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The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26
GIXlN.

J. D. Thomas has delivered twelve
tons of hay at the Pekay mines.
John Parry, of San Francisco, Cal,
is visiting with his parents at Givin.
Mrs. Thomas Evans has returned
from the Abbott hospital much bene-
fitted.
Mrs. Charlie Harper is still confined
to her bed with very little hopes of
her recovery.
Mrs. VIM. Kentfeld will depart for
Colorado in few days for the benefit
of her health.
Louis Parry has started out with his
baler and is doing some good work
and lots of it.
Mrs. Mary Williams has returned to
her home in Abba after visiting for a
week with her daughter, Mrs. Peters.
Forest Johnson is opening a new
coal mine on the McRea farm and will
soon be able to supply the community
with good quality of coal.
John Edwards will return to his
home in Wales the latter part of the
month. He has enjoyed his visit i'm
mensely and would like to remain
longer.
John Griffiths has sold his home to
Ira Metz, consideration, $40 per
acre. He will have a public sale Oc-
tober 2. He hasn't decided where he
will locate in the future. We are los
ing a good neighbor.
Mrs. George Courtney, from Nilsson
ri, was brought here and laid to rest
at the Henness graveyard last Wednes-
day. The funeral services were held
at Giyin NJ E. church.
Mrs. Miles Evans, from Cuyahoga
Falls, Ohio, is here visiting with her
sister, Mrs Morgan Williams. On re-
turning home she will visit her niece,
Mrs. Laura Baum, of Rock Island.
The Welsh people held their yearly
meetings, the Gymanfa, last week.
The preachers from a distance were
the following: Rev. George, Williams
burg; Rev. Samuels, Old Mans Greek;
Rev. Roberts, Long Greek; Rev. Har-
ris, Radnor, Ohio, and Rev. Lloyd Rob
erts, Elwood, Indiana. The meetings
were carried on half English and half
Welsh. Many visitors from Knoxville
Junction, Beacon, oskaloosa, ottumwa
and Abba attended the meetings. Lew
is Roberts went with the preachers as
a delegate from GIyin church to Long
Creek and Old Mans Creek.
Sept. "a Nivig.
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THE COUNTY NEWS.
EVANS.

Mr.. Hull visited the schools Tues
day.
Jim Kerr is on the sick list this
week.
Superintendent Young was a visitor
of the schools Monday.
VIM. Miller and family attended
New Sharon Fair Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Butts was a business
caller in Prairie City Friday.
Ray Harris, Of Blyth, was home all
last week on account of i'll health.
Rev. Mesch. the Evans pastor, re-
turned to Oskaloosa Monday evening.
Miss Cruikshank and little Ruth, of
oskaloosa, spent Sunday at the Gear
home
Morgan HoweIls, of Oskaloosa, was
a Sunday visitor with his friend, Jake
Moulton.
Miss Jessie Coen, of the company
store, spent Sunday at her home in
Fremont.
John Robinson is enjoying a visit
from his brother and family, of Gin
cinnati, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Patterson spent
Sunday at the parental Patterson
home west of Evans.
Little Esther Grifiths is quite sick
with typhoid fever DR.. Williams is
the attending physician.
Jim O'Connell is improving his place
by adding new veranda. n. L. Har-
ris has charge of the work.
Mrs. Kennedy and daughter, Mrs.
Evan Howells, OF OskaIoosa, spent Fri
day evening at the White home.
Miss Hannah Lewis and little niece
Anna, Of Ottumwa, are here for a
weeks visit with Mrs Frank Young.
berg.
Mrs. Vim. Moulton returned Satur-
day from Abba where she has been
visiting her friend. Mrs. Joe Wood
cock.
The Diamond Concert Co., which
was here all last week, was well pa
tronized. Quite an interest was taken
in the contest for the most popular
young lady. Miss Mabel Davis winning
the most votes, received the lovely
gold Elgin watch. There was also
singing and speaking contest Friday
evening, Jimmie Hilleary winning first
place and Miss Name Phillips second.
Miss Inez Van Vlair and Tom Lew
ellyn were married in oskaloosa. Sat
urday, Sept. 81 They went to Des
Moiues Sunday morning where they
win probably make their future home
Inez Is the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Van vlair while Tommy Is the
youngest son OF Mrs. Joe Stafford.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26
STATE POULTRY SHOW
Will Be Held In Marshalltown Or
Bonaparte This Year.

President John r. Hoover of this
city, president of the Iowa State Poul-
try Show, was in Marshalltown the
past week to find out If Marshalltown
wishes to have the 1908 Iowa State
Poultry Show. The association has
decided that they would like to hold
the meeting at Marshalltown this
year, as that city has not entertained
the State Poultry Show for years. If
the poultry fanciers of that city and
surrounding towns raise enough funds
the show will be held there the first
or second week in January. If funds
are not forthcoming, the show will
be held at Bonaparte, the Des Moines
river town having asked for the meet
at the annual meeting held last sea.
son in Oskaloosa.
The show was held here last jan
uary in the Armory hall. The entries
were large and the town supported
the show well, neat sum being clear
ed from the show. The bylaws of
the association, however, say that the
show shall be held in different towns
every year. The State Association is
endeavoring to get an appropriation
from the legislature, and provided they
do the show will be held at some fixed
place. Oskaloosa has an excellent
chance for securing the permanent
home, as Mr. Hoover, residing near
this city, is president of the associa-
ton and Oskaloosa is centrally 10
Gated.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26
MAHASKA VETERANS.
Program For Annual Reunion to
g., Be Held Thursday.

Following is the program for the
Mahaska County Veterans Associa-
ton reunion to be held at University
Park, Sept. 26, 1907:
9:30-Martial Music
10:30-Call to order by President.
Song by Quartet.
Invocation by s. H. Zendt.
Song by Quartet eE~E ~tR
Address by President T. w. Hyde.
Recitation, Miss Perkins, of Penn
college.
A talk from Comrade F. H. Loring
and others.
1900 m.-Basket dinner.
Martial Music.
1:30-Call to order.
A Song by Quartet.
Recitation, Miss Porter, of Beacon.
Address by Col. A. w. Swain.
Picket Shots by Comrades Blanch-
ard, Lacey, Garden, Gleason, and 9TH
ers.
Song by Quartet.
Election of officers for coming year.
Adjournment.
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JAMES STANTON
KILLED BY TRAIN
CONTINUED from Page IL

signed by Flora st. Clair Chiquet and
spoke of Chicago and Fort Dodge as
though the writer on the one address
ed might have relatives in those places.
The letter referred to a series of
family happenings, but threw no light
as to the dead mans identity.
Jacob Greenway informed the coro-
ner that one of the boys of the party
was named Fred Sanders and lived at
Eddyville. He had seen the boys dur
ing the day. The coroner sent Con-
stable Al Jones after the young man
that he might identify the corpse. The
first actual Identification was accom-
plished this morning.
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Two East Colts.

Scott Long is elated over the sue
cess Of two promising oskaloosa colts
at the New Sharon races last week.
Swanee. owned by Jas. Neagle, and
Dynamite, owned by Jack Harrison,
each took second money against a
field OF older horses. Both colts were
sired by Mr.. Longs horse. mr.. Mac. !"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26
Suffered Painful Accident.

John Ruggenberg is suffering with a
broken hand as the result OF his first
trip as fireman on the Iowa Central
after his service on the city police
force. His first run was from here
to Peoria and back and the work was
too heavy for starter. He became
overcome with the heat and fell
against the boiler head, fracturing the
bones in his left hand.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26

The annual meeting and basket din
ner Of Herald reporters will be held at
the Country Club House just east of
oskaloosa on Thursday. October 10.
All reporters are urged to come and
bring basket Of grub, and one, other.
either wife. sweetheart or friend.
20dG-9w2 l.. S. Walker. Pres.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26
Lived in EddyvilIe.

Henry CrisswelI, of this city, mail
clerk on the Rock Island and former
resident of Eddyville. was the first to
identify the man. When he heard that
the deceased was thought to be from
Eddyville, he went to Coroner Foeh-
fingers undertaking parlors and easily
recognized the young man as James
Stanton of Eddyville.
Stanton is survived by a number
of relatives and seems to have been
quite well known in Eddyville and OF
tumwa where he was employed from
time to time by an uncle, ]. j. Fox, a
building contractor of that place. The
mother is dead and the father disap-
peared number of years ago. A
brother, VIII, resides at Eddyville, and
another uncle, John Fox, resides at
Topeka, Kansas.
The brother arrived from Eddyville
this morning in response to a tele.
phone message and completed the
identification. He was much affected
by the death of his brother and could
give no further information.
The deceased and his brother were
thrown on their resources when quite
young and they we're taken into the
home of the grandmother Mrs. G. w.
Fox with whom they lived for many
years. They are known by the name
Of Fox almost as much as by Stanton,
their rightful name.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26

Quartet composed of Dr. j., Tony,
leader; Mrs. Davies, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Kemble. Miss Lillian Hughes,
accompanist.
7. w. Hyde, President.
w. H. Shaw, Secretary.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26

They are both highly respected young
people and begin life together with
every prospect of future happiness.
We wish them the best ever"
Sept. "a. Brownie.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26
To Prevent Car Shortage.

In order to prevent loss to grain
men from car shortage, the Rock ISL
and system has taken the initiative
in a movement to make the most of
their equipment by compelling ship
pers to load cars to their full capacity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26
Earmers. Attention.

will give $3.50 in trade to the
farmer who brings in the best three
ears of white or yellow corn before
Dec. LIST. Morris Freeman, 400 High
avenue west. 2Owed4.9w4
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oskaloosa shippers sent several
hundred mead OF hogs to the markets
Monday and tuesday
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WORK OF BIRDS.
Worth Thousands of Dollars to Farm
ers and Fruit Growers.

Among the best bird friends that the
fruit growers have are the woodpeck-
ers, says Country Life in America;
their strong, chisel like beaks and
long barbed tongues enable them to
secure insects which, though being
hidden inside the bark Of trees, are
safe from the attacks of other birds.
The yellow bellied woodpecker, or
sapsucker, as 1t is commonly called,
does some harm by boring holes in the
tree trunk and eating the soft tissue
which lies inside the inner layer Of
bark. This constitutes about one
fourth of the yearly food of these
birds;- the sapsucker alone Of the
woodpeckers Of our eastern states does
any appreciable harm.
Though nearly every kind Of bird
exhibits a preference for some partic-
ular insect, all land birds, from chick
adees to hawks, eat grasshoppers or
locusts during part of the year, the
greatest number being deyoured in
August.
In one Of the reports Of the depart
ment of agriculture 1t was stated that
in the eastern half of Nebraska more
than 16O,OOO,O0O locusts were eaten
daily by wrens alone. When we con-
slider that a locust eats fully its own
weight Of food daily, we can form
some idea of the amount Of forage
that was saved to the farmers Of that
region during the locust season.
In the year book of the department
of agriculture is a glowing account of
some warblers' work. I'm the month
of May, 1900, when the apple trees had
Just expanded rosettes Of small leaves
and flower buds, multitudes Of war
blers of several species were seen go
ing through an orchard, examining
these rosettes. and apparently pecking
something from each. An investiga-
ton Of the trees not yet reached by the
warblers showed that each rosette con-
tanned from one to a dozen large plant
lice, while a similar investigation of
the trees explored by the birds re-
vealed few of these insects"
Cuckoos are useful because they eat
caterpillars, which are protected from
other birds by their hairy coats. There
is an instance on record where as
many as $50 tent caterpillars were
found in the stomach Of one cuckoo,
Bluebirds do nothing but good; In
sects, all Of which are pests to great
er or lesser extent Except occasional
spiders), forming more than three
quarters Of their food.
Wrens are of great value, as their
food consists almost entirely Of harm
full insects. Rosebreasted grosbeaks
and quail help the farmer by eating
immense quantities of potato beetles,
a pest too well known to need any de-
scription, and which curiously enough
has. so far as we know, very few ma
tural enemies.
Kingbirds, like the rest of the fly
catchers, live chiefly on insects, most
Of which are injurious to the agricul-
turist. Many people condemn king
birds because they kill bees; for some
unknown reason they invariably select
the drones, so that little harm Is DONE
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AN UNINTENrroNAL JoKE.-An Eng
lish writer tells the story of his first
sixpence, which he earned by an un-
premeditated joke. His father had
been for twenty-seven years engaged
in a suit in chancery and had just
gained his cause. The. expenses Of the
suit, however, had swallowed up the
entire estate, the residue being mere
ly 3s. Cd. The writer says:
My father ranged the seven six
pences on our breakfast table.
My boy" said he, "see what comes
of going to law in Great Britain! Your
mother has told you that l have won
my suit in chancery?"
Yes, papa"
We'll, then, look! That is all l get
Of it," and he pointed grimly at the
sixpences.
1 opened wide my eyes. "All you get
Of the whole suit?" I echoed with a
puzzled air, convinced that suit in
chancery was composed, as other suits
are, Of a coat, waistcoat and trousers.
why, papa, those are only the but
tonsi"
1t was this deplorable joke that earn
ed me my sixpence, for my father,
laughing, tossed me one across the ta-
BILE, and rushed off with it like a
dog pelted with bone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-22

~ Egypt is having a boom, and that
explains in part the old mystery where
all the gold goes to. There is a crazy
land speculation in Cairo, the cotton
crop is increasing at good prices, the
area of arabic land is increased by the
new Nile dam. rain is more common
from the same cause. And gold is be-
ing boarded on the Oriental way usual
when times are good A consular re-
port says that nearly $20,00O,OOO was
sent from London last October. but it
has all been absorbed. The sellers of
the cotton crop have the money hoard
ed i'm their houses. The gold-beaters'
bazaar is crowded all the time, and 1t
is estimated that each week many
pounds in gold coin are melted or
beaten into bracelets, necklaces and
chains That gold is always boarded
in Egypt Is proved by the fact that
some George III sovereigns are COM
ing into circulation.
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HIS PRooF.-A German who recent
ly lost his wife quite shocked and elec-
trifed the community by taking unto
himself another partner within two
weeks after the departure Of number
one.
His neighbors and acquaintances
gathered in a body before his gate to
express their sentiments, which they
did in various ways, both vigorous and
alien, to the rules Of law and order.
Finally, the German. finding that he
could stand the incessant racket no
longer came out and holding up his
hands in righteous indignation gave
vent to his outraged feelings by ex-
claiming:
"Vot das all dis bizness mean, mine
frens, ven my poor wife has only been
dead two weeks already!"-Harper's s
Weekly.
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to 177-an average Of nearly S5 per

to 177-an average Of nearly S5 per
cent.
Tested by length of life women can
equally claim the superiority. Bridget
Danahar, who died last March in Linn
rick. was said to be 112 years old;
Mary O'Hara, another daughter Of
Erin, was only two years younger, and
Mrs Sarah Egan of Kings county, was
credited with 1O7 years, while Bridget
Somers, who ended her days in Sligo
work house in March, 1904, had reach
ed the ripe old age Of ia. So healthy
is Ireland that it is said she has at
present more than 500 centenarians,
while England. Scotland and Wales
can only muster 1872 among them
Westminster Gazette.
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ESCAPE OF THE ALABAMA.
How the Vessel Managed to Elude the
British Government.

British Government.
The keel of mysterious vessel
known as the 290 had been laid at the
Lairds' yards in 'Birkenhesd, and Mr.
Adams soon reported Captain Bullochs
interest in her, following this with
surprisingly accurate details Of her
construction and mission, writes Fred
erick Trevor Hill in Harper's, but all
the Investigations of the English off,
cials failed to unearth what Mr.
Adams's agents had res- lily discov-
cred. The 290, it was adr itted, might
possibly be adapted for war vessel,
but there were no guns upon her, and
her mysterious numerals merely indi-
Gated her dockyard name, she being
the 290th vessel constructed by the
I irds. Her real name, according to
the records, was the Enrica, by which
she had been regularly christened at
her launching. All this was solemnly
reported by the foreign office, and 1t
was almost impossible for the Ameri-
can minister to appear unconscious OF
the yelled insincerity of these official
communications, knowing that sooner
or later there must be a day Of reck-
oning.
In order that there might be no mis-
take, however, as to the legal bearing
of his proofs, he submitted them to an
English jurist Of high authority, who
expressed his opinion that the laws Of
England were being violated. Forti-
fled with this decision, he once more
visited the foreign office and called the
facts and the legal opinion directly to
Lord Russelrs attention. Representa-
tions of this nature, Of course, could
not we'll be disregarded by the govern
ment, but it was slow to act upon
them, and Captain Bulloch, receiving
inside information that the authorities
were contemplating the seizure Of his
vessel, took advantage Of the delay to
arrange a trial trip" for the Enrica,
which proved so eminently satisfactory
that she never returned to her dock.
After a short stay at another British
mort she sailed for the Azores, where
an English steamer met her with her
arms and equipment, and with an
English crew she sped away as the
Alabama, to capture and destroy all
the unarmed commercial marine Of
the United States that crossed her
path.
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humorous department.

HE WASN'T A SURvEYoR.-No GRIM
inal could ever get away from Big
Sim by the cross-country method. He
is familiar with every foot of ground
in Eastern Nevada and can outtrail
a ki-yo-te. AS deputy sheriff of Eu-
reka he engaged in several long
chases, always with success. His cap
ture Of a horse thief known as Span
ish Abe was the toast Of Eureka for
many a day. This Spanish Abe was a
bad actor who made it a business to ap-
propriate stray cattle and the blooded
mares of the neighborhood. With a
companion he was finally rounded up
and incarcerated in the Eureka JAIL
nails forced the window of their cell
and took to the brush, mounted on
the fleetest of animals they could
steal. Big Sim hours later 'hit the
traiI' in pursuit Spanish Abe turn
ed toward Utah and was changing
horses along the road. Big Sim re-
newing his mount likewise, and cut
ting cross country, gained on the fu-
gitives in the desert. Pursued and
pursuer had been riding continuously,
and the horses were giving way under
the strain. But Big Sim kept on, and
they say he was we'll into Utah-near
Fillmore, to be specific-when he
brought Spanish Abe and mis- COM
panion upon a level with his gun and
clapped on the hand cuffs.
You amt got no right to take u.s.
Sim," the Spaniard whined. Were
in Utah."
HI" Big Sim replied. I'm no
- surveyor. Come on!''-White
Pine News
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REQUIRED CAUTEoN.-A newly ap-
pointed assistant secretary in one of
the Federal departments at Washing
ton was worried over the immense la
Dor of signing his name to letters and
documents he could examine only in
the most superficial way. At first he
tried to read everything, but soon
found that impossible, and learned to
rely on his subordinates, who prepared
the routine matters for him, they call
ing his attention only to such papers
as they knew he wished to examine be-
fore signing.
One busy day clerk laid paper
on his desk which he signed without
looking at 1t.
That's a voucher" warned the man.
Don't you want to examine it?"
Heavens" shouted the assistant
secretary. "Give it back to me!
didn't know it was voucher.
thought it was an affidavit"
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WOMEN OUTIIvE MEN.-Once more
woman has demonstrated her superior
vitality. to the discontinue of mere
man. OF the centenarians who died in
the United Kingdom during the last
year forty-two were women and only
a paltry sixteen were men; in 1905 the
numbers were thirtysix and twenty
two. respectively, and in 1904 forty
one and twenty-five. During the last
ten years the women who died after
completing 100 years, at least, Of life
exceeded the male contenarians by 327
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Pine News.

AN ALERT PATRoN.-Josiah Quincy
assistant secretary of state under
Cleveland was famed for the energy
he showed in getting jobs for his con-
stituents.
One day a laborer in the depart
ment of the interior was drowned
while bathing in the Potomac. A
congressman who happened to be near
when the body was taken from the
water, hearing that the dead man
worked for the government, rushed
off to the department of the interior
to secure the job for one of his follow
ers.
When he reached the department,
however, Hoke Smith, secretary of
the interior, told him that the position
had already been filled.
"Filledn' cried the congressman.
why, the man hasn't been dead half
an hour"
81 know that" replied Smith; but
Josiah Quincy heard the man was go
ing in bathing, so he put in an appH-
cation for the job by telephone.
Saturday Evening Post.