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Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
SAMUEL y. WILSON,
Director and Embalmel
BELL AND KEYSTONE PHONE.

Twenty-Five years experience in the abOv
business with the assistance Of my son, John
P. Wilson, enables me TO guarantee satisfac.
ton. Everything first class with moderate
charges. Black and white heal ses. Bodies
embalmed or preserved by the use OF ice.
Mems h!ack suits Bnd robes; ladies' dresses
and robes children's shrowds always in
stock. No extra charge made for nv wifeis
services when required. All styles OF coftinB
and caskets constantly In stock.
Telephone and telegraph communications
promptly answered. No. extra charge for
distance. Five per cent discount on all bills
paid within thirty days
We ask for an examination of our Furni
ture Department when needing anything in
this line.
sAM'L. !. WILSON. MILTON. DBL
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
Latter Day Saints Meet.

The general conference OF the heor-
ganized Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter
Day Saints is being held in Lamont, and
the session is holding the town in It's
grip. There are about 700 people from
a distance attending the meeting, and
the hospitality of the 1000 residents OF
the town is being taxed to the utmost.
The conference is quiet one, no ques-
lions of vital Importance being upon
the calendar. The only question which
came in for any amount of attention was
that regarding the finances of Graceland
college The presiding officers are three
members of the first presidency. The
head of the presidency is Joseph Smith,
venerable man, whose father was the
Joseph Smith who founded the sect
which later divided into two branches
known as the Utah or polygamous Nor
mons, and the Lamont or non-polygam-
GUS Mormons. His associates in the
presidency are his son, Fred M. Smith, a
young newspaper man, who is expected
to succeed to the leadership of the
church, and Rev. r. c. Evans of Canada.
The elder Smith is known in the church
as prophet, priest and revelator. He
occasionally promulgates revelation,
the authenticity of which is accepted by
the church when the general conference
approves. AS a matter of fact, the con-
ference has never withheld it's approval.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
IOWA Law is VALID.
SUPREME COURTS DECISION IN
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS CASE.
FIGHT FIERcEsT IN HISTORY
Opponents of Constitutional Amend
ment Claim Five Propositions Are
Embraced, But Contention LIS
observation-disclosures Appealed.
[speeial correspondenee.l

Des AIoines, Ia, April 10.-At last the
question connected with the biennial
elections law has been settled In de-
cision rendered in this city the supreme
court of the state sustained the verdict
handed down by Judge w d. Evans Of
the Story county court, holding tie law
constitutional and providing for LIEN
NAL instead of annual elections. The
law was an amendment TO the constitu-
ton of the state, and by the decision
holding it valid, ii cancels the election
which was to be held next fall, giving all
officers whose terms would then expire
an extension of one year. No legal
question which has ever come up before
the judiciaries Of the seate has aroused
more interest than did the biennial cleo
tons puzzle. Opponents of the amend
ment declared that law embraced five
different propositions; therefore it was
set of amendments and should be
known under that name. The supreme
court decided as die Judge Evans that,
although five clauses were included in
the document, all were integral parts Of
u WuOIG anu GdGll uSCSSSdly W uIifNC III
others clear, thus making the law valid.
Before the decision was rendered in the
Story county courts the opponents and
opponents of the law agreed that no
matter which way the verdict went, the
case was to be carried to the highest
court. The agreement was kept and the
result comes as a severe blow to profess
sional politicians, who had looked with
much pleasure upon the prospect of the
election of a new governor and legisla-
ture and a senator to be chosen next
winter, but now all hopes of bringing
Iowa's gossip in the direction of the pO-
litical are blasted. The court declares
that on the face the proposition has the
aspect of being very complex, but g
careful perusal, keeping the principal
facts in view, brings out the conviction
that the law can stand the most rigid
test ever applied to any enactment in
any state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
o. II. S. Notes.

Harry Collard, an old o. H. S. stu
dent, was visitor on Wednesday.
There was no music in the public
schools this week on account of the
absence of Director VIM. Solomon
from the city.
The pupils received their report
cards on Thursday evening.
The base ball game that was tc
have occurred today between the
Knoxville and Oskaloosa high school
teams, was postponed on account OF
the visiting team not being able to
reach the city.
The b Senior and b Junior classes
held meetings last Thursday after.
noon. The following were the Off
GERS elected for the b Senior class
President, Beta Strohmefer; vice
president, Harry Towns; treasurer
Helen Brewer; secretary, Edna Pick
EFT. TIL following were elected for
the B Junior class: President, Maud
Robertson; vice president, Ray Gate
wood; secretary, Frank Strouse.
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
Three Widows Claim Estate.

Following in the footsteps of Chi
cago, this city has unearthed man who,
if the charges against him be correct,
very closely emulates Johann Hoch.
Three widows of the man, who some
time ago passed away, are fighting their
claims to his estate in the Polk county
probate court. The three surviving wild
ows are Mrs. Mary Du Bots of Denver.
Col; Mrs. Malvina Du Bots of New Or
leans, and Mrs. Victoria Du Bots OF Des
Moines. The estate here is valued at
some $4,000, but back in Germany, it is
claimed he is heir to fortune. He was
a native of France, his father being a
nobleman. He married German wo-
man and after the birth of e. l.. Du Bots
the couple moved to Germany, where. it
is claimed the elder Du Bots left large
estate. Du Bots fought in the Franco
Prussian war and was twice wounded.
Returning from war he allowed himself
to be captured by the charms of admir-
ing women
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
PENN COLLEGE

Prof. Morrison had his surveying
class out yesterday on the campus,
taking their first lesson in field work.
The Glee Club will give a return
concert at the NJ. E. church next Fri.
day evening. They will have the
benefit of a weeks work on the stage
and although it is making a strong
statement, the concert will be better
than the one given at the chapel last
Wednesday evening.
Owing to the Argonaut Society last
evening at s o'clock, the Alcimian
boys met at z and gave a short but
interesting program. The Argonaut
Society then gave the following pro-
gram:
Coming of Spring, Angie Pidgeon.
Return of Iowa's Birds" Clara
Greene.
"Signs of Spring About the Cam
pus," Randolph Riley.
Tennyson on "Springtime," Alice
Cook.
Debate: Resolved, That spring is
conducive to the growth of sentiment.
Aft, John Mills. Neg, Esther Lewis.
The papers were rather long but
we'll prepared, and the debate was Of
unusual interest and sparkled with
much wit. Mr.. Mills, being man Of
sentiment, gave a very sentimental
talk On the affirmative of the question.
Miss Bentley and her Bible class
took a stroll to the woods yesterday
afternoon, returning in time for a
luncheon at the Bentley home at z
o'clock. The afternoon and evening
We're enjoyed by all, and teacher and
students learned to know each other
better. May their friendship ever
continue to grow stronger as the
school year draws to a close.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
no Revise Revenue Laws.

Preliminary steps looking toward a
revision of the revenue laws of Iowa
were taken at a meeting Of the com
mittee appointed for that purpose at
the last meeting of the State Bar as
ISOLATION, held in this city. Col.
Charles A. Clark, of Cedar Rapids, and
]. G. Mabry, Of Abba, were directed to
draw bill 80 amending the statutes
of Iowa as to exempt all forms of
moneys and credits, except corporation
stock, from taxation. This bill will be
presented for approval before the next
meeting of the State Bar association,
to be held in Des Moines .,on July IA
and Is. The committee consists Of the
following members: Col. Charles A.
Clark. of Cedar Rapids; Charles D.
Saunders. Of Council Bluffs; ]. H. Nc
Conlcgue, of Mason City; j. G. Mabry,
of Abba; James c. Davis, of Des
Moines, and w. o. McElroy, of OF
tumwa.
WooDARD.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
Book Cases in Supreme Court.

TIL East River, Page county school
book cases. known as the case of McNees
& Kelley VS.. the township, have gone
to the supreme court. The cases are
looked upon by educators of the state as
being of great Importance, and the de-
cision is awaited breathlessly by those
interested. The suit was brought to en-
join the school authorities from substi-
tuting American Book company publ
cations for certain other text books COM
trolled by competing concerns. 1t was
commended that the school board on Au-
gust FL, 1903, had entered into contract
to use Judson & Bender's graded litera-
ture readers, Reeds word lessons,
Reeds Introductory language work,
Reed & Kellogg's grammars, Anderson's
histories, Hutchinson's physiologies,
Heath's arithmetics, and Rand, McNally
Biographies in the schools of the town
ship. A change was contemplated in
March, 1904, and suit to enjoin was be-
gun. #
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
Board to Visit South Dakota.


On April &c, if that date is salts
factory to the South Dakota authori-
ties, the legislative commission in
charge of the investigation regarding
the practical necessity of establishing
single board of control for the three
state institutions, will visit Vermillion,
S. D., and probe the methods which
Judges Kline and Robinson appeared
at the meeting at which the move was
decided upon and furnished the legis-
lators with several bits of valuable
information concerning the methods
employed by the institutions. Inquiry
was made with special reference to the
method of buying supplies. This is by
competitive bids, exclusively Con-
tracts are awarded to the lowest bid
der. The estimates of the institutions
being consolidated, the purchase is
practically by wholesale. Therefore
the board is able to buy from the
wholesalers and often from the mills
and factories at price below that
which they charge to jobbers. Such
purchases are not possible at the ed
ucational institutions, of course. the
clothing and feeding of students not
being one of the branches of the bust
ness of the university, state college or
normal school. Some of the institu-
tons have purchasing committees,
whose methods are modelled after the
board of control
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
Iowa Democrats Reorganize.

William J. Bryan inaugurated a re-
organization of Iowa democrats at the
Jefferson banquet, which eliminated in
the formation of the Iowa Democratic
club. Three hundred simon pure demo-
Gratis were at the meeting which preceded
the feast, and the gold democrats were
rendered conspicuous by their absence.
The officers of the new organization,
which proposes control of the party in
Iowa, are:
Presidential. c. Evans, Des Moines.
Secretary-A. r. McCook, Elma.
Treasurer-George F. Reinhardt, New
ton.
Back to the people" was the subject
Of Mr.. Bryan's address. Back to the
people" he said, 'is a phrase that best
describes the tendency manifesting it.
self in the nation and in most states.
For a period of years the tendency was
toward corporate domination, and the
voice of the people grew weaker and
weaker in comparison with the influence
Of money, but the tide has changed and
we see evidences everywhere of deter
mination on the part of the masses to
assert themselves in the management
OF parties and the conduct of the govern
ment." The Jeffersonian banquet proved
fountain of enthusiasm for the radical
democrats Of the state. and for the first
time since William j. Bryan, their lead
er, went down in defeat in 1904, have the
clouds which enveloped their future
been cleared. The funds of the Hearst
club have been turned over to the new
organization.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
New Insurance Examiner.
Especial correspondence.l

An addition has been made to the
Office Of state insurance examiner. r..
M. Haines, Of Grinnell, has been APP
pointed to the position of assistant
examiner, according to the announce
meDt which State Auditor Carol made
recently. Mr. Haines, the appointee.
d quite prominent In legal circles OF
the state and his selection for the posi-
tion is received with satisfaction. He
A. lawyer, the son of the late presi-
dent OF the Iowa Bar association, and
Possesses remarkable talent in insur-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13

Scranton for department commander q
the g. A. r., and deploring the Illness q
AIM. Adams Of Humboldt, treasurer ana
secretary, who was unable to be present,
The officers elected were: p. =. John-
ston, Of Rockwell City, president; G. y.
Caswell, of Denison, vice president; Al
M. Adams, of Humboldt, secretary ana
treasurer. The meeting was very pront-
able. B. Murphy, chairman OF the legis-
lative committee, made report looking
to the codiflcation of state laws govern
ing legal publication in newspapers ana
rate Of charge therefor. which was
adopted. Resolutions bearing on the
same subject have been adopted by the
Northeastern Iowa and Southern Iowa
Editorial associations.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
RHODES RELEASED.
No Evidence of Fraud is Produced
Against Buxton Man.

No evidence to the effect that he
had made representations untrue, and
with intent to defraud, was introduced
in Justice Bacon's court this morn
ing against w. H. Rhodes, of Buxton,
and the man was released from Gus
tody by the court. Rhodes was ac-
cused by Jim Carroll OF having sold
the same witness fees to two parties,
one Carroll, the other Frank Reid.
The former was out on the investment
he had made in the fees and could not
realize. The case evidently arose
from a misunderstanding.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
MAeNATEs COMING.
Many Noted G. A. r. Men Have Ac-
cepted oskaIoosa's Invitation.

Replies have been received. from
thirty-two Of the invitations sent spe.
cially to aides of the general stan, OF
the Grand Army and all are accept
ances but three. This is most graz
flying showing. The encampment at
Qskaloosa Is the talk Of the states and
the greatest crowd of the old boys
seen together in years win be present
In the city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
Pillow to Pray on.

Pillow TO Pray On.
Mrs. Lyster remembers another EN-.
counter, in which Lincoln surrender,
ed under fire.
Family prayers" she says, were
Of course a prominent feature in
our daily life. All of us knelt to
gether twice a day and once al
least am Abe was one of us. He
was always slyly complaining to us
girls, though there was nothing OF
the spirit of irreverence in it, that
he was wearing out his knees on the
floor Finally ne prevailed upon
Betsy to fetch and slip him a pill.
low Just as prayers began, and al.
monished her by all that was desir.
able not to let her father see
Betsy was carrying out her part
Of the plot to a nicely, when Lin.
coin, in shifting his long awkward
legs to get it under him, created a
commotion. Father stopped in the
middle Of the prayer. There was an
ominous silence. Then invocation
proceeded, little grimly, and Abe
passed the pillow quietly back
Betsy hid it beneath her dress, and
father never did find out though he
may have suspected much. Lincoln
afterward owned to us girls that ia.
Their had scared him stiff +"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
Editors Hold Session.

The Upper Des Moines Editorial asso-
citation held its annual meeting in Boone
and the most successful session in years
is recorded. The association passed res
olutions complimenting in highest
terms the hospitality of Boone, indors-
ing the candidacy Of P. A. Smith OF
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
DIVORCE CASE WITHDRAWN.
Parties to the Suit Make Up Differ
enees and Return Home.
Gynecologist.

The Maude Wilcox suit for divorce
from W. H. Wilcox was dismissed in
the district court this morning by
agreement Of the parties, who are
again living together The suit was
sensational one, and Mrs. Wilcox
charged her husband with cruelty ana
other offenses. while ne in return filed
charges against her. But now this is.
all forgotten.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13

ance matters. Mr. Haines is very
young man and his appointment to a
position as responsible as the one he
holds is looked upon by Grinnell peo-
pie as an honor which belongs to the
city as a whole.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
Maccabee Social.

The Knights and the Ladies of the
Maccabees enjoyed a social party at
their lodge quarters in Turner Hall
last evening. The company was not
exceedingly large, but there was just
enough for a very pleasant time, and
this the company proceeded to have
in earnest.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13

Waterfowl c. Finnern, OF Denison,
has purchased the Observation-Disclosures
the German paper published in this
county.
Corydon Hon. Hartley Bracewell
died at the home Of his son. Broughton
Bracewel. in Warren township.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
MAYNE ARNOLD,
oskaIoosa's Only Exclusive optician
and Eye-sight Specialist.

Most successful in Iowa. Here to
stay. So years experience. Eyes ex-
amined free. Opposite Spencer's
Great Wholesale Building. Eye
medicines free to all, Free glasses
for the poor Friday forenoons. Bring
letter from doctor or pastor or
church.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
Eggs For Matching.

Barred and Buff Plymouth Rocks,
also Single Comb Brown Leg
horns. These breeds are pure,
carefully mated. Each pen head
ed by high class male. Prices
reasonable.-C. a. kenworthy.
(36m1) Phone 1725 Black.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
F L BARNES
Physician and Surgeon.

Office hours, to and z to 8 p. m.
Office and Residence Phone, 4S6. Of
fee over Pfeifer-Belmont store, Oska-
loosa, Iowa. S4y1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
c. YER pLoEG,
Attorney-at-Law

Over Pixies drug store. New
phone 944. 99-4Sm6
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13

mad, but 1t wasn't anything to Bet
sy's mad, and think SIZE boxed
sAbe's' ears.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13

An Embarrassing Scene.
"One of the jokes he played ON us
I remember well. Bill Green was
one of the beaux of the neighborhood
and there were none too many to
go round We Camerons could take
care of eleven, ourselves, you know.
Betsy was the Oldest of US and Bill
Green liked her quite WELL Late
Npne afternoon BIZ came to our
house. Betsy and Lincoln were stand
ing together near the window and
saw him coming.
Betsy said lincoln, there's
Bill Green. He's coming to spark
you And Betsy denied it indig-
nantly.
ooh saa. Lincoln. 'tnen it win
be all right
Betsy demanded to know what he
meant Wen See he chnclded. and
pulled her Gown on his knee ana
held for there while Martha opened
the door a1d ushered BIZ Green in.
OF COURSE poor Betsy screamed ana
struggled. and just as Bill' entered.
Linc0.n, pretending great confusion,
jumped up and hurried from the
room, leaving Bet 10 make the best
ade she could. 'BilI was pretty
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-07-14

fictitious and general. Then the Mutual
Admiration Society got up and sang
the following to the air of my Fa-
Their Was a Dutchman:0
'"Here's to old Barnes, God bless him
He needs it; he needs it.
Here's to old Barnes!'
Even the brokers joined in the lay,
for they had heard it so often since
their arrival in Tonopah that they had
it by heart.
And then to thin after that that
any body should come home and say
mean things about his hosts. 1t was
quite serious at first, but the laugh is
being turned On the Mutual Admiration
Society. Not a. few of the brokers
have been entertaining strained rela-
lions toward the Mutual Admiration
Society, for the reason, they claim, that
they made a brokers' entertainment
out Of the visit of the San Francisco
men and didn't consult the brokers I'M
til they asked them for a subscription.
In Goldfeld, as soon as the visit was
heard of a meeting was called in John
Donnellan's office and all the arrange
ments for entertaining the guests were
perfected. There was 40 meeting of
the kind in T%onopah and complaint
was made that the function was exclu-
sively for the benefit of the favored
few who had the best places and who
enjoyed all the favors and benefits.
But for the Mutual Admiration So
ciety this must be said: They brought
the brokers to Tonopah and made pos
sible the visit to Goldfield. Had there
been no brokers there would have been
no ~banquets. Mr.. Barnes would not
have become famous, and there would
have been no argument as to the mum
Der of Holsters in Tonopah.
1t is expected that the matter will
blow over in a few days and that the
prices of stock win advance along the
line. Meantime the mines of Tonopah
are still in operation.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-07-14
BOB" MONTGOMERY HERE.

E. A. Montgomery, who is still known
as "Bob," though his interest in the
Montgomery : Shoshone threatens to
make him a millionaire, arrived in the
camp last Tuesday afternoon, accom-
panied by Ex-Governor Geo. A. Black
of Utah and o. F. Rebel, both of whom
are directors in his company. In COM
pany with Louis Parkhurst they left
the same evening to join Malcolm Mac
donald at the mine for a consultation
regarding company affairs. At present
the company is laying a pipe line from
the Davis ranch north of Beatty to
connect with a large reservoir that will
be erected for the purpose of supplying
the milling plant. Mrs. Montgomery is
much improved in health and will
spend the summer at the St. Francis
hotel, San Francisco.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-07-14
r BOUND OVER.

Justice Bells courtroom was crowd
ed on Monday when Edward Martin,
the local representative of one of the
San Francisco papers, had his hearing
on the charge of obtaining money un-
der false pretenses from H. NJ. Peyser
by the sale of Calumet mining stock
some two months ago. The justice had
the courtroom cleared on account Of
some demonstration made al one of
his rulings of all but those who were
directly connected with the case. After
a lengthy hearing Martin was held to
appear before the grand jury in the
sum of $4,000. He furnished the
bond. The News at the time exposed
the reported strike on the Calumet
fraction and cautioned its readers in
regard to it. Later Martin appeared
as the prosecuting witness against Lee
Williams, who took a shot at him two
weeks ago on Columbia avenue. Will
liams was held in the sum of 81. 1000 to
the grand jury.