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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
COAL TRADE REVIEW
CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS AS
POINTED OUT BY LEADING z
TRADE JOURNAL.

Chicago, Jan. 26.--The Black Dia,
mond today says; Sales agents AMI
operators are still looking this week
for bedrock on which to place the
market. Prices are constantly fiiletu-
ating and change with every new OF
fer or bid. Bidding, however, is rare
as the supply of most of the classes
of coal is greater than the demand.
The feature Of the week IL the III
creased demand for smokeless mine
run. In some cases this size Of coal
is bringing premium of fiftesa cents
The accumulated demand st tidewater,
together with washouts throughout
Ohio, have mitigated the supply ofthis
product coming into the Chicago mar
ket. This has tende1 to make the
market strong. However, this does
not characterize the state of the mar
ket on egg and lump. When the
slump in prices came last week many
operators closed down their mines
and this condition, together with him
ORANGES owing to the flood, will great
ly relieve the market of an oversup-
ply of coal in the near future. Prices
are therefore firmer, which no doubt
is more due to the cold weather than
the curtailment of the supply. Indi-
ana and Illinois Goals are weak.
Springfield lump Is very weak and has
sold as low as $1.75."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
CARBON IS HONORED
Oskaloosa Man Elected President of
Iowa Cement Workers

George Carbon of this city was hon
ored at Ames Friday by being elected
president of the Cement Workers OF
Iowa The other officers chosen are:
D. P. Foss, Waterloo, first vice
president.
James Names, Des Moines, second
vice president.
G. w. Ross, Grinnell, treasurer.
Ira A. Williams, Ames, secretary.
The convention lasted three days
and was by all odds the most success
full in the history Of the association
Over 30'cemelt workers were present
from Iowa, aad there were a number
Of visitors in attendance from Illinois
and Minnesota.
A feature Of the convention was
the presence and an address by the
president of the national association
Mr.. Humphrey of Philadelphia.
The cement business is growing
wonderfully and its Importance was
emphasized at the nesting just clos
ed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND
DEATHS.

HAWKlNS.-The funeral of the late
Seth P. Hawkins was held Friday at
ternoon at two-thirty o'clock, Jal. %,
1907, from the Congregational church.
The service was conducted by the pas
tor, the Rev. A. Cato Kaye, assisted
by President Rosenberger of Penn
college. ~.
Deceased was widely known in life
and many friends came to pay the last
tribute Of respect. The church was
well filled. Floral tributes were nu-
merous and a host of personal mes
sages of sympathy and coincidence
have been received by the. family.
The pail bearers were l.. j. Spurgin,
r. l.. Turner, H. S. Howard, L. r.
Rosebrook, H. w. Lyman and ]. Nj.
Heron. Seth p. Hawkins was the
son of Isaac and Ruth Hawkins, life
long members of the Friends Society;
was born near Clarkeville. Clinton
county, Ohio. In 1855 he came to
Iowa with his parents, who settled
| in Oskaloosa. In 1869 he married
| Mary f. Terrell, daughter of Clark and
Mary j. Terrell. Mr.. and Mrs. Hawk
ins were married in the Friends meet
ing house near Oskaloosa. Soon after
marriage they lived for about three
years in Prairie City, and then came
back to Oskaloosa where they have
lived since that time. Seth p. hawk
ms was a birthright member of the
Friends church and remained faith
full and devoted member of it until
he united with the Congregational
church by letter, on the removal OF
Penn chapel, This was in 1894. In
| the Congregational church he was be
loved and trusted being a sincere
| helpful member, always sympathetic
kind, hopeful and charitable in LIS
| Judgment of men. He held many of
| fees of trust and at the time of his
| last illness was a trustee of the
| church. He is missed and incurred
not only by lne Cnurcu anu MS OWL
immediate family, but by a large mum
Der of relatives, friends and acquaint
ances. Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins hat
three children, Chas c., (who died il
1890, Lizzie C. and Horace. Though
Mr.. Hawkins had been long sick, pre-
vious to his violent attack of Christ
mas night, his disease,-an affection
of the heart-was not regarded a!
likely TO be Immediately fatal. Since
Dec. %, however, though there hac
been partial rally, his physician.
held out little hope of his recovery
and finally cerebral hemorrhage set il
and he fell asleep on the 23d of Jan
uary, 1907.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
SENT TO BURLINGTON
MuRDERERs HURRIED AWAY TO
PREVENT THREATENED
MOB VIOLENCE.

Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Jan. 26.-That
want and privation may have been re-
sponsible for the murder of J. w
Gavin near New London last Tuesday
night was revealed in the confession
of the two men, Arnold thinner and
Tom Grimes, held for the crime, VINO
admitted chat part Of the money tax
en- from the dead man was sent 70
Grimes sick wife at Keokuk.
This much was told by Grimes, the
negro, who was barely rescued from
the vengeance of the mob at New
London and rushed here by Sheriff
Campbell overland.
The concession of the two men wa;
secured at o'clock this morning
Each implicated the other for the mur
der.
Taken to Burlington.
Mob excitement was so high here
ami at New London last night tina
fears for the safety of the prisoner:
were entertained and it was decided
best to take the pair to Burlington
for protection. The confession wa;
kept secret until the morning trai1
for the east arrived, when the NOR
were taken aboard under a stro1f
guard.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
EDDYvILLE.
(By John r. Sipes.)

Eddyyille, Jan. 26.-Rural Route In
spector Bloodgood accompanied Ollie
E. Warner on the Dudley route Tues.
day. The distance of % miles was
made and 237 pieces of mail deliverei
in four hours and twenty minutes
Mr.. Warner commenced service the
first of the year.
Arson Cockrell, who has spent the
summer in the west, arrived home
Thursday.
Mrs. Goldie Fothergi!l and baby, OF
South Fourth street. are spending a
few days with their friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. ]. Bernaur, in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Mollie Clemmons, OF Center,
vile, is paying an extended visit tc
her sister, Mrs. Florence Dunkla, AM
with friends south Of town.
Miss Maude Denning spent Thurs
day and Friday with her sister. Mrs
Earl True, in ottumwa.
Phil Stuber went to Waterloo or
Thursday for visit with his son
Charles stuher, and to transact bust
ness.
Mrs. James Mercer, OF Fonda, Is
here for an extended visit with hel
son, Prcf J. A. Yeager.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
PENSIONS ARE HEAVY.
Soldiers Home Will Pay, Out Over
$4,000 This Month.

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can says: The quarterly payment Of
the Iowa Soldiers Home pension dis
bursting office is about completed, AID
with about 5000 yet to come the pay
ment for the quarter will exceed s24,-
900. Up to today the amount paid
out aggregates s23,S5513, of which
the pensioners received s18,966.6S,
and the dependent relatives S4.SSS.5O.
Last January the sum of $23,077.SO
was disbursed for the corresponding
quarter, showing the payment this
year to be almost 81 1000 above what
It was a year ago.
At the home today there are present
7G5 men and 1877 women, total
membership Of 1872 present. There
are on burroughs n men AID Is wo-
men, total OF 95, making the grand
total of members present and absent
987, s42 men aad 147 women This is
an increase OF So over the CORE
spending day last year.
In addition to the pensions paid by
the home. Chaplain Jesse Cole, as
guardian. receives for hfs different
wards the sum Of 1896
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
SHE IS A DIPLOMAT.
A Woman That Roosevelt Ought to
Have On His List.

Oskaloosa is the home of lady
who should be in the diplomatic SER
vice of the Ulited States or else be
made a member of the board Of stra-
tegy. The manner in which this lady
Tom Sawyered' a couple of laborers
whom she had employed to clean a
well few days ago proves her claim
to tactfulness and diplomacy.
The men went down into the well
and having satisfied themselves with
the amount of work performed pre-
seated themselves before the madame
for remuneration. The lady made an
inspection of the well work and was
not satisfied with the quality or the
quantity of the work done. She did
not express her views on the matter,
however, but in a questioning manner
asked the men what they found in
the well. Nothing much-loose dirt,
and some pieces from the curbing.
The persistence of her inquiries for
something else led the men to believe
that she had ordered the well cleaned
for purpose.
Why, lady, did you lose something
down there one of the men asked.
mo, didn't, but my boy, Eddy,
dropped a ten dollar gold piece and
it went into the we'll Now, did you
men find it?"
No, they had not found anything
like that, but the way they returned
to the task of cleaning out the well
gave assurance that they intended to
do so. No question about the way
the well was cleaned this time. Ev
cry bit Of dirt and debris was hauled
out and to the surface and the lady ii
almost convinced that her wen 70 al
most two feet deeper than formerly
No gold piece was found by the la
borers and Mrs. F-- confided to 9
friend that there was more than one
way TO make people do their wori
right.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
A SHRINE MEETING.
Mobiles Are Summoned to Appear At
Davenport in February.

The Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine of
Davenport have issued invitations to
the fez wearers of Iowa to join with
them in great hotera at the town
of Davenport on the date of Tuesday,
February II, on which date great
experience meeting will be held. A
big class OF candidates have express
ed their desire for knowledge and
have signified their willingness to hay
hold on the rope. Several of the Os-
kaloosa Shriners are already wearing
smile that lasts through their sleep
in anticipation of the time they are
going to have, for they are going to
see the fun and participate in the
feast of good things that will be
spread.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
HISTORICAL RELICS.
An Interesting Department OF the
Oskaloosa Public Library.

Citizens of Oskaloosa have many
reasons to be proud of the CROWN OF
the public library patronage a1d tne
steady development of a good lipa1y
feeling in the town. But there is one
department Of the work which has NOT
attracted the attention which 1t de-
serves. This is the museum. since
the completion of the upper story OF
the building there are shelves and
cabinets for the purpose of displaying
and caring for specimens of all kinds.
and for historical relics. Not great
many of either kind are placed asyet,
Perhaps the most interesting relic
along the historical line is the cabi-
net collection of American authors
homes and letters. These are placed
in the delivery room and are free to
the inspection of the public. The
collection was made by ex-Supe.lp-
tendent Chas. A. Kent.
Up stairs we have the first bell
used on an oskaloosa church. 1t
was brought here from Keokuk in
1916 aad was hung in the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. 1t is said that
the bell was hung in the wagon SO
that with every step of the oxen 1t
swung to and fro and announced the
onward march of civilization across
the virgin prairies- The late d. M.
Walton preserved it and it was pre-
scented to the library by him. Anoth-
er bell of great historical interest is
a COW bell presented by Oliver
Vance. This bell was obtained by
Mr.. Vance's father and his two bro
/ theirs in Burlington in 1S43. These
pioneers had dug load of coal-Ma-
haska's first load of coal-and hauled
it to Burlington for sale. They could
find no purchaser, and finally traded
the load for COW bells.
A small coin collection is On the
museum shelves and some others are
still to be placed. Mr.. John A. Kal.
bach was the donor Of these.
A battered old cantesn carried BY
Geo. A. Kent of the 161st Ohio Ma
ton guard is another valued relic
I
An old sugar strainer 100 years old
is from Green county, Pa, ana from
the same place comes an Indian
Ratchet given by Thos. Kent.
There are some Indian bead WORK
and some curious feathers from South
America given by Mrs. M. c. Paftsr
son. Some cloth samples OF the
work of FIT. Madison convicts. A fine
model of the Strause stoker awaReli
an interest in Oskaloosan's.
! Besides this there are various Goa
mine curiosities, and geological speci
mems. 30. ..-..-.- s---s
The boys of the town are beginning
to take an interest in the museum. 4
late gift is an ink well made from
Missionary Ridge wood. This was
donated by Leigh Gillander. 1t il
hoped older people may also take a.
active interest in, adding to it,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
SECOND BIG FIRE
RACES IN PERRY
LOSS ESTIMATED AT FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AN osKALoosA BOY INVOLVED
Clint oldham's Marble Works in the
Path of the Flames-SeVersl
Firms Are Badly
Scorched.

perry, Ia, Jan. ga fire that
started at 2:3u this morning, ragged for
nearly an hour, threatened great de-
st-uction but was finally subdued
with a property loss of about $4,000.
The flames started on the west side OF
the triangle, in row of brick two AID
three story store buildings. The
whole row, consisting of eight store
fronts, seems destined to be wiped
out by flames. The efforts of the To-
cal fire department, aided by change
in the direction of the wind, were
avaihng, however, and the threaten
ed great loss was cut down to min
imum.
The fire started in a restaurant and
candy kitchen operated by E. N.
Umphenour, who recently moved here
from Des Moines. When discovered
the entire building was in flames. All
the business houses in the block were
more or less damaged, but none of the
losses are complete,
Those sustaining damage are:
Cooperative Grocery store, G.. E.
Melick, proprietor.
Capin & Son, harness and hard
ware.
e. n. Umphelour, restaurant and
candy kitchen.
Buckley Bros, dry goods.
The Aubrey livery.
Perry Model Laundry.
George Stamp, machine shop.
Clint Oldham, marble works.
Perry Bowling Alley.
The Ainley jewelry store.
Eagles Hall, which occupies the
two upper floors of the three-sto-y
section of this brick row.
Oldham's loss will not be large, ow-
ing to the nature of his business, but
HIS Office was damaged, and some
valuable papers a1d books losd
Perry is Unfortunate.
Perry has been unusually unfo-tu-
nate in its frequent fires. In 1897
Second street, the main business
street, was visitedEby a destructive
fire, which wiped out all of the stores
for distance ofoyer block on both
sides of the( street. .....
On DEG. &c fire visited the Glenn
ents block, an imposing two-story
structure at the northeast side of the
triangle, and totally destroyed it.
The origin of he fire this morning
is unknown.
The Dies Moines department was no
titled, but as the fire was brought IN
der partial control, Chief Knell sent
word that help was not necessary.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
WILLOPEN WITHDANCE
Big Time Promised In New Store at
Town of Blythe.

Blyth, Iowa, Jan. 26.-The opening
of the new store of the Blyth Supply
Company will occur next Wednesday
evening, January 80, and it will be
made a great event, the greatest OF
the kiad that has ever taken place in
that part of the country. The store
will be turned over TO the people
Beckman's orchesra of Oskaloosa will
furnish music, souvenirs will be given
to those who attend and various kin0i
of amusement will be INDUCED.
We are moving along with Jumps
aad bounds. In other words, watch
us grow. The town is pleasantly 10
Gated, the dwellings are moderlly ar
ranged, and everything presents a
clean, attractive appearance.
Seventeen men are now busily en-
gagged turning rooms and more mer
are coming every >day. Blyth is get
ting to be busy scene. The houses
are filling UP rapidly. Scarcely da,
passes that two or three families dc
not move in.
The big iron horse came into tow
MONDAY and the entire populatio;
turned out to greet 1t. 1t was ;
switch engine from Oskaloosa an,
they brought in a lot of ballast and ;
string of fats. The switch above thu
shaft Is not completed, but there il
enough room for two cars at the mine
80 they commenced loading coal a
the shaft into the cars Monday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
AMONG THE LODGES,
Items of Interest From the Various
Haunts of the Goat.

The Oskaloosa Lodge of Red Men
held q big council Friday night and
the tribe voted to go On the war path.
Not that they would make trouble for
the pale faces, but that they would in
crease their tribe in the possession
of new braves. These Red Men are
an aggressive lot but they are not at
ter scalps; they desire to build up a
great nation, and to that end the Os'
kaloosa district has thrown down the
peace pipe and taken up the toma'
hawk. ~ ...
The meeting last evening in the
Red Men hall was largely attended
by the local membership and by a
number of delegates from SURROUND
ing tribes. ~
The special delegates We're:
T. l.. Risewick, Knoxville.
J. A. Wilson and c. Murphy, Har
vey.
C. H. Springer, Lakonta.
+. G. jenkins, What Cheer.
William Ridley, What Cheer.
F. A. Day, the great chief Of the
records of the order, met with the
council and addressed the lodge. He
outlined the work and the plans fol
the hunt. Several hundred appli
cants are now in sight and others will
be added. The date of me big pow
WOW has not yet been determined, bu
will be announced within a shor
time. If you are not now a red-ski:
you might as well make up your mint
that you are to be one, for the brave:
of the local tribe are out night ant
day and they are on your trail. The!
are relentless and there is no escape
The Oskaloosa degree team goes t.
Lakonta tonight to initiate class o
captives that have been gathered in
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
IN DOUBLE HARNESS.
Two Livery Stables viii Be Run As
One Place.

Pete McCosh, who recently removed
his livery stable into the Bashaw
barn at the corner of First avenue and
A street, and Fred Turner. who has
opened up a new feed. sale and ex-
change place in his building on First
avenue west, have formed a merger
of their interests and will conduct the
two places as one business. They
purpose number of improvements
and additions as soon ais the season
will permit, that will give them a
good property.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
one.cent stamp in Books.

Notice from the third assistant
postmaster general has been received
at the postofice, stating that begin
Mig March 1, the department win sup
ply books of one-cent stamps, similar
to the books of two-ceat stamps now
in use. There will be four sheets Of
six stamps each in a book, interleayed
with parafin paper. bound like the
books of the two-csnt stamps. The
books will be sold for twenty-five
cents aad only one size will be issued
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
.DES MONIES GOSSIP.
Side Lights On the Legislature and
Capitol City People.

Des Moines, Jan. .26.-The factional
fight, which the question of the 1um.
Der of committee clerks in the house
of representatives, precipitated be-
tween the new and the old members,
bids fair to arouse leeling and a
factioaal ditference this year which
last winter was. focused between the
stand pat" and the progressive
forces. There were days last session
when the factional differences ran so
high that no bill on the calendar was
disposed of according to its merits,
but according to whether it was in
favor with the "progressiYes' or the
"stand-pattersS The erratic course
regarding committee clerks, which
was launched by the new members
when they realized that it was the
old members who have the committee
clerks, since most of the committee
chairmanships went to them, was ac-
copied by the old members none too
graciously, and some are only biding
their time to get back at these new
members who crammed such a meas
ure down their threats.
The new session has yet TO develop
any floor leaders in the house. In
the senate there is rather an over
supply of those who consider them
selves as the floor leaders, but often
too many leaders leaves scattered
flock.
In the house, with the elevation OF
Mr.. Kendall to the speakership, and
the voluntary retirement Of Col. Tenn
pie, there is an open field for the ap-
pearance of new floor leaders who
shall, by their speeches, ccrysta!ize the
opinion, focus the votes and generally
gather together the scattered ele-
ments on an impending measure. T.
C. Clary, of Chickasaw, has in large
measure the ability and experience
for this work; he perhaps lacks that
certain alertDess which catches the
strategic moment, and he is handi-
capped by'belonging to the minority.
The man who enters the political
field in Iowa on the democratic side
need scarcely hope that the God Of
Battles will reward him largely.
George H. Wan Houten, of Taylor,
would like to assume leadership, but
his tendency to LAY over" the meas
ures other members are ready to act
upon, may cripple him il the begin
ming of the session. At present there
has not appeared the lea1ers equal
to those who led the forensic battles
of last session.
Senator Delivers speech Of accept
aace before the joint session on
Wednesday will surely rank him with
the progressives. The face OF Gov
ernor Cummins, as he sat in the rear
of the house chamber and gave un-
swerving attention to the senator's
short but able speech. One might
speculate as to how the Governor
was measuring up the swarthy sena-
tor, and if he was dreaming that one
day they might be colleagues in the
senate, and whether he could claim
friend or foe in this young man. How.
ever, the Governors face told no tales
but that of Leep interest and its US
ual responsiveness. The senator said:
The mills of man grind slowly, but
they grind exceedingly coarse" and
who can say what senatorial grist
may be ground from the Iowa ponu'
cal mill in the next few years.
-Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
Ban on AR Guns.

The target rifles and air guns which
made SO many boys happy on Christ
mas morning in Davenport are now
under the ban, and the marshal has
given orders TO arrest anyone carry
ing them. Complaints have been reg
istered by many of the citizens OF the,
eity on account of the carelessness Of
the boys In shooting.