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The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05

of NJ arshalltown, have come to Oska-
loosa to make their permanent resi-
dence, the gentleman having taken q
position in the warehouse of the Mar
shall Oil company.
Mrs. j. G.. Harold went to Eddy
vile this morning called by the death
OF Frank Truax. The gentleman for
a number Of years has been a resi-
dent of Colorado and the body was
sent to the family home at Eddyville
for interment.
Symon WalIing, who for the past
season has been on the road with the
Great Barlow Minstrels, closed his
season in Chicago and returned last
evening to his home in this city. he
will spend his vacation here, and as
be is in Oskaloosa now be Is willing
to do all the old tricks again.
Mrs. Jesse e. Crissy departed this
morning via the Iowa Central for
West Point, New York, to be In at
tendance at the commencement ex-
ercfses OF the U. 8. Military Academy,
her son Myron being a member of the
graduating class this year. The lady
expects to spend six weeks or more
visiting in the east.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05

Mrs. Hoskinson and daughter, Miss
Gail, departed this morning for Mt.
Vernon where the young lady will
enter upon a musical course.
Harley Updegraff, of the faculty of
the Columbian university, was in the
city yesterday, the guest Of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Updegraff.
Miss Efie Riegel has accepted a
place In the business office of the
Oskaloosa Harness factory and has
entered actively upon her duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bertsch left
last evening for Sigourney where they
will spend a week or visiting at
the parental Jacob Bertsch home.
Miss Flora Baugh, who has been in
the city for a number of days visiting
with friends and relatives, departed
this morning for her home in Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Myers and
family have returned from Washing
on where they went to bury their
mother, Mrs. William Myers, who died
at her home near Wright last week.
DIR. and Mrs. J. @. Barringer, DR..
and Mrs. j. s. Henderson and N. j.
Bentley departed yesterday for their
possessions near spooner, Wis, and
will have an outing Of several days
duretion.
Walter Reid and family, formerly
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05
R KUHN
Said TO Have Admitted hat She Killed
Crippled Husband

Des Moines, June 3.-News from
Anamosa to-day says that Mrs. Kuhn,
the pretty and attractive Keokuk
county young woman, sentenced for
life for the murder of her old and
crippled husband, had made ad-
missions of guilt amounting to a
confession. In her statement she is
said to have implicated Andrew
Smith, the young man who was her
lover.
1t is understood that in her admis-
sions Mrs. Kuhn has acknowledged
that she gave the poisoned beer to
her husband. and has declared Smith
put the poison in the liquor. A war
rant for Smiths arrest has been is
sued. His whereabouts are not
known.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05
Births, Deaths, Marriages.


mAhhlAdE 1ASEINoE6s
Following Ia the list of marriage IL
censes issued by the clerk since our
last report:
NO. NAME. RESIDENCE. AGE
co.,, B S.VerMeulen, Val Junction 27
o0ii Edna E. Fall, Beacon ... %
MCGAW-Died, on account of gan
creme of loot and general debility, at
the ho ne of Mrs. Hattie Howe, No.
327 North B street, at AIS o'clock p.
NJ, SUNDAY, June 1. 1902, MARGARET
MCGAw, aged about 70 wears. Funeral
from Stone Chapel at 3 PM, Monday,
and interment in Forest cemetery.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES June 8,
1902, at the home of Rev. T. @. Ken.
worthy, HOMER II. ZANE and LIZZIE
e. ADLoN.
Mr.. Zane is an industrious carpen-
ter OF our city and Mrs. Zane has been
for some time one of the Home phone
girls. Their many friends will be
pleased to know that they are to
make their home in u city.
NEASHAM Died, of anamia, at
the home of his parents three-fourths
of a mile east of Carbonate, at 5 p.
NJ. Sunday June 1902, JOHN HENRY
NEAsHAM, aged 10 years.
The deceased had been confined to
| the house about three weeks, but had
been failing in health for a number
of months. He was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ebenezer Neasham. The brother
John is expected to-day. The funeral
will be at Central NJ. e. church Tues
day afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock.
KUSSART JAMES M. KUssART
died at Eddyville Friday morning at
9 O'Clock, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. N. Elliott, Of consumption, after a
lingering illness of several months.
Mr.. KussarJ was formerly editor of
the Eddyville Tribune and served in
different positions of honor and trust,
being elected mayor of Eddyville for
two terms, city recorder, etc. He was
also elected county recorder, which
position he filed with great credit.
He was a prominent member OF the
K. of P. and Woodmen lodges. About
three years ago he mo we'd his family
to Ottumwa and served on the police
force of that city until his late illness.
At 2:46 p. m. the remains were taken
to Ottumwa IN the Rock Island and
the funeral services we're held at Of
tumwa Sunday.
Or TUARY.
Elizabeth, only daughter of John
and Mary Spencer, was born near
Oskaloosa, Iowa, third month, fifth,
1856. In the spring of 1881 she moved
with her parents and two younger
brothers to Coal Greek, in Keokuk
county, where, on the morning Of the
twentieth of fifth month, 1907, she was
removed by death after having suf-
fered much some months from an in
ward n She was enabled
through the help of her Savior to
bear her sufferings with patience.
Many were the sweet and comforting
words her dying lips left to her be-
reaved relatives and friends. They
feel that the bright and beautiful star
she saw waiting to cary her home
has taken her purified spirit to God
who gave it. Her interment took
place from the Friends meeting house
on the evening of the 21st. She had
been a life long member of the relig-
ious Society of Friends. One evening
before her death she requested the
XIV chapter of st. John to be read,
which she said had often been so
comforting to her in life.
IN MEMoRIAM.
CROOKHAM.-In loving memory
of my dear aunt, Ann E. Crookham,
who sweetly fell asleep in Jesus June
s, 1898. L. I. Y, Phila,, Pa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05
A BIG COAL DEAL.
The Hooking Company of This
City Changes Ownership.

BY long odds the largest business
deal ever consumated in Mahasks
county was closed last evening when
the Hooking Coal company changed
hands. The name of the cooperation
is to remain as it is, Messrs. E. H,
Gibbs, W. A. Sewers, Jack Ramsey,
Guy Woodin and L. M. Gibbs, trans
fering all the stock to a new company
of which George W. Sewers is Pres.
ident, Chas. E. Lofland, Secretary
and Treasurer and Frank O.. Lofland,
General Manager. The capital stock
of the company is $40, 900, though this
does not represent anything like the
value of the property. For obvious
reasons the parties interested do not
care to state the purchase price, but
it is known to be over half a million
dollars. The Hooking property is
located in Monroe county and COM
prises $500 of the finest coal lands
in Iowa. The headquarters of the
company will remain in Oskaloosa.
For several months it has been re-
ported that the deal was on foot, aud
occasionally it would be stated by
newspapers and others that the deal
had been made. The Consolidation
Coal Company, the White Breast
Coal Company, the Milwaukee, the
Northwestern and the Iowa Central
railroads have been published as
prospective buyers, but the pur.
chssers are independent of all of
them.
Mr.. Sewers being General Solicitor
for the Iowa Central, the report was
started that the Iowa Central had
purchased the property. When seen
by a HERALD man Mr.. Sewers said:
This is wholly wrong. The Iowa
Central Railway Company has moth
ing whatever to do with the Hooking
Coal Company. My connection with
the two institutions is entirely indie
pendent, one of the other. The road
will have nothing to do with the
operation of the mines, though it ex-
poets to continue to handle the out
put as 1t has in the past. The mine
is now putting out from 400 to 500
tons per day, and it is the intention
of the new owners to push the same
up to the limit of 1900 to 1900 ton per
day. The property is in good shape,
but will be bettered from time to
time as occasion may require. Mr..
Frank Loflsnd will have full charge
of the operation of the mines. We
have 23O0 acres of fine coal land and
expect to get more from time to
time"
The Hooking Coal Company was
organized about six or eight years ago,
by local business men, Messrs. E. FL.
Gibbs, w. @. Sheppard, w. A. Sewers
and Ben Wightman, being the
principal owneas. About two years
ago Messrs. Wightmau and Sheppard
retired and Messrs. Guy Woodin, /.
NJ. Gibbs and Jack Ramsey secured
an interest. The property has always
been a paying investment and while
the new have acquired a
dividend payer, the old company re-
ceived a handsome premium on their
holdings. One of the incest features
OF the deal is the fact that all of the
money paidlfor the property come to
O~skaloosa people, while the head
quarters and general Offices of the
company remain in town. Oskaloosa
is thus doubly favored in a business
way.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05
save the Children.

Statistics will prove that a large per-
centsge of deaths among children
may be traced to complications
arising from the early souring of
milk by bacteria. Cholera Infantum
is the most fatal disease of infancy,
and common, especially with bottle
fed infants. Perry Davis Painkiller
in the emergency is the best remedy
and saves many a child's life while
the doctor is coming, 25 and soc.
hotties,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05
A OF HEALTH.
Nuisances Ordered Abated at special
Meeting Tuesday Evening.

The city council met as a Board OF
Health Tuesday evening to consider
what should be done about a nuisance
maintained on the Rock Island right
of-way, in the shape of a disease
breeding pond. Railroad was ordered
to abate the nuisance within 30 days.
Notice was also served on A. j.
Shipley to abate a nuisance on his
lot on the boulevard.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05
HAPPY TIME IN OLD TOWN.

"We felt very happy" writes X. N.
Beyill, Old Town. Va. when Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured u
daughter Of a bad case Of scald head"
II delights all who use it for Cuts.
Corns, Burns, Bruises, Boils, Ulcers,
Eruptions. InfallIble for Piles. Only
25e at Green & Bentley Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05
l THY TEMPLES IN INDIA.

Sacred cows often defile Indian tenn
pies, but worse yet is a body that's
polluted by constipation. Don't permit
it. Cleanse your system with DR..
Kings New Life Pills and avoid I'M
told misery. They give lively ~liVers,
active bowels, good digestion, fine ap-
petite. Only Csc at Green & Bentley
Drug Co,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05

Get a free sample of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets at any
drug store. They r easier to take
and more pleasant in effect than pills.
Then their use is not followed by
constipation as is often the case with
pills. Regular size, Csc per box. Any
drug store.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05
Sem, Up For rwenty Years

Des Moines, June 3.-Sonny Brad
ford, aged IS, was sentenced to
twenty years in the penitentiary to-
day. He held a man up for four
dollars.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05
Cerro Gordo FOR RuIe

Mason City. June s.-Duncan Rule
was warmly endorsed for Congress
in the Cerro Gordo republican con-
vention to-day.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-16
A Typical South African Store.

o. r. Larson OF Bay Villa, Sundays
River Cape Colony, conducts q store
typical of South Africa, at which can be
purchased anything from the proverbtal
needle to an anchor" This store is
situated in valley nine miles from the
nearest railway station and about
twenty-five miles from tho nearest town.
Mr.. Larson says: "I am favored With
the custom Of farmers within radius OF
thirty miles, to many Of whom have
supplied Chamberlain's remedies. All
testify to their value in a household
where DOCTORS advice 10 almost out Of
the question. Within one mile Of ny
store the population is perhaps sixty.
OF these, within the past twelve months,
no less than fourteen have been abso.
lutely cured by Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. This must surely be record. /"
For sale by w. A. Alexander, druggist.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-16
THE LEON REPORTED
o. e. HULL, Publisher.
THURSDAY, OCT. 1e, 1909
Another SwlndIe Exposed.

J.C. France. David Mcpherson aud
Henry NcPhersoa returned Saturday
from Eldors, Iowa, having been called
there by an original notice claiming 1t
them Sixty-Two Dollars costs and atter.
ney's fees in the case of The Edwards
Loan Co. vs. France & Liader. Some of
our citizens will remember an agent IT
the 1. X. L. Remedy Company whs
solicited orders for certain stock food
remedies which afterwards turned up IN
the hands of The Edwards Loan Co. Il
Eldora, Hardin county, Iowa.
Mr.. France, accompanied by his after
nay, went to Eldora for trial, and upsn
their arrival attempted to visit the -.
called I. K. l.. Remedy Co., which IL .
small brick structure l4x16 feet with clss-
ed doors and windows blinded, with .
card on the door,"No Adnittance."
They next proceeded to visit The Id
wards Loan Company which ls fish.
cious concern, for the purpose Of col
lecting these claims and pocketing the
money. No orders arc taken in Hardin.
Marshall or adjoining counties on &c.
count of excessive rains in that locality.
Two hundred law suits have been com.
menoed before one justice Of the peace
in Eldora, Hardin County, against citi.
zens in every county in the state, sx-
cept Marshall and Hardin, and juds-
ments are being trsnscripted TO the
District court and certificates issued to
the Clerk OF the courts in the county
where the defendants reside and execu.
tons will issue thereon. Many of the
victims are paying up rather than incur
| the expense of going to Hardin county
to fight the cases, having learned q
| valuable lesson. France & Linder are
fighters of the old school, the senior
| member of the firm having been born
and bred in sold kentuck" at once
| hired cheap lawyer and proceeded to
| Hardin County, Iowa, to fight the case
against them, filing an answer, denying
the contract and alleging forgery. which
they we're able to prove to the satisfac.
F! ton of even Justice of the Peace in
Hardin County. The plaintiff, The ed.
wards Loan Co. Which is fictitious per-
son or concern, whose president was
the attorney against them, Immediately
dismissed the suit, paying all costs,
am mounting to $2l.50
Much credit is due the firm of France
& Linder for the manner in which they
disposed of this honorable concern
Osceola Democrat.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-16
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court of Decatur County,
Iowa. November term A. d. 1892
p. M. Coop. Plaintiff.
Against
Amy A. Coop. Defendant.
To Said Defendants
You are hereby notified that on or before
the 29th day OF October, A. D. 1909 there will
trict Court of Decatur County, Iowa the peti
tion OF the plaintiff aforesaid. claiming of you
divorce on the grounds of desertion and
cruel and inhuman treatment. For q more
particular statement see petition.
You are also notified that unless you appear
thereto and defend before noon of the second
day OF the term of said District Court Of Deca-
tur County, to be held on the 10Th day of No
vember "A. d. 1902 a default Will be entered
against you and judgment rendered thereon
GFO. w. BAKER
ED H. SHARP,
64t Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-16

when you see how exquisitely women
are dressed to 60 to an afternoon recap
ton, you would never suspect how they
loll around home in Mother Hubbards.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-16

No danger of consum ption if you 90
Foley's Honey and Tar to cure tha /.
stubborn cough. Sold by l.. Van Wss
den.
The Leon reporter., 1902-10-16

flomeseekers' Excursions.
Homeseekers' tickets TO nearly all
points on sale at low rates by Chicago
Great Western Railway on first and
third Tuesday of each month. June to
October inclusive. For particulars ap.
ply to any Great Western Agent, or
j. P. ElmerG p. A., Chicago, Ill. l0-AO-
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-12
OPPOSE CONSOLIDATION.
Decatur Populists Don't Want to
Unite With Democrats.

The Decatur county Populists are
against consolidation with the Demo-
Gratis and have so instructed their dele
gates to the Topeka conference They
held a convention at Oberlin last Sat
urday and elected W. d. Street, ex-
speaker of the house of representatives;
z. NJ. Coldren, editor of the Herald,
and Leo. Matthews as delegates to the
conference. The Instructions were
against disbanding the Populist party
and the expressions of the rank and file
in attendance at the county convention
were in favor of continuing under the
Populist banner and name and on the
principles laid down in the Omaha plat
form.
The Populists and Democrats of the
Sixth district have always been more
or less at sword points and there has
generally been three congressional can
didates in the field whenever it has been
necessary to elect a congressman. The
breach was widened during the last
campaign when DR.. Dykes was the Pop
ulist candidate for congress and Tully
Scott ran on the Democratic ticket
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-12
A HASTY ANS WEIR.
British Japanese Alliance is So Re-
garded in Some Quarters.

London, Feb. 12.-The Liberal after
noon newspapers view the alliance be-
tween Great Britain and Japan with
mixed feelings and the Conservative
organs generally applaud it, The st.
James Gazette Conservative expresses
modified rupture at this wide depart
ure from British traditional policy"
but finds solace in the thought that the
States are identical with those of Great
Britain and Japan and concludes: Per
haps we shall find, when the policy of
Great Britain is definitely known that
the United States is formally or infor-
mally party to the league of peace
in the far east. At any rate no effort
should be spared to secure its adhesion.
The Westminster Gazette thinks the
and defensive, says that it therefore
has a dangerously wide extension and
concludes that it looks like a rather
hasty answer to European hostility.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-12
TO MOVE 700 TREES.
A Big Transplanting Contract Let by
Worlds Fair Managers.

ST. Louis. Mo, Feb. 12-Seven hundred
shade trees will be transplanted on the
Worlds fair site by the Detroit Shade
Tree company. The contract for this
attractive decorative effect at the ex-
position was let today by Director of
Works Taylor.
Each tree marked by the force of
Landscape Architect Kessler will be up
rooted from it's present location on the
site and removed by the contractors to
the spot designated along the avenues.
The tree contract has attracted more
attention throughout the country and
abroad than the contracts for the great
main exhibit structures of the Worlds
fair. 1t is the largest single tree trans
planting contract that has even been
undertaken in this country, and so far
as known. in the world.
The figures at which the contract was
let do not appear in the statement made
in connection with the giving out of the
work.
The contract for constructing two
subsidiary channel ways to carry the
tributaries of the river Des Pefes was
let today to Mcintyre & Teese of st.
Louis for SIS, 500.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-12

Tuesday after weeks visit in the city
with Mrs. D. p. Paxton.
Mrs ]. D. Small, of Atchison. is in
Topeka visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wal
ter Noble.
Mr.. and Mrs. H W. Clough, of Dodge
City, We're in Topeka Tuesday to attend
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Cora Clough and Mr. Charles Sheffield
which took place Tuesday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Maurice Schlegel will en-
tertain their card club Friday evening
at their home on West Sixth avenue.
Mrs. Myrtle Holmes returned Tuesday
from a few days visit in Manhattan.
While there a big dancing party was
given in her honor.
Mrs. L. Blakesley will be the guest of
Mrs c. w. Penfield at 927 Topeka ave-
nue. Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. ETnbry are plan
ming to leave next week for a trip to
California and Portland, Oregon
The ladies Of the Central Congrega-
tional church gave a thimble party this
afternoon in the church parlors.
The Helping Hands society of the
First Congregational church are plan
ming to give a thimble party Saturday
afternoon at the home of Miss Matte
Valentine.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Knowles entertain
ed the King Pedro card club at an en-
joyable dinner party Tuesday evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-12
MINIMUM FREIGHT RATE.
Efforts on the Part of Steamer Lines
to Establish One

New York. Feb. 12-Gustave Tiet-
gems, president of the Hamburg-Ameri-
can line and the general director, Albert
Balm; George Plate, president of the
North German Lloyd line and the gem
eral director. Henry Wiegand, arrived
on the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse for
the purpose of entering into a confer
ence with the agents of the English anu
American steamship companies to ar
range a minimum rate on freight Both
of the general directors were perfectly
frank in speaking of the object of their
visit When questioned, Albert Ballin
said: I'VE have all come over here for
the purpose of entering into a confer
ence with the agents of the various
Steamship lines that have entered into
combination on the price OF shipping
freight The German lines realize and
have realized for some time that they
have been losing money on freight that
has been shipped on the old plan and
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-12
is THIS THE CHARM
Lawrence Countryman Has Been
Stolen a Third Time.

ST. Joseph, Mich. Feb. 12-Lawrence,
the 6-year-old son of Mrs. A. ]. Coun-
tryinan, who has been victim of two
sensational kidnapping cases, has again
disappeared from the home of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Van
Brunt of this city. He has not been
seen since Monday morning. He left
the house coatless, and his whereabouts
are unknown. For the last six years
Mrs Countryman lived in Chicago,
where her husband was employed in the
Union Stock yards. One year ago they
quarreled, and the mother. with her
two children, returned to this city to
live with her parents. On July the
boys, Lawrence. aged 5, and Albert,
aged s. were mysteriously stolen in
broad daylight from in front of their
grandfather's home in a densely popu-
lated section of this city.
The mother later found her boys in
Chicago. and escaped to boat with the
younger of them. after an exciting
chase through the streets. Country
man pursued her to the boat, but pas
sengerS prevented him taking the boy,
who has since been living here.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-12
CELEBRATE LINCOLN DAY.
Colored Republicans Will Meet at
Representa- Hall

Some of the leading Republican colored
men of Kansas, organized under the name
of the Kansas Lincoln Day club, will eel
ebrate Lincoln's birthday with a meeting
in Representative hall tonight, after
which they will have banquet The fol-
lowing is the programme of the open
meeting:
Music ...,............... March by Sorentino
Twenty-third Regiment Band.
Remarks by President. t...........-J. A. Page
Lincoln as a Statesman j. H. Guy
Organization ........D DR.. w. H. Hudson
Solo Mrs John NJ. Wright
Fall of Jericho '..-..................... Music
Twenty-third Regiment Band.
1.-The Reconstruction PERIOD ............
..::...........-. Capt. s. A. Harvey
1.-THE Negro Soldier r'.-.-..-.--.....
.......................... Rev. w. L, Grant
Solo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mrs. J. H. Hare
Lincoln as an Emancipator --.-...--..
.....................Pr Prof. w. T. Vernon.
Interstate Greeting M o. Rickett
Music -........... Waltzes of the Forest
Twenty-third Regiment Band.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-12
Saved the Crew.

New York, Feb. 12.-The White Star
line steamer Nomadic, which anchored
at quarantine last night from Liverpool,
brings the news of another disaster at
sea Captain Atkins says that on Sun
day, February g. in latitude 41.50 degrees
north longitude $3.50 degrees west, he
passed the American and Indian line
steamer Bucentaur, bound for New
York from Calcutta and Colombo, which
signalled Have on board shipwrecked
crew of the bark Manx Queen, of Liv-
erpool All on board saved and all
we'll"