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The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
DELINQUENT TAX LIST
Over Eight Thousand Dollars Re-
mains Unpaid.

The total amount of taxes due the
county according to the treasurer
delinquent tax book for the year 1905
lis $S,4S2.10. awhile this may seem
to be a large amount to remain un
collected in one year, yet those who
are familiar with the tax business
understand that the greater per cent
of this amount will never and car
never be collected, while the remainder
will be collected in small amounts in
years to come. County Treasurer
George Thompson has during his term
of Office collected back taxes as
much as twenty-five years old, so it
can be seen that all of the amount
shown on the delinquent tax book is
not a loss to%the county The sum
shown in the delinquent list in,
cludes the treasurer's assessments
made upon the request of the tax
ferrets, most of which will never be
collected. A comparison of the de.
linquent list with those of former
years will show that the tax collec.
tons have been kept up remarkably
we'll in spite of there being over eight
thousand dollars in delinquent taxes
due for the year 1908. In 1903 the
delinquent tax book showed a total
of $10,49O.O7 due the county, and in
1905 it showed a total of $lO,O2665.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
WAS DUE TO ACCIDENT
So Says Coronsr'S Jury Over Death
.. of Tom Connors. pc

An inquest was held this morning
over the remains of Thomas Z. Con.
3 ners, of Nashville, Tenn, the young
Iowa Central fireman who was killed
while firing the engine on extra
freight No. 81, south bound, in charge
of Conductor Albert e. Holland, early
Thursday evening. The evidence
shows that the death was purely ac'
cidental
The members of the engine and
train crew, Engineer Cal Marshall,
Head. Brakeman. Fred Trico. Rear
Brakeman X. M! Burnett and Conduc.
tor a. E. Holland, were witnesses on
the stand. The verdict follows:
1--we, the jury, find that Thomas e.
2 Corners, the deceased, came to his
death at O'Clock p. m. Thursday
Jan. 2S, 1909, one and one-half miles
northwest of EddyYille, while in the
employ of the Iowa Central as fire
man on extra No. 81, south bound.
We also find that the train was run
ming twenty-five miles an hour at the
time the accident occurred, that the
track was in good condition, no defects
in the engine and equipment and that
in some manner unknown the deceas'
ed fell from the gangway. striking
his head on the ties, and that death
was purely accidental"
(Signed) ]. c. Masteller, c. Wood.
ruff and A. Baker.
To Be Taken to Nashville.
Undertaken McCurdy received a
telegram this morning from the de-
ceased mans brother, P. M. Corners,
of Nashville, Tenn, asking that the
body be shipped to Nashville. The
local lodge OF Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Engineers are at
tending to the local end of the mat.
ter and the body will be sent Monday
to Nashville. A member of the local
lodge will accompany the remains in
respect to the deceased, who was a
member In good standing of the order.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
QUEER PREDICAMENT
CAUSE OF ALARM
SEARCH WAS KEPT UP ALL NIGHT
FOR MISSING MAN.
BUT R. G. DAvEY IS ALL RIGHT
His Train Did Not Stop at Beacon
And He Was Unable to Let
Friends Know Of His
Whereabouts.

The disappearance of r. G. Davey,
the shoemaker who runs a repair
shop at No. 216 ..lgh avenue West
was the cause of sleepless night
for the inmates of his home, and much
searching and fruitless work on the
part of the police, his neighbors and
townspeople. An all night search
for the man failed to reveal his pres
ence and this morning when he did
not appear at his home or his shop
much apprehension was felt by both
police and his family. Belief was ex
pressed that he had persisted in the
storm.
Mr.. Davey resides in Beacon. When
the weather is fair he generally
walks to and from his home, being
y active and strong. The interurban
gar between Oskaloosa and Beacon
was not operated last evening on ac,
count of, the storm and those who
were concerned over the safety of the
man supposed, that he had started to
walk to Beacon. When he did not
arrive at his home word was sent to
Oskaloosa asking investigation. The
police made the rounds of the hotels
and lodging housse without result, but
some one was found who had seen
the old man looking for a car. He
had declared his intention of going
home, car or no car. The road and
the tracks between Oskaloosa and
Beacon were searched during the
night and everyone with a telephone
along the roads was called up, but
the old fellow could not be found.
Relatives and friends were organic
ing systematic search for the lost
man this morning. He had not APP
pcared at nine o'clock and the fear
that he had attempted to get home
afoot through the storm and had per-
isheG was increasing. About this
time message arrived from Ottum-
wa stating that the man was safe at
that place. Learning that the interur-
bar car would not run he hurried IoI
the Rock Island to catch the passen-
ger home. >, For some reason the train
did not stop at the Beacon station and
the old man was carried by his home
to 0ttumwa. He could not commune
cate with ibis home by phone, u, nor
was he able to let Oskaloosa, friends
know of his predicament until late
this morning. ..'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
SMOKE STACK DOWN.

One of the smoke stocks of the
power plant of the Oskaloosa Artificial
Ice Company was blown down in the
high wind of Friday. The falling of
the first stack threatened to pull down
the second one, as it fell across the
guy wires by which the one. was an,
chored. Prompt work on part of en-
ployes at the place saved the second
chimney. They loosened the wires
and relieved the second stack from
the strain of it's fallen mate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
NAMED BY GOV. CARROLL.
Delegates to Tariff conference Are
Announced.

Des MOines, Jan. 30.-Gov Carroll
has appointed eleven delegates to at.
tend the national conference to bs
held at Indianapolis on Feb. l6, which
has been called to discuss the tariff
question. .",
The delegates consist OF one from
each congressional district, and are
as follows: r. S. Gates, First dis
trict; Martin j. Wade, Second district;
George Lichty, Third district; j. H..
Trewin, Fifth district; Sam Mahon.
Sixth district; James G. Berryhiil.
Seventh district; J. c, Long, Eighth
district; Lew Genung, Ninth district:
Warren Garst, Tenth district; A. B.
Funk, Eleventh district.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
TAKE EXAMINA TIONS
Many Teachers Try For Uniform
Certificates.

Friday was the last day for the
uniform county teachers certificates
which have been given by County
Superintendent of Schools Chas. H.
Young. A few are writing today to
renew their second grade certificates.
The total number who wrote exam
nations this month was not as large
as it would have been had the weather
been more favorable for those living
at a distance to drive to the city. The
complete list of those who handed in
papers for the regular January exam
nations and their post Office address
follows:
Everist-Jessie Maye Davis.
Lacey-Mrs. Russia C. Hite, Lille
Dewitt, Vcda Natter.
Eidyville-Alice Gallagher.
Fremont - Bert Robbins, Bessie
Wright, Nellie Phillips.
Oskaloosa-RuIh Shoemaker, Evelyn
Evans, Bessie Anne Brown, Laura
Gibbons, Lorena Fayette Moore,
Madge Lotspeich, Arthur E. Brown,
Mary E. Mcclure, Myrtle Chapman.
Rose Hill-Emma Wymore, Huldah
Wymore, Howard Allgood.
What Cheer-Jesse Reynolds, Eli
sha Dale Sampson.
Beacon-Ayis Thelma White, Edith
Pearl Hook, Lillian Jones, Anna
Bucknell.
Evans-Ida G. Cox.
Pella-Cora WINNER, Gretta Van
der Haar, Iva WINNER.
Leighton-Hattie Veenstra.
New Sharon-Lizzie Critchlow.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
Storm Was Binding.

Storm Was Binding.
Numerous accidents were narrowly
avoided on the street during the day
in the binding storm. Signs were
dislodged in several instances and pc
destrians narrowly escaped being
struck by them as they fell to the
sidewalk. People could keep their
feet only with greatest difficulty along
the icy walks and the wind was so
strong that without secure footing pCO-
| pie were blown off the sidewalks into
the streets almost like so much debris.
Entrance to the court house was diff
cult and many people attempting to
Negotiate the iCC-covered steps were
blown aside like paper. Many people
fell upon the icy walks. The Baldauf
corner was as good as a vaudeville
when the noon hour arrived. Many
persons measured their length on the
sidewalk to the amusement of specta-
tors.
GrOcers and market men made as
few deliveries of goods about town as
was necessary. Horses would not
face the storm, but would turn their
backs resolutely on the iCe-hlled al
mosphere, One delivery horse re-
fused three different times TO proceed
farther on trip to the northeast part
of the city. He turned around with
head from the storm until he was suffi-
ciently rested to make another at
ltpmnt In faro tha wind
Herald Boys Are Brave.
The Daily Herald was issued as ear.
ly as possible in the afternoon and the
carrier boys went brayely at the work
of delivering the papers. 1t was noted
that the smaller boys were more will
ing to brave the elements than the
larger ones, but everyone made the
attempt. If any subscribers failed to
get their paper it was due to the wind
and snow and not to the negligence of
the boys, for so far as known every
paper was left at the regular places
The boys deserve much credit for the
work done under the ADVERSE condi-
tions. -,
Collision On Car Line.
\ A head.end collision occurred on the
line OF the Oskaloosa and Beacon In
terurban Railway Interurban Car No
IA and the sweeping car" came to-
gether near the Junction of the Inter
urban and the city lines at the inter-
section of High avenue and ii street.
The motormen were unable TO see
each other on account OF the binding
storm that prevailed at the time, until
they were close upon each other. They
were then unable to control their cars
and crashed together. Motorman
Charles Walker received terrific
hump on the head, the result Of the
crash and passengers on the inter-
urban car received severe shaking
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
SITE FOR ALLISON STATUE.

Bill introduced in the Senate by Sen.
...... ator Cummins.
Washington, D. c., Jan. Ex-senator
|Cummins today introduced a resolu-
ton to appropriate $4,000 for site
and foundation pedestal for a bronze
statue of Senator Allison, to be erect
I'd in Washington. The statue is to
be provided by the Iowa Society of
New York, .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
Ytllnooln,s Anniversary.

The program prepared by the G. A.
r. for the commemoration of the Tooth
anniversary of the birth of ABB aham
Lincoln on Feb. 18th is excellent. The
churches have been asked to have
special services in honor of the event
one week from tomorrow.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
MUDDY WATER RESULTS.

A Broken Connection Has Made Direct
Pumping Necessary.
The breaking of connection at the
pumping station of the Oskaloosa Wat.
Ter Company last evening compelled
the use of water from the river intake.
The rains Of Thursday resulted in a
two.foot raise in the river and the
water was greatly discolored and unfit
for use. The muddy condition of the
water, following the fire alarm of Fri
day evening gave the impression that
a bad fire had occurred, and the ex-
plantations asked made business for
the telephone Offices, the fire depart
ment and the Water Company office.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
Welcome Mrs. Evans.

Des Moines society women are plan.
ming great reception for Mrs. Rob
ley d. Evans, who will visit that city
February II. when her husband
Fighting Bob Evans win deliver q
lecture.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
The vaIentlne Trade.

The valentine trade has already
started and although st. Valentines
day falls this year on Sunday. two
weeks from yesterday, the present IN
dleations are that the sale OF the
cheap and elaborate creations alike
win be very large,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
The Realty Market.

The realty market is rather quiet
just now, but it is understood that a
large number of deals are ready to be
closed on the opening of spring.
March FIRST will likely be about the
bnsiest season in the county recor
der's once.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
Are You This Man?

We looking for just ONE big. broad euaged man
of business ability in this county special
representative, to look after and
to add new ones.
pleasant employment at profitable which will be paid every
week. But must have real worker who knows how
work and who likes work because doing beneng
SELF If this kind ola write complete details
which will open the way bigger business you
Address your letter to the Sales Manager Of
STARK BROS NURSERIES & ORCHARDS co.
Louisiana Missouri u. s. A.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04
TOM cox DEAD.
Well Known Resident Of PeIIa Passe:
Awav

Pella, Ia, Jan. 30.-Tom Cox, over
sixty years of age, an old-time tclc,
grapher for the Rock Island railroad,
now retired. and brother of Murray
Cox, who has been the local agent OF
the Rock Island for probably thirty
years, died Unexpectedly here at noon
Friday. Funeral will be held Sunday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04

but no one was severely hurt. Some
little damage to cars resulted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04

Iowa Central from the north, No. 2,
due here at 500 p. NJ, did not arrive
until 1910 a. M,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-04

The train from Des Moines due in
0skaloosa via the Rock Island Friday
evening was abandoned, as was also
the Burlington train due to leave go
ing east at 500 in the evening The
Rock island train from Dayenport,No.
4s, due here at p. mo arrived at
$40 and left this morning, going east,
with double header. Tho passenger
from Des Moines due here at 2:50 Fri
day afternoon arrived at $40 and the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

amendment to the federal cOnstitu-
ton shall be submitted to the legis-
latures of the states, rather than to
state conventions receiving their
mandate directly from the people,
the senate resolution makes it pos
sihle not merely for twelve legisla-
lures to defeat the amendment, hut
for the halves of twelve legislatures
to defeat it, This is IA point that
has not been sufficiently emphasized.
Every American legislature has two
branches, coordinate in action and
equal in power. Each branch may
exercise Il veto upon the other. To
consequently in any state it will be
necessary only to defeat it IN the up
per chamber, which is usually the
more conservative body and the
more responsive to the desires and
interests of wealth.
"This consideration gives fresh
precision To the problem Of securing
ratification by the necessary num-
Der of states. II is manifest that n
biennial Legislature, in which a
small minority of the total member
ship of both branches could prevent
affirmative action simply by con-
trolling n small-size senate, presents
difficulties that would wholly disap-
pear If the question were submitted
to a state convention. Connecticut
has u small senate-thirty- five mem
bers; Rhode Islands senate has
thirty-eight members; New Hamp.
shire's has but twenty-four. Thir-
teen men In New Hampshire can
defeat the income tax amendment,
twenty in Rhode Island and eigh-
teen in Connecticut. And by what
influences have these bodies usually
been dominated in the past? 1t is
not difficult to count up nine other
legislatures whose senates might
easily decline to take affirmative
action. THE Commoner.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

Of ratification may be proposed by
the congress; provided, that no
amendment which may be made
prior To the year one thousand eight
hundred and eight shall in any man
nrr affect the first and fourth clauses
in the ninth section of the first ar
ticle; and that no state, without its
consent, shall be deprived oi its
equal suffrage in the senate.
Tn" Washington correspondent for
the Chicago Record Herald recently
said:
Senators and other students OF
politics and economics at the ma.
tional capital have been giving at
tention to the field of campaign that
soon will be opened and il must he
confessed that the most enthusiastic
advocates of an income tax ar" not
intoxicated by hope. Getting down
to cold figures they can not at this
time see IA safe majority for the
adoption Of the amendment that only
awaits formal action by the House
OF Representatives to come before
the state legislatures. 70 secure
ratification the amendment must
carry thirty-fve states. Twelve
states rejecting it will kill it. BY
not acting either afllrmatively or
negatively few states may prevent
the necessary three-fourths ma
jority."
1t will he seen, therefore, that the
fight for the income tax has only be-
gun. The subject should, therefore,
be studied by ever citizen. 1t would
be well If, in every precinct in the
United States, men and women
should congregate for the purpose
of informing themselves upon this
important topic.
The Springfield Mass Republic
can gives a timely hint when it
says:
"In providing that the sixteenth
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

The white arlstocracy of Spring.
field, H., are mp in arms because
the Park Commission permitted
the use of the Casino of Washing.
ton Park to a swell negro ball
given in honor of the officers of a
negro regiment of militia, aud talk
of bOycOtting this fashionable hall
since it has been polluted 10y a
negro dance. Too bad, isn't it,
for Springfeld's exclusive Set7
But northern people will iusist on
discredlting the South for drawing
the color line so sharply
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
ORGANIZE FOR THE INCOME TAX

lnquestionably majority Of the
Democratic and Republican parties
favor the income tax. If proof on
this point were necessary it il found
in Tia" fact that IA Republican Con-
grcss has been forced by public sen
timent 10 submit an income tax
amendment. 1t Is no secret, how.
ever, that the Republican leaders
who reluctantly yielded to this
necessity expect that the proposed
amendment will fail by reason of
not having IL sufficient number of
states.
The clause in the federal cunsti-
tuition providing for the method OF
amendment is as follows:
1.-THE congress, whenever two.
thirds of both houses shall deem IL
necessary, shall propose amend
ments to this constitution or, on the
application of the legislatures OF two.
thirds of the several states, shall
call convention for proposing
amendments, which in either case,
shall be valid to all intents and pur-
poses, as part of this constitution,
when ratified by the legislatures of
three-fourths Of the several states,
or by conventions of three-fourths
thereof, as the one or the other mode
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
HADLI:N : LITTLENESS.

Just before the recent municipal
election in Kansas city, Governor
Hadley wrote the Election Com
miGsioners OF that city, demanding
that certain Democratic judges and
clerks of election he discharged for
the reason that they were unfit to
serve rs Judges and clerks of cleo
rIOu because their names were not
found IN the last city directory.
Ii seems, however, that the Gov.
errors zeal in this direction was
more partisan than rcsOrmatOry, as
Judge Mike Ross, chairman of the
Kansas City Democratic Central
Committee, has since proven. lie
did little subsequent scanning of
the Republican judges and clerks
of election, and indicted n letter to
Governor Hadley. IN which he
says:
Dear Sir--rnor" appeared in the
press Of this city, Sunday morning,
July II, "A letter from you, addressed
to the Election commissioners of
Kansas City. This letter contained
the names Of certain Democratic
Judges and clerks to whom you OBJ
jected. Surely you were not limit
ing your investigation to Demo
Gratis? In the letter referred to, you
demanded that certain officials,
named by you, be discharged for
the reason that they were unfit to
serve as judges and clerks of cleo
ton because their names were not
found in the last city directory.
Your letter was well timed. The
election occurred two days later. 1t
was a fitting climax to a continuous,
slanderous and malicious attack by
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

President Taft has given the
Tariff Conference Committee hints
enough a. to what he would like
to have 1t do, but is too diplomatic
or whatever one might call it 10
come out square tord and tell the
committee that unless the tariff
hlll shows a practical revision
downward, AS he interpreted the
party platform in the last cam
paIgn, he will not sign it. But
AldrIch and Payne seem to think
that he will sign the bill. no matter
bow it finally shapes ny. and near
ly everybody else appears to think
the same.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

Southeast Missouri is coming to
the front in having literary people
in that section. Paul Hcnrichs of
Poplar Bluff has just completed a
novel, "A Fleeing Soul, " for which
he received 81 900.
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
FOR SALE.

A bay Wilkes mare, 1917 hands
sired by Wilkesmont, he by fremont,
he by Belmont. Dam of my mare,
Amelia s., by Young Bashaw, by
Green's Bashaw. Would trade for
u well broken and gentle combina-
ton horse.
EDWARD ROBB,
Perryville, Mo.
Evening journal., 1909-07-23
FAvoRs FOR LUNCHEON OR DINNER TABLE.

feRtoons Of tiny red hearts. and the
gifts with which IT is filled are TO be
drawn out by means of ribbons pass
ing through the sides.
A clever young woman about TO en-
list IN the army of rnatrons had sus-
pended over her dinner table a large
bomb shaped decoration made OF
snowbalis From II white ribbons
We're attached TO the plate OF each
guest. when the table was being
cleared for dessert each person was
asked 10 pun a ribbon. The bomb
burst scattering rice and small en-
velopes, which on being opened were
found to contain the announcement in
the shape of limerick.
There are charming decorations for
the table OF the prospective bride.
Candle shades in a fiaring design. COW
cred with dainty rose patterned Gre
tonne paper are edged with silver
bead fringe. cup for serving ices
rests in the heart of white Grape
rose. Two styles Of place cards are
shown. one represents a bridal slipper
covered with white Grape paper and