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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
The GOLD IMPORTATION.

st. Louis Globe-D Democrat: Secre-
tary Shaw has an easy task in show
ing that his work in facilitating gold
exports has had good effect.
Through this means about 100000
900 of gold has flowed into the coun-
try in little over year. 1t has
come from Europe and from Aus
tralia, and the importation did not
cost cent to the government of the
United States. Just as fast as this
gold arrived it entered into trade
channels. This has been one of the
causes of the active business of the
past twelve months. Much of the
present prosperity is due to the heavy
inflow of gold.
4.A this $100,000,000 of a gold i'm
portation was fastened by the deposit
of $26,000,000 of government money
which otherwise would have been idle.
OF this sum, $3,O00,000 was deposited
in New York, $3,000,000 in Chicago,
100000 in st. Louis, 100000 in
New Orleans, and smaller sums in
many other places. Each of those
centers was Immediately benefited by
the secretary's action. The benefit
extended to the whole of the territory
industrially or commercially tributary
to those points. Thus the entire
country was a gamer. The high
rates for money which otherwise
would have come were headed off.
Democratic spellbinders on the
stump and in the newspapers have
assailed the administration on &C
count of Secretary Shaw's action.
They attempt to make votes for their
party by the pretense that the money
thus deposited in Chicago, st. Louis,
New Orleans, Minneapolis and other
parts of the west and south was for
the aid of spectators. Not many
sane persons in the country believe
that Mr.. Shaw had the interests of
the spectators in mind when he dis
tributed this money through the bust
ness centers of the country, most Of
it coming into the Mississippi valley.
Moreover, the deposits were not made
until business men all over the coun-
try began complaining of the high
rates Tor money. The management
of the treasury, as well as that of all
other branches of the executive ue-
partment of the government,has been
eminently conservative and intelli-
gent throughout the Roosevelt admin
istration, as the democrats would con-
cede il politics were out of the way.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
WHO WERE The BOILERS?

The Register and Leader and ever
Governor Cummins himself assumes
that the so-called "standpatters" Of
Iowa all voted against him. In this
they are seriously mistaken, and they
are doing many good hard workers in
the party a great injustice in the vi
cious way they are condemning the
old line republicans.
In reality Governor Cummins is in
debted to the standpatters for his
election. We know of hundreds OF
men in this community who were op
posed to Governor Cummins' re-nomi
nation, and are not in harmony with
his free trade ideas, who swallowed
the whole pill, and turned in and
worked for TIE Governor with all the
energy they possessed. Many OF
them lost fast friends for standing
up for the whole ticket and were
branded as "wishy washy" because
they counciled and worked for har.
mony.
Congressman Lacey dia not make a
speech during the whole campaign
without appealing for help for the en-.
tire ticket, and took occasion at every
meeting to urge the election Of Gpv-
ernor Cummins. He forgot self and
threw all his strength into an effort
to pull the whole ticket through. And
the result in Mahaska county is suffi.
cient evidence of the fact that the
standpatters here voted Tor Cummins
while some one else failed to put a
cross in the square in front Of La
cey's name. The Governor carried
the county by 440 votes, and Major
Lacey lost it by 81, difference of
nearly 500 votes.
We resent the insult offered to the
standpatters, and speaking for Mahas-
ka county we can say that 1t was the
standpatters who helped sy all the
Governors vote here and not the
democrats who cheered and worked
for his nomination.
II the standpatters had done what
the Register and Leader and the
Governor is now accusing them of
doing, or If they had followed the
$3.50 advice offered for three days
before election by the Register and
Leader, Claude Porter would today
have been governor-elect of Iowa.
The Herald is not crying over SPILL
ed milk, but 1t does not propose to
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
CHAUTAUQUA OF 1907
Array of Talent Will Equal Any
Program in Iowa.

The management of the Oskaloosa
Chautauqua has secured the attrac-
lions for the next assembly, which
will be held Aug. Is to 23d. The
program will be better than ever be-
fore, the motto of the present man.
agement being the best at any
price," The program contains a cou-
pie of the attractions of this year but
the rest are all new and the array of
talent is equal to any Chautauqua in
the state. The Oskaloosa Chautau-
qua since the opening Of two years
ago has been giving the people OF
Mahaska county the best possible at
fractions they can for the money, and
people appreciate this by the large
attendance they gave the assembly
this season.
Besides the fine array Of tslent al
ready secured arrangements are be-
ing made for thres Of Tie be?c and
highest priced talea: in the world,
that people from miles around will
come to attend. They are VIM. ].
Bryan, the great Nebraska statesman
and a likely candidate tor the presi-
dency; another one is the celebrated
Innes band, under the direction of
Prof. Innes, which was the attraction
at the Chautauqua this season, and
which scored a record-breaker for at
fractions. The other special talent
is Rev. BILLY" Sunday, the worlds
greatest evangelist, who has convert
ed thousands of people. The public
can see that with this fine talent and
other fine attractions the patrons of
the Oskaloosa Chautauqua will have
double their moneys worth next
summer. The attractions already Sc
cured are:
Mrs. Martha s. Gielow.
DR.. Frank NJ. Bristol.
Ian MacClaren.
VIM. Edgar Glel.
Miss Jeanette Killing
Fred Held Moving Pictures.
Parland-Newhall Co.
Ross Crane.
s. A. Long. ....-.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
Central M. Z. chu~eh.

The program for the day as an.
nounced and expected by the church
members was not carried out, but the
day was eventful and interesting
Rev. Somerville preached % a large
crowd at the morning service and in
the evening the congregation was
given the privilege of listening to
Willis e. Parsons, d. D., president of
Parsons college of Fairfield, man
of considerable note in the educa-
tional field and a most able talker.
He delivered clear cut and convinc-
ing sermon. The program outlined
for the evening had been a special
song service, siging hymns from the
new Hymnal, with the choir training
the congregation. This had to be
postponed on account of Miss Lillian
Hughes, the organist, not being able
to use her sprained ankle. The
presence of DR.. Parsons made posi-
BILE tne change of program that grant
ed the congregation the pleasure of
listening to an unusual sermon. The
Sunday school was feature OF the
day at the church. The attendance
for the session was three hundred
and sixty-three. Five accessions to
the church were recorded during the
day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
CEDAR.

Protracted meeting is being held at
the Friends church. All are invited.
The missionary society gathered at
the Rev. Mcbride home on Thursday
Quite a number attended.
Conrad Ross, who has been away
for several months in the western
states, returned last Friday to the
home of his sister, Mrs. Mary L.
Garrett.
Last Wednesday evening quite a
number of the neighbors were in
vited in at the Mrs. Mollie Knott
home, she serving refreshments and
all having a good time.
Married, at the home of James
Pickens, on Monday evening at 8
o'clock, Mr.. Henry Phipps to Miss
Emma Hicks. They went to house,
keeping on Tuesday on the Billy
Steele farm. Mr.. Phipps works Tor
Mr.. Pickens.
Nov. 10. B. B.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
The DEFEAT oE LACEY.

Des Moines Daily Capital: The de
feat Of Congressman John f. Lacey
in the Sixth district will be heard
with sincere sorrow by all genuine re
publicans-not because personal hui
initiation or disaster has come to q
distinguished Iowan, but because Of
the loss which his defeat means t
the state.
Major Lacey had achieved a com
handing position In the national
house. His splendid abilities as q
lawyer have been recognized in the
important work entrusted to his care
in committee, while as a debater an6
constructive legislator he has made 6
record which will be remembered
long after his own earthly career has
been closed President Roosevelt il
deep admirer of Lacey and once re
marked to citizens of this state thai
he regarded Lacey as not only one
of the ablest but one of the most un
selfish members of congress.
President Roosevelt meant, as he
explained at the time, that Lacey
worked all the time as though ne had
the greatest good of his state and
his country at heart and was willing
to do his best in their behalf, regard
less of what happened to himself.
Il am standpatter from Standpat
tersville," said the intrepid Lacey as
he faced a republican convention a
few years ago, just as the perspiring
delegates had succeeded in evolving
'in the interests of harmony" plat
form on the tariff question which it
was hoped would catch the voters
both coming and going.
Lacey said it because it was the
truth. He stood for a principle and
was not afraid to let the people know
it.
1t had been evident for several
months prior to the election that Con-
gresham Lacey was a marked man.
He would not kowtow., The Baxter
New Era declared that '"no progress.
i've would vote for Lacey" and the
returns indicate that that prophecy
was fulfilled to the letter.
The defeat of Lacey was a part of
the compact entered into in Jasper
county to trade votes for the demo
cratic candidate for representatives. in
order to defeat Representative Ofil,
standpatter. and to receive IN ex-
change democratic votes for Senator
Maytag-one Of the main spokes in
the progressive" wheel.
Iowa will regret the defeat of Con-
gresham Lacey and the loss which
the district and state has sustained
will be more keenly felt as the days
go by.
The elements which defeated La
cey, however, have had much to say
about sustaining the president" Per
haps they will be capable of explain
ing how they have been able to "sus-
tain" him by depriving him of the
services of one of his most valued
counselors and sending a democrat
to Washington in his stead.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
-Burlington Hawk.Eye: Oskaloosa

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Oskaloosa
is looking forward to the opening OF
her interurban line to Buxton. Steel
is being laid and the superintendent
claims that the line will be open for
travel by the 18th. Oskaloosa has
reason to be proud of that line and OF
herself. 1t was no mean undertak,
ing. And there are larger towns in
Iowa and elsewhere that might not
have taken the enterprise up so en-.
Enthusiastically, and might have dis
cussed it at great length, only to
drop it again, when the discussion had
practically exhausted the subject.
Not so with Oskaloosa. After the
people there had concluded to build
there was nothing farther to be done,
except to build.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
First Baptist Church.

Sunday was something Of special
day with the Baptists. Rev. Robert
N. Martin, of st. Paul, a minister who
has received much praise Tor the ex-
cellence of his work, occupied the
pulpit during the day and conducted
the services. The morning sermon
was with a subject, "The Palace
Beautiful" and furnished the founda-
ton for a pleasing discourse. It was
enjoyed by large congregation. An
equally large and interested congre-
cation was present at the evening
service, when the gentleman talked
entertainingly and unuerstandingly Of
Pride and Need" laying down some
truths in plain language that will De
food for thought with those who
heard.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

Cedar Rapids Gazette Qnd.): 1t
is one of the inconsistent things of
politics that such men as John F.
Lacey go down to defeat and medi-
OGRE men win. Lacey, the Gazette
has stated times without number, is
one of the most honorable men in
congress. He is by far the ablest
representative from Iowa in the lower
house Of congress. He is a hard
worker. True, he is a standpatter Of
the most pronounced type, but he is
thoroughly honest. There is nothing
truculent in his makeup.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
,Mahaska county,s representa-

-Mahaska county's representation
in the next republican state conven-
ton will be cut down considerably.
On vote of 1884 for secretary of
state in 1904, Mahaska county was
this year entitled to 81 delegates.
On the vote this year of 3167 for Gov
ernor Cummins, Mahaska county will
have only II delegates in the conven-
ton of 1908. There is this one con-
ISOLATION, however, nearly all the other
counties will suffer from the same
slump. .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

have it rubbed in on good Mahaska
county republicans externally by Des
Moines politicians without raising a
protest.
1t would become the Register and
Leader to be little more discreet,
and to know what it is talking about
before it condemns the whole ele-
ment Of the party for the action of a
few.
The standpatters held the balance
of power and enough of them voted
for Governor Cummins to give him
the election.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
THE feverish desire for wea

THE feverish desire for wealth
which leads a man to wreck his
health in attaining 1t is little If any
less ignoble than that which leads a
man to commit crime for it," asserts
the Des MoiAes News. Wealth can
mean nothing good to any man if it
does not bring him better health, more
wisdom and mellower spirit"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
PENN COLLEGE
Musical Events at Penn.

During the Thanksgiving season
the following musicals will be given
at Penn chapel:
On Friday morning, Nov. 90, at the
usual chapel hour, Prof. Burnett will
give a German program.
On Sunday morning and evening,
Nov. 25, the college choir will sing
Parker's Redemption Hymn"
On Tuesday, Nov. 27, Mr.. E. c.
Towne, of the American Conservatory
of Music, Chicago, will give two pro-
grams, one at p. M, and one at Sis
p. m.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
Had Cash and Lands.

A dispatch from Colfax records the
marriage of Henry Irvine, of Colfax,
and .ars. Susan Galbreth, of Abba,
Oct. q. The bridegroom is seventy
years of age, and this is his fifth mat
rimonial venture. Neither of the
parties have any children, and the
bride is reported to have 1880 In
cash and 400 acres of land. They
will make their home in Colfax.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
-President roosevelt has ava,

President Roosevelt has awarded
a medal of honor to Edward Murray,
a conductor on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, VINO risked his own life to save
the Ives of two children, Robert and
Margaret Lewis, in Pittsburg, Pa, on
Jan. % last The medal is the fourth
awarded since the passage of the act
authorizing this national recognition
of acts of bravery by trainmen.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

-Belva Lockwood says it is just as
necessary for women to study law as
to learn to cook. 1t is the observa-
ton of a contemporary that a good
many other women seem to take the
same view of the case, and they are
not studying law either. .......,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

with all his political mistakes, is gen
orally regarded as clean man, a
patriotic citizen and Christian gem
tleman, while Hearst is nothing more
than dirty poltroon, a designing
contemplate cur whose yellow jour.
nalism was largely responsible for the
assassination Of McKinley-yet Bryan
endorsed himl
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
TO HELP BISHOP.
WaverIy Deanery Starts Fund to Pay
European Trip.

Mason City, Iowa, Nov. 10.--A
movement was started here today at
the meeting Of the wayerly deanery
Of the Episcopal church to raise a
purse Of $500 tor expense money for
Bishop Theo N. Morrison Of Dubuque.
who on account of loss of health will
leave for southern Europe about Nov
ember Is.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

1t is estimated that Hearst's cam
paign expenses will amount to $780,,
900. Some estimates place the sum
as high as one million. Any one SYM
pathizing with the poor fellow be-
cause of this financial burden can re-
NIT him some funds to help out.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
WIN Have Electric Llaht.

BY an overwhelming vote of 1O4 to
2 the people of Essex granted a fran
chise to Oscar Nelson TO operate an
electric light system for term OF
twenty years. Nelson will not buiia
a plant, but will secure the neces-
sary current from Shenandoah.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

1t has remained for the Keokuk
Gate-City to remark that election day
affords equal opportunity to all. 1t
gives every man a chance to make
his mark. And this year especially
the vote was "on the square"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

ITO hang in the great court Of the
postoffice department flag will soon
be made which, it is believed, will be
the largest in the world. 1t will be
sixty feet long by about thirty-fve
feet wide. The thirteen red and
white stripes will be nearly three feet
wide each. The cost will be 5000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

1t is estimated that 30,0O0,0OO tur-
keys are now being fattened for
Thanksgiving and Christmas. This
is one turkey for every tree people.
Let's see, one-third of a turkey
we'll, that's about enough.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

"A Boston paper says that girl
ceases to be girl when she is 35
years of age. That is all right but
the question is how are you going to
find out when she reaches that limit.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

Mr.. Hartman advertlses for g.,
900 men to work on railroad building
in the west. This call for help re
Veals the labor situation in vivid
way, and emphasizes the good reason
to stand pat politically.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

Who's who in Oskaloosa? Mayor
Williams will likely go out of office
January l, and the council is a tie
politically.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

New Sharon Star: About tie
most astonishing thing during the
campaign just closed was found in
Bryan endorsing Hearst and express
ing a hope for his election. Bryan,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

AN official report states that
there are $4,000 tenement-house
rooms in New York city without a
window.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

Cleanliness is next to Goodness.
Waterloo is following Oskaloosa's ex-
ample by converting an abandoned
church building into steam laundry.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

In Illinois, Smulski beat Plotrow.
ski for treasurer of state. We hope
ski Smulslxi will not be a grafteryitch.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

SMITH.-Mr. and Mrs. Rem Smith
desire by this means to express their
thankfulness and gratitude to friends
and neighbors who came to them with
many kindly Offices upon the occasion
of their recent bereavement, the
death Of their infant child.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAeR lIcENens

Following is the list OF marriage IL
censes issued By the clerk since our
last report;
NO. NAME. RESIDENCE. AGE.
l22 I Q Sumner Tay lor, Buxton, 20
lLeiia M Shelley, oskaloosa, 27
-. Alfred Taylor, Tioga, ...,......... 81
Rilla Taylor, Tioga,........ Ills
l25 N W Calhoun, Oskaloosa, 49,. 35
fora Mae Swayze, Oskaloosa. %
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15
First Presbyterian Church.

Rev. r.. F. Chambers, of Newton,
occupied the First Presbyterian
church pulpit morning and evening
Rev. Chambers, who has accepted a
call to a charge in Minnesota after a
residence of eight years in Newton,
is upon the eve Of departing for his
new home, He was secured for the
day and came to Oskaloosa upon spe,
cial request. He appeared before
good sized congregations both morn.
ing and evening and preached two
splendid sermons. He created a most
favorable impressions among his
hearers and the wish was given ex.
preston that he might come to Os-
kaloosa again.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

st. James Episcopal Church.
Rev. John William Jones Of the
st. James Episcopal church exchang-
ed pulpits with his father, the Rev.
T. w. Jones, D. D., Of Lyons. Large
congregations paid the gentleman the
compliment Of closest attention at all
details of the service. Rev. Jones
is quiet, plain worker from his pull
pit, but some way the individual lis.
tener is impressed with the idea that
the minister is speaking directly to
him or to her. His sermon was upon
the theme, "Thy kingdom Come" A
simple text and a simple, direct ar
gument and explanation, but the SER
mon as a whole contained that some
thing that made it forecful and influ-
encingI-one that comes within the
scope Of our vision and makes us
believe as the speaker would have us
believe. An appeal was made to the
congregation for contributions to the
fund to send Bishop Morrison abroad
for his health.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

The Oskaloosa Y. M. c. A. Sunday
was most fortunate in the presence of
DR.. Willis e. Parsons, president Of the
Parsons college of Fairfield, who adj
dressed the mems meetings in the af-
ternoon. The distinguished gentle
man is in his element when address
ing young men. He has worked
among them for years and his influ.
ence has counted for much in the life
of many an individual student w-o
has come under him. The gentleman
is a kindly, earnest worker among
young men everywhere and he never
loses an opportunity of meeting them.
He was greeted by well filled audi
torium and he was given the closest
Of attention during the service. Spe-
cial music was provided for the &C.
casion, varying the program and
making the service more than enjoy
able.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-15

RYAN.-Edith Polling, daughter Of
VIM. R. and Abigail Polling, was born
in Barbour county. West Virginia,
May 30, 1928. March %, 1850, she
was married to Rev. Jesse B. Wells,
who died July II, 1851. In the fall of
the same year she moved with her
mothers family to Union county, o.
On December 10, 1855, she was mar
ried to Filing T. Ryan. They left
Ohio in 1875, coming to Black Oak
township, Mahaska county, Iowa,
where they resided on a farm unit,
1891, when they moved to the pres
ent home at the south end of Seventh
street, Oskaloosa. She was the
mother of three children, ]. F. Wells
of Anita, Iowa, son by her first mar
riage; Sarah E. Ryan, who lived with
and cared for her mother in her de-
Ginning years. and Jennie e. Ryan
Moore, who died Nov. /, 1899 She
Joined the Baptist church in her ear
ly youth and her whole life has been
devoted to her church and her Mas
ter's cause. In her early life Sun
day schools were new and she was
made a superintendent before she
had chance to be a Sunday school
pupil. The Sunday school and pray
er meeting were her delight. During
the past year a cottage prayer meet
ing met every week at her home.