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The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

for the use in connection with the
study of botany, physiology and re-
lated sciences. 1t is the intention to
add more 70 the collection of slides
from year to year until suitable
number is provided.
We are in receipt of communica-
ton from acting President ID, NJ. Ed
wards, of Penn College, to the effect
that the Board of Trustees have grant
Ell scholarship to the o. H. s., the
scholarship to be awarded to the honor
graduate of each class, and is good
for one year. This action of the
Board of Trustees is much appreciated
by the Board of Directors and the
school authorities of the city schools.
8
The professional work or the teach
ers of the city schools will be differ
ent this year from that of previous
years. The teachers have been divid-
Ell into four groups, and each group
will take up text book along profes-
sional lines, ard will meet at various
times during the year for study and
discussion of the same. The first
group consisting of the teachers in
the Kindergarten, first and second
grades, will take up Taylor's Study
of the Child. The teachers in grades
3-4-5 will pursue Kirkpatrick's Funda-
Eentals of Child Study. The teachers
in grades CTS will study Halleck's
Psychology and Phychic Culture. The
members of the nigh school faculty
have not chosen their text as yet, but
il will be one along the line of Sec
ondary Education. A number of
teachers have decided to take college
work in education and have formed
class under the supervision of Prof.
Sylvester, who has charge of the Ed
uca tional Department at Penn Col
lege.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
- H r.-.
Feeding Farm Hands.

Every farmers wife knows what ire.
mendous appetites farm hands usually
have; but while they eat we'll they
work well, too.
Here's good suggestion about feed
ing farm hands. Give them plenty
of Quaker Oats. A big dish of
Quaker Oats porridge with sugar and
cream or milk is the greatest break
fast in the world for man who needs
vigor and strength for a long days
work. The man that eats Quaker Oats
plentifully and often is the man who
does good work without excessive ia.
tigue, There is sustaining quality
in Quaker Oats not found In other
foods, and for economy 1t is at the
head Of the list Besides the regular
size packages Quaker Oats is packed
in large size family packages. with
and without china, s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

Henry Poor, G. nth Regt.
Gee. w. Miller d, Sth Regt.
David Since, e, 10th Regt.
James d. Mayberry, C, It'll Regt.
Thos. Clendein, HI, 18th Regt.
Frank e. Hancock, B, 18th Regt.
James Johnson, c, 9Th Regt.
George Parks, F, 18th Regt.
Albert Stage, G, 9Th Regt
George Masteller, c, 7th Regt.
Edwin r. Perry, B, 18th Regt.
Samuel Stone, c, 18th Regt.
VIM. Tannahill, B, 7th Regt.
VIM. A. Grentz, F, 18th Regt.
Webster w. Majors, H, Bird Regt.
Charles Sigman, c, 18th Regt.
John A. Buckley, H, Sth Regt.
VIM. G. White, A, 35th Regt.
John Mahoffey, H, Bird Regt.
Cavalry.
Timothy Richmond, X, Sth.
Phillip Kisgner, X, Sth.
Elijah L. Burton, B, Sth.
James P. Evans, F, Sth.
Peter Massic, M, 9Th.
Landon w. Silcott. B., 18th.
Alfred A. Tracey, B, 4th.
Achilus NJ. See, B, End.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

Mr. Cranberry. OF Buxton, was Wis
iting friends in the city Thursday.
Miss Minnie Mills, of Buxton, was a
visitor in the city Thursday, return
ing to her home Friday morning.
Miss Burch Buckner entertained
number of her young friends at a
birthday party at her home on North
Sixth street Thursday evening.
Mrs. A. Blackburn is contemplating
closing her house for the winter and
going to Des Moines to make her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Avery.
The members of Maple Grove Lodge
No. 16, A. F. & A. NJ, have issued in
yitations to their friends to join them
in social evening at their lodge room
next Thursday.
Mrs. A. G. Clark left this morning
for few weeks visit with friends in
Chicago. Returning she will stop for
few days at Davenport, Muscatine
and Washington.
teaching in Buxton, and her sister,
Mrs. Lizzie Avery, of Des Moines, are
expected to arrive in the city today
for an over Sunday visit with their
mother, Mrs. A. Blackburn.
The ladies of the A. NJ. E. church
gave very successful supper at the
church Thursday evening. The menu
was full, well prepared and nicely
served and the patronage was a COM
pliment to the efforts of the manage
ment and returned neat little sum
for the treasury.
Attorney Geo. H. Woodson went to
lie Beau, South Dakota, last week,
where he registered in the Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock Indian Res,
creations land drawing. If he is sue
cessful and gets a suitable quarter
section, he is thinking strongly of
forming colony and starting a town
where he can put into active opertion
some of the theories of self govern.
ment for the negro, that he has been
formulating in his mind for several
years.
Rev NJ |. Gordon will arrive in the
city today and will conduct the first
quarterly meeting for this conference
year at the A. NJ. E. church. The
regular services will be held morning
and evening and the Sacramento ser
vices will be held at o'clock p m
Rev. w. l.. Lee, of Wesley Chapel, will
preach at that hour and the congrega
ton of his church has been invited
and will join with the A NJ E. people
in the Communion. At the evening
services Rev. Tyler will begin ser
les of revival meetings that will bt
continued each evening during the
week except Saturday. Prayer meet
ings have been held at the church
each afternoon this week and this will
be continued. The meetings will con
tinue for three or four weeks, and
longer if the interest demands. There
will be preaching at all the evening
services and the public is cordially
invited to attend any or all of the
services.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
DRAINAGE PROJECT DELAYED.
Notice of Appeal From Action Of the
Board is Taken.

The building of the dykes and
digging of the ditch, about mile in
length, ordered by the county board
of supervisors for the purpose of re-
deeming farm lands in East Dies
Moines township, in the drainage dis
trict established upon the petition OF
H. B. Nelson ct al, must necessarily
be delayed until next year. The pc
tition was filed with the board for
the project over a year ago and since
then has been the subject of pro-
longed and expensive litigation. The
board a few days ago again granted
the ditch after a hearing upon the re-
rort of the appraisers of damages,
at the time disallowing all claims for
damages. If notice OF appeal had
not been filed with the county audi.
tor within twenty days and he would
have sent out a commission to ap'
praise the benefits and the work might
have been commenced this fall. At.
torney S. V. Reynolds, however, has
filed notice of appeal for his clients
in the .ase and an effort will be made
to secure a hearing of the case dur
Ing this term o. the district cou.c
In any event, however, with the pres
ent prospects of further compile l.
ted litigation, it is probable that the
ease will still be Ity ding next ear.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
Ex-MINISTER BUCHANAN DEAD
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH IN
STREETS OF LONDON.
Found in Dying Condition-6elieved
to Be Victim of Heart
Disease.

London, Oct. William l. Blu
chanan of Buffalo, N. Y, former Ameri-
can minister to the Argentine Repub-
lie and Panama, who had been close
ly identified with several important
American diplomatic missions, met a
tragic death on London street. He
was discovered lying on sidewalk in
Park lane near the American en-
bassy, in a dying condition, and was
carried to st. Georges hospital, a
short distance away. But life was ex-
tinct when the ambulance reached
the hospital. The cause of death is
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

EMMONS.-Died, of paralysis, at
her home No. 116 second avenue
west, at 2:45 o'clock p. m. Friday Oc-
tober Is, 1909, Mrs. Maria r. EN-
mons, widow of the late D. w. En-
mons, aged SO years, b months and =
days. Funeral at the late residence,
at 2:30 o'clock p. m. Sunday, October
II. Interment in Forest cemetery BY
the side OF the husband, who died De-
cember Z, 1898.
The deceased was a native of New
castle, New Jersey; born September
IL, 1916. She has resided in Iowa
since 1859 and has been a resident of
Oskaloosa forty-six years. The mother
Is survived by four children, Mrs. An
ma Benjamin, of Mansfield, Ohio, S,
C. Emmons, of Kennerwick, Michigan;
Mrs. Maude Hoxworth of Cedar Rap
ids, and Miss Carrie Emmons, OF o.
kaloosa.
The Emmons family was one of the
oldest in Oskaloosa. The father, ID.
w. Emmons, was for years prom
inent carpenter and builder and took
prominent part in the affairs of the
community He came to Oskaloosa
in the foramtive period of the town
and the family has had its place in the
upbuilding of the city. Mr.. Emmons
died several years ago, after a period
of retirement from active work. The
widow has been in i'll health Tor some
time and was quite feeble. She was
stricken with appoplexy Friday morn,
ing and did not recover consciousness
passing away at 2:45 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
LOST AN ARM.
Iowa Central Brakeman Falls Under
Train In Monmouth Yards.

H. l.. Richardson, an Iowa Central
brakeman, sustained serious injury at
Monmouth yards Saturday in the loss
o. his left arm almost at the shoulder.
Richardson was attempting to mani
pulate an air valve at the end of a
car and fell across the rail as the car
was suddenly moved. Mr. Richard
son is popular trainman residing
on Fifth avenue West. He has the
sympathy of a host of friends in his
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
Ladies' List.
Gates Are SUGGESTED.

Members of the city council have
expressed opinion that Iowa Central
crossings should be protected by
gates. Mr. Campfield says that every
crossing between Firt avenue and the
Yearly Meeting House on NJ avenue
is dangerous and should have cross
ing gates like those used by the
Northwestern railway along it's right.
of-way. A resolution is to be offered
IN the council soon, seeking to take
up the matter again.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
unpardonabIe Extrayauance,

Cord Wood" and furnace wood are
becoming scarce articles in the land
and the fuel wood is bringing high
prices wherever it is offered Ior sale.
The man with the fireplace has it
equipped for the consumption of coal,
TO" the burning of wood in this day OF
the age is an extravaganza that
pricks the conscience oil the veriest
plutocrat.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
The lejuhton School.

The erection of the new school
house at Leighton. for the purpose of
which the town was recently incorpor-
ated, is delayed until the necessary
law procedure has been gone
for the dissolving of the in
junction which now restraints the
school board from completing the
work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
Rush Season Is Here.

Foundry men and the stove repair
shops are rushed to the last minute
with orders for new CRATES, new lin
ings and other repairs now that the
necessity for the heater has come.
The man who had the work done in
anticipation of the bad weather is ex-
tremely fortunate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
Cabbaoe Also Suffered,

Even the cabbage was not proof
against the excessive cold of last
week and all that was in the garden
was frozen. Some of the heads were
frozen through. This will cut off the
supply intended for the manufacture
of kraut, This shortage will tend to
increase the price.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
Eorerunners of HOLIDAYS.

The fall is hardly arrived before
the preparations for holidays are COM
menced. Merchants are making pre-
parations for the biggest stocks OF
goods and the most elegant novelties
that they have ever handled for the
season. -......
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
Ducks Plentiful.

The ducks have been plentiful on
the river bottoms this week and Os.
kaloosa shooters have been having ex-
eelent sport. The birds are hanging
about the vicinity and are in no hur-
~ to move on to their southern feed
ing grounds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
The Good Roads,

The faithfulness with the several
contestants in the good roads con-
test are at work upon their five-mile
pieces of road is bringing about the
best of results. The roads entered
in the contest are again in perfect
condition following the recent rains
and freeze.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
The Hay Market.

Loads of hay are being hauled to
the city market and there is a fair de-
mand for the feed. The fellow who
has COW or horse is making prepare
tons for the winter season. Added
to that the livery and feed stables are
large buyers when the price Is right
to suit them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
Lost a Valuable Horse,

Tom .Baugh suffered the loss of one
of his big gray mares yesterday, which
was valued at about $3.50. The mare
was we'll known as one OF the team
employed ON the city water wagon. 1t
died rather suddenly after being sick
about three days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
Red CABBAGE.

The good Dutch red cabbage has
been offered in market during the
week. Ii is somewhat scarce arti-
Gle, even though its general excel.
lence is not generally understood in
this locality
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

Tuesday a car load of fish was plac.
ed In Clear Lake, shipped from the
state hatchery on the mississippi, by
Game Warden Lincoln.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

Tho county is having cement piles
put in for albridge over Long creek.
four miles northwest OF Ainsworth.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

WILLHOIT--MATTOX. - Married,
Mr.. Harley G. Without of Lacey and
Miss Delpha NJ. Mattox of Oskaloosa,
by Rev. Eugene Allen, at his resi-,
dence, 421 North Market street, Sun
day morning, Oct. II, 1909, at 1000
o'clock.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
Will Be Sent To Dead Letter Office II
Not Called For.

Following is list of letters remain
ing uncalled for in the postoffice at
Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the week ending
Oct. 16, 1909:
Gents List.
Beardsley, F. Mangold, Louis
Black, +. X. Marti, Herbert
Goldberg, j. Mason, Dwight
Lee, Willie H. Perry, r. H.
McCarary, Van E. Rasmus, Fred
McKarron, Thos. Saeger, Ben
WEIGH, ]. H.
Ladies' List.
Hutton, Mrs. Geo.
Parties calling for letters from this
list will please call attention to 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. V. Hoffman,, P. NJ.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Cecil Smith Meyers, Grinnell. -. %
sos and
Bess Smith, Grinneli. ............2 rs
Russell B. Lash, Tracy. .........2l
500 and
Alma r. Moody, Tracy. ..........1S
Harley Guy without, Lacey. 49,. .25
$40 and
Delpha Mae Mattox. Oskaloosa. 30
Harry E. Mottox, Oskaloosa. 80. SO
511 and
Villa Shaw, Oskaloosa. ..........2 20
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

The quail season opens November
first.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

MEYERS - REYNOLDS. - Cecil
Smith Meyers and Miss Bessie Rey-
nolds, both of Grinnell, were married
Saturday afternoon at o'clock, Oct.
16, 1909, at the residence Of the Off.
ciating minister, Rev. w, C. Ruther-
ford, Ala High avenue east. pastor OF
the First Baptist church. The couple
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Duncan, also of Grinnell. The party
returned Saturday evening to Grinnell
where the groom is employed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

SHROYER-- HOOVER. - Married,
Mr.. Charlie Shroyer of Lacey, Iowa,
and Miss Delpha A. Hoover. Of Oska'
loosa, by Rev. Eugene Allen, at the
residence of the bride,i in Spring Creek
township, at o'clock Thursday even,
ing, Oct. IA, 1909.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

The Board OF Education at ita last
meeting appropriated the sum of SIS
TO provide slides for the steioopticon
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

List of forty Iowa soldiers who dice
at Annapolis Parole Camp during the
Civil War, and are buried in marked
graves at the Annapolis Nationa
Cemetery. All had been prisoners o.
war:
Infantry.
James F. Wiley, E, ed Regt.
Andrew J. Brown, C, 2Sth Regt
Jefferson NJ. Link, b, 18th Regt.
Andrew Weygandt, b, It'll Regt.
Joseph Gerthoffer, III, 7th Regt.
John Buler, G., 18th Regt.
Amos ID. Gilbert, d, 9th Regt.
Henry Sphon, B, 18th Regt.
Danl Van Dyke, F, 3rd Regt.
VIM. s. Mountain, e, 4th Regt.
Joseph Burns, ID. 18th Regt.
Murat Hickey, X, Both Regt.
Gideon Mapel, ID. 18th Regt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

LASH-MOODY.- Married, Satur-
day afternoon at four O'Clock, Oct. 16,
1909, Miss Alma R. Moody to Russell
B. Lash, both of Tracy, Esquire Jay B.
Cruzen officiating. The young couple
were accompanied by their parents
and few intimate friends to the Of
flee of the Justice, where the cere-
monty was performed. They have a
host of friends in the community
where they live and congratulations
are general.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

CLARK.-Tom Clark, an inmate OF
the county home west of Oskaloosa
died there about 8 o'clock Friday
morning, Oct. Is. 1909, and was bur
led that afternoon in the county home
burial grounds. Death resulted from
old age, the deceased being about SIS
years old.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

N. P. Ankelman and wife, Dora,
have located in Oskaloosa. Mr.. An
kelman is a railroad man and has &C
cepted a position on the Iowa Central.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

DAVIS-DAVIS.- at 1870
O'Clock p. m, Saturday, Oct. 16, 1909,
at the Office of the officiating justice,
Esquire C. Woodruff, Miss Elma Davis
of Oskaloosa to Osra j. Davis of &C.
dar township. The groom is a pros
porous young farmer residing near
Fremont and he takes his bride to a
home prepared and in waiting for her
reception. Friends extend congratu-
lations.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

William F. Osborn and wife are re-
cent Corners to the city. They are resi-
dents of University Park.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

GEORGE-LIEBUS. The marriage
of Miss Lena Liebus, eldest daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Llebus, to Will.
lam George, was solemnized at six
o'clock Thursday evening at the par
ish house of st. Mary's church, Rev.
Father Lotus officiating. The wed.
ding was witnessed by only the men,
bers of the family and following the
ceremony delicious three-course sup.
per was served at the home of the
brides parents, 914 South Market
street. The bride and groom then left
for Abba. where they will visit with
the groom's father and other relatives
and friends. The bride has for num-
Der of years, until recently, been EN-.
ployed at the Hanna Manufacturing
Co, where she was popular with her
employers and associates and the
news of her marriage is received with
pleasure by host of warm friends,
who extend congratulations. The
groom came to oskaloosa from Abba
short time ago and has since been
employed at the Interstate Mfg. Co.,
where he now holds good position,
The new couple will 10 at home TO
their friends at 200 Fourth ave West.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21

Mrs. N. A. Kizer, mother of Rev
Edwin Kizer, of the Oskaloosa Col
lege, is a resident at the home of the
president on South M. street.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-26
.ESQUELETO EN-
UNA CUEVA.
El cadaver de un hom-
bre fue encontrado
y el craneo huellas
de terrible golpe que
pudo causar Ia muer
te.

Ha sido encontrado en- las cuevas
de las Galeras, entire los csbos Sdmd
nd V Colon, en- Santo Domingo, un
esqueleto humane y que Sc presumia
encerraba clio Ia comisi6n de un cri-
men.
Datos infornados despues asegu-
rsron que del esqueleto solo Sc encon
traron algunos huesos dentro de Ia
cueva, en- Ia parte accessible y Sc ha-
cen investigaciones para conseguir
el resto. Los huesos hsllados fueron
el crzneo, cdbito V dos porciones de
IN radio. Sc supone que animales
montaraces Sc levsron el resto,y que
puede estar en- el fondo de Ia cueva
8 en- las cuevas contiguss. Por Ia con
formation del crsneo se supone que
pertenecia 4 una de las personas de
Ia raza negra, Y por las dimensiones
de los huesos intaetos Sc deduce, Sc
gun caIculos estableeidos, que eI ta-
mafo de Ia persons debi6 ser de IN
metro 50 6 81 centimefFos.
LafracturA que Presenta el crzneo
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-26

remitira copia debidamente auten,
ticada de Ia sentencia de destitu.
ci6n al cencejo municipal respecti.
vo, auien cubrira la vacante causa-
da por dicha destituci6n, del modo
prescrito por la ley"
"Secci6n 35.-En case de que un
alcalde ejecutare algdn hecho pc
nado por la ley, el attorney general
de Puerto Rico, por ST 9 representa-
do por Ell fiscal del distrito cores
pondiente, presentara la acusaci6n
que proceda contra dicho alcalde,
al tribunal competente, que podra
suspender de su cargo al alcalde acu-
sado, interim Sc tramita el proceso- ;
Y toda sentencia firme condenato-
ria dictada en- una causa de esta ma
turalesa, apareiara la destitucion
definitiva del alcalde condenado.
Cuando por cualquier causa estu-
Were vacante el cargo de alcalde, el
conceio municipal cubrira la vacan-
te, nomhrando persona que desem-
pehe el cargo hasta las proXima elec
clones municipalities. 81 un alcal-
de deseare renunciar su cargo en-
viara su renuncia por escrito al con-
cejo municipal, que tendra facul-
tades para admitirla o deses timar-
la. FL concejo municipal, en- to-
do nombramiento de alcalde y de
miembros del mismo conceio, 10 ha-
RI designando para tai cargo una
persona de Ia filisci6n politica que
haya obtenido en- el propio munici-
pio mayor nGmero de votos para el
cargo respective en- la Ultima cleo
cion general.
Durante la ausencia 6 inhsbili-
dad fisica y temporal de I'm alcal-
de, su cargo sera desempensdo por
la persona que eierzs los deberes
de presidente del conseio munich
pal. En- case de muerte, renun-
cia 8 destituci6n de un sIcaide, su
cargo sera desempehado por la per-
soma que presto servicios de presi-
dente del conceio municipal, hasta
que Sc hubiere nombrado un nue.
vo alcalde, por el conceio munich
pal, en- 10 forma dispuesta. Y hubie-
re tornado possession de su cargo. en-
cuyo Gltimo case el alcalde interi-
no tendra derecho 4 pereibir ell suel-
do del alcslde, mientras actGe Co
mo tsl.
Secci6n 2.rToda ley o parte de
ley que se oponga Z IA presente, que
da deFogsds.
Secci6n 3.-Esta ley estsra en- vigor
deSde 81 sprobaci6n."
Sc dispuso que el secretario en-
vie al eonseio el scuerdo de Ia CANA
"a.
p. de c. ISL. De los Sres. Mu-
hoz Rivera. Diaz Navarro y Delga-
do. Paro que scan rtndidos en- pd-
bica AIbsEsg tOdas las tInoGs urba-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-26
Dos constituencies.

Fl CONSTITUTIONAL Sc intitulaba
sl peri6dico, organo de Cipriano Cas-
tro, que dirigia en- Caracas Gunner
sindo Rivas. Esto no deben ignorarlo
10 nuestros lectores, asi como tampo-
co que los talleres Y la redacci6n de
dicho perfodico fueron destruidos
por el pueblo, raiisntemsnte, despues
que Castro estaba q muchas milIas
de distancia de Venezuela. ......
Pero 10 que 81 ignoran es 10 siguiente,
que copiamos de un peri6dico extran
gero: En- Caracas esta circulando
un peri6dieo festive intitulado FL
Constitutional, cuyos redactores son
Gumersindo Castro y Cipriano r.
raS."