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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
COL. SWALMs S EXPOSITION.

Des Moines Register: Colonel
Albert W. Swalm-formerly of Oska-
loosa, Iowa, now United States con-
sui at Montevideo-is to have an ex-
position. A special correspondent OF
the New York Tribune at Montevideo
has written an article in regard to
the exhibition, in which he describes
the plans in most interesting man
ner, and says that there is no doubt
of the success of the venture. 1t is to
be called 1.-The First North American
Exhibition on the River Plate" and
opening on July L. it will for the next
six months exhibit goods msnufac-
tured exclusively in the UBited States.
SOFA & Pons, one of the most prom
inent business firms in Uruguay,
have issued prospectus in which
they say:
There is no doubt that the oppor-
tunity of an American exhibition is
arrived, as there is at present great
competition in these markets and the
American producer could not have a
better aid against the enormous
development of German commerce
on the River Plate; and, moreover,
this exhibition will afford a chance to
the American manufacturers to show
their produce to the consumers of
these countries, to whom a great
deal of goods produced in the United
states are completely unknown.
Particular pains is taken to show
that the exhibition has been indorsed
by Col. Swain, and we doubt not
but that the hustling Iowan inspired
the affair in the first place. The ex-
hibltion is to be held in a great build
ing in the center of the city of
Montevideo and, according to the
strangely worded prospectus, twill
be open during six months the whole
day, and some hours in the evening,
the entrance absolutely free for the
public After the exhibition is over,
the officials will sell the exhibits for
the exhibitors and turn the proceeds
over to them, less the custom house
charges aud the expense of the sale.
A great many American manufacture
ers have made arrangements for
large exhibits, and it is certain to be
a good advertisement for our
products. Colonel Swain knows the
value of advertising, and he is once
more demonstrating that he is the
right man Ia the right place.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

help marking that as Bryan caught
the Democratic convention by in
vective and calamatious assertions,
so Mr., Cummins captured the great
audience of Iowa people by his mild
tempered criticisms and unstinted
praise of the great commonwealth he
has been chosen to represent. For
once the state had It's innings against
Des Moines and the auditorium was
filed with Representatives of Iowa,
while denizens of Des Moines, not
entitled to seats, clamored for ad-
mission and complained when they
met the refusal that has often been
handed out to strangers on state oc-
casions, The audience was made up
Of fast friends and adherants Of Mr..
Cummins, of political opponents,
and of many of his own party who
we're not hearty supporters of his
ante convention candidacy. His en-
thusiasts were of course pleased be-
yond measure by his address, and if
we may be permitted to garble one
of Goldsmith's beautiful lines
Those who came to criticise remained to
cheer"
He was suave and brilliant in his ex-
pressions, and while he touched on
all the great questions of the day in
an exhaustive manner, he did it with
a reserve that met the appreciation
of bis party. His address cannot be
classed as a powerful philippe that
stirs mems souls and leads them on
to great undertakings, but abounded
in opinions and in expressions that
pleased. While it did not point how
many things should be done, it map
ped out the why and wherefore with
avidity. Patriotic to the core, cheer
full and optimistic to the circumfer-
ence, the address fitted the occasion
and suited it's hearers to an unusual
degree.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
THE Y. NJ. c. A. SITE
Location a Good One And It's Se-
lection Secures $4,000.

as
selection ofthe Hawkins corner
for the site ofth Y. M. O. A. building
seems to give general satisfaction to
every one in the city. The purchase
price was sS,OO0.OO. Possession
of the property is to be given
April 1, and by that time plans forthe
new home win have been perfected
and work will be commenced in short
order after that date.
The site was practically decided up
on Monday evening at meeting of
the "site committee" consisting OF
H. 8. Howard, w. HI. Kalbach, Sam
Baldanf, Ralph Burnside, Win Wells,
II. l. Spencer, @. r. Lofland and Joe
Beeson. This committee turned tha
matter over to special committee
consisting of Ben McCoy,H. sS How
ard and @. M. Porter and these men
we're to close the deal and to look to
the drawing up of the final papers.
The gentlemen met in the Mccoy Of
fice at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
with Mr.. Eli Hawkins and the deal
was brought to close and contract
for the sale was drawn and a payment
made.
The site committee as above mem
toned, had made their decision in
selection on the Hae kins corner and
this they reported to the general
tinance committee and the Y. M. O.
A. Board in joint session at asspeciai
meeting held at the II. L. Spencer
residence Monday evening. The
recommendation Of the site commit
tee was accepted and the special COM
mittee of three was appointed to look
after the final details of the transfer.
A number Of sites about the city
have been suggested at different times
and among them have been the four
chat were finally considered, viz: The
Mccoy corner on North Market
street, the Barrickman corner on
North First street, the Greenough lots
on High avenue east and the Hawkins
barn property and in addition the old
Hinesley property south of the Haw-
kins corner, the DR.. Parry corner
east OF the opera house, the corner
occupied by the Bashaw livery barn
and the Kalbach corner at the intf
section of High avenue and B s''
The price asked for the McCov
erty was $500. The GPrs,
place could Lave ecep aald 4nsS=sss. -: "
j. H. Augustine oHereA 5esquarter
block north of the McNeA-s barn for
50, 800.
The site selected is 6Ox12o feet ar d
is the most desirable property con-
sidered in many ways.
The Hawkins Brothers will con-
tinue in the business of buying and
selling horses aud win have a location
somewhere in the city. Just where
has not yet been determined. They
will go out Of the livery business al
together after the date of the trans
fer of the property.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
THF RLEcTRTC LINE.

The Bussey Banner is trying to OPP
pose the Oskaloosa & Tama electric
line, apparently against the better
Judgment of its editor After decry-
ing the project in iabored article it
says:
"If the road should be built, willy
nilly, we should prefer to nave II run
through Bussey, than to cut off our
trade by passing several miles east
of us from Buxton to Oskaloosa.
The Banner can put it down in
black and white that the road is
going to be built, and the best thing
Bussey can do is to get into the band
wagon. An enterprise that will adj
vance contiguous farm lands so per
cent is surely big boon for any
community. Worth double what it
will cost.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
IN SESSION AGAIN.
Legislature RecOnV%nes After Vacation
this Afternoon.

Des Moines, Jan. 21.-The legisla-
ture reoonvened this afternoon at 2
o'clock, after a recess of about four
days. Both houses will ballot on
United States Senator and tomorrow
the joint convention will meet and
make a record of the election of SEN
ators Allison and Dolliver. Accord
ing to the law, this joint convention
must meet at IL O'Clock, Wednesday,
and formally elect United States
Senator's
1t is expected that the presiding
officers of both houses will announce
their committees this afternoon.
Lieutenant Governor Herriott has his
committees all mads out and Speaker
Eaton is nearly through.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
.Marshalltown has received a CO

--Marshalltown has received con-
tribution to a hospital fund from an
unexpected source. BY the terms of
the late Bishop Lenihan's will he
donates 81, 900 toward the founding of
a charity hospital in Marshalltown,
the home of his favorite brother.
To this amount Father Lenihan an
nounces that he has added $1,000 and
from Right Reverend John ]. Keane,
archbishop of Dubuque, there is
pledged another thousand. To this
nest egg the Times Republican says
sufficient will be added to give Mar.
.shalltown s25 900 institution.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
ALLTSOY,s NOMLEATIoY.


As Iowa grows great in the councils
o. the nation, so Mahaska blszes out
in the galaxy of the state. OF all the
members of the legislature Judge
Blanchard was chosen to perform the
signal honor of renominating Hon.
VIM. B. Allison to succeed himself in
the United States Senate. Mr.. Blanch-
ard was equal to the occasion and his
speech is worthy of preservation. 1t
was short but to the point and lis here
given in full:
Mr.. Chairman: Among the import
ant duties which the present general
assembly is required to perform is that
of electing two senator's in congress.
Ordinarily this would involve a con-
tsst resulting in party divisions, fac
tions and strife. Fortunately we are
not confronted with such conditions.
Our task is a pleasant one, free from
contention or strife. The voice of the
people of os.f great state has been
heard--the choice has already been
made, and we have only to ratify the
verdict of the people.
"Six years ago in this hall took an
humble part in nominating our pres
ent senior senator for his fifth con-
secutive term in the United States sen.
ate. Then, as now. there was no con
test, but all were eager to honor one
whose official life had reflected so much
honor upon our state.
"At the close Of the present term
of office Senator Allison win have serv-
ed thirty years in the United States
senate. as long as lid the celebrated
Thomas H. Benton. But we are not
contented with this. u all that Ii
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
AN IOWA ORGANIZATION.

Topeka, Kansas, Mail: For sever
al years the Kansas people who came
from Ohio have had organizations in
various parts of the state held re-
gular meetings and picnics and had a
rattling good time generally. Now,
as a matter of fact, there are more
formerly of Iowa people in Kansas
than there are of any other state in
the union. These Iowa people have
grown trifie weary Of having the
impression 60 out that formerly of
Ohio citizens are the whole thing
out here and have decided to form
Iowa organic atoms for the purpose
of renewing acquaintance with each
other and incidentally for the pur-
pose of letting their old friends in
iowa who may have lost track OF
them in some cases, know where
they are and how they have been
making it. The Kansas immigration
Bureau, all of whose members, we
understand, are from Iowa, have
consented to interest themselves in
this matter and want to hear from
all the citizens of Kansas who were
formerly from Iowa, as to their
location, how they are prospering,
etc. This will make it convenient
for people living in Iowa who want
to find out where, formerly of Iowa
people are located in Kansas. All
the Iowa men will need to do will be
to drop a line to the Kansas Immi-
grafton Bureau atTopeka and get in
touch with the Iowa organization.
Our Kansas farmers who came from
Iowa, while proud of the prosperity
that has blessed them, point to grand
old Iowa as ths state that is now
practically running this government
With two me bers of the cabinet,
the speaker of the house, other re-
sponsible positions and the strongest
delegation in congress from any state
in the union, there appears to be nc
flies on tho Hawkeye state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

In sweeping decision in the
case of Dewey Va. Mckay the Su-
preme court sustains the tax ferret
law and holds in effect that chapter
80, acts of the twenty-eighth general
assembly, is not unconstitutional and
that section 1 ,s74 is not repealed by
the chapter referred to. The court
also holds that because property
holder removes from the state he is
not exempt from taxation during
those years of residence here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
WAVES OF THE WORLD.

Editors Herald: To settle dispute
will you please answer the following
questions:
Is the United States today con-
sidared a first class naval power
among the nations of the world?
viii YOU please publish the com
parative strength of the U. s. navy
with that of three other first class
naval powers? Respectfully,
@. w. MCDONALD.
THE HERALD ia not prepared to say
what class the United States belongs
to, but the Off ,ial statistics for 1901
do not give her a fatering position
as compared with other great powers.
The figures are as follows:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
M,KINLEY MEMORIAL.

The idea of building a memorial to
the late President Mckinley by pop
ular subscription should meet with
hearty response by our patriotic peo-
pie. President Roosevelt in his mes
sage said:
"rhe shock, the grief of the coun-
try, are bitter in the minds of all who
saw the dark days while the President
hovered between life aud death. At
last the light was stilIed in the kind
ly eyes and the breath went from the
lips that even In mortal agony uttered
no words save of forgiveness 10 his
murderer, of love for his friends ,and
of unfaltering trust in the will of the
Most High. Such a death, crowning
the glory of such life, leaves us with
infinite sorrow, but with such pride
in what he had accomplished and In
his own personal character, that we
feel the blow not as struck at him,
but as struck at the nation. We mourn
a good and great President who is
dead; but while we mourn we are
lifted up by the splendid achieve
ments of his life and the noble heroism
with which he met his DEATH"
That the people deeply feel the
truth of these, the words of the Chief
Magistrate of our country, is evil
denced by their desire to join the
throng that is volunteering offerings
to erect in memory of William Nc.
Kinley national memorial over his
last resting place.
In this community, the people, with
out regard to partisan feeling, become
one in their memory of the life and
untimely death of the late President.
The opportunity to contribute to
the fund to be used in erecting a suit
able memorial is all that should be
needed to bring the people close to-
gether and unite in this tribute to one
they loved
McKinley's life appeals to every
American boy and girl. He was the
average country youth, a wage-earn-
or, and a private soldier, worker
and a student. A monument to viii.
liam Mckinley is monument to
American manhood and strong, SELF
reliant, industrious, preserving youth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
GIVE CHARIrY A CHANCE.


The Spiritualists have right to
their beliefs. Amy religion that points
a higher life is sacred, and should be
above vulgar criticism God forbid
that THE HERALD should ever throw
a straw in the path of anyone in his
race for Heaven, and yet there are
some things that should not go un-
challenged. No cult can gain any
thing unto itself, in fact we do not
think they have the moral right, to
dig into the past, call up unhappy
memories and publicly fsunt them
in the face of living friends, as was
done at the opera house last night.
II charity is a cardinal principle in
their religion, as their leaders assure
Us, then the cloak of charity should
be thrown about the sorrows and
mistakes of bygone days. Life has
enough sorrows and memory enough
skeletons without raking up and
threshIng over old straw. s.Let the
dead past bury it's dead" and re.
member "Faith, hope, charity, but
the greatest of these ia charity"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
FEDERAL BUILDING.
Work on the New Post Oniee Being
Pushed Rapidly.

Work upon the new post office
moves along nicely and every favor
able moment will be utilized in get.
ting the walls up and the petitions
and the floors into place. Additional
brick layers we're put on the job
Monday morning and the stone
masons were also engaged. Another
car of stone is on the ground ready
to be placed and the terra Gotta will
be on hand as soon as the workmen
are ready for it.
Considerable brick work is accom-
plished from day to day and the
building is growing as rapidly as the
state of construction will permit.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

No wonder they are having
troubles of their own in GrinDell.
Even the erstwhile staid Herald
launches this bit of information:
"There is no need of propping open
sleepy eyelids till the early hours of
morning in order to court the god
dess of love and beauty. She APP
pears to the unaided eye in broad
day light. 1t you want to see Venus,
look due south at the hour of 2:30 in
the afternoon
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
carries his age remarkably we'll and
is one of the most enterprising resi-
dents of the Capital city
FOR CONGRESS-.

Gays the Sully Ledger: Geo. w.
Sewers, of Oskaloosa, is mentioned
as being likely candidate for con-
gressional honors on the republican
ticket of this district the coming fall.
George would make the district an
able representative, all right, but he
would doubtless come nearer getting
the nomination If he resided in Jas
per. We are short Of timber up this
way while Mahaska seems to be long.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
JERSEY GETS HOUSE.
Ottumwa Man viii Have Charge Of
the Masonic Next Year.

] F. Jersey was awarded the lease
of the Masonic opera house for the
term of five years Tuesday evening.
Three other bidders were in the field,
Chas. Ralston, E. M. Fritz and Geo.
Shockley.
Mr.. Jersey is the present lease hold
er of the ottumwa house. Mr.. Fritz,
who has the present lease.of the Os-
kaloosa house, takes Mr.. jerseys
place at Ottumwa
The Masonic is to be re-seated and
improved to the extent of 81 800 dur
the present season. The first thing
to be done will be the re-seating and
a new floor. The new lease will date
from August 1, 1902.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
BOILER EXPLOSION.

The explosion of a locomotive
boiler on a Rock Island engine at
Victor Saturday morning recalls an
acciden somewhat similar that oc-
Cured on the Iowa Central about
1884 or 's5. The Central at that time
had couple of great heavy "mogul'
engines that were purchased to
handle the coal traffic between Givin
and Grinnell, Engine 80, as it is re-
called at this time was pulling train
of empty coal flats south from Lacey.
The train was in charge OF Conductor
John Holden. Engineer Ed. Posley
was at the throttle and Fireman
Chas. Chute was on the left hand
side OF the big engine. The engine
was in a little cut some distance
south of Lacey when without previ-
GUS warning there was break and
an explosion of the boiler. The entire
train was piled up in heap and the
greater part of day was required in
removing the wreckage with crews
working night and day. Engineer
Posley was killed and Fireman Chute
badly injured. Mr.. Chute is now
running an engine on the Monte
yuma branch of the Central.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
A RODMLNG TOWN.

One Of the livliest towns in this
section of Iowa just now is Harvey,
fifteen miles west Of Oskaloosa on
the Rock Island road. About a year
ago some capitalists went to the
place, which was then but way
station with a postofilce and village
store, and purchased tract OF land.
They divided 1t up into town lots and
started boom that Ihas no indIca-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

In the above list of ships, torpedo
boats and minor craft are not
included. Several big battle ships
are now being built for the United
States, and it is stated that by 1904
she will equal if not surpass Germany
and Russia
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
BRANCHING OUT.
OskaIoosa Boys Meeting with Success
In Oklahoma.

Many oskalooss friends OF the
young gentlemen in question win be-
delighted to learn Of the unqualified
success and the deserved pyospering
of the Rockwell Porter Shinniok
Company of Oklahoma City. The
company is moving along expansion
lines and 10 locating q second or
branch store at Wynnwood, little
town about twenty miles distant from
their Oklahoma City store. L ie to
be- ort Of general store and ii IN
said to Be splendid opening.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
lNAUgURAL ADDRFSS

The inaugural address by Governor
A. B. CumminB was master stroke
and was, in many respects, one of
the most fetching OF its kind ever
delivered In Iowa. While there could
not possibly be any comparison in
the two addresses, yet one could not
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

The Oskaloosa & Tama Electric
line will prove one of the greatest in
vestments ever made by Oskaloosa
or Mahaska county. We need it and
we must have it. Put your shoulder
to the wheel and help get it. 1t should
have right-of-way over all others.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

One trust has "busred." The
Iowa Publishing Co., M. L. Curtis of
The Knoxville Journal, Messrs.
Leomis & Boys of the Boone Repub-
lican and Griffin of the Atlantic Mes
senger, has been dissolved, each man
or firm retaining as his possession
the property designated.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

AT meeting OF the of the Iowa
Press association in Des Moines on
Friday, Late Young was the only Des
Moines newspaper man present. With
this fact in mind it is not difficult to
explain the Capitals rapidly growing
popularity throughout the state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

Cedar Rapids Republican: In
Iowa the treasurer commissioned by
the governor has received as much
as s53 80 for the Mckinley memorial
and yet it is not six months since
thousands in Iowa were weeping
over the dead president and passing
resolutions galore.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

There is not county in Iowa
that desires to be set over in the
other congressional district. All this
talk of redistricting of Iowa comes
from the fellow, who thinks he can
have it so manipulated as to land
him in congressional seat.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

Prospects are that there will be
some lively competition between
several streets and avenues in the
city the coming spring as to which
one shall be paved fret. They all
want it but only limited number
can be served
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

"A city building commensurate
with the needs of the city for years
to come would not be a bad com
panion for the new Federal building,
the new Y. M. Q. A. building, the
new Lacey hotel and other large
buildings on the list for 1902. Now
is the time to talk it up and get it
etarted,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

20. H, P. Grove, at one time edi-
tor of the Times of this city, died re-
Gently in Des Moines and was buried
there. He was good newspaper
man and possessed bright mind.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

The Burlington Hawkeye is of
opinion that it is more vital that
charity have beginning than that it
begins at home.