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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18
BASE BALL IS AL RIGHT.

Base ball is good, clean sport and
1t is no dlscredit to anyone TO like It
and contribute to its success" says
the Keokuk Gate-City. Like all good
things II is capable OF being o~verdone,
to the neglect Of business and other
interests, but within the limits of mod.
GRAFTON and reason It deserves patron
age and encouragement. No active
business, professional or worklngman
but is better for being out in the opeu
air and for the relaxation and diver
sion the game affords, and no other
game is so potent in helping to form
American character and to make the
people of this country the quickest
and most resourceful on earth. 1t
gives American manhood its nerve,
resolution and capacity to achieve vic.
tory and its determination not to lie
down under defeat. Base ball has
been called the great democratic
game for the most democratic of peo.
ple,' and the name was fittingly be-
slowed. It deserves to be supported
now and throughout the season."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18
THE OPENING OF 0 STREET.

The opening OF South ID street
through the Frankel addition is an
Improvement that has long been
needed and It will practically do
away with a very dangerous cross
ing of the Central tracks on f street.
Heretofore a large amount OF the
Beacon travel and that which has
entered the city from the southwest
has been by way OF Green's addi-
ton through Ninth venue into F.
street. The Iowa Central at this
point is on a sharp curve and in a cut
and trains cannot be e Numer-
GUS accidents have been narrowly
avoided at this point and some serI-
GUS runaways have resulted from
time to time. With the opening OF
d street the crossing conditions will
be greatly improved. The track may
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18
sale.

Notice is hereby given that the for.
mer Carbonate school house and fix
lures. situated three miles northeast
of oskaloosa, will be sold at public
auction at Carbonate school house,
June 6 at / D. m. The house Is 30xu0
with an ell OF 30x30. 1t win be sold
one-third at a time, with the privilege
OF twothirds or all. Also large bell
and helfry, school desks, book case
and International Dictionary, stoves,
maps and two out houses. Terms:-
Cash in hand. For any other informa-
ton, inquire Of Henry Tandy. BY or
der OF Hawkeye and Hazel Dell school
boards. 4iw4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

~ etcemsd ut nlmoet shs grade ~
the tlsNet The lows Ceniral man
aestnent heing contvffea wlth con.
cefninr The Improvement have sle.
nihed willingness 10 40 theft part %
the work and 20 10 40 a. som ~ ri
Qulred ny the city.
The new crossing aud ,hp new
walk win open a number % meat de.
elrahle building lots 20 the market
and will be a hetterment aud On I'm.
rrovemvnt that viii be duly apprecl.
ated by a host Of people Of the city
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

-Anent the battle now lmminen.
In the China sea II will be recalled
that on July 16, 1862, a naval battle
was fought between the United
States sloop Wyoming with six guns
and three Japanese merchantmen,
armed with twenty guns, backed by
seven land forts with thirty guns.
The action lasted one hour and tue
Japanese failed to remark "Banzai!"
on that occasion. Their ships were
sunk and forts put out of business.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18
MRS. SPENCER HoNoREo.
Elected Delegate to Biennial conven.
ton Of Women's Clubs,

Waterloo, May 13.-Mrs. II. l.. spen-
Ger, OF oskaloosa, was elected by the
Iowa Federation to represent the Six.
teenth district at the Biennial con.
tion OF Women's Clubs in ST. Paul in
1906. Mrs. Fletcher, Of Marshalltown.
the retiring president. was presented
with a beautiful ivory gavei, hand
somely mounted In silver.
An amendment concerning dues was
made, which provides that the annual
dues Of clubs OF twenty-five members
or less shall be 50. Clubs OF twenty
hve to fifty shall be SO. and for each
additional ftty or major fraction there
OF shall be an additional fee OF ST.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

The most absurd part Of Gov,
Cummins' attack on congress In his
Chicago speech lies IN the fact that
the sixtleth congress has not yet been
organized and no one knows how the
l2s new members stand on the tarln
and reciprocity questions. The gov.
ernor seems to that they will
be "agin" him and like Don Quixote,
" misses an opportunity to take
a whack at the windmill.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

"a eAng 81 peadlnfx poid n. e0a
yards " ane table linen 10 a0A nea
Moines women Last wpeh The buyers
thoneht they were rsitinr hcmethihg
ehnan, and they did. foF ,heir roods
we're 'mercerired cotton A deal
like that would ruin an estabilshea
merchant but u win not hurt the ped.
ding maternity and will scarcely
keep these victims from hlting az The
neSt bait which Is thrown IN their
way,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18
IOWA sEEo CORN SPECIALS,

Joe Trlgg contributes 90 tho Dpa
Moinos Register and Leader a page
OK Interesting information, with a.
Illustrations about the Iowa seed corn
specials which travorsed the state
this year and last. In 1904 the only
roads which sent ont trains were the
Rock Island. the Burlington and tho
Des Molnes a Northern. The Bur.
llngton train covered $50 miles, the
Rock Island 474 ana the u. & NJ. N.
seventy-slx, n total of 1880. This
year the distances travelled were as
follows: Rock Island, 1867; Bur
~lington, 1.1S9; Milwaukee, 1,4ss;
Northwestern, 1858; Illinois Central,
1882; Des Molnes & Northern, sew.
enty.six--a total of 1855.
In 1904 eight days were consumed
in making the trips, and $50 lectures
were delivered to 1900 auditors.
This year the days numbered fifty
seven, the lectures 1885 and the at
tendance 127,763. AS to the need
and value of the instruction Mr..
Trigg writes:
"The most important crop grown
in the state of Ioaw is corn. Nine
million acres of the best land in the
west are devoted to its production,
and the annual yield Is over 800, 000,-
900 bushels. Considering the fertil-
ity of the soil, the average yield per
acre has been &c low as to attract
attention. 1t remained Tor Professor
Holden of Ames college to discover
tn ereason and apply a remedy. 1t
was found, upon a careful examine
ton of many fields of corn, that
there was great irrsgulartiy and US
ually a deficiency in the number OF
stalks of corn grown in each hill,
this deficiency In the stand of corn
resulting in a small crop, and the
cause Of this poor stand directly at
tributable to poor and defective seed.
The numerous tests made with corn
of perfect terminating power where
a uniform stand Of three stalks In q
hill was secured, disclosed a remark
able difference In the yield Of corn,
and so, 1t naturally followed that
the proper thing to do was to call
the attention OF corn growers to the
simple fact, that II they secured such
yields Of corn as the land was ca
pable Of producing they must pay
more attention to the quality Of the
seed planted. A careful examination
OF the corn fields OF Iowa last year
disclosed the fact that there was not,
taking the corn fields of the state az
a whole, to exceed two-thirds Of a
stand. BY a careful selection and
testing ~ the seed corn II would be
entirely possible to u a so per
cent stand. Could such a stand be
secured II Is entirely reasonable to
assume that It would result In an In.
creased yield Of at least five bushels
per acre and such increase would
amount to $4,000 bushels, worth TO
the farmers of the state not less
than forty cents a bushel, or 81 $1,000
900 q sum sufficient to warrant ten
times over all the work and the
money invested in this seed corn
train scheme. Heretofore 1t has
been the custom to take the whole
corr field as a unit and to assume
that II the field looked thrifty 1t was
a good crop, whereas, the hill OF
corn, and not the field, should be
the unit, as 1t is %undisputed that It
Is the presence Of three good stalks
in each hill which lies at the foun-
datIon OF a good crop Of corn"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18
while Iowa is far from salt W

While Iowa Is far from salt wa
ter, she is interested in the navy,
She furnishes supplies OF different
kinds for the men on Uncle Sans
big ships. A concern in Monticello
has just closed a contract with the
government under which It is to sup
ply 100000 pounds Of butter for the
navy. Last year the contract was
for 100000 pounds. But the Iowa
butter was found a superior article,
and hence the original order was
doubled.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

"A newspaper offered a prize for
the best answer to the conundrum:
why is a newspaper like a woman"
The prize was o by a lady in Okla
bona who sent In the following an.
swer: Because every mar should
have one of his own and not run after
his neighbor's."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

Look pleasant and be happy and
enjoy the springtime," suggests the
Iowa Falls Citizen. "If the world
isn't going your way It is probably go.
ing the other fellows way. It's an Ill
wind that blows nobody good"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

Fairfield Ledger: Because Des
Moines needs a primary election law
is no reason why 1t should be forced
on the rest OF the state. II 1t should
bring Des Moines primary practices it
would be a veritable curse to all the
counties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

1t is stated that immigrants to the
United States from Austro-H Hungary
sent home to their relatives last year
over $40 900 900. Uncle Sans pros
perity is an important cash item IN
nearly all the countries OF Europe.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

The distinction with a difference
is thus explained by the Register and
Leader: "The man who faces the can.
mons mouth Is brave, the man who
proposes to his best girl for the fifth
time and is refused Is hardy, but the
man who wears a straw hat early In
May Is both brave and hardy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

"A prominent railroad man is said
to have remarked that the railroads
when the isthmian canal is completed
will make transcontinental rates SC
low that the people will wonder why
they built the waterway. That is say
ing a good deal for the canal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

This country may be a paradise
for the poor man." says the Parkers-
burg Eclipse, "but unless the govern.
ment takes measures to restrict for
eign immigration the labor market
will be flooded to such an extent that
the poor mans opportunity will be
a lost art"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

The Burlington Hawk-Eye de-
scribes Governor Cummlns as a hand
some gentleman of polished address,
who Ia charmingly long on oratory
and distressingly short on facts in
the discussion OF public questions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

The assessors at Atlantic receiv.
ed a letter last week from a citizen
there asking that his assessment be
raised $25. The council ordered the
letter framed and hung up, but raised
the assessment as asked.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

The Eldon Review has taken
over the subscription list OF the OF
tumwa Democrat, which has suspend
ed publication, and o appears un.
der the hyphenated title, Review
Democrat.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18
IN UNKNOWN GRAVE.
Five Unidentified Victims Of Wreck
Are Buried.

Harrisburg, Pa, May 13.-The body
of another victim of the Pennsylvania
wreck was identified today as William
II. Holmes, of Philadelphia. Five
unidentified bodies were buried this
afternoon. OF the injured, Mrs. Anna
Peters, Of Cleveland, and Joseph
Eberle, Of New York, are expected to
die.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

The seed corn specials ~traversed
nlnety-six Of the ninety.nine counties
OF Iowa and made 1885 miles, and
the lecturers addressed 100000 listen.
ers. The practical results will be
forthcoming when the frost is on
the pumpkin, and all who have
watched the work are confident thft
IL will yield magnificent returns.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

whats the difference whether
Secretary Shaw's coachman was an
ex.grave digger or not?" asks the Ar.
lington News. The question is, was
he a standpatter or an idea feller!'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

Doctor: well, Mr.. Jenkins
did you follow my prescription"
jenkins: mo. II / had I should
have broken my neck"
Doctor: "Why, what do YOU
mean?"
jenkins: T threw the prescription
out OF the window"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

lon Sunday 1909 immigrants
landed In New York, coming over
in ten trans Atlantic liners. There
are only twelve towns In Iowa with
that many inhabitants.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

Some n having asked what
makes Iowa a great state, the Boone
Republican answers: 1T is because
there are n~inety.nine counties and
each one Is the best in the state"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

Good dirt roads at three dollars
a mile is the most blessed gospel
that has been preached in Iowa In
many a year." says the Cedar Rapids
Republican.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

The interurban must come. Now
that the opportunity is within our
grasp, let us go forth with trimmed
wicks and filled lamps and join in the
procession.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

college commandments are al
most ripe, and il Puck is right in Its
forecast the earth will soon be under
new management.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

-Fertilizlng a brick and educat-
ing a natural born fool are declared
by a latter day philosopher to be
about the same thing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

The Ksokuk Gate-C City thinks that
Nan Patterson should be thoroughly
convinced by this time that the kind
of a life she led doesn't pay.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

Joe Trigg has noticed that big
guns don't last long and says thnt
this applies to men as well as to
ordnance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

Tho Davenport Democrat says
that tho smaller the town the more
noise It makes on the Fourth of July.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

"A pack of bloodhounds has been
sent to the Philippines, and the pre-
sumption is that Uncle Toms Cabin
follows the flag.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

The umpire in a base BAH game
might be appropriately termed an
arbitrator OF strikes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

Illinois has more rural routes
than any other state. Ohio comes
next, Iowa third and indiana fourth.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

1T has been suggested that Banker
Bigelow Of Milwaukee endeavored to
introduce a champagne standard in a
beer town.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-18

That was an oskaloosa crowd all
right, at the Commercial Club ban
quet last night.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-25

/ The Nestor company finished hauling
last Sunday. Although the work was
several times interrupted by warm wea,
Their the Intervening cold spells .ena-
bied them by dint of hard work to pick
up the last of this season s. cut, about
eight million feet, and the last
load was land ed, as stated, on Sun
day. The company has moved its teams
and men to Gooseberry, where it holds
large tracts of timber, tapped by log
ging railroad, and where operations are
carried on summer and winter. Two
men will remain in charge of the camp
at the landing until the rafting season
opens.
j. B. Banker was arrested and taken
before Judge Durfee last Saturday to
answer to the charge of praclicinp medi-
cine without license. L. U. G. Titus
represented the state and B. F. Fowler
OF Two Harbors the defendant. A jury
vas drawn and the parties were ready to
proceed with the trial when it was found
that the principal witness, Peter Rlndal
OF Maple Hill, was too sick TO appear in
court, 80 it was agreed to adjourn the
case until April 30. Another case in
which Mr.. Banker was again defendant
was tried in justice court Monday after
noon. This time he was charged with
having used abusive and obscene Ian
guage tending to provoke an assault,
DIR. Q. A. Houston ard Gen. E. NJ. Pope
being the complaining Witnesses. He
was convicted and sentenced to pay
fine of 1915 and costs, or be confined in
the county Jail for thirty days. With
the alleged purpose of appealing the
case to the district court the defendant
secured stay of execu ton until Marco
80. The next day, however, Bankers
friends raised the amount, $35 in all, and
paid the fine.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-25
BoULANCER's HORSE DEAD.
Equine Frances to Music and Expires
on Spot Where He Nearly
Upset France.

A column of troops marched past the
Alsace column in the Place de la Con-
corde in Paris the other morning with
drums beating and flies playing.
A broken-down old black horse draw
ing a cart heaped up will vegetables
heard the music and saw the soldiers.
In the seat of the cart, half asleep in
the blazing sun was Nine. Eecocq, who
had been to the Paris market to buy
supplies for her grocery store.
At the sound of the drums and the
sight Of the red-legged soldiers in the
came to life. He pranced and trotted
to the head of the marching column,
nearly shaking Nine. Lecocq off the
seat.
Half way across the square the horse
stopped; his knees gave way and he
fell dead. Nine. Lecocq was thrown to
the ground. The soldiers marched
around the wreck and laughed.
In front of the Alsace column just
II years ago, almost to day, this same
black horse nearly upset the govern
ment of France. On that day he pranced
through the Place de la Concorde car
rying on his back Gen. Boulanger, then
the idol of the masses, who came with
in an ace of being another Napoleon.
They called Boulanger "the man on
horseback"
The man died an exiled suicide in
Brussels. The horse lived on in hum
BILE oblivion until it died on the scene
of its great triumph.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-25
LOOT PREHISTORIC TOWNS
Archaeologists Are Up in Arms Be-
cause Relic Hunters Take Away
Valuable Scientific Material.

ArchaeOlOgists are much perturbed by
towns OF Arizona by relic hunters, and
they have been stirred up to urge their
preservation by legislative action for
the benefit of stuoenls of ethnOlcgy.
Vandals digging in the ruins fine rslics,
which they dispose Of, and so distribute
articles of great value in throw ing light
on the prehistoric inhabitants beyond
the reach of ethnologists. II "
Among the groups which the archaeol-
oglsts wish to preserve are several be-
tween Flagstaff md Black Falls, in the
Little Colorado River valley. These
consist of citadel and buildings evil
IDENTIFY d.voted to a number of different
purposes. The structures, as rule, are
small, with low walls, the largest not
being more than three stories high. The
stones fit closely together, and show
signs of having been dressed into shape.
Apparently the rooms of the lower
stories are entered from the roof and
never from lateral doors. When win
dows were present they were mere
lookouts, or small, rectangular openings,
which would admit scanty light. The
roofs, apparently, were fiat.
The most impressive of the masses of
aboriginal masonry in this region is
about five miles due west of Flagstaff
The ruin stands above the plain and is
visible for many miles. From a distance
perched on a low red sandstone mesa,
the top Of which is Is feet above the
plain. it resembles an old castle. At id
highest point this ruin was evidently
three stories high, or at least had three
rooms, one above the other. The walls
are fine examples of primitive masonry.
due care having been taken to bind the
corners and otherwise tie the walls to-
egther.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-25

Adjourned meeting, March 18th, 1905.
Board met at p. m. pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present. Commissioners johnson and
Plante.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
The following bonds were approved as
to sureties: Bond of Geo. H. Durfee as
judge OF probate. with Title Guaranty
and Trust company as surety; bond OF
John W. Mckinley as surveyor, with the
National Surety company of New York as
surety; bond Of First National Bank of
Duluth. Mimi, as depository of county
funds, with the American Banking com.
pany of Baltimore as surety.
The following bonds were approved as
to sureties and accepted in lieu Of bonds
previously furnished;
Bond of Louis Engelson as register OF
deeds, with American Bonding company
OF Baltimore as surety; bond Of D. B. Nc
Alpine as county attorney. with Title
Guaranty and Trust company of Scranton
Penn" as sarety; bond &c. H. Carhart as
sheriff. with the Title Guaranty and
Trust company as surety; the liquor
license bond OF Alex J. Dolan, with Title
Guaranty and Trust company as surety. i
It was moved and carried tina t the bond
OIL. B. Banker as court commissioner be
returned for c0mpleti . Isl.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-25
AN OLD LAW APPLIED.
Land Office Officials Settle Conte St
Case bV Division.

Ease by DIVISION.
The Duluth land office recently ap-
piled an old statute IN contest case,
which, it is SAID, has never been applied
in this part of the country before.
1t seems that Frida Ardin and Algc
Anderson settled on the land in ques-
ton, in 62-19, before it was surveyed
They took their bearings from the lines
in the adjoining town and built their
house and outbuild1ngs believing that
the line between the two houses divided
tie two claims. After the town was sur
veyed it was found that the two houses
we're on the same forty and on the lot
mentioned in the contest.
To settle the matter the register and
receiver ordered that the lots be divided
for each had settled in good faith, full.
filled the law in every respect and had
built good houses and outbuild1ngs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-25

Timber Land. Act June 8, 1s7s.-Notice for
PnDlication..UnitedS States Land Office, Du-
luth, Mimi. Mar. II, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
With the provisions of the act of Congress OF
June 3, 1878" entitled AN act for the sale of
TIMBER lands IN the States Of Cal fornia. Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory as extern
ded to all the Pubic Land States by act of
August !. 1892. johanna Anderson Of Grand
Marais county of Cook, state of Minnesota has
this DAY day filed IN this office his sworn statement
NO O9S1: tor t purchase Of the swl4 of section
32 township 81 N, range 3 E. 4th P. NJ and will
81 north range 4, west and will
offer proof to show that the land sought
is more valuable for its timber or stone than
tor agricultural purposes, and to establish
his claim TO said land before the Register and
Receiver Of this office at Duluth. MIMI, on
Monday. the nth day July. 1905 $.ss=.z -
He names as witnesses g: 49,. III ~ r :. q
Peter Cleay. land Ever johnson and Henri
eta Sheppard OF Hovland, Minn., Fred Jackson
OF Grand Maras, MINI. 4 T.. sz.s45 -: NJ
& Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-dea ribbed lands are requested to file
their claims in this Office ON or before said 18th
day of July. 1905. ~ III. n. $.$
S3-25 VIM. E. CULKIN, Register
p, b. McAlpine. Atty, SO ..:.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-25
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

The union Sunday schoo! meets at the
school house every Sunday morning at
1870 O'Clock a. m. Has an adult Bible
class. All are invited.
Evangelical Lutheran church-Servic-
es at Bay View Hotel. Sunday school,
10 a. m. Evening worship, 1850 p. m.
Subject, "Followers of God." You
are welcome.