The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-03
LIVE STOCK MAY
Be SHIPPED TO
PACKING HOUSES
DR.. HARRY o. KELLEY oEcLAR.
Ed INSANE BY JURY.
TRUCK FARMING At WATERLOO
New London Boy Fatally Hurt IN
Fall - Druggist Who Shot and
Killed E4oldup Man Exonerat-
ed-Seeks information.

Des Molnes, Dec. Certain pack
ing houses in Iowa will be able TO
secure live stock for slaughter from
counties within the infected area In
Iowa upon authority from the federal
bureau OF animal industry and pro-
mulgated by State Veterinarian Glib
son. The order is that livestock
may be secured from any place with
in fifteen miles of infected herds or
yards. This will relieve many of the
herds now affected Shippers may
send stock only to those packing
houses under government inspection.
This includes nineteen counties In
eastern Iowa. The packing houses
directly affected by this order are
at Muscatine, Davenport, Cedar Rap
ids and Waterloo. One veterinarian
| in every county win enforce the or
der.
cosson Wants information.
Des Moines, Dec. l. Attorney
General Cosson is asking county at
toneys for specific information as
to Jail conditions and the prevalence
OF crime and the number OF conyic.
tons for crime in all parts OF the
state. He hopes to secure as he did
two years ago much valuable infor-
nation in addition to taat secured By
the parole board from the county
clerks.
Prisoner Hangs Self.
Burlington, Dec. Leon IA. Nc
Kee, 23 years old, hanged himself In
Icen No. 8, at the police station last
night about 10 O'clock. His body
was discovered by Night Desk Ser
geant w. o. Ransom. Mckee had
tied his silk necktie to the cross-bar
of the door about four feet from the
floor and his body was hanging from
the moose he had made in IL, with
his legs extending out into the mid.
die of the cell. Leon Mckee had
been working as fireman on the
steamboat Mary X for the past two
or three weeks. Yesterday ne had
an alteration with Frank Tenhaaf
} who filed information against him
! charging assault and battery
Truck Farming Colony.
Waterloo, Dec. European inten
, sive farming in the suburbs of Wat
, erloo--truck gardening in its most
practical and scientific form will
result from the sale Of 100 acres OF
/ land effected Saturday. The land
was owned by c. A. billings, of Par
kersburg, and was sold to a Bulgar-
ian syndicate. The price Is $4,000,
or 5000 per acre. The farm is situat-
ed on the Cedar river, four miles
from the city limits of Waterloo. The
syndicate win conduct the place un-
der the name of Bulgaria Truck
Farms" Mr.. Manning states that a
, considerable colony will be required
to operate the gardens along the
| lines indicated by the syndicate and
, that every acre will be made to pro-
duce a maximum of results. With
the methods employed by these prac'
tical gardeners, three acres may be
made to produce enough to support
a family.
BOY Fatally Hurt.
] New London, Dec. 1.-Delbert Da.
vey, aged 10, fell forty feet from the
top of the new M. e. church through
the basement, fracturing his skull,
breaking his back and ribs and right
, arm in two places. He cannot re
cover.
U. P.'s In Conference.
Des Moines, Dec. Limited Pres
byterians from every part of the
, middle west will meet at St. Johns
Lutheran church on Sixth avenue
"Wednesday and Thursday for a soul
winning conference. Large deleaa
lions will attend from congregations
in Iowa, Kasas and Nebraska.
Druggist Exonerateds
Des Moines, Dec. 1T. II, Win
frey. the druggist who shot Franz
Masters fatally Friday night wher
the lad attempted to hold him up was
! freed from blame in a verdict return
ed by the coroner's jury last night.
Parole and Pardon Asked.
Des Moines, Dec. !. - The state
board of parole on Thursday will
hear evidence TO be presented by at
ltorneys to back up an application
!. for parole of Betsy Smith, SENTENCED
lin Des Moines in 1897 10 life impris
: onment at Anamosa for the murder
Iof her husband. The board also ha:
: Iup for. consideration this week tn.
duplication for a pardon for Waltel
2 lWaitbeck, of Fayette county, sery
ling a life sentence in Fort Madison
for the murder OF his father, TIL,
matter was referred to the board bl
the governor
Or. Kelly Was insane.
Des Moines, Dec. DR. Harry d
Kelley, of Council Bluffs. was insan,
ion March %, 1911, when he shot ant
killed Edwin Sterling. a Des Nome
!. bartender. according to a verdict o
: la jury which reported TO Judge Law
r lrence De Graf OF the district cour
D lat s o'clock last night. Kelley wa
: tried on charge of manslaughter il
connection with the Staying OF SteI
lzing II the contention of counse
flor Kelley, that the verdict automai
ically Quashes an indictment chare
!. ling him with the murder OF Clarenc
! lWoolman, is sustained the younl
physician may soon gain his liberty
Q Kelley slew Woolman, q Pottawatts
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