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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-07

DR.. George w. Whitehill is off to
st. Louis on two weeks vacation
trip. He will be entertained by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Whitehill
during his stay at that place. He
returns home via Chicago where he
has some business affairs to look aft
er
Mr. and Mrs. Luthe RI. Felker after
a couple of weeks spent with Oska-
lOosa relatives and friends are leaving
this evening for Omnha and Denver
where they will be entertained briefly
by friends and acquaintance. They
go on to Salt Lake City where on
Tuesday evening next a reception
will be rendered in their honor by
former friends and associates of Mrs.
Felker who was a former resident of
the place.
Mrs. Franklin H. Frazee, No 40S
North Market street, has returned
from Burlington where she has been
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. Eugene
Allen, who were summoned to Pom
tiac, Michigan, on account of an acct
dent to Mrs. Aliens father, ]. NJ.
Mexican, which later resulted in
death. The old gentleman was ad-
vanced in age, being in his ninety
fourth year. He was the victim of
fall. Funeral took place last Wednes-
day, August 80. Interment was made
al Pontiac. Mrs. Allen has the SYM
pathy of many Oskaloosa friends in
her loss and bereavement
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-07

engaged in business for the past six
teen years. He and his family will be
welcome to the business and social
circles of our city.
(Trom Wednesdays DaiIy.)
Acton Smith, of Des Moines, is an
| Oskaloosa visitor this week.
Chas. Mendenhall is attending to
| business matters in Iowa City.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Rosecrans went
to Eldon yesterday in company with
relatives.
Cecil Campbell, of Des Moines, is
the guest of OskaIoOsa friends for a
! few days.
Harry Appleton, of Milwaukee, is
visiting his cousin, Fred Detail, for
few days.
Mrs. V. Hess went to Sigourney this
morning for a brief visit with rela-
tives and friends.
DR.. T. C. Hood and son Thomas, of
Indianapolis, Ind, are visiting with
| Mrs. C. Duncan, on North G. street.
! Mrs. John Arnold has returned
from Springfield, Ohio, where she has
been visiting her mother Mrs. A.
| Earnst.
Mrs. Chas. McGlasson, who has been
in Des Moines with her daughter, Miss
Hazel, has returned to her home in
this city.
Mrs LESSEE HOIcomb, of Des Moines,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bruce
McGavic, of South Second street, for
few days.
Thomas Davis, of Des Moines, who
has been visiting in the city for the
past few days, returned to his home
this morning.
! Mrs. DR.. H. c. Rogers, who has been
enjoying an extended visit with rela-
tives in Chicago, returned to her home
in this city Saturday.
Peter Newlin, of Cerro Gordo coun-
| ty, has been in the city several days
purchasing stock for shipment to his
farm. He is after young cattle.
Mrs. S. Dlla, of Des Moines, who
has been visiting at the VIM. Kilpat-
rick home for the past few days, re-
turned to her home this morning.
Washington Journal: Miss Mary
Mason went to OskalOOsa Friday ev-
ening. She will begin her work as
Latin instructor in the Oskaloosa High
| school.
Mrs. r. A. McMains, of Marshall,
town, who has been in the city the
past few days visiting with relatives
and friends, returned to her home this
afternoon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry l.. Reiter and
| daughter Bessie returned Monday ev,
ening from Boone where they have
been visiting at the home of Mrs. Rel,
ter's brother.
The Sumner White family have re
turned to their home, No. 1923 North
! Third street, after a summers outing
at Clear Lake. They have had de
lightful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. C. Prosher and Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Tissue. of Moravia, were
in the city Sunday visiting with J. Fl
Alfred and family They came to the
city via the auto.
Ottumwa Courier: Mr.. and Mrs. J
w. Lichtenheld and son Francis, o.
Oskaloosa, returned to their home
Monday evening after visiting Mr.. anC
Mrs. p. ]. McGovern, 426 East Seconc
street.
Frank X. Underwood and father, M
Underwood, accompanied by ]. PER-,
Asher, are motoring out in Kansas
| and they expect to have fine ex
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-07

IA sincere thankful letter..
June Fl. 1911.-Mr. Arnold, Dear
Friend: Greetings to you in Jesus
dear name.
VIII write you few lines. Ny
glasses are fine. Herman says my
eyes look much better. | sure am
glad | came to Oskaloosa, just on ac-
count of my eyes, if nothing else.
Will send you the five dollars with
this and thank you much for trusting
me. May Gods richest blessings rest
upon you and yours in love.-Mrs. A.
p. Wolf, Newton, Kansas.
Throughout Mahaska and adjoining
counties there is a universal concen
sus of knowledge that Arnold's Splen,
did glasses, faultless adjustment and
moderate prices are so desirable that
it is well worth while to journey long
distances to consult him for defec
tive eyes.
There is hardly day but the Pro
lessor has callers from distant parts
of Iowa, as we'll as other states, and
nearly all are relieved, frequently be
yond their most sanguine expecta
lions.
Prof. Arnold is in his Office every
day of the year, except Christmas
and Sundays.
Over Lyric Theatre, oskaloosa.
You save VI to u your money Of
more at ARNOLD'S.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-07

perience with a big story to relate up
on their return.
Grinnell Herald: Miss Bertha New
| ton went to OSkalOOSa last week for
few days visit with her grandmoth-
err and aunts, Mrs. H. Newton and
Misses Lily and Anna and Mrs. Edith
Grubb and family.
Harry Schmitt, who has been spend
| ing his vacation in Chicago in Y. M.
C. A. work, athletic classes, is home
for brief visit with parents and sis
tiers before taking up the work of the
fall term of school.
George Heritage, No. 312 South First
street, has received a handsome pres
ent from his son John, of Clarkson,
Washington, couple of bushels of
the fine large Washington peaches.
The fruit is almost too pretty to eat.
Grinnell Register: Judge and Mrs.
Preston came on. the morning train
from OskalOosa. Mrs. Preston took
| the first train for AyOCa but Judge
Preston stays with his brother, V. G.
| Preston, through the day before go
| ing to MOntezuma to hold court.
Mrs. Anna E. Foster, No. 315 North
B street, has gone to Minneapolis to
visit with friends and acquaintance
and to attend the Minnesota State
Fair which is in session this week.
She will visit her son Edward before
returning and will also be with her
daughter, Mrs. Ollie Laughlin, at Run
nels.
Mrs. J. w. Miller and daughters,
Misses Ruth and Anna, of Evans, who
were in the city Saturday, have gone
to New Sharon where they will be
guests at the NJ. A. Miller home dur
ing the absence of J. w. and M. A.
Miller, who are visiting a brother in
Pennsylvania.
John r. Jackley, manager of the
Oskaloosa Saddlery Co, departed yes
terday for Lincoln, Nebraska, to over
see the exhibit by his company at the
State Fair being held there. The Os-
kaloosa Company had the largest and
finest EXHIBIT in it's line at the Iowa
State Fair, and will carry off the
same hOnOrs in Nebraska.
Mrs. George Heritage and mother,
Mrs. Nancy Hoover, are home from
visit to their old home in Clinton Coun-
ty after an absence of many years.
They visited with relatives, acquaint-
ances and Old-time friends in Clinton,
| Dewitt, Lost Nation, and at Maquo-
keta in Jackson county, and expert
enced most enjoyable trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jones went to
Pella today to visit among friends a
few days.
Mrs. James Riley, who has been
visiting her father at Washington, has
returned to her home in the city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Felker has gone to
the country to be the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Terrence for a
few weeks.
DR.. J. Hynds, of Mason City, was in
the city yesterday the guest of his
sister, Mrs. G. w. Whitehill, No. I'll
c avenue east
Miss Della Valentine, daughter of
Ed l.. Valentine, has returned to her
home in Oskaloosa after an extended
visit at Everett, Washington.
B. ]. Snyder started for Lethbridge,
Alberta, Canada, last evening to be
absent from the city couple of weeks
on business and pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Whitacre of
Third avenue east, have returned
home from Montrose, Iowa, where
! they have been spending the summer
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-07

ty License to practice Optometry, NO
262, Mayne Arnold, 215 West High
Ave-, Oskaloosa. Scientific glass ht'
ting guaranteed or money back.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-07

iowa State Board OF
Optometry Examin'
ers, Certificate No,
262, Mahaska Coun-
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
ERRAND OF MERCY FIRST,
THEN AN INVESTIGATION

Pittsburg, Oct. lit is a little early to
talk of prosecutions and fixing the blame
for this terrible thing, but we will come
to that after the State has first fulfilled
its errand of mercy at Austin"
These were the significant words OF
Gov. John X. Tener tonight after he
had spent all of Saturday night and
Sunday in directing the departure of con-
stabulary, physicians, nurses, and sani-
tation corps to the stricken valley in
Potter County.
''Unoficially I have learned that the
daI-. was unsafe. The matter of fixing
the blame will be up to local authori-
ties, but the State will take a hand, If
necessary.
Capt. Groome assures me that the
State constabulary is a sufficiently large
force to cope with the situation. Loot
ing will be impossible. After aid is
given to the survivors. the problem of
restoring the valley from a sanitation
standpoint will be taken up. The tents,
provisions, medicine, and everything
needed win be on the scene by midnight
tonight.
'The disaster is terrible. All night
hoped against hope that the reported
extent of it was an exaggeration, but
each message received made It worse
and worse.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

The engineer at the mill seized the tele-
phone and called to the central operator
at Austin that the dam had broken.
Then he threw the receiver down and
climbed for safety. In a second the wa
ter was about him, but he escaped. Two
minutes after the operator at Austin re-
cefved the mesa age-"the dam gone out
a wall of water fifty feet high was upon
II.
Fifty feet high for the first half mile,
it fell to a height of forty feet. 1t car
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
WASHINGTON MAN
FEARS FOR HIS KIN
F. NJ. Claflin Awaits Details
of Austin Flood.

Fearful that his relatives who resided
in Austin, Pa, may have perished in
the catastrophe that followed the burst
ing OF the giant Bayless mill dam, F. NJ,
Clafiin, of 3S Adams street northwest, is
awaiting anxiously details Of the dis
aster AS yet he has received no word
from his relatives.
Mrs. John Claspy. a cousin of Mr..
Clafin, resided with her husband d.
rectIy in the path of the inundation. An
aunt, Mrs. George c. Lewis. resided on
the heights of Austin, out of the swath
cut by the flood, but as he has received
no word from her. Mr.. Cla1in fears she
may have been in the town proper and
perished
Mr. Claflin formerly resided in Aus
tin. He was a native Of the town, and
lived there until 1870. when he went West.
Austin was named for f. A. Austin.
pioneer in the lumber business, who
settled there in the early 'Ds," said Mr..
Clafin last night. Austin lived with
out a neighbor for practically twenty
years, when the lumber business in that
section began to develop. The town Of
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
PHONE OPERATOR
AUSTIN'S HEROINE
Pauline Lyons Remains at
Post to Give Warming.

Austin Pa. Oct. 1.-The heroine Of the
horror is Pauline Lyons. operator in the
central exchange. Remaining at her post
! in the face of the certain knowledge
that the dam 1ad broken and the waters
were hurting themselves against the
| town, and that she was directly in their
path, she called warnings to all she
could raise on the telephone. Hundreds
of refugees shIvering on the hills are
blessing her name tonight
The dam has broken" This was the
grim warning she shouted into Apstin's
| homes, and facing death still further
flashed the same terrible news to the lit
| tie town of Costello, two miles below.
In another moment the waters had
| closed over both towns. When the de-
| luge had passed the hundreds she had
saved believed that she was dead.
| Thankful that her life was spared, but
| horror-stricken with what she had wit
messed, Miss Lyons was found this aft
ernoon among other refugees. Her thrill
| ling experience is best told by herself
Il was about to leave my board for
| the day when a message came from a
number near the dam. 1t was a mans
voice He said: The dam has broken
Warn people below l afterwards learn
| ed that this man was Harry Davis.
IT heard a roar like thunder up the
valley. It sounded as though a thousand
| trees were swapping right at my ears.
began to work the switch plugs and call
as many people as I could. worked
party lines as much as possible, and
| then / thought about the people at Cos
tello. They are two miles down, and i
was afraid that could do no more for
the poor people in Austin. I only got
couple of messages into Costello and the
crest of the flood seemed right by my
] ears.
"I can't remember anything that took
place around me. / knew that the bank
building in which my exchange was To-
Gated was just little safer than most
! buildings IN the town, for 1t Is situated
| a little higher up. 1t contains the bank,
post-ofice, and the telephone exchange.
| / also caused the whistles in the town
| To he blown and the bells rung, thinking
| this would bring the people into the
streets so they could see for themselves
| in time to flee. Finally my board failed
to work How ever got out and reached
higher land 1 don't know. 1 can't think
about II. / don't dare allow my mind TO
dwell on what took place while was at
the board" .-
site Is swept Clean.
Austin to-day is desolate. and where
formerly lay a town, four blocks wide
and a mile long. between green hills.
there is to-day only ruin. The larger
area of the town is swept clean and as
fiat as football field, for Austin was
built without cellars. All about the
barren center, along the hillsides, and
at one end where the hills narrow until
they become a gully, debris is piled.
Costello is another Austin on smaller
scale. 1t nested with its 500 Inhabitants
in the Sinnemahoning Valley just few
miles below the bigger town. IL Is no
more. It looks tonight as though some
gigantic force had picked up the town
and carried It away bodily and strewn
rubbish on its site. The number Of dead
there is not yet known.
between Austin and Costello. and far
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

fed some. worn out by grief. fell asleep
while others nursed their sorrow with
constant sobs
Meanwhile, the workers found their
progress impeded at every turn. They
too, were half starved. Many were vol
unteers, who had tramped without food
the hills of the Alleghenies during the
night rom the village of CouderspOrt.
They were identified as they were ad-
mitted to the hall and given nourishinG
food
new plan to facilitate the Identified
ton of the bodies was arranged. AS
each corpse was removed from the de-
bris. it was carried on litter born by
State constables across the village 10
railroad street. a row of empty houses
was Communicated there and upon the
bare floors the dead were arranged in
numerical order.
Fire had burned at three points in the
drifts of the wreckage during the morn
ing. But the steady downpour of rain
in the afternoon extinguished them, much
10 the relief of Olean and Harrisburg
firemen, who had stood at their posts
for more than eighteen hours.
CoIIapses at News.
Daniel F. Baker, chief marshal of Aus
tin. collapsed tonight. He had used ex-
cellent judgment in the selection of his
deputies to guard property until the
State authorities arrived, but the news
that two of his dearest relatives had not
been found unnerved him.
Hatless women, with clothing awry and
hair stringirg in the rain. tramped about
all day in a slough of mud, hunting for
their dead. They were not crying women.
Men shed more tearSrto-day in Austin
than did the women. They wanted their
dead and no excuses, but no efforts of
reasoning would they heed.
Acts of great heroism were related to-
day. But overshadowing all others in
the eyes of the Sinnemahoning Valley
is that of the tragic death of the i'm
mediate family of State Senator Frank
E. Baldwin. And tonight all the men
of the community have rallied around
the senator, mingling with their express
sions of sympathy the demand that he
lead the fight to fix the legal RESPONSE
bility for all these deaths upon the cor
pOratiOn managers
The Baldwin family lived in a beau
tiful home on the road leading to Coud-
ersport
Tried to Save Parents.
Miss Grace Baldwin. one of the pref
tiest and most popular girls of the town.
was in the house with her aged parents.
Her ears were quick to detect the
ominous roar which accompanied the
first breaking of the water over the top
of the dam and to realize it's significance.
Arousing her parents, the girl urged
their faltering steps from the house. and
started to lead them along the lane that
skirted the hillside. The little party had
traversed 100 yards in safety when the
avalanche swept over them and whirled
their bodies into the seething abyss.
The body of the elder Baldwin was re-
covered half a mile below, mangled by
the twisted wreckage of the Goodyear
sawmill, in which he was enmeshed.
When the remains of the brave little
heroine and her mother will be found is
conjecture.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
OTHER GREAT FLOODS THAT
COST HUNDREDS OF LIVES

1S49-New Orleans nundaed 1000 persons swept death
1874Al River Valley Northampton Mass IA lives lost
187Pittsbug and Allegheny rivers overflow 200 persons
drowned
1889ohnstown destroyed by breaking of dam in Coneaugh
River 2,142 persons drowned
1892-Assssppi River food May 25 25O persons pershed
1S94-Destructive floods in Wisconsin.
1S97-AIississppi Valley floods; heavy loss of life
19OO-Gaveston (Tex) inundated by tidal wave; than
5000 lives lost and $2OOOOOO property destroyed by West
Indian hurricane
19O5-Mississppi flooded; damage $10OOOOO.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

Austin itself has grown up in the last
thirty-five years.
<''While on a recent visit to Austin, l
saw the great dam, whose bursting wiped
the town of the map. At that time,
there was little, II any, fear Of its giving
way"
One of the few natives of Austin, who
resides in Washington, is D. B. Morgan,
who left here yesterday for Austin he
told friends here that there had recently
been great fear among the pulp mill work
ers that the dam would break and that
there were constant predictions of dis
aster like Johnstown's.
A new alarm indicator for f1remen
switches on an incandescent light at
point on a map corresponding with the
place from which the alarm is sent.
Largest Morning Circulation.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
SEEKING TO PLACE
BLAME FOR DEATHS

Continued from Page One.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-06-26
LEE LOST HIS LIBERTY
ship Georgia. After Cutting a Wide
Swath, Arrested I'm Buffalo

Buffalo. n. Y. June 1s-Edward
Valentine Lee. who stole $4,000 in
cash from the paymaster's safe on the
battleship Georgia at Havana on Feb
ruary II. was arrested here last night
by Detective Thomas OGrady Of the
local police and two agents of the de-
partment OF justice.
Lee is twenty-five years old. He had
$4,000 in currency with him in a small
travelling bag when arrested. He had
been trailed. IL is explained. ever since
he disappeared from the battleship and
has enjoyed himself in many cities OF
the country and on a trip to Europe \
week ago he appeared al Toronto, liy-
ing at the King Edward hotel. where
his lavish entertainment excited won
der and also some jealousy among the
women on whom he conferred his fav-
ors.
Lee is the man who under the name
of Carmichael woke up Atlanta by his
lavish display of wealth a few weeks
ago.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-06-26
SAVED HIS WIFE'S LIFE

my wife would have been in her
grave today writes o. H. Brown of
Muscadine, Ala, if IL had not been for
DR.. Kings New Discovery She was
down in her bed, not able to get up
without help. She had a severe bron-
chial trouble and a dreadful cough. ]
got her a bottle of Dr. Kings New
Discovery and she soon began to mend
and was well in a short time Infalli-
BILE for coughs and colds, it's the most
reliable remedy on earth for desperate
lung trouble, hemorrhages, lagrippe,
asthma, hay fever, Group and whooping
cough. Fifty cents and 81. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by Tydings & Co.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-06-26
Taft's UltImatum Hasn't Frightened
the Democrats to Any Great
Extent

Washington. June ga return of
the big stick" policy. with President
Taft as wielder of the bludgeon, is
upon official Washington. The news
was received with some incredulity
when given out yesterday morning
that the president, talking over the
long distance phone from Providence
repeated to several senators his deter
mination to veto the child of his own
creation, the Canadian reciprocity bill
should it pass the Senate with any
sort of an amendment tackled on.
The democrats say they will go mer-
rily on with the program outlined al
the beginning of the legislative ses-
sion, and will insist that the Senate
vote on measures sent to it from the
House. The alternative is, stay in
session all summer and merge the eX-
ira session with the regular session.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-06-26
A Leading California Druggist
Pasadena, Cal, March 9, 1!

1dSdutIId, OdI-, I5I1.
Foley & Co.-Gentlemen: We have
sold and recommended Foleys Honey
and Tar Compound for years. We be-
lieve it to be one of the most efficient
expectorants the market. Contain
ing no opiates or narcotics, it can be
given freely to children. Enough of
the remedy can be taken to relieve a
cold, as it has no nauseating results
and doesn't interfere with digestion.
Yours very truly, C. H. Ward Drug
Co, c. L Parsons, Secrecy and Treas
Get the original Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound in the yellow package.
SoTd in Ocala by the Court Pharmacy.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-06-26
OCALA, FLORIDA MONDAY, JUNE &C. 1911 No. q
SHOWED THE KING A SHIP
OF SpIthead Dwarfed by Amer
fea's Mighty Delaware

London. June 25-John Bulls fleet
of dreadnaughts was outclassed and
lovershadowed yesterday by the mighty
hulk of Uncle Sans ocean leviathan.
the Delaware. which was easily the
largest ship among the vessels of all
nations which passed in review before
King George and Queen Mary in the
coronation naval parade off Spithead.
The Deleware, flying the flag of
Rear Admiral c. H. Vreeland, was the
representative of the United States in
the coronation aquatic spectacle, and,
in the opinion of many editors, fur
nished another argument for the de-
STABILITY of a peace pact between
Great Britain and the United States.
Great Britain had dozen dread
noughts and nearly 300 other vessels
in fine, and the battleships from Ger
many, France. Italy, Japan, Spain,
Sweden, Norway, Denmark and many
other nations made the review the
greatest spectacle of its kind in the
worlds history.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-06-26
TWO SILLY GIRLS
KEPT 4 SUICIDE PACT

Ridgway. Ill, June ga suicide
pact between two girls was carried
out yesterday when Jessie Goldman
II years old, and Lucy Davidson, 1S
drank carbolic acid.
The Goldman girl had quarreled
with her parents and was living with
Miss Davidson. The girls agreed tC
die together if an attempt was made
by the formers parents to recover her
Yesterday constable called for
Jessie She asked for time to dress
but instead went to her room and
drank the poison. \ moment later hel
friend also drank poison and both ex-
pired within a few minutes