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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
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The greatest burr catcher in the
world is cows tail. Pm the next.
proved 1t last Sunday by walking
through the woods and coming home
with enough sticktights to seed an
acre lot.
The happieSt man Is the one who
doesn't get excited at what people say
or do, attends to his own business
without regard to Madam Grumpy and
enjoys himself In his own way without
thought OF what the busybodies will
say.
4 4 4
There are many of us who know we
could do great things If only we could
get started. There is another class
that could accomplish much, but some
how they never seem to put into OPP
GRAFTON the schemes they know. The
fact is. we dream too much and try
too little. E-"'
o O @
Chords.
Life without love is like fishing
without bait.
4 4 4
The water wagon is approaching the
corner of February on two wheels.
There is danger ahead.
". 4 & Z
women will rule the world twelve
years from now" says college pro-
fessor That fellow is at least twelve
years behind the times
= & 4
A woman takes especial delight in
hiring a maid away from a female who
is known to the village as Madam
Grundy. 1t beats taking a daily news
paper to have a girl like that around.
@ @ @
Tho Grandstand Player.
There are too many grandstand players.
We have them In every walk OF life II
you watch a baseball game you will see
a fellow who wears a loud sweater and
who poses in the field. He will run like
a deer when II is unnecessary. When he
makes a poor slide he gets up and lmps
away as though he was badly injured.
and II he had not been he would have
made the base. The grandstand player
is In church and in the lodge. When
things are quiet and there Is only the
mid-week prayer meeting, the grandstanG
player has nothing to say. But when the
church IS full and something is up, Mr..
Grandstand Player is sure to get up and
with flourish OF trumpets make a great
blum. He's at church socials and tells
all about 1t. He never does any work.
and he manages to get his hands on all
the honors floating around. He never
gives cent TO any good cause without
first standing on top OF his house and
yelling SO the town will notice him The
grandstand works hard to fool the people
and thinks he is foollng the Lord He
may occasionally make his blum work
with some unsuspecting brother. but he
hasn't fooled the Lord for second
Anderson DAD Herald.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

Less than a week TIL the frst
month OF spring, but
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
THE EDDYVILLE NEWS
Daily Happenings in Live Town,
Told by John r Sipes.

Eddyville, Feb. PA man giving
his name as Dan Brady, who has been
here about month working at one
Of the livery barns, LETT town between
Friday and Saturday and also left a
number of erstwfile friends who
mourn his departure from a few cents
upward
Friends of Geo. w Davis, of Oska-
loosa, will he panied to learn that
ws.ie visiting his son-in-law, r. E.
Grattan, at Wapello during the recent
Icy spell he fell on the ice and broke
leg.
Will Shay, of Blakesburg, and broth
err John; Of Two Harbors. Mimi, and
sister, Mrs. Alice Callaghan, all made
a trip to williamsburg last Saturday,
Mr.. Gray went especially to investigate
orchards.
Born, TO MIR. and Mrs. Grover Cox,
who live east of Lakonta, on Thurs.
day, Feb. IS. 1909, son. All doing
well.
B. Van Ginkle, OF Harvey, has rent.
ed the farm of Isaac Ferree. near
Frederic and will move thither soon,
Mrs. Harry Johnson was taken 60
the Ottumwa hospital for an operation
Monday. ="
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wards nine
months old child is, very low with
pneumonia,
Fred Elder and mis- sister, Miss May,
went to Des Moines Saturday to visit
their brothers and sister there.
Mrs. Rachel Saner. of Bloomfield,
Ia, came Saturday an visit to her
mother, Mrs. Sarah ,Yoder.i
Philip and Burton Denny, who live
near Dahlonega, spent Saturday and
Sunday with their uncle, Dan p. Goeh.
ring. .'@.. J. ...5s .u.-'l.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

Eddyville. Feb 24.--Joshua Moss
from southern Nebraska, was in town
Tuesday at the home of his sister. Mrs
Jane Blake Mr. Moss thinks Nebras
ka Is all right and prospecting this
year. s.t-a. ... A#
Lee Warner. started on trip to
Liberty and Fairfield, Tuesday.
Miss Grace McElroy, who has been
in training for nurse nearly year
at the Oskaloosa City Hospital, re
turned home Tuesday, having compiet
led her course. i" nrl
Mr.. and Mrs, Willard Ives, who
have occupied the Snow property in
the east part of town for the past two
years, moved back on their farm Mon.
day.
w. S. Keller went to Winterset
Monday night.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rutan
on Monday, February %, 1909, a
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McMains took
a trip to Bidwell, Tuesday, where they
visited with Mrs. McMains' sister
Mrs. Mary Dickey.
Ed Emanuel moved from the Miller
farm near Pekay. Monday, to the one
south of town recently purchased by
James l.. Sipes.
j. c. Dickey came up from Ottumwa
Monday evening and stayed over night
with his uncle, VIM. McMains.
Miss Jeanette Beedle. Miss Catha.
rine Gallagher, T. A. OFT, VIII odem,
L. A. Cawley, Earl McElroy and Rich
jaeger We're oskaloosa passengers on
Tuesday.
Levi Lore. w. S. Shinn, Eli James
and J. A. Clark went to ottumwa Mon.
day.
Merle Shreves, great.granddaughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Stuber, has been
quite sick with lung fever for nearly
a week and shows scarcely any i'm.
proyement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

Anita is fsuring on an electric Light,
Ing plant.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25


The regular meeting of Hermion
Temple No. 2, Pythian sisters was
held Tuesday evening at the Castle
Hall. The regular routine of business
was disposed Of, Mrs. Geo. Boatsma
and p. R. McCosh were elected to
membership and will be initiated at
the next meeting. Following the bust,
ness, light refreshments were served.
'+"aa~ y @RE 81 30 r
The regular weekly meeting of the
Educational department of the Wo-
mans clum was held Monday after.
noon at the home of Mrs. H, A. Hooy.
er, 1926 North Market street. The de-.
partment is continuing with the study
of the book Religion and Medicine, e"
a treatise on the Emanuel movement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

Eddyville, Feb. 23.-Sam and Chef
Albaugh were in Ottumwa over Sun.
day. -
Mrs. John Ryan and daughter Rena
went to Abba Monday to attend the
funeral of their friend of former days,
Mrs. May Edwards. Mrs. Edwards
may be remembered better in and
around Eddyyille as Mrs. May Rudd.
Chas. w. Fisher was down from
Iowa City to spend Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. j. Lewis, daughter Fern
and son James were passengers to
Hickory, Monday, to visit relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson, of Coa;-
field, were visiting at ten home OF his
father Mel Johnson, Sunday.
Dave Waters was here from Ottnm-
wa Sunday, stopping to see his son,
Lloyd Waters.
Mrs. S. L. oyerturf was at Ottunr
wa Monday visiting Mrs. David Bel
ger. 81 U ,t
Ed Giddings,, who has been making
a Visitiwfth his brother, Weaver Gid,
ldings, has returned to his home at Bur
fington, Iowa.
MRS. Frank Meeker, of ottumwa,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Harry Miller, or this city.
Edgar Roberts home north OF town
was destroyed by fire Saturday night
The, fire started in the Kitchen, and
he and his wife barely escaped in
their night clothes, taking with them
only piece or two of furniture. The
house and household goods were a
total loss. Both we're covered by in
surance, but we are not informed to
what extent
A number OF people took the train
for Ottumwa Monday: B. s. Lemon,
John Shay, Chas. Mooney, Life Tune,
Jr, Llge Tune, ST., Dick Dennng.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

pleasantly surprised by about twenty
OF the members of the gu. o. Zclub
at his home. The affair was planned
in honor Of his birthday and it was
all the more OF surprise to him be-
cause he had been given to understand
that a party was to be given that ev-
ening for Will Mather by the same
club. Consequently he had invited his
friends to meet at his home prepare.
tory to going to the Mather home. He
thought he had kept secret the fact
that 1t was his own birthday, but
when Mr.. Mather and his wife APP
peared with the other members of the
company and announced the scheme.
Jake was completely taken up. Every
thing was agreeable, however, and the
evening was one of exceedingly great
pleasure to all. Mr.. Sefbert had
dressed up as George Washington, and
Mrs. J. G. Harold was personified as
Martha Washington. In the cherry
tree contest the following prizes were
awarded: Mr., Day. can of cherries;
Mrs. Little, q cherry pie; Mr., seibert
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16
o. L. RIDER
Mayor

to section thirteen Of the antitrust law
which makes the ice business a public
business, and reads:
whenever any business, by reason
Of It's nature, extent. or the existence
OF a virtual monopoly therein. is such
that the public must use the same. or
its services. or the consideration by il
given or.takea or offered. or the com
modities bought or sold therein are
offered OF taken by purchase or sale
in such a manner as to make it Of
public consequence. or TO affect the
community at large as 70 supply, de.
mand. or price OF rate therof
said business Is a public business, and
subject 70 be controlled by the state
by the corporation commission or By
an action In any district court Of the
state. a. 70 all OF is practices. prices.
rates and charges. And It is hereby
declared to SIC the duty OF any per.
son. frm or corporation engaged in
any public business to render its SER
vices and oifer It's commodities. or
either. upon reasonable terms without
discrimination and adequately to the
needs Of the public. considering the
facilities Of said business.
In a controversy at Tlshomlngo be.
tween q local ice manufacturer and a
hotel keeper, the former refused %
sell ice to the hotel keeper. The latter
tried 70 buy Ice in other towns. but
WAS told that he should buy his Ice at
home.
Commission Attorney Henshaw pre-.
pared petition to bring suit against
the ice manufacturer at TIshominEo.
He said today that the petition had
not been returned from Tlshomineo,
and because Of the delay he was Of
the opinion that the dispute had been
adjusted The corporation commits.
sion il prepared TO take action ID any
town II the state where consumers
arr not being fairly and Justly treated
BY ice companies.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16
Plans of New Administration is to Vote Bonds
for the Purchase of City H0ll--MayOr
Writes Full Explanation Of Proposed Ac-
ton that is Expected TO Eliminate Oh
iectiOns that We're Raised Against
First Bond Issue.

/ fair TO state that at the time the legis.
lation was prepared for the former
election the above referred to decisions
OF the supreme court had not been
rendered. II Is the purpose OF the
present administration to submit to
the qualified property tax paying vot-
ers the matter Of the purchase Of a
site and building for the city hall. it
being considered that It Is better not
to specifically refer to any particular
property as the object Of the pur-
chase.
II the voters ratify the act of the
council al the coming election on Au-
gust srd. it will mean that the city
council is thereby authorized to Issue
the bonds Of the city to the sum Of
$4,000 for the purchase NYf a site and
building for city hall
II was thought best not 70 refer to
the Auditorium building as thy object
OF this purchase for the reaspn that
bonds for such purpose having been
twice rejected, II would be difIi,mlt for
the city to sell the new issue at par.
would suggest that the Auditorium
company should submit, IN writing. to
the council a proposition TO transfer
to the city for a city hall building the
auditorium building and to secure the
REIMBURSEMENT to the city Of all the
interest OF the Frisco in the grounds
in consideration Of the payment to the
Auditorium company Of S2S,OOONl The
Auditorium company might then On.
ter into a contract with the Frisco out
OF the purchase money derived from
the above sale, the sum OF $4,000 in
consideration of the lection Of a Har-
vey eating house. and the transfer to
the city Of All the right Of the Frisco
in these grounds. subject TO the one
condition that the offer Of the Audi
torium company to the city be ae-
cepted.
thlHk sucn action would relieve
against the objection that the city was
paying a bonus out Of It's funds, and,
at the same time would secure 10 the
city all the benefits Of the previous
contract. The bonds Of the city for
the purchase Of this city hall and site
have already been sold. and all legls.
lation respecting the steps necessary
to make the issue Is being prepared
by the bond company itself. and. If the
majority Of TIE qualified property tax
paying voters vote in favor OF the
issue, there will be no question about
the acceptance Of the bonds,
Yours very truly,
0. L. RIDER,
Mayor.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16
STATE CALLS OUT
OFFICIAL ICEMAN
In Answer 20 Many Complaints Cor.
poration Commission VIII lnvestl-
gate Oklahoma Ice Sales.

Guthrie. OKLA July l2-The Okla
homa state corporation commission
has called out its iceman Few per.
sons know that the commission has an
lceman. But It has. and he takes the
part Of the consumers as against the
ice factories. This ieeman was Great.
ed by the first state legislature. and
given general Offices IN the antitrust
law enacted by that legislature
Through its iceman. the state ecrl
poration commission has jurisdiction
over the practice. prices, rates and
charges" Of all Ice factories Ia Okla.
homa thai sell their product to the
public. Il rates are TOO high, they
may be changed by the commission: :
II there Is short weight. the commits.
sion may intervene. and II an Ice com.
pany should unfairly refuse 70 sell
Ice 10 any person. the commission may
compel the company to cease ita dis
elimination
Disobedlence TO the orders Of tho
commission Is contempt. and may he
punished by heavy fines
The corporation commission has re
celyed Z number Of complaints lately
concerning the practices Of Ice com
paniea II Oklahoma. At first members
Of the commission doubted that 1t haa
jurisdiction. George Henshaw, attor
ney for the commission. convinced the
commission that Il was mistaken. ans
called The attention q tn members
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16
BELIEVE BITTER
FIGHT WILL ENSUE
Manner In Which House conteress
Were Selected Hy Cannon Is
Severely Criticized.

Washington. July i0.-No time was
lost yesterday BY the conferees Of the
house and senate IN getting together
to map out the program for the many
sessions that must bs held for the
purpose Of putting the finishing
touches upon tariff legislation.
Many Of the differences between the
two bodies. represented by SAT amend
ments. are likely to be contested with
bitterness. but Chairman Aldrich OF
the senate finance committee and
Chairman Payne Of the house ways
and means committee agree that II
may be possible to reach an agree.
ment within ten days.
The two leaders, however. are not
so sangusne Of their ability of getting
the conference reports adopted speed
lily after they have been presented to
the house and the senate.
The manner in which the house con.
ferees were selected by Speaker Can
non Is occasioning much criticism In
the house and an effort Is being made
to have President Taft take a part in
the threatened controversy. Accord
ing TO current report. Mr. Payne
sought TO have the republican con.
ferees named in order of their senior
ity. as was done in the senate The
speaker chose the conferees himself
ignoring Representatives Hill of Con
necticut and Needham OF California
Representatives Calderhead of Kan
sas and Fordney of Michigan. who
were named in spite of the fact that
they are outranked by Messrs. Hill
and Needham, are declared to be
"stand-patters" OF the most pronounc-
ed type.
Friends Of Chairman Payne are au-
thority for the statement that he did
not consent to Speaker Cannon's selec-
tions until he had entered a vigorous
protest. It is currently reported that
the two We're engaged in a heated ar
gament over the question before the
house assembled today. Mr.. Payne
was powerless to prevent the speaker
from selecting such conferees az be
chose.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16

The following explanation Of the
conditions relative to the bond issue
for the purchase Of the Auditorium
made by Mayor Rider in letter to
DR.. Oliver Bagby of the Auditorium
company is OF interest to the voters
OF the city. and is clear, definite
statement Of the status Of the prop
osition as Il now stands
July 9.ls0a.
Or Oliver Bagby Einita
MY Dear Doctor: am In receipt
Of your request for a statement of the
objections made to the Auditorium
bond issue which, in the judgment Of
the bond companies, rendered the
bonds invalid
There we're three principal objec-
tionse
lst. That the title to the ordinance
did not refer to the matter Of the issue
Of the bond
End That the city had no authority
to appropriate a portion of its funds
as a bonus for the Harvey eating
house.
Srd That the ordinance providing
for the election. and the proclamation
Of the mayor calling the election, re.
quired that the matter should be sub
mitted TO the qualified electors" and
that majority thereof voting for or
against the proposition would control.
Regardless Of the merits OF the first
two objections the third is absolutely
fatal to the issue The only authority
the city has for the action contemplat-
ed by the ordinance is that found in
Sec. "a. Art. 10, Of our constitution
which provides
Amy Incorporated city or town In
this state may. by a majority Of the
qualified property tax paying voters,
Of such city or town. voting at an elec.
ton to be held for that purpose. be
allowed to become indebted in q larger
amount than that specified in section
|twenty.six. for the purpose OF purehas-
ling or constructing public utilities. OF
for repairing the same, to be owned
exclusively by such city"
This section has been three times
before the supreme court OF the state
Of Oklahoma and BY them construed.
From It you viii see that the qNalln-
cations Of those voting at the former
election were not in compliance with
section q in that any qualified elector
Of the city was permitted to vote
Under section "a In addition to be.
Ing qualified voter. each person
desiring 10 vote at the election must
be property tax payer IN Justice
TO the former administration. It Is but
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16
MANGLED BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
~ Vote Of as TO 81 TIM AIdrieh-Payns
Tariff Bill Passes Senate
Ready For Conference.

Washington, July Q. - Ten insur
gent republicans voted with the demo
Gratis against the finance committees
tariff bill which passed the senate
lust after II o'clock last night by q
vote OF As to "a.
Republicans voting in the negative
we're Beverldge. Indiana; Bristow
Kansas; Brown. Nebraska; Burkett
Nebraska: CIapp. Minnesota; craw-
ford, South Dakota Cummins, Iowa;
Dolliver, Iowa; LaFollette. Wisconsin;
Nelson, Minnesota.
McEnery Of Louisiana was the only
democrat recorded IN the Affirmative.
The vote IN detail:
Yeas Il Aldrich, Borah, bourne.
Bradley. Brandegee, Briggs, Buckley,
Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Carter,
CLARK, (wyoming). Crane. Depew.
Dick, Dixon, Dupont, Elkins. Flint,
Frye. Gallinger, Gamble, Guggenheim,
Hale, Hepburn, Johnson North Ia.
kota). Kean, Lorimer Jones, McC'um.
Der. McEnery, Nixon. Oliver, Page,
Penrose. Perkins, Piles. Scott, Smith
tMichiganl, smoot, Stephenson. snth.
erland. Warner. Wetmore-45.
Nays Bacon, Bailey. Bankhead.
Beyeridge. BristOw. Brown, Burkett.
Chamberlain, clapp, Crawford, culber-
son, Cummins. Daniel Dolliver, FIetch-
er, Foster Frazier, Gore. Hughes.
Johnson tAlabamal. LaFoIlette, Me
Laurin. Martin. Money, Nelson, New
lands, Overman. owen. shively, Sim
mons, Smith Csouth carolina), Stone.
Taliaferro. Taylor-24.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16
CAUSING MUCH WORK
FOR STATE EXAMINER

Guthrie. Okla. July io--The law
requiring that ali county. township,
and school districts leyys 70 be re-
viewed By the state examiner aud IN.
spector, Il causing much work q that
ofIiOe. no levy becomes legal nor can
II be extended 20 the tax roll until Il
has been approved b the state IN
spectof and examiner This Is = wise
law and insures that every levy viii
be q legal one.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16
ALLEGED BIGAMIST
IS UNDER ARREST
Police Claim They Have Established
His Marriage 70 Ten Women and
Engagement 10 Others.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
San Francisco. Calf. July 9.--John
MADISON. wanted for bigamy IA nearly
every large city in the United States
and many smaller ones. is under ar.
rest here and the police say they have
established his marriage 70 ten wo.
men and engagement and possible
marriage 20 fourteen others. Bach Of
whom he deserted after borrowing
money from them. Among the wo-
men he Is said TO have married are:
Mrs. Elizabeth n. Biaekson. OF lola.
kans. from whom he Is alleged to
have secured fourteen hundred dol
lars aid he Is said to have been en-.
gagged 20 a woman In Lawrence. Kans.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16
GREAT FLOODS ARE
RAPIDLY RECED|NG
Al stersams That Have Been o.
Rampage Are Either Falling
or Are Stationary.
BY Associated Press

by Associated Press.
Kansas city. Mo. July 9.-AIl the
streams in this section today we're
either falling or had become station
airy. and there were no indications Of
rain. Train service Is some what inn
proved and no additional loss Of life
has been reported. At Kansas City
Kans.. the Kaw rive stood twenty.one
and eight-tenths feet. showing a
slight fall during the night and was
gradually receding. The Missouri
stood at twenty-five feet and has been
stationary since eight last night, with
the prediction that It would begin fall.
ing today
At sprinfield. Mo- where the Jordan
river flooded a part Of the city and
&C ottawa where the Marlas Des
Cygnes swept through the town the
waters today are fast leaving the
streets and the people are returning to
their homes. and places OF business
At Pattonsburg and Chilllcothe. Mo,
the people are moving back into their
mud filled homes. but III the country
surrounding Chillieothe, the Grand
river is still mile wide and many
farm houses are yet under water,
while much apprehension Is felt for
their occupants as 1t is not known II
all succeeded IN reaching the hills.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16
~ Associated Press.

~ Associated Press.
lola. Kans.. July 9.-Iohn Madison.
under arrest in San Francisco, on a
charge Of bigamy did not marry Mrs.
Elizabeth n. Jackson Of lola, but ae.
oordlng TO statement made today.
by the woman. who has since married
8 prof seabrook he defrauded her
put Of about two thousand dollars IN.
der promise Of marriage. Accord.
ing 70 the woman's statement Mad.
son urged her 20 so With him TO Kan.
aas City to be married. After de.
telling stories Of his supposed wealth
in Kansas City. he persuaded her to
surrender to him the proceeds Of the
sale Of her home here and then eluded
her and disappeared Mrs seabrook
declares she win prosecute MADISON
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-16
CHECK OFF SYSTEM TO Be
RESTORED IN KANSAS
By Associated Press.

= pittsburg. Kans., July io--it was
oillclally announced at the district
headquarters Of the United Mine
Workers, here today that the opera.
8rs at the St. Louis conference With
Be- miners national board. have
sreed to the checkoif system IN the
Kansas coal fields. thus averting 3
general strike order The osage eoun-
= strike Will be arbltrated AZ the dis.
srlet conference here "Wednesday next.