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The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
EDDYv|LLE ACTIONS
GREAT INTEREST TAKEN IN THE
PRoTRACTED MEETINGS - A
SON GLADDENs THE HOME OF
MR.. AND MRS. D.. DENNIS.

Eddyville, Dec. 20.--Geo Weber
came down from Grinnell Saturday to
spend the, holidays with his mother,
Mrs. l.. Weber Ed Myric, who is
attending school at Kirksville, Mo-,
is also home for two weeks vaca.
! ton.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Dennis,
Friday, Dec. IS, 1910, son.
Mrs. Minnie Jones, of Abba, is a
guest at the N. b. McNeese home this
week . s.
MRS. w. S. Shinn is i'll with la
grippe. Others reported on the sick
list are b.. S. Lennon and Mrs. Lucy
Shawver.
Roy Ward, who has been spending
the past four months with his broth
er at Leon, returned to his home near
Eddyville Friday, -.
Mrs. Chas. Phillips, Mrs. Mary Car
son, Miss Christina Roberts and Miss
Ada Middlesworth transacted bust
ness in Oskaloosa Saturday. A mum
Der from this vicinity attended the
teachers meeting held in Oskalooss
Saturday.
Miss Edith Pierson, Miss Emma
Nye and Miss Carpenter spent Sun
day with relatives in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Jennie johnson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Grant Dye, in Oskaloosa
this week.
| Mrs. Minnie Jones and Mrs. N. B
McNeese spent Sunday in Lakonta
visiting the latter's daughter, Mrs
Fac Walters.
Alfred Batsher, who is attending
school at Grinnell, came home Satur
day to spend the vacation with his
mother.
Arthur Pickerell, who is attending
school at Kirksville, is quite i'll with
measles.
Theodore Smith and wife, of Ottum
wa, visited relatives in Eddyville Sun
day. John Smith and family, who
moved from Eddyville about a yeal
ago to Arkansas have returned ant
will locate on farm near Eddyville
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Harris and chill
dren, OF Buxton, spent Sunday at the
parental Thomas Kale home.
Mrs. S. Oldham and daughter Liz
2ie and Miss Mary Schafer will leave
Tuesday for California to spend the
winter with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. James Boden anC
daughter, of Abba, spent Sunday a.
the AL Mater home.
Much interest is manifested in thu
protracted meetingsAwhich are now
being held at Coalfield church. TIL,
meetings are in charge of Miss Bal
and Miss Close of Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
THE new CITY CLERK
T. H. Carton Files His Bond to Sue
coed c. E. Munroe

Thomas H. Carlin took UP the
reins of the position of city clerk
Monday evening to relieve G. E. Nun
roe, resigned. Mr.. Munoe called
the roll of the meeting after the
mayor had assembled the meeting
and about the first business was the
consideration of the bond that Mr.
Carlin had filed. The bond was duly
approved and accepted by the coun
Gil and Mr., Carlin was told to take
his position. The chair was duly
surrendered by Mr.. Munroe. s
The semi-monthly list of claims
was allowed and warrants ordered
and a few minor matters called up.
Other affairs are pending and call
ing for attention. These will be
taken up at an adjourned meeting tc
be held on the evening of December
29th.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

Two hundred and sixty pairs OF
gopher claws were broughC to the
office of County Auditor L. A. Briggs
during the past week for bounty. In
addition to the tgophers, R. w. Rus
sell brought in five. ground hog
scalps for bounty. P. VanderhaaI
holds the record for the week with
the largest number of gopher claws
Mr.. Vanderhaar brought in SO pairs
and was closely followed by J. ]
Henry with 40 pairs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
THE RURAL TEACHERS
Closing of the Series of Meetings
for 1910 a Profitable Session.

The rural teachers met in the court
room of the county court house Sat.
urday in both morning and afternoon
session. This was the last of a Sc.
ries L. sessions that have been held
during the year of 1910. The attend.
ance at both sessions was large,
there being about seventy-ive teach.
ers present. The meetings proved
successful and were of an instruc,
/ tive nature.
In the morning session two sub.
jects, Maintaining good school
sentiment" and Spelling and Spell,
ers." were taken up. These sub,
jects were discussed at length, al,
most all teachers taking part. Prof.
Holden. of the State Agricultural
College at Ames, was present and
spoke about thirty-five minutes con.
corning work he has accomplished
In the schools. He also told how he
introduced agriculture in school
work.
The afternoon, session was largely
attended and proved to be very
interesting one Teaching writing
was discussed in detail and "Our
Reading Circle Work" was also TAX
en- up. Both subjects proved the
topics for some interesting discus
sions. The third subject of the meet,
ing was This Thin l Know" Pre-,
vious to the meeting Supt Young
sent a notice to the teachers, who
were to take part in this discussion,
telling them to prepare on one sub.
ject of which they knew consider,
able. In the meeting Saturday some
of the teachers, told how they han,
died the whispering question; other
how they taught spelling, and others
concerning improvements in the
teaching. The variety of topics TAX.
en- up made the discussion one of un.
usual interest.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
THE MINERS ELECTION
Official Canvass of the Vote Will
Commence Wednesday, Dec. %.

The victory of John T.. White, can.
didate for the national presidency OF
the United Mine Workers of'SAmeri.
ca over Tom L. Lewis, grows more
complete each day, as reports are
received from the separate districts
over the country.
With over a hundred locals still
unreported in the Illinois district the
total vote reported today is White
33,470R; Lewis, 3,4S1, majority for
White in the Illinois district of few
votes less than 10000. Hr. Whites
majority in the Iowa district is now
approaching the figure of 5000.
In one local in Montana. where
Lewis was supposed to be supreme
and where the secretary-treasurer
sustained Lewis in the special con-
vention called last summer over the
Illinois situation, White received the
overwhelming endorsement of $40
to 81 votes for Lewis. This has been
the big surprise of the canvass thus
far -. -.-...
John P. White came home Satur-
day evening after week of hard
work at Des Moines in joint board
meeting. He has little or nothing to
say at this time concerning the cleo
ton figures. He merely acknowled.
ges the fact that the indications at
this time point to his election. He
is very busy man and found it ne.
cessary to work at his Office all day
Sunday with his stenOgraphers in
caring for the accumulations of the
week, or since his Des Moines work
made his absence from the local Of
flee necessary. He went to ColfaX
this morning to care for district af-
fairs and he goes thence to Evans.
vile and Centerville.
The aBGual convention of the Ma.
tional Association meets at Column,
bus, Ohio, yon January II. The meet
ings have heretofore been held at In,
dianapolis. Predictions come from
out of the east that some warm times
are promised for the floor of the con.
vention.
The official canvass of the vote
will be commenced by the special
tellers on December %. Mr.. White
will be ably represented at the meet
ing of a canvassing board. $3.50. -.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
STOCK Is INCREASED.
Necessary. Official Record in Made
81. of Bank Enlargement.

An instrument was filed with
County Recorder Frank Shoemaker
yesterday in which the Mahaska
State Bank, through President w. R,
Lacey and H. s. Howard have in
creased the capital stock Of the cor
poration to $26O,OOOOO. The mem
bers of the board which has hereto
fore been fourteen members, will be
increased to seventeen. This carries
out the will of the stockholders as
voted last Thursday.
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BREAKS HER ARM.
Mrs. Sarah e. Carr Meets With Mis-.
hap While VISITING in Goshen.

hap While Visiting in Goshen.
Goshen, Ind, Dec. 8, 191O.-Com-
mander and Comrades: We are in
the town of Goshen, Indiana, and
have met with a sad misfortune on
the second day of this month. My
good wife slipped and fell on the side
walk and broke her right arm just be-
low the elbow. We are at her broth
er's house and she has the best of
care, and is getting along nicely. ''-
Our plan was to spend the holidays
in Chicago, and we still hope to be
able to do so. The doctor was here
and dressed her arm this morning
and he said she was getting along
fully as well as he had expected. We
have had a most enjoyable time on
our whole trip, until the accident oc
CURED. Now We are hoping and
praying for good results to follow
We are very anxious to receive word
of encouragement from comrades of
the Post and the Relief Corps. My
wife speaks often of the good sisters
of the w. r. c. and would like very
much if We were only near enough
so they could call on her; but we
must patiently wait until We get
home.
AS soon as have a little time /
will write the Relief Corps but hope
TIE Post and w. R. C. will not wait
further to hear from us but that you
will send us communication without
delay, as you are all aware how any.
one must feel placed in our circum-
stances.
Yours in F. c. & L.
|. JOHN w. CARR.
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Estate Loans, w.. r. coWAN, ent
Abstracts A. N. HAM5LEToN. Treas
COwan g. Hambleton.
o Up
SHERIFF'S SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE. ~ /,
- Notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of Special Execution to me d.
rected by the Clerk OF. the District
Court of Mahaska County, Iowa,
against the goods, chattels, lands,
tenements, etc.. of c. P. Sipes, de-
PENDANT, in favor of Minnie v. Vannest,
plaintiff, | will offer atpublic sale to the
highest bidder, for cash. at the door
of the court house, in the city of Os-
kaloosa, County of Mahaska, Iowa, on
the 9th day of December 1910, all of
said defendants right, title and inter-
est in and to the following described real
estate, situated in Mahaska County,
to- wit: 49,,
Lots and 9, Block s, Montgomery s
Second Addition to the City of Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of 200
O'Clock p. m. of said day.
|, Witness my hand this 26th day of
November 1910. .# -.
Z E. l.. VALENTINE,
2lw2 Sheriff Mahaska County, Iowa.
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Eat at Dolls, the lead
ing Restaurant of Oska.
lOOsa. 21w4
HAS A LARGE MAJORITY
John P. White Has $4,000 IN ILL
nois and 4,400 in Iowa.

Semi-official figures have been re
ceived at the office of the Iowa Mine
Workers here from SO Iowa locals
These give Mr.. White a majority OF
4,SS7 in District No. 10.
In the Illinois District 10 locals
out of 342 give him majority of ovel
$1,000.
Big gains~for Mr.. White are report
ed in every district yet heard from
With the figures now at hand there
can be no doubt of the election of Mr.
White by large majority.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
CONGRATULATIONS.

President John P. White, of the
United Mine Workers, District No. l3
is receiving kilograms and letters OF
congratulations from all parts of the
country, touching his election to the
Office of National President. Mr.
White was at Des Moines several
days last week in attendance at a
joint board meeting, when he return,
ed to the city Saturday night he
found his office almost buried with
mail and special communication re-
lative to his recent victory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
OSKALOOSA HOSPITAL

- ~
Mrs. Willis Allgood has recovered
sufficiently from her recent surgical
operation to be able to leave the
hospital. She returned to her home
on Sunday.
- =. -
Principal Miller of the High school
has left the Hospital, having made a
rapid recovery from his operation
for appendicitis.
-. =. -.
Rev. w. P. Williams is gaining
rapidly and will soon be able to
leave the Hospital
-. - -.
20 The little eight pound girl who
was born at the Hospital on Decem.
Der IA to Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Lacey.
OF Delta, is getting along nicely, and
the mother is also doing well.
Mrs. Narzzie Rodgers, who has
had long siege of typhoid fever, is
practically we'll again and has re-
turned to her home. ....... 49,.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
Improving Property.

The Hamilton property, corner
Third avenue and Third street, is re-
ceiving a series of improvements
that will cost in the neighborhood
of $1,000. The brick house that
stands on this corner is being COM
pletely remodeled. The basement is
receiving a majority of the improve
ments which consists of a new fur
mace and additional cellar rooms.
The interior of the upstairs Is also
being remodeled and repaired.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
Christmas Trees.

Christmas trees are in demand this
year, although the price is somewhat
in excess of what it was in other
seasons. Almost every Sunday
school in the city and the county will
have a Christmas tree and many OF
the homes in town and country will
have a tree with small company in
vited from the neighborhood.
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The County Board.

At the session of the board of sup.
ervisors yesterday afternoon, w. Il,
Greenman, of Des Moines, was award.
ed the contract for furnishing the
county lumber during the coming
year. Mr.. Greenman was awarded
the contract one year ago. The
board is preparing for busy session
-tcqWorqw, At which tire the pefitiop
q, Consent for the saloons Of oska-
lloosa win be taken, up and the
names of the signers canvassed. 4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
A Liaht Week.

The past week has probably been
the lightest week in the hunters Ii.
cense department of the auditors
office since July list. Only twenty
nine permits We're issued during the
entire week. The total issued up to
date is l,6Gs. The following is the
order ip which they were Issued;
MONDAY IL Tuesday r., "Wednesday
z, Thursday III Friday 4 and satpr-
day I. .,o.sss s,,, 49,
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Mo Extra Dimes.

Last season the boys about town
earned many an extra dime and quar-
ter in clearing, away the SHOWS that
fell before Christmas. This season
shss far has been without the afYord,
tlna III such an opportunity. sfg ',
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

sition of special agent with the Iowa
Central with headquarters in this city.
The bride is a we'll known and highly
esteemed lady and has many friends
in the community from which she
came who wish her much happiness
in married life. Mr.. Muir has made
many friends since he has been in
wish him all possible happiness in
the new career Mr.. and Mrs. Muir
are making their home at No. 4l6
First avenue west for the present.
BOLING.-B. F. Boiling died at 4
o'clock Thursday morning at his
home in Washington, Iowa, after an
illness of only a few days. He be-
came i'll last Saturday, ptomaine
poisoning being the cause of his
death. Benjamin Franklin Boiling
was born in Perry county, Ohio, on
November 4, 1889. When he was 10
years of age, in 1858, he came to
Iowa, and was one of the Oldest set
tiers in this section of the state. He
lived on a farm near Washington for
many years, and was we'll known to
a large number of people in the coun-
ty. He was married on October %,
1858, to Harriet Dusenberry, and to
them were born six children, four
boys and two girls, all of whom sur.
Iyiye their father" They are: A. B.
Boiling, of Muscatine; Mrs. Ida
Plummer, of Washington; John L.
Boiling, of Monmouth. ILL.,; Mrs. EN-
ma Schilling, of Burlington, Ia; o.
F. Boiling, agent tot the c. R. |. & P.
at Oskaloosa, and James Boiling, of
Muscatine. Mrs. Boiling died on
Dec. 21, 1894, and Mr.. Boiling was
again married on August Is, 1896, to
Sybilla Gallagher, who survives.
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r. r. Parker, D. v. m.
VET Fri N A r I A N 8.

New Phone No. 613. Hospital, No.
S05 South First Street. Residence.
No. 301 South First Street. 46tf
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Directors: WI. Beans, What
Cheer; Charley Victor, Lacey; w. H.
pringer, Eddyville; Thos. ]. Wilson.
3eacon; R. w. Moore, Cedar; w. c.
Reed, Oskaloosa; w. H. Pike, Rose
Hill; Paul Synhorst, Leighton; Geo.
). Prime, Oskaloosa; r. X Davis, Os-
kaloosa; M. s. Downey, Lacey.
City Business Solicited.
Complete set OF Safety Deposit
Boxes. The $50 stockholders are all
Mahaska County farmers.
Farmer: Make this, your head
Quarters while in the City. I6tf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

Marriage Licenses.
Following is the list Of marriage
licenses issued from the office of the
Clerk of the Courts since our last re
port:
No. Name. Residence. Age
Yeager E. Muir, Oskaloosa. "a
$40 and
Elsie Beighley, Pittsburg, Pa. 81
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Cray Wooten, Grinnell. IA
81 t-: and
Edna Sanders, New Sharon. IA
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WINKLEMAN.-He Winkleman
died at 1880 today at his residence,
1913 West Second street, of organic
heart trouble, Funeral announce.
ment later.
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Eat at Dolls, the lead
ing Restaurant of Oska-
loosa. 21w4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

Mrs. Geo. Chord and son Ralph
visited relatives in Oskaloosa Sunday.
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nicely and the old man" stepping
high.
LARSON.-The body of the late
Ola Larson. who died at 80 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, was taken to
Bussey this morning over the Bur
lington. The funeral will take place
on Monday or Tuesday of next week.
BAKER.-Died, at his home, No.
316 Eighth avenue East, Sunday,
December IS, 1910, at 3:15 p. m, of
pneumonia of five days duration,
Jacob Baker, aged 81 years,
month aid 10 days. The deceased
was born in Pennsylvania, October
20, 1919, and has been a resident of
Iowa for 81 years and of the county
IL years. He leaves the following,
a wife and daughters. Mrs. l.. III.
Cornwalls, Mrs. Emma Hudson, Mrs.
Stella Maytot and soHs Frank E. and
c. f. Baker. Funeral announcement
will be made later.
0LEM ONS.-lDe .IuHeral OF Ine
late Sarah Wilson SlemmonS took
place Friday afternoon, Dec. 1G, al )
o'clock The funeral was largely
attended and the floral tribute was
one of the most beautiful that has
ever been seen in this city. The de
ceased was enveloped in a bed OF
flowers, there being so many. Rev.
A. McFeran had charge of the ser.
vice, which took place at the homo
of Mrs. c. N. Cox, niece of the de-
ceased, who resides at No. ...-.
ayen, East. Mrs. V. X. Logan and
Mrs. C. E. Lofiand sang a beauti'ui
duet as a part of the service. i ne
pall-hearers were W. Fl. Keaiirg. W.
r. Cowan, Oren Lyon, Geo. L.
Moore, H. L. Coke and F. Il. Hyet.
MUIR-BEIGHLEY.- T.. Mui.' OF
Oskaloosa and Elsie Beighle'. Of
Pittsburg, Pa, were married at ) 90
o'clock Friday afternoon, Zee. l6,
1910. by Rev. c. w. McCord
The wedding was very "uiet. there
being no one excep;ine1 We ia'eresl.
ed parties present TrrillIigir@ nbas
been d resident Of 0skaloosaa Tor a
number Of months and holds the pc,
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Marriage Licenses.

BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
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SPARKS.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
Pearle w. Sparks, of 80 c avenue
east, Sunday, Dec. IS, 1910, an eight
pound son. Mother and babe doing
nicely and the old man" stepping
high.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-22
WOMAN USES PISTOL
WITH FATAL EFFECT

Los Angeles, Nov. ,21.-Airs. Angelo
Maria De Vito, 80 years old, married
and the mother OF several children, shot
Abel Brove, 40 years old. five times
with revolver today while they were
on a street car near the woman's home.
BrOVe was killed.
Mrs. De Vito declared that Brove had
forced his attentions upon her repeat
edly and threatened her IL she did not
elOpe with him.
Mrs. De Vito submitted to arrest and
was taken to Jail. There she told a
story or BrOVes' persistent endeaYors
10 induce her TO leave her husband and
elope with him. She said that he had
threatened to kill her children and burn
their home unless she complied.
BroVe lived in the vicinity OF the De
VITO home. When Mrs. De Vito saw
hlm walk down the street today pre-
pafatory 10 boarding a car, she hastily
armed herself with her husbands re-
VolYer, left her home and boarded the
car TWO blocks in advance OF where
BroYe was waiting for II.
AS the car stopped and Brove was
bout 10 enter il, Mrs. De Vito began
Ilfing at close range. She fired five
shots In quick succession. emptying
the weapon. Every bullet took effect
one passing through Brove's head and
another through his heart.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-22
FALLING HAIR
Easy to Stop 1t and Make 1t
Lustrous and Beautiful, Ask
Schramm-Johnson

II your hair is falling out; if you
have dull, unattractive hair, or il you
need daily hair dressing, read what
Mrs. Hattie Hedgman of Nelsonyille,
Erie county, Ohio, writes June 3, 1910,
about Partisan Sage:
Il used Partisan Sage for falling
hair and find il the finest thing
ever heard of. Ny hair was falling
out by cOmbsfull. and l could run my
fingers through it and they would
hang fun Of loose hair.
1 washed my hair and got a bottle
Of Partisan Sage and used two appIi-
cations, and l could see a great diff
ference. My hair was lustrous and
nice and had almost stopped falling
out, and by the use of one more bot
tie II stopped altogether"
For women, for men or for children
Partisan Sage is without any doubt the
finest preparation for the hair.
1t is guaranteed by Schramm-JOhn-
son, Drugs, five stores. TO stop hair
from falling; TO eradicate dandruff
and stop itching scalp IN two weeks.
or money back.
1t Is a most daintily perfumed and
refreshing hair dressing, free from
grease or sickness, and ought 10 be
in every home where every member of
the family could use It daily Large
bottle 90 cents at Schramm-Jo johnson.
Drugs. five stores. and druggists every
where. The girl with the auburn hair
is on every package.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-22
UNNATURAL THINNESS
EASILY CORRECTED.
BY Clever Prescription Which Can BE
Filled AT Amy Drug
Store.
No Need 10 Be Thin New, As Reports
show This Method Eff
fective.

People who are very thin and
setawny ought not TO be so. Undoubt-
edly they are more subject TO disea Sc
ana contagious than the normally
ilesIly. Ihlnness is usually accom-
panied Dy weakness, and weakness sub
Jects any one TO colds coughs, consump-
ZION, pneumonia, etc. 1t has been dis
covered, almost by accident, that tine
tufe cadomene, when combined in a
prescription with proper aeceleratfve
medicines. becomes one OF the most val
liable, effective and reliable nutritive or
flesh making medicines known 10 sol
ence. II is especially beneficial 10 men
and women between the ages OF Ie and
90, VINO from lack Of proper nerve force
and digestion remain undeVeloped in
body, limbs, arms and bust A well
rounded symmetrical figure in man or
woman indicates health, magnetism
stamina and happiness.
The reader who wishes to add from
ten 20 forty pounds should not fail
TO begin with this valuable prescrip-
ton
First, obtain OF any well stocked
druggist. three ounces of essence of
pepsin and three ounces of syr,In III
rhubarb IN an SHOunce bottle. Then add
one ounce compound essence cardiol.
Shake and let stand two hours Then
add one ounce tincture cadOmene COM
pound AnoL cardamom). Shake well
and take one teasDOOnful before each
meal, one after each meal. Drink plenty
OF water between meals and when
retiring. Keep up this treatment reg
ulafly and OF a certainty from one 10
three pounds viii be added TO the
weight each week. and the general
health viii also improve.