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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
GENERAL DODGE 80 YEARS OLD

General Granville NJ. Dodge, one of
the very few surviving corps com.
manders of the Union Army, cele.
brated his eightieth birthday ami,
versary to-day. General Dodge
spends the greater part of the year in
New York, though he has always re,
tanned his home in Council Bluffs,
Iowa, where he has been a resident
since 1854. Entering the civil war
as colonel of the Fourth Iowa Infan-
try in 1861, he became a brigadier
general of volunteers in 1862 and a
major general of volunteers in 1864.
After the war he returned to Iowa
and resumed railroad work as chief
engineer of the Union Pacific lines
He subsequently, became chief engin-
eer of the Texas and Pacific and has
built more lines of railroad, it is
said, than any other man in the
United States. OF late years he has
had large corporation interests. From
1867 to 1859 he represented Iowa in
congress from the old Fifth district.
General Dodge succeeded General
Sherman as president of the Society
of the Army of the Tennessee, and
he has been commander-in-chief also
of the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion. He served as head of the
commission appointed by the Presi-
dent in 1898 to inquire into the man
agement of the war with Spain.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
Cash Quotations.

Chicago, April 12.-Wheat, No.
red, STA @SSc; No. 3 red, S5@S7hc;
No. 2 hard, SIN @S9c; No. 3 hard
S5@S7Rc; No. northern, 95@99c;
No. northern, 95@9Sc; No. north
ern, 94@97c: No. 2 spring S8@95c;
No. 3 spring, SS@95c; velvet chaff
S2@93c; durum, S2@S6c.
Corn,-No. 2, 49@49Rc; No. 2 white
49h @49kc: No. 2 yellow, 1917 @50c;
No. 3, 4S@49c; No. 3 white 4SR @49c
No. yellow, ASH @49hc; No. a and
No. 4 white, and yellow, AN @48c;
S. G. NJ, 4O@45c; S. G. Y. 40@46c.
Oats-No. 2, 3OR @31Rc; No. 2
white. 32h@33c; No. 3, 30@3OAc;
No. white, 311a@32Ac; No. A white
30k @31%c; standard, 32A @33c.
Rye--No. 2, Gle.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 70@9Oc;
fair to choice mailing, 90c@$1.10.
Timothy Seed-$11.75@12.00.
Clover-$15.00.
st. Louis, Mo, April 12.-Wheat-
No. 2 red, SOC; No. 2 hard, S6A @96c.
Corn-No. 2, ACC; No. 2 white,
i91ac.
Oats-No. 2, 31%@32c; No. 2
white, 33EC.
Minneapolis, Mimi, April IL
Wheat-No. l. hard, 9Shc: No. l
northern, 9S&c; No. northern, 94A
@96Ac: No. 3 wheat, 92$ @94$c.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 4S@4Shc.
Oats-No. white, SO1a @31hc.
Peoria, ILL.,, April 12.-Corn-No. 2,
white, 4Shc; No. finite, 4Shc; No.
, yellow, ACC; No. 3 yellow. 4SR a
i9c; No. 3 mixed, 4Shc; no grade,
t5@46Ec.
Oats-No. 2 white, 32A @32hc
nominal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
Market Notes,

No quotable change was notified In
the cattle market Tuesday, compared
with Monday. The demand was very
light and the poor quality of the cat
tie offered caused them to sell slow
ly. There was no inquiry form the
east and the traders were little diff
ferent.
The demand for stockers and feed
ers was very limited, but because re-
ceipts were small prices held steady.
The hog market got another hard
bump Tuesday, though the receipts
we're very light. Packers were ex-
tremely hostile and refused to take
hold till sellers took off SOLO cents
from Mondays low quotations. The
biggest cut was on the lightweights,
which have been selling at a decided
premium for long time.
The sheep market was in very bad
shape again Tuesday, for buyers had
light orders and were usually bear
ish. A decline of 10@15 cents had
to be recorded in the market, and at
this reduction 1t was impossible to
make clearance. Heavy grades of
all kinds were hard to sell, but there
was a fairly decent outlook for the
good light sheep and lambs. Nearly
everything was shorn.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
THE SENATORSHIP.

Several theories have been advanc
ed as to what will maintain in event
the Legislature fails to break the
deadlock and elect senator. Some
say that Senator Young's term will
expire when the legislature ad
journs, while others hold that he
will continue in office until a sue
cessor is elected. If the Iowa lcgis
lature had adjourned previous to the
4th OF March without electing a sen
ator, Senator Young's time by ap
pointment would have expired. II
did not adjourn. When that time ar
rived II was still balloting. Senator
Young's time not having expired by
reason of no election his name was
carried to the roll of the 62nd con
gress, which came into existence
March 4, 1911. Senator Young is
now a member of the 62nd congress
So far as the Iowa legislature Is con.
cerned Senator Young's name would
not be displaced by its failure to
elect senator to fill what Is known
as the Dolliyer vacancy. II that va.
cancy is not filed by election by the
legislature the name OF Senator
Young will remain on the senate roll
till the senate itself removes It. This
contingency is very remote. The
senate Is the Judge of its own mem.
bership. and 1t is altogether unlikely
that any member of the senate will
ofier a resolution declaring Mr..
Young's seat vacant. ,sp
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
WELL DRILLING LORE.

According to reports compiled by
the U. S. Geological Survey the deep.
est well in the United States is near
West Elizabeth, Pa. Its bottom is
5,575 feet beneath the surface. The
deepest well in the world is in Germ
any and is 6,57z feet deep. A more
remarkable well, perhaps, reaching
a depth of $500 feet, was drilled for
petroleum in western China by prim
itive methods and by means of such
crude appliances as cable made OF
twisted strands of rattan.
The credit of reducing well drill
ing to a science belongs to the Chin.
csc, but in this, as in many other
things, the Chinese engineers have
made but slight Improvement during
the last century, which has witnessed
so remarkable an advance in mech,
anical development in the United
States. All rocks contain some water
but some formations, such as the
grants, carry only an inappreciable
amount Sandstone, on the other
hand, has an absorptive capacity of
a gallon or more of water per cubic
foot of rock and is the best water
bearer of the solid rocks. Wells sunk
in sandstone are usually drilled and
the water derived from that rock is
seldom polluted.
How can work proceed when a
drilling tool is lost in deep well?"
is a question which may often be
asked by any person unfamiliar with
methods of well drilling. The recov.
cry of lost or broken drilling tools is,
in fact, one of the most difficult fea-
lures of we'll drilling. Simply to as.
certain the nature of an accident
which has occurred half mile below
the surface in hole perhaps only
six inches in diameter requires some
skill. Many devices have been per
,ected for capturing lost tools, and
he necessity for first learning the
shape of the upper end of the tool
Ind the position in which it lies in
,rder to proceed to recover it has
wen led to the invention of a small
,amera which can be lowered to the
,ottom of the hole to take a photo
,raph showing the conditions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
To-day's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards, April
l2.-Hog receipts are light and quail
ity is good, still prices are ON the
decline. Packers are bearish and
eastern buyers acquiesce and specu-
lators seem to be afraid. While but
little change was quotable today, all
sales were weak to a shade lower
than yesterdays average. The bulk
of the sales made today were at
$615@6.35 as against $6.15@6.30 yes
terday-fewer we're sold at the high
err point and more at the low point
to-day than yesterday, and the aver
age on the bulk sales will be less
than yesterday. The bulk sales last
Wednesday were $6.35@6.55; four
weeks ago to-day it was $6.SO@695
and one year ago 1t was $9.95@1O.O5.
The top price today was $685. as
against $3.50 yesterday; $500 a
week ago; $7.15 four weeks ago and
$10.15 one year ago.
Cattle receipts were some 5000
short of the estimate made for to-day
and quality was good throughout
but demand has so fallen that the
best that can be said of to-day's
market is that 1t was slow and dull,
but that prices held well with yes.
terday's decline.
Sheep and lambs also had a poor
day. Most of the stuff was shorn and
nobody seemed to have any orders.
The estimated receipts for to-mor.
row are 10000 hogs, 5000 cattle and
$4,000 sheep.
Average price OF hogs at Chicago
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
JOYFUL EASTER TIME.

Editor Herald: 1t is sometimes
said by sad and plaintive people that
Christ never laughed, but often wept
1t is not likely this is true and it is
only mentioned by gloomy persons
AS an excuse for their own habits of
complaining sorrow.
But all beings, men, women, boys
and girls, have within them a faculty
for mirthfulness and laughter as
God put this faculty in all of our ma.
lures and it was made for use.
If you, my sad friend, are so per.
verse that you will not see the
laughter in life then your soul needs
the bitter gall washed out of it.
After toll there comes rest; after
pain there comes relief; after sor-
row there comes joy. 1t is the law
of nature; it is the law of humanity.
We would not alter these laws of
the world; We could not, it is fally
to try.
The joy of Easter comes after the
dreary waste of winter. The green
velvet grass replaces the desert of
snow. The youth and maiden clothe
themselves anew; there is brilliance
where there was before gloom;
there is sound where before was 81
lence. There is a flashing of lights
around the world. There is praising
and chanting in tens of thousands of
churches and millions of voices join
in jubilation; on every face there is
a sparkle and this spreads a radiance
over town and country. The streets
sound with merriment, the rivers run
like silver ribbons and the birds
sing with joy.
There are two creeds to celebrate
at Easter. One is the triumph of the
Christian creed; the other is the
splendid creed of nature, for as Christ
rose from the grave so all nature has
risen at Easter from the grave of
winter. The minds of human beings
are quick in sympathy. The eye at
Easter sees the beauty of the world
the scent of the fields and woods de-
light the senses as the body and
mind respond to the call of the earth.
We know it is a time to laugh, for
the very air carries gladness in every
breeze. We know it is time to sing,
because the whole universe seems to
jungle with sunbeams; we know it
is time for ornament, for nature her.
self is covered with garlands and
colors.
Lengthen out your Easter, my
friend, by carrying the joy time far
into the rest of the year. into the
hard work of living carry the soft
ness of laugh into the dreary sor.
row; take your serene faith into
happier day.
You will find your mirthful spirit
will tighten labor, make the very
face of duty seem. glad. diffuse
cheerfulness all around you, multi
ply the sources of pleasure. gid the
dark things of life, and you will en-.
JOY every long day you are on earth,
Read, ponder-it will do you good my
disconsolate friend.
RICHARD WILLIAMS.
Oliyet, Iowa, April 10.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
ENDS BIG EMAIL. WAR; WEST
Post Office Department Orders Santa
Fe System to Change lts Kan
sas City Plans.

Kansas City. Mo. April 1.-THE
mail war" which was being fought by
the Atchison, Topeka e. Santa Fe rail
road and the Missouri Pacific-Pennsyl.
vania roads for the contract to carry
the overland mail west from Chicago
has been brought to an abrupt end by
the order of the post Office department.
The order. which requires that the
Santa Fe morning mail train leave the
union station here instead OF the
Grand avenue station has gone into ef-
feet. The order restores connections
here and gives the west It's mail about
tsa hours earlier than previously.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

Tuesday, 1924, against $6.25 Monday.
1884 week ago, $1O.15 year ago,
$7.44 two years ago and $3.50 three
years ago.
Receipts for to-day were 1000 cat.
tie, $4,000 hogs and $4,000 sheep,
against 1904 cattle, 20,905 hogs and
9,75S sheep the previous Wednesday,
and 14,126 cattle, 20,567 hogs and
15,645 sheep for Wednesday, April
13, 1910.
Heceipts for the first two days
this week compared with week ago
increased 5000 cattle, $500 hogs and
decreased 1890 sheep. Compared
with the corresponding period year
ago cattle increased $500, hogs 2l,-
700 and sheep $500.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
Yisible Grain suppIY.

New York, April Especial cable
and Geographic communications re-
ceiyedsby Bradstreet's show the fol-
lowing changes in available supplies
as compared with previous account:
Available supplies:
Wheat-United States, east Rock
les. decreased 1921 900 bu.
Canada, decreased $1,000 bu.
Total United States and Canada
decreased 1,732,000 bu.
Afloat for and in Europe, increased
100000 blu.
Total American and European sup
ply, decreased $4,000 bu.
Corn-United States and Canada,
decreased ], 479,000 blu.
Oats-United States and Canada,
decreased $4,000 Blu.
The leading Increases and de-
creases reported this week follow:
lncreases-Omaha, $4,000 bu: Chi
cago private elevators, $4,000 bu.
Decreases-Manitoba, 361,O0O bu:
Minneapolis private elevators, $4,000
bu.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

"A half interest in the Fairfield
Ledger has been sold to w. d. Junkir
and the paper will hereafter be pub
lished by the firm of c. M. & w. D.
Junkin. Mr. Junkin is not stranger
to Fairfield people. He was born and
reared in that city and was trained
in the Ledger Office. He is the son
of the late w. w. Junkin and has
done as much, perhaps. as any of
four sons to perpetuate the name of
an honored father in the newspaper
history of Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
Hyde Sentenced for Life.


Hyde was sentenced July 5, 1910,
to life Imprisonment by Judge Lat.
shaw. September %, 1910, his attor.
neys asked the highest court In the
state for a new hearing, charging er,
ror in 255 points. They made the fol,
lowing allegations: That the indict,
meNts were illegal and the evidence
insufficient to support the allegations ::
that competent testimony was barred
and incompetent testimony admitted :;
that prejudiCial remarks were allowed
by the prosecutor and by the court !;
that the court should not have revoked
Hyde's bond during the trial and that
the verdict was the result of passion
and prejudice
The chief evidence attacked was
that of the Chicago and Michigan tox-
biologists who examined the viscera of
Swope. An attack was made on Pro
fessor Vaughn of Michigan, who testi-
fed he found strychnine in the liver
of Colonel Swope.
Doctor Hyde was found guilty of
to explain adequately the purchase of
capsules of potassium cyanide was
chiefly responsible for his conviction.
He said 1t was used to kill cock.
reaches; the prosecution said It was
to kill members of the Swope family
and asked: Does a man kill cock
reaches with poison capsules?' Two
days and half after the arguments
ended the verdict was returned.
illness and Deaths Mysterious.
First In the series of tragedies In
the Swope family was the death of
James Moss Huntoon October /. 1909
The prosecution charged Hyde bled
the patient beyond the limit OF recov-
cry. Two days later Colonel Swope
was stricken with commissions and
died. Witnesses testified that few
minutes before the commissions Doctor
Hyde had given Colonel Swope cap
sule similar to the cyanide capsules
II was shown he bought. The colonois
will. leaving s1.600,000 to relatives,
was filed. Then Miss Margaret Swope,
niece of Colonel Swope, became Ill
with typhoid fever. Next Christian
Swope and two other relatives men
toned in the will became iii with ty-
phoid. December ChrismaH Swope
died. having commissions similar to
those Of his uncle, the colonel. Two
days later two more girls-7Iegatees
under the will--wer<> seized with the
fever and nurses testified that Hyde
inoculated the patients with fever
germs. s.-.-.--..--.--s.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
TO create a sentiment in Ii

TO create q sentiment in the
state for moral legislation to be pro-
posed two years hence in the legis-
lature, meeting of the ministers in
Iowa has been called to be held in
Dies Moines on April rs. The min
listers of Des Moines are back of the
movement. They believe that favor
ed legislation can be secured II the
people Of the state are rightly edu-
Gated on the subject of moral legis.
lation. The legislation desired will
be decided upon at this meeting OF
the ministers Of the state and plans
made for a statewide. educational
campaign In lis interest. ssasse
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
Early Strawperries.

Elmer Mendenhall, who has Der.
ry and truck farm southwest OF the
city, will have Strawberries on the
market In a short time. He now has
green berries on some of the vines
that were protected from the weather
by mulching. They are now coming
along rapidly. Mr.. Mendenhall has
one OF the incest places In the coun.
ty, and with favorable conditions he
will have a wonderful crop OF fruit.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

The man who lets his business
push him, is on the wrong track"
says the Ottumwa Courier. "A good
business man is always pushing his
business. He does not himself keep
SO far behind that the business has to
push him-he pushes it."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
England announces the launch

England announces the launching
of battleship of 22,5OO tons, 5S4
feet long, $4,000 horsepower, speed
of twenty-one knots, and a main bat
terry of ten 13.5-inch guns. This YES
sci is called "Superdreadnaught," a
name indicating that the simple
dreadnaughts are already candidates
for the scrap heap.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

The Missouri supreme court has
held that fraternal beneficiary insur-
ance must be paid, even though the
insured does engage in a business
prohibited by the policy, if the com.
pany accepts premiums after the
change was made.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

give boy good name wheth'
er he deserves il or not" urges the
Montezuma Republican. Nine cases
out of ten, without knowing it, he
will try to live up to it and respond
to tactful encouragement. The ex-
periments is we'll worth trying"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

1t seems to the Jacksonville
Courier that the. million dollar Ma
sonic temple proposed for Washing.
ton ought to loom up pretty well
alongside the one they built for King
Solomon under the direction of Hi
ram Abiff.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
All Horses Go Lower.

Chicago, April 12.-Horse values
weakened off sharpley and in some
instances the LOO to 1900 H.
chunks were off as much as SIS,
while even good grades showed $40
decline. Other classes were quoted
$5@10 lower. Demand was fairly
good, but continued liberal receipts
caused the reaction. There were ap-
proximately 1876 horses thus far this
week, against 1875 same time last
week and 1,143 corresponding two
days year ago. Dealers tried hard
to keep values from slumping and
trade was slower than usual. Not
many offerings sold upward of $3.50
and sales were at $150@215, with
some plain lots at $150@125.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

1t would seem to suit the eternal
fitness of thing to learn that hog
weighing s45 pounds was recently
marketed at Abba. The fact that it
brought $50 will also furnish topic
of conversation there for years to
come, $3.50.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
."Seedtime In InWan

-"Seedtime in Iowa." says the
Council Bluffs NonpareiI, beats any
seson of the year except harvest
time. When the corn rows begin to
line up across the black soil and the
grass is green in the pastures sen.
sible person wouldn't trade an Iowa
township for all the territory beyond
the Rockies"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

I'm the opinion of the Keokuk
Gate-City, no estimate of the cost of
living is complete or worthy of con-
fidence that leaves out of considera-
ton the cost of automobile supplies
and Easter hats.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

Now that the members of the
Iowa legislature will get $1,000 in
place of $3.50 per term, the Keokuk
Gate-City says it is up to the Des
Moines hotels to double their rates.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

Sunday, April 80, will be "Tuber,
culosis Day" and nearly all the
churches and social organizations of
the state will have exercises touch.
ing on this subject and collections
will be taken to aid in the movement
for the suppression of the dread dis
ease.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

The rising temperature. the re
turn of the grass and the leaves and
the frightening evenings suggest the
band concerts in the park. Who will
win lasting gratitude by being the
promoter this year?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

The twenty seventh annual re.
port of the National Civil Service
Commission shows that there are
now slightly over $4,000 persons
holding jobs under Uncle Sam, not
counting soldiers or sailors. About
100000 Of these are In the classified
service appointed by competitive ex-
animation and protected until death.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
What Cheer Patriot: The

What Cheer Patriot: The gov.
eminent census just made public
gives Keota a population of only 9SS,
but everyone of that number must
be live ones as they have raised
something like 100000 to promote an
interurban,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

Little birds are beginning to
whisper that Burlington is going to
build a new depot in Oskaloosa and
that it will be located on the site of
the old one. Any place will do; just
SO we get the improvement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

"A gentleman from Missouri
wishes to be shown how it is that re-
ciprocity with Canada will lessen the
cost of living and at the same time
not lower the price of breadstuffs
produced by the farmers of the Uni
ted States.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
There seems to be another bond

There seems to be another bond
of fellowship between Washington
and Oskaloosa. The recent census
shows that Washington is in round
numbers just one-half the size of
Oskaloosa. During the last ten
years Washington gained 125 in pop
ulation and oskaloosa just twice as
many, ESQ.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

Much of the feeling existing
along the border is no doubt due to
the hatred of school children for
Mexico, because of having to learn
to spell Mount Papoctepetl.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

Switzerland elects president
every year. That would strike an
American is bad for business, but it
is better than the situation now ex
isting in Mexico.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

"A railroad mnager says the din.
ing cars lose money. Judging from
the prices they charge country edi.
tor concludes they ought to have a
lot of 1t to lose. .."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

Abe Martin tells of an Indiana
man aged ninety who dropped dead
after splitting six cords of wood. His
body was found by his four sons who
were returning from billiard tourn-
ment.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13

Iowa rural letter carriers will
meet in state convention at Des
Moines September / and 2 next. 1t
is expected that between 800 and 400
will be in attendance.