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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
BRIEFLY TOLD.
There is no Use Leaving oskaloosa.
Believe the Statements of
0skaloosa Residents.

Endorsements by residents of os
kaloosa.
Proof positive from Oskaloosa peo-
pie
Cannot be evaded or doubted.
Read this statement.
Mr.. David Robertson,o of 1870 G ave
nue. east, carpenter by trade, says
Every spring during the months of
broken weather I had more or less
kidney trouble. There was consider
able pain in the small Of my back over
the kidneys and those organs showed
distinct evidence of being jisordered.
On the lookout for something to 70
lieve me I saw Doan's Kidney Pills
advertised to cure ailments similar
to mine. I went to Blakeslee Broth
ers' drug store and got a box. They
proved to be the right ming in the
rigth place and their use amply yer.
flied that the claims made by them
were true. After using all the pui,
in the box my back bothered me no
more"
Sold by all druggists. Price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States. q.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
WANTS BIG DAMAGES
Dubuque Girl Values Broken Heart
at $Ioo, 900.

Dubuque Ia, Aug. S1.--A broken
heart, bundle of love letters and a
request for judgment in the sum Of
100000, are what Miss Sarah Ham,
of Seventh avenue, this city, brings
into court at Duluth, Mimi. in an eff
fort to have justice melted out to
George Potter, a millionaire lumber
man of that city, for breaking his
promise to marry her.
A bundle of love letters, 'teeming
over with tender sentiments and ad.
miration, protesting unjying fidelity
and declaring that he would never
live without her, will play a promi-
nent part in the trial. The courtshlp
is of twenty years standing, during
which time Potter welded another
woman unknown to Miss Ham. This
made no difference, however, and
cooled his ardor not one jot, for he
promised to wed his Dubuque lover
just as soon as the lawful wife passed
away.
George Potter is So years old, fine
looking, a good business man, and
shrewd. 4 story runs that years ago,
when Miss Ham and he were lovers,
she took pity on him and gave him
money with which he started in bus
mess and from which he afterwards
grew rich.
Potter was once a business partner
Of the late George Burch. Potter
was secretary Of the lumber COM
pany- Of which Mr.. Burch was presi-
dent, and in which Congressman Bah
cock, of Necedah, Wis, was interest
ed. Potter was also at one time a
business partner of ex-Secretary of
War Alger. In his answer to Miss
Hams petition Potter declares that
he is worth only $15O,0OO, but Brad
streets, it is said, rates him at half
a million.
Miss Hams father was a wealthy
lumberman here twenty years ago,
and to large extent controlled the
rafting trade on the Mississippi in
this section. 1t was he who brought
Geo. Potter to his home ami INTRO
duced him to his daughter, who was
then 10. Unsuspecting, she soon fell
a victim to Potter's charms, as ne
called frequently. When she discov-
cred that he had a wife and family
he soothed her by the story that he
intended to marry her just as soon as
the wife, who was an invalid, died.
Thus, she claims, she was guiled by
him. She accompanied him on many
of his eastern trips after her father
died, visiting New York, Chicago and
other points frequently in his COM
pany. Previous to his death, the ell
der Ham LOST the bulk Of his fortune
and Miss Ham alleges that she made
large loans of her inheritance to Pot
ter to help him in his business ven
lures.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
ELEVATOR FINISHED.
A Fine Piece of Equipment For New
Hotel Downing.

The electric passenger elevator for
the Hotel Downing has been connect
ed up and is now fully installed and
will be on regular duty. The elevat-
or is a double deck hoist, the top be-
ing for passengers and the lower for
the handling of baggage. The If
teen-horsepower electric motor that
runs the elevator is operated by d.
rect current and is a handsome piece
of machinery. The elevator is man
ufactured by the Eaton & Prince
Company OF Chicago, and was in
stalled by J. Hirsh and a number Of
workmen under him, requiring about
two weeks time. All of the work In
connection with the machinery and
apparatus was carefully inspected TO-
day and pronounced in perfect condi-
ton. Mr.. Hirsh returns to Chicago
this evening.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
ASSET CURRENCY AND NATION
AL BANKS.

The New York Commercial is won
dering why the National bankers do
not take kindly to the plan Of per-
hitting them to issue currency on
their assets. The plan provides for
an insurance fund to redeem the pa
per of the broken banks and also
provides for giving the note holders
a first lien on the entire bank assets.
Many well informed bankers be-
lieye that this would drive deposit
ors away from National banks, for
they would not want their deposits
to stand pledged to redeem fuctuat-
ing unsecured bank note issues. De
posits are the chief source of bank
ing profits and many National bank
ers do not feel willing to try an ex-
pertinent which might drive most or
the deposits to the state and private
banks
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.

1t is interesting to note from whom
the demand for reciprocity with Can
ada comes. 1t comes first from Ca
nadians themselves, who want to
bring their grain products and their
timber and mineral products into the
United States free Of duty. They
want to be competitors of the farm
ers of the United States in the home
market Of the latter. Again the de-
mand comes from the spectators In
now cheap Canadian lands and from
citizens of the United States, who are
flocking by the tens of thousands in
to Canada, are spending their money
there, are settling there and are
building up that country. They want
to buy things from the United States
free of duty and to send here free Of
duty what they produce. In other
words they want to live on exactly
the same terms as they do in the
United States.
We cannot see why the United
States should reduce it's revenues to
accommodate any of these classes,
1t is not at all clear that the govern
ment would reap any material benefit
or that it would correspondingly in
crease the trade with Canada, while
it would throw open to Canada a
market hundreds folds greater than
its own. We do not see why special
ly tender consideration should be CIV
~, 4,o,o o;t;oors ~ Tho TTuifad Ctofnc
who are investing in Canada, who
are settling there and building that
country up, and are contributing to
it's prosperity instead of to this coun-
try's greatness. Their investments
are a matter for which they cannot
be blamed. They have right to in
vest there and to go there to live.
But after having done this it looks a
trifle stretched for them to demand
that the United States shall so legis-
late as to increase the value of Ca
madam possessions and enlarge the
market for their goods and products
at the probable expense of American
producers. Above all the United
States SHOULD foster the interests Of
the citizens of the United States, who
are investing and building up this
country, whether on the farm, in the
mines, or the factory. The demand
for reciprocity with Canada is not
coming from the citizens of the Unit
ed States who have no financial in
terests in Canada.
1t is now further stated that Can
ada will not be willing to grant such
reciprocity as would be to the ad-
vantage even of American manufac-
turers. 1t is a question that needs
to be studied in its effects before any
advance step is taken. The greatest
concern of the United States is to
protect to the fullest measure the In
terests and welfare Of its own proluc-
ers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Beginning Of End of Iowa Central
Work in Sight.

Monkey Mountain" on the line OF
the Iowa Central north OF the city
will soon be only recollection and
win pass into the history of the roa .
as one OF the experiences Of the years
1902 and 1903 when the grades were
changed. Within very few days
the Iowa Central trains will be sent
through the cut on the permanent
grade that will be used and tho track
over Monkey Mountain" by way of
which the trains have laborei during
the working seasons of the past two
years will be abandoned. The steam
shovel completed it's cut through the
big hill last week and was then taken
back to dig out a few places where
the banks slid in upon the track dur
ing the heavy rains last May. These
will soon be removed and then the
main line track will be placed
through the cut in place of out in
the corn fields at the east side. .
The shovel has one more cut to
make through the hill taking out a
portion of the bank on the west side
where the loading track has been
placed, but this will not interfere
with the running Of the regular
trains through the city.
The grade at the river and south Of
the bridge is now permanent and the
dirt that is now taken from the cut
is being dumped into the Quaker
sag" just north of the city. It is q
monster fill. Dirt has been dumped
into the spacious nav Of the monster
all summer and still it is not salts
fed. The highest part of the grade
is yet five feet or more below the per-
manent mark.
The completion Of the work that
is yet to be done between the river
and the Oskaloosa station will re-
quire every working day that re-
mains in the season and it is doubtful
If the plans will be completed by the
time frost puts an end to the work.
There is considerable work to be
done in the Oskaloosa yards south Of
the Friends Yearly Meeting and this
will require some little time after the
Quaker sag" has been brought to
grade. The tracks at this point Of
the yards will have to come up a dis
lance of about five feet.
The coal chutes will receive atten-
ton again in a short time. The car
penters have been busy with the
chutes at Marshalltown and have
them about completed. The men will
be moved to Oskaloosa as soon as
the Marshalltown job is finished and
the remaining parts of the Oskaloosa
chutes will be placed. The chutes
cannot be used, however, until the
completion Of the grading in the
north end of the yard.
And yet with all of this labor to
be performed those in charge are
feeling jubilant for they say Eve are
now able to see the way out for the
beginning of the end is now in sight"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

tional narts 4, an acre were devoted
to the production OF tomatoes, sweet
corn, peas, pumpkin squasnes ana
cucumbers, and the LAM set aside for
this purpose was commotls referred
to as patch Gradually tbs area
has increased, but the term 'paSch'
still clings to it regardless Of its size.
Elsewhere in the Gate-City this morn
ing is an advertisement by the Keo-
kuk Canning Company calling for one
hundred persons to pick a fifty-acre
patch'of pickles. That is something
of patch as the term is generally
understood, and it is significant as
showing the extent to which the in
dustry has been developed here. AL
ready it has assumed the proportions
of farming on a large scale, and ev-
cry year witnesses notable increase.
1t is profitable farming, too, as ex-
perience has amply demonstrated.
Communities less fortunate than
Keokuk in the matter of established
and successful factories for the pro-
cessing and manufacture of food pro-
ducts have to compete with each 9TH
er in the worlds markets in the pro-
duction and sale of corn and wheat
and like staples. Only a few, com
paratively speaking, have canning
factories, and the products of these
are in large and constantly increasing
demand at good figures. The en-
ployment afforded Wis also an item
worthy of note. In no small degree
has the prosperity of Keokuk been
enhanced by the establishment of
this valuable industry and the coinci-
dent development of patch farming,
so-called.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
NEW BRICK BUILDING.
The Turf Saloon VIII Have An EIe.
giant New Home.

High avenue west is to be improv.
ed by another new business block
that will be erected in the near fu'
ture. Messrs. Chas. McCulloch and
John H. Harrison have plans for a
new twostory brick business room
seventy feet in length. The front
will be twenty-four feet and Of orna-
mental steel with bay window for the
second story. The interior finish
will be up to date and something like
the new Hotel Downing. The build
ing will be occupied by the "Turl"
saloon which business is in the one
story frame structure now standing
On the lot. The building will make
a great improvement in the appear
ance of that part of the street.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
THE FIRST SPEECH.
Gov. Cummings VIII Open Campaign
Sept. 10. ~ ~ ...

If the arrangements which are now
being made are perfected, Governor
Cummins will open the Iowa cam
paign this year in Des Moines,on Sat
urday evening. September 10, at the
Auditorium. . ...-, ..
It is planned to hold the meeting
under the auspices Of the Polk coun
ty republican club. To this Chair
man Spence interposed no objection
1t is understood that Governor Cum
minis will be pleased to appear under
that arrangement, as the club is one
Of the strong organizations Of the
state. .. ......
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
SOLDIERS REUNION.
oskaIoosa Sends Delegates to the Ar
my of the Philippines.

Jesse Ellsworth and Nye Smith,
who were members Of Company F,
Oskaloosa, Fifty-frst Iowa Regiment,
that saw service in the Philippines,
departed Saturday evening for Gales
burg and thence to st. Paul to be in
attendance at the annual reunion OF
the Army of the Philippines that will
be held in that city during the week,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Heating and baby
departed via the Iowa Central for the
same destination.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

The Turkish government has de-
cided to call to the colors all the re-
naming European reserves belonging
to the Second and Third army corps
and a number of other reserves,
which will bring the total Of the Turk
ish soldiers in Macedonia up to $50
battalions, or almost double the force
utilized in the Turko-Greek war. The
enrolment of such large bodies OF
troops indicates the seriousness with
which Turkey views the situation
and her determination to use all the
means at her disposal to repress the
rebellion.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
FEW TRANSFERS.
Business in Recorders Office Very
Light For August.

Business in the county recorders
office during the month of August
was somewhat lighter than usual this
year. Land transfers have not been
very numerous and the number of
deeds of all kinds filed have not av-
eraged two day. The total number
filed has been 55 as against 72 for
the same month of last year The
total number Of instruments of every
kind filed with County Recorder Nc
Cord has been about forty less than
last August, amounting to $50, while
in 1902 there were 1873.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
Bad Case Of Diabetes Cured.

81 had diabetes in its worst form,
writes Marion Lee, of Dunreath, Ind
81 tried eight physicians without, re-
lief. Only three bottles Of Foley g
Kidney Cure made me a well man
1t is a medicine free from poisons
and will cure any case # kidney dis
ease that is not beyond the reach Of
medicine.
Green & Bentley Drug Go,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
IT ALL WILL COME OUT RIGHT,

4
Whatever is a cruel wrong,
Whatever is unjust,
The honest years that speed along
VIII trample in the dust,
In restless youth rallied at Fate,
With all my puny might,
But now, know il but wait
It all will come out right.
Though poor and loveless creeds may
pass,
For pure religions gold,
Though ignorance may rule the man,
While truth meets glances cold,
/ know a law supreme, sublime,
Controls us with its might,
And in Gods own appointed time
1t all will come out right.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Chaperone
Magazine.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
CORN DOCTORS CASH
Makes a Rich Harvest for Thieves
at Marshalltown.

Marshalltown, Aug. 31--Dr. Louis
Albright, well known all over the
state as an eccentric corn doctor, was
robbed at the Globe hotel last night
of i've hundred dollars in cash ami
a. thousand dollars in certificates of
deposit on the Emporia, Kan, bank.
The thieves overlooked three hun
dred dollars more in cash and anoth-
er thousand In certificates. Up to
noon to-day no clue had been discov-
cred.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
-Keokuk Gate-City: The platf,

--Keokuk Gate-City: The platform
adopted by the republicans Of Ne
braska in state convention is a good
example of what a republican plat
form should be. 1t makes outspoken
and courageous declaration of the
cardinal principles Of the party, with
out excuse or apology, and points to
accomplished results in vindication
of their wisdom and Righteousness.
The policy of protection, in particu-
lar, is reaffirmed positively and I'M
qualifiedlY.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
Potent PHI Pleasure.

The pills that are potent in their
action and pleasant in effect are De.
Wits Little Early Risers. w. s.
Philpot, Of Albany, Ca, says: Dur
ing a bilious attack I took one. Small
as it was it did me more good than
calomel. blue-mass or any other pills
/ ever took and at the same time 1,
effected me pleasantly. Little Early
Risers are certainly an ideal Pill"
Sold by
Green q Bentley Drug ca
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
IOWA TELEPHONE CO.
Will Spend Four Thousand Dollars in
OskaIoosa.

The Iowa Telephone company is
about to inaugurate an Improvement
to it's property in Oskaloosa that will
cost in material and labor almost
four thousand dollars. A number of
the lines about town are to be rebuilt
and the old ones removed. Quite a
gang of line men will be employed
and several weeks will be required
to finish the improvement that is now
planned.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
OPENING DELAYED.
Canning Factory Unable to Run as
Expected. .

The Anderson canning factory did
not start Saturday as was expected,
on account of the lack of sewer con-
nection. This has not yet been put
in and they have no way of disposing
of the refuse. A survey for the sew
er is being made and as soon as this
can be put in the factory will open
for business.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

The following curiosity is from
the Toledo Chronicle: "a horse slip
ped his bride that was hitchej to a
bran new buggy belonging to P. K.
Rebok as it stood tied to post in
front of his residence, the horse COM
ing down town bridleless and finally
was caught after being run into a
sign post near Miss Hills millinery
store. Two wheels of the new buggy
were demolished; no other damage
of any consequence resulted"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
NEW POSITION.
r. !. Randolph Goes to Los Angeles,
Where Good Place Awaits Him.

R. I. Randolph departed this morn
ing via the Rock Island for Los An
geles, California, where he has po-
sition as moulder in the Lewellyn
Iron Works. He was formerly with
the Iowa Manufacturing company OF
this city, and is an efficient workman.
He will meet his wife at Murray, Ia,
where she has been visiting, and
they win make the journey togethe-.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

New Sharon Star: Supervisor
Stephenson was here Thursday ana
went out in the country with Tracy
Riggs, to look after some bridges.
Mr. Stephenson has proven himself
one Of the most careful and diligent
of officials, ever watchful of the pub
lie good, and will be reelected by a
handsome majority, all Of which will
be richly deserved.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

1--WE, the republicans of Keokuk
county, in convention assembled, re-
new our faith in the cardinal princi-
pies of republicanism. as exempli-
fed by a long list Of republican
statesmen, commencing with Lincoln
and up to and including Roosevelt.
We are for protection, reciprocity ,ex-
pansion in trade AMI territory and
for sound money" That is good
gospel.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

The Des Moines Capital would
like to know who dares to affirm that
we are becoming enthralled within
the tentacles of the commercial octo-
pus? This very week an Iowa
preacher has refused a position on
the baseball diamond at a salary Of
$4,000 in order that he may stand by
a pastorate which pays 5000 a year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
4PArcHn FARMING.

The possibilities of a canning fac
tory, such as is just being opened in
Oskaloosa, and its benefits to the
community. are thus told by the Keo-
kuk Gate-City:
with The growth of the canning
and pickle industries IN this city has
developed what is known locally as
patch farming. At first only frac-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
DAMAGED by storm.

The corn insthe north part OF the
county was badly damaged by the
storm of Thursday and Friday. Much
OF it has been knocked down and is
beyond hope Of recovery. Corn has
had much TO contend with this year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

The present state fair is the for
ty-ninth. Ordinarily" comments the
Dubuque Times, "the legislature
might expect a touch for jubilee
celebration next year, but, as it has
contributed $125,000 for the st. Louis
show, no apprehension is felt"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

All the Des Moines papers assert
that thousands of visitors to the state
fair were compelled to walk the
streets at night because they could
not find places to sleep. If Des
Moines expects to continue to reap
the benefits of state fair, DesMoines
should assume the responsibility of
taking care of her visitors. "
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

place at the rear Of the building. Ths
front is TO be changed entirely ana
modernized. The floor level will bO
lowered and brought to the sidewalks
line. which win be change appre-
ciatea by the general public,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

Itching piles? Never mind II ev-
erything else failed 70 cure you. Try
Dmn's Ointment No failure there.
30 cents, at any drug stere.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
BON TON BAKERY
Fine New Front viii Be- Added 20
Otter improvements.

The Bon Ton bakery on First ave-
nue. east Is to have q street front Inn
provement that will be almost as
great as the change that has taken
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03

A lazy liver makes a lazy man.
Burdock Blood Bitters Is the natural.
never failing remedy for lazy liver.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
Ben Mccoy John N. Mccoy
MCCOY & MCCOY
Attorneys

ONCE North of Court House
Over j. B. McCurdy's
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