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The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31
"GOOSE.BONE" LORE.
Prophets Say The Coming Winter
Will Be Cold One.

In the gossip among the farmers
around the court house, repeated as
sertions have been made by those
who for many years have been recog-
nized as authentic "goose-bone proph-
cts" to the effect that there is every
Indication OF long, cold winter.
Il don't want to enter into compe-
tition with DR.. Chapel in forecasting
weather at short range" said one
gray-bearded farmer, "but according to
signs that have been handed down
from our grandfathers, this coming
winter is going to be the real thing.
In olden days they used to say that
when corn husks are thick, that's q
sure sign of cold, hard winter. They
are thick this year, too, so farmers
around here say"
Another old settler with years of ex-
perience sprung the infallible sign of
cold weather by asserting that the
chickens wishbone is unusually thick
this year.
During the last few days many fiocks
of geese and ducks have been noticed
headed for the south and hunters
around here say that the ducks and
geese they have seen are heavily
feathered this year. Last year the
fowl did not go south until close to
and we had mild winter,
too; but they are going south so early
this year that it looks bad, according
to the prophecies of those who
know"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31
MINES And MINING.
Notes by Rdwin Perry, Iowa Sec'y.
United Mine Workers.

The Marquisyille mine is temporar-
lily closed down on account of a fire in
the mine. All openings are closed air
tight with the hope of extinguishing
the same. 1t is to be hoped that the
efforts of the management win be sue
cessfuL Nearly 200 men are tempo
rarily idle.
The next year Iowa will produce APP
proximately 100000 tons more coal
than the present fiscal year ending
June /. 1907. The year just closed
will, based on the earnings of the men,
as represented in the returns from the
/ per cent to this Office, show mark
edincrease over the preceding year
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The Ramsay and Harris Bros. mine
near Abba, Iowa, is now employing 80
men, and this number will be increas-
ed as fast as the mine is developed.
Everything indicates a successful fu-
ture for this mine. The mine is now
supplying large local trade and
shipping some of it's product. Many
of the miners are building homes near
this plant and will soon have the ben
efits of the new interurban railway to
and from Abba. The same passes the
mine within short distance.
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The executive board of District 13
was in session yesterday and today
transacting important business, and
formulating future policies of the or
ganization.
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I he machines in the Garfield mine
at Evans were stopped this week, so
as to utilize the steam for the pumps.
q
Saylor No. mine has an output of
600 tons screened lump per day. This
mine has also dispensed with the min
ing machines, and all entries are be-
ing driven by pick work. Thos.
White is master mechanic at this
mine and is busy oYerhauling the ma
chinery, with the intention of supply
ing power and facilities for greater
tonnage in the near future.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31
BOTH WERE SCARED.
Discharged Revolver Causes Two
Hearts to Beat Fast.

Discharged Revolver Causes Two
Hearts to Beat Fast.
What might have proven very SER
ious accident, but which turned out to
be very amusing incident, occurred
last evening about eleven o'clock un-
der the Oskaloosa National bank. The
principals in the affair were Maryie
Fields, porter at the Jones barber
shop, and Lorenzo. Smith, porter at
the Charles Sterling shop in the Far
mers' National bank building.
Fields sleeps in the barber shop and
keeps revolver under his pillow. In
some manner the revolver got mixed
up in the bed clothes last night, or
Fields forgot that it was there. He
was preparing to retire for the night
and had pulled down the bedclothes
when the revolver fell to the floor and
was discharged. Fields thought 1t
was somebody shooting from the out
side and that the bank was to be rob
bed. The bullet came within an inch
of hitting him and went up through
the floor of the bank.
At the time the gun was discharged
Rem Smith had come down to the
Jones shop to see Fields and spend the
evening with him. When he heard the
revolver discharged. Rem thought that
somebody was inside the place shoot
ing at him, and it did not take him
long to 'vamoose." When the two
boys met this morning the accident
was explained, and hearty laugh tax
en- at the expense of each,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31
HELD FOR DISCRETION.
New state Law Put in Operation
Against Family Man.

Constable Geo. Andrews returned
Saturday evening from Des Moines
where he took in custody A. ]. Nc
CARNEY, carpenter of this city, who
Il wanted here on the charge of deser-
lion The accused man is the father
Of the seven children who were before
Judge Willcockson last week for com
nlttment to an orphans home. He
vas confined in the county Jail to
await arraignment. 1t is thought that
satisfactory arrangements can be made
whereby he may be released under
bonds requiring him to furnish sup
port for his wife and children.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31
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o o o o o o
Horace Bowen went to Eddyville Fri
day to visit friends.
Miss Grace Ruge, of Fresno, Cal,
entered school Monday.
Miss Mabel Mcconnell went to Bus
sey Friday, where she will visit with
friends until Monday.
A. C. Miller, of Centerville, Iowa,
will occupy the pulpit for H. d. Hell
wig at Numa, Sunday.
C. B. Hodnett, of Rapid City, South
Dakota, a former student of the col
lege, visited the school Thursday.
On Wednesday there was organized
a night commercial school which meets
three times a week, Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday night. from seven UNI
til nine. Dwight McKenna, Roy My
ers, Ray Garrett and Ray Lathrop have
begun work in this department.
The Hyperion Society rendered the
following program Oct. 25, 1907:
Song-Society.
Scripture and Prayer-Leslie ebert.
Instrumental Duet-Pearl Snider and
Blanche Reynolds.
Current Mildred McAlister.
Original Story-Miss Walker.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Burton.
One Minute Extempo - Earl viii
liams.
Reading-Mr. Helwig.
Mandolin Solo-Berenice Johnson.
Reading Mrs, Hamilton.
Vocal Duet Everette Cooley and
Charles Harmsworth.
Song-Society.
Observation-Disclosures Rurton
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31
Down to Coal.

Abba Union; Last Wednesday night
was a joyful time for the Abba Coal
Co, when workmen struck the coal in
sinking the shaft. The coal was bored
through and found to be five feet thick
and of the finest quality of bituminous
diamonds. The Harris boys are feel
ing proud of the quick work done and
one OF the best mines in Monroe
county is now an assured thing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31
Bank At Harvey.

A number of well known men who
are interested in Harvey, principally
in the Hawkeye Cement establishment,
have perfected organization and for
warded articles of incorporation, for
the Peoples Savings Bank Of Har-
yey, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31

The ashes of Gen. Hiram Scofleld.
who died at Seattle. Wash. last spring.
were inferred at Washington, this
state, Saturday, the Grand Army hay
ing charge of the service.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31

The Abba Republican says the city
has accepted the new water works sys,
tenn at that place.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31

The brisk fall market of oskaloosa
real estate is somewhat of surprise
to the most experienced realty men.
The demand continues strong for rent
able houses.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31

The farmers are busy husking corn
and getting everything ready for win
ter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
R. X. Davis, Cashier.
H. l.. Pike, Asst. Cashier.
Henry Warner, Book-keeper.
w. !. Beans, President.
w. H. Pike. Vice President.
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000
Paid In Full.

Directors: W. I. Beans, What
Cheer; Charley Victor, Lacey; w.
H. Springer, Eddyville; Thos. ]. WI
son. Beacon; r. w. Moore. Cedar;
W.. G. Reed, oskaloosa; w. H. Pike.
Rose Hill; Paul Synhorst, Leighton;
Geo. S. Prime, Oskaloosa; r. X.
Davis, oskaloosa; M. S. Downey, La
cey.
City Business Solicited.
Complete set of Safety Deposit
Boxes. The $50 stockholders are all
Mahaska county farmers.
Farmers: Max this your head
quarters. levitt
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-31

The Abba Chautauqua did not quite
oay expenses the past season.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
GOV. SWfTTtNhAM APOLOGIES
wiTHoRAws LETTER TO 40
MIRAL DAVIS AND INCIDENT
NOW IS CLOSED.

London, Jan. 31.-The international
phase Of the Kingston incident has
been finally closed by Gov. Swetten.
hams formally withdrawing his lette.
to Rear Admiral Davis and expressing
his regret for having written It.
Swettenham's withdrawal of his let
ter and his apology followed volumi.
nous Geographic communications to
him from the colonial Office. The dis.
patch which has now closed the in.
cident wa ssent by the governor to the
colonial Office, and<it reached the state
department at Washington through
tho foreign Office and Charge d'Affaires
Howard, in the usual course.
Washington. Jan. 3O.-State depart.
menl officials decline to discuss the
report from London that Gov. SWEET.
tenham of Jamaica has withdrawn his
insulting letter to Rear Admiral Davis.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
MANY SOURCES OF SALT.

That From Natural Springs Is General.
ly Most Nearly Pure.
The purity Of salt depends upon the
source from which it is obtained and
the sanitary conditions under which 1t
is prepared for the market. The sup.
ply Of common salt, the most indispen.
sable Of all the seasoning substances
both as relishing condiment and a
well-nigh universal food preservative,
is exhaustless, yet even SO there is salt
and salt.
Formerly salt was obtained by evap.
Grating ocean water, process that
left many impurities in the residuum,
to say nothing Of its exposure to all
kinds of dirt in its shipment from sea.
ports. The Turks island or rock salt,
which is still largely used in pork
packing and in the manufacture of ice
creams. comes to the United States in
holds of vessels continually subjected
to dirt and foul odors. Upon its ar.
rival it is again handled. then packed
In coarse burlap bags. permitting dust
to sift into the salt. In this condition
it reaches the consumer
I.atterly. however, the product OF
salt springs has largely taken the lead
in this country not only for table salt
but for meat packing. The annual pro.
duction from this source in the United
States, reaches more than $4,000, 900
bushels, the State of New York, in the
vicinity of Syracuse, furnishing a large
proportion Of this important supply.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
People Talked About.

Sir John See, ex-premier of New
South Wales, is dead.
H. F. Herwig "a leading political fig.
ure in the South during reconstruction
days, is dead at New Orleans.
Prof. Wilbur S. Jackson, dean of the
school Of education at the University
of Chicago, is dead after a short i'll.
uess.
Walter L. Lane, publisher of the
Muscatine Qowa) Journal, is dead OF
heart trouble after many months i'll.
ness.
DIR. George B. McElroy, emeritus
professor of Adrian college, died at
Adrian, Mich, from heart disease. aged
eighty-two years.
Gen. William Shakespeare, soldier.
editor, banker and lawyer, died at Kal.
amazoo, Mich, from wounds received
in the Civil war.
Mrs. Hattie Z. Decatur, whose hus,
band was a lineal descendant of Com.
modore Stephen Decatur, died in Chi.
cago of consumption.
William Day, an old settler of De.
catur county, Iowa, dropped dead on
the streets of Leon. Heart disease
> was the cause of death.
Jeremiah O'Rourke, aged 102 years,
died at Houghton, Mich. He was
prominently identified with the prog
ress of the copper country.
Otis Eddy. aged 102 years, died at
Rockford, Ill. He was believed to be
the Oldest Mason In the country In
point Of membership. having been
initiated In 1926.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
FIRE CAUSES 100000 LOSS.
Section Of the Big Baldwin Locomc
tive Works Destroyed by Fire.

Section of the Big Baldwin Locomc.
tive Works Destroyed by Fire.
Philadelphia, Jan. 3l.-Fire which
started with an explosion in the paint
shop. destroyed one entire section OF
the big Baldwin Locomotive works
last night. entailing a loss of $1,000.
600.
About 1000 men were employed IN
the burned building, which was five
stories high.
The fire was discovered in the east
end of the building few minutes he.
fore G o'clock when the workmen were
preparing to leave and though the
flames spread quickly all~got out safe.
ly. Shortly after the fire started the
upper portion Of the wall fell into the
street. and one fireman and three
workmen were caught by the falling
brick. but fortunately only received
slight injuries.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
NAV BE COFFEE
That Cause. all the Trouble.

When the house is afire, it's like a
body when disease begins to show, it's
no time to talk but time to act-delay
Is dangerous-remove the cause of the
trouble at once.
"For a number of years." says q
Kansas lady. Il felt sure that coffee
was hurting me, and yet, was 30 fond
Of it, could not give it up. paltered
with my appetite and of course yield
ed to sthe temptation to drink more.
At last got SO bad that made up my
mind must either quit the use of cot.
fee or die.
Everything I ate distressed me, and
I suffered severely almost all the time
with palpitation of the heart. 1 fire.
quently woke up in the night with the
feeling that I was almost gone,-my
heart seemed SO smothered and weak
in its action that feared It would stop
beating. My breath grew short and
the least exertion set me to painting.
slept but little and suffered from rheu.
matism.
Two years ago stopped using the
old kind of coffee: and began to use
Postum Food Coffee. and from the
very first I began to improve. It
worked a miracle! Now can eat any.
thing and digest 1t without trouble. I
sleep like a baby. and my heart beats
full, strong and easily. My breathing
has become steady and normal, and
my rheumatism has left me. feel
like another person. and it is all due
to quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee. for haven't used any
medicine and none would have done
any good as long as kept drugging
with coffee" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Greek. Mich. There's a
Reason" Read the little book. THE
Road to Wellville." In, pkgs. All
grocers. i.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
FOUR SCORE DEAD
IN NINE DISASTER
WEST VIRGINIA MINERS ARE EN-.
ToMsEo AS RESULT OF
EXPLOSION.
RfSCutRS ARE HARD AT WORK
lITTLE HOPE THAT ANY OF IN.
PRlsoNEp MEN WILL BE
FOUND ALIVE,

Charleston, w. Va. an. 30.-There
are at least fifty or sixty persons dead
as result of an explosion in the
Stewart mine near Fayetteville, in
Fayette county last night. according
to the last reports received, and it is
expected the number will reach TWEEN
ty-five more.
The explosion was caused by dust
In the mine. Every effort is being
made to get the men who are entomb-
ed. but there is little hope that any OF
them are alive.
AT the time of the explosion there
were about 200 men in the shaft. Or.
ganized effort is being made to get to
the men in the mine and volunteers
are plentiful.
Pathetic Scenes Around Mine.
The scene about the mine is a
pathetic one, men, women and chill.
dren crying and imploring those on the
ground to go to the rescue of the en-.
tombed men,,
The Stewart mine is shaft SOS feet
deep. The development is in the
Sewall mine, which ranges in thick.
ness from four to five feet. The mine
is located ON the White Oak Fuel com.
pany's private line, connecting with
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad at
Carlisle. 1t is located about four
miles from Fayetteville. The mine
has been in operation for about three
years or more. but has not been fully
developed.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
TEN ouAcks CONVICTED.

Medical Examiners Pleased, but They
Want Clearer Laws,
Madison, Wis. Jan. 31.-The annual
report Of the state board of medical
examiners Just filled with Gov. David.
son, suggests the need of legislation
clearly to define the practice of medi.
cine and to regulate the practice of
midwifery. The hoard expresses
qualification over the successful er.
forts to enforce the state laws regard.
ing quackery and improper practice Of
medicine. stating that in Milwaukee
alone during the last three months ten
prosecutions were begun by the board.
all of which resulted In convictions.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
news Of WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington Notes.

Congressman Hepburn has intro
duced bill to prevent the sale OF
adulterated or misbranded seed.
The senate has passed bill to sur.
vey and allot the lands of the Black.
feet Indian reservation in Montana.
The senate has confirmed the nom.
ination OF Richard A. Baltinger of
Seattle to be commissioner of the gen
eral land Office.
President Roosevelt will deliver an
Grafton at the dedication of the Nc.
Kinley memorial monument at Can.
ton, Ohio, the last week in December
The state department has received
a cablegram from the American vice
consul at New Chwang, China. stating
that the plague had broken out in that
province.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
has announced the temporary with
drawal for forest reserve purposes Of
597,760 acres of Incorporated public
lands in the State of Oregon.
The senate has passed the fortified
lions appropriation bill. 1t carries an
appropriation of $2,O41,7O6. The ap:
preparation for the Notifications of the
Hawaiian islands was increased to
100000.
Congressman Murphy has intro
duced bill prohibiting railways from
requiring employees to work more than
eight hours in twenty-four, excepting
in emergencies, when the time may be
extended TO twelve.
So rapid has been the increase in
the postal business of the country that
congress has been asked for an addi-
tional appropriation of $150,000 for the
pay of postoftice clerks during the rest
of the present fiscal year.
Senator McCumber has introduced
bill to create a commission to in
quire into the matter of the salaries OF
federal officers and employees and re.
port as to the proper remedy for In
CAPABILITIES and discrepancies.
The Indian Appropriation bill was re.
ported to the senate. 1t carried $14,-
509,201, q net increase of $6,306,132
over the bill as passed by the house.
The large increase by the senate COM
mittee is due to appropriations under
pay to number of Indian tribes the
money now held in trust as Indian
tribal funds.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
NERVOUS HEADACHES
Or. Williams Pink Pills Will Cure
Most Cases and Should Interest
Every Sufferer.

Every Sufferer.
Nobody who has not endured the
suffering caused by nervous head.
ache can realize the awful agony Of
its victims. Worst of all, the ordin.
airy treatment cannot be relied upon
to cure nor even to give relief. Some
doctors will say that If a person is
subject to these headaches there is
nothing that can be done to prevent
their recurrence.
Nervous headaches, as we'll as neu.
ralgia, are caused by lack of nutrition
the nerves are starved. The only
way to feed the nerves is through the
blood and it is in this way that Dr..
Williams Pink Pills have accom-.
plished so many remarkable cures.
Mrs. Addie Merrill, of 80 Union
Street, Auburn, Me-, says: For
years suffered from nervous mead.
aches, which would come on me every
five or six weeks and continue for
several days. The pain was SO severe
that l would be obliged to go to bed
for three or four days each time. 1t
was particularly intense over my right
eye. l tried medicines but got no re.
lief. mad no appetite and when
the headache passed away I felt as II
I had been sick for a month. My
blood was thin and was pale, weak
and reduced in weight.
Il read about DIR. Williams Pink
Pills in a paper and decided to try
them. first noticed that they be.
gan to give me an appetite and I
commenced TO gain in weight and
color My headaches stopped and
have not returned and l have never
felt so we'll as I do now.''
Dc. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists or sent, postpaid, on
receipt Of price, so cents per box, six
boxes $3.50. by the DR.. Williams Medi.
cine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
BOTH TIRED OUT.
one Had Spoken, the Other Had
Listened.

one Had Spoken, the Other HAD
Listened.
He who makes short speeches..
said w. Bourke Cochran, will never
find himself in the embarrassing posi-
ton Of friend Of mine.
My friend, when a certain case OF
his was called, rose and pleaded IN a
husky voice for an adjournment.
con what grounds asked the
Judge.
Your honor, was the reply. i
have been making all address in an
other court all the morning, and find
myself completely exhausted
Very WE'LL said the Judge; and he
called the next case.
Another counsel rose, and in his
turn asked for an adjournment.
Are you exhausted, too?' said the
Judge. What have you been doingY
Your honor was the answer, i
have been listening to my learned
brother"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
rAAw JURY COMPLETED.

Trial Of Case Will Begin Monday
Morning.
New York, Feb. 3.-The Thaw Jury
was completed late yesterday.
The selection of the twelfth juror
came as complete surprise at the
end of long and tedious day-the
eighth Of the trial-and Immediately
after this last member of the trial
panel had been sworn in Justice Fitz.
gerald ordered an adjournment of
court until 1890 o'clock Monday
morning.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
Accidental Happenings.


Charles and James Harrison, broth.
ers, were drowned while skating at
Prairieton. Ind.
Fire destroyed hotel and number
of stores at st. Vincent de Paul, Que.
bee. causing a loss Of $4,000.
-Four alien laborers were killed and
several others injured near Moccasin
Gap, Va, by blast which failed to go
off promptly.
While inspecting his mining shaft
near Butte, Mont, Edward Little was
accidentally killed by being knocked
from a falling plank.
The plant of the Phelps Publishing
company at Springfield, Mass, was
destroyed by fire. The loss is estima-
ted at nearly 100000.
John Weger Of Strawberry Point.
iowa, fell and broke his neck. He was
unhitching a horse when he slipped on
the Ice.
Fire destroyed ten brick buildings at
Ithaca, N. Y, causing loss of 100000.
A number of Cornell students lost all
their effects.
One man lost his life and many 9th.
ers had narrow escapes in fire which
partially destroyed four-story struc-
ture at Lowell, Mass.
Philip Strobbe, a teamster of Wau.
kegan, ILL.,, sneezed SO hard that he
cracked a rib and is now confined to
the house under the care of a doctor.
Fire in Chicago destroyed the plant
of the White Eagle Brewing company
and an adjoining dance hall. Loss.
100000. A fireman was seriously in
1ured by falling from ladder.
John D. Rockefeller, an actor, was
killed on the stage of a theater in
Chicago when a Calling gun which
was used in the performance fell on
him and fractured his skull.
While the mother was visiting a,
the home of neighbor the little son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Closz, living on
farm near Plymouth. Iowa, was IA
tally burned.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-07
BANKER cHokEs HIMSELF.

Battle Creek, Mich, Jan. 30. -
Charles w. Schultz, aged sixty.three,
capitalist and banker of Memphis,
Tenn, committed suicide here at the
Battle Creek sanitarium, where he was
being treated for a nervous trouble.
His wife discovered his body in a bath.
room, shawl-strap around his neck,
showing that he had choked himself to
death.