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The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
$50 TEACHERS WANTED.
Government Needs Men for Schools
in the Philippines.


Men between the ages of 20 and 40
years are wanted by the United States
government for teaching in the Phil
ippines. To fill $50 vacancies in this
service, examinations will be held in
various cities Oct. 10 and 20, under
the direction of the Federal civil-ser-
vice commission. In Iowa these ex-
aminations will be held in Des Moines,
Dubuque, Fort Madison, Iowa City,
Mason City and Sioux City.
Twenty-Five of the eligibles select
ed will be appointed at a salary OF
81 200 per year, seventy at $1,000, and
fifty-fve aat $780, The examination
was considered necessary to fill va
cancies about to be caused by expira-
ton of terms of teachers now in the
service.
In its call for candidates the civil
service commission points out the op-
portunity for travel and study that
will be given to the lucky applicants
For application blanks and further
information concerning the scope OF
the examination, transportation, con
ditions Of employment. etc, applicants
should apply to the United States
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, ID. G., or to Secretary OF local civ
il service board. F. N. Cowan. Oska.
loosa Iowa.
No request will be granted for OK
aminations on any other date cr al
any other place. than those above giY'
an
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
LEIGHTON.

There is very littls sickness about
here.
The fall pastures are simply ina,
mense. In
Miss Lucretia Voorhees, returned to
hen work at Des Moines Tuesday.
We have not had sufficient frost to
kill any Of the vegetation and the corn
is all ripening nicely.
Miss Kate Shoemaker came up
from Oskaloosa last Saturday to at
tend the Harvest Home festival.
Mrs. w. d. Voorhees, and daughter
Lucretia visited at Pella last Monday
with Mr.. and Mrs. B. Gardner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Vanderlinden
are happy on account of daughter
that was born to them about week
ago.
Rev. Loucks is expecting two OF his
sisters from Dayton, Ohio, this week
to keep house for him. Why wasn't
one of them some other boys sister?
Rev. Kegstra has accepted the call
he received from a church near Grand
Rapids, Michigan, and expects to
move from here about. the first OF
next month.
BY the change here of the firm OF
Ira P. DeCook to j. G.. Thomassen, w.
Z. Shoemaker is out Of job. But
he will not be idle very long for as
good salesman as he is, is in de-
mand.
Another old land mark here will be
RACED this week. John Wray sold his
old blacksmith shop and lot to Brom
Brothers, of Pella. They viii build
new shop on the site of the old one.
The same parties have bought the
property adjoining the shop on the
south of Martin Van der Meulen, for
$4,000.
The Harvest Home festival that
was given at the Reformed church
was great success. Standing room
was at premium and q great many
could not get in the house. More peo-
| pie attended the church here on Sun
day afternoon than has ever before
| TO my knowledge. The regular after
noon services were held at the two
| Holland services at The same hour as
the festival exercises. and all o. them
had large audiences
| i Ocs, &. Not Hs CieI.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
MASTER MECHANIC.
oskaIoosa Boy Gets Fine Promotion
on Santa Fe.


Mason Myer, son of Ike Myer, of
this city, has recently been promoted
to the position Of master mechanic
Of the Pueblo division Of the Denver
& Rio Grand Railway. The position
is the most difficult and responsible
of its kind on the entire road. Mr..
Myer is promoted to the place from
the shops at Salida, Colo, where he
was foreman of the machine shops
and the round house of the company.
Mr.. Myer is a former Oskaloosa boy
and his many friends here feel proud
of the record that he has made for
himself in his work. His first expert
ence in the business was as machin-
list in the shops of the Santa Fe COM
pany and he remained In the work
here for period Of twelve years. He
was then made a foreman of the
shops Of the Santa Fe company at
Ration, New Mexico, and from there
went to the position at Salida, Colo,
from which he has Just been promot-
ed to the office Of master mechanic.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
INQUIRIES Come Here.
Oct. Z

kilograms have come to this city
inquiring of the personality and con
nection Of a woman arrested in Den.
yer with the check raiser, F. H. Cros'
by, alias Hammond and Bell. The
woman is said to be implicated in
deals with the man 1t is claimed
that she has been known as Mrs
Barnes and that she formerly was an
Oskaloosa resident.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
GIRLS OF sEvENTY-EIeHT.
Annual Gathering at Fremont Largely
Attended.

]. c. Byram, editor of the Iowa I'm
ionist, the state official organ, pub
-1ished at Des Moines, was in the city
this morning, accompanied by his
daughters, Miss Amy, who is assist
and city editor on the Daily Capital,
and Miss Berenice, who is proof read
er on the same paper. They were on
their way home from attending re
union of the "Girls of '7S," watch was
held at Fremont Saturday Mrs.By-
ram was one of the girls of that peri
cd. There were about seventy of the
girls, their husbands and children
present and all enjoyed themselves
in manner long to be remembered.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
INCREASING BUSINESS.
The Manufacturing Industries of os-
kaIoosa Are Prosperous.

The Hanna Manufacturing Co. have
such a demand for their oyeralls and
work jackets that they are unable to
keep up with the orders Consequent
ly they have decided to quit the man
ufacture of duck coats and have
closed out their entire stock of same
to the Walton Clothing Co., Of this
city, at a great sacrifice. Announce
ment of same elsewhere in this issue
You will help yourself financially and
do good thing for two Oskaloosa in
situations by getting some of these
rare bargains.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
Great Annual Occasion at Central
M. E. Church.

The Central M. Il. Sunday school
met Sunday morning in celebration
of their annual Rally Day ana the oc-
casioR was most suspicious. Over
five hundred people in the main school
and 1853 in the primary department
were in attendance at the meeting.
which was one Of the best rallies the
school has ever had. The homeland
Visiting" departments and the era
die rolf department were fully repre-
scented, as we're all other departments
Of the school work. Every one who
possibly Gould come was in attend
ance. The day was all that could be
desired for celebration of this sort
and members made the most of it.
The program of the rally was OF
special nature. The musical numbers
were appropriate to the occasion and
the regular Sunday lesson was passed
for the rally day features. H. w.
Gleason, superintendent of st. James
Episcopal church Sunday school, adj
Building" and gave comprehensive
talk covering the ground of special
interest to Sunday school workers.
He cut away from the time-worn
phrases and advice to young people,
discouraged short stories and myths
and urged simple and honest dealing
with children.
There was special music by a quar-
tet composed of Messrs. Bradley, Stew
ems, Davis and Kent, and the Misses
Dusenberry sang duet which was
very much appreciated. Short talks
were made by Messrs Crosson, Bar
nard and Shaw. w. j. Howell, who
for so many years has had charge of
the school, had invited twenty former
superintendent of M. e. Sunday
schools to be present, and in intro
ducing them to the school he said:
I'VE are the inheritors of the efforts
and sacrifices Of those who have pre-
coded u.s." Then he requested the
entire school to rise and give the
Chautaqua salute. A. Updegraf
made an interesting talk to the pri-
mary department and program Of
merit was given by the little ones
under the direction of Mrs. Dora Nor
gan, who is one of the teachers.
Souvenirs were given to all present.
These were most excellent picture
Of the pastor, Rev. j. w. Someryille,
and the quotation, Study to show thy
self approved unto God, workman
that needeth not to be ashamed. Raj
ly Day, Oct. 4, 1903" Following is a
list of the former superintendent
present:
w. H. Shaw, G. E. Barnard, ID. w.
Detwiler, J. NJ Martin, ID. d. Downs,
DIR True, VIM. Crosson, VIM. Hibbs,
A. Cooper, Jno. Pendray, Eph. Smith
Mr.. Boston, Mrs. VIM. Hibbs, Mrs.
Kent, Rev. Somcryille, S. z. Stevens
]. w. Bateman A. Updegraff, w. ID.
| Taylor, A. d. Coleman.
The management of the school feels
that the day was a great success and
that much of permanent good will
come of the day and the service.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
REV. DUBOC TO BOYS. EDDYVILLE ETCHINGS.
Items Of Interest Chronicled by the
Tribune.

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Fox, Of the Cedar district,
Monday.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Smith, of Coalfleld, Satur.
day.
Fais & Free have the contract for
refooring the bridge, and will push
the work to rapid completion as
soon as the lumber all arrives.
George STEELE, who was so seriously
injured two weeks ago by being run
over on the Iowa Central, is much i'm,
proved and was able to sit up Wednes,
day.
Mrs. Maria Lafferty and sister, Mrs
Phineas Wright arrived this week
from Mansfield, Ohio, to visit their
sister, Mrs. Margaret Richie, and
family, east Of town.
Beamer Bros. sold twenty-eight
acres Of the Will Allbaugh farm, form.
erly known as the Gordon place, to
Frank Wells Tuesday. The consider.
alton was SIS per acre.
Phillip Stuber sold his lots on south
Fourth street Monday to Mrs. Fish, OF
Lost Creek. Mrs. Fish will build a
residence there insthe near future, land
will make her home there.
Mrs. Helen Biclcnell was married to
James Nelson, Of Oskaloosa, Friday
The groom is slightly known here,
The bride is the daughter of Mrs
Sarah Heard, of this place,and is well
known and highly respected here.
Jack Barnett, son or John Barnett,
was quite severely injured at Pekay.
He had his hand caught while caging
Two fingers were broken and his
hand badly lacerated. DR.. Vance
dressed the injured member and he is
now on the road to recovery.
The little two year old child of Mr..
and Mrs. T. P. Davis, who live near
Des Moines, and who We're visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler,
south Of town, died Saturday morning
of membranous Group. The funeral
was held Tuesday and the remains in
tered at Oskaloosa.
J. r. Davidson and John Vaughan
have erected a mammoth new build
ing on their place east of town for
storing their sweet potatoes. The
building was built on the latest ana
most scientific plan for the preserva-
ton of that popular vegetable, and
this progressive firm will have an i'm
mense crop of an unusually fine quail
ity for this seasons trade.
Jesse Howard Barnes, of Eddyville,
and Miss Mary Ellen Callahan, Of
Keokuk, were united in marriage at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. b. A, Callahan. Both con.
tracing parties to this wedding are
deaf and dumb, but Notwithstanding
that misfortune, they are well edu.
Gated, cheerful and Industrious. The
bride has been a resident Of KeokuB
ever since she was quite young. She
graduated from the institute for the
deaf and dumb at Council Bluffs, or
June 30, 1901. Mr.. Barnes is also q
graduate of the same institution, and
it was at that school that the young
people first became acquainted. The
happy couple will make their future
home near this place where the groom
is engaged in farming.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
Buried In pes MoInes.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rudd returned
to their home in What Cheer this
moning after attending the funeral Of
Mrs. Pete Roberts, who died at Bay
City, Michigan, and was taken to -Des
Moines for burial, The lady was the
daughter Of Rev. w. H. Sayre. Of Des
NIcines, and the funeral was held from
the Baptist church there Sunday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
Horse sale.

AL Wright will sell thirty-fye west
ern horses and two mules, mostly
halter broke. at the Rock Island stock
yards at OskaIoosa, Iowa, at o'clock
on Saturday, Oct. 10. Terms: Cash
or bankable notes. d. A. Kurtz. auc-
tioneer. 24dl-10w1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
Discuss New Law,

The large number of divorces ask
ed and granted at Des Moines has
brought the question to, the fore in
that city. The Register and Leader
in speaking Of the matter, says;
"While no united action has been
taken on the matter some of the To-
cal lawyers have been discussing a
new law governing marriages in Iowa.
AS shown by divorce petitions in the
district court, there have been a good
many mismated people because OF
hasty marriages. One man pleads he
only talked with woman twice before
he married her, and then two days af-
terward discovered she was insane.
Another married an insane woman
and two children were born. Both of
these men are asking DEGREES.
Some legal authorities maintain
that if there was a law, requiring the
publication Of marriage licenses at
least three or four days or even a
week before a legal ceremony could
be performed society, which is SO
much interested in the contract, would
have an opportunity to raise dis
senting voice if the union Of the two
was regarded as questionable"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
ROSE HILL.

|
r. II. Spates is having new barn
built on his farm.
DIR. H. e. Carver is preparing to
build a fine dwelling house on Main
street. Something may happen.
Mother Augustine and Dora are Wis
iting in Washington county.
I. N. Taylor and John r. Hoover
passed through here on their way to
the w. D. Emery cattle sale.
Cole Van Gordon and family and
Leo Vernon and family were Sunday
guests at H. w. Lunt's.
Martha Moore, of Oskaloosa, was
visiting friends in Rose Hill over
Sunday.
William Rose, of Monroe township,
arrived in Rose Hill last Saturday
night from a two months visit in
Germany, bringing sister with him
to make her home with him.
n. M. Dickson and wife, David Cas-
ton and wife, G. G. Natter and ]. N.
Wymore left Tuesday for the reunion
of the SD Iowa Regiment at Knox
vile.
Our three rural routes handled
about 10000 pieces of mail last month
and still increasing.
The new coal company is busy
getting it's machinery moved from
the old works to the coal field west
of Rose Hill. These men will make
things lively around the new works
when once equipped for the business
they are planning.
Frank Yerger, of Sigourney, passed
through Rose Hill Sunday with his
| two speed horses, one PAGER, the
other a trotter He has made a full
campaign of the fairs with his horses
Lewis Stuart and wife and Jesse
Stringfellow and Miss Eta Hender
son have gone to Missouri on a pleas
ure trip.
Frank Souter and family visited al
the parental John S. Taylor home in
Keokuk county Saturday,
Miss Sidney Jensen visited rela
tives in Oskaloosa over Sunday.
w. G. Rhinehart brought in some
fine samples of the famous yellow
Dent corn that he raised this year
that is extra good. He has a large
amount of this corn that he expects
| to sell for seed next year. Samples
can be seen at the postoffice in Rose
/ Hill.
1 E. E. Hopper and wife have just re
i turned from market and while there
purchased a full line of new and up
to-date dry goods, comprising all the
latest designs, for the Farmers CAST
Store" Their stock Is all new and
| fresh, right from the large wholesale
houses and of the latest styles. Cal
in and see them when in town. They
also purchased large stock of holi
day goods for the Christmas trade
and any one wishing to buy holida!
goods will get the latest by calling t.
see this fancy stock which will ar
| rive in due time for the holiday trade
The Farmers Cash Store is rapid!
/ growing and has by far the larges
assortment of general stock in Ros'
i Hill. These novelties nave been sc
lected by Mr. Hopper and wife per
sonally and their styles Of special
ties in this line will be a new featur'
for the holiday trade in Rose Hill
which will surprise you, and their linz
of staple goods is sure to bring then
good, liberal share of the patronage
of this community.
4 Oct. 7. Nasty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
FOR sale Cheap.

Engine and boiler suitable for feed
mill, saw mill or mine, has governor
and link. Box b25. Knoxville, Iowa.
21d3 9w2
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
PRESBYTERIANCHUREH MARRIAGE & DIVORCE
One Separation Sought For Every
Four Unions Made.

Mahaska county records show an
astonishing array of facts and figures
in connection with marriage licenses
issued and the fling Of petitions for
divorce. The records of the Mahas.
ka county district court show that no
less than ninety-seven petitions for
divorce have been filed in the court
within the past twelve months, while
the number of marriage licenses is
sued for this same period was 3S6.
Thus small fraction over twenty-five
per cent Of the licenses issued for
the year are sought to be set aside in
divorce.
The number of petitions for d.
vorce seems to be on the increase
from term to term. Each court dis
poses of a large number of the cases,
but the next term Of the court is op-
ened to find an ever increasing army
Of mismates petitioning for relief at
the hands Of the court.
The existing conditions are of ma.
ture that must attract general atten.
ton and the attorneys and the courts
have been considering the problems
presented by this state of affairs for
some time. A revision OF the divorce
laws of the state is solution that is
being recommended by the public
in general and the bar in particular,
and it is not unlikely that the next
legislature will be appealed to for
some changes in the existing laws.
In turning over the pages of the
marriage license register one cannot
fail 10 note the large number Of re-
quests, Don't publish" OF the three
hundred and eighty-six licenses is
sued during the past year in this
them were ornamented with the"don't
publish" attachment The request is
comparatively useless, for it is very
seldom that a newspaper pays any at
tention to the request, but the fire.
quency of the desire to suppress pub.
licity in the matter Of licerses may
point w~v for tie legislators. Pub
1'c'tv rculd work as a restraint upon
countless numbers of the "short or
der" marriages from which come by
far the greatest number of divorce
cases.
The question has arisen among law
yers as to whether publicity in this
matter would not tend to diminish the
large number of divorces sought and
granted at every SESSION of the dis
trict court. In some states 1t is neces-
sary and lo~ol to publish the marriage
license a certain number Of days
prior to the performance of the cere-
mony. Usually couple is required
to take out license three days be-
fore the date of the wedding. In this
way the license is given publicity and
many a mesalliance has thus been
prevented and late application for
divorce forestalled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-26
THE MODERN INDIAN.
arges White Man ansAdmission Fee if He Wants to See Moki
 Snake Dance.

The Indians are rapidly catching on' to the ways of the white man. The Moki snake dance for 1903 at Wolpi Arizona, on the Santa Fe, is a good example of how the modern conner cial spirit is spreading. Until now wis., tors have been permitted to witness this spectacle without money and with out price, the Indians being content with what they could pick up from the camera fends for posing, and from the tourists generally for baskets, pottery and blankets This year each visitor was charged dollar, with sliding scale of special favors like going down into the kiva where the snakes are kept.
 The dance was just as weird as ever and the spectators moro than got the worth of their money; but the old-tim- CTS sadly. viewed the change and pre- dict that the dance will be diseon- tinued before many seasons have passed. You would better go to the next one, or it may be too late to see this most remarkable pagan ceremony.
 The Santa Fe has on exhibition. in It's Chicago office notable painting by Cross of snake dancer, based on a sketch made by him while in Mokiland Tn 1858. The difference between then and to-day is quite evident in minor details of costume, but the main fea- lures are much the same.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-26
FORTUNE HUNTERS.
Marriages of Many American Girls of Wealth to Titled Foreigners
 Turn Out Unfortunately.

The marriage of many American girls of wealth to titled foreigners Is lust now receiving moro than usual attention. The disclosures regarding the post-wedding experience of some of the brides who have left their homes and native land to become, the Europe are in many cases humiliating and distressing.
 Margaret Van Etten in a cabled ar ticle from Vienna gives few of the names of American women who have come to grief by such foreign alliances There are thirteen on her list, and the number might be increased by a thor ough study of the newspaper files. Ey- cry woman mentioned married title, and most, if not all of them, were subjects of extensive newspaper notice when their weddings occurred. Their triumph was in the blaze of publicity; their humiliation and suffering have been chiefly in private. Tn every case cited these women have either secured divorces or are living apart from their husbands
 Some of the daughters of Americans of wealth, says the Rochester Demo- crat and Chronicle have contracted happy marriages with foreigners and by their subsequent lives have reflect ed honor upon their native land in | their new homes. There Is no reason why an English nobleman should not fall in love with a rich American girl and marry her. precisely as he might have loved and married poor Eng fish girl, It Is not such cases which are open to criticism. but the numer- ous alliances which are clearly the pro | duct of fortune-hunting negotiations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-26
ALL DUE TO PHOTOGRAPHY.
How tine Art Has Very Curiously Worked Injury to the Trade tm
 Commercial Fertilizers.

The idea that the spread of photog- raphy could do severe injury to the tradein commercial fertilizers, and espe- cially to the conversion of raw phos- phate into plant food, seems at first sight absurd.
 Yet so 1t is, and in this way, says Stray Stories. Phosphates and bones, to be made available as soil improvers, must be treated with sulphuric acid. Now. sulphuric acid will dissolve most metals as easily as water does sugar. Platinum is almost the only metal upon which it has no effect.
 So, in spite of their great cost, man ufacturers have generally employed re- torts made of a platinum alloy for the concentration of sulphuric acid. These retorts used to be made in Paris and cost $8.500 to $13, LOGO apiece.
 To-day such thing as platinum re- :ort would cost literally fortune, for platinum, owing to the introduction of the platinotype process in photography, has gone up from about five dollars an ounce to the present price of SEQ an ounce. It Is indeed nearly as costly as gold
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-26
ARAPAHo AND sHosHoNE.
Indian Tribes Have Distinctive De- sign~ for, the So-Called Par-
 Asches Made by Them.

The slight differences of styles which occur are well exemplif1ed in the style of painted rawhide bags or envelopes. the so-called 'parfleches.' writes Prof. Franz Boas, in the Popular Science Monthly MT. St. Clair has observed that the Arapaho are in the habit of laying on the colors rather delicately, in areas of moderate size, and of following out a general arrangement of their mo- lives in stripes; that the Shoshone, on the other hand. like large areas of solid colors, bordered by heavy blue bands. and an arrangement in which a central field is set off rather prominently from the rest of the design. This difference is so marked that 1t is easy to tell a Shoshone parfleche that has found it's way to the Arapaho from parfieches of Arapaho manufacture. Tn other cases the most characteristic difference con sists in the place on the parfleche to which the design is applied. The Arapa- ho and the Shoshone never decorate the sides of bag. only its flaps, while the tribes of Idaho and Montana always dec- crate the sides.