davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

The ladies' Of the Gardiner Grange
are invited to meet this afternoon at
Gardiner Grange hall to sew and per-
feet plans for the Easter sale, which
is to be held April 10. Ladies are in
vited to remain to lunch and stay over
to attend the regular meeting which
Is to be held In the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

The degree team of Nahumkeag
Camp, Modern Woodman. are to go to
Augusta on Monday evening and ex-
cmplify both degrees. All Modern
Woodmen who inteEd to accompany
the team are requested to take the I;
o'clock car from Depot square.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Miss Gwendolyn Potter, teacher in
the public schools Of Lubec, is passing
the Easter vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H Potter, Washing
ton avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

At the Stated Conclave of Maine Com.
mandery No. /. held Friday evening,
Past Commander DIR. Charles ]. Brag-
don was presented with fine Past Com
mander's jewel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Mrs. Charles F. Billings and daughter
Of Bristol. Gonna are guests Of Mrs.
pilings' aunt, Mrs. G. Dexter Libby.
Dresden avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

A. H. Randall left Sunday forenoon TO,
a weeks visit in Boston, called there or
matters of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Miss Carrie Thompson, who has been
passing few days at her home in
skowhegan. returned Saturday to Car
diner, where she is employed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

f Russell Grover is taking an enforced
vacation, caused by injuries to his hand,
received while at his work at the Hol-
1ingSworth and Whitney Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10
GARDINER LOCAL ITEMS
DEPOT SQUARE TELEPHONE s7-w
TELEPHONE @-W

The Ladies Aid of the First Baptist
church will hold an all-day session.
Tuesday instead Of Wednesday at the
Vestry. Ladies please bring box
lunch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Mrs. Frederic Danforth, Pleasant
street. attended a meeting of the Col
mia, Danes in Portland Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Fred Tibbetts, who has been employed
at the r. p Hazard factory. left Sat-
prdav for his home in Belfast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

The Ladies' Aid of the Universalist
church will meet for a social afternoon
with Mrs. William Fitzsimmons Tuesday
afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

William Hildreth arrived Monday
from Boston, accompanying the re-
mains Of his mother, Mrs. Ann Hill
dreth, which were brought here for in
terment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Mrs William H. Heath and daughter,
Miss Muriel. passed Sunday in Mon
mouth, guests of Mrs. Heath's mother,
Mrs. George H. Dearborn. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Reed of Water.
Vile are guests of Mrs. Reeds parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Ferguson, Middle
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Mrs. F. w. Dyer. who has been visit.
ing friends in Augusta and Gardiner
returned Saturday, to her home in Port.
land
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Regular meeting this evening of Gen. C..
w. Thden Camp. No. 6, S. of ", at H.
F. A. hall. All members are requested
to be present at this meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Miss Susie Trainor Prospect street,
returned Saturday to Boston to resume
her studies at the Chandler Normal
school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Friends Of A. H. Jordan, Lincoln ave-
nue. who has been confined by. illness
/ to his home for the past six months,
are pleased to see him on the street
again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Granite City Rebekah Lodge will hold
its regular meeting at 100 O'Clock this
evening. All members are requested to
be present as matters of importance will
come before the meeting t5 !
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

The Woman's Auxiliary of St Mat
thew's parish will meet with Mrs Ernest
Currier at o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

Mrs p. l.. Lint and two children went
saturday to Richmond to visit Mr..
r,nt,s mother, Mrs. c. ]. Lint.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

The funeral Of the late Mrs. Ann Hill
a,eth will be held Monday afternoon at
. % o'clock from Christ church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

az John Delaware and Mrs. L. p.
~ were visitor in Waterville on
saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

The Chatter Club will meet Monday
evening with Mrs. Harry Grant, Clos
son street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

John B. Hubbard State Relief CORPS
will meet this afternoon at H. F. A. hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

u,s Jerry Burgess and Mrs. Albert
,.,.vare were visitors in. Waterville
saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

n Langwell Of Battle Creek. Mich,
-, calling on Gardiner friends Satur-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

c.cil ". Carver and John Dahl. both
NJ Gardiner, left Saturday for Boston.
rb.re they are to enlist in the navy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

y-s Frank Paris Of Richmond was
tn. guest of friends in this city satur-
say
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

,,.. Roy Cheney was a visitor Sat
.sav in Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

,.s Hannah Seavey arrived Sunday
from Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10
FROM HALLOWELL

Mary Kelton Dummer Chapter D. A. R., Enjoys
Interesting Program at April Meeting First
Schooner Of Season Passes up the River
Pretty House Party Held-Late News Briefs
and Personal Mention
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
WHITTIER?

People who are disposed to look up
on the trouble with Mexico in con
tempt, and predict that the scrap will
be over in a few weeks. may be rudely
awakened to find their dream has been
delusion. 1t does not take great
strentch of inauguration to see a
world war on this side of the Atlantic.
Japan is spelling to- try conclusions
with this country and any overt act in
Mexico, where the Island Kingdom
has many interests, would be seized
upon as an excuse for hostilities. -
1t must be kept in mind, that Japan
| is now federated with England and
France and even Russia with whom
she was at war so recently that the
scars are not yet healed. The war in
Europe is a war only of jealosy and
selfishness, and as this country has
been aiding the allies against Ger
many and her associated powers, Ger
many could easily be induced to make
peace in order to use her strength in
Ihumiliating the United States and in
blowing up the Monroe Doctrine, which
has been Haunted in their faces and
under which every country in Europe
is chatting. = .,'.
Spain too, which has been alooft from
the Malestrom in Europe, is too close
.ly connected in blood relations with
Mexico, and has the loss of Cuba and
the Philippines to keenly in mind to
long hold back in event of war of any
consequence on this continent. And
again the trade of Central and South
America is too big plum for Europe
to let drop into the mouth of the
United States without a fuss of more
serious proportions than a diplomatic
protest. ''''~
1t has often been said with truth
that politics makes queer bedfellows.
The present conflict in Europe proves
that war makes more startling ones.
And there is no telling what is in
store for this country once she starts
upon hostilities with MeXico,-a COun-
try of infinitely more power and wealth
and population than little Servia which
furnished the excuse for the ocean of
blood that has flooded Europe.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
CATTLE FEEDS WASTED.

! A vast quantity of feed available fol-
cattle is now either wasted absolutely
or put to some less profitable use, says
recent report which the Department
of Agriculture has just published as
Part " of a comprehensive survey oil
the entire meat situation in the United
states. Failure to utilize the full value
of this material has increased unneces
sarily theScost of producing meat, has
diminished the profits from cattle feed
ing. and has discouraged many farm
ers from engaging in an industry es
sential to their permanent prosperity
According to the report already men
toned. the loss in grain straw and
corn stover amounts to more than
$l0n 100000 annually. Both of these
products are disposed of most ecOnomi
cally when fed to cattle in connection
with some form of concentrated feed.
Straw is especially valuable in carry.
ing the breeding herd through the
winter. in wintering stockers, and as
"a supplementary roughage for fatten-
ing cattle! Slower, too, is an excellent
feed for wintering cattle. especially
mature breeding COWS. Nevertheless,
in many sections fthe country where
these products are abundant, little at
tempt is made to take advantage of
their value for these purposes.
OF an annual straw crop of approx
mately 120,000,000 tons. it is estimated
that only two thirds is put to it's best
use-live stock production. OF the re-
mainder little more than one half is
sold or turned under and the rest-15
per cent of the total crop is burned.
Burning is practically an absolute
waste and although blowing under
does contribute something to soil fer
tility, the benefit to the land is less
thar that which would be derived
from the use of the straw to produce
manure "of all systems of obtaining
permanent soil fertility" says the re-
port, none is so practical or as easily
available as that of feeding live stock.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

The domestic outlook for business
continues encouraging says Henry
Clews in his weekly New York letter.
| Yet, there are certain development
and growing drawbacks which should
not be overlooked. Some slackening
of trade has already occurred owing
to the excessive rise of many COM
modities. For example, in nearly all
metals, which advanced because of
| the European war, there is a weaken
| ing tendency, and it would seem as il
the turning point had at last been
reached. The steel industry, though
active and still in excellent condition
| is quieter;, demand is less urgent, and
premiums on quick deliveries have
, been abandoned. Signs of coming
weakness are also, observable in cop
per, lead spelter and other minerals,
, not so much because of decline in
demand, as because of an increase in
output. The same is true of petro-
leum which must soon feel the con-
sequences of the tremendous develop
ment of new wells following increased
consumption and abnormally high
prices. These conditions are not
wholly discouraging. On the contrary
they prove progress and activity; al
so a necessary readjustment to nef
economic conditions, and the fact that
supply is overtaking demand. Many
commodities had reached a danger
ously high level, often the result of
reckless and unsound speculation.
The days of extravagant war profits
derived from big European orders are
drawing to a close. At most it is safe
to assume that the European war is
about two-thirds done; and that while
munition orders will not cease sud
denly, it is we'll to appreciate that
henceforth they will play ardiminish-
ing part in our trade and industrial
activities. From now on the indust-
rails, which benefited so extraordin-
arily from the misfortunes of others,
must face the inevitable recession to
more normal conditions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
TEDDY TO ORGANIZE CORPS
Colonel Will Ask President Wilson
for Commission as Major Gen..
eraI in Case of War.

New York, June est is learned
here that Colonel Roosevelt is going
to ask the government for permission
to raise division of volunteer SOL
diers for service in Mexico the min.
ute war is declared and call for vol
unteers sent out.
According to this information
which came from reliable source
and confirms rumors that have been
in circulation for several days, the
colonel has completed his plans for
the raising of the division and waits
only upon the calling of volunteers to
make his offer to Washington. He
will ask for a commission as major
general.
Colonel Roosevelt has made his
plans after consultation with high
military authorities and they call
for a special division of 10000 men,
consisting of four brigades-one of
infantry, two of cavalry, one of field
artillery, supplements by troops
including engineers, signal corps and
hospital corps.
For months the colonel has had
these plans in his head, for weeks
he has been working them out to the
smallest details against just such an
emergency as existed across the bori
der and for ten days quiet recruiting
has been going on in all parts of the
country by men to whom the former
president has entrusted this task.
Such of the bigger arrangements as
providing horses have been looked
after already and a declaration OF
war with Mexico and a call for vol
unteers will be the signal for an Of
flee TO be opened in or around this
city for recruiting and clerical work
and for division headquarters to be
established, probably in Texas, where
the troops would be assembled.
All of the colonePs plans are de-
pendent upon President Wilson. His
request for a commission as major
general commanding a volunteer di-
vision can be granted or refused at
Washington, but his friends say that
President Wilson would not dare to
gainsay such a request and would, as
a matter of fact, be glad to accede
to it and thus to place an official ban
of silence on the, coloners utterances
touching on the administration.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
NOW Is Time 10 OH

City streets should be oiled during
the latter part of June, according to
Prof. I. r. Agg, a former Oskaloosa
boy, and now highway engineering eX
pert of the Iowa Engineering Expert
ment station at 9Ames. 1t is very de
sirable to get the oil on before any
considerable amount of dust has form
ed, but the oiling should not be done
until, after the streets have been put
i'm shape following the spring rains
In most parts of the state the city
streets are now thoroughly dried out
and have been dragged and put in
shape so that oiling can be done with
out any considerable expense for the
preparation of the streets.
A heavy grade of road oil such as
40 per cent ito so per cent asphalt
should be used and too much oil should
not be put OH. Two applications of u
gallon a square yard each are better
than one application if " gallon a
square yard This is especially true
of streets that were oiled last year. If
the street is being oiled for the first
time, the first application will need
to be from 1-3 to IL gallon a square
yard.
Crossings should not be oiled, they
should be covered with sand. A little
care in this respect will prevent the
nuisance arising from the oil being
carried into stores and homes by pc
.deStrianS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
A NUMBER ONE SHAPE
County Auditor is complimented for
Work in Office.

Mahaska County Auditors office, &C
cording to the report of the state ex
aminers who completed their work
here not long since is in "A number
one" shape. They state with out quail
fication of any kind, the records and
business in the Office of county audi
tor Roy f. Rowland is in the best
shape of any county in this part Of
the state. Not anywhere else in Iowa
comparing the amount of business
transacted, have they come upon such
books nor such excellent records. Ev
erything in ship shape and every pap
er in its proper form and place. :...
No one, not in close touch with the
Office of county auditor can appreciate
the diversity of business required oil
this Office and error or displacement
of business is really excusable outside
the scrutiny of an expert and the
character of the work done in the office
of County Auditor Rowland and his eff
ficient and capable deputy, Miss Bess
Stafford is above criticism. Their
handling of the affairs of the Office is
of expert character, say the examiners
not alone in the nature of the business
recorded and filed but every warrant
has been exXpertly and correctly writ
ten. Business is kept up to the last
minnie in perfect file and system and
the examiners commend these people
for their splendid executive ability
The examiners were enabled in Ma
haska county Court House this year tc
review, audit and check in three
weeks what has heretofore required
six weeks work
Compliments paid to the Office were
particularly pleasing to the members
of the Board of supervisors and should
be equally so to the people of the
county as a whole.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

On the afternoon of this date Ma
haska county was visited by crop
ieveler, a heavy blow and a rain that
laid al standing crops before it. The
wind came from the north and the
rain was equal to a cloud burst.
With local churches Sunday were
Rev. Willard Patterson of Des Moines
Doctor Thomas Dyatt of Mt. Pleasant
at the Baptist, and Rev. Willard Fuller
of the Babtist church at the Y. NJ. c.
A. rooms.
Miss Ada Blakeslee of Des Moines
a sister of John H. Blakeslee, sang
at the Christian church service.
Personals: Miss Alice Stanley OF
Dexter was a guest in the home OF
Miss Eva Mccoy. W. A. McNeill de
parted for Chicago o ma business trip
Art Colwell was among folks in Grin
nell during the day. Will Baugh was
in Ottumwa visiting Fireman Drake
Miss Oslo Dehr started for st. Louis
TO be with relatives. r. w. Clayton
was in Rock Island on business trip
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29

of the militia outside the United Stat
es. The alacrity with which officers and
men in the different states are re-
spending contrasts strikingly with the
reluctance shown some time ago by
militiamen in the states on the MexI-
can border, where we had expected
eagerness.
We may look for the mobilization to
Drocede with greater celebrity than
that of 1898 Several years ago Con-
gress enacted the DicK military law.
for the first tfsiie' exercising full con
stitutional authority oSef the militia.
The present situation does not come
as a surprise. There has been abund.
ant time and adequate means to equip
the militia. There have been state and
interstate maneuvers that have pre-
pared the militia for the kind Of work
ahead of it, Tie officers have been
trained in sanitation and in the care
of the troops generally. There will
not be the difficulty about arming,
clothing, feeding and transporting the
troops there were in 1898. The prompt
ness and the skill of the mobilization
will have a moral effect on Mexican
leaders, unless they suspect our gov.
eminent of infrinity of purpose.
The Iowa response is in keeping with
traditions. Iowa has always been first
in our wars and the Iowa fighting stock
has not run out.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
PROCESS OF PENN COLLEGE.

| A school was opened in the west
wing of the main Penn College build
| ing (the only part then completely
on Nov 9TH, 1872, with John w.
| Woody as principal. The school year
consisted of two terms of four months
each, and $50 students were enrolled.
/ In 1873 the school was organized on
a college basis under the name of
Penn College, and a faculty consist
! ing of five members was employed.
| One filled the chair of Mathematics,
the others occupied settees.
The first college team opened on
September %, 1873, with 1O1 students
the enrolment during the year in
creased to 219. OF this number, 6
were classed as sophomores and 10
as freshmen, making 10 in the college
| department. The library contained
about 500 volumes; laboratories were
still in embryo.
The central part of the main build
! ing was erected during 1856. The
east wing was built in 1890, thus com
plotting the building as originally plan
ned.
The total enrolment for 1SS9-9O
was 154, of whom 20 were in the col
lege department. There were a few
pieces of Physical apparatus while
the Chemical laboratory was sup
piled with the simple apparatus to
accommodate about 40 student.
The average yearly enrolment be-
tween 1885 and 1890 was about $50
The faculty durin gthis time consist.
ed of members. For the year 1890
81 the faculty numbered professors
and instructors, while the total en-
rollment of students for that year was
226, of whom 101 were in the college
department
BY 1910 the faculty had been in
creased to 20 members; the total
number of students, (including the
summer term) was 536, of whom 179
were in the college department. The
library has grown to 1900 volumes
besides numerous unbound pamphlets
and several hundred volumes of gov
eminent reports. The laboratory
equipment in Physics, Biology and
Chemistry is valued at $1,000.
In 1907 gymnasium building was
erected, which with equipment cost
$4,000. The upper story of this build
ing furnished accommodations for
the Department of Music, and for the
Literary Societies, and also head
quarters for the College Y. NJ G. A.
From the opening of the college in
1873 up to and including commence
ment in 1890 there We're 81 grafl-
ates from the varioasn COURSES while
from 1890 to 1915 There fere ATS
graduates, making the total number
of graduates SOS.
beginning with 1873 there were two
courses-the Classical and the Scien-
tific-the Philosophical course was
added in 1882 and the Classical Bibli-
cal in 1887. In 1916 the requirements
for graduation fere revised and the
one degree. the "A. b." will be given
to all graduates, except that the de-
gree 'B. s." may be given on special
report when the student has majored
in Science. The entrance require
ments TO the college department are
10 units or 30 semester credits of Sec
ondary school work. The require
ments for entrance and for gradua-
ton have been advanced from time
TO time and have been kept abreast
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
The BUSINESS MAN

Burlington Hawkeye: "The business
men OF Oskaloosa are aware of the
fact that the college means much 10
the town. The main buildings of Penn
College were destroyed by fire recent
~, and 1t Is estimated that $3.50. OOO
will be required for the purpose of re-
building. The merchants got together
had consultation with the college OF.
ficials, and at the preliminary meeting.
contributed $4,000 toward the new
fund. That is indeed a great beginning.
That. speaks well for the generosity
Of the business men. And they are gen.
erous in every other town. There Is
always something doing in a town.
Money Is always being raised for some
purpose or other, and 1t is always
the business men who respond prompt
" and literally. II a great many bust.
ness men fail to get rich and II many
fail it IL not because they are poor
business men or because they failed
70 give their business the time and
thought and labor which 1t demanded,
but because In one way or another.
they gave away more of the profits OF
the business Aor rather more Of the
mooney that they took In than the
wcald warrant. II has always
ppep 80 ard Il seems as ifgthe mer-
chants would continue IN every town