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The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
CHAS. A. HOOVER HURT
Engaged in Dynamiting Stumps
.. on Right-of-Way.

Charles Hoover and four workmen
engaged with him were somewhat In
jured this afternoon at the new Hoov.
er coal mine southwest of Buxton,
The men were dynamiting stumps on
the right-of-way of new switch. A
shot was prematurely discharged
while the men were at work and
slight injuries resulted. Hoover was
brought home this evening";
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
The First REGULAR Concert.

The first regular band concert of
the season was played Saturday even
ing and creditable program was lis
tened to by citizens and visitors from
outside. The program was snappy
and had finish that was not expect
ed at this season Of the year when
practice has not been as careful as
might be expected. The work of the
band does credit to the director, Will
Beckman.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
|ONAN WINS THE. >.
PROH| CONTEST
Difficulties at Muscatine Again Set
tied. Button Workers to Return.
FARMER KILLED BY LIGHTNING
insane Woman Saturates Clothing
With Oil and Then Sets Self on
Fire-HaiI Storm at Boone
Was Destructive.

Dies Moines, May 20.-Special: H.
J.,Moore, Of Des Moines College, was
declared the winner in the annual
oratorical contest on prohibition, held
at Greenville, Texas, last night, given
under the auspices of the 1ntercolle-
gate Prohibition Association of the
Unite Estates,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Iiuhtino Case Affirmed,

Des Moines, Ia, May 2O.-Special:
A dispatch from st. Paul says the
United States Circuit Court of Ap.
peals in a decision rendered today
affirmed the decision of the Circuit
Court of the U. S. District of Iowa in
the case Of Wellsbach Street Lighting
Company of Delaware against the
City of Des Moines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Storm in N. E. Iowa.

Monticello, Ia, May 20.-Special:
Last nights storm was the greatest
destroying storm of any in this vicin-
ity for years. All telephone poles
were blown down and wire connection
in the south and eastern parts demol-
ished. The roof of a store at Lang
worthy was blown off and small build
ings damaged. Crops were also dam
aged. A small cyclone was reported
at WAYNE.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Insanity Charqe.

Peter Russell was before the com
missioners OF insanity Saturday. The
commissioners have made no DISPOSE.
ton of the case and Russell is likely
to go free awaiting developments. 1t
is understood that he will be ordered
confined 10 the state hospital II his
actions are not proper.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Harlan Named Receiver.

Atlantic, May 20.-Special: Ed S.
Harlan, of the Iowa Trust & Savings
Bank of this city, was today named
by. District Judge w. r. Green, as
receiver for the Atlantic Northern &
Southern Ry. He is ordered to re-
sell the road on July "a and will do
so on the steps of the court house
here at 10 a. m. Harlan is treasurer
of the road.
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Notice.

There will be meeting of the In.
dianapolis Cemetery Association at
the cemetery on May 81, 1911, at 900
o'clock, to elect officers and transact
any other business that may come be,
fore the meeting.
224d1-w1 I'M. Stephenson, Pres.
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chiokenc Profitable.

More chickens are being cared for
and raised in Mahaska county this
season than ever before in the history
of the city. With chicken 15@lSc a
pound on foot it's more profitable
than pork and beef.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Teased Italian, Shot in Neck.

Waterloo, May 22.-Special: Her
aid Paul, a student at Fayette, was
shot through the neck at Oelwein
Sunday by an Italian whom Paul anu
his companions we're teasing. The in
jury is not dangerous but gives great
pain. The Italian escaped.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Iowa Liquor Dealers.

Davenport, Ia, May 22.-Special:
The Iowa Liquor Dealers Association
met in annual convention here to-day
and will remain in session until Thurs
day. J. J. Klein, of Council Bluffs, Is
presiding. Among those in attend
ance are several officers of the ma
tional organization of liquor dealers.
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$4,000 Verdict Against c., r. !. & p.

CenterVille, Ia, May 22.-Special:
A jury in the district court Saturday
gave the Grover Adams estate YER
dict for $4,000 against the Rock Is
land road. Adams was knocked from
a car and killed by projecting beam
at the Center coal mine chutes near
here while breaking year ago. The
young man left no wife or parents,
and a sister, with whom he lived at
Trenton, Mo-, is his nearest relative.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Fall Erom Enujne, Killed,

Clarion, May 22.-special: John
Murray, aged 81, fell from an engine
on which he had stolen ride from
Fort Dodge, and was killed in the
Great Western yards here today.
Relatives in Harrisburg, Pa. have
been notified.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Jury Can't Auree,

Davenport, May 22.-Special: The
jury in the Rudolf Brandenburg MUIR
der case was reported in hopeless
disagreement at noon today. 1t has
been out forty-eight hours and will
probably have to be discharged and
the case tried again.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Benson Made Superintendent.

Mason City, Navy 22.-Clarence. S.
Benson, superintendent of the Massn
City schools, has been appointed
county superintendent to take the
place of Fred Mahannah, who has
been appointed state inspector of
high schools,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Iowa Orator Wins.

Sioux City, Ia, May Especial:
In q hard fought oratorical contest
here last night in which representa-
tiyes from Indiana. Ohio, Minnesota
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and
Iowa colleges had entered their most
capable speakers, J. G. Emerson of
Ames, Ia, carried off the victory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Must File Expense Accounts.

Des Moines, May 22.-Special; Sec
rotary of State Haywood holds that
candidates for congress in the Ninth
Iowa district at the recent conven-
tions must file statements of their
campaign expenses under the primary
law, even through their nominations
were by convention and not at prim-
aries,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Drank Carbolic Acid.

Davenport, May 22.-Special: Ar.
thur Townsend. young street car
conductor, drank bottle of carbolic
acid in the presence of his wife with
whom he had quarreled. He is now
in the hospital aud there is small
chance for his recovery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Hail Storm Hits Boone.

Boone, Ia, May 20.-Special: Last
evening occurred the severest and
most destructive storm ever in this
locality. Hail as large as hen eggs
covered the ground. There scarcely
is a building in town without broken
windows. The damage to glass alone
Ii estimated at over $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
To Install Day Current.

Manchester. Ia, May 20.-Special:
The Manchester Light. Heat and Pow
er company has placed its orders for
added machinery, necessary for the
installation of all day electric service
to be furnished it's patrons within a
few weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Eanles State Meetina.

Des Moines, Ia, May 20.-Special
The state convention of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles will be held in Des
Moines on June 6, Z and 8.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Epworth LEAGUE Meeting.

.,Ottumwa, la. May 2O.-Special: A
program of unusual merit is being
prepared for the coming twenty-sec-
ond annual meeting of the Ottumwa
district Epworth League convention
to sbeheld here June 10, 20 and 81 in
the Willard Street M. E. church.
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Come To Oskaloosa
List Of New Citizens Who
Have Recently Arrived.

Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Caldwell
and three children, No. 428 North Sec
ond street. Mr.. Caldwell was former
ly of Oklahoma and engages in con-
tract work.
- - -
Arthur Holloway, wife and seven
children return from Sigourney to re-
side at No. AS College Hill avenue.
Employed with engineering depart
ment of city administration.
go - - -
Owen Reilly and sister, Mrs. w. A.
Reilly, have rented their farm near
Evans and have come to Oskaloosa
for permanent residence. They live
at No. 215 Fourth avenue west.
- =. -
Con Anderson and wife, corner c
street and Second avenue, come from
Des Moines to take a position in the
tailoring house Of o. P. Dede.
-. - =.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p Lewis and four
children, No. 424 North Fourth street,
formerly resided at Pekin, Keokuk
county. Mr.. Lewis Is an employee of
the Oskaloosa Manufacturing Com.
pany. -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
CoIfax Gets PostoI Bank.

Colfax, May 22.-Special: The post
office at this place has been designat-
ed by the postmaster general to be a
postal savings bank and to be open
for business July 10.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25

OTIiCSFSs
President ....... 49,. Wilhelm Read
Vice-Pres. ... $500. Faye Shoemake
Secretary ..... ..... Hazel Black
Treasurer ..... Marguerite Dewhirst
Classical.
Windsor Duboc. Laura Langhorst.
lone Norwood. Mabel Reynolds.
Wilhelm Read. Rita Sewers.
Thos. Watson. Laura Steddom.
Marguerite Cowan. Frank Wright.
Marie Hull. Sarah Agg.
Floretta Bidwell.
General.
w. Cadwallader. Dorothy Petit.
Helen Adkins. Kathryn Pogge.
Hazel Black. Faye Shoemake.
Minnie Lictenheld. Ruth Jones.
Science.
Ira Barnhart. Myrtle Southwick.
Ethel Terrell. Homer Johnson.
Helen Hedge.
Marguerite Dewhirst.
Commercial.
Raymond McFate. Edith Smith.
Doris Montgomery. Josephine Ramsay.
Bertha Alexander. Ethel Holt.
Virda Hetherfngton.
- - -
Through the efforts of Miss Marcue,
domestic science instructor of the
Oskaloosa High school, a display OF
handiwork of students of the High
school as we'll as the ward schools
was had Friday. For the benefit of
those who were unable to see the
display Miss Marcue will have the
work on exhibition in the Frankel Dry
Goods window Tuesday and Wednes-
day. In addition to the domestic
science display, Instructor Grouse of
the manual training department will
have a fine display in the same win
dows. Both displays are worthy OF
the closest attention.
A story with generous sprinkling
of romance in regard to six High
school students is making the rounds
and il is substantiated on so many
sides that 1t is without doubt true
story. These six High school students
three boys and three girls went to
Ottumwa Friday evening in an auto
mobile. On a return trip when only
a short distance from Ottumwa the
storm overlook them. The failure of
the auto to extricate itself from bad
hole forced these six students to seek
shelter in a neighboring farm house
and leave the machine desolate. The
next morning they succeeded in reach
ing the city. Since they returned
they find 1t both convenient and com.
Portable to avoid the smiling faces Of
their friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
Willard Win Ely.

Keokuk, Ia. May 22.-special: C.
Willard of the Curtis aviation school
viii fiy here under the auspices of
the business mems association, Satur.
day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
mWets" Circulate Petition.

DEBORAH, Ia, May 20.-Special: The
"wets" again are circulating a petit
ton of consent in Winneshiek county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25

The ]. r. McGregor Co. has given
the hospital a fine swinging porch
couch, which is very much appreciat.
ed and enjoyed by both patients and
the family.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
British Housewife Showed How 70
Draw the Line Between Sentt-
ment and Supper.

Apropos of King Georges corona
ton John Quinn Of the Irish Indepen-
dence league said the other day in
New York:
There will be lot OF empire talk
and Imperialism talk to spoil the coro-
nation. The English imperialist, you
know, prefers to talk about the en-
pire's fringe, of which he is ignorant.
rather than about its heart, which he
knows TO be diseased.
"The empire bubble was once prick
ed nicely by an English housewife.
Her husband came home late on q
Sunday afternoon smelling of beer and
tobacco and very red In the face.
"'Oh,' he said, I've had a-fine time.
I've been to an empire meeting. It
was grand
"Then he frowned and said impa-
tiently:
What's the matter with support
Amt 1t ready YETI
"His wife, who was peeling pota-
toes and holding sQuawking baby,
rose and extended the baby to him.
Here she said, take hold Of your
bit Of the empire while I fry these
chips"
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley lawyer, goes 60
Pittsburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition OF
John Gilmore, millionaire. A lady. re-
quests Blakeley to buy her Pullman
ticket. He gives her lower IL and re-
tains lower 10. He finds drunken man
in lower 10 and retires in lower
He. awakens in lower nld ana
finds his clothes and bag missing, The The
man in lower 10 is found murdered. Cir
cumstantial evidence points to ootn
Blakeley and the man who stole his
clothes. The train is wrecked and Blake
ley is rescued from a burning car by a
girl In blue. His arm is broken. The girl
proves to be Alison West. his partner S
sweetheart. Blakeley returns home and
finds he Is under surveillance. Moving
pictures of the train taken just before
the wreck reveal to Blakeley man leap
Ing from the train with his stolen grip.
Investigation proves that the mans name
IS Sullivan Mrs. Conway, the woman for
whom Blakeley bought a Pullman ticket,
tries to make a bargain with him for the
forged notes. not knowing that they are
missing. Blakeley and an amateur de-
sister. From servant Blakeley learns
that Alison West had been there on q
visit and Sullivan had been attentive to
her. Sullivan is the husband of daugh-
ter OF the murdered man. Blakeley's s
house is ransacked by the police. He
learns that the affair between Alison and
his partner is off, Alison tells Blakeley
whom she was on her way to marry when
the wreck came. 1t is planned to give
Mrs. Conway the forged notes in ex-
change for Sullivan. Mrs. Conway kills
herself and Bronson, and the ashes Of
the forged notes are found in the room.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A newspaper recently invited its
readers to state in few words what
they considered the most beautiful
thing in the world. The first prize
was awarded to the sender Of the an
swer: THE eyes Of my mother" The
dream Of that which we know to be
impossible" suggested an imaginative
person. and this brought him second
prize. But the most amusing thing
was that which read. "The most beau
tiful thing In the world Is to see q
man carrying his mother-in-law across
q dangerous river without making any
attempt to drop her in"
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

ooh. very WELL" he said with as
sumed Indifference
Hotchkiss just then escaped from
Richey's grasp and crossed the room.
did you ever wear glasses?" he
asked eagerly.
Never" Sullivan glanced with
some contempt at mine.
"I'd better begin by going back q
little," he went on sullenly. II sup
pose you know l was married to Ida
Harrington about five years ago. She
was a good girl, and I thought lot
of her. But her father opposed the
marriage-he'd never liked me, and he
refused to make any sort of settle
ment
II had thought, of course, that there
would be money, and 1t was bad day
when l found out I'd made a mistake.
My sister was wild with disappoint-
ment We were pretty hard up, my
sister and l."
| was watching Alison. Her hands
were tightly clasped in her lap, and
she was staring out of the window at
the cheerless roof below. She had
set her lips little, but that was all.
"You understand, of course, that I'm
not defending myself" went on the
sullen voice. The day came when
old Harrington put us both out of the
house at the point of revolver, and
| 1 threatened suppose you know
that, tool threatened to kill him.
| my sister and / had hard times
after that. We lived on the contin-
ent for while. l was at Monte Car
10 and she was in Italy. She met a
young lady there, the granddaughter
of steel manufacturer and an heir
ess, and she sent for me. When I got
| to Rome the girl was gone. Last WIN
| ter | was all in-social secretary to
an Englishman, a wholesale grocer
with new title, but we had a row,
and came home. I went out to the
Heaton boys ranch in Wyoming, and
met Bronson there. He lent me mon
ey. and I've been doing his dirty work
ever since"
Sullivan got up then and walked
slowly forward and back as he talked,
his eyes on the faded pattern OF the
| Office rug.
eff you want to live in hell he
said savagely, .'put yourself in anoth-
er mans power. Bronson got into
trouble, forging John Gilmore's name
to those notes, and in some way he
learned that man was bringing the
papers back to Washington on the
Filler. He even learned the number of
his berth, and the night before the
| wreck, just as was boarding the
train. got telegram"
/ Hotchkiss stepped forward once
more Importantly.
(which read, think: Man with
papers in lower ten, car seven. Get
| them.
Sullivan looked at the little man
with sulky blue eyes.
.Tt was something like that, any
how. But It was a nasty business,
and it made matters worse that he
didn't care that a telegram which
must pass through half dozen hands
was more or less discriminating to mo.
Then, to add to the unpleasantness
of my position, just after we boarded
the train was accompanying my
sister and this young lady, Miss West
la woman touched me on the sleeve,
and I turned to facemy wife!
aThat took away my last bit Of
nerve. told my sister, and you can
understand she was In bad way, too.
We knew what it meant. Ida had
heard that was going"
He stopped and glanced ureasily -
Alison
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

the results of each year better than
those of the year before.
Speaking a short time ago, Mr.. Sny-
der said: IT have always said that we
have the best irrigated country in the
United States. Mr.. Burley gave us
chance to prove 1t, and 1t was as much
the opportunity of showing that we
could make good, as the money, which
induced me to go into this competi-
tion."
j. Notwithstanding his achievement.
Mr.. Snyder does not believe that his
record will stand. He has too great
faith In the potato industry and in
Idaho to permit such an opinion. Il
| do not think we have reached the limit,
by a long way" he remarks, conf
IDENTIFY, and there are thousands who
are familiar with that country who
are ready to echo the assertion.
The fact is that large profits from
potato raising In Idaho are the rule,
not the exception. H. p. Frodsham, a
farmer in the American Falls district,
commonly takes 500 bushels from an
acre, his yield per acre thus being, at
a cents per bushel, $21o.
Someone who knows the conditions
In and the possibilities of Idaho has
| said that ut Is maxim In southern
Idaho that the new settler, with little
or no capital or implements, but with
willingness to work, can plant pota-
toes on his irrigated farm the first
year and make good living for his
family, besides laying aside money to
make all necessary payments on his
| land"
| William B. Kelley, who owns
ranch near Gooding, says: 1--WE get
so many potatoes to the acre that We
don't stop to count the sacks"
Samuel Lewis, also living near Good
ing, reports as follows: Potatoes
grow large and thick. Six potatoes
from my field weighed 81 pounds. The
crop runs 500 to 900 bushels to the
acre, and can aways be depended
upon"
The price received by Mr.. Snyder
for his prize-winning potatoes does
not by any means represent the top"
of the Idaho market. Much higher
prices have been commanded at var1-
GUS times, yet at the Accent rate re-
ceived by Mr.. Snyder his profits were
very large.
Scores of instances may be cited to
show what the lands of Idaho hold in
store for those who will put forth the
effort that must precede success.
Those who have succeeded in this
one task of potato raising, trace their
accomplishments to industry, OF
course, and to a study of conditions
and needs. But they could not have
reaped such harvests II industry and
determination had not been fortified
by ideal conditions of climate and soil.
Such conditions prevail in the agri-
cultural districts of Idaho. There the
ground Is rich and eager. There the
climate Is conducive to the outdoor
task. There the scheme Of irrigation
has been SO well prepared and Is so
unfailing in It's supply that. growing
crops have water when they need it.
With water, sunshine and cultiva-
ton to bless the crops at proper In
tervals, the growing of potatoes, or
any other agricultural or horticultural
industry In Idaho. Is as sure OF abun-
dant cash returns as any OF mans
tasks can be.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25


go on" she said coldly 'It is too
late to shield me. The time to have
done that was when I was your
guest
WELL" he went on, his eyes turned
carefully away from my face, which
must have presented certainly any
thing but a pleasant sight. Miss
West was going to do me the honor to
marry me, and"
"You scoundrel!" I burst forth.
thrusting past Alison Vests chair.
"You-you Internal curl"
One of the detectives got up and
stood between us.
"You must remember, Mr.. Blakeley.
that. you are forcing this story from
this man These details are unpleas-
ant, but important. You were going
to marry this young lady" he said.
turning to Sullivan. although you al
ready had wife living?"
"It was my sisters plan, and was
in a bad way for money. If / could
marry, secretly, wealthy girl and go
to Europe, it was unlikely that Ida
that is, Mrs. Sullivan-would hear
of 1t.
$50 1t was more than shock to see
my wife on the train, and to realize
from her face that she knew what was
going on. I don't know yet. unless
some of the servants-well, never
mind that.
"It meant that the whole thing had
gone up. Old Harrington had carried
a gun for me for years, and the same
train wouldn't hold both of us. OF
course, thought that he was in the
coach just behind ours"
Hotchkiss was leaning forward now,
his eyes narrowed, his thin lips drawn
to line.
"Are you left-handed, Mr.. Sullivan
he asked.
Sullivan stopped in surprise.
NO." he said gruf1y. Cant do
anything with my left hand" Hotch-
kiss subsidized, crestfallen but alert.
II tore up that cursed telegram, but
was afraid to throw the scraps
away Then I looked around for low
er ten. It was almost exactly across
my berth was lower seven, and it
was, of course, bit of exceptional
luck for me that the car was number
seven
did you tell your sister of the tel
egram from Bronson?" / asked.
mo. It would do no good, and she
was in bad way without that to
make her worse"
"Your sister was killed, / think p
The shorter detective took small
package from his pocket and held 1t
in his hand, swapping the rubber band
which held 1t.
Eyes, she was killed." Sullivan said
soberly. What say now can do her
no harm"
He stopped to push back the heavy
hair which dropped over his fore
head, and went on more connectedly.
ut was late. after midnight. and we
went at once to our berths. un-
dressed, and then lay there for an
hour, wondering how was going to
get the notes. Some one In lower
nine was restless and wide awake,
but finally became quiet.
"The man In ten was sleeping heav-
lily. could hear his breathing, and 1t
seemed to ee only q question Of get
| ting across and behind the curtains
| of his berth without being seen. Aft
| er that, it was mere matter OF quiet
searching.
ssThe car became very still. was
about to try for the other berth. when
some one brushed softly past and !
kly back again.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
A WaIl-ln the Near Future.

''Drat them plutocratsl They're
grinding down the poor worse every
day There was maxim ez high ca
$40 week commission fer ketchin' au-
tomobile speeders, an now what do
they do? They take to fyin' ma
chimes an cheat poor man out Of his
Twin. the hogs.--Judge.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
Shock for Literature.

The literary man who goes into
vaudeville runs q great risk Of being
humiliated when he compares his
earning capacity with that q ~
trained elephant
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

Gerald Coffee keeps me awake.
Geraldine Me, too; 7 always drink
an extra cup when 7 know you are
coming to call.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

The only proof against disarpoint
ment Is to expect the unexpected