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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
WOMEN MAY VOTE.
Suffrage May be Exercised at
Two City Elections.

At two of the coming FIVE city
elections in Oskaloosa the women
will have the right to vote. These
are the school election to occur next
Monday March 10, and the election
for the tax to be granted the Oska-
loosa and lama Electaic line on Mon
day April 10. The law granting
woman this privilege is found in the
two following sections of the code of
Iowa:
Section 2747-ELECToRs-T have
the right to vote at school meeting
a person must have the same quail
tications as for voting at a general
election, and must be at the time an
actual resident of the corporation or
subdistrict. In any election here.
after held in any school corporation
for the purpose of issuing bonds for
school purposes or for increasing the
tax levy, the right of any citizen to
vote shall not be denied or abridged
on account of sex, and women, may
vote at such elections the same as
men, under the same restrictions and
qualifications, so far as applicable.
Section 1I3I-VoTING BY WOMEN
At all elections where women may
vote, no registration of women shall
be required, separate ballots shall be
furnished for the question on which
they are entitled to vote, separate
ballot box shall be provided in which
all ballots cast by them shall be de-
posted, and a separate canvass there
of made by the judges of the election,
and the returns thereof shall show
such vote. The right of any citizen
to vote at any CITY, town or school
election, on the question of issuing
any bonds for municipal or school pur-
poses, and for the purpose of borrow
ing money, or on the question of in
creasing the tax levy, shall not be
denied or abridged on account of
sex.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Mrs. J. w Simpson left over the
O., r 1. & P. last evening for an ex-
tended visit with relatives and friends
in Katy, Mo.
Mrs. A. Oxander and children,
Marguerite and Gertrue, went to Ed.
dyville this morning to spend the day
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Heiner returned
to their home in Rose Hill last even
ing after spending several days with
friends in the city.
Ballard Baxter, of North B street,
is in What Cheer looking after bust
ness affairs connected with the settle
ment of an estate.
Mel Rose is suffering with another
attack of rheumatism and is just out
after very painful time. He is con-
siderably crippled.
Miss Pearl Nell departed last even
ing for Washington where she will
spend several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. James Boiling.
William TysseliDg and family were
passengers on the Iowa Central Tues
day for their new home near Red
Lake Falls, Minnesota.
Mrs. @. H. Sandvos is spending a
few days in Washington this week
making preparations for moving to
that city in the near future.
Homer Kendig, of the Iowa Central
yard office, is convalescing from a
very severe case of quinsy. He has
been confined to his home for the
past week.
Mrs. w. E. Hearne is in receipt of
word that her husband, who has been
in England for several weeks past, is
en- route home and will soon be in
Oskaloosa.
The Reading Club and their gentle
men friends spent a very pleasant
evening at the A. P. Spencer home,
the guests of Miss Eva, one of the
club members.
Guy o. Laughlin, who has been in
the city for the past several weeks
vie iting at ithe home of his mother,
Mrs. g. A. Hinton departed last even
ing via the Iowa Central for Beloit,
Kansas.
Mrs. Walter Davis, who has been
at the /. Kalbach home on @ avenue |
east duringlthe absence of Mr.. and |
Mrs. VIII Hawkins in Mexico and the |
departed this morning for
her home in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Link enter
tanned a company of friends in a very
pleasant mannerilast evening at their
home. High five was played during
the evening, b refreshments were
served and the occasion was much |
enjoyed.
A. A. Coburn, thanks to a good |
doctor, A. J.EHunter,i and assistant
O. 8. Longshore, q trained nurse, Mrs. |
Coburn, and aIheroic patient, has
a severe attack of lumbago |
and is now convalescent. He is still |
to his.bed, however, and is
very weak.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
Republican Caucuses.

The city Republican Committee
James Carroll chairman have deter
mined that the Republican city eau
cuses for the nomination OF candi-
dates for aldermen be held Tuesday
evening March IS 1902 at the appoint
ed places. 1t is desired that all re.
publicans Of the city give this matter
their attention and place men in
nomination for the several seats on
the council that will place the bust
ness OF the city on q business basis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
Small Fire.

An alarm of fire about four O'Clock
Monday afternoon called the fire de-
partment to the corner of A avenue
and Ii street. The house is owned
by Mrs Addie Schwartz and was oc-
cupied by a family ramed Handler.
The fire started by ashes falling from
the stove and burning through the
floor. The fire then caught beneath
the building and gave promise of a
lively blaze for few minutes. The
prompt arrival of assistance saved
any serious damage.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
A BIG FEE.
Fort Dodge Syndicate VIII Find Filing
Articles Expensive.

Des Moines, March 4.-The state of
Iowa narrowly missed fee of IS, 500.
to-day by reason Of the slowness of
its clerks. The United States Gypsum
Company filed articles of incorpora-
ton with capital of 81 500, 900. When
the papers were received inquiry was
made as to the status OF the bill to re-
move the fee limit on such incorpora-
tions and 1t was found the bill has
passed both houses and has been re-
ported correctly enrolled, but had
not been sent to the governor for his
signature. II the law is in force be-
fore the articles are finally accepted
the fee will be $500; otherwise only
$4,000. Defects we're found in the
papers and they were sent back for
correction and in the meantime the
law will be published and the Gypsum
trust will have to pay the larger fee
for acquiring the Gypsum properties
near Fort Dodge,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

March came in like lion, and you
should commence thinking about wall
paper. Blakeslee Bros. sell border,
ceiling and side wall at the same
price. l58d1.32w1
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
PREFER BELMONT.
New Dry Goods Firm Organized
and Incorporated.

Announcement is made today OF
the in. corporation of the Pfeifer- Bel
mont Company Dry Goods merchants.
Under the incorporation of the busi-
ness Mr.. E H. Belmont secured an
interest in the business and will be
"part and parcer' in tho business
from henceforth.
Mr.. Belmont is an old dry goods
man of years OF experience in both
retail and wholesale. He has been in
retail work and has been upon. the
road He has been seeking location
for retail business for long time
and had long had his tention at
tracted to Oskaloosa. Now that q
chance was offered to come into the
city the gentleman has embraced it
in no uncertain way. He says that
he is here and that he is glad he
is here. He also states that he is
here to stay and to be one of the cit
il ans of the town and the county.
He will move his family to the city
as soon as arrangements for home
can be completed.
Mr.. Belmont was formerly with the
Emery Bird Thayer Company depart
ment store of Kansas City, one of the
largest concerns of its kind in the
west. After seven years with these
people he went to the Harris Emery
Company of Des Moines and served
them six years gaining the reputation
as one of the best silk men in the
country. For the past several years
Mr.. Belmont had been on the road
with the silk house of Chas. A.
Stevens, known through the length
and breadth of the land.
The endeavor of the new house
thus formed will be to give the peo-
pie of the city and the county
the best dry goods house that the
city has ever had. 1t will be the study
to please the people while serving
them and serving them to always
keep up with the times and ahead OF
all competition in their line.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Having been able to purchase our
wall paper at one uniform figure for
side wall, ceiling and border we could
not ask our customers two different
prices this year.
153d1-32w1 BLAKEsLEE Bros.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
II, l.. PARCEL

drills wells, rope holes and prospects
for coal. See him, or write in care
Gesman Bros, Oskaloosa, la. Our
prices reasonable and work guaran-
teed. 30tf
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
Texas Big -Four

III 80 years ago you had invested
500 in one share of Standard Oil Co.
Stock, you would today have received
in dividends $500 and your one share
would be worth in cash S64OOl!!
II three years ago you had invested
500 in 100 shares of Union Oil Stock,
today you could sell your stock for
$50, O00l!!
If two year you had invested 500
in 200 shares of N. Y. Oil 90. stock,
you could today sell your stock for
4O,OOo!!!
If one year ago you had invested
500 in land on Spindle Top, you
could today sell your one-forth acre
for s75, OOO!!!
If today you will invest 500 in the
Texas Big Four Oil & Pipe Line Co,
we predict for you results equal to
any of the above Investments.
Because the Texas Big Four have
the billiards and will market 81 $780,
600 worth of oil within two years.
So buys. 30 shares
$40 buys............... 100 shares
S25 buys. $50 shares
$50 buys ................... 500 shares
Send ordersTfor stock to w. II.
Layton, Secretary, Galveston, Texas.
3OWlO
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
Deadly Cancer cured with Oils

Deadly Cancer Cared With Oils.
This terrible disease has at last
yielded to mild treatment. DR.. Bye
the able specialist of Kansas City,
Mo-, states that this terrible disease
can be cured. The Doctor has &C.
complished some wonderful cures re-
Gently in what seemed incurable
cases cured in from two to ten weeB 8
treatment with combination OF
Medicated Oils. A handsome illus
trated book is sent free showing the
disease in its various forms. The Oil
cures cancer, tumor, catarrh, piles,
astula and all skin and womb diseases
Call or address DIR. w. o. BYE, 9th
& Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Some of the finest designs in panels
and oriental wall papers ever shown
may be seen at Blakeslee Bros, west
side square. 153d1-32w1,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
PEACE AND PLENTY.
Occupy the Throne In Harmony Mt the
County Farm.

The Board of Supervisors visited
the County Farm on Monday, made
the annual invoice and finished the
transfer from Mr.. Gosnell to the new
steward, Mr.. Williams. Everything
about the place was found in good
shape, and the inmates were COM
Portable and contented. They were
all in sorrow, however, over the death
of BILLY" Rodgers, who had died in
the home Saturday night. He was
an inoffensive and happy old man, a
general favorite with all, and a will
ing and untiring worker.
The invoice one year ago including
building, grounds and stock amount
ed to s24 $500. The figures will be,
about the same this year, despite the
fact that 81 ,51s.25 worth of stock and
produce had been sold during the
wear, The sales were IA folIouo.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
THE KING GOLD AND COPPER MINING AND MILLING CO.,
INCORPORATES IN ARIZONA

INCORPORATED IN ARIzoNA
d. O. JoSLYN, MERRITT D. HoFF Sec Mgr.
FirstD
during eleven months of 1901
ceye
dino county California; consisting
new building and
10 ul elaine from
oil land lin SanB ernardino county, CAL
eofs
% You
at Do
investigated proposition
of
scrnion ind directors well
prices and of Treasury Plan.
hal paid
paid
been paid
forc Cash..
par Value, ST.. Fully Paid Worcestershire.
Address communications to ssy
The King Cold and Copper Mining and Milling Co.
suite Chicago
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

The Board inspected all the build
ings thoroughly, and took occasion
to go almost all over the big farm and
direct the disposition of the land for
the coming year. Mr.. Williams and
his good family take hold of the work
in a splendid way, and have already
won the good graces of all the in
mates. The unfortunates are also
m 1ch attached to the new physician,
toe "little man" as they call him,
DR.. Windle.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12

the night. AIT o'clock this morning the
scharred and nutilated bodies of: fifteen
more victims were brought Sto the West
mont pit mouth and taken to the morgue.
Three Deaths occurred during the night
rat Cambria hospital: These were among
the last living victims who were, brought
out @of the mine yesterday afternoon in
an unconscious condition Another of
these is In a -precaPious condition..
Many funerals will take place to-day.
Every undertaken in Johnstown has as
many on his hands as he can we'll attend
to. Inquiry was made at the mine, Offices
and gthe morgues by relatives of the four
missing They are foreigners.
/ Yesterday was day of heroic reseues
Thrilling experiences attended the; efforts
of the forty brave and daring fellows
who went down into the bowels Of the
earth with a faint hope that they might
be in time to restore to life some Of those
l.who ofwere. entombed. - 80 81.
The reward of their efforts was the saw
low. men. These men were badly burned
and some of them had lost their reason
L and tried to tight their rescuers
DIR. j. Frank Taylor one Of the srescuing
lsparty who has made many trips into the
Emine. is confident, that there are many
l.more bodies in the mine and that, the list
liof dead will be great tly- increased. A num-
tber OF rooms. have not been. entered and
lin these Dr.. Taylor expects many bodies
Twill be found The total of dead bodies
drought out is+10S. OF those taken to the
memorial hospital, three have died. This
brings the dead so far known up to Ill
In the memorial hospital there are still Ia
patients, making a total of Ia living and
Il dead who have been brought out of the
mine. How many more dead are in the
mine is not known exactly. Estimates
wary from four to five in the statements
of those who are close to the company
5tosov fifty among the people at large.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12
HARVEST ALMOST HERE
MrNNEsorA.AND DAKOTA nEpoH:rs.
bumper Crop ID the Talk In Most
sections--some Losses by Hail
at MOnteyideo.
Specials to The Journal.

Specials to The Journal. q:
IS Willnar, Mimi, July 1.-THE prospeets g
for good crop Of grain In this county
are very encouraging. Wheat is light in
some sections. but south OF Willmar there
is a general showing Of well headed fields
and in every township there will be a
good crop. Rust has affected some fields.
Corn, which was backward on account OF
cool weather, is now coming on nicely.
Garden stuff is doing we'll, and potatoes
will be good crop. Barley cutting has
been commenced. ST; 81 sSss
Fergus Falls. MINI. July 12.--The CON
dition3 Of crops tn this vicinity could
magnifcently and some of it will be
ready to cut In less than three weeks.
Everyone is looking forward to a crop
equal to that of@1895. Oats are equally as
promising as wheat, and corn is coming
along in good shape. Potatoes promise to
be a fair; crop. z.$ss s..
Appleton, MINI. July Il. Harvest will
usual his season. Much barley will be
harvested next week, anda few days later
wheat and oats will be ripe. The weather
has been ideal for all kinds of grain and
bumper crop seems assured. go.
Montevideo Mimi, July 12.-HaiIs fell
yesterday afternoon during heavy rain
storm. AS the crops are very heavy the
damage will be considerable, and in some
places it is feared the ruin is complete.
Aberdeen. IS. d.. July 12.-The harvest
OF barley has begun IN this region, and
the crop is pronounced first class. The
grains are large and plump, and it is ex-
pected the color, will be- good and the
yield a large one.
Wahpeton, N d. July III Crop condi-
tions continue fine. All small grain is
doing we'll. A moderately warm wind the
past few days has placed the corn crop in
ane condition and, like all other crops, it
promises to be the greatest ever produced
fho sfa "a. k.s
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12
SLAUGHTERED
Jealous Bartender Kills Three
y: ! and Fatally Wounds
: a Fourth. .ia- s

Portland Oregon. July R.-1n a mad
desire for vengeance, in returnfor real
Or supposed wrongs. A.. L. Belding. a bar
tender, shot: and killed his wife, his
mother in-law and a, male inmate Of the
house and fatally wounded his father in
law. The dead are. -
r MRS. A: L. BELDING, his wife. :. -.
SES MRS. L. McCROSKEY, his mother-in-
law: =. $500, s,. r.t !. :. scs-.,- ~..-y - !.
3. :, FRANK .WOODWoRTH,. an inmate of
the. MeCroskey house. :. .s 3
I Fatally: wounded: L. McCroskey,
father-in-law.. t - I
Bedding married the daughter of the
McCroskeys eight years ago, but has not
lived with his. wife for! some time. He
was jealous 5of Woodward, whom he sus-
pected was on intimate terms with Mrs.
Beldtng., # 5.+--. e u. = s:...s5 !. =. : :
"A Sorry He Did Not XIII All.
Going to. the McCroskey home, Fifth
and Elm streets, he gained admittance
and meeting Woodward in the hallway,
drew a. revolver in each hand, exclaim-
ing, '.You first, firing as he spoke.
Woodward fell to the floor smortally
wounded. .
q Mrs. sBeIding rushed upon her husband
and was shot down by. the fnfuriated man.
Then the parents eff Mrs. Belding came
Belding.& After his bloody work was fin
ished, Belding walked out OF the house
and gave himself up.
, When asked for the cause of the terri
Die crime, Belding simply said:
These people have been m1susing me
for years and am sorry that I did not
kill them all They are albad lot. {
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12

in many instances only to drive to- the
warehouses and block the entrances and.
exits. Fully 100. drivers went in this.
way to the freighthouse of the Illinois
Central this morning. They, backed their
teams up alonside the platforms and pro-
-ceeded to They chatted and smoked,
but handled no freight. Most ofthe truck
men who visited the. depots were from
South Water street, where vegetables
fruit, butter, eggs poultry and the like
are dealt in by. wholesalers 80
The other. truckmen,s it is said, in many
instances, refused to. take out their
trucks at all, or; having done so, drove.
to the headquarters of their ufiion and
begged, permission to refrain from work.
They pleaded as an, excuse that they:
feared personal injury at the hands of
the freight handlers son picket duty such
as. befell a number of teamsters yester-
day. = 80. Z. "A:
j. Thompson, secretary Of the union,
told the. men tina it was their. duty. to
work as long as work was possible, but
his arguments were unsuccessful. The
allegation of. fear on the part of the
teamsters is believed to be- an, excuse.
The real reason, many of the men ad :
mitted, was that the truckmen desired
to aid the striking freight handlers and
would not deliver or receive freight to
or from the nom union men at present in
the warehouses s,# - i ~
If the freight handlers, strike lis set
|. tied to-day the .teamsters will at .once
resume work. Should a, settlement fail
it is said the commission merchants on
South Water street will lose $5O0,O00
through the destruction of perfshabIe
goods to-day S5ssss s.s.3ts IS
While the teamsters were making the
situation. extremely embarrassing the
| freight handlers were holding meetings
at which committees were appointed to
visit the railroad managers in accord
ance with the plan proposed by the Chi
.cago board of arbitration last night. So
| many plans of arbitration and compro-
mise have failed tllat.2no one could be
found to protect the outcome of these
conferehces. s:5s I.
| After working all day yesterday upon
the situation, the board of arbitration
Hast might made the following recon-
| mendation, which was, accepted by the
railroads and by the freight handlers: 4
That q committee of five, four of whom
| must be employees of their respective rail-
4sroads aud having full power to act, meet
with the proper officers Of the said railroads
sduring the forenoon of Saturday, July IL
| to SETTLE the existing differences between the
/ railroads and the freight handlers.
/ Canal street which leads to the ware
house of the Burlington road was again
4 blocked this morning, q double line OF
trucks extending from Adams to Poll,
streets, a distanceso of five blocks. Several
/ big firms, after listening to the express
/ sions Of fear from their tiers, decided
4 not to. send their trucks: out at all to;
/ day s..
i Police guards at, all Of the depots were
Ereinforced this morning by bringing ~
j more men from the out ying distri lets. The
lpolicemen stand in pairs to increase tfeil
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12
AN AUTO ACCIDENT
Harry Hayes Of Cleveland Probably
5:@ Fatally Injured.
.seso FORK sur. tspeetGs serysoe

.veso Yorb SUI, Speeto1 Servtoe s.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 12.--HarryE E.
Hayes Of the banking and bond firm Of
w. j: Hayes & Son. Cleveland, New York,
Chicago and other cities, narrowly es-
capped death in an automobile accident at
midnight last night. He was driving his
machine rapidly out Euclid avenue to his
home and struck Ia, pile of paving mate
rial In the street. the red lamps on which
were not lighted. The, machine was
thrown several feet into the air, Mr..
force, and the wreck of. the automobile
fell on him, almost crushing out his life.
Almost Instantly the gaso1ene in the ma
chine exploded, frightening away passers
by, who started to his assistance. Mr..
Hayes was taken unconscious to his home.
1t is fearedg hts injuries may prove fatal
Mr.. Hayes is. prominent In financial cir
cles, member of the Cleveland automo-
bile club and patron of art. ts<