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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-15

states that the heat in that city Friday
was unbearable and he came near to
prostration in the pursuit Of his bust
ness. The mercury stood at 1O4 In
the stade and people We're crazed Dy
the excessive heat Of the day. Men
and animals alike fell over uncoa-
scious. Drivers fell from the seats
Of their cabs, unable to bear the fierce
rays of the sun and workmen dropped
exhausted in stores and in the street.
A letter from Gus Heinzman, who
has been engaged with the Halliwell
Cement Company as book-keeper in
their general Offices at Kansas City
brings the news of his resignation
from the place to accept better and
higher position with a large man
ufacturing establishment of the city.
The young man has been made head
book-keeper in the business office of
the establishment at handsome
increase over the salary he has been
commanding. In leaving his former
employers he was handed a most sat
isfactory clearance" and letter of
recommendation which speaks of him
in the most commendable terms.
This letter is now in the possession
of his father, w. A. Heinzman, of the
I w. E. Richie carpenter shop.
(From Mondays DaiIy.)
i Geo. Brown left this morning for
Laurel, Iowa, on a business trip.
Miss Myrtle Glaze is home from a
visit at the J. l.. Terry home in Den.
yer.
Mrs. Geo. Slamel left Saturday even
ing for Abba for visit with Mrs.
Spann.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hay, of Chi
cago. are in the city visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Emily Correll left Saturday
for months visit in Grinnell and
Marshalltown.
Miss Josephine Boyer was pas
senger this morning for Chicago, for
visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Blakeley left this
morning for Deep River, for visit at
the Joe Accort home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Cruzen left this
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-15
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND
DEATHS.

WERNER.-Died, Monday, Aug. II,
1907. at p. M, of cholera 1nfantum,
at the home of his grandfather, W., ].
Page, in West Des Moines township,
Henry Werner, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Werner, aged years, 3
months, after an illness of two weeks
duration. Funeral services will be
held in this city Wednesday, August
IA. Interment in Old cemetery.
ROE-BILLICK. = Married, at the
home of the brides mother, north OF
town, Sunday evening, August 11.1s07.
at six o'clock, Mr.. Walter Roe and
Miss Victoria Iowa Billick.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J.. w. Somerville of Central NJ
E. church and was witnessed by only
a few relatives and friends. The
young people are well known to a
large circle OF friends who will wish
them well in their new relations in
life. They will make their home with
Mrs. Billick and will take charge OF
ner farm.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-15
TO REMODEL BUILDING.
Northwest Room of Hesdle Block to
Be Improved.

s. B. Sinclair has been awarded the
contract for the remodeli1g OF the
northwest room in the Beadle block
at 124 West High Ave. which was
formerly occupied by the Offices OF
the oskaloosa Traction & Light Co..
for the use of the new snoe firm
which will open 1t as their place OF
business about the middle of Septen-
ber The floor will be lowered to
the level Of the street and corner
entrance built. A new steel ceiling
will be built throughout the entire
building, including the room occupied
by the Peter Schmidt tailor shop. AID
the floor of the latter win also be re-
built.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-15

after visit at the James Smith home
in Beacon. She was accompanied
home by her niece, Miss Bernice
Whitehead, VINO win visit her for a
few days.
Prof. Rose Lewis Of Penn college is
lying at her home on North A street
quite Ill.
Mrs. ]. ]. Snyder departed for OF
tumwa yesterday for visit at the pa
rental Springer home.
Mrs. F. w. Loring. of Sac City. is
here, called by the Illness of her MOTH
err Mrs. Alice Bennett.
Master Halleck FINLEY departed yes
terday for Des Moines where he spent
the day with his father, s. J. Finley.
Mrs. C. F. Deem has returned to
her home at Chicago after visit with
her mother, Mrs. Allen, OF Beacon,
and sister Mrs. DIR. Abbott. of this
city.
Major and Mrs. John F. Lacey are
home. from their trip to the Pacific
Coast and pleasant visit with their
daughter, Mrs. ]. B. Brewster, at San
Francisco.
AlbiA Union: E. E. Givens and fatn-
er, of Mountain View, Okla, accom-
panied by Miss klsae Clarkson, were
guests at the o. s. Schee home in
Oskaloosa the first of the week.
H. d. Parker and wife returned to
their home in this city yesterday at
ter homeseekers' trip to Texas.
They report time of their life, and
that the country is Just what it is
advertised to be.
Mr.. aad Mrs. S. v. Reynolds, of New
Sharon, were here yesterday and pur-
chased the Henness place west of
the Iowa Yearly Meeting House.
They expect to move here about the
10th of Sep mber.
Henry Sonireggery city patrol
driver, mas been quite i'll for the last
week or two, and while considerably
improved he Is sui In a weak condi-
ton and his friends are considerably
concerned in mis- iniisposition.
AS the result of the strike among
the telegraph operators in Chicago, }.
P. Gallagher. manager of the local
Western Union Office, has been drafted
into the service there, but partly on
account of his wife's illness he re-
fused to go, as he prefers to remain
in charge of the Office here a, long as
it is worth while, rather than take
part in The controversy now in pro-
gress IN Chicago.
Miss Isis Trimpy has resigned her
position with the Hawkeye Mfg. Co.,
and left for Minneapolis where she
has accepted position as assistant
forelady in one of the large stores.
Miss Trimpy has been connected with
the overall factory in this city for a
long time and was ever known as a
steady worker and good machine
operator and she has many friends
who wish her success in her new and
better position.
Walter T, Prime, the well known
MANNED expert, VINO has been lately
manager of the Western Union tele-
g"aph Office at Fairfield, Iowa, and
WAC has for some time been extra
man at the Office in this city, has
been offered the management of an
office in Colorado and left the city
last week to take TIP his wocK. lie
will be located for snort time IN
Denver, but Will soon be shifted else
where IN the state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-15
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

ulations of friends
(From Tuesdays Daily.)
Thomas Long was a passenger yes,
terday afternoon over the Rock Isl
and for California in quest of his
health.
DR.. G. Harry Coulthasd, of Idaho
Falls, Idaho, is visiting at the ]. M.
Stafford home.
Florence Walker, of Ottumwa, is
the guest of her friend, Blanche Rob
ertson, on North B stree.
Miss s. B. Atkins, of the Fashion Mil
li1ery Co., returned rhis morning from
a business trip to Chicago.
Mrs. ]. w. Doak left this morning
for two weeks visit with relatives at
Delta, Rose Hill and Sigourney.
Mrs. e. jacobson left this morning
TO. Cedar Rapids 60 attend the state
convention OF me Pythian Sisters.
Mrs. Shultz, of Pekin, Ill, Is in the
city visiting friends, coming here. to
attend the funeral of Willie Benton.
Mrs. C. A.Abbott and daughter Max
inc left this morning. for Eldon, to
spend the day with her uncle, Mr..
Flint.
Miss Veda McNulty returned last
evening from three weeks visit with
her aunt, Mrs. Z. Y. Taylor, at Monte
yuma.
Misses Minnie Buescher, Carrie Kiel
and Emily Mason, OF Fort Madison, are
in the city, guests at the ]. C. Bran
son home.
Mrs. Albert Bass and daughter Mel
lie departed this morning for Monte
yuma for few days visit with Mrs
Cochran.
Mrs. A. G. Lawson, of Beacon, left
this morning for Cedar Rapids to at
tend the state convention Of the Pyth-
ian Sisters. $50 ee
Mrs. Edith Stubs returned to Des
Moines Monday after weeks visit
in the city with her mother, Mrs. t.
c. Tolbert.
Mrs. Jake Seibert and son Ferris
we're called to Rose Hill last evening
on account of the illness of her father,
A. Hedlund. sLh
Frank G. Henaess and wife, of Keo-
ia, arrived yesterday for ten days
visit at the F. NJ Henness home and
20 attend ChautauQua.
Miss Florence Elgstrom leaves to-
morrow morning via the Iowa Cen
trail for Boston, Mass, where she will
take course in music.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Farnsworth re-
turned last evening to their home at
Hooking, after a visit at the Rosser
Davis home in this city,
Miss Lucy Green, who has been Wis
iting at the F. W. Glaze home, weas
to Abba this morning en- route to her
home in Tonkawa, Oklahoma.
Mrs. B. H. Hanover returned last
evening to her home in Chicago after
few days visit in this city with ner
friend, Miss Anna e. Curry.
Mrs Geo. Newbrand and daughters,
Gwendolyn, Irene and Norvella, left
yesterday Afternoon for Ottumwa for a
weeks visit with Mrs. Wilson.
Mrs. Fred Humeston, of Liscomb,
arrived in the city last evening for a
visit with her aunt, Mrs James Burke,
and to attend the Oskaloosa Chautau-
qua.
Mrs. Maude Louck and sol Willie
returned last evening to their home at
Minde1. Nebr., after a few weeks
visit in this city with Mrs. Kate
Shields.
d. C. Alexander was passenger
this morning for Fargo, N. Oak, "a
look after his farm interests. He ex-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-15

The marriage market has been un-
usually quiet the past few days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-15

ularly, as he will make oskaloosa
his headquarters. The promotion en-
tails q handsome increase in salary.
Mr.. Walling is receiving the congrat-
ulations of friends.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-15
Buy
Diamonds
of a Diamond
H0use1

We are Oskaloosa's ex-
elusive Diamond & Jew
elry House. We carry
Diamonds in both loose
aud mounted stock. We
manufacture and pattern
Diamond Mountings in all
the new styles. We buy
in quantities, we sell in
quantities. Close buyers
will find it to their advan-
tage to trade with us.
The state herald., 1907-09-06
GIFT NOT ALL A GIFT.
Generosity That Was Purely the Re.
suit Of Accident.

A missionary bishop told this story
about +. Marion Crawford, the famous
novelist:
"Mr. Crawford went to school," he
said, "in Concord, and one day he was
taken to call at Concord clergy.
mans.
"The clergyman had a missionary
box on his drawing room table, and,
time hanging heavily on the boys
hands, he amused himself with try.
ing whether silver dollar--it was
all the money he had in the world,
and he had converted 1t into that g..
gantic coin for safety-would 60 into
the slit in the box's top.
ut was close fit. but unfortunate.
ly 1t did go, and the coin slipped out
of the embryo authors fingers. There
was terrible crash of silver falling
among the coppers-and then the boy,
as the novellsts say, knew no more
when he came to himself he found
the clergyman and his family in rap.
lures over his generosity"
The state herald., 1907-09-06
GAMES OF sHARPERs.
Some Of tho Methods Used for secur.
Ing Money Dishonestly.

Millions upon millions OF dollars ara
frauduently taken from the pockets
OF the people year after year through
the operation of confidence men. The
schemes used by these men are numer.
Gus. Nearly all are based upon the
fact that the average person Is always
willing to take the best of q bargain.
During the past few months swim.
dlers have been operating In different
parts OF the country, and their method.
while n modification OF an old swim
ding game. has some new features
worthy OF notice. Their usual proceed.
ure is to locate farmers who are not
well known to local bankers and loan
men. They approach the farmer and
under pretext of seeking to purchase
farming land, manage in some way to
secure his signature. This is general.
ly done by inducing him to write a
letter, or to sign some statement.
Once the signature is secured. flcti.
tfous deed to the farmers land is pre-.
pared and this Is fixed up In such a
manner as to show the seal of some
notary or other officer. Then with
this deed the swlndler is in position to
negotiate a loan upon the land. This
game has been successfully worked in
number Of western states.
Residents Of agricultural districts
should be continually on their guard
against the signing of receipts or any
kind of contract which may be pre-.
sented TO them by strangers. Within
the past year some smooth swindlers
have succeeded in securing thousands
OF dollars on fraudulent notes, secur.
Ing from farmers. who were foolish
enough TO take for trial washing ma.
chimes. refrigerators. etc. and to give
their receipts for the same. These re.
ceipts turning up later as negotiable
notes.
The writer OF checks cannot be too
careful In filling In the amounts. The
favorite methods OF the check receiver
is to insert after the words six
seven" eight" or mine" the letter
~" or "ty" and change the ciphers in
the check accordingly Thus II can be
seen that a check written for eight
dollars. by the addition OF the letter
"y' can be made TO read for eighty
dollars and the changing OF the
amount. II It be in numerals. by the
addition OF cipher, makes the forgery
when well executed. hard to discover
The state herald., 1907-09-06
HELP THE TOWN.
Some Of the Virtues In Friendly Riv.
airy Between Merchants.

Good. healthy competition and
friendly rivalry. devoid OF all spirit OF
hogglshness, is good thing for any
town. Each and every business man
and property owner in a town. and the
country Immediately surrounding It
should be intensely Interested In every
project. particularly should every mer-
chant be active In matters that means
general prosperity for the place. and
which will Increase trade for all tho
merchants Of the town. People gen.
orally like to do their trading In towns
where there are well kept stocks and
plenty variety OF goods. and where
there Is sufficient competition AS to
assure low prices consistent with good
business judgment There is little use
for the merchants OF a place to blow
and brag about their business. unless
they can demonstrate that they are
delivering the goods" and satisfying
their customers There Is no good to
be looked for by merchants decrylng
the goods and the methods OF their
brother merchants. There is no more
effective way OF killing the business OF
n town than by fostering spirit OF
petty jealousy and of narrow selfish.
ness Wherever such spirit is found
II will be discovered that trade is be.
Ing turned TO some other town where
merchants and business men work
more In harmony with one another.
The state herald., 1907-09-06
Sure TO Have One,

Lincoln stercns. In nm address on
municipal politics. said In Chicago Of
n certain city;
"That city IL M notorious for it's
rottonncas mn the town OF Pebbles In
notorious for another characteristic.
Here IL nm incident that will giyc
you an idea Of tho reputation Of Pcb'
blca.
"on a train on. day n man rushed
into a car. held up his hand for niten.
tion. and shouted oscitodiy;
anybody here who belongs TO
PobblonT
"Ayo: do said small. dry old
fellow calmly.
Then said tho other. lend US yer
corkncrcw.'
The state herald., 1907-09-06
PRESCRIPTIONS IN LATIN.
The Public Should Have Them Trans.
lated by the Druggists.

What virtue Is there in the secrecy
with which the doctor hedges about
his profession?
professional etiquette" occupies a
prominent place in the curriculum Of
every medical school, and when strict
ly analyzed professional etiquette"
seems to mean doing what is best for
the doctor, individually and col.
lectively."
Among the things that ''is best for
the doctor" is the writing OF his pre-
scriptions in Latin, and thus keeping
the public In ignorance not only OF
what 1t is taking for its ills. but fore
ing call upon the doctor each time
prescription is needed
In plain and unmistakable English
the writing of prescriptions In Latin
makes business for the doctors.
Let us say that you have the ague.
You had II last year and the year be-
fore. Each time you have visited the
doctor and he has prescribed for you
lin Latin. You have never known
what he has given you for the disease.
and SO each time you are forced TO go
to him again and give him an oppor-
tunity to repeat his prescrlption-ln
Latin, and his fee-in dollars.
II you ask the doctor why ho uses
Latin In writing his prescriptions. why
he writes aqua" when he means wa.
ter. he will give you technical dis.
sertation on the purity Of the Latin
language. and the fact that all words
are derived from II, etc. II will be a
dissertation that you may not be able
to answer. but II will hardly convince
you.
It would be good thing for the pub.
lie to devise n little code OF ethics OF
It's own; ethics that will be "a good
thing for the public individually and
collectively"
Let us apply one OF the rules OF this
code OF ethics to you. the individual.
You call In the physician when you
have the ague. the grippe. or any OF
the other Ills to which human flesh Is
heir. and which you may have again
some day. The doctor prescrlbes-ln
Latin. and you take this. to you. mean
ingless sorlbblc TO the druggist TO
have II compounded. Right here is
where you come n. II you are wise.
Say to the druggist that you want n
translation of that prescription. 1t is
your privilege to know what you are
taking. While the doctors code OF
ethics may not recognize this right II
Is yours Just the same.
with the translated prescription In
your possession You have two distinct
advantages. You know what you are
tnking. and should you wish TO call
some other doctor at some time you
will be able TO tell him what drugs you
have been putting into your system
and also II you should have the same
disease again you can save yourself
a visit TO tho doctor. and his fee, by
taking this translated prescription to
the druggis, once more and having II
| rcfliled
The state herald., 1907-09-06
or.,, nI,enxnrx Announced.

Str william Crookes. 40 a result Of
his own researches and tho expert.
mcntn Of Professors Krowalski and
Mosoioki. Of Ffelburs university. has
discovered process of extracting
nitric acid from the atmosphere, Tho
process IL available for commercial.
Industrial and agricultural purposes.
and Ia expected 10 rovolu,lonire tho
nitrate Industry and the worlds food
problem.
The state herald., 1907-09-06
Rnrn. Not Morn.

Little MarKnrotH grandmother had
written for n photograph OF her name
nakc. tho baby" For material rca
sons II was advisable that the little
girl should appear aa well dressed nj
possible. and cousins new open. worn
dress was borrowed for tho occasion
On being afrnyod for the picture Mar
garct rushed TO her father. crying;
"oh. father. Just look' These ain'i
worn holes; thoy ia born holcu,"-iiar
por'n,
The state herald., 1907-09-06
Buitstmllk Cocktail.

Throat psfched1 irfisa,e II with a
but,efmllk cocktail.
This IL q now brand Of dsmpBesH
which was devised AT the University
u Chicago The butlefmilk cocktail
Ia constructed according 10 the fol
lowing recipe Take tall. thin
glass. drop In a chunk of Ices insert
long slice Of cucumber. then fli
with butiefmilt That's att
The state herald., 1907-09-06
pelulan Girls Learn Housswork.

In belgium Girls are expected TO
awe n,e weeks out OF each school
year 10 learning housework. The girl
Ii required TO know not only how 10
cook dinner. bu, 10 clean up and
care for kitchen. do marketing. wash
and iron.
The state herald., 1907-09-06

Don't drive around the hole In tho
road week after week &c, your
nolghbors together and fx Il
The state herald., 1907-09-06
TOWN BOOSTING TIPS.

Tho visitor who trips over your
broken sidewalk will not have very
high opinion OF your town ns a place
Of business.
The HON. town is the best place
for tho boys n you will make the
home town prosperous Keeping the
money at home win do this. II
means home opportunities for your
children.
Don't drive around the hole In tho
road week after week Got your
nolghbors together and nx II
Tho home market for the farm prod.
ucis IL the navin. clause In our sys.
TEN of government Take away the
In your community Not necessarily
home markets and the farms will soon
become Improbable and valueieus.
No city mnilorder house will OF.
tend credit 10 you when times are
hard. or crops fail Could you con.
Eis,en,ly ask II OF your home mcr.
chant when you send your money TO
tho city during tho days Of prosper
ityi
Encourage small factories 10 locate
by means Of bonus. but by keeping
the children In the home town that
they may become factory employees
and get home opportunity to raise
In tho world
Do not begrudse tho money paid
for tases whom I, Ia used for road and
town improvements, Such an OF.
pend,ure In like bread east upon
the watefs-it will return many fold
The state herald., 1907-09-06

Tho visitor who trips over your
broken sidewalk will not have n very
hlgh opinion OF your town Ms place
Of business.
The state herald., 1907-09-06

Are you planning to attend the agri.
cultural fair7 Do so by all means. A
study Of the exhibits will prove many
m eye opener to you and give you
suggestions for the betterment OF your
own methods.
The state herald., 1907-09-06

Perhaps your wood lot can be i'm
proved by draining and by tho plant
Ing OF seeds of species Of trees tha
will give the greatest amount Of fue
material In the fewest number o
years.
The state herald., 1907-09-06

How do you pick your breeding
sow Some farmers look over their
herds at marketing time and those
which are not fat enough to kill are
kept for breeding purposes. Such u
system is folly ms II is certain to re.
suit In deterioration Of the herd.
The state herald., 1907-09-06
Denver Directory

You take no
chance when
buying a hnr-
ness from US,
every set war
ranted to be
as represent-
ed. This dou
BILE team har-
ness complete
with collars
and breech-
lngs. Concord
style. 2-inch
traces. Z o
s22.00. Sold
The state herald., 1907-09-06

Appearances 30 long why's to-
wards selling the goods. An inferior
article will often sell more readily
than one Of better quality because the
former Is offered for sale In n clean.
neat. attractive form. while the latter
Is not. Remember this when prepar.
Ing your products for the market
The state herald., 1907-09-06

Oats and peas make a good soiiinz
crop for stock. e. q. Williams. asro.
nomist Of the Ohio experiment sta.
tiop. says that they use there one and
onehaif bushels OF each par acre.
The pease need TO be covered much
deeper than the oats. hence II IL nee.
essary 10 seed ,hem separately.
sesd tho peas FIRST. wciKhting tho drill
hoes In order 10 put them In four or
fve inches deep, The oats are sown
broadcast and narrowed or else drilled
shallow. Then make the FIRST seeding
as early a. II In possible 10 work tho
ground. following with two later seed.
inEs At Intervals OF two weeks each.
The state herald., 1907-09-06

Proper handling of the farm means
increase in value of the farm each
year. but any system Of farming that
takes away more fertility than is re.
turned to the soil means bankruptcy
In the cnd.
The state herald., 1907-09-06

Wounds upon sheep which get ny.
blown should be treated with kero
sene or turpentine. being sure that
every maggot is destroyed. after
which tho wound may be coated over
with tar.
The state herald., 1907-09-06

Esterminate wild garlic by system
OF cultivation which Will disturb the
plant In Its critical stages. This may
be accomplished by summer and early
fall cultivation. followed by similar
treatment In the early spring and
through tho second season. together
with tho growing OF field crop for
two or three years.