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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

IONS do not appear at the first glance
likely animals to come before the
- public as. performers, yet they have
AkGMll done so for many years. Consider
- ing, too, the number of the exhibit
tions, fatalities arising therefrom
have occurred, the Lion King" OF Queen"
has usually brought the catastrophe about by
his or her own reckless stupidity or cruelty.
The fact is, the lion, instead Of being very
courageous beast, quails, and is an absolute
coward before man. and there being a strange
fascination and charm still lingering about
such performances Ia morbid feeling, doubt
less), there is perhaps little wonder that men
should be found ready to run the risk that,
even under the most favorable conditions,
must attach to such calling.
Such exhibitions serve no useful purpose
though they show off the beauty and agility
of the brutes. and are, to that extent, better
rope, feat after which some people will rush
with less or greater alacrity according to the
perilous nature Of it.
The most noted of all lion tanners, in his
time, was the great Van Amburgh, an Ameri-
can of Dutch descent.
At Astley's, in 1S47, he impersonated the
beast tanner Morok, with black tiger, in the
drama of "The Wandering jew
At later period a fatal accident occurred
at the same place to one Of the assistants,
and M AAIpho@nse AIIp Esg1qiros thus alludes to
"a lion appeared that had killed a man the
night before. The principal actor-I mean
the hon-eXpressed no remorse for what he
had done. His face was calm and benignant
he performed his part as if nothing had hap
pened, and he followed the lion tanner through
the various situations of the piece"
When Van Amburgh was questioned by the
Duke of Wellington as to whether he ever
felt fear, he replied:
'The first time l am afraid, your Grace,
or that | fancy my pupils are no longer afraid
of me, shall retire from the wild beast line. f"
His confidence was not misplaced, for he
died a natural death after all the hair-breadth
escapes he must have had.
Lions to one another are sometimes of a
most affectionate nature. The story told of
the Tunisian lion and lioness of the Zoologi-
cal Gardens, Regents Park, London, about
1910, is most touching. Their dens were
separated by low iron railing, easily jumped
over, and one day, as the lioness was amusing
herself by leaping to and fro to the evident
pleasure OF her lord, she unfortunately struck
her foot against the top of the railing, and,
falling backward, broke her spine The lions
grief at the loss of his mate was excessive,
and he pined away and died in few weeks
Instances of affection and gratitude of the
lion toward man have been known, and Fair
grieye, who married niece of Mrs. Womb
well, and was lion tanner himself, introduced
a performance with his lion, Wallace, illus.
trating this trait in the character of the king
of the forest. This was by dramatized YER
sion of the beautiful old story of Androcles,
the slave who fled from his cruel Roman
master into the recesses of the forest, and
finding lion lame from the effects Of a
thorn buried in its paw, extracted it.
Androcles is subsequently captured by his
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07
Copyright by James Elverson.

IONS do not appear at the first glance
likely animals to come before the
public as performers, yet they have
EsMl,l done so for many years. Consider
- ing, too, the number of the exhibit
tions fatalities arising therefrom
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
COAL TRADE REVIEW
CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS AS
POINTED OUT BY LEADING
TRADE JOURNAL.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Black Diamond
today says:
There is a good demand for all
grades and classes of western Goals
this week. Prices have maintained
practically the same as last week,with
the exception of an advance of fif-
teen cents in Sullivan county screen
ings and a cut in many instances of
from ten to fifteen cents on Youghio-
gheny coal. The market is more or
less sensitive on Hooking. Some
sales agents claim they have not sold
any of the Ohio product below circu-
lar, whereas others hold that some
Hooking has been bought at the
mines as low as $1.75. Splint coal
continues strong and the domestic
sizes of the Carterville product are
in good demand. There is much anx-
iety shown by sales agents relative
to the two dollar reconsigning charge
which - is reported will go into eff,
feet the last of this month on the
Illinois Central and Chicago and
Eastern Illinois. 1t is also stated
that the time of free service will be
changed from five to three days. Inc
reconsigning charge will have the ef-
feet of inducing operators to send all
possible orders to the mines, which,
of course, will increase the time of
delivery"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
EDDYVlLLE.
(by John R. Sipes)

Slemmons WEIGH, of the Cedar dis
trict, is reported as seriously i'll.
Miss Cora Jansen left Friday for
Sioux Rapids to spend the holidays at
home.
George Weber, of Iowa City, is
here for a holiday visit with his aunt,
Mrs. VIM. Albaugh.
John Smith, who is studying den
tistry in Chicago, came home Friday
night for the holidays.
George Dots and Roy Mater, who
are attending college at Iowa City,
are at home for the holidays.
Lewis Harding, ST., departed Thurs
day for Wichita, Kansas, to spend two
months with his son, Levi HSrding.
Harley and Earl Dillimer, of Gray's
Creek, departed Saturday for Alpha,
Ill.,, to spend Christmas with relatives.
Mrs. S. S. Scott and little son ue.
parted Thursday for Greenfield to
spend the holidays with her mother,
Mrs. M. E. Oldham.
During the two weeks holiday va,
cation of the Eduyville school, Prof
and Mrs J. A. Yeager are visiting
relatives at Agency.
Mrs. A. Danforth and daughter, Miss
Flora, departed Saturday for Chicago
to spend six months with their son
and brother, George Danforth.
Charles Tucker and family, of White
City, after a visit at the VIM. Cozad
home on South Fifth street, departed
Thursday for Nebraska to make their
future home.
Mrs. Mcintyre, residing in the La.
mis- property on North Fourth street,
has returned from Oklahoma, where
she has been for some time. called by
the illness of her motner.
John Evans, who had been quite
sick with pneumonia for a few days,
passed away at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Henry Turner, at Coal
field, Thursday evening, Dec 20, 1906,
aged 70 years. The remains were
shipped to Lucas Saturday night Tor
burial
Pleiades Lodge No. Is, Knights OF
Pythias, elected the following officers
at their meeting Tuesday night:
Chancellor Commander. Horace
Burns; vice chancellor, Frank Epper.
son; prelate, c. L. Phillips; master
OF finance, Fred Miller; master Of ex-
chequer, F. M. Epperson; X. of r. &
s., Karl Mayer; master of work, A. @.
Black; master at arms, r. e. Grattan;
inner guard, Henry Jones; outer
guard, Loren Albaugh; trustee. Fred
Wilcox
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
Real Estate.
loans, Abstracts
and Insurance.
THE OSKALOOSA SIDE.
Not Responsible for Break in the
State League.

The, local high school thinks con
siderable injustice has been done u!
the report sent from Iowa City to the
press of the state, accusing OskalOosa
of negligent conduct in the Iowa De,
batting League of High schools. AS
there are always two sides to the
question, ana one side having DeeD
given, the. local school thinks it but
fair to explain to the people of the
city the reason they did not fill their
debate with Pella, which was to have
occurred Monday, Dec. II.
Prof. Hurt to reporter last even
ing said: "Oskaloosa joined the
league late in the season and was
given date with Grinnell. Later
this date was postponed, which was
appreciated by the local debaters on
account of the heavy work they had
at the time. The debates were to be
given on the evenings of Dec. II AM
Jan. IL. Having the date cancelled
with Grinnell, the local school, did
not expect another debate, but on the
date of Dec. IA, three days before the
time for the debate to come off, they
received a message from Superintend.
ent Crone of Washington, saying that
an engagement had been made be.
tween the local high school and
Pella, and asking ,-e local school
which side of the question they would
take Mr.. Hurt Immediately tele-
phoned the official at Washington that
they could not fill the date, not know
ing about the engagement. and not be-
ing prepared.
"Inen Mr.. Crone went as far as to
try to throw Oskaloosa out of the
league. If Oskaloosa were deposed.
1t would give his school one less con.
testant for the debate at Iowa City.
The scheme was well planned, but it
will most likely not be worked, as the
locals have laid their case before the
highest commission in Iowa City"
Mr.. Hurt said that his team could
beat the washington team and that
the Washington team were afraid Of
them and took this means to avoid a
contest.
Oskaloosa will most likely remain
in the league, but If they are thrown
out they have already engagements
with the ottumwa, Abba and nearby
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
DEAD MAN NOT THE
BUXTON DRUGGIST
DIES MONIES PAPER CONFUSED IN
IDENTIFICATION.
AsPHYxIATED WHILE IN BED.
Body Discovered Sunday Morning
in Laclede Hotel No Evil
dence of Suicide and no
Inquest Is Held.

Des Moines, Dec. "a The Register
and Leader this morning says:
Covered up in bed and cold in death
the body of Carson Cooper, drug,
gist from Buxton, was found in the
La Clede hotel on East Fourth street,
across from the Northwestern depot,
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning by Mar
guerite Holland, the proprietress OF
the place. An open cock in the single
gas Jet in the room and the fumes OF
gas explained the cause of death.
Coroner Beck stated last night that
there were no evidences of suicide
and that the fatality was plainly the
resulu of an accident. No inquest
will be held.
The police made thorough investi-
cation of the room and the effects OF
Cooper, but nothing except a few I'M
important letters and some small
change was found,
Cooper, it is said, was drunk when
he came into the hotel at 800 o'clock
yesterday morning. He secured his
key at the Office and went directly to
bed. Nothing further was seen or
heard of him until, his body was
found in the morning.
1t is believed that after Cooper en-
tered the room he turned on the gas
jet with the intention of Illuminating
the room, and unable to find match
went to bed, forgetting to turn off tne
cock.
Cooper is the son of a miner living
in the neighborhood of LovLMa. He
is said to have left Buxton Saturday
intending to spend Christmas week in
Des Moines.
Not the Buxton Druggist.
Buxton, Dec. 24.-No such person
as Carson Cooper is known at or
near this place. The only Cooper in
the drug business in the place is B. F.
Cooper, and he has not been out of
the city in weeks.
The deceased is probably named
Paul Cooper, young miner of about
thirty-two years of age, who is en-
ployed at No. 10 shaft. He is known
to have gone to Des Moines and it is
understood that the family has re
ceived word of his death at that
place.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
NEW INSURANCE LAW
MAJORITY OF COMMISSION IN
FAVOR OF DEFERRED DIVI-
DEND POLICIES.

Des Moines, Dec. 22.-The legisla-
tive insurance commission signed its
report last night, Commissioners Ken
dali and Jones reserVing the right to
file a minority recommendation rela-
tive to deferred dividend policies.
The majority of the commission has
prepared an elaborate defense of the
deferred dividend policy, and recon
mends against legislation restrictive
of it's issuance, despite the recon-
mendations of most of the other
states, of all the insurance superin.
tendents' organizations and the pas
sage of laws by the state of New
York. No restriction of salaries and
other expense will be recommended
by the majority.
Commissioner Kendall may decide
to go to the extent of recommending
a law prohibiting deferred dividend
policies altogether; Commissioner
Jones may join with him, though he
has regarded an absolute prohibition
as non-feasible at this time. Botn
are opposed to the plan OF the ma.
jority, and they will urge legislation,
they declare, in the interests of the
policy holders, instead of the com
panies, by insisting on laws requiring
individual annual accounting of the
companies with their policy holders
and the limitation OF expense load
ing, to protect the surplus so ac-
counted for.
The most important LING in the
report of the commission is the pro
vision recommending the enactment
of statutory uniform fire policy.
This, in effect will set aside the effect
Of the present Iowa law which has
been so construed, and in terms make
an insurance agents representations
part of the contract.
This recommendation also original
ly included the repeal or tire Iowa law
against co-insurance which has been
Endorsed by policy holdeAs, and which
the auditor of state vigorously defend
ed. Next to the repeal of the Blanch-
ard law the repeal OF the statute pro-
hibiting co5insurance is desired by the
fire companies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
NARROW ESCAPE.
Son Of DR.. Parker Run Over BY Load
of Hay.

Little Guerdon Parker, son of DR..
and Mrs. F. F. Parker, had a severe
experience Saturday afternoon and
made remarkable escape from seri.
GUS injury. He was playing about
load of hay at his fathers barn, when
the driver, not knowing OF the boys
presence, started his team The
hind wheel of the heavy wagon pass
ed over both the boys legs, but
strangely no bones were broken and
only severe bruises resulted,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
ELECTION CONTEST ENDED.
A Democrat Chosen Supervisor In
Poweshiek County.

Montezuma, Ia, Dec "a. - The
counting of the ballots in the contest
case for the member of the board Of
supervisors closed Saturday, giving a
majority of six to o. D. Hall, the
Democratic candidate. The majority
announced at election was seven.
The contest was brought by ]. u.
ormiston, the republican candidate,
who alleged that votes were counted,
for Hall which should have been,
counted for himself. OF the undis..
puted ballots ormiston had 1885 10
Hall 1885, but in the final COUNT Of
the 1877 contested votes Hal won out
by majority of only six.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND
MARRIAGES.

DAVIDS.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
David Davidson South Seventh street
Sunday, Dec. 20, ten pound boy.
Mother and son doing nicely.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27

GREEN.-Thomas Stephenson is in
receipt of a telegram today announc-
ing the death of his sister, Mrs.
Green. The lazy diea in Chicago
Sunday morning.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27

The amount Of poultry being ship
ped from Oskaloosa is enormous.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
Burlington is BOOMING.

According to a canvass made OF
Burlington to ascertain the extent OF
improvements, 1t was found that 422
new dwelling and business houses had
been erected during the year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27

high school teams. The team that
will represent Oskaloosa in the con.
test are Oscar Roper, GeneVera
Christie and Nugent Burke, according
to the local faculty, the best high
school debating team in the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
Two Fatalities Occur in the Vicinity
OF Abba.

Abba, la. Dec. 24.-Two accidental,
deaths occurred in this vicinity yes.
terday. John Wilkey, a wealthy far.
mer living near Melrose, drank car.
bolic acid by mistake. He died soon
after.
Mrs. Mahoney, a wen known resi-.
dent Of Tyrone, stepped in front Of a.
Burlington train at Tyrone and was.
killed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
confidence man
CAUGHT AT LAST.
SAMUEL JAMES UNDER ARREST
AT WASHINGTON.
BE is WANTED IN osKALoosA.
Believed to Be the Man Who Worked
Smooth SwindIe on coIored
Woman--Has Many
Aliases.

Keokuk, Ia, ec.22.-Samuel James
alleged to be one of the smoothest
confidence men who have operated in
this part of the country, and who, on
Oct. 10 last, is charged with having
induced Mrs. Mamie Wilson of Keo-
kuk to accept a bogus check for ST.
900 in exchange for property she
owned, afterwards securing $500 on
the deed and getting out of town be-
fore the trick was discovered, was ar
rested at Washington, Iowa. He was
brought to Keokuk last evening. He
was identified beyond all question OF
a doubt by Judge w. l.. Mcnamara of
the Keokuk superior court, this morn
ing. He is said to ne the same fell
low who swindled Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Gillespie of 81 Fifteenth street,
Des Moines, out of $500 last summer
in a similar manner, negotiating the
deed from the Security Savings bank.
He is said to have worked the same
game in various parts OF the state.
The fellow who is now in the hands
of the Washington authorities is
thought to be the same fellow who
perpetrated similar game in this
city last February, making a success
full deal. ..
The fellow operated here under the
name of Jesse Strong and made a
deal for the property of Mrs. Lucy
Thompson, wife of James Thompson.
colored, who resided at the time in
the old Marshall place near Wesley
Chapel
The deed for the property was
drawn by M. E. Bennett, and after the
supposed sale Strong was enabled to
borrow the sum of two hundred dol
lars, giving a mortgage on the place
as security. He gave a check to Mrs.
Thompson as payment for the house
and lot and when the check was pre-
sented it was 4ound to be worthless
no funds in the bank.
The authorities telephoned a de-
scription of the man 70 this city and
the details coincide with the man
wanted here. Strong was indicted IN
this county by the grand jury, but was
not arrested. The indictment still
standing, Sheriff Valentine will go 20
Washington this evening in company
with Mr.. Bennett, who will identify
the fellow. In case he is the man
wanted he will be brought 70 this city.
The man furnished bond for ap-
pearance at Washington, but was de-
tanned in the Washington jail in re,
Spouse to instructions sent by Sheriff
Valentine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27

CAVANAUGh. - The funeral of
Miss Lizzie Cavanaugh, the daughter
of Elizabeth Cavanaugh of Evans, &C.
Cured at the home of the mother at
Evans Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. Father Renihan of st. Mary's
Gnurch officiated. Quite number of
friends were in attendance from tnfs
city. The family has the sympathy
of host of friends in their bereave-
ment and sorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-28
GATHERING THE FIGURES
Statistician Blanchard Of the Recla-
nation Service in the West on
Annual Visit.

C. j. Blanchard. of the reclamation SER
vice at Washington, ID. c., accompanied
by Mrs. Blanchard, was in Ogden yester-
day for few hours, on his way to Ha-
zen, New. Mr.. Blanchard holds the o.
lice OF statistician of the reclamation SER
vice and is on his annual visit to the
government irrigation projects OF the
west. be is gathering data on all gov
eminent work and after a stop of few
days at Hazen will go to Yuma and
Roosevelt, Artz., on the same mission.
He says that the department at Wash
ington is spending more than $1,OO0,OO0 a
Sitions. and that the greatest difficulty
the government has to face at the pres
ent time is in securing labor sufficient to
carry on the work He maintained that
Uncle Sam proves to be a little better
employer than the contractor, az the men
work but eight hours a day. In support
OF this statement he called attention 70
the fact that the government has less
labor troubles than the contractors.
In speaking of the Minidoka, Ida. pro-
Ject he said that the water would be
turned into the canals the early part Of
October. This is the second project of
its kind completed by lie government
the first being the Hazen proposition. The
dam across the Snake river has been COM
pleted in connection with the Minidoka
canal and test made of the gates by
turning the water in against them has
proven satisfactory.
Mr.. Blanchard said that the new set
tiers in the Snake river valley who would
about 1900 and that the improvements
made by these people are of perma-
nent nature, indicating that they mean
to remain in that country
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-28
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-28
AGED MACHIMIST IS CALLED.
Death of j. M. Olsen, an Employe of
the Southern Pacific.

J. NJ. Olsen, one of the Oldest machih-
lists in the employ of the Southern Pacific
company, died at this place yesterday
morning Of hardening of the liver. His
illness commenced about three months
ago and although the best medical aid
was summoned nothing could be done to
check the disease. which is numbered
among the incurables
Mr. Olsen. who was 20 years of age at
the time of his death, resided at 2237
Lincoln avenue. having come here from
Terrace. Utah, when the shops were
moved from that place to Ogden. He en-
tered the shops at Terrace as a mechanic
and remained there for many years For
a time he was master mechanic on the
Eureka and Palisade road and another
time was master mechanic at the Eureka
Consolidated mines at Eureka New
Mr.. Olsen is survived by a wife three
daughters and one son. Mrs Charles q
Dee. Mrs. A. +. Kay and Miss Emma Oh
sen. The three daughters all reside In
Ogden. The son. William Olsen. is a resi-
dent OF salt Lake The funeral services
will be held some time Sunday