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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
THE c. E. CONVENTION
Rev. Van Horn in City in Interest
of State Meeting.

Rev. II. f. Van Horn, of Des
Moines, the State C. f. president, is
in the city today looking after the
interests of the state convention. At
seven o'clock this evening he will ad.
dress all the Christian Endeavorers
of the city at the Presbyterian
church. Previous to that he will
meet with the Unions Executive
Committee which has charge of the
local arrangements for the conven-
ton. The committee has been quiet
ly making plans all year and is about
to commence active work in prepar-
alton for the state meeting. The
sessions of the convention begin on
Thursday evening of next week and
will continue over Sunday, when Rev.
Medbury will bring the closing mes
sage of the convention.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
IOWA TOWN IS,
SWEPT BY FIRE
Buildings Were All Frame--Nineteen
Business Houses and Seven Resi-
dences Burn-lnsurance Rate
High, Little Carried. s.

Vinton, Sept 11.-Special: Fire of
unknown origin completely destroyed
the business portion of Garrison, sew
en- miles west of here, Sunday morn
ing, with total loss of twenty-six
buildings and their contents, nineteen
of which were business buildings,
amounting to approximately 100000.
The fire started in B. N. Donley's
restaurant and was spread rapidly by
the strong southwest wind, which pre-.
coded heavy electrical and rain
storm.
The buildings were mostly of frame
construction and the fire was beyOund
control when 1t was discovered.
What little fire apparatus the town
had was useless and had it not been
for the deluge of rain which followed
shortly the residence portion would
have been burned.
Three business buildings and large
piles of ashes remain to mark where
the business district was.
Owing to the high rates of insur
ance the property loss was only about
25 per cent covered.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
TO LIGHT new SHARON
Negotiations Pending for Resump-
ton of Electric Plant.

New Sharon may be lifted out OF
darkness at once If negotiations now
pending come to a favorable issue
Parties at New Sharon and Oskaloosa
have made arrangements to purchase
the plant and resume operations al
once, providing new franchise is
voted to the Oskaloosa Traction G
Light Co., and other plans work out
as hoped for. The parties who take
over the plant now and operate II
will be given stock in the Oskaloosa
Traction & Light company for their
holdings, when the new transmission
system is installed from the Oska.
loosa plant.
The idea of purchasing the old
plant Is to afford the town of New
Sharon light and power until the ne
cessary improvement can be made at
the Oskaloosa plant, and the transmits,
sion wires are erected from this city
to New Sharon. Meantime it will be
necessary for the citizens of New
Sharon to vote franchise to the
Oskaloosa Traction & Light company,
granting it permission to operate in
New Sharon. The franchise asked is
patterned after the Oskaloosa fran,
chise and 1t Is thought favorable &C,
tion will be taken upon it by the
people
The improvements here, at New
Sharon and along the line will repre-.
sent the expenditure of at least $780,
900 at the start and will be increased
from year to year as the growth and
development of New Sharon demand.
Under the new arrangement. New
Sharon people will have power and
light current twenty-four hours a day
and seven days in the week, in place
of only a night current as has been
the arrangement heretofore.
The preliminary plans for the pur-
chase and operation of the old plant,
and the contemplated improvements
were sanctioned by town officials and
other interested New Sharon parties,
and the board of directors of the Os'
kaloosa Traction & Light company,
at a meeting Saturday afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
AUGUST Is TO q, 1912
Dates Are Fixed For the Next
Chautauqua Assembly.

The directors of the Oskaloosa
Chautauqua are not superstitious or
afraid if a hoodoo. At an adjourned
meeting Saturday afternoon they Sc
lected the dates for next years as
sembly, fixing the time from the 18th
to the 23rd of August. Beginning on
the 18th and ending on the 23rd," ex.
claimed one director; How about
that, anyway" Attention was i'm,
mediately called to the fact that the
assembly of 1907 was held on like
dates, and it was one of the most en-
jOyable and successful of the seven
assemblies so far held. This had a
quie,ing effect and the dates stand.
Messrs G. w. Shockley, president
and c. Yer Ploeg, secretary, were
empowered to represent OSkalooSa at
the Iowa Chautauqua Alliance and
were empowered to secure talent for
next year if advisable. The follow
for the coming year:
Programme. Yer Ploeg, G. w
Shockley, Rev. McFerran, F. w. Else
and J. Nj. McClelland.
Auditing and Finance. P. Hiatt
w. w. Williams, Rev. C. w. McCord.
Advertfsing-G. w. Shockley, c. S.
Walling, H. S. Rosecrans and T. b.
White.
entertainments. T. Shangle, Phil
Hoffman,, r. H. Barnes and Art OPP,
penheimer.
Stockton Hellings, Mrs. l. N.
Taylor, Mrs. George Gilchrist, James
McLandsborough, J. P. McMurray and
w. J. Boyd.
The Grounds committee, which is
one of the most important OF all, will
be chosen at the next meeting of the
board.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Good Mahaska Corn.

Mrs. Ella f. Crookham brought a
sample of corn 10 the Herald office
Saturday that gives the lie to the
statement that the Mahaska crop is
below the normal this season. There
are four fully developed ears, not Sc
lected, but taken as a fair sample
of the entire crop in field of over
one hundred acres, The ears are re-
markable for size, being unusually
large in both length and diameter.
The crop was planted little late ir,
the season, on a piece of bottom
land on the Crookham farm, nine
miles northwest of Oskaloosa, and
was tended and cultivated by Mar
ion and AL Jones, renters. The
field. acre for acre, is uniform in de.
velopment. Loss on account of cut
worms was experienced and this will
cut down the yield per acre to some
extent. In spite OF this disadvantage
the crop win average from fifty TO
sixty-five bushels to the acre.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Federal Court Terms,

Red Oak, Sept. Especial: The
fall term of the federal court will be
held in Des Moines, November 81.
The time of holding courts in the six
cities in the Southern Iowa district
has been sent to United States Com
missioner w. c. Macarthur from Fed.
eral Judge Smith Mcpherson. Coun-
Gil Bluffs gets the first session which
opens there September 10. The
dates of the other terms follow:
Davenport, October 3; Keokuk, Octo-
Der II; Ottumwa, October 90; Cres-
ton, November 7, and Des Moines,
November 81. The new federal
buildings at Davenport and Council
Bluffs will be opened at the fall term
of court.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
PROTECT IOWA STOCK'
The Animal Health Commission
Prepares New Rules.

1owa's wealth of live stock will in
the future be projected from dis
ease by the enforcement of one of
the most stringent set of rules ever
effective in the Unitd States.
The orders of the commission of
animal health, which was established
by the thirty-fourth general assembly
were made public yesterday by DR..
James |. Gibson, state veterinarian,
who is chairman of the new commits.
sion.
If the rules, which are made laws,
in fact by the approval of the execu-
tive council, are carried out, cpl
denies which in the past have des.
troyed herds of thousands of cattle
and killed hogs and horses by the
hundreds, will be impossible. DR..
Gibson SAYS the requirements will be
enforced to the letter
No live stock will be permitted to
be shipped into the state for dairy
or breeding purposes except when
the animals have clean bill of
health And cattle must have passed
the tuberculin test. All horses must
have been proven free from CHAMBERS
by the "mallein'' test when horses
are imported from the west, of the
Mississippi river. According to DR..
Gibson all of the CHAMBERS have come
into Iowa from the western states.
Equally stringent are the rulings
against blackleg, anthrax, rabies,
mango and pleuro-pneumonia
The aim of the commission is to
bring the health of the live stock of
Iowa to point where it never has
been before and to keep it there, &C
cording to DR.. Gibson.
Governor Carroll, in his message
to the general assembly last January,
urged the establishment of such a
board as the commission of animal
health. DIR. S. h. Bauman, of Biz
mingham, representative from Van
Buren, county, father2d the bill.
The members of the commission
are Dr. Gibson, DR.. Tom Downing, of
Washington; DR.. G. w. Blanche, of
Belle PLANE; Frank Kingsley and C..
A. Saunders, of Manila.
The executive council approved the
work of the commission at a recent
meeting and the new rules are in
force now
1t is the belief of Dr. Gibson that
all CHAMBERS cases have come into
Iowa from western states.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Dedicate New Church,

Mount Pleasant, Sept. 11.-Special
Mount Peasants new $4,000 Con.
gregational church was dedicated yes
terday with appropriate ceremonies.
Three services were held during the
day. Rev. T. o. Douglas, of Grinnell,
preached the dedication sermon at the
evening meeting. The Rev. G. w.
Rogers, of Gage, Okla, for nineteen
years pastor of the church, gave the
prayer of dedication. The new build,
ing will seat 600 people and is the
second house of worship the Congre.
gational society has had in Mt. Pleas
ant. The society was formed in 1S41
and the first building was erected III
1S4S. The Rev. G. Fl. Putnam is the
present pastor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

w. L. McQuiston brought suit
against Andrew Masters and Mary
Masters asking attachment for the
sum of $3.50 which he claims is due
to him for merchandise.
Easter & Hunt have filed suit
against ]. L. Warren ct al, demand
ing the payment of a certain prom,
issory note that is past due.
The Mexico Land Securities Com,
pany have filed suit against A. F. N.
Hambleton demanding judgment for
the sum of eleven hundred dollars
and costs for the nOn.payment of
promissory notes.
Sarah l.. Hewitt ct al have filed
suit against Elizabeth Mclaughlin ct
al to quiet the title of the S. w. a
of the S. E. a except acres off the
west side thereof, and the N. w. "A
of the S. e. a of section 30, town,
ship rs north. range IA.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Stop Work on Building.

Ames, Sept. 9. - Special: The
business circles of Ames are some
what stirred up these days by the
growlings and paving of the earth
which goes on between the superin-
tendent of the new postoffice build
ing and the United States inspector,
w. F. Scofeld. The inspector has
shut down the work on the building
owing to some of the granite blocks
being imperfect. The imperfections
are very slight but they are bad
enough to catch his notice and re-
ceive his veto. George w. Stiles, the
contractor, is attempting to get SEQ
fields decision reversed but it is
doubtful whether he will succeed
Pending results the work here is shut
down.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Sues Saloon Men,

Ida Grove, Sept. Especial: Mrs.
William Klaus of Holstein, whose
husband had his back broken in an
auto accident near that town on July
13, has sued Peter Arp and Robert
Rahms, Holstein saloon.keepers, for
$4,000 damages. The American
Surety company is also made party
to the suit. Some fine points of law
are involved. Klaus, who is still
alive, is kept on a water mattress all
the time and may live one hour or
one year, but he never can get up.
Mrs. Klaus does not claim the saloon
men sold Klaus liquor, but sets forth
in her petition that they sold liquor
to one William Tams and that Tams
as result became drunk and
brought about the accident.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
START PROBE
At Fl. MADISON
Holstein Woman Sues Saloon Men
for Broken Back Of Husband.
CRUSHED BY SWITCH ENGINE
Auto Chasing Burglar Goes OF a
Bridge-John p. Irish Visiting at
Old Home-Chicken Thieves
Burn Barns to Cover Tracks.

Fort Madison. Sept. Especial;
The Cosson investigating committee
commenced work at the Fort Madi-
son penitentiary today and a mum.
Der of convicts were asked to tell
their story. Editor Dave Brant, who
started the row, had front seat
near the commission, and watched
the proceedings. But little informa-
ton was secured apparently. c. l..
Dahlberg, of Des Moines, the expert
stenographer, was taking copy of
all testimony.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Almost COMPLETED,

Dich Atchison, who had the con-
tract for the digging of the Union
Laundry sewer, over three hundred
feet of work, south from Sixth ave.
nue., in the alley between Market and
First streets, has the work almost
completed and the sewer will be in
use in a short time. This same lat
eral will also provide connection for
a number of other properties in this
block.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
All Women Can Vote.

All women whether or not, property
holders, may vote upon the city hall
tomorrow, Tuesday. The statement
has been circulated that only women
who possess real estate could cast a
ballot on the question. This is a mis-
or a misunderstanding.
All women over the age of twenty
one, whether owners of realty or not,
have the privilege of expressing their
desire on the city hall proposition.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Crushed Under Switch Enaine.

Clinton, Sept. Especial: The
mangled body of Patrick Farragher,
aged 60, was found in the Northwest.
ern yards near Fulton, Illinois, at 4
o'clock this morning. He had been
killed by a switch engine and the
only means of Identification was a
prescription from Clinton physician
with his name written across the
back. There was $3.50 In cash in his
pockets. He was single but leaves
three brothers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Cement WORKER ! |
IS SMOTHERED'
Congregationalists Dedicate New
Church at Mt. Pleasant.
HENRY co. FAIR MAKES MONEY
Cooperative Store at MarshalItown
closes-Boy of Fifteen confesses
to Ten BurgIaries at GrinnelI--
To Redeem Rich Land.

Des Moines, Sept. 11.-Rabi J.
Stanish, aged %, a Hungarian labor
ell, was smothered to death at noon
today while working at the plant of
the Iowa Portland Cement Company.
He leaves wife and child in the old
country. Every effort was made to
rescue him but to no avail.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
The Ramona Grange.

Ramona Grange of Mahaska County
which is a meeting of the subordin'
ate oranges. held session Saturday
afternoon. The program arranged for
the occasion including special ad'
dress by the Rev. C. w. McCord was
not followed out on account of the
unexpected absence of the minister
from the city. Business affairs were
taken up and discussed and arrange.
ments made for attendance at the
Grange picnic at the Yearly Meeting
grounds Tuesday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Auto Jumps OF BRIDGE.

Glenwood, Ia, Sept. Especial:
While chasing man charged with
burglarizing Miller & Phipps' store,
the auto driven by Arthur Dice and
carrying Deputy Sheriff AL Edwards,
number of bloodhounds and L. d.
Stevens, went off a bridge while run
ming at high speed near Pacific juno
ton and fell 20 feet into Pony Creek.
The men escaped serious injury but
the auto was wrecked.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Chicken Thieves Burn Barns.

Ida Grove, Sept. Especial: 1t is
thought that organized chicken
thieves are burning barns TO cover
their tracks. David Zimmerman lost
big barn with $4,000 loss, and w.
G. Rathburn lost his barn the next
night, both being burned in a most
mysterious manner. Rathburn had
$50 old chickens and 100 "springers"
in his hen house alongside the barn
and no trace of them was found af.
ter the fire.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Mahaska Peaches.

Van Flanders, who resides west
of the city near the Des Moines riv-
er, has brought a sample of some
peaches to the Herald Office that
were raised on his farm. The
peaches are beauties and the tree
that bore them was started by a
seed. They can be seen in the Her.
aid window for a short time only.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
X. of p. Entertainment.

Dubuque, Sept. 11.-Special: The
local Knights of Pythias have planned
an entertainment fund of over $4,000
to be used in entertaining visitors
who attend the annual convention OF
that order the last week of this
month. Trips have been planned by
boat on the river and various other
means of pleasure.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
A Matrimonial Exchange.

Creston, Sept. 9.-Special: Mana.
ger Atkinson, of the local telephone
company, is anxious to secure a real
bachelor girl, one who has not the
slightest intention of ever marrying.
During the past year nine of the
young women employed in the tele.
phone service here have fallen vic.
Tins to cupid's snares and the genial
manager of the Office is in deep de-
spaif.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Came Back to Iowa,

Iowa City, Sept. Especial: John
p. Irish, orator and national charac-
ter a decade ago, accompanied by
Mrs. Irish, are visiting their old
home here and renewing old friend.
ships. He has retired from public
life and now lives at Oakland, Cali
fornia.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Youthful BURGLAR Confesses.

Grinnell, Sept. 11.-Special: Alvin
Case. aged Is, of respectable parents,
having been arrested and chargd with
braking and entering the store of A.
J. Hockett and stealing 1915, is said
to have confessed to the police to ten
other robberies in the past two
which have been mystifying
the police. Case says he has secured
$219 in all.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
John p, Irish Talks,

Iowa City, Sept. 11.-Special: John
P. Irish, former Iowan and now resi-
dent of Oakland, Cal, here on a visit,
spoke at the Commercial club lunch
room to it's members today on the
Commercial Club movement on the
Pacific coast.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Municipal Building Plans.

Architects drawings of the south
front of the new city hall are to be
seen in the window of the Oskaloosa
National bank, and of the west and
east elevations in the Chas. c. Pike
window. Take a look at the draw
ings and see what the new city hall
will be like.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Grocery Company Fails.

Marshalltown, Sept. 11-Special !:
The Marshalltown cooperative groc.
cry store, organized by union men
last July with $4,000 capital, will sus-
pend business, according to a vote by
stockholders here. 1t is claimed that
lack of support on the part of the
stockholders caused the stores fail
ire
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
To Redeem Rich Land.

Weaver, Sept. 11.-Special: A meet
ing for the farmers of Lee and Des
Moines counties, living on the Skunk
river, was held at Concordia school
to devise a way in which 10000 acres
of the finest farming land in the state
can be saved from the overflow of the
Keokuk power dam.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Government Action Condemned.

Grinnell, Sept. 11.-Strong resolu-
tions were adopted by the congrega-
ton of the First Congregational
church Sunday against the action of
the government in connection with
the International Brewers convention
to be held in Chicago soon and Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson's accept
ance of taking the Craftsmanship of
this body.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Cut Them Out,

Oskaloosa may need a tree inspec-
tor, to examine and condemn danger
Gus shade trees that have served their
term of usefulness. Some of the
naples are rotten at the base and
should be removed as they are a men.
ace to life and home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Osks,oosa Posts.

Cement posts are growing in favor
in the country districts. They are
practically everlasting and the sale is
increasing. Oskaloosa has a cement
post factory. Why not use the posts
made at home!
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
People Read the Herald,

This is the season of public sales.
Bills printed at the Herald office car.
ry with them printed notices in the
Daily and Weekly Herald. This SER
vice, in many instances, is better
crowd getter than thousands OF bills.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Name Arbitrators.

Des Moines, Sept. 11.-Special:
President A. L. Urick of the State
Federation of Labor was today chos-
en- by the street car mems union as
their man in the arbitration of labor
for alleged violation of rules. 1t is
expected the car company will name
N. T. Guernsey and these two will
possibly name a third.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14

Respectfully submitted,
ROSETTA MINOR HOSKINS,
Superintendent.
Donations For August, 1911.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hasselman, |
hen and 30 chicks.
Mrs. Simon Dewhirst, 1 bu. crab
apples, cucumbers and watermelons.
Mrs. James Neagle, 1 blu. crab
apples.
Mrs. W. D. Taylor, tomatoes and
Cucumbers.
A Friend, qts. fruit and OTIS. of
pickles,
Mrs.Thos. Novels, apples, cucum-
bers and watermelons.
A Friend, blu. crab apples.
Kings Daughters, water bottle.
c. n. Dack, ice cream for nurses.
Mr.. Hite, sausage, plums and APP.
pies.
Miss Warden, musk melons.
Mr.. ]. A. Henry, musk melons, wat.
ermelons and apples.
Mrs. John Tenant, 3 doz. musk
melons.
Drs. Ruan and Traister, ice cream
for nurses.
j. R. McGregor, l portable tray ia
BILE.
Mrs. Jessie Tennis, cut flowers.
Mrs. Cy Jordan, l chicken and ap-
pies.
A Friend, / bu. apples.
Biscuit Co., case shredded wheat
biscuit.
A Friend, Z hens.
A Friend, musk melons.
Hamilton 4 Hamilton, coasters,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Connection For New Depot.

Jim Myers had the contract for the
laying of the sewer connection for
the new Burlington station, which in
cluded the construction of a manhole
No sewer pipe is permitted inside the
building, which made the job some
what complicated,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
lutheraps Call Pastor.

Boone, Sept. 11.-Special: The Rev.
Eric Floreen, of Salt Lake City, Utah,
has received a unanimous call to the
Swedish Lutheran church of this city
to fill the pulpit made vacant by the
removal of the Rev. Joseph Anderson
to Garden Grove, Neb.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Foreign Students.

Iowa City, Sept 11.-Special: A
large number of foreign students are
arriving at the university today for
the school year. Two are from Ito
lilo, in the Philippine Islands and one
Ia a Jap from Ogden, Utah.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
Henry County Fair Makes Money.

Mount Pleasant, Sept. 11-Special:
Henry county has a county fair which
makes money. The profits this year
are approximately $1,7OO, against $40
last year, according to figures given
out by Secretary C. H. Trbby, of the
local fair association.