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The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Such is the Opinion of Expert
D. Marsden of Ames.

The city council met in adjourned
meeting Saturday evening to hear the
concluding report of Professor Mars
den, of Ames. The sewer expert, ac-
companied by City Engineer Bridges,
spent Saturday in the field making a
careful and detailed examination of
the amount of flow, means of caring
for the same, etc.
Professor Marsden stated that in
his opinion the construction OF filter
beds would be the only available
means of caring for the sewage of
the city. The only other means
would be to build the sewer to the
Des Moines river.
To build sewer to the Des Moines
a distance of seven miles, or more,
would be an expensive piece of work.
Mr.. Marsden states that three-acre
filter bed will be sufficient at the
present time to care for the sewage
of this one district. For the disposi-
ton of the sewage of the other por-
tons of town he thinks possibly the
best way might be to carry it to
Skunk river, which might be salts
factory and less expensive than other
methods.
With the present cost of sand,
which must be hauled to the city a
distance of ten to fifteen miles, and
high freight rates charged, which
are greater than the cost of the ma.
10, sn1
beds for Oskaloosa will be In the
neighborhood of $4,000.
Marion Cruzen and the city soil
citor, H. w. Gleason, were appointed
on motion to negotiate location for
site for the filter beds. o. E. Dick
eson was appointed with Mr.. Cruzen
to see where the necessary sand
could be procured to the best adyant
age and the lowest cash rate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
WON THE TOWLE PRIZE
Miss Genievive Trip Leads at Holt
ness University.

The oratorical contest ( or the
Towle cash prize of fifty dollars, offer
ed by N. l.. Towle, of Oskaloosa
was held at the college Friday even
ing. The program was of exceptional
merit and was heard by a large
crowd, many attending from the city
Miss Genevieve Trip, of Pueblo
Colo, won first place over six male
contestants. Fred Waugelin was sec
ond, and J. H. Goddard third. The
other contestants were w. A. Buell.
|. C. McNulty and Blair Rose.
The Grafton of Miss Trip was Q
splendid effort. Her subject, or
theme was, Let me Write the Bal
lands of a People and Care Not
Who Make Their Laws" The young
lady also was first on thought and
composition, with w. A. Buell. second
and Fred Wangelin third. George
F. Trip, brother of the winner Of
this years contest, won the first
prize two years ago with an excellent
Grafton, True Manhood"
The judges on thought and compo
sftion were Professors Shaw, Stokes
and Leedy of the University. Those
on delivery were J. E. Fleener, Dean
Spyker, of Oskaloosa College, and DR.
Nysewander.
The Program.
Piano Duet-Prof. Dole and Prof
James.
Invocation.
Vocal Duet-Mr. Patten and Mis-:
Buckingham.
Oration-A Purpose: /. c. McNul
ty.
Oration-The Hero Of the Protest
ant Reformation: ]. H. Goddard.
Vocal Solo-Prof. Speicher.
Oration-The Labor Union; Its Eff
fects: F. G. Wangelin.
Carbohydrates: Bidir Rose.
Oration-Let Me Write the Ballad!
of Nation and Care Not Who
Makes it's Laws: Genevieve Trip.
Violin Solo-Prof. Nysewander.
Oration-Savonarola: J. X. White
Oration-America's Crisis: w. A
Buell..
Song-Male Chorus. "- s.
Other Notes.
Rev. George Shaw leaves soon TO
Colorado Springs, where he will at
tend a Holiness convention of Mis-
sions, where DR.. Colby and Davi'
Hall viii be co-workers.
DIR. and Mrs. Nysewander, of De-
Moines, are visiting their daughter
Prof. Nysewander here.
Miss Southern, of Colorado Spring
has been visiting friends here ant
delivered two very able lectures t
the girls of the college.
| Rev. Lurana Terrell will conduc
revival meetings at Walton, Wis, dur
ing the holidays.
Mr., Carpenter, one Of the trustee
from Des Moines, was here looking
after business in connection with tn
university.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Christmas Dinner For Poor.

The Salvation Army is preparing
to feed about sixty poor families of
the city on Christmas day. Good din.
ners will be put up in baskets and dis.
tributed judiciousIy where it is be,
lieved upon investigation to be most
deserved. To provide for the ex'
pense of this charitable work the
money pots are stationed about the
city and liberal offerings are being
received daily from passersby
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Sleiohinu For HOLIDAYS,

The zero weather OF last week has
been followed by milder degree, but
of disagreeable sort. 1t is chilly.
damp atmosphere that prevails and
colds are common. A couple more
inches OF snow added to the sum to-
tai that has fallen has made sleighing
fair and those who have sleds are
making the most OF the opportunities.
The present covering of the ground
is the most snow we have had in De-
cember in years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Hunters BUSY.

County Auditor Briggs and his as.
sistant have been kept on the jump
during the last week Issuing permits
to pursue and kill game. The present
number OF licenses issued is 1712
representing as many hunters. Every
train leaving the city carries many
hunters and their paraphrenalia.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16

product, 11,209,95O bushels; average
price, SO cents; total value, $5,941,273
Tame Hay.
Average yield per acre, IL tons; to
tai product 5,S2S,5S0 tons; average
farm price, SAP per ton; value OF
crop, $43,24S,063.
Wild Hay.
Yield per acre, IA tons; total pro.
duct, 1,219,630 tons; average price,
$500 per ton; total value, $7,195,'
718.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
UnWelcome Job.

The recent zero weather played ha-
VOC with many rods of wire fencing
in the country. Where the wire had
been stretched too tight the strands
were snapped by the contraction,
There Is always something left for
the farmer to do in all kinds OF
weather and repairing a wire fence
is not the most pleasant occupation
of the farm.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16

ton on Dec as it is this year. High
winds on Sept. Y blew much of the
crop down, and the excessive rains
in November made the ground so soft
that it was difficult to get in the
pelds, and the unusually warm and
moist weather has caused much OF
the corn in cribs to mould and that
on the ground to rot From present
indications, much of the corn in the
fields will be ruined and lost The
average farm price on Dec. l was 81
cents per bushel, making the aggre-
gate value $l37,604, 100. The total
yield last year was 3Ot,S73, $50 bush.
els, and the average total yield for the
ten preceding years is 3O1 ,412,3
bushels
Wheat
Winter wheat: Area harvested.
133,74S acres; yield per acre, 2O.5
bushels; total yield, 2,739,O5O bushels:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
ElIropean Plan,

Although the announcement has
not been made public, 1t is generally
understood that Oskaloosa hotels Will
be placed on the European plan al
ter the first day of January. The
present cost of maintaining the din
ing-room is said to be the principal
reason for the change.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
s. u. 4 Graduate a Novelist.

I'm the Twilight Zone" new
book but recently issued by eastern
publishers, Is written by a state uni
versity of Iowa graduate. Robert
Carey Craven. b. A.. 1881 sMr Craven
Ii dramatic critic OF the Omaha Bee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Kills Forty Rabbits.

Harry Blair, living west of Oska'
loosa about three miles, was hunting
Friday and succeeded in getting forty
cotton tails" during the day. This
is an unusual number for one man
to bring down in a days hunt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16

so gloomy an outlook over the crop
value been voiced. 3D.. /
Potatoes, all classes OF garden truck
nay and small grain fell down over
last year and below the mean yield
for a number of years. This is not
entirely true, however, as in one
county a crop was almost total fail
ure, and in another, in a distant Sec
ton of the state, it was fairly sue
cessful.
The report is believed to be more
thorough this year than it has been
in former years because OF the addi-
ton OF the thrasherS' reports. The
Iowa weather and crop service sent
out thousands of memorandum books
to all the thrashermen of the state
this year and they kept strict account
OF all their work, besides sending in
the amount threshed and the acreage,
It's quality was determined.
Work is Comprehensive.
DR.. Chapel, who delivered the re-
port before the State Horticulturist's
society at the state house this after
noon, is proud OF the work of the crop
correspondents in every county and
township of the state and believes the
work is as comprehensive as can be
obtained. 'f
The report in full follows:
! Following is summary OF reports
from crop correspondents Of the Iowa
Weather and Crop service and
( Thresherman, showing the average
yield per acre and total yields OF
staple soil products, and the average
prices at the farms or nearest sta
tions, Dec /, 1909. The value gained
by feeding farm crops for the pToduc.
ton of live stock, poultry and dairy
! products is not taken into considera.
zion in this report.
Corn.
A revised report OF the estimated
corn acreage, made Aug. 1, after the
heavy raine had ceased, indicated
that the area planted this year was
I S,2l3,2SO. or 1S6,330 acres less than
the estimated acreage planted in 1908.
The average yield per acre for the
state this year was 1928 bushels, max.
ing a total yield OF 269 .S12 600 bushels,
OF this amount about IS per cent is
I, sim in the fields. aud a large per.
centage Of the corn In the cribs is In
very poor condition. There no rec
ord Of corn being in as poor condi
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Iowa crops fell down woefully thit

Iowa crops fell down woefully this
In many respects the year 1909 has
been the worst crop growing year ever
experienced by the farmers OF the
state
DR.. George NJ. Chapel. chief of the
Iowa weather and crop service and
section director OF the United States
weather bureau, yesterday completed
his arduous duty of reducing to fig
ures the products OF the state.
The shortage of the 1909 corn crop
over 1908 yield in bushels does not
begin to estimate the poor condition
OF the corn, according to DR.. Chapel.
Never has there been a year when
the corn was in such rotten condition
the second week OF December as it is
to-day he said in discussing the
situation yesterday, For terminating
purposes the yield in many sections
OF the state is a total loss. FIRST the
heavy rains of the spring made a
late start for the farmers and cut off
the acreage man thousands OF acres.
Then came the spell OF fairly good
weather and for a time the outlook
was salubrious. Then wet weather
again, and after the corn had matured
still more wet. At the present time
much OF the corn is in the field, be-
cause the deluge has made it almost
impossible to hurry the husking. That
which is in the crib is full of mois-
tuTe and soggy. 1t is the worst
have ever seen for this period OF the
year" ..........
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Barley.

Area harvested, 492,327 acres; yield
per acre. 2l6 bushels; total product,
1O.629,300 bushels; average price, AS
cents per bushel; total value $4,SS9,-
AS. The average total yield for the
ten preceding years is 13,2S9.595 bush
ola
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Rye.

Area harvested, 1881 acres; aver
age yield, 1863 bushels per acre; total
product. SO5,7SO bushels; average
price, so cents per bushel; total val
ne, $4SS, 46S. The average total yield
for the ten preceding years is 1901
100 bushels
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Potatoes Poor.

Farmers and grain men over the
state are unanimous in declaring that
the damage TO crops has been very
severe and heavy, and at no time has
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
w. /. Beans, President.
w. H. Pike, Vice President.
r. X. Davis. Cashier.
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000
Paid In Full.

Directors: w. l. Beans, What
Cheer; Charley Victor, Lacey; w. H.
Springer, Eddyville; Thos. J. Wilson
Beacon; r. w. Moore, Cedar; w. G.
Reed, Oskaloosa; w. H. Pike, Rose
Hill; Paul synhorst, Leighton; Geo.
IS. Prime, oskaloosa; r. X. Davis, Os
kaloosa; M. s. Downey, Lacey.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Flax.

Area harvested. 25,525 acres; aver.
age yield. 10 bushels per acre; total
yield, 255,2O5 bushels; average price,
$1.29 per bushel; total value, SS29,214.
The ten preceding year average Is
669,2O2 bushels.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
city Business Solicited.

Complete set OF Safety Deposit
Boxes. The 15O stockholders are all
Mahaska County farmers.
Farmers; Make this your head
quarters while in the City. lstf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16

On account Of unfavorable weather
conditions last spring, oats were
planted from two to four weeks later
than usual, and as a result the acre
age seeded was 1925 acres less
than the area harvested in 1908; but,
Notwithstanding the many adverse
conditions, the yield per acre was
slightly better and the quality much
better than last year. The area har-
vested was 4,26l,414 acres; average
Yield, PA bushels per acre: total
product 11G,557,SSO bushels; aggre-
gate value at 80 cents per bushel, $40,-
795.24O. The total yield last year was
1880, 400 bushels. and the average
total yield for the ten preceding years
Is 121, 224, SOC bushels.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16

Area harYesfeF. TT ,S4l acref, aver
age yield, IS bushels per acre; total
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16

average price so cents per bushel: to-
tai value, $2,5l9,926. The total yield
last year was 1,67S,54O bushels. and
the average total yield for the ten
preceding years is 1.161.O11 bushels.
Spring wheat: Area harvested, 265,-
339 acres; average yield 1876 bushels
per acre; total product, S,608,910 bush
els; price per bushel, 80 cents; total
value, $3,34S,O19; aggregate value Of
wheat, $5,767,945. The total yield last
year was 4,96S,25O bushels, and the
average total yield for the ten proceed
ing years is 10. sos O9 bushels.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16

Total ..............,S357,4 1S,6l5
Arizona republican., 1909-09-01
HOTEL ACACIA

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 Large outside Ele- 2 a n tly furnished
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Arizona republican., 1909-09-01

Frank Steele's smiling counten- ance is greatly missed. but the com pany is fortunate in securing the services of Mir. Campbell, who is an efficient accountant.
 MT. Locke. formerly bookkeeper for the Henness & Griffen Co.'S store. has filled the vacancy made by the resignation of MT. Campbell.
 Mir. Giffen of Winkleman was q Kelvin visitor last week.
 Mrs. John F. osborn and children, who have been spending a month here, returned Co their home in Tenpe last week.
 Miss LoI Cane F.sscG through here ol her way to TucsJIt, where she is cGE :oyed in the D,s; office. She Las been nl d visit to her sister. Mrs. t'pLerson at Ray. Dy accident she disrovered kc-c Mrs Carper, an old fri"ad of hers, from Patagonia.
 T. A. ROBE.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-01
A House Built in a Day.

In the September Wide World Mag. azine, Mir. Harold J. Shepstone, des- cribes a most remarkable building feat which was recently accomplished in St. Louis, viz: the complete erection and occupation of house in a single day. It was the brides ardently-ex- pressed wish to have a home to go to that caused the builder to attempt it: fore the evening meal was served the plot of land where the house was to stand showed not the slightest sign of human activity. Ragweed and gold en-rod greeted the sunrise, and the scene was absolutely innocent of a stick of timber, a piece of stone, brick, or other material. But when the sev- en o'clock whistles blew on the morn ing in question, however, there was concerted movement of men and wag- ons toward the Iot
 In the erection of the dwelling sSv- enty-frVe thousand nails were used, eleven thousand feet. of timber cut and fitted, twelve thousand shingles put on the roof, six thousands laths used to make the walls, three hundred and, NA'hE AhNt EflihS Ol DldSltI and several gallons of paint used
 Twenty-Five carpenters were em- ployed on the job, of whom eighteen worked ten hours, and the remaining seven about eleven hours each. Twelve fathers and twelve plasterers did the lathing and clustering in thrN hours. Two men built the chimney in four hours and forty-five minutes Four men put the roof on in three hours, while two men did the plumb ing and gas-fitting in five hours. One man did the electric wiring in one and half hours. while four men did the necessary painting in five hours.
 The builders had hardly cleared away before a large furniture van ar rived. together with a caterers cart. The furniture van contained the own CTS goods, and willing hands quickly transferred them to their rightful places in the record d-built home In Just under an hour the newly-married couple and their friends, who had meanwhile come upon the scene, sat down to a sumptuous dinner. Twelve hours previously, as already stated. not brick or stone was to have been seen on the site of the dwelling.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-01
MRS. MASON.

MRS. MASON.
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Arizona republican., 1909-09-01

These germs are not only filthy and disgusting, but many of them cause such diseases as typhoid fever, ,chol- era infantum and summer complaint. When the flies bring them from some dirty place to your food or leave some of them when they crawl on your face or hands you may swallow these germs without knowing it and be taken ill with one of these diseases. So the fly that seems so harmless may do you much more harm than a bee or a hornet
 HoUr parents should place screens at their doors and windows during the warm weather to keep the flies out of the house. If they cannot screen all the rooms they should screen those in which food is kept; and if any one is sick in the house, flies should be kept from the sick room, so that they may not carry germs from the sick person to the rest of the family. -
 Children may help to keep flies
Arizona republican., 1909-09-01

from swarming in and around
 houses and from carrying germs of
 sickness from one person to an- other. In the first place they should not buy candy. fruit or other food which is left in front of stores or anywhere else where flies may feed and walk on it. Flies lay their eggs chiefly in stable manure, and if this IS left without screens or other covers to keep the flies away great numbers will be matched in every stable. If you know of stores where food is not covered from flies or of stables that have swarms of them around, get yeur father or mother to write to the board of health about them, and the board will make the store keepers or stablemen obey its rules But before you report other people for being careless and dirty and so making it possible for flies to become a nuisance be sure that your own house is clean, and that no garbage cans or boxes are left uncovered to attract flies.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-01

paint. A force of men has been em-
 ployed for the past week painting and otherwise beautifying the cottages on Knob Hill.
 D. c. Jackling, ce-president and general manager of the Ray company is expected here shortly and will re- main a month, which fact is quite sig nificant
 The Arizona Hercules Mining com pany is pushing their work as rapid ly as possible at Ray. Another churn drill arrived over the P. & E. for them list Thursday, and was taken right up to Ray, where it will be put to work. Quite a large crowd turned out last Wednesday, when it was learned that the new motor car of the P X l.. would take the place of the regular train on that day. It was almost an hour late arriving from Phoenix. on account of a hot box, but the time was made up on the return from Winkleman. All eX- pressed themselves as very much pleased with the new car, saying they wished the company would run an excursion from here with them
 A lazy burro, which was not use to the new whistle. furnished d good deal of amusement for the crowd, as it refused to get off the track. The car whistled and slowed down. and the obstruction was pushed gently out of the way. The rest of the run was made without incident.
 Last Friday being rather a cool day a small fire was started in the tent occupied by Walker and Robb. which resulted in the burning of the tent before the flames could be eX- It happened so suddenly that the volunteer fire department was not called out. The neighbors very kindly rushed to the scene with buckets. putting out the flames and moving out the trunks and furniture so that nothing was burned besides the tent. The fire was caused by a defective stove pipe.
 Yesterday. being Sunday, Rev. MT. Mckay went to Ray in the morning to hold regular services there, return ing in the afternoon. He preached here in the evening after the Chris- tian Endeavors' regular Sunday even ing meeting. which was ably led by Miss E. Christman.
 Mrs. Mckay contemplates giving little party this week to her many friends.
 Miss Beatrice Mckay has been as- sisting at the hospital for the past week.
 M. H. Walker has been confined to the hospital for ten days with a mild atack of typhoid fever, but is getting along nicely under the care of Dr. Brown, to say nothing of the nurs- ng.
 Eugene Odell is out again after hree weeks seize in the hospital
 Mrs. Everett has ben sick for a week with appendicitis, bat is much improved and it is thought she will De all right in a few days. Mrs. Me Kay very kindly volunteered to nurse Ter.
 MT. Everett has secured employ nent at Ray with the Ray Central. His son, Colin, has just returned to Phoenix after two weeks stay here.
 Mir. Rogers, formerly employed by he Ray company has gone to Los Angeles.
 Frank NJ Pool made trip to his
Arizona republican., 1909-09-01
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Arizona republican., 1909-09-01

old home at Mammoth last week. bringing with him his wife and daughter. It was while there. that he was induced by his old friend John Scanlon, to accompany him to Tucson. whence John Scanlon was the same day abducted by Miss Malarkey and her accompliccs.
 Mir. Campbell has resigned as time keeper for the Ray company and ac- cepted the position as bookkecper for the Hercules Mercantile company at this place.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-01
THE DANGEROUS HOUSE FLY.

Flies are the most dangerous in- sects we have. They are much more dangerous than bees or hornets; these may sting you and the sting is pain ful, but you soon get over the pain. Flies do much more harm than this. They walk over filthy places like sewers and garbage can, and after eating the filthy food which they find there they come into your house and walk on the food you eat. carrying on their feet the tiny germs which live
 in filth just as you live in a house.