The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-19
CITY PATRON|zES
BARGAIN COUNTER
Buys Fan at Discount Sale to Keep
Council Cool.
PUTS LID ON BARNUM'S CIRCUS
VIII Not Permit the Show To Come
To Town Before Sept. 9-No
More Rushing
the Cam"

The Oskaloosa city council intends
to be prepared for emergencies. In
case there is more torrid zone wealth
er this season the council members
intend that there shall be a certain
degree of comfort in their legislative
work. The members have sweltered
and sweated to the point where pa
thence no longer exists. The council
last evening purchased ceiling fan.
one with four blades, that makes plen-
ty of air, one that will stir the hot
air that frequently fills the council
chamber. The new fan costs $500.
1t is a bargain sale fan. 1t was for
merly new and at that time cost
$1,000. 1t was marked down for spe-
cial sale. Chief Gochee has been or
dered by motion to proceed with the
installation of the fan. The council
men desire to have it in operation for
next Monday evening, August 23,when
the new paving recently ordered in is
to be considered and warm session
is looked for. The careful economy
of the administration in purchasing
secondhand fan in place of a new
Fan is to be commended.
The council convened in regular ses'
sion last evening, the third Monday
of the month, and did considerable
business. Some difficulty was expert
enced in gathering quorum. The
officers were sent on man hunt and
business was accomplished with mem
bers Laffollett, Cruzen, Dickson and
Hanna present
After the general routine the coun'
Gil took up couple of new ordi'
nances which were passed upon first
reading and referred to the ordinance
committee. If an ordinance that pass
ed first reading last evening becomes
a law, can rushing" in Oskaloosa will
be a thing of the past. The new law
makes it illegal for a saloon keeper
to sell beer or drinks in can" a
pail, bucket, pitcher. jar or other con
tainer or receptacle. The act be-
comes misdemeanor and upon con
viction a fine of from five TO ole hun
dred dollars may be imposed or jail
commitment required. The law moi
only makes it unlawful for the saloon
keeper to sell the beer, but it makes
the act of drinking beer tr other
drink in outbuilding, alley, street or
park from any tin, pail, bucket, jar
container or receptacle, a misdemean
or and punishable by fine of from one
to one hundred dollars or thirty days
in Jail. H.
The ordinance has been framed at
the request of some of the saloon
keepers, who desire to get away from
this feature of the business.
The other new ordinance seeks to
make an end of the willful throwing
of lacks, nails, glass or any other
thing that will cause injury to foot OF
hoof of person or animal or cause
damage to automobile, bicycle or We
hicle tire. People have been guilty oil
deliberately sprinkling lacks and brok
en- glass upon the pavements and in
the roadways for the purpose of caus
ing damage to tires. .g.
1t has been noised about that the
Barnum & Bailey Circus would make
an effort to get into Oskaloosa upon
Labor Day or upon one of the days OF
the Homecoming celebration that
had been planned by local institutions
and people. The circus has been shut
out of Kansas City on Labor Day by
the passage of an ordinance by the
council of that place, The circus
comes back to Iowa for number oil
dates and is in Ottumwa September
| 1. The Oskaloosa council took nc
chances on having the naughty circus
come to town and spoil its nice holi
day and take away its crowd and SO
adopted resolutions that will prevent
the city treasurer from receiving
moneys rendered in payment of Ii
cense for the Barnum & Bailey circus
between the present time and Sep
n har