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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
SARA ANN PATCH IS FAST
Captures Conway Stake at Grand Cir
cult Meet at Syracuse, N.
Y, In 2:o6H.

Syracuse, y. Y, Sept 10.-Hatr-
raising finishes marked the opening
day program of the Grand Circuit
meeting at the state fair grounds.
The feature was the Conway stake
for 2:07 class PAGERS, carrying
purse of $4,000 Tommy Murphy
brought Longworth across first in the
first heat and forced Walter Cox to
send Sara Ann Patch a mile in 2:06A
to return winner in the second. Cox
also captured the next two heats.
Summaries:
2:15 trot, s1,20O-Baron Aberdeen
won; icon, second Ben O'clock,
third. Best time, AIM.
The Conway. 2:07 pace, $1,000
Sara Ann Patch won; Longworth,
second; Edward B., third. Best time,
2:OsA.
Pip pace, $1,000-Bessie Bee won;
Nellie Temple, second; Stetbrine
Lad. third. Best time, 2;07A.
The Ka-nee-ne for three-year-olds.
1925 trot, s1.000-Axworth won;
senorita, second; Brook King, third.
Best time, 2:12A.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12

e. A. Darnell. of the Barnes & Oar
nell Clothing house Sustained an ex-
tremely painful injury Monday morn
ing at the store, in a fall down a
stairway leading from the first floor
to the basement. He slipped. lost his
footing and pitched head first down
the steps. He extended his arm to
break the force of the fall and the
left hand struck a post the corner
wedging in between the second and
third fingers. The bones OF the hand
were separated with such suddenness
and violence that the hand was split
open both through the palm and the
back distance of two inches or more
and then the ligaments and the
muscles tore out below the little
finger and along the back Of the hand.
Mr.. Darnell will be incapacitated for
a number OF weeks. !,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
IOWA CROP BULLETIN
Official Observations of Conditions
Throughout the State.
Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 10.


The past week was one of the hot
test of the season, with abundant
sunshine, and a high percentage of
humidity. Showers were frequent
during the first half of the week, and
were quite general, although the rain
fall was very light in the southeast
!ern and northwestern counties. The
heaviest rainfall occurred over the
southwestern quarter of the state.
and copious showers were reported
from the central and northeastern dis
tricts. More than five inches of rain
! ell in Audubon and Guthrie counties,
and more than four inches in Shelby
! ounty. The weather was unusually
favorable for forcing the maturity OF
corn, but the crop will require four
more weeks of dry, warm weather to
put it beyond danger of killing frost.
Much of the corn is denied, but
large portion of the crop is only In
the roasting ear stage. Considerable
threshing was done, except where the
rainfall was the heaviest, and there
rapid progress was made in blowing
and seeding fall grains. Pasturage
is generally in good condition. and
late potatoes are doing fairly well.
| Reports made on September list, by
crop correspondents of the Iowa
Weather and Crop Service, show that
the condition of corn was IS per cent.
as compared with the average on that
date in past years, or a gain OF per
cent since August list, and 20 per cent
better than on the same date last
year On basis of prospective yield,
with dry, warm weather until the
middle of October, the present con-
ditiOn would be considerably above
100 per cent, as the corn is heavily
cared, and if it natures before frost
comes the yield will be the largest on
record in the state. 1t is estimated
that with the normal weather condi-
tions about 80 per cent of the crop
will be safe from frost on September
18th; 81 per cent on September 25th:
70 per cent on September Both; 81
per cent on October 10th, and SO per
cent Oh OCJODeI lOlH, DuI with III , =
warm weather until the middle of
October practically all of the crop
will be out of danger.
The average condition of late pota-
toes was 80 per cent, or 3 loss of
points since August list. due to dry
weather and blight in some sections
of the state.
The reports indicate that only about
one-third of the threshing has been
done and up to the present time the
average yields per acre of small grain
are as follows:
Winter wheat. 25 bushels; spring
wheat, IS; oats. 46; barley. 80; rye,
%, and timothy seed, 4.8. The esti-
mated acreage of timothy cut for
seed is 3O8.8OO acres or $4,000 acres
more than were harvested last year.
If the above average of 48 bushels
per acre is maintained until all of
the crop has been threshed. the total
yield will be about 1880 bushels,
but all figures as to average yields
the subject to change when the final
report for the season has been tabu-
lated.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
U. S. TO FIGHT HORSE PLAGUE
Government Sends Twelve Veterinar.
ians to Kansas to Aid State in
Combating Malady.

Kansas City, Mo-. Sept. 10.-Wash-
tngton telegraphed Senator Charles
Curtis at Topeka that twelve vet
erinarians have been ordered to Kan
sas to combat the horse plague,
which daily is growing in appalling
proportions.
Farmers have stopped work in many
counties and the threshing crews are
idle for the first time since starting
work this summer. The smaller
towns are doing practically no bust
ness and conditions are worse than II
the country was having a business
panic.
All over the western part OF the
state farmers are losing their horses.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
MCNAMARA UNDER THE KNIFE
Prisoner In California State Prison 10
Operated on for Appendicitis
Will Recover.

San Quentin, Cal. Sept. Johannes
B. Mcnamara, serving life sentence
in San Quentin prison here for murder
In connection with the dynamiting of
the Los Angeles Times building, was
operated on at the prison hospital for
appendicitis.
Mcnamara was released from soil
tary confinement about six weeks ago
after the visit to the prison OF several
labor leaders, who objected to his pun
ishment for insubordination. For sew
eral weeks he complained Of illness
and it was found necessary to operate.
Mcnamara is in no danger" said
Warden Hoyle, land will be out OF the
hospital in a few days
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12

though he had been able to get about
and attend to some business affairs
lin the city. He seemed better after
supper and had started for the bar
Der shop and to care for some Satur-
day evening errands. Deceased is an
old.time resident of Oskaloosa and
has been variously engaged. He was
formerly owner of a Photographic
business and was associated in the
same with George Brock. He pur-
chased the business of ]. J. Howells,
located at No. 201 Rock Island ave
nue.. several years ago and the place
was under his direction up to the
present time. a...t.vG
Deceased was So years and 6 days
of age at date of death. He was a
son of Joseph Mitchell and Sarah
Williams Mitchell. He was born in
Iowa and Mahaska county and has
been a constant resident of the city.
He leaves a widow, Mrs. Sallie Brock
Mitchell, and one son, Charles Ly-
man Mitchell, and two half sisters.
Mrs. Al McBee of Ottumwa and Mrs.
Joseph Barnes.
Funeral will be held at the late res
idence on Rock Island avenue. Tues
day, Sept 10. Interment in Forest
cemetery. Deceased was member
of the fraternal organizations of
Eagles and Red Men, which will be
represented at the services.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
YOUTHS LOST IN MOUNTAINS
Young Men Are Believed to Have
Persisted In Alaska Wllds
From Exposure.

Juneau, Alaska. Sept. 10.-John
shattuck, twenty-one years old, a stu.
dent at the University of Oregon;
Dell Limscott, aged twenty. a resi-.
dent Of Douglass. and Leslie Oliver,
seventeen years old. of Juneau, are be.
iieyed to have persisted in the noun
tains hack Of Sheep creek. four miles
south OF here. having become lost In
fog while hunting.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
SOME DEALS IN Dirt
Records Recent Real Estate Trans
fers In County.

| William L. Crenshaw ct al to Dan
iel Dozier, one acre in Sec. 33-74-17
$4,000. ... ..
Kate N. Hall and husband to j. E.
Hollingsworth, the E. "A of lot l sub.
div. and /. S. of the S. w. u of the
S. W. u of the s. E. u of Sec. 1871
I16-$75O.OO.
Carrie d. Farnsworth and husband
to Gertrude B. Carpenter, lot 81,
Prices add to Beacon-$35O0
Leo belong and wife to Morgan
belong, lots 1, 9, 10 and Ia. l. S. of
section 36-75-17; also lot l of Gov.
Sub. Div. of lots l and 2, section l.
74-17, except c., B. & Q. right-of-way
across lot 1, los acres-$100.
Wenand Esgen to Free w. Esgen,
of Los Angeles, Cal. strip of land So
= feet in width off entire west side lot
l, l. s., Sc. u, NV, u, sw. u, 1S-75-15,
also part of lot 20, Central add to Os-
kaloosa, subject to a written contract
of sale to l.. G. Moore, also part lot
20, Central add Oskaloosa, subject to
written contract of sale to w. A.
Heritage; also part lot 20, Central add
IOskalOosa-$1.00.
Jacob McVay by heirs to Frank
Garden, land in Marion county and
west fractional ", NV. a, section
3O-75-17-$26,O0O.0O
Albert Van Duren and wife to Mrs.
Hattie Plate; lot 6, in block 7, in town
of Leighton-$55O.0
J. NJ. Morrow and wife to J. II.
Evans. Lot 7. block 10, o. p. of
Barnes City-$3,4OOO0.
C. H. u. to A. R. Higgs. lot 1872 of
o. P. of University Park-$l25.00.
John J. Mendenhall and wife to
Walter Dexter and wife, lots l and 2,
subdivision of south y of NV. "a of
the ne. a of section 13-75-16-$22, 900.
r. H. Halton and wife to Fred w.
Hill The north II of lot 4, of the sub
division of o. L. ), o. p. of Oskaloosa
-S2,3OO.00.
James NJ. brennan ct al. trustees
to Iowa Mausoleum Co., ground on
which Mausoleum is located in High
y,
1886 A. F. & A. NJ, of New Sharon
$1.0O.
c. H. Core ct al to Eli Kaufman,
the Sc. a of the Sc. 4 and the ne. u
of the Sc. a. and the NV. a of the
Sc. Il and the ne. u of the Sc. u and
lot B of the |. S. of the sw. a of the
NV. 4 of section 20-7717-$9.5 10000.
C. f. Lofiand, trustee, to Chas. B.
Kiner, lot 60, Greenwich Park add to
Oskaloosa-$140.00.
S. E. Johnson and wife to Sarah E.
Sefrit, the north Y of lots and in
block 3. SHELLS add to New Sharon
100000.
Michaiel Mcnamara to Roy Ellis
worth, land in section 13-77-16-$750.
John Nash and wife to j. p. Nash
ct al, the Sc. u of Sc. u of section
10 and the south " of the sw. u of
section 15-76-15-$1.0O.
Matte Clark to Frank E. Radcliffe
and wife. the Sc. 4 of section 29-77-
15-$22, 10000
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
SAY MAN KILLED SEVEN WIVES
Scotland Yard Detectives Assert Cap
tain Murray Was Murderer Of Nine
People and Himself.

London, Sept 10.-That Capt. Rob
ert Hicks Murray, who shot and killed
his wife and two children, wounded
his sister-in-law and then killed him
self recently at Eastbourne, killed at
least six preceding wives, was as
serted by Scotland Yard detectives
who have been investigating Murray's
career. ....
The mans real name is uncertain.
He was known as Murray, Captain
Stirling and Robert Charles Mackie.
an American, .- ...s... g.. s p
His sister-inlaw, with whom he had
lived and to whom 1t is possible he
was married, is believed to be dying
from the wound he inflicted upon
her. ... ........ -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
VEDR|NES VICTOR
IN BIG AIR RACE
French Aviator Makes los Miles
an Hour.
BUT THREE OTHERS COMPETE
: III GHu2H41+99AWAf+fr n: ....
Maurice Provost Takes Second Place,
Covering Course In 1913: 1882
Winners Time,
1:1o:5S.85.

Chicago, Sept 10.-Racing under q
blazing sun at a rate of more thar
105 miles per hour, Jules Vedrines
worlds champion airman, won the
Gordon Bennett international trophy
and will carry back to France the EN-
blem significant of the aviation classic
of the age.
His time for 200 kilometers, 124s
miles, was l hour 10 minutes $685. sec.
onds.
Maurice Provost, another member
OF the French team, completed the
course In l hour 13 minutes 1882 sec.
onds.
Frey Drops Out Early.
No other contestant completed the
course. Andre Frey, the third member
of the French team. came to earth on
his twenty-third lap, but he was al
ready hopelessly beaten by Provost,
who flew low and steadily and made
. beautiful race.
For the United States, Max Lille
saved this country the ignomy OF not
even having a fif-r on the field.
At the last moment, when all of the
other American entrants had decided
not 10 compete because of the terrific
speed made by Vedrines, Lille mount
ed into the air.
A moment later he was headed for
the course, flying high above Provost
and Frey. The crowd was electrified
by the news that Uncle Sam was at
least entering the race.
Flies in Pet Deperdussin.
Vedrines few in his own pet Deeper
dussin 140-horse power monoplane,
with the exception of the engine the
same general type of machine in
which he won his world-famed Paris
Madrid race.
Provost also flew a Deperdussil. but
II was equipped with a 10Ohorse pow
er engine, considerably less than that
used by Vedrines. Frey used a 100
horse power Henriot monoplane.
Demonstrating the fact that he can
quickly come to high speed, Vedrines
completed the first lap of little more
than four miles in 2:24:57, and at once
the hopes of the Americans began to
flicker. Except the American defend
er, which was withdrawn two days
ago. they knew that no American ma
chine could possibly equal such speed
Beats Fastest Express Trains.
Flying so low that he at times ap-
peared to be scarcely above the line of
the steel pylons marking the course,
he few steadily and consistently.
Only four times did he consume more
than two minutes and twenty-four sec
onds in rounding the course.
Every other lap ranged from 2:2O: %,
the fastest. to 2:24:57. the first lap.
This means that the famous French
airman was soaring around the course
at a general speed considerab bly, S'ore
than 100 miles per hour-faster than
the fastest express train.
Though Provost was driving a ma
chine of forty less horse power than
that Of Vedrines, he drove a beautiful
race, and several times 1t appeared
that he would beat the mighty We'd
rtnne
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
BURNS WINS ON KNOCKOUT
Oakland Lightweight Defeats lone.
Round" Hogan in Tenth Round
at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Sept. 1o.-Frankie
Burns of Oakland knocked out One
Round" Hogan of this city In the
tenth round Of their scheduled twenty.
round fight. Burns sent Hogan to
the floor five times-three times in
the second round and twice in the
tenth.
Burns was the stronger of the two
at all times and for that matter ap-
peared to be the better conditioned
generally. What Is more. Burns dis
carded his crouch and literally beat
Hogan at the latter's own game,
straight hitting and stand-away work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
EIectrocuted.

c. f. Mason, residing on the old
White farm north of town and west of
Market street, where he operates a
dairy, lost valuable COW in the
electrical storm of Monday afternoon.
The COW was standing near a shade
tree northeast of the house. One of
the loudest thunder bolts struck the
tree. scattering splinters and bark
one hundred feet or more from the
tree: The COW, although some dis
lance from the tree, dropped In her
tracks"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
Dentists Meet In WASHINGTON.

Washington. Sept. 10.-Over 1000
delegates to the National Dental as
socistion were present when that
body convened It's sixteenth annual
meeting in the auditorium OF the New
Willard hotel here today. Cuno II.
Randolph delivered the address OF
welcome, which met with response
from DR.. Frank o. Hatrick of Ottawa.
Kan. The feature Of the opening SEES
sion was the address OF Dr. Newell
9. jenkins. an American dentist from
Dresden, Germany. who described
many interesting features of the pro
tession as p-ne'iaei ahroaf
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
A Renter for 90 Years,

Jsmes Yuill, who lives two miles
west OF Alta, has the distinction of
renting and living on one form for
thirty-two years, perhaps the longest
period of anyone In the state. Mr..
Yuill has been an extensive potato
raiser and has made money at farm
ing, but he has never invested In
farm land although he could have
bought the place he Is on for $15 an
acre at one time, while 1t now is worth
$3.50,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
Farmers, Picnic.

The Farmers Elevator company. of
Green Mountain is making its plans
for the annual picnic of its members
and their families and friends, to be
held on Tuesday, Sept IT. The affair
is always looked forward to with in
terest, and is always largely attended.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
DYNAMITE SET FOR A TRAIN
Southern Pacific Express Runs Over
"Piant," but csps Fall to
Explode.

Portland Ore. Sept. 10.-The Ore
gon and California express of the
Southern Pacific railroad ran over a
plant" OF twenty-seyen sticks OF dy-
Mantle near Gervsis. forty miles
south OF here. but failed TO explode
any Of the Illuminating caps attached
TO the fuses. A track walker, follow
ing the train. discovered the ex-
plosive.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
America, Elr,t LIBRARY.

There is reason to believe that the
FIRST library in America supported by
the public and intended for the use
OF the community at large. as dis
tinguished iron college library, was
the one founded at Charleston. 3. e.,
In 1895.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12

/ PHILLIPPE.--G l.. Philippe, a pio-
neer resident of Cedar township, died
at his home south of Fremont. We'd
nesday, Sept. 4, 1912, after pro-
longed illness, aged ga years. The
funeral took place Friday afternoon
at the home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
seoIded Child Kills Sell.

Nashville. Tenn. Sept. 10.--Angered
because she had been corrected by
her father, Lena Davidson. twelve
years old, swallowed poison and died
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
OsksIoosa Next Year.

Just before adjournment the Con.
ference voted to hold its 1913 meet
ing with Central NJ E. church in Os-
kaloOsa
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Cary M. Shelley, Rose Hill. 49,. .27
1912 and
Mabel M. Lundy, Rose Hill LIB
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12

HOLUB.-Died. of bowel trouble.
at the home of the parents, Joseph
and Lizzie Holub. at Evans at four
O'Clock a. m. Monday, Sept. 8, 1912,
after an illness of only two days, Jo-
seph, Jr., the infant son, aged one
month and two days. Funeral at nine
O'Clock a. m. Tuesday morning, Sept.
10. Interment in Forest cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12

YEOMAN.-Haroid S. Woman, son
of J. D. and NJ. J. Yeoman, was born
May IS, 1895, and died Aug. 81, 1912,
at the home of his parents north of
Fremont, at the age of II years, 3
months and 10 days. The deceased
leaves father and mother, three broth
ers, Floyd, Charles and Reynold, and
five sisters, Mrs. Nina Moore of
Montrose, Mrs. Jesse kliver of Chi
cago, Fannie, Ruth and Blanche, and
a host of relatives and friends to
mourn their loss. The funeral took
place at the NJ. f. church in Fremont,
Monday at two o'clock and interment
was made in the Cedar township Gem
etery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12

CLARK.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Clark, of Fremont, on Sunday,
September 1, 1912, nine pound boy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
Special Appointments.

Z. A. Schell. President Iowa Yves
Ieyan College: L. f. Lymer, Dean;
]. w. Hancher, Councillor of the
American University; I. J. Myers,
Treasurer and Field Secretary, Iowa
Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant Quar-
terly Conference; w. p. Stoddard,
Corresponding Secretary, Iowa Meth
odist Hospital, Grinnell Quarterly
Conference; J. c. Kendrick, Confer
ence Agent Permanent Fund, Main
Street Quarterly Conference; L. B..
Smith, Superintendent American
Home Finding Association. Willard
St Quarterly Conference, Ottumwa;
c. S. Cooper, District Superintend-
ent Iowa Anti-Saloon League, Agency
Quarterly Conference; J. B. Eyestone
to China; R. d. Pool, Mis-
sionary to Oklahoma; H. n. Smith,
Assistant to President Iowa Wesley
an College, Hedrick Quarterly Con
ference; Latham Ingham, Missionary
to Utah.
Left without appointment to attend
one of our schools:
NJ. d. Cox. G. Z. Monkman. John Z.
Evans. c. P. Zenor, L. w. Stodghill,
G. D. Cox, Mt. Pleasant Quarterly
Conference.
E. Madrigal, F. w. Conwell, L. r.
Burdock and r. Braden were made
and E. S. Daley, SUI
perannuate.
w. s. Graham. NJ. D., of the Iowa
Hospital. addressed the
as did also l.. o. Hart
man. D. D.. on the work of the Sun
day School Board.
Rev. S. P. Craver, former member
of this Conference, but for many
years a missionary in South America,
delivered an address full of interest,
the work in that south
land.
c. l.. Rubottom, w. ]. Phillips, w.
E. r. Laillett, c. c. Jones, c.
V. Hulse, C. G. Ellis, were passed to
the studies of the third year. w. J.
Fowler. A. N Courtney, T. c. Ken
nedy, E. C. Sandmeyer passed to the
fourth year H. NJ. Burris. T. J. Pet
tit, c. J. Petit and J. H. Krenmeyer
were continued in the third year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
IOWA METHODIST
APPOINTMENTS
Close Of Annual Conference Held at
Newton.
REV, JIM. M'CLELlAND RETURNED
Rev. c. L. Stafford Also Retained as
Superintendent Of the oskaioosa
District-complete Record of
Posts Assigned.

Newton. Ia, Sept. 1o.-Special:
With the announcement of the ap-
pointments, the annual session OF the
Iowa Methodist Conference came to
a close. The appointments as made
by Bishop Hughes follow:
n~Lziaam, nistrirt
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12

MARTIN.-The Herald received a
telegram this morning announcing the
death of Mrs. Mary M. Martin at the
Soldiers Home, of rheumatism of the
heart, on Sunday, September 8. Mrs.
Martin was the widow of the late
Chandler Martin who was member
of Co. F, 126th Illinois Infantry. She
was an old army nurse and was with
Shermon on his march to the sea. She
was 80 years old, and leaves no relar
tives.
Mrs. Martin has lived in this city
for several years and for the past
three years has lived with George
Ries on A av nue. west. She was the
victim of a stroke of paralysis last
January and has been confined to her
bed ever since. About three weeks
ago she was sent to the Soldiers home
at Marshalltown, where she died with
of the heart 1t is not
known yet where interment will be
made.