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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
new Shoe STORE HERE
Will Be Opened In East Room Of
Evans Bpilding.

A new shoe store is to be opened
in Oskalosa the first of next month in
the Evans building at 206 First Ave.
east, now occupied by A. w. Ma
lone's art store and the Early Music
House. Mr.. Harry James Day, of Chi
cago, who has had experience in the
shoe business, both in Chicago and
Kansas City, will have charge of the
new house, which will be styled The
Gem Shoe Store. Roy and Ralph
Mcintyre, sons of ]. A. McIntire, of
401 Fifth Ave. east, will be associat.
ed with Mr.. Day in the clerking de
partment of the store and an expert
enced saleswoman will be employed
10 make specially of waiting on
ladies and children. Mr. Day was in
the city short time ago and is now
away purchasing a stock of goods.
He will return to Oskaloosa within
a couple of weeks and be prepared
to open his new store the latter
part of August, or the first of Sep.
TENDER. Mrs. Day is now in the city
stopping at the Mcintyre home, and
the family will locate here perma.
|nently.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
"NEEpLE IN A HAYsTAcK!"
The Old Proverb Has Been Success
fully Defeated.

"a baby's shoe somewhere between
F avenue and Clendenon Shoe Store, "
is about as definite a location as IA
needle in haystack," but a Herald
want ad was again successful in locat-
ing the missing property. Mrs.Frank
Hart was perplexed yesterday to learn
that the children in taking the shoe
to the repair shop had lost 1t on the
way and, after making vain search,
she decided to give it up as lost. As
"a last resort she thought of trying the
Herald want column and sent in a
little adj, to be published last night.
She had little hopes of ever hearing
from it again, but hardly had the pa
per gone off the press before someone
found the shoe and, seeing the adyer-
tisement in the Herald, returned 1t
to the owner. Mrs. Hart will know
where to go the next time she has a
want" she wishes made konwn. Let
a Herald want ad" do your work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
Hurt IN hay FIELD CHAIR OF EDUCATION
Prof. Walter s. King Comes To
Penn College.

Prof. Walter S. King has been en-
gagged at Penn College for the coming
year and will have the Chair of Edu-
cation. Prof. King is a graduate OF
Butler University. Ind. Later he
spent one year in the state Normal of
Indiana. studying in the line of Peda-
gogy. He is now just completing two
years residence study at the Univer.
sity of Chicago, where he has pur-
sued studies fitting him to take the
Chair of Education. He was given
the degree of Phi. M. at Chicago Uni.
versity this spring and has remained
at the institution for additional work
this summer. He has had nine years
of successful experience as superin
tendent of schools in Indiana and two
years as Supervising Principal in the
schools of indianapolis, Ind. From
all these fields where he has worked
come the most enthusiastic endorse
ments of his professional work and
personal popularity.
Penn Is to be congratulated upon
securing such an able man in this
new field, and those interested in pre-
pairing themselves for teaching viii
find improved opportunities at Penn
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
X. OF ?. GRAND LODGE.
0skaloosa Prepares To Entertain
The Pythian Order.

Arrangements were completed this
week by the local Pythian lodge in the
appointment of committees to have
charge of the Grand Lodge meeting
domain of Iowa, which opens In this
city Monday. August 3lst, for a
weeks session. The committees will
have charge of the several depart
ments of the work OF preparation
and the final arrangements will be
made as soon as possible Following
is list of the committees appointed
to date:
Executive Committee-H. e. Davis
chairman; C. e. Brooke, Sam Walton
A. E. Bass and 7. NJ. Shockley.
Entertainment Committee-R. ID
Walton, chairman; Art Oppenheimer
Fred P. Van Sickle, Leo Baldau. and
George C. True,
Hotels, Accommodations and Regis
tration--C. Winter, chairman; w. Il
Jones, r. H. Walton, Wilbur r. Bass
and B. ]. Snyder.
Decoration Committee-H. A. Snuff
fin, chairman; Fred Hirsch, Van Wit
tenmeyer, Sam Walton and G. Il
Brooke.
Badge and Opera House-P. P. Asher
chairman. Walter McQuiston and =
Winter .sr
Among tho arrangements thus fal
completed are those for the exempt
flying of the third degree work.
This will take place on the evening o.
Tuesday, September LIST, and will b'
done by the Des Moines lodge team
Announcement of arrangements
will be made from time to time al
the work is completed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.
Prohibitionist is in the City ane viii
Speak In Park This Evening.

Hon. Eugene w. Chain, prohibition
candidate for president of the United
States, arrived in the city this noon
on the Rock Island road to meet his
appointment for an address in the
public square this evening. He was
met at the train by committee of
about twenty-five prohibitionists and
was taken in cab to the Lacey hotel
where he met large number of his
partisan friends this afternoon He
will deliver his campaign talk, ex-
planning few phases of the prohibi.
ton platform in the park this even
ing.
Mr. Chain is about one of the bus
lest campaigners who ever worked for
the presidents office. He has a robust
constitution and is able to jump by
rail or auto from town to town, max
ing speech after speech, without show
ing any wear or tear. Il think | can
make as many speeches as Mr.. Bryan
without as much effort or exhaust.
ion," said Mr.. Chain. While recently
he was troubled with a slight throat
affection which impaired his speech
while at Marshalltown, he has now
fully recovered and says his vocal APP
paratus is in the best condition 1t has
ever been. Mr.. Chain is a distin-
gulshed orator and able and active
lawyer, practicing in Chicago. For
four years he was Grand Chief Tenn
plar of Wisconsin and held a similar
position in Illinois for one year. He
also served one term as National
Grand Councillor the second highest
Office in the organization In the United
States. Mr.. Chain was accompanied
TO this city by Mr.. ]. y. Hammond
of Des Moines, chairman of the state
prohibition committee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
MAHASkA TEACHERS.
Largest Number Since New Law Were
Examined Last Week.

One hundred and eight teachers took
the examinations for the uniform
county certificates under the supervis.
ion of County Superintendent Chas. III.
Young last week This Is the largest
number who ever took the examina,
tons since the passing of the new law
and one of the largest classes in the
history of the county. 1t was the last
regular examination before next Oc-
tober, and, from present indications,
it is unlikely that there will be any
special examinations either. The
number of teachers in the county now
supplied with first and second grade
certificates is much larger than ever
before, and Prot. Young states that
he believes there will be no deficien-
cy of teachers for the rural schools of
the county at the opening of the fall
term of school. For many years past
numerous schools throughout the ru-
raj districts have been unable to open
until late in the term, and some not
at all, because of the inability to Sc
cure teachers to take up the work.
IL the vacancies are all filled this
year by September first, it will be a
record which has not been equalled in
Mahaska county for good many
years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
CARE OF THE INJURED
County Makes Arrangement With
0skaloosa Hospital.

Definite arrangements have been
made between the Board of Superyis
ors and the board of management OF
the Oskaloosa Hospital for the care OF
emergency cases of sickness or of &C
cident, or where operation is neces
sary. The Hospital accepts cases des
ignated and the county bears the Y
penses at an agreed rate.
AT meeting of the Board of Super
visors held Friday afternoon George
Kalbach, Colonel Mcneil and II. II
Sheriff, representing the Hospital, met
with the members of the Board and
with DR.. W. S. WiDdle, and the pro
positions of the management and the
Board were considered. The outcome
of the meeting was as stated above
Doctor Windle is to be the Judge OF
the necessity or the degree oil emer
gency in the cases requiring attention
In case of serious accident or mis-hap
should the victim be without means
or a home, or a stranger in the coun
ty, the person will be taken to the
hospital at the expense of the county
without delay. These arrangements
provide for the entire county and al
of the towns therein.
In connection with the arrangements
made yesterday it is perhaps fitting tc
say that the county has hospital a
partments fitted out in complete man
ner at the county Jail. A separate
room, set aside for the purpose, Ii
perfectly equipped for hospital use
sickness, accident or operation. The
room was equipped under the direc
ton of DIR. Windle and is mode
in its way. Cases brought in by the
police, where arrest has been made
and where attention of physician is
necessary, will not be taken to the hos
pital at county expense as might bt
thought on account of the arrange
ments indicated above. The apart
ments at the Jail, in case of emergen
cy could. be made to Accommodate
several people.
The arrangements made with the
Hospital Board of Management are fol
stated period only and should they
be found unsatisfactory at the end Of
this time other arrangements salts
factory to both sides VIII be made.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
COAL TRADE REVIEW
CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS AS
POINTED OUT BY LEADING
TRADE JOURNAL.


Chicago, August 1.-The Black Dia-
mond to-day says; Developments OF
the last week in the coal trade
have not been such as to lusti-
fly rampant optimism, but every in
dication points to a lettering of con
ditions In the near future. Quite a
few additional operations are getting
out coal and many mines which have
been idle for the last few months.
will again go into operation on August
Sd. This is particularly true Of the
producing districts of Illinois, Iowa
and Indiana, where the demand for
coal has been of discouraging ma
ture for the last sixty days. The cry
of an impending car shortage has
gone out and some Kentucky and
Illinois operators claim that they are
to secure only fifty per cent of their
allotment. This is probably more
particularly true of operations along
the Illinois Central railroad as this
transporting company seems to have
fewer cars available fQr use than
some of the other lines. Box care es
lpecially are getting scarce in some
sections and Notwithstanding the re-
ports of hundreds of thousands of idle
cars supposed to be on the siding
lying idle it Is not only possible, but
probable that some of the western
roads will find it difficult to fill all
car requirements as soon as the
crops begin to move. ~
The first six months of the present
year have been the poorest the coal
Operators have had to contend with
for many years. The extent of this
slump in demand for coal is brought
forcibly to mind by a perusal of the
financial report covering the first six
months of 1908, which has just been
issued by the Pittsburgh Coal Com
pany. This is the largest corpora
ton in the United States engaged in
the coal mining business and its re-
port is fairly representative OF what
could be expected from nearly every
other important coal mining compa-
/ NY, were their reports given publicity.
The report shows that this company
produced 5,433,052 tons of coal for the
six months ending June 80, 1908, as
compared with $685., 236 tons for the
same period of the previous year. Last
year the net earnings for this com
pany for the first six months amount
ed to s1,12S,011, while this year the
report shows net loss of $685. "a
decrease in net earnings of 81, 521 SAL.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
EppYvlLlE.

Eddyville, Ia, August AFTER an
Illness OF over two weeks with typhoid
fever, James Z. Dunkle died at the
Dunkle, at 1t:20 last night. He was
the youngest son of the late Thomas
" Dunkle, and was born in Column
bia township, Wapello county. May
30, 1885. He moved with his mother
to Eddyville about ten or twelve
years ago. He graduated from the
Eddyville High school in 1902, and af-
forwards took a course in the bush
ness college at Ottumwa. After fill
ing various positions here he went
to Des Moines about three years ago
to enter the employ of the Register
and Leader. He has since been en-
ployed by that paper as solicitor. He
came home i'll on the 18th of July
and grew gradually worse until the
end came. He was % years,
months and days old. and leaves his
mother, one brother and three sisters
to mourn their loss. Funeral at the
residence Sunday Afternoon, and inter
ment by the side of the father In
Highland cemetery.
William McMains purchased $50
acre farm near Blakesburg Friday
from Kent Chisman. The consider
alton was sl1, 200, or $40 per acre.
The deal was made by Lee Warner.
and Mr.. McMains takes possession
March LIST, 1909.
The Eddyville Telephone Co. in
stalled a phone Friday in the Office
room occupied by John r. Sipes. city
editor of Eddyville Tribune, and cor
respondent of the Oskaloesa Herald.
Miss Irene Hiltabidel went to AL
bia Thursday night to visit over Sun
day with relatives and friends.
The residence of Mrs. Mary Fisher
on North First street, has been re-
painted.
Joe Stanley has been remodeling
his residence on his farm north of
town.
Rev. w. S. Moore, Rev. C. w. Hemp
stead. and Mrs. James Wylie were
among the number who attended the
Chautauqua in Ottumwa this week
j. E. McGlothlen cut his finger quite
badly Thursday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Miss Georgia Blackburn has return
ed from two-weeks' visit with her
sister in Des Moines.
h Jim Lloyd writes from saltwater,
Mimi, that he is enjoying his yaca-
ton immensely and expects to be
home today.
Mrs. Mollie Ringo returned Thurs
day from a two weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends in her old home at
Kirksyille, Mo.
Miss Luella Franklin has been quite
i'll at the home of her parents on
North Sixth street, threatened with
typhoid fever. She was reported much
better yesterday.
Tomorrow is quarterly meeting day
at the A. NJ L. church. This is the
last quarterly meeting before the an
nual conference. Rev. S. II. Zendt
of the Christian church, will preach
at 800 p. m.
Mrs. S. V. Holly, of Cedar Rapids
and Mrs. Clara Leber, of Chicago, sis
ter and nieceSof A. G. Clark, arrived
in the city tfi 5 morning Tor lev
days visit at the Clark home, III
Third avenue east.
The members and friends of Wesley
Chapel and the A. M. L. Sunday
schools united in union picnic al
Glenwood Park Friday. The weather
was almost perfect and everybody en-
joyed a delightful outing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
LEyEE ALONG RIVER
County Is Asked to Afford Protect
ion From Floods.

A special meeting of the Board OF
Supervisors was held in the court
house Friday afternoon to consider a
petition recently received relative to
the building of levees along the Des
Moines river southwest of the city
The petitioners are Hugh B. Nelson
Byers Henry, Leo DeLong, Norman
Patrick, C. H. Porter and w. A. Hoyt
all of whom own farms along the riv
er bottoms which are frequently
flooded by the river during high wat
er. They set out in their petition
that by draining portions of the land
and leveeing the river and tributary
creeks, practically changing the natur
al course of the stream for a short
distance, that. the land could be made
more productive and thereby greatly
benefit the community. They ask fol
an extensive levee to be built com
mencing at point ten rods east OF
where the highway strikes the north
as the old st. Joe Creek. Thence, ex
tending on the north side of the OLD
bed of st. Joe Creek, turning and
running north of the big fish pond
thence extending to the east line Of
that farm and a little southeast fol
200 yards to the bed of the old creek
and along it leading to the Des
Moines river. The height and thick
ness of the levee required, nor the
approximate length are not given In
the petition. They ask that an en-
gineer be employed to go over the
ground and inquire the cost of the pro
posed construction and report to the
board. The plans would undoubtedly
increase the value of the nearby
farms greatly but the construction
would be an extensive and expensive
engineering feat. The county auditor
has been instructed to issue notices
to the petitioners to appear before
the board some time in September
when their case will come on fol
hearing. a..
A resolution was passed by the
county supervisors giving the Home
Telephone Company right to con
struct and maintain conduits along
and under the alley between the court
house and Jail and back of the jai
building for the laying of the under
ground cables for the new system o.
telephone circuits which will be in
stalled with the erection of the new
telephone building. The telephone
company is to bear the expense o.
publication of the record of the reso
luton.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
THE HOSPITAL.
Fuller Explanation of Action of the
Board of Supervisors.

The statements in the Saturday
Herald concerning the action of the
county commissioners in connection
with the hospital were somewhat in
complete and misleading. DR.. Windle
therefore offers the following report
of the action:
The county commissioners have ar
ranged with the hospital board TO bear
certain expenses of the county poor
who shall be sent to the hospital on
account of accident. surgical opera
ton or sickness. The action also Gov
ers emergency cases where the pa
ticnts are without means of support
A standing committee was appointed
for considering all such cases and to
ascertain whether or not they are en-.
titled to aid from the county poor fund.
This committee is as follows, =,
John NJ. Price. resident commission
err: Robert Kent. care taker, of the
poor; and DR.. w. S. Windle, county
physician.
The sick room of the jail is large
cell that has been conveniently and
comfortably furnished for one patient
only at time and for the use of pris-
oners only.
In case OF. accident or illness among
the county poor, or strangers in our
county, you are requested to phone 20
any one or more of the committee:
John NJ. Price, No. 1913; Robert Kent.
No. Csc; DR.. w. S. Windle, No. ass.
Any member has authority to give in.
diyidual assistance in emergency
cases, as above described.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
Resolutions Of Necessity.

Be it resolved by the Board of Sup.
ervisors of Mahaska County, Iowa, at
their regular meeting held at the
Court House in the city of Oskaloosa,
Mahaska County, Iowa, on the DIST
day of July, 1908, that the Oskaloosa
Home Telephone Co.. corporation
organized and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the State Of Iowa,
are hereby given permission to lay
and maintain hereafter its conduits
for conveying wires in, under and
along the area way or alley between
the Mahaska County Court House
and jail, located on lots 2, 8, 4, IN blk.
10, and on such lots as are not now
occupied by the Jail building, but in
the event such part of lots is desired
for building purposes then in tnat
event said companies agree to remove
said conduits, wherever they may in
any manner interfere with the said
building or erection thereof, Oska-
loosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, and may
enter thereon for said purpose and
do any and all things necessary for
the accomplishment of the work here
in contemplated, and replace the brick
removed in as good condition as be-
fore removal.
The space occupied by the said com.
pany shall be kept in good repair at
the expense of said company.
Dated at Oskaloosa, Iowa, this 5Ist
day of July, 1908.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
AFFAIRS AT HOSPITAL 10 }! l'TI'lL
New Nurses Rooms And Provisions
For Charity Patients.

Two additional nurses rooms are
being fitted up in the third floor of the
new hospital. The development of the
institution has made this move imper-
alive. The new apartments will soon
be ready for the furnishings, and II
there are any friends of the institu-
ton who would like to furnish them,
the Board would be glad to know 1t.
A list of the necessary furniture may
be had from Mrs. +. ID. Reid, or any
member of the Furnishings Committee.
The new arrangement with the
Board of Supervisors for the care of
county patients at the hospital, 1t is
felt, will be happy solution of a per
picking problem. County patients are
to be admitted to the hospital, on the
written authority of either the Coun-
ty Physician, the Poor Commissioner,
or the resident Member of the Board
Eat this time John NJ. Price,, such
written authority to be presented to
the time of admission. In emergency
cases, or In cases where it is not prac.
teal to obtain the written authority
before the patient is admitted, either
of the three afiicers ABOVE named car
authorize such admission after the
patient has been admitted into the hos
pital 1t Is understood that hospital
Services to be paid for by the Board
of Supervisors does not include medi
cal attendance, or medical supplies
but is to cover the charges for attend
ance, board and room. This agree
ment runs until January 1, 1909, when
it will likely be renewed for one year