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Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
WELLS.

Our readers will heaf with much re
gret Of the death on Thursday, Decem
Der 2nd, 1909. OF Joseph VanKirk Wells
He had been sick or some time and
suffered much, but bore pain and weak
ness patiently and was perfectly re-
signed to the will Of God. Mr.. Wells
was born January 23rd. 1885. in Charl-
ton, N. Y. With his family he moved
to Milford. Della ware, and purchased a
farm in Sussex County, on which he
resided until 1898, when he moved to
Amherst Macs. Subsequently he be
came a resident Of AuOurn, N. Y, and
about nine years ago returned to this
section and resided with his daughter,
Mrs. William J. Bennett, near Slaugh-
ter Beach. He was much esteem ed by
large circle OF friends and acquaint.
ances. A member OF the Presbyterian
Church of Milford, he was al active
and aggressive christian and an earnest
temperance worker The surviving
members Of his family are his widow,
Mrs NJ. Celia Wells, Mrs. Nathaniel
Prettymsn, Mrs William J. Bennett,
Rev. V X. Wells, Liverpool, N Y,
aud William II Wells OF Pennsy ylvania.
Funeral services will be held in the
Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon
at one O'Clock.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-09-23
worthy Of . plas. In History.

Ail 81. Petersburg. except the police
authorities. Is enjoying a good laugh.
The objects Of their mirth are the dar-
iBg thieves who added an unrehearscd
Item 70 the proceedings when the czar
ifaugurated the monument 10 Alexan.
tier III. Immediately after the cere-
inony. while over a thousand policr.
iaen we're keeping the streets clear. =
number Of workmen, With twenty
carts. came along and rolled ~ aud
t0ok away 1900 yards u carpet b..
lnging 10 the car. Later on. when
Inquiries were made. II turned out
TIM the workmen were bogus aud
'hal they had got clear away with
tbeIr booty. A magnificent coup 0i
tlis Kind Il worthy Of place IN his
iary Modern Society.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-09-23
SHIPS AND METEoRs.
III. solution Of Mysterious Dis
poss annearances at Sea.

III. solution Of Mysterious Dis
appearances at Sea. |
scientists abroad are URGING captains as
SEE worlds merchant marine aiid
Of " II general to:Anake exact OBJ
salo a,ions Of every extraordinarily
sersa ,nateor coming within their range
arr ,,sian aud record what they may
observe ,,,. tho man of SCIENCE
,iat out, that meteors, to a far great
pO' ax,.ut than we until now have real
era ara responsible for those incoin-
l u.ahenslble disappearances OF ships In
Pr ,,a weather and smooth sea. we
. .a that meteors are more frequent
~ ,r,ain times Of the year than at
~ .,ers In all probability also certain
- ans IF the oceans are more open TO
as,eors than are other tracts.
can.picuous among the more recent
,eatipas Of ships and meteors is that
!, ,ba English steamer Cambrlan. On
IA nm from London to Boston the
Nh IN the forty-second degree OF
SUI r,ti.nde. on the 10th OF August
~, onty by a few feet escaped de-
s,rnetion by meteor as huge as
sonr story house. says the Chicago
Tr,I,u,s The meteor fell into the sea
IN oyer eighty feet away. and In spite
Il n. 6ooO tons capacity the ship was
moi many feet high In the air by the
arI,gtea waters. The terror stricken
sreV came out OF 1t unharmed, how
ever
The English sail ship Eclipse was not
- urky about half Il year ago. In tue
pacific ocean, the vessel steering Tor
The Hawaiian Islands. an immense me
,.5r sfnck and crushed the foremost
and the bow part Of the ship. The
rreN entered Into d desperate but flu
tia contest with the water streaming
into The hold. but had 20 abandon the
MIN and take TO the boats. After
,ua weeks Of terrible suffering they
,.ached one Of the Hawaiian Islands,
on sea miles from the scene OF the
disaster. Several men died OF starya'
ton on the water.
4 Norwegian newspaper reports an
accident which shows that ships on In
land lakes are no safer than are ocean
travellers
The steamer was in the middle OF
lake Theicmarken and the time about
midnight. As the meteor came from
behind. the captain and the pilot OF
tbe bridge observed nothing before
they we're rnveioped In the most daz
King white light. Almost In the same
uomeat they heard a crash Ike thu
Of a gigantic explosion The soun'
was SO loud. piercing and nerve rack
INK that the strongest thunderciap Il
their recollection was nothing 10 CON
par!son.
When the dense clouds OF stean
from the water. made boiling. scatter
ID Il was detected that the metro
al struck the smokestack OF the shil
ld cut on two feet OF II NJ the top
The foremost was struck and cut Of
d the middle. With the same cas-
The redhot meteor bad melted an
burned It's way through smokestac'
and mast.-New York World.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-09-23
Elerid.,. s.s.n,y Foo, Bamboo.

Possibly the taIlest bamboo In Amer
ics grows in Arcadia. Fla, and Is
about seventy feet high. The clump
has a spread Of City feet. and the ~.
ameter az the ground Is twelve fert.
The specimen Is only eight years old.
This Is the common bamboo Of India.
probably brought to south Florida
from the West Indies. In Jamaica II
has become naturalIzcd and Is popu.
lariy supposed 20 be indigenous. This
bamboo makes an astonishing growth
during our rainy season. the canes
ofien attaining their full height In
VI weeks, after which they begin 10
ii, on leaves. The canes are from
four 10 I've inches In diameter ~
their base. Unfortunately this species
cannot stand low temperatures. an'i
the specimen 10 Arcadia has frequent.
y heen damaged by cold. Garden
Magazine.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-09-23
por, Arthur n.rraek, . sehoeI.

Il Is curious aftermath Of the great
%lr between Russia and japan aud %
iIe vast program of ambitious aggres
t1n which eliminated In the war that
Tue japanese government has decided
q convert the Russian barracks az
Fari Arthur into q high industrial
school 1soko gakudoD. The fact Is an.
bounced by the Official Gazette. and
ihr numbers aud ranks Of the officials
forming The faculty Of the school mr.,
detailed. The institution Is 10 be uudri
The jurisdiction Or the governor gen
eral ~ Kwangtung. Japan Mall.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-09-23
s,rsnauIa,lon Eor opIum u..r,.

Gratifying progress In The anti.
opium crusade IN China Il reported By
The North China Daily News. IN n
recent issue IL said: "The antI.opIum
commissioners have decided on the
"pnm prohibition laws on n graduated
tealc. From the current year till the
nth year u fIsunn T'ung the maxi.
mum penalty for officials who should
. :, opium win BE- sirangulatIon. Il
,ne sixth year this punishment will
ne extended 10 gentry aud 10 another
lear to The common people"
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-08

B. F~ch Company after a weeks vaca-
tion.
Mrs. F. ]. Jarvis went TO L.inevilIe,
.CentervilIe, Seymour and Mystic this
morning to inspect Eastern Star
lodges.
A. j. Merkelbach went, to Ottumwa
this morning to look after the inter
tests OF his patented water tight cas-
.ket case.
Judge w. G. Clements, of Newton.
was a Sunday visitor in OskaloOsa EN-.
route to Washington where he is hold
ing court
Miss Eta Wizard returned last even
| ing to her home in Abba after a few
days visit with her sister, Mrs. w.
II. Evans.
Joe Gilbert, of Des Moines. was q
sunday visitor in the city at the pa.
rental II. C. Gilbert home ON Second
avenue west.
! Rev. j. II. White returned TO his
home at Wipterset this morning after
holding services Sunday at the United
PRESBYTERIAN church.
I Mrs. Byron w. Preston departed
Sunday evening via the G.. b. & q
FOR Dayton, Ohio, where she was call
tsd BIZ the illness Of her mother
Mrs. g. J. Blanchard, Who has been
visiting her father, Wilson Mercer, and
sister. Miss Mae Mercer returned this
anftilng to her home in chillicothe
llie.
Miss Mabel Kenworthy, who has
Deea visiting at the parental w. 8
Kenworthy home. returned 10 heI
school work at Emmetsburg last even
inc.
Dr, r. u. Coffin went to ottumwa
this morning to attend the meeting d
the ottnmwa District Dental Society
Drs. Fleener and Redman 90 this az
ternoon
Mrs. 4. Z. Grattan and danghtei
Jeanette. who have been visiting a
the parental q. w. Davis residence. ire
turned to their home in wapello thii
morning.
Miss Neva Penick. travelling sales
woman for the American Featherbonl
Co. was d Sunday visitor al the pa
rental home. she went TO Kansas CIT
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-08
this morning.

Mesdames Jesse Hubble, OF Des
Moines. Ella Call, Of st. Paul, and
Laura Haskell, of Burlington, are viss
iting at the parental VIM. Teas hoppe
on South First street. sg#sss FsE
VIM. Wycoff received word from his
father, U. A. Wycofi, who recently had
an operation performed for blood pois-
loning at his home in Abba, to the
effect that he is recovering nicely.
Mrs. Anna Cooper, of Bellefourche,
lSouth Dakota, who has been visiting
her niece, Mrs. Fannie Rakow, went
to White City this morning for visit
with relatives Mrs. Rakow accom-.
panied her
Ed Hoffman is the new night turn
key at the county Jail, succeeding Theo.
Richmond, who resigned the position
with the expiration of his term as jan.
tor at the court house. Mr., Hoffman
took up his duties April LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs Jesse odem and
dauehter irene are guests of the pa,
rental Frank G. Odem home, 1894 C
avenue east They have been making
their home IN Louisiana. but they re,
turn 10 Iowa where Mr.. odem viii
take charge Of a Western Union tele,
lgraph Office near Marshalltown.
Mrs. Harry Carbon, who has been
lgisiting her husband at the parental
Ilieorge H. Carton home on First ave
lnue east. went 10 Des Moines this
Imorning to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs D. II. Evans and make arrange
ments to remove back to oskaloosa
She has recently returned from 10;
Angeles, calia where she has been
spending the winter.
tFrom Wednesdays Daly.)
1 VI. RI. sherlff was business yisitol
In Ottnmwa today.
Mrs. John Q. Malcolm went to chi
cage this morning on pleasure trip
Geo. Meas went to sigourney thil
morning to visit his mother. Mrs. i
NJ Meas.
Harry Lyle returned to Ottumwi
this morning after a briet visit viii
friends IN oskaloosa-
Mrs r Wharton went to Pipestone
MIME this morning for VISIT wit
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-08
8. Fegg returned home last evening
from a businesSt9rip to Gearing F "a

8. Fegg returned home last evening
from businesst4rip to Gearing. T Err
Pearle, Grubb, of New Sharon, vista
ed at the parental B. F. Grub home
yesterday. 4 g
Bussey Press: Miss Wayne Taylor
went to Oskaloosa last Saturday for
a visit with friends. !:
Earl and Vera Colman, of Minneap-
oils, arrived last evening for visit
with their aunt, Mrs. H. C. Rockwell .
Hobert Phillips, of Colman, Alberta,
Canada, is expected home today for
a visit at the parental w. T. Phillips
home.
Hon. Dan w. Hamilton, OF Sigour-
.ney, ex-congressman from the Sixth
district, was a visitor in Oskaloosa
" Marshalltown Times Republican ::
X IT. c. Clegg. formerly OF this city,
but now of Oskaloosa, spent Friday
here on business. .se -s'5 isg
Mr. and Mrs. Webb Branigar and
Miss Margaret Miller went to. BurlinG
ton last evening for a visit aE ths
parental Branigar home.
Messrs. Guy White and JoshuI
Price, OF the Golden Eagle Glothing
Co. went to Abba last evening to al
tend to business matters.
Art F. Morton, who has been day
foreman of the Iowa Central car shop
here, has resigned his position an
has returned to Mason City.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Miller, who have
been visiting at the Webb Braniga'
home on North Third street, have re
turned to their home In Burlington
Mrs f. M. Page and daughter Edna
of Austin. Mimi. visited friends ii
Oskaloosa yesterday. going to Abba
last evening for q visit with relatives.
h Mr. and Mrs M. Ruggepbnrg and
Edaughter Helen returned 10 theli
home in Abba last evening alter i
few days visit with BIER mother Mrs.
John Eberline.
Mrs win Head and slater Miss
Georgina Harvey. who have been Yfa
iting with their brother VIII al
Evans, returned I'd their homes in Al
bia last eyenlns
e Messrs. John DusenbarrY Al ,. Aui
gustine. ]. A. Magee, n. WI Mccor.
Imick, T. ]. Riley ana Jake Baidosher
were passengers last evening Via The
Rock Island for Sterling and Pueblo
Colo. on business trip.
Marshalltown Times Republican
1 John D. Reynolds. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Reynolds, OF this city
and a machinist In the emplty Of thl
Iowa Central who bought residence
property III Oskaloosa. has taken pos
session and moved his family in th.l
week Mr. Reynolds mas been witt
the Central at Oskaloosa a numbe
Of years
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-08
Personals
From Mondays DaIly.l

Ollie s. Ellis was. passenger Sat
prday evening via the Iowa Central for
Kansas City on a business trip.
~. H. Heating went to Ottumwa this
morning to attend TO some legal mat
tsrs in The United States Circuit court
Miss Hilda and John Porter went Il
Davenport this morning for a few
days visit at the H. M. Henley home
John Matthews has resumed his
work ON the road for the r. r. & w.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-08

where he win be a resident during a
period Of several years. The family
viii remain in Oskaloosa for the pres
ent. Mfr, Green viii make his head
quarters at Pierre for the time being.
He will return to the city for brief
visit some time next month.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-08
lei SON. TrederIck wharton.

\ II & z 6 4
iher son, Frederick wharton.
/ President Al. RosInberger Of Penn
college went to 0ttumwa this morning
Ito attend to business pertaining to the
Ischool.
Mrs. H. u Mace went to Des Moines
this morning where she will join her.
husband and make their future home
There.
/ Mrs. James Dewitt and children.
James and Miss Tiah, went to Desj
sioines this morning to spend Easter
with relatives.
Mrs Be G.. Cox and granddaughter
Emma. who were called here by the
Illness OF Mrs. J. j. Cox, left for their
home in Trenton, Mo-, this morning.
Joe Garrison was passenger this
morning via the Rock Island for Seat
tie. Wash. where he VIII look over the
country with the intention Of locating
Mrs. Harry Bowen went to Grinnell
this morning to meet her daughter
Mrs. Virgie Struble, and children, who
are returning home from visit in
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs, Don P. Howard and
children, Paul aud Janet, went to.
|Sigourney this morning for visit
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. h
Kilmer. ...
Mrs. L. A. Middleton of Iowa Falls
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
C. f. Hesla, 400 North Market street, 1
for week, returned to her home this
morning. e.t ri
Mrs. Frank Carter and daughters
Mildred and Lillian have returned to.
their home in Albert Lea, Mimi. after
a visit with their daughter and sister
Miss Jeune Carter,
Mrs. NJ. A. Wilkes and son Clarence 4
of Centerville, who have been visiting
her son, W. M. Wilkes and family, OF 4
South Second street, returned to theil /.
home this morning. y I &.E n, if
Mrs. Annette Valentine and SOM
vile this morning after visit at the
parental John A.. Kalbach home, being
|called here by the death of Mrs. Rose
Cole Kalbach. !
Miss NJ. Irene Kissick was an over
Sunday visitor at the parental Rob,
'ert Kissick home, All North Market
street, where she met Mrs. Norman J
Kissick of Chicago and Mr.. and Mrs.
left yesterday for Omaha, where she
is engaged as a singer under Herr Won
Lifts, the celebrated teacher of music,
Elvyn Ninde is home from an ex-
tended business trip in foreign lands
and will spend few days among
friends and business interests in Os-
kaloosa. Mr.. Ninde is entertaining
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 1P. Borg. from the
Island of Malta. They are enroute
from Peru to New York and London,
and Mr.. Ninde induced them to come
to oskaloosa for ahfew days visit
Mrs. A. R. Raymond and son viii
ford went to Grinnell this morning to
see her husband, who had one of his
feet cut off, Saturday night at Grinnell
by an Iowa Central freight train. He
is confined in the Grinnell hospital.
Mrs. Raymond has been with her hus
band since the accident, and she states
that he is getting along nicely and
can be removed to his home here to
day.
Lou Shangle was business caller
in Delta yesterday,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-08

]. v. Green, No. 4S3 North Sixth
street. who has served as a member
Of the night squad of police since the
first of the year. departed today for
Pierre. South Dakota, near where he
mas taken up claim of land and
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-05
BRITAIN SPRINGS ANOTHER MA
VAL SURPRISE.

The question whether. after all. IL
is worth while to build battleships of
20, 600 or 10000 tons is now raised in
still more striking fashion. England
is considering plans for an entirely
new type Of war vessel, which, If sue
cessful. may revolutionize naval con-
struction and result in a lot of battle
ships being speedily turned i'm the di-
rection of the junk heap.
The new vessel is described as a
semi submarine battleship. the hull
of which is shaped much like a sub
marine, but the upper surface of
which is heavily armored. on this
upper surface are two turrets. one
at each end. each containing two
big guns. The exposed part of the
vessel lies low i'm the water. and is so
shaped that any shot hitting it would
strike only a glancing blow. which
heavy armor would probably make
harmless. The offensive powers of the
ship are greatly enhanced by ten
torpedo tubes, five on either broadside.
using the improved torpedoes which
have a speed of about thirty knots
over distance Of about four miles.
To make the vessel more formidable,
II would have a high cruising speed of
twenty-five knots. When cruising. it
would be exposed like an ordinary
battleship and could be sunk partially
by admitting water to ballast tanks.
The cost of this proposed deadly piece
of enginery would be about quarter
of the cost of a Dreadnaught.
The proposed ship is, in a word,
an improved monitor. a type of yes
sci that has proved itself formidable.
With the numerous betterments of
the old monitor now proposed, it may
prove to be even more dangerous
than the Dreadnought and the super
II is to be noted that |
as usual it is the British navy which |
Is taking the lead in a new departure |
that promises to give other navies |
anxiety. This striking fact lends |
force to the conclusion of Secretary |
Meyer that it is time for American |
battleship designers 10 do some |
original thinking and to cease pat
.erning after the constructors Of |
other nations.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-05
This DATE IN HISTORY"

1494-Hans Sachs, the early Ger
man meistersinger, who gave oethe
bis outline for Faust" born at Nu-
remberg. Died there Jan. 10. 1876.
1732-James Oglethorpe, with sever
al colonists, embarked for Georgia.
1779-Washington Alston. famous
artist born i'm South Carolina. Died
in Cambridge Mass, July 9, 1S43.
17S5-Last session Of the old Con-
tinental congress opened i'm New York.
1S15-Ionian Islands placed under
the protection of Great Britain.
1S32-A convention at Columbia. S.
c., passed resolutions to nullify the
tariff acts of congress.
1S54-Russians attacked the British
at Inkerman.
1S62-Gen. burnside succeeded Gen.
Mcclellan in command of the army of
the Potomac.
1SSS-Gen. Benjamin Harrison of
Indiana elected president of the Unit-
ed States.
19OS-Charles w. Morse of New
York found guilty of fraudulent bank
ing practices.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-05
*** $4,000 !. 1888. 49,. :,
os5oRN's CANDIDACY.
s.*+*+*+*% !. .s,.%.%**.:.,

Chase $. Osborn of Sault ste.
Marie, has formally announced himself
"a candidate for the republican nominal
ton for governor of Michigan. For
several months there has been an in
creasing sentiment i'm his favor
throughout the entire state and he
was obliged 10 acceed 10 the demand
A better opportunity than the present
To place an upper peninsula man i'm
the executive chair never existed and
his announcement that he will enter
the race is received with pleasure by
the entire party of the upper penlnsu-
Ia. Mr.. Osborn is a man OF broad
guage; twice has he held positions i'm
state administrations and proved him
self a man OF executive ability. He is
a man Of marked personality and mag
netism. making friends wherever he
goes and has a remarkable follow
ing throughout the whole state. He is
an active worker i'm the republican
ranks, brilliant i'm oratory. sound on
what constitutes good government
and possesses qualifications which
would insure a good. clean and
progressive administration. Osborn,
Harmony and a New Deal" will be
the slogan Of the coming campaign.
Norway Current.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-05
this is MY 32ND BIRTHDAY.

Alban Goshorn Snyder, United
States consul general i'm Panama. was
born November 8, 1877. in Charles
ton. w. Va. He received the degree of
d. A. from Washington and Lee Uni
versity of West Virginia in 1902. His
career in the diplomatic service dates
from 1899, when he received the APP
pointment of American vice consul at
Porfirio Diaz, Mexico. From 1908 to
1905 Mr.. Snyder was secretary of le-
cation and charge d'affars at Bogo-
ia, Colombia, from which post he was
transferred i'm 1906 to that of consul
general at Buenos Ayres. He remain
ed at the Argentine capital until last
January. when he was named to sue
ceed Arnold Shanklin as United States
consul general i'm Panama.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-05

The following dispatch from Lansing
is interesting: There is not much joy
about the state house these days. The
employees OF the various state de-
partments whose. chiefs are friendly
To the gubernatorial aspirations of
Lieutenant Governor Kelley have re-
ceived orders for campaign contri-
button ard many Of the clerks don't
relish digging TO help along the KEEL
ley movement 1t is understood that
there is sliding scale for the con-
tributionists based on the amount of
salaries received by the clerks. In the
case of clerks receiving $1,000 per year
the regular clerical salary, the contri-
button demanded is said To be $25 out
of next months salary and then 81
per month until the end of the primary
Auditor General Fuller
has issued orders that no political con-
tributions must be made by any en-
ploye of his department"