davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17

Nearly all great orators and authors
use words that are smaller than their
ideas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
FOX LAKE IN FIRE DANGER.

Gale Spreads Blaze of Burning Resi-
dence, but Flames Are Checked.
Fox Lake was threatened for a while
with a disastrous fire which started in
the residence of ]. G. Davis and was soon
beyond control. The high wind carried
embers to the residences of w. II. Muir
ply and ii. II. Weisel. Bucket brigades
after strenuous work got the fire under
control before the Murphy and Weisel
residences were greatly damaged. The
Davis place is total loss. The Fox
Lake hotel was in great danger also.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
SEE NEW DANGER FOR DELLs.
Qartzite Plant Ia Eat Up Beauty of
WincOnsin River.

WinCOnsin HIVeF.
Baraboo and vicinity are up in arms
over the report that the American Refrac-
tory Company of West Virginia has pur-
chased fifty-seven acres of land on Devils
lake, to use the quartzite rock for cement
brick. The rock will be shipped to Pc
oria, H.. where a large plant is estab-
lished. The protest made by the citizens
is on the ground that the removal of the
rock will in time ruin the place as a sum
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17

A general strike Of bricklayers along
the Hudson IS threatened, higher wages
being demanded
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17

Fire destroyed the Wonewoc creamery.
tn. loss is $4,000. with $500 insurance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17

When it was seen that the whole city
was in danger of destruction, the people
became wild with excitement and fear
Household goods were taken from homes
and the firemen were left alone to fight
the big blaze
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
TRAIN FALLS INTO DITCH
DISASTER ON NICKEL PLATE
ROAD IN INDIANA.
No One Killed But Twenty Three Per-
sons Are Injured-Story of
the Accident.

Fort Wayne, Ind, March 31.-As
east-bound Nickel Plate passenger
train No. was approaching the town
OF South Whitley Friday afternoon the
smoker, day coach and five sleeping
cars left the track and turned over In
the ditch, injuTing % persons, one IA
tally. Only the baggage car and the
rear trucks Of the dining car remained
on the track. Engineer Samuel K.
Hooper, Of Fort Wayne, said the train
was running at the rate of about As
mpes an hour. The engine and bag
gage car passed safely over the spot
where the smoker left the track. 1t is
supposed that the rails spread or the
trucks Of the smoker broke down. The
car was hurled so feet from the track
into a ditch about half filled with wa
ter. The day coach following was
turned crosswise OF the track and the
heavy sleeper section following crashed
Into the side Of the day coach, badly
wrecking 1t, then turned over into the
ditch. Most Of the injured were in the
day coach, and but few passengers in
the sleepers were hurt.
Portsmouth, o., March 31.-A Chesa-
peake & Ohio accommodation train ran
ma Wash-out Just below Quincy, KY,
Frfday night The engine, baggage, ex-
press and passenger cars are said to
have plunged into a swollen creek, but
the passengers are reported safe. En-
ginser SPOTS, Of Covington. and fire.
man are reported missing. Several
others of the crew are badly hurt. The
telephone wires are down and further
details not obtainable. A relief train
has been rushed to the scene from
here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
THE COUNTY NEWS
EDDYVILLE.
(By John r. Sipes.)

Charles Garrett was business call
er at Abba Thursday. -.
G. w. Davis and Jos. Warner were
n Oskaloosa Thursday on business.
Miss Ethel Noe, of Muchakinock
Yards, is visiting her sister, Mrs John
Donahay.
Miss Pearl Whiteman went to Coal
field Friday to visit over Sunday with
her friend, Miss Muriel Lescault.
James Boden and family moved
Thursday from the Van Saunders
property to Oskaloosa. The Oldest
daughter, Miss Flo, will attend Penn
college at that place.
The following were Ottumwa bust
ness callers Thursday: Mr.. and Mrs.
S. A. Shaver and daughter Genera,
Patrick Smith, Ed O'Brien, C. A. La
ger and Mrs. Frank Oldham.
Ottumwa parties will open up a
millinery store in the Schaffer &
Steinhoff building, just west of the
furniture store, next week. The room
has been reprinted and otherwise ov-
erhauled.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
MONROE.
Harlan Kindig is sick.

Harlan hlnQlS is SICK.
Otis Taylor was an Oskaloosa call
er Saturday.
w. c. Davenport is reported better
of rheumatism.
Mike Denney delivered hogs at
What Cheer Monday.
Henry Taylor unloaded car load
of tile at nose -. Saturday.
viii Wilson hauled hogs to Rose
Hill Monday for Warren Cation.
"Bill"Witt is hauling tile from Rose
Hill, as he had car loau shipped
there.
Albert Wymore and man from
Rose Hill gave a graphophone enter
tainment at the Wymore church Sat
urday night.
w. c. Wilson and wife, Nathan
Sayles and family and Mr.. Riggs from
New Sharon spent Friday evening
with Chas. Kindig and family.
Sunday visitors at Otis Taylor s
were Nathan Sayles and family, Al
bert Wymore and family, VIII Piersol
and son Roy, Aunt Mary Hensyl, Allie
Shipman and Harley Gable.
March 81. Blue Bell.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
CEDAR.
March 80

Jim Knott has been on the sick list
for several days.
Most OF the sick people are reported
better at this writing.
Miss Ida Whiteman visited at the
Chas. Fox home a few days.
Charley Fox Tuesday went to Evans
to be at Will Moulton's sale.
Mollie Warner is home from school
and will not attend the spring term.
Our mail carrier on Route No.
has not missed day yet, if the roads
are muddy.
Mrs. Barbara Steele was in Fremont
last Saturday to visit with her daugh-
ter and family.
Elmer Carpenter and family of New
Sharon, were here to attend the fu-
neral of Grandmother Moore.
Castele Boards infant of three
weeks of age died Monday evening
and was buried in Forest cemetery.
Jim Pickens is preparing to build a
house as soon as the weather permits
him to haul the material to the place.
Mrs. ]. Byers attended her brothers
wedding last Wednesday evening at
Kirkville, the contracting parties be-
ing Mr.. Monter and Miss Hayes.
Mrs. Hattie Moore and Mrs. Sadie
Garrett have spent the past two weeks
With thar cictar AIrc Ginnia owe
near old Muchaklnock yards. Mrs.
Love has been very i'll.
Grandmother Moore, who was 81
years Of age, passed away Tuesday ev-
ening, March 81, 1906, at half past
nine o'clock. Funeral at White Oak
church and burial in White Oak ceme-
terry.
March 81. B. B.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
GAS IMPROVEMENTS.
CAPACITY OF PLANT INCREASED
NEW MAINS WILL BE LAID
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
WILL BE SPENT DURING
PRESENT SEASON..


The Oskaloosa Gas and Fuel com
pany have begun active operations In
setting up and establishing lot or
new gas making machinery that wiz
more than double the capacity of the
present plant. An entire new ma
chine is being installed by the West
ern Gas Construction company, and
between thirty and forty days will be
required in placing the apparatus.
In addition to the gas machine Tiers
is new engine that will operate a
blower and a station meter mat will
keep absolute record OF all gas man
ufactured and measured before it
leaves the factory.
The Oskaloosa plant manufactures
what is commonly known as water
gas" Steam is passed over super
heated surfaces and in combination
with coke blase forms a carbon
monoxide gas. This gas is saturated
with oil sprayed through it to raise
it's Illuminating power. 1t is then
scrubbed and washed in an apparatus
made for the purpose and cooled
down from the one hundred and fifty
degrees at which it entered to ABOUT
sixty degrees. It is passed into
another apparatus where the sui
phides and other impurities are re-
moved by coming in contact with iron
oxide or iron rust, spread upon a base
Of fine wood shaYlngs. Having pass
ed this cleansing and purifying pro-
cess the gas enters the storage tanks
and is ready for distribution ABOUT
the city.
The improvements that will be
made during the year by the gas
company will make one of the big
gest betterments of a public nature
of the season. The total cost of the
changes and improvements will be
between thirty anu forty thousand
dollars. The greater part of this
amount is to be spent in increasing
the distribution facilities. Something
over three miles of pipe will be laid.
This work starts at the factory with
a new eight inch iron main. The old
main is only six inch pipe. This
will more than double the distribut-
ing capacity. 1t will leave the works
on Third avenue, turn to the north on
G. street, east on Second avenue to
D street, where it will join with the
general circulation. Six inch mains
and four inch connecting pipes are
to be placed in many parts of the
city. These main leaders or six inch
pipes will be placed on Third and
Fifth avenues, Seventh street, Sec
ond avenue East, Ninth street, and
on First avenue. The eight inch pipe
has arrived and has been distributed,
ready to be laid. The work of plac-
ing it commence as soon as condi-
tions will permit trench digging.
The increased consumption OF gas
in the city has made necessary these
improvements and within a short time
there must be additional storing IA
cilities. Superintendent VIM Bailey
has wisely provided for this emergen-
cy when he erected the new holaer.
1t is possible to make this large tank
twice its present size, which will most
probably be done this year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
THE BILL COLLECTOR,
He Meets With A Stubborn Fate At
"Fly Corner

If you, then and there, being a
peaceable landlord, went to the man
who had taken possession of your ten
ement property, and asked him firmly
but kindly for the rent, and whereup-
on, the said renter hit you in the head
with an axe, wouldn't it be liable to
breed a riot?
According to the story told in JUS
tice Bacon's court this morning, such
was the peaceable beginning of a
riot which shook Fly Corner to its
very foundations, Saturday afternoon,
and precipitated hurry-up call for
the police department and the arrest
of Gage" and George Hartgrave and
10 Little and Yves Walton, the last
two being from near Leighton.
Little's story was to the effect that
Gage" Hartgrave had moved without
authority into house owned by his
father in ely Corner" settlement.
The house was not ''palayshul resi-
dence," but there was some rent COM
ing and Mr.. Little applied to Gage"
for the same.
The Hartgrayes combination was
rolled and in the war of words which
followed, bad feeling developed and
Gage" attacked the amateur real es-
tate agent with an axe, its edge cut
ting Little's forehead. Being some
what angered, Mr.. Little endeavored
IN maka Hannhuroar of Mr. Harr-
graves face and succeeded passing
well. The other Hartgrave and Wal
ton, who was with Little, also mixed
in the melee, and couple of them
were all but suffocated by being jam
med down into nearby mud hole.
The Hartgraves were fined $500 and
costs each for drunkenness by JUS
tice Bacon this morning, and the
same amount was assessed against
the rent collector and his friend for
assault and battery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
IN DISTRICT COURT.
FEBRUARY TERM is DRAWING
TO A CLOSE AND PREPARA-
TIoNs ARE BEING MADE
FOR THE APRIL TERM.


Judge Scott yesterday adjourned
court until Monday, when he will
again resume the round of duties
with which the last days are filled.
The Judge returned this morning
to his home in Brooklyn, while Court
Reporter ]. f. Bray accompanied him
as far as Grinnell.
A large number of cases filed for
the April term made their appearance
upon the docket yesterday and the
docket gives promise of being heavy
one.
Lizzie Augustine las brought suit
against John H. Augustine for S204.50
which she alleges is due her for the
care of her child, Dorothy Augustine.
Under the courts decree of divorce
the father is to provide for the care
of the child win 5000 per year. This,
alleges the mother, has not since
June last been paid.
Ali Rather, an Assyrian, has
brought suit claiming of Charles JOS
eph $500 damages. Rather opened a
candy store in this city, paying JOS
eph $500 for his stock, says the petit
ton, and Joseph was under contract
not to go into business for himself,
but he did so in violation of agree
ment; hence the claim.
Alleging that his wife kept bad
company and often left home, aban-
doning himself and their child with
out food upon such occasions, Il. H.
London asks divorce from Minnie B.
London, and the custody of their
cnild, Herbert.
Edna Hawkins has brought suit
against T. j. Price and G. C. Natter
alleging that they, as his bondsmen,
are responsible to her for the fact
that Pat Toomey, who occupied her
building as a saloon, and did not pay
certain mulct tax, through that fail.
ure caused the building to be sold for
taxes. Six hundred dollars is the
sum claimed.
An echo of the feud between Hez
Fielding and Ed Nugent is the suit
brought by Fred Klein Of Oskaloosa
against Mr.. Nugent Fielding sued
Nugent for $4,000, which he alleged
he had paid to Nugent for liquor to
be sold by him Illegally. AS the old
prohibition law obtains an Iowa ex-
cept where the mulct petitions are in
force, and since Dprfee. where Hez
operated had no hulct petition, and
because under the old prohibitory law
the sale of liduor was made under
what the law considered valid
promise to pay back the money OBJ.
tanned for the sale, Fielding brought
suit to recover the money ne had paid
Nugent He assigned the claim to
Klien, who now sues upon it.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05

Mrs. John Reynolds and son and
Mrs. Robert Reynolds anu son were
shoppers in Oskaloosa last Saturday.
Twenty of the music-loving people
of White City went to What Cheer
Monday to hear the famous Sousas
brass band.
March go. Brown Eyes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
THE ANTI PASS BILL
SENATE REFUSES TO CONCUR IN
HOUSE AMENDMENTS WHICH
HAS EFFECT TO DEFEAT
ENTIRE BILL.

Des Moines, March 31.-The house
yesterday took up and passed the
Hughes anti-pass bill after attaching
to it couple of amendments. =.
The original bLI as passed by the
senate prohibits the use of passes by
state, county, city, judicial or other
officers; delegates to political conven-
lions, members OF political commit
tees and employees of political commit
tees. The house amended the senate
bill to include federal officials as well.
Also the addition of a publication
clause on the plea that the bill ought
to go into effect UeIore the end of the
session so that the legislators might
have a taste of the dose they HAD
fixed up for the people.
The senate this morning refused to
concur in the house amendment put
ting on the publication clause which
would make it go into effect immedi-
ately. 1t is thought the house may
possibly recede from it's action of yes
terday. If not it may defeat the bill.
The house refused to take up the mat
ter till Monday.
The senate passed a resolution ask
ing congress to call convention to
amend the Federal constitution to
prohibit polygamy.
The special committee of the SEN
ate reported that twenty bond con
Germs in business in Iowa are solvent
and recommended the passage of law
providing that the public bear the ex.
pense of securing ponds whether pri-
vate or by companies, for all public
officers.
The house defeated the Greene re-
distributing bill by vote of so to 20.
This assures there will be no reGis-
tricting at this session.
The house elections committee Of
fered bill to require all candidates
at general elections to make a sworn
statement of expenses and bill to
permit cities to omit party names from
the ballot in municipal elections.
Representative Ed Chassell of Lee
Mars offered a new family mileage
book law, said to have the endorse
ment Of Governor Cummins and the
sanction of Secretary Briar.
The senate passed the drainage dis
trict amendment resolution.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
WHITE CITY.

Miss jamie Aitken visited in Bux-
ton Monday.
Born, to John Perky and wife, last
Friday, March 20, 1906. a son.
Sumner White, of oskaloosa, was a
business caller in White City last
tuesday.
School begins Monday in the first
room. Miss Bertha simons. of Eddy
vile, will teach.
The band boys gave fine ball in
the ]. G. Thomas hall here Saturday
night and cleared quite a neat sum.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
Convention of Baptist Young Peoples
Union and Sunday School.

Ottumwa, Ia, March g.. - After
three days session the joint conven-
ton of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union and the Sunday schools of this
district concluded last night. The
Rev. Wilson Mills of Des Moines was
one of the principal speakers. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, o. o. Phelps Of Competine; vice
president, ]. L. Baron Of Pella; secre-
tary, Miss Lena Manley Of Oskaloosa;
treasurer, James Smith OIL South OF
tumwa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
NO SUNDAY LEGISLATION.
House Committee Kills Bill Prohibit
ing Sunday Amusements.

Des Molnes, March 31.-The house
committee on police regulations kill
ed the anti-Sunday amusement bill.
Rev. G. L. Nye appeared before the
committee and urged the favorable
recommendation Of the bill. A COM
promise was offered, that Sunday the
aters and wrestling and boxing ex-
hibitions be prohibited. but the com
mittee was OF the opinion that the
present laws were sufficient.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
INDEPENDENT OFFICE.

London, March 31.-The Saturday
Review in its issue today suggests
the adyisability of parliamentary
action seeking financial guarantees
from the American life insurance
companies and suggests that the Brit
ish policy holders of the three big
gest American companies organize an
independent ofice here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05

A large pavilion for the oskaloosa
Horse Sale is to be bmlt at the Wal
thall place on North second street.
corner A avenue. This viii insure
protection for the animals and the
buyers ia all sorts OF weaner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
4w4-d1

. A mighty good town can be easily
spoiled by a few people II they are
given the opportunity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05

Saturday was the last tax day for
the March payment and the Office OF
me county treasurer, w. w. Eby. was
scene OF all manner Of activity our
ing the day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05

Notice is hereby given that the pro-
posals for the erection of two school
houses,-one in No. and one in No.
6, Monroe township, IN the county or
Mahaska-will be received by the
president, at his Office, Rose Hill. Iowa,
where plans and specifications may be
seen; also may be seen at county SUI
perintendent's Office, until o'clock p.
M, Saturday, April Fl, 1906, at which
time bids will be opened at Center
school house. and awarded to the low
est responsible bidder. The board re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids. W. L. Rowland,
President.
4w4-d1 Rose Hill. Iowa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18

a noted stretch runner. This horse con-
quered the very best horses in the West.
and he'd probably have put it over some
OF the best in the East had he been brought
this way.
'Lucien Appleby was named after one
OF h most famous Of American turfmen.
"Mr. Appleby got 1t in the neck good and
hard in a good many ways while the horse
Luoien Appleby was running, although he
never played the horse at all. A hoodoo
seemed to settle around him, and he never
shook 1t of until Lucien Appleby the horse
had his day on the track and disappeared
from the game. The punk luck worked the
other way around in the case Of Mr.. APP
pleby and the horse named after him. He
never bet q dollar on the horse, but at the
end Of the year 1902, when Luoien Appleby
the horse cleaned up the whole thing, Mr..
Appleby got out a pencil and pad in my
presence and made some figures.
How much aye suppose ; have won,'
he said to me, after finishing the figures, II
had parlayed q $40 note on that mutt
named after me during his last thirteen
winsp Oh, Just a little matter Of Sl3o, s78,-
e82, that's all. And here I'm winding up a
bad year all to the bad
$50 that the thing Of having a colt named
after you can prove a hoodoo both ways,
coming and going.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18

towns, and he still has them. His home In
now as truly a castle as when behind its
walls he withstood a Moslem siege.
The most important Of his towns, Her
mannstadt, looks like a transplanted Nurem-
burg. 1t has a network Of underground
passages that lead from houses to forts
and arsenals.
"See this old church" said the priest as
he pointed out a heavily walled building.
1t was made to withstand a siege. The
watch tower was in the belfry, and from
there the signal to the ~neighboring country
was given. The whole people gathered
within the church, for it was the centre Of
the community. The crypt was nothing
but a storehouse, and still to this day its
vaults are provisioned for a siege"
The Saxons own many fine farms and
have most Of the money Of the country.
Other races work for them, and borrow
from them when they Ear furnish good
security. They do not mix with them,
and their sons and daughters would never
think Of marrying other than Saxons.
The Szekles got one privilege that the
Saxons did not, and in fact did not want.
They were made mobiles, and thus whole
villages in parts Of Pennsylvania are made
up Of noblemen. They lack the thrift Of the
Saxons, and many are 80 poor as to be COM
PEELED to labor In a plebeian manner on the
plantations of the burgher Saxon, or, if that
is too humiliating to their pride, they cross
into Rumania in harvest time and save
enough to last them through the winter.
The most numerous people are the Wal
lachians or Rumanians. If they were to vote
together they would cast twice as many
votes as the Magyars and Szekles and about
ten times as many as the Sa1ons. They
trace their descent back to the Roman
legions that occupied Dacia in the second
and third centuries. The Saxons and
Magyars look upon this genealogy as one
Of the jokes Of Pennsylvania.
what, the Wallachians descended from
Casar's legions?" said a Magyar gentleman,
laughing. why, that would be treason
to all the classic traditions Of the ancient
Roman heroism."
The Wallach peasants are the laborers
Of the province. In most of the towns
a section is set apart for them. Their
homes are huts, plaster walled and thatch
rooted, without chimneys and with no
other floor than the earth; but in every
one Of these huts you are pretty sure to
find a loom upon which the women turn