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The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-07-18

spur of the Electric r. r. win stop
at the entrance to the grounds.
I Repairs and the tinting OF the
wallis are now being made at the
court house, the clerks otfice, the OF.
iice of the county attorney. and the
court room will receive attention.
- =. =
The slate roof and the metal val
leys of the Christian church are be.
ing repaired and the whole roof put
in first-class order.
I The electric wiring has been com.
pleted and the fathers are now at
work on the Walthall Office and fiat
building on North First street, They
are nearly ready for the plasterers
and then win soon come the compile
ton OF the building. All of the
apartments are said to have been
leased.
Roy C. Rich, 513 d avenue west,
and J. R. Brill OF SIS d avenue west,
have greatly improved the appear
ance of their places by having their
homes painted. 1t makes marked
change in that location.
- = -
J. H. DeBoard, of 3O5 Third avenue
east, has remodeled his home and has
used cement stucco in the exterior
finish, which makes his place most
attractive in appearance.
- - =.
j. b. Smith, 502 Third avenue east,
and ). NJ. Heron of sos Third avenue
east, have added to the value of the
places by repainting them. They
are greatly improved, not only in ap.
pearance, but In comfort.
I. N. Mcmillan, OF C. H. u, is max.
ing some extensive improvements on
his property by putting on a coat of
paint and remodeling the cellar. The
cellar has been cemented throughout,
the furnace renovated, large windows
added on the south and layatory
and toilet room fitted up, a4
s.a =, =. -. =. ., sA.t..
Rentable property in Oskaloosa is
in great demand and we frequently
hear that hundred small houses
could readily be rented to desirable
people. and when the improvements
now being considered by the M. &
st. L. r. R. are completed, this fact
will be all the more forcible, as their
work will mean an extensive addi-
ton to the population Of the city.
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BIG PICNIC PLANNED
0skaloosa Travelingmen Will En-
Joy Saturday at Eddyville.

J.
oskaloosa Council No. 514, United
Commercial Travellers Of America are
planning an enjoyable picnic for Sat
urday, July 20. The gathering will be
held at the grounds Of the Red Miner
al Springs at Eddyville. and trans
portation will be furnished by a spe-
cial train on the Minneapolis & st.
Louis, leaving Eddyyille at $3.50 p. m.
There are nearly 100 travelling men
who live in Oskaloosa and 1t is hoped
that all these with their mothers,
wives and sweethearts will be at the
picnic. The personals of the COM
mittee in charge is an assurance of
good time, including, L. G. Moore,
%. B. Newell. E. N. Brewer, J. X.
Henderson, F. G. Colburn and J. ].
Matthews.
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James Thorpe Of the Carlisle Indian
school performed remarkable feat
In winning the Decathlon and Jroved
his general all-round ability as an
athlete.
Gloom was cast over the spectators
and participants In the games when
II became known that the only Portu-
guese runner In Sundays historic
Marathon race, F. Lazaro, had died
in the hospital. He suffered from sun.
stroke during the race and fell out
after running nineteen miles.
The news caused great distress to
the king. the crown prince and other
members OF the royal family.
The Bohemian runner, +. Slavik. 10
also in the hospital, but his condition
is not considered serious.
Americans Are Popular.
Stockholm, July 16.-Special: The
American participants in the Olympic
games We're photographed at the sta
dunn today and it was almost as
much of function as yesterdays
awarding of prizes by the King of
Sweden. Thousands Of people turned
out to see the winning athletes
grouped together and cheered them
with tremendous enthusiasm. One
of the pleasant things about the
Americans victory is that 1t seemed
to have left an agreeable taste in ev-
erybody's mouth. The winners sue.
ceeded in making themselves ex-
tremely popular.
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IS SERIOUSLY BURNED
Miss Gladys Hoffman, Victim Of
Unfortunate Accident.

Miss Gladys HOFFMAN,, daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. G. v. Hoffman,, 11O5 G
avenue east, was the victim of a pain
ful and serious accident at her home
about 4;S0 Monday afternoon. Miss
Hoffman, was washing pair OF long
sleeyed gloves in gasoline and had
them on her hands. After completing
the task she thought of the gas burn
er in the basement of the home, under
the hot water tank. and went down to
turn it out. The gas ignited the fumes
from The gasoline. and in o fash the
young lady was enyeloped in mass
of flames. She ran up stairs and out
into the yard. Her screams attracted
the attention o. Mrs. c. Winter, sit
ting on the front porch of her home,
and with unusual presence of mind
Mrs. Winter grabbed up the rug of
this. porch and IAN to the unfortunate
girl. BY wrapping the rug about her
the flames were Immediately extin-
guished, but not until Miss Hoffman,
had been severely burned. Both arms
and one side Of the body above the
waist line were blistered and the flesh
in parts badly burned. Physicians
were called Immediately and the
wounds dressed. While the burns are
very bad and painful, it is hoped
there may be no serious consequences,
Fortunately Miss Hoffmann's hair
was not reached by the flames and
her face escaped injury. None of the
flames were inhaled.
The proximity and quick work of
Mrs. Winter undoubtedly saved the
girls life. as the flames were gaining
rapidly when checked by the rng.
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Homecoming Week.

Creston is to have a big homecom-
ing celebration in the fall, and win
invest some $4,000 therein. There are
many who are former Crestonians,
who have gone up In the railroad ser
vice or in other callings. II viii be
an interesting gathering II the com.
mittee succeeds in bringing many OF
them home.
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Montezuma Oldest Resident.

Mrs. Catherine McIntire, OF Monte
yuma, who recently celebrated her
18th birthday. has the distraction OF
being the Oldest In residence of any
one In that town, She came there
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gid
con Wilson. who were the first set
tiers In Montezuma, In 1851 she was
married to James R. McIntire,
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sauer Kraut pay,

The Lisbon sauer kraut committee
has raised over 5000 as a starter. The
odor of kraut and the celebration by
the Dutch" las well as the Irish, B :
hemians and Yankees) will take place
along in September, at which time
everybody will be furnished sauer
kraut and street amusements free. The
day is considered at Lisbon as being
a national legal holiday = but with
a ban on gambling and drunkenness.
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Fought Fire and Saved Town.

A number of farmers and residents
of Dudley saved wheat field and per-
haps number of residence properties
in Dudley from being destroyed by fire
by smothering rapidly spreading
meadow fire one afternoon recently.
John Arnold, who owns farm near
the town, was burning some weeds in
his meadow and the fire got from I'M
der his control, and for time the
town of Dudley and an eighteen-acre
wheat field were in danger. Men
fought the fire with spades, shovels,
boards and anything they could lay
their hands on.
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Farmers to Have Electricity.

Contracts have. been signed by
which the Adair electric light plant
will furnish electricity to Anita, eight
miles away. The. farmers along the
White Pole road have all agreed to
take the light and help pay for poles,
|etc, The right of way has been Sc
cured and work will soon begin. They
expect to be sending electricity over
the great white way by Oct. l. The
farmers are all jubilant over the out
come.
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lambs, s4.0O@725; western la
$t.25Q7.25; ewes, s2.30@450.
CLOSING Prices.
Market Notes.

Chicago, July 17.--Good crop re-
ports from all over the grain belt had
depressing effect on the market
yesterday. Hope faded for the bulls
in wheat when one dispatch after an
other said there was no sign of black
rust, and that the weather remained
the sort needed to insure bumper
crop. Liquidation and short selling
carried the market down Rains in
western Missouri that meant delay to
the thrashing helped sustain wheat
prices during the last part of the SEES
sion. There was also sharp falling
off in the worlds available supply to-
tai. Corn suffered not only because
of the wheat weakness, but on ac-
count Of belief that oats would soon
iisplace corn for stock feeding. The
fact that cutting of oats was under
way in Iowa and Illinois under con-
ditions which left nothing to desire,
had bearish effect on prices here.
The early advance In the hog mar.
ket today was soon lost and the clos
ing was weak at yesterdays closing
prices. Packers were Indifferent and
succeeded in preventing any rise in
the market, Part of the day good
hogs were steady to strong. while the
bulk Of the common and medium
grades sold weaker and finished with
out any advance.
Cattle quality was only fair today,
little above common class being
offered. The best steers here sold
LAT s7.s5 when something strictly
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Butter. Eaas. Etc.

Chicago, July 17.-Butter-Steady;
creameries, 23@25c; diaries, 21@
21%c.
Eggs = Steady; receipts, 1881
cases; at mark, cases included, 151s
@1ehc; ordinary firsts, Ice; firsts,
17hc.
Cheese - Steady; daisies, 151@
15Ac; twins 15A @15hc; young
Americas, 15A615Ac; long horns.
15h 015Ac.
Potatoes-Easy; receipts, 35 cars:
Kansas and Missouri, 6s970c; Okla
homa, 6O@65c; Virginia barreled,
S2.45@2.50.
Poultry-Alive, steady; turkeys,
he; chickens, 121sc; springs. 100
23c.
Veal-Steady; s@11c.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-07-18
YANKEES SCORE TWICE
ANNEX TWO EVENTS IN CLOSING
DAY OF oLYMPiAp.
Win f,6oo-Mster Run and DeeathIon--
Portuguese Splinter In Marathon
Dies From snnstroks. \

Stockholm, July l6.In two of the
leading events Of the closing day OF
the Olympic games, namely. the 1900
meter relay race and the Decathlon.
the United States secured first place.
while in the SOO-meter swimming final.
which was carried OF by Australia.
the United States was second, thus
scoring altogether eight points
The standing OF the teams on points
ia now. " ."'a II
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SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record In Recent Real Estate Trans
fers In County.

James Mattison ct al to Thomas B.
White, part of lot Mattisons sub
div. of lot Mendenhall's ad to Is.
kalee3a. Iowa-$l.00
iansel McMsins and wife to 10.
seph r. Moore ct al, the s. w. Y Of
the s. E, X Sec, 2O-77.l4-$i.0O,
Warren c. Johnson to Thomas B.
White, all Of lot 2 Mattison's sub-div.
Of lot 4 Mendenhall's add. TO Oska-
loosa, Iowa--S700,00.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-07-18
LIqhtrinq Strikes Fourteen Times.

In the region around Litterdale, Car.
roll county, the lightning has struck
fourteen times since the morning of
July /. No very serious damage has
been done. Trees and telephone
poles have suffered the most.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-07-18
scarcity of Teachers.

The county superintendent of
schools of Worth county faces an en-
barrassing situation. II is expected
that there will be a scarcity of teach
ers in that county next fall.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-07-18
Flour Market.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 17.-Flour
First patents, s5.10@5.s5; second
patents, $4.s0@5.O5; first clears, $3.50
@3.75; second clears, $2.4o@2.70.
ST. Louis, Mo-, July 17.-Flour-
Weak; red winter patents, $1,000
$50; extra fancy and straights, s4.35
$500; hard winter clears, $4,000
400.
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viii Prospee, For Coal.

A. R. W. Brown will begin prospect
ing for coal northwest of Kellogg at
an early date. 1t Is quite generally
believed that coal In paying quantities
exists in that neighborhood.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-07-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, July II.
HOGS Receipts today, 10000;
steady to higher than Tuesdays ay.
erage; quality fair; mixed and butch
ers, $7,1O@772h; good to choice
heavy, $725@7.67h; rough heavy,
$7.O0@I2O; light, $7.25@7.7O; York
ers, s7.60@7.70; bulk, $735@7.65;
pigs, $5.50@7.35; clearance yesterday,
fair; estimated receipts for tomor-
row, $4,000.
CATTLE = Receipts today, $4,000;
best strong, others slow and weak;
estimated receipts for tomorrow, A..
900; beeves, s5.55@s.65; cows and
heifers, $2.6O@77O: stockers and
feeders, $3.s5@6.40; westerns, $500
Q7,60; native calves, s6.50@s.75.
SHEEP-Receipts today. $4,000;
steady to strong: estimated receipts
Tor tomorrow, $4,000; native sheep,
s3,t515.25; western sheep. $3,4OQ
525; yearlings, $415Q575; native
lambs, s40O@725; western lambs,
$4.25Q725; ewes, s2.30@45O.
Closing Prices.
HOGS-Closing weak; early ad-
vance lost; top, $7.72h; mixed and
butchers, $710@7.67k; good to
choice heavy, s72O@765; rough
heavy, $6.s5@L25: light, $1,000
1917; Workers, $760@T65; bulk,
$7.25@765; pigs, s5.5O@725.
CATTLE - Good grades closing
steady; others slow. III,
SHEEP-Steady.
Official receipts yesterday Hogs,
11.503; cattle, 1854; sheep, 19.647.
Official shipments yesterday-Hogs,
2,4O7; cattle, s2s; sheep, 2.521.
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Provision Market.
Cash Quotations.

Chicago, July 17.--Wheat No. 2
red, $1.00@1.O3; No. red, 9sc@
s1O11s: No. 2 hard, 9skc@s1.02; No.
3 hard. 971c@s1.OO; No. northern,
$10S@1.12; No. 2 northern. $1,000
ITO; No. northern, s104@1.OS; No.
Q spring, $1.O4@1.07; No. 8 spring,
$1.O0@l.05; No. spring, 96c@s1.04;
velvet chaff, $1,Oo@l.os; durum, $500
@I.06.
Corn = No. 2, 7sA@7sAc; No. 2
white, 76A Q77Ac; No, 2 yellow, 73A
@74Ac; No. 3, 72072%c; No. 8 white
76A ORC; No, 8 yellow, Tx 973Ac;
No. 4, 7OhQ71c; No. 4 white, 100
75c; No. 4 yellow, 71h@72c.
Oats--No. 2 white, 50950hc; No.
8 white, 4s@5Oc; No. white, 40
49c; standard, 4s@50hc.
Rye-No. 2, 73c.
Barley-5oc@$11O
st. Louis, Mo-, July 17.--Wheat--
Lower; track, No. red, old, $1,000
1.Os; new, $1.03@1.05; No. 2 hard,
new, s7c@$1.O2.
Corn-Lower; track, No. Q, Tee; No.
Q white, 79@S1kc.
Oats-Firm: track, No. 2, Acc; No.
2 white, SOC.
Rye-Unchanged; 7sc.
Peoria, July 17.--Corn-Steady; No.
Q yellow track, 73c; No. yellow,
Tic; No. mixed, 73c; sample, $50
csc.
Oats-1c lower; No. white, track,
49c; No. white, 471sc.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-07-18
Hogs at Eleven Markets.

Eleven markets received 1900
hogs, against $4,000 a week ago and
$4,000 year ago. Combined receipts
first two days of this week 163. 900.
against $4,000 week ago and 15s.-
900 a year ago. Total for 1912 to date
14,77s,OoO, against 13,s7s,ooO a year
ago.
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ST. Louis Wool.

st. Louis. Mo-, July 17.--Wool--
Steady; territory and western medi
ums, 2o924c; fine mediums, 1s92ocs
fine, 13@17c. re
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Cro BE coNTINUED.)
Fairness Wins.

That 1t pays to be fair with en-
ployes was illustrated recently In the
New York financial district. A young
man who had worked for q large
house for three years was forced to
remain at home two uays because OF
illness He had never been absent
from his desk day during the entire
time. not even for summer vacation.
Nevertheless, when he received his
salary envelope the amount OF two
days pay had been deducted.
The boy was indignant and resigned
on the spot. The following day he
closed q deal involving 100000 which
would have meant q clear profit OF
$4,000 to the firm be had Just left.
The young man turned the business
over to rival house and was given a
position. His contract calls for double
the salary he had received at the old
house and stipulates that he Is to re-
ceivs one months vacation each sum-
mer with full pay.
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He's a Wonder to His Wife.


A Missouri lady is trying an expert
ment. Her husband is brilliant man,
but loquacious. Realizing his short
comings, the wife is feeding him on
fish. Three or four times week she
prepares fish in some delectable way.
He is showing some uneasiness and
has marked prediction for water,
but being innocent CT his wife's mo-
tive, continues to eat the dishes set be-
fore him.
To her pastor, the wife recently con-
f1ded:
you see," soberly, John is very
remarkable man, but he wastes too
much time sermonizing when he should
be thinking. He talks altogether too
much. To counteract this, am feed
ing him fish. During the last two
months I have served him with seven
teen different varieties OF fish cooked
in forty-seven different ways"
"Why fish?'' asked the pastor, great
1y interested.
Because" replied the wife, fish is
food for thought"
II see," said the reverend gentleman,
'but have you noticed any marked
changer"
The wife's face grew sad.
do you know, Mr.. Jones, that hus-
band Of mine is such chatterbox
that do believe he could eat the
whale that swallowed Jonah and never
lose syllable! "-Woman's World.
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Electricity Used as Food.

Professor Bergonie Of Paris has adj
vanced the theory that electricity can
be made to take the place of food in
sustaining life. His idea Is that the
essential purpose Of food is to supply
the body with internal warmth. He
claims to have proved that low tension.
high frequency currents of electricity
can be passed through man in such
manner as to produce the required
energy warmth of maintained life.
The great thing to guard against is
the production Of temperature high
enough to, be fatal. According to Pro-
fessor Bergonie, electric food" is
much superior to vegetables and meat,
irasmuch as it imposes no work on
the digestive organs, the food being
directly absorbed by the nerves. Thus
Is avoided, the savant asserts, the OF
binary fatiguing, wearying process Of
intestinal combustion which is so ex-
hausting to invalids or to patients In
a weakened state. Zone dose CT cleo
trio food" we are told, will do q
man as much good as three solid meals
Of ordinary food. More than that, cleo
trio food actually increases the pa
tents weight"
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PREPARING FOR SPRING WORK
Farmers Should Have All Farm Imple-
ments In Good Order to Be-
gin Work at Once.

Have the p1ows, harrows, cultiva-
tors, drills and rollers in order for
spring work. Lay in few extra pillow
points and bolts. Have the harrow
teeth sharp. Extra whiffletrees and
some good hame strings should be
provided. The seed oats, corn, clover
and grass seeds should be bought this
month, SO no time need be lost when
the season opens, says writer in the
Baltimore American. Buy and haul
the fertilizer you need now. II the
plow or harrow is worn out, 1t will pay
to buy good steel plow and spring
tooth harrow and two-horse cultiva-
tor. A corn planter and grain drill
may be hired for Is cents an acre. If
you only plant ten acres in corn and
seed a few acres to oats it will be
cheaper to hire than to buy these i'm
plements. Only buy those implements
you really need. Farm sales take place
this month, and good implements may
often be had at less than half the orig
inal price. It will pay to buy if you
need the implement, but do not buy
1t because it is cheap, nor because you
can buy it on time. The note soon
falls due and it often comes due when
you are short of funds. Do not ask
your neighbor to go security, If the
bank will not accept the note with
your wife as indorser, do not buy.
This is sound advice and If followed
will save you lots Of trouble and con-
siderable money. Do not go security
for anyone. It is wrong, as you may
ruin yourself, and oftentimes your
family as we'll A good-natured, easy
going farmer had better remain away
from farm sales.
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The guesthouse is real institution
In Asia Minor. It is sometimes owned
by an individual, but is usually the
common property Of the village. To
this guesthouse, like the travellers
bungalow In India, every traveller has
q right, but as all have the same rights,
one may have more company than he
desires. Howeves', the head man Of
the village usually arrange matters
for the foreign traveller, and the ma
tive guest viii often courteously make
way for him. In the guesthouse IL one
large room, In one part Of which our
horses MUNICH their hay, with the driv-
ers lying beside them, while IN the 9TH
or part we spread our rugs and set up
our beds and unlimber our cooking ap-
paratus. Some guesthouses have two
rooms connected by q wide opening,
without door, In one OF which the
animals and animal drivers sleep and
Ia the other the pampered guests from
abroad National Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
GUARDING ROYALTY At NIGHT
Elaborate Precautions That Are Taken
70 Insure the Safety Of European
Crowned Heads.

Every night the palace at which
King George is sleeping Is patrolled
by night watchmen, who pass along
the corridors, throughout the night,
inspecting doors and windows. These
watchmen wear carpet slippers to
deaden the sounds Of their footballs,
and ara specially trained to know ex-
Actly what to do in case Of fire. In
addition to the night patrol, there IL
always sentry on duty outside the
chamber in which the king sleeps.
King Alfonso OF Spain Ia guarded at
night by specially selected soldiers,
who take charge Of the keys Of all the
doors each night. These men pledge
themselves that the doors shall not
be unlocked until daybreak. and no one
Is allowed to enter or leave the palace
until the night is over. The guards
sleep outside the royal bedchamber,
so that no one may enter during the
night.
King Albert OF Belgium Is another
carefully-guarded monarch whom no
one may disturb once night has set
in. Soldiers patrol the corridors of
the kings palace, and his special valet
locks himself In the kings antecham-
Der, which no other person is allowed
to enter. The valet is forbidden to
open either door until morning under
penalty Of death.
The car Of Russia, the closest
guarded Of any monarch, is protected
at night by several companies of SOL
diers, including Englishmen, members
Of the secret police, and a body of
Ccssacks. The various companies work
independently of one another.
The sultan Of Turkey is nightly
watched over by very large number
of soldiers and councillors, who re-
main within the neighborhood of his
bedroom until morning. The sultan
changes his sleeping apartment Of
tener than any other monarch. He
has the choice Of two-score bedcham-
bers, AMI he visits many Of these in
turn throughout the year.
His holiness the pope is guarded by
an attendant who is able to watch the
welfare of his master through spy
hole in the wall of his bedchamber,
so that the pope is always under OBJ
servation.