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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-21
AT THE POOR FARM.
Board Visits Place and Finds Things
in Good Shape.

Messrs. w. H. Springer, James
Stephenson and J. M. r. Price, com.
prising the board of supervisors, Wis.
tied the poor farm Thursday, and
found everything in good shape, un'
der the careful supervision Of Stew.
ard and Mrs. ]. T. Williams. There
are now Twenty-Five inmates, about
the usual number during the winter
season, and all are comfortably quar-.
tered. Aside from their weaknesses
and deformities all are very well,
and able to respond regularly to the
good meals prepared for them. The
stock on the farm is in good condi.
ton and the granary is well filed.
The unfortunates are still happy over
the Christmas tree prepared for
them and are gratful to friends who
remembered them.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-21
uekaIoosa, iowa, January !. ,o4.

Oskaloosa, Iowa, January 2, '04.
WHEREAS, it has pleased the ALE
wise Heavenly Father to permib the
angel Of Death to enter our Order
and remove from as our beloved
Brother Luther O. Tanner, whose
disposition and habits OF life have
been as an open book to us all, OUT
lining the general character of true
and tried American citizenship,
worthy OF our emulation.
RcS0tUed,. 1st, that In his death we
have lost one who has endeared
himself to us all by his honest and
upright life, bis love for Masonry,
and mis- many deeds OF kindness; one
that could be trusted under any and
all circumstances. His wise counsel
was much sought after by all who
needed help in times of trouble; to
such, he was ever ready to lend q
helping hand.
Res0tred, I'd, that In Brother L. O..
Tanners death we have lost tried
and true Mason, member of Tri-
Luminar Lodge No. IS, since Decem-
Der oath 1859; of Hiram Chapter No.
6, Il. A. NJ. since May 8, 1882; and of
DePayens CommanderY No. 6 K. T..
since October "a, 1883.
RESOLVED, 3rd, that we deeply SYM
pathize with the daughter, Mrs.
Alice T. Raglan, and the son, DR.. w.
o. Tanner, and other relatives, and
that we earnestly beseech the Grand
Master OF the Universe to grant them
the consolation they go much need,
which He alone can give.
We recommend the adoption OF
these resolutions, that they be spread
upon the records of the Lodge, q
copy be handed to the relatives OF
the deceased Brother, and that they
be furnished the city papers for pub
lication. Fraternally submitted,
h. r. KENDIG, J
F. FL. LoRING, Com.
w. E. RIToHIE,J
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-21

There's many a cause for headache.
Men are not often troubled by headaches.
When they are it is generally due to bic
iousness or Indigestion. But women
have headaches which seem peculiar to
their sex, frequent nervous throbbing
headaches. Does it not seem as ii such
headaches peculiar to women must be at
once related to woman1y diseasef Won-
en- who suffer with diseases peculiar to
the sex do not realize the drain of vital
strength and nerve force they undergo
as a Consequence. of disease. 1t is this
which causes the familiar headaches OF
sick women.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
cures such headaches by curing the
cause - irregularity, weakening. drains,
inflammation, liberation or female weak
ness. vFavorite Prescription" ilvigor-
ates and tones up the entire system, en-
courages the appetite, quiets the nerves
and gives refreshing sleep.
NJ was troubled with congestion Of the uterus
and female weakness for Eve years, }" writes Mrs.
Robt. Kerwin, of Albert, Hastings Co.., Ont.
any work Had severe pain in back, also dizzi-
ness and pain in head. My heart would beat SO
hard and fast at times would have to sit still
till got all right again. But after taking four
one Of his Golden Medical Discovery felt
entirely well. / also used one box OF Lotion
Tablets and one of Suppositories' as directed.
All the symptoms of my trouble have disap-
peared and am completely cured: thank you
for your kind advice and your medicine"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
complexion and sweeten the breath.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-21
BRIDGE Is OPEN.
Traffic Resumed Across Des Moines
River at EVeland.

THE bridge" is repaired at last
and traffic is again crossing the Des
Moines river at Eveland. Ike Bush,
foreman of the Sewers Manufactur-
ing Company, who has had charge Of
the work, telephoned the Herald to,
day that the bridge was completed
this Friday morning and is now open
to traffic. The first vehicle went
over the bridge and the new span on
Thursday just after the noon hour.
The bridge was completed in all de-
tails this morning and the bridge
workers will be home this afternoon.
The span was taken out by the
May floods. The board of superyis-
ors, believing the old span could be
replaced, asked for bids for the work
and the contract was awarded to the
Sewers Company. The continued
high water made it impossible to
work on the sunken span. When the
waters receded so that work could
be done, first one trouble and then
another appeared until the board au,
thorized the building or an entirely
new span and its erection in the place
of the old one. 1t was impossible
for the Sewers Company to get a
new span in the market and so ma
teral was ordered to make the new
work. Material could not be Sc
cured at the factories on contract
time and one delay followed another
in way that would have tried the
patience of saint. The board Of
supervisors did everything that they
could do to make the work proceed.
Mr.. Sewers was at his wits end
trying to accomplish something, and
the people, not understanding the
situation, became very impatient and
made things rather unpleasant at
times. But the trouble is past now
and the traffic that has been diverted
and Inconvenience for the past nine
months may have it's own way once
more
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-21

/ Mrs. j. e. Burrows, of Beaumont,
Texas, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Dennis O'Connor. She will start
home Sunday night.
Mrs. Joe Wray, Mrs. Henry Graf
and Mrs. Jacobs, Of Waterloo, are In
the city visiting at the home OF Mrs.
DR.. j. q. Barringer.
Major Joe Beeson, military sesre-
tary to Gov. A. B. Cummins was In
Des Moiues In attendance at the In
auguration ceremonies.
Mrs. GLE. Overturf was Des
Moines passenger this morning where
she win visit over Sunday with
friends and viii be In attendance at
the Ben HurIentertainment.
Bloomfield News-R Republican: Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Dewitt, OF Oska.
loosa, arrived Monday and viii make
this ethyl their home. Mr.. Dewitt
havingiaccepted the management Of
w. 81. Taylor's tailor shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. F@hlinger en-.
tertainedIIa company OF friends at
their pleasant home ON North Market
street in q very pleasant way. The
evening was devoted to social al
versions that resulted IN much en-
ioyment to.all. Refreshments wers
served,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-21
MEMORIAL MEETING.
Presbyterian Ladies Recall Lives OF
Departed Missionaries.

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian church held the
memorial meeting of the year at the
home Of Mrs. w. H. Heating, on
North Third street, Friday afternoon,
with Mrs. J. p. Engstrom as leader
1t was most interesting afternoon
and there were a goodly number
present, The program consisted OF
consideration Of the outlook for the
coming year, and short sketches OF
lives OF missionaries. who have pass
ed away during the last year. After
the meeting, delicious refreshments
were served and the ladies enjoyed a
social hour,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-21

The following card has been going
the rounds: THE American Fedora
ton Of Buffers Membership Ticket.
Not transferable. This certifes that
So-and-So is entitled to butt in all
conversation. whether public or pri-
vate. Season 1904-19O5. Bill Goat,
Pres. Nan Goat, Sec" The organ
ization is growing daily.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-21


Abba Union: Mr.. Morris of the
Hub Clothing Company, Of Abba and
Oskaloosa, was in Abba Saturday
looking after the business interest of
the firm. The Hub has q splendid
representative at Abba in the person
Of their gentlemanly manager, Harry
Burdock.
Eddyville Signal: Elder @. Q.
Spencer, of Osksioosa, delivered q
lecture entitled ia Monde" at the
Christian church, last Thursday
evening. Grsttan's orchestra, which
Is fast becoming famous, furn ished
music for the occasion. The lecture
was not soiwell attended as 1t should
have been, but those who heard 1t
speak inEterms of the highest praise.
It treated on the world in general
and society. Elder Spencer speaks
with an easy grace and is a deep
thinker.
Abba Union: Joe Beeson, of Oska-
loosa of the Golden Eagle Clothing
Company, sspent Sunday in Abba
with Frank Morse and Mike Rogan.
Joe is one oflthe brilliant young bus
mess men of Oskaloosa who has
given that town reputation for hustle
and progress. He is one of trio of
successful young men in the Open
heimer- Beeson-M Morse Company that
are self made men in the strictest
sense of the word. Rogan, Morse
and Beesop having all risen from the
ranks of clerks to prominent and
guec essful business men.
(From Mondays Daily.)
M. T. White and Frank Vance went
on hunting expedition to Tracey
Saturday.
Mrs. DanE Knox went to FIagler,
Saturday to join her husband in
residence.
Mrs. Joseph sopher, of Pleasant
PLANE spent Sunday at the parental
Thomas Terrell home.
Mrs. Joe Ivan Draska, now of AL
bert Lea, is here for q visit at the
parental Whitney home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Sawyer were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Bee
son, of Marshalltown, over Sunday.
Brighton Enterprise: II is expect
ed that Alb. Endicott and family
who recently moved to California
will be back to Brighton soon to
make thisl their permanent home.
Their expectations concerning that
country were hardly realized and az
Mr.. Endicott has been rendered his
old position as cashier of the Nation
al Bank of iBrighton, it is believed
he will be here by the end OF the
month to accept the place.
Grinnell Herald: David B. Well
man, Of New Rockford, N. D., who
is farmer land cattle man Of that
state, stopped Eover Sunday with
Mrs. l.. j. fisherman and family on
his way homeifrom oskaloosa, where
he shippedlfeeders. He has been a
successful farmer of Dakota for
twenty-five yearsIand speaks well OF
his state. MMr. Wellman was elected
representative of his district to the
territorialihouse for its last term as
territory and the next year when
the territory was divided he was
elected speaker Of the house to
serve aidouble term in the state Of
North Dakota. Mr.. Wellman il
second cousin OF Walter Wellman,
the newspaper correspondent who
spoke In Grinnell . few weeks ago.
Mr.. Wellman lived In Chester for
eight years before he went to Dakota.
Boston Herald: Mr.. ]. L. Har-
bcur's merry talk, blessed Be
Humor,u 10 still pleasing many aud
iences. He is giving 1t tomorrow
afternoon for the Fortnightly Climb
OF Winchester, and on Tuesday night |
In the Newtonville clubhouse AZ the
annual dinner Of the West Newton !
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
He Needed the Money.

Daniel ]. Sully, the dethroned cotton
king, made a trip through the south
and when he came back he told story
of an old negro who had been work
ing for a cotton planter time out of
mind. One morning he came to his
employer and said:
Else gwinter quit, boss"
'What's the matter. Mose?"
."Well, sab, yer manager, Mistah
Winter, amt kicked me for momfs."
II ordered him not to kick you any
more. l don't want anything hike that
around my place. don't want any
one to hurt your feelings, Nose"
EFF I dom git any more kicks Use
goin' to quit. Ebery time Mfstah Win
tar user ter kick and cuff me when he
wuk mad he always git'shamed Of his
self and gimme quarter. Use done
los enuff money Already wild dis heah
foolishness bout hurtin' ma feelin's."
Saturday Evening Post. A1 .9@
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12

Give John Bull a chance. He is not
perhaps the abstemious man he
might be, but he certainly Is not, as
you say, the champion guzzlerY Of
the world. He is not. even in the rum
ming for the title, as the following fig
ures prove: Where the average Bel
gian drinks TO glasses Of beer in a
year, the Briton is content with a
shade over 500; for every glass of
wine drunk in the United Kingdom,
France drinks fifty-six, and the Dane
drinks seven glasses of spirits for. ev-
cry one the average son of John Bull
consumes. Among all the nations of
Europe John takes second place as a
beer drinker. eighth as consumer Of
wine, and tenth as lever of spirits
London Tit-BitS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
Notice of Democratic Convention.

The First assembly district con-
vention to nominate candidate for
member of the Assembly will be held
in the village of Potosi Friday, October
IA, 1904, at one O'Clock p. M; and also
at the same time and place will elect
Ii delegates to represent said district
in the 16 Senatorial Democratic dis
trict convention to nominate candi-
date for state senator to be held at a
time and place to be hereafter de-
termined.
The several towns. cities and vii
lagos will have the same number of
delegates as they had at the last Dem
ocratic county convention. Caucuses
will be held in the different towns,
cities and villages, on Saturday.
October s, 1904, in the towns at 2 p. M,
and in the cities and villages at 7 p. M,
and shall be open one hour.
Dated Sept. 26, 1904.
T. L. CLEARY, Chmn.
LIST Assembly Dist. Com.
Convention for Second Assembly
district will be held at Fennimore at
same hour on the same day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
Chicago Live Stock.


Estimated receipts or the day,
$4,000. Sales ranged at $5.00@5.80 for
pigs, $5.55@6.00 for light, $5.35@5.55 for
rough packing, $5.55@6.0o for mixed,
and $5.60@6.10 for heavy packing and
shipping lots, with the bulk Of the trad
ing at $5.70@6.00 for fair to good aver
ages.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the
day, $4,000. Quotations ranged at $3.50
@670 for good to choice steers, $4,000
625 for good to choice steers, $560@6.20
for good to fancy yearlings, $450@6.00
for corn fed western steers, $1,000. so
for bulls, oxen and stays, $5.O0@7.50 for
native veal calves.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for the
day, $4,000. Quotations ranged at $500
@4.20 for good to prime wethers, $2.45
@320 for poor to fair native sheep,
$27O@430 for range sheep and year
lings, $4.75@5.70 for good to fancy ma
tive lambs, and $3.S0@5.40 for western
range lambs.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
East Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 10.
Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Com
mission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y,
quote as follows: Cattle-Receipts,
5000 head, strong. 1O@15c higher. Hogs
Receipts. $4,000, steady; pigs, $500
575; workers. and medium, $61O@64O;
heavy, $6.OO@6.5O Sheep and Lambs
Receipts, 15,00O, strong; best lambs,
$5.40@6.5O; fair to good, $6.00@6.25; culls
and common, $4.50@5.5O; best sheep,
$4.00@4.25; fair to good, $375@400; Gull
and bucks, $2.OO@3.OO; wethers, $425Q
450. Calves-Steady; best, S7.75@S.00;
fair to good. $60O@750; heavy, $1,000
400.
st. Louis Grain.
st. Louis, Oct. 10.
Wheat-Higher, but unsettled; No. 2
red cash elevator, slips; track, $1.17@
1.1S; December $1.125sc; May, $112%c;
No. 2 hard, $107@110. Corn-Lower;
No. 2 cash, sic; track, 53@54c; Deem
Der, 44A@44ssc; May, 43A @43%c Corn
Lower; No.-2 cash, Sic; track, $40
SPEC; December, zoe; May, 325sc; No.
2 white, SSQ3372c
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
A COMPOSER.

y. In beer garden at one Of our pop
ular seaside resorts an Irishman sat
at table with a mug Of beer at his
elbow. Alongside was a German. The
orchestra began the Coronation
March" from 1.-THE Prophet" The
Teutons face beamed all over with a
smile Of pleasure and by way of max
ing himself agreeable and imparting
information to his neighbor he re-
marked, with wave Of his hand, in
the direction of the music: N
each, dot was Meyerbeer."
The Celt, whose knowledge Of COM
posers was limited, mistook the ges-
ture and made hasty grab for his
beverage, exclaiming at the same time:
''Yez lie, yez damned Dutchman,
that's my beer"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12

&C. R. Showalter of GAINESVILLE
shook hands with friends here Mon
day.
NO county court yesterday
owing to the absence of Judge
Goodsell.
w. L. Miller and Burley Doll
with their wives left yesterday for
the worlds fair.
Theodore j. Wenzel is home
from his Chicago and St. Louis trip.
Pete is very much stuck on the
fair.
Do not fail to hear Speaker
Cannon and Congressman Lands
at the opera house tomorrow after
noon.
II. D. Goodrich took his depart
ure yesterday morning for Tony,
Wis, where he will reside for a
time at least.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
20 GET CLEAR FIELD
Governor EaFol1ette Will Not BE Opposed
by the staiwart Faction of

Milwaukee, Oct. 1.-THE end Of the
great factional fight between the La
Toilette and stalwart Republicans in
Wisconsin is in sight. Formal an
nouncement is expected soon of the
withdrawal Of the stalwart ticket,Aeav
ing the LaFollette ticket with its presi-
dental electors no opposition except
the regular Democratic ticket headed
by George E. Peck.
In giving the reasons FOR conclud-
ing to withdraw, the formal announce
meth will state that it is due to the
decision of the state supreme court, to
the death OF the principal leader of the
stalWarts, Henry G. Payne, and to the
determination of the Republican ma
tlonal committee to conduct the presi-
dental campaign through the organi-
zation controlled by Governor LaFol-
lette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
= 500 > a.
Quite the Limit.

A number of actors were discussing
recently the merits Of different board
ing houses in certain western city,
and the argument turned. on7the COM
'parative neagerness OF the table
board provided by the various land
ladies. One Of the party who had lis
tened. quietly to the1talk now spoke
up. 80 6;h~as.va e..
IF any Of you fellows. really want
to put yourself on rigid diet" he
said. "go to Mrs. rs boarding
house in Cincinnati. I came down to
breakfast there one mornings; and the
servant waltzed up. and asked me- If
I'd have ham or eggs I said I didn't
want to be grasping, and ordered the
yolk of an egg-said I'D have the
white Of it. for lunch. "-Harper's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
Railroad Merges with Steamboat Co.

Baltimore, Oct. 11.-A deal was
consummated whereby the Weems line
OF steamers, the Chester River Steam
boat company, and the Queen Anne's
Railroad company were merged. The
new company will be known as the
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Rail-
way company, and will have a bond
issue of $2,O000OO, which has already
been financed. 1t will also have an
issue OF common and preferred stocks,
the exact amounts of which have not
been determined.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
Local JOttin9S.

Earl Lane is home from Min
neapolis, where he has been en-
ployed with painting firm for the
past six months.
447-Messrs. JOS. Bennett and E. J.
Austin with their wives took de-
parture Monday via the Burlington
to take in the st. Louis fair. 4
"A dynamo has =. been installed
at the Rough Rider Mfg. plant for
lighting purposes, power being
furnished by the engine used re-
gulary.
The rural delivery system in
this county has necessitated num-
erous changes in addresses Of Herald
subscribers. Things may not run
smoothly for a time until {, every
one is properly located. IfIgyour do
not receive your Herald regularly
twice each week advise US and we
will attend to the matter promptly.
Master Carl Pfefer, five-year-
old son of Fred Pfefer Of Sitter,
suffered a severe accident Thurs
day by which leg was broken.
Mrs. rPfiefer was moving. award
robe in order to slip a carpet under
meath and it tipped over, falling
upon the youngster whose presence
so near was not noted by the
mother. The little fellow endeavored
to scramble out of the way, but one
limb was caught and pinioned with
the above result.
1t is said that a young. man
residing less than thousand miles
from here went to st. Louis to
attend the fair, and after securing
a boarding place was told by a
friend how to reAch the fair, but as
he had to transfer from one line to
another he failed to take the second
line and al1ghting near one of the
city parks, he put in his time for
three days doing the park. When
asked how he liked the fair he said
that he didn't think it amounted to
much, and few questions brought
out the truth, and then he concluded
to stay few days more and take
in the fair.
People should buy at, home
even though they pay few cents
more for the same article but that
man is fool who spends his money
for something he doesn't want and
can't use rather than go away from
home and get what he wants. No
merchant or merchanic has right
to ask patronage unless he has what
the patron wants. You can't select
bait to suit your own taste but
must ask what the fish likes. If a
man wants the London Times
it would be ridiculous for an editor
to argue that he should take the
Weekly Podunk Review instead
because it is printed at home. No
one has a right to expect patron
age unless he can please and satisfy
his patrons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
Thirty-Four Years an Operator.

Jackson, Mich, Oct. II. About
seventy conductors of The middle d.
vision of Michigan Central railroad
have presented Miss Rebecca s. Brock.
ton, OF Niles, with diamond ring. She
has just been retired after thirty-four
years service as telegraph operator at
Niles and the gift is a mark Of esteem.
Just twenty eight years ago this month
the conductors presented her with a
gold watch. She is at present visiting
her sister, Mrs. J. N. Mcdonald. here
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
THE WEATHER

Following is the official weather fore
cast up to clock tonight:
Illinois and Indiana-Fair; cooler;
brisk southwest shifting to northwest
Wndsi
Lower Michigan-Fair; cooler; brisk
west shifting to northwest winds.
Wisconsin-Fair with cooler in south
east portion; brisk northwest winds.
Enthusiastically fair; cooler in east
norton: f esh northwest winds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12

This is the prodigy season across
the water. The latest prodigy is Re-
jane Lea, who lives with her parents
in York road, London. She is not
quite years old and prattles fiuently
in three languages-French, Italian
and English. Within a few weeks she
will begin to learn German.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12

The First National Bank of Lam
caster
Buys and sells Foreign Exchange;
Pays interest on and IL months
deposits;
All kinds of checks cashed at par;
Makes collections;
Sends money anywhere at lowest
rates;
Has safety deposits for rent,
And solicits share of your
business. 56tf22
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
Advises Strikers To Omit.

: Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 11.-National
Secretary w. 3. Wilson, Of the miners
union, spoke at Jellico, advising the
miners to discontinue the strike. e is
predicted that the joint conference
next Friday will agree upon the Z per
cent. reduction In wages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
Carnegie Coming Home.

= London. Oct. 1.-THE White Star
line steamer Celtic, which will sail
from Liverpool for New York, Oct II,
will have among her passengers Mr..
and Mrs ANDREW Carnegie, John Nor
ley, Sir. B, Walter Foster, NJ, D., and
Sir James, KitsOrM
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
Gets a5 Years for killing wife.

8, Kansas. City, Oct. Il 1! So William
Powell, negro formerly body servant
to- ieutenantSG General s.Chaffee and for
nineteen years a regular, soldier, plead
ed guilty to .wife-murder and was
sentenced to twenty-five years in pris-.