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The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
ORGANIZE new BANK.
Big Meeting Of Prospective Stock
holders In Session.

About one hunded and fifty well
known farmers from all parts Of Ma.
haska county met this afternoon al
the Armory hall for the purpose OF
taking preliminary steps looking to-
ward the organization Of a new ma
tional bank to be- established in Os-
kaloosa.
The capital stock Of thesnew finan-
ciaI institution will be one hundred
thousand dollars, 30 distributed among
the stockholders that no one man Will
have TO excesd one thousand dolIars
invested liz the bank.
The organization has been consum-
mated largely through the efforts Or
II. X. Davis, formerly county clerk Of
Mahaska county. Mr.. II. .. Copeland
Of Burlington, president Of the Bur-
lIngton Savings bank, - in the city to
assist In the preliminary business.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY


vi sou al. 1eder. Nltps ms 4 lAl
auAlenca 4 declared tehn jones' z No.
arc from l3uxton u jadke Clemenia
IA d,etflcs court thln mofniuNt An
pleads guilty 10 Thar ehnhge, Ef Scu
ALA don't, An Aon't YUnnils nint
novAh rosn' 10 send me 90 tbe penir
senohery for that cos An amt gullkys
An STAINS my trial"
Judge Clements, from THE very bold
ness IL the neKro's proposition ana
tho naive way In which II was uttered,
cnurht hla breath. Then be put tho
pltuation 10 Attorney woodsop, who
representing the colored man, was tho
only man In the court room familiar
with its ways. that was not amused
"1no plea doesn't stand unless your
client consents And Jones and EN-.
ott, who was e~mboldoned by his com.
rade's stand, refused to consent. Az
torney woodson was chagrined.
IN the hands OF the sheriff they vent
back, on their way to Jail. Worried
by the nrst throw-down he had receiv.
ca at d clients hands, the attorney
followed
Five minutes later, jubllant, he led
q procession OF two sorry negroes back
into the presence OF the Judge, there
to renew their allegiance to their at
~torney, and to re-enter the guilty plea
"And thus was virtue It's own ra-
ward
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
BUSINESS
HELPED BY SNOW
ONLY LAuulNn FACTOR lN aust
NEAs ~ ovnhcoMt.
Annual Reports Of Business satlafae'
tory IN An Lines~nulldlnp 90.
eratlpns Continue With um.
preesdsntsd Activity.

New York. Jan. m.-,R. q. Dun a
COS weekly Review or Trade nhyns
'HcnsonAhio weather than oifaai
tho eject on business conditions OK In
creased strife between labor and Capi.
tai. Low temperature and snow
brought out the backward demand for
heavyweight wearing apparel and rub.
Der goods, restoring tho u laggina
trade factor, and the other departments
OF jobbing and manufacturing con-
tinued vigorously engaged In preparing
fer the future. except whore q few
strikes produced hesitation. Thus Tar
these struggles have not affected any
large percentage OF the wage earnera,
while in other Industries tho higher
scales effective January 1 have added
TO the purchasing power Of many thou.
sand workers. Railway blockades a
complaint In several important GEN.
ters, yet earnings for December were
So per cent. larger than In 1904. For
eign commerce returns at this port for
the last week showed an increase OF
$685. 63 over the exports a year ago.
while imports decreased S979H47-a
trining loss after the sensational gain
Of the previous week. Annual reports
are SURPRISING expectations In most
cases, and settlements are made with
desirable promptness.
Failures this week numbered 300 In
the United States, against 324 last year.
and 81 in Canada, compared with 70 q
year ago."
Bradstreet's says: Though unfaycr-
able weather conditions have deferred
distribution OF heavy wearing appar-
ell, autumn-liko temperatures continue
to favor outdoor operations. TO prolong
the demand for building materials anc
to prevent cessation OF labor at o
period when there IL always more on
less enforced idleness. Mining lines,
particularly iron and steel. machinery
and interrelated industries are active
as heretofore, and the outlook for 1906
grows even more promising, while the
general tendency Is for prices OF nm
ished products TO advance. Clearance
sales rule IN retail lines, but 1t 10 es-
pcclHlly uDttWoIbuJ bhNt ONuSAp Va
spring account are OF large proper.
lions; that prompt shipments are be-
ing demanded and that the season has
opened three weeks to O month In adj
vance OF the usual date. Incidentally
annual Inventories, now virtually COM
! pleted, make exceptional showings,
thus corroborating earlier reports OF a
heavier turn over In 1906. Commodity
prices ON the whole have reached q
record level, though food stuffs range
somewhat lower than manufactured
products. Railway lines are engaged
in transporting q heavy volume Of
business and the car supply Is slightly
better, though in certain sections, the
south, for instance, congestion pre-
walls. Collections average fair TO good,
all depending on the territory consid-
cred"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
OSKALOOSA CREAMERY
G. n. Hinman Comes to Take Charge
of the Business.

@. II. Hinman, OF the Bickle Pro
duce Company OF Mason City, has been
secured by tho board OF directors 70
take charge OF the business Of the Or
kaloosa Creamery. Mr.. Hinman ia an
expert IN his line and will devote his
entire time for the present In working
M a larger supply OF cream and q
bigger volume OF business. Supply
stations will be established at various
surrounding towns and Osknloosa
made the center OF the business in
this section Of the state. The demand
for tho Oskaloosa production IL great
or than can be supplied aid II Will
be Mi. Humans first work 10 make.
these ends meet IL possible. Mahaska
county farmers will find the Oskalcosa
market the best In the country, and
those not now engaged In producing
cream viii ind this department one
OF the most rernuncrative on The farm
Mr.. John Metzger Will contiRfc
butter maker, and win now have mere
time to produce an article that VIII
make Oskaioosa famous at home and.
abroad.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Editor Herald: Last Friday after
noon, regular session day Of the La.
dies oG the q. A. r., before meeting
about fifty OF the membership visit
ed the auditor and board Of B~upervic-
ors to express their thanks fcr fa-
yors Of past year and asking them to
grant the same for the year to come,
viz: that they be allowed the privi-
leges OF tho q. Al. n. hall and an.
mex, the petit jury room, when not
conflicting with the work Of the
court. The ladies' we're most cordial
liz and graciously received BY Auditor
Doak and tho board. Later in the
afternoon the visit was returned By
the gentlemen to the ladies assembl.
ed IN 6enaIon; business woH suspend.
od; 4 welcome from the president,
Mrs. LoashfidKe; replies BY eack 81
The visitors. the chairman, Mr.. stew
6ns0n, granting tho request 81 the
ladies'. Altogether Il was . fed letter
eay fpF the Ladies Of tho 9. a. ~
,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
EpDYvlLLE.
(By John K. sipes.l

Mayor Cowley has sold the vacant
lot formerly occupied by the old Cow
ley House to Mrs. Ida Weber.
Henry Bilhler has completed his
new building, and on Saturday after
Don he opened up HIS bowling alley.
Geo. Ward moved Saturday from
east OF town to the farm which ne re.
Gently purchased OF J. A. Traister.near
Pleasant Corners.
j.. 70. Davis, who has been at Roches-
ter, Minnesota, the past two weeks,
returned home Saturday, leaving his
father, q. w. Davis, who was operat-
ed upon, much improved and getting
along nicely.
The j. ID. Richards , reEtaurant,
which made an assignment January
LIST, has been closed out by the as
signee, Frank Epperson. The hxtures
and most oil the stock were purchased
BY Charles Kussart.
Geo. Powers, who has spent the
past four months here, departed
Thursday for his nome at Jobs. Ohio.
being called by the death OF an un.
Gle. Hc has sold his interest in mis-
barber shop to his partner. Clyde
whitman.
The body OF VIM. Dunlap, a former
resident OF this place, was brought
here from Keokuk Friday night, and
after funeral services had been con-
Quoted at She Congregational church
by Pastor O. w. Hampstead at ten
o'clock Saturday morning. interment
wan made In Highland cemetery. w.
II. Dunlap Was born September 2e,
1924, at ~Chillicothcs Ohio. He came
to Iowa in 1s43 and IN 1s4s ne was
married TO Mary Fish Most OF his
life had been spent at EddyTille and
Keokuk. He was iof years a mef-
chant Of this place, but moved to Koo.
knk IN 1871 He was for years prom.
menfly connected with the c~onxfeea,
tional church. He had been a mem.
Der Of the 4. q. O. r. lodge since 1S17.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
Must opsn the Roads.

Most patrons on the rural lines arc
careful and prompt to, do their part 10
opening the roads FOX travel after .
snow storm, but cthefs are 50 indihef'
cnt and neglected. about It that they
are very likely TO have their names
stricken from the free delivery lint.as
tho authorities III Washington have
determined that where The people are
not sufficiently ~appreciatiye q me
governments Efforts 10 deliver their
mali at their DOORS "a make II possible
fof the carriers to break their way
through drifts shall have 3iI1lr names
ssickcn from TIE itet and me carrier
directed ii not handle any og their
mail
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Home Of Mrs. Vim. perro Threatened
By Ineendlary Blaze.

An alarm OF fire Saturday evening
about seven O'Clock took tho depart
ment TO the homo OF Mrg. william
Ferno. corner y avenu and ! street.
Tho nro war easily handled ana slight
damage waa done. MIS- perno thinks
the are must have been OF incendiary
origin, 81 II started at the extreme
nouthwost corner Of the house, away
from Oh chance Of other meana Or
isnItlcn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Pull
pit and Sanctuary.

Under the new rector, John William
Jones, exceptional strides are being
made In tho work OF 81. James Parish.
The recent bazaar given by the ladies'
Of the Guild netted tho sum OF $3.50
TO the church, $1,000 OF that amount
being applied TO the organ fund. This
made the fund $99s.11 and with an ap-
~portioned donation from the three
chapters Of the Guild, the fund was
Increased TO $1.O00.01.
Tho rector has just established a
new chapter In the Guild, the sLJohn's
chapter, the object being 10 aid iD
the formation OF friendship and q
quaintances among the members Of st.
James church. Itis among the Won
en- 70 occupy the same position a&
does tho Brotherhood OF st. Andrews
among the men. The officers are.
Mrs. II. w. Gleason, president.
Mira. n. O. Jerrel, vice president.
Mrs, Frank Martin, secretary.
Mrs. ia Matthews, treasurer.
The mission barrels collection TAX
en- up IN the Sunday school amounted
TO $17.4O, or an average OF 3S cents
per barrel where rs cents had been
asked. New ruies and regulations
have been adopted for the government
Of the choir under a system Of merit
AWARDS, and are very successful.
y Y y
Sunday was an interesting day az
the Central Methodist church. Since
the closing OF the revival services the
Sunday worship seems Imbued with
new life and there IL an earncstness
In the congregations that IN working
great and permanent good. Six per-
sons. three men and three women,
Joined tbs church during the day
The evening was devoted 70 an inter
cbting meeting 10 was d Bort OF op-
p~ortunity for the testimony Of men.
II was largely attended and gave very
satisfactory results.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
The holiness University.

Architect A. w. Burdick Saturday
completed the plot OF the grounds OF
the National Holiness university. No
gotlations are NOW under way for the
drawing Of tho plans for the new
main bidding. II IN probable that
work upon the new tabernacle build
Ing will DO commenced with the carly
spring
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Husband Of Victim Of Evans Tragedy
Mlsrepresented.

VIII Hughes. Of Evans. absolutely
denies that he ever signed d would
sign the pardon petition 81 Miss Az
neg Duke, whose chance shot resulted
81 The death 81 M Hughes wife. The
report circulated That be had signed
II y wbolly wrong says Mr. hughes
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

During the past year there have
been issued BY the clerk o. the dis
trict conrt Of Polk county, 1851 mar
flaee licenses.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Boone, Ia. Jan. 1S.--The hardware
store OF Alvin Nelson at Mackey was
completely destroyed By an explosion
OF dynamite this afternoon. Nelson,
the proprietor, was blown to atoms.
Nonone else was hurt, The shock WAS
heard for miles around. Property
loss viii reach $4,000.
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his books was in progress, is said by
committee conducting the inquiry
to have been discovered
Eight persons are drowned and
more than twenty injured as passen-
ger train is plunged into river by
the collapse of high bridge near
Dover. Okla.
Reports made by officers at the an
nual convention of the Illinois Liquor
Dealers Association. in session at
Galesburg. urge political activity to
Offset work being done in behalf of
local option in various parts of the
state.
Independent tickets of the various
policyholders' committees, nominal
ing trustees or directors for the Equit-
able and New York Life companies
are filed at Albany.
Representatives of manufacturers
defend the use of coloring matter in
food and butter before a government
commission at New York.
Terrific typhoon sweeps over Hong
kong, hundreds of lives being lost and
property damaged more than 81 100000
Many ships In the harbor are wrecked
Both tn spirit of the age and the
church are severely criticized by Rev.
A. G. Jones of Baraboo, Wis, in a
sermon at the opening of the Milwau-
kee diocesan convention of the Epis-
copal church.
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Summary Of News

armed intervention in Cuba seemed
necessity.
Consumption of iron and steel con-
tinues on the same large scale and
orders are being booked rapidly in fin
ished materials with early deliveries
sought
Secretary Taft practically abandons
hope of arranging compromise be-
tween the warning factions in Cuba
and believes that American occupa-
ton os the Island is the only way to
restore peace.
Cuban insurgents adopt an attitude
of hostility toward the Americans and
move up around Havana, camping a
short distance from the scene of the
peace conferences.
Mrs Russell Sage compromises with
dissatisfied heirs by doubling their
legacies and the will of her husband
is admitted to probate without pro-
test.
Milwaukee gets more advice from
flea, experts, but pins her faith to
kerosene, and the battle is on.
Mutual Life officers and members
of policyholders committee decline to
accept nomination on the fusion ticket
for trustees.
Federal commission frames regula-
tons for enforcing pure food law con-
cludes hearing at New York and will
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Two seamen arrive in Norfolk after
being tossed about for forelty-elght
hours at sea without food or water.
Split between Mayor Weaver and
the city party of Philadelphia is in
creased by the resignation of the head
of the department of public safety and
his assistant
w. R. Hearst, in an address at
Albion. N. Y, tells the voters the time
has come to put the men above the
party and urges independents at the
polls. =,
Davidson supporters will oppose the
recall plank demanded by LaFollette
in the wisconsin platform.
Harry K. Thaw yields to the persua-
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examination by three alienists.
New Wisconsin primary law is de-
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Politicians believe that the new Iowa
election law, which makes scratch
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introduced by Governor Cummins'
friends, will result in a loss OF votes
for him at the coming election.
Senator Albert J. Beverage makes
the opening speech of the republican
campaign, opposing government own
arship of railroads and declaring that
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FROM CHICAGO TO NEW YORK IN 10 HOURS FARE $40

Last week I told the readers of The
Nebraska Independent about the new
air line railroad which was going to
be built from Chicago to New York
and also about my trip to Chicago and
its results. When l wrote that letter
] told you construction of the new
road would begin September l..
have just returned from an extended
trip to Chicago and along the line of
the new road through Northern In
diana and Ohio. Work began on Sep
TENDER l as per schedule, and is now
being pushed at a rapid rate. visited
the camps along the new road and
everything is going along like clock
work and every one is enthusiastic
and the country is alive with interest.
SO | say to you now, not that we
are GOING to build a railroad, but
that we ARE BUILDING a railroad,
and the contractor for the construc-
ton work told me when I left LaPorte,
Ind, that they would be running trains
into Chicago in less than one year. l
put it at eighteen months in my last
letter: he puts it at one year. l stated
then that as soon as the first trains
were started on the first section of
the road that all stock issued would
Immediately be at par. | now repeat
that there is not power enough in
Wall Street to keep it below 500 per
share, when our first section begins
operation, for reasons which | stated.
This road is being built as no rail
road in tho Tinted States was ever
before built, by popular subscription,
and without any preferred stock or
any bonds and will be owned by the
stockholders when completed, and free
from debt and as result all net earn
ings will go to the stockholders-the
people. Consequently this road will
not be obliged to charge excessive
rates to pay dividends, and WILL BE
where it can, and WILL greatly re-
duce present rates. Think what it
will mean to the country to have the
best trunk line railroad between Chi
cago and New York ACTUALLY
OWNED BY THE PEOPLE-not gov
eminent ownership, but the next best
thing, POPULAR OWNERSHIP.
Long before this road is finished a
similar one will be begun from Chicago
to Omaha and five years hence we will
be running our crops and live stock
to Chicago and New York for one-haf
what we now pay. Electricity is the
coming motive power and the first
through trunk line of that kind will
simply be swamped with business. To
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shorten the time of transit alone would
bring the business and what will it
not do when rates are also reduced
one half?
The stock to build the first 100 miles
of the new road will be sold at
price to average not less than $40 per
share and over 70 per cent of the SIS
stock has been sold and as the price
will be raised when the other 30 per
cent or less is sold, those who desire
to purchase the $25 stock must ACT
PROMPTLY. This is simply telling
the facts and not intended to try to
SCARE anyone into buying stock. All
stock is of the par value of 500 per
share and all receivable by the road
at it's par value, as soon as the road
or any part thereof is in operation,
and as this first 100 miles will be run
ming in less than eighteen months, the
stock you pay $25 for now will be
worth 500 THEN. AS we have no
the road with, we are making it easy
for you to take stock and pay for it,
one-tenth each month. OF course you
can pay in full if you WISH but the
price is all the same. Long before
you have made your tenth payment,
others will be paying $50 for what
you are getting for SIS.
You ask, how can that be possible?
Simple enough. The hard part of
every enterprise is getting started, and
the hard part of this was to raise the
first million dollars. Hence our very
liberal offer of $25 stock and the pub
lies liberal response has exceeded our
most sanguine expectations.
In response to my first ad in one
of our weekly papers, one farmer sub
scribed for 100 shares, another for so
than 10 shares. Business and profess
sional men of every calling are TAX
ing stock in this enterprise and they
ALL believe in it. Do you? If so,
send order at once and you will get
back my official receipt by return mail
Send money order or bank draft on
Omaha or Chicago, but do not send
personal checks.
Information gladly furnished on ap-
plication Address all letters and
make all drafts payable to me at my
Lincoln Office. Be careful to write
your address and signature plainly to
avoid delay and mistakes.
w. F. PORTER, Fiscal Agent for
Chicago, New York Electrical Air Line
r. r., 141 South 18th ST., Room IL,
Lincoln, Neb.