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The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
Suits that fit better than
the ordinary kind. 49,
2 WALTONS.
SOME CHURCH NOTES.
Great Activity in the Rose Hill
Neighborhood.

The special revival meetings at
Spring Valley have been postponed nu,
til Monday, Jan. IS. Rev. Cummins of
Kilduff win be with us to assist in the
services.
The NJ. f. Sunday school have elect
ed the following officers for the year:
.. r. Busby, Supt.; Glenn Natherstead,
Asst. Supt.; Ethel Lester, Sec'y; Flor
ence Wharton, Treas; Lois Busby, Or.
ganist; Marie Beatty, Asst. Organist,
All the teachers were reelected except
the one for the Glover Club class, and
Mrs. Busby and Mrs. Tharp Will act
as assistants for the present The
school made splendid report for the
year
The NJ. 2. Dominic reports the find-
Ing OF a quarter OF beef hanging in
the summer kitchen Saturday evening
upon returning from Newton. where
he has been helping with revival on
the Newton circuit. *s~s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
sTATE DRAINAGE MEETING.

The next annual meeting of the Iowa
State Drainage Association will be
held in Fort Dodge, February 16 and
II, 1909. Secretary w. Il. Stevenson
of Ames, has arranged strong pro
gram and many very interesting
drainage problems will be discussed
by able speakers.
There will be at least three notable
features on the program which nc
one who is interested IN drainage can
afford to miss. The first is an open
discussion on the presen. status OF
drainage commission AMI the third
an address by professor. Al Marston
Dean of the Iowa State College III
Engineering, on the results of his re,
cent Investigations on the durability OF
clay and cement tile. These features
and other addresses AID discussions
on up-to-date drainage problems give
promise that the Fort Dodge meeting
win be the most largely attended in
the history Of the State Drainage As
sociation.
Further Information may be Sc
cured by addressing the secretary.
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mar. sHlELps COMING.

The Y. M. c. A. have secured Hon.
G. o. Shields, of New York City, edi'
tor of Shields Magazine, for an illus
trated lecture on big Game on its
National Ranges and Rocky Mountain
snow Slides January IS, at S:l5
O'Clock, at the Y. NJ. C. A. auditorium.
Mr.. Shields is well known author,
naturalist, hunter and live game pho.
tographer and his many books have
been published under his nom de
plume of ''Coquina.r He is the presi.
dent OF the League of American
Sportsmen, the great organization
which SO heartily co-operated with all
the lovers Of birds and other wild life
In pressing the passage of the Lacey
Act" In Congress.
Major Lacey and Mr.. Shields have
worked heartily together for many
years in securing legislation for the
conservation OF our natural resources
and particularly to save our American
birds and game from extinction. The
National League held its last meeting
In October at Lawton, okla, and visit
ed the Wichita Reserve, which was
set apart as forest and game pre-
serve through a bill introduced by Mr..
Lacey in the 5sth Congress.
Mr.. shields was an Iowa soldier and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
NAMES OF TOWNS.

Knoxville Express: Oskaloosa is a
little sore because outsiders--es special.
~ people in the effete east, who know
fun of her name. 0ska-
loosa is not wise Names should be
odd, bizarre, distinctive, peculiar, and
have sharp corners and cutting edges.
The natural tendency is to rub chem
all smooth like old coins finally, so
why not enjoy the pristine bloom and
sharpness while we may2 1t is a
hobby of The Express that every Hol-
lander should jealously guard the orig
inal spelling and manner OF writing
his name, and not try to Americanize
lit by changing it's spelling or making
This double-prefix surname into one
word-and so of all other nationalities.
Such names show and viii continue to
show their bearers derivation. And
the Indian names, like Oskaloosa, Ma
haska, Osceola, Tuscaloosa, Keokuk,
Algona, ottumwa, Oshkosh, Kalama-
zoo, Chicago, ETC., are far ahead of the
commonplace plan of affixing an easy
name to each new town. They smack
Iof the soil and its aboriginal inhabit-
ants, while our present system smacks
'of nothing unless it be snobbery. For
instance, take the towns in this coun-
ty: Can anything be more hopelessly
commonplace or lacking in invention
and distinctiveness than to pick out a
man named Knox and name a town
KNOXVILLE i'll his honor? Pleasantville
is about as bad, as that village looks
no more pleasant than plenty of 9TH
ers. Antiquity furnished Pella, Attica
and Otley, without any special reason.
Dallas, Columbia, Gosport, Marysyille,
Hamilton-why? Swan, Donley, Flag
leri Harvey. Durham, Tracy, Bussey,
Morgan Valley, Everist-all compare
lively recent,and all named after some
local man. Red Rock is a real name
and means something. We haven't
any patience with the dull, plodding,
unimaginative asses who lay out a
town and call the east-and.west streets
A, B, c, ETC., and the north-and-south
streets First, Second, Third, etc
Names of towns, streets,people or any
thing else should mean something, if
possible; whether they do or not, they
should at least have rough edges to
grip ones tongue and adhere to ones
mind. As we look at it, we do not
need nor desire similarity Of names of
places, but should encourage the great
est diversity of looks and sound. So
let not Oskaloosa be troubled. The
Express is willing. to trade a mild and
conventional name like Knoxville"
for a warwhoop like ".Oskaloosa" any
time it can be done.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
NEW LIGHT on SIBERIA.

In striking contrast to the gloomy
speeches and magazine articles that
made George keenan, famous, comes
this better opinion of Siberia in one
of William Z. Curtis letters to the
CHICAGO Record-Herald: b., "
Many wise men believe that one
of these days the people of the United
States may be compelled to call upon
Siberia for bread and meat. Far
sighted prophets argue that fifty years
from now, with the present growth OF
our population and the rapid eXhaus
ton of our own natural resources,
we will have to buy from other coun-
tries those things which we are vast
ing SO recklessly today, and that in a
hundred years, by the beginning OF
the next century, we will have become
quite as dependent upon foreigners
for many of the necessaries of life a..
the people of England are today. That
is the reason why the President call
ed the governors of states and other
men of power and influence. and rep
resentatiyes from the commercial and
industrial organizations of the coun
try to consider the conservation OF
resources" a few weeks ago. atl w.,
ID. Although they seem SO far away,
Siberia, Australia, Asia, the Argen
tine Republic and Canada are depend
ed upon to produce the necessities OF
life for the people Of this great world
in the future, and they are passing to.
day through the same experience that
this country had forty or fifty years
ago. We are accustomed to regard
Siberia as bleak and desolate re
gion, with groups of political exiles
around the fires of their cabins weep
ing over their sufferings and sacrifices
under the tyranny OF the car. On
the contrary, a great part of Siberia
millions upon millions OF acres--is
quite as comfortable as the northern
sections of the United States; the soil
is as fertile as that of the great prai-
RES of Canada, and while there have
been many cases of atrocious injus
tice and cruelty in the treatment OF
pCOpAC w AhuSSidi ~
lice, that government could not have
done agreater kindness to the ordinary
exile than 1t did when 1t sent him
and his family out into that wide but
fertile section OF the empire.
"The exiles in Siberia, with some
exceptions, have suffered no more
hardships and have enjoyed quite as
much prosperity as the pioneers who
built up Kansas. Nebraska and other
of our western states. and their periIs
have been no greater than those 10
which our own frontiersmen were ex
posed. II the Russian government
had sent ten times as many people
from its cities to the Siberian steppes
II would have done a good thing for
itself and for them.
siberia is the greatest undeveloped
field for agriculture, for minerals, for
for timber and for
that remains upon the,
entire universe, and Ii Is today IN the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

in sum OF $40 and also authorized to
pay SIS for abstract Of title. Annual
report approved.
Guardianship of Robt. Newbanks,
resignation of guardian accepted and
F. K. Smith appointed in his stead
and to give bond in sum Of 5000. w.
r. Nagel allowed compensation in
sum of IS and attorney fees in sum
of SIS.
Estate of Peter Gaehring, decd; final
report approved, administrators dis
charged and sureties released.
Evaline Locke vs.. William Knox,
application for guardian on grounds
of defendant being spendthrift; on
reading petition it is ordered that
Eyaline Locke be appointed temporary
guardian of property of defendant and
to give bond in sum of $500.
Estate of James Dickson, decd;
set for hearing Jan u, 1909, and no
tice to be given ten days prior to that
date.
Guardianship of Emma Mccall:
guardian authorized to conduct the
marble business
Will of Eunice Covey; set for hear
ing Feb. End.
Estate of Seth p. Ankeney decd;
claim of VIM. Fitzpatrick of $685. al.
lowed. ,7..
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edition Of the

Sundays edition OF the Des
MONIES Register and Leader was in
a way an Oskaloosa number 1t con
tanned large cuts of Leila Beckman
our promising young harpist, who is
now a member Of Henry's orchestra
and Of w. r. Cowan, who for forty
years has been superintendent of the
Presbyterian Sunday school, IT also
contained ave or six items of oska
Ioosa news, including representation
of Penn College in its page of college
news. f. W. Beckman, the managing
editor of the Register and Leader, is
to the manor sorn, and to his untiring
energy is due much of the success
that Is coming to the paper.
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Russian Calf, Galloway,
Raccoon Goats, at
WALTON'S.
SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record Ia Recsnt Real Estate Trans
fers In County,

David Hauenstein and wife to t'
Clark Garden, 80 acres, sc. 'r H.
NV. 30-75-l7...... ....s.i $4,000. Ot
c. M. Perry and wife to Perry D."
F. Edris, lot G, s. D., Sc. NV. y M.
1S-75-l5 ...... ........:.. oOU.Ol
Floyd A., Meeker to. Herman ...,
J. Landau, NV. NV, and ne, .....
NV! 2-74-15. -. j.. 10000 o.
Jno. II. Brown and Wife to
Martha ]. Brown, lot 8, sw.
ad. oskaloosa. ...... $50. Ot
R. w. Dye Ref. to Jno. Cleve-
land Ref. d. pit. lots 30 and
SO, Houtz' I'd ad Oskaloosa TAO. OF
H. w. Gleason, J. NJ. Heron
and John o. Malcolm to
Rose b. Jerrel and Claude
l.. Blanchard, Ref. d. mid
1-3, lot s, blk. II, o. p.
oskaloosa $780,. 80. 10000 .OC
James Horner and wife to L.
A. Lihnbury, lot . |, S. sH
ne NV 2477-16. ........... 900 90
o. +. Mason and wife to j. H.
Mason. undiv " Int. " Sc
24-75-14 ,.................. 1000 90
Jno. NJ. Kyle and wife to VIM.
A. Johnson, pit. lot 5, Men
denhall's ad Oskaloosa. ~ 10. 90
Edw. Haynes and wife to Mel
lie Gibbs Woodin. n 1-3 lot s
blk 10, 0. r. Oskaloosa I. 13,000.00
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
-Everr one Of the bic logs 10 be

Every one of the big logs To- be
used in the erection of the Forestry
building on the grounds of the Alas
ka- Yukon Pacific Exposition at Seat
tie this year will contain between %
900 and $4,000 feet of board measure
or lumber sul-cient to build an aver
age frame house. Surrounding the
big building will be 122 of these mann
moth logs, forty feet in height and
containing a total OF more than 1000,
0OD feet of lumber.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

lit is remarkable that never In the
history of the district courts has there
ever been a viii broken in Mahaska
county. 1t is quite frequently that
Wills are contested, but, so far as
this county is concerned, no viii has
ever been set aside. This is not the
case in other counties, for even in
this district, outside of Mahaska
county, wills are SET aside every once
in while, and the record of the local
court in this regard is considered very
remarkable.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

The placing of street and avenue
names at intersections has been sug-
gested to the city council many times.
The proper naming of the streets
would be appreciated especially by
strangers, who have difficulty in un,
derstanding the nomenclature of our
thoroughfares. When the work is
done it should be well done, and the
signs made of a permanent material
and. carefully placed on buildings to
insure security from the destructive
hand of the mischief-maker.
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AMONG THE LODGES.
Items Of Interest From the Various
Haunts Of the Goat.

Oskaloosa Canton No. 30, Patrlarchs
Militant, l. o. o. f., have held their
annual election of officers. which are
as follows: ~
Capt A. Willard. sW
Lieut.--isaac Bush. "
Ensign-W. NJ. Wilkes.
b Clerk-Geo. Werner,
Treas.-J. q. Easter.
The above elected officers and the
appointed officers will be installed at
the regular meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 49,
RRR
The annual February entertainment
of the ladies ofthe Eastern Star which
has heretofore been held about Wash
ington's Birthday. win be given this
year on January rs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

was member oil Company II. 31st
Iowa INIT, but he has lived In New
York for many years. He has been
an assiduous hunter with the camera,
and his photographs of our big game
are used in his lecture. He is very
entertaining speaker. Mr. Shields will
be going to California on an extended
lecture engagement. and has consented
to stop at Oskaloosa for one evening.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
Buy your Fur Coat
at WALTON'S.
-FOUR BANK MEETINGS
oskaloosa Financial institutions
Elect officers.

The stockholders of the 7'Frankel
State Bank held their regular annual
meeting in their banking building
Tuesday, Jan. II, at 3 p. M, for the
purpose of choosing officers for the
ensuing year and transacting such bus
! mess as might come before IT..
A statement was made OF the eondi-
ltion of the bank to the stockholders,
showing it to be in a most excellent
condition, and that it had enjoyed a
prosperous year of business.
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
G. w. France, President.
G. b. West, Vice President.
F. B. Shafer, Cashier.
H. H. Harold, Asst. Cashier,
Directors-C. B. West, w. ]. Will
holt, G. w. France, John NJ Price,
r. E. Redman, J. f. Porter A. +. n.
Hambleton.
- The second annual meeting OF the
stockholders and the directors of the
Farmers National Bank was held
Tuesday afternoon at the bank build
ling. The stock of the bank was al
most, ali represented. The following
directors were chosen for the year
l1909: w. l, Beans, w. c. Reed, George
S. Prime and r. X. Davis. of Oskaloosa,
Charley Victor and M. S.aDowney, of
Lacey, Thomas j. Wilson of Beacon.
w. H. Springer, of Bddyyille, R. w.
Moore of Cedar, w. H. Pike of Rose
Hill, and Paul Synhorst of Leighton.
Following the meeting of the stock
holders, a meeting Of the board of
directors was convened for the cleo
ton of officers and W.. /. Beans was
chosen president; W. II. Pike, vice
president, and R. X. Davis, cashier.
The board of directors and the Off
GERS elected are the same as those
serving during the previous year.
A dividend of Ave per cent was de-
clared and four per cent increase
was added to the surplus of the bank.
The showing made by the bank was
felt to be excellent. considering the
youth of the institution.
| '.. " % v t s
The stockholders of the Oskaloosa
National Bank and the Union Savings
Bank met in annual business meetings
at the rooms OF the bank Tuesday af-
lternoon for the purpose of election of
directors for the ensuing business
year The election of directors re-
suited in the choice of w. H. Kalbach,
H. L. Spencer, c. B. McCulloch, F. c.
I1ofiand ]. F. Mcneil, George Kalbach,
and c. E. Lofiand. The names of j.
H. Green and ]. w. McMullin, who have
Served on the board extendedly, give
place in the new directory to those of
y. F. Mcneil and George Kalbach.
The board Of directors meeting was
called following the action of the stock
holders meeting and the following
officers of the bank were named:
President, w. H. Kalbach
Vice President, Fl. L. Spencer.
Cashier, C. E. Lofiand.
Asst Cashier, H. d. Lane.
The officers chosen are the same as
in the preceding year. The election
lof directors and officers for the Union
Savings Bank resulted in the choice
of the same persons as for the Oska-
loosa National Bank.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

-Blacksmiths of Iowa believe that
they are as good as carpenters, ma
sons, plumbers and other artisans,and
at the state convention which win be
held Jan. Is in Des Moines, they viii
ask for an amendment to the present
mechanics lien law which will provide
that they also may enforce payment
for their labor and materials.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

ling streams ID the world Since the
season opened September Lover $1,000
900 pounds Of fresh water fish have
been taken from the river and ship
ped to markets. OF this enormous
output New York City alone has taken
| 100000 pounds; Philadelphia 6OO,-
loco pounds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

Last year. by the Official report,
50.676 pensioners died. of whom S4.-
1893 served in the civil war. The high
est number Of pensioners on the rolls
in 1908 was 1,OO6.O53. of whom only
half were soldiers or sailors in the
war Of the rebellion Widows form
q large part Of the list and the amount
they receive was recently increased
one.haIf.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

As an Offset to the divorce reports
the Marshalltown Times-Republican
calls attention to the fact that every
now and then some good old Iowa pio-
neers celebrate the fiftieth or sixtieth
anniversary Of their marriage.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

The business men of Red Oak
have raised $500 to be distributed as
prizes for road work 1t is proposed
to have the roads over which the ru
raj carriers travel made more pass
able during all seasons.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

From the 10th to the goth of jan
uary is statistically the coolest part
Of the year, although these dates some
times include the January thaw-the
name given TO any warm spell in this
month.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
100000
Hoe Market Day.

Monday was ''hog day" in oskaloosa
and in spite OF the cold weather
farmers from all parts of the county
brought nice big fat porkers to local
commission men TO ship TO the Chi
cago markets.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

condition that the country west OF the
Mississippi was sixty-hve years ago
except that 1t has railway spanning
the entire territory by which people
can get in and out quickly. comfort
ably and cheaply and send their pro
ducts 10 market. -
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When the Scranton journal hears
a young man refer to his father and
mother as the old man and the old
woman, and sees him addicted to the
cigarette habit, it is led to conclude
that it won't be long before he will be
making application for a parole.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

= Dubuque county disputes the
claim of Clayton county of having the
Oldest resident in Iowa In the person
of Jeremiah Roser OF McGregor. Mr..
Roser is said to have resided in Iowa
for seventy-three years, while Mr..
Willis H. Hogan Of Dubuque has resid.
ed in Iowa since 1884, or practically
seyenty.five years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

"A man tainted in an Ottumwa ho-
tel. Somebody bring him to-" one
of the guests cried. Then a bystand-
er remarked: Bring him two, nothing.
You couldn't bring him one since they
closed the saloons"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

Oskaloosa is losing number OF
good families this year, moving 70 dis
tant states and other cities. Oska-
loosa manages to furnish inhabitants
for all parts of the land. and is still
able to show an annual increase in
population. H
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

BY this time the children who re-
ceiyed mechanical toys on Christmas
morning are getting a chance to enjoy
them, says the Des Moines Register
and Leader, because their parents and
grandparents have grown tired of play
ing with the things.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
-aThe mothers and fathers

The mothers and fathers OF
Iowa" says the Burlington Gazette,
win no doubt welcome the news of
the action of the educators of this
state in tabooing the fraternal craze.
With one accord they have dealt this
part of the high school work hard
blow, and one from which it will not
rise again"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

Secretary Edwin Perry of District
No. 10, United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, says that there are now altogeth-
er $4,000 miners living in this district.
OF this number 1,400 reside and are
employed in Mahaska county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
Yours truly,

w. II. bldSnhSs'f
CThe Herald believes Mr.. Brackney
has put the wrong construction on
the article in question. That section
objected to reads THAT record snah
be made of all such licenses and that
the fees received shall be RENTED
every thirty days to the state treasur'
er to be placed in the fund for the
purpose of paying the expenses OF the
fish and game commission, and its
deputies, at the same time providing
that no license fee shall be exacted
from owners of farms, their children
and tenants, while hunting upon their
own land. The proposed law is to
protect the farmer and not circum.
scribe his priyileges.-Editor Ierald.)
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
-Tbe Atlantic Telegrapb firmlv b

The Atlantic Telegraph firmly be,
lieves that Goyernor-eIect Carroll will
make his. appointments with view
TO the good of the state rather than
with respect to past factional align.
ment Mr.. Carroll" the Telegraph
predicts will give Iowa a business
administration rather than a political
one"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

The coal dealers are busy folks since
the arrival OF winter. filling coal or
Iders A picture showing the demand
for coal was seen at the Blackford
Fuel, Flour and Grain Co. Tuesday,
when six large wagons were being
loaded With black diamonds at the
same time, to be taken 10 various parts
OF the city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
HUNTERS LICENSES.

New Sharon, Ia, Jan. 9.-ln the
Herald recently appeared proposed
bin by G. A. Lincoln, requiring that
every man that hunts In Iowa pay a
license for the privilege of killing
game. l would like to ask Mr.. Lin
coin who feeds the game, he or the
farmer? If / buy farm and pay for
it, who shall say whether | hunt on
it or not, l or Mr.. Lincoln? l claim
that as a free American citizen If l
buy anything and pay for it, | have
the right to control it. l think we
have too many commissioners now
drawing good salaries. If the -legisla-
ture would do away with some of them
and let them go to work, it would be
doing good thing. i'll.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
EIqht hundred students.

over eight hundred students are en-
rolled In the four colleges of the city,
Penn college. Central Holiness uni
versity, Oskaloosa Christian college
and the Practical Business college
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

Uncle Sam gave 100000 to the
earthquake sufferers of Martinique
and now contributes $500, 900 to relieve
the victims of the Italian catastrophe.
An uncle like that is one to be proud
Of
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

lit is estimated that 1t win cost
$4,000 more to inaugurate Taft than
1t did to inaugIrate Roosevelt. But
look at the difference in rheir sizes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

z WALTMAN.---Died, at the home OF
her parents. 410 South H street,
Tuesday, Jan -, 1909, at 1920 a. m.
of hemorrhages of the bowels, Addie
Bernice Waltman, aged eight months
and six days. Funeral services Thurs
day, Jan. IA, from residence at 200
o'clock and interment in old cemetery
Deceased was the infant daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. w. Mailman.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

lit seems to the Omaha Bee that
the coming year should please the base
ball fans. 1t has two 9's OF its own.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

The Illinois river this year has
maintained its reputation for being one
OF the most valuable commercial fish
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES.

BIRKINBINE.--An eight-pound baby
girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. James
C. Birkinbine Thursday, Jan. Z. All
are doing well.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-14

PRINE--Mrs. VIM. Barrett received
a telegram from Los Gatos, California
telling of the death of her brother, A..
b. Prime, which occurred on Jan, II