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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
DIP OF NEEDLE IN IOWA
Investigation Will be Made in 0s-
kaloosa and Elsewhere.

Iowa City, Ia, July 20.-The United
States coast and geodotic survey has
appointed Walter II. Dunlap, an in
structor in civil engineering in the
State university at Iowa City, to act
as magnetic observer in Iowa, Hi.
nois and Minnesota. He will visit
about twenty-five cities in Iowa, be-
sides a number of stations in Illinois
and Minnesota.
The object of his work is to deter
mine the intensity and direction, both
horizontal and vertical OF the earth's
magnetic field. 1t is well known to
surveyors that the magnetic needle
points in only a few places to the
true north, and that, moreover, If left
to swing freely it would point some
what downward rather than horizon
tally, giving what is known as the
magnetic dip. The delineation OF
the needle from the true north and
the amount of its dip are what will
be determined by Mr.. Dunlap.
The result will be of value to sur
yeyors. and may occasionally indi-
cate the presence of magnetic ore
bodies and besides these will contrib
ute toward the determination of the
earth's magnetic law.
A number of the Iowa towns which
will be visited are Mt. Pleasant, Os
kaloosa, Sigourney. Marion, Grundy
Center, Allison, Wayerly, Charlie:
City, New Hampton, Cresco. Austin
Usage, Mason City. Clarion. Dakot;
City. Forest City, Algona, Blue Earth
Baskerville. Spirit Lake. Spencer, Pc
cahontas, Fort Dodge, Webster City
Nevada, Toledo, Montezuma and De-
Moines. Government stations are II
Operation at each one Of these points
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
EAGLES INCORPORATE
Organization Formed To Own New
Home Now Building.

Work has been commenced on the
new home of the Oskaloosa Eagles.
Articles of Incorporation for THE
Eagle Building Company were filed
with County Recorder U. G. Deck Fri
day and the work of remodeling the
property recently purchased by oska-
loosa Aerie No. 276 has been started.
The Eagles recently purchased the
Greenway and Schneider buildings on
First avenue west, the forty foot
frontage east of the Bashaw livery
barns The properties are TO be made
over and practically rebuilt to make
a new permanent home for the lodge.
The building will be done by COM
pany organized of Eagles for the pur-
pose of building and owning the prop
erty. The new company is capital
lied at ten thousand dollars and only
members of the Oskaloosa Lodge are
permitted to hold stock in the same.
The officers and incorporators are Leo
Roenspeiss, president; John G, Dow,
vice president; H. N. Snyder, secre-
tary; NJ. j. Cruzen, treasurer; Fred
Blattner Robert J. Miner, E. d. MI
gent, John Whitmore and C. O.String.
fellow, directors.
The articles are also signed by G.
c. Orvis, S. B. Sinclair, George F.
Opel, as incorporators.
Work has been commenced on tear,
ing out the old buildings where ad-
ditions are to be made.
A new front will be put in and the
second story will be larger and high.
er than the roofs of the present
The entire building will
be practically rebuilt. The improve,
ments will cost several thousand dol
lars and the place when completed
Is to be splendidly furnished. i
The membership has long been
eager for a new home and the stock
for the enterprise was quickly sub.
scribed. The amount of capital stock
could have been made three times
The size with as little effort as the
amount stated, which was quickly
,aised and oyer-subscribed by a large
The Eagles are greatly in
crested Ia the new building and its
'oFmal opening this fall will be made
he occasion of a big celebration and
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
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.COEY WINS THE
BALLOON RACE
No.
THE CHICAGO is BEST WITH rs
MILES TO ITS CREDIT.
ALL CONTESTANTS LANDED
Short Distances Travelled Due to Lack
Of Lifting Power In the Gas
Experiences Of the
American.
ALL CONTESTANTS LANDED

St. Paul, Mimi, July 20.-All Of the
five balloons which started from St.
Paul Saturday in an effort to surpass
the worlds distance and endurance
record have landed, the Chicago,
owned by c. A. Coey of Chicago, win
ming the contest by travelling a dis
lance of 70 miles miles in an air line.
The Pommern, which was the last to
report. landed Sunday at 1920 a. m.
near Warsaw, Mimi, about 81 miles
from St. Paul.
The Chicago, the largest balloon In
the race, came down at noon Sunday
near Blooming Prairie, Mimi, south of
st. Paul on the Milwaukee road.
Lieut.. j. G. Bennett. pilot of the
King Edward, which landed at 7:45
Saturday night at Hampton, MINI, on
his return to st. Paul denied the story
that his balloon had caught in tele-
phone wires.
Couldn't Carry Enough Ballast.
A. Leo Stevens, director Of the race,
in explaining the failure of the aero
nauts to sail greater distances than
they accomplished, said that the lift
ing power of the gas was not so great
as they had counted on and that con-
sequently the balloons were unable to
carry near the amount Of ballast
necessary for long flight
Capt. P. s. Hudson, pilot of the bal.
loon American, which landed at S:15
Saturday evening, six miles south of
Owatonna, MINI, so miles south of
here, returned to ST. Paul with his as
sistant, Horace b. Wild of Chicago.
Trip Of the American.
1--WE were handicapped to start
with" said Mr. Wild, because the gas
was too heavy. To make long fight
we should have carried 80 sacks Of
sand ballast, but We were unable to
get away with more than IA
I'VE shot up to height of 1900
feet and sailed at that level for a long
time. Our highest altitude was $500
feet. AS the sun began to sink In the
west, the gas began to contract and
the balloon fell to the 2,000-foot level.
Clouds also obscured the sun and
caused a further contraction of the
gas. We sought a current of air i'm
mediately beneath the clouds and for a
considerable distance sailed among
the most magnificent scenery | have
ever beheld.
"As the sun sank further in the
west we threw out sand handful at
time. Finally descended until We were
within ten feet of the earth and our
trail rope was dragging over trees.
fields and fences. We threw out sand
and rose again. Determined to stay
in the air as long as possible, but soon
had to land"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
RAILROAD RATES
WON'T GO UP YET
TIME NOT CONSIDERED TO BE OPP.
FORTUNE FOR RISE.
HARMONY IN CONFERENCE
President Mccrea Of the Pennsylvania
Denies There Was Any unpIeas-
enthusiastically Advance
Not Contemplated.

Philadelphia, July 1S.-In state.
ment issued Friday with reference to
the meeting of railroad presidents in
New York at which was discussed the
question of raising freight rates, Presi-
dent McCrea of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, who was present,
said that the conclusion reached was
that the time is not opportune for an
advance in all GLASS rates in the ter,
ritory represented at the meeting. Mr..
McCrea's statement is as follows:
There was no contest at the meet
ing as reported; not any unpleasant
differences of opinion. The subject
under consideration was so compli-
Gated that there was, of course, room
for diversity in views.
Discussion Of Class Rates.
TT appears that there is some mis-.
understanding In the public mind as to
the exact question under discussion.
A general advance in all rates has at
no time been contemplated, but there
has been a general feeling among
railroad officers that class rates, upon
which the high-class and miscellane-
Gus traffic is carried, were, all things
considered. upon too low a basis. In
order to secure all the facts bearing
upon the question, traffic officers were
instructed some time ago to give the
matter most careful study. This un.
dertaking was SO huge that the rail.
road executives realized that a full re.
port could not be made by the traffic
officers short of five or six months.
THE purpose of the meeting was to
receive the report Of progress made
and to pass upon, certain points, the
decision upon which was necessary &c
enable the traffic officers to proceed
with their work,
Conclusion Is Unanimous.
After full consideration and ex.
change of views, the conclusion was
unanimous that the time was not OPP
perfume for an advance in all class
rates applicable to the entire terri.
tory represented at the meeting, which
embraced lines east of the Mississippi
and north of the Ohio rivers. The tra..
fic officers, however, were requested
to further consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF
an increase in rates In specific cases
where the present rates are particular,
ly low in comparison with other rates,
and In view of the service performed
The interested public may feel sat.
isfied that the questions involved are
receiving the earnest and careful con.
sideration that their Importance dc,
serves. Railroads have always recog.
nized, expressions to the contrary not.
withstanding, that their prosperity
and that of the shipping public were
dependent upon each other"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
DROWNED IN A POND
DR.. JAMES DoHERTY, OF SIGoUR-
NEY, MEETS AN UNTIME-
LY DEATH.

Sigourney, Ia, July 2O.-Dr. James
Doherty was drowned about three
o'clock Sunday afternoon in Cat
Pond, three miles south of Sigourney.
DIR. Doherty in company with kobt.
Jugenheimer, George and Fred Haff-
ner, had gone to the river upon a fish
ing trip. Cat pond is large pond
adjoining Skunk river and is a good
place to get bait. Fred Haffner and
Doctor Doherty had been SEEMING for
bait until they were both very tired
and they had decided to stop. Doherty
suggested that they swim across the
pond and save a long walk around the
pond, which covers some two or three
acres. Haffner said he guessed he
would walk and Doherty, who was a
good swimmer, started to swim across
the pond. After Haffner had gone
quite ways he looked back and saw
Doherty struggling in the miduie OF
the stream, but thought he was only
shamming. The last time he went
down he grabbed for his hat, Han
ner called for help ard every effort
was made TO find Doherty's body, but
1t was OF no use. The country anu
Sigourney people responded to the
call for help, divers worked nearly
two hours and the body was tinaiiy
recovered by Fay Yerger. in a hole
some sixteen feet deep. When the
body was brought to land DR.. Schipier
said that all signs of life was gone,
but still his faithful friends under the
doctors direction labored hard to
bring him back to life.
DR.. Doherty came here about six
months ago from Chicago. He was a
young man of about 25 years of age
and had just graduated from the Chi
cago school of Veterinary Surgeons
and Dentistry. Since he came to
Sigourney he had made many friends
and the practice he had built up was
something wonderful. He was a
member and regular attendant OF the
Catholic church. II is not known
what will be done with the body, but
II is probable that 1t will be slipped
to his parents at Doernstown. Wis
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
NAV BUSINESS BUILDING.
lP. |. cummins Erects An Addition
To His Market.

Perrin l.. Cummins. who resides at
No. Sl5 A avenue west has made n
notable addition to his market. A
new building l4x34 feet has been
built on the west side. fronting the
west. on q street. and to this Is an
extension 10x2Oi feet on the west. This
makes another new business building
for Oskaloosa this season.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
The Band Concert.

The Iowa Brigade Band Saturday
evening rendered one OF the best con
certs OF the season and the WORK was
frequently applauded by large aud
fence that gathered in the park. The
difficult solo rendered by Director
G. l.. Farmhouse was particularly strlk
ing and an encore was demanded
Mr.. Farmhouse reached and sustained
an extremely difficult cornet tone
+ above high C. through several
measures OF the selection.
The program was longer than us
ual and in order to close on time the
popular Merry Widow Waltzes" were
omitted. to be rendered later.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
MONEY IS MISSING.
EXPRESS PACKAGE CONTAIN
ING $1,000 DISAPPEARS AT
DIES MONIES.

Des Moines, July 20.-A package
containing $1,000 has disappeared
from the Des Moines Office OF the
Adams Express company. 1t was one
of three identical packages and,
while the other two reached their
destinations without mishap, this one
has completely vanished From all
that can be learned. though several
OF the cleyerest detectives in the
companys employ are at work on the
case. no clue has been discovered as
to what has become OF the missing
81 900 package.
Ii is understood that the packages
OF currency were consigned by a Des
Moines bank to an outside address
and that this one was either lost or
stolen from the local office OF the
Adams Express company.
After a search OF three days. in
which he was assisted by Local Man.
ager b. F. Stretten. Superintendent
Swift OF the Adams company left Sat
urday night for Chicago with the
mystery surrounding the disappear
ance OF the package still unsolved. A
vigorous search. in which several Of
the company's most efficient men are
engaged. Is. however, still being Wig
oronsly prosecuted
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
SIX KILLED IN AUTO WRECK
FAMILY OF c. S. KING OF FORT
WAYNE, IND, WIPED OUT.
Guest and Chauffeur Also Perish
When Train Hits Car Near
Columbia City, Ind.

Warsaw, Ind, July 20.-Charles
Sherman King of Fort Wayne, Ind,
his entire family of three, his chauf-
feur, and a guest, six in all, were
killed in Mr.. Kings automobile Satur-
day afternoon when the car was struck
by the east-bound Manhattan limited
on the Pennsylvania railroad west of
Columbia City.
The dead: Charles Sherman King,
Mrs. Charles Sherman King, Katherine
King, aged 16; Josephine King, aged
Is; Fayma Bradshaw, aged IA; Carl
Timmins. aged o.
Mr.. King was taking his family and
Miss Bradshaw to Lake Wawasee,
where he owned a cottage, to spend
Sunday
The automobile, driven by Timmins,
halted at the Pennsylvania crossing
half mile outside of Columbia City,
to allow a west-bound freight train to
pass.
AS the last car of the freight went
by, Timmins, without stopping to see
bhC hioSh wan SAGalB put bhC PN"Si
on his machine and started across the
tracks. The east-bound Pennsylvania
train struck the automobile square in
the middle before the people in it had
time to draw their breaths.
Every one of the six occupants OF
the automobile was instantly killed
The body of Mrs. King was carried or
the cowcatcher for half a mile. The
trainmen and passengers found the
automobile and the bodies of its occu
pants scattered along several hundred
feet of the right of way.
The accident wipes out the KinG
family of Fort Wayne, the only mem
Der left at home being Mr.. Kings
mother, Mrs c. J. Zieglef, who. OF
hearing news Of the accident, became
SO Ill that fears are expressed she
may die.
Mr.. King was agent for the Pru
Dental Life Insurance company anC
formerly was member OF the Indian;
legislature from Wabash county. III,
was a member Of the Columbia clul
OF Indianapolis and well known
throughout the state. Mrs. King wa
a prominent clubwoman.
Miss Bradshaw was a daughter o
DIR. and Mrs. Robert s. Bradshaw o
Fort Wayne. Her father is genera
sales manager for the Wrought Irol
Range company of ST. Louis. but KEEP
his residence here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
FISH HOOK IN HAND.
Little Boy Has An Unpleasant and
Painful Experience.

Milton Witherel. ten-year-old
grandson of Milton Young. met with
an unpleasant experience while fish
ing Friday, by running hook in his
hand. The point of the hook pene-
trated the flesh beyond the barb"
and the more the lad tried to get 1t
out, the more securely he fastened
IL. He came to the city to have the
attention OF physician. The doctor
cut the hook OFF back of the turn and
pushed it on through, making a sim
pie job of bad affair. The wound
is very sore but unless blood poison
develops It will soon be healed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
Picnic At River.

The X Y u club and few OF
their invited friends went out to
whitmore's park on Skunk river last
week for a picnic. There We're ten
present and the evening was spent in
rowing and various other pleasing
pastimes. A delicious supper was
served and formed no small part OF
the enjoyable features Of the picnic.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
VICTIMS OF PEDDLER.
Abba Ladies Pay Fancy Prices For
Corsets.

Abba, July 20.-Three Abba ladies
needed corset each and when a
travelling woman came to their home
and told them she fit them to the
person." she sold them a corset for
SO each. The ladies thought they
were getting the biggest kind of a
bargain and they jumped at the OPP
portunity. One of the ladies could
not be exactly fitted and she said she
would order it. The same lady hap
pened into an Abba dry goods store
that afternoon and there she found
the woman with whom she had con-
tracted to get the corset, buying the
article from an Abba store. An in
vestigation led to the fact that the
woman had purchased all her corsets
at the Abba stores at 81 each and
then sold them for So each.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Walter Smith went to Buxton Tues.
day morning just to be with the boys.
The lawn social given by the A.
NJ. E. church last Tuesday evening
was quite success. d35,t
Simpson Mitchell, w. M. of Maple
Grove, Ed E. Jones and Robt. Johnson
went to Buxton tuesday morning TO
attend the annual session of the grand
lodge.
The last quarterly meeting of the
A. NJ e. church for this conference
year will be held on Sunday, August
End, instead of July Goth. as first an
nounced. This change is made on ac-
count of the illness of Presiding FL
der Philips.
Word received from Mrs. Lalla
ld-Taylor, who recently under
went successful operation in the
hospital at Colfax, is that she was do
ing nicely. She was removed from the
hospital this week and is now receiv-
ing every attention at the very con-
veniently appointed home of Mrs.
Battles.
Miss Jessie Walker, of Des Moines,
representing the Iowa State Bystander,
was in the city several days last week
and this in the interest of the paper
She was a guest at the Robert Frank
lin home. Miss Walker is a first-class
stenographer and made a splendid re-
port of the recent western Negro
Press Association convention held in
Des Moines. ,
Commodore Lee came in from Chi
cago Tuesday morning for short
visit with his wife and mother and see
just as many of his trends as possible.
He shingled a barn for his mother,
sold few hogs, looked after his prop
erty, seen" the boys, made few
calls with his wife, drove a little for
Mrs. Gibbs and managed to put in the
three days without getting lonesome.
He returned to his rest Friday morn
ing feeling that he had had much
needed vacation.
Esther Chapter No. 6, order of Eas-
tern Star, held public installation OF
officers and reception to their friends
at Turner hall Friday evening, July
18th. The Grand Patron, w. H. MILL
gan. of Cedar Rapids, was here and
did the work of installing the officers
in an interesting and impressive man
ner. A large crowd was present and
good music and refreshments were
served for its entertainment. The
Chapter is now fully established I'M
der charter from the Grand Lodge OF
Iowa and bids fair to be the leading
order in this community.
The Most Worshipful United Grand
Lodge of Iowa and its jurisdiction, In
annual session at Buxton this week
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
G. NV. II. Milligan, Cedar Rapids.
d. G. ND. w. Anderson. KOkuk.
G. S. Wv. II. London. Buxton.
G. ]. WI. L. Williams, Ottumwa.
G. Sect. II. Sturgess, Sioux City.
G. Treas.-H. X. Hillon,- Omaha.
G. Tyler-Mr. Woodward. Keokuk.
Quite a number of the delegates to
the grand lodge meeting at Buxton
en- route home stopped here Friday
evening and attended the public n
stallation given by Esther Chapter
No. 6. Among those we met were, T..
H. Sturgess, of Sioux City, Will Craw-
ford and Mr.. Wheeler, of Marshall
town; f. P. Atkins, of Clinton; Ed
Martin, Dubuque, and Luther ID. Low
cry, of Cedar Rapids.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
browns IN NORTHWEST.
Council Bluffs Man Meets Death in
Nechaco River.

Vancouver. b. c.. July 20.-After
tramping three days without food, j..
d. Ieschbourg arrived today and re-
ported the drowning OF Walter
Groneweg OF Council Bluffs. Iowa. in
the Nechaco river. The limb of a
tree swept both off raft. but Iesch-
bourg managed to reach shore.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
THE MILKY WAY.
New Street Lights Bring Out Much
Favorable Comment.

"The Milky Way" is the term that
has been generally applied 10 the spe-
cially lighted section of High avenue
west OF Market street. The light was
turned ON first Saturday evening in
that section OF the block east OF A
street. The block west Of A street Is
to be equipped with the lights imme-
diately. The north side OF the park
In the block east of Market street
will also have the improvement. so II
is said. This win make three blocks
OF the illumination and IT Is decid
eddy pretty.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
KILLED BY ACCIDENT.
Bolt Falls From Top Of Windmill,
Hitting Baby.

Webster City. Ia. July 20 While
working at the top of windmill at
his farm near Duncombe, John Nc
Donald accidentally dropped bolt.
His little 2-year-old son, Wilfred,was
playing about under the mill. The
falling bolt struck the baby on the
head. fracturing the skull in an ugly
manner.
The parents, nearly crazed over
the accident, brought the child to
this city to st. Joseph's Mercy hos
pital. where it died few hours af-
ter arrival.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23

The Iowa yearly meeting OF Friends
Is only few weeks distant.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23

The cooler temperature of Saturday
was most agreeable.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23

The Beacon Coal Company have
succeeded in pumping the water out
OF the old mine. formerly known as
the Blind Pig" and they are now
ready to supply the public with a
good grade of fuel. The Jurisdiction
of this mine will be vested in Local
Union No. IT'S. and all dues and ini-
tiation fees should be turned over to
Frank Shoemaker, Secretary. Beacon.
Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23

Seventeen local unions have sent
returns of the vote on the Old Age
Pension proposition. The result will
not be known until August 1, when
it will be officially announced to all
our local unions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
MINES And MINING.
Notes by Edwin Perry, Iowa Sec'y.
United Mine Workers.

The Keystone Coal Company ofDes
Moines has abandoned the first open
ing near Valley Junction. They en-
countered sand bar and subter-
ranean water channel. This company
is now sinking q new opening one-half
mile north Of Valley Junction and
northwest OF the first location. Their
shaft is down about 80 feet now,and
a distance of 10 feet more will reach
an excellent Az foot vein of coal.
Three alternate shifts of men are EN-.
ployed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
y y Y

For the month of July so far the
death rate has fallen off. Only six
claims paid for the first sixteen days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23

The Anthracite miners have evil
IDENTIFY drifted into that rut of indif-
ference that too often permeates the
wage earners.. Efforts will be put
forth to arouse them from their seem
ing slumber to help, by their influ-
ence, to furnish inspiration to organ
lied labor. A failure to respond will
bring about the old time demoralized
state of affairs in the anthracite re-
gions, and they alone will suffer the
consequences of their ill-advised
course.