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The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05

in old Spring Creek tearing up the
tracks and preparing to abandon the
shaft.
Spring Creek was opened up about
five years ago by j. H. Smith and
Frank Sheppard, Mr.. Smith and asso-
ciates afterwards purchasing Mr..
Sheppard's interest in the mine. The
mine was connected with the Rock
Island by switch and had been doing
a railroad business for about three
and a half years. There were at one
time about $50 men employed in the
mine and as much as $50 tons per
day has been the output.
Spring Creek lies IN Spring Creek
township, about four miles east and
a little north of Oskaloosa. There is
a village of about forty houses and
store, but largely the mine was work
ed by men living in Oskaloosa and
taken out each morning on miners
train. Some of these houses will be
moved to the place TO be chosen by
the Smiths for further operation.
Mr.. Smith does not yet know where
he will locate. He mas been drilling
near Abba, and at one time was con-
Quoting negotiations for a field near
leighton on the Hoffman farm. At
What Cheer he is reported to have
found good coal.
What Cheer is excited. A hole put
down by men working for Mr.. Smith
near that city has been put through
rock which has hitherto lain beneath
such coal as has been mined in that
vicinity. The rock forms splendid
roof, and there is said to be. shown
by the hole, six feet of good coal. 9th
err holes are being put down in the
vicinity in order to ma the extent Of
the field.
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WEST CENTER.

Miss Anna Minor is on the sick list,
John Hendryx recently bought two
colts from Lou Mccall
Mrs. A. Roe spent Sunday with her
daughter, Mrs. Florence Dye.
Miss Emma Hardin, of Oskaloosa,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Brackney. ...-
Mrs. Harvey and ]. Jones, who were
operated on for appendicitis, are get
ting along nicely.
Misses Margaret Finley, Pearl Fin.
ley, Nellie Curry and Edith Frost
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
Belva Roe.
Miss Edith Frost began her seventh
term of school Monday, after a vaca.
ton of four weeks. The school
house has been re-painted and pa
pered during the vacation.
Belva and Walter Roe,who are. soon
to depart for Regina, Canada, gave u
farewell party at heir home on Sat
urday evening. The evening was de.
voted to music and games. Miss Ada
line Augustine and Walter Roe won
the prizes in a guessing contest. Re-
freshments in the form of two-course
lap supper was served. Those pres
ent were Lille Nelson, Edith Frost,
Alkaline and Josephine Augustine,
Ethel White, CIytie without, Nancy
Minor, Victoria iBillick, Pearl and
Margaret Finley, Nell Curry, Delpha
Mattox, Grace Hull, Belva Roe, Roy
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BUTLER.
The roads are drying very fast.

The roads are drying very fast.
John Kennel, of Butler, attended
the show in Oskaloosa Friday.
Geo.Arganbright Jr. and sister went
to Ottumwa Monday morning.
Earl Burkenbine. delivered hogs in
Ottumwa Friday at $500 per cwt.
Miss Nettie Newt is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Jesse Bennett, this week.
The farmers are getting ready to
SOW oats, and their wives are talking
garden making.
Miss Rita and Opal Funk returned
from Washington a few days ago.
They visited their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Doolittle, while there.
Miss Ella Burgess received a letter
Friday from her uncle, John Burgess,
of Linden, lao. The soldier boys or
Co. X, 33d Iowa Unfit, viii remember
him
Geo. W. Harkins of Hedrick was
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05
oskALoosA LAND q LOAN CO.
III North First st.
FOR RENT,

House OF rooms on North G st,
good lot, nice location. $40 per month.
House Of s rooms, blocks southeast
of square; city water, corner lot s11
per month.
House Of Z rooms. blocks from
square; good cellar, city water in
kitchen; house in good condition
$3.50 per month.
3 acres of ground with house Of s
rooms, cellar, well, cheap barn. Price
$40 per month.
10 acres just east OF town; acres
in meadow, house Of rooms, shed
in meadow, housebarn. 800 per year
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EppyvlLLE.
(By John R. sipes.J

Fred Elliott departed Monday for
Chicago, en- route to Two Harbors,
Minnesota, where he VIII work
through the summer.
The town council met as board of
health Monday afternoon. DR.. Fl. M.
McCrea, the health physician, report
ed that there had been four cases Of
scarlet fever and one Of diphtheria
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05

visiting at the A. ]. Burgess home on
Wednesday. He will put in some tile
on his farm in this neighborhood this
spring.
Mrs. Chas. Newt, of South ottum.
wa, who has been with relatives and
friends in this neighborhood for a
few days, returned to her home on
Saturday.
April 3. Skirmisher
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PASSES INTO HISTORY.
Spring Creek Miners Are Closed
Down Permanently.

Spring Creek is of the past. The
temporary closing down of Iowa mines
Saturday marked the passing Of the
Smith camp into history, and was
chosen as the last day that the mine
should operate. Until tour o'clock,
the fifty men who have been employ
ed in the Spring Creek mines worked
taking out coal, and when they gath
cred up their tools when, the whistle
blew, it was for the last time. This
morning there is a force Of men busy
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MANUFACTURING AND MERcAN.
TILE INVESTMENTS,

II you have money to invest in fac
tories. bank stock. mercantile lines {
If you wish to secure additional wo =
ing capital, by the sale of stocks, boDas,
mortgages, or partnership. we are Q
position to get you what you want. W.
handle only such propositions ~ viii
bear the strictest Investigations, and
all business is hanaled in strictly
confidential manner.
osKALoosA LAND q LOAN Co.
lit North First g.
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JONES.-Died, at his home in Gar.
field township, Sunday, april l, 1906,
at S:45 o'clock p. M, Henry Jones,
aged 80 years, 8 months and 16 days.
Deceased was a native of Kansas,
but had for ten years been a resident
of this county and had engaged in
mining. He was member of Leigh
ton lodge /. o. o. F. Deceased had
no family and leaves only some bro
theirs and sisters residing in Dakota.
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DON'T PAY RENT-oWN YOUR
HON.

Instead Of paying your landlord the
value of his property in ten years.
start now and own your own home.
Let US show you how for soc a day
you may own your home and save the
profits that you are now paying your
landlord. Would he own the property
and rent it II it was not for the profit
that ne is making off of you? This
profit in time will pay for your home.
Talk with us about 1t.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of M. L. anu
Belle Bosworth sympathize with them
in the death Of their infant daughter,
Lois Aldine, which occurred at the
home, No SOB Fourth avenue west,
Saturday afternoon. The body was
taken to Clay, Washington county,
this morning via the Iowa Central, for
interment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05

Nelson, Clifford Hull, Harry Without,
Carl and JEFF Billick. Carl Jones, Wal
ter and Charles Roe, Mr. and Mrs. Jed
Minor.
April 8. Pond Lily.
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hING. - Died, at the home OF the
mother, at Evans, Monday, April ,,
1906, at O'Clock p. M, Nettie, infant
child Of Mrs. Bendy King, aged u
months Funeral Tuesday, April 8, az
2 p. M, at the residence in Evans. Iii.
terment in Evans cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05

The past winter seems to have
been particularly hard on sidewalks
of temporary character and the
new council will get busy soon In Or
dering in new sidewalks to the extern
of several additional miles.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05
MONEY TO DAN.

On farm security and on town prop
erty. We can make you loan at the
very lowest rates with the most fav-
orable options of prepayment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05

SEED CORN FOR GALE. - Reeds
Yellow Dent. Enquire of +. B.
Shafer, Oskaloosa, or Richie Bros,
Cedar, Iowa. 34w6
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HACKLER.-The funeral of Doro-
thy, aged months and 10 days, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Hacker, will occur at the late home
east Of the city, Sunday afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05

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 11-21-11.
31tf
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HiRTHS, MARRIAGES
AND DKATHS.
MARRIAaE LrcENsEs.

Following is the list of marriage IL
censes issued by the clerk since our
last report:
NO. NAME. RESIDENCE. AGE.
5000 Lacey o Darland, N. S........19
80 Ethel M Aurand, N. $780,. ..1S
soao Elmer Walling, Oskaloosa, .....34
Matte Weber, 0ssalocsa,--35
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05

FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN Dne
1OO-light Standard Colt" Acetylene
Lighting outfit. Guaranteed abso-
.lutely new; never unpacked. Reas-
on for selling, party has secured
electric light service. For price
and description address Oskaloosa
Traction & Light Co. 5&35w4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05

What must be must, a saying old and
true,
And one needs must whene'er the
devil drives.
These musty sayings / relate to you
Must prove that cruel fate governs
our lives,
Which makes the message l to you
must tell,
The old, old story--kind wishes and
farewell.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05

FOR RENT.--12O acres good land, 5
miles west Of Lacey. Robt. Mitch
ell, Lacey, Iowa. w1-pd
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05
WHY DO / LEAVE osKALoosA z
Answer.

1st.-Because l have IN four years
ran behind $4,000.
2d.-oskaloosa is too small and i
shall remove to much larger city.
3d. have sold so many glasses
there are but few more people need
ing them.
other reasons need not be given.
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WANTS & FOR SALE.

or lady with
good reference to travel for firm OF
$25O,O00.00 capital. Salary $1,O72.OOp
per year and expenses; salary paid
weekly and expenses advanced. Adj
dress, with stamp, J. A. Alexander,
Oskaloosa, Iowa. w1-pd
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What / Shall Do.

"i'6S . @baAA W.
l shall not advance prices while /
stay. will return IN three years and
stay two months at Hotel Lacey. Will
advertise when in advance. viii at
tend all my old customers at that
time at the agreed and promised
price. When return prices will be
advanced at least double present
prices. Prices to remain same as
now or little lower till l move to
Cedar Rapids.
(Would like to sell my fast driving
horse and two buggies, two sets sin
gle harness, blankets, etc, at rea-
sonable price. Horse can be seen at
Bashaw livery barn.
had not intended to remain long
when first came to Oskaloosa; one
reason being I considered the town
not large enough to remain long in,
but every time I set a time to leave
trade increased and l finally decided
to stay permanently.
have supplied so many people
with glasses for the last four years
that there are but few left in this vi.
cinity needing them. l accordingly
give notice that shall remove in the
near future to Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
where l hope to remain permanently
l am planning to return to Oskaloo-
sa in about three years and remain
two months at Hotel Lacey. will
then do all needed repairs and reft.
ting of glasses for former patrons OF
Mahaska county at the absurdly low
price l have been charging while
here.
Before leaving this time shall not
raise my present low prices, but will
say frankly that upon my return on
account of railroad fares, hotel bills
and other unavoidapie expenses
shall be forced to charge at least dou
BILE my present low prices on glasses.
Also, those who buy now can be
reftted or get repairs if needed at any
time in future at the ridiculous low
price, viz: rs cents each, same as /
charge now.
Can't just say exact time l shall
leave, but it will be in month or
two, so watch out and don't get left.
N. B.-Prices will not be advanced
this time, in fact, will be reduced on
many lines before l move to Cedar
Rapids.
Eyes tested free and medicines CIV
en- away as usual. Office just west OF
Hotel Lacey, Oskaloosa for a short
time only. "Selah."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-24
GOT A CHEAP GAG"
ON RUM THAT HAD BEEN LEFT
FOR BEARS UNDoINe.
Instead Of 5ruin Falling into Trap It
Was the Deacon Who Was Crafty
cozened by His Neiehbor.

Deacon Greeley, many years ago a
prominent citizen of Pelham. n. H..
and a prosperous farmer. was troubled
in. spring by the raVages of bear.
which, emerging from IFS winter quar-
ters, lean and hungry made frequent
attacks upon the deacon's ncck OF
sheep.
II was In vain that he attempted to
capture the beast Hunting parties
INST with no success. Traps were set
without avail. and Just when the dea-
con was on the point OF giving up in
Despair bibulous neigbbur suggest.
ed a novel plan OF riddmg the neigh.
borhood of the pest
Said the blbulous neighbor Ia the
farmer Bears are fond OF sweets.
Get nice clean trough: put into it
quart of good molasses: pour over it.
geutlY. a gallon OF good rum. This
viii leave the molaeses at the bottom
The bear to get The molasses will
drink the rum, which will stupefy him,
and you will have no trouble in dispos-
ing of the brute
This advice struck the deacon so
forcibly that he decided to follow the
advice. He made nice new trough
and set it out one night back of the
barA Into It he put quart Of good
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-24
STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
American Farmer Learning to %
Profitable palryina.

In a recent conversation with the
writer, Prof Fraser said that tho
American farmer has not learned how
to make the most out OF his land and
has not yet acquired the ability to
make as much out OF his COWS as some
OF the European dairymen do. He
declares that it is easily possible for
the American COW owner to make
twice as much milk and cream out Of
1t as the average COW makes This
is a fourfold increase of the returns
from an acre of land
There Is no doubt that the pro.
fessor is right and that we can accom-
plish four times as much as we are
doing now and with the same gen.
eral expenditure. This is remark
able statement but it is one easy TO
prove. The average COW is poor
specimen of the bovine race. making
less than 150 pounds Of butter in
year. il is not a great stretch OF the
imagination to see every COW giving
milk enough TO produce at least 800
pohnGs OF butter per year, or All COWS
giving enough TO bring the average
up 10 that point
On the other hand ii Is not an ex-
travagant thing to believe that the
time Is coming when the average acre
OF land will produce twice as much
forage as at the present time. In
this country we have had such
superabundance of land that we have
fallen into the habit of using it waste.
fully. Some of the pastures are in
the condition in which they were
when the timber was cut of. The
soil has never been turned. and the
Wild grasses are the only ones TO be
found. Ii takes a good many acres OF
such land to support COW, especially
In a dry summer, such as this has
been In some sections devoted TO
dairylng
IL viii require many years yet to
awake our COW owners TO the real
conditions as they exist and 20 com.
pare them with the conditions that
may exist. Could we drop some OF
these COW owners down into the fields
OF Holland o. Denmark, the impress.
sion might be sooner made. To do
profitable dalrying requires a weeiing
out process in our methods The
method that has been followed for
two centuries of pastuTlng cows on
any kind of pasture nature may give
us should be abandoned The old
natural pasture does not produce
enough feed even when it II Is not
oyerstocked, and it is frequently so
badly ovegstocked that IL viii not
produce as much as it might
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KEEP THE OLD SOW OVER.
Some Wise Advice in Reference 10
the Management q the Pieaery.

There will be a strong temptation
to market the old SOW this fall ON ac-
count of the high price of pork Many
are OF the opinion that their hog bust
ness is more profitable when the sows
are turned off after raising a litter or
two and the breeding stock chosen
from the youngsters. says the Swine
Breeders Journal In this way one
gets rid OF the expense of feeding the
old sows during the late fall and win
ter months. The young ones must
be fed fairly well in any event wheth-
er they be intended for breeding pur-
poses or for the meat market, and il
certainly is the most economical from
the feed standpoint to let the old sows
go and on the breeding pens with
young ones
We do not favor this practice, how
ever even under present conditions
OF course there will be plenty of sows
in the corn belt this fall that are
worth $25 or $50 each for meat, and
where 10 or 20 old sows are kept over
It is true that some capita! is tied up
In time. Nevertheless, we believe In
the fixed policy Of keeping over the
best old sows. Select those that bring
through a good litter OF uniform pigs.
There is no question that the old SOW
will raise more pigs and raise them
better, than a young one. Further
more, by continuing the practice OF
breeding from mature sows, il will
materially contribute to keeping up
stamina and constitutional vigor.
There is a growing belief among
many swine men that the reduction In
stamina of certain breeds is not so
much due to the practice OF inbreed-
ing as il Is to the mistake of contin-
ually breeding from young stock; that
is, from young sOws and from young
males Some of our best breeders
have found by using mature stock al
ways, and by inbreeding sensibly they
can fix desirable characteristics only
in this way. If anyone would take the
time to examine any good pure-bred
swine herd he would find that the own
or believes in the plan OF breeding
from mature animals While the man
who raises hogs for the meat market
has a radically different object in
view, yet we believe that the same
Principles apply and that the profits
In the end will be longer when the
plan of keeping the old sows as long
- they are able to raise large and
uniform litters is enforced.
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Go to the city hail and register
Hay for sheep.

The best hay for sheep consists Of
clover and the tame grasses, Timothy
hay by itself is not so proftably fed
as IS the same hay when mixed with
clover. The timothy hay is composed
of too large quantities Of fatforming
elements and has too small proper
tion of protein. This latter gives
great yigor to the sheep and goes
to make muscles and the more snb-
stantial portions OF the carcass.
Strangely. only minority OF the own
ers OF sheep have as yet found out
that the clOvers make a more prOdt-
able hay for sheep than the more cen
mOaly used grasses.
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Choir Of eirds.

At the chapel of ST. Peter in Flor
ence there is a choir Of birds. the only
one OF It's kind in existence. The
birds.-300 in number-are all In sep
arate cages. which are arranged in
rows on both sides of the altar The
leader is a girl. who has had the birds
under her own personal training for
over two years The whole Of the
musical part of the service Is most
exqulsitely rendered by them The
leader starts each hymn by whistllng
the first few notes. and then the birds
take Il up. in obedience to the move
ment Of their instructors hand.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-24

Mr. Howells, a widely known liter
airy n 5on. says certain Of our
women twang anO whine and whiffle
and whinny." Yes, and T -yod many
OF them win roar when they hear
howelIs alluded 60 as the American
literary dean" In the mass OF inef
fable stuff that finds it's way into
print in these times when people have
plenty Of money and are reckless in
spending il, the real literary man is
disposed to keep shady He would
rather be alone than keep company
with present producers Of books and
magazines
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FARMERe COOPERATIVE
CONGRESS ORGANIZES
PERMANENTLY
(Ry AssocIated Press.l

Topeka, Kas., Oct 24.-The Farm.
ers Cooperative congress has prac-
tieally decided to form permanent
organization. Much sentiment was
manifested in favor OF government
ownership of railroads. resolution
was adopted urging conrgess to take
some steps to have states as well as
the nation, adopt more stringent pure
tood laws.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-24

While fishing in the river opposite
Red Blum willis Brown caught pike
weighing over four pounds The
young fisherman. long anxious to
make a meal OF his catch. proceeded
90 dress &C. While removing the en-.
trails he noticed something hard in
the fish's stomach and on opening It
found fine gold wedding ring II is
a plain band. and on the inside sur
face are plainly engraved "A. c. to
NJ. b
The supposition is that the ring
was lost by some person while bath
ing in the river A ring similar to
the one found in the fish was lost in
the river near Corning. 90 miles down
The stream from here. over a year ago.
Red Bluf Correspondence San Fran
cisco Call
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4 DAMNAsLg AsegRsloN OF
A COMMON LIAR.

= NNmMON LIAM.
The Enid Eagle. a Republican Paper
which is against the organization.
makes the insulting assertion that
the majority of Democrats Of Guth.
rie want Henry Asp elected Then Il
says ~'The Democrats of Guthrie are
trying TO work double header. They
think that by electing Asp they can
best serve their local and property in
terests, while by holding him up to
the other districts as a boyle man
they can fool the people aud mike
medicine against the Republican par
~, aud cause several close districts
10 - Democratic"
That is sample OF the rot being
aished up by a venal railroad press
not only rot; II is absolute down.
right falsehood. The Democrats OF
Guthrie are against Asp to man and
they viii vote against him. The Demo
crats are not trying TO work a double
header The fact is, under the pres.
ent iniquitous gerrymander the Demo
Gratis OF Guthrie are almost powerless.
Democrats alone can not elect Asp's
opponent, oryile r. Smith. They
must have the support OF hundreds of
Republicans who are also opposed to
Asp. The cankered and sorely beset
editor OF the Enid Eagle is ignorant of
political conditions In Oklahoma. He
does not know how Mr.. Asp secured
his nomination; neither does he know
II the bunc handed out by the inter. !
ests in Guthrie in order TO intimidate
and browbeat voters II the independ. |
ent Republicans Of Guthrie will join ,
with the Democrats and vote solidly !
for Smith, Asp viii be defeated |
Elected to the constitutional conyen-
tion Henry Asp viii represent rail.
road interests exclusively Everybody
In Guthrie knows this fact. Drum
lnond, Of the Eagle. is notorious
liar but lying and illfymg the
Democrats OF Guthrie viii not bolster
mp his cause,
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SUPPRESSED THE cLANsMAN
oIC MAYOR WEAVER
(By Associated Press.1

Philadelphia, Pa. oct 2A-After
conferences with representatives Of
the WalnIt Street theatre, the Clans
man company and negroes who op-
posed IT, Mayor Weaver this afternoon
ordered the Walnut Street theatre
closed until another play is prepared
q succeed IT, The theatre. therefore
win not be open tonight.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-24

BaiAnsdale, an Australian township,
about so miles from Melbourne. has
recently experienced strange and by
no means pleasant visitation An
army OF frogs. numbering thousands.
swarmed into the town, probably from
neighboring morass They covered
the roads in all directions, and the
traffic slaughtered them Wholesale
They even got into the houses. where
the dogs and cats killed them by the
dozen, while thousands in many in
stances had to be swept out, dead and
alive, with brOOms and shoyeled into
buckets The episode caused some
what OF scare In the minds OF the
superstitious, and some of the old folk
declared the end of the world was az
hand. The invasion, however. finally
passed on TO some more congenlal
home. to sing its chorus Of "Brek-kelI.
kek-kek-koaN, which AristOphanes put
into their mouths. Montreal Herald.
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