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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-02

treasure Of taels in Pein The Chnaman IS
altogether too smooth keep him Of this country
IT WILL certainly be left for posterY settle the Schey
it will never be decided in this generation
JEFFRIEs says that If he doesn't Ftzsimmon he will
retire And Bob that if he does him he'll retire
You pays your money and takes your choice.
LYEcH says that the Beers DESTROYS Of peace Why
Of course isn't that what they have been fighting for?
The outlook be that there shall be peace and
Of between England and Africa before the
world gets cessation of hoslities in reality.
THE benevolent assimilation OF the Palace theatre prop
by John H. Kirby should be very good thing for the
city.
Now that the Indians have got their hair locked
why not them perform the operation one an
other with the scalping knifef
PEaHArs Governor Dole Of Hawaii doesn't know it yet
but he tender his resignation the ground Of
health
HIS visit concluded Bombastic Bob viii send Prince
Henry home rejoicing and he won't send him in wheel
barrow, either"
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BY uz sy Mr. Green did Mr Roosevelt give You any
about tarhoni
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1Apfoo gets 100000 pu5e building. Bully for Laredo
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R. NJ JOHNSTON
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ONE Of the best locations in the entire South for large
wholesale dry goods bouseone with abundance Of cap.
als right here 10 Houston Fresh and other fac-
hes and features considered there be no better point
from which, 20 do a lArre hnsiness
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

his sister, Mrs. Shock, down near
Wright last Saturday night.
MIR. Chord and wife attended the
funeral OF their niece, Mrs. George
Gable at Bernina Saturday
Mrs. Chord is contemplating a visit
soon from Mr.. Farney aud her
brother, AL Gable, of Dss Moines.
MIR, Davis has had very severe
tussle with Ia grippe, also Eli Davis
children have been suffering with the
Group.
Wesley Shoemake and wife enter
tanned at Thanksgiving dinner John
Coffin and family and Frank Shoe
make and family from your city.
George j ghnson and wife, of New
Sharon, were called to the parental
M s. Freeman home on account of
very sick sister, Mrs. Will Brantner.
She is reported some better.
Dec. 2. ... ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04
JEFFERSON.

A. Upperman's little girl has scar
let fever.
Mrs, Joe Beaver is reported sick
with typhoid fever.
Lod Trotter spent Sunday in the
city and came home by way of Olivet.
The grade to Crescent mines is al
most ready for track laying. White
City has some thirty houses and more
will soon be built.
A call was made on our trustees to
examine into case of insanity at
White City. Some destitute children
needed to be cared for. @'A
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mcclure attended
a birthday dinner at Olivet on the
1st inst. at the home of Adam Laugh
lin, Mrs. Laughlin being 70 years old
on that day. Among those present
we're Mr.. and Mrs. John Moody, Mrs.
McCombs, Mrs. Dow Price, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Laughlin, Torell Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmore CLARK, Mr..
and Mrs, ]. Mcclure and our host
and hostess, whose ages ranged from
So to 81. Each had spent a half CEN
fury or more in Iowa. You could tell
1t by the jovial "reminiscences and the
manner in which they disposed oil
the best of dinners, prepared by the
daughters and granddaughter of the
hostess.
December3. C. NJ.
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LINCOLN.
Dec. 2

Mrs. 8. P. Hawkins visited Tues
day at the Sarah Steddom home.
Mrs. A. J. Little spent Thsnksgiv-
ing with relatives in Marshalltown,
Aunt Jane johnson spent week
with her brother, DR., b. 8. Watson,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. sopher and
daughter visited his parents in
Pleasant Plain Thanksgiving.
The Farmers Institute preliminary
contest for Lincoln township will be
held at Union school house Thursday
evening Dec. IS.
We have had no very cold weather
yet. We gathered quite bunch of
dandelion blossoms on the first day
of December that looked as fresh and
bright as spring.
8. J. Steddom and wife entertained
about twenty-five of their relatives at
dinner Thanksgivingday. Instead OF
the usual turkey pig was substituted
which was roasted whole.
A movement is on foot to show our
appreciation to our mail carrier for
good service rendered by each patro n
donating MIN one bushel of corn or
its equivalent in money.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Collect, of
Murfreesboro, Tenn, who have been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah
Steddom, and other relatives, left
Tuesday morning. They will visit in
St. Louis, Mo, and Louisville, KY,
then go to Ashville, N. g., to spend
the winter.
Dec. 2, AZALEA.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04
ADAM

Fred Reynolds ia hauling corn to
John without.
Miss Clara Witt visited at the Chas.
Victor home recently.
F. E. Colville and family moved to
Oskaloosa December 1.
Nellie Colville spent last week in
Oskaloosa with friends.
Elmer Robinson sold seven loads of
good young hogs Tuesday.
Allgood school opened December l
with Chas. France as teacher.
James Flood and Willis without
have their new barns completed.
Mrs. E T. Hanna will soon have a
fine new chicken house completed.
Mrs. Carrie Allgood and baby Lois
EFT, Hanna and family ate turkey
at Ellsworth McFall's Thanksgiving.
Ross Allgood and Matte Fuller
spent Sunday with friends near Tioga.
A. B.. Hanna Was out at the farm
Friday having a new water tank put
up.
Mrs. E. j. Allgood and Johnnie
Ankeney Sundayed at Will Robert
sons.
Miss Rose Hanna spent part of last
week with her sister, Mrs. John An
drews.
Ed McCombs and Chas. Victor each
shipped a car load of butcher stock
to Chicago last week.
Joe Hanna, who has been having
hard siege with some big carbuncles,
is able to be out again.
Herbert Hanna and wife and Rose
Hanna took Thanksgiving dinner at
the Lindsey home near Cedar.
In letter received last week from
Clarence Hanna he states that he Is
improving in health and has good
position In grocery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

Mrs. Fife McLandsborough and
children attended the surprise party
given in honor of Richard France and
family, of Tioga, who will start Mon
day for their new home in Missouri.
Corn gathering is pretty well along
in this vicinity. A good many are
through. Corn is of very good quail
ity and has made good yield. Hands
are scarce at ~ cents per bu. or 81 so
per day.
The F. e. Colville andISteven Criss
sales were very we'll attended. Buy
ers were plentiful and bidding spirit
ed. Hogs sold around 10 cents per
pound and good corn as high as 40c
per bushel.
Mr.. France recently received a tel
egram stating that his mother was
dead. The lady was 90 years of age
Mr.. France was unable to attend the
funeral as he has been quite poorly
himself the past week.
The Colville brothers and Miss Cap
pie entertained large company of
young people at their home Saturday
plight in honor of James Grace and
wife, who are soon to leave here for
their new h 9me in Oklahoma. Miss
Cappie served very nice supper and
the young people had a merry time
playing games until late hour, when
good-byes were spoken and all went
home feeling that they had been roy.
ally entertained.
December 3. PANsY.
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Notice

is hereby given that there has been
formed corporation for pecuniary
profit under the laws of the state If
Iowa. That the name of such corpora
ton is Raven Coal Company, and its
principal place of transacting business
is at their mine in Garfield township.
Mahaska county, Iowa. That the gen.
eral nature of the business of such Ger.
poration is to purchase, sell or le1se
coal lands or mines; to mine coal and
sell the same; to open and operate
coal mines and to this end it may
erect buildings for tenements or other
purposes connected with the business
of mining as usually conducted and
generally do all that is necessary for
the purpose of doing a commercial
business in coal. Also to construct
and own, buy or lease such railroad
tracks as may be needed in carrying
on the business, and to purchase and
sell stocks in other corporations and
to vote the same.
The authorized capital stock of this
corporation is Twelve Thousand Dol
lars 2,000.00), the same to be paid
at such time or times as the Board of
Directors of the Corporation may de-
termine. The commencement of the
corporation was on the first day OF
November, 1902, and it will terminate
twenty (20) years from such date,
The business of the corporation is to
be conducted by the Board of Direc'
tors and Officers to be chosen by such
Board and removed at the pleasure OF
the Board, which is to be elected on
the first Monday OF March and annual
ly thereafter. The highest amount OF
the indebtedness of the corporation
shall not exceed two-thirds of its CAPT
tai stock. Private property of the
stockholders is exempt from corporate
debts. ..-
A. B. Little,
John Cruikshank, Jr.
-. G. e. Lofiand.
15w4
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MON ROE.
NOT II. GIEL,
Nov. %,

Art McDonough Is delivering corn
to Thornt Ellsworth.
The wedding bells will ring again
in Monroe this week.
Miss Clara Witt is visiting her cous-
in, Mrs. Charley Victor.
Fred and Harry Shaw have been
baling hay in our neighborhood this
week.
Miss Rose Gillian is at Rose Hill
waiting on Mrs. Gertie Bright, who
had her arm lanced.
Alex. Allgood and wife and Horace
Bodenhammer and wife spent Sunday
at E. E. Ellsworth's.
Chet Reed and wife invited in TWEEN
ty.five of their friends and neighbors
Sunday in honor of their son Fred and
wife, who left Monday for Oklahoma.
Oysters, fruit and cake were served
All went home wishing Fred many
more such happy times in Oklahoma.
Married, in Oskaloosa, Thanksgiv-
ing day, Ora Perkins and Elsie Shaw,
two of Monroe's best young people.
A bounteous wedding dinner was pre-
pared for them on their return. AT
night a charivari party serenaded
them and they were invited in and
treated to oysters, cake and cigars.
One of the most complete surprises
was planned on Dan Zumwalt and
wife Thanksgiving by Mrs. Larkins
and Mrs. Marion. About seventy
friends came in with their baskets
filed with turkey, chicken and cake.
1t was a great surprise as Mr.. and
Mrs. Zumwalt had everything packed
ready to go to Oklahoma. We are
sorry to lose these good neighbors.
They have lived here a good many
years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04
PEORIA.
December 3
PANsY

The whooping cough has about run
out.
Lester Wharton's arm is nearly
we'll.
U. A. Smith visited with his son
John at Galesburg last week.
The corn is nearly all gathered, a
lar GO per cent is soft and shaky.
Chloe Shene had the misfortune to
cut her foot with a piece of glass.
J. U. Smith has his houses all in
place and will soon be nicely fixed.
DR.. P. T. Logue and wife have
located here. We wish them great
success.
School commenced today, Mabel
Evans teacher in room No. /, and
Bertha Coster No. 2.
We had quite little snow furry
Friday evening but it has all gone OFF
and it Is warm again.
Squire Shene tried his first case
last week: Hanna vs Rysdam, jury
trial, verdict for defendant.
John Smith and family left for their
new home in Oklahoma. A, T
Wharton went with the stock car.
Mrs. Chas. Harris, who has been
visiting with her mother, Mrs. Buck
nam, left last Thursday for her home
at Barnes City.
The oyster supper at the church
was not very well attended, but they
had a pleasant time and took in a
nice little sum of money.
The Holland people raised over
$1,000 90 which cleared their church
of debt. Rev. P. Yonker, their pastor,
is an able preacher.
We had hoped to be able to say
that we had secured the telephone
but it is hanging fire yet. We must
have telephone and an electric road.
Dec, 1. PEoRIAITE.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04
WEST CENTER.

Grandpa Mattox is very poorly at
this writing.
O. Chord and wife visited at Rye
Elwood's Sunday.
Mrs. Maud Cease Is still very sick
and also her babe.
Willis Petit and wife were Sunday
visitors at Eli Davis.
Mrs. Perry Ferree and Mrs. Tom
Ferree we're at the Mattox home
Sunday.
Wesley Shoemake received the sad
news OF the death OF his brother Will
in California.
Charlie Whitmore and wife and son
Marion were at the parental Whit
more home Sunday.
Mr.. Elwood's two little ones have
been suffering with very sore mouths
for the past two weeks.
Jim Hunt and family were visiting
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04
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LEIGHTON.

Our schools were closed from We'd
uesday afternoon until Monday.
The farmers have had another
good week to husk corn. Some of
them have finished.
Mrs. DR.. Payne and baby Leah re-
turned last week from a five weeks
visit with relatives at Keokuk.
Mr., Hammer has resigned as
teacher of the Centennial on account
of not beiog able to secure board
ing place in the district.
The Reformed Church people here
are building a brick arched cave on
their parsonage lot. They haven't
succeeded in getting a minister yet.
Chapman & Co. are doing the stack
threshing about here now. The oats
is generally of a better quality than
that which was threshed out OF the
shock.
DR.. Allen and wife of Pella ate
Thanksgiving dinner at the parental
]. d. Wray home; James Cruzen and
wife with their daughter, Mrs. W. E..
Shoemaker.
Joe Redman was at Rock Rapids
last week and attended the horse
sale OF McMallins. He said there
were lots of good animals sold but
he did not buy anything.
Last Wednesday was a very disa-
greeable day, the worst we have had
this fall. The northwest wind was
accompanied with snow, but not
enough to cover the ground.
Turkeys were q rather scarce ar
ticle about here this year. So many
of them died in infancy. There were,
however, about the usual number of
Thanksgiving Turkeys served.
There were three church services
here on Thanksgiving day. Rev. Ed
wards preached at the Reformed
Church and Rev. Tysse at his church
in the forenoon. Rev. Kegstra also
held services in the afternoon.
Epgle g. Vance departed this life
early Wednesday morning at his late
residence two and-a-hslf miles west
of here. He had been having heart
trouble for several years and some
times he apparently was near the
end, but he would rally and get
around again. The first of last week
he was taken worse again and con-
tinued 30 until death relieved him of
his suffering He was near 80 years
old and was one of our most highly
respected citizens. The funeral ser
vices were conducted Friday after
noon at his late residence by Rev. G
Tysse, assisted by Rev. Vanstict of
Pella, who spoke in the Holland
language.
Miss Baxter, of Beacon, had the
by kstra school engaged, but as she
could not get place to board she
had to throw it up, and Dot Menden
hall had the John Else school engaged
and she had to let it go for the same
reason. She now has the Warren
school in Richland township. think
that when no family in district will
board a teacher, the law should be 80
changed that the teachers fund
should be divided out among the
other districts in the township in pro.
portion to the number of pupils in
the district and they go without any
school. The best way Of all would be
one large school building in the center
Of the township sufficient for all the
children in the township.
Nov. %. NOT d. GIEL.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04
Notice of Referees Sale of a Valuable

BY virtue Of an order of sale direct
ed to the undersigned sole referee by
the District Court of Mahaska county,
Iowa, on a decree obtained in said
court on the first day of June, A. D.,
1900, in favor of WililamD. Lowrey
and e. F. Lowrey as plaintiffs, and
against William c. LCwrey, ct al, as
defendants, for the partition of the
real estate named and described in
the said plaintiffs petition, l will on
the 18th day of December, A. ID. 1902,
offer for sale to the highest bidder the
following described real estate, towit i:
The east Y of the N. E. Il of Sec,
ton 10, Township &c, Range 16; and
the east half of the S. e. Il of Section
49,, Township rs, Range 16, except one
acre in the southwest corner thereof;
and the S. w. Il of Section 20, Town.
ship 76, Strange 16 and thewest " of the
N. w. Il of Section 20, Township 76,
Range 16; also the west u of the S,
e. II of NV. Il of Section 20, Town.
ship 76, Range 16, except five (5)
acres off of the north side thereof. In
all, four hundred and twenty-four
(424) acres, in Mahaska county, Iowa.
Terms of sale, Two Thousand Dol
lars $4,000 cash at time sale is ap-
proved, balance March 1, 1908. Pos
session to be given March 1, 1908.
Sale to take place in front Of the
court house door in Oskaloosa, Iowa,
at the hour of o'clock p. m. of said
day. ."'
Dated November Is, 1902.
John R. Barnes,
61-6716w2 Sole Referee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04
ROSE HILL.

Thos. Denny was in Chicago this
week with cattle.
M ]. Bilbo, of Delta, was in the Hill
on Saturday last transacting business.
T. G. Friend, of Oskaloosa, came
down Tuesday night to see Mrs. N. J.
keebler, his wife's mother, who is
very poorly.
Henry Hoffman, of Stockton, Kan,
was visiting friends at Rose Hill the
first of this week. Although Mr.. Hoff.
man is about IS years old he is in good
health.
Mrs. Branning, of Washington, Ia,
is visiting at the Mother Augustine
home this week.
Mrs. Amanda Ferree and sister Hat.
tie, of Oskaloosa, were visiting at the
parental John Gable home last week
few days.
Our new route No. g. r. F. D., COM
menced service Monday of this week.
Almer James, Carrier
Fred Reed and family and Dan Yum
walt and family, all left for Oklahoma
this week. We regret to lose these
good people as they were among the
best people of the neighborhood of
Mauch Chunk, where they lived and
will be greatly missed, but what we
lost Oklahoma will gain.
James w. Grace is preparing to
move to Oklahoma, and he and his
wife are going to try farming on a
large scale when they get down there.
With the experience he has had here
we predict that J. w. will make a
success of it in his new home. Their
many friends here wish them all the
good luck imaginable down in Okla,
, uoma.
c. B. Rowland and son Ray, and
Phil Grace, are in Chicago this week
at the great Chicago live stock show
and will be at the annual meeting and
election of the American Galloway
Cattle Breeders Association, which
will be held there this week. c. B.
Rowland is president of the associa.
ton and was compelled to go last
week to have things in readiness for
the annual business meeting.
The line men of the Iowa Telephone
Co. have ben working on this line,
in and around Rose Hill, this week,
making some much needed repairs
Mr.. John Young was here on Tuesday
testing the line over where they have
been working.
Herman France (more commonly
called Dick) left for his big stock
farm in Missouri on Tuesday of this
week. Mr.. France has been one OF
our most successful farmers and stock
men of this township, and it is with
much regret that we lost him. His
many friends went in on him Thurs,
day night of last week, in the way OF
surprise party and paid their last
visit to him and his good family
There was good crowd present and
all enjoyed the vening in a social
way that will never be forgotten. Mr.
France sent his family on the passer
ger train to their new home, while he
went through with his car of house
hold goods and stock. He shipped
some very fine young horses to his
new farm that will show the people
of Missouri that Mr.. France was one
of the enterprising farmers of Iowa.
Nasty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04
December 3.
s. G. M.

English SPAWN Liniment removes
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps
and Blemishes from horses, Blood
5pavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney,
ding Bone, Stiles, Sprains, all
swollen Threats, Coughs, etc. Save
$50 by use of one bottle. Warranted
the most wonderful Blemish Cure
ever known. So by Green & Bentley,
Druggists, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 12w26
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

FOR SALE-16O acre farm within 8
miles Of Wright, rolling land, Or
chard, small fruit, good well and
springs, improvements fine, consist
ing of one and a half story house, z
rooms and cellar, barn 32x40 feet,
granary, cribs, etc. This farm is Of
tered at a bargain.
Lyman Land & Loan Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

FOR SALE-A 5-acre home in south
part of town, house Of 6 rooms, eel
lar, barn, wood shed, good well,
abundance Of fruit such as plums,
cherries, apples, peaches, pears and
grapes. Owner about to leave town
and wants to sell at once.
Lyman Land & Loan Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04
MESSENGER BOYS WIN.
Strike in Des Moines and Wages are
Granted Immediately.

Des Moines, Dec. 2-The messen'
ger boys and girls for the Western
Union this morning went on strike
for higher wages. They demanded a
minimum of $40 month which is the
same as paid by the Postal and the
National Messengers Service IN Des
Moines. The company yielded in an
hour and agreed to pay the advance
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

SOUTHWEST MISsouRI-improved
farms can be bought at from S25 to
$50 per acre. Raises as good crops
as Iowa, corn, tame grass, wheat,
oats and fruit Good rich prairie
soil, pure water and healthful eli
mate. For full information write,
or call upon j. s. Ross, farmer, five
miles south of Golden City, Mo-,
r. ID. No. 1. 15w4pd
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

FOR SALE-Fine building lot, on
North G street, cement walk, paved
street, east front. For sale cheaply
If taken soon.
Lyman Land & Loan Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04
WANTS & FOR SALE:

KANSAS FARMS.--If you wsntEto
buy farm why not locate in Jewell
county? jewell county is one ofthe
best counties in the state OF ansas.
Every acre of alfalfa has net the
owner $50 to $50 this year. The land
have for sale is near Esbon Esbon
Is located on Chicago, Rock Island
q Pacific railway between the White
Rock and Limestone creeks. We
have nice level country and plenty
OF good water, fine deep black soil,
no rock to interfere with farming.
Ii you want to buy a farm this is
the best chance you will ever get.
For list of lands and description
address CHAs. f. CAMPBELL.
IOWA pd Esbon, Kansas.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

STEAM ENGINE for sale at bar
~ gain. Eight-horse power strongly
built of Sewers manufacture. Used
only four months. Enquire at HER
AID office. d11O-W25-tf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

FOR SALE-New house Of 10 rooms,
fine cellar, bath, two lots, on paved
street, cement walks, fine barn, very
complete property. Low price If
taken soon.
Lyman Land G Loan Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

LoST-On Thursday, Nov 20, a new
duck coat, black striped, between
Leighton and Oskaloosa. Finder will
please leave at this office. 67d1-17w1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

FOR SALE-One lot and two houses,
located on south First street, three
blocks from square, good renting
property and nice location for build
ing fine home.
Lyman Land & Loan Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

FOR SALE.-A few extra large Tho
oughbred Poland China hogs. N.
O. Adlon, 1 mile west of city. 9wtf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

FOR sALE-A Groom cottage in good
neighborhood, convenient to rail-
road, small barn, corner lot, will sell
at reasonable price on easy pay
ments.
Lyman Land & .nan Co
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-12-04

MONEY to loan on farm lands at
1A low rate of interest. No delay.
See me before making loan.
M. e. BENNETT,
26tf Exchange Block.