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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-12

The officers and teachers Of the
NJ. E. Sabbath school held their an
nual teachers meeting on Friday
night, Dec. 80. Rev. F. G. Edwards
presided. The following officers
were elected: George Sowden, super
%intendent; John w. Jones, assistant;
Emery Phillips, secretary; Miss B.
Berdinner, assistant; E. A. Davy,
treasurer; Miss Pearle Porter, organ
ist; Miss Annie Thomas, assistant;
Misses Edith Sowden and Annie Al
len, librarians.
The Rathbone Sisters and K. Of P.
members held an entertainment and
supper which was greatly enjoyed by
all present on Saturday evening,Jan.
z, 1905. The following program was
splendidly delivered: .s.
Address of Welcome, by J.. W.Jones.
Opening Ode by the Lodge.
Instrumental Music by Miss Pearl
Porter. r. ... .s... .., !
Quartette by Mcdonald and party.
Solo by Miss Jennie Huston.
Defamation by Miss Mildred Ry-
an. ..,A
Solo by Miss Florence Jones.
Defamation by Master Frank
Pollock.
Instrumental music by Miss Min
ME M. Owens.
Solo by Miss Rena Hartshorn. /
Defamation by Master Willie Baxt
ter.
Solo by Miss Beth Hull.
Defamation by Miss Dosha Bax-
ter.
Soloby Master Verne S~ilVerthorn.
Solo by Mrs. Annie Mcdonald.
Solo by Miss Mellia Thomas.
Solo by Miss Gladys Mcdonald.
Solo by Alfred Huston.
Solo by David Mcdonald.
Closing by audience singing the
closing Ode of the Order.
Jan. 10. 1~@ .-.@'@ j. A. B.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-12
PUBLIC SALES.
5. ). Monet

s. j. Moffet
will sell at public auction at his farm
2 miles east Of Oskaloosa, on Monday,
Jan. 20, at 10 o'clock, 10 mich cows,
6 heifers, 3 steers, 3 sucking calves
and / Short-H Horn bull, 2 brood 'sows
with pigs, 81 head OF shoats and Po-
land China boar, 1000 bushels OF
corn, 10 IONS of hay in NOV, $50
shocks Of corn, farm machinery, 10
cords of wood, 6 dozen chickens, 80
bushels of seed potatoes, and house
hold goods. Free lunch at noon.
Easy terms. |. M. Reed, auctioneer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-12
PRoNoUNcEs BOND ILLEGAL.
Decision of Court Relieves City of OF.
tumwa of Liability.

Ottumwa, Ia, Jan. 10.-As the re-
suit of a decision rendered by Judge
Eichelberger in the district court here
the city of Ottumwa is relieved from
all liability of the payment of the
Fort Madison railway bonds, which
amount to $4,000 and several thou
sand dollars interest. The decision is
the result of a suit brought by the
bond holders asking a judgment
against the city for the sum, claiming
the bonds were legal. The court held
the bonds to be illegal.
Get Arctic Cough Syrup at Blakes-
lees. It's guaranteed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-12

friendship the lllnOlS CnleL pESSSnI-
ed Marquette with an ornamented
pipe Of peace-the sacred calumet.
This he was to suspend from his
neck as a sure protection from saw
age tribes whom the party might
meet. This expression of friendship
proved a timely safeguard to the
brave party of explorers. They con-
tinued their journey down the river,
being carried on its current by day
and camping at night on the shore.
Frequent excursions were made, ex-
ploring forests and prairies and row.
ing up the streams which emptied
into the Mississippi. They passed
the mouth of the Missouri and called
it Muddy Water" The clear wat
ers of the Ohio were called the
beautiful River" In latitude 80
degrees we are told they came into
the territory Of a savage tribe who
appeared on. the bank of the river
armed with bows and arrows and
tomahawks ready for battle. The
fearless Marquette was undaunted
and held aloft his sacred Calumet.
These signs of peace checked the
rage Of the warriors and after a con
ference the chief invited Marquette
and his party to their village, where
they Toasted them for several days
and furnished them with fresh sup
plies for their journey. Marquette
was quite a different character from
the Spanish Nfreebooters of this
south a hundred years previous to
his visit. The explorers extended
their journey as far south as the
mouth Of the Arkansas river, a dis
lance of nearly eleven hundred
miles. 1t was extremely hot. The
Indian tribes were hostile and Mar
quette was unacquainted with their
language. Should the company be
killed their discoverer would never
be made known to the civilized
world. Asin every case, from the
first decision to embark in the ex-
ploration, until its close, these
young men acted from a ems of
duty. After considering the situa-
ton they decided it was their duty
to return to Canada and make a re-
port to their sovereign. For days
and weeks they made their way
against the current of the majestic
river until they reached the Illinois.
Here they learned from the Indians
that in ascending this river they
would find a shorter route than the
way they had come. Going up the
Illinois river for two weeks, they
crossed the short portage to the Chi
cago river and reached Lake Super
ior. Here the two explorers separ-
ated, Marquette returning to resume
his work as a missionary among the
Indians, and Joliet going on to Que
bee to make a report of their joint
discoveries to the governor Of Cana
da. They had made a long Journey
of over two thousand miles without
the loss of a man Joliet received
as a reward for his services the
gift of the island Of Anticosta in the
Gulf of st. Lawrence. There is nc
record that Marquette eve received
anything. He asked nothing, but
counted it a pleasure to bear a
knowledge of the true God to these
wilderness tribes. James Marquette
was at the top of the list of noble
men sent out by the Roman Catho
lie church to do missionary work
in the Mississippi Valley and the st
Lawrence basin.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-12
CHAPTER ONE.
The. First iowa Explorers and What
They Found.

The. First iowa Explorers and what
They Found.
The first inhabitants of Iowa and
me Mississippi Valley are known as
the Mound Builders" From the
implements of stone and copper and
the fragments of woven cloth and
other trinkets which are found in
the Issnsss. which they left we have
f5selieES thas-they had
made some progress ! n the scale p
intelligence. Strange L-pSy
seem, these mounds have preserved
the work of their hands, including
skeletons, through the ages without
number that have elapsed since they
became an extinct C OF what
absorbing interest it would be if
we could know something OF their
manner of life,1 their numbers, GUS
toms, the purpose of these imperfsh-
able earthworks, how long they
we're here and the Of their ex
termination; but aboriginal races
preserve no history and further def
mite knowledge of this interesting
race must remain forever unknown,
Two Frenchmen, James Marquette
and Lewis Joliet and their five
French Canadian companions were
the first white men who ever looked
upon Iowa soil. Botn these young
men had been educated at a Jesuit
college in France. Marquette was
twenty-six years of age and hac
been a missionary among the Indi
n in the French possessions fol
a number of years. Joliet was
twenty seven years of age. He was
thoroughly acquainted with the Indi
an life and customs, having conduct
ed an Indian trading post for some
years near Qubec. The two explor
ers met at Mackinaw and proceeded
to Green Bay and passed up the
Fox river for some distance to vii
Iage of the Miami and Kickapoo In
dams. This was the farthest out
post to which even the jealous Jes
nit missionaries had %ventured, and
they called a council of the chiefs
and head men of the village ant
told them of the object of their voy
oge. The Indians tried in vain tt
dissuade them from pursuing 81
perilous a journey by telling then
of the savage tribes they would NEE
and the monsters which infested
forest and river, but the two young
explorers were unmoved. Their
minds were ripe for adventure, and
they answered, 1--WE are firmly re
solved to do all and suffer all for sc
glorious an enterprise" They en-
gagged Miami guides to pilot then
across the portage between the Foa
and the Wisconsin rivers. Here
they dismissed their guides and EN-
barke6 IN the two little bark canoes
which they had brought with then
and for seven days they ioatet
down the waters Of the Wisconsin
on june 10TH 1873, they were swept
into the broad waters of the Missis
sIppf and beheld the rugged bluffs
on the western shore a few miles
heIow where the city Of McGregoi
now stands. Floating down on Ftht
bosom OF its spacious waters they
felt the separation Of their great
discovery. The Indians at Green
Bay had told Marquette Of the ru.
NOR Of a great river far toward the
setting sun and his consuming am
biticn to be among the first Europe
ans to look upon its valleys and
plains and 70 carry a knowledge OF
the true God to ifs people had been
gratiEad The only supplies they
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-12
BIDS Wanted.

Sealed bids will be received up to
the 18th day Of January at / p. M,
1905, at auditors Office, for janitor
of court house for one year, beginning
on the LIST day of April, 1905. The
right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
January 10, 1905.
d1.w1 J. w. Doak, Auditor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-12
History Of
Mahaska County
BY Manoah Hedge

ESQ tell the story that the world of today
viii be the better for its recital. "a
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-12

Stop that hacking cough with Arc.
tic Cough Syrup Blakeslee's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-02-03

why Chancery Court should be
established at Obion, whatever may
be said about the other. In a Chan
Gerry Court no witnesses or iitigants
are required to attend court, but all
the proof is taken in depositions
and Chancery Court would only
mean that the lawyers would be
put to the expense and inconven-
fence of leaving their homes and
shutting up their offices to go to
Obion when it became necessary to
institute suits in that court, or take
any steps in the cases before the
c. & NJ, or to try them when court
was setting there. Why not try
them here at the courthouse, where
the county has provided a court
room, Clerk and Masters office
and all the other necessary things
to properly hold court, If you
vote for these courts, gentlemen, /
give it as my opinion you will make
great mistake, and you will see it
when it is too late to correct it.
The people did not elect Legis-
lator on this issue. No one ran for
the office in favor of these courts.
Those now pressing the question at
Oblon were silent during the cam
paign. This proposition is now
sprung as surprise. Why is it so?
Would it not be better to vote it
down now, and if the Obion people
wish to do so, let them put out thslr
candidate at the next election
squarely on this issue. Then we
will have more time to discuss the
question and decide it on it's real
merits. Then we may not fall into
an error. But gentlemen, / can
stand it if it suits you. The people
are sovereign Do what you like.
This is written pro bona publico.
w. H. SwIGGART.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-02-03
Jan. 26, 1905.

THE great trouble with Scar
CANT S. Prentiss was that he had
too great a thirst for the ardent
spirit, . said Representative Chand-
Ter, of Mississippi, at a cloak-room
symposium. ''He once had his
failing called to bis attention by Il
political opponent.
1T is true, said Mr.. Prentisa.
that ! sometimes drink, and sonIe
times drink TO excess. Supp0ag /
do. / like the wines which sor
thousands Of years have entered
into the blood of our emperors and
kings, while my opponent is salts
fed with the cheap corn whisky of
his constituents. Mine is q refined
appetite, while that Of my oppo-
nent is deprayed."
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-02-03

Means the ability to do good days
work. without undue fatigue and to
find life worth living. You cannot
have indigestion orcOnstipation with
out its upsetting the liver aud pollut-
ing the blood Such condition may
be best and quickest obtained by
Herbine. the best liver regulator that
the world has ever known. Mrs. u.
w. Smith writes, April 3, 1862: "A
use Herbine and find 1t the best
medicine for regulating the liver 1
ever used" Price soc.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-02-03
WASHINGTON DAY BY DAY.

Washington, Jan 27.-"l guess
Jim Sherman will get through
that plan of his to have Congress
make an appropriation of 100000
and appoint joint committee OF
the House and Senate to take
charge of the lnaugurations after
the coming one" said Representa-
tive Benton, of MISSOURI.
" Jim comes from Utica, N.
Y, and they raise forceful men
up in that country, very forceful
men. Why, ! remember once
when | was at meeting of the
Indian Affairs Committee, of which
Sherman is chairman, ventured
to inquire mildly how it was that
with the Indians rapidly fading
from the face of the earth the
item in the Indian bill for trans
portation of supplies to the Indians
had increased from $50, 900 a year
to $3.50, 900 a year in very short
time.
"Now that was a mild inquiry,
very mild. Sherman looked down
at me and said: "Now
you, Benton, you are full of
prunesln and considered | was
and never made any further in
quiries. Oh, yes, Sherman is
very forceful man''
Col. "Bill' Sterrett watched the
Senate warming up for the trial Of
Judge Swayne. Everything was
solemn and still, including Col.
Sterrett.
"Charles Swayne, appear" cried
Col. Ransdell. Judge Swayne did
not appear, but his counsel made
his plea.
+" What's the matter, Bill
asked one of Col. Sterrett's friends.
Nothing, only | had expected
to see him brought in loaded down
with chains" replied Col. Ster-
rett. 1--WE never get up that
much solmnity in Texas unless
leading citizen is about to be SEN
fenced to be hanged" "
Have you ever tried Sunshine
aour2 Try it.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-02-03
THE AGREEMENT. /.

In order to determine the wishes
of the qualified voters of Obion
county, in reference to creating
special courts at Obion, it is
agreed by the undersigned that the
bills now pending in the Lower
House be held in allegiance, and
the Senate bills referred to the
special committee of the Senate
(appointed to consider court bills,
as agreed by Senator Bowden, and
there held until the will of the
voters of said county can be had
and reported as herein stated And
that in order to satisfy the minds
of the Representative from said
county and the Senator from said
district as to the wishes of the said
voters as to creating such courts
at Obion, an election shall be held
at the respective voting places in
the civil districts of Obion county,
on the 25th day of February, 1906.
That John 4. Walker, L. j. Bon
ner, Hon. G. b. Bowden and Hon.
j III Mcdowell shall select the
Judges, clerks and officers to hold
slch election, and th9t the returns
of such election shall be made to
said Senator Geo. E. Bowden, and
said Board shall declare the re-
suit. And at such election the
qualified or legal white voters of
said county only shall be allowed
to vote, provided that registration
and the payment of poll tax shall
not be required Suitable ballots
shall be prepared by said board,
and those voting in favor of the
the creation of such court at Obion
shall have on their ballots For
Special Courts" those opposed,
Against Special Courts" The
cost of such election shall be paid
equally, one half by each Of the
respective sides in this election.
Officers holding such election shall
be sworn as provided in regular
and no voter shall be
allowed to vote outside Of the dis
trict in which he resides. And
we representing the opposing sides
agree to abide the result of such
election,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-02-03
SIGNED,

SEID WADDELL,
j. H. MCDOWELL,
JOHN RIPPY,
JOHN T. WALKER,
+. M. McREE,
John j. CHERRY,
ID. p. CALDWELL,
w. M. TURNER,
G. f. BowDEN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-02-03

Have you ever tried Sunshine
fiour2 Try it.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02

make it difficult to identify him by
the measurements previously made by
the Bertillon system, which were
thought to be infallible. At the time
of the first examination Mr.. Williams
weighed 100 pounds and measured
feet inches, and after going through
somewhat prolonged course of train
ing he weighed $50 pounds and meas
ured feet inches in height. The
system of physical culture taken up
by Mr.. Williams in his experiment
was that of loosening the bones in
their sockets and allowing the space
where they were pulled apart at the
joints to fill with cartilage. BY this
method the body is heightened with
out over-development of the muscles,
such as is the case in physical train
ing adopted by athletes.
Then in order to effectually prove
his ground that the Bertillon system
was worthless, Williams submitted
himself to arrest in several different
cities where the system was made
use of in the identification of crimi-
nails and in no case was he recognized
by the original record. The ability
to increase the height was the one
thing which broke down the certainty
of the Bertillon system.
An apparatus to produce this in
creased height was recently awarded
a patent and a drawing of the instru-
ment is shown herewith. In few
words, the subject is placed on sort
of a rack, with the head and feet Sc
curely fastened, and by the applica-
ton of screw the subject is literally
stretched. BY undergoing this opera
ton at regular intervals it is said to
be possible to make even greater adj
ditions to the height than Mr.. Will
Jams succeeded in doing.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
Took Railroad Coal.

The Kansas Southwestern short
branch road running out of Arkansas
City, has opened up a conscience fund
account. Some time ago the agent at
Caldwell received the following letter:
"Agent-Will you please send the adj
dress of the superintendent of the
Frisco depot, or where shall | write to
make a wrong right?"
The required address was given, and
the following letter came as re-
sponse: Dear Sir-When l was a
small child | took some Of the rail
road company's coal, which wish to
pay for, as am now a child of God,
and heaven and lost souls are my only
desires"
In the letter was enclosed postoffice
order for rs cents,
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02


should be obtained in the forepart of
the night.
Catsrrf1 ofHead.
Mr. Frank Cobb, ITS Summit Street,
Deering, Me-, writes:
81 was troubled with catarrh in my
head I wrote to DR.. Hartman for
advice and he prescribed Peruna.
81 took it and am happy to say it
helped me at once. / feel better than I
have for years"
Bronchial Trouble.
Mr.. j. Ed. O'Brien, Pres. American
Pilot Assn, Pensacola, Fla, writes:
81 heartily give my endorsement to
Peruna as an effective cure for catarrh
and bronchial trouble"
Throat andLungs.
Frank Battle, Jr., III N. Market St.,
Nashville, Tenn, writes:
''Peruna has cured me of chronic
bronchitis.
sit is the grandest discovery of the
age for the throat and lungs.
Pneumonia.
Mr.. A. c. Danforth, ST. Joseph, Mich,
writes:
II contracted a severe cold which
settled on my lungs. / was threatened
with pneumonia.
s'Perunar gave me relief within a
couple of days. Three bottles saved me
a large doctor bill and great deal OF
suffering"
Thousands of Testimonials.
We have on file thousands of testi-
monials like the above. We can give
our readers only slight glimpse of the
vast array of unsolicited endorsements
DR.. Hartman is constantly receiving.
Address DIR. S. B. Hartman, President OF
| The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
EASY TO INCREASE HEIGHT.
Apparatus That viii Accomplish Task
Recently Patented.

The Bertillon system has received
a sad blow in the demonstration of
the fact that person may to very
great extent change his physical pro-
portions Postal Inspector William
Williams, attached to the Denver post
office. has taken it on himself to show
how this could be done, and some
time ago he subjected himself to an
examination and then started in on
systematic scheme for the purpose
of bringing about such changes in his
general shape and appearance as to
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
TIE

Good tea for a third of a
cent a cup: a cent-and-a-half
for breakfast, five in the
family.
Your grocer returns your money II you don's
like eching's Best.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02

Bebruary is month of severe storms
and intense cold.
zen in the South where the prevail
sap temperature is much above wintry
1Ht;tudes, February brings sudden
shanges of temperature.
Mercury sometimes drops 20 degrees
n single night
Therefore, the following health hints
are applicable to the whole of North
America:
vsnfilafian.
The sleeping rooms should be well
ventilated, but SO as to avoid direct
currents of air.
Bathing.
Those in vigorous health should take
. Geld water towel bath every morning
tefore breakfast. Those in feeble
health should take brisk dry-towel-
rsb every morning.
pit.
The diet should be a generous one,
Including meat, and occasionally fresh
vegetables.
Sunshine.
The nights being long and the days
short, as much sunshine as possible
should be let into the house during
the day.
Clothing.
The head should be kept cool at all
times The feet should be kept warm
and dry, day and night.
Re-rp-na
When unavoidably exposed to cold or
wet, a few doses of Peruna will avert
bad consequences.
Precaufion.
When seized with a chill, or even
slight ehiiliness, dose of Peruna
should be taken at once.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
TEA

Ask your grocer what
m on e y back means. He
knows.
He returns your money IL you don't inse schfs-
nng's Best.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
Book Brings Bio Price.

The sum of $4,000 was paid at
London auction for "Codex Psalm
arum" OF the year 1859, OF which only
twenty copies were originally printed.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
one-Handed Tennis Champion.

The woman tennis champion of New
Zealand has but one hand, and that is
the left one. but she can serve ball
that is difficult TO retrrT-
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
Life of TeIearaph Wires

Telegraph wires will last for forty
years near the seashore. In the man
ufacturing district the same wires last
only ten years and even less.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
state owns Diamond Fields.

The black diamond fields In BraSn
belongs to the government, which
farms them out, and makes . further
profit by a 13 per cent export duty.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02

live. l felt change for the better
within week. The second week be-
gan eating heartily. began TO improve
generally, and before seven weeks had
passed was well. l had spent hun
dreds Of dollars for medicine that did
not help me, but sc worth of Doan's
Kidney Pills restored me 70 perfect
health"
TRIAL FREE.-Address Foster
Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. " For sale
by all dealers. Price, so cts
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
Gives $500, 900 to Gypsy.

Because she had formerly been Of
service to him, a Russian nobleman
left a gypsy woman legacy of $5eec
600.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
TEA

What do you think of a
tea that returns your money
if you don't like it?
Your grocer returns your money u you don's
like Schillings Best
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
TIE

Your grocer makes a fair
profit on Schilling's Best;
and you can afford it.
He returns your money II you don't like IT,
Costs him nothing.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02

Swiss Snowshoe Clubs.
Switzerland has twenty-five snow.
shot clubs, with 800 members.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
or children teething, softcns the gums, rodusos ~
ANIMATION, sllays pain, cures wind collie 30 sbstao.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
AcHED IN EVERY BONE.

Chicago Society Woman, Who Was So
Sick She Could Not Sleep or Eat,
Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills.
Marion Knight, of 33 N. Ashland
avenue, Chicago, orator OF the Wes
Side Wednesday Club, says: "Thk
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-02
Initial Balloon Ascension.

The first balloon ascension vas a.
Lyons, France, in 1888