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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
Charley Holmes, Beacon
WEST CHESTER SCHOOL,. H
Spring Term Closes With Good
Program.

The spring term of school at West
Chester closed Friday, May s, with the
following program, which was listened
to by number of the parents and
friends of the pupils:
Welcome Song by the School.
Recitation-Where Do You Liver
Ernest Taylor.
Recitation-The Busy Little Maiden
Lola Harvey.
Recitation No More Spanking =
Lewis Gorsuch. "
Recitation-Try Again - Bessie De
Kraai. a @
Recitation-Looking at Flowers =
Ralph Terrell.
Song-Flowers of Spring = by the
School. r
Recitation-When Bedtime ComesN
Too Soon-Alva Hoover. @
Organ Solo--Lola, Harvey. .s-,,.-s
Recitation-Poo Dad - Berenice
Hull.
Recitation-Pat oLeary's Cow
Matte Gorsuch.
Recitation-The Lucky Horseshoe
Everett Taylor
Observation-Disclosures
Recitation--April Showers - Elsie
Hoover. .-.... .-...a..,... .
Song-The Giant and the Dwarf-by
the School
Recitation Used to Kin Birds -
Walter Minor.
Recitation-My Dolly's Broken Arm
Allie Gorsuch.
Dialogue-Beware OF the Dog.
Recitation When Grandpa Was
Yomg-Marion Whitmore.
Solo-My Pony-Chester Brantner.
Recitation - Grandma's Glasses ~
Lettie Ellis. ~
Recitation-Hanging Pictures Tray
Franklin.
Recitation-The Anxious Mother -
Lois Bowser. ...
Song-Baby Bye--by the school, Z
Recitation-The Golden yKeys-Eth-
ell Williams.
Recitation-Never Give Up-Harold
Hendryx '.'.
Recitation-When Mamma Was Ill
-Margie Terrell. - ."H..
Organ Solo-Mattie Gorsuch.
ecitation-Johnny's History Les.
son-Harry Whitmore.
Recitation-What the Choir Sang
About the New Bonnet-Elsie Bowser.
Recitation-Why Some Birds Hop
and Others Walk-Lorin Taylor. ~
Song-Gladly Lend Hand.
Recitation-The Orphan Turkey
Nicola Osborn.
ecitation-Learn Little Every
Day-Chas. De KTaai r..
Recitation-The Old Kitchen Floor
Ollie Minor. aa
Dialogue-Work or Play.
Song-'If'-Elsie and Lois Bowser.
Recitation - My Game = Emmett
Franklin.
Recitation - A Fellows Mother -
Frank Terrell.
Recitation What We Learn At
lSchool--Fiye Little Girls.
Recitation-Room At the Top
Chester Branter
Song-Happy Days.
Estella Green, Teacher.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
BOLTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Beard visited
Sunday near Spring Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coley (coiored) are the
proud parents OF a baby boy.
Joe Taylor and friend, OF oskaloosa,
were Bolton callers Sunday.
Miss Julia Meadows is spending the
week In Beacon with friends.
George Wilson attended shooting
match in Des Monies Tuesday.
Miss Stella and Jennie Willitts were
In Oskaloosa shopping Tuesday.
Since confidence has been restored
gardens are going in with a rush.
/. John Frederickson visited Friday at
the home of r. Williams in Oliyet.
! Passengers from Bolton to oska-
loosa Saturday were too numerous to
mention.
I Mrs. Chas. Kissinger and Mrs. A.
Long we're shopping in Oskaloosa
Tuesday.
Miss Esther Moline. OF Pekay, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Kissin.
ger. this week.
VIII Wilson, OF Des Moines, visited
over Sunday with his parents here and
returned home Monday.
Ora Smythe and Frank Loman. OF
Tracy, were calling on their best
girls at Bolton Sunday evening.
Dave Smith, Miss Jennie Willis.
Jess Evans and Miss Annie Buckneil
OF this vicinity attended preaching at
the Six Mile church Sunday evening.
We learn that a.'great many were
Saturday night at there
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
MRleHT.
VIM. Witt is papering for those VIII
need his services.

VIM Witt is papering for those who
need his services.
The Unity and Brush College
schools closed Friday.
Elizabeth and Harry Wright visited
In Fremont last week.
G. w. Lyon of oskaloosa, was in
Wright one day last week.
Everyone is glad to hear that Ma
bel Hoskins is rapidly improving.
Hattie Lyon and friend, of oska-
loosa, recently spent day with NOR
sister, Mrs. Bond. VII.
Miss Martha Strouse, a trained
nurse of Oskaloosa, cared for Mrs.
Emily Rice during her last Illness.
]. r. Jarard is, building half mile
of woven wire fence along the road,
which takes the place OF hedge, board
and rail fencing. II adds much to
the appearance OF the farm.
Emily NJ. Torrance was born near
Ripley, Brown county, Ohio, May S,
l1S32, and died near Wright, Iowa. May
IL, 1908, aged rs years, IL months and
30 days. At about twenty years OF
age she moved with her fathers fam
| lily to Iowa. The first summer they
lived on a farm near Keosauqua, Iowa.
moving from there TO a farm east of
Oskaluosa. In June, 1859, she was
united in marriage with w. H, II!
Rice and to this union were born
three children. two of whom died in
infancy She is survived by one son,
A. l.. Rice. three step-children. w. /.
Rice, Mrs. Catherine Anderson and
Mrs. Ella Cochran, and an aged sister,
Mrs. ID. T. Mills, of near Fremont, la ,
q brother, James Torrance. of Troy,
Idaho, several grandchildren, relatives
and host of friends. e
May IL. '.fFa. W.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
SKUNK RIVER.
May II,
Brownie.

Skunk river has plenty OF water at
present
The carriers have damp time of 1t
this weather
No. we will not suffer for fruit in
the fall OF 1903.
The potatoes that We're not washed
out are peeping through.
c. W. Bailey and wife came Sunday
for short visit with Father Abraham
Many would have planted this week
had the weather remained favorable
The signs and weather tokens are
very much like the wet year" of SO.
Clifford Ferrees little daughter who
has been suffering from tonsilltls. is
improving.
Mrs. J. j. Else and Mrs. Minnie
Bailey visited at the Abe Bailey home
Thursday.
We have the promise OF seed time
and harvest and we win live in faith
OF its fulfiliment.
Mrs. Skeel took for her subject Sun
day. "The FoIiies OF Dress" and me.
thinks she can here find wide scope.
Another hard rain Monday. with
some hail. deiuged the already sodden
earth so that the field work is at a
stand still.
Elmer Dalbey visited with his sister.
Mrs. Mary Ferree. and also at the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
Not for the Poor Man.
May IL.

The girl who doesn't take care OF
her clothes is no wife for the poor
man; she needs some one who can
give her an unlimited dress allowance
and maid to look after ner, says
Home Chat. There is another point.
II 1t is too much trouble to take care
OF her clothes before, 1t win be too
much trouble to take care of her
housekeeping stores after marriage,
with the result that a large part of
them are wasted.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
THE COMING CARNIVAL
Patterson's Big Aggregation at Ball
Park in July.

The Patterson Carnival Company
have concluded contracts with the Os'
kaloosa Base Ball Association for the
appearance of the company in this
city during week of July when the
ball team is in other parts of the cir
cult.
The company is one of the best and
cleanest carnivals on the road, and
they carry larger number of attrac-
tons. Judging from the success of
the carnival of last year which was
held at the ball park, this one viii be
equally attractive. The company car
ries a number of free attractions of
which the airship is possibly the best,
and the biggest drawing card. Among
the other separate attractions of the
aIses galy are:
Trained wild animal show.
Stadium, or circus.
Baby incubator.
Electa.
Giggle alley.
BumfizZle.
Pleasure car.
Plantation show.
Ferris wheel
Turtle George, s.. All. ...s
Pearle and Jennie, largest and
smallest women in the world.
SIeeple chase.
Penny Arcade.
KinDdrome.
In addition to these there will be
the usual number of Fefreshment and
novelty stands and booths with plenty
of noise and muse.
The company receives the best of
notices in places where they have
shown, and they come highly recon-
mended.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14

being no lance here, some coming as
far as eight miles. Well don't be dis
couraged, and try It again next Sat.
urday night.
Smoke was seen curling out of the
chimneys early Monday morning and
Everybody works but father was
turned right around. One fellow was
heard to say: This is awful! But
such is lifen
May IL. Notlob.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14

home of his brother. the other side of
the Skunk river.
This neighborhood enjoyed a social
time at the Samuel Cruzen home last
week at the reception OF their son
George and bride on Wednesday. All
went merry as a marriage bell to the,
participants OF the occasions. May
all the good things of life come their
way.
May ~. Wood Violet.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
unaltsrahls.

my wife's word Is law" said
skinny little Mr.. Hennypeck, speaking
in confidence to the friend of his boy
hood. land, unlike many OF the en-.
actments OF our tyrannical but ex-
tremely fallible legislative bodies,
there are no 'jokers' concealed any.
where In it."--Puck.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
New Elks Born.

The local lodge of Elks last week
initiated class of five candidates
New members are being taken In with
almost every meeting. Several new
members were voted upon and a
number of new applications were re-
ceived.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
Debts Were outIawed.

Goodley-fThey're in reduced cir
cumstances. OF course, but their fam
fly Ia an old one and proud. even II
they have lots OF debts. They date
back to the earliest colonial tines"
Cutting 1.-THE debts. you mean? |
don't doubt that. - Philadelphia Press.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
The Holiness Convention.

The Holiness convention and an.
nuai National Camp meeting VIII
entertain thousands of people on the
big days II the weather is favorable.
The management reports an unusual
inquiry concerning accommodations.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
To Make way For eulldIoo.

George Andrews has purchased the
old dwelling standing on the property
purchased by the Home Telephone 20.
at the corner of Market street and A
avenue. He will remove the building
and make It over for a tenament prop,
erty.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14

check weighman at the mines at their
last election and the writer hopes that
they win continue 10 do so when there
lisa vacancy for that office. IA
May II. r. w,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14

The Baltimore Oriole seems more
numerous in the vicinity this year tnan
ever before.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14

win Ravens sold Simon Hawkinson
four head of black heifers at $1,000 per
mead. 49, 90 .a aa q
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01
Mike Was Nearly "All In"

Two Irishmen were having their
first experience in ocean travel,
Mike became very sick just after
leaving Queenstown and leaning ov-
er the rail in his endeavor to tighten
the cargo. Pat stood beside him
with vain words of comfort.
Its no use, Pat," said Mike, II
am a doomed man. Tell Biddy and
the children / thought ofsthem to
the last"
Sure" said Pat, "andswhat am
/ to do with the remains?"
Never mind.' said Mike as he
trembled with a paroxysm Of pain
and felt the soles Of his feet start
upward. Never mind, there hahn
going to be any remains"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01
Some Memories of Appomattox.

My last official intercourse with
General Lee was on the retreat. l
was sent to him with dispatches
from President Davis, and reached
him near midnight of April 9Th,
near Rice's station. I approached
without being challenged by a single
sentinel, and found him standing
near smouldering fire with one of
his hands resting on an ambulance
wheel. He was debating some or
der to Colonel Marshall, who sat in
the ambulance with lap-desk, re-
ceiving his dictation. AS General
Lee spoke. he gazed into the bed of
Goals as if weighing every word.
There was no staff or escort about
so far as I could see. Touching
Sailors Creek, he spoke bitterly and
said, in answer to Mr.. Davis desire
to know his proposed line of retreat,
that it was beyond his control; that
he had intended to retreat by the
line Of the Danville road, but had
been forced off that route by the
arrival Of Sheridan ahead of him at
Burkville; that he was then follow
ing the line of the Southside road to
Lynchburg, but the enemy was out
marching him and might force him
on, that his movements were de-
pendent on the developments of
each hour, and then he added:
"How can l tell? A few more sail
ors Greeks, and it will all be over
just where thought it would end
from the beginning" When | first
published this statement. it's truth
fitness was questioned. Fortunate
ly, | afterward saw two of his staff
both of whom said they had heard
him express himself in the same
way. There may have been times
when General Lee, elated by some
of his surprising successes, felt hope
full about the triumph of our cause
From the probabilities based on
numbers and resources, his judg-
ment may have been warped away
now and then by the feeling he ex-
pressed when. after Second Manas
sas, Sharpburg, Fredericksburg, and
Charlottesville, he said: "No gen
eral ever commanded such troops a:
those under me-" But his mind was
too mathematical in its workings
and all its calculations were toe
habitually based upon what coulc
be done with a given number Of
men and certain amount of ma
terial, to make him forget the vast
disparity between the contestants
or hope for ultimate triumph.
S. Wise, in The Circle for January
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01

Hartman cheated country block
for manipulating properties and pay
ing big dividends.'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01
The January Circle.

The January number of The Circle
is a splendid tonic for the blues.
The destroyers have done their work
ably during the past year or so, but
the hour for the Builders has come,
and this issue Of The Circle is an
suspicious beginning of the work
laid. down in the plan Of the mag
azine for 1908. The opening article
is by Francis Augustus Carl, Com
missioner of Imperial Chinese Gus
toms, entitled, Modern China
Americas Share in Her Awakening"
The mere mention Of Mr.. CARTS
office lends authority to his state
ments. Lyman Beecher Stowe has
made study Of '"The School City
and It's Work" and has a great deal
to say about the miniature govern
ments which have been established
in our public schools to teach chill
dren the duties of the American
citizen. Probably the most timely
article is one by James w. Van
Cleave, who tells why We Need
Not Fear a Panic" an able com
parison Of present-day financial and
industrial conditions with those of
other panicky times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01
Starting. New Forests.

The most notable work of foresta-
ton that of the Dismal River Re
serve in northwest Nebraska where
it was found that only jack pine
would grow. A nursery was set up
and sc. 900 are being set at the J tie
Of 1000 acres year. The trees v IL
be ready for use in from 80 to rs
years according to the timber need
ed. Los Angeles is the first city to
go on record as planting forest for
profit, Griffith park, a 3OOO-acre
tract of waste land, having been set
with trees under the direction Of
four foresters of the United States
service. Railroad companies, with
their thousands Of miles of ties to
be continually renewed, are begin.
ming to raise their own timber, en-
couraged and advised by the forest
service. The Illinois Central has
two large areas of catalpas, one in
illinois and one in Louisiana. The
Frisco Is years ago planted $40
acres in trees and recently cut $780,
600 worth of timber for it's use.
The Louisville and Nashville hes
private forests recently replanted in
Florida, Alabama and Illinois, and
the Santa Fe in Kansas and the
Burlington system in Nebraska some
years ago planted forests of their
own. With effort like this contin-
ually in evidence the nation may
some day expect results such as
those in Nebraska which, when first
settled, had only 3 per cent. of its
area wooded, and now boasts over
100000 acres of timbered land-a
living monument to the progressive
spirit of an awakened nation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01
Paying and Praying Go together.

''Just at this time our country
needs new religion that will make
a man pay his debts, says the Meth
odist Advocate. Shouting does not
settle old accounts with God or
man. We bounce right into a fell
low and put him out Of the church
if he goes to a ball or theatre, but
never word to the pious scamp
who never pays his debts. Preach
ers and people who do not pay their
debts are doing the church more
harm than dancers or drunkards,
for there are more of them in the
church. Reader, is this getting close
to you? Then lay down your paper
and go and pay up and read on with
ease. And don't you stop paying
becalse the statute of limitations"
excuses the open account which you
made for bread and meat. You
must pay it in cash or God will keep
the account laid up against you.
God knows no such excuse for not
paying as homestead exemptions"
When you raise that excuse to keep
you from paying your debts you can
stop singing, "When | can read my
title clear to mansions in the skies. "
You've none up there.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

Granite Falls Tribune: Wouldn't
this jar you? Grandpa Ireland,
aged 90, has just taken a claim in
North Dakota and also did Mrs. ].
F. Ireland. Arba states that Grand
pa is as pleased as a boy would be
at his latest acquisition.
Winnebago Press News: Fred
Conklin, the well known travelling
man of this city was in Seattle,
Wash, on Nov. Is. While walking
down the street he met Billy Ward,
ex-mayor of Fairmont, face to face.
After shaking hands Ward said he
had been in Alaska, presumably
hunting for gold. After he makes
his pile Billy may return to Fairmont
| to live the simple life.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: Mrs. M.
Christ ensen, the aged woman who
was overcome by gas from a hard
coal stove last week, died on Thurs
day evening. She was unconscious
Tuesday morning when Frank Ebil-
sisor entered the house and never
regained consciousness before death
came, three days after having been
overcome by the fatal fumes from
the stove.
Judge l. M. Olsen made an order
in the case of Gustaff Widell against
w. G. Hoerr, Carlos Boynton and
the National Citizens bank of Man
kato recently in which he denied the
motion of Mr.. Hoerr and Mr.. Boyn-
ton for a new trial. The suit was
started by Mr.. Widell to have six
promissory notes for $4,000 each de-
clared invalid, and the district court
decided in his favor. Judge Olsen
having refused their request for a
new trial Mr.. Hoerr and Mr.. Boyn-
ton will. it is understood, appeal
their case to the supreme court.
The Redwood papers of last week
stated that Father Woods had been
recognized in a fattering andsunex-
pected way, says the Franklin Trib-
une, having received an invitation
to enter Chautauqua work under the
auspices of the we'll known Holbrook-
Barker bureau Of Chicago. If Father
Woods accepts he will be asked to
fill four engagements during next
season and the fee will be very re-
munerative one. Father Woods pos
sesses all those graces of personality
that will attrsct Chautauqua audi
ence, and coupled with this is the
scholars purity Of diction and a
message always that searches out the
nobler aspirations of mind and heart.
The Tribune is satisfied that Father
Woods will be a Chautauqua success
and in this new honor Franklin bids
for share, with the reverend gen.
tleman's native city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01
1t Costs Money to Run Telephones.

The recent announcement in the
Vesta Censor of a prospective tele-
phone organization in that town,
with rates at only SO cents per
month, has called for reasonable
comment from the Franklin Tri-
bune. Without having any prac-
tical knowledge of the workings or
expense Of running telephone ex-
changes, The GAZETTE has strong
suspicion that the experience of the
Tribune man is in line with the
average of other companies, and
that company that puts in phones
at much lower rates will have to
dispense with dividends.
ct is the candid opinion of the
editor of the Tribune. based upon
some experience, that the 'up-to-
date business men referred to by
the editor of the Censor have little
practical knowledge of the cost of
constructing telephone exchange
and the expense of maintaining one,
or else they are preparing to hand
their fellow citizens a brick, wrapped
in tin foil and labeled gold"
"The Tribune sincerely believes
that it is not possible to maintain a
telephone system upon a more eco
nomical basis than the Franklin
exchange is maintained. Every de-
partment is run in manner that
precludes waste or unnecessary ex-
pense, the salaries paid those who
have charge of the operating de-
partments are reasonable but not
high, the bookkeeping and score
tary's work are done for almost
nothing. The rate for village bust
ness phones is So per month; for
country phones SIS a year, for vii
lage residence phones a dollar a
month. Yet the company in not
able to pay over a ten per cent.
dividend and make provision for
future wear and tear on the system.
If the Vesta business captains can
turn the trick that the Censor out
lines they have our friend E. H.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01

1t depends upon the pills you take. De-
Wits Little early Risers are the best pills
known for constipation and sick headache
Sold by e. A Luscher. Jan
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01

We certainly believe this, or we would
not say SO. Ayers Hair Vigor. as now
made from our new improved formula,
is great preparation for the hair and
scalp. Stops falling hair. Cures dan
druff. Promotes the growth Of hair.
Made BY the J. 9. Aver Co.. Lowell, Mass. -
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-22
CLEVELAND PASSES DETROIT FOR LEAD:
GIANTS LEAD CUT DOWN BY PIRATES

nant that club is Cleveland. In the
first place it was the liberal spirit of
Owner Sommer, Of the Cleveland club,
that made possible the existence of the
American League. 1t was a gigantic
enterprise, floating that one-time out
law league in opposition to the old.
true n tried National, and required
the backing of liJr0re'is of thousands
of dollars. .And this I1an oommer was
the imam Behind the principal
hacker al least.
When the opportunity presented it
self the Cleveland club signed Larry
Lajoie at a salary which in those days
was considered eXorbitant. The spirit
in Cleveland was Twin the pennant,
no matter the cost" Year after year
Manager Lajoie surrounded himself
with a SQUAD of stars, always a for-
midable contender for the flag, but sea-
son after season the Maps chances
were Knocked out by injuries. They
suffered In a similar way this year., but
stuck to their task with grim deter
mination, and behold! Today we find
them at the top of the heap.
The issue has not yet been settled
for q certainty, but 1t is now more
than likely hat Cleveland will be the
club to meet New York in the worlds
championship series. Did I say New
York? Well, the Giants are not yet
dead sure of the National League