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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
EGOTIsM IS NOT COURAGE.
BY John 4. Rowland.

In the business world it is no mark of ca
pability In a man that he shows his egOtism
1t Is a handicap. especially among those who
have graduated into the practical truths Of
life and work. An old employer observing
the egotism Of the young man sees only weak
ness in the mark. Confidence. in his own
equipment for his work must be necessary in
any man who accomplishes things. He must
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15

ego courage necessity. But egotism is weakness,
and the young who would be truest to himself
should rid of it by self-trainng that will
blot it out forever.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN AMERICA,
By Mrs. T. Golden Sanders,

There are two classes of women in the
United States upon whom the chief hope Of
woman suffrage rests. The one is the college
girl. 1 am bound to say that as rule they
know little about The question, perhaps be-
cause they approach It from a different stand
point. The idea Of the thinking college girl
is to 60 into politics in order to purify it.
The other class is the working woman or
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15

If you have an ambition to be popu-
lar don't tell people about yourself :
let them talk to you about themselves.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
Turning Defeat Into Victory

She Gin tones of rejection) We'll.
George, to be plain with you
He-But you can never be that
never, never, you are too beautiful.
She-Well, Boston Tran
script
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15

y =. DrOblems that Drought
ophy and craftsmanship almost to standst, If they
have any solution ALL will find 1t In the practical
pication to the daily life of this world Of that ancient
law which have inherited from fathers and moth
the law Of Christ revealed to the world In the
pels
for that it is with hope and that
look toward the future and predict that
the time Is hand than know, when shall
realize that the world IN which living, In It's
literature, its law, in the building Of cities, In the
poyng of labor In the investment of money and in its
civilization, is only house of prayer and every is
a brother.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
PASS APPROPRIATION BILL.
House Acts on Measure Previously Con-
sidered

WASHINGTON, d. c., May S.
The House today passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill, the consideration Of
which was completed yesterday.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
UPWARD TREND OF MORALITY.
BY p. J. DOIIiver.

In my opinion, the largest evidence
Of the moral progress of the American
people lies in the recognition, now we'll
nigh universal, that at bottom all the
problems Of society are not simply
problems Of politics and government.
but are in reality questions Of applied
religion. There is no unanswered ques-
ton in legislation that is not answered
in the gospel Of Christ. Those mighty
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
BOYS OF FIFTY.FIRST.
Veterans of Spanish American War
Meet 10 Dss Moines.

Today. April 25, 1908, is the tenth
anniversary of the departure of Co.
F of the Fifty-frst Iowa Regiment
United States Volunteers for Des
Moines on their way to the Philip
pines. The excellent company under
the captalnship of W. H. Heating,
left on the one o'clock passenger for
Des Moines. where they camped in
the capitol city until June 2, when
they departed for San Francisco en-
route to the Philippines to do gallant
service for the stars and stripes.
In celebration of the event a number
of Philippine veterans went to Des
Moines today to attend the ceremon.
les of placing the four regiment flags
which saw service during the Span
ish American war in the big glass cas-
es at the State Capitol along with the
flags Of the Iowa regiments in the
civil war. 1t will be a big event at
Des Moines and Iowa volunteers who
saw service in the late war will be
in Des Moines in attendance at the
ceremonies, Those who went from
this city were Captain w. H. Heating,
Seargent Jesse Ellsworth, Musician
Harry Carbon and owen Jones.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
RECEIVER is ASKED.
EddyviIle Property Valued at $4,000
Involved in Court.

Ottumwa, April 25.-The Eddyville
water works system, the opera house
and two business houses of that city
may be placed in the hands OF re-
ceiver. Yesterday afternoon, late,
Attorney ellis of counsel for Mary
Wroughton. w. f. Leonard and Emma
Giles filed petition for a receivership
in the Eddyville property left by the
late Mary s, Legett to her daughter,
Ida B. Rowe. and son-in.law, L. A.
Rowe. by deed and bill of sale, which
left the plaintiffs without a share of
the estate.
Last fall in the district court the
plaintiffs succeeded In having the
deeds and bill of sale set aside and as
the property is still In the hands of
the defendants receiver is asked to
be appointed to conserve the interests
of all parties In the estate. possibly
of d value Of $4,000 or more.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
MYSTERY OF A WAIT
THE REPORTED DEATH OF AN
oTTuMWA GIRL RECALLS
STRANGE STORY.

Ottumwa, Ia, April 25-The rumor.
ed death at Chico, Cal, of Mrs. Mary
Fisher Let's, an Ottumwa young wo-
man. lends added mystery to life
that has ever been puzzle here. The
woman came to Ottumwa over twenty
years ago as a waif, with a carload of
other little ones. She was then two
years old. a sweet-faced youngster.
She was adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
G. Fisher, of this place, and raised to
young womanhood. No one ever knew
the secret of her life She grew to
womanhood just as her foster father
died. Mrs. Usher and the adopted
daughter then travelled in the west
until they became estranged in a way
that only added to the mystery Of the
girl. The latter finally became EN-
ployed in Des Moines, but an accident
to her foster mother brought her home,
where she nursed the old woman to
health. In the meantime Miss Fisher
announced that she was soon to be
married. 1t was claimed she was en-
gagged to young man of Fairfield, at
that time a post Office inspector at
Enid Okla, but the marriage never
took place. Later rumor coupled Miss
Fishers name with that of Des
Moines drug salesman, but he prompt
ly denied this. Several months ago the
girl went to California, telling an in
innate friend that her trip there was
for the purpose of securing divorce
from a man to whom she was already
married, so that she could get mar
ried again. Nothing was heard from
her until the notice of her death the
other day. A letter contained the in
formation that Mrs. Let's had died,
that she was the widow of the late
Stratford Let's, OF San Francisco, and
that she was survived by baby
daughter.
There seems to be no solution to the
mystery that has constantly deepened
about the waif of twenty years ago.
And now, only yesterday, telegram
was received by Mrs. Fisher from her
adopted daughter, which reads as fol.
lows: Mrs Let's alive. Letter will
follow explaining. Drop matter imme-
diately at your end" Her relatives in
Ottumwa and authorities at Chico are
unable to explain the young woman's
mysterious actions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
BAT Tie FLAGS ARE
GIVEN TO STATE
sP AM s H-AMERicAN TROPHIES
TURNED OVER TODAY.
cUMMINs sLIGHTs SOLDIERS
Not Present At the Ceremonies, But
Delegates Garst To Receive
Them While He Continues
His Campaign.

Des Molnes. Ia. April 25-Twelye
battle flags and guidons of Iowa regi-
ments and independent companies
American war. were turned over to
the state with impressive ceremonies
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon, but Cover
nor A. b. Cummins did not care
enough for the soldiers of these organ
izations who were here 500 strong, or
their 200 dead comrades In southern
camps, Cuba and the Philippines, to
carry out his part of the program and
be on hand to receive the flags in the
name of the state. He delegated Lieu
tenant Governor Garst to receive the
flags while he continued his canvass
for Senator Allson's seat
AS a result OF this slight, the Span
lsh War veterans and the veterans of
the Civil War who were present at
the exercises, we're furious and il Is
probable that the local camps and
posts of both organizations all over
the state will pass resolutions con
demning the governor for this slight.
"Heh lHe olst iowa returned from
the Philippines seven years ago, Gov
ernor Shaw did not originally intend
to officially receive them. but his wise
friends induced him to meet the regi-
ment at Council Bluffs and welcome
them home. The incident today was
OF even more Importance. for 1t was
a semi-religious ceremony in which
the commanding officer of each old
Organization which covered Iowa with
credit during the war, deposited the
flags of his command in the steel
cases provided for them. with appro-
pirate remarks
This evening there will be dinner
and camp fire attended by all the vet
Grams in the city. ar the Slavery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
WAS NOT SUFFICIENT
MULE TRACKS EVIDENCE DID
NOT CONVICT kEoKuk
COUNTY MAN.

Sigourney. Ia. April 25.--In the
case of the State VS.. Ed Kirkoye, the
defendant was found not guilty yes
terday afternoon, following the In
structions OF the court to the jury.
The defendant was accused OF
burning the dwelling house of Mary
y. Wheeler on the night of January q,
1908. The testimony introduced by
the state consisted entirely of circum-
stantial evidence. The state claimed
and it was not denied by the defense,
that the defendant had been at the
place where the fire occurred on the
evening before, driving a mule team;
that he saw light in the house but
that there was no one in the house
and he drove away Mrs. Wheeler
was not in the actual occupancy of
the premises, but that the house was
partially occupied by another party.
1t was claimed by the state that dur.
ing the night the defendant drove to
a vacant field tied his team and
walked across an adjoining field to
where the house was and set fire to
1t. That after setting fire TO the
house he walked back to his team,
drove towards his home about 8 miles
west. The only facts that the state
showed that the defendant had been
In the vacant field during the night,
was that the mules which he drove
had on No. shoes and that the mule
tracks in the field were the same as
those which We're found in the road
near the house where he had been
the evening before the fire.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
lns and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Willie Ringo spent EasterJ Sunday
with friends in ottumwa: ~,
A rimor has 1t that work will not
begin in the mines at Buxton until
about June 1st.
The Misses Anna and Edna Jones
spent Easter Sunday with their sis
ter, Miss Jessie. in Washington.
Rev. Eugene Allen. Of the Central
NJ. L. church, will preach the Sacra-
mental sermon at the A. NJ. E. church
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
Buxton was wen represented in the
city last week, Quite number We're
here as witnesses before the grand
jury, some came over to the dance.
others were here to witness the ball
game that was scheduled for Satur.
day, while Others were shopping and
visiting.
A supper and social was given at
the A. NJ. e. church Thursday even.
ing under the management of the
Presiding Elder Committee. The OBJ
iect was to raise funds to apply on Ell
der Phillips salary and the ladies
were rewarded with a good patronage
and substantial addition to their
treasury.
Sunday will be quarterly meeting
day at the A. NJ. L. church. Presiding
Elder l.. j. Phillips will have charge
OF the services during the day and will
preach in the morning and evening.
Rev. Eugene Allen of the Central NJ
h, church, will preach in the after
noon at O'Clock and win assist Elder
Phillips in the SacramentaI services.
Rev. Allen is an able speaker and II
will be a rare treat to hear him.
Monday, April 20, was Roscoe Jones
birthday,he on that date having reach
ed the interesting age OF twenty years.
He celebrated the event in the evening
by inviting a large number of his
young lady and gentlemen friends to
spend the evening with him a. the
home of his parents on North Fifth
street. Nearly every one accepted,
and the evening was made enjoyable
with music, games and jolly, good
humored fun such as a healthy crowd
of young people know so we'll how to
think up and carry out. Refreshing
beverages and dainty lap supper
were served. The young man was
the recipient of several presents.
among which was handsome signet
ring from his mother, which was pre-
sented to him in a neat little speech
by Oscar Roper
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
TO BREAK THE Strike
IOWA CENTRAL RAILWAY I'M
PORTS FIFTY MAcHiNiSTs
FROM CHICAGO.

Marshalltown, Ia, April 25.-Fifty
strike breakers were unloaded yester.
day afternoon from a special car and
hurried to the Iowa Central shops to
take the place of the machinists and
helpers who dropped their tools sew
eral days ago on the final refusal of
the company to continue the old scale
of wages. The men came from Chi
cago over the Northwestern railroad
and their coming is likely to extend
the strike to the boilermakers, black
smiths and car men. who are still at
work.
In charge of f. l.. Colwell, of Mime
apolis, head of the secret service de-
partment of the Minneapolis & St.
Louis and Iowa Central. five men ar
rived from Minneapolis last night and
went on duty patrolling the company's
property. ..r -..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
TEXAS FLOOD LOSS
REACHES MILLIONS
COLORADO AND sRAzos RIVERS
ARE RAGING TORRENTS.
TWO TOWNS ARE SWEPT AWAY
Hundreds of Persons Homeless and
Destitute--Enormous Live Stock %
Loss--3oo Bridges
Are Out.

Austin, Tex, April 25.--The food of
unprecedented volume is sweeping
down the valleys of the Colorado and
Brazos rivers towards the gulf, leay-
ing the destruction of millions of dol
lars worth of growing crops and other
property in It's wake. This is particu.
larly true of the Colorado river,w which
is the higher of the two streams, and
has an overflow which covers vast
|expanse of rich valley lands for dis.
lance of 400 miles, and which will
bring still greater ruin 10 the 200
mile stretch of bottC m land, which
the inevitable inundation has not yet
reached. The Colorado at Austin
reached the highest stage in its his
tory. 1t Is a foot higher than the rec.
ord made by the great food of 1900.
Great Loss Of Live Stock.
Word was received today from
points In its upper waters that tor.
rental rains are again falling and
that the tributary streams are on an
other big rise. Notwithstanding the
warning which the government SER
vice issued, many farmers and ranch
men were unable to remove their live
stock from the valleys. Hundreds of
head of cattle and horses have been
drowned. Tom Morris, who has a
ranch twenty miles above Austin, re.
ports loss of 600 cattle. The cattle
losses along the, Brazos river between
Hearne and Bryan are said to aggre.
gate nearly 1000 head. Several thous-
and head of hogs were drowned on
farms below here.
Huts of many negro families have
been already swept away and more
disaster of this kind will take place
when the food reaches the lower val
leys in the sugar growing region
Fears are entertained that great de-
struction of property belonging to the
state penitentiary system may result
Several Towns Under Water.
The high waters of the tributary
streams of the Brazos and Colorado
rivers have destroyed 300 bridges.
Many of these were small structures
and can be replaced at a cost of a
few hundred dollars each, but some
of them cost as much as 100000. 1t
Is conseryatively estimated that the
losses from the destruction of the
county and railroad bridges alone
throughout the state will aggregate
not less than $4,000, 900.
Advices received this afternoon say
the flood in the Bosque river destroyed
all houses in the towns of Salem and
Altman and many In Hico, and that
hundreds of people of these places
had to wade and swim through water
to higher ground. The homeless ones
are in destitute condition, and appeals
for help have been issued. The stu,
alton at Brentwood, where more than
300 houses are under water and the
town is cut off from communication
with the outside world except by boat
has been relieved temporarily by The
arrival of supplies of food.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
ROBT. DOAK'SLETTERS
Interesting Description Of People
g. And Places.
San Diego, Cal, April Is.

san Diego, CAL, April Is.
Dear Herald: Before taking my de-
parture from San Diego will have to
drop you few lines concerning the
fleet celebration and of the many Os.
kaloosa people who took occasion to
see the arrival of the great Atlantic
fleet on the Pacific coast. Charles HUI
Der and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Slade, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sheppard,
Frank Loring, Mrs. Alice Bennett, Mrs.
Stella Whitmore and Miss Clara Sun
derland We're all guests at the Omer
G. Smith, former Oskaloosans, home
in San Diego. They all enjoyed an
old fashioned picnic on the beach at
La Joi.a, and when returning attend
ed the fleet celebration. Howard
Johnson, of Whittier, was here and !
piloted him to the Omer c. Smith
home. After an absence of twenty
years they failed to recognize him I'M
til | told them who he was. Huber
Slade and johnson were the only ones
of the party visiting San Diego whom
met
On the morning of the 14th a mum.
Der from San Diego and / proceeded
to Point Iona, near fne Light House,
and with large field glass viewed
the fleet from ten o'clock until 1t cast
anchor thirteen minutes before 100
p. m. The sight was grand, the like
| never expect to see again. On the
14th and 18th there were 100000 visi-
tors in the city, and she did herself
real credit for the way in which sne
cared for them. There were no acct.
dents and the program was so minute
ly arranged everything worked like
clock work 5000 sailors from aboard
the ships were in the parade, 200 sol.
diers from Fort Rosecrans, the state
militia, the G. A. r. Posts and other
orders swelled the parade and made
1t the red letter day for San Diego.
John Byers, Jr., from off the Alaba-
ma, received ms discharge on his ar
rival here, and having my address he
easily found me and | divided my
bed with him for two nights and then
bought ticket for San Francisco. He
was looking well and tipped the scales
at 203 pounds.
Bruce Griggs was ashore and took
part in the parade. met him and
talked with him for a few minutes.
He was LOOKING wen and the picture
Of health. told him would visit the
the next day and come
aboard the Alabama, but the guy who
took me over would put me aboard
none but the Connecticut.
The grandeur of the city decorated
with flags, bunting, electric lights of
every contrived shape, is more than
can be described on paper. when
It was lighted at night, the warships
outlined by electric lights, the search
lights throwing their rays on the city
parks more than three miles away,
surely was grand sight, and the
10000 people had no trouble to find
The way to their homes.
Goodbye to San Diego-my next
from Redlands.
RoBT. DoAK.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
COAL TRADE [ REVIEW
CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS A.
POINTED OUT BY LEADING
TRADE JOURNAL

Chicago, April 25.-The Black Dia
mond today says:
1.-THE lack of orders both for spot
shipment and on contract is the one
thing bothering the general coal trade
today Labor disputes have either
been settled or are in a fair way to
be settled and there Is no likelihood
that any mine suspension of conse
quence will be seen after the first OF
May. Business, however, is SO dull
that the mine operators are hardly
on much larger scale than would
have been the case If several of the
labor conferences had failed at def,
mite issue, and if the mines had been
closed for another thirty days.
Gas might naturally be supposed
following suspension of three weeks
in at least ten different states, the de.
mand for coal has shown some i'm
provement. If this had not been the
case the phenomenon would have been
without precedent.
Iowa began to produce coal this
last week on a limited scale, but It's
market also Is limited. The anthra
cite mines are in a more favorable
position, because the sales are reas
onably heavy at April circular and be-
cause the companies expect to emass
enormous stocks this year, anticipat
ing labor difficulties at the end OF
March, 1909. The whole market is
far from satisfactory and will be un'
til general business conditions show
an improvement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-30
PYTHIAN sisTE RS.
Big District Convention Held In Grin.
nell Friday.

Mrs. s. b. Jones and Mrs. Frank
Christie returned today from Grinnell
where they attended the annual con-
vention of the Sixth District Pythian
Sisters, the former as delegate from
the local order and the latter as Wis.
itor Mrs. Matte Johnson, of Knox.
Vile, who is well known in this city,
was the presiding officer and the con.
yention was conceded to be the best
ever held in the district, in spite OF
the unfavorable weather. The ladies
report most delightful trip.
About 300 delegates were present
from 16 counties. Many prominent
sisters were there. among them the
past grand chief, Mrs. Palmer of Des
Monies; the grand chief. Mrs. Johnson
OF Boone; grand senior. Mrs. Lichite,
and district deputy grand chief, Matte
Johnson of Knoxville.