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The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

The Des Moines Invincibles, a col
ored ball team under the manage.
ment of Ebert r. Hall, passed
through the city Friday, being en-,
route from Sigourney, where they
played winning game Thursday, to
New Sharon where they are schedul
ed to play Saturday.
Roscoe Jones who has been in the
employee of the Rock Island railroad
in the train service between Burling
ton and Minneapolis for the past year
has quit the road and returned home
where he will seek more congenial
employment.
Rennie Nelson has returned to the
city to remain after several months
spent in the service of the Elks Club
at Dubuque. A change in the man.
agement and policy of the club made
the move desirable on his part and
after a visit to Chicago and other
cities enroute arrived home Tuesday
and is now ready to work at anything
that comes up.
Miss Dewitt, of Burlington, has
been a guest of the Ed E. Jones home
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson, of OF.
tumwa, were guests of the Ed Jones
home over Sunday.
Mrs. Lena Bates, of Des Moines,
visited her mother, Mrs. Anna Cab
bell at the home of her grandfather,
A. Ford, this week.
Rev. Bates, of the Maple street
Baptist church of Des Moines, was in
the city Wednesday, having been call
ed to Evans to conduct the funeral
services over the remains of Mrs.
Burgess and accompanied the remains
to Forest cemetery where interment
was made.
We have received this week a copy
of the July number of Mystic Light"
monthly publication issued by the
Burris Printing Co., of Rock Island,
Ills, and devoted to colored Free
Masonry throughout the world 1t
size of wholesome instructive read
ing and the style and makeup would
be credit to any printing office.
The subjects discussed are timely and
well chosen and the clippings show
a discriminating taste possessed by
few of our editors. The Burris Print
ing Co. founders of Mystic Light" is
composed of Edw. s., editor and Chas.
A. Bunis, two bright young colored
men, born in Rock Island, who have
been engaged in job printing in that
city for several years, and have
well equipped and up-to-date office.
Their father II. E. Burris, is one of
the principal contributors to the
Magazine and is a Mason of high
standing, having been grand master
of Illinois for several years, and is
regarded as one of the best informed
MasOns in the country. Under his
guidance we are sure the publication
will be maintained at it's present high
standard of excellence and the craft
should give it the patronage
and encouragement it deserves.
Mrs. Eta Cheep, who has been here
visiting her mother, Mrs. John Will
liams for the past month, will return
to her home in Chicago Tuesday.
Mrs. Pugh, of Grinnell, was a Wis
itor in the city Friday
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
EDDYV|LLEETCH|NGS
54th REGIMENT BAND WILL GIVE
CONCERT IN PARK AUG. 9. REV.
MANSER WILL GO TO CLEVE-
LAND, OHIO.

Mrs. F. w. Schafer went to Abba
Wednesday to attend the funeral OF
friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Keller went to
Monmouth, ILL.,, Thursday for short
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Martin Swinteck, of Marietta,
visited relatives in Eddyville Thurs,
day.
Mrs. Emma Lusk and Mrs. w. Cost,
low, who have been visiting at the
home of the formers daughter, re-
turned to their home at Mt. Pleasant
Thursday.
d. P. Guy made business trip to
Iowa City Thursday.
Nj and Mrs. James Boden came
over from Abba Thursday, called by
the serious illness of John Boden,
who is suffering with appendicitis.
Misses Leta and Lulu Norvall, who
have been visiting relatives at Tabor,
Iowa, for the past two weeks, re-
turned home Thursday.
Mrs. Emma Clapp, of Abba, is
spending the week visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Kate
Thompson-W Ward.
The Women's Civic Improvement
club have secured the 54th Regiment
Band of Ottumwa to give concert
in the park at this place Wednesday
evening, August 9th.
Rev. f. B. Mansur, who, for almost
two years has served as pastor of
the Dutch Reformed church in Ed
dyville, has been extended a call to
become pastor of the Reformed church
in Cleveland, Ohio. While the citi-
zens of Eddyville regret to have Rev.
Mansur and family leave our com
munity they are pleased to learn he
has been called to a position of
greater prominence.
James Gray, of Kirksville, Mo, ar
rived in Eddyville Thursday for a
visit with his brother, Henry Gray,
and other relatives.
Miss Vina Saville went to Flagler
Friday for a weeks visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Bernice McMahan is visiting
relatives in Abba this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Wignall were
called to Flagler this week by the i'll
ness and death of Mr.. Wignall's broth
er.
VIM. Gordan has accepted posi-.
ton in the Knemeyer grocery and
meat market, made vacant by the
resignation of Carl Mccain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
PENISA MAID. 2:O4Ia, DEAD
Famous Trotting Mare, Winner of
Pennsylvania Stake in 1909 Elk.
pires at Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, Mich. July S1.-Pen-
lisa, Maid. 2:O4h. winner of the classic
Pennsylvania at Lexington In 1909 in
the fastest time ever made in that
event, died at Comstock park She
was recently purchased by r. ]. Nc
Donald, Winnipeg, from NJ. d. Shupp,
Rock Island, at a reputed purchase
price of $4,000. At indianapolis two
weeks ago she made a mile in 2:02.
She was taken sick early last week
and could not start in races here.
An autopsy will be held to ascertain
the cause.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
PEACE PACTS ARE COMPLETED
Treaties With England and France
Will Be Signed by Secretary
Knox This Week.

Washington, July 31.-The general
arbitration treaties between the
United States and Great Britain and
the United States and France will be
signed in Washington this week.
After the signing L. me treaties there
will be formal exchange between
the governments concerned. Secre-
tary Knox will sign the treaties for
the United States.
Slight delays in the settlement OF
the exact verbiage of the two treaties
prevented the execution of the orig
inal purpose to conclude them last
week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Body Blown TO Pieces.

Algona, July 29-Special: Leonard
Hart, young farmer and traction en-.
gineer, was killed instantly yesterday
afternoon by an explosion Of thresh.
ing engine two miles south of Sexton.
Without warning the boiler exploded,
throwing his body thirty feet with
terrific force against the side of the
house, horribly mangled and blown in.
to fragments. Frank Meyers, the
water man, was injured seriously, but
will live,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
WeIIs-Earuo BUYS Pacific,

st. Louis. July 31.-The purchase
OF the Pacific Express company, for
merly a Gould property, by Wells.
Fargo & Co. was revealed when cir
cular letters were sent out from head
quarters announcing the change, to
take place August /.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Certificate Protects.

Automobile numbers will be fur,
nished those who hold state certill-
Gates as soon as they can be issued.
In the meantime the possession of the
certificate is protection against that
portion of the recently adopted local
ordinance affecting the wearing of
registration numbers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
"WHAT is BEER?" PROBE ON
Or. Wiley Seeks to. Determine From
Brewers Amount Of Alcohol In
Their Product.

Washington, July 31.-The interest.
ing alcoholic question of what is
beer?" Is up for the last time. DR..
Harvey w. Wiley and his associates
on the board of food and drug inspec-
ton met the brewers of the country
today and will compel them to answer
it.
I'VE propose. among other things,
to learn how much alcohol is used
in the beer made in this country"
said DR.. Wiley. The less the better.
| would be glad if we could get It
down to the proportion found in the
German hrews--about 3 per cent"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
The Iowa Firemen.

Des Moines, July 29.-Special: The
meeting held last night by the Iowa
Fire Association it was decided to
hold the national mid-winter meet at
Des Moines. The place for the next
summer tournament will probably be
Sioux City although Cuncil Bluffs may
be chosen on account of the fine show.
ing of Lou and Herb the prize team
of Council Bluffs. Clinton got away
with $500 in prizes and two gold
medals.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Robbed Greek Cook.

LeGrand, July 29.-Special Two
robbers held up Steve Stetic, Greek
cook employed by the Chicago and
Northwestern railway and while one
covered the cook with a revolver, the
other went through the car, securing
$3.50 in cash, a gold watch and re-
volver.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Wireless Word From Ellers.

Paris, July 31.-Two officers in aer.
oplanes in the nelghborhood of Ram
bouillet succeeded in establishing
wireless communication with Eiffel
tower, and the same station ex,
changed messages with Fec, relaying
at 0ran, sa aAa gA4ese
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Remembering the Unfortunate.

Ottumwa Courier: The Ottumwa
Railway e. Light company has mott.
fled all the physicians Of that city
that 1t will install electric fan SER
vice in every sick room where request
is made by the physician. without
charge. where The sick person or his
family are unable 70 pay for the fan
and service.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Woman Fatally Burned.

Mapleton, July 29.-Special: While
making jelly on gasoline stove yes
terday Afternoon, Mrs. Lee l.. Chapman
was so seriously burned that she will
not recover. When the jelly began
boiling over, Mrs. Chapman made an
attempt to remove it from the stove.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
OelWein VIII Pave.

Oelwein, July 29.-Special: The
contract for paving about 10000
dence streets of Oelwein, was let last
dence streets of Ielwein, was let last
night by the city council. The paving
is to be of brick block and work will
begin at once.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Finds Pearl in River,

Nora Springs. July 29.-Special: A
pearl, which sold for $112, was found
in the Wapsie river southeast of here
the most valuable pearls found in this
vicinity. A pearl worth $3.50 was found
by William Parish of Nashau last fall.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Contract for Temple,

Des Moines, July 29.-Special: The
directory board of the Masonic Tenn
pie association last evening awarded
the contract for the construction of
the new Masonic Temple to the Mard.
is company, the lowest bid submitted,
was $163.235.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Pasture DESTROYED.

viii Beckworth, OF near Givin. had
four acres of blue grass pasture des.
troyed Thursday afternoon by FIRE
The sparks from an Iowa Central en-,
CINE, Il Is alleged, started the fire.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
EIkader Gets Normal.

Elkader, July 29.-Special: Elk.
ader has been announced as the first
city in the state to be given the norm
al school department lin the high
school, F. A. Mahannah, inspector of
high school normals, having sent the
appointment this week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
one.Eiahth Inch Rain Fall.

The rains of Yesterday afternoon
and evening showed an eighth Of an
inch of water on the gauge OF Mr..
Vreeland,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Market Men on Picnic.

Ottumwa, July 29.-Special: Three
hundred Ottumwa grocers and butch.
ers will close up shop August 10, and
journey to Burlington to hold their
annual picnic.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Soldiers Reunion.

Mt. Vernon, July 29,-Special: The
Twenty.fourth Iowa infantry will hold
a reunion here Aug. 80 and 81. Forty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
MAHASKA IS THE BEST
Corn Out of Danger of Frost. Apples
Best in World.

J. w. Stafford brings from east OF
town an early sample of corn that is
far ahead of anything we ever remem
Der seeing at this time of season. 1t
is far advanced beyond the season.
The grain is fully filed and matured
and in a short time would be out of
danger from injury by frost. 1t is
the best thing of the kind we have
seen anywhere.
John +. Lacey was out to the La
cey farm, west of town on the Six
Mile Bottom, Sunday, taking in review
the prospects of the season, as he
drove along the way. He was aston
ished at the yield of fruit he saw
and was moved to bring to the Herald
office few samples of the wonderful
yield of apples. Talk about your vari-
GUS western valleys, or any other
section of the land being the equal of
Iowa. We stand without a peer and
Mahaska is the best county in the
state. The wonders of the natural
yield are so common with the Iowa
people that We fail to realize they are
wonders in the eyes OF the other parts
OF the country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03

Sunday was the warmest day we
have experienced in several weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03

nine years ago, one full company of
this regiment was enlisted at Mount
Vernon, oe at Marion and one at Lis
bon.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-06-07
STANDARD OILS WEALTH
SOMETHING STUpENOOUS
Its Surplus is Now Worth More
Than Five Times Its
Capital.

The Standard Oil Company has a
capital stock of $11O,OOO,OOO, OF
which OO,OOO,OOO is common and
100000 is preferred. 1t is sup
posed to have a surplus Of about
$500, 100000.
The stock yesterday advanced
from 675 to 679% a share. 1t
closed on the curb after the decis-
ion was known, at $50 bid and 700
asked.
The cash assets of the company,
according to the last annual report,
were about 1888 a share. These
assets do not include the value of
the company's oil above ground,
which is figured at 100000, 600,
or about $500 a share; so that In
actual liquidation the value of the
Standard Oil stock would be about
1888 a share.
The company has 5000 miles of
trunk pipe line, $4,000 miles of
feeders and controls 20 per cent. of
the refining business of the coun-
try, having 22 re6neries. each with
"a daily capacity of from $1,000 to
10000 barrels.
1T has erected and maintains oil
supplies in nearly 1000 stations
throughout the United States, holds
100000 barrels OF oil continual
Iy in reserve and requires 5000
tank cars and 5000 tank wagons to
handle initial domestic distribution.
More than one-half of the com
pany's refined product is consum-
ed abroad, 200 vessels, including 60
ocean tank steamers, being engage
ed in transporting its products, and
this foreign business has brought
to this country more than $1,000
100000 of foreign gold.
The company employs 10000
men, has payroll of $4,000
day, and in 40 years of corporate
existence has had no labor troubles.
-[New York World.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-06-07
SUICIDE OF WEALTHY
WOMAN AT LEBANON

Lebanon, Ky, June Mrs. Sal
lie Hamilton, wife of Glenn Hamil-
ton, one of the Tealthiest and best
known men of the county, commit
ted suicide this morning by drown
ing herself in a cistern in the yard
of their home in this city. she was
seventy-six years old and had been
in bad health for the past year.
She was missed by members of
the family about $3.50 o'clock, when
search was instituted. Her body
was found in the cistern, from
which she had removed the cover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton were Both
widely connected in this and ad-
joining counties and belonged to
one of the Oldest families in this
section of the State.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-06-07
WOMAN FOUGHT IN RANKS
DURING THE CIVIL WAR
And Her Sex Was Not Discovered
Until Ten Years After
Conflict.

Grand Rapids, Mich, May a.
Asa Smart, a veteran Of the Civil
War, now a resident Of Charlotte,
told to-day how a woman fought
through the rebellion in his COM
pany as a man, as his comrade, and
he did not learn that she was wo-
man until 10 years after the con-
flict had ended.
Sarah Edmunds was her name,
but in the army she was Frank
Thompson. She enlisted in 1851
at Flint when she was but 20 years
of age. The Second Michigan in
fantry was her regiment. She had
no trouble getting into the ranks.
1t was the first call for troops, and
the only examination Volunte.
had to take was of the hands.
to show that they were in good con-
dition to handle a gun. She gave
her age as IS in order to account
for her extremely delicate features
and light voice. Throughout the
war she was as brave and hardy n
soldier as any member of her reg
iment.
Miss Edmunds made the ac-
quaintance of Asa Smart soon af.o-
the regiment took up quarters in
Detroit before being sent to the
front. Smart fell sick and she nurs-
ed him back TO health. Her act
made Smart her devoted friend. bht
he never suspected that she was n
woman. Apparently she had no
idea OF falling in love with ANYBODY
Tor she formed no attachments Of
that sort with Smart or any one
else until long after the war was
over. She always had tent of her
own. The first year she was order
~ for Colonel Phil Kearney under
Mcclellan and was in the front
ranks of the battle at BIackburn,s
Ford. Later she acted as a spv
disguised part of the time as a na-
gro boy and at other times az an
irish washerwoman. Once she wNar
wounded and deserted rather than
go to hospital and have her sex
discovered. She returned when she
recovered.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-06-07
MOTHER COULD NOT LIVE
AFTER son WAS BURIED

Marietta, Ohio, June al can
not live to see my boy go under the
ground" said Mrs. Sarah Mott, of
this city, when she learned of the
death of her son, Charles Albert
Mott, at Carlyle, ILL.,, last Wednes-
day by falling from an oil derrick.
Ten hours after the funeral, Mrs.
Mott dropped dead, death being
caused by heart trouble aggravated
by the shock Of the death of her
son. A double funeral was held
this afternoon, and mother and son
are buried side by side.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-06-07
appointed and their reports were

appointed and their reports were
unanimously adopted:
Resolutions-Mrs. Frances f.
Beauchamp, H. d. L. Wright, L. l..
Pickett.
Nominations-T B. Demaree,
William Lowen, c. A. Singer, Mrs.
F. E. Beauchamp, Robert Cooper.
Flnance-A. W. Carpenter, ]. w.
White, Frank Grow, Mrs. Frances
E. Beauchamp, H. S. L. Wright.
After the selection of the ticket,
which was without contest, and the
adoption o the platform, the con-
vention adjourned.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-06-07
WAS NOT MUCH SUCCESS
AS A TOBACCO GROWER
Experience of An EIizabethtOwn
Man-BaIanced Account
With Rooster.
The Elizabethtown News says:

Frank Corley is some County
Clerk, some politician. some Mason
and some fisherman, but as a to-
bacco grower Ito excuse the Eng
lish) he ''ain't some" He shipped
his crop to Louisville several
months ago, amounting TO two hogs
heads. He had spent a great deal
of his time and money on this first
crop and was expecting big results.
Shortly after he shipped it he re-
ceived word from the tobacco ware
house that he had only shipped his
Tugs and to ship the leaf. Franks
feathers fell, as he had shipped all
he had. Finally the product of his
farm was put up on the breaks and
Frank received a check for $4,000.
He never mentions tobacco now and
he turns green if a man asks him to
have a chew.
This reminds us of a story Mr..
Gran Vile Watkins tells. He says
that number of years ago, when
tobacco was very low, that a man
from Hart county put all he had
raised in a box and shipped 1t to
the city. Shortly afterward he went
up and called around for his Tobacco
co money. The warehouse man told
him that It had been sold, but that
II lacked rs cents of paying the
charges. The tobacco grower said
he did not have the twenty-five
cents, but that the next time he
came to town he would bring him
rooster. The next year he came
into the warehouse with two roos-
tiers under his arm. He told the
warehouse man that he had brought
that rooster. Eyes, see YOU have"
said the tobacco merchant. hut
what are you doing with that other
rooster under your arm?" The
grower of the weed chuckled a 1T
tie and remarked: 81 have shipped
you another box of tobacco and
thought you might need another
rooster to balance accounts"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-06-07
PROH|B|T|ONISTS
ADOPT PLATFORM
And Name State Ticket i'm
Convention.
REV. ]. D. REDD FOR GOVERNOR
Other Official Nominations
Also Filled With
Good Men.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED

Lexington, KY, May 31.-The
State convention of the Prohibition
party of Kentucky, at its sessions
here to-day, nominated the follow
ing ticket:
Governor, the Rev. ]. d. Redd,
Paintsville; Lieutenant Governor
Prof. NJ. L. Moore, Franklin; Sec
rotary of State, C. A. Singer, Louis
Vile; State Treasurer, William
Lewen, Jessamine county; Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, ]. NJ.
Guilliams, Bowling Green; Com
missioner of Agriculture, ]. r.
Pyle, Greensboro. Executive Com
mittee: T. B. Demaree, Wilmore; L.
L. Pickett, Wilmore; c. A. Singer.
Louisville; H. S. D. Wright, Louis
VILE; L. Spingle, Louisville; Mrs.
Frances Beauchamp. Lexington;
Robert Cooper, Nicholasville; A.
w. Carpenter, MoreIand; ]. D.
Redd. Paintsville; H. w. Davis.
Providence.
The following was the platform
adopted:
I'm humble recognition of our
dependence upon Almighty God, the
sovereign Lord and rightfuT ruler
of all men and nations, whose
blessings and guidance we need and
implore, we, the representatives OF
the Prohibition party OF Kentucky,
in convention assembled in the city
of Lexington. this 31st day of May,
1911, formulate the following dec
laration of principles:
Resolved, That the manufactur-
err and wholesaler of alcoholic IL
quor is the strength and power Of
the traffic. that he has become a
political dictator and writes the
platforms of two dominant parties,
and dominates the candidates on
these platforms; that TO secure even
the semblance OF the enforcement of
the anti-liQuor laws. political par
ty must declare for the entire pro-
hibition of the manufacture and
sale of beverage liquors.; that we
reafirm our allegiance to the ma
tional Prohibition party.
"Tbe only test of citizenship
shall be intelligence and morality.
Eve approve the bill pending be-
fore Congress known as the Webb
interstate commerce bill, and ask
all citizens to urge their represen-
tatives to vote for the measure.
1--WE favor the initiative, referen-
DUN and recall.
eve demand of our Legislature
and the National Congress such
laws as win utterly extirpate every
vestige of that unspeakable crime
known as the white slave traffic
1--WE indorse and pledge our sup
port to the American Advance as
the national Prohibition party or
gan"
A plank was added declaring the
confidence of the Kentucky Prohi-
bitionists in the wisdom of the Ma
tional Executive Committee OF the
party and indorsing It's manage
ment OF the national party.
The following committees were