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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
COAL TRADE Review
CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS As
POINTED OUT BY LEADING
TRADE JOURNAL.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE somewhat
increased demand for western blum
nous coal which first made itself felt
about the first of the month, has con-
tinued during the past week, although
no additional strength has developed.
The operators, however, have not per-
mitted themselves to base exaggerat-
ed expectations upon this moderate
increase in demand, but have held
production at about the volume previ-
ously maintained. The result has
been a gradual cleaning up Of the Sc
rious accumulation Of car-service coal
in Chicago, so that at the present time
the local market has ceased to regard
such coal as serious menace. AT
the same time it is not to be under
stood that the demurage coal is not
to be found, and that, too, in altogeth-
err too large quantity in Chicago.
The fact is simply as stated, that the
situation in this regard is greatly i'm
proved over that of the past few
weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
Up GOES THE MERCURY
Good Sized Rise in Hospital Funds
Reported To-day.

Another perceptible rise is noted in
the hospital thermometer today. AL
most $500 in subscriptions have been
added since the last report made by
the mercury.
In addition to the $40 cleared at the
ball game Friday, DR.. Ruan of Beacon
made subscription of 500. Misses
Leila Atchison and Martha Clayton
who have been doing missionary
work among the clerks of the city,
reported $66 to the committee today
w. Esgen also promised $50, and
these several amounts added to the
B. c. Buxton subscription of $75
make total of 1921 that has come in
during the week.
The leven is still working in many
directions and it is hoped that by
another fortnight at the farthest, the
whole amount will have been SUI
scribed, and the preliminary work OF
building started. If there are those
who have not made their subscrip
lions yet, they are urged to do so at
once. Let us have the building com,
pleted before the snow flies.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
Fate Of old ENGINES.

Keota Eagle: Isle McGugin has
been an employee of the Rock Island
road for thirty years, more than twen-
ty of which have been as engineer on
the local passenger from Washington
to Knoxville. He happened to get to
telling us some Of his railroading ex-
periences the other day going from
Cedar Rapids to Waterloo, and is an
interesting talker. We have often
wondered what they do with the old
worn out engines like the 236 he
worked here for several years and old
20, years and years before that. Nc
Gugin says they throw Tue boilers In
the scrap pile. but nearly all other
parts. such as wheels, cogs. ETC., are
worked over into new engines. And
why not? Steel is steel. If a certain
piece is worn badly 1t can be whitfield
down to At some smaller part of a
new locomotive.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
TWO new FACTORIES.
Oskaloosa Becomes Home of More
Promising Institutions

W. t. Vallandingham, formerly OF
Rose Hill, has opened a new factory
in the city that may grow to larger
proportions as the merit of the goods
manufactured becomes known and ap.
preciated.
Mr.. Vallandingham has patented a
window sash lock that is at once sim
pie and effective, inexpensive, durable
and a convenience in any home. He
has received a number of orders for
the locks to be placed in this city and
in country homes and will be quite
busy with the work of manufacture.
He has opened an ONCE and shop
in the AL Mendenhall place. corner
First avenue and B street, where the
article will be manufactured for the
present. He has several offers to
come to other places with the factory,
but for the present he will remain in
Oskaloosa.
The new lock permits window to
be lowered from the top or bottom or
both to any distance desired, and it
may be securely locked in this posi-
ton so that it cannot be moved from
the outside The device is small and
simple and with proper advertising
and energy behind it would become a
staple article of builders hardware.
A Mirror Factory.
Oskaloosa has another new factory,
an infant industry, not out of the
swaddling clothes yet, but still it is
prospecting and is growing and fills a
place not heretofore occupied. The
new one is the Oskaloosa Mirror fac
tory and it's business is the making Of
mirrors and re-silvering and repairing
mirrors that have become checked,
scratched or damaged in any way.
Almost every family in the city and
many business places have mirrors
damaged or checked in some manner.
MIR. c. L. Elliott, young and energet-
ic worker, has had experience in the
business and he proposes to build up
a business in the city that will do
away with the necessity of sending to
eastern places to have this grade of
work done. The new factory is locat-
ed at Ma. 222 First avenue west.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
HIT IN IHE EYE.
Base Ball Went Through a Hole ir
Grand, Stand.

Claiming that she had been struck
in the eye by foul tip batted by a
player in a ball game between the
team of the OLtumwa base ball cluD
and an opposing team, while seated in
the grand stand at the ball park, Rose
Davis has filed suit against the OF
tumwa Base Ball association and L.
A. Meeker for $4,000 damages.
She states in her petition that the
ball which caused her injury came
through a hole in the roof of the
grand stand and that the defendants
were guilty of criminal negligence in
that the roof was not kept in proper
repair.
AS grounds for damages, she says
that her eye was sore, swollen and
bruised and that she was unable to
sleep for several nights afterward as
a result of the injury. Further she
claims that her eye was permanently
injured and her sight permanently
impaired by the force of the blow
struck by the ball.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
|INNES And HIS BAND.
Great Musical Organization Secured
for Chsutauqua.

Innes and his band are to be in this
city Tuesday afternoon and evening,
Aug. Fl, in two grand concerts, at the
Oskaloosa Chautauqua. 1t is the high
est priced attraction of any Chautau-
qua in the state, their usual terms be-
ing $500, and it was only by rare
good fortune the management closed
the contract last night. No more
pleasant news could have been receiv-
ed by those who love music. 1t is a
great organization. 1t is known In
every section of the country. For
nearly twenty years it has been win
ming laurels and achieving fame. 1t
is composed of the best and highest
salaried musicians that are to be
found in the land. Season in and sea-
son out the members of the band
have been under the direction of their
great leader. They have learned his
views and have adopted his interpre-
tation. They have played the best of
music and constant practice enables
them to play it uniformly. Innes has
grown up along MS own lines. Born
with a natural gift and aptitude for
music, he started by becoming a
trombone player. Who would have
thought that music could be extracted
from such an instrument? He found
out and from almost his first appear
ance he was the favorite of the null.
titude. Then his ambition led him
on. From player he became student,
from student an interpreter and lead
er. And ever and always he was a
student. And there you have him in
a succinct way, the history of the
man who is soon to lead his great
band in this city. He began at the
bottom, he is now at the top. His
band simply expresses and registers
his views. Anybody can have success
If he will add work to natural apti-
tude That is exactly what Innes has
done.
The band will be accompanied by
Virginia Listeman, lyric soprano, Va
clay Jiskra, who is said to be the only
man in the world who can get music
out of a big bass fiddle, and ]. H.
Williams, a harpist who has been
brought to America especially for the
tour.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
THE COUNTY NEWS
CEDAR.

Will Bunch, of Kirkville, visited in
these parts over Sunday.
Most every one around here attend
ed the Old Settlers reunion at Ed
dyville.
Miss Connie Hawkins, Of Oskaloosa,
visited at the Mrs. Mary Garrett home
Saturday and Sunday.
Everyone welcomed the rain that
reached US on Monday and Wednes'
Gay, even of they were threshing.
Charley Garrett and family, who
have been visiting in these parts, re
turned to their home in Eddyville on
Sunday.
Mrs. Charley Fox and daughters Wis
tied at the home of her sister, Mrs
Will Moulton, of Evans, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mrs. ]. W. Hetherington ana daugh,
ter Veerda, Of Oskaloosa, visited with
friends and relatives here Monday
and Tuesday. They will soon go to
their new home at Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, to join the husband and faith
er, who has been gone for several
days.
Aug. 10. B. B.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
COX SAVES TWO MEN,
Former 0skaloosa Boy Makes Re-
markable Rescue.

Concerning a boy who was raised
in Oskaloosa the Freeport Ill.) Daily
Journal says:
Homer Cox, who is employed as
fireman at the plant of the Freeport
Railway, Light & Power company,
acted the role of a hero last night
when he rescued two of his fellow
workmen from what was apparently
a watery grave in the Pecatonica riv-
er. Thomas Foley and Emil Henney,
members of the construction gang OF
the railway company, are the men
who owe their lives to Mr.. Cox's
prompt attempt at rescue and his abil-
ity as a swimmer. AS 1t was, it seem
ed that Thomas Foley, who was the
most unfortunate of the trio, would i'll
the end be forced to give up his life
as it was almost forty-five minutes
after he was taken out of the water
that he showed any signs of return
ing consciousness,
"Henney, who was several rods in
the lead, had reached the middle of
the stream when he saw Foley dis
appear beneath the waves, but think
ing that his friend was joking he did
not go back A moment afterward he
heard a call for help and turning his
head he saw Foley going down for the
second time. He quickly reached the
spot. and when the sinking man came
up for the third time he seized him
around the waist and attempted to
swim toward shore. Foley did not
heed his rescuer's instructions to re-
frain from clinging to him, but threw
his arms around Henney's neck and
both men sank beneath the surface.
at was at this point that Cox, who
had been watching the struggle from
the shore, determined to lend his aid
to the men and he quickly swan to
the point in the stream where they
had vanished and waited for them to
come up. He grasped both men by
the legs and managed to tow them to
shore where he lifted both upon the
| bank.
"Dr. Burwell was called and adopt,
ed heroic measures to resuscitate Fo
ley and Henney, who were uncon.
scious, Henney regained his senses
in short time, but It was fully half
an hour before Foley showed any
signs of life. When he recovered
sufficiently to be moved he was taken
to 76 Exchange street, where he
makes his residence at a boarding
house"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
septic Tank Was Dirty.

The city's septic tank failed to work
properly and Contractor Callahan was
called from Monmouth. He ordered
1t cleaned out at once, and an accum.
ulation of two feet of mud and sand
about twenty tin cans and other inn
Dediment was removed. The tank
has since resumed its normal opera
ton. The foreign matter it is
thought got in at the time the mis-
chieyous boys broke a hole in the
intake pipe.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
Old Settlers at LynnvlIIe

The thirty-ffth annual Old Settlers
reunion for Jasper, Mahaska and Powe-
shiek counties will be held at Lynn
vile Thursday, August 16, with Rev.
G, J. Kephart, d. D., L. L. D., presi-
dent of the Leander Clark college, OF
Toledo, Iowa, and Hon. John f. Lacey
OF oskaloosa as the principal speak
ers. Besides these there will be the
address of welcome by Mayor thinner.
mann and the response by Mayor Rey-
nolds OF New Sharon, and also a lit.
erary and musical program with an
ecdotes by the old settlers. Friday,
August IL, is the ninth annual Old
Soldiers reunion to be held at the
same place. Rev. r. f. Lavender, an
old soldier Of Newton, win be the or.
ator OF the day. B
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
A NEWTON SENSATION
ALLEGED DAUGHTER OF GERMAN
COUNT SUES Mr.. LISTER
FOR A DIVORCE.

Newton, Ia, Aug. IL Louise NJ
Lister, whose father is said to have
been a German count, today filed pc,
tition for a divorce from Arthur Lis,
ter on the grounds OF cruel and inhu.
man treatment The filing of the suit
caused quite sensation here, as both
parties are prominent socially, and
Mrs. Lister as Miss Schwerin was a
social leader in Burlington, where she
made her home for number of years
Lister is part owner of the Lister
opera house here. At present he is
advance agent for the Chase-Lister
Opera company of which his cousin is
part owner. He is worth about $40,
900.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
THE OREGON TRAIL
Ezra Meeker is Enroute East With An
OK Team.

NJ. Underwood, who has taken an I'M
usual interest in the trip that Ezra
Meeker is making over the old "Ore-
gon TRAIL" has received a letter from
the old traveller enclosing a number
OF souvenir postal cards showing the
OK team and prairie schooner in
which he is making the trip. The
letter was dated at North Platte
Nebr, and stated that the writer and
his outfit would be in Eddyville not
before Sept. %. He will keep Mr.. I'm.
derwood informed OF his whereabouts
and later on will definitely designate
his appearance at the town of Eddy
vile.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
BURIED GOLD IN IOWA.
FAIRFIELD PIONEERS MAKE A
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY
IN LOG CABIN.

Fairfield, Ia, Aug. 11.-A small for.
tune, believed to amount to at least
$4,000. lies buried at some point about
nine miles east of Fairfield, if the find
OF mouldy purse containing among
other things letter and a map, in an
old log cabin, proves to be genuine.
The money is supposed to have been
buried by an Indian chief Blackhawk,
and to have been paid his tribe by the
government in return for lands.
Pioneers say they remember wildly
that three Indians who were appointed
to bury this money were killed in an
Indian war soon afterwards. The sto-
ry is also told of stranger with
much money who suddenly disappear.
ed east of town many years ago.
The log cabin in which the letter
and map are purported to have been
found was erected in 1888 by Rhod-
ham Bonnifield, and was being moved
to Fairfield by the old settlers asso-
citation for permanent location.
The letter is, dated at San Francis
co in 1856, and is signed ~. W." but
who this may be is not known. The
map is a small diagram drawn in the
letter, giving some house, believed
to be the Bonnifield cabin, as a start
ing point, and showing the treasure as
being buried 400 feet away.
1t also shows where all previous
attempts to locate the money have
been made. In the purse were also a
clipping from a newspaper printed in
1928 and formula for making bitters.
The letter is so faded that not all was
discernable.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
EAGLES IN MILWAUKEE.
Andy DarneII Will Represent Local
Aerie in Grand Lodge.

This is the week of the grand lodge
meeting of the Fraternal Order Of
Eagles and Milwaukee has open arms
for the bunch. The session opens on
Tuesday and will continue until the
business before it has been concluded.
E. A, Darnell, who IS a past worthy
president of the local Aerie, is sent
as a delegate from Oskaloosa lodge.
He departed last evening for Milwau-
kee and was accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Miner and Mrs. Harry
Shoemake.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
MIDDLE CREEK.

Mrs. Travis Scott is poorly at this
writing.
Mrs. Ada Perkins visited her broth
err, U. S. Hensyel, near Peoria, few
days recently.
Amos Wymore and family and Mary
Hensyel visited at the Val Russell
home Sunday.
4 Sunday visitors: Will Piersol and
family at John Grubb's near Indian.
apolis. Ora Perkins and family at
the John Shaw home, and Tallie Mar.
ion and Earl Stout spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Jesse Walkers
near Barnes City.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

Coal production in Iowa has exhib
tied general but uninterrupted in
crease each year since 1896. The
output in 1905, according to forth
coming report Of Edward w. Parker
OF the United States geological sur
vey, amounted to 6,7S19O9 short tons
which had spot value of $1O.562, 361
This is an increase of 261,976 short
tons, or A per cent in quantity over
the production of 1904, but of only
$57,955, or little over 0.5 per cent in
value.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
FOR MITCHELL DAY.
Special Train to Bussey over the Bur-
lington Route.

The Mine Workers of Oskaloosa
and Evans have made arrangements,
with the Burlington to run a special.
train to Bussey Saturday, August 49,
for Mitchell Day." All of the mines.
of the county will be closed down for
the occasion and the day will be hol-.
iday for the mine workers.
The train will be for anyone desir-
ing to go to Bussey and small round
trip fare will be charged. The mine
workers extend an invitation for all
labor unions and their friends to join
with them on the occasion. The
train will leave oskaloosa at eight
o'clock and will leave Bussey on the
return at six o'clock.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
FOR HOSPITAL FUND.
Doctors and Farmers Put Up Great
Game of Ball.

II DR.. Williams had not tried to-
stretch a three-base hit into home
run, the doctors might have had three
scores. AS it was they only made
two, while the farmers under the faith
erly care of Mel Freeman, piled up
ten in the FIVE innings. 1t was a star
game, however. In fact, DIR. Howe
saw stars before the game began,
when he got cracked on the head by
ball that he was not expecting, and
DR.. Hunter insists that comet hit
him when he made the daring put out
at third and rolled half way home. In
the parlance of the diamond, the game
was full of fast plays, but they were
too swift for Umpire Tony to grasp
and some of the sixty-six errors charg-
ed to the doctors should have gone
down on the dope sheet as fielders'
choices. But with all its faults the
game furnished more real fun for the
200 people in attendance than has
any of the league games thus far, and
besides it netted the hospital fund
about $40
The score by innings was as fol-
lows;
1894
Doctors ...............O 0 l 0 l. 2
Farmers ...............5 O-l0
The line up of the teams, not in
Guiding the doctors who appeared in
uniform, but were unable to go into
the game because of stage fright, was
something like this:
Doctors-Howe, C. and p; Ruan, C.
and p; Parker, 3D.; Teter, h.; Will
liams, S.; Homer, rf.; Roberts, CT;
Rodgers, IT,; Childress, CT; Hunter,
3d.; Jerrel, 3d.; Childress, 3D.; Sar-
baugh, If.
Farmers-Hull, p; Everett, c.; Hol-
liday, IT,; Dixon, h.; Meredith, 3d.;
Fireman, S.; Williams, CT; Branson,
2b.; Grace, RI.
Doctors Are Grateful.
The physicians wish to thank the
public for their patronage and their
tolerance, the farmers, the band boys,
the base ball management, Wilbur
Bass, Ed Dobyns, Chas. Staten and
C. E. Munroe for their assistance, and
everyone who by their good will con-
tributed to the success Of the Farm
ers and Doctors base ball game which
netted the hospital fund $40. 1t is
possible that this will be made an
annual event,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.
Comrades Remind Capt. Evans That
He is "a Years Young.

In honor of his Saith birthday ami
Fersary about 40 G. A. R. comradec
and an equal number of the ladies of
the G. A. r. circle, greeted Captain
Evans at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. ]. G. Harold, 513 South Second
street. Captain Evans was present
ed with an army record book
of the members present and the
presentation speech was made by
Past Commander r. l.. Turner. Mr..
Turner acted as POSTMASTER and ev-
cry veteran present either had to give
a speech or get up and jump or whis-
tie. Refreshments were served at
the end of the occasion. Henry Coo
per entertained the company by a
clog dance, which was heartily enjoy
ed by all. 1t was one Of the most en-
joyable meetings the old soldiers
have had this season.
Captain Evans is still hale and
hearty despite his advanced age and
his long, hard service in the army.
On the 18th of August, 1862, Mr.. Ey-
ans enlisted in Co. G, 51st Iowa Vol.
Inf, as a private, being promoted to
captain March 81, 1863, and served
as such through the war, taking part
in the battles of Chickasaw, Walnut
Hill, Port Gibson, Brush Greek, Ray
mond, jackson, Siege Of Vicksburg
forty-seyen days, second battle Of
Jackson, Decatur, Lookout Mountain.
Missionary Ridge, Delta, Resaca, Dali
las, New Hope church, Snake Greek,
Rennasaw Mountain, Peach Orchard,
Ackworth, Chattahoocnee River, siege
OF Atlanta, Jonesboro. Loyejoy Sta
ton and Bentonsyille. After this last
battle HIS regiment went to Washing
ton and participated in the grand re-
view. Captain Evans was never on
duty during the entire three years Of
his service.
The party was planned and happily
carried out by the captains two
daughters. Miss Evans and Mrs. Har-
fold.