davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
THREATENS TO FIRE SCHOOL.
Mysterious Warnings Found Written
In New Building.

West Chester. Pa. Sept. s.-Threa
to destroy the new school building nj
willowdaie. East Marlborough town
ship. taught by Miss pthel Pierce Of
Edsemont. are being investigated by
District Attorney MCGOWAN and
County Detective Mullin. They are
supposed to be the work OF some
student. kut there IL no real ciew to
the perretrator.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Calls rr. Hubbard alive WIRE.

sermon delivered recently by Rev.
Carlisle L. Hubbard. pastor of st.
paul's NJ. E. Church, ar the Ocean
Grove campmeeting. is being favorably
cornrnentes upon by the press In that
section The sermon was entitlsa
'Sir. We Would See Jesus, ans
brought much applause from fhs.
camp congregation. The Asbury Park
Press described DIR. Hubbard as
live wire
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Common Pleas Court.

Judge T. Bayard Heisel, in the
Court OF Common Pleas. today. heard
testimony and reserved decision in the
case of David /. Brown against the
Guarantee Storage Warehouse Com
pany. The plaintiff sued for $3.50 for
goods alleged to have been damaged
Or lost in storage.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Trolley Car in Collision.

Wilmington Philadelphia Traction
Co, while goirg east on Fourth street
between French and Walnut, colli>t,d
with an automobile truck owned by
William Short. ol Newport No per-
son was injured
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
BANDITS STILL At LARGE.

BY Associated Press q Every Evening.
Ioledo, Ohio. SeoS. S.--Poiice and
Federal officials reEorted. soday, that
nc trace had been found Of Joseph
Urbavtis. Charles Schultz aao George
Rogers, slias Lewis. convicted posi-
ofiee bandits who escaped from the
Lrcas county Jail Monday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
NEW CHARTERS.

Dover. Sept S.-Charters we're fled
here. yesterday. as follows.
Agricultural Finance Corporation, VIII
mington. Del; capital. 81 600. .OOo.
Plymouth Press, Inc. New York City
500, 600. New Orleans and Havana steam
ship Co, Washington, ID. c.; $4,000
simplis Oil Heater Co.: Wilmington. Del .
S25. 600.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
FINED FOR SPEEDING.

Pleading guilty to speeding on Ian
caster avenue near Union street, Tony
Apostolico, arrested by Motorcycle
Onicer Cook. yesterday, was fined SIC
and costs in Municipal Court today.
~ nolle proseaui vas entered an the
.case of Vito F'ioregiacpto. charged
with assault and battery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Suit Over Theatre Sign.

\ warrant was issued this morning
In Municipal Court against Manager
Ray Brown of the Aldine Theatre.
The warrant was sworn out by Com
missioner Pierson of the Street and
Sewer Department. the. charge being
the maintenance of a sign projecting
beyond the four-foot limit on Market
street at the Aldine Theatre building.
which is in violation of the regula-
tions governing signs now in force.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
To Prem ,t.s Higher Ideals

The Welitoa Club. ar organization
X young Hep strlvlns u promote
higher iieals ane better citizenship,
sefsatn Their second IT'S cctiyities
viz. q, enthusiastic raastinss held at
the \. NJ. c. A.. on September Z
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Enlargement Announced.

ID. M. Lurge announces the engage
ment Of his daughter, Miss Nettie
Lurge. to Martin Most of Brooklyn.
n. Y. Miss Lurge is spending her va
cation in Brooklyn, visiting relatives.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Interest in Football Game.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Chicago, Sept. S.--A special train
win carry several hundred University
of Chicago students &c the Maroon
Princeton football game at Princeton.
october %, it was announced today.
The train will stop in Washington Tor
IL hours, the statement said.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Georxe nauer ImprnYing.

George Bauer OF Philadelphia. who
was shot in the face with tueksh0t
while squirrel hunting near kenton
Sunday, and had to have bot. syes re-
moved at the Delaware Hospital, as
lr an improved. condition today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Return From Convention.

The local delegates Of III. Y. NJ H.
A and Y. W. n. A. TO the conven-
ton Of the Eastern Pennsylvania
Federation of the associations at
lottrtown. Pa, returned on Tuesday
night
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Asbury Ladies' Aid.

The Ladies' Md Society OF Asoury
NJ 4. Church viii hold their first fall
fieet,ng fhis evening at the parsonage.
sss Walnut street. A full attendance
A. rrans stssd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Inquest In wilson Case.

quest next Monday night in the ca Sc
OF Amanda Wilson, who was killed
by an automobile on the kennett
pike several months ago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
BERT FAILS PAROLED.

Cured of the drug habit by treat
rnent ct the workhouse. Bert Fauis
was paroled by JuSg- Hastings in
Municipal Court today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Hughes
have returned frorl Canads. where
thes spent the summer.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-13
red them to stop selling veronal t,

urged them to stop selling veronal to
her
Under redirect examination as 70
what had become of Mrs. Griswold' 8
lewelry. said to have been valued at
several hundred thousand dollars, the
witness admitted she had not correctly
answered questions asked her in direct
examination with regard to certain
pieces. She halted repeatedly In her
answers and frequently reiterated that
she had been the only person who re-
mained loyal TO Mrs. Griswold' Once
during the ross-eXamination by Mr..
Cole, Mrs. Drischman screamed out to
Judge Ingersoll:
oh, Judge. don't knock me so hard,'
The witness admitted having read a
letter from Mrs. Griswold in which she
wrote that she wished she could see
her daughter When asked why she
had not told this on her previous ex-
animation she replied:
Well, at that time I was confused
in my mind"
A few minutes later Mrs. Drischman
was excused from the stand. As she
stepped down, turning to Judge Inger-
soil. the witness said:
Judge, I've got too much to answer"
That's what | think" snapped Mr..
Cole, the ross-examiner. The case was
adjourned until to-mor ow morning.
VERTISk TENT
New-York tribune., 1921-10-13
Mrs. DriscIlnan
Collapses on
Witness Stand
Becomes Hysterical Under
Gross Examination: Adj
iournnent reed of
Hearing in Criswold Case
Screams for Judges Aid
Admits Wrong Answers to
Questions as 10 What Be-
came of Costly Jewelrv

SFSrt<-i iAc HCfCN 20 tEs ITtcIrs
ATLANTIC CITY. Oct. 12.-Mrs.
Mary Drischman, wife Of former
A.lantic City butcher. under or oss-ex-
snination by Judge c. L. Cole. chief
counsel for Countess Anna ST. Clair ds
Con.ubia. of Milan, in the latters suit
to SCI aside the will Of her mother. the
late Alice Gerry Griswold. collapsed or
the witness stand to-day and compelled
Judge Robert II. Ingersoll to adjourn
the session temporarily.
Mrs Drisohman was made chief
beneficiary under the viii OF Mrs.
Griswold and had been trustee of the
estate fer five years prior to the lat
ter's death. Countess da Contubia. who
charged that Mrs. Griswold executed
the will under duress, WAS bequeathed
only $500 The estate, originally esti-
mated st $500 900, Is now said by Mrs.
Drischran TO be worth not more than
$50. 900
Under c-oss-examination by Attor-
ney Cole. the witness became hysteri-
cal, could not tell her own age within
ten years. and finally collapsed. Attor-
ney George 4. Bourgeois for the wit
rsss pleaded that an adjournment be
saken in order that she might compose
herself
When she frst took the witness
stand Mrs. D-ischmar made q general
denial of statements By witnesses for
Countess da Contubia that Mrs. Girls
void had been given drugs under Mrs.
Drischman's direction. The witness
said she had never administered drugs
TO Mrs Griswold. but. on the contrary,
had called 81 several drugstores and
New-York tribune., 1921-10-13
IhurSday-On The SecOnd IOOF a Sale Oh
Girls W00I Fr0ck5
REGULARLY 9.75 and 1915
1t 6.0:5

There are only 200 dresses in the collection and
they will be quickly disposed of at this remarkable
price Each little model is new and smart and
made with greatest in blue French serge or
durable storm serge.
One style has separate guimpc Of pongee, and is
Another has bright red collar and cuffs set off
with French knots and still another shows a collar
and sash of blue feta, and gains touch of gay
color from wool embroidery. Sizes to IA.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-13

ADV ERTISktlENT
New-York tribune., 1921-10-13
Special at $3.50

Models for every occasion, in felt duvetyn,
Lyons velvet
No matter whether is severely tailored or elab
orately dressed, there is a Wonder Hat of smart
becomngness in this collection to suit the mode
Saucy sailors perky toques, picturesque velvet
dress hats, each one JOY to and own.
Embroidery, flowers smart quills ostrich
and self trimmings in bow effects, are
ceverlv used to adorn the various models
Third Floor
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
TRES

After celebrating the fourth you
are settled down now for the balance
OF the year. Some Of you had a good
time and | know some OF you did not
have a good time but then you must
take the good with the bad and now
It is time to talk business and buy
tires and suppIies at a big saving.
We had wonderful good bualness
over the Fourth--in fact the last five
days--and we now have the prices that
viii suit you. We have a bargain
here for the man that uses 34xdL,
and 35x5 and 36x4La and 37x5 tires,
both In plan and non skid. These are
absolutely first guaranteed for 5000
miles and they are we'll known ad-
vertlsed high quality tire. We can
save you at least 40 per cent. This
company needs cash like most every
one else and they are selling some OF
their large sizes to raise ready cash.
Come on, you bargain hunters. now 10
the time to reap in big savings. These
tires are hand made, wrapped tires,
the kind that gives you more mileage
than moulded tires. Come in and
see us. Don't forget also we have
hand made. wrapped cord tires 30x3
non skds $1,000 and 3ox3La $i4.5o.
We have 3ox3 fabrics for $3.50 and
$1,000 and 30x3Ia for $3.50 non skids.
32x3La plain 400, non skids $1,000;
31x4 plain $500, non skids 5000:
32x4 plain $2o.5o, non skids $21.50;
33x4 plain $22.5o, non skds $3.50;
and 34x4 plain $3.50, non skids
$24.oo; 34x4,I2 plain $500, non skids
$3.50; 35x4Ia plain $3.50, non skids
$3.50 and 36x4Ia non skids $3.50.
We have guaranteed tires below tho
above prices. We carry every odd
size tire made.
See US for Inner Tubes, guaranteed
for one year and our prices are be-
low others. Ford wheels $5.25 and
| $500; Ford radiators $1,000; con-
Meeting rods $3.50; Ford pistons
$2.25; tire covers, reliners, HACKS,
one cylinder pumps 1.65; saskets, felt
and cork, top and back curtains. The
best inner tube patching outfits made.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
NEW SIGNS DIRECT
TOURISTS WAY TO
STARVED ROCK PARK
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION
COMPLETE MARKINGS OVER
CHiCAGO.OTThWA HIGHWAY
SIGN COPYRIGHT OWNED BY
OTTAWA.

The Business Mems Association
who promoted the Starved Rock trail
several years ago, and owns the copy
right thereon. have just completed the
remarking of the trail from Chicago
TO the state park. A few slight
changes have been made In the route,
nocessitate1 mainly by improved road
conditions, and the desire of the mo-
toring public to avoid the CONGESTION
of large cities, and obtain a direct
route from Chicago to Starved Rock.
The first marked pole OF the trail
stands at the northwest corner Of the
intersection Of Harlem avenue and
Washington boulevard; thence the
trail continues west two blocks IT,
Marengo avenue, which Is the west
end of Washington boulevard. Thence
south on Marengo avenue one block
to Madison street, west on Madison
street five blocks to Des PLANES ave
nue., south on Des PLANES avenue to
Roosevelt road, west on Roosevelt
rad fifteen miles to its intersection
with the interchangeable road. AT
this point. the golf club corner, the
trail leaves Roosevelt road and turns
south, passing through Naperville to
the junction of the Naperville-Aurora
and observation-disclosures road
Here the trail follows the Naperville'
Montgomery road to Montgomery,
turns left at the Montgomery bridge,
and follows the concrete road along
the east bank of the Fox river to OS'
and continues south along the east
bank Of the river two and one'half
miles. where the trail, turning to the
right. leaves the Yorkville road and
joins the old route at Bristol Station
From Bristol to Starved Rock the old
road in followed, passing through
Plano. Sandwich, Somonauk, Wcdron
and Sulphur Lick Springs to Ottawa,
and from Ottawa to Starved ROCK
takes the river road on the north side
of the river The road Is unusually
we'll marked with the Starved Rock
trail copyrighted design of a thirty
inch band of white on telephone poles,
hanked by a six-inch yellow. stripe at
the top and lotion and the words
Starved Rock Trail stenciled on the
front of each pole AS an aid to di-
rection the east side OF each pole
has stenciled thereon the words TO
ottawa and the west side the words
ITO Chicago" From Ottawa to Starv
cd Rock Park the poles have the
words ITO Starved Rock" stenciled
on the east side The total distance
from Jackson boulevard and Michi'
gan avenue to Starved Rock via the
Starved Rock trails is now ninety
eight miles. is practically hard road
and except for few small rough
spots is in exceedingly good condition
The crew that completed the task
was under the direction of John Mai
colin, local sign painter.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
MISS MARIE DWYER
WEEDS JAMES1DEAN

Miss Marie Dryer, daughter OF Mrs
Della Dryer. 513 West Washington
street, and James Dean, son Of Mr.,
and Mrs Robert Dean, 100 West Mar
Quette street. were queitly married
at Saturday night at o'clock by
Rev. Lawrence Hackett at his home
in the rectory of St. Patrick's church.
Miss Katherine pwyer, sister of
the bride, and Robert Dean Jr., a
brother of the groom, acted as the at
tendants,
The bride wore a dark blue travel
ing suit With a hat to match I.
After the ceremony the young coli.
pie left for Chicago on a short honey
moon. They will return to ottawa
to make their future home,
Both Mr. and Mrs. Dean have many
friends In Ottawa. The groom is an
assistant engineer at the Chicago Re-
tort & Fire Brick Co.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
$4,000. FARM FIRE
WRECKS BUILDINGS
AT c. Boulder HOME
GRAND RIDGE SCENE OF ExPEN.
sNk BLAZE ON JULY 4--sPoN.
rHN Hcu1 CONS UsrtoN aLAM.
~ RR 4ohFLAeRArloN.

A fire of an unknown origin in the
garagb Of tfie George n, Duder farm,
three miles south OF Grand Ridge, and
which SPREAD to a large barn and two
corn cribs, which were all compare.
lively new buildings, caused the
owner loss OF approximately So.
900 yesterfay- afternoon about
oclock,S Fhe buildings were burned
10 the ground, the only thing remain.
ing being huge mass OF smouldering
debris and eharred wood
Before the fire was discovered the
flames had gained such Roadway that
II was absolutely impossible to save
any'at The buildings from destruction
The neighbors of that vicinity offered
aid and by stress of hard labor pre-.
vented che" flames from spreading to
the lh.Quss- on. the farm.
Twenty tons of timothy hay, and
five tons Of straw, besides small "a,
mount AZ cdyt epd;oats, stored In the
large balm &erebhrned by the flames.
Small wagons some farming tools and
-tIffss fafffss hogs also persisted in the
tie. hogs and some farm wagons were
rescued from the burning barn.
Mr.. Duder and bis family we're sit.
ting on the front porch of his home,
unaware of the fact that his garage
,was-baing burned to crisp People
who happened to be passing by the
Duder home. In automobiles. notified
the family BY the time the discovery
as made the flames had spread to the
barn, which was situated close 10 the
garage. BY that time there was no
hopes of saving any of the buildings
except the house Bucket brigades
were formed In an effort to save some
of the buildings but they we're forced
to give up because of the great danger.
which might have resulted in the
death Of someone
This morning Mr.. Duder stated that
the loss was only partially covered
by Insurance. He stated that approx
mately hfty per cent was covered
while the repaining half was total
loss,
Combustion lgnites Shed.
Spontaneous combustion Ia suppos-
ou W ho'c peeh tiit FAUST VI sIldh
hre at the Hamilton & Vincent coal
shed on West Jackson street The
fire was first discovered Yesterday
morning about 1880 o'clock by people
passing the building An alarm was
sent in to the department Chemicals
were used to exuhavish the btaze.
The damage was slight being APP
proximately 500 IA small amount of
coal was burned, while the shed was
also scorched and burned to a small
extent.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05

DR.. C. w. East director of Child
Hygiene and Public Health. of Spring
field ILL.,. will hold his regular
monthly clynic at Ryburn hospital.
July T.
Albert Lempke of South Ottawa Wis
tied friends in Streator last night.
Arthur Fitzpatrick and Earl Harri-
son of w Ottawa visited friends in
/ Peru last night.
George Schultz, employed at the
Adams garage on Clinton street. Wis
tied friends and relatives in Seneca
yesterday.
Andrew LEX visited friends in La
Sale last night.
Allen Brodbeck of Marseilles visit.
ed friends in Ottawa last night.
Miss Mildred Boze of Aurora, ILL.,,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. James Boze
of West Jackson street. visited friends
and relatives in this city yesterday
and Sunday.
Howard Bradshaw of Aurora, Ill.,,
visited friends and relatives in this
city over the week end.
Frank and James Baldwin. former
! well known Ottawa residents. return
ed to their home in Chicago. after
| spending the past number of days VS.
iting friends and relatives in this city
Roscoe Metzgar visited friends in
Streator last night.
Elmer Hitter of West Main street
visited in Streator last night.
for California for two months So
warrants for the arrest of the Streator
dent had the misfortune of severely
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Ferriter. Mr.. and
Mrs f.. Barnacle and Mr.. l.. Levett
motored to ottawa from Chicago to
spend the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
E. j. Dougherty.
George Welsh visited with friends
in Kankakee yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs e. Dougherty of Chica-
| go visited friends and relatives in OF
tawa over the holidays
John Dougherty of Chicago visited
friends and relatives over the holi-
days.
Miss Anne C. Hathaway has return
ed to her home on Webster street af-
ter short visit in Chicago.
Mrs. Henry Calkins of Van Buren,
street will leave Sunday for sojourn
| i'm California.
George Mclaughlin of Chicago
spent the fourth visiting Ottawa
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Snedly of
Chicago spent the week end visiting
at the home of the latters parents Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Scherer on West La
fayette street. --------- - =
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05

rescued the black man from slavery
and Belgium from her plunderer, as
we have fed the sick and the starving
Of Europe and Armenia, SO we must
continue this messiarjc mission"
The Sports Program.
The boys and girls races were
staged at Washington square before
a large crowd and were won by the
following;
Boys Under ID Years.
Frst-Martin Dekreon
Second Scherer
Third Charles Fredenburg. w.
Fourth Joseph Robinson.
Boys Uunder is Years.
First Martin Dekreon
Second-Thomas Scherer. :;
Third--Charlcs Frenburg.
Fourth Everett Baker.
Fifst-Phil Becker and Edward
Meagher.
Second-Ralph Stone and Everett
Baker.
Third-Orval and Eesly Creighton
Third-Orval and Wesly Creighton
Dekreon.
Girls Under is Years.
First-Helen West.
Second Margaret Gallagher, Chica.
go,
Third Helen Looney.
Fourth--Janet Small
Girls Under 10 Years.
First--Francis Laundy.
Second Velma Pratt. Wedron.
Third-Francis Conkle.
Fourth-Mabel Beguim.
In the judges race the heat closed
as follows
First-Leo Carroll.
Second-James O'Toole.
Third-Frank Wing.
Fourth--Bert Wade.
Throngs on Streets at Night.
1t was good natured crowd that
thronged the streets last evening
Everybody was out to see all that
east of the court house, was the draw.
ing card for the early evening Court
street was barricaded against gener.
al traffic for a space, north and south
the length of the building and mu.
sicains' stand erected midway on
the west side of it. The sidewalks
on either side of the street were fill.
ed with merry makers awaiting the
first notes of the orchestra. At 8
o'clock the first number was sounded
and then the fun began, and the spir
1t of other days responded to the
call, "On with the dance let Joy
be unconfned," until satiated human
ity was ready to cry enough.
The fireworks exhibited from Kine
field drew crowd of spectators dis
trbuted at all points OF observation
from the Boat club to the Illinois riv
err bridge. on the mineral springs
grounds and the south bluff, east of
Stats street. The display did not be,
gin until O'clock and by that time
quite a number of people had gone
home