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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-27
HE SAW THE CYCLONE
Harry Lyon Writes His Parents
Here of Personal Observation.

Harry Lyons, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
l.. L. Lyons, No. ZIG Third avenue
west, who has been a resident of
Omaha, writes his parents letter de-
scriptive of the Sunday storm, graph
ically depicting some of the scenes
that came under his personal observa-
ton.
81 was eating supper" says the
young man, when heard a roaring
noise that kept growing louder. ran
to the window and looked out just as
the cyclone was going by the corner
of our house l could have thrown
and hit it. We watched it until it
passed out of sight. That is as close
as care to be to cyclone. You have
no idea of the damage done. ! did
mot work today monday but went
out to see the ruins. | wish you could
see it, 1t is a fright The storm
passed through the residence part Of
town, what was the swell part, but
it isn't any more. Papers will give
you some idea of the awful havoc but
reading about it is not like going out
and seeing it yourself. Houses blown
on top of one another: twisted cross
ways on the foundations; store build
Iings a total wreck; school houses,
churches and motion picture shows all
Lying in a heap; dead horses, dogs,
cats chickens and people. 1t is the
saddest thing. 1t is worse than the
San Francisco earthquake. The list
of dead is increasing and several
days will pass before all bodies are
found. Two and three houses are
frequently piled in a heap and time
is required to search through the
ruins. A large force of men is en-
gagged searching as rapidly as posi-
BILE. Hundreds of nice homes were
ruined and hundreds of people left
without a stitch to put on. Those
homes which did not blow to pieces
burned up in the fire that followed. 1t
grew dark as pitch. You couldn't see
your hand before you. The sky turn
ed red as fire and the houses started
Ito burn. You can believe everything
you read in the papers, for it is just
las bad as they report, and in some
cases worse. People are being found
Iout in the fields, blown a great dis
lance from their homes; little babies
and mothers with their babies clasped
close in their arms, dead in the ruins.
1t is awful. You can see three-story
houses where the two upper stories
were blown off as slick as though
torn down and removed. Pictures
are being taken of the ruins. will
send some to you. Sincerely, Harry
Lyons"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-27
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

HOLLINGSWORTH to Mr..
and Mrs. |. A. HollingswOrth, of Delta,
March 90, 1913, at p. m, a baby girl
weinghing IL pounds. All doing well.
COLLINS-BRIDGES Married, at
the home of the groom's mother in
Cedar Rapids, Monday, March "a,
1913, Mr.. Ray Collins and Miss Fern
Bridges, both of Oskaloosa.
They will make their home in Co.
dar Rapids where Mr.. Collins will be
engaged in the jewelry business.
Both bride and groom are well known
in this city. Mr.. Collins has resided
here several years and has been en-
ployed as goldsmith and a manu-
featuring jeweler with the old time
T. X. Smith Jewelry House and later
with the VanderZee establishment
and again with the Furnald & Town
ley house. He is young man of ex-
emplary habits and is popular young
fellow with all who know him. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. j. j.
Bridges, No. sol North First St., and
is a most estimable young lady and
a social fayorite. The congratula-
tons of hosts of friends and acquaint-
ances is extended Mr.. and Mrs. Col
Inns upon the happy contamination of
their plans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-27
should Have Put il in the Bank.

Mrs. Lena Murdoch, employed in a
Webster City hotel, had a very un-
pleasant experience. She kept her
savings, amounting to $65, in her room
and from there they have mysterious
-ly disappeared. Some one ought to
have told this woman Of the savings
banks. and If she belongs to the folk
who refuse TO put their trust in banks
she might have been told OF tie
United States savings banks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-27
!. o. A. Short Line.

|. The date for the annual meeting
and banquet of the /. o. A. Short Line
association is at hand. Does Oska-
loosa want to entertain the delegates
from the twelve counties in the asso-
citation? II so. let Chas. s. Walling
know, and tell him how much you
want Ii.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-27
WIN close opera House,

At Harlan the city authorities and
the owner OF the opera house, Mrs.
Belle Wayland, are at logger heads.
The council ordered that Mrs. Way
land must pay a license on the opera
house, whereupon the good woman
announces that sho Will close the
house.
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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
GARDEN ON COLUMBIA ROAD
bed Of Phlox, colorful and Persistent
In IT, Blooming, HATS ths i
- Passerby.

4 great many travellers along CO
lumbia road have been refreshed b.
The beauty and brienensss Of . flower
garden ct the southeast corner Of that
thorop&hfare and Belmont street. On
that ootner 10 . thrseseofy brie1
house with white trimmings and
ample porchss. IT. main entrances d
o. Belmont street, and the garden
extends along Columbia road 70 a,
alley. Along the concrste sidewalks
opposite the curb line 10 . cement con.
ing. and behind this 10 . priva&s
hedge. Behind the hedge IL q mesh
wire fence. and behind this fence, fos
it, full length. 10 q bed Of phlox, an
old-fashioned flower. bot colorful and
persistent in its blooming. All sum.
mer that phlox bed has furnished q
blaze Of red and mist of white. Be.
hind the phlox bed are circles Of
irises and beds of roses, pink, red and
white. There are other flowers there.
but the feature which commands halt
to the passerby Is the mass of phlox.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
WASHINGTON INN is RAzED
One Of Last vestises Of We olden
Days In the Capital Has
Disappeared.

One Of the last vestiges of old time
Washington was destroyed few days
ago when the government. began .the
razing of buildings near the capital
that were condemned to make room
for the new park between the capitol
and Union station.
The residence of George Washing
ton, constructed from two other
houses in 1889. is one of the struc.
lures that went down. Since the days
Of the first presidents residence there
the old house has had a varied his
tory, having borne three different
names as hotel. For some years it
has been called Washington inn. :.
In 1899. when it was known az the
Kenmore hotel, where occurred in It
one Of the most sensational murders in
the capitals history, when Mrs.
Bonnie killed q young man named
Ayers. For a week the murderess spc.
cessfully concealed her crime by ZEAL
ously aiding the police in seeking the
culprit, but at the end Of that time
she broke down and confessed.
From early times until about 1890
the streets facing the capitol grounds
were fashionable residence sections,
and were continually lined with the
carriages Of senators and diplomats,
a. are the streets in the northwest
section now.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
MYSTERIOUS BUST IS FOUND
AZ First Thought to Be One OF
Columbus, but Il Had
Whiskers.

The capitol continues it, output OF
art mysterious. This time It 10 re3
ported that . marble bust Of an un!
known man has been found among
rubbish In the cellar. At first glance
It was thought to be . bust Of Colum!
bus. but 1t was found to have side!
whiskers, ornaments believed not to
have been used by Columbus or BY
others in his time. Then It was later
settled on that 1t was the bust Of
some early explorer. This IL a. far
% the mystery solvers had. got when
the writer passed that way.
Another art mystery Of the capitol
stands in the east corridor Of the sen.
ate gallery. Around it are busts Of
Lincoln, Charles Sumner, Garibadn,
Pulaski. Kosciuczko and two Indians.
It is bust Of Zachary Taylor. The
mystery about this bust is the sculp-
tor. :. Earnest efforts, covering long
period, have been made to determine
the author of this marble. It was
bought by the government from some
of Taylor's descendants, but they did
NO: know the history of the Dust.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27

paid . visit the otner DAY 70 Captain;
Bertholf. oommandant Of he 1ervico.;
The man. with apparent dimdence,j
threw . bag Of peaches on the capi
tain's desk and exclaimed:
Zone good turn, captain, deserves;
another. You gave me . quarter
whom I was hard up and Iswant you!
to know I haven't forgotten It"
why. I don't remember the Incl
dent ct Ill. but that's all right" 70.
piled the omcer.
"Everything's III right captain"
said the stranger. except that need!
just q to complete huckster outft"
: Captain Bertholf 10 . charitable
man, and he paid Just 8 for that 10
cents worth Of peaches. When he 70.
peated the story to Captain Charles A.
McAllister, engineer in chief Of the
service. the latter laughed coldly.'
rStung," he chortled. 'That fellow
has told the same story to all the rest
Of Us during the last two years with
exactly the same results"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
MAN WHO LAID OUT CAPITAL
Why the Guide Now Says: 1.-THE Man
Who Drew Plans for City ef
Warrington"

At Arlington house the little troop
Of visitors hang on every word told
them Of the chivalrous romances OF
the early days Of Warrington, Curtis,
Light Horse Harry Leo" and Lafay.
cite. The lady from Boston was %.
pecially impressed. but was slightly
puxxled when the guide. in telling all
about Major L'Enfant. called him sthe
man who laid out Warrington" She
pursed her lips. however. and asked
no questions as the party looked here
and there among the old hooks and
corners. redolent with historic mem.
cries. Finally she approached the
guide. and during moments inter.
mission burst out, II don't believe that
I quite understand what you have been
saying about Major L'Enfant, the man
who laid out Washington He was an
engineer. was he not?" "Yes'm." re-.
piled the guide politely. Il
Well" confessed the lady, II
thought all the time that he must
have been a distinguished undertaken,
for you kept saying the man who
laid out Washington The express
sion that came into the guides face
reflected the professional sadness Of
IN undertaken at q double funeral.
Lady" he murmured, "the first and
only other time those words were
questioned was years ago when I took
out delegation from a western col.
lege. Then the football captain said.
Laid out George Washington? Why
don't you say beat him up?'"
The lady smiled In a puzzled way a.
she Joined her friends, and the guide
resolved to mend his ways. He no
longer skins over the story Of the
man who laid out Washington" but
recltes with great precision about ''ths
man who drew the plans for the city
Of Washington" The romance Of Ma
jor L'Enfant still fingers in the mind
of the Boston lady, while the purveyor
of facts at Arlington insists that the
word Laid" is banished from his vo-
cabulary and used now only in con-
nection with the exclusive prerogative
of the American hen.-National Maya
zine.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Why tho Wise Rise Early.

1t is curious fact in psychology
that nobody can stay at the same men.
tai and physical level for "a hours
together.
In the morning you are more mat
ter-of-fact. for instance. than later II
the day. 1t is in the morning that the
best brain work il done. too-brain.
work Of the sort that requires indus
try and clear thinking. And It is about
II in the morning that your body
reaches its highest point Of energy. In
other words, you are stronger. though
almost imperceptibly, at II in the
morning than at In the afternoon. !.
You reach that highest point twics
in the day. for about s in the after.
noon the muscular energy has risen
again. But from s onward It declined
steadily all through the evening and
on till between : and 3 Q. m-Lo1ie.
Vile Courier Journal.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
value q aNa,yysr,s TaiIs.

IL
A young lawyer wa defending a
old convict on the charge Of burglary
IN Q state whore the court rules allow
each side one hour 70 address the
Jury. The young lawyer. somewhat
nervous. consulted Z veteran member
Of the bar who happened to b stand
ing near. How much time do you
think I should take up IN ADDRESSING
the jury?" he asked In Q rather pomp.
Gus manner. Take the full hour"
was the gruff reply. The full hourf
Why intended to take only is min.
utesf Take the full hour" repeated
the old lawyer. But why?" BE.
cause the longer you talk the longer
you Ykll keep your client out Of jail"
-La&ies' Home Journal.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
TANGO In WASHINGTON.

The park police of the capital have
just solved weighty problem. When
the bands played in Washingtons
many parks in the evenings young
men and girls began to dance the
tango and similar contortions on the
greensward. It was hard work, but
the youngsters stuck bravely to it.
The policemen reported the matter to
headquarters. Knitted brows result.
ed in an edict that girls could dance
together as much as they liked. Dit.
to the young men. But should cou.
pies Of opposite sax start it they must
be stopped.
The police hays not been bothered
since.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
HIS FACE WAS FAMILIAR
Old "ks~sbey" Halls Secretary u
STATE on Street and Gets Hearty
Greeting.

Ono Of the capitals characters 10 an
old man "newsboy." His place of bust.
ness is on Fifteenth street, opposite
the treasury building. He has the
IRE Of youth In him yet and . keen
sense Of humor. -
Any time Of the day you pass him
his old. auavering voice can be heard
in monotone. calling the news Of the
day after his own method. Be It .
sizzling day. when eggs may be fried
on Washington's asphalted streets, his
cry will be something like thing like
this: Evening paper; all about the
blizzard-Huerta given the frost!"
The old mans name Is Kennedy.
Years ago he and his brother were
Washington's leading coal and wood
merchants. Had they stuck to their
business instead Of pushing q large
Claim against the government, 1t il
said, they would now have big automo-
bile trucks delivering coal about the
city at fancy prices.
While Kennedy was waiting the
other day for late edition of the pa
per to come along 80 that he might
ply his trade. William Jennings Bry.
IN, the secretary Of state, came in
sight. Mr.. Bryan. az a true Democrat,
was walking instead of using one Of
the various vehicles supplied to the
cabinet onacer holding down the port
folio Of state.
"Howdy. Mr.. Bryan" Kennedy said.
Mr.. Bryan glanced at the old man
and then stopped. His face shown
with q kindly smile.
Advancing to Kennedy with out.
stretched hand, he said:
"Your face is familiar. when and
where did we meet?"
Don't you remember the Kennedy
brothers. Mr.. Bryan?" the elderly
"newsboy" said. my brother and I
had a claim in congress for wood used
In the Civil war. Senator Teller Of
Colorado introduced me to you when
you were in the house. and"
Eyes, yes" exclaimed Secretary Bry-
an. Indeed. I remember you"
Mr.. Bryan refrained from asking
about Kennedy's affair-he could see
his unsold papers. on his ARMAND
again heartily shaking the old mans
hand. insisted that he call and see
him.
Kennedy refused to say whether he
will. but the incident frightened con-
siderably his outlook on life,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Resented the Statement

Resented the Statement.
F., 1fs. q. B. Lindsay Of Atlanta, Ga,
managing editor Of the Golden Ago
and corresponding secretary Of the
Civic League Of America, In an ad-
dress before the Southern Citixenship
congress said that girls Of Atlanta
were sometimes carried out Of
cafes and clubs in 'stupefled insensi.
bility." Atlanta clubwomen have re-
sented the statement. Mrs. Lindsay
replied by saying that q little watch
ing Of automobiles or the crowds that
NIL fashionable cafes would establish
evidence Of the statement.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Made the parson Happy.


It was Dr.. Cosmo Gordon Lang,
archbishop Of York, who, when he
was bishop Of stephney, remarked.
apropos Of the children Of the East
end: "They are doing . great deal to
rebuke the tendency Of the clergy to
become middle-aged in spirit--dull.
morose and superior" And he told
one Of his favorite stories Of an
East end cleric who was feeling life.
less and disconsolate on setting out on
his daily round Of visits, when q little
street urchin looked up at him with
cheerful eye and knowing smile, and
said: 'Ullo, young mani That greet
ing quite treasured the parson for the
rest Of the day." Dr.. Lang declares.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
On Lean Year.

Weary William-"I wouldn't have
many national holidays If had my
way-only S65, that's all" Prayed
Philip-"So yer'd make us pore fellers
work one day every four years, would
yer, yer slave driver!"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Popular Advice.

! Chicago's health commissioner I'D.
vises young men to take kiss when.
ever the girl is willing, regardlesssoi
alleged germs that linger on ruby lips.
Now, there is q man Of sense, Many
q slipshod young fellow has thus been
tnoculated with the germs that made
q man Of him.-Pittsburgh Post.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Origin Of Term apean..

The word dean, as applied to the
dean of the diplomatic corps, or dean
Of faculty, was derived from the
Latin deem, ten, and its original
sense was chief of ten; an early die
tionary defines it as IAN ecclesiastical
magistrate who hath power over ten
canons at the least" Gradually It
came to mean the head of any organ
lied body, the Oldest in service.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Puzzled the Youno.ter.

Puzzled the Youngster.
The town visitor to the country lake
appeared in bathing suit charming
but abbreviated. Haven't you gone
into long dresses yet, Miss Anpie9"
asked wondering youngster on the
shore.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27

To Clean Plaster Casts.
Dip the cast in cold liquid starch.
When dry brush of the starch and
the dirt will come with 1t, leaving the
cast like new.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Poor Coat.

Bingo-I wish you would try
some alcohol on this coat and see ii
you can get the spots out" Mrs.
Bingo-"There isn't any alcohol left;
but you might breathe on it."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Duty to subdue Fear.

Duty to subdue Fear.
The first duty Of man Is still that
Of subduing fear. A mans acts are
slavish; not true. but specious; his
very thoughts are false-till he have
got fear under his feet.-Carlyle. &,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Ha. Rettered Nature,

Has Bettered Nature.
By breeding bl1nd fish in dark caves
under red light for. several years, q
German scientist has succeeded in
producing fish with useful eyes.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Silver.

Whenever silver has become
scratched make it smooth by rubbing
It we'll with q piece Of channels leath.
er that has been rolled into . tight
ball and dipped in sweet oil.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
They So Seldom Do.

They So Seldom Do.
What q woman likes about reading
over old love letters ia how queer it
would seem now if any of it had come
<rue.-New York Press. -
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
CRATER PLIES HIS GAME
commandant Of Cutter Service 4. the,
=. Latest to Assist the "Poor
- Huckster." .

A stranger who makes at least one,
call on each prominent revenue CUT
ter ohicer stationed in Washington!
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-11-27
Jobs Waltlna

Joo8 waiting.
Good positions far exceed the sup
ply Of good material available to an
them.-Columbus Ohio State Journal
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-08-20
TALK OF RESOURCES
AND NOT ICEBERGS


At the dinner given in Seattle to
members of the first Alaska Legis-
lature, two months ago, one of the
law-making visitors said: what Alas
ka needs is less talk about it's icebergs
and glaciers and totem poles, and more
talk about its mineral resources and
agricultural possibilities. People have
an altogether wrong conception of our
longer than the winters of Minnesota
country. Our winters are but little
and the Dakotas, and no more severe
and, as for the totem poles, they are so
scarce now as to be a curiosity even
to Alaskans, except in a few localities. "
What he said is true-literally true
but there has been so much talk
about Alaska's icebergs and glaciers
and totem poles that long campaign
of education will be necessary, no
doubt, to eradicate the popular impress
sion of that far-Off landau impression
shared at the beginning of the trip
by every member of the touring party
who had not visited Alaska before.
All the tourists, much as they en-
ioyed the wonderful and valuable trip
are revealing in the summer beauties
of Seattle, in spite of the present warm