davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1915-05-18
Cash received.

1910 e. . F-ftAosfo
There are more miles of stone road
TO be kept up as hundred roads, as
distinguished from the county stone
roads, in this hundred than in any
other. They Of course require more
maintenance expenditure per mile
than the dirt roads, but are a very
good asset. We have striven to keep
them in good order and have stoned
with field stone, over a mile more,
using about 1,200 perches. We have
also blasted out and have on hand
broken to crusher size 1,217 perches
of good hard blue. stone. This stone
we intend to crush and put on our
road this coming year. We bought
No. Champion crusher with screens
and bins, in very good condition, from
Mr.. A. /. DUPONT, who had used 1t
one season on his estate. With this
on hand we hope to gradually cover
many of our roads with a stone sur
face. About thirty miles of road
were scraped and dragged, besides
many other hilly roads kept in shape
and the bitches opened by hand labor.
| Seven plank bridges were rebuilt and
| four concrete culverts put in besides
AZ metal culverts. We cut down to a
| comparatively good grade Klair's Hill,
the very abrupt and rough hill on the
Ways road just adjoining the new
kennett stone road; the whole road
from Ways farm down Muldoon's Hill
to the Greek road was graded and put
into very good shape; this was quite
a job and reflects credit on the super
visor in charge. Bartell's Hill was
graded and surfaced with field stone
and work on the sharp hill on the
Burnt Mill road. near the Pennsyl-
vania line, has been started. In the
Southern district this year. as last
we graded and afterward covered with
cinders from Marshallton Mills and
Rancroft's Mills several miles of road
Two of the dangerous railroad cross.
ings mentioned in last years report
namely, Adams crossing and the
Montchanin crossing. now have sig
nal bell and watchman at each. We
hope to get a bridge at Adams this
year.
Tools and machinery-One scraper
three steel drags, engine, crusher
shovels, picks. etc.
WHITE CLAY CREEK HUNDRED.
Charles P. Woolaston, Supervisor.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand April l, 1914 SO. 1887
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The roads of this hundred arc still
i'm good shape after the winter and
were kept so during the entire year
by careful and systematic dragging.
We have scraped and rounded some
seven miles more OF road and dragged
65 miles. We have rebuilt bridges,
one with feet diameter metal pipe
and one Of stone masonry and oak
top. We have surfaced with gravel
6 miles of road. getting most Of the
gravel from our own pit at Willow
bridge, but using also some from Por-
ter's and from near Silver Run
bridge; these roads when dragged
and hardened will be among our best
roads. We put three car loads of
stone on the Delaware City-Port Penn
road. We lowered one steep hill on
Continued on Page III
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COUNTY ENGINEER JAMES WILSON DETAILS ROAD
WORK IN THE RURAL HUNDREDS DURING PAST YEAR

Bond ................. 10000
Total ...........S4,S61 3S
Balance on hand April 1. 1915 37123
We have just paid the last bond Of
this hundred $500 so that in the flu
ture we will have all our money for
the roads. This debt with the inter-
est has been quite a drag on our funds
for the last eight years. especially as
Poncader. like Blackbird hundred has
proportionally more mean roads to
keep up and less money to do il with
than the other hundreds In a rainy
seasons the hilly roads are washed
out into gulleys and the fiat ones are
swamped and as there is only money
enough in any one year to hx one
set you are i'm a quandary which TO
do. However. very considerable work
was done this last year. Twelve
miles Of road we're rounded up and
twenty-five dragged over several
times. Forty-two bridges and cul-
verts were repaired eight bridges
with stone walls and plank floors re-
built. twenty-five metal pipes put in
and twenty-five new wooden culverts,
One small hill on the old pike was
cut down and about / 500 feet of
road sandod. We surfaced with slae
the old pike from Coochs bridge 10
the top OF the hill towards Elkton
using IA cars of Stag and 2 of screen
ings and seventy-one cart loads OF
gravel We used over thirty tons OF
coal for the roller and $500 feet OF
bridge plank About two miles OF
bitches we're cleaned out.
Tools and machinery road
scraper. six drags. two scoops, shov'
els, picks. brush scythes. &C.
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ware City to Port Penn road repaired
with "a inch size stone.
Tools and machinery-On steel
scraper. fours teel drags, two wooden
ones. two scoops and a number Of
picks, shovcls. spades &C.
ST. GEORGES HUNDRED.
]. c. Alston, Supervisor.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on band April 1, 1914 s4,02S.7S
Cash received, taxes. .... 7.770.79
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County Engineer James Wilson to-
day submitted to the Levy Court his
annual report of road improvement
work the past year in the various hun
dreds. IL shows that with county
funds. derived from the road taxes,
considerable work has been done in
each hundred in the way of grading.
rounding up, surfacing, dragging and
maintaining the highways that arc
not classed as improved or macadam
highways.
Engineer Wilson recommends that
the road tax rate be continued at the
same figure as during the previous
year-forty cents on the 800 of as
sessed valuation. He urges particu-
larly that the road drags be used by
all supervisors.
Mr.. Wilson points out a healthy
condition of road finances in the vari-
ous hundreds under the present law.
Where the various hundreds had a
road debt of $4,000 in 1907, they are
entirely clear of such Indebtedness
at the present time. Mr.. Wilson points
out.
The assessment the past year was
500, ,SS9, 1873 in the rural hundreds, En-
gineer Wilson points out, and the
rainfall was 39.S9 inches, and the
snowfall 1856 inches during the iis-
cal year ending April 1, 1915. Engi-
neer Wilson summarizes the road
finances in each hundred as follows:
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RED LION HUNDRED.

Red Lion hundred has now some
very good dirt roads and they have
been kept fairly we'll dragged all
through the season, so that we find
them in comparatively good condi-
ton this spring. This last year we
rounded up by means Of the steel
scraper about five miles more Of road
and dragged about twenty-five miles
several times. One bridge was re-
paired and four culverts. no new
bridges were rebuilt. but four CORFU
gated culvert pipes we're put in, two
large "a inch diameter ones on the
state Road below Red Lion. We cut
the tops off three hills. one near st.
Georges, one near McCoys and the
other close to Red Lion. About one
half mile Of road was surfaced with
gravel and over a mile Of the Della
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BRANDYWINE HUDRED.
Thomas P. Casey, Supervisor.
RECEIPTS.


With a balance of over $4,000 on
hand we intend this year to finish, If
possible, crushing most of our stone
piled up in different parts Of the hun
dred, and apply them to the nearest
adjacent important road, connecting
where possible, one of our county
roads with another and forming a
network Of hard stone roads. On our
roads near to the railroad We have
bought and put in 13 carloads OF
stone and three car loads of Stag,
eight carloads of cinders and have put
in about 5000 feet of telford founda-
ton, and had hauled from Rockland
Paper Mills several hundred wagon
loads of ashes Eighteen miles of
road were scraped and rounded into
form and twenty-three miles kept
dragged. Four bridges were rebuilt,
one of plank floor and three of con-
crete, and one stone culvert. We
top dressed over a mile of road with
broken stone and nearly a half mile
with gravel.
Tools and machinery-Two Cham
pion scrapers, three steel drags and
shovels, picks, drills, etc.
MILL CREEK HUNDRED.
William II Hiphfield Superyisor.
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NEW CASTLE HUNDRED.
George ". BUTTS, SuperNlsor.
RECEIPTS.

Besides scraping and rounding some
ten miles of road and kept in shape
some thirty miles with the drags, we
cut down the tops of five hills and
raised the adjacent fats over fifteen
inches and widened the road for over
mile. Five bridges were repaired
and two culverts and one wooden
bridge rebuilt We hauled 1900 loads
of Stag from New Castle and ten
carloads at Bear Station. 1874 loads OF
gravel and sand and 300 bushels of oy-
ster shells, besides five or six loads of
old Belgian blocks for cutters. We
put Stag surface on the following
roads after grading several Of them.
Bear Station to Christian road, sos
yards i'm length. Pyles Lane 371 yards
Lambsons Lane 440 yards. Eden Park
road. 097 yards. Moor avenue road
/ 223 yards and Reservoir road 1.4Si
yards, making a total of 1920 yards
/ of road We also redressed our slal
roads. built last year These roads
will be dressed up and rolled this
spring making good, smooth thorough
fares. Much other detail work wa'
done. The roads of this hundred ar,
in very good shape.
Tools and machinery-One scraper
five drags. one road plow, two scoops
shovels. picks, mattox, &C.
PENCADER HUNDRED.
w. X. Brooks, Supervisor.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand April 1, 1914 81, ,SO5.7
Caeb rocaivod tavpe 24oe q
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really the best two seasons for the
work, but if he would take to heart
the Importance Of his adjacent roads,
not only to his neighbors but to him.
self he would at times stretch a point
TO get the work done. When a man
cannot or will not use the drag. he
should feel no resentment IL we take
it from him and try some one else, as
the question is not personal but a
public matter
NEW CASTLE HUNDRED.
George W. Burris. Supervisor.
RECEIPTS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
The Iron Dukes Regime.

The Spartan regime followed by Wei
lington Oh his campaigns appears to
have upset one of his Spanish allies
even more than the Iron Dukes prohi-
bition of footing. General Alava, who
commanded a brigade in the Peninsu-
lar war and was subsequently Spanish
ambassador in London, told Lord Stan
hope: when l travelled in company
with Wellington and asked him what
time he proposed starting in the morn
ing ne usually said, AT daylight. To
the question Of what we should find
for dinner his usual answer was. Cold
meat | have contracted a horror oil
the two expressions, cold meat Oh.
daylight. London Opinion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
INJURED MEMBER !.
DOES NOT HEAL
BURTON.
.osciaI Correspondence TO the Herald

.voc1Ei Correspondence TO the Herald
Hugo Keehner, one Of the victims
of the accident which occurred at
NJ artin Keehner's few weeks ago
is not doing as we'll as his friends
would like to have MIN. He had a
leg broken IN the accident and the
fracture does not seem to heal. Drs.
Godfrey, Cunningham and McGovern
performed an operation upon the
broken member few days ago and
inlaid silver plates around the
fracture with the hopes that this may
give the desired results.
The ball game played here last
Sunday between the married men
and single men was witnessed by a
large crowd. The game was in
teresting as the score was close at
all times. The married men were
leading throughout the game until
the ninth inning by an error, when
the single men had the bases filled
turned the tables and the single men
won. Final score being 10 to II.
Mrs. Anna Turner and little daugh-
ter, of Dubuque, are visiting her
sister, Mrs. Theodore Shinoe.
Maurice Kahn. of Des Moines,
Iowa, visited friends in and around
Burton, last week.
Vego Langesen, who has been in
the west for the past three months,
returned home Friday.
Miss Goldie Harwood attended the
funeral of Henry Gable at Lancaster,
Saturday.
A large crowd from here attended
the circus in Dubuque, Saturday.
Miss Sylvia Bossert is at Stevens
Point attending camp meeting.
The Royal Neighbor picnic which
was to have been held last Saturday
was postponed to later date on &C
count of the rain.
Little Phyllis Elwell is very sick
with infiammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. Geo. Craig, of North And
over, visited several days at the
home of Mrs. Lille Roschi.
Mrs. George Johnson is in ST.
Louis for two weeks. Her little
son Mormon is in a sanitarium for
treatment at that place.
Will Hartman, who had an opera
tion for appendicitis at Mercy hospi-
tai, in Dubuque, June 9Th, expects
to return home this week.
Florence Schaal went to Dubuque
Sunday p. m. to visit relatives.
The crowd at the dance Friday
night was very small on account of
the bad weather.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
bound TO HAVE
FULL CITIZENSHIP
BLOOMINGTON.
,.ciaI Correspondence to the Herald.

DsctaI Correspondence to the Herald.
Jacob Schreiner, 76 years old, a
veteran of the civil war. model
citizen and one of the very finest of
humanity, went to Lancaster yester-
day for the purpose of taking out
his "second paper, or to become a
full citizen OF the republic he fought
to save. FIe says it is better late
than hardly ever, and he hopes not
to be entirely left out.
Those who went from Blooming
ton to attend the old soldiers renuiol
at Cuba today and tomorrow are !:
Griffin Hickok, j. NJ. Hayden, Ly-
man Sawyer, Ed Cornell, Jacob
Schreiner, Louis BeidIer and James
Sprague. This is jolly company of
the old boys in blue, and they are
having the time of their lives when
this item is published. Whenever a
dozen of these fellows get together,
then is there a story going round,
and sometimes more than one story.
Mrs. Oscar Ward, an old resident
of Bloomington, died early Monday
morning. Mrs. Ward was in feeble
health on account of her age of 80
odd years, but her death was unex-
pected.
Jos. Greer's part of the Hip
podrome and Wild West show, re-
turned to Bloomington Tuesday,
after a five weeks road trip.
The two men who have the contract
for digging the water works we'll, ar
rived in Bloomington Tuesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
Loncaster's Coming Chautauqua
June 3Oh to July 9th
ChautauQua Program

AFTERSooN
51S Lecture The Price Of victory" by Hon William cady
400 Postude shaw's Colonial
Prelude shaws Colonial Cadets
815 Thirty Minute Address by William Cady.
845 Popular
SECOND pay
Prelude Seminary
Iecur gBugsa Humbugs" by Chase
40O Poslude The Seminary Girls
Seminary presenting
ngs and crayOn sketches
by Matts W
93O POslude The Seminary Girls
, THRD 3Ay
23O Prelude Scotch
3:15 E Follansbee.
400 Potlude, Harp Solo by Miss Marie McAdoo
7 Prelude Musical Entertainment Miss ChevertOn monOgui Miss Nc
$50 An evening OF Magic and Mystery by Nine Reno
FOURTH Mrn46 PAY
Belktedt, Conductor
500 Grand Musical Festival by Beed his Band
duets quares and musical novelties
. ETTH pan
by O. Shields
400 Postlude, The Parnels
7A5 Prelude The Parnels
$50 Lecture 1.-The Great Outdoors" by Colonel O. Shields
93O POstlude, The Pamels
A s4TE DON
Prelude Miss Rena Gilman
Lectur Trutha and by Senator j. G Camp
400 POstude Bird limitations by Mr. Lowry.
40 Prelude rhe Girl of the Golden West" by Miss Gilman
$50. Lecture "The American King by j Camp
$50. Postude
SEVENTH pay
, 30 Prelude Travers-vf symphonic Orchestra
Lec
400 Postude Symphonic Orchestra
Symphonic
$ Wick director; Grace Miller Wick
will be
Sacred music will be rendered and appropriate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
Why lie CT LIN.

1t was only about monday. but the
cOmmuter yawned. He yawneI heav-
lily two or three times.
SCOT up ut O'Clock. ne explained.
Had 70 catch my train When my
wife walked me / said to her: Six
o'clock. The chickens haven't begun
to crow yet, have they: Why must |
get up before the chickens do. Id like
TO know
- don't know she said. unless
it's because you're no chicken. New
York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
Twice Cruel.

He-DOn't you think you could for
give and forget?
She-WeI. I don't know about for
giving. but forgetting you viii be one
Of the easiest tricks Il ever turned
Richmond Times Dispatch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
In TIE ee-f End Dumb Ward.

Yisitor-So there is Il deaf and DUMB
ward? How do Won call the inmates to
dinner? You don't ring Il bell: Super
intendent-No A man walks through
the halls wringing his hands.-Buffaio
News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
It Sounded That Way.

Tommy" said his mother suspi-
ciously rs her small son came down
stairs. did you take a bath?"
mo. ma. / didn't was the innocen
answer; lis one misstn ?'-Ladics
Home Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
PROGRESS

What pains and tears the slight
est steps Of mans progress have
cost! Every hairbreadth forward
has been in the agony Of some soul,
and humanity has reached blessing
after blessing Of all its vast achieve
ment Of good with bleeding feet
Bartol.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
Hsndicapued.

The Poet-All the worlds Il stage.
The Pessimist-Yes. and most of Us
have seat behind pOst.-Puck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23

Book Cauv;.>ser Here's book. y
Million Ways to Make a Thousand
The Mani bought one before. Book
CanvasSer-No. sir That one was y
Thousand ways to Make a Million. -
London telegraph
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
Spinach.

Spinach derives its name from the
Spanish monks. who first used it dur
ing fast da5s.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
MaturaNy.

First Student-What is a grounding?
Second Student-Sausage, | suppose
Cornell Widow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
No: 70 Re CocIed.

When Shimmerpute arrived home
an hour later than usual he was nib
bling Glove.
Il stopped in a concert ball for a
few moments" he observed. The
music was intoXi at.ug."
That's rt-ht" exclaimed his better
half Blame it on the music" Wis
consin State Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
England S Giant King.

Edward /. was six feet two inches
high. and the tips of his middle fingers
extended below his knees
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
His OHense.

rs this your first offense?" asked the
Judge Of the prisoner at the bar after
his conviction.
NO. your honor" was the reply. Y
hired lawyer once before. Yonkpr,
Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
Life Preservers.

The history OF life preservers goes
back to ancient times, the Remains hav
ing made cork jackets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
The Suspension Bridge.

There is no doubt that the first idea
of a suspension bridge was suggested
to primitive man by the interlacing of
tree branches and parasitIcaI plants
across rivers. Probably monkeys used
them before men did. j.. In very noun
famous countries, such as Tibet an,l
Peru, they have apparently been used
since the dawn of history, possibly
earlier.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-20
IMPROVING PARK.
City Marshal.

The ladies' OF the Civic League are
still at work In their efforts TO i'm.
prove the Civic Park and make II the
beauty spot Of Bryan. Their latest
move is to purchase twenty jassamine
bushes and twenty-four white elm
trees from G. c. Kirtley a Son OF
Cameron and same are being planted
under the personal direction OF Mr..
Kirtley. These additional trees are
well selected. as both the jassamine
and elm are hardy and when full
grown are among the prettIest trees
and shrubs that can be fund. The
japanese lIgrustrum trees. the first
planted in the park, are growing
slowly. but none Of them have died
and no doubt after getting q good start
their growth will be much better.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-20
ATTEMPT To BLOW
CITY HALL VAULT
6urplar Was Evidently Frightened
Away. as He Left His Tools
Near the Door OF the Vault.

That an attempt TO break into the
city's vault in the city hall was made
within the past few nights was dis.
covered this morning by the negro
janitor OF the Colonial Theater while
cleaning out the box office. which ad-
Joins the vault. A small blacksmith
hammer. n blunt iron and another
iron instrument used by the rAiscre.
ant. we're fouHs In the office and the
plaster on the wall between the OF.
flee and the vault was clipped away.
The steel wall had been hit several
hard blows at this point. and the
mans efforts were then turned TO the
back office, where he clipped a hole
in the wall. and finding himself no
nearer TO his goal evidently abandon
ed the job and his tools. There is no
clue other than the tools left. but the
case has been reported to the officers.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-20

1916 and at the same time leave us
with cotton crop that will bring ac.
tually more money than the bumper
crop OF 1914 brought.
There are many Things that might
happen before the next crop begins
to move that could disastrously affect
cotton unless the South makes II alb
solutely certain that there is TO be no
overproduction. None OF us would
like TO see present prosperity inter
rupted II II be possible TO prevent Il
through intelligent precautionary &C.
ton. Every cotton grower should de.
termine that he will not be tempted
to increase his production upon the
hypothesis that all the rest will cur
tail production and insure him bis
prices for a heavy yield.
The certainty that every farmer
can utilize his acreage by producine
other crops equally as profitably. II
not more so. ought TO be sufficien,
to induce him TO become factor In
preventing too large crop.
mir. Ousley's warning ought TO be
needed by all who are directly or in
directly engaged in the production
handling or financing OF cotton. be.
cause he speaks with a clear under.
standing of the situation"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-20

villa has quit the drive in Mexico
and II is said will seek safety in N
other country. His commanders are
seeking terms OF immunity from Car.
rama in return for their surrender
He fled from Mexico a few years ago
with a price fixed upon his head by
General Porfirio Diaz. When Madero
went in he returned TO his native
country with five followers and seven
dollars in money. With so insignifi-
cant a beginning. II cannot be denied
he has cut quite a considerable swath.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-20
BAPTIST CHURCH OFFICERS.
List Of Officers TO Serve the Church
During 1916.

List Of Officers to Serve the Church
During 1916.
The officers OF the First Baptist
Church and the church auxiliaries to
serve during 1916 were elected yes.
terday as follows
General finance committee. con.
sisting Of the board Of deacons: w.
Il. Sanders. chairman; II. o. Boat.
wright, w. A. Withers, II. II. Newton,
J. N. Hare. Tom e. Taylor. Paul r.
Keeton. w. S. Howell. Jno. A. Moore
and the following laymen: Or. J. w.
Howell. J. Webb Howell, p. s. Park.
s. c. Williams. Eugene Edge. Z. r.
Parks. +. J. Fountain, j. II. Conway.
T. r. Bate. W. c. Davis. A. w.
Buchanan, J. II. Mccullough, j. w.
Hunnicutt. j. b. Saunders. o. p. Hall,
Clarence ousley. s. II. Dunlap. NJ.
II. James, W. S. Wilson. r. b. Grant
and Jno. c. Wick.
Chairman subscription committee:
II. o. Boatwright.
Chairman Of finance committee,
Eugene Edge.
Treasurer Of church: W. A.
withers.
Assistant treasurer OF church; f.
+. Parks.
Clerk OF church: J. VI. Hare.
Assistant clerk OF church: II. II.
Newton.
Head usher: II. o. Boatwright
organist OF the church: Mrs. II.
o. Boatwright.
Assistant organist OF the church.
Mrs Robert s. Webb Sr.
Sunday School Officers.
Superintendent Jno. A. Moore: as.
sistant superintendent. 7. r. Bate:
treasurer. Robert Smith; organist.
Mrs. W. c. Davis; assistant organist.