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The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
COLLAR BONE BROKEN.
D. II. Griest Had Unpleasant Expert
ence In Montana.

ID. II. Griest, principal of the Chilli
cothe schools, has returned to this city
after a rather interesting trip through
Montana, with the Penn college boys,
on a canvassing tour His work in
the west was brought to a sudden and
very unexpected end last Thursday
evening by an accident in which he
sustained the fracture OF his collar
bone. He was covering the ground
through the hills on a bicycle and, in
going down hill, the chain on his
wheel came off. He attempted to
jump off but the loose pedal threw
him, and his fall resulted in painful
and serious injuries. He was assisted
to the nearest stage and rode seven
ty miles in the coach to the doctor,
reaching there Saturday evening, when
his fractured bone was set. He will
be compelled to carry his left arm in
a sling for some time, and will always
vividly recollect his fall in the hills
OF Montana.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
STORM WAS SEVERE
WIND AND LIGHTNING Do MUCH
DAMAGE IN THE TRACY
NEiGHBoRHoOD.

Tracy, Iowa, July 25.-A severe
wind storm. accompanied by an enor-
nous rainfall and severe strokes OF
lightning. visited this locality Friday
afternoon. Considerable damage re-
suited. The growing corn looked. al
ter the storm. as though it had been
rolled with roller. Much of it was
knocked too fiat to revive the effects
of the storm. Lightning struck the
DR.. Parks barn, igniting 1t. and the
structure was entirely demolished,
together with its contents. including a
full supply of new hay. One hundred
bushels of corn were also destroyed in
the confiagration and the loss viii be
considerable. being only partially COW
cred by insurance. II has been sug
gested by DIR. Parks that the condition
of the warm hay was probably very
favorable for holding a charge OF
electricity, and that 1t accounts some-
what for the barn receiving the stroke
of lightning.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Bolt Hits Christian Church Tower
During Storm.

The Christian church was struck by
lightning about three-thirty o'clock
Friday afternoon and in less than a
|jify it had fire in its belfry. The
fire department was called and a
chemical can was taken into the loft.
No water was thrown. The blaze was
not well started and was soon man.
laged. The tower is somewhat dam
Jagged by the bolt and by the fire, as is
the metal gutter of the roof along
which the bolt ran. The report fol.
lowing the shaft of fire was like that
from great cannon. A number of
people standing near the church at
the time the bolt descended were some
what shocked and one man was
thrown to the ground, but not hurt
AS the fiery shaft hit the top of the
cupola it seemed to explode with a
tremendous report and great ball
| of flame ran along the gutter at the
edge of the roof.
The telephone companies expert
enced considerable damage to wires
running in the vicinity of the church
and the instruments Herewith con-
lnected. This damage is possibly
greater than suffered by the church.
The heat of the flash is said to have
been terrific and was plainly felt as
a hot flash on the faces of parties
standing at some distance from the
building.
Everybody in the neighborhood OF
the church was sure 1t was their
place that was struck.
1t was reported that large tree on
the L. II. Shaw lawn had also been
splintered by the lightning. This
proved to be untrue The tree was
being cut down, and some one observ-
| ing the fallen limbs for the first time
jumped at the conclusion that light
ming did it.
W. j. Carson, janitor of the church,
was in the building at the time the
belfry was struck and he had a most
thrilling realization of what occurred.
He was busting the seats in the main
audience room of the church when
his eyes were suddenly blinded by a
flash which seemed to fill the room,
and he was nearly Jared off his feet
by the terrible crash of thunder which
accompanied it. He had no sensation
of being shocked by the electricity,
but was almost stunned by the sudden
flash and terrific noise. He ran quick
ly and got pail of water and assisted
in putting out the blaze which was
spreading along the timbers in the
tower. The birds nests under the
ewes at the point struck, were ignited
and caused portion of the blaze and
smoke which was seen from the out
side of the building. The charge
seemed to have been carried to the
earth by the water trough and spout.
The shock was felt in the postoffice
building west of the church more Sc
Iyerely than anywhere. Assistant
Postmaster Frank Smith says he could
feel the electrical charge even to his
finger tips and the shock, he says,
nearly took him off his feet.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
OUTLOOK SATISFACTORY.
Growth in Confidence One Of Leading
Factors.

New York, July 25.-Bradstreet's to-
day says:
Good crop reports, the advance OF
the season and growth in confidence
as to the trade outlook are reflected
in reports of more enlargement of fu-
ture buying at few large centers.
especially in the west and southwest.
Industrial lines, too. have been bene-
fitted by Influences of revival in de-
mand and the number of idle opera
tives has been reduced as a whole.
Still the progress making is OF a very
conservative kind, curtailment of in
dustry is still marked feature and
small orders for immediate shipments
largely make up the volume of bust
ness doing by jobbers. Retail trade
is fair as a whole, being stimulated
by price reduction sales. through com
plants Of stocks not moving rapidly
come from some cities, and collections
show little If any Improvement. Best
reports come from the central west,
northwest and southwest.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
THE OLD SETTLERS
Program Outlined For The Annual
Meeting In August.

The program as mapped out by the
Subcommittee of the Executive Com.
mite, for the meeting of the old set.
tiers, to be held at the University
grounds Thursday, August 27, is as
follows:
Morning.
O:30-Invocation by Rev. Eugene
Allen.
Music.
Address by the President, A. l.
Shangle.
''The Trail of the Pioneer" by Rev
e. H. Waring.
Defamation by Jimmie Hilleary.
THE Old Settlers of Mahaska Coun
ty," Jacob Coffin.
What the Pants Had to do With
Keeping the Colored Man From Set
Ting in Beacon" H. F. Harbour.
Afternoon.
1:30-Music.
early Times in Mahaska," Geo. w
Davis.
"A Tribute to the Departed Pho
neers," Helen E. Bailey.
Address of the day, The Path Find
ers," Rev. S. II. Zendt.
'The Early Mahaska Bar" Hon. H
w. Gleason.
Awarding Of flag to township hav
Ing greatest number in attendance al
the injecting.
Awarding of $500 gold piece to the
oldest married couple eligible to reg
istry in the Mahaska County Old Set
tiers Association.
Talks by old settlers-five minute.
each.
The papers and addresses will bt
limited to fifteen minutes each, excep
the address OF the day, by v.Zendt
which is unlimited
The vice presidents of the variou.
townships are asked to do all they
can in working up an attendance.
Messrs. NJ NJ. Prime and Mat Gro
zier were appointed a committee tc
have charge of the grounds, and Pres
ident A. l.. Shangle appointed to Sc
cure the grounds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30

mill, the coroner notified and word
sent to the undertaken. The case not
being one for investigation as to the
cause of death, the coroner, j. c. Bar
ringer, decided no inquest was neces-
sary.
Carl Mattison was the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mattison. No.
107 College avenue. He was born
July 81. 1889. and was Just three days
less than nineteen years of age at
the time of his death. He graduated
from the Oskaloosa High school last
spring and was an honor member. He
was well known athlete and was one
of the stand-bys of the High school
foot ball team of last year. He was
well known about town and was much
liked by his associates and compan-
ions, among whom he was ever a fav-
orite
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
Conventions TO
SELECT JUDGES
lATToRNEY GENERAL sYERs so
RULES ON VACANCY.
PRIMARY DELEGATES SERVE.
Lists Selected At the Spring Elec-
tion VIII Make Up the conven-
tions--More Work For Po-
lltical Parties.

Des Moines, Ia, July 25.-Attorney
General Byers today decided that the
vacancy in the supreme court must
be filed at the general election next
November, and that the proper means
is for the state central committee to
call state conventions the delegates to
which are to be selected at county
conventions, composed of the dele
gates selected by the primary last
June.
He holds that a state convention
selected under the old caucus and con-
vention system would not be illegal.
but that the other would be more in
keeping with the spirit of the pri-
mary election law. He holds that the
nomination must be made at state
conventions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
COAL TRADE REVIEW
CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS AS
POINTED OUT BY LEADING
TRADE JOURNAL.

Chicago, July 25.-The Black Dia,
mond today says:
The fact that this is the midsummer
season, with its customary dullness,
coupled with the fact that we are in
the midst of period when business
activity is not up to normal, gives the
coal trade an appearance of anything
but buoyancy. However, conditions
are such that very decided improve.
ment is not very far away. In fact
affairs are beginning to take a turn
for the better
With those features of the market
which make for encouragement the
trade, of course, is all too famiiar.
On the other hand. a perusal OF the
market reports, from various centers,
will show that an undercurrent of
better feeling exists almost every
where. In the Hooking Valley, in Chi
cago, ST. Louis and Kansas City, re-
ports are that good stiff buying has
started because of harvest activities.
That this has not reached a more sat
isfactory stage is due in the main to
the fact that crops, this year, are from
two to four weeks late. This buying
has been increasing fer the last ten
days and will be brisk from now on
until the middle of August. From
the centers above noted come reports
that dealers in the rural districts are
beginning TO stock against possible
fall and winter needs. ,he movement
so far is feeble, but is gaining in
strength every day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
Telephones Were Disabled.

The terrific stroke of lightning
which struck the Christian church
tower Friday afternoon did consider
able damage to the telephone and tel
egraph circuits in the city. Many
fuses were burned out and at the R.
IF. Montgomery home, 1104 C avenue
east, the extra charge of electricity
overheated the wires and, in addition
to burning out the fuse in the tele-
phone, ignited some loose paper be-
tween the wires and the wall and
started a blaze which caused con-
siderable excitement in the home.
Mr.. Montgomery was near at hand and
extinguished the flames with a pail
of water.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
A SLAUGHTER OF RA1i.
Two Hundred and Sixteen Killed a,
One Place.

Fremont. July 27-There was raj
killing out at ID. l.. Hodson's just be
fore he began improvements on his
barn and granary. as he had been
troubled for the past two years with
rats he concluded to get rid of them
He built three-foot tight fence
around the buildings and secured
George Fuller's two dogs and began
tearing up the foorc. When the
smoke of battle had cleared away
just 2l6 dead rats and not guilty
one escaped. Mr.. Hodson says ne
thinks that there has been fully " .
rats killed on his place since Janual
lst. He Intends to put new foundl
tions under the buildings. refioor and
otherwise improve them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
Unjust to Hospital.

The rumor that has gained circula-
tion to the effect that the little Stan
ley boy had been refused admission
to the Oskaloosa hospital until his
keep was provided for and that he
suffered as consequence. is in error.
Application was not made for his ad-
mission until the morning after the
accident, and no delay or suffering
whatever occurred. Arrangements
were readily made and he was taken
out Immediately.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
THE COUNTY NORMAL
Complete List OF The Teachers In
Attendance.

The enrolment of 181 has been Sc
this year, which is considerable IN
crease over any former attendance.
The following is complete register
of those who were in attendance dur
ing the past week:
oSKALOOSA-FranIis A. Baxter,
Mamie E. Bingham, Pearl Burkett.
Cora NJ. Leslie, Estella Malone. Mary
Pendray. Flora Schneider, Estella Sui
livan, Mary L. Vannest, Adeline Aug
ustine, Helen Jordan, Jessie B. Reid,
Elizabeth Sheahan. Nellie Williams,
Cora l.. Ryan,, Edith Hoffman, Matte
|. Clark, Margie Cassidy. Beatrice
Gilchrist, Estella Greene, Martha How
ell, Dwight Johnson, Mable kinsman,
Helen Lytle, Neva Noel, Agnes Pink
erton, Edith Sherman, Lucie VanGorp,
Grace E. Williams, Elizabeth Ritchie,
Lillian Thomas, Jessie l. Duboc, Vi
| ola Forsyth, F. E. Phillips, Carolyn
M. Roberts, Glennye ]. Andrews, Pearl
HORNE, Allena Hull, Lois Macy, Clara
b. McFate, Ruby Osborne, Hazel Shoe
maker, Lurana Silcox, Gertrude Sui
livan, Bess Van Gorpe, Henrietta Ter
rell, Leone Baton, Rena Beaman, Neya
A. Coffin, Hattie Dusenberry, Edna,
Fritz, 10 B. Martin, Irene l.. Hays,
Bess Martin, Ruth Shoemaker, Ora b.
Victor, Helen NJ Cole, Genevera Chris
tie. Mae Dulin, Jennie Latham, Grace
Southwick, Cora Manley, NJ. Gettys
Calfee, Mabel McCord, Olvie Ryan,
Rebecca Irwin, Cornie NJ Cowan, Mar
garette Burnside, Beulah Drinkle,
Ruth A. Lyman and Katie Grace.
BARNES CITY-Bessie Likens and
Tallie Paradise.
! BEACON-Nettie M. Murray, A.
manda NJ. Holt, Coda o. Ruan, Lulu
Ross, Gail Satchell, Gladys Evans,
| Mayme Jones, Jennie Meek, Eda
Perry, Lizzie Evans, Maude Evans,
Belle Holden, Anna Bucknell, Avis
Thelma White, Lillian Jones, Harry
Hull and Jennie Hasson.
BUSSEY-Nannie X. Clark, Bessie
Houser, Odessa Spaur, Dora H. Rice
and Maude Martin.
CEDAR Maud Hoskins, Myrtle
knott, Cora Mcbride and Jennie Nc
Bride.
| EDDYVILLE-Id A. Welch, Hattie
Given, Cloe Cawley, Iva X. Smith and
Kathryn Gallagher.
FREMONT--Nellie Martin, Mabelle
Linch, George l.. McFall Katherine
Plank, Della Robbins, Nora B. Alex,
ander, w. Fred Mona, Caroline Smith
and Ada Linch.
HEDRICK--Jennie McFail.
KIRKVILLE-Lilly McCune. Irene
| Funk.
LACEY-Mae Davis, Grace E. Boyc
4 Faye ]. Briney, Aria Mckinney, Dor
othy Boyd, Ethel Stewart
LEIGHTON Gesiena VanPilsum
Dot Mendenhall, Ethel NJ. Walker, Hat
tie Veinster.
MITCHELLVILLE- Elizabeth Nc
Kinney.
NEW SHARON-Mary Lewis, Bess
Ratcliffe, Pearl r. Stevens. Ella Har.
grave, Jessie Ellis, Lena Garner, LIZ,
Brogan, Lillian M. Bryan, Esther Cor
nell, Lola Phillips, Jessie Phillips, Ada
Stutzman, Margaret Sullivan, Vina
Woods, Josephine Baughman, Vivian
G. Binns, Pearl Catterson, Mabel
Clara Jennings, Matte Lounsbery
Desse Z. Quarter, Vera Whitacre and
Alma Crowder.
PELLA-Edwin j. Spain. henriet,
ia Gaass.
ROSE HILL~Burley Tharp, Carrie
Jones, Fannie McKanna, clara War
den, Howard Allgood, Iowa EMS, Mary
E. Mcclure, Lola Williams, Eva Nc
Landsborough, l.. C. Moore. Destra
Sanders, Deward Hawley, Josephine
Hawkins, Marie McLandsborough,
Mark Ohnger. Florence Wharton,
Stowell Stringfellow. Mayme Slocum.
Margaret Bailey
What Cheer-Sadie Gilchrist.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
NEW BLAckMAIL STUNT.
Kodak Pictures of Illegal Liquor Sales
Cost $500.

Davenport, Ia, July 25.-It develop.
ed today that a clever pair of black.
mailers have been holding up saloon.
Keepers here. A man and two boys
would drive up in wagon, the man
entering the saloon, buying three
beers, going outside and giving two
to the lads. In the meantime a pal
would catch the scene with kodak.
A couple of days later the saloon.
keepers yielded up $25 each to get
possession of the pictures.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
WILL BE sR- sahT HERE.
Sheriff Valentine Goes to Illinois For
Noah Winkleman.

Sheriff E. L. Valentine went to Des
Moines this morning TO get requisition
papers to bring Noah s. Winkleman to
this city to face the charge OF embez-
Element of $4,000 from his uncle. b.
F. Winkleman. an aged man. Winkle-
man is now being held at Springfield.
ILL.,, by the police of tnat city, having
been arrested there Thursday evening
at the request of the iocai police.
Sheriff Valentine wnl go to Spring
field Sunday morning to secure the
prisoner and he will probably bring
him back Monday or Tuesday to face
the charges.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
That Beacon Connection.

The oskaloosa- Beacon Interurban is
picking up many extra fares on ac-
count of the one-twenty p, m. car to
make connection witd the Rock Island
freight to Ottumwa that leaves Bea-
con about one-forty-fiye p. m. Other
passengers leave north and south
aound trains at this point to come to
kaloosa- 1t makes handy" CON
nection that is appreciated and much
used.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
A Lot of Wool.

Knoxville Journal: George Under
hill has shipped not less than 10000
pounds of wool to the eastern mark
cts during the week. Last Saturday
he loaded two cars at Donley. That
was the Celia Shivvers consignment
10000 pounds. TINS week he shipped
three carloads each from Newton,
Kellogg, Grinnell and Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
Hay and Grain Market.

Oskaloosa is becoming more of a
hay and corn market than is generally
supposed. Not day passes without
many loads of both products being
offered and handled by local dealers.
The new market place will greatly
facilitate the handling of both hay and
grains.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
RATES TO STATE FAIR.
Great Western Starts Special Fares
For These Events.

Chicago, July 25.-The Great West.
that special rates for the state fairs
of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas
will be made during the coming au.
tumn. The rate will be one and a
half fare on the 2-cent basis. Other
western roads signified their intention
of meeting this rate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
VIII Be Sent to Dead Letter Office If
Not Called For.

Following is list of letters remain,
Ing uncalled for in the post office AT
Oskaloosa, Ia, for the week ending
July %, 1908:
Gents List.
Cook, Judith Matthews, C. c.
Eagle Perry, Charles
Franklin, Ray Porter, r. A.
Hartley, A. Safeblode,J.F.
Lewis, Damon NWalther, c. A.
Lindelins. Erick civilians, Charley
Ladies' List.
lApplegate, Mrs.S.S. Lyon, Mrs. Clara
Anderson, Mabel Marshall, Mrs.
Barben, Nellie - Oliver, Mrs. Fannie
Cook, Flora Sparks, Mrs. Gus
Fisher, Bertha Walker, Mrs. Clara
HUFF, Edith Wood, ,Myla May
Parties calliL- for letters from this
list will please call attention to ad
yertised list of this date. The above
letters will be held Two weeks from
date and then sent to the dead letter
office.
Chas. V. Hoffman,, P. M.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
Uneven Moisture.

The rain of Friday afternoon was
unevenly distributed in the county.
The water fall in the northwest and
west part of the county amounted TO
a heavy downpour, while in this To-
cality 1t was little more than a show
er. The rain east of us and south
was much heavier than here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
CIRCUS is COMING.
Ringling's viii be in oskaloosa on
September 2. =

Contracts have been closed with the
Iowa Central for the handling of the
Great Ringing Brothers Circus from
Mason City to Oskaloosa. The shows
come to Oskaloosa Wednesday, Sept
2. The circus Sundays at Mason City
on August 80, and shows at tnat place
the following Monday, August 81.
Tuesday is spent at Marshalltown and
Wednesday at Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
Hard to Tell.

"Just why the lightning should hit
the Christian church cupola when the
steel staff on the tower of the court
house is so much higher, is hard to
explain" asserted citizen yesterday.
And then there are SO many other
places about town which needed at
ting more than either of these"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
Prospective Sewers.

City Surveyor Earle Bridges is max
ing investigation of the Third street
and the Fourth avenue sewers that
nave been petitioned for and will re-
port at the next regular meeting of
the city council. A number of loca.
tions of cement walks desired are also
being looked over.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
Drowned in Cedar River.

Cedar Falls, Ia, July 27.-Beniamin
Lester, aged 81. was drowned in the
Cedar river here Sunday. He was
standing in three feet of water when
his heart failed him and he fell into
a deep hole.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30

The absence in our city of tools of
the proper kind and needful equipment
in cases of drowning was emphasized
by the accident Friday evening. All
the implements used were made for
the occasion.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
Elevator lmprovements.

A number of improvements are In
progress at the Siebel mill elevator
east of north G street. When the new
switch from the Central Is put in this
season the elevator will become an
ideal shipping place.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
Severe Hail storm.

William Gilchrist reports severe
hail storm at his place three miles east
of town Friday afternoon. 1t stripped
the corn badly and did other damage.
Its path was about a half mile wide.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
TO STUDY IN PEMBROKE.
W. q. Millen, Rhodes Scholarship
Winner, Leaves in Fall.

Iowa City, Ia, July 25.-W. b. Mil
len, the winner of this years Rhodes
scholarship, has been assigned to
study in Pembroke College, England
Mr.. Millen will leave this fall for Eng,
land to take up his studies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30
.I0WA'S PROPERTY
VALUE FOR TAXES
1T AMOUNTS TO s2,s6s, ,4ss,44s FOR
THIS YEAR.
! GROWTH OF ss6,ooo,o 900.
Railroad Assessment Increased Halt
MlIlon-likewise lnterurban AS
sessment increases, Due Chief
Iy to New Mileage.

Des Moines, July 25.-Increases
amounting to about 100000 in the
taxable value of the Iowa steam rail
roads were made yesterday by the
executive council and the interur'
ban assessment was increased about
the same amount on account of new
mileage
There was slight increase in tel
ephone and telegraph assessments,
although the Iowa got an advance of
$4,000 in actual value.
There is a total increase in the ac-
tual valuation put on all kinds of
property in Iowa this year, of $36,512
5Sl, and in taxable value of one-fourth
that amount. The total worth of all
property subject to taxation in Iowa
is S2,669, ABS, ,443 this year.
The assessment of the steam rail
roads resulted in increase and de
crease, of taxable value as follows:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-30

The Increases were $121,6S0 on ac-
count of new mileage, $5,495 on &C
count of change in mileage and $29,-
$50 on account of increase over 1907
assessment.
OF the decreases $13,352 was due to
change in mileage and $13,2S7 to
change in assessment.
The net increase was $13O,416 tax
able value ...
In the interurban assessment the
Boone line was cut down $625 in tax
able value and the local interurban
$50.
The increase of the Fort Dodge, Des
Moines & Southern of $102, ,44U was
for new mileage. The Iowa-IIlinois
was increased 1886, and the Water.
loo & Cedar Falls $2,1OO.
The net increase was $12O,42l, tax
able value.
Detailed Statement.
The values of various taxable prop
nftiac acn ao fnIIoug.