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The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

NEW RAILWAY SYSTEM.

January 1 will marx the commence
ment of business of new railroad
company which, under leases, will op-
crate from the day of it's inception
1929 miles Of railroad in Iowa, Min
nesota, South Dakota and Illinois. 1t
will be known as the Minneapolis,
st. Paul, Southern and Western. It
will be purely an operating company,
not owning mileage, but will be Off
cered and controlled by the parties
holding the controlling stock in three
railroads-the Minneapolis G. st. Lou
is, the Iowa Central, and the Des
Moines C Fort Dodge.
Consolidation of the three proper
ties is not possible at this time. The
reason assigned is that the Hawley-
Huntington interests do not own all
OF the stock, which is absolutely nee
essary in order to merge the proper
ties, and that the minority stockhold.
ers are in position either to hold
them up or balk merger plans that
might be devised. u
They own the controlling stock,
however, and SO control the directory
boards Of the roads which have full
authority to lease the properties to
another company. 1t is because OF
this condition that the operating COM
pany is to be formed to take leases
OF the three roads and operate them
jointly and as a single system. The
plan is similar to that under which
tho Rock Island Railway company Is
now operating the Chicago. Rock Isl.
and G Pacific. Chicago, Rock Island
e. FL Paso. Choctaw and other lnas y,
The operating headquarters of the
new company will be located in Min.
neapolis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

1t Is so common in fact that 1t IL only
exceptionally 1t finds its way into the
paper as news. Now and then some
thing out Of the ordinary in that line
occurs and is given general publicity.
Such an instance happened at Chad
ron, Nebr., the other day. Chadron is
practically on the frontier, but good
people i've there good women es.
pecially. About ten days ago Doris
Dayidson,a friendless girl from Doug
lass, Wyo., committed suicide in the
depot hotel there by drinking lauda-
mum. It is suspected she had sinned
and took that method of ending her
troubles. The body was held in local
undertaking rooms for over week,
trying in vain to reach an aged moth
err in Canada. Then the good women
of the place came forward and gave
the dead girl decent burial under the
auspices of their branch of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union.
Nothing could have been sadder than
that funeral. Not one human being
that had ever heard of or seen her be-
fore, a stranger in strange land, but
there were prayers and songs and
tears and flowers. Pictures were TAX
en- of her and the flower-covered cas-
ket to send to the mother when she
is found. Does anyone doubt that
the Masters verdict will be :"Well
done; inasmuch as We did it to the
least Of one of these We did it also
unto me?" That is genuine Chris.
tianity and as such it deserves gem
eral recognition and praise.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
cENTERvILLE HOSPITAL.
Good Showing Made BY Neighborlne
Institution.

Centerville, Aug. 6.-The report of
the hospital superintendent, Miss M.
L. Odekirk, for the month of July,
made to the executiveA committee at
the last meeting, shows earnings and
expenses were almost identical, a
good showing for a new institution.
The report was as follows:
Number Of patients remaining the
first Of the month, z.
Number of patients admitted during
the month, II.
Number of patients discharged as
cured, 6.
Number of patients discharged i'm
proved, 4.
Number of patients discharged not
improved, none.
Total number of patients discharg-
ed during the month, 10.
Number Of deaths, none.
Number of patients remaining at
the end of the month, 8.
Total number of patients treated
during the month, 10.
Total number of patient days, 1856.
Number Of patients cared for out
side of the hospital, 2.
Total earnings for the month.
$2S1.52.
Total expenses for the month,
s2S3.10.
Total excess Of expense over earn
ing for fiscal year, $92.51.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
LIE SQUIRREL HuNrERs.

Eds. Herald; In the Heralds arti
Gle OF 22d inst, regarding Gov. Todd's
call for minute men when Cincinnati
was menaced by Gen. Bragg, a large
contingent of Squirrel Hunters" un.
der command of Col. later Gen. Oh.
dyke, was hurled from Northeast
ohio to Cincinnati, thence across the
0hio river on pontoon bridges, to
eoVington. KY, and there held till
Gen Buell's forces were so deployed
as to protect northern Kentucky and
ohio. The Herald article says they
were not again needed, evidently for
getting that they were again called to
repel Morgan's raid, and the old Nine
teentn district, the home Of Giddings,
Todd, Garfield, and others Of like
note. again rushed to repel the inyad-
ers from the soil of Ohio.
20. Trumbull
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
The whole number of members Of

The whole number of members Of
the Japanese Diet is 379, and of them
seven are Christians, including one
Baptist, two Congregationalisas, and
four Methodists. The Christian rep
resentation is thus in minority Of
to 81, but it is influential beyond that
proportion. In the population at
large there is, roughly speaking, only
enc Christian in ten thousand-a lit
tie leaven in a great mass, but its eff
feet is visible and recognized even
by those who are not nominally Chris
tiahs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

q Newton News: 1t is easy to see
that the oskaloosa Herald is impress
ed with the mighty conflict over polit-
ical principles now being waged De-
tween the republican and democratic
parties. 1t gives over a column of its
editorial space to discussion of the
old question whether the man walked
around the squirrel that was on the
tree and kept walking around as the
man moved. The Herald has the po-
litical situation sized up in pretty
good shape.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
The Burlington Hawk.Exe say

The Burlington Hawk-Eye says
that the state tax levy of mills is
surely small and should be most
cheerfully paid. "The people get mag
hificent returns for their three mills
Few states can compare with Iowa
50 far as her state institutions are
concerned or the care which she gives
the unfortunates who have become
the wards Of the state. Nowhere is
public money expended to better adj
vantage for public purposes than by
the state Of Iowa, and mills seems
very low tax, when the benefits are
considered"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The Importance of Oskaloosa on
the map is thus admitted by the Iowa
City Republican: "The Parker COM
pany' pulled up stakes Saturday at
midnight and by o'clock Sunday
morning their special train pulled
out for Creston, Iowa, where they
are Showing this week. The mana
gers stated that while their business
here did not compare with that at
Oskaloosa, it was very good"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

Five counties in this state have
to exceed $1,000,0O0 worth of horses,
each. They are Linn, Keokuk, Potta-
wattamie, Benton and Jasper. The
counties which have more than ST..
100000 worth of cattle are Adair, Ben
ton, Cedar, Crawford, Clinton, Jones,
Jasper, Johnson, Linn, Pottawattamie,
Plymouth and Tama.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
SURVEYORS in ALBA.
Interurban Line Finds Very Salts
factory Route.

Abba Republican: Thursday Civil
Engineer French and party of eight
assistant engineers arrived in Mon
roe county and spent five days survey
ing for the Abba, Buxton and Oska-
loost Electric line. Mr.. French is as
sistant civil engineer at the State
Agricultural college at Ames, and Is
thoroughly reliable and capable man.
He was employed by the Mainaslxa
Construction company to select tne
route for the electric line. They do
not want a right of way along high
way as they would be limited to speed
and so are planning to get a private
right of way, as the railroads do.
The line which seems most favorable
follows the Hiteman road out nortn-
west of town. Then turns off past
the Nelson Gillaspte farm, following
the ridge to Buxton.
The route IS a good one; remark
ably free Of grades and creeks and
IolrOWs' rfugeN DAeafiy III th5 way.
The line to Hooking goes south on
Clinton street. Thence down through
A. A. Mason's orchard, back Of the
J. M. Taylor house, and down a hill
southwest and goes into Hooking
along the creek from the northwest.
That route seems to also be quite
free from grades. The engineer was
quite favorably impressed with the
possibilities of the electric line. The
company that has been organized has
the backing to put the enterprise
through if it is found to be practical
when the surveys are made and the
cost of construction can be ascertain
ed. The road if built will be a great
benefit to the towns which it strikes,
and to the farmers along the line.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
BURNED TO DEATH.
Attempts to Save Property and Loses
Her Life.

Hampton, Ia, Aug. 6.--Mrs. Peter
Peterson was burned to death in a
fire which destroyed her home here
early this morning. The family had
plenty OF time to make their escape,
and did so, but it is supposed that
Mrs Pet e--sc::.. vent CIT 5soS 10 rescue
something from the burning building.
The body when found was almost en-
tirely burned to ashes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

Iowa butter is making magnifi-
cent record at the Worlds Fair in St.
Louis. Thirty per cent Of the Iowa
butter scored above %. This is con-
sidered very good showing by the
specialists, who speak with authority.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

Burlington boasts of the original
standpatter, a veteran who walked 40
miles to vote fer Henry Clay. 1t will
take good one to dispute this gen.
tleman's claim.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
A pes Moines woman has sue

"A Des Moines woman has sued
for divorce on the grounds of ex.
trayagance. The specific charge is
that her husband threw potatoes al
her. Recent changes IN prices would
indicate that the petition should be
amended by inserting the word beef
steak in lieu of potatoes, to make it
mere effective.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The boys industrial school at Ell.
dora will get the fine pipe organ in
the Iowa building at the Worlds Fair.
Former Governor and Mrs. VIM. Lar.
rabee have decided upon the pur-
chase of the instrument and will dis
pose of it in the above manner.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The way Oskaloosa played into
the hands of Ottumwa by beating
their northern rivals at Fort Dodge,
indicates that the Quakers are deter
mined that the base ball pennant
shall be held by the Standpatters and
remain on t'the reservation"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The goat industry Is being butted
out of business in Iowa. Whereas
last year there were $34,SO0 invested
in goats and two years ago there
were $40,974 worth of goats in this
state, this year there is but $31 ,665
worth .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

After it is all over" the Manson
Journal foresees, ''the packers will
add few cents to the price of meat
and the country will proceed to pay
the bill"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

AS to Worlds Fair editions, the
Herald does not have to issue one
Any edition of the Herald is SO much
ahead of the other papers in Iowa
that they have to swell up to make a
respectable showing,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
TOWNSEND PROMOTED.

Old Iowa Central Employee Made TraN
cling Freight Agent.
Frank B. Townsend, of Peoria, will
go to Indianapolis to begin his work
as travelling freight agent for the
Iowa Central, under General Eastern
Agent ]. r. Veech Mr.. Townsend
win have territory adjacent to Indian
apolis. He is one Of the old general
office employees Of the road, having
been connected with the auditing and
general freight departments for the
past en- or twelve wears since She
removal Of tho general freight once
to Peoria ne has been chief clerk to
Assistant General Freight Agent II.
F. Marsh.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

A former Keokuk woman by the
name of Love has just procured di-
vorce and $4,000 alimony. A lack
of love was the probable cause, and a
profitable one as well.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
1--we are better without good +,

I'VE are better, without good fell
lows and their charities if to have
them is to pervert the morals of a
community" declares the Dubuque
Telegraph. Wrong doing and wrong
doors must be judged by the strict
standard of right and wrong and by
netting else"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

In order to fill up vacant corner
a Peoria paper printed the ten COM
mandments the other day. The sheets
were no sooner in circulation than an
indignant democrat came into the of
fee and stopped his paper because he
said he was tired of the continual
filings at a certain local democratic
hAndidate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The Ottumwa Courier notices
that Bryan "has steady job talking
at Chautauquas, while Judge Parker
is only democratic nominee for
president"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

There have been 100000 fewer
visitors to the st. Louis fair so far
than there were to the Chicago fair
in the corresponding period.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

I'D Howe says that a womans
idea of making a room look cosy is to
so arrange the chairs that you can't
move in the dark without falling over
them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

Preacher or pewholder who es-
chews politics fails in part of the
work to which the Christian citizen
is called" declares the Burlington
Hawk-Eye.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The s-Republican is of the
opinion that when the drawing
comes off in November, Mr.. Parker
will be sorry he ever registered.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The Cedar Rapids Gazette takes
note Of the fact that not one horrible
thing has happened at Iowa City since
the university correspondents have
hit the road to sell books, stereopti-
con views, patent mop sticks and
wire fence tighteners, in the effort ITO
raise wind for another go at eruditiin.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The Keokuk Gate-City admits
that the butchers strike is tough
proposition, but so was good deal OF
the meat.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

"A Tabor man plucked a twig is
inches long from one Of his plum
trees and counted SO perfect plums
growing on it. Such is Iowa!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The Knoxville band has disband-
ed. The Express explains there was
bran enough but they could not raise
the wind
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

"Iowas best exhibit anywhere is
the men it has given to the public
life Of the nation" says the Cedar
Rapids Republican.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

Keep two things in mind and help
to boost them: The interurban and
the paving of North Ninth street.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

in quantity. and Of sss.2s5.so2, or a
little less than % per cent in value.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
a cam has been issued

"A call has been issued by Yhe
democratic chairman for q cons es;
1s!lssasE ssaSsattd y Sixth district
to be hem at oskaloosa, Tuesday,
August 80, at IL o'clock a. m. Fol-
lowing are the counties represented
and the number of delegates from
each: Davis 10, Jasper IL, Keokuk 10,
Mahaska Is, Monroe 8, Poweshiek G,
Wapello 16.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
GENUINE CHRISTIANITY.

The Keokuk Gate-City contends
that there is lots of good in the world
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The st. Joseph News and Press
notices that 1t doesn't take much Of a
beefsteak to look like 80 cents now.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The Springfield Register has mo-
ticed that coal not only goes to the
buyer, but also to the cellar.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

The mileage to be included In the
system Of the operating company is
as follows:
T0xxr r<wtr.,I
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11
Spring creek Mines.

Total mileage Of three roads 1.429 .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-11

square where now stands the Nation,
al bank and the Green G. Bentley
buildings. He took the brick resi-
dence building built by DR.. Hopkins
and this one place has been his home
constantly since he entered it. About
the year IL failing eye-sight COM
PEELED the man to retire from bust
ness and seek to preserve his vision.
An operation on one eye proved a
failure, and in a short time the other
eye failed and the man has since that
time spent his life in almost total
darkness. The trouble was contract.
ed when he was a miller. The small
steel particles flying from the ham,
mers used in sharpening the grinding
burs had penetrated the eye AMI
caused the formation of cataracts.
The deceased was thrice married.
The first wife was Mary M. Drake. OF
Green county, Pennsylvania, and to
this union there came ten children.
only two of whom, Hon. ID. s. Walton
state senator, and Ned Walton, both
OF Waynesburg, Pa, survive. All OF
the children were by the first wife.
Mary died in 1859. The second mar.
riage was with Sarah Emery. OF
Wayne county, Pennsylvania, in 1865.
This lady died in 1868, while back to
the OLD nome on visit. The third
marriage was with Harriet (Alexan-
der) Cook in November Of 1877, and
the lady survives him. The walton
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-08
Mikade Talks.

Toxic, Dec. 7.--lmperial headquarteri
has made the following announcement.
THE result Of the bombardment al
Port Arthur by our large caliber guns
on the 7th inst was very good. Many
effective hits were made against the
battleships Peresviet and Pobieda, and
the protected cruiser Pallada. In con-
sequence Peresviet caught fire and the
Pobieda lists heavily to starboard."
The Poltava was an armored turret
ship Of I0.9s0 tons displacement. and
l1,255 indicated horsepower. She was
built In st. Petersburg In 1894 and went
into commission In 1888. Her cost Of
construction was nearly ss.0oo.o0o. Her
armament consisted OF four l2-inch, i2
5.s-inch. and "a smaller callber breech-
loading rife guns OF the Russian Krupp
pattern She had crew of 700 men
She had speed OF 1862 knots.
The Retvizan is battleship OF i2.7OO
tons displacement and 10000 indicated
horsepower She was built In Phila-
delphia In is02 Her armament con-
sisted Of four i2-inch. ~ 6-inch, 20
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
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After Them All.

Washington, Dec. IAN officia
statement was issued by the interior
department today announcing the in
tention of the government to prosecute
every guilty man engaged in land
frauds to the full extent of the law, re-
gardess of his station in life, The
statement follows:
THE conviction in Portland yester-
day of Ave persons for land frauds
which win be followed next week by
the trial of several others indicted on
the same offense, is but another step
toward the consummation Of policy
entered upon by the secretary of the
interior when 1t became known nearly
three years ago that frauds were being
perpetrated In connection with public
lands, to run down and prosecute the
guilty ones without regard to their po-
sition in life. The department en-
ID Continued on Page So
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-08
Republican Electors DESTROYS Of
Carrying Returns to Capital.
WILL HAVE TO DRAW STRAWS
-Four Presidential Electors TO Meet
A. State Capital In
January.

Salem, Dec. 7.-Considerable inter.
est Is manifest among the four repub.
lIcan electors as to which one will bt
selected TO carry the vote of the state
back to washington. There Is about
$1,000 In the Job and all four electors
are anxious to secure the plum.
This Interesting meeting will occur
so that the electors may get to-
gether and draw straws'' to decide
which Of their number win be the
lucky man to carry the good" back to
washington and to present them to the
president elect via the hands OF the
joint session Of congress In that city
assembled.
This interesting meeting will occur
here the second Monday in January at
IN same time that oregons Solons of
the first and second houses OF
the legislature will be getting together
with satisfactory organization OF
those august bodies,
The four gentlemen elected by the
voters of this state on that November
day when Br'r Parker became en-
tangled In the floods Of Salt Creek, and
was pushed far up that stream by the
eddles of backwater caused
by dumping too great quantities of
republican ballots Into the river, will
gather there early In the morning and
cast their ballots for Roosevelt, and
Instruct their colleague In how to de-
port himself with the documents while
they are In his possession, and how to
present their compliments to Teddy
when they arrive at his mansion, the
white house In the capital city.
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Tacoma. Dec. q a. m.).--Meagel
details are reaching Tacoma OF an ex.
ploalon and fire In tho Burnett Goa
mine, about 30 miles from here.
Ten bodies were taken out At mid.
night and II is known posifiveiy nv
more men are In the shaft or workings
but Il Ia impossible 10 say whether they
are dead or alive.
isater-one more body that OF John
Balco. has been recovered. making the
lie, OF bodies 10 far recovered II. The
following are still In the mine; James
Chapman. George Barber. J, s. Taylor
and Charlie Hlll.
Several Of the dead men were mar
ried and had families. The cause OF
the explosion Ia not yet learned. A
large force OF mep Ia engaged In at
tempting to rescue the imprisoned men.
or to recover their bodies. II they. too.
are dead. OF which latter possibility
grave fears are entertained.
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Mrs. chadwiek,s Moxements.

Boston, Dec. THE Globe says Mrs
Chadwick before receiving the loan
from Herbert d. Newton of Brook
line, saw Boston attorney, gave him a
$500 note purporting to have been
signed by Andrew Carnegie and the GER
titicate that s5,OOO,OOO in securities were
on deposit with the Wade Park Bank
ing Company of Cleveland, o., and
asked him to raise loan for her.
With the story of valuable property
held in trust the attorney applied to
]. M. Graham, president of the Inter-
national Trust Company for a loan of
100000. Mr.. Graham saw the note
and certificate but. as he says. 'there
was altogether too much mystery about
it, said at once that could not make
a loan on that basis, Three minutes
was all the time l gave to hearing the
story and deciding not to make the
loan"
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Mrs. Watson Allowed to Go on
$1,000 Cash Bail.
DEPARTMENT AFTER OTHERS
Land Fraud Grafters Will Get no
Quarter at the Hands Of the De.
partment Of the Interior, no
Matter, High or Low.

Portland. Dec. THE qualification
Of the interior department over the
news OF the success Of the government
in its fight against the defendants in
the land fraud trial was manifested
today In the following telegram to A.
r. Greene. who gathered the evidence
in the big case, and to whose untiring
efforts the conviction of Mckinley ct al
was mainly due;
Washington. Dec. Z.
Col A. r. Greene, Inspector:
Accept thanks and sincere congratu-
lations upon the result announced in
your telegram of last evening.
"E. A. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary Interior"
With the exception OF H. G. McKin-
ley, the defendants in the case all ex-
perienced difficulty in securing bonds
so they might be released Puter is In
charge Of a deputy marshal at hotel
for tonight, and Mrs. Watson was ut
terly unable to get bondsmen. When
her bail was reduced to $4,000 in cash,
however, she made the deposit and was
released. Mckinley was able to put
up the increased bail as soon as the
verdict was announced and was
promptly released,