davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-14
MUCH INTEREST IN
SELE7lSSESSMENT
BLANK FOR COUNTY

Much interest was manifested by
a large number of property owners
in the city and county when it be-
came known that they were expected
to file a valuation of their respective
properties, and to make oath IN the
1act that their entries in this respect
were correct in every detail. Not a
few inquiries were made about the
blanks, which were accessible in the
office of the county tax assessor and
during the half-holiday numerous re-
quests were made as to how such
blanks could be obtained. 1t is pos
sible that during the week, and
henceforth, these blanks will probably
be in much demand.
Not an item of assessable property
escapes taxation by the use of this
blank, it is said, and Commissioner
Soderlind hold out the hope that they
will be put to general use. 1t will
mean many dollars for the county,
he says, and will probably mean a
more generally-satisfied public.
This blank, with some Introductory
remarks regarding its use and some
additional instructions, contains pro-
visions as follows:
Sample of Assessment Blank.
Dated -- 1917.
Tax Assessor - County.
List of personal property for taxa
ton in - county. State of
Florida, for the year 1911. in election
district No. -.
Are you over 21 and under So
years of age?
(6) Number of horses, asses and
mules.
% Number of sheep and goats.
~ Number of swine or hogs, and
dogs.
90 Number of range cattle
GO) Full cash value of all ami
mails
(12) Number of miles of tram road
and all other trackage not returned
to comptroller.
(13) Number of automobiles and
other power vehicles.
(14) Value of merchandise. ma
chinery, money and credits. and ma
terial used in business, money on
| hand or at interest or in banks, in
vestments in stocks or bonds in or
out of the state,
15) Value of vehicles. gold ad sill
yer plate, watches, clocks, and Jew
elrv, household furniture. musical in
struments, works of art, and all other
property not enumerated.
Total value of personal property
| (not including animals).
(20) Aggregate value of personal
property.
An oath is then subscribed to, reid
ing as follows:
State of Florida,
County of -.
I, do solemnly swear that
the foregoing is a full and correct
/ list of all personal property, of any
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-14
one PLEADS GUILTY
OTHER AcQU|TTED|N
GROCERYTHEFT tease

Alex Waters, colored, when ar
raigned in the court Of record yes
terday, pleaded guilty to the third
count in the information which was
filed against him, in the case of
wholesale grocery stealing, some
weeks ago. He has not been sem
fenced.
Henry Todd, the other negro in the
case, refused to plead guilty and went
to trial. There was no direct evidence
against him and he was acquitted, the
jury being out for a comparatively
short time.
These two negroes were arrested
twice for about the same transaction.
On the first preliminary they were
released from custody, but when it
was stated that new evidence, which
principally was against Waters, was
uncovered, the county solicitor filed
a joint information against the two,
and Chey were re-arrested. The ter
mination of tho trial came yesterday
with the acquittal of Todd, who at
once was joined by relatives in the
court room, and there were happy
smiles on the faces of all of them
when they finally and hurriedly
trooped from the court room.
One Other Case.
In the case of Mary Gillara, color
ed, with being the proprietress of an
immoral house, the jury returned a
verdict of guilty as charged. Sentence
in her case was not passed.
1t is expected that all who have
been convicted during the first week
of the court will be arraigned for
sentence at some period of today's
session of the court of record.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-14
The RaUages of the Tsetse.
A frica's Most Dreaded Pest

A traveller had talked interesting
ly to a party of friends relative to
the Tsetse fly, commonly found in
the interior of Africa. In conclusion,
he was saying: land invariably their
bite results in sleeping Sickness a
malady from which no unfortunate
has ever recovered"
In answer to inquiries, the enter
tainer told of how during a certain
season the natives collected a plant
with which they would rub their
bodies as a precaution against the
ravages of this deadly insect
"'tis odd" he added, "the absolute
reliance these black men place in
their remedy, as they often go for
an entire week without applying a
fresh supply to their bodies, and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-14

through it's use only the most I'M
scrupulous fall victim to this loath-
some disease"
At the conclusion of this narrative,
an African idea entered into Ameri-
can commerce Right then one lis
tener sought information relative to
this wonderful plant, and the result
of this research was the development
of Sweet Dreams, and Sweet Dreams
is the most satisfactory article that
has ever been offered for the pur-
pose of keeping mosquitoes away.
Through its merit, Sweet Dreams won
instant favor, and now it has become
the one standard mosquito remedy
everywhere.
Double strength; just a quarter;
everywhere.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-14

kind, which I owned on the 1st day Of
January, 1917, or which I had under
my charge or management at that
time, and not expressly exempted
from taxation by the statutes of
Florida. and that I have not omitted
from said list any property not 50
expressly exempted. and that the val
uations given are the true cash value
of the property listed; so help me
God.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-14
YOUNG SON Of JOHN
MILTON IS INJURED

Mariana. Fla, July ia serious
accident occurred in this city when
car belonging to John Milton, Jr.. and
driven by his small soS, John Milton.
the fourth, ran into an oak tree on
main street, completely wrecking the
car and causing serious injuries to
the driver At present his condition
is favorable, though severe internal
injuries are feared.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
HE GOT BY ALL RIGHT.
Ten Ailments, But Man is Called
Good Soldier.

Aberdeen, s. D., Nov. 26.-"In-
ability to quicker the mouth, sharp
recession of the frontal bone, refrac-
ton of the intermediary muscles Of
the right side of the face, bad gums,
all teeth bad in upper jaw, and de-
formed right jaw; right clavicle very
prominent, impaired resonance in
the apex of the right lung, ears of
disproportionate size, slightly en-
larged liver" are some of the physi-
cal defects and ailment of certain
broad shouldered and apparently
husky farmer of this vincinity.
From that he was found sound and
was certified by the exemption board.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
SEEK ALL IOWANS
To join RED CROSS
All Men, Women and Children Will
be Urged to Join Red Cross.
Service Flags for Homes.
MILLION ADULTS GOAL
FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK
Drive to be Made Between Dec. 4.
and Christmas Eve-Children to be
Asked to Join and Pay Member
ship Fee OF Is Cents In Work
or MOney-Red Cross Ser
vice Flags i'm Homes.

Des Moines, Nov. 22.-Every man,
woman and child in Iowa might as
well make up their mind to join the
Red Cross during the Christmas drive
which willFb be made from Dec. II to
Christmas eve Annual memberships,
costing s. per year will be asked of
the adults. The children will be
asked to join the junior Red Cross,
and as members they can give SER
vice, if they wish, instead of money
or dues. If the young people prefer
to pay dues their memberships cost
them % cents annually.
A. E. Kepford director of the Red
Cross work in Iowa, believes it will
be possible to enroll one million
adult members in Iowa during this
Christmas drive. Every county will be
thoroughly organized. Division COM
mitteemen are now perfecting their
organizations.
Red Cross Christmas Sermons.
Clergymen will be requested to
preach Red Cross Christmas SERMONS
on Dec. %. A plan is being worked
out to have enrolment booths at rail-
road stations, public Offices, banks,
department stores, theaters and other
public places which will be open all
during the campaign. The drive is to
be nation wide with view of secur-
ing 1 5 ,OO0,O 900 members all toM.
LAS this is the countrys first
Christmas in the world war, it is felt
that the people will be thinking of
service rather than festivities and
that minds generally will be turned
to the battlefields of Europe and es-
pecially to our own soldiers and sail
ors," declares the Red Cross Bulletin
in announcing the big drive.
1T is believed therefore that the
country will be in frame of mind at
Christmas time to give expression to
all its anxiety and hope by showing
and renewing evidences Of its sup
port of the Red Cross"
One of the features of the cam
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
Indians Opinion of Editors.

An old western saying is, that "a
dead Indian is a good Indian" but
an Oklahoma editor says one who
came into his office didn't hold very
high opinion of the craft and didn't
want to take any chances when he
was called to the happy hunting
grounds. The Indian came in to sub
scribe and the paper relates the In
cident as follows: The editor took
the money; the Indian wanted re-
ceipt. The editor tried to talk him
out of it, but the Indian insisted on
getting a receipt After making 1t
out the editor wanted to know why
he was so persistent about wanting a
receipt. The Indian said: "Me die
some day. Go to big gate and st.
Peter ask if l been good Indian, and
say yes. He say did you pay edi-
tor for paper? l say yes. He says
where is receipt? no have it. have
to run all over hell to find you and
get receipt"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
GERMAN spy SUSPECT
At CAMP DODGE
Conrad Ebert Bound Over to Grand
Jury and May be Teuton Agent.
UNDER SURVEILLANCE
FOR SIX WEEKS
He Has Four Brothers in the German
Army and Sister Nurse i'm
French Red Cross.

Mondays Des Moines Register con-
tanned the following about a German
spy arrested at Camp Dodge.
Conrad Ebert, arrested Saturday
by the federal authorities and charg-
ed with being a German secret agent,
has been bound over to the federal
grand jury. Last night secret ser
vice men are said to have secured
enough evidence against Ebert to
hold him without bail.
Officers at Camp Dodge, where
Ebert was working as a waiter when
arrested, last night declared that the
suspected spy has been unusually in
quisitive about military matters dur
ing the past two weeks. United States
government agents have had the man
under surveillance for the past six
weeks.
Ebert's story Of his life in this
country since he left Germany four
years ago, reads like a novel. He
has worked for railroads, breweries,
restaurants, steamship companies and
wagon factories. He is an expert
typewriter and typist, but for some
reason has never worked at his cho-
sen vocation. When asked for ref
erences he produced a bundle OF
names and addresses of people all the
way from New York to San Francis
CO.
Ebert is said to have sent informa-
tion to his relatives in Lorraine, who
in turn handed it over to the German
government. The prisoner has four
brothers in the German army and a
sister who is Red Cross nurse on the
French front The French secret SER
vice was communicated with last
night concerning Miss Ebert. She is
said to be working under an assumed
name.
1t is the opinion of the secret ser
vice men that Ebert is one member of
a chain of German spies reaching
from San Francisco to New York.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
TOO OLD TO FIGHT
GIVES A PIG
Former Winneshiek County Man
Gives His Best Pig to Red Cross
to Help Win the War.
SAYS HE DON'T WANT
TO SEE UNCLE SAM LICKED
lille is Patriot And Has Many Old
Friends in Winneshiek
County.

The following article from the
Ambrose, N. ID. Tribune will be of
interest to the many of old friends of
Ole Hille, former we'll known Madi-
son township farmer, who left here
for North Dakota few years ago.
He hauled cream to the DEBORAH
creamery for years before leaving
here, and was we'll known throughout
the county. That he is true patriot
and doing his bit is evidenced by the
following:
"Will you take a number? / am
raffling off a pig and the proceeds are
to go to the Red Cross. have and
this is for the best of the bunch and
none of them are runts" This is what
Ole Hille said to every one he met
this week. II am too old to fight,
but l don't want to see Uncle Sam
licked and want to do this much to
help" Ole Hille is well known as one
of the pioneers of the Crosby country,
coming from DEBORAH, Iowa, in the
very early days, and fancier of
blooded stock. His horses were al
ways much admired and his pigs be-
long to the same high grade in their
class. This is the kind of patriotism
that will assure the boys at the front
that the fellows at home are behind
them; the kind that burns in the
breast of the thoroughbred American
who knows that the best he has will
get the best there is for his country,
who had rather see his home and his
country made safe than to brighten
the silver lining of his pockets with
few extra dollars that he perhaps
could have used we'll enough too. Ole
doesn't look hungry or in need of a
square meal, but it is safe bet that
Mr.. Hoover would look long and hard
for cause for complaint of waste at
his house and it is more probable
that he would ask Ole's neighbors to
take noticel-Divide County jour
nal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28

Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28

Waukon, Ia, Nov. 26.-Patrick
Gallagher, 10 years old, gave new
stations of the cross to the st. Mary
Catholic church at Hanover, Ia, in
honor of his one hundred and tenth
birthday anniversary. Impressive SER
vices were held Sunday when these
stations were erected. The Rev. Faith
er Norton of Waukon was in charge
of the services.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28

paign will be the use of Red Cross
service flags to be posted in the win
dows of homes. The flags are of
transparent paper and bear the Red
Cross emblem. The display Of the
Red Cross service flag IL window Of
a home will mean that person in
that home is a member Of the Red
Cross.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
Paint Veterans House Yellow.

Elliott, Ia, Nov. 26.-The house
of w. w. Adams, aged veteran of the
civil war, was painted yellow. Mr..
Adams is said to have maintained
that the people are doing too much
for the soldiers now compared to
what was done for the boys in the
sixties, and had refused to buy Lib
erty bonds on that account.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28

If you have lost or found any
thing, want to rent house or farm,
or sell them, place want in Public
Opinions want column. u
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28

Shoes at about old prices-the
Crosset make. S, Larsen. Az
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
.SNOUFFER EXECUTED
AT OHIO PRISON
Pays Penalty For the Murder
Of His Sweetheart.

Columbus, Dec. 12.-For cutting the
throat of his 15-year-old sweetheart,
Augusta Sickles Harding, at Worth
ington, April 10, her murderer, Blaine
Snorffer, %, was put to death in the
electric chair at the Ohio penitentiary
early this morning.
In the hours approaching his e1ecu-
ton the condemned man talked con-
stantly of the sweetheart he mad muir
dered. 81 am glad to die, for if l
can not be with her in this world,
shall meet her in the next"
Snouffer was pronounced dead at
1900 o'clock by DR.. o. M. Kramer,
chief prison physician, after there mad
been one electrical contact, lasting
two minutes. The maximum voltage
was 1850.
Snouffer murdered the Harding girl
at the home of Mrs Minnie Snyder
High and North streets, Worthington
the night of April 10. The deed was
committed after he had been to call
on her earlier and was refused admit
tance. He declared she had told him
of having another suitor. He became
enraged and went to procure the
razor which accomplished her death.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

happened to be her husband, to a wom-
an much younger, who happened to
need a sweetheart.
Christmas brings a train Of memo
ries, and Mrs. Woodruff lived over the
old sad days as she cooked and knit
ted. She recalled the happy hours,
too, which was worse. She talked to
herself good deal.
IF that Armster girl had only let
him alone" she would wall softly.
"Ie was all right till she set her cap
for him. l bet she's suffering some
where.
"But 1 must read my Bible and try
to forgive her. Lord help me to for
give her." and so she would pray.
The children of the neighborhood
liked to go to see Mrs. Woodruff for
she always opened the cooky jar or
brought out pan of apples.
OF all the children in the neighbor-
hood who came to see her Mrs. Wood
hull liked Lisbeth Baker best. Her
mother being dead, Lisbeth lived with
her gloomy, rheumatic grandmother at
the end of the street.
She had only been here a year, hav-
ing been handed over from her moth
er's mother, out West, to her fathers
mother at the end Of the street. Lis
beth was fair and wistful, and, like
Mrs. Woodruff she was very much
alone.
Today, the day before Christmas,
Lisbeth stood at the window. my
other grandma's coming tomorrow"
she said; 'my grandma Hull. We just
got the letter today"
"TwO grandmas for Christmas" said
Mrs. Woodruff. you'll not come near
me. Whatll 1 do, all aloneT
"WeIl all come over and see you
Christmas afternoon" said Lisbeth,
dancing home to tell Grandmother
Baker.
Mrs. Woodruff became, in this way,
the pOssessor of Christmas plan.- II
must have little treat for them," she
said. She got out her good white
dishes, and set the big table in the sit
ting room. In the center she placed
blooming red geranium. "I'll make it
into a Christmas tree" she joyously
exclaimed and she wrapped into three
neat parcels length Of each Of her
knitted lace inscribing them with
merry Christmas" and the name Of
each guest.
Next day she put the finishing
touches to her table. She had glass
dish Of candy, and one of nuts and
ralsins.
At three o'clock Lisbeth arrived with
the new grandmother. Grandma Baker
couldn't come on account of rheuma-
tism. The ladies sat talking, and Lis
beth lowered happily about. Then she
wandered out to the middle room
where stood the fine table, and she
came dancing in to hug Mrs. Woodruff.
"You just ought to see 1t, grandma"
Lisbeth's eyes were shining.
"We1l go and visit it, as soon as
the coffee is ready" explained Mrs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
Woodruff, happy in the chiId's pleas

woodruff, happy In the ch1Id's pleas
ure.
She excused herself and went to the
kitchen. Lisbeth danced round and
round the gay table, and Grandma Hull
was left alone in the front room.
Presently she followed Mrs. Wood
hull to the kitchen and closed the
door between them and Lisbeth. Don't
you know meT she asked, sadly. "Has
no one told you? I was Lizette Arm
ster. I have suffered more than you.
He is dead. We both loved him. May
we not be friends7"
Through the closed door Mrs. Wood
hull could hear Lisbeth happily sing
ing. She looked at Lizette Armster,
shaken with sobs. She put friendly
arms about her, and soOthed her with
kindly, broken words.
"Come, nOw," she said at last, lead
ing the way to the table with the
shining coffee pot. Let's be merry.
We must not spoil Lisbeth's Christmas
treat"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
THIRTEEN NEGRO
SOLDIERS HANGED
Participated In Recent Raid on
Houston, Texas.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 12-Thir-
teen negro soldiers, members Of the
Twenty-fourth United States infantry,
were hanged for participation in the
Houston riot the night Of Aug. %, in
which II persons were killed and 22
injured. Aside from the thirteen
hanged, Al were given a Life sentence
in federal prison, one sentence Of
two years and six months, and three
sentences Of two years. Five wero
acquitted. The executions were In
charge Of Major General John w.
Ruckman, commander Of the south
ern department. 1t took place on the
government reservation on Salado
Creek, Camp Travis. The negroes
were tried by court martial and the
verdict was returned Nov. 20. Those
killed when the negroes shot up
Houston were four policemen, three
negro soldiers. 0ne Mexican and nine
whites
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
TO BLAME
ON THE KAISER

THE DEMOCRAT goes to its readers
to day virtually without any local news.
The closing down of the local light
plant the first of the week put us out
of commission as never before. All the
newspaper Offices were in practically
the same dilemma but the Observer,
which is able to man its press with man
power. Editor Gilberg rendered its
use to the craft and aided considerably
in,solving a portion of the press prob
lem, which was further alleviated last
evening by the plant giving service
for few hours. But this failed to give
the aid needed to get news set for the pa
per, for the big Intertype we so much
rely on for the final rush sat motionless
for want of gas to heat the metal.
Celina has never been pinched so
completely for fuel and light since the
town was town. Everything has been
hit but the furniture factory, which so
far has sufficient coal and has its own
lighting system.
The electric current was dispensed
with to conserve coal. For fear of Grip
pling the water service the action was
deemed necessary, and rightly so.
Last night it was given out that there
would be light service from p. m. to 10
pm. until further notice. While not
giving the power service so badly needed
it is thankfully received.
1t is also stated the gas situation is to
be improved by Saturday, but the pub
lie has been fooled so much that it is
taken with grain of salt.