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The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
THE DRAINAGE DITCH.
Case Was Heard by Board of Super
visors Saturday.

The drainage case of II. B. Nelson
pied the attention of the board of SUI
pervisors almost adj day Saturday.
Considerable time was occupied in
determining the proper and legal
course to pursue in the matter. The
case is oen in which H. B. Nelson ct
al have petitioned the board for the
establishment of a drainage district
for the digging Of ditch and building
of levy to drain a certain pond on
their land, near the Des Moines rir-
er. The proposition comes under the
new drainage laws which provide that
in case an expenditure of money is
deemed advisable for the purpose of
draining a section of land, it shall be
the duty of the board of supervisors
to determine the extent of the bene-
fit which will result and to establish
a drainage district including the
property thus to be benefited and to
tax the costs of the ditch or levy. in
Guiding damages to property injured,
to the owners of land in the district
thus established. In accordance with
the provisions of the law, about fif-
teen parties filed claims for damages,
aggregating $4,000, which they allege
will be sustained by them in case the
petition is granted and the proposed
ditch is dug. The board after con-
sidering the matter at length author,
lied the county auditor, L. R.Briggs,
to appoint three appraisers who shall
determine the extent of damages
which would be sustained by the par,
ties filing claims in case the petition
is granted. The hearing was contin'
ued until Oct 10.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
SOME PUBLIC SALE PRICES.
Farm Stuff is Selling Well Through
out the County.

Auctioneer ]. NJ. Convey reports the
following prices secured at public
auctions of late:
At the Roy r. Dickey sale horses
$4,000 to $15S.OO; Cows $25 to 1872;
Hogs, about market price; Hay $500
per ton in stack. Amount of sale
$12SO.OO.
At the NJ. NJ. Parker sale, east of
Bussey Cows brought from $37 to $40
per head; Shoats 81 per head; Old
Corn, 73Rc. Amount of this sale
$4,000.
At the NJ. DeHamer sale. on the 18th
Span of two-year-old mules s210;
Sucking mule, $67; Sucking colt $57;
Milk Cows from $25 to 1850; Two-year
old steers, 5000 per head; Calves
$14 to SIT per head. Amountof sale
$2200.00.
At the J. J. Dewitt sale, on the
18th, 400 head of sheep were disposed
of at the following prices: Eve Lambs
$3.50 per head; Three and foEr year
old Ewes $4.6O to $5.O5 per head; Span
mules $275; Two-year-old Mare $95;
Cows. $35 to $42.50, cts. Amount OF
sale $3437.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
COAL TRADE REVIEW
CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS AS
POINTED OUT BY LEADING
TRADE JOURNAL.

Chicago, Sept. 26.-The Black Dia-
mond to-day, says: stripping current
trade gossip of that which is senti-
mental or purposefully misleading, 1t
is evident that conditions are neither
satisfactory nor overly promising.
"A great deal is being said about the
uncovered condition Of the average
consumer; of the hand-to-mouth buy
ing on the part of the retail dealers
and of the unprepared state of the
railroads for any rush of coal little
later on. Granted, for the sake of ar
gument, that all of these conditions are
as represented, the fact remains that
were the producers of coal based up
on the demand for domestic the result
ing production of steam coal would
still be far and away ahead of current
needs and the operator would have
difficulty to exc out profit.
"A careful study of conditions May
possibly confirm the statement that
the consumers, as a whole, are far be
hind normal in their buying, so far this
year. Undoubtedly If they all rush
in to cover they may not be able &c
get exactly the grade of coal they
want. The same kind of survey Of
conditions will not establish, beyond
bubble, the unstocked conditions 81
the retailers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
THOUGHT HE WASDEAD
Wife Mourns Husband and Marries
Again.

By the return of her supposedly
dead husband, Mrs. Maud Hampton,
formerly Mrs. Lindsay, has come to
the realization that she is an innocent
bigamist.. according to the allegations
of a petition just filed in the district
court by her second husband. A. ID.
Hampton, in which he asks for an
annullment of their marriage.
Mr.. Hampton alleges that he was
married to Mrs. Lindsay in Marcn
1900, at which time he knew that she
had been the wife of man by the
name of Lindsay. He claims ina
she has become convinced by evi
dence which came to her that heI
husband was dead and lhat she was
a widow and legally entitled to be
come the wife of anolher man. The
petition states that Lindsay deserted
his wife about ten years ago and was
absent from her for over two years
and that a man was killed in Chicago
which resembled him. That the pic
ture that was published in the papers
and the description of the clothing o.
the dead man which was given al
convinced Mrs. Lindsay that her hus
band was dead and, relying upon tina
belief, she married Mr.. Hampton. L
now transpires that Lindsay is no
only alive, but is at present nving II
Mahaska county, wherefore Mr.. HamI
ton has brought an action in the dis
trict court asking that his marriage
be annulled, set aside and declares
for naught and that he and his wifi
remove all allegiance to each othe
until their relations can be properl,
| established.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
FIRE IN FOND DU LAC.
FLAMES FOR SEVERAL HOURS
THIS MORNING THREATEN
ENTIRE CITY.

Fond Du Lac, Wis, Sept. ga
fire which did over a quarter of q
million dollars damage was started by
crossed wires at an automobile gar
age shortly after midnight. Fol
hours it threatened the destruction
of the entire business part of the city
Aid from Oshkosh was received in
time. Inadequate water supply on &C
count of the drouth made the ngntlng
difficult. Three churches were des
troyed. During lie height of the fire
many persons, carrying what house
hold goods they could, left theil
homes.
Fire in Minnesota.
Rush City, Mimi, Sept. 26.-Firt
early today threatened the destruction
of the town. The help of fire com
panies from other cities aided in ex
tinguishing the flames after a two
hundred thousand dollar damage haC
been done. The big roller mills here
were destroyed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01

the park He was on the stand al
most before the people were aware
of his arrival. Major John r. Lacey
gave a brief introduction, explaining
that the condition of Mr.. Taft's voice
would not permit Of speech and
that the time, was not sufficient fol-
more than word. Mr.. Taft was
heard only with difficulty. He was
on the platform less than five min.
utes, but in that time had shaken
hands with many people who had
crowded about the stand. "+
Mr.. Taft's brief talk was as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen: have
made nineteen speeches today and
expect to make five more, and my
voice is in no condition eithe? to
crafty an audience or to please my
self All | can say to you is that
am greatly touched by the vitality
of your welcome. And am convinced
by your great numbers and by You
enthusiasm that you are going Il
carry Iowa for the republican ticket.
lnClu6ntS OF tnc VISIT.
The automobile carrying the speak
er and his companions fairly flew
south on First SIRE ct to the station
and the party WAS in the depot before
the train had returned to the platform
The engines were taking Mater ut Iii;
tank east of the station as the part!
entered the station house. The tint
was improved by the people at thu
station, who thus had an unexpected
opportunity of shaking hands will
the national candidate and of.obtainini
a smile or word from .him;YrAs thu
party left the station to enter thu
coach a crowd of people CLOSED
around them in the effort to see Mr.
Taft and shake his hand.
Here, here, Mr.. Taft" said GeoIg
Woodson, the colored attorney of tffi
city, here is a pupil of the Buxtol
high school who has come to see you
Shake hands with her.
And here is another pupil" SAT-
Mr.. Taft, seeing another colored gil
standing near, and he reached throug
the crowd to shake her hand. IN
little incident seemed to please tn
crowd immensely.
The party had by this time reache
| the end OF the car platform. III
gate of the railing enclosing the pla
| form refused to work and anothe
opportunity was siezed by the crowt
which now began pressing about MI
Taft and his companions in grea
numbers. A nod here, smile there
or word and a handshake please
those who were so fortunate as
reach the place. The gate could nc
be operated and Mr.. Taft and thos
accompanying him were compelled
leave the platform and pass aroun
the rear of the train to the steps o
the opposite side of the coach.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
WOMAN'S CLUB NOTES
Items Of Interest Concerning the
Oskaloosa Organization.

The first open session of the o.
kaloosa Womans Club, inaugurating
the work of the season Of 190S-19O9,
was held Saturday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. John A. Kalbach,
No. sos High avenue east. The ses-
sion was in the nature of recep-
ton, Mrs. Preston, chairman of the
entertainment department committee,
and Mrs. Kalbach doing the honors.
The club membership gave evidence
of interest in the work for the year
in the large attendance and the en-
thusiasm and the willingness of the
active workers in all departments.
A pleasing program of musical ma
ture was given, Misses lone Smith
and Luciele Atchison played a duet
Miss Helen Kalbach and Mrs. C. D.
Marckress favored the company with
several vocal selections, and Miss
Lola Perkins of Penn college gave a
number of readings.
Mrs. Rhea Oppenheimer, president
of the club, addressed the ladies, Civ
ing an outline of the work planned
for the season. The programs of the
departments were explained by Mrs
Williams, telling of things to be done
in the Musical department, Mrs
Loughridge, Mrs. Oppenheimer and
others. Refreshments were served
and the afternoon proved Of pleasure
and profit to the company assembled
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
CARROLL AT WASHINGTON.
Candidate For Governor Opens His
Campaign.

Washington, Ia, Sept. 26.-Hon. b
F. Carroll, state auditor and repub.
lican candidate for governor of iowa.
opened his campaign at Washington
this afternoon in conjunction with a
number of other local speakers. MIR.
Carrolls speech dealt largely wit.
national issues. He emphasized the
extreme necessity at this time of
electing a republican president and
republican congress. In behalf of
his own candidacy he spoke particu.
larry of the work of the auditors de
partment and the laws which the leg.
islature had enacted within the past
few years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
The Eddyville Sand Co.

Eddyyille Tribune: The Eddyville
Sand Co., under the efficient manage
ment of w. s. Keller, is running to
full capacity and there is large in
creasing demand for its product, as
its sand is obtainable in every grade
of fineness and is clean, being river
washed. One day last week a switch
engine special came down from Oska
loosa and hauled out solid train
load OF sand.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
The Nelson prainaae Ditch.

The board of supervisors in session
this morning took up lAe Nelson
drainage matter in which damages
are asked from the county claimed &c
have resulted from the digging of a
ditch through mans farm to drain a
pond considerable distance from the
river The hearing will probably oc
cupy a good deal of time. Yesterday
afternoon the attention of the board
was taken up with the abatement and
correction OF taxes, some of the in
stances being in Oskaloosa and some
In Beacon
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
JACK FROST IN TOWN.
His First Visit of the Fall Season
of 1908

Look whose here! Jack Frost ar
rived Sunday night and Monday morn
ing, with a temperature of even 81
degrees. A white coat was visible
everywhere Monday morning. The
heavy coating was due to the damp
ness of the preceding day and little
harm will come to Vegetation unless
Jack remains in Iowa for another
nights work.
The predicted storm which has been
on the way since last Wednesday
arrived Saturday evening with a big
drop in the temperature and a heavy
fall of rain. The rain continued at in
tervals during Sunday and the mer
curry went lower with succeeding
hours. The fall from almost 80 de
gress, 81 being registered at noon
Saturday, to 80 this morning. change
of exactly 55 degrees, was enough to
make the 'populace take notice and
Sunday evening furnaces and heating
stoves were started. A general clam
or has also been made for the turn
ing on of the city heat.
The cold wave came out of the north
and the storm was severe in nature
The migratory birds came along with
it and Sunday witnessed great f1ocks
of ducks and geese passing southwark
Many of the birds stopped along the
streams near town and the gun men
who were out in anticipation OF such
a happening were amply rewarded
Several fine strings of birds were Sc
cured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
.HEAD.ON COLLISION.
Two Iowa Central Freight Trains
Meet at Abbott.

The Iowa Central sustained seri-
GUS damage in a wreck which occur
red about midnight Friday at Abbott
station, north of Marshalltown in the
northeast corner Of Hardin. county.
Engines No. 204, one of the new
locomotives recently put in operation
on the road, and engine No. So collid-
ed with considerable force. The new
engine is considerably damaged and
the eighty-five is practically demolish'
ed Five cars, following engine No.
So, were wrecked and the greater part
of the contents destroyed.
Four men were somewhat hurt, but
not at all seriously. How. they es-
lcaped with so few scratches is mir
lacle, as the wreckage piled up about
them Immediately following the crash
and they had small chance of getting
away.
The injured men are Engineer Jas.
IT. Elder and head brakeman Irving
Austin of this city; Fireman Whaley
of Marshalltown; and a new engineer
named Ellis, who was travelling ov'
Ter the line to learn the road. VIII
IClavier, engineer, was also slightly
injured.
The collision occurred at the south
lend of Abbott station few minutes
latter midnight. Freight No. 92, con
ductor James Hayes, pulled by the
new engine, No. 204, with Will CLAY
I;o, o,aipaar apd louord GahIa fire.
man, had a meeting point at Abbott
lStation with freight No. 81. No. 81
had pulled down past the south enc
of the Abbott yard to back on to the
siding to permit No. 81 to pass. Freight
No. 81 was north bound with Franz
Snyder conductor, pulled by engine
No So, James Elder engineer and fire
man Whaley. Head brakeman Austin
and a new engineer were also on the
engine. No. 81 had rights" over No
92, as train men express it and haC
the right to the main line. No. Q!
Twas just in the act of backing wheI
mo. 81 came around the sharp curv:
at this point ands the crash occurred
Engine No. 204 was standing still
when they struck, else someone would
surely have been killed. The occu
pants of the cab of the S5 had jus
: time to leap out into the night wheI
the engines hit. The 204 being back
ed by a heavy train resisted tie i'm
pact of the moving train. The engine
IS, in striking seemed to leap into thu
air. She raised from the track ant
climbed over the 204 like some liv,
thing. Five cars, following engine 81
piled up in a mass of wreckags abou
the engines. One of the demolishe
4 cars contained pottery, another c.
. Iment or -four and another oil. Tn
J.. mixture of this stuff can be bette
Imagined than described.
q Neither Engineer Clavier no" hi
a fireman. Gable. were inju ed in an
way. Trav he'd ample time to &c
, Iout of the locomotive and reach
I point of safety before the crash cam
Accident at Hedrick.
Another Central engine was disab
, ed at Hedrick last night and trafh
Z tied up at that point for several hour
, An engine. in switching in the Hedric
yards, went through a switch and tor
=. lup the track 10 some extent. Tn
engine was not much injured and wi
!. soon be in commission again.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01

HEITSMAN-CORNELL. A wed
ding involving two young people wei
known in Mahaska county was solemn
lied Saturday evening at the home o.
the officiating minister, Rev. A. b
Cornell, in New Sharon, when he unit
ed his daughter. Miss Lydia Esther
Cornell, in the bonds of matrimouy
with Mr. Jacob Clyde Heitsman, q
popular young attorney OF that city
and a member of the Mahaska county
bar. Both young people have many
friends in this city and, while the GER
emony was a quiet affair and attend
ed only by intimate relatives, host
of friends extend hearty congratula
tons. The couple Will reside in New
Sharon. ...a.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
BUILDING MANY Homes,

The process of home making pro-
ceeds in an uninterrupted way at the
University addition. More new houses
are going up week after week and the
place has commenced to take on the
appearance of a little city. Perma
nent sidewalks will be the next i'm.
provement for the place. The mum
bering of the houses would also be a
great help.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01

Gov. Haskell Saturday in Chicago the
question whether Haskell will con-
tinue as the treasurer of the commit.
tee or not will be finally determined
While no communications have been
received here by national committee
men as to what Gov Haskelrs inten-
lions are regarding his continuance In
the office of treasurer, it is generally
believed that he will resign should
Mr.. Bryan request his retirement from
the national campaign.
In the event Of Haskel's declination
to withdraw from the committee, ma
tional committeeman here say that It
is not unlikely that a meeting of the
full national committee will be called
to take consideration of the case
Should a majority of the members OF
the committee deem 1t advisable To
bring about Haskell's retirement from
active participation in the campaign
the national committee will then direct
that he be removed from the treasur
ership.
bFySn. REFUSES 10 ak.
Terre Haute, Ind, Sept. 26.-While
William ]. Bryan is giving a good dea
of thought to the charges of William
r. Hearst and President Roosevelt
against Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma
treasurer of the Democratic nationa
committee, he absolutely declines t.
discuss the matter. His particular
friends endeavored to prevent a con
ference Saturday. between him and thu
governor. 1t is no longer a secre
that two national committeeman from
the Chicago headquarters were hastil.
sent to intercept Gov. Haskell in hi
| Journey to Chicago and get him t,
consent to return to Oklahoma ant
| thus make the situation less compli
Gated than 1t is already.
Addressing two monster gathering
here Friday, Mr.. Bryan reiterated hi
charge that President Roosevelt wa
not giving him square deal, but tina
the president was using federal Office
holders as Republican asset. Hi
principal remarks were made at tn
baseball park, where he denounced tn
Republicans for their policies an
pleaded with his audience to stand t
gether and elect the state and nationf
Democratic tickets. The second az
dress was made from the COURTEOUS
steps.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
The Clark Building.

The new Clark building will be a
notable improvement for South b
street. The front win be on b street
and it will make big change in the
locality. Lewis blacksmith shop will
also have a new front and will be i'm
proved in appearance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
Farm Sales.

The farm sales this season have dis
closed the fact that stock prices are
going up to a higher point than they
were last season, All property seems
to be selling well and sales are mostly
for cash. Few notes are being given.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
Shipping Furnaces.

The Interstate Manufacturing Co.
is one of the busy places in town these
days. The demand for the product
of this factory has been great this
season and the factory force is now
engaged in supplying orders to all
parts of the country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01

DOWNEY.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs,
NJ. S. Downey, of Lacey, on Saturday,
Sept. 26, 1908, fine boy Mother and
son doing nicely.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01

/ The canning factory has had a
long packing season. The tomato
yield recently has been light on &C
count OF the drouth.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01

ALBERSON.-Born, Friday, Sept.
%, 1908, to Mr.. and Mrs. M. Alberson,
of C avenue west, an eight and half
pound girl.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01

Jacob C. Heitsman, New Sharon, q
222 and
Lydia E. Cornell, New Sharon. Y
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

George NJ. Gray, Bussey. 20
22l and
May Tyrrell, BuSsey. ............l9
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-01

New York, Sept. 26.-At. confer
nee between William J. Bryan and
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-10-29
Crazed BY His Rcscue.

Two Gloucester fishermen, one of
whom was a raving maniac from
JOY, were brought into this port bv
the steamer Republic today. They
were picked up in open sea by the
steamer Michigan and transferred to
the Republic four days ago.
The two men are John Burke and
James Burbine. Their dory was lost
from the fishing schooner Bohemia
of Cape Race, and for seven days
they drifted without food or water.
The fourth day Burbine drank sea
water, and for the next three DAYS
Burke fought him constantly to
prevent him from committing sui
eide. Both men were unconscious
when rescued.
When Burbine came to on the
Michigan and realized that he was
saved he became hysterical from ioy.
and then began to rave. Both men
VIII hve.-New York Tribune.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-10-29
Virginia Medical Men.

Richmond (SpeciaD The Medi
cal Association of Virginia, after an
interesting session in which many i'm
portant papers were read and dis
cussed. elected officers for the ensu-
ing year as follows: Dr. Stuart Nc
CURE. Richmond, president; DIR. Ian
don b. Edwards. Richmond, secre-
tary; DR.. r. Nj. Slaughter, of the
Union Theological Seminary. Alex
andria. treasurer; DR.. A. c. Wright
of Garratts, first vice president; Dr.
r. T. Bradt, of Abingdon, second
vice president; DR.. Reid White, of
Lexington, third vice president; Dr.
Lewis Bosher, Of Richmond, chair
man of the executive committee; DR..
William Mcclure, of Winchester,
chairman of the executive council;
DR.. A. L. Gray, of Rich mond, clerk
of the executive council.
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The Same EnrniIu

An official of the Department Of
commerce and Labor, who had been
directed by his chief to draw up a
summary of the conclusions of GER
tain distinguished authorities in en-
gineering, met with disaster not long
ago when he had occasion to refer
10 certain statements of Mr.. A. r.
Colquhoun, the British engineer.
The official had been told that r
ter Mr.. Colquhoun's name there
should be placed the letters M. /.
Z. E." (Member of the Institute of
civil Engineers). That's easy TO
remember" the official had said.
adopting an easy system of memo
MICS. NJ. /. c. E. spells mice >,
This memory system was of lit
tie avail, however, for when the Of
nclaI handed in his summary, the let
lers after Mr.. Colquhouns name
were "R. A. T. S."-Lippincott' s
Magazine.
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r SHE'S a WOMAN OF MIGHT.
Mrs. G.. NJ. Wyatt Twice Knocks
Down Negro Who Tried
To Rob.

Richmond Especially because he
caught hold of her coat ana demand
ed that she give il up, Mrs. George
Nj. Wyatt twice knocked down a bur
ly negro highwayman Monday night
as she was returning to her home.
on West Main Street. and the sec
ond time the man picked himself up
and began TO run. He id not get
the coat. The battle was won by
two simple straight rights from the
shoulder, each of which landed on
the Negroes jaw and put him down
This is the third time Mrs Wyatt.
wife of the chief clerk of the Old
Dominion Steamship Company. has
beaten off a thief. She captured the
other two in her home, and both are
now serving long terms.
n. And w. Reducing Forces.
Lynchburg (Special). - Following
the announcements of another cut in
the time of workmen at the shops in
Roanoke, the Norfolk and West ern
Railway has laid off three machinists
and car repairer at the repair shop
here. These men will get work in
local machine shops. as they are over
run with work