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Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
SEVERE SHOCK
FELT IN ECUADOR
EARTHQUAKE FRIGHTENS PE0-
PIE FROM THEIR BEDS
Bells Ring and Clocks Stop-Selsmo-
graphs in Washington Record
Violent Disturb
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, June l.
Three earthquake shocks at 1920 this
morning caused the inhabitants of this
city to jump from their beds and run
panic-stricken into the streets. The
first and last of the shocks we're light,
but the second was heavy and lasted
about forty seconds, causing the bells
in the churches to ring and stopping
the clocks in the church towers. No
news has been received from the in
terror.
Recorded at Washington
WASHINGTON, June IA special
bulletin issued by the weather bureau
says that the seismographs of the in
stitution registered distinct earth
quake beginning at 3:47 a. m. today.
The earthquake probably occurred sew
eral thousand miles from Washington
and consequently the amplitude of the
motion was comparatively slight.
Quake in Colombia
NEW YORK, June 1.-The Hamburg
American liner Valdivia, which has ar
rived in port, when ten miles off Santa
Marta, Colombia. on May 25, began to
vlbrate as if her engines had begun
racing. The glass and chinaware on
the salon tables ratified and danced for
several seconds. Captain Kruger tele-
phoned to the engineer and found that
nothing had happened to the machin-
cry. Then he decided that the tremb-
ling was caused by an earthquake. He
made Santa Marta about an hour later
and found the population excited by a
violent quake. Nobody was hurt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

as the official organ of the National
Woman Suffrage Association, Har-
riet Taylor Upton, treasurer of the
National and president of the Ohio
State Suffrage Association, is editor
and business manager.
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Nineteen women have been elected
to the Finnish Diet--the first time iii
history. it is said. that women lave
been elected to any National Parlia-
ment. Finland is larger than Great
Britain and ireland,
x SIS
In Iowa women have bond suffrage
and at an election in which they par
ticipated at Ida Grove recently not
one of the 6S ballots cast by women
were thrown out, whereas 20 mems
votes had to be counted out. A news.
paper correspondent says the women
"votel almost unanimously for pub
lie improvements, and demonstrated
that they are all boosters"
Eleven hundred persons attended
a woman suffrage meeting at Cooper
Union in New York a few evenings
since. The meeting was under the
auspices of the Political Equality
League for Self Supporting Women,
which numbers 1000 members. The
president is Harriet Stanton Blatch,
daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
The nit of the evening was the speech
of a young cap maker-a little Rus
sian Jewess.
Alice Priest.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
THREECHILDRENDEAD
FATAL FIRE IN A MINERS HOUSE
NEAR MYSTIC is STARTED
BY MATCHES.

Ottumwa, Ia, April 23.-Three chill
dfen of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brad
we'll of Mystic were burned to death
in fire whicn consumed their home.
Mrs. Bradwell, after -her husband
had left for work in the mines, took
her 5.year-old daughter to school. She
left at home a boy aged 4 years, a
girl aged years, and a baby boy
aged IS months.
During her absence the 4-year-old
boy took a match and set fire to some
hay in the shed adjoining the house.
The shed took fire and the blaze
spread to the house. When neigh
bors were attracted by the fire the
house was il flames and they we're
unable to rescue the two younger chill.
iren in the house. The boy who
started the mischief was so badly
burned that he died.
After the fire had burned out the
charred bodies of the two younger
children were recovered.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record in Recent Real Estate Trans
Is fers in County.

Anna Phelps to Orpha e.
Green, lot As blk. O'Neill'
ad OskalooSe 20. 1851. zoe. %
John H. Augustine and wife to
A. J. Falsher, lot / block 2 . D..
Donahey's ad Oskaloosa. -. 1900 90
l. S. Gable and wife to Har-
ny Wilson, Sc NV 14-75-14. =. 5000. %
R. E. Worick and husband to
Harry WilsOn,ne sw 14-75-14 1925 90
Mary L. Vickers and husband
to Caroline Devore, lots l,
and in block 10, WinderS
I'd al New Sharon ..... 1900 %
w. r. Gilmore and wife to.B.
w. Landfear, lot of ne
Fl. a of NV fr. Il 6-74-14... 1850. 90
john H. Augustine and wife
to w. T. Phillips, Sc 22-7i-
IA ............ ...........11, Assoc
Independent School Dist. of
Hawkeye to Edward Edris,
l acre in S. E. cor. n15 sc
NV 17-7o-15 ............... 125. 90
Gerret Vanderlinden and wife
to S. M. Cozad, lots and 2 IT,.
block Granville .......... IS. 90
John II. Green and wife to
John H. Green, trustee, lots
1-2.4-5-6-7-13-14-15-16 and nh
lot s of e1s neA 14-75-16... 5000. 0O
W. E. Evans to H. c. Hull, 10
acres in Sc NV l3-77-16..... 1900. 90
VIM. Mckinney by heirs to
Sarah J. Mckinney, lot 3
S. D. lots 13 and IA nwA
1856 ............ 49,. $500 90
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
TO SEEK new FIELD.
Rev. F. F. Whitcomb Resigns From
Baptist Church.

The pulpit committee of the Bap-
list church have received the resigna-
ton of their pastor, Rev. F. F. Whit
comb, to take effect at once. 1t has
been understood for some time that
Mr.. Whitcomb was contemplating a
change but his resignation at this
time comes as a surprise % all. Rev.
Whitcomb has been rather uIfortun-
ate lately in the way of sickness in
his family but has always been faith
full to his work and is much respect
ed as a pastor and as a Christian
worker. Inc announcement of mis-
resignation has not yet been given to
tne members of Inc church and the
pulpit committee nave not taken any
action but next Sunday viii probably
mark the close of Rev. Whitcomb' 5
work as pastor Of the Oskaloosa LAP.
fist church. He has no definite plans
for the future and will retain his res,
idelce here for a short time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
FINE TALENT SECURED
Union Lecture Course For Next
Year Is Arranged.

The Union Lecture Course commit.
tee met last evening at the Y. M g.
A. and selected the talent for the
coming season, which promises to be
'the best yet"
The committee is composed Of ne
following gentlemen, most of whom
have had considerable experience IN
handling the lecture course:
A. P. Spencer was again unanimous
ly reelected as the presiding officer.
Prof. w. J. Meek, vice president.
H. S. Howard, treasurer.
J. A. Van Dis, secretary.
The other members are: Ralph Hin
shaw, l. W. Cook, Prof. w. E. Berry,
DR.. L. A. Rodgers, Alexander Purjy
and o. w. Carroll.
The committee mas secured the fam
Gus Oriole Concert Co., company of
real stars, as an introductory num-
Der. That is, those who will buy sea
son tickets viii receive a compli-
mentary ticket to the above attrac-
ton.
The course as outlined will consist
of six of the very best attractions
available; the committee this year
has been obliged to select from three
different bureaus, the Redpath, Stay
ton and Mutual Lyceum Bureaus, in
order to secure a combination of tai
ent that would be high grade all the
way through
The opening number will be the
Colonial Octette of Boston. This com
pany is comprised of four male and
four female singers and a director.
The voices were all selected by Mr.,
Elmer H. Manning, the director, who
has arranged the program and con
Quoted the rehearsals. Musical peo-
pie may be assured of a program Of
unusual variety and excellence.
The other musical will be the Par
land Newhall Company, a great com
pany with a great record. This is
without question the most versatile
four people combination now before
the American Lyceum public. Their
pleases immensely and their
work has elected praise of the most
character from Lyceum-
ties ana committees everywhere.
The two lecturers have Deeen ehos-
en- with a great deal of thought as to
their ability TO lecture. The men Sc
lected are Thos. E. Green, who has
won a great reputation not as a public
man, but as lecturer with a mes.
sage. The same may be said of Hon.
Walter NJ. Chandler in his great lee
ture, THE rial of Jesus from a,
Lawyers Standpoint. The commit
tee feel confident tnat these are the
best two. lecturers that nave ever APP
peared on single course.
In entertainments, the two select
ed are without peer in this country.
Leland Powers, who has appeared be-
fore an Oskaloosa audience before,
needs but passing mention. There is
but oae Leland Powers.
Elias Day and Oranne Truitt Day
will be another drawing card. MI.
Day is the original characterize, and
Mrs. Day has been of great assistance
to Mr.. Day and has in the last two
demonstrated her right to
recognition as a reader of unusual
Charm. F...
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

attend a tea where celebrities aaa
many fair women were TO 1e present
He caught sight OF the big fellow dur
ing the afternoon. standing in a cor
ner, looking decidedly warm and un
comfortable After they had taken
their departure ne clapped--afs friend
on the shoulder anu said: Now, OLD
fellow, confess thar you enjoyed it.
THE big man locker around at MIN
reproachfully, say, he said, when
y stood in the corner there with a
cake as big as quarter in one of my
tremendous fists and a teaeup the
size of a thimble IN the otner do you
know what felt like? Well, | felt
like sperm whale trying to GRO
Chef"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

Don't abuse the skunk. Accord
ing to an official bulletin on ne"grass.
hopper problem" prepared by F. NJ
Webster and issued by the Agricultur.
al Department. the very highest praise
should be given this much Stunned
animal. Mr.. Webster does not con.
tend that the skunR should be taken
into the bosom of the family, but he
maintains that they are very fond OF
erasshoppers and are deemed by the
Bureau OF Biological Survey as the
most useful of mammals.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
EDDYvlLLE.
(By John r. sipes.I

Eddyville, April 23.- The remains
of Mrs. c. A. Zentz were brought from
Abba Sunday morning on the Iowa
Central passenger train, and were TAX
en- to Kirkville. The funeral SER
vices were conducted at the Presbyter'
ian church at Kirkville by the pas,
tor, and burial was made there. Mrs
ZentZ, who was a sister of the late j,
R. Davidson of this place, resided at
Kirkville, but spelt the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. w. F. Narver, at
Abba. While there she had an attack
of pneumonia some weeks ago. She
came nome too soon, and, catching
cold, brought on a relapse from whic2
she died at the home of her daughter
at Abba on Thursday, April Is, 1907.
Mrs. Will Fullmer, east of town,
was called to Olivet Saturday by the
death of her mother.
Mrs. S. E. Mintonye, who has been
sick with congestion of the lungs,
mad relapse Sunday and mas been
very sick since.
At the Denmark Association of Con
cregational Churches at Burlington
last week Rev. c. w. Hampstead was
elected as delegate to the national
convention at Cleveland, Ohio, next
October.
Eddyville and Coalfield played ball
at this place Sunday. The score was
8 to in favor of Eddyville.
Mr.. Newhouse arrived from Hol-
land Friday for visit with his ia
Their, @. Van Newhouse, on Bluff
Creek, and his sister, Mrs. Jay Davis
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
NEW TRUST IN SIGHT.

Des Moiaes, April 23.--Wnether or
not the ice cream factories and the
diaries of Des Moines will be merged
win probably be determined a. a
meeting OF the representatives Of the
various concerns which has been cali
ed for today by Hutchinson Bros. OF
Sioux City, protector OF the scheme.
One Of the Hutchinson brothers will
be present at the meeting today ana
give the details Of the scaeme.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
Caught At Keokuk.

Keokuk Democrat: Yesterday after
noon Marshal John NJ. Kenny arrested
Robert Campbell, colored, VINO is want
ed in Fl. Madison for robbing the
SAINT Fe shops of some tools. The
prisoner is a young man and had just
been released after serving sixteen
months. He came to the prison from
Buxton. He has been taken 10 FIT.
Madison to stand trial.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

President Seerley OF the State
Normal school says that many states
are taking up with the idea of reform
spelling and he has no doubt but that
a great change will come over the
English language in the next decade.
We will be as back number a hundred
years hence as Chaucer is to the pres
ent generation and yet we think we
are enlightened.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

Major John F. Lacey says the
Pella Chronicle was in error in stat.
ing that he had accepted the invita-.
tio7 to speak at Pella on Decoration
Day. The Major acknowledged the
invitation but informed the committee
that ne mad already made other ar.
fragments. Mr.. Lacey goes to Rock
Island that day, and deliver the me.
mortal address at the services TO be
held there.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
No DAMAGE Done.

The fire department was called
about three-thirty yesterday afternoon
to the Bogg residence, 1915 Third ave.
nue. west, south of the Oskaloosa col
lege. A little boy had set the brush
in the ditch on fire and the lady called
the fire department, fearing it would
catch tne barn on fire.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
4 GOOD STORY ON ). /. HARBOUR.

The following good story appeared
in the Boston Herald. Mr.. Harbour
Is a native Of Iowa, born and reared
in Mahaska county. He now lives in
Dorchester, Mass. and is one OF the
editors OF the Youths Companion.
Although J. l. Harbour goes about
IA society considerably himself, ne
has keen sympathy for the man who
finds social functions a bore. A big,
broad.shouldered. six-foot friend OF
Harbour was that type Of man, al
though aociety had tried n vain 10
make something Of a lion OF him.
FINALLY Harbour Induced him to
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

The gentler sex has just cause for
pointing with pride, when the Iowa
prison records are under discussion.
There are no women at Fort Madison
and of the 3S2 prisoners at Anamosa,
but IL are women.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

Notice of Purchase Of Land For Taxes
State of Iowa, Mahaska County, S.
To Andy Hreha:
You are hereby notified that on the
third day of December, 1900, A. e.
Black purchased the following de,
scribed real estate at tax sale in said
county: Lot 6, S. E. N. w. section g.
block rs, range Is, consisting of oae
acre, paying s2S.61 therefor.
You are further norifed that unless
you redeem said land within ninety
days of completed service Of this no
tice as provided by section 1874, OF the
Code of Iowa, OF 1878, your right OF
redemption will expire and deed will
be made to the undersigned by the
Treasurer Of said county.
Dated this 30 day of December, 1900.
w. w. Eby,
36w4 Treasurer of Mahaska co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

AFTER all, way should we worry
so much about the fruit buds?" in
quires the Sioux City Journal the
fruit buds are killed regularly every
spring, and yet every summer and tall
there is plenty of fruit selling at the
Same old prices"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

1t is predicted that cement will
soon be shipped largely in bulk on ac-
count of the Increasing cost of bags
and barrels. There were 100000
barrels of cement made in this coun-
try last year
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

-Nikola Tesla, the well-Known in,
ventor, makes the astounding state,
ments that wireless telepholing will
soon be possible, and that electric
lights will be made to burn at any dis
lance by special currents passed
through the air.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

Iowa is taking rank as a manu-
featuring state. Its agricultural
wealth is secure and known world
wide. Why not pull together to make
its manufacturing wealth surpass its
agricultural riches without detracting
in the least from the latter?" suggests
the ottumwa Courier.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

I'm the opinion of the Burlington
Hawk-Eye: Annexed to the United
States, Cuba would grow into state
hood in a decade Left to herself,
sne win be teased By threatened revo-
luton and cursed with ignorance while
time and the mestizo lasts"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

AS just reported by the weather
bureau, the monthly mean tempera-
ture for March throughout the state
was 4O.6 degrees, which is &c degrees
above the normal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
ZINC KnoxyiIle Express has SOLVED

The Knoxville Express has solved
the problem,-on paper. 1t says: "A
fox terrier six inches high and a foot
long can dig hole three feet deep in
one minute. To dig the Panama Ca
nal in one month would only require a
fox terrier eighty-nine feet long and
ten feet high"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

The eKokuk Gate City has come
to the conclusion that a good many
self-made men are the work of anna
teurs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

E. A. Tanner, of What Cheer, nas
purchased the old mill near the North
western tracks and will start can
ming factory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

Some statistician has discovered
that the average woman carries forty
to sixty miles of hair on her head.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
RUMBLE OF THE RAILS
News Picked Up at Depot, Siding and
Round House.

The Rock Island is adding some new
equipment to its passenger trains
Nos. IS and so between this city ana
Rock Island. The first OF the new
equipment has arrived. 1t is a fine
Pullman chair car sixty feet long and
will seat eighty-four persons. In a
short time a fine new smoker and
combination baggage and mail car
will also be added. With this fine
equipment the Rock Island train on
the east division will be the best equip
ped train on any branch line in the
state. The change was made on ac-
count of the heavy business done by
this train.
The Burlington has decided to Gre
osote its ties hereafter. To enable It
to do SO, it is arranging to erect a
large plant for the purpose in Knox
county, Illinois. AS soon as the
plant can be placed in running order
all ties used on the system will be
subjected to the preserving process
before being laid down.
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Two engines that have been in the
Iowa Central shops at Marshalltown
for general repairs and rebuilding, are
being made ready for road service.
No. IS, which was in the recent wreck
on Kickapoo hill, will go on passen,
gers 3 and A. No.10S will enter the
freight service on the eastern divis-
ion.
Machinists of the Burlington sys-
tenn are now in conference with the
managers in Chicago over the ques-
ton of higher wages aad some other
changes that they think will be for
the benefit of the men.
A rather peculiar incident, aid one
that trainmen are not able to ex-
plain, happened to south-bound Iowa
Central passenger trai No. Wednes-
day morning some where between Lis
comb and Albion. A sudden jolt was
felt in the smoker of the train, but
it could not be explained until the
train reached Marshalltown, when it
was found that piece of an iron
rod about four feet in length had
penetrated almost through the car
floor. The rod mad not been broken
off any part of the train, and it is
presumed that some freight dropped
ii, and it was picked up and thrown
point upward againt the car floor,
where it stuck. sFFFSs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

We do not object to the wood
pecker having an early breakfast but
we WISH he was not such klocker
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
WoMEN's ACTIVITIES.

A series of meetings in the interest
OF woman suffrage is about to be neld
in Ohio. Rev. Anna H. Shaw, presi-
deaf of the National Woman Suffrage
Association, will be the principal
speaker, and will-visit Elyria, Cleve-
land, Geneva, Jefferson, Ashtabula,
Conneaut, Lisbon, Clyde, Fremont,
Sandusky and Springfield. From Ohio
Miss Shaw will go to New York state
to attend county conventions of wom-
an suffragists.
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Woman suffrage societies have been
organized recently in Mississippi, by
Miss Belle Kearney at Biloxi, Vicks.
burg, Yazoo City, McComb and Cli1-
ton. One of Mississippi's candidates
for governor is advocating partial
woman suffrage in his campaign
speeches.
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Progress is the name of a paper,
published monthly at Warren, Ohio,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25
AROUND The CIRCUIT.

Washington Press: In a few days
0skaloosa will be luIi of women. The
Woman's Federation Club meets there.
This will be an opportune time for
Shockley of the Globe and Mayor
Cricket to get in their work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

Oskaloosa will be luli of women. The
Woman's Federation Club meets there,
This will be an opportune time for
Shockley of the Globe and Mayor
Cricket to get in their work
New Sharon Star: A legal brain
storm is on in district court at Oska-
loosa to restrain the city council in
its laudable attempt to have the Mitch
ing racks removed from about the
square. II that four square aorse sta
BILE is to be retained for either esthet-
ic or commercial reasons, to please
the merchants of OsKaloosa, then we
suggest that they swallow the whole
plebian bouquet remove electric
lights and restore tallow dips, pull out
the pavement, cut out the swift fly
ing street cars and reinstate those
the boys burned on the track a few
years ago. Tallow dips, cowshed
looking cars and horse stable condi-
tons about the square are three of a
kind, and all cheap enough for a
cheap town! See?
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Speaking of Major Lacey as a SER
want of the people of the Sixth district
in congress the Cedar Rapids Repub.
lican says: 1T would have been a
wise thing for the state to have con
tinued him in congress longer, for
ability to render services in congress
is largely dependent on length and
of service. A man can not
accomplish much in congress during
his first terms or first years 1t Is
when by reason of long service ne
gets on important committees that his
usefulness begins. Major Lacey was
at the height of his usefulness when
he was defeated. That defeat was
loss to the representation of this
state in the lower house. His success
sor will be able to accomplish little
or nothing, until ne has been there
for a great many years, and the
chances are that he is one-term man,
which means that the Sixth district
might as well not be represented in
congress during that time. 1t is a
negative quantity as far as national
nnupnpa il aOnoarua1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

Machinists of the Burlington sys-
tenn are now in conference with the
managers in Chicago over the ques-
ton of higher wages aad some other
changes that they think will be for
the benefit of the men.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-25

Progress is the name of a paper
published monthly at Warren, Ohio,
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-26

Ottawa, Sept. 21-Secretary lshl of Japan. before leaving here for the trip home, announced that he would reccomend the elimination of the immigration section of the treaty between the two countries.
 Boise, Sept. 21-The Pettibone trial has been set for October 14th.
 Los Angles, Sept. 21-Papers seized at the home of Gov. Magoon yesterday show that a prominent Spanish society woman, Marie TaIivera, had been assigned the task of assassinating President I,iaz of Mexico as we'll as President Roosevelt. The woman is now absent from here and it is believed that she is Tn Mexico endeavoring to perform her mission there by killing Diaz.
 Oyster Bay, Sept. 21-Secretary Loeb announces that President Roosevelt will start for 17 days bear hunting trip in the cane brakes of Louisiana within a few days.
 Seattle, Sept. 23-The centr al labor council adopted a resolution last night calling upon the tele- graph companies and the press associations, except Hearsts. to appear Wednesday evening and show cause for refusing the demands of the strikers. If they refuse to appear at the meeting Wednesday they will be declared unfair and boycott started against them.
 Oyster Bay, Sept. 23-President Roosevelt starts Sunday on his western speech making tour. He will wind up in Louisiana October 4th, where he will saend some time hunting bear in the cane brakes.