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The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
Married in IS; Seeks Divorce.

Marshalltown, Ia, Dec. 2O-Spe-
cial: Cyrus Weaver, a member of the
Soldiers Home, today filed a petition
for divorce from Mrs. Anna L. lWeav-
er, in the district court. According
to the petition the couple was mar
ried in Oskaloosa on Oct. Is, 1865.
Weaver entered the home from Knox
vile.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

MARTTN-SCHARFF. Clyde l..
Martin and Minnie Helen Scharff, of
Wright, were married by ]. G. War
mock at the United Presbyterian
parsonage, at 1880 Tuesday evening,
Dec. 90, 1910.
The wedding party consisted of the
contracting parties, the parents and
a brother Of the bride. The bride is
the well known and esteemed daugh-
ter of W. A. and U. II. Scharff. The
groom is an enterprising young far
mer who has won his way in the
community. Mr. and Mrs. Martin
took the Wednesday morning train
for Oklahoma where they will spend
a month with relatives and friends.
After their return they will settle
down to farm life at Wright among a
host of acquaintance who wish them
a good passage on the voyage of life
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

A feature of the weeks holiday
trade is number of shoppers com
ing to Oskaloosa from distant points
A number of people were here Mon,
day and Tuesday from Washington,
Sigourney, Keota, What Cheer, Mon.
tezuma, Kirkville. Harvey. Oliyet
Bussey, Knoxville. Maysville. Prairie
City, Pella, Monroe, and Grinnell.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

About the first thing the city of
Oskaloosa did during the present i'm
proyement season was to construct
a new sewer to replace the defective
sewer on Fifth avenue xtnding from
Seventh street west to First street.
The council is keeping the good
work going by ordering another piece
OF defective sewer reconstructed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

WILLIAMS.-The funeral OF the
late Winifred Williams, wife of john
b. Williams, who died in Des Moines
Thursday December 10, of a heart
lesion and complications, "endocar-
ditis," at $3.50 o'clock p. m. Thursday
Dec. IL, at the home of her son, No.
602 East Fifth street, occurred at
the Central Methodist Episcopal
church in Oskaloosa at, $3.50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. The funeral was
remarkable in several ways, the num-
Der Of relatives present, the extraor-
binary floral display and the large
ait ondance. The service was conduc.
ted by Rev. J. NJ. McClelland, pastor
Of the church and special music was
rendered by members from the
church choir. The following to the
grave was large and the grave ser
vice was conducted by members of
the Degree of Pocahontas. Of which
the deceased was charter member
and organizer OF Namaka Council,
No 80, of Hooking, Ea 81. .,-...
Winifred Browning was born in
Blackwood. South Wales, OF. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Browning, March 4, 1854.
She came to America with her faith
er when fourteen years of age in
1869, and was married with John B.
Williams at Terre Haute, Ind, in
1873. When the old Excelsior coal
field was opened the father, Daniel
Browning. came to Mahaska county
and was among the first of the old
time miners in that field and after.
wards resided at Carbonate, where
he died. He was followed to Mahas
ka county by his. daughter and al
though at no time living in Oskaloo'
sa the family were residents OF the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
New Iowa Record.

Barefoot in December. playing
about the roadways and streets. A
number of lads were thus seen in Os-
kaloosa last week. The day was like
spring and boys were not the least
Inconvenience by the absence of
shoes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

The merchants along the north
side of High avenue from Market
street west to B street have supple
mented their special Christmas deco.
rations with special illumination OF
electric lights. They cannot do 9th
erwise but attract attention to that
part OF the business section.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22
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BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Clyde T. Spain, Lacey. ......2 "a
S12 and
Flora L. McMains, New Sharon. 81
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

MGEE. - Miss Isabelle Cappolia
Niece, aged so years. S months and
81 days. died at her home No. COL
Third avenue West, at $50 O'Clock
this Wednesday morning, Dec. 81.
1910. of an Illness caused by bowel
and spinal troubles of a number of
years duration. Funeral announce
ment later. The deceased was the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas ~McGee. who have preceded
her to the other side She was born
in Ohio April %, 1860. and has re.
sided in Mahaska county and Oska-
loosa for a period of forty years The
father was known as a veteran shoe
maker and repairer of Oskaloosa and
the family has resided in the little
home on Third avenue West almost
from the first and is we'll known.
Miss MCGEE was an expert seam
stress and was much in demand in
the best homes of the city. She is
survived by two brothers, Thomas
and Edwin MCGEE and six sisters,
Mrs. Mollie Johnfbson, Mrs. Rather
inc James, Miss nellie, Grace and
Lulu MCGEE and Mrs. May Olson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

Walter c. collars, Fremont. n. 20
S13 and
Olive G. Brown, Fremont. 4. IA
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-22

Charles r. Harris, Oskaloosa. J. rs
S14 and sS o4G Be-
Ethel J. Allen, Barnes City. ~. 81
The newspaper., 1910-02-25
Laymen's Missionary Movement

Thursday evening there gather
ed in the Masonic banquet room
one of the most representative
bodies OF christian men that has
been seen in Paonia for many
days. The occasion was a BAN
quet given for the purpose OF ad
vertising and boosting the great
est religious convention ever held
and probably ever to be held on
the Western Slope. This conven-
ton is to be held in Grand juno
ton, March 7th. 8th and 9th.
These conventions, similar to the
one to be held at Grand Junction,
are being held in all of the lead
ing cities OF the United States and
Canada. Few states are fortunate
enough 10 have more than one
convention in the state, but Colo
RADIO instead of having one has
three, one at Denver, one at Colo
RADIO Springs. anu one at Grand
Junction, thus bringing the great
est force of speakers along Miss
sionary lines. almost to the very
doors of the christian men of
Colorado.
The banquet Thursday evening
showed how interested the men
of Paonia and vicinity are in any
large. broad, religious movement,
when such movement is presented
intelligently and in a business
like way. Fifty tour men sat
down to the tables. After partak-
ing of the prepared festivities. IN
terspersed with social fellowship
which formed new acquaintance
and deepened old ones. the chairs
were pushed back. and the speak
ers of the evening were intro
duced. The Rev. Mr.. Lane of
Grand Junction, after a few appro-
pirate remarks by the chairman
of the meeting. Mr.. Sickle, o:
Paonia. spoke on the Genesis
and Significance of the Move
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

ment He told how it hal
started among christian bushes
men gathered together IN New
York City, how their meeting had
resulted in their visiting the Mis-
sion Fields of the world, how en-
thused they had become afte
seeing the grand need and oppor
tuni,y in all Foreign Missionary
fields. and the great results tina
missionaries already on the field
were accomplishing. how thej
had carried their enthusiast
home with them and arranged d I'd
bring it to the churches by thi
series of great conventions whicI
have extended even to the West
ern Slope of Colorado. The grea
significance of the movement
that it is distinctly a laymen'
movement and is taking hold
the laymen of the churches of al
denominations as no other movej
ment in the history of the churc
ever has. Following Mr.. Lane
Attorney Baird, of Delta. a CUES
of the occasion, made an excel
lent talk on What Business Me
Owe to Missions" Following
him. Supt. Hussong made a fev
appropriate remarks. The tim
had already passed when it wa
planed to adjourn the meeting
and consequently the remainde|
of the program had to e omitted
Mr.. Lane again told briefly oa
the nature of the convention, thu
general plan OF the program. tn I
arrangements that hadbeen mad{
in order that outside men would
be assured of good seats at th{
convention, and urged every mad
who possibly could to attend
The meeting was then dismissed
and the men departed expressing
themselves as highly pleased with
the evenings good thing. botH
material and spiritual
The Monte Vista cafe manage|
ment served the banquet.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

The MoClenathan Mercantile
Co. are making some decided inn
provcmen,s in their store build.
ing this week. Carpenters are at
work rearranging the settings. 1t
is the compsny's intention to
move the mems furnishing de.
partment toward the front of the
building and the grocery depart
mcnt further back Goods of all
kinds may then be shown to bet
ter advantage.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Monday night we were at the
Gayety theatre and witnessed
some interesting as well as anus
ing films. The Military Manoeu-
vres at Fort Leavenworth. Kans.," :"
were decidedly interesting and
portrays the training that the
boys at the fort receive. The
New Cure for Divorce" was o. X.
and might be put into actual prac-
tice to some advantage even in
Colorado.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25
Notice 10 Stockholders

The annual meeting of the
Stoo kholders of Terror Ditch Co.
will be held at Crooks hall on
Saturday March 26,h. 1910 at two
O'Clock p. m. for the purpose of
elccting officers for the ensuing
year to amend the By laws and
TO transact such other business as
may properly come before the
meeting, b. 5. RuDpIcK, Pres.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

The mex, number of the lecture
course will be by Hon. J. Adam
Bede. of Minnesota. on the sub
ject, "Our Nation; Its Problems
and Progress" Any one who
misses this address will lose a
very instructive and entertaining
treat from one of Americas great
humorists. He will appear at the
Christian church tonight.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

The local /. 0. o. +. lodge
seems to be progressing rapidly
toward the front Last evening
at a regular meeting. fifteen can
didates were initiated into the
mysteries OF the order and at al
most every session there are a
number OF candidates. After the
initiatory work last evening lunch
was served and a pleasant time
enioyed.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

J. b. Ross expects to leave next
Tuesday morning for Canada
where he goes to look up a To-
cation. He sold his fruit ranch
here some time back and thinks
he would like TO make a change
for while. He'll find out. though
that there are not many such
places as Paonia.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

The Poverty social held by the
Christian Endeavorers in the
Christian church basement last
Friday night was largely at
tended. There were smusements
Of all kinds. supper was served
in southern style by darky cooks
and walters. and all present. re
ceived their moneys worth OF
fun. A neat sum of over thirty
dollars was cleared.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

AT the Congregational church
Sunday morning, Feb. 27th. the
topic for the sermon will be,
Some Things an Active Christian
Church Should do" The remarks
to be made on this topic will
apply especially to The future
work OF our own church 1t is
desired that every member of the
church and congregation be
present.
EUGENE II. ROBINSON. Pastor.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Joe Jackson is back at his old
stand. He has repurchssed the
Bon Ton restaurant. next to Phil
Eisenlramer's Meat Market. and
is again catering to the wants of
the people.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Jay Lambertson left on Tues
day mornings train for Colorado
Springs where he will visit for a
time. Later he expects to 90
south in hopes that the climate
will be OF benefit 10 his health.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Rudolph 7. =
turned home Wednesday evening
after a few weeks stay in Califor-
MIA. We do not know what Mr..
Rudolph's plans are for this sea
son. but no doubt he will remain
in our valley.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Miss Maize Smith has taken a
position with the Taylor & Bird
real estate firm. as office girl We
congratulate these gentlemen on
their choice and predict a bright
future for her in real estate life.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

"Our Nation. Its Problems and
Progress" Wouldn't you like to
hear a brilliant Congressman dis
cuss that subject. Bede is coming
tonight. He knows all about IT.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

l. G. Bird. OF the Taylor and
Bird real estate firm. was a pas
senger TO Denver. Boulder and
Colorado Springs on yesterday
mornings train in the interests of
that firm.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

The Epworthians OF the M. +.
church. gave a social Tuesday
evening at the Crook hall. A large
crowd of young people were in
attendance and all report pleas
ant evening.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Mrs. A. b. Mead left for Co rtcz
this morning to Join her husband
who LETT a week or 81 previous.
Since their return from the east
they have been Wis ting with rela-
fiycs
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

If you need hay now or ex-
pect to need it. now is the time
to buy'it at a reduced price. Call
and look at it. Paonia Feed and
Supply Co.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

{. II. Sickle returned home
last week from Palisadc where
he attended to business matters
and visited at the home of Rev.
Smith and family.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

F. w. Childs. of Cedaredge.
came over Thursday evening from
that place for a brief stay. He
is stopping at the Paonia Hotel.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

+. T. Minney. district manager
for the Denver Music Co. returned
to Paonis last evening after sew
eral days stay in Hotckiss.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

The Paopia Band will give a
Ball at the l. 0. o. F. Auditorium
on Friday evening. March 4th.
Admission by invitation. only.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25
LOCAL ITEMS

Jas. Memory was down from
Somerset Tuesday.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Fred Glenn. of the Glenn Brok-
erage Co.. of Denver. is in Paonia
this week attending to business
matters for that firm.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Joe Brown drove over from
Crawford Tuesday evening for a
short visit with his wife and little
daughter.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Robert Edwards went to Som
ersct Monday for a few days
stay with relatives.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

The next number in the lecture
course will be Adam Bede. the
wittiest man ever elected to con-
gress.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Raymond Wilcox and Prof.
Coonradt. of Bowie, were Paonia
visitors last Saturday and Sunday.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Harry Longmont returned to
his home at Longmont, Colo,
this morning after short stay
here.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Old papers for sale at this o.
fee. 25 cents per hundred.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

We sell a fire insurance policy
that assures. CLINE & HUFrY.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Hay! Hay! Gunnison Hay! SIC.
per ton at the
PAoNIA FEED and SUPPLY Co.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Get my latest prices on Hay,
Grain and Feed A fine lot now
on hand. T.. p. BALrH
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

f. X. Williams, of Colorado
Springs. is visiting in Paonia this
week with relatives and friends.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

II. ]. Baird, of Delta, was uI
Thursday evening transacting
business.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Ed Aver is over from Crawford
visiting with his mother and other
relatives.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

A. H. Cooley. of Lincoln. Nebr.
left for his home Thursday morn
ing after a visit here.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Antoni PERI, the Bowie mer-
chant, visited in our city yester-
day.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

DIR. ]. F. Allen was a bus ness
visitor to Delta today.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

We have a car OF Gunnison hay
that We can sell in ton lots at SIG.
Come in and and let us show it TO
you.
PAoNIA FEED and SUPPLY Co.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

WANTED:-Position on ranch
for man and wife. MIKE RossE.
80 p
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Get your Abstract OF Title from
c. c. HAWKINS.
The newspaper., 1910-02-25

Guy Starbuck was a passenger
to Delta one day this week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
GINGER HALTS
y RUSH AT CALL
Tickers Cease, Type
writer's Silent When
Diva Sings

While spellbound thousands drank in
the silvery notes of Tetrazzini a news
paper miracle was in progress in the
office of The Call. The voice of the
great coloratura soprano was mightier
than the murmur of the world. It's
potent beauty had stolen into the
quivering, feverish atmosphere of a
great metropolitan newspaper and
stilled the nervous tide as by enchant-
ment.
With the rude shock of an unwel-
come guest, silence. strange and un-
real, broke in on the traditional rush
of the night hours An event seldom
chronicled in history, the breathing of
newspaper ceased. A spell, almost
uncanny. bridged the gap OF stiffness.
shocked the sense of order, muf1ed the
wires and held men rapt
The cry for more copy" so incessant
at the busy hour, was quieted The
broad rooms with their dozens of type
writers, always the bustling scene of
news gatherers' activities, sent forth
no sound. The unprecedented had hap
pened-the roar and arttle of the BAT
terry of typewriters was suspended.
The telegraph instruments. singing
ceased in their vibrations. The score
of wires went dead" The wonder of
it was not confined to San Francisco
Impatient operators in populous and
remote sections of America waited for
the passing of the song-Tetrazzfni
song. The telephone no longer loudly
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
CTAND AROSE
y IN THE NIGHT
Preparations for the Singers
Appearance Made While
Audience Slept

The stand from which Tetrazzini
sang was erected Friday night. At
o'clock lumber was dumped on the
asphalt. carpenters assembled under
the direction of the board of public
works and the job was started.
The platform was 40 feet long and 80
feet wide. with a sounding board 27
feet high, rolling inward at the top, so
as best to throw out the sound over
the eager crowds that would stand be-
fore 1T by the tens of thousands. The
floor of the platform was about six feet
above the pavement 1t was set
obliquely In Market street, between the
north sidewalk and the safety station,
east of Lotta's fountain and near the
Geary street turntable. 1t faced almost
directly the intersection of Market and
Third streets.
Through the night the carpenters
worked. The quiet of midnight Market
street, which normally is disturbed only
by the hum of the busy newspaper
presses and the cries of the boys with
the first papers, was broken by the rap
of the hammer. AS the night advanced
the men worked, under the stars, with
Orion high in the east guarding them,
the sentinel with the celestial sword.
A half pint of moon was tossed up over
the Alameda hills, and 1t watched the
workmen as they Joined the heavy tim
bers and laid the substantial planks
The morning found the frame in shape.
Then the decorations were hung. A
red drape was put full across the front
of the stand. AT each post of the hand
rail was hung Christmas wreath.
Italian and American flags were fes-
tooned before the place where the
Italian singer would stand The sound
Inc =. a
building behind was draped with
streamers of American and italian flags
and colors. The red, white and blue
and the red, white and green met in
concord, in harmony, in the same key
The ante Christmas day shopping
crowd had the stand before it all day
as a reminder, If one were needed, OF
the acme of San Francisco's Christmas
spirit which was to come.
The most typical of San Francisco's
corners was made more typical
Around the edges of the stand the
flower yenders stood with their per-
fumed wares. The baskets of purple
violets, the stands Of yellow chrysan-
themums, gorgeous in the December
sun, the brilliant splendor OF the
punches of red berries, gave San Fran
cisco its semitropical midwinter fore
ground. There was a nip in the air,
but there were flowers in the street,
flowers in their richest. warmest hues
The Christmas berry is natures hos
pitable imitation of a Christmas tree;
1t kindles a warmth in the eye and in
the heart and in the ina magination which
can go far to controvert the downward
revision of the felings which the ther-
mometer might attempt.
The space between the Kearny street
safety station and Lottas fountain is
usually congested with traffic. The
Tetrazzini stand took up large part
Of the normally limited space, but the
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

Monadnock building had every Market
street office filed and the roof was
tassel topped with humanity. The
Claus Spreckels building had it's
crowds, the Mutual bank building had
every window filed The buildings
near Kearny and Geary were filled and
a hre escape overhanging Kearny
street swelied like popcorn pepper
with its load. A loud voiced youth in
vited people to ''get reserved seats" on
his window ledge.
DRINKS TOAST TO CROWD
When Tetrazzini arrived at the scene
OF the singing, accompanied by several
Irienos and a detective she was taken
20 an once in the De Young building.
me people in the opposite windows in
the Monadnock building sighted her
peatedly.
Then, after the singing. she returned
TO the office and seated herself in the
Wlnoow to enjoy the throng. Again
she was sighted.
La diva" shouted voice.
A glass of champagne was poured
Tor the singer and from her high lodge
On tne WINDOW ledge she drank a toast
20 the people below. She prodigally
pieW kisses, which were waited to the
folk In the street.
Down on the platform the musicians
were packing their instruments in
ecstasy. Iney were proud to have been
part OF the wonderful Christmas party
Her note in the waltz song must
nave carried as far as people could
see, exclaimed Steindorff. rapturously
The policing of the crowd, as well as
the tnrongs decorum, was SURPRISING.
Nothing happened to mar the rare even
ing. AT the conclusion of the Tetraz-
zinl numbers the assembled people
sang Aud Lang Syne.s and Tetraz-
zini walked around the stand and
bowed with all her grace and gra-
ciousness. Then "The Star Spangled
Banner was sung by the crowd, and
reluctantly, it melted away, filed with
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

called to unburden itself Of a '1ivs
story"
Every sound in the always busy
newsroom was stilled from the moment
the diva stepped to the front OF the
temporary stand at Lottas fountain.
The Office stah-editors. reporters. tele-
graph operators. ngers-crowded
about the open windows OF the editorial
rooms and Joined with the thousands
below in enjoyment Of San Francisco's
Christmas treat.
An unnatural calm enveloped the
scene, for the never ending hum and
roar OF news life experienced it's first
restraint. And over the wonder OF it all
The Song sounded, bell like and on
trancing. 1t seemed to poke fun and
mock the vigorous fury OF going to
press with it's vibrancy. power and
easy conquest
calm reigned. host listened and a
miracle was made. AS the last note
carried far into the heaven the magic
spell broke Word raced over the width
and breadth OF the land. the leash was
released and once again the world re-
volved.