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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

The state of Iowa carries no in
surance on lis buildings. 1t saves
money by earring its own insurance,
according to figures presented by the
Clinton Herald. The state has build
ings valued at over S12, 900, and
the Herald figures out that it would
cost over $1,000, 900 year to carry in
surance for three quarters valuation.
During the past twenty five years,
since the state has, bad most of its
valuable buildings, the losses by fire
have not aggregated s4OO, 900, whereas
adequate insurance would have cost
the state $4,000, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

Arrangements have been COM
pleted by which the Ottumwa Saw
ings Bank will furnish the money
nece- e-sary to purchase the Daggett
property upon which the Carnegie
library will be placed. A committee
of ten prominent business men will
guarantee two-thirds of the purchase
price and the Daggett estate will
guarantee the other third, pending
the raising of the money by a tax
levy. This places the library up 10
Mr.. Carnegie, Ottumwa having full
filled all it's obligations.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

Frank s. Verbeck, of Cedar
Rapids, representing the Inland Type
Foundry of st Louis, was in town
this week. Mr.. Verbeck is a genial
good fellow, a close observer as well
as a good salesman, and we are sorry
thai he is going to quit the road to
manage a new branch house which
the Inland will establish in Chicago
In knocking about" the state he has
interviewed TWENTY-FIVE Democratic
editors on he future of their party
Seventeen of them want to go back
to the party of Cleveland, while only
two are in favor of sticking to Bryan
and the Chicago platform The 9th
er three want to organize a new party
and prefer to have Bryan lead it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

The linotype operators in Sioux
City are threatining to strike for
higher wages and the discussion of
the matter is bringing out some
strange information. For instance, ,one
printer testified that living in Sioux
City costs more now than it used to,
and that he now pays S2s per month
for house rent. An investigation
showed that one of the Sioux City
newspaper owners is paying $40 per
month for house rent, while another
thinks he is extravagant when he
spends S25 for rent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

lin therun now In progress on the
Harlem Savings Bank of New York,
about 100000 deposits have been
withdrawn. AS elk months interest
at per cent on nearly all of this
would have fallen due on Jan. 1, the
bank has saved about $4,000 by the
run up to date. At the close of busi-
ness Saturday it had more than $780,
900 ready cash on hand for those who
might call Monday, and banks all
over the city stand willing to lend it
almost any sum desired.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
GAME IN TBE PHILLPPINES

A member of the 10th Infantry,
stationed with small detachment in
the mountains of Northeastern Luzon,
writes that the region is full of deer,
wild caribou and wild hogs, and that
fresh meat is served to the troops
every day. In three months the de-
tachment ofseventeen men has been
supplied with thirty seven deer,
eleven caribou and seventeen wild
hogs. Deer are always in sight from
the camp. On the other side of a
river two miles away is a village OF
10000 savages, almost naked and arm
ed with bows and arrows, spears and
battleaxes. They are not unfriendly
with Americans, but are required to
keep on their own side of the river.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

circumscribed by the condition that
both p ants must be in operation and
line built to Beacon within one year
from date or the company loses all
it's old and new rights. The company
has too much at stake to let the mat
ter go by default and we shall expect
to see the "dirt fly" early in the
spring. The realization of this en-
terprize, added to the new buildings
already in contemplation, will give
Oskaloosa half million dollars
worth of improvements this year.
Here's to Greater Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
New sharon Fair

The officers of the New Sharon Dis
trict Fair Association met last week
and elected officers for the ensuing
year, as follows: 10 Adkisson, presi-
dent; E. E.L.Valentine, superintendent;
j. G.. Hammond, treasurer; B. X.
Hoover, secretary; 10 McGlasson,
marshal. 1t was decided to hold a
fair during the year 1901, and the
plans tn srefor viii be detailed at an
other meeting to be called at an early
date.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Go, Ten Year..

The two colored boys, Ellsworth
Berger and William Phillips, who were
found guilty of assanltlng John Lend
ner, an old German, on the night Of
November n, 1900, were sentenced at
nine o'clock this morning by Judge
Scott in the Mahaska district court
10 ton years each at hard labor Id the
state prison ct Fort Nealson. aud tho
prisoners NI'l be iAfen - thar plkcc
This ePenI0H tI snAfIl| Criekef.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
BURNED THE CARS.
0skaloosa People Ratify Electric
Car Election.

There was a sort Of a jollification
meeting in the city Tuesday evening
to celebrate and commemorate the
retirement of the old horse cars from
the streets of Oskaloosa and the
granting of the franchise for electric
cars.
1t was generally understood that
the last trip made by the old horse
cars was at O'Clock in the afternoon
to and from the Iowa Central north
bound passenger train. The cars
were pulled off after this and stood
on the barn switch. Here they were
found about o'clock by crowd of
men and boys. They were showed
out on the streets and were run all
over the city by the crowd. They
were taken to the depots and to the
east end. One of the cars was left
at the bottom of the hill at Second
street while others were run on to
the Pickett and Adams corners and
then rushed down the hill to crash
into the car at the bottom. Then one
of the cars was started east on the
High avenue line. Some one!set fire
to it and the old hack was soon
wrapped in flames lighting the
heavens much after the fashion of a
large sized sure enough fire. An
alarm of fire was turned in and the
fire company responded to the call,
but when it was seen what sort of
bonfire was burning, the company
Joined in the fun.
Three other cars followed in the
wake of the first car and were added
to the funeral pyre of Oskaloosa's
great and noted horse car line. The
leaders in the celebration were in no
way molested by the police but had
the freedom of the city. In fact the
police did not object to lending hand
themselves to help the thing along.
And SO 0skaloosa's transit is no
more. We will anxiously await de-
velopments and bets as to the date of
the running of the first electric car
on the streets are now in order.
Two of the cars burned were new
when the street car line was put in
about is years ago. The other two
came from Ottumwa where they saw
service years before being replaced
by electric cars.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Special Detectives Detailed for
the White House.

Washington, Dec. ia crank se-
cured audience with a White House
official this morning and informed
him of blood curdling plot to as
sassinate Mckinley Roosevelt, Hanna
and Depew. The story is not believed
but as a precautionary measure,
government detectives were detailed
to watch the men and places named
by the informant.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

"Again the Christmas day draws near,
The day of jollity and good cheer,
When women in show windows peer
At presents beautiful, but dear,
And husbands breasts are filed with
fear,
Well knowing what is coming ere
The first week of the new born year
Has passed. The bills will then appear
And knock their surplus out of gear,
And draw from them quite heated,
queer,
Emphatic language that would skeer
An angel if it chanced to hear,
And thanks they offer most sincere
That this swift old revolving sphere
Brings Christmas only once year. :"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
THE SKY PILOT.
A Pleasing Entertainment at First
Presbyterian Church.

Miss Katherine Oliver pleased q
large audience at the Presbyterian
church Monday evening in her re-
view of Ralph Conner's popular work
1.-THE Sky Pilot" The lady in very
pleasing manner told the story of the
author. While it was necessarily
abbreviated it was comprehensive and
was as good as the book itself. The
all in sll was very
pleasing and the lady made many
friends by her clever work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
VACCINATION AND SMALLPOX

v HdCCINAIIOLN dN ~ SM dLLfOA
Keokuk Gate City: The records
of the Massachusetts board of health
for fifteen years past, just published,
disclose eome interesting facts re-
lative to the status of vaccination on
the part of those attacked with small
pox. OF the number of vaccinated
persons in the state who contracted
the disease, 7.6 per cent died, while
of the unvaccinated 26 per cent died
or more than three times as many.
Only one vaccinat infant under one
year was attacked with smallpox, and
it survived. Twenty-three unvacci
mated infants under one year were
attacked and eleven of them died, or
AZ s per cent. Among vaccinated
persons under Is years of age there
were thirty-fve attacks and no
deaths. Among unvaccinated per
sons under 15years there were ninety
six attacks and eighteen deaths, or
1877 per cent. Among vaccinated
adults over 15'years the we're Ill at
tacks and sixteen deaths, or 9 per
cent. Among unvaccinated adults
over Is years there were ninety eight
attacks and twenty-seven deaths, or
27.5 per cent. Basing the figures on
the experience of other countries, il
is safe to presume that the sixteen
deaths of vaccinated adults occurred
among persons who were vaccinated
in infancy only. The figures furnish
strong testimony in favor of the valut
of vaccination as safeguard in small
pox.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
An Assignment

The Chase & Marshall Implement
Company of this city, has made an
assignment to Mr.. W. L. Etchen,
by Mr.. Fred Marshall, who is the
sole representative of the firm. The
assets, including the stock and bills
receivable, chattel mortgages on
goods sold, ETC., amount to s25, 1881 .25
The liabilities do not reach this
amount. Bills payable, labor account
etc., SIS, ,O22.26. The reason for the
assignment was too many accounts
outstanding on goods distributed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
western ExeursIonIsts.

There were quite number of west
ern excursionists Tuesday evening
for the Iowa Central route. The
party was as follows: John Leister,
OIpe, Kansas; Frank Reid, Kildare,
Oklahoma; j. P. Coulsa and w. G.
James, Emporia, Kansas; J. B. Hol-
lingsworth, Hoag, Nebraska; E. D.
Chew, Guthrie, Oklahoma; d. W
Wilson and son, McLoud, Oklahoma; ;
W. E. Mcpherson, Aurora, Kansas
F. P Brewer, Galveston, Texas, and
R. ]. Baker, wife and children, st.
Louis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
-MitcheIIvills Index:

-MitchelIville Index; We mem
toned the fact of Simon Waltz hav-
ing green beans from his garden as
late as the 7th of Nov. On Saturday,
Dec. 1, Phil Pooker informed us that
dandelions were blooming in his pas
ture. There appears to be no limita-
tions to the possibilities of peerless
Iowa. Dandelions in December is
certainly a phenomenon worthy Of
notice-even in Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

An Exchange says: There are
two families in the western part of
the country named Day and Sunday
who are neighbors Mr.. Day is the
father of seven girls, while Mr.. Sun
day has an equal number of sons.
Four of the sons have married Days,
another is engaged, so that it now
ears "every Day will be Sunday
and by.n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
SUES FOR DAMAGES.
Action Is Brought tAgaInstTPrOmInen
Citizens of fHIadIsOnECounty

Des Moines, Dec. 17.--Mrs. Lapole
of Madison county has commenced
action for damages against P. j.
Cunnin CHAM and other prominent
citizens of that county, who strung
her up to the limb Of a tree to elicit
confession concerning the wherea-
bouts of Fred Daily, who escaped
from the penitentiarv.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

Judge Eichelberger, at ottumwa,
has decided that husband and wife
cannot be partners in a mercantile
business and maintain separate in
terests under the law. This is said
to be the first time the question of
the legality of partnership between
husband and wife was ever raised in
thia stata
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

The use of semicolon instead
of a comma in the Massachusetts,
liquor law prevents the guests of the
Boston hotels from quenching their
thirst with ale, beer or wine between
II p. m. and 8 a. m. The lawmakers
intended no such provision, but the
intelligent compositor got in his
work, the proof reader was asleep,
and the courts now sustain fae semi
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Colonel Lucas naaa. /.

Iowa City, Dec. 17.-Colonel Ed
ward Lucas, son of Robert Lucas,
first territorial governor of Iowa, died
this morning at his home in this city.
He was member of the 18th and al
so the Goth general assembly OF the
state of Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

A rifle and shot gun shooting match
win be given y mile east OF Bernina
post office on Saturday, Dec. %. 80
turkeys and "a ducks viii be given
away. Shooting events TO suit the
crowd. Everybody invited. q. w.
Gable and O. Il. Hun, managers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

Over 200 oil wells near Peru, Ind,
which have been responsible for the
Investment of between $1,000 900 and
81, 900, 900 have gone dry The wells
were never very successful and the
only people who made much money
out of them were those who sold out
when the excitement over oil was at
its heipht
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Now that the FRANCHISE has {

Now that the franchise has car
ried, the HERALD repeats it's sug-
gestion with the hope that it may be
put into practice, viz: a oonsolida-
ton of present street car and cleo
trio light interests. Such a consoli-
dation we believe would be bene-
fetal to those interested and advan-
tageous to the city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
ugRF4TEP OSY4LOOsA 4 /,

After fifteen years of agitation and
several attempts to secure franchises
the citizens of Oskaloosa have at last
voted to the oskaloosa Street Rail-
way & Land Company the right to
build an electric street car and light
ing system in this city. The grant is
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
TO GUARD MKINLEY. FOOLED WITH FIRE.
Beers Mistake Powder for Sup
plies with Serious Results.

Pretoria, Dec. 19.-The Beers cap
tured great quantity of ammunition
when they defeated Clements at
Nooitgedscht. Part of this was mis-
taken for supplies, and upon Beers
setting fire to it, it exploded killing
and iniuring many of them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Paw Ahecka.

The monthly pay checks of the
Iowa Central have been distributed
among the boys of the Oskaloosa sta
ton and several thousands of dollars
will go towards the making of Christ.
mas for the families of 1.-THE railroad
men.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

Clinton Age: Iowa is a great,
grand, rich state for the manufact.
urer to browse in. Let him come to
Iowa and make some of the things he
sells, in Iowa. He can do it advanta-
3 sly and profitably to himself.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Literary entertainment.

A literary entertainment will be
given at West Center school house
Friday evening, December 21. The
program is an excellent one and the
good people of that neighborhood in
vite all TO come out and enjoy the
evening.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

Fifty Thousand Spaniards have
emigrated to Cuba during the past
year. They take kindly to repub-
lican form of government and evil
IDENTIFY have no hard feeling toward
the United States.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

The Saturday edition of the New
York Times contained 56 pages and
it turned down several pages Of adver-
tising for lack of room. Great is
getting to be advertising and he who
does not invest therein is doomed to
occupy a back seat in the business
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

lin concluding his message the
president gives to the country a
striking sentence: "Let US keep al
ways in mind that the foundation. of
our government is liberty; its super
structure peace"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
In the seYen states of Illinoi

I'm the seven states of Illinois,
y dio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Iowa, the Republican
plurality last month was 620, ,6ss,
against 3s7 ,53s four years ago. The
middle West is no field for further
experiment with the Chicago plat
form.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

(" Peace on earthl' the angels sang,
And 10 all men good will
The sky with their sweet voices rang.
And lives the message still
Nor will its joyous echoes cease.
Its meaning die away,
Till all the nations are ~ peace,
AS fits the ChrIsfoeH Day
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
CHILD KIDNAPPED
Son of Millionaire cudahy Miss
ing From Omaha.

Omaha. Dec. 19-The police are
searching for Eddie Cudahy, the IF
teen year old son of the millionaire
pork packer, who disappeared last
night. 1t is believed he has been
kidnapped.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
ser,on. CoIIlsion.

Brussels, Dec. ls.--A workmen's
and passenger train collided here
this morning. Three were killed and
thirty Injured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

The Keokuk County News is ex-
bibiting commendable enterprise in
reporting the Kuhn case from Delta,
now on trial at Sigourney.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

Washington Pest: The magazine
publishers are now putting the dollar
before Mr.. Bryan with voluminous
results.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

reader. Nobody expects it, and the
Roustabout has become intimately
enough acquainted with printers to
know that their opinion of it is any
thing but complimentary just tell
the people that he lived the best he
could, died the same way-and omit
the obituary poetry, for if he is not
saved without it he is lost anyway.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

The shop windows of Oskaloosa
these days are bazaar and exposi-
tion full of brillianey and novel in
terest.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
Hoffman, Brothers
Editors and Proprietors.

Subscription, Two Dollars per Year,
Payable in Advance.
official County Paper.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
VOL. 81. NO. 21
THE HERALD

Published Weekly on Thursdays at
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., Ngw yoak.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
Sherwin-Reedy.

A very pretty wedding occurred at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. N, Reedy
of Calhoun at O'clock, Wednesday
afternoon, when Miss Sula Reedy and
Mr.. Bertram Sherwin were united for
lite in the presence of about sixty
guests, Rev. w. l. Douglas, of the nj.
r church performing the ceremony.
The rooms of the home were beautl.
fully decorated
Miss Matte White played the we'd
ding march as the bridal party SLOWLY
wendell their way down the stairs and
took their places under an arch of smi-
lax and pink chrysanthemums The
bride was costllmed in brown cloth
gown with bodice deliberately trim
med in applique; she carried white
carnations. The attendants were the
brother of the bride and his prospec
tive bride whom he will lead to the al
tar on next Tuesday. The bridesmaid
wore q brown cloth gown, and carried
pink chrysanthemums
After the ceremony a sumptuous
dinner was served in the dining room.
The tables we're lovely in their appoint
ments. the center piece was a most
elaborate ard beautiful constructed
pyramid of fruit, over the table was
suspended pretty basket from which
smilax gracefully dropped. The brides
cake which occupied prominentplace
was pleasing creation bothto eye and
taste, was cut by the fair hands of the
bride, who distributed piece to each
guest.
While the guests were at the table,
a number of invited friends put i'm their
appearance bringing with them impro.
vised musical instruments with which
they proceeded to make the air hide
GUS. but box of cigars seemed to oui.
ct their musical aspirations and they
departed in good form.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwin took the eve
ming train for trip to western points.
After January 10th, they will be al
home to their friends, on their farm 9
miles north of Mo. Valley.
The guests present from Mo. Valley
were DR.. White and family: Mr.. and
Mrs. Sims; MFR. and Mrs. w. NJ Car
isle; Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Burbank, and
Mr.. and Mrs Il. II. Carlisle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
An inexhaustible supply of cand J
for the Christmas trade at Fenslers.
Died.


AT $50, Thursday morning, grim
death had taken the spirit OF life of
rhresa Pagan, the second eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pagan. She was born in Dubuque,
Iowa, June ID, 1875, moved to Ilarri-
son county wien young and lived with
her parents until few years ago,
when, being of ambitious character,
she started out to earn her own slivli-
hood, going to Council Bluffs where
she remained until her death. She
had been ailing but a few days.
The Council Bluffs physicians stating
she had paralysis of the heart. She
leaves her parents, five sisters aud
three brothers to mourn her unex-
pected death. Her remains we're laid
to rest Sunday, Dec. 16. at Mount Car
mel cemetery. The pail bearers were
Fred Swan, Fred Longmeyer, Bert
Weed. Peter Mullen, Pat Fitzsimmons,
John Adams.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Everybody is cordially invited
to attend the BazAr given by
the ladies Of the Methodist Episcopal
church in the McTwiggan Hall Dec. 20
81, q, All parties having articles for
the Bazaar will please take them to the
Hall early Thursday morning.
Admission Free both lay and evening
Get your dinner and supper at the
Bazaar Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of the week.
No charge to get into the Bazaar.
BE sure and come.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Associated with o. p. Shoff Barnett
Bros. of this city will soon engage IN
the grocery business in Moorehead.
Iowa. The firm now owns and oper-
ates in Moorehead music store, hotel.
millinery store and grocery store.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Nonsed to ask the question "what
shall / give for Christmas Just step
into the Leader and You Can readily
solve the question IIandkerchiefs
purses furs and in fact everything dear
to the heart Of woman kind.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
Candy, Candy, Candy

Candy by the barrel,
Candy by the ton.
Candy for live cents per pound
Tatfy candy loo per pound.
Cardmels l0c per pound.
Nuts of all descriptions.
Peanuts 5 cents per quart.
Cranberries, best, 10 cents per quart.
Best line of canned goods ever put up
Choicest apples ever grown.
Sweetest cider ever drank. j b LYON
Dec25
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
Sugar Beets.

If you want to contract sugar beets
for the Standard Beet and Sugar Co.
of Ames, Neb. see w. A. Smith, Cali
fornta junction, who is now ready to
make contracts for next year at 800
and up per ton.
n w Ian IN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Miss Rae Miles arrived this morning
from Fairbault, MINI. She will visit
here with her father and friends until
after Christmas.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Wouldn't a boys eyes stick
out" to get any OF the follow :
ing books? The Boy Knight,
By Right of Conquest, With
Lee in Virginia, Among Ma
lay Pirates. Under Washing
tons Command, With Fred
erick the Great. Wild Ami
mails I Have Known, The BIZ
ography of a Grizzly. You
can find any Of these at the
Cash Bazaar.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

The Leader is headquarters for
jackets, cloaks and capes. They have
provided the finest line of jackets for
this seasons sale that experience and
taste could select.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
For Pneumonia.

DR. CD Bishop, Agnew, Mich, says:
VI have used FOley's Honey and Tar
In three very severe cases Of pneumo-
MIA with good results in every case. u
There is nothing 80 good. G. s. Os-
borne. dc3l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. q. z. Brandritf who
have been visiting in New Jersey with
relatives for the past six months, are
expected home tomorrow.