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The Washington times., 1906-08-05

GRAND OFFICERS OF THE DISTRICT.
I-J1hn H Mitchell Grand Master of Exchequer
Claude H. Woodward, Grand Master at Arms
3-Richard s. Sebastian, Grand Outer Guard
Hugh Reit Grand Lecturer.
5-JefersOn Middleton, Grand Chancellor
&C Frank Day, Grand Vice Chancellor
Henry T. Adams, Grand P.elare.
s-Henry J. Gasson Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
81. F. SkidmOre, Grand Trustee.
Io-George w Bauman, Supreme Representative
I'D. Elmer Wiber Supreme Representative
I2-Amos J. Cunning, Chief Tribune
I3-J. NJ. Kline, Tribune.
14-Thomas A. Bynum, Tribune
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COLUMBIA LEADS LIST
IN TEMPLAR STRENGTH

The annual report Of the proceedings
Of the Grand COmmandery. Knights
/ Templar, in connection with the an
nuaI conclave OF May a. las just been
received from the printer by Secretary
A. W. Johnston, who has been busy for
the past several days directing their
distribution Embodied in the publlca-
tion are the reports OF the various Of
fiCeTs OF the Grand Commandery, as
well as those submitted from the con-
stituent commsnderies.
In number Of members the report
shows Columbia Commandery. No. ., 10
be the strongest. with membership of
5S5. while Washington Commandery, No. /
l, is a strong second. with 565. The /
total numerical strength of all Of the /
communicates in the District OF Co /
lumbia is given as 1,729. an increase Of
II over the previous year.
Financially also Columbia Command !
eery Is shown 10 be the foremost Tenn
plar body OF the city. with assets of
SIS. .957.62, of which amount $I7.T70 = in
vested in Masonic Temple Association |
stock. The financial rating Of Wash
ington C0mmandery is placed at $l5,-
40l. 76. while tie assets OF De Molay
Mounted Commandery appear as S15.
I712S
The entire Templar field Is shown to
be in a fourishing condition. with ev-
dence Of activity all along the line.
The conferring Of the Royal Arch de-
gree by Eureka Chapter. No. 4. which
was 10 have been accomplished at the
previous meeting. was conferred Friday
night in Masonic Temple. The meeting
was a special one but was largely al
tended and much interest was apparent
In the excellent manner IN which the
work was performed by the several Of
nceTs.
The Masonic program for the con-
ferrng OF degrees during the coming
week provides for the working Of the
felowcraft degree by Potomac Lodge.
No. .. on Monday evening. and OF the
Master Mason degree by Pentalpha
Lodge. No. .. the same evening Tues
day evening National Lodge. No II.
viii confer the entered apprentice de-
gree Thursday afternoon the entered
apprentice viii be conferred by King
Solomon Lodge. No. 81. the daylight
lodge OF the District. and the same
evening the Muster Mason degree VIII
be worked by both George {. Whiting
Lodge No. p. and Naval Lodge, No. :.
the latter being special communica-
tiOn The work that had been planned
for 81. Jnhns Lodge, No. H. has been
abandoned
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Sir Knigh /. y. Roetting. record
keeper Of Charlottesville. Va. Tent No.
p. was in the city Thursday, and
called TO see the State commander. He
is an enthusiastic Maccabee, and IS do
ing much for his tent at the Athens Of
Virginia
District Tent No. led in point Of
profit in the recent excursion TO River
View, which shows that there are some
hustling members down in the South
west
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The ladies Of Mt. Vernon Hive, No. ?,
Columbia Hive. No. g. District Hive, No
6. Independence Hive. OF the District
Of Columbia, and Brentwood Hive.
Maryland. will hold their annual outing
next Tuesday, the 7th. at Luna Park,
at which time the greatest Maccabee
picnic Of the season will take place. Mrs
Cosgrove, Of Columbia Hive, No 3. is
chairman OF the committee on enter
talnment, which means success. as is
we'll known 10 those who know OF Ter
former successes along these lines.
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PLAN BIG INCREASE
IN CIRCLES NUMBERS

Members of the Protected Home Cir
Gle and their friends, 10 the number OF
over 1000 braved the inclement weather
last Monday afternoon and journeyed
TO River View aboard the handsome
steamer Queen Anne as the guests or
Capt. Z. I. Randall. After most en-
joyable outing they returned TO the
city at II o'clock.
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Capt " w. Burch and LieutenaHts
Newman and Dagenheart have re-
turned from the encampment OF the
Uniform Rank at Columbus, OhI3. and
are highly pleased with their reception
and their stay in the great Maccabee
State OF Ohio. There will be an en-
campment Of the Uniform Rank for
two weeks at the jamestown Exposition
next year and there are now special
inducements being offered TO members
Of the order 10 join the rank for this
occasion II is expected that the
Knights Of the Maccabees Of the world
viii keep open house al the jamestown
Exposition during the session.
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Miss Edith Van Ness the record keep
er OF Nj. Vernon Hive. No. ?. left on
Friday for an extended trip North. dur
ing which time she Will visit Niagara
Falls. Buffalo. the Thousand Islands,
and parts Of interest in Canada. She
will be accompanied by three OF her old
schoolnates.
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Capitol Circle meets the second and
fourth Wednesdays OF each month IN
Northeast Temple National Circle. the
first and .Aird Fridays at McCauley's 3
Hall, southeast. and Dupont Circle on
the second and fourth Mondays at Odd
Fellows Han. Four-and-a-half and @
streets southwest The meetings are
open 70 all members Of the order. who
are cordially invited TO attend.
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The members Of Capitol District are
ambitious 10 make the Protected home
Circle one Of the foremost traterhal or
ders in the District Of Columbia. ana
70 accomplish that purpose have, a4ohs
with other means. inaugurated series
Of social gatherings for Tie KAN anu
winter campaign.
II is hoped that this Will Pc lnslFu-
mental IN greatly increasing the mem
bership and in bringing the members
more closely together and creating in
them a greater fraternal spirit
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The State Commander will visit Alex
andria Tent, No. 2. next Monday night
He will be accompanied by Sir Knight
". \. Newbold, OF Golden Rule Tent
No g. and perhaps others.
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interesting meeting Friday night.
Among other visi0rs were Sir knights
Hammond. commander Of Golden Rule
Tent No. 8, and Gus Backeah-imer,
commander OF District Tent No s.
These visiting Sir Knights will return
20 their tents better prepared to go
into the work at home by these visits.
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The Uniform Rank.

or the several auxiliary bodies con
nected with the Knights of Pythias the
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Next convention Of the Grand
Lodge Tuesday, February 70, 1907.
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'Meet first and third Mondays
only.
''AIeet second and fourth Fridays
only.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
LEGISLATURE QUITS.
FINISHES BUSINESS AND AD-
JoURNS AT 7 O'CLOCK IN
THE EVENING.

Des Moines, April AFTER ses-
sion lacking but two days of being
three months in duration, the Thirty
first general assembly Of Iowa ad-
journed sine die yesterday. Technic-
ally adjournment came at IL M, but
the clocks were stopped and the real
hour was nearer p. m.
Among it's last acts was the pass
age of the Warren bill to authorize
a legislative commission to recodify
the life insurance laws of Iowa. The
commission does not have the scope
and authority of the Armstrong COM
mittee in New York, but $4,000 has
been appropriated for it's work and
the conditions of the companies
which do business in this state will
be Investigated with sufficient thor
oughness to warrant recommendation
as to desirable changes in the insur.
ance code. Senators Jamison and
Durham and Representatives Kendall,
Jones and Clary are the members OF
the commission.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
WAS RECORD BREAKER
Largest Business In Recorders
Office of Any March.

Some of "the boys" who have in
past years been working about the
office of the county recorder have
been more or less jealous of the
March record OF the Office this year
and of the fact that with all of the
flood of work Recorder Deck has had
all instruments recorded and proved
within three days. Hard wark, and
work that was early anu late, was re-
CURED, but the fact was accomplished
and stands 10 the credit Of the gentle
man. The boys have said, Eyes, it's
busy time, but nothing to the bust
ness of the Office when was recorder
back IN the nineties."
Mr.. Deck has taken pains to run
back over the records of the business
of the office for the past twelve years
and the comparison, in addition to
giving the laurels to Mr.. Deck, shows
an interesting increase in the bust
ness of the Office that is noteworthy.
Here are the figures showing the
number of instruments received into
the office for recording during the
month of March since 1896:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
in JAIL ON SUSPICION
Neighbors Believe Grey Got Away
With Their Chickens.

Sherlock Holmes tactics in the
hands of suspicious and irate neigh
bors proved the undoing of c. F.
Grey, a spectacle peddler living at
Beacon, who is in jail charged with
stealing chickens from an enclosure
in the night time. HIS son, Clifford
Grey, is in the hands of the authori-
ties, probably headed for Eldora,
while Mrs. Grey, destitute, asks the
county for help during her trouble
and declares that her husband is the
victim of conspiracy.
Grey was arrested at his home in
Beacon Saturday upon an information
sworn out by Mrs. Anna May Black,
SIS Soutn II street, VINO was formerly
a neighbor of the man. Mrs. Black
identified some of the chickens found
when the home was searched as her
property. Other chickens which she
claims have been found in local
meat shop were sold, it is said, by the
Grey boy.
Grey formerly lived in the neigh
borhood and when Mrs. Blacks chick
en- coop was robbed suspicion fasten-
ed itself upon him. The other neign-
bors had lost chickens mysteriously
and had watched Grey's back yard in
askance.
Editor John Flewwelling of the Rec
ord applied the methods of great de-
+actiop ~ the oaea and discovered
the tracks of the thief, man who
wore rubbers and had come up the
track from Beacon. Find that man"
said Mr.. Flewwelling. But before
the man was found Mrs. Black discov-
cred her chickens on the market.
She Immediately went after the off,
GERS. A search warrant was issued
and Constable Andrews after making
a search of Grey's premises arrested
the man and his boy. The search re-
vealed Mrs. Blacks fowls, or part Of
them, and others were found in sacks
ready for rapid transportation to the
market. A Beacon neighbor, Mrs.
Maggie Morgan, also identified some
of the chickens as hers.
To cap the climax, Grey was seen
wearing rubbers in oskaloosa on the
night of the theft. The chicken rais-
ers in that neighborhood feel conf
dent that there is enough evidence
for a conviction. Grey has nothing
to say.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
Dr.. John /. Tony,
DENTIST
Office over Golden Eagle,
i y2l Oskaloosa, la.
CHILDREN NEGLECTED..
Race With Authorities to Keep
Them Out Of Custody.

George Hartgrave, accused by
Gage" Hartgraye OF larceny Of some
martingales and other harness equip
ment from his home IN the nighttime,
was held yesterday after hearing
before Justice Prichett to the grand
jury. John Boyles, who was arrested
on the same charge, was released. No
evidence connected him with the al
legged crime.
Boyles, however, mas other trou-
bles. He came here rom Indiana a
few days before he was arrested, and
got a stopping place in Fly Corner. So
abject and miserable was the squalor
in which his family was situated that
the Children's Home Society started
an investigation, and found them at
dinner. There was no table in the
home Boyles, his wife and four chr
dren were eating on papers laid in
the middle Of filthy floor.
The threatened action Of the Home
Society to take the children from
their parents was averted by prom
Use on the part of Boyles and his wife
to leave the county. They had made
the proposition and offered to go to
Pella. In some way they got as far
as New Sharon. There they stopped
and Boyles appeared next in the local
police courts.
The man declares he found employ
ment at New Sharon and stayed over,
thinking it was out of the county. He
is doing scavenger work. The au-
thorities have considered the matter
and an information charging that the
children are neglected will be filed,
and they will probably be taken and
put in good homes. All are bright
little youngsters.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
NO AMUSEMENT PARK.
Fair Grounds Not Available and
Project Is Dropped.

Oskaloosa will have no amusement
park this year. A canvass of the sit
uation by the committee of business
men who were appointed at the meet
ing Thursday evening, revealed that
the condition of the title to the Fair
Grounds was such that litigation was
at any time liable to interfere with
the property as park, and for this
reason those having the affair in
charge have advised that the project
be held in allegiance for the present
season at least.
An active canvass of the situation
was made by those in charge Friday.
morning, and a report was made i'm
mediately to the promoters of the
park. AS a result Mr.. Mason and his
co-worker, Mr.. Seaman, left yesterday
for their home in Omaha. They ex-
pect probably to take up the PROPOSE
ton in this city at some future date.
10th men ara still enthused with the
opportunity offered for suca ali enter
prise in this city.
1t was soon demonstrated yester-
day that the Fair Grounds would rot
be available for the present season at
least as a park. The title 10 the prop
city is involved under a mortgage
with intert ST, and the st Nkholders in
the association witch owns the plant
ere at some disagreement. No perma
neut lease { uld be secured until these
difficulties could be adjusted. The
added fact that at this time no assur-
ance Of street car extension could be
had also initiated against the project.
The idea of such park has met
with much favor among the business
men of the city, who are anxious to
see such an enterprise located here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
HE LIKES THE WEST.
w. H. TulIis Tells of His New Home
in California.

Three Rivers, Calf, March 22.-I
left Oskaloosa on the 21st OF February
and arrived at Visalia, Calf, on the
9th. Everything was in blossom
here, trees green with foliage. 1t
was surprising to one that had never
seen this country before.
Since came here / can use my
right arm as well as the other, so
this is the place for me. / have been
up on the mountains for two weeks.
We have lots Of fun. l am on an IS
land. We have been surrounded by
water for a few days and we could
not get out. The mountains are nice
and green, like the meadows back
east In the month of June. Well, 1
helped plant bushels Of potatoes
the 10th of March; how is that?Some
of the potatoes are up eight inches.
Tell them in Oskaloosa that I am In
fair health and getting fat. shah
always think of the dear people OF
Oskaloosa, especially when it comes
TO election. Vote right and you will
be right. Kind regards to all.
w. H. Tullis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
SWITCH CREW IS OFF
Rock Island Cuts Down Force to
Save Fuel

Retrenchment on the part of the
Rock Island was announced this
morning in the abandonment Of the
switch crew which has been working
at Evans and in the local yards under
Conductor Harry Peasley. Lack OF
business is the reason assigned for
the change, the officials declaring that
since the commencement of the coal
strike there is not only enough work
for two crews,o ne at Evans and one
here, as was the arrangement up TO
that time, but that there is not
enough work for one. The strike sit
uation is declared to be the cause.
Switching in the Oskaloosa yard
will be done by the local freight, the
crew coming up from Evans to do
the work during layover they have
at that place.
Conductor Peasley of the switch
crew will lay off for a couple of
weeks, then go to work out Of Val
ley Junction. Switcnman Jack STRAIT
ton will meet with the same fate,
while Harry Cruzen will get similar
assignment of duties excepting the
rest.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
SENT TO INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
UnruIy Boys Committed to Eldora by
Judge Preston.

Because they stole kettle from a
neighboring front yard, Leo Severt
and Fred Boles, of Fremont, are now
in the state reform school at Eldora,
where they will be given training
to fit them for life.
The boys were arrested at Fremont
upon complaint and brought up before
Judge Preston, who heard the charge
of petty larceny against them. 1t
was the opinion of the court that the
reform school was the best place for
the two boys. They were taken by
Deputy Sheriff N. Moore to that place
Friday.
Severt has been in trouble before, it
is said. The boy has peen previously
accused of stealing pair of pants,
and at one time bicycle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
COLLECTED THE DEBT
But the Mode Of Procedure Raises
An Objection.

So simple little thing as horse
stealing is the charge laid at the door
of L. z. Perry, near Given, by his
brother-in-law, C. A. billiard. Perry
is under arrest and awaits the action
of Justice Bacon's court. 1t is all be-
cause he tried TO collect bill in his
own unconventional way.
billiard, it is alleged, owed Perry d
bill of some years standing, and I'M
collectable. He had two horses and
Saturday decided to sell them at the
Oskaloosa horse auction. Thither he
wendell his way through mirey roads
and the horses were put up at auc-
ton and sold.
Perry, knowing of the brother-in-
laws intention to sell the steeds, bid
in at what he thought the debt was
worth, perhaps, and took possession
of one of the animals. Then he Jared
homeward, never paying for the ami
NAL, and leaving his brother-in-law
with nothing to show for the beast.
Perry thought he had collected his
debt
Whereupon billiard waxed wroth and
swore out the warrant before Justice
Bacon. Trial has not yet been set.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
AMONG THE LODGES.
Items of Interest From the Various
Haunts of the Goat.

The work of the order was exempll-
fed by the degree team from Rose
Hill last night in initiation ceremonies
Of Rebecca Lodge No. 16, which prov.
ed one of the most enjoyable lodge
occasions ever known in this city.
Mrs. Fred Brackney was admitted to
the sisterhood, and the work put on
by the Rose Hill lodge was elegant.
The ladies were resplendent in their
degree robes, new ones, which they
have secured for appearance at New.
ton on the Goth, when they eXemplI-
fly the work,
Following the exemplifcation by
Rose Hill, the visitors insisted that
the Oskaloosa lodge put on the work
which is dissimilar in some ways from
the old form which was presented by
the visitors. This was most success.
fully done.
Following the lodge work a simple
luncheon was served to those present,
who numbered just 235 Rebekahs.
From Rose Hill last evening there
were twenty-seyen present. Other
visitors from nearby towns were also
in attendance. Among those who ex-
emplified the work for the Rose Hill
lodge were: Hatue Kemp, Eta Shaw,
Clara Carl, Ella Grace, Addie Mus
grove, Jennie Currier, Polly Hinkle,
Lora Dewitt, Ida Hensel, Sadie Val
landingham, Carrie Wymore, Alice
Dixon, Nettie Smith and Minnie Carl.
There were present also S. G. Carl,
w. H. Kemp, omer Hinkle, Phil Grace,
Albin Dewitt and George Hensel.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
TO LEAVE OSKALOOSA.
DR.. & Mrs. c. q. Hare Decide to Go
to Milwaukee.

DR.. c. H. Hare and wife will leave
Oskaloosa in the near future, to make
their home in Milwaukee. Under a
contract DR.. Hare will on May first
take up the work of special agent Of
the Standard Accident insurance Co.,
at Milwaukee, which will be his head
quarters. In territory the Doctor will
have the entire state of Wisconsin.
That the change would be made by
DR.. and Mrs. Hare has been known
among their friends for some days,
and has been rumored for some
months. However, although DR.. Hare
had received several flattering offers
from the company previously, it was
not until within the last few weeks
that he accepted their contract. 1t
was generally understood, however,
that during two months stay In
Milwaukee during the last year DR..
Hare had made splendid record, and
had made the company DESTROYS Of
his services.
DR.. Hare has disposed Of his insur-
ance business to G. N. Beechler, who
succeeds him, but as yet has not dis
posed Of his dental equipment. He
expects to leave in couple Of weeks
for Milwaukee.
The retirement of DR.. Hare from
Oskaloosa will be generally regretted,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE.
John A. Kalbach Home Threatened
With Fire this Morning.

Fire, resulting from burning trash,
which caught up the fiue by the ex-
ceptionally strong draft fell upon the
roof, threatened the John A. Kalbacn
home, corner Seventh street and High
avenue, this morning about $3.50
o'clock. 1t was extinguished by the
use of chemicals and but nominal
damage resulted, although hole say
about 10x12 feet was burned in the
roof. The fire was discovered by
Mrs. Harry Coveny, neighbor, and
the prompt response OF the fire de-
partment saved damage either from
fire or water.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
SUPT, BAILEY RESIGNS
Popular Manager of Gas Company
for Nine Years Retires

William Bailey, for nine years man
ager of the Oskaloosa Gas Company,
has rendered his resignation as head
of the local interests OF the corpora
ton, and expects to retire as soon as
his successor can be installed in the
work. Mr.. Bailey makes the change
for business reasons, as he has sever
al fine opportunities ofTered him, but
before engaging in business again he
will go to California where he will
enjoy rest of several weeks. Sew
eral fiattering offers have been ten
dered him in the western field and he
will probably make his future home in
the coast country.
Mr.. Bailey is still in complete
charge Of the company's interests in
this city and will PROBABLY remain so
for several weeks, as it is his inten-
ton to remain with the company UNI
til the improvements recently inaugu-
rated can be completed.
Mr.. Bailey has been a resident OF
Oskaloosa for the past nine years,and
has had charge OF the Gas Company's
interests in that time. Under his
management the business has steadily
shown gratifying increase and the
company's business ard equipment
and territory of business are far differ
ent from when he came to this city.
Mrs Bailey has during her residence
in this city been prominently identl-
fed with the work Of the First Presby-
terrain church, and has been promi-
nent in social way.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
TRIPLE DROWNING
At CEDAR RAPIDS
TRAGEDY OCCURS IN THE RIVER
AT MIDNIGHT.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April IA trl-
pie drowning tragedy occurred in the
Cedar river here at midnight. A par
ty Of three men and one woman were
out in a gasoline launch. The boat
capsized and George Mcdonald, Sam
Calhoun and Mrs. Copp were drown
ed. The fourth occupant, Thomas De
lany, swan ashore. He declared to
the police this morning that the wo-
man rocked the boat. 1t is also re-
ported that the members of the party
had been drinking.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12

Mr.. Deck and Miss Stafford, deputy
recorder, are to be congratulated upon
the general excellence of the work
done by them and especially upon
the record they have made in clear
ing the office of the over plus of
business. The cash record Of bust
ness for the month was $736 40, while
the largest previous record was
$500. 20.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-12
FOR STATE CONVENTION.
Republican Committee Will Meet to
Make Arrangements.

Mount Ayr, Iowa, April Estate
Chairman today mailed letters to
members of the Republican state cen
trail committee asking them to meet
in Des Moines at one o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, April II, to fix the date
and place of the Republican state
convention.