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The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
EDDYV|LLE ACTIONS
RoSELLE CARNIVAL PITCHES ITS
TENTS. HARRY MILLER AND
FAMILY ARE MOVING TO NEW
RESIDENCE.

Eddyville, Iowa, Aug. 1.-Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Berry went to Marshalltown
Saturday to attend the funeral of
relative. n.a
Rev. ]. c. Jones went to Murray,
Ia, Saturday and conducted Services
at that place Sunday.
Mrs. David Mahaffey spent Sunday
at the parental w. S. Keller home in
Fremont
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bar
nett, Friday, July 2Sth, daughter.
The Epworth League held an ice
cream social in the basement of the
church Saturday evening. The pro-
cneds will be used for the general
building fund of the church.
DR.. F. E. Vance received a message
Friday containing the sad news of the
death of his sister, Mrs. Mary Walker,
which occurred at Fort Scott, Kansas,
Friday. Mrs. Walker formerly lived
near Eddyville and recently visited
her brother. The many friends of the
family are grieved to learn of her
death.
Agnew Vance went to Fort Scott,
Kansas, Saturday to attend the funer-
al of his sister.
Mason Kussart went to Des Moines
Monday to visit his aunt, Mrs. Cora
Strange.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Thomas, of Hiteman
spent Sunday in Eddyville visiting
Rev. and Mrs. Williams.
Claude Lanning left Monday for
Minneapolis on business trip.
Harry Miller and family moved Mon
day from the j. Miller property on
Second street to the new residence
recently placed on the Miller lots in
the north part of town.
The Roselle carnival company have
arrived in Eddyville and are pitching
their tents in readiness for the open
ing of the carnival Tuesday evening.
Geo. Weber returned Monday from
weeks visit with friends at Lynn
vile.
Mrs. Anna Foster and baby are Wis
iting relatives in New Sharon this
week. ..u.
Miss Anna Harding, of Fulton, Mo-,
who has been visiting at the home of
her grandmother, Mrs. Rhoda Briggs,
is attending Normal in Ottumwa. Miss
Harding will teach school near Eddy
vile this fall.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
ARE RECORDS OF VALUE
John w. Moreland Presents I.0.o.f.
Volumes of Early Proceedings.

John w. Moreland has started some
thing in Commercial Lodge No. l2S,
l. o. o. F. of Oskaloosa John is not
a member of the order himself, but
he has stirred the fraternity to action
along line that will be of inestimable
value to the lodge in years to come.
MI. Moreland last week presented
the lodge with a set of five volumes
of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge
|. o. o. of America, from the time
of it's organization in this country
down to the year 1860. The work
is contained in five volumes and they
being the only one of it's kind in the
state and one of the few to be had
in the entire country.
John has had the books in his home
library since the death of his father,
Wesley Moreland, whose property they
were originally. Wesley Moreland was
a prominent Odd Fellow and was
known in all state grand lodges of the
new territory" as the country west
of the Mississippi was designated
about 1850. He was among the char
ter members of the Old Mahaska lodge
No. 16, organized July II, 1S4S, but
which did not receive it's charter until
1852. The lodge then filed articles of
incorporation, February /, 1852, and
at that time Wesley Moreland was
Noble Grand, and John w. Jones was
his secretary. Oskaloosa encampment
No. 13 was organized two years later
by Wesley Moreland and associates
of that day and he was again called
to official position in the order The
influence of Mr.. Moreland's work and
his devotion to the cause of Odd Eel
lowship gained for him a statewide
reputation. His official position in the
subordinate branches of the order
first took him to the Grand Lodge as
delegate. Application to Grand Lodge
duties and unremitting interest in the
inner workings of the order soon
brought higher recognition. He was
made Grand Master of the Iowa Odd
Fellows for years and his counsel was
much sought and his opinion held in
HlBn lSCOTu at lHe S6SSlOllS Vi tnS Ia
tional body. The books that have
come to the possession of the CONNER
Cial Lodge No. 1913, through the kind
ness and generosity of the son, j. w.
Moreland, were highly priced by the
elder and form a valuable donation
which is to be made the nucleus of
an Odd Fellow library.
Almost every member of the lodge
has one or more books touching upon
the tenets and the doings of the or
der and the foundation for a perma.
nent library of Odd Fellow books and
kindred volumes was started Friday
evening. A great portion of the ev-
ening session was devoted to a dis
cussion of Mr.. Moreland's gift to the
order and special resolution, thank
ing the donor for the books was unan-
imously adopted. No other one thing
that has TRANSFERRED in the lodge in re-
cent years has so stirred the member
ship into action and the possibilities
of the good that may come of the IL
brary idea are without limit
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
|G|R[ RESCUED
BY HER FATHER
Engine on Ma St. |. Stays on Track
and Averts Plunge Of Train.
LIGHTNING KILLS YOUNG MAN
Whole Family in Asylum at cIarinda
Price of Beer Raised at Iowa
City-Thirty Barrels of "Pure
Cider, Vinegar Seized.

Lyons, Aug. 1.-Special: In re,
Spouse to the appeal made to local
officers by the father, E. F. Alfreds,
the home of A. Dietz, veterinarian,
was raided here last night and his
sixteen year old daughter rescued
from confinement in the place where
she had been detained 1t is said that
Dietz had persuaded the girl to go
to his home on the promise that he
would buy her new clothes and get
her a ticket to her sister in western
Iowa. The whereabouts of the girl
was not known for several days.
Criminal charges have been preferred
against the man and Alfreds asserts
that he will put Detz behind prison
bars for the remainder of his days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Jimmie Has The Keys.

Iowa City, Aug. Especial: Jimmie
Berry, general custodian of the Iowa
State University buildings campus
and athletic fields, known to everyone
who has attended the university for
years and the pet of faculty and stu
dents alike, is today in full charge
and custody of the university. Ex-
President George E. Mclean, of the
university this morning turned over
the keys of the university to Jimmy
and departed en- route upon his sum-
mer vacation to Scotland. J. G. Bow.
man, the new head of the institution,
is expected to arrive tomorrow and
will then be given the keys by jim
ME, who will render an account of
his administration.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
MAY DIE OF WOUNDS.
Buxton Man Badly Handled by His
Wife and Her Affinity.

Abba Republican: John Lewis, of
Buxton, will probably die as the re-.
suit of an encounter he had with a
man by the name of Woodfork, whom
he found in the sacred precincts of
his home when he returned unexpect-
eddy last Saturday night. Upon his
arrival he found young fellow by the
name of Woodfork there in company
with his wife. When he entered the
house Mrs. Lewis grabbed a revolver
and was fiourishing it in the at
tempt to shoot her husband. Mr..
Lewis grabbed the woman and while
they were struggling Woodfork came
forth from behind and dealt Lewis a
blow over the head with a heavy iron
poker. The blow fractured the skull
and caused one eye-ball to ooze from
his head. WOodfork was captured
and was brought to the Abba Jail. No
charge has as yet been preferred
against him and will not be until the
result of the injuries are more fully
known,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
A CLOUD BURST
NEAR WHAT CHEER
Flood Causes Much Damage in Bust
ness Section Of Town. BE-
WALL OF WATER 20 FEET. HIGH
Damage in City Alone viii Amount to
$4,000 and Along Coal Greek,
$4,000 More-Eight Inches of
Rain Fell at TiIton, la.

What Cheer, Ia, Aug. Especial:
A CLOUD burst" at Tilton, seven miles
above this city, on Coal Creek, caus-
ed a flood that wrought great havoc
in the business section of What
Cheer, between FIVE and six o'clock
last evening. A great wall of water,
fully twenty feet high rushed down
the bed of the creek, carrying trees
and crops and live stock in it's swirl
ing mass. Hitting What Cheer it
section and damaged a number of
business houses. The worst sufferers
were the Arie restaurant, the Robert
son meat market, the Richardson bar.
Der shop, the Riley Snodgrass Pro
duce house and the Gahring feed yard.
The buildings were flooded, founda
lions washed away and valuables des.
troyed The water was so high for a
while that the Rock Island depot was
flooded, fully six inches of water
standing on the floor.
One of the two big tanks in the
Standard Oil company's yards, was
washed from its moorings and the oil
spilled out. There were about 10000
gallons of oil in the tank at the time.
Rushing down the banks and saturat-
ing everything in it's path the oil
was further menace to property in
case of fire, and it was carefully
guarded all night. The damage
wrought in this city alone will be
from $4,000 to $4,000. The damage
along the path of the food up the
creek will amount to possibly $4,000.
Several small bridges were carried
out. There are no official records of
the amount of rain that fell, but peo-
pie at Tilton figure that the precipita-
ton within the limit of five minutes
must have been to inches.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Street Was Half Width.

City Engineer Bridges was called
upon few days ago to settle neigh
borhood quarrel in certain outlying
district of the city. Complaining
neighbors held that the fences and
outbuildings of couple of properties
had been Sc: into the street and they
desired some kind of action to COM
pei the moving of the same. An ex'
animation of the city plat book and
a survey of the property showed that
the trespass upon the street amount
ed to little or nothing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Man Cut to Pieces.

Burlington, Aug. Especial: Claud
Johnson, of Ottumwa, was killed al
West Burlington by @" train No. l
last night about 1870. The body was
in a terrible condition. The back of
the head was missing, the right arm
had been cut off at the shoulder and
the left at the wrist. The back was
badly lacerated. One foot was cut
off just below the knee. Most of the
clothes were torn from the body.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Train Saved From PLUNGE.

Fort Dodge, Aug. Special: Be
cause the engine of the NJ. & st. L.
passenger train No. staid on the
track last evening, five derailed
coaches of the train and the engine
tender did not plunge over a forty.
foot bridge, although the bridge was
cut to pieces by the wheels of the
train. No one was hurt. Members
of the train crew say the train round
ed the curve at fifty miles per hour
The tender which was top heavy, left
the track first, pulling coaches with
it. For more than 200 yards the
wheels went over ties, but not o
coach was overturned, although the
Pullman on the rear of the train was
tilted at As degree angle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Car and Auto Collide.

Des Moines, Aug. Especial; In
an automobile accident during the
night two men and two women were
badly injured when their auto struck
a street car and was carried twenty
Ave feet and thrown in a ditch. L..
Garter had his collar bone broken and
H. Wiber was badly bruised. The
men were both from Marshalltown.
The women, both from Des Moines,
we're Miss Ella Austin, nose broken,
and several cuts on the face, and
Miss Gertrude Anderson, scratched
about the face and body bruised.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
VINEGAR Not Up to Test,

Des Moines, Aug. Especial: Thir'
ty barrels of vinegar consigned by
the Central City Vinegar company OF
Peoria, ILL.,, to its local agent in Des
Moines were seized by DR.. Artemus
Brown, government food and drug in
spector DR.. Brown received orders
from Washington to seize the vinegar
The government claims that it is la
beled pure cider vinegar by the com
pany and that it doesn't come up to
the test. 1t will probably be confis
Gated.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
0LNET AND VICINITY
Mr.. AND MRS. DE COOK ENTER.
TANNED A NUMBER OF OLD
RESIDENTS - GRAIN is TURN.
ING OUT WELL IN HARVEST.


Olivet, July 31,-Mrs. John Dolan
of Oskaloosa, spent several days In
town last week with old-time friends
and neighbors. This good old moth
er lived here for thirty-five years
Her many friends are always glad to
meet her. .....
Thrashing has been going on in
this locality for a week. The grain is
turning out far beyond the expecta-
lions of the alarmist, who always
knows what the harvest will be the
day he plants his seed.
Charles Warpact, of Cedar Rapids,
was in town Monday representing the
dry goods firm of WEIGH & Clark.
Charlie is a very pleasant young fell
low.
Clyde Robertson one of our highly
esteemed young men spent last Sun
day and Monday in Chicago returning
on Tuesday. He reports very pleas
ant visit. His cousin Ralph Casey,
of California, was with him and went
from there to Omaha before returning
home.
Frank Phillips young man VINO
was raised here visited in this local
ity last week. Frank now holds a
position of bookkeeper for the Monroe
Mercantile Company at Buxton. He
likes his position and says the firm
has sixty-five people in their store.
James Anderson, of Des Moines,
was in town Tuesday on business.
Mr.. Whaley, the bridge man for the
Rock Island was in town on Tuesday
looking after railroad business.
J. B. Douglas the courteous lumber
man from Harvey was in town short
time on Monday.
F.. C. Drake left on Thursday for st.
Louis where he will visit for a short
time with his son.
Fred Voyce spent Tuesday in Oska.
loosa on business.
Keeper, the Spencer man from Os-
kaloosa was in town on business on
Thursday. He left at noon for Hawk
eye and Knoxville where he has a
large trade.
Parties were going along the road
in this locality last week gathering
up eggs to be shipped to New York
paying as high as Is cents per dozen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. DeCock invited the
following aged ladies to their magni-
ficent home one-half mile west of
town on Friday for supper. Those
present were: Mesdames John Dolan,
]. l.. Billings, ]. L. Thompson and R.
Williams who are classed among the
oldest residents of Olivet, having
lived here from % to 35 years. Mr..
and Mrs. DeCock are to be compli-
mented for their kindness and court
esy to these old residents as Mrs. De-
Cock and daughter came in person to
their respective homes with carriage
and gathered them up; then later
took them home in the same way.
The ladies report a splendid and
happy time with those good people
who will be long remembered and
long may they live.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kreeling spent
Saturday in Oskaloosa.
Ira Shaffer one of our most pro-
gressive farmers. was a passenger
for Oskaloosa ON Saturday.
Mrs. Charles McCallister is visit.
ing this week with relatives at Coal.
field
The Grange held their regular meet
ing on Friday night. The attendance
was large and every one was inter
ested in the work.
R. w.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03

and chairman of the committee on
topics for the convention of the Ma.
tional Association of Postmasters OF
the First Glass, to be held in Omaha
September 18th, 18th and 14th, has
asked Postmaster Jarnagin to pre-
pare an address to be delivered at
that meeting on rs it Possible to
Reduce First Glass Postage to One
Cent sPer Ounce? If so, When and
How?"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Business Change.

w. w. Littlejohn, of White Oak, has
purchased the elevator and feed mills
of D. C. Alexander located in the
White building, corner Seventh street
and Third avenue. Mr.. Alexander has
built up a good business here, which
will no doubt be increased by the new
owner, who is experienced in that
line of work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
LIGHTNING Kills Young Man.

Rockwell City, Aug. 1.-Special
Roy Fowle, twenty years old, was
struck and killed by lightning last
evening. At the time of the accident
Fowlie was on the wagon loading oats
from the shock The bolt struck him
on top of the head and went through
his body burning his clothing almost
entirely off
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
New Department,

The Farmers National Bank has re.
Gently installed savings department
and is now paying 3 per cent inter.
est en- time deposits from $100 up.
Starr a savings account with them
On your next dollar. 2w3.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
EIks Go To Des Moines.

Next Saturday the Elks' Baseball
Club will go to Des Moines to cross
bats with the club there. DIR. White
hill today got letter telling of prep
arations being made by the ID. NJ.
fraters and asking how many were
coming. All those intending to &C.
company the team will please report
to the doctor by Thursday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Price of Beer Raised.

Iowa City, Aug. 1.-The high cost
of living continues to advance. The
latest increase in Iowa City became
effective this morning when the two
brownies of Iowa City increased the
price of pint cases of beer 25 cents
on each case.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Breaks Arm in Accident.

Mason City, Aug. Especial: Miss
Iva Cain, of Britt, who with Miss
Hazel Boulder, also of Britt, and En-
nest and Cecil Watts, of Clear Lake,
was enjoying an auto drive near Clear
Lake yesterday, had her arm broken
when the machine was run into by a
passing auto.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Raise in Salary.

Notice has come to the post office
here of an increase in salary for
three clerks and two carriers as fol.
lows:
r. II. Walton, from $1,000 to Sl,l00.
]. c. Bradbury. from $1,000 to s1,100,
J. e. Barrows. from $500 to $1,000
]. B. shelton, from $1,000 to $1,100
J., B, Wood, from $1,000 to $780,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Lost All on Fake Races.

Keokuk, Aug. Especial; o. O..
Newberry, of Argyle, Ia, who lost
SILL 900 cash in one of the Mabray
gang fake races. lost the suit which
he brought in the district court at
Keokuk, against J. C. Jordan and
others of Ottumwa, in which he
sought to have a deed declared a
mortgage.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Married on Car.

Des Moines, Aug. 1.-Special: Miss
Olivia Collins, of Newton, and John
Sullivan, of st. Paul, were married on
an interurban car en- route to Des
Moines from Colfax last night by the
Rev. George Scott.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
GATES CONDITION THE SAME
spnsumonIa In Both Lungs, Says Re-
port, but Makes No
nS,as Gain.

Paris, France, Aug. 1.-Physicians
attending John w. Gates said that the
patients condition was about the
same. The pneumonia, which had
been confined to the left lung, began
to attack the right lung. but has not
gained Roadway. but 1t has not re-
tceded.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Fatally Injured.

Davenport, Aug. Especial: Fred
H. Barton, 60 years old, and blind,
was struck by street car and perhaps
fatally injured when he tried to cross
the street car track last night in the
rain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Heavy Rains

They say that hard rail- fell Mon
day at New Sharon and Grinnell,
amounting almost to a cloud burst.
More rain fell last night. Oskaloosa
and locality, however, received only
a few scattered drops. J q,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
MANY BOUNTIES PAID
Austin Benscooter is Champion
Rattlesnake Catcher.

The following were the number of
bounties paid out by the county dur
ing the last ten days, on gopher,
ground hog and rattle snake:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Won DRASKA- EINHARDT: The
Grinnell Register says: AT Mrs.
Mary Vessels home at IL a. m. We'd
nesday, Rev. Elias Handy officiated in
the marriage of William Won Draska
and Miss Martha Reinhardt, both of
Oskaloosa. The bridal party were &C.
companied by Mrs. Won Draska, the
wife of Mr.. Won Draska's brother. The
groom is a brother of Zeke Won Dras-
ka and Mrs. Vessel of this city. Mr..
and Mrs. Won Draska will make their
home in Oskaloosa where he is engag-
ed in the shoe business"
GORDON.-Thomas Gordon died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ike
Davis, July "a, aged 70 years, IL
months and "a days. His death was
caused by cancer of the stomach. Mr..
Gordon was loved and respected by
all who knew him and all counted
him a friend He was a member of
the K. of P.s for many years at What
Cheer, Iowa, and also a member of
the Order of Owls of Oskaloosa and
the U. NJ. w. of A. He leaves to
mourn a wife, one daughter, Mrs. Ike
Davis, of Spring Greek, two sons, Jo-
seph Gordon, of Blyth, John Gordon,
of Bussey, and seven grandchildren,
one brother, Joseph Gordon, of New
York, and sister Mrs. Jane Pratt, Of
Scotland, all of whom were present
at the funeral except the sister. The
] hal NJ a
home of his daughter. Many old
friends came from neighboring towns
to attend the funeral. The family
has the sympathy of its many friends.
OWEN:-Richard Owen was born
in Llauidloes. North Wales. on March
! IA, 1S49 and came to Pennsylvania
in the year of 1880, when later he
moved to Peoria, H., and came to
Beacon, Ia, in 1884, where he has
since resided. He was married to Miss
! Elizabeth Rage in the year 1869, who
preceded him to the grave 6 years
ago. To this union were born sons
and 4 daughters, of which are living
to mourn his loss, Owen Owen, of
Hooking; Richard and Edward John,
of Beacon; Sarah Husson, Elizabeth
Abrams, Thomas Owen and Osborne
Owen, of ColfaX, Ia, and Is grand
children, three sisters, two brothers
and host of relatives and friends.
He died at Colfax, Iowa. Funeral
was conducted under the auspices of
the U. M. w. of A, Rev. Vanderploeg
pastor of the First Baptist church, Of
ticiating. He was buried from the
First Baptist church at Beacon. Fun
eral services We're conducted by Rev.
Byles, of Central University of Pella,
and Rev. Lloyd Williams of Oskaloosa.
lnterment in Beacon cemetery, on
Sunday, July 80, 1911, aged SO years,
4 months and IA days.
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the many neighbors and
friends who so kindly assisted us dur
ing the death and burial of our faith
err Richard Owen.
Owen Owen and Wife,
Richard Owen and Wife,
Edward Owen and Wife.
John Owen and Wife,
Sarah and Alfred Husson.
. Thomas Owen and Wife,
/. Elizabeth Abrams,
! Osborne Owen and Wife.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
No Fair This Year.

Mt. Ayr, Aug. 1.-Special: At a re-
cent meeting of the officers and di-
rectors of the Ringgold county fair,
it was decided to hold no fair this
year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Farmer Suicides.

Clinton. Aug. Special: Peter
Stipe, aged 81, young farmer, resid-
ing near here, suicided last night by
drinking acid. No cause for the act
is known.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Killed by Ljqhtninq.

Jefferson, Aug. Especial: Martin
Florey, aged so years, a farmer resid-
ing near here, was instantly killed by
thunder bolt late last evening.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
River is Risina.

Burlington, Aug. Especial: The
river stage is Az inches above low
water mark at. present. 1t has risen a
half inch since Saturday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03

Pasture lands In parts of the coun-
ty have been improved by recent
showers. 4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03

Austin BenscOOter has Won the title
as champion rattlesnake hunter for
the past ten days, while Varney All
good brought in the most gopher
claws,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
.Jarnaoin to Talk,

Cedar Falls, Aug. Especial; Hon.
T. J.aAkins, postmaster at st. Louis,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
July's Rainfall.

According to the guage kept by M.
Vreelond 3 9-16 inches of rain fell in
Oskaloosa during the month just
closed. The rain fell as follows: