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THE MONEY MARKET

New York. Nov. cs.-Money on
call stronk. 6ft Is per cent. Ruling
rate Z per eeat: closing bid is per
cent: offered st 20 per cent.
Time loans strong: GO days GH 81
per cents 30 days Cl per cent: six
months - per cent.
Closing: Prime mercantile paper q
per cont.
Sterling exchange easy with act
ual busin nesx In bankers bills at <.SO2
for 60 day bills and At t.Sss for de-
mand.
Commercial bills 4.80h.
Bar silver 63a.
Mexican dollars <69.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds steady.
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0 Ally MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

New York. Nov. 29.-Apprehen-
sion over the money situation was
nllaycd partially when call loans
opened at q per cent. Owing to prep
aratIons to meet various special re-
Quirements and to the fact that loans
made today run until Monday. some
uneasiness had been felt over the
scanty supply OF loanable funds for
speculative purposes. With these
apprehensions to some extent dissi-
pated. the bull operators bought
more freely. The upward turn was
aided by assumptions OF pool opera
tIons In certain specialties. London
cables were more cheerful and for
eIgn interests were moderate pur-
chnscrs.
Bonds were steady.
Trading was IIstless. Forecasts Of
tomorrow's bank statement indicate
u probable loss Of over 100000
entirely due to Sub-treaxury opera
tlohs.
Money rates began to climb after
the estimate OF the cash loss by the
banks was published and 10 per
cent was reached before 2 o'clock.
Stocks promptly went off but there
was very little pressure to sell and
business continued limited.
The market closed firm.
When fear OF q possible late
sgucexe In money rates had vanished
the rate meantime going down TO s
per cent. )aie borrowers found a
scant supply and were compelled TO
pay 20 per cent. the highest figure
for several years. Tho stock market
ignored the fluctuations and after II
prolonged period OF idleness suddenly
began to move up ON larger dealings.
Final prices were near the best with
an especial demand for Reading and
Union Pacific.
AmalEamated S%2: Sugar 1903:
Atchison 1914: Great Northern
l371S: New York Central l+s:
Northern Pacific 1899: Reading
l7ls: Southern Psicfic iils: Union
Pacific 1884: steel "a: Steel pre-
fcrred lIIa.
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COMING

Rev. Chas. Mundcll OF Dalhart.
Texas. the boy evangelist. VIII begin
n ten days. revival meeting at the
Salvation Army hall Dec. tth. Rev.
MundciI is n union evangelist and at
the present time is Conducting union
services NJ Hcydcn. y. u All tho
churches and every one ls asked TO
cooperate In this series OF meetings.
Don't forget tho dntc-Dcc. tth to
i&th. Everybody welcome.
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DON'T SUFFER- FROM ECZEMA

new treatment has recently been
discovered by n prominent physi-
clan which Ia guaranteed to euro all
skin diseases or biemish.se This new
treatment is called Hokara and 10
not only Kreascless and antiseptic.
but contains no lead. mercury or
anything that will injurc the most
delicate skin.
Wonderful and gratifying results
follow it's use and IL Is guaranteed
to quickly relieve and cure the most
obstinate and chronic eases of ec-
zemA. pimplcs. ulcers. itch. piles. c;c.
Get a jar today ana II not salts
factory when used rs directed We
will return your money II you vii!
br'"y back empty jar.
Liberal jar 25c. larger sizes soc
and si.O0. Hausman Drug Co. =
stores. Opera house. Peoples aud
Riverside.
Many > man hcsitatcs to put his
best foot forward for fear OF stub
hing HIS the
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factories.

factories.
A report Just issued by til. stat.
there were 7a.sl3 members of organ
lied labor In Missouri In the year
1911. or III" total 71.22G were males
and 2.as7 were females
The Bakery and Confectionery
Workers International unio- OF
America has organized during the
fiscal year ending September |. 1871.
2: new locals. Initiated i.ia0 new
candidates and issued JtS,iOI..O0
union bread labels.
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New York. Nov. 29.-Cotton Tut
ures closed steady. Closing bids:
December 1858: January l2.1f:
rebruary l2.7S: March 1888: April
l2.7s: May l2.7S: Junje 1876: July
1874; August 1850: September
1913: October Il.S4.
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nanvAr Livestock .

Denver. Colo. Nov. :9.-Catsls
receipts 500. Market steady. Beef
xtcers b.15h7.s0: cows and heiferx
40s; stockers and feeders 5.G0T
6.7s: calves 66s.5O.
HOGS: Receipts 400. Market
s;ron,. Top 7.s5; bulk Of snlcs 1.1O
OTIS.
SHEEP: Receipts 1000. Market
,,eody. YeariinSs 5srs.:5: wcthers
iMA..O: lambs 6.356G.io: eve"
3.:5G $50.
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HYDE TRIAL CLOSES

New York. Nov. 29.--Today mark
cd the close Of the trial of Charles n.
Hyde. ex-city chamberlain, charged
with bribery. Counsel for the defense
summed up and this morning Assis-
tant District Attorney Frank Moss
will sum UP for the prosecution.
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highest ll.3O: lowest ll.25: closing
ll.25.
December. opening 1890; highest
lO.S?s: lowest 1890: closing 1890.
January. opening 1861; highest
1865: lowest 1860: closing 1864.
May. opening lO..2A. highest
lO.22B; lowest iO.l7A: closing 1920.
SHORT RIBS: January. opening
1914: highest l0.27i: lowest
1924: closing 1925.
May. opening 9.s5: highes, 9.95:
lowest $50: closing 9.s2!.
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PROBE RAILROAD WRECK

Philadelphia. Nov. ga coro-
ner's Jury today held an inquest in
10 the death of four persons In We'd
nesday's wreck on the Pennsylvania
railroad, at eileen Loch. returned a
verdict this afternoon that the acci-
dent was due to the sasging OF a
bridge.
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DAY
IDEAL IN TRINIDAD

II was an ideal Thanksgiving In
Trinidad. There was tang OF In
dian summer In the uir and the day
was observed In the most fitting
manner by the people Of Trinidad.
The day was crowned by the cheerful
hospitality that In m expression OF
real thankfulness for the peace and
plenty that has been enjoyed by all
during the year. YOUNG and old
Rloated over vanuqished turqey-it
was day OF fcastinG and the happ!-
ness and GOOD cheer that sat In every
family circle smiling across tho TIA
BILE. There WAS much entertaining Mt
dinners aud house parties. Business
houses closed and the employees
spent the day ut home with their
families.
At IL o'clock in tho morning there
was a union Thanksgiving service OF
the combined churches at the Pres
byterian church. Rev. =. W. Bret
nall Of the Firs, n. T.. church deliv-
cred sermon and there was an cx-
cclicnt musical program. The church
was crowded. The program OF the
services was us follows:
Organ prcludc--Miss Harlan.
Doxolo2y.
Iuvocation-Rcv. Il. T.. Chandler.
Anthem: Il VIII Praise Thee
Solly.
Scripture Lesson-Rev. T.. q. hut
Ter.
Paycr-Rev. X. L. waldraven.
Sermon-Rev. Frank Wood Bret
nall.
Remarks-Rcv. II. Field McChcs-
ncy.
Offsrtory-Miss Harlan.
Ilymn-AmeTica.
BenedIction--Rss. q. =. Campbell.
Organ PostluGe-Miss Harlan.
The mild weather was the Inspir-
alton for plcasurabic automobile ex-
cursionx in the afternoon and even
In; and for delightful siroils. There
was no dcarth OF amus-m.nts to en-
'ertnin. The moving picture houses
did capacity business. The Crystal
theatre had record holiday patron
age and there was large crowd
both afternoon and evening at the
West theatre where Griffith. the hyp-
notlst, put on most entertaining
show. In the evening there was y
Grand Thanksgiving ball at tn. Mad
den academy and nasuc ball at
Cartlc Hall. Both OF these dances
were well attended by a representa-
tive crowd OF people.
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN AND HAY

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. 29.--Cash !:
Wheat unchanged to lc lower. NO
. hard S0smsG: No. 3 7SAa sls;
No. 2 red s7Gl.0o: No. 3 ssh sss.
Corn ac lower. No. mixed 4A@
IS: No. 3 42,d43; No. white 4s;
No. 3 441Ga.
Oats unchanged. No. 2 white By
as3: No. 2 mixed 322 1924.
Rye So.
Hay weak. Choice timothy 13I
1850: choice prairie IL q 11.50.
Receipts-Wheat 129 cars.
Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. 29.-Close:
Wheat, December 7Si: May Sas:
July s2hmi.
Corn. December 1904: May
45a: July 46sma.
Oats. December 32A: May 33i.
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ATTENTION MASONS

Special communication OF Trini-
dad Lodge No. 80. A. r. 4. N. FRI
day night. November 29th. at 7:3O
o'clock. Work n. N. degree. Visit
nS-Mnsons cordially Invi,cd.-Bow-
dry Floyd. ". NJ.
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THE WOOL MARKET

81. Louis. Mo-. Nov. cs.-Wool
steady. Territory and western me-
diums 81 q csc.
Fine mediums Is q 20c.
Fine l3G17c.
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Printing OF every description neat
" and quickly executed at the
Chr0niGls-News job rooms. Samples
and quotations on request. Use the
telephone. Trinidad 40. If
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THE COTTON MARKET

New York. Nov. 29.--Cotton spot
closed steady. MiddlinG upianda
1910; NiddiinE Gulf 1885.
Sale-3OO bales.
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The boys appetite 10 often the
source Of Amusement. II you would
have such an appatits take Chamber
lain's Tablets. They not only create
o healthy appetite hut strengthen
the stomach and enable II to do its
work naturally. For sale BY all
dealers.
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THE uvurocK MARKET
Chicago Livestock .

Chicago. ILL.,. Nov. ?9.-Cattle re-
ceipts 5000. Market steady. Beeves
5.s5@ll: Texas steers I.4o1 5.75:
western steers $50 $40: stockers
and feeders <.36 " 7.G3: cows and
heiicrs 2.7507.c5: calves G.5ON
1925.
HOGS: Receipts $4,000. Market
strong to sc higher.
Light 7.4OH7.sO: mixed 7.45I
7.S5: heavy 7.+0G7.s7s: rough 40
U7.55: pigs $500 7.ao.
Bulk OF sales 1.65 q $50.
SHEEP. Receipts $4,000. Market
steady TO strong.
Native 3.75V<.11; western A1
4.ss: ycariinU s6C.a5: lambs na-
tive 6.7567.75: western 5.s5H7.75
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Ksnsas City Livestock =.

Kansas City. No. Nov. as.-Cattlc
receipts 1000. including fifty south
orns. Market strong.
Native xters 6.a0a 1915: south-
ern steers 4.5007 southern cows
ADD heifers 3.60GG: native cows and
h~iiers 3.5O1S.50: stocksrs and
feeders 4.75G7.5O: bulls +.50 IA 6.25:
calves $500 $50: western steers
a.50hs.30: western cows 3.75h7.
HOGS:A Receipts 5000. Market
strong TO &c higher.
Bulk Of sales 7.55 I.75. henvq
7.7Oa7.s0: packers and butchers
S.G5a7.75: light 7.''h 40: pigs
6.5Oa7.
SHEEP: Receipts 1000. Market
strong. Muttohs 3.7"n $50: lambs
s.75G7.60: range wc'hcrs and year
IInss 4H6.:5: range e~es sos.
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Galveston. Texas. Nov. :9.-Cot'
ton higher liz.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Big receipts
pulled down the wheat market. Fine
weather In Argentina counted also
against the bulls. Opening prices
were z lower to / advance. May
started at s0G to 81. varying from ac
decline to 3c gain. and dropped to
?Oi.
The close was steady with May !:
q &c net lower. ut 90lml.
May corn opened unchanged to ,c
down. at 47sGsc 10 4s. and receded
to 47..
The close was steady at 4sc for
May.
May oats. which started a shade
off 20 a like advance. at 32a to 32:,
descended to 322.
WHEAT: December. opening S3s
a.: highest S4s; lowest s4aH.:
closing $500.
Nav, openins ?Os sQ91: highest 81.
lowest seq: closing sOiGa.
July. opening IS: highest ss@a;
lowest s7A: closing 81.
CORN: December l72ds: high
est Az; lowest 47AGl: closing +7s.
May. 472@s14s: hishent $50
As1;. lowest 47s: closing +S:
July. opening +sI: highest 40;
\ west 4ss: closing 40.
OATS: December. opening 3OsG
sla: highest 31i: lowest 800: clos
ing 30a.
May, opening 32A6s; highest 32s.
Lowest 32iME; closing 32..
July. opening 32s: highest 32s:
lowest 3.a: closing 32..
PROVISIONS
Chicago. Nov. 2a.-Provisions
sagged with grain despite the upturn
in the hogh market, First sales
ranged from sara decline to SC
rise. including May at 1891 for
rork: lO.22k for lard and 9.a5 for
ribs.
MESS PORK January. opening
1890; highest 1890; lowest 1914
q 20: closing 1921.
May. opening 1S.62i: highest
1855: lswes. 1886: closing is.57a.
LARD: November. opening ll.3O:
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TIE n1A1d|fAHEr

Now York. Nov. :s.-Copper firm
Standard spo, ~ bid. December
January and February l7T 1897:
clectroIy,ic and lake l7.G2h 1887:
castings 1850 1871.
Tin dull. Spot TO February 1880
TAS.7O.
Lead uqici. A.%5f%.SS.
spelter quiet. 7.3o q 7.a0.
Antimony quiet. Cookson's lOs.
Iron quiet and unchanged.
ct, Louis, No.. Nov. c?.--l.tad
weaker. .4.c5 u i.30.
Shelter lower. 1.30.
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LARD: November, opening ll.3O:
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PROVISIONS

MESS PORK January, opening
1880; highest 1890: lowest 1914
q 20: closing 1927.
May. opening 1892: highest
1855: lBwest 1855: closing IS.57i.
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WANT COLUMN
Wanted.Male Help

For u. 8. army. Able bodied un-
married men between ages Of IS
and Sc: citizens Of United States. Of
good character and temperate habits
who eau speak. read and write the
English language. For Information
apply to Recruiting Officer. l02
West Main st.. Trinidad. Colo. II.
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a dairy that you can get 1-2 pint
or cream on every quart OF milk. Try
It and see. Everything sanitary and
up to date. Call Red 3S02.
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PROMINENT RY. NAN DEAD
New York. Nov. GA. G. Hack
staff. for many years secretary Of the
Illinois Central Railroad company
and latterly its vice-president. is
dead at his home here after an ILL
ness of two days. ...
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08
The oId.Fashioned Fire.

Could anything be more refreshing
than the smell of an old-fashionsd
wood IRE In late spring or early au-
tumn? There il something grimy in
the reek OF coal. and the odor OF gas
10 nauseating. Modern inventions may
have brought their "eonyeniences,
but a stsid old senator. who lately
passed beyond. insisted that when he
wanted real night Of comfort. after
the family had all gone south for the
winter. he would HE himself home.
build an old-fashioned wood fire in the
cookstoye and sit around a. In his old
boyhood days on the farm! What
memories 1t recalls" he would say,
ITO hear the crack,e of the wood and
sniff the smoke that seems TO be purt,
flying rather than oppressive! Joe
chapple's News Letter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08
THE GREENVILLE SUNDAY
SCHOOL,

| don't know what it was brought bach
the old place yesterday,
But there In all its summer Joy il
said goodbye to May,
And there the little Sunday schoo
met at the church again
The teachers and the scholars ant
the superintendent men
And then the hotel omnibus drove VI
so fine and grand,
Filled with the gaudy members OF
the old Greenville Brass band!
No wonder that amid the dream my
heart began to beat,
And l was there little child agar
along that street.
No wonder that my soul took wings
across that vision fair,
And all the present died away, ant
all my heart was there;
For up they came with baskets next
great hampers filed with things
Like lemon pies and ginger cakes ant
fried-brown chicken wings.
There never was a joy in life thai
that sank as deeply in
A mans heart in this world of woe
and suffering and sin
AS just the simple Joy that flows
when in the month of June
Some Greenville Sunday school some
where goes off to some old tune
In wagons to some picnic grove where
all the livelong day
The children and the little band ant
the merry dreams will play.
I've seen lot of painted life almost
around the globe,
But nothing that I've ever met would
meet the keen-edged probe
OF lasting human benefit and good
whole hearted fun
AS the picnic OF the Sunday school il
days when all the sun
OF June soaked in the heart and soul
and gladness heaping up,
Came with fried chicken and ict
cream to brim the dinner cup.
| don't know what 1t was except thu
touch OF air In June
That took me back to hear again thu
Greenville bands old tune,
And watch the Sunday school arrive
TO wait TO take the teams
In that old churchyard buried deep II
golden childhood dreams;
But, Lord have pity, thus ] cried, OF
every scornful fool
Who laughs at this old homespul
dream CT Greenville's Sunda.
| school.
.Bentztown Bard
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08
ADAM

J. N. Allgood and Jno. Mckinley de-
livered hogs Friday.
Charles shipped two car loads of
hogs last week.
Mortimer Smith and j. N. Allgood
each have a nice new buggy. .,-
J. w. Hanna has moved the barn
, from the farm known as the Cooksey
place, and will build a shed around
lit and make stock barn of it.
G. w. France purchased three ear
| loads of sheep for ]. w. Hanna and
Charles and Walter France, In 'Oma-
ha. They arrived at Rose Hill Fri
day afternoon in good shape. 'a""7
G. w. France and granddaughter
Helen Hanna left Tuesday morning
for Omaha They went by way of
IDes Moines and spent Tuesday at
that place. They will be the guests
iof Judge Slabaugh and family while
in Omaha.
Mrs. Emma Casey and sons Evan
and Paul, and" Miss Matte Natter
are visiting relatives in this neighbor-
hood
Mrs. w. A. Mckinney and son John
Iof Manitoba, are visiting relatives in
this vicinity.
J. N. Allgood, wife and daughter
Lois took dinner with Mrs. A. B.
Hanna Thursday.
Helen Hendryx was recent visitor
at the Hanna homes In this vicinity
Mrs. Faye and Eunice Hanna visit
ed at the Chas. Briney home Wednes-
day. -',.
There will be temperance pro-
gram given at the Centenary church
Tuesday evening. Aug 6. :.
Mrs. James Smith has returned to
her home from Abbott's hospital,
where she was taking treatments for
rheumatism.
Aug. 5. PANSY.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08
OLD LANDMARK BURNS
Logue Home on Knoxville Road
Razed by Flames.

Fire at noon today, Saturday, des-
troyed the old Logue residence about
a half mile west of town on the Knox
Vile road. Fire started on the roof,
of the building or in the attic. The
flames had considerable Roadway
when discovered and were beyond
control. Two thrashing crews were
at work within a half mile and an
abundance of help was soon at the
scene, but they could not control the
blaze. Almost all of the household
goods in the building were saved. Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Gibbons and family
were occupants of the old family
home at the time. Mrs. Gibbons was
a daughter of the Elder Logue. The
old building is a landmark on the
'old Knoxville state road" being built
years ago of the brick manufactured
on the ground in the early days of the
old Logue brick yard. The house
will probobly be rebuilt at an early
day in an improved and modern way.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08

The record of the July 1912, license
issued in Mahaska county is as fol
lows:
Elvie B. Armstrong, Tioga, and Jen
ME A. McFall, Fremont.
Arthur F. Burton, Oskaloosa, anC
Alma A. Mccartney, Oskaloosa.
Edgar Johnson, Lynnville, and Elsi
Shaw, Lynnville.
Anton r. Jepson, Oskaloosa, ant
Carrie Scott Oskaloosa.
James A. Wilson, White City, ant
Mabel Garrett, White City.
William Jubeck, Quarry, and Vern;
Clark Tama.
Jesse Hartgraves, Dskaloosa, ant
jeanette Wymore, Oskaloosa.
George E. Powell, Findley, Ohio
and Pearl Little, Oskaloosa.
Elbridge Demick, What Cheer, ant
Kittie Barrett, Oskaloosa.
James Parrish, Greenridge, ant
Iva NJ. Inman, Greenridge.
Wilbur Morgan. Oskaloosa, and Ivi
Walker, Oskaloosa.
Henry E. Loveless, Ottumwa, ant
Iva J. Current Tracy.
J. NJ. Tudor, Ottumwa, and Alice NJ
ovendill, Ottumwa.
Robert Gray, Holiday, n. d. ant
Myrtle Bixer Tracy.
James r. Croll, Pella, and Nelli'
Yer Steeg, Pella.
Royal Bagley, st. Paul, Neb. ant
Bessie B. Chester Lakonta.
Frank J. Pokolivosky, Buxton, ant
Susie Sherbo, Evans.
Robert Given, Knoxville, and Eliza
beth Stewart, Oskaloosa.
Ira G. McFall, Givin, and Eva Rug
giles, Givin.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08
CUPID BUSY IN JULY
Nineteen Licenses to Wed are Is
sued by Clerk During Month.

Although there We're only nineteen
marriage licenses issued during the
month of July as against twenty-eight
for the month of June, it was the larg
est number ISSUED during that month
since 1906. OF the nineteen couples
only fonr We're both residents of Os
kaloosa, and in three more the bride
only was a resident of this city. Sew
en- couple lived outside of the county
This shows that Oskaloosa is a very
popular place for people to come &c
be married. The oldest couple TO be
married during the month was Robert
Given, As, and Elizabeth Stewart, AZ.
while James r. Croll, 10, and Nellie
Yer Steeg of Pella, had the honor of
being the youngest couple. The to.
tai July record since 1906 is as fol
lnuc
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08
FIRE At UNIVERSITY
Kitchen, Bakery and Store Room Of
Girls Dormitory Destroyed.

Prompt work on the part of the
chief, !. H. McCracken, of the Oska-
loosa fire department, and number
of his men stopped what threatened
to be serious fire at University
Park about $50 o'clock this Saturday
morning Fire of uncertain origin
started in the single story brick addi-
tion to the girls dormitory building
and was beyond control when discov-
cred An alarm was sounded, local
ly, and a fighting brigade was organ
lied. Water was turned on, but the
fire seemed to gain Roadway. The
flames secured hold in the roof and
were eating their way toward the dor
mitory building itself when the assist
arce of the Oskaloosa fire department
was solicited. Chief McCracken and
some OF his men responded and went
out en- a car. When Mr.. McCracken
arrived on TIE ground the fire was
turned over to him. The boys went
to the top of the turning building, cut
through The roof ahead of the fire
and stopped the flames from reaching
the main building.
r Damage will amount to perhaps
$4,000. The kitchen, the bakery and
the store room and contents were des-
troyed
Hard work on the part of the city
fire department alone saved a more
serious fire and the University man.
agement counts itself fortunate in
stopping the fire with no greater loss.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08
SLAYER Is HUMAN ENIGMA
Russian Who stransIed Girl Declares
He Did Nothing Shameful or
infamous.

London. - "Vadim the Vampire"
(Nikolai Ratkewitsch), who has been
sentenced at st. Petersburg to eight
years hard labor for strangling a
young girl, whom he calmly sought in
the street after planning his crime,
has proved an insoluble enigma to the
greatest mental experts In Russia.
After studying him for two years
past, says Reuter-, they are all at va
rance as to his degree Of responsible
tty.
When in Jail and in the lunatic asy-
lum he talked reasonably on all topics
except that OF murder, refusing to al
low that murder was crime. 1t was,
he maintained, simply a weakness or
a passion, such as drinking or gam
bling.
His letters to his father and moth
or before the murder breathe affection
and consideration and he described
himself as a lost man, the product OF
his age.
After the murder he wrote to his
parents as follows:
Your ideas Of crime are out OF
date. ], have done nothing shameful
or infamous. II were q thief It would
be different. Il would be absurd to
be ashamed of me because / am muir.
derer. ! am not a criminal. ] am a
murderer by conviction. Only an liz,
norant jury could find me guilty. Be.
ing innocent. / will not go to penal
seryituds. will ind the means OF
taking my own life"
Indifferent TO bis own comfort.
Ratkswitsch was generosity itself in
his relations with the poor creatures
with whom he shared the scant hos.
pitslity Of the st Petersburg night
shslteTA
II be received money from his par
epts he distributed II with an open
hand. even when he himself had no
RFsrcoat nos shirt.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08
Some Fine Corn.

l.. r. Rosebrook left a sample o
fine corn at the Herald Office today
1T was planted on the 10th of Ma,
and each stock bears two well devel
|oped ears. They are fully maturet
and would be out of the way of fros'
within week,-leaving just ninety
days between the planting and the
harvest. The seed was secured by
Mr.. Roosevelt while on a trip to Sci
by, S. D., and is known as the "Da
kota Yellow Dent" 1t is smaller
than the average Iowa corn, but is
surely fine specimen.
The following program will be rem
dered in the park this evening by the
Iowa Brigade band, under the direc-
ton of Prof. Beckman: