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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
OLE 8EMT.oENTENNTAL.

Fifty years is more than the av-
erage length of human life, and
double the length of time most men
spend in active business careers. 1t
is an age that is rarely attained by
a business institution, and is rec
ord which, when marked with sue
cess throughout, is one that gives
just grounds for pride. In celebrat-
ing its Semi Centennial the HERALD
looks back to the time when Iowa
was just emerging from territory
into statehood, when there were but
q few miles of railroad in the eastern
part of the state, and the population
was but little more than the popu-
lation of its chief city of to-day.
What change has come over the
commonwealth since then. How the
virgin prairies have been converted
into fine farms, and villages and
trading posts into busting cities
What a change, too, has come over
the newspapers of the state. Then
there were no more than a dozen pa
pers in the state, and none of them
equal to the smallest of the / 200 of
day. But the twelve, like the
early citizens of the state, were the
sturdy pioneers, who paved the way
for the future greatness of the bust
ness. The HEKALD is glad to be one
of the few which welcomed the star
of empire, and has lived to enjoy the
fruits of its early toll. From the
very first issue it has always been.
the very best paper the community
was able to support, and has pros
gressed in the front ranks of enter
prise. 1t stands to-day a monument
to the hard work of those who have
conducted it in the past, and to the
faithfulness of the loyal friends who
have stood by it through all these
years. Its long history, together
with record of its contemporaries,
and history Of the city and county
with a review of progressive men
past and present, are given in detail
in other articles in this issue. The
present owners are proud ofthepast,
and their one wish is that they may
start the old ship on the second half
OF its century of existence in a way
that will insure for it another fifty
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

The Dubuque Times says that
Iowa has about one and one-half mil
lion acres planted in wheat this year,
The wheat is heading out short but
it will be a fair crop and will bring
high prices, owing to the drouth fur
ther north. A corn crop of 25O, ,OOo, ,OOC
bushels in Iowa is anticipated and 81
per cent of it will be fed to the live
stock and taken to the market "on
foot" Director Sage of the weather
and crop service estimates that il
would take a train 10000 miles long
to transport Iowa's farm products to
market this year. The entire rail
road trackage of the state would not
give standing room for the crop, al,
though Iowa has 5000 miles of track
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
Our own and County.
Pen Pictures of Oskaloosa and Proud
Wahaska.

While there are nearly score of
other towns in the county, OskaIoosa
is the commercial center and the
whole distributing point for all, and
in reality enjoys the trade of from
20 to $4,000 people.
In contrast to the well developed
city of today it is interesting to 90
back to 1850 and scan this proud
boast by THE HERALD in its first
issue:
The town is beautifully situated on
the dividing ridge of uplands, be-
tween the Des Moines and Skunk
rivers; distance mile from the one
and four from the other. Surround
ed on all sides by prairies of unsur-
passing beauty and fertility, dotted
here and there with natures most
delightful groves, it is one of the
most desirable locations in Iowa.
Possessing the advantages of both
rivers, which are noted for their
great water power privileges, and
being on the main route of travel
from the Mississippi through the in
terror to Council Bluffs on the Mis-
best towns of the west.
The average distance from the diff
ferent points on the Mississippi-b
tween Keokuk in Lee county and
Muscatine in Muscatine county is
about 100 miles.
The county OF which Oskaloosa is
the seat of justice was organized in
April 1874; on the 11th day OF May
following the present site of Oska-
loosa was selected as the county
seat. 1t was then an uninhabited
prairie-it now contains population
of near 500 inhabitants.
The following statistics will give
tolerably correct idea of the business
of the place: 1T contains nine dry
goods stores, two drug stores, two
groceries, two saddlery and harness
establishments, two tin and stove
ware shops, one ready made cloth
ing house, three blacksmith shops,
one gunsmith, two wagon and car
riage makers, ,one chair factory, three
cabinet and furniture rooms, one
bakery, one hotel, one steam saw
mill and cording machine and one
oil mill-eight lawyers, nine physi-
clans, one printing establishments,
four. or five congregations of the
Christian church, one Masonic lodge,
lodge of /. o. o. F., one division
of Sons of Temperance and one
union of the Daughters of Temper
ance, all of which are in very pros
porous condition.
A large number of good and sub
stantial buildings are now in process
sof erection. And Judging from the
enterprise and spirit manifested by
it's inhabitants, its central aud heal
thy location, the many manufactur-
ing and agricultural advantages of
the surrounding country and the
rapid ingress of emigrants, we be-
lieve but few towns OF the west af-
ford so many inducements to the
Merchant, the Mechanic or Farmer,
as does the town of Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa is what the enterprising
and progressive citizens of the past
and present have made her. Those
of the past are mentioned in other
articles in this issue, while those of
today are spoken of in this connec-
ton and we are sure our thousands
of readers here and elsewhere will
be interested and pleased with the
following descriptions of the repre-
sentative men and institutions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
TheHernIh Rnrce.

The HERALD employs today force
of twenty-five people who assist in
turning out the several editions of
the paper and who look after the me-
chanical and other departments, and
the semi-centennial edition would
not be complete without record Of
the force that is part of the paper
and its being at the time of its birth
day.
In the editorial department are
found Chas. V. and Philip Hoffman,
owners and proprietors who care for
the business and editorial depart
ments, and Roy Robinson who cares
for the news of the city. Miss Mag
gle Hoffman, presides over the
counting room and Elmer Barrows
assists in the business office in the
matter of monthly collections.
In the composing rooms are to be
found Win Barrows, foreman, Hattie
Waters, Ella .Doud, Della Stone,
Walter White, Chas. Humphrey,
John Moreland and Frank Sloan.
James Mansfield cares for the setting
of the advertisements and assists in
composition.
Chas. Walling is foreman Of the
press rooms and the iobbing depart
ment, He is assisted there by Warren
Lafollett and HRunp or Cecil Jones.
Eight carriers are regularly en-
ployed in delivering THE EVENING
HERALD. This is an important
branch of the work, and the efficient
boys who perform that task are:
Ralph Gossage, Earle Helm, Ray
Woodruff, Willie Davis, Robt. Fal-
berg, Ohet Harrison, Leo Baum and
Robt. Baum.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
READABLE LErrERS

The HERALD is pleased to be able
to present to Its readers in this Semi
Centennial number, letters from three
of its former editors, men who were
prominent in the history of oskaloo-
sa, and men who have left their i'm
press on the world about them. W.
H. Needham is now the senior editor
and proprietor OF the Keokuk County
News, at Sigourney, readily recog
nized as one of the leading weekly
papers of Iowa. He is also post
master at Sigourney, and has always
been prominent in the politics of
Iowa, and in the business develoI
ment of his state. He was one
the "boys" who wore the blue V
war of the rebellion, and is 81
sterling qualities and good jud .ent.
George r. Lee, worthy and rep
resentative citizen of Oskaloosa Tor
more than a quarter of century, is
also veteran of the civil war, and
a man who believed that anything
that was worth doing at all was
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

The published statement of the
condition of the four Oskaloosa banks
for June 80, 1900, is source of con
graduation of the city as we'll as OF
pride to the institutions. Despite the
great demand for money in all lines
of business the combined deposits
loot up tie magnificent sum OF
81, ,525, ,1l754. This amount added to
the deposits in the other banks of the
county would show that Mahaska
county people have to their credit in
home institutions about two million
dollars. 1t will be remembered toe
that every dollar is worth one hun
dred cents in gold, and thanks to the
stability of our banks is available or
demand.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
NEGR0Es IN rHR sonzH.


In recent issue of Leslie's Week
ly, Governor John s. Wise, Of vir-
ginia, discusses the suffrage ques.
tion in the south, and takes for his
text a number of extracts from
speeches delivered in the United
States Senate by "Pitchfork" Till
man of South Carolina. The extracts
are appended:
South Carolina has disfranchised
all of the colored race that it could
under the 18th, 14th and 18th amend
ments. We have done our level best
we have scratched our heads to find
out how we could eliminate the last
one of them,-Con. Rec, Feb. 26,
1900, p. 2346.
We have a governing race, just as
you would have in Massachusetts, If
you had 100000 negroes and 500, 900
white men.-Con Rec, p. 2263.
We had 125,000 negroes of voting
age, and 100, 900 whites. Con. Rec,
p. 23IS.
We stuffed ballot boxes. We shot
them. We are not ashamed of it,
Con. Rec, p. 23I9.
We called constitutional conven-
tion and we eliminated, as l said, all
of the colored people whom we could.
Con. Rec, p. 2349.
Under our new constitution
we have ia, 900 registered voters
Con. Rec, p. 226l.
l say 81 per cent of the white vote
is Democratic.-Uon. Rec, p. 2262.
And yet it is just such men as
Tillman who howl about 1.-THE con-
sent of the governed, and the holi-
ness of the constitution"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
LACEY'S RECONCILIATION.


The denomination of Hon. John F.
Lacey, by the republicans at Abba to-
day is but the jus6 recognition of a
most worthy servant of the people
and representative of not only the
Sixth District but of the entire state
of Iowa, for as the Iowa delegation
is acknowledged the strongest in the
halls of congress, so is John F.Lacey
acknowledged the strongest MEMBER
in the Iowa delegation. When Major
Lacey entered congress he took with
him that same earnestness and deter
mination, and honesty of purpose
which ever and always characterized
his life and his work. He went there
ripe with a knowledge of the needs
and wants of his constituents and
fully determined to win high place
for himself, his district and his state
among the nations law makers, and
he has succeeded, and his renomina
ton today puts the stamp Of approx.
al on his official career for the 7th
time.
Today no man in congress enjoys
the confidence of the people of the
country more than John F. Lacey,
and no man in either branch has a
clearer and better defined knowledge
of the country's business than he,
and none labor with more zeal, hon
esty OF purpose and intelligent know
ledge than he for the up-building
and uplifting of the entire people.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

The biographical sketches and
business "write upsn of this addition
of The HERALD is the handiwork of
Mr. and Mrs. j. F. Sherman, of Chi
cago, experienced newspaper people,
who make speciality of this class of
work. They have tried to visit every
body in town, and are sorry II anyone
has been missed. We, with them are
mutually thankful to the many friends
for their liberal patronage, and be-
,lieve that with the 5000 actual cir
culatiop that will be given, they will
get value received and good interest
in addition. The papers will go to
almost every home in Oskaloosa and
Mahaska county, and all over the
world, from Alaska to Uruguay and
from Porto Rico to China and the
Philippines. They will advertise the
city and county abroad, and will do
their share toward keeping the world
posted on the fact that Oskaloosa is
the best city of it's size in existence
and that it is located in the garden
spot and commercial center ofAmer.
lea.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

Since the very first issue of the
paper, the HERALD has spent the
biggest share of it's profits in i'm
provements on the plant and the
publication. In a newspaper way ii
has been first in every substantial
improvement in Oskaloosa, and has
spent thousands of dollars in holding
advance positions before the receipts
caught up with the expenditures. II
will be remembered, however, that
the HERALD never attempted any.
thing that it did not carry through
to completion and success.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

Fifty years is long time for one
business to be conducted successful
ly. Though the HERALD has encoun-
tered many storms in that time, it
has weathered all of them, and its
patronage has increased from year
to year. 1t is one of the very few
papers in the west that has not been
consolidated with other papers, or
changed its name in that time, and
it's success stands as a monument to
every man who has been a party to
it's management.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
New Attorney.

Chas. O. Heninger of Martinsburg,
a young attorney has removed to our
city and will engage at once in the
practice of his profession. Mr.. Hen.
niger is graduate of the State Uni
versity where he took a full Law
course. He is young man of pleas
ing manners, upright and energetic
and will put his best efforts into his
work, and will try to merit the con-
fidence and patronage of the public,
His offices will be rooms and in
the Mahaska County State bank
building.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
G L FARMHOUSE
Who has Gained a National Reputa-
ton ms a Composer and Publish
er of Band and Orchestra
NNmSfa

There is perhaps no more strik-
ing instance of rapidly rising and
safely reaching the topmost round
of the ladder in the musical world
than is exemplified in the case of o.
L. Farmhouse, OF this city, who Is
known throughout the United States
and her possessions and the Do
minion of Canada as "The Iowa
Music Publisher" Mr.. Farmhouse
is what we might term q born mu-
sician. At the age of twelve years
he began the study of band music,
which seems to have been destined
to become his life work, for although
but now young man, he has gained
national reputation as a composer
and publisher of band and orchestra
music. He is a native of Grafton,
West Virginia, and gained his first
knowledge of music in that-his ma
tive town. He has risen to his pres
ent position entirely through his
own efforts and is proud of the place
ne now occupies in the musical
world.
AS we have stated before in this
article, Mr.. Farmhouse began the
stI of music when twelve years
oldS = continued to devote as
much< to this study as could be
spared from his other duties until he
was about seventeen years of age,
since which time he hasl given all
his time and energies to this-his fu-
ture life work. When only mere
boy he began to play in the band In
his home town and when only six
teen years old he was appointed
leader Of the band in Grafton, his
native town. From that time on hia
musical star began to ascend and his
services as band director have al
i ways been in demand. When about
eighteen years old Mr.. Farmhouse
went on the road and travelled for a
few years with some OF the leading
bands Of the country. firing Of
fContinued ON nag. a
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

-Des Moines Leader: In Chicago
Sunday, Roosevelt went to church,
partook of communion, addressed
the Sunday School, and wrote in the
children's bibles. And yet he an
nounced that his present trip was not
taken in his new political capacity,
but merely as visitor to the Rough
Riders reunion. When he once gets
down to business, Teddy is likely to
make things hum.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

The Knoxville Express thinks
that so long as the Chinese are kill
ing white men, the peace societies."
in Boston keep very quiet. They will
not break out into a good strong
howl until the international forces
get strong enough to begin cleaning
out the Boxers. Then Well hear them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

I'm 1850 the HERALD worked for
the success of the Whig ticket, and
helped redeem Mahaska county from
Democracy. Since 1856 it has been
steadfastly Republican, and though
that party has not always won, the
HERALD has always been on the
right side, as events always proved.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

Bryan in his New York World let
ter says:
81 want the Filipinos to have a
chance to celebrate the Fourth OF
July" ...
Mckinley has beat him on that
score. He has already given the Fill
ipinos the chance, and they did it in
good shape.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

years of life, equally as successful as
the ones it has enjoyed since 1850.
We also take this opportunity to
thank all our subscribers and friends
for their support and friendship, and
hope the pleasant relations of to-day
may be continued.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

Kansas City correspondent of
of the Des Moines Leader: "Dixie"
is still the favorite tune of the dem
ocratic convention. Whenever its
rollicking measures are heard the
genuine "rebel yell" is heard, The
Georgia Camp Meeting" aud "a
Hot Time" were rivals, but poor
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

I'm 1850 the HERALD outfit cost
$500. In 1860 it sold for $4,000, in
1874 for $4,000, and in 1881 for
$4,000, exclusive of realty. Since
the Herald was started the popula-
ton of Oskaloosa has increased
twenty fold, while the value of the
paper has increased an hundred
fold
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

-Montezuma Republican: Is it not
about time that Gen. Weaver was
discovering another crisis? There
must be one somewhere in sight, else
the Generals vision has become
somewhat impaired. tbs a cold day
when he does not scent crisis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

VIM. Witt of Monroe township
has suggested good reason why
democrats opprose expansion. "They
have never" says Mr.. Witt, found
a country small enough for them to
govern successfully"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

The democratic convention met
in Kansas City in territory acquired
under the expansion policy of Jeffer-
son, and yet it declares itselfagainst
that policy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
The republicans of Jasper count,

The republicans of Jasper county
at their recent convention passed the
following resolution:
"Resoioed. That in the person OF
Hon. w. II. Redman we have an up
right citizen, man of broad exper-
fence and staunch defender of the
rights of the common people, and
we heartily endorse his candidacy
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

"The revival of industry which we
have witnessed within the past year
is one for general congratulation. 1t
is beyond question that the wages of
the organized workers have been in
creased, and in many instances the
hours of labor either reduced or at
least maintained"
Samuel Gompers is democrat.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

for the Office of Secretary of State
and tender him our earnest support. "
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

-Mahaska County Fair September
4, 5, 6, and 7, 1900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
LABOR THEN IND NOW.

AS seen by Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
1898

"Since August of this year we have
been in the greatest industrial de-
preston this country has ever exper-
fenced. 1t is no exaggeration to say
that more than 5000, 900 of our fellow
toilers throughout the country are
without employment, and have been
so since the time named"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11

Continued on page y
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-09-19
POPULATION OF SUMPrER 4,s0o.

HOBSOE. the naval hero. arrived at
Vancouver, British Columbia, yesterday.
Now watch the small, smooth bore editors
resume their lying about the kissing he
never INDUCED IN.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-09-19

lT IS reported that LaGrand will make
aO effort to capture the county seat from
Union. These are always bitter fights,
resulting In more harm than good. even
10 the winning side.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-09-19

strikers figures, saying there are more
men at work than the union leaders will
admit. The first advance In the price Of
coal, as the result Of the strike, was made
by the Philadelphia 4 Reading Coal com.
pany yesterday, IS cents per ton being
added. This advance was promptly met
by local dealers, who increased the price
to consumers 80 cents per ton.
CONDITIONS at Galveston yesterday
are thus described by an Associated Press
dispatch published In the morning papers
OF today: "Ninety.eight bodies are re.
ported as having been found in the wreck.
age and removed today, making total
Of 1901 victims so ta- recovered. This
list Is far short OF the accurate number
dead and found, because no official rec.
ords are kept. The total number dead Is
still estimated at from 5000 to 6ooo. The
newspaper list Is over 1000. Congress.
man HaWley advocates the building Of a
breakwater, beginning at the south jetty
and extending westward paralleling the
shore Of Galveston island for a distance
Of about seven miles, with base Of 2s
feet and crown Of . feet, capped with
heavy granite blocks. He believes this
will break the force Of tidal waves and
adequately protect Galveston. In answer
to an inquiry sent him rs to the intention
Of the Southern Pacific toward Galveston,
Charles n. Tweed, chairman Of the
board, has telesraphed to the Galveston
cotton exchange. as toliows:. Work on
our improvements at Galveston has al.
ready been resumed and Is being pressed
forward as rapidly as possible. The
anxiety to 'eave the city Is dying OUT