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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-01-13
of this ability? No. The manage
ment of the basket ball team refuses
to accept any such conclusion.

of this ability? No. The manage
ment of the basket ball team refuses
to accept any such conclusion.
The difficulty seems to proceed rath-
err from miscomprehension of the
game and what it stands for, rather
than from any indifference on the part
of the people to support a good thing.
Athletics is so closely interviewer
with education that it is difficult to
make a clean separation. A boy is
not only growing mentally, but he is
also growing physically, and anything
that tends to strengthen both is most
commendable. In our high school it
is required that all who play basket
ball shall be doing the required work
at school. They must also refrain
from living in any way hostile to their
good health. They must deny them
selves many pleasures that others may
enjoy. And why! Only because such
work and such abstinence tend to pro-
duce the best results in men. The
school work in all cases is paramount,
but athletics is a means by which other
ends are secured. Athletics, and bas-
ketbali is only a part of athletics,
creates an incentive for the young to
work at school properly, to exercise
their physical bodies and thus become
strong and virile men, and finally it
is an incentive for correct living.
This is indisputably true whenever
athletics are properly conducted, and
loyal support of the people in the
community is one of the most potent
factors in promoting good athletics.
Let all people who have had but a
passive interest in basketball become
active. Let us show to the boys that
we are proud of their splendid work
and that we mean to support them in
every noble effort, and without doubt
we will see those boys doing honor to
US, and perhaps themselves answering
the question: "Shall the New Jim team
be beaten this year?''
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-01-13
Big MILLING PLANT EMBARRASSED
Sleepy Eye Milling Co. Said ia
Have Encountered Financial
Difficulties.

= Rumors of serious financial diff
culties in connection with the Sleepy
Eye Milling company have been
current throughout the county for a
week past, but to just what extent the
big plant is embarrassed cannot be
ascertained.
Sleepy Eye people are very reticent
in talking about it and insist that all
the impending troubles have been
smoothed over. From other sources,
however, comes another story. A
meeting of the creditors is known to
have been held recently and expert
accountants are now at work on the
books.
It may be some days before the
exact truth will be known, and in the
meantime the Review hopes for the
best.
Geo. Graen of Watertown, South
Dakota, was in the city yesterday, ac-
companied by John 81. Hanton. Mr..
Graen was at one time resident OF
New Ulm and is stakeholder in the
Burg Cigar Co. He intends moving
with his family to Aberdeen.
The license question was the issue
in the Redwood Falls election Friday
and both wards went "wetn by mar
row majorities. Frank Eddy and
other prominent temperance advocates
took an active part in the hotly-con.
tested campaign.
Edwin Juni was business visitor
in st. Peter yesterday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18
HISTORICAL FLORIDA.
Continued From Page One. }

Secretly, silently, this fateiul guest
stalked through the busy streets.
stole into stores and offices, tete a
teted with the beauty and chivalry OF
the city at charming entertainments,
touched hands with the many who
wined and dined in the public hostel
rieS, and frolicked with old and young
in this memorable year of 1916.
One morn the news flew through
out the city that there had been a
death from yellow fever. Bankers
for a moment ceased counting money
and discounting bills, lawyers laid
aside their briefs and turned their
thoughts to this unconquered enemy
of mankind, doctors pored over their
books and papers, seeking for the
then unobtainable knowledge where
with TO combat successfully this NOR
tai disease, the newspapers stopped
their presses that they might insert
the news, merchants quit offering their
wares wondering what the outcome
might be, while mothers clasped closer
their offspring thinking thereby to
shield them from impending danger.
Another day passed and more
deaths were announced. The process
sions to the little burying ground be
yond the cypress swamp TO the rear
of the city became frequent. The
powers of the negro grave diggers
were taxed TO the utmost to open suf-
icient graves for the oft recurring
professions. The limited stock OF COT
fms was exhausted The high carn,-
val of Death had opened most aus
piciously. 1t had already eclipsed and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18
To INLAND ASTRAL|AA
FOR YOUR HEALTH
ROUND TRIP ONLY $l.OO

If you are cartarrh, asthma or hay
fever sufferer, what would you say il
the above offer was made to you.
How would You like TO go TO the
mountainous forests of pine and euca-
lyptus, where catarih and asthma dc
not exist? Where people do not have
10 hawk every morning. TO spit out the
lump of disgusting mucous? Where
the healing, antiseptic balsams purify
the air aud kill all germs?
You can't go to this ideal spot, OF
course. You haven't the time, and
possibly not money. But you can, for
81 bring the healing balsamic air from
these forests right to your home, without
losing a minutes time.
Ask Charles Rhodes about Hy omei
the Australian dry air cure. Get an
outfit, which includes inhaler, for 81,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18

are found a few ties and stringers so
rich in resinous material that for 20
years they have deiied the elements.
At nearby turpentine still hangs
suspended by wires, and used as a bell
to call together the laborers, steeI
driving axle from the first locomotive
that saw service upon this historical
road These relics, with few ruined
tombs in the old burying ground, are
all that remain of St. Joseph. The
ambitious, strenuous man of that long
ago rocked not of the power or ire
quency OF the tropical hurricanes that
come creeping in from off the Gulf,
as a lion seeking its prey, but like
the foolish man of Scripture history
built his house upon the sand; and
the rain descended, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house, and it
fell. and great was the fall of it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18

through the night it roared and
shrieked through the abandoned city,
gaining power with each succeeding
hour.
The few venturesome fishermen re-
manning there, who feared neither
death by pestilence nor storm, anchor
ed their boats in the ship yard cove
and watched the seething waters. For
two days the north east gale contin-
ued, steadily increasing in velocity.
Then came a lull in the storm The
mountainous clouds which had been
driving across the sky with terrific
force seemed TO stand still But only
for brief time The wind was SHIFT
ing. Slowly it veered from north east
TO north, from north TO north west
Then to the west. There il stopped
as though preparing for a last gigan-
tic onset upon the quivering land.
Soon II began again, now with all the
titanic force and fury of the tropical
hurricane 1t broke the cables of the
few boats in the cove. tossing them
ashore like cookie shells Roofs went
flying through the air and brick walls
crumbled at its onslaught. Chaos
reigned supreme.
Then from out the west there came
above the crash OF falling walls and
flying debris sound that struck ter
ror even to the hearts Of those long
accustomed to the angry moods OF
the Gulf. From San Bias to St. 10
point there arose such laundering rev
CREATIONS from the mighty ponderous
waves crashing upon the beaches as
had never been heard before They
were the equal of a tidal wave, but
with continuing power far more de
structive. They rushed unobstructed
over the narrow barrier opposite the
city, that separated the bay from the
gulf. and came roaring in at the wide
entrance to the bay.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18

hurricanes have swept over these
shores since the one made memorable
by the destruction of the city, but they
found no works of man upon which to
wreak their vengeance. Here and
there great clumps of the rugged
Spanish bayonet stand guard over the
foundation walls OF some massive
building. and beneath the waters
along the beach. may still be seen sec
tons of the brick sidewalks of the
old city. while the many brick scat
tered through the young pine forest
even mile back from the shore. at
test the power of the wrathful sea
In the old road bed of the railroad
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18

Two years had passed over the de-
serted city. Rank Vegetation had TAX
Ell the place of the choice shrubs and
flowers of the erstwhile well kept
grounds. Storms of wind and rain.
joined with the heat of summer, had
made sad havoc with the uncared for
wharves, hostelries, stores and homes
Stately herons paraded the water front
III place of the city Waterman Ravens
croaked, and whirled above the vacant
buildings. The mocking bird the
South's favored songster. alone re-
manned to chant its mclodious requiem
over the field OF death.
Summer was passing away Al
ready the days were growing short.
and the first cool breath from the far
away north land heraIded the approach
of the impending struggle between the
mighty wind forces OF North and
South. A week of calm had passed
when as the sun rose, through the pine
forests to the north east there came
fitful gusts OF wind. increasing in
strength with the growth OF the day
Nor did the wind go down with the
dropping Of the green sun into the
darkened waters of the gulf All
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18

The waters quickly flooded the
streets Before one could note their
advance they were crashing through
the doors and windows OF the vacant
buildings. The low plain on which the
city was built was now a raging, furi-
Gus. tempestuous sea, the few taller
buildings seeming but islands in it.
And there was no cessation OF the hur-
ricane. Hour after hour it forced the
waters OF the gulf in gigantic waves
over the site OF the twice doomed city,
crumbling TO atoms brick buildings,
undermining streets. and carrying far
inland with the furious sweep OF the
storm. brick and timbers that SO short
time before formed the most stable
structures in the city
The light OF another day had come.
The dcsolation and destruction wa;
complete. Heaps OF sand dug out of
the depths OF the sea. and driven for
ward by the irresistible waves, had
buried even the foundations of the
once stately buildings Slowly the
sea returned to its depths The sun
shone brightly over the wrecked am
bilious works of man. Deaths angel
the Hurricane had completed the work
begun by It's twin brother Pestilence,
and buried beneath the sands Of the
sea. or swept to the four winds Of
Heaven. all that remained of the proud
young city of St Joseph
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18

The Gratiot County Herald of last
week had the following item: John
Wright who lives eight miles south
west of Ithaca, recently sold TO Ithaca
Roller Mills what is probably the larg
est yield of clover seed both in amount
and price ever received by any one in
Gratiot county. On thirty acres, Mr..
Wright raised i4o bushels 20
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18

ended all festivities. Cheeks that were
but the day before flushed with youth
and beauty now blanched with fear
Then uncomfortable fear seized up
on all Business ceased. Ships slip
ped their anchors and stole away III
the night The air was stagnant and
filled with pestilential vapors. Many
sought safety through flight only to
be stricken and die by the way side.
Soon the horrid pestilence held undis-
puted sway throughout the city.
Deaths were no longer counted. All
day long was heard the rumble of the
dead wagons upon the streets.
Trenches took the places OF graves,
and rude boxes of collins, Half Graz
ed men would rush to the surrounding
woods for safety with heads bursting
with indispensable pain, and eyes
forcing themselves from their sockets
Under some lofty pine they would
check their mad flight, hesitate, stag
ger, then the dark blood, the black
vomit OF death would come rushing
through their parched lips, they would
fall forward into this pool of deadened
blood-and die. Great God what
death.
The heretofore prosperous city was
doomed. The death angel held un-
disputed sway, and as he passed from
door to door he found no blood stain
ed Intel as in the days OF yore.. None
were spared Families were broken
up by flight only to be soon reunited
in death. How quickly love, hatred.
the passion for wealth, for learning,
were placed in one common recepta-
Gle. How insignificant was man. His
reason, humanity, charity, all had
fled. Like the dumb brute OF the
woods or field he died uncared for and
alone. In very brief space of time
the city was depopulated never again
to be the habitation of man. The few
who escaped, and the pure blood Afri-
can who is immune, remained for
awhile to dispose of the property, Of
ten left without living beneficiaries.
The famed city of St. Joseph was
dead.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18

pounds of mammoth clover seed. He
retained twelve bushels for his own
seeding and sold the remainder for
SLOlO.O3. Clover in Ohio and Indi-
ana IS said to be light yield this
year and Michigan farmers are finding
1t, for the labor and expense involved
one of the most lucrative crops rails
ed"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18

breathe the same air that you would
find in Australia, and ii it does not heal
the raw membrane and cure You of
catarrh, snuffles, coughs, cold or asthma
you can have your money back.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-18

Three score years have passed since
the hurricane destroyed Old St. 10,
but even now visit to the wilderness
where at one time stood the city that
came SO near being the capital of
Florida is not without interest. Other
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-30
ROSE HILL.

Glenn Natherstead has bought ar
interest in the meat market here.
John Augustine shipped a car load
OF butcher stuff to Chicago Sunday.
Miss Blanche Lister, of Oskaloosa
spent Christmas with relatives here
Miss Wayne Slocum, CT Cedar Ran
ids, Is spending her vacation with re
latives here.
Kenneth Swisher, of Sigourney, is
spending his vacation with his grand
father, w. C. Rinehart.
Albert Souter. real estate man
of Minneapolis, is visiting his moth
er and brother, Frank.
Chas. Carl and Nick Manders and
wife, of Waukee, Ia, spent Christmas
at the F. c. Carl home.
Peter Henderson and wife of Davis
county, are visiting at the parental
G. w. Henderson home.
Jennings Casford and wife hav., re-
turned from Des Moines, where they
visited Joe Hall and wife.
Leslie Rowland, of Greeley, Colo.
arrived Saturday to spend the holi.
days at the Lud Rowland home.
Deward Hawley, OF the Beacon
schools, is spending his vacation at
the parental A. G. Hawley home.
Frank Tetrick. wife and Miss Lide
Alexander of oskaloosa, spent Christ.
mas at the Tom Alexander home.
Emory Goddard, travelling salesman
for the Meadow Brook Mfg. Co., Is
spending his vacation with his par,
ents.
December has surely made a great
record for cold weather and snow
The north and south roads are badly
drifted.
Fletcher Bump, wife and son, Mer
win. spent Christmas in Des MONIES
with his brother. X. r.. and returned
home Monday.
Roy Rowland, Tom Friend and Cliff
ord Johnzon with their wives spent
christmas at the parental G. B. Row
land home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-30
CEDAR ROUTE !.

Gee. Ward bought horse from
John Ross.
w. J. Brown called at the John Ross
tlcme Sunday.
sanfoTi Plummer recently lost one
of his horses.
Miss Iris and Mary Funk came home
TO spend the holidays.
Ernest Courtney. OF BUXTON. is ex'
peosed home to spend New Years,
Rufus Sheafe spent few days at
home and then returned to ottumwa.
Miss Hazel Moore, who has been
very ill with diDhtheria, is some bet
to-:
Miss Bertha Courtney, who has been
suffering with appendicitis. has recoy-
erec.
Mrs. J. n. Waddell, OF Kirkyille
died Friday and was buried there OF
suLd1y.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Lent wE.ted at tn
acsne OF her slater. MrS Henry sneafe
Monday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-30
ELM GROVE.

Ruth Mitchell is very low at this
writing. ....'.. 90.
U. B. Stiggers is very poorly at this
writing.
Frank Rysdam has gone to Missouri
on business r....
Art Bunting visited relatives at
Granville Sunday.
Mrs. Fynaardt called on Mrs. Dewitt
Tuesday afternoon.
Born, to Mr.. ard Mrs. Art Howard,
Dec. %, 1909, a son.
Miss Josie Hite visited Mabel and
Lille Dewitt Sunday.
Sam Hevlin died Sunday morning,
Dec. 10, at $40, aged so years.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended sale in Oskaloosa Saturday.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Jones was buried Saturday afternoon.
Several from this neighborhood
were New Sharon callers Wednesday.
Chas. Dewitt ana Jerry Stout at
tended the Dade Humphrey sale Mon
day.
John McKissick, and VIM. Hfte were
business callers in New Sharon Mon
"N''' s 30 -s.. 80 >rtoC ~ r. r~--ss,.. .sr
Earl Stout and wife and Floyd Hite
ate Sunday dinner at the Jerry Stout
home. s
C. G. Tice and wife visited Sunday
with their brother, John Jarard, and
family.
Geo. Minard aEd wife and sister
Nellie visited Sunday at the Fred
Bishop home
Little Homer Dewitt was very sick
for few days recently but is much
better at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey Howard called
a: The Art Howard home Wednesday
evening to see the new boy.
AS Mrs. Keel was unable to fill her
at Greenwood Mr.. Keel
came and gave US good talk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-30
BRUSH COLLEGE.

Jim Kimball delivered chickens at
Tioga Saturday. 49,.
Mrs. Nettie Hensyll has been sew
ing for Mrs. Frank Perkins.
Preaching services were held at
Wymore church last Sunday.
John Shaw and wife spent Sunday
at the Luther Goddard home.
Sherman Warrick and family have
moved onto the Mrs. Mary Spates
farm.
Lonnie Perkins and Otis Taylor and
families spent Sunday at the Ora Per-
kins home. ...
An Oskaloosa man was out last Fri
day examining and fixing telephone
line No. 4. .....
Many people of this neighborhood
were On Oskaloosa last week doing
their Christmas shopping.
Henry stringfellow and wife and
Bnack Stringfellow, of Kansas,
spent one day last week at the How.
ard Stringfellow home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-30
Unusual Find.

Little Howard Whitlatch and a 81,
er brother who live on the BIZ
road just a little west of the me
came upon wounded wild due. s' {
Friday while playing in the snow.
They were near little ravine at the
back OF the place when their attd
ton was attracted by something fiop-
ping In the snow. Investigation re-
vealed large malard with one wing
Injured. How the duck came to be lin
this part Of the country at this time is
mystery. Possibly the storm which
came from the south drove the ducks
north into Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-30
APPREcIATIVE PATRONS.
Route No. Out of City Remember
Their Carrier Handsomely.

Among the many surprises OF
Christmas one OF the happiest came
to Lester Butler, rural mail carrier o!
Route No Four out OF Oskaloosa.
When Lester went to mis- home Fri
day evening he found some one had
preceded him and left him a hand.
some Morris chair, the gift OF his pa
irons along the line. Lester was
greatly pleased over such marked
acknowledgment Of appreciation OF
his efforts to please and acknowledges
himself greatly indebted for the hand.
some gift. Mrs. Dave Jamison and
Mrs. Mark Beach managed the affair
for the patrons OF the line and the
surprise was worked with satisfaction
to all.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-30
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

The most welcome Christmas pres
ent given in Oskaloosa this season
was received by Dan Hsines, colcred
at the hands of a jury in the district
court which acquitted him of the
charge of robbery at Buxton. Haines
has been confined in the county Jail
for period of about six months
awaiting trial The three men asso-
ciated with him. Prentiss, Jones and
Johnson. were all three convicted and
are serving time in the state peniten-
tiaries. They were accused of rob-
bling Wm. Shelton while the latter
was intoxicated. Upon the finding of
the verdict of mot guilty, Haines was
released from custody and he is today
a free man.
Court adjourned until Jan. 3 when
the jury assignmeI: of cases will be
continued.
Judge Willcockson in the Mahaska
county district court a few DAYS ago
was the author of statement that is
likely to become history. The trial
OF a divorce case was In progress and
the plaintiff was under cross-examina,
ton. She was being questioned rela-
tive to clothing and garments she had
worn upon an occasion in point. The
plaintiff had replied that she had
worn a kimono.
We'll, now, will you kindly explain
to the court what kimono ISL" or
dered the attorney, and settled back
in his seat to obtain some information
on his own account. ....... Il
Wait" quickly stated the court, in
terrupting the first words of the wit
ness, 1.-THE court will take judicial no
tice Of what kimono Is, proceed with
the examination" ..s
The silence that prevailed in the
room for a few seconds following the
order of the court was fairly audible.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-30
NEWS OF IOWA
BY TELEPHONE
Capt. Cheney c. PrOuty Dies At
Home In Des MONIES.
BOY is ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Judge Miller of Polk Resisns-Hyatt
Succeeds King At Albia-Pure
Food Prosecutions-Will
Test Dairy Law

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 2S.-Special
Capt. C. c. Prouty. aged 6S, head OF
the C. c. Prouty Grocery Co., died this
morning.
[Captain Prouty was an early resi-
dene of Oskaloosa and from here en-
listed in the war of the rebellion, be-
ing first lieutenant of Co, Z of the
93rd, and was afterward promoted to
captain. After the close of the war
ne became a travelling salesman and
followed that vocation for several
years, or until locating in Des Moines
in business for himself. For years
he has been at the head of the C. O.,
Prouty Grocery Company and has al
ways been prominent in business and
social circles of the capital city Mrs.
Prouty. who survives him, was Miss
Belle Needham. a sister OF w. Fl.
Neednam OF Sigourney, and of Mrs.
Marian McQuiston OF this ethyl
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-30
GIFTS APPRECIATED
Old Ladies at the County Infirmary
Are Made Very Happy.

The w. C. T. U. who prepared gifts
Christmas for the ladies at the coun-
ty home were amply repaid for their
kindness by the many thanks they re-
ceived from the ladies themselves
and others who are interested in their
welfare. The gifts were prepared
by the ladies and were taken to the
rest rooms at the court house and
Supt. Thomas Williams of the Door
farm came to the city and took them
to the farm. The presents were in the
form of decorations for the rooms
and also postal card showers. The
ladies at the farm certainly appreciat-
ed these little remembrances.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-30
PUBLIC SALE PRICES
Excellent Prices of Stock and Other
Farm Produce.

Chas. Holmes, of the firm of Thorn
as & Holmes, of this city, had very
successful sale at his farm in Jeffer
son township on Tuesday, Dec. 21st
The weather was not satisfactory for
large turnout, at the same time a
good crowd was in attendance.
Auctioneer J. NJ. Covey conducted
the sale, the entire amount being
$3,250. Some of the prices secured
were as follows:
Span of mules Q15O lbs) $3S75O;
twoyearold mare, $1S5: twoyea
old steers, $39.75 per head; cows, $31
to $40: shoats $3.50 per head; ewes
Sc per head; hay, $500 per ton in
stack; spring wheat, sl10 per bu.;
oats, Al cents per bushel.