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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
Peoria

Miss Kate Sheesley is quite sick.
DR.. Campbell is attending the case.
The thermometer registered 4 de.
grees below zero this morning at
o'clock.
Our nimrods have succeeded in TAX.
ing a few ducks the past week, but re.
port them scarce and high flyers
The little five days old infant of
Dan Cloosterman died Saturday and
will be buried in the cemetery here to-
day.
Sunday was one of the most disa-
greeable days for some time past. 1t
was a genuine March day. The frost
was all out of the ground before this
cold snap. Grass was making a fine
start but this will check the growth.
Last week a Galesburg committee
came down to Peoria to confer with
the committee here in regard to the
interurban road. The road contem-
plated is from Oskaloosa to Newton
via Peoria and Galesburg.
The people along this line are deter
lulHeu u secure SOIHe lHJeTuTDdH line
this coming summer. The Polk Inter
urban line will be in operation from
Des Moines to Colfax July LIST. Now
we want line from Oskaloosa to Col
fax. Then all aboard for Des Moines
over the best line in the state.
Died, at the residence, 1 mile north
east of town, Friday morning, March
14th, Mrs. Jacob Dunwoody. She
leaves a husband and five children to
mourn her loss. She was buried in
the Peoria cemetery, Saturday after
noon. There was a short scripture
lesson and song service in the M. E..
church.
DR.. o. E. Campbell has rented a part
of U. A. Smiths house and has built
an addition on the north and will oc-
cupy the same as his family arrives
from Illinois. They will be here this
week. The Doctor is busy most of the
time attending calls and has been
very successful with his patients.
He comes well recommended as a ply.
stefan and gentleman. We bespeak
for him a good patronage. Peoria is
fortunate in securing DR.. Campbell.
PEORIATE
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
Monroe.

viii Darland commenced work for
Albert Lockard.
Claud Darland began work for John
Furgeson Monday.
Miss Rhoda Summers spent last Fri.
day with her friend, Mat Gillian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Victor and
Miss Daisy Cameron spent Sunday at
A. r. Thomas
We understand that Willie Allgood
Is going down by Currie's mill these
Sunday nights.
A number of the young folks from
this neighborhood attended meeting
at Sand Ridge Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rockwell enter.
tanned about seven couple at dancing
party at their home Saturday night,
all reporting having had a good time
Mrs. Mary Thomas and Miss Ethel
Ruby planned neat surprise on Mrs
Maude Victor last Tuesday, it being
her twenty-seyenth birthday. Thirty
OF her friends and neighbors came in
with their baskets full of good things.
Including cake, chicken and fruits of
all kinds. There being instrumental
and vocal music by Frank and Ethel
Ruby and Daisy Cameron. One of
the pleasant things of the day was
the graphophone, which rendered the
Steamboat" Her husband presented
her with a handsome hall tree, and
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
Eveland.

Mr.. and Mrs. Mather were callers
at the ]. H. Clark home last Saturday.
Mr.. NJ. T. Reeran recently called at
the Long home near Buxton.
Mr.. Ed Kerr was a recent caller at
the Mather home.
VIM. Banks and Ora Jones were
Sunday callers at the Martin home.
Little Edna Parker has about re-
covered from severe attack of fever.
/ Mr.. c. f. tanning was a recent
visitor at the A. NJ. Hill home.
Mr.. Will Cherryholmes and John
Reedle were oskaloosa callers last
Thursday.
7 Messrs. Martin, Johnson, Tyrrel
Hill and Wiser have their phones
in their residences.
Mrs. Jennie Werner and children Wis
tied last Thursday at the parental
Jbhnson home.
Mr.. Tom Bolts has sold his big
tsam and now wishes to purchase a
span of young horses.
kMr. Fred Dewitt has moved to the
farmrhs recently purchased from Mr..
Henry Havener.
tMessrs. Henderson, Chilccte and
ALinnisnezfiisEer were recent callers In
the vicinity Of Eyeland.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
Rose Hill.

Matilda Arnold was born in Ma.
haska county August 18th, 1860, was
married to A. w. Hollingsworth Sep
TENDER 18th. 1878. To this union was
born four children, Ira, Sadie, Harry,
and Nellie.
The most shocking accident ever
happened in this community was the
killing of Tillie Hollingsworlh by a
runaway team, near the Hopewell
cemetery, on the 9Th of this month
Particulars of the sad accident were
published at the time in the Daily
Oskaloosa HERALD.
She united with the Christian church
in Rose Hill in the fall OF 1888, and
has lived a true Christian life ever
since. Ever ready to help in every
good work of the congregation, and
will be greatly missed by our people
in church work. And as ID Mother"
and Companion" in the Home" her
equals were few, always cheerful and
pleasant at all times.
The funeral was held at the home,
conducted by J. P. Mcknight, of Os-
kaloosa, and interment made at Hope
well cemetery. The funeral procession
was one of the largest we ever have
seen in this neighborhood, being a
mile long. Sister Hollingsworth was
a leading member of the C.. w. B. NJ,
and the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Christian church, ever ready to do
her part. She was Al years, months
and 1l8 days old. In addition to the
husband and four children, she leaves
an aged mother, one sister and two
brothers to mourn her very unexpec-
ted death, but the pure exemplary
Christian life that shehad lived, makes
us feel assured that she has gone to
her reward. j. w. DoAK.
CARD OF THANKS.
We take this method of extending
our sincere thanks to all of our Aany
friends and neighbors, who so kindly
assisted us, in different ways during
our sad, and so very unexpected
bereavement.
5. w. HoLLINGswoRTH and Family.
March II.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

Mr.. and Mrs. John Beedle were
visitors at the ]. H. Clark home on
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Koontz. of Lacey.
spent few days last week at the
parental DeHamer home, in Eveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Banks, who have
been visiting at the parental Banks
home, have moved to Lacey.
Uisser and Mather Bros. are running
the saw mill, also their wood saw for
the accommodation of the people who
wish their services.
We regret the condition of affairs
that exist at the Ferry office, that the
route is to be discontinued The pa
tlons should push the free delivery,
as it is certainly good thing.
Miss Lottie Pithond expects to leave
for Carmen, ILL.,, very soon. She has
made an SeXtended visit at the home OF
her uncle, Mr.. Hill. who. with many
friends, regret her departure.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
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The money for the election on the
Oskaloosa and Tama electric road
has been posted q number of days
with the city treasurer, Walter
Campbell, and every thing is now
looking toward to the day when the
proposition shall be placed before
the people of the city for their voice
in the matter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
HOME TELEPHONE co
What-it Has Done and Will Do
~ze for Greater 0skaloosa.

y The fact that the city Of Oskaloosa
has one of the best systems of tele-
phone exchange in the whole country
is becoming more apparent day by
day as the system that was recently in
saugurated by the Oskaloosa Home
sTelephone company is becoming adj
justed and more perfectly fittetd to the
requirements of the subscribers. Ii is
superior to any other exchange now
oneratine in the state of Iowa and is a
-gvgtErrr OF -wfIfcfI the city OF 0skafoUsa
and the company itself may well feel
uroud The little fmperfections that
were noted with the inauguration. Of
Ethe system are being overcome by con
tinual work and the entire system will
soon be as perfect as is possible 10
have an exchange. e
The system includes about nine hun
-tfred local instruments and almost Two
hundred rural connections not to men
ton the ton lines that are giving con-
nection and communication : with al.
most sarfv city IN the state of Iowa.
The list is continually growing and in
1reasirgs and the company has almost
more than II can do 10 keep pace with
the demands that are daily being made
upon 1t.iy The capacity kof the cables
that We're put in with the rebuilding
of the. exchange were calculated to ae-
cofrnnodate any healthy increase that
might come TO the. exchange and the
Capacity was made one third in ex-
cess gofI the requirements at the time
the cables were put up. The entire
capaeity of almost all-ef- these cables
is now required and additional lines
have to be strung. In addition to this
the present switch board, fine new
and modern piece Of electrical furni-
.ture has capacity of about one
;gthousand phones and If the present de-
fhand continues the company will be
aJ8eed to put, in what is known as a
s kNhultiple switch board" in order that
sh6 subscribers can be Accommodated.
2 5icS Resident and superintendent
3S ~ 6unsmore states that the Cen
S5sal frrTgy-system, as the new ex-
) &anss-is called, is giving the. best of
g ntisfS4ioE ami the subscribers gener-
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

further service the lamp remaining
lighted calls the attention of Central
for additional service. 4 large lamp
called pilot lamp" located at the
foot of the board is lighted whenever
subscriber calls so that the attention
OF the operator is sure to be called.
The Oskaloosa board has 100 little
lamps in operation.
''How-is ell this possible" is asked,
! "and no battery for the phone as in
the old system. The battery energy
is all central and is generated in bat
teries that are operated at the central
office. There is system of dynamos
and batteries for the operating of the
system that is simple when the prin-
ciples of operation are understood but
all is hopeless complication and
tangle to the uninitiated. One may
have each little detail explained and
Missouried out and still be as much in
the dark as before.
The service of the exchange is far
better than under the old system as
the operators are enabled TO answer a
greater number of calls than under the
odd system. The operators are care
fully watched in their work by mon
itor" who has desk of her own in a
room separated from the operating
room. This monitor" knows when
ever call is made by a subscriber
and she can tell upon whose board the
call isamade. She knows by system
OF little variously colored lamps and
lights when the call is answered and
If there is delay an investigation is
made as to the cause. She is enabled
to listen on the board of any one of
her operators and to know whether
they are attending. to duty or not
The new system with the rebuilding
Of the central Office and the lines cost
the new company in the neighborhood
OF 100000 and they still have work
to do. Five miles of lead covered
cable carrying metallic circuits to the
subscribers were hung, and over one
hundred miles of new wire lines have
been strung since the company was or
ganized. II is almost impossible to
now have any cross talk and all con-
versation between subscribers is prac-
tically private. sa t81r ~
The company will be some months
yet is measuring up the energy re-
eral lines and when this work has
been completed there will be little or
no room for complaint from any
source. Some of the subscribers have
been complaining of explosions OF
energy on the line when the receiver is
taken down and placed TO the ear
This will in great measure be elirni'
mated with the more perfect adjust
ment of the lines This little defect II
such ii may be called Is the only com
plant that is lodged against the Cen
tFal energy system.
The operation Of the, Oskaloosa ex
change requires the service of fifteen
girls. The WORK of the operators. Is
divided into s-frieks,% OF four hours
each. and after ten o'clock p. m. the
eight operator takes the boards -3u,
Tbe operating force is as follows: :.
MISS Emma Teas, chief -,
EYda Suffer. -4-
sy WatB yoz 81 r,OR1 iron
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
Ready for Trouble

Washington, March 1.-the North
Atlantic squadron arrived this morn
ing at Port Spain, Island off Trinidad.
1t will probably remain there several
days to be in easy reach of the 18TH
mus of Panama in case the revolution
sh ould require it's presence at Colon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
Famous Base Ban Player Dead

Jersey City, N. j., March 19.-Tom
Burns, manager of the Jersey City
base ball club, and once third base
man on the old Chicago White-stock-
ings when it had the famous "stone-
wall" in the field, died suddenly Of
heart disease last night.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
Pearl Worth.
Lizzie Adlon.
Rilla Kniererman.
Katherine Quigley.
Nav Sullivan

May sullivan.
Sadie Teas, night operator.
F. w. Kelley, assistant general man
ager, and Supt. Dunsmore are recently
returned from a visit to Des Moines
and meeting of the telephone inter
ests of the state. They have made ar
rangements for service with the cop
per toll company operating at Grinnell.
Mr.. Kelley says that work is to be
commenced Immediately upon the re-
building of the lines to Evans and a
couple of rural lines from localities
north of Rose Hill will be in connect
ion with the Oskaloosa switch board in
a few days.
The first really serious mishap that
the Oskaloosa company has had since
the installation of the new exchange
occuered Thursday night. 1t was
caused by a cross with the electric
light wires and heavy voltage was
sent into the switch board that placed
it "hors de combat" for a period of
four hours. All of the "fuses" on the
board were burned out and a large
force of workmen were required until
two o'clock in the morning to get
things in working order again. Hap
pening at night as the accident did, but
little annoyance to subscribers was
occasioned.
1t is said that Oskaloosa has more
telephones in it's exchange considering
the size of the city than any other
place in the entire country and the
statement is not far from correct.
Considerable work has been laid out
by the company to be done during the
summer and fall and Mr.. Kelley states
that fully 100000 will be spent by the
company in improvement during that
time
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
THOUGHTS.

Grim wrestlers on the field of fate,
They strive together round on
round;
What men call deeds of 10, b and hate
Are but their shadows on the
ground.
-Winifred Webb.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

Harness that stand the wear
and tear are made and sold at
VIM. Mattison & Sons. 34w1
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

her mother presented her with a new
dress. All leaving wishing her many
more happy birthdays.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

Spring work will be less ardu-
Gus if your teams are fitted out
with a nice durable set of har-
ness from Mattisons'. 34w1
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

Since commenced writing have
been informed that Lester Butler has
not taken the smallpox yet.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

The new phone line is not quite COM
pieted yet. 1t would have been, but
they lacked about mile of wire to
connect with Oskaloosa at Evans.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

Our new lumber firm has got to be
an actual fact. They haven't full
assortment yet, but are adding another
carload every few days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

Art DeKock son of Stephen was
married last Thursday to Miss Louisa
Vanvaak, Rev. G. Tysse officiating.
May the nves of both couples be one
of continual happiness.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

Mr.. John Dengerger and family
have moved to Pella and tneir son.
in-law, DR.. Depringer and family have
moved in where they lived. Mr.. Dep
ringer has rented the farm.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

Miss Kate Sheesley is quite sick.
Dr. Campbell is attending the case.
The thermometer registered de-
grees below zero this morning at I
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

Mrs. w. w. Miller went to Norwalk
Polk county, and spent week with
her son Seth and family returning
home last Saturday evening.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20

At the school election in this dis
trict last Monday John Cunningham
was reelected for three years, and
Joseph Sloan was elected for three
years
The Globe-republican., 1902-09-11
Growth and Not Fat Required in
Young Cattle.

1t is proper to observe that young
cattle should be made to grow rather
than to fatten, that the gain in weight
should be of muscle and bone rather
than ta1low. if they are to be run on
grass alone the following season, and
unless they are to be pushed for the
market This point is too often lost
sight of by those who take special
pride in the condition of their stock.
It is safe to assert, however, that cat
tie may be sent to pasture in the
spring carrying much better flesh from
such feeds as oats, bran, clover or cow
peas in connection with corn than
can those which have been fed on
timothy, corn fodder, sorghum miIlet
etc, in connection with corn, for the
well known reason that the oats,
clover. ETC., promote growth rather
than fat and give to the animal a suit
able frame upon which to build on
grass These remarks are not to be
construed as fayoring keeping stock
thin or being satisfied with slow gains.
but that the gains at this stage of the
animals life be made up as far as pos
sible of muscle and bone instead of fat
as is too often the case-Missouri Elk
pertinent Station Report
The Globe-republican., 1902-09-11
MiIIet as Stock Feed.

AS yet the feeding of miIIet has in
it some problems that have not been
fully worked out. Among practical
feeders there are various opinions as
to it's real value in the hands of feed
ers- 1t has the proper constituents
chemically to make it a good feed.
But the results of it's feeding are not
always good. Doubtless the pIob1ems
to which we have referred arise large
iy from the varying stages at which
m111et is cut and the way it is cured.
The foxtai1 millets have made trouble
with good many feeders that have
used them when they have been fed
alone So far the trouble seems to
be a mechanical one due to the nu-
merous boards and also to the fbers
of the overripe stalks These mat
into balls and cause impaction. When
these balls become large enough to
permanently clog the intestines death
results.
But beyond the mechanical injury
there seems to be another. When
hay is taken away from horses and
millet substituted the result is a de-
rangement of the kidneys, which is
frequently followed by lameness and
swelling of the joints. The question
is does the mil1et cause an accumu-
1ation of uric acid. which in turn
causes the 1ameness? Some veteri-
narianS report that the bones of at
fected animals are softer than in the
case of well animals and separate
more easily A horse affected will
sometimes be unable to pull a heavy
load on account of the weakening
of the muscles at the points of Joining
OF the bones Millet should be fed to
horses only with care, and then with
other feeds. With other stock less
injury results. Millet cured properly
is a good feed, especially if it is fed
with other kinds of feed, but care
should be exercised against making
it sole ration.
The Globe-republican., 1902-09-11
Sarcoptie Nance.

We find Sarcoptic mango in the fol-
lowing domesticated animals Horse,
sneep. goat, dog. cat and pig. This
variety dig galleries under the outer
layer of the skin and live on the cells
or the middle layer of the skin They
multiply in these galleries and occa-
sion a very intense Inflammation of
the skin Because of the depth to
which the Sarcoptes burrow. Sarcop-
tic mango is exceedingly hard to Grad
lcate 1t would. therefore, seem for
tunate that this form of the disease
IS not common to cattle 1t is re-
beiI1ous to all medication and very
frequently occurrences of the disease
produced by this variety of mite are
seen In other species of animals after
treatment which has been prolonged
for months.
Concerning the transmissibility of
the different manages to animals and
man. we find that all Sarcoptes may
i've for an indefinite period upon
mans skin, but the common mango
mites and the tail mango mites die
very rapidly and occasion but slight
irritation The horse may contract
Sarcoptic mango of the sheep, dog and
cat The OK takes the Sarcoptes of the
horse, sheep. goat and cat. The sheep
contracts Sarcoptic mango of the goat.
The dog takes the Sarcoptes of man,
pig, cat. sheep and goat. The pig
contracts Sarcoptic mango of the
goat From this it will be seen that
Sareoptic mango, unlike the common
and tail manages, is transmissible from
one species of animal to another.
Mango is never developed except by
contagion- The period of incubation
that is, the interval that lapses be-
tween the moment when the mites are
deposited upon the surface of the body
and the appearance of the disease on
the Sk1n-VarieS according to the
number of mites transmitted. When
in small mum bers, the first manifesto
lions OF mango are sometimes seen
only at the end of four to six weeks,
while at other times the disease may
be clearly apparent at the end of is
days Contamination takes place
either by direct contact-that is, i'm
mediate, as on pasture, at the stable
etc-or by intermediary agents
Farmers Bulletin 1852.
The Globe-republican., 1902-09-11

Somnambuiist Had to Stay in the
Lookup Just TIE Same

SomnambuIist Had to Stay in the
Lookup Just the Same.
One night not long since a watch
man at Kittanering, N. Y. found one
of the most respectable citizens of the
town roaming the streets in his night
robe The officer very promptly
placed the man under arrest and
directed his steps toward the city
hastile. A rather rude jolt at
street crossing woke the citizen up
He at once became aware that he was
being piloted by the policeman and a
few moments of observation convinc-
ed him he was not going toward home
Then he spoke.
What are you doing with me-
Tom?" inquired the man
"Oh, I've got you for walking
around the streets in your chemfse,''
said the officer That's against the
law. you know
You're not going to lock me up"
said the citizen in establishment
Why, don't you know 1 am a som
nambuIist?"
4 don't care what church you be-
long to-, retorted Tom, you're out on
the street in clothes not fit to be
seen, it's my duty to arrest you, and
in you GO
And in he went until friends
brought street clothing and got him
out in the morning
The Globe-republican., 1902-09-11
FoIIed AuaIn.

Hunted and harried to his last
stand, the desperate bandit pours shot
after shot into the intrepid posse that
has surrounded HIM
Seeing that escape is out of the
question, he mutters.
AZ least the historical novelist of
lhe future shall have no opportunity.
to marry me of in the last chapter tr,
one OF those impossible heroines"
50 saying. with a last yell of def
ance. he places the pistol to his head
and pulls the trigger