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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
THE OUTSIDE WORLD
Chief News of the Day as Told
by Wire.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-The Aberdeen
apartment building occupied by 25
families was destroyed by fire at seven
this morning. Frank Crowell was
burned to death. An unknown man
Is believed to be in the ruins. The
loss is $4,000.
New York, Jan. 16.-Cornelius j.
Alvord, Jr., who stole nearly quar-
ter of million dollars from the First
National Bank, was sentenced this
morning to 13 years in the peni-
tentiary.
New York, Jan. 16.-J. Provost
Mason, third teller of the Continental
National Bank, was arrested at mid
night, charged with the embezzlement
of s12, 900. He has been in the en-
ploy of the bank % years.
Manila, Jan. 16.-Thirty of the Fill
ipino leaders ordered deported to
Guam, sailed to-day. Their families
and friends bade them a sad farewell
at the wharf.
Paterson, Jan. 16.-Interest in the
Death trial is growing amazing and
when it was resumed this morning
the crush in front of the court house
was terrific. The court room was
crowded to suffocation,
Washington, Jan. l6. - Congress
man Sulzer announced to day that
the ship subsidy bill wouldn't be acted
upon at this session and that Senator
Hanna would withdraw it in few
days.
Havana, Jan. 16.-The condition of
the Steamer Vigilancia, which was
stranded Monday about 100 miles
from Havana, is more critical, ac-
cording to late reports.
Paris, Jan. ia verdict in Castel-
lene-Wertheimer suit was postponed
to-day for another week.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
WAGES AND COST OF LIVINf

WAGES AND COST of LIVING.
In a communication sent some
weeks since to the State department
by the United States Consul at Lyons
the question of wages in France and
in the United States is touched upon
and some comparison is made be-
tween the prices of necessities of life
in the two countries. The statements
made and the facts presented are
most enlightening. "While wages
are much lower here than in the
United States, says the consul, "the
cost of living is higher, il the quality
and quantity OF food be considered. !"
And then he proceeds to give specific
facts. According to his figures, or
dinary white sugar costs from IL to
l119 cents per pound in France, good
coffee from so to 80 cents per pound,
while fisn ranges from 20 to so cents
per pound, and so on. The luxuries
which are enjoyed by the rich alone,
such as the finer silks, veIvets,
broadcloths and clothing made to
order, cost from 20 to so per cent
less in France than in the United
States.
Here are few definite statements
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
Wants to Secure TAYLOR.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 16.-Gov.
Durbin was notified Tuesday after
noon that detective with reqmsition
papers was coming from Kentucky
after former Gov. w S. Taylor and
Charles Finley, former secretary of
state of Kentucky, and that the ex-
pectation was that the Indiana gov
ernor would surrender the fugitives.
II have nothing to say on the sub
ject," said the governor, firmly.
when the papers are on my desk
] will give them the same considera-
tion that would any other document
of Importance. i have never said to
anyone what l would do in the mat
ter"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
-oskaloosa loses a splendid Office

-Oskaloosa loses a splendid officer
by the resignation of B. w. Preston,
Citizens of all parties are sorry to see
him quit the position which he has
filed with dignity and ability. But
Mr.. Prestou's private business has
grown to such a volume that he can
no longer do justice to himself to de-
vote so much time to public affairs,
A good man should be selected to fill
his place as many matters of great
Importance are always coming up for
settlement by the city solicitor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
YICE IN NEK YORh.

Police protection of vice il New
York City, according to figures just
prepared for on official investigation
requires the secret pay ment of near
ly $4,000, 900 a year. The gambling
interests handed over 1880, 900 to a
commission of fourteen representa-
tives of Tammany. Each gambling
house paid II 900 as an opening fee
and $500 a month thereafter for po-
lice protection, to which sums were
added last year an extra assessment
for 81 900 each. Policy shops paid
s450, 900 for the yea-. Three hundred
pool rooms paid $500 each for open
ing and 25 per cent of the profits,
collected monthly. One of the gam
bling houses furnished complete fig
ures and the proof that they are cor
rect. Ninety immoral resorts in one
police captains district, paid S1O6,-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

M. L. Temple, of Osceola, will be
a candidate for governor to succeed
Leslie NJ Shaw, according to a re-
port current in Des Moines. 1t is
said that his candidacy has been ad-
vanced quietly by friends for the
past few days, and that in the event
of an opinion by the supreme court
sustaining Judge Dewey and knock
ing out the Titus amendment, as is
generally expected, it will be an
nounced and active work begun.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

The banner of the Tippecanoe
Club, which goes to the county show
ing the best gain in the Republican
majority, goes again this year to
Monona county, which is the first
county to get it two years in success
sion. A new banner is being pre-,
pared and on it will be the counties
which held it, as follows: Whine,
bago, Clay, Dubuque, Scott, Ply
mouth, Howard Decatur and Monona,
Scott county had it four times, but
no two years in succession.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

An immense cattle trade is being
built up between the United States
and Cuba. Since May 1, 1900, over
10000 cattle have been shipped to
Cuba from Florida alone, and other
shipments have been made from Gulf
ports. The famous little steamer
Dauntless, which came into promin-
ence through it's filibustering expedi-
tions, is new engaged in the cattle
carrying business.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

from one whois in a position to know
the facts which are worthy of the at.
tention of those Free-Trades who try
to bolster up their theory by claim
ing that, though our Protective Tariff
keeps wages high, the high wages
are more than neusralized by the
higher cost of living in this country.
Their claim has plausible look at
first glance, but the facts don't bear
il out.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
Figures given by DR.. Kenne,

Figures given by DR.. Kennedy,
secretary of the state board of health,
show that smallpox is quite prevail
ent in Iowa, and that although the
disease is of mild type there have
been fifty deaths in the state from
the malady since last October. DR.
Kennedy states that since early last
fall there have been, at a low esti'
mate, at least 1000 cases in Iowa. He
says about $50 localities have the
disease now. The Iowa hotel, better
known as the "Aborn" at Des Moines
was closed under quarantine Satur.
day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

Here's an unkiud cut from the
Pella Advertiser: "oskaloosa voted
for an electric line and in ceIebra.
ton of the carrying of the franchise,
wrecked and burned the horse cars.
Business men who used to ride, now
surprise their clerks by getting down
to the office fifteen minutes earlier
than usual, and there is a row at
noon because dinner isn't ready"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
-The Japuarv number of tbe. 90

The January number of the "Op-
timist," the new Iowa magazine, is
the best one yet issued, and gives
additional evidence of the fact that
H. s. Kneedler is destined to be the
editor Of one of the greatest periodi-
calls in the west. The magazine is
printed at Boone, Iowa, and is dis
tinctly an Iowa enterprise which de-
serves the support of Iowa people.
It's contents are rich and its makeup
attractive and elegant.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

AT one time Saturday afternoon
l52 rigs were hitched to the park
fence. OF the vehicles 9s were on
runners. The large number of peo-
pie in town is good index of what
business would be every day If we
had good roads at all times through
out the county. All hail the good
roads movement. 1t means riches
for farmers and merchants alike.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

"A colored woman at Cedar Rap.
ids has brought suit against the
Northwestern railroad alleging mis-,
representation of contract. She
bought first-class ticket of the de.
fendant company for some point in
Virginia and claims that she was not
allowed to ride in the first-class
coach after she crossed the state line
in that state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

The Iowa member of the A. o. U.
W. sent nearly $500 to Texas on &C
count of the storm last year, and the
total amount contributed by Work
men throughout the country was
about $500 for each Workman who
suffered losses in Galveston.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

The latest sin charged up to Pat
Grove, who is wanted for the kidnap-
ping of young Cudahy, is that he is
the fellow who got the s25, 900 stolen
fromthe Americsn Express Company
while enroute from Chicago to Bur-
lington last summer. Grove is to
crime what the grippe is to the tip
pier, agood excuse to take a drink.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

In 1901 the Young Mems Christ
ian association will reach the fiftieth
year of its existence in America. The
latest reports show in ouud numbers
1900 associations, 10000 members
and $40, ,OOO, 900 in property holdings.
Fourteen hundred men are giving
their entire time to the work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

The reason why Iowa's calamity
party was buried under 100, 900 ma
jority last fall, is thus given by the
Omaha Bee: Iowa has 81 500, 900 in
the treasury and no bonded or float
ing debt. 1t has one of the finest
capitol buildings in the Union, all
paid tor. Its people are prosper
ous -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

Joplin, Missouri has taken the
record away from Jones county Iowa,
for continued litigation over small
matters. Two Joplin men have been
fighting case through the courts for
four months and there is nothing in
volved but a pink shirt and turn
down collar.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
RURAL DELIVERY

The scare among merchants that
rural free delivery will result in the
farmers coming to town less fire.
quently and buying less goods strikes
the Marshalltown Times-Republican
as unfounded. "The argument is
based on a fallacy as experience has
shown. The farmer comes to town
whenever he needs something.
Whether it be a new whiffle-tree, a
sack of -four, to get pillow sharpen
ed or o market loL dof hogs, he
will come to town just as often as
he would we're there no rural deliv-
cry. Experience on the routes al
ready established has proved this to
be true. Furthermore there is every
reason to believe that eventually he
will come to town oftener, for as a
condition upon which he gets his
mail delivered, Uncle Sam exacts
that he keep his roads in passable
condition. With better roads will
come more travelling. 1t has also
been the history of civilization that,
as mems intelligence and comforts
grow, their wants, instead of becom-
ing more nearly satisfied, grow more
in number. This will be the result of
the establishment of the free mail de-
livery among the farmers, to the end
that the merchant in town will sell
more goods because of it than he
ever did,"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

"A Pennsylvania Judge has recent
ly decided that while a pupil is in
school he or she is in the teachers
care and may be punished within
reason, in such manner as the latter
NAV see fit
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
GOOD PRICES FOR HORSES

GOOD PRICES FOR HORSES
Cedar Rapids Republican: The
American horse is in great luck. A
few years ago, when the bicycle came
into being, it was freely predicted
that the horse had seen his best days
Prices had been falling and they fell
faster. A good horse was worth less
than song. The most gloomy pos
sible view was taken of this great
animal industry.
But the horse has recovered and
never more than now was master of
the situation. The horse has been
helped out by number of extraor-
binary events, including two wars,
the one between Spain and the U. s.
and the one between the Beers and
the British. The African war has
been the heaviest consumer of horse
flesh. The British government has
shipped more than 300, 900 horses and
mules into Africa The average ami
NAL is worth $500 before he is in SER
vice in the war. After that the av-
erage horse lasts only six weeks.
The horse, therefore, costs the Brit
ish empire $50 a week or $40 day.
working days of his existence. At
the present time $4,000 more horses
and mules are being collected to be
shipped out of the United States.
These heavy drafts on the United
States are likely to leave the horse
market active and prices high for a
number of years to come. All of this
is pleasing to the American horse
breeder.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

Carroll county is to be sued for
damage, by a young man who claims
to have set his watch by the clock in
the tower of the court house and
missed train because the time was
slow. He is alleged to have lost a
bride because he was not present at
the time the ceremony was TO take
nlann
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

Optimism is taking the place Of
conservatism among military men in
Manila, the cause being the numer-
GUS surrenders, captures and des-
truction of insurgent camps, coupled
with the increased understanding of
the Americans intentions among the
nativas
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

Charges of incompetency have
been preferred to the Iowa state board
OF control against Warden W. A.
Hunter, warden of the Iowa state
prison at Anamosa. These charges
come from under officials and should
be taken with salt. '...
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

The state supreme court has rem
dered a decision sustaining the milk
inspection law and holding that milk
offered for sale must be absolutely
pure and must not be mixed with
any other substance whatever.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

Last year Colorado more than
doubled California's production of
gold andals led the list of states in
the value of silver mined. Gold was
produced in twenty-five states and
silver in nineteen, though the guam
tity in several was small.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

cara B. Tucker, of Louisa coun-
ty, elector from the First district,
was chosen special messenger to
Washington by the presidential elec-
tors at their meeting Monday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
FOR CHILDREN

Nothing, that comes in a
bottle, is more important for
children than SCOTS emulsion
of cod-liver oil.
And important" means that
it keeps them in even health.
Whenever they show the least
disturbance of even balance of
health, it promptly restores
them. SWfM
1t is to be used as a food,
whenever their usual food does
not quite answer the purpose
of food.
Wen send you little to try, II you Ike.
SCOTT 8 BOVINE, 4O0 Pearl stTsst New York
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

900 a year for protection, or over
81, 900 year each. ALI the details of
the system are known and this fact
accounts for the CONSERVATION in
Tammany circles.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
REAL ESTATE DEALS.
Transfers of Mahaska County Lots and
Lands Filed For Record.

Murphy, Martha A and HE
to Mary Shaver lot 27Houtz
I'd ad Oskaloosa 1890. 7b0 IN
Lunt, Henry w and wife to
Wymore Cemetery Assn,
part 32-76-14 4... IN m
Lipps, Henry @ and wife to
O X johnson, quit claim to
acres in 16-77-17. 81 On
Dalbey, Florence L and hus-
band to Chas L Barnes, pit
30 S-TI-l4 ................ as 90
Bussey, E L and wife to Jas
Clark, 81 NV 23-74-17. /. an 40
Campbell, E T and wife to ]
ID Campbell, quit claim on
SO ne 10-77-I5 5.... ak m
Dunkin,JJ and wife to Aman-
da Armstrong, quit claim
on acre in n pit ne 22-77-17 so 90
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
Does Your
Baking Powder
Contain
Alum :?

Prot. Geo. F. Barker, Md, University of
Penn: ''All the constituents of alum remain
from alum baking powders in the bread, and
the alum itself is reproduced to all intents and
purposes when the bread is dissolved by the
gastric juice in the process of digestion. | re-.
gard the use of alum as highly Injurious
Dr. Alonzo Clark: GA substance alum
which can derange the stomach should not be
tolerated in baking powder"
Prof w. G. Tucker, New York State
Chemist 81 believe it (aIuml to be decidedly
injurious when used as constituent of food
articles. "
Prof. S. w. Johnson, Yale College, al
regard their taum and soluble alumina salts
introduction into baking powders as most dan
gerouS to health
In view of such testimony as this,
every care must be exercised by
the housewife to exclude the over
and over condemned cheap, alum
baking powders from the food.
Baking powders made from cream of tartar which
shlghly refined grape acid are promotive ofhealh
and more efficient No other Kind should be used
IN leavening food. Royal Baking Powder IS the
highest example of a pure cream Of tartar powder
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. WILLIAM ST, NEW YORK
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

You have read of the cures by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and You should
have perfect confidencs IN its merit.
1t viii do you good.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
THE ROUSTABOUT

In his ramblings about town Roust-
about ran onto the whereabouts of
the first bell ever brought to Mahaska
county. 1t is located in the cellar of
the d. M. Walton home, at 313 South
Market street. While it is in per-
fectly secure quarters it is hardly
cared for with. the dignity that it so
richly deserves. This old bell has
served Oskaloosa as church and
school bell, as a fire alarm, as knelI
of departing souls and as an announce
ment of marriages and other happy
occasions. For many years it's notes
were the chief feature in the 4th of
July celebrations, and in adversely
and prosperity it has spoken the SEN
timent of the people for generations.
1t should be preserved and wen seared
for by the people of to-day and by
those who shall come afterwards.
Some position of honor in some Sc
cure and public place should be given
it. The Roustabout is not informed
as to the exact date this old bell was
brought to Oskaloosa, but it was away
back in the forties. 1t was hauled by
OK team from-Burlington and was so
suspended that with every jolt of the
wagon the Taper struck, proclaiming
the westward Advancement of civiliza-
ton. The people from the.few vii
lagos and cabins that lined its route
came out to see the treasure?go by,
with as much curiosity and interest
as the people of to-day manifest in a
circus parade or other gorgeous pa.
geant. The citizens of the village OF
Oskaloosa turned out en- naSSe upon
its arrival and fitting'y celebrated it's
mounting on a pole in public place.
1t was afterwards placed in the old
Cumberland church, which stood on
the ground now occupied by the DIR
Hugg residence, on South First'street.
Here it served for long term of
years as church bell, school bell and
fire bell. For many years it had no
companion in this part of the coun-
try, and was looked upon as one of
the chief attractions of Oskaloosa.
When the old church was dismantled
and turned into broom factory, Mr..
Walton asked for the care of the bell
and this was granted to him. 1t now
should be cared for and given a per
manent and pleasant home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

Roustabout has met several Just
like him, and no doubt he is stranger
to none of you. He is always hard up
and is ever condemning the man with
money and the employer. Nothing
GOES along TO suit him, and he is con-
tinually agitating some radical re-
form. He complains of his hard lot
and blames his poverty on his more
prosperous neighbors. Yet within
the past six months Roustabout has
seen this fellow reeling drunk three
times on the streets of Oskaloosa.
Roustab9ut has the evidence of a fell
low who has been on several sprees
that he was never drunk in his life
when the bill was less than $50. APP
plying the rule in the case this down.
trodden martyr has spent $3.50 in half
a year that might have been used as
a small capital on which to engage in
business, or lay away for rainy day :.
There are lots of injustices In this
world that should be righted, but
Roustabout has no faith In the re-
former who steams up his energy with
poor whiskey.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17
-MCMI is the way to write 1901 in
Roman characters.

The Mckinley administration paid
of about 1000, 600 of the public debt
in the last month OF the nineteenth
century
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

Roustabont is agreed with writer
in the Burlington Hawkeye that there
are dozen sermons in the life of the
late Philip d. Armour. One of them
could be written on that pathetic in
cideLt of the Lords Prayer which he
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

Baking powders made from cream OF tartar, which
highly refined grape acid are promotive of health
and more efhcIent No other kind should be used
in leavening food. Royal Baking Powder IS the
highest example of pure cream OF tartar powder
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-17

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-11-14
LATE ITEMS.

Azariah Burnett, Jr., has been having
siege with felon, not pleasant
companion at any time.
A Pikevile man raised 33 bushels OF
Irish potatoes and 80 bushels of turnips
on an eighth of an acre of land
Lots of apples, sorghum, corn, pota.
toes and new sons are reported in Bled-
soc county. Fine times up there
We note from the Knoxville Journal
& Tribune that our friend, Kelly Pryor,
has been appointed post master at Vic.
toria. He will, no doubt, fill the posi-
tion creditably.