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The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
PELLA PEOPLE KILLED
Two Wood Haulers Meet Instant
Death on Wabash.

Pella, Feb. 7.-Dick Branderhorst.
aged 60, and G. Roubos, aged az, Hol-
landers residing a short distance from
Pella, were killed by the st. Louis-Des
Moines passenger train on the Wabash
at road crossing near Fifield. Both
are married. The men are wood haul
ers and were enroute to the Des Moines
river bottoms for wood when killed.
Branderhorst was driving a team at.
tached to bob sled and Roubos had a
team drawing wagon, but was riding
on the bob with his companion. His
horses were tied to the rear of the
LOB.
A long hill leads down toward the
railroad tracks near the point where
the accident occurred. Just before
reaching the railroad track the road
dips into hollow at a creek crossing
and comes up over knoll to the cross
ing The road runs at an angle Of
about Is degrees with the railroad
track. Engineer Butterfly, who was In
charge of the train, said that he saw
the men approaching when he was
half mile from the crossing. AS he
approacheL the crossing he sounded
the crossing whistle. About this time
the men and teams disappeared in the
gully. Butterfly said that he sounded
a precautionary whistle again before
reaching the crossing because of
curve and second crossing Of the
highway a short distance beyond, and
supposed of course the men had stop
ped in the gully to let the train pass.
AS the train came to within 300 feet OF
the crossing he saw the teams come
over the top of the knoll and start for
the crossing ON half gallop in an eff
fort to cross ahead Of the train. Bran
derhorst was driving. Both men were
standing up on the bob. He whistled
again and applied the air as we'll as re-
versing in an effort to stop the train,
but it was impossible to do this. Ths
train was half an hour late and run
ming at forty-fiVe miles an hour. En-
gineer Butterfly thought the speed had
been reduced possibly to forty miles
when it struck the bob. He saw the
bob and lead team pushed of to tie
left of the track and the body of a
man thrown far to the right. The
other man was no where in sight.
The train was stopped and backed
up. Conductor R. C. Murray found
the body of Branderhorst outside the
right of way. In looking about for the
other body it was discovered on the
engine pilot. Branderhorst was alive,
but horribly mutilated, and died after
being removed to near by farm
house. RouDos' skull was crushed in
and he was dead when found.
Two of the horses attached to the
wagon were killed and the steps on
the coaches ON the left hand side OF
the train were torn off by the wagon
body and Jed. This damned up under
the coaches without getting under the
trucks and tore the steps off.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

and in such an atmosphere there was
intellectual growth and soul develop
ment, but not much of material ad-
vantage, for Elder Upton was some
what of dreamer. At the age OF
eighteen this boy left the farm and
the community in which lie had
faithfully toiled and led an exemplary
life. The world seemed very large
and not wholly inviting to the country
lad, for he was of retiring nature
with much of self-confidence to ac-
quire.
Last week the writer of these lines
met in Washington Congressman
Frank Mondell of Wyoming, who is
one and the same with the boy refer
red to. Few western congressman
have better standing at the capital.
He is rising statesman, and even
better, he is sterling man. Leaving
here he went to Chicago and became
commander o. horse car. That was
too tame for steady job, so he went
into a mercantile position and year
later he pushed west to Denver. After
several years he went to Wyoming to
push coal mine development and rail-
way construction. After three years
he became member of the first state
senate. Two years later he was pres
ident of that body. He then ran for
governor and was defeated because he
had not b. IN more than five years on
the ground. Two years later he was
allowed to choose between the offices
of governor and congressman and he
took the latter. He went down with
his party in 1896 because of the silver
issue, but has since been kept in con-
gress, and it is not difficult to realize
that he has greater honors in store.
Here is evidence of commanding in
fuence on the part of a man starting
with nothing and still in the early for
ties. All this is fairly acquired.
Frank Mondell did not buy his way in,
to political prominence for he is not
man of wealth He did not pawn his
manhood, and he now stands squarely
on his record of character and accom-
plishment.
The telling of this story is not i'm
portant to Congressman Mondell. He
needs no boost from this quarter, and
he may never see this article. 1t is
more important as an object lesson 10
young men who think they have no
chance. THIS man went out from this
county with as poor prospects as any
boy could have, and yet he has made
of himself and his opportunities more
than any other man or boy the county
ever sheltered.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
POOLING WITH FIRE.
Children Along North 3 Street Jeopar-
die Their Lives.

The motormen who run on the B
street line of the street railway COM
plain to the police that they are I'M
able to keep the children away from
the cars. Boys and girls between the
ages of five and fifteen years run back
and forth on the track on the approach
of car until the motormen are com
PEELED to apply the brakes to prevent
running them down. They will stand
on the trek facing the car until it will
almost touch them. One mis-step and
some one of these children will meet
with terrible accident If not killed
outright. Such actions is thing that
the company will not tolerate and the
children will be punished by the police
if they continue in the practices now
being so fully INDUCED in.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
GOVERN YOUR CHILDREN.

New Sharon Star: Last Friday
Judge Clements gave hearing in the
case of the little Farmer girl, who was
sent up by Mayor Carr as candidate
for the reform school, and sentenced
her to that institution, but, we think,
very wisely sent her home on parole
in charge of her parents. 1t will be
remembered that this little girl and
another Of about the same, age, a step
daughter of T. M. Strew, left their
homes and wen to Oskaloosa pre-
sumably with boys who had enticed
them away, and were subsequently ar
rested in Abba by Constable Nichol-
son and returned to this city. Mere
children, they had started early on the
road 70 hell, and pitched at gait to
arrive there without delay. Now that
they are at home again we hope the
parents viii give them such attention
as their cases demand. Keep such
kids off tu) street after night and
away from the dirty urchins of similar
age. II it can't be done any other way
get a supply of shingles and apply
them with such vigor and at the prop
err mathematical point that it will be
necessary for them to line up at the
mantle for a week or two to eat their
dinners, and sleep with their tattered
bustles turned toward the sky. 1t is
all nonsense for parents to say they
can't govern their children. If they
can't they nave no business to bring
them into the world, and leave them
TO tread the scarlet paths of sin. The
disgrace that attaches to such esca-
pades as these reflect most upon the
parents. there is something radically
wrong in homes where children are
allowed to tramp the streets at night
and with companions that seek their
destruction. This is plain talk, and it
may cut some hearts to the quick, but
| if it will save some hayward girl or
| boy our object will be attained. There
are times and cases where 1t don't pay
to mince Words and there are those
in our midst who need to learn that
their children must be kept off the
street or the gateway of hell is open
to them, and for these children God
will hold their mothers and fathers re-
sponsible. Proceed to cultivate an
iron will for the protection of your
daughters, lay in bundle of shingles,
and if you can't keep the dirty he
brats away from them in any other
way, get shotgun.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

Reports from the agricultural de-
partment indicate that the corn cro.y
OF the United States for 1902 is the
biggest in the country's history. AS
nearly as it can be estimated it will
reach a total of 2,264, 1882, 900 bushels.
The greatest yield up to this year was
in 1900, when the crop aggregated
2,1O5, 100000 bushels. Only once be-
fore 1900 was the total above the two
billion mark. This was in 1899 when
the aggregate was 2,O7S, $4,000 bush
els. 1t may be interesting to know
that full 80 per cent Of the corn crop
of 1902, great as it is, will be used in
the United States. Eighty per cent
will be required in feeding and fatten-
ing stock and ten per cent goes into
the manufacture of whisky, corn meal
and other products of more or less
commercial value.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
Escaped an Awful Fate.

Mr.. II. Haggins of Melbourne, Fla,
writes, "My doctor told me had Con-
SUMPTION and nothing could be done
for me. was 81 en- up to die. The
offer of free trial bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, in
duced me to try it. Results were start
ling. am now on the roaC to recovery
and owe all to DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. 1t surely saved my life" This
great cure is guaranteed for all throat
and lung diseases Green C Bentley,
Druggists. Price 50c& $1.00. Trial
bottles free.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
VERDps SUPREME TEST.

When Verdi was putting the last
touches to I'll Trovatore" he was
visited in his study by a privileged
friend, who was one of the ablest liv-
ing musicians and critics. He was
permitted to examine the score and
run over the anvil chorus" on the
pianoforte. What do you think of
that?" asked Verdi, TRASH" re-
sponded the connoisseur. Verdi rub
bed his hands and chuckled. Now
look at this" he said. Rubbish"
said the other, rolling cigarette. The
composer arose and embraced him
with a burst of JOY What do you
mean?" asked the critic. my best
FRIEND" cried Verdi, 81 have been max
ing popular opera. In it resolved
to please everybody except the purists,
the great judges, the classics, like you.
Had pleased you I should have pleas
ed no one else. What you say assures
me of success. In three months IL
Trovatore' will be sung and roared
and whistled and barrel-organed all
over Italy" And so it proved.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
A Weak Stomach.

causes a weak cody and invites dis
ease. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures
and strengthens the stomach, and
wards off and overcomes disease. ].
B. Taylor, a prominent merchant of
Chriesman, Tex, says: Il could not
eat because of a weak stomach. l
lost all strength and run down in
weight. All that money could do was
done, but all hope of recovery vanish
ed. Hearing of some wonderful cures
effected bv use of Kodol, concluded
to try it. The first bottle benefited
me, and after taking four bottles I am
fully restored to M usual strength,
weight and health"
Green & Bentley Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
MUCHLY MIXED.
Public Sale of Property Discloses
Questionable Dealings.

Montezuma, Feb. Tho James IT.
win sale Tuesday resulted in the worst
mix-up we have seen for some time.
One man appeared with bill of sale
covering most of the stuff offered. 9th
err parties were there with chattel
mortgages of certain stuff covered by
the bill of sale. Then an officer with
executions representing three old judg"
ments levied on the corn and oats. The
matter is now being considered by
some of our best legal talent. The
fact that an attorney took a bill or
sale on the property last fall, to Sc
cure claims then in his hands, and
three days later drew up a chattei
mortgage for Mr.. Irwin and wife In
favor of another party, covering the
same property and making no mention
of the bill of sale, leaves the title to
the property clouded, and an effort Ia
now being made to ascertain whose
it is and whose claim takes proceed
ence,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
seeIn, Her Home from Meetln,.

Seem Her Home From Meetln,.
Say, you old frost headed chaps there's
a memory, perhaps,
Often through you sends thrill
from head to toes
or the days of long ago when the fuzz
began to grow
On the lippy surface underneath
your nose,
When on many blissful night meath
the moons soft, creamy light,
With you brain all in lova-in-spired
whirl,
And with heart all ripe with song, you
would proudly march along
Coin slowly home from meetin'
with Your girl.
Through the sermon you would sit,
hearing scarce word OF it,
In the church's dim religious sort of
light,
And your eyes would often rove to the
seat where set your love
While your heart was in a very sor-
ry plight!
Wnen tne services were Ger you would
hasten to the door,
There to wait the coming of your
maiden pearl,
And you'd feel a sweet content tinged
with rapture as you went
Walkin' slowing from the meetin'
with your girl.
At the gate you'd always pause for
some further talk, because
1t was such a painful task to break
away,
And her timid good night kiss sent
streak of heavenly bliss
Through your honored bosom as a
sunny ray.
Many soulful joys, ween, since those
happy days you've seen
AS you've played your part amid
life's busy whirl,
But you've met with very few that
could hold a candle to
Coin slowly home from meetin' with
your girl. Denver Post.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
GROWTH OF CHARACTER.

Spirit Lake Beacon: About the year
1870 Rev. ]. r. Upton settled on a
homestead on the trackless prairies of
Excelsior township, in this county.
There sat at his fireside a slender,
brown-eyed lad Ct ten who worked for
his board and clothes because his par
ents were dead and he had no other
home. Until late in the seventies he
titled the land, herded cattle, and well
and faithfully Sc we'd all the interests
of the household. The Uptons were a
family Of education and refinement,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
CUTICURA
OINTMENT
Puresi Of EmOIIientS and
Greatest Of Skin Cures.
The Most Wonderful Curative
Of All Time
For Torturing, Disfiguring
Humours.

Cuticura Ointment is beyond question
the most successful curative for tortur-
ing, disfguring humours of the skin and
scalp, including loss of hair, ever COM
pounded, in proof of which a single
amounting with it, preceded by hot
bath with Cuticura Soap, and followed
in the severer cases by dose of Cuti-
cura Resolvent Pills, is often sufficient
to afford immediate relief in the most
distressing forms of itching, burning
and scaly humours, permits rest and
sleep, and points to speedy cure when
all other remedies fail. 1t is especially
so in the treatment of infants and chill
dren, cleansing, soothing and healing
the most distressing of infantile hu-
mours, and preserving, purifying and
identifying the skin, scalp and hair.
Cuticura Ointment possesses, at the
same time, the charm of satisfying the
simple wants of the toilet, in caring for
the skin, scalp, hair and hands from in
fancy to age, far more effectually,
agreeably and economically than the
most expensive of toilet emollients.
Its "Instant relief for skin-tortured
babies, %" Sanative, antiseptic cleans
ing,"n or "One-night treatment of the
hands," or "Single treatment of the
hair" or" Use after athletics, ;" cycling,
golf, tennis, riding, sparring, or any
sport, each in connection with the use
of Cuticura Soap, is sufficient evidence
of this.
Millions now rely on Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, for pre-
serving, purifying and identifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts,
scales and dandruff, and the stopping
of falling hail, for softening, whitening
and soothing red, rough and sore
hands, for baby rashes, itchings and
chatings, as well as for all purposes of
the toilet, bath and nursery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
The limited States minis we

The United States minis were ex-
ceedingly busy in 1902. 1t was no in
considerable achievement to send out
above three and half millions of gold
coins, valued at more than $47,000,000,
and to produce 73,491, 357 pieces of
glitserfng silver, worth for circulation
in this country nearly $30,000,000; but
the distribution of S7,376,722 bright,
fresh pennies, more than one for every
man, woman and child from the At
lantic to the Pacific, from Canada to
the Gulf, was a popular triumph.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
nv the inventors of 1ae wol

by the inventors of the world we
are promised the attainment this year
of many desirable things. Santos
Dumont promises t hat we shall have
dirigible balloon capable of carrying
passengers across the ocean. Prof.
Bell says that we shall have a flying
machine that will traverse the air as
Indifferent to the winds as is steam
er on the sea. Marconi assures us
the power to telegraph without wires.
Edison says we shall surely have an
storage battery which viii en-
able every family to keep an automo-
bile and be happy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

Bishop Cosgrove feels highly
pleased with the results thus far
shown from mis- crusaue against vice
in Davenport. The order of Mayor
Becker closing all the 172 saloons in
the city promptly at midnight has
been gratifying to the bishop and he
has taken occasion to visit the mayor
and personally thank him for the or
der
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
Mvsterlous cIreumstanee.

One was pale and sallow and the
other fresh and rosey. Whence the
difference? She who Is blushing with
health uses DIR. King'sNewLifePills to
maintain it.By gently arousing the lazy
organs they compel good digestion
and head OF constipation. Try them.
Only Csc. at Greene 5entley's.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
psMltt,s witch Hazel saIve.

The only positive cure for blind,
bleeding, itching and protruding piles,
cuts burns bruises, eczema and all
abrasions OF the skin. DeWitt's is the
only Witch Hazel Salve that is made
from the pure. unadulterated witch
hazel--all others are counterfeits. De-
wits Witch Hazel Salye Is made to-
cure-counterfeits are made TO sell.
Green G. Bentley ] rug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

"A Mt. Ayr man writes to the Des
Moines Register and Leader complain
ing of the exorbitant price, $500,
charged for a copy of the code of Iowa.
He says that it is no wonder that peo-
pie are so ignorant when law is so
high. Well bet he's an advocate of
the Iowa idea.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

Sioux City insists that it was the
center of the late storm. That city
wants it understood that it is so popu-
lar that even the elements gather
there for a picnic.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

"A Clarinda coal dealer has just re-
ceived a car OIL anthracite he ordered
on the second day of last May, and one
of the papers there boasts Of it as On
instance of quick delivery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
Nearly Forfelts Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally.
started horrible ulcer on the leg of :.
B. orner, Franklin Grove,nl. For four
years it defed all doctors and all re-
NEEDLES. But Buckl.n's Arnica salve
had no trouble to cure him. Equally
good for Burns. Bruises. Skin Eruptions
and Piles. ESQ at Greep& Bentley's.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

According to the Atchison Globe,
the more pious man is the more
trouble he usually has in his church.
The same paper explains that devot-
ed father is one who takes care of the
children when he doesn't have to.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

AS the Sioux City Journal inter
prets the maUIer the Indiana man who
thrashed his wife because she did not
join him in prayer wisely distrusted
the efficacy of any invocation he might
put up alone.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

The Des Moines Street Railway
Company proposes to lay eighty miles
of track this year. 1t will extend its
lines and connect all the surrounding
towns About twenty miles would sat
isfy Oskaloosa, from here to Buxton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

There is always someone who can
offer just what you want if you only
knew where to find him. Tell your
wants in paper everybody reads and
the right fellow will find you.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

According to the Blackstone of the
Knoxville Express the Iowa game laws
are so strict that nothing but rabbits,
book-peddlers and life insurance
agents can be shot legally this winter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12

Davenport has two evils-wine
rooms and smallpox-and it is wisely
disregarding the injunction to choose
the least. 1t is abolishing both.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-12
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FRILLs OF FASHION.

Appliqnsa of muslin figure in mill
linery.
If you have pretty throat wear one
of tho low Byron collars.
Jet fringes, as well as silk and linen,
are rrophesied tremendous vogue.
A shade between orange and rose
is elective on either castor or gray.
In colorings, marine blue and green
combinations are still much in favor.
Chains of daisies, violets or roses are
worn by very young girls with evening
dress.
Long ends ornament everything
fringes, ribbons and pendant orna-
ments.
A new sleeve has long, tight,
wrinlSled cuff and full puff above the
elbow.
Linen buttons embroidered are most
attractive on gowns of the same ma
terial.
Revers of white linen embroidered
in red used on gray serge gown are
stylish.
To get really original chain return
to your childish days and string your
own beads.
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A Woman,a Rack.

Dublin, Mich, June 29th.-To the many
women who suffer with weak back and pains
and tired feelings in the small of the back,
the experience Of Mrs. Fred Chalker of this
place will be interesting and profitable.
Mrs. Chalker bad suffered a very great
deal with these back pains and although
she had tried many things, she could find
nothing that would relieve her. The pain
kept on in spite of all she could do.
At last she CHANGED to read the story of
Nother lady who had suffered with the
backache, and said she had been cured by a
remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills, and Mrs.
Chalker thought she would try the same
thing.
After the first two boxes had been taken
urcording to directions, she began. TO feel
some better, and she kept on till at last she
was cured.
Her pains are all gone, and she is very
grateful. She says: "Dodd's Kidney Pills
helped me greatly, and i will always recon-
mend them as cure for Pain in the Back"