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The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
The legislature has passed a bill

The legislature has passed bill
permitting Savings Banks to accept
deposits amounting to twenty times
their capital stock. Heretofore the
limit has been ten to one. The capital
stock is no security for deposits
amounting to ten times it's total value,
and to increase the limit to twenty
times the capital stock will not i'm
pair the stability of bank, which
depends upon the business qualifica-
tions and honesty of its officers rather
than on the amount of its capital
stock.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
TERSE TOWN TOPICS FEARFUL ACCIDENT.
City Hopper Turns Out Big Mu-
nicipal Grist.

The regular council meeting for the
month of March was held Monday
evening and all of the councilmen
were present at some part OF the
meeting. Considerable business was
transacted.
The minutes OF the proceeding
meetings of the month of February
were read and adopted.
Numerous tax matters were called
up and discussed at considerable
length and all went in the usual way,
referred to committees and the city
solicitor. These items included the
matters of w. E. Kemble, Mrs Nettie
Watkins, James Mansfield, George
Watkins and Sarah Jones.
Dirt Wanted.
Mrs. Cora DeutschmaD, No. 420
North Market, complained that the
paving of this street had ruined her
property, that it was so far below the
grade that she could not rent the
house. She asked the city to help
her fill her lot, and the council voted
that part of the dirt removed from
the streets might be placed on this
lot. The Courtney lot on High aven-
ue west is to be treated likewise. This
lot was made low by the paving and
in wet times permits foods2of water
to overflow the lot.
FIX a Fence.
Mr.. Stein, who cares for the city
scaveuger grounds, notified the city
that the line fence on the north side
of the grounds had to be rebuilt. MIR.
E. II. Gibbs whose property joins that
of the city has signified his willing
ness to bear his part of the expense
of building the new fence. The re-
pairs were ordered forthwith.
Take the Money.
The statement OF s. H. Hull regard
ing bis sewer for the new factory on
First avenue west refusing free tap
page of sewer was read, and the conn
Gil voted unanimously. to take the
mans money.
Reports.
The monthly reports of the city Of
ticers were received and placed on
file after reading. The condition of
the city as shown by the reports is as
follows:
Mayors Report.
The monthly showing of the mayor
is, to March 10, and amounts to s45.-
70.
The statement of the city funds for
the month ending February %, '02:
General fund cash. 81 ,S59 66
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
RELIEF ASKED.

American Missionaries in Western
India have assumed responsibility
for the support and training of 900
of the rescued 25, 600 famine children.
This burden, assumed in the name of
humanity, involves a cost of at least
s32U, 900 year, aside from 1.-THE in
dustrial plants needed. While these
missionaries are bending every nerve
to raise money locally from the Indian
Government, and charitable sources,
both of who m view our work with
sympathy, the greater share of the
large burden must fall on the bene-
VIOLENT in America. Although the
famine is over, the Americo-India
Famine Relief Committee, that dis
tributed the funds sent through the
ICON mittees of One Hundred on
India Famine Relief" remains to use
it's inf fence to help the famine
children until the time they can earn
their own support. They therefore
earnestly ask the cooperation of
Christian people everywhere. Their
needs ane responsibility may be
learned by addressingiJustinsE. Abb
bott, Secretary, Bombay, India.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
Making Improvements.

The K of lodge and the Rathbor Q
sisters have ordered extensive im-
prove ments in the way yoffurnishings of
ia their home "Castle Hall" and the
same are now in progress. The
Idies dressing room is to have a
new carpet and curtains, and draper
les will be in evidence every where
on the night of the installation, in
spection and grand military ball.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

-Bondurant Journal: After pray
ing for forty years for baby, Des
Moines couple placed small want ad
in newspaper and that same night
a bouncing boy was left on their door
step. Prayer is albright if you are
not in hurry, but for quick results
use printers ink.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

sit is not the work, but the worry,
That makes the world grow old,
That numbers the years of it's children
Ere half their story is told.
That weakens their faith in heaven
And the wisdom of Gods great plan,
All! it's not the work, but the worry,
That breaks the heart of a man."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

John S. Murphy, the well known
and versatile editor of the Dubuque
Telegraph, paid the price of a siren
uous newspaper career by giving up
his life without warning in the midst
of work in his Office Monday after
noon. "Over-worked" tells the whole
story, and the wonder is that more
of the craft d. not succumb.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

The receipts of the Ottumwa post
office for the month of February were
81, 1856 II, as against s3,529.09 for the
same month last year. The increase
is s457 0s, or 13 per cent. This is a
good showing for the usually dull
month of February. Our old time
neighbors down the way is trying
mighty hard to keep up with Oska-
1Onoo
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odd FeIIoxys spruce I'm.

The Odd Fellows are making a
number of improvements in their hall
on high avenue west. New paper
and paint and general cleaning up
is in progress and the hall will ap-
pear like new place within short
time. The work is being done by
Hamilton and McGlumphy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

the Andrew Presbyterian church at
Minneapolis has been provided with
bowling alley as an adjunctto the fine
new gymnasium on which the church
prides itself for the development of
muscular Christianity. Other church
es, it is said, will follow the example
of the Andrew church.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

u. 8. Senator Hanna, OF Ohio,
has written letter to Gov. Nash,
protesting against any Worlds Fair
appropriation of less than 100000
for Ohio and favoring larger rather
than smaller amount. Some Of
the large manufacturing concerns
favor s300,00 or S4O0, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

The electors of Eddyville will vote
on an electric light franchise at the
regular municipal election March 81.
If Eddyville would keep up with the
procession she must secure these ad-
vantages. Every public utility adds
ten percent to the value of all town
property.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

We are at a loss to know why
anyone from this section should go
to Dakota or Oklahoma in search of
cheap land, when they can open any
hydrsnt in Oskaloosa and get all the
soil they want for nothing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

fruit trees. Now itgoes without say
ing that any man who peddles fruit
trees and then settles right down in
that community must be a man of
the highest integrity" that ex.I
plains the mystery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

Monroe Mirror: Telegraphic dis
patches Monday announced the re
appointment of Henry A. Perrin as
postmaster of Monroe, Henry has
given the best of satisfaction and
here's congratulations on flour years
more.n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

The Grinnell Herald opposes the
establishment of bowling alley in
Grinnell, but welcomes the appear
ance of "She Stoops to Conquer"
Company. OF two evils the Herald
seems to have gotten hold of the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
An Oklahoma Farm,

If you contemplate the purchase of
an Oklahoma farm, we ask your at
tention to our For Sale column, to a
fine 40o-acre farm advertised by Elk.
Hines, formerly of Oskaloosa, but
now a resident of Norman Oklahoma.
What Ed tells you about this farm
you can depend upon. Write to him
if you want a good Oklahoma farm
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

If you have moved from one
ward to another since last fall, have
come TO Oskaloosa since the Novem-
ber election, or were not properly
enrolled before you must register or
you cannot vote at any of the coming
municipal elections.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
RenodeIing.

Chas. Dasher who purchased the
Chas. Walling property on North B
Street is making some improvements
to the property. There Is a new
deck for the roof and new cutters,
with other changes, all of which en-.
tails several dollars.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

The value of the EVENING HER
AID as newspaper has again been
vividly illustrated. 1t brought to it's
readers news of the British defeat in
South Africa twenty-four hours ahead
of any other paper printed or read in
Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
can sympathize wit

-Oskaloosa can sympathize with
Knoxville in it's loss of the proposed
Normal school. This town went
through the mill ten years ago and
the neither stone ground hard. But
Knoxville willget well, and will be as
much better off without the school as
the state will be richer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

The driving of the last spike on
the Northern Pacific railroad, at
Gold Greek, Mont, in 1888, is to be
made the subject of a painting to
overlook the grand staircase in Mon
tana's new state house.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

The troubles of Harvey's news
paper "The News" have already
commenced. Obituary poems yard
long are coming in by especial re-
quest of the afflicted"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

-Four of Uncle Sans battle ships
have been ordered to Colombian
waters as safeguard of American
property interests. They may also
be regarded as first-clsss guarantee
of peace.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

I'm London there are, according
to the latest directory, 1880 families
by the name of Smith, $50 by the
name of Jones, 700 Brown families
and $50 Robinson families.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

just keep in mind the fact that
if you own $1,000 of property the pro-
posed tax for the Oskaloosa & Tama
Electric line will cost you only five
dollars and you will have two years
in which to pay it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
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WALTER CAMPBELL,
City Treasurer.
Claims.

The regular monthly list of claims
against the city were allowed and
warrants ordered issued. The total
amount of claims was 81 900. Special
claim of Frank Baker allowed. The
McDonough claim for small ipox SER
vice was referred to the board of su-
pervisors.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

The trustees of Wesleyan uni
versity, Middleton, Ct., the Oldest
Methodist college in the country,
have given their official sanction to a
bicentennial celebration of the birth
of John Wesley, to be held in June,
Ian9
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

Talk about "hossn races and
county fairs-neither of them are in
the same class with school election
when it gets it's working harness on.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

drills wells, rope holes and prospects
for coal. See him, or write In care
Gesman Bros, Oskaloosa, la. Our
prices reasonable and work guaran-
teed. sott
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
City Limit

The question of extending the city
limits was called up and discussed.
1t was determined that the northern
boundary of the city should be the
section line running east and west on
the north Of the Yearly meeting house.
This brings the line south quarter
of mile from the first location
designated by the resolution of the
council.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

It's gentleman's whiskey, pure
delicious beverage and a grand ap-
petizer. Don't forget the name, 81.
W. Harper" whiskey. The kind your
grandfather used.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
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M. & M. Star Bottling Co.. % oskaloos sa
Iowa.
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Election Matters.

The matter Of the clerks and the
judges who are to serve at the special
and the municipal election that will
be held in the city soon was called
up. The same judges and clerks who
were at the last proceeding general
election will be employed in these
special elections.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
Sewer Wanted.

Bert Grill who has property on
Fourth avenue west asked relief from
flooding by having sewer built. The
matter went to the sewer committee.
j. V. Green also appeared before the
council and asked that he be granted
sewer through his property on North
Sixth street, and the council ordered
an investigation of the matter by the
sewer committee. The same was
ordered in the sewer matter brought
up by Frank Bloomfield.
A number of ordinances were placed
on their third and final reading and
ordered passed. They were ordi-
nances No. 220 granting the right to
the Marshall Oil Company to erect
tanks and buildings. Ordinance No.
Sl9 is new dog ordinance and re-
pesls ordinances Nos. 1s, 159 and 1874.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31
SCRANTON, MARCH 81. 1902.


In recommending the settlement of
the street car strike on the terms re-
Gently secured from the Scranton Rail-
way company, the executive committee
of the Central Labor union gave good
advice which deserved Il better fate
than it received. If those strikers who
are yet idle are wise, they will act
upon this advice by making early ar
rangements to return to work. Hold
ing out is losing game for all con-
cerned; and the men on strike, to
whom no hope of final victory appears,
and who, at the most can expect only
such minor concessions as the COM
pany is magnanmous enough to offer.
have lost enough. 1t is easy for men
who have not gone through what they
have endured to urge them to continue
the losing fight; but such urging but
terS no parsnips. Common sense calls
for the calling off of this strike. The
longer common sense is ignored the
costlier will be the penalty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31

| of reckoning comes for the British em-
pire."
II Is almost sufficient to say that
when that day comes, the American
government, If feeling its welfare men
aced, viii no doubt find way to meet
1t. But it is worth noting, in addition,
that nothing In the furnishing of troops
by Canada to Great Britain increases
the previously existing risk of the in
Nasion of Canada by an army opposed
to England. On the contrary. 1t re-
duces the probability of such invasion
by the extent of the military training
ii gives to the Canadian quota of colo
NAL troops. The Monroe doctrine. it
Is wise to recall, applied to foreign
colonizing on this hemisphere not al
ready In effect at the time that the doc
trine was proclaimed. Since then
Spain has been eliminated and only
Great Britain remains. What the at
titude of the United States would be
in case a foreign foe of England We're
to threaten an invasion of Canada we
do not know. Presumably it would
be one of protest if the invasion prom
ised to become permanent But how
under any accepted rule of interna-
tional law or custom we could expect
to limit the hostile acts of an antagon-
list of Il foreign power so long as they
should not affect us, is more than we
can imagine. Equally impossible
would it be for the government at
Washington to undertake to limit the
area in British territory in which the
government of his British majesty
might recruit for soldiers to fight
Great Britain's battles. There could
be but one way of enforcing such Il
limitation. We doubt il the most bel
ligerent of Englands American enc
mics would regard the end as worth a
war.
AS the years pass. it is becoming APP
parent that the Monroe doctrine was
more durable in principle than in let
ter. 1T applied literally to a condition
long since vanished; to a period in the |
republics growth when it seemed that |
its none too certain future might be |
made miserable by the juXtaposition of |
neighbors. This state of |
things does not exist today. The re- |
public, then feeble and derded, is re-
roGnized now as one of the first. if not |
the first power in the world. The
fear today is not that foreigners may
upon us, but that, in trade
At least, we may encroach upon them.
All that is left of vitality in the Mon
'oe doctrine is its animating insistence
upon the right of the American peo-
Die to order their own destiny. We do
not doubt that this doctrine now has
I'll the force of codified law.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31
LITERARY NOTES.

y realistic story OI French student life is Nile
Fouchctte." by Charles Theodore Murray, long
time New York correspondent of the pttshu,g
Dispatch and now newly hedsed professional
man OF letters. In order to quality ion writing
ii. Mr.. Murray spent year in the Quarter Latin
'de sarcon,' among its freak frcquenters and
his Interpretation oi them differs from that most
widely held,
There is hclrt'gripping stony by Hopkn,on
Smith in the April Cosmopolitan. 1t concerns
the prison treatment OF yOnug woman from the
Kentucky mountains arrested two weeks after
the birth of her child for selling moonshine
whisky illcitly No outline can show the story's
power, Read it,
In these days of multiplying magazines most
of them good ones and all iriymg to excel, il
is satisfactory to note the continued hold OF an
odd stand by like lilrpel's, one OF the few which
emulate wine in improving with age. For real
literary flavor this publication is yet the standard
setter,
Every Easter the ST. Louis Mirror celebrates
with beautiful cover and a doubled array of
interesting contents; but The celebration this
year is on a scale Of iberalty which establishes
4 new record 1t is regular tiara of literary
brilliants
II Is doubtful ii American periodical ever
eNcelled in the eleamess and atmosphere" OF its
illustrations the April issue of County Life in
America. It inspires an almost irresistible long
ing to chuck business and go fishing.
\ publication of interest to book. lovers Is The
Literary Collector, issued from SO West Forty
second street New York, aud devoted to telling
all about rare and curious tonnes, their owners,
enyiers and capturers.
The Current Encyclopedia for March sustains
the high and helpful character which this most
useful publication has won. 1t is a faithful mir
ror OF months important activities.
Mary Johnstons Audrey" is now the hook fad
OF the hour, Next to It in point OF vogue is
Edith Whartop's The Valley OF Decision"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31

correspondence between Cen
Il eral Miles, the secretary of
warand the president relative
60 the tirsts request to be empowered
to have full jurisdiction over the Phil
ippines-for that is what the request
amounts to-cannot harm the adminis-
tration, although there seems to be
reason to believe that such was the
effect intended; but it leaves General
initiation. and must inevitably lead to
his early retirement from a position
in which he is plainly so far out of
sympathy with his immediate superiors
as to be of little value to the army, to
them Or to himself.
The self-assurance of the generals
request is enough to stagger IL stone
image. Notwithstanding the high
character of service, both civil and
military, which the country has had
n the Philippines from the moment of
heir occupation to the present time.
and wholly regardless of the rapid pro-
:less made toward pacification and de-
.elopment. the sublime idea comes to
Nelson A. Miles that he alone is uuali-
fled to restore, as far as possible, con-
hdence to the people of these islands
and demonstrate that the purpose of
our government is prompted by the
high sense of justice" A more mas
sivS piece of presumption without foun-
dation in similar results achieved else
NNh Ga i,,
can annals. The intimation that Can
did, frank and honest consultation and
counsel between natives and the rep
resentatives of this government could
not be secured under men like Chaffee
and Judge Taft without putting over
them with paramount power a military
dictator in the person of Lieutenant
General Miles is almost as bad. Where
can such vanity end?
But even though the plan proposed
by General Miles had in it sufficient in
trinsic merit to warrant its careful
consideration the necessity for alter
ing existing plans and policies in the
Philippines did not exist at the time
that the proposition was made and
does not eNlsl TO-DAY. AS to the gener-
ais imputation on the character of the
military service in the Philippines the |
rebuke administered by the secretary |
of war is mild in comparison with what |
it calls for. The whole incident. taken |
in connection with others of its kind |
in which General Miles has figured ex-
hibits him in the light of a marpIot
and menace to good military discip-
line. II after the publication of this
correspondence President Roosevelt
snail not terminate Miles official OPP
portunitles for hectorng his superiors
in responsibility AS Well as setting a
vicious example before the army, he
viii be derelct in plain duty. The
active military careg of Nelson A.
Miles should be ended at once.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31

While the population of the United
States increases at the rate of million
a year, the increase in wealth is at the
wondrous rate of $500, 600 900 "a year n
rate uneXampled in human history
Where will it end?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31

We hear little of the sufferings OF
Porto Rico these days The govern
ment critics have evidently concluded
that the island is altogether too pros
porous to be further considered as Il
location of calamity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31

1t is reported that William X. Van
derbilt intends to become the actual
and active president of all the Wander
bilt railroads, in order that there may
be no mistakes in the carrying out of
his policies. The report is probably
erroneous. The limitations of human
nature apply even to millionares.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31
The Monroe Doctrine.

CORRESPONDENT of the
IN New York sun, apropos of
= = of the report that Canada has
been called upon for 1000 adj
ditional troops for service in South
Africa wants to know if the employ
mentsof Canadian troops in war with
which this hemisphere has no con-
eern does not involve danger to the
Monroe doctrine, Ills argument is that
by INVOLVING herself in England's quar-
rels Canada subjects herself TO the
possibility of invasion by an European
opponent of England, with permanent
occupancy in case of victory; and he
proceeds: Should our government
now by its silence seemingly admit the
right of Great Britain to recruit her
armies from American dependencies.
we may yet have 10 face the prospect
of the dismemberment of Canada and
her apportionment among the Euro
peap powers when the Inevitable day
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31

Publicity has been given to the fact
that President Hadley of Yale has in
sured his life for $4,000 Wise as that
act of prudence was, we think the sum
too small considering the value of what
it is supposed to cover
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31

Maryland DIRECTORS to the "Fuler
deal for control of the Western Mary
land railroad are wasting their breath.
If precedent counts for ANYTHING: for If
teaches that what f. l.. Fuller goes for
he gets
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31

cludes instructions that periodical
medical examination and certihcation
OF immoral women must be suspended
The only exception is that notorious
resorts shall be. more severely policed
ana quarantined while infected in
mates are to be obliged TO go at once
to the hospital. Theories necessarily
have to give way TO conditions in such
matters; but If the proper support
shall be given by the fathers and moth
ers of America to the religious infiu-
ences which try to help the army Off
GERS to provide wholesome recreation
for the enlisted men, It Is reasonable
to believe that vice can be noticeaby
diminished If not wholly extirpated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31

Since the enactment of the Gladstone
land act of 1881, rents in Ireland have
been forcibly reduced ~ per cent.
Gladstone in Scranton would win the
faVor of many at about this time of
wear