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The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14
President Charles w. Eliot of Har-

President Charles w. Eliot of Har-
ward University has made no explana-
tion of his resignation, but it is under
stood that having served forty years
and arrived at the age of seventy-siz.
he feels that he is entitled to rest.
1t is rumored at Pittsburg that out
side concerns have agreed with the
United States steel corporation to re-
duce the standard price of steel rails
neutrality-suspicious. from s2s to $24
ton-and that railroads have agreed
to place heavy orders.
Since election, reports come of fac
tories reopened and increased forces
set at work at Palmer Falls, N. Y, Or
ono, Me-, New Hartford, Conn, Fall
ark, N. j.. Toledo, o., Taunton and
Ware, Mass, and other cities.
1t has been said that, following the
successful maneuvers of the American
navy, the British government is plan
ming to send fleet of warships around
the world. Officials of the admiralty,
when questioned, declined to give any
iiiioi halioH III ieSdru W tle report
A long list of the Kings birthday
honors was issued Sunday. These are
mainly as rewards for political and
public service at home and in the col
onies. Sir Edward Clarke, the former
solicitor general, is made privy coun-
cillor. Alfred Russell Wallace is given
the order of merit, while George j.
Frampton, the sculptor, is knighted.
AT Nashville, Tenn. on the 9th inst.
former United States Senator Edward
Ward Carmack was shot and killed in
street duel with Robin Cooper, son
of Col. Duncan B. Cooper. Carmack
had since he became editor of the
Tennesseean, been quite caustic in
criticising what he called the Demo
cratic machine and had printed sew
eral editorials about Colonel Cooper.
AS a result of feudal war at Cam
pom Junction about 20 miles west of
Jackson, Ky, lslow Allen, aged 20
years, was shot and killed Monday
night; Alvin Graver, aged %, was
badly injured and Clarence Sherman,
who did the shooting. was shot in the
nead, Dut managed 10 escape 10 lne
mountains. Eight barrels of whisky
shipped into town for the election
brought on the trouble.
American Rhodes scholars got two
firsts and two seconds in the varsity
freshmen sports at oxford November
9th. r. E. Blake of Tennessee won
the long jump with 10 feet inches,
and c. S. SpaulGing of Arizona was
second with is feet S12 inches. G..
E. Putnam of Kansas won the ham
mer throw with 143 feet 3 inches,
breaking all freshmen records. r. E.
Blake was second in this event.
Manila is reported by the health au-
thorities to be practically free of chol-
era. Since November LIST in popua-
ton of nearly one-quarter of million
one case daily has occurred These
cases were found in outlying districts
unusually visited by whites. The late
visitation proved to be of light char
acter since its beginning, and in the
month of July only twenty-five cases
appeared among the white population.
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14
HURLS STICKS
OF DYNAMITE
ATTEMPT TO ExTORT MONEY
FROM MRS. PHlPPS CAUSES
SENSATION IN DENVER.
IT FAILED TO EXPLODE
DESPERATE WoMAN'S ACT MIGHT
HAVE CAUSED MANY
DEATHS.

Denver.-Only the failure of two
sticks of dynamite 10 explode when
hurled against the floor of an automo-
bile by a desperate woman eXtortion-
ist. saved Mrs. Genevieve Chandler
Phipps her nine-year-old daughter,
Helen, her maid and chauffeur from a
horrible death, and untold loss oil
pedestrians lives, countless damage
and general havoc in front of the In
ternational Trust Company in the
Equitable building shortly before
O'Clock Monday afternoon.
Under the threat of being blown to
atoms by an unknown woman OF mys-
terry who demanded 100000, Mrs.
Pnipps was forced to accompany the
woman to her bank, with her little
daughter as hostage. The woman, ap-
parently cultured. well educated and
possessed of refinement. halted Mrs.
Phipps' electric runabout in City park,
jumped in and then with threats com
PEELED obedience. The child, maid,
chauffeur and a larger auto We're OBJ
tanned At the bank Mrs. Phipps
rushed frantically inside, and informed
Vice President Smith. Detective j. Il.
Mcdonald of the First National bank
was called. Taking in the situation at
glance. he notified police headQuar-
ters. The patrol wagon with Otticers
Mcdonald and Dorsey was rushed to
the bank They had been warned that
any suspicious movement would mean
death to the loaded car Leaving the
wagon. the policemen in plain clothes,
went toward the automobile.
The mysterious woman with
shrewdness born of desperation real
lied her position. Rising from her
seat she hurled both sticks of the dy-
Mantle against the car People
shrieked and Mrs. Phipps rushed to
her daughters aid The dynamite did
not explode. Instantly the woman was
seized and hurried away to Jail.
The woman refused to give any in
formation regarding herself, even as
serting that she did not know her
name. Her room was traced to the
American house. On sterling silver
tolset set were the initials f. c. X.
There was likewise secret tele-
graphic code. Nothing was found to
give any clue TO her identity.
Following an attempt Monday after
noon to extort 100000 from Mrs.
Genevieve Chandler Phipps under
threat of death by dynamite the dcs-
perate woman who played the game
tried to take her life next morning in
the city jail.
With pententary sentence staring
her in the face and with her hopes OF
sudden wealth crushed she picked up
bottle containing morphine and was
about to swallow it when an attache
knocked it out of her hands.
The would-be dynamiter and eXtor-
zionist was identified Tuesday as Mrs.
Allen F. Read, wife of retired and
wealthy Denver druggist. She was
permitted to go to the Shirley hotel,
but afterward taken back to the ma
irons quarters in the city jail An
examination into her mental condition
will be made
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14
GENERAL NEWS.

All grades of refined sugar were re-
duced 20 cents a hundred pounds in
New York November 9Th
New York City is now spending $685.
900 month or 100000 year for the
maintenance of its departmental au-
tomobiles
The British battleship Invincible, at
her full power trial on Saturday,
steamed twenty-eight knots an hour
over period of eight hours.
The United States Court in New
York has upheld the contention that
the American Tobacco Company is a
trust operating in restraint of trade.
The outlook confirms the published
report that President Roosevelt will
be associated with it's editorial staff
! after March 5th as special contribut-
ing editor.
y The ice automobiles which have
been taken by DR.. Jean Charcot on his
over Antarctic ice, were tried out
amid the snow and ice of the Alps.
'rbe Japanese steamer Taish Maru
was sunk during storm off Etoro
island and lis persons were drowned.
The vessel was crowded with fisher
men and passengers and of those
aboard only twenty-nine were saved
Colonel Goethals who is chairman
of the Isthmian Canal Commission de-
clared that the report of the discov-
cry of subterranean lake under the
site of the canal locks at Gatum is
absolute rot"
A Paris journal states that Wilbur
Wright has received a letter from EN-
peror William congratulating him on
his achievements and inviting him to
go to Germany and continue his ex-
periments there.
The American fleet has carried our
national games to China At Annoy an
eleven from the battleship Virginia de-
feated the Louisiana football team IL
to 0, and baseball nine from the Ken
tuckey defeated nine from the Louis
lana.
The railroads of the United States
have released orders for equipment
and supplies aggregating $24O,OOO, 900
since election. day. These orders are
Isaid to have beun placed prior to No
lvember 3rd. contingent on the out
come Of the campaign.
There have been several manifesto
tiqRf of rejoicing over the election to
he presidency Of the United States of
William H. Taft in the southern prov
pces Of Italy. particularly by Italians
no have been In America OF who
pva relativec there.
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14
War LEGACY Tax Valid.

st. Louis.-The United States Court
of Appeals of ST. Louis handed down
an opinion Saturday in the case of the
Union Trust Company VS.. Edmund B.
Allen, collector Of internal revenue. in
which Il is held that the five per cent.
Spanish or war tax on all legacies and
distributed shares Of estates. in excess
of $1,000, that come within the pro-
visions IT the act must be paid to the
government. All estates in the coun-
try where the testator died between
March 2. 1901, and April 2, 1902. are
affected BY the decision.
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14
Transportation.Power Project.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Canon City Saturday says: The dis
trict court room was packed in re-
sponse to call by the District Mer-
chants Association to hear A. B.
Hulit contractor and general man
ager of the Kansas Colorado Electric
Power & Transmission Company aud
other officers state in detail their plans
for the enterprise. Among other things
Mr. Hulit said:
THE enterprise in which our com
pany is engaged contemplates the
reclamation of 100000 acres of arid
land in Kansas and eastern Colorado,
an area larger than that embraced' in
all the irrigation enterprises in which
the United States government is now
engaged. The $4,000 acres of irrigated
land in the Arkansas valley is only
little more than onesiXteenth of what
our company proposes to redeem from
the desert. The Kansas Colorado COM
pany is the largest of its kind in North
America, contemplating the construc-
tion and operation of 307 miles of cleo
trio road under one management, be-
tween Canon City and Scott City.
Kan. Every mile of this distance has
been contracted for and will be built
as rapidly as men and money can do
it. The contracts for construction and
equipment recently let aggregate more
than $14,O00,O00. The completed prop
osition means three plants for the gem
GRAFTON of electrical energy. costing
sSO0,000 each. the installation of 75,-
900 electric pumps costing $500 eacn
and $4,000 telegraph poles for over
head construction. We will extend
our line to the top of the Royal Gorge"
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14
THE CONCRESSMEN-EL

Perhaps the greatest surprise the
election produced in Colorado was the
defeat of three Republican candidates
for Congress and the success of their
Democratic opponents. For the first
time since the days of Pence and
Bell, the Republican party has no rep
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14

Mrs. Frank Nesbit, wife of prom
inent and wealthy ranchman living in
Grand valley. about nine miles from
Rocky Ford. was killed on the 4th inst.
by being thrown from buggy. her
neck being broken by the fall. She
was forty-five years old and leaves two
children.
]. w. Harsh. two miles northeast of
Greeley, claims to have raised the
biggest. beet ever grown in the vicin-
it!. 1t weighs eighteen pounds. The
second largest was grpxp h,r-R =
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14

more than 1900 plurality, every
county in his district is considered
safely Republican, and the task of d
Democrat trying to break into Con
gress semed an insurmountable one,
especially as against Bonynse, the
trained congressman with a good rec
ord.
In the second congressional district
John A. Martin is elected to succeed
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14
FROM COLORADO

Warren A. Haggott. There is sus.
picion that Congressman Haggott was
asleep at the switch in this campaign.
Not much was heard of him and 1t is
said he relied a little too much on the
enormous Republican majorities that
have been rolled up in the second for
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14

resentative in the lower house of con
gress.
Some of Judge Atterson w. Ruck-
er's best friends advised him not to
make the run against Bonynge with
any idea of being elected. Two years
ago Bonynge had been returned by
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14

the honor, it was not until the hour
struck and opportunity was knocking
at the door that Ed Taylor accepted
the nomination for Congress. He has
figured largely in state politics. has
been an ornament to the Senate, and
in the higher walk of Congressmanat-
large, to which he has been called, or
rather elected, he will do credit TO The
state
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-14

some years, and that he underest
mated the strength of his opponent.
For Congress man -atlarse the sue
cessful candidate is Ed T. Taylor of
Glenwood Springs. He is well known
all over Colorado. but somehow OF 9th
er, though he has often been rendered
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28
DURFEE BUYS STORE
Becomes Sole Owner Of The Msr-
chantile House.

Bussey Press: When W. A. Durfee
closed his active relations with Rex
Fuel Company as its superintendent a
few weeks ago we told him he would
not be out of business a month. We
knew he was so years old and tried to
see how he would appear doing moth
ing, but the picture was not natural,
the thing didn't fit, and we knew he
would be in the middle of the stream
and holding back some tide or pushing
some useful craft to shore.
He did not loaf day. He kept on
with the coal company work till one
day last week he bought the, Durfee
company store and is now sole owner
and will give personal attention to the
thereof. One who knows
him well said the other day: IF Dur
fee sees anything out of order he does
not spend day hunting some one to
fix it, he fixes 1t himself. He is never
idle. He never finds a job he will not
tackle and he always does what he
attempts"
We wish him success in his new en-.
terprise and we know he will have it.
He proposes to wear the harness and
pull as long as he can see anyone else
doing it and like Samson he will pull
whether he can see or not. His ex.
ample of industry and courage is most
worthy of pattern.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28
ADAM

Mrs Ella Nash visited her daughter
Mrs. Scott Briney last week.
James Reynolds and wife visited re,
Gently at the Ella Nash home.
Elmer Cameron visited his sister
Mrs. Ernest Ruby, over Sunday.
Cecil Reynolds and wife spent Sun,
day at the Ralph Allgood home.
Ralph Allgood and wife spent sun,
day at the parental Allgood home.
Miss Faye Briney visited at the E
T. and C. E. Hanna homes last week,
Ernest Ruby and wife and Cecil
Reynold and wife were recent visitors
at the Walter Reynolds home.
c. Z. and II. F. Hanna delivered 54
head of hogs last week. e. T, Hanna
and w. II. Kirk delivered on Monday.
Jerry Ballinger returned Thursday
from Marshalltown where he had been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Harry La,
throp. 1rWp. ....' ,
Centenary Ladies' Aid Society will
hold Its annual meeting at Mrs. 1 hos.
McLandsborough's home on the first
Thursday in June. Visitors are al
ways welcome.
Monday the 18th the Middle Greek
base ball team took the Fairview team
down to defeat by the score of 10 to 5
at the Fairview grounds. Batteries,
Middle Creek, Willhoit and Cameron;
Fairview, McDonough and Andrews.
A small cyclone struck in this vicin,
ity Thursday morning at the Krizor
brothers farm, tearing down fences and
windmill and leveling trees as It
passed Joe Corns lost his windmill
in the same storm and at the Daugn-
erty farm trees were torn down. the
smoke house was blown over and the
roof of the dwelling damaged to some
extent.
PANSY
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28
RoaI Estate.
Loana, Absiraots
snd Insurance.
WILL PUBLISH NAMES
DEMOCRATS WHO VOTE IN RE.
PUBLICAN PRIMARIES TO BE
MADE KNOWN,

Des Moines, May 26.--Not only are
the Allison forces throughout the state
planning for clean primary with ev.
cry democrat who votes the republican
ticket to be reported and prosecuted,
but steps are being taken here to
nave printed in the daily papers a com
plete list OF the democratic meddlers
in the republican primary.
The discovery that all democrats
who signed the nomination papers of
democratic candidates in the primary
are estopped from voting the republi-
can primary ticket and subject TO the
penalty of a maximum sentence of two
years in jail has caused the Allison
forces to take hope that their unaided
effort for a clean primary viii be sue
cessfuL No assistance has been OFFER
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28
Obs. CLASS OF 1908
The Baccalaureate Sermon Ipaugu-
p rites Commencement.

The commencement program of the
Oskaloosa High school was inaugural,
ed Sunday evening with the Baccalau-
reate sermon delivered to the gradu
ating class by Rev. Ellison R. Purdy,
pastor of the Friends church of this
city, The program was given in the
Congregational church at eight O'Clock
Sunday evening and was made inter
esting with music by a good sized
choir made up largely of old gradu-
ates under the direction of Miss Sarah
Williams. Miss Mae Millar presided
as organist
Rev. Purdy spoke from the text,
Man shall not live by bread alone,
but from every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of God" The speak.
er held that there was more in life
than to work for the mere living from
day to day. There is work for all to
do and each should do the best posi-
BILE. Some are fitted for one work,
some for another, but all are called to
do the best in some certain direction.
The speaker believed in the sacred,
ness OF avocations, that is, he recog.
nized the element of Divine calling.
A person is called" to a certain line
of work.
The sermon was interesting and
one OF the best delivered to graduat-
ing class in years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28

ed by the Cummins forces despite their
declarations that they are for a pure
primary. The fact is that pure pri-
mary would work against their candi-
date and every effort which can be
exerted is being Used to get the demo
Gratis to not only violate the provisions
of the primary law, but to violate the
criminal code of the state as well.
The Allison forces here are now ar
ranging to get a list of all known dem
ocrats from the poll books and pub
fishing those who call for republican
primary tickets. The comparison with
the Cummins forces who are soliciting
democratic votes on the argument that
they have no chance to elect Porter
so they should vote for Cummins.
bodies no good for the Governors fu.
hlre.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28
IOWA MAN CHOSEN
METHODIST BISHOP
REV. W. S. LEWIS ELECTED ON
FIFTEENTH BALLOT.
DR., E. h. HUGHES ALSO ONE.
President Of Dupauw University Hon
ored by General Conference
Several Ballots Were TAX.
en>Without Result.

Baltimore, May 26.-Rev. w. S.
Lewis, of sioux City. Iowa, and DIR. K.
II. Hughes. President of Dupauw Uni
versity were elected bishops by ..e
general conference of the Methodist
church upon the fifteenth ballot taken
today. Lewis had 524 votes ana
Hughes 52I, the necessary vote being
514. Next to these came Mcintyre, OF
Los Angeles. Bristol and Stuntz.
On the 12tn ballot, as announced
last night, Rev. Charles w. Smith, OF
Pittsburg, was chosen. The 18th and
14th ballots were without result,
Other Proceedings In Conference.
New Episcopal residences are to be
established. IL the recommendation OF
the committee of Episcopacy is adopt
ed, in Pekin, China, Oklahoma Cl,y.
New Orleans, Omaha and Detroit ana
that in Minneapolis will be discontin-
ued. Two bishops will be assigned to
China and the next foreign bishop W -.
be placed in France. "
The committee on revision has de-
cided to recommend the elimination
from the baptismal service of the dec.
laration that all men are conceived and
born in sin. The same committee wal
report adversely to the memorial ask,
ing that the word catholic be omitted
from the apostles creed when used by
the Methodists. - .-
The Laymen's General Association
was formed today by the adoption
of constitution. lis purpose is to
unite the laymen's associations of the
different conferences and 1t is thought
that the control by laymen of the po-
sitions in conferences in which bust
ness experience and executive ability
are desirable, will be sought.
Anti-SaIoon League Indorsed.
The conference put itself on record
as indorsing unqualifedly the work OF
the anti.saloon league and favorlng
local option. Both of these positions
are new with the church, as up to
this time no special organization has
had the specific Endorsement of The
church, while it has stood for absolute
prohibition everywhere.
This result was attained only after
one of the stormiest meetings yet held.
1t was contended by the minority ad-
herents that 1t was wrong for the gen
eral conference to ,indorse any partic
ular organizations and also that 1t was
distinct violation of the standard OF
the church to come out in favor OF
local option.
The majority supporters maintained
that the anti-saloon league was worthy
of this recognition, declaring that 1t
is the organization that is doing the
work for temperance at the present
time, fusing, as it does, all other So
cieties and efforts into one.
They upheld local option on the
ground that IL was to be used toward
statewide prohibition. When the final
vote was taken but nineteen out OF
the entire body of upward of $50 dele
gates registered in favor of the minor
ity report.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28
PANSY.
TRIED TO KILL SELF.
Former Abba Man Takes Poison In
Des Molnes.

Abba, Ia. May 26.-John Drew,
who until recently lived in Abba, at
tempted suicide in Des Moines yester-
day by taking carbolic acid, following
domestic troubles. He will recover.
Drew's wife recently instituted divorce
proceedings and an order of court COM
PEELED the husband to pay $50 a month
alimony and enjoined him from mo-
Testing. He took the poison after an
attempt to see his wife was repulsed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28

morning, which was unanimously ac-
cepted.
Whereas, The women OF the W. F.
M. S. are IN convention assembled,
be II resolved:
l.. That we extend a vote of thanks
to the local auxiliaries for their ef-
forts to make our stay with them
pleasant. their hearty reception and
enjoyable entertainment.
2. That we appreciate the presence
of Miss Griffiths, Mrs. Dow and mrs.
Picherheau and the enthusiasm and
spiritual uplift they pring us.
3. That our thanks are due TO the
pastor of the local church, Rev, Allen,
to the Oskaloosa Standard Bearers and
Kings Heralds and Little Light Bear
ers for their interesting and instruct
i've program, and we are also grateful
for the special music that has been
provided
A. That we note with appreciation
the interest the press Of the city has
taken in our convention and the full
accounts they have given.
5. That looking to our loving
Father for guidance in the future, as
we have in the past we press toward
the mark for the prize of our high call
ing in Christ Jesus.
Mrs. Payne,
Miss Mabel Gibson,
Mrs. Lloyd Tenant.
Z Additional Delegates.
The following delegates we're pres.
ent at the convention in addition to
the previous list published: Mrs. Ida
Marshon, Newton; Mrs. Lloyd Zen
nant, Rose Hill; Mrs. F. W. Franm,
Pella; Mrs. ed Fox, Cedar; Mrs II. C..
Paine, Pella; Mrs. A. II. Sterrett, Grin
nell; Mrs. o. L. Mcbride, Cedar; Mrs
C, ]. Griffin, Montezuma; Mrs. VIM.
Bradley, .Montezuma; Mrs. Olin s. Ba
ker, Montezuma; Mrs. l., r. Durdock,
Thornburg; Mrs. H. ID. Wormhoudt,
Pella; and Mrs A. e. Hurt, Pella. The
Oskaloosa delegates were, Mrs. h. Il.
Smith, Mrs. Marian S. Cheney, Mrs.
Eleanor Kent, Mrs. Ann Pendray, Mrs
G. L. Robertson, Mrs. +. w. ElsN, Mrs.
F. J.. Page and Mrs. S.J. Finley.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28
KILLED BY TRAIN.
Wealthy Farmer Run Down On the
Milwaukee Tracks.

Marshalltown. Ia, May 26.-Aleck
Tow, aged sixty-eight, a wealthy Dun.
bar farmer. was instantly killed last
night by a Milwaukee train while walk.
ing from Pickering to Dunbar
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28

The big camp meeting of the Ma
tional Holiness Association will open
Thursday. Many visitors came yester-
day to be certain of obtaining accom-,
modations.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28

oskaloosa Sunday schools are indulg.
ing in a rivalry that is showing some
beneficial results.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28

It is something unusual IL it doesn't
rain every night. 1t has done so for
the past four nights.