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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12
The BUSINESS OUTLOOK,

The immediate outlook of the mar
ket is encouraging" says Henry
Clews. 1--WE have suffered consider
able reaction and in view of present
general business activity there is lit
tie chance for further depression, un-
less the coal situation turns out unfav-
orably. Somewhat better buying or
stocks has been. noticeable at times,
and the liquidation by large speculat-
ors seems to have ended for the time
being. On april LIST between $60,00o,-
900 and $70,000,000 of dividends were
distributed; a much larger amount
than usual at this season owing to the
active business done by the big in
dustrial corporations. Temporarily,
at least, this will have a beneficial eff
feet. Further, we are now approach
ing the entrance of spring, when the
market is generally inclined to be
strong and pessimism at minimum.
Technical conditions are, therefore,
quite favorable for moderate recov-
cry in values. Later on much will
depend upon the crop outlook, whlcl
up to date is satisfactory. Toward
mid summer We may expect the usual
quiet, particularly as the summer exo-
dus abroad promises to be much larg-
er than usual. During the summer
more or less political agitation of a
disturbing sort will be heard owing to
preparations for the congressional
elections. The spread Of socialistic
theories and the open threat of labor
to enter the political arena naturally
create feeling of disquiet, coming at
time when public opinion has been
overweight and depressed by recent
insurance disclosures. In the long
run all of these exposures, discussions
and political disturbances will be ben
eficial and result in a larger degree OF
public good and increased stability =
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12
A MANLY STATEMENT.

would rather be defeated for the
nomination for governor than to be
the means of lowering the standard OF
public life in Iowa. If were to be
made governor and give my influence
to a corrupt rule of the state, to aid
in debauching the state with corpora
ton rule and greedy machine manage
ment, the Office would be curse to
me. l hope am not devoid of COM
mon sense. / would be fool to sur
render whatever decency I have ac-
quired to the credit of my name in an
exchange for commission to act as
governor. II cannot serve the peo-
pie in this matter then I cannot serve
myself. can offer no guarantee OF
my honorable intentions than such as
my record in business and in politics
may afford.
GEO. D. PERKINS.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12
ANENT HAzING.

Lincoln Star: Congressman Lacey OF
Iowa gives it as his opinion, based on
a good many years or experience as q
student and a teacher, that little
hazing is good for the average NAM
ma Coddled" freshman in college,
Congressman Lacey is right. While
inhuman and barbarous treatment In
college or the national academies is
not to be defended, there has been far
too much Of condemnation Of that
course of head shrinking sports that
the average college sophomore well
knows how to administer. BY nc
means the least valuable thing in a
college education is the discipline for
self-conceit that comes by way OF a
little well directed hazing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12
IowANs' SPEECHES POPULAR.

u
Register and Leader: 1t should be
a matter of state pride that the most
popular speeches delivered in the
house Of representatives this session
have been the efforts of Iowa men
The man who has charge Of the sale
of the Congressional Record, basing
his statement on the demand for ex-
ira copies, gives the honors to Con-
gresham Lacey's talk on the tariff
and Congressman Hepburn's speech
on the railroad bill. @
In the senate the honors rest with
Senator Tillman, whose sensational
attack on President Roosevelt for his
alleged unconstitutional acts and, be-
cause of the Mrs. Minor Morris incl
dent is in great demand by those who
like the torrential flow of yitriolic
abuse. The popular speeches Of the
house are in direct contrast with SEN
ator Tillman's fiery harangue, show
ing the diversity of tastes and inter
ests Of those who follow closely the
progress of congressional proceedings,
Apropos Of both Congressman La
cey and Hepburn, they have become
conspicuous magazine features. A
number of the leading periodicals,
such as Worlds Work, Review Of Re
views, etc, publish good likenesses of
the Eighth districts representative in
their current issues, while Congress
man Lacey contributes an article on
1.-THE Automobile in. 1884" to the May
issue of Joe Chapple's National Maya.
zine.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12
WHY MEN FAIL.

Some interesting figures have re-
Gently been published IN Bradstreet's
showing the number Of business fail
ures last year in the United States
and the causes that brought them
about. There were 1887 failures
among the individuals, firms, and cor
porations engaged in mercantile pur-
suits in the United States, out Of L.
352,940 concerns in business, consid-
erably less than one per cent of the
whole, lower percent than has oc-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

Under the primary system the re-
cent municipal election in Des Moines
cost the city over $4,000. The bills
have been cut to $5,24S.52, but the city
must stand suit on collection for the
balance. Such are the fruits of tAe
primary system that certain politi-
clans, = self-styled "progressives, -
would fasten upon all the people OF
l7wa. Thank fortune, the legislature
wa strong enough to prevent it.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

The deficit in the treasury will
not be one of the issues in the next
congressional campaign, opines the
Keokuk Gate-City. There is no deficit
in the treasury, but instead surplus
of s3,597,99S, which VIII be increased
at the end of the fiscal year. The
fact is mighty decentralization the
democratic point of view.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

pected. mo, it was not" said Secre-
tary Shaw. ut reminds me of the
story Of two men who stood on a
mountain and watche' funeral pro-
cession go by. His death was rather
unexpected, wasn't it?' asked one
mountaineer. No. replied the other.
Several horses have disappeared late
ly and John has been under suspicion
for some time"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

"A bill authorizing the construc'
ton Of a ship canal between Lake
Erie and the Ohio river, a distance OF
one hundred miles, has passed the
house and is pending in the senate.
The canal is to connect Pittsburg with
Lake Erie at Ashtabula. When ii
shall have been constructed one may
travel from any point on the Missls'
sippi to the great lakes by water.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

The speed track will probably re-
ceive more attention IN Iowa this year
than has been the case in late years.
A number of towns are arranging for
matinees and strictly home talent
races, such as have been in vogue in
Oskaloosa Tor the past two years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

The Washington fress thinks the
man who put formaldehyde in milk in
order to keep it sweet and then sells
it to innocent sick people and babies
is a fit subject for the public whip
ping post, and it could be used to adj
vantage Tor some other misdemean-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

Although nearly 100000 was
spent on the Panama canal in March,
the treasury receipts for the month
exceeded expenditures by $4,S61,5OO.
In national finances even the demo
Gratis ought to be willing to stand pat.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

Though ranking fifty-ninth in the
list of cities according to population,
as shown by the 1900 census report,
Des Moines ranks nineteenth in the
list according to the amount of second
class mail matter shipped out in 1905.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

-"Instead of reform in spelling
there should be more attention paid
to spelling, reading and grammar in
our schools. There is no part OF a
child's education so important as
these three studies and none more
neglected" is the opinion Of the Man
son Journal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

1t developed at the Commercial
Club banquet the other evening that
Oskaloosa contributed $1,000 toward
the expense Of sending Governor
Cummins down to Washington to ap-
pear before the interstate commerce
commission. Other cities contributed
like and larger amounts. Under such
circumstances no wonder the cover.
nor is opposed to railroad passes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

Mississippi does not propose to be
lost on the map. There is one bill be-
fore that states legislature to make
lynching legal and another to make
euchre and bridge whist illegal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

IF the standpatters can manage
to keep Mr.. Cummins talking" says
the Estherville Vindicator-Re Republican,
''they will not have much difficulty in
securing the nomination and election
of Mr.. Perkins"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

Councilman Christie,th ex-oficio
park commissioner, has few plans
for his pet project this summer. Mr..
Christie isn't going to let the park be
any less attractive, even if Jack Mill
gan did want The job.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

= Notwithstanding Burlington is
now in the hands of an undertaken,
the Hawk-Eye wants it distinctly un-
derstood that it is still a live town
and there is to be no funeral services
until further orders.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

Burlington republicans have made
a discovery. In the language of The
Hawk-Eye, they have found out that
"they can't vote on two separate tick
cts and win" Experience keeps
dear school,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

Tie woods and birds are attract
ing the nature lovers these days, and
the warm winds blow a call afield
that finds its echo in the heart of ey-
eryone.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

If Governor Cummins was not so
finnical about accepting railroad
passes, oskaloosa and other towns
would be $40 or more eacn ahead. AS
between passing the hat and accept
ing a courtesy, there is about the same
difference as there is between six ana
a half a dozen.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12
board Of Supervisors.

The board of supervisors recon
vened Monday afternoon and is again
occupied with the round of routine du.
tbs of the April term. Bills and tax
matters form the program for todays
work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

The board which canvassed the
vote for mayor at Ida Grove decided it
a tie at 229 votes each. The candi-
dates drew lots and robert Upton
won, but w. J. Anderson, his brother
in-law and rival, will contest the count
by the judges and carry it to the
courts, ...
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

Iowa men continue to be in de-
mand. ]. L. Day of Fort Dodge has
accepted the position of physical d.
rector of the Y, NJ. c. A. at Memphis,
Tennessee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

"A distinction with difference:
"The first Elijah went up in chariot
of fire. The second Elijah-Dowie-
was simply fired"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

During the last twelve years Mas
sachusetts has built $40 miles Of state
roads, at cost of $5,160,000. Bring
forth the road drag.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

Personal item in Des Moines Cap
ital: Governor Albert B. Cummins is
in Des Moines and will probably re.
main over the Sabbath"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

-Mahaska county has little danger
Of rate suicide. There were ALI
births IN the county last year and but
go deaths.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

If you are not buying goods made
in Oskaloosa, you may not be a
knocker, but you surely are not a
booster,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

1t was suggested to Secretary
Shaw that the exit of Ambassador
Bellamy Storer from the diplomatic
service was rather sudden and unex-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

1t has been remarked that dis
lance does not lend enchantment
when you have to walk.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

The Iowa City Republican says
the man who works only eight hours
will never do much in politics or any
thing else.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

MOT kernel of corn ought to be
put in the ground without certificate
of sound health" says the Davenport
Democrat.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

business there and like the town and
its people.
Among its other attractions Keo-
sauqua boasts of the Oldest court
house which is still in use in Iowa.
1t has given continuous service for jul
dicial purposes since September, 1843.
At the time of its completion it was
unsurpassed as court house in Iowa
for size and beauty, ana for several
years thereafter it's auditorium was
the largest in the state, not broken by
columns or pillars. Built on a hill
overlooking the town and the Des
Moines river and surmounted by a
tower, it was the pride of the ambi-
tious early settlers. About war
times" the tower was taken off and
the two solid walnut spiral stairways
gave place to the stairway as 1t now
is. April 20, 1910, the county COM
missioners adopted plan for this
building, the cost to be $500, John
Fairman and James Hall to be the
builders. The present location was
determined by the commissioners. At
this tiEs there arose hitch in the
details as to the payments for con-
struction, and the contract was trans
ferred to Edward Manning, in which
he accepted the note of the commits
sioners for $1,712 at Is per cent inter-
est and $4,000 Sin bonds and mort.
cages" which he and other proprietors
of the town Of Keosauqua had put up
as an inducement for the location of
the county seat. The interior of the
court room or auditorium was com
pleted under the direction Of Judge
]. c. Knapp in July, 1851. The walls
of the first story were built 20 inches
thick and those of the second story
Is inches. The tower (now gomez
was 10 feet square and rose 16 feet
above the comb of the building. 1t
looks like it might last for years yet
to come, unless Van Buren, county
gets ambitious and decides to build a
modern structure some day.
Another landmark in Keosauqua is
the big blanket sheet which the Re-
publican has issued weekly for over
fifty-one years. Size of town consid-
cred, the Republican is conceded to
be the best country paper in Iowa,
and no doubt much of It's success is
due to it's excellent corps Of county
correspondents. 1t was concerning
these correspondents that an eastern
poet once wrote:
"The country scribbler, bless his
ways
And bless his noble tribe!-
He has an old time nonored phrase
All functions to describe.
| Be it cock fight or play
TITS all the same, egad!
He takes his pen in hand to say,
"A pleasant time was had
when neighbors come from near
and far
| To kill the festive hog
Or men convene to chase the bar
! From out its native bog.
Or boys and girls prepare fete
And gather gay and glad
! He takes his pen In hand to state,
"A pleasant time was had
"And when the powder mill explodes
He's right on hand, l ween,
To help pick fragments from the roads
And thus portray the scene:
Bereaved relations raised their cries
And lamentations sad
And took it hard, but otherwise
| A pleasant time was had"
The Roustabout.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

But a fellow is likely to see any
thing at Keosauqua. 1t is one of the
Oldest and quaintest towns in Iowa,
the capital of Van Buren, county, which
has given birth to more great men
than any other equal space in the
country. 1t was laid out shortly af-
ter the oldest inhabltanc came to Iowa
and was once the head of navigation
on the Des Moines river. 1t now has
one railroad in, but none out, or vice
versa, whichever suits the situation
best, and is connected with the out
side world through its seaport Of
Mount Zion, which is on the main
thoroughfare Of the Great Rock ISL
and Route from Keokuk to Fort
Dodge. And here, too, is where even
Governor Cummins might square ac-
counts with the railroad company, for
If he was a through passenger he
would get eight miles ride into Keo-
sauqua and back for nothing. No
pass is necessary, either. But to re-
sumo. Keosauqua had population
Of $40 in 1850, and 6SS in 1865. In
1896 it had grown to 1858, but in 1880
the federal census credited 1t with
only S31. In 1900 It came to the 100
mark and now the citizens boast of at
least 1900. But whatever its popu-
lation may be, It is a good town. We
have Harry and Ed walton's word for
this statement, and they ought to
know because they are doing fine
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-12

for the visitor. In May, 1901, Presi-
dent Mckinley was received here, and
he spoke from the balcony to an i'm
mense throng. In the Cabildo also
We're held the first Protestant SER
vices in Louisiana, Bishop Chase Off
ciating. At present jail and crimi-
nal court occupy the ground floor, and
the upper part of the building is used
by the supreme court Of the state and
by an historical society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-19

It pays to read the want columns OF
The Star Hundreds Of situations are
nIled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-19
EVANSVILLE NEWS.
Funeral of Mrs. Annie May Long
General News Items
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
HYATTSvILLE. October 10. 1905
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Annie May Long, wife of ex-Town Council
man Charles Fl. Long who died at her
home on Ralston avenue about noon Mon
day last, took place yesterday. Rev. s.
Ward Right oficiated. The Increment was
made in Rock Creek cemetery. The pail
bearers were Messrs. Huck, O'Hara, Pagan
and Morsell of Washington and George s.
Britt and w. NJ. Magruder of Hyattsville.
The bier was surrounded by a profusion of
floral tributes, the most conspicuous of
which was a beautiful design by the COL
leagues of Mr.. Long in the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
l.. A. Miller of East Hyattsville was be-
fore Justice of the Peace Joseph a. Wild
man in Bladensburg last night, charged
by w. Brooke Hunter of the same village
with assault. 1t is said the trouble origi-
mated several days since, when Hunter
asked Miller to deliver a message to a Mr..
Armstrong concerning the presence of his
Armstrong's) children at Hunters home
Miller became indignant and told Hunter to
secure some one else to deliver his
quests. Several letters passed between the
belligerants, and it is said that the trouble
was renewed when the parties met at Hy-
man Browns, in Bladensburg. Magistrate
Wildman after hearing several witnesses,
dismissed the case.
man of the citizens meeting that offered a
reward of $50 for the arrest and convic-
ton of John Joseph Chase, colored, sem
fenced to the penitentiary for ten years for
an attempted criminal assault upon Miss
Elizabeth Wybenger, near Columbia Park,
September II last, has issued request that
parties who were directly instrumental in
the arrest of Chase shall send in their
names to Mr.. w. w. Rain, who has the
ma tier directly in charge.
The archdeaconry of Montgomery and
Prince George counties will meet in Trinity
Church. Upper Marlboro. Monday. October
%. The delegates from ST. Matthew'S
parish are ]. B. Burnside and Marion
Duckett, jr Rev. F. E. McManus is rector
of the Marlboro Church. Rev. c. l.
LaRoche of Zion parish, Beltsville, is the
present archdeacon.
Representative Sydney f. Mudd repub-
lican candidate for reelection from the
fifth congressional district, will be the prn-
cipal speaker at a mass meeting to be held
in Masonic Hall. Hyattsville, October "a
next. The evening of October % he Will
speak at Nottingham, and October p he
will be at Surrattsville.
The managers of the democratic mass
meeting scheduled for the Pan Electric
House, Bladensburg, Saturday. are being
criticised for having Mr.. Gompers, president
of the Federation of Labor, speak where
many will be denied the privilege of hear
ing him. George NJ. Smith, democratic cam
didate for Congress in opposition to Repre-
sentative Mudd, is also scheduled to speak
at Biadensburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-19
NEWS OF LAUREL.
Funeral of Mrs. s. J. Waters-Field
Association Meeting.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LAUREL, Md, October 10, 1906.
The funeral Of Mrs. Sarah ]. Waters,
wife Of Mr.. George w. Waters, who died
last Tuesday after long illness, was held
yesterday afternoon from ST. Philips Prot
estant Episcopal Church, Rev. T. A. john
stone officiating. Mrs. Waters was eighty
one years of age. Three children, Mr.
George w. Waters and Randolph R. Waters
of Laurel and Mrs. William Hall of Wash
ington survive the deceased.
The members Of the Maryland and Dis
trict of Columbia Field Association have ac-
copied an invitation from Mr.. Harry F.
Frost of the Laurel Game Protective Asso-
citation to meet in Laurel, November q, %
and %. The trials will take place near
Laurel. Several members of the associa-
lions will soon visit Laurel and go over the
grounds of the farmers where the trials are
to be held and arrange details. Mr.. Frank
M. Finley of Washington, secretary of the
association, has opened a bureau of in
formation. The Laurel Game Protective AS
ISOLATION has purchased and put out more
than 5000 worth of birds on lands within a
radius of five miles of Laurel, and they have
thrived and many covies resulted. Laurel
was selected as the meeting place, owing
to 1t being midway between the two cities,
as owners and visitors could witness days
trial and then reach Washington and Balti-
more easily the same evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-19
USE OF NIAGARA'S WATERS.
Gen. Francis v. Greene Here in Be-
half of Certain Corporations.

Gen. Francis V. Greene called upon Sec
rotary Taft at the War Department yester-
day in the interest off some of the American
corporations using for power purposes the
waters of Niagara Falls. These companies
have, according to the report made to the
War Department by Captain Kutz, Corps
of Engineers, failed as yet to meet the re-
ouirements of the order made by Secretary
Taft last summer in the matter respecting
the consumption of water, Notwithstanding
the fact that the period of time allowed
by the Secretary for that purpose expired
month and half ago. The Secretary was
too busily engaged in other matters yester-
day to discuss that subject with General
Greene and in fact, will probably feel it
necessary TO consult first the engineer Off
GERS Of the department before undertaking
10 decide what shall be done to secure the
enforcement of the order.