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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

John Wanamaker, who is both an
advertiser and newspaper publisher,
and therefore competent to speak
from either standpoint, is credited
with the following: There is only
one way to advertise, and that is to
hammer your name, your location,
your business, SO constantly, so per-
sistently, so thoroughly into the peo-
pies heads that if they walked in
their sleep they would constantly turn
their faces toward your store. The
newspaper is your best friend, in spite
of your criticism. 1t helps to build
up the community that supports you.
When the day comes that the newspa-
pers are dead, the people are near the
edge of the grave with no one to write
their epitaph."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

1886 residents, which is, begging
Mr.. Coleman's pardon, more nearly
correct.
The new directory counts the names
of persons above the age of 16 and not
including wives. The trancient popu-
lation of the city is not counted as a
factor. Taking these facts into con-
sideration it will be generally agreed
that the figure, two and half, used as
a multiplier will come nearer the truth
than any other.
In addition to the alphabetical list
of names of the residents of the city
the volume contains classified list
of the business houses and profess
sional firms and persons. Added to
this there is a miscellaneous of organ
izations, civic, militry, religious and
secret society. According to these
figures Oskaloosa has 565 places of
business represented by individuals or
firms with one or more lines. We
have ) banking houses, IL barber
shops, is blacksmiths, brewers
agents and Is saloons, 8 cigar fac
tories. 5 carriage repositories, z cloth
ing dealers, II dentists, 9 drug stores,
26 groceries, 5 hotels, IL restaurants,
35 lawyers, 25 physicians, s livery
stables, II publications, 10 church or
ganizations and 50 lodges and frater-
mites or unions.
This is the best showing that oska-
! Ioosa has ever made
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
OUR POPULATION.
Usual Method of Figuring Shows
Nearly $4,000.

The new directory of the city of
Oskaloosa, compiled, edited and
published by Mr.. George Coleman,
is to be congratulated upon the ex-
cellence and general merit of this, his
third directory volume of the city. 1t
is not only Mr.. Coleman's best work,
but is also the best and most COM
plete directory that Oskaloosa has
ever had.
In an editorial note touching the
question of population, Mr.. Coleman
states: This volume contains 5,195
individual names. The work of two
years ago contained 4,793, which in
cluded all the territory now covered.
The federal census of that year gave
Oskaloosa 9,212. With the territory
now which is Oskaloosa proper would
have made the census a little over
$780, The theory that the late ex.
pansion of the city limits increased
our population two or three thousand
is pure fiction. There is no accurate
system to figure census, by either a
city directory, police or school enum.
6IdllOl. ne lcucIdl C6uSuS Only is
authentic and have every reason to
believe the census figures were cor
rect two years ago. The facts in the
case are about this: Oskaloosa was
little short of 10000 two years ago
We are now in the same position re
garding 1000. This may not be very
satisfactory out it is correct"
Mr.. Coleman's effort to be conserva
tive is doubtless commendable anC
does not tend to strain his conscience
Not doubling his reason for faith il
the correctness of the federal census
of two years ago we are inclined t.
the belief that he would have felt bet
ter about it If he had estimated tn,
population of the city by the small
numeral he employed in arriving a
his conclusion of population in hi
volume of two years ago. That is
multiplying the number of director,
names by two and one-fourth. Usin,
this number we have 1859 resident
in Oskaloosa. The multiplier of tw
and a half is almost always taken 4
computing census based upon a d
rectory. Should we take this nun
Der for obtaining our result we I'm
that Oskaloosa is entitled TO clair
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

The Oskaloosa Commercial Club,
executive committee and others met
in special session Tuesday evening at
the office of the secretary, H. w. Ly,
man, for the purpose of making defin-
ite arrangements for the Harvest
Home Day that is to be held in the
city upon the occasion of the visit OF
the President to Oskaloosa Tuesday,
September Both.
John Renfrew was made special
chairman of the affair and all commit.
tees are to report to him. The work
of organizing in definite way was
taken up and accomplished in the Sc
lecting of the following separate com
mittees to distribute the wor6 as much
as posslOle.
Committees.
Following are the committees ap-
pointed for Roosevelt Day and Harvest
Home Festival at Oskaloosa, Tuesday,
Sept. 80, 1902:
General Executive-Jno. Renfrew,
chairman; w. 1. Neagle, N. j. Bentley,
A. Rosenblatt, o. S. Ellis, Harry Lit
tie, F. W. Glaze.
Finance-V. E. hamilton, chairman;
]. H. Blakeslee, Walter Campbell, w.
w. Montgomery, G. w. Zeiger.
Advertising-Art Open h e m r,
chairman; R. M. Boyer, G. G. Pike.
Decoration-Dayid Newbrand, chair
man; N. J. Bentley, P. Newerf, Otto
F. Rempke, Offa T. Watkins, HI. B.
Speck, G. H. Hare.
Exhibits-Oren Schee, chairman;
Ed. H. Belmont, Walter H. Wilson,
Sumner Hayes, Dennis Ragen, E. j.
Morris.
Music and Attraction-Chas. Wall
ing, chairman; E. M. Hammond, r. ID.
Walton, Perry Asher.
Reception-Sam Baldauf, chairman; |;
w. H. Wray, Jno. r. Barnes, R. Burke,
| l.. c. Blanchard Jno. G. Williams.
These committees will begin their
work Immediately in their several de
partments. 1t has been estimated
that the cost Of the Harvest Home
will be about $350.00 and this amount
of money will be raised by popular
subscription in Tie city. This will be
the work of the finance committee.
The committee on exhibits will ar
range for the exhibiting of the grains,
grasses, fruits, vegetables, and otn-
er products of the field. and
the mineral wealth of the county will
also be largely represented. 1t is
| thought to arrange these exhibits up
on branches or tables that may be ar.
ranged on the inside of the park rail
ing. Prizes are to be given for the
best specimens in their special
classes. Such as first, second and
third prizes for the best bushel OF
corn, the tallest stalk of corn, best
potatoes, best wheat, finest apples
etc.
The advertising committee will an
nounce to the county and surrounding
cities and towns what is to take place
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
Having exhausted ever

Having exhausted every known
means of finding a real live issue, up
on which to present united front,
and conduct successful campaign for
the coming elections, democratic lead
ers present the amazing spectacle of
having embraced the putrid remains
of the "free-trade" corpse and are
holding forth the same as panacea
for every known or imaginary illness
from which republic could suffer.
Can any mans memory be so short
that he fails to remember the last
"sad but glorious democratic regime?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
Roosevelt Day
Great Event IN Oskaloosa Tuesday
September 80.

and will spread the news far and wide.
There Is but two weeks in which to
work the affair up and a tremendous
amount OF work has to be done.
The music and attraction committee
VIII arrange for the bands that are to
be in the city on the day and will Sc
cure any other attractions possible.
Another committee will have in
charge the decorating of the park and
the stand from which the President
will address the people. This COM
mittee has one of the hardest things
to do OF any of those appointed. The
business houses of the city will be
asked to make special decorations for
the occasion and the committee will
do what it can toward using the ma
terial that may come to it in the way
of decoration and Illumination.
The city will be given over to the
Harvest Home festival and the enter
tainment afforded will be preliminary
to the program after the arrival of the
President.
Company F will be on duty to assist
in the policing Of the vicinity of the
speakers stand and it is probable that
the military companies from Abba
and Grinnel may also be in the city
for the occasion. Excursions are to
be run to the city from Marshalltown,
Centerville, Newton and Keithsburg
on the Iowa Central The Burlington
will have an excursion into the city,
and the Rock Island will run an excur-
sion from the east, probably from
Washington.
Committees on railroads will look
after this part of the program, and
over all the others is the general ex-
ecutive committee to have charge OF
the entire affair.
Prizes Offered.
Following are prizes offered for
Roosevelt Day and the Fall Festival:
Corn to be delivered in bushel
baskets:
Best bushel yellow corn, $500 first
prize; $500 second prize; $1.00 third
prize.
Best bushel white corn, $500 first
prize; $500 second prize; s1.0o third
prize.
Best busheI mixed corn, $500 first
prize; $500 second prize; $1.00 third
prize.
Market price paid for every bushel
of corn brought in in.
Corn IN Stalk.
The twenty talfest stalks, s5sGG first
prize; $500 second prize; s1.00 third
prize.
The most ears on twenty taliest
stalks, $500 first prize; $500 second
prize; $100 third prize.
Pumpkins.
Best five pumpkins for size and
quality, $500 first prize; $500 second
prize; $1.00 third prize.
Market price paid for each pumpkin.
Corn in stalks and pumpkins to be
delivered Saturday, Sept. 27. Place
of receiving, east side square.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

there is more truth than poetry
in this item from the New Sharon
Star: II every editor of local
newspaper would publish as news
whatever comes to his ears he would
be a mere automatic machine for
grinding out grists of trouble for the
community in which he lives. 1t new
er pays to fan a stink. 1t is better to
tell less than you know rather than
Jump at conclusions or give expires
sion to that which would be better not
said"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
Henderson Out
Iowa Congressman Refuses to Stand for
Re election.

Dubuque, Ia, Sept. 17.-Speaker Hen
derson, finding that his views in re-
spect to the treatment of trusts by
reducing the tariff in whole or in part,
are not in accord with the views OF
many of his party in Iowa, has de-
clined to accept the nomination for
congress, and has withdrawn from the
race, The following letter was ad-
dressed to c. E. Albrook, chairman OF
the notification committee, Eldorado,
Ia, by Mr.. Henderson:
His Reasons.
"My Dear Sir: I have never an
sIvered the kind note communicated
by you and your associates advising
me of my nomination for the eleventh
time by acclamation as the republican
candidate for congress for the Third
congressional district of Iowa. Re-
ported conditions in the public mind
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

The scarcity of coal resulting from
the strike is especially hard upon the
poor of large cities. A Salvation
Army officer is quoted as saying that
the coming winter is likely to be the
hardest the poor of New York have
ever had. Not long ago the army was
selling coal in small quantities to the
population that lives in a hand-to-
mouth way at three cents bucket;
now the charge is twenty cents for
the same quantity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

"A Carthage, Mo-, doctor, accord
ing to the Keokuk Gate City, says the
best way to use cucumbers is to cut
them in nice, thin slices, put them in
vinegar and salt over night and then
throw them out the next morning as
far from the pig pen as possible, be-
cause hogs are worth money nova
days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
EvanaeIistle Meetings.

Edwin Loft, of New Sharon, an
evangelist working in the interests of
the Friends church, will open a series
of meetings in Oskaloosa, beginning
Friday, Sept. 26, and continuing to
october s. The meetings will be held
in the Mission Room on North II
street. Interested persons are urgent
ly invited to be present.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

"A little street urchin in Missouri
town was taunted by another boy OF
the same social status with the fact
that his father was just out of Jail.
The other waif got back by saying,
"Your mother takes in washing" "Of
course she do" jerked out the first.
DO ye think she'd leave 1t on de line
over night as long as your daddy's
out of de crib?"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

As Maine goes, so goes the coun-
try. This has been the usual order
of things in the elections of the past
forty years. 1t will unquestionably
be the order of things in 1902. Still,
the republicans must pitch in and roll
up as big a vote as possible. Over
confidence has, more than once, cost
the republicans dearly.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

Lightning struck a big umbrella
which a Cedar Rapids man was mold
ing in a rain storm the other night
and knocked both man and umbrella
across the road. 1t is not stated
whether the man returned the UNI
brella to its rightful owner or not af-
ter getting that near to eternity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
-Chas. Phelps of the Ideal Heatinl

-CnaS. fnelpS ol tne luedl nSdline
Company is having an object lesson
of the scarcity of workmen. The G
B. & Q. is pressing him to move q
building from their right Of way tc
make room for their new depot. He
wants to set it up near his plant on
A avenue east, but before he moves II
he wants some excavating done. Fol-
three weeks he has been hunting and
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

--Colfax Clipper: John P. Reese,
who is candidate on the democratic
ticket for congress in this district, has
concluded that he'll need the support
of both state and district platforms
in his race, and has, consequently,
planted one foot on the gold standard
and the other on free silver. His bat
tie cry will doubtless be: I'm any
thing and everything to get the
coOn
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

that in the history of the country the
record of that army, cleaning with vic
tories from Trenton to Manila, will
shine bright in the annals of the re-
public when those who now vilify it
are but noteless blots on remem-
bered name"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
nss Mnines PresbYterY.

Rev J. P. Engstrom and w. r.
cowan departed yesterday afternoon
for Abba where they will spend sew
eral days attending the Des Moines
prasbytery which meets there this
waer The convention includes all
the Presbyterian churches in the
neiehboring eleven counties and quite
a Ierge attendance is expected.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

The counties in Southern Texas
that have become financially strong
out of the oil boom are now adopting
scientific road work, and will utilize
tn big shell deposits near the mouth
of the Sabine river. These shells COW
er hundreds of acres in banks and
make the finest roads in the world.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

The promoters of the Rock Is
land reorganization have made con-
cession to public opinion by so
amending the new charter as to elm
mate the authority given the directors
to buy and sell the shares of the COM
pany on the corporations account.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

The Register and Leader insists
that the Democratic party will have
to give more conclusive proof of a
change of heart than the vote of SS4
to 344 in favor of silence of 16 to 1,
before it can give clean bill of health
financially,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

advertising for somebody to do the
work, but without avail. He says he
has worked almost as hard trying to
find some one, as he would had he per.
formed the job himself. Never before
was there such demand for labor in
Oskaloosa as exists just now.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

-sneakins of mrrnsts I,

speaking OF Trusts, ask some
democratic spell-binder to point out
one piece Of restrictive legislation,
placed on our statute books by a dem
ocratic congress. If he is an honest
man, ask him why this is so, and
watch him closely while he hunts for
an answer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

"A Mt. Pleasant woman had her
husband arrested because he threat
ened to leave her and now he is su-
ing her for $4,000 damages. The
kind of husband who threatens to
leave his wife, isn't worth, as rule,
thirty cents all told" comments the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

The most desirable sort of mer
ger the Eagle can think of would be
the merging of Keota's five churches
into one, with the real spirit of the
Sermon on the Mount as it's actuating
principle and bedrock determination
to stick by it.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

The energy of American railroad
management is shown by the project
of the Southern Pacific road to pierce
the mountains by tunnel seven miles
long at cost of $14,O00,000, thereby
reducing the grade some 1900 feet
and reducing the time between Chicago
and San Francisco twelve hours.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

-Des Moines Register and Leader:
With the opening of another college
year the small college still holds its
rank with the larger university. lts
attendance is increasing in proper.
ton, and it's endowment has expanded
with the prosperity of the times.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

. -Keota Eagle: Oskaloosa has risen
to the dignity CD of golf club. But
it never had the genuine pluck to put
a baseball team in the field that could
play the American national game for
sour apples. What a lot of sissy folks
they must have in Oskaloosa!
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
-Galyeston's total shipping |

-Galveston's total shipping busi-
ness for the year ended August 81 was
$3.50, 1000, a gain of $14,O00,000 over
the previous year. The rank of Gal
weston among American cities in fore
ign exports is now fourth. A city like
that cannot be held down or wiped
out.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

time with leading senator's from the
east and west, presumably on the very
question which has forced Gen. Hem
derson out of line with his party in
Iowa. The speaker always has been a
straightout republican on tariff mat
ters and at the last session of congress
the general understanding was that
he opposed the suggestions advanced
for tariff revision, along certain lines
on articles controlled by the trusts.
Had Begun His Campaign.
Speaker Henderson already had en-
tered into the coming campaign, and
it is stated here that both Gov. Cum
mings and Senator Dolliver, each of
whom are said to be in favor of tariff
revision, were to have stumped the
district for him. The Iowa republican
state convention, held in the latter
part of July, took strong grounds on
the question of the reduction of the
tariff on goods whose production in
this country is controlled by trusts,
making the following declaration on
that subject: "We favor any modifica-
tions of the tariff schedules that may
be required to prevent their affording
shelter to monopoly" There was a
, great deal of opposition to this state
ment, but it was finally adopted by the
convention. It is thought here that
this plank in the platform was the one
which has raised the issue in Gen. Hen
derson's case and has induced him to
withdraw.
E''E The speakership.
In view of Gen. Henderson's determi-
nation, some gossip was INDUCED in as
to his successor as speaker in the event
of republican success at the polls in
November. Representative Cannon, of
Illinois, no doubt will be candidate
for the position, with a strong COM
petitor in Representative Sherman, of
New York; Messrs. Grosvenor, of Ohio,
and Littlefeld, of Maine, also are men
toned as among those who may be
forced to the front by their friends
in the speakership contest, although
most public men thought either Mr..
Cannon or Mr.. Sherman the more prob
able choice of the house.
Various names are suggested by Iowa
republicans here as candidates for the
speakers seat, among them being Mr..
Courtwright, who formerly has been
in the race for the nomination; C. f.
Hickett, Charles Albrook and ]. H.
Funk.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
Davenport Democrat: Northwest

Davenport Democrat: Northwest
ern Iowa has more hunters than pra-
irie chickens. The sportsmen account
for their empty bags by saying the
cold, wet weather killed the young
birds This may be, but the old birds
were slaughtered in former years by
the hunters, until this game became
almost extinct. Regardless of the
weather, prairie chickens In Iowa be-
long to the past.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

Sioux City Journal: The demo-
Gratis seem to think there is no limit
to the good nature of the Boies fam
lily. They are talking of nominating
Louis Boies for governor next year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
Iowa is doubly fortunate this '

Iowa is doubly fortunate this year
with her abundant crops almost ready
for harvest. Frost in the light of the
moon according to tradition is never
killing, while the frost that did come
relieved the hay fever sufferers. Iowa
is always all right.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

who wants to go back five years
and take up conditions as they exist
ed them" asks the Montezuma Repub-
lican. And that is just what the
are asking people to do"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

"A Missouri farmer who bites cas-.
lily saw an alluring advertisement of
fire escape for 81. He sent the 81
and received a copy Of the New Testa,
ment.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
!, x...r KNEW painnIller to FAN

ha,ors what can the matter be?.
vt Whsra ia the bottle? There, thought
". - i not Perry Davis Painkiller
81 81 al II bnt something the druggist
,.snst :. 81 have made himself and I did
nv. nus notice il; / have used Painkiller
for vssrs for diarrhea, cramps and
stomse M aches and it never failed. |"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

jacob NJ. Funk, one of the fore
most capitalists of Webster City, has
become public benefactor and will
build that city neat, modern and
,roomy hospital, at a cost of $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18
official County Paper.
THE TRAMP p.

THE TRAMP.
He came from where he started,
And was going where he went.
He hadn't had smell of food,
Not even had a scent.
He never even muttered once
Till he began to talk,
And when he left the kitchen door
He took the garden walk.
He said: There's no one with me,
Because am alone;
/ might have scintillated once;
My clothes have always shone.
q got here fore the other ones
Because 1 started first;
The reason l look shabby is
Because I'm dressed the worst"
Then asked him where he came from,
This was just before we parted
And he muttered indistinctly:
"Oh, come from where l started!'
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

Milwaukee Sentinel: An Eastern
paper describer Tom Johnson as
"Bryan's political heir" The estate
seems hardly worth probating.