davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03

faced girl at my side and pressed IT,
In return she pressed mine. II was
the only means by which we could ex-
change condolences. She whom | had
sought through all those months sat
at my side, yet powerless to utter one
single word.
Suddenly l heard a stealthy foot
step approaching, and next moment a
low voice spoke which recognized as
that of our friend. the Finn.
There is danger excellency--a
grave danger!" he said in low half
whisper Three boats are in search
OF us"
And scarcely had he uttered those
words when there was fash of rifle
from the haze, loud report, and a
bullet whizzed past just behind my
head.
Quick, excellency!' Fly! while
there is yet tlme!" gasped the Finn.
grasping my hand and half dragging
me from the boat, while !, in turn,
placed Elma upon the bank.
The three OF US. needless of the con-
sequences. plunged forward into the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
SYNOPSIS.

Gordon Gregg, dining aboard with Horn
ny, the yacht lsola's owner, accidentally
sees torn photograph of young girl
mat night the consurs safe Is robbed
The police find that Horribly is "A fraud
ana the Lolas name a false one. In
London Gregg is trapped nearly to his
death by a former servant. Olinto. Visit
ing IN Dumfries Gregg meets Muriel
ieithcourt. Horribly appears and Muriel
introduces him as Martin Woodroffe her
fathers friend. Gregg sees a copy OF the
TORN photograph on the Lola and finds
mat the young girl Is Muriers friend
Woodroue disappears. Gregg discovers
the body Of a murdered woman In Ran
noch wood. The body disappears and I'm
US place Is found the body OF Olinto.
Muriel and Gregg search Rannoch wood
together, and find the body OF Arinida,
Olinto's wife When the police go to the
wood the body has disappeared. In Lon
don Gregg meets Olinto, alive and well.
Gregg traces the young girl OF the torn
photograph. and finds that She is Elma
iieath. niece OF Baron Oberg, who has
taken hei to Abo. Finland. and that she
nolds secret affecting Woodroffe. on
MS return to Rannoch Gregg finds the
Leithcourts fled from Hylton Chatter. who
had called there He goes to Abo, and
after a TIT with the police chief IL CON
quoted to Kajana. where he finds Ema,
Imprisoned. surgical operation has made
her deaf and dumb He escapes with her.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
Audaelty Of Woman Spies.

4 climax to the audacity of spies is
said to have been reached In the case
OF a woman pretending to be English
and giving her name as Miss Booth.
who, in connection with another wom-
an calling herself Baroness de Rosen.
organized charitable work at the
Care du Nord. in Paris, which they
called For the Wounded aud for the
Refugees" The former. suspected of
Illicit communication with the Ger
mans, passed before court-martial
and was sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment, while the latter, against
whom no tangible proof could be pro-
duced, was invited to leave French ter
ritory within IS hours.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
A Tall, Bearded, Muscular Old Fellow,
With a Big Revolver.

A quick glance at us satisfied him that
we were not thieves, and he invited us
In while Felix explained that we had
landed from the lake, and our boat
having drifted away we had been COM
PEELED to take to the woods. The man
heard the Firms picturesque story,
and then said something to me which
Felix translated into Russian.
"Your excellency is welcome to all
the poor fare he has. He gives up
his bed In the room yonder to the
lady, so that she may rest. He Is
honored by your excellency's pres
ence.'
And while he was making this ex-
PLANTATION the wood cutter stirred the
red embers wherein a big pot was
slmmering, and sending forth an APP
petizing odor, and In five minutes we
were all three sitting down to a stew
of capercailzie, with foaming light
beer as a fitting beverage.
After we had finished our meal
asked the sturdy old fellow for pen
Gil, but the nearest thing he possessed
was a stick of thick charcoal, and with
that It was surely difficult 10 commu-
nicate with our fair companion. There.
fore she rose, gave me her hand,
bowed smilingly, and then passed into
the inner room and closed the door,
while we threw ourselves YEARLY upon
the wooden benches and slept soundly.
Suddenly, however at early dawn,
we we're startled by loud banging at
the door, the Gathering Of hoofs, and
authoritative shouts in Russian. The
old wood cutter sprang up, and, look
ing'through chink In the heavy shut.
ters, turned to us with blanched face
whispering breathlessly:
THE police! What can they want
of me?"
"Open!" shouted the horseman out
side. open in the name OF his mai
esty!"
Felix made a dash for the door oil
the inner room, where Elma had re
tired, but next second he reappeared
gasping in Russian:
"Excellency! Why. the door is open
the lady has gone!"
"Gone!" ] cried, dismayed, rushinl
into the little room, where found tn,
truckle couch empty and the door lead
ing outside wide open. She had actu
ally disappeared!
The police again battered at the Oh
posite door, threatening loudly t,
break II in II 1t were not opened a
once, whereupon the old wood cutie
drew the bolt and admitted them. Tw,
big. hulking fellows in heavy ridini
coats and swords strobe in. while tw,
others remained mounted outside. hold
ing the horses
"Your names?" demanded one of tn
fellows. glancing at US as we stoo,
together in expectation.
Our host told them his name. an
asked why they wished to enter.
"We are searching for a woma
who has escaped from Kajana," wa
the reply. Have you seen any woma
here"
mo" responded the wood cutter
1--WE never see any woman out 1
these woods"
who is your chief?" inquired. q
. a sudden thought occurred to ma.
/ "Melnikoff. at Helsingfors
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
Hunting Trouble.

When man Just naturally wants
trouble 1t is mighty easy to find an
excuse for making IL. According To
Mike Hogan, Casey and O'Brien were
having an argument of their own.
1t had progressed to the extent
that each had forgotten what 1t was
about originally and they were wholly
oblivious of the gathering crowd until
an urbane and genteel person in a
frock coat put in.
Come. come, my man." he said.
gently plucking Casey by the sleeve.
You don't want to fight. can tell It
by your looks. Your face is too be-
nigh"
Two be nine! Two be nine. Is ut,
ye scut?" beloved Casey. me face
Is two be nine is ut?"
And there was. where. the real trou-
BILE began.-Louisyille Times.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
prlekiy Pear as Fodder.

A recent contribution to the old
quetion OF using prickly pear (opun
tia) as food for cattle takes the
form Of bulletin OF the department
OF agriculture of Bombay. The author
describes experiments at the govern
ment dairy at Kirdee. in which six bull
locks we're fed with a mixture OF 100
parts of prickly pear TO 6 parts of cot
tonseed at the rate OF ~ pounds per
1000 pounds OF live weight per day
during six months The spines, which
form the wellknown danger In feed
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03

shorten life. The matter was placed
in the hands of the Actuarial Society
of America and the Society of Life
Insurance Medical Directors, which In
vestigated the records of 1000, 900 per-
sons insured with these companies.
The Investigations occupied three and
one-half years.
Reporting on the facts adduced in
this fashion, Arthur M. Hunter, at the
last annual meeting of the Associa-
ton of Life Insurance Presidents. took
up three of the hazardous occupations,
wherein a high mortality was record
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03

Husband Would Have His Joke, But
Wife Came Back.

He was fond of playing jokes on
his wife.
MY DEAR" he said. as they sat at
supper. lust heard a sad story OF a
young girl today. They thought she
was going blind. and so a surgeon
operated on her and found
YES" gasped his wife, breath
lessly.
THAT she's got young man In her
eye!" ended the husband with .
chuckle.
For a moment there was silence.
Then the lady remarked slowly:
swell, 1t would all depend on what
sort OF man 1t was. Some of them
she could have seen through easily
enoughl"--St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03

ed. II person wishes to live long.
he will not become a railroad man. for
instance-at least. not In the operat-
ing end of the business. II was found
that the mortality OF railroad en-
gineers was 60 per cent in excess OF
that of the insured as a whole. II
these men had been employed IN a
nonhazardous occupation. there would
have been 1897 deaths among them In
stead of 541. Mr.. Hunter commented.
however, upon the effective measures
now being taken by railroad managers
to safeguard their employees.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03

knew that her injured foot was pain.
ing her. even though she could tell me
nothing
At last we saw before us a light
shining in a window. and Eve minutes
later Felix was knocking at the door,
and asking in Finnish the occupant
to give hospitality to lady lost in the
forest.
We heard a low growl like a NUT
tered imprecation within, and when
the door opened there stood upon
the threshold tall. bearded, muscu'
lar old fellow in a dirty red shirt. with
big revolver shining in his hand
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
One Penalty Of Fame.

The Victim.-Ptomaine poisoning.
Ell? Well, l surely was blame fool
TO eat the stuff.
The Doctor.--But, my dear sir, you
can't establish yourself as recog-
nized epicure without a touch OF
ptomaine now and then.--cleveland
Plain Dealer
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03

ing prlckly pear. were burned on over
a stove, after which the fodder was
cut into small pieces by means OF
char cutter or chopper. This experi
ment and others proved that mix
ture OF prickly pear and cotton will
not only support life. but will restore
half-staryed animals to a good condi
zion. Scientific American,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
One. Not the Other.

rs that Googan in there pitching
for the home team?" inquired the be-
lated fan who arrived Just after the
visitors had made seven runs In one
inning. That's Googan in the pitch
er's box" admitted his neighbor, but
haven't noticed that he's been do
ing any pitching. Herald.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
Sympatheac.

"Your daughter bss eloped with
the chauffeur"
Now suppos I'LL have to raise
the poor fellow wages. He'll need
ne money If hes going 70 support
my daughter
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
CHAPTER XII.
Rescued and Lost

There were no signs yet of the break
of day. My ears were strained to
catch the dipping of an oar or a voice.
but beyond the tapping of the water
beneath the boat there was no other
sound took the hand of the fair
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
WAYS OF LENGTHENlNG LIFE
Life Insurance Men Give Advice That
viii BE Worth Needing by
Every Individual.

What must one do or avoid in or
der TO live to a ripe old age? Life
insurance men have been doing their
best to answer this question. Forty
three life insurance companies com
bined in the work of giving stats
deal basis to conclusions regarding
habits and occupations that tend to
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
Hope Springs Eternal.

Yes, she re jected me. but she did
1t in most encouraging way
How was that?"
"As | went away, she pointed to
the footprints | had made on the
carpet, and said: The next time you
come to propose to me l want you
to wipe your shoes clean!' Der
Guckkasten.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
In the future.

Some day wen be telephopng
through the air without wires.
Maybe; but won't It be qseer 10
have an operator call backfto you
and say: The air is buHf now. -
Washington Star.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
skipping the Rope.

Faddist-Don't you think skipping
the rope is highly dangerous prac
tice?
Lawyer-Not always. I'm trying to
have It put In practice for client OF
mine now.-Baltimore American.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
Restlna.

Who is that poor cripple with his
arm in sling and bis head all BAN
daged up?"
He's moving picture comedian
ON hiA vacation"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-03
Indla's Wealth IncreasIno.

IHuIds wealth. INCREASING.
For several years India has steadily
increased its production OF coal. iron
and copper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-26

you should care. There is no trouble
about Taft, but for heavens sake do
not throw New York into the hands Of
the Mugwumps.
"You once said you asked your
friends to cut their throats for you, but
you would not do it again.
1T is honorable to fight, but coward
II to commit suicide.
Yours sincerely,
civilian BARNES"
Roosevelt's Letter.
The following letter was then read
from Roosevelt to Barnes and Parsons:
l.. August 81, 1908.
"My Dear Mr.. Enthusiastically /
saw Sherman Bennett, George Smith,
Mike Daddy, Cook and Hitchcock,
chairman of the national committee,
here. I have been carefully going into
the Hughes matter since l saw you. l
appreciate to the fullest the argu-
ments you urged against his renomina-
ton. 1t is not pleasant for me to sup
port man who has wantonly behaved
badly to the very man who secured
most in securing his election. l would
account his running them down in the
public interest, but I object to being
done SO wantonly. Moreover, appre-
ciate that he has alienated quite need
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-26

lessly many voters, and if we had the
right man to put in his place (the right
man from the standpoint of getting
votes), should say 1t was certainly
wise to nominate such man. But no
such man is in sight. may add that
every one present agreed to keep abso-
lutely quiet in this matter and to con-
suit with you among others before any
kind of conclusion was announced; but
from the papers, / should judge that
some one has talked.
Sincerely,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Sees Hughes Nominated.
The next letter read was to Barnes,
as follows:
August "a, 1908.
"My Dear Barnes-Most emphatical-
ly what my friends do up in Albany
shall stand by them. l have given
them, including you, my best judgment
"Now if you and those like you fear
that shall sGk you to cut your threats
your fear is groundless. But my Judg-
ment is that the convention will noml-
nate Hughes, and that it would hurt
very much more not to nominate MIN
than to nominate him; it will undouot'
edly nominate him.
"Sincerely,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-26
MAYOR fines MAN
F0R insult OFFERED
IN HOTEL TO WOMAN

The usual number of Monday police
court cases were brought before May
or Robbins this morning
Mrs. Cornelia Nestor, pretty
young woman not yet of age and wife
Of Donald Nestor. who is serving SEN
tence in the reformatory for having
killed man. pleaded guilty to a
charge of intoxication and was fined
81 and costs. A woman living on North
Tenth street, north of the railroad.
said Mrs Nestor was accompanied by
four young men Saturday night. One
showed her against a fence and she
fought him.
Royal D. Stidham of Fountain City
while at north end hotel Sunday in
suited a woman, it was testified. He
committed the same offense while in
the city about month ago. He was
fined S25 and costs.
Arthur Darby pleaded guilty to as
saulting Ora Bell. Darby quarreled
with Bell and Glen Mcclure because
the cover Of "growler" had been lost
He hit Bell. Darby was fined IS and
costs.
]. Atkins pleaded guilty to having
assaulted Jesse Henley several weeks
ago. The assault was the result Of
Ill feeling engendered by the strike
at the Reliance foundry.
Wilbur Frock pleaded guilty to hav-
ing ridden bicycle on sidewalk on
Linden ave. Fairview. He said the
street was impossible. Mayor Rob
bins took the case under Amusement
and ordered Frock to appear before
him this evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-26
QUESTION OF JURORS
DELAYS CASE AGAIN

With the judge seated to hear the
case and witnesses from Indianapolis
present, 1t was found a misunderstood
ing existed regarding a jury and the
suit of the ]. P. Michael company of
Indianapolis against Daisy Kienzle,
widow of Charles w. Kienzle, of
Greensboro, was set back for the sec
ond time.
No jury was called and attorneys
for Mrs. Kienzle said they understood
1t was to be Jury trial. No date for
the trial has been fixed.
The J. P. Michael company, whole.
sale grocers, entered claim against
Mr.. Kienzle and his wife, as a partner
in the business for $161.61 a few days
before Kienzle's death while Mrs
Kienzle was operating small grocery
store for her husband. The suit has
been on the docket more than two
years. The demand is 5000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-26
NOHR SENDS PUPILS
THROUGH PRACTICES
FOR MAY FESTIVAL
Miss Julia Nusbaum Will
Demonstrate the Esthetic
Dances in School Program
Friday and Saturday.

After fianl rehearsals Wednesday
md Thursday morning the nine hun
bred school children who have been
drilled by Physical Director Nohr of
he public schools will be ready for
he annual May Festival April 80 and
May l. Mr.. Nohr will give the same
program at 8 o'clock Friday night and
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Esthetic dancing will be demon
strated by Miss Julia Nusbaum by a
class Of forty-five high-school girls
and by special class.
The program. which Mr.. Nohr has
arranged follows:
Observation-Disclosures
Grand March-All participants.
May Pole activities-Fifth and
Sixth Starr pupils.
Folk Dances of various nations
Second and Third grades of Starr,
Baxter and Whitewater schools.
'Calistenics-Fifth and Sixth grades
Of Hibberd, Warner, Vale. Baxter and
Whitewater schools.
Wand Drills-7B Garfield boys.
Scarf drills-All Garfield girls.
Free pyramids-Leaders' class Of Y
W. c. A., Arthur Roach Instructor
Esthetic Dancing-Espanita, Miss
Julia Nusbaum; Siciliano, High school
girls; Fairy dance, special class.
Model tactic and free exercises
Sixty high school boys. (These exer
cises were used In the National turn.
fest in 1908 at Cincinnati)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

State of Indiana, Wayne County. S.:
Notice is hereby given that the
board of commissioners Of said coun-
ty will receive sealed proposals for
the piles to be driven along the Rich
mond and Arba pike. and also along
the Richmond and Middleboro turn
pike
Bids will be received until II o'clock
a. m. of Saturday. May sth. 1915. for
the completion of said work in ac-
cordance with the plans and specifica-
tions on file in the office of the county
auditor.
Bids must be submitted on blanks
designated by the state. which may be
procured of the auditor.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
personal or surety bond in a sum
equal to the amount Of the bid. and in
all respects conform with the law gov
erning such matters.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
BY order of the board OF commits
sioners of Wayne county.
L. S. BOWMAN.
Auditor Wayne County.
april 1926
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-26

who you are going to get to put in his
place who will not be weaker"
The first letter was from Barnes to
Roosevelt in the summer of 1908, in
which he said in party:
81 have talked with Parsons and 9TH
ers. There is no retreat for me in
the matter. l have burned my bridges
behind me. About Hughes, the work
ing people are not behind Bryan. If
Hughes is elected, he will set up a po-
litical machine. Mr.. Hitchcock and
Mr.. Taft will not have to stay in New
York, but and others will.
Those of us who have made the
fight of the last few years will be
crushed, forced to sneak in at the
back door or driven out of politics.
There is no particular reason why
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-26
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
Department of Public Works.
Office of the Board.

once OF the Board.
Richmond. Ind. April IS, 1915
Notice to Contractors:
Notice is hereby given that the board
of public works of the city of Rich
mond. Indiana. that sealed proposals
will be received by it, at its office, at
the hour of 10 o'clock a. m on Thurs
day. May Is. 1915. for the following de-
scribed public improvements in the
city of Richmond, as authorized by the
Improvement resolution named:
improvement Resolution No. 452. 1915,
For the improvement of the alley be-
tween South Seventh and Eighth
streets. by constructing a cement road
way the full width thereof, from South
A to South B street.
All work done in the making of said
described public improvements. shall
be in accordance with the terms and
conditions of improvement resolutions.
as numbered. and the detail plans. pro-
files. drawings and specifications
which are on file and may be seen in
the office of said board of public works
of the city of Richmond.
The bidders. in submitting proposals
to make said described public i'm
provements. muct accompany each bid
with a certified check in the sum of
$4,000. as evidence of good faith
that the successful bidders will execute
within ten days from the acceptance
of proposals. contracts and bonds sat
| isfactory to the said board to do the
work of making said Improvements. A
| failure of the successful bidders 20 en-
ter into such contracts and bonds upon
the acceptance of such proposals will
| forfeit the checks and the sums of
money payable thereon to the city as
agreed and liquidated damages for
such failure.
The board of public works reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
ALFRED BANIS.
CHAS. E. MARLATT,
! JOHN M'MINN.
Board of Public Works.
| (apr26-may3)