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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-10-18
Tree Planting Day

The ladies of the kcnnewick Gem
etery Association have arranged
for Tree Planting Day on Fri
day, October 25th, 1907.
1t is desired to plant a row of trees
around the Rivcrview Heights Cc-
metery inside the fence, and also to
do some grading on the hill leading
to the cemetery The public is in
vited and urgently requested to bring
trees on that day suitable to plant
with such necessary tools as shovels
and picks; and also let these who can
SO arrange, bring teams, plows and
scrapers for the purpose of grading
the hill in order to make it safe for
pubic travel.
The ladies Of the Association viii
greatly appreciate any aid that can
be given them in this work. And
will serve free dinner to all who may
come. Everybody will be welcomed
and are urgently requested to come,
and aid in the good work.
Margaret d. Dean, Sec.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-10-18

Ihlrd-lf no other way for provid-
ing money for carrying on the work
OF improving the rivers and harbors
can be found, then we favor a bond
issue by the government sufficient in
amount to complete all approved
projects, similar in character to those
issued for the building of the Panama
canal.
Fourth-We favor the extension
OF the Portage railway from Big
Eddy to The Dalles, and urge and
request the next legislative assembly
OF the state of Oregon to make an
appropriation for this purpose.
Flfth-We desire to express our sat
isfaction and approval of the sup
port the efforts of this association
have received at the hands Of the
Washington and Oregon legislatures
IN making appropriations to aid in
the improvement of the rivers of
the northwest; Of the governors and
members in congress of the states of
Washington, Idaho and Oregon, who
have all aided in this great work.
Sixth-We tender our unqualified
support of the president of the Unit
ed States and those associated with
him, in his and their efforts to pre-
serve and secure, not only for our
selves, but for our posterity forever,
the blessings God has placed in our
hands in trust-the waters of our
country-which properly and wisely
conserved, will furnish free people
transportation, power and water for
irrigation to the end of time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-10-18
New Brick Machine Arrives

The Columbia River Clay Co. has
received it's new brick-making ma
chine and the same is being put in
position. The engine and boiler
arrived this week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
ANOTHER CALF CASE.
Equal in Some Respects to the Jones
County Affair.

The great Jones county calf contro-
yersy which caused all sorts of trou-
BILE and expense to a number of Jones'
county farmers, was nothing in COM
parison with the trouble caused by
just a common black calf in the city
park Friday afternoon.
''Bovo," black cali belonging to a
farmer residing near the city, was the
chief actor, but was ably supported by
people who happened in the vicinity Of
Frank Christie's green spot.
Now Mr.. Calf in some manner es-
capped from a wagon which had trans
ported him to the city. The first
thing his eyes saw was the green
grass in the park, and he HE'D forth to
the feast. The owner happened along
while Mr.. Calfie was in the park graz
ing. He attempted to catch the ami
NAL, who moved from one part of the
park to another. Passersby joined in
the chase and in five minutes there
were thirty men and boys trying to
catch the young bovine, which would
run from one end to another. 1t re-
minded the onlookers of football
game, the calf always making his dis
lance. After a chase of about twenty
minutes he was captured and put
back in the wagon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
Do We Need Them?

do we need new quarters?" Such
is the title of a new picture postal that
has been taken by S. R. Crissy and II
is making quite hit. The picture is
of the city lot on South Market street,
wherein stands the fire department
and patrol buildings. They are bad
enough in fact, but the shabbiness
and the general dilapidation appear
exaggerated in the picture and ii
causes smile or laugh wherever it
is seen It is a silent but potent
appeal for new fire department. 1t
would make an effective city cam
paign document.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
HE LIKES OSKALOOSA
Changes In Past Few Years Sur
prise Former Resident.

Jack" Williams, formerly well
known in the Oskaloosa mining dis
trict, but for the past few years a
'esidents who have wandered into
Ter, was called to the city by business
Saturday. 1t was his first visit in a
number of years and he was almost
bewildered by the changes he found.
When Mr.. Williams left Oskaloosa
we had no federal building, the mule
tram way still claimed rights upon
the streets and we were without sew
eral distinguished marks upon which
the finger of pride now exercises. He
is at loss to understand how so
great a change can be accomplished
within what, to him, seems very
short time. You fellows here in
town may not appreciate what a won
derful change has come over the town
in few years. You are here day ny
day and do not notice 1t as do the old
resident who have wandered into
other places and return expecting to
find things, places and people as they
left them. The changes in Oskaloosa
have been for the better and you have
a town worth living in"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
THE COUNTRY ROADS
Surveyor and Auditor are Revising
Records.

County Surveyor Herbert e. Owens
is engaged in bringing the records OF
the county roads down to date and he
finds the task occupying much time
Some of the records have not been
preserved in proper way. Many
roads are in existence in the county
which are not shown properly on the
plat books. Auditor John Doak is en-
deavoring to get the records of roads
and the books brought into systematic
order. The official records of roads
allowed by the boards of supervisors
are being collected, classified, placed
in preserving wrappers and properly
filed. Not long since the record of a
road was desired and almost the en-
tire court house force went on a
hunt before the missing papers were
found Auditor Doak declared then
that the records must be so revised
that no repetition of such a hunt
would occur during his administra-
ton.
County Surveyor Owens was
brought into the work and he will
see to it that the records and the
plats are properly handled and treat
ed. The work will be of the greatest
practical value to the county and will
be duly appreciated by those who have
had occasion to look up business in
this department of the public records.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
Frank Ridley Arrested at Rose Hill
Is Released.

Frank Ridley, the man who was ar
rested in Rose Hill Thursday by May.
or Ike Reed and brought here for safe
keeping under suspicion Of being An
ton Dusman who escaped last Tues
day from the Jail at Independence, IA,
was released yesterday by Sheriff Val
entine, after communicating with the
sheriff at Independence, as it was
learned that he was the wrong man.
Ridley is man about forty-fiye years
of age and hardened criminal, hay
ing acknowledged to having served
terms in the penitentiaries of two diff
ferent states, but no information has
been received indicating that he is
wanted anywhere. A reward of 5000
is offered for the capture of Dusman.
as told in the following dispatch:
Independence, Ia, Nov. 23.-Anton
Dusman and Charles Marie, under in
dictment for burglarizing the Swan &
Parker jewelry store in September,
escaped from Jail at $3.50 last Tuesday
evening by blowing off the locks of
the steel doors with nitroglycerin.
They are supposed to nave had an ac-
complete outside who furnished the
explosive.
Marie was recaptured, but Dusman
is still at large. He has served a
term in the penitentiary and is des-
perate criminal
every window and sash in Jail was
shattered by the explosion.
"a reward of 5000 is offered for the
capture of Anton Dusman, the man
still at large Dusman is 26 years old
and feet 8 or A inches tall. He
weighs about $50 pounds. He has
gray eyes, dark hair, medium complex
ion and is stockily built. He wore a
soft hat, dark clothes. He has a
peaked face and short mustache."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
Burned With Hot Coffee.

BY accidentally knocking a leg out
from under the kitchen stove while she
was attending Emmett James, the lit,
tie seven-months-old son of Mrs. Mary
James on North l. street, Friday even
ing, neighbor lady caused the coffee
pot to upset and seriously scald the
baby. The boiling hot liquid spilled
over the child's arm, burning the flesh
severely and causing the baby to sui,
fer with intense pain. The scalding
coffee luckily did not reach the child's
body, however. and only his arm was
burned. No permanent injuries are
expected to result from the accident,
but it will nevertheless cause little
Emmett considerable discomfort for a
few days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
ARE PAID IN FULL.
Miners Receive Wages Today in Cash
and Checks.

The local mine workers received
two weeks pay today at the mines
surrounding the city. In accordance
with the agreement made at the meet
ing of the mine operators held at OF
tumwa early in the week, the pay rolls
were made up, half cash and the re-
mainder in the form of a check. A
few of the mines which had not been
interested in or represented at the OF.
tumwa conference paid the full amount
of the earnings in cash. Others that
had the cash, but desiring to live up
to the agreement. paid the check por-
ton and then had funds at a convent
ent place where the paper was imme-
diately cashed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
DEALS IN REAL ESTATE
Commissions Not Paid And Re-
course Taken to Courts.

Two petitions have just been filed
in the district court in which the
plaintiffs are real estate agents suing
for their commissions in different land
deals. In the one of Charles Core VS..
B. P. Dodd, the plaintiff states in his
petition that he is engaged in the real
estate business in Mahaska county
and in the month of October, 1906, in
|duced c. A. Darland to buy farm in
Pleasant Grove township and some
property in the town of Barnes City,
from the owner, Mr.. Dodd, the de-
PENDANT in the action, for which he
was to receive $40 as his commits
sion as per an oral agreement which
he had made In the same month with
the defendant. When the deal was
being closed 1t was learned that the
defendants wife refused to sign the
deeds and the sale was not made. AS
Mr.. Core had however, done his part
of the work successfully and in good
faith, he claims that Mr. Dodd prom
Used to pay him the commission which
he had already earned Only $40 OF
the required sum has been paid and
the plaintiff prays that the court grant
him judgment against the defendant
for the remainder of the sum and for
the costs of the action.
In the petition in the other case of
G. j. Vandagriff vs. Geo. H. Wymore,
the plaintiff states that in the year
1905 he was engaged in selling South
Dakota lands and that in Sept of that
year he made an oral agreement to
sell a certain 480 acres of land in that
territory for John Armstrong, who oc-
cupied the land and acted as agent
for its owner, G. H. Wymore, the de-
PENDANT in the case, and they had an
understanding that the plaintiff was
to receive for his services all of the
selling price of the farm above SIS
per acre. The plaintiff claims that he
interested Walter Skinner and Mich
ael Murphy in the deal and as a re-
suit of his work the land was sold to
them during the following month at
| 500 per acre for 800 acres and S18
per acre for the remaining 100 acres,
leaving a commission, according to
the terms of the alleged oral contract,
of S640, which is yet wholly unpaid
and still due, for which sum the plain
tiff asks for judgment against the
defendant, together with the costs OF
the action.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
THE WEEK OF PRAYER
Special Services At St. James Epis-
copa1 Church.

The General Convention of the Epis-
copal church which met at Richmond,
Virginia, last month, voted to set apart
the week before Advent for special
season of intercession for the spread
of Christ's Kingdom" This Week of
Prayer began yesterday and will in
clude next Sunday, the first Sunday in
Advent 1t includes, therefore, the
National Thanksgiving Day, which
falls on next Thursday, and st. An
drew's Day, November 80. which is
Saturday.
Throughout the Episcopal churches
there will be special services and spe-
cial intercessions all this week. The
following prayer has been set forth for
use by the Bishop of Maine and will
be used in many of the dioceses
Throughout the nation:
Pour out Thy Holy Spirit, o Lord,
upon those who in search of science,
wealth, or pleasure, neglect Thine Hon
or, overlook sin, and ignore Thy ser
vice. Turn their hearts to the light
Of the Gospel story, that they may fol.
low Christ by using their talents to
bring others back to Thee and Thy
church; through Jesus Christ Our
Lord. Amen"
The Rector of st. James church re-
quests the use of this prayer by all
members of the parish together with
and in addition to their daily devo'
lions during this week
Four special services are to be
held at st. James church this week, as
follows: u0.
Tuesday night at o'clock, with ad'
iress by the Rector. Subject, Pray,
er." ......
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, Holy
Communion at 1880 a. m. Thanks
giving service and sermon at 10 a. m
Saturday, st. Andrews Day, Holy
Communion at 1880 a. m. for the men
and boys of the church.
Sunday, the First Sunday in Advent
Holy Communion and sermon by the
Rector at 1915 a. m. Subject, "Life's
Two Guides and Its Two Joys"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
BASE BALL
Comes to oskaIoosa.


A. P. Kennedy, of Cedar Rapids,
better known to Iowa league fans as
Snapper" Kennedy, will manage the
Quakers for the season of 1908. The
Oskaloosa club has been trying to Sc
cure his services since Hamilton
Patterson resigned to take up the
management of the Pueblo, Western
league team. Manager Rusty
Owens, of the Grand, received a letter
this morning from Kennedy, who Is
spending the winter in Cedar Rapids,
running roller skating rink, saying
that he had signed with 0skaloosa
and thought he would like the place.
Snapper" is one of the best manag-
charge of teams in the league every
season and has captured two pen
nants. He managed the Ottumwa
team the first two seasons and Sc
cured the pennant two times then.
Last season he managed the Marshall
town team, but owing to poor support
given the team and the shortage of
money to secure players, "Snapper's'
team landed at the head of the second
division. u..s.-~
Kennedy will start at once signing
up players. He has already a number
of men in view. He is associated
with Belden Hill, of the Cedar Rap
ids team, and in this way Oskaloosa
can secure number of good men.
Last years team is intact and with
Kennedy at the head the pennant
chances look very good.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
CHICKENS sMoTHERED.
Clyde VermilIian Meets With Loss in
..-..- Peculiar Way. ....

Clyde Vermillian, farmer living
near Lacey, met with peculiar mis-
fortune this morning while driving
to the city with wagon load of chick
ems. The fowls were small ones and
were Grated and piled up in the rear
end of the wagon. When he drove up
to the Geo. M. Evans poultry house
and unloaded his lock, to his amaze
ment, he found that twenty-five of the
young chickens had been smothered
to death. At the present price of
meat, the loss is considerable. He
sold the remaining chickens, which
numbered about 125 and weighed 900
pounds, to Mr. Evans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
MASON CITY YOUNG
PEOPLE DROWNED
THREE LOSE LIVES WHILE sKAT.
ING ON LIME CREEK.
A HOLOCAUST IN NEW YORK.
Thirteen People Burned to Death in
the Destruction of Five-Story
Tenement House Early
This Morning.

Mason City, Ia, Nov. y25.-Three pop
ular young people of this city were
drowned while skating on Lime Creek
Sunday afternoon. The dead are:
RUDOLPH HARSEFLAT, aged IS.
MERLE METTLER, aged is.
ELLA SWIFT, aged IA.
Immediately after the accident oc.
Cured and the alarm was given, res.
cue parties were organized. Sheriff
Buchanan took charge of the work, and
it was over six hours before the bod
les were all recovered.
The creek, which runs through the
city, had been damned just below
town to provide skating rink this
winter. The ice has been thick enough
in the mornings for several days to
hold up skaters and many have taken
advantage of the sport. Yesterday,
however, the warm sun weakened the
ice and when the young people ven.
tured on it, it suddenly broke through,
precipitating seven into the icy water.
Four were rescued, but the other three
floated under the ice and died before
help could reach them. The water
was about IL feet deep. -, .s...
Holocaust In New York.
New York, Nov 25.-Thirteen per.
sons, half of them women and chill.
dren, were burned to crisps early this
morning in a fire which destroyed a
five-story tenement house.
Seven of the dead bodies were found
in one room on the top floor, huddled
together in an indescribable heap. All
were unacceptable. They died in an
attempt to reach the fire escape.
Firemen found the halls packed with
panic-stricken tenants fighting each
other to reach the fire escape first
The fire started in saloon on the
first floor, and shot up an air shaft
trapping the people on the top floor.
The building was ablaze all over when
the firemen arrived. ..s
Horror in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Nov. 25.-Eight persons
lost their lives in fire in the Wind
horst Dry Goods Company's store to
day. Three bodies have been recov'
cred, five being still in the ruins. The
property loss will be half million
dollars. Julia Hagerdorf jumped from
the third floor, dashing her life out
on the pavement below. Two others
jumped from the second floor and sus'
tanned fatal injuries.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
DID A BIG BUSINESS.
Beacon lnterurban Line Carries a
Thousand Passengers.

The interurban line between this
city and Beacon did big business
Saturday afternoon and evening. The
big car" was crowded every trip.
The last trips gave the car almost
more passengers than it could hold.
over one thousand passengers were
carried during the afternoon after one
o'clock until eleven o'clock, the time of
the last car.
The unusual crowd was due to the
miners pay day and the desire to have
checks cashed In the city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
MAKING NEW OFFICES.
improvements in Progress in The DR..
Hoffman Building.

Numerous improvements are in pro
gress at the Hoffman building on
South First street. The south nalf
of the first. floor is being made over to
suit the conveniences of new tenants.
DR.. Fred Barnes has rented a suite OF
rooms in the building and the remain.
ing suite will be occupied by the Of
fees of the Cricket Coal Co. Parti.
tons are being torn out and moved
to make a better division of the
rooms, The new offices will not be
ready for occupancy for some weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
GRECO COMES BACK.
Is Wanted in Poweshiek County Fol
Adultery.

Montezuma, Nov. 25.-Sheriff G.. E
Binager has arrived with Jesse Gregg
and his sister-in-law, Clara Burris, who
skipped from here about two months
ago. He found them at Scranton,
Greene county. they had claimed to
be brother and sister there. Gregg
was taken on charge of adultery,
the action having been commenced by
his wife. His bail was fixed at $4,000,
which was procured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
Llahts out AIona The River.

Government lights along the upper
Mississippi went out at midnight Nov.
18th. and will not be relighted until
the opening of navigation next spring.
On the 18th of November navigation
along the big stream comes to a close
and the insurance on steamers plying
the stream runs out. SO that after that
date the boats are operated at the risk
of their owners.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
WORKED ON SUNDAY.
Brick Layers Take Advantage of Fine
Weather.

To take advantage of the fine wealth.
er and on account of the press for
time the brick layers engaged on the
new Morrow livery stable building on
High avenue east worked extra for
over seven hours Sunday and the
work Is moving along at a satisfactory
pace, AS large a force as possible is
on the building to get II under cover,
II possible, before severe weather
comes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
Lld On at Keokuk.

Mayor Strimback, of Keokuk, has
put the lid on the city. He issued an
order to the saloonkeepers Monday
in which he said that anyone who VIC
lated the provisions of the mulct law
with reference to closing would lose
his license without further notice.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
MAKING Many Brick.

The Logue brick yards have expert
enced busy season and have supplied
a heavy call for material. The man
agement is anticipating lively sea
son next year and plans for work are
being formed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
More lndlotments Returned.

Leroy Ware, the cashier of the Far.
mers' and Drovers' bank at Seymour,
has been indicted fifteen times more,
making twenty-five indictments now
standing against the young man,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
4 DMINIsTRAroR,s NOTICE.

IA Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested, that on the 14th
day of November, A. D., 1907, the un-
dersigned was appointed by the Dis
triot Court of Mahaska County, Iowa.
administrator of the estate of Eliza
beth A. White deceased, late of said
Mahaska County, Iowa.
All persons indebted to said estate
will make payment to the undersign-
ed, and those having claims against
the same will present them legally
authenticated to said court for allow
ance.
Dated this l4th day of Nov, 1907.
David v. White, Administrator.
l7w3 L. E. CoRLETT, OLE
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
MAagNoo VOTES TAX.
Citizens Give Aid to Proposed Maren-
go & Midland Electric.

Marengo. Ia, Nov 25.--Marengo
township on Saturday voted tax for
the use OF the Marengo & Midland
Electric railway, which is TO extend
from Cedar Rapids to oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
judge Preston Sustained.

Among recent supreme court de
cisions handed down is: Samuel os.
born, admr, appellant; VS.. Fred Os'
born; Poweshiek district; B. W.
Preston, Judge. Action for account
ing. Affirmed; opinion by the court.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
1 DEMONSTRATORS NoTIoE.

"A Notiee is hereby given TO all
persons interested, that on the sth
day of November, A. d 1907, the I'M
dersigned were appointed by the Dis
trict Court OF Mahaska County lows,
administrators of the estate OF A. N.
Caldwell, deceased, late OF said Ma
haska County, Iowa. All persons
indebted to said estate will make
payment 10 the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
will present them legally authenti-
Gated to said court for allowance,
Dated this sth day of November.
1907.
Obas, O. Caldwell,
Earl g. Caldwell.
Administrators
L e. Corlett, Clerk. Jews
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28

The annual convention of the
southwestern Iowa Horticultural so
ciety will be held at Council Bluffs
from Dec. to 6, inclusive,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28

Field goals, Carney 6, Epperson 8,
Powell 4, Klein 5; foul goals, Klein 3,
Powell q; field goals, Fairall 1,O'Brien
2, Colville l, Barnhart 3, Lichtenheld
3; foul goals, Fairall l, o'Brien 4, Col
vile /, Lichtenheld 4. Grinnell given
4 points on penalties. Oskaloosa Z
on penalties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28

Gus Rosenthall has the material on
the ground for new barn at his farm
southwest of Fremont a