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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-20
FIRE AT LEAD, S. o.,
TAKES MANS LIFE
Dance Hall and Resort Con-
sumed and Occupant Found
Sufocated in Room.

Lead, S. D., Oct. 17.-For the second
time within two years the dance ilall
and resort of Annie Woods, On Bleeker
streets, was destroyed by fire at an
early hour this morning, causing the
death of Frank Askins, a miner, and
the injury of three girl inmates. The
building contained about 20 persons
all asleep, when it was discovered In
able to escape to ~ street, but Irene
Love fell and broke her leg, while two
others were burned about the hands and
feet. Several were carried out I'M
conscious by the iremen.
Askins, who was a single man, 80
years old, and a new resident here
was found suffocated in a room. He
came here from Lincoln, Neb.. where
he has relatives. The building was
completely Quilted and the loss will be
| about $4,000. partially insured. a
cigaret stub is supposed to have been
the cause.
NAME OF VICTIM NOT
IN LINCOLN DIRECTORY
Lincoln, Neb, Oct. 1.-THE name Of
Frank Askins does NOT appear in any or
the city directories Nor the last five
years.
SOCIALISTS MUST FILL
TICKET BY PETITION
Pierre, S. D., Oct. 17.-Settling a.
dispute as to the arrangement of the
official ballot for the fall election, At
torrey General Clark has rendered an
opinion stating hat all candidates
whose names We're recently fled on the
social democratic ticket, must be
placed on the ballot as independent
candidates.
Governor Vessey has appointed as
delegates to the good roads convention,
which will be held in Aberdeen on the
9th of October, all county commits
sioners of the state
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-20
ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT Az"
PERFORM STATES WORK

Nermillion, 5. ID. oct. 19,-Miss kro-
mer, a graduate of Oberlfn, with spe-
cial preparations for Y. w. C. A. work,
and physical training, has been APP
pointed physical director for women
Mt the state university.
When DR.. Meade of the State hos
pital, at Yankton, decided to install a
new system of sewerage, and other
ground improvements, he, with his us
ual economical procedure requested
the state engineer TO provide an engi-
neering staff to do the work. Lack of
funds prevented the engineer from ac-
needing to the request. Then the en-
cheering department of the university
was appealed to. AS q result, Professor
McDaniels. of the engineering college.
o the senior class in civil engineer
Ing to Yankton last week to do the
work. AS a result of this satisfactory
work the class is to remain at Yankton
30 days. N during that time will per-
form without cost to the state other
than their expenses extensive engineer
Ing work that the hospital ha needed
for a long time and been without the
funds TO have lone.
Miss Edith Reeves. a Vermillfon
young woman who graduated from the
university in 1905, and later earned a
masters degree at Radcliffe. is in the
city, and Saturday addressed the stu
dent body. Miss Reeves, who last year
was an instructor at Mount Holyoke
college. has long made a specially of
social work, and as a result of her ex-
cellence in his line has been selected
by the Russell Sage Foundation to in
Vestlgate the condition of manned and
crippled children in state and city in
,stitutions throughout the country.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-20
BAPTIST CONVENTION
CLOSES ITS

Huron. S. d., Oct. 19.-Sunday night
the annual Baptist convention of South
Dakota closed in Huron after holding
one of the most successful gatherings
In The history of the denomination in
this state. The sessions opened
Wednesday and all We're well attended.
Friday morning DR.. E. Y. Mullins. of
Louisville, KY, addressed the convene
ton. DR.. Mullens also spoke Satur-
day night n his sermon Sunday eve
ming upon 1.-THE Authority of Jesus"
closed the convention. Friday evening
$1,000 was raised among the delegates
for the purpose of pushing a special
~eyangelistic campaign in the state.
Saturday afternoon the annual Law
mems banquet was served to the yisi-
tors in the Huron Commercial club
rooms, n the function was attended
by about 100 guests.
The convention chose as it's officers
for the coming year: John F. Schra-
der, of Rapid City. president: DIR. s.
F. Shaw, OF Sioux Falls. secretary and
general missionary, and Il. A. Loomis
of Mitchell. treasurer. An invitation
has been extended to the convention
to meet at Madison. S. D.. in 1911,
and the state board will probably ac.
cept the offer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-20
NAME OF VICTIM NOT
IN IlNCni NJ nIPErTnpN

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 1.-THE name Of
Frank Askins does nov appear in any OF
the city directories .or the last five
years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10

school Saturday evening Nov. l..
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. jenkins of OF
tumwa were entertained at the Geo.
Chisman home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Johnston were Ell,
tertained at the Walter I. Hall home
in OttumWa Sunday
Elmer Williams visited with friends
near Blakesburg Sunday.
Mrs. j. E. Perry and daughter Miss
Ella Perry. have returned after an
extended visit with relatives in Grand
Rapids, Wis.
M. F. Upp and family Of near
Blakesburg and Frank Upp and FAM
lily Of South Ottumwa and Marion UDp
Of Moulton were entertained Sunday
at the Rolla Lewis home.
Frank Smith and family of South
Ottumwa were guests at the Henry
Garfield home Sunday.
Alfred Grooms of Blakesburg is Wis
.iting at the home of his son Will
Grooms.
Pearl French who is working in
South Ottumwa, spent Sunday with
his family here.
Curtis Chisman of South Ottumwil
visited Thursday at the Henry Oswald
home.
Mrs. Ross Chisman of Aurora. Ind,
who is visiting relatives here expects
to start for home this week
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
BIRMINGHAM.

q. w. Letter went to Ottumwa Sat-
urday and entered the hospital for
surgical treatment. His right eye has
been bothering him for several years
and the other eye was becoming af-
fected SO the right eye had to be re-
moved. He is recovering nicely from
the operation.
gone to Oskaloosa to visit with rela-
tives.
visited several days last week, with his
parents.
B, P. Ford and wife and daughter
|Louella Bennett went to Muscatine on
Tuesday morning and from there go to
Chicago to visit relatives.
A son of Samuel Swartz, west OF
town, was thrown from horse Satur-
day and the result was broken arm
Link Carson, wife and children Wis
tied last week with her brother John
Gould at Sterling. Kans.
w. E. Widger went to Unionville
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
END
ANNUAL MEETING
TEACHERS OPPOSE APPRoPRIA-
TIoNs BY CONGRESS FOR
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

i Des Moines, Nov. 8.-The teachers
of Iowa are bitterly opposed to the ma
/ ttonal school funds being turned over
to private educational institutions in
the District of Columbia for the pro-
motion of education in agriculture and
mechanical arts.
closing session Saturday afternoon at
the Y. NJ G. A. auditorium placed
| themselves on record against the bills
OF legislation now before congress
which assign to private institutions
funds from the federal treasury to
establish departments Of education
along these lines. Such an act on the
part OF congress would be in direct
violation of the spirit of the constitu-s
ton. say these teachers. Under the
Morrill, acts of congress portion of
the public school fund can be set aside
for the purpose of advancing national
education in agricultural and me-
chanical arts. The bills now under
consideration would extend the bene-
fits of the Morrill, acts by assigning
to certain private institutions appro-
priations from the public school fund
to do the work which the teachers
claim rightly belongs to the depart
ment Of education. To aid private edu-
cational institutions from the federal
treasury would establish a dangerous
precedent and by unanimous vote
registered themselves in opposition to
any division of the public school
funds among private and sectarian
schools.
The educators approved of the re-
quest Of E. E. Brown, commissioner OF !
the national department of education
for an additional appropriation of $75,- /
zoo for the purpose of employing com.
petent specialists to investigate the
subjects Of the construction of school |
buildings, school administration. &C
counting and statistics, industrial edit
cation, education for housekeeping, I
school hygiene, agriculture and me-
chanical colleges and the wider uses
of the school plant.
Work Against Bills.
The state association will do all in
It's power to defeat the congressional
enactments calling for federal aid fer
private institutions and to assist Com
Brown in his request for a
larger appropriation to extend the &C
tivities of his department.
The recommendation of the council
for legislative enactment for conf
pusory medical inspection in the pub
lie schools met the hearty Endorsement
Of the general association. It also
urged the extension of high school
in the rural districts.
A surprise in the resolution recon-
mendations and which met no Opposi-
ton was that of the recommendation
Of not only more normal schools in
Iowa, but the extension of the high
school curriculum to include normal
course.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
pRAKEsvlLLE.

The public sale at the Finis Jones
farm was we'll attended last Thursday,
Mrs. Claudia Williams Of Des
Moines came Wednesday for a visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Ra1ston.
Miss Kate Wise and Miss Christie OF
Bloomfield were visitors at the Harvey
Boles home Thursday.
The w. CT. U. gave a very pleas
ant social at the home Of Mrs. J. c.
Millisack last Thursday.
Mrs. Jennie lie Baugh Of Mystic
was called here by the illness Of her
mother w. r. slagle.
Rev. C. c. Jones attended the dis
trict conference held at Moravia this
week. M
prof. Dunbar took dinner Thursday
evening with Mayor Thompson and
family.
John Swartzendruver and family
and Joe Baughman and family of Pu-
laski made short stop in our town
last Monday. They were enroute to OF
tumwa in their auto.
Roy Bell and Miss Garnet Downine
attended the teachers meeting In Des
Moines last week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
MARS HILL.

MT and Mrs Will Shank, Mr. and
Mrs. John White and family and Mrs.
Mowery and family attended the
birthday dinner of Mrs. Buchanan on
Sunday, when all Of her friends and
neighbors gathered at her home with
well filled baskets and surprised her.
Rev. HORNED of Ottumwa was present.
All had an enjoyable time.
Mrs. Croft was an Ottumwa caller
Saturday.
Miss Addie Deiters returned home
from Milo where she has been visiting
with relatives.
Mrs. Croft was in Ottumwa on Fri
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10

Itwenty-seven when she died. II
wonder IL she ever married." Crakei
turned his feet toward the oil Sneed
man homestead.
There was little In the town that
had changed. Craker noticed, with
listless eyes, the well-remembered
crack in the tavern window, scar
given 1t In the old days through g
rock propelled at him by Billy
Henderson. The town pump still
saueaked dismally as the antiquated
Hobbs drew the water for the wlfe's
weekly wash.
No one recognized Craker. His
smart attire, the nose glasses ana Ms
heavy dark beard, gave him an ap'
pearance of prosperity that not one
Of them would have credited to the
queer boy who had left town years
before.
Craker strobe sorrowfully up the
long walk. leading through the Sneed-
man yard. His eyes sight the Old
fashioned knocker Of the front door.
It was crapeless! 80
Beast" reiterated Craker. HIS
hand stopped as he reached forth TO
sound his arrival. A gasp quivered
| on his lips. Some one inside the
house was singing! Singing, at tnat'
catchy little melody Of last season
musical comedy; bit sadly amiss IN
this house Of sorrow. His hand again
found the knocker. The singing sud
denly ceased, and hurrying steps told
him that some one was on the way
to the door.
"I-I am on Observation-Disclosures
Of the family" came from Craker as
a pretty girl suddenly fung open the
door. have come to view the re-
mains"
The girl stared at him . moment
| in speeches. silence. The remains,
she grasped, and then, with alarming
" red cheeks, "Oh, you are here to-
see-Emma."
GONE In giggled the girl.
She led him speedily into the we'll
remembered parlor, and, murmuring
something that escaped him, she dis
appeared through the door into the
hall. A tinkle of hoidenish laughter
came echoing back to him.
| ~ wish I had married Emma,
groaned Craker. "she must have en-
dured a dogs life with these unfeel
ing people"
sWhy-it is Frank Craker!"
The man raised startled eyes. and
fairly fiung himself out OF his chair
"You," he gasped.
Before him, an all the dainty beau
| ty that he had known of old, and poise
and carriage that he could not define
| stood Emma Sneedman!
| aos kfAnR
Is there anything so very wonderful
about it,"
"But-but /. thought you were
dead"
"Me-dead?" wondered the girl
and then she suddenly broke into 9
ripnle of laughter. ooh, l see it all
now" she explained. "some one has
told YOU that Emma is dead, and you
instantly thought that 1t was
Listen! Emma was papa's carriage
horse. He bought her while was
away at college, and he named hei
after me-"
| Away at college?"
| .Why, yes, Frank. After you went
away it was lonesome here, and
persuaded papa to let me go to col
| iege. 1t was an old chum of mine
who is now visiting me who admitted
Won to the house. IL thought
when I went away-that you would
come back, and-and wanted to have
an education, too"
The girls face was crimson. She
had come impulsively forward tc
shake hands, and now Craker was
holding her close. Gradually she
ceased to struggle and raised her eyes
fearlessly to his own. The man saw
in them the answer to his unspoken
question.
whispered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
BOOSTING BIG MEETING.
Good Road Enthusiasts Want All OF.
tumwa Auto Owners to 90 to

Blakesburg.
The meeting at Blakesburg Thurs,
day in the interest of the Blue Grass
roads will be attended by practically
every auto owner in Ottumwa if the
wishes of the good roads committee
of the OttumWa Commercial associa
ton are granted The local enthusiasts
for better highways are particularly
anxious that this proposed road from
the Nebraska state line to the Missis.
sippi. river become a reality, and they
urge every Ottumwa automobflist to
attend the meeting at Blakesburg on
Thursday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
STOLE HARNESS.
Someone Takes Fancy to Leather
Goods and Fly Net In w. w.

8omeohe 1K60 Z F1hcy 20 I01th6F
Goods and Fly Net In w. w.
Jaeksen's Barn.
Not objecting so seriously to the
theft Of his harness and the entering
Of his barn by some miscreant, w. w.
Jackson does, however, raise a hue
and cry because the fly net was stolen.
Just what fellow wants with fly
net at this time Of year Mr.. jackson
could not figure out. The trouble
was caused by thief entering the
barn at the rear Of the Jail and taking
therefrom set Of single harness and
fly net, neither Of which the said pur-
loiner Of Others goods has seen At to
return. Mr.. jackson Is on the lookout
for the thief and means to get his
property back II possible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10

Funeral services over the remains
OF George Chadwick, who died yester-
day afternoon at the family residence
corner Of Clay and Mill street, will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
from the First Christian church, cor.
ner Of Marion and Second streets. Rev.
S. Issac Elder, pastor Of the Davis
Street Christian church, will conduct
the services. The remains will be in.
tered in the Shaul cemetery. The
pallbearers will be P. G. Drummond, J
s. Bradley, W. Knight, B. knight, j.
Wagner and j. Harrington.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
Fun ERALS.

The last sad rites over the remains
of Oscar e. Lager, who passed away
Saturday night, were held this after
noon from the residence at 2 o'clock
and from the Swedish Lutheran church
at 2:3O o'clock. Rev. Oscar A. Henry,
pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church
assisted by Rev. w. H. Horned of the
East End Presbyterian church con-
Quoted the services. Many friends att
tended the funeral. The floral trib-
ltes were beautiful, among them being
a fine set piece from the Journeymen
BARRIERS local of this city, Of whic|
the deceased was a member. The re-
mains were inferred in the Ottumwa
Gem etery.
The bGllbearers were Amos Carlson,
Axel sandstron, Emil Brown, William
johnson, Oscar Anderson and VIII
liam Carlson. Misses Ruth Freed,
Alyera Carlson, Clara Kendall and
Victoria Darall were the flower girls.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
BlDwELL.

Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Harlan o,
South Ottumwa visited Wednesday a
the Scott Johnson home.
Noyes Garfield was business Wis.,
itor in Blakesburg Tuesday.
Miss Lille Brough and mother Of
Pulaski visited at the Harvey Groomi
home recently.
A social will be given at the Cenle'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10

Ia, and will remain there for some
time with his sister
Birmingham and Fairfield played a
very interesting game Of football Oh
Saturday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
WASHES FINGER,
EmpIoye at Burlington Roundhouss
Injured at Work Yesterday

n MoThIh9.
While shaking CRATES III an engine
at the Burlington roundhouse yester.
day morning, w. H. Cradle. an employe
of the Burlington mashed a finger. The
injury was sustained by the third
finger Of the left hand. Mr.. Cradle
will be of duty few days as result
of the accident.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
THE DEAD LEVEL.
BY LOUISE oLNEY.

Copyright, 1910, by Associated Liter
airy Press.)
Emily Warren in her sweet, slow
way. lifted her eyes from the row OF
figures which she had just finished
adding with lightning speed, and
proceeded to listen the the younger
girl who had been vainly talking to
her the last five minutes.
what are you saying, Madge?"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31

-. rs could have
stataie sntifc rescue
.ha = II usually skaters
~ - tha.s stem. Even n the
28 10 rIr.ie not broken the fresh
k%tN Meh 9off immediately after an
81 <masur fear OF tanning possible
1900 &1sA by the explosion and thus
/nrnlnR ND the mine. Gas at once COR
|.rfn The injured and entomoeu %
r.,6 10 suff0cate In the deadly oalA-
H1na Of the mine -,. ~
on the surface the miners Ansn -
AK&fh and drop down the snsr.s - a ar
4trtno Of the entompeo- g 80
@-., ~ fhnra volunteer rescuers them
1880 meet death from the noxlous
1900 riffeen men resentombed Al
49, fr@nnn. Wyo.. mine disaster fe.,
r ofter another, 40 rescuers went
T~41 info the mine and never came
$3.50 re.cuers. equipped with
-',5,, fetvaets- might have saved the
~ %.,1n,nl,ad men and the mine, too.
49, rakn there would have been
- additional sacrifice of life, II the
Hrrnao was hopeless At Monongan'
~.hrn the rescuers finally entered the
..In6 II was found that so entomDed
~nHn had lived two days in one room
Helmet men could have saved them.
al Cherry. disaster that happen
~ hofore the bureau OF mines was
tak1lebsd. but when the technology
<Sl rranch Of the geological survey
49, cxperimenting with oxygen he'll
r1Sfr. survey helmet men arrived late
- me ncene, but they succeeded In
16tflnr 20 men out alive after week.
'[hra win be no such delay now with
Ans mine rescue cars at central
I1&rh helmet weighs SO pounds. The
&..| ATTY Of a helmet man on enter
~. mine IL to test the air. This
@ontfimes done by carrying white
1900 II they live, then the word is
I1nhoned TO the surface and
lords of unhelmeted rescuers rusheu
RE air may, be deadly. but there
.& ~ little FIRE in the mine In
t1nb the helmet men Will unsling
Ik hand IRE extinguishers, put out
- and signal for the air. This
| &lrAr away the poisonous gas In
..-ff and the unhelmeted rescuers
M AR a deadly and the fire
I.&f<r IL nothing for the helmet
~ ~ hut to toll to the surface
./1 survivors, two rescuers to
.&ine engineer, a surgeon, and
- <Inhf men are assigned to
tIth n equipped with he'll
80 oxygen, safety lamps,
~. resuscitating outhas,
nom. One end OF the
-. room for demon
helmets to the
vniupfoor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
GETS LETTER IN TRANSIT
MORE THAN % YEARS.

GRAND JUNCTION, Col,
31-Romance turned to tragedy
marked the delivery of a letter
here Saturday to c. A. Roselle
from Miss Ellen Gustafson, at
ter it had been in transit more
than twenty-three years In
the meantime Miss Gustafson
became Mrs. Oscar Peterson, OF
Chicago, and Roselle tried TO
forget the love of his youth He
never married.
Twenty-three years ago. FL
len Gustafson, of Forserum,
Sweden, the fiancee OF Rostelle,
started for America. She was
to write him as soon as she ar
rived. Roselle grew into mid
die age waiting for the letter.
A few months ago he encount-
cred Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson In
ChicaEo. but no one inquired
or explained about the letter
which should have been written
and received, but never came.
The letter gives Roselle Miss
Gustafson's address and urges
him to come to her at once.
II was yellow with age and
many OF the postmarks on its
face had turned brown. II was
forwarded to Roselle by
brother-in-law, living in Rock
ford, Ill.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
Sana's New Car Ready To Aid Victims Of
Mine Accidents and Rescuer In Oxygen Helmet

Is on the stage playing the part Of
some wonderfully sweet little girl,
who works all kinds Of miracles with
her sweetness. Last season Mabel
tried "Springtime" and The Call of
the Cricket" They were both gushy.
That was just about the time that she
took II into her head TO be called
Nell" and having a husband who
possessed some influence on the
stage, she nearly succeeded
This year 1t was Ediths turn to be
a sweet little girl Klaw & Erlanger
got Charlotte Thompson to adapt one
OF Kate Douglas Virgins Rebecca
books to the stage. and the result was
play called "Rebecca Of Sunny
brook Farm" This particular effort
TO stage girlish sweetness and natuf.
alness is far from being a success,
though now and then the charm OF
the Wiggin stories does break forth In
spite OF the stageness OF the piece.
Ever since Mabel Talliafero played
that remarkably charming part OF
''Lovey Mary" In Mrs. Wigs Of the
Cabbage Patch" efforts have been
made to find for her another role that
would be as great a success. These
have been in vain, sad to say. for
everyone knows she possesses a rare
talent for parts OF this sort A role
of that nature that succeeds Is splen'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
Ambassador o'BrIsn Arrives In We
tarla.

VICTORIA, B. B.,C Oct. Si.--The
steamer Empress Of japan arrived sat
urday afternoon with Ambassador
Thomas O'Brien and wife. Of Grand
Rapids. They are bound for Washing'
ton for a holiday.