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The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
SHE IS A DIPLOMAT,
A Woman That Roosevelt Ought to
Have On His List.

Oskaloosa is the home of a lady
who should be in the diplomatic ser
vice of the Ulited States or else be
made a member of the board of stra.
tegy. The manner in which this lady
Tom Sawyered" a couple of laborers
whom she had employed to clean a
well few days ago proves her claim
TO tactfulness and diplomacy.
The men went down into the well
and having satisfied themselves with
the amount of work performed pre-
scented themselves before the madame
for remuneration. The lady made an
inspection of the well work and was
not satisfied with the quality or the
quantity of the work done. She did
not express her views on the matter
however, but in a questioning manner
asked the men what they found in
the well. Nothing much-loose 'lirt
and some pieces from the curbing
The persistence of her inquiries fol-
something else led the men to believe
that she had ordered the well cleaned
for purpose.
Why, lady, did you lose something
down there " one of the men asked.
mo, l didn't, but my boy, Eddy
dropped ten dollar gold piece AMI
it went into the well. Now, did you
men find it?"
No, they had not found anything
like that, but the way they returned
to the task of cleaning out the wei
gave assurance that they intended t.
do so. No question about the way
the well was cleaned this time. Ev
cry bit of dirt and debris was haulet
out and to the surface and the lady II
almost convinced that her well IL al
most two feet deeper than formerly
No gold piece was found by the la
borers and Mrs. F. confided to |;
friend that there was more than one
way TO make people do their worl
right.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
A SHRINE MEETING.
Mobiles Are Summoned to Appear At
Davenport in February.

The MOBILES of the Mystic Shrine OF
Davenport have Issued invitations to
the fez wearers of Iowa to join with
them in a great hotera at the town
of Davenport on the date of Tuesday
February II, on which date a great
experience meeting will be held. A
big class OF candidates have express
ed their desire for knowledge and
have signified their willingness to hay
hold on the rope. Several of the Os
kaloosa Shriners are already wearing
smile that lasts through their SLEEP
in anticipation of the time they are
going to have, for they are going tc
see the fun and participate in the
feast of good things that will be
spread. '.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
WILLOPEN WITHDANCE
Big Time Promised In New Store at
Town of Blythe.

Blyth, Iowa, Jan. 26-The opening
of the new store of the Blyth Supply
Company will occur next Wednesday
evening, January 80, and it will be
made great event, the greatest of
the, kiad that has ever taken place in
that part of the country. The store
will be turned over TO the people.
Beckman's orchestra Of Oskaloosa will
furnish music, souvenirs will be given
to those who attend and various kinas
of amusement will be INDUCED.
We are moving along with jumps
aad bounds. In other words, watch
us grow. The town is pleasantly 10
Gated, the dwellings are moderlly ar
ranged, and everything presents a
clean, attractive appearance.
Seventeen men are now busily e1
gagged turning rooms and more men
are coming every day. Blyth is get
ting to be busy scene. The houses
are filling up rapidly. Scarcely day
passes that two or three families dc
not move in.
The big iron horse came into town
Monday and the entire population
turned out to greet 1t. 1t was q
switch engine from Oskaloosa and
they brought in a lot of ballast and 8
string Of fats. The switch above the
shaft Is not completed, but there II
enough room for two cars at the mine
so they commenced loading coal al
the shaft into the cars Monday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
AMONG THE LODGES.
Items of Interest From the Various
Haunts of the Goat.

The Oskaloosa Lodge of Red Men
held q big council Friday night and
the tribe voted to go On the war path.
Not that they would make trouble for
the pale faces, but that they would in
crease their tribe in the possession
of new braves. These Red Men are
an aggressive lot but they are not at,
ter scalps; they desire to build up a
great nation, and to that end the os-
kaloosa district has thrown down the
peace pipe ald taken up the iona
hawk.
The meeting last evening in the
Red Men hall was largely attended
by the local membership and by a
number of delegates from surrount'
ing tribes.
The special delegates were:
7. l.. Risewick, Knoxville.
j. A. Wilson and c.. Murphy, Har
vey.
c. H. Springer, Lakonta.
+. G. jenkins, What Cheer.
William Ridley, What Cheer.
F. A. Day, the great chief of the
records Of the order. met with the
council and addressed the lodge. He
outlined the work and the plans fol
the hunt Several hundred appli
cants are now in sight and others will
be added. The date of me big pow
WOW has not yet been determined, but
will be announced within a short
time. If you are not now a red-skis
you might as well make up your MIND
that you are to be one. for the brave:
Of the local tribe are out night ant
day and they are on your trail. They
are relentless and there is no escape
The Oskaloosa degree team goes Il
Lakonta tonight to initiate class o
captives that have been gathered in
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
PENSIONS ARE HEAVY.
Soldiers Home Will Pay, Out Over
$4,000 This Month.


The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can says: The quarterly payment Of
the Iowa Soldiers Home pension dis
bursting office is about completed, AID
with about $500 yet to come the pay
ment for the quarter will exceed S24,-
900. Up to today the amount paid
out aggregates s23,S55.13, of which
the pensioners received s1S,966.63,
and the dependent relatives $4,SS8.5O.
Last January the sum of S23,077.S0
was dfsbursed for the corresponding
quarter, showing the payment this
year to be almost $1,000 above what
1t was a year ago.
At the home today there are present
765 men and 127 women, total
membership of 1872 present. There
are on burroughs n men AID Is wo-
men, a total Of IS, making the grant
total Of members present and absent
9S7, S42 men aad 147 women This is
an increase of So over the CORE
spending day last year.
In addition to the pensions paid by
the home, Chaplain Jesse Cole, as
guardian, receives for his different
wards the sum of 1896.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
one-cent Stamp h Books.

Notice from the third assistant
postmaster general has been received
at the postofice, stating that begin
Ming March /, the department viii sup
ply books of one-cent stamps, similar
to the books of two-ce1t stamps now
in use. There will be, four sheets of
six stamps each in book, interleaved
with parafin paper, bound like the
books of the two-csnt stamps. The
books will be sold for twenty-five
cents aad only one size will be issued.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
DIES MONIES GOSSIP.
Side Lights On the Legislature and
Capitol City People.

Des MONIES, Jan. '26.-The fractional
fight, which the question of the num-
Der of committee clerks in the house
of representatives, precipitated be-
tween the new and the old members,
bids fair to arouse a Ieeling and
factioaal difference this year which
last winter was. focused between the
stand pat' and the progressive"
forces. There were days last session
when the factional differences ran SO
high that no bill on the calendar was
disposed of according to its merits,
but according to whether it was In
favor with the 'progressiyes" or the
"stand-pattersST The erratic course
regarding committee clerks, which
was launched by the new members
when they realized that it was the
old members who have the committee
clerks, since most of the committee
chairmanships went to them, was ac-
copied by the old members none too
graciously, and some are only biding
their time to get back at these new
members who crammed such meas
ure down their threats.
The new session has yet to develop
any floor leaders in the house. In
the senate there is rather an over
supply of those who consider them
selves as the floor leaders, but often
too many leaders leaves scattered
flock.
In the house, with the elevation OF
Mr.. Kendall to the speakership, and
the voluntary retirement of Col. Tenn
pie, there is an open field for the ap-
pearance of new floor leaders who
shall, by their speeches, >crystalize the
opinion, focus the votes and generally
gather together the scattered ele-
ments on an impending measure. T..
c. Clary, of Chickasaw, has in large
measure the ability and experience
for this work; he perhaps lacks that
certain alertness which catches the
strategic moment, and he is handi-
capped by belonging to the minority.
The man who enters the political
field in Iowa on the democratic side
need scarcely hope that the God Of
Battles will reward him largely.
George H. Van Houten, of Taylor,
would like to assume leadership, but
his tendency to LAY over" the meas
ures other members are ready to act
upon, may cripple him il the begin
ming of the session. At present there
has not appeared the leaders equal
to those who led the forensic battles
of last session.
Senator Delivers speech of accept
aace before the joint session on
Wednesday will surely rank him with
the progressives. The face Oh Gov
ernor Cummins, as he sat in the rear
of the house chamber and gave I'M
swerving attention to the senator's
short but able speech. One might
speculate as to how the Governor
was measuring up the swarthy sena-
tor, and if he was dreaming that one
day they might be colleagues in the
senate, and whether he could claim
friend or foe in this young man. How
ever, the Governors face told no tales
but that of Leep interest and its u.s.
ual responsiveness. The senator said:
THE mills of man grind slowly, but
they grind exceedingly COARSE" and
who can say what senatorial grist
may be ground from the Iowa ponu-
cal mill in the next few years.
-Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
IN DOUBLE HARNESS.
Two Livery Stables viii Be Run As
One Place.

Pete McCosh, who recently removed
his livery stable into the Bashaw
bar1 at the corner of First avenue and
A street, and Fred Turner, who has
opened up new feed, sale and ex
change place in his building on First
avenue west, have formed merger
of their interests and will conduct the
two places as one business. They
purpose a number of improvements
and additions as soon as the season
will permit, that will give them q
good property.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
RUMBLE OF THE RAILS
News Picked Up at Depot, Siding and
Round House.

1t has been discovered by the local
officials of the Iowa Central that the
cause of the two delays in traffic last
week on Inc east division of the line
near Coppack and Richland We're
caused by overloaded grain cars. The
elevator men along the line have been
so eager to get their grain to market
ana on account of the scarcity OF
cars have overloaded the cars given
them. the tonnage being SO heavy as
TO break the car down. All the cars
have been weighed. and where it is
found that they are overloaded some
of the grain is transferred into
another car A number of men are
now being employed in the yards near
First avenue filing the grain into
empty cars from cars that have been
overloaded.
c.. II. Mead, formerly superinteai-
emit of the Iowa Central car shops,
now master car builder of the Panama
railroad, in letter to Mrs. Mead, un-
der date of January 9 says: "We
are having fine weather now and work
on the canal is progressing in good
shape. One days work counted for
1925 cubic yeards of earth removed,
or little more than 400 carloads.
You can imagine there are many
trains; that we are kept very busy.
The rainy season being over, work
can be done at better advantage and
every day counts"
q u ~
The total of pay distributed among
the employees of the Iowa Central in
Marshalltown for the month of Dec
ember, 1906, shows a marked increase
over the same month for 1905. The
December pay, which was disbursed
recently, totaled $2s.4O5.96, as com.
pared with $25,226.1S for December
1905, an increase Of more than $4,000
The greater part of the increase is
represented by higher wages.
Iowa Central passenger coach No
81, which has been in the car shops
for several weeks being reprinted, IT,
paired and overhauled, was brought
out today and added to the equipment
of trains Nos. and 2.
y = y .F
One of the fastest runs ever maze
from indianapolis to Cleveland was
that of lasC week with "A special car
rying C. e. Schaff, vice president OF
the New York Central lines west, en-
route to New York City, the run
from Indianapolis to Cleveland, 2Sa
miles, being made in 300 minutes, in
GLIDING change of engines and test
of air brakes at Bellefonatine. The
highest speed was from Union City
to Gallon, 119 miles, in 11S minutes
including the change of engine and
test of air brakes.
A. H. Hanson, passenger traffic
manager for the Illinois Central, ha;
the following to say in the current
number of the International Railway
Journal: THE average passenger
would prefer to use train of orui
nary speed with the assurance tina
it will arrive at its destination OF
time. The fiier may look nice on {
colorei folder, but when the passen
} ger comes to understand that the
fiier flies with one wing broken, h,
begins TO figure on the road tina
, doesn't promise so much but get
, there regularly"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
Ban On Air GUNS.

The target rifles and air guns which
made SO many boys happy on Christ
mas morning in Davenport are now
under the ban, and the marshal has
given orders to arrest anyone carry
ing them. Complaints have been reg
istered by many of the citizens Of the
eity on account of the carelessness Of
the boys In shooting.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
Will Enter Contest,

Abba Union: The c. w. B. NJ. de-
cided to enter the contest for work
and increase in membership with Os-
kaloosa and soma other towns.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31

Oskaloosa shippers have already
some large shipments Of hogs for
February.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
NEW CASES ON FILE.
Several Suits Tecently Instituted In
District Court.

Ralph McCurdy, administrator Of
the estate of Clarence Bargiell, de-
ceased, through his attorneys, BurTell
& Dewitt, and j. +. & w. r. Lacey,
has filed suit in the district court
against the Iowa Central hallway Co,
and Ernest Nehring, August Nehring
and l.. Stuart, for $4,000 damages
and per cent interest from Febru-
AIRY 8, 1900.
1t will be remembered that Clarence
Bargdell was a regular freight con-
ductor on the Iowa Central ald was
killed on the morning of February .,
1900, while in charge of train No. 95
southbound from Marshalltown to Os-
kaloosa. The engine on his train was
taking water at the water station AT
North Skunk river, when No. SO, elso
southbound, in charge of Conductor
August Nehring and Engineer Ernest
Nehring, crashed into the rear end OF
No. 95, smashing the caboose and kill
ing Bargdell. 1t is claimed that the
accident was the fault of the railway
company as the engins pulling No. SO
was leaking so badly that the engineer
could not see the signal of Brakeman
Atchison on the freight No. 95.
Mrs. Abra Hicks, through her at
torneys, Burrell & Dewitt, has filed a
suit in the district court against iona
Graham and Willis VIM asking $4,000
damages on account of alleged SLAM
! der.
v
Anna McGlasson has filed petition
in the district court asking for divorce
from her husband, Chas. A. Nicolas
son, Jr, She asks for divorce on TIE
grounds Of cruel and, inhuman trest-
ment, claiming that the defendant Is
an habitual drunkard. She also asks
the custody of their child, VIM. a.
McGlasso1, and to have her maiden
name, Anna Mcdonald, restored. The
parties were married in oskaloosa
July, 1900.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-04
A Presbyterian Revival.

A fair sized congregation greeted
the Rev. Geo. A. Fulcher, the new
pastor Of The Presbyterian church,
Sunday morning, and agein ia the
evening. The pulpit has been vacant
almost year and the congregation is
pleased TO again have regular services.
The pastor and people are planning
for an aggressive campaign this wint-
er and spring. The young peoples
societies and other agencies Of the
church will be reorganized aud put to
work, and The Sunday school viii en-
large It's WORK.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-04
Miami Citizens Come to
Assistance of Or.
Doan.

A delegation Of Miami citizens has
secured a reduction Of the sentence OF
Dr. W. e. Doan from three months ID
one TIE order of reduction was made
in court this morning by Judge Park
er. The fine Of slo0 and costs inn
posed on Doan was paid by the citizens
OF Miami, who met Ia mass-meeting
last week and subscribed sufficient
funds. Feeling in Miami seems
strongly in the DOCTORS faver not So
much on his own account, however
as on that Of his wife.
Judge Parker was begged to set
Doan free altogether, but this the
judge refused to do. Doan had plead
guilty to two counts OF introducing.
and the judge held that thirty DAYS in
jail was little enough in the way OF a
punishment.
10 Is said that Doan has for a long
time been Systematically breaking the
law In his drug store at Miami he
IS said to have had secret compart-
ment where he kept his wet goods,
and 10 was long time before his meth
cd was detected. Twenty-one IN
dictments were returned against him.
Judge Parker was on the bench but
a short time this morning, After
transacting 4 few items Of business he
adjourned court Judge Gill vent on
the bench this afternoon, Judge Par
ker going TO Nowata tonight for a day
Of civil business tomorrow.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-04
NE BLEO TO DEATH
Farmer Near Grove Died Be-
fore He Could Secure
Assistance

A farmer named Richards, living
four miles south Of Grove. met death
in strang manner Friday evening.
He went out a distance of about 400
yards from his house to chop some
wood during the Afternoon. Dark
ness came, and he had not returned.
His wife grew alarmed, and a search
was instituted. At midnight the
mans body was found, only about
thirty feet from where he had been at
work
From appearance Richards, ak slipt
as he was at work cutting deep cash
just above his shoetop, severing the
artery. AS the blood spurted forth
Richards had started for the house.
After taking but a few steps he had
evidently sat down and tried to stop
the flow Of blood, as his shoestring
was tied about the leg just above the
wound. He leaves a wife and family.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-04
WHITE CITIZENS
HAS A HARD BLOW
Raiing Of interior Department, Follow
ing Courts Decision Places Them
in Unenviable Position

was wired to The Chieftain, and Post
master J. II. Butler was also wired,
and a notice was posted in the post
Office, so that all interested might
read The ruling follows;
"I am directed by the secretary OF
the interior to permit citizens Of the
Cherokee nation who are Untitled to
allotment's to make application to
select land now held or claimed by
undetermined applicants for citizen
ship, including intermarried appli-
cants, irrespective OF whether tenta-
i've filing have been made on such
land or whether the department has
taken final action representing the
enrolment Of claimants
'gThe Cherokee land office viii be
closed Monday and Tuesday, February
4 and 5 and applications under this
this order will be received commenc-
ing "Wednesday morning, February 6.
Please give this the widest possible
circulation. "Bixby, Commissioner"
1t is expected that there will be jam
of Cherokee applicants in Muskogee
Wednesday morning. Some Of the
intermarried holdings are extremely
valuable, and there will probably be
half dozen or so claimants for some
of the tracts. AS the first conner is
the tile man recognized by the DEPART
ment, there will of course be spirited
competitions for the choice holdings.
The intermarried citizens are out to-
day securing the country for eligible
citizens, Of the nation whom they
may. for a consideration, file on their
and thus protect their IN
terests. The price Of unallo6ted
Cherokees is away up this morning
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-04

The board Of directors OF the COM
mercial club met Saturday afternoon
at 4:30 to take up matters relating to
the Arkansas, Oklahoma & North
western bonus But little in this line
was done. IL was decided that before
attempting to do anything with the
bonus IL would be best to reach an
agreement as 60 the right of way thru
the city
Encouraging progress is being made
in this direction, ard it is believed
that eventually all the property-own-
ers can be brought to an agreement,
even tho it will in some cases work
considerable hardship on some Of the
individual property-owners. But a
laudable determination has been man
ifested TO subordinate the preferences
Of the individual to the good OF tile
whole city.
Meantime, the survey Of the road
continues. Chief Engineer Titus ana
his party have past thru Vinita, and
are now working to the southeast.
The line comes into the city from
almost due vest The line crosses the
creeks west Of town south Of the wag-
on bridges Then the line as surveyed
comes down Flint avenue, alongside
the Frisco right Of way, crosses the
Katy few feet north OF the Frisco
crosses the Frisco west Of the
Bull creek bridge, and curves downthe
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-04

There has seldom beena buster Sun
day in Vinita than yesterday. The
law and real estate offices down town
we're more crowded than on a week
mday. The cause Of the commotion
was'the order from the assistant at
torney general for the department. Of
the Interior, published in Saturday. 5
Chieftain. Under tile ruling, the
lands Of all intermarried citizens are
thrown open for allotment by the
first Cherokee who files his appica-
tion at the land Office.
Intermarricd citizens Of Vinita are
interested in the ruling to the extent
of thousands of dollars, and all over
the Cherokee nation today there are
men who must look on as calmy as
they can while lands which they have
held for years, and in the possession Of
which they have always been undis
turbed, are snatched away by stran-
gers who can have not the slightest
claim to them, except that Of Chero-
kee blood, The fact that intermarri-
ed citizens has spent thousands Of
dollars in improvements makes no
difference whatever nor is it taken
into consideration that for yea rs he
has been accepted as a citizen Of the
nation, and has, as class, done more
than anyone else to bring the nation
forward TO its present progressive
plane.
Yesterday morning an additional
ruling was published BY Commission
er Tams Bixby. A copy Of the ruling
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-04

Jury Returns Verdict Of
mot Guilty in Short
Time

L. G. Cass, charged with larceny,
has been acquitted The jury late
Saturday night brought in verdict
ofnot guilty, and the defendant was
set free.
The case was bitterly fought TO the
end. The witnesses for the govern
ment swore to one state Of affairs, and
the witnesses for the defendant to am
other. The defendant had witnesses
who located him in Welch as late as
$50 on the evening when. the cattle
we're stolen, and at his home up TO I
O'Clock. The governments witnesses
had him at anotner place at these
times.
1t was question OF which witnesses
were to be believed, and the jury
chose those who testified in the de-
fendant's behalf The closing argu-
ments began late Saturday afternoon,
the opening for the government being
made by j. B. Turner. Then came
Preston S. Davis and Edgar Smith for
the defense, with tie closing argument
for the prosecution by 0. l.. Rider
The jury retired at lO:30, and reach
ed verdict shortly after IL o'clock
Thescourt had been waiting, and the
defendant was brought into court and
the verdict read. Few Of MI Cass's
friends had remained up, but his
faithful mother was there, and little
jubilation was held.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-04

rhis morning was tle coolest Of Che
season, mercury registering II degrees
above zero this morning, and z0 at
at noon today, making IL the codest
day Of the winter