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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
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st. Louis Globe-Democrat: The re-
port that the Puerto Ricans are over
joyed at the passage of the bill donat-
ing to them the 50, 900, 900 collected by
the United States in duties on goods
imported from Puerto Rico into this
country since the Spaniards evacuat-
ed the island can easily be believed.
Every one knew that the islanders
would be grateful for this act. No
such humane treatment was ever be-
fore accorded newly acquired people
by any nation. 1t is an instance OF
practical benevolence which must en-
dear this country to the inhabitants
of Puerto Rico. 1t will 60 farther with
the islanders than viii the frothy and
hypocritical Nominations of the dem
ocrats in favor of the island. The re-.
publicans talk, as the inhabitants ol
the island viii see, Is in deeds rather
than words.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
SPOILED BALLOTS,

There were four hundred and sixty
five voters of the county disfran-
chised in the counting of the con-
tested ballots before the district
court in the Eby-Hul contest. The
judge remarked that he regretted the
necessity which compelled him to dis
franchise somany voters of the coun-
ty, but under the ruling of the su-
preme court there was no alterna-
tive. Wherever there was any chance
for doubt the court waived the
technicality and gave the voter the
advantage of the doubt, counting the
votes as the will expressed indicated.
Many of the votes thrown out were
invalid on account of the voter mark
ing his ballot in the squares of the
township ticket where there were no
names to be voted for. There were
more names to be voted for in some
townships than in others, hence the
occurrence of blanks in some places
and names in others. Some voters
made other marks in the circle aside
from the cross as repaired by law.
There were double crosses, rings,
triangles, parallel lines, etc, that
caused ballots to be thrown out.
There were also five voters disfran-
chised on account of the failure of
the judges of election to place their
initials on the back of the ballot.
Judge Scott remarked that it SCENE d |
to him that intelligent men should
know better, when the instructions in
regard to voting the ballot are made |
so plain. During the count and af-
terwards the court took occasion to |
compliment Messrs. Walter Burrell |
and Dave Waggoner for their famil-
iarity of the election law and their
knowledge of the case.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
NATIONAL GUARD.
Call For an Election of Regiment
al Officers.
Adjutant Generals Office,
Des Moines, March 18th, 1900.


Special orders. No. 20.
1. Elections are hereby ordered to
fill vacancies in the Iowa National
Guard, for
Colonel 49th regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel 49th regiment.
Three Majors 10th regiment.
Colonel 51st regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel 51st regiment.
Three Majors 51st regiment.
2. The said elections will be held
in company armories on Monday,
March 26th, 1900, between the hours
of six and niue o'clock p. m. Com
pany Commanders will at once issue
their orders for the election in ac-
cordance with section 2150 Code.
3. Men absent from their COM
mands by proper authority viii be
given permission to vote with COM
panies at whose stations they are,
upon application to the Adiutant
General.
A. Attention of all officers is direct
ed to regulations governing elections
as set forth in section 2180 Code and
Par. Ia, General Orders No. 21, 1896,
and that poll book must bear the
signature of all voters.
BY command of Gov. SHAW.
MELON H. BYERs,
Adjutant General.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
SUSPECTS ARRESTED
A Young Man and Woman Ac-
cused of Safe Robbery.

Dwight Sopher and Miss Joe Mink
Ter have been arrested on suspectioi
of having been connected with tn,
robbery of the Ed. Howard grocer,
store Sunday night.
| Young Sopher was known to have
a great amount of money in his pos
session Monday and to have spent
money lavishly on all sides. The
police were placed on the track Of
the young man and it was learned
that he was about to start for Des
Moines and the officers went to the
midnight north bound Central train,
Miss Minkler was at the station and
stated that she was going to Des
Moines but she denied any know
ledge of young Sopher. The train
was carefully watched as it was
known that there had been tickets
for Des Moines sold from the ticket
office.
The officers here were eIuded but
when Sopher and Miss Minkler ar
rived in Des Moines there were Of
ficers at the train to receive them
Chief of police Moore, of this city,
went to Des Moines Tuesday after
noon and brought the young people
to this city Tuesday evening.
Dwight was placed in the court
house jail and he was released this
afternoon on bail to appear Friday
morning at O'Clock before Justice
Ross for preliminary examination.
The Minkler girl was not placed in
jail but was released on bond for her
appearance.
| Young Sopher was seen this morn
/ ing and he states that he is innocent
of the crime of which he is accused
and that he will be able to show
where he got the money that was in
his possession and in addition he can
prove an alabi for Sunday night.
Sopher had S137 so Monday morn
ing. He came into the Eisminger
Chop house about Z O'Clock and
wanted the proprietor to keep the
money for him for time. He re-
turned and got the money after a
short time and made numerous pur-
chases with it. He stated that he
won the money in game of craps
with man named Shorty Pierce of
Grinnell.
Dayton Smalley was with Sopher
and he tells the same story and
states that he also won several dol
lars in the same way. Sopher and
Smalley knew nothing of the Howard
robbery Monday morning when they
came to the chop house.
Sopher says he and the Minkler
girl went to Des Moines to be mar
ried as they had been planning to do
for several months When Dwight
was searched in Des Moines he had
S4. 80 in money and the Minkler girl
had about $40 and he says she will be
able to show where this amount came
from as it was the result of her saw
ings for number of weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

Sac Sun: The anti-pass bill was
defeated in the Iowa house of repre-
sentatives, lacking one vote of a con-
stitutional majority. The bill pro-
hibited members of the legislature
and other public officials from &C.
cepting passes. OF the fifty votes
cast for the measure forty-two were
by republicans and only eight by
democrats. If the democrats had
been true to the anti-monopolistic
pretensions of their party the meas
ure would have carried.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
WISE WORDS IN SEASON.

The following is from the editorial
page of Sam Clark's paper, the Gate
City, of Keokuk:
THAT the Iowa legislature has re-
fused to pass the bill to abolish the
offices of state binder and printer is
a proof of the sanity of its Judgment.
More and more the tendency to metro
politan Capitalization has made the
great state of Iowa mere appendage
to Chicago. From town and country
it compels to itself the sons and
daughters of Iowa leaving their ma
tive places in order to make living
there. Iowa is surrendering it's per-
sonality as a sovereign state, not to
be tributary to Illinois, but as tribut-
ary to Chicago. The country of the
farm is abdicating itself and its high
possibilities for the supremacy of the
city ward. No state, agricultural like
Iowa, has right to abdicate its
sovereignty to an outside city. The
two offices of state printer and bind
er are not very large or important,
but they stand for the supremacy of
the state, apart from the surrender
to an outside city, and an Iowa legis-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL

FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The Waterloo Reporter formally
presents the name of Senator @. W.
Mullan, of the Black Hawk -Grundy
district as candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for attorney general.
Closing long and hearty editorial
endorsement the Reporter says:
''In every desirable qualification
Mr.. Mullan is pre-eminently equipped.
The services he has rendered the re-
publican party have been of great
value and we confidently expect that
his ability, his fitness for the place
and his devotion to the states inter
ests and his party's principles will
receive the recognition which should
be accorded"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
THE PRACTICAL WAY,


George E Roberts in the Ft. Dodge
Messenger: The control of corpora
tions is problem that cannot be
worked out to perfection by any one
man or one generation. A system of
of control must be developed little
by little, as the principles of civil
government have been developed by
the experience of mankind. No COM
plete and elaborate system in govern
mental affairs can be originated or
drafted at once, any more than a
great mechanical invention can spring
in perfect form at once from the brain
of an inventor. The inventor and
the statesman alike feel their way.
Their first efforts seem to be but
slight improvements over the old and
accepted method. The successful
innovations promise no radical chang
es at first. The first locomotive,
pulling several stage coaches on
wooden rails, was not much like the
railway train of today. A practical
people deals with it's new problems
always in this progressive way, with
a prudent regard for established con-
ditions, holding with one hand to
the institutions and methods with
which it is familiar, while with the
other it seeks to fashion something
that will fit on to the old and yet
modify or adapt it TO meet new re-
quirements.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

The biggest coffee crop ever
raised by Porto Rico was in 1895, and
was valued at $40 ,OOO, 900. tits claimed
that with the introduction of thrifty
and intelligent culture the coffee
yield or Porto Rico could be trebled
and the island could come very near
supplying half the coffee consumed
in the United States. The quality,
when proper methods are pursued, is
superior to the quality of the best
Brazilian coffee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
AN VISION DFNOcPAT

AT the banquet of the Ohio society
last week, when President Mckinley
was the guest of honor, expansion
was the theme of all the speeches, and
the most ardent and enthusiastic ex-
pansionist was a Gov.
Campbell of Columbus. Among other
things he said:
"Our acquisitions to the east of us
l never expected to see under the
government and protection of the
United States in my time. looked
on all of that as the heritage of our
children. But | want the Hawaiian
islands, the Philippines, Puerto Rico
and Cuba in good time. l want the
government to hold all that it has
got and to buy all that it can buy,
and then | want for this country an
artificial waterway that can be built
without asking the consent of any
nation in the world. tremendous
applause.)
81 don't belong to the presidents
party, but know him, and want to
give him a chance Any man who
can beat me for governor of Ohio by
1000 votes has got to be a mighty
good man."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

The republicans of Oskaloosa
have made excellent selections in
their choice for councilmen, in the
four wards wherein caucuses have
been held. r. +. Fitch and j. w.
Laffollett stand for reelection and
w. E. Ritchie and Milton Young could
not be excelled. All are worthy citi-
zens and property owners in the
wards they live and are capable men
to take care of the city's business.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

The proposition to grow beets at
a profit, even if Oskaloosa does not
secure factory, should be seriously
considered by our farmers, and the
experiment tried by as many as
possible. The general run of land
produces about $50 worth of beets,
and the expense does not exceed $50.
Be prepared to attend public meet
ing and learn more of the PROPOSE
tion
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
Evangelist Munhall has no

Evangelist Munhall has no sym
pathy for Charles M. Sheldon and his
experimental management of the
Topeka Daily Capital. At his evangel-
istic meeting in Des Moines he said:
II wouldn't pick up that newspaper
if ran across it in the street. We've
got enough newspapers now, without
running after a fad.''
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

officer and man will be native
There are now 5000 American troops
i'm Cuba, but 4 1000 of these will be
withdrawn before May 1, and the re-
mainder as soon as it is seen that the
natives can take proper care of things.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

From 10000 to $4,000 young men
from the rural districts annually go
to New York, 10000 invade Phila-
delphia and 10000 enter Chicago.
Four-fifths of them are never heard
of again.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
State Convention.

Des Moines, March l4.-At a meet
ing of the committee 1t was decided
to hold the State Republican oonven-
tion in Dss Moines, May 10, to select
delegates to the National convention.
Hon. Robert q. Cousins was selected
as temporary chairman aud Harry
Lampheer, geoxotnry.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
District Court.

The case of Schwartz VS. Oskaloosa
Planning Mill Co. suit on note was
taken up on the return of the jury
and the jury instructed. The jury
returned a verdict of S572.5s for the
plaintiff.
In the criminal docket Calls Green
pleaded guilty to indictment return
ed against him in the December term
of court and was fined $500 and costs
and will stand committed until paid. /.
Case of the State VS. Harris for rob-
berry; defendant pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary.
Case of the State VS. Sam Jackson
for nuisance; defendant pleaded
guilty and was fined 81 900 and costs
and will stand committed until paid.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
Municipal ownership of W

Municipal ownership of water
works in Centerville does not seem
to be very satisfactory. The Iowegian
says:
"The Centerville water works lacks
all the way from 90 to $500 per year
of paying the runningexpenses. What
the outcome of our water system will
be is not known but if the interest is
not paid there will probably be fore
closure suit brought"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
-ThirtY-one patients were tr,

Thirty-one patients were treated
in the Ottumwa hospital during the
month of February. The receipts
from the patients for the month
amounted to S17S.65 If you have not
answered that chain letter yet, dc so
at once, Oskaloosa needs an institu-
tion of this kind.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

Armory COZ, 51st. Reg. Ing.
Special order No. 2.
In accordance with special order
No. 20, received from the Adjutant
Generals headquarters, there will be
an election held in the armory on
Monday, March 26, 1900, between the
hours of and p. NJ, to fill the fol-
lowing vacancies in the 51st. Iowa
National Guard:
Colonel
Liutenant Colonel
Three Majors.
By command of
Lake Johnson, Frank E. Wetherell,
lst Sergeant, Captain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

The erstwhile silent clam is to
have its share of legislation at last.
Senator Gear has introduced bill
in congress to protect the younger
animals that the shell supply may be
increased.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

The fact that "Sapho" is to be
given in Des Moines April 7,is enough
to convince the Sioux City Journal
that the legislature will not adjourn
this month.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

Spain has increased the tariff on
an American typewriter from SOC to
S1s. The impression prevails with
the Dons that but for one of these
deadly implements in Weyler's hands
1lpba might have been saved.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

There must be something wrong
with the fellow who went through
the Times Office safe. Any fellow
who breaks into the ordinary news
paper office, expecting to get any
money, is fit subject for an insane
ASYLUM
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

Capetown, March 14.-Gen. Cronie
and all Boer prisoners taken at Paar-
deburg will sail tomorrow for st.
Helena. This is the famous island
where Napoleon was held a prisoner.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

1t is understood that Congress
man Consins will be temporary chair
man of the Republican state conven-
tion. His speech will be the keynote
of the campaign and will be a good
0ra
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

President Mckinley drank no
wine at the Ohio society banquet.
He turned his glasses down at the
beginning of the feast and used only
apollinaris water.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
The state senate has passed a b /

fixing the limit of indebtedness of
any municipality at IA per cent OF
the actual value of the property.
Under this provision Oskaloosa's
limit would be about S25, 200, or one
third of what it already is.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
Tax Matters.

FAX Matters.
Margaret o. Enos, VIM. Hart,
Farmers & Traders Bank, E. d. Gar
rison, j. G. Lyon, Mrs. Louisa Blat-
tner, @. Winters and George Howard
presented tax matters and the usual
action was acknowledging to COM
mittee or giving the relief prayed.
Permission was granted to Justice
Ross to remain in the apartments in
the city hall that he now occupies
until the close of his term.
Sewer Wanted.
There is a standing water nuisance
in the north part of the city between
@ and G avenues, and the residents
of that locality desire relief. The
question of putting in a sewer for
these three blocks, as raised, was re-
ferred to the sewer committee and
city engineer with power to act.
There will be called meeting OF
the council Tuesday evening at seven
O'Clock for the reading of the back
minutes. 1t will require two meet.
ings for the completion OF the work.
BAPTIST EvANGELIsTrc MEETINGS
The attendance at the meeting last
evening was good. Rev. F. G.Davies
of Ottumwa, preached. His text was
from the 20th verse of the Srd Chapte,
of Revelations and the scripture
lesson from the Goth Chapter oi
Issish. Several people expressed
their desire for the prayers OF Christ.
fan people and one lady gave hes
heard to God. Meetings all this week
and possibly next week. Come oul
and hear The good old gospel preach
"a. Rev. Duboo will preach to-uix
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
THE CAPITOL FALLS
English Take Bloemfontein, Cap
itol Orange Free State.
Special to she HERALD.

London, Mch. 12.-5 p. m.--The
war office announces this afternoon
that Bloemfontein has been taken by
the British.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
THE ROUSTAB BOIJT

Coming through the park the other
evening Roustabout ran on to a man
and woman on the east side of the
band stand quarreling over the divi-
sion of the contents of half pint
whiskey bottle. They were of middle
age and strangers, and judged by
their clothes and general appearance
they were not overburdened with this
worlds goods. AS Roustabout
watched the contents disappear he
called to mind Bob Burdette's tenn
perance lecture which runs something
like this-"For several years you have
been drinking good improved farm
at the rate of 100 square feet at gulp.
If you doubt this statement figure it
out for yourself. An acre ofland con-
tains 1885 square feet. Estimating
for convenience the land at S43. .56 an
acre, you will see that it brings the
land to just one mill per square foot,
one cent for ten square feet. Now
pour down the frey dose and imagine
you are swallowing a strawberry
patch. Call in five of your friends
and have them help you gulp down a
500 foot garden. Get on prolonged
spree some day, and see how long a
time it requires to swallow a pasture
large enough to feed COW. Put down
that glass of gin; there's dirt in it
100 feet of good, rich dirt, worth $43.-
56 per acre"
~
The Roustabout is glad that Co. F
has been reorganized because he is
firm believer in the worth of the Nat
ional Guard. 1t is a training that
every young man should have and a
duty that he should not shirk. The
Roustabout is also glad to see Frank
Wetherell at the head of the local Or
ganization. Mr. Wetherell has been
identified with the Guard for a num-
ber of years, is we'll posted on military
tactics, and has a soldierly bearing
that will be an inspiration to those
under him. While he has not seen
active service, he was one of the
immortal twenty-eight" who walked
to Ottumwa and camped there eight
days. Anyfellow who went through
that ordeal has a vivid idea of what
campaigning in the Philippines
means.
Speaking of military matters re.
minds Roustabout of an incident
which occurred not more than two
miles from the court house in Oska-
loosa. A young lady who has "regu-
lar company" enjoyed cali by re-
turned soldier boy one night recently.
The regular company happened to
take dinner with the family the fol-
lowing Sunday. AS is usual the young
lady has a small brother, and at the
table he led off by saying ST tell you
Serg't-looked fine the other night
sitting there alongside of Sis with his
arm" Johnny" gasped his sister,
her face scarlet, etc. ''Well, so he
did," persisted Johnny, "He had his
arm-"'John!" "screamed his mother.
"You boy you, get out" roared his
father, and Johnny "got" crying as
he went: II was only going to say
that he had his army clothes on and
Sis knows he had tool"
Roustabout.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

The substitution of native for
American troops in Cuba begins on
April IL. Three regiments of natives
are to be organized at once, and every
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

IF Debs really does not want to
run for president there is man in
lowe sho will take the job. Address
f. e. White, Webster, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

lature is wise in refusing on behalf of
its own people to make that surrend.
err
The Gate has expressed the thought
of the State.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

Chicago sends 100000 quarters of
dressed "English beef" to England
every week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
VOL. so. NO. 33.
official County Paper.

Mahaska County Fair, September
A, 5, 6 and z.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15

VAN BROGAN-CLARK.- Married
in the office of the officiating esquire,
Justice Stanley, ,at 1880 O'Clock AN,
Wednesday, March IA, 1900, HENRY
VAN BRoGAN, of Marion county, and
MISS BLANCHE CLARK, of Olivet.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
COUNCIL MEETING.
Two Months Mulct Tax to Be
Refunded 0skaloosa Saloon
Men.

The regular monthly meeting of
the city council was held last even
ing and there was quite a little busi-
ness transacted.
All the members were present but
Davis of the Third ward.
The usual claims list was audited
and allowed, and reports of clerk
treasurer and mayor were filed. The
report of the mayors here appended:
Mayors Repor
Oskaloosa, Ia, March 10, 1900.
To the Honorable city Council Of
OSkGtOos0: a&
Gentlemen-I herewith submit my
report for the month ending March
IL, 1900, as follows: @Hs
Billiard Tables ..... :. ,....s 100
NoSdiCS 's.' s'''''. s''.'.. - ss... l.UU
Fines and costs ............ 1876. 90
Respectfully, S137 90
w TT WRAy Mavor
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
$137.OO
Election officials.

The following are the judges and
clerks of election, 10 be held March
26, 1900:
First ward-Judges, j. Y. Miller, j.
w. Laffollett, Henry Mattox. Clerks,
Frank Ballinger, Sr., B. Wetsman.
Second ward-Judges, L. r. Gen
eva, j. M. Hagan, w. S. Kenworthy.
Clerks, o. g. G. Phillips, w. R.
Campfield.
Third ward-Judges, w. /. Neagle,
F. B. Davis, A. j Dirr Clerks, j.
Howard Johnson, G w. Shockley.
Fourth ward-Judges, r. Il Fitch,
w. FL. Cunningham, w. Esgen.
Clerks-Ralph O'Hara, M. Wilson.
Fifth ward-Judges, J, O. Moore,
d. L. Cole, Fred Blattner. Clerks,
j. A. Wheeler, F. Porter.
MuIct Tax Refunded.
There was a petition signed by
fourteen of the saloon-keepers of the
city presented to the city council
asking that the mulct license for the
past two months be refunded, as
there has been no business trans
acted in the city during that time.
the petition was granted.
Wafer Company u nd Received.
The bond of the Water Company
was received and filed. The amount
of the bond is SIS, 900.
Additional Appropriations.
1t has been necessary to pass an
ordinance providing for the appro-
priation of additional funds for the
expenses of the city. This in addi-
tion to the amounts previously ap-
propriated-for specific purposes: