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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09
Cant. Lemly L. Dead.

Washington, Sept. 6.-Capt Samuel
C. Lemly, formerly Judge advocate
general of the navy, who became
prominent in connection with the ia
nous Schley court of inquiry. died al
st. Elizabeth's hospital In this city.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09

The new potato ware house being
erected at Grundy Center is nearing
completion. The lower half OF the
building Is made of concrete and the
upper half of four thicknesses OF pa
PEI.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09
lowa,s Oldest settIsr Dies.

Des Moines. Ia, Sept. 6.-Mrs. Anna
Dickens. the first white settler in
Iowa, died at her home In North No
GreSor. Ia. at the age Of IS. ,.s
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09

FOR SALE have about 400 good
breeding ewes, l to 4 years old.
Parties wishing to buy, write me.
H. W. Pike, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
4d3-w1
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09

FOR SALE.-Bull pups, special bar
gain IL taken soon. Will Carney,
Phone TAT Green. WI
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
w. I. Beans, President.
w. H. Pike, Vice President.
r. X. Davis, Cashier. a.,
II.
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000
Paid In Full. 3

Directors: w. I. Beans, What
Cheer; Charley Victor. Lacey; w. II.
Springer, Eddyyille; Thos. J. Wilson.
Beacon; R. w. Moore, Cedar; w. C.
Reed, Oskaloosa; w. H. Pike, Rose
Hill; Paul Synhorst, Leighton; Geo.
s. Prime, Oskaloosa; r. X. Davis, Os.
kaloosa; M. s. Downey, Lacey.
City Business Solicited.
Complete set OF Safety Deposit
Boxes. The $50 stockholders are all
Mahaska County farmers.
Farmers: Make this your head
quarters while in the City. 16tf
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09
UNCLAIMED LET!ERS.
VIII Be Sent to Dead Letter ONCE "
Not Called Fer.

Following is list Of letters remain
Ing uncalled for in the postoffice at
Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the week ending
Sept. 4, 1909:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09


Gents List.
Braker, Joe Geiss, II.
Da RAFT, ]. w. Griffin, Pearl
Davis, j. E. CD Johnson, Isaac T.
Davis, Fred Jones, G. w.
Dunn, A. p. Pickerel, E. d.
Elfenbein, |. w. Phillips, Dick
Feinberg, Max Woods, Roy
Ladies' List.
Barnes, Mrs.B. Meeks, Edna
Franks, Mrs.B.F. Smith, Elsie
Knight, Luvey White, Mrs. Lou
May, Mrs. Elmore ..
Parties calling for letters from this
list will please call attention 10 ad
vertised list of this date. The above
letters will be held two weeks from
date and then sent to the dead letter
office.
Chas. ". Hoffman,. p. n.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09

FOR SALE OR RENT.-My residence
and one acre of good ground. All
kinds of fruit; never failing well OF
fine water. T. A. Greeve, 615 North
Seventh street. Phone $40. 5tf
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09
WANTS & FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-At great sacrifice, for
cash or on monthly payments, or
would trade for like value in Des
Moines, the corner lot at Twelfth
Ave. and South Market ST., will
double and triple in value in short
time, great opportunity, address $.
Eng'eman, East Des Moines, la.
3-d1-w1
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09
Believes Cook Found Pole.

Madison, Wis, Sept, 6.-Dr. George
c. Comstock, director of Washburp
university and professor of astronomy
in the University of Wisconsin, said
yesterday that he was inclined to be.
lieve the report that DR.. Cook dis
covered the north pole, but he desires
corroboratiye facts before he will be
convinced. He thinks it quite likely
that DR.. Cook succeeded and com.
mends him for the enterprise, endur.
ance and energy shown.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-09
VIII Visit Brussels.

Brussels, Sept. cit has been def
initely decided. according to the an.
nouncement here, that Dr. Frederick
A. Cook will deliver lecture at Brus.
sells September 20. Elaborate prepare.
tons will be made to greet the ex.
plorer. He will be received by Prince
Albert of Belgium and perhaps King
Leopold. Prof. Lecointe, director of
the Brussels observatory, continuing
his defense of DR.. Cook, insists that
the explorer cen easily prove his facts
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
FARMERS DENIED PLEA
FOR SMELTER CLOSURE
Advantage to Public Greater
Than Harm to individuals

HELENA, Mont. Jan. 25.-Judge
Hunt of the United States district court
handed down a decision in the so called
smoke case today in which he denies
the application OF farmers for the clos
ure of the Washoe smelter at Ana
conda. No damages are awarded to
the farmers whose property is alleged
10 have been damaged The court will
make further investigation as to the
alleged dissemination of arsenic, and
If conditions can be improved this Will
be ordered done by the company
In his decision Judge Hunt concluded
that the loss to the general community
would be much greater than that sus
tanned by individuals should the smelter
be closed.
The case has cost more than 5000
and is unique in court procedure be-
cause of the vast volume of testimony
taken. The transcript fills more than
$4,000 typewritten pages, about 1900,
600 words, as estimated by the stem
ographers. This is said TO hold the rec
ord of any case in the United States.
Hundreds Of exhibits OF many different
kinds were presented
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
INTERNATIONAL STRIFE is
FEARED BY MINERS
Wage Scale Of Anthracite Work.
ers Is Involved

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 25.-Interna-
tionaI strife, rather than wage con-
test, is feared by the convention Of the
united mine workers of America, in
session here. Only one wage scale of
large importance is to be negotiated
that of the miners of the three anthra-
cite districts in Pennsylvania. The
committee is considering making a
stand for the following:
Complete recognition of the united
mine workers of America by the ope-
no reduction OF wages; coal mined
shall be paid for by the ton of 1000
pounds; employees receiving less than
$3.50 a day to have 10 per cent ad-
vance. and employees receiving more
than 81 So but less than 81 a day, to
have per cent advance; contracts to
be made for one year.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
TRUSTEE OF ALASKA
EXPOSITION IN CITY
Charles Evans Here to Arrange
for Excursions

Charles Evans. president OF the In
ternational contract company of Sc
attle and trustee of the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition, is at the st. Francis
hotel for the purpose of arranging for
an excursion of prominent business and
professional men through Oregon and
California in the latter part of Feb
ruary.
we anticipate a large attendance of
California people at the exposition -
said Fowler, and California will be
one of the best advertised of all the
states participating in the 1909 fair.
Californias was the second of the state
buildings to be completed and will be
among the first to have it's exhibit in
stalled.
"On January 1 the construction Of
buildings and grounds was more than
80 per cent complete and the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition will be the
irst worlds fair to be complete on
the day the gates are opened. Every
building will be complete by May 1,
leaving 80 days in which to finish the
minor details of the exposition and
clear the grounds of debris of construc-
tion.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
BONE-THROWERS
LOSING THEIR JOBS
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES BE.
COMING CIVILIZED.
Witch Doctors and Offended"
Ancestors Giving Way to
Modern Methods.

The following letter was received by the
publisher of the "Naledi Ea Lesotho,n pa
per published in the Basuto language at
Mafeting, South Africa, and translated by
him and forwarded to the Chamberlain
Medicine Co., Des Moines, Iowa: "Since
subscribed to newspaper have found true
health. have forsaken bone-throwers be-
cause | am tired of them. When child is
sick they say it is bewitched and that its
ancestors have caused its illness because OF
some duty which its parents have failed to
do towards it, and they say you must slsugh-
ter sheep and anoint the child with its
bile. | do not believe this any more be-
cause have found medicine in the news
paper. can swear that in case of colds and
whooping cough, which does so much harm
to children, have never found Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy to fail. advise you
TO buy it now and you will never have occa-
sion to go to bone-throwers, who are bound
to say that the cause of this illness is witch
doctors or offended ancestors and you have
to slaughter sheep to cleanse the sick and
pay to have your house sick proof even be.
fore your child is cured"
lSigned) F. MoKHALL
-. Monastery, o. r. G.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
ATTORNEY ACKERMAN
HEEDS final CALL
Widely Known Lawyer Dies
After Illness of Several
Months
Had Long Record of Faithful
Service in Law Courts of
California

Charles L. Ackerman, one of the most
prominent attorneys on the Pacific
coast and member of the law firm of
Napthaly F'riedenrich & Ackerman,
died at his home, 2201 Van Ness avenue,
last night after an Illness lasting sew
eral months. He had been failing in
health for some time and last night
when the end was near. his relatives
We're called to his bedside.
Alderman was one of the most com
petent lawyers that practiced in san
Francisco. He was born in New Or
Francisco when a child. He graduated
from the Harvard law school and first
practieed with Governor CASTOR in
Boston, Mass.
When he returned to San Francisco
he entered the law office of Judge W. H.
Rhodes and remained there until the
formation of the firm of Napthaly
Friedenrich & Ackerman He was
the attorney for the Southern Pacific
company, Market Street railway, Sut-
ter Street railway Blythe estate and
for various city officials. While attor-
ney for the Southern Pacific he had the
record of never losing a case. He was
president of the Equitable gas com
pany, president of the Chutes and
Orpheum and vice president of the
Grand opera house and of the Tivoli
opera house company.
Aekerman took prominent part in
politics. although he never held Office
During the term of Governor Bartlett
he was judge advocate on his staff He
was past grand master Of Bay city
lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows and took an active interest in
many charitable institutions Acker-
man had not been actively engaged in
business during the last few years of
his life.
He leaves widow. Mrs. Carrie
Ackerman, son, Irving C. Alderman.
a sister, Mrs. S. Greenbaum and two
brothers, S. L. and II. l. Ackerman.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been completed
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
LID" ORGANIZATION
GIVES UP AFTER SIEGE
Thirteen Members of Pleasure
Club Surrender to Police

ST LOUIS. Jan. 25.-Thirteen mem
bers of the Belmont pleasure club, an
alleged aid" organization, surrendered
today after defying the police for 16
hours. The officers had gone TO the
place yesterday to raid it for violating
the Sunday closing law, but found the
doors and windows barred, and as the
men inside had been charged only with
misdemeanors the police were not au-
thorized to break down the barriers.
There was nothing to prevent them
establishing a siege, however, and this
was done. In an effort to drive the
men out the police blew cayenne pep
per through the keyhole and stopped
up the chimney. This failed and only
the desire for breakfast caused the be-
sieged to surrender.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
celery and various other vegetables a
we'll as hay were saved.
Knights Landing Flooded,

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 25.-knights
Landing, 40 miles north. and reclama
ton district No. 73o south and west of
the city, are under water, despite the
desperate fight which has been made
for several days to save the town and
this vast section of valuable farm land.
Water from the Fair ranch, which has
been under water for several days, be-
gan pouring over the temporary levee
along the ridge north of town late last
night, and by morning the town was
practically all under water
When the water began rising on the
Fair ranch few days ago it was feared
the town would be flooded, and tenn
porary leVee was thrown UP along the
from the tule lands farther north kept
pouring into the Fair ranch district, and
despite the fact that the river has been
falling the water inside the leveeS has
been rising. As last resort people
here decided to dynamite the levees to
let the water into the Yolo basin and
after dynamite Sunday, but before the
dynamite came the water went over the
temporary levee
The water piled UP against the rail-
road grade in town and took out zoo
feet OF It, This embankment also formed
a portion of the levee system of recla-
nation district No. 7S0. in which are
the Hinckley and Feck tracts and these
were flooded by the water that is going
in through the gap in the railroad en-
bankment.
A house and barn were destroyed at
the Darby camp, which is the highest
place on the Fair ranch, yesterday dur
ing the heavy windstorm. A number of
head of stock, unable to swim to safety
because of being famished, were lost IN
the flood.
The damage to knights Landing,
while 1t will be great, will be nothing
like that done in the reclamation dis
frf.- he. rf of q
ing land will be covered with water and
the crops ruined.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
Tanker and Steamer Collide

The oil schooner Monterey had an
experience on the bar yesterday SINH
lar TO that of the Roderick Dhu Satur-
day afternoon. The Monterey left here
in tow of the steamer Rosecrans. Both
vessels were loaded with oil and were
bound north. the Rosecrans, in COM
mand of Captain Holmes, for Tacoma.
and the Monterey, Captain Kelly for
Portland. The bar was breaking, but
not very heavily, and as extra precau-
tions had been taken to avoid a repe-
tition of the Roderick Dhu experience
no trouble was anticipated.
When we'll out on the bar, however.
the towline parted and away went the
Monterey with the Rosecrans in chase
The Rosecrans, which was formerly an
army transport, is all right as a tow
boat but is not the handiest form of
marine architecture for fancy steam
boating on a breaking bar. The line
was recovered once. but parted again.
and in trying TO take another line the
vessels collided and the Monterey lost
its boWsprit in the encounter
Then the Rosecrans quit trying and
set signals for assistance. The tugs
Sea Rover and Hercules were sent out.
and once they got a grip on the Mon
terey there was no more liberty for the
rollieking tanker The Rosecrans pro-
ceeded on its way alone, and the tugs
brought the Monterey into port. as a
survey of the damage sustained infhe
collision Will be necessary before the
tanker resumes its voyage.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
COUGHING BURST
BLOOD VESSEL
Says Danger Avoided and Cures
Coughs In Five Hours

writer for the medical press states
that coughing is responsible for the
bursting of blood vessels quite fire.
quently- A cough or cold means in
hammation dever) and congestion and
these In turn indicate that the body is
full of poisons and waste matter Sim
pie relief, as found in patent cough
medicines. and whiskey. often results in
more harm than good as they cause
more congestion. A tonic laxative
cough syrup will work marvels and
here follows a prescription which is
becoming famous for its prompt relief
and thorough cures. 1t rids the sys-
tenn of the cause. except it be consump-
tion. Don't wait for consumption to
grasp its victim, but begin this treat
ment, which cures some in five hours.
Mix in bottle, one-half ounce fluid
wild cherry bark, one ounce compound
essence cardiol and three ounces syrup
white pine compound. Take twenty
drops every half hour for four hours.
Then ene-half to one teaspoonfuI three
or four times a day. Give children less
according to age.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
SURVIVORS SAFELY
LANDED IN NEW YORK

One thousand six hundred and
fifty passengers from the ocean
liners Republic and Florida. which
coIIided nj sea, arrived In New
York safely less than q hours
after the wreck.
Three bodies were taken from
the tangled bow of the rar1ming
steamer Florida
Placing of responsibility for the
most remarkable accident. in the
history of navigation may require
finding of marine court.
All survivors unite in praising
conduct of crews except when a
panic was started ON the Florida.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26

v
But there is deeper error than
this in the learned chief justices
letter, and in the courts opinion.
The letter says. '1f by means of
these allegations or otherwise it
defendants had caused the appli-
caf1ts to believe that they could
and would influence the police COM
missioners to reject their applica-
ton, regardless of it's merits. 1
have never doubted that the in
dictment would have been suff1-
cient." He stakes his decision on
this point. The point is that. in
determining the fear caused by the
threat, which constituted extor-
tion, the belief of the restaurant
keeper as to Schmitz,s and Ruefs
power, and not their actual power,
SO, then of what consequence was
1T whether one or the other was
mayor or boss? And of what con-
sequence was it whether those
facts We're averred or judieially
noticed? None at all. The indict-
ment alleged that the threats were
made to use influence or power
over the commissioners, and that
their purpose was to obtain money
by means of Q. e., through fear of
such threats. Obviously, then, the
material; and the belief of the
restaurant keeper, the only mate
rial fact, was a question of the
evidence on the trial, and not of
the legal sufficiency of the indict-
ment. All the lucubrations about
judicial notice were therefore be-
side the point.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26

post until the crash came. The purser
likewise denied that the wheel had
been thrown the wrong way as the
vessels were approaching each other
and that the commander had struck
down the wheelman.
HAD HEARD THE WHISTLE
Captain Rospini said that he pre-
ferred TO await a statement by the Re-
public's commander before making his.
He said, however, that he had heard
the Republic whistle at intervals for
some time on the morning OF the dis
aster, but the sounds had seemed quite
far away
Suddenly the big liner loomed up in
the fog and the vessels came together
with "A crash The Florida veered off
and the Republic was swallowed UP
again in the mists A cautious search
for her was then began. and it was two
hours, the captain said. before the
Florida again located the Republic and
began the work OF rescue.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
Flood Is Slowly Receding

STOCKTON. Jan 25-The sea of water
west.of Stockton is slowly receding with
the exception of during high tide, when
the water reaches a high point, but all
of the islands in San Joaquin county are
still safe, and it is believed that all dan
ger is over for some days. The water in
not been sufficient up to tonight TO
cause much anxiety No further trou-
BILE is anticipated unless there should
be continuous heavy rains for several
days. The water has left Stockton high
and dry and business was again normal
today
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
Ferry Boats Toss on the Bay

Crossing the bay yesterday was either
good fun or a perilous and distressing
experience, according to the point OF
view and stability of the stomach. Even
the big Southern Pacific ferry steamers
rolled and pitched with drunken aban-
don, and the little yellow steamers of
the Key route fairly danced up hill and
down dale on their way from one shore
to the other There were strong men
who stayed on this side of the bay all
night rather than risk their lives again
on the angry waters, and there We're
girls who had commutation tickets on
the Southern Pacific who paid fare on
the Key route for the sheer JOY OF the
extra pitching and tossing that a voy-
age on one of the smaller boats insured
A heavy ground swell has been run
ming in the harbor for a week, and yes
terdays southeaster churned the heav-
ing waters into a sea such as seldom
runs inside the heads. Several of the
ferry boats shipped considerable water
and In several cases windows on the
lower deck were broken. Seasickness
was a popular complaint during the
forenoon. when the boats did the most
rolling, but those who enjoyed the
rough sea and those who didn't were
frankly scared. but on the other hand.
many of the sufferers from NAL de mer
took comfort in the popular supposition
that seasickness was good for the liver.
None of the latter. however. made a
return trip right away in search of
more topsy turvey treatment.
Along the water front the south
easter was responsible for some dam
age. A pile driver belonging to the
Thompson bridge company lying at
Folsom street wharf, became water
logged during the night and about 9
o'clock turned turtle. 1t will be raised
when the weather moderates.
Barge No. of the Associated oil
company's fleet broke adrift from an
anchorage off Black point during the
afternoon and went wallowing away
before the wind, in the direction of
Sausalito. The tug Restless gave chase,
captured the runaway and towed 1t to
the seawall, where it was made fast.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
Railroad Situation Improves

The following is a summary of the
railroad situation yesterday as stated
by the Southern Pacific:
The main line and all branches of
the coast division open and traffic moy-
ing at all points. All western division
lines restored except between Davis and
Sacramento, and if no further unfavor-
able conditions develop this line will
be ready for traffic about Saturday.
Sacramento division trains are moving
regularly between Sacramento and
Sparks. The Roseville- Red Bluff line
partly restored and local train service
resumed. 1t is hoped to have the line
ready for all traffic by Tuesday night.
Trains are moving regularly between
Davis and Tehama, Marysville-O Oroville
line is all right. The knights Landing
branch will be out of commission for a
week or more. Another washout was
reported just west of knights Landing
depot. 200 feet long. The line is open
on the Shasta division. The delayed
loads practically all moved west of
Sparks and east around business moved
as quickly as offered. The wire situa-
tion in general is somewhat improved
and we are taking care of all business
offered 1t is raining or showing today
quite generally throughout the state.
The following is the snowfall in the
Sierra Nevadas:
Summit--165 inches.
Blue Canyon-33 inches
Gold Run-13 inches.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
PROPOSALS

OFFICE Purchasing COmmissary. T.. S. Army
1905 North Point ST.. San Francisco. Cal. Janu-
ary IS, 19o9--Sealed proposals, in duplicate for
furnishing and delivering. on OF about February
90 1909. subsistence stores IN accordance with
specifications and conditions set forth In Crcular
No. 4, War Department, Office COmmissary Cen
eral. Washington, d. c., March 81 1908. viii be
received at this Office until IL o'clock a. M
January IS. 1909. and then opened Information
furnished on application. CECIL STEWART
Capt. ComSy.