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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
WRECK
ON IOWA CENTRAL
Eleven Loaded Cars Go in Ditch at
Coppack Bridge.
ENGINES AND 6 CARS PASS OVER
Train No. SO With Win Russell in
Charge, and Engineers Holt and
AIders and Firemen Messers
and Friend.
ENGINES AND 6 CARS PASS Owe

Brighton, Iowa, November 20.-Spe-
cial: Iowa Central freight No. Sc, Win
Russell conductor, met with a disas-
trous wreck at the west end of the
Coppack bridge over the Skunk river
east of Brighton, about midnight or
little before, Sunday night, Novem-
Der 10. Eleven loaded freight cars
went into the ravine and carried
down about two hundred feet of the
trestle work approach of the bridge.
Fortunately no one was injured. The
cause of the wreck is not known at
this time.
Train Number sc was east bound,
pulled by a double header, engines
No. 21l and No. PA, Engineers Ted
Holt and e. E. Alders, Firemen OFT
Messers and Frank Friend. The en-
gines and six cars of the train had
passed over the bridge when the train
broke in two and the eleven cars
were piled up in pile of wreckagc
with several bents of the bridge in
a conglomerated heap on the bottom
land west of the river. Traffic is
tied up for the time being. Bridge
carpenters and material were hurried
to the scene this morning and all
possible dispatch is being used to get
a clearance over the place.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Dispersion Sale.

Thursday, November %, occurs the
dispersion sale of Percherons owned
by j. Hill Barnes and J. c. Redman.
The sale will be held at Walthall's
Sale Pavilion, and Col. Carey M.
Jones will be the auctioneer. Some
thirty.five or six head will be sold.
All have been bred and raised by
Messrs. Barnes and Redman and are
all recorded stock. There will also
be sold at this sale the trotting stall
lion Howola 4S766, and Tom Thumb,
Shetland stallion.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
In The Corn Fields.

Council Bluffs, .Jov. 20.-Special ::
Bert Van Houten, a young farmer
living near Hamburg, Ia, next Wed.
nesday, on the farm of Glen Bunker,
will try to husk 210 bushels of corn
in ten hours for q total of $1,000. Van
Houten last week announced that he
had accomplished such feat ad S.
T. Campbell, of Murray, Neb., who
heard of the boast, expressed a doubt
about Van Houten's ability to get out
so much corn in one day of ten hours
and offered to bet $500 that Van
Houte could not do 1t. Van Houten
again declared that he did make the
record and could do it again and
promptly covered Campbell's $500
Arrangements then were completed
to test the matter.
Marshalltown, Nov. 20. - Special
A total of S64 bushels and As pounds
OF corn in three days is the picking
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Only Detail Matters.

Only detail matters came before the
city council at the second regular
session of the month Monday evening.
Tho session began late and did not
last long, as there was little business
TO do. Labor claims were audited
and reported, some poll tax matters
and complaints taken up for adjust.
ment delayed reports presented and
couple OF matters suggested and
discussed but no action of record
made. Adjournment was moved
about nine-thirty o'clock.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Wife and Affinity Arrested.

Logan, Nov 20.-Special After a
search in New York and extending
half way across the continent, James
Shroles has succeeded in capturing
his runaway wife, Anna, and ner at
fnity, Perry Bowerman, formerly a
sailor in the u. S. navy, and at his re
quest Sheriff Rock arrested them near
Mandarin Sunday. They waived
arraignment on a statutory charge
and will be bound over to the grand
jury, which will meet in January. So
far they have been unsuccessful in Sc
curing bonds. Sholes took the little
daughter away from his wife and
says he has been on the trail for her
capture for months.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
U. S. TO APPEAL HAUL CASES
Government VIII Attack the Com.
merce Courts Intermountain
Rulings.

Washington. Nov. 1S.-It was an
nounced here that the government will
take steps to appeal to the Supreme
court from the decision of the COM
merce court rendered this week in the
long and short haul rate cases orig
mating in the intermountain section
Of the country. The commerce court
upheld the constitutionality of this
feature OF the interstate commerce
law. but declared that the interstate
commerce commission had exceeded
its authority by fixing a theoretical
rather than an absolute rate.
In ordering a reduction OF the rate
under this provision the commission
provided for a percentage increase in
long haul rates based on zones ar
bitrarily defined. The court practical
ly held that these increase should be
specifically set out in dollars and
cents.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
MEXICAN WAR IS
EXPECTED AGAIN
United States Soldiers Ordered
to Remain on Border.
REYES TROUBLE MAKER NOW
Prospect Of Another Serious Outbreak
In the Southern Republic 10 APP
pretended by Washington
Authorities.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-Danger Of
another well-organized and formidable
revolutionary movement in Mexico
has caused the suspension OF the re-
turn to their home stations Of the
American troops sent into the border
country during the Macero revolution.
The attitude of the United States Is
one of apprehension Of further trouble,
against which every precaution is to
be taken to insure the strictest neu-
trality.
Rangers Ordered to Border.
Austin, Tex, Nov. 1.-two COM
panies Of Texas Rangers were ordered
to the border, with instructions to
prevent any activity in Texas toward
starting a revolution in Mexico.
These movements were made after
a conference between Governor Col
quit and Ranger Captain Hughes,
who claims to have evidence that part
Of the preparations for a Mexican
revolution are under way in this state.
Reyes Predicts an Outbreak.
San Antonio, Tex, Nov. 1S.-"All Of
the trouble that has developed in Tor
reon and other places in the republic
of Mexico in the last few days is the
outcome of promises made and yet I'M
filed" said Gen. Bernardo Reyes.
"Torreon and that vicinity are not the
only portions of the country that will
be affected. This discord will spread
throughout all OF Mexico"
Since General Reyes came here sew
eral weeks ago rumor has been busy
with his name in connection with a
threatened uprising in Mexico.
General Reyes, however. denies he
is concerned in any plot against Ma
dero. He is frank to say he Is not in
sympathy with the present govern
ment in Mexico and predicts disaster
for it.
Madero Prepares for Trouble.
Mexico City. Mexico, Nov. 18.-Prep
arations are being made by the Ma
dero administration TO meet a pos.
sible revolutionary movement in the
north. In spite Of declarations made
by the president that General Reyes
~o"'a hot SohhaHu LoIihiuHpio ioi'
lowing, the war department within
the last 4S hours has ordered the
force of Gen. Juvencio Robes, 1000
men of all arms. to proceed from Tor
reon 10 Lampaseos, in Nuevo Leon.
Likewise the ninth battalion is being
moved from Rosales, Chihuahua, to
Monterey. A battery of rapid-fire
guns left here for the latter capital.
A report; is current that Reyes had
negotiated loan of 100000 pesos
($8,00O,O0O gold) in San Antonio to
finance a new revolution.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Come To Oskaloosa
List Of New Citizens Who
Have Recently Arrived.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Smith, of Well.
sa to reside and are living at 445
North Firse street. They have one
child.
- - -
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Taylor, of OF.
tumwa, are newcomers to Oskaloosa
and are located at 440 North First
street. Mr.. Taylor is employed at the
Home Bakery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Swanson, who
formerly lived south of Oskaloosa,
has moved to $40 c avenue East. Mr..
Swanson is a carpenter.
- - -.
l. C. Moore, of Rose Hill, has ac-
cepted the position as turnkey at the
Jail and will be an Oskaloosan from
now on.
- - -
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Vanderlinden
have come to Oskaloosa from Pella
and are residing at 2O2 Eighth ave,
nue. West. Mr.. Vanderlinden is EN-.
ployed at the Hawkeye button fac.
tory.
- - =
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Minard and one
child, who have been living on farm
southeast of the city, have taken up
a residence at 80 Ninth avenue East
Mr.. Minard is employed at the Iowa
Valve Co.'S plant.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
.LYNNV|LLE LOCALS
HENRY BRoM LOCATES IN TOWN
AND ESTABLISHES A BLACK
SMITH BUSINESS - NEW WALK
BEING LAID TO DEPOT. "
Items from Lynnville Starr.

items from LynHVllle Star).
V. A. Robert has sold the L. G..
Quaintance 100 acre farm to A. M.
Barr. Price 500 per acre.
A Mr.. Parker, who is with the Sin
ger Sewing Machine Co., with head.
quarters at Oskaloosa, visited the
F. w. Royden family here Wednes-
day.
A wrecked freight train on the
Central delayed southbound passen.
ger No. 2 Tuesday evening and pas.
sengers from here who had been in
Grinnell were compelled to drive
home from near the Joel Humbert
farm.
Henry Brom, an expert black.
smith from Oskaloosa, has moved his
family here and will have charge of
the work at the r. A. Farmer shop.
Mr. Brom learned his trade at Pella
and has worked at the trade in Os-
kaloosa, Newton, Des Moines, as we'll
as several years in Chicago. He
has followed the business for some
thirty years and we understand
knows his trade from A to q. He is
an expert at horseshoeing and also
woodworking.
Engle Edel, who has been farming
near Palsco, Kansas, arrived here
last week with his family and goods
and will make Iowa his home here
after. Engle states that crops there
were almost a total failure this year.
His father, who went there some time
before, has decided to remain for an
other year at least.
Work has been started on a cement
walk running west from Macy Bros
lumber Office to the railroad track.
The ground has been cut down with
a gradual slope and when completed
will be a great improvement to that
part of town. 1t has been bad
piece of walk for years and at times
it has been almost impossible to get
across to the depot.
Death has again been in our midst.
This time the James family is bereft
of a husband and father. M. A., or
better known as AL James, was call
ed to his reward after an illness of
but three days. But few knew he
was sick and the sad news came as a
surprise. He was taken sick on Sat
urday night and again on Sunday
night he was in a very critical con-
dition. Monday evening he grew rap
idly worse. passing away shortly af-
ter six o'clock.
All our local teachers attended the
convention, which was held in Des
Moines last week. Many of the rural
teachers went also, but there were
some who failed to take advantage
of the opportunity.
Saturday afternoon on a muddy
field and during a forty-mile gale,
the light high school team proved
too fast on their feet for their burly
opponents, the Penn seconds, who
easily outweighed them 10 to Is
pounds to the man, defeating them by
the score of to 3.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Dinner Csc at the Senate
left
RUMMAGE SALE RECEIPTS.
Woman's Club Nets Over 500 For
Drinking Fountain to be Erected.

Woman's Club Nets Over 500 For
Drinking Fountain to be Erected.
More than one hundred dollars net
proceeds resulted from the three days
Rummage Sale held by the Oskaloosa
Woman's Club Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of last week, in the apart.
ments of the Oskaloosa Commercial
Club in the court house. The women
may have hoped for better result
from the effort, but they are duly
grateful TO their many friends for the
contributions that made up the stock
for the sale and to those who con.
tributed of their time and effort in
helping with the work connected with
the sale. Patronage was somewhat
under expectations but the ladies are
duly appreciative of the trade enjoy.
ed. The greatest amount of cash de-
rived from any one article was $3.50
paid for an overcoat. Quite a number
of articles brought one dollar, and
many things sold below that figure.
The bulk of the sales were made at
five and ten cents and an immense
amount of business at these figures is
required to make up a sum total of
over one hundred dollars.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
A New ORGANIZATION.

Des Moines, Nov. 20.-Speciai: Del
egates from twenty universities, col
leges and preparatory schools in Iowa
are meeting at Drake University
here today to form a state wide or
ganization to have charge in the fu
ture of the religious and social life
of the students at the different
schools. In the past religion has
been left to the Y. M. C. A. and the
Y. w. C. A., and the fraternities
have controlled the social life. This
will be all changed and the new as
ISOLATION will attempt to regulate the
life of the student outside of the class
rooms and may clash with the frater'
mites.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
$4,000 For Each Finqer.

Davenport, Nov. 20.-Special: Mar
garet Murray, of this city, will re
ceived $4,000 for the loss of five fin
gers, according to decision of the SUI
preme court last week. Miss Murray
lost her fingers while working in the
c. r. & p. laundry. She was, before
the accident, a talented musician
The court affirmed the verdict on the
grounds of humiliation and anguish
from Disagreement"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Warmer Weather.

Although the thermometer yester
lay showed above freezing by sever.
al degrees, ice remained all day on
the shady side of buildings and in
sheltered places. Some of the snow
Of Sunday was likewise held over,
nut where the sun had a chance ice
and snow alike disappeared.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23

record of Lawrence e. Hoffert, 10
years old, son of farmer living near
Green Mountain. Hoffert, who only
weighs 131 pounds, picked 116 bushels
the first day, 113 bushels and 20 lbs.
the second day and 1856 bushels and
25 lbs. the third, an average of l21
bushels 38 and l-3 pounds for the
three days work. The young man un,
loaded four times, using an elevator.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
SCHOOL TEACHER
AWARDED $4,000
Davenport Girl Gets $4,000 For
Loss Of Fingers in a MangIe.
HAPPENINGS IN CORN FIELD
Burlington Grocer Suicides - Ice on
AaeaH Ntku N.nene
HAPPENINGS IN CORN FIELD
Burlington Grocer Suicides - Ice on
Walks at Mason City Causes
Broken Legs and Arms-Tel-
ephones Combined. 81.

Indianola, Nov. 2O.-Special: After
trial lasting a week and after be,
ing out many hours the jury in the
district court today returned a yer.
dict for $4,000 damages in favor OF
Miss Mary A. holland, a school teach
er who sued w. H. Glynn, a bank
cashier, for $4,000 for breach OF
promise. The defense will ask for a
new trial and If refused will appeal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Prominent Man Dies.

Burlington, Nov. 2O.-Special: Will
bur H. Hill, of Chicago, aged 80, as.
sistant to President Darius Miller, of
the Burlington route, and regarded
as one Of the most promising railroad
men in the country, is dead of pneu
monia at Mercy hospital. He had
been ill week.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Cow Breaks Woman's Leg.

Clinton, Nov. 2O.--Snecial: While
attending the cows on her farm west
of here YESTERDAY, Mrs. August Te-
tens was knocked down and trampled
on by one of them and received a
broken leg.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Dinner CSC at the Senate
l6tf
Coal For County.

The board of supervisors which is
now in session has set the date OF
December IL as the day to receive
bids for the supplying of coal and
lumber for the county.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Telephone Systems Combined.

Eagle Grove, Nov. 20.-Special:
The Office of the Independent Tele-
phone company was abandoned Sat
urday ad the Bell company now is in
possession of the field.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
AVoca Store is Burned.

Avoca, Nov. 2O.-Special: F. G.
Hetzels large hardware store was
damaged by fire Sunday to the extent
of $4,000, but the loss is fully cover.
ed by insurance. The origin Of the
fire is unknown. This was one of
the fest hardware stores in the state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
One Week Later,

Thanksgiving this year comes the
latest day possible under the exist.
ing custom, on Thursday, November
80. the last day of the month. Thanks
giving last year was at the earliest
date. on Thursday of this week, Nov
ember cath.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
GETTING Ready For Winter.

Sigourney News: Jake Northup
visited in oskaloosa Tuesday, doing
shopping, where he bought a new
cap and some stove pipe.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
Killed in Runaway.

Davenport, Nov. 20.-Special: John
Algers, aged As, a prominent hotel
keeper here, was killed today when
his horses became frightened and ran
away, throwing the victim over an
embankment and killing him instant
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23
AGED Citizen Dies.

Clinton, Nov. 2O.-Special: John P.
Dunn, aged Is, an old citizen, died
last night of old age.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-05

ting dungeon walls struck in his face;
it remained with him as he stood
swaying in the thick gloom-the voice
rumbling in his ears, the words beat
ing against his brain until the shock
of them sickened him, until he stretch
ed out his arms and there fell from
him such a cry as had never tor
tured his lips before.
Strang was alive! He had left the
spark of life in him, and the woman
who loved him had famed it back into
full fame.
strang was alive! And Marion
Marion was his wife!
The voice of the king tainted him
from the black chaos that hid the
dungeon walls. The words struck at
him, filling his head with shooting
pain, and he tottered back and sank
to the ground to get away from them.
They followed, and that vengeful leer
of the king was behind them, urging
them on, until they beat his face into
the sticky earth, and smothered him
into what he thought was death.
There came rest after that, a long
silent rest. When Nathaniel slowly
climbed up out of the ebon shadows
again the first consciousness that
| came to him was that the word-demons
had stopped their beating against his
brain and that he no longer heard
the voice of the king. His relief was
so great that he breathed a restful
! sigh. Something touched him then.
Great God! we're they coming back?
| Were they still there-waiting-wait
ing
It was a wonderfully familiar voice
that spoke to him.
Hello there, Nat! Want a drink"
He gulped eagerly at the cool liquid
that touched his lips.
Neil" he whispered.
Its me, Nat. They chucked me in
with you. Hell's hole, isn't it,"
Nathaniel sat up, Neil's strong arm
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at his back. There was a light in the
room now and he could see his COM
panion's face, smiling at him encour-
agingly. The sight of 1t was like an
elixir to him. He drank again and
new life coursed through him.
"Yes-hell of a hole!" he repeated
drowsily. Sorry for you-Neil-"
and he seemed to sleep again.
Neil laughed as he wiped his com.
panion's face with a wet cloth.
I'm used to it, Nat. Been here be-
FORE" he said. Can you get up?
There's a bench over here-not long
enough to stretch you out on or l
would have made you a bed of it, but
it's better than this mud to sit on"
He put his arms about Nathaniel
and helped him to his feet. For a few
moments the wounded man stood with
out moving.
I'm not very bad. l guess" he said,
taking a slow step. Where is the
seat, Neil? I'm going to walk to it.
What sort of a bump have l got on the
head?"
Nothing much" assured Neil.
suspicious, though" he grinned
cheerfully. Looks as though you
were running and somebody came up
and tapped you from behind!"
Nathaniel's strength returned to
him quickly. The pain had gone from
his head and his eyes no longer hurt
him. In the dim candle-light he could
distinguish the four walls of the dun.
geon. glistening with the water and
mold that reeked from between their
rotting logs. The floor was OF wet,
sticky earth which chung to his boots,
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SYNOPSIS.

Capt. Nathaniel Plum of the slocp Ty-
phoon,. lands secretly on Beaver island.
stronghold Of the Mormons. Obadiah
Price, Mormon councillor. confronts him,
the ammunition aboard the slOop. He
binds Nat by a solemn oath to deliver a
package to Franklin Pierce. president of
the United States. Near Prices cabin
Nat sees the frightened face of a young
woman who disappears in the darkness.
Mats visit to the island is to demand set
tle1nent OF the king, .Strang. for the loot
Ing OF his sloop by Mormons. Price shows
NAT the kings palace, and through a
window. he sees the lady Of the lilacs.
who Price says is the kings seventh wife.
by a young woman that his life is in dan
ger: Strang processes indignation when
ne hears Mats grievance and promises to
punish the guilty. Nat rescues Neil, who
II being. publicly whipped. and the king
orders the sheriff. Arbor Croche. to pur-
that Marion. the girl Of the lilacs. is
Neil's sister. The two men plan to escape
on Mats sloop and take Marion and
Winnsome, daughter of Arbor Croche,
and sweetheart OF Neil. Nat discovers
that his ship has been seized by the Nor
mons. She begs him to leave the island,
telling him hat nothing can save her
from Strang, whom She is doomed to mar
~. Plum finds Price raving mad. RecOv-
that armed men are descending on the
island. Nat lie" rms thai Marion has been
summoned to the castle by Strang. Nat
Kills ArbOr CrOche, and after a desperate
fight with the king. leaves him for dead.
The %avenging host from the mainland de-
a part in the battle and the latter Is
wounded.
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Strand Was Alive.

came to the streets Of the town, and
in a half conscious sort Of way he
cursed at the rabble trailing at their
heels. They passed close to the TEN
pie, dirt and blood and a burning tor
ment shutting the vision of it from his
eyes, and beyond this there was an
other crowd. An aisle opened for
them, as it had opened for others
ahead of them. In front of the Jail
they stopped. Nathaniels head hung
heavily upon his breast and he made
no effort to raise it. All ambition and
desire had left him, all desire but one,
and that was to drop upon the ground
and lie there for endless, restful years.
A voice dragged him back into life
"a voice that doomed in his ears like
rolling thunder and set every fiber
in him %quivering with emotion. He
drew himself erect with the involun-
tary strength of n mastering the
last spasm of death and as they
dragged him through the door he saw
there within an arms reach of him
the great, living face of Strang, gloat-
ing at him as if from out of a mist
red eyed, white fanged, filed with the
vengefulness OF a beast.
The great voice rumbled in his ears
again.
Take that man to the dungeon!"