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The independent., 1907-02-21

While the business OF the United
States with its aon-contiguous, terri
fories shows an enormous increase in
two years, the trade with the Philip
pines does not share literally in the
general advance. In the calendar year
1865 the total Of this trade reached
81 coz eco. against a total of less than
siC0 100000 in 1894 or the s59 goo, 600 of
exports OF merchandise in 1906 To these
territories Porto Rico received so. .C00,-
COO. Alaska sl750O.00O. Hawaii si2 .500.-
600 and the Philippines only $1,000, 600
The latter figure Is disappointing. but
II represents an increase Of about two
millions over the exports of this class
OF goods two years ago. In the two
years the shipments Of merchandise IL
the United states has Increased as fol-
lows. From Hawaii from SO 100000 to
nearly t70.ooo coo. Porto Rico from til-
The independent., 1907-02-21

Under the Nebraska law when q GRIM
iIlai case is decided in favor of the
defendant on point of law, the prose-
cution is permitted to appeal to the
supreme court in order to establish the
soundness Of the decision and definitely
establish the point The defendant is Of
course not allowed to be endangered
by the proceeding. No such practice
has been permitted in the federal
courts, the result being that case after
case may be determined by the lower
courts on a construction Of law which
may later be held wrong by the su
preme court. In his message last De-
cember the president cited such an in
stance Recently in one district" he
said, ''where the government had in
dfcted certain persons for conspiracy
i'm connection, with rebates. the court
sustained the defendants demurrer;
while in another jurisdiction -indict-
ment for conspiracy to obtain rebates
has been sustained by the court, con-
viction obtained under ii, and two de-
PENDANTS sentenced to imprisonment"
He added, "At present there is no way
by which the government can cause
such a conflict, when it occurs, to be
solved by q higher court; and the
wheels of justice. are blocked without
any real decision OF the question" At
the last, session the house. passed bill
sremedying this defect. Among the 991
bills passed by the senate on Wednes-
day was this one, which will now be-
come a law.
The independent., 1907-02-21

William Alden Smith, the new Michi-
gan senator, was owing to the sudden
death of Senator Alger elected for a
short term Of ab0ut month as well
as Cor the full term beginning week af-
ter next An older senator said to him
on his first appearance. Mr. Smith,
you are playing in great luck. After
March you will begin your second
term, and senators serving their sec
ond terms are permitted all the privi-
leges of veterans. They can talk as
long and as often as they please with
out violating any unwritten law of the
senate, Your period Of probation VIII
last only three weeks, while most Of
us have to struggle along as@best we
may and keep our mouths shut for six
years." This was half jest, but it was
half true. Under the unwritten rules of
the senate Nebraska's junior senator
will be expected to be seen and not
heard and to do as he is told for at
least two years. Thus Nebraska is half
disfranchised in the Senate It is
beautini scheme TO give a small group
of men practical control, Of that. body
tfort almost half the senators of the
next congress will be in treir first
term. Senator Burhett Of Nebraska is
mentioned in the dispatches along with
several other first term members as
having shown signs of revolt against
this caste system in the senate. The
public Will cheer on any such move
nlent with enthusiasm. 1t is enough to
have an Aldrich senator from Rhode
Island, without having him act also as
senator from dozen other states.
The independent., 1907-02-21

66,660 10 $40, 759 600: Alaska from s11s-
100000 to $l2,00000 and from the Phil
ippines a slight decrease.
Perhaps If congress would give lit
tie attention to the needs OF the far
away Filipinos in the matter of GUS
IONS duties, this neglected trade might
begin to flourish. In its present stage
it is somewhat discouraging.
Apparently the senate, after only
four years discussion and inyestiga-
tion, is going to take a vote on Sena-
tor Smoot before the adjournment.
Senator Knox, one of the members who
was on the fence year ago has made
his speech arguing that the only way
to get rid Of Smoot is to expel him.
and that in the interest of religious
freedom he ought not be expelled. To
expe will require a two-thirds vote
which cannot be had. The other
method suggested is to hold that he is
not and never has been entitled to his
seat, an action requiring only a ma
jority vote. If Smoot is expelled he
will be the second senator in the his
tory of the senate to suffer that treat
ment, excepting of course, the sena-
tors who were expelled in connection
with secession and the civil war. Will
liam Blount, senator from Tennessee
was in 1877 discovered to have engaged
in efforts to incite an attack by In
dams upon the Spanish settlements on
the Mississippi river This violation Of
neutrality in behalf of Great Britain
resulted in his expulsion Senator John
Smith of Ohio was tried in 1893 for
completely in the Burr conspiracy, but
was saved from conviction by single
vote. The last attempt at an expulsion
previous to the attempt against Smoot
was the case Of Senator Patterson of
New Hampshire. whose expulsion was
recommended by special committee
in 1873 as a result of the Credit Mobi-
lier scandal. His term expired before
the senate got around to his case It
has long been thought likely that SEN
ator Smoot would have the same good
luck.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
NEW SUIT INSTITUTED,
The Hawkins Damage Case Brought
On New Grounds.

The suit of David Hawkins, the lad
who lost both arms by having them
run over by a street car of the os'
kaloosa Traction & Light Company
is not yet closed Through the IA
ture of the court procedure in the re-
cent trial at bar before Judge Will
cockson, a new suit for thirty thous-
and dollars has been 1led with the
clerk of the district court. ,
In the recent suit the case on mo-
ttion of the defendant, a verdict for
the defendant was directed, where.
upon the case was dismissed without
prejudice by the plaintiff and new
suit entitled Dawn B. Hawkins by his
next friend. Addie Hawkins, Us. the
Oskaloosa Traction & Light Company
was instituted, The petition filed
states that the injured boy was rid.
ing alongside of the car with the full
knowledge, consent and the invitation
of the, motorman and the conductor,
and that at a certain point the cur
rent was turned on, jerking the car
loose from the hold of the lad who
was riding ON his bicycle at the side
after having previously been in con-
versation with the employees of the
company in charge Of the car. The
attorneys for the plaintiff are Chester
Whitmore of Ottumwa and c.. C. Or
Wis of this city.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
CHRISTIAN ENpEAvoR.

The executive committee of the Y
P. s. c. E. of the Christian church
meet Sunday evening in the parlor:
Of the church to- make plans for car
rying on a great work this year
more SO than ever before.
The committee has planned to hell
home mission work as well as foreign
They have pledged s25 for the church
extension work, and SIS for the sup
port of an orphan in one of the for
eign fields. A committee was ap
pointed Sunday to get 235 subscrib
ers for the Endeavor World.
The meetings Of the En1eavor arr
growing in both attendance and in
terest
Next Sunday is Enieavor Day AM
meeting will be held In the auditor
ium of the church at 6:15 p. m. A
special program has been arra1get
for the occasion.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31

Phillips defendant. Wade Kirkpat-
rick of Hedrick appeared for plant
III and O. N. Downs of Oskaloosa for
defendant. Judgment was rendered
In favor of plaintiff.
John F. Gatewood, on rural route
No. 3 out Of Rose Hill, presented the
carrier, Almer James, with some
thing near quarter of beef on last
Saturday, These kind of remem-
brances makes the mail box lid easily
lifted and the carrier never forgets
when nearing the box he has made
for the past four years and greets 1t
with a smile.
The John ]. Hawk blacksmith shop
was a busy place Saturday. With
the aid of his helper Ira Holdings
worth, they drove 70 shoes besides
keeping up other work. John went
to Oskaloosa in the evening and Ira
worked until IL o'clock at night fix
ing up buggy for a young man that
he might go to see his best girl on
Sunday. Monday they drove SO shoes
and a blacksmith shop doesn't pay
in Rose HILL
Jonn Maxwell, on route No. l out
Of Rose Hill, remembered the carrier
by placing nice, large ham within
his reach last Friday. On the same
day John Dunbar contributed several
yards of sausage and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Dunbar spare ribs and sausage.
With these kind remembrance the
carrier has been enabled to make his
daily trips for five years and will
start in on his sixth year February
list. Many thanks for past favors.
Nasty, Jr,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
OUR LATEST FACTORY.
Promising Oskaloosa Institution
Growing Rapidly.

That Oskaloosa is the home of a
most promising little factory owned
by Lewis Brothers and Martin is not
generally known, but the fact re-
mains and the company is prcsperilg
in way that enables them to secure
better accommodations and TO make
expenditure of considerable money il
new machinery for the Finishing Of
their, products.
The principal article of marufac'
ture at the present time is a patent
valve trough for the watering Of hogs
but the company also makes a pate1t
float valve for the automatic controll'
ing of large watering tanks and pat
emit hydrant, for the controlling Of
water flow.
The company is composed of James
and Pete Lewis, who were formerly
connected with the agricultural i'm
PIGMENT firm of Lewis Brothers and
Montgomery, and of j. d.. Martin, who
also represents the U. S. Wind Mill
Co. The company first secured quar-.
tiers in the basement Of the Two Thorn
as place on High avenue west The
success of the trough on the market
led the company to place larger or.
ders for the parts of their machine
and they had TO have better facilities
forsFhe finishing and assembling OF
parts. The company secured the
building on Fifth avenue and First
street, formerly occupied by the Os.
kaloosa Skirt Company. They have
have lathes and threading machines
within short time and will then
make almost all of the parts of the
patent trough. The castings are fur
nished by the Iowa Manufacturing
Company of this city.
The trough has attracted much at.
tention and the jobbing trade has be.
come interested, for the merits of the
little machine have created a demand
for 1t. The company now has orders
for three thousand of the troughs and
within short time, will place orders
for two thousand or more castings.
More men will De employed and the
little factory this summer will be,
come busy place. .s
The virtue of the trough is that
only such water as is desired by the
thirsty stock is supplied as the stock
drink it. The little trough may be
placed on the bottom of tanks or larg-
er troughs where cattle and horses
drink. 1t contains certain amount
of water at all times. AS this is tax.
en- up the valve opens and the flow ia
permitted TO certain point where
the valve is again closed, acting auto
matically with the rise and fall of the
water, as the animal drinks it. In
this manner the unsightly and cholera
breeding hog wallow" is effectually
done away with, as no water can es.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31

lis, spent Saturday night in Rose
Hill, the guest of John Rhoades.
Miss Sophia Wymore returned from
Des Moines Saturday evening, where
she had visited the past year with
her aunt, Mrs. Joe Hall.
Mrs. Dollie Reid visited over Sun
day at Delta at the parental John
Walden home, and returned on the
noon train Monday.
Mr.. ]. A. Demands condition is not
changed much. He is quite old and
feeble, but a man Of great courage
and a very devout and sincere Chris
tan.
Miss Essie Ellsworth of Des Moines
spent the past week visiting near
Rose Hill with her aunt, Mrs. Jennie
Corns. and her cousin. Mrs. Clara
Whitaker
There is one case of small pox re-
ported at the new coal town of
Blythe The name of the so-called is
bad as severe cold.
Mrs. James Phillips mad the mis-
fortune to fall Monday afternoon and
sustain a serious injury to her hip,
dislocating it. She is past II years
old which makes her injuries slow to
mend.
Mrs. Glen Nathersteads condition
remains the same She has been sick
for a long time, but being young in
years her life may be. spared for
many years yet, is the wish of her
many friends.
G. L. Wharton has received a car
load of coal from the mines at Blythe
and is delivering in Rose Hill. This
is quite change from having to
haul four miles over bad roads and
in all kinds Of weather.
Comrade Smith Woods arrived
Tuesday from Scott county, Arkan-
sas, where he has proved up on a
claim, looking hale and hearty. He
says peach trees are in bloom there
and wild flowers plentiful.
Walter w. White Of oskaloosa
spent Tuesday in Rose Hill and made
Nasty a call. We never had the
pleasure Of meeting him before, but
learning he was connected with the
Herald he is surely all o X.
The surveying outfit of the C. R.
l. C P. that has been located at Rose
Hill since last June, experimenting
the building Of the switch to Blythe,
have completed their work and re-
turned to their homes last Friday.
Master Cecil Smith of oskaloosa
visited the past week in Rose Hill
with his sister, Mrs. DIR. Dwight Jar
Wis, and at Blythe with his sister,
Mrs. Howard Wilcox, and returned
home Saturday evening on the late
train.
| ATcha Wymore informs me he has
had large contribution of eatables
placed within his reach on route No.
out Of Rose Hill of late, for which
he is very thankful, but failed to get
the names. He has been on route
No. between three and four years,
and Is a very successful carrier.
Court was in session in Mayor l.
M. Reeds court at Rose Hill Satur-
day, the first time for many months,
Mrs. Vaughn plaintiff and Cashins
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31

cape and be wasted upon the ground.
The patents that are heldby the com
pany are all the result of local thought
and enterprise. The company is IA
it's swaddling clothes as yet and no
great effort has beeen made to place
the products on the marked. AS the
demand for the goods increases the
factory will be. increased and facili-
ties for making the machines will be
added. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
IN OKLAHOMA.
The Town of Snyder Growing Despite
Disasters. -,

. Snyder Okla, Jan. 22.-I left Oska-
loosa January /. l had nice trip,
without any accidents, and arrived in
Oklahoma in the afternoon of January
3. There is an immense crop of cot
tol in southern Oklahoma yet to pick.
The farming country west of 0klaho-
ma City has greatly improved in the
last four years. There is lots Of corn
raised here, as well as cotton, wheat
and oats. The farmers claim to be
satisfied, as the last two years they
have raised excellent crops, which
has caused the land to Increase in
value. Good land. is now selling for
from s25 to $40 per acre. -
Snyder, the little town which was
partly blown way some twenty months
ago, when one hundred houses were
DESTROYED and fifty wrecked, is grow.
ing. The people concluded to-, take
a second start, and within a year fire
broke out in the business district and
destroyed soma fine business build
ings. The citizens are now rebuild
ing the town with some fine .two-story
brick and stone buildings, SUCH as are
seen in an eastern town. There are
also some fine residences here, one
good school and two churches There
are 200 students in daily attendance
at the school, with an Iowa man, Mr..
Thos. Anderson, of Bonaparte, as
principal. There is a large business
done here, and heavy country trade.
There are three large cotton gins 10.
Gated herF.
Leroy Merrick
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
The Cement Industry.

A misprint made the Herald say
that 80 cement workers attended the
state convention at Ames. The fact
is three hundred people interested in
the industry were present, and, Mr..
Carton says everyone of the three
hundred were enthusiastic over the
prospects of the business.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31

Rose Hill at the parental home OF
Mrs. Dillon.
The Rebeccas had an oyster supper
at their hall in Rose Hill Tuesday
evening. The weather was fine and
the attendance good.
Mrs. DR.. Dwight Jarvis spent Fri.
day and Saturday in Oskaloosa at the
parental Ephram Smith home, return
ing to Rose Hill Saturday evening.
Ralph Gossage Of Oskaloosa who is
principal Of the schools at Indianapo-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
WOULD AMEND
CONSTITUTION
CONTINUED from LIST page.)
CONTINUED from LIST page.)

ing, and by the use Of explosives,
commits any public offense, he shall
be punished by imprisonment in the
penitentiary not less than 20 years.
Representative Offill introduced his
bill prohibiting the sale Of toy fire.
arms or caps containing dynamite,
and also prescribing that fire crack
ers shall not exceed five inches in
length or threefourths Of an inch in
diameter. " .....
Representative Weeks introduced
bill making following appropriations
for the State Agricultural Associa-
ton:
New swine barns and show
ring Observation-Disclosures $4,000
Steel amphitheatre ......... 10000
Additional ground. ........ 10000
lOIdl ....... .. .. -. y AVV,VVV
Bills for the control Of maternity
homes by the State Board of Health
were introduced in both houses.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31

RichlandI Clarion: Last Saturday
night as Lem Horling was returning
to town from Woolson, the strong
wind blew the bus off the bridge near
Pleas. Hoskins' into the ditch. The
bus was upset and the driver was
compelled to leave it and return to
town with his horses. Very little
damage was done to the bus and Lem
escaped injury.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
SIKH plstrict Undertakers.

Colfax Clipper: The meeting of the
Sixth District Undertakers' conven-
ton which wassto have been held in
Colfax Feb. IL and 1S, has been post
po1sd until the 18th and 10th in order
that the delegates may avail them
selves Of excursion rates on the rail-
roads,, offered at that time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31

What Cheer PATRIOT: Mr.. AMI Mrs.
Charles. Harlan visited the q. r.
Hatcher home in Oskaloosa Monday,
and attended a concert given by one
Of Mrs. Harlan's former music teach
ers. They had a fine time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
CORRESPONDENCE
ROSE HILL.

ROSE HILL.
Mrs. Charles G. Boster is on the
sick list this week
Wick Rabourn and family Of 0ska-
loosa were over Sunday guests in
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-08-15
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
ASSESSED LAND VALUES.

The assessors through the state and
the members of the county boards of
equalization do not seem to have taken
kindly to the arguments in favor Of re-
turning property at its true value and
the figures of the assessment on real
estate would indicate that the average
basis of value OF taxation is not more
than twenty to twenty-five per cent.
Some figures obtained from those con
sidered land experts in the various
counties would indicate that the proper
ton of the assessed to the real value is
even less than that. The following
table shows the figures of assessed value
of land IN the several counties as left by
the state board of equalization last year
and as returned by the county boards of
equalization this year:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-08-15
COMMUNICATION
To Editor CouR1ER-D EMocRAr:-

Jas. j. Hill, of the G.. N. R. r. Co.,
notified Bishop Stanley of Fargo recent
ly that judging from present indications,
the coming winter will be a repetition
of last winter in the matter of shortage
of cars and urged the bishop to ask the
priests throughout his diocese to an
ounce the fact to their respective
Pensioners and induce them if possible
to lay in their winter fuel now. VIM.
Bolton, the local agent received a similar
notice from the traffic department re.
questing him to urge the fuel dealers of
the city to lay in an ample stock as soon
as possible and to notify the city authori-
ties and school board to secure their
supply of fuel now. After the experience
OF last winter this notice should not be
necessary. l saw a quotation some
where that experience keeps a dear
school, but fools will learn in no other"
What shall be said of those who do not
profit by experience? In states where
the winters are much shorter and milder
than here it is the general custom for
the people to lay in their winter fuel
early in the fall. There is an excuse
for those whose circumstances prevent
them from putting in their winter fuel
in advance, but people who could ar
range to do so if they only made up
their mind to do it, show poor manage
ment in buying their fuel on the from
hand-to-mouth plan. 1t is ludicrous to
see people buying coal in the dead of
winter, by the bag, IN such a country as
this. They are the %improvident ones,
who have about a bushel of coal on
hand when the winter sets in and ex-
pect their more forehanded neighbors to
come to their rescue in case of a tenn
porary blockade, as it was the case last
winter.
Respectfully Yours,
PETER P. KoPR1vA, Mayor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-08-15

ACCORDING to a new ruling, recently
made by different states attorneys, it is
the duty of a committing magistrate
handling a state case, to tax up the costs
against a man found guilty, in addition
to the fine imposed. Of course the law
states that these costs shall be collected
just as any other debt and where a man
does not have anything to collect from,
of course it cannot be collected, but
there have been hundreds of cases tried
before Justices II this county where a
fine was imposed and no costs added.
In many of these cases the parties fined
had real estate, so that it would be
possible to collect the costs as we'll.
The county needs the money and where
ever it is at all possible to collect, this
will be done in the future, for the at
tention of the county commissioners has
also been called to the matter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-08-15
LANGDON CITY CHURCHES.
Service Announcements of Langdon Pastors
For Next SUNDAY.

Church of Our Saviour-Sunday Aug.
18th, 1907. Holy Communion, 500, a. m.
holy communion and sermon, 1920 a. M;
Sunday school, 12:0O.; evening prayer,
8, pm. G. P. Burleson, Priest-in Charge
Catholic Church The order of SER
vice for Sunday at st. Alphonsus church
will be as follows: Low mass at 500
a. M, high mass at 1890 a. M; Sunday
school at 2:30 p. M; vespers at 7:30
Rev. M. Dougherty, pastor.
Presbyterian Church-The order OF
service for Sunday August 18th, at the
Presbyterian church will be as follows:
Morning service at Hoo a. NJ: Sunday
school at 1915 p. NJ; evening service at
500 p. M. Rev. F. j. Hubbard, pastor.
Baptist Church-A children's flower
service will be heldm the Baptistchurch
next Sunday morning. The subject OF
the sermon will be "Flowers" and the
musical part of the service will be pro.
vided by the Sunday school choir. The
children of the town and their parents
are specially invited to this service.
Methodist Church-In the absence Of
the pastor, Rev. Bates, who will next
Sunday occupy the pulpit of the Metho-
dist church at Park River, Rev. K. M
Dedrick, will preach both morning and
evening. Subject of morning sermon.
THE Christians Safety" evening, "A
Missionary Talk on Cuba and the Isle
of Pines" Hours of service II a. N. and
8 n. m.