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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05
DIES FROM ACCIDENT.
Robert King, Injured by Powder Elk
pIoslon a Week Ago, Dies Thursday.

Robert King, a colored miner at Ey'
ans, died Thursday about 12:45 D. M,
at his home at that camp, from the
burns he sustained recently by the ex-
plosion OF can OF powder.
The accident occurred just a week
prior TO the death Of the man. Mr..
King was working in the Garfield mine
at the time Of the explosion, and as Is
the custom, tried TO open the key OF
powder with his pick. For some rea-
son the force OF the blow with which
he came down upon the can exploded
the powder, and the man, VINO was
standing almost over the key, was
burned about his face,hands and chest
almost beyond recognition. He was
rescued by fellow workers In tho
mines, and taken TO his home, where
he fingered IN torture for eight days
sSefo4e death reviewed his suffering.
Mr.. King was "A years old, and had
lived for twenty-one years In Iowa
He was man OF much worth, and the
father Of family OF four, who Wiz
his wife survive. The funeral was
held Friday, September 20, at two
o'clock D. M, from the Baptist church
at Evans.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05

EsesvasIns Has Been plmtut ard
G'edlcue work,


AZ the close 81 another week o.
dificult dlgeing Ia the septic tank ex.
cayation, the Cartons cult Saturday
night with comparatively little OF
their enormous digging task yet to be
done except in the northeast corner
Of the tank, where has been the drive.
way up whica tue slip scrapers were
dragged out with their loads OF dirt
The excavation was completed and
the bottom leveled of as floor.
The digging mas been most ditficult
and although after breaking up the
four feet Of slate by shooting, II seem
ed that the task would occupy but
few days, and that the middle of last
week Would see the beginning OF the
work Of erecting the frames for the
concrete for the structure Of the tank,
the contractors were doomed to dis
appointment again, and after q week
OF hard work were unable to complete
the entire excavation.
During the week just finished the
laborers have removed tons of rock
and slate formation, which were loos-
ened by the blasting. over one hun
dred and twenty-five pounds Of dyna-
mite has been used in the big hole. II
was the only way in which the slate
could be taken out.
1t was thought at the first Of the
last week that with this slate COM
pletely removed the task would be
simple. This, too, was disappointing.
Where the slate formation was down
to within less than foot Of the es-
tablished grade, 1t was necessary to
pick 1t out to grade, and seldom could
piece be loosened that was larger
than ones hand.
Already 1t is estimated that upon
the excavation for the tank the Car
Ions have lost couple Of hundred dol
lars.
Before the contractors, even with
the digging completed, is a big task.
AS soon as the hole Is properly
brought to grade the frames for the
concrete work will be put in. Accord
ing to the estimates Of Charles Carton,
this work Will probably take from two
to three weeks alone, and after that
the concrete work itself, and the brick
intercepting walls must be put into
the tank. WorK IN the big hole, 1t is
quite probable, will last for weeks, and
until most severe weather intercepts.
The Cartons will use their new ee-
ment mixing machine upon the work
at the septic tank. The machine does
the work Of several men, but Is no
saving In labor as It requires almost
the same number Of men TO run II.
However, tho machine.mlxed concrete
is far better mixed than that by the
old method, and the machine is q
good thing in that It turns out n high.
or grade work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05
old settler PASSES Away.

Mrs. Sarah u. Drosswalte, one OF
tbe Oldest residents In Des Moines,
died at her home. In her S5th year.
Mrs. CrosswaIte has lived In Polk
county for over fifty years, nayihg
gained for herself in that time large
circle of friends in the city. The fu.
rerai announcement will be made lat
Ter.
We clip the above from the State
Register and Leader Of yesterday.
Willard Cobb, quite old man, and
his wife and two daughters, Paulina
and Emma, settled in oskaloosa In
1916, following w. b. Dart and wife,
she being their daughter Paulina
married w. b. Street AMI Sarah EN-
ma married Enos Crosswaite. All
Of these parties moved from oska'
Ioosa and have since died.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05
IN THE DISTRlCTCOIlET
oeicbsf TERN win cenvsns Tuesday
with y. W. Preston judes

The lAg docket fnr che October sptm
IA MahAskA county district court has
been printed ana distributed. 1hefs
ii somewhat % an increase u huainehl
osrr the preceding term and The NJ
,ufneya will have plenty ~ work be
fore them. The court h conyene'
Tuesday III onethlrly o'clock y. M.
with Judge Byron Preston presiding
ThN grand Jury IL summoned foi
Wednesday and the trial jury II sum
moned for Monday, Oct .. The tria
jurors are M follows:
w. II. Athcrton, Union.
Charles Blanchard, East uarneld.
n. M. Belser, East Des Moines.
NJ. w. burbank, Prairie.
N. M. Cory, dskaloosa.
N. J. Darland, Union.
u. N. Evans, west Garfield.
James Ferris, Spring Creek.
Allen Fuller, Cedar
Mort Graham, Pleasant Grove.
A. u. Gregson, Prairie,
Jesse Hoover, Cedar.
II. l.. Houser, Scott,
VIM. Hallowell, Jefferson.
N. ]. Moore, Monroe.
Harvey Morrison, East Garfield.
J. r. McMahan, Pleasant Grove.
A. l.. Miller Prairie.
Sam Reams, Jefferson.
A. 4. stevens, oskaloosa.
VEN. Vanderbilt, West Garfield.
Al. Van Duren, ST., Black Oak
james Wake, East Garfield.
Walter w. White, oskaloosa.
The printed document shows the fol
lowing cases: Law and equity, 224
garnishments, 6; probate, ~; crimi
nal, 4S; total, $50.
In the law and equity calendar arr
found no fewer than twenty-five peti
tions for divorce of Mahaska count!
Ihis-mates.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05
BIRTHS, DEATHS MARRIAGES

FURMAN.--Die at the home OF
the parents, 600 South A street, Fri
day, Sept. 30, 1905, at $3.50 o'clock p.
M, the infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
g. Furman, aged one day. Thee was
no funeral service but the haby was
buried in Forest cemetery Saturday
morning. f|.
KENWoRT4IY.--Died, from can.
Ger of the liver, Monday, Oct. 2, 1905,
at 1920 o'clock p. M, at the family
home, GOA North ID street, Mrs. Melissa
l.. Kenworthy, aged As years and 3
months.
Deceased was the wife Of Owen IAen-
worthy and mother OF three children
surviving. She was a native Of In
diana, but had resided for the past
thirty years In Iowa, and was well
known and loved in Oskaloosa. Flu
neral announcement later. a
ECKART.--The family of the late
!. X. Eckart, formerly of this city,
leave Salt Lake City Tuesday with
the remains and will arrive in Oska-
loosa Friday at 1:i5 p. M, coming in
on the Rock Island from Des Moines.
The body will be taken at once to
Forest cemetery for interment. The
services will be conducted by the
Rector of st. James Episcopal church,
and will be attended by the Grand
Army and the knights OF Pythias;
which orders are arranging TO attend
in a body. .
WATERS Died, at the family
home in Lincoln, Nebr., Saturday,
Sept. 20, 1905, Mrs. Anna L., wife OF
Medley A. Waters. Interment at
Clifton, Kansas Sept. "a. ...
Friends In oskaloosa have received
the foregoing notice OF the death OF
Mrs. Waters, who was well known in
the city, having visited in Oskaloosa
several times. The bereaved husband,
Medley A. Waters. one Of the many
printers who have learned their trade
in the Herald office, left Oskaloosa
about twenty years ago, locating in
hdHbhbg WhItO oAhNA "NAN'
removed to Nebraska. Mr.. Waters
is son Of the late Matthew Waters,
and a nephew Of Mrs. e. J. Waters,
OF East A avenue.
STERLING--HAWLEY. - Married,
at the residence OF the officiating min"
lister, Rev. s. II. Zendt, Sunday, Oct.
i, 1906, at 6 o'clock p. M, Mrs. Mary
8. Hawley TO Mr.. George f. Sterling,
both of this city.
The marriage was very simple ser.
vice in the presence OF few intimate
friends Of the contracting parties. Mr..
and Mrs. Sterling are among the old
residents OF Oskaloosa, and have a
host OF friends who extend congratu-
lations over the event. Both bride
and groom have lived Tor more than
the seventy allotted years, but are
both in the best OF health, and rather
seventy years young" They wiz
continue to make their home in this
city.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05
aEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

T.. X. Osborne and J. A. Wat.
land TO Levi j. Iniller, lot ]
block 10, o y Sharon lac. $500 90
First Pres. Church by trustee
to J. p. Engstrom, lot blk.
1 Sewers ad and 1G5x120
IT, lying west Of said lot. :. o0n0 90
Flora and A. s. Williamson TO
w. M. Pixley, lots 10. IL
and rs, Oliyet, Iowa. .s..,. 600. 90
A. r. ". Hambleton and wife
20 j. II. Coffin, 559x252 feet 8
lying TIC feet north SO cor.
ner lot Z, sub.lot 0, M.&
s. add. ........ $4,000 90
Kate Means 10 l.. A. Busby,
Madison st. north from
Rock Island X. r., extend
Ing from William TO Mar.
ket streets. In Rose Hill,
iowa ..,............. so 90
CITY OF Rose Hill TO Kate
Means, same land as above .OO
Jas. Busby to J. J.. Griffith,
undly. n interest in WIZ OF
nwH Of neA, 14-741G. -. 200 90
n. w. Sewers and wife 10
w. II. Kalbach, 1.G inter
est In piece OF land as fol.
lows: 100 chains by 91.5
links by 1.S9 chants, and
S9.75 by 91.5 llrEts, lying 40
links south Of sc corner
lot Z, w. r. Smith add to
oskaioosa. Iowa. ..a... $50, 90
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05
HELD FOR MURDER.
VIM. NaseI and Josephine collett In.
dieted For Killing Of Carl Brady.

Muscatine, Ia, Sept. Gown. Nagel
and Josephine Collett have been In.
dicted by the Rock Island county
grand jury for the murder Of Carl
Brady on Island "B" short distance
above Muscatine, on June O.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05
card Of Thanks.

To those true friends in White City
and in Rose Hill who In their kindness
helped support us in our recent sor.
row, we desire to express our deep
and heartfelt gratitude.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Ravens.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05
JEALOUSY CAUSES SUICIDE.
Harry Way Takes Two ounces Of Lau.
danum and Dies.

Sioux City, Ia, Sept. 30.-~Harry
Way, jealous for the fckle love Of
Mrs. hugh Montgomery, swallowed a
two-ounce dose of laudanum and then
died at the side of the woman he
loved. Mrs Montgomery wan seen
with former husband and Way could
not stand this.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05

Kspes Ktms4hl Rneeklsss. thest hme~npA8ul Ia tuwA
Mets settes iron 1melces AmprnnN uoNf uasefnufv "A
alNlee Z, n Senators, member ponHreas, tnpefintsa
dsnss ~ blind insgsnsee prefesaare IN medea eoe9a
schools IL aclsnoe, etc., than any iisinx.
uaeses adapted thnltieesN meet dlficah eyes ard
ground ID araer. once Oskalccea, fowa. Beware ~
fahirs and glass peddinw frnads tsdu.ewtf9
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05

Second .talf.
Burcham kicked 10 the yard line.
Martin returned 20 yards. Martin
hurdled for 3 yards, and X. hinsnaw
took one more through tackle. II.
Hlnshaw punted to Taylor, who re.
turned 20 yards. On the next play
Martin broke through and tackled
Burcham for loss. Kintz only could
make gains, as Burcham was again
tacNied oy Martin for loss. Burcham
tried for place kick from tae 45-yard
line, but failed and Cook returned the
ball Is yards. On second down Hin
shaw punted 30 yards 10 Burcham, who
returned 10. Taylor on next play was
tackled for loss by Springer. Smith
substituted for Martin. Kintz In
three plays made II yards, Smith
tackled him, but only caught one leg
and was dragged for 10 yards. $50
pher substituted for II. Hinshaw and
Boyle took Sopher's end).
PENIS ball on tumble, but Cook M
two downs gained but one yard and
gyingle punted out OF bounds. Kintz
was tackled BY sopher for loss and
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05
SANTA re BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Fred w. Kidston Crushed Between
Cars In re, Madison Yards.

IT. Madison Ia, Sept 30.--Fred w.
Kidston, a Santa Re brakeman Of Chill.
llcothe, ILL.,, was instantly killed last
evening in the yards at this place by
being caught between the draw-bars OF
two cars
The Washington times., 1905-11-05

In her resolute kindness. perhaps he
has changed his mind" she thought,
and wishes me not to change mine. q"
So these two people. whose hands and
hearts were aching to come together sat
in the same drawingroom talking Of
commonplace things. while their spirits
grew heavy as lead
Mrs. Belding was herself conscious Of
a certain constraint. and to dispeI II
asked Alice to sing. and Farnham add
ing his entreaties. she went to the piano,
and said. as all girls say. What shall
sing?"
She looked toward Farnham. but the
mother answered, Sing 'Douglas'-''
oh no. mamma. not that"
why not? You were singing Il last
night I like 1t better than any other
OF your songs"
Il do not want to sing It tonight"
Mrs. Bedding persisted until at last
Alice said, with an odd expression of
recklessness. "Oh, very well. If YOU
must have it. will sing it, But hate
these sentimental songs. that say so
much and mean nothing" Striking the
chords nervously she sang. with a voice
at first tTemulous, but at last full of
strong and deep feeling. that wall of
hopeless love and sorrow:
Gould you come back TO me, Douglas,
Douglas,
In the old likeness that I knew,
l would be so faithful. so loving,
Douglas.
Douglas. Douglas. tender and true"
There had been tears of vexation IN,
her eyes when her mother had forced
her to sing this song of all others; but
after she had begun. the music took
her own heart by storm. and she sang
as she had never sung before-no longer
fearing, but hoping that the cry of her
heart might reach her lover and tell him
Of her love. Farnham listended in trans
port: he had never until now heard her
sing, and her beautiful voice seemed to
him to complete the circle of her Iovet-
ness. He was so entranced by the full
rich volume Of her voice. and by the
rapJ beauty OF her face as she sang
that he did not at first think OF the
words: but the significance OF them SELF
ed him at last. and the thought that she
was singing these words to him ran like
fire through his veins. For a moment
he gave himself up to the delicious con-
sciousncss that their souls were floating
together upon that tide OF melody. As
the song died away and closed with g.
few muffied chords, he was on the point
OF throwing himself at her feet, and get
ting the prize which was waiting for
him. But he suddenly bethought him
self that she had sung the song unwill-
ingly. and had taken care to say that
the words meant nothing. He rose and
thanked her for the music, compliment
ed her singing warmly and bidding both
ladies goodnight. went home, thrilled
through and through with a deeper emo
than no had fftf
fully puzzled and perplexed.
He sat for a long time In his library.
trying TO bring some order into his
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and must pull an even trace in your
direction. She'll do it. If she knows.
You can't expect her to if she doesn't.
Men are mostly to blame for extrav-
agant women-the father, possibly.
in the first place, the husband in
the second. If no restraint is put
upon a woman's expenditures, If she
is allowed TO believe or encouraged
to believe that a bottomless barrel
is readily accessible to the man who
supplies her with gold certificates,
who can blame her If she tries her
level best to live up to her position.
How is she to know that it's all a
sham, that the money she blows in
so merrily and so thoughtlessly rep
resents the very hearts blood of the
man who gives it? How is she to
know that he has toiled unceasing-
~ TO get it, has borrowed it from
that amiable trio, Tom, Dick and
Harry, until his credit is exhausted,
has plotted and schemed to wrest
The Washington times., 1905-11-05

we have left we'll pay on the old ac-
counts" "All right, Polly says I,
that goes, and 1t doesn't matter
what we need or what we'll want,
we'll wait until we have the money
to pay for it before we get it." 1t
took US a long time to get out of the
woods, but Polly stuck to me like
a little man, and never since then
have we borrowed a dollar from any
body, nor had the value of hair
pin charged.
1 give you this little chapter Of
ancient history to show you I'm
not peddling hot air. It's an ex-
perience that l want you to avoid,
and the only way to keep clear of
the devil is to stay out of his sight.
Just you and Anna May make up
your minds that you'll keep on the
near side of your salary, and if you
don't lay up any treasures in the
bank, you'll be accumulatin' an al
mighty big pile of peace and con-
The Washington times., 1905-11-05
dy---By the Late Secretary of State JOHN HAY

at last his carriage appeared. she rose
ard waved her handkerchief by way Of
greeting and congratulation. He bowed
as he went by. and Alice retired to her
own room. where she used her hand
kerchief once more to dry her wet and
happy eyes.
1t was not long after. that Farnham
came TO dine with them They both
looked forward to this dinner as an oc-
casion OF very considerable Importance
Each felt that much depended upon the
demeanor Of the other Each was con-
scientiously resolved to do and TO saw
nothing which should pain or embarrass
the other. Each was dying To fall into
the others arms. but each only succeed
ed in convincing the other OF his or her
entire Indifference and friendship
As Farnham came in. Mrs. BeIding
went UP to him with simple kindliness.
kissed him, and made him sit down
You dear boy" she said you do not
know how glad I am to see you here
once more"
Alice looked on. almost jealous of her
mothers privilege. Then she advanced
with shy grace and took Arthur's hand
and asked: do you begin to feel quite
strong again2"
Farnham smiled. and answered. Quite
Wei. and the strength will soon come
The first symptom Of returning vitality
Mrs. Belding was my hostility to Cruel
and other phantom dishes. 1 have de-
hberately come to dinner today to dine -
i am delighted to hear of your appe-
ute,' said Mrs. Belding; but I think
You may bear little watching at the
table yet, she added. in a tone of kind
~ menace. She was as good as her
word q ND
ci2linc at dinner than was agreeable to
the convalescent. regulating His meat
and wine according to ladylike ideas
which are somewhat binding on car
niVOrous man. But she was so kindly
about it, and Alice aided and abetted
with such prettiness. that Farnham felt
he could endure starvation with such
accessories. Yet he was not wholly at
ease. He had hoped, in the long hours
OF his confinement. to find the lady Of
his love kinder in voice and manner than
when he saw her last; and now, when
she was sWeeter and more tender than
he had ever seen her before. the self
tormeuting mind Of the lover began to
suggest that if she loved him she would
not be SO kind. He listened to the soft.
caressing tones OF her voice as she smoke
to him. which seemed to convey a bless
ing in every syllable; he met the wide.
clear beauty OF her glance. so sweet
and bright that his own eyes could hard
Iy support #; he saw the ready smile
that came TO the fuu.deiicate mouth
whenever he spoke; and instead of be-
ing made happy by all this. he asked
himself If 1t could mean anything ex-
cept that she was sorry for him. and
wanted 10 be very polite to him. as she
could be nothing more. His heart sank
wishin him at the thought; he became
silent and constrained; and Alice Won
dered whether she had not gone too far
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all the tin she could spend. and tried
to jump the game with a clothes
line She caught him in the act and
cut him down. but she didn't Cut
him cold" No, by ginger; she stuck
to him like sealing wax to pair
or Sunday trousers. pulled him out
OF the hole and made a real man OF
him. She was all right all the time,
but she was racin' with blinderz.
She didn't know.
Don't make the mistake, John, OF
trying TO handle everything your
self. 1t isn't fair to you nor to Anna
May 1t is her duty to help YOU to
keep out Of debt It is your duty
to let her know where you stand.
so she can act with some degree Of
sense. As I advised you to do. some
time ago, make her your financial
partner. Start right and work to-
gether, and above all things. by boy.
pay as you go Don't run bills with
the butcher, the baker or even the
candlestick maker. Pay cash on the
spot for everything you buy. Then
you can at least be sure that no
overgrown bills win fly up and bump
you in the face the first Of the
month. Then you need have no fear
Of pesky collectors hiding in ambush
at every corner. Then you can walk
straight down the main street with
your head up like a thoroughbred
and you can look any man square in
the eye and say +'DOggone your pic
tures l don't owe you a blamed cent"
tell you, John. no man knows the
joy Of independence until he has
been through the mill of the gods
that grind smallest Of all. Old Tom
Jefferson declared that all men ara
entitled to life. liberty and the pur-
suit OF happiness. The man in debt
is permitted to live, but the rest is
denied him How in the name Of
Christopher Columbus can poor en-
numbered critter pursue happiness
when he himself IS being pursued
around the block and down the al
leys by a Nemesis with a bill? He
can't do it, and you can bet your
last nickel that happiness is not go
ing to hunt him up. She's a lady.
all right, and therefore to be wooed.
but no man in debt ever yet got
on her eligible list.
Now. son, 1t may be that I've gone
of half-cocked in this matter, as I'll
admit often do. It may be that
your request for money Is based
upon considerations. Perfectly prop-
er that you and your dear little girl.
dear to me and your mother as well
as to you, are trotting down the big
road at just the pace, and in Just
the direction we would have you 90.
Still, what l have said, or tried to
say, won't do you any harm, and so
/ push 1t over to you with my love
and my blessing.
Yours as ever, JOHN SNEED.