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The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
HURT IN THE MINES
Grant Dye and His Son Injured by
a Fall of Slate.

Grant Dye, a married man of forty
two years, and his son, Dee. Dye, aged
seventeen years, residing at SOP South
Eleventh street, were the victims of a
painful and serious accident at No. 4
mine of the Garfield Coal Co., four
miles west of Evans, about three-thirty
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. The &C.
cident was occasioned by a fall of
slate.
Mr.. Dye and his sons, Clyde, aged
10, and Dee, aged II, were working
in one room, Mr.. Dye and son Dee
were working together drilling, when,
with no warning, huge cake of slate
I fell from the room, striking the boys
head and crushing the father to the
floor Their cries brought fellow work.
men to the scene and it was with
great difficulty that three of the men
removed the huge cake of slate from
OF the bodies of the injured miners.
They were brought to the city on the
miners train. The Ramsay Coal Co,
Iproprietors Of the mine, had an am,
bulance to meet the train and they
were taken to the residence. DIR. Chill
dress was notified, met the train and
accompanied the two injured men to
the house, where they were given med.
ical attention.
1t was thought at first that Mr. Dye
was most seriously hurt, but upon ex-
animation it was found that the lad
had suffered the most injuries. He
was evidently struck by corner of
the cake of slate, as there was a big
cash on his forehead above his left
eye about four inches long and two
inches wide, and clear to the bone,
and bad cash in the back Of the head
about four inches. The father was
badly crushed about the hips, but up.
on examination it was found that no
bones were broken. How the men es-
capped with no broken bones is a mys.
terry to all.
The father and two sons were work.
ing in the same room, the eldest boy,
Clyde, digging coal in another corner
of the room when the accident occur.
red, and he escaped with no Injuries.
Mr.. Dye and his sons had only started
working at the mines few weeks
ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
THE BEACON CEMETERY.
Association Reorganized and Improve
ments Planned.

A company of citizens of Beacon
interested in the cemetery, lying 1
mile and half west of the town, met
Tuesday for the purpose of eleetine
officers of the association and TO con
slider plans for the Improvement of the
property. The officers chosen for the
Association to serve during the yea
are.
President, william H. Patton.
Secretary, G. A. c., Remington.
Treasurer, Tom Moorish.
Board of Trustees, w. H. Patton, A
c. Remington, C. w. Foster, A. c
Evans and o. II. PARCEL.
The action of the Association will
result in a great improvement of the
property. The place is to be re-plot
ted, new drives laid out and improved
in appearance, A sexton will be Sc
cured to care for the property during
the seasons when attention is need
ed. The price OF lots was advanced
from sixteen to twenty dollars each
The least portion that can be sold was
made one-fourth of a lot,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Salvation Army Band Remembers and
is Remembered.

The Salvation Army, as is its Gus.
tom. serenaded a number of friends
New Years eve. They left the hall
on Thursday evening at l1:15 o'clock
and returned Friday morning at 500
o'clock. The young people who took
part in the nights program said il
was one of the best nights of their
lives. The Army's friends greeted
the night callers in most excellent
manner and no doubt many of them
were very much surprised when the
singers broke out with their stirring
serenade program in the dead of the
night. " took them but a few min
utes in most cases to turn on the
lights, dress, and either jump out the
windows onto the porch or run down
stairs to wish the singers happy new
year. And when the adjutant greeted
them with the compliments of the
season and a good shake of the hand
he returned to his little company and
cheered them on. Donations of a
dollar or two were received at most
OF the homes. One kind lady handed
the adjutant check for $40 and when
the amount was announced to the Sal
walton Army members It called forth
an additional round of ''Amens and
God Bless Yous." The trip wound
up after collecting $3.50, which was
turned into the Army areasury.
Adj VIM. DeGaris and his helpers
extend their thanks to the kind peo-
pie who so generously greeted the
singers on New Years eve.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
The total number of licenses issued
during the past six years shows as

Total, 1858 in six years, or about
300 per year, approximately one IL
cense issued for every working day in
the year.
The decrease in the number of mar
riage licenses is accounted for in the
decrease in the population since the
removal of the mine workers from
the county, they having gone into 9th
Ell fields of work, to Buxton, Abba
Bolton, and into Jasper county min
ing fields. The mine workers took
many licenses, marriages being numer
Gus among hem. The colored miners
of Muchakinock were a continual
source of revenue to the clerks Office
The record for the year, not consider
ing the influence of the mining popu
lation has in reality shown an increase
and, with an equal showing in the flu,
ture, the number will soon be exceed
ing the records of previous years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
MARRIAGES In 1908
Leap Year Not as Throng as 9th
ers Nave Been.

Leap year ras passed and many OF
the fair sex have failed in grasping
the opportunities furnished thereby,
for the number of marriage licenses
issued by County Clerk Leroy E. Cor
lett during the year 1908 was the
smallest, with but one exception, for
six years or more. June. usually
known as the popular wedding month,
failed to bring the customary rush
and only % licenses were applied for
during its thirty days as compared
with the AZ sold during the CORES
ponding period of 1907. 1t is evident
from the record that the maids were
lacking either in courage or desire for
the total number of marriage licenses
sold during the leap year which has
just closed was only 293. February,
the shortest month in the year, came
within one Of holding the record tor
the most marriages and although il
had twenty-nine days this year, no
licenses were issued during the last
two days of the month. The largest
number of licenses were issued dur.
ing December.
The youngest couple granted a Ii
cense to wed during the year 1905
was Benjamin VIM, farmer resid
ing near Taintor, aged 10 years, and
Ada Blanch Farr, of Taintor, aged Ii
years. They were married by Justice
Bacon on February rs.
The Oldest couple granted license
during the year was Theodore F. Stat
err, a shoemaker of this city, aged Il
years, and Lorinda Letimore, of Ac
ron, Ohio, aged IS years, who were
married by Justice Bacon on March
20. ' b"
The number of licenses issued In
the several months of the years 1907
and 1908 becomes interesting in com
parison. as also does the record o.
the total number issued during the
past six years. The figures, taker
from the books in the Office of County
Clerk Corlett, are as follows:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
TEACHERS ELECT.
State Association Selects Officers For
Coming Year.

Des Moines, Jan. The State
Teachers association eected the fol,
lowing officers: - 'S+ ...
President-Superintendent E. J. H.
Beard, Newton. .H ~. Wv
First vice president = Superintend.
ent A. T. Hukill, West Waterloo.
Second vice president -Superintend.
ent Miss Jessie Field, Page county,
Third vice president-Prof. George
H. Belts. Cornell college. 10
Member executive committee-Prin-
cipal Seth Thomas, FIT, Dodge. .
Secretary--O. e. Smith, Indianola.
Treasurer-George w, Sampson, Ce.
dar Falls.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
WERE MARRIED HERE
An Elopement to OskaIoosa Has
Proven Disastrous.

Davis County Republican: Thurs
day and Friday dispositions were TAX
en- before Justice H. G. Day. to DC
used in the Corrick vs.. Durham case
to be, tried in Tama county in January.
Briefly the case is as follows: Fred
Corrick has been employed in Tama
county for the past five or six years
and for about three years was in the
employ of Jonas Durham. On De.
cember 2lst, 1907, Corrick eloped
with his employers daughter. Fiossle.
who is twenty-three years old and
was engaged in teaching school in
Tama county. They were married in
oskaloosa, returned to Tama county.
keeping secret for a month their mar.
riage, on discovery OF which, Corrlck
claims he was elected from the place
and every effort taken to prevent his
wife joining him. Corrick has brought
suit against his brides parents, Jonas
Durham and wife, to recover $4,000
damages for alternating his wife's al
fections. Attorney Van Law, Of Mar.
shalltown and Payne and Goodson
have charge of the case for the de.
PENDANTS and Taylor and Ramseyer.
Of this city, and c. f. Walters are di,
recting the plaintiffs cause. In the
dispositions taken here Van law and
Durham were in the city in the do
PENDANTS interests. Dispositions os
twenty-three witnesses were taken.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
LADY DROPS DEAD.
Sudden Summons Comes to Mrs. Col
bert of What Cheer.

What Cheer Jan. AUST after
stepping into the residence of relatives
to spend New Years day with them,
Mrs, John Colbert of this city well
known young lady. dropped dead OF
heart failure. She had been in good
health up to the hour Of her untimely
end and had conyersed freely with rel
atives, she was a niece Of Mr., and
Mrs. Andrew kadel OF Oskaloosa, who
came 70 What Cheer this morning to
ATTEND the funeral.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
AT THE HOSPITAL.
The Boyer New Years Dinner is
Greatly Enjoyed.

The New Years dinner for all EN-.
ployed at the new hospital provided by
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ, Boyer, was hugely
enjoyed yesterday afternoon. Miss
Rosetta Minor, the superintendent. act
ed as hostess. and her happy family,
sixteen in all, did full Justice to the
great spread, The dinner was given
by Mr. and Mrs. Boyer In appreciation
of services rendered while their little
daughter Berenice was being cared for
lat the hospital.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
DECEMBER MARRIAGES
Thirty-six Couples Secure Licenses
During Month.

Il i
Saint Nick came to the rescue OF
Dan Cupid during the Christmastlde
and added materially to the total OF
1.-THE. number OF marriage licenses is
sued during the year 1908, which would
otherwise have fallen below any rec
lord for good many years. AS 1t Is,
December takes the prize of all the
months OF 1908 in the number of matri-
lmonial alliances, February having come
lin second with a record just two
smaller. County Clerk Leroy Corlett
land Deputy George Patterson issued
during the month which has Just
lclosed. 80 marriage licenses, the
greatest number having been issued
on the two days just preceding Christ
mas. Following is complete list Of
licenses issued during the month Of
December, 1908:
December Flames E. Hughes, Ed
Idyville, and Minnie Rhoads, Eddyville;
| w. e. Stringer, Garden City, Kansas,
land Rosa Rebecca Stringer, Rose Hill.
December 3--Harry C. Wright, Ce-
dar. and Anna Picken, Cedar
| December 9-John Mitrisin, Carbon
4 ado, and Eva Norris. Carbonate.
December 1O--Herman Slingbaum.
SCOTS Bluff, Nebraska, and Rebecca
Hoffmire, Lacey; Arthur W. Malone.
oskaloosa, and Ethel Coons, Oska
lloosa.
/ December 12-Bennett Joiner, New
ton, and Dora M. Augustine. Rose Hill.
] December 15--Claud Raymond Oar
land, Lacey, and Kathryn G. Davis,
Lacey.
/ December 16--Earl Terrence, Rose
hill, and Gertrude Yer Steeg, Oska-
loosa August r. Eckman, Oskaloosa.
land Rhoda A. Johnson, Oskaloosa
/ December 17-Frank Eugene Brown,
TUSCALOOSA, and Mary Emma Gable. Os
kaloosa.
/ December 10 Frederick Arthur
Hahn, Oskaloosa, and Leila Marie
Brock, Oskaloosa.
4 December 22-John Lowell Hull,
Taintor. and Glenna Amelia Moffitt,
New Sharon; Otto Hensyl. Richland
township, and Elsie S. Carter, Rich
land township; Alyery Il. Good, Lacey,
and Bessie !. Larkins, Union Mills:
Lewis Vernon Lee. Fremont, and
lBlanch White, Fremont.
December 23-Gustaye W. Rosen.
Ithal, Cedar, and Bernice OFT Brown,
Fremont; Ezekiah Baker, Oskaioosa,
land Bessie Elizabeth Corcoran, oska-
loosa; Frank Newport, Lacey, and
Lena May Mott, New Sharon: Ray
lmond f. Nichols, Spencerport, n. ".
land Sophia Strohmeier, Oskaloosa;
William Van Gorkom, Pella, and Eliz-
Iabeth Van Loon, Leighton Alfred
Leonard Wright, Evans, and Minnie
lBell Coleman, Evans.
i December 24-Wm. p. Bright. Free
lport, ILL.,, and Maggie NJ. Knadler, Mt
tCarrol, H.; Ollie H. Dillon, Valley
Junction, and Harriet Beal, Valley
Junction; James Stanley Wiley, st.
Paul, Mimi, and Laura Fisher, Abba;
Oscar McMains, Wright and Vernise
Moore, Wright; Eldon Randall Car
lrier, Oskaloosa, and jamie Matilda
Hall, Oskaloosa; Earl Runnels, Oska-
loosa. and Mary Elizabeth Hall, Oska-
lloosa.
December 25-Ray T. Dicks, Oska.
loosa, and Maggie Dougherty, Oska-
Iloosa.
4 December 2S-John A. Hoar oska-
loosa, and Nell Bennett, Oskaloosa.
/ December 29-Albert Christensen.
New Sharon, and Henrietta A. Jansen,
New Sharon.
December 30-Alonzo Briggs, Coal
Greek, aud Lima Head, Coal Greek;
Knud Knudson, Wright, and Isabelle
Knudson, New Sharon; John Myrten
Van Rossum, Lacey, and Jennie M
Hanna, Lacey.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
Whole beginning July 1906 1927

Stein property No. 702 South D street
damaged by fir". .,... &c.. ID. b, a.
December 29-street sprinkler at
work. Establishing new record for
Oskaloosa. Ira Van DaIen opens new
grocery store.
December 30-Annual banquet OF
Mahaska County Bar Association.
Ross Brown made chief clerk to Supt.
H. G. Kruse of the Iowa Central.
December 31--Various watch night
services. Member Assyrian Royalty
visits Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
EddyvilIe During 1908.
John Sipes Has Kept HERALD Readers Well Informed.

fourteen pages of seven columns each.
me Herald has published enough Ed
dyyille correspondence the past year
that, had it been published altogether
in the Weekly Herald. would have just
filled the two weekly Issues, one of
which consists Of six and the other of
eight pages.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07

Paul L. ArInbright, OF Columbus
Junction, Charles sessler. OF Wash
ington, Emil R, Jesse, OF Readlyn
Frank p Michigan. OF Kalona and
Fred Q. Wise. OF Atalissa, have beer
appointed railway mail clerks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07

Eddyyille, Jan, Thinning an ac-
Icount OF our work for the Herald
during the year 1908 might be of in.
terest to the readers of the paper, we
have prepared the following report, by
which it will be seen that we have
written over 100 columns twenty
inches in length, which equals over
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07

A movement has been started at
Cedar Rapids to have the 18th OF FeD-
rnary. Lineoln's birthday. made a
legal holiday IN Iowa. February IL.
1908. win be the i0otb anniversary OF
the birth Of the war president.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-20
DEATH OF AN OLD MAN.

Mr.. Thomas L. Walters died at his
home, Ohesterbrook, Va, last evening, at
the age of eighty.6ve. Until a few
months ago Mr.. Walters followed bis
occupation in Washington city, travel.
iug back and iorEard from his home aud
rising every morning at 4 O'Clock. Mr..
Walters built and superlntended the
work on the old Alexandris city reser
volr, and WAS we'll known here. His
mother was g Miss Simms whose father
before the war conducted the old tavern
which was situated on Fairfax street
near Queen. Mr.. Walters bad sPlen-
did memory and could recall and tell
many interesting stories Of people and OF
the city that happened many years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-20
ARRESTED on SUSPICION.

Chief Goods and Officer Beach JESTER
day afternoon arrested stranger, VINO
gave bis name IS Lewis Rabe, about 80
wears old, on suspicion Of stealing i've
handsome gold medals he had in bis
possession. Upon reaching The station
bouse Babe said be found the medals
IN lealhtr bag near the uoion psssen'
ger railway station Sunday afternoon.
He SAYS his home is 10 Erie, Pa, and
that he is a steel worker, His obj ct
10 stop ping off In this city, he said, was
to obtain employment. -Four OF the
medals we're awarded to Miss Abbie
Mcfarland for proficiency in various
branches during the years Of 1894 b 6,
and from the initial IN. B. S " and the
further inscriptions. rs anuloD, Va )"
on each 1t is supposed that Miss Nc
Farland was a student st the Msry
Baldwin Seminary in S.aunton during
those ytars. The other medal wss
awarded to Miss Mamie Mcfarland, and
the initials on it indicate that she was q
student at the Augusta Female Institute,
at S aunton
Rabe entered Saunders & Sons jewell
nv store yesterday afternoon and at
tempted to dispose of the medals, but
Mr.. Clyde Saunders, member OF the
firm, became suspicious and told the
stranger to return in about an hour,
Mr.. Saunders informed the police OF his
suspicious, and when RAbe returned
Chief Goods and Officer Beach took
him in custody. =.
Chief Goods has comm unicated with
the Staunton authorities regarding the
medals.
Chief Goods this morning received
d spatch from Chief of Police Trice, of
Charlottesville stating that he would ar
rive here this afternoon and conduct
Rsbe to that place. Itappsars that the
Mcfarland residence in Charlottesville
was robbed recently.
The five medals are said to be valued
81 about $50. Rsoe offered to sell them
60 Saunders & s jns for So.
The clothes worn by the prisoner bear
the name OF J. + Elliott
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-20
SUCCESSFUL EUOHRE.

The ladies' auxiliary to the Masonic
fair committee gave most successfu
euchre sud dance at McBurpey's Hall
last night. About 250 persons were
present and delightfully."- enjoyed the
game and dance which followed. The
chairman, Mrs. Jas. W. Bales, ably as
sisted by the others Of the committee,
saw to It that everyone present had
pleasant time. Thirteen games were
played, after which there Was distri'
button of prizes, numbering at least 70,
some of which we're handsome. The
first ladies' prizs was won by Mrs. Mar
tin P. Gieene, the second BY Mrs. Theo'
dore Ale. The first gentlemsn's prize
was won by Mr.. NJ. Jsffs, the second by
Mr.. Claude Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-20
II. d. @.

The annual meeting Of the Seven
teenth Virginia Regiment Chapter, U.
d. O, was held 10 Lee Camp Hsll, Sat-
urday afternoon at O'Clock, aud was
we'll attended Annnsl reports were
made, that OF the president being very
interesting, showing much work done
and great interest displayed by the mem
bers, an increasing membership and a
good financial condition.
Reports from the Emerald Tea COM
mittee we're presented, very nice sum
being realized for Confederate work, and
the hearty thanks Of the chapter were
offered to those who assisted aud by their
delightful music made the affair sue
cess.
Other business OF importance was
transacted aud the following we're elect
ed officers for the ensuing year; Presl-
dent, Mrs. w. A. SmOot; lst. vice presi'
dent, Miss Loula Snoot; 2nd vice presi-
dent, Mrs. j. W. Harris; recording Sec
rotary, Mrs. Walter w. McOaffrey;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Indiana
Heude son; treasurer, Mira. Ray Cleve-
land; registrar, Miss Mary a. Luut;
historian, Mrs. George Wsi6eld. The
committee having in charge the Official
badge for Home Coming Week an
nounced them ready for sale by all men,
bars. The chspter then adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-20
=47EX7NDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
PERSONAL.

Miss Rose MacD Jnsld last evening
chsrmiDgly entertained the card club OF
which she is a member and few other
guests ct her home on Cameron street.
The beautiful prizes we're awarded Ms.
Bstton, Of Boston, and MIS-. W. Albert
Smoot, il.
Mrs. Eliza Simpson, OF AleIandris,
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
lease Groves, is visiting her brother,
Mr. J. A. Humphries. = Lynchburg
News.
Rev. Fl. Schroeder will conduct ser
vices in Inmanuel Lutheran Church
At 1880 o'clock next Thursday night.
There will be no services on Sunday.
Mr.. Norvin Penn, Mr.. Ellsworth
Nightingale and Mr.. Harry Fogg,
of the Alexsudr Glass Works, are con-
sidered to be the best ounce bottle
blowers OF this city.
Mr. and Mrs. George l.. Suwmers, OF
Barnesvile, Ga, will spend Home coming
Week in Alexandria.
Mr.. Thomas Rallcnger is seriously Ill al MS
home on St Asaph st'eet~
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Smoot have returned
from visit to Atlantic City.
Mr.. FitZgerald Jones, one Of the teachers oil
Washington 'hool has rendered bis resigna:
ton TO take eff sct at the end Of the session and
will make his home in Arizona where he mss
been offered hattering position with law
firm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-20
ADJUSTMENTS.

As wa, anticipated J 'hnsoD, Odma1
and Jobosou. the character artists, ver-
.a,iIe comedians arc charming sonbretle,
kept the tremendous audience ct the
Oeers Honse 10 roar Of laughter during
their whole performance, while the
Metropolitan Stock Company in that
sIde.splittipg fsrce entitled "Mr and
Mrs. Blown aud Smiths Troubles"
were the iuest 10 vaudeville witnessed
here for a long tune. There is no deny
ing the fact, that this is great show
this week. Two complete shows tonight
for the price OF one admission. II you
want q h'arly laugh come out tonight.
TIE Surprise Theatre started this
week with excellent vaudeville, ! nclud-
iuz such stars IS Chas. and Jennie Sew
art, comedy sketch artistic; Fred Frey,
the new .zs-csl- mok9, and Grover NC
Williams, the singing and whislling I'M
personator. The large crowd In atten'
dance there fully appreciated the value
OF good talent by great applause oil every
act.
The Alexandra Amusement Oem-
pauy's pictures, as usual, were good
and highly appreciated as they are on
all occasions, having some OF the best
selections to be seen. Tonight there
will be a change at this house and they
will be Of a high order.
The Elite still holds the banner for
exhibiting the largest pictures shown In
this city and the proof that the people
enjoy them is that the hall Is crowded
each night. Extra large ones tonight.