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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

more. When this arrived 1t was too
late to do any good with the house
and the water was used to save the
barn and outbuildings.
The Edris place is over a quarter
of mile from G avenue, the last
place where there is a fire plug, and
the wagon carried was not sufficient
to reach. B. j. Snyder's automo-
bile was pressed into service, and
sent back to he station for more.
The old hand hose-cart was hitched
on behind the auto and they started
for the fire. Going down North Mar
ket street the hose-cart came united
and went into the curbing in front of
the Herald office, breaking one of the
wheels off and also breaking one side
of the reel. This is one of the hose
carts used by the old volunteer fire
company and has been in use for
more than thirty years. After the
break up of the cart the auto had to
go back to the station for some loose
hose, thereby causing greater de-
lay. After water was secured the
pressure was diminished so, by going
through the long stretch of hose, that
water could not be thrown to the top
of the barn. ......
Mr.. Mason, the aged father Of Mrs.
Dow, was at home alsne when the fire
started He turned in the alarm and
started carrying out the household
goods. He stated that if he had had
help he could have removed most OF
them. 4 AS it was only few of the
household goods were saved. c. H
Fuller, who is now the owner of the
property, has the house fully insured
Mr.. Dow also carries insurance on the
household goods.
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new DISCOVERIES
ARE EXAGGERATED
Better be oD the Conservative Side
Say the Known Doctors---No One
Remedy to Cure All Human
Troubles has yet been Found.

The one-idea man is usually dan
gerous man, especially in medicine.
Time was when bitter roots and herbs
were used as cure-alls. Every dis
ease was treated by giving tonic.
Then came allopathy, with the Gallo
mel and quinine, and every sick per
son got calomel and quinine, and may
be morphine. Next came the homeo-
path, with his indicated sugar; the
eclectic: the osteopath; the yege-
table diet man, etc., etc. All OF the
different cults based upon a good
idea, but were carried too far. Be
cause a particular drug or treatment
would cure one disease 1t was pre-
scribed for every condition.
When the X-Ray was discovered it
was heralded as cure-all. Soon x
Ray instruments sprang up all over
the country. Some doctor with a
small knowledge of medicine would
buy an X-Ray machine and with it
treat every disease in the catalogue.
But the X-Ray craze soon died out.
The X.Ray was soon put into it's
place. valuable assistant to the sur
geon in locating bullets and other
foreign bodies, in featured bones, etc.
But the only diseases which are now
treated by the X-Ray are certain skin
diseases.
Then came the surgeon with his
knife, cutting out the appendix, or
any other unruly organ; multiplying
many and curing few. Radium was
discovered. 1t was rare substance
andNa great curiosity. When II was
discovered it was heralded as a cure
all, but it has been used practically
none in medicine
The trouble with all these cures
has been that they were ondidea
cures. The great cures that have
been made by The known Doctors
who have their Oskaloosa medical Of
flee on the End floor of the Herald
Building, 1913 N. Market St., are all
made by using the Known System of
treatment uniting all the systems and
Iusing the remedy that is Indicated in
that particular case, whether it is al
Ilopathic, homeopathic, eclectic, or
what. No two diseases can be treat
ed alike. A medicine must be made
to fit each particular case. That's
why The Known Doctors are able to
cure so many cases which could not
leven be helped by ordinary doctors.
Special appointments.
Advertisement,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
SUNDAY EVENING FIRE
Residence of Nate Dow on North
Eleventh Street is Destroyed.

The Nate Dow residence on North
18th street, known as the old Perry
Edris place, was totally destroyed by
fire Sunday evening shortly after 4:S0
O'Clock. The fire caught from a de-
fective flue in the upstairs part of the
house and when discovered had gain
ed quite a headway The fire depart
ment was notified. but the wagon
when II arrived did not have sufficient
hose TO reach TO the house and had TO
send back 10 the FIRE station after
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
Scared But Not Hurt.

Albert Cooper, the Nurseryman. be-
came quite excited yesterday morn
ing. When he went to the barn to
feed his horse, the animal was miss.
ing. He immediately telephoned to
Sheriff Reed that the horse had been
stolen. Reed got busy and in the
course OF an hour Mr.. Cooper called
again and informed the sheriff that
the horse was found and that one of
the neighbors had just broughtait in.
Mr.. Cooper had seen the animal play,
ing around In the street the evening
before but had failed to recognize his
own horse.
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Mysteriously Disappears.

Without a word to any one, Mr.. o.
Petit, proprietor of prosperous
confectionery store at Belle, PLANE,
mysteriously disappeared some time
last Wednesday morning and has not
since been heard from, although he
has been traced as far as Cedar Rap
ids. where all trace of him was lost.
He is thought to have about 500 on
his person but there is no reason to
suspect foul play.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
Small Pox at Crinneli.

After an absence of number Of
years, small pox has again put in an
appearance In Grinnell. Irwin irwin
a carpenter who has been employed
on an elevator which the Farmers
Elevator Co. is erecting, has the
disease in modified form and is
quarantined at the home Of Mrs.
Lemke. Irwin lives i'm Cedar Rapids.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
Alex Miller Cant Come.

Washington Democrat: We got an
invitatntion from the Baldauf.Rosen-
blatt Co., at Oskaloosa to attend
their big Mill End sale of dry goods,
but we are well supplied with dry
goods stores in Washington any one
of which has more goods to sell than
we can ever raise money to pay for.
But we thank them for the nice big
invitation in green ink and printed
OH four pages newspaper size. 1t is
a big ad but We cant go.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
Victims Of Mad Doc.

Five Iowa children. bitten by mad
dogs, are taking tie pasteur treat
ment in Iowa City, at the state bac-
THEOLOGICAL laboratories, and two 9th
Iers are expected The little ones
range from ils TO 10 years OF age
They are: Robert Greathouse. Farm.
|ington, li4 years; Goldie Ewing. Keo-
|kuk. " years; Willis Coffin. Clarinda,
Arnold Edwards, ClariDda aud John
Schneider. Keokuk. The children
|wero hitsen la thr faee less. and
hands.
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Fremont, Mahaska Co., Iowa,
March 20. 1851.

McSsrS. EditOrS:-At a primary
meeting OF the citizens of this place
and vicinity on Monday evening the
18th inst, it was agreed to have a
Plank Road meeting in Fremont on
Saturday the 18th day of April next,
for the purpose OF consulting the
propriety of extending the Plank
Road leading from Burlington to
Brighton, via Richlahd, Waugh's
Point, Fremont, Oskaloosa. Pella, ETC.,
and of appointing delegates to attend
general convention to be held at
some suitable point along the line Of
tho said proposed Plank Road, at a
time which may be agreed upon by
the parties interested. The under
signed were chosen a committee Of
Correspondence 1t is confidently
expected that Oskaloosa. as we'll as
all the other points above mentioned
will call the citizens together and
have public meetings and delegates
appointed as above suggested to a
general convention so that we may
correspond with each other and agree
upon the time and place OF holding
said convention. We invite as many
of the citizens of Oskaloosa and the
county generally to come on the 18th
of April as can conveniently do so.
Thomas Rankin.
A. J. Campbell,
William M. Morrow.
Committee.
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Record Land Sale.

One of the biggest land deals ever
negotiated in northern Iowa is now
being handled and will be closed up
in a few weeks. 1t involves over
3,400 acres in Emmett county that was
left by the late r.. s. Ellsworth to
Ellsworth College of Iowa Falls as
an endowment The deal represents
a cash payment OF $4,000. The
OF the land will divide 1t
into smaller farms and be resold.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
Story City Enterprise.

company of Story City business
men have completed plans to erect a
$4,000 business building on the main
treet of the town and il will undoubt-
eddy be one of the finest blocks in that
part of the country. The building will
contain modern opera, house, pic
ture theatre and two store rooms, all
Of them to be fixed up in the latest
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
The Ground Hog.

The weather for the next six weeks
all depends upon whether Mr.. Ground
Hog slept late or not Sunday morn
ing. If he got up early he could have
seen his shadow all right, as the sun
shone bright. Later, however, the
sky was overcast and clouds would
have prevented the wonted observa-
ton
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
DAMAGE DONE BY FIRE
Will Robinson at 500 c Avenue
East Sustains Loss

fire loss of over $4,000 was sus-
tanned by VIII Robinson, 500 c ave-
nue. east, this morning. The family
were just getting breakfast when fire
was discovered in the basement. 1t
had got q good start when discovered
and the fire department called. The
joists supporting the floor were par
TALLY burned away, allowing the floor
to sag in places. The condition will
necessitate the laying of whole new
floor. Most of the household goods
were removed but some of them were
badly damaged
1t is not known how the fire origin
lated but it is thought that 1t started
from the furnace. Mr.. Robinson
states that he had not built any fire
since six o'clock last evening but
that he simply shook the fire down
this morning.
- - =:
The fire department responded to
an alarm of fire shortly before five
O'Clock yesterday afternoon for a
small barn at the corner of Ninth ave-
nue. and Fourth street, just south of
the Iowa Mfg. Co. The department
had a long run to make and the fire
had such a start when discovered that
there was little but ashes left when
the fire fighters arrived. The only
damage done was the destruction of
the shed and the burning of hall
dozen chickens.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
LOOKING For a Wife.

John Benson, of Montezuma, wants
a wife. Mr.. Benson's desires and
qualifications are: "The wife | want
must not be over 40; good honse-
keeper, and weigh 1856 or 140. She
must have dark hair, and be an Amer
lean. l have good trade, Indoors.
am Al, and weigh l50."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
.SIX7Y.TWO YEARS AGO
Good Roads Have Long Been Ad-
v0cated in Mahaska County.

From copy of the Oskaloosa Her
aid dated March 2S, 1851, it is evident
that good roads have been live topic
of conversation in Mahaska county
for at least siXty-two years. The
following article from Fremont and
the editorial comment speak for
themselves:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

CUPID.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. An.
drew Cupid, Jan. 80, 1913, a girl.
Mother and babe are doing fine.
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BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Marriage Licenses.

Following is the list of marriage
licenses issued from the Office Of the
Clerk of the Courts since our last re-
port:
No. Name. Residence. Age.
Ray White, Fremont. 20
456 and
Beulah Harper, Kedrick. .22
Ernest L. He'll, New Sharon =, "A
1457
Edith LaRue, New Sharon 20
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John William Newport, Lacey. q;
1853 and
Mary Gertrude Nash, Oskaloosa IL
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

CAMERON,-Bor Friday, Jan. 81,
1913, to Mr., and Mrs. Arthur Gamer
on, of Adams township, an 8A pound
girl. This makes Jas. McLandsbor-
|ough grandpa. Hi
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

GABLE. - Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gable, south of the city, Jan
uary "a, 1913, a fine girl. Mother and
daughter are getting along very nice
tly
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

MASON.--0f the death Of. Joseph
wv. Byran. father OF Mrs. Charles f.
Mason Of North Market street Mon
mouth (flls.) correspondent writes:
Joseph w. Byrain. one OF the early
settlers In this part OF the country.
who was employed as an engineer
lon the Iowa Central for twenty-five
years. and who also served the Onion
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

LLOYD.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lloyd, sol South Sixth street,
Feb. 2, 1913, ten-pound son. Mr..
Lloyd is more than delighted with the
young man, as he arrived on his 33rd
birthday. '-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

KOETT.-Died, at his home, SOB
High avenue East, of stomach trouble
of nine months duration, at $3.50 a.
m. Monday, Feb. 3, 1913, John A.
Koett, aged 81 years. Deceased was
born and raised in this state. He was
a member of the order of Eagles.
Deceased leaves wife, four daugh-
tiers and three SOUS. Funeral will be
held Tuesday morning, Feb. 4, at 8
O'clock. Interment in the Catholic
cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

WHITE HARPER.--Marrie at the
home of Rev. Roy Il. Deadman, OIL
Friday afternoon at $3.50, Mr.. Ray
White, of Fremont, and Miss Buelah
Harper, of Hedrick. They were at
tended by the mother of the bride and
also the mother of the groom. Fol
THE present they will make their home
in Fremont.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

DEVITT.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Dewitt. No. 1870 c avenue
East, Saturday, February l, 1913, a
fine twelye-pound son. Mother and
babe progressing nicely.
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ROSENBERGER. - Word comes to
relatives in Oskaloosa of the birth of
ia ten.pound son to DIR. Homer and
Mrs. Rosenberger, Saturday, Febru-
AIRY /, 1913, at their home in Whittier,
California All dong we'll and happy
accordingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
IRISH HOME rule is
NOT TO Be DEFERRED
DECLARE LEADERS
Report at First Caused Some
CONSERVATION Among
the Nationalist
ULSTER COTINUES
UNRECONCILABLE
Drilling of Unionist Volunteers Goes
Forward-NO Enthusiasm in Ire
land for Birrelps Outline of
New Land Purchase Bill
NJ THOMAS EMMETT

Dublin, August 23.-(Special.) THE
report that the government has decided
to postpone the operation of home rule,
after the bill passes next spring or
summer. for a year or more, in the
meantime dssolving Parliament, and
putting the establishment of the Irish
parliament up to a government with a
new mandate from the people has
caused no little discussion and at first
some dismay among the nationaiists.
There Is no reason to believe that
there is any truth in this report.
T. Z. Connor. who, perhaps. next to
Redmond, Is closest of any members TO
the Asquith government, dismisses the
report that it is too absurd 10 discuss
and this has come to be the belief of
pretty much all the leading national
lists.
1t is felt certain now that before ~
months have passed the first session of
the Irish parliament will be called to
order in Dublin with John Redmond as
the first Irish premier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

under the surface of Hampton Roads
of from 10 TO S5 feet
The results of Williamson's expert
ments with his fathers invention were
50 successful that. although he Is not
an expert photographer. he is planning
an expedition to the West Indies for
the purpose of taking moving pictures
of submarine life in those Wetcrs
The tube which makes the taking Of
such photographs possible is perfectly
flexible and can be stretched to any
length from one foot to 500 or more
At the bottom of the tube is a chamber
with glass front and with room for
three persons. No compressed air is
necessary and those in the room
breathe the same air as those on the
surface. They can thus remain below
for hours.
In his Hampton Roads test young
Williamson took pictures both in the
night and day. To take the night
photographs four powerful electric
light with rehectors were lowered be-
meath the boat and as the objects
passed the big glass eye of the sub
marine chamber they We're snapped.
A large chunk of meat was hung
over the side Of the boat on a hook
and dangled before the glass face Of
the little room at the hotto fhof the
tube In which Williamson and two
comrades worked Nor was this bait
entirely necessary. for all sorts o,
fishes were attracted To the chamber
by the light inside. which served as
jaclSlight such as is used in spearing
salmon
One of the best tests came when
several expert swimmers and divers
took headers off the boat and erawled
below the surface to the depth of 81
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

respected by unsuspicious neighbors on
Louisiana cotton plantation under an
assumed name.
Wearying of the deception, Vincent
travelled to Texas. where he sufrend-
cred.
lie was brought to Montgomery. tried
before the circuit court, convicted and
sentenced to a long term IN the peni-
tentiary. Governor Watts surpassed
himself IN the ability and eloquenee of
his defense.
The prisoner was assigned to the
Pratt mines contingent There he was
graded as a "trustyn with light work.
His wife and two small sons went to
live near The case excited constant
public sympathy. II was an inviting
sensation for the newspapers. The ac-
eompiished paragrapher. Lueien Julien
Walker, made a speciality of It in The
Age Herald. He visited the prisoner
and catching points in his history. elab-
Grated into pathetic story.
Gov. Thomas q. Jones had now Of
flee Finding public sentiment was
making martyr of the prisoner he
released him and explained specially
his act to the legislature. The dis
charged man soon died.
JOHN WITHERSPOON DuBOSE,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
EIGHT GOVERNORS OF ALABAMA
1374-1901
No. 52-A Default ing State Treasurer
Edward A. O'Neal Governor
1374-19O1

y these conditions. tax rates must re-
main high but the burden would, new
ertheless be easily borne if distributed
justly
In 1880 Governor cobb wrote: 1T is
a reproach to our administration that
in face of apparent and confessed ap-
probation of the value of almost ev-
cry character of property. the aggre-
gate for assessment for the purpose
of taxation shows a constant falling
off"
Under some one or another influence
an improved condition followed. Cover
nor Cobb released his office 20 Gov
ernor O'Neal December. 1882. with this
statement: Assessments for state taxes
had risen to s152. 92O,115: there was a
balance in the treasury. Setenlber 80
Of 100000. The retiring governor de-
elared his uneasiness of mind The
money held in the states vaults was
too great a sum- The tax rate should
be reduced to mills and the surplus
revenue be left with the prodacers
The friends of Attorney General II.
C. Tomkins were very ardent in their
devotion to him. They were of the
younger class of active political lead
ers. foremost among whom, perhaps,
was Probate Judge f. c. Randolph of
Montgomery. Tomkins had then served
the two terms of Governor Cobb in
this office. He desired to be continued
in it. When the state democratic and
conservative party biennial convention
met the managers of the candidacy for
denomination of the attorney general
seem to have consented with friends of
Isaac H. Vincent, state treasurer, who
also had served in his office through
both terms of Governor Cobb. Vincent
wanted a third term. Tomiins was
eager for a third term. Superintendent
of Education Armstrong believed his
services would ripen into substantial
| results by three successive terms in
his office.
The result was. the party rule. limit
ing nominations to two terms, was set
aside Tomkins, for attorney general
Vincent for treasurer, and Armstrong,
for superintendent of education, were
nominated respectively for third terms
on the O'Neal ticket The entire ticket
was elected, as we have seen, without
practical opposition. The $4,000 green
back votes cast against 1t were white
mems votes that really carried a sig
nificance not then appreciated by the
victors themselves.
The state treasurer. too long in Of
flee, was a young man from Chambers
county, where he owned a very few
thousand dollars of property tnat pro-
duced no income He was happily mar
rfed, his wife supposed to have in her
own right few thousand dollars.
On January 19, 1887, while Governor
Cobb was yet in office, Treasurer Vim
cent filed his official bond with the
secretary of state. BY act of the leg
islature this bond remained in force
until the treasurer should qualify un-
der a new one. As custom or law ruled
the sureties on the treasurer's bond
were assumed to be persons of suffi-
cient wealth to make the state safe
against the possible faults of the Of
ficer That is to say. a majority of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
ulsterites Still Drilling

In the meantime Ulster remains un-
reeoncilable. Sir Edward Connors' re-
cent visit to the northern province has
stirred things up and the drilling of
the unionist volunteers goes onward.
That there will be bad riots in Ulster
when the home rule comes is certain.
but that there will be anything like
organized rebellion is not regarded Sc
rfously.
Owing to the large number of in
surances which have been effected by mill
and factory owners, and the proprietors
of other important Industrial concerns
In the province of Ulster against loss
or damage, which may be sustained or
arise out of civil war, rebellion, or
riots, leading insurance official from
London has visited Belfast.
The rate of premium has been hith-
erto about 8 per cent, but that is like
ly to be raised. Within few days poll
icies to the aggregate of over mill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
No Great Enthusiasm shown

Mr. Birrells outline of his new land
purchase bill has been received in Ire
land without enthusiasm, but without
any violent denunciation. This may be
regarded as a hopeful sign, for 1t seems
to suggest a possibility of compromise.
On one point only is there general
agreement. Everybody welcome the
promise of a million pounds for labor
ers' cottages. AS for the purchase pro-
posals, the landlords are disappointed
at three things-that they are not to
be paid wholly in cash, that the bonus
plan is no Improvement on thai of 1909,
and that the government adhercs to the
Objectionable and, as they insist un-
necessary principle of compulsion. The
tenants are disappointment the increased
annuity rate. It was 5A per cent in the
act of 1908 and az per cent in the act
of 1901. 1t is to be 3ss per cent in the
new bill.
The tendency toward agreement and
compromise will be helped by the
knowledge that If the bill is not passed
as an agreed measure 1t cannot be
passed at all. and by the conviction Gas
strong among the tenants as in the
landlords) that If land purchase is not
completed before home rule comes it
will never be completed afterwards.
1t is not impossible therefore that pro-
posals for another law cvonference may
soon be forthcoming from responsible
quarters and that the government may
be presented with a solid Irish demand
for an immediate and final settlement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
INJURED FOOT LEADS
COUPLE TO THE ARTAR

Mishawaka, Ind, August 3.-(Speeial9
An injured foot brought aboout a wedding
here
Harold p Gould was the bridegroom.
but he did not limp at the wedding, be-
cause his foot was healed eight years
ago. Gould was on a walking trip from
Chicago when his foot was hurt, and he
stopped at the woodward home to give
it chance to heal. Miss Madeline NJ.
Woodward was then in a grade school
and entertained Gould.
The acquaintance was continued and
during the last two winters Miss Wood
ward as a student in Northwestern uni
versity saw much of Gould. who IS an
advertising man in Chicago. The Rev
Loren NJ. Edwards married them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

feet where photographs were taken
as they passed in front Of the glass.
Newspapers and magazines were
weighted and lowered in front Of the
chamber 10 30 feet down. and pictures
made of them
Hitherto moving pictures Of subma-
rine subjects have been confined to the
inmates OF glass tanks or photographs
made through the bottom of such ves-
sells. as the little steamboat with i
glass bottom that makes sightseeing
trips Of the oceans floor in Bermuda.