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The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
THE MILLER CREEK.
A Successful Coal Company Makes Im-
proyements

The Miller Greek Coal Company,
in which L. r. R~osebrook of this city
is interested, has been making q
number Of improvements and secur-
ing additional coal properties in the
vicinity of Coalield. The output of
the mine has been on the increase
ave since the Miller Greek Company
secured the property and the amount
of coal loaded daily will continue to
be increased for some time to come,
Two new sloapes have been opened
in the ravine southeast of the station
of Coalfield and a new switch to
these new producers is just COM
pleted.
Mr.. j.. 8. Jones, the president OF
the company was in the city yester-
day looking over the property and
caring for the business interests of
the company in this vicinity. Mr..
Jones is largely interested in the
coal business. He has large hold
ings in several coal companies and is
interested In large coal docks in
Chicago and Duluth and other points
on the Great Lakes. The gentleman
expressed himself as we'll pleased
with the showings made by the Mil
Ter Greek Company and he thinks
the property an exceptionally good
one.
Mr.. Jones departed in the after
noon forthe north and will 60 thence
to Chicago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
AT NEW SHARON.
Program For Memorial Day Exercises.

Arrangements for the proper OBJ
servanee of Memorial Day, Friday,
May 30th, have been made by
Henry c. Leighton Post, G. A. r.,
of New Sharon.
All members of the Post are re-
quested to meet at their hall
promptly at 100 p. m.
Each comrade is a committee of
one to solicit and bring flowers, boz
quets and wreaths for decoration
purposes.
The procession will be formed
under the direction of Commander
Goss. All old soldiers and sailors of
the civil war, also of the Spanish
and Philippine wars, Sons Of Vet
Grams, citizens and school children
in fact, everybody is requested to
join the procession, which will
march first to the South Cemetery,
where the following order will be
observed:
Opening by Commander.
Prayer by Post Chaplain.
Brief address by Rev. Newly.
Decoration of graves.
The procession will then be re-
formed and visit the North Gene
terry. Following is the order:
Prayer.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech, by Miss Emma Sanders.
Decoration of graves.
Dismissal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Close Of the Diocesan Convention at
Davenport.

Davenport, May 24.-The diocesan
convention closed at Grace cathedral
after one of the most successful and
suspicious sessions that the clerical
and lay representatives of Iowa Epis-
copacy have ever held.
After the discussion on the canons
it was decided to refer the changes to
a new committee, to be appointed by
Bishop Morrison, who will be its chair
man, the committee to report to the
next convention.
The meeting of the Woman's Auxil-
larry to the Board of Missions vas a
very pleasant and profitable one.
Wednesday afternoon the ladies in at
tendance were addressed by Mrs. ].
H. Hopkins, secretary of the auxiliary
for the diocese of Chicago, whose adj
dress was also a feature of the morn
ing joint meeting.
Mrs. Henningsen of Lyons, president
of the Iowa Auxiliary, presided over
the meeting.
Reports showed that the Auxiliary
has received and put to good use
about $4,000 in the past year.
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
honorary presldent-MrS. Il. N.
Morrison.
President-Mrs. Henrietta e. Hen.
ningsen, Lyons.
First vict-president-Mrs. T. J. Fo-
ley, Council Bluffs.
Second vice-president-Mrs. j. H.
Mallory, Charlton.
Secretary-Miss Beulah Bennett.
Oskaloosa.
Treasurer-Mrs. l.. H. Geer, Coun-
ell Bluffs.
United offering treasurer-Mrs. A.
T. S~tilson, Des Moines.
Church periodical correspondent
Miss Alice Kimball, Davenport.
Perry memorial secretary-Miss Al
ice Kimball, Davenport.
Mrs. Foley, Mrs. Bennett and Mrs.
]. Reilly, of Clinton, were appointed
a committee to revise the constitution.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
A FISH STORY.
Same old Outcome of Hungry Mans
Experience.

The first fish story of the season
for local anglers is being told on
William X. Jefferies of this city. Mr..
Jefferies went to the river yesterday
for a day of quiet sport and was fair
ly successful. He had a string of
something like a dozen-more or
less-cat and other species of fish the
result of the catch from several lines
that he had been working during the
day. Jefferies had walked out to the
river and intended to walk back to-
ward evening. He started home about
six o'clock and was overtaken by a
farmer in a light spring wagon. He
accepted the proffered ride and placed
the fish in the rear end of the wagon.
Jefferies was particularly proud Of
that string of fish for it was thought
to be an uncommonly good catch and
the more he thought about it the bet
ter II became. Hence he would glance
back at his property every now and
then. The farmer had reached the
vicinity of the West Center school
house when he was startled by a yell
that would have done credit to a
Comanche chief. Jefferies sprang
straight up into the air and lit at the
road side about twenty feet distant.
The farmer turned to see the cause
of such a disturbance and noted the
fact that the string of fish had dis
appeared from the wagon. That same
fact is what caused Mr.. Jefferies such
a fit of excitement. 1t vas thought
that the fish had in some way been
bounced out of the buggy and the
farmer retraced the route for a little
distance in the hope of finding the
string at the road side. The rig had
passed no one on the road and no
pedestrians had been seen or heard.
The fish had disappeared, however,
and could not be found. Mr.. Jefferies
thinks that some one sneaked up be-
hind the wagon and captured his
string and then made a getaway into
a field at the road side. He says he
had seer the fish in the wagon not five
minutes before he missed them and
how they could have been taken is
more than he can understand. Oska-
loosa did not hold a more disappoint-
ed man than Mr.. Jefferies last even
ing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SONGS
English Students Not So Much Given
to College Music as the Ger
mans Are,


The conspicuous scarcity of char
acteristic songs in British as COM
pared with German universities is
probably due to other causes besides
the relative indifference to musical
culture of British youth as a whole
says the London Globe. The under.
graduate of Oxford or Cambridge
does not take himself with that pro-
digious seriousness which character
ICES the student Of Bonn or jena,
and is not naturally inclined to re-
gard his university career as a sep
arate idyllic phase of existence de-
serving of a reverent and enthusiast
tic lyrical treatment. His general
athletic bias makes him regard "mu-
steal men, of a serious cast as a class
apart, whose proselytes are fortu-
nately few, while on the occasions
when his triumphant soul seeks re-
lief in o or less melodious out
pourings, he is apt to find the sim
pie directness of the latest Anglo
American musical comedy fits his
needs quite fully. For these different
reasons, such an attempt as has once
more been made recently to provide
English university men with a
book after the German pattern is not
very likely to succeed. There is
neither an adequate demand nor a
suitable supply. In Germany there
exists a great mass of student songs,
because for generations the taste of
the students has run in that direc-
ton. In England there are hardly
any songs that have a special suita-
bility for university life at all, and
any selections made from songs at
large is arbitrary and carries little
weight with its intended public.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
WORK BEGINS.
The Ii. & w. improvements Are starred
In This City.

The B. & w, improvements in this
city were commenced Saturday with
the driving OF the piling that is to
support the new turn table. The pill
ing is driven to a considerable depth
and a concrete foundation placed
thereon. This foundation will sup
port the center of the table. The
contract for driving the piling was
awarded to Thos. Sewers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
List Of Letters.

Remaining uncalled for In the post.
office at Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the
week ending May IL, 1902:
GENTLEMEN's 8
Adams, Henry Harris, CO
Cochran, A Maskimans, Joe
Chazem, A Moore, Ed
Lewis, Chas G White, M 81
Holloway, Homer Wheeler. Carl
LADIES' LISP.
Ashley, Ann Thompson. Emma
Parties calling for letters from this
list will please call attention to ad-
vertised list of this date. The above
letters will be held two weeks from
date and then sent to the dead letter
office.
CHAs. ". HOFFMAN,, P. M.
Two million Americans suffer the
~torturing pangs Of dyspepsia. No need
to. Burdock Blood Bitters cures. AT
any drug store.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
veteran Journalist Dena.

Columbus. Neb., May 24.-M. Z. Tur-
ner. for so years editor and one OF the
founders of the Columbus Journal.
died at his residences in this city Thurs
day night. He was a member of the
legislature from 1880 to 1884. and has
twice been republican candidate tor
congress-.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29

The Madison Medicine Co, owns
the exclusive right to manufacture
Rocky Mountain Tea. Tea sold
which Is not made by us Is a decep-
ton. Never sold In bulk. Always
packages at 35c. Bertsch-Boal Drug
90,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
u,ph.,t Price for Auto-

New York. May 23.-R. A. Rainey,
Of this city, has paid $4,000 to Baron
de Rothschild. of Paris. for an auto
mobile. This is the highest price
so far recorded for a machine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29

A novel feeling Of leaping, bound
ing impulses goes through your body.
You feel young, act young and are
young after taking Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35 cents. Bertsch.B oal Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
Hanged.

Boonville, Mo. May 24-Charlen
Reeves, alias spinner" was hanged
here Friday for the murder of HIS VIII.
February "a. Twenty-Five Missouri
sheriffs attended the execution.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29

Impossible to forsee an accident
Not impossible to be prepared for It
DR.. Thomas Electric oil-Monarch
owe Pain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29

A Paris dispatch says, I'M Rosey
has just discovered the secret of per-
petual youth" Too late, we've had
1T for years. Madison Medicine Co.'S.
Rocky Mountain Tea. Bertsch- Boal
Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
Husband Applies Torch.

Section Foreman Mckee, husband
of the woman assaulted, applied the
match to the faggots. Many women
were present from the surrounding
country, but owing to the great crush
they had very little opportunity to
see the negro until the heat forced
the crowd to widen the circle and the
flames leaped over him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
Tuttle-Thompson /.

A pretty wedding occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Il. Thompson
2lI Bridge ST., Belding, on the after
noon of June 5th, when their only
daughter, Erma lone, was united in
marriage to Burton G. Tuttle. The
bride was attired in white mousline
de sole and the ceremony was pre-
formed by Rev. James f. Butler of
the Congregational church of Belding.
The house was tastefully decorated
for the occasion and about thirty
near relatives were present. The
bride and groom are both well known
and much respected having spent
most of their lives in this vicinity.
They received a large number of
beautiful and costly gifts and host of
friends with them long and prosper
Gus life together.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
MCCARRY FOUND Guilty.
The Jury SO Decided Upon Third
Ballot-Sixty Day Stay of Pro-
ceedings Granted.

Thomas f. McGarry has been found
guilty of bribery in connection with
the Lake Michigan water scandal.
The jury went out at II O'Clock Tues
day and returned its verdict at 2
o'clock. Word was received from the
jury room at lao p. IN. that the jury
was ready to report and Judge VOL
cott and the attorneys were sent for.
Court convened at o'clock and Clerk
Barnes asked: Gentlemen of the
jury, have you agreed upon a verdict?
If so, who speaks for you?"
"Your honor,n said Foreman
Charles Harper of Trowbridge, "we
find the respondent guilty"
Attorney McKight asked to have
present bond stand, and stay grant
ed in which to file exceptions.
The court ordered a new bond of
81 800 and said stay would be grant
ed, but he was disposed to place the
respondent in the custody of the
sheriff until the bond was given. The
court so ordered and the sheriff took
charge of the respondent.
The matter of stay of execution
was then discussed and it was decided
by the court that forty-five days be
granted to give time for preparing a
bill of exceptions and fifteen days ad-
ditiOnal for examining the same.
Judge Wolcott then made a brief
address in which he thanked the jury
for its work.
There was no scene in the court
room. Mrs. McGarry's face was un-
flinching and Miss Duncan merely
paled. I he respondents face showed
his deep disappointment, however.
The jury was discharged at 2:l5 and
officer took the respondent in charge.
The jury took three ballots in the
hour and forty minutes it was out
The first stood nine for conviction and
three for acquittal. The second ten
and two, and the third was unani-
nous. Before leaving the jury room
the twelve men voted to not reveal
the ballot cast by any of them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
It's Fifty-First Year.

The Greenville Congregational
church has just celebrated its semi
centennial anniversary with appro-
pirate ceremonies The church has
had prosperous history and is one
of the strongest in the small towns of
the state Within the fifty years of
its existence it has contributed $780,
600 for missions and SljO,OOO for home
expenses. The church has had but
seven pastors, the present incumbent
being Rev. A. b. Curtis, who came in
1900 The longest pastorate was that
of Rey. James l.. Patton, who served
the church through twenty-four years
continuously. He died in 1890
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12

Communion will be observed at the
Nj. E. church next Sunday morning,
quarterly meeting will be held Tues
day afternoon.
Remember that the Methodist
ladies have handkerchief sale at G..
G: O'Bryon's store on Friday and Sat
urday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Knott spent
Sunday and Monday in Grand Rapids
Mr. Knott returned Tuesday morning
but Mrs. Knott remained for a few
days longer.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will have sale of baked goods at
Pierce d Henderson's' store on Sat-
urday afternoon of this week. Ladies
will please furnish without further
solicitation.
The ladies of the Otisco Cemetery
society will serve ice cream and cake
Saturday afternoon and evening at
the home of Mrs Marvin Filkins June
2l. Aprons and handkerchiefs will
also be on sale. All interested are
requested to help furnish.
The Belding Cemetery association
decided to fence the city cemetery
and left the matter with Charles
Stevens, who corresponded with the
Wilmington Il Co, of Adrian. They re-
ferred the matter back to their agent
Otis " hite, of Vergennes Last Sat
urday he came up and arranged with
Mr.. Stevens to fence with double
diamond front fence, using all steel
posts, with the corner and gate posts
set in cement and gravel, 10 be com
pleted the fore part of July or as
soon as material arrives, with six
hitching posts.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
JUNIORS BANQUET SENIORS.
First Function of the Commencement
Season Held at Hotel Belding,
Friday Evening

Time in its increasing march on
ward brings us rapidly toward the
closing scenes of another school years
work. Usually the first as well as
most important perhaps in the eyes
of the juniors comes the annual re-
ception given by the juniors to the
seniors. 1t has always been custom
airy in Belding up to this year to hold
this at private residence, but the
classes have become so large that it
was deemed advisable to arrange for
it at Hotel Belding which was done.
They assembled in the parlors
which were beautifully decorated for
with palms and ferns, set off with the
senior colors, maize and blue. At
nine o'clock the doors to the dining
room were thrown open and all we're
soon seated at the tables and discus
sing one of landlord Hetherington's
best menus as follows:
Cream of Tomato
Queen olives Sliced Cucumbers
Sailed Almonds
Baked White Fish, Stuffed
POTATOES
Fried CHECKED, a la Maryland
Mashed Pototoes French Peas
Fruit Salad
Vanilla Ice Cream
Chocolate Layer Cake Angel Food
Strawberries with Cream
Mixed Nuts Layer Raisins
Coffee
There were just fort three seated
at the tables which PRESENTED hand
some appearance being trimmed with
cut flowers and also the junior colors,
garnet and pearl. After all had been
well satisfied the toastmaster, Verne
G. Divine, introduced the following
program of after dinner addresses:
Welcome Address ------.-.-.-Fl Florence Wagner
Response se--------------------- Clair Peck
"reminiscences OF the Class Of 1902.
----------------------F Fally Mclaughlin
Rem iniscences OF the Glass OF i9O9--------------
----------------------- ------M Mary Hunt
- | Clayton Houppough
Hit and Miss ss-----------------------A Alvin Wright
Our Teachers ers---------------------Ren Rena Chapple
The Teachers OF Utopia" ------ Ethel Whtford
Each performed well his or her part
and all were well received. AT the
conclusion they adjourned to the par
lors again where with games and var
ious amusements the .njoyment was
kept 'upwith all the zest OF youthful
blood until into the "wee small hours +"
1t was voted a great success by all
participants.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12

AT present each township has II
delegates and EACH ward inthe cities
of Tonia and Bedding 6, giving total
of 234 delegates in the county con.
vention. The townships of Keene,
which cast l5l votes for the republi-
can candidate for governor two years
ago, Orange with ljl votes, and Dan
by with l59 votes, a total of 46l re-
publican votes, have 36 delegates in
the county convention, while Port
land with 42S 2Srepublcan votes has only
II delegates. Sebewa with only l6S
republican votes has the same num-
ber of delegates as Lyons township
with 35l republicans and the same
glaring inequalities appear all
through the county.
The apportionment suggested
would reduce the representation from
234 to l9s, but convention with even
the latter number would be large
when one takes into account the fact
that up to four years ago there were
only III delegates, on a basis of to
each township.
With the delegates elected accord
ing to republican votes there would
be earnest efforts in each township to
increase the republican vote in order
to get more representation in conven-
tions, and the result would materially
benefit every candidate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
An Extra Inducement onercd.

A lady agent for cosmestics &c sup
posed to be used mostly by the female
sex has been canyassing the town and
iB the course of her wanderings stray
ed into the room used for headquar-
tiers by the silvergreys. in the Hubbell
block Although not just the class of
customers she usually seeks, still see
ing as she was there, she stated her
business. One old gallant a little
bolder than the rest perhaps, declared
he didn't know as he had any need of
her wares but he might be induced to
invest if she would include kiss with
each box. She allowed that she was
not in the habit of making such deals,
but i'm his case she didn't know but
what she might make an exception
for once. Unfortunately for our read
ers our informant could not or else
would not tell us whether the deal
was completed or not.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
NJ. w. A. Memorial Dav.

Next Sunday is Woodmen Mem
orial day throughout the entire juris-
diction. The Belding Woodmen are
instructed to meet at their hall at 10
m. and will march in body to the
Congregational church to listen to a
sermon by Rev. J. L. Butler, and
then go to the cemetery to decorate
the graves of deceased members.
The committee on flowers requests
that all members who can furnish
them do so and have them at the hall
at $3.50 if possible.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
shall the Basis of Representation be
Upon the Number of Party
Votes Cast.

Some two or three years ago,
Arthur L. Loomis, the newly elected
chairman of the republican county
committee introduced a resolution at
county convention authorizing a
change in the method of apportioning
the delegates to the same as that
used in the state convention, that is,
according to the number of party
votes polled. Notwithstanding its
fairness it received almost no sup
port and was dropped. Now several
county papers have taken it up and
are advocating its adoption. 1t is to
be presumed that chairman Loomis
still believes in it and will give il his
support. We do not really see how
there can be any opposition except
for purely selfish reasons from the
towns that will have less number
of delegates
The Muir Tribune says: Two years
ago the Tribune suggested that the
representation be changed, so that
each township would be represented
according to its republican votes, in
exactly the same way as the State
committee apportions the representa-
tion by counties. If the county call
allowed one delegate for every 25 re-
publican votes or major fraction
thereof, the representation would be
as follows, based on the republican
vote for governor in 1900:
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
commencement.

The Annual commencement of the
Belding High School will be held at
the Opera House Thursday evening,
June 26. The class numbers twenty,
twelve girls and eight boys, the larg-
est class ever graduated from the city
schools. Owing to the changes made
in the High School course of study to
meet the UniveI sity requirements the
present class have more units of work
to THEFT credit than any previous
class. Another point favorable to
the class is the fact that no member
is classified in the English Course. All
having at least two years of foreign
language work and seven members
have completed the full course of six
years in Latin and German.
The class roster is as follows: Ruth
Mann, Roy Reynolds, Winnie George,
Falley Mclaughlin, Lena Dehn, Bert
Rummler, Mary Vincent, John Wag-
ner, Lucia Chickering, Clair Peck,
Alvin Wright, Robert Olds, Myrtle
Clark, Ethel Whitford, Maud Spencer,
Edith Knapp, Mabelle Robinson, Ida
Sayles, Clayton Chapman, Mary Dia-
mond The Baccalaureate address
will be preached by Rev. A. O. Car
man at the Opera House Sunday eve
ming, June %.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
CHURCRES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Ser-
vices at 1880 a. IN. and 1880 p. m. sabbath
Sahool at close of morning service. Prayer
meeting on Thursday evening. REV. o. A.
CARMAN, Pastor
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Services at
1880 a. IN. and 1880 p, m Sabbath school
at III 40 a. m. Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening. REV. j. Il. BUTLER. Pastor
BAPTIST CHURCH Services at 1O:3O a.
m. and 1880 p. m. Sabbath school at close of
morning service Prayer meeting on Thurs
day evening. REV. GoRRELL QUICK, Pastor,
FREE METHODIST CHURCH-Prayer and
praise serviae, eleven O'Clock a. m. Preach
ing at 1880 r. IN Prayer meeting Friday
evening. REV. MCkIBBEN. Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12

Near Ben Halls boat house, Long
Lake one gold watch, six size, II
jewels, Y. 5. watch. $1,000 will be
given for the return Of Il 10 its owner
at Richardson Silk Co.'S boarding
house. Name inside OF case.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
Ready TO Yield.

81 used DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
for piles and found IL certain cure =
says S. Il. Merdith, Willow Grove,
Del. Operations unnecessary 10 cure
piles. They alwuys yield to Dewitt :
Witch Hazel Salve Cures skin di.
seases, all kinds Of wounds Accept
no counterfeits. w, /, Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
DR.. u. N. ARMSTRONG,

nENTIST. Specially OF Crown and Bridge
~ Work. ONCE corner rooms IN the Vincent
block, over Vincent's grocery. Belding, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12
y. =. PINKHAM,

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-Onlcoo over
Il Connells drug store, Main st Hours / tc
and To ID. IN.