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The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13

ing undergone an operation for ap-
pendicitis. He is well and hearty.
We understand that there will be
q Sunday school convention in Ad-
ans township, at Lacey, ON the last
Sabbath Of this month. Let it be
well attended. Such gatherings are
generally productive of profit.
Union meetings of the different
churches are in progress now which
are very interesting and profitable.
The subjects so far are: He Was a
Man." by the Presbyterian minister;
"As Moses lifted up the serpent in
the wilderness, so must the son OF
man be lifted up" by the Christian
minister. They were fine.
The Presbyterian, Methodist and
Quaker Sunday schools have picnic
together north of town, on the lake
on Thursday of this week. If the
day should be favorable a pleasant
time is expected.
The Presbyterian church and par
sonage look much better since theiI
late improvements, such as the
church with its papering and a neal
coat of paint, and the parsonage with
a new porch, and we understand il
will also receive paint. There is also
much talk of putting new furnace
in the church, but it is not settled
yet.
The Christians have added mucl
to the appearance of their church by
giving it a new coat of paint.
Mr.. Crismon and wife, Mrs. H
Knowlton and her mother, D. e
Whitehill and wife took dinner aftel
services in their different church,
at tn ehome of Mr.. Otis Noels. Mrs
Thompson, mother of Mrs. Knowlton
expects to leave this week for he
home in Valisca, Iowa
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NORTH MAHASkA.

The weather is very cool for Aug
ust 10, not favorable for the corn.
Mr.. Quaintance is declining. He
is nearly 80 years Of age, which is
not in his favor for getting better.
Harvesting has closed and thresn-
ing is the order of the day. The
weather is rather unfavorable for the
work. ...
Mrs. Geo. Groves has returne'
home from her visit to Minneapolis,
where she was visiting her sister,
Mrs Hargrave, ...
VIM. Vickers is here from Hedrick
on business.
Miss Florence Swickard, who used
to live here, but for some time past
being schooled as nurse of the sick,
was married on the 9Th inst, to a
Mr.. Fisher. Their home will be in
New Mexico. Congratulations are
now in order.
DIR. Bryant, who formerly practiced
here, is home from the hospital, hav-
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BASKET MEETING.
Christian Church Members to Assem-
BILE at Indianapolis.

Christian Church Members to Assem-.
BILE at indianapolis. ...
The annual basket meeting will be
held in the park at indianapolis by
the Christian church on Lords day,
August 16. The Christian churches
of What Cheer, Thornburg, Delta,
Rose Hill and Union Mills have been
invited to attend. Among the speak
ers of the day will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Carrot returned missionaries
from China. Other prominent speak
ers will also be present and have
part in the program. Special music
will be provided. No pains will be
spared to make the occasion an en-
joyable one. Plenty Of water, seat
ing capacity, etc, will be provided on
the grounds. Everybody is invited
to come and bring your dinners
and enjoy the day.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13

that all blessings come to us from
worldwide competition AS pro
tectionist can not believe this.
What are protective duties other
that barriers to free competition?
When we agree to tariff schedule
imposing duties upon our foreign
competitors, we say to him we do not
rely upon your competition to secure
diminishing cost for our necessaries
of life, but we propose to give our
own people our entire market anc
then rely upon their competition, one
with another, to secure the just ard
fair price. Our democratic brethren,
on the other hand, have said to us,
let us have free trade; let us have
worldwide competition; let us invite
it from every quarter of the globe
and secure for our people the bless.
ing of cheap goods"
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BEACON.

Mrs .LOgue and son Nash, of Eldon,
Iowa, spent few days among friends
here last week. '@
Miss Anna Davis has left for visit
at Detroit, Mich, and Toronto, Can.
Miss Julia Fitzgerald of DesMoines,
spent Sunday and Monday with rela-
tives and friends here.
Rev. B. F. Shayne, of Batavia, is
visiting at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Beardsley. She is also en-
PERTAINING relatives from Ohio.
Will Ramsay and wife have return
ed from a pleasant trip in Colorado.
About thirty-six friends of Eddie
Jenkins helped him celebrate his 21st
birthday and he was completely sur
prised Various games were INDUCED
in. The young man was presented
with a Bible. Refreshments were
served and all present thoroughly en-
joyed the evening.
Lizzie Scott has returned from a
pleasant visit in Des Moines.
Mrs. Nellie Scott and daughter
Florence have returned to their home
in Oskaloosa after few weeks visit
with relatives and friends here.
Wm. 'Beardsley and family are NOV
ing to their farm, known as the
EBeardsley Mill. Mr.. Beardsley in
tends farming for year or two.
Miss May Jones, of Dawn, Mo-, has
been visiting for the past four weeks
at the home Of her uncle, Jas. ]
Jones.
Those on the sick list are Mrs
Sadie Cook, Mrs. Hannah Thomas
and Rev. Davis
Cad Porter and family and Johnnie
Ramsay and family will make Colo
RADIO their future home. We are sor
ry to lose them from our vicinity but
our best wishes go with them.
j. A. Jones and family have return
ed from q pleasant trip to Colorado
The entertainment and social give1
by the Epworth League Monday even
ing was aesuccess.
Ed Perry was called TO Canon City
Colorado, by the serious illness of hfI
wife.
Miss Ellen Sullivan, of Des Mcines
visited with friends here for few
days.
Mrs. Chas Bacon and daughters
Edna and Bernice, are visiting witt
friends in Cleveland.
Miss Sophia Melcher, of Abba, 1:
spending the week at the parenta
Jno. Melcher home.
Miss Sarah J. Young left for Colo
RADIO Wednesday for a visit amont
relatives. s
August II. Blue Eyes.
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WEST HARRISON.

Tom Clegg is helping John Love
with his threshing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Kent, Of Oska-
loosa, were greeting friends here last
Sunday. -s ......
Mrs. Borum visited with relatives
last week. ....
Mr.. Reed, the engineer at the coai
mine, moved to White City to-day.
Harry Moulton, of Evans, spent
part Of last week at the home Of his
grandfather, Jacob Whiteman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wilson, of White
City, are with relatives here for g
weeks visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cadwalladel
and J. C. Kirk came out from towr
last Sunday and attended services al
Fairvfew in the afternoon.
Louis Arnold went to Wisconsin tC
complete his studies in telegraphy.
Mr.. Baldwin and family visited will
Mr.. Sharp's, near Eddyville, last
Sunday.
The oats crop is very light, averag
ing about 20 bushels per acre. The
corn crop makes the poorest showing
for many years. Some people claim
if the frost stays off until late, thai
half of an average crop is all we car
expect.
The Kennebec mines have started
TO work. They sell coal at nine cents
a bushel.
Mrs. Annis Crosson's little boy
Mason, was taken down with typhoid
fever three weeks ago. His fever is
a little lower but he is very weak.
Miss Evie Arnold and Mr.. Newman
the operator at Southern Iowa juno
ton, were married last week.
Nj. Anderson's family were Sunday
visitors with relatives over Skunl
river.
August II. Tel E. Phone.
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spRNa cREEk-

Mrs. Waters of Oskaloosa visited
at the Richard Baxter home last
Friday
Grace Broermain visited relatives
in town recently.
Lon Benson and wife took advan-
tage of the excursion and went u
Pittsburg, Pa, last week.
Mrs. Watkins is a welcome guest
at the Rinden home.
Truman Towns got his foot badly
badly sprained last Sunday while
riding a horse. The animal fell on
his foot.
Winnie Perry of Wright is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Herman Schultz.
Mrs. Collins spent part Of last
week with her daughter, Mrs. Thee
dore Schultz. @
The Hoover families went fishirg
one day last week.
Margaret and Bonnie Watson are
visiting friends in Kansas.
Mrs. Anna Woodland visited at the
Lon Towns home last Wednesday
Mark Beach's family and Grandma
Beach ate ice cream at the SAINT
Graham home recently. .
Minnie Bridges has been on tbs
sick list; is better at this writing.
The hay and small grain are al
up and the threshing machines are
going the rounds.
Clyde Robson has had three runa
| ways recently smashing a Wagon
each time. Clyde has escaped 81
| far with only few bruises.
Henry Tandy has purchased thu
John Mitchell farm. Mr.. Mitchell
will move to town for the present.
Mr.. Sam Walthall and family vii
move to town in September. MI
Walthall will have charge of q fee
store. Last Thursday evening abou
one hundred of their neighbors ant
friends gathered at the Walthal
home to pay their last visit. Ic
cream and cake were served. TIL
evening was enjoyed by all present
Mrs. Will Campbell was awarded tn
| largest dish OF ice cream and WI
Rice the largest piece Of cake. w
regret to lose these people from GU
( midst Success to them.
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Letter to DR.. FIeener,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Dear Sir: You are a dentist-you
know a good job, outside a mouth as
well as inside.
Perhaps your house needs painting
DeVoe Ready Paint is your paint
Sold under this guarantee:
''If you have any fault to find with
this paint, either now in putting it on
or hereafter, in the wear, tell your
dealer about it."
eve authorize him to do what is
right at our expense"
And we are responsible: business
14S years ago without
break-the largest paint manufactur
er in the United States.
Yours truly,
T. w. Devoe. & Co.
p. S.LThe Green &c Bentley Drut
Co. sell Devoe Ready Paint,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13
LEIGHTON.
Blue Eyes.

Mr.. and Mrs. EIgin, of Keokuk
came here last Saturday and aEe Wis.
ting with DR.. Howe and wife. Mrs
Elgin is sister of Mrs. Howe.
Harry Hicks, wife and children,
Mrs. James Cruzen and Mrs. Byron
Crazen, all of Madison township,
were visitors last Sunday with w. e.
Shoemake and wife.
Jerry Riggs and wife went to Oska-
loosa last Thursday and spent the bal
ance of the week visiting with their
daughter, Mrs. Brill, and Samuel Mel
son and wife.
The Misses Celtic and Vica Aiken,
Dot Mendenhall, Laura Shoemaker
and Hiuldah Walker have all returned
from attending the Normal.
Mrs. Mollie Hill and three children,
of Lyons, Nebr., who have been visit
ing with her mother, Mrs. Mary Price,
and other relatives about here, return
ed to their home last Friday.
Rev. Tysse and wife are expecte
home the last of this week and he will
occupy his pulpit next Sunday.
A committee of the German Re-
formed church classes consisting of
Rev. Fouse, E. E. Emhoff and Rev.
Flickenger, will be here this after
noon and in the evening they will or
dain and install the Rev. Loucks as
pastor of the church here, and next
Saturday Rev. Loucks is expecting to
60 to Winona Lake, Indiana, and
spend two weeks at the Bible Insti-
tute.
j Mrs. James Miller and daughter
Fern visited here one day last week
with the family of w. w. Miller.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Re-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13
MISSOURI FARMS.

Ne have over 80 fine farms In Pet
tbs and Johnson counties ranging
from s25. 90 to s45. 90 per acre; all well
improved and in the center of the
corn and wheat belt of Missouri.
Only rs miles east of Kansas CITY.
We guarantee this land equal to the
best land In .Mahaska county, and
the social conditions, railroad facilis
ties, schools, free mail deliveries and
telephone system as good as any in
Iowa.
We have an office in Pettis county
and list our land direct from the
farmer. You only pay one commits
sion in buying from us, Railroad fare
refunded to purchasers.
GEsMAN Bros,
51wtf 119 High Avenue West.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
EDDYVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs, John Jones and sons
John and Clyde, of near Coalfeld, left
Thursday for a three months visit in
California with relatives.
Mrs. Susan Myrick left Wednesday
for Kirlzville, Mo-, for an extended
visit with relatives.
G.. w Davis and son John, Of Oska-
loosa, came Tuesday to visit Mrs.
Ralph Gratten and see Mrs. G. w,
Davis, who has been visiting at the
Gratten home.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hudson started
for HurdlaHd, Mo-, Monday 10 visit a
month with relatives.
Mrs. AL Roberts and son Otto left
Saturday 10 spend The winter at
Spencervilie, Cal.
Wesley Donegan and daughter
Laura left Wednesday for months
visit at Denver, Colorado Springs,
Glenwood, Ouray and other points in
Colorado.
J.. l.. Sipes and sol, John H., accom-.
panied by Miss Laura Beamer, left
Tuesday TO visit for three weeks IN
Oklahoma.
Born, Monday, August 3, 1908, To
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Comstock, boy
Mrs. Frank Johnson and daughter
Miss Mabel, left Tuesday for two
weeks visit in Rich Sill, Mo.
Roy Palmer was very sick last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Nelson and son
Rufus, OF Oskaloosa, visited friends
here Thursday.
Carl Odem and Claude Lanrfing left
Wednesday for Minneapolis, MINI
They will then take a trip through
| North and South Dakota and Ne
! braska and will be absent about two
! months.
Pou1ten Norris, of Oskaloosa, is Wis
itfng in this city.
Lee and Miss Florence Rector, OF
Creston, are visiting their grandpar
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wants.
Mrs. Fred Wilcox and daughter
The1ma were Oskaloosa visitors Sat
urday.
Mrs. c. L. Farmhouse, Of Oskaloosa
visited last week at the parenta
Scott home!
Miss Anna Briggs and niece and
nephew, Helen and Frank CLARK, are
visiting this week at the Mindred
Harding home.
Born, Friday, August 7, 1903, to Mr.
and Mrs. Sweyn, a girl.
Jacob Alder was very sick with
stomach trouble last week.
! Mrs. Pearl Dunkle still remains
very i'll.
Mrs. Fred Emanuel, who has been
very sick for some time, remains
about the same.
The school board have elected the
teachers for the coming term OF
school as follows: Prof. ]. Parks.
principal, Ottumwa; Miss Wickern,
assistant principal, Ottumwa; Miss
Anna Rhode, Eddyville; Miss Ida
WEIGH, Eddyville; Miss Clara True,
Eddyville; Miss Wilson, Eddyville5
Mrs. J. Parks, Ottumwa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13

formed church will have a picnic in
Redman's grove next Thursday.
Mrs. John Cedrel is quite sick with
typhoid fever. The last report from
her was that she was little better
Aunt Mary Miller is very feeble
She is about as helpless as an infant
The frequent showers lately have
interfered some with the threshing
of the grain.
The addition to Rey.Tysse's church
is being built by PelIa carpenters.
August II. Not III. Giel
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13
DROBATE NOTICE.

DROBATE NOIlCB.
l. In matters of the last will and
testament of Henry e. Whedon, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that there is
now on file in the office of the clerk
of the district court of Mahaska coun-
ty, Iowa, an instrument of writing
purporting to be the last will and tes-
lament of Henry E.. Whedon, de-
ceased, and the same is SGT for hear
ing on the 18th day of Sept. of
the present term of the district
court, begun and held in Oskaloosa
on the 18th day of Sept, 1908, at which
time objections can be made to the
approving of said viii and it's admis-
sion to probate.
Dated this 1st day of August,
1908.
2ws R. K. DAVIS, Clerk.
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Fred Shaw

will sell at public auction at the Nose
Hadley farm, miles northwest Of
Rose Hill, on Tuesday, August 25,
1908, at l o'clock sharp, / binder, /
bob-sled, 1 hay rack, stirring pillow,
IA spring shoats, 2 mich cows, steer
calf, hay in barn. + 20 acres corn, I
work horse ten years old, 1 set buggy
harness, set single harness and 9TH
er things too numerous to mention.
Usual terms. I. NJ. Reed, auctioneer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13

Weakened systems need a mature,
wholesome, mellow liquor. That's
precisely what the /. w Harper Wits
key is. Perfect as a beverage or
medicine. Absolutely pure.
Sold by M. 6 NJ. Star Bottling Co.,
oskalocsa, Iowa. ss
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13
Farmers Attention.

We are paying the highest market
price for all kinds of good butcher
stock. We are also buying poultry,
eggs and butter. Telephone Nos. 145
and 1897, L. A. swearingen, 6O1 High
RYenue west.s ava
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13

FOR SALE.-4o40 acres grazing land
in Michigan, price $500 per acre.
Will take Iowa farm part payment.
A. j. Lacy, Glare, Michigan. Iva
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13

MONEY to loan on farm lands at
1NI low rate of interest. No delay.
See me before making a loan.
M. e. BENNETT,
26tf Exchange Block.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13

FOR SALE.-My farm of so acres 2I
miles southeast of New Sharon,
fine location. A snap at $50 per
acre If taken soon. 8. o. Martini
406 4th avenue west, Oskaloosa,
Iowa. 2w4 pd
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13
WANTS & FOR SALE:

LoST.-On Pella road, a black WOOL
skirt. Please leave at this office.
2w1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13

FOR SALE.-Brick building, 81
High avenue west. Also the old
Bump livery barn, 111-115 North g
street. Brick building for rent.
2w1-24w1 II. q. Moore.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13

FOR SALE.--My farm of 100 acres
situated two miles south of Leigh
ton, we'll improved and watered,
good Holland neighborbood, handy
to church and school. Inquire OF
r. B. j. Ryan. AVA pd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
4 COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Aug. @5,-Thr cotton. market
was strong at m ndvnnct Of GA points any
ruicd very sctivc during tho entire session WIN
Inn srcentiop OF August, which was dull ana
neglected anu which Guctuated Within Detwsen
1921 and 1890 closing at l2.-3; OF net :
nonts higher. The balance OF tho lst wa gen,
orally firm. Just after the opening shese we
mcmentnry 5setbncx under rcniizns, pay p,iI 1T
s,or resurned tlier upward course, and at mo
a. wern forced itIll higher by tho week.! 20.
port Of the Weather Bureau which proven u.iai
~ bnIlisb as had been expected Ihe lhiua.
v.,cs were duo 10 a continuation or me short
sc.ra nnted Yesterday, which this morning was
nccelerateI BY d hrn set of cables ana apprs'
h.n.ions as to the character Of tha WseAs
bureau report. In addition to ms we et'I Ma
bought very asursssL>-ly. taking olocR 9! p,oog
sentember and bidding for more az Aa'a ,,,St
nrires This, In connection win the Nsne
mo,ement and the continued talk Of damage
Nc n result OF boil weagil In Texas soon Nela
the shor,s In full retreat while IT also eNeoA,.
iced some demand for outside account leaving
10 a. more active market than hiss been e1p'ri'
enceh since the exciting times OF lsst mohth ~
Tho heat prices of the session occurlen ~ tne
late AFTERNOON, and at that Level we acu'e
months showed not Rains OF from ~ g 90 po.h,s
With Septenher selling at lI.o2, ucaa"1 N %
1870. December at 1890 and January " iu;nl
This Level attracted heavy realizing. ana llist
tbefore the close tho market SOLD on shsFpN,
losing ma tier Of froE, $40 points, ana WAS
anaily barely steady, rrt 15a!6 points h!saes
m the new crop positions. Sales we're estimated
~ oo1 100 bales. There were further spot sales
rsnortcd. amounting to a,lO7 bales 10 splhho.s;
I'M tho other hand 7,40a bales were received
hero frurS Liverpool and BID from o.nfs soutSes
making the stock, according 10 ruphing souut'
l47,sbi bales against 1855 hales yes st
= f. y . 4 Il i . . ID.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
Semi Stdgnatlon Of the Mar
ket was Unrelleved.
. PRICES l';::s SHOWED Q WE'D GAINS ms
Majority Of Stocks Dealt IN Gained
from Ono to Two Polnts--Revlval
Of Activity Towards Last. and
the Close Was Strong.

,fnv Associated prcss.

t.555 by A8bOClHtCOt FreSB.J
lxEW YORK. Aug. 26.---1ho sor1i.stas.
ma ton OF tho stock market was unreleycd
to-day, aud tho dealings were In apnaller
volume than yesterday. There was some
revival e aetiyy towsrds the last rS
Suk te ct 'i tho meagse trading ieft OH IA
points higher than last night. The strong
fea tures were Missouri Pacific. st. Paul
Atchlson, Copper and Tennessee Coal.
There was no news to explain tho advance
ing Tendency OF the market, and the true
cause seemed to DO that the room traders
reached their limit to depress prices yes.
terGay and 50 covered their short con o.,
tracts. Attention was almost wholly d.
vertcd to the yacht race throughout the
day. Morning reports from. London snow,
stocks. and the opening advance here ws "a
III sympathy. Erie was conspicuously ~
demand for London account. The develop,
men Of this foreign demand Is OF special
situation, There was large re;ellng Of
foreign holdings Of our securities taken
al the bottom Of the decline when tho
rally here showed signs Of eliminating,
reaction has not yet assumed important
proportions The easier tone In to-dnys
exchange markets was largely due 70 the
appearance in that market OF banker
borrowing abroad. Rates for time mon ne:
and commercial paper continue very i1rm:
There is anxiety over the closing UP 81
f the cotton corner, which, 1t Is generally
II believed. Ia yet to be achieved ana which
will necessarily be an operation OF some
peril. Many rumors arc still prevalent
OF efforts making by large industrial cor
poratIons 10 secure temporary loans. ,laio
recent heaviness OF New York Central
which was depressing factor for q time
this morning. also, see1ns to be explained
by tho petition to the Stock Exchange
TO list $4,000 additional general mort
gage bonds These are In connection with
the continuing operation OF tho company's
rcfnndng plan.
Ing control OF Tennessee Coal by the
United States Steel Corporation out
without confirmation.
Tho bond market was. dull and steady.
Total sales, par value, $4,000 Unlteo
\ States bonds we're all unchanged on tho
last call.
The total sales OF stocks for the day
were 2t6CO shares.
MONEY AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Money on call easy at 1t1I2 per cent:
closing. 1lS4In per cent; time money, trm
sixty days, 4l7G5 per cent: ninety days
1854 per cent: six months 5i4T6 per
x cent; prime mercantile paper, 6qbh per
cent, Sterling exchange easier with act
ual business in bankers bills at = shl065
4.ss.I5 for demand and at $ttl 30a4 3d. 20
for sixty day bils:# posted rntes: siHW
1.s4,l and sIs6hai.s7; commercial bills.
1881. Bar silver, 5s,s; Mexican dollars,
y az at itsN t5fsoFsa .fE