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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
THE HARNESS RACES.
New Officers for Mahaska County
Agricultural Association.

Oskaloosa will have another har-
ness race meeting this season. The
matter was definitely determined at
a meeting of the officers and the
stockholders of the Mahaska County
Agricultural Society Monday after
noon at which time the election Of of.
ficers took place.
Mr.. Chas. B. McCulloch was elect.
ed president of the association and
Mr.. j. H. Harrison was chosen sec.
rotary Of the society.
The Oskaloosa society is a member
of the Cedar Valley Circuit and as a
member will give the annual race
meeting in this city. The annual
meeting for the fixing Of dates OIL the
several meetings will be held Wed.
nesday, January 25th, at which time
the time of the Oskaloosa meeting
will be arranged for.
The new officers are known to be
men who will leave no stone unturn.
ed in the effort to make the meeting
the greatest and best that has eve
been brought to the city of Oskaloo-
sa. Both are interested in the high
grade stock business and are known
to the stock men and the racing sta.
bles in all parts of the country. Mr.
McCulloch has quite a string Of hors,
es of his own and Mr.. Harrison is
a lover of the best stock.
The new officers will begin imme-
diately toward the placing of the
society upon a sound basis and they
will establish an entertainment and
meeting that will be the talk Of the
state and will attract people from all
directions.
Here's to the success Of the new
administration.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
THE JUNIOR INSTITUTE.
Many Communications For the Organ.
ization of the Young People.

Commentator of the plan Of Boys
and Girls Clubs for connecting the
young folks Of Mahaska county is be-
ing received by the herald from many
Of the active workers in the organiza-
ton Of the farmers, and steps toward
the organization will be taken at the
meeting of the Institute this week.
The opinions of Uncle Henry Wallace
and ]. S. Trigg are published in to-
days Herald; here at home there
have been many kind woros for the
proposition.
Abe Roe, of Madison township, ex-
pressed approval Of the plan Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Roe said: Il can see
nothing but the best results from such
a method of interesting the young
folks as the Herald proposes. There
is no doubt but that it will reach many
young people that the present orator
ical contests do not interest in the
Institute. The competitions will in.
terest sons and daughters and through
them gain friends for the Institute
among people who are not cordial in
their support at present. / hope to
see the matter successfully brought
before the next Institute"
Secretary J.. H. Williams, of the in
stitute, Is another who considers the
plan worthy of careful consideration
of the Institute. 81 know Of the work
that has been done in Keokuk county"
said Mr. Williams, "and can see no
reaso for less than a similar sue
cess here. If the young people can be
interested through the clubs, their
value will be great"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
ARE BRANCHING OUT.
0skaloosa Manufacturing Company
Establishes Factory at Omaha.

The Oskaloosa Manufacturing Com
pany will open a branch of its man
ufacturing business in Omaha, Me-
braska and to that end has secured
rooms and ordered machines and
equipment. The investment in the
new plant will represent something
like $4,000 of capital. A umber of
the more experienced workmem
from the Oskaloosa factory will be
taken to Omaha to inaugurate the
new factory and to start the new en-
ployes.
The branch factory is strated in
the west to more properly meet the
demands of the western and the
southwestern trade and to be on
equal footing with competition.
The establishing Of then ew fac
tory will in no way interfere with
the progress of the Oskaloosa fac
tory and it will be secondary to the
Oskaloosa plant. MI. Oren Schee,
of the Oskaloosa factory, returns
from California t his week to com
plete arrangements and to get the
new business in Omaha strated.
The Oskaloosa factory is now
working on full time and has more
orders ahead than a well be man
aged by the time the spring orders
make their appearance. This is the
first winter in the history of the fac
tory when the work has peen contin-
ued with a full force of men. The
Oskaloosa branch Of the business is
prosperous and progressing and the
coming eason will see the improve
ment of the works and the increasing
of the business output.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
MERCHANTS CAUTIONED.
Money Orders being Raised and Bust.
nessmen Suffering Loss.

r. M. Fulton, inspector in charge of
the st. Louis department OF the post
Office affairs, which includes Arkan,
sas, Iowa and Missouri, has issued a
circular setting forth the information
that money order raisers and forgers
are operating in various places
throughout the country. Their meth,
Cd is TO purchase money orders for
small enthusiastically so eents-and
to raise them to large amounts and
then to pass them to hotel-keepers,
clothing, hardware, boot and shoe and
other merchants, for small purchases
and receive the balance in cash.
When the merchant presents his order
for payment at the p~ostofice he then
discovers he has got the worst of it"
but too late; the bird" was a
stranger and has flown to parts un.
known. Inspector Fulton cautions
merchants against cashing money or
ders for strangers. Let the stranger
go to the postofice.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
e TO RECOVER.
Hired Man Sells Team Belonging to
Perry Edris-Trouble Ensues.

Perry Edris has brought suit against
r. j. Baker to recover the price of a
team of horses sold to the horse deal.
er by one E. d. Aylesworth. The
plaintiff alleges that defendant was
in collision with the man Aylesworth
and knew that the property was not
that of the man selling it.
The value of the team, according
to the plaintiff, is $3.50, and he further
states that Mr.. Baker said: well, /
knew that said Aylesworth had no
right to sell said horses"
Aylesworth, who had been working
for the plaintiff, borrowed his team on
a plea that he wanted to move a fam
lily to Buxton. The team was never
returned, and according to Mr.. Edris'
story the horses were brought to Os.
kaioosa and disposed of to Mr.. Baker,
who shipped them. The wagon and
harness were afterwards found in a
feed barn in this city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
THE OLD AND THE NEW.
T. J. Sullivan Retires and C. r. Lee
Becomes Manager of Dry Goods Co.

The Oskaloosa Dry Goods Company
opened for business Tuesday morning
under the management of Mr.. Rice,
formerly of the Black Dry Goods Com.
pany of Waterloo. The store was
closed Monday pending an invoice OF
the stock. The transfer was made on
Monday and the business turned over
to the new management.
Mr. Lee comes to the city with the
highest of recommendations. He is
an experienced dry goods man and is
thoroughly %conversant with all branch,
es of the business. He has been at
the head of the jobbiHg department
Of the Black Dry Goods Company OF
Waterloo during the past year and has
had an abundant success with his
work. He is a genial gentleman whom
1t is a pleasure to meet and he will
make a popular manager Of the house.
He brings his wife to Oskaloosa with
lin a week or ten days and they will
make their permanent home in the
city. They will be made welcome to
business and social circles of the city.
q The employees of the store, for the
time being, will remain the same as at
the present time
4! Mr.. T. j. Sullivan, who has been at
the head of the management Of the
business of the store during the past
year, departs for St. Louis to accept
a position on the road with a large
dry goods jobbing house. The gentle
man leaves many friends in oskaloosa
who will look for an abundant sue.
cess for him in the new field which he
is entering,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
IS UNDER AMUSEMENT
Testimony in the Mining Contrc-
yersy Is Completed.

Des Moines, Jan. 16.-The hearing
before Governor Cummins to inquire
into the charges of Partially made
against the state board of mine exam
liners was concluded Saturday even
ing and the governor has taken the
matter under advisement. J.T.Beard
editor Of the Scranton Mining Journal
will be here this week and go ovel
the questions with the governor.
An effort was made to show frlendli
ness between d. c. Phillips, the for
mer member Of the board upon whom
the defeated candidates relied tt
make their IS against the board
and I. T. Isaacs, one Of the candidates
who failed. No charge was made
however, that Phillips had attempted
to post Isaacs for the examination Of
1904, but the defense was made that
owing to the friendliness between
Isaacs and Phillips and the fact thai
another member of the board, Mr.
Owen, had a nephew who was taking
the examination, the board changed
the questions which had been prepar,
ed by Phillips and adopted what has
come to be known as the fifty per cent
rule.
The charge that certain of the mine
inspectors, among them Miller and
Werner of the last board of mine in
spectors, had requested the examin
ing board to issue them certificates
without examination fell to the ground
it being established that they had
merely asked to have a new certif
cate issued on the strength Of having
once passed the examinations request
which was unnecessary for the reason
that the attorney general held thai
no such certificate vas needed, the Ger
tifcate first issued being permanent
The examining board is wholly in,
dependent of the three mine inspect
ors. The latter are appointed every
two years by the governor from a list
of eligibles whose eligibility has been
determined by taking an examination
before the board Of examiners. The
latter board consists of five members
two being practical miners, two repre-,
senting the mine operators and on
being an engineer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
DAVID and GOLIATH.
Russia and Japan as Pictured by
DR.. Macarthur.

"The modern Goliath of Gath is
Russia, the Great Bear of the North"
according to DR.. Robert Stuart Mac
Arthur, who spoke upon that subject
last night, land the modern David is
plucky, courageous, heroic, triumph
ant Japan"
DR.. Macarthur has been a student
of Russia and Russian ri politics for
twenty-five years. He has travelled
the length and breadth of Russia. He
has Travelled in Japan and visited that
country. He heard the victorious
"Banzai" when the Japanese troops
came home, triumphant, after the war
with China. He saw the gloom settle
over the nation when Russia, with
France and Germany, forced the Isl,
and Empire to give up the territory
acquired by the victory.
In this action of the powers lies the
primal reason for the present war be
tween the Japanese and the Musco,
vites, according to the lecturer. Forced
to give up the possessions acquired by
her decisive victory, Japan suffered
in her pride. The nation then deter
mined to humble the Bear of the
North when the first opportunity pre-
scented. And DR.. Macarthur thinks
that the Russian has still much hum
BILE pit upon which to feed. In his
mind there is no question Of the re,
suit. Victory for Nippon.
The speaker, of the fourth number
of the Union Lecture Course has lee.
tured upon Russia and the Orient for
the last ten years. During that time
his lectures have been the standard
of Lyceum opinion on the question of
politics in the Far East. s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
DISTRICT COURT.
TWO New Divorce Cases Filed For
Hearing.


Married life has been a failure for
two men who have filed suits for di-
yorce in the district court today. If
the allegations in the petition of Sam
Parr are true, his action is easily ex-
planned. The petition says that Sally
Parr Is a virago. Thej complaining
husband says that his life is threaten
ed and that if poison dent, i'll treat
ment will, accomplish his death. The
wife, he alleges, threatens to poison
him and has repeatedly laid in wait
for him armed with a club, a stove
poker, or a fiat iron. On these occa-
sions he AYERS he received a sever
beating. Also his face has been
scratched, the bill continues, and the
spouse has followed the instinct of
ner sex and pulled his hair.
Esbond Fields, married when IL,
and the woman of his choice but is.
This was in October, 1908. Since that
time, the petition alleges, the wife
has erred and has found a more loved
companion. The plaintiff asks that
ne be as a single man.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
IDEA A SPLENDID ONE
So Says Jas. Hellings of the Young
Peoples Organization.

A. r. Hellings, solicitor for the Far
mers' Institute, and one of the best
known workers in the 0rganizatio, is
very enthusiastic owe the proposition
of organizing the young people of Ma.
haska county in the proposed clubs,
in order to make an organized effort
to interest them in the Mahaska Far.
mers' Institute. Mr.. Hellings sees
great advantages in such a method,
and believes that if the young people
a find something in the annual gath.
erig that will interest them that it
will aid materially in holding their in.
terest to the things of the farm.
1--WE older folks" said Mr.. Hellings,
realize of course the hardships and
disadvantages of life on the farm, but
most of us know from experience and
from reason, Of the other side. The
independence and the joy Of being on
the farm to us mor than repay the
loss of excitement in the town. We
realize that we are comfortable, and
that aur chances for remaining SO
are better than the chances of the
city man. The farm life is no monot.
ony to us, but it may seem so to our
children when they are in their young
er years.
There is no safeguard against sucI
a feeling of unrest, which may de
yelop in the young folks at any time
but there is one thing that is most
liable to prevent it. That Is to arouse
the young folks to an interest in the
farm and its life. If we can teach our
children to love the farm and to love
the work of producing their livelihood
from the soil, we shall keep them with
US on the farm and shall be far more
certain that they are well provided
for than If we know that they are
struggling in the city or the town,
in the life-racking struggle, and at
less profit than is yielded by good
management upon the farm.
IL believe the Herald has the right
idea. l believe that more can be
done in interesting these young folks
in the Institute if we can get them
interested in clubs and have the clubs
work in connection with the Institute.
81 want to see a department for the
young folks provided and / want to
see the program for 1906 contain spe-
cial features Of interest for them. AS
soon as the arrangements can be
made l want to see an exhibit of the
product Of the labor Of these boys and
girls made in the Institute, and as
Mr.. Dodds has suggested, 1 want to
see every school in the county closed
that the young folks may attend a
practical school in the things of the
farm, during the week CT the Insti-
tute."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
Lads DISCHARGED.

The case Of the State against two
young men. John Rodgers and Chas.
Johnson, arrested on a warrant from
the Prichett court upoi complaint OF
Charley Joseph on, a charge of break
ing and entering his fruit store, cor
ner High ayenu and d street, has
bee dismissed and. the defendants dis
charged. The justice. heard the evi,
dence in the case Saturday afternoon
and the court held that there was not
sufficient evidence against the lads tc
warrant holding to the grand jury.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS OPEN.
stenosraphers Wanted in the United
States and Philippine Service.

The United States civil service com
mission has announced competitive ex.
animation in the grades of stenogra-
pher, typewriter, translator and in
the mechanical trades to be given
during the month of February at vari.
GUS cities in the United States and the
Philippine service. The salaries at,
tached to the positions range from
$3.50 to $1,000 and to $1.4OO in the
Philippines. The mechanical trades
positions are open in the quartermas,
ter's department at large.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
RETAIL CLERKS.
Local Union Elects New OFFICERS For
the Coming Year.

Election Of officers for the Retail
Clerks Union occurred at the regular
meeting of the organization last week.
w. e. Bradley was chosen president;
Leonard Johnson list vice president;
Albert Stringfellow. I'd vice president;
Hattie Fitzgerald. recording secretary;
j. p. Siebert, financial secretary; l.
ID. G~osselink, treasurer; Allen jones
guide; Margaret Donnelly, guard; and
w. f. Bradley, c. w. Mather, Leonard
johnson, J, p. Seibert and Joel Hirsch
delegates 10 the Trades Assembly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
HOTEL LACEY CHANGE
b. E. Morey Succeeds Mrs. M. E.
Callahan as Landlord.

The proprietorship of the Hotel La
cey was today transferred from Mrs
M. E. Callahan to Mr.. Harry A. Morey
of Waverly, Iowa, Mrs. Callahan sell
ing her interests in the property and
the business.
Negotiations for the purchase of the
hotel business have been in progress
for some time, but were not consum
mated until this morning. The mat
ter has been in the hands of Shangle
G. Gordon, attorneys, of Oskaloosa
and was this morning brought to q
head and the deal closed through the
agency of the attorneys. The bust
ness was transferred this Monday af
ternoon at two o'clock and the Hotel
Lacey this evening is under the man
agement of Landlord H. A. Morey.
The Hotel Lacey was built during
the summer of 1902 and was opened
in October of that year by M. e. Cal
lahan, formerly of Grand Island, Neb
The gentleman had an abundant sue
cess in the hotel and was prospering
and serving the public in a satisfac
tory way up to the time of his death
about one year ago, since which time
the management of the property has
devolved upon Mrs. Callahan. She
has been entirely successful in the
management of the property and was
making the house one of the most pop
ular in south central Iowa. Many
friends regret that the lady has seen
fit to transfer the property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morey, who come to
the house are representative people
of Waverly and have considerable
mean at their command. MI. Morey
while recently engaged on the road in
the interests of a Minnesota foul
house, has had considerable expert
ence in the hotel business. He has
known Of the Oskaloosa field fol
some time and desiring to have a per
manent location, has succeeded in OBJ
tanning the property Of the Lacey ho
tel.
The gentleman will conduct tho no
tel along liberal and popular lines and
will make the house popular with the
travelling public and with the home
patronage.
Mrs. Callahan, who has made al
ideal mistress of the hotel, is regret
full in parting with her proprietorshiI
Of the hotel. The advantage of oppor
tunity having come to her, however
she sees where it is to her interest tc
make the change. The lady is more
than thankful to her many friends in
the city for the patronage and the
friendship extended her, both on the
part of the people of the city of Os
kaloosa and the travelling public in
general. She feels that Oskaloosa is
her home and she is reluctant to make
a change that may mean also 6
change of residence. 4r,a :
The Hotel Lacey will be continued
on the American plan under The new
management. Considerable improv
ing is to. be done about the house by
the new proprietors and it Is quite
possible that the third story Of the
hotel will be finished in the near flu.
ture and taken under their manage,
ment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
CITY CASE.
Mrs. Keller's Claim For Damages Re,
ceives Attention in Court.

The district court is now occupied
by the ase Of Keller VS.. the City OF
Oskaloosa. Mrs. Keller sues for So
900 from damages by a fall on the
sidewalk q the Baptist church. The
fall she claims was from ice on the
sidewalk and the city, according to the
plea, was negligent.
Mayor j. c. Williams and City AT.
torney c. C. Orvis are defending the
interests of the city, and Mccoy &
Mccoy have the case of the plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
L. v. u. INSTALLATION.
Cyrus B. West Post Seats Its New
Officers.

The installation of officers of Cy,
u b. West Post No, %, u. V. u, oc.
CURED at the regular meeting Of the
Post on Friday evening last. The
installation ceremonies were conduct,
ed by w. w. Brown, state inspector,
general. The officers installed were:
Cclonel-George w. Fox.
Lieut. Colonel-C. Wingfeld.
Major. II. Smith.
Quartermaster-W. w. Brown.
Officer Of the Day-H. N. Parker.
Chaplain-M. Vreeland.
Surgeon-John McDonough.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
NoN-JuRY CASES.
Assignment Posted BY Judge Pres
ton in District Court.

The following assignment of non
jury cases has been posted by Judg,
Preston:
January %, 1880 p. m.
Fleener vs.. Kurtz.
Russell VS.. Newstrom.
Grant VS.. Sperry.
Potter vs.. Conway.
Thorpe VS.. Denise.
Rosebrook VS.. Union Coal Co.
Union Coal Co. vs.. Roseorook.
Logue VS.. Mckinney.
Tuesday, January ~, 9 a. m.
Reason vs. Reasor. n
Friend VS.. Erwin.
Haughey VS.. Haughey, 1880 p. m
Fallen VS.. Fallen.
Thorpe VS.. Kuntz.
Parr VS.. Parr.
Opt vs. Opt.
Shepherd VS.. Crookham.
Wednesday, January rs, 9 a. M.
Sprague VS.. White.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
Mr.. Gable Very Low.

Mrs. Della Grier went to MI. Pleas
ant this morning to assist in caring
for her brother, Frank Gable. who
has been in the hospital for treat
ment for the past two months. Many
friends viii learn of his low condition
with deep regret and all will hope for
a speedy recovery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
BIRTHS, DEATHS MARRIAGES

RoBERTS.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
e. G. Roberts, of Mason City, Monday
morning, Jan. 16, 1905, a nine-pound
boy. Mother and son doing well.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
Named seventy.one Wears

Mr.. and Mrs. Jehu Rhodes, of New
Sharon, are celebrating their list
wedding anniversary today. 1t is be-
lieved they have been longer married
than any other couple in Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
REWARD IN DELoNG CASE.
Governor Offers Reward For Appre
hension CT Clarke County Murderer.

Des Moines, Jan. 17-Governor
Cummins has offered a reward of 5000
for the apprehension of the murderer
of L. L, DeLong, Of osceola.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
MCPHERSON CHAMBERLAIN DEAD
old-Time Respected Citizen Of oska-
ioosa Passes Away in CHICAGO.

UFu-t Inc Hespected CItIzen OF Oska-
loosa Passes Away in Chicago,
A telegram came to the city this
morning announcing the death Of Mac
p. chamberlain at mis- home in Chica-
go last night. The deceased win be
brought to oskaloosa for funeral and
interment. The funeral will be held
from the residence Of f. w. Glaze, on
South Market street, at 2 o'clock D.
m, Thursday, Jan. 10, and interment
will be made in Forest cemetery.
Many Oskaloosa friends will sympa-
thize with the bereaved family in
tncir sorrow and less. q
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19

PERRIN-Died, of bronchial as
thma, at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Perrin of Color
ado, on January IL, 1906, Edith Per-
rim, aged three years. Interment
Sunday January IA at Forest Gene
terry. Prayer service at the grave.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
sCHkRa@DT1d. d nsafeAERHNs

a0IanayFDled, OF neafeA4SseS
at her home in Sigourney, Thursday,
January IL, at 10 O'Clock p. M, Mrs.
Margaret Schultz, aged SO years, 2
months. Interment Monday. Jan. 16,
at Forest Cemetery. Prayer service
at the grave.
Mrs. Schultz and her husband were
both former oskaloosans and as
Maggie Wells, who made her home
with DR.. Stafford's family, the aged
lady was well known to many Os-
kaloosa friends. The remains were
brought to this city, arriving at
HAP, Monday and were taken di-
rect to Che grave.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19

DAVIS-Died, of tuberculosis, Mon
day, January 16 at $3.50 o'clock a. m,
at the state hospital at Mt. Pleasant,
Matilda, Davis, aged Al years. Re
mains were brought to Oskaloosa
this morning and interment took
place e. 1880 o'clock this afternoon.
Prayer service at the grave.
The deceased was the daughter Of
John ID. and Rachel J. Davis.