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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17
IN OLD IRELAND.
Interesting Letter From the En-
erald Isle byIThompson
Hanna.
Sharvogues, Ireland, !
Anril d. 1900. |


Dear Old Herald There are good
many of your family of readers that
would like to hear something about
our trip to this country, andias they
are so numerous to write to person
ally l thought could reach them
better through THE HERALD.
N.Y. wife and left Oskaloosa, March
81, at E:2O in the morning on the
Narrow Gauge, and arrived in Burling-
ton at Just in time for the DENVER"
then to Chicago which we reached at
2:l5, and transferred to the Michigan
Central in time to leave at 3:05 for
Niagara Falls and Buffalo. We ar
rived at the Falls Sabbath morning,
and were in the right frame of mind
to view Gods wonderful handiwOrk,
and it looked glorious. When we
were satisfied we were put aboard
and on we went for Clifton. There
the inspector came through ana
marked the baggage with a pencil
and then we were ready for Uncle
Sans side of the river. Crossed the
Suspension bridge and away for
Buffalo which we reached in good
time to take the New York Central
Hudson r. r. at $40 for Albany at
4:3O and lett at 500. We had a fine
view of the Hudson from Albany to
Poughkeepsie but from there it was
dark, and we missed what to us, was
the most interesting part of it. We
saw the lights of Newburg and West
Point and arrived early in New York.
Took a cab for the International
Hotel where we spent the night. In
the morning we went to view the
Germanic which we found very salts
factory; then on the street cars for
Brooklyn Bridge which is a wonderful
structure with its elevated and sur
face tracks, wagon way and the
center for the public. From there to
the Brooklyn Navy Yard where we
got a pass to any part of it, we saw
the Buffalo and Indiana, which we
went through; it is no wonder they
blowed the Spanish feet all to pieces
for those engines of death look
terrible. The Massachusetts, and the
Cincinnati are away. Yet there are a
great many things that are very in
teresting, the Torpedo boats, the
cannon taken from the Spanish, and
-, but we were tired and the hour
having arrived we left with regret to
hunt up something to satisfy the
inner man, after which we returned
to the New York side where we spent
the afternoon at the battery and
along the foot of the North river.
We spent the night at.the. hotel and
in the morning took Broadway car
and went through broadway to Gem
trail Park down the famous Fifth
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17

place of the E. H. Gibbs homo as was
stated yesterday.
Sol Brown, of Rose Hill, formerly
deputy sheriff of Mahaska county, was
in town yesterday shaking hands with
many friends here.
Louis Smith, of the T. K. Smith
jewelry house lis OFT after two weeks
confinement in his room with severe
case of the mumps.
Mrs. Mary Dodson, of the Baldauf
emporium, is in Chicago attending
the large millinery openings being
held there at present.
Fred w. Browne, of the Belle PLANE
Every Other-D Daily Union, was in the
city yesterday looking around the
town. Mr.. B. was en- route to Abba
on business.
F. L. Goldner, of Sigourney, one of
the best known attorneys of Keokuk
county, was in the city yesterday
looking after legal business and call
ing on friends.
Mrs. A. Wilson, of Washington, who
has been in the city visiting at the
home Of her son, S. w. Wilson, has
departed for Atlantic where she will
visit relatives.
L. R. Fleener, of Hedrick, was in
the city yesterday visiting with his
brother, J. E. Fleener. He departed
last evening for Omaha where he will
make e deal in horse flesh.
J. G. Cliff departed last evening on
western trip and will be absent for
about three weeks. In the time he will
visit the cities of Helena and Butte,
Montana, Pocatello, Idaho, and Og-
den, Utah.
Mrs. Ed Howard was made the vic
tim of very pleasant surprise Mon
day evening by a number of her
friends of the Eastern Star. The lady
was taken to the city while the guests
| gathered and when she entered her
home the house was occupied by the
company. Refreshments were served
and very pleasant evening passed.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. T. Coveney went to
Des Moines this morning and will be
in attendance at the 10th annual meet
ing of the Iowa State Medical Society
which opened in the capital city this
morning and continues through Fri
day. This will be one of the largest
meetings that the society has held in
years and the social side of it will be
especially attractive. Special atten-
ton is given to the entertainment of
the wives of visiting m embers. This
evening the doctors will be enter
tanned at an elaborate social session
given by the B. P. o. Elks, and on
Thursday evening will occur the an
nual banquet at the Savery Hotel. DR..
Coveney has been an attendant at the
meetings of the society for the past
twelve years, having missed but two
sessions of the society in that time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17

avenue. We saw all the animals in
the park including two hippopotamus.
Then in for the night and ready for
to sail at noon on the 4th of April.
Got money changed and trunk ready
for hold. Among the things that were
of great interest was the receiving of
the United States mail. At the last
moment a large wagon drove up and
suddenly stopped opposite the gang
way, and had scarcely stopped when
the wagon was surrounded. When
the gang plank was let go there was
a man came running up with the
purser's strong box on his shoulders.
The gangway was pulled in and we
backed out. There was great
crowd to see us off, they started US
with a great cheer, but there were
no familiar faces to bid us Gods
speed, however, the screw began to
work, and away we began to go down
past the Temple of Liberty, and on
down through the narrows, and out
to sea. That afternoon we were very
Jolly and thought we were all very
good sailors, had our supper, went
to bed saw them fasten everything
down in the evening, but in the
morning l had changed my mind
bit, my wife spoke to me, was in an
upper berth. but | knew by her voice
that she had some extra business on
hand, 80 | got up in hurry and called
for a vessel but they gave me very
peculiar look and told US that there
was not a vessel to be had, when the
stewardess put in her appearance l
demanded a vessel, she said they
were all sick, so we both went it to-
gether on the floor. Such place |
never want to see again. Adjoining
us there was family, the mother
thought she was dying she was so
sick, she was charging her husband
with a great many things. ! told
my wife she could go for me if
she got very sick, if she was
ready Just to go ahead and that there
was no back door and we would have
to make the best of it. We had
a very rough a passage all the way,
my wife only eat twice at the table
after she got sick.
We passed the city of New York
westward bound three days out from
Liverpool. The ship was heaving
and seething and working against
very strong head-wind, the water
was breaking over her fore and aft.
The stewardess remarked there was
a sick lot on board of her. Later on
we steamed along, the wind being
most favorable, she had to slow up
when it got rough, one night only,
kept motion enough to keep ahead
that night. The matches were down
and all were snug and comfortable,
yet it was grand to see those large
vessels plough through those great
waves.
We arrived at Queenstown April
9th at 8 O'Clock in the morning, sent
up some rockets when the lighters
came out and took off the mails and
passengers and we steamed of to
Liverpool, it was so nice to see land
and don't think there was lot Of
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17
GiVin.

The pink eye is raging among the
horses in this neighborhood.
A needed addition has been built
to the Givin hall. w. w. Brown did
the work.
John Griffiths has beautified his
home by erecting fancy fence around
his front yard.
The county surveyor has been in
the neighborhood Strengthening some
of our crooked lines.
F. L. Eek, of Pleasant Plain, made
a short visit recently among his rela-
tives on Sand Ridge.
Corn planting is now the order of
the day. The small grain and mead
ows are looking fine.
Jack Baxter, of Muchakinock, can
be seen daily going to and from his
large ice house on the Des Moines
bottoms.
J. D. Thomas delivered two loads of
8-months-old hogs to A. G. Palmer, of
Eddyville, last week; average weight,
249 pounds.
Louis Parry, brother of DR.. Parry of
Oskaloosa, has bought him fine team
and intends to drive to the home of
his brother in Missouri and will prove
to the people there that we don't
handle plugs in Proud Mahaska.
May 16. NIvIG.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES G. CHAM
BERLIN died May Il, 1900, lat his home,
nd h1lr in EnrnGf
cemetery, Oskaloosa, Tuesday, May
Is.
Calvin Clinton Ohamberlin was born
March /, 1888, at Lisbon, Clark coun-
ty, Ohio. He graduated from Antioch
college, Yellowsprings, Ohio, in 1859,
at which time Horace Mann was pres
ident of the college. Having been in
timately associated with HoraceMann
he was chosen by Mrs. Mann as one
of the pall-bearers for President Mann.
After graduating from Antioch col
lege he entered upon his chosen field
of work, the teaching of the young.
For several years he was connected
with various schools in Ohio and In
diana. Removing to Iowa, he contin-
ued in the school work, being princi-
pal and superintendent of the schools
in Des Moines, Boone, Winterset, Ed
dyville and other places in Iowa. In
1898 he went to Chicago, ILL.,, and was
associated with the Jones Business
College till the time of his death. Be-
ing the eldest of nine children who
were orphaned by the death of their
father, he early realized the response
bilities in life, and having put his
hand to the pillow, never turned back.
Fully appreciating the value and
pleasure of thorough education, he
encouraged and assisted many to
press forward to the goal. An aged
mother, three brothers and three sis
ters survive him.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17
TABBYS TABOOED.
City Council Objects to Pay for
Hauling Dead Cats.

A number of important matters
were discussed and action taken on
several of them at the regular month
ly meeting of the city council Mon
day night.
Complaint had been made that the
Haworth coal mine was being ex-
tended across a street and under adj
jacent property. The council voted
to expend sis to have a survey made.
If it is found M Haworth is going
beyond his limit he Wilt be enjoined.
The usual batch of bills were.allow-
ed for the month, but two or three
were contested and changed. The
one of drayman Felker for hauling
dead dogs and cats to the scavanger
grounds was 80 amended as to ex-
clude the cats. The majority of the
members were of the opinion that it
was worth 70 cents to haul out dog,
but the tabbys were tabooed.
AS the contract for lighting the
city expires on June 10, the clerk
had been instructed to advertise for
bids, He asked for further advice
before taking action. Several of the
councilmen were of the opinion that
the bid should ask for lighting only,
while others, including solicitor Pres
ton, thought an electric street car
franchise should be included in the
bids. A special meeting of the coun-
Gil was called for Wednesday evening
to discuss the matter at more length.
The opening up of an alley between
B and @ streets in the block between
G and D avenues, called out heated
discussion but no conclusion was
reached other than to further invest
igate the matter and take action at a
future meeting.
There was a great difference of OPP
inion also as to whether the new
Crookham addition on North Second
Street should be accepted or not.
Those who opposed it said they did
not want to stand in the way of the
city's advancement but they were
afraid the grading that would be re-
quired would be too expensive. The
others thought that the addition
should be accepted as all others
heretofore had been promptly, and
that the city should take it's chances
as to expenser. The matter was de-
fered to future meeting.
A new ten-inch sewer was granted
to petitiones, extending from 9th
Street east to 18th Street on High
Avenue. The bill for opening up the
High Avenue sewer was passed over
without action. The property own
ers there had gone to an expense of
about $40 to open stoppage when it
was discovered that the main sewer
was at fault. The bill was then pre-
sented to the city with the above re-
suit.
A number of other minor matters
were discussed and adjournment
taken until Wednesday evening.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17
District Court.

Judge Dewey this afternoon rem
dered a decision in the case of Ham
ilton vs Iowa Central R. r., and the
following claims were established:
Oskaloosa Planning Mill Co.,
Thomas Sewers,
Burnside & Co.,
Oskaloosa Paving Brick Co.,
Huber & Kalbach,
Geo. Carbon & Son,
Green & Bentley,
Harry Little.
The liens amount to nearly $4,000.
The liens of ]. P. HOWE for wages
and Mr.. Awkward for stating were not
allowed.
Renovate the system with DR.. Kay's
Renovation. Price csc and ST. Tryit
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17
Asking a Pardon.

A petition is being circulated and
generally signed, asking pardon for
young Davenport who was convicted
and sent to the penitentiary for FIVE
years for being party to the shoot
ing of Marion Thomas. His friends
claim new evidence has been found
more favorable to Davenport.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17
New Creamery,

The matter of the establishment of
a creamery at Sully is now fixed
fact, and the people of the lively lit.
tie Central railroad town are very
jubilant. The site has been selected
and work will be begun Immediately
and pushed forward to completion as
rapidly as men and,money can do it.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17
Shoot POSTPONED,

There will be no handicap shoot
Friday as the date and the fair
grounds will be occupied by the Penn
Drake field day. The shoot will be
held two weeks from Friday or on
June /, and all shooters will be gov
erned accordingly.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17

A NEW HoRsE.-H. L. Spencer has
a new saddle horse that is a beauty.
1t came from Lexington, KY, and is
one of the handsomest pieces Of horse
flesh to be seen any where. 1t shows
six different gaits under the saddle.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17

The Peoples Savings Bank at Pella
has for some time considered it's cap
ital too small for the volume of bust
ness transacted, and May it raised
its capital stock to 500, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17

Renovate the system with DR.. Kay's
Renovator Price csc and 81. Tryit.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-17
BAND CONCERTS.
Contributors Who Paid for Last
Years Entertainments.

The committee will soon wait upon
the business men and others to pro-
vide funds for the Saturday evening
band concerts in the park this sum-
mer. These concerts have been a
great source of enjoyment and profit
to all in the past, and there should
be no hesitancy or delay in making
the new subscripti ons. AS an i'm
petus to new subscribers and as a
gentle reminder of a past record that
must be maintained or bettered by
those who have stood Loyalty by the
band in the past, we herewith give a
list of contributors for last wear;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-15
ARMOURS INCORPORATE.
Change Will Not Affect the Business
in Any Way.

Chicago, March 15.-The final steps
were taken today for the Incorporation
of the Armour packing interests with a
Capitalization Of $20,0O0000. Formerly
the business was conducted as a CO.
partnership. The Incorporation will not
change the management in any sense.
The papers, which were forwarded to
Springfield today for filing provide for
a private corporation embodying all the
packing interests of Armour & Co.
The officers of the new corporation
will be: President, Philip D. Armour;
vice president and general manager, J.
Ogden Armour; treasurer, P. A. Valen-
tine; secretary, c. F. Langdon: general
counsel, L. c. Krauthoff and general
attorney, A. r. Urion.
Directors: Philip d. Armour, ]. Og-
den Armour, P. A. Valentine, c. NJ. Fa-
vorite, T. J. Connors and Arthur Nee
kerr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-15
MILWAUKEE, TEAM COMPLETE.
President Killilea Does Not Fear OPP
position of National League.

Milwaukee, Wis, March ia teIe-
gram from Connie Mack, who is in
Cleveland, to President Killilea of the
Brewers, conveyed the intelligence to-
day that Pitchers Wheeler, Reidy and
Sparks and Catcher Yaeger have signed
Milwaukee contracts, making the local
team complete for this season.
Mack will leave Cleveland for Mil
waukee tonight and will be home to-
morrow. The Milwaukees now have
three catchers, eight pitchers, five in
fielders and three outfelders under con-
tract.
When the announcement reached Mil
waukee that another circuit had been
organized by the National league to
pursue a dog in the manger policy to-
wards the American league, President
Killilea said: 1.-The National league
magnates have been making a con-
tinuous show of themselves for so long
that now they will give their teams
the opportunity to give continuous per-
formances. wish them luck and a
prosperous season. 1t is easy to figure
how their patronage will be in Cleve-
land, where the people have been want
ing to get rid of the National league for
long time. I suppose the idea is to
have this new league play ball at home
when the regular teams are away, but
1 have no opinion to express for publ
catiOn."s
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IF A BALL WAR COMES
Stallings Says He Can Sign Both Del
ehanty and Lajoie.

Detroit March 15.-Magnate Burns an
swered a hurry-up call to Chicago to at
tend a meeting of American League di-
rectors. His associate, Manager George
l. Stallings, says:
IF we must have war to have Chicago
we are in favor of it, and do not know
that anybody else has more at stake than
we have. After paying 81, 900 for the club
we have a credit of s.. 500 with the Ma
tional League teams holding men of ours
on approval. In case of outbreak we
will lose this money, but we think Chi
cago is a greater necessity than are the
men. I do not want to go on record as
advocate of a baseball war. I have
seen one, and its effect, but if our end
can be gained in no other way, do not
believe in backing down. Chicago was
offered to our league. and that is not de-
MED by Mr.. Hart himself.
IF war is declared you will see me on
the first train out of Detroit, and will
not come back until 1 have a ball team
signed There are enough men who have
not yet signed with the big league who
can be induced to join our team if the
price were right. Why, boastful as it
may seem, I Will bet that I could sign
both Lajoie and Delehanty to three year
contracts at So, 900 a year EACH
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ALL THEY CAN DO.
Telegraph Companies Taxed to Their
Limit This Week

The Sheldon edition and Howe SER
mons have been an excellent thing for
the telegraph companies, and the To-
peka offices have had about all the
matter they wished to handle. John
Thomas, Topeka manager for the Pos
tai Telegraph company, estimates that
his company has sent $4,000 words out
of Topeka in the past 4S hours, and the
Western Union has had a larger bust
ness even than that.
The heaviest business was on Monday
evening. The Western Union sent out
10000 words to the Tuesday morning
papers. At one time seven circuits were
working simultaneously. five to Chi
cagO and two to New York. Both COM
panies secured direct wires into the big
newspaper offices and sent the matter
direct. Some of the correspondents
kept two wires hot. In both offices the
operators worked until after o'clock in
the morning before Ell the matter was
off. No such amount OF telegraph mat
ter was ever before handled in Topeka
in the same time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-15
SALE OF RACE HORSES.
Noted Clark Stables to Be Disposed
of May 8.

New York, March 15-The large
stable of race horses owned by the late
William H. Clark will be sold at auc-
ton at the Morris Park track May 5.
In the older division are Banastar.
Muskadine, Withers, Mayor Gilroy and
Lucy Bird. The first named was en-
tered in the Suburban, Brooklyn and
Brighton handicaps this year; Lucky
Bird in the Brooklyn and the other
three in the Brooklyn and Suburban.
All of the entries are, of course, void
on account Of the death of the owner of
the horses.
OF those mentioned Banastar and
Mus,sadine are five. the others three
years old, as The Scotchman, Warren
Wood, VaIice True, The Gray Dawn,
The Rose, Oriole, Harry McCloun,
Einus. Little Brooches. Vesper Bells.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-15

1t is very hard to stand idly by and see
our dear ones suffer while awaiting the
arrival of the doctor An Albany IN. "
dairyman called at a drug store there for
a doctor to come and see his child, then
very sick with Group Not finding the
doctor in. he left word for him to come
at once on his return. He also bought a
bottle Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
which he hoped would give some relief
until the doctor should arrive. In a few
hours he returned, saying the doctor need
not come. as the child was much better.
The druggist, Mr.. Otto Scholz, says the
family has since recommended Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy to their neighbors
and friends until he has a constant de-
mand for it from that part of the coun-
try. For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-15
Kansas City Dog Show.

Kansas City, Mo, March 15.-Be-
tween $50 and 500 dogs are on exhibition
at Convention hall at the opening Of
Kansas City's annual dog show. There
are something like 500 entries, and 81
classes, representing some of the finest
canine specimens in the country, many
of the dogs coming direct from the Chi
cago show James Mortimer of New
York, will act as the principal judge,
and. will be assisted by Arthur Trickett,
of Little Rock, and James Cole, of Kan
sas City The show will continue for
four days Many valuable prizes have
been offered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-15
Pitcher Willis at Princeton.

Princeton, n. J., March 15.-Pitcher
Victor Willis of the Boston team ar
rived at Princeton today and began
training in preparation for the league
baseball season. Incidentally he Will
aid in coaching the Princeton men. All
the players were offered an opportunity
to face the professional pitcher in bat
ting practice this afternoon At first
they took to his curves like ducks to
water, until he began to send over the
fast ones. when he made the college
veterans look like preparatory school
bows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-15
McGovern,g Engagementg.

New York, March 15.-Champion
Terry McGovern will be kept quite busy
in the near future. He has arranged
two bouts in addition to the % round
scrap with Eddie Santry, which is
slated for April at the Broadway Ath-
1etic club, and he will have his hands
full On next Thursday night at Phil
adelphia he will meet Eddie Lenny for
six rounds, and on March % he will
face Tommy White at Chicago for a
like number of rounds. In White and
I.enny Terry will tackle two exception
aIIv clever lads