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The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

freight that comes to his cart from
cross roads and by-paths. IL he shirks
his duty and leaves part of his load
on the roadside, taking only that which
is easy to handle and pleasant to his
sight, he would soon find that the
refuse had spoiled by the wayside,
and his trips over the road from day
to day would soon be beset with the
rankness of neglect and dangers from
the poisonous odors that would arise.
Again If he refuses the cargoes
which the owners ask him to bury
or in other words ii he keeps every
thing out of the paper that his friends
and neighbors ask him to,-he would
soon find himself travelling in an emp.
ty cart hitched to a broken-down nag
that would be the laughing stock OF
the public, and an object of disgust to
the people in general.
The newspaper is not the weather.
Il is simply rne thermometer that reg
listers the temperature. If people
never did anything of which they
might be ashamed, the newspaper
would have no unpleasant things to
record.
But the conditions are always present
and newspaper cannot be true TO its
mission unless it records all of those
conditions. And it must treat them
fairly, impartially, but firmly, or 1t
might just as well get out of business.
People subscribe and pay for pa.
per to get the news. If they find out
that anything in court or other place
of record is being purposely withheld
from them they soon lose faith in the
paper, and the days of its usefulness
are numbered.
No conscious man in the newspaper
business has any axes to grind or per
sonal grievances to square. He never
delights in telling of the shortcom'
ngs of others, or in making sensation
al stories out of misfortunes or mis-
understandings In fact, il he had
his way at all times he would live in
an atmosphere of harmony, and dip
his pen only in rosemary and honey.
But the world has laid other duties
on his shoulders and he must accept
them, however unfair they may seem
or how unpleasant they are at times.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

same to Willis Edwards. That on
August ~, 1873, said Samuel K Nc
Spadden conveyed lot four in said
block two to T. p Jacobs, who ON
August 1, 1873, conveyed the same to
f. A. Kilburn, who subsequently, by
an unrecorded deed, conveyed the
same to John Noodle and W. h. Moode,
who on April Is, 1876. conveyed the
same to Jacob G. Wymore, who on
May z, 1878, conveyed the same to
Willis Edwards, and by mistake
wrote the name wv. A. Edwards. :"
That sometime subsequent to Septem-
Der %, 1868, said Samuel K McSpad-
den, byi an unrecorded deed, convey
ed lot five In said block two to Willis
Edwards. And that subsequent to the
conveyance Of said premises to plain
tiff the said Willis Edwards died in
testate and his heirs at law conveyed
all of said premises to Jane Tolles.
who conveyed the same to plaintiff
That plaintiff is credibly informed and
believes that said defendants and I'M
known claimants make some claim
adverse to him in and to said prem
Uses, and alleging that the only claim
they, or either Of them may have
therein, the same is junior and infer
Tor to his title thereto and is barred
and cut off by reason of the foregoing
facts. And praying Judgment and de-
cree confirming and establishing the
title by which PLAINTIFF holds said
premises, as against all of said de-
PENDANTS, known and unknown, and
said unknown claimants of said prem
ises. And that said defendants and
unknown claimants and the unknown
heirs at law, legatees, devisees, gran
tees, husbands and wives of all of
said defendants and unknown claim
ants of said premises be barred and
forever estopped from having or claim
ing any right, title or interest in and
to said premises or any part thereof,
and for such other and further relief
as may be equitable in the premises.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon Of the second day
of the next term of said district court
of Mahaska county, Iowa, commenc-
ing on the Attn day of February, 1908,
a default will be entered against you
and Judgment and decree rendered
thereon as provided by law.
]. w. Carr.
22w4 Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26
WHAT cHRIsrMAs MEANS.

Hon. Sidney Foster, Secretary OF
the Royal Union Mutual Life Insur
ance Company, a leading business
man and prominent citizen of Des
Moines, has responded in happy
way to question Of timely interest
propounded by the Register and
Leader. He says:
You have asked What Christmas
means to me-? II means the stirring
of very dear memories. 1t means a
backward stride of more than half
a century of time. It means a vision
Of a fond mother and kind and Low.
ing father, 1t means a panoramic in
diligence in the bright colors of an
early boyhood. II means the family
gathering. II means the aIertness
OF youthful buoyancy to find the re-
suits of Santa Claus visit: small sur
prises; sweet remembrances of in
significant money value. The little
tin horse mounted on four wheels was
of greater value and priced more
highly by me. fear. than the elab-
crate. expensive and multiplied num-
Der OF toys that visit the boy of the
same age today, for it brought mex
pressible delight A candy heart,with
colors daubed or II, was preserved
for years as a keepsake. the remem-
brance OF thoughtful friend. while
in this present time the boy would
spurn II he did not eat it.
1T means 10 me that competition In
the business world has gone TO the
extent OF extravaganza in Christmas
gifts; robbed the average child OF sat
isfactlon with little. and cultivated a
greed for much: robbed the day OF
much OF It's sentiment in real pleas
ures BY the disappointments that
come to those who live comfortably;
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26
NINE ACCIDENTS.

Recent coal mine disasters in the
United States are terrible to contem
plate, and their frequency is a matter
of grave concern, not only to those
engaged in the mining industry, but
to the people at large.
Though scientists have given plaus
ible causes for the disasters and have
suggested reasonable remedies and
safeguards, the accidents continue
with alarming frequency and disas
trous results.
1t is worthy of note in this connec
ton, that none of the serious fatali
ties of the year,-which it is estimated
have killed nearly 1000 men,-have
occurred in the territories of the
United States which come directly
under federal control
Away back in 1890 Major John r
Lacey of this city succeeded in get
ting bill through the 51st Congress
for the inspection of mines and regu
lation of properties by the govern
ment in the various territories. Since
then no serious disaster has occurred
in any mines in these territories, and
the health of the workmen has been
looked after to marked degree.
A like law to apply to all mines in
the country, might interfere with
states rights, but Judging by results
obtained in the past seventeen years,
an extension of the Lacey law would
be wonderfully good thing for hu,
mainly
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

Court was adjourned Friday, as
Judge Preston had promised to go to
Sigourney TO try case for Judge
Willcockson, but the judge received
word that the case had been post
poned just after the session had been
adjourned. Court was therefore re-
opened Saturday morning and among
other miscellaneous business, two
criminal cases were disposed of.
State of Iowa VS.. j. A. Kimsey, a
blind man indicted for cheating by
false pretenses by passing bogus
check for about $50 at Jim Browns
clothing store, had entered a plea OF
guilty to the accusation several days
ago and when he was asked to stand
and give his reasons, if any, as to why
his sentence should not be then pro
nounced, his attorney, o. c. G. Phill-
Ups, made short plea asking for the
leniency of the court. AS prosecut-
ing attorney, J. C. Williams had no O.
jections to the courts melting out a
Jail sentence to the convicted man.
Judge Preston sentenced Mr.. Kinney
to one year at hard labor in the jail
of Mahaska county and imposed a
fine of $500 and costs of prosecution.
Most peculiar circumstances sur
round the case of the State OF Iowa
VS.. Ed Lomack. The defendant is a
young colored lad, arrested some time
ago for taking money from safe in
the hotel where he was employed and
who was indicted by the last grand
jury on two charges, larceny and lar
ceny from a building in the night
time. When his case was put on the
the State Industrial School at Eldora
filed an application asking that the
lad be returned to that institution, as
he was a paroled prisoner. A brief
hearing was given the lad to deter.
mine, if possible, his correct age, but
in vain. According to the record OF
the reform school he is now but four.
teen years of age, while, according to
the boys testimony that he was born
in 1904, he is now but three years OF
aSc' tliS idlHei WHEN oh tHe WllHeos
stand swore that when he came here
in 1892 that his son Ed was then five
years of age, and If such is the case
he would now be twenty years old
The court found 1t impossible to de
termine the defendants age from the
evidence and refused to judge his age
but ordered that he be returned to
the State Industrial school to be held
there until he reaches the age OF
twenty-one years, or is released &C
cording to law.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

Bearing on question at issue in
Oskaloosa comes the following decis-
ion of the Iowa Supreme Court in fa
vor of the Fort Madison Street Rail
way company. This corporation be
secured victory in the district court
over Thomas and Frank Dodson, house
movers. This firm had contract to
move large house but were checked
at certain street by the overhead
wires of the street car company.
They attempted to cut the wire to
open passageway for the house, but
the company secured an injunction
against such action. The higher
court held that the movers should
have gone down another street and
not interfered with the business of
The transportation company.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26
Original Notice.
Hattie Smith
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Vim. A. Smith.

VIM A. Smith.
In the district court of the State OF
Iowa, in and for Mahaska county,
February term, A. ID. 1908.
To VIM. A. Smith:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file a petition of Hattie
Smith in the Office of the clerk of the
district court of the State of Iowa,
in and for Mahaska county, claiming
of you divorce on the grounds OF
desertion.
And that unless you appear hereto
and defend before noon of the second
day of the February term, A. ID. l9OS'
of said court, which will commence on
the 4th day of February, 1908, default
will be entered against you and judg-
ment and decree rendered thereon as
prayed for in said petition.
Nelson & David,
22w4 Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

robs contentment Of its charm because
prudence in investment can not bring
pleasure to the hopeful and expectant
among the middle classes of bread
eaners.
christmas means to me-content-
ment; joy and harmony in every home.
The bright Egnt that shone over the
Judean village means the love of the
Father to the hopeless; disclosed the
human heart yearning for emancipa-
tion from selfishness and warns the
soul with gratitude. The sweetest
sounds of all the world-'Peace on
earth, good will to men, This is
what it means to me.
with Merry Christmas to all
the world"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26
cHERIFF,s SALE.

. Chbc.
y Notice Is hereby given, that by
virtue of special execution to me
directed by the clerk OF the District
Court of Mahsska County, Iowa,
against the Goods, Chattels, Lands,
Tenements, ETC., OF I. J. Price, jan
ME b. Price, Mary Fry, j. J. Price
and Angelina e. Price, defendants,
in favor of the Oskaloosa National
Bank, plaintiff, l will offer at public
sale to the highest bidder, for cash,
at the door of the court house, In the
city of OskaIoosa, County of Mahas-
ka, Iowa, on the 18th day of Janu-
airy, 1908, all of said defendants
right, title and interest In and to the
following described real estate, stu
ated In Mahaska County, to-wit:
The N. W. d OF Section 28, In
Township rs, North OF Range IS West
OF the 9th p. M; also Lot of the ir-
regular survey OF the y. E. OF the
3. W. n Of Section 90 In said Town
ship and Range.
Sale to commence at the hour OF
900 p. m. Of said day.
Witness my hand this goth day OF
December, 1907.
Ed l.. VALENTINE,
22w2 Sheriff Mahaska County, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26
SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record In Recen at Real Estate Trans
fers In County.

Chas. II. Stuart and wife to
N. E. Carpenter, Q. c. D.,
pit. lot and pit. lot z. blk.
2S, Oskaloosa. $llOU. w
Daniel F. Wymore and wife
to VIM. H. Taylor, pit. ne.
NV. se., 4-77-14. .......... $500 OF
Jno. A. Beason and wife to D.
B. p. Dodd, O. c. D., pit. ne.
Sc. and pit. Sc. sc. and pit
Sc. Sc, all in 12-77-15. 80. LOO
S. v. Reynolds and wife to w.
j.. l.. L. and Jno. l.. Apple
gate, ne. me-, 26-77-15....... 1880 "
w. Rietveld to Jas. II. Nor
wood, lot 2, blk. 8, 0liyet 100. 0t
VIM. Burnside and wife and
Ralph H. Burnside and wife
to w. NJ. Stanton, pit. sw.
ne. 24-75-16. .............. 1000 .OU
Anna Phelps to Phelps Mort
gage Co.. lot l, and pit lot
2. blk 10. o. P. Osk. $500. 5000 VI
C. l.. Kirk and husband to
C. w. Jordan, gdn.. lots 60
and 81, Rose Hill, no consideration
Lola Davis to Merritt L.
Moore, pit. lot 81, Hamble-
tons ad Oskaloosa. .S2650 u
Heirs of Poultney Loughridge
decd; by atty in fact to
Rose e. Jordan, cor. d., pit
Sc. 1855. ............ 100
Warren Cation to W. @. Will
son, pit. sw. Sc, 15-f6-14... 500 0C
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

AT this late day the Marshalltown
Times-Republican arises to explain:
The Times-Republican happens to
know from personal knowledge that
Governor Cummins did not seek the
Job OF being candidate for third
time. He wanted to return to his
work as a lawyer in order to repair
his private fortunes" If the Times
Republican had made that statement
a year ago last summer, results might
have been more different than they
were.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26
Talking Good for Her.

It has been estimated by famous
statistician that a woman talks eight
times as much as man; that she ut
ters on an average $500 sentences a
day. whereas only 300 come from him,
These figures may not be accurate.
but the fact remains that the woman
who is a great talker is invariably ro-
bust and full-chested.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

The sixteenth day of the December
term OF the district court opened this
morning and the remainder of the
work until after the holidays will con-
sist of non-jury business. The cases
brought up yesterday were as fol
lows:
In the Guardianship of w. ]. Grit
fifth, hearing on application for per-
manent guardian set for Dec. %, 1907,
at a, M, and three days notice there.
of to be had on the defendant.
Mccoy & Mccoy VS.. the City OF Os.
kaloosa; defendants motion in arrest
of judgment and Tor new trial over.
ruled and defendant excerpts Judg-
ment against defendant for $3.50 and
costs; defendant excerpts.
A. Chandler ct al VS.. Abe Roe ct al;
motion of plaintiff Chandler for new
trial overruled ant he excerpts.
c. F. Spann & Co. VS.. A. NJ. Hills
ings may be substituted.
Bonnie & Co. VS.. j. ]. Price & Co.
ct al, note; defendants given until
January l, 1908, to answer and it is
agreed by the parties that dispositions
may be taken during the term.
]. l.. Carney, receiver, ct al VS.. Rob.
ert Newbanks ct al, quiet title; de.
PENDANTS motion for securing costs
overruled and defendant excerpts
r. p. Miller ct al VS.. Dan Cruik.
shank ct al, equity; trial on applica.
tion of receiver to borrow money and
issue receiver certificates to pay pre-
ferred claims of miners and help and
to replenish stock in the store and he
is authorized to borrow $500 and issue
receiver certificates therefor to he
preferred and first lien on assets and
funds in his hands. Receiver will
keep separate accounts as between
the Coal Co. and store during his re-
ownership unless otherwise ordered
and certificates authorized hereby to
be so charged against the account for
which issued 1t is ordered as to re
plenishing stock that he may obtain
credit to the amount of S275 and issue
receiver certificates therefor. This
order does not adjust rights of coal
company and store as to goods fur.
nished owners OF store prior to re
ownership.
Additional Jurymen Drawn.
The names OF the twenty additional
jurymen drawn and ordered to report
on Monday, Jan. 6, at 1890 p. M, are
as follows:
M. W.'Beach. Spring Greek.
l.. f. Carver, Prairie.
A. G. Clark, Third ward.
j. r. Colville; Spring Creek.
Linard Dixon, Scott.
Lon Ellis, East Des Moines.
j. II. Fredrickson, West Garfield.
Reuben Gaines, jefferson.
l.. w. Garner, Prairie.
John Hauenstein, Scott
" Hites, Jefferson.
W. f. JAEGER, East Harrison.
John McFall, West Des Moinesi
Joe McGlasson. Union.
VIM. Moore, West Garfield.
II. r. Newell, Cedar
Geo. w. Parry. East Garfield.
Albert Patrick, East Garfield.
+. Schenk. Prairie.
Jas. Strann, Prairie.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

Alice M. Krout ct al VS.. Mary p
lSmith ct al, equity; pending plaintin
motion to strike amendment to an
swer defendant is given leave to an
swer by December rs.
| G. ]. Elder VS.. Henry Principal ct
al, contract and account; David s.
David enters appearance for the de-
| PENDANT.
J. H. Mitchell VS.. A. C. Smith, at
Itachment; defendant given till Jan. l,
1908 to file amendment to answer
| u. r. Shangle VS.. Fred Bess, note;
order heretofore made to omit case
from docket rescinded.
| C. +. Spann & Co. VS.. A. M. Hills
ct al. foreclosure; defendants mo-
ton for more specific statement Of
petition is sustained as to first
ground and overruled as to second
and third grounds, both parties ex-
cept, amendment to be filed by Jan.
|, 1908
Emily M. Rice ct al VS.. VIM. |. Rice
ct al, partition; decree establishing
1 A., roobrar sr;vor, iaava Tn
snales, VS. s,,os nata i,,trodncod IN
"l.nuia"
0f "a ~ -. Ia.a law
Their ct al, foreclosure; application to
discharge receiver submitted.
| Bartlett G. Killing VS.. Illinois Surety
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26
saxs Bond Is MOT HIs.

When l. l.. Perry checked off the
documents in his safety deposit box
at the bank in Belfast, Me- the other
afternoon. he found bond for $1,000
which he says that he never owned.
and never placed in the box. Now he
is wondering how the security came
TO be In his private drawer
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

There can be no compromise I'M
der the mulct law" says the Ottumwa
Saturday Herald. Every saloonkeep-
er in Iowa knows or should know
what the law is, and must implicitly
obey it. If he does not he will hnd
himself up against the real thing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

The Brighton Enterprise has no
ticed that instead OF borrowing money
at the bank to buy farm machinery
some farmers simply go to the bank
and draw their interest and buy the
machinery with that
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

"A Chicago sanitary inspector re-
ports that in his rounds he found a
bakery in which a sheep, horse and
three dogs were quartered. and a
meat market where two children slept
in the ice box.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26
New Doors al court House.

]. NJ. Price has been engaged for
the past couple of days at the county
court house in cutting new doorway
between the offices of the county at
torney and Judge, on the second floor.
The work is now nearly completed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

Last month the exports of the
United States were the largest in the
history Of the country. They amount
ed to s2o4,0O0,OOO, the monthly aver.
age last year having been sl50,00O,-
600, and this was record.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

The hens that feed ON worms. bugs
and grasshoppers all summer are now
on vegetable diet OF corn and table
scraps. The Brighton Enterprise sus-
poets that This may be the reason
they refuse % lay eggs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

Assistant Attorney General George
cosson has been studying the law
with respect TO the use of voting ma
chimes. and has decided that they can
not be used at the primary election Of
June 2. 1908.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

I'm 1902 Chicago hired 100 labor
ers to shovel snow, and has been car
rying them on the payroll ever since.
For ways that are dark, Chicago is
peculiar.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

The Swiss minister to Japan in
forms his government that the Japan
csc have fully mastered the Swiss and
American methods of manufacturing
condensed milk. How they acquired
the knowledge is not known.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

do not spend a cent that YOU can.
not afford to part with. but don't be
a miser at Christmas time Jar
loose and make somebody happy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

in Bay City, Mich, 5000 was burn
ed up in a bureau, and $500 was acct
dentally dropped by workman into
the fiume of beet sugar factory and
completely destroyed. Thousands of
aoarders have lost their rolls within
the last month. and yet seem to be
surprised when they meet with COM
mon experience.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

The Daily capital suggests that
Since Bryan has decided to accept
the nomination IL is useless to hold q
conyention-just have MIN write the
platform ard lead the mule to water.
Lead the mule wherei
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

The historian has an opening sen
tenee: On December 16, 1907. the
great feet announced its readiness by
firing a national salute and the ORR
entail cooks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

The Counc-1 Bluffs Nonpareil says
every day of Governor Hughes career
illustrates the merit and far-reaching
quality of silence.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

What doth it profit drunken man
TO fine him ten dollars and costs, or
send him to Jail for thirty days, and
then remit the fine or suspend the
sentence?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

One of the political theories is
that the democrats, if the really
thought they ought to win. would not
nominate man who has been beaten
twice.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

Saturday vas the first day of win
ter and the shortest day in the year
Now "as the days begin to lengthen
the cold will begin to strengthen"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

FEATHER" said little Rollo. q
have discovered why Santa Claus is
depicted as driving reindeer"
Have you, my soDY'
eyes. He Is too wise TO take
chances in an automobile. Washing
ton Star
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

Last year the government life say.
erss OF the United States rescued 500
persons and saved 600 vessels, valued
at s5,00O,0O0,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26

Germany talks of spending a bill
lion dollars on its navy during the
next ten years. Let's see.--what kind
of a conference was that recently held
at The Hague?