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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-29

N. o. Pilgrim, Grinnell ....... AZ
HIS and
Lola Kirkland, Gripnell ......22
Jas. Van Weelden. Oskaloosa. rs
lll79 and
Ellie Dykstra, OSkaloosa. ...... 20
NELSON.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
1912. boy. Mother and son doing
nicely.
MATTICK. = A, bouncing nine.
pound base bah player arrived We'd
nesday, Feb. q, 1912, at l1:45 O'Clock
at the home OF Nj. aud Mrs. w. j.
Mattick. Mother and son doing nice
~, and "Chink", is stepping high.
STnDHAM. -, Albert, the seven
months and three days old son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Alex. Studham, South Mar.
ket Street extension. died Thursday
morning, Feb. %, 1912, OF whooping
cough. Funeral from the residence
Friday afternoon at 2:3O O'clock.
This makes the second death that
| has occurred In the family within the
past six days, son. Alec, aged two
years, passing away last Saturday
from the results OF the same disease.
RATCLIFF-H HARP. - The marriage
of Miss Amy Harp. daughter of Mrs
Chas. Harp. to Ralph Ratciiff, son OF
c. A. Ratcliff, was performed by Rev.
F. V. Kearns at the Christian parson,
age In New Sharon last Wednesday
evening. The ceremony was witness
ed only by Miss Cassie Lockard and
Howard Ratcllff. The couple enjoy
ed brief honeymoon to DeS Moines
and will be at home on a farm south.
east OF New Sharon. A host OF
friends extend congratulations.
HOPKINS.-Mrs. Martha Hopkins,
age seventy-four years and seven days
passed away at her home in Harrison
FIVE o'clock. Liver trouble of five
weeks duration was the cause of her
death. The deceased was born in
Wales on February 16, 1880. She has
been a resident of Mahaska county
for the past thirty-four years. She
Is survived by a husband, John Hop.
kins, a son, Richard and three daugh.
tiers, Mary K. Young, Ines Hannah
Jones and Ida May Thomas, OF Mon
roe county.
HATCHER-WYMO Married,
at the residence of S. p. Mcclure, at
IL o'clock noon, Wednesday, Febru.
airy 81, 1912, Miss Emma B. Wymore
of Rose Hill to Mr.. H. l.. Hatcher of
near What Cheer.
The wedding was of private char
acter with small company of rela-
tives as witness to the service. Both
bride and gorom are most excellent
and deserving young people. After
a brief honeymoon they go to a new
home awaiting their coming on a
farm three miles west of What
Cheer. They have the congratula-
lions and best wishes of many
friends.
LOW.-The Omaha Press of recent
date contained the following obituary
notice OF David Low, a man formerly
resident in 0skaloosa and popular
here both socially and in a business
way: David Low, aged 40 years, was
stricken with apopleXy last Saturday
afternoon at Ogden, Utah. and passed
away less than an hour Mfer .sbafr.
Low, who was employed byIithe MID,
land Glass and Paint company of
Omaha, bore the enviable reputation
OF being one OF the best statesmen in
Nebraska. This reputation was sub
stantiaily built upon the good work
accomplished by Mr.. Low for the past
thirty years, during which time he
travelled for the Richardson Drug
company, the Parke-Dayis company
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-29

Jas. Van Weelden. Oskaloosa. 3. !
ll79 and
Ellie Dykstra, OSkaloOsa. 800. :.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-29

NELSON-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
Chris Nelson, of Beacon, on Feb. 10,
1912. boy. Mother and son doing
nicely.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-29

MATTICK. = A bouncing nine.
pound base bah player, arrived We'd
nesday, Feb. q, 1912, at l1:45 O'Clock
at the home OF MI. aud Mrs. w. j.
Mattick. Mother and son doing nice
~, and ,'Chink"s is stepping high.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-29
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Howard l.. Hatcher, What Cheer %
l177 and "''
Emma B. Wymore. Rose Hill. Pa
n. o. Pilgrim, Grinnell ......... .46
1873 and
Lola Kirkland, Gripnell ....... .2@
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-29

anu tD6 Mluiunuf MI LOW wills supS ~
AT Hartford, Conn and camp vest in
1882, settling I'M this city. where he
lived ever since, He isf survived by
"a widow. Mrs. Jessie Low. and one
son, Harry Funeral services we're
held last Wednesday afternoon at the
Masonic temple, after which the re-
mains were placed In the receiving
vault at Prospect Hill cemetery"
MORROW Died, at the Iowa Ho-
tel, Saturday afternoon at 3:3O
o'clock, Feb. "a, 1912, Van Thomas
Morrow, aged IL years, months and
5 days Prayer service was held this
Monday afternoon and interment
made In Forest cemetery.
The young chap has been sick for
the past sixteen days. He was first
confined to his he'd with diphtheriai
and after that passed away he was
affected with weak heart which
caused his death. He is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Il. Morrow, pro,
prietors OF the Iowa Hotel.
.'aEH o. fr.. -" al. ..r....-.
FISHER.-Jacob NJ, son OF jacob
f. and Margaret Ann Fisher, was
born December 2, 1869, near New
Sharon, Iowa. Died at his home Feb
ruary 16; 1912. He was united in mar
riage to Miss Clara d. Rupp, of Hart
wick, March "a, 1897. To this union
four children were born, Ella NJ, age
ID; Millie ", 10; Martin W., two ant
one-half years old, and Maggie M, II
months old, who with the faithful
wife are left to mourn their loss. He
also leaves two brothers, Henry c., oI
New Sharon, and Fred. of Oskaloosa
and a number OF other relatives. He
moved to Kansas in 1898, where he
was converted and became a mem
Der of the Congregational church Ii
he year 1900, and has remained
steadfast in mis- faith. He returned
to Iowa in 1901, residing for the mos
of the time on his farm, where he
died. He was kind husband, a Low
ing father and was devoted TO his
family, and was the happiest in hi
home. Mr.. Fisher in early manhood
suffered severe sunstroke, from the
effects OF which he never fully, re
covered. For several, years he hat
appeared TO be in better health ant
has busted himself in improving hi!
place and making comfortable home
But within the last few weeks he be
came more melancholy and suffered
from decisions of the mind, AM
though he realized his love for BIZ
family yet he could not throw of til,
cloud which was settling down up0I
him, and in moment of deep de
| preston he took his life. Man.
friends and neighbors sympathlz'
deeply with the family in their sat
bereavement. ~ m
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
NEW PREMIER OF
 JAPAN WILL DRIVE
 OUT THE KOREANS

Tokio, Dec. 7-As premier, it was be- 1ieved here, today, that General Count Terraucfi will more vigorously prose cute the Korean policy that he pur- sued as governor general of that de- mier, it was made apparent, was to depopulate Korea of it's native born and as governor he made life a burden for many Koreans, many of them leaY- ing the country. As the head of the cabinet, Count Terrachuf will have eT- en greater opportunity for harassing the Koreans.
 It is indisputable that the islands Of Japan now are too crowded for com fort There actually is not room for all the people and more territory is i'm . peratfve One of TerrauchfS pet projects, it is understood. is to drive all of the Koreans from their country and replace them with Japanese. He would cause the Koreans to emigra te to northern China and then would of fer inducements to Japanese to colo nize the territory.
 When Korea was annexed by Japan, shortly after the Manchurian war, the population was about 10, 0,000, 900. Count Terraucl1i, not by cruelty and persecu- ton. but by enactment of despotic laws, has so annoyed the Koreans tna many of them have moved.
 Count Terrauchi is 60 years old. He studied military science in France. It was in connection with the annexation Of Korea, for which he was largely re- sponsib1e, that he received the title of Count
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTER PERISH
 IN FIGHTING FIRE

Woodside. l.. T.. Dec. 7--In vain effort to save his fourteen year old daughter Lillian, Melville B. Wendell, a lawyer gave his own life when fire damaged the Wendell home at 10 Percy street here today. The body was found by fremen who fought their way through smoke and flames to the sec ond floor.
 Even in death he had done his best and his body was stretched above that of the child in a final attempt to keep the fire away until help came.
 Both bodies were badly burned The house is one of a row of two story frame structures. John T. Kelly, who lived downstairs, smelIed smoke short ly before daylight. He called to Men dell, who lived upstairs. The latter got his wife and son into the street. His daughter Lillian had failed to re- spond to his cries and although the entire floor was now ablaze. Mendell dashed up to the stairs to rescue her.
 Mrs. Wendell called to him to come back but he dashed into the smoke When the fremen arrived they follow ed a line up the stairs and just cut side of the bedroom, the father and daughter were found dead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
BOWlEG5 VS. KHOCKKNEES SUBJECT OF DEBATE FOR
 NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

Washington. Dec. 7---Inspired by the burst of scientific knowledge with which they were flooded as the result of their last, debate OH:
 1Resolved, That bald heads are greater detriments to public men than whiskers."
 The National Press club announces another momentouS discussion by some of our best statesmen. The subject will be:
 Resolved, That bowIegs are greater detriment to navigation than knock knees.''
 Governor-el Sulzer, of New York, and others of prominence will speak. For weeks the debaters have been pre- pairing their briefs. Gov.-Elect Sulzer and Senator Penrose, it is expected, will treat largely on the psychological phase of knockkknees and bowlegs.
 From information that has been ob- tained on excellent authority, the de- baters, will, for the first time, release for publication the names of many Of the country's most famous men who have worn and successfully concealed either K Ks or B. LIS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
Emergency Gas Pliers.

If at any time you need a pair of gas pliers. perhaps to take off gas tip that is not working we'll. and you have none at hand you can always make pair that will do the work for fhe mo ment, although they might not be just the thing for gas attar. Take a lhrgs pair of scissors and you will find that where the handles join the blades they usually open out into q sort of oVn1. By putting q piece of sandpapsr or anything rough round the base of the gas burner you can place this open part of the handle of the scissors round it and then press the blades of the scissors together so as to get lev erage enough to twist the burner loose. There are many little light jobs that can be done with a pair of pliers made out of a pair of scissors if you are careful to have something between the handle and the object go as to pre- vent che scissors from slipping OR.- New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
MESSENGERS OF DEATH.
Specters That,Haunt Some old World Ancestral Homes.

That historic German ghost, the White Lady of the Hohenzollerns. would seem to have more than legend ary basis. So far as l am aware. this ghost has never been investigated by properly qualified psychical research CTS. but it's credentials are too well au- thenticated to be ignored. The mission of the White Lady. apparently. is to announce the death Of some member of the Hohenzollern family. and her most frequent haunting place is the royal palace at Berlin. She was seen as early as 1928, and since the time of Frederick the Great her appearance has been regularly chronicIed on the eve Of the death of the king of Prussia
 For the matter of that. thereSaf'e not few families whose ancestral homes. according to tradition. are haunted by death announcing ghosts This fs par ticularIy the case with certain distin guished British families. The York shire Middletons. Catholic family. are said to be warned of approaching death by the apparition of Benedictine nun Cortachy castle. which belongs to the earls of AirIie. is haunted by a ghostly drummer. who beats his drum when ever death is near an Airlfe. Two white owls perching on the roof of the amily mansion are taken as q sure omen of death in the Arundel of WardOur fam fly. Finally, tradition has it that the death of an Argyll is foretold in a most impressive manner by phantom hearSe driving up to the door.-MetFo- poiitan Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
ARCHIBALD TRIAL OF IMPEACHMENT
 HARDLY STARTED

Washington, Dec. 7.-Twe1ve or thirteen articles of impeachment against Judge Robert w. Archibald, United States commerce court, were yet to be presented when the 5th ses- sion Of the trial in the Senate began ardson, William P. Roland, J. H. Rit- tenhouse and Richard Bradley, were still to be heard upon the first article. This concerned ArchbaId's attempt to buy the Katydid culm bank. owned by the Erie Railroad at a time when the Erie had two cases pending in his court.
 Richardson was sick in New York, yesterday. when his name was called to testify to Archba1d's visit to his office in connection with the pro- posed culna purchase by Archibald and B. J. Williams. Richardson is vice. president of the Erie and vfce-presi- dent of the Hillside Coal & Iron Company, owner of the culm pile.
 Roland was called to explain the drawing up of the agreement for pur- chase and Archibald is referred to only as silent partner"
 Rfttenhouse is the man who made survey of the culrn bank and esti- mated its value at over s2O,000.
 The second article. dealing with the aid given by Archibald to an at tempt made to sell the stock of the Marian Coal Company to the Lacka- wanna Railroad at time when a suit for the ownership of the Marian company against the railroad was be- fore the interstate commerce com mission and subject to review by bring out, today, a sharp clash be- tween the House managers of the prosecution and Attoreny Worthfng- ton for the defense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
STOMACH UPSET?
 SOUR? iCASCARETS'
Gently But Thoroughly Cleanse and Regulate
 Your Stomach, Liver and
 Bowels While You Sleep.

That awful sourness, belching of acid and foul gases; that pain in the pit of the stomach, the heartburn, nervousness, nausea, bloating after eating feeling of fulIness, dizziness and sick headache, means a dfsor- dered stomach, which cannot be regu- lated until you remove the cause. It isn't your stomach's fault. Your stomach is as good as any.
 Try Cascarets; they immediately cleanse and regulate. the stomach, re- move the souri, undigested and fer menting food and foul gases; take the excess bile from the liver and carry off the constipated waste matter and poison from the intestines and bow els. Then your stomach trouble is ended. A Cascaret tonight will straighten you out by mornings 10- cent box from any drug store will keep your stomach sweet; liver and bowels regular for months. Don't for get the children-their little insideS need a good, gentle cleasnfng, too.- Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
DR. ELIOT HEAD OF INTEGRAL CIVIC
 REFCRM LEAGUE

Milwaukee, Dec. 7-Dr. Charles Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard has been reelected president of the National Civic Service Reform League by the league convention here. The following ce-presidents were chosen:
 N. Alderman, president of the Uni- versity Of Virginia; Harry A. Garfield, president Of Williams College; Judge George Gray, Wilmington. Del; Arthur T. Hadley president of Yale; Seth Low, former mayor of New York; Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of the treasury; George A. Pope, of Balti- more; Henry A. Richmond, Buffalo; Moorefe1d Storey, Boston; Thomas N. Joyce, Portland, Ore, and Herbert
 Just prior to the election, a tele- gram from s. H. Ordway, of New York, chairman of the committee on nominations, was read, stating that President-elect Woodrow Wilson wish ed to resign from the vice-presidency of the organization beca use, during his administration. he did not deem it wise to be affiliated with any associa- tiOnS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
FIVE KILLED IN
 HEAD-0N CRASH
 OF TWO TRAINS

Baltimore, Dec. Five persons were killed and two badly injured in a, head-on collision on the Western II Maryland, one mile west of Penmar, Md, at midnight. The dead:
 Joseph He1big, Baltimore, engineer on freight train; Frank Letter, High field, Pa, baggagemaster; Conductor Mitchell Berger, Hagerstown, Md. Two unknown tramps.
 The injured; James Clayton, fire man, Hagerstown, Md; Coleman B. Cook, engineer, Baltimore.
 A passenger train running Sdead- head to Baltimore from EIagerstown was struck by westbound freight out of Baltimore a steep down grade just west of the mountain re- sort. It is declared it will take fif- teen hours to clear the tracks.
 Passengers are being transferred around the wreckage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
PEOPLE THEY SAY
 ARE TOO STUPID TO RUN RAILWAYS

Boston, Dec. 1.-The people of the United States, having shown them selves Inefficient in self-government. are too ignorant and inefficient to take over the railroad and street car lines. This, in effect, was the start ling theme of speeches made, last night, by railroad and street car com pary officials at the New England Traffic club dinner
 General William A. Bancroft, presi- dent of the Boston Elevated, which owns or control all subway, surfa ice and elevated lines in and around Bos~ ton, declared:
 "tI have never believed that the pub lie is fit to operate railways properly. Only by spending enough money and not thinking of profits can any city run a railway"
 Samuel O. Dunn, editor Of the Rail- way Age Gazette. declared:
 '@The man who advocates government ownership of railroads in the United States before the peupIe have shown a greater capacity to govern themselves efficiently, is as stupid as he is ignor- ant and as reckless as he is stupid"
 Timothy E. Byrnes, vice president of the New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad. which has been aceus- ed of creating 8 New England traffic monopoly, was reelected president of the organization.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
The saby and tho Junk seaIss.

When son was born to the head of a certain fa niiiy in an Ohio town the proud father rushed out of the hOu@@ to borrow a pair of scales. Just as hs dashed out of the gateway he ran into a junk dealer, who was calling out at the top of his Iuugs:
 ''Any rags. any bottles, any,
 Look herer' exclaimed the excited parent. Come into the hOusel want you to weigh something for me-"
 The man did as requested. The pink mite was tied up in q towel and hook ed on to the scales.
 "Six poundsT' cried the nurse
 ''Six pounds?' repeated the diSap- pointed father
 The junkman smiled Don't let that worry you. my friend" said he. Then is the scales l buys by. l guess the kid weighs ten po;1nds, maybe a little over that. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
paul Prv Poi;ca

The German police have a coHsum- Ing curiosity about the visitor. They are polite, but the curiosity must be satisfied. and it covers well nigh every point upon which information can be given, says Mrs Alfred S4dgeick in "uotne Life In Germany"
 Before you have been in Germany fortnight the igolice expect to know all about you. Ton have to give them your fathers Christian and surname and tell them how he earned his living and where he was born; also your mother's Christian and maiden name and where she was born You must declare your religion and if you are married give your husbands Christian and surname; also where he WIS born and what he does for living. If you happen to do anything yourself though. you need not mention it, They do not expect a woman to be anything further than married or sin- gle. But you must say when and where you were last in Germany and how often you have been and why you have come now and what you are do- ing and how long you propose to stay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
A PREPosTERoUs BIRD.
Mostly Neck, With a Few Extras, Is
 the Water Turkey

Mostly Neck, With a Few Extras, Is
 the Water Turkey.
 Tn the Indian river region of Florida are to be seen islands green with man. grove bushes down to the waters edge. The scene is animated by the presence of many water fowIs-peii- cans. gallinuIes. water turkeys. cor murants and nsh crows-feeding on the islands. together with smaller num- bers of gulls. terms, vultures. tspreys and man of war sawks, sweeping, skimming and sailing in the air above. In all this array of bird life there is no more curious and interesting creature than the water turkey. w hich Is some times called the snake bird.
 As the stranger gazes upon this scene he is sometimes apt to think he sees queer snake wriggiing out of the water several feet into the air. If he grabs his gun and fires it is probable that a part Of the supposed snake will drop upon the water. while Ihe other part takes wing and flies away.
 The stranger wonders whether the snake dropped the bird or the bird the snake. The explanation is quite sim pie. snake bird. or water turkey (Piotuanhinga,. swimming with it's long neck only out of the water had the snakesin it's bill. and the snake WAS dropped when the gun was fired.
 The water turkey has been called the most prepoSterous bird within the range of ornithoIogy. "He is not bird" says one authority; ''he is neck. with such subordinate rights. members. appurtenances and heredita- ments thPreunto appertaining as seem necessary to that end. He has just enough stomach to arrange nourish- nent for his neck. just enough wings to fly painfully along with his neck and just big enough legs to keep his neck from dragging on the ground. and his neck is light colored. while the rest of him is bIack."-New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
E. Fl. DILLON & co.

ing with the exception of the piano, which has already been sold. Ser vices at the church have been aban- doned and the affairs of the church will be wound up as soon as possible There are many articles which were supposed to be the property of the church organization but which are now claimed by various individuals who placed them in the church. These parties claim that they never gave the articles to the church but simply placed them at the disposal of the church members and they object stren- uous1y to their being disposed of by sale.
 Rev. Father OConnor will receive contributions at St. James church to- morrow for the maintenance of suh- scriptions of the Catholic Transcript
 Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter, the pas tor Of Stratford M. E. church, will preach morning and evening. The top te in the morning will be ''The Anchor that Never Fails In the evening MT Carpenter will begin a series of ser mons on the Book of Genesis. This will be done in connection with the study of the book in the mems cla ss- Next Sunday night the subject will be the story of the Creation of the Earth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
Welsh Doctors, odd Fees.

Welsh nonarchs used 10 pay their doctors on q singular scale At the court. of the t1wynedd kings the physi clan or surgeon ranked twelfth in or. der of precedence among the house hold officials. and his fees were care fully defined. For curing flesh wound that was not dangerous the doctor was allowed no other perquisite than such of the garments of the wounded per son as were stained with blood But for curing any of what were called the three dangerous wounds he was granted a fee of 12O pence and his maintenance during the cure. besides Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
A Professional interest.

Bell-That man over there iS staring straight at my nose Eell-Probably he's a reporter BeII-And why should 6 reporter stare at nay nose? Nell They are stIpposed to keep their eye on everything thaf turns np. aren't they 2-B0ston Transcript
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-07
MANY PARIS OFFICIALS
 MY LOSE APPOINT MERITS

Paris, Dec. 7.--Many high officials of Paris may be busted by reason of a decree handed down, today. by counsel for the state, annulling ap- pointrf1 ents of Former Foreign Min ister De Selves during the 14 years he was prefect of the department of the Seine.
 The law requires that all appoint ments be published in the public journal which was never done dur ing De Selves rule.