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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26
THE COUNTY CONVENTION

One OF the most harmonious of the
many concordant conventions held
by Republicans Of Mahaska county
was assembled in the court house on
Saturday, and its work was we'll done
with dispatch and unanimity. All
but one Of the county nominations
were made by acclamation, and this
was settled on the fret ballot. Ex-
cellent delegations OF representative
men were chosen for both the state
and congressional conventions, and
the resolutions adopted were to the
point on ell subjects. n. ]. Vsil in
his speech as chairman touched the
key note when he declared and
proved that the Democratic party
had been wrong on every great ques-
tion for hfty years, and adversely
that the Republicans had always
championed the right.
The expressed regret OF the refusal
OF Albert Hambleton to be candi-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26
-Tama Free Press: II anyone h.

-Tama Free Press: II anyone has
conceived the idea that the proposed
"Oskaloosa & Tama railway" will be
a cheap, clap-trap, fiy-by-night affair
they are most perfectly mistaken. II
1t is built, which is quite certain, 1t
will be first-class road in every re-
spect. The men who are behind this
road are responsible, respectable, in
fuential and honorable citizens and
the road will be built for business
and run in business-like manner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26
Wright.
No SIDAM.

Miss Ollie Woods is spending few
days at the E. II. Welton home.
Mabel Cochran closed a three
months school at Round Top on Fri
day.
Mrs. Pearl Smith visited at the
home of her parents at Montour last
week.
Peter Emmert has repainted his
houss, which adds much to its ap-
pearsnce.
Abel Hicks and wife spent day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph stephen
son recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Rice attended
the funeral of their uncle, K. p.
Bacon, on Monday.
Quite number from this place at
tended the convention on Saturday
and saw the winning ticket nomi-
mated.
Ice cream supper at the hall on
Friday night, given by the Ladies'
Aid Society, was quite q success.
Receipts were s36 for the benefit OF
Union church,
The rain Of the past week has stop
ped all kinds of farm work, but crops
of all kinds are still In good condi-
ton and with favorable weather from
this on we will have good crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Caldwell en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Howell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy and Mr.. and Mrs,
James CASTOR, In honor OF their
daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Iser, recently.
Charles Perkins had runaway
Sabbath evening. One shaft fell
down and hit the horses heels and /,
kicked and broke the other shaft
loose, and getting loose ran away
breaking shafts and harness badly.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

The Burlington has announced
that, beginning July 8, the expected
reduction of time on it's Chicago
Denver trains will be inaugurated.
The reduction in the running time ia
not cut below the new fast schedule
ofthe Northwestern, butts practically
the same. The Burlington fast train
west, No. 1, will leave Chicago at
p. m. and reach Denver the next
afternoon at $500 O'Clock.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

About the only political dissen-
tion that exists in Cuba is that which
Bryan is trying to stir up. His at
tacks on the Cuban people in COL
lier's Weekly have called for dis
patch from President Palma who
says: "If Mr.. Bryan really thought
he heard the distant roll of revolu-
tionary drums and awbispered call
to arms in this island when he was
here, then the people of Cuba, all OF
US, have cotton in our ears"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26
Two incorrigible Des Moines boys

Two incorrigible Des Moines boys
have been sentenced to go days in jail
for crime with eide instruction to
the sheriff to see that the boys are
taken to one of the parks every day
and kept at work in the open air
clearing the parks. The judge said
that he regretted very much the
necessity Of sending the boys to jail
and desired that they should not be
forced into the association of the old
er and hardened criminals who fre-
quent the city jails. II the scheme
WORKS well others may be sentenced
to spend time in the city parks of
Des Moines.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Philadelphia Press: The Oregon
verdict in favor of expansion con-
tinues in size and emphasis. 1t now
stands at 15 32l, and may go higher.
AS this is 6,527 larger than the major
ity of the same state gave for the
two republican candidates for con-
gress in 1898, the previous off year
election, there can be no doubt as to
Oregon's opinion in relation to the
Philippine question. 1t is that the
islands shall be retained
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Whenever you find q former
Oskaloosa lady, there you may ex-
pect to hear of some good work be-
ing done. Mrs. Rama Morris CLARK,
who recently went to Deadwood,
Dakota, where Rev. CLARK is pastor
of the Methodist church, has started
a fine little paper called the Black
Hills Christian Outlook. 1t is Hlled
with good words and encouraging re-
ports of Christian work in the west.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

The wooden horse of Troy is like
ly to find competitor in an iron
elephant that Chicago man is build
ing for the Worlds Fair at st. Louis.
1t will be 300 feet long and $50 feet
high. The floors to be reached by
elevators in the legs On top of the
it is proposed to have a roof
garden and observatory.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Ringling's circus July 81, the 50th
Iowa encampment early in August,
the great Mahaska fair in the latter
part of August, the Travelingmen's
picnic and the Iowa Yearly Meeting
OF Friends in September. Meantime
she will build $4,000 Y. M. O. A.
building, $40, 900 library, and cele-
brate the broadening out of the
Narrow Gusge and the entrance Of
the c., B. & @. into Des Moines.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Asked what he considered es-
sential TO young mans success in
life, Russell Sage replied: "Well,
industry, perseverance, and definite
goal are three very necessary factors.
The young man must know what he
wants to do; must work hard to ac-
complish it, and must not be dis
mayed or turned from his course by
iscouragements.n
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

II took drink of whisky at Mt.
Sterling and took another drink after
l got to Cantrill." This was the state
ment OF Ed Hale, who killed Fora
Donaho at Cantrill, Iowa, and after
being put in jail at Keosauqua hang
ed himself. "Strong drink did it
cut short two young lives" says the
Muscatine Journal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

In great headlines the Montezums
Democrat exclaims: Rescue, Res
cuel Save the town of Montezuma
now, or it sinks!" about the best we
can do off hand would be to send an
abandoned narrow guage turn table,
some andirons out of the old Lacey
hotel and policeman. II these will
be Of any service wire at your own
expense.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

The new party issues advanced
by Ex-President Cleveland in his
New York speech resemble Bob
Burdett's description of cigar
ette fend, "a cipher with the rim
knocked off.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Mr.. Quincey Kinney, of Lyons,
Colo, and Miss Flora B. Mills, of
Slahaska county, were married June
IL at the st. Eims Hotel, Denver,
Colo, Rev. A. e. Edmonson officiat-
ing. Their future home win be Lyons,
Colo.
June "a. w.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

The way Of the transgressor is a
hard one. A farm hand named Sny-
der robbed man near Des Moines
OF 500 and went to Cedar Rapids to
celebrate. He was there knocked
senseless and relieved OF his i'll gotten
gain. He is now in the Polk county
jail threatened with small pox.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

In the opinion of the Cedar
Rapids Republican, 'sthere never was
a better time in which to live than
just now, and it is the business OF
this generation to try to do its work
SO that the generation that comes
after may make the same boast for
its age that we make for ours.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Al. Sorter, of Mason City, is men.
toned as a probable Democratic
nominee in the Fourth district,i in op-
position to Congressman Hangen.
The Keokuk Gate City advises him to
Sorter stick to his business and leave
politics alone.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Rev. ]. R. Clemmons who was
made delegate to the Congression'
Il convention on Saturday, was a
1elegate from Jasper county in the
oonvention ten years ago that nomin-
61ed John F. Lacey for congress and
h4l e proud Of the good work he help
a. % perform.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

-Ediror Brown of Oklahoma Is
disgrace to the craft. He got mixed
up in street row the other day and
fired shots at man on the street
without hitting him once.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

-"His intellectual attainments
were magnificent" says the Des
Moines Leader, speaking Of the late
Judge Hubbard, "but his learning was
not confined to books He knew human
nature, and therein lay bis greatest
poWer,O
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Mr.. Christie, the grass man, has
succeeded in making the square a
"thipg of beauty" and when the ad-
ditional twenty-five iron chairs are
secured it will be "a Joy forever"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

---Oskaloosa will not celebrate the
Fourth Of July, but she is going to
have Wallace's circus June ~, some
great horse races July %, "a ana 25,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

In the opinion of Max O'Rell,
"the successful man is the opportun-
ist, not the irreconcilable. Earnest
ness and perseverance are the great
est friends of man, but obstinacy is
his bitterest enemy"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Herr Most shed tears when taken
to prison for one year. "It is strange"
observes the Globe-D -Democart, "how
BENDER hearted those apostles of
murder can be over an inconveni-
.ence to themselves and how gleeful
xhen they plunge q whole nation In
mourning"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

1T is reported that Bryan will
reply to Cleveland's speech in this
weeks issue OF the Commoner. The
reply is so hot that the pressman, as
a precautionary measure, has packed
al the running parts of the Common
ar machine In ice,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

The Democrats of Illinois en-
dorsed the Constitution of the United
States and the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. They are little behind
the times, but what more is to be ex-
pected fromIa party without an issue?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Wonder II George Roberts will
keep that "Reformers and Taxation"
statement standing at the head of the
editorial page of the Register.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Secretary Root states the cost of
the war in the Philippines to be $780,
.0O0, 200. The Democratic editors who
have placed it at $500, 1000 will
please remit the balance.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

I'm the rush last Tuesday for land
at the opening of an Idaho reservat-
ion to settlers one man rode forty-one
miles in two hours, changing horses
seven times.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Kansas is always having troubles
of her own. Her distress now is to
make sure that the per capita of
muscle is equal to the supply of wheat
to be harvested.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

After all that noise in the north
part of the state, Mr.. Haugen was
renominated for congress by vote
of 1856 to is over Duncan Rule. Sic
transit gloria muadi!
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

and corrupt politics. It was influenced
partly by thoughts of the coming
elections, partly by the sugar trust.
Otherwise reciprocity with the trusts
differential destroyed would have
won an easy victory.
II the party escapes punishment
for the humiliating and disgraceful
climax to it's work it will only be be-
cause it may find refuge In the
record of the president, whom 1t sup
ported at first In a halt hearted
manner, and whom 1t now appears
to have thwarted.
-.
Topeka Capitals: Are Republicans in
the senate so anxious to make tariff
the crucial issue7 If nothing is done
for Cuba the greatest tactical blunder
of the last five years will be made on
the tariff question. and Republicans
and protectionists will be put at q
serious disadvantage. The president
is taking the wiser course. He firmly
believes in the protective policy, but
he does not regard any particular
tariff as too sacred to be amended or
modified in the interests of national
honor and humanity. The Dingley
tariff is one Of the greatest fiscal
measures ever enacted by congress
and has more than justified every
claim made for it by its trainers. IL
is splendid monument to the pro-
found master of economics, Chair
man Dingley. But it is not Chinese
joss to be set up and worshiped. The
Republicans who solemnly protest
against touching the Dingley act, as
If it were PROCLAMATION to do 80, seem
to overlook the fact that the act it.
self contemplates reciprocity amend
ments and provides ways and means
of promoting reciprocity.
-.
Chicago Tribune: The blow at the
president has missed it's mark. The
country is with him in this fight, and
the politicians who think to further
their own interests by their alliance
with Senator Elkins, and who pre-
pared to make a football of the well
fare OF Cuba in the hope of weaken
ing and discrediting the president
will go home to meet angry and
tmplacable constituents. The presi.
dent should keep up the fight. So
should his supporters in the senate.
They should force the fighting and
put on record the men who are CO.
operating to iniure one republic and
disgrace another.
-
New York Tribune: The denial of
reciprocity would mean q marring
and an undoing of much that has
been done, and the crowning of a
noble work with ignominy and shame.
Such action would mean the placing
of fatal handicap upon the state of
our own creation. 1t would mean
the embitterment and alienotion of
neighboring community with which
our relations should be close and
cordial. 1t would mean repudiation
OF the now martyred president who
led US so successfully through the
Spanish war. 1t would mean a con-
tinued and increasing loss of Cuban
trade to the farmers and manufact-
urers and merchants of the United
States. 1t would mean our exclusion
from a market almost within sight of
our shores in favor OF our trans-At-
lantic competitors. 1t would meau
sullying of our national honor and
sacrificing OF our national interests
at the behest of small, selfish and
ring of monopolists..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Secretary Shaw has announced
that he is for Roosevelt for president
in 1904, and the Perry Chief Reporter
says a whole lot of Iowa people are
feeling the same way.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

-Des Moines Capital: "The Des
Moines baseball team had another
great streak of luck yesterday. 1t
rained and the game was postponed" f"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

Everybody admires Sir Thomas
Lipton's pluck. He has ordered a
new yacht, and will once more at.
tempt the impossible.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

"A Chicago soap man has had to
pay $4,000 alimony. But the adver-
tising his soap gets is worth the
money.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26
VOL. SO. NO. ~
official County Paper.

Six feet of snow in South Africa
ought to promise sleighing until the
Fourth of July.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-10
COAL FOR WAR VESSELS
NEARLY 400, 900 TONS PURCHASED AT
AVERAGE COST OF 1851.
Employment of Landsmen to SUPER
wise Construction of Ships Opposed
by Admiral Bradford.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Gin his annual
report, made public to-day. Admiral Brad
ford, chief of the Bureau of Equipment
and Repair of the Navy Department takes
occasion to renew his protest against the
action OF the department in substituting
naval constructor for a line officer at
shipbuilding yards. A naval constructor
he says. is a nonseagoing officer. Inquiries
as to the custom of the merchant marine
in this matter. the report says, shows that
the construction of merchant ships gen.
orally is supervised by the most expert
enced master mariner and chief engineer in
the employ of the owner. II is an anomaly
to build ship and prepare her for sea
under the supervision of a landsman
The report does not touch on the ques-
ton Of additional coaling stations or wire
less telegraphy. The total amount of coal
purchased during the year was 3S2,04O tons
at an average cost of $5a per ton, against
SOL last year. This is the lowest price
paid for coal since 1898, when the average
was s4.6S. The amount used was IS De-,
cent. larger than the preceding year The
amount used for Steaming purposes has in
creased more than five times during the
past ten years. The report notes the graft
flying fact that foreign coal purchased de-
CTedSeO 10 per cent, Wnlle the amount OF
domestic coal used increased "a per cent
Special attention is called to the fact that
As per cent of the entire coal consumption
was for auxiliary purposes. Exhaustive
tests were made during the early part of
the year by the torpedo boat fotilla at
Norfolk of various kinds OF Virginia coal
to determine which was best adapted for
the use of torpedo boats. The result
showed little difference when the coal was
carefully selected.
Admiral Bradford renews his recon-
mendation for the construction of two
large steam Golfers capable of carrying
10000 tons of coal as a cargo and 1000 tons
in bunkers, with accommodations for a
naval personneI and liberal amount of
stores and a secondary battery. Such ships
the report says, would be very useful in
peace or war. They should be capable of
twelve knots when loaded, and would be
economical on long voyages at a speed Of
eight or nine knots.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-10
ENDANGERED BY A STORM.


HONOLULU, Nov. 1, via San Francisco.
Nov. 9.-The transport Sumner arrived here
Oct. 80 en- route to San Francisco with Gen.
A r. Chaffee and Vice Governor Luke Z.
Wright, of the Philippines, on board. The
steamer passed through terrible expert
ence in a typhoon soon after leaving Ma
Mia. She lost one Of her boats and had
several damaged and for a number of hours
was in grave danger.
In an interview Governor Wright had the
following to say of conditions in the Phil
ippineS and their future: THE develop
ments following the Inauguration of the
civil government of the islands have been
most satisfactory. They now have civil
government almost everywhere and the
people seem to be learning it's advantages
The system of provincial and municipal
government has worked well. During
the past year there has not been a single
defalcation and very few thefts. The gov
eminent is strictly one of civil service
There is a degree of peace and safety
i'm the Philippines now that was never
reached under the Spanish rule. The Span
iards used to pay the brigands to keep the
peace, and we have refused to continue
this system. After the passage of the
Philippines bill last year we established
the insular onstabulary, and we now have
5000 of these police. We find that they are
the best men for the business, and they
have cleared the provinces of lawbreakers
with great activity. The service is one
which appeals to the natives, for the police
are chosen from the tribes where they
must serve.
THE future of the islands will be great
one What ere needed most are railroads.
and these may be built soon by American
capital. There is a trunk line on the island
of Luzon now under consideration. and its
building will help matters greatly
Governor Wright also stated that he con-
sidered that the return of the friars was
the best thing for the islands, and he ex-
Deptpd that the PODe would send n
sentative to appraise the church lands in
the PhilippineS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-10
COURSING CONTEST FINALS.
Chief Prize Won by Roman Athlete
Lord Butte Also n Winner.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Nov. 9.-The result of
the finals in the Waterloo cup coursing
contest to-day at Delmar race track re-
suited in surprise, Roman Athlete, owned
by j. II. Rossiter, of San Francisco, get
ting the long end of the purse. Sacramento
Boy was picked all along as the winner
of the event, but the upset came when
Northern Express puppy, which won the
recent Futurity at Friend, Neb., defeated
the California champion in the fourth
round of the stake. Roman Athlete was
lucky in his courses. as all were short and
the element of luck played important
feature. Tiburton, which finished second,
was also fortunate in this respect North
ern Express and Barefoot Boy, the third
and fourth dogs, ran into hard courses
near the close. The winner Of the Waterloo
purse was Lord Butte. owned by l.. f.
Bartels, of Denver. Warburton, st.
Louis hound, was second. The Waterloo
plate went to Black Coon, also owned by
j. H. Rossiter, King Cashier being second.
The weather was warm and the jacks a
good lot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-10

wealth VS.. Commonwealth" and other
successful books. discusses Australasian
Cures for Coal Wars, showing with force
operation in that country of compulsory
arbitration.
The North American Review for the cur
rent month presents an inviting list of pa
pers for those readers who desire informa-
ton rather than amusement. The venera-
BILE Jay Cooke contributes "a Decade of
American Finance" Compulsory Arbitra-
tion in Industrial Disputes Is by Mr.. Hold
son, a distinguished British economist.
Hon John Barrett, who has had hand in
our affairs in the Orient, tells OF our posi-
ton and opportunity in China. Mr.. How
ellis has an article on Emile lola. Tend
encies of American Legislation" by ex-
Representative Barrows, of Massachusetts,
Is an article in which is shown the progress
which States are making in educational
and reformatory education. 1t is an excel
lent number.