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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

of whom are Turks and the others
Armenians, Israelites and Greeks.
The walls which formerly surrounded
the city had been allowed to fall TO
ruins, and since the Russo-Turktsn
war Inc city has been in a state OF
decline. Much of its old splendor
has disappeared, but many OF its
forty mosques are fine examples of
eastern architecture. The city has
had a very varied history since its
foundation, In the second century. by
the Roman Emperor Hadrian. A
great victory was won there, by the
Goths in 1913 and another by the Avar
Huns IN $50 Twice the Russians
have occupied the city, first ia 1929,
when they forced Turkey to give in
dependence to Greece, and again IN
1878, when they occupied it without
Resistance,
Mexico, for country that Is so
poor, boasts some wonderfully big
and fne churches, and it also has
what is claimed TO be the smallest
church in the world. 1t is situated
at Penon, near the City of Mexico,
and is a rude affair, yet 1t serves all
purposes, as the local population is
small. II has seating capacity OF
about ten, thought there are, in fact,
no seats The place is a fayorite one
for wedding ceremonies, though the
altar Is so small that only the couple
to be married can stand in front OF
it. The average person has to stoop
In entering the door, but that encour-
ages humility and is a good thing.
The little edifice is crowned with two
miniature towers, with bell in each,
and these bells are rung as ceremon-
iously as those OF the famous cathe-
dral in the capitol city.
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There are several freak newspapers
published in the world, and perhaps
the greatest novelty in newspaper
dom is one which is published in
Paris, called the Regal, which can be
eaten after the information il con-
tains is absorbed. II is printed with
an ink or coloring guaranteed non
poisonous on thin sheets of dough.
Readers of the paper have no Difficult
ty in "digesting the news" At two
French seaside resorts newspapers
are printed on waterproof paper, SO
that the subscriber can take his
morning paper with him into the sea
and read 1t while enjoying his bath.
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Icelandic ponies, which are being
impressed into the service of the
Swiss army, have marvellous powers
of endurance. They can travel from
thirty-fiye to forty miles per diem for
several consecutive days. They know
by instinct the dangerous spots in the
stony wastes and in the moors and
swamps. On approaching these places
they bend their heads toward the
earth and look sharply round on all
sides. If they cannot discover firm
resting place for their feet they stop
at once, and cannot be urged for
ward.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17
Fun For Whjtlatch,

Contract for moving the weighty
and bulky vault doors and new bank
safe for the Mahaska County State
bank, a car load of the equipment,
was given to Warren Whitlatch, who
began handling the big work Monday.
The task is particularly difficult on
account of the limited space in which
the Weights may be handled, but pro-
gress is being made by the men en-
gagged.
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in the opinion of the Keosauqua

i'm the opinion OF the KeOsauqua
Republican. only those who have
prejudice against individuals of
wealth have anything to say against
]. Pierpont Morgan. He acquired his
great wealth honestly as a banker.
He was true philanthropist, giving
quietly, silently and generously 10
charity. He was a devoted member
OF the church and those who knew
him best say he was indeed good
man, and that is as much as can be
said OF anyone.
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claims State Hoo Record.

Albert Clark, farmer residing near
Runnells, claims the state champion
ship in hog raising. Clark awoke one
morning to find that thirty-nine pigs
had been added to his stock with
only two mothers to care for them.
One had farrowed twenty and the
other nineteen pigs. Thirty out OF
the thirty-nine pigs lived to maturity
and were sold
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

The farms of Iowa average 1888
acres in size. In the United States as
a whole, there are forty acres OF i'm
proved land to every person engaged
in agricultural pursuits, according TO
government figures for the year 1900.
The Crop Reporter, put out by the
government, shows that in 1882 Ger
man cultivated OH an average 1917
acres, and in 1907, 9.3 acres.
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SCHOOL census.

Miss Pearle Burket has been reap
pointed by the Board Of Education to
take the school census OF the indie
pendent School District OF Oskaloosa,
following the close OF school the last
OF May. This Is the fourth appoint
ment for the work. which requires
careful aud accurate work Miss Bur
ket Is assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth
Washbnrn.
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In Memoriam.


Resolutions adopted by Tri-Luminar
Lodge No. IS, A. F. & A. NJ, Oska-
loosa, Iowa, regarding the death of
their late brother, Tom Morrish:
Whereas. The Almighty Father in
His Infinite wisdom calls from the
scene of worldly action one whom
for years of fraternal association has
been to us a brother, who has ever
been true to his God, his country, his
fellows and himself, whose charity
was broad, to whom selfishness was
unknown and in all ways deserved
our esteem, be it
Brother Tom Moorish, this lodge has
suffered a bereavement which time
may assuage but which can never be
forgotten so long as man reveres
that which is best in man. To each
and all It is personal affiiction borne
In sorrow but in resignation to the
Providence which doeth all things
well.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
inscribed in mourning on the records
of our Order and that they be publish
ed in our papers and copy be fur.
nished to the bereaved family who
have our sincerest sympathy In this
hour of affection. la. -
(Signed) J. p. McMurray, ~
II. J.sPfiee, 10 19dmnj
Ben Templeton9dmny
One reason the minutes fly so fast
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Newton News: The Oskaloosa
Herald has observed that every man
who succeeds in keeping out of jail
is not necessarily going to heaven.
While the Herald's opinion is proba-
bly, not based on empirical knoWl-
edge, it is nevertheless correct.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

AT the 1912 state fair, there
were 125 exhibits by Iowa manufac-
turers. The total number of manu-
facturers' exhibits was 246. The
machinery exhibit covered sixty
acres.
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1T is said that the c. B. & Q. rail
way company will erect twenty-five
new station buildings on its lines
the coming season. Will somebody
please carry this Interesting. bit OF
news TO the Knoxville Express?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

.a---"'Where shall l find Happiness
asked a soul. Next door to Content,
said one who knew" The directions
appear to be accurate. Certainly
happiness does not and cannot live
next door to Discomfort.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

The Ottumwa Courier thinks the
Des 5Moines river is to be commend
ed for its forbearance at a period
when the other rivers are spreading
all over the land.
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1t is time to begin to think ser
iousiy about a spring cleaning cam
paign. Refuse on the back lots
should be hauled away and the prem
ises given a thorough oVerhauling.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

Some fellow charges that no sing
Ter ever becomes an artist until she
has certified 10 the superiority OF
about seventeen different kinds OF
pianossss y MA essi}a'ra y
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

George L. Barlow, formerly edi-
tor of the Sigourney Review, is men
toned as a likely candidate for con-
gress in the Eighth district next year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

It's hard TO find Strawberry Point
on the map, but the largest wholesale
milk creamery in the United States
is located at this Iowa town.
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G L A S S IF led
ADVER Using

FOR SALE A 3-weeks- old heifer
calf from COW that will churn
lbs. butter per day. Price $1,000.
d. X. Unsicker, Wright, Iowa.
191d6wl
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

The Booster describes the cele-
bration of a wooden wedding in Pella
but strangely enough says nothing
about wooden shoes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

The Deep River Record says Its
new Diamond press is gem" That
seeIns fair enough.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

Time is money" and the obser-
yation is pertinent that 1t takes
good deal of money to have a good
time. is.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

1.-The first telephone was exhibited
at the Centennial in Cincinnati in
1870
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17


at Minneapolis, Monday morning,
April ID, 1913, Miss Jeanette Darnell.
of Havre, Montana, to Mr.. Frank Ben
nett, formerly of Oskaloosa, now of
Peoria, Illinois. .a..
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett arrived in Os-
kaloosa Tuesday morning to spend
few days with parents and friends,
and will then go to their new home In
Peoria. The bride is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Darnell, No. 1902
Ninth avenue east, and is well known
here. She accompanied her brothers
to Montana few months ago to
keep house for them on claims filed
by the lads in the new country. Mr.
Bennett is a son of Officer Silas Ben.
nett, No. 1904 South Second street.
He has been engaged with the Adams
Express Company through a some
what extended term of service and
has shown a marked adaptability for
the business and a capacity for re.
sponsibility that has found favor
with his company. His advancement
in the service has been rapid. The
young people were associated togeth-
er while residing in Oskaloosa, and
they came to the conclusion that such
wide distances as later interviewed
were not wholly to be desired. They
are a most worthy young couple and
friends and acquaintances will extend
heartiest of congratulations.
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FROM FOREIGN FIELDS.

The City OF Adrianople is very
much scattered and contains some
where about $4,000 inhabitants. half
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

$1,451.01 $1.451.01
Respectfully submitted,
/. w. COOK,
Secretary.
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brains, Hike weeds, will go TO
seed If not attended to regularly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

$2,l2l.4l $2,12L4l
Respectfully submitted,
J. r. McGREGOR.
Treasurer.
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Treasurer's Statement.
For the period from March 81, 1912,
to April z, 1918, inclusive:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17

--One reason the minutes fly so fast
Is because they are making up time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-17
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

IHolaS j. riley, OLtuHnWa. 80
1926 and
Matte F.. Nicola, OskaloOsa. 80. .27
WOODCOCK.- Eli Woodcock was
born near Birmingham, England. in
the year 1888, and died April 8, 1913,
at his home in Evans, Iowa, to which
place he came about thirty years ago.
He leaves to mourn, a wife, two sons
and two daughtersH Joseph Wood.
cock of Abba, Iowa; Rowland Wood.
cock, Sarah Kaskadden and Clara
Lawrence, all of Evans, Iowa. He
also leaves thirteen grandchildren.
His funeral services were held In the
Evans Methodist Episcopal church.
Friday, April II, at 10 o'clock. Rev.
A. A. Heath of Delta officiating. In
terment in Butler cemetery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-11
tBy Fred Loekley in oregon JournaD

(By Fred Lockley in Oregon JournaD
Thirty years ago robbing stages
was one OF the recognized businesses
OF eastern Oregon" said Lot Liver
more, Pendleton's oldest pioneer. Il
come pretty near knowing, for l was
the Wells Fargo agent as well as the
agent for the stage line for many
years. one day word came to us that
the stage from Pendleton TO Umatil-
IA had been robbed 1t was held up
Sasst about where Hermiston is now To-
Gated. / went down there with the
deputy sheriffs. It had rained just
before the hold up. so We were able
10 track them till we lost their tracks
on the mountains this side of Meach-
am
"A few days later John Bowman, the
iiVeryman. told me he hai heard of a
couple Of strangers camped near Wes-
ton He suggested that we drive up
there and see who they were. AS We
were putting up our team at Weston,
We saw a horse that corresponded
with the description we had gotten of
the horse ridden by one of the outlaws.
had ridden on to Walla Walla. Bow
man went on to Walla Walla while
hid in one of the stalls to wait for
the owner of the horse to turn UP.
Presently he came in. The liveryman
gave me a nod. l stepped out. Hands
up / said. He whirled like flash on
me. lie saw he was covered. All
right, you've got the drop on me- he
said and stuck up his hands. We
searched him and l turned him over to
couple Of men l could trust. In a
little while word came to me that the
other man was still in town and was
at the hotel eating dinner. l went
there. made him put up his hands and
marched him out and turned him over
20 the guards 1 had with the other
man.
I returned to Pendleton and got a
warrant for their arrest and sent the
deputy sheriff to Weston for them.
They were tried, convicted and
sentenced to 10 years. One of them,
Billy Maxon. became very friendly
with me. on the morning the sheriff
left with them for Umatilla Maxon
asked the sheriff if he could speak to
me. He told me he would locate the
stolen treasure from the Wells Fargo
express box if we would try to get his
sentence shortened. l told him 1 could
rot make promises for the company.
"A few months later Superintend-
ent Morris. at Boise, told me to go to
Meacham and meet passenger way
billed as Williams ana TO go with him
TO the camp of the outlaws near Mea-
cham. We had discovered where the
Two outlaws had made camp in the
timber near Meacham and the pas
senger waybilled as Williams was in
reality the father of Billy MaAon, the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-11

outlaw. l met him and we spent all
afternoon looking for the buried treas
ure, but he could not seem to get the
lay of the land from his sons de-
scription. told him l would dead
head him through to Portland and nav
his expenses if he would go to the
penitentiary at Salem, see his son ani
get map of the place the money was
buried. He was a farmer near La
Grande and good citizen.
He went TO Salem, secured the in.
formation and came back to Umatilla.
where he was met by II. C. Paige, one
or our division superintendents The
stage went through Pendleton at 2
O'Clock in the morning. Maxon wanted
TO stop and have me go along, but Su-
perintendent Paige would not consent
he said he was in charge of the case
and he would not let me come along.
MaNon said very well, will stop off
here and see Livermore. will not go
step unless he goes along Paige
cursed and stormed ana threatened
but Maxon wouldn't give in, so they
came past my house, woke me up and
l went along.
When we got to the camp Maxon
took out his directions and read them
to us. They read: Go to the elbow of
the prairie just above our camp. At
the point of the elbow there is a dea j
pine, the only tree there Look due
east to where a large fir has been
stripped of its limbs on the south side
by falling tree. Beside this bog fir
there are two trees down, one across
the other We recognized the place.
w. c. Paige said: One of you fellows
bear off little to the north and one
tc the south and We will all meet at
the fir. You may see some other
tree stripped of it's branches We re-
fused TO go elswhere till we had look
ed under the down tree Billy Maxon
had said the treasurer was hidden un-
der the down tree. not buried. We
scratched under the tree and found
first baking powder can full of cur
rency. Then We struck two buckskin
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-11

to see ten PAGES ahead and the flying
Ice particles blinded the men. Con-
rad, who can do anything possible in
mountain climbing and often what
seems impossible, declined to go any
further saying 1t meant death. With
great difficulty and danger a retreat
was made In safety. Notwithstanding
the object of the climb was attained
for the party Joined on this south
route with that previously made from
the east and so established the FEAST
bility Of an ascent from the east and
south.
THE mountain Is a difficult and
dangerous one to climb, rising to 49,
O6S feet above sea level. 1t is subject
to very frequent and wild storms
which come on at moments notice.
The entire crest is covered by ice and
snow blown by fierce winds into gro
tesque shapes and making it extremely
difficult to find a path through their
labyrinths.
when it is known that to reach
the summit on the first ascent, Conrad
Kahn had to cut no less than sixteen
hundred steps in snow and ice and six
hundred of these were in hard ice ne
cessitating hours of patient waiting
while this labor was being performed.
the difficulties will be partly under
stood. During this yeary waiting the
frozen debris from the step cutting
was blown for hours into the faces of
the climbers and this fact alone ex-
emplifies the great courage and de-
termination necessary to attain sue
cess That first climb took thirteen
hours Of incessant labor from the
Robson Glacier whence a start was
made to the summit"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-11

sent led by the clubs professional
guide Conrad Kain. The two who
failed to make the complete ascent
were B. S. Darling or Vancouver and
H. Prouty of Mazama Mountaineer-
ing Club of Portland, Oregon.
THE first attempt under Kain was
successful. the party of three making
the first absolutely complete ascent
of the mountain that has yet been
made. The ascent was made on the
one side and the descent on the
other so that complete traverse was
accomplished. on this occasion one
night was spent on the mountain at
an elevation of 5000 feet without
food or covering.
"The second attempt by Darling and
Prouty in charge of a Swiss guide,
Walter Schauffelberger. failed when
within four hundred feet of the sum-
nit owing to the lateness of the hour
and the fact that a storm was about
to burst. To have been caught in it
on the bare ice slopes would, in all
likelihood. have meant death to one or
more of the party and it was forced
to retreat with victory in sight. on
this occasion two nights were spent
on the mountain at high altitude.
THE third and last attempt was
made by the two guides accompanied
by Darling and Mccarthy for the Sec
ond time The object was to ascertain
feasible route up the south face.
Again storms interfered and when as
cending a steep ice ridge five hundred
feet from the summit a fierce snow
blizzard threatened to blow the climb
ers out of the steps in the ice by
which they were ascending. So bad
was the storm that it was impossible
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-11
Swiss Guide Climbs High
Peak of Canadian Rockies

CALGARY, Alberta.-To cut six
teen hundred steps in snow and ice
OF which six hundred were in hard
ice. was the stupendous and nerve
racking task which had to be done by
Conrad Kain, Swiss guide employed
by the Alpine Club of Canada to as
sist in the ascent of Mount Robson,
highest peak of the Canadian Rock
les, according to the official account
of the climb as given by A. o. Wheel
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-11

er, director of the club.
The three ascents of Mount Rob-
son with the object in view of reach
ing its summit were confined to six
men, says Director Wheeler, "of
whom two were professional guides.
OF the other four w. w. Foster, dep
uty minister of public works of Brit
lsh Columbia and A. H Mccarthy of
Wilmer, B. c. were the only two who
succeeded in making a complete as
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-11

sacks. one with $500 and the other
with $500 in gold dust. Next we found
a gold brick valued at $2500. We
located all the treasure and Paige took
1t with him TO Boise. Maxson had
been promised $500 if he recovered
the contents of the Wells Fargo
chest. Paige went to him and told
him they had decided to prosecute him
as an accessory to the crime. He
scared the old man badly and prob
ably had him sign a receipt for $1,000
raying him 5000 and claiming he
would have to use the $1,000 to buy
the big officials off. Some time later
our division superintendent, Paige,
pulled off very successful stage rob-
bing himself. We never recovered the
treasure he took. The jury was hung
though his guilt was perfectly clear"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-11

Iron ana steel exports of the Uni
ted States in February were more
than three times as great as in the
same month ten years ago
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-11
The Young idea Relieves Itself Again

lHe 1OuiAS 1utt heIeNcS ltSef Again
Domestic Science includes cooking,
working and physical culture.
A Buttress is a female goat.
A straight line is one which always
runs in the same direction unless it is
bent.
Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
September Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-11
Stage Robbing d Recognized
Business in the Early Days

Al Times the Robbers Got Caught But Sometimes They Did
NOt-Iot Lvermore Was Wells Fargo Agent
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-08
AMUSEMENT FACILITIES
Continued from Page SO

Continued from Page 81
by the tourists, who are seeking the beau
ty and scenery of the mountains. These
small resorts can be reached by buggy or au-
tomobile and are listed by hundreds of per-
sons daily during the tourist season.
Some of the most interesting points with
distances from Hendersonille are given be-
low.
Osceola lake, covering several acres of
land, two miles; KKanuaga lake, a large
body of water is the Kanuga lake club col
ony, six miles; st. Jones in the Wilderness
church with it's %quaintnesS at Flat Dock,
three miles; Mount Hebron on which is a
high tower commanding a fine view of the
surrounding country, six miles; Sugar Loaf
the mountain on which the Sugar Laof Land
company is making big deelopments in build
ing a club colony, sixteen miles; Chimney
Rock, wonder of the mountains in the fam
Gus Thermal belt, sixteen miles; Pinnacle
o~untain, ten miles; French Broad valley
through which flows the beautiful French
Broad rier, seven miles Pisgah mountain on
which is located George Vanderbilt's noun
tain lodge, twenty-five miles; Saluda, a small
but growing beautiful mountain resort,
twelve miles; Bald and Rambling caves, 20
miles; Tryon, a popular winter resort, q
miles; Caesars Head mountain, twenty-sev-
en- miles; the famous ,Biltmore estate of
Geogre w. Vanderbilt, nineteen miles; three
Bottomless pools and Bat Cave, the recesses
of which have never been thoroughly ex-
plored, fifteen miles; Asheville, twenty-one
miles.
Serving as public carriers will be two car
lines this summer, the one to Laurel park of
which mention has been made and that of
the Hendersonville Traction company, ex-
tending at present from the Southern depot
to Columbia park. Further developments
are expected on this line, the announcement
of which is eagerly awaited by Henderson
vile people.
In addition to the amusements herein
mentioned, others on a smaller scale will be
given from time to time as various situations
arise during the tourist season.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-08
Labor

No finer labor exists than the matte popu-
lation of Western North Carolina. OF the
purest Anglo-Serxon blood to be found in the
United States the mountain folks are extre-
mely intelligent, active, quick to learn and
have furnished the best of the labor now
operating South Cardinals mills. Undobt-
edly they would welcome the opportunity of
returning to their homes were that oppor-
tunity presented to them.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-02
BURMESE SUPERSTITION.

"A curious idea among the Bur-
nese is that people born on the same
day of the week must not marry.
ind that if they defy the fates their
union will be marked by much ILL
luck. To prevent these disastrous
marriages, every girl carries a record
sf her birthday in her name, each
day of the week having letter be-
longing to it, and all children are
Failed by name which begins with
that letter. 1t is rather hard if the
Marys and Marks of Burma fall in
love with each other as in this coun-
Try. Unlike other Oriental lands,
the young people are allowed to mar
y as taste dictates, subject only to
The birthday restrictions.