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The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19
RUMBLE OF THE RAILS
News Picked up at Depot, Siding
and Round House.

Freight business is dull these days,
and without coal moving, and the gen
eral closing down Of heavy freight
which occurs each April, things are
quiet down at the Central, and at the
other roads. The Central, however, is
doing fair business in merchandise
freight, for this time of year, and is
handling considerable stuff under that
head. Implements and farm machin-
cry are also on the way and form a
goodly portion Of its business.
There's something funny about
that" said one of the dispatchers as
he pointed through the window at a
car of implements moving north on
an outbound freight. Usually all the
freight of one kind moves in one di-
rection. Our lumber is from the
northeast, and merchandise from the
east usually, and goes west or north.
In implements it's different. There
are factories in the north that ship
south and east, and in Illinois are
factories that keep stuff steadily NOV
ing TO the north and west That's
unusual in railroading."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19

Twenty-Five new style electric loco
motives for use on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad have
just been completed in the Westing.
house shops in Pittsburg. 1t is assert
ed by the Westinghouse people that
this new locomotive will drive the
old steam locomotive out of business.
1t is guaranteed that the electric loco
motive will pull a train Of $50 tons
between New York and Boston at an
average speed of seventy miles an
hour. 1t weighs seventy-eight tons
and has four 400 horse power cleo
trio moters, making it more powerful
than the average locomotive.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19
TOWNSHIP cAucusEs.
East Des Molnes.

East DeS MoineS.
The republicans Of East Des Moines
township will meet at the township
house in Givin, on Saturday, April %,
at $3.50 p. m, for the purpose of
choosing three 90 delegates to attend
the republican judicial convention to
be held in Oskaloosa May 5, and to
transact such other business as may
legally come before it.
w. P. Chiffon, Committeeman.
Monroe Township.
All republican voters of Monroe
township are requested to meet at the
Center school house Saturday, April
%, 1906. at $3.50 p. M, to select dele
gates to the judicial convention. By
order of ]. r. Lester,
Committeeman.
Cedar Township.
The republicans of Cedar township
will meet in caucus at the town hall
in Fremont, Iowa, on Saturday, April
%. 1906. at 1870 n. m, fer the pur,
pose of selecting eight delegates to
the republican county convention,
which will meet in Oskaloosa, Iowa,
on Saturday, May S. for the purpose
of selecting II delegates to the Judi
cial convention.
]. S. Reeves. Committeeman.
Spring Creek.
The republicans of Spring Creek
township will meet in caucus at the
regular place, Saturday, April %, at
$3.50 p. m, to select SIX Co delegates
TO the next county convention.
o. P. Hedge, Committeeman.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19

Brooklyn Chronicle: The use OF
the King drag on the roads leading
into Brooklyn has become so common
as to attract little attention. The
roads which have not been worked
with it, however, call for a good deal
of attention and many remarks. For
making good roads after long spell
of muddy weather theie is nothing
like it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19
ing litigation.

ing litigation.
Section S.-This act being deemed
of immediate importance, will be in
full force and effect on and after it's
publication in the Des Moines Capital
and the Oskaloosa herald, papers
published in Des Moines, Iowa, and
oskaloosa, Iowa. Said publication to
be without expense to the state.
Approved April 3, "A. d. 1906.
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19
It Paws to Adxertlse.

An Oklahoma girl advertised for a
husband and got him. The total ex
pense for advertising, wedding outfit
etc., was Sill. He died within year
leaving her an insurance policy Of
$4,000. And yet some people claim
that it doesn't pay to advertise.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19

The Chicago &c Northwestern rail-
road has paid into the state treasury
of Michigan $64O,75S for back taxes.
This is the first road to pay up it's
taxes under the recent decision of
the United States supreme court, up
holding the Michigan ad valorem tax
law Back taxes from railroads will
go into the primary school fund.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19

The resignation of Senator Dun
ham from the insurance investigation
commission opens the way for the ap-
pointment of Senator Molesberry, who
was entitled to the place from the
start. Molesberry is republican and
the father of the movement, and the
governor should not let factionalism
interfere with duty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19

The Minneapolis & st. Louis rail-
road mas decided upon improvements
in Iowa, to be undertaken this season,
that viii cost very large sum and
keep many men employed. Out of
Des Moines it has been decided to
relay the road as far north as Gill
more City with 20 pound steel, re-
placing the old fashioned 60 pound
track. The construction of a new line
from Ruthven to Estherville is also
contemplated. At present the two
divisions are linked together by a
traffic agreement over the Milwaukee
from Ruthyen to Spencer. The cut
off would connect the properties and
give a continuous route to Minneapo-
lis via Ruthven, and would shorten
the distance about twenty-five miles.
An extension of the Storm Lake diyi-
sion from Storm Lake to connection
with the Illinois Central at Denison,
from which point trackage rights into
Omaha and Council Bluffs could be
secured, is also under contemplation
and surveys are now being made with
this in view. rhe probabilities are,
however, that most of the new con-
struction work will be confined to
South Dakota this season and that
the Denison extension will not be un-
dertaken for another year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19

The Chicago, Burlington &c Quincy
is considering the purchase of II ad-
ditional chair cars. These cars are
estimated to weigh about 110,500 lbs.
each, and to measure 60 feet 6 inches
long by feet wide by feet inches
high, inside measurements. The spe-
cial equipment will include the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy holsters,
brake-beams, brasses and trucks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Base Ball:
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,hdHdSSE IdllSISOH iS LOSING no Iltle
in getting his men to practice. The
gang was out again this afternoon, &C.
companied by the usual faithful fol-
lowing of fans, and the department of
new men and old warranted the belief
that Pat" as manager, will equal
pat" as first baseman.
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H. l.. Laird, of Marshalltown, who
has been one of the strongest fans in
that city, leaves MarshalItown in a
couple of weeks for Minnesota, where
he will locate in business, although
Marshalltown will continue to be his
home. He viii be missed during the
season by the local fans as well as
those of Marshalltown.
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Penn Is practicing this season for
base ball and practicing with will.
The boys hope to have a strong team,
although MCLEAN, pitcher and fielder,
will be out Of the game.
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1t rests with the hitters. That is
the all-important thing in the make UP
of the "Quakers" this season, and no
one knows it better than Manager
Patterson himself, who slugs the ball
occasionally. If pats" third out
fielder can hit like Moody or like
Booth, If his catcher and his third
baseman can slug the ball, then oska-
loosa may look for third position or
better during the coming season, with.
out stretching her collective neck.
Even though the third baseman and
the catcher cannot slug like Lajoie's,
or even like Harry Meek's, pat" still
has mighty good chance for first d.
vision club, for all the other teams
must be affected as are the "Quakers"
by the cut in the salry list. Last
years can't obtain in Iowa league dur
ing the coming season. Looking over
the records, the team looks good on
paper. Not practice yet to show
what else it may do. The pitching
staff is like this:
Steele won .So7; fieldeo 1886; batted
.264. Iowas premier.
Shaw, won .607; fielded SAB; batted
.1S5.
Coates, won 400; felded .94S; bait
ed .2OS.
First base, Patterson, batted .2S2;
fielded 800.
Second base, Benson, batted .2s0;
fielded q56
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19

The Ackley World says that there
is no use of putting up two democrat
ic candidates for the goyernorship.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19
A FISH STORY.


De Catfish cry,
En- de Buffalo say:
Wander is a fishin' man
Comm dis way.
EN- he'll try fer ter git you
On his line,
En- he'll tell de folks
You wuz six-foot nine!"
Den de Catfish say:
LES swim up higher
We don't want to 'sociate
Wild no such liar!"
Atlanta Constitution.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19

to equal. AS an architect and build
err, he makes the professionals in these
lines hurry AS man capable of
stating his wants to the legislature,
he leads the heads of all the institu-
lions in Iowa, and generally gets
twice as much as he asks for, while
others fight for half what they think
they ought to have.
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And why this wonderful magnetism
and ability? The noustabout can't
say. Might just as well ask why is
snow white. Who can answer? 1t is
in the man, and the man has learned
to make the best use of his powers.
Training has dragged the roads for
his achievements, and his success is
founded on the unfailing rock of hard
work. He knows what he is talking
about and is able to measure every
accomplishment by the cost of produc-
ton and the rule of experience Il
used to think" said Mr.. Seerley, that
during the eight years l lived and
worked in Oskaloosa, that l wasted
lots of valuable time and nerve ener-
gy in writing two columns of scnool
notes for the Herald every week. But
/ want to tell you that the experience
and the acquaintance gained
through that work mas confronted
more than any one tning to whatever
success have achieved 1t taught me
to be observant, to be brief, to study
live subjects, to benefit by the expert
ence of others and avoid ruts. IL
brought me in closer touch with par
ents, patrons and educators and OPEN
ed up a field of possibilities that
reached beyond the horizon. And be-
lieve me, | have often been asIonish-
ed at the effects this newspaper WORK
has brought in unexpected places.
AS natural consequence, some of
the matter l prepared was copied out
or the Herald into other state papers.
Many men who are holding positions
of honor and trust in Iowa TO-DAY were
printers or devils then and they
know me by having handled the mat
ter in this way. And want to tell
you such an introduction is better
than an embossed card, covered with
all the titles man might accumulate
in lifetime of research. 1t goes to
the heart and tnat is what counts in
this world"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19


with headquarters at Des Moines dis
covered that it could not control the
Oskaloosa creamery, it declared war
and is now engaged in an effort TO
crush the local plant. 1t is paying
above the scale for cream and is sell
ing butter to dealers here for small
per cent less than current prices. A
few dealers have taken up with the
scheme but we know of one good Os
kaloosa booster who told the trust
that as long as there was any butter
made in Oskalesoa ne proposed to
handle it, and if necessary handle il
without a profit to nelp out home in
stitution and give employment to as
many people as possible in Oskaloosa.
The Roustabout mentions this fact
as an illustration of what practically
every local factory is up against in
Oskaloosa. There are cigar cases in
town displaying twenty to thirty
brands and not one of them made in
Oskaloosa. Other lines have the
same grief in getting their goods be.
fore the home people. 1t is not al
ways possible for a small home facto-
ry to compete right down to the frac'
tional part of cent with the big fac
tory elsewhere, but in the long run
what is gained in pushing foreign
stuff as against that made in Oska.
loosa? If every one of our forty fac.
tories could sell all the goods in their
| line that is consumed in Oskaloosai
in place of the 400 to 800 people now
employed there would soon be 1000
on the pay rolls. 1t is all right to GO
after new factories and untried enter
prises, but the Roustabout is con
WINGED the same amount of energy ex'
pended in encouraging and boosting
those already in operation here would
bring better results. In round mum
bers we will say the local merchant
might make an additional 5 per cent
by selling goods made in Des Moines
Chicago or elsewhere. If his profit
all told is Is per cent, the factory In
Des Moines or Chicago or elsewhere
l gets 90 CGuIo .OlL VI CNNly uctANA
spent. That IS cents is taken out Of
circulation in Oskaloosa to enrich the
pockets of others and never comes
hack. On the other hand the mer
chant who buys at home and is con
tent with 10 per cent margin helps
to keep every cent Of that dollar In
| Oskaloosa. True, he is out the 5 pei
cent, but he has aided in keeping
more people in Oskaloosa and has
made friends of the producers. He
has helped to build up bigger vol
ume of trade and make money more
plentiful In fact he has done his
full duty to his town and in the enc
will be making at least 20 per CEN
instead of the ten. 1t is these little
margins that test the loyalty of tht
middle man,-make or break loea
factory,-and in the course of time
kill or boom the town.
| The Roustabout.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19

Pitcher A. NJ. Church and Catcher
Sam North, Of Mariposa, ILL.,, arrived
this morning from their home to join
the Quaker" squad. The men are
looking quite fit and promise to hurry
some one in the try-outs.
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Elmer Benson arrived this morning
from his home at Maniey Junction and
joined the "Quakers." Benson is in
condition, or almost so, and declares
he feels as good as he looks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-10
SUPREME COURT Will
STICK TO OLD SPELLING

Washington, Nov. 5.-The United
States supreme court has taken q sig
nicfiant step to show that it is still a
branch of the government,
not controlled in the slightest degree
by the executive. Public Printer Still
lipgs has been notified, through the
of justice to continue the
old style of spelling in the quotation
of opinions and decisions Of the su-
preme court, the presidents order to
the contrary Notwithstanding. On
Tuesday last the matter came up in
the supreme court, when Solicitor
General Hoyt read from brief con-
tanning q quotation from supreme
court opinion in which the word
"through" was spelled thru" Chief
Justice Fuller interrupted to ask II
Hoyt was reading from an official copy
of the opinion. "All but the spell
ing" replied Hoyt. "Ah," was Chief
Justice Fuller's only comment. Hoyt
then remarked that Public Printer
had insisted upon employing
the ''simplified" spelling in spite OF
the protest from Hoyt. Stllllngs dis
covered that the supreme court had its
own ideas il the matter and that they
differed from the presidents. Here
after the supreme court opinions will
be spelled in the good old way.
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stove began to burn and emit unpleas-
ant odors, but Mrs. Ganderson re-
NAMED oblivious until 4 ring at the
doorbell sounded sharply through the
cottage Then she jerked the pan
quickly OF the stove and ret It In the
sink and stood listening.
The bell rang again, still more
sharply, and as there was no sign of
response from above Mrs. Ganderson
united her apron and opened the door.
A sour-featured. thin and elderly wom-
an dressed In black stood before her.
She uttered q cry that was almost
one Of dis1nay. "Why. Mother Wa
ters!" she exclaimed. and. hesltating
an instant. bent forward and pecked
at the old woman's cheek.
II amt got but an. hour to stay"
said the visitor. deposlting q small tel
escope in the hall. I'm on my way to
Lucy's folks an I had to change cars
here, 90 I thought I'd stop in an see
you. No. won't 60 into the settin'
room: I'll 60 into the kitchen. You've
got somethln' burnin' there. What are
you doin'9 Gettin' support IL your
husban' to homer
She looked around tho kitchen with
disparsging air and seated herself
in the rocker and loosened her bonnet
strings what done that7" she de-
manded, pointing to the broken flower
pot
"I-I guess It was the cat" replied
Mrs. Ganderson as the old woman con-
tinued her survey Of the room.
"Hm-m!" said the visitor. II don't
see as you've bettered yourself much.
by the looks O. things"
whats the matter with thingsT'
queried Mrs. Ganderson, rather sharp
ly, In her turn,
"What did you do with what poor
William left" asked the old woman,
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How Ono Housekee2eF Disposes ~
the Servant Problem.
During fifteen years l have had In
my service six girls who have been q
comfort and help such as no mere ser
want can be, says q writer In Good
Housekeeping.
have never paid wages higher than
my neighbors have done, and our home
Is so small that a maid has to be con-
tent with humble accommodations.
have given, however, what every
mistress does not bestow-frequently
does not believe ina certain friend
illness, cordial sympathy, an interest In
the inner life Of girl whose flesh and
blood. whose heart, ambitions and lives
are not SO different from my own.
One plan have carried out for years
has aided me largely In making the
best of each maid who comes into my
household. Once a month give her
an afternoon Of companionship, not In
the duties of the house, but In some
little trip for recreation she chooses By
herself.
Sometimes accompany her to a mat
inee. while on pleasant summer daya
we 60 picnicking In the woods or TO
some shore resort. There have been
afternoons spent In museums and art
galleries, where glimpse Of things
rare and beautiful means much to such
q girl.
II you will try 1t, making yourself
key to the mysteries of such an exhibit,
you will really find a great deal Of
pleasure In 1t. Hundreds Of women 60
out Of their way to do such work from
settlement standpoint, but It never
occurs to them to give such pleasure
to a girl working In their own kitch-
ems.
It Is not alone the pleasure given
that is appreciated; 1t Is the compan-
lonship and kindly interest find most
valued. The holiday l give Is not the
weekly Thursday of, It Is some other
convenient day, and you will find a. !
do that the work has all been satisfac-
torily completed before the vacation 90
c,1r0
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A STRIP OF RAIL FENCE.

It binds the end Of the orchard
That slopes away to the east.
And stored in its tangle borders
Il many 4 luscious feast.
A butternut guards one corner.
Wild grapes weave leafy screen,
And Haunting its orange berries
The bittersweet creeps between.
Each spring It hides In ito shadows
A bright-eyed bird on a nest,
And curves in alluring fashion
A rail that invites to rest.
It leans In quiet eontentment
Against q thornapple tree.
And watches over q meadow
Where bobolinks sing In gleA
DARK stained and warped by the weather
And =furrowed BY rainy tears,
Il wears odd patches Of lichen
Put there by the passing yearst
Yet clothed It il In a beauty
That changes from day to day,
And leaves on my mind a picture
That never shall fade away.
New York Sun.
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VALENTINE Law
NEEDS AMENDMENT

Cleveland, O., Nov. Attorney
General Wade b. Ellis will ask the
next legislature to make some radical
changes In the Valentine antitrust
law. In his fight against the various
trust interests in Ohio the attorney
general has found the law weak in q
number Of respects, and he will draft
virtually new law for enactment
next session.
An example Of this weakness was
developed in the conviction of the
Standard Oil Company of Ohio. at
Findlay, where fine of S., 900 and
costs was imposed. It has been gem
orally conceded that the fine should
have been nearly 81, 1000, 900.
Judge Banker did nearly all he
could under the law" said the attorn-
ey general. ut is not specific and
left the judge in doubt as to it's mean
ing. He interpreted it to mean that
he could sentence the company for one
days violation, or for every day it
had been found guilty Of violation Of
the law. This uncertainty should
be removed, and in other respects 1t
should be strengthened. I will ask
the next legislature to make some i'm
portant amendments.
Force Trust Into the Open
''There has been a we'll defined pur-
pose from the outset in this prosecu-
tion. It is to force the dissolution Of
these subsidiary companies and COM
pei the parent company to come out
into the open and take them over as
properties of the Standard Oil Com
pany, to be operated under the one
name.
"The present system has been adop-
ted by the Standard Oil Company as
the most effective way of killing COM
petition. In most cases these con.
Germs have gone into Independent ter
ritory and crushed competition by di-
viding the territory. It is continue.
tion Of this plan that we seek to pre-
vent.n
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HARAHAN ELECTED
IN PLACE OF FISH

New York, Nov. 8.-By the election
of J. T. Harahan as president of the
Illinois Central Railroad Company to
succeed Stuvvesant Fish, it Is believed
that e. 81. Hartman has at last real
lied the fulfillment of his plan to con-
troll railroad line from the Atlantic
to the Pacific oceans. In this great
plan the Illinois Central was the one
link missing to complete line OF
track from New York to San Francis.
co and Portland, Or, from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and from
the gulf to the Pacific again.
The first important step in the d.
rection of securing the outlet on the
Atlantic seaboard of the Union Paci-
fic and Southern Pacific railroads, is
believed to have been taken by Mr..
Hartman several weeks ago, when it
was reported that one of the roads
under his control had taken over the
control OF the Baltimore & Ohio by
the purchase Of q block OF 400, coo
shares Of the Baltimore q Ohio stock,
which was sold ty the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. To complete the
ambitious proposition for continuous
line from ocean to ocean, IT was nee
essary only to connect the western
Of the Baltimore q Ohio
with the Eastern terminals OF The
Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific,
and this pupose the Illinois Central
serves amply.
James T. Hanrahan, vice president
Of the Illinois Central, was elected
president BY . vote Of 8 to O, tho adj
herents of President Stuyvesant Fish
not voting. The meeting 10 reported
10 have been stormy one.
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SHORTAGE or RAILS
Capacity II Steel Mile T.xed "a u,,,..,
10 Fill Ordera.

~ III O10081,
Chicago, Nov. 5.-More than 1. 500.
zoo tons Of steel rails have been OF
dered BY railroads for delivery during
1907, and within q short time a. many
moro tons will b placed with the Va.
rious mills. The total capacity Of the
steel mills for the year 10 about 3. COO.
600 tons, 30 that-all Of the mills ara
assured OF capacity orders for 1907.
The orders which have been placed
VIII keep the mills running day and
nighr for nearly two-thirds Of the
year, and IL ID likely that many rail-
roads will be disappointed In securins
rail supplies which will be ordered be-
tween now and the end OF the year.
This year three large rail contracts
were placed with foreign mills. one
with plant in Spain and two more
with works In Germany. The desire
for early and prompt delivery caused
these orders to go to Europe.