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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-02
HOME INDUSTRY.
A Local Druggist Reviews the
Cigar Question.
oskaloosa, April %, 1sOl

OskdlOO5d, ApEu @oy AoOA.
Editor Hsrold:--I beg your indul-
gence and bit of space in your paper
and the patience of your readers, if
you permit it, in replying to an article
that appeared in Tuesdays issue of
the paper. The article was entitled
"Home Industry" and was an ar
raignment of merchants of the city,
particularly druggists, claiming that
foreign made cigars were favored by
them to the detriment Of home manu-
featured goods. Certainly the writer
of the article in question is pitiably
ignorant of the facts concerning the
Oskaloosa trade or he willfully makes
misrepresentation. The writer
makes complaint of the grocers and
the druggists patronage of the home
trade and asserts that outside brands
are favored. The structures made are
so sweeping that have taken pains
to investigate the matter. / knew
that as far as / was concerned there
was an injustice done, but not know
ing of the situation in other directions,
/ have taken pains in learning GER
tain facts concerning the Oskaloosa
trade. Many of the grocers have
limited stock of cigars, but Oskaloosa
goods are invariably in stock and the
sale of home brands will out average
that of the foreign made goods. As
to the druggists: In almost every
case the druggists of the city of Os-
kaloosa carry an extensive line of
cigars; many of the stores of the city
have supply that would do credit to
a tobacconist's shop. Oskaloosa
brands are always prominently dis
played and few indeed are the cigars
called tor from the home brands that
are not supplied from the case of Os.
kaloosa druggists.
AS to myself, have always been a
patron of the Oskaloosa cigar maker.
There is to-day but one brand of for
eign made five cents cigars in my
case, and carry in stock at all times
from three to five thousand cigars
and all from Oskaloosa factories.
Every factory in the city is repre-
sented in my case and has been since
have been in business in the city.
1t is but natural that l should resent
the allegations of the writer, and do
not know that l again shall have the
same feeling that have hitherto en-
tertained toward the Oskaloosa trade
unless the writer of the article in
question retracts the positions taken
in the argument advanced. consider
the statements made as unjust and
unwarranted, and they will reflect
more to the detriment of the cigar
business of the Oskaloosa shops than
TO their benefit.
Respectfully, 2. T. REEL.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-02
EGGS BY WEIGHT.
Eastern Dealers Claim Iowa Hens are
short ON Size.

There is q movement on foot among
the egg dealers doing business in
Iowa to make a change in the man
ner Of selling eggs, making the price
by weight instead of by the number!
The Iowa hens have been playing
foxy with the eastern egg eaters. 1t
is easier to manufacture dozen
small eggs than dozen large ones,
and the Iowa hens have been quick
to perceive this fact and act accor-
dinghy. 30 it turns out that there is
coming to the ears of the Iowa egg
dealers complaints from egg eaters
In the eastern markets that the Iowa
hens are laying small eggs. They do
not command as good a price as eggs
from other states where the hens are
not up to such tricks. The egg deal
ers are planning to have eggs sold
by weight. This win bring the hens
to their senses. tits understood that
this is done in many places now and
that the change win be easily effected.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-02
DIED FROM VACCINATION.
Father Dies and Daughter Danger
ously Erected From Virus.

Bloomfield, Iowa, April 80 IN. j.
Parse died Of blood poison at his
home, near Ash Grove, Iowa, the
result of impure virus. He was vac
cinated some time ago, but it did
not take. There being considerable
smallpox In the county, Mr.. Parse
waswaccinated again recently, and
the arm Immediately began to pain
him and continued to grow worse,
until it finally caused his death. His
daughter, Myrtle, also suffered from
q like cause, but Is recovering.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-02
Examination Days.

Friday and Saturday are examine
ton days in the county and the office
Of County superintendent Dodds was
crowded upon both days with appli-
cants for certificates.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-02
THE SCHOOL EXHIBIT.

The work of the Osk aloosa pupils
recently displayed at the South
eastern Iowa Teachers association
will be suitably deposed on tables
and about the walls of the rooms
across the hall from the High school
assembly room, so that persons at
tending the concert will have an OPP
portunity to see the work that even
ing. 1t is the intention to have the
exhibit open to patrons and children
of the different wards Friday after
noon of the 10th and Saturday fore
noon, or all day if desirable. Satur-
day a. m. being the date of the last
general meeting of city teachers this
term, all county teachers and others
interested are cordially invited to be
present. If present arrangements
can be carried, out the senior class
will have the fine pictures, purchased
with the proceeds of their enter
tainment, ready for inspection and
approval by the evening of the con-
cert.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-02
GLEE-CLUB ENTERTAINMENT.

The High school Glee-clubs under
the direction of Prof. Solomon, will
give their concert in the High school
assembly hall next Friday evening.
May 10. An admission fee of Is.
cents will be charged.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-02
CITY SCHOOLS.
Board of Trade Committee Visits
High School and Makes a
Report.
TaE CITY SCHOOLS.

The annual address before the
graduating class, o. II. S., and the
citizens of Oskaloosa will be delivered
this year by Hon. Richard O. Bar
rett, state superintendent of public
instruction.
The commencement exercises will
occur at the Masonic opera house,,
Thursday evening, June 9Th.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-02
THE CITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

M n
THE CITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
OF the Board of Trade made tour
of inspection at the High school last
Friday after the pupils were dis
missed. The discovery had previously
been made by some of their number
that, while the assembly hall is
large well lighted room it lacks much
in the way of artistic finish such as
any one would want where several
hours of the day are to be spent. In
fact the smutty appearance of the
walls was noticed and commented
upon at the time of the Patrons Day
exercises and it may be remarked
that we're the walls pure dazzling
white, they would be only little
more in good taste while at the same
time more injurious to the eyes of
our young people than the smoke
stained walls as they now appear.
What we need has been stated in
the form of petition or request to
the School Board on the part of the
committee of the Board of Trade
which we give herewith:
April, 81, 1901.
To the Board of Education, Oska-
loosa, Iowa.-The Board of Trade,
through their committee on city
affairs recently visited the High
school building and we desire to.
compliment the Board of Education
on the work or the Board and
teachers in developing in the youth
of the city tastes of refinement and
appreciation of works of art and
beauty. This is clearly indicated in
the selection by the graduation
classes as their parting presents to
the schools of decorations, statuary,-
pictures and other works of art.
While this is an encouraging view it.
also shows, we think, that the
9 Iholars feel that their surroundings
have not been as they felt, cheerful
and when we looked at the walls and
ceilings of the assembly hall we did
not wonder at the feeling. They are
in such condition that any member
of the Board of Education would OBJ
ject to in his own home and we feel
that the scholars and teachers should
not be asked to spend good portion
OF each day in such surroundings. If
the graduating classes are willing to
lend their aid in the way of furnish
ing statuary and other works of art,
surely the school district should
furnish proper locations for placing
these and see to it that they are kept
in good condition.
Therefore, as representative of
the business men of Oskaloosa we
respectfully and earnestly request
that before another school year COM
mences the High school assembly
hall be properly frescoed, tinted or
in some way put in respectable,
shape. Respectfully submitted.
SAM BALDAUF, Pres.
Il. w. LYMAN, Sec'y.,
N. ]. BENTLEY.
A. RosENBLATT.
FRANK MORSE.
w. /. NEAGLE.
JOHN RENFREw.
j. O. HANNA.
BEN MCCOY.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
LOTS OF PRISONERS
q
LONG LIST OF MINOR CHARGES
d
IN POLICE COURT.
WANTED TO SEE THE CIRCUS
Young Boys Stayed Up All Night to
See the White Tents Pitched,
and Landed in -
Jail.

Nothing like Chinese punk to bring
'em in," said Jailor Sol Levy, delight
fully, as he rubbed his hands and conned
the pages of the police record. There
was row after row of familiar Names,
good, steady patrons Of the Jail, who had
been taking a vacation and being good
for a few days, or as long as their de-
termination or their money held out. But
the punk that Sol burned out in the
alley brought them to the surface. There
were Is in all this morning, as COM
pared with a paltry four or five for sew
era1 mornings past.
John H. Miller was brought in, charged
with insanity. He had haunted the vie
cinity of the Sisters school on West
Park street, and the gentle ladies were
afraid of him. He was released only
few days ago from Deer Lodge. He IL
a confirmed morphine eater, and is all
but a wreck in consequence. But he has
a. glimmer of reason on one subject
"You might t'row de key in here to me, ;"
he said to the jailor, FAN I wouldn't let
desc fellers out says to 'em, What's
de use? If you did get out, you'd only
get ketched an t'rowed in again. I'm
foxy I am, same as Schaeffer.'" Schaef-
fer. who wasn't looking for liberty a few
weeks ago when Dempsey and Schricken-
COST made their escape from the county
jail is an old companion of his. and
the two faces have more than once been
seen N the same grated setting, as they
looked out on a dreary world from inside
Jail walls.
]. G, Cole was brought in for stealing
steam fittings from the Cohen building.
on West Broadway. He is morphine
eater. and has little object in his un-
lawful acts save to get little more
of the soothing white powder. He plead
ed guilty, the judge taking the sentence
under advisement.
V. Ramsey, Thomas McDevmott, Dan
Lewis, Frank McCaffery, Ed Ennis and
John Rice, all young boys, We're arrested
last night for keeping unseemly hours.
They were staying up all night to see the
circus come to town, when the offfcers
took them in. None of the boys look like
confirmed Migrants, and all live at home.
Lewis, however "a colored boy. IS we'll
known in police circles, and has seen the
inside the Jail more than once. The SIX
pleaded not guilty, and their trial was set
for tomorrow afternoon. Later, however,
the four first named We're released by the
judge. /,
Fines of IS were assessed against Pat
Holland and Silvia Dcwney for imbibinGe
too freely of the flowing bowl. -
The three men, r. F. Myers. A. HI. Burk-
and Ed Nelson, who were arrested yester-e
day morning, are still in custody. WHAT
ever they might know is kept we'll COM
cealed. q
Paddy ODonnell was arrested for f1ght-t
ing, but was discharged, there being no
formal charge against him. He and W.
r. Whitley, an undersherff, had an a!ter-;
cation on East Park street last night.
and Whitley rashly took off his star to
fight. He was ingloriously beaten, but
put in no complaint, taking it all as part
| of the game.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
NOTED HUNTERS GO NORTH
Into the Heart Of the Greatest Big
Game Preserve on the West
ern Continent.

Albert and Will Metzel of Red Rock
left last night for a months visit up in
Canada, northwest of Lethhridl.. They
We're accompanied by their families, and
will take to the wilderness in real old
fashioned style, being 100 miles away
from a pOstoffice.
They go to the heart of the big game
country Of the north, and their arsenal
was such as to remind one of military
campaign. Both the gentlemen use Mar
lin 5000 rifles. They purchased 1000
cartridges for the little terrors, all of
which they exepct to use in the month
they will spend in the woods. They took
other cartridges as we'll, enough in all
for an army of Sitting Bull or Geronimo
There are fish, also, in that vast game
preserve where they will pitch their
tents. They laid in a stock of fishing
lines, buying hard-twisted cord by the
pound, cord that would hang a man. 1t
is for use in trolling for pickerel and
pike; big, trapjawed fellows that weigh
as high as thirty or forty pounds each,
and would bite piece out of a gun bar
rel. 1t is probably the greatest hunting
and fishing ground on the continent, and
the two gentlemen, who are among the
most noted hunters in the state, and
dead shots at all kinds of game, will
come home wi1 photographs that will
discount the most improbable yarns Of
the mere fish-yarner. They expect to
catch the biggest fish, instead of letting
him get away, and are going well
equipped for doing so.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29

buffalo-lilre monster, with nose-ringed
black native sitting astride his broad,
rain-trough back. Six fairies clad in
very abbreviated boomers bestrode as
many prancins steeds, and took the adj
miration of the great crowd as a matter
of course. Four bands discoursed music
to the audience, while stentorian an
nouncers spread the glad news that 1.-THE
performance begins promptly at
O'clock" '
The show has been remarkably sue
cessful in its present tour. So much
so, that it is the present intention
to run for the entire winter in the south
ern states, instead of disbandinS as Is
usual for the winter season. They have
new tents and equipment, and press
notices from all over the west show that
the aggregation has given satisfaction
wherever an appearance was made.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
MADE AWAY WITH THE GRIP
Denver Lad Loses His Partner and
His valuables, and Finds Little
Comfort in Life.

II hav' a satchel verloren," said one
of Chief Reynolds callers this morning,
as he waylaid that official at the city
hall. "Ya, 1 hat Won partner. We hat from
Denver. gekommmen, alretty yet. Mine
partner, he to the boarding place went,
und mine satchel gestolen. Ache du
lieber Duetscher. If I hat him hier.
would I him not thrash! Can you him
NIGHT finden?" and the boy, an honest
faced, new arrival in the city, looked
conf1ding!y into the chiefs eyes.
"You find him and I will arrest him. "
said the chief. I'VE don't know the man,
what he looks like, or anything about
him. He wasn't very much of gen.
tleman to do it, but I don't see how we
can help you until you find the man.
THAT can Mich do" said the COM
plainant. "Abber I wish he would mine
satchel return" And he started noun
fully away.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
Cl(CUs FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS
Good Parade, With Music and Strange
Wild Animals From All Over
the World

The Sells & Gray circus came to
toWn during the night, and this morning
fheir white tented city is spread all over
Ahe vacant ground near the Great North
ern depot Small boys innumerable line
thes walks, peer through the cracks, and
renew their perennial admiration for the
.tirsel and spansles that make up, to
Nhsir minds, the life of a circus lady or
gentleman. Back yards are being util-
tzed for trapeze, tight wires, rings;
ponies and dogs are transformed into ele-
phants and all manner Of wild and for
eign fauna, While pins, chews of tobac-
Co, cigarettes, marbles and other boy
hsh treasures are being boarded up as
currency for the amateur exhibitions that
are to follow within a few days. Such is
the effect of the circus, the world over.
fhe parade this morning was very
GOOD though not on the scale of mag
nifcence sometimes seen. There were
the regular number of outriders, clad in
Glhaki in Cossack uniforms, and other
narbs. There were open dens Of wild an
imals-bears, lions, magnificent leopard
and a few other jungle products. There
was a black polar bear from the frozen
north, and gigantic " Borolopus,' a
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
MUST SHOW CAUSE
STATE FURNISHING DoARD Is
CITED 10 APPEAR
SUPREME COURT ISSUES WRIT
Omcials Ordered to Award Furniture
Contract to Mitchell Company
or Else Do Some Ex-
planning.
Especial to Inter Mountain)

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Helena, Aug. 29.-The supreme court
today issued an alternative writ Of man
date, directing the state furnishing
board, consisting of Governor Too,e.
Secretary of State Hays and ATTORNEY
General Donovan, to execute the con-
tract with the Robert Mitchell Furniture
company of Cincinnati for furniture for
the new capitol building, or to show
cause, October l, why it had not done so.
Inc court declined to issue an order
restraining the majority Of the board
from re-advertising for bids or from re-
awarding the contract to another flrm
as requested by E. Warren Toole, the
attorney for the furniture company.
Wnen the court passed on the applica-
ZION Tor the writ of mandate Chief JUS
tlce Brantly said he was inclined to be-
leve that the matter should have first
been brought in the district court. but.
owing to the fact that the issue involved
the expenditure Of state funds and be-
cause it was important It should be
passed on without delay, he had consent
ed to take the question up.
Associate Justice Milburn said he or
dinarily would be opposed to such pro-
ceedings. but the urgency Of the cas-,
should be taken into consideration.
Associate Justice Pigott said he en-
dorsed the views Of the other members
Of the court. He said that the reasons
given by a majority of the board sor re-
scinding the contract that had been once
| granted were puerile.
The state furnishing board will adver-
tise for new bids and will -re-let the con-
tract subject to the will Of the supreme
court.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
I'm GINSBERG'S CASE
JUROR JOHN BRANNIGAN FILES
!
! & AFFIDAVIT.
CONTRADICTORY SWEARING.
A ,Backer Up for the Man Arrested
For Perjury-The Matter TAX
F.. ing on a Very Strange
{ Aspect.

Still another affidavit was filed today
in the fast becoming celebrated case Of
the State of Montana against Llewellyn
Felker, in connection with which AL
bert Ginsberger was arrested yester-
day on a charge of perjury on an IN
formation filed by County Attorney
Breen.
The affidavit filed today was made by
a man named John Brannigan, who,
like Ginsberger was juror in the case.
Brannigan, in the affidavit of today
supports Ginsberger's statement that
the jury in the Felker murder case had
possession of photographs Of the body
of Cunningham, who Felker was
Charged with killing. while they were
'odeliberating upon the evidence in the
jury room. The affidavit reads as fol-
lows:
k. John Brannigan, being first duly
sworn, on oath, deposes and says: That
he was one of the jurors who sat upon
the trial of the above entitled cause
(the Felker murder case); that after
said cause had been tried and The Jury
( instructed and arguments of counsel
concluded, and after the jury mad re-
tired to consider of their verdict, the
said jury were assigned to the court
room of Department No. of said court,
wherein SAID trial was uelU. mat aIteT
being placed in said court room to con-
slider of said verdict, they got hold of
certain photographs of the dead body
which photographs showed the different
positions of the body and large incisiOns
Or cuts which had been made therein
after the death Of said Cunningham by
the doctors who performed the autopsy.
"Affiant further says that said pho
tographs had been left in a drawed Of
a certain table or desk in said court
room where the jury was celebrating.
and that the same were gotten possess
, sion of by some members of the jury,
and the tncision and cuts upon the said
body were discussed by some members
of the jury. Affiant further says that
the clothing of deceased was also in
said court room and exposed to the view
of said jury
I Brannigans statements here are in
direct opposition to those made in the
affidavits filed yesterday in ths same
case by Deputy Court Clerk Davies and
Bailiff Proebstel of Judge Clancy's
court, who swore in their aff1davits that
the photographs under discussion We're
locked in q drawer ard inaccessible to
the jury. and who denied the statements
made by G;nsberg.
s In the face of the contradictory swear
Ing that is being done in this matter It
beg gins to take on a remarkable aspect.
There Is either crookedness or some
strange mistake.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
Accused Of Stealing q Watch.

JACKIE Baclus today swore to a COM
plant charging man whose name he
could not recall to mind with petty
larceny in stealing a wagyn which be-
longed to him. The complaint was filed
in the court of Judge Libby at Meader-
willie. Backus says that his wagon dis
appeared some days ago. He heard
nothing about its whereabouts until last
night. Then he heard that it was at
the house Of the defendant in the lar
ceny case, who lives near the Column
bia Gardens. He went out to the mans
house and found his wagon hitched to
one belonging to the latter. Upon this
discovery he decided to prosecute the
latter for larceny
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29

afternoon at the B. Z. M. smelter, where
he 10 employed ana where Decking h .
foreman. and Wedking asked Mezlak
IL he had not told him not to go of
shift till he was relieved by his alter
nate who worked on the following shift.
Mezlak told Deputy County Attorney
Lynch that he replied to Wedking that
he was not going of shift.
Whereupon, according to Mezlak's
story. Wedking swatted him on the
ears.
Mezlak says that the blow SO injured
the drum of the ear that he had to lay
OF work and receive medical treatment.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
COMPLAINTS FILED TODAY
Based Upon a Hard Slap in the
Ear and Wagon
r. Theft,

A slap in the ear alleged to have been
handed one man by another was the
basis of charge OF assault in the third
degree preferred in the county attor-
ney's office this morning. George Meg
LAX is the man who got the slap and
Hank Wedking is the man accused Of
delivering it. and a complaint embody-
ing the charge named was filed in Judge
O'Connor's court today. Mezlack being
the complainant and Wedking the de-
PENDANT.
1t is charged that on the gath instant
Mezlack was washing his hands in the