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The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
Nipped 4 Runaway.

Sheriff Ed Valentine was called to
Pekay last evening. The elopement
of a mans wife with another man was
nipped in the bud and the horse and
buggy. the property of the complain
ant, was returned before the migrat-
ing couple had flown. The wife could
not be found.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
PEppLERs NEED NO L,cENsE

Marshalltown, Ia. Sept. 15.-Judge
Durham. OF the district court at vim
ton, has declared the Iowa law allow
ing city councils to require license
from itinerant merchants invalid, be-
cause it conflicts with the interstate
commerce act.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22

home this morning from the Worlds
Fair at st. Louis.
Mrs. Harry Bowen and Mrs. Asher
went to Rose Hill Saturday for an
over Sunday visit.
Mrs. M. Lutzer, Of Brooklyn, N. r.
was in the city Saturday en- route to
Clear Lake to visit.
Misses Vida and Gertrude Laugh
rey went to New Sharon Saturday for
an over Sunday visit.
Miss Edith Cartwright, of What
Cheer, who has been visiting reatives
here, returned home this morning.
Mrs. John Kentfeld, of Evans. was
in the city this morning en- route to
what Cheer to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. LaRue went to
Union Mills Saturday for an over
Sunday visit with the gentleman's
father.
Mrs. M. Meloy, of Des Moines, who
has been visiting Mrs. S. McCabe,
went to Sully Saturday to visit her
mother.
Roscoe Moorish has been appointed
carrier and Verne Silverthorn substi'
tute on the rural mail route out OF
Beacon.
Mrs. Mary Chaplin, of Elizabeth, N
j., who has been the guest Of Mrs. H
S. Howard, returned to her home on
Saturday.
Miss Name Slocum, of Rose Hill
who has been visiting at the home Of
her uncle, H. L. Coke. returned home
this morning.
Mrs. Robert Jugenheimer and Miss
Lena Haffner, of Sigourney, spent Sat
urday in the city attending to bust
ness affairs.
Mrs. S. w. Saylor, of Newton, who
has been guest at the Rev. J. G. Wi,
lifts residence, departed for her home
Saturday.
Misses Pauline and Mary Mailer
of Grinnell, who have been visiting IL
Bonaparte, were in the city Saturda!
en- route to their home.
Mrs. Ursula Mattison, of Tacoma
Wash, who has been visiting at tht
VIM. and Jas. Mattison homes, depart
ed for the coast Saturday.
Miss Cora Smith, of Bussey, is stop
ping at the Mae Roberts home Oh
Sixth avenue east while having he
eyes treated in this city.
Ben Slemmons, who has recently a,
rived home, left at this Office an i'm
mense red apple of the Wolf River va
riety, grown in Davis county, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Harold will rus
ticate this week, having gone to JET
ferson township to keep house for
brother, Ed Evans, ana wife, whil
they attend the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Louisa McCracken, of Water
bury, Nebr., who has been visiting he
father, Benz Andrews, went to Wes
Branch this morning to attend the fl
neral of her aunt, Mrs. Lydia 3 o.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Z. Smith arrived
home last evening from a visit at the
parental Waggoner home in st. Louis.
The Baron says he walked fully four
hundred miles and saw at least one
tenth of the Worlds Fair.
Jno. o. Malcolm, of this city, has
been honored by Governor Cummins
in being appointed a delegate to at
tend the trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress to be held on the Worlds
Fair Grounds in St. Louis, October 25
to 30.
Belle Plaine Union: Col Albert
Swain, United States consul at
Southampton, England, is in this
country and will be in Iowa in a few
days. While in the state he will Wis
it his brother and family, w. w.
Swain, in this city.
Mrs. John Hiatt, Mrs. Will Hiatt
and Mrs. Robert Meredith departed
| Saturday evening over tho. Iowa Cen.
trail for the west. The Hiatts return
W IuSlI hOllG at "ulIIlGE ana MIS-.
Meredith goes to Tacoma, the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Dutton,
| for an extended visit.
Knoxville Journal: Mrs. John Wren
widow residing north of the old can
ming factory site, has been critically
sick since Saturday. Her daughters,
Mrs. Arch Cowan of Oskaloosa, and
Mrs. Herschel England of Abba, are
here on that account. Mr.. Cowan
was also here on Sunday and agair,
Tuesday.
Corwin Anthony returned last week
from st. Louis where he had been Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. DR.. Lloyd, and
attending the Worlds Fair. Corwin
was on the wrecked excursion train.
He was standing on the rear end of a
car and just getting ready to step on
the next car when it rolled down the
embankment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22

05aE4-,-----.. --s-e'5R ! -Sow2 AS
LETT on ts. t.unwa osi1and this noon for
oskaloosaT aTon On ano he win visit with
his sister, Mrs. Josephine Barnhill,
for few days.
Delta Press: W. B. Harris moved
his household goods to Rose Hill this
morning. W. B. will run the black
smith shop up there, and that should
be good point.
Washington Journel: Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Mercer, of Oskaloosa, and Mrs.
Henry Runyon and daughter, Miss
Mae, of Ohio, are visiting at the c..
e. Mercer home.
Fremont Gazette: Fred McClain,
formerly of Fremont, but now of Oska-
loosa, was married Sunday afternoon
to Miss Bessie Collins, of the same
place. Fredts many friends here ten
der him their warmest congratula-
tions. ....
Fremont Gazette: A baby boy was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse M. Beck,
of Centerville, September 2. This be-
ing the first grandchiId in the Beck
family it makes grandpa and grandma
Beck, uncle Burton, uncle Fred and
uncle Arthur feel exceedingly happy.
Mrs. A. NJ. Mead, of Washington,
who has been visiting Mrs. VIM.
Ritchie, returned to her home yester-
day.
Mrs. T. NJ Averill, of Des Moines,
who has been here visiting her moth
er, Mrs T. Griffith, returned home this
morning.
Misses Viola Woodfork and Agnes
Wright, of Abba, were in the city
last evening EN- route to Des Moines
for visit.
Master Hugh and Miss Hazel
Stringfellow went to Rose Hill this
morning to spend the day with their
grandfather, ]. H. Stringfellow.
Mrs. NJ. Nelson and Miss Rose
Barnes, of Avery, who were called
here yesterday by the death of their
son and uncle, returned home this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. H. Fish, of OF
tumwa, who have been visiting in
Beman with relatives, were passen-
gers over the Rock Island this morn
ing for their home.
Miss Lois Busby, of Rose Hill, was
in the city yesterday taking treat
ment for her eyes Her friends will
be glad to know that she will be all
right in the near future.
Mrs. Jennie Graham, of Diagonal,
who has been visiting at the Wrough-
ton and Shoemal1e homes, returned
home this morning. She was accom-
panied by her grandson, VIM. Witt, of
Cedar, who viii visit her.
Chas. Randall has commenced the
erection Of a fine barn on his farm
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
EpDYVlLLE EVENTS.

George Miller is working at Ottum
wa.
Chas. Fisher was an Oskaloosa call
er Wednesday.
Gideon Leeling was an Ottumws
caller Saturday.
Misses Carrie and Edna Myers were
Eldon passengers Monday.
John jaeger, Sr., was a business call
er at Ottumwa on Monday.
w. P. Gray and Mr.. Lyons were Os
kaloosa callers on Monday.
I Frank Epperson was an Oskaloos;
passenger Monday evening,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
]. +. d w. II. LACEY
AttorneyS-at-Law

Office over lot High Avenue West,
Oskalocsa, Iowa. Prompt attention
given to collections. Probate busi-
ness will receive careful attention.
Business attended to in the U. q. and
State Courts. %
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

Don't forget that Hon. r. B. Glenn
will speak at Metropolitan Hall on
Wednesday night.
Revival services begin tonight at s
o'clock in Samaria Baptist church
The public is invited to come out.
Mayor Sol. j. Allen, of Wake Forest,
who was in Raleigh yesterday, says he
will leave this week for st. Louis. He
will then go to Dallas, Texas, to visit
his brother, Mr.. H. Y. Allen, who has
been living in Dallas for twenty years.
Mr. Thomas S. BrickhOuSe, operator
for the Associated Press, formerly of
this city, but now located in Atlanta,
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon.
He will remain here a few days and
then so to Washington, where he Will
spend the remainder of his vacation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
Announcements.
Announcement.

/ desire to State that when / decided
to become q candidate for County
Commissioner, l was not aware that
there would be so many candidates in
the field, and | have decided in the in
terest of harmony to withdraw, there
fore my name will not be presented to
the primaries of the county at all and
would like to say in this connection.
that while it is desirable under most
circumstances to have plenty of ma
terial from which to select our candi-
dates, there is danger of getting up
friction in the party ranks, especially
when there are two distinct factions
that are more or less hostile to each
other. Very, respect,
j. w. PAIR.
Eagle Rock, August II.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
Baraca Progress.

j. M. Edwards, president of the
Baraca class at the Baptist Tabernacle
Sunday school, was asked 10 go 10
Green Level Baptist churcn, near
Morrisville, n. c., yesterday and tell
them something about the Baraca
work To his delight he found live
Sunday school with Mr.. G. M.
Beauens, Superintendent.
After telling the young men of the
organization and plans of the work,
they at once proceeded to organize
with forty-one charter members and
the prospects are good to soon have
one hundred.
The officers elected were as follows:
President-R. r. Knott.
Vice-President-L. J. Sean.
Teacher-A. S. Sean.
Assistant Teachers. c.. Hilliard.
Secretary-E. G. Bachelor.
Treasurer. J. Sean.
This is one Of the most prosperous
sections in the country. and much
may be ANTICIPATED from an organiza-
ton of this kind in this vicinity
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
Announcement.

I hereby announce myself candi-
date for County Commissioner from
the western section of Wake county,
subject to the action of the Democratic
primaries. If chosen / promise my
best efforts TO secure an economical
and wise administration of county af-
fairs. l will have no object in view
but the best interest of the county and
its tax payers. All of the support
given me will be greatly appreciated.
w. M. YATES,
Apex, n. c., r. +. ID. No. 1.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
{ Announcement.

At the earnest solicitation of my
friends / have decided to become a
candidate for County Commissioner.
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primary. / would appreciate
the support of all who desire the af-
fairs of the county run on economj-
cal basis. Most truly,
J. T. EDWARDS.
Raleigh, N. c.. r. r. D. No. 6.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16

AT the earnest solicitation of my
many friends both in the city and
county, 1 have decided to become a
candidate for County Commissioner
subject to the action of the Democratic
convention.
I will appreciate the support of all
who desire a change in the present
board. Respectfully,
JULIUS LEWIS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
To the Democratic Voters OF Wake
County.

hereby announce myself as cam
didate for the nomination of county
commissioner subject to the action
of the DemocI attic convention. If
nominated / promise faithfully to dis
charge the duties of the office and to
do everything in my power to the in
|terest of the people of the county.
J. j. EDWARDS.
New Hill, N G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16

the prices we are now quoting.
SILKS and DRESS FURNISHINGS.
Odd lots and short lengths of silks
and dress trimmings at half price
and less.
Black Shantung. Champagne and Cas-
tor ROXbay Silks. SO inches wide and
cheap at $500, now -. -. .75c.
Black China and Twilled FOulard Silk
with White Polka Dots, % inches
wide. Regular price. soc, reduced
W --CN'
SUMMER WOOL DRESS GOODS.
Extra special prices for Staple Dress
Goods that comes to YOU only at this
time OF the year.
36 inch AIl-Wool Wolfe, pink and light
bue-and 40 inch cream MOhair
with black metallic spots and fancy
stripes marked from soc, to .2oc
Dollar a yard Voiles in heliotrope AMI
tan Tor ...ooC.
Cream Wool Crash in knicl<erbocker
piaids, worth $50. for -. so lie
$50 Voi.es i'm cream. blue. brown and
champagne, for just half -. Use.
SWISS ENIBROIDERIES.
Plenty of dainty ed@ings and insert
ings, too fine for general uses. Odd
pieces and remnants of all kinds,
worth up as high as 800 a yard.
for a quick sale are priced-5,
IL and 80. -. .10c. UP
SIIIRTINGS AND WAISTINGS.
The regular 10 and II 1-2c fast col
Ored PercaleS, fancy plaid and stripe
ginShams arc Jumped togather. One
price u. ~ I-Zc.
CHILDRE.N'S DRESSES.
just in the heart of the wearing time
we are selling all the childrens
ready made dresses at half price. The
material alone is worth the price
that we now ask for the ready-to-
wear 9aiments-63. 15c., $1.13,
S1.38 and -. -. ... -. .S1.50
SHIRT WAIST SUITS.
Ladies' two piece suits i'm Lawn Cham
bray, CheviOt. Percal and Bingham
at just two-thirdS of the original
price. Worth up to $3.50. Now
$3.50, $500, $500 and -. $500
TURKISH BATH TOWELS.
A big bunch of full size % by 81 inch
heavy unbleached Bath Towels ut
about half the regular price. soc.
values Tor NC.
Extra heavy full bleached Turkish
Bath Towels with fancy borders.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
To the Public.

In Difference to the wishes of my
friends, and especially those who have
urged me to do SO, l have de ciGed to
become a candidate Tor the Office o.
county commissioner, subject to the
Democratic primaries of Wake county.
S. w. IERREIL,
ROIeSYItIe n. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16

= large size. ordinary zoe. priced to
sell out in a day -. -. 80. IL 1-2c
WHITE AND COLORED WASH
Two large tables close together, on
which are thrown piles of various
White GOOds-Lawns, BOrderies, Yep
hyr, Ginghams, Crepe VoiIes, etc,
worth Is, 20 and 25c. Il yard. Rum
mage the pile over and take choice
per SdTu .'''A wv
MEMS STRAW HATS
Take your choice of any Straw Hat
in the house. any style, for just half
the price, worth up TO $50, 2o, 90 ana
foN'
SOFT BOSOM SHIRTS.
Mems fine Negligee Shirts-Madras
and fine Corded Lawn, neat figures ana
Stripes, detached Cuffs: were 1oc, SI.OO
and $1.50. Your choice now 40 and 40
BURT & PACKARDS 'KORRECT
SHAPE" SHOES.
Lots not to be duplicated put out on
bargain cOunteI'-Laco and Balls. Not
all sizes, but a bargain il we have your
kind and size:
Were $500, reduced to. ...... $50
We're $3.50, reduced to. ....... 2.oO
NCE0 St.OU, TcuuCSU W "'""
TURNER'S CHORDS.
Mems Patent Vici Kid OXfords, ali
over and with Kid topping. Worth
$500; because low quarters we say
............'' %"'oV
VUDOR PORCH SHADES.
During this sale we offer Il special
discount of 25 per cent on all par
cilaSes OF these popular Porch Shades.
This is the last call.
Size 4xS feet were $500. now. $1.50
Size GxS feet were $2,75, now. $500
Size SXS feet were $3.50, now. So. go
Size 1OX10 feet were $500. now. $500
Size 1Ox10 feet were $500, now. $3.50
NEW FALL STYLES OF LADIES
SEPARATE SKIRTS.
Garments which express the highest
phase OF the TaiiorWOman' craft.
styles set for the Fall and Winter.
Take notice OF the Folds the Box
Pleats and ACCORDION Pleats, then
note the absence of once popular flare.
So. 90. $500. $500. $500 and. 50 so.
THE NEW YORK PETTICOATS.
New line of Black Merccrized Saline
Petticoats with Knife PlCate EiOunceS,
double rows OF Rufl!es and Dust Ruff
fe-somethinG new-$1.OO, S1.25, $3.50
ana $3.50 =. ..'..s... @-.oO
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
Announcement.

Eagle Rock, August II.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
Characteristics Gg2esMooS56lyyY
WE GIVE GREEN TRADING STAMPS
Extraordinary Price Economy

The
quick selling
half o No
speak speak themselves
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
Miss Parker Seriously Ill.

Mrs. c. S. Parker yesterday re-
ceived a telegram announcing the
serious illness at Gibson of her
daughter, Miss Mamie Parker.
Miss Parker has gone to Gibson a
few days previously to visit her aunt,
Mrs. j. L. Gibson.
Mrs. Parker left yesterday for Glib
son in response tothe telegram.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Kings Business College.
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy.
Raleigh Milling Company.
Whiting Bros.-Lucious Grapes
S. Berwanger-Odds and Ends at Less
Than Half Price.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16
THE WEATHER.

Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
cinity: Tuesday, fair.
The Weather Yesterday
Maximum temperature, so; mimi
mum temperature. 70; precipita-
ton. IL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-16

Mr. r. Q. Haley, of Haw River, N.
e., says: mo man can ask for any
better treatment than he gets at the
Greensboro Kelley Institute. L will
say for publication that no man in
America need be a slave to the liquor
habit since the Kelley cure has been
discovered. 1t deos look strange to
me that there are so many inebrates in
the land when they can be cured in
four or five weeks time Write The
Kelley Institute, at Greensboro, n. c.,
for a copy of the New Man
Few clouds are as thick as they
look
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-17
IntereSanteS narpaCiOneS

La eminente escritora que ha hechc
eelebre su nombre, por la intensidad
dramatica de sus libros, Carlota Brae-
me, acaba de publican nuevos libros
que unldoS sus obras ante1iores for
man una hermosa collection interesan-
tislma y amena, paginas de una her
mosura francamente dramatica y de es
tllo dlvinamente sentimental
A continuation publicamos la 1ista
de las obras recibidas en- Ia Ibre-
ria del BOLETIN NRRcANTIL, para Ia
ventas
Dora.
AZucena.
Corazon de orc.
Una vfctima del gran rnundo.
El pecado de una madre
En- el crisol del amor.
Juez y parte y Una historic triste.
De las tinieblas a la luz.
Historic de un velo negro.
EspinaS en- el corazon.
Luchas del corazon.
La expiacion de TN pecado.
Un matrimonio desgraciado.
Ell secreto del duque.
La mart;r del hogar.
La nina mimada.
La novela de una nina.
La tentaci6n de una mujer.
Un casamiento desigual.
Amores sublimes.
A vida 6 muerte.
LOcura de amor.
Una historic de amor.
Arrepentitniento tard1o.
Rosas y espinas.
Las modernaS cenicientaS.
CaminoS de oro
Los amores de Claribel.
La venganza de una mujer.
La estrella de amor.
El castigo de una madre y la hermoSs
Lady
Amor sin igual.
Un CoraZ6n deStrozado.
Entire dos pecados.
Ell anillo de boda roto.
SUE fIos del Corazon.
Mas debil que una mujer.
El ministro del bosque.
Redimida por Ell amor.
Las almcs enamoradaS.
Una herencia misteriosa.
Ell orgullo de lady Diana.
Ell amor y el interes'
Los amores de Juana.
Ell 1ltimo amor.
El nido de Cupfdo.
Un Coraz6n muerto.
Dos besos.
Un caminante en- el mar.
Ell coraz6n de un padre.
Dramas de amor.
Ell lirio fatal.
Sueflos de amor.
Cesarina.
E- A 20 ctvs tomo
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Cuentos propios
RMAR 10 IMPOSSIBLE

kNkAEa AS ssusa
81
La conoci en- CIRCUMSTANCES
excepcionales. Ell por que y CO.
mo la conocfa, es cosa que a ma.
die puede interesar, ST algun in
teres puede encontrar en- esta
relacion el lector que, movido Q
lleno de curiosidad quiera Sc
guirme hasta ell fin. en- la nara
cion que. mas bien que cuento
de bia de titularla historic.
Historic ST; porque no siempre
ha de estar uno obligado escri-
bir cuentos, desarrollando de
tai manera su accion, de forma
que tenga mayor parecido posi-
BILE con la realidad.
Todos sabemos que de 10 ideal
a 10 real hay una muy gran di-
ferencia. Por ESQ me he pro
puesto traZar en- estOs renglOnes,
algo que ha palpitado, que ha
vivido. en- la vida real y verda-
dera no en- la ideal E ilusoria,
saliendome por complete de la
forma vulgar y mas generaliza-
da. Lo ideal.
No. La memoria no me es
inael. Todavia palpitan en- mi
corazon. trayendome a la mente.
las escenas mas culminantes de
aquella ventura, de aquella We
ridica historic, que asi, Y no
cuento debia titularla, y que
nunca. por mucho que pretenda,
podra ser relegada al olvido.
La conoci, como va he diCho,
en- circunstanCias exceptional
les. Nadie me la present6. La
vi, nos vimos, y una sola mirada
bast6 para poner la primera pie
dra a nuestra futura amistad.
Ella me Comprendio, yo COM
prendi a ella. No era muy qua
pa que digamos, pero hermosa
81 que 10 era. Era muy hermo-
sa, y su primera mirada me dejo
electrizado. Por ESQ la anne tan
locamente.:.
Nos ve1amCs muy amenudO.
La casualidad parecia haberse
puesto de nuestra parte, y nos
incitaba q decirnos alguna cosa,
algo, en- fin, que concluyera con
el mutismo que a ambos parecia
COnsumirnOS.
Alg1n tempo estuvimos sin
decirnos una palabra. Nuestras
miradas sc Cruzaban muy anne
nudo, y al cruzarse, parec1a es
tablecerse entire ambos una CO.
Triente de amistad intima en-
que tOdO nos 10 deC1amos con
los ojos, v no nos dec1amos ma
da. Ella pretendia buscar las
caricias mas propicias en- que 20
pudiera hablarle de 10 que ha
tempo queriamos ocultar sin
poder lograr ese impo,ible, por
que impossible es, d mi entender,
ocultar 10 que sc siente, y 20
pareCia esquivar esas ocasiones
que ella me brindaba, por que,
ciertamente, a mi juiclo. mi
temperamentO no Sc amOldaba
a ciertas circunstancias propias
del case.
Pero el momento habia de
llegar. Y, como es natural, lie
GO. Al fin nos hablamos. Ell
momento no era oportuno, V
tuvimos que resignarnos a la
suerte.
Nos citamos. Desde aquel
instante quede subyugado a
aquella mujer.
Sin saber por que, mil ideas
en- contraposicion cruzaban por
mi mente. AQuella tranqueza
con que me trato desde ell pri-
mer momento que nos habla.
mos, me dejo fuera de quicio.
DeSpueS me DareC1O. one la lin.