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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
A SLICK SCHEME.
said TO Have Been Worked by Grim
nell Young Man.

Grinnell, Feb. 6.-Charles Boyle,
son of highly respected farmer, liv-
ing few miles south of Grinnell, was
arrested Saturday evening and taken
to Galesburg, H., charged with OBJ
tain'ng money by false pretense and
forgery in signing a name not his
own to receipts. His plan, it is al
legged, was to advertise in the Gales
burg papers for young men and women
to take position in the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo the coming sum-
mer, promising to pay them, it is
averred, fifty cents per hour for ten
hours work each day. 1t is said that
he demanded deposit of 81 for which
it is alleged he gave receipts signed
with the name of E. j. Lyman. 1t is
said that Boyle is not the accredited
agent of the exposition company and
that he had no authority to make the
contracts in the manner he did. 1t is
also alleged that he has no connection
with the exposition whatever.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

DIR. .Lapponi, the pope's physician,
declares it probable that Leo XIII.
will live to the age of one hundred,
which leads the New York World to
say:
''His remarkable record of recent
activity shows the pope to be a man
of extraordinary vitality, and wbeth-
er DR.. Lapponi's prophecy shall be
literally fulfilled or not, he already
holds unique place in the annals of
longevity. He is the most distin-
guished survivor in the new century
of that famous group of great rulers
and statesmen who dominated the
last half of the century gone-Bis-
marck, Won Moltke, Gladstone, Dis
raeli, Queen Victoria and Emperor
Franz JOSEF
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
MARRIES A RICH CUBAN.
Nebraska Young Man weds Woman
He Rescued.

Lincoln, Nebr., Feb. 6.-Clarence
Marine, a Lincoln youth, has received
his reward for assisting Ia helpless
woman in distress during the perilous
times of the Spanish-American war in
Cuba three years ago. Last Friday he
married Sonora Delmonte, whom he
rescued in his capacity of lieutenant
of volunteers in charge of skirmish-
ing party from mistreatment and
probably death at the hands of band
of guerilla rangers, and whose villa
he saved from destruction by the
same party of hbertines. With his
bride comes great wealth, and the
young volunteer has suddenly risen
from the position of postal clerk in
the Havana postoffice to that of a
tropical magnate and the chief owner
of steamship line. Marine was the
only son of leading clergyman here,
and was student at the State uni-
versity, where he was prominent in
athletic, social and fraternity circles.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
COUNTY TREASURES.
Iowa Association VIII Meet February
I3 and Ia.

The annual meeting Of the Iowa
Association of County Treasurers
will be held in Des Moines at the
Kirkwood House on Feb. 13 and IL.
William Arndt, of Pottawattamie
county, is president of the associa-
ton, and George w. Eakle, of Linn
county, w. H. Cahail, of Guthrie
county, and John White, of Grundy
county constitute the executive COM
mittee. All county treasurers and
ex-county treasurers are requested
to be present. 1t is specially re-
quested that all of those who have
never attended one of these meet
ings endeavor to come to this one.
No fixed program has been prepared
for the meeting as it has been found
that members who have been assign
ed to speak on certain subjects are
often unable to be present. There
will be general discussion of all
questions that are of interest to
county treasurers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

Oregon is said to have a novel
device for keeping men from drink
ing. Every man who drinks has to
take out a license costing him So a
year, and unless he is armed with
that document he cannot be served
with liquor at any hotel or saloon.
Every six months the names of all
persons who take out license are to
be published in a newspaper so the
public may know who is authorized
to drink.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
STATE Politics.

A correspondent at Des Moines
sends out the following republican
gossip:
"Governor Shaw has not encourag-
ed the movement for a third term,
believing it to be of doubtful ex-
pediency, and has always said that
he was not a candidate and would
not be. His friends here say, and il
is safe to predict, that he will not be
candidate for third term, nor ac-
cept the nomination if it is rendered
to him.
The state. officers to be elected this
year are governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, Judge of the supreme court,
railway commissioner and state sup
erintendent of public instruction.
For governor, the persons mention
ed are George ID. Perkins, of Sioux
CITY; Senator w. F. Hartman, OF
Hampton; IL. w. Byers, of Harlan
A. B. Funk, of Spirit Lake; Lafe
Young, of Des Moines; Colonel ID. j.
Palmer, of Washington; John Her
riott, OF Guthrie county; A. B. Cum
minis, of Des Moines; and George M.
Curtis, of Clinton.
Senator E. G.. Penrose, of Tama
county is a candidate for lieutenant
governor, and others spoken of are
Colonel j. K. p. Thompson, of Rock
Rapids, and John Morrison, of Keo.
kuk county.
The candidates for supreme Judge
are Judge Charles A. Bishop, of Polk
county; Judge A R Dewey of Wash
ington county, before whom the
Titus amendment was tried; Judges
Y A. Church, of Jefferson; T. M
Fee, of Centerville; and FL. M. Town
or, of Corning.
For railway commissioner Colonel
Welcome Mowry, of Tama county, IL
not likely to have any opposition fol
a second term.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction Richard O. Barrett will be
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
COUNCIL MEETING.
Work on Ordinance Revision Ad-
vances Other Matters.

There was special meeting OF the
city fathers Tuesday evening for a
continuation of the work on the city
ordinance revision. There were three
of the members of the council absent.
Brewer, Fitch and Lafollett not
answering to the roll calls.
The first business of the council
was the receiving of the new city
solicitor Walter Burrell. The oath of
office was adm inistered and the new
official Jok his seat.
| There were number of tax matters
that W ,re called up and discussed and
were finally referred to- the claims
com m ttee for further action.
The remainder of the evening was
devoted to the work of the revision
of ths ordinances. The ordinances
that we're presented several days ago
were ordered placed on their second
reading and they were each read and
discussed to considerable length.
Four of the ordinances read 80 far
were passed on their second reading
and with one exception they were
passed as prepared by the author of
the revision B. v. Sewers. The one
to which there was exception was the
ordinance fixing the salaryI or COM
pensation of the mayor. S The ordi-
nance provided that his compensa-
ton should be the salary OF 81 200 an
nually and the fees in the state cases
in which the mayor was called to sit.
The council took exceptioniito this
ordinan nee and some of them thought
that the compensation was little in
excess of what it should be. The
salary of the mayor was therefore
cut to $1,000 per year and the fees
that came to the office, and with this
amendment the ordinance was passed
on it's second reading. There was
also some talk of reducing the salary
of the clerk but the prevailing opinion
was to the effect that the clerk should
remain as read, and 80 the thing was
passed. There wouldhaye been an
other reading of the ordinances and
final passage of a number Of them
but on account of the absent MEM
bers there was no quorum present re-
quired for the final passage of an
ordinance and the council was there
fore compelled to adjourn to SUBJ
sequent meeting for the final passage
of the work.
There was some talk during the
evening upon the subject of the new
patrol wagon, SO called, that the city
has had built and it is likely that the
new craft will be placed in commits
sion within a few days, Who the
commanding officer will be has not
yet been determined, but it is gener-
ely agreed that officer Black is about
the right size.
There was also some talk during
the course of the meeting concerning
the location of the lights desired by
the city under the new ordinances
recently voted. Mr.. Peatman was to
have been present at the meeting but
was detained and as his presence was
desired TO assist the council in the
locating of the lights the matter was
passed over.
There will be another meeting on
next Monday evening when the reg
ular monthly business of the council
will be cared for.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
In an interesting case from

In an interesting case from Mar
shall county the supreme court pass
ed on question of interest to law
yers chiefly involving the right of a
party to a suit to change his mind in
in the middle of trial. This was the
case of Daniel Benson against the
Northwestern, involving damages
for failure to furnish cars. After a
jury had been empaneled the rail.
road company made an offer to con-
fess judgment for S1OO and costs.
Plaintiff refused, but after one wit,
ness had testified the offer previous
ly made was accepted and Judge
Caswsll permitted this termination
of TIE case. The company appealed
anA the supreme court decides that
the plaintiff, having once rejected
the offer, cannot afterwards accept
it; in short, has no right to change
his mind.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
ALUM BAKING POWDER.
Declared by the Court 10 beIUnwhoIe-
some, and Its Sale in Violation of
the Pure Hood Laws.

A case in the @ ,urts of Davenport
the other day appears to have fixed
the status of the alum baking powders
as an Illicit article OF traae in the
State of Iowa.
1t seems that The Pure Food Co.,
of Chicago, sold to a firm of grocers
in Davenport a quantity of baking
powder called "Pure Food Baking
Powd sr.n The grocers sold some of
it, ascertained that it was an alum
powder, returned the powder unsold
to the manufacturers and refused to
pay for it. The manufacturers sued
to collect.
The case was tried before Judge
Bollinger and jury. Attorneys Neal
& Neal aud S.IA Finger defended the
grocers. 1t was shown THAT the
powder contained alum. The defense
claimed consequently, that it was in
furious to health and that traffic in it
was against public policy. Expert
testimony was introduced to show
that alum when taken into the stom-
ach would influence the gastric juices
to the detriment of the person using
it.
The jury rendered verdict for the
defendants, which means that alum
baking powders are deleterious to
health, their sale illegal in the state.
The pure food laws of the state are
upheld.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
ANEMIA
S little red in the blood.

is little red in the blood.
The red in the blood is
the oxygen-carrier. Better to
breath with half of one lung
than not have enough red in
the blood.
The blood is full Of digested
food; but it can't build muscle
and nerve and bone without
oxygen.
SCOTS emulsion of cod-liver
oil puts red in the blood: the
oxygen-carrier. tits like build
ing a railroad into a famine
stricken country.
Well send you little to try, II you like.
SCOTT g. BOVINE, 400 Pearl street, New York.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

In a recent interview President
Seerley said: 'The State Normal
School is doing good work this term.
We have about J 200 students regis
tered and have had nearly 1000
during the entire year. One of the
best things in connection with the
whole years. work 30 far is that we
have had no diseases OF any kind and
everything has run along as smooth
ly as could be wished for -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

The provision of the gold law
that national banks may be organ
lied with a capital of s25, 900 has had
the effect of greatly increasing he
number of national banks. Ac' ord
ing to the Journal of Commerce there
we're 457 national banks chartered
between October 81, 1899, and Jan,
IS, 1901, and their combined capital
is S24 ,222 900. The number of nation
al banks doing business now is 1904
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

Hon. w. A. Nichol, of Abba, who
was one of the Republican electors in
1896 is dead. He was stricken few
days ago with pneumonia. The
disease gradually grew worse until
the patient was beyond medical aid
Mr.. Nichol was pioneer of this part
of the country and was much re
spected. He was lawyer of ability
and his demise will be learned with
regret by large circle of friends al
over the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

Chicago is not rid of responsible
ity for it's sewage by directing it into
the Mississippi River. The Supreme
Court of the United States holds that
in such case the sanitary results
may justify one state in proceeding
against another and that the question
rests upon the proof of pollution. II
follows that If the sewage from the
drainage canal is iDjuring the health
and comfort of the citizens of Mis-
souri, this state can hold the state oi
Illinois legally responsible and require
remedy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

Queen Victoria was descended
from the Guelphs,a "a powerful family OF
Germany, which founded the princely
houses of Brunswick and Hanover.
Her husband, Prince Albert, was de-
scended from King Victim the found
or of the house of SAKE Coburg Gotha
who was a contemporary of Welt 1.-the
founder of the Guelphs. Thus she
was Guelph by birth and Victim
by marriage.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
THE STEADY SUBSCRIBER.

THE STEADY SUBSCRIBER.
How dear to my heart is the steady
subscriber,
Who pays in advance at the birth of
each year,
Who lays down his money, freely and
gladly,
And casts round the Office halo
of cheer.
He never says "Stop it; 1 cannot af-
ford it,
Nor "I'm getting more papers now
than l can read"
But always says, "Send iU; the fam
lily likes it,
In fact, we all think it real house
hold need"
How welcome he is when he steps in
the sanctum
How he makes my heart throb how
he makes my eyes dance!
l outwardly thank him, l inwardly
bless him
The steady subscriber who pays in
advance.
Manson Iowa) Democrat.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

--Newsdealers of Omaha allege
that WI. Bryan permits a monopo-
list news company or trust to handle
the Commoner upon exclusive terms
with which they cannot compete.
The little dealers must pay cents a
copy, but the company which has
the monopoly of handling the Com
moner is said to get a better figure.
One of the dealers went to Lincoln
to see Mr.. Bryan about the matter,
but is said to have met with a frigid
reception.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

Governor Shaw and other mem
bers of the state executive council
have become convinced that Iowa is
entitled to and can recover from the
United States government q large
amount of money to reimburse this
state for interest it paid out on mon
ey borrowed during the civil war to
equip it's troops. The highest esti-
mate put upon this amount is s42o,-
900. An effort will be made to col
lect the money.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

a candidate for third term. He il
likely to be opposed by County Sup,
erintendent James Brenton, of Polk
and City Superintendent A. V.Storm
of Cherokee, A. w. Stuart of Ottum-
wa, and F. HI. Bloodgood, of Water.
loo.
Senator G.. M. Titus. of Muscatine,
author of the amendment bearing his
name, will be a candidate for re-
election for the purpose of again
offering the constitutional amend
ment for biennial elections.
r. w. Clayton, of Oskaloosa, mem.
Der of the republican state committee
will be candidate for chairmanship
of the committee to manage the cam
paign thus unexpectedly brought on.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

There are prospects for big
fight among the western roads over
the business of the Epworth League
conv ention, which will be held in
San Francisco in July. The railroads
have agreed upon rate of $50 to
San Francisco from Chicago and re-
turn for the occasion. 1t is charged
that several of the roads are offering
extra inducements for the business.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
while tbe entire state is bavi1

While the entire state is having
spasms over an occasional case OF
smallpox, with here and there per-
haps death from the trouble, the
la grippe comes stalking through the
land claiming its hundreds upon
hundreds of victims. And yet who
has heard of city or community
being ostracised by the business or
he social world because it had la
grippe?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

The decision of the supreme court
on the Titus amendment was unani-
nous and the proposed change in the
constitution is dead. According to
the ruling it was never submitted to
the people and therefore, was not
adopted at the election in November.
Judge A. R. Dewey's decision is az
firmed on every point. There will be
no biennial elections in Iowa. There
will be an election this year and a
new legislature next winter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

"A Polk county man sold his farm
to a speculator and entered into a
contract to give deed when certain
stipulations had been fulfilled. In
the meantime a valuable vein of coal
was found underlying the land and
now he is trying to get out of the
deal, alleging the contract was void
because it did not have the requisite
number of revenue stamps attached
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
Good Lectures.

The M. E. Sunday school has ar
ranged for couple of excellent lee
lures to be delivered in the city at
some date in March. The lecturers
secured are President Charles Eldred
Shelton, president of Simpson Col
lege of Indianola and Professor Nc
Bride, OF the STAGE University.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
DOOMED TO DIE.
Ten Chinese TO Receive Capital Pun>
ishment.

Peking, Feb. 6.-The French min
lister, in behalf of the foreign ENJOYS,
yesterday read an indictment against
fifteen Chinese officials and demand
ed that the death penalty be inflicted
in each case. Ii Hung Chang has
stated that the emperor of China has
acquiessed in the death sentence in
all cases except those of Prince Tuan
and Duke Ian. These two, he said,
would be degraded andibanished.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

Mason City capitalists took a
lesson in silver standard last week.
They bought an estate in Mexico and
the contract callad for payment in
silver. They went to Chicago and
bought eleven tons of silver with
which to make the payment, but they
claim that payment in this way netted
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
anyway.

Anita Tribune: Do not get gay
with the editor man. Even the worm
will turn, A young woman poked
fun at the Roland Record editor be-
cause his trousers were patched.
The editor went home and sued her
father for 81. 40 he owed on his sub
scription.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

Reports received by the state
board of control from Ft. Madison
and Anamosa show a decrease in the
number of convicts. Ft. Madison
shows falling off of II and Anamosa
shows decrease of convicts from
the corresponding month last year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

DIR. e. Benjamin Andrews is again
posing as prophet of evil. He now
prophesies the collapse of the British
empire, but Dickens used to say that,
as far back as he could remember,
people were always prophesying the
same thing
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

In the editorial comment on cur
rent affairs in the February Review
of Reviews, the death of Queen Vic
toria and the accession of King Ed
ward, as the overshadowing events
of the past month demand first place.
Excellent portraits of the lamented
Queen, the new King, Queen Alex
andra, and other members of the
British royal family accompany the
text.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

-Adjutant General Robert B. Wal
lace, of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, says that the veterans are an
sweriDg the final roll call at the rate
of 1000 men a month, full regi-
ment every four weeks. The roster
now contains 276, ,662 names.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
The Inter-ocean saws the dete

The Inter-Ocean says the deter
mined refusal of Chicago employers
of boys to accept the services of the
sleepy, red-eyed kind that smoke
cigarettes, is having more influence
in suppressing the sale of cigarettes
than all the laws ever passed and all
the anti-cigarette leagues ever formed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
them s5,OOO,' so they are willing to
take another lesson or two.

1t is estimated that there is coal
enough under the land owned by the
Consolidation Coal 90. at Buxton to
keep a large force of men employed
for fifty years in digging it out. Now
is the time to build that electric
road,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
rha old Cnmherland cburcb

The old Cumberland church bell, },
mentioned in these columns some
time ago, is being cared for by Mr..
d. M. Walton, he being about the
only member of the board of trus-
tees of the old church left, He says
he is willing for the public to have
the bell so far as he is concerned, If
good place is prepared for it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

The Davenport Republican thinks
the temptest in teapot among the
Creek Indians will afford Mr.. Bryan
an excellent opportunity to shoot a
few holes into the empire with his
"consent of the governed" theory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
-Mahaska County Fair September
10, IL, IL, and 13, 1901.

AT the Farmers Institute held at
Davenport resolutions were adopted,
commencing the extension of rural
delivery of mail and condemning the
tax ferret business.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

Though the will of the late Philip
D. Armour, of Chicago, contained no
public bequests, the heirs will pay an
inheritance tax of $685. to the
state and $3.50, 900 to the nation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
VOL. 81. NO. -.
RepubIican city convention.

Republican City Convention.
The republicans of Oskaloosa City
will meet in delegate convention at
the court house on Monday evening,
March IL, 1901, at O'Clock, for the
purpose of placing in nomination can
.didates for the following offices:
Mayor,
City Treasurer,
City Solicitor,
City Assessor,
Also re-electing city chairman, and
to transact such other business as
may properly come before them.
1t is recommended that the ward
caucuses be called for Friday evening,
March 1 The several wards are en-
titled to the following representation:
First ......... 5 Fourth .........1 IL
Second .... 8 Fifth ......... 10
Third. ..........13
CHAs. s. WALLING,
City Chairman.
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The Des Moines Register of Sat

,urday says:
"R w. Clayton, of Oskaloosa,
Sixth district, will probably be the
next chairman of the republican
state central committee which will
reorganize this summer"
No better choice could be made,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
LITERARY LEAVES

A play has been made of Richard
Harding Davis charming story of
"The Princess Aline." The dramatic
adaptation has been submitted to
Mr.. Davis, who is highly lenthusias-
tic in it's praise. He likes the peo-
pie of his romance better as real men
and women on the stage than as in
animate beings in a book, "The
Princess Aline' will make her first
appearance in the Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

ScribneI's Magazine for February
begins a new series of "reminiscences
of theatrical life--a form of article
in which it has been peculiarly for
tunate in the past, having published
the recollections of Lester Wallack
and Mrs. John Drew. The Stage
"reminiscences of Mrs. Gilbert, which
are here begun, are full of vivacity,
incident, and entertaining recol-
lections OF great sectors of.the past
half century.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

So far as we know, Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly is the only maga
zine which aims to make more of it's
cover than pretty picture or cata-
logue of it's contents or its virtues.
The publishers have taken an educa-
tional as we'll as patriotic step in
selecting each month cover design
after some famous picture represent
ing crisis in American history. The
plan should command the approval
of schools, and we believe it will meet
with the commendation of every
American parent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

"Of all the virtues" says Richard
Harding Davis in the February Ev-
erybody's Magazine, courage is the
least particular as to where it takes
up its abode. There is really moth
ing so perplexing and disappointing
to the hero-worshipper as to find
that the same virtue which he ad-
mires in his chosen hero is shared by
others who, but for that one quality,
are his interiors in every way, in
mind, in morals, in birth and in
body"