF his
mother and much OF his time was spent
with her"
He was always good TO his mother"
said Mrs. Rockefeller. and Heaven
knows that she needed somebody TO
treat her well. The other boys were
kind 10 her but they seemed TO be n lit
tie thoughtless, as boys are"
Richard Rockefeller then took up the
thread OF talk and mentioned the time
when he and his wife and John ID. at
tended the same school In owego. The
Standard OIL king as a boy did not
seem TO care much for books but was
always n studious lad. He admired In
teiiect I'm others and did his best 20
cope with more brilliant minds than
his own ut school.
But though books did not have an
attraction for him. trading did. He
was continually scheming out some
way OF making money. According 10
the descriptions by these old people,
this commercial instinct was marked
even when he was boy and he had
the reputation OF being shrewd buyer
and a good seller. But he was always
CoublueTtu ptlAtNAtJ upiikhe ~ az
early age he was influenced TO a great
extent by the gentle character OF his
mother. She seemed an admirable
woman whose whole life had been
spoiled by the conduct OF her vagrani
husband, n devout woman. who found
solace in religion. The members OF
the family ut that time were Presby-
terians.
"John was n good boy" said Mrs
Richard Rockefeller. and l don't be-
| lieve all these stories about him. He
was not at all like his father William
| He never did any ono n wrong when he
was a boy and all the money earned
was obtained honestly and by hard
work"
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Rockefeller
] lost track OF the John ID. branch Of ths
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
THE ARAB HORSE.
Scientists Making an investigation Into
Its Origin.

According to United States Consul
Halstead at Birmingham. British SCI
entists are engaged I'm an investigatisl
II the origin OF thoroughbred and Arab
horses. A recent report To the British
museum said that the skull OF a horse,
from India showed n slight depression
I'm front OF the eyes. evidently repre-
senting the pit for the face gland like
that OF "A DEER. which existed I'm the
extinct three-toed hipparions or print
tive horses. and that a similar depres-
sion had been noticed In the skulls OF
the racers Stockwell. Ben dor. Eclipse.
Orlando ard Hermit. and Is said to have
existed I'm n rudimentary condition In
the fossil true horses OF India.
This popularity Is said to be lacking
en- the skulls OF horses from the drift
and turbary OF Europe. In other words.
this face gland rudiment exists in the
skulls OF all thoroughbred and Arab
horses. This has suggested the pre-
sumption that the Arab and the thor
oughbred have an origin quite apart
from the horses OF western Europe. pre-
sumnbly from an eastern form. related
10 the fossil horses OF india.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Crrom the Sioux City TrIbuns)

Hidden In n ciump OF trees. four
miles from Neville. Iowa, In this coun-
~. stands the farm house of Richard
Rockefeller. second cousin Of the rich
est man In the world.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Rookie
Teller are now in the evening OF their
days and 80 simple n the life that they
have led that. though they have resided
I'm that vicinity for nearly forty years.
little II known OF them even by their
neighbors. But unlike their dis
guished relative. they have gained the
respect Of the community during their
lifetime and this through acts Of kind
ly charity and n course OF conscientious
honesty.
Though all the world may revilc
John ID. Rockefeller and point Mt him
the finger OF scorn. this aged couple
stiil regard him with favor. remem--
bering him not M n trust maker and
monopolist but an the weakly boy who
worked while others played.
Though years have rolled by they
still remember the old Rockefeller fam
lily. The father. n big Swapping man,
who laughed and sang and went out 10
the woods or disappeared for weeks at
n time and who gained the disapproba-
ton OF the simple Pennsyivania COM
OF drunk enness and riotous living. The
mother. patient. calm. worn by anxiety.
her soul conferred In the upbringing of
the three boys and OF John ID. her IN.
voritc. This Is their picture Of the oil
kings family.
Mrs. Richard Rockefeller was also
brought up I'm the same community
with John ID. Rockefeller and her
recoilections of the family are stu
vivid.
MY husband. Cousin John and
went to the same school In Owego In
Tioga county. New York STATE" she
said. Il remember the first time i met
any OF the family I was very little
girl at that time and my people had
crossed over the lire TO Pennsylvania
for n visit. As we drove up the village
street. brown faced man was sitting
In a blacksmith's shop passing Jokes
! and every now and then singing some
| song. I was n little afraid. but my
father stopped at the blacksmith's
place to get some horse shoes and n
| he was talking to the smithy-who by
the way was none other than my hus-
| bands father also called Richard
Rockefelier--I watched the man who
was singing. He laughed when he saw
/ me and held out his arms. but i was
| afraid OF him and hid behind my faith
er. Afterwards asked my father who
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

family when they moved to the south
From there the couple came to Iowa.
settling at Neville. At about the tims
John ID. was fir.t engaging In business
for himself. Richard Rockefeller was
breaking up the prairie and helping
build tn empire west OF the Missis-
etppi. They never corresponded with
the other branch OF the family. -
time went on. they learned through
the newspapers that the second cous-
In. was becoming prominent and rich.
They learned that men were beginning
TO despise him. calling him n cantinE,
hypocrite and robber. They saw him
heraided from one end OF the world To,
the other az man willing TO crush
millions IL by 10 doing he would front
financially.
But the flood OF bitter charges
against the man did not for n moment
alter the regard I'm which these people
held him. He In stiIi 20 them n good
boy, one who loved his mother -
cared for her with n love and wisdom
remarkable for one OF his years.
At times the couple found thcm-
selves In financial difficulties. Crops
failed repeatedly. hard times came and
they were forced TO mortgage the small
farm OF eighty acres. Never for a mo-
ment did they think OF asking help
from their childhood companion and
kin. who was reputcd 10 be the wealth.
lest man In the world. They are made
OF sterner stun. by hard work they
managed to pay of the mortgage and
now they own the farm and. though
weli-to-do. are by no means wealthy.
There Is "a striking resemblance be-
tween Richard Rockefeller and the por-
traits OF John ID. The former. 10 ~
true. wears the typical old fashioned
Yankee goatee and his face IL not
scared with the lines OF thought and
care which are prominent on that OF
John d.. but the cast OF features In thu
same and one can tell at n glance that
the two are related by blood.
The couple are now living alone.
their three daughters. and nephew
whom they adopted many years ago.
having married and settled I'm the
neighboring vicinity. The son. William
/ II. Rockefeller. f. cashier OF the Farm
ers' bank Mt Neville and he is said 20
possess much OF the business sense
which made the Standard OIL king ia
nous. Az a boy he worked his own
way through college and through hard
work and perseverance, has risen TO his
present capacity. lie " quite a young
man rather serious. with pleasant
manner.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Es,en. Of Russian Outbreaks.

New York Tribune: One OF the most
ominous features 'of the current out
breaks In Russia II their wide racial
and geographical distribution. They in
volve great Russians. little Russians,
white Russians. Poles. Firms. Jews.
Georgians. Armenians and who not
else. They occur from the Baltic to
the Urais. from the Caucasus TO the
Neva- Outbreaks OF such extent are
not 10 be regarded as merely logical
or sporadic. They indicate n disaffcc-
ton so widespread as 20 be all but
universal. All parts OF the empire are
involved. and the remedy essential Is
one that will apply 10 all parts OF the
empire. The disease Is past the stage
in which local pailiatiyes would avail.
IL has become constitutional and 10
needs constitutional treatment.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

Chicago Tribune: Colonel McSchwartx
was telling the caller how wonderfully
the town had grown.
why, when ! moved here with my
wife and daughter. twenty-sev---"
Papa" interposed Miss McSchwa.ex.
there's a mosquito on your neck. Let
me pinch IL on"
OUCH" exclaimed the colonel. "As
I was saying. when We moved here
quite n number OF years ago" etc.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Only n Dream.

Hardman Free Press: We had a
dream last night that we wish had
com. true. We was umpiring n game
OF ball. and one OF the teams was made
up this way: Schlitz. C; Pabst. Id. NIL
Ter. 20: Schorr. 3b: 0erst, 81: Anheuser.
n: Busch. CT: Cook. II, and Lemp, y.
We decided every pint In favor OF the
team. and when the game was over
they sent us n wagon load OF bottled
beer, and we was about TO sample the
stun when it rained through the roof In
our face and woke us W..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Short Changed.

Yonkers Statesman; Yeast-i hear
you went down TO Palm beach for a
change?
crimsonbeak-Yes. and got short
changed
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
SAY ROCKEFELLER IS GOOD

Mr. and Mrs Richard Rockefeller Of Neville. Second Coasas
Of he Oil King Believe None Of the CHARGES Against Him.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
spoils and Canal BUILDING.

Just how much the canal would cost
TO the American taxpayer II the theo-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
The Willis Citranas.

The second citrange. named the Willis.
10 good Cor the same purpose az the rusi<
n n an excellent substitute for the lemon
to serve with fish and oysters. ga owing
20 It's seedlessness II especially valuable
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28

were said to have been slain, were the
grossest exaggerations. The only foun
dation for the reports was fight oc-
curing at the ranch in which two In
dams were killed and Luis Caranza was
wounded. There was no attempt at
massacre, and no troops were sent out.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28

at Tonka Bay. Foss church picniced on
the Excelsior picnic grounds and the
members of the Hamline Methodist
church toured the lake and picniced at
Spring Park. The Puritan had been
chartered during the morning for trip
of the lake in which all the picnicers
participated.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Elliott, Harry,
Gertrude and Raymond Elliott of Min
neapolis, and Miss Elliott Of London,
England, came out to the lake Satur-
day and are at the Chapman house,
Mound. Mr.. and Mrs. 5. G. Arm
strong and family Of Minneapolis, Mr..
and Mrs. B. fl. Lewis and family Of
ST.. Louis are also out for the season.
being enlarged anda new wa alley R1i Is ada a.
ed. The pavilion is undergoing a
thoro remodeling and many improve
ments are made at Chapman IS. The
Mayf1ower makes now her headquarters
at the Mound, making three Dolly trips
into the lower lake. She lands for
passengers at Buena Vista, Chapman IS,
Bartlett's and Dewey's.
house wsre H. Asp ~ dne a ofge oRseph
Greening, Charles NJ, Knapp, Mrs. George
Conway, r. Seleyer, J. g; Lewis, Dr.
son, u. w. Noys, VIM. Carr, P. A. Rog.
ers, II. Manning, Mr.. and Mrs. George
| D: Walker, B. Johnson, Minneapolis;
Miss Charlotte Spencer, Victoria, B. G.;
3: F. Manning, Omaha; o. J. Clark
Ripon, Wis.
The former commodore Of the Osh
kosh Yacht club, Frank H. Libby, was
elected an honorary member of the
Minnetonka Boat club at a meeting
held Monday. night. Mr.. Libby is wei
known to Minnetonka sailors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28

THE MINNESOTA DAMAGED.
Nagasaki, japan, June 2S.-The Great North
ern Steamship company's steamer Minnesota has
arrived at this port with her stern post cracked.
Temporary repairs will be effected here requir-
ing ten days time. The vessel, which comes
from Hongkong and Shanghai, will then resume
her voyage to Seattle by way of Yokohama.
Delicate, pale children need CDR.
Lauritzen s Health Table Malt. - At
druggists, or delivered to house. Phone,
N. W., East 440; Twin City, 1889.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.: and Mrs.. W. Herricn Of New Ulm are Mt
the White house. z..5:sg.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Atkinson of Minneapolis
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles BintIiff
at their home on Gideon's bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Glover were at the
lake yesterday, attending the Wallace-Gerhard
wedding. 800
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Baldwin of New York
city are guests at the White house for a
month";
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Orme Of Minneapolis
Weekend guests at the White house were:
Mrs. G. II. Metcalf. F. II. Smith, W. f. Stoop-
err, Earl P. Free,.-J. ". Howe Mr. and Mrs
F. E. Moore. Miss Marie Vokes, A. G. Dannen-
BAUM L. ]. Gofferney, Mr. and Mrs. w. II.
Roberts. Miss e. Crawshaw, H. r. Steere, Miss
NJ. R. Crawshaw. Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Cleveland.
Herbert Gould, Minneapolis; R. w. Morse
Grand Rapids; Rudolph A. Timm, Chicago
Bass in Minnetonka
Are being caught in great plenty. There
are also plenty of splendid snaps to be
picked up at Boutell's Great Removal
Sale. Endeavor to visit their tempo
rary location (623-625 Nicollet ave)
tomorrow. You will be surprised at the
tremendous cut in prices.
The Minnesota Epworth league has
selected The North Western Line as the
Official Route to Denver for their ma
tional convention in July. Very low
round-trip rates are announced for this
occasion. For particulars call at 600
Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28

Are You Going to Portland?
Bijou Trunk Factory. Ia Wash. Ave. N
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28
TWO KILLED IN MASSACRE
Story of Yaqui Attack Is Thrillingly
Fictionized.

Nogales, Ariz., June 28.-The stories
sent out from this place regarding the
attack Of Yaqui Indians upon the
Buenos Ayres ranch in Sonora last
Thursday, in which over twenty Yaquis
and several settlers and their families
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28
Pleasure Trips on Lake Superior,

INGENUITY 01t I1c81AO
Tickets now on sale at office of the
North Western Line.
On Saturday: Twin cities to Port Ar
thur and Isle Royal. 1880. On return
trip arrive twin cities following Tues
day.
Every day: Twin cities to Port Ar
thur via Houghton and Isle Royal with
stopcvers; good returning within thirty
days, $1,000.
Every day: Twin cities to Georgian
Bay and return, with stopovers at
Houghton, Marquette, Saulte Ste. Marie
and Owen Sound, $3.50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28

The Tuesday Limited club will enter
social gathering for the men friends of
the club at the lake. There will be a
hop for the party of forty at the Elk
celsinr casino
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28

MI. Bartlett has just put in new
dock ITS feet long, and his feet Of row
guests who registered at Bartlett s
We're Mrs. w. W. Carlos and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Deaver, Mrs. A.
c.. French, Frank 81. Nutter, Jr., John
81. Mcknight, r. Roberts, Miss Graves,
Otto Lohoff, Mrs. NJ. Stanford, Miss
|. Ella buckley, S. Strangeland, R. j.
Elliott, Mrs Berrier, Miss Rean T.
Harry Dunsmore, NJ F. Roberts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28

The Methodist churches had mon
opoly Of the picnics held yesterday at
the lake. Hennepin Avenue Metho dist
church held forth on its annual picnic
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-27
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. ALWAYS
Local Lines Must Be Paid For When
Sent IN.

Some time ago the TImes-R corder
established the rule of requiring pay
ment in advance for small local adver
tisements, and this rule is rigIdly en-
forced. Odly those merchants and ad
vertihers carrying monthly accounts are
excepted, aud many of these pay in
advance rather than have such small
Items charged All notices of FOR sale,
for rem, io~t, found, wanted and Others
Of This nature must positively he &C.
'ompauied by the cash Count seven
words line ard send or bring ten
cente per line for your notice, else i,
will not appear. No attention will be
given any such business telephoned
70 the off Q IF or business hours
Please save our feelings and your own
by remembering this rule in future.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-27
One kind of beer tastes about the
same as another after the fifth or six
glass.
Laundry Machines for Sale.

We have several laundry machines 10
our landry plant now in operation for
sale, and will deliver same to purchaser
as soon as our new building is complet-
ed and thoroughly equipped with mod
ern laundry machinery. The machines
offered for sale are as modern as any gas
heated machines and suitable to handle
the business satisfactorily in city of
10000 inhabitants. Address
New AMERIcUs STEAM LAUNDRY.
lin Americua. Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-27

King Edward has, through the
Archbishop of Canterbury, offered
to donate a Bible to the old church
of Breton Parish, in Virginia.
This is one of the oldest English
churches in the United States, and
within its ancient Uncovered
wall five Presidents of the United
States, including G gorge Washing
ton, have worshipped. 1t is said
that Posahontas was baptized in
this church, which is fine speci-
men of colonial architecture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-27
This is the season of the year when
q man wears euch thin clothes that it
hurts him to sit down.
a Good Nights Raat.

The greatestl tonic on. earth is a good
nights rest. Restless nights and. the terri
bic exhaustion of hacking cough are dread
dangers of the poor consumptive, But why
IS fear of the night when few dose of DR..
Boschee'sG German Syrup will insure refresh.
ing sleep, entirely free from cough or night
swe I? Free expectoration in the morning
is made certain by taking German Syrup.
1t has cured consumption for forty years.
Trial bottle, 25c. Big bottle, 75c. At all
druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-27

Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and
Illinois expect bumper corn crops
this season. Much discussion is
now going on as to the proper dis
posal of the crop that is in sight;
25-cent corn is freely predicted
A cooperative movement to store
and hold is just taking form.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-27
Numerous and Worthless.

Everything Is in the name when i
comes to Witch Hazel s I've. E. O
Dewitt q Go. of Chicago discovered
some years ago how to make a salVt
from Witch aaz that's specific fol
Plies. For blind, bleeding, itching anC
protruding Plles, eczema, cuts, burns
bruises and all skin dises ses DEWITT
Salve has no Equal. That gives rise tt
numerous worthless commercials. Ash
for DeWitt's-the genuine. sod BY
". a. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-27

A young lady applicant for a
school out West, says a st Louis
humorist, was asked the question:
"What is your position upon
whipping children?" and her re-
ply was: "My usual position is on
a chair, with the child held firmly
acoss my knees, face downward. :"
She got the school.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-27

A New Yorker, who would be
considered wealthy down this way,
has sold his wife to a wealthy
broker for SIS, 900. This is more
business like than the methods of
some New Workers who acquire
other mems wives without paying
the husbands anything.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-27

The Republican party was the
beneficiary of the insurance COM
pany contributions, but although
it has been caught with the goods
it will not make restitution. All
Doodle is acceptable that comes to
the Republican mill.