davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
=. Gossip in Railway Circles :.

152 first class passengers and ESQ sec
ond class. 1t has two 10 foot revers-
ing Curtis turbines. developing a COM
bined driving force OF 5000 horsepower.
and will have speed OF IS knots.
Fl. P. Thrau. superintendent OF the
railway mail Service for the Hartman
lines, who has been in the state for the
past two weeks, left last night for chi
cagos
1t was in the scarlet d-aped halls or
the transportation club that the voice
OF j. +. Larhen was heard challenging
the crack players of that exclusive
organization to a game Of dominos. A
10 the stakes Larken was Indifferent.
He had played dominos with several
khedlves IN Egypt; he had driven 10
despair an emir of TimbUctOO. and the
best players in Cairo had been pitted
against the gallant young man and had
failed 10 break up his combinations.
was 1t then TO be wondered at that
Harry Buck SHE'D at the CHALLENGE.
that John A. Gill declined to play and
even Tom Stateler, who is now as
ready to take any kind of a chance as
he was in the old days when he won
the battle of ShilOh2 Finally T. NJ
Pomeroy, flushed with victory over a.
G. d. Kerrell. decided to accept the
chaIIenSe OF the vanquisher of many
a dusky chief. The betting was in
favor of Larken, who played with
dash and a verve which surprised the
spectator
Whom are you betting ons" asked w.
j. Hardy. who strolled into the room.
Larken, of course" was the reply.
rs that sOs' said the local freight
agent of the Southern Pacific. I bet
on him once on a foot race. Larken
came out with short pants and an airy
vest, and the way he pranced on that
track made US ali believe that he was
a professional Now. didn't YOU. Lar
ken? And then didn't we try TO bar
you out OF the race as they were all
amateurs and didn't I bet $40 on you
and then YOU came in last? Now. you
fellows, If you are wise. just remember
my experience and bet an the other
fellow when Larken is in the game"
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
Answers to Queries


o'RE1LLY-A. r., city John BOYLE
O'Reilly died August 10, 1890. The
monument to his memory, erected in
1896.
QUOTATION - Subscriber, Oakland
Cal The quotation from Pope does not
contain the word indecent" The ex-
act language is:
lmfnodest words admit OF no defense
For want Of modesty is want Of sense
MOTOR CYCLES-M c., City. AS
there is no record of the business oc-
cupation of those who purchase and use
motor cycles. it is impossible to an
swer the question: About how many
attorneys and other Professional men
own and operate motor bicycles?"
MARKET STREET STEAM DUMMY
-H. c. H, City. The Market street
steam dummy line of cars that had its
terminus at Valencia and Seventeenth
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
THE CANDIDATES PROCESSION

didaes but II serious Uncle Joe Cannon was nom-
mated sixteen times for president banquet Aurora
H. last week Uncle Joe grew weary flood
He did take the woods yard
and smoked different brand The national politics was
not recorded on the seismograph
Big Bill Taft has been ndorsed by good Indians in South
Dakota The Sioux have presented him with magic bride
which viii surely guide his horse the White House
the bride good medicine but humane might
sorry for the horse Even the railroads rolling stock
when the secretary OF war is his travels
Joseph Benson taking about scarero
that himself has buided. Thus sayeth Joseph:
# for what have done their behalf troop
eliminated public be
shall consong
OF feeling and knowing that have been buked for that shall
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

= G. JAMISON, division engineer Of
the Western Pacific, with head
. & quarters at Cleo. in the Mohawk
valley. is in the city on a visit.
He reports good progress in the work
of building the line on the California
side. The Western Pacific is working
more men today than during any time
since ground was broken. There are
5000 men now employed along the pro-
posed road from salt Lake City to the
end of the line in this state.
E. F. Calvin, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Southern Pacific.
left last night for Los Angeles to meet
Julius Kruttschnitt and return with
him to San Francisco. Kruttschnitt in
tends TO make daylight trip over the
coast line and will carefully inspect
the road 1t is thought that he will
arrive in the city tomorrow.
P R. Lund, chief train agent of the
Hartman lines. and NJ. 2. Clute the
first assistant, left for Spokane this
morning on business for the company
John A. Gill. who attends to the
freight interests of the New York Cen
trail will leave tomorrow for Los An
geles to spend the fourth.
The twin screw turbine steamer
Creole, which has been built for the
Southern Pacific will make her initial
trip from New York for New Orleans
on July Is. The Creole is the latest Of
the five new steamers built for this run /:
is of steel construction throughout and
of the hurricane deck type. Its length
over all is 40 feet; breadth, 55 feet;
depth, 81 feet, and length of super
structure, 1S2 feet. 1t has five decks
and is subdivided by tranverse water
tight bulkheads into four holds, in ad-
dition to the various holds between
decks.
The vessel has accommodations for
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

grocery firm of Allen & Lewis. Port
land. and Mrs. Spencer are at the Fair
mont.
Attorney ]. " McGee and family OF
Orovilie are at the Majestic
William c. Uridge. Iumberman Of
Fresno. is at the Dorchester.
w. 5. Williams and Thomas GIynn OF
Goldheld are at the Dorchester.
]. Fred Horr and G. S. Gethep OF
Philadelphia are at the St. Francis.
A r Adams. a manufacture OF
PoughkeeFsie. n Y, is at the Ham1in.
Los Angeles arrivals at the St. Fran
els are George I. Cochran and ]. c.
Drake.
A. D. Short, assistant manager OF the
Rainier Grand of Seattle. is at the Dor
chester.
J. R. Davis Of Pittsburg. who is on
sight seeing tour of California. is at the
Baltimore.
Alden sampson. a prominent mer-
chant OF Boston, and wife are at
the Imperial.
H A Rogers and wife OF Pbi1a-
delphia. who are touring the state. are
at the Jefferson.
w. o. Gilman and I. I. Felker Of
Boston. who are touring the coast. are
at the St. Francis.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
In the Joke World

Rivers-Don't You get tired of hear
ing weerius always telling his wonder
full stories of adventure in the first
person?
Brooks don't mind that so much as
his always telling them TO the first per-
son-he happens to meet-Chicago
Tribune.
Hawkins--oh, well. Bjenks isn't such
a bad fellow, after all.
Dawkins-What makes you say that?
Hawkins-Well, he wouldn't lend me
the SO that / asker him for. but he
didn't take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to give me good advice.-Somer-
vile Journal.
Micky-Ah, summer is de time to love
de goils.
Jimmy-Give me de winter
Micky-De winter?
Jimmy-Surei Hot chocolates don't
cost but a nickel. an ice cream sodas
cost a dime--chicago News.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
Verse Current in the
Nation s Press
SOME DOUBTS
Feir Mildred Las a rounded form

Fair Mildred has rounded form
OF shapeliness divine,
Displaying most bewitching curves
Of grace in every line.
But even while / contemplate
Her figure with delight,
I wonder if she takes it off
When she retires at night.
She has a wealth of golden hair,
This paragon OF girls,
1t frames her brow in silken waves
And shining braids and curls.
It's never straight or stringy when
By damp east breezes blown,
wonder if those sunny locks
Are Mildred's very own.
The color of a damask rose
Is on her oval cheek,
The perfect tint of youth and health
That many vainly seek
But still cruel. carping doubt
My admiration mocks.
i wonder if perchance she keeps
Her bushes in a box
Bohemian.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
FILIAL APPRECIATION

We're going in society,
But feel a slight dubiety;
We're doubling the propriety
OF taking pa along.
There might be some hilarity
Just half concealed by charity
Because of his vulgarity,
He always does things wrong
His ways are so erratical
He talks SO ungrammatical
And speaks his mind, and that / call
Exceedingly i'll bred.
He has a. queer morality,
His manners lack formality.
He's awful, in reality.
Some break We always dread.
It's terrible possessing him.
Well have our troubles dressing him.
There's no way of suppressing him.
It's little that he recks
How his remarks are grating us.
It's greatly agitating US;
The strain is enervating us
But stiil we need his checks.
Chicago News.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

streets near the cwiIlows'' was opened
July 4, 1850, and discontinued March g.
1867. when the system was converted
into a horse car line.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-12-10
COUNTY
DIRECTORY.
CIRCUIT Courts.
r. EOTICE To TAKE DEP OSI
Z y TIONS.

= " lIAjNlO.
To Artersa Richards: Take notice
that on the 27tn day If December,
1907, at NY law Office in The town
OF Grantsyille, county of Calhoun
and state OF West Virginia, between
the hours of S O'Clock q. IN. and 6
O'Clock p IN. Of TINT day I shall
proceed t. take IN. dispositions of
Joe Hamlick aud others, TO be read
in evidence IN my behalf in certain
suit ia equity pending IL tho Cir
cult Court of the county If Calhoun
md state Of West Vrginia, III which
] am plaintiff anil You are defen-
dant; and il from any cause the
taking of the taking Of the said
dispositions be not commenced on
that day or, if commenced, if they
be not completed Oh shat day, the
taking Of The snii dispositions will
be adjourned from day to day at
the same place and between the
same hours until they are completed.
Camden Richards
By Bruce Fereli
Counsel for plaintiff
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-12-10

Notice is hereby 1t the r, described tracts or lots
OF land n The Of lom, whic delinquent for the non
payment Of the for safe bv the m
dersgnod Sheriff public Court House
OF SAID county between the hours
afternoon the 9th day january
much thereof shall be will be as
sufficient to saf the due orh in the following
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-12-10
n Iotice Of Trustees Sale.

by virtue OF Il certain deed OF trnst,
executed 70 me as trustee by Marcellu,
Stmmp, bearing date on the 22nd day of
June 1907, end Of record iu Tie Clerks
Office OF the County Coupt OF Calhoun
County West Virginia. ia Trust and
Mortgage Book No. at page 30, made
10 secure unto W. T. Plant his indor,eo,
assignees, and aransferees the payment OF
certain debt fcr $500. therein mentioned
defdult having been made in the payment
of tie same and being thereto requested
by the said w; f. Plant, / will on Tuesday
the Dist day ST January 1905, proceed to
sell ut public auction 10 tao highest bidder
ut tile font door of the Court house Of
Calhoun County the undivided interest
OF the srid Maroeliu, Stump in ;he real
estate conveyed to me by said trust to-
wit all his right. title aud intcres. in a
ceItain lot situate at the rner Of Williams
Street and the Gilmer and Ripley Turn
pike in the town OF Gaantsyille, Calhoun
county West Virginia being the lot lately
occupied by Alfred Stump, now deceased.
as residence. ard whichi~ bounded sub
slautnlly as follows: Beginning at the cor
ncr of the said trcei and pike, thence run
ming with ,hc said street to thc conc. of
the jerome Hardman lot, thence with his
line 20 Main alley hence with thc said al
icy to the corner of thc Ellen Kelley lot,
thence with her lines Co Tie said turnpike
and with the same Co Tie beginning, contain.
ing abuut J j Of au acre, being the residue
OF Che rea. estate conveyed by the said
Alfred stump by Hattie y; Thomas and
her husband, by decd dated ON Ga. Sist
day OF March lS1l of record .u the Clerk
Office aforesaid iu deed Book so. 40 page
81, after abating .hcrcir3m the lot hereto
fore conveyed 10y SAID Alfred Stump to
Jerome ilmdman, and also small portion
occupied by said Ellen Kelley
Also the Doe or puccl situote on tho
opposite side of thc mupite road from ,he
lot above described conmt1iug III Of an
acre more 1r Jess, and known as the stable
lot, and which was conveyed 90 the said
AllreI Stump by jerome llar5mu aad
wifi, by decd dated ON 'hc 2o,h dlv a
january 1902, OF record iu sand Clerk.
office in decd Book $50. D., at page 2jL
Also he undivided mtuo, Of tIe said
MaesIlr mp iu an undivided one.
half oi another 'r iu said town. which wa.
conveyed o .ac said Alfred ~uap ana E
NJ Marloll ig lru.lg Dilwurh audi
her husband VS. deed drcd 600 The tf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-07
Reputation of Tax Rebat-
ing System Arouses
Manufacturers.
STARTS A FEW RUMORS
Speculation That Large Concern Will
Move Seems, However, With
out Foundation.

An article in these columns yester-
day stating that the city council, in its
session Tuesday evening, had gone on
record as opposed to continuing the re-
batting practice with reference to city
taxes, has aroused Hammond manu-
facturers who were induced to come
here by industrial committees and for
mer councils on the agreement that
they would be granted certain tax con-
cessions.
The councils attitude in placing GER
tain concerns who have heretofore en-
1oyed the rebate privilege on the de-
linquent list has led business men to
ask each other whether the action
would have the effect of prejudicing
manufacturers to such an extent that
they would leave Hammond. A can
vass of the situation, however, seemed
to point to the unfoundedness of these
fears.
OF these concerns affected by the
councils new order, the w. B. Con-
key Printing company had the best
bargain in taxes and it now therefore
looms highest in the delinquent tax
list, its total for the years 1905 and
1906 being s1,00056 This does not in
cIude the $500 that it has paid annually
according to agreement since its COM
ing here. The agreement was TO hold
good for twenty years and its repudia-
ton recently has given rise to a re-
port that the big printing concern
would move.
A. E. Wilcox, the superintendent OF
the Conkey company although much
incensed about the deal says. how
ever, that the report is entirely un-
founded and that his company will set
tie the matter in it's own way.
I'VE are too firmly seated in Ham
mond to be induced to leave Just be-
cause this tax question has arisen
said Mr.. Wilcox. 1T is only one of the
many reports that are constantly cir
culated about this company and wher
we trace them we generally find that
/ they come from our competitors ir
/ Chicago or from the union headquart-
ers. To Judge how reliable reports
are. for instance, it was said in Ham
mond that I had severed my connec-
ton with this firm at the beginning OF
\ the year, when the truth is that I have
never missed an nour. Our work a
present is slack, like it is in all bis
printing concerns al this season. bu-
at that we are about ready TO deliver
about 100000 of Salzer's seed cata-
logues, and I think that is not a bad
/ showing for the time OF the year.
we are concerned directly by tht
j eounciTs recent action IN repudiatinG
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-07

ness OF the signatures to the remon-
STRANGE. Under the amendment to the
law. proposed by T. T. Moore, the au-
thor of the original bill, the interests
opposed to granting the remonstrance
would have TO prove the lack of gen
uineness of the signatures The whole
burden of proof is changed under the
bill.
The house showed its inconsistency
again Tuesday by voting through to
the tune of 70 to Is the bill for the
reorganization of the state board of tax
commissioners-a bill that there was
much opposition to last week and that
failed for want of a constitutional ma
jority.
This bill. which adds another mem
Der to the tax board, relieves the gov
ernor from active participation in the
board and increases the pay of the tax
commissioners from $4,000 to s2,5o0 was
one of the measures advocated by the
governor very strongly in his mes
sage When up for passage in the
house last week. it was beaten, but
some one got busy for the bill went
through sailing yesterday.
Another bill is waiting the sigma
buAS oA the SoNSihoI-lne Iuil crew bill
that was proposed and advocated by
the organized railroad men here at the
general assembly. This bill has been
introduced into the assembly for years
but has never had very serious con-
sideration before.
The teachers are grinding away at
the house members on the $1,000 IL
cense bin. A poll of the house mem
bers taken today shows the house about
evenly divided Many of the members
are non-eommittal. however. and there
is no way TO tell how they will vote
The house is still mystery on this
proposition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-07
C. I. & S. BUILDS EASTWARD.
Property Holders in Porter County
Receive Condemnation Proceed
ing Notice.

Michigan City, Ind. Feb. 7.-Addi-
tional evidence that the Chicago, In
diana & Southern steam railway is soon
to be built into this city came today
by the serving of summons on John s.
Field, I. !. Spiro and Henry A Blair
and a notice that the railway company
had filed condemnation proceedings in
the superior court OF Porter county to
ACQUIRE right of way through land in
Pine township. Porter county, west Of
the city. The defendants are notified
that on March s. 1907. at 10 a. m, the
plaintiff company will apply TO the
court for the appointment Of three dis
interested freeholders TO appraise the
land which is wanted by the company
and to assess the damages. The COM
pany wants strip 100 feet wide
through the land of the defendants for
its right Of way. The strip contains
a trffe more than three acres. The
Chicago. Indiana & Southern was for
merly known as the Indiana Harbol
road. It is being built eastward and
has been surveyed to this city. 1t viii
enter the city south Of the prison cut
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-07
BUTLER HAS FIRST STEEL CAR,
Credit Is Given to Altoona by Many
Papers Throughout the Country.

Butler. Pa. Feb. THE credit for
the building OF the first all steel mail
car belongs to the Standard Steel Car
company OF this place and not TO AL
toona as has been reported in many
papers over the country.
Something over two years ago the
Standard built a steel mail car for
the Erie road and that car was the
first effort OF the kind ever made.
The steel mail car built here was an
experimental one for the Erie and was
exhibited In all parts Of the United
States at conventions of railroad men,
as we'll as at depots in different cities.
The car was much admired by railroad
men and was a splendid specimen OF
the work of car builders. II met with
much favor among railroad men ev-
erywhere and Its construction here has
resulted in other experimental work
in the line and will result, ii is be-
lieved before long, in the adoption OF
that kind or mail car by leading rail-
roads and trunk lines OF the country.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-07
GARY'S YARDS TO EXTEND
AS FAR EAST AS MILLER'S
Especial to Lake County Times).

LaPorte. Ind. Feb. Elmer P.
Chapman of this city, agent for the
Lake Shore Railroad company a Gary.
says his advices are that the yards Of
the company, which are to be extern
sive-the largest between Chicago and
Elkhart-will be extended as far east
as Millers. A large area will be COW
cred with the tracks of the company.
Mr.. Chapman also makes the prediction
that the Lake Shore will extend its
suburban service as far east as Ches-
terton. The belief that the service is
to be extended has caused a percept-
ible rise in lake front realty in La
Porte and Porter counties. Promoters
profess to believe that many homes
will be built and occupied by Chicago
people with the extension Of the su-
burban service.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-07
Do Not Know Yet How
Many Relatives Were
Killed in SnoWslide.
THE BABY is SAVED
Fate of Five Other Children Not
Known-House Overturned and
Buried In Snow.

Mr.. and Mrs, frankie Mason are anx-
iously awaiting a telegram from Sal
ida, Colo, with some definite informa-
ton as to how many Of the members
Of the family of Fred r. Mason were
killed in the terrible landslide which
took place at the mining camp at
Monarch. Colo.
A telegram has been received stat
ing that the bodies were recovered and
! asking for the disposition of them. MI.
Mason at once telegraphed for further
details as to the number of bodies re-
covered so that some idea could be Sc
cured of the number that would have
to be cared for here.
According to some Of the morning
papers Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mason were
killed and the five children were
all caught in the slide but none of
them were seriously injured other than
being bruised and cut
The story is told of the miraculous
escape Of Edgar Mason, the four-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs Mason. The
rescuers were compelled to dig deep
into the snow drifts and when they
reached the bottom the baby was found
apparently none the worse for his ex-
perience.
Baby Asleep When Help Arrives.
! He was sleeping in the bed usually
occupied by his parents, who had not
yet retired when the slide came. The
house was literally turned over and
the child was entangled- in the bed
clothes in such a manner that he was
protected from the crash.
The slide came after most of the
people had retired. With a great roar
a huge pile of snow came down the
mountain side with frightful velocity
carrying everything before il. There
was no warning and the victims had
no opportunity to escape. The story
and a half structure occupied by the
Mason family, and which was used as
a boarding house, was in the direct
path of the slide. There were twenty
people in all in the building at the
time and six. including Mr.. and Mrs
Mason, were killed outright Twelve
were badly injured.
The buildings were razed to the
ground and buried under fifty feet OF
snow.
Mr.. Mason was a member of the
Catholic Order of Foresters and also
of the Modern Woodmen of this city
and it is expected that they will bear
the expense of the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason have two chill
dren here. one. Frank Mason, II years
old. and the other, Sophronia Mason
who is now a sister teaching in In
dianapolis. In Colorado there were
six children. Florence. aged 10; Mar
guerite. ). Genevieve; Edna, II; LilI-
ian. Z; and the baby, Edgar. years
old. Mr.. Mason has three brothers IL
the city who are Frank B. Mason, E
w. Mason and S. G. Mason.
A telegram was received this after.
noon by Mrs. frankie Mason stating
that Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Mason were
the only members OF the Mason family
that were killed. all of the children
not only being alive. but practically
unharmed