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The Marshall republican., 1907-01-04

WAC ~ pToniiiiihti IedtuTe oI nIS
character. He was true O his
own convictions OF duty and
he lived them every day of his
life. He exempliiied the old
adage:
"To thine own self be true,
and IL must follow as the
night the day--thon canst
not then be false 10 any man. '"
And he was true 10 himself,
10 his family, 10 God, aud his
fellow-man. NJ. L. &.
Mrs. Jennings Maupin
died at her home, about 0,
miles southwest OF Marshall,
Tuesday afternoon Of cancer
'd the stomach, aged As years.
She had been i'll a long time.
Her funeral occurred at Prov
idence church Wednesday
afternoon In change OF Under.
taker Paris Walker.
Mrs. James Craddock.
died at her home southeast Of
Marshall last Friday after a
lingering Illness, aged about
30 years. Besides her hus-
band two children, Archie aud
Robert, survive. Funeral
services were held at Mt.
Olive Sunday morning and the
remains laid " rest nearby.
Houston
Tbe infant daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. :. u. Houston died
at their home near Malta
Bend Friday evening, aged
two days. The remains were
laid 10 rest in the Malta Bend
cemetery Saturday, The be.
reaved parents have the sym.
pathyofa large circleof friends
and acquantances.
i Mrs H. H. Wessendorf
Mrs. Henry II. Wcssendorf,
ice eliza wiemeycr, was born
near Dutzow, Warren County
ON March 7th, 1888. She died
in blackburn, Dec. 20, 1906
aged 6S years, o months ant
Is days.
She was married to Henry
Ii. Wessendorf on April s
1857 aud would have celebrat
ed her golden wedding mex
April. To this union eighi
children were born, two o
whom preceded the mother
in death. Those who remaiI
: with the bereaved husband I.
l. - A A.
The Marshall republican., 1907-01-04
ANNOUNCEMENT.

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The Marshall republican., 1907-01-04

New County Qmcers
The tollowiHx new cQpaty
'olllesvs have'b bssil sw0gu N;
/ HlcknAa presiding
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25

Sunday at the parental Ross home.
Will Burdess is digging we'll in
his place.
Miss Maggie RlIey, of Beacon, spe1s
Wednesday evening with ner friend,
Miss Bessie Burdess.
Mrs. Maggie Blanchard and .daugh-
ter Elsie spent Sunday at the Blake
Wilson home.
Miss Maggie Scott, Miss Sarah
Scott, Rhoda Fallberg, James Bovee
and Carrie Long, of Oskaloosa, were
callers Sunday afternoon at the Allen
Coulter home.
A few friends from Oskaloosa spent
Sunday afternoon WITH Fairy and Bes-
sic Martin.
Miss Nellie Wilson and Miss Lulu
Ellsworth, of leacon, called upon Miss
Lulu Ross Sunday afternoon.
Burdess Bros, Will Martin, Elmer
Mendenhall, Dave Lewis Mr.. Holmes
ami Mr.. Reams had new phones put
in last week.
April "a. NJ. N.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
COAL MINE SELLS
FOR $10O,OOO.0O
ONE OF THE BIGGEST DEALS
EVER MADE IN COUNTY.
LOCATED AT TOWN OF "MAcK. "
Opened and Operated BY w. H. Nc
Millan--SoId to Lofiand, Timbrell
ct Al Through II. II.
Sheriff Agency.

The county records show today that
the mines owned and operated by the
Mcmillan Coal Co., and located IN JET
ferson TOWNSHIP, have changed hands,
the consideration stated in the bill OF
sale being the nominal sum OF one
dollar. We learned that the deal had
been made by H. H. Sheriff and that
the purchase price is one hundred
thousand dollars. We talked with Mr..
Sheriff AMI tried to get the particu-
lars, but were unable to obtain any
information outside of the fact that
he negotiated the sale of the property,
and that it had been purchased by
F. c. Lohaad and ]. M. Timbrell.
There were some other capitalists
besides F. C. Lofand and j. NJ Tim
brell. who were Interested in the sale.
Messrs. Lofiand and TimbrelI have
been associated in the coal business
for a number of years at Lost Greek
and elsewhere, and are experienced
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25

"a VI
friends. and returned to Rose Hill
Tuesday evening.
J. G. Galloway and wife left Rose
Hill Tuesday for .oskaloosa for few
days visit with relatives and friends.
G. w. France, president of the
Fraakel State bank, shipped from
Rose Hill Tuesday over the c., r. l..
& p, $50 head of lambs of mis- own
feeding, the best we have seen ship
ped, and will bring the top of the
market in Chicago. G. w. is an old
experienced feeder and always handles
the best sheep the county produces.
He has two or three carloads more of
fine lambs on hand that he will snip
in the near future. Charles France
accompanied these two loads to Chi
cago to see That they were well taken
care OF.
The baking contest Of bread made
Of Ben Hur flour at the Currier &
Stringfellow store Saturday was we'll
patronized, there being twenty-three
contestants. Mrs. Elizabeth Jones,
one mile west of town, captured the
first prize, three sacks of Ben Hur
-four; Mrs. Henry Dickson, I'd prize.
two sacks same -four; Mrs. Minnie
Dickson, I'd prize, one sack of flour.
Their trade was good and the store
full of patrons all day
April "a. Nasty Jr.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
SKUNK RIVER.

Everyone would be delighted by a
thorough rain. Small grain will be
late if it does not come soo1. In fact
everything is needing rain badly.
Corn ground is being plowed on all
sidec.
The saving outfit for the new indus
try on Skunk river mas. at last arriv
ed and is busily at work with Mr.
Bennett as manager. MOTE Helpers
nave arrived and the concern employs
some seven or eight hands.
Miss Baxter, teacher of Madison
school, will observe Arbor Day.
Mrs. Harry Hicks spent a day last
week at the A. e. Padgett home.
Perry Ferree and family visited re
Gently with his brother Isaac.
DR.. Roberts, wife and little son Gil
bert boarded their runabout and toob
spin out to the Abe Bailey nome last
Sunday.
Kentfield & Co. are out today repair
ing the windmill on the Frank Shoe
mako farm.
Mrs. Padgett and Mrs. Ferree are
boarding the mill hands and the worl
keeps their own hands busy and full
~ occupied.
Many from this community drove K
Oskaloosa Saturday on various or.
rands. MANY more than would If the
hitching racks were removed.
April 20. Wood Violet
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25

some of the officers of Buxton indict-
ed. The charge is openly made that
the saloon men paid the deputy sner-
IFS at Buxton, as we'll as the consta-
bles of Bluff Creek township, money
at various times to protect them. The
protection came, 1t is said, wnen the
officers would make the raids; they
would Seize but small portion of the
liquor and this would be ordered de-
stroyed. When they left the saloon
they had not completed their search
and the saloon men claim they paid
them not to have too good eyesight.
1t is also charged they were guarsn-
teed protection by certain men who
were candidates for Office at the last
general election"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25

The fishing season does not open
until May Is, and the local Walton
ians are awaiting anxiously for that
day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
CRICk

Mrs. Saville, of Eddyville, is spend
ing few days with her sister, Mrs.
Bennett and Mrs. Kirfman, of this
place.
Ernest Jackson spent Saturday and
Sunday in Abba.
One of Willard Hatfields mules got
tangled up in the barb wire fence and
almost cut it's foot off before they
found it.
Mrs. Ed Hunt and children spent
Saturday in Fraker visiting friends.
Millard Beard, wife and baby spent
Sunday in Beacon at the parental
homo of John Reams.
There were quite few of the young
people of Cricket in attendance at the
ball game in White City Sunday.
William Bennett returned to Knox
vile Monday after spending a week
with his son, John Bennett.
Joe Halesworth AID wife went to
Oskaloosa Monday on business.
DR.. Traster and wife and the doc
tors father and mother passed
through Cricket Sunday on their way
to Frakec.
Mrs. Tom Albers is ON the sick list
at this writing .,.
Willard Hatfield and his mother and
Mrs. Willard Hatfield and two chill
dren spent Sunday in White City at
tho DalZell home.
Willard Beard returned home from
Oskaloosa Monday morning, bringing
the sad news of the death of Arthur
Hull, cousin of Mrs. Beard.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
LINCOLN.

Mr. Hill is farming on the Fred
Butler place.
A good rain is very much needed.
A little warmer today, which is ap.
preciateG.
Gilbert Farr is doing some paperi1g
for the ]. S. Reynolds family. ,eg
Sylvester Aldrich has 10000 feet OF
lumber sawed on his farm, prepare
tory to building.
Miss Manley was sewing in this
leignborhood last week.
Mrs. George Smith is very sick at
this writing. DR.. Rodgers is in at
tendance.
Quite number from this neighbor-
hood attended the funeral of the late
Eva Duse1berry Sunday. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich and son Wal.
ter went to Pleasant Plain for vis.t
with relatives. g., 49,. ...
Warren Caldwell is doing some
fencing on the farm.
A. N. Caldwell visited at the farm
one day last week. .,-...
April %. G. E. R.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
Nowadays
Most People
Are Smart

And for their eyes consult Prof.
Mayne Arnold, a reliable, competent
eyesight specialist.
Why do many professional men
when advertising claim many years
of experience? Simply because the
public nave the good sense to know
that long experience means skill and
reliability. When it comes to eyes
why not consult an expert sight spe
cialist? Prof. Arnold mas had sixty
years experience and study, and as to
prices, furnishes the finest ground
crystal and pebble glasses less than
others charge for common store
glasses. Gives solid silver aid gold
filled at less price than others get
for steel or cheap composition frames
and fine solid gold frames at smaller
price than is asked by others for ordi-
nary gold plated. In fact, mis- prices
are never more than one-half, and fire.
quently less than one.fourth what is
collected by others, AS regards his
skill, nothing need be said.
MAYNE ARNOLD,
Expert Glass Filter,
Mayne Arnold Optical Co.,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
IMPORTANT.-No mistakes and no
failures. Do. you need to risk ruin
ing your eyes with bunglers of 10 ex-
perience when you can deal with me
at less than one-half the money?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
Police Officers of Monroe County Ac
cused OF "Poor Vision"

The Abba correspondent of the Des
Moines Capital says: There are great
doiags before the grand jury which is
now in session in this county. The
closing of the saloons is the direct
cause of the trouble. the saloon men
who were put out of business When
the raids were made and their liquors
seized are demanding that they have
a hearing in their endeavor to get
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
BLIND ROBIN.

Allen Coulter, Jr., who has been suf-
fering with iltiammatory rheumatism
for some time. Is not any better at
thii writing.
Ed Edwards Is having summer
kitchen built.
Miss Nellie WnitseI has oeea sick
the past week with measles. but is
somewhat better now.
Miss Ellen Ross spent Saturday and
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
osKALoosA CREAMERY.

At special meeting of the stock
holders of the oskaloosa Creamery
company it was unanimously decided
to amend sectio1 of their articles
of incorporation, Increasing their paid
up capital stock from $4,000 to $685.
600, as their rapidly increasing bust
ness necessitated the enlarging Of
their plant The amendment mas been
filed for record in the county records
er's ofice.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
ROSE HILL.
r. w.

Hon. A. ]. Jewell, of Spring Creek
township, was in Rose Hill Friday, the
guest OF Rev. Tennant.
John Griffitn, of}Winchester, Kans.,
visited his brother, Jasper Griffith, in
Rose Hill, the past week.
Dennis Shaw, of What Cheer, was
in Rose Hill Friday on business.
T. ]. Williams, superintendent of
the county poor farm, was in Rose Hill
Friday and purchased of Jonn Asher
one of his thoroughbred Polled Angus
bulls for the county farm. The coun.
ty has made no mistake in its selec-
tioa and Asher has more left. He al
ways keeps the best of that breed and
they sell on sight.
l.. S. Gable moved Monday to the
farm recently bought, known as the
James A. Stewart farm and one Of
the best near Rose Hill.
John Newkirk, from near Delta, with
his family spent Sunday at Rose Hill
at the parental J. j: Hawks home.
DR.. H. d. Jarvissis having his build
ing all treated to fresh coat of paint.
Riley Lister is in charge of the work
and Frank Henderson t. making some
improvements of carpenter work that
help the looks of the place.
e. w. Carpenters father-in-law, Mr..
Martin, and wife were called to the
Carpenter nome on account of the
sickness of -drs. Carpenter and son,
VINO are having a hard tussle with
pneumonia.
Dick. Lester, of Keota, and two
daughters were over Sunday guests
at the parental John Lester home, re.
turning to their home Monday.
DR.. Will Bu by, of Delta. was in
Rose Hill Tuesday, calleu to see ]. p.
Reynolds, who has been laid up all
winter with rheumatism.
w. w. Horace sold his gay driving
horse Tuesday to parties from Deep
River for 5000.
Dwight Beaman, of Delta, was in
Rose Hill Tuesday looking afte- good
horses, for which the citizens of Rose
Hill and Vicinity are noted.
Loren Darling of indianapolis was
over in Rose Hill Tuesday and bought
Of Goddard Bros. & Clifford one OF
their up.to-date rubber tired buggies,
being the last one they had in stock.
The good roads make great demand
for buggies, having sold eight in the
last few weeks. They have plenty
more on the road.
DIR. Fred Jarvis, of Delta, called in
Rose Hill Tuesday.
Tom Cation. the rustling real estate
agent. departed Tuesday for South
Dakota on some land deals in which
he is interested
Tom Beatty was out driving Sunday
with his family His carriage was
newly painted and his black driving
mare was decorated With new white
harness that was very attractive.
Rev. A. Pearson, OF Avery. preached
two very able sermons at the Chris
tian church Sunday to a large audi
eace. the house being filled at noon
and night He Will preach again IL
1.-TWO weeks.
Mrs. W. w. Rhinehart was pas
lsenger for oskaloosa Monday to visit
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25

opera house and miners hall to seat
one thousand people, all belong to the
miners, which is highly commendable
to them.
April "a. r. w.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25

and capable mining men, who will 10
doubt make great success OF the
fine property they have just secured.
Leases Go With Deal.
In addition to the land and equip.
ment owned by the Mcmillan Coal
Company, two large leases of addi-
tional lands go with the deal. On the
records they are given as follows:
w. H. Springer and wife to w. H.
Mcmillan, 4-12-07, coal under neA and
s1s NV 25-74-17.
Thomas Lee and wife to h. C. and
A. w Mcmillan, 1907, coal under e1a
Sc and 80 acres of WIZ Sc 24-74-16.
Mcmillan Coal Co., ct al, assign the
above leases TO F. Z. Lofand and J.
M. Timbrell. Dated 4-2O-O7.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
Superstition and Religion.

Superstition is related to this life,
religion to the next; superstition is
allied to fatality, religion to virtue;
it is by the viyacity of earthly desires
that we become superstitious; it is,
on the contrary, by the sacrifice of
these desires that we become religl.
ous.-Madame de Stael (1766-1S17).
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25
The Coal Camp.

The coal camp is known as Mack"
named for the promoter and principal
owner, w. H. Mcmillan of this city.
1t is nicely located and the shaft is on
branch of the Chicago & Northwest.
ern Railway. The veins are good and
the coal of excellent quality. Prac.
tically all of the output is taken by
the railroad for its own use.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-01
GOLD AND SILVER.

The Public Printing office has is
sned for the Geological Survey a
volume on the Mineral Resources of
The United States for 1905. which
contains a great deal Of valuable in
formation. II shows The total value
% our mineral products for the wear
to have been s1.623.S77,l2O, a sum so
vast as 10 defy conception.
The fetal production of gold for the
wear was 4.265 742 fine ounces, worth
sSS. $4,000 The total Of silver was
C.lo1 500 fine ounces. worth some
thing over $3i.000,000 In the pro-
duetiol of gold colorado led with an
output worth s25.7)l,l0O. and Cali
fornia was second with s19l97.10).
Alaska produced sl4925,G0o Mon
tana produced the greatest quantity
OF silver
The western states are well known
fos their great produ, ton Of mineral
wealth. but we have in this volume
ar account Of the output OF he south
eln Appalachian states which. though
small. Is of interest. The states OF
Alabama. Georgia Maryland. North
Carolina. South Carolina. Tennessee
and Virginia produced in 1905 gold Of
the value OF $3.50. i0l. and silver worth
sll7.509. a total Of over half a million
dollars. North Carolina produced the
most gold, iis output being worth
q
si25,6S5 while Georgia was second
with $50 $40 Tennessee produced
only sl.3G2 worth Of gold. hut her sil
vet was OF the value of 1896. Thf
gold belt includes but a very small
part Of Tennessee. The yield 81 sil
yer Is principally a by-produet Of the
copper mines. and shows a consider
/ able Increase over previous years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-01
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or THE
CITY COUNCIL.

Council Chamber, Cairo. Illinois,
March %. l9)7
Special Meeting Called for Gen
cral business.
Present. Hon. George Parsons,
mayor. and Aldermen Burke Davis,
Fuller German, Magner Nellis Soul
lin. Simon, Snyder, Thistlewood,
Thomas.
Absent Aldermen Koehler, Law
ler and Meehan.
The mayor stated the meeting had
been called for general business.
Alderman Simon moved to recon
sider the action aiken at last special
meeting with regard to selecting the
polling place for the Fourth ward.
The motion was adopted unanimously
Alderman Simon then moved that
the polling place fOr the said Fourth
ward be opened at the barber shop of
Charles Anderson, No. 3l5 Fourteenth
street. being situated on south side of
said Fourteenth street between Pop
lar street and Washington avenue.
The motion was adopted unani.
mously
The mayor nominated judges and
clerks for the regular election to be
held on Tuesday, April lG. 1907, as
follows. viz:
First ward-Judges, VIM. =. Ryan,
e. G. Pink, Guy P. Eichenberger;
Clerks, J. c. Crowley. Louis Hasen-
jaegar, VIM. b. Greer
Second ward-Judges. ]. J. Jen-
nellie. w. f. Axley, p. c. Barclay;
Clerks. c. r AFTER. A. W Smith, A.
p. Staehle.
Third ward--Judges a. s. Fraser,
Peter Zimmerman. John VanVactor;
Clerks. John F. ASHLEY, Bert G.
Stephens. J. II Woodward.
Fourth ward-Judges. James NJ
MeManus. A. l.. Peoples. Samuel b
Wissinger; Clerks, Clyde w LESLEY
George VanVactor. VIM. McEwen.
Fifth ward Judges. LOuis Zanone
VIM. f. Fitzgerald. Peter W. Kobler;
Clerks, Edw. J. Fitzgerald. Guy
Morse. George Koch
SlAih ward JhuAtSs waiter war
der. n J. Howley Frank J. Fitzger-
aid Clerks d. J. OConnell. S. w
Moore Rudy Walbanm.
Seventh ward-JHdges. VIM. =
Greaney. A. J. Rees. a. :. Wagner
Clerks. Howard b. Philips. J. J. Webs
ter. J. b. Collins
Alderman Davis moved the nOmina
fions be confirmed as read
The motion was adopted by the fol
lowing vote. Aye-Burke. Davis
Fuller. German. Maguer. Nellis. Soul
lin. Simon. Snyder. Thisiiew0od and
Thomas-1f. Nay-None
Alderman Burke was excuaed from
further attendance at the meeting
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-01
cAlRo's GARBAGE RRoBLEM.


Sooner or later (and the sooner M
better) the authorities OF this cttS
will have TO provide better facilities
| for Kidding the city Of refuse matter
especially garbage, or decaying mat
ter OF every kind. Under existing cir
cumstance the conditions are really
desperate AT times and citizens as
well as the health officer are put to
their wits end to know what to do
with the great quantities of decaying
matter in the city. There is no public
dumping ground anywhere around
the city; Il is all private property,
and even the river is private prop
erty in the sense that citizens can not
dump garbage into II without in.
frnging upon, or crossing, private
property. The result is that con-
stant friction is caused between citi-
zens ever the disposal of this matter
Health Officer Orr suggests that a
permanent high water road be built
to the Mississippi river, TO be used for
this and other purposes: but this
would be an expensive piece of work,
III view OF the annual rises In The old
Mississippi which would be apt to
carry ii away Besides the city does
not own any ground outside the Mis-
sissippi levee Col, S. S. Taylor
some time before he died. offered TO
donate a broad strip of ground from
the levee to the river provided the
city would agree not to lax the al
joining ground which he owned. for
the cost of improving the road This
the city council of that
day rejected, for some reasons which
seemed sufficient 10 them at the
time. bnl which seem open 10 ques
ion al this distance
Another plan proposed is that
dumping barge be procured and an
enored where it is least Objectionable
for receiving the city refuse, and that
L be towed 10 the middle of the river
md dumped there 10 feed the fishes.
But the mos satisfactory plan is
d barn the stuff and If people would
lGly give The matter some attention
hey could make a long stride to-
ward solving the problem. There is |
10 reason why every household
hould not do its share toward burn-
ng its own refuse from the kitchen |
Nearly al that can be burned in a |
egular municipal incnerator which |
Would cost $4,000 can also be burned |
= the kitchen stove and there is no |
eason at all why ii should not be |
lone Fully 95 per cent of the nasty |
Doliing stuff which is allowed toll
tand and bake in the sun on the |
nrb, in front Of the residence every |
lay during the summer, could be |
lone away with in few minutes in
he kitchen range, serving useful |
nrpose as fuel But people will moi
d this. They want the city govern |
nent to do Il and are wiling 10 be
axed for II