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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
new HARVEY BRIDGE
ROCK ISLAND WILL ExPEND $35,
600 IN CROSSING THE DIES
MONIES RIVER.

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
size railroad will co~Renee york i'm.
mediately upon a new bridge over the
Des Moines river at Harvey, the con-
struction Of which has just been an
nounced by authorities. The bridge
has been in contemplation for some
time and the plans r all ready. The
work of hauling materials will be
under way in a few days and will be
followed Immediately by work on the
construction of the lew structure.
The bridge will be thoroughly built
and will be put up at a cost Of $685.,
600. There will be two steel spans
of 1856 feet each, and the bridge will
be built with concrete abutments.
The construction will be under the
direction of Division Engineer Zincke
OIL this city.
The old bridge at Harvey has serv.
ed it's time and is far from in the best
of condition. The railroad has been
caused much trouble by high water
recently and the new structure will
be pushed as rapidly as possible to
take the place Of the old. On several
occasions during the foods Of last
year the Harvey bridge was said to
be in an unsafe condition. While
the railroad company does not expect
the bridge to collapse at any moment,
it is sparing no cost to rush the new
structure toward completion. The
new bridge will cross the river at the
same place as the present structure.
1t is believed that the decision to
build a new bridge at Harvey por-
tends the extension of the Knoxville
Branch to Indianola, and the consum-
nation of the big mining deals in Ma
haska and Marion counties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
IOWA T SCHEME.
May Result in Building l%nterurban
From Colfax to Newton.

Des Moines, Feb. THE Interur
ban Company may enter into con.
tract with the Hawley. railroad inter.
ests to furnish the connecting link
between the Minneapolis and St
Louis road and the Iowa Central. /,
was stated authoritatively today that
such an arrangement is being ne.
gotiated.
The proposals. to enter into an
agreement with the Interurban Com
pany to extend its line from Colfax
to a connection with the Iowa Cen.
trail at Newton and to care for the ex-
change of freight business between
the two roads via its line from the
crossing with the Minneapolis ana
st. Louis road west of the city.
through the transfer yards on the
north river bottoms and thence to
the Iowa Central at Newton.
The route would be much shorter
than existing lines, and it is claim
ed will be feasible and will furnish
a considerable item OF freight to the
Interurban. The plan contemplates
the interchange OF freight only and
does not look to the transportation
Of passengers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09

Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE Herald
Chicago is quite a village, for its age.
Other towns whose foundations are a
good deal more hence than Chicago's
are not half so large. This seems
all the more remarkable from the fact
that they have had several late
springs here since Chicago was
planted, that would have given any
other town in the republic a setback,
but Chicago simply bumped her back
and shivered until it thawed out,and
then she got a move on herself. She
is still in motion as we go to press.
The morning I got of the train
here, / thought she was moving with
greater velocity than she really need
to, so / asked a policeman where the
fire was. He said he didn't know
there was a. fire, but I told him |
knew there was, by gosh! for people
never moved along with so much
density and speed in Oskaloosa unless
there was a fire. Then I let out up
the street with my grip-sack, in the
direction that most of them seemed
to be going, but / got out of breath a
few blocks before i came to where
the building was burning down, SO
/ stopped in at the Auditorium long
enough to register and get a few re-
freshments on board before finishing
my run.
After breakfast / decided that per,
haps they would try some way to con-
troll the fire without me, sc / took the
elevator and went up in the sky about
two miles, to shake hands with the
Weather Bureau and look over the
battlements into the green fields OF
Eden and see how the winter was
getting along down there. 1t is no
trouble, now, for me to understand
how Professor Coke can pry into the
future and diagnose a diseased or
moist condition of the weather at a
certain point, within five days Of
when it happens.
The fact is, the weather man is
the highest United States official in
Chicago. The government has shown
some Partially, / think, in elevatine
his office about 5000 feet above high
water mark, or 81 stories higher than
other men are accustomed to rising
in the political world. But from this
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09

HARRY WILCOX
SEEING


lofty perch ne can look over into Man
itoba and see whether a young and
frolicsome blizzard IS going to mi
CRATE into the United States via MI
not, North Dakota, and the 500 Line,
or come through Minneapolis and
| St.Paul over the Great Northern from
Winnipeg. Then ne can telegraph
ahead to points along the line SO that
the farmer can do up his chores be-
fore dark and keep the cats in the
house Ithat night.
Many a time in response to a
weather signal storm alarm / have
put the COW in the parn before sun
down and saved her from a cold and
snowy grave-when 1t didn't snow.
Many a time, too, l have gotten up
in the morning, put on my clothes, Ia
custom which we have kept in our
family for years. and gone down
stairs to shovel the barn out Of a huge
snow drift, so that / could curry the
horse before breakfast and get up an
appetite, but when l would find 1t COW
cred with nothing but a soft and
yielding flood of mellow sunshine, I
would say harsh things about the
weather department and criticise the
administration generally. But Prof.
Coke is not wholly to blame for this.
He says that very often a consump-
tive, whitelivered blizzard from
Klondike will start down to Hot
Springs, Arkansas, for it's health, and
after ne has turned in the alarm it
will change its mind and go to Salt
Lake City. Freaks of the armament
like that, he says, are not under his
control and should be regulated by
congress at once, as they are causing
a good many people to lose faith and
backslide, as it were.
But the weather man doesn't own
the only high building in the city.
One day last week l went up in the
Masonic Temple so high that I could
see the town clock on the court house
in the New Jerusalem, and still / was
not to the top. From there l went
to Montgomery, Ward & Co.'s and
SCARED away up a spiral retreat into
the heavens until 1 could look down
in disdain on the Insignificant altitude
Of the 22-story shed I mad just been
in.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
BILL WILLIAMS MAKES A MOST
VICIOUS ASSAULT UPON
LEE SULLIVAN.

Lee Sullivan is minus about half or
his right ear as a result of an en-
counter with "Banty" or Bill Williams
Saturday evening. williams assault
ed Sullivan, jumped on his back and
viciously Selling the lower. half of the
right ear in his teeth, bit through
the flesh and tore the piece away from
the head. He then kicked his victim
in the face, all but putting out one
of his eyes.
The affair occurred on High avenue
west at the alley between the Ores
cent pharmacy and Higgins cigar
store. Sullivan had just stepped in
to the street after purchasing a cigar.
No witnesses were close and by the
time help came to the victim the mis-.
chief mad been done. Williams sprang
away to the west, ran up a stairway,
went through the han and down the
rear stairway, making good his es'
cape. Sullivan was taken to DR.. VIII.
liams' office and the wound was
dressed. The back and lower half of
the ear was cut off almost as cleanly
and neatly as though severed by a
knife. ...
Sullivan is a son-in.law OF Officer
Dick Martin, night patrolman, The
young man states that he does not
know why Williams should assault
him. They were acquainted with
each other, but had had any
trouble. He did not think Williams
had been drinking.
Williams is a bad man. Recently
he was party to a vicious assault up
on a man named RI1eywho had been
appointed as a deputy by an officer
in order to quell a disturbance that
had been started near the Fitzpatrick
bakery. At another time he engaged
in a fight against odds at the Baldaui
corner. The assault OF Saturday
night will bring a penitentiary sen
tence. The man has thus far evaded
arrest, but there is no doubt but that
the officers will get him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
PELLA WON GAME.
Defeated oskaloosa High School Bias
ket Ball Team.

Meeting Pella on their home terri.
tory Saturday evening in a basket
ball contest, the Oskaloosa high
school team was defeated by a score
OF Fl to 16 points. The play was bad.
ly hampered by the conditios of the
floor, Of which the boys complain
greatly. Also the size, which was far
from regulation, hindered the locals,
unused to such a field.
The high school team was compos-
ed OF White, center; Targgart and
Swingle, guards; and Abrams and
Pugh. forwards. OF the score, White
is credited with seven points, Abrams
with six and Pugh with four.
The high school team a
game in this city next Saturday even
ing which will either be a return en-.
gagement with Pella or a game with.
Grinnell high school. ioa
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
Roy Coleman in Trouble.

w. d. Coleman was called to Des
Moines this morning to visit his son,
Roy Coleman, who is in trouble there,
charged with robbing the Iris
Ter Book store. The young man had
a method of entering the building by
the skylight and is said to have car
ried away about $500 worth of goods.
Roy was well known IN. this city and
while here bore an excellent reputa-
tion. He has evidently fallen into
bad company in Des Moines and all
will hope that the boy will either
prove his innocence or better his
ways. ..rI..,,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
COAL TRADE REVIEW.
Outlook For Business Observed by
the Black Diamond.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. A. The Black
Diamond, official organ of the coal
industry, reviewing the western coal
trade, today says:
Colder wtather all of last week
and the greater part OF the present
week in the west has resulted in a
somewhat enlarged demand for BIZ
luminous coal at Chicago and other
points. This increase in the con.
sumptive requirements, however, has
had practically no effect on prices
and they remain as bad as they were
a week ago, the only difference being
that there is not quite as much coal
on track as there was at that time.
Pressure to sell continyeS Sesy%9Seat
on the part G. q most Of the factors and
While there is coal moving none
Of the dealers or large consumers are
taking in stock to any extent, but the
buying is confined almost entirely to
supplies to meet present require
ments from the consuming trade.
"The basis of the decentralization
In the Indiana and Illinois fields con-
tinues to be the low prices prevailing
on Carterville coal, $1.00 per ton TO.
b. cars, this proving a disturbing fac
tor in nearly the entire domestic list
Of coal produced in these two states.
In all probability the low range of
prices has been touched at present,
due to the fact that many Of the op.
erations have been closed down
pending a recovery of the market to
a satisfactory basis"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
OUT0F POT into PAN
IRA JOHNSTON DENIES 5icAMY
AND IS RE-ARREsTED FOR
ADULTERY.

Marshalltown, Ia, Feb. 6. Ira
Johnston, who was arrested at Mus.
catine on a charge of bigamy, has
more trouble on his hands. He claims
that the charge of bigamy was not
true,as he denies that he was ever
married to Margaret Espersen, ano
that the story of their secret mar
rage was only a mytn. Johnston
claims that he met the Espersen girl
in Muscatine and that the bigamy
trouble resulted from his endeavor to
help her possession Of heI
baby, claimed to have been kept by a
grandmother. They came here fol-
that purpose, and Miss Espersen told
the marriage story, Johnston agreeing
to it, and that explains the secrecy
Of the affair, as Johnston knew thai
his wife was but sixteen miles away
In Justice Clark's court Mrs. Mabe
A. Johnston (nee Gowdy), his former
wife, filed an information charging
her hayward spouse with adultery
and namingthe Espersen girl as CO
ISSpOuuShI. Dull SdoSoJ IHdL VI ui6
amy and adultery, we're continued un
til Saturday, and to each Johnston
entered a plea of not guilty, his
bonds were fixed at $500.
: Miss E~spersen, accompanied by heI
babe, returned with Johnston to the
city. Miss Espersen aid that she was
going to do all in her power to as
sist Johnston in getting out of the
trouble that had been brought upor
him because of an effort to assist her
Not Married in Muscatine.
George Espersen, brother Of Mis-
Espersen, said that when his sister
came home and claimed to be married
to Ira Johnston, she said that thu
Congregational minister at Muscatint
had married them on January 4. HI
wired Muscatine, and received a re
ply this afternoon, saying that no Ii
was issued to Ira Johnston anC
Margaret Espersen, and that Rev. J
P. Clyde, pastor Of the Congregations
church, said that he had not married
the couple.
Johnston is not worrying over TIL
charge of bigamy, for he says that /
is folly to think or his committing
bigamy. He admits having been in
discreet, and compares himself t.
Happy Hooligan," who has got hi
foot into it" in trying to do a goo,
turn to another.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
SUPPER At Y. M. c. A..
About Forty Members Gather to-
Hear the County Work.

About forty members of the Y. M
c. A. sat down to a little banquet
served in honor of J. r. Boardman OF
New York, and Mr.. j. H. Hauter, OF
Iowa, Tuesday evening. The guests
of honor represent a departure
in Association work, Mr.. Boardman
being national secretary and Mr.. Haul
ter state secretary Of the county or
CARNATIONS.
Their particular field lies in the
country and in the small towns
While the cities are now fairly well
provided with organizations and
buildings, the country, until very re-
Gently, has been neglected. When it
was developed that So per cent of
the young men whom the association
wish to claim live outside of the larg-
er towns, ways to reach them were
devised and now eighteen states have
county organizations. MIR, Hauter
has been at work in Iowa a little over
a year and two counties, Jasper and
Greene, are thoroughly organized,
with Sas4 secretaries in charge, The
plans and accomplishments of R-
partment were outlined In detait. Ind
the possibilities were made apparent
to- all.
Both speakers had interesting mes
sages to deliver and their talks were
thoroughly enjoyed by all in attend
ance. While no effort at organiza-
ton will be put forth in Mahaska
county for the present, Oskaloosa
will be asked to help along the mis-
sionary work by small subscriptions,
and from the reports at hand the con-
tributions will serve a most worthy
cause.
In the course of his remarks Mr.
Boardman spoke Of the splendid work
which E. ". Hearne, formerly secre-
tary in O~skaloosa, is now doing as
state secretary in New Jersey. Mr..
Hearne has a standing offer from
Miss Helen Gould o. $4,000 per year
to return to Manila and take charge
Of the Associations there. Other
friends Of the movement have pledged
Mr.. Hearne $4,000 for a building n
Manila.
The supper was spread in the audi
ence oom of Association building
and was served by the ladies' auxil-
larry.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.

Montezuma, Feb. THE cattle
stealing case from Hartwick resulted
in a verdict Of not guilty. John
.Swacker, a cattle and grain dealer of
Hartwick, was indicted by the grand
jury for stealing sixteen head of cat
tie from Norman Beaver last fall and
shipping them to Chicago over the
Northwestern. The evidence pro-
duced, however, was not sufficient to
convict.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
PUBLIC SALES.
Willis Moore

will sell at public auction at his resi-
dence Il mile south of Rose Hill, on
Friday, Feb. 10, at 10 o'clock, / bay
mare 10 years old, bay mare A years
old. bay mare 8 years old, driving
mare 10 ears old, driving horse IL
years old, 3 colts 2 years old, 2 colts
l year old, II milch cows, 6 spring
calves, IL head yearling, 9 heifers, 2
steers, 20 head shoats, 8 male hogs
6 months Old, 1 gilt, l brood sow, alI
thoroughbred Jersey Durocs except
the shoats. Easy terms. /. NJ. Reed.
auctioneer.
o. n. Schock
will sell at public auction at the res
idence of tine late G. +. Schwartz 3%
miles north Of Oskaloosa, on Monday.
Feb. IL, at / o'clock, one span mares
coming 5 years old, one FLY coming
2 years old, n last spring colt, two
COWS with calves by side, one fresh
soon, n stripper, one 2-year old herr
err, % head summer snoats. 3abrooo
,sows, l full blood Duroc male hog. 2
dozen chickens, farm wagon, harness.
hay rack, stoves, kitchen furniture,
etc. Easy terms. l. M. Reed, auc-
tioneer. M. s. Fireman. clerk.
Vim. Wilson
will sell at public auction on the
Dave Evans farm, IL miles south or
Beacon, on Monday, Feb. 20, at one
O'Clock, 4 mich cows, one heller, 3
spring calves, 2 head horses, I'VE
brood sows, n male hog, 100 bush,
els corn, 100 bushels potatoes, buggy,
bob-sled, cultivators, pillow. feed mill,
chickens and other articles. Easy
terms. L. M. Reed, auctioneer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
oTTUMWA
coasting Party coIIides With Sleigh
and Many Are Hurt.

Ottumwa, Ia, Feb. GA ~coasting
party consisting of six boys and girls
last night collided with a buggy driv.
en- by q. T. Earl and in the smash-up
which followed all were more or less
injured. .
The injured are 2. T. Earl, Mrs. 2.
T. Earl, Anna Schwarz, Myrtle O'Don.
nell, Ethel Turner, Alonzo Finnerty,
Pearl Cremer and Lizzie. Schwarz.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
DOG AND CAT FIGHT.

Stuart, Feb. GA lamp upset into
a waste paper basket by a dog chasing
a cat through the building, caused a
serious fire here LAST evening Destroy
ing the s. C. Frost news stand, the
]. c. Scholes photograph gallery, both
two story brick buildings. The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
IMPORTANT LODGE DECISION.

Richmond, Ind, Feb. Z. - Charles
E. Shively, of this city, supreme
chancellor of the knights of Pythias,
Saturday rendered an opinion Of gen,
eral interest. He has decided that
a member who is a bona fde hotel
keeper, may personally attend mis-
own bar conducted in such motel bust
ness.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
|. w. HARPER MHISkEY.

Pronounced by Worlds best experts
The Worlds Best Wniskey, Grand
Prize-Highest Award st. Louis
Worlds Fair. Sold by M. and M.Star
Bottling Co., OskalooSa, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
IOWA TOWN AFlRE.

Des Moines, Feb. 1.-THE town OF
Manning. Carrpl county, is burning.
Two blocks have been destroyed. AS
sistance was sent from Manila.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
Special H~omeseekers' Excursions Z
Nebraska, Wyoming and Black
Hills.

Round trip tickets will be on sale
February Fl, March 7 and 81, for
$3.50. Return limit of 81 days;
stop-overs allowed west of the Mis-.
souri, river. Get details of A. M.
Hixson, Agent c., B. & @.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
Adults. Children
Total
cow liz
Priscilla Pickrell, Lib'n.

The United Mine Workers Of Iowa
are more prosperous in their state as
ISOLATION than ever before in the his.
tory of the organization.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
CHANGE At LIBRARY
MISS PIcKERELL RESIGNS AND
WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY
MISS GRAVES.

sHasa RgifEfilla~ 2ickerell, librarian
Of the Oskaloosa Public Lf6raryyslnce
its installation in its new nome, ten
dered her resignation to the Board of
Library trustees last evening. The
resignation was accepted by the
board and the librarian will leave her
present position the first Of April.
Miss Pickerell will be succeeded in
the library by Miss Graves, Of the
Dubuque Public Library. In appre-
citation Of her efficient services the
board Of trustees voted an increase
in the salary of Miss Ritchie, the as
sistant librarian.
1t was with much regret that the
board of trustees accepted the resig-
nation of Miss Pickerell, and only be-
cause there was no way to retain
that lady in her present connection
with the library. The work of the
librarian has been very satisfactory
to the board, and under Miss Picker.
ellis administration the institution
has made a great progress in circula-
ton, both in the matter Of numbers
and in the quality of books circulated.
The monthly report Of the librarian
was presented to the library last ev-
ening and is most satisfactory, being
much the best report ever sent in to
the board. The number of books cir
culated, $500, is 200 more than the
former largest monthly circulation.
The cut in the per cent Of fiction read
to So is an excellent record.
The librarians report for January,
1905, made to the board, was as fol-
lows:
Addif;ooc-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
The Oriain of Slang.

Here's where l butt in," said the
goat, making for the children.
I'm getting it in the neck" grum-
bled the bull, as Ursus gave him an
other twist:
Come Off your perch" growled tab
by, making another spring at the cage
I'm In the soup" gasped the oys-
ter, as he dropped to the bottom OF the
plate.
You're a bird" said the fox, as ne
gobbled up another hen.
Don't try to string IT," said the rat
tier to the blacksnake, coiling him.
self into a plumbing.
It's a lead-pipe cinch," said the rat
gnawing his way through another
piece Of pipe.
"Tve got the drop on you," shriekeo
the hawk, as he landed on another
chicken.
Things are coming my way" said
the bear, lodging another bullet.
MY goose Is cooked" said the wild
gander, dropping to the ground with
broken wing.
Quit your Kidding" exclaimed the
fish, as the bait dropped into the wa
ter.
Those fellows are nutty," said the
rabbit, pointing to the squirrel fam
i,y eating lunch.
Stuck again." cried the fly. alight-
ing on the sticky paper,
II can see my finish," murmured the
lamb as he entered the slaughter pen
Chicago Chronicle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

when you are digging we'll and
have found your stream OF water. It's
folly to go deeper, David. Can't you
let good enough alone?"
Kent turned 1t over In his mind.
frowning thoughtfully into his coffee
cup. When he spoke 1t was out OF the
mid-heart Of manliness.
II wish you would tell me one thing.
Ormsby. Am I responsible for-for
the present state Of affairs?"
Ormsby stretched the truth a little;
partly for Elinor's sake; more, per-
haps, for Kent's.
"You have done nothing that an
honorable rival-and incidentally
good friend of mine-might not do.
Therefore you are not responsible"
"That is putting 1t very diplomatic
ally" Kent unused. II am afraid 1t
does not exonerate me wholly"
"Yes, 1t does. But 1t doesn't put me
out Of the running, you understand.
I'm forninst' you yet: rather more
stubbornly than before, I fancy"
Kent nodded.
"That, Of course; sh ould think less
Of you If you were not. And you shall
have as fair a show as you are giving
me-which is saying lot. Shall we
go and smoker"