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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
TO DOUBT THIS
Is to Disbelieve the Evidence of
Your Own Senses.

It's oskaloosa proof for oskaloosa
people.
It's local endorsation for local
readers.
1t will stand the most rigid investi-
cation.
Mr.. W. 7. Barnes, Of 207slWest G
avenue, janitor of the Central Meth
odist Episcopal church, says: "For
many years at i%ntervalsI had kidney
complaint. When the attacks were
most virulent / could scarcely stoop
in the morning to put on my shoes. l
knew what caused the trouble, but
how to check or cure it was a mys-
terry. l finally procured Doan's Kid
ney Pills at Blakeslee Brothers drug
store. The treatment went right to
the ause. Doan's Kidney Pills did
the work for which l required them
and they have my endorsation."
Sold by all druggists. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Dean's, and take
no substitute.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
THE EXPERTS THEORY.
1t Was Too Inclusive and Weakened
Him as a Witness.

One of the older members of the Bal
timore bar tells this anecdote of the
late Severn Teackle Wallis as illustrat-
ing the cleverness and sarcasm of Mr..
Wallis:
Mr.. Wallis was defending the will of
a wealthy testator, and, as the lawyers
say, when the estate is large a lawyer
will wrestle with a will with a WILL"
y prominent physician was called to
testify for those contesting the will.
The doctor became restless under the
lengthy and exhaustive cross examina-
ton of Mr.. Wallis, and finally he petu-
lantly exclaimed:
"Oh, Mr.. Wallis, l believe the tesla
tor was insane!"
Mr.. Wallis kept his temper and said
quietly: doctor, you are the first per-
son who has ever intimated in or out
of court that the testator was insane.
Why do you say he was insane"
81 believe" the doctor replied, 'that
every man is more or less insane on
some one subject"
as it your deliberate professional
opinion" Mr.. Wallis then asked, sex
pressed here in court under oath, that
every man is more or less insane on
some subiect?"
YES" the doctor replied: 81 will say
here under oath that from my reading,
knowledge and experience l believe
that every man is more or less insane
on some one subject"
Then Mr.. Wallis said in that fine
tone of sarcasm for which he was not
ed, Doctor, has it ever occurred to you
that you are insane on the subject of
Insanity"
Immediately the doctor fired up and
exclaimed, But, Mr.. Wallis, l am not
insaner"
Mr.. Wallis arose and said: doctor,
according to your own sworn theory.
you must be insane on some subject. l
pronounce you insane on the subject Of
insanity"
Court, jury and spectators laughed
aloud, and nothing more was said about
the testator being Observation-Disclosures
Sun.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
SUICIDE OR MURDER.
Farmer Found Near Rose Hill
Shot Through the Head.
Special to DAILY HERALp.

oPtSiai w Jail
Rose Hill, Iowa, March is, 1901
HI. III. Drake, a wealthy farmer
living four and a half miles north of
Rose Hill was found dead al his home
last night by neighbors. There was
a bullet hole where a ball had enter
ed the brain and a revolver was
found near the cot upon which lay
the body.
Drake was a bachelor seventy
years of age and was known to have
considerable mean and always had
ready money. The old man has a
farm of one hundred and sixty acres
upon which he lives, renting parts of
the place. He had not been seen for
a number of days and neighbors sus-
pecting he was i'll went to the house.
All the doors were found secured but
a form could be seen on a cot that
the old man used for a bed. The
door was broken in and the condi-
tions above related were found. The
body gave the appearance of having
been dead several days.
A Later Report.
Parties who have just reached this
city from the scene of the tragedy
state that there is but little doubt the
old man was murdered. He was shot
FIVE times and in such a manner that
it would have been impossible for
him to have done the work by his
own hand. There were two balls shot
into the brain and one through the
face. Another ball had entered the
right side and a fifth wound was made
on the left side.
The door had been braced shut with
a stick of timber so that one seeking
entrance quickly would have been at
a loss to open the door. The rooms
of the place gave no evidence of hav-
ing been ransacked for money or
~valuables. If any n had made a
search of the place it had been done
with ARE and what had been dis
turbed had been replaced.
The location of the old mans farm
is ear "Stony Ridge" mill, and in
addition to the place upon which he
resides he is said to have other prop
erty. He has no relatives here, but
is thought to have a brother or a
sister in Wisconsin of Minnesota.
Another report of the finding of
the murdered man is to the effect
that parties having some business
dealings with the old man called up
on him Sunday and not finding him
at the house went to the stables.
They found the horses giving evil
dence of great distress on account of
having had no feed or water, and
they went to the house and forced an
entrance. 1t was after dark when
the old man vas found. Coroner
Eugene Cheesman was summoned
and went to the place Monday morn
ing taking John Doak, of Rose Hill.
He will return at half past eight o..
clock, when the correct story will be
learned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
OLD DUTCH WE'RE CHOLsRiC
They Called Each other "snappeTt-
les" md Even Worse.

They Called Each other "snnppert-
Jes," and Even Worse.
What a contentious crowd the in
habitants of the village, then known as
Breuckelen, now part of Brooklyn,
wasi
The early records are filed with
reports Of inquiries into the cause of
rioting and disturbances of the peace.
The early court records consist largely
of actions brought for SANDER and as
sault, 1t is recorded that a man vas
arrested for calling an official a SNAP
pertje," another was put in jail, charg.
ed with having called his neighbor a
"dick beeste" and still another was
clapped into Jail for having called a
certain official a ''bloodsucker." Some
of the old Dutch records make interest
ing reading.
And the court melted out justice in all
these cases with n regard for common
sense and a disregard for statute law
that one cannot help but admire. One
instance Of curious adjustment of
penalties may be cited:
The village tavern keeper and a con-
tentious woman both appeared before
the court. asking justice. They had
quarreled. The woman had accused the
innkeeper of watering his brandy, and
he in turn had applied AZ opprobrious
epithet to the The court after
hearing the evidence adjudged both to
be guilty. With rare discrimination
in making the punishment fit the crime
the man was lned 6 gulden and the
woman. who had impugned the quality
Of the brandy. was dned 20 gulden.
With hundreds of times the popula-
ton today. the courts of Brooklyn do
not have one-tenth the Islander or as
sault cases that they had some 200
years ago, and, as for a riot, there has
not been one Of any magnitude even
threatened in more than a score of
years.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
TO CONFER WITH DEwET.
Botha and DeIarey VIII Meet Him on
March IS to Discuss the
Situation.

London, March 1s.-According to a
dispatch to the Times, dated March
Is from Kaalspruit, it is reported
that Gems. Botha, Delarey and De Wet
will meet March IS to discuss the stu
alton.
London, March ia special dis
patch from Durham, Natal, says the
Boer commanders are holding a meet
ing at Petersburg, in northern Trans
yaal, to discuss the position and the
ACCESSIBILITY of a continuation of the
war.
Pretoria, March 1s.-The prospects
of peace are still considered hopeful.
The Boer losses last month were 100
killed, 400 wounded and 1000 captured
and surrendered.
Cape Town. March 1s.-Gen. De
Vets commando has been broken up
at Senekal, Orange River colony.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21

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Their away from her and presently when
she sank down exhausted in a swamp
the light disappeared altogether.
Whatever truth there may be in the
story, it forcibly illustrates the career Of
many a woman who has followed the
marsh fire of love in the belief that it led
t home and comfort and found herself
at last exhausted and deceived.
IT'S A BITTER LESSON
learned by many a woman who thought
love all-suficient, that love alone cannot
be the foundation of the home. 1t needs
health. Strange as it may seem the
beautiful loving woman who is weak
may lose the love of the husband for
whom she broke all home ties, while on
the other hand a woman who has no
greater dover than robust health may
win and hold the love of her husband
past all possibility of loss. The first re-
quisite of marriage is health. The wife's
first necessity is health. Health must
be the mothers or she will know no
happiness in her children. What makes
ill-health so common among women?
Why do they suffer with headache, back
ache and pains past description These
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21

This appears to be the opinion of
the citizens who are outspoken or the
subject now that the previous admin
~istration of five years was enough;
that estimating the great service rem
dered as related it would be wrong to
ask any further sacrifice on his part.
In other words, he has done enough
and needs still more rest and retire.
ment from public duties, at least SO
far as the city Of Oskaloosa is con-
cerned. However, we can safely con-
clude that in the revision of ordi-
nances that this gentleman has had
charge of as attorney he evidently in
tended to re-enter and contest for the
office and if successful enjoy a much
larger salary for said valuable err
vices; for it is not seriously believed
that he was endeavoring to benefit
his opposition. But then ''the best
laid plans of mice and men gang aft
agile" Bobby Burns), so it will in
this case no doubt prove that the
plums will fall to others. It's a pretty
good thing to let well enough alone,
and under any promise declaration or
whatsoever it seems quite plain that
all republicans should stand for their
ticket, and in doing so it means the
everlasting defeat of this partyi in dis
guise. The situation is just the same
as two years ago, so far as men go,
but measures to be cared for must be
kept in the hands of the present in
cumbents. j. T. R.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
SUDDEN DEATH.
Chas. c. Lobb Dies Under Pecul-
lar Circumstances.

Chas. @. Lobb, bartender in the
"Mogelberg" saloon died under
very peculiar circumstances at 1920
O'Clock Saturday evening. The i'm
mediate cause of his death was lock-
jaw, that resulted from septic poison
ing of the system. The poison hav-
ing been absorbed into the system
from a wound in the hand caused by
a glass cut several days ago, and
which had been neglected.
Lobb has been quite ill since We'd
nesday last, when he had a very bad
spell. He was on the streets Satur-
day and was noticed by a number of
his friends to act strangely. About
eight o.. lock he a into the Davis
Bros. cigar store on First Ave. West
and cried that some one was trying
to shoot him. He crawled under the
tables and behind boxes and begged
for protection. He had made SINH
lar demonstrations at other places
along the street. The police we're
called, and with the assistance of
friends they took the man, who was
thought to be insane, to his rooms at
No. 222 First Ave. West, and medi-
cal at IGNITION was secured for him.
The m IN was in a state of nervous
Collapse and very d%elirious, and the
results of the poison soon become
apparent and lockjaw appeared.
The patient was not under the in
iuence of liquor nor opiates of any
character. His condition became
rapidly worse, and medical skill was
of no avail, and be passed away
shortly after 10 O'Clock. He was
seen on the streets early in the even
ing by his ply stefan, DIR. Hinton,
and he mentioned his condition and
said he could feel n of his bad
"spells" coming on. The doctor adj
vised him to go to his home immedi-
ately, and he would call upon him
soon. Lobb was enroute to his home
when he was seized with the de-
mentia.
Since the sudden death of the
young mar it has been developed
that the peculiar ailment
that vas developed in his case has
been hereditary, and that there have
been a number of similar deaths in
the family. Lobb was thirty years OF
age and leaves a young wife, having
been married n year and four
months. The remains will be taken
to Minneapolis for funeral and inter
ment, leaving this city at 12:G5 a. m
Tuesday, March 10th. w. G.. Mogel-
berg was called to the city from Des
Moines, and he will accompany the
remains TO Minneapolis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21

The Republican of Oskaloosa pre-
sent Mr.. w. Fl. Wray to the people
of the city as a candidate for the Of
fee of mayor. He has been before
the people in this office during the
past two years and has made for him
self a name that has become a house,
hold word in almo It every home in
the city. He has been a popular
mayor and has well filed an office
that is most difficult t o handle. He
has been a succes as mayor of the
city of Oskaloosa and it is we'll worthy
of the support of the people for a
second term.
Two years ago this spring the peo-
pie firing of the then existing regime
arose in their might and declaring
against the Tsmmany methods of the
Citizen clique they selected a good,
clean man for the place and gave the
reins of the city government into his
hands.
Mr.. Wray was well known in the
city and was popular among a large
circle of acquaintance. He was
taken from an active business life
as travelling salesman in which place
he had labored for 80 years. His ex-
perience with men and affairs was
large and his knowledge of cities and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
Notice.

To all persons whom it may CON
Germ: You are heraby notified that
Ida S. Caste has been duly appoint
ed temporary guardian of the prop
erty of t. j. Casio, by the district
court in and for Mahaska county,
Iowa, and you are hereby notified
not to pay any moneys to the said t.
J. Casio, and that the guardian will
not be responsible for any debts Gre
ated byEhim without being in writing
signed by the guardian, and that all
persons will be held responsible for
any moneys paid to the said T. j..
Caste; all of which you will take due
and legal notice. 155d1-32w3
r. X. DAVIS,
Clerk District Court.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
SURRENDER.
Capt. Gen.. Mariana Trias, Commando
er-in-Chief of Filipino
Forces, Gives Up.

Manila, March 15.-Capt. Gen. Ma
riano Trias, commander in chief OF
the insurgent forces, with 20 officers,
1000 men and 10 rifles, has surren-
dered to Col. Baldwin, of the Fourth
infantry, at San Francisco de Mara
bon, Cayite province. The officers
took the oath of allegiance and have
been given their liberty. Additional
s~urrenders are promised.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
historic Hotel SOLD.
r. X. DAVIS,
Clerk District Court,

Chicago, March 1s.-The fremont
house, which has a history reaching
back to Chicago's village days, has
been sold to the Northwestern uni
versity for 100000 The old hostelry,
which, barring fires, has had a con-
tinuous existence since 1882, is to be
remodeled and will be used as the
home of some of the important post
graduate schools Of Northwestern.
1t began as a saloon and boarding
house. 1t doubtless will end as the
home of graduate departments of the
great Methodist institution of learn
ing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21

their management made him a very
desirable man for the place. He was
elected by the people of the city by a
large majority over the opposition.
Mr.. Wray is again asking for the sup
port of the people OF the city. His
work during the past two years stands
open and above board and it speaks
for itself. His management of the
business of the city during his term
of office has been satisfactory to all
concerned and has brought out much
favorable comment from all parties.
A city the size of O%skaloosa is not
easily managed ard the successful
mayor must be a t4ctful and resource
full man. He is at the head of a large
family and must direct the doings of
his many children with rare ability.
he must make their troubles and
sorrows his own and must likewise
be the partner oftheir every day life.
Mr.. Wray has done all of this and to-
day has the city running in a manner
that is criticised by but a few.
The placing of Mr.. Wray at the head
of the city government for another
two years will be no experiment. The
people know the man and are &C.
quainted with his policy. There is no
need for the uncertainty of a change
and there should be none.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
Will O The Visp.
WOMEN WHO ARE LED A
STRAY BY
GUS MARSH FIRES.

Illustrative Of the baneful power Of the
marsh FIRE, there is told the story Of a
oma who lost her way. She turned
in this direction and in that, hopelessly
puzzled as to her whereabouts in the
murky night. Presently ahead of her
she saw the CLEAN of a light. At once
she saw in fancy the picture of home, the
lamp in the window, the coy comfort OF
those under the shelter of the protecting
roof, v~curtained and closed and warm"
Steadfastly she moved towards the light.
But as she moved it seemed to change
its position. 1t was always a little far
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
Corre.nonden1. Wan1ed.

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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21

Mr.. J. W. Patterson, night police at
Nashua. Ia, says: "In January I had a
very bad cold on my lungs, m used half
dozen different cough medicines and pre-
scriptions from two doctors. but grew
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When doctors fail try Burdock
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21

Weakened systems need a mature
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Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21

were cold all the time. 1
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cry, and now l am SO well
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how well 7 am looking I
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
AGENCY, IA, Oct. II. 1890.

PEPSIN SYRUP Co, M0ntIceIIo, III.
EMIT IL have used DR.. Caldwelrs
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+. NJ. WILcoxsoN.
Sold ~ Green & Bentley Drug Co.
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