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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10

down. Within q short time Charles
p. Ford. one Of the most capable and
experienced constractionists In the
state. vas engaged by Mr.. Hartman
AZ general superintendent. and to him
IL due the exquisite home grounds and
site. The incline railroad IL most
complete and has all kinds Of safety
devices. It Is q pretty trip up through
the trees, and one forgets that he II
travelling up 1900 feet at an elevation
OF almost 20 per cent. An automobile
with heavy cushions and fitted to run
on these tracks makes the trip from
the railroad station at the foot OF the
mountain up the incline and directly
into the house.
Every arrangement that will insure
comfort. convenience. laek OF commo-
tion or excitement about the summit
OF the mountain has been installed.
For instance, . track leads from the
incline railroad directly into the house
into what II known - the. service
court. The tracks enter . tunnel about
400 feet from the house and run I'M
der the front terrace 90 that the carr
cannot b een from the lawns. ter.
races or gardens.
All American In oeslon.
The house Il = three-story and base
ment building. constructed Of Z sort Of
granite with Indiana limestone trim
mings. ana Il purely American n de-
sign. The original Of It II seen In The
old, stone. houses ) built syeaN ago.
There are q rooms connected with
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10

aosne = The Aeopeo11oa whDoA~eogne
- ArcA over - ps1ncapal snt5anee -
- building. Ont = ~ fAc0 q NAia
Usat block II cut ! beautiful design
q the chase. y Ia middle = IL
1afUs head q . dees. I've fset aeross,
With : bold showing a antlsss. the
To- extending beyond the confines 0e
~ general design. Beneath b = game
bAg Enclosed IN netting and bssids u
: bow. On either sida ~ sAe had
crouch two Hfs-stssd figures of hounda-
IA eacA end u tAe design = : horn
q plenty With : display It fruits. and
n the background are = wreath q
leavea. = quivsr. arrows. : huntaTa
horn. spears. : run and . huntssu
knife. The ptscs cost Mr. Harrtman
III. 200.
Water 10 oses1ht frem Lake.
The water Tor TIE mAnsSon comea
from Cranberry lAks. which n = past
q the Harriman sstats and Oaly N
sleAth of . mile from The rsstdsacs. n
= brought In lsttnch pipes. and - IL
Iake II higher than ths house. tAs
gravity system q pressure h en-
played.
Although the house - nrspFoos. hoss
cunnectiona have bssn instAlicd q
evefy door anA In aIl tAs corridor
md hooks. and Tho water for thts
purpose y brought from another small
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10

italian and Grecian gardens. with their
wide expenses OF velvet-like lawns
and terraces. Looking out on these
grounds II a large room In the r
OF one wing Of the building. on the
first floor, which II so arranged that
the large windows swing apart and
form q broad veranda In summer.
while In winter they are closed and
with . crate fire burning within will
be used AZ a living room.
On the roof Of the building II .
tower. from which point . most beau
tiful view OF the country surrounding
for miles Is afforded. An elevator runs
from the tower to the ground door.
A beautiful design in Indiana lime
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10
AusTRlA's WAR ON SNAKES
New Additions 20 the Empire % BADLY
Overrun with Nep.
tilooL

Austrta's new territory Ii undssir-
ably rich In snakes. mostly Of the
poisonous varieties. and the govern
ment = taking vigorous measures to
exterminate them
In the ten years from 1886 to 1906
the average yearly death roll from
snake bites In Bosnia and Hersegcvtna
was II persons. and 1.33s head Of ca
tie. horses and domestic animals- H.
sides this. hundreds of perBons were
bitten ~ snakes. but recovered.
Since 1906 the provincial authorities
have given money premiums for the
killing - snakes. In that year 80. 0s6
dead snakes were brought II. Of which
2s.s3s were poisonous. Next year.
when the omcial reward systsm b.
came more generally known. these fix-
ures increased enormously, no fswsr
than 13o. us snakes being killed. IN
Guiding al SIS poisonous.
Last years figures were very nearly
the same. and It will BE- some yea5s
before tho work Of determination can
be anything like completed. But 1t the
same time tho number Of persons -
ported bitten By poisonous snakes
seems g Be steadily decreasing-3oe
IN 1907 and llo last PEAR.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10
THE FREIGHT CAR SURPLUS
lt Should Not BE Taken - IN Evil
dence Of Business D.
precision.

While : large surplus al idle freight
car IA p~opulariy believed TO mean Z
continn,n9 de~nression In freight move
ment. The result OF business inactiv.
ity. Il a not only desirable but vitality
n-s.ee.arv that railroads have on hand
At All times : s~ufacfent number al
sdle freight cars 10 handle trafac en-.
cientlv On occasions az pressure a.
emervercv sav. The wall Street Sum.
mary. while Il II undeniably true
that .he exceedingly active and proa.
nerous neriod ~ 1eOs.7 witnessed !
rre.t frei~ht-car famine ana : result.
ir~ ccrses.ior ~ freight of All kinAs
IN nearlv everv state In the union. 4
A.. MT sclIow logically that anv -.
ttv,tv In hus,nesa less than nat ~
the n.r,od .forementioned 4 strr
~ -corttru,rv aerress,on. when ~
car shortars ~ 1905 was ~ n. hei~he
and -. .ccentaa x-ener.Ilv !. .r m.
s.,l,r. ,ra,c.ttoc ~ h-u.lrs.. rrc.n.r
,,v :. rn.,,ar :, s.r, .vs..,r. ,->s
a. .c,A,t,cr. :, ,h.t tin. ~. !.
.crr~. !, res, L.. - m.rv - -H.,.
.cs.,s-sa n,.,r,r.. an,rrar. ~rr,a
M, chs.,r sr.,~h, 80. rc-,rrr.,,,.
ao,.,S -. .h..,. .c.l 49, ~. ..m.
800. 80 -. ~or,,s.n~a - $500
hu,,A,.- "a c,n~. cr,re-tx - .nrr,.
s.mA...xs,. $500. .-w.s..,.as.r..
so..,s 80 49,. .h.,- -. - s.....
"a ~ -cor..cr.,,ra - int -. 49,
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10


fsdgss11ns paM 1870 ~ - 49,
= IL houoo.
The lawns a11 terraces cover acron
~ ground anA are designed after 60
u the pieces q Moate Carlo. n frent
Of the house u ~ eentral gaSdsn.
TAis II m expanss e lawns, with
granite walks crossing q even angles
and leading To the house. The hardy
shrubbery b artistical1y arranged ana
presents : suitable approach % IT,
mansion.
The central court around which ~
house u built. h N elaborate piecs
Cf the gardeners Grk. Tho central
ngurs = = large marble nude statue,
which va made BY N Italian sculp.
tor. In cost h estimated at t1S.oO4.
From the appraised hand water sprays,
casting : dew ovsf the sATubbery ana
lawns.
Swimming psel IN Gardens.
In the rear Of the manstca ara the
Venetian gardens. The high walls are
At marble and the pool b built q mar.
BILE. bottem and siass. While this was
lirst planned for . lagoon, . change IN
the plans made e . swimming pool.
Pagodas form = boundary 70 these
Venetian grounds, and climbing vines
almost hide one from view In than.
At the other side Of thess gardens are
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10

electric bells. while about IS rooms
are nd connected. these being rooms
and apartments q the servants.
The house h built around . central
court, each Of the four sides forming
. wing. On the arst door there are
four entrances, the mai1 entrance -
ing from the front terrace. which
leads from : long winding walk down
into the woods. This entrance leads
into . reception hall which runs from
the central court through to the op-
p0site side 81 the building, and on the
reception hall II the large reception
parl0r.
The drawing room. or living parlor.
10 so feet square. The floor IL Of SOL
Id oak and 20 closely are the joints
made that the floor looks like one
huge wooden surface. The side walls
are Of paneled cherry. The ceiling II
Of plaster paris composition with plain
fern decoration. The mording in this
room Is heavy and behind II are Sc
GREETED the electric lights. The din.
ing hall, servants dining room, kitch-
IN and refrigerators are also on this
door.
Organs In Entrance Hall.
In the entrance hall . large organ.
run by electricity. il erected In q loft,
while directly ACROSS the hall In an
echo organ. This organ will furnish
the music during the dining hours.
Elevators at two points In the build
ing carry the members Of the family
or guests up and down. while . third
elevator Ii for the use Of servants
only. On the second floor are the
apartments OF Mrs. Hartman. Mrs.
Harriman's suite consists OF three
rooms. . large reception parlor, sleep
ing chamber and . bath. Mrs. Harri-
man has the most desirable location
In the building. Her rooms look out
on the southwest corner Of the
grounds, over an expanse Of beautiful
gardens. granite stairways. coy seats
and pagodas.
Mr.. Harriman's apartments on the
same floor consist Of four rooms. his
library and private room. his sleeping
room, reception and bath.
The reception rooms are about so
feet square, have oak floors and PAN
eled side walls OF white. The side
walls in all the living and reception
rooms are OF white. the woodwork
having been rubbed down to q satin
finish. SO that with the application OF
the enamel they have q surface az
smooth as the top Of q piano. The
satin, soft. dull finish Is used instead
Of the glossy finish. The sleeping
rooms through the building. that is,
the rooms used by the family or
guests, have solid oak floors, and pan
eled side walls Of cherry.
Each of the children has q suite Of
three rooms, and each member of the
family has several suites for guests.
These rooms are palatial In every
way. Solid brass beds predominant
though in some OF the apartments are
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10

for any emergency that may ariss
without encountering the expense.
embarrassment. delay and incon-
fence of congexted freight yards. In
deed . surplus Of freight cars h .
blessing IN disguiss both to the rail-
roads and the shippers. for the lat
ter ars served quickly only when the
railroads have . surplus Of caTs idle
and ready for service. Unless We d.
sire another period Of freight conges-
ton. va should welcome tidings q
. buildings operations. % that we
may b assured Of . reserve freight
car surplus.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10
HARTMAN NOW OCCUPIES
HIS $1,000 900 HOME
Magnificent Country Place Which De Railway MasnaAs
Has Constructed Near Arden, N. Y. Includes an En-.
tire Mountain with Incline Rairoad-Palatial Mansion
On Summit Of Tower Hin 4 Surrounded By Lovely
!. Gardens and Has Every Luxury.

New York.-Edward II. Hartman.
just returned from q seemingly fruit
less search for health in Europe, nov
occupies his new country house On
Tower hill. near Arden. N. Y. The
mansion. completed only . few days
before the railroad magnate's arrival.
II a OF the finest In America. and
cost considerably more than 500. 900.
and the owner has spent nearly a.
000.0 900 on the magnificent estate.
But Mr.. Hartman II . sick man.
and whether he will ever be able to
fully enjoy the delights Of the earthly
paradise he has created. only time and
possibly his physicians al tell.
When one leaves the city OF New
burg. en- route to the little settlement
which Is now known as Arden, q most
beautiful country il at hand. A new
road built by the state stretches the
entire distance, most Of the time fol-
lowing q pretty brook. which skirts
the base Of the several mountain
ranges and when near Arden forms
what the country folk call the Rama
20 river. but which is nothing more
than q creek.
Center Of Beautiful Section.
The roadway leads through the val
ley. with mountains on either side;
for . distance the silvery Hudson can
be traced and then. a the road wi.
dens around the inland hills, the YER
dant meadows and the mountains
change the view and lend another
touch Of beauty to the scene.
There is. perhaps, no prettier Sec
ton Of America than that which lies
In the Ramapo valley and around it.
Mr.. Hartman certainly demonstrated
his taste for natures handiwork when
he selected this site for Q home In
summer.
Mr.. Hartman selected Tower hill,
n OF the highest mountains In the
Ramapo range, for the site of his
home. In doing SO he fulfilled q life
long desire to possess q spot rich In
scenic beauty. high up. away from ma
laria. and where the air is always like
that of q perfect June morning. Then,
WV AO AN W w 0CN1u0OOs
from all cares, where curious ones
would be shut out and where he could
roam about unmolested. Tower hill
seemed just the spot, and when his
mind was once settled upon 1t he was
not long In making the purchase.
Estate includes Whole Mountain.
There was not a house within three
or four miles of the summit Of the
mountain. and to prevent the spring
ing up of any undesirable residences
Mr.. Hartman bought the mountain
and all the land within q radius of
three or four miles.
To reach the summit of the noun
tain was the first problem, and when
some Of the best engineers In this
country went over the ground they
were not long in coming to the con-
clusiOn that an incline railroad vas
the only means of safe travel up and
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10

Edwards. OutstAs q = p-aeenr~seuA.
With IT. sweeping lawns. wtndtng
walks and nowesa- inside. oae mighe
imagine 0nsseif r . sGstsay eclcaiai
home. AsA EAwar1s has . fnney fcs
antiques. and What haa hssa lncking
IN her inhssttancs q almos3 prsceIe9s
pisces has 0esa supplied from - ast
centen Of Europe md ADss3cA-
stu. : stmplicfty prevails. ncevftA-
standing The C~hippsa1ata an1 90 M
hoganies md brassss m asttnar
caesars. WITH handcrocAe4 woek. 800
II them stiIl dotns ssrvtcs a1fer II
ysars' sxtsteaea. IL he1rcom which
the president utli ocespy = u cAtats
and AAnA~maAe old-fnah1oae1 enf~
taias. With . foarpos& -. III q 49,
heirtooma
r IN Aoctng.- go Mn E1vasaA.
that my ststeran-iav VIII - go
csently RESTORED q health - aceo0r
pany my hrueAss = ~ vts1t . -
coast. Yoa -. i YIN - . nueA
~pisasantsr fuR WIll1nm. ~ tAn d vii
mean . pisassFs t1o - -. -. G
course. - sAoslA sajny having MnA
Tan With ~ H = very fon1 p
southern California. having apsak !
utntsr r nnntA naxlasa cnea. ~ -
has Ioassd svss stnos - sssnrn AssA-
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10
lid mahogany suites.

solid mahogany suites.
Furnished In Finest style.
The furnishings OF all the rooms are
OF the finest. Heavy silk d~raperies
and rich old lace curtains adorn The
windows and doors. while Turkish
rugs and mats decorate the floors.
Green In the decorations OF the rooms
predominates. though there Il IN oc-
casional touch Of red and brown.
On the third floor are some az the
men servants rooms. and In the base
ment also apartments have been set
aside for the male help. The women
servants occupy quarters In one wing
Of the second floor. where also are The
housekeeper's apartments. Every serv.
ant has . private room. There are
separate wash bowls in the bath
rooms and each servant 10 allotted
one. with personal towels, combs.
brushes. etc.
Just Oh the kitchen. on the nrst
moor. are the servants' dining rooms.
and like the kitchen are completely
white tile. The servants use : tun.
mol which runs through the basement
Of the whole house. and none OF them
comes IN contact with the family. A
servant might work In tho Hartman
house for . lifetime and yet never see
. member Of the family.
In the basement are the heating an
paratus. several large boilers furnish
Ing hot water heat, the refrigerator
plant, electric switchboard and other
appurtenances. The re-
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10

"Blackmail." said n. X. Adair, the
western detective. is carried ON - 3
business By moro people in Budapest
than II MI the other cities q Ia
world PIT together.
Mr.. Adair smiled.
only last week." be said. - Buda-
pest confroro wrote me about Z black.
mail caep wher . man lived sumptu.
ously for many years on the aceido1.
tally acquired knowledge that : Du1nr
pest lady had . wooden lag."
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10

Dss MotDss. la-MM rsas. Erugss
Bond Barnard. whose. ln1ssk nAsrlaee
- to - =. Barnard. = Indian q,
ssctive. AAs asksA - . 11vuesaI
charging excessive jsGn4my a. e.,
city. 6As 1selArss r ~ Dsctloa
tAat sAs 1asstsA hse hnehan1 u -
der % Aslp ~ - heso0s civilin1
A11 shake - Ais - uehits. - III
- aefll shows tAe racial sralaD - ~.
Agssy and AAs bsatsa nd als<ysAee1
Asr repsatedly.
Ma Bernard haA a meeesee1nG
MARITAL carssr n Chicago Her No.
e1Ags VIII BooA. vas declared vct1 =
CAicago courts q the showing thn1
the cestm09y haA besa perforuo1
wtthfn = year setse ~ last aivcscp
dscrss had bssn Dsomnlgatea- 70 ~
eurprtss ~ every Go sAe dtA nck ~.
marry Bead. and became - We q
Bernard and Lett % tAke charge q
Ais interests h Tulsa. Okla. uAese
sAs vss haiisd - ~ sqnAu =
"LAughing Eysa- f4
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-10

lake q quarter Of = mile from the
house. In case OF nre. pumps In the
basement are 1t once set In motion.
allowing q heavy pressure. An cleo
trio lighting plant on the other side
Of the mountain furnishes tho lights
for the building.
Next spring = library win be added
70 the building. md this win occupy
an entire wing. Here will be read.
Ing rooms. billiard rooms. bowling A.
leys and other amusements. This
wing will cost. II Ii estimated, 475.o00
more.
Another feature yet to be added 10
q wireless telegraph station On the
top Of the mountain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-29
CITY NEWS.
Read the want column.

-ReSQ the want Column
Last night was hot one and the
people had trouble in getting any rest.
An Illinois paper tells of a farmer
in that state who had sold corn to a
grain dealer and delivered it at his
crib. In SO doing he passed within
mile and half of a neighbor who
wanted to buy corn but neither knew
the other was in the market SO the
man who wanted to buy went to the
dealer and bought the corn that had
almost passed his door and of course
paid an advance over what his neigh
Dor sold it for, besides using the best
part Of half day with team on
every load. A few cents spent for adj
yertising would have brought these
two men together and would have
made them several dollars each of
them.
A. L. Urick, president of the Iowa
Federation of Labor. has prepared a
list of questions which he will have
asked of the members of all the labor
organizations throughout the state at
each regular meeting. The questions
are to be asked by the presiding officer
at the meeting of the organizations
and are as follows: Are the clothes
you wear union made? Is the coal
you use produced by union mines? Do
you eat foodstuffs bearing the union
label? Is the furniture in your home
union made? It is thought by using
this system that it will become i'm
pressed upon the minds of union men
all over the state that they must use
nothing but union made articles.
Memphis Democrat: Walter E.
Dorian. travelling man. who was
knocked down and almost killed in
the railroad yards Monday of last
week. is reported as getting along
nicely at the hospital in Keokuk,
where he was taken in critical condf
ton by DR.. A. e. Platter Tony San
some, who also accompanied him to
Keokuk, was here Monday of this
week and reports Dorian improving.
1t will be remembered that Dorian
was standing on the track in the
shade of a freight car when the train
into him knocking aim down
and bruising him considerably.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-29
CITY NEWS

Read The Dailys Gate City. 10
CENTS per week.
Keokuk people should not forge.
the date Of the Old Settlers meeting
at Donnellson on August 10 and this
city should send rousing big crowd
up TO the reunion. The dates which
determine an old settler, standing in
the county are as follows. All who
came here before July /. 1910. are
patriarchs; all who came to the coun.
y before July |. 1850. are known as
pioneers, while all wac were here be,
fore July j. 1860. are old settlers I'm.
der this last head there are a grea,
many.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-29
Address Keokuk. Iowa.

The state pharmacy commission,
after an investigation of four months,
is preparing TO enforce the national
pure drug law to the letter. 1t will be
remembered that when this law was
passed druggists were given until
April /, 1909 to alter the drug labels
and prepare to meet the new require
ments The old board was getting
ready to enforce this law when the
new commission was appointed. It is
understood that the commissioners.
armed with many bulletins from Sec
rotary James Wilson telling OF prose
cutions made under the federal statute
are planning to begin the rigid en-
forcement of the laws.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-29
PERSONALS.

j. E Williams has returned from
Illinois.
a ]. Rnddick and family have gone
to Gregory. Mo-. to spend a month or
SO at their cottage, River View
Miss Nellie Kammerer is visiting
in Kecsauaua at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. II. p Woiford.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-29

The Philosopher Of Folly.
i win be glad says the Philoso-
pher of Folly, when the last ore Of
my debts is outlawed. and can once
more lace the world, an honest man."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-29
j. S. STEEL LEADS WHEAT IS STRONG
Yesterdays Stock Market More Inter
ested in This Company Than
Anything Else.

New York, July 2S.--The incidents
considered by the spectators OF
most Importance were the increased
dividend of the United States Steel
stocks and the risein Union Pacific
today 10 above the long predicted
price of 900 In the case of the diyi-
dend on L. S Steel, the compromise
rate of a to | per cent for the quar-
ter was considered an adroit settle
ment of the perpleKing problem as
between the contention .or the restor-
alton of the four per cent annual rate
and the retention of the per cent
rate.
The satisfaction with the quarterly
report of earnings of the U. s. Steel
corporation, was not :lmixed and was
held to justify the bond policy on the
part>of the directors at least as eau
ti0us as that adopted, The s29,34l.
000 earnings for the quarter, while
rising handsomely over hose of the
proceeding quarter and still more
markedly over the corresponding
quarter of last year, are seen to be,
with exceptions of the last years, 1904
and 1901, the smallest earnings re.
ported for the corresponding quarter
in any year
In the matter of 1867, 1853 tons I'M
filed orders on hand, also il is seen
that while the figure rises above that
for any intervening quarter since tina;
ending December 81, 1907, yet there is
found an unbroken series of excuses
over this figure for every quarter be
fore thai since the one ending Sep
TENDER sc, 1904.
That date carries comparison back
to the period of depression from which
the industry had not ye; emerged al
ter the reaction of 1903 This more
detailed analysis of the report, both
as an exhibit of the present state of
restoration of the steel industry and
in its promise for immediate future
progress, was of somewhat SOLDERING
effect on the speculative sentiment.
Points in the stock market helped
TO sustain prices. for which particuIar
causes were assigned The final prices
as rule were little changed from
last night and closed with mingled
gains and losses.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-29
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, July 2S - WHEAT. Re.
~eipts 9l,S00 bushels spot firm; No
red, new, S122; nominal in ele
vator. No . rcd nominal, 1ttA.
end of Augrst The wheat market
today was excited over the black
rust talk from the northwest aud
Jumped ear'.. two crlts bushel on
heavy covering of shorts. aw out
side buying and good export trade.
Near the close The saorts bid July up
nine cents hnshci 70 the season
high point July clcsel sl3i: SIP
tember 1.f2%.
Receipts ESQ; exports
$50: snot firm; M. 2 old soc in e'p-
vator aud nominal fob aaoat No. 2
new G27k winter s1ipmo Z. The op-
t'ou market was without transactions.
c'csi1g unchanged. July 81; Septem
her 7lt9
OATS Receipts 1865: exports / =
o29, spot steady; mixed SIC nominal:
natural white 5Om5i; clipped white
55n6t.