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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
City Business Solicited.
BIG LAND DEAL.
oskalocsa Boy in One Largest Ever
consunsated in San Luis Valley,
Colorado.

The Alamosa (Colo.) Independent
Journal says: zone OF the most i'm.
portant deals Of the valley was
closed this week through the firms
West, Culver 6 Blakey. of Alamosa.
The sale which consisted of the viii
kins. Adam and Barth ranches was
made to Mr. Stephen D. Seaman, Of
Chicago. The purchase includes 15.-
900 acres and reached the onehalf
million dollar mark. (The West
named in the above real estate frra
is none other than clifford b. west.
formerly clerk Of the courts here.
young man universally liked and re.
spected BY all. The Herald joins
with friends and acanaintances here
IN congrathlating Cliff ON his success.
You can't lose an OskaIoosa man
when Il comes 10 push and energy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
CO. SPELLING CONTEST
Supt. Young Has List Of Contest
ants from Various Townships.

County Superintendent of Schools,
Chas. Young, has received the returns
from the spelling preliminaries in
nine townships. The contests were
largely attended and in most cases
the entire evening was spent to de-
termine winners. The returns from
West Des Moines, Jefferson,
Scott, Adams, Black Oak, Union and
Pleasant Grove townships have not
been received but will be sent in to-
day. The following students were
elected from each township to take
part in the county contest:
Prairie--Max Heitsman, Eva Daily
and Rena Ridpath.
Richiand- Lunt, Mabel Ry-
and Matte Jones
Monroe-Bernice Brown, William
Andeway and Edna Olinger.
White Oak--Frank Robbins, Ray.
mond Bridges and Hazel Sinipkins.
Encoln-'Ella Dykstra, Henry Prime
and Harold Freeman
Garfield-Helen Stevens, LuyeTne
Clark and Bessie Dearinger
East Des Mofnes-Pearl Kentfield,
Marguerite Kentfeld an d Matilda
jackson.
Harrison-Florence Black, Karl
Tennis and MargueIita Tennis.
Madison Lester Holiday, Frank
Hessling and G. Van Hemmer.
Cedar-Russell Wright. Margaret
Hoover and Della Cochran.
The teachers at the schools where
the contests were held report that the
enthusiasm ran high and it took quite
while to sort out the poorest spell
ers. The students who have won
places for the county contest will be-
gin their practice Immediately and by
the time of the contest they hope to
be in the prime of condition.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
MADISON.

The preliminary spelling contest Of
Madison township was held at the
North Center school house on Thurs
day evening for the purpose of select,
ing delegates to attend the county
contest held at Oskaloosa, Friday,
Feb. IS. The schools of The town
ship were well represented There
were sixteen contestants. We were
favored with a full house. Great en-
thusiasm was shown by both parents
and pupils. The following names
were the successful contestants: First
place was awarded to Lester Holiday
OF Farmersville district; second to
Frank Hesslinlg OF North Center; third
TO G. Van Hemmer of Madison. The
a,ternares were as follows: Jay Hicks,
Hugh Steddom and Vera Coleman
The meeting was ably conducted by
Mrs M. s. Downey. The referees
were Miss Mary Whalen, MICS Mary
J. Evans and Miss Hazel Stevens.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
PUBLIC SALE PRICES
Stock and Farm Implements Sell
at Good Prices.

E. r. Carpenter, the New Sharon
.auctioneer, reports doing a splendid
business this winter and future pros.
poets are bright. At the ]. w. Sted-
dom sale, to 3-year-old horses sold
for $3.50 to 1891; corn at So cents;
hay at SIS per ton, and the total
amount of the sale was $500.
At the Hull sale horses sold for
$176 to 1914; hogs Sc per pound; ;
corn at SIC per bu., and the total
was s2307
A small crawd was out to the Will
Champion sale. ms the day was bad,
but heifers sold for $50 to $38, and
tmo-yehrold steers for $45. Total
$4,000. ..,.
At the Sylvanus Hayworth sale
20 head of registered shorthorn
cattle brought good figures and the
total of the sale was 1886.
At viii Tindalrs sale one span OF
two.year-olds brought $476 and a
span of 3 and 4-year-olds sold for
SAILS. Total $4,000.
AL burt beaiS safe COWS Soiu ioi
from $52 to $63 per head and corn
went at so to 81 cents. Total $2340
At Frank Heinzman's sale every
thing sold well and large crowd
was out. Horses went at from s10e
to $240; heifers $3.50 to $42 COWS
$3S to SGT; gifts 500 to $25, and corn
SIS cents per bushei Total $2240.
At Sam Whites sale span of 20
year-old mules brought 1918 and a
span of work horses Is years old
$256; hogs 9 cents and corn go cents
hay $40 to $13 per ton. Total $26O7
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
MORE HELP ON CENSUS
Number Of Applicants From South
and West insufficient.

Another examination will be held
on March s, 1910, for positions on the
additional temporary Office force OF
the census bureau at Washington.
This second examination becomes ne
cessary as there were insufficient ap.
plicants from some of the southern
and western states from the first ex-
animation on October %. 1901, to ill
all the positions to which such states
are entitled. 1t is estimated that the
state of Iowa should be entitled to
about eighty4seven appointments,
while there were only sixty.two per.
sons in the. first examination.
The work required or these EN-
ployes viii be chiefly or four classes;
(aJ Operation Of card-punching
and card-tabulating machines.
OBJ Operation OF typewriters, add.
ing machines or combined typewriter
adding machines.
(c) Manuscript tabulation and
other clerical work.
(d) Sub-clerical work, such as that
Of messengers, watchmen and labor
| ers, rh
The entrance salary will be at the
rate Of 5000 per annum, but 1t is ex.
pected considerable proportion Of
those employed will be promoted to
1920 per annum within two or three
months after entering the service
and promotion to at least 5000 per
annum will be reasonably rapid for
those who render satisfactory sery.
| ice.
For application blank write to j.
M. Shoemaker. district secretary, St
Paul. MINI. Further information can
be obtained by calling on Frank N
Cowan, local secretary.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
The People Ike Il.

The motor car which the Burlington
Is running to Tracy and return Is
pleasing the patrons along the route
Immensely IT is the means of bring
ing many more people to town every
day, as the quick service Is a great
drawing card. II the railroad could
be induced to run the car as far as
Hamilton to make the Buxton con.
nection, IL y safely predicted that me
car could not haul All the people VINO
would want to make the trips to o.
icaloosa, Our business mon should
encourage continuance OF the ser.
vice n every way possible.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
Not An Easy Job.

Articles of value and beauty never
come without hard work. So it Is
with out Great White Way. Every
evening the lamps are inspected and
lighted by an expert from the Office
of the gas company to insure that
they are in good condition. AS there
is several in the city this is no small
task, and requires several hours work
each night in all kinds Of weather.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
Prepsrina for snrlno

The township trustees of Lincoln
township are contemplating the pur-
chase of number Of new road grad
ers and also the construction of new
road drags. With the new equipment
the township roads shuld be kept in
excellent shape during the coming
season.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
walk Cleared

Tie work on the Elk building is
progressing nicely, The debris on
the west side OF the building which
has kept the pedestrians in the street
during the entire winter has been re
moved and although the walking is
not ideal II is better than the street.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
Mahaska Patients.

The report concerning the condi-
ton OF the patients from Mahaska
county who are taking treatment at
the state hospital at Mount Pleasant
has been received hy Comfy Clerk
4. T. Corlett and IL ON Ole in the
office OF that Official.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17

NO mOrtalrty. ....
Donations for January.
Frank Glaze, I box candy.
A friend, / hot water bottle.
Kings Daughters, 2 hot water bot.
ties, old muslin.
Mrs, R. l.. Blackboard, s glasses
Jelly, 2 qts. fruit, old linen.
A friend, 2 ats. grape juice, 8 OTIS.
fruit, 3 pts. pickles, pit. jam, glass
jelly. s-.,
Mrs. Morgan, Beacong 1 az. pickles.
DR., Roberts, PIX. oranges, 1 PIX.
Jonathan apples
Dr. Ruan, x dog. chart holders.
Mr.. Crissy, chart holder,
Mrs. John Allgood, chicken.
Mrs. Delilah Burton, chicken.
A friend, 1 bolt oil cloth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Fred s. Bunting, Lacey. %
597 and
Hanna J. Newport. Lacey. rs

SCHROEDER. Died, at s:15 a.
M, Saturday, Feb. IL, 1910, of pneu-
1nonia at her home in Manning, Ia,
Mrs. G. j. Schroeder, aged 80 years,
II months and Fl days. The deceas-
ed Is a daughter of DR.. A. J. Hunter,
of this city, and has spent almost all
her life in Oskaloosa. She has been
employed in many Of the different
business houses of Oskaloosa and is
Wen known by all. The funeral ser,
Vices were held this afternoon at the
Methodist church and interment
made in Forest cemetery. She was
married to c. j. Schroeder recently
and they have resided at Manning,
Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17

Many oskaloosa people were pres.
ent at the Chicago automobile show.
II every town IN the state radius was
likewise represented the crowd must
have been immense.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17

Nick Moore has opened his real
estate Office in new location in the
Phelps office building recently va.
Gated by the Garfield Coal Company.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-17
JANUARY At HOSPITAL
Twenty-Six Patients Under Treat
ment During Month.

Twenty-six patients were under
treatment at the Oskaloosa Hospital
during the month of January, accord.
ing to the report of the superintendent,
Miss Rosetta Minor made to the
Board of Directors who held their
monthly meeting Friday night. Miss
Minors report of work done and do
nations received during the month is
as follows:
No. of patients held over from
last month
No. of patients admitted during
monTn ......... ..... ~
No. of patients discharged during
month ...... ............ IL
No. of patients treated during the
month ....... ............... rs
No. of females treated during the
ifOnUn ........- .............. II
No. OF males treated during the
month ......... ............ 10
No. of surgical cases treated dur
ing month ......... .......... IL
No. of medical cases treated dur
ing month .............. IA
No. of patients Feb'y 1......... II
Total number patients admitted
since opening of Hospital. ..... 3O7
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09
Some anecdotes of Famous Singers

voice from both her parents. Her
mother was a good singer and had
thoughts of the stage, but gave up
these plans because she married
Sidney Farrar, sang for some years
in the choir of the Universalist
Church of Melrose. He owned
retail store in that city. but cared
less for business than for sport, so
he left the store in charge of a
Philadelphia Baseball Club, which
owed many victory to him; he
never missed a ball" so it was said.
Miss Farrar is great reader of
books and "A feryent admirer of 9TH
er fine. arts besides music-two, pc
culiarities few musicians share
them) which have contributed to her
success by fertilizing her magma
ton and aiding versatility. At the
age of IS this impress ionable, OBJ
in Paris Il have spent the whole
afternoon in color revel among these
great masters. and my head is full
of their superb lines I
saw St. Sebastien that set my
heart wildly beating. so full of glory
by Mantegna, in the in
eyitable saint groupings around the
sweetest unearthiy air about them,
large pensiye blue eyes, faint rosy
mouths; the golden hair is shielded
by a delicate veil, and the halo
shines like circle of sunshine
about her well Shaped head. You
feel that the Mother of Christ was
wondSeirfnlly Sre ,0 woma m and nd an
are long and slender. a trifle square
at the finger tips How
l love this old Italian SCHOOL,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09
Helped by a Thunder Storm.

Marianne Brandt, who used to be
a favorite in New York in the days
of Lilli Lehman and Anton Seidl,
had n hard time of it as girl. Her
parents We're so poor that going to
the opera or the theater was out of
the question, and 1t was not until
she was II that she had a taste of
such pleasures. 1t aroused in her
a great desire to study music pro-
fessionally. She knew that her par
ents looked upon all stage folks as de-
graded, and that they would be hor-
rified to think of her associating
with them; but they made no objec-
tion to a purely musical career, so
she took lessons of a singing master,
and at the age of 20 succeeded in
entering the Conservatory To pay
for her lessons she piled the needle.
TT was hard time" she once re-
lated, las / mad to give every day
besides doing my home work and at
week In those days l slept barely
four or five hours, and got up in
summer at 3; in winter at 430 or
8 o'clock.
The critical moment In her career
came at the Conservatory examina-
tion. She was cast for the part of
Recha in Halevy's opera, The Jew
ess," and Just as her principal scene
began the sky darkened and violent
storm came on. 1t became so dark
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09
kiss Me, Marguerite. /"

An experience in tne life OF Chris
tine Nilsson (who is still living) IL
illustrates the adventure that singers
are liable to encounter.
Once in New York a mailman fol-
lowed her for a week under the con-
viction that the words of love which
he had heard her, as Marguerite, adj
dress to Faust, were intended for
himself. lie would spend tne day
in front of the hotel where she was
he ran alongside of her carriage.
kissing his hand to her and calling
her his Marguerite. one evening,
wnen her parlor was full of com
pany. the door suddenly opened and
the lunatic rushed in, threw his
arms around her and exclaimed:
Kiss me- Marguerite!" The attack
was so sudden and the guests so sur
prised that none of them thought of
going to her assistance; she was OBJ
liged to break away from mis- clutch
es without aid, and 1t was she who
rang the bell and sent for a police
man. At the hearing the fellow man
aged to break loose from the officers,
again approached Nilsson and began
frantically to kiss her dress. In the
presence of so -unmistakable symp-
toms Of madness the prima donna
refused to prosecute and only asked
that ne might be kept locked up until
she had left the city. In Chicago she
student. who had fallen In love with
her and was constantly writing to
ask her to marry him. One day
ne arrived at the door of the hotel
and stated tat he had come to take
her to church. Her manager got rid
of him by assuring the fellow that he
was too late. and ne would find
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09

She was frightened at first, but soon
discovered that Mr.. DIPPED was sim
ply getting a lesson in breathing.
Jean gave directions, while Edouard
knelt on the floor, making sure by
Dippel's diaphram that he was fol-
lowing them correctly.
Caruso's first teacher predicted
brilliant career for him. You will
earn 200 francs C$40) a month";" he
said, when you have grown a little"
He now has grown up TO 100000
year
At one time his voice was so thin
that his classmates called it a glass
voice, because it broke SO easily.
Caruso is not only the greatest
living tenor, but also an excellent
comic actor. lie loves to make car
features of the other singers and
play jokes on them. Nor does he
hesitate to tell stories in which the
joke is on him. For instance, he re-
lates an incident that occurred in
Milan when he created the part of
Feodor Verdi was present. and
asked the names of the artists. When
he heard Caruso's he eXclaimed
"Caruso? They tell me that he has
a fine voice, but il seems to me that
his head is not in its place"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09
Stories of Geraldine Farrar.

Next to Caruso, the most popular
artist on the operate stage today is
probably Geraldine Farrar. During
the time when she was the idol of
the Berlin public the Royal Opera
House was never so full as when
she sang, and she exerted ner fas-
cination over women and men alike
The matinee girls crowded around
her as If she were a victorious tenor
and sometimes the police had to be
summoned to preserve order. Stories
were circulated about infatuated
men; about the Crown Prince want
ing to abdicate so he could marry
her. The American girl was report
ed to have sung to aim, "Du Dist
verruckt, mein Kind, du Dist aus
Berlin"--and the saucy thing was
quite capable of it. To friend who
asked her how much truth there
was in all these stories she replied,
with a sly wink: They were good
for advertising purposes. anyway"
Always American.
So far as such a thing can be In
herited, Geraldine Farrar got her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09
"Jean, You Sang Like a
Pig"

Regarding Jean de Reszke, who, a
few years ago, was the idol of opera
goers, as Caruso is today. the author
relates that after each perform
ance he and mis- brother would get
together and criticize each others
singing and acting; for Jean trusted
to Edouard's critical estimate of his
work more than he did to himself.
And If Edouard would say, Jean,
you sang like pig tonight: Jean
took it meekly. but lost no chance
to return the compliment when there
was an occasion for 1t.
disposition than Jean. who fire.
quently had to exhort him to prac-
tise his parts The valet mad ms m
ed when the time came-to compel
Edouard to throw away MS cigar
cite and Sit down at the piano and
study.
Since Jean de Reszke established
his high school for singers in Paris,
many eminent operate artists have
taken lessons of him, among them
Knote and Slezak, who has just won
such brillian success at the Metro
politan Opera House. Knote played
a Joke on his colleague. He went
incognito, disguised as a tradesman.
Jean was simply delighted with his
find" and told him he could make
his fame and fortune on the stage"
When Jean first began, as a lad, to
study, he was so interested in teach
ing what he had learned that even
the servants had TO have their
voices tried and receive some in
struction.
Mrs. DIPPED relates a funny story
illustrating the seriousness of the
brothers teaching. One day she
came home TO find her husband ex-
tended on the floor on his back,
with Jean standing over him and
Edouard on the floor beside him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09

the snow from school the day she
got lost-was of The. Snow Fairies
Ball" Only the whole story, how
ever, can give an idea of il.
Jerry and his little sister Marie
We're sad because the baby had gone
to Heaven. They looked at the
moon every night, hoping to see
the baby there. That is how they
came to discover THE Moon Baby"
When they slept the fairies kissed
their eyelifs SO that one night they
were overioyed to see the little Moon
Baby slip down moonbeam and go
dancing about among the flowers in
the garden.
The Maiden of Rosyland" lived
in a castle of pink enamel, and suit
ors for ner hand We're Prince Sun
shine, Prince Rainbow. Duke Moon
light. King Night aud 4 host 'rf
others. All broGssnc gifts Of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09

jewels of their realms. How Prince
Sunshine was put to seven tests and
proved worthy makes one of the
prettiest CT these stories.
Quite capital fairy sea stories,
which must be read entire to be ap-
preciated are Thu First Voyage of
Johnny Core" "Bttty and the Sea
The Pinkies of We Sea-" Old man
Of the Seas RANSOM and the
Fairy Admiral"
There are charming tales of flow
Flower Child" besides a lesson for
boys-as well as a fine story in
"Whistling Bob and His Wicked
Cat" -~ -"-''--
--.-tlo9nni tnneSe brief abstracts you will
see that the stories in The Great
Sea Horse are we'll worth reading
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09
J PHoro ~. A,'oe ,HueHes. Lonoo,

ager of the Italian opera In New
York demanded Unexpectedly per-
which Garcia was reputed to be at
his best in the title role. Maria,
then II years old, was cast for Des-
demona. but as she had little time
ever, compelled her to go on and
threatened, in case she did not do
her best, to use his weapon--a real
dagger. In the last scene, which he
was won't to play very realistically,
she suddenly remembered his threat,
and exclaimed in great anguish:
Padre, padre, per Dios no me
sake, do not kill me). The audience
took her real fear for the perfection
of histrionic art--doubly marvellous
in. one so young-and applauded
wildly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09

Dodos. He was wicked as well as
big and strong. Whenever he
knocked the ashes out Of his pipe
a volcanic island Sprang up. lie
made a lot of trouble for everybody.
The birds hated him.
At last, deciding to marry the
Lady of the Seals, the giant found
q cave for a home and summoned
Neptune thither to marry them,
though the bride was frightened to
death at the idea of such q match
But right in the middle of the core
mony all his bird enemies flew into
the cave, from which there was but
one way of escape, and pecked him
to death, as had been prophesied.
The most beautiful dream that a
child ever had-but which this child
knew was no dream, as she saw it
all as she was returning through
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09
Afraid of Her Father.

Another singer who was helped
early in her career by something not
in the play was Maria Malibran. Her
father was her teacher. and in re-
ferring to his strict discipline, she
once said: Fathers eyes were SO
powerful that under their influence
/ could jump from the fifth floor
to the street without suffering in
jury"
Her fear OF him once contributed
materially to her success. The man.