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The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
FED BABY TO WOLVES.
Inhuman Act of CowardIy Father In
Pine Woods of Minnesota.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec.27.-Bereft
of all reason in his mad desire to
ave his own life, as well as that Of
his wife, Henry Shoreby, a farmer,
cast his 6-months-old baby girl to
starving wolves when attacked by a
%ferocious pack while driving through
the pine forests of northern Mime
sofa to a friends house where they
yer going to eat their Christmas
dinner. The mother is Frustrated
with grief at the loss of her little one.
Seeing his predicament the farmer
pulled out his rife from under the
seat and shot one of the animals. The
result was disastrous. Instead of
driving off the few, the scent of blood
drew on an enormous pack which
surged around the vehicle, their
tongues hanging out. Lashing the
horses frantically, Shoreby urged
them into a gallop and there started
a ace for life.
Although the light sleigh literally
flew over the snow, the pack could
not be shaken off. Every minute it
increased in numbers until the move.
ments Of the horses were hampered.
Then, fearing that the last had come
and that there was only one way in
which he could save the life of him.
self and his wife, Shoreby snatched
the infant from his wife's breast and
threw 1t to the wolves. The
frightful ruse was successful and the
farmer and his wife reached their
destination in safety.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
OUR FRIENDS in THE WEST.
Pleasant Note From Prof. Hull Re-
garding Former Residents.


In a postscript to a, business note
to the Herald, dated at Tacoma,
Wash. Dec. 20, Prof. A. Hull writes:
"Son Will and his bride. Mrs. Kate
Whitacre Hull. left Portland, their
future home, the 10th insr. on their
wedding trip, to be gona till the mid
die of January. They are visiting his
and her relatives in California, Colo
RADIO, Kansas, Iowa and Ohio, at the
same time taking in the annual con-
vention Of the Dayton Computing
Scales Co, going as far east as Can
ton, Ohio, where most of the Whitacre
relations are found. Till the bride
and bridegroom return wife and !
will visit with our daughter Lizzie at
Seattle. Will has made a great sue
cess as agent Of the above company,
has carried off most of the prizes OF.
fered by the company for the best
salesman. The last prize taken Is
a ticket making free fare and hotel
bills On his wedding tour. But in
my judgment the greatest prize of
his life is the lovely and charming
wife now with him. We are very
proud Of her. In about a month wife
and I will go to Hood River, Oregon,
to try the effect Of that high, dry
climate for my ailments. 1 need a
dry climate for my asthma and
throat trouble. This is too damp.
Wife is much better and thinks moth
ing a take her away from her
children and grandchildren but
death. Love to all inquiring friends"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
BROKE AN ARM.
Accident BefaIIs Mrs. Swift, Who is
Visiting Here.

Mrs: Sarah H. Swift, mother OF
Mrs. S. H. Zendt, met with a very
painful accident this morning at the
Zendt home on North Third street.-the
result Of the icy walks. The lazy
slipped and fell, breaking the left
fore arm at the wrist. DR.. Rodgers,
assisted by DR.. ]. G. Barringer, re.
duced the fracture and the lady is do
ing as well as a be expected under
the circumstances.
Mrs. Swift came to the city a few
days ago from Ottawa, Illinois, to
spend the holidays in a Christmas
visit with her daughter. The accident
was rather an unpleasant Christmas
present.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
MARKET LETTER.

WHEAT-There was free selling
carly on disappointing cables, Liver
pool declining on free Russian ship
ments, while reports from the winter
wheat states we're of a more reassur-
ing character and brought about some
liquidation. Receipts from the north
west showed some decrease and there
wax selling from that quarter in a
roundabout way, the wire service be-
ing badly crippled, while there was
some selling by Armour. Operations
were mostly local with ,ne market
very nervous, the bear element being
afraid to sell freely in fear Of manip-
u~lation. while towards Inc close there
was buying in the way of covering
shorts. Should the tip on the final
report this afternoon not show over
$500, 000,0 900 it will no doubt create a
buying furore that may carry prices
up with a rush.
CORN-Offerings small this morn
Ing, with prices steady to u cent low
er, with wires working badly. Cash
buyers were practically out OF the
market. The Armour house was a
heavy seller due to the large visible
increase and talk of increased re-
ceipts, but there was good buying by
Patten and other local bulls.
OATS Receipts were very light,
with sample lots sparingly offered and
the better grades in good demand
Trade was largely local and very
light. with prices holding up strong.
however, due to the decrease in
stocks.
Cassidy Commission Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
CORRESPONDENCE
MRlcHT.

sHa ..HHL
Merry Christmas to the editor
and his many readers.
Charlie Barrett has sold VIM.
-Gish Of Moravia a carload of corn
at S5 cents.
Jake Witt will occupy the Elmer
Carpenter house next year while
Elmer will move to mis- farm In
White Oak.
Mrs. George Carpenter will say
Hello at switchboard for the
Farmers and Traders Phone the
coming year.
The Odd Fellows nave formed a
lodge at this place and meet every
Saturday evening for a while until
fully organized.
Mr.. Tom Emmert is a hustler in
the shipping business, having ship
ped eight car last week and three
more this week.
Johnnie Baitsell is under the doc
tors r and Vesta Unsicker still
takes treatment from DIR. Farmer.
Mrs. Anna Harrison will go on
Friday to Russell, Iowa, to spend
Christmas with her brother, Stew
art Crozier, who is in poor health.
DR.. Krout has been treating Mrs.
belong for congestion and DR..
Claire Baldwin has been attending
Mrs. Emma Hammond at the same
home.
Messrs. Dick Carpenter and Dick
Mayer will escort John Bittner to
Friday evening and teach him how
to ride the Masonic goat. DR.. Claire
Baldwin has also been learning how
it can buck.
Our merchants, J. A. Baitsell and
r. A. Carpenter, are pussy handling
chickens, turkeys, butter and eggs,
apples, beef, etc. The former is
ably assisted during the holidays
by Walter Rice and the latter by
Elmer Carpenter.
The M. w. A. have elected the
following officers for next year:
". C., irwin Cochran; w. A., Will
Blake; Clerk, Howard Wright;
Banker, Dan Allsup; Escrot, Clyde
Perkins; Sentry, Alvin Pringle;
Watchman, Jasper MUIR; Mngr.,
Henry Moore. They meet the Sec
ond and fourth Wednesdays in the
month. The first death Of their
membership was Jno. Hammond.
who died the 10th inst.
Everyone was grieved last week
by the deaths of John Hammond
the 10th and Ollie Bond the 18th,
by consumption. Both had lived
here their respective lifetimes and
were well known by all. He was
an honest upright man and she was
loved by everyone and her life work
was one anyone could take as a
faultless pattern. Two homes are
in sorrow and the neighborhood has
lost two whose places will be hard
to fill. The funeral Of John Ham
mond was held on Monday the 18th
at IL q. m. at the Union church, by
Rev. Dugan, his pastor. Ollie
Bonds was held Tuesday at the
same place and hour by Rev. Fry,
her pastor. The floral offerings
were lovely and both funerals were
largely attended.
w. ". ".
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AT THE a U
Only One New OFFICER Will Be Install.
ed On January 2.

49,
ed On January 2.
Des Moines, Dec. 27.--Fewer changes
in state officers will take place at the
state capitol Of Iowa on New Years
than for many years. The secretary
Of state, treasurer of state, auditor
of state, attorney general and mem
Der of the supreme court were all re-
elected They will not make any
changes, so far as known, in their or.
fees. Their deputies and clerks are
all experienced and capable and NO
changes are expected. The one
change is in the Office of railroad
commissioner, where N. S. Ketchum,
of Marshalltown, will succeed e. C,
Brown, Of O'Brien county. AS tine
other members Of the commission re
main there will be no change in the
minor positions in that office.
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1--we 0 MARkEr.
Opening report 8

OpSh1ng report, 3 a.WT-~-$
HOGS-Receipts, f3,Ux Lscff over
1864. Prospects 5 to 10 higher. Light
$4.30@4.60; mixed, $4.45@4.7O;heavy,
$4.50@4.75; packers, $4,50@4.60.
CATTLE-Receipts, 10000. Pros
poets 10 higher.
SHEEP-Receipts, 10000. Pros
poets 10 higher.
Second report. 3 a. m.
HoGS-Receipts, $4,000. Left over,
1864. Estimated for tomorrow, TO-
900. 5 to 10 higher. Trains all late.
Bulk, $4.50@4.65; light, $4.30@4.60;
mixed, $4.45@4.70; heavy, $4.50@4.75;
packers, $4.5O@4.60; pigs, $3.85@4.5O;
Workers., $4.45@4.55.
CATTLE-Receipts, 10000. 10 high
er. Beeves, $S.OO@6.5O; cows and
heifers, $1.00@4.50; stockers and
feeders, $1.75@4.15.
SHEEP-Receipts, 10000. 10 high
er. Native sheep, S3.00@5.25; west
ern sheep, $2.90@5.1O; yearlings,S4.s
$500; native lambs, $5.35@7.10; west
ern lambs, $3.25@Z.00.
Closing report. 10 a. m
HOGS-Steady at early advance.
Light, s4.90@4.65; mixed, $4.35@4.T.
heavy, $4.5O@4,7O.
CATTLE = Strong; generally 10
higher.
sHEEP-strong; 10 to Is higher.
Top western lambs, 1856.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
WEST HARRISON.

John Beard has a saw mill at,work
in the timber.
Jim McGee'e have relatives visiting
them from Illinois.
Grin Wickersham visited at Mr.
Wares on Wednesday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
SHIPS COLLIDE AT SEA.
British 6attIeship Badly Damages ,
Japanese Steamer.

Shanghai, Dec. 27.-In a collision
between the British warship Iphignia
and the Japanese steamer Talee Maru
today, the latter was badly damaged
The warship Is uninjured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
MORE BLOOD SPILLED.
Revolutionary Bulsarians Continue
Their Depredations.

Belgrade, Dec. 27.-The revolution
airy Bulgarians today attacked a viz
lage near Cvelija. Thirty-one Cher
hons were killed. At Weller i've
Greeks and three Bulgarians haze
been killed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
AWFUL FLOODS RAGING.
Crops Destroyed, Villages Devastated
and Many Killed.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 27.-Dispatches
from Bushier report that heavy rains
in Persia have ruined the crops.
Three villages have been destroyed by
torrents. The loss of life is heavy,
three hundred corpses having already
been found.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
NEW A r N
The Majestic at Fort Wayne Destroy.
ed-Loss $4,000.

TT. Wayne, Ind, Dec. 1.-The new
Majestic theatre was totally destroy
ed by fire this morning. Loss sixty
thousand dollars.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29
WEDNESDAY MARKETS
GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S, 1904
Open. High. Low. Close.
WHEAT
Dec .113 1877 1928 112T
May 114%@114 114sS 1875 ia
July 99A@% y9% 9sI 9SI-s9
CORN
Dec. 46A 46H 45I 45I
May-45%@%- 45s& 45A 45a
July .45% 45M 1924 45%
Jan..-43ss-N 43I
OATS
Dec.-2ex 2s% 29I 2s%
May ,s1H-% s1ss s1% BIZ
July S1H s1h-% s1ss-H s1%-%
PORK
Dec 11.30
J~an.-12.5O 1857 1880 1856
May 1892 1892 1880 12.s5-s7
LARD
Dec. 6.75
jan 1856 6.S5-s7 $50 s.s5
May 7.12 7.12 7.O7 z1O-12
RIBS
jan. 6.45 6.45-47 6.42 $40
May 6.72 6.72 6.67-706 $40
Cor I.ota To-dav-Whaat OF. M
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Oar Lots To-day-Wheat, 81; no
contract. Corn, 554; 3 contract.
Oats, 60; Is contract.
Grans-wheat, s1.17h; corn, 4sH;
oats, 80.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-29

brief residence in the city.
HOWERTON.- Albert Ellis How
erton, the youngest child Of Samuel
H. and Elizabeth Howerton, was born
in Poweshiek county, Iowa, June Z,
1857. His father died when he was
three years old. His mother was a
devoted member of the Friends
church and at the early age Of FIVE
years Albert became a member. In
earlier life he lived on a farm and
learned the painters trade. In later
life he devoted himself to business in
terests and to his trade. For severaf
years he was a commercial traveller
well known and highly respected
among Oskaloosa business men. On
September z, 1880, he was married to
Elizabeth Meredith. To them were
born Lucrete NJ, who survives, and
Dwight and Earl, both of whom died
in infancy. His wife Elizabeth died
Feb. 26, 1889. On April IS, 1895,
Mr.. Howerton was married to Mrs.
Elvira Riley, who survives to mourn
his death. Hr. Howerton died Dec.
20, 1904. There also survive three
brothers, A. L. and w. r. Howerton,
Of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and w. Y. How,
erton, of Emporia, Kansas, and one
sister, Mrs. Harriet Cause, of Bar,
clay, Kansas. Mr.. Howerton was nat,
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THE DANGER OF MR.. CONFER.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
Let us stop for a moment and see If
the lamentations of the calamity howl
ers in the following of Mr.. Conner will
Lear the test of analysis
The burden of their cry is the alleged
superior progress Of Georgia in industrial
Announcements and development:
Georgia was one of the thirteen origi-
nal colonies, and had made fair progress
long before the state of Alabama was
dreamed of. When Alabama was orga-
nized in 1917, and, two years later, admit
ted as a state. Georgia already had II
population of about $4,000. Alabama had
about 127,000 In 1870, Alabama had the
same number of inhabitants to the square
mile that Georgia had, and has kept pace
with Georgia steadily ever since.
In 1913 Georgia had over 600 miles OF
railroad, while Alabama had only 80. At
the beginning of the civil war; Georgia'g
railroad mileage was 100 per cent greater
than that of Alabama. At the present
time Georgia has barely 10 per cent more
railroad mileage than Alabama. notwith-
standing Georgia has TIPS square miles Of
territory more than Alabama. As matter
Of fact, comparison of the actual fig
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Wedding at cottondaIe.

Tuscaloosa, April 7.-(Special.)-A beau
tiful home wedding was solemnized at
Cottondale yesterday afternoon, the con-
tracing parties being Charles A. Steiger
and Miss Daisy Countess. The decora-
tions were most artistic in green and white,
the couple standing before an altar in
green and white during the ceremony,
which was performed by the Rev. s. B..
Emerson. The bride was elegantly at
tired in a toilet of crepe de chene, which
she afterwards changed for a becoming
suit of blue mohair. The bride was edu-
Gated in Tuscaloosa and has since spent
much OF her time here. She Is a most
attractive young woman, being the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs II. s. Countess. one
OF Tusca loosa's most prominent and sue
cessful planters. The groom Is an enter
prising young man of Meridanville where
the young couple went Immediately after
the ceremony.
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Want the Postal Wires.

Huntsville, April 7.-(Special) NEARLY
all of the towns between Chattanooga
and Memphis along the line of the Mem
have started concerted movement to in
duce the Postal Telegraph company to
extend its wires along the railroad con-
Meeting all of the intervening towns. The
Huntsville chamber of commerce has
been at work on this matter several
years and In the past two or three days
petition signed by nearly every bust
ness man of the city has been sent to the
Postal officials asking that the company
build It's wires into Huntsville.
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dist church held its regular meeting to-
night.
The Womans Christian Temperance un-
ion held a very important meeting yester-
cay afternoon. This organization Is de-
ing some good work for Pratt City. The
next meeting will be held at the home II
Mrs. Charles A. Hassler. Wednesday af-
ternoon. April 20, at o'clock.
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Florence EIks Elect Officers.

Florence, April 7.-(Special)- 1.-The an
nual election of officers ror the Florence
lodge. B. P. o. F., resulted as follows:
C. f. Jordan, exalted ruler; Belmont Tiff
fanny, esteemed leading knight; John john
son of Tuscumbia, esteemed loyal knight;
Ed Johnston of Sheffield, esteemed lee
turing knight; Irvine johnson. tyler; s.
w. F'rierson, secretary; r. l.. Brown,
treasurer; Joe Nathan of Sheffield was
elected trustee for three years.
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hohson at tuscaloosa.

Tuscaloosa, April 7-tspecial.)-captal
Richmond Pearson Hobson spoke to
natteringy large audience at the county
court house last evening in behalf OF his
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WOMEN BEATEN BY
MEN In THE WOODS
WE'RE TRYING TO COLLECT FOR
TIMBER THAT HAD BEEN CUT
AND WERE GIVEN A SEVERE
WHIPPING WITH SWITCHES.

Gadsden, April Traditional facts re-
garding the assault with switch upon
Mrs. Johanna Stephens and her daughter
Miss Mary, by two men and woman
was related yesterday by Miss Mary
Stephens. The facts given by Miss Ste-
phens are as follows: Her mother and
herself had sold a lot of timber to a man
named Kirby, who Is running a saw mill
on the mountain near Keener. Kirby had
his men at work saving the timber but
had not settled for 1t. but had put the
woman off from one week to another.
Last week the elderly lady went out to
where the men were cutting the timber to
see Kirby, who was away while In the
woods Mary Stephens came out to where
Tom Adair, a man and his wife named
Reed were standing. The two women
having been disappointed In not seeing
Kirby stated that it had been next
week since the first of January and that
they could not live on promise. At this
Adalr and Reed, who were employed by
Kirby became insulting and Mrs. Stephens
says abused the women very badly. They
cut large switches and the two men and
the Reed woman gave the Stephnes
women most unmerciful whipping. run
ming them out Of the woods.
Mary Stephens said that she and her
mother were In very bad condition as
the result of the beating
The elder woman stated that they had
only collected $40 for the timber, and
that the men kept cutting The two
women are almost helpless, having no
men they can look to for protection The
Stephens women are highly respected In
their settlement and live two miles from
Keener The two men have been arrested
l.. +r4e fx.- OFF
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