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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

set in. In few minutes the tempera-
ture fell to the freezing point. Then
followed a heavy snowstorm, as fierce
as any | ever saw. / should not have
thought such storm possible in tTop-
ical Africa, If we had not met with
this terrible experience. In vain
urged my men to hasten. | knew to
be long in the ice cold water would be
death to US all.
1--WE could just see the trees stand
ing on the crater edge where we were
going / knew IL we could reach them
we could build fire and save our
men, who knew nothing of such cold
and snow. But the carriers simply
were paralyzed with terror. They
stopped in their tracks, threw down
their loads and would not bulge. All
my pleadings, commands and threats
were thrown away.
1--WE shall all die they kept
screaming in chorus.
1T was terrible moment, and we
were at our wits end. At last a few
men said they would go with us and
we took them and my two Askaris
caravan leaders) and started for the
trees, shouting to the others to follow.
Not a man who was left behind came
after us. At length, through the
storm and cold water, we reached the
crater wall and struggled up to the
trees.
soon we had kindled blazing fire,
and left the porters who had come
with us to keep the fire going The
rest of us then went back into the
crater to rescue whom we could. Near.
ly all the men were speechless, and
none Of them was able to move when
we reached them.
I'VE carried two or three at time
Ia man between two rescuers--and
II was terrible work crossing the
swamp, worn out as we were with the
excitement. fatigue and cold. We
thought nothing OF our collections, II
we could only save our men. In the
course of two hours we brought q
number Of them to the fire, but at last
we could do no more, even to save
life.
Next morning dawned clear and
beautiful. At the first dawn of day
we went down into the crater again
making our way to the poor fellows
who had persisted. We didn't expect
to find one of them alive. and great
was my surprise when we saw signs
OF life in my Mnyampara Selim. He
is now in fair way to live. All tn.
others-20 In number-were dead"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
MARKET LETTER.
Furnished by Mahaska Commission
Company.

Chicago, July S.-Liverpool cables
were about as due, the opening being
- lower on wheat and Il to * lower,
while the 1870 p. m. was Il to * lower
on wheat and a to " lower on corn
The opening was dull, with prices
Y to y cent lower, the September OPP
ton showing the most weakness,
while May was quite firm througout
the session.
Traders were inclined to. do but
little until the appearance OF the
government report which was schedul-
ed for 100 p. m. and was generally
figured to be bearish.
There was very narrow range of
prices up to the issuance of the re-
port, which was more bullish than
most estimates. and prices rose sharp
ly as soon as it was posted. The con-
dition of winter wheat was given as
500, and spring wheat at 1914.
September wheat advanced imme.
diately to the high point of the day.
selling at S9.B, December reaching
9O%, and May 94s. There was some
selling at these figures, mostly in the
September option, and the close was
steady at nearly the best figures OF
the day.
Weather forecast for the entire belt
is for clear weather tomorrow, and
conditions generally are favorable for
both crops.
Corn was nervous, opening weak and
falling off q to r., with May and
December weakest. After the nrst
hour there was some sharp buying on
reports of condition as so was consid-
cred bearish in the pit, and all options
sold off sharply and closed at the low
point for the distant futures
Oats ruled dull all day. with prices
sagging off steadily The government
crop estimate of S5.7 was about as
anticipated and had little effect on the
market
Provisions were also dull and prices
showed net decline of &c to 121Ac
on the lis The lower prices of hogs
and large receipts made bidding light.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
Joel Chandler Harris, who die

Joel Chandler Harris, who died
Friday at SNAP Bean Farm, his
home near Atlanta, was widely known
as the author of the Uncle Remus
stories. His first negro dialect tales
were published in the Atlanta Con-
stitution. of which newspaper he was
an editor twenty-five years. Mr.. Har-
ris was born at Eatonton, Ga, Dec. g.
1913, and served an apprenticeship TO
the printing trade before he became a
writer. He published a number of
books of the Uncle Remus" sort.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
There is evidence Of the return O

There is evidence of the return OF
prosperity in the action of the Chica'
go, Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad
in putting 400 men back to work at
Dubuque on ten-hour schedule and
six days a week. Most of these are
shop employees, who were laid off last
fall on the heels of the financial fur
ry. The restoration of these mer
means at least $4,000 week added to
the money in circulation in Dubuque
and is welcomed accordingly. Only
the other day the Illinois Central an
nounced that some 5000 men on the
various divisions would be put back
to work. The good results of these
changes will soon be felt in CONNER
cial circles. I've. "
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
MARRIAGE A SUCCESS IN IOWA.

mNhhlASE - SUNLESS IN iS"T'
The state board of health will pub
fish statistics in August which, it is
claimed, will be of great value to stu
dents of sociology and psychology.
For the first time in the history OF the
state there hat been assembled from
all the counties statistics on divorce
in this state, and it is an open secret
that marriage is a success in Iowa,
whatever it may be elsewhere. A Des
Moines dispatch gives the following
advance information:
For years people have been urging
that the business of the divorce courts
indicated marriage to be a failure.
Perhaps there is not one state in the
union that could be selected as fair
er fielG, for testing that question than
Iowa. Here is a community of varied
interests. 1t has enough industries to
prevent it being a purely agricultural
state, it has large enough cities to
prevent it being termed rural, and
enough rural country to prevent it be-
ing lclassed as a place with crowded
POPULATION. The inhabitants find oc-
equations in every line of work.
farming, mining, manufacturing con-
fstruction, professional, etc. 1t is a
good fair field to test the problem.
The report of the state board of
health, which will be published in
August, will show that during the
wear ending July L 1907. there were
81 ,064 marriages in the state and that
during the same period there were
1850 divorces, practically but 10 per
cent Accordingly if it is assumed
this percentage will run through from
year to year 80 per cent of the mar
riages in Iowa are a success. But
even a more interesting fact is shown
by the returns from the counties. OF
the number of people married it de-
velops that $3.50 are entering we'd
lock for the second time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
WHY CALLED EGYPT.

The year 1924 was very wet. Heavy
rains fell frequently. Corn on fiat
uands was a total failure. This year
the weevil destroyed the wheat after
it was harvested The next year, 1925,
there was a remarkable growth of
thistles on the branch bottoms. The
winter of lS30-31 was known as the
winter of the deep snow. The snow
was of depth of from 21s TO 3 feet on
level. II drifted much and was very
destructive to fruit rees. The wealth
er was intensely hot Both in 1881
and 1882 the early frosts so injured
the corn as TO entirely render it worth
less for almost any purpose. During
the years between and including 1924.
80, so nearly corresponding TO the
years of famine in the days OF Pha-
raoh and his ruler as he made Joseph
TO be, the people of Illinois dependent
upon the southern part of the state
for so much grain, particularly corn,
that people, in remembrance of the
Bible story, began to call the part OF
the state which had been so helpful
in the time Of need Egypt. Albion
Journal
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

In connection with the death OF
Grover Cleveland, the New York Trib'
une notes that only twice before In
the history of the nation has the Unit.
ed States been without living eX'
president. George Washington died
in 1899, wnen John Adams, the second
president, was in Office. Andrew
Johnson, at the time the only suryiy'
ing ex-chief executive, passed away in
1875. two years before General Grant
retired TO private life.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

The enterprising manager of a
little theater in northern Pennsylva-
mia believes in profiting by the mis-,
fortunes Of others. One day he dis
played the following sign in his house:
DO NOT SMOKE
REMEMBER THE IROQUoIS FIRE
= sa-sreat was the efficacy pr this
that before the end of the week he
put up another:
DO NOT SPIT
REMEMBER THE .JOHNST0WN
FLOOD.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

Two women are delegates at
large to the democratic convention.
They are Mrs. Mary C. Bradford. Of
Colorado. and Mrs. H. j. Hayward, OF
Utah. Their votes will be the first
of their sex to be cast at democratic
national convention.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
Vital Statistics.

The death records of the county
are most imperfectly kept and are
almost impossible TO obtain. The new
law on vital statistics is worse than
having no law at all. Formerly the
city clerk had full Information of
births and deaths. Now no one has 1t
at any stated time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

and Thurman.
June 81, iss2-Chicago, Cleveland
and Stevenson.
July Z, Chicago, Bryan and
Sewell.,
July A. t19O0-Kansas City. Mo-,
Bryan and Stevenson.
July 6, 1904--St. Louis, Parker and
Davis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

The management of the first as
sembly at Pella had hard work to con-
vince the public that the chautauqua
was fit place to go to. The Knoxville
Express suspects that the next thing
we hear Pella will exact mulct tax
from the Sunday schools.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

A Fourth of July celebration is
like big turkey dinner. When one
is through with the thanksgiving bill
of fare they feel like they can never
indulge again. But they are always
ready for the next one. The Fourth
always makes one tired, but they al
ways like to see that day come
~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

And now the people of our neigh
boring town are singing:
"Pella, Pella, why did you wait,
To have Chautauqua in 1908?
Pella, Pella, wasn't it fine?
Come, come again, in 1909"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
PROMOTED BY PROTECTION.

The Denver platform. like all its
democratic predecessors. win be
against any and all forms OF protec-
ton. This is emphaticaIly a live mat
ter for the Industrial interestS Of the
United States. Some Of thesy.like tin
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
AROUND THE CIRCUIT.

New Sharon Star: Syl Reynolds
came up from Oskaloosa a few days
ago and expressed every confidence in
the ability of the democrats of this
district to return Dan Hamilton to
congress by an increased majority.
Syl has invested only in a Iurid
dream, one of the deceptive kind. On
election day Daniel will have come to
Judgment and will have to remain at
home with the political goats, while
Nathan will pack his grip for Wash.
ington, and don't you forget it.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

Senator William B. Allison has
left his home in Dubuque for visit
until November in New Mexico. His
trip is made because of the delightful
climate there and because of the rest
which it will give the man who has
been at the head of the appropriations
of the United States senate for so
many years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

The wonderful Improvement in
the news service of the What Cheer
Patriot, since Claud NJ. Gates took
charge of the paper, serves TO empha-
size over again what a fellow can do
when he tries.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

The Washington Democrat has no
ticed that as man grows older, he
also needs more pockets, as there are
more things he has to carry along.
There are his glasses and his false
teeth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

Its now up to the South Side to
move. Some of New York's street
cleaners travel on tricycles with
rubbish box in front, and cover fif-
teen miles a day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

I'm making public improvements,
build not for today. Don't put up
shed for the fire department. Build a
city hall that will stand for 100 years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

One Wisconsin family promises to
cast thirty votes for Taft, AS the
Omaha Bee points out this means "23'
for BRYAN.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
The New Patrol.

Who said the new patrol wagon is
not in service? It was used as an am
bulance yesterday morning, taking DIR.
Riley from the Oskaloosa Hospital to
his home, and Mayor Ralston employ.
ed 1t in the Afternoon as a carriage of
state to make inspection Of certain
localities about and adjacent to the
city.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

The Sioux City Journal notes that
in some ways King Alfonso is bet
ter Roosevelt man than Son-in-law
Longworth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

The Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul is to install telephones for train
dispatcliing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

ticed that the man who hasn't any
thing else to do is usually the best
fisherman.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

Mr. Bryan has been fairly thrifty.
The assessor gets him for valuation
of $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

by the way. what has become OF
the market place?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
y y =

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Oskaloosa is
to have an underground district for her
telephone service. 1t is a good thing
"a splendid thing. OF course Oska-
loosa realizes that fact, and as she be-
lieves that there is nothing too good
for Oskaloosa, and the best is scarce
ly good enough for her, she accepts
the improvement without great ado,
and is busily looking for farther i'm
provements. Oskaloosa has strong
infusion of the Chicago spirit. She
does things and she does them right
along Some cities get busy for
awhile, forge ahead for a season or
two, and then sit down in the shade
to rest and to talk 1t over and to con-
template what they have accomplish
ed. And they sit and cackle until all
the progress that they had made has
again been lost. Then they regret
fully leave the store box on the shady
side of the street and again begin do
ing things. II is different in Oska-
loosa. They are doing things up there
all the time, and that accounts for the
fact that she just doubled her papu-
lation and changed from struggling
village to a handsome modern city
during the past twenty years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

Knoxville Express: An Oskaloosa
alderman claims to have caught 49,
pound catfish. A story like this re-
qnires real art and nerve of steel to
keep from making 1t an even forty
pounds, and so destroying the whole
illusion.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

The Sioux city Tribune has no.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

A cold wave ii the summer 6 agree
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Abused Bach
elors Retaiate
Mnot. Old Boy. Write Sassy Letters in Answer 9TH,
Marriaeable Crl"---Say They Are Making
Their "Pile" and Think Matrimony
Will Be Easy Later

tained us. Just now business must
come first, later on when our city be-
comes a thriving metropolis and ev-
cry mans business, or rather every
woman's fbusines is not her neighbor's
source of gossip, then you will see us
essaying to do business under cupid's
guidance. Some of us are getting
older than we used to be but what Of
that, we make our little pile and the
'marriagable girls keep on enter
tanning us. The nlarriagable girl
knows that she is not utterly obliv-
ious to "the pile" and today the
American eagle embossed in gold COW
ers a multitude of sins. And although
we may not have enough hair left
upon our head to make Herpicide
worth while and our chief molars
gone and we are just little the worse
for wear our little pile will yet catch
the willy girl who signs herself "A
Marriagable Girl"
Very truly,
One Who is Making His Pile.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Rhode Writes From Oregon

The Independent received letter
from j. w. Rode, one of our former
citizens, who is now living at Drain,
Ore. He says: Ready to come
back? No, not yet This is too good
and too pleasant. Had very little
rain till latter half of November and
December was pretty wet. They say
it was the wettest for years. Jan
uary starts off fine, and people say we
will soon have spring. Any day that
is not wet, one can be out working in
his shirt sleeves. OF course things
are not booming just now. Railroad
work is suspended for the winter, and
people are taking things pretty easy.
But some of the saw mills have big
orders for ties, to fill, and it will keep
them busy.
Am looking after the business of a
local jeweler while he is taking his
vacation. 1t is not quite like being in
the jewelry business in Minot. May
see you next sumer.
J. W. Rode"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Street Car Question
Minot Citizen Says We Should be Slow in Giving Fran.
chise to Such Company Unle.. it
Means Business

A citizen of Minot writes the Inde-
pendent Letter concerning the pro-
posed street car system for Minot
He does not believe that the time is
yet ripe for street cars in Minot and
tells the reason for his thinking as he
does. The subject will bear consider
alton. The Independent Stands for
the upbuilding Of Minot, first, last and
all of the time, and we say, if we can
secure a street car system, be it ever
so small, let's get one. OF course,
the matter should be looked into
thoroughly before a franchise is CIV
en-, and the city fathers should be
certain that the company which Sc
cures such franchise means business
right from the start. Otherwise, all
such propositions should be turned
down at the beginning. The article
is as follows and the readers are ask
ed to consider it for what it is worth:
"The old saying-to be fore-warned
is to be fore-armed-I believe applies
to this case, hence this article
1t seems to me the street car pro-
position at this time is somewhat pre-
mature for the following reasons:
1st. The town is not half large
enough to support it, and would not
get adequate service till it was
End. No company would think Of
coming at this time without receiv-
ing long time franchise gratis.
3rd. Such a company would not
employ half a dozen people after
completing the first work till the
town was large enough to encourage
to give fairly good service.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

TNe Independent was kindly re-
membered by DR.. and Mrs. Crokat
with a postal card sent all the way
frNm Germany where the doctor is
pursuing his study in medicine. The
card was a New Years greeting and
ue had to secure the services of our
Old German friend, Alderman BOtz TO
Interpret the meaning. The Crokats
had Just received big bundle Of In
dependents.
Jos. Toso and Otto Tveter from Col
umbus, proved up on valuable claims
in Minot recently. They made five
year proofs and have better improve
ments than the ordinary homesteader.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

4th. Instead of its being a boost
for the town It would be the reverse
by giving the town the name of hav-
ing one defunct street railway. For
proof Of this prediction look at the
history of any town of less than 10
to 12 thousand, unless those towns
are either terminal points for sub
urban railway or have good lake
near by with amusements for the
summer months, their experience
has proven a complete fizzle-no ex-
ception.
5th. The principal reason why this
city should not consider such prop
osition at this time is that it would
be necessary to give away a franchise
that might prove very valuable in the
near future. The only, object any
company may have at this time is to
secure such a franchise while it can
be had for the asking. They could
afford to make some little pretentions
at putting in a line for privilege
that, perhaps, in less than Is years
would be worth a hundred thousand
dollars OF more.
If Minot continues to grow in the
next 10 years as it has in the past
three its special privileges would
bring enough to relieve it's taxpayers
not a little, as we'll as to make it q
very pretty city.
II any citizen there be who may
have selfish motives in this affair it
would be we'll to lay it aside for the
general good of the best town of it's
size in the United States.
"A Citizen
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Six Big Papers
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