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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
LAND is CONDEMNED.

The appraisers, K. A. Kent, A. J.
Augustine and r. N. Bennett, who
were appointed by county Superln-
tendent J. P. Dodds to condemn a road
to the school house in Sand Ridge dis.
trict in Richland township, have re.
ported that the road takes land from
Jacob Boot, F. Van Corp and Cornell.
ius Verdough, worth respectively $3ov.
SIS and SIS. Arrangements for the
road will be made Immediately.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
ON Strike
EIGHTEEN SHOPS ARE CLOSED
AND $40 MEN OUT AT DIES
MONIES TODAY.

Des Moines, May 1.-The plumbers,
steam filters and laporers are on a
strike, Their demands of fifty-cent
increase per day in their wages to
take effect the first of May have not
been met by the employers, and hence
the strike. There are about lao men
out, affecting practically all the shops
in the city. The members Of the
trades served notice and walked out
last night.
The wages paid the plumbers and
steam filters have been $3.50. to $500
per day for an eight hour day. The
increase asked would place the wages
at $500 to $3.50. Laborers have been
receiving from SIPS to $3.50 and in
some cases $500 per day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
OVER TWO MILES
OF new SIDEWALK
BIG IMPROVEMENT ORDERED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL.
MUST BE PUT In AT ONCE.
New Work Will All Be of Cement
and Will Be Widely Scattered
Over Town-List of
Locations.

over two miles Of cement sidewalk
was ordered in by the city council at
a special meeting last evening at
which time the report of the sidewalk
committee regarding the poor condi-
tons of many of the sidewalks over
town was read and acted upon by the
body .. s.sss.-s=s
The walks ordered in cover over
thirty blocks, or little more than
two miles, and will furnish consider
able employment during the coming
year to the cement workers of the
city. The list of the walks ordered
in is:
North side D avenue, E street to G
street.
North side B avenue from X street
60 feet west.
South side B avenue, H street to
street, three-fourths of block.
East side North H street, High ave-
nue. to G avenue.
West side South H street, Second
to Third avenue. Condemning and re-
placing brick walk.
South side Third avenue from
street to west side of w. H Bowen
residence, two blocks.
East side South H street, First ave
rue to Second avenue.
North side Second avenue. G street
to II street.
West side South Market from Eighth
avenue south to Twelfth avenue.
South side Eighth avenue from Mar.
ket street to B street.
East side South Second street from
Third avenue to alley between Fourth
and Fifth avenues.
North side Sixth avenue from D
street to street. o.
East side South E street. Eighth to
Ninth avenues.
South side Fourth avenue, c to D
street.
South side Fifth avenue, D to F
street.
North side Sixth avenue, Fifth to
Seventh street.
North side avenue, First to Third
street.
East side North First street, G ave-
nue. to Mrs. Birds lot, two blocks.
West side North Second street,
north of c avenue; replaces board
walk
North side of B avenue from Fifth
to Sixth street.
East side North Fifth street, c ave.
nue. to B avenue.
East side E street, D avenue to F
avenue.
According to the sense of the coun.
ell these walks must De put il t..is
year and work will he commenced
soon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
Notice Of Referees Sale.
Oliver H. Schock ct al
VS..
Cynthia schock ct al.

Cynthia Schock ct al.
In the district court of the State of
Iowa within and for Mahaska county.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of the commission to the under
signed as referee, in the above enti-
tied cause, from the clerk of the dis
trict court of the State of Iowa, witk
in and for Mahaska county. and in
pursuance of the order of the said
court, on the decree therein made and
entered on the 18th day of April, 1906,
providing for the partition and sale OF
the following described real estate:
Lots 32, 80 and So, also the undivided
one-half interest in lots a., 4S, 40, so
and 81, all in the town or Lacey, Ma
haska county, Iowa.
will on the I'd day of June, 1906,
offer the said described real estate for
sale to the highest bidder, for cash in
hand. Said sale to take place at the
door of the court house in Oskaloosa,
at the hour of 2 o'clock p. M, OF said
day.
oskaloosa, Iowa, april 80, 1906.
4Ow2 ]. G. harold, Referee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
subject to the will of the republican
county convention. .... .N.
R. w. Moore.

county convention. .....
R. W. Moore. IS
Editors Herald: - Please announce
that G Winter will be candidate for
member of the board of supervisors
of Mahaska county, subject to the will
of the republican county convention.
For Superintendent of Schools.
Editor Herald: announce that
I will be candidate for nomination
for the Office of county superintend-
emit Of schools, subject to the choice
of the coming Republican county con-
yention. NJ. Hedge.
Editors Herald: - Please announce
that l will be candidate for the NOM
ination for the office of county super
intendent of schools, subject to the
choice of the Mahaska county repub-
lican convention.
(pd) L. V. Carter.
For Coroner.
Editor Herald: - Please announce
that will again be candidate for
county coroner, subject to Tie favor or
the republican county convention.
nd Charles F. Foehlinger.
For Justice of Peace.
Editor Herald: - Please announce
my name as canoldate for the office
of justice Of the peace, subject to the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
AN EDITORS DREAM.
And the Good Results that Followed
His HaIlucination.

Jerseyville, Ills, May 1. - E1itor
Joseph M. Page of the Jersey County
Democrat dreamed last night that San
Francisco people were furnishing for
eggs and that the latter we're selling
for forty cents apiece, This morning
he conceived the idea or having Jer.
sey county donate eggs to the suffer
ers from the earthquake. Accordingly
arrangements have been made to hold
egg donation days, May 4 and 5. De-
positories have already been secured
in every town in the county. 1t is
estimated several thousand cases will
be donated. The express companies
will transport them free.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
LAND ALL SOLD.
The Dakota and Manitoba Company
Makes Fine Showing.

At meeting of the directors of the
Dakota and Manitoba Land Co., in
which a number of prominent business
men of this city were interested, held
yesterday in Oskaloosa, 7. G. Janney
was elected a director in the affairs
of the company, succeeding John r.
Rarnes, who had resigned that Office.
The company has JUST recently by a
sale of $4,000 acres Of its land con.
Guided the disposal of its entire orig
inal holding of 100000 acres. Its az
fairs are in rather undetermined
state, owing to the fact that 1t has not
been decided whether to continue fur
Their operations in land.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
will Of the republican nominating
convention. Henry R. Kendig. (pdl

Editor Herald: - Kindly announce
my name as candidate for the Office
Of justice of the peace, subject to the
will of the republican nominating con-
vention. c. Woodruff. (pd)
Editor Herald: My UNI erous 8
friends have not urged me to an.
nounce my name as a candidate, but
believing they will support me both
in the nomination and at the polls,
you may announce my name for the
office of justice of the peace, subject
to the will of the township re-
publican convention.
]. r. Gentry.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
SAYS HocH KISSED HER.
Governor Of Kansas Figures in SEN
sational Charges.

Wichita, Kan, May Mrs. W. E.
Stanley, wife of Ex-Governor Stanley,
today verified rumor that Governor
Hoch tried to kiss her IN his private
office one day last December when
she called on him in her oficial capac-
ity as a member Of the visitation board
for the state charitable institutions.
Shortly after this Mrs. Stanley resign
ed, and Governor Hoch aid not make
the resignation pu0nc for weeks.
Two or three papers printed indirect
references to the kissing scandal, but
Governor Hoch denied it and Mrs.
Stanley would not say word about it
until today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
QUIET AT MINES.
No Disturbances Are Reported at
Mount Carmel, Pa.

= Mount Carmel, Pa, May L. The
city is free fro mrioting this morning.
Troops are awaiting orders of the sher-
iff who travelled hurriedly through
four counties in the district and re-
turned. He said he would not attach
the men. More constabulary are ex.
pected today. "a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03

The steam shovel has completed its
task of cleaning up the Centrars coal
pile and the huge stock of dusky dia-
monds is now safely loaded for ship
ment or on its way to the other coal
ing stations of the road.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
SWAIN RESPONDS.
Sends Fifty Dollars to the Sufferers
at San Francisco.

Des Moines, May 1. = Col. A. w.
Swain, consul to Southampton, Eng
land, and Mrs. Swain have telegraph
ed to the San Francisco relief COM
mittee $50 to be added to the Des
Moines relief fund.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03

sTRAYFo.-From Buxton, dark bay
horse, about 10 hands high, with
white right hind leg. J. L. Harvey,
Buxton, Iowa. Box 155.
(204u1-40w1pd
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
WANTS & FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. - One span fine young
draft mares coming three years old,
broke; weight. o100. Inquire of N.
w. Burbank, 2 miles southwest OF
New Sharon. Bryan phone HILL.
31tf
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03

WANTED. - Young Jersey heifer
calves. Address John Farbaugh,
New Sharon, Iowa. 8w2-39w2.pd
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
For clerk Of tho Courts.

Editor Herald: = Please announce
my name as candidate FOR nominal
ton for clerk of district court, subject
to the will Of the Mahasxa county re-
publican convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14

is naturally behind Kansas City because
OF It's geographical location. the grain com
ing into the southern market earlier In the
fall
The Milwaukee road has q greater inter-
est in this' market than has the Omaha
Grain exchange. because we have no road
west OF the Missouri river and must rely
upon Omaha for our grain II Is quite
probable the traffic officials OF the Nil
waukee road are quite as competent 10 pro-
mote the interests OF Omaha as grain
market as Is Mr.. Wsttiss saIia his board %
directors. which. with one or two excep-
lions. IL composed OF men who know moth
ing OF the grain or tariff business.
The fact stun remains. as stated by me.
that instead OF being detriment 70 Omaha
the rate was great benefit and not q
pound OF grain was diverted. We hauled
more than 100 cars OF corn for one man in
December. and when I made my statement
OF the business the Milwaukee was doing
was talking about the time when this rate
was in effect. and Mr.. Merchant insists on
talking OF November. when the milwaukee,
had the same rate as the other roads
The grain shippers made no Complaint OF
the action OF the Milwaukee. which is the
best evidence that the whole affair i a DO.
iitical grand stand play"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14

John NJ Bovee. farmer. Redscloud; U. c.
Ludden. farmer. Superior; Keene Ludden.
real estate dealer. Osceoia; Claus Petsrs.
hardware dealer. Yutan; Henry sohilling.
farmer. Scotia; J. B. Starr. retired imple-
ment dealer. Omaha; ]. e. Westcott.
farmer, Geneva; Fred Mum. farmer. WAY
erly; j. ]. Woudra. farmer. ceresco.
The witness. John G. Blue, who gave the
testimony relative 10 the procurement OF
soldiers filing within the u. B. !. ranch
enclosure Friday afternoon. the SAINT
party who went to Portland. Ore. in Au-
gust last with Register whitehead Of the
Broken Bow land ONCE TO testify against
Frank w. Lambert before the United
States commissioner there and which re-
suited In binding Lambert over TO the fed
arai grand jury IN Nebraska. and which
later resulted In the indictments against
Ware. Lambert and Welsh on the con.
spiracy charge
It was expected that Lambert would
have testified Saturday, he having beer
brought over from the Douglas county jai
for that purpose. The Illness OF Mr.
Allen, however. knocked out that expecsa,
ton. The first witness 10 be called Mon
day win be John c. Blue. who win be pu
under rigorous cross examination by tn
attorneys for the defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14
TRADE TOURS FOR SPRING


Preparations are being made by the
Omaha Jobbers and Manufacturers assoc
citation for the spring series OF merchants
meetings In this city. The 5obbers are
advertising the meetings among the retail
trade and the Commercial club Ia sending
out large number Of circulars.
The meetings win be held January q to
q. February to 10. February - TO "A.
March - TO a. Merchants will be able to
attend these meetings practically without
expense. other than hotel bills. for the
Omaha Jobbers and Manufacturers' asso-
citation pays the railroad fare OF buyers.
Tickets for the meetings may be bought
January 20 TO q, February 10 TO- Feb
ruary II to a, March to 10. ana Aarc..
Il TO "a Two conditions are to be observed:
First. q receipt for tho ticket must DO taken
from the depot ticket agent. and presented
70 the secretary OF the association In the
Board OF Trade building; second. the pur.
chase made by the visitor must be sum,
cientiy large that per cent Of Il equals
or excells the railroad fare. Only one fare
viii be refunded to any nrm-
/, The meeting this month viii Be at IN.
same time with the annual convention Of
the State Lumber Dealers association. anf
the convention Of the Central shorthorr
Breeders association. which has member,
In seven states. The meeting OF Feoruar,
TO 10. win take place 81 the same tim,
the State Association OF Commercial club,
IL holding It's second annual conyention
| Special railroad rates have been eivsn fol
each Of there conventions
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14
NASH SAYS IT IS POLITICS
Rsfutes wsttlss' Argument Against Nil
vsukse and ais Il Grand Stand.
slump In shipnents Come I'm Novem-
Der ana MfiwRukee's Rate
did Not Apply Until
December.

Announcement has been made by the
Wabash road that the new rate announced
Friday from Omaha TO the Atlantic sea
board win not be ofnciaiiy announced until
after meeting is held in New York next
week between repi esentatives OF the eastern
and western trunk lines interested.
Neither Mr.. Wattles nor FIR. Merchant
in bis statement published Saturday shows
that a bushei of graip has been diverted
from Omaha by the hiilwaukee's rate
They make no claim that any was diverted
because they know that Il was Not" said
y. A. Nash. general western agent Of the
Milwaukee.
1T Is so foolish for these men II argue
as they do. but from the facts al hAad Of
course. they cannot do any better. They
so on trying TO befog the public with the
Elusive argument that the Ailwaukee's rate
has hurt Omaha. when they know this is
not true and when they even admit as much
by saying In the published statements that
the slump came ia November. but that an
! increase twas made In December Nov.
what Is the use to argue further? There
they had admitted my contention. Our rate
was not ia existence In November. When
was the slump? In November. Our rate
went In In December. When was the In
crease1 In December.
4 such nonsense.
An Snpossfble Prsposftfon-
The Milwaukee road aid not ANNOUNCES
the Liverpool rate until December ! and
the Baltimore rate until December Il &C
these alleged discriminat,ons could not very
well AFFECT the November business which
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14
SIX PRISONERS TRY TO FLEE
Men at City Jail Make Vain At
tempt TO Gain Their
Liberty.

The attempt OF six prisoners to escape
from the detention room Of the police court
was frustrated Saturday morning by Court
Sergeant Dempsey. who entered the room.
discovered Charles Johnson examining the
lock Of the door leading 70 the stairway
and found a glass cutter in Johnson's
pockets Numerous impressions in the
crack OF the door near the lock fitted the
glass cutter. A piece OF wire was found
in the lock and other evidences OF an at
tempt to force the lock and door were dis
covered.
The detention room is used TO keep pris-
oners brought up from the cell room for
arraignment In police court. At the time
OF the attempted delivery there were In
the room Roy Green. Charles Johnson.
John Cunningham, James Burk. John
Thomas and William Maioy Green
was being held on robbery charge. willis
the others were sentenced for petit larceny
or vagrancy.
When the ak prisoners we're taken down
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14
wATTLEs coRRECTs REPORT
says Statement Regarding Hi. Com
nscsion with Boston suit
a All wrons.

''rhe information conveyed by the dis
patches from Boston in regard to the WAL
lace case has been erroneous" said G. w.
Watties Saturday morning. NO suit against
me or in any way involving me. either a.
rectly or Indirectly. has been IN progress
In Boston 1 am not and never have been
executor OF the estate Of Edwin Wallacs.
nor any OF the Wallace family. and I can
not understand why the papers call thiz
the Watfles case.
IAN reports connecting me or my name
In any way a. an interested party IN the
recent litigation In Boston between q. e.
Wallace and the executors OF the estate OF
his father and some heirs OF the estate are
srronsou< ! was an unimportsnt witnss,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14
TRAVEL is GAY in RUSSIA
bar and Barmaids Accompany Trains
Over rranssiberian from MOS
cow to vlaafvosfek.

G. A. Rasmussen Of Atlantic. Ia, IL IN the
city organizing party to go to old Mexico
over the Rock Island and Mexican Central
via FL Paso. Mr.. Rasmussen has Sust. re-
turned from trip across tbs Russian ana
Siberian railway.
The first class train on this road "a run
every Two weeks and IL strictly high grade
considerably different from the daily trains
which haul the lower CLASSES" saad M
Rasmussen. The trip from MOSCOW to
viadivostok took eight days. The train car
riea band and had a bar with barmaids
70 serve the travellers. The upper classes
VINO Were on the train and composed most
OF the passengers were different from
American travellers in this country. rhev
were all out for e time and spent the;,
money like fre.p
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14

sIr. Allen u = farmer OF ordinarily rug
sed health and attributes his present IN
disposition to the confinement Of the jury
box and the chanse OF diet from the farm
70 The hotel. The jury is being boarded at
the her Grand hotel during the trial
Ihs remainder o. the panel consists Of
W H Hsak- farmer. University Place:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14
SICK JUROR DELAYS CASE
Member Of Ware Panel Unabls to Perform
Duty and Trial Awaits
WILL Be RfsuM:D MONDAY MORNING
LAabsrs wa. Broasht over from
County jail TO Testify, but
Jprerss Illness Inter-
seres with That.


oginE 20 the illness OF A. Allen Of
Wavcriy. one OF the Jurors trying the Ware
case in the United States district court, 1t
became necessary Saturday morning 10
postpone the trial until Monday morning
at o'clock. Mr. Allen was taken IN with
indigestion Friday morning. but managed
10 hold up during the proceedings OF FRI
day Saturday morning he was too III 70
remain in the jury box. II is thought his
indisposition Is but temporary.
Judge Munger cautioned the Jurors
relative 20 reading any Of the newspaper
reports OF the trial. allowed them certain
liberties. but required they should not
talk about the trial. even among them
selves. until all the evidence was IN. The
Jurors win remain IN charge Of the two
hailiffs during the recess.
A question has arisen relative to the
probability OF the case going on should
Mr.. Aliens sickness continue This fact
has a peculiar interest IN that the re-
nainder OF the panel has been discharged
for the term.f and there IL no law which
would permit the trial TO proceed with less
than the fun panel o. twelve
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14

to the cell room Johnson accused Green
OF being responsible for the attempt to
escape. whereupon Green answered john
son win right hand blow on the head,
sprainins his wrist by the impact
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-01
CREW LEFT WOMEN
To THEIR FATE

Seattle. Jan. -Testi'yng yoster,
day before the board Investigating the
wreck Of the Valencia, c. Allison of
-, >, -.-~-
ST Paul, a passenger, who had been
a sailor, said that the surf which final
" battered the Valencia to pieces
could not be called high, but that
everyone seemed afraid to help the
men and women who were fearing
death. Even those who succeeded In
reaching the shore Immediately left
the scene, he said He thought that
possibly there was some excuse for
the steamer Queen not coming In
close, but could not see why the tug
alongside her did not come In. Reply
Ing to the question, how did II hap.
pen that so many Of the crew were on
the liferaft?" Allison said:
AS soon as the raft struck the
water the crew took possession"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-01
Tank Estate Finally Closed.

Green Bay, Wis, Jan. 3l.--After a
period OF disbursement covering about
ten years, the final report Of a settle
ment Of the historic estate OF Mrs.
Caroline L. A. Tank, prominent In the
early history OF Wisconsin, was fled
here by James w Porter Of Chicago,
executor and trustee Of the estate.
The report accounts for the dlstribu.
ton Of the balance OF $4,000, practt
cally all Of which. like n greater part
OF the entire estate Of upward Of $500
900, was distributed In the missionary
field. The settlement of the estate
INCLUDED sale at auction Of the ia.
nous Tank collection Of curios from
all parts Of the world.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-01
ASSEMBLYMAN POTTER RE.
CElVES MUCH MAIL.
POLICIES PAY TOO LITTLE
Settlements on Deferred Dividend
Contracts Fail to Come Up 10 Rep
reservations of Agents and Pam,
phets of Companies When Policies
Were Written.
Madison, Jan. 81.

Madison, Jan. 81,
Assemblyman b. S. Potter, sub-com-
mittee on grievances of rhe legisla-
tive insurance investigating commit
tee, has come to Madison in advance
of the whole committee in order TO
open and classify a great quantity of
mail that has been received by him for
the committee. While Assemblyman
Potter would not give out last night,
in advance of the meeting of the com
mttee, he declared that the people Of
Wisconsin have grievances almost
without number against the life insur-
ance companies. Many of them refer
to settlements on long time deferred
dividend policies not being within hun
dreds of dollars of the representations
of the agents and the pamphlets of
the companies at the times when the
policies were written. Others air their
disappointment at having their dues
and assessments raised in fraternal
companies, ueCldIliS lHdt lHe9 MSle
promised when they Joined that their
rates and dues would never be raised
and some of The holders of such CON
tract that the rates could not be in.
formed that it was part of their con
trac that the rates could not be in
creased While many letters of griev-
ance have been received Assembly
man Potter believes that they have
only commenced and that his work as
the recipient of the grievances for
consideration by the investigating
committee will be task OF great
proportions and will give the commit
tee many valuable suggestions for its
work
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-01

which will Incorporate the new ssso-
citation and draft bylaws, The oh
ject ot the association is to elect
trustees in all the mutual reserve
companies to represent the policyhold.
ers. This will be done by electing a
board Of directors who will be ON
powered to use the proxies OF the
poNcyholders in the association,
These trustees will keep the policy
holders informed of the affairs OF the
companies through the association and
will protect in every way possible
their interests,