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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29
farmers EDUCATIONAL /
AND
COOPERATIVE UNION
OF AMERICA
SOME INTERESTING DATA.

The order today numbers about
100000 members. The Farmers I'm
ion is the largest body of organized
labor in the world The order is grow
ing rapidly, and in a short time will
have all the farmers lined up.
The organization is the strongest
and largest association in the world,
and If the present plans are carried
out it will be among the strongest
organizations of any kind in the world
The organization extends from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, yet there is a
vast territory untouched by the or
ganizers. But this territory will be
organized this year
The Union is making a noise in the
world and the business world is look
ing on with awe. For many years the
cotton and grain trusts have operated
without fear, and their dealings with
the farmer gave them to understand
that they were not in It, but now the
farmer will price his own product, for
the man who produces thing knows
better than any one else what it costs
to produce 1t.
The Spectator says, Sell your cot
ton, for the country needs the money,
and If you don't there is danger of a
panic" Brother Farmer, when you
raise everything at home you need
and have shaken off the credit system,
then what do you care if there is
panic? 1t does not effect you. The
only effect is on the fellow who has
no commodities for market.-Banner
Union.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29
EVERY MERCHANT A POLITICIAN.

The secretaries of the various COM
at Dallas last week and held a meet
ing. In the course of one of the
speeches this remark was made:
Every commercial man should be
a politican-not an aspirant for office,
but a politician in the sense of saying
who shall be lawmakers of the State
and what laws they can, with justice,
establish
Now, farmers. renters, you see. how
the merchants go about it. Go thou
and do likewise. The newspapers will
call it business cooperation on the
part of the merchants, of course, but
in your case they will likely call it
rank, radical class politics. But don't
you be scared off. You have more
right than the profit-takers to say who
shall be the lawmakers and what laws
shall be made. If you don't get busy
in the face of such movements to die
tate laws by those who live off your
labor, may the Lord have mercy on
the rising generation of agricultural
toilers Abilene Farmers Journal
Any man who aspires to be of any
real value to his country is enough of
politician to go to the polls every
time there is an election and vote his
honest opinion as to his countrys well
fare. He takes time, too, to know
what is going on in his county, State
and Nation. You bet, every Ameri-
can man is a politician, and he ought
to be.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29
a Hard Debt to Paw

81 owe a debt of gratitude that can
never be paid off" writes G. S. Clark
of Westfield, Iowa, 'for my rescue
from death, by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. Both lungs were so seriously
affected that death seemed imminent.
when | commenced taking New Dis
covery. The ominous dry. hacking
cough quit before the first bottle was
used, and two more bottles made a
complete cure. y Nothing has ever
equaled New Discovery for coughs,
colds and all throat and lung com
plants. Guaranteed by j. T. Sturdi-
want druggist. SOC and sl00 Trial
bottle free.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

If the Union has not been any bene.
fit to you, it is likely that you have
not been very good members. Have
you attended the meetings regularly
and at all times tried to see that the
meetings were worth attending? Have
you tried to make them so good that
none would ever miss a meeting?
II you have done this there is no sort
of doubt that you are eminently salts
fed with the Union and are in fullest
sympathy with its objects.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

Political economy Is a good thing In
its place. and its place and Importance
should not be overlooked, but domestic
that you can feel it all the time. Econ
omy does not mean the close use of
money either, as many ignorant peo-
pie suppose. 1t means the getting out
of everything we do the fullest value
and the utilization to the uttermost
all the opportunities presented to u.s.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

In collecting seeds, care should be
taken to gather only from vigorous.
well-formed trees and plants. The
seeds of nearly all kinds are better for
a little careful drying, when gathered
in quantities, before being put away.
This should be done in a cool, airy
place.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

Science has come to play an important
part in farm life Intensive farming
has come, and come to stay, and heads
as we'll as hands must be put to the
severest use now to keep this TWEEN
tieth century pace
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

Somebody will have to hold the cot
ton until the mill wants to spin it.
The common sense view of the matter
is that the man who raises it is in a
better position to hold 1t than any.
body else, for he has it at less cost
than any other one could have it, and
he can hold it at less expense than
any other man on earth.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

While some money is being made at
fruit growing, and by growing ordi.
nary fruit, much more can be made by
growing the best with the best of
care. There is always a demand for
the best, while the market is glutted
with the lower grades.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

The reason for the need of constant
campaign work is the ignorance of the
principles and plans of the organiza-
ton among the masses of the people
who are not members, and among
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

A sack of meal, sack of flour and
side of bacon look mighty good
when you are not sure but all credit
as well as cash will be shut off before
Saturday night Get on piece of
land of your own and diversity. Can't
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

AS the fall and winter weather an
proaches there are many things to be
done in the orchard that will help the
work next spring.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

The only way to Ak it SO it will stay
fixed is to fix it so that every man
who works will receive the full value
of what his work produces. Just as
long as somebody else gets part OF
1t there is going to be trouble.-Farm-
ers Journal.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

All the other followings have form
ed cooperative organizations for TAX
ing care of mutual interests, and the
farmer would as well make up his
mind that he isn't getting his until he
is able to stand the onslaughts of the
other combines.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29
Commercial Printing of All Kinds Neatly
and Promptly Done at The Journal Office

even some of the members of the
Union. This campaign should not be
confined to the work of the regular
lecturers, but should be the pleasant
duty of every member of the Union.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29
get land or your own? Then, why?-
Farmers Journal.

Why not make Uncle Sam your
banker by depositing your money in
his postoffice? Then you can always
get it when you go after it. At least
he has never yet told the people that
he proposed to keep their deposits in
order to protect their interests.-Far-
merS Journal
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

The Union meeting is the place to
discuss the improvement of the pub
lie roads and the betterment of the
public schools.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

After the plough has opened the
bitches so as to drain the roadways
put on the split log drag; it will do
the rest Use the drag when 1t is too
muddy to work at anything else.
That's the sort Of times to use the
drag.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

It is surprising how many steps are
wasted on the farm and around the
house just because no thought has
been devoted to the best arrangement
of things.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

Shun debt as you would viper.
Debt is the curse of finance. Credit
has saved many man, but its wrecks
and ruins make larger caravan.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

We are having some fine reports
from those who are using the split log
drags, and they need not cost cent
either.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

Keep it in mind that the men who
cooperate get the money, and the men
who do not cooperate do the work
and let the money go to the co-opera-
tors
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

Part of the educational campaign
ought to be based upon the present
financial condition. This of all times
is an occasion from which to draw
lesson of economy and thrift.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

Go into the kitchen today and look
around and see if you have put every
thing in as convenient place as you
ran
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

A Sunday suit doez not make a man
a saint.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29

Have you saved out your seed corn
for next spring?
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1907-11-29
Appendicitis

Is due in a large measure to abuse of
the bowel, by employing drastic pur-
gatives. To avoid all danger, use
only DR.. Kings New Life Pills, the
safe, gentle cleasers and invigorators-
Guaranteed forheadache, billiousness,
malarie and iaundice, at J. I. Sturdi-
wants drug store. 25c.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judges and Jury.

An interesting COW case, in which
the animals in contention were valued
at seventy-fiye dollars, was brought
to conclusion by the court Saturday.
The case was that of Robert Wymore
VS.. Parthenia K. Jackson. Mr.. wy
more, in accordance with verbal
agreement, pastured a COW on Mrs,
Jackson's land Mrs. Jackson hired
some hands to cut down trees that
stood in the pasture, where Mr.. wy
more's COW was feeding. The COW
was killed by one of the felled trees.
Mrs. Jackson said the fault was not
hers and refused to settle. Mr.. wy
more brought suit to recover, and
the court Saturday decided in favor
of Mrs. Jackson, the defendant, and
rendered judgment against the plain.
tiff for costs.
Assignment of Jury Cases,
Monday, January IA, John Roush
ys. John H. Augustine ct al.
Tuesday, January 10, James Green.
halgh VS.. Robert Greenhalgh. John
Crafty VS.. L. A. Rodgers. Fred Klein
VS.. E. d. Nugent.
Wednesday, January 16, Maggie
Leifus VS.. Sadie Moore.
Thursday, January II, David Hawk.
ins VS.. Oskaloosa Traction ami Light
Co. Martha j. Marsh VS.. John
Thomas.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
LUMBER FOR COUNTY.
Animal Contract Is Let by the
Board of Supervisors.

~
The board Of supervisors has award
ed the contract to w. B. Greenman,
of Larimer, who has held the contract
for number of years, to furnish the
county with lumber for the ensuing
year. Other bidders for the contract
were the Hawkeye, the Kalbach and
the Porter yards of this city.
Mahaska county consumes on the
average about twentytsix car loads
of lumber every year. The material
is used in building bridges and cul-
verts, piling, joists and flooring. The
joists used are three inches in thick.
ness by twelve in width, aad the
flooring is two and oae-half by eight
and twelve. Fir, oak and red cedar
ara used.
The townships average about eighty
or eighty-five bridges each. Taking
into constellation the amount of
work required in keeping the bridges
and culyerts in repair. the amount of
material used in the entire county is
remarkably small.
The new Heating Plant.
Dan Logue, who is one of the Oldest
contracting brick men in the city,
has just completed the building for
the new heating plant installed by
the board of supervisors at the coun-
ty farm. The building is two-story
structure and is built in a manner
that leaves no room for doubt as TO
its staying qualities.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
PELLA WINS CONTEST
Oskaloosa Debating Society Meets
Its First Defeat.

The Oskaloosa High school debating
team consisting of Oscar Roper, Miss
Genevera Christie and NugeHt Burke,
met the debating team of the Pena
High school last evening at Pella.
The question for debate was RE
solved, That the cities of the United
States should seek the solution OF
the street railway problem through
private ownership" The Oskaloosa
High school was given the affirmative
and Pella the negative.
The judges were Prof. ]. Wood OF
Penn college, Prof. A. d. Cox of Cen.
trail college of Pella, a7d Superintend.
cent e. Henely of Grinnll. The le.
cision of the judges was two to one
in favor of Pella.
This is the first debate that the
oskaloosa High school has had since
1t entered the Iowa State High, School
Debating League. The Pella debating
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

John Williams continues to improve
and his condition is regarded as fay
orable and his recovery Is confidently
expected.
Mrs. VIM Tiffin is confined to hel
bed with sickness and her condition
has shown but little Improvement the
past week.
Fred Tiffin, who had leg hurt
some time ago. improves but slowly
and his condition is very discourag
ing to his family and friends.
Maple Grove Lodge A. F. a1d A. NJ
will give reception at the lodge
room this evening in honor of Grand
Master w. r.. Milligan, of Cedar
Rapids.
Mrs. Mollie Ringo, who has been
suffering for the past month with a
severe attack of asthma, is some bee
ter and able to be up some, but is
still in very poor health.
Mrs. G. G. Lee has been quite III
the past week with an aggravated
form Of sore throat. She is, however,
considerably improved at this writ.
ing. Her mother-in-law, Mrs LOWE
Lee, who has been i'll most of the
winter, is improved considerably aa6
is able to be up and around the
house.
w. H. Milligan, of Cedar Rapids.
Grand Master of the M. w. w. Grand
Lodge of Iowa, A. F. and A. NJ, was
here Friday on his annual visit to
Maple Grove lodge He reports the
order over the state in a fiouTishing e
condition and showing a healthy and
satisfactory growth. He goes from
here to Marshalltown.
Mrs. Wesley Moore of Washing.
ton, mother of Mrs. A. G. Clark and
Frank Moore of this city, who came
here Thanksgiving for an extended
visit, was taken seriously i'll last
Saturday aG the home of her daughter.
Heart trouble in serious form de-
veloped ana has reduced the patients
strength until her condition Is now
considered critical.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye in re-
cent issue says: According to the
census just taken, Keokuk has 1918
colored people. And upon the whole
Keokuk has reason to be satisfied
with her colored population. or
course, there is bad floating ele-
ment, but lne colored folk, who have
settled down in Keokuk and who have
long been making that city their
home, compare very favorably with
the colored population everywhere,
and many of them are progressing, as
they deserve, and those who deserve
it, enjoy the respect Of their white
neighbors. After all, the man who
attends primarily to his own busi,
ness, who is clean, truthful, honor
able, Industrious, economical and pro
gressive, will win confidence and re-
spect, even if ne has black skin.
And he will be despised by his neigh
bors if he does not attend to his bus.
mess, if he is not clean, honest, in
dustrious. truthful, honorable, etc,
even if his skin be white as snow anu
his blood blue"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
LAW MAKERS MEET.
BOTH HOUSES OF THE IOWA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENED
This MORNING.

Des Moines, ian. 1.-The Thirty
second General Assembly of Iowa
convened at 10 a. m. today. In the
senate, Lieut.. Gov. Herriott called the
session to order and the officers OF
last session were sworn in as tenn
porary officers. A committee on ere,
dentials was next appointed, after
which the senate took a recess until
noon.
Representative Sullivan of Polk
county called the horse to order and
Representative Hambleton of Mahas
ka was made temporary speaker. The
committee on credentials was ap
pointed after which the house also
took a recess.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
Quarter a "cluooIe.p

Rupert Hughes in the Broadway de.
picts the Texas oil fields. Some of the
expressions used by the natives are
quantity picturesque. Listen, honey"
says one of the characters, "can you
hear the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES p.
that's the oil coming out of the ground
every four gluggles means dollar.
Don't be afraid
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
OUT OF rHE ASHES.

The oskaloosa Manufacturing Com.
pany Is again doing business at its
former location, which was badly
damaged by fire on New Years mora
ing. The claims for insurance have
been fully adjusted and the repairs
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
Real Estate.
Loans, Abstracts
and Insurance.

team consisted of Harry DeRsus.
Teunis Kline and James Yer Hey.
Both teams put up good arguments
and Oskaloosa showed up fine in Its
initial appearance with outside teams.
A good sized crowd accompanied the
local team, and a large audience
heard the debate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
upon the building are now IN pro
gress. The house will be opened
again for business Tuesday morning.
WE'D IN MARsHALLToWN.
Popular oskaloosa Couple Give Their
Friends the slip.

Marshalltown, Jan. IA. Paul L.
Bowles, book-keeper. and Bessie #.
Smith, both of Oskaloosa, wssre mar
'ried here this morning at th.A resi-
dence OF Rev. L, H. Doan. the officiat-
ing clergyman
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
First InternationaI Athletics.

The first international athletic con.
test under recognized rules governing
amateur athletics was in New York in
1895. There were IL events, and the
Americans won them all.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17

idence at 1920 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, January Is, ana the body shipped
via the Rock Island at 1925 a. m, c
Oliyet, where funeral service will be
held and interment made.
The deceased was a daughter o.
George and Jennie Dixon, born July
13, 1880. She was married to Chas
w. Clark at the town of Oliver, sept
10, 1904, and resided upon a farm neal
that place until she was brought tc
this city on account of falling health
The trouble that caused death began
developing about six months age, ,a1d
the sufferer was operated upon foul
different times, but without success
full termination The deceased leaves
husband and mother, Mrs. Jennie
Dixon, brother, Leonard a. Dixon
and two sisters, Mrs. o. w. Baker a1d
Miss Clara Dixon, together with a
host of sorrowing friends who extend
all sympathy to the bereaved family
McFARLAN. - Samuel McFarlar
was born in Muscatine county, Iowa.
May IL, 1861, and died at Cripple
Creek, Colorado, December 81, 1906
aged As years, months and days
He came with his parents TO What
Cheer, Iowa, October, 1867, where he
grew to manhood. Was married Aug
ust 81, 1887, to Mary E. Diem, of Col
linsville, III. To them were born -four
children, three sons and one daugh
ter, the eldest, son, dying in early
childhood. Three children with the
griefistricken wife survive 60 mourn
the loss of devoted husband and a
kind, indulgent father For nine
years they lived in What Cheer, but
removed to Colorado in March, 1897
where he was employed in and about
the mines for almost ten years. In
the midsC of his employment, full ol
life and vigor, without a moments
warning, he was hurled to his death
called from the bowels o. the earth
When death calls our loved ones
from tht performance of duty, its
visit is deplorable and iCs mission one
which is hard to believe was directed
by Providence, although we know
death is ever present and its hour is
unknown. Now all is past. EarthHi
weariness is ended We cannot wisn
thee back again, but in time to come
wheCher it be months or years, the
joys which through thine own dear
self were ours, will W. remember ev
ermore.
Deceased was an uncle of Mrs. Ell
mer Barrows of this city and will be
remembered by many miners in this
and adjoining cou1ties. The Denver
News says Of the accident:
"The body of Samuel McFarlan, who
was buried under a rock slid'9 in the
fourth level of the Specimen mine
last night, was reached by worEmen
this morning, and removed co a Local
u1d3rtaker's establishment. after
the cave-in 1t was thought that Nc
Farlan was too far back from the
loose rock to be injured, and that he
was only entombed in the mine. The
rescuing party worked as fast as pos
sible, but after removing fifteen tons
of granite, discovered the body of the
miner whose hsad and chest had
been crushed by falling rock. Nc
Farlan was well known here and lived
with his family at the corner of A
street and Warren avenue. He waS
As years old, and leaves a widow ant
three children. He was a member oI
ceveral frateraal organizations, and
carried $4,000 life insurance"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

SLAHTA.-The funeral of the late
John Slahta of Evans will occur Sat
urjay morning at $3.50 from st. Ma
ry's church instead of Friday morn
ing, as was announced in last nights
Herald.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17

Farmers who have sheep for winter
feeding are jubilant over the weather
we are now having.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17
Expsetatlon Always AIlxe.

We love to expect, and when expec-
tation is either disappointed or graft.
fied. we want to be again expecting
Johnson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-17

OLSON.-The funeral of Mrs. E. G.
Olson was held at the Salvation Army
barracks Thursday afternoon, Janu-
airy 10, at $3.50 o'clock and interment
was made in Forest cemetery. The
deceased was SO years of age.