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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
CIEAN-uP DAY.

Following the suggestion of the
American Civic Association, many
cities in various states are having a
Cleanup Day." day set apart when
everybody gives all his attention tt
backwards and unsightly vacant lots
removing rubbish and preparing It
transform these areas into beds Of
flowers in the summer.
From the year that Cleanup Day
first was proposed by the American
Civic Association, the number oil
cities endorsing THE project has stead,
lily increased. Not all select the anne
day, but the Cleanup" usually hap.
pens between April and May Is.
One of the latest cities to have a
Cleanup Day" is Durham, North
Carolina. There the Durham Civic
Association, which is affiliated with
the American Civic Association, made
the suggestion of Cleanup Day for
April 6. In the resolution adopted
appeal was made to all citizens TO
give their time this day to all base
ments, backyards and front lawns,
to thoroughly renoyate them by the
removal of every kind of garbage, all
unsightly plumber and by the free use
of lime" Merchants and others were
urged to lend their aid and general
appeal was made in Dehah oil the va
cant lots.
To remove he dirt and garbage
thus collected, the board of aldermen
agreed TO furnish all the carts neces-
sary and this was done. The day
was one of the most successful in
Durham in the cause of civic improve
ment.
Rochester, Pa. Richmond, Ind,
Wilkes-B Barre. Pa, Spokane. Wash,
and many other cities in the western
states also had |Clean.up Days
Why not Oskaloosa?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
WHITE OAK.

Carl Johnson, VINO cut his foot with
an AK, is again able to be out.
Toby Parlett, who is working near
Tioga, was an Oskaloosa Gamer Fri
day.
Saturday Mrs. F. S. Bedford visited
Mrs. A. B. Francis, who has poor
health.
Grace and Hettie Dewitt are visit.
ing relatives here. They are moving
to Humboldt with their rather and
brothers. m r. 7Hgassd
VIII Ravens has secured the road
work for this district and being a
single man we shall look for good
roads this year.
Fred Wagner, who has been con,
fined to the house for long time is
able to get out ana look around lit
tie once more. }"f.e % .tru.-
The Rose Hill Telephone Co, has
ordered a switch board, which Will
soon be installed and they will try
the Independent system for while,
South Skunk after being out of its
banks for several weeks, has begun
to recede, which looks good to those
that intend farming the bottom land.
Several from this side of the river
took in the dance at viii Knowles
Saturday night. They danced unul
the wee small hours and all report a
good time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

TUSCALOOSA because Of the sad accident
and death OF his brother,G George Smith.
They returned home Sunday after the
f, funeral.
Rev. Lloyd Tenant is supply teach
er at the Ray school in Monroe town
ship during the illness of Lacey Moore,
the regular teacher, who is laid up
with the grippe. ,,,.555
| Arthur Baker and wife; OF Indian
lapolis, are proud over the arrival OF
ten.pound boy. Mother and son are
dong nicely and Arthur is stepping
high as blind horse. s&@a - 8
Tom Cation, the real estate hustler,
sold the A. e. Austin farm near In
dianapolis, consisting of S0S acres, to
John Anderson and E. j. Norris of the
Hub Clothing Store, for SOB per acre.
He also sold A.. E. Austin section of
land near Stratford, Texas. at $25
per acre. t; sa -.iIes
May 5. a"' Nasty Jr.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
WHITE OAK.
Il. A. b.

Andrew Larson is on the sick list
Will Hawkinson sold twenty head
of steers to Fred Caldwell for $31.2E
per, head. g~~.,..., -s, a. ....r
Miss Amanda Larson went to Bux
ton last week to help care for some
sick relatives. Ta',
Mr.. and Mrs. s. j. Swanson and
children visited Sunday at the Mar
tin Olson home. .as.aat o.. ...-..
Mrs. John Swanson, Anna and
James visited Friday afternoon al
the H. Hawkinson nome. 70" d.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Ignell spent Sun
day at the parental Nels Olson home.
, Miss Emma Hawkinson returned to
ner work in Ottumwa Tuesday.
The Epworth League held a liter
airy meeting at the church Saturday
evening After, the program some
important business of the League was
attended to. Among other things a
delegate was elected to the District
convention to be held at Harcourt in
June. Egnar Olson was the one chos-
en- to represent the League.
AUTUMN CHILD.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

Don grumble about the rain,
urges the New Sharon Star. THE
Infinite One that has the wisdom to
create worlds and systems of worlds,
set them in motion and govern all
things pertaining thereto. is wise
enough to know what is best. Keep
it ever in mind, no matter how rad.
ically your own wishes are obstructed
that all mistakes are ours, that God
and Nature never made one. 1t is
only through our ignorance OF the
Infinite and his plans that we are leu
to worry over conditions that do not
suit our wishes. Don't forget that
His wisdom is past nnding out" and
grub away" o. =
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

ns County superintendent of Iowa
win meet with State Superintendent
Riggs in Des Moines. on May IL, II
and IL for the annual -hree days
conference and at that time win de
eide whether to begin a statewide
campaign looking 10 a radical change
in the school laws, Advocates OF
better rural schools. higher salaries
the county unit and a more, central.
lied rural school system are not dis,
couraged by the defeat of the com
mission bin and it is expected that
the county superintendent will un.
dertake campaign for modified
measure containing many of it's feat,
ures. .-... ....... ..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
4 Nav IpsA ~ ROAD MAKING.

The lDngaccepted idea in road
making is 10 round up the middle OF
the road with view of making the
water run. of to the drainage at The
side. II cannot be claimed. however,
that the method has yielded entirely
satisfactory results. The tendency OF
travel is to make the roadbed lower
In the center and thus necessitate fire.
quent repairs" II has occurred to
State Senator Allen OF Pocahontas
county that the present plan is wrong
both In theory and practice, and his
experiments in good road making have
confirmed him in this belief He holds
that nature never intended roads to
be rounded up; on the contrary. she
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

, The fire loss in the United States
and Canada for the month of March
reached total of s13,795, 400. AL
though this seems a very big figure
it shows satisfactory decrease in
losses compared with the same month
in 1907 and 1908. In 1907 The total
for March was s2O,5o9,7O0, and in
1908, 1878, 800. In the first three
months of the year there is always a
notable reduction of fire losses, the
total for 1909 oeing $52,661, 400
against $64,795.OO for the first quar-
ter of 1908.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
NORTH CENTER.

Mrs. Bartlett is very slowly improv
Ing. - -~s
George Minor has his house almost
completed.
Osa Mcconnell lost valuable
young mare recently.
H. w. Claywortn spent Wednesday
in this neighgborhood.
Lew Mitchell called at the Robert
Mitchell home one day last week.
Mrs. Phillips is spending few days
at the parental Lewis Shroyer home.
The severe hail storm Of wednes
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
clubwomen of Bostc

Prominent clubwomen of Boston,
having debated the question, have
come to the conclusion that Shake
speare does not come up to the re-
quirements of modern life. Caroline
Ticknor, in discussing this decision
lays it all to the vaudeville state OF
mind of the modern woman, who con
siders it a penance to have to wait
while things happen. o.,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

Two road experts who were. In
attendance at the annual meeting OF
the Iowa Threshermen' Association
in Des Moines this. week declared
that Iowa. had the, worst roads Of
any state in the union. 1t is not like
ly that, this is. true. But they are
bad enough, And there is no reason
in the world why they SHOULD not be
the BEST reasons the Clinton Her
aid ...rr
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

Since 1901 the amount of land
owned and farmed by the state has
more than doubled the acreage in
creasing from 1854 to 1888. Mem.
bers of the board declare that farm
work in the open air Is the greatest
agency in the world for reforming
vicious men and women and for max.
ing useful citizens of backward boys.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

During March 372 people in Iowa
died of pneumonia, according to com
plete reports of deaths during that
month received by the state board
of heath. Deaths from tuberculosis
during the same period reached a
total of only 1879, although consump,
ton in the average months causes
more deaths than any other disease.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
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AROUND LIE CIRCUIT.

of Oskaloosa, Rev. Eugene Allen, pas
tor, recently gave banquet for their
lown membership. There were over
800 invitations out and the banquet
was served by the Ladies' Aid OF the
church. If there is a church Organiza-
ton in America where religion and So
ciability, business tact and sterling
manhood are better mixed than in the
Methodist church of Oskaloosa we
don't know where it is.
HE
Knoxville Journal: The declamatory
contest between the X. II. S. and Os-
kaloosa will be held at Oskaloosa, Fri
day evening, May 7. The high school
faculty and a large delegation of stu
dents will accompany the contestants
to. the Oskaloosa Forum and rejoice
with them In The success which they
will surely win! '5The K H. s. winners,
in the home contest, were: OratoricaI,
Clint Brann; dramatic, Mayce Worth
ington; humorous. Pearl Bonnitield.
Victor Record: We have before us
a report OF the OskaloOsa hospital for
the first year of its existence. This
hospital has done grand good work
for the year and the management is to
be congratulated on its splendid show
ing.
Newton Record: Wild ANIMALS are
still dangerous in Oskaloosa. Last
week girl living there was assaulted
while in bed by a rat and part of a
finger bitten OFF.
Knoxville Express: OskaIoo3a G.. A.
r. will observe Memorial day on May
80, although it is Sunday. But why
not? Why wouldn't Sunday be a very
good day? 1t will not interfere With
the exercises, and it will prevent many
things that frequently detract from the
observance OF the day. -
..5' D1
Marengo Republican,: We call atten!
ton to want ad in our want column
this week in which e. X. Bruce of
Thornburg, asks that those interested
in the construction of the Marengo
Midland electric railway consider his
fisheries when making up their route,
He ships from 10000 to 100000 pounds
of express annually. He has the big
gest ornamental fish hatchery in the
whole northwest. He is on a direct
line from Millersburg to Oskaloosa.
We believe this line is going through
sooner or later. There has been talk
of the What Cheer in
stead of the Montezuma route from
to Oskaloosa, but we do
not know the condition of that phase
of the question now. If the road went
by way Of What Cheer it would 90
close to Mr.. Bruce's place.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

Iowa City Republican,: The Hi
nois good roads association gives a
long list of advices as to pudding
the roads. One. point is especially
emphasized. They say, do not walk
ride on the drag. Good advice, Some
body might have foEgotren to ride.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

--Chicago's drainage canal has been
omen nine years. The level of Lake
Michigan has risen and is now 3
inches higher than in 1900. 1t is
clear, that the rise and fal. in the
lakes depends on something larger
than canals or deepened channels.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

The Des Moines Register and
Leader says that some men will re-
fuse to worry about the ascending
price of bread so long as their favor
lite brand of plug tobacco sells at the
same old price.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

A Pennsylvania who failed with
the usual missiles in dispensing cat
concert rugged up series Oh live
wires on the adjacent fence. He sue,
ceeded in burning up the fence, barn
and a nearby woodshed. But the cats
came back
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

lin his latest utterance Mr.. Bryan
says: while | hope that my party
will not find it necessary to cali for
me as presidential candidate in the
next campaign, | make the emphatic
statement that 4 nave no intention OF
retiring from politics." Note the
significant use of my party" ts
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

I'm the opinion OF the Marshall
town Times Republican strawberry
shortcake. green grass, base ball,
golf, house cleaning and water in the
cellar are all signs of beautiful spring.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
colored Women Meet.

The Iowa Federation OF Colored
Women's Clubs will meet at Ottumwa
on May "a, rs and 26 and will be at
tended by number OF delegates from
Oskaloosa who viii take part in the
program.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
Big Pay Roll In Dubuque.

The annual pay roll of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul in Dubuque
amounts to practically million dol,
lars Saturday was the regular month
ly pay day and more than $4,000 was
paid out.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
improvements Proposed.

1t is probable that number of pub
lie improvements will be made in the
town of University Park by the new
city council before the annual camp
meeting of the National Holiness AS
ISOLATION in June
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

day night did great damage to dwell
ing houses.
Sunday school was organized at
Greenwood Sunday afternoon with
Carl Phillips as superintendent.
WILD ROSE.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

Tic Cape-to-Cairo Railroad, 5000
miles long. is half finished and it will
take s1,y0Q,0o0,000 to complete it.
This enterprise and the Panama Can
al viii be great monuments to the
English-speaking world.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

The time is near,
Ny neighbor, dear.
When you will get the Dickens
Ii you don't pen
The darn old hen
Up with her brood of chickens.
--Keokuk Gate-City.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

Last year 50,000,00O gallons of
spring and well water were shipped
in the United States at an average
price of Is cents canon, Minnesota
leading in the traffic, with New York
second.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

III Billy Sunday will bring Fritz
Norris to his knees the Cedar Falls
Record says that his meetings in Mar,
shalltown will not have been in vain.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

"A bulglar at Boone, with wisdom
beyond that usually attributed to the
profession, stole two loaves of bread
and left the cash register unmolested.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

-Pittsburg Gazette: The discov-
cry that President Tan Is fond OF
peanuts will furtI.c endear him to
the populace. ta8
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

County superintendents of Iowa will
meet with State superintendent Riggs
in. Des Moines on May II. II and 10.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
LOCAL DASHES.

The punching of city and county
officials about the corner OF Market
street and Fourth avenue, as pointed
out in the Herald the other day, has
called out other peculiar bunchings,
For instance, within two blocks from
the corner of High avenue and Sew.
enth street live Helen Lofand, Helen
Spencer, Helen Kaschewski, Helen
Henderson, Helen McCurdy, Helen
Kalbach, and Helen Walton. In the
same block, or Paradise Ridge" as
Mr.. Swain used to call it, live the
three men prominently known in
town as Ralph" namely, Ralph Burn.
side, Ralph O'Hara and Ralph McCur.
dyr .... %
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

One trouble with the road drag
ging, the Knoxville Express observes,
is that 1t drags. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

There was a big dance at Bolton
Saturday evening. A couple of Oska-
loosa musicians furnished the noise
for the occasion.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

English glaciers get 50 a week as
against SIS to. $40 paid in the United
States.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

lit has been observed that the 10
cent magazine never gives you more
than 10 cents worth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

Fathers takin' down the stove,
swearin' like to bust;
Mothers chasin him around
With a pan for dust.
Maggie's got the winders out,
Cold as anything;
Sisters dustin all the chairs
Gee-don't mention spring
Boston Herald
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
THE PUBLIC. LIBRARY
Report For the Month of April Makes
Y Good sh5AMeo

The report Of Miss Grace Hill, libra
rian, showing the additions and circu-
lation of books al the Carnegie Public
Library duringthe month of April,
makes an excellent showing. Nearly
1000 books were issued during the
l26 days the library was open and
total of 1877 new books were' placed on
the shelves during the same period.
The circulation of books at the First
ward branch, located in the school
building, is also interesting, 1884 books
having been issued there during the
month. The branch was established
"a few weeks ago to accommodate
those who do not live within reas-
enable distance of the library, so that
good books might be placed where
they could be accessible to all in the
Ineighborhood farthest from the cen
ter of the city. The report for last
month shows that the branch is meet
ling with the favor of readers in that
locality. Miss Hills report for April
fellows:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

The, placing of two more paid fire
men in the department will make pos
sible the abandoning of the old time
system OF volunteer fremen. 1t will
insure all necessary help at the sta.
ton at the time help is most needed,
and it will be a money saving plan in
the end. The recommendations OF
Chief McCracken will receive the care
full study and consideration of the fire
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06
y y y

Several Mahaska county young men
are entering the competition for the
corn growing prize offered by the
State Agricultural department this
year. We have the best soil and best
seed corn in the state and plenty OF
boys who understand how to grow it
and there is no reason why Mahaska
county competitor should not carry off
the honors.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

This Is the latest Thirst OF May the
country has known in years. That is.
the season is greatly retarded In
other seasons the vegetation has been
greatly advanced at this time, trees
have been in full leaf. flowers in bloom,
gardens planted and growing. and
farm work, blowing and corn planting
well along. This year finds the trees
barely budded and fruit not yet in
bloom.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

The season of garden green's is at
hand and the busy housewife finds
time to HE forth in quest of dande-
lion, mustard, lambs quarter, sour
dock, radish leaves, and a score OF
other young plants known to be suit
able for the dish. Are they good?
Well, that depends upon the cook
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

The Sunday funeral is rapidly fall
ing into disfavor among ministers,
the funeral directors and the public in
general. Both ministers associations
and funeral directors associations in
several states have recently adopted
strong resolutions against the prac-
tice and are pledged to advise against
it only in cases OF emergency.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

In 1S43 and 1874 when the first pio-
|neers came TO the present site of Os-
kaloosa, it was treeless, upon the high
point OF a strip of rolling prairie land
lying between two great forests skirt
ing Des Moines and Skunk rivers The
city later came to be known as The
City of Trees" This illustrates the
power and the usefulness of the man
who plants tree.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

. :
Lizards to non,residents. ...... so
Sale of old books. ...s..r......... 155
Rent collection .............. 6.6S
New Books Put Out Today.
Children's--". ...a} @anI
Canoe Mates, story of the Florida
reef and everglades-Kirk Munro
| Friendship of Anne-Ellen D.Deland.
| A story for older girls. 2'e
| Olaf the Glorious; historical story
of the Viking age-Robt. Leighton.
The embellished life of Olaf, King of
NORWAY, from his romantic youth to
lnis death at the battle OF the Svold.
Cruise of the Canoe C1ub-W. l..
Alden.
| Our Little Australian Cousin-Mary
| F. .Nixon-Roulet.
American Book of Golden Deeds
James Baldwin. True stories of he
roic deeds done on American soil or by
Americans.
Story of General Gordon-Ieanie
Lang. ,..
Violet Fairy Book-Apdrew Lang.
Johann Sebastian Bach, translated
from the German of Ludwig Ziemssen.
Nibelungs, translated fro mthe Ger
man of Ferdinand Schmidt.
Story of Sir Francis Drake-O. FL
ton. ae7
Adult Books
Missionary Enterprise: concise
history of it's Objects, Methods and Elk
NJ Bliss, 1908.
Apostolic Age in the Light of Mod
ern aCritioism=sJ. II. Ropes 1907. Aims
to- showithe state and development OF
|Chrstianity in the Apostolic Age, both
as to its outward conditions and its
inward Thought. OF this picture, Paul
is the central figure and his life and
character are carefully worked out
Machine Tool Trade i'll Germany,
France, Switzerland, Italy and United
|Kingdom-G. l.. Garden, 1909. (Pam
|phlet.JH b." .'
Report of the 26th Annual Meeting
of the Lake Mohonk Conference OF
Friends of the Indian and Other De-
pendent Peoples, 1908.
Message of Warren Garst, Gov. OF
Iowa, to the 33rd General Assembly,
January 1909,
Inaugural Address of Beryl F. Car
roll, Gov. OF Iowa, Jan. IA, 1909.
Insect Line; an introduction to ma
ture study. Fl. Comstock. 1908.
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy
of Science for 1908,
Appreciation of Architecture Rus
sell Sturgis, 1903.
How'to Make Baskets Mary White,
1908.
How to Make Rugs-Candace Wheel.
er, 1908. ia
Highways and Byways of the Pacific
Coast, 1908--Clifton Johnson.
Causes of the Civil War IS59-1S61--
F. E. Chadwick. 1905
My Life as an Indian: the story OF
a red woman and white man in the
lodges of the BlackfeetA w. Schultz.
1907. San intimate revelation of the
domestic life Of the 13faekfoot Indians
by a man who married into the tribe
and lived many years with them
Reads like romance from beginning
to end"
Dissertations by Mr.. Dooley-F. p.
Dunno, 1906.
Good Hunting in Pursuit OF Big
Game in the ,West-Theo. Roosevelt,
1907.