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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-14

Herewith beg TO announce myself
as candidate for the Office of Regis
ter Of Deeds Of Craig County. Okla
homa. Subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary to be held
August 1910 e. N. WILLIAMSON.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-14

hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Office of clerk of the dis
tfict court Of Craig county. subject to
tie democratic primary.
D. b. sTUTSMAN.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-14
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WAISTS
For All Occasions

In simple tailored and fancy
: lingerie effects. Don't fail
to see the latest styles which
we are now showing. These
waists are made by experts,
following the latest authoritive
models, Up to the minute in
style, superior in quality and
unexcelled in the perfection of
workmanship. Both the plain
tailored and lingerie waists are
high in favor in the best fash
ion centers and we are show
ing just what you want at at
tractive prices. Lingerie waists
are especially popular and are
worn great deal in materials
batists and lawns are greatly in
vogue. Many designs neatly
trimmed with lace and en-
broidery. We call especial at
tention to the handsome vaIu-
es at $3.50 and $500.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
MOTOR CAR SERVICE.
Rumor Has 1t That Such Will Be Be-
tween 0skaioosa and Knoxville.

The Rock Island railroad company
has placed orders with motor car
company for a number Of cars which
they win operate. seyer D their lines,
giving patrons sthen best of service. 1t
is rumored that such service be-
tween this city and Knoxville viii be
,one Of the trips that will be assigned
to the new cars. While the official
seal is not on such statement 1t is
almost an assured fact that such a
service will be tried and IL 1t proves
successful will be established. AS 1t
is now, the people along this branch
of the Rock Island have only one
train into this city day, and that
at 4:10, and one returns at 1850 a.
m. People from this vicinity must
stay in Oskaloosa all night. The
Rock, Island, II car is placed on
this branch, would give the best Of
service, making two or three round
trips daily. II the car is placed in
service the people along this branch
will make the service such paying
investment that the Rock Island
would find 1t a money loser" to take
the car off. Let's have the service.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
new BRICK BUILDING
Hopes & Co. Will Erect Modern
Structure for Restaurant.

Along with other improvements for
High Ave. West comes the announce.
ment that Hopes & Co. will erect a
.two-stery i i odsrn building on the
twentyfooh dTapt Just east of the
building they now occupy.
Howard Hopes and Addison Be-
Dillon, proprietors Of the Princeton
Chop House." are now on their tenth
year in the restaurant business on
High Ave. West, in the building they
now occupy. The business has grown
to such proportions that 1t has out.
grown the present building and the
proprietors will erect a modern struc.
ture. The building will be twenty
feet wide and eighty feet long, two
stories and basement. The first
floor will be occupied by the restaur-
ant and the second floor will be made
into Office rooms or fat.
The contract for the erection of the
building has been let and the work
will begin the first part of April. The
building which is now occupied by
the restaurant will house the pool
hall, which is on the lot the new
structure will stand. The front of
the building will be made of white
enamel brick and will make an at
tractive appearance. The building
will be modern in every way.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
HORSE SALE.
Large Attendance, Big List Of Horses
and Top Prices Obtained. ...

The Walthall Horse Sale Thursday
afternoon was one OF the largsest
held at that place. corner A avenue
and Second street. The crowd in at
tendance was in excess OF anything
yet seen and there was a big list oil
horses offered for sale. Over thirty
settlements were made, The ANIMALS
sold high, around the two hundred
dollar mark for the top figure. There
were plenty of horse men from mark.
ct centers and numbers of traders
were on the grounds DESTROYS of pick.
ing up chunks that could be used on
the city markets. Mahaska county
farmers however, seemed to place a
greater value Oh the horses for work
purposes than did the trades for
handling the bulk of the sales were to
residents Of the county. The bidding
was brisk and the sales were not de.
layed. The work was showed along
with dispatch and promptness that
kept the buyers on their mettle.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
Referees Sale.

], the undersigned, will ofer at
public sale to the highest bidder for
cash at the door of the court house
in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on the End day OF
April, 1910, at 200 p. m, what is
known as the Parry farm, the follow
ing described real estate, toIwit:
The wv. u Of 8. E. u, the w. u
fthe N. E. u of S. e. u, and all of
the S. w. 4 of the N. Z. ". lying
south of the public highway over said
last deschibed forty acer tract.
And also all the following described
tract, commencing at the southwest
corner of the s. e. Il OF the N. E.
u, thence east chains, thence north
to the center of public highway, over
said last forty-acre tract, thence
soruhwesterly along the center of
said highway to the west line OF said
last described forty-acre tract, thence
south on said west line 10 beginning;
Also all of the N. E. u Of the ~.
w. 4. all in Section II, Township rs
North, Range t6 West of the 9Th p.
NJ, in Mahaska County, Iowa. except
ing however from said description
the coal underlying the E. 1-5 OF the
s. w. u OF the s. e. u of said SEQ
ton 81, which coal belongs to Mar.
garet Morgan, her lessees or gran
tees.
Lot z. Block 2, in Kalbaoh's Add.
ton to the city of Oskaloosa. Ia:
Lot 50 in the town of Beacon, Ia.
Except strip feet wide of from
the entire east side of said Lot So;
All that part OF Lot AZ OF the Irreg.
ular Survey OF the N. w. Y OF the
~ W. u OF Section 26. Township rs.
Range 16, West Of the 9Th p. NJ.
commencing 80 feet South of the
northwest corner of said Lot AZ,
thence south 165 feet. thence north
easterly on the north line of Main
street in the town of Enterprise tcom-
monty called Beacon) SO feet, thence
northwesterly $50 feet, thence south.
westerly IL feet to beginning. /
Said sale is subject to the approval
OF the District Court of Iowa, in and
for Mahaska County. .
Dated March 2, 1910. ...-.
J. b. CRUZEN,.
S2W4 Sole Referee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
SEIZED 1lS2 BOTTLES
Was On the Way to Buxton When
Valentine Intercepted.

Sheriff Ed l.. Valentine of Mahaska
county made a monster seizure sof
beer Friday afternoon at a point in
Mahaska county about two and a half
miles east of Buxton. He captured
two wagons containing sixteen barrels
or 1852 bottles OF beer, bearing the
brand OF the Hamm Brewing Com
pany. 1t was being driven from Ed
dyville to Buxton. Mr.. Valentine
made the arrests and seizure unas-
sisted. He ordered the drivers OF the
wagons to change direction and ac-
company him to Oskaloosa, stating
that he had better place for the
contents of the packages than that to
which they were taking It, The driv-
ers of the wagons were Mike Eman-
uel of Eddyville and George Steele OF
Bridgeport. They were arraigned be-
fore Squire 0. C. G. Phillips last
night on charge of Illegal transport
alton OF intoxicating liquors, time
given for plea and hearing was set
for next Thursday, date OF March "a.
Appearance bonds were furnished for
the men and they were released.
This Is the second seizure of con-
traband made within a short time. Mr..
Valentine securing four barrels and
three. kegs upon a former occasion.
Notice has been given for the dis.
continuance of the Illicit transporta-
ton by the Mahaska county officials
but the business was continued with
the above result. Information was
given of the start and the sheriff fol
lowed the course of the parties by
means of the rural telephone. He,
is thus able to get across country and
intercept or overtake the loads. The
teams were put in barn here, and
the bottled goods put in a place for
safe keeping pending the trial.
The teams were released following
the bonding of the defendants.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
A MEMORIAL WINDOW
Gift From Major Byers in Honor Of
Late Son Lawrence.

The large memorial window which
Major s. II. M. Byers, of Des Moines,
will put In the First Presbyterian
church as memorial to his son, the
late Prof. Lawrence Byers, has ar.
rived and will be put in place next
week. II Is of beautiful design and
will bear picture OF the Madonna in
celorej glass The window will cost
something over $500 and will be ded-
icated with appropriate exercises on
Easter Sunday.
The Byers family were members OF
the church during their residence in
oskaloosa, and Lawrence as a boy
attended Sunday school here. This
is not the first special gift which
Major Byers has made to the church.
At the time the structure was erect.
ed Mr.. Byers was U. 8, Consul to
Switzerland and he sent a beautifully
carved pulpit, which has always been
a conspicuous feature of the church.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
GEO. N. MARTINRESICNS
For Sixteen Years He Has Served
the Iowa Central.

The resignation OF one of the Iowa
Central officials with headquarters at
Oskaloosa has been announced. The
resignation is that of George M.
Martin, district passenger agent. Mr..
Martin to-day announces his resigna-
ton which will go into effect on April
l. The resignation of Mr.. Martin
comes as a surprise to all as his term
of service covers period of nearly
sixteen years. Mr.. Martin has served
In seven or eight different capacities
during his service with the road each
one of the different capacities being
promotion from the former until
Mr.. Martin reached his present posi-
tiontion as district passenger agent.
Mr.. Martin resigns to take up another
line of work, that of salesman for the
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., of Ak
ron, Ohio. He will work out of Chi
cago branch and cover the state of
Iowa. Mr.. Martins headquarters in
his new position will be Oskaloosa.
The following table shows the differ
ent capacities in which Mr.. Martin
served during his employment with
the Iowa Central:
Sept. IA. 1894 to May %, 1895, Tick
ct Clerk at Oskaloosa.
May %, 1895 to Jan. 1, 1897, Clerk
Engr. Dept. later Chief Clerk.
Jan. 1, 1897 to Sept. l, 1898, Clerk
Gen. Supt. Office.
Sept. 1, 1898 to June 1, 1899, Chief
Clerk Gen. Supt Office.
Sept. 6, 1899 to June 1, 1901. Ticket
Clerk, Oskaloosa.
June 1, 1901 to Nov. 1, 1902, Trav-
cling Passenger Agent.
Nov. 1, 1902 to date, District Pass.
enger Agent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
HEROIC WOMEN
; RESCUE BABIES
Old Tribal Custom Of Sacrificing
Z Children Abolished.
LITTLE GIRLS PUT TO DEATH
Alaskan Parents Are coaxed and
Threatened BY Nome Women IN
4 I'll They Comply with
Civilized Code.

Seattle, Wash, Mar. 19.-But for the
heroic efforts of Mrs. Thomas Moves
of Nome. Alaska, wife of the principal
owner Of the greatest placer project
on Kotzebue sound, the natives of the
far northland might be continuing the
old tribal custom Of putting to death
girl babies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noyes and their nine.
year7old daughter, Bonnie, who was
born far up in the arctic circle. are in
Seattle on their way to California.
When We went up to the north In
1901" said Mrs. Moves, conditions
were terrible. II a son was born all
was well, but II daughter. the moth.
er might continue the fight for exist,
ence Of both herself and her babe,
but eventually she would be forced to
bow to the inevitable and sacrifice the
life of the child.
Girl Baby Fights Hard for Life.
THE last case heard of was heart.
rending," continued Mrs. Noyes. The
mother had borne twins. One was O
boy and the other girl. What fol-
lowed she internationally told me after
ward. The boy was nurtured care
fully, but the woman said she tried
regularly to strangle the little girl.
Thepoor little unfortunate fought hard
for her life and persisted in crying
when thrown out into the snow"
Women Win Rescue Battle.
With other women of Nome and of
the far north, whom she enlisted in
the fight as fast as she could make
their acquaintance, Mrs. Moves trav-
eled hundreds of miles behind dog
teams, slept alone in the open and Wis
tied the igloos of hundred sections.
A careful watch was kept about the
settlements and one after another girl
baby was rescued from determination
and the parents who had cast them
out were coaxed, cajoled or by threats
forced into compliance with the code
of civilization. ...t... q.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
HORSE MEAT IS |
SOLD FOR FOOD
-E-
Chicago Health Officials Unearth
SIaughtering Plant.
FLESH READY FOR SHIPMENT
II 10 Alleged Chicago Butchers and
saIoonists Are Purchasers Of
Equine Meat for Human
Consumption.

Chicago, Mar. 19.-Of1cials OF the
health department unearthed render
ing plant on the banks of the Illinois
and Michigan canal, where, 1t ia
charged, old horses are slaughtered
and the meat sold to Chicago butchers
and saloonkeepers and also shipped
to Europe, according to report sub.
mitted to Health Commissioner Evans
by two meat inspectors.
A carcass of a horse which had
been quartered and ready for ship.
ment was seized in the raid, and it is
expected that warrants for the arrest
of the owner OF the slaughtering plant
and others, said to be his aids, will be
sworn out. ...... q.
Report Of the inspectors.
The report handed in by inspectors
w. J. oBrien and J. r. Kelso, who
made the raid, reads:
Thomas Plowman, who says he iE
laborer, has been selling old horses
to Chicago butchers for human food
His plant is on the banks of the old
Illinois and Michigan canal, in the
vicinity of Kedzie avenue and Thirty.
sixth street"
The Plowman plant was discovered
after the meat inspectors had learned
of several butcher shops located in
Kedzle avenue, between Twenty-sixtb
and Thirty-sixth streets, which, it is
alleged, had been supplied with meat
by Plowman. ...... ....
We have also learned" said In.
spector o'Brien in his report, that
Plowman has been selling the car.
cases to a man named Charles Bic.
gel. who has a barn a mile outside
OF the city limits, on the Chicago &
Joliet Electric railroad. Biegel pickles
most of the meat and ships 1t to Hol.
land. and he also makes sausages. We
will cooperate with state officials and
prosecute the two men"
According to the meat inspectors
the Strengthening of old horses has
been going on at the Plowman plant
for some time.
Mrs. Plowman, wife of the accused
man, according to the inspectors, In.
formed them,sthat her husband had
killed many old horses In the barn,
but she insisted she did not know
what the meat was used for.
Plowman could not be found by the
inspectors. -
Carcass Seized Is Picked.
The carcass which was seized had
been picked and is being held as evi
deDce by DIR. Evans.
Inspector Kelso also reported to the
health department that Biegel had
made sausages from the horse meat
sold to him by Plowman. This charge
Is being investigated
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
HORSE SLIDES.
Team Belonging to Vet MinkIer Takes
"chase" Up the Street.

A lively runaway occurred on South
First street Saturday afternoon about
4:45. A team belonging to Vet Mink
Ter and hitched to a heavy wagon,
were left standing near the Rock
Island tracks. The lines were wrap
ped around the hub of one OF the
wheels. The horses became nervous
and backing, the lines became tight
and broke. They came north at a
terrific pace. If they had reached the
square at the pace they were going,
no telling what might have happened.
When they reached the intersection
OF Third avenue the horse on the off
side fell to the pavement and slid a
distance of over sixty feet. No dam
age except to the harness was done.
The horse which fell was barely
scratched.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
WILL RULE ON PlNCHoT AID
Wlckersham Preparing Opinion on APP
pllcation Of Shaw to Practice
Before Interior Department.

Washington, Mar. 10. Attorney
General Wickersham is preparing an
opinion on the eligibility Of A. c..
Shaw to practice law before the inte-
rior department MIR. Shaw was dis
missed by President Taft as a result
of developments Incidental to the
Ballinger-Pinchot controversy. He
appealed to Secretary Ballinger for
permission to practice. The request
was referred to President Taft. who,
in turn, sent It to Mr.. Wickersham
for an opinion. .... 49,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
POOR FARM INSPECTION.
state Inspector and County Auditor
Visit County Infirmary. aia

State inspector Of county poor
farms, w. d. corwln, of Keosauqua,
was In the city Friday and In com.
pany with County Auditor l.. r.
Briggs visited the county poor farm
and made an official inspection. No
report OF the finding OF the inspector
is known and as the written report is
gent TO the State Board OF Control II
is not likely that we will know the re-
salt OF the inspection. From appear
ances the inspector was well pleased
with the Mahasla county institution
and although he did not make any
public statement It Is generally under
stood that the condition OF the farm
proved perfectly satisfactory.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
you MUST ANSWER.
And the Census Enumerator Must
81. Keep His Mouth Shut.

Some people have somehow got
hold of the idea that the answers
they give the census enumerators
will be used to increase their taxes,
which is a very great mistake. The
questions asked by the enumeration
must be answered or the person who
is asked can be fined heavily. On
the other hand II the enumerator
tells the answers he receives to any
one except the census bureau he lays
himslf liable to a $1,000 fine or two
years in prison or both such fine and
Imprisonment. -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
w. I. Beans, President.
w. II. Pike. Vice President. Il
R. X. Davis. Cashier. IA
n ]
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000 I j
Paid In Full. ",

/ Directors: W. I. Beans. What
Cheer; Charley Victor. Lacey; W. H.
pringer, Eddyyille; Thos, J. Wilson.
Beacon; r. W. Moore. Cedar; w. C.
Reed. Oskaloosa; w. H., Pike, Rose
Hill: Paul Synhorst, Leighton; Geo.
g. Prime. oskaloosa; r. X. Davis, Os-
kaloosa: NJ. 8. Downey. Lacey.
City Business Solicited.
Complete set OF Safety Deposit
Boxes. The $50 stockholders are all
Mahaska County farmers.
Farmers: Make this your head
quarters while in the City. 16tf
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
PAYS S5oo,ooo FOR PORTRAIT
Banker Kahn Purchases Celebrated
Picture Of Franz Halls at
Record Price.

! New York, Mar. 19.-Half million
dollars, record price for a painting.
was paid for the celebrated portrait
of Franz Halls, the Dutch painter, and
his family, painted by himself.
The purchaser was Otto Kahn, the
banker, who bought the portrait from
Duyeen Bros. J. P. Morgan bid be.
tween $350,O00 and 100000 for the
picture.
The painting was brought to this
country only few weeks ago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
ExeItlna Rnnauau

A runaway occurred yesterday af-
ternon on A avenue West. A horse
hitched to delivery wagon and own
ed BY the Hamilton & Hamilton
Hardware Co. came dashing down
A avenue. running east. The horse
turned when he struck Market street
and was caught without doing any
damage. -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
When in oskaIoosa, eat at DOLLS
Restaurant. Good dinner only csc.
32w12
untaillns Signs.

The "oId timers" say that when the
snakes come forth from their winter
quarters and crawl about ON the
ground that spring has surely arrived
and no severe weather OF any con
siderable extent will follow. II that
is true spring must surely have ar
rived. Snakes have left their winter
sleep and are lively upon the surface
OF the ground. The frogs are also out
and have tuned up during the week
In a way that has set natures orches-
ira going with the glad old anthem.
Spring Is Come" a ZIG
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
LOOKS MUCH LIKE STRIKE.
Compromise Propositions Are Turned
Down by Trainmen.

Chicago, March 19.-Special: An
other conference between the engine
men and Commissioners Knapp and
Neill was held today during which the
federal mediators made another effort
to have the firemen concede some
thing to avert the strike. Compro-
mise propositions were turned down
and the outlook is not favorable.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
Convention Call.

The Prohibitionists of Mahaska
county are called to meet in the court
room in Oskaloosa, Saturday, March
26, to>elect delegates to the state con
vention and such other business as
may come before the convention. The
morning session will be at IL o'clock
State Chairman Jones will speak
morning and afternoon.
w. r. SOPH5R. Co. Chairman.
r.. III, WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Ssw2-d174
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
PREPARING FOR summers Work.

Several car loads Of cans, for the
coming summers pack Of donates
has arrived at the /, Anderson Bros,
Canning Co. plant on South First
street. New boxes for the transpor.
tation OF the fruit are also being
made and the construction of the hot
beds for the growth OF the small
plants, will be commenced at once.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
DRoBATE NOTICE.

i To AL Whom It May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the Office of the Clerk Of
the District Court of Iowa, in and for
Mahaska County, an instrument in
writing, purporting tosbe the last will
and testament of Catherine Moore, late
of said county, deceased, and that the
18th day of March 1910. has been fixed
for the probate of said will, at which
time you can appear at the court house
in said county and show cause, if any
there be, why said will should not be
admitted to probate.
In Witness Whereof, have hereun-
to set my hand and affixed the seal of
said court at Osksloosa, Iowa, this 18th
day of March 1910.
L. E. Corlett, Clerk.
BY G. W. Patterson, Deputy. S4w2
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
Get your dinner at Dolls Restsu
rant. Only Csc. 32wt2
Ducks Are still Here.

DuONs MTG otIT FTeTc.
An item appeared in the Herald
columns recently stating that all the
Wild ducks had migrated northward
and that the duck shooting would NOT
be good unless cold spell OF wealth
er or snow storm drove them back
Some OF the local hunters now say
that the ducks are not going north
ward, but are in tine local river bot.
toms in large quantities and further
that they seem to have no desire to
move northward. Other local MIN.
rods declare that not a single goose
has gone north, showing that a spell
of cold weather is sure to hit Iowa
soon. "
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
CARS BLOWN FROM TRACKS
Violence Is Renewed at Philadelphia
and Dynamite Again Used
Woman Is Hurt.

Philadelphia, Mar. 19-Little prog
ress appeared on the surface in tn,
movement for settlement of the
trolley strike. ..l-
Violence was renewed last night
Early in the evening car was dyna
mited and some time later another
car was blown up. These reports were
followed by still third explosion
They all occurred in different sections
of the city. One woman was slightly
injured. '..