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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
ANOTHER MAN FROM IOWA.

Norris Brown, who at the age OF
43, has been elected to the United
States senate from Nebraska, is an
Iowa man. He was born at Maquo
keta, and it is an interesting coinci
dence that Senator Willard, whom he
succeeds, also lived at Maquoketa
for many years. He is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Brown, of Des
Moines, and his brother, E. F. Brown
is practicing attorney at Vinton, la
He is graduate of the Srate Uni
versity of Iowa, class of 1888, and af
ter admission to the bar at Jefferson
Iowa, practiced law in Perry Tor Q
few years before removing to Kear
ney, Nebr. He was elected county
attorney of Buffalo county, in Neb-as
ka, in 1900, was made assistant at.
torney general of the state and in
1904 was elected attorney general. In
his capacity as legal officer of the
state he recovered in federal court Il
Judgment of $750,000 against the rail.
roads which refused to pay taxes on
an increased assessment by Governor
Mickey and the board of assessment
This suit is pending in the supreme
court of the United States and the
people of Nebraska will be represent
ed in its submission by Mr.. Brown as
special counsel. He began success.
full proceedings against number OF
combinations under the Ju1kin anti
trust act, whose author recently was
elected secretary of stats of Nebras
ka, and who is a brother of Senator
Joe NJ. Junkin of Red Oak, Iowa.
In 1896 Mr. Brown nearly elimi
mated the silver-democratic majority
in the Sixth congressional jistric': oil
Nebraska, running as republican can
didate for congress, and covering the
thirty-four counties of the district in
a series of joint debates with w. l.
Greene. That campaign made the
election of the next republican nomI'
nee for congress possible.
Mr.. Brown was married at Perry
Iowa, and has two daughters, Misses
June and Lucille.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
GOVERNMENT LANDS.


The Washington correspondent ,oi
the Omaha Bee, under recent date
says:
Major John +. Lacey, chairman q
the public lands COMMITTEES OF the
house, was in conference today with
Secretary Hitchcock relative to the
coal land laws of the United States,
and the alleged frauds growing out OF
their occupancy by the railroads and
other holding companies. THE first
thing ia the matter Of legislation r
to get the actual facts" said Mapor
Lacey. 1.-THE committee on public
lands of the house has taken up the
subject or the presidents message
on the coal lands question and has
taken considerable testimony. 1t
will resume the hearing on January
9. Secretary Hitchcock has bee1 in
vited to appear at that time.
evidence taken thus far deals
with the subject of the procuring oil
coal lands by the state of Utah as
agricultural land and then selling the
same as coal land at $3.50 an acre.
The United States government cannot
sell coal land aC less than $40 an
acre when located more than fifteen
miles from a railroad and not less
than $40 an acre if less than fifteen
miles from a railroad.
This price has been high enough
to cause land to be taken very slowly
for coal. Only about $4,000 acres OF
coal land was entered in the whole
United States last year and it has aV'
eraged not over 10000 acres a year
during the last six years.
Goal land, it appears, is secured
in this roundabout way through the
state selection and not under the coal
land law, but to avoid the payment OF
the high price, fixed at $40 and $50 an
acre under the coal land law.
I'm Wyoming and the Dakotas the
state land cannot be sold at less than
$40 an acre under the terms of the
grant to the state, so that there is
no profit in getting the state to select
land to sell to coal purchasers be-
cause the price would still be not
less than $40 an acre. If there are
$4,000, 900 acres of government coal
land in the United States, as suggest
ed by the late order Of withdrawal,
it can readily be seen that at 10000
or 10000 acres a year it would take
long time to make much impress
sion on it.
But there have been entries made
under laws so as to avoid the coal
land laws. The evasion of the coal
land laws seems to have been &C
complished in various ways. The
committee is seeking to get at the
bottom facts"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
At OttumWa.

Ottumwa Courier: Ottumwa has
signed find" At least that is the
opinion Of DR.. J. G. Bopham, secre
tary of the local base b; club. DR.
Bonnam Is enthusiastic z the Sc
curing by the Ottumwa of the
services of M. e. Ackeri a fine
first baseman, who played 1t season
with the Mobile team. Alderman is
said to be six feet two inches tall ami
has a batting record for the last year
of over 300.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
-The widely nnhlishad A.

The widely published statement
that w. j. Bryan had said to re-
porter that the presidential aomina-
ton was something that no American
citizen should decline, is declared to
be false by Mr.. Bryan in his paper,
the Commoner. He says that he new
er made the remark credited to him,
and all that he did say was that he
was not ready to make an announce
ment on the nomination, whether a
nomination should be declined or ac-
cepted would depend on the condi-
tons, the platform, etc. He thinks
that the platform ought to fit the is
sues, and that the candidate ought to
fit the platform.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
Iowa may some time d

Iowa may some time do away
with its annual scnool census which
is taken to determine the apportion-
ment of state school funds. State
Superintendent Riggs said at the ed
ucational council meeting that he fay
ored the apportionmsnt of school
funds according to the average daily
attendance of the public schools, in
stead of school population basis,
which, he declared, is full of inaccur-
acies. The state superintendent has
included such a recommendation IN
his report to the legislature but had
found on further study that the ap-
portionment of school funds in this
state is regulated by constitutional
provision and it will be necessary to
amend the state constitution to
change the method.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

The trade of Porto Rico with the
United States is Increasing .'apidly,ac.
cording to a recent bulletin of the
federal bureau of statistics. In 1897
the year before the annexation, it
amounted to 100000; last year n
was $40,000,O00. The greatest item
in the increase is sugar, but the most
important to the island and its work.
ing people Is the increased use OF
Porto Rican tobacco in the United
States. A few years ago only $500,
900 or 100000 worth of this product
of the island found it's way to oul
markets. Last year the importation
amounted to about $4,00O,OOO. Nearly
all of this tobacco came in the form
of cigars and cigarettes, which were
manufactured in Porto Rico.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

The New Sharon Star thinks the
Iowa legislators did the proper thing
in selecting Hon. Nate Kendall of AL.
bia for speaker. His selection was a
foregone conclusion, so plainly ap-
parent that he had an absolutely clear
track, not so much as one running
mate, and received every republican
vote in a full caucus. The selection
Of Hon. A. F. N. hambleton of Oska,
loosa as speaker pro tenn was also
the proper thing to do 1t is an hon
or worthIly bestowed"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
LYNcHINe STATISTICS.

Since Iowa has now distinguished
herself in rather an indecent fashion
by having a lynching IL may De inter
esting to note that the numbsr of
lynchi1gs in the United States from
1884 to 1900 was 2,516, and from l9Ui
to November, 1906, the number was
CPL.
OF the lynchings from 1884 to 1900
the south was the scene of 1880
while 436 occurred in the north, prin'
cipally in the border states in which
horse and cattle stealing were the
principal offe1ses thus avenged. Oi
the victims, 1,67S were negroes and
sol whites, 2,465 mel aIG 81 women
OF the prisoners in the United
States, June l, 1890, the number
charged with homicide was 1886
about per cent.
The number of legal executions IL
the United States from 1897 to 1905
both inclusive, was LBS, of which
10 were for murder. But although
the authority for these figures reports
no executions in Iowa, three have oc
Cured in this state since 1890. James
Dooley was hanged in Adams county
in 1894 for the murder of his sweet
heart; J. X. Cumberland in She'll!
county in 1895, for numbering two
men at Harlan, and Joseph Smith
colored, in 1896, for killing a woma:
who had rejected hts attentions
Nine men sentenced to hang IN Iowa
the past ten years escaped execution
Five secured new trials and il fou,
cases the sentences were committed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

wants to work; they are out of town,
in the hills, in the shops ana on the
road, and not Longing and loafing on
the streets. n times of depression,
when but the few have work, our
streets throng with passersby locking
for work. Don't be deceived. Times
were never better, and money ami
work more plentiful"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
Here is a sermon in a few word

Here is sermon in few words
from the Tama Herald: TRY and
make a live, enterprising place out of
your home town, and when working
for it's institutions or speaking well
of the town and country remember
you are accomplishing all the more
for yourself. Don't be foolish enough
to idle away valuable time predicting
failures and thereby decrease the
value of your property"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
-Hedrick Journal: An oskalo

-Hedrick Journal: An Oskaloosa
man has written to the mayor in Des
Moines threatening HIS life If he does
not copy out prayer for the mem
bers of the Des Moines city council.
OF course there is no doubt that the
Des MONIES councilmen need any i'm.
provement that can be made, but 1t
is very doubtful if one prayer would
have much effect. 1t would take a
whole revival meeting, prayer and all,
to even phase the members of that
body.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
In view Of the fact that the an

I'm view of the fact that the anti
pass law is effective, Representative
Koontz of Johnson county says that
as he comes from one of the counties
in Senator Hughes district, he has in
mind offering bill requiring the rail,
roads to plank their bridges along
their lines so that it will be easier
to walk the track. Here's to Mr.
KoontZi
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
!: Base Ball;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Prospects at Waterloo.

Prospects at WATERLOO
Waterloo Courier: Manager Frank
Boyle of the Waterloo Base Ball club
has returned to Fort Dodge after
spending a couple Of days with the
members of the association and local
fans. Mr.. Boyle is greatly pleased
with the outlook for next season and
believes the team will be started
right. He was greatly encouraged
with his visit among local business
men who will be asked to support
the team financially during the com
ing season and thinks the committee
will have little or no trouble in rails
ing the necessary $4,000 to finance
the club.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
-Knoxville Express: A good m;

Knoxville Express: A good many
business men who don't understand
the real idea Of advertising take in
their signs and bolt their doors as
soon as trade Stacks just after Christ
mas. The opposite course is the only
profitable one. Advertise and make
an extraordinary effort for business
when you need it, rather than when
business has you crowded up into the
corner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
Carnegie will be

Andrew Carnegie will be the
heaviest personal property taxpayer
in New York If the list of assessments
made public by the assessors is not
amended. The value Of his personal
property is fixed at $5,000,OOO and that
of John D. Rockefeller at $2,5OO,O0O.
The Russell Sage estate is assessed
at $50,000,O00, and the taxes on it
amount to approximately $735,O00.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
Smith to Burlington.

burlington Gazette: Manager Egan
has secured the release of Catcher
Smith from the Fort Dodge team and
considers him valuable acquisition
to the local ranks. Smith is well re-
membered by Burlington people as a
slim, hardworklng, aggressive young
fellow. He is good, heady catcher
fine thrower and extra fast on the
bases for catcher.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
made them all do a mans work n THE
field during the busy season

Under the new law, regular exam
nations for teachers certificates are
held only four times per year - in
January, June, July AID October. The
January examination will be on 23d
Gath and 25th, the last day being Civ
en- to the additional subjects required
for first grade certificate.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

Charles Pettijohn, of Charlton, is
having his joys and sorrows well mix
ed these days. Last week his home
was frightened by the arrival of a
pair of twins. This week the home
burned down and the fond parent had
a hard tussle saving the twins.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

per cent discount for three or more
telephones in underground conduits.
The market for telephones in Milan
appears to be well occupied by the
Germans, and the consul says no
American exporter should not think
Of attempting to meet them until he
has put on the ground an experienced
representative.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

"A system of lodging houses for
women has been established in Lon
don, like the Rowton house for men.
They are called the Ada Lewis lodg-
ing house, as Mrs. Lewis gave $780,
900 for the endowment. Her hus.
band was sam" Lewis, who left an
estate of s13,OOO,OOO, over s5,OOO,OOO
having been left to charity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
Vice President Fairbanks nearl,

Vice President Fairbanks nearly
always walks from his residence to
the capitol and back, and often, af-
ter dusk, goes for long strolls through
the northwestern section of Wash
ingto1. These tramps usually con,
sumo an hour or more, and Mr.. Fair
banks rarely has a companion, pre-.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

ferring to be alone. One evening a
friend met him and asked If he felt
perfectly safe in being out at such
an hour alone. The vice president
somewhat Indignantly resented the
apparent implication that it was un,
safe for him to do things that are
done by ordinary citizens.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

Some women are really too
touchy. A widow recently brought
suit against a newspaper because in
the obituary of the deceased it said
that he had gone to a happier home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
BOUQUET for Pat.

Burlington hawk-Eye: 0skaloosa
has held on to Patterson as manager,
and in doing so has shown good
Judgment. Patterson's handling OF
the Oskaloosa team last season was
masterful and his Judgment OF play.
ers fully warrants the confidence
which the Os4.~.oosa club has in him
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

The Dingley law will be decade
old this year. 1t has made good as
the most wisely planned tariff legis,
lation the country has ever known
Its "revisers" should take heed lest
they prove themselves to be bungling
destructives.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

The enrolment at the Ottumwa
high school is 445, the highest in the
history of the school. The growth Of
the popularity of the high school
the poor mans Taiyersity-is surely
encouraging.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

The contractors bids for the
completion of the Panama canal at
the estimated cost look like business,
and in general the work may be sad
to be moving along more favorably
than was expected.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

iowa men never do things by
halves, but" observes the Marshall
town Times-Republican the Garner
man who dynamited the Philadelphia
bank is said to have had three better
halves"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

"A curfew Is about to be enforced
for the young folks IN Quincy, and
the Wing is candid enough to suggest
the desirabilly of big gong to wake
up some of the older ones.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

Senator Curtis, just elected in
Kansas, was formerly cab driver,
but this bit of biography would be in
complete without adding that he stud
led constantly between times.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

I'm last years building operations
the increase in st. Louis was 27 per
cent, Philadelphia II per cent and
Chicago 13 per cent, while in New
York there was a decrease of 9 per
cant
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
The Estherville Republican su

HO LoIuOI WIG It1PUDIIS01hH HN15
go s ut would be a mighty good
- to have sitting committee at
,eginning of the session as well
the close and relegate two-thirds
ul tne bills introduced to the waste
basket. Inis would give time for
proper consideration of some OF the
sensible legislation proposed"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
The Mexican government clos

The Mexican government closed
its fiscal year with a net surplus of
500, 100000 and a treasury reserve of
$72,0OO,OOO. 1t is proposed by the
government to reduce taxes and to
Increase salaries of its minor en-
ployes, while also employing a con-
siderable part of its ample resources
for nuhlic works.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

The Cedar Rapids Gazette, speak
ing of the increased cost of living,
says: I'VE are becoming a nat N of
dress suits and evening gowns And
it all costs money"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

- Humboldt county claims the
youngest county official in the state.
Daniel Oxborow has been appointed
clerk of the courts, by the board of SUI
pervisors. He is but % years old.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

The Brighton Enterprise says 1t
once knew a farmer who would never
work colt until It got its growth for
fear of injuring 1t permanently, but
he had three half-grown boys and
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

-Dubuque's Y. w. c. A. is to have
a new home, and it is expected that
$4,000 will suffice for the purpose.
Of this sum the Telegraph-Herald has
donated $500.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

Deep River Record: The big re-
vival meetings at oskaloosa are
sweeping the town, the attendance
being SO large on Sundays that the
opera house has TO be secured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

Say, old man, how do you like
me in my new dress suit?"
Zine. Now, if you only had a lit
tie dignity you'd look like head
waiter. Sentinel.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

The Washington Democrat tells
parents and others that when a CIR!
gets the "he said" age she needs care
full attention.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
The One Drawback.

It would be comparatively easy to
establish q univefsa brotherhood Of
men II nobody ever found II mecca
sary to try 70 t9rd money.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

Kansas has attained an age where
she Is able to elect native son to
the United States senate.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24

The late Shah of Persia had 800
wives and was attended by seventeen
physicians. Poor man!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23

possible done to make the alarm sys-
TEN efficient before more serious and
costly lessons are taught in the school
of experience.
Making Some improvements.
The alarm system is now being gen
orally overhauled by City Electrician
George Hill of the police department,
and when this work is done the system
will be as serviceable as it was when
new. But at best the old system is
and never was a sue
cess. The authorities, however, are
beginning to realize that this work
should be merely preliminary TO a
more extensive improvement of the
system by the installation of new box
es and other equipment. A plan is be-
ing formulated by Mr.. Hill and other
officials for the completion of the work
and the extension of the service "a Il
comparatively small cost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
John Burton.

John Burton OF South Rock Island
died last evening at S:25 after an i'll
less of seven months with stomach
trouble and complications Mr.. Bur-
ton was born near Dudley, Worcester
shire. England. Nov. 30, 1914 and
when three years old came with his
parents to America When the civil
war broke out ne enlisted in the union
army at Lexington, Mo-. in July, 1862,
serving in the 1st Missouri cavalry till
the. close of the war. He came to
Rock Island county in 1872. He was
an iron molder by trade and was a
member of the local Iron Molders'
union. He was also a member of John
Buford post, G. A. r. He is survived
by his wife and seven children, John
r.. Mrs. Ellen Bollman. Mrs. Jennie
Paulsen. James s.. Joseph A. Thomas
e. and Miss Katherine r. Burton. The
services will be held from the resi-
dence Monday afternoon at O'Clock
and burial will take place at Chippian-
mock cemetery. Rev. J. l.. Vance will
conduct the services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
PLANS FOR EAGLES HOME
Committees Report the Progress in the
Undertaking..

A business session of all the COM
mittees working on the plans for the
boosters fund.- which is to go toward
the-building of an Eagles home, was
held Thursday evening. The reports
indicate that there will be large fund
raised and several citizens look with
favor on the project and have given
it out that they will furnish the funds
for it's completion if the amount is
first made large enough by the order
TO provide a site. The lodge has to
date several thousand dollars at it's
disposal and nothing will be spared
to make the fund large enough to in
sure early action in the matter of pro.
viding home for the order.
Committees on the Eagles fair were
also present and. reported large sales
of tickets by members. The ladies
have made extraordinary progress and
will have materials to completely sup
ply the demand while the fair is in
progress. Armory hall will be beau
tifully decorated with the colors of
the order A brass band will furnish
music each evening during the fair.
The committee on program reported
arrangements with the managers of
both vaudeville houses to assist with
their performers during the fair
Local talent will also have places on
the program The fair opens next
Wednesday and continues until Dec.
ia.