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The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Conditions Noted By the Iowa Com
mission Company
Chicago, May 81.

Chicago, May 81.
CATTLE-The market closed up in
fair shape last week and Is opening
with a moderate run today, estimate
being $4,000. There We're several
punches of cattle sold at strong to a
shade higher prices and in good
many instances an advance of 10c per
cwt, but in most cases prices were
generally about steady with the close
of last week. Taking into coasiderd-
ton the moderate run, the trade as a
whole lacked the expected keenness.
Fat cows and heifers were firm with
prices in a good many places 10c
higher. Medium and Gamers were
slow sale, while bulls held steady,
Calf demand was meager and were a
shade lower. We do. not expect a
heavy run for the balance of the week
and with lighter receipts we look foC
some improvement in prices. 1t looks
like a good time to ship cattle, espe-
,cially butcher stuff that is. ready to
on, we believe cows and heifers will
show some decline. -..
HOGS-The hog market opened up
this week in fair shape; however, re-
ceipts were liberal today and price ,
will average no better than steady
with last weeks close, the light
weights again being in best demand.
The range in prices at the present
time is widest in some time past.
Light hogs are selling as high as they
did two or three weeks ago, while all
classes of heavy are fully 25c per cwt
lower. Extreme top on fancy light to,
day, $3.50, with bulk of light $6.500
6.55, with heavy weights going at
$6.35@640. The provision markets
ruled steady. We figure on fair hog
market balance of the week.
SHEEP-Not much change to re-
pert in the sheep and lamb market
again this week. We had a moderate
run today, estimate being $4,000. Mar,
ket ruled active and strong and IN
some cases shade higher. Prime
western ewes sold at $3.50, with best
yearlings 1860. Colorado lambs
reached 1915 again today, with snort
natives at $i,65 and good springers at
$3.50 per cwt. Looks like a good time
to ship sheep and lambs.
Iowa Live Stock Commission Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
HE WAS NOT HELD
FOR THE MURDER
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"Then got scared and we left town
and have been chasing up and down
the country ever since. We have
spent most of our time in the west
and never thought would be caught
here. We were going out in the coun
try TO visit some old friends when
the police found us, I'm tired of dodg
ing police anyhow and am ready for
whatever they want to do with me-
[ know, though, that he would nave
killed me If had not shot him. and
others will say the same"
Thompson is an intelligent looking
negro, big, husky and strongly built;
HIS forehead is high and his eyes large
and wandering. He shows a perfect
set of natural teetn on both Jaws,
which figured largely,in his capture.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
IOWA CROP BULLETIN
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT TEE
STATE AS NOTED BY THE
WEATHER BUREAU.

Des Molaes, Ia, May 21.-There was
continuance of erratic weather dur
ing the first half of the past week,but
on the whole there mas been an i'm
provement in conditions in all parts OF
the state The average daily deficiea-
cy in temperature was three to six de-
grees, and the minimum was near or
below freezing on three mornings. The
amount of precipitation was very light,
except in portions of the southeast and
east central districts. On the 14th
light showers with occasional snow
flurries were reported at numerous
stations in the north and central Sec
lions. The moisture was beneficiai
and there was sufficient heat to start
termination of seed and perceptible
growth of vegetation.
The week was favorable for field
work, and reports indicate that from
80 to 80 per cent of the corn acreage
has been planted, under excellent con
ditions as to the SOIL Though the
season is late in respect to growth OF
crops, farm operations are as well ad.
vanced as usual at this time of the
year. With normal heat and moisture
in the near future there will be an am
pie yield of staple farm crops. #h J
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
BAGGAGEMAN HURT.

Clyde Hunter, night baggageman at
the Iowa Central passenger station,
met with painful accident last even
ing that will cause him to use crutches
for a number of days at least. Clyde
had just taken the baggage off of No
Is, which consisted of two big heavy
shoe trunks. In turning the truck the
trunks upset it, one of them aligntf1g
on mis- left foot, smashing that mem
Der badly. The boy was taken to DIR.
Barringer, where the injured member
was dressed, and was then taken to
his home. He had only worked as
bggageman for about five days, sue,
ceeding Richard Morgan, who accepted
a position as freight hustler at the
freight house.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS
LEADERS OF HOME MISSIONS, OF
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Mrs. Darwin r. James, Now on Tour
of World, Is Chosen as Head
of Order.

Columbus, o., May 22.-The Won.
ans Board of Home Missions Of the
Presbyterian church elected the fol.
lowing officers:
President, Mrs. Darwin r. James
now on a tour around the world.
Vice presidents. Mrs. w. J. Darby
Indiana; Mrs. C. w. Walker, New
York; Mrs. J. B. Kendall, Indiana;
Mrs. NJ. E. Boyd. New York; Mrs. e
E. Pomeroy, Minnesota. and Mrs. s.
Pingry, New Jersey.
Secretary of the board, MRS Ella
Alexander Boole.
Treasurer, Mrs s. T. Lincoln.
Field secretaries, Mrs. Flora d
Palmer. Miss Julia Frazer and Miss
Edith Hughes.
Reports submitted showed an ad
vance in every department of the work
during the last year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

with the measles. All of which does
not prove that the measles are de-
sirable acquisition.
Iowa is today in many respects the
very best state in the union. She
owes her marvellous progress, her SUI
perior excellence to many things. But
it is pretty safe to assume that if she
mad one vast metropolis, that over
Swallowed the state and beside which
no other town would be noted or re-
membered, her development would not
haev been SO satisfactory. For beside
the metropolis, there are always the
provinces, which she drainss of much
of their best products, including their
most promising sons and daughters
those who have gifts or ambition or
botI.
Iowa owes what she is today to the
fact, in part at least. that she has no
big cities, and that every part and
section of the state has enjoyed har-
monious, unfettered development. No
section of the state mas sat in the
shadow of the big town, that deprived
1t of the sunlight and the strength
for the best possible development. OF
course. Iowa owes much to her soil
and to the intelligent effort that is ex-
pended upon it. She owes no less to
her fine towns and villages, large and
small, all going forward, all full of
life and energy and all gradually de-
veloping, not an immense Babel. but
tlto cities where it is good to labor
and TO live.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

Graduates of the Iowa State Col
lege at Ames are in demand Almost
daily calls are being made to fill i'm
portaat and lucrative positions. The
animal nusbanjry department at Ames
has furnished instructors for twenty.
i've state colleges AMI has placed two
men in the Department of Animal In
dustry of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, AID one man to
take charge Of the agricultural work
in British India, all within the las;
three years. The salaries paid TWEEN
ty-ffye of these men average 1000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
NO BIG CITY FoR IOWA.

Burlington HawkEye: There are
several towns in the Hawkeye state,
whicn have hopes and ambitions. and
which believe that they are destined
10 become great cities. An eloquent
gentleman has promised to make Pitts
burgs Of the West out Of several OF
our Iowa towns. but their ambition
runs to even greater things and they
are dreaming OF a Chicago in Iowa.
There will always be some doubt. in
the minds Of good citizens. as TO the
desirabilIty Of vast cities They may
come, without any one being able to
aInder them, hut II Is the same way
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
-Keosannna RennhlIcan

Keosauqua Republican: Miles
Morrow Of Trenton, Henry county.saij
to be well-to-do financially, was i'm
moral enough to spend last Sunday in
a den in Inc disreputable Smoky Row
district in ottumwa, where he got in
to a quarrel with negro over a white
harlot, the result being that ne shot
and killed the negro. Ben Farrell. He
was arrested and bound over to the
grand jury. The indications are that
Morrow win land in the penitentiary,
a proper place, perhaps, for patrons
generally of Smoky Row.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

SPEER. - John NJ. Speer, of Mar
shalltown, one of the oldest engineers
on the line of the Iowa Central rail-
way, died at Kansas City, where ne
has been taking treatment for several
months, at nine o'clock Monday nom
ing. The body will be shipped to Mar
shalltown for funeral and interment.
The deceased was probably one OF
the best known railway engineers in
the state. The greater part of his life
was spent at Marshalltown, but for a
number of years ne together with ais
very excellent family, was a resilient
of this city. He was a prominent
member of the Brotherhood of Railway
Engineers and was for years a dele,
gate to the grand lodge and WIS a
member of the arbitration committee.
The deceased was also a member Of
Oskaloosa Lodge of Elks and served
as one of it's officers during long
term of service. A company of the
Oskaloosa Elks will attend the funeral
at Marshalltown Thursday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
MAHASKA PEDESTAL.
Council Asked To Have Statue
Foundation Ready.

The regular meeting of the city
council was held last evening with
fun attendance. Inc usual routine of
business was transacted and the list
of claims allowed. Sewer problems
were the most numerous of their trou-
bles but several matters were dispos.
ed Of
To Build Pedestal.
A communication was read from S.
e. Fry, architect for the statue OF
Manaska which is being built for
erection in our public square, desiring
that work be commenced at once on
the pedestal in the park, as the figure
will arrive in the city the first of
September and should be put in its
place at once. The work was refer
red to the committee on city improve
ments.
Wages Increased.
At the suggestion of w. r. Camp
field a uniform wage scale of 40 cents
per hour, was adopted for man and
team while doing work for the, city.
which is an increase of 35 cents a day
over what they are receiving at pres
ent.
The Trip to Ames.
Next Thursday was set for the date
of the proposed visit to Ames and 1t
is believed that. thsrss- vii L.,beya good
delegation or the councils make the
trip.
Bid is Rejected.
Thos. Long was the only bidder for
the purchase of the buildings which
are situated on the proposed city mar
ket places ana as mis- offer of 1925 was
considered entirely too low, it was
rejected.
To Now the Grass.
Thos. Greve presented a bid of $39
for the contract of moving the lawn
in the city park during the entire sea
son and the matter was placed in the
hands of the park committee with
power to act. .,-.i
New Wheel Needed.
The need of a new, front wheel for
the hose cart of the fire department
was referred to the fire committee.
and the police committee were given
authority to secure a new linoleum
for the floor in the mayors office.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

TAYLOR.-Died, at his home, $40 u
avenue west, Monday, May 81, 1907, at
$3.50 a. m, of pneumonia, after four
days duration, Henry Taylor, colored,
aged 63 years.
Deceased was born in Missouri ana
had resided in this county AZ years
Funeral services Wednesday, May %,
at 2:30 p. M, at the African M. E.
church. and interme1t Thursday, May
%, in Forest cemetery. Deceased is
survived by one son, Will Taylor. His
wife passed away Feb. 2, 1906. -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
Judge Smyth Of Mt. Pleasant has

Judge Smyth of Mt Pleasant has
ruled upon the case of ]. H. McSurely
against II. L. McGrew, ex-treasurer OF
Van Burea county, in which the con
stitutiondlity of the act of the last
legislature releasing the defendant
from liability for $1,000 lost in the
Skinner bank by failure of 1904, was
attacked. In lengthy opinion Judge
Smyth neld the law to be unconstitu
tio1al. inasmuch as it disturbed the
vested rights OF the people Of Van Blu,
rem county and grants privileges and
immunities to one citizen not enjoyed
by all, and that the law was not gen.
eral in its application.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

true, the delegates find themselves oc-
cupying largely the position of listen
ers. They come to the biennial pre-
pared to enjoy the program offered,
which is crowded with intellectual
treats.
'The program at the recent biennial
comprised sixteen addresses upon top
les ranging from lessons in civic i'm
provement to the character of the adj
yertisements il yellow journals. One
would naturally infer there would be
little time left for discussions and, for
that matter,the addresses We're by spe-
cialists who had given much time and
thought to their subjects, and the ay-
erage delegate felt 1t lily became her
to assume to criticise or lissect these
addresses.
The program at the recent biennial
could well have been part of 0hau-
tauqua course presented before an au.
dielce representative of any intellec-
.tual community.
"There can be no criticism of the
program. 1t was interesting and in
structiye as well as entertaining
throughout, but if suggestion might
be permitted, it would be the advisa-
biIity of one afternoon devoted to the
good of the order at which time del
ogates might exchange individual
ideas or suggestions from the expert
elce of the clubs they represent.
"To-Teturn TO the thought suggested
by Mrs. Mitchell. The work of the
biennial being of the nature as stated
above, and the delegates being largely
listeners, why should they not dress
tho part '..
Quotes Marie CoreIli.
Marie COrelli says: No power hu-
man or divine, can alter the inborn
spirit of the purely frivolous femi-
nine and a wee bit of the spirit may
in part account for the display which
it is said was characteristic of the sew.
cnth biennial. A bright club woman
from one of the smaller towns said
W me-. lt"pulu hdNt IClL
and defrauded mad it rained so that 1
could not have had the opportunity
of seeing any prettier gowns than
SEQ at home &"
Il DO not use the quotation from
Corehi in "a, depreeat orysssense,zbat as
suggesting the lighter side of the fea
male character which leads her to
seek to beautify herself wherever she
may be, and permit me to add that
this trait of woman's nature was not,
in my opinion, unduly emphasized at
the biennial.
IF it seems to be for the best inter-
est of |. f. w. c. to have a working
biennial, no doubt the women willing
ly will leave their tufts and rufiles' at
home, and, while the prevailing style
would not require a rolling up of the
sleeves, yet in the popular speech OF
the day, they can get busy
~ Mrs. Julian w. Richards"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
According

According to newspaper report,
Rev. Honeywell preached such pow
erful sermon at Knoxville a few nignts
ago that lot of deadbeats promptly
paid their debts. If later returns con-
firm this report Rev. Honeywell is
likely to be in demand all over Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

"A drainage enterprise mas JUS
been completed near Centerville. The
big ditch, which is five miles long
cost $4,000 and drains $4,000 acres OF
land in the Charlton river bottoms.
At the expenditure of less than two
dollars per acre, this body of land has
been made arabic, and the tract that
heretofore was of small value, is
moved up into the neighborhood OF
500 per acre.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
ExEoUToRs, NOTICE.

EXECUToRs' NOTICE.
u Notice Is hereby given to all
persons interested, that on the goth
day of MAY 1907, the undersign-
ed was appointed by the District
Court of Mahaska County Iowa, e.
ecutors of the estate of David
Colville deceased, late of said Ne
County, Iowa. All persons linden
to said estate will make paymer
the undersigned, and those hf
claims against the same will pr
them legally authenticated Il
court for allowance.
Dated this 10th day of May y.
Frank r. Colvills NAB
Joseph X. ColviIle '-
iSwS L. E. CoRLETT,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

LONG--MARTIN.--As a little sur.
prise to her friends came the an
nOuncement of the marriage of Mis-
Jessie Martin, yesterday noon, to M
Cloyd S. Long, of Des Moines.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. h. w. Holler, at the home of the
bride on East Second avenue, IN thu
presence of small, select crowd. Thu
bride is well known in the city, having
always lived here,and her friends wish
her the greatest success and happi.
ness. The groom is yard-master on
the Rock Island railway at Valley
junction, and the couple left this
morning for Des Moines, where they
will make their home. w
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
-Tne Cedar Fails Gazette saws the

The Cedar Falls Gazette says the
great state Of Iowa, after passing a
law making two cents the legal rate
on railroads, making it crime to use
passes and placing everybody upon
the same level, is now on its knees
before the railway magnates begging
them to permit the commonwealth to
transport few lunatics and criminals
at reduced rate!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

N UMINIBTRATUR'S NUTIUE.
IN Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested, that on the goth
day Of May A.. D., 1907, the I'M
dersigned was appointed by the Dis
trict Court of Mahaska County, Iowa,
administrator of the Estate of Eva ID
Dusenberry, 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 al
lowance.
Dated this Goth day of May 1907.
8. v. JONES,
Administrator.
43w3 L. e. CoRLETT, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

DUTTON.-Died at her home, 1920
First avenue West, Friday, May II,
1907, Mrs. Catherine Dutton.
Funeral services at Mission chapel
Monday, May 20, at 1920 a. M, AM
interment in Old cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
To Now the Grass.
New Wheel Needed.
ExEcUToRs' NOTICE.

EXECUTORs' NOTICE.
~ Notice Is hereby given to all
persons interested. that on the 9th
day of May A. d. 1907, the under
signed was appointed by the district
court of Mahaska County, Iowa,
executors of the estate of Thompson
Hanna deceased, late of said Ma
haska County, Iowa.
All persons indebted to said estate
will make payment to the undersigned
and those having claims against the
same will present them legally au-
thenticated to said court for allow
ance.
Dated this 18th day of May 1907.
Arthur A. Hanna E~oortors
Herbert T. Hanna Ao0u'ois
L. E. Corlett, Clerk.
42w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

An Ohio girl wants $500 for three
kisses. Considering the nigh price of
other commodities, her demand does
not seem unreasonable to the Clinton
Herald.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

The Agricultural college at Ames
loses another good man in, the person
of V. r. Gardner, instructor in horti-
culture. He goes to. big institution
in Quebec, at large advance in sal
AIRY
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

1T is all fiction that a city has
to be wide open in order to be a live
city" says the Cedar Rapids Republic
can. "The cities on the river which
have been the most violen. law VIC
lators are not making as much pro-
gress as the cities that are enforcing
the law"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
Accident in Tent.

While East Lynne" was being
played in tent at Mt Pleasant a
section of seats containing nearly 300
people collapsed and "a number OF
persons were seriously Injured. two
women each having leg broken.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
AROUND The CIRCUIT.

Shenandoah Open Door: Last Satur
day evening Evangelist L. Milton Will
liams and F. H. Neal arrived in Shen
andoah, from Oskaloosa, Iowa. Mr..
Williams is one of the trustees of the
Central Holiness university of that
place, and Mr.. Neal is one of the stu
dents. Mr. Williams was formerly
from Fisnkill- on-the Hudson, New York.
He recently held great meetings in
Scotland and Ireland, and is now ex.
pectflg to take trip to India and
Japan soon. He is one of Gods sons
of thunder, and is laundering the
truth from shore to shore in this and
other lands. His meetings in Shenaa-
doah viii never be forgotten. Special
notes have been written up by Mr..
Johnson in the Mission columns. They
report that the college work at Oska-
lcosa is progressing in an almost mi
raculous way. People are there from
all parts of the world. There have
been 220 students thus far during the
first year with some most beautiful
and convenient buildings, when year
ago the ground was not broken where
they now stand. 1t shows what God
and His people can do.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

George Fitch has revised the old
saw so that it now reads that it is
better to have loved and lost than u
have had a church wedding.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND
DEATHS.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Following is the list of marriage Il
censes issued by the clerk since our
last report:
NO. NAME. RESIDENCE. AGE
orc ! Silas w. Douglas, Fremont, SO
80 | Mary II Allgood, Oskaloosa, As
.7o : Clyde d Long, Des Moines, IA
" Jesse M Moore, Oskaloosa, ...22
.oo ! Geo Wisecarver, Grinnell, .2S
Lizzie Sparks, same, --..-.........--.l9
90, ! Gideon TRACER, New Sharon, "a
Jennie Fleener, same, -. III
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
Not a Business Meeting.

Mrs. Mitchell says there was little
business done at the biennial. 1t may
be said there was little routine bust
ness to transact. This is done by the
board at its meetings while the cnair-
men of the various committees go
over the work accomplished by the
various clubs, and in presenting their
reports this work is summarized so
that the biennial comes to be some
thing of clearing house in which
eacn club squares itself with the 9TH
er clubs and is the gamer by the com
bined experience of the other clubs as
given in these reports. This being
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

Some of the wheat experts seem
to be more interested in the green
Spectator than in the green bug.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
FEARFUL TIDAL WAVE.
Caroline Islands Swept and Two Hun
dred Killed.

London. May ga dispatch from
sydney, N. S. w, says report has
reached there that a hurricane and IL
dial wave swept over the Caroline ISL
ands on April 30, Immense damage
was done to property and 200 persons
are reported killed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

There is more than a peck oil
trouble in some pint bottles.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
AROUND The CIRCUIT.

Knoxville Express: Oskaloosa had
a circus Saturday Knoxville is so
busy with the Billy Sunday tabernacle
that it has no time for small tent
shows.
Victor Record: Among the many
men who have been spoken of as prob
able candidates for governor there is
not one who appeals as favorably to
us as Hon. John F. Lacey, of Oska
LOOSE.
Britt News: Liston McNillen, of O5-
kaioosa, VINO is trying to work up 2
following for Foraker, says that he
has never been much of party man
yet he mas the gall to want to dictate
who the republicans of Iowa should
support for president.
Bussey Press: The Oskaloosa Her
aid wonders whether this is this win
ter or last. This calls up tne story Of
Two ltllOHS WHO were Oul OH IL bdif
and saw the moon coming up in one
horizon and the sun going down in the
opposite. They could not agree as t.
which was sun or moon (hic) and at
ter quarreling for time about 1t they
met third man and asked him. He
whistled and looked wise and FINALLY
said: -Hic) Boys. please excuse me
I'm stranger here myself"
y y y
Fremont Gazette: The presentation
OF the diplomas was made by County
Superintendent Chas. II. Young. OF
oskaloosa, who had pilotei this class
for the past three and a half years
previous to January last, and he felt
a special interest In tnem and In thei.
graduation. He spoke feelingly of his
connection with the school here ans
the interest ne had acquired n its wei
fare. He said that thescompletlon o.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23

Abba Union: A statue of the Indian
chief, Mahaska, executed by Sherry S.
Fry, Creston boy who is now IN Eu-
rope, has been gwen recognizance and
prominence by artistic Paris. Iowa
boys sometimes get to the front and
when they do they stay there. TIE
statue will be erected in Oskaloosa.