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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-15
Ilauar n.aIer Feuna Do.

CHICAGO, April lS.-AIartin J. Breen OF
the wholesale liquor firm Of Breen a. Ken
needy vas found dead In the hallway OF
an apartment building here today. Though
blood issued from his ear, no marx OF
violence could be found on his body by
the police surge0nA No one IN the building
knew him
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-15

CHEYENNE. Wye, April lA-(sDscial. D
Terry ranch. owned BY Senator +. r. War
rem. and located twelve miles south OF
cheyenns. WA robbed OF sllverWare ana
several articles OF jeWslry. Several sus-
poets have been arrested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-15

PUEBLO, Colo, April IA trail OF
blood, LEADING from the street where today
the body Of Louis Sandals was found TO
house at l33 Plum street, caused the ar
rest Of jose Cruz. charged with the murder
a. witnesses. The prisoners claim 70 know
nothing Of the killing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-15

nonwhite farmers, as compared with
total Of i2t.525 in 1900. OF which 12i,196.
or g97 per cent, we're conducted by white
farmers. and S29 or o3 per cent. BY negro
and other nonwhite. The increase in the
number Of farms Of white farmers during
the decade amounted to T175, and in the
number Of farms Of negro and other non
white farmers to 119.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-15

4 OF the whole number, t29.49. Of farms
Reported In 1910 there were 12s,sn. or ss7
per cent. operated by white farmers and
AS, or 90 per cent, by negro and other
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-15

Ladies Will find Many bargains in
groceries and meats I'm The Bee Mar
ket shopper an paEe s,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-15

ALL FARMS, BY COLOR OF FARMER
TENURE. ACREAGE GROUPS. ETC.
In
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
ATTITUDES IN IOWA.

The United States Geological Sur
vey has just issued another one of its
series of reports containing the re-
suits of spirit leveling in all parts of
the country-Bulletin $50, Results of
Spirit Leveling in Iowa, 1896 to 1900"
compiled under the direction of r. B,
Marshall, chief geographer, in cooper
alton with the state of Iowa. This
bulletin gives the exact elevation
above mean sea level of approximate
ly $50 points in the state, which have
been determined by the Survey in
connection with its topographic map
ping. Engineers and surveyors will
find the bulletin of great advantage,
as the elevations which have been &C
curately determined afford a starting
point for survey of any kind that
may be contemplated. The elevations
are classified as precise or primary
according to the methods employed
in their determination. For precise
level lines instruments and rods of
the highest known grade are used,
each line is run both forward and
backward, and every precaution is
taken to guard against error. For
primary levels standard Y-levels are
used and lines are run in circuits or
are closed on precise lines. with an
allowable variation for error. For
levels of both classes careful office
adjustments are made, the small out
standing errors being distributed
over the lines.
While the topographic maps issued
by the Survey show a large number
of elevations, these are stated on the
maps only to the nearest foot, but
the bulletin gives the elevations to
the third decimal place. For exam.
pie, the highest point in the state de
termined by the Survey and noted in
the report, which is in the vicinity of
Granite, in the Canton quadrangle
IS. Dak.-Iowa), is described as fol
lows:
T. 100 ~, r. As W, north.
west corner of sec. 10:
iron post stamped "YN
eKTN l343"...,.. ....1 ,44S,967 feet
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
SOME INDIAN IDEAS.

J. w. Wright in the Knoxville Jour
er tribes of Indians the powers of fire
and wind are always associated with
the destruction of human life. Upon
the other hand, the powers of earth
and water are believed to be benefi
cial in the main and to be general
protectors of life. On that account
Indians of many of the various ma
tiOns never mourn deaths by drown
ing or by falling entertainments, earth
lodges, etc.
The sun, lightning and fire are nat
urally associated with the fire pow
ers. Lightning is not considered a
human enemy by the Red Men, and
it is a most remarkable fact that less
than a dozen Indians have been kill
ed by atmospheric electricity since
the discovery of America. | mention
ed this in one of my lightning Snap
Shots five or six years ago.
Red is the symbolic color of the
Fire Powers and is a color always
associated with war and rapine
Hence we find that color predominant
ing in the war paints of the various
tribes from Alaska to Patagonia.
The wind powers are personified
as the blacklist blackness. Their ser
wants are the four black spirits of
the night Associated with these
spirits are the raven and the wolf
Frogs are also associated with the
night gnomes and fairies of darkness
and are said to be the reincarnation
of human beings who shuddered and
were afraid when the winds blew
and the floods came"
The sun is a god devoutly wOr'
SHIPPED by most Indian tribes, by
those of the south and the extreme
north in particular. The Sioux, the
Zunis and the POncas are among the
most prominent sun-worshiping tribes
of temperate North America.
With the Indians, as with most OF
the ancient tribes of Europe, Asia
and Africa, the moon is a goddess
A curious Indian belief not known to
the Old World people is one to the
effect that the moon has the power
to change men into women. 1t is
even said that the moons influence
produces a mania (our word lunacy
means moon crazy-Ed) in which
the most heroic warrior may imagine
he is a woman. While under the moon
power, men adopt the ways of wO,
men: assume their dress; change the
voice to the feminine and practice
sewing and other domestic arts pro
perly belonging to the other sex.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
WHEAT IN IOWA,

The record on winter wheat made
by Howard Dallam, of Wright's Sta.
ton, Mahaska county, deserves more
than a passing notice. If any farmer,
in what is known as the Wheat
Country" that is Minnesota, the Da-
kotas or Canada, could make such a
record it would be published broad
cast all over the county and the real
estate men in those SECTIONS would
use it to boom the price of land at
least $500 an acre. But here in Iowa
we seem to expect such records,
hence when they are made they are
passd along as a matter of fact with
out attracting any unusual notice.
Mr. Dallam sowed fourteen acres of
wheat last fall and cut it about the
25th of June. On the 29th of June
he had it threshed and the yield
amounted to 1856 bushels to the acre.
1t is generally understood that wheat
robs the land more than most crops.
Iowa soil will stand the racket better
than land farther north, and produces
almost double that which is consider
ed an average yield up there.
When it comes to genuine farming,
there is no other section that can
touch Iowa for crops.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

and 10000 miners will attend and that
many of the important coal companies
will send their trained first aid and
rescue corps to take part in the ex-
hibition.
Between 5000 to 5000 miners are
injured each year in the United
States, some so seriously that they
die perhaps months afterward, and
others are so MANNED that they are
cripples for life. The work of the
first aid to the injured teams is to
give the proper emergency treatment
robustness and some of the fatalities
perhaps avoided. In the anthracite
region of Pennsylvania the first aid
work has been highly developed
through the good work of the Ameri-
can Red Cross and many lives have
been saved through the prompt and
efficient work of the members of the
various corps. This movement has
become so popular in the anthracite
region that annual field contests be-
l"SSn INC tOo"S hNiu SoNh y~oa
in the presence of thousands of spec
tators. Prizes are given to the win
ners by the American Red Cross and
the operators join in with contribu-
lions of badges and cups. Following
the example of the anthracite region
and directly as the result of the in
structions in first aid to the injured
and in the helmet rescue work being
introduced in all parts of the United
States by the rescue cars and sta
lions of the Bureau of Mines, teams
have recently been organized in the
oituminous mining districts through
out the country. The members of
these teams, are eager to show their
skill and will take part in the exhibi.
tiOn
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

The poorest child is not always
the child of a poor parent Lyman
Abbott said one day this week in a
sermon in Boston, but more often it
is the child of a mother who, for so
cial joys, turns the little one over to
governesses, who give the child its
personality through everyday personal
contact. The mother later in life
wonders why her boy or girl enjoys
being away from home and participant
ing in pleasures foreign to those of
its parents, but no one is to blame
but herself"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
TIMELY HEALTH HINTS.

The Iowa Health Bulletin gives the
following health suggestions for chill
dren, which every child should learn
and follw:
Do not spit If you can help it. Never
spit on a slate, floor or sidewalk.
Do not put the fingers into the
mouth.
Do not pick the nose or wipe the
nose on the hand or sleeve.
Do not wet the finger in the mouth
when turning the leaves of a book.
DO not put pencils in the mouth or
wet them with the lips.
On not put money into the mouth.
Do not put pins into the mouth.
Do not put anything into the mouth
except food and drink.
Do not swap apple cores, candy,
chewing gum, half-eaten foods, whis.
ties or bean blowers. or anything that
is put into the mouth.
Never cough or sneeze into per-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

The seventeen-year locust is a
pest, but not a danger" according to
the New York American. DIR. How
ard, chief of the government entomo-
logy bureau, emphasizes this fact by
saying that a single field mouse or a
rabbit does infinitely more harm than
a swarm of cicadae. The real locust
is the grasshopper. Billions of his
kind swept Kanas clean of every
green thing back in '76. but luckily
his day has gone. Cultivated lands
and settled sections have put an end
to his forays."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

the display was satisfactory In every
way. The set piece were unusually
fine and brought forth cheers from
admiring throngs.
The entire fireworks program was
not permitted to be fired in the park
by reason of the great size and weight
of some of the skyrockets. One OF
the expended rockets fell at the
Dennis Ragan home on High avenue
East and the staff penetrated the roof
and ceiling and might have caused
fire. Fire Chief Irvee McCracken
thereupon issued orders against firing
more of the rockets. Explanation of
the situation was made to the crowd
and hundreds Of people followed the
expert to the base ball park on South
Seventh street, where the largest and
the best of the rockets were set off.
And thus ended one of the most no.
table celebrations of the nation S
birthday that the city has ever known.
1t is to the lasting credit of the Mod
ern Woodmen that they have made a
success of a monster undertaking
Numerous merchants, business and
professional men of Oskaloosa assist
ed in the financial backing of the en-
terprise. An enormous amount Of
work and planning, soliciting and con
triving was necessary to- make the
day the unqualified success that il
was. Honor to whom honor is due
and the men who were at the head
of the enterprise are worthy of high
est consideration at the hands of the
people, as we'll as the members of the
Modern Woodmen lodge. 1t was the
biggest event of the kind that has
ever been attempted in the city ant
one that will stand as record fol
years to come.
Special mention is merited by thu
hard working executive committee,
Arthur Shaw, chairman, Clerk Ton
G. Friend, F. A. Bell, T. E. Wheat
croft and Thomas Carlin. This com
mittee had supervision of everythin.
and worked early and late for the &C
complishment of the celebratin. MI
Friend for ten days prior to tn
Furth turned his place of buines
into a general Office and could d.
nothing else than the business Incl
dent to the celebration. Mr.. Shaw
was everywhere in evidence and dit
many things at once without assist
ance.
Others than those named in tn
committees assisted in the work o
preparation and carrying out the dc
tail of the program. Every Moderl
Woodman was an active committe
of one to do what he could in tn
undertaking. In addition to contribut
ing of his dollar and cents to the sue
cess of the enterprise put his shou
der to the wheel in a personal wa
that spelled success for the day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

-Burrell, of the Washington Press,
old enough to be good Judge, ex-
presses it thus The horse will
stay a long while yet. The auto can't
supersede him., as long as there are
spoons For why? A sane and
safe chauffeur must keep both hands
on the wheel. He may have no idle
arm. But any fellow can drive a
horse with one hand, experts say,
while tOther arm may seek other EN-
ployment, go philandering and en-.
circling a fair equator. See? You
old stupid! A horse knows enough
to keep the road. but an auto doesn't
Giddep, Dobbin."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
ACCIDENTS IN MINES.

In line with its effort to reduce
the number of deaths in the coal
mines fthe United States, the Blu.
mines of the United States, the Blu
Miners Life Saving Demonstration,
on Saturday, September 16, in Arsen.
al Park, Pittsburg, Pa. President
Taft, Secretary of the Interior Fisher
and DIR. Jos. A. Holmes, Director of
the Bureau Of Mines, will attend and
speak to the miners. The Bureau of
Mines viii have the cooperation of
the Pittsburg Coal Operators Asso-
citation and the American Red Cross.
1t Is expected that between 10000
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
WANTED.
800 people A day to eat
dinner at Dolls restau-
rant. - Avs
TWO FIRES TUESDAY.
Neither, However, Caused Damage OF
Any Consequence.

Fire starting at the Chas Kienast
Dye Works, No. Ala High avenue west
was the cause of a department call
at nine-forty o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. The flames were started by
burning fire cracker paper. The fire
was out almost as soon as it started
and no damage was done.
Fire started by an Iowa Central en-
CINE threatened to do damage at the
intersection of the east division and
South D street about noon. The de-
partment was called to take charge
and no harm was done The crowd
followed "pell NELL in the wake of
the wagon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
FROM FORT DODGE, IOWA.

We most cordially recommend him
to all those whose eyes require scien-
tific optical assistance.
The above is the final sentence of
commendatory letter signed by elev.
en- physicians of Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Such letters can be seen at Mayne
Arnold's office from the learned ply
sicians of seventeen prosperous cities
of Iowa, all of which commend the
Professors skill with unstinted
praise. 70.
These letters (pasted in a large
scrap book which is lying on table
in Mayne Arnold's office, can be
readily seen by callers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

War upon adulterated or impure
vinegar is one of the things laid out
for the state pure food department
this summer. Inspectors report that
vast quantities of low grade vinegar
are found on the market. 1t can be
made for cents a gallon or less,
from which it will be seen that the
profit in handling the poor stuff is
great. The state laboratory is busy
investigating samples seized.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

Birds, it seems, rarely if ever get
accustomed to the buzz of electric
bells. Knowing this, the head mas
ter of an Austrian school has patent.
ed an electric scarecrow, in which a
clock makes the connection at irreg-
ular intervals to electric bells scat
tered over his orchard.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
WANTED.
800 people a day to eat
dinner at Dolls restau-
rant. Avs
ARE VERY INTERESTING.
Gospel Tent Meetings at H Street and
3 Avenue Are Largely Attended.

The Gospel tent meetings now be-
ing held on the First ward school
house grounds corner H street and B
avenue, continues with undated in.
terest. Considering the oppressive
heat there is good attendance and
believe good is being done for the
salvation of lost souls. Meetings this
week each evening, beginning prompt
ly at p. m. Day meetings each af-
ternoon at 2:30, excepting Saturday.
All are invited to these services.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

"A Nebraska newspaper has found
on investigation that its readers have
made outside investments aggregating
nearly a quarter million dollars, with
a loss of at least three fourths the
amount The safe and sane thing is
to invest ones money at home and
get back both principal and interest
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
WANTED.
800 people a day to eat
dinner at Dolls restau-
rant. 42ws
Go to Montana,

Nash Logue and Milton Madison. of
Beacon, are en- route to Havre, Mon.
tana, Jim Browns town." where they
will make personal examination of
prospects given by Mr.. Brown. These
are two of the hundred people Mr..
Brown intends sending to that part
of the state from this locality. They
go with the expressed purpose of 10.
eating in Havre or vicinity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

The Fairfield Gas & Electric Co
has entered into a contract with the
Iowa Power company for the pur
chase of electric current from the
plant of the latter corporation at
Oakland Mills. The price is three
cents per kilOwatt on the Fairfield
company's switchboard, and the con
tract is for a period of ten yearS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

sons face. Turn your face to one
side.
Keep your face and hands clean;
wash the hands with soap and water
before each meal.
Do not put the fingers in the mouth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

1T is the observation of the He'd
rick Journal that the town man goes
out in the country to cool off, and the
farmer comes to town for the same
purpose. Neither succeeds very well.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
Evening.

Thousands or people assembled in
the park and in the near vicinity OF
the business part of town witnessed
the incest display of fireworks ever
brought to Okaloosa. Opportunity
was given for the securing of spe.
cial display of pyrotechnics and the
committee was not slow in seizing
the bargain. The fireworks were set
off at the southeast corner and on the
east side of the park by an experience
ed man direct from the factory and
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

Washington Democrat: When a
boy comes home from college and is
afraid the people will not know it, we
do not expect much from him and we
are rarely ever disappointed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

Physicians tell us we eat too
much, and when the waiter submits
his check to the cashier, the physi'
clans opinion is almost invariably
confirmed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, July S.
HOGS.-Market dull and 5@1Oc
lower than Mondays average; quality
good. Mixed and butchers $3.50
6.S5; good 70 choice $6.50@6.SO;
rough heavy $6.3O@6.45; light $3.50
$50; Workers. $635@6.SO; bulk $685.
@6.75; pigs $6.OO@66O. Clearance
yesterday fair.
CATTLE.-Market steady. Beeves
$49O@6.S5; cows and heifers $2.35@
$50; stockers and feeders 1880
$50; westerns $4.75@5.90; native
calves $6OO@S.00.
SHEEP.-Market weak to 10c low
err Sheep $2.6O@4.65; western sheep
$3.OO@465; yearlings $4.40@5.30;
lambs $425@74O.
Official receipts Monday: Hogs
&c, 1872; cattle 1882; sheep 1886.
official shipments Monday: Hogs
6,342; cattle SOIL; sheep Gil.
Hogs closing fairly active at open
ing prices. Top so far $685.. Mixed
and butchers $6.35@6S5; good to
choice $6.5O@6SO; rough heavy $500
@6.45; light $635@6.S0; bulk $3.50
6.75; Workers. $6.75@6SO; pigs $500
$3.50.
Cattle closing slow and weak.
Sheep closing weak.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

According to the ever truthful
Gate-City a Keokuk man used $500
worth of metered water to raise fif-
teen cents worth of vegetables, and
still isn't happy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
#Hs.i -
TodaY's Markets.

Union Stock Yards, July 5.-Even
though the receipts today were, not
excessive, in fact being several thous-
the day, the market was very dull at
the opening and hogs though of good
quality were generally 5@10c below
Mondays prices. The eastern ship
per were not loaded with urgent or
ders and the local packers had scarce
ly got squared away" after the
closing down yesterday. The closing
hours, however, were very active but
at no increae over the early. prices.
The bulk sold at $6.55@6.75, against
$6.65@6.S5 Monday; $6.15@6.3O last
Wednesday; $5:95@6.1O four weeks
ago and $9.2O@9.45 Wednesday, July
6, 1910. The top today was $685., as
compared with $685. Monday; $6.45
last Wednesday; $500 four weeks ago
and $3.50 one year ago.
Cattle most of the day sold readily
at Mondays prices. This wa trues
only, however, for good fat beef cat
tie and there was no discrimination
as to weight. The common to fair
grades were not cared for and as
there was a good proportion of them
the closing hours were slow and slug
gish and a decline was noted in most
sales.
Sheep and lambs were in excess of
the demand and included too many
that could not grade up, and 1t was
a poor market with prices generally
from 5015c off from Monday.
The estimated receipts for tomor-
row are $4,000 hogs, 5000 cattle and
5000 sheep.
Mondays arrivals compared with
week ago decreased $4,000 cattle, 49,
400 hogs and 5000 sheep.
Receipts for today were 10000 cat.
tie, $1,000 hogs and $4,000 sheep,
against 1854 cattle, 29,SOO hogs and
1886 sheep Wednesday, June %.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
Monday, 1914, against 1858 Satur-
day, $685. a week ago, holiday a
year ago, $3.50 two years ago and
$6.42 three years ago. a5
Chicago packers Monday purchased
IL, 200 hogs, down town butchers 800.
eastern shippers 5000 and there we're
800 left over.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

Alex Miller admits that he may
do many foolish things yet, but he
declares he will never work very
hard for the golf championship.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06
Cash Quotations.

Chicago, July 5.-Wheat, No. 2 red,
$50 @S9k No. 3 red, S6h @S8hc;
No. 2 hard, SS% @91c; No. 3 hard,
S7h @90c; No. 1 northern, 95@9Sc;
No. 2 northern, 94@97c.
Corn-No mixed, 59H @60c; No.
mixed, 59@59Ac; No. mixed, 57A
@57ac; No. 2 yellow, 59A @60c; No.
8 yellow, 59A @59hc; No. 4 yellow,
571a @5Sc; No. 2 white. 59k@60c:
No. 3 white, 59A @59Ac; No. 4 white
SIN @57%c; no grade, 52@54hc.
Oats-No. 2 white, 45@45Ac; stan
dard, 441a @45c; No. 3 white, 43% q
441kc; No. 4 white, 431a@44Ac.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

Herself a girl, the editor of the
Montezuma Republican says: THE
average girl can keep her engagement
a secret just about as long as she
can the fact that she has been eating
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-06

The Keosauqua Republican re-
ports that the Amana Society has
purchased four car loads of woods in
Van Buren, county at a cost of $20,.
900. Prices ranged about twenty
cents