davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28
AN UP-TO.DATE STORE
That Is What Miss Atkins Expects
to Give Oskaloosa.

Miss S. Atkins, recently of Chicago,
who has purchased the McEwen MILL.
merry stock of goods, took charge OF
the store this morning and will here
after conduct the business. 1t is the
intention of the lady TO increase the
stock to considerable extent and she
will give the ladies Of the city and
county variety and a quality OF
goods never before carried in the city.
Mss Atkins has Invested ner per-
sonal means in the business and in
tends to make Oskaloosa her perma-
nent home. She has purchased the
business outright and is the sole own
er. She makes the emphatic state
ment that the store is not connected
with and is not dependant upon any
other establishment or this or any 9TH
er city. She believes that Oskaloosa
trade has sufficient volume to permit
her to handle large stock of staple
goods, novelties and exclusive pat
terms. The lady comes to the city
with the highest recommendations.
She has had wide experience in
Chicago, st. Louis, Memphis and 9TH
er large cities where she has met
with an abundant success. She leaves
the wholesale branch OF the business
in Chicago to build up business of
her own. She knows the business,
knows how to please her trade and
will give Oskaloosa an exclusive MILL
merry store that will speak for itself
later on.
Miss Atkins leaves for Chicago In 4
few days to make purchases for her
new store and will be ready for the
summer trade within a short time
with stock that will meet with the
approval of all of the ladies of the
Fcity and county.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28
CLOSE CALL BY DEATH.
Mother and Five Children Dragged
From Burning Home.

Des Moines, June 25.-Mrs. C. j.
Carlson and five children, all under
fourteen years of age, came near be.
ing burned to death in their beds at
their home on Park avenue this morn
ing. Mr.. Carlson arose early and went
to the kitchen to start a fire. Then
he picked up the milk pail and went to
the barn. Before ne had finished
milking the COW one Of his neighbors
rushed frantically into the barn and
shouted to Carlson that his house was
burning. The two men ran into the
dwelling and dragged Mrs. Carlson
and five children out into the street.
The woman and her daughters were
almost suffocated. Five minutes more
and they would have been beyond re-
covery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28
THE ICE COMBINE.
Members of the Toledo Trust ART
Given Heavy Sentence.

Toledo, Ohio, June 25.-J. A. Miller,
R. c. Learner. R. T. Beard, P. H. Wat
tiers and P. S. Breining, convicted Of
forming an ice combine, were this
morning sentenced to pay a fine of FIVE
thousand dollars each and serve 4
year in the penitentiary.
The court announced that if the
members of the ice trust would lower
the price of ice below what it was be-
fore the trust raised the price, and
keep the price there until the public
got its money back, ana then put up
the price again to where It was %nen
the raise was made, the court would
consider the request or the defendants
to make modification OF their SEN
fences.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28
FIRE SWEPT:
Loss is $4,000
MADISON COUNTY TOWN HARD
HIT SUNDAY MORNING.

Peru, Iowa, June 25.-Peru suffered
a $4,000 fire Sunday. The fire start
ed from an unknown cause In the
barber shop of E. j. Hickman in the
center of frame row OF buildings.
The entire row was burned out.
The principal losses are:
w. P. Bakery, hardware stock ana
building, $1,000; insurance, $500.
Frank Foster, pool hall and barber
shop, $500; insurance, $500.
Postmaster A. Creger, building and
fixtures, $1,000; insurance, $500.
Peru Telephone company, $500; no
insurance.
E. Zimmerman, building, $1,000; in
surance, 500.
E. Hickman, barber fixtures, $500;
insurance, $500.
S. Hamilton. building, $1,000; in
surance, $500.
A. l.. Palmer, stock merchandise,
$4,000; no insurance.
G. w. Parham & company, Atlantic,
Iowa, double store room, $4,000; pro-
bable insurance, $1,000.
J. w. Mulhorn, drug stock, loss
$500; fully insured.
Laura B. Anderson of Fonda, Iowa,
brick store room damaged, $500; in.
surance.
The insurance on the loss Will be
$4,000.
The fire was discovered about
1890 Sunday morning but mad gained
such Roadway that 1t was impossible
to get it under control FOR several
hours.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28
MOB MAY LYNCH
DAVENPORT MAN
COUNTRY SECURED IN SEARCH
OF "cAPPY" HOFFMAN.

Davenport, Iowa. June 25.-The po-
lice and posses of citizens of this To-
cality are seeking "cappy' Hoffman,
who committed murder here this
morning. The crime is likely to be
made double murder within a few
hours by the death OF his second vic
tim. Hoffman, about a. m. today,
met John Esberg and Paul Ross with
two young women, the belated quar-
tette being on their way home from
Saturday night dance
He stopped and exchanged some re-
marks deemed insulting by the es-
corts of the young women. Hot words
followed and Hoffman suddenly drew
revolver and shot Esberg through
the heart and Ross In the stomach.
Esberg dropped dead and Ross is at
the hospital, his death peing expect
ed at any time.
Hoffman escaped and has not been
captured. The two young women are
too hysterical to give any clear ac-
count of the occurrence, but are
agreed as to the identity of the muir
derer, who was well known to them.
The day and evening passed with.
out Hoffman being captured and the
police apparently have no clue to his
whereabouts.
The girls who we're with the men
who were shot were Elma Ross ana
Frieda Rekerman. They SAID there
had been bad feeling bewteen Hoft-
man and his victims for some time.
The city is Mortified over the tragedy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28
LIST OF LETTERS.

Remaining uncalled for the in post
office at Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the
week ending June %, 1905:
Gents List.
Berry, Howard x Henline, O ID
Jones, E o LETTERS, w e
johnson, Dwight McKanna, Gary
Perry, Chas Read, FO
Shaw, Robt Steeter, O e
Evans & Lockman Coal Co
Ladies' List.
Ball, Gerttie Breese, Edith
Brown, Eva Walker, Lydia Mrs
Doudd, Minna Craver, Thos Mrs
Irene Findley, Della Mrs
Morgan, NJ M Mrs Moore, Lille
Reese, Grace
Parties calling for letters from this
list will please call attention to adver-
tised listsof this date. The above let
ters will be held two weeks from date
and then sent to the dead letter ONCE.
CHAs. V. HOFFMAN,, P. NJ.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28
FOUNDER OF "2s."
Man Who First Used Expression is
Fined in Court Today.


Fined in Court Today.
Cleveland, June 25.-The man who
invented "23," and the founder of
"skidoo," was captured by the local
police Sunday for theft. He was ar
raigned in court today, fined twenty
three dollars, and sentenced to three
times twenty-three days in the work
house. The prisoners number was
twenty-three, and when it was called
he answered: That's me; that's ia
miliar invented that expression"
The court said: We've been looking
for you" The prisoner was formerly
a jockey, named Patsey Morrison, and
explained: There's just room for
twenty-five horses on the Sheepshead
track. When one more enters it has
to go behind all the others and get
handicap, 1 started the saying by
yelling '23 for you every time an old
skin bag got out on tne track, be-
cause No. 20 had no chance whatever.
Other jockeys took it up, and pretty
soon everybody got on" The court
said: 'You ought to get year at
hard labor; but this being your first
offense. win suspend sentence"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28

Madison Twp. General Fund.
Taxes and penal
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28

5 S3.4S 5 S3.4SI
oskalooss Special Paving.
By bal on hand
Jan. 1, 1906. 5 526.7sI
BY taxes and pen
alties collected 7,502.62
To certifi-
cate owners. IS 7,l73.13
Bal. June l, 1906 S56.27
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28
THE FREE BRIDGE.

Washington, d. c.. June 25.-Presi.
dent Roosevelt today signed the st.
Louis bridge bill providing for a free
municipal bridge across the Mississip-
pi river.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28

oskaloosa G. Buxton Ry. Co.
By taxes col
lected ....... 5 4,261.17-
Bal June /, 1906 5 4,261.17
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28

$ 2,609.57 2,6O9.57
Interest Account.
By bal on hand
Jan. l, 1906. 5 276.S3
Borrowers ...,.. 946.6s
To error County
fund ......S 4.S0
Temp. School
fund ,........ 1854 N
Bal. June /, 1906 500.17
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
LICENSE FEES IN ENGLAND.
An Average of S175 Against One of Sss5
in his Country.

The average rate of license taxation in
L. towns of the United States having a
population exceeding 10000 is $685.. as
against an average of $l75 charged In
similar towns in Great Britain.
II the comparison be made with par-
tlcular states or certain geographical d.
visions. the difference is even more pro
nOuneed.
The average license duty in twenty.
one New England cities, says the indie.
pendent, is ten times the average rate
IN similar cities in the United Kingdom.
Naturally, the revenue thus received is
much greater in this country than in
Great Britain.
In the 164 British towns having a
population of 10000 and upward, the
proceeds from this source is approx
imately S4.0S0,000; whereas, in the l22
American towns of the same size il is
S36, 10000, or more than nine times as
much. The number of retail liquor
places in Great Britain is less today
than in 1880, though the quantity Of
liquor sold is much greater. The policy
OF limiting the number OF public houses
has resulted in creating monopoly OF
the liquor traffic and has increased enor-
mously license values, without SINH
lar increase in the scale of taxation.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
PIXIES PEAK CENTENARY.
Colorado to Celebrate the Hundredth An
nlyerSary of It's Discovery.

Zebulon Montgomery Pike discovered
the peak in the Rockies which bears his
name ON November Is, 1906 In the
fall of this year the people of Colorado
VIII celebrate the Tooth anniversary Of
this discovery ut Colorado Springs. The
celebration will be in the last week in
september, that month having been Sc
iected because weather conditions will
ne more attractive than later
Western people see peculiar fitness in
the proposed celebration. The peak *
considered typical of the country and
the people surrounding it. 1t recalls
generations OF courageous pioneers who
settled territory offering stubborn re-
slstance to the advance of civilization.
Zebulon Pike and his associate eX-
plorers conquered in spite of hardships.
with 4 handful OF fenow travellers he
started from ST. Louis on July -, 1906,
Tor the unknown lands of the west. Saw
age tribes of Indians rOamed the plains.
warning on the whites and against one
another. 1t was tour months after the
start was made that the great white peak
was sighted and twelve days later the
base was reached.
On reaching the mountains storms
We're encountered and food became
scarce. The clothing of the men was
worn to shreds. 1t was inadequate to
keep out the freezing air. When Pike
and three of his men climbed an adjoin-
ing mountain TO view the peak they were
clad in oyeralls, without undertaking or
stockings. Their boots were worn
through, admitting freely the snow and
stones.
Snow on top of the mountain was
feet deep and the temperature was de-
grees below zero. The climb occupied
two days, the intervening night being
spent IN cave. without food or water.
After this experience came others
equally trying.
The little party was finally captured
by Spanish soldiers at a point near
where Trinidad, Colo. now stands.
Had Pike not been a soldier he doubt
less would have remained with the ven
turesome spirits constituting the earliest
pioneers in the west. Even his dramatic
death, a general at the age of 81, leading
the American forces in an attack upon
the British at York, Canada. does not
overshadow his achievement in blazing
the first trail to the Rockies.
His life was governed by the mes
sages TO his son that were found on his
body. Preserve your honor free from
blemish,' and BE always ready to die
for your country, he wrote for the boy ;
guidance in life, his own career eXempli-
flying both.-New York Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
A Great Year for Prunes.

The prune growers Of California viii re
ccive S2.JJ0UO0 more for their crop of
1905 than was obtained by them for the
crop Of 1908. This is the estimate Of the
leading dealer in the San Francisco mar
kc:-
The total estimated amount due 10
the prune growers for this years crop
is $4O50. 600. representing lsoWjU.UD0
pounds If prunes. In 1908 the total
prune production of California was CO.
100000 pounds. This showing makes the
crop Of 1906 exceed that of 1903 by
i20.000000 pounds As all the stocks
are practically cleared mp. the estimate
for 1906 is supposed TO hc fairly ac-
curate.
The same authority says that taking
the season altogether the average prize"
Of the crop viii be about - cents per
pound.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
A Hint for the Amateur.

"What | want is a bright, shori
play" said Toole to the amateur, VIII,
had brought him siX-act drama.
How do you mcan-a short, bright
drama:' asked the author. Can you
give me an idea"
"Oh, yes" said Toole. here's one
It's direct and leaves much to the imas
nation.
1t is in one act.
when the curtain goes up two per
sons arc discovered on n sofa. one d
pretty young woman. the other nice.
looking young fellow. They embrace
neither If them says word. Then Il
door opens at the back aud a commercial
traveller enters. lie wears an overt ,at
and carries an umbrella. You can tell
ut ouce by his manner that he is the
husband of the young woman. At least
that would be the inference Of every in
telIigent playgoer.
The husband takes off his coat
draws from his pocket a heavy revolver
and in the midst of the silent embrace Of
hero aud heroine fires.
The young woman falls dead.
He fires again and the young man is
similarly disposed Of. Then the murder
er comes forward. puts on a pair Of eye
glasses and proceeds to contemplate his
sanguiuary work. Great heavens" be-
cXclams. i am Oh the wrong floor -"
REYNOLDS Newspaper.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
RELIEF.

Compound sooner; for have trieo So many
remedies without help.
~ dreaded the approach Of every month.
as il meant so much pain and suffering tor
me, but after / had used the Compound two
months became regular and natural and am
now perfectly well and free from pain. ] am
very grateful for what Lydia f. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound has done for me.
Such testimony should be accepted
b. all women as convincing evidence
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound stands without peer as %
medy for all the distressing ills of
men.
The success of Lydia f Pinlxham
/ Vegetable Compound rests upon the
well-earncd gratitude of American
! women,
/ When women are troubled with pain
or irregularities, displacements or nj
ceration OF the organs. that bearing
down feeling, Inflammation, backache.
bloating (or flatulencyl general dchtl-
/ ity. indigestion aud nervous prostra-
/ ton. or are beset with such symptoms
as dizziness, faintness, lassi.udc, eX-
citability, irritahility, ne. vonSness,
/ sleeplessness, melancholy, they should
remember there is one tried and
/ true remedy. Lydia Il. pinkham $
! Vegetable Compound at once removes
such troubles, Refuse 20 buy any other
medicine, for you need the best.
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham ii there is anything
about your sickness You do not
understand She will treat y"u
with kindness and her advice is,
free. No woman ever regretted
writing her and she has helped
thousands. Address Lynn. Mass
ian Best Understands O NCElan'S us.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
NEW YoRK,s LFPERS.
The Dreary Life They Lead on Black
wells Island.

Although recent statement that 300
eperS are walking about the streets of
New York. a constant menace 10 public
health. has been met with vigorous de-
mails On the part of local health officials.
backed mp by the statements of experts
10 prove that leprosy is a far less CON
tagious disease than generally
supposed. yet New York city has
lepr0sy camp of her own. These lepers
are public charges under the care of the
department of charities, and their abode
resembles more a death house in some
prison than a camp. Ii i the one
roomed ell part of long low brick
building on Blackweli's Island. The
main portion of the building is given up
to erysipelUs patients but this one room,
entirely separated from the erysipelas
ward, is devoted exclusively to the use
of leprous patients. There are only three
of them at present. all men. One is an
elderly Dane, who has lost his eyeSight;
the other two are Chinese, one a man
of middle age. who is very sick. and the
other n young fellow, who is said by the
physicians and nurse to be nearly cured
of the disease
Though the camp" is only about fifty
yards from the Metropolitan hospital,
the administration building of the hos
pital group on the island. when ono
crosses the drive and walks down beside
inc long low Drlck DulIOinS To that small
room at its eastern end, sense of desc
lation lays hold upon the stoutest heart
There are other buildings nearby, car
riages rattle down the drive boats glide
down the river within calling distance
and only that low building. viewed in
the knowledge of its use. presents a pie
, ture Of sadness Us complete rs the most
! ina ginative mind could desire
And the lives Of its inmates are in
keeping with the appearance of the
building. II is true that they are not
bound by hard and fast rules. for the
hospital officials share the belief of DIR.
Charles +. Roberts. leprosy expert of
the city health department. that leproSy
is such fcehly contagious disease as IL
require other conditions than mere prox-
unity to communicate it, Consequently,
in 50 far as their physical condition per-
mits. the city'S lepers are free to wander
about the hospital grounds of the island
on fair days in summer when they feel
the need of fresh air and a little exer-
else according to their nurse although
they lave never done so. the lepers
would not he restricted by their disease
from visiting the city proper since
leprosy is not counted contagious.-N New
York Tribune
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
A Well Known Remedy.

One Of the oldest, safes; and most ia
vorably known remedies III the world TO-
day is Brandreth's Pills-a blood purifier
and laxative. Being purely vegetable they
can be used by old or young with perfect
safety and while other remedies REQUIRE
increased doses and finally cease acting
altogether, with Brandreth's Pills the
same dose always has the same effect no
matter how long they are taken. One or
two pills taken each night for a while is
the best thing known for any one troubled
with constipation, Indigestion, Dyspepsia
or any trouble arising from an impure
state of the blood.
Brandreth's Pills have been in use for
over a century end are sold in every drug
and medicine store, plain or sugar coated.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
LIMB RAW AS PIECE OF BEEF.
Suffered for Three Years with Itching
Humor-Cruiser Newark, U. S. N,
Man Cured by Cuticura.

II suffered with humor for about
three years off and on. | finally saw
doctor and he gave me remedies that
did me no good, so | tried Cutcura
when my limb below the knee to the
ankle was as raw as a piece of beef
All used was the Cuticura Soap and
the Ointment. l bathed with Cuticura
Soap every day, and used about six
or seven boxes OF Cuticura Ointment
was thoroughly cured of the humor
in three weeks, and haven't been af-
fected with it since. use no other
Soap than Cuticura now. H. j. My
ers, U. S. n, U. s. S. Newark. New
York, July s, 1905"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
Salt for Dust Laying.

Salt is the latest device for laying dust
OF roads in the country. The author of
this new departure is NJ. Trntzins, city
surveyor of Rouen, who has published
1t as the result of long series of expert
ments The list of these. while bringing
OUT the weak side of the new system.
Possesses considerable interest as show
ing it to possess real possibilities of util-
ity. A long stretch of road was first
watered and then sprinkled with salt,
The next day the surface of the road
was covered with a thin, glazed crust.
Rain removed this in parts. hut where
the glaze remained there was no dust
for FIVE days.-Dundce Advertiser
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
Bible Reading in Missouri.

Col John Cosgrove. afterward con
gresham from the Boouville district
was especially distinguished as So
advocate before a jury. Defending
client accused If some crime. Col. Cos
grove in an eloquent climax. shouted:
What does the states attorney rE
pect? Does Ire expect my client liI'
Daniel. 10 command the sun to stan.
still and have il obey
JudGa James w. Draffen, lawyer fu
the opposition. Interrupted
May il please your honor" be said
addressing Judge James :. Hazel wiz
was on tie bench. Il object 10 Col. Cos
groves misquoting Scripture
y beg pardon" blandiy replied CO.
Coscrove Il forgot for the moment 'ha
il was not Daniel, hut Solomon. wiz.
commanded the SUB 70 stand ~till.'
And that statement went uneia
lenccd-Karsas CRY Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
Sanland.

\ certain class of minds has been ut
work for more than hundred years try
ing to construct an original designation
in a single word. for the United States
of America. 1t was seriously proposed
at first to call the republic Columbia.
but no one wanted that, and finally New
/ Granada in South America. came along
and appropriated the title. Samuel
Whelpley, author Of the "Compend of
History conducted a campaign in be-
| half of the word "Fredonia," which he
| considered more euphonious than Free.
DONNA" but succeeded only in getting the
name attached to a village IN this state,
whence it has been passed on to postof-
| fees in a dozen other states of the union.
Later. the English kindly attempted to
rechristen the country "Usonia." and the
people "Usoniaus," by derivation from
the magical initials II. s. A." But com.
mon speech accepts none of these desig-
nations. America" and Americans"
are good enough for the people. who see
no improperly whatever in giving n con
tinental designation to the republic and
its citizens.
But the fact that no original designa-
ton has yet pleased the fancy of the
people is no sure sign that none ever
will. The International Mercantile Ma
rine company has hit upon a name for
one of it's ships which has great popular
and picturesque possibilities. When the
steamer Mississippi of the Red Star line
reaches this port tomorrow she is to be
rechristened Samland in honor of Uncle
Sam.
And "Samland" is good. Uncle Sam.
the genial and shrewd abstraction of the
republic is dear to every heart. We can
imagine "Samland" going from mouth
to mouth until the application of ii is
transferred to the nation. After that
Americans of the United States may be
calling themselves Sam.anLors, and the
business will be done.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
HOW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF CatArrh than cannot he cured
by Halls Cntarrh Cure
f. J. CHENEY co, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known +. ],
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able TO carry
out any obligations made by his Arm
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free Price Zoe per hottie, Sold by all
Druggists
TaIe Halrs Family pills for constipation.