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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
= 2aife railroad will commence work im.
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 are 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
900. There will be two steel spans
of 155 feet each, and the bridge will
be built with concrete abutments.
The construction will be under the
direction of Division Engineer Zincke
OF this city.
The old bridge at Harvey has serv-
ed its 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 Indfanola, and the consum-
nation Of the big mining deals in Ma
haska and Marion counties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
BIG SPOT ON THE sun
Visible With Smoked Glass and Will
Last Several Days.

A big SPOT On the sun may b see
by the use of smoked gIaSs. The
spot, which looks no larger than an
ordinary fly, is, according to an
astronomer who measured it 10000
miles across, or one-thirteenth of the
SIMS diameter, and it indicates a
superheated area on the suns sur
face. The area resulting from the
disturbance indicates unusual activ
ity. The maximums of these sur
spots come once every eleven years
They usually cause remarkable cleo
trical displays near the poles of the
earth. 1t Is the impression that the
spots are followed by violent chang
es in terrestrial weather conditions,
but this has never been established
One layman has ventured the opin,
ion that the spot had something to
do with the price of eggs, and others
thought that the ground hogs snad.
ow had in some way aHected the
sun. Still others attribute the solar
disturbances to the budding pros,
poets in store for Greater Oskaloosa
this spring and the envy Old Sol
feels toward the local manifesto.
lions.
But joking aside, the spot furnish.
es as interesting a Study as an
eclipse or other unusual sight.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
ROCK ISLAND ROAD sUsTAINS
FOUR WRECKS IN WHICH
MANY ARE HURT.

Des Moines, Feb.6-An extra Rock
Island freight and the regular Sunday
fast stock express came together in
a rear end collision near the Gibson
mine, badly demolisning the way car
of the stock train and seriously injur-
ing Charles Foss of Harlan, a stock
man, and Conductor Galloway, Of Des
Moines.
Kansas City, Feb. 6.-The Rock ISL
and's California fast mail from Chi
cago went into the ditch east Of Cam
eron, Mo-, last night. Conductor Mar
vim suffered a fractured leg, and a
number of passengers were hurt.
The Chicago Limited with the pri,
vate a Of j. o. Crockett, general
superintendent, was wrecked west of
Winston, NO., last night. B. Bauman,
Crockett's stenographer, and James
Butler, a porter, were injured.
A Rock Island passenger train, east
bound, was wrecked east of Lebanon,
Kan, today. Running forty-ive
miles an hour, the locomotive left the
track, and the full train of eight cars
followed. One car turned over, and
twelve persons were injured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
IOWA CENTRAL SCHEME.
May Result in Building Interurban
From Colfax to Newton.

Des Moines, Feb. THE Interur
ban Company may enter into con,
tract with the HawIey. 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 Gen.
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 and
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.
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
STRING OF BAD LUCKITO FREE HIS FAMILY
NATIVE OF RUSSIA GOES BACK
TO BUY RELEASE OF HIS
DEAR ONES.

A. Speizel. a Jewish peddler. who
has made this city his headquarters
during the past four years, left last
night for Sotoneff, Russia, his old
home, where he will visit with his
family and his parents.
Speizel has been a successful mer-
chant in America and this country
has proven for him the paradise that
It means TO the d-ewrtrodden peas
ant in the old countries. 1t has
brought him the money necessary 20
free his family from the autocratic
rule of Russia and he returns home
to bring back to Oskaloosa with him
his wife and children.
The man left last night over the
Central for New York, and from
there sails. He will return in about
sixmonths to this city, which will be
his home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09

Harry WILCOX
SEEING


lofty perch ne can look yer 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 a telegraph
ahead to points along the line so that
the farmer cen do IN his chores be,
fore dark and keep the cats in the
house shat 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 It didn't snow
Many a time, too, l have gotten up
in the morning, put on my clothes "a
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 I would find it Gov
cred with nothing but a sol AID
yielding flood of mellow sunshine, ]
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, white-livered blizzard from
Klondike will start down to Hot
Springs, Arkansas, for it's health, and
after he 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 l could
see the town clock on the court house
in the New Jerusalem, and still l 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 221story shed I had just been
in.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
coMERFoRD's CHARGES.
Legislative Committee Holds First
Session to Investigate Frauds.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 6.-The legis-
lative committee appointed to .inves.
tigate the charges of bribery brought
by Representative Comerford, held
its first session at ten o'clock this
morning. Comerford in response to
a question said he expected to testify
from his own knowledge in support of
the bribery charges. He submitted
a bill Of particulars which committee
went into secret session to consider.
After due elaboration the committee
refused to make the Dill a part of the
records as it contained nothing new
or of value. Comerrord said ne had
no intention to reflect on the present
assembly, but did, however, make
criminal charges as 20 the democratic
caucus, prior to the meeting of the
house. ,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
Bit PART OF EAR OFF
BILL WILLIAMS MAKES A MOST
VICIOUS ASSAULT UPON
LEE SULLIVAN.

Lee Sullivan is minus about half OF
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.. Will
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 never 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 RIleywho had been
appointed as a deputy by an officer
in order to quell a disturbance that
had been started near the KilpatricB
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 mus far evaded
arrest, but there is no doubt but that
the officers will get him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
L WON GAME.
Defeated oskaIoosa 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 81 to 16 points. The play was bad
ly hampered by the ~condition 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. or the score, White
is credited with seven points, Abrams
with six and Pugh with four.
The high school team announces a
game in this city next Saturday even
ing which will either be a return en-.
gagement with Pella or a game with
Grinneil high school. sgi
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09

Chicago, Feb. 2--The Herald
Chicago is quite a village, for its age.
Other towns whose foundations are q
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
otner town in the republic a setback,
but Chicago simply bumped her back
and shivered until it thawed out,a
then she got a move on herself. She
is still in motion as we go to press.
The morning / got OFF 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 l told him I
knew there was, by gosh! for people
never moved along with so much
density and speed in Oskaloosa unless
there was a fire. Then / 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, SO / 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, l think, in elevating
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
POT into PAN
IRA JOHNSTON DENIES 6iGAMY
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
riage- was only a myrn. Johnston
claims that he met the Espersen girl
in Muscatine and that the bigamy
trouble resulted from his endeavor to
help her recover possession of her
baby, claimed to have been kept by a
grandmother. They came here for
that purpose, and Miss Espersen told
the marriage story, Johnston agreeing
to it, and that explains the secrecy
Of the affair, as Johnston knew that
his wife was but sixteen miles away.
In Justice Clark's court Mrs. Mabel
A. Johnston (nee Gowdy), his former
wife, filed an information charging
her hayward spouse with adultery
and namingthe Espersen girl as CO.
respondent. Both cases, that of big.
amy and adultery, were continued In,
til Saturday, and to each Johnston
entered a plea of not guilty. dis
bonds were fixed at 5000.
: Miss E~spersen, accompanied by her
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 upon
him because of an effort to assist her,
Not Married in Muscatine.
George Espersen, brother Of Miss
Espersen, said that when his sister
anne home and claimed to be married
to Ira Johnston, she said that the
Congregational minister at Muscatine
had married them on January A.. He
wired M~uscatine, and received a re,
ply this afternoon, saying that no Ii.
cense was issued to Ira Johnston and
Margaret Espersen, and that Rev. ]
p. Clyde, pastor of the Congregational
church, said that he had not married
the couple. ...
Johnston is not worrying over the
charge of bigamy, for he says that ii
is folly to think or his committing
bigamy. He admits having been in
discreet, and compares himself tc
Happy Hooligan," who has "got his
foot into it" in trying to do a good
turn to another.
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 rs there was at that time,
Pressure to sell continues XepyyN~eyeat
~, +b,> oout "a .-~&ra~@HSS 'NSAJ SA~
Oh the y most of the factors and
while there is more 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 C%arterville coal, $1.Oo 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
At Y. M. c. A.
About Forty Members Gather to-
Hear the County Work.

About forty members of the Y. NJ.
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 new 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 Ans.
While the cities are now fairly we'll
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 We're
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 si% secretaries in charge, The
800 NAA ~ - w.
plans and accomplishments of Ne IIe-
partment were outlined In detail 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. w. Hearne, formerly. secre-
tary in Oskaloosa, is now doing as
state secretary in New Jersey. Mr.
Hearne has a standing offer from
Miss Helen Gould OF $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 in
Manila.
The supper was spread in the audi
ence room of Association building
and was served by the ladies' auxil-
larry.
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 Baker-Tris-
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 m this city and
while here bore an excellent ,reputa-
ton. 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. st...
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 u. T. Earl and in the smash-up
which followed all were more or less
injured. .
The injured are z. 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
PUBLIC SALES.
Willis Moore

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 4 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, IL milch cows, 6 spring
calves, IL head yearling, 8 heifers, 2
steers, 20 head shoats, 8 male hogs
6 months DID, gilt, 1 brood sow, ALI
thoroughbred Jersey Durocs . except
the shoats. Easy terms. 1. NJ. Reed.
auctioneer.
o. n. Schock
will sell at public auction at the res
idence Of the late G. f. Schwartz 31@
miles north of Oskaloosa, on Monday.
Feb. Is, at 1 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, n fresh
soon, n stripper, one 2-year old herr
err, % ahead summer snoats, a. brooc
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
VIII sell at public auction on the
Dave Evans farm, III miles south or
Beacon, on Monday, Feb. 20, at one
o'clock, 4 mich cows, rone heller, 8
spring calves, 2 head horses, Ave
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
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 fail and
shipping them to Chicago over the
Northwestern. The evidence pro
duced, however, was not sufficient to
convict.
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 destroys
ing the S. C. Frost news stand, the
J. 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
IOWA TOWN AFIRg.

Des Moines, Feb. 1.-THE town or
Manning. Carrpl county, is burning.
Two blocks have been destroyed. As
sistance was sent from Manila.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
Special Homeseekers' Excursions 4
Nebraska, Wyoming and Black
Hills

Round trip tickets will be on sale
February 81, March Z 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. G Q.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
|. w. HARPER WHIskEY.

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
TOTAL

The United Mine Workers of Iowa
are more prosperous in their state as
ISOLATION than ever before In the HIS
tory OF the organization