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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
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SUCCEEDS DR.. ANGEL

Harry r. Hutchins, dean OF the law department
OF the University or Michigan, will succeed DR..
James B. Angel as head of the institution, the
coming year. The board of regents has appoint
ed him acting president. This is taken to mean
that the regents will not select permanent sue
cessor to Dr. Angell who was recently elected
president-emeritus after serving as head Of the
university for SO years, until next spring.
Dean Hutchins has served in the same capacity
before. 1t was in the year 1897-189S, during the
absence of DR.. Angel as United States minister
to Turkey. Dean Hutchins is recognized through
out the United States as an able lawyer and a
brilliant educator: Under the appointment of
the supreme court of Michigan he revised and
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02

Schwarz could not afford to put on large force
of men. His foreman, Fred Slather, is German
stone mason. The wages of the men are the one
debt which Mr. SchwaTz does not intend to neg
lect and his men are paid every Saturday as II
they were working for wealthy contractor who
had thousands to back his operations. To do this
the builder has had to rely upon the Kindness OF
his other creditors, who have helped the cause
by not pressing their claims.
That $4,000 that has already been put into the
work was gathered mostly from the contributions
of friends all over the country. Other pastors
have taken up benefit collections, friend in In
diana sent $780, and the congregation has con-
tributed far beyond what might be expected from
their means. Mr.. SchwaTz made house-to-house
campaign of four days down in Riley, Kan, and
raised 5000 in that way. One Of the church trus
tees who declared when the project was begun
that he would not do anything to aid 1t, has al
ready given $780, and others have given 800 and
5000 contributions. Churches have promised
contributions that will probably average s25 each
and several hundred dollars more is expected
from that source.
"If just had $4,000 more could finish It,"
says the minister and he seems not to lack faith
that the $4,000 will come as 1t is needed.
Mr.. schwarz's unique undertaking has attract
ed considerable attention and promises of fnan-
cial assistance have come in from various parts
of the country These donations to a most wor-
thy cause are for the most part in small amounts,
but are none the less appreciated by the ener-
getic pastor and the encouragement thus re-
ceived has had no little part in helping along the
good work. Rev. Schwarz has announced that all
outside contributions will be gratefully received
and promptly acknowledged.
The biggest addition to the fund that has
come far was the $500 got from selling the
old parsonage which the pastor advised soon
he saw the possibility OF making home for
himself as part of the new building 1t is be-
lieved that enough more can easily be raised to
put on roof so that services can be held in the
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02
~Beall65fN EdHf1ce 69mS Erectea/ BY
Rev Schwartz -.

position makes 1t possible for to reach many
who are in need of help and many who stran-
gers and want to stay here and make my work
effective in helping the German citizens in this
country"
1t is because of this sincere desire to be of help
TO his church that Mr.. SchwaTz has labored with
his hands and brain to build the church II
has arisen out OF what seemed to be insurmount
able difficulties. Not only the cornerstone, but
every stone in 1t refused by the builders
but when is finished there will be no fault found
with its smooth gray walls. its modern equipment
and its generous dimensions.
In connection with his pastoral and building
work Rev. Mr.. Schwarz devotes nine hours
week to teaching in the University of Omaha
where he has charge of the German classes. He
is also stated clerk of the presbytery of Omaha
and the compensation received from this additional
work he considers providental In that it helps to
secure him sufficient salary to bring his work to
a self-supporting basis.
Rev. Schwarz father was practicing physician
in Franklin county, Mo- He hailed from Heide
berg, Baden, Germany.
Rev. Schwarz left an orphan at the age
of IL months. He was taken into the home of a
kind-hearted couple who had already raised eight
children Of their own.
AS tribute to the memory of his foster par
ents and as a token of appreciation of the kind.
received at their hands, the church parsonage
has been turned into sort of a home for the
friendless and refuge for the destitute. Many
have partaken OF the parsons hospitality until
work or other assistance had beSn offered Should
this sort of hospitality require more space It is
possible that old peoples home may be estab-
lished after the financial obligations of the new
church edfce have been met.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02

OiiSA anu s'One was taken out and put into the
walls that we're gradually rising on the church
site. Some of his congregation hogan ~ 60
tribute two or three days work with teams in
gathering material "
The south steps from the old high school
building followed and these made the "Uater.
table on both sides OF the church part of the
building. The parsonage end was being added IN
from the stone that could be picked nm around
stone yards for small expense and converted
into suitable blocks.
An opportunity came to the builders when the
driveway constructed leading down to the
Union station on the north side Here was
bought $4,000 feet of lumber that had been used
ia scanolding and a carload of fine red sandstone
was purchased for 500. When few weeks later
a contractor offered Mr.. Schwarz $40 for that
same carload of red stone because he needed it
10 I'LL a contract in a hurry, the minister gave
Hp his material and added $50 clear to the fund
This was the only enterprise for profit that was
entered into for the benefit of the cause, except
a little deal in lead pipe which the minister had
with a prominent fraternal order. He bought
some old lead from the lodge for $3.50 and sold
IL for SIS TO a junk dealer
All winter long he has been haunting the repair
gangs about the streets, visiting stone yards and
junk heaps and adding to the pile of materials
that is being made into building by his men,
One of his biggest and most profitable finds was
pair OF iron pillars in excellent condition which
ne bought from the street railway company for
their price as old iron. The street railway com.
E,any also furnished him with the most novel use
OF old material IN the whole building, which is
the making of rafters out Of old steel rails The
rails are more than strong enough and were
bought for the price Of junk.
The church. which consists Of a basement
with a beautiful fireplace and auditorium
auhich win seat 500. measures 44x7S feet The
roof extends back over the parsonage making 1t
4 fnlI three stories high, with one room In the
attic. The house part is 24x5O feet in ground
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02

ing real estate situated in Audrain
County, it:-The West one half
OBJ of the Northwest one fourth (i-lJ
of the Northwest one fourth t-4)
of the northeast one fourth(i-4) of Sec
ton nineteen (i9) in township 80, range
8; that the title of said lands eminated
from the United States Government
more than ten years prior to the filing
Of plaintiffs petition, and that he and
those under whom he claims have been
in possession thereof and have paid all
taxes thereon for more than 30 years
prior to the filing Of the petition
herein; that defendants nor any one
for them have been in possession of said
land or paid any taxes thereon for all
that period Of time. And plaintiff states
that defendants appear to have title of
record to said land, and that plaintiff
verify believes that said defendants
might claim some interest in said real
estate above described as heirs, devisees
or assigns of said Burgess Calvert, de-
ceased or who might claim by, through
or under him or them and other parties
whose names he cannot insert herein
because they are unknown to him, and
the interest that they might claim in
and to said lands above decribed, are
unknown, but that any interest that
they might claim would come to them
by, through or under the said Burgess
Calvert, deceased, whose interest this
plaintiff has no knowledge of.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk of
the Audrain County Circuit Court, in
vacation, that publication be made
herein notifying tho defendants herein,
tha6 plaintiff has begun suit against
them in the Circuit Court of Audraln
County, Missouri, the object and gen
eral nature of which is to obtain de-
cree of said Court, perfecting plaintiffs
record title to the aforesaid described
land, by limitation, and forever barring
defendants from claiming any right, title
or interest in said lands; and now you,
the unknown heirs or devisees of Bur-
CESS Calvert, deceased, or those who
might claim by, through or under them,
are hereby notified of the commence
ment of this suit, tho object and gener-
al nature thereof, and unless you be
and appear at the next regular term of
the Audrain County Circuit, Court to be
begun and held at the court house in
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, on Bird
Monday in January, 1910, and on or be-
fore the first day of said term, answer or
otherwise plead to Plaintiffs petition
the same will be taken as confessed and
decree rendered as prayed in the petit
ton.
And it is further ordered that copy
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, a weekly newspaper
published in Audrain County, Missouri,
for four weeks successfully, the last in
sertion to be at least is days before the
first day of said next term of said Court.
A true copy from the rec I'd.
Attest, w. H. MORRlS,
Clerk Audrain County CircuitCourt.
(SeaD
John T. Baker, Atty. for Plaintiff.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02

basement, and after that the money
will come in faster. In the meantime
the minister is watching everywhere
for anything that will make his
church more commodlous or his home
more attractive.
The reason for my doing all this"
said Rev. Mr.. Schwarz, as he laid
aside the tools with which he was
helping the workmen, "is that l be-
lieve that right here is the best field
for work among the Germans that
there Is in all the northwest. My
life occupation is missionary work
among my German people and the
only reason why want to stay here
and put up this big church for my
small congregation is because from
here / can reach so many Germans. !
was born an American, but came
from German parents and am thor
oughly German in thought and feel.
ing. When l decided to become a
minister | saw that the greatest need
was among my own people, so ]
studied at a German seminary. My
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02
SCIENCE AND FAITH

Is it true that the greater the knowledge the
less the religious interest? Are these two persons
the man whose zeal for religion is equaled by his
bigotry and ignorance and the other in whom sci
entifc study has dwarfed spiritual sensibiity fair
types by which to Judge the relations of religion
and knowledge?
Is intelligence incompatible with real piety?
viii the growth of knowledge bring about the dis
solution of religion? Is the life of religious asp
rations and feelings out of date in scientific age
such constantly reminded this one is
today7 Science has overcome superstition; Is
faith so bound up with superstition that it, too.
must go?
We can be sure OF thing, at least; that no
matter what our feelings, theories or ideals may
be, We cannot turn our backs on the great world
of fact it is laid before The faith that fights
facts is committing suicide. Appeals to our fears
cannot to-day make the facts less real to us and
know that by them will have to stand or
fall.
II you step to think about 1t. there is striking
significance in the fact that this question has
arisen. Is there religion for the intelligent edu-
Gated, scientific mind? It suggests another Ques-
ton: Can any other mind fully comprehend the
riches and meaning of religion? The unthinking
cling to customs. traditions and forms that are the
vestiges of truth, The trained mind distinguishes
between the garments of truth and truth itself
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02

dimensions and has
IL fine rooms.
On the front of
the church will be
a tower which will
be Just as high and
substantial as 1t
can be made from
what is left of the
stone after the rest
OF the structure is
finished.
The plans for all
Of It we're sketched
by the Rev. Mr..
SchwarZ and made
exact by an archi-
tect. There are no
specifications in use.
The plans are fol.
lowed not by get
ting material to fit
them. but by con-
forming them as
nearly as possible
to material that can
be cheaply bought.
The work went
slowly, because Mr..
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02

And II is further ordered that a
copy hereof &c published in the Mex
leo, Missouri Message, a weekly news
paper published In Mexico, Audrain
County, Missouri, for four weeks sue
cessively, the last insertion to be at
least Is days before the first day of
said next term OF Court.
A true copy from the record:
Attest:
w. H. MORRIS,
Clerk Audrain County Circuit Court.
(Seal.)
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02

could be found in Omaha and from
them TO build a church. II was not to
be a mean and ugly house of worship,
but q Vell-eduipped, well arranged.
ample meeting place for his people.
He has now extended 1t 70 include
an 1l-room house for his own family
and the whole property would have
cost $4,000 II It had been built by
contract AS built by Rev. Mr..
Schwarz and his fellow laborers it
will cost less than $25 900. The other
$4,000 has been saved to his people
by the perseverance, energy and In
genuity Of the pastor.
The first charge that Mr.. Schwarz
took when he left the theological
seminary was at Connersville. Ind.
For six years he remained there and
was called to Omaha three years ago
on recommendation from one OF his
instructors in the theological school
AT that time the First German
Presbyterian was a small frame
church. AS soon as the new pastor
came he announced that the church
was too small To build a church
with a membership Of 60 seemed out
of the question to all but the pastor.
He thought be knew a way and he
set about II with almost no support,
at first. from the others.
For a year he sought for a suitable
location and finally purchased the lot
the new church is on for $500.
When he bought this tract the fund
which he drew from amounted to $57.
His first move was to sell the old
church for $3.50. AS soon as the lot
was paid for he shouldered a spade,
and replacing his ministerial dignity
with a grim and effective energy he
began to dig. The first thing that a
church needed was a foundation. He
had no money. but he could make
the foundation himself, and that
would be one step toward IT,
He asked for contributions from
friends outside Of Omaha and waited
for his own people to contribute vol.
UNFAIRLY. The dollars came slowly,
but they came with sufficient steadI,
ness TO assure him that he could
make a few purchases for a start
While walking on the street one day
he saw that in repairing the street
the old curbs were being taken up.
These are good blocks" said the
pastor-builder, and he bargained with
the contractor to take them OF his
hands. That stone went into the
Foundation.
His next lot OF material came
when the wall that supported the
yard Of the old Rosewater residences
was to be torn down. Men hired nv
MIR. Schwarz did the work and the
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State Of missouri Inthe Circuit Court
County of Ardrain To Jan. term 1910.
John w. Hill. Plaintiff
The unknown heirs or devisees
of Burgess Calvert, deceased,or
those who mightclaim by, through
or under him or them, Defendants
The State Of Missouri to the above
named Defendants Greeting:
Now this Novembey 18th, 1909, comes
the plaintiff and files with the Clerk of
the Audrain County Circuit Court, in
vacation, his petition duly verified by
afidayit OF plaintiff, wherein among
other things Plaintiff alleges that he
holds and is in possession Of the follow
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02

should have a new church. The fact that the mem.
bers numbered only 60 and the whole property of
the corporation was about $4,000 troubled him not
at all. and he began TO build with much faith
81 he had the riches of Solomon. His plan was to
gather everywhere. whenever he could, all the old
but strong timbers all the iron Junk available for
structural USE all the and irregular stone and
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02

n architectural anomaly, a beautiful build
ing built from scrap material, is the pro-
duct OF the genius. energy and inspiration
Of an Omaha clergyman. When completed
the First German Presbyterian church will
present an edihce of stable and dignifed
beauty, yet all the material that goes into
its construction is discarded junk gathered
from every available source. 1t represents
what can be accomplished by a few ear
nest hard-working men under the leader
ship Of a preacher full of enthusiasm and
inspiring optimism.
When he first went to Omaha, three
years ago, Rev. julius F. Schwarz
determined that his congregation q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22

sprinters too. In fact. just for once even Haba
couldn't catch me: until had safely outfooted
the last of my other pursuers
Nor did | feel at all adequately compensated
when he came painting up to me with four great
cakes of beautiful amber honey. each about
twelve by five inches in size. three tucked under
the arm that held his bow and knobkerrie, the
full half of the fourth down his throat and the
other half following as fast as he could ram it
there without quite choking to death-as also
followed down the same Unsuitable little NAV
within the next half-hour practically all of the
three other great slabs. A nibbe or two did
me, for that particular lot was of indifferent
flavor. But. flavor no flavor. with that little
savage honey honey. and stood no more
show of prolonged existence than struggled
box of chocolate carames in a girls boarding
school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22

caught my ear. A half-mile down stream we
found them. the river cascading down sharp
descent among a lot of big white boulders.
bouiders SO thickly strewn in the roaring pung-
ing current l thought | could negotiate them.
To midstream | did get; but there the next
jump was hopelessly long from wet and slip
perry take-off and had to give it up. Nor did
l get back ashore any too easily; for where.
coming, had picked rough surfaces and edges
to alight on returning. reverse sides offered no
better than smooth slopes that kept me moving
quickly once started for. once tumbled into
it. no could have made shore out of that
turmoil
However. did not regret the detour when
got lovely photograph of the head of the boil
ing rapid and the palms that crown it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22
In Maggori Rapids

7 OVER down the slope l sighted with my
glasses herd of waterbuck far away across
the Maggori, two fine heads in the lot Sup
posing the river little more there than the
broiling, overgrown brook we had crossed few
miles higher up, | hurried down toward it. in
spite of a torrent of bring. clucking. sputter-
ing Nasal that plainly stagger at protest.
Pushing through the wide belt of thorn and
palm that lined the stream. | soon learned the
reason: before stretched broad yellow
flood, over hundred feet wide and looking
deep enough to float cruiser and mean enough
to harbor crocodiles. That quite too large
order.
But directly the murmur of distant rapids
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22
Wild Cherries

A Nd l regretted it less when, ten minutes
later. taking shelter in bush from heavy
shower, found a wild cherry tree loaded with
delicious fruit half ripe. golden. and crimson:
ripe their fat sides rejecting all the richer.
duskier ruby lights that decanter of port
flashes back at the candles.
Sweet were these cherries of flavor as they
beautiful of favor and there we STAYED
SO long eating them that, what with that DELAY
and tipped by another twitter of honey birds.
the seeming. robbing and consumption of an
other bee treasure store by Habia (this time
found in a hollow treel. night fell on us so far
from camp that none but an aboriginal's IN
stincts for location and direction could have
brought us in.
That day our donkevs arrived from the Mara
and were pushed on to Mr.. Northcote's bona
for the posho we had left with him.
A mother Of Mr.. B,ousoH'S stories The II an
derobo Elephant Hunters" uTH appear next
Sunday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-02
G. N. QUOTES FAIR PRICES
One Rare for Round Trip to Seattle
from Montana and intermediate
Points on Special Days.

One fare will be charged for the
round trip to Seattle from Montana
and intermediate points on special
fair days of interest to residents of
Washington, Idaho and Montana, &C
cording to an announcement made
by the Great Northern Railway COM
pany today. The officials of the AL
aska-Yukon-Pacific exposition have
set apart a number of special days
for cities, counties and states in the
northwest, and it is upon these oc-
casions that the one fare rate for the
round trip will be in effect.
One and one-third fares will be
the rate charged from Montana and
intermediate points upon other than
special days during the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacific exposition this summer
by the Great Northern This infor-
nation comes from A. L. Craig, gen.
eral passenger agent of the road. The
Great Northern anticipates excep-
tionally heavy travel during the sum-
mer and is making preparations to
handle the crowds.
Tickets to Seattle from Montana
and western points at the special fair
rate will be on sale from May % to
October IA, with a 60-day limit.
The Great Northern announced
| that commencing Sunday an observa-
ton buffet car would be attached to
the Seattle-Spokane local train
Heavy patronage of the new train
necessitated the addition of the OBJ
servation car.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-02

with Mr. McMullen to care for the
orchard this coming season and left
last night for his southern home.
While in Seattle he also purchased a
lot near the state university and may
possibly build there also.
AS indicative of the way fortunes
are made in the Wenatchee valley,
it is only necessary to state that Mr.
McMullen came here some eight
years ago and had but $45 in cash.
He secured tract on Birch Flat and
by hard work and industry he has
transformed his rough, sagebrush-
covered tract into a model orchard
and has sold all but five acres of it.
This he is going to keep for a home.
1t is safe to say that the coming five
years will show just as great an ap-
probation in land values here as in
the past five, and the new purchaser
will make just as great returns.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-02
BOUGHT William
M'MU[[EN PLACE
FRED OLLOM, A MAN FROM
WEST VIRGINIA, PAID $4,000
FOR TEN ACRE TRACT ACROSS
WENATCHEE.

Fred Ollom, of Montgomery, West
Virginia, arrived here the first of the
week and was so pleased with the
valley that he decided to make his
home her and closed deal last night
with William McMullen, of Euclid
avenue, for his ten acre tract, pay
ing $4,000 for it. The tract is all
in bearing orchard, the trees being
from five to eight years of age. The
tract is one of the handsomest and
most productive in the valley and
will make an ideal home. Mr.. Nc
Mullen did not sell the five acre tract
containing the house, but Mr.. Ollom
will build next year. He arranged
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-02

DIR. A. G. Stalnaker, of West Vir-
ginia, arrived here the first of the
week and has decided on lacting here.
He is much in love with the Wenat-
chez valley and will recommend his
West Virginia friends to come west
where the red apple grows.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-02

Seattle soon, confer with F. M. Sche-
full carload. ***