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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-13
Frightened 10 Death.

Kalktska, Mich. July l2-,rMrs A. A.
McCro%Rey. aged forty-seven years.
who lived fifteen miles east of here.
was frightened to death by forest fires
to-day. The fire surrounded the Nc
Crowley home, and Mrs. McCrowley
collapsed from fright. Her thirteen
year-old daughter, who was alone with
her. dragged her to a creek near the
house, but when the gir, reached there
she was Mortified to find that her
mother was dead The woman ha.
been suffs-er from heart trouble.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-13
To Help RniIrnnds.

Senator Martin does not inform
as specifically as to what disposition
he made of the money that the letters
Of september IS md October . show
TO have been placed in his hands w
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
EDDYV|LLEETCH|NGS.
THos. EWING, VETERAN OF 'st-
'65, PASSES AWAY - ROBBERS
ENTER AND LOOT DEPOT AND
LUMBER YARD OFFICES.

Eddyyille, Sept. 12.-Mrs. Frank
Waugaman and children arrived in
Eddyville Saturday morning from
Hermiston, Oregon, for an extended
visit with relatives.
c. c. Palmer left Saturday morning
for Chicago. Mr. Palmer shipped six
car loads of cattle to Chicago this
week.
Mrs. C. Manifold, of Beloit, Kansas,
is the guest of her sister, DR.. Eppie
McCrea, and her brother, J. Wylie.
r. M. Beamer was a business call
er in Oskaloosa Saturday.
Mrs. Crellan, of Parsons, Kansas,
arrived in Eddyville Saturday for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Guy Nair,
and her mother, Mrs. Toohey.
Mrs. Fannie Cassatt, who has been
spending the past six weeks with her
sisters at Colorado Springs and Kan
sas City, arrived home Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Wilcox is in Chicago this
week visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Dots and Bruce
Napier, of Abba, were called to Ed.
dyville Friday evening by the serious
illness of Thos. Ewing.
Mrs. J. Glenn and daughter Gladys
came down from Oskaloosa and spent
Sunday with relatives in Eddyville
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crank, of Los
Angeles, Calf, arrived in Eddyville
Monday for visit with the latters
sister, Mrs. B. F. Gordon, and other
relatives.
Thomas Ewing, an old and highly
respected citizen, died at his home
ia Eddyviiie Saturday evening after
a lingering illness. Mr.. Ewing was
born in Ohio Feb. Is, 1887, and died
Sept. 8, 1911, making him "a years of
age at the time of his death. He
served in the army from July 15,1S61,
until the close of the war, July Is,
1865, in Co. F, It'll Iowa Infantry |
Mr.. Ewing had lived the greater part
of his life in this community, having
lived on a farm until the last few
years of his life, when he was forced |
to retire on account of poor health. |
He leaves to mourn his loss besides |
his wife, one daughter, Amanda Ew-
ing. Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
The Iowa Central depot and the |
Harding & McCord lumber yard were !
broken into by thieves Sunday night. |
They succeeded in opening the safe |
in the lumber yard and secured $40
in money. Only a few cents were !
taken from the depot. No clue to the
robbers has yet been found.
VIM. Vanness, of Oskaloosa. spent
with relatives in Eddyville.
DR.. Nye, who spent Sunday at the |
W. A. Nye home in Eddyville, left |
Monday morning for Omaha.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
Company Blamed for Death.

Keokuk, Sept. Especial: Fixing
the blame for the death of his son
upon Capt. Walter A. Blair, of the
Morning Star and the Northern Steam
boat company, which owns the boat
William X. Hodge, of this city will
bring suit for $4,000 damages in the
district court this week. John Roy
Hodge was one of the three Keokuk
boys engaged to furnish music on the
Morning Star, which ran between
Davenport and st. Paul during the
summer months. All three contracted
typhoid fever on the boat and the
Hodge boy died before he could be
brought to Keokuk. A storm of in,
dignation arose in Keokuk over the
alleged treatment of the boys at the
time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
CORRESPONDENCE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CEDAR,

Mr.. and Mrs. John Yenney are in
Kansas visiting their son Charlie and
family. Mrs. Moffit of Oskaloosa is
staying with Anna while they are
gone.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore have pur-
chased a new piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Steele returned
Thursday from their visit in Madison
county and attending the State Fair.
Chas. Fox and family visited Sun
day at the parental Whiteman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Farmer returned
Friday evening from their honeymoon
in Nebraska
r. b. Emmert, of Oskaloosa, was in
this neighborhood buying hogs on
Monday.
MI and Mrs. J. n. Field, of Chart
ton, are visiting at the home of Mrs.
A. l.. BrubakeI. Mr.. and Mrs. Field
were married in Ottumwa on Thurs
day, Aug. 81, and on Saturday even
ing following Mrs. Brubaker, who Is
an aunt of Mrs. Field, gave recep-
ton in their honor. Delicious re-
freshments %ere served and a most
enjoyable time was had by all FORUM
ate enough to he present. Mrs. Field
was formerly Miss Eta Leiton.
Mr.. and Mrs.Julian Clark, who have
been in Missouri visiting Mrs. Clark's
parents, returned Thursday evening.
Mrs. Geo. Myers is so much inn.
proved from her recent illness as to
be able to go to Oskaloosa Saturday
and do her shopping.
w. II. Brubaker went to Fremont
Monday and purchased cow and calf
of Will Fellers.
Mrs. James Moore and daughter
Hazel were Oskaloosa passengers Sat.
urday.
Clarence Brooks, a former operator
at South Iowa, was married to Miss
Bernice Lennon of Pleasant Lake.
Indiana, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1911, at
the home of the bride. They will be
at home after October at What
Cheer, Iowa. The many friends OF
Mr.. Brooks in this vicinity extend
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
GLENDALE.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Robertson spent
one day of last week with her moth
er, Mrs. A. J. Comstock, of Oskaloosa
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Meters,
Thursday, September 7, 1911, a boy.
J. r. Colville finished filling his silo
Monday.
John Ankeny had the misfortune of
cutting an artery in his ankle with a
corn knife a short time ago.
J. w. Stafford made quite an i'm
provement to the roads by dragging
them after the rain.
Hazel Bryan, of New Sharon, is
spending a few days at the Harry Col
vile home.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stafford and
son Harold were at the David Barnes
home for a few DAYS this week.
The telephone service has been in
jured by the wind storm of last week,
but repairs are being made as quickly
as possible.
Friday evening, Sept. 10, the girls
of the East Center Grange will give
program. An open meeting will
be held and a large crowd is expected.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
CHAUTAUOUA MEN
SIZE UP TALENT
G. w. shockiey, Of oskaIoosa, Presi'
dent Of Iowa Alliance, Delivery
Opening Address This
Afternoon.

Des Moines, Sept. Especial: G.
w. Shockley, of Oskaloosa, president
of the Iowa Chautauqua Alliance, de-
livered the opening address at the
fourth annual session of the alliance
today at 1:S0 p. m, in Parlor A OF
the Savery hotel. Twenty Chau,au,
qua associations were represented at
the purpose of discussing plans for
making the Chautauqua institution
more efficient from the standpoint of
entertainment, education, manage
ment. religion and athletics.
At 3 o'clock sections were organized
as follows:
Section Open to delegates and
members of the Iowa Chautauqua as
sociations which have paid their an.
nual dues prior to Sept. ~.
Section 2-Open to all Chautauqua
talent, bureau managers, representa-
tives and agents of tent and awning
companies. Visitors may be admit
ted upon the invitation of majority
of members present at the meetings
Committee reports will be read and
a circuit schedule for all the Chautau-
quas of the state will be prepared.
The bureau managers will discuss the
question of what may be done by ad-
vertising to help the Chautauquas.
The evening session opens at 1880
o'clock and an opportunity will be
given for visiting talent to give a
short programme, after which the tai
ent and bureau representatives will
be given a hearing on prices.
All sections will meet at o'clock
Wednesday morning in a general
session which will, be occupied by
brief informal discussions. The fol.
lowing is the list of the speakers and
their SUBJECTS:
H. W. Krouse, of Storm Lake,
Most Convenient Tickets" E. S.
White, of Harlan, do Big Days and
Headliners Pay?" S. M. Holiday, of
Des Moines, Best Methods of Adver
Using Chautauqua Program" DR.. A.
d. Clark, of Charles City, Special
Day Programs" the Rev. T. V. Du
gan. of Winterset, "Chautauqua Dec
orations;" H. c. Heckert, of Missouri
Valley, Tents, Management and Rem
tails" the Rev. w. |. Fower, of Ames,
"Chautauqua Educational Work;
Prof. A. A. SIade, of Iowa City, How
to Sell Season Tickets" the Rev.
w. P. Stnddard, of Grinnell Sunday
Programs; F. d. Babcock, of Ida
Grove. Success in Platform Mango
ment;" A. E. Jackson, of Tama, Chill
dren's Work" and Prof p G. Holden,
of Ames, Rural Life Education at
Chautauqua."
At the clUsius session, which opens
at 100 p. M. officers for the ensuing
year was elected after the completion
of unfinished business.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
heartiest congratulations.

heartieSt congratulations.
Mrs. Ella Bradford was shopping
in Oskaloosa Saturday.
Jim Moore and daughter Cecil at
tended the Eldon Fair last week.
Mrs. A. L. Brubaker and daughter
Ethel and MI. and Mrs. J. N. Field
visited Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. P.
C. McEwen near Ottumwa.
C. w. Moore is riding around in a
new Buick car these days.
MI. and Mrs. l.. X. McEwen and
daughter Edna called at the G. B.
McEwen home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. c. w. Reeves, of Milan, Mo.
spent a few days this week with her
cousin. Mrs. Harlan Brubaker.
MI. and Mrs. Chas. McBurney and
son Orval were Oskaloosa callers on
Saturday.
Mrs. Tom Richie is on the sick
lis.
Miss Edith Coleman celebrated her
18th birthday Saturday by an after
noon party to about SO of her friends.
Various games were INDUCED in and
q, jolly time had by all Light re-
freshments were served.
Mrs Herve Richie is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. O'Connell, of Colo
radC.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
S. 8. CONVENTION.
Jefferson Township Will Hold Forth
at Bethel Church Sept. "a.

The Jefferson Township Sunday
school convention will be held in
Bethel church Sunday, Sept. "a, 1911.
at which time the following program
will be carried out:
1000 a. m.-Sunday School
1O:3O-What is the Sunday School
Fer?-E. C. Dewitt, Bethel.
11:00-The Duty of Adults to the
Sunday school-John Wiser, Liberty.
11:30-The Purpose of the Sunday
School Conveniently. H. Morrison,
Beacon.
Appointment of Committees.
12:0n-Basket Dinner.
1:O0-Devotional, led by G. w. Ne.
wins, Bethel.
1:15-Personal Touch Rev. v.
Hites, Coal Creek.
1;45-The Social Side of the Sun.
day School-Mrs. Mamie Clark, Be-
thel.
2:OO-The Els of Sunday School
Work: Energy, Enthusiasm, Effort
Clark Terrell, Oskaloosa.
2:30-Report of Sunday School Raj.
ly and Benefts-Mrs. Clark Terrell.
3:00-Round Table, led by John
Pickerell. Report of Sunday School
by secretary of each school.
Report of committees and election
of officers.
JOE DUNSMoRE, Pres.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record In Recent Real Estate Trans
fers In County.

o. S. Lemon and wife to J. VIM.
Baker and Daisy B. Baker, lot 7,block
90, City of Oskaloosa-S1.00 and 9th
er valuable considerations.
Grin Fuller and wife to c. N. Neal,
lot of block 4, original plat of the
town of Fremont, Iowa-$394.00.
]. NJ. Ball and wife to John |. Topp,
lots 26, 81, rs, 90, 80. 81 and 80. in
block 1, in the town of Olivet-$100.
w. H. Sarbaugh and wife to VIM.
Tysseling, the E. q of the N. w. "A
of the S. w. "A, and commencing at
the S. E. corner of the S. w. a of the
N. w. a of section IA, thence north
on the east line of said 40 acres 26 2-3
rods, thence west so rods, thence
south 26 % rods to the south Inc of
said 40 acre tract, thence east on
said south 60 rods to beginning, all
in section IA, township rs north range
15-$10, 10000
John r. Speirs and wife to c. D.
Woodbridge, the west one-third of
lot s in block seven of the town of
FremOnt-S3,9 OO.UU.
w. T. Phillips and wife to c. r.
Darland and wife, the S. E. a of
section 13, township Is north range
15-s17, 10000.
Ralph Hart and wife to Mary Hart,
the west 1-3 of lot 2 in block %, Os-
kalOosa Iowa, and lot 2 and the north
Y of lots and in block 2, Myers
Modified addition to Oskaloosa; and
lots IL, IL, 10, IA, Is, IS and 10 in
block l, and lots - and 16 in block
2, all in Ridge Place addition to Os-
kaloosa; and all of the following lot
or parcel of land lying east and
north of the right-of-way of the c.,
r. |. & p. railway, particularly de-
scribed as follows: Commencing at
the N. +. corner of lot l of the IT.
regular survey of the s. Z. 4 of the
N. E. 4 of section "a, township IS
north, range 16; thence south 22g
IT,, west 1876 it,, north 229 it., east
1876 tt. to beginning except right-of.
way c., r. /. & p. railways, 900. 90.
Heirs of Evan Hughes, deceased,
to William w. Hughes, lots 2 and 3
of the irregular survey of the S. w.
u of the N. E. u OF section I4,town.
ship IA north, range 16-$125.
Mary Darland and A. G. DarIand to
Jacob Hoogendoorn, lot "a of the
subdivision of the s. " OF lot b of
the irregular survey of the s. T.. Y
OF the N. w. u OF section Is, town
ship rs north range 15-$1.O0 and
other valuable considerations.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
RICHlAND.

Miss Jessie Dewitt visited Sunday
at heI home.
MI and Mrs. Chas. Vanalst visited
over Sunday with James Vanalst and
family.
This neighborhood received a brim-
ming measure of rain Wednesday.
5h inches was the precipitation in
one hour and Skunk river rose to the
tune OF 16 Inches In the same time.
Truly our cup ran over.
Every farmer in the neighborhood
is cutting corn this week.
Chan Huff has presented Hickory
Grove with a fine new stove. Well,
il is time.
ALT and George Farr, Jr., Ben and
Ed Winn and several others went to
Oskaloosa Saturday TO see If the
town was very wet after the recent
rains.
Our ubiquitous Bill Mortland has
sold his farm of leo acres to a lIol-
lander and has purchased the Albert
Fisher place near New Sharon. We
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
Army of the Tennessee.

Council Bluffs, Sept. 1S.-Special
Gen. Samuel Fallows will deliver the
annual address at the forty first re
union of the Society of the Army OF
the Tennessee in this city Oct. 10 and
IL. Gen. Greenville NJ. Dodge has
received assurances of this arrange
ment and the program for the reunion
now is practically complete. Four
societies of army organization are to
take part this year in the meetings OF
the army of the Tennessee. Col. Cor
nelius Cadle, of st. Louis, for many
years secretary of the army of the
Tennessee, has been apprised by Pre-
sident Dodge of these later arrange
ments and will include them in the
official program now nearly completed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
And Now Up Go Cans.

Somebody seems afraid that the
people, and more especially the good
housewives, are going to save too
much money this fall and winter
Fruit is plentiful and cheap, and
therefore much home canning and
preserving is being done. And sugar
has gone up, and now the announce
ment is made that the price of cans
is going up. 1t is only few cents
here and there, but "mony a mickle
makes a muckle" and somebody is 60
ing to get big pile out of these small
advances.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
pes Moines M. {. Conference.

Shenandoah, Sept. Is. - Special:
The Des, Moines conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church will be
in annual session here this week,
Bishop Neeley, of New Orleans, pre-
siding. The opening session will be
held Wednesday night. The new
church in which the conference meets
just completed, will seat 1900 and is
one of the largest and best in the con-
ference, costing 100000. The base
ment will be converted into kitchen
and dining hall where delegates and
visitors will be served dinner and
supper.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
Fine Fruit.

Lon Hellings brought to the Her
aid office this morning samples of the
finest variety of sweet apple We have
seen this season. Talk about the
beauty Of the western fruit! Their
samples never approached the per.
fectness of this apple. 1t is a large
yellow variety, fine grain and sur
passing flavor. Iowa apples stand in
a class by themselves and the sam
pies Mr.. Hellings left are up among
the leaders.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
CEDAR ROUTE NO. |.

Opal and Carl Funk have returned
home from visiting their sister, Mrs.
George Smith, of Valley Center, Kas.
]. L. Moore and daughter Cecil re-
turned home Friday from visiting
relatives and attending the Eldon
fair.
Plummer school began Monday,
Sept. 4, with Miss Stryker, of Chilli
cothe, as teacher.
John Ross purchased some straw
of Sanford Plunmer.
Round Top school began the fall
term, with Miss Green as teacher.
Mrs. w. +. Millisack, of Oskaloosa,
mas moved to the farm in this vicin-
ity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
viii Use Iowa Sugar.

Dies Moines, Sept. 1S.-SpeciaI:
Iowa institutions will use Iowa made
sugar during the coming year for the
first time in the history of the state.
The contract for the sugar supply
was let yesterday. The price is $3.50
a hundred pounds, and the total cost
to the state will be approximately
$4,000 for 10000 pounds. The sugar
will be furnished by the Iowa Sugar
company at Waverly and made from
Iowa sugar beets grown in that vicin-
ity. It is sold only through jobbers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
PUBLIC SALES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
c. e. Afford

will sell at public auction on what is
known as the Old Capper farm, six
miles northwest of OskaIoosa, Tues
day, Sept. 10, at 10 o'clock a. m.
] brood mare years old, with foal;
bay gelding two years old; bay year,
ling; brown mare two years old;
black saddle colt two years old; gray
colt one year old; bay horse twelve
years old; sorrel mare thirteen years
old; black colt one year old; mule
three years old; COWS, one extra
good mich cow, one dry; one yearling
heifer; 80 head of spring and sum,
mer shoats, one Duroc Jersey boar;
from 40 to rs acres of corn in field,
some in shock. Easy terms. Free
lunch at noon.
Sisco & Afford, auctioneers.
Lester Butler, clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14

hate to see Bill and his good family
leave the neighbOrhood but wish
them lots of good things in life.
John Vogelaar and wife took in Os-
kaloosa sights Saturday.
MI. and Mrs. J. A. Russell went to
Oskaloosa Monday with some young
chickens
Sept II. Whip-Poor-WiH
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14

Broom corn is becoming a staple
product of Mahaska county. That
raised this season has not done we'll
In growth on account of the lack of
moisture, but the growers expect
something like $4,000 a ton for what
they have.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
Farm Hand Suicides.

Rockwell City, Sept. 1S.-Special:
Henry Peter, farm hand, shot him
self in the head with a shotgun at
the home of A. Muesberger last night
and death was met instantly. There
is no known cause for the suicide.
He has been in this vicinity only a
short time and had no relatives.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14

The annual Pickens reunion was
held Thursday, Sept. I, at the George
ForSythe home.
Miss Opal Funk went to Mt. Pleas
ant Tuesday to resume her studies in
Wesleyan college.
Jasper Allison. of Plano, Iowa, will
move soon to the Elliott farm.
Sept. IL. SNOWDROP.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
]. n. Smith

viii offer at public sale at his farm
~ miles southwest of Beacon, on
Thursday, Sept. 81, at 10 o'clock a. m
bay gelding five years old, weight
1900; driving mare, city broke, ten
years old; bay driving horse five
years. old; sorrel horse smooth
mouth; span OF three-year-oId mares;
four-year-old black horse, weight
1900; good yearling mule; milch
cows, all giving milk, two to be
fresh in December, two TO be fresh
in April; bulls, one three-year-old
one yearling; spring calves; 50
head of spring shoats; As Shropshire
breeding ewes: 35 lambs; Shrop-
shire bucks; farm machinery, grain,
etc. Easy terms. Free lunch at noon.
j. NJ. Convey, Auctioneer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
Enticed Away Young Girl.

Des Moines, Sept. 1S.-Special:
Jesse Wright, aged 30 years, of Perry,
charged with enticing 17-year-old
Phoebe Nelson from her home, is be-
ing held at the police station upon a
warrant sworn out by the girls broth
er. The girl so far cannot be found.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14

Iowa at that time had but two Con
gressional Districts. Mahaska coun-
ty was in the First. The next year
the state was divided into six dis.
tricts and Mahaska was placed in the
Fourth, and j. B. Grinnell was elected
to congress.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
Train is DELAYED.

Iowa Central train No. 6, due here
at 4:55 a. m, was five hours late this
morning. The delay was caused by
a washout north of Grinnell.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14

driver of the auto claims that Simp-
son was looking backwards while rid
ing on the wrong side of the street
and that it was impossible to attract
his attention or avert the meeting.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
SPECIFICATIONS IN BRIEF

cylinder cycle cylinder sngy 4nch bore
A. L. rating, Actual horse
Cadillac
Water jackeed cyl
tubular
GNITIoN-Two seperac independent systems
distributed cARBURET ORSpeca
efficiency jackeed Air adjustable
spring fly wheel TRANSMITS Sliding seective
nckle steel
nnular ball bearings bearings oil tight Hand
lever Emergency break hand lever at driver right outside Clutch
wheel Garbureo air adjustment hand lever under steering
strength Drive shaft Tmkn bearing AxIEsRear
bearing forged beam section with drop forged Jokes
wheels with
brake
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-14
Who Remembers Convention?

Sundays Burlington Hawk Eye
says: Fifty years ago today George
Sweeney presided over a republican
county convention and George Frazee
was secretary. The convention sent
delegates to Oskaloosa where J. F.
Wilson was nominated for congress
to succeed Samuel r. Curtis, who had
resigned to go into the army. The
Des Moines county delegation con-
cic Of.
Evening journal., 1911-12-05

c. I. Huds'n and Company say:
"We tn nix prices will work some
what higher. but We would buy only
on drives, not on firm spots"
Evening journal., 1911-12-05
Sensible Women Know
Foundation of Health

As health talks to women become
more general, both in the newspapers
and on the platform, the mass of wo-
men are beginning to realize what the
more cultivated have always known,
that good health cannot be found in
a powder box. The externals OF health
may be obtained in that way. but the
basis of health lies deeper, and yet
is Just as easily obtained.
The most important thing that a
woman can do for herself, and about
which she is often most neglectful, is
to watch the condition of her stomach
and bowels. The weary eyes, the bad
breath. the frequent headaches, the
pimples, tho general air of lassitude
is nine times out of ten the result OF
constipation or indigestion, or both.
Many simple remedies can ho obtain.
ed, but the best i'm the estimation OF
most women is Or. Caldwells Syrup
Pepsin. II is mild. pleasant TO the
taste and exactly suited to her needs.
II is far superior to salts, cathartic