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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
CONVENTION AT WORK
The Big Body is Called 90 order and
Busiuess Proceeds
Special to HERALD.

Special to HERALD.
Cedar Rapids, Aug. with more
intense interest than was ever mani
tested in a state convention before,
the republicans of Iowa were called
to order in the big auditorium here
at IL O'Clock this forenoon by Chair
man H. o. Weaver. Every available
inch of space was occupied, but de-
spite the jam absolute silence pre-
vailed as President Mccormick, of
Coe college, pronounced the invoca-
ton. The great crowd then sang the
"Star Spangled Banner" with vim
that fairly "raised the root" Mr..
Weaver read the official call and mu-
sic followed by the Slayton Jubilee
Singers. The speech of Temporary
Chairman j. O. Davis, of Keokuk
was pointed and catching and
was greeted with roundsof applause.
Following his address came the per-
manent organization of the conven-
ton, and while the work had all be en-
done before the excitement was none
the less intense.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
OUR SCHOOL TEACHERS

1t is feast for the intellect as well
as the eyes to look in on the Mahaska
County Teachers Institute, when the
three hundred members are gathered
together for morning devotional ex-
ercises. Intelligence, sturdy man.
hood and womanhood, and deter
mination, as we'll as youth and beauty
are written on their faces, and the
usual visitor cannot help being thank
full that he lives in a community
which produces such sterling men
and women. And as they bow their
heads in prayer and submit their lives
to the guidance on an omnipotenU
power, even the hereto must have a
feeling in his heart that resembles
thankfulness "as the mists resemble
the rain" All should be glad indeed
that the lives of the children of the
81, 900 people in Mahaska county are
under the direction of theseItrained
and noble representative of ad-
vancing civilization.
Though many of the teachers may
be using the profession as a stepping
stone to something else, yet the ma
jority have their hearts and souls
tied up in the work, and many of
them by lives of devotion, will place
debt of gratitude on the community
that can never be lifted. Few realize
the sacrifices the teachers make for
the youth of our land, and how i'm
portant their work is at time when
the future of the children under their
care is held in their hands. The
school is the connecting link between
the home and the state. Though the
home influences may have been all
that could be desired, they could be
twisted and blighted in the school
room, and the state would suffer in
consequence. How important it is
then that the school should be haven
of moral direction as we'll as intel
lectual instruction, gilded palace in
the minds eye as in after life the
student looks back through, happy,
fading memories.
In politics, commercial enterprises,
in intellectual farming and in the pro-
fessions our county has longbeen en-
titled to the cognomen of "Proud
Mahaska," and in these successes
the credit due our excellent school
system cannot be over estimated.
Blessed is the country whose youth
is being cared for in schools, and
especially fortunate, when in schools
like ours, under teachers that are the
salt and inspiration of the land.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
SMALL BLAZE.
Fire Destroys a Small Harm on the
Tom West Property.

The fire department was called to
the extreme northwest corner of the
city Tuesday night about nine O'Clock
by fire that destroyed small stable
that stood on the Tom West place.
The fire company made an effort to
get water on the fire but the fire plug
was too distant and the hose would
not reach. The barn was destroyed.
The origin of the fire is not known.
Mr.. West had just arrived at his home
from his work and saw the flames
shoot out from the hay NOV. He
hastenod to the burning building and
got his horse out and almost all OF
his property so that there was a com
paratively small loss.
The IRE attracted . large crowd
from the city on account Of the bic
blaze that was made.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
STATE CAMP GROUNDS.

In talking to representative of
the Dubuque Times Adjutant General
Byers is reported as saying:
"Next year when the boys of the
Iowa National Guard go into camp
think it will be into permanent quart =.
ers established by the state legisla-
ture. If place of this kind were Sc
cured, and it is in several states, it
would result in many advantages.
For instance, buildings would be
erected for the horses, quartermas-
ter's department and cooks; good
water facilities would be provided,
and location would be secured that
would be convenient for all the regi-
ments of the state. always have
been opposed to this permanent camp
because the soldiers do not get the
touch of real camp life that they do
when we go to differenJ cities each
year, but as we are situated now the
facilities are inadequate for proper
drilling, and on this account we are
suffering very much and are not do
ing all the work we should.
nat the conclusion of the encamp.
ment this year will make a tour of
the state and visit places that would
be suitable for permanent encamp-
ment, and in my annual report to the
state legislature will recommend that
they secure location and establish
permanent camping grounds for the
Iowa National Guard. The way things
are now we are paying out much more
transportation than we would have
to In the future. Each year we also
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
WHY EGGS ARE CHEAP.

The editor of the Montezuma Re-
publican let's the public into his con-
tidence by telling them that the
Barnes City correspondent of his
paper is "a woman who knows" He
then goes on and commends her for
the following communication:
"We wonder why our editor does
not let people who color their butter
rest for awhile and get after the
people who sell rotten eggs To our
mind the practice of selling stale
eggs is by far the worse of the two,
for you can use colored butter and
you can't use rotten eggs. People all
over the country are grumbling be-
cause eggs are so low in price, and
yet it is the producers fault. Throw
your rotten eggs away and sell only
fresh ones and we really believe that
you would get cent piece for them
in short time. Don't the women
know that it is disgraceful to sell bad
eggs? You are not fooling the store
keeper, the egg gatherer or the huxter.
They know fresh eggs as we'll as
you do and they will remember you
as woman who sells stale hen fruit.
At the storage houses barrels of eggs
are taken out every week because
they are not fit for storage. These
eggs are gathered from country
people, so 1t is no use to grumble
about eggs not being worth anything,
while we continue to sell bad eggs,
for no one can afford to pay good
price and have to lose perhaps half
of them So throw your rotten eggs
away ladies and get good price for
your fresh ones"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

The Woodward, Iowa, Enterprise
demonstrated its right to the name
last week in big 24-page illustrated
edition. While Woodward is hard to
find on the map 1t has a newspaper
that would do credit to any weekly
field in Iowa. We congratulate the
editors on the excellent showing they
have made of their community and
the generous patronage accorded
them by the wideawake business men
of Woodward.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
ONLY A JOKE.
The st Clair saloon Open and Running
as Usual.

A. ]. st. Clair thinks he has a good
joke on some of the depot boys in
that vicinity. Tuesday evening about
six O'Clock some one noticed that the
saloon was closed. The report spread
until it was declared that the sheriff
had ordered the doors to be shut and
that the police were investigating the
business. After supper, however, the
place was running as usual and the
sheriff theory dwindled perceptibly.
Investigation showed that Mr.. st.
Clair being left alone at the saloon
had tired of waiting for his clerk to
come back and had closed up and
gone home to supper.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
TRIED RY FIRE

The destruction of the Iowa Manu-
featuring company's plant Sunday
morning, might mean serious loss
to Oskaloosa were it in less enter
prising hands than those of Frank
Baker. But fortunately for the city,
despite the big financial loss that is
inevitable, the proprietorswill rebuild
at once, and the thirty men employed
In the plant will be used to rebuild
and reconstruct.
To have ones business wiped out
in an hour, with nothing left but a
few smoldering embers to show for
years of toll, is surely trial to test
the mettle a man Is made of. 1t has
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
BOARD MEETING.
OskalOOsa Public schools VIII Begin
Monday, September o,

The school board met last night to
consider the heating of First ward
school building. Several bids were
received and the contract was finally
given to W. E. Philippe. The ques-
tion of the High School heating ap.
paratus was brought up and special
committee appointed to look after it.
DR.. Clark was not present at the
meeting.
The date for the opening of the fall
term of the oskalooss public schools
was fixed at September 9, the second
Monday in the month.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

Though Oskaloosa is pretty far
removed from the plants it is likely
to feel the effects of the steel strike.
The Iowa Central railroad had ex-
pected to put new steel bridge across
South Skunk river this fall, and this
city would naturally be the base of
operations. 1t is now unlikely that
the material can be had and the old
wooden structure will have to be re-
paired and made to do service for an
other year. If the United Mine Work
ers go out in sympathy with the steel
men, the strike will be brought to our
doors and the effects be more serious.
This is not likely, however, as Presi-
dent Mitchell is opposed to sympathy
strikes, because they accomplish but
little and bring much suffering on in
nocent women and children.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

Speaking of the demise of Mr..
Kneedler's Optimist since its remov-
al from Iowa to California, the Mus
catine Journal says: ''Mr. Kneed-
Ter, though brilliant writer, is not
himself success. The persistent
plodder often succeeds where the
man of scintillating genius fails. A
tallow dip is better light to read by
than a flash of lightning"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

The announcement that, follow
ing the advice of the engineering
staff, the Pennsylvania Railroad
company will hereafter replace all
steel bridges, as fast as occasion
arises, with stone arch bridges,
would seem to show that except for
structures of unusual length of span,
modern genius has been unable to
develop anything better than the
ancients possessed in the way of
bridges,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
On August first the Chicago.

On August first the Chicago, Burl-
ington and Quincy Railroad company
abolished the "peanut boy" on it's
entire system. The wants of pas
sengers hereafter will be supplied by
newsboys at the more prominent
stations. These boys will be required
to wear a distinguishing uniform and
will receive an exclusive privilege,
without cost, as long as they act
properly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

1T begins to look like the most
obstinate and far reaching strike in
the history of America is upon us.
While there should be no compro-
mise with wrong, in this instance
we fail to see any great sin on either
side, and it is to be regretted that
the differences could not be settled
by arbitration. Regrets always fol-
low hot-headed and irresolute ac-
tiOna
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

1T is an American characteristic
to weave local and popular idioms in
to permanent monuments, and they
seem to have caught the spirit in
Oklahoma. The principal street in
the new town of Lawton, which one
evening was bit of prairie and the
next morning city of 10000 people,
is named 5000. Goo avenue"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
GIANT HORSES.
Hawkins Ship Consignment 20 Chi
cagO Market

Hawkins Brothers today shipped
via the Iowa Central carload OF
the largest horses that have ever
gone from the local market. There
we're eighteen Of the animals and
the average weight was almost two
thousand pounds per head. 1t was
the finest lot of animals seen here
for many a day and the Hawkins
Brothers should get their reputation
stretched q notch or two on the
strength Of the consignment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
BYERS Is CHAIRMAN
A CummIns Advocate Wins Out In
Permanent Organization
Special to HERALD.

Special to HERALD.
Cedar Rapids, Aug, Hon. H.W.
Byers, of Shelby county won out in
the hotly contested race for perma-
nent chairman of the convention.
Mr.. Byers is a Cummins man and
the Cummins' advocates are enthu-
siastic over winning in the first
round of the big fight, The steering
committee, however, remain hopeful
of final victory for the anti i-Cummins
forces.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
-Mahaska County Fair, September
10, IL, IL, and 13.

The Pioneer Press notes the ar
rival OF the first watermelons of the
season in st Paul, and is disposed to
believe that it was the watermelon
in place of an apple that tempted Eve.
They are irresistible.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

is taking good care of all too. Every
home in the city is open to visitors
and all are enjoying themselves.
The Lafe Young fake and the three
confessions is causing lots of trouble.
1t is on everybody's lips and it is
amusing to hear some of the defences
for it by the Cummins' leaders.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

Carroll Herald: Perhaps it isn't
pertinent to ask, but we would like
to know the nearness of silver and
wheat these days. There is grave
suspicion that market quotations of
the cereal and the precious metal
have not kept very close company of
late. That is one of the delusions
dispelled by actual knowledge.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

"A leading Chicago ice company
has agreed to give 1000 pounds of
ice free of charge every day to the
poor of the city. The distribution
will be made through the Salvation
Army, agents of which will hunt out
the most deserving cases. The sick
are to be made the special benefici-
aries Of the company's generosity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

Now that the peach crop is about
ready for the market, news of it's
failure is due, in order to help the
price along. Contrary to expectations
however, the Baltimore Sun, located
in the heart of the greatest peach
belt in the country says this will be
the banner year for the fruit both in
quantity and quality.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

The receipts of the federal treas
ury from internal taxation last year
were larger than any preceding year,
except 1865, the year after the civil
war ended but before the war taxes
had been reduced. In 1866 there were
5000 200, 900 collected, and for the year
ending with last June $500, 800, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

The totals of stock receipts in
ihicago for July were 2s2, 300 cattle,
$500 hogs and 351, 200 sheep, show
/ an increase'as compared with last
Y of about 10000 cattle, 100, 900
9 and II 1000 sheep. The receipts
the largest on record for July,
assing the highest previous July
record by 81 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

-Generel Baden-Powell, the hero
OF Mafeking, and the man about
whom SO much fame and romance is
centered, and who is now chief OF
the Transvaal police, has arrived in
England. He thinks, without Iproph-
esying, that the end Of the war is
not far OF, and he has no doubt but
that the Boer and Briton will be good
friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

Iowa's corn crop this year. There is
nothing discouraging in this, for it
viii result in the consumption of all
the grain by the time another crop
can be grown, therefore there will be
no visible supply to depress the prices
of next years crop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
BRIDGE BURNED.
B a w Train Delayed by a Burned
Tres1Ie

The B. & w. passenger train FRI
Burlington, due in this city at
arrived at the station at 1O2
evening. The delay was 2
the burning of bridg,
station Of Noble and th<
wait for repairs. Tb
train passed the
fro and ran into
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

agricultural education pays.
Prof. Shepherd of the North Dakota
Agricultural College now has on file
eight more calls for educated agri-
culturists than he can supply and
the salaries offered range from $500
to 81 200 year to start with.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

This is surely an age of big things.
For the year ending July 81, the An
heuser-B Busch Brewing company made
and marketed 100000 barrels of
beer, the largest output of an indi-
vidual plant on record.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

not found Mr.. Baker wanting, and
Monday morning the work of re-
building was already underway.
In his enterprise he deserves the
commendation of all, and in his loss
and disappointment the sympathy
and encouragement of the COM
munity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08


BLIGGERSON'S DEGREE.
Thomas Henry Bliggerson
Longed for degree,
Like to sign
This name of mine
With tail of l.. L. D."
Said he,
cor Phi. D., or a plain A. B.,
Or any old letters would give me glee. ,
And he gave away
All his cash one day
To school and college and libra
rec.
Thomas Henry Bliggerson
Looked for his degree
Watched the mail
Till hope would fail,
For a note to give him glee,
You see,
He fully expected that he would be
At once created to X, Y. H.,
Or an L. l.. D.,
Or a plain A. B.;
But the poor man wasn't even 1928.
Thomas Henry Bliggerson
Now has his degree;
Each thing sent
His establishment
Bears mystic letters three,
You see,
There was no more cash in his treas
ury,
And he went down into bankruptcy ;
So the credit men,
With large fat pen,
Write IT. H. Bliggerson, G. o. D."
Baltimore American.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
NO NOMINATION..
Convention Still Wranglipg at
Four O'clock.
Special to HERALD.

Special to HERALD.
Cedar Rapids, Aug. Z, p. m.-The
state convention is still in the throes
of a contest on nomination for gov
ernor with little prospect of immedi-
ate result.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08

Iowa State Register: Too many
Iowans are inclined to become pes
simistic over the partial failure of
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-02
= ..M'LAURIN RULED OUT.
Action Taken by South Carolina Dem
~ ocratic Executive COMMITTEES.

Action Taken by South Carolina Dem.
oeratie Executive COMMITTEES.
Columbia. S. c., July 27.-The state
Democratic executive committee has
adopted a resolution ruling Senator
McLaurin out Of the Democratic party.
The action was totally unexpected,
Senator Tillman supported the reso.
luton, which, was r. unexpectedly, Of
fered as substitute for a resolution
on which there had been much debate
concerning the oath to be taken by
candidates for congress in the ap,
preaching election to- fill the vacancy
caused by es.death of Congressman
Stokes of the Seventh district. The
resolution follows: +
Whereas, The Hon. J. L. McLaurini
junior senator-elect to represent the
state of South Carolina in the nation.
al congress, has by his affiliations and
votes in that body, ignored the ma
tional Democratic platform and there
fore misrepresented his state and
constituents who elected him; there.
fore, be it ..sh
Resolved, That it is the sense and
conviction of the state executive com.
mittee that Senator John L: McLaurin
from the standpoint of honesty and
self-respect, should tender his: un'
qualified resignation Immediately
The resolution was adopted by q
vote of Is to 8. =, : :
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-02
cIeARMAkERs- ON STRIKE.
About Five Thousand Of Them Walk
Out at Tampa Fla. -.

e i
About Five Thousand Of Them Walk
Out at Tampa Fla.
Tampa, Fla, July "A general
cisarmakers' strike was officially de-
clared here at noon. This;is strike
of all LIE Resistancia workmen, about
5000 in number, because the interna-
tional union men were at work IN
their factories. The men did not
leave the factories at once, but agreed
to close up the days work and then
walk out. Only three factories re-
main unaffected by the strife and they
have international men at work. Now
that the strike has been declared the
men will demand an average increase
of SIS per l 1000 for cigars before they
accept settlement. All the factories
affected belong to New York, Phila-
delphia and Chicago firms and in
clude several of the American Cigar
company ia ,tories, employing inter-
national men: The # factories are
heavily guarded and ready for any
trouble: that may come from a. show
Of force.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-02
CARE FOR Observation-Disclosures
Chicago Transvaal League Would
':>@-.ss Bring Them to America.

X,
Chicago =. Transvaal League Would
Bring Them to America. 81, -.
Chicago, July 27-Stirred by the
report recently submitted to the house
of lords by Lord Raglan, under secre-
tary of the English war Office, Of the
number of men, women and children
who died during the month of June
in the refugee camps in South Africa;
the Transvaal league Of this city has,
through the department of state at
Washington, offered to remove e
number Of people from these camps
and bring them to this country or
transport them to Europe.
The offer was. made on July -
through Secretary Hay. The, Trans.
vaal league offers to take as many
people from these camps as their
means will allow and guarantee to
the British government that all .peo-
pie SO removed shall be removed
! from South Africa. .y,,..., s<r-1*
| Word has been received from the
i state department. that the matter had
been forwarded TO Mr.. Choate in Len
don with the request that he use>his
good Offices in laying the offer of the
league before Che British government.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-02
FIVE OF THE CREW ESCAPED,
Whaieback Barge Sycamore Sunk in a
p Collision - :, : :,+..>5.

Whaieback Barge Sycamore Sunk in a
= - Collision - j., = .:>+.,>r>>.,
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, July .30.-
The whaleback barge Sycamore, load
ed with iron ore, was sunk in afcol-
lision with the Northern line freight
steamer Northern Queen near Point
Iroquois. OF the crew Of eight men
two were drowned and one is missing.
The dead are Captain 3. Joiner, mas
ter of the Sycamore, lived in. Hender-
son, N. Y; Ira Ives, cook on the Sag
amore, lived~at Sacketts Harbof, N. Y.
Burley Smith, seaman on the Sag
amore, is missing He lived at Wood
vile, N. Y. , -'r
A dense fog covered the water at
the time of the collision. The Sag
amore filled rapidly and soon went
down. The crew made a rush for
, the, Northern Queen and five of them
escaped to her decks. p :.
! The Northern Queen sustained con
siderable damage about the bow. The
Sycamore. is reported to lie in - faith;
oms Of water.z 4 -. =
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-02
FOR Pu = sL |: !: & |: I Nd |! !. I
One g the Greatest q ottterIes Ii Ills.
s55ss toryaat Ell Reno.

80 n ~ ....ss ,'o .s.s'.ss - -.
q 8 3. nsne, !.
n reno, y. sO.el klanomas
great land, lottery has begun here In
earnest and when the commission
APPOINTED by the. federal government
adjourned the drawing for the day,
900 Of the choicest Of thaA Is, 900
l6o |' claims in n the Kiowac Com
nanche country had been awarded. s.
81. The %dFst name drawn from the
wheels wassthat OF Stephen A. Hol