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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
BIGlMY IS CHARGED
Man Married A Second Time With
out Divorce.

Because his first wife would not
get up and get breakfast, so David
Grant McNew is said to have declar-
ed to Constable George andrews, he
abandoned the lady and their child.
Later he married again without TAX
ing the trouble to divorce the first
helpmeet and there arc very good
chances that David McNew will not
have to worry about some one rising
and preparing his breakfast for him
for some time to come, for the second
wife is prosecuting David for bigamy.
The man was arrested yesterday by
Constable Andrews upon a warrant
sworn out by his wife, Mary Stanley
McNew. In some way the woman had
learned that her husband had wife
and a child five years oIa at New
Point, Ind. This was confirmed by
McNew's half brother, Monroe Nc
New, of New Point, and although the
man plead mot guilty" guilt was adj
mitted slater to Constable Andrews,
according to the statement of that
official
McNew, it is allege4, desterted the
first wife apout lour years ago and
drifted into Oskaioosa. Three years
ago IN spite of the attempts Of Cap
tain Charles Stanley to persuade
Mary Stanley, who was employed by
him, not to marry the man, they were
married by the captain, then justice.
McNew is laboring man and
since his desertion of the first wife
has carried his platform little fur
Their and has offered no objection to
the oskaloosa wife's getting not only
breakfast, but by working out, most
of the living for the two, and their
little child.
McNew is held In gail on $1,000
bonds. His case is being investigat-
ed by the grand jury.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
FINANCES OF FAMILY.
Woman's Club Have Interesting
Discussion Over Old Subject

THE Family Purse, Whose is it?'
This subject furnished material Tor
the liveliest meeting Of the Home
and Current Events department OF
the Woman's club that has been held
this season.
The department met Thursday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. Frank Glaze
and the attendance was quite large. The
subject was taken up in the usual way
and before its conclusion an unusual
amount of interest was developed and
the gathering resolved itself into an
experience meeting. The different
systems of family finance were dis
cussed and no two opinions or exper-
fences coincided in all particulars, for
what is possible in one case is not
to be thought Of in another. For In
stance, the railway man, who is home
very little, and then more often after
the close of business hours, gives the
wife the pay check. she cashes it
and handles the family strong box,
buys the provisions and settles the
bills, while the wife Of the grocer,
who deals in provisions, has no oc-
casion or necessity for such mode OF
procedure. The topic so interested
the ladies that they spent over three
hours in its discussion Refreshments
were served and over the cups the
subject would still come to life, and
the chances are that it was taken into
the home last evening and Mr.. Young
husband and Mr.. Oldboy were re-
hearsed with the opinions of the la
dies. The members were unanimous
in the statement that the meeting
was the best the department. has held
in months.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
LODGE NUMBER TWO.
Second Organization In Existance Is
Perfected Here.

With $50 members, ]. E. Paul last
evening organized in Oskaloosa the
second Homestead" of his new in
surance fraternity, which has just
been launched upon the seas Of Iowa
insurance. The new lodge is known
as Victory Homestead No. q" and is
the second organization of the sort in
Iowa, and has the largest membership
Of any.
The lodge was organized in the
Redmen hall, Mr.. Paul having charge
of the organization, which was large
ly an informal affair, since the Home
steaders have no ritual as yet. The
lodge made it's permanent temporary
officers, who were installed. Addt-
tional officers will be elected at the
next meeting to fill the minor places
in the lodge.
The new organizations VIII have for
officers the following persons:
President-William Hail.
Vice president-Mrs. o. A. Kiken'
dali.
Secretary. IL. Easter.
Treasurer-George E. Meeder.
Following the organization Of the
Homestead and the election and In
stallatlon of officers Mr.. Paul address
ed the fraternity upon the new organ
ization and the success with which it
was meeting. Mr.. Paul's report show
ed organization in number of Iowa
towns, more than a dozen Of them,
and at present 1900 applications in
the head office for insurance, He
brought with the reporC of lis mem
bers OF the local organization who
had already been accepted for insur-
ance and stated that there were many
other applications for insurance from
the $50 social members who were TAX
en- in last evening that had not yet
been passed upon.
Mr.. Paul's talk was followed by an
informal musical program, after
which a.light luncn was served to the
members present. Following this the
meeting proper gave way to dancing,
in which the younger members In
dulged.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.
Amputatien Necessary To Save
Brakeman's Life.

Eddyville, Feb. l7.-Samuel McFar-
en-, the brakeman residing at Oska.
loosa, who fell under a coal train at
Coalfield Friday afternoon shortly be-
fore two o'clock and sustained serious
iGIlr les, was at once brought to Ed.
dyville and taken to the Penick house.
1t was found necessary to amputate
both legs below the knee, the right
leg being taken oil at the junction of
the upper one-third and the lower two
thirds, while the other was removed
at the junction of the lower one-third
and the upper twothirds. The opera
tons were performed by DR., +. E.
Vance, assisted by Drs. McCrea and
r. F. Shawhan, Of this place, and DR..
Barringer of Oskaloosa. The injured
mans wife and a trained nurse from
Ottumwa are at his bedside and
though his injuries are serious there
are chances of his recovery. 1t seems
that the coal train on which he was
breaking was switching on siding
at Coalfield when Mr.. McFaren under
took to pass from one car to the 9TH
err and he fell under the wheels. He
is resting easy this morning and has
a good chance for recovery. The
young man will remain here and is st.
tended by his wife, VINO was brought
to the bedside of her husband on a
special yesterday afternoon,
The good constitution of the young
man will probably enable him to
withstand the awful shock attendant
upon the injuries he received, accord
ing to the belief of the surgeons, and
the injury, although serious, is far
from necessary fatal The right foot
was taken off at the ankle and the
left about third of the distance be-
tween the ankle and knee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES
AND DEATHS.
ooze I Lindert T. Lam, Oskaloosa Sc
0''O Mary v d Bolsem Oskaloosa 81
oo77 Jacob A. Rees, Peoria, ------ -2t
90" Adriana VanCorp, Peoria, -....2(

NEWBRAND.-Died, Of rheumatism,
after an illness of few weeks dur
alton, at her home, No. 410 Third ave-
nue. East, at $40 O'CLOCK a. m, Sat
urday, February II, 1906, Mrs.
Christine Newbrand, aged 60 years,
10 months and IA days. Funeral from
the late residence at 2:30 o'clock p.
m. Monday, February 10, and inter.
ment in Forest cemetery. Deceased
was a native of Germany, born in
Wartenberg. She has resided in Os-
kaloosa for forty-eight years. She is
survived by four children-Chas., OF
Lincoln, Nebr.; Mrs. Christine Wilson
of Ottumwa; David and Rose New
brand, both of this city. There are
also three brothers living-Joe Haupt
of Ann Arbor, George and Jacob Of
Owosa, Mich. The FAMILY has been
one of the best known of the German
residents of the city and the name
has been for years connected with
the business prosperity of the city
Many friends extend sincere sym
pathy to the bereaved ones. All Of
the children are now in the city.
Chas., however, did not arrive until
after the mother had passed away.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
THE EDpYvILLE WAY.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Eddyville
has prosperous Odd Fellows lodge.
1t has its own building and large
fund in the treasury and is very
well equipped in every way for the
work which lodge has set for itself
In order to keep the surplus from
piling up too fast, the annual dues
have been reduced from $500 to
$3.50. There is wisdom in move
ment of this kind. There are many
societies and mutual organizations Oh
various kinds that could secure and
hold a larger membership, and thus
prove a greater benefit to their re-
spective communities, by holding all
expenses down to the lowest possible
point A five or a ten more or less
does not "cut a figure" with many
people. But there are many others
to whom a $500 or a $1,000 bill looks
very large, who would very much like
to become members, If their circum-
stances would permit. They are very
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
THE WISE oRcHARplsT.

Burlington Hawkeye: Iowa, under
the caucus and convention system,
has sent a larger proportion of influ'
entail senators and congressman to
Washington than any other new
state,
Iowa under the caucus and conven-
ton system, has maintained, continu-
ously, the cleanest, most economical,
efficient and honest state and county
administration of any state in the
union.
Iowa under the caucus and conven-
ton system, has become the strong
est and most reliable Republican
state in the union.
With such benefcent fruitage, there
comes cry from some Republicans
to cut down the tree and plant
another variety. The wise orchardist
insists upon being shown.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
MISSIONARY MEETING.
Ladies Of Presbyterian Society Elect
Officers for Year.

The ladies' of the missionary soci-
ETY. of the Presbyterian church met
Friday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
w. R. Cowan. 1t was the meeting
for the election of officers and large
attendance was recorded, also one OF
the best and most interesting meet
ings the ladies have had in many
months. The stated program was
brief but interesting and was accord
ed careful attention.
The election of officers resulted in
the choice Of the following ladies as
the executives for the coming year:
the executives for the coming year:
President-Mrs. j. H. Abbott.
Vice president-Mary Norris.
Secretary-Mrs. w. P. Sanders.
Treasurer-Amanda Rogers.
Following the election there was an
enjoyable social hour, during which
refreshments were served by Mrs,
Cowan.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
TEACHERISASSAULTED
Miss Augustine Severely Hurt BY
An Unruly Pupil

"a
Miss Adalyn Augustine, a daughter
Of A. J. Augustine, $40 G avenue East,
and a teacher in the Fourth grade at
Fourth ward school, was assaulted in
the school room Thursday by one or
her pupils, Harry Green, fifteen years
old, who resides on North Sixth
street
The teacher had made special re-
quest of the pupils that no valentines
of vicious character be brought into
the school and the wish of the teach.
err had been generally respected.
Young Green, however, disregarded
the wish of the teacher, and display
ed some comic or ugly drawing or
valentine upon his desk. A disturb
ance was created that attracted the
teachers attention and noting the
cause she asked the boy to bring the
valentine to her desk This the boy
refused to do, stating that he was not
showing it. He refused to leave his
seat. Miss Augustine promptly walk
ed to the boys desk and demanded
the valentine. The boy sprang to his
feet and grappled with the teacher,
taking from her pointer" which
she carried. He struck her across the
face several times with'it. The teach.
err did not retreat at the show Of vi
olence but pluckily stood her ground
and exercised all her strength with
the assailant. She regained posses
sion of the pointer, taking it away
from the boy, and forced him through
door from the scnool room. In the
mix.up young Green struck the teach.
er in the face several times with his
fist. A blow was delivered above the
eyes and another on the jaw that
caused much pain ana severe SWELL
ing. The teacher was forced to go to
her home for treatment.
Mr.. Carter, the principal of the
school, was not at the building at
the time OF the trouble and the teach.
er was without help of any kind. The
trouble all happened so suddenly that
none of the pupils had time TO give
the teacher assistance, even had sucn
action been possible. The matter will
be taken before the board for final
action.
Harry Green, the lad who assault
ed his teacher, Miss Adeline Angus
tine, Thursday, was taken before
Judge Scott, sitting as the juvenile
court this morning, and his trial set
for Monday evening at 1880 o'clock.
The boy was too young for action in
Justice Bacon's court, where the case
was first taken. Green is at present
in custody of his parents. He is a
son of Jim, or Bigger" Green.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
JUMPED AT CONCLUSIONS.
Woman Thought Sick Man Was
intoxicated.

There's your Oskaloosa slums,
declared some woman passing the
Mikesell & Sterling barber shop on
South Market street the other even
ing as J. R. Norton, merchant from
Buxton, seized with heart failure, fell
heavil y into the door of the barber
shop just as his hand Unmatched the
door.
Mr. Norton had been waiting for
the train to Eddyville and had stop
ped in the shop. He stepped outside
for breath of fresh air and NOM
ent later fell in through the door he
had just opened, apparently dead.
The man was removed to the air
and his face bathed until ne revived
Dr. Conway was called and cared
for the sufferer. The physician pro
nounced that he had been very close
to death.
There's your Oskaloosa slums,
declared the woman to her male com
panion. That's what drink does
But Mr.. Norton had not been drink
ing and it developed this morning
that he did not use liquor.
RECEIVED HARD FALL,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
INCREASE IN THE couNTRYs

! B b
AT the beginning or the present
month the amount of money in circu-
.lation amounted to an average or
$31.S8 for each. man, woman and
child in the United States. This is
the highest point ever touched. AT
the time when Mr.. Bryan was. sweep
ing the Chicago convention Of 1896
the per capita circulation was $21.10.
Ever since the Republican victory in
the fall of that year the per capita
has been going up, but the largest
advance has been made since the gold
standard act was passed in March,
1900.
In the past ten years 100000 or
15,000,0oo has been added to the
country's population, but the increase
in the volume Of money in circulation
has been faster. The $I,500,000, 00J
circulation that is, money in the
country outside of that in the treas
ury of 1896 has expanded to ST.
700, 100000 in 1906. In the treasury,
too, the money stock has made a
large increase. All this gain has
been largely due to the triumph OF
the Republican party and the wise
legislation which the party has enact.
ed. The defeat of the silver crusade
through successive Republican vic
tories and the enactment Of the gold
standard law by Republican votes ac-
count for most of this monetary ex-
pansion.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
RECEIVED HARD FALL.
{. r. Lakin systains a DisIocation OF
His Right Hip.

Slipping on the ice at the alley
crossing between the Baptist ana
Episcopal churches, E. T. Lakin, an
old soldier aged 70 years, and father
of Mrs. Andrew Good aid Mrs. Jessie
McEwen of this city. fell, fracturing
and dlslocating his right hip.
Mr. Lakin's home is in Knoxville
and ne has been visiting in Oskaloosa
with his daughters, with whom he In.
tended to spend the spring. The old
gentleman was returning to Mrs.
Gods home, 400 Second avenue East
when the accident occurred.
The injured man was tenderly car
ried to the home of his daughter and
was cared for by ar. Windle. He is
suffering considerable pain, but is
otherwise as well as might be ex
pected.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
ROBBED OF FAT PURSE
Timothy Sullivan Says he Is Short
$2l2,oo.

Charged with robbing Timothy Sui
Ivan Of $212, Bon Coffin, wen known
young man of this city, was arrested
by Constable Woodruff last night and
spent the night in jail. There is lit
tie evidence against the young man
and the matter will probably not be
taken further than the justice court,
If even preliminary hearing is had.
Sullivan was ROBBED in the Arnold
hotel while he slept. The man who
perpetrated the crime, it is believed,
robbed his benefactor. for Sullivan
had taken man to the hotel with
him to furnish bed upon the mans
appeal that he would otherwise have
to stay out all night This man is
said to have been Comm, but neither
Sullivan, who was under the influence
of liquor, nor the hotel people, can
identify the man positively.
Sullivan and the man lie befriend-
ed took different rooms in the hotel.
In the night the alleged thief was
found in room not his own but ex-
planned his presence as mistake.
Later he left the hotel without having
slept in his bed.
When sullivan awoke in the morn
ing he found himself just 1912 poorer.
Two watches and check in his peck.
ct were undisturbed. Only money
was taken.
The man appeared before County
Attorney Mccoy this morning and
told his story, but the county attor-
ney did not believe it strong enough
to hold young Coffin on the charge.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
PURE FOOD DISCUSSED
P. E. O Chapter x Hold An Inter.
esting Session.

Chapter X, p. E. o., met Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. l.. A. Rodgers,
who was assisted in entertaining by
Mrs. ]. p. Doods. The program was a
departure from those of the past and
was one in which all became interest
ed. Possibly the program was in
spired by the legislation in state and
national houses favoring pure foods,
At any rate that was the real subject.
Mrs. r. w. Clayton read compre-
hensiye paper upon "Poisons In
Foods" telling of many injurious col
orings and absolute poisons in the
preparations that appear upon the la
BILE. Miss Nellie Wray followed with
a paper upon adulteration in foods,
and the discussions and questions that
followed both papers filled in several
hours,
Then, too, the one topic Of the day
came in for some little consideration,
the marriage in the White house.
The serving of refreshments was the
signal for considerable merriment on
the part of the ladies, for were not
the cherries very like the ones Mrs.
Clayton described as being bleached
and then colored artiicially? And
was there not pink coloring in the
sherbet? But the ladies' enjoyed the
dishes prepared by the hostess and
the talks and lectures were forgotten
over the tea table.
Miss Clara Van Glider, formerly a
valued member Of the oskaloosa Chap
ter, having removed from the city.
was granted a dimit card to join the
Chapter at Indianola.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
THE SHAW LETTER.

Secretary Leslie NJ Shaw. in reply
to inquiries concerning the primary
elections bill now pending in the
general assembly, has written to State
Senator F. M. MoIsberry of Louisa
county letter in which he sets
forth his objections, as private cit
izen of Iowa, to such a bill becoming
a law. With it's tone so free from
partisan or factional faint, and spark,
ling as it does from beginning 10
end with that incisive logic of when
the secretary is recognized master
it is document which will challenge
the respect OF thinking men.
Secretary Shaw makes certain
points which ought to be considered
regardless of what individual con.
viction may be-and we have sought
to Gull them out, in photographic form
retaining as far as possible the orr.
ginal language-for the benefit of the
readers of the Herald.
81 believe no ordinary citizen, under
a primary law, could secure the nomi'
nation for stae Office in Iowa fer
less than 100000, unless ne had bacl;
of him three or four of the railroads
OF the state.
"There are few lossible candidates
for INV state Office who are known
tc five per cent Of the people Of the
state.
eff the primary law is intended to
carry the government back to the peo-
pie and away from organization, then
it ought to forbid candidates. If the
people untrammeled are to select their
officers, then ofice-seekers should be
forbidden.
"a state wide primary for the pur'
pose of taking the government back
to the people sounds well, but it is
the only law of which L have knowl
edge which carries with it the pc ssh
bility of taking the government out
of the hands of the people.
"a republic is constructed upon
the theory of representation. We dc
not legislate at the polls. We can,
however, safely elect delegates at the
polls who shall in turn select dele
gates at the convention to represent
them in state and interstate conven
lions, and to legislate for them in
state and legislative bodies, and IN
each instance the individual acts ad
visedly. In order to get ten per cent
Of the votes of Iowa it would be neces
sary to have agents in every county
of the state. Railroads could main
tain such an organization; private
citizens could not afford to build one
81 have had some opportunity tt
observe tue working of the primary
laws in other state, and have tried
to study the logical results of sucr
laws If made applicable to Iowa. II
Virginia it cost the candidates aoout
one dollar each for the votes they re
ceived at the primaries exclusive o.
loss of time, mncheons and other cour
tesies. AS one candidate expressed i
"This included only what the law re
quired me to report,
Reforms are necessary, but it 1!
more necessary still to preserve Ia
which is good and from the gooC
evolve that which is better"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22

Grant Enlow, Van Buren, coun-
ty farmer, not only keeps an itemiz-
ed account OF the milk he sells to the
creamery, but keeps tab" on each OF
his cows. He tells the Birmingham
Enterprise that he has MIXED six
teen cows the past year and has re-
ceived $S05.9S for milk and $71.50 for
calves, an average of $500. The
cost of feed was $23.50 per cow, the
net income $29.42. The average OF
butter fat for each COW was 21S1s
pounds, the average price of milk S6.6
per hundred.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22

Coming right down to it, what
right has the state of Iowa to say
how political parties shall make their
nominations? II this rule is to pre-
vail, what will be wrong with going
little further and telling the church
es how their ministers must be chos-
en-, thinks the Clarksville Star.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
Is BUT Little Better.

Jake Turner has returned from Hot
Springs, Arkansas, where he has been
under treatment for some time past.
He received but little benefit from
the treatment at the Springs and is
now under the care of local physicians.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22
Thomas B. Bryan, a pioneer c

Thomas B. Bryan, a pioneer cit
izen Of Chicago, and a prominent
merchant, who recently died, was
once asked to give advice to a boys
club. He wrote: Take care of de-
tails. Beware of cocktails" 1t would
fbe well for every boy to commit this
to memory and make it the rule OF
his life.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22

THE British and American dele.
gates to the Algeciras conference
were the only ones who were not
shocked by the brutality of that bull
fight" remarks the Sioux City Jour
nal "The British and American del.
egates stayed away"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-22

The Cedar Falls Record suggests
that party which wants a primary
election should be permitted to have
it, but that it should pay the ex-
pense. 1t does not believe in draw
ing money from the county and state
treasures for party" purposes.