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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
SOME oskALoosA BOYS.

]. w. Johnson in the Bussey Press:
"The Tri-Counties send out some
strong young men into fields Of use
fulness. We were recently in Chica-
go and met in Marshall Fields big
department store (the finest in the
west, if not in the world Mr.. Walter
G. Wilson, in charge OF one OF the
most important departments of this
great place. Until two years ago he
had charge of the Oskaloosa Dry
Goods company in Oskaloosa. He is a
Mahaska county product and is
known intimately by thousands OF her
people. His success is not the result
of accident. He was manly fellow
when only a boy. he was industri
Gus, careful, polite; he was honest
loyal to his parents and friends, had
lofty ideals and ambitions. He has
climbed rapidly in his new field but
he is just the same genial, friendly
Walter, not in any way spoiled by his
promotion. Two other notaDle in
stances came to our attention through
the kluu anu SShCiOuo NoAu9 u sA~
local managers (partners) of Ely
Meyer Clothing company, concerning
Major Joe Beeson and Frank Morse
the one of Oskaloosa, the other Of
Abba, who recently became part Of
tie Ely Meyer system, the one as
managing partner at Kansas City, the
other as auditor and Office manager
of the company with headquarters al
Rochester, N. Y. These young mel
have opened up to them a golden OPP
portunity and they have risen to FL
it. They have gone out from the pa
rent hive (the Golden Eagle at Oska
loosa and Albia) to make larger
place for themselves, and have sue
ceeded finely. This change has
brought added duties to the local man
ager, Art Uppenheimer, and he has
never been weighed in the balance
and found wanting.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

A report prepared by the census
bureau for the use of the congression-
al committee on manufacturing dis
closes that in the percentage of In
crease in number of industries and
value of products manufactured five
of the far western states lead the
list.
In Oklahoma in the last FIVE years
capital invested in manufacturing In
creased 351 per cent; value of the
production. 200 per cent; number of
establishments, 107 per cent, and
number of employees, lat per cent.
Indian Territory ranks on a par
with Oklahoma, with an increase or
200 per cent in the value Of manufac-
tured materials, 215 per cent increase
in capital invested, and an increase
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
THE PRIMARY DEFEAT.

Nothing has happened in Iowa so
humiliating to the self-styled PRO
gressive Republicans" since President
Roosevelt sat down on their tariff re-
vision propaganda, as the defeat or
the primary bill in the legislature on
Tuesday afternoon. The decisive vote
of 20 against to 81 for, was body
blow to the program mapped out by
Governor Cummins, as the primary
election law was the great reform
whose accomplishment, he said, de-
manded that he be again nominated
for governor.
With tariff revision and election
revolution out of the way, the Repub-
licans Of Iowa now have clean slate
and can devote their time to the ola
time enemy - the Democrats - and
proceed to nominate men who repre-
sent the whole party.
In this connection it might not go
amiss to remark that the Bur-
lington Hawk-Eye. the Keokuk Gate
City, the ottumwa Courier, the Abba
Union, the Mason City Globe-Gazette,
the Keosauqua Republican, the Fair
field Ledger, and dozen others that
might be mentioned, were represent
alive Republican papers before the
Register and Leader at Des Moines
bad it's new birth, yet it never men
tions them in its columns. Instead 1t
quotes continuously from the Cedar
Rapids Gazette, the Knoxville Ex-
press, the Omaha World-Herald. the
Anamosa Journal, the Washington
Democrat. the Sioux City Tribune, the
o'Brien County Democrat, the Mason
City Times-Herald and othe- moss
grown Democratic organs.
The war is over now and progress
sion has been sidetracked. VIII the
Register and Leader climb gracefully
into the band wagon, or keep on fight
ing the windmill?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

= am a wonderful hay eater"
remarked the circus trick mule to the
big elephant. Eyes, "sagaciously re-
piled the elephant, "you are in proper.
ton to your capacity, but for noise
your bray exceeds everything else
you do"
The same is true of alleged glass
filters. Those possessed of the least
skill, capital, goods or facilities, make
the greatest claims, the loudest bray.
and attempt by fake methods and ad.
vertising to divert patronage which
should only go to those having expert
ence and reliability.
Now propose to show beyond a
doubt that people having the goou
judgment to consult me for their eyes
get more for their money than is given
by any other man in Iowa, or for that
matter in any other state.
Well,let us see. Skill, that is abund.
antly proven. Experience, have had
81 years of that, including four years
of study at the, Royal Ophthalmic hos.
pital of Moorfield's, London, the larg
est eye hospital in the world Also
have since gone back at different
times and taken three post graduate
courses of a year each to learn the
worlds latest and greatest discoveries
to benefit eyes. That is where gel
my skill. Prices, considering quality
of goods, mine are the cheapest in
the world.
What Do For My Patients.
Those who nave bought glasses OF
who may buy in future can be refltted
(should their eyes change) at any
time in ten years, for the trifling SIN
of 20 cents. Should they break a
glass will replace it, 20 cents for the
work, nothing for the glass. If frame:
are broken, cost of repairs from moth
ing to IS cents, not more. Finally,th
entire cost of repairs, replacing brok
en- glasses, refitting, new frames ant
glasses If old ones are outgrown, brok
en- or worn out, as not to cost more
than u to u or at tie outside one
cent a week for ten years. How II
that for high,-no, l mean for low
While writing this | just got tn,
following letter which is fair sam
pie of hundreds receive every
month:
Taintor, Ia, Feb. 25, 1906.
DIR. Arnold.-Dear Sir: | receivet
the between glasses and am yer!
much pleased with them. Also m!
close ones and my far-seeing glasses
are splendid. / will let everyone o
my friends know about them. | cal
not praise tnem too much.
Many THANKS.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. r. J. Hull.
READER, why don't you have thu
good sense to come to me and get re
lief and comfort for your eyes? ofic'
just west of Hotel Lacey, Oskaloosa
N. B.-Prof. Mayne Arnold is un
questionably the most successful sigh
specialist in Iowa.
4 D.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES
AND DEATHS

HARRIS. Born, Saturday, March
8, 1906, to Mr. and Mrs. George Har-
ris, an eight-pound son. Mother and
child are getting along nicely.
CARR--HALE. - Married, at the
home of the officiating minister, Rev.
]. D. Guthrie of this city, Thursday
March /, 1906, at 1900 o'clock a. m,
Mr.. Willie E. Carr of this city and
Miss Jessie G. Hale of Garfield town,
township. The ceremony was per-
formed in the presence of few rela.
tives and intimate friends Of the cen
tracing parties. The bride s the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. V,
Hale Of Garfield township and is an
accomplished young lady in every re-
spect, and in every way fitted to
make their home very happy one.
The groom is the only son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Carr and one of Mahaska
county's most popular young men.
He is first cook at the Princeton Chop
House and is highly respected by all
who know him. Immediately after
the ceremony the parties drove to the
home of the bride, wnere an elegant
supper was served. Many presents
were received and they are as follows:
A rocker by the proprietors of the
chop house; eighteen-piece china SET
by mother Of the bride; two large oil
paintings by the father and mother Of
the groom; a decorated water set
and the brides rose by Warren
Weatherwax; berry set by Maggie
Hale; oatmeal set by Frank Hale; a
salad dish by Fay Montgomery; a
vegetable dish by May Harold; sci
of silver teaspoons by w. s. Harold;
a decorated meat plate by Willard
Hale; a linen table cloth by Mr.. and
Mrs. Charley Hale; tray cloth by
Carl Gibbons; dessert dish by Lydia
Speed; a twenty-four piece dinner sci
by Hattie Carr; fruit dish by Sylvia
Carr; a large vase by Della Carr; q
cake plate by Mary c. Hale; .
bone tray by Audray Hale; dozer
napkins by Van DRY Hale; and many
other useful articles. Many friends
congratulate them and extend best
wishes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
WHERE is TuRNER9
Was Member of the Glass of '5s of
Yale University.

All manner of inquiries are ad-
dressed to the city clerk OF q town
like Oskaloosa. Men who want to
know everything from manufacturing
prospects to the color OF Jim Smiths
hair write the city clerk for informa.
tion upon the subject. This morning
City Clerk Richard Burke received a
request from H. M. Osborne, Bursar
of Yale university, who wants to know
who and where are the nearest living
relatives Of Henry Holmes Turner,
who was a member of the class OF
'58 Of that university.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
FARM HOUSE BURNED.
Blaze Lights Up the Heavens and
Spreads Alarm Abroad.

Fire Saturday evening destroyed a
small residence property about three
quarters of a mile southeast Of the
Elm Grove school house. The place
was occupied by man named Har-
land. The origin Of the fire is not
known. The house was not large but
the blaze made bright light against
the clouds that was very noticeable
In the city. 1t was reported for a
time that large building at Muchaki-
mock yards was burning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
GAINS IN cHJRcH MEMBERSHIP

Rev. III. X. Carroll, who was In.
charge Of tho government census OF
churches in 1890, has Just made pub
lie the statistics for the churches In
the United States for 1905. The re-
port excludes all foreign mission work
outside this country. 1t shows a to-
tai net gain in all the churches OF
519,155 communicates. The tables that
DR.. Carroll has compiled are volum.
inous, but some extracts may be OF
general interest. rhe regular Baptist
church NORTH has a membership or
1,075,S33, a gain over the previous
year Of 1864. All the Baptist church
es thirteen separate bodies) number
4,974,047, gain Of 1861. The Ro-
man Catholic church NUMBERS 10,9l5.-
PSI, gain of 1922 DR.. Carroll
says in this connections:
1t should be understood that the
figures for the Catholic communicates
are not the result of an actual count,
as in most Protestant denominations,
They are obtained in this way: First
there is an estimate of the "popula-
tion," based on what are called the
vital statistics, that is, the returns OF
the various dioceses for infant bap-
tism and deaths. Catholic "popula-
ton" includes all baptized persons,
old and young. The number OF com
municants is estimated on the basis
of the estimates of population" The
rule Adopted by the prelates Of the
church in making returns of commun-
icants for the census of 1890 was to
take eighty-five per cent Of the "popu-
lation." They deducted fifteen per
cent for infants and children not adj
mitted to communion and others not
entitled to commune. and called the
remaining eighty-five per cent com,
municants.
DIR. Carroll suggests that to make a
fair comparison with the Catholic
church the number of communicates
in the Protestant churches should at
least be multiplied by two. Christian
Scientists report lila, gain OF
7441. Congregationalists report 6S7,'
| 042, showing gain Of 1881. DIS.
ciples of Christ (Christian) report
,2S3, 294, gaining 1,42s. All the Lu,
theran bodies (twenty-two) report
1,542,346, showing a gain of $3.50.
Methodist Episcopal has 2,910,779,
gaining o2,s47 All Methodist bodies
(seyenteen) number 6,429,oI5, show
ing a gain of 101,S92. Presbyterian
| (Northern) number 1,S07,97S, gain of
26,17f. Protestant Episcopal numbers
S27,127, gaining 1929. United Breth-
rem numbers 255,695, gaining 5.403
Uniyersalists report 53,641, showing
loss of 500. The total membership
of all the churches is 31,l4S,445, a
gain of 519,155. WITHIN the past five
years there has been an increase in
the number of communicates Of s..
| 787,S35, or more than IL per ce-tt
The comparative size of the great de
nominational families is shown in
Il the fnfIo1uiYoy 40
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

of 16o per cent in the number OF es-
adjustments.
Z. Nevada, Idaho and Utah ranked
next. There was a decrease in mum
Der of manufacturing establishments,
despite an increase in output, AMI
capital invested, in majority Of the
states, due, it is stated, to the CON
solidation of small enterprises.
The increase OF production and
capital invested in all the states runs
from 20 to 200 per cent in the i've
years. In Delaware alone there is a
slight decrease Of production, but In
crease of capital invested.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
Waterloo is to have second hos.

Waterloo is to have second hos
pital. A prominent physician has do
mated valuable site for the purpose.
Waterloo. no doubt. has had the same
experience with hospitals that other
towns have had. When the first hos
pitai was projected, almost everybody
in town declared that it wouu be a
failure, and in comparatively very
brief time, the accommodations were
found insufficient and the demand for
hospital service and professional
nurses constantly exceeds the supply
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
RUMBLE OF THE RAILS
News Picked up at Depot, Siding
and Round House.

A rumor is current that the Iowa
Central is to have an addition to its
power in the way of some engines bor>
rowed from northern road for a
term of weeks. The road, 1t is said.
is embarrassed on account Of mum.
Der of engines having been put out OF
commission through accident and col
lision. The traffic is now so heavy
that the engines do not have a chance
to be thoroughly cared for as times of
rest. Something must be done for
the traffic during hte next four weeks
is to be unusually heavy.
" -
The highest railroad bridge in the
world will be built across the top OF
the famous Royal Gorge, near Canon
City, Colo. 1t will be $500 feet above
the hanging bridge Of the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad, so high in the air
that the roaring of the Arkansas river
below will not be heard. The struc.
ture will be erected in connection with
the interurban system of electric rail
ways from Canon City to Florence, and
the top of Royal Gorge.
v 80
death Bridge" as the old structure
over Kyle creek, half mile east OF
Flagg, on the Galena division Of the
Northwestern. is called, has seen its
finish, and is being wrecked, to give
place to a new modern bridge which
the company will erect. Six trainmer
have met their death at the bridge
and others have been injured. The
number of fatalities occurring at the
bridge have caused it to be known
among the railroad men by the grim
sobriquet above used.
se1
The Burlington reservoir at Chart
ton is one and one-half miles long ant
one-fourth of mile wide, and, wher
| filed, will cover an area equal tt
eighty-fve acres, draining about 2,40(
acres, and have an estimated capacity
of 250,00O.o0O gallons of awter, Tn'
height of embankment is twenty-eigh
feet, rip-rapped throughout, and the
whole work completed in the most sub
stantial and thorough manner.
The Rock Island has installed al
automatic block system from Chicago
to Bloomington, and as soon as th'
contract can be completed further ser
vice will be installed on lines between
Chicago, st. Louis & Kansas City.
complete block system will be install
ed on the line between Kansas Cit!
and Chicago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
Watch IS Recovered.

To Chief of Police Matt Mccarthy
is due the credit for the recovery OF
a watch taken by the Marshalltown
sneak. f. Robertson, when he robbed
drunken man in hotel in that city
of diamond worth over 5000. The
thief attempted to sell the watch to
several parties in this city and final
ly succeeded in obtaining $40 for the
chronometer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
australia has adopted the gygte

AuSlIdid mas duOpbSu the Sy5tSlii
of drying milk. The milk is evapor-
ated between steam rollers and sold
as powder. AS nothing but water
has been distracted, the addition or
water makes wholesome, clean and
sterile milk. A leading medical of
ficer is reported to have said that the
adoption Of dried milk at some of the
asylums for consumptiye patients and
in general hospitals has proved sue
cess.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
THE interurban plans Of Charley

The interurban plans Of Charley
Walsh, of Ottumwa, have occasioned
considerable comment here. Oska.
loosa opinion, however, seems to cen
ter on the thought that "a bird in the
hand" etc, policy is the one to pur.
sue at present. The people want the
line to Buxton first, and other things
will come afterwards. Build it as
soon as possible" is the watchword.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
Ice Goes Out at Harvey.

Harvey News: Last Friday evening
Mr.. Sanford and his ice riders at
tempted to blow out the big lake
bridge east of town with dynamite, In
accordance with an order sent in
from headquarters to let the big
gorge of ice, for two miles up the
river, get through. The attempt was
unsuccessful and up to Sunday the
gorge still held its place, causing the
river to rise nearly to bank full. The
men were engaged in hosting ma
chinery, such as engines, pumps, ETC..
to the top Of the bride for safety all
day Sunday. On Sunday night the
Ice went out with a roar but left the
bridge as firm as the rock Of Gibral-
tar. But little machinery was lost
and no accidents up to date.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

Hardin county is prosperous with
out the aid or consent of TIE primary
election law or any other" progressive
measure whatsoever. Her banks hola
over $9,000.000. As Eardin county has
no large cities, it is the farmer who is
piling up surplus money.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

February will extinguish the treas
Try deficit or reduce it to million or
two. Thus is sent to the dump a
large stock of democratic ammunition
that had been painfully accumulated.
AS a candidate Mr.. Parker predicted
an annual deficit of over $4,000, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

The Yerkes observatory at Lake
Geneva needed a finely educated scien-
tific man to make all sorts Of compu-
tations to virtually make the result Of
the observations useful and accessible.
And after looking over the ground
pretty carefully, they came to Iowa
and got their man in the pa:ssn OF
Harry Burton, former Onawa boy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

The Burlington Hawk-Eye con.
cludes that the Iowa muIct law is
standing the test of experience about
as well as any temperance measure
that has been tried.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

S:isess-iilsss. s;ssr, ::ow 5s rolled Sc
thin that it takes $4,000 sheets to
make single inch in thickness. Light
shines as clearly through one of these
sheets as though ordinary tissue pa
per.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

Half century ago the Republic
can party was organized nationally.
1t was on Friday, February u, 1856.
and at Pittsburg, Pa, that the event
took place.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
SPLITTER is JAILED.
New Ordinance is Enforced Against
Harry McCarty.

Ten days in the county jail, where
he can expectorate in the nice square
boxes in which Turnkey Black has
placed saw-dust for that purpose, was
the judgment passed by Mayor Will
liams on Harry McCarty, residing on
South | street, this morning. Nc.
Carly refused to pay a small fine for
the offense of splitting on the sidewalk
and was sent over to Jail as the re-
suit.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

According to the Philosopher OF
the Keokuk Gate-City, work is one Of
the greatest blessings in life-for the
other fellow.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
The Hamburg-American lines big

The Hamburg-American lines big
gest steamship which recently arrived
at New York had crew o. 6Ou, a
cabin list of SIG, and steerage passen.
gers to the number of 1,950-a total of
3,076 This is said to be the largest
number of persons ever brought across
the Atlantic by one boat.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

The Keokuk Gate-City assures
Fourth OF July orators that the anti
fire cracker law does not forbid ora
torical fireworks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

1t has been noticed that success
is apt to hover around the fellow who
refuses to be satisfied with anything
less.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

Allowing S0,000,000 people for the
total population of the United States,
1893 per cent of all the people belong
to some Christian church.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

The Clarinda Herald characterize
es the effort to use Mr. Blythe as a
DOGGY man as contemplate.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

Des Moines is going to change the
bed Of the Raccoon river to save the
citizens from inundation.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

The officers of this Association
shall be a President, one Vice-Presi-
dent from each township of the coun-
ty, a Secretary, an Assistant Secre-
tary and a Treasurer, who shall be
elected at the annual meeting, and
shall hold Office for one year, or until
their successors are elected and in
stalled.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

Original or Charter Members.
The Secretary is authorized to afix
hereto the names of the original or
charter members of the Association,
to have the same force and effect as
though signed by the parties them
selves.
Respectfully submitted.
ROBERT KISSICK,
H. w. GLEASON,
THOMAS w. HYDE,
Committee.
oskaloosa, Iowa, Feb. %, 1906.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08

To provide for the payment of the
necessary expenses of the Association
the President, Secretary and Treasur-
er are given authority to levy an as
sessment on each member, not to ex-
coed fifty cents per annum, the same
to be paid to the Treasurer on de-
mand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-24
frankie Carpenter, Nov, 20.

The frankie Carpenter Company
will open a four days engagement at
the Opera House with 4 Matinee We'd
ncaday. Nov. %. As the press have
claimed in cities visited by this aggre-
CATION this season it is one of the best
and most complete repertoire compa-
MES on the road. The Company is a
large one and every one in it can do
something beside stand around on the
Stage. frankie Carpenter herself is 4
charming little body brim full of fun,
;nirth AMI vivaciouSnCSS. During the
week she will play a varied round Of
parts which will give her ample OPP
rortunity to display her versatility.
.'cre Grady full Of humor and yet equal
to The occasion when stronger scenes
present themselves plays his parts with
Il realism rarely seen i'll performances
1T popular prices. Sale opens Monday
morning for the cntir" engagement.