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The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
WAS SERIOUSLY ILL.
John Melvin Found Unconscious On
the Wayside.

John Melvin, a well known mine
worker of the county, now employed
at the Bolton mines, came near losing
mis- life in a most unusual manner. The
man went into the mine as usual in
the morning and worked a couple of
hours. Feeling i'll he rested for a
time to permit the sickness to pass OFF.
Not improving, however, he told COM
panions he would go to his home, some
little distance from the mine. He left
the mine alone between ten and elev-
en- o'clock and started for his house.
Just what happened on the way the
man does not recall. He may have
tainted and fallen, or he may have
grown worse and lain down to rest and
become unconscious. He was found
in the evening after the mine work
ers had quit work, lying in a heap at
the foot of a tree near bypath lead
ing to some of the houses. He was
wholly unconscious and must have
been in that condition for hours. He
was carried to the home of John Ev-
ans near by, where he was cared for
and medical attention provided.
Though some better Saturday night,
ne was still in serious condition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
HERBERT HARVEY HURT.
Thrown From a Horse in the Hay
Field,

Thrown From a Horse in the Hay
Field.
Herbert Harvey, eleven years OF
age, the only son of Ed Harvey, was
seriously injured in being thrown off
his horse Friday evening while work
ing with his father in the hay field
at the Fred Else farm seven miles
northwest of Oskaloosa. The boy was
driving the horse used to raise the hay
onto the stack, and as the horse step
ped over the rope. 1t stumbled and
threw the boy and then trod on him.
The animals hoof cut deep cash in
the lads abdomen and narrowly es-
capped injuring the vital portions OF
his body. He was carried to the John
Else, Jr., home where he was cared
for until Sunday evening, when he
was removed to the Abbott hospital
in this city. The wound was then
dressed and number of stitches TAX
en- to close up the cash in his abdo-
men. He is resting easily today and
every indication points to his early
recovery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
LAUNCH BLOWS UP
FOUR men KILLED
TWO SURVIVORS PICKED UP
AFTER ~ HOURS IN WATER.
VICTIMS WERE PROMINENT
Distressing Accident of Marion,
Mass.-Explosion Of Locomotive
Boiler Fatal to Two Train
men.

Marion, Mass. July 13.-Four promi-
nent summer residents of this town
and Falmouth met death through an
explosion on board q 45-foot launch
of here Saturday night. Two suryiy-
ors were picked up Sunday after hay-
ing been in the water for ~ hours.
The dead: Roland Worthington,
Boston; John T. Trull. Woburp; Jo-
seph S. Beal, Milton, and George Sa-
worry, Marblehead, captain of the
launch.
The saved: A. P. Tarbell, Marble
head, and Edward Tucker, Boston.
Story Of the Survivors.
Tucker, who was clinging to an
oar, and Tarbell, who was supported
by life preserver. were able to swim,
and they remained together until
picked up by a lobster fisherman 60
ing out in the early morning to haul
his pots.
Mr.. Tarbell, who owned the Dol
phin, as the launch was called, said
the boat started out from Marion on
short pleasure cruise and was well
out In the middle of Buzzards bay
when the explosion occurred Sayory,
the engineer was suddenly blown into
the air and was probably dead when
he struck the water The boat caught
fire Immediately and Tarbell called to
his comrades to leap overheard He
strapped a life preserver about him
self before he leaped, and Mr.. Tucker,
who is connected with the Boston
Banking firm of Rollins & Sons,
seized an oar and followed. So far as
they knew, none of the others in the
party jumped. Either they could not
swim and preferred to cling to the
disabled launch until help came, or
else they were stunned by the explo.
sion.
Mr.. Worthington was large owner
of real estate in the Boston financial
district, but had retired from active
business. He was 40 years old. Mr..
Trull, who was 66 years old, was well
known in Boston mercantile circles
and had place of business there. He
lived in Woburn. Mr.. Beal was con-
nected with the Office of the Osceola
Consolidated Mining company Of Bos.
ton. 20 o." .E
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
NEW OFFICE BUILDING.
Nice Improvement Completed At the
Brick Yards.

The Oskaloosa Paving Brick Com
pany has recently completed big i'm
proyement at its property east of the
city in the erection OF a brick Office
building sixteen by twenty-four feet.
The new office is a model in its way.
II has basement and fire and bur-
glar proof vault for the records of
the company II is finished in hard
wood and is nice enough for a bank.
The building is OF pressed and rock
faced brick and is slightly structure.
The grounds surrounding the place
have been neatly graded and protected
with a brick curb. Manager VIII
Hawkins has as neat and comfortable
Office quarters as can be found any
where in the city. The building is To-
Gated on Third avenue at the west
side Of the brick plant.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
IOWA BIRD PAInTER is DEAD.
VIM. Savage, Though Little Known,
Was a Great Naturalist.

Dies Moines, July l3.-William Sa-
wage. who resided near Salem, Ia,
died last Friday. He was man little
known for one who had so distinguish
ed himself as naturalist. He had
captured and painted in watercolors
practically every bird that has been
or may be found in Iowa since Mr..
Savage settled in the state in the early
SOS. The late Charles Aldrich once
visited him at his home and inspected
his paintings. characterizing Mr.. Saw
age as genius of the type OF Thoreau.
A portion of the collection of paintings
was last year exhibited at the Iowa
state fair and attracted wide attention.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
Iowa A State Of New Farmers.

| smallest of the whole -40,-is revered
by the Iowans as King Midas OF Tie
cornfeld. He has shown them how to
(, grow ten bushels more per acre, by
using better quality of seed.
A Rich Prosperous State.
First in corn, first in farm machin'
cry, and first in the number of her
banks! That is Iowa. There are a
few of her villages that have no banks,
but they are conscious of their dis
grace. They feel naked and ashamed.
| In all, there are as many banks as
post Offices, very nearly; and they are
crammed with enough wealth to build
three Panama canals.
The pride of Iowa is Des Moines,
city of farm-bred people. 1t is so
young that some of its old men re-
member when wolf-hunting was good
where its one sky-scraper stands to-
day. 1t has no history or no souve-
Mrs. A little while ago a lot of in
dustrious people came here poor, and
now they are prosperous and still
busy,-that is the story of Des Moines
in a sentence.
In the main hall of the five domed
capitol at Des MONIES is a life. sized
painting of a priarie,wagon, hauled by
oxen. In such a rude conveyance as
this most of the early settlers rolled
into Iowa, at a gait of two miles an
hour. But there are no prairie wag-
ons now, nor oxen. Ten thousand
miles of railway crisscross the state,
and make more profit in three months
than all the railways of ancient India
made last year.
Instead of being taX-ridden serfs,
these Iowans pay the total self-govern-
ing cost of their commonwealth by
handing over the price of the sum
mers hay. Instead of being the prey
of money-lenders, they have made
Des Moines the Hartford of the West,
in which forty-two insurance compa-
MES carry risk of half billion. And
so, in each one of Its details tn,
story of these corn kings" is stagger-
ing to a mere city-dweller, especially
to any one who has cold storage ideas
about farmers.
Big men. too, as well as big corn. are
grown in Iowa. Here is a sample
group-half educators and half states
men: John B. Grinnell Henry Smith
Williams, Albert Shaw Newell Dwight
Hills. Carl Snyder, Emerson Hough,
Hamlin Garland, Senators Allison and
Dolliver, Leslie NJ. Shaw, John A. Kas-
son, Horace Boies, Gov. Albert b..
Cummins and our official farmer
James Wilson.
And Iowa is an exceptional state.
A traveller hears the same story
from ox-cart to automobile.-in almost
every region of the prairie West. The
various states are only patches of one
vest grassy plain. where s.-.-..
painted harvester feet after fleet,
Like yachts. career through seas of
weaving wheat"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
PLEASING Band Concert.

The Iowa Brigade band Saturday
evening gave a most entertaining con-
cert. The program was played con
cert STYLE" with the pauses between
the numbers OF brief duration. rhe
clarionet solo by Will Beckman was
feature that received much applause.
The city entertained an immense
crowd during the evening. Hundreds
of people were at the carnival grounds
but the crowd at and about the park
seemed unusually large and the bust
ness OF the merchants was In excess
of what Il generally is during the pro
gress OF the concert.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16

Herbert n. Casson in American Re
view of Reviews: To see the new
farmer at his best, l went to Iowa. Nc
other state has invested so much mon
ey,-S60, 000, 000,--in labor-saying ma
chinery; so that it may fairly claim
to be the zenith of the farming world
Here are 10000 women and 300.
900 men who have made farming a
profession. They are producing wealth
at the rate of s500,000,000 a year,
nearly 81 900 apiece. How? BY throw
ing the burden of drudgery upon ma
lchines.
Iowa is not so old; she will be sixty
two this year. She is not so large; lit
tie England is larger. Yet, with her
hog-money she could pay the salaries
of all the monarchs of Europe, and
with one years corn crop she could
buy out the Harvester trust, or build
three New York subways.
When the Indians sold Iowa to
Uncle Sam they got about eight cents
an acre. To give the price exactly, to
a cent, it was s2,s77,574.s7. When
this money was paid there were states
men who protested that IL was too
much. Yet this amount was less than
one.quarter of the value of the eggs
in last years nests. Every three
months the Iowa hen pays for Iowa.
Through the courtesy OF Mr.. Har-
Ian, of the Des Moines Historical So
ciety / obtained the addresses of nine
old settlers, who went into Iowa with
ox-carts, before 1850, and who are still
living, i found that every one of them
had remained on the land and was
prosperous. The poorest owned $1,000
and the richest $4,000, and their aver
age wealth was $4,000.
found one young county, born
since the civil war, in which 5000
farmers now own property worth $751;
100000. They have $4,000 horses, H.
900 sheep. 10000 cattle, and 10000
hogs. In the furnishing of the homes
in this county, so its auditor informs
me, more than $500 has been spent
on the one item of pianos.
A Farmers College.
In a small, out-of-the-way town
called Ames came upon a farmers
college, yertiable Harvard of the
SOIL Here, on thousand acres which
fed the wild deer and buffalo in the
days of Andrew Jackson, is college
that equals Princeton and Vassar COM
bined in the number of its pupils. Its
farm-machinery building is the largest
of its kind and it is a curious fact
showing how new the new farmer is
that the professors in charge of the
department are Obliged to teach with
out a text book. ..
The Iowans pay 100000 year to
sustain this college. They pay 1t
-eheeEfully They pay it with a hHr-
rah. Why? Because 1t is the big
gest money-maker in the state. One
little professor. named Holden,-the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
THE CARNIVAL IS GONE.
Base Ball Association Profited by
the Week of Fun.

The Great Patterson Carniya. Com
pany, which showed in this city last
week under the auspices of the base
ball association, concluded their en-
gagement Saturday evening and the
last entertainment was the greatest
and the most successful of any day OF
the week. The afternoon of Saturday
was SO insufferably hot that few peo
pie went to the grounds and only a
few of the shows were opened, but
with early evening people began
focking to the Nbase ball park. The
crowd came early and stayed late.
Some of the entertainments were COM
PEELED to run much later than usual
on account of the lateness of the
crowds and the street cars were run
ming until almost dawn of Sunday
morning.
The Iowa Brigade Band played its
usual Saturday evening concert in the
park, but hurried the program and
went to the park, where they enliyened
things during a couple of hours. The
crowd was the biggest of the week
and about three thousand paid admis-
sions were recorded. The grounds at
times were densely packed and al
most all of the entertainments were
doing a capacity business.
The Patterson Company is the larg-
est and the best carnival that has ever
showed in Oskaloosa. The attractions
are greater in number and the diver
sions are more varied than in others
seen here. There is solid entertain
ment such as one expects of circus,
and then there is fun of lighter vein
from the merry-go-round to the novel
ty of ride about the grounds on the
back of an elephant. This latter was
a much patronized feature of the car
nival as was also the "steeple chase
or "merry-go-round," which was the
most elaborate thing of the kind ever
seen here.
Immediately following the closing
of the gates to the crowd the several
shows were pulled down within few
hours and were loaded and sent by
special train to Mason City, where
they will show this week. The wild
West entertainment did not accom-
pany the Pattersons from Oskaloosa.
This company is an independent at
traction, not owned by the carnival
people. The show has not been finan-
cially successful for some time past
and its management determined to try
it as an Independent show.
The base ball association, for whose
benefit the carnival was given, have
profit to the extent of about nine
hundred dollars by the entertainment
of the week. The net earning can
not be estimated now on account OF
the expenses yet to be met. i3.nt
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
HIT BY AUTOMOBILE.
Little Boy Dodees Engine and Runs
in Front Of Machine.


Robert Wilson, the ten-year-old son
OF Abner Wilson, a brick mason re-
siding at 700 Sixth avenue west, was
severely injured in an automobile ac-
eident near the Iowa Central stock
yards Friday evening. The boy lives
just two houses east OF the Iowa Cen
trial crossing. west of the stock yards,
and he had been rolling hoop along
the street in front of his home. A
switch engine was working in the
yards and he had been watching IL
while crossing the tracks. After
clearing the railroad tracks he had
his eyes intently fixed on his hoop
when he was hit by the automobile,
which was coming around the curve
from the southwest. The car was
driven by w. A. Mcneil, and Mrs.
Mcneil was occupying the other seat.
They were returning from Beacon
and had slowed up their machine while
crossing the viaduct over the Rock
Island tracks. The noise of the switch
engine had distracted the boys atten-
ton so mat ne could not near the
noise OF the auto horn as they came
around the corner at a moderate speed
and he ran directly into the machine.
He cannot remember just how he was
hit. but he fell into the middle OF the
street and escaped being run over by
the wheels.
Mr.. Mcneil stopped his automobile
instantly and picked up the unfortun-
ate lad. removed him to his home
nearby and then went for physician.
AS all TIE injuries sustained were In
ternal, Il was difficult to determine
the extent of the Damage done. He
complains OF pains in his heal and
shoulders and vomits frequently.
The accident was unavoidable on
the part OF the autoist and Mr.. Nc.
Nell has shown ever manner of kind
ness 20 the injured lad and his parents.
Both BE and Mrs. Mcneil have visited
the boy since the accident and render
ed assistance In Fastening the boy s
recovery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
BIG SUM IS ASKED
OF WESTERN UNION
STATE OF IOWA BRINGS ACTION
FOR ss9e,5oo.
FOR FAILURE TO PAY FEES
Attorney General Ryers Brings Suit
on Two Counts, Dating Back To
Time Company Entered
Iowa in 1886.

Des Moines, July 13.-The Western
Union Telegraph company of New
York was yesterday made the defend
ant in suit for SS9S,50O brought
against it by the state of Iowa for al
legged violation of the state laws in re-
gard to foreign corporations.
The petition, which was filed yes
terday afternoon by Attorney General
III. w. Byers and Assistant Attorney
General Cosson, consists of two counts.
The first for 100000 for fai'dre to
pay the customary fee on the capital
stock of the corporation and the sec
ond for $79S,500 represents the PEN
atty fixed by the law for each day the
company has been doing business il
the state in violation of the state law.
AS grounds for the first count OF
100000 the state alleges that the
Western Union Telegraph company is
Incorporated with n capital stock OF
$1OO. 100000. The company began to
do business in Iowa in September, 1886.
and did not at that time or any time
thereafter pretend to comply with the
state laws regarding the operation of
foreign corporations within the state,
is the allegation.
Failure to Pay Fees.
In the first place, the state claims,
the Western Union failed to pay to the
secretary of state the $25 fee for the
first $4,000 of the capital stock of the
corporation and the additional fee of
81 for every $1,000 of the authorized
capital stock in excess of $4,000.
For this alleged failure on the part
of the Western Union the state de-
mands 100000 which, it claims. rep
resents the filing fee of a 500, 000,O 900
corporation.
The $79S. 500 asked by the state in
the second count OF the petition repre-
sents the sum total OF the penalty pro
yided by law for the violation of the
foreign corporation law. which pro-
yides that every foreign corporation
shall file its articles OF Incorporation
with the secretary of state. accompan-
led with a copy of resolutions passed
by the board of directors of the cor
poration asking for a permit to do
business in the state. The failure to
make this filing makes the corpora
tion liable to fine OF 500 for each
day it does business in the state.
500 For Each Day.
The Western Union began the oper-
alton of its wires in Iowa in Septem-
Der, 1856, and up to date has operated
. 1855 days. The penalty of S1UO a
day for each OF these 1885 days makes
the total due the state S79S, 500.
The state in its petition declares
that il served notice upon the state
manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, L. w. Ainsworth, Of
Des Moines. that the filing fee had new
er been paid and the company had
been operating since 1886 without any
authority or permit. and demanding
payment. But, it is claimed by the
state. the telegraph company has
made no move to settle, and has even
refused to comply with the demand.
The million dollar suit against the
company was then instituted by the
state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

IA Notice Is hereby given to all
persons interested, that on the goth
day OF June A. D., 1908, the un-
dersigned WAS appointed by the Dis
trict Court of Mahaska County, Iowa.
administrator of the estate of Harry
II. Mickey, deceased, late OF said Ma
haska County, Iowa. All persons in
debted to said estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned, and those
having claims against the same will
present them legally authenticated
to said court for allowance.
Dated this 29th day of June 1908.
John ID. Mckay, Administrator.
Jews l. e. Corlett, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
Poor Train Service.

Harvey News: The Fourth was a
quiet day in Harvey. the most of our
citizens having gone to Knoxville to
celebrate. Not. however on account
OF the attractions there. but simply on
account OF the train service. Bussey
and Oskaloosa each had better attrac-
lions. but the train service was lack
ing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
BURNED AT CARNIVAL.
Boy Got Too Close To a Gasoline
Burner.

A lad about fifteen years OF age.
whose name could not be learned. was
severely burned at the Carnival Satur-
day night while standing near one OF
the gasoline torches on a refreshment
stand The boy was leaning against
the stand when his clothes became ig-
nited. The blaze was put out before
It had much OF a start The lad was
severely burned on the legs and medi-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
Eraternal Day.

The fraternal societies of this city
have received invitations from Ottum.
wa to participate in 'Fraternal Day
which will be observed September 3
in that city. Leading lights from over
the country will be present and no
doubt Oskaloosa will be well repre-
scented.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
EXFCurOR,S NOTICE.

IL Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested, that on the 23rd
day of June, A. D., 1908, the un.
dersigned was appointed by the Dis
trict Court of Mahaska County, Iowa,
executors of the estate of Mrs. N O
McWilliams, deceased, late of said
MahaskR County, Iowa. AL, persons
indebted to said estate will make
payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the
same will present them legally au-
thenticated to said court for allow
ance.
Dated this 28th day of June, 1908.
w. II. Shaw, Executor.
l.. K. Corlett, Clerk. 49w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
ENDEAvoa SOCIETY.
officers Of Senior Organization Are
Elected For Half Year.

Elected For Hall year.
The semi-annual election OF officers
OF the Senior Endeayor Society OF the
Christian church resulted as follows:
President--clyde Williams
Vice President-Mayo Colyille.
Secretary-Sara Grant.
Treasurer-Byron Barnhart.
Cor. Sec'y-Myrtle Blake
Chorister-verda Minkler.
Organist-Bernice Miller.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16

Visitors who come TO the city say
that Oskaloosa is the best known city
OF its size in the land.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16

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