davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-06-11
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
DANCY.

DANO1.
CLYDE Weik of Wausau, transacted
business in Dancy Friday.
The cold, wet weather has greatly
retarded the farmers work through
out this section.
George j. Knoller, who has been at
tending Marquette University, is
home for summer vacation.
Miss Mayme Kayanaugh of Wausau,
visited in this village Wednesday,
guest of Mrs. G.. g. Knoller, and in
the evening attended the big wedding
dance.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kemp, aged aunt of
Chas. Pappenheimer, and with whom
she has made her home for some
years, died last Saturday evening
after an illness of long standing from
complications incident to old age.
The remains were taken to naukesha
Monday for burial. Mrs. William
Meyers and daughter of Waukesha,
and son, George, of Wausau, and Mrs.
Martin and children OF S. D., were
here to attend the funeral. Services
were held at the house Monday morn
ing, Rev. Scott of Brokaw officiating
w. Won Berg and wife and sister,
Miss Elizabeth, and Jay Bell of Mosl-
nee, were the choir.
The marriage, and wedding festigi-
ties which followed, of Miss Anna
Buelow and George Wolf, Sr., which
took place at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Booth,
Sr., in Eaupleine last Wednesday
morning, was the biggest event of the
season. During the day between two
and three hundred guests were enter
tanned, and in the evening e. Top
hams hall in this village was taxed to
its utmost with friends of the newly
welded couple, which was largely due
to the prominence of both the bride
and groom. The groom has for sew
eral years been chairman of the town
of Eaupleine and is widely known.
Friends were present from all the
surrounding cities and towns.
Screens for doors and windows can
be found at the J. M. Kuebler COM
pany's plant-odd sizes made to order
promptly. jaw
1t is well known that not more than
one case of rheumatism in ten re-
quires any internal treatment what
ever. All that is needed is free
application of Chamberlain's Liniment
and massaging the parts at each ap-
plication. Try it and see how quickly
it will relieve the pain and soreness.
Sold by all dealers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-06-11

Tom Harrington. football captain Carml Vaughan
Reginald Black his ehum Wells Turner
Byron Harrington. father of his Bert Salzman
James Roberts, freshman George Bird
William Everett James & professor from
stanford, the rival college Hilton Dressed
Dan Dayenant. from the hills Raymond Gunther
Professor Ma6ee director of the gyna Walter Reinhold
Nugata, good. honest intelligent, japanese
schoolboy otto Behrendt
Dawley. collector Ernest Sommerfeldt
Mrs Wlgglnton Virgins, the landlady Irma Clark
Marian Davenant Helen stone
Ruth Thornton. Mrs Virgins niece Hester Jones
DuIcie Harrington Toms sister from high school
Ada Clement
Widow Mcguire, faniiliarly known as the widow
Constance Harger
Albert schmidt, Arthur Gross and george Nelson
Selection from Bsife's Bohemian Girl
Arr. by Theo Moses -Tobain
High School Orchestra
valedictory Mary Carlson
Presentation OF Diplomas
Benedictaon Rev. W n. Gould
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-06-11

Frank Barden Roy Sampson
Edwin Pagan ernest Sommerfeldt
Harry Hyman Harvey Taylor
Donald McPhail
UNDER -oLAssMEN ASSISTING OPERA
Caroline Bartlett Prudential Woodward
Marion Boles Hilton Dressed
Lydia Gralow Walter GieSe
Audrey Miller Harry Kane
Gale Ross Harvey Thielka
Margaret Roach julie Young
The Keota news., 1912-04-19
SWAT IN TIME

AS the warmth of spring penetrates
to dark corners and crevices in and
about the house, the humble fly awakes
and crawls laboriously into the sunlight.
At this season it is sluggish. and aquick
stroke Of fly swatter or newspaper sell
dom misses. Later on, the lonely one
will be multiplied by millions. and reams
of tanglefoot will fail to accomplish
what swat in time will do. 1t il said
that q single fly lays 120 eggs every ten
days, most of the eggs hatch, and ap-
proximately half the issue il female.
A patient mathematician will find that
as result of the first 12O eggs several
billion flies are Matched in the course Of
single summer. Swat the strays.
The Keota news., 1912-04-19

WOULD REDUCE CULTIVATION
REQUIREMENT
CONGRESSMAN TAYLOR shares
the general belief of settlers under the
enlarged homestead act, that the culti-
vation requirements are entirely too
heavy. On last Saturday he introduced
a bill in the house reducing the required
cultivation from 40 acres to 20 acres the
second year, and from 80 acres to 40
acres beginning with the third year Of
entry.
Not one homesteader in hundred il
prepared to properly cultivate 80 acres
of his land beginning with the third year
Of his residence, and to attempt it leads
to slipshod methods and the crop failure
invariably incident to such methods.
The time will come when increased pop
ulation will demand that every acre Of
tillable land be put in cultivated crops;
but that time is not here yet, and it u
wasteful folly to enforce by legislation
work which is not justified by economic
conditions, and for which adequate
equipment il not provided.
A certain amount Of required cultiva-
ton along with residence on the land il
necessary to save the so-called free
lands for actual homebuilders. Forty
acres titled, with half in crop each year,
should provide vegetables for family,
and ample feed to winter all the stock
which can find pasturage on the remain
ing 28O acres Of a half-section home
stead. And any homesteader with one
or two teams will find himself kept rea-
sonably busy if he does the farm chores
and in addition tills forty acres Of land
each summer season.
The Keota news., 1912-04-19
That Homesteader's Wife

The News recently referred to the
time that the Williams and Murphy
families located on their homesteads.
We have since learned that Mrs. j. Q.
Williams was the one brave little woman
who was one Of the chief pioneers on
that expedition. Other members Of the
families who had not accompanied the
pioneers, followed later. The hardships
incident to that time have their greatest
compensation in the fact that they were
met and braved for the sake Of loved
ones. and the hope Of making homes.
On Saturday. March 16, at the home
of C. L. Morgan, Mr.. Williams was
asked to give toast to THE Home
steader's Wife," and his eulogistic re-
sponse, bestowing encomiums on per-
sonage and character so worthy Of
praise, greatly pleased his audience.
His friends will always respect his
judgment, and believe that his praise
and defense of homesteader's ideal
wife, is we'll founded on q correct esti-
mate Of what is required to make hap
py home.
The Keota news., 1912-04-19

RUSSIAN THISTLES may closely
resemble alfalfa in composition, but
don't on that account let your old ground
run riot with tumble weeds this sum-
mer. And If you do, cut them before
they begin to tumble.
HOW much ground will you summer
till this year?
GREAT weather this, for farming.
NEXT year may be dry.
The Keota news., 1912-04-19

-----~oA--"
Mr.. F. S. Wolfe has just received an
other letter from Mrs. Wolfe, who re-
Gently went to the old home at Farm
land, Indiana. She Is under the care Of
her brother-in-law, DR.. o. s. Current,
who has diagnosed her afiliction to be
Thrombosis. From brief discussion we
have heard Of the ailment we get the
idea that it il an impediment to the free
circulation Of the blood, and there are
intervals when the patient suffers in
tensely. A few weeks time and treat
ment will b required to overcome the
cause Of suffering. In the meantime
Mrs. Wolfe's family and friends here
are anxiously awaiting news Of her re-
covery.
One Of Buckingham's fair young
homesteaders has informed The News
editor that her town has . bright fu-
ture and is sure to grow" " and that she
il 80 Booster for her town." Good for
you, Little Homesteader! We commend
your boosting spirit, and wish you and
your town success. Your town should
be and probably is, proud Of you. How
ever we are pleased to say we also have
here = number Of bright lassies who are
homesteaders like yourself, and who are
Boosters for Keota.
Miss Jennie Bussing, Of Warsaw,
Indiana, who has visited here the past
few weeks with the family Of her broth
or, Robert Bussing. ST., left, Friday, for
Lexington, Nebraska, where she will
visit few days with her nephew, Rob
ert Bussing, jr. and then 60 to her home
at Warsaw. Mr.. Bussing, sr., accom-
panied his sister q far a. Lexington,
ard visited his son.
E. A. Stensrude, of Loveland, came
here via Briggsdale on his bicycle,
Wednesday. He was on his way to
Pawnee, where he will be employed by
The Pawnee Land and Irrigation Co.
He stopped over here day or two on
account Of the rain.
Mrs. G. w. Williams, driving from
Sterling to her homestead near Briggs
dale. stopped over Thursday at the Cot
tage Hotel in Keota. Her father ar
rived the same day by train and will ac-
company her to the homestead.
The Keota news., 1912-04-19
One Dollar Per Year In Advance.
Advertising Rates

Advertising Rates
Display IL 1-2c per inch each insertion.
Local advertising &c per line per issue.
Copy for display advertising should be
in the office not later than Wednesday
noon each week.
All advertising runs till ordered out.
The Keota news., 1912-04-19

GREAT weather this, for farming.
The Keota news., 1912-04-19

NEXT year may be dry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
Probably a Mistake.

~ ENTLEMEN, what can we say
- of the moral conditions in this
country when a gang of men hold
up and rob a New York newspaper in
broad daylight" asked the sad-faced
man.
Such a thing happened, did it p
was asked.
"Of course it happened. Didn't you
read of it?"
'I believe I did, but passed it
along as a mistake on the part of
the robbers"
Unsatisfactory? When a man with
a gun goes in to hold up a place how
can there be any mistake about it 2"
why, in this instance, If I remem-
Der right, they thought. they were in
the quicklunch shop next door. It's
a good case for a plea of insanity, If
they really planned to rob the news
paper"
why, sir, they got some seventeen
dollars!" exclaimed the sad-faced man.
"You don't say! Then one of the
gang will certainly plead that he car
ried it in his own pocket!''
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

He has simply begun his training for
the spring season of baseball. That's
all.
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
Ode to March.

n H. blow ye winds of March. and
blow,
" And give us scrumptious weather;
Mix up your snow and hail and slush,
And hand it out together.
Oh, blow the horns from off the cows,
The tops from off the trees;
Oh, blow the shivers up our backs,
And dose US with the sneezes-
Some billiards from the West let
loose,
To set the coal men singing;
Make spring one day and winter next,
And hear our curses ringing.
Frost-bi the Eaters in the bin
Freeze up the milk and butter;
Next day bring forth the violet.
To hurt our feelings utter.
In brief. old March, we look to you
Fer many days are over;
To show the country you can make
Yourself an ass in clover.
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
The Spring Poet.

The poet sees old winter skipping
And spring come down the landscape
tripping
And blithely pass,
A merry lass,
Just like a colt turned out to grass;
He sees her, most divinely fair,
Come floating in without a care,
Serenely grand;
So, pen in hand,
He grabs sheet of paper, and
He don't do a thing to spring, sweet
Sweet spring
He don't do a thing to spring.
He notes the hillsides fairly blushing,
The brooklets to the river rushing.
The suns warm flood,
The tender bud,
But oh, he never sees the mudi
The while the merry farmers boy
Jumps all of seven feet high for joy;
On every hand
The leaves expand,
And so he grasps his pencil, and
He don't do a thing to spring,
Sweet spring
He don't do a thing to spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

t'Say, pa, what is vulgar ostenta-
tion?"
Vulgar ostentation, my son, is the
display made by people who have
more money to make it with than we
have"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

But do you notice ne works every
thing out by analysis? ?"
MOSTLY that way
81 think I would do the same"
''So2 Let me put 3. hypothetical
case to you. A convict escapes from
Sing-Sing.''
Il see.'
mo trace of him is found for two
years. The case is then given to you.
How would you analyze it?"
Easy as rolling off a log. 1 should
look for and find him member of the
Legislature!'
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
A Few SWhys. -

wa HY does the young man pillow his
AL way through the deep SNOWY
wy why does he jump fences? ''
why does he seize the bucksaw
and saw half-cord of wood?"
"Why does he love to clean a thou
sand feet of sidewalk after a biz
zard?"
why does he run a mile or more
and back?"
why does he pick up grindstones
and hurl them about?"
'fWhy does he encourage the youth
of the land to peg at him with brick
bats?"
why does he turn from the foamy
mug and say it's water for him?''
why has he ceased to go court
ing o'nights?'
why does he turn from the jolly
doughnut and the festive fried oyster
and pass his bowl for more oatmeal 2"
Nothing at all mysterious about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

Rodd-Don't you ever have a long
ing to go fishing?
Nodd-Yes; I've had longin' to
go hshin' a few times, but I never
had longin' to dig bait, yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
IT WAS A FAI .URE.

Il almost get you, but not quite.
If you would be so kind"
The other repeated that Bridge
street was two blocks down.
TITS singular" said the man with
the trumpet.
One more repeat
The man took the trumpet from his
ear and shook his head and ruefully
said:
81 guess I'll have to give up going to
Bridge street. You might try once
more and then Wen let it CO."
It was once more shouted that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

Bridge street was two blocks down.
'It is evidently a failure" said the
deaf party as he restored the trumpet
to his pocket. II don't see what he
got it for"
isn't it your trumpet"
''Bless you. nor
"And you aren't deaf?"
mot in the slightest"
"Then-then-."
lust trying it for a friend who Is
deaf, but the thing is a failure-a
fat failure. Thanks. So longl"
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

NE picked out his pedestrian and
- halted him, and then taking an
ear-trumpet from his own pocket
he held it to his ear and asked:
'sWill you have the kindness to d.
rect me to Bridge street?"
1.-TWO blocks down. was shouted
into the trumpet.
-Four blocks up. EN-? Much
obliged
NO! Two blocks DOWN.
did you say three blocks side
ways?"
'I-said-t -blocks-downr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
By Analysis.

= SEE you are reading one of Sher-
lock Holmes books" he said to
the man sitting opposite in the
Pullman.
yes, SIR
''Great detective writerl"
Yes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
OTHER HELLs.

Satan-I don't like this talk about
war being hell.
Imp-Why not?
Satan-It gives people the idea that
we haven't a monopoly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

The SOPHOMORE wish you'd ex-
plain this line: They kept the noise
less tenor of their way" What is
meant by 'noiseless tenor7'"
Prof. Grouchmore, the Music Halter
"A noiseless tenor is a fstuous
dream"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

THE FAMILY ROGUES GALLERY.
you know Mrs. Van elders
family portrait gallery that she started
last year?"
YES
'.Well, that great criminal detective
officer who guarded the wedding pres
ents when Frostie Van Glider mar
ried the oldest De Graft boy, told me
that he recognized seven of the por-
traits, and they had all done time
whatever that means"
LUCKY PUBLIC!
Full many a verse,
Of purest ray serene,
Is written for the public,
But is never seen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Prochaska Incident Trival

Vienna, December 16-The official re- port of Special Delegate Edl, who investl- gated the charges that the Seryians mis- treated Austrian Consul Proehaska at Prisrend declares the charges are triv- ial and that they should cause no frie- ton between Austria and Seryia This pra ctically ends serious cause for ten sion between the two countries.
 The report of stories that Consul Pro ehaska was imprisoned and that Seryiars were fired upon from the Austrian cor- sulate when they were entering Prlsrend are not true.
 Delegate Edl finds, however, that on several occasions the Seryian military Of fIcers adopted toward the Austrian con- sulate an incorrect attitude, according 10 international standards. The Servian gov ernment has been informed of these in- fractions and requested to give Austria satisfaction.
 Serious riots have taken place during the past two days at Pilsen and Koenig- gratz. in Bohemia, on the occasion of the departure of military attachments from the towns
 Angry crowds blocked the streets lead ing to the railway stations in an attempl to prevent the troops entraining and also pelted the army officers with stones. The rioters were dispersed only after the mill tary had charged with fixed bayonets.
 Several persons on both sides were wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

Chamber of Commerce to inspect it's new banking rooms and building on Tuesday, December |. 1912, at 2 o'clock. We hope you can meet all members of the Chamber of Commerce at that hour.
 "(Signed) Oscar T. Tnrner. chair man. J. F. Ramsey J. A. Gorham. George c. oliver. ]. A. Mlllsom, indus trial excursion committee of the Cham Der of Commerce.
 Secretary Radcliffe announced yester- day that it was decided that the mem bers should meet at the American Trust and Savings bank building rather than at the Chamber of Commerce as was the usual procedure The excursion will tour the entire building inelud- ing trip to the roof--the highest point in the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

for one hour and half and the damage done is problematic.
 Official reports from the Turkish and Greek commanders show that the Turk ish warships left the Dardanelles at 20 o'clock in the morning. The fight be- gan at 9:25.- What ships were engaged is not known.
 After heavy cannonading the Turks, who throughout had remained under the protection of the fort, retired within the Dardanelles.
 The Turks claim to have silenced the guns of the armored cruiser Geogio Ay- erof, but the Greek account states that only five men were wounded.
 The whole Greek fleet cruised in the vi- cinity until late in the afternoon, when Turkish destroyers appeared again but quickly retired pursued by Greek destroy CTS.
 The Turkish commander makes no men tion of casualties, but says his ships sus- tained no damage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Washington Surprised

Washington, December 16-In regard to reports from London that the United States is being considered as a possible mediator in the negotiations between the Balkan allies and the Turkish govern ment to bring about a settlement of the war. 1t was said here tonight that not since actual outbreak of hostilities has this subject seriously engaged the at tention of the officials in Washington.
 For several weeks before the final rup- ture came, it is reported. there were suggestions amanating generally from European sources and understood to be cautious feelers thrown out from Eu- ropean chaneelleries, that as Alneri- ca occupied a singularly fortunate po- sition in the outcome, President Taft might proffer the good offices of the United States to prevent the impending war. These suggestions it is said. were not favorably received in Washington because they lacked the one element necessary to set in motion the machinery of mediation of mediation-an assurance that both parties to the controversy were willing to ask for it.
 With the beginning of the present war. according to reports in state department circles, all of mediation on the part of the United States was dismissed and that plenipotentiaries now in London have broaehed this subject has caused general surprise.
 The opinion is expressed here that no move would be made by Secretary Knox or President Taft to intervene or me- diate at the present stage, unless all parties to the London negotiations clearly sfgnified that the good offices of the United States would be acceptable.
 Under such conditions it is believed President Taft would feel himself obi- gated under the terms of the Hague convention to which the United States is a party to yiel dto the desires of the is a party to yield to the desires of the ably the first step taken would be to dispatch to London some special com missioner of high rank, who would en- deavor to ascertain the maximum and minimum demands of each side, and en- deavor to bring them into agreement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
 SUFFRAGE WORKERS SELL CHRISTMAS SEALS

Yesterday was equal suffrage day in the Red Cross seal campaign.
 The members of Tho Jefferson County Equal Suffrage association. under tho leadership of Mrs. Solon Jacobs. was actively at work throughout the day dis tributng Red Cross seals at all the diff ferent booths Today number of young society women under the direction of Mrs Mitchell Williamson and Mrs. Barnes Morgan will sell seals in the downtown business district
 At headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building under Business~Mana- ger Louis Gelders the rapid distribution of the immense amount of Red Cross seals Is well under way, and q million seals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
 CHAMBER WILL VISIT SKYSCRAPER TODAY

The Chamber of Commerce has issued an attractive and unique invitation to all of its members for the excursion today to the skyseraper of the Amerl can Trust and Savings bank which is officially thrown open to the public to- day. A pleasant programme awaits the reception of the membership of the civ ic chamber at the hands of the bank officials.
 The invitation issued yesterday is in the form of bank book on the back of which is printed The American Trust and Savings bank. Birmingham, Ala, invites you as member of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

sold by Christmas Is assured by the orders now at hand. The names of the volunteer high school girls and boys who are working hard at headquarters in putting up the seals in packages ready to be disposed of follow: Arthur Guy Stone, Harry J. White, Solomon Garder, J. E. Jenkins Edwin Dedlake. Margares Prendergast. teacher; Lewis Woodsan, Orvilla M. coster. Armstrong Cory, Vance Weir, chairman Julius Saks. Leopold Loeb. Hyman Loeb Elizabeth Powers. These children also became associate members of the Anti-Tuberenlosis asso- citation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Warlike Preparations Increase

London. December 7.--Telegraphing from Vienna the correspondent of the Daily Mails says that the extensive mili- tary measures on the southern frontier have increased in intensity since the re- cent changes in the leadership of the Aus trian military staff.
 4 dispatch to the same newspaper from Trieste says that 20,0oo troops are ex- pected to arrive there immediately from Hungary to be transported to Dalmatia and Besnia by sea.
 The Vienna correspondent of the Times hdeclares there has been no improvement in the war situation and adds: Military preparations continue on a scale of intensity. which can be explained only by the assumption that those who