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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
WHAT DRAG WILL DO.
Iowa City Road for Five Miles Out
Is Like Asphalt.

Auto drivers who were out this
Tuesday morning on he Iowa City
road, where for several years past
the drag has been intelligently used
report that for five miles out from
the city there was not sign of a
mud-hole. so perfect has the grading
been done. and they say the road-bed
is as perfect as though 1t were as
phalt And this, too, following the
heavy rain of Sunday and Monday
morning, and without the use of the
drag since.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Heaviest OF Year.

Last week was the heaviest Of the
year In the bounty department OF the
county auditors Office. A total OF
seven hundred and twenty-five gopher
claws were received. The largest
amount was brought in by fioyd and
Merle Kisor. They received bounty
on ". N. C. Belford received bounty
on the only ground hog.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
RAIL PROFITS.
GROWING LESS
Net Earnings Fall Away Despite
Record Breaking Business.
REDUCTION OF TAX ASSESSMENT
The Eleven Big Railroads of the State
Show a Decrease Of $743,072 in
Net Earnings for the
Past Year.

Des Moines, May 1.-Special: Iowa
railroads did a business last year OF
nearly $79,000.O00; but made less
money than they did even last year
when their profit account showed a
big falling off. 3
Neither last year nor the year be,
fore was there any substantial in.
crease in the total of assessment, the
increase last year being only 10000
This year the assessment may be re
duced.
Reports of practically all the rail
roads are now on file with the execu
tive council. Figures for eleven OF
the big roads have been footed up
These roads comprise all but 337 OF
the 1874 miles of road in Iowa, Sc
that the figures show substantially
the totals for the state.
These eleven roads showed, on
Iowa business alone, gross earnings
Of $76,701,S65; expenses, $61,S14,01S;
earnings, $14,SS7,644.
AS compared with last year this
showed an increase in gross receipts
of $6,939,144; increase in expenses
$7,0S2,2 1886; decrease in net earnings
$743,072.
The gross earnings of the eleven
roads mentioned was for the past
year amounted to over $500, 900
more than the gross earnings for all
the roads the year before. Before the
executive council there will probably
be some tall explaining why it is that
with such an increase of revenue the
net earnings decreased.
Earnings and Profits.
A little study of the eleven roads
mentioned will also raise some ques.
tons as to why prosperity affects diff.
ferent roads differently. For instance,
the Northwestern, with $1,30O,OO0
gain decreased profits $553,OOO; the
Milwaukee with 100000 gain de.
creased profits $1,417,000. But the
Burlington with only 100000 gain in
business increased profits $l,O63, 900;
the Great Western with only 100000
gain increased profits 1871 900 and
the Iowa Central with 100000 gain
increased profits $4,000.
The Wabash last year had a loss of
$5l,440 on Iowa business as against a
profit of $9S.4S5 the year before, yet
it did more business. The Great
Northern lost $4,000 the year before
on Iowa business and boosted the
loss TO $7S 900 last wear
The gross earnings of the eleven
roads for the two years We're:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Water Tank Falls.

Williams, Ia, April 29.-Special:
The big city water tank, mounted on
a 100-foot tower, collapsed and fell
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
tank was full of water and surround.
ing property was flooded. The big
tank and iron standards fell to the
north, otherwise the mill and electric
plant would have been destroyed. No
lives were lost. The money damage
will exceed $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
MUSCATINE STRIKE SETTLED
TERMS OF GOVERNOR CARROLL
SAID TO BE ACCEPTED.
Button Makers Meet in Secret SEES
sion, But Will Give Out Moth
ing Authoritatively.

Muscatine, Ia, May Especial:
The button workers met this morning
In secret session and voted upon the
proposition of Governor Carroll in
settlement of the labor differences. 1t
is understood that majority voted
to accept the terms offered, although
nothing is given out authoritatively
concerning what happened in the
meeting.
The governor is planning on re.
turning TO Muscatine Tuesday after.
noon at the time Of the general meet,
ing, or Wednesday morning when the
workers are expected to return to
work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Will Move Coal Chutes.

The Burlington is contemplating
the moving OF its coal chute equip
ment from its present location south
of Fifth avenue to location nearer
the round house, little east of B
street intersection. A couple OF new
switches will also be. put in to give
accommodations to engines and other
equipment.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Puanacious Squirrel.

Mrs. w. r. Campfield. No.503 South
A street, while feeding some baby
squirrels was attacked and bitten by
the mother bunny who did not ap-
prove of her children taking food
from strangers and went after Mrs.
Campfield in rather savage manner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Many Onions.

Some extensive onion patches have
been planted in Oskaloosa and vicin-
ity this spring. One of the largest is
now being planted on the Roberts
place short distance west of NJ
street on the interurban line. There
are about three acres in this bed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Flooded Streets.

The rain Sunday evening was so
hard that the sewers and drainage
could not care for the floods and the
streets ran water curb full and in
places the stream was from curb to
curb. In places where the water
backed up lakes and ponds were fiji
ed to depth of several feet.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Despondent Man Suicides.

Winterset, April 29.-Special: Des.
pendent over ill health and personal
trouble John Gilbert, aged IS years,
owner of fine 16O-acre farm, left
his aged father alone in the house,
went into the orchard and put bull.
let through his brain, dying instantly.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Murder at Clinton,

Clinton, April 29.-Special: Rollie
Swallows, a former employee of the
Northwestern, last night was shot
and killed here, and Torval Anda, a
neighbor and friend of his, is now in
jail charged with the murder.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04

Tomato and cabbage plants are hav.
ing big run this week, The garden
ers have been waiting to have the
ground in better condition for trans
planting.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Rebuilds Residence,

George w. Sewers has commenced
an extensive improvement to his
summer residence southwest OF the
city. Additional conveniences are
being added to make II permanent
residence. Several thousand dollars
win be spent in the work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04

Moulton, Ia, May Especial: vii.
bur Post, 16 years old was drowned
In the Fred Post pond Sunday after.
noon. The boy tried to swim across
the small lake, or pond, but the chilly
water numbed him,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
To predae Clear Lake.

Clear, Lake, la. May l.-Special:
Sufficient money has been raised now
to start the work of dredging the lake
and as soon as dredge can be Sc.
cured the work will be started.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Life Term for Rape.

Fort Dodge, April 29-Special: Fred
Butler, convicted recently of rape of
his 15-year-old stepdaughter, Vera
Butler, was sentenced by Judge c. G..
Lee, of the district court, to life
term in Fort Madison penitentiary.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Fruit Probably Ruined.

Webster City, Ia, May Especial:
A driving snow followed last nights
down-pour of rain, the mercury is at
freezing and fruit here abouts is
probably ruined. Snow this morning
delayed north bound trains four
hours
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Win Count Mail.

Postmaster True has received an
order from the department to the eff,
feet that he must make count OF all
incoming and outgoing mail at the
local office during the month OF May.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
Iowa Democrats BANQUET.

Des Moines, April 29.-Special:
Democrats are making elaborate ar
rangements for the tenth annual
banquet of the Iowa State Jefferson
Club. to be given in the Elks' hall
Monday. May /. The principal speak
er will be w. J. Bryan.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
BIG INCREASE
IN LICENSES
Work Has Begun on Series Of
Power Dams on Skunk River.
RAPIST SENTENCED FOR LIFE
Big Water Tank at Williams colIaps
ed-iowa Democrats will Observe
jefferson Banquet - Money
Hid Under Carpet Lost.

Ottumwa. April 29.-Special: The
city council this morning revoked the
licenses of nine saloons and increased
the license of the remaining twenty
two from $1,000 to $4,000 per annum
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04
eio strlk, a. plttsburo,

Pittsburg. Pa. May Especial A
strike OF 10000 Pennsylvania railroad
shop men in the Pennsylvania dis.
trict was called this morning,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04

The heavy rain Sunday evening
played havoc with young chickens
and some big losses OF incubator
birds are reported.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04

Mrs. ]. l.. Souter, formerly o.
Seattle, Washington, has rooms al
No. Sic F avenue west.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04

$76,7O1,S65 $7O,362,721
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-04

Alfred Wymore 2l6 B avenue west
Is a recent arrival and resident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21
MAYOR AND CAR
COMPANY COMPLAIN
c. B. G. @. Railroad Authorities Told
by Mayor Elder Crossings Must
Not be Blocked.

IL the switchmen and local freight
crews of the "a" yards block the
street crossings for any overly long
period hereafter, they will be arrest.
ed and taken to the police station.
Under date OF February Is, Geo. r.
Higgins has advised H. l.. Roberts
general yardmaster that Mayor J. r.
Elder has entered another complaint
at the instigation of the Electric Co.,
because of blocked crossings. In the
notice to Mr.. Higgins, local freight
agent of the C. B. G. c., the mayor
states that he is getting tired Of tell
ing the railroad company that they
must cease blocking the crossings
and that hereafter, SO that more at
tention will be paid to the manifestos
which he has issued, switching crews
will be arrested by an officer and es-
corted to the police station where
charges will be brought against them.
number of times in the past. it is
said, the mayor has informed the rail.
road companies that they must keep
off the crossings where the public
must pass, but seemingly, little atten-
ton has been made to the request
The matter has been referred to A.
n. Willsie of Hannibal, superinten-
dent OF the Hannibal division of the
G. b. & @.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21
IOWA LOST MANY
BY PARALYSIS
State Health Board Report Shows 1850
Deaths Resulted. From the
Epidemic.

Among the states of the union that
have been stricken with infantile par
alysis, Iowa stands second in the num-
Der Of cases of the dreaded and mys-
FERROUS disease. according to the sta
tistics announced in the quarterly
bulletin of the Iowa state board of
health, being issued by DR.. G. III.
Sumner, secretary of the board.
In Iowa there have been 100 deaths
from infantile paralysis during the
last year. There were GOA cases of the
disease. Only one other commonwealth
the state of Pennsylvania. had great
ier number of cases. the statistics
from that state registering 1,02S.
lnfantile paralysis is infectious. ac-
cording to the bulletin, and patients
should be isolated and disinfected as
in other contagious diseases.
In letter to DR.. Sumner. DR..
Henry Albert OF Iowa City, who re-
ceived advance copies of the bulletin,
declares it to be the best bulletin ever
issued by the board of health, and
writes that it is of great value to the
state.
The statistics concerning infantiIe
paralysis, as gathered by the board
are as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21
NEURAL GA OF
THE STOMACH
A Kansas Woman Tells of
the Knife-Like Pains
She Suffered.
After Eight Years Of Treatment With.
out Result the Patient Tried DR..
Williams Pink Pills and Wss
Quickly Cured.

Neuralgia is irritation or infamma-
ton OF nerve. When the nerves OF
the stomach are inflamed the term nell
ralgia of the stomach is used. The
treatment is the Iame as for any other
form OF neuralgia and consists of a
proper tonic, nourishing food and rest.
Mrs. Mary Il. Thorpe of No. 1925
Riley street, Atkinson, Kans.. was
cured of a long-standing case of neural
gia OF the stomach by DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. She says:
For more than twenty years suf-
fered from neuralgia OF The stomach
which was frequently so bad that was
confined to my bed for days at a time.
! had knife-like pains in my stomach
and each year they grew worse and
worse until finally the doctors, who
had been treating me for over, eight
years, said they could do nothing to
help me and gave me morphine to ease
the pain.
"a friend then recommended DIR.
Williams Pink Pills and began TAX
ing them. My case was stubborn
one and took about four boxes before
| could see that they were helping me.
But with the fifth box results came
rapidly and soon | was entirely cured.
/ have had no return of the trouble and
am now in very good health, thanks to
DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain the
elements necessary to make new blood
and, as the nerves get their nourish-
ment from the blood, have been found
invaluable in a wide range of diseases
OF the blood and nerves, such as ana,-
mia, rheumatism, after-efects of the
grip and fevers, neuralgia, nervous de-
bility, and even St. Nitus' dance and
locomotor ataxia.
DR., Williams Pink Pills are for sale
at all druggists, or will be mailed to
any address, postpaid, on receipt of
price, 80 cents per box; six boxes for
$3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Those who are interested in the treat
ment which cured Mrs. Thorpe can
obtain further information by writing
for the booklet, NERVOUS Disorders, y
which we send free on request.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21

shrill voice in the rear of the room
requested that windows be raised in
order that the room be given more
air. Judge Logan suggested that it
be cold air.
A travelling man, a Mr.. Tobin, as
was afterwards learned, took the au-
dience by storm after few enthusi-
astic remarks. He declared that Keo-
kuk's work was right here at home.
That the place to get busy is within
the city. IF you can't talk good about
Keolluk, don't talk" he said.
The veteran speaker of the evening
was e. NJ. Ingersoll. He did not like
this talk about Keokuk being dead,
he said. In lebuttal of remaks to
that effect he mad few figures at
hand. The value of taxable property
has increased million and one-halr
in the past ten years.
That the travelling men, more than
one hundred in number, who work out
of Keokuk be banded together as CO.
workers with the committee, was the
excellent suggestion made by ]. w.
Huiskamp and it met with unanimous
Endorsement. Mr.. Huiskamp in his
talk expressed the belief that much
good could be done the city If these
knights of the grip" were instructed
in the art of boosting Keokuk.
DR.. George F. jenkins, in connec.
ton with previous remarks of Mr..
Huiskamp, declared that too often the
travelling men do not stand up for the
city "The travelling man question is
a big one he said.
p. S. Hoyt, the well known travelling
man, said that it is with the travelling
men that the commercial club has
lost out in the past The commercial
travellers should be given data about
the dam and the city, he said.
c. P. Dorsey referred to the wide
publicity work that has been carried
on by the commercial club and a vote
Of thanks was extended to both 1t and
the committee of thirty before adj
journment.
Among the other gentlemen who
gave expression to their thoughts
were DR.. Frank NJ. Fuller. James Fall
lon, Wells NJ. Irwin, Frank Swan, and
Ira w. Wills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21
HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea

an unfailins panacsa. and are now in the full
enjoyment Of womanly health and visor.
Tho enormous sales. Of HoIlister's Rocky
NJ 1tain Te.-actually theusands of times
greater than those of any similar remedy or
"substitute.-arc due. frat, to the unequalsd
merit OF this always reliable household medic
cine, second, to its Recommendation to
friends by those benefited.
II YOU were one Of the many Thousands who
have been permanently relieved Of some ailmcnt
or weakness by this purely vegetable Nature
made medicine. you wouldn't hesitate to tell
Others about its truly wonderful curative
properties especially If you Ind been long
chronic sufferer. and other treatments proved
worthless to you.
Mothers and daughters who were thin-blood-
ed, nervous and euferinE, before they found
relief in Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
have gratefully helped to spread a knowledga
of this true woman's friend among Others
suffering as they did. They have told what
it va: that restored them to sound. robust,
in increasing. tho fame of Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. If you have been helped by
this grand remedy, VIC know you will do your
part in pointing the way to others:
larRc package enough for los cups of
siren eth ,eyine tea 5c--at your druggists Hoi-
in tablet fofm-ain = box.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21

serve until their successors are Sc
lected and qualified:
A. D. Ayres, G. r. JOY, Theo. A.
Craig, Thos. H. Joyce, Jas. Cameron,
Jr, A. e tombstone, j. A. Dunlap,
Frank LeBron, j. F. Elder, John Ma
gel, L. A. Hamill, c. M. Rich, James
Huiskamp, Wells NJ. Irwin, Ira w.
Wills.
ARTICLE XII.
The Indebtedness Of this corporation
shall not exceed two-thirds (2-3) OF
the capital stock and shall never ex.
coed the actual value Of it's assets.
ARTICLE XII.
Private property of stockholders OF
the corporation shall be exempt from
corporation debts.
ARTICLE XIII.
All of the assets OF the corporation
are pledged to the purpose for which
1T is formed and any profits that may
accrue to this corporation shall be de.
voted to the purpose for which this
corporation is formed and to those
purposes only, and; No dividend shall
ever be declared, paid or received on
the stock of this corporation, nor shall
any stakeholder receive any profit in
any manner on his stock and, If at the
time OF the dissolution or termination
of this corporation there shall be ON
hand any assets, the said assets shall
be devoted to some public purpose or
use, to be then determined by the
stockholders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21

Delicately formed and gently reared. women
will find, in all the seasons of their lives. as
maidens wives or mothers, that the one simple.
wholesome remedy which acts gently and
pleasantly and naturally, and which may be
used with truly beneficial effects, under any
conditions, when the system needs a laxative.
is-Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA 1t is
well known to be a simple combination of the
laxative and carminatve principles of plants
with pleasant aromatic liquids, which are
agreeable and refreshing to the taste and
acceptable to the system when its gentle
cleansing is desired.
Only those who buy the genuine Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA can hope to get its
beneficial effects, and as guarantee of the
excellence of the remedy, the full name of the
company California Fig Syrup Co.'s printed
on the front of every package, and without it
any preparation offered as Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA is fraudulent and should be
declined. To those who know the quality of
this excellent laxative. the offer of any substi-
tute, when Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA
is called for, is always resented by transfer
of patronage to some first-class drug establish
ment, where they do not recommend, nor sell
false brands, nor imitation remedies The genu-
inc article may be bought of all reliable drug
glsts everywhere; one size only. Regular
price SO cents per bottle. Get bottle today
to nave IN the house when needed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
Sing a Song of Sing Sing.

The theatrical critic of The Gate
City is leaving 1t to the dramatic call
er-down of the Quincy Herald to re-
port Lower Berth Is" which played
at the Grand in this city last night.
The Herald writer says: The press
agent stated that the author of Low
er Berth 49, was Ave years in com
pleting the play. Probably that repre-
sents his time in Sing Sing before
he could present it. Now he should
have return engagement of ten
years for daring to do so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21
There. Real Friendship
In Letting Your Friends Know How
Good HOLSTERS ROCKY
MOUNTAIN TEA Really
IL In ALL CHRONIC
AILMENTS.

Women who have used it, and know les value
from s.pe.isnce, say. Hollister's Rocky
female tonic. Women who have suffered for
years from ailments and disorders peculiar to
and hopeless in the belief that there was ne
psrmansnt relief for them-have found in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21
mence business when $1,000 shall have
been paid in.
ARTICLE ".

This corporation shall commence
when the certificate of incorporation
shall have been issued by the SECRETARY
of state, and shall terminate twenty
years thereafter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21
Tax Sale Notice.

To C. D. Gordon:
You are hereby notified that on the
18th day Of November 1907 lots 139
and 140, Block CO. Rees Addition to
Keokuk, Iowa. was sold to George S.
Tucker for delinquent road taxes;
that am the lawful holder and own
er of the certificate OF purchase there
of; and that the right OF redemption
will expire and a deed for said real
estate be made, unless redemption
from such sale be made within ninety
days from the completed service here
Of, GEO. S TUCKER.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21
Or. J. EATON JOHNSTON.

DR.. J. EATON JOHNSTON.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
The only physician practicing Oste.
opathy in the county. The Smith
sonian truss fitted and guaranteea,i
the only truss that holds Office.
North side of Main street third door
above Fifth. Phone SO. Residence.
Ninth and Webster. Phone 4S4. P.
y. Lock Eox Al. u arsaw. I'll.