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The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27
CaERIFF's SALE

GHERIFF'S SALE
- Notice Is hereby given, that by
virtue of special execution TO me d.
rected by the clerk OF District Court
of Mahaska Co., Iowa, against the
goods, chattels, lands. tenements etc.
OF Elmer u. Dalbey, Ida e. Dalbey, A
W. Dalbey, Florence L. Dalbey, o. ID.
Dalbey aud l.. o. EIbes, defendants in
favor of Els. Windahl, plaintiff, will
offer at public sale TO the highest
bidder, for cash, at the door Of
the Court House, in the city OF
Oskaloosa, county of Mahaska, Iowa,
on the 2lst day of March, 1908,
all of said defendants right, title and
interest in aud to the following de-
scribed Real Estate situated In
Mahaska County, Iowa, to-wit:
The East one-half OF the Northwest
quarter of Section number (5) Town
ship number IN North of Range
number (14) West OF the Fifth P. M
in Mahaska County and State oil
Iowa.
sale to mence at the hour OF
400 O'Clock p. m. of said day.
witness my hand this 18th day
of February, 1908.
silva r Il Valentine,
Sheriff Of Mahsska County, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27
elvIfN.

George sarver lost fine young Jer-
sey COW.
Mrs. John Jackson will be our fu-
|ture postmistress at Givin. Az
T. J. Evans has returned home from
the Abbott hospital greatly improved
in health.
T. l.. Reece is improving after a
hard struggle with complication of
diseases.
Our present postmaster is packing
up his goods preparing to move to
tiamilton.
Mike Matusick has rented the big
store at Givin for I'VE years and will
carry stock of general merchandise.
Mrs. B. E. Bostley has returned
from Des MONIES, accompanied by her
father, David owens, formerly one of
our merchants at Givin.
| Stephen Davies has rented the old
township house and will carry on a
regular grocery business in the same.
The town is booming at present.
Bob Flockhart has found his valu.
able Shepherd dog which he brought
with him from Canada, consequently
there is great rejoicing in the family.
One day last week the whole neigh.
borhood was out shoveling the snow
SO that Uncle Sam could travel on his
regular trip, and today the mud is hub
deep. 49,. IN.
Feb. "a. Niyig.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27
Everybody His Friend.

Knoxville Journal: Jimmie Gar
den died Monday evening at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Hetherington, in
oskaloosa. He was an early settler
of jefferson township. Mahaska coun-
ty. Fate had dealt hard with him, he
being a deaf mute, but like great
many unfortunates he had an active
brain, and everybody was his friend.
He was near n years old, being the
Oldest of the four brothers, James.
R. l.. c. B. and Doc. He leaves also
two sisters, Mrs. Luther, and Mrs.
Hetherington.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27
An EXCELLENT Rehearsal.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

% o o o o
William Laffollett was caller
Tuesday
John Pendray called at the building
Tuesday. s.
The regular edition of the 20" came
out Tuesday.
The basket ball team will play the
Marshalltown team Saturday evening.
The game promises to be one worth
seeing. .l
Alma Hambleton, Helen Snyder,
Florence Smith and Bessie Dean. of
Penn college, were visitors at the
school Monday,
There is talk among the students of
recognizing the Athletic Association.
Every boy interested in athletics
should boost for such a thing.
The Philargos Literary Society of
the Oskaloosa High school gave an
interesting program Monday afternoon
following the regular session of school,
as follows:
Mouth Harp Solo--Joe Payton.
Continued Story, Part II--Roscoe
Woodruff.
Science Budget-Thomas Watson.
Incidents in the Life of George
Neutrality-suspicious. O'Hearn.
Roasts-Max O'Brien.
Debate-"Resolved, That every boy
in the United States should receive
military training as a side line in his
school work" The affirmative argu-
ment was presented by Chester Brad
bury and Harry Graham and the mega
tive by Clifford Sterrett and Paul
Phelps.
The o. H. S. basket ball team went
to Pella Friday night and succeeded
in defeating the Dutch, by the score
of Sc to 81. The boys feel very good
over the victory, for the moor on
which they had to play was SO much
different than the local floor that they
hardly expected to come out in the
lead Although the Pella team is
much heavier and taller than our boys.
o. II. s. was too fast for them and
won the game by the large margin.
Max O'Brien played the star for the
local team, having six field goals and
nine foul goals. The line up of the
two teams was as follows:
Il
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27
Pardon Clerk in Town.

Pardon Secretary B. w. Carrot, Of
Des Moines. was in the city today and
registered at the Hotel Downing. It
is rumored that he was making inves-
tigation OF certain cases now pending
before the board and was incidentally
looking about for signs OF cnmmins
enthusiasm.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

IA Notice is hereby given to all
persons Interested, that on the 18th
day OF February, A. d 1905, the I'M
dersigned was appointed by the Dis
trict Court of Mahaska County, Iowa,
administrator with will annexed OF
the estate of Gary A. Coryell,
deceased, late OF said Mahaska
County, Iowa. ALI persons in
debted to said estate will make
payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
will present them legally authentl-
Gated to said court for allowance.
Dated this 25th day of February,
1908.
Charles M. Coryell,
Administrator with Will Annexed.
l.. e. Corlett, Clerk. 31w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27
INDOOR FIELD MEET.
Y. NJ. c. A. Contest at MarshsIItown
to be Held in March.

An indoor field meet is to be held
at Marshalltown by the younger mem
bers OF the Y. M, G. A. on March 14th
in which Representatives from num-
Der of associations will participate
and the one having the highest aver
age is to be declared the winner
The oskaloosa association has been
asked to participate in the meet, but
the matter has not been considered
and no representatives will be sent
from here. The other cities invited
to join the contest are Waterloo,
Sioux City, Des Moines and Ottumwa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27
AMONG THE LODGES.
Items Of Interest From the Various
Haunts Of the Goat.

The Winonah Council No. 80. Daugh-
tiers OF Pocahontas held their regular
meeting in the Redman hall Monday
evening The attendance was quite
large and number of applicants were
voted On and received into the men,
bership of the order. The usual work
was gone through with and altogether
the meeting was considered as very
successful.
The regular meeting OF Victory
Homestead No. 2 of the Homestead
ers was held last evening at the Red
Men hall and there was a large at
tendance. A class of seven candi-
dates were taken in and thirty were
balloted upon. Deputy w. w. White
of this city, is very busy at present
working up a large class and he Is
coming along with fine success. The
local Homestead is rapidly growing
and will soon rank as one Of the larg-
est in the city.
An Excellent Rehearsal.
The ladies' of the musical depart
ment of the Oskaloosa Woman's Club
held the last rehearsal prior to their
open meeting, at the club rooms last
evening. The rehearsal was the best
of the season and proved to be fully
as entertaining as the program itself
will be this evening. Mrs. Davies,
who has had charge of the chorus, is
greatly encouraged over the work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27

|twenty-four hours, budded on earth
to bloom in Heaven.
Feb. rs. G. H. II.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27

Sigourney has decided to continue
paving and win add about twelve
blocks to their paved streets.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-27

The street cars are wen patronized
during the muddy weather
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-04-24
What About Fire?

II your house or barn should burn
how would you leave it7 Are you in
sured1 Why not7 Do you know that
policy will be written by Thompson
Bros. OF Moscow for 80 per cent of the
board rate, and in a company that pays
its losses promptly7 If you have not
seen them do it now. Write them for
particulars. They also have a complete
set of abstract books and will give
prompt attention to any business you
may place with them. Att
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-04-24
"PneumonIa's DeadIy Work

Had so seriously affected my right lung,
writes Mrs. Fannie Conner, of Rural
Route /, Georgetown, Tenn, that
coughed continuously night and day and
the neighbors' predic tion-consumption
seemed inevitable, until my husband
brought home bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which in my case proved
the only REAL cough cure and restorer
of weak, sore lungs" Which all other
remedies utterly fail, you may still win
in the battle against lung and throat
troubles with New Discovery, the REAL
remedy. Guaranteed by G. V. johnson,
druggist. SOC and Sl.00.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-04-24

Politically The News has boss wears no collar IS red hot
republican, and believes speaking right out from the sb,
Why not get your name on the list and watch the dust fly?
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
HINTS POINT AGAIN.
Little Use as Park Site Nosr, Uit-
ness .Saus at Inquiry.

v7,y end how that remote piece Of land and
water property at Hunts Point was turned over TO
,ta citv as a site for a park was the subject again
yesterday Of Commissioner Mitchel's inquiries in
The investigation of President Haffen's conduct OF
,te office From Francis W. Pollock, one of the
tl-aa commissioners in the condemnation proceed
;,s Commissioner Mitchell learned that the park
,o-bc was pretty remote from any settlement Mr.
tl,oc also believes that at present there is little
se for the property park SITE as there is lana
+booaho,t that will be Occupied In the next ten
,ears The only entrance to the place is through
Hunts Point Road
John H Behrn.ann, one of the other cornmlssQn-
>ers in the condemnation proceedings, showed hazy
~e,,or,- regarding the details Of the examination
of the property for which experts were hlreo.
charles A Berrian. the land expert employed by
tho CORPORATION Counsers office on the conden1na-
t,on of the property. put figure of S2Soooo on uie
rroner+v over 600 more than that the city
finally Maid for It. This figure. he said. he pased
~, sale nrices for neighboring property FROM
Joseph a : annery. the lawyer who was Interested
in the Rarretto Point company. which heId lile prop
cr,- when il was condemned for the park came te
statement that the East Bay Land and improve
mont Company which formerly owned IT, hao no.
-ao,, the initiative in proposing TO dispose CT ts
rronar+v Ia the city On the other hand. the com
many got distinct surprise when the local oodlu
Of ;,nroycrneat suggested the purchase OF the prop
rrtv for park
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
PRINCE TO RETURN HOME.
Nine. Gould W-Boms Cousin Con
fdent of thinning Her Hand.

While Nine. Anna Gould lay i'll yesterday At the
spsr+r7ents Of her friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler
Morse at the Hotel St. Regis, Prince Helte de
Sagan said At the Waldorf that he expected 70
sail for Europe on April .. and that Nine Gould
would soon follow him. The prince said he un-
5erstood that Mime. Gouds illness not serious.
and that vas we'll satisfied with life m gen
eral which vas taken n mean that he Considered
his prospects good for winning the hand OF the
former wife Of his cousin. Boni de Cas-el!+ne.
Nine Gould the NorseS at the 81.
Regis on Monday evening, and did not return 10
the home her sister, Miss Helen Could. where
she had heen staying with her three sons. She
was said ba suffering from bronchitis ana TO
he in = nervous condition Report hai IT that
her nervousness Vas due to opposition on the part
Of her brothers and sister TO marriage 10 De
SaEar. hut fharo was nothing hut conjecture 10
support this view
Mr.. Morse denied himself al callers curing
The day. and the desk of -hs s.. Regis it
said that while Nine Gould not guest of
the hotel she might well bc there the personal
guest Of Mr. and Mrs Morse Prince Helie de
Sagan. however made no attempt 10 deny :nat she
there, or that she ill. AS to The Of
her Illness he offered no explanation.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
MANHATTAN BRIDGE FIRE STUBBORN
Vast Amount of Water Poured on Blazing
Tirbers of Joy Line Piers.

Two hreboats and reliefs from the various
panies IN the whole city fought all Monday night
with the fire which destroyed the building of the
Terry & Tench Construction Company, next &c the
New York ahrtment of the new Manhattan Bridge.
The hremen still pouring water yesterday
upon the blazing tmbers OF the piers of the JOY
Line to which the flames spread. The dense smoke
from the soaked underpiljng of the piers
rendered the searchlights during the night almost
useless. The fremen the RATS wera relieved
frequently u prevent their being overcome by the
smoke.
The seventeen fremen who were taken to 81.
Gregory's Hospital. overcome with smoke Mon
day were able to so to their homes yesterday.
None of the steclWork Of the new bridge was
riously damaged. but the engineers said yesterday
that the construction pier a total loss and that
its destruction would delay the work Of building
The hriAgc.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
METZ VISITS BLACKwELL's ISLAND
FINDS Conditions Bad and Says New Hos
ri+7l Must he Built

Fouorinz the request for an apT70PTlaF'on y"
r,15ld new hospital for persons SlFernE tom
,uerc,llosie m BlsckwellE Island ~ Commissioner
ys,berr Y r4ehherd of the Department Of 'hari-
-,es Controller Metz and party of friends Tlslted
.h. island institutions yesterday afternoon and
inspected every building there Tpon. his return
IRE Controller said that he had found conditions
which he thought could never exist and said fhat
she appropriation would undoubtedly he granted
In ora room he found one hundred and ninety
sienrs rddIed toge-he~. ard IN the C"Trifo~ there
were ff-v he6s with space between them Jn the
New York City Home for the Aged he found
eramped conditions, and said that II was worse
.hsn conditions on = snail in'-niCrant steamer"
There are eight hundred patients iq the tuber-
rl1losis department. whereas there shoyld be only
three hundred and fifty. Commissioner UcbbeTd
said Tho Controller was taken about the various
wards and rooms. and as he left he said that
ssorrething should he done once. The party then
went 10 the New York City Home for the Aged
snd later 20 the city hospital.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
MORSE WINS> HIS POINT.
.Judge Holt Sustains Demurrer in
Bankruptcy Case.

J,,5gs Holt in the United States District Court.
rendered his decision yesterday on the demurrer
i,terposed in the interest Of Charles w Morse in
tho Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings. He sus-
tanned the demurrer but at the same time granted
leave IN amend the petition within ten days upon
IA vInent OF costs.
The demurrer by the law firm Of Clifford, Hobbs
e. Beard alleged that Morse was not insolvent;
thai Receiver Hanna of the National Bank OF
,orrr America and Franz: {. PringIe and Edward
- cbotvreu both OF No AZ Exchange Place. were
not creditors within the meaning of the hank
ruptcy act. and denied that Morse permitted a
Judgment for SIS 75S TO be entered against him In
favor Of A c. Smith.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
PLAN CLEANER STREETS
Heads of Three City Departments
Unite to Wage Var on Dirt.

The subject OF clean streets was one taken up
seriously bv three heads of city departments yes
terday Commissioner Crowel OF the street Cleah-
ing Department, Police Commissioner Bingham ana
Dr. Darlington, Ueath Commi iEs!oner, met ana us
cIssad the subject in its many forms Genera
Bingham pledged himself to see that the men OF MS
department did their best 10 enforce the new fesu
Iations Of the Street Cleaning Department and DT
Darlington expressed himself as willing TO see mat
the hvGienic and sanitary sides of cleaning the
streets were properly attended to-
One of the new features of the Street Cleaning
Department is the green and red tin can, whlch Is
beinc distributed throughout the city as quickly as
nossible for use as a sort of public trash basket
Commissioner CroweI calls It the 'Rooln REQ
breast can. 1t has a sign painted on H. teIlhs
neopls that II fs against the law TO thro" rupoish
into the street and requesting them 10 use the Cans
The police by Commissioner BinGhams order'
will nav particular attention TO seeing that these
cans are used also to prevent the depredatoiS
of the rsgpickers. Eventually much greater NUM-
ber of the cans will be provided one IS 10 De
seen now outside the Park Row building. 1t IS
more attractive and conspicuous than the old style
Of can used by the cleaners besides not pe1ng
dirty looking
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
OLD TOMBSTONES YIN.
Marble from Turkish Grareyard Es-
capes Payment Of HeaCy Duty.

The value Of tombstones brought from an absn-
doned graveyard in Palmyra, a ruined city of Tur-
leyin-Asia, in oasis of the desert OF Syria has
recently engaged the attention Of the General Board
or Appraisers which has made decision of inter
est 10 museum collectors. Azeez khayat an anti
quarry in the Astor Court Building, after finishing
excavations in Syria recently brought with him TO
New York four "Palmyrian bass-reliefs in stone
tonbstones-on which depicted portraits Of the
dead or allegorical subjects They entered as
statuary produced in Syria, and having no market
value the valuation placed by Mr.. Khayat at
50 francs each OF about $40. and 20 per cent was
paid the
Tho local Appraiser, however. added 50 per cent
and Davies. Turner & Co, customs brokers' who had
made the entry at the Custom House. made appIi-
cation the General Board Of Appraisers for a
appraisement. The single member of the board
who passed upon This application affirmed the Ap
praiser's return The brokers then took out re-
reappraisement, and Mr.. Khayat engaged Frank H
Platt represent his interests before the General
Board Of Appraisers.
Among the witnesses. in addition 10 Mr.. Khayat,
were Dikran Khan Kelekian the Persian Consul in
New York: d Noorian. Of No. 295 Fifth avenue.
and r. T. Kaldenberg, the sculptor The testimony
generally that IL ridiculous attempt 10
fix any price for these tombstones, fl depended
upon who the original owners were in Syria. IF
they held by peasant. they could be bought
for a piasters.
These tombstoncs, il said were taken from
some OF the many abandoned graveyards in Syria
which are being used for farming lands. Many
native farmers used these toTnbstones for building
purposes with idea Of their value or Importance.
The Board Of Appraisers has finally returned the
tombstones as manufactured marble. and sustained
the entered value Of Mr. Khayat. IL is said these
ton'bstones have been bought by T. b. Walker, of
Minneapolis who heavy purchaser at the
Conger and Yamanaka sales recently at the Ameri-
Art Galleries. They VIII go TO his art museum.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
RARE BOOKS BRING HIGH PRICES.

and seventeenth century collection of manuscripts
books bindings filled the Anderson Auction
Rooms, No West 29th street. with an cnthusias-
tie throng of bidders and buyers. The total real
ized from the two days sale $500 of this
amount the highest price paid for single lot
one under the title of "lncunabua.' for which
$40 paid 1t represented folio in old calf
gilt dated 1870 at SrassbuTg, from the press OF
the "R" printer and contained 2t9 unnumbcred
leaves Roman characters. The earlier books
of IN. r. printer said TO from the in
fancy OF printing and always rank among the
rarest and most interesting specimens SEVENTY
five dollars paid for "A copy of the Italian
"GratianGs,' described rs mtercstin. nonu-
meat 0f ancient laW aud dated lSsS. -
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
QUIGG AND BRADY NEW WITNESSES.

Lemuel Ely Qugg. Anthony y. Brady and John
p Macdonald the star witnesses yesterday
before the specai grand jury which is nvestigat-
ing the affairs of the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company, and especially the Wall Cortlandt
Street Ferries Railway Company deal
An examination Of these witnesses occupied the
entire afternoon yesterday, and it IS said their
testimony is considered OF great Importance Dis
tri-t Attorney Jerome and his assistant, Isidor J.
Kresel in The grand fury room throughout
The afternoon. II is understood that only a few
more witnesses will be called in this inquiry.
The investigation IN progress when Governor
tsuches designated the Attorney General to investi
gate The so-called Ice Trust, and suspended
during that nYeStgatlont
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
TO PUSH AHEARN CASE.
Demurrer in Ouster Proceedings
viii Be Argued Soon.

William A. De Ford. a deputy attorney general.
will sppear before Justice Mccall. in the Supreme
Court on Monday morning to argue on the de-
murrer in the which Attorney General JACK
son is bringing oust from office John FRANCIS
.bearn nresident of the Borough of Manhattan.
Martin W IittIeton will appear for Mr. Ahearn
The argument Mr.. De Ford told Tribune re-
porter Yesterday will be two questions: The
constutionality of the statute giving the Governor
mower to remove a Borough President. and whether
tl,e Roard Of Aldermen has the power to re-eleCt
Borough President after he has been removed from
office bv the Governor because Of charges
Mr. De Ford will holo. it is understood, that the
intent of the statute is that once Borough Presl
dent has been removed from Office he cannot hod
that office again. or certainly not during the re-
rnafnder of the term for which he was elected
Abearn was elected in the fall OF 1875 for term
which would have expired on January l. lsI0
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
NEW BArTLEsH1P AT NAVY YARD,
The New Hampshire Here To Be Fitted Out
Will Stay Two Months

The battleship New Hampshire arrived a. tae
Brooklyn navy yard from the League Island Navy
Yard. on the Delaware River. yesterday norninS
She has Just been put into commission and vss
brought 10 Brooklyn by Commando Wi1Sow am
a skeleton crew. The New Hampshire VII stsF
at the Brooklyn yard for couple OF months Wl-is
she is being completed.
Tne battIeshfp was built by the New Yors ship
building Company. Camden. y J. She has Us
placement of 1900 tons and Is 45s feet incHss
long being OF the largest vessels in the nav
She Is constructed much after the plan c- '-e
Connecticut. embodyias some recent Improvements
not included in the construction OF the older ships
New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
BURGLARS AS PROSPECTIVE L0DGERs.
Young Men Drug Landlady and Take Cash
and Jewelry from Apartment.

Disguised as prospective lodsers. two young men
entered the home of Mrs. Mary ]. Tulley at No
l32 West 36th street. yesterday, drugged her with
chloroform and collected all the cash and jewelry
they could find in the apartment
James Russ. a lodger in the house, called at Mrs
Tullev's room 10 ask for writing material
Not receiving n reply and hearing the men inside
he burst in the door. The robbers had gone down
a fire escape.
The police of the West 3eth street station and
detectives from the uptown bureau. and Police
IIeadouarters were unable md the two
Mrs Tulley was taken TO the New York Hospital,
where it was found that she had received scalp
wound.