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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
CURTIS JET
SHOT MARCUM
Confessed to killing On Witness
Stand While Under In.
f|uence Of Liquor.
BY Associated Press

Beattyville, KY, July 11.-Curtis Jett
at the afternoon session of the trial of
Judge Hargis and former Sheriff Gala
han, took the stand and said:
'fMr. Marcum prosecuted me on sew.
eral cases and was my bitter enemy,
and / am the man who killed him."
He then told of the assassination,
agreeing with the description given By
B. j. Even. He suddenly lost ms
memory at the most crucial moment
Commonwealth Attorney Adams
says Jet was beastely drunk and an
attempt will be made to get him to
repeat his confession tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
Case Developed on June rs in
louisiana Town and Patient
is Now Well.
HEALTH OFFICERS OF TEXAS
ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI OF.
FIctALLY NOTIFIED = CLOSE
WATCH WILL BE KEPT AND NO
ANXIETY is FELT.
BY Associated Press.

New Orleans, July 1.-The report
that one case of yellow fever develop
ed on June 25 at Laplace. Louisiana
twenty-five miles from here, was made
today by the state board Of health
The patient is now we'll
DR.. Irion, president of the board has
notified the health officers of Texas
Alabama and Mississippi, saying thai
close watch will be kept on Laplace
for developments, but no anxiety is
felt over the situation.
The health board will take action
against the physician for failure to re
port the case sooner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
TAKES
ISSUE WITH
TAFT
BY Associated Press

New York, July 11.-Former Judge
Alton B. Parker, in a statement today
took issue with the utterances of Sec
rotary of War Taft in his speech at
Greensboro, N. c., last Monday, de-
claring the secretary sought to have
the public draw the inference that the
recent prosecution of alleged illegal
combinations was due to new statues.
He quotes his letter of acceptance and
a speech subsequently delivered in
which he said the laws on the statue
books were entirely adequate if en-.
forced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
a WELL KNOWN
JOURNALIST DEAD
BY Associated Press

Charleston, S. c., July 11.-After a
short illness Roswell I. Logan, tele-
graph editor of the News and Courier
died this morning. He was born in
Charleston seventy years ago and was
a valiant Confederate soldier. He took
up newspaper work on the Charles
ton Mercury at the close of the wal
and was a brilliant and forceful writer
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
NEGRO LYNCHED
BY CROWD OF
ARMED MEN
By Associated Press.

Swainsboro Ca, July 11.-One
hundred heavily armed men took Ed.
Pearson. a negro from Deputy Sheriff
Fields three miles from this place
early this morning, carried him to Il
swamp and lynched him. Pearson
was found last night by Misses Maud
and Ida burden hiding under a bed.
Their screams brought their aged
father, who was knocked senseless
by the negro, who escaped. Later ne
was captured by the deputy and iden-
titled.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
RUSSIAN ADMIRAL
BADLY INJURED
WHO WAS SHOT YES
TERDAY, is IN A SERIOUS
CONDITION..
BY Associated Press.

Sevastapool, July 1.-THE condi.
bon of Vice Admiral Chounkin, whose
Ere was attempted by an assassin To-
pay, is extremely serious. The 5ui-
Eei lodged in his lung, making breath.
|ng difficult. The would-be-assassin
/ sailor, who hid in the bushes and
POT at the admiral while he was
faIking in the garden of his villa
he culprit has not been apprehended
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
uIY ELECTION
AT OeFUNtAk
sneclaI to The journal.

'DFclli 10 The Journal.
"'r u'las, July lin the city cleo
r" Yesterday, DR.. G. P. Henry got "a
"eS against 81 for Mr.. H. Thomber
1e three councilmen elected are Mr.
I w McSwain, H. II. Dreyer and L.
OaW'hon. Mr.. Mckee is to be city
-a'snal in place of Mr.. Morrison. 135
Co'es were cast.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
MANY KILLED
AND INJURED
BY Associated Press

Buffalo, N. Y, July 11.-Four or
five persons are reported killed and
twelve injured in collision between
trolly cars on the International Rail
way Company's line between here and
Lockport tonight. A special with re-
lief cars has been sent to the scene.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
FRENCH RIOTERS
GRANTED AMNESTY
sv Associated Press.

Paris. July 1.-THE chamber OF
deputies today passed the senate am
nesty bill granting pardon to persons
nunished for offenses during the TAX.
ing of inventories of church property
and strike disturbances of May l.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
THE VICKSBURC
MONUMENT BILL
gov. BLANCHARD vEToES MEAS
uRE APPRoPRlATlNe 100000
FOR MEMORIAL.
BY Associated Press

0aton Rouge, La. July 11.-Gover-
'r Blanchard tonight stated that he
gao vetoed the Vicksburg monument
fH' appropriating one hundred thou
fshd dollars to erect a monument to
confederate soldiers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
WIFE AND CHILDREN
Drained BY INSANE
SWEDISH FARM Err
Dy Associated Press

Charleston, s. c., July H.
A special from Walterboro says
j. w. Irnegan, a prosperous
white farmer, today killed his
wife and four children, brain
ing them with an axe at his
home twenty miles from Wal
terboro. He then went to a
neighbors and told of the deed.
They brought him to jail at
WATERFORD. Irnegan admits
the killing but says he does not
know why he did it. He Is a
native of Sweden and is believ-
ed to be insane.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
SLAYER OF NELLIE
ELLISON ARRESTED
IN WISCONSIN TOWN
BY Associated Prese

by AoeOCtaSCo TfSoS
Minneapolis, Mimi, July II.
-Ithan Riggs was arrested at
Elrey, Wisconsin, this after
noon, charged with killing Miss
Nellie Ellison, whose dead body
was found in a room at a
Minneapolis hotel late yester-
day. Riggs is said to have
been Miss Elison's adviser and
there Is evidence to show that
he accompanied her to a local
bank yesterday when she had
cashed draft for more than
twenty-seven hundred dollars
and left with her.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
orolATloN MUST CEASE
soYcoTTlNo MERCHANTS
BY Associated Press.

ys'ok, July 1.-THE military
"OiiueS have ordered the popula-
- . cease boycotting the merchants
eountenanced the anti-Jewish
stdreak here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
CLEVELAND AT
SUMMER HOME
Bv Associated Press.

Tamworth, N. H., July 11.-Former
President Cleveland arrived here this
afternoon and drove Immediately to
his home. two miles from the village
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
CRUISER CHARLESTON
SAILED FROM SAN JUAN
BY Assoclated Press

San Juan, July 1.-The United
States cruiser Charleston, with Sec
rotary Root on board, sailed last mid
night for Rio Janeiro.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
Tax Assessors Report.

The report OF The Tax Assessor
shows an Increase in 1905 over 1904
in real estate values in round num-
bers of $4,000, 100000, and in personal
values of over $,000,000.O0, while
Railroad and telegraph companies nave
been increased less than $500 10000.
The total figures of the exact in
crease shows $3.50. 637 90.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
SELL FAIR GROUNDS.
Sheriff. Will Auction Them Off on
December ~.

Sheriff Valentine in his official ca
pacity has posted the following notice
as required by law:
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of a special execution to me d.
rected by the clerk of the district
court of Mahaska county, Iowa,
against the goods, chattels, lands and
tenements, etc., of The Mahaska
County Fair Association, defendant
in favor of Chas. B. McCulloch and
J. H. Harrison, plaintiffs, l will offer
at public sale to the highest bidder
for cash, at the door of the court
house, in the city of OsKaloosa, coun-
ty Of Mahaska, Iowa, on the ed day
of December, 1906, all of defendants
right, title and interest in and to the
following described real estate stu
ated in Mahaska county, Iowa, to-wit:
lots Nos. IA, Is, %, 3s and 80, in the
NWA Of Sec. 30. 10, township No.
rs, norm OF range 16, west of 9Th p.
NJ, and also lot one ~, in blocK"C''
in Myers modified addition to the city
of Oskaloosa, and all in Mahaska
county, Iowa. Sale to commence at
the hour of 2 o'clock p. M, of said
day"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
LADIES OF THE C. A, R.
Good Meeting of Local Chapter
Which is Growing.

Oskaloosa Circle No. AZ met in
regular session last evening at Post
Hail. A large attendance of mem
bers was present. National and ue-
partment orders of Importance were
read. lars. John Malone was initiat-
ed into the order. The names of Mrs.
Catherine McNair and Mrs. Harris
were oaAoted upon and will be in
itiated at the next meeting. While
two applications were received and
reIerred to investigating committees.
Arrangements were made to send
large barrel of fruit to the Soldiers
Home at Marshalltown. The custom
of labelling each can of fruit as was
practiced last year will be followed
this year and the recipients will know
from whom the fruit was received.
Not only was large amount of can
ned fruits and jellies donated, but
also money to pay the charges on the
same. Any lady who has not donated
and desires to do SO can send her do
nation to Mrs. S. ]. Dutton before
Monday afternoon, as the barrel will
be packed there on Monday after
noon.
The official visit of the Dept. Presi-
dent, Mrs. Anna Weaver, of Waterloo,
was talked of and after much discus
sion it was decided to postpone her
visit until after the next regular meet.
ing, at which time election of officers
for the coming year will occur.
The Department President had ex-
pected to pay the Circle visit early
in the month. but owing to misun-
derstanding it was postponed. The
visit Of the Department President will
be quite an honor for the Circle, and
arrangements for her pleasure while
with US will be made by the commit
tee in charge and large attendance
is desired.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
THE INTERURBAN
GETS THE TAX
COMPANY HAS COMPLIED WITH
THE FRANCHISE.
CARS ARE RUNNING TO BEACON.
City Council Takes a Ride, inspects
the Line and Officially Declares
All Requirements Have
Been Met.

Another incident in the history o.
the Oskaloosa & Buxton Interurbar
Electric railway was closed Friday
afternoon when the city council, hay
ing beeen duly notified that the rail
way company had complied with the
terms of the franchise, made an off
cial trip over the line to inspect the
work
Eight of the members of the council
met at the mayors Office in special
meeting called for the purpose OF
making the inspection. The resolu'
lions or notice from the Oskaloosa 6.
Buxton Electric line were presented
to the council and service on the same
was duly accepted by each member
of the council and the signature of
each member was appended.
1t then remained for the council 70
satisfy themselves that the work had
been done. The members of the coun,
ell, together with a number of the
officers of the Iuterurban, made the
trip to the end of the line in Beacon
and returned to the city, where the
council again went into session. HaV-
ing made careful examination of the
work and having been duly advised
in all the premises and having found
all terms of the franchise fully COM
piled with, the council certified to the
county treasurer, w. w. Eby, the
facts of the completion of the work
between Oskaloosa and the town of
Beacon, emitting the Interurban
Company to the first half of the tax
voted in assistance of the line. This
certification was signed by the mem.
bers of the council present-James
O'Hearn, F. w. Glaze, James Brown,
T. l.. Shipley, Marion Cruzen, Chas.
Mccall, F. L. Christie and c. H. RAILS
ton. 1t was turned over to Messrs.
Kalbach and Lacey of the Interurban
and they in turn took the certificate
to Treasurer Eby, to whom 1t was
duly presented and such amount Of
the tax as had been collected for the
first half was paid over to the COM
pany.
About four-fifths of the tax has been
collected. Some have withheld the
payment of the tax, but now that the
line is in full operation as required in
the terms Of the ordinance, those %ho
have been outstanding will make
payment
The tax was voted on August 16,
1905. by the people Of the city, and
in the terms of the ordinance, the
payment of the first half of the tax
was conditional upon the completion
and the operation of the line to the
city of Beacon on or before Deem
Der first, 1906.
The line was acknowledged by the
city council to be in operation on the
23d day of hovember, 1906, and lie
provisions and requirements of the
ordinance have been fully met.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
MORMON PROPHET
FINED FOR B|GAMY
SMITH PLEADS GUILTY TO UN-
LAWFUL coHABlTATloN.
HUSBAND OF TOO MANY WIVES
Proceedings Start Over the Birth OF
the Forty.Third Child In the
Family Fine Is Fixed
At $4,000

Salt Lake City, Nov. 24.-Jo-
seph F. Smith, president of the Nor
mon church Friday afternoon APP
peared in the district court before
Judge Richie and pleaded guilty to a
charge of unlawful cohabitation, and
fine of $500 was imposed.
The charge under which the Nor
mon prophet was arrested and fined
was based ON the recent birth Of
President Smiths forty-third child,
born to his fifth wife.
President Smith addressed the
court. He stated that his last mar
riage was In 1884 All his marriages,
he said, were entered into with the
sanction of his church, and, as they
believed. with the approval Of the
Lord. According to his faith and the
law Of the church they were eternal
in duration. He concluded:
when / accepted the manifesto is
sued by President MILFORD Woodruff
/ did not understand that I would be
expected to abandon and discard my
wives. Knowing the sacred coven.
ants and obligations which I had
assumed by reason Of these marriages,
have conscientiously tried to dis
charge the responsibilities attending
them, without being offensive to any
one. have never Haunted my fam.
lily relations before the public, nor
have felt a spirit of defiance against
the law, but, on the contrary, have
always desired to be a law-abiding
citizen. In considering the trying pc
sition in which l have been placed
trust that your honor will exercise
such leniency in your sentence as law
and jsutiee will permit"
Judge Richie imposed the maxi
mum fine, but omitted the Jail sen
tence of from one DAY to six months
which he might have imposed under
the Utah statute
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
Order Of Adjournment.

1t is hereby ordered that the De-
cember, 1906, term Of the district
court of Iowa. In and for Mahaska
county, be and the same is hereby ad-
journed until the 10th day Of Deem
Der, 1906, at 1870 o'clock D. m. 1t
is further ordered that the grand jury
be summoned to appear on the 18th
day of December. 1906. at 1880 O'Clock
.. m, and that the petit jury be sum-
moned to appear on the 18th day OF
December, 1906, at 1870 o'clock D. m.
It is further ordered that the above
order Of adjournment be printed on
the Bar Docket, and notice thereof
be given by one publication in the
oskaloosa Herald.
Done at Montezuma. Iowa, this 22d
day Of November, 1906.
Jno. T. Scott, Judge.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
MADE in OSKALOOSA.
That is Likely to be the Brand on a
New Metallic Casket.

A long time ago somebody said:
"The young may die, the old must"
Since that time nobody has been able
to discover or invent an elixir of life
that would tend to prove that this
statement is not correct. 1t is there
fore human as well as sensible to
look death straight in the face and
make the best of the situation. The
soul is provided for and the body
should have the best home that can
be given it. With these thoughts in
mind A. j. MarKelbach set about to
produce waterproof casket and vault
some things that up to the present
ne claims have never been built He
has succeeded in his work, and yes
terday was officially notified that the
government had granted him patent
that is likely to revolutionize the
burial business.
His patent is not on the material
of which the caskets and vaults are
to be built, but upon joints and locks,
and such experienced men as Chas.
Foehlinger, and Eugene Cheeseman
of the McCurdy store, pronounce
them the best contrivances that have
ever come under their observance.
The casket is not only water proof,
but when equipped with burglar proof
locks it will defy the grave robber
for all time to come. There is moth
ing about the casket to mould or de-
cay, and being water proof the re-
mains will be preserved practically
forever.
Mr.. Merkelbach has followed his
vocation of tin and coppersmith for
twenty-eight years, and for the past
seventeen has been connected with
the M. d. Gilchrist hardware store.
He is a practical man and in his bust
ness has naturally made a special
study of water tight and lasting
joints. His present invention is not
the dream of the moment, but has
been worked out by experience and
severe application.
So promising is his invention that
before the patent was fully granted,
Mr.. Merkelbach had had several Of
fers to sell it to several large coffin
manufacturers. He has thus far de-
clined to even consider any of these
offers in the hope that home COM
pany might be organized, and the new
casket made in Oskaloosa. He al
ready has had some good assurances
along this line, and it is not improb-
able that Oskaloosa may have another
factory added to her industrial cir
cles 1t is known fact that the
wood of which the better grades of
collins are made is getting scarcer
every year, and that the metallic
casket is being used more and more.
Metallic caskets could be made in
Oskaloosa just as cheaply as any
where, and when added to this fact
the further fact that the best in the
world are those combining Mr.. Mer-
kelbach's patent, there is no reason
why a factory here would not be a
wonderful success.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Philanthropic Department of Wo-
mans Club Revive Project.

The Philanthropic Department OF
the o. w. c. met Friday afternoon at
the home o. NySs. Frank HUBER on
North First street. The subject UNI
der consideration was the early
American philanthropist, Peter Coop.
er, and brief sketch of his life and
achievements was given by Mrs.
Burke
The peculiar significance of his
work was discussed and the class
seemed to be inspired by its gener.
osity.
The subject of the winters work
was then taken up and it was tenta-
lively decided to make it an indus
trial school, A committee consisting
of Mrs. Huber, Mrs. Homer and Mrs.
Kyle was appointed to consult with
Associated Charity workers on the
subject. The committee will report
at the December meeting of the class.
Other active work was briefly dis
cussed.
The meeting was enthusiastic in a
desire to be Of nelp in the moral wei.
fare of the citv
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
"a Years Aqo.

Reunion of the 10Th Iowa Infantry
will be at Mt. Pleasant Dec. 81, 1906.
and held commemorative Of the close
of hard march from Springfield to
Prairie Grove, Ark, Saturday, Dec.
6, 1852, and the hard fought battle
all day Sunday, Dec. z, 1862.
Jno. c. Bonnell of st. Louis, a
member of Co. e, is president, and
wants to meet good number at the
reception the 9Th, Thursday night.
and at the business meeting and ban
quet given the regiment by the w. r.
C. night of the It'll, Friday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
HOLIDAY TRADE is
Opening UP EARLY
sRApsTREETs SAYS BUSINESS IS
ACTIVE AS A WHOLE.
LABOR is VERY SCARCE
Industry Pushed to the Limit Of Pro-
duction--Grain Markets
Are Fairly
Steady.

New York, Nov. 24.-Bradstreet's
says:
Though checked in some sections by
irregular weather conditions, trade is
active as a whole, holiday demand is
opening up earlier than usual, indus
try in nearly all lines is still pushed
to the limit of production and little re.
lief from the prevailing car congestion
is yet apparent, despite the fact that
the movement of certain crops to mar
ket is smaller than usual at this sea-
son. Despite the approach Of the close
of the season of outdoor activities,
there is still general complaint of the
scarcity Of labor, and railways, mills
and factories are conceding advances
in wages to hold their help, without,
however, entirely satisfying demands
presented.
A season of plenteous production, of
immense industrial activity and of
great financial operations is apparent
ly closing, with record holiday trade
beginning earlier than usual.
Settled Weather Helps.
Rains or snow in the northwest, and
especially heavy precipitation, fol-
lowed by cold weather in the Ohio and
middle Mississippi valleys, have tenn
porarily checked trade and collections,
but the advent of settled weather has
given better tone to late advices.
Jobbers have been working to fill re-
orders for fall and winter goods, while
wholesalers have been busy on spring
account. Taken as whole. trade in
first and second hands is at present
moro active than usual at this season,
while retail trade is heavy, demand
covers wide range, and quality of
purchases is exceptionally high.
The grain markets have displayed
fair steadiness, with few fluctuations,
on continued light movement from the
producing centers, part of which is at
tributed to the car congestion. The
feeling grows, however, that the mill
ing wheat production in the northwest
has been overestimated. At the south,
bad weather in the middle Mississippi
valley and Arkansas is claimed to have
interrupted picking and stopped
growth, heavy rains being followed by
freezing weather.
Trade Good, Says Dun.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade says:
Weather conditions, have retarded
trade in seasonable staple lines of mer-
chandise, but holiday goods have be-
gun to move unusually early and in a
volume that promises satisfactory re-
suits. Wholesale business is main
tanning much better movement than
last year, and further improvements is
noted in collections. From the lead
ing manufacturing plants come reports
of full employment of machinery, yet
deliveries are much less prompt than
desired and mad equate railway facili-
ties receive large share of the
blame.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
VERDICT FOR CRIPPLE.
Scott County Jury Awards Railway
EmpIoye $4,000.

Davenport, Ia, Nov. 24.-The sec
ond largest verdict ever awarded in a
damage suit was given by a jury In
the Scott county district court in fav-
or of Ed J. o'Connor and against the
Rock Island railway. The amount OF
the award is $4,000. Mr.. O'Connor
was injured over two years ago in an
accident at West Liberty when the
car in which be was working as ex-
press messenger was overturned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
Wanted the Snow stopped.

A tiny tot OF a girl who had been
led into the belief that the chief Of
police remedied all matters not per-
feet, went to the phone last Wednes-
day when the heavy snow came.
SIS Mr.. Carly there?" came the de-
termined voice.
Whats the trouble?" was the re-
ply.
This snow stuff is covering up an
our grass" said the little miss, "ant
it must be stopped" For further de-
tails inquire Of City Solicitor c. C.
Oryis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
ADJuDGED INSANE.
Criminal Prosecution Of Herbert Par.
ker Temporarily Suspended.

Herbert Parker was before the
commissioners of insanity yesterday,
was adjudged insane, and was ordered
taken to Mt Pleasant hospital for
treatment Parker was arrested last
summer, accused of trying to rape a
little six-year-old girl. He was bound
over to the grand jury, who found
an indictment against him. His trial
would have come up this week before
the district court, but his mental
condition was inquired into, with the
above result.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29

hurled violently, with lightning-like
rapidity, out of the shaft, with the
fatal results above mentioned. Men
should not be allowed 20 ascend or
descend into the mine when shots
are ignited, should the cages be in
motion or suspended in the shat.
The air pressure should circulate
freely, so as to afford no resistance
to the snots.