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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-05-05

The subject of the above sketch is a
son of the late James S. Cole, former
resident of Weybridge and we'll known
in Middlebury and vicinity.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-05-05
What is a cold in the head? N

What is a cold in the head? Moth
ing to worry about if you treat it with
Ely's Cream Balm. Neglected the cold
may grow into catarrh, and the air pas.
sages be 30 infamed that you have TO
fight for every breath. 1t is true that
Ely's Cream Balm masters catarrh.
promptly. But you know the old saying
about the ounce of prevention. There.
fore use Cream Balm when the cold in
the head shows itself. All druggists,
60c.. or mailed by Ely Bros, So Warren
Street, New York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-05-05

When YOU come for these;
don't forget to get some
Panacea to put the hens I'm
a healthy condition for the
spring production of eggs.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-05-05
NOTICE..

Whereas, my wife, Lucy Reed, has
without just cause or provOcation left
my bed and board hereby forbid all
persons from haiboring or trusting her
on my account as | will pay no bills Of
her contracting after this date.
MYRON REED.
Middlebury, VT, April 81, 1911.
ITS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
OSKALOOSA GETS BEN HURS
NEXT MEETING OF THE TRIBE
d., TO BE IN THIS CITY. e
w. ]. Thomas and L. e. Suffer Hon
ored With Offices in the
Grand Lodge.

Marshalltown, Ia, March 25.-Spe.
cial: After selecting Oskaloosa as the
place OF holding the next meeting and
clecting officers the Iowa Tribe OF
Ben Hur adjourned its fourth annual
convention here last night. The Off.
GERS elected We're f. l.. Eickelberg
of Waterloo. chief; W. }. Thomas OF
Oskaloosa, scribe; Charles Kenyon OF
Cedar Rapids, keeper OF tribute, and
l.. l.. Suiter OF Oskaloosa, grand
guard.
With seyenty,hve delegates in at,
tendance the fourth annual conven,
ton Of the tribe of Ben Hur was held
in this city yesterday. Two sessions
we're held. one in the forenoon and
the other in the afternoon. Social af-
fairs arranged in honor of the dele
gates. including "Trip TO the soldiers
home, occupied the time Thursday.
The degree work Of the order was ey,
emplified Thursday night by the Wat,
erioo degree team.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
BUCKEYE.'

Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Anderson visit.
ed their daughter Mrs. Taylor, last
Sunday.
Misses Aida and Alice Morrow
spent last Sunday at the parental w
II. Morrow home.
Roscoe Smith visited his sister, Mrs
Garrett, at Sigourney, last Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Moore and daughter Ina spent
last Tuesday at the T. J. Hughey
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whiteside and Mrs
Brewer visited at the James Ferris
home last Sunday.
Mr.. Davis and Miss Padgett took
dinner at the II. f. Schultz home last
Sunday.
Miss Senath Anderson called on
Mrs. Oren McCurdy last Thursday af
ternoon.
We are glad to know that Miss
Irene Moore, who had an operation for
appendicitis at the Oskaloosa hos
pital, ic getting along nicely.
Mrs. Sanders and children, of Rose
Hill, spent last Saturday and Sunday
at the J. C.. Perry home.
March 25. NJ. B. F..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
WRECKED STREET CAR
Power Leaves as it Crosses Railway
and is Struck by Box Car.

Three people narrowly escaped
death Sunday morning about 11:3O
o'clock, at the Iowa Central crossing
on High avenue West, when string
of box cars crashed into car No. s
of the OskalOosa Traction & Light
Co.. partially destroying the car.
The street car was in charge of
Motorman Stringfellow and Conduc
tor FuQua. The car was crossing
the tracks and had travelled only a
few feet when the power left them
and before they had cleared the
first rails. Almost at tn same time
the street ear had started to cross
the tracks, the switching crew, in
charge of X. II. Fuller. making up
a freight, Kicked" a string OF cars
on the same track upon which the
street car had stopped. The motor
man and conductor saw the oneoming
ears and warned the passenger and
three leaped tn safety. When the
string OF box cars crashed into the
Itreet car il was hurled several feet
into the air and fell on its side, the
rear end completely demolished. the
interior wrecked and both aXles
sprung. The smash up was cleared
away in about an hour following the
accident.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
JACK OAK.

Most all OF the farmers in this
community have begun their work.
Once more the wedding bells rang
ont in this neighborhood Jasper
HUH and Ethel Rice were married at
the brides home near Tracy, Iowa
Mr.. and Mrs. Hull will be at home
on the Huh place. The whole com
munity joins in wishing them happi
ness and success The wedding bells
will soon be ringing again.
Dorothy Mae, the little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Broerman, had the mis-
fortune of falling and breaking hel
arm one day last week. She Is re
ported better at this writing.
Miss Ruth Hun, of Iowa City, at
tended the wedding of her brother
and Is spending few days with rel
aiiyes before returning 10 her school
work.
Mrs. Edna Hull spent Monday with
her sister, Mrs Nettie Broerman.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. Maudo Hendryx Wednesday.
thy west IL sporting IL new AUTO
mobile.
Mrs. Jennie Hess Is staying with
her mother in Beacon.
The Merry Makers met with Earl
Ross and Marie Dusenbery on March
II. This meeting was in memory OF
Paddys days. The home was taste
fully decorated, games were played
and refreshments served, and all de
parted at late hour stating it as be
ing one of the most pleasant meet
ings yet held. The next meeting will
be with Lulu Hull.
Otis Hull and Elizabeth Mckinney
were married March Il, 1911. Their
many friends wish them success.
March %. Weeping Willow.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Parsons Wants 100000.

Fairfield, Mar. 27.-Special: Work
mittee of trustees of Parsons college,
of which Rev. r. Ames Montgomery
of Ottumwa, is chairman, on the cam
paign for 100000 additional endow'
ment for the school. The first meet
ing of the committee has just been
held in Fairfield According to the
general plan 100000 is to be raised
by 1914, within three years. This
viii enable the college to run on a
more liberal policy than at present
and will bring the total endowment
up to more than half million.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
MaddY Horse Found.

New Sharon, Ia, March 27.--Spec'
ial: Warren Darby was arrested at
charged with the theft of a horse
from Mr. Maddy, a merchant at Har.
.vey. last week. He was taken to
Knoxville to-day to have prelmin'
airy hearing. The horse was found
in his possession, but Mr.. Darby
says he purchased the horse of other
parties and can prove that he is not
guilty of crime.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
START WORK At ONCE.
]. c. Lathrop Chosen Chief Engineer
OF 0skaloosa- Waterloo Interurban

AT a special meeting of the board
of directors of the Iowa Traction Co
at their several offices in Oskaloosa
IL was decided that active worl
would start at once on the company's
line from Oskaloosa to Waterloo
Mr.. j. C. Lathrop, formerly with ths
Springfield Railway Co., Springfield
Ohio, was chosen chief engineer in
charge of construction. Mr.. Lathrol
reached Oskaloosa Monday and left
today for Tama, whore his first work
viii be 10 survey line from that
point to Waterloo by way of Trael
and Eagle Center As soon as thi.
work is completed he will return t.
Tama and relocate the company
line to Oskaloosa, and will be follow
ed up by corps of men taking con
tracts for right-of-way.
Mr.. Geo. r. Wodehouse, president
of the company. stated today that ac
tive work has now started and it will
not cease until the entire line is com
pleted. The money which has nov
become available from the proceeds
of the sales of the company's bonds
is ample to keep the work under
good Roadway from now on. This
money, however, cannot be used un
der our agreements, only for actua
construction purposes and not fol
buying right-of-way and doing prelim
mary work, and for this reason he
wishes all those who have not al
ready signed right-of-way contract tc
do so when approached by the mer
in the field for this purpose. Mr.
Wodehouse will leave here Tuesday
again with Mr.. Lathrop, the com
pany's engineer and will go to Tama
Toledo, Traer and several points
along the north end of the line.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
THE HUGHES LECTURE
Last Number of Seasons Course
Was Rare Treat.

large audience was at the Ma
sonic opera house Friday evening for
the last number of the seasons I'm.
ion Lecture Course, Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes, of the Methodist Epis,
copal church. Bishop I Hughes for
merly an Iowa man, has been a pas
tor, an educator, college president
and at the age OF forty-one years he
was elected bishop Of the M. h.
church He has a wonderful mind
and depth of intellect possessed by
but fed. His keen insight into hu.
man nature and his fairness and his
broadness of observation make him
one of the really great speakers on
the platform today. Oskaloosa was
fortunate in securing this brainy
man for a number Of the seasons
course
From number of important
lecture subjects Bishop Hughes Sc.
lected for his Oskaloosa audience
The Perils of knowledge" and he
held the large audience in closest
attention from his introduction by
Rev. J. M. Mcclellan. pastor of the
Central Methodist Episcopal church
of Oskaloosa TO the concluding
statements. The lecture was :
forcefuI and logical analysis of oh
servations and conditions, review
of conclusions and deduction tha
must follow in the train of knowl
edge and experience. The lecture
was one of the features OF the sea
sons course and those who missed
the chance Of seeing and hearint
this able speaker and worker have
ground for regret
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Suicide identified.

Burlington, March q. Special: AT,
last the mystery surrounding the
identity Of Fred Morrison" or u,
Reed" who suicided at the Hotel
Burlington on March Is, has been
cleared away. Tile mans name is
James Jardine Reed, and he served a
sentence in the Nebraska state prls.
on for the murder of woman, Lena
Hines. Reed was released from
prison last January, after being there
eight years. II is NOT known where
he had been since January. but II is
pretty certain his first appearance in
Burlington was on Wednesday. March
10, three days before he killed him
sell.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
OPENING new MINES|
The Regal Coal Company is De-
veloping It's Property.

The Regal Coal Company, of when
Daniel Regal is president and Geo.
e. Fraker. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is
opening up new mines about three
miles southeast of Bnxton. A switch
Is being built from the Northwestern
road, and the shaft is being sunk.
Fifty miners houses and other build.
ings will be erected this summer
The Regal Coal Co. finished work.
ing out its coal near Fraker last Au.
gust and disposed of its machinery
and equipment All the machinery
and buildings at the new camp will
be entirely new. The company has
about 140 acres of good coal and ex.
cellent prospects for good. properly
The offices of the company will be
maintained in Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
$4,000 LOSS BY
FIRE At MELROSE
Council Bluffs Doctor On Way to
Knoxville Hospital Kills Two.
NO GENERAL STRIKE At OGDEN
erooding over Sickness the Cause OF
What Cheer Suicde--"Drys" Of
creston Appeal to Court From
Decision Of Board.

Abba, Ia, March 25.-Special: Fire
at Melrose destroyed the general
store OF w. P.Murray and other build
ings. Loss $4,000. The building &C.
cupied by Murray was owned by
John Mollay and there was no insur-
ance. The Office building and other
buildings owned by Sumner Smith
were burned to the ground and all
their contents. The building owned
by Lew Josylin with an implement
stock of goods was also destroyed. In
eendiary origin is thought to be the
cause.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
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Abel Hicks has returned TO his
home after a good recovery from an
operation for appendicitis.
Elmer Mitchell. OF New Sharon. IL
convalescing from successful OPP
GRAFTON for the relief of hernia.
1HH
Homer Hun has returned TO his
home al Bolton after hospital treat
ment for badly lacerated hand.
j. G.. Reechler IL again an inmate
of the hospital suffering from re.
currence Of articular rheumatism.
Ralph o. Allgood, of Lacey. is max
ing a fine recovery from the opera
ton necessary for the relief OF APP
pendiciria. .
Little irene Moore, of OskaloOsa
is making IA fine recovery from sc,
we're case Of appendicitis.
~
Mrs. Albert A. Rose, of Rosa Hill
IS getting along nicely and will soon
be able To return to her home.
Little Francine Lacey, the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Lacey
of Keota, Is again at the hospital
under treatment for indigestion.
Miss Fannie Belle Knight, of New
York City, is at the hospital suffer,
ing from appendicitis. The trouble
seems to respond to treatment and
an operation will not be necessary.
Miss Emma Shafer, who has been
at the hospital for several weeks,
suffering from typhoid fever, is gain
ing nicely now and will soon be able
10 return TO her home.
Mrs. Earl Morris, of Oskaloosa, is
recovering nicely from surgical
operation and will soon be able to
leave the hospital.
Casper Suientich. of Green Ridge
who has been at the hospital for sew
eral weeks suffering with a broken
leg. Is improving rapidly now and
will soon be able to return to his
home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30

hour firemen made their way to an
inner air shaft and were appalled, by
the sight of score or more bodies
| lying at the bottom.
Nearly, If not all. OF the victims
were employed by the Triangle Shirt
Waist company on the eighth, ninth
and tenth floors. The partners OF
the firm, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck,
escaped unscathed from the office on
the tenth floor, carrying with them
over an adjoining roof Blanck's two
young daughters and governess.
There was not an outside fire escape
on the building.
Only Seven Exits.
| The burned building occupies cor
ner with exposure on two sides, but
the only fire escape Was In the in
terror, opening on a light and air
shaft.
! In all there were seven eXits-the
single fire escape, two freight ele-
Vators at the rear, two passenger ele-
vators in front and two stairways.
! All of them proved almost useless
and practically all who escaped either
climbed to the roof and scrambled
thence to the roof Of the building oc.
cupied by the American Book com
pany, Or fled in the first rush for
safety before the crush and the smoke
grew too thick
Air Seemed lnftammabIe.
| Seven hundred hands, 500 OF them
women, We're employed by the shirt
waist company. They sat in rows at
their whirring machines. the tables
before them piled with fiimsy cloth.
the floor Uttered with lint. the air
itself full OF flying infalnmable dust.
| The first rush OF flame was almost
all explosion Operators died In their
chairs, their lungs scared by inhaling
/ flames.
Others were CROW ded into the ele,
yator shafts atterathe cars had made
their last trip 1Still others were
pushed of the inadequate interior IRE
escape
City Probe Is Begun.
City officials announced that the
usual rigid Investigation which follow :
such disasters viii be instituted at
once.
! This calamity is just what | have
been predicting" said Chief Croker.
There were no outside fire escapes
on this building. | have been adgo'
eating and agitating that fire escapes
be put on buildingssjust such as this
This large loss of life is due to this
neglect" s..
The police say that the fire is the
sixth or seventh In the building with.
in ~ months, all Of which, they say
occurred in the shirt waist factory.
The factory, incidentally, is said TO
be the first in which operators struck
during the widespread shirt waist
strike settled several months ago.
! BY this disaster the total OF shirt
waist operators who have persisted in
New York and vicinity recently Is
raised to nearly two hundred. Not
many weeks ago % girls met death
under somewhat similar circumstances
! L .,,1y
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
To Use creosote Block.

Cedar Rapids, Mar. 27.-Special !:
The first creosote block paving 10 be
put down in Cedar Rapids will he
laid on the Sixteenth avenue bridge,
which was completed last year. The
city council voted to use that mater.
ial 10 pave the structure. although
Mayor Miles and Councilman Stepa.
mex, head of the department of fin.
ance. voted against the proposition,
II viii cost about $1,000 more than
brick block
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
No Genera, Strike

Des Moines. March 25.--special:
No general strike OF miners will re-
suit from the trouE,e at the Ogden
mines. This is the statement of
James Moran, a member of the exec.
utipe board OF the United Mine Work
ers of America, District 10. and of
+. c. Smith. president of the Iowa
Coal Operators association. The
trouble at Ogden started last Thanks.
giving. The men walked out and a
strike was not declared by the min
ers until an order 10 vacate certain
houses was enforced by the company
IL is claimed by the union miners
that between l25 and $50 non-union
men are working in the Ogden mine
No. ] but that the conditions are such
that an agreement will probably be
reached shortly after the change or
officials in the miners organization is
effected April /.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
BECkMAN AGAIN DIRECTOR.
Iowa Brigade Band Elect Officers For
Ensuing Year.

The Iowa Brigade Band held its
annual business meeting for adjust,
ment OF business affairs. election OF
officers, etc, Sunday, and earnest
consideration was given to. matters
taken up for determination.
Will l.. Beckmam, who was chosen
director for last season, was re-elect-
ed to the place for another year,and
in addition was chosen business man.
ager Of the band, vice Fred Cubber-
ley, who was manager last season.
Henry A. Warner was chosen secre-
tary and treasurer. Trustees for the
ensuing year arc Henry Husson, J.
w. Mcdonald and Bert Bunker.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Can Phillips Come Back?

Ottumwa. March 27.-Special Can
eX-Mayor Tom j. Phillips come
back" is the question being asked
here today by a host of the voters.
Phillips, who is the veteran of many
a previous mayoralty fight, fell a vic.
tim TO the Cosson law, and now comes
to the fore seeking election He is op.
posed by Hon. S. H. Harper, the re.
publican candidate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Ducks Came Back.

The ducks and geese came back
pell nell from the north Sunday night
and Monday TO get away from the
storm and blizzard. and the local
streams being well filed provided
splendid alighting places. A score of
hunters bravcd the elements yester.
day for the privilege of getting one
more shot AT duck this season.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Drys Appeal to Court.

Creston, Ia, March 25.--Specialt
DR.. c. A. Beatle, president of the Cit
liens league, has appealed from the
decision of the board of supervisors
Tuesday in declaring sufficient the sa-
loon petition OF consent The juris-
diction OF the board to canvass the
petition at the meeting called for
March 20 also is denied. 1t is also
contended that the petition does not
contain the requisite number of ac.
credited signatures.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
news OF IOWA
BY Telephone
Rock Island Depot at lndianoIa De-
stroyed by Fire Sunday.
HORSE FOUND AT NEW SHARON
Committees at Work to Raise $780,.
600 for Parsons College - Pyth-
ans OF Twenty-fifth District
Will Meet in Charlton.

Indianola, Mar. 27.-Special Fire
destroyed the Rock Island railroad
passenger station here last evening
The loss is $4,000. A great many
new tickets were burned in addition
TO the agents reports. Few records
were saved except the freight books.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Firo Al Evans.

Taylor Duke. janilor at the court
house. met with n loss Sunday morn
ing between the hours Of one and
eleven O'Clock, when his homo In Ev'
ans was totally destroyed by fire.
The origin is unknown. The loss
will reach about $1,000. covered by
$i00 Insurance. Mr. Duke does not
know whether he will rebuild or not,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Poultry, Garden, Field
and Lawn Fences-fifty
styles. Gates: Pittsburg.
Perfect. Apex. Adrian.
s4ws Kalbach Lumber Co.
Improve at oIsnwood

Several workmen are busy az Glen
wood park and already they have
made wonderful changes. All the
trees have been trimmed and all The
nnderbrush and fallen logs have been
removed. One would hardly recog
nize the place since the cleaning up.
Mr. Holt is doing everything to make
the park look inviting.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Kelly Was Insane.

Des Moines, March 27.-Special:
John Mulvaney, attorney for DR.. Kel.
ly, who shot and killed two victims
here Saturday, states today that the
Doctor will never be found guilty of
his crimes, as he is irresponsible. He
says he will prove that he was insane
when he left Council Bluffs for Knox
Vile
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Worry Causes Suicide

What Cheer, Ia, March 25.-Spe.
cial: Brooding over family and per.
sonal sickness caused Fred Jenkins,
aged &c years. to swallow the con.
tents Of twO-ounee vial of carbolic
acid Wednesday at his home here.
He leaves widow and four children.
The family have resided In What
Cheer for number of years. Mr.
jenkins was employed as agent of
Easter G. Hunt of Oskaloosa. The
Redmen order, Of which he was a
member, took charge of the funeral
services.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
lnebriate Kills TWO Men.

Des Moines, March 25.-Special:
DR.. H. c. Kelley. of Council Bluffs,
killed Deputy Sheriff Clarence Wool
man in the Kirkwood Hotel this morn
ing and then escaped and entered a
saloon and fred five bullets into T..
w. Sterling, bar-keeper, because he
refused to give him drink. Ster-
ling died later Woolman was taking
Kelley 10 the Knoxville hospital.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Eoos viii Be Cheap.

The hens are busy workers and the
chances are that eggs will he the
cheapest by Easier they have been in
several years. AS trust buster the
Iowa hen has several points on the
supreme court Eggs are now cheap
Ell than meat. f
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Bitter Eiuht For Council.

Fort Dodge, March 27.-Special:
Intense interest exists here over the
municipal election. The early vote
was the heaviest on record with the
indications that J. +. Ford il leading
in the race for mayor. A bitter fight
is In progress for seats in the city
council.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Logan Details Officers.

Des Moines, March 25.-SpeciaI:
To view the proceedings along the
southwestern frontier Adj. Gen. Guy
Z, Logan has detailed the following
officers to accompany him on the jour.
ney which begins Monday, April 8:
Col. Hubert A. Allen, Des Moines; Ma
jor Wilbur S. Conkling, Des Moines;
Capt. John A. Stewart, Mason City:
Capt. Charles w. Aikens. Winterset:
Capt. Clarence E. Schamp, Ottumwa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Sun Was Warm.

The snow of Monday morning did
not last long when the rays of the
sun began working on it hut the stiff
wind that came out OF the northwest
gave the impression that the Their.
mometer must be down about the
zero mark.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
New Modern Home.

One of the largest farm improve
ments this spring yet noted is the
construction of a modern home and a
capacious barn on the Yer Ploeg farm
about four miles west of the city. The
house will be modern In every way
and the barn will be model affair
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Hit by Train: Will Die.

Ottumwa, March 27.-Special: John
Browner, aged II, enroute with his
invalid wife from his home in Boise
City TO Alabama. was struck at the
depot by a Rock Island train and in
iured so severely that he will die.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Taxes for Week.

Last week Witnessed heavy tax
collection. $50. 1869 Was taken ill.,
$i6,si5.9G was collected during the
Same week last year. During March
1910 total Of $l73.S527S was col
lected. Only $SZlli.O3 has been col
ected so far this March.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
Bio Barn Burned.

Iowa Falls, March 27.-Special:
Fire early Sunday morning destroyed
big barn on the Roberts farm, Oper-
ated by A, j. Westgate, a renter. The
building and contents, including Is
COWS, several calves and six horses,
We're destroyed. Loss, 100000.