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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
Farmer Girl Ends Life.

Red Oak, April SO.-Special: The
burial at Stennett Monday afternoon
of Miss Bessie Mellott, who commit
ted suicide near here, was an unusual
ly sad affair. Miss Mellott, young
woman 90 years of age, was living
with a Mrs. Munson, nine miles north
west of Red Oak. Friday evening
the girl left the house to do the milk
ing and when she did not return Mrs
Munson instituted search, findig the
girl dead. hanging in the hen house
The body was not found for several
hours after the girl had committed
the deed. A note was found giving
the names of the persons whom Miss
Mellott wished to act as pall-bearera
at her funeral, but not a hint of the
motive which led her to kill herself
She had always been of cheerful
disposition. The girl was daughter
of George Mellott, residing at Stem
nett. ....
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
NEXT PARTY CONTEST
Comes in Selection of Delegates at
the June Primaries.

The next great battle before the re.
publicans of Iowa will be for the con.
troll of the county delegations selected
at the primaries June 3. Through the
control of these delegtes will come
not only the control of the second
state convention to be held some time
between July 8 and July 81, but also
the control of the state central com.
mittee for the next two years.
Under the Iowa primary law dele.
gates to the county conventions will
be selected June at the primary
These delegates WI. then meet in
county convention June 20 and select
delegates to the state convention. The
delegates selected to the state co,
yentiCns June 20, will not only out
line the state issues, through the par
ty platform, for 1912, but will also, by
meeting by congressional districts
name the members of the state cen
trail committee from each district. 1t
whole fight for control of the party
machinery Tor the next TWO years ming
es on who are selected June 3 as dele.
gates to the various county conven-
tons. The delegates to the state con-
vention will meet on the morning of
the convention, by congressional dis,
tricts, to elect members to the state
cetral committee, one from each con.
gressional district.
The state convention will have two
important tasks to perform. select
two candidates for judge of the SUI
preme court, from a. field of seven
seeking the nomination. and to pre-
pare the republican state platform for
1912.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
BIG s. s. CONVENTION
One of the Most Successful Closes
in Fremont Sunday.

Sunday evening closed one Of the
most successful Sunday school con-
ventions ever held in Fremont. Be-
ginning Thursday evening and con-
tinuing until Sunday evening, there
was one continual round of good
things. Rev. Hawkins of HeGrick Op.
ened the convention with good
strong address. Friday was taken up
by special work conducted by Rev.
Lapham, State S. S. Missionary for
the Baptists. Saturday Prof. Athern
of Drake university occupied both
afternoon and evening. Sunday
morning the union Sunday school met
in the Baptist church, two hundred
being present The afternoon was
taken up by a round table conducted
by w. j. Howell of Oskaloosa on the
campaign for 10000 in Mahaska coun
ty. Rev. Fisher, State S. S. worker
for the Christian church, then spoke
on the Masculine Phase of the Sun
day School" The evening was taken
up by a strong address by Rev. Fish
er which was fitting: climax to the
convention.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
CONVICT ROAD LABOR
Warden McClaughry Does Not Be =
lieve it to be Possible.

There is much talk over the state
regarding the working of roads by
convicts.
In speaking of the subject, Warder
MCClaughry, OF the Anamosa reform
atory, brings out some phases of the
question that have never been brought
to the attention of the public before
The principal thing to keep in view
all the time" says Warden McClaugh
ry. lis that in working the roads of q
thicRly settled state, like Iowa, is the
fact that through morbid curiosity
alone more harm would result from
the distribution of a number of con
yicts over the state than would be
gained in the experiment.
The labor could not be performed
at all cheaper than with free labor
for the reason that it would take
many more men to properly guard the
camps than il does to do the work
with free labor. 1t is true that in the
western states they have made fail
success with small groups of convicts
whose time has almost expired, and
VINO are placed on their honor tC
stay under guard away from the thick
ly settled districts the balance of theiI
time.
IF the money was forthcoming tC
establish an adequate stone crusheI
plant at the state quarries here an un
limited amount of stone for road work
could be furnished, according to the
warden. In this way convict labor
could be utilized in making the roads
of Iowa the finest in the country.
During the past year small crush
some rock furnished for road purposes
but the crusher is entirely too small
to do much for the roads and furnish
the crushed stone for other purposes
If larger plant was installed the
quarry could be cleaned up. which
would mean many miles of good roads
as the refuse stone has been accumu
lating for years and the future supply
is unlimited.
A plan something like this would
work, but the plan of scattering the
prisoners all over the state would new
er prove beneficial nor would it re
duce the cost of keeping up the roads
Crushed stone is one of the princi
pal parts of good roads, and with the
cost of this material reduced to the
transportation charges only a grea
amount of work could be done II
places that will never be good roads
until macadamized with this material
ii Is said. ..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
Hoos AT EIeven Markets

Combined receipts OF hogs at elev-
en- markets for the day $4,000, being
5000 more than week ago and 30,-
600 more than corresponding Tuesday
year ago. Chicago was credited
with 10000, or 2,4O0 more than week
ago and 1900 more than year ago.
Omaha reported 1880, being 9,4OO
more than year ago. Kansas City
had $4,000, or 1000 less than a year
ago. St. Joseph, Sioux City. St. Paul
and Indianapolis all increased very
materially compared with year ago.
The first two days of this week elev-
en- markets received 100000, or 1000
more than week ago and $4,000 more
than a year ago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02

tie, 10000 hogs and 10000 sheep.
against is,407' cattle, 24,S9s hogs and
12,75S sheep week ago and 1882
cattle, 2S,717 hogs and 22,2s4 sheep
corresponding Wednesday year ago.
Receipts first two days of this week
compared with same period last week,
in round numbers, increased 2,400 cat
tie and decreased 500 hogs and u
COO sheep. Compared with cores
ponding period a year ago cattle in
creased AGO and hogs 1900, while
sheep decreased 10000.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday, $7.S2, against $40 a week
ago, $7.97 two weeks ago, $3.50 a
month ago, $593 year ago, 1891 two
years ago, s7.31 three years ago and
$500 four years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, May l.
HOGS.-Market dull and 10@15c
lower than Tuesdays average Mixed
and butchers $735@7S5; good to
choice $7.6O@7S5; rough heavy s7.35
OTIS; light $7.30@775; Workers $7,65
OTIS; bulk $7.6O@7sO; pigs S4.759
6S5. Clearance yesterday. poor.
CATTLE.-Market steady to 10c
lower. Beeves $5.S5@8.9O; cows and
heifers $275@750; stockers and feed
.ers $4.25@G75; westerns $5.65@7.65;
native calves $5.506s.50.
SHEEP.-Market steady at Tues
days close. Sheep S5.006S.25: west,
ern sheep $5.25@S.25; yearlings $3.50
d91O; lambs So $3.50; western
lambs $6.5O910.40; ewes $6.50@S.00
Official receipts yesterday: Hogs
19,303; cattle 1896; sheep 1880.
Official shipments yesterday; Hogs
$3.50; cattle 2,122: sheep 1890.
Hogs closing weak at early decline,
Mixed and butchers $7.35@7.S5; gooc
to choice 76O@7 1906; rough heavy
$735@755; light $73O@775; Workers
$7659775: bulk $7.6OG7S0; pigs
$47566.S5.
Good cattle closing steady; others
weak.
Sheep closing steady to strong.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
DESTROY
COLLEGE HALL
Loss of Building Attributed to a Com
bination Of Unfortunate Circum-
stances--School VIII Resume
at Methodist Church,

Sioux City, Ia, April 30.-Special
The main hall of Morningside college
was destroyed by fire last night.
The blaze was discovered at 10: SIS i.
One fire company arrived on the scene
shortly and despite very weak wat.
er pressure announced that the blaze
was under control in the course of
half an hour. Fifteen minutes later
the blaze spread rapidly and before
the complete complement OF fire fight
ing apparatus could arrive the build.
ing was doomed.
The loss of the building is attrib-
uted to a combination of unfortunate
circumstances. When first discover
ed the fire was in the roof of the west
wing and was comparatively insignifi-
cant. The first department that ar.
rived was unable to get any pressure
whatsoever on the roof of the build.
ing. The downtown department was
told in the early stages of the fire
that 1t was undesr control and the
fire engine did not arrive until 1890
o'clock, due to run of four miles and
heavy roads.
The school will be ready to resume
work about Thursday, Grace Method
list Episcopal church having donated
it's building until better quarters can
be prepared.
q, The boys and especially the young
women of the school did noble work
in removing much of the contents. of
the building. The library of 1000
volumes and large part of the ex.
pensve laboratory apparatus was
saved. One of the greatest losses
was the $4,000 pipe organ in the
chapel.
The fire is attributed to defective
wiring.
The total loss is estimated at not
less than one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars with an insurance of
about eighty thousand dollars. Trus-
tees are already busy with plans for
rebuilding and there will possibly be
two or more new buildings.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
HIGHEST Since 1881.

New York, May 1.-The wholesale
price OF beef advanced again a cent
pound to a higher record than any
year since 1881. A carcass of native
corn-fed beef was quoted at Wallabout
market in Brooklyn at top figure of
IL cents, which oldtimers agreed was
the highest price in more than thirty
years. Retailers were charging 25 to
26 cents a pound for porterhouse and
"a cents for sirloin steak. 20 TO %
cents for rib roasts. 80 to 80 cents for
loin lamb chops, Is cents for mutton
shoulder chops. 20 to 2S cents for
mutton loin chops. and even soup
meat sold at Il cents pound
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
THE SEED CORN TESTS
Commissioner Barney Files His Re-
port With Gov. Carroll.

The complete report OF Dairy and
Food Commissioner Barney to Cover.
nor Carroll on the condition of the
Iowa seed corn shows a wide range
OF termination. Winnebago county,
for instance, shows some seed corn
which tested absolutely perfect and
some that showed on strong ear out
of one hundred ears tested. The
following is the range of termination
in the counties tested Black Hawk
80 to SO: Bremen. 81 to "a; Butler, 81;
Clarke, 62 to 81; Delaware, 90 to Sc +;
Des Moines, AZ to 80; Fremont, AZ TO
II: Grundy SO to 80: Hancock, 43 to
100; Hardin, SO to SO; Henry, So to
95; Humboldt, Go to 81; Jefferson, SO
to 81; Mills, "a to sc; Montgomery
So to 81; Page. 80 to SO; Shelby, 50;
Union. 80 to 80; Wapello, IS to So;
Winnebago, to 100.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
The Probe Continues,

Newton, April SO.--Special: The
work of auditing the citys books for
the year 1910 is about complete and
the report of the state auditor will be
filed in Des Moines in few days
Work will begin at once on auditing
the books for the year 1909, according
to the statement of members of the
city council lately. The reason for
going this far back is said to be the
fact that Roy Fisk, the deputy city
clerk who recently confessed embez
elements from the city for period OF
two years, began his work during
April, 1909. The greatest shortage for
any one month discovered by the aud
itors, and which will appear in the
forthcoming report, was for the month
of June, 1911, when S344 is said to
have been taken from the city. 1t Is
believed that the shortages may ex
tend back three years instead of two
years, as was confessed by Fisk.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
Nav Wheat Errstic.

Chicago, May Wheat was on
sale on all bulges Tuesday and dis.
appeared on the breaks A number
of the big local professionals sold out
on the theory that the market had
been bulled enough on the crop news
for the time being. Bull leaders sup
ported May on the breaks and gave
ii &c advance at one time, but il
closed at a gain of only isc for the
day. Distant futures we're weak with
lower range. and made net loss of
f@1Ec. Corn had stronger under
tone, and gained u a &c on buying BY
shorts and professionals. Oats were
irregulariy traded in, with the close
Mc lower 10 We higher. september
shorts covering at the last and max
| ing a bulge TO the highest OF the iay
| and 4 showed the principal gain.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
To-day's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards, May /.
The packers who held off yesterday
refusing to buy hogs at the price, re-
joiced, 10000 fresh arrivals showed
up this morning-tull twelve to fifteen
thousand more than the estimates
made yesterday. This, coupled with
about 10000 left over from yesterday
gave them a chance to put one over
on the Spectators who held most OF
the left overs and who were respon
Sible for the nolding up of prices for
the past several days. The day was
slow and dull with prices cut from 10
to Is cents below yesterdays average
and the close was weak at the Is cent
reduction. Ii is estimated at this time
that the average price to-day will be
Is cents under that of Tuesday
Spectators were hit hard and were
compelled to carry over more than
they did yesterday. Many of the hold
overs today, however, were ''sleepers,
hogs ordered held off by country ship
pers.
The bulk of the sales today were
made at Sl6O67SO. against S7.75@
1885 yesterday: $7.55@7.S0 last Wed
nesday; s7.S5@S.00 four weeks ago;
$5.S5@6.O0 corresponding Wednesday
in 1911; s9.3069.45 in 1910: $6.95@
7.S5 in 1909 and S5.5565.65 in 1908.
Top price paid today, S7.S5; yester
day, $500; last Wednesday, $7.S7h
a month ago, $S.05; year ago, $6.15;
two years ago, $3.50; three years ago
$40; four years ago today. $5.75.
All good to choice cattle held steady
with yesterday Butcher stun of al
kinds sold freely. Poor grades were
loo OF and were hard TO dispose OF al
that. Demand Tor good stockers an6
feeders was fairly strong and traders
bought them up at former prices. The
lean stun was negIected.
Sheep and lamb receipts today were
not quite up with expectations, bu
there seemed TO be plenty to satisfy
and prices were held steady witt
Tuesdays quotations. Wooded lambs
from the west landed at 5000.
The estimated receipts for tomor
row are $4,000 hogs, 1000 cattle AM
$4,000 sheep.
Receipts for today were $4,000 cat
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
Will Crush The Trust.

Washington, May Especial: The
house marine committee today fav,
orably reported the Humphrey bill pro.
viding that no monopoly.owned steam.
ships shall be allowed to clear from
United States ports until the court
has affirmed the dissolution of the cor
porations. If passed, the bill will
crush the foreign steamship trust,
which is now carrying SO per cent OF
the exports.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
Paw t1iuher For Cattle

National Stock Yards, st. Louis, Mo.
May AT the st. Louis National
Stock yards Tuesday cattle receipts
were 30 per cent greater than the
same day a year ago and prices 30c
to Acc per cwt. higher than any com.
peting market. 1t paid $3.50 for native
steers, the highest price ever paid on
this market in April and Acc above
Chicago's top. 1t paid $3.50 for heifers
and 1925 for baby heifers. only 3
months old, fed since infancy on she'll
ed corn and oats.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
cattle Aueraae hliah.

Chicago, May 1.-The general aver.
age of cattle prices is now the high
est it has been in twenty years.
There have been times in recent years
when a few prime steers have sold
higher than at present, but quality
considered, the whole line is higher
now than in many years. Nearly all
the desirable beef steers are selling
safely above the $500 line, with the
top at $500. Cows and heifers are
higher than they have been in twenty
dv eyears and the tendency is strong
" upwards. ------
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
STRAUS REFUSED
TO ENTER BOAT
Chief Engineer of American Marconi
Company Says HE Had Made Ar
raneements With New York
Paper For Sale Of News.

washington, April 3U.-Wnen the
senate inquiry into the Titanic disas.
ter was resumed Hugh Woolner OF
London, a member of the crew OF the
Titanic. was called to the stand.
From your own observation, do YOU
believe all the women and children got
away" Senator Smith asked Woolner
Il do, all except Mrs. Straus. She
refused to leave Mr.. Straus. although
l made two appeals to her. ...u
The second time went up to Mr..
Straus and said; Surely no one will
object to an old gentleman like you
getting in the lifeboat,' and he re,
piled: L will not go before the other
men,"
The witness was asked to recite his
observations on the trip from South
ampton until the accident, with espe.
cial reference to the speed of the TT.
tanic AMI her equipment.
THE speed increased daily" he
said. "One day the record was 3l4
miles and the next 1t had increased to
1858 miles. 1t was the last record
posted, | think"
Woolner said that he inspected the
lifeboats and the life apparatus. lie
said he considered the work Of the
sailors very slow.
Il made one remark to Captain
Smith," said Woolner, when | heard
him say that he wanted all the pas.
sengers to go to the "A deck to get
into the boats there. | went up to
him and saluted and said: Captain,
haven't you forgotten that all those
windows on "A deck are closed?
And he said: My God, you're right;
call these people back Only a few
had gone down and they came back
Everything went all right after that.
Guglielmo Marconi, head of the
wireless telegraph company, was re-
called. He produced copies of many
messages which passed between the
Marconi Office and the Carpathia in an
endeayor to get definite Information
of the wreck and the survivors. He
was excused by the committee that he
might sail for England. Chairman
Smith thanked him for the help he
had given.
F. NJ. Sammis, chief engineer of the
American Marconi company, also ties
titled, explaining what had actuated
him in sending messages to Operators
Bride and Gotham on the Carpathia to
hold their stories for -four figures
He said he had made an arrangement
with a New York paper for them tc
sell their personal stories and haG
sent the messages to the boys" in
forming them of that fact.
Knew of Disaster Early.
f. B. Dunn, of Beechhurst, Long
Island, told Senator Smith that a
mysterious stranger whose father is
Western Union Telegraph operator
in New York, told him that the Ii
tanic disaster was known by the
White Star officials on receipt of a
telegram at eight o'clock Monday
morning. This was denied by Frank,
lin, and Smith is making an investi-
cation of the Western Union officials.
Fourth Official BoXwell of the Titanic
said that J. w. Anderson, one of the
builders of the ship, told the captain
the vessel would sink in an hour after
she struck. lsmay, managing direc-
tor, was given a severe cross eXamin-
alton this afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
Notice For Bids.

The Board of Directors of the Dis
trict Township of Monroe will meet
at the Township House on May II
1912, and will receive bids until zoe
o'clock p. m, for the erection OF q
new school house in Sub-district
No of said District Twp. Specifi
cations for same may be seen at the
Rose Hill Savings Bank, or at the
Farmers Savings Bank at Barnes
City, or at the Secretary's office. The
Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Frank Goddard, Secretary,
3sd4 Rose Hill, la.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
They Looked Alike.

Des Moines, April S0.-Special; The
remarkable resemblance, of o. j
Kellogg, real estate dealer of Fair
field, Iowa, to George Randall Ches
ter, the author, was responsible fol
the wide circulation of report that
the creator of Get Rich Wallingford
had married Miss Laura Minnie Cor
nelius. Oneida Indian princess, at Ste
ven Point, Wisconsin. Today it was
learned that the bridegroom was not
Chester, and the girls brother admit
ted he was mistaken last night but
insisted he was sincere in his belief
that his sister had married the au
thor. wei
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
GETTING Ready For Democrats.

Burlington, April 30-Special: Plans
to make the democratic convention in
Burlington on May 16 great success
were considered by the Burlington
Commercial exchange today. Com
mittees of citizens will be appointed
to look after the arrangements and
entertainment of the delegates and
other guests of the city. 1t is ex.
pected that 1000 visitors will be pres,
ent at the convention and every eff;
fort will be made to make them com.
Portable and happy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
Accused of Dynamite Plot,

Bedford, April 3O.-Special: The
Taylor county grand jury has return
ed an indictment against Thomas
Maxwell. ,Jr., charged with placing
explosives near the opera house at
Bedford with intent to blow up the
building. Maxwell, who was recently
arrested in st. Joseph. made a con-
fession TO the police officers there in
which he stated he was hired to de
stroy the opera house by a Bedford
party who is an enemy of Mr.. Clarke
the owner Of the building. Maxwell
now brands that confession as fake
claiming II was extorted from him
by the third degree manner of obtain
ing confessions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
Provision Market.
Cash Quotations.

Chicago, May Wheat, No. red
$11214@1.16; No. 3 red, $l.10@1.14;
No. 2 hard, $1.1O@1.15; No. north
ern. $1.17@I2O: No. 2 northern, $1.1G
@1.19; No. 3 northern, sl.13@117;
No. 2 spring, s1.14@1.l6; No. 3 spring
$1.00@1.11; velvet chaff, $1.1OO@117;
durum. $1.O0@114.
Corn-No. 2, S0Rc; No. 2 white,
S1@S11ac; No. 2 yellow, sOk oslo;
No. 3, TIN @7SRc; No. 3 white, 1917
@SOc; No. 3 yellow. 7S% @79Ac; No.
A, 75k @76c; No. white, 77@7Sc;
No. yellow, 75k@76kc.
Oats-No. 2, white, 57% @5SAc;
No. white, 56A @571s; No. white,
56@57c; standard, 571a @57Ac. f.
st. Louis, Mo-, May Wheat, No.
2 red, $1.19@1.2O1s; No. 2 hard. $1.l4
h@1.l9; corn, No. 2, Sl1a@S2c; No.
white, S2@S413c; oats, No. 2, 56@57c;
No. 2 white, 5S@5SAc.
Peoria, H., May Corn, No. 3
white, 79c; No. white, 771ac; No.
yellow, roe: No. 3 yellow, 7S1ac; No.
yellow, 77Rc; No. 3 mixed, 7Shc;
No. mixed. 77Bc: sample. 60@74c;
oats. No. white, 58c; standard, SIC.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
YOUTH KILLED AS
ELEVATOR FALLS
Iowa City Police Pull Two Gambling
Houses and Sc Inmates.
READY FOR THE DEMOCRATS
Bedford Man Indicted For Dynamite
Piot-Probe Of city's Books at
Newton Will Extend Through
1909-Red Oak Girl a Suicide.

Dubuque, April 30.-Special: Elmer
Mertes, aged IT, was killed and his
brother Henry badly injured when
the elevator in which they were rid.
ing in the plant of the Collins Manu-.
featuring Company fell three stories
last night. Others in the elevator es.
capped serious injuries. When the
elevator reached the third floor the
cable broke and il fell to the base.
ment with terrific force.