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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
THE IOWA TELEPHONE
New Line Being Built From 0ska-
loosa to Davenport.

superintendent 9. ~ Hail Of the
iowa Telenone Company was in the
ely yesterday looking after the local
service and calling among friends
Incidentally Mr.. Halt mentioned the
fact that the company h building 2
new copper circuit from Muscatine.
and the wire win pass through this
city. The work on the line has now
reached the city of washington and
win be in this city within compare
lively short time. The line now in
use between this city and Davenport
is not enough to care for the business
demands made upon it and second
line has to be put in Mr.. Hall says
there is scarcely moment Of the
day when some portion Of mis- line is
not occupied, and with dozens of calls
waiting their turn # the present
ratio Of business increases two lines
will not be able to care for all Of the
business.
Some big improvements are to be
made in the Oskaloosa exchange dur
ing the winter. The old part Of the
exchange is to be rebuilt and the new
poles for the work have already beer
delivered in the city. New cable
will be put in where necessary and
when the work is completed the ex
change will be in splendid shape.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
IOWA CENTRAL WORK.
Round House Being Re-roofed and
New Equipment Added.

The Iowa Central round house il
being re-roofed with the most sub
stantial work that the building has
ever had The entire house is being
covered and the completion Of the
work will require the greater part Of
next week. The roof is better than
the remainder of the house. A new
boiler is to be placed in the machine
shop and several pieces of equipment
have been added to the properties Of
the place. Mr.. Johnson, the foreman,
will be better able to care for che
power in his charge this season than
ever before within his experience
here.
The seasons improvement work on
the grades is rapidly being brought
to a close for the winter. The yard
tracks that have been changed in
this city are being ballasted and
things will soon be in readiness for
cold weather.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
OPPOSITION is DEVELOPED
EPIscoPALIANs DISCUSS THE
DIVORCE CANON.
Belief Expressed That Action on Pro-
posed Legislation Will Again
Be Postponed.

Boston, Oct. 13.--A marked division
of sentiment regarding the proposal to
prevent the remarriage of the innocent
party to divorce, during the life Of the
former partner, developed at Wednes-
days session of the house Of deputies Of
the Episcopal general convention. The
house, sitting as a committee Of the
whole, discussed the issue all day and
many vehement addresses were made
by both sides. Several prominent dele
gates expressed the opinion that in
view Of the difference of opinion the
present convention would not act on the
matter, but would, like its predecessor,
refer the problem to the next triennial
conference Rev. D. Talbot Rogers Of
Fond du Lac, Wis. Rev. e. A. Larrabee
of Chicago, Rev. Robert Richie of Phil
adelphia and other leaders of the high
church party spoke strongly in favor
of the proposed legislation. DR.. F. w.
Clampett of San Francisco, Rev. DR.. L.
o. KinsolVing of Brooklyn, and several
other deputies opposed change in the
canon.
The house of bishops presented the
archbishop Of Canterbury with silver
loving cup. The English primate will
leave the city for New York to-day and
win sail for England on Friday
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
WINNIPEG SWEPT
BY FIERCE FIRE
WORST m HISTORY or MANI
ToBA METROPOLIS.
THE LOSS is FULLY 500, 10000
City Loses TWO Of its Most Important
Business Blocks-Nhile Fire is
Under Control, Ruins May
Burn for Days.

Winnipeg, Man, oct. t3.-This city
was visited Tuesday night by the worst
fire in its history. In two hours two OF
the most important business blocks were
destroyed, entailing losses aggregating
100000, with insurance of 100000 NO
lives were lost.
The damage is summarized as follows:
New Bulman block, with stock, value
100000, totally destroyed; J. Fl. ASH
downs block, value 100000, totally de-
stroyed; Davis block, partially dam
aged: Rialto block, badly damaged by
water, smoke and heat.
The firms financially affected are:
Bulman Bros, engravers and fine art
printers; ]. III. Ashdown, hardware;
L. Meikle & Company, Bryce 6 Com
pany; ]. & G. Cleghorn, manufacturing
agents; Steele e Company, photograph
ers; Dufferin company, gston-Smith
Arms company.
The FIRE originated in the Bulman
block. The flames spread with such
rapidity that at one period it looked as
if the confagration would rival those Of
TORONTO ana OLLaWas
Owing to the fact that there were
chemicals in the Bulman building, the
flames were, within a few minutes pour
ing forth from the top of that structure.
Tongues fire shot out on all sides and
reached out over to Ashdown's. The
fire also attacked the Davis block and the
Woodbine hotel The best the firemen
could do was to endeayor to localize
the outbreak. and this looked well-nigh
impossible, owing to the rapidity with
which It made It's way through the Ash
down block and threatened Banfeld's,
the Leland hotel and Rialto block. The
RiaIto> block was badly damaged by wa
ter and heat, but the danger to the other
two structures was averted. The walls
Of the burned blocks have all fallen in,
and although the firemen have the fire
under control it will burn for days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
RATES FOR VOTERS.
Railroads Grant Reductions to Those
Away From Home.

Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 1.-THE re
publican state central committee is
in receipt Of notice from the nation
all committee that, at special meeting
Of the western Passenger Associa-
ton, which comprises the railroads
running through Iowa, the question
of making rates for those desiring to
go to their homes to vote was taken
up, and it was decided to make rate
of one fare plus two dollars for voters
presenting certificates from the prop
er officers. Tickets will be on sale
November 6, Z and s, good to return
until November 8.
To avail themselves of this reduced
rate, voters viii be required to obtain
from their county chairman certifi
cate winch they must present to the
ticket agent when purchasing their
ticket The state committee will fur
nish county chairmen with. a supply
of these blank certificates, and rail
road agents win be advised by cireu
lar letter from the western Passenger
Association of the rate. When pur
chasing a ticket the voter will be re
CURED to sign receipt which is print
ed on the back of the certificate, and
also to sign the certificate under the
signature of the county chairman.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
souAa FARM STARTED.
Another Enterprise Added to the List
in Greater oskaIoosa.

The fact is not generally known
that Oskaloosa has SQUAD farm
Earnest Cunningham and Bert Mas
tin have gone into the buiness OF rails
ing young pigeons for the market and
now have several hundred of the pig
cons which might be marketed with
profit to the owners at the present
time. But the boys have not enough
of the birds yet to warrant them in
supplying the market.
The squads" as the young birds
are called, ere placed on the market
at about four weeks Of age and are
becoming a sort of substitute for
quail. The farm is located at the
Mastin home on North Ninth Street
and the owners hope osrealize hand
somely from its produce after time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
BIRTHS, DEATHS MARRIAGES
s4s7 Walter p. Sipes, Oskaloosa %
Matilda M. Blake, Oskaloosa is

oao7 Walter p. Sipes, Oskaloosa. 25
Matilda M. Blake, Oskaloosa 16
BREEDEN-Died OF heart trouble
at her home, No. 5O7 Ninth Ave. East,
at eight o'cock p. m. Friday evening,
October IA, 1904. Julia, wife of Geo.
Breeder, aged 2S years. 9 months and
days.
Deceased leaves husband and two
children, Wilmer, aged four years,
and Irene, a babe Of thirteen months.
Father, mother, OF this city, four bro
Tiers and two sisters. The untimely
taking off Of this most excellent and
good woman is greatly TO be regret
ted. Her death is mourned by large
circle Of friends and acquaintance
to whom she has endeared herselr N
many ways. The family has the fall
sympathy of all.
Funeral Monday, 2:SO p. n.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
PUBLIC SALES.
!. Il. comstook

~ HFs SSNbOAOON
will sell at public auction at his resi-
dence 4 miles northeast of Rose Hill,
on Thursday, October 81, at 9 o'clock:
One brood mare II years hold, mare
years old, 2 draft colts 2Eyears old,
road bred colts 2 years old, I family
mare IL years old, 5 extra good mich
cows, Hersford bull, 9 steer calves,
1 heifer calf, brood SOW and %
shoats. Complete outfit of farm ma
chinery, about 20 tons of hay in barn
and stack, % acres corn in field, 30
bushels winter apples, 10 dozen brown
Ieghor n chickens, rs fence posts and
household furniture. Free lunch at
noon. Easy terms. I. M. Reed,
auctioneer and J. r. Busby, clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20

Another Big Enterprise For Greater
Oskaloosa.

Oskaloosa and Mahaska county has
a big new coal company, articles Of in
corporation for which have been
fled vita the County Recorder. The
name Of the new company is the
Cricket Coal Company and the in.
corporators and officers are:
]. B. Bolton, President.
w. I. Neagle. Vice President.
F. B Shafer, Secretary and Treas
urer.
William Cricket, General Manager
The company has property In.
JEFFERSON township, about two miles
northeast Of Buxton and about a
mile north and west Of Eveland The
shaft is now down and entry work
started in as fine bed Of coal as the
county contains anywhere. A switch
will be put in at the mine from the
Northwestern line and the output Of
the mine will be hauled over the
Northwestern.
Tne capital stock Of the company is
$15,OOO,000.
The property owned by the com
pany or under option amounts to
something like two hundred acres
and there is prospect Of good bust
ness. The organization Of the com.
pany was brought about by Mr.. Boil
ton, president of the company.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
o. 4. 5. NOTES.

Martha Cooper, member of class
'04, was a welcome visitor Thursday
The Crescent Literary held meet
ing Friday evening
The football team went to Des
Moines today, where they will play a
game with West Des Moines High
School team
The girls are planning for several
basket ball games this season.
Dave Hawkins has left school and
is working at Taintor, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
Coming Public Sales.

OCTOBER 10, 10 o'clock sharp-A. 3
Natter. miles northwest Of Rose
Hill. Reed, auetioneer.
Oct. 26--10 o'clock. John McCor
mick. miles southeast Of Oska
loosa. Reed, auctioneer.
Oct. 81, 3 a. MI. II. Comstock, 4
miles northeast Of Roge Hill
Reed, auctioneer.
Oct. "a, 10 o'clock.-C. A. Coryell, q
Son, IL miles south Of Leighton
Porter. auctioneer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Farm Team Causes CONSERVATION on
Sixth Avenue.

SIKH avenue.
An exciting runaway occurred on
Sixth avenue east Friday afternoon
about five o'clock. A pair of large
farm horses belongin to Bedy Bryan
of Montezuma were tied to shed on
Frank Shoemake's place when they
suddenly started running, tearing out
the side Of the shed and strewing the
boards for a block along the street.
Running west along Sixth avenue they
dashed into telephone pole at the
corner of It'll street and we're thrown
to the pavement with great violence.
They quickly regained their feet and
started on. one being caught on Third
avenue, the other on A avenue. The
buggy was pretty badly smashed and
the harness was badly broken, but
horses were uninjured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
Mahaska Poultry.

During the past sixty days Mr.. Ev-
ans has shipped out of Oskaloosa the
following amounts of poultry:
Hens, S049 pounds.
Springs, PAST pounds.
Old ROSTERS, 1904 pounds.
Ducks, 1872 pounds.
Geese, rs pounds.
A total of 1880 pounds, paying
the farmers 5000 for same.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
NATURALIZATION Ref,,aed

Judge Scott refused to grant papers
OF naturalization to an alien desiring
the oath on the grounds that he had
not read the constitution OF the Unit.
ed States and was not aware Of me
nature Of that which he was by hw
required to make oath Of uEiegimse.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
CRANE TO SUCCEED HOAR
FORMER GOVERNOR APPOINTED
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Prominent Republican Named to Fill
Unexpired Term of the De-
ceased Statesman.

Boston, Oct 13--Gov. John l.. Bates
wednesday appointed former Gov. w,
Murray Crane, of Dalton, United States
senator, to fill the unexpired term Of
George F. Hoar, recently deceased.
Mr.. Crane has informed Gov. Bates
that he will accept He is one of the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
Japanese Boy in Town.

Oskaloosa has real japanese lad
living in the city. The boys name is
Sentaro Kitaji and ne Is attending the
oskaloosa High School in an effort to
secure an English education. He Is
said to be very bright fellow and
quick to learn. The lad is making
his home at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Verne Hamilton on North Ninth
strset.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20
WANTS & FOR SALE.
For sale.

For Sale.
The Nicholas Halt farm Of 400
acres, in Jefferson township. I'm
quire of r. w. or w. Al. Halt, Beacon,
Iowa Phone 26K 11tf
- - - - 90 - - - -
FOR sALE.--Fine 70-acre farm ~
miles from Leighton, miles from
Pella. Fine. gently rolling land.
Fair improvements. G. ver Plpeg,
40 High avenue west. 2wtf
- - 49, - - -
FOR SALE One, two or three-acre
tracts, or my entire city property Of
nine acres, with 1Oroom house. eel
lar, cistern, well, good outbuIldings,
fruit and shade. IN good part Of the
city one block Of street car. 4
bargain IL sold soon. Call AZ 421
North nth Htrcet. 1edaeMs
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20

w. MURRAY CRANE.
(Former Governor Appointed Senator from
Massachusetts.)
largest paper manufacturers in the state
and has been prominent in state poll
tics for a score Of years. In 1897 he was
elected lieutenant governor and in 1900
became governor, which Office he held
for three years. Mr.. Crane is personal
friend Of President Roosevelt.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-10-20

The Singmasters OF Keota have let
the contract for new residence that
win cost upwards Of twenty thousand
dollars. 1t is q handsome structure
after the old colonial style.
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ADMIRAL TOGO WAS
EDUCATED IN ENGLAND

Admiral Togo, commander-in-chief of ia
pans magnificent feet during the attack
upon the Russian squadron in the harbor
OF Port Arthur, received the greater part
of his education at the naval college,
Greenwich, England. During the war with
China he commanded the Naniwa and dis
tinguished himself His name became
famous over the sinking of the Kowsiing
an act which practically started the war
When peace was declared he was raised
10 the rank Of rear admiral and promoted
to third in command OF the japanese navy
He is about 50, typically japanese, silent,
reserved and resolutc. He has been called
the Nelson Of Japan by English admir-
ers who desired to pay him the highest
compliment.
The Naniwa which he commanded dur.
ing the war of 1895, is the mascot ship
OF the Japanese navy. She is a sister ship
of the Takashima and with her opened
the war by firing on the Variag, in the
vicinity Of Chemulpo 1t was the Naniwa
that fired the first shot in the war with
China.
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SOUGHT FOR DEATH,
WENT TO JAIL

SEATTLE. March 5.-Thomas Witt was
dragged back to life from which he had
tried to escape early this morning, to find
himself in Jail charged with disorderly
conduct. Witt took IA grains of bichloride
of mercury in the Fremont house, on tho
Grant street bridge. DR.. j. NJ Snyder
found him unconscious in the Eagle phar-
macy on King street and managed to pull
him through. The drug store people had
given the man emetics and materially
aided his recovery.
Witt got news yesterday of troubles
back at his home and decided life wasn't
worth living. He got hold of box of anti
septic tables and took seven of them. Then
he began to die, until friends found him
and interrupted proceedings.
Mrs. Witt was about the place and hap.
pened along after her husband had been
dragged down to the drug store. She and
Witt were both taken to police head
quarters.
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ID; dressed turkeys, 2Oa23c ID; ducks, live
lac; dressed. ll@l4c ID; geese, l0@Ifc Id.
squads scarce, $250a300 dog.
HAY. GRAIN AND FEED. s. /
Oats, $26d2650 ton; barley, 1914 90 ton
wheat $2S ton; chop so .506d23 ton; shorts
$40 ton; bran, $40 ton; oil meal, 500 ton
E. w. timothy, new, 500 ton; Z. w. com,
pressed timothy new, Ss7 ton, new wheat
hay, $l6G9l7 ton; new alfalfa, $l3.5O@lI
ton; new Puget Sound hay, $l5@l6 ton:
middlings, $3.50 ton.
FISH, ETC.
Halibut, s12c; salmon, size; black cod
7c; shrimp, Sc; CLANS, 81 40 sack; crabs
$l0O@l.50 doz; rock cod, &c; herring. 4c.
BUTTER EGGS AND CHEESE.
Butter - Washington creamery. Csc;
ranch, l4@lsc; Eaetern tub, 230l &c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, ls@2Oc dozen.
Cheese. l3l5c; New York
Sspho, full cream, l7@lSc; Edam. $50;
brick, lie; Svi-l, imported 23ta3Oc;
Roquefort, 45c; Limburger, 10000; brick
Ice; Swiss brick, H..
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has known that some day the storm was
bound to break
The war between Japan and China was
part of this very trouble. Japan cap
tured Port Arthur but was forced to give
it up and sit quietly by while Russia
gobbled up the fruits of a victory won by
Japanese arms. That was another nail
that went to complete the scaffold which
Russia has been for years preparing for
Japans execution. Russia's refusal. after
repeated promises, to evacuate Manchuria
brought the matter TO head and her re-
fusal to grant Japans demands regarding
Korea caused the cloud to break and to
preciptate what promises to be one of the
bitterest and longest wars of modern
times.
Japan cannot cease fighting till she is
the victor or until she ceases to exist as
a nation, and Russia's bulldog tenacity
and her enormous resources make the out
look for a short war almost nil
1t is the belief in Japan that Russia did
not expect Japan to fight at this time
An American resident summed up a com
mon opinion today when he said:
Russia was the most surprised nation
ON earth when that Japanese feet. without
warming, bobbed I'D at Port Arthur and
began to shoot. Russia isn't ready. She
was merely trying BY diplomatic pickering
to force a showdown Of Japan's hand To
see low much of an army, navy and trans
port outfit the Japanese could mobilize;
how quickly and where and to measure
her strength. More..than that, she wanted
to see Japan's diplomatic cards; to feel out
England and the United States, and. per
haps, to see inst how many friends the
car has among the powers of the earth
Then she intended to patch up some sort
of a deal for temporary peace and so gain
two or three years In which to double
track the Siberian railroad; get naval bases
equipped and a big feet in these waters.
Then she would be in shape to crush
Japan before the friends of the little EN-
pire could intervene
But Japan was too fox to be caught
at this game and knowing that she could
never be in better shape for the war and
Russia never in worse, she stopped talking
and let fly at the bear. It's going to be
great scrap" --
WT15TJ H RRJTI.
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CHAPEL IN MIRAMAR.

by irrigation and unremitting toll; then
up mountain gorges, not deep but strik-
ingly beautiful. Up in the hills lies the
village of Valdemosa where Raymond
Sully and Georges Sand both lived and
wrote. Here is a beautiful old convent
dating from the 18th century. Then on
again for half an hour till the sea bursts
into view. This is Miramar, whittier no
man ever came without explanations of de-
light. 1t is a haven of rest, a paradise,
spot of sunny skies, luxuriant growths.
magic creeks, hanging woods and purling
fountains.
Six hundred feet above the Mediter-
ranean is the seat of the Archduke Luis
Salvador of Austria. 1t is lovely spot.
small but exquisitely set on ledge of
palm encircled rock. The visitor is courte-
ously made welcome in the whole-hearted
way peculiar to this part. He may sit
in the shade of the palms, pluck the pome-
GRANTEES or grapes, or wander through the
entire house from kitchen to archducal
bedroom in all the freedom of a self-con-
Quoted tour-for nothing is locked up.
everything is left in trust of the good
conduct of the traveller.
just up in the woods is another build.
ing which makes Airamar noteworthy
The archduke has built in this arcady
hospederia, or public guest house, for the
benefit OF travellers. Those who drift into
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defend these-almost the last-possessions.
For the traveller, the Balearies are all
right. There are spots here which, catch
ing the travellers eye as he turns corner
of the hills. fetch him up with something
like gasp of surprise and admiration,
1t is as refreshing as cold bath after thc
heat and dust of Tangier.
Palma is the principal town, built on a
lovely bay capped by an ancient castle and
a cathedral, and hiding themselves down
below these landmarks, in the possession
of 90 900 people, are theater, bull ring
and some fine promenades. There is a
heavy streak of pride in the place, and a
dash of poverty, too. The biggest shops
there are no very large ones-are badly
lit and the small ones light up when the
customer enters, and turn the light down
again as his heel goes out over the
threshold. These evidences of the pinch
upon the people is too patent to many to
compensate for the handsome fronted resi-
dences of the stray specimens of Spanish
nobility to be seen here.
There is a fine cathedral which stands as
Palma browning glory. 1t has some very
handsome fittings and mummy. The
latter is all that is left of King James ii
of Spain 1t is shown with eagerness by
the saeristan. Not long ago the sacristan
was more accommodating still, for he used
to hand the mummy over to the visitor,
but this proved too much for even royal
remains, and one day there was a serious
dismemberment during the dandling pro
cess. Since then please do not touch"
has been the order.
Up the street is the church Of San Fran
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TO BE TAKEN IN
ORDER OF RETURN

The fleet of Oriental vessels recently
purchased by John Rosene from the
Northern Pacific Steamship company for
the Northern Commercial company will
be taken over in the order of their re,
turn from the Far East. All three, the
Tacoma, Victoria and Olympia, are now
in the Orient or are returning. The first
vessel will reach the Sound about the mid
die of this month
The management of the Northwestern
Commercial company announces that the
three vessels will be operated between
Sound ports and Nome Such freight and
passengers as they may carry for the
Northeastern Siberian company will be re
shipped from Nome on the eompanys YES
sells plying between that port and the 81
berian coast.