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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
: ART and the ArfleSS

ct strikes me-" said the critic. that
you are inclined to discourage art"
That's right" replied the theatrical
manager Il find it pays better to give
the people what they want
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21

A most important measure to come in
the Senate was joint constitutional
amendment resolution abolishing the
State census and providing a reapportfon-
ment of the State only after national
census. This was presented by Senator
Burns.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
To Force sunday Trains.

If the Legislature passes bill intro
duced by Senator Owen all railroads in
the State will be forced to furnish Sun
day passenger service on all branch lines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
Favor short-Hour Law

The Senate concurred in the Assembly
resolution memorializing Congress to pass
the La Toilette bill for shorter hours for
railway employees.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
A New Idea.

Corset covers made of dotted swiss
are among the new ideas in dainty IN
derwear
They are made full, e1ged with val
enciennes lace The row of dots across
the top are embroidered in silk to cor
respond with the color of ribbons
chosen to run through the beading.
EXTREMITY dainty underskirts and
chemises are also worked out in the
spotted swiss with rows of dots COW
cred with colored silks or the mercer
lied cottons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
Health and Beauty Hints.


A bad-tempered woman is not beau
tiful.
Giving way to fits Of anger will in
lure health.
Perfect repose of manner Is simply
conserving vitality.
White vaseline is excellent for keep
ing the lips soft and smooth.
Sleepless people should live in the
sunshine as much as possible.
Flaxseed tonic will counterfeit the
effect of dampness on the hair
Powdered orris root and prepared
chalk combined is good dentrifice
Be sure that the bed linen is always
perfectly dry before sleeping upon 1t.
Needlessly twisting and dstorting
the face is a potent cause of wrinkles
Milk, taken hot or cold, Is generally
fattening, but it should always be
slipped
Take good care Of the teeth. Disease
and contagion lurk in the human
mouth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
To Probe Mover Case

Assemblyman Weber. Social Democrat,
introduced joint resolution in the Legis-
lature memorializing Congress to investi-
gate the Meyer Haywood case in Idaho
and the decision of the federal Supreme
Court thereon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
Ir-re neener River.

The Assembly adopted resolution me
morializing Congress to deepen the Mis-
sissippi river between La Crosse and St
Paul.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
For $5 Hunting License.

If Senator Bishop has his way it will
cost more to hunt in Wisconsin than it
does at present. He has introduced bill
raising the hunting license fee from 81
to S..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
New Way to Fasten Waist.

One woman says you can easy fasten
your waist in the back by turning it
around and fastening it in front with
out inserting the arms. Then turn the
buttons to the right place. put your
arms in the sleeves and the thing is
done. One woman might do that, but
the majority Will vote it failure after
the first trial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
American Women Excel.

The aggressive female type is said to
be very common in the schools of Ger
many and is in contrast to the type of
women from America. Several Ameri-
can women have taken degrees in phil
ology at the university of Berlin. and
they compare favorably with the Ger
man women in the university, although
they do not wear short hair nor affect
the mannish in their conduct The men
students are very enthusiastic about
the American woman, which they can
not be said TO be in regard to their
German sisters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
Aimed at CassOday.

A measure to retire justices of the Su-
preme Court when they attain the age of
20 years, has been introduced. If it
passes it will affect Chief Justice Casso-
day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
Some Habits.

Fear is a habit. Get rid of 1t.
Worry Is a habit 1t never pays.
Scolding is a habit. Cut it out.
Anger is a habit. 1t grows by each
indulgence.
Sorrow is a habit Don't indulge.
Happiness is a habit. Cultivate 1t.
Cheerfulness is habit. Get some.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
ror state Mfntne SCHOOL.

A bill has been introduced to establish
the State mining school at Platteville and
appropriating $4,000 therefor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
Cleaning Shell Combs.

Cleaning She'll Combs.
1t is much better to send a handsome
tortoise-shell comb to experts for re-
polishing With the use of wheels and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21

Concerning WOmen's Work.
The Oregon courts have followed the
example of Massachusetts,, Nebraska
and Washington In indorsing law
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
Verse than the japanese,

my dear, what is the brown peril?"
81 guess it's the awful taste / had
in my mouth after that reception we
gave Johnnie Chumley." - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21

In Persia cutting the hair is sigr
=. mourning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21

Mexico is extending the glad hand to
the Chinese.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
NEWS OF EDDYVILLE.
Daily Happening In a Live Town,
Told By ]. R. Sipes.

Eddyville, Nov. 13.-Quite a mum.
Der of the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea, Camp number 1897, at Eddyville,
attended lodge meeting in Ottumwa,
Monday night. A large class of candi-
dates were initiated. Among those
who attended the meeting were: Fred
Saville, C. w. Johnson, Archie Gray,
C. l.. Mooney, A. H. Templeton, Oscar
Emanuel, viii Powell, Quincy Myers
and Carl Powell.
John r. Sipes returned Tuesday af-
ter spending a few days with his half
sister, Mrs. S. L. Martin, and other rel
atives at WOODBURY., Iowa.
Among those from here who attend
ed the concert of Josef Holman in
Oskaloosa last evening were Mrs. N.
B. Holloway, Mrs. Frank Oldham, Mrs.
Charlie Kussart, Miss Eva Kussart
and Madonna Scott. ....
w. McMain sold his farm south of
town to Rev. Van der Wort. The farm
contained 132 acres. The deal was
made by the Beamer Brothers.
Born, Monday, Nov. II, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Reese, who live just
north of Pekay, son.
Lawrence Cowley was an Ottumwa
business caller Tuesday.
Fred Walkers, who lives on the
county line, on Gray's Creek, went to
Chicago Tuesday morning and will
spend the rest of the week there. Mr..
Walkers will move his family to Chi
cago next week.
Miss Statta Harding is reported on
the sick list this week.
Mrs. Reismas and little son Dole,
who was called here by the illness of
Mr.. Rose, left for her home at Keota,
Tuesday noon.
Mrs. Warner, of South Second street,
went to 0skaloosa Tuesday noon to
visit with her daughter, who lives near
Oskaloosa, and friends in Oskaloosa.
Ralph Gratten, of Oskaloosa, came
down Tuesday afternoon and will visit
with relatives and friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
SUNDAYS CONVERTS.
Base Ball Evangelist Credited With
Over $4,000.

Rev. BILLY" Sunday who umpired
the ball game here last summer, is
holding revival meetings at Muscatine.
Forty-five thousand souls led to Christ
in five years in Iowa and Illinois and
Minnesota is the record accomplished
by Rev. Sunday. That is an average
of over 5000 conversions year. Only
two evangelist series were held out
side of the three states named in the
five years. The Rev. Mr.. Sunday has
just closed a successful series of meet
ings at Galesburg, ILL.,, where he con-
verted $500 persons, and commenced
a four weeks campaign at Muscatine
Great results are expected there, and
more than usual interest has already
been aroused in the meetings.
Mr.. Sunday began his active evan
gelistic work in 1901, and for three
years labored hard against adverse
conditions of prejudice. In that time
he held seventeen series of meetings
with a total of $685. converts, the larg-
est number being at Sterling, ILL.,, with
,67S, and the smallest results being
at Glidden, Iowa, where 300 converts
were made in that small village. The
following is Mr.. Sundays record for
his first three years of evangelical eff
fort: Marshall, Mimi, 600 converts;
ILL.,, 1878; Dixon, ILL.,, 375;
Rockford, Ill, 1000; Elgin, ILL.,, 800;
Carthage, ILL.,, $50; Pontiac, ILL.,, LOO;
Jefferson, Ia, 900; Bedford, Ia, 900;
Seymour, Ia, 600; Centerville, Ia, 900;
Corydon, Ia, 500; Audubon, Ia, 500;
Atlantic, Ia, 600; Harlan, Ia, 500;
Extra, Ia, 400; Glidden, Ia, 300.
All of these cities were of small pop
ulation. In 1904-5 Mr.. Sunday took up
larger fields, and began to receive calls
from cities of greater population. He
had found himself at last, as the fol-
lowing record will show: Beginning in
October and ending in June of 1905,
Mr. Sunday accomplished the follow
ing results: Keokuk, Ia, 1000 con-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
OSKALOOSA COLONY
IN THE PANHANDLE

A number of oskaloosa people have
recently bought land from us in the
Panhandle, with the intention of set.
Ting there and forming permanent
colony of home people. ...
We appreciate the fact that this will
greatly increase the value of our land
but as we intend to locate there our
selves we want to encourage actual
settlers to buy from us, and as we
prefer home people to strangers for
neighbors, we want to make it spe-
cial object to our people. Therefore
we will continue to quote our former
low price of from $1,000 to $1,000 per
acre, although we have proven to
those who went with US last week that
others are getting from $500 per acre
up for land that is scarcely as good as
ours. '.
Now we have only limited quanti-
ty of land left and the chances are
that most of this will be sold during
the next two excursions; therefore we
wish to urge everyone who wants to
secure good land at much lower prices
than you will ever have quoted you
again, to come and see us and arrange
to go on the next excursion which
leaves Oskaloosa Tuesday, November
10. We have been working for months
to convince you that we had prop
osition that you could not afford to
miss, and now we have taken some of
the best people of Oskaloosa and have
proven to their entire satisfaction
that we have one of the best tracts of
land in the Panhandle and that we are
selling it from 100000 to $2,500.00
per section less than the general pre-
vailing price, and to prove this we re-
fer you by permission to Frank Smith,
C. c. Pilgrim, Mrs. E. ]. Pilgrim, Mrs.
DR.. Hunter, C. Yer Ploeg, all of Oska-
loosa, and George B. Grimes, Of Des
Moines, and E. G.. Erler, editor Of the
Lawler Dispatch, Lawler, Iowa.
We want to emphasize the fact that
this is the greatest investment oppor-
tunity that will ever be offered to you.
At our price there is already a good
profit as soon as you buy, and now
that large part of the land will be
put in cultivation Immediately, the
price will double in value before this
time next year.
Don't delay in seeing us, but ar
range to go next Tuesday, November
10. We will make you special rate
way below the regular excursion rates.
See us at our Office over Pixies
Drug Store.
GESMAN BROS.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
FRANK SMITH WELL
SATISFIED WITH
THE PANHANDLE

In company with several other land
seekers from Oskaloosa, Des Moines
and other Iowa points | made the trip
to the Panhandle with the Gesman
Bros. Tuesday, Nov. 5th, and to say
that l was surprised at the immense
immigration flowing to the Pan-han-
die would be putting 1t mild. We
waited at Kansas City from 11:00 a.
m. until 500 p. m, before our car
was attached to the last section. This
made seven sections for the Santa Fe
Ry. alone, and each section had from
ten to twelve coaches filled to the
guards.
With the exception of the extreme
eastern part, the Panhandle is as fine
country as l ever saw. On every
hand you can see prosperity, and the
crops we saw would not shame even
our Iowa or Illinois farmers. 1t is a
great country and has great future
before it. l was told that the crops
were not as good as last year, as 1t was
an off season in the Panhandle, the
same as with us in Iowa and the rest
of the country, but in spite of this
fact the corn would yield from rs to
40 bushels per acre, and kaffir from
to 3 tons per acre, for which they get
from $500 to $1,000 per ton in that
part of the Panhandle. Besides this
| saw immense fields of milo maize,
and sugar cane, also cotton and
number of new stands of alfalfa, and
this on $500 per acre land, as this Is
the average price of good land in the
Panhandle, but according to the crops
they raise it is worth $4,000 per acre
today.
Now one word for the Gesman Bros.
We can say in all truthfulness that
they back up to the letter every word
of their advertisements. We md
that all of the best land in the Pan
handle sells for $500 per acre and
up, while the Gesman Bros price
their lands at from $1,000 to $1,000,
and their tract of land is equal If not
better than any seen by us in the Pan
handle (and we passed through the
very heart of the Panhandle from
east to the west), in fact 1t is the fin
est 10000 acres ever saw in one
body, and | can heartily recommend
the Gesman Bros. and know they can
save land buyers from $4,000 to $2,oJO
on every section of land, and that
their land is second to none.
In closing want to say that | was
especially impressed with the water
found on this tract of land. 1t is
without exception the finest water |
ever drank. and an inexhaustible sup
ply is found in a shallower depth than
in most parts of the Panhandle.
FRANK SMITH.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
NEW STRUCTURE
OUT OF ASHES
THE MORROW LIVERY BARN TO
BE REBUILT AT ONCE.
FINER THAN IT WAS BEFORE.
Mr.. McNeilI Sells Site and Provides
the Money Plans Are All
Ready For the Big
Improvement.

With unexpected pleasure it will be
learned by the citizens of oskaloosa
that the prominent business lot, for
merly the location of the Morrow liv-
cry stable, which was destroyed by
fire week ago last Sunday, will not
long be vacant. A deal was closed
Monday evening whereby Geo. Nor
row purchased the lot from w. A. Nc
Nell and completed arrangements for
the immediate erection OF a first-class
modern livery stable which will be
two stories and basement and built of
brick.
The announcement of this deal when
made public this morning cleared away
all doubts as to the disposition of the
valuable property and brought peace
to the troubled minds of many who
were personally interested in the out
come Of the proposition. The prompt
settlement Of such extensive plans,
within week from the time of the
disaster which threatened the annihila-
ton OF his business, is tribute TO Mr.
Morrow's enterprising business spirit
and an index Of his grit and determin-
alton to succeed in the face of appar.
ent failure. The new structure will
be decided Improvement over the old
building, which was itself well
equipped and convenient accommoda-
ton for livery business. Work will
be started in earnest tomorrow in re
moving the debris and the new build.
ing viii be completed and the business
moved into its permanent location
ready for formal opening by the first
Of next February.
MeNeill a Friend Indeed.
Mr.. Morrow this morning was in
good spirits and says that last night
is the first restful night he has spent
since the day before the fire. Finan-
eial difficulties had seemed to be a
barrier to his plans, impossible to over.
come. but just when his prospects were
the darkest Mr.. w. A. Mcneil proved
himself to be a friend in need" by
offering his assistance in Mr.. Morrow's
time Of need by making proposition
which enabled him to see his way
clear TO carry his plans TO a success
ful issue. Mr.. Mcneil dropped the
price which he had placed on his lot
10 an extremely low figure and in ad-
dltion offered TO loan Mr.. Morrow
enough money at reasonable rate
Of interest to finance the building Of
the new barn. Mr.. Morrow said this
morning that he could never have
accomplished his desired end had il
not been for the timely assistance Of
Mr. Mcneil.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
SEWERS.

Bert Bennett, of Norwoodville, was
here hunting work last week.
Sewers sunday school has arrang-
ed to give an Xmas entertainment on
Christmas eve.
Mrs. Bessie Russell, of Keb, was
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Johnson,
and old friends last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society gave an
oyster supper last Saturday night in
the Odd Fellows hail. 1t was quite
success.
A. Montfredeus, miner In No. &
mine, had leg broken by a fall OF
slate last Saturday morning. DR..
Shaffer, of Colfax, has charge of the
case.
H. A. Gum and wife went to Des
Moines Sunday morning to visit their
father, John Ady, who has gone throu'
an operation at the Methodist Hospi-
tai for cataract on the eye. He is
getting along fine.
Mrs. d. Rumbaugh has just return
ed from Oskaloosa, where she has
been attending her mother-in-law, who
went through an operation in Abbott's
hospital. Her many friends are glad
to hear that it was a success.
James Graham and Katharine James
the ten-year-old girl of Erwin James.
went to the Methodist hospital in Des
Moines and both went through an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis. They are
both doing as well as can be expected.
Sewers Co. Store is now well sup
piled with provisions and anyone
looking into their cellar would think
it was large wholesale establish
ment. H. A. Gum is the general man
ager. He knows how to buy and he
can sell.
G. True, driver in No. mine, met
with an accident. His mule kicked
him off the chain and he was caught
between the loaded cars. After he
was taken home it was found that he
was not badly hurt, as was expected.
He will be all right soon.
Rev. Frank Bean preached last Sun
day night. Rev. G. w. L. Brown, pre-
siding elder, will preach at Sewers
Wednesday night, Nov. 20. The bust
ness meeting of the first quarterly
conference will be held and the Sac
rament of the Lords Super will be
administered by the presiding elder.
]. A. B.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14

err all the information about good
roads that he can and sending the
same out by the carriers that repre-
sent 1920 live wires into every town
ship in the state.
With this great system nearly COM
pleted, it is possible to feel the pulse
of the entire state in few days. as
was noticeable last winter when the
Teter bill was before the house. The
carriers rose up as one voice in oppo-
sition to it and the bill soon found it's
way back to the rear. This brief IL
lustration will tend to show how the
rural carrier forms the connecting link
between the rural population that has
been using the bad roads for ages and
the Highway Commission that stands
to teach them how better roads can
be made without any increase in our
taxes.
We do not need more money at this
time. What we need is education; ed
ucation along the line of systematic
road building and the proper admin.
istration of our road funds; in fact,
we need less politics and more brains,
less play and more work, less guessing
and more engineering, and we can
soon travel on our roads instead Of
in the roads.
In closing, let me appeal to you to
be loyal, be true and be patriotic. The
man that is truly great does not wait
for an opportunity to do something, he
goes right out and makes the oppor
tunity. see many of the old soldiers
before me now, and we all know them
for what they have done for our coun-
try, but l want to say to you right now
that if am instrumental in leading
the good road work in a township, |
have done as much to the glory of our
nation and for the good of humanity
as the man that led hundred men on
the battlefield, and If you should be
so fortunate as to lead the work on to
success in a county, your glory will
be equal to that of a colonel that led
a full regiment of 1000 men on to
victory on the battlefields in the early
sixties.
The time is now ripe for an active
campaign for good roads; acquit your
selves like men; take up the work at
once and push on to victory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
The Plans of the Structure.

Alfred Burdick drew up the plans of
the proposed structure in conformity
with the ideas of Mr.. Morrow. The
building win be of brick construction
throughout and will cover the entire
lot, 120 by 60 feet. On the first floor
the entrance and exit viii be arranged
much the same as they were formerly,
allowing the rigs to be driven in on
one side and out on the other side of
the office rooms, which will occupy a
space 16x24 feet in the center at the
front of the building. The walls en-.
closing this Office will be composed of
glass, from the three and half foot
wainscoting to the ceiling, allowing
the whole interior of the barn to be
viewed from the Office. On the IN
terror of this glass room partition
running north and south will divide
the mems waiting room from the lad
les waiting and private office, the lat
ter two being each 5 by feet.
The first floor of the barn will be
very commodious, being unobstructed
with partitions or pillars, as the Sec
ond story will be supported entirely
by cantileyer trusses. In the north
east corner will be the harness rooms,
10x30 it., and the wash racks, instead OF
being in the middle of the building,
will be arranged in the northwest cor
ner of the room. The wash racks will
be double, one side being the elevator
shaft so that the elevator may be used
without interfering with the washing.
The detailed plans of the second
floor have not been arranged, but for
the present it will be fitted up as a
repository.
In the basement will be the eighty
two stalls arranged in three rows
running north and south. The eight
cen box stalls win be on the west
side. The entry will be at the north
east corner as before, opening into a
runway along the north end of the
building, at the end Of which will be
watering troughs. making it impossi-
BILE for a horse TO go in or out OF the
barn without being given an opportun.
ity to drink In the northeast corner
of the basement neat room will be
built and supplied with city heat for
the accommodation of some of the
laborers. The corn crib and oats
granary at the south or front end of
the basement will be accessible from
upstairs, making it possible for the
wagons of grain TO drive In and empty
directly into the bins.
The store rooms for hay will be built
in another part OF the city by them
selves, as Mr.. Morrow believes that
one fire originating in the hayloft is
sufficient. Not more than ten or fif-
teen tons OF hay. at the most, will
ever be kept in the barn at a time.
and this can be placed in the basement
ready for use.
Mr.. Morrow has already figured on
the purchase OF two more hearses and
more landeaus TO replace those de-
stroyed in the FIRE. He will also con.
tinue to attend to the business OF his
patrons from his present location on
North Fourth street. until his new
building is ready for occupancy. when
he VIII be equipped better than ever
to offer the best Of livery service TO
the citizens OF oskaloosa.