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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

Hon. John Waller, the noted
colored orator, is to take part in the
Iowa campaign this fall. He has
just returned from Cuba where he
went on government business. During
the administration of President Har-
rison he was consul to Madagascar
Later he was a captain in the war
with Spain. Mr.. Waller is an Iowan
a graduate of Cornell college at Mt.
Vernon and was admitted to the
practice of law after studying in the
Office of Judge Hubbard in Cedar
Rapids.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
HANDLED WITH GLOVES.

The P. E. o, Society of What Cheer
gave a successful ladies' minstrel
show, but a row in the ranks ensued.
The editor of the Patriot is a con-
servative man and in writing an ac-
count of it he supplements his
report with these remarks:
"Well, here goes! We have put it
off until the last minute dreadiDg the
ordeal. Writing up a home talent
minstrel, especially when given by
the ladies, is a delicate task. If we
succeed in pleasing the "ins" the
"outs," will be scandalized. If we
suit the "outs" the P. E. o. ladies
will be our sworn enemies for the
rest of our natural life and might
violently shorten it. But as it is our
plain duty to chronicle the event
here it is as we saw it, without any
outside influence whatever, with
malice toward none and with charity
for all"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

In it's report of the big republican
rally at that place the Hedrick Herald
says: Major Lacey, the tried and
true congressman from the Sixth dis
trict, was introduced by Mr.. Morrison
and was met with applause by the
audience. His remarks were full oi
the good judgement for which he is
noted and were received by the
people with much satisfaction. Con-
gressman Lacey has made good
many addresses and has appeared
before Hedrick people but on no
occasion has he been more heartily
received"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
Joe Shorey, Davenport.
A. j. Smith, Davenport.
j. F. Dewitt, Muscatine.
H. o. Gates, Newton.

y. f. DSNlII, muScdGlu6'
H. o. Gates, Newton.
The league acknowledges the COM
pliments of the Kemble Floral 90.
The gentlemen were each presented
with handsome specimen of Kem-
bIe's best roses and the same we're
appreciated.
All delegates to the leagne meeting
wear blue badges and may be so
known. Local committee members
of the council, ETC.. have red badges.
There has been al ccxDression among
the delegates to the effect that Io".s
City is the proper place of the next
annual meeting. That city will ex-
tend an invitation that is seconded
by the president and the faculty of
the State University and the people
of, the city.
There has not been great amount
of gossip concerning the election of
officers for the ensuing year, but it is
generally understood that Mayor w.
H. Wray, of this city, is being favor
ably mentioned by large percentage
of the people as being the right man
for president,
The meeting adjourned at II O'Clock
and the delegates INDUCED in a social
| season. The afternoon meeting be-
gan at 2 O'Clock when the following
program was taken up:
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9, 2P.M,
Report of Committee on City Gov
ernmeDt and Legislatlon-Hon Henry
Theunan, City Attorney, Davenport,
Iowa.
Discussion of Report by Delegates.
Report of Committee on Street
SprinkliDg and Cleaning-Hon. L. N.
Rich,. Councilman, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
Discussion of Report by Delegates.
Report of Committee on Water
Works and Water Supply-Hon. J.A.
Walter, McGregor, Iowa.
Discussion of Report by Delegates.
Report of Committee on Street Paw
ing-Hon. John NJ. Redmond, Mayor,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The program for the evening and
Thursdays sessions are as follows:
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9, sP.M
Address-"Municipal Ownership of
Public Utilities''-Hon. j. A. John
son, Mayor, Fargo, N. D., and Presi-
dent OF League of American Munich
palities.
Address-"Woman's Place in Mu-
nicipal Affairs"-Mrs. Carrie M.
ogilvie, Des Moines, Iowa, at the
Masonic opera house.
Adjournment Until o a M, Thursday
Banquet to delegates and visitors at
the K. of P. hall by oskaloosa City.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

beautify the place than all Of the
thousands of dollars spent by the
municipal government. The league
began work by offering small prizes
of IS and SO in gold for the cleanest
ami best appearing front and back
yards, and similar prizes for the best
vine covered fence, the best vegetable
garden, and the best flower bed.
Next it organized the school children
and had them picking up waste paper
from the streets, and then it took the
tramps out of jail and working them
in chain gangs had them clean up the
vacant lots in the city. Citizens as
we'll as officers should be interested
in the beauty and welfare of city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
officers of Iowa Cities Guests of
0skaloosa.

The fourth annual convention of
the League OF Iowa Municipalities is
in session in this city. The repre-
sentatives and delegates began arriv-
ing Tuesday evening on the later
trains and every railroad entering the
city to-day has brought its League
men.
The reception committee was busy
all morning registering the visitors
and preparing for the comfort and
business of the delegates. The open
ing session of the convention was
called at ten O'Clock in the K. of P.
lodge rooms over the city headquar-
ters. The meeting was called to or
der by the president, Hon. F. K. Steb-
bins, mayor of Iowa City.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
- The most healthful place

The most healthful place in the
United States to live is Marion, Ia,
according to reports received by the
Marine Hospital service from 1,19O
cities and towns having a population
of ZOO or over. There may have
been more healthful places than
Marion, but if so no official returns
were received from it. Marion has a
population of 4,lO2 and there were
only six deaths in 1900, making a
death rate of the phenomenally low
figure of 1.46 per 1000. The average
of the death rate in all the cities and
towns was 17.47.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

The Episcopal church convention
in San Francisco is a notable as
sembly. In attendance are sixty
seven Bishops of the Episcopal
church of America, two Lord Bishops
of the Church of England and $50
American clergymen and laymen,
really representing more than 5000
churches and missions, having an
aggregate congregation of more than
1 900, 900 people.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

The Oskaloosa Journal which pro.
fesses to be the only Simon pure dem
ocratic paper in the Sixth district
and existing only rs miles from the
gentleman's home, has not as yet be-
come acquainted.with the democratic
candidate for governor. Saturday
night they spoke of him as Sam
Phillips. Such an error is unpardon.
able to a democrat bearing the his
toric name of Thomas Jefferson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
roo MANY DIVORCES,

The Ottumwa Courier says that
Wapello county and the state of Iowa
are disgraced because 81 suits for
divorce are on the docket there for
the October term of District court
Continuing the Courier says:
lone of the most salutary pieces
of legislation the coming session
could adopt would be the enactment
of amendments making far more se-
we're the conditions under which, and
far more strict the terms on which
legal separation should be allowed
by the courts. Too many of our
divorce actions are by agreement of
husband and wife. AS an expert
ment they entered into matrimony +;
finding it's restraints irksome, or their
choice of companion not congenial
they likewise agree to resume single
blessedness, which they secure
through the vicious tolerance of in
different legislation loosely interpret
ed by the courts. Homes are thus
blasted; children deprived of paren-
tai control; marriage too lightly es-
teemed; and there follows a long
train of attendant evil influences
socially, financially and educationally.
A tirmer hand should guide the social
life of the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
KIND To a WOMAN,

Governor Shaw, in the Washington
Post, in paying and eloquent tribute
to President Mckinley, says: 81 add
an incident illustrative of the kind
heart and unselfish interest in those
about him ever unaffected in this
life. During a trip across Iowa a
crowd had gathered as usual at the
rear of the platform, and many hands
were extended that they might touch
his, whose was benediction. Among
the number was a woman somewhat
past the prime of life. Those who
saw her needed not to be told that
she had been a burden bearer Her
clothes were plain, her figure bent,
and her face bore deeply printed
lines of care. l shall not soon forget
that expression of admiratian, almost
alteration, as she looked, evidently
for the first time into the face of her
president; nor shall ever forget the
kindly response as he reached past
several strong and well-dressed men
to take her hand, and then, instantly
removing a carnation from the lapel
of his coat he slipped it to her with
cred hand just as the train moved
out. OF course, the crowd respond
ed; not 30 much that a flower had
been presented to acareworn woman
as in recognition of the self, forget
fulness and the ever present thought
and care for others which so charac-
terized the man Mckinley"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
COLDS

The quickest relief for a
cold is by SCOTS emulsion of
cod-liver oil.
You will find the edge taken
off in a night; and, in three or
four days, you'll be wondering
whether that cold amounted to
anything anyhow.
That's relief. If you tackle
it quick, the relief is quick; if
you wait, the relief won't
come-you know how colds
hang on.
wsIiSend you little to Try. u you Ike.
SCOTT b BOVINE. 4oO Pearl steA New Work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
KILLED " NINE.
William Golightly Meets In
slant Death at Beacon.

William Golightly, OF Beacon, was
instantly killed between IL and
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, in
Ramsey's Garfield mine near that
town He was engaged In mining
off a shot" when the root caved in
and n stone which required tour men
to roll fell on him. DeaIb was almost
instantaneous. Mr. Gnnghtly was a
man past sixty years of ase and was
an old time and experienced miner.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

"A patron of the Sioux City pub
lie schools refused to get his children
vaccinated and they were accordingly
expelled from school. An appeal was
taken to State superintendent Barrett
who replied as follows:
THE board of directors may not
compel vaccination, but they may en-
force rule that children not vaccin-
ated shall be excluded from school
until they have complied with such
reasonable regulation"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

"A. B. Cummins: Five full years
of experience since the subject OF free
coinage of silver was opened for de-
bate have annihilated every argument
overthrown every position, denied
every prophecy of Bryan and his fol-
lowers. These same years have ap-
proved every statement, verified
every argument and vindicated every
principle asserted by the republican
party. ------
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

Council Bluffs Nonpariel: Iowa
democratic papers are kicking be-
cause their candidate, Phillips, issued
his letter of acceptance through the
columns of Chicago paper, leaving
the Iowa papers to "please copy. ."
Possibly he got the Chicago editor to
write the letter for him and in part
compensation let him have it as a
scoop on the other papers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
ADDS INSULT TO CRIME.

The little coterie of anarchists in
Chicago, who are undoubtedly re-
sponsible for the death OF President
Mckinley, are still defiant of law and
lost to all sense of respect to the sor-
row that has stirred the country. In
the first issue of their organ, "Free
Society" after their release from
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

Seven months ago Err Ridgeley,
of Pittsburg, was a member of the
Kansas congressional delegation and
chairman of the populist central COM
mittee. Now he is a cook in a restau-
rant in Lawton, Okla, working for
his hoard.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
A CREED.

/ believe in Human kindness
Large amid the sons of men,
Nobler far in willing blindness
Than in censure's keenest ken.
believe in Self-Denial,
And its secret throb of Joy;
In the love that lives through trial,
Dying not, though death destroy.
/ believe in Love renewing
All that sin hath swept away,
Leavenlike it's work pursuing
Night by night and day by day;
In the power of its remoulding,
In the grace of its reprieve,
In the glory of beholding
It's perfection-I believe.
/ believe in Love Eternal,
Fixed in Gods unchanging will,
That beneath the deep Internal
Hath a depth that's deeper still!
In its patience-its endurance
To forbear and to retrieve,
In the large and full assurance
OF its triumps-I believe.
Norman Macleod.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

The unexpected has happened at
last. An editor has been called to
preach! Mr.. sperry, of the Hedrick
Herald, will abandon the scissors and
paste pot, to occupy the Baptist pull
pit at Boston, Iowa. This gives new
hope to the profession.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

Candidate Phillips, of the demo-
cratic remnant, proclaims that he is
a self-made man. If the Montezuma
Democrat is to be recognized as an
authority, he used an awfully poor
model.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

-Montezuma Republican: A young
woman in Oskaloosa told a minister
that she was headed for hell and a
few days afterwards turned up in Des
Moines. This confirms what Evan
gelist Williams said about that place.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

-Oskaloosa welcomes the delegates
to the fourth annual convention of
the League of Iowa municipalities,
which opens today. The improve
ment of cities is noble work, and
the pioneers in the field are to be
commended for their efforts and
enterprise.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

-Cohax Clipper: The Cuban tariff
was expected to produce SIS, 900, 900
a year, and it's actual yield is SIG, ,OO0,-
900. Tariffs built on republican lines
always have margins on the right
side.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

Sioux City Journal: President
Roosevelt seems to have worked up
a fair share of popularity among his
fellowmen without the assistance of
either nicotine or alcohol. Tell your
boy about it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

Iowa does not thrive by her grain
and stock products alone. She has
SlO2, ,733, ,1O3 invested in manufactures
and her industrial growth since 1880
has been SO per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
"A movement has been started

"A movement has been started to
instruct holders of insurance policies
in sanitary habits and the art of
preventing disease. The idea was
broached at the British Congress on
tuberculosis in London last July,
and is now receiving the attention of
life underwriters in this country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

The Sully Ledger reports that a
field of corn near that town sold for
s25 per acre in the field. If such is
possible in year when "the corn
crop is a failure" what would the
farmer get in a good year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

"A. b. Cummins: "This year you
select a legislature which, in turn,
viii elect two senator's. 1t is quite
40 necessary that the senate shall
continue to be republican as that the
chief executive shall be republican.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
BOTHA ENGAGED.
English Forces Clash With Boer
Commander.

London, Oct. 9.--Lord Kitchener
to day reports an engagement be-
tween Gen. Botha and Kitchener's
brother at Vriished on Oct. 9. The
Beers retreated and Kitchener is sel-
lowing. The British losses are three
killed and two wounded.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
Rev. an. Simnaon created a san

Rev. A B. Simpson created a SEN
sation in New York on Sunday by
predicting the end of the world with
in 80 years. We are obliged to the
divine for his timely warning but it
is useless, as the most of us will not
be here then ANYWAY.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

Buxton, the new mining town in
Monroe county, has been made a
money order Office by the Post Office
Department. You cannot keep good
town down.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

The mayor Of Montclair, New
Jersey, says that the 500 spent by the
Citizens Improvement League Of that
city has done more to cleanse and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10

1t would be even more fatal to the
welfare of the country to lose our re-
publican representation in the senate
than to lose our electoral vote"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
CORN TARIFF REMOVED.

Corn is scarce in Mexico, therefore
the Mexican government has tempo.
rarlly removed the duty on American
corn. The Kansas City Journal says
that the local agent of the Mexican
Intern ational railroad has received a
telegram announcing that the Mexi-
can authorities have taken the duty
from American corn, to become eff
fective Tuesday. The Journal also
stated that it is the custom of the
Mexican government whenGthe corn
crop is short to take off the tariff to
ease the burden upon the consumers,
but that it has always been aitempo-
rary expedient, and usually has re-
suited in filling up the store houses
with American corn, and then the
tariff has been restored on the order
of the Mexican president. All the
world is now grabbing for American
corn, but there is very little prospect
of the store houses of other countries
being filed until next years. crop
has been grown.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-11-01
BRECKENRIDGE.

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G.. Falor are the
parents of an eleven pound baby girl,
boIn on Wednesday OF last week.
c. A, Ford and wife, Geo. Milligan
and wife and Miss Myrtle Debolt at
tended the Pan-American last week.
Breckenridge will have two new II.
+. ID. routes, one north and one south
of town Joe Ford waits on the pat
ronS on the southern route and Frank
Chaplin on the northern. They expect
to begin work some time next month.
Mr.. G. +. Pike, OF Ithaca, visited
the Breckenridge schools last week
Wednesday.
The Crusaders have been here for
three weeks and are having quite good
success. They have succeeded in one
thing in which the Baptists did not,
that is in making the clock run.
Sheriff Parrish was in town Satur-
day and while here his horses ran
away, but no damage was done.
There were eleven cars Of beets
loaded for the Bay City Sugar Co. and
one for the Saginaw Sugar Co. on
Saturday, and Monday twenty cars
were loaded, two for Saginaw, two for
Alma and sixteen for Bay City.
Mr. ane Mrs. p. c. Thomas visited
the Pan.American the first OF the
week.
John King has bargained for the
Ball farm and expects TO move onto it
soon.
The school board has provided the
school with phone and a fire extin-
guiSher.
Quite number from this place at.
tended the funeral OF Mr. Van Oaks
little boy, who was thrown from a
horse Interment took place IT, the
Breckenridge cemetery.
Rev. Valentine conducted the fu-
neral Of Mrs. j. Brown, OF Rathbone
last Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-11-01
SEVILLE CENTER.

Florence White is visiting her Sis
ter, Mrs. Jones OF Sumner.
Mrs. French, OF Shepherd, is visitiT &
friends in this ghborhoOd.
Levi Pritchard and family, OF Sum-
ner, spent Sunday at Henry Miller's.
Alex. Miller and family are visiting
Mrs. Miller's people at Grand Rapids.
The young people will give au en-
tertainment Saturday evening for the
benefit OF the church.
The Aid Society realized SIP from
the chicken pie social held at Mrs.
Humphreys last Friday evening.
Mrs. Dunklin entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Lambert Of Lockport, New
York few days last week. Mr. Lam
bert is Mrs Dunkiin's nephew.
Judging from the whispers yester-
day and the sound Of guns, saws and
horse fddleS in the direction OF Mr..
lIundey'S, last evening, the boys
thought a little music would be ap-
preClated
g. Il. Hundey, Of this place, and
Miss Nellie Melinger, OF North Star,
were married Sunday Both parties
are well and favordbly known here,
Miss Melinger having taught this
school last year
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-11-01
BEEBE.

Wilfred Soule Is home again.
Dewitt Spear has returned from the
Pan-American.
Mr.. Spear, who has been seriously
i'll with typhoid fever is improving.
Benny Schultheiss is on the sick
list.
Will Toles spent Sunday with his
parents in Ithaca.
Alden Devereaux has given his
house fresh coat Of paint.
Mr.. Stahl's mother and brother, Of
Ohio, are visiting him,
Mrs. Marian Borton is entertaining
a sister from Ohio.
Mr. Gaylord Helms has sold his
farm to a gentleman from ONO.
Rev Cook, Of Ithaca, visited a num-
Der Of days at Mr.. Geo. Haney's last
week
Mrs. c. f. Davis is entertaining her
sister, Mrs Landers and daughter,
Gladys, from Mason
VIM. Philips has sold MS farm to
Nr Haney, Mr. Philips will move TO
Portland.
Mr. VIM. Ching has put up a new
wind mill, built new corn and car
rage house and newly painted them.
Mr.. Will Nanbuskirk' little daugh-
ter, who has been sick with scarlet
fever is able TO be out again.
Quarterly meeting at the NJ. +.
church Sunday. preaching at two
o'clock by the new presiding elder,
Rev Delamarter.
The RebekahS will serve chicken
pie at the |. O. O. +. hall Tuesday
evening, November The quilt will
be disposed OF and all are cordially in
vited.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-11-01
FOREST HILL.

Born, TO Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Buck,
a daughter, October %.
Leonard Bros. have laid by their
egg wagon for this season.
l.. b. Leonard is buying and ship
ping potatoes, at Elwell this week.
1t is Sir Knight and Lady + Creecb
who have that young Maccabee boy.
w O. Barton, Of Portland, was the
guest OF his brother John last Sunday.
Milan and Ola Ray of Alma visited
their grandmother, Mrs Packer, over
Sunday.
Mrs. Daisy Wright has sold and de.
livered fifty copies OF the Life of Nc.
Kinley" in this section.
Beet wagons are not first class rigs
to draw hay on, SO some OF the people
say. They are apt TO get ditched.
John Wilson and wife were in st.
Louis Saturday and sunday to see his
father, who is in very poor health.
We are sorry to say that Sir Knight
Fleming is not improving very fast.
His little son, Erwin, is also very i'll
with typhoid fever.
The friends and neighbors made a
bee last Friday and finished harvest
ing field OF sugar beets for Mr.. Skin
ner and the same day the X. O. T.
Ms did the same Kind act for f. Flem-
ing.
After long illness and much suf-
fering, Mr.. Skinner passed away last
Saturday morning Funeral at the
VI. + Church Monday at one o'clock.
Rev. Killeen, OF St. Louis, conducting
services, and interment in Shepherd
cemetery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-11-01
EAST EMERSON

School closed in district No ), En-
ersoD, last Friday.
Ed Brtton and Harvey Muscott are
working for J l.. Smith.
ID. Mckenzie and son were in Ithaca
and Alma Saturday.
j. b. Tyler and wife called at j. l..
Smiths last Saturday evening.
Mr.. aud Mrs. +. NJ. IIetZman have
gone on visit to Rev. Spencer near
Portland.
ID. G. Stone Of Breckenridge and his
brother, II A. Stone OF Ohio, visited
at ]. B Tyler's Friday
Will Heminger and Miss Edith Hill,
OF Breckenridge, and Bernard O'Dell
visited at John HetZman's Sunday.
The infant sou OF Mr.. aud Mrs.
Chapman died Thursday night. Flu
neral services were held at the house
Sunday, conducted by Rev. George
Kaufman.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-11-01
ST. LOUIS.

S, b. Cook, OF New Mexico, is visit.
ing relatives and friends i'm this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanderson, OF Green
vile. were the guests at the home OF
Mr.. A. Wassels.
Oliver Biglow is erecting building
next to J. A. Burgess's meat market,
TO be used for jewelry store.
Ed. Flemming living two and one
half miles west Of this city, died Tues
day forenoon OF pneumonia.
NJ ISIS Edith Vessels, who has been
visiting relatives in Colorado for the
past ten months, returned home Mon
day.
Tuesday evening, about forty-six
knights, OF Alma aud Ithaca, visited
the ST. Louis lodge, X. OF P's. and
helped in comforting the rank Of
knight upon Hon A. b. Darragh, OF
this city, after which banquet was
spread.