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

The thoughtfulness of Principal
Kindig of the First ward undoubtedly
prevented serious accident at noon
to-day. A team belonging to Vets
man & Handler was seen coming down
B avenue, running away at full speed.
The three hundred and forty children
who attend the school were all in the
yard at the time. Mr.. Kindig saw the
danger and rang the bell at once.'The
children all hurried into the building,
thinking it was the last bell. All were
thus out Of danger when the frightened
team rushed by.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
GREATER OSKALOOSA.

The fame of our town is reaching
out beyond the horizon and is grow
ing larger and larger every day.
The name is becoming a household
word in the sanctums of the great
dailies of the country, and if our
electric lines are both built new head
gear will be necessary. The Chicago
Record Herald of Saturday, in dis
cussing the imm Oldest boast of New
York that she had expended S109, 900
in showing Prince Henry good
time, says:
but how like the imperial City of
New York to count the cost and
enthusiastically proclaim its opulenre
How ungraclous to foot up the bill
and issue a statement before the
royal visitor departs for the land of
the Hobenzollerns. Here in the
rowdy west, such towns as Rockford
and Osksloosa would not proclaim to
the world that it cost S109, 900 to
entertain the prince. Such a baga
telle as this would not move Battle
Greek or Bay City to frenzied fam
boyant beating of the tom-tom. But
then there is only one New York,
and the rest of the republic built its
statue to Liberality."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
The town of Hamilton isn't promo

The town of Hamilton isn't proud
In fact it prefers to glide along under
less important airs. A correspond
ent there says: There is now a
strong current of public feeling to
the effect that the Incorporating act
was hasty mistake, and the city
clerk has posted notices to the effect
that at the forthcoming city election
the question of "disincorporating"
will be voted on. The majority is
likley to vote "yes" on the propo
sition."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

-Keokuk County News: L. Hulse
has been appointed postmaster at
Keota and will succeed H. P. New
ton. Mr.. Hulse is a splendid young
man. He has the confidence and es.
TEEN of his neighbors and citizens of
Keota's vicinity. The appointment
will in all probability meet with salts
faction. Mr.. Newton made a good
postmaster and like his successor to
be, is a splendid citizen.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

-Montezuma Republican: The Os-
kaloosa HERALD announces that By
ron Preston will be candidate for
district Judge. Mahaska is entitled
to one of the judges and Preston is
the kind of material out of which
capable jurists are made. He is fine
lawyer, has the confidence and esteem
of everybody and would add strength
20 the ticket.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

-Sully Ledger: Oskaloosa is thor
oughly alive to the Importance of the
fall carnival and has appointed a
splendid lot of workers for commit
teemen, which guarantees that the
exposition to be held there next fall
will be a marker for such events. 1t
promises to not only be big thing
for Oskaloosa, but great advertise
ment for the country tributary there
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
-OttumWa Courier:

-Ottumwa Courier: J. L. Har.
bour, who writes stories for well
known periodical for young people,
and the magazines sometimes writes
under his own proper name, and
frequently under that of "Hezekiah
Butterworth." He is the son of the
late Hon. R. R. Harbour, of Mahaska
county, former member of the
legislature. Mr.. Harbour's writings
are all of high moral tone. He has
relatives living in Mahaska and Mon
roe counties.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
made A Big sum.

Glass '02 Of the Oskaloosa High
school has broken all previous records
in the receipts of their benefit enter
tainment. All expenses have been
paid and the young ladies and gentie-
men have net amount OF s2b0.70 to
tbA'r credit for the purchasing of tho
.ass memento.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Mrs E. H. Rodgers says she
heard number of travelling men on
the train the other day speculating
upon the growth of Oskaloosa pro-
viding the Oskaloosa and Tama
electric line is built. They all agreed
that the town would have 10000
within the next five years il no
straws are thrown in the path OF pro-
gress that is now unfolding.
"Breathes there man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath sad
This is my own, my native land"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Five hundred carloads OF leaf to-
bacco from Virginia and other south
eastern states are on the way to San
Francisco, and from that city they
will be shipped to Japan. This does
not indicate that the acquisition of
the Philippines was destined to upset
the American tobacco industry.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Virginia, on the eastern border
OF the United States, talks of a $780,
600 appropriation for the st. Louis
worlds fair. Iowa, the richest, most
progressive and in every way best
state in the original Louisiana Pur-
chase, ought to do better than that"
says the Gate City.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Hon. A. j. Jewell, of Spring
Greek township was in town Satur-
day. Mr.. Jewell Is fast friend of
the Oskaloosa and Tama Electric
line and he wants to see 1t con-
structed without fail. He owns pro-
perty In town, and he says the voting
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

of the tax for it's construction by the
citizens of Oskaloosa will be welt ONE
to him. "The road will be worth
many fold to the town what it will
cost" This is the right sort of
spirit, and the one that will build up
Oskaloosa and Mahaska County.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

The special committee appointed
to investigate the contest between J..
e. Bruce and j. M. Emmert for a
seat in the senate from the Cass-
Shelby district, has found In favor Of
Bruce. The report will probably be
adopted and Bruce given the seat.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Harvey News: Oskaloosa Alder
man have voted to grant franchise
to Tama and Buxton electric line,
also nine or several other street rail-
ways. That's correct. There's
nothing like competition to make
things go and Oskaloosa Alderman
are smart enough to know it.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Uncle Sam will endeavor to COM
pei the Turkish government to re-
store the Bulgarian ransom fund. The
suggestion is made that when
the money shall be recovered iU be
used in relieving Miss Stone from the
necessity of taking the lecture plat
form
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

-"Good roads," says the Ottumwa
Courier, "are evidences of high
state of civilization, and il we in Iowa
were judged by this standard we
would not be ranked far above semi
harhariana -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

If primaries breed such politics
as they have in Des Moines, remarks
the Iowa City Republican, 1.-THE state
should not by law force them upon
unwilling people who are getting
along we'll under present Methods"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Following close upon a festival
q of canine extinction, the news is sent
out from Sioux City that five people
near there have been poisoned by
eating sausage. There may be no
connection between these two items,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

There seems to still be little
room left at the top. w. O. Brown,
who began work for the O., M. & st.
p. road as a section hand and worked
upwards steadily to positions of trust,
has been made vice.president of the
New York Central road.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

1t is hinted that President Roose-
velt will appoint Democrat to the
position of secretary of commerce
and labor. This will be giving busi-
ness very bad start.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

A New York Judge has decided
that it is not SANDER to say that
man cheats at cards. In some parts
of the country, however, the Gate
City believes it is decidedly un-
healthy
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

School election comes Monday
March 10. Two directors are to be
elected and the names of Mrs. E. HI.
Rodgers and George s. Prime have
been suggested.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

-Dr.J. f. Fleener's name has been
added to the list of candidates for
school directors at next Mondays
election. The Doctor would make
an excellent member of the Board.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

If instead of promising returns of
25 per cent on the amount invested
1t guaranteed nothing on the capital,
it would be paying investment in
developing the town and contingent
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

The editor of the Charlton Her.
aid has recently been vaccinated and
takes a column and half to tell
about it. He would have to enlarge
his paper if he should take bath.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

We would like to ask the water
company privately, If the water we
have been getting the last week is
fair sample of what we may expect
all spring?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Director ON. Porter says he will
not stand for reelection to the eschool
board. He feels that he has done his
share and believes that other citizens
should give of their time to this i'm
portant duty. Mr.. Porter has made
an excellent official.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

You cannot get away from the
Iowa Ideas. 1t now transpires
that one of the cars on the Prince
Henry special train bears the name
of the Hawkeye state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Somebody has figured out that
$1,000 has already been spent in en-
tertaining Prince Henry. But think
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

The oil industry has done one
charitable thing In making million
air out of Hon. Chas. Towne it has
relieved long suffering public of his
calamItous speeches.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Over 100 900 men killed, wounded,
and disabled represent the total Brit
ish losses to date in the South African
war.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06

Encourage home manufactures
by buying homemade goods. Keep
Oskaloosa money in Oskaloosa and
you and the town will profit thereby.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
NE WSPdPER YALUES.

Now ard then the old Register of
Des Moines comes to the scratch with
a body blow, that astonishes it's con-
temporaries and cements anew the
public confidence that has always
been manifested in that paper to a
marked degree. The records of Polk
county show the assessed valuation
of three of the capital city papers as
follows:
The Iowa State Register. SEC, 900
The Des Moines Leader. .......... 5000
The Des Moines News.................. $500
In other words, using the assessors
figures as a basis, the Register is
worth more Than four times the COM
bined value of the other two papers
This is even a greater difference than
the Register has ever claimed. The
fact remains, however, that the Regis
ter will be called upon to pay nearly
eight times as much taxes as any
other newspaper in Des Moipes.
There is manlfestly something wrong
here and the search light which the
News and Leader have been focusing
on the railoads of Iowa should be
turned upon the old Polk county
court house in Des Moines.
THE HERALD is valued at So, 900 and
1t would be glad to swap plants with
the Leader or News-although we
would want 1t distinctly understood
that we would not run either one Of
them. The Leader claims to be worth
s125, 900. THE HERALD will sell for
s1OO, 900 and give two percent dis
count for cash.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
P. E. o. OFFICERS.
Result of Annual Election I'm Chapter
X Monday Evening.

The P. E. O.'s held business meet.
ing at the residence of Mrs. 10 Bar
ringer Monday evening and elected
officers for the ensuing year. Many
of the old officials were re elected but
there were also several new ones in
stalled. Those who will serve for the
coming year are:
Mrs. l.. A. Rodgers, president.
Mrs. I. w. Cook, vice president.
Miss Mary Turner, treasurer.
Miss Luna Baugh, recording secre-
tary.
Miss Eva Spencer, corresponding
secretary.
Mrs. s. w Wilson, journalist.
Mrs. ]. o. Barringer, guard.
"a - II q RrA.
Bears the llA' Kind You Ham l!san Bought
''',a'''' e &tMAZzzsS
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EnrI II tho Richest Man.

Ii Hung Chang was called the rich.
est man i'm the world. This assertion
is easier made than proved, for nobody
knows how rich he was His fortune
may certainly he counted by millions
of dollars. but how many millions il
purely cOnjectural. 1t is enough to
say that ne was very wealthy. and he
accumulated nearly the whole of his
fortune by taking advantage of his
opportunities and making opportuni.
ties during his long service as Viceroy
of Marking and Pe-Chi-i.
One way in which Ii for many years
made an enormous sum of money was
to use thousands of soldiers i'm his own
private enterprise without paying
them cent for their labor. In the
course of time he purchased extensive
estates in the rice growing regions
and raised more bushels of rice every
year than the bonanza farmers OF
North Dakota used to raise of wheat
He got his labor for nothing. and his
great crop of rice was almost clear
profit. He simply turned his soldiers
loose i'm the rice fields and they had
to be content with the rations ana the
miserable pittance paid to them by
the Government.-New York Tribune.
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Little EIsie's View.

Little Elsie. aged three. is ever OF
the lookout for n chance to add to her
vocabulary by listening to the remarks
of her elders.
Not far from that place in the Cats.
kills where she and her mother spent
the summer months was n point of
rocks iutting out from the mountain
side, easy enough of access from the
rear. but i'm front a sheer precipice of
200 or 300 feet. Elsie had been TO the
spot several times and while her pro
tectors looked off in the distance and
pointed here and there she always
heard them say something about 1.-THE
view"
When her father came up for one Of
his over-Sunday visits. he. of course
had to he taken around to see the va.
rious attractions of the locality. and
finally came to the point of rocks. He
ventured out pretty close to the edge
when Elsie. few feet behind him.
piped up, i'm a tone of warning and
with not little pride i'm grasping the
opportunity for her new word: Look
out. papa. Don't Diet too close oil
you'll fall off into the view. New
York Times.
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OLD HIDDEN TREASURE FOUND.
;oId Worth $1,000 in "a shanty Near Roy
alton, n. Y.

sold worth SsOOO IN "a Shnnty Near kOy-
alton, n. Y.
Gold nuggets and fine gold dust
worth $1,000 were found a few days
ago by Henry Freeshe. farm hand.
n the attic of an old shanty on the
Barker Road. north of Royalton, y.
T. The building was being remod-
Fled to he used as n barn. The gold
was stored i'm an old wooden box
about two feet square. Mice had
made a nest in the chest. the side of
which had become rotten long ago.
The finding of the treasure recalls
the interesting history of the late &C.
centric old hermit. George Hoffman.
who left Niagara County back i'm the
dfties to seek the precious yellow met
Al i'm California. According to old
residents he went to the gold fields
soon after he was married. His bride
remained i'm the East. He was i'm Cal
ifornia for three years. and during that
time he did not write 10 his wife. who,
believing he had persisted. left Mia
CARA and went back to her home in
Ohio. 1t is said that she is still liv-
ing near Cleveland. and an effort is
utluE udue 10 nlu HtI.
Hoffman came back i'm 1886 with a
fortune. No one knew at the time that
he had found the gold he sought. but
it is supposed that the new-found
treasure was brought back from Cal
ifornia by him. Its existence can he
accounted for i'm no other way
When Hoffman returned he sought
out his wife i'm the Buckeye State.
but she would not come back to West
ern New York with him. probably ow-
ing TO his eccentricities. 1t is said
that he told her he had met with no
luck in the West. Until his death he
lived in the old shanty on the Barker
Road, n hermit and miSer. tilling a
small farm for a living. He died in
1898, and since then the shanty has
been deserted. The property belonged
to the FreeShes. Hoffman having
rented it for fifty bushels of potatoes
n year.
The old hermit was known for miles
around as the "bogie man." and his
name was used to strike terror 10 the
hearts of disobedient children in the
town. 1t is said that he gaineu rep
u'"'ioh III 'he w est "S pdu man WHO
was altogether too handy with a gun
Many of the stories concerning his
past, however, consist merely of Cos.
sip. and are the products of the imag
ination of those who knew him The
Freeshes are well-to-do farmers They
declare they will not make an effort
to keep the gold if Hoffman's legal
representatives claim it, So if Mrs
Hoffman can he found. she will not
have to carry the matter into court
New York Times.
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I'm religion, i'm philosophy, in corr
merce. in the arts and-let it not he
forgotten by the thoughtlcss who are
accustomed to regard the Jews as un
patriotic money getters merely - in
every struggle that man has ever
made, in any land. under any sun
since Abram tended his hocks. TN,
Jews have contributed their full share
to the advancement and the enfran
chisement of mankind a pcople.with
out country they have made al
countries their own. They hav,
thriven on persecution and survived
the despotism Of blind hatred. The!
have. with tenacity Unprecedented
preserved their racial integrity Will,
keeping pace intellectually, moral!
and i'm material prosperity. with mani
utmost progress. In "Thc Jewish En-
cyclopedia" which is the joint pro
duct of more than 400 scholars. the.
have for the first time had full ant
fitting representation as people
Frank Putnam. i'm National Magazine
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Hc Routed Tho Rear.

An amusing story is told of IL
blachc the celebrated bass singer say
TitBits one day ass hc was srouu,
lcisurely through French fair CO...
was suddenly raised chat bear ha,
escaped from the mcna gcric tn
crowd fed in every direction all save
the singer whose massive proportion
prccludcd The idea of rapid motion
Amid the general CONJUNCTION De-
amongst them alI stood uumovcd
calmly awaiting the advent of Che &C.
rocious beast which sure enough
came Iouchug rapidly toward him
When within rew feet DC halted a
though to- gather itself together fo
% final rush. when La1lacho opp.
forward and from thc lowest depth
of his immense chest sent forth uc.
thuudcrous roar thot ue UIiaeD
animal turned and ncd.
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Curos BLOOD Poison. Cancer. uIcer.
Eczemn- Etc.-ncdlcIneS cI,t Eree-

III you have Offensive pimples or eruptions
ulcers on any part Of the body. aching bones
2r JOINTS railing hair, mucous patches, swol-
len glands, skin itches and burns. sore Inns or
gums, eating, fostering sores sharp, gnawing
pains, then you suffer from serious blood
poison or the beginnings of deadly cancer.
you may DO permanently cured by taking
Botanic Blood Balm (B b. B. }, made espe-
cially TO cure the worst blood and akin dis-
eases IL heals every sore or ulcer. stops all
aches and pains and reduces all swenings.
Botanic Blood Balm cures all malignant blood
troubles, such as eczema, scabs and scales.
pimples, running sores, carbuncles, scrofula,
that have reached the second or third stage.
Druggists, 81. To prove 1t cures, sample OF
medicine sent free and prepaid by writing
Or. Gillian, IL Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Ga.
Describe trouble and free medical advice
given
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-28

The judiciary Committee of the
Georgia House of Delegates has decid
cd to report fayorably a bin providing
that it shall be- a miscdeanor to- charge
more than twenty-five per cent per an
mum ON any loan whatever A number
of pawnbrokers and money lenders
appeared before the committee i'm op
position to the bill, but Sc was decided
unanimously To- report it favOrably
SvO Of the members Of the commit
tee made strong arguments i'm favor of
the bill, showing how some of TN,
money lenders are charging from 1OC
to 1000 per cent on loans To- the poor
people Baltimore sun
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Denfnes. Cannot nc Curch

by local applications they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube ia infiamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness ia
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken ont and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing VIII be destroyed forever
Nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh.
which Is nothing but an inflamed condition of
the mucyL s surfaces
We will give Ono Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (oausod by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Circulars
sent free. Il. j. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family pills nre the heat
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rIn.hIlrl,t Alnrm clncl..

a noiscless alarm clock is suggested
i'm the Electrical Review for those ~h,
object to the unreasonable dim of th,
bell type The scheme U.s. io flash in
the face Of the sleeper am clccui,
light through q bulls.cyc This coult
be- accomplished easily by causing ON,
electric current 40 Doc switched OF
for which thc alarm was scl 1T h
when the hands reached tbc counc
'luimcd tho GH-bI.ebt would iuyWio
bly, arouse lho sleeper
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Unexpected Advice.

Some time ago man presented him
self before the Liverpool magistrates
with the following tale:
Me name is Patrick O'Conner an |
lives at - street, an | kapes hens in
my cellar, but the water pipes is burst,
an my hens are all drowned"
We'll. my good man. we can do moth
ing for you you had better apply to the
water company was all the advice he
got
A few days later the same man appear
ed with precisely the same tale
you were here few days ago. and
we advised you to go to the water com
pany. Did you do so?'
II did. yer honors.'
And what did they say to you:"
They told me to kape ducks e.