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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
LONG DRou1h IN EAST BROKEN
Heavy Rainfall. in New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania
Brings Relief.

New York, Sept. 80. The long
drouth in New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, which has resulted in
serious forest fires, stopped industrial
pursuits and caused a water famine
in many districts, has been broken.
Rain, which fell lightly in the morn
ing, increased in volume as the day
advanced, and reports from through
out the affected territory announce
that the rainfall has become general
and heavy. High winds accompanied
the storm and are damaging telegraph
wires, thereby interfering with com
munication. Brief dispatches, how
eever, have come to hand from many
points in the Catskills, the Adiron-
dacks and other regions which have
suffered from the forest fires, an
nOuncing that copious rains are fall
ing and that the fires are being rapid
ly obliterated.
Flames Still Menace.
Although reports from some Adiron-
dack districts still indicate menace
from the flames, it is believed that the
effects Of the rainfall accompanying
the widespread storm will soon be
beneficially felt throughout all the af-
fected districts. The weather bureau
promises that the rains will extend
into New York to-day, thus bringing
relief into that section.
The drouth, which has been the
most prolonged in many years, has
lasted about eight weeks. So serious
has been its effect, especially in the
country districts, that prayers have
been offered up in many churches for
relief.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
The PURE FOOD LAW.

The indictment and arrest of thir-
teen grocers of Council Bluffs on a
charge of selling substitute for but.
ter, has developed situation, they
claim, which is unjust to them and
that will be of interest and value to
dealers in every part OF the state.
The articles which the dealers were
selling and upon which the indict.
ments were based, was oleomargarine
and the indictments are in the main
based on the charge that the cleo had
coloring matter in it, which is CON
trary to the law. While this charge is
not denied, the dealers claim the pro-
lection of the wholesalers, who were
presumed to have complied with the
law in all respects.
One store, the proprietors of which
were indicted and arrested, has near
its entrance a large box partly filed
with imitation butter. On each side
of the box is stamped the words Sub
stitute for Butter" The contention
OF the pure food department is that
each package should be stamped and
also that the coloring matter was H.
legal.
The grocerymen claim they have no
way of knowing whether their cleo
has any coloring matter in It. as it is
invariably almost white. but on the
last count the dealers can be held LA
BILE for an infraction of the law. The
dealers claim no attempt was made
by them TO deceive the public and
that signs were posted announcing
the fact that they sold imitation but
ter. They admit that technically they
are liable, but feel that the extenuat.
ing circumstances of their displaying
openly the goods with the sign on
the box should absolye them from a
fine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

pay by installments, 1888 shares have
been secured, exclusive of a very large
amount of both common and preferred
stock held by the directors, officers
and principal managers. Such plan
of making the men who work for a
corporation its part-owners, vitality in
terested in its prosperity, should have
beneficial results. How much of the
success of the National Biscuit Com.
pany is due to this partnership it is
impossible TO tell, but 1t is not we'll to
underestimate it,
The company is ten years old, and
in the period of its existence has in.
creased its annual sales from SS4, 0O0,.
900 when il was started to nearly
$42, 100000 in 1907. Here is an inter
esting paragraph from the report deal
ing with this topic. which it gives us
pleasure to reproduce:
Our increase in sales is not due to
the fact that there is less number OF
rival manufacturers of biscuit than
there was in the first year of the ex.
istence of this company. On the con
trary, the number has increased. We
have frequently stated that the policy
of this company was not to buy out
competition, nor to attempt, by q
ruinous war of prices, to crush the
same, and to that policy we have
steadfastly adhered. We offer our
goods for sale at fixed price and
upon stated terms, available to all
grocers."
To succeed NOT by the trust method
of running competitors, but by max
ing the best goods, and by extending
their sale by all fair means of adver.
Using, that is good American policy,
and one that the National Biscuit
Company has followed. Everyone is
familiar with its advertising and IL
products.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

and win also fail to mature as well.
This Department wishes to urge up.
on those buying seed to secure that
which has been grown in their own
county for a number of years. large
number OF experiments conducted in
different parts of the state during the
past three years have shown very
conclusively that corn grown from
even good seed brought in from a
distance yields less than an appar-
entity poorer quality of corn raised in
that locality. They have also shown
that imported seed will not mature as
well as the home grown seed.
If some one in the neighborhood has
well matured corn which was harvest
ed early 1t viii be safer to select the
best ears from the crib, test six or
more kernels from each ear and save
for seed only those from which six
kernels grow strong than TO send
away for seed which is not suited to
that locality.
Many inquiries as to where setl
may be purchased have already been
received. Judging from past expert
ence the greatest demands will come
about corn planting time, when many
will awake to the realization that they
have no seed corn and do not know
where to get any.
| wish that those having more seed
than they need, which will grow well
and mature in their locality, to write
to the undersigned and make it
known, stating the name of the varie-
ty, whether it is early, and the price
per bushel, so that less fortunate peo-
pile can be directed to some one in.
their own section of the state for seed.
| wish to draw attention again to
the great need of testing six or more
kernels from every ear OF seed to be
planted in iowa this year.-P. G. Hol-
den, Ames, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
by SO corr an HOME.

Editor Herald. The condition OF
much OF the seed corn to be planted
in Iowa this year is bad This is es-
peeially true OF the northern half Of
the state.
Many win find 1t necessary to buy
seed and being unable 10 secure il
near home will send away and pur-
chase IL wherever seed is advertised.
In most cases this viii lead TO disap-
poiptnlent. for corn grown from seed
brought in from distance especially
froni the South.y win yield considerably
less than that from home grown seed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
GIVES ALDRICH HARD RAPs
SENATOR LA TOILETTE ATTACKS
THE CURRENCY BILL.
Declares Morgan and Standard Oil
Support Measure-Retort by
the Rhode Islander.

Washington, Mar. 1S.-"What
have to say is made more pertinent, il
possible, by the action taken during
the day with respect to the Aldricf
BILL said Senator La Toilette in be
ginning his speech in the senate or
the currency bill Tuesday. His refer
ence was to the amendment made tc
the bill by the committee on finance
Speaking of the Morgan and Stan
dard Oil banks" and looking across
the chamber toward Senator Aldrich
Senator La Toilette declared: Il will
show the connection of these great
groups with the bill pending here
Notwithstanding the dexterous with
drawal of the proposition to incorpor
ate railway bonds in the bill"
Senator Aldrich said the most earn
est objection to this bill was made by
the National City bank of New York
and that Mr.. Vanderlip, vice-president
of that bank, has opposed the meas
ure. 1T is" he added, mot only op
posed by that bank, but by all the
banks of New York. have received
this morning a statement from the
New York Clearing House association
saying we would better have no cur.
rency legislation at all than have this
bill. and stating reasons why we
should have an asset currency. know
of no bank or banking man In favor
Of this bill The fact is, the banks
throughout the country are against 1t
and the senator from Wisconsin has
studied this situation to little effect If
he has failed to learn that"
Il will inquire" retorted Mr.. La
Toilette, what the position of Nor.
gan is?"
There was chorus of laughter in
the galleries.
Il do not know" replied Mr.. Aid
rich. Il know Mr. Morgan is man
Of wide experience and wise judg.
ment and has patriotism, and | should
feel gratifled II he approved this BILL
Perhaps" replied Mr. La Toilette,
and in tone of sarcasm, ''in SOME
way the chairman OF the finance com
mfttee will be able to find out where
Morgan stands. His countenance
beamlng from the gallery OF this cham.
Der while the senator from Rhode
Island spoke on this measure rather
Indicated that Mr.. Morgan, the head
one of these great groups, was not eli
tirely adverse to the propositions EN-,
braced in the bill"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
The MILLS OF JUSTICE
Troubles of People Sifted Through
Court Hoppers

Gene Ford was arrested this morn
Ing by Constable AL Jones upon a
warrant from Justice Woodruff's court
upon a charge of assault and battery,
preferred by his wife. Ford when ar
rigned pleaded not guilty to the
charge, claiming he and mis- wife had
only title scrimmage. The hearing
was set for this evening at eight
O'Clock.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

The war of determination of rats
which is being waged in San Fran
cisco promises to extend to other
cities The attention Of scientists in
this country has been directed to the
subject recently by the crusade against
rats in some European countries,
where they have been declared to .,e
the greatest disseminators of disease.
In New York, as in other cities, tine
war on rats Is going on the whole year
mot as yet in the interest of puDlic
health, but against the rats as ma
RAIDERS.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES.

Bussey Press: The congressional
situation IN the Sixth district is in
teresting because there are two can
didates, young, bright, vigorous men
either of whom will be a credit to
the district and the state. The one is
Ellsworth Rominger. lof Bloomfield,
the other, Nate Kendall, of Abba.
The republicans of Monroe are perfect
ly sure that Nate will be nominated
and elected and Davis is not less 10y
al to her favorite son. 1t must not
be forgotten that Davis county is in
tie habit of sending out men of hne
talent who have achieved success IN
politics and various lines of work.
Not combining our feeble remarks"
TO party lines, there is Capt. ]. A. T..
Hull, Gen j. b. Weaver, John J..
Hamilton, B. F. Carroll and Win Van
BeDthuysen (who achieved the high
est newspaper salary ever paid in
Afherica) and so We say that the men
from Davis county are to. be reckoned
within any and every event. Rom
niger has served as congressional com
mitteeman from Davis and been dis.
trict chairman for several years, anu
was for years editor of the Bloom
field Republican, besides. he is an
able, Industrious lawyer and owns an
extensive farm, where, if he tires OF
the Office, he rusticates and builds
fence or directs the affairs of the
farm. He keeps an eye on the mar
kets and knows as much about the
best breed of cattle or how to handle
fancy poultry especially at Sunday
dinner as anybody. One mighty good
trait about Rominger is his willing
ness and faithfulnesS in every cam
paign in his work for other men. He
is wide guage republican. loyal to
the corps, and when his party nomin-
ates man he is out and out for his
election, no matter whether he was
his personal choice or not. On ac-
count of his generosity and arduous
work there will be a warm side for
RomingeT. We have known of his
going TO a neighborhood and in one
short hour so captivate men that they
would say long afterwards: Give US
more, Rominger, he's the best cam
paigner we have ever heard" He is
graduate of Wesleyan University,
Mt. Pleasant
Kendall is likewise a many sided
man, well educated, a genial fellow,
a fine conversationalist, brilliant
lawyer, a patron of learning, a mas
ter orator and distinguished parlia-
mentagian. ss
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
WOULD IT BE A plscgAcEY

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can sneeringly remarks: Governor
cummins' father had birthday re
Gently and celebrated his S5th ami
versary The event is important in
print, largely from the fact that If
Senator Allison's father were living
he would have to celebrate about his
105th birthday"
Well. what II Senator Allison's
father had been spared to reach the
ripe old age Of 1916. would that be any
disgrace? On the other hand. should
not any man feel honored to have his
father live that long
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

The destruction by fire in the
old barn near Iowa City of the historic
wagon used by John Brown in his I'M
derground railway is a decided loss
to the state, and serves to emphasize
the necessity of preserving such relics
in tfire-proof places. There are hun
dreds of articles in Mahaska county
that should be gathered together and
kept in safe places, that are inralna-
BILE in a historic way, and are permit
ted to lie about exposed to decay and
the danger of destruction by fire.
Right now is the time ~ do it: Don't
delayt an tt'E 'H
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
-whnt a dlfrerence in digposition

What a difference in disposition.
The speakers of republican conven'
ton rarely if ever discuss the demo
cratic party, or is the name of party
leaders often heard. In democratic
conventions about the only theme is
republican men and republican prin'
ciples. Almost every speaker in the
convention last Saturday told OF
things done and said by the republi-
cans in conventions the week before.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
rhE AMERICAN MErHop.

The National Biscuit Company. fol
lowing the lead OF the Steel Trust. has
encouraged its employees TO purchase
its stock. and OF its 1900 stockholders
1896 are employees, II appears by the
annual report dated Jan. 81. Under
a plan allowing employees to acquire
the preferred shares FOR which they
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
Hawks In a City Tower.

For some years past duck hawks
have used the tower of the post office
department building in Washington
as place of refuge. From their safe
retreat high above the street they
make daily trips to the Potomac,
where they pick up many a luckIess
coot and grebe, which are forthwith
sacrificed to appease the seemingly
never completely satisfied hawk hum
ger.--Fur News. IL.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
ORGANIZATIONS for Women.

English women, trying to find some
congenial occupation for the daugh.
tiers OF the ex-rich, are talking of
kennel maids" An occupation that
ought to pay would be that OF golf
director. In the United States es.
pecially there Is much demand for
women to teach their sisters the game
In a scientific way, not in books alone,
but by actual personal direction.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
Eat Stock Snow.

The fat stock show at the Rock
Island yards last evening when
Messrs. Quick and Snyder shipped
their big porkers to the Chicago
markets was visited by number Of
people who went to the stock yards
to see the monsters.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
-President Roosevelt TO Sc!

President Roosevelt to Senator
Allison: III was impossible for sena
tors with advantage to use me as Their
intermediary in coming TO an agree
ment with their colleagues ION the
railway rate bill and
earnestly suggested to all 10 whom
spoke that they should communicate
with you, whose purpose and mine
were i."-Congressional Re
cord, May II, 1906.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

The Socialist state convention
win meet in Homesteaders' Hall, Des
Moines, March %, for the purpose of
naming a full state ticket to be voted
for at the primary election and for
the transaction of other important
party business. One of the most i'm
portant matters to come before the
convention will be an attempt to de.
cipher the demands of the primary
law
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
striking.

Women think up such queer SINH
les" said friend who dropped In at
our ONCE yesterday morning. Now.
there's my wife. She and | were walk
Ing down the street to-day and we
met one OF those ladies with a ready
to go on at moments notice com
piexion Get ON to the flush says.
Yes. agreed my wife. doesn't 1t look
ike kettle OF tomato soupg r
Cleveland Leader
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

The Chicago & Alton has com
menced the storage of coal by piling
it upon the ground at Bloomington,
Springfield and Chicago. One thous-
and car loads win be dumped. in add,
ton to as large a number of ccds
which viii be loaded and storeI
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

A jury was empaneled Monday at
w. W. Brown VS.. David S. David, on
a note, and the trial occupied most of
the time today. Other miscellaneous
business was transacted,
Helen b. Henderson VS.. Ben Mccoy.
note; settled and costs paid.
irwin Moore VS.. OppenheimerBee-
son-Morse Co., law; continued by
agreement.
Dora Pointer VS.. u. +. Pointer, di-
vorce; dismissed by plaintiff at her
costs, and judgment against defend
ant for $25 temporary alimony.
John Worley, now in the county
Jail awaiting hearing on the charge
of grand larceny, has instituted ha
beas corpus proceedings in the dis
trict court to regain his freedom
claiming that he is being held il
custody illegally, as there is no evi
dence on which the charge could bf
based. Worley was arrested IasC weel
at the Iowa Central depot while in al
lHloAiIdtcu SOuuilluH anu IL Wds
thought that he had stolen 500 which
was missing from VIM. Totten, no
tel clerk, who had through careless
ness left his vest, with the money in
the pocket. hanging in the toilet room
of, the depot.
Judge Clements this morning ex
.cused the entire jury panel for the
term after going over the assignment
and clearing up the business that had
remained unsettled.
The suit of Brown VS.. David, on q
note, was taken form the jury yes
terday and the controversy settled
out of court ''.'
The damage suit of Thos. Douglas
VS. Josephine Wilson ct al, came or
for trial this morning and All of the
attorneys were present, but neither
Of their clients could be found The
case was dismissed by the plaintif
at his costs.
The suit of Eeamer Bros. VS.. Ed
England, account, was continued up
on the application of the defense.
The suit to collect back taxes
brought by County Treasurer George
Thompson VS.. the United Mine Work
ers, was brought up in court Tues,
day on motion of the plaintiff to or.
der the defense to make his answer
more specific. The motion was over
ruled, but another motion filed by the
plaintiff was sustained, requiring the
defendant Mine Workers to separate
their answer from their cross-petition
and to file a separate cross-petition,
setting out their reasons for the re-
lief demanded.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Last month 107 automobiles, val
ned at s224,000, were imported at New
York. or three times as many as ar
rived in the same month last year.
Numerous items of this kind indicate
that the lack of money is largely i'm
apinarv
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Friendship and honor are good
assets, but it has been noticed that a
mortgage will do more toward max
ing man pay mis- note off than any
one other influence.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Comes now the lovely summer girl a
tripping down the street,
With elbow sleeves and netted waist,
who dares say she's not sweet.
Soon will appear the hammock's sway
wherein to rest her 'fgger,
And give the merry glad ha-ha unto
the festive cbigger.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

IT NJ. Hubbel, the Dies Moines
capitalist, says he invests in men and
never in enterprises. If the right mer
are in charge any enterprise can be
made to win. The wrong men viii
make a failure of gold mine
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

1T is said that a Sigourney doctor
prescribed for a man with pain in
his back and the directions read:
Take one tespoonful fifteen minutes
before you feel the pain coming on.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Perhaps the reason there is not
very much interest manifested in the
goyernorship," says the Cedar Falls
Gazette, rs the fact that the people
of Iowa have learned by experience
that they can get along very well with
ont q governor"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
can vessels and observe the effects
Nof the long cruise upon them.

The five republican candidates
are backed by the most populous
states. New York. Pennsylvania, III
inois, Ohio and Indiana contain more
than qne-third of the inhabitants OF
the United States and about half OF
the republican voters. Their weight
in the electoral college is almost con-
elusive
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

-Oskaloosa is the headquarters of
twenty-five coal mines employing
eleven hundred men. The mines had
an output last year OF 675,4Os bushels
and pay roll of S775.O00.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Tuesdays are Ladies Days" at the
K. of P. club rooms and Mesdames c..
Woodruff, Albert Bass and II. L. Coke
We're hostesses last evening to X. of
P.s and their wives. A three-course
six O'Clock dinner was served and the
repast was excellent. The after part
of the evening was spent at six-handed
euchre.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Six geisha girls from japan have
been engaged TO act as attendants in
a tea garden at Richmond. Va. The
establishment was a rathskeiler until
its license was revoked.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

lit Mount everest was picked up
and dropped into the deepest part OF
the Pacific Ocean, its top would be
nearly one thousand feet below the
surface OF the water. If this same
mountain WIS dropped into the At
lantic at the deepest known point, IT
would create an island two thousand
feet high.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

The condition Of Merrill Andrews.
who accidentally shot himself while
hunting near Hampton, made II ne
cessary TO have his arm amputated
near the shoulder
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Intense interest has been aroused
among English naval authorities over
the announcement that the American
ba.tleship fleet viii return from the
Pacific by way Of Snez Canal Naval
officers are anxious to see the Ameri.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Uncle Sans stock of over bill
ion gold weighs 1900 tons. Four-fiths
Of this amount has been accumulated
since the republicans were given con-
troll of the government in 1887.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Ambassador WI Ting Fang has
brought retinue of twenty-seyen
Oriental servants with him. Poor
WI!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Any one who has had experience
with work on the country roads ad-
vises the use of the King road drag
and this is a most advantageous time
TO put it to work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

AL the women who go to Panama
marry soon after their arrival. And
yet some folks say the canal is not
success.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

Japan has a population OF 10000
900 and China ten Jmes as many. But
Japan owns navy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
Because the friends ,rof Senator
!, IAli gslF Ct 4ha- &ummins ma

chine run things with a high hand as
it did two years ago, the MARSHALL
town Times-Republican exclaims,
Honor among thieves even is I'M
known to the standpats of Jasper
county" This is a serious Indictment
against some mighty good men.