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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
WHAT GOVERNMENT COSTS.

Carroll d. Wright, United States
Commissioner of Labor, presents
some interest ng statistics in he eur
rent number of the Century Magazine
to show that the federal government
is not living beyond it's means. He
holds that while its per capita expen-
ditures are increasing in a way that
justifes these larger annual budgets.
Commissioner Wright makes the
valid point that a mans expenses
should be measured by his wealth
and income rather than by the size
of his family, and thati Ike
a nations expenses SHOULD be regu-
lated by its wealth a d products
rather than by it's p"p"l1tion. He
shows that on this basis Americans
have no reason to complain of i'm
providence on the part If the national
government
In 1891 the per capita expenditure
by the federal government was only
40 cents. 1t has gradually risen until
in 1900 it was Sc 80 InIS5O the per
capita expenditure WIS 81 6O In that
year the private wealth If the nation
was S7,I35, $50, 1913 and irS produ rs
were worth 81, O29 106, 1893. In 1900
the nations wealth bad increased TO
1914, ZOO, 900, 900 and its pruhnctS to S1s,-
222, $40, 939. From thes- fig res it
viii be seen that while the govern
ment now spends annual, fur times
as much per capita as it did fifty
years ago, the nstion'@ wealth and
annual income have m~antime in
creased to fifteen times the total
amount of 1850. The present national
debt of sl4 so per cap ia is not sufi-
cient to alter the situation materially.
Mr.. Wright is justified in his con-
clusion that the nation i, rich enough
to live on a generous seal
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Who Gets the Office

There seems to be a slight hitch in
the matter of the location of the JUS
tees offices for the new squircs.
Justice Rose Office was desired by
Doth Mr.. Baugh and Mr. Rice. The
city rents the rooms where these Of
fees are located and the justices
nave made their contracts with the
mayor of the city. 1t seems that
both of the new officials were desir.
us of having this Office and went to
members of the council about the
natter a4la there the ENHANCEMENT
1tarted Mr.. Baugh has opened in
he Office but it is understood that he
will seek another location and in a
few days will surrender the place to
Mr.. Rice.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
IDEN rITY
Miss Converse Visits an Insane Asylum
and il Detained

Miss Alberta Converse, who appears
as Parthenia, in l G 'mar, with Rob
ert Downing Thursday nj hit has mad
a host of experience o the road dur
ing the course of he wor but m
that the company lux S TO tell ut her
expense is the best JOKE OF the p es-
emit season.
The adventure happ med in Nevada,
Mo-, where there is | cat-d An as Ium
for the care of the j SINE. 1t a
been told among tn m .mbers ut tle
company that ther w-re t ne seen
in this asylum several p cuIrar pa
tients. Among them was a MAJ VITO
imagined himself a x a n IF CON con
tinually pecked al ny an old hrn.
Miss Converse, d., sirIr. to study the
facial expression of pate It lab ring
under such an illus -. ,Cided to
visit the institution = d h p rsuad-
ed two ladies Of the company 10 go
with her. In som W. the la i y
were admitted To- III place without
the formally of a u the man
agement and Of TO- s thy had no
card permitting tn INTO pas through
the institution. NJ i Converse be-
came sep trated il e tri .nds in
the maze of halls and Vindrngs and
was confronted by an attendant who,
mistaking her for a new patient locked
her within nj of the cells. The lady's
violent p~rotestations but convinced
the attendant I at she needed atteu,
ton and she wa Il rost forced intl
the cell. 1t required some little time
for the friends of the young lady to
gain knowledge of her whereabouts,
! and before Miss Converse was g
leased an appeal had to be made tc
Mr.. Downing and his assistance so
licited. Explanations and apologi- {
followed and the Dung ladies swore
never to tell it. but the Ike was toe
good to keep and it leaked out.
The experience taught one thing
however, and the next state institu
ton that the young ladies visit they
will take car- to observe the ( 'rmaltty
of a call upon the manag-ment's of
fee and s. cure a pass before starting
upon their tour of inspection.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
c0NDIrloNs IN NEBRASKA

The biennial report of the State
Treasurer of Nebraska gives such
proof OF the greet prosperit of that
State under Mckinley and Pro ection
as cannot be gainsaid or belittled.
According to the figures published
there were, four years ago, $1,000, 600
of back taxes due; this year only
SO, 600 900 remain unpaid, and That
amount was owed by persons who
had left the State during the hard
times under Cleveland. Four years
ago 5 per cent. State warrants we're
selling at "a and 95 cents, while now
4per cent. warrantssell at a premium
of / per cent. Four years ago there
was less than 500, 900 in the State
Treasury and the State was 50, 900 900
behind on it's general fund warrants,
while this year there is a balance on
hand Of s615, 900 and he floating in
debetedress has been reduced to
1924, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

John Pugh and some of the police
nfic-rS of the city have been ''settirg
'em up to some of the boys who gor
n 10 the Ike. John is minus a ine
buggy Isl ion and ther officers ar
MINUS a pris Dn-r. The story goes
s 'mething like this: John Pugh hao
an extra fine cushion for his buggy
seat mate to order. II was somt-
thing heVo"d the ordinary and unlik'
'n,thrng else in the c~ity.-made after
johns own irea-,an therefore A No
/. Some fellow with loose finger
stuck to the cushion one day and i
di appeared from his rig In plain
English, It wa STOLEN. Not many
days ago Mr.. Pugh happened to be
passing II c"mn,on Old bulk of a rig
that va b tchrd to the ptrk railing.
He glanced HI Ih- seal and immedi-
arel, Was taken with : buck fever"
for on Ihat seat wa his lost cushion.
Tnere could he no installing The
gentleman maze no demonstration,
bur sr~raightway went for an officer of
The law a. lari me matter before
him IL was planned 10 watch the
r G and h n thu owner wen for it
t m Ike AL arrest Ms. Pugh and TIE
officers began tn watch for the own
or OF tn rug They paced up and
dow M ak in III neighborhood
watching a d al tor ths moment
when their tri "a pm would be com
pl-te IL W 8 = long and tedious W lit.
Mr.. Pugh Vas ad Nised to take his
cushion aud be sure OF that much of
the game, but NJ d-murred to the
suggestion and stated tina he would
bag DO h bird W tn pps stone, and
the taking of the cushion al-o might
aruu ~ SUSPECT n Now, the weather
WAS cold. Tn- wait was ! ng and
tedious IL adhiripn {, this the own
er of he rig and tn posse>sor OF { 9
cushion ny SINE mannpr of means
had become "u ,,nred tn It the Off
Gers w-r- watching the rig. The signs
boded hin NJ G I'D. MOI b-ing under
bond he fail-d 10 make hi app ar
sDce as the mininna of the law would
have desired. Mr. Pugh suggest, d
that t e, might 20 into his office
where the weath degre. warm
or, and rom u WI dow watch for tue
prey No -ooner h al The off err and
M Push staten d themselves at a
c~onvrnient win ",w than The owner
-hot forth fr m some where. vi b a.,
open kni'- ne siaspeu n hitch rein,
laul'ed Into ms 20 {, s-ized Ii e. IA
ne ha d, whip . tae other, whissl-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

Iowa ms france men are badly
frightened. They claim to see, in the
figures which tell what has been re-
ceived and paid out by insurance
companies from this state, cause tor
alarm While no absolutely accurate
figures can be obtained it is generally
estimated that while premiums
throughout the state increased about
5 per cent over 1899, losses increased
about 10 per cent. The premiums for
1899 are estimated at s. ,219, 255, and
the losses at 81, $3.50, 99I, making a loss
ratio of AZ per cent. In 1900 the pre-
miums are estimated at 81, 1870, 500, and
the los es at 50 1853, $50, raising the
loss ratio to 80 per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Tim Murphy

Tim Murphy and his excellent
were seen in the city last
+vening in the pretty piece called
"A Bachelors Romance" There was
a large house and the play was thor
'ughly enjoyed. The house insisted
Ipon the appearance of Mr.. Murphy
after every curtain.
The play is a refreshing bit ofcom-
edy, the cleanest and brightest that
has ever been seen upon the local
tage. The interest of the play, OF
centers in "Tim." but Dor
othy Sherrod in her pretty ways and
c everness shares in the honors of
The entire play. Aubrey Powell
should also be mentioned for her
C ever work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Secretary of State W. B. Martin,

Secretary of State W. B. Martin,
Treasurer of State G. s. Gilbertson,
and Attorney General @ W. Mullan,
we're indicted into office at the state
capitol Monday Messrs. Dobson and
Herriott fled their RESERVATIONS which
we're accepted, Monday morning by
Governor Shaw, and Messrs Martin
and Gilbertson were then appointed
This was purely formal in order to
avoid any question as to their bonds
and their official acts. Mr.. Remley,
however merely turned over the Of
fee to Mr.. Mullan, without resigning
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Births, Deaths, Marriages
OBITUARY.

Alice Ann Brewer was born in
Guernsey county, Ohio, March 8 1925,
and died, of paralysis, in Oskaloosa,
Iowa, January 7, 1901, at 9:10 a m.
She was united in marriage to John
A Bernard, July g., 1913. In 1864 they
cameto Mahaska county, Iowa, where
they have since resided, excepting
two years in Jasper county. Mrs.
Bernard was the mother of ten chill
dren, five boys and five girls,of whom
three girls and two boys have pre-
coded her to the beyo ID. She was
converted and united with the M. e.
church in 1S4} aud remained a faith.
FIJI worker in her Lords great Vine
yard until her death. In her earlier
years she was Very energetic in the
work of the church and their home
comforts We're always welcome to the
ministers of the Gospel. About two
years ag she was stricken with pa
ralysis from which she never fully re.
covered. On the last Christmas day
she had another paralytic stroke and
gradually sank away Her God was
her comfort to the last, and when it
seemed that AL power of speech had
lett she again rallied and her last
words were, Jesus died for me-" BY
her death five children are left to
mourn a loving mother, and an aged
husband a true and faithful wife.
Verify, ''her children shalt rise up
aud call her blessed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

While Byro0 w. Preston is a good
lawyer, the boys do not entertain the
same opinion of him as a .'Nimrod."
Since the game law has become so
stringent, the Roustabout is informed
that Mr. Preston does not get as much
game as he used to, as the small boys
are afraid to sell it to him But he
goes hunting just the same, and the
other day he borrowed Art Little's
red Irish Setter and tramped over
e~ighty-seven miles of territory. The
dog did good work and SIR. Preston
did not come home empty-handed
He returned the dog to Mr.. Little in
the evening,-or rather shut him up
in the barn After he got home be
telephoned to MIR. Little that the dog
must have gotten out of the barn, as
it was at his house, and that he would
shut him in the cellar and keep him
over wight. Mr.. Little consented and
early next morning Mr.. Preston went
o err with the uglle-t yelfSg eur thai
lever came down the pfae.n On be-
ing Informed by Mr.. Little that there
was a mistake out somewhere, as the
red d'g had been at home all night
h4 tried to settle, but he joke was
too good to keep. Imagine a fellow
hunting with a red dog all day and
then declaring it was yellow and onl!
about halt the right size. The Roust
ab ,ut don't smoke, but he has a friend
who does.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

The board of control has recent
ly given orders for the removal of
about twenty five patients from the
state hospital for the insane at INDIE
pendence to the new county asylum
of Fayette county. This step has
been taken to relieve the o~vercrowd-
ed condition of the Independence in
stitution. The latter has for some
time had too many patients, and it
is considered by the board the pa
tients will be we'll cared for at the
new asylum in Fayette
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

off brakes and was out Of town. He
was two or three blocks down street
before the surprised officers could re-
from their establishment and
get down IN the street to give pursuit.
Man gone. Cushion gone. This ac-
counts for the expression worn by Mr..
Pugh during the past few. days and
explains why his eyes unconsciously
turn toward the cushions Of passing
rigs. THE RoUsTABoUT.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Delta man fell asleep in churcl

"A Delta man fell asleep in church
Sunday, and hearing of the comments
the matter evoked, posted a signed
notice in the Delta Enterprise to the
effect that he was accused of going to
sleep in church last Sunday evening
and dropping a hymn book, and con-
cludes with the statement that he is
sorry the congregation all woke up
lust then.'i
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

-Michigan's beet sugar factories
have not yet completed their reports
for 1900, but from the best data OBJ
tainable it is expected that the out
put of refined graduated sugar will
exceed 4 5000, OnO pounds, or "a 200
tons This meal that the farmers
Of Michigan have raised close to
25O, 900 tons of beets, for which they
have received nearly 81 200, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Montezuma Republican

Montezuma Republican: After
hearing all the evidence in the cele-
brated Kuhn murder trial wherein a
nineteen year old girl was found
guilty of numbering her husband
a cripple forty Ave years of age,-the
Sigourney News asks: "Can a woman
love a plain mani" Well, if the ques-
ton is submitted to US we will answer
yes. Judging from some of the edi
tors we know it is plain to Us that a
woman can love most any old thing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
A paee advertisement in a sins

"A page advertisement in a single
issue of the Century Magazine costs
So 0. In Harper's the charge is $500
and in other magazines from 500 to
$3.50. A yearly advertisement in one
column OF the Chicago Tribune costs
s2s, $50 for the lowest and $50, 900 for
the highest rate; in the New York
World it costs SAC, 900 for the lowest
amp $50 900 for the highest priced
column.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

1t is predicted -esident Nc
Kinley will call an extra session of
the senate to meet on the 4th of next
March, for the purpose of confirming
the nominations of the members of
his cabinet for q second term. The
session is not expected to last longer
than two weeks and will be devoted
exclusively to the consideration of
the new appointments.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
THIEVES SENTENCED.
O'Brien and Bogard Given PenIten-
tiary Sentence by Judge Scott,

Dan O'Brien and Thomas Bogard,
found guilty in the District Court of
Mahaska county, of stealing goods
from the Fair store, were sentenced
this morning by Judge Scott.
O'Brien was sen enced o three years
in the penitentiary and Bogard was
given eighteen months. The men
will be taken to the states prison at
Fl. Madison this afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
A L o TO

From Gunton's Magazine for Janu-
airy: The city of Haverhill, Massa-
~chusetts, for two years has had a
socialist for mayor. His election was
regarded as a significant political
event and the experiment has been
watched with interest. The outcome
is that altar two years the people of
Haverhill, like the people of Kansas
in their experiment with populism,
have had enough. A republican
mayor has been elected by nearly one
Thousand majority over a combination
OF socialists and democrats put to-
getber. Vagaries are good to catch
popular applause, but they r usual
ly disappointing in practice, and this
is a very practical world, When we
get to them we find that single-taxers,
populists and socialists in their in
terests and daily action, are wonder
fully like other people. Such expert
ments do but emphasize the fact that,
after all, society is not 10 be sudden
ly made over by fantastic ideals, but
the improvements must come, if at
all, by development and expansion
along the same lines by which all the
progress of the past has come. Ideal
ism is not to be inaugurated by elect
ing a populist Governor or a socialist
mayor, but by gradually improving
the conditions which lead to the de-
velopment of the character and raise
the standard OF life of the people. It
is not miracles but progress that is
Uontad
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

Whereas, in the retiring OF County
Auditor j. Is. Cruzen, who has acted
as clerk of this Board of Supervisors
during his tenure of Office the past
four years, we recognize an efficient,
accommodating official therefore be 1t
ReS0t1ed, That we hereby express
our appreciation of his faithful labor
and our recognition OF his straight
forward course, and direct this reso-
luton be made a part of the record.
County Attorney James Dewitt then
stepped forward for the approving OF
his bond and the gentleman also re-
ceived from the board a certificate to
the district court to the effect that
the bond had been approved, and
with the certificate Of election in his
possession the gentleman went TO the
room where the court vas ia session
and presented himself in due time
for recognition before Judge Scott.
Mr.. Lafferty was also there AID brief.
ly stated his claims to recognition.
The Judge was brief in his statement
of his ruling on the case and the
words were made of record. In brief,
he said that Mr.. Dewitt had present.
ed a certificate of election and a cer-
tihcate from the board to the effect
that the bond required had been ap-
proved. He saw no reason why he
should not recognize Mr. Dewitt and
knew of no reason why he should
further recognize Mr.. Lafferty in the
capacity of county attorney. Mr..
Lafferty accepted, and then stated
that he would be very pleased to
rended such assistance to the new
official and to the court as might lie
within the scope of his power.
Upon the retirement of Mr. Dewitt.
from the board the resignation of
County Recorder Harold was taken
and read. 1t was as follows:
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Jan. 2, 1901.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Mahaska County, Iowa:-I
hereby present my resignation as
recorder of Mahaska County, Iowa,
the same to take effect at once.
j. G. HAROLD.
The resignation of the gentleman
was accepted and the board thenpro-
ceeded with the approving of the
bonds of the oficers-elect in tie sew
eral precincts of the county. The
bonds approved during the afternoon
of Monday were as follows:
j. A. Dewitt, county attorney.
w. t. Martin, auditor.
Larry McCord, recorder.
M. Irene Thatcher, deputy records
er.
r. K. Davis, clerk of courts.
A G. Remington, clerk, Garfield.
H j. Moore, clerk, Jefferson.
Geo. Andrews, constable, Oska.
loosa.
J O Graut, constable, Oskaloosat
e. O. Rice, justice peace Os a.
w. T. Tandy, Jr., constable, Scot.
H. Bryan, constable, Prairie.
Geo NJ. Nevins, justice peace, JET
ferson.
w w. Carey, constable.
The board was then interrupted by
other matters and that closed the
business of the day.
In token of the esteem in which
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Harold have
been held in their six years of faith
full service, Sheriff Cricket, in behalf
of the inmates of the court house,
presented Mr.. Harold with a fine
fountain pen, and Mrs Harold with
a gold pen.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Indignation. ann

All OF the former county and town
ship officials cave presented their
re ignations to the county board
with the exception of former county
attorney G w. Lafferty Messrs.
Cruzen and Harold, OF the county
fiees, and from the justices ofices,
r ss and S'anlsy, with their con
81, bles Carr aud Hoar, presented
their r .signations in writing and tina
same r today effective.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Fell From Engine.

Brakeman Beckman, of the Iowa
Central, was badly hurt at Eddyville
Tuesday afternoon. In attempting
t go around on the engine tender he
lost his balance and fell off. The en-
g ne was on the bridge at the time SO
that Beckman fell about twelve feet,
sustaining painful injuries.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Decision Day as an international

Decision Day as an international
Sunday-school DAY was suggested by
E. F. Wescott,o St.Louis, in Novem-
Der, 1895. Though only four years
old. it is a lively infant, thoroughly
established in many states. The
Iowa Sabbath School Association
called for its observance on the first
Sunday in February, 1900, and more
than twenty five hundred conversions
were reported. The association
through it's new general superintend-
emit, Mr.. A. D. Sallee, of Davenport,
is now scattering thousands of cir
culars broadcast over the state in the
hope that the next observance of the
day, which falls or February 3, will
result in twenty-five thousand con-
versions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
The HERALD does NOT pretend

The HERALD does not pretend to
be posted in constitutional and statu-
tory Law, but it believes Judge Dewey
has struck the popular chord in de-
claring the Titus Amendment invalid.
Very few doubt that biennial elections
would be a good thing, but nobody
wants to secure them at the expense
of deposing every officer elected last
November. Law is difficult enough
to interpret at best, and 1t would be
very poor policy to guess at the max
ing OF 1t.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

"A New York stationer says the
sale of pens has decreased one-half
during the past two or three years
to the universal use of the
typewriter. He adds that he would
not be surprised if in a few years
some Of the big pen manufacturers
go out Of business. The pen may be
mighter than the sword, but the type
writer is mightier than them all.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

sit is no wonder that the Ameri-
can army is so rugged" says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil." "Only
those cadets who manage to live
through the hazing get into the army
and after living through that trying
process they are ready to stand such
a little thing as war very easily"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

Lincoln, Nebraska, booked the
Grau Grand Opera and guaranteed
10000. The receipts were but So 900,
and there are now several much wiser
men in that city. The wild and
woolly West" is notyet ''cultivated''
up to paying 81 for seats and to hear
opera.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
There are three species of walnu

There are three species of walnut
found in this country; of thee, the
black walnut and the butternut are
natives, and the p rian or English
walnut was brought from the old
world, says the American Kitchen
Mag azine. The family name Of these
trees, iuglans, is derived from jovis
and G ans, literally the acorn of Ju-
piter, or the nut Of the gods.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
me vesr Ie0o Che baldwin

During the yesr 1900 the Baldwin
Locomotive Works turned out 1,217
locomotives, or almost three a day,
and gave employment to over $500
men. 1t was a great year in the loco
motive business, and the officials
thank the Republican party for it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

AN Iowa City correspondent says
it is now believed in university circles
that Prof. @. N. Gregory, A. M LII.
B., associate dean of the law faculty
Of the University OF Wisconsin, and
professor of criminal law, the law of
sales, contracts and of probate, will
be the next chancellor of the college
Of law.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
DlslrIcL Court.

The case of the State vs Windahl
was taken from The jury That is,
the jury was directed to find u YER
dict for the defendant.
The case of young Sopher was taken
up but on motion of the defense and
by the consent of the cou ty aItor-
ney j. A Dewitt, has been sent again
to the grand jury
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

The Dubuque Herald, one of the
old and established newspapers of
Iowa, has decided to change from a
morning to an evening paper. 1t
does this, it says, because an 9
ing paper can serve the news twelve
hours ahead of the morning paper.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Herald Reporters.

ALI HERALD reporters are urged to
remember the quarterly meeting Sat
urday, January -, to be held at the
court house in O~skaloosa, at 2 P. NJ.
Please be prompt.
J w. DoAK, President.