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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
Renewal of Territory Talk.

Washington, January 7.-There was re- newal in the senate today of the talk Of compromise of the differences on the statehood question on the basis of two states one to be composed of Oklahoma and Indian Territories and the other of New Mexico and Arizona The leaders on both sides refused to consider the sug- gestion but other senators appeared to regard 1t as a feasible means of bringing to a close a debate which promises to consume much of the time of the ses- sion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
Alabama Brewing Go.
 "Bohemian Beer. ,

Twill sell a solid carload of Buggies at auction Friday and Saturday, 9th and 10th. Your own prices. They must go. Jack Cooper, 3O7 N. 2Oth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits were is- sued yesterday:
 Dr. F. F. Snedecor, to add a brick room to a residence on Alley c, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, South to cost s75.
 A l.. Gedden & Co.,, to erect a tempo rary wagon shed on Twenty-third street and Avenue A, to cost $10.
 Empire Laundry company, to erect a brick boiler room at 1923 Second avenue, to cost $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
THE AeE-HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1909
Contyacf Is Lef for Q $10o, GOO Steam
 Heating Plant for the Business Section

steam heat distributed from the power house, 1t minimizes the soot nuisance and this fact alone, he thinks, will commend the new system to the citizens.
 Asked if the steam mains would be ex- tended to the Highlands or to any of the outlying residence sections within the next twelve months. MT. Jemison said plans had only been made for the busi- ness section, but that if the enterprise turned out to be successful the mains would in time be extended.
 Several months will be required for construction of the present proposed plant.
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pany will sell steam heat for offices, stores and dwellings. just as 1t sells cleo tricity and power. Exhaust steam will be used for this purpose, and the company claims that it can supply heat much cheaper than it can be produced on the premises.
 This steam-heating process is in ope- ration in many cities, including Atlanta. It has proved popular wherever 1t Is in vogue, and it is believed that it will meet with favor here.
 President Jemison says that in addition to the economy and convenience of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
FIRE LOSS IS $125o.
Two Houses Were Injured Early Yes.
 terday Morning.

The residences occupied by R. l.. Se- brun and Ed Gore. at Thrty-fourth street and Avenue F, were destroyed by fire yesterday morning between and 5 O clock.
 The fire originated in the kitchen of the Seburn house, and was not discovered un- ti. it had burned the entire kitchen and was eating itself into the room occupied by D. H. Tidwel. on whose bed sparks were falling. He called the family and they all escaped.
 The less will amount to about 5000. cov- cred by insurance of $500 on the house. One set of furniture was saved. Two gold watches and purse containing large quantity of money was destroyed in the fire.
 The small store next door run by Mir. Seburn, was destroyed. the loss amount ing to about S4O0. MT. Gore saved mos, of the furniture in his residence, but the house was burned. It was valued at about s75o
 So many diseases depend on impure Co., .fl f, tt,a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
HE American District stea

7 HE American District Steam \OD company of Rockport, N. Y.,
 obtained the contract yester- day for putting in the Birmingham Railway, fight and Power company's steam heating plant, and it is now lay ing the lra'ns from the power house on Powell avenue along Twentieth street outward.
 For the present mains will be laid only in the streets and avenues between Powell and Fourth avenues, inclusive, and between Eighteenth and Twenty first streets, inclusive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

Irregular bowel movements lead to chronic constipation. Prickly Ash Bitters is a reliable system regulator; cures per- manently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

All kinds of cuts. Age-Herald En- graving Department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

sl,OOO, ,OOO. co to loan at 5 and 54 per cent. upon Birm- ingham Real Estate, in amounts ranging from $1, ,OOO and up.
 STEINER BROS. Bankers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
THEY ARE CHEAP
 Bucks Base Burners and Heaters at reduced prices.
 ProWell Hardware Co.

Alabama Brewing Go.
 "Bohemian Beer" I"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

So many diseases depend on impure blood, Hoods Sarsaparilla is the most widely useful medicine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE.

Could those who have imagined
there was discord in the ranks Of the
republican party have been present
at the Sixth district conference held
in Ottumwa Thursday, all their i'm.
aginations in this direction would
have been thoroughly dispelled.
There were. present at this meeting
Chairman Spence, Congressman John
F. Lacey, State Auditor B. F. Carroll,
John w. Riggs, candidate for state
superintendent; Committeeman w.
w. Epps, A. F. Dawson, chairman Of
the speakers bureau, county chair
men and candidates for state repre-
sentative.
At the opening session of the con-
ference several short addresses were
made setting forth in a clear ana
concise manner the issues of the
campaign. In all Of these speeches
there was manifest the purpose TO
wage the campaign in the Sixth dis
trict along the lines of good republi-
canism. Among the speakers was
Representative N. e. Kendall, candi-
date for reelection from Monroe
Mr.. Kendall's talk was an
emphatic plea for the rallying of all
republicans in the district around the
standard Of the party that Its success
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
NEcEssARIEs ARE CHEAPER.

Des Moines Capital: After having
the ears regaled with the strains Of
calamity and evil forboding for a peri
cd it is sometimes with startling re-
suits that an investigation of actual
facts and figures is made. For some
time past there has been more or less
complaint in the cost of the neces-
saries of life. We have been told that
it is costing more to live. Conceded
to be in the midst Of an era OF gen.
eral prosperity yet the murmurings Of
discomfort have been and are now be-
ing heard.
What disillusionment when Dun's
Review comes forth and makes re-
port the reliability of which no sen.
sible person will question. This COM
mercial bulletin shows that prices OF
commodities. proportioned to con-
sumption have decreased during the
past month and are lower than year
ago. The figures are:
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NEW COAL COMPANY.
The cunninshams Have Opened Up
Mine.

oskaIoosa has new coal company.
William H. and Ernie A. Cunning.
ham, his son, have opened shaft on
North Seventh street near Forest
cemetery, and are taking out and
marketing the product to supply a To-
cal demand. The shaft IS about sixty
feet In depth and strikes a five-foot
vein of good coal. Considerable
work remains to be done at the shaft
before 1t will be in running order, but
the labor is being hurried along as
rapidly as possible. The shaft house
and tower will be erected this week
and the scales placed m working or
der. Tom Watson IS pit boss and is
In charge Of all work below the sur
face.
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wEar cENTER.

Mrs. Dennis Davis has gone to IN.
diana to be at the bedside 81 4 nIcle
sister and to visit her mother.
Daniel Chord and wife, south 81 tbe
city, sntnt Monday at the home Of his
brother, g. Chord. They put In the
afternoon making cider.
The prayer meeting win be held
this week at M. S. Freeman.s Wednes.
day night.
q Bud Kirk and wife spent sunday at
Chase Mattox's. s.ss...,..
Mrs. Nora Davis has been to Shar.
on visiting relatives.
!. Mrs. Fannie Cook, OF the city, went
out to the parental Allgood home for
a visit Sunday evening.
James Hunt and wife visited Mrs.
John Hunt near Rose HiIl one day
last week.
Ed Harvey is putting up a barn.
Mr.. Avey is treating his house to
coat OF paint.
Chase Mattox is walling up new
cellar.
Mr.. Chord and wife and Mr.. Avey
and wife visited at AL Brantner's on
Sunday.
Dennis Davis was quite poorly the
last of the week with heart trouble.
Will Brantner has a position at Nc
Curdy's and has moved his family to
the city.
Mr.. Chord received word that ny"
daughter, Mrs. Frederick, of Bethany,
Mo-, had the misfortune to break her
arm at the elbow joint. The cause
was a bad sidewalk.
Mrs. Bud Kinks neighbors got up
a birthday surprise party on her lasr
Saturday night. Refreshments were
served and general good time was
had.
Sept. %. Center.
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p. Whitney, General Town Site
and Tax Agent for the Northwestern
road, was Rock Island passenger for
Omaha Saturday after attending to
business matters in 0skaloosa and
the town of Lakonta, of which he is
the godfather, having arranged its
location and watched it grow from
nothingness into a pretty and pros
porous village. He says the corn
crop in Iowa is the least hurt from
the recent frost of that in any of the
states in the effected district and that
Iowa is the best state in the Union
any way.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
PRIME NEIoHBoRHoon.

The first frost last Thursday night
did but very little damage in these
parts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hanna were
visitors with Mrs. Hanna's parents
Sunday.
Ed Bartlett and wife were invited
guests at Jack Heads, near Evans,
Sunday, sl5, gsj5ci y sr
Mamie Beach, oradei clayton ana
the Meredith children are new Bchol-
ars enrolled at Prime.
School has begun at Prime with
Miss Fannie Baxter as teacher. She
has an enrolment or twenty.
Mr.. Eastburn and family, from near
Fremont, were at the Guy Pomeroy
home Saturday night and Sunday.
Bieshaar Bros. are In the neighbor.
hood with their clover huller. Sew
eral around here win have threshing
done.
Mr., and Mrs. Reuben Coomes. OF
Lacey, were visitors with their sis
ters and brothers in this neighbor-
hood Sunday.
A. J. Lytle got back Saturday from
Duluth where he has been visiting
the past week. Mrs. LytIe viii re-
main for longer visit at that place
and st. Paul.
Joe d. Prime had a fall last Friday
that jolted him up considerably but
luckily no serious injuries resulted.
He fell from hay loft to tho ground,
a distance OF about eighteen feet.
Sept. %. Nnirp.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
THE IOWA CAMPAIGN.

Prominent republicans from other
states are taking great interest in the
Iowa campaign this year. Manager
Dawson of the Speakers Bureau has
received letters from Senator Albert
j. Hopkins, Of Illinois, and Senator
Moses z. Clapp, of Minnesota. Both
of these gentlemen assure Mr.. Daw-
son that they will endeavor to make
some speeches in Iowa during the
campaign.
Senator Hopkins, Of Illinois. says
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
over $50 100000 was earned by

Over $SO,OOOOOO was earned by
the electric light and power plants Of
the United States last year, accord
ing to a bulletin issued by the census
office recently. There are 3,619 plants
in operation, of which number S15
ara controlled by municipalities. The
private plants cost $50,0o0,000 and
the municipal plants $22,000,000. The
earnings were $S3,50OoOO, operating
expenses $67,6SS,075, and $2o,500,000
were paid to 6,976 employees.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

may be such as has heretofore been
experienced In former political bat.
ties.
Each of those present at the con.
ference we're enthused with the pros
poets in the Sixth district and enter
ed into the making of plans for the
campaign with vim. These men
will return to their homes and infuse
new life into the work in their locali-
ties, the effect of which cannot but
be beneficial to the interests OF the
republican cause.-Ottumwa Courier.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
-ottumwa physicians cbarge

-ottumwa physicians charge milk
adulteration by the addition of for
maldehyde with being responsible for
the high death rate among infants in
that city. The practice seems to
have been general among the milk
men and one who pleaded guilty was
fined $25,which seems rather cheap
price to put upon a child's life.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
FELL FROM BRIDGE.
Workman Loses Footing and Strikes
and Injuries Another.

Two employees of the Geo. Fixing
Bridge Co., of Des Moines, who were
at work on the Skunk river bridge at
the intersection of Mahaska and Keo-
kuk counties, met with quite a seri-
GUS accident. One of the men was at
work on top of the bridge and one
underneath. The one above lost his
footing and fell, his shoulder striking
his companion on the head. The
shock following the severe force Of
the blow made the accident prove a
serious one.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
THE HERALD
THE FLY.

THE FLY.
A fly,
To my eye,
lG!l Is wonderful thing,
Z He buzzes about all the day on his
wing
A gossamer, flibberty, gibberty thing.
Yoa wouldn't surmise
A thing of his size
Had strength for all Of the tasks that
he tries
For instance, to-day
I was reading away
OF fairies and gnomes and the pranks
that they play,
When fly
came by,
And then he began
On a horrible plan
nj OF worrying
Fiurrying,
Scurrying in, ,
And fiicking the ends of my nose and
n my chin,
ts5 Until I'd H
LIKE 10 uleu
With wrath and chagrin.
II y Now, I'm a big thing
sst4 The fly ne was small.
He'd flop and he'd fling,
He'd buzz and he'd sing,
While would do nothing at all
But whack at that fly
Each time he went by,
Deep wrath in my eye;
never could hit him however I'd try
/ whacked for two hours
i. With all Of my powers;
/ And when it was done
sat weary
AnG, teary-
While he was as fresh as when he
had begun. ....al
John Kendrick Bangs in st. Nicno-
las.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
THE MILLER CASE.


trail Labor union of Washington. ID
O., has made an appeal to organized
labor over the country to petition
/ President Roosevelt to order the dis,
rnissal of w. A, Miller, bookbinder
from the government printing office
The main question at issue seems to
/ be- whether the government printing
Office shall be an "open shop" that
is, whether any non-union man shall
be allowed to work in it. Miller for
merly belonged to the union, but be
| cause Of some disagreement was ex
PEELED. The union secured his dis
missal, but he appealed to the civil
service commission for protection
under its rules, and the president or.
dered his reinstatement and an In.
vestigation. The case is IN the
hands Of the public printer to deter.
mine whether Miller has done any.
thing that justifes dismissal. The
union that is fighting him is not sat
isied to abide by Mr.. Palmer's de-
cision, but is appealing to organized
labor the country over to force the
presidents hand.
! OF course, the various orEaniza-
tions which. receive this. appeal are
not expected to make a judicial in
quiry into the, merits Of the case.
They caftiSt do that. They are sup
posed to accept the action of the
Washington union as Conclusive and
support it. The president, who has
ordered an investigation into Miller's
conduct, is asked to have him dis
missed, regardless of the results of
the inquiry, because organized labor
asks 1t. &
Is 1t right for organized labor to
make such request as this? The
president of the United States is
elected to enforce the laws impartial.
ly, and is not expected to waive any
of their provisions on the strength Of
petitions. The civil service act and
regulations are intended to give Sc
curity to government employees who
properly discharge their duties, and
to take no cognizance of their rela-
tions to churches, political parties or
fraternal organizations. 1t is a.
new idea that a man shall be exclud-
ed from the government service be-
cause he does not belong to a labor
organization. The government SER
vice is an open" service, to which
all its citizens may aspire. When
the president orders an investigation
of the charges against Miller it is 20
be presumed that he will abide the
result of an honest inquiry, and to pc
tition him to ignore that result is
like petitioning a Judge to ignore the
evidence in case before him.
President Roosevelt has given
abundant proof Of his friendly atti-
tude toward organized labor. All the
world knows tina. he is not an enemy
Of organized labor, and 1t is extreme.
ly inconsiderate for the Central La
Dor union OF Washington to put him
under duress IN. a matter Of oficial
duty. we do not believe It's action
win be approved by, the calmer heads.
and the suggestion that II he does
not yiel d,organized labor win oppose
his reelection, is preposterous. The
working people Of the United States
are not going to determine their
choice for president, with all of the
issues and interests involved In the
election, upon the outcome OF this
dispute over Miller's Job In the bind
err. II they do, our institutions are
in a shaky condition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

he has large number Of profession
al engagements but he hopes to be
able to get into Iowa for q few days
at least, either the latter part OF this
month or some time during the month
of October. Senator Hopkins Is one
Of the new members OF the United
States senate but his long service IN
the house has resulted in his being
prominent in the senate. He Is a
good campaigner and will undoubted.
ly be of great assistance in the Iowa
campaign, if satisfactory dates can
be obtained.
Senator Clapp, Of Minnesota, IS
also a good campaigner, and like Sen.
ator Hopkins is one Of the younger
members of the United States senate.
In his letter to Mr.. Dawson he ex-
presses a desire to get better ac-
quainted with the people of Iowa, and
he hopes to be able to make several
speeches in the state between now
and election.
Minnesota republicans are especiaI-
ly interested in Iowa this fall, Gov
ernor Van SAINT having already ac-
cepted an invitation to take part In
the campaign. .t.
The responses that have been re-
ceived from Iowa speakers indicate
that there will be no scarcity Of cam
paign orators this fall The indica-
tions are for good speaking cam
paign.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
4The Guthrie Center Guthrfan 4

-The Guthrie Center Guthrfan is
opposed to any change from annual
elections and believes that II the
question is again submitted and thor:
oughly discussed by the country press
that it will be defeated by the vot-
ers." The Guthian declares "the
safety of a republican form OF govern
ment depends largely upon the rre-
quency of our elections, and is worth
all it costs" III
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

Lynnville Star: With the Quak-
efs all gone to Yearly Meeting and
the Methodist preacher gone to con-
ference, Sunday was rather dull in
LynnYille.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

Children" asked the school
committeeman, what is political
economy"
Political economy" answered the
precocious son of the district boss,
sis getting men to vote for you as
cheap as you can"
Green Bag.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

This seems to be a time for Epe-
cial efforts to provide for church and
college debts. The Des lfoines Meth
odist Conference on last Friday night
made an effort towards raising $780,
600 to liQuidate the debt upon simp-
son college. and succeeded IN raising
between ten and twerve thousand dol.
lars as starter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

The Gate-City assumes an unpop-
ular role to prove a point. 1t declares
that knocking sometimes pays. Keo-
kuk has the best golf player west OF
the Mississippi river, and the best
woman player in the territory. They
got to the top by hard knocks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

Speaking OF the magnitude OF the
agricultural industry President Stick
ney has found that only 100000 men
are employed in all the coal, iron, sill
yer, gold and all other mines in the
United States, while more than TO-
100000 are engaged in agriculture.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

-Keokuk claims to be the controli-
Ing market of the world for. timothy
seed. The Iowa-Missouri country
west of here raises most Of the tim
othy seed OF the world, and Keokuk
firm buys nearly all of it from first
hands. This appears to explain the
hay seediness of the city in the south
east corner of Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

1T has been figured out that IL
every hill contained three stalks, all
hills were exactly regulation distance
apart and every stalk bore two ears
Of eleven inches in length, an acre or
ground would produce 140 bushels OF
corn. But even the corn field does
not seem able to escape that little If.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24
The Des Moines Register

The Des Moines Register and
Leader publishes a"Historical Sketch
Of the Des Moines Public Library" !"
The building is surely getting into
ancient history and is not finished
yet. The foundation, as near as can
be learned, was laid shortly after
Columbus landed in Cuba. r.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

--Hedrick has succeeded in boom.
ing its population up to LII. That
last one is either Senator Brooks or
Jack Morrison, the enumerators diff
fering in opinion.
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Lincoln Journal: A man can't
get there any sooner in lifes race by
mistaking himself for an engine and
always running under a full head or
steam. Use moderation in all things
and you will be better and happier
for it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

The recent A. M. E. Conference
at Des Moines developed the fact that
it takes Ottumwa and Keokuk to-
gether to support one colored church,
while Oskaloosa has two. The i'm
portance of the towns named can be
judged accordingly.
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cent, and in a year % per cent. Farm
products are now coming freely to
market which accounts for the de-
cline since July /. AS compared with
a year ago, clothing is higher, but
meals are lower. Indeed meats are
lower now than at any time since
November, 1901, when the short crop
first became a factor.
What have the perennial croakers
to say in the fact of such a revela-
tion?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

The Des Moines Capital chal-
lenges the statement of the Herald
that Charles Daniels is the composer
of "Hiawatha" and declares it was
Neil Moret who wrote it. Perhaps
both gentleman are trying to prove
an alibi. - "
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

-Oskaloosa's two elegant new ho-
tells have 'innoculated ottumwa with
little Of the elixir Of life. The
Courier reports that the Ballingall is
to be re-modeled at an expense OF
$4,000.
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The wonderful vitality of some
people is thus told by the Donnellson
Review: "The marshal opened fire
and shot five times, Blackburn falling
to the floor a dead man, living per-
haps ten or fifteen minutes"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

Abba W. CASTOR, one of the pio-
neer lawyers OF the state, and one OF
the earliest settlers of Ottum%a and
Wapello county, is dead.
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Mr.. Sullivan asserts that the
democratic party stands for sound
money, and the Council Bluffs Nonpa.
reil says ut stands for 1t much like
the bad boy in school stands In the
corner-it's there, but it doesn't want
to be.n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

-Marshalltown Times-Republican:
Penn college at Oskaloosa has paid
of all its debts and starts with a
clean balance sheet, but it should not
forget that deficit in the athletic
fund gets any quantity Of newspaper
advertising.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

The Hedrick Journal announces
in big headlines that winner will
Contest" why?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-24

Well, the weather man is playing
fair at last.