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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
Iowa Crop Bulletin.
Condition In State AS Cleaned BY
Weather Bureau Correspondents.

Des Moines, May 4.-Typical March
weather prevailed during the larger
part of the past week. Showers, ac-
companied by high winds. hail. thun.
der and lightning, were followed by
sleet and snow storms with minimum
temperatures ranging from 20 de-
grees In northern to 81 In southern
counties. The average daily tempera-
ture was 4 to IL degrees below the
normal, and the average precipita-
ton was below normal in western
and extreme southern and consider
ably above the normal in east cen
trail and northeastern counties. A
large amount of damage was done to
property in many localities by hail
and high winds, and many reports In
dictate that the early sown grain was
probably injured by freezing temper
allure on May 1. IN the northern dis
tricts, where rainfall has been neayy
for the past three weeks, there is
some complaint of oats rotting in the
ground. Farmers have taken advant.
age of every opportunity to get in
the fields, but, owing to the adverse
conditions farm work has progressed
very slowly. There Is still large
acreage intended for oats not yet
sown. and the work of preparing
ground is from two to three weeks
late. The acreage OF small grain
will not be as large in any part OF
the state as was anticipated. and the
acreage of oats will be considerably
less than that Of last year. There
has, however been a slight increase
in the acreage of wheat, and the pres
ent indications are favorable for a
large increase in the acreage OF corn.
1t is not thought that fruit has been
damaged by the freezing tempera.
lures, except possibly in the extreme
southern counties where peaches
cherries, plums, apricots and pears
are in bloom. .s st
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
THE PAIN MADE
HER FAINT

For almost four years had a sore
on my Leg" says Mrs. Olive Hurd OF
Madison, ~ r.. and this spring a
doctor healed it up. | felt fine for
about a month but had to be on my
feet a good deal and above my knee
came swelling as big as my fist. 1t
hung down and was as red as If it had
been blistered and so sore that could
hardly get around. The cords of my
leg seemed to be stiff and the pain
was so bad at times that it made me
faint.
One OF the neIghbors told me about
Sloan's Liniment so | got a bottle and
put some right on. Next morning |
could walk ever so much better and
i kept right on using the Eminent
night and morning. 1t took down all
the swelling, and the redness and sore
ness have gone too shall never be
without SIosn's Liniment in the house
again and will recommend it to all
suffering friends"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
FOR new SCHOOL BUILDING
THlRTY.FIvE THOUSAND DOLLAR
IMPROVEMENT VOTED.
Light Vote Polled But Majority For
the Proposition is As Four
To One.

The school election held Monday,
May 3, in the Oskaloosa independent
School District upon -tfe proposition
Ito expend thirtyAfSe Thousand dollars
for the erection of new building in
the Second ward, was carried in favor
|of the new building by decisive ma
jority.
Two propositions were voted for.
The first to expend the money for the
new building. The second was for the
|rescinding of the action of the district
at the spring election in voting small
|er amount, of money for the repairing
land Improvement of the Second ward
building. Women we're permitted a
voice at the polls upon the question.
The total vote was surprisingly light
considering the Importance of the
Question and the interests involved.
Only 1922 men. less than twelve and a
half per cent, or one-eighth of the reg
istered vote, was polled. OF the wom-
EN- voters of Oskaloosa, only 1875 ex-
|ercised the right of franchise. The to-
tai vote, men and women, amounted to
Ionly 457 votes.
The election carried for the new
school house by the following majori-
ties: Men, IA; women. ia; total, 25S.
Only votes were cast against the
school, SO men. and 10 women. There
were almost four votes for the new
school to one against it. si
The fignres in detail are as follows:
To Erect Building
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
HARLAN IS ARRESTED
Another Chapter Added to the Shoot
ing Scrape.

Little Bertha Harlan, the siX-year
old daughter of Ny. and Mrs. Jesse
Harlan, residing three miles south
of the city, who was accidentally shot
by seventeen-year-old Albert Kinney
Thursday evening, in an alteration
with her father, is resting easier at
the Oskaloosa Hospital, where she
was taken after the shooting. 1t is
not thought that the wound will
prove dangerous, unless Inflammation
sets in.
Another chapter of the affair was
added Friday afternoon when Jesse
Harlan, who was the intended victim
of the bullet, was arrested by Con.
able d. e. Henley. upon the charge
of lewdness, the information being
filed by Mrs. Kinney's attorney, w.
S. Kenworthy. Harlan pleaded not
guilty and was released upon two
hundred dollar bonds, which he Sc
cured. He will have his preliminary
trial May 5, at 900 o'clock. His ar
rest was the outcome of the shooting.
II is alleged by the Kinney boy that
Harlan exposed his person to his
aunt Mrs. Stoner, and his two sis
tiers, LoueIla and Lena Kinney. This
II is claimed by the Kinney family,
was the direct cause of the alterca-
ton, which resulted in the accidental
shooting of the little Harlan girl
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
To Erect Building,
A Pitlfui Case.

Norris Nelson was before the COM
nissioners OF insanity Monday after
noon. He was adjudged insane and
was taken to ne state hospital for
the insane at Mount Pleasant this
morning by Chief of Police Will Go
chez. Nelson has been drinking heav-
lily of late and has suffered d couple
of attacks of delerium tremens and
he has lost his mind. His condition
Is pitiable and it was thought best to
send him to Mount Pleasant.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

Tenn. ave persons were killed and
many injured
Henderson. Tenn, reports three per
sons injured and large property loss.
In the vicinity OF Medina. Tenn. two
were killed and Ave injured.
Prison Walls Blown Down.
South Bend. Ind, May six hun
bred feet OF the west wall OF the
Northern Indiana state prison at Mich
igan City was blown down by cy-
clone which passed over this section
Of the state. Tho prisoners were all
In their cells at the time of the acct
dent. and any possible outbreak was
prevented by the prompt action OF
Warden Reid. who placed patrols in
the corridors with orders to use their
rifles to put down any attempt at es.
cape. Although the convicts we're ex-
cited, no effort was made to effect
delivery. Company F, Third regi.
ment Illinois National Guard, received
orders from Gov. Marshall to proceed
Immediately to Michigan City to pre-
serve order and prevent any possible
outbreak and at midnight were mob.
ilizing at their armory preparing. No
lives were lost by the falling of the
walls. .
Ohio Hi by Tornado.
Piqua. o., May Ia tornado 20
miles wide Gived down in this section
yesterday and caused a property dam
age estimated at 100000. The path
Of destruction extends over several
counties, and extreme damage was
done by the wind in the towns of
Piqua, Sidney, Houston. Fletcher, st.
Paris and kirkwood. No loss of life.
HilIsboro, Tenn, Destroyed. ..-v
Nashville. Tenn, May 1.-The town
Of Hillsboro. nine miles west of Frank
lin. was practically wiped out and
three persons, names unknown, were
killed in house demolished by the
wind. Many barns and houses be-
tween Franklin and Hillsboro were
.unroofed, Hundreds of shade trees
Or the old John McGavock farm, his
toric as being the battlefield of Frank.
lin, were blown down and all of the
barns on the place destroyed. D.
Golden, Mo-. Wiped of Map.
Springfield, Mo-, May IA special
from Summersville, Mo-, says tornado
passed ten miles north of that place.
killing II persons and injuring many.
Loss in Indiana Heavy.
Evansville, Ind, May IA wind
storm in southern Indiana and west.
ern Kentucky yesterday caused many
thousands of dollars damage in the
destruction of outbuildings and fences.
The gale blew at the velocity of 50
miles an hour. Boats could not leave
port. The damage along the river is
quite heavy. o.. e.
Tidal Wave In Lake. 81.
Detroit. Mich. May IA tidal wave
ten feet high at South Haven, on the
east shore of Lake Michigan, was the
most unusual feature of the terrific
wind and rain storm which swept over
lower Michigan. The wave caused
about $4,000 damage to- water front
property at South Haven.
Southern Ohio Swept.
Cincinnati, May IA violent wind
storm that swept over Kentucky yes
terday hit LatoDia with almost the
severity of a tornado. causing a dam
age of $4,000 to the Latonia race
track and from $4,000 to $4,000 dam
age to the town of Latonia and the
vicinity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

VALENTINE.-Mrs. Alice Valen'
tine, the beloved wife of County Sher-
if Edwin L. Valentine and the moth
er of Miss Della Valentine, passed
away. at her home, PA High Ave.
East, Sunday morning at 1920 O'Clock
Death resulted from uraemic poison
ing. of which she had been afflicted
for over three years She was out
driving the early part of the week
with her husband, and was apparently
as we'll as she has been since recent
operations at Rochester. Mimi She
was taken seriously i'll Friday morn
ing and her condition from that time
on was critical and no hope was en-
tertained for her recovery. Her hus-
band, daughter, Della, sister, Mrs.
C. B. Jones. of Prescott, Kansas, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Valentine, OF
Montezuma, were at the bedside at
the time of death. Two sisters, Mrs.
Jessie Garner and Mrs. Lizzie Jones,
OF Everett, WASH, could not get here
until death had ensued.
Alice Deits was born in Lawrence,
Kansas, July 81, 1866, and was united
in marriage to Edwin L. Valentine,
December 6, 1882 Mr.. and Mrs. Val
entine were residents of New Sharon
for several years. coming to Oskaloosa
five years ago when he was elected
sheriff OF Mahaska county. Mrs. Val
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
Is DRAWING Near.

With but eight days intervening be-
fore the event OF the unwilling of the
statue of Chief MahasSa, plans for
the celebration begin to take on def
mite form and reports from every sec
ton OF the state indicate much larg-
er attendance than was at FIRST sup
posed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
Buckeye w, C, T. u,

The Buckeye w. &. T. U. met with
Mrs. Frank Edris, April %, ,bu on
account of the muddy roads there
were only nine present. Devotional
exercises were led by the president,
Mrs. Rinden. after which every mem
Der took an active part. The day was
pleasantly spent with conversation
and sewing. ...r
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
No DAMAGE Here.

With something akin to winter still
lingering in the land and vegetation
making little progress, while the coal
pile continues to dwindle, Oskaloosa
has the satisfaction of knowing that
the late frosts will cause little or no
damage here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
Looked Ike Christmas.

Even il II was cold today, the peo-
pie turned out to take advantage Of
the big closing out sale of Lewis e
Van Sickle, who will soon move to
Des Moines. where they have pur-
chased large stock of jewelry.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

Prof. Mayne Arnold will leave os-
kaloosa May 31st to I'LL professional
engagement OF two months at Peoria,
IN. He will reopen his Oskaloosa
office August I'd, and remain till Aug
ust IS. when he will again be away
till Oct 18th. at which time he will
return for another two weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chi
|cago Examiner of April 30. contains
the following item which will be OF
especial interest to OskaIoosa friends
of the young man:
A four years romance which involv.
led prominent Northwestern Univer.
sity girl and famous University OF
Chicago athlete resulted in an unex-
pected marriage late yesterday after
noon at the home of the Rev. Gilbert
LaidIow, 5003 Washington avenue.
The former coed was Miss Frances
W. Singleton. daughter OF the late
Major Singleton of Evanston, and the
bridegroom was Clarence Russell, cap
tain of the 1907 Chicago track team
and right guard of the 1905 champion
ship football eleven which defeated
Michigan.
The romance began when Miss Sim
gleton was coed at Northwestern
and when Russell was just earning his
spurs on the athletic field at Chicago.
The bridegroom has been coaching at
the Colorado School of Mines, but he
has recently decided to go into bust
ness in his home town of Oskaloosa,
Iowa, ind, not wishing to make the
venture alone. he asked his college
sweetheart to share mis- lot.She ac-
cepted ana . hasty marriage cere-
mony followed
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

A series of tests are being made on
the Illinois Central at Waterloo of the
men charged with the responsibility
of properly Interpreting the various
signals in use on the road.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

f STALKER - AUGUSTINE. - The
marriage OF Miss Josephine Augustine
to Leo Stalker will take place at the
brides home this evening at five
o'clock. The wedding will be a quiet
family affair. $500
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mar
|ried, at the Office of the officiating JUS
|tice, Monday, May 3, 1909, at ten-thirty
O'Clock, Mr.. Charles Holiday of Ottum-
wa, to Miss Zipporah Darlington of
Beacon, Squire c.. Woodruff officiating.
The bride was formerly employed at
the Oskaloosa Steam Laundry. Friends
extend congratulations.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
births, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Marriaae Licenses.

Following is the list of marriage
licenses issued by the clerk since our
last report:
No. Name. Residence. Age.
Ora White. Beacon. 80
$50 and
Maude Crane, What Cheer. rs
Leo NJ. Stalker, Algona. $500. 80
|3s6 and
Josephine Augustine, oskaloosa. 25
Ray Early, Oskalooosa. go. 20
1897 and 80 %s,
Carrie DE BOOK, Oskaloosa. .21
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

BOWERS.-Th recent death OF
George f. Bowers at his home in Car.
thage, Mo-. at the advanced age OF
SO years, brings to light bit o, in
teresting pioneer history of Mis-.
souri, point made notable by the resi-
dence of relatives in Oskaloosa. Mr.
Bowers was one of the best known
pioneers In southwest missouri,
through an extended residence in
Carthage and In Jasper county, that
state. which he was instrumental in
developing. The state of Missouri
was hot bed of strife during the
war of secession, being largely union.
although the state legislature made
effort to join the confederacy Mr.
Bowers was strong and valiant sup
porter OF the union and rendered his
country faithful service, for which
he was duly rewarded and honored.
He enlisted on the side OF the Union
and served eleven months with the
Fifteenth Missouri Cavalry. He was
promoted to commission and was
wounded in an engagement. As soon
as he was well he again enlisted as
a captain of company in the 10th
National Militia. He served until
the end of the war and was muster
ed out In February, 1865. He was
then made an enlistment officer by
the federal government. When Mr..
Bowers enlisted IN the service he
was considered a man of great wealth,
his holdings being rated at fully six
ty thousand dollars. The fortunes OF
war burned his mill and destroyed
his estate until ne had little left.
After his engagement with the gov
eminent he returned to the settle
ment that was known by his name,
Bowers Mill" and started again on
a farm. His early life was spent as
a miller, a stock raiser and farmer
and his mill was known far and near.
His popularity in the neighborhood
soon recuperated his shrunken re-
sources and he was enabled to buy a
property near Jasper, where he lived
and worked until December %, 1884,
when he removed to Carthage. Mr.,
Bowers was married twice. The sec
ond wife was Miss Mamie White, OF
Oskaloosa, a sister of Mrs. John
Shannon and Miss Tracy White.
The ceremony was solemnized in
Oskaloosa June 10, 1884. The widow
and four children, son and three
daughters, survive, to whom is left
the heritage of life well lived and
name written in the history of a
great state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

McMAINS.-Died. of old age, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ida Page,
at Springfield, Mo-, Saturday, May l.,
1909, at $3.50 a. m. Mrs. Rachel Nc
Mains aged 70 years, s months and
days. The body arrived this morning
at 500 o'clock via the Rock Island in
charge of the daughter and was taken
to the J. B. Bolton residence, 304
North Market street. Funeral servi.
ces Monday at $3.50 o'clock at the
Christian church and interment In
Forest cemetery.
Rachel Hawley, daughter of Erie
and Hannah Hawley, was born in
Ripley, Chautauqua county, New York
August q, 1929. There were three
brothers, Elish, John S. and Austin,
and four sisters, Narsissus, Vicena,
Esther and Cordelia. All have passed
away save John s. Hawley, of Delta,
Cordelia, wife of J. w. Johnson, edi.
tor of the Tri-County Press, of Bus
sey. She was the eldest daughter
The family moved from New York
to Ohio at an early date. Here she
grew to womanhood and at the age
of eighteen years she was married to
Worthington Chedister. To them
was born one son, Holdridge Chedis-
ter, of Alva, Okla. live years later
Mr.. Chedister died. On Jan. /, 1860,
she was united in marriage to John
McMains, of Union Mills. la. Their
home was on the Maine farm near
New Sharon for many years. TO
them were born two sons, Oliver, now
of Keokuk, and Erastus, who lives in
Minneapolis, and one daughter, Ida,
wife of +. c. Page of Springfield, Mo.
A generation ago the family moved
to Oskaloosa and established their
home. On May IL, 1884, Mr.. Nc
Mains passed away, leaving his wife
to care for family and business at
fairs. This and every other duty she
carried out with utmost faithfulness
and care. She united with the Chris
tian church when only fifteen years
of age and she lived the life of a de-
voted follower of Christ. She was
the stepmother of Mrs. Elizabeth Fry
and Mrs. J. B. Bolton, of OskaloOsa.
She leaves many relatives and friends
who sincerely mourn her death.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

SMITH. = The funeral services of
the late George w. Smith, who was
the victim of an accident concurrent
with the moving of heavy safe up
the stairway of the Nugent building
last week, were held Sunday afternoon
lat the residence, 607 B avenue west,
There was a very large attendance,and
Rev. j. d. Guthrie officiated. Inter.
ment was made in Forest cemetery.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

q tribe over $50. and being unable. to
pay was given some $12 more and re.
quired to sign a note for $50, the DIFF.
ference between the $32 and the $50
representing the bonus he had to give
for being allowed to borrow. To cover
up that transaction he was handed a
check for $50, which he had to indorse
and return to the money lender. Thus
the latter could and did say In court
that he had given the man a check
Tor $50 which had been cashed at the
bank. So it was cashed. but 1t was
the money lender who drew the mon.
ey. 1t was extortion Of a cleverly
disguised Kind, and had not the work.
man become desperate and refused to
pay anything at all he might have
remained In the power Of the Insurer
for years.
OF scores. probably hundreds, this is
the one case that comes to light, and
when a Is exposed all the courts can
do IL to liberate the man from the
power OF the usurer; 1t can do. nothing
to punish the surer. Our forefathers
were not 90 lenient in this respect.
They punished the usurer with confis-
cation Of his property, with torture
and often with death.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

The Chinese pupil reciting his lesson
turns his back to the teacher.
The American red gum is entering
largely into the manufacture of furni.
ture. EARLY objections to it's use have
been overcome.
German railroads for the use of non.
travellers who wish to say good-by to
departing friends.
The smallest dog is probably the
Chihuahua of Mexico. 1t can snuggle
in the palm Of the hand or may be
concealed in a bunch of flowers.
The practice of cutting the claws OF
the %ferocious animals of the Lon.
don geological garden has recently
been greatly facilitated by chlorofor2r
ing the animals. Heretofore it was
done by sheer force Of a squad of men.
the animal being first secured by
ropes.
Mrs. Taft years ago began collecting
silver cups in lieu of fragile crystal
glasses from which water usually is
served. She has now a dozen or two
cups, II in the family circle she uses
them constantly. They are all of uni
form size but of different designs,
and have been purchased in many for
eign countries. At the breakfast table
each member of the family has his own
cup appropriately engraved.
The Paris street with the longest
name is La Rue des Pretres-Sa1nt-Ger.
mainl'Auxerro1s. In Brussels Is La
Rue de la NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -Potag.
eres. The Belgian metropolis has a
suburb bearing the name Onegeschu.
Observation-Disclosures. Holland
eclipses these with Alblasserdammer.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ergaderinlokaal.
which signifies "the meeting room Of
the street lamp lighters of Albasser.
damn"
China is becoming thoroughly Yam
keeized. The people there have gone
daft over recently introduced American
sewing machines and ice e freez.
ers. In the cities the streets are
blocked with men, women and children
crowding around the vendors, who
make the ice cream as they sell it.
Operators on the sewing machine in
south China are paid IS a month for
working nine hours a day, seven days
In the week.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
signs OF Poison.

DR.. Trail mentions the bewilderCnent
Of q family that was attacked with a
water rage" incomprehensible until
investigation revealed the fact that q
lot of horseradish in their kitchen
garden had got mixed with some aco-
mite herbs.
The sudden now of saliva betrays
the effect Of some metallic poison
lead perhaps or verdigris (oxide Of
copper)-and suggests the examina-
ton Of copper cooking utensils. Old
fashioned silver spoons were often Inn
itated with plated copper and In course
Of time furnished . clew to their bot
tom facts by turning black, then black
With greentsh tints, but only sitter
their secret had been intimated by q
splitting epidemic. It Is the same With
lead. Chewing . leaden bullet for .
couple Of seconds makes the mouth
water"-not Is . hint a. q desire for
additional supplies, but to rinse out
the palace and remove saliva thAt
might cause mlschief BY finding its
way into the stomach.
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