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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08
ENDEAVoR SOCIETY.
officers are Elected for the Ensuing
Six Months.

of the intermediate Endeavor Society
of the Christian church was held Sun
day evening, June ~. Installation o.
officers was to nave been neld las
Sunday but only few were present
so the meeting was postponed until
Sunday evening, July II.
The officers elected for the follow
ing six months are as follows: Harry
Roberts, president; Roy Wymore
vice-president; Cordelia Myers, secre
tary; Sam Darnall, treasurer; Willard
Fitzpatrick, organist and Jennie Darn
ell chorister.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08
EnWorth Ieanue Social.

The social of the Epworth League
which was to have been held Tuesday
evening at the home of Miss Title
Graf was transferred to the church
parlors on account of the rainy even
ing. A good crowd came out for the
entertainment, which was pleasing
success. An informal program assist
ed in the entertainment, refreshments
were served and all present had a
good time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08
Held Skv Rocket in Hand.

William Sasley, an Assyrian, was
severely injured Saturday evening by
a sky rocket. The young man was
not very well versed in the use of fire,
works and held the sky rocket in his
hand and lighted it, the result being
that he was frightfully burned. All
the skin on the back of his hand and
most of that on his arm was COM
pletely burned off. Dr. Cole dressed
the wound. @
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08
Pork is Soaring.

The rise in the price of pork is daily
the subject of local comment among
stock men. All predict considerable
advance over present figures before
the high mark Is reached, verify
hogs are scarce" and the farmer with
the porkers is going to hold off for the
best figure.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08
More safe and sane,

No less than twelve accidents, some
OF them of serious character, oc-
CURED at the celebration OF the Fourth
OF July In Oskaloosa last year. The
record for the present year IS some
what different. Only one accident Of
any extent happened for the city and
none in the county have thus far
been reported.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08
Hurts Finances.

No base ball games were played in
the Central association on July Fourth
where double headers we're scheduled
and the club management expected to
reap good harvest of dollars. The
loss OF the games is direct loss to
the teams and the league management
as no better opportunity is given
for playing the games before the large
crowds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08
DAMAGE From Elreworks.

Some one threw sky rocket
through window in DR.. j. w. Nor
gan's Office over Green's cafeteria,
Monday, and set fire to the interior of
the Office. An umbrella was consum-
ed and the fire might have been seri-
Gus had not DIR. Morgan succeeded in
putting 1t out.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08

An agent OF the Ringing Brothers
Shows was In Oskaloosa a few days
ago, but he did not make his presence
known officially.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08
| VISITS WITH
. AN6ZEHY
Graft.

Graft. 1913
The Canal street bobbing-box that
answers to the flattering appel.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08

alton OF streetcar
C q m 9 bouncing
along the thor
Nopghfare, seven
minutes late - |
was going to say.
as usual. On sec
ond thought, l re-
frain the utter
a n C e. Anybody
who knows will
tell you that its
usual appearance
Is delayed by far
more than seven
minutes! b u t ,
anyhow, 1t came
along, crossed Ad-
ans street and
picked up a bunch
Of pas S e n g e r 9,
scrambling for the
mad rush home
ward.
"P o | p e r S !"
plpeu d SHTlll,
childish treble, as
the car lurched
forward. Ev min
poipers - Joinaf,
n e W s, Ameri-
CAM" g.,
Somewhere In
that mass of tot
tering, lettering.
struggling human
fl e s h suspended
by straps a n d
a C ked like a
small boys pocket,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-08
Reckless, Too.

II am the unquiet sister with the old,
wild. beautiful eyes, sings Florence viii
kinson in the current Century," We're
the same old frivolous. reckless crss, too.
Flo; where y goin' Z be t'night?- Buffalo
News.
BYRON WILLIAMS.
The evening world., 1909-02-15
PEARS FAMILY SPENT
}15,0OO,0OO IN ADS
Andrew Pears, Of Soap Fame,
Dead in London, Fourth
Head Of Big Firm.

Andrew Pears, grsst-srandson Of the
nAn who began the manufacture Of
Pears soap, who died In London satur-
DAY, was IN the soap business estab-
NShsd BY bis ancestor Ro years ago.
which BY Newspaper and other methods
u advertising grew from a small con.
ssrn into one Of the largest soap manu-
factories on earth.
The great-grandtather Of the late An
drew Pears. whose name was also An
drew, may be said to have evolved the
science and art Of advertising, He was
Q, Cornishman. and was the first man
TO use the newspapers on an extensive
scale for advertising his wares, His
and II Is estimated that since the bust.
ness was founded more than $4,000, coo
has been spent In advertising, which &C.
counts for the big dividends paid and
being paid by the Pears company.
GOOD morning, have you used Pears
Soap" Is the advertisement generally
thought Of In connection with the soap.
This was the phrase made by Thomas
Barratt. who decided that good morn.
inS" was used more than any other
phrase by the English speaking people.
The first Andrew made his ADVERTISE
n3ents as attractive as possible, and
bia5ed the way for all future adver-
tlsers. The Pears company has used
pictures by Sir John NTilla!s and other
famous artists to call attention to Its
product. He Won't Be Happy TIL He
Gets IT, Is the best known picture OF
he concern, and the reproduction Of a
baby In a bathtub trying to pick UP a
cake Of Pears soap Just beyond lis
reach is almost a. well known as the
good morning" phrase.
The evening world., 1909-02-15
Interest Increasing in Final
Days of Evening Worlds
Beauty Contest.
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK.
Polls Close in The Evening
World Office at Noon
on Saturday.

Notwithstanding The Evening Worlt
1as printed the last coupon in the
American Beauty Contest for places In
Charles Frohman's forthcoming produc'
tapn The Dolldr Princess the ind!ca'
lions aSs that there will be some lively
voting this week, and that the friends
q the hundred or more candidates have
Uesoks Of ballots saved up to send ir
ana swell the amounts during the last
AAys Of the tight.
Beauty No. 10 still holds tho lead to-
0Ay. having made the splendid gain OF
Svte 1000 votes since Saturday. A b!s
lump wa made by No. 30 from n am
place IN the list to second. a batch y!
nearly 1900 votes having been received
tor her.
No votes will be considered that rtscH
this once later than noon on Feb "
The evening world., 1909-02-15
CONTRACTOR SHOT
HIMSELF IN HEAD
Wife Says Mahoney Had Wor.
ried Over Business
May Recover.

Worry over loss OF business, Il Is al
legged, prompted Francis Mahoney nifty
one years old. OF No 1912 Bergen street,
Brooklyn. to shoot himself in the head
to-day.
Mahoney, a contractor and builder,
lives with his wife and daughter In a
second-story apartment at the Bergen
street address, It has been his custom
to sleep in a room off the paror, while
his wife and daughter slept In the chief
bedroom OF the fiat.
No report OF the revolver was heard
BY the two women, but shortly after !
O'Clock this morning Mrs. Mahoney
The evening world., 1909-02-15

heard groans coming from her hus-
bands bedroom. Going In she found
him writing on the bed. A revolver
was behde him and there was tiny
wound In his forehead that seemed
scarcely to bleed. Mrs Mahoncy sum
mOned a physician who got an amhu.
lance from the swedish Hospital. There
1t was said the contractor had an even
chance Ot recovery.
The wife said as her husband was
being taken to the hospital that ne
had worried great deal latery over
his business
The evening world., 1909-02-15

Gold Filled Jewelry-innum-
cradle pieces OF every kind;
exclusive designs; brooches,
cult links, veil pins. scarf
pins, and hat pinsi regularly
up TO S2.5OI Tues. NJ.
Gay. ...........,.... NV
The evening world., 1909-02-15
mlsAAP TO COLLIER sRuTUs.

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Feb, Is. -.
The United States collier Brutus. duo
here Yesterday from Colon with coal
for the warships, has not arrived. It
Is understood that she has met with
m accident. the nature OF which has
not been made public
The evening world., 1909-02-15

Would q little more flesh make you more
stylish and attractive!
Would 10 or 20 pounds more make you bet
ter satisfied with your personal appearance
Would your gowns look better and please you
and Others more II you were little stouter'
II so, do you believe any one can give you
the additional flesh that you desire!
| PROVE IT FREE
II youwr,e me to day will send you prompt.
ly sufficient Or. Whitney's Nerve and Flesh
Builder 10 prove that It will give you su-
psrb figure with beautiful arms. shapely
neck and shoulders. full round bust and well
developed limbs; not for the time being, but
permanently.
There will not be a penny OF charge for
this my experience proves that can we'll
afford to take all the risk In proving what
this Treatment will do.
This is a purely vegetable compound and
cannot possibly do you any harm. but Is
always OF great benefit to the general health.
II will positively enlarge the bust from I: 10
6 inches and give healthy tint 10 the com.
pleIion; the Free Trial Treatment proves this.
Don't delay; write to-day to The c. L.
Jones Co., 3I6B Friend Bldg, Elmira. n. Y,
because II this generous offer overcrowds US
It will have to be withdrawn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29
S. A. MILLER'S BILL
 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Little Rock, Ark, May 2S..Gover- nor Donaghey yesterday afternoon ap- proved and placed his signature up- On the bill enlarging the powers of the Arkansas railroad commission, giving that body the right to estab- fish and exchange system between the railroads of the state on cars, and also reciprocal demurrage. The new laws governs the furnishing of cars to shippers and prescribes penalty for failure to provide them within a giv- en time. The bill was introduced by Representative Miller of Jefferson county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29
IT CHURCHES.
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, Street Baptist Church.

Of Sixth avenue and Ohio Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.; py the pastor at II a. m., sub Fter Stood and Warmed Him.
 I. P. U. at 7:15 p. m.; ser ||the pastor at 8 D. m., smbjest, atchman's Message" Prayer
 wednesday evening at s D. m. invited to attend all these Strangers in the city are es-
 welcome to worship with us.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29
Chicken Feed OYSTER SHELLS, GRIT, ETC.

BEEF SCRAP-1O-lb soc; 25-lb $100:
 100lb, $3.50. OYSTER SHELLS-1o-lb, Poe; o5-lb,
 50c 100-lb, $l.50 GKlT-Large, for old fowls, 10-lb 25c ;;
 25-lb, soc; 1O0-lb, $1.50, GRlT-Small, for little chix, 25lb soc;
 10-lb, 25c. ALFALFA MEAL-100-lb sacks, $200 PURINA SCRATCH FEED-For old
 stock, $2.25 per 100 lbs. Little
 chick feed, $2.50 per 100 lb SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN
 EGGS, $l.5O per setting; rest of
 season from all pens. ORDERS LEFT at RyIand Queens
 ware Co.,, will be DELIVERED
 WHERE in the city. '-2s-1mo A. P. Ryland
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29
PROTEST AGAINST
 PROHIBITION

LouisW He. May 27.-More than 3oo bankers and business men today adopted resolutions protesting against that the destruction of property would aggregate $7O.00O.0 GOO and increase taxes 100 per cent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29
Parr Memorial Church.

'n1s at Il a. m. and 7:45 D.
 w. Manville, pastor; Sunday .40 d. m., M. c. Frank supt. i League, e:45 D. m. A cordial to visitors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29
fFst Babtist Church.

"st baDtlSt Church.
 or Sixth and Cherry. Sun 0ol at s:30. All Baracas and
 scnool scholars are urged to en'' as we are expecting to % n 0oo mark. Preaching by F. Full, of Greenwood, Miss, "' ana D. m. B. Y. P. IT. -'' d very interesting program en arranged.
 Ae IS invited to be present ' tn' services, and a cordial VIII be extended you.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29
ristain Science Service.

I's'aln Science Service. 'ne street; Sunday II a. m, ancient and Modern Necro- ,,, o'' Mesmerism and Hypno- I"eunesday evening meetings ,'' ], reading room open 2::3o 'o'A every day except Sunday cordially invited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29

J. NJ. Barrett of SAerrill was among the visitors in Pine Bluff yes terday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29
lutheran Church.

Fvenue and Florida St., h uer' pastor. English Sum- 2 'aool' s:ao a. m; German ser . '' a. m.; English service. 8
 o'alal invitation is extended
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29

McNeill at the organ. Public cor dially invited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-29
iirst Methodist Church.

!, "e'nodist Church, Rev. T. Y. r pas'or';; Sunday school, 9::3O en,. Huber, Supt.; Service, II m 'ect' Joan of Arc,";; service h. subject "A True Knight"
 . trained choir with Prof.
Evening star., 1909-06-05
Bull DING BOOM FOLLOWS
SLUMP OF PANIC TIMES
Houses and Apartment Houses Springing Up With
Marked Rapidity Throughout Northwest
Section Growth in Washington
Heights and Lanier Heights.

avenue northwest has just completed for
the construction of nearly thirty new
houses in the northwest section of the
city. Mr.. Dulin built his own handsome
residence OH New Hampshire avenue a
little more than a year ago. and since
that time he has been interested in sew
eral building operations in various parts
of Washington, but the large plans he
now has in contemplation constitute one
or his most pretentious adventures into
the real estate world.
Seventeen of the houses, which will be
of the semi-detached pattern, will be con-
structed in the block at 1st and @ streets
northwest. Each of these residences will
be of colonial design, and each will have
a frontage of twenty feet and depth of
thirty-two feet. Each will have six rooms
and bath and all modern improvements
These houses will be sold for about $1,000
each. Ground will be broken at 1st and Q
streets next week, and the houses will
be ready for occupancy early in the au-
tumn.
Included in Mr.. Dulin's plans is a row
of six houses of similar design to be
constructed at 30th and Q streets north
west, in what is known as Cook place
and he also has in view the building of
two small apartment houses at the corner
of 22d and NJ streets Mr.. Dulin recently
completed a model garage at 1st and
Florida avenue northwest, the building
being designed to accommodate the au-
tomobile owners In the Bloomingdale Sec
ton.
Altogether more than S15OOOO will be
spent in this series of operations.
Evening star., 1909-06-05

One .of the distinctive features OF that
rapidly growing residential section be-
yond Rock Creek Park and the new
Connecticut avenue bridge Is the new
home OF Harry Wardman The dwelling
was completed by the owner during the
present week, and he has occupied 1t
since Monday.
Mr. Wardman's new house, which was
built to take the place of his former res
idence, 2432 Columbia road. recently sold
at a handsome figure. stands on a COM
manding eminence at the intersection
of Connecticut avenue and Woodley lane.
and 1t is in a class alone. even In that
section of fine residences.
On this same site for years before the
growth Of the city extended at all across
Rock Creek valley stood the residence
of Mrs. Elizabeth Boice Nourse, and
Mr.. Wardman purchased the entire
Nourse tract. consisting OF an acre and
one-half Of land.
Immediately after securing the ground
Mr.. Wardman demolished the old frame
dwelling, and the house as 1t now stands
forth In the midst of a handsome grove
of oak trees is the outcome Of the own
er's own ideas and the ideas of his
architect. A. H. Beers.
The new house Is after the Spanish
Evening star., 1909-06-05
OCCUPY AN ENTIRE BLOCK
ELEVEN HOUSES TO BE ERECTED
ON EUCLID STREET.
Other Building Operations at an Out
lay of Over Ninety Thou
sand Dollars.

Among recent large building operations
undertaken is the erection of nine six
room and two eight-room houses to oc-
cupy the entire block between 18th and
18th streets, on Euclid street northwest,
by James Martin, builder and owner.
These houses are OF exclusive design and
each has some separate special feature.
All are to be finished throughout in oak,
heated by hot-water plants, and wired
for electric lighting. The row is to be
broken by five fiat front houses which are
to have colonial porches across the entire
front of house. Roofing of porches and
mansard is to be Of colored tile. The es-
timated cost of this work is $55, 900.
The plans for these buildings were pre-
pared by Dan B. Miller. jr., architect
Mr. Miller has also designed and taken
out permits for six two-story bay-window
houses, numbered 80 to 40 street north
west for the same owner, to be built at
a cost of about $4,000 These houses will
be placed on sale by the real estate firm
Of Belt, OBrien & Co.
Among other building works In which
Mr. Miller is interested as architect is a
seven-thousand-dollar residence for W.
e. Wright, now being built on East Capl-
tol street, facing Lincoln Park, and four
two-story brick houses and store at Sd
and Van streets, for Edward O'Neill. for
which permits have just been taken out
He has also finished and delivered draw
ings to David N. Rust. jr., for a two
story apartment house which will be COM
menced as soon as contracts can be let for
the work.
Evening star., 1909-06-05
SALES OF CITY PROPERTY
TRANSACTIONS REPORTED BY
DEALERS AT THE WEEK END.
Representative Barclay Buys Wash
ington Home-Other Houses
Bring Good Prices.

Representative Charles F. Barclay OF
Sinnamahoning, Pa. has purchased from
Abram Frey, a we'll known local artist,
the dwelling at 1915 Newton street north
west, and he will have the house thor
oughly renovated. planning to make it
his residence while in Washington. 1t
is understood the consideration was in
the neighborhood of $4,000.
Other realty transfers reported by local
real estate firms at the end of the cur
rent week include the following:
Stone & Fairfax Real E6tate Corpora
ton report the sale for 9Iarry Ward
man of the three-story and basement bay
window brick dwelling, 1907 r street
northwest. which the purchaser acquires
as an investment. The house contains
twelve rooms and bath and is heated by
steam. 1t has a liberal frontage on r
street with a depth of one hundred feet
Investments in Demand.
Willige, Gibbs & Daniel, real estate
brokers, have sold for John U. Perkins
the two-story brick dwelling 800 10th
street, between c and d streets, south.
east. The house has six rooms, porce-
lain bath and is heated by furnace l,
occupies a lot sixteen feet front by a
depth of ninety feet. Mr.. Raymond c.
MacLead, the purchaser, will hold the
property as an investment. 1t is under
stood the purchase price was $3.50
WilIige, Gibbs & Daniel have sold for
Mrs Ettie w. Jerman the residence al
the northeast corner of Flagler and Y
streets The house Is situated on a ter
race facing south. and is built of Roman
brick, with Indiana limestone trimmings
It has eight rooms and hot-water heat
1t is understood that $3.50 was paid 70,
Evening star., 1909-06-05
DISTRICT SEES EVOLUTION IN
METHODS OF HOME BUYING
Where Cash Settlements Formerly Obtained the
Investor of Modest Means Now Purchases
on Small Monthly Payments

stallments Is ono of the surest known
avenues toward enforced economy ana
the conservation Of family resources.
Again the demand for suitable houses
which this movement has fostered has in
spired hundreds Of capitalists to adven-
ture into the field, and the result has
been the development Of the Immediate
suburbs of the city on a heretofore un-
precedented scale. And this In turn has
spelled an increase in the concrete wealth
of the whole body polite. which has had
as one of its best evidences the growth
of the city's income through its depart
ment of tax collection. In fact. the taxes
collected at the beginning of the current
fiscal year. though the totals are not yet
entirely known, will be in excess or the
best previous year by some hundreds or
spent for municipal betterments. does its
share toward redounding to the benefit OF
the property holders from whom it was
received.
Illustration of the Plan.
Hundreds of the houses which are built
to sell on the installment plan have been
and are being placed on the market at
prices varying from s. 500 to 5000. and
some Of the more pretentious class run
upward in value even to 5000 and 5000.
AS an illustration Of the working of the
plan 1t would be safe to cite the actual
working rule of one of the best known of
the local realty firms. For example,
house built to sell for 1875 will carry
first trust of 81, 100, and upon the balance
of N,S75 the purchaser is required to pay
500 in cash. And upon such house.
which would rent under ordinary circum'
stances for about $50 per month, the pur-
chaser is supposed to pay only $3.50 per
month Within this amount Is included
the annual interest on the first trust, tha
interest on the gradually decreasing sec
ond trust and the installments which arg
being applied to the actual payments for
the property. AS general average, II Is
shown that the interest. growing from
10 cents the first month to $3.50 the last
month, will average 1926 per month. SO
that the balance or $23.25. Is applied to
the reduction Of the principal. In soma
instances this latter amount varies. but In
any event the house renter becomes
house owner within a comparatively brfef
span of time.
Evening star., 1909-06-05

Like almost all other enterprises in the
modern business world, the method OF
purchase and sale of real estate WITHIN
comparatively recent times has been al
most wholly revolutionized. and so care
fully have the requirements of the new
purchase plans been written that no mat
ter how modest are the resources OF a
family treasury the real estate dealer
can almost invariably find a suitable To-
cation where the homeseeker can make
a start toward owning his place of
abode. In former times 1t was the excep-
tio1 rather than the rule for families in
moderate circumstances to figure as prop
erty owners, but with the passing years
and the evolution in the methods Of realty
operators the army of renters is being
gradually, but none the less surely, re-
duced. so that the leaseholder now hg-
ures as the exception among his fellows.
Because of the necessarily slow accre-
ton of resources by the family whose
productive members were working on sal
aries, the former method of house buying
found few recruits from among this great
majority of the city's populace, for the
families who could and did save $1,000 to
So, ,OOO-the amount necessary to secure an
equity Of the required size in nome
suitably located and OF the desired size
were exceedingly rare But now all of this
is changed, and the buying Of dwellings,
on the installment plan Is proceeding right
merrily.
Experiment Begun Years Ago.
The installment method is not entirely
new. though the experiment in this line
begun by real estate operators less than
a decade ago has only recently been
brought to the basis where it affords un-
failing satisfaction to the throng of pur-
chasers. AS matters stand at the present
time the family desirous of owning its
own home has only to pledge itself 20 pay
a slight increase over what would be the
rent of the premises chosen as the future
abode. to acquire absolute ownership OF
the house in a few years. And the ad-
vantaees of this method SO far outweigh
whatever faults it may have that the lat
ter may be said to be almost non-ex-
istent.
Primarily the buying of house on in