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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28
OUR COLORED SOCIETY,
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends
A merry Christmas to ALI

A merry Christmas to ALL
Miss L. s. shelly was a visitor in
Buxton this week
Frank Stewart. who has been work.
ing in Des Molnes for some time, has
returned to the city.
Reuben Gains and John Harris
came over from Buxton Thursday 20
look after matters Of business In the
city.
q. q. Lee will spend the holidays in
Chicago, the guest OF mis- friends, the
two Johns-Drl John Lewis and John
Wallace.
A sacred concert will be given by
the choir Of the A. M. II. church Sun.
day evening in place Of the regular
church service.
Eddie Carter passed through the
city Friday en- route from Iowa City to
his home In Buxton where he win
spend the nolldayB,
Grand Master w. II. MilIigan, OF
Cedar Rapids. Is expected TO visit Ma,
pie Grove Lodge A. II. g. A. M. In this
city next Tuesday evening.
Quite q large crowd attended the
luncheon at the home OF Mrs. Lizzie
Green, $40 East Sixth avenue, Friday
afternoon. The next meeting will be
at the home or Mrs. w. G. Coleman, on
- venue west.
The Christmas tree entertainment
Of Wesley Chapel Sunday school viii
be held tonight Saturday. An In
teresting program has been arranged
and every effort will 90 made TO give
the young folks a pleasant time.
Mrs. Coots, OF ottumwa, who hal
been visiting at the home Of he
nephew, 8. Joe Brown, in Des Moincs
| stopped o few hours In the city O
| wednesday while en- route home ant
was entertained at the q. H. Woodsoi
and A. q. Clark homes.
The fair and entertainment give
by the trustees OF tn A. M. E.cburcl
at the church this week was quite
success considering the stormy weatf
err. Some very liberal donations ha
been made and tho collection OF art
\ cles offered for sale vas a credit =
the management, who are very muc'
in need Of funds Just now.
Presiding Elder q. w. Gains OF III
Iowa district held quarterly meetin
at the A. M. Il. church Sunday. Thre
services we're held during the day, a
Of which were well attended; the a
ternoon meeting being devoted 70 tn
sacramento service. Quarterly Cor
ference was held Monday evening
The Elder left Tuesday for Buxton
He returned Friday and spent a fe'
hours in the city and was entertaine
at the A. q. Clark home while avail
ing a train to Burlington.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28
IN CAPS And GOWNS.
Precedent Will be Established In
Graduating Exercises.

Haif.year1y commenccments were
declared for by the school directors
OF the oskaloosa Independent district
at q meeting last evening, at which
the school board authorized a cofn-
mencement exercise for the class
graduating In January, the exercises
10 be held In the Masonic opera house
January rs Or 10.
The school board made but one de-
mand upon the students for the occa-
sion. The graduating class must ap
pear for the occasion in caps and
gowns. This Is 70 be a precedent
which will be followed hereafter In
the oskaloosa schools. The directors
also declared that tho program for sae
occasion must be furnished by the
members OF the class.
The choice OF tho date was left With
Superintendent Frank Else and the
| graduating class together, and with
| them was left the choice as 10
whether the exercises should be held
In the afternoon or evening. These
two matters will be determined later.
Whether the opera nouse can be se-
cured for tho occasion will determine
the hour and date q holding TO a
large extent
James Atchison Of the directors al.
yocated the adoption OF the cap and
gown, holding that II would be a
great saving 10 the families OK the
graduates.
Upon this contemplated saving was
tho adoption Of the cap and gown
made.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

REV. A. v. Kendrick, one time
pastor Of the Methodist church In
this city, and now presiding elder OF
the Keokuk district, In a sermon at
Centerville Sunday said: "The lodge
rs a fine institution to encourage men
TO live wholesome and helpful lives,
but It is not the gospel ship that
carries anyone into the harbor OF
heaven. 1t is the through liner that
does that, and the lodge is only a
coast liner in the carrying trade"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

Iowa public Libraries were for.
tunate In the last biennial period,
money gifts aggregatlng nearly hall
a million dollars having been given
them by philanthropic persons. OF
this sum Andrew Carnegie gave s21ot
900, but the largest single gift and
the largest in the aggregate was
made by the Youngs at Webster
City, amounting to more than $780,
Oc0. Carnegie's gifts in Iowa now
amount to $1,A78,200.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28
v. parrot, OF waterloo, viii

wv. II. Parrot, OF Waterloo, will q
a candidate for state binder when the
time comes, but he does not think
that me right time has yet arrived
He believes that the spirit of the bi
ennlaI election amendment makes i'm
perative an extension for M year o.
the term OF the present printer and
binder,which would throw the election
Of their successors in the Legislature
Of 1907. At that time no expects e
be a candidate TO succeed MI. Ted
ford az binder.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28
$50 Innlalainrn mhinh hi

The Legislature which meets In
January not only win be asked by a
wife not 10 pardon her husband, but
IL will be confronted by eve a more
remarkable spectacle-a father plead
Ing with the assembly not 70 pardon
his son. This remarkable situation
arises In the case OF william Toole, d
wife murderer In Sac county, who ia
serving a life sentence at the Anamosa
urfaon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28
-
Warren county tried III!

Warren county tried the pr.
mary system for tour years." states
the Indianola Herald "and at the end
of that time the farmers ose up and
smashed 1t into small pieces. The
cause OF the revolt was the fact Of
the county seat getting all the ofhc,
es; a result sure TO follow the pr.
mary plain in the majority OF the
counties of Iowa."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

Hon. Henry English, elected "a
the state legislature from Polk coun'
ty, refuses to resign, yer though he
has removed permanently to Mason
City. Not only that, but Mr.. English
is a candidate for state printer
Needless TO add, Mr.. English is a
Reform Republican" OF the Chau.
tauqua type.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

Mr.. Sunday said in a recent SER
mon in Burlington that God docs not
go much on obituaries" II the state
mont be true. comments the KeoItuk
Gatc-City, as very itkely II is, a large
amount Of valuable Newspaper space
Is being wasted right along.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

IA London o remarked re.
Gently that q law should DO passed
against the use OF old medical pre-
scriptions. Prescriptions useful az
one time, no said, may DO deadly when
used again by people whose physical
condition has wholly changed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

The Dies Moiney Capital In the
course Of q long article op the sub
Ject, ~admitssthat II does hot know
what kind OF O primary law would be
best for Iowa. Can the Capital sug.
gest a single reason why any primary
law II needed In Iowa?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

III the reformers would devote
more time 10 curtailing state expenses
and less to the promotion OF a pri.
mary law and the building OF an ex.
pensiye grand stand at Dies Molnes,
Iowa would be better Off.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

The people OF Iowa contribute
enough by their patronage Of the
state fair without being taxed TO heir
upbulld Des Moines. The Legislature
has no more right to build a grand
stand there than It has to build one
In Ogkalooya,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

ITO the Grinneil Herald there
seems TO be a whole lot more de-
mand from the country over for a
revision Of the foot ball rules than
for a revision OF tariff schedules"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

More than half the worlds annual
output Of copper is mined in the Unit.
ed States, and It is stated that since
It's settlement the city OF Butte, Mont,
has produced 5000, OOo,O 600 worth OF the
metal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

-Almost s25,1yv,0O0 worth OF but.
ter was shipped out Of Iowa curing
the year ending Sept. 80. Over 92t
100000 pounds were packed and crat'
ed and carried out OF the state by the
railroads, and on the New York mar
ket brought close 10 rs cents for ey.
cry royal, yellow pound.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28
-Iowa "a aIwayg ln evidence. /

iowa Is always In evidence. For
instance, ConstantlnopIe had a fire the
other day. Tho American college for
girls was totally destroyed. And
there were two Iowa ladies in that
fire, Miss Gwen orinith and Mrs. Mary
Patrick. The latter Is the president,
the former a teacher in the institu.
.tion. Both escaped injury.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

This years loss from confiagra'
lions in tho United States fl more
than 100000 smaller tnan that or
1904. But with the Baltimore FIRE OF
last year gubtracted there 10 no ma.
terial Improvement.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

After a round with the balky
thing the editor OF the Newton Jour
nal declares, "The devil knew his
business when he invented the fur.
nace".
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

Fairy Alderman the slx.year-old
daughter OF MI. and Mrs. Geo. w,
Alderman, fell. striking her head
against the sharp edge OF tho stairs,
cutting a cash oyer her left eye that
required four stitches to close.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

The late Edwar1 Atkinson formu.
lated a plan 10 LIE well on fifteen
cents a day--ano then died Of indi-
gestion.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

The Iowa City Republican says
that every move Gov. cummins and
his followers make mas the senator
ship in view. This talk OF reform is
hosn declares the Republican.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

"A Missouri editor says in refer
ring TO n picnic: MANY OF them
went out for pleasure. Others were
accompanied by their wives"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

Saturday certainly broke all rec
ords as a trading day. Every store
vas thronged from morning tn late
at night.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

The corn shredder Is giving foot
ball the race OF It's life In the matter
OF injuries and fatalities.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

While today may be tho shortest
day In the year, many a man will be
shorter after next Monoay.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

--uentlcmen will not ~expectorato
on the sidewalks. Others must not.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28

The Hoone Republican says that
high finance and high divorce seem
part OF the same system"
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-05

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sslseso sAldo saisHu, loa sAAaASs
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-05
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81 w. s7tA o.. mgW YeEM

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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-05

Er.qus susortbe pons GA CON ci.
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a ri adl6a con la slru nsi6a assaaI
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-05

q Y sAaaa Dc ESTE idlosna,-C -Cutdaaos
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-05
Ia Catalina
SIN FRANCISCO 56,

Gran .reba5a de precios bsnehcio de- pdoIco
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-05
Sc YFADtA A PREQO hODI(0

Los @tAbe1mlentos de herrera, fundc6n cssa de
viveada radcados innedia6n de Ia carreta de Qua
yAnz Arroyo Fl que Los desee puede dirgirse donx
Nataia De Santiago, v1Rda De ORusssde dUn TsdWNo
Cdrvt, de GzPsna.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-23
PIONEER JOINS
SILENT MAJORITY
Judge James L. Hodges, an Early
Settler in Garfield County, at
Last Answers the Final
Roll Call
PROMINENT IN STATE POLITICS

AT his home in Denver at :37 last
Tuesday morning James l.. Hodges
laid down the burdens of a long and
eventful life and answered the final
Summons.
Mr.. Hodges was born in Monroe
county. New York, April 1. 1888 and
WAS brought up on his father 8 farm
in that county, attending district
school and Genessee Wesle an semi
nary until 1s years of age when he
began teaching school. When he was
22 years old, having gone farther
West, was principal of the high
school at Joliet, Ill. He was not in
the best of health and he was com
PEELED to cease teaching. In 1857 he
moved to Minnesota, then a territory,
and settled on a farm in Olmsted
county, and there he remained until
the breaking out of the Civil war
On July 26, 1853, Mr.. Hodges mar
ried Anna Withall of Calhoun county
Michigan, the daughter of John Wit
ball. Baptist minister. The couple
had six children, all of whom are
now living. Mrs. Hodges died
at Oak Park, Ill, on March 80, 1879.
On Dec. 23, 1885, Mr.. Hodges mar
ried Mrs. Matte A. Stephens who
survives him.
On Oct. IL. 1861. Mr. Hodges en-
listed at Fort Smelling, Minnesota,
and assisted in raising Company X of
the Third Minnesota Volunteer infan-
try. He was commissioned first lien
tenant of Company K, Oct. -, 1861,
and on Dec. 1 of the next year he was
promoted to the captaincy of the com
pany. Attached to his command, he
was sent after Fort Douelson had fal
len, to Nashville, Tenn, and later to
Murfreesboro. In July, 1862, while
some of the officers of the regiment
were away. the entire regiment was
surrendered to the enemy by the Officer
in command. Lieut.. Hodges. was
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-23
Home Talent Troupe pIedSes
GIeRwOOd Audience

The three-act melo drama "Neva-
da' was played Wednesday evening
at the local opera house under the
management of Frank Hayes who was
assisted by home talent, and the lib.
eral patronage and generous applause
plainly attested the popularity of the
performance.
Mr.. Hayes as Nevada the wander.
ing miner who had given up family
and friends in search of the precious
metal proved himself an artist and
captured the audience by his realistic
acting.
Aside from his own clever work
Mr.. Hayes was fortunate in bringing
to his assistance those whose histrion
ic ability is above the average.
W. P. Kennedy as "Old Vermont
proved a typical cast for this difficult
character while George Durfee as Tom
Carew, the miner, and John johnson
as "Dsndy Dick, the forger'. seemed
to have completely forgotten their
stage flight If they ever had any.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-23
Meeting of Teachers Association

The Colorado State Teachers asso-
citation which meets in Denver, De-
cember 26. 81, 2S. and 30, promises to
be one of the most interesting sess, ons
ever held during the thirty one years
of the existence of the organization
There will be lectures, addresses, re-
| ceptions, etc., for the entertainment
and edification of the 1900 or 1900 Wis
iting teachers.
1t is the custom of the association
every year to invite speaker of
national reputation to make one or
two addresses. Last year President
G. Stanley Hall of Clark University
WAS the speaker and his two lectures
were OF great value. This year they
have arranged for two eminent lee
turers from outside of the state, one
of whom is David Starr Jordan, of
Leland Stanford Jr. University, who
will be present throughout the ses.
sions of the association and will de-
liver three formal lectures, one on
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 27th one
before the Science Section of the asso-
citation on Thursday morning, and a
third on Thursday evening. These,
together with the various little talks
he will make in general discussions,
will prove drawing card of great
interest. President Jordan is we'll
known as a scientist, an aduinistra-
tor, great executive and prominent
teacher, and a diplomat in the service
of the United States.
The other speaker from abroad is
Miss Marie Shedlock, London, Eng
land, who is now in this country for
the first time. She has already ap-
peared before some of the leading
educational institutions, teachers as
sociations, women 8 clubs, etc, where
she has invariably proven to of be fas-
cinating interest. Miss Shedlock has
made special study of "The Story
as an Educational Feature and "The
Art of Story Telling She dwells
much on the importance of the teach
er's power in story telling and not
only makes clear the fundamental
principles underlying this art, but
also illustrates the same by telling
stories herself in most attractive and
inimitable manner.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-23
Quiet Weddin0

A wedding was solemnized Tuesday
afternoon at The Denver, Ralph E.
Tibbetts Of New Castle and Miss Myr.
tie Wilcox of Petersburg, Illinois,
being the contracting parties. Rev.
Hiram Bulls performed the ceremony
in the presence of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hawley of Leadville.
After the wedding the young couple
returned the home of the groom S
parents near New Castle, and on
Wednesday moved to South Canon
where they will live this winter.
The bride has been in this state
only few months but has impressed
all with whom she has become &C.
quainted, as most estimable young
woman. The groom is popular
young ranchman of near New Castle
and Is worthy of the charming bride
he has won. They have host of
friends in this county who wish them
. happy and prosperous life.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-23
TROUBLE AT
SPRING GuLCH
As Result Of Old feud, August
pretti Lies at Deaths Door,
His ASsdildntS Caught
but fSCiped
EXACT CAUSE NOT YET KNOWN

In one of the rooms in the Spring
Gulch coal mines August Pretti, an
Italian coal miner, was brutally beat
en- about $40 O'Clock Tuesday morn
irg and his recovery is at this time
regarded as matter of grave doubt
John Blevins and J I Burleson,
two Nirginians, who were brought
into the camp as strike breakers dur
ing the labor troubles of last year,
were working in the same drift with
Pretti and another Italian. They had
not been in very friendly mood toward
each other for some time and as they
began the days work the trouble was
renewed and some sharp words ex
changed
Pretti s partner left the room ani
upon his return some time later found
Pretti lying apparently dead, while
the Virglnians were nowhere to he
found When Pretti's condition was
reported to the Office it was supposed
he had been injured by falling rock
or coal, and it was not until the in
lured man had been brought to the
surface and carefully examined, that
this theory was exploded. 1t was
then found that Blevins and Burleson
had changed their clothes at their
boarding house and left car,p.
Officers throughout the country
were notified and Tuesday evening
the men were arrested at Basalt BY
John Aud. They were placed in
temporary calaboose and Sheriff Grant
of Pitkin county was notified When
Grant went to the building about 10
o clock that evening he found his
birds had flown. having broken
through defective roof. They have
not since been heard of. On Pretti's
forehead was deep cash as if made
by pick, while the base of his skull
was bruised to a pulp, and it is
thought his brain is so badly injured
that he cannot recover, although ut
this writing he still lives.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-23
EIkS' Coming Convention

Members of Denver Lodge No. H.
Benevolent and Protective Order Of
Elks have shown enthusiastic loyalty
to the Order in their contributions to
the fund for expenses fo- the enter
tainment of the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge which meets in Denver
next July. To date the sum realized
by the contrI buttons of the members
who have Clipped in for the fund
amounts to more than $4,000 The
Denver Elks have set pace that no
city in the United States has ever
equalled on a similar occasion.
The plans of the big convention,
however, are not by any means con
fined to Denver. 1t is tine intention
to make the meeting of State wide
interest. The Convention committee
meets every day, working to spread
the glad news of Colorado's attrac
tions to people all over the country SO
that as large an attendance as possible
may be had. 1t is expected that Col
orado will have the largest number of
visitors at this gathering that has
ever come into the state. They will
be encouraged to make trips to every
section of the state and see for them
selves the greatness of the region that
welcomes them.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-23

II 'Silas Steele, the missionary O.
Health, " and "Jergen, the detective Z
were parts well played by Ernest Bar
low and Otto Barton, while ''Jube,
the black miner and "Win Kye a
Chinaman'' were cleverly impersonat-
ed by John Van Hook and Oscar
Smith
Mrs. George Manley az Mother
'Mo.ton" amply sustained her former
record for realistic acting and Mrs.
Will Patterson as "Mosey. the waif"
acquitted herself like professional
actress, while Miss Oberdorfer, though
slightly more self conscious than some
of the others. played with queenly
dignity and almost to perfection the
part of the eastern girl ''Agnes Fair
lee.
The hit of the evening was the
speciality done by Hayes and Van
Horn, The former as bashful but
capable colored prima donna was the
essence of grace and dignity in a
beautiful creation of brown and vel
low chiffon and red picture hat. Van
Horn did the falling act to perfection
Altogether the production was
much better than some of the travel
ing troupes give us and was worthy of
better patronage than it received.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-23

with his command at the time of the
surrender, but he managed to escape
from the Southerners, and after many
hardships reached Nashville. The
day following his escape the entire
regiment with the exception of the
officers, was paroled. Lieut.. Hodges,
with another officer. was ordered to
take the regiment to Benton barracks,
Mo-, where they were to be held until
they were exchanged. Securing a
leave of absence be went to Rochester,
N. Y, and later he went back to
Louisville, KY, where he was, in
September. 1882, put in command of
Company E of the provisional force.
He acted as adjutant of the barracks
there until the force was discharged
shortly after joining Gen. Buell. S
army.
He was in Louisville at the time
Gen. Nelson was killed by jeff. c..
government was being much troubled
with Sioux outbreaks under Little
Crow, and the Third Minnesota was
ordered to report to Gen. Pope. Capt.
Hodges was given charge OF 250 men
and reported to Capt. Swan in the field
under Gen. Sibley. For several
months he was at the front in Mime
sofa and Dakota. He was engaged in
scouting service ahead of the regi
ment He returned to Fort Smelling
January. 1853, found the young sol
dier in Kentucky and Tennessee, and
after the investment of vicksbnrg he
was sent to the mouth of the Yazoo
river, assigned to the Seventh Army