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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28
THE BELL MARE AND THE MULES

\ number of oregon papers have
severely criticized the East Oregonian
for adopting the reformed spelling
which has been adopted in govern
mont departments and by all the lead
ing educators of the country
These papers bitterly complain that
the East Oregonlan is attempting to
undermine the mother tongue" in
Oregon.
burnt midnight oil in preparing roasts
for the East Oregonian's progressive
policy are the Eugene Guard, Baker
City Herald, Pendleton Tribune, Baker
City Democrat and others of this
class.
All pioneers of Oregon remember
the pack train Of pioneer days. The
spectacle of fleet-footed bell mare
leading a string of laden mules across
the hills and plains of Oregon, is fa-
lllllidl ~ all llloSt WIZ nave uttll III
Oregon for a quarter of a century.
At times the slow mules would fall
behind the bell mare several hundred
Yards becauze of her more ambitious
nature and fleeter foot. on such oc-
casicns the entire herd of mules would
stop in a bunch and all bray at once
as tho in anger at the speed of their
leader.
This incident of the East Oregon
ian's adoption of the reformed spell
ing reminds one forcibly of the ole
pack train scene. The little fellow.
who are bowling about "the English
language" are true counterparts o
the herd Of plodding Jackasses unabl,
to keep up with the swift bell mare.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28
THE COST OF MEMORY.

1 know not what it was. n look. y
word,
The way YOU moved your cool. al
Turing hands
Rouzed in me memories of desert
ed lands
And days forgotten, I wonder, had
you heard
Anything Of me, that my heart was
stirred
So strangely? There is one who
understands
And used to love me. Him the
drelry sands
OF Styx and Lethe claim. Perhaps a
bird
Sent from Persephones throne has
come to you
And toucht you with the magic of it:
wings
That thus you wake in me imagin.
ings
OF days when I was valiant ant
true
And had not left the company o.
kings,
l who am slave to penitence anC
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28
A MERE MILLIONAIRE.

Tie death of Daniel O'Day, who has
left a fortune estimated at anywhere
from 1000, 900 to $40, 600, 900, is but
another illustration Of the fact that
in America today a man must be
something besides merely rich man
to have a place Of prominence in the
public mind.
Mr.. O'Day, as a matter OF fact, was
man Of importance in finance. He
was a director in some rs companies
having eastern headquarters, and by
virtue Of his connection with the
Standard Oil company OF which he
was moving spirit, his influence was
great.
Nevertheless, he remained in per-
sonality very much the simple-man-
nered Irishman he was when Rookie
feller and his crowd first recognized
his great capacity and gave him his
chance.
Ida Tarbell in her book on the rise
OF the Standard Oil power, credits
o'Day with ability OF the highest or
der. He was one OF the lieutenants
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28
SPELLING REFORM COMING.

Some Of the conservative drags in
the colleges protest against any flo
logical progress until the English
college professors of the same breed
are willing to keep step. The English
are just beginning to take hold Of the
reforms put in operation by Webs
ter's dictionary editors IN 1858. If
we waited for the English to take up
reform spelling we would spell plow
p-l-o-u-g-h and labor l-a-b-o-u-r until
after the second coming of Moses.
Man, eff you spur only on one side
OF a mule" said a darkey, "de odder
side will sure keep up" Let us re-
form the English spelling on this side
OF the Atlantic and the other side will
keep up, even 1t does limp and drag
its feet.-EXchange.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28
THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE.

The October number of the Ameri-
can Me gazine, issued today, marks the
advent CT what Is to all intents and
purposes new and important periodi-
cal. Henceforth this magazine will be
controlled and edited by the group Of
distinguished writer's who recently
withdrew from McClure's Magazine
and organized a new firm, the Phillips
Publishing company. 141 Fifth avenue,
New York.
The enterprise is headed by John s.
Phillips, formerly of Mcclure, Phil
lips & Co., and with him are associat-
ed Miss Ida Tarbell, the famous his
torian of Standard OIL and biographer
of Lincoln; Finley Peter Dunno, other
wise the one and only "Mr. Dooley"; ;
william Allen White, Of Kansas, Lin
coin steffens, Ray stannard Baker
and others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28

working faithfully for the general in
terest OF ;he Rockefeller forces, un-
mindful of events outside his partic-
ular sphere. scorning things immater-
ial to success and entirely content that
whatever fame or honor or notoriety
OIL odium might attach to the work
Of budng up the standard oil power
should go to the others so long as
he was not overlooked in the distribu-
ton of the profits that accrued.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28

There's courage that nerves you .
ir starting to climb
The mount to success rising .
sheer,
} And when you've slipped back .
there's the courage sub
lime
} That keeps you from shedding .
a tear.
, These two kinds of courage, l .
, give you my word,
, Are worthy of tribute, but, .
, then,
, You'll not reach the summit un- Z
, less you've the third
} The courage to try it again" q
, Roy Farrell Greene. Z
. a a q a q q q q q q . {
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28
THE GREATEST BATTLES.

The greatest battle were not the ones
Where the Caesars and the Napoleons
Led their legions cheering through
flame and flood
To redden the furrowed fields with
blood.
The greatest battles were never
planned
For warlike forces on sea or land,
And not for the thrones of kings, and
not
For the loot of cities have they been
fought.
The greatest battles of all are those
We fight without the exchange Of
blows
The ones men win when, with high
hopes wrecked,
They battle to keep their self-respect.
S. f. Kiser in Chicago Record
Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28
THE GALVESTON IDEA.

"The most important experiment in
civil government of the last quarter
century in the United States" is de-
scribed by George X. Turner in the
october McClure's. galveston; n
Bizness Corporation" is a brilliant ar
ticle on Galvestons new form of city
government.
Mr.. Turner tells how Galveston
tried the old systems, and how they
failed. Then a great disaster fell upon
the city, a terrible crisis confronted
the men and women of Galveston;
and the people turned, not to the
mayor and aldermen whom they had
elected. but to a body called the Deep
water Committees. a bizness organi-
zation compozed of representative citi-
zens.
And this body met together and
founded the prezent government OF
Galveston-a commission of five men
each one heading a department OF
municipal service and managing ac-
cording to bizness methods,
Mr.. Turner tells how the commits
sion found the city bankrupt. and
raized her credit above par; how II
found her a town of vice and license
and created order; how it found hel
unclean and unhealthy, and cleaned
and lighted her streets and stamped
out disease.
The Galveston Idea-the idea o
putting the splendid, brutal vitalit!
of a great bizness organization" int
the institution of city government Il
discovery whose success may meal
the hope of the American citizen. AT
ter the shame of the cities" mus
come their rehabilitation. Does Gal
weston point the way?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28
SKIN ECZEMA
IN WORST FORM
Black SpIotches All Over Face -
Produced Severe ltching-Year's
Treatment by Physicians Did No
Good and Became Despondent-
Affected Parts Now Clear as Ever
Alabama Lady's
CURE BY THE
CUTICURA REMEDIES

"About four years ago was afflicted
with black splotches all over my face
and a few covering my body, which
produced a severe itching irritation, and
which caused me great deal of annoy
ance and suffering, to such an extent that
was forced to call in two of the leading
physicians of my town. After a thor
ough examination of the dreaded COM
plant they announced it to be skin
eczema in its worst form. They treated
me for the same for the length of one
year, but the treatment did me no good.
FINALLY l became despondent and
decided to discontinue their services.
Shortly afterwards, my husband in read
ing a copy of a weekly New York
paper saw an advertisement of the Cuti-
cura Remedies. He purchased the en-
tire outfit, and after using the contents
of the first bottle of Cuticura Resolvent
in connection with the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment, the breaking out entirely
stopped. l continued the use of the
Cuticura Remedies for six months, and
after that every sploteh was entirely
gone and the affected parts were left as
clear as ever. ! have not felt symp-
tom of the eczema since, which was three
years ago.
"The Cuticura Remedies not only
cured me of that dreadful disease,
eczema, but other complicated troubles
as well; and have been the means Of
others being cured of the same disease
by the Cuticura Remedies, and don't
hesitate in saying that the Resolvent
is the best blood medicine that the world
has ever known" Lizzie E. Sledge,
$40 Jones Ave-,
Oct. 2S, 1905. Selma, Ala.
sold throughout the world Cuticura Soap, 2Sc. ont:
men 5Oc Resovent, Soc. lin form Of Chocolate Coated
Pils 25c per vial Of COZ, may be had OF all druggists
Potter Drug and Chem. Corp, Sole Propss Boston, Mass
Of Mailed Free, The Cutieura Skin Book, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28

as the judges say the law does not
authorize the payment of public
money for such purposes. The Hart
ford Courant says that the prayers
probably will be continued but will
be lifted above the plane of petty
graft. They have been made for so
much per rather than for the prizon-
ers," II declares.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28
PRAYERS, SO EACH.

1t has been the custom in the state
of Connecticut from time immemorial
to have the session OF the several
criminal courts opened with prayer,
for which a fee Of SO was paid, where
as Sc was paid for invoking divine
assistance for the supreme court Of
that state.
The custom Is row TO be abandoned
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-28

a man in Camden, n. j., got a pos
tai which had been mailed to him in
that city 20 years before. The postal
service may be slow in New Jersey,
but just think how sure it is.-New
York Press
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
IN THE DISTRICTCOURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

Judge Preston and Judge Scott ex-
changed seats today in court and Judge
Preston went TO Sigourney to hear a
matter in Judge SCOTS court, while
Judge Scott heard the case OF Topson
VS.. Johnson, suit m which Judge
Preston was interested when an attor-
ney. There was almost nothing 40
ing in court today, and the jury after
hearing couple Of arguments in the
jackson VS.. Home Telephone Co. case,
went home for Sunday.
In the district court this morning,
Judge Preston resumed his seat on the
bench after a brief vacation from dli-
ties here while holding court at Sig
Quincy Saturday. The court was oc-
cupied with an assignment Of causes
for trial this morning and this after.
noon upon the return of the jury the
court took up the case of Jackson VS..
the Home Telephone Co., which is
closed excepting in some of the argu.
ments.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
cHILp pRlNKs ACID.

Rose Hill, April 30.--Melvin SmitI,
the little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Smith, lies at the point OF death at the
parents home this afternoon as re.
suit of drinking carboIic acid. The
baby drank the poison at the home
of friend, Frank Kemp, where with
his mother he was visiting, and got
it during the absence Of his mother in
another room about 2:15 this after
noon
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Kemp were
visiting in one room and the baby,
which is two years old, got into the
drawers Of a dresser in the adjoining
room, found the bottle and drank a
part Of its contents when its screams
attracted the attention of the mother.
Physicians were Immediately call
ed but are unable to determine as yet
whether the little one has any chance
Of recovery. Meantime, the friends
are searching for the father, Dick
Smith, who is employed on the sec
ton here, and is in ignorance Of the
child's plight.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
WILL EXTEND THE
STREET CAR LINE
TROLLEY WILL SOON BE Run
MING TO UNIVERSITY
CITY PARK IS THUS ASSURED.
Part Of Wooded Section Of Campus
VIII BE Opened to Public
Big improvements to
Follow.

Announcement was made today that
the Oskaloosa Traction II Light COM
rany would extend the street car line
Ito the Central Holiness University
grounds. This announcement csr-ses
with it news Of Importance to the city.
as 1t assures the public some splendid
improvements, and what has long
been desired. pleasure park.
The extension Of the car line will
be made as soon as the necessary
grading and the large culvert, for
which the city recently appropriated
$500, can be completed. After the
city's part of the work is done the
Traction Company win complete the
grading and the cars will be running
by early summer.
In the agreement between the city,
and the Traction Company and the
university authorities, the university
is to set aside portion of the wood
ed tract OF their grounds as pleasure
park for the people of oskaloosa. This
is to be under the control OF the uni
fSIollys anu ali NAtO SuJOy ~ must 10
bound by their rules. II is the inten-
ton to make this as attractive as ros-
sible and give the people what they
have long wished for, place to en-
joy the days and evenings during the
heated term.
The extension Of the line also as
sures electric lighting for the uniyer-
sity building and grounds, and will
hasten the construction of the big
tabernacle. The coming Chautauqua
assen bly, may be held here, and to
this end the work on the tabernacle
will be pushed
The excavation for the main college
building has been made and work on
the foundation will soon be started.
The university buildings, and the con-
struction Of the tnree-rourths Of a
mile of new track, will make this end
OF town busy place during the sum
mer and will ultimately change the
entire map Of the city.
The car line will run as first pro-
posed; east from the end of the Ninth
avenue line, along the extension Of
this avenue direct to the center OF the
university campus.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
EDoYvILLE.
fRY John n. SInes.l

The remains of the late Mrs. But
Ter Of Abba were brought here for
burial Friday.
Two small children of w. III. SilYey
died a: Coalfield last week of pneu-
monia and were buried Friday
Rev. w. s. Right, J. B. Waugaman.
and B. S. Lennon, attended the Odd
Fellows anniversary celebration at
State Center Thursday. Rev. Right
gave an address there.
Fin Bickford and Fred Norman were
returning from the country Wednes-
day when they had a runaway. They
jumped out of the buggy and were
not hurt, though things were smashed
up considerably.
Married, Wednesday, April 25, 'O6,
at 100 p. M, at the office of Justice
L. M. Bacon in Oskaloosa, Miss Abb
gal Williams, daughter of Scott VIII
liams, west of EddyYille, to Henry
Bracy of What Cheer. They will re.
side at What Cheer.
Miss Eva Kussart and Mrs. E. G,
Kusart gave farewell party Friday
night for their brother, Ed Kussart,
who departed Sunday night for the
east, A very pleasant evening was
passed by about thirty young people,
Games were played and refreshments
were served.
The Homesteaders gave a nightcap
social in Palace hall Thursday night
About 200 members and their fam.
lilies were present. A number Of
young people rendered play. 1.-THE
New Woman and there were also
some musical numbers. The girls
had brought boxes, which were sold
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
FELL FROM A BRIDGE.
Accident to Mrs. Preston Might Have
Proven Fatal.

Mrs. Byron w. Preston, of whose in
jury word was received by Judge Pres
ton Friday evening, had an almost mi
raculous escape from death In Des
Moines while returning with Mrs.
Fred Moss to her home n that city
after witnessing the Bernhard pro-
duction.
Through an oversight the street car
conductor forgot to let the ladies on
at the corner near the Moss home,
and they continued until he noticing
the mistake few moments later.
stopped the car on bridge to let the
ladies off. Mrs. Preston was unfa-
miliar with the locality and in hurry
ing along stepped into a hole in the
bridge with one foot going down up
to above the knee. Almost at that mo-
ment in the darkness the ladies saw
the light of a street car coming a
couple Of blocks away, and bearing
down upon the track in which Mrs.
Preston was caught. With a supreme
effort Mrs. Moss loosened her friend
and Immediately began to run across
the bridge. Mrs. Preston followed,
running and frightened, and being un-
familiar with the location, ran OF the
bridge and fell between fifteen and
twenty feet to the ground beneath.
she will be confined to bed for at least
week before recovering from the
jolts received, but the family and her
friends are rejoiced to know that Q
thorough examination revealed no
broken bones and no Internal injuries.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
FIRE IN DIES MONIES.
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLAR CON.
FLAeRATfoN AT iNGERsoLL
PARK LAST NIGHT.

Des Bloines, April 2S.--on the eve
of the great play by Nine, Sara Bern.
hardt In the auditorium at Ingersoll
Park, fire broke out in the building
known as the Old Mill, and for while
threatened to destroy all Of the build
ings on the grounds. BY heroic EFFORTS
on the part Of the fremen, however,
the auditorium was saved.
Although about half of the builo.
ings at the park We're destroyed, thea
ter goers attended in large NUMBERS
last night, packing the amphitheater
1t was necessary to pass the smoking
ruins in order to get TO the auditorium,
but the women in handsome gowns
and the men in full evening oress did
not seem to mind.
Buildings Destroyed.
The Old Mill. owned by American
Amusement company Of Pittsburg.
Loss $4,000. Insurance not known.
Bowling alley, shooting gallery and
photograph gallery belonging to A.
H. Seeburger, Des Moines. Loss 81,
500. Insurance $500,
Penny Arcade, belonging to Paul
House, Of Chicago. Loss $4,000. In
surance $4,000.
Residence owned by ]. S. Polk.
Loss s2,500. Insurance estimated at
$500.
Household furniture Of Fred Blu
chanan. Loss $4,000. Insured.
Buildings belonging to City Rail-
way company Loss $4,000. Insured.
Other losses to trees, electric wires.
etc, will amount to $4,000 to $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03

4 CAVEN. - Word was received by
William Burnside this morning Of the
death OF N. Caven, one time county
surveyor Of laahaska county, which
occurred this morning at an early
hour, at Pittsburg, Pa. The remains
will probably be brought back to os-
lIaloosa for interment and funeral an
nouncement will De made later.
oGDEN.-on April 8, 1906, at his
home southwest Of Oskaloosa, occur
red the death of William r. Ogden,
aged 60 years. Death was due to- lung
trouble.
William R. Ogden was born near
Oskaloosa in 1876, and had lived all
his life in this vicinity. He was rails
ed ON a farm, and took up farming as
his life work, cultivatlng small
place which he owned near this city,
and living quiet, unobtrusive lite
among his own family and his own
friends. In 1876 Mr.. Ogden was mar
ried to Miss Sarah Haddon, also OF
this county, and their home during
their married life, was near this city.
The wife with one son, John Ogden,
survive. There are also three sisters,
Mrs. Katherine White, Mrs. Cindy Ir-
vim and Mrs. Florence Fair William
Ogden was a true friend, with a deep
regard for those for whom he cared.
He was not reserved man, yet was
not widely known, caring only for the
matters that related to his own bust
ness or his own family, and troubling
none else. He was man whose pride
lay in that he was owing to no man.
Those who knew him deeply grieve
for the loss Of true friend Inter,
ment was made in the Old cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03

to the gentlemen. A good time re-
suited.
s. A, Shaver received word Satur-
day that Christina, widow Of S. P.
Totman, of Newman, California, had
died on April 18th, Of paralysis, after
an illness Of three years. Mrs. Tot
man was q daughter Of Robert Old
ham and was the mother Of Mr.. Shaw
ver's first wife. The greater part OF
her life had been passed here, but the
family moved to California In 1891.
she was n years old and Is survived
by FIVE children.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
PRESTON IS ENDORSED
District Judge Gets 0skaloOsa's Sol
Id Delegation.

Judge Byron w. Preston received
the hearty endorsement of the Re
publican voters in oskaloosa last ev-I
ening, delegations from each ward in
the city being chosen at the caucuses
and Instructed positively or through
general understanding that for judge
oskaloosa stood for Byron w. Pres.
ton.
The caucuses over the city were,
called for 1880 o'clock and were held
promptly at that hour. AS there was
no contest of sny sort, the caucusesI
were not largely attended, but were
representative gatherings over the
city.
First Ward.
First ward caucus was held at the
Ed Matthews shop. w. D. Titus was
chairman and Tom Mason secretary.
The delegation chosen vas w. r. Mel
son chairman, Ras' Coffin, Will Laffol-
lette, Thomas E. Mason, John R..
Brill and William Kissiek,
Second Ward.
q d
At Bart Sinclairs shop the Second
ward caucus was held, j. o. Grant be-
ing chairman and o. G. G. Phillips
secretary. The delegates chosen
were: w. w. Montgomery, r. Clutch
ms, S. B. Sinclair. w. S. Kenworthy,
VIM. Burtchby, o, c. G. Phillips, F.
w. Glaze, ]. Q. Grant, Levi Shaw and
C. G. Orvis.
Third Ward.
Third war republicans met at the
sheriff's office and S. w. Wilson was
chairman and John r. Baer secretary
Of the meeting, The delegates were:
w. r. Cowan, w. r. Lacey, A. S.Wise-
garden, F. A. Preston, John R. Baer,
F. e. Gordon, w. A. Stump, H. w.
Gleason, John Bowen, ]. M. Heron,
Theo. Evans, E. W. Philippe and p.
B. Davis.
Fourth Ward.
George Morrow was chairman OF
the Fourth ward caucus, held at the
Morrow livery. Hugh Mccoy was sec
rotary. The delegation will be: H. H.
Sheriff, Ben Mccoy, Jno. o. Malcolm,
James Patterson, l. c. Johnson, ]. A..
Dewitt, L. G. Blanchard, w. G. Jones,
Col. ]. F. Mcneil, C. s. WaIling, Wal
ter Campbell, Edward E. Jones.
Fifth Ward.
At the city clerks Office the Fifth
ward republicans met, Colonel ]. T..
Redmon being chairman and Albert
F. N. Hambleton secretary. The del
egates named are: A. f. N. Handle
ton, Geo. H. Woodson, B. F. Cruzen,
E. H. Clifford, John A. Shannon, Dem
mis- Robinson, C. Woodruff, I'D Pricn-
EFT,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-03
1 DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

A DMINIsTRAT0R'S NOTICE.
IA Notice Is hereby given to all
persons interested, that on the oath
day of April, A. D., 1905, the un-
dersigned was appointed by the Dis
trict Court of Nah. Co., Iowa. adm. of
the estate of Jessie F McEwen deceased
late of said Mahaska County, Iowa.
All persons indebted to said estate
viii make payment to the undersign-
ed, and those having claims against
the same will present them legal
ly authenticated to said court for al
lowance.
Dated Oskaloosa, Iowa, April %,
1905.
FRANK e. BAKER,
Administrator.
CLIFF B. WEST, Clerk.
39w3 w. 7. MARTIN, DEPUTY.