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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

Judge Byron w. Preston convened
the Mahaska county district court
Monday morning for an adjourned ses-
sion of the April term to dispose OF
unfinished business and new petitions
which were assigned for hearing on
that day. The application for the in
corporation of the town of Leighton
was one of the special matters which
was taken up. Objections had been
field to the proposed incorporation
and the motion OF the petitioners to
have the objections stricken was over
ruled and the hearing continued I'M
til this morning when it was again
taken up.
MANY probate and civil matters
were disposed of and an entry was
made in the criminal calendar dismiss
ing the indictment against VIM. kirR-
patrick for assault with intent to muir
der his brotherln-law, Thos. Cooney.
The reason for the dismissal Is that
the defendant has already been con-
Victed and sentenced to term OF ~
years in the penitentiary for similar
assault upon his wife.
Among the several new petitions
which have been filed recently with
the clerk of the district court is one
by Matte +. Gillian VS.. Frank y.
Gillian, in which the annuilment OF
their marriage is asked on the grounds
that the defendant is a bigamist. The
The plaintiff states in her petition
that she and the defendant were mar
ried in the city of Mt. Pleasant in No
vember, 1905 and that they lived to-
gether until June, 1909, when she be-
came aware, so it is alleged, that her
husband had a lawfully welded wife
at the time of his marriage to the
plaintiff and that she Is still living.
Elizabeth Cabeen ct al VS.. Jennie
Dixon ct al, partition; referee ordered
to file report by Sept. Is, 1903.
Wm. McQuiston VS.. Anne E. Nc
Quiston, hearing upon motion to set
aside decree of divore fixed for first
day of next term and personal notice
to serve upon Harry r. McQuiston and
l.. e. Mcpherson thirty days before
hearing. ..."..
Lee Davis VS.. Minnie j. Davis, appli-
cation for modification OF decree al
lowed.
Probate Gases.
Estate of Rebecca Workman, decd,
Alfred Q. Wooster, administrator; or
dered that if money in hands of Woos-
ter, the former administrators, is not
paid over by Sept. IL, the new admin
istrator will commence suit on bond
of said Wooster.
Estate of VIM. Kent, decd, S. w.
Jones, administrator; final report ap'
proved, administrators discharged and
sureties released.
Guardianship of Warren e. Beeman
ct al, minors; report of sale of minor
heirs interest to Mary Beenan ap'
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05
FREMONT.
4 Sam Priest is working his house
over and adding to it.

I Sam Priest is working his house
over and adding to it.
J. Fl. Kennel has repaired his scales
at the elevator, this place.
Mrs. A. ~ Caldwell, of Oskaloosa
has been visiting at the f. P. Williams
home, north of fremont.
Mrs. l.. A. Stevens, of Danvers, Ill.
arrived Thursday for visit with hel
son lie Roy Stephenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf entertained few
friends at their home Thursday In hon
or of Lewis Loot, of MT. Vernon.
VIM. Lynch, who was working on 3
house northwest of Fremont, was com
PEELED to stop his work and go to town
on account Of the heat F
H. w, Coffin and Mr.. Mendenhall, OF
Oskaloosa, drove to Fremont Thurs
day. They are looking for new stud
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05
ents for Penn college.

George Morrow and son, of Oska-
loOsa were business callers at Fremont
Thursday. Mr.. Morrow was looking
after his farm interests.
Mabel Dickey, i'earl Weber and
Fred Moore, who have been attending
the Normal Institute, in Oskaloosa,
have returned to their homes.
e. w. Pomeroy is remodeling his
old house and adding to it. He will
have seven rooms when completed.
VIM. Lynch, of Fremont, is doing the
work.
The United Brethren church, three
miles north of Fremont, have purchas-
ed new organ, John Yoemen, W.. II.
Whitmer and Pearl White acted as the
, purchasing committee.
VIM. H. Brown, of Salina county,
Kansas, is visiting with his friends
around Fremont. Mr.. Brown says he
has not found a place that is better
than Iowa and that Mahaska county
can't be beat. 5.a-"' s..
The heat at Fremont was very fera'
cious Thursday. Three thermone
ters were broken. Many of the farm
ers around here were compelled to
leave the fields about eleven O'Clock
and did not return until about three
o'clock.
Seventeen of the farmers west OF
Fremont who thresh together held q
| meeting recently to decide whether
they would pay the advanced price
that has been forced upon by the own
ers of the outfits. They decided tt
pay it this year. but there Is some
talk of purchasing machine. Jim
| Taylor, of Oskaloosa, will do thei
work.
NOWHERE.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05
Executrix Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that on the I'd day
OF August. A. d. 1909, the undersigned
was appointed By the District Court
OF Mahaska County, Iowa, executriX
OF the estate OF Evan /. Jones, de.
ceased, late OF said Mahaska County,
iowa. All persosn indebted to said
estate will make payment to the I'M
designed, and those having claims
against the same will present them
legally authenticated to said Court
for allowance
Dated this I'd day OF August, 1909.
Sarah Jane Jones, Executrlx.
L. E. c2rlctt, Clerk. 2w3
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05
Iowa Pioneer is Dead.

Gabriel Snider, seventy years old,
and one of the earliest Iowa pioneers
died Wednesday at his home in Abing
don, Jefferson county. Mr.. Snider was
miller by trade and for a number OF
years operated the old historic Cap
board mill on Skunk river. Farmers
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05

parents. The funeral, which was held
this afternoon, was attended by a
number of Oskaloosa relatives and
friends of the parents.
LAU--BAUM.-A license was issued
in Des Moines yesterday for the mar
riage of Mrs. Ethel Baum, a we'll
known young lady of Oskaloosa, who
has within the week gone to Des
Moines to take a new position and
Oscar N. Lau, of Des MOines. Mr..
Lau, until recently was an employe
of the Lewis & Van Sickle house OF
Oskaloosa, and went to the capitol
city to take a place in the new house
established there. OsKaloosa friends
extend congratulations Both are
most deserving young people.
VAN DER POL-BLANCHEO -
The "Duffin House." 401 High avenue
east, the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Blancheon. was the scene
of pretty informal occasion Tuesday
evening, August 3, 1909, when they
gave their daughter, Miss Minnie
Van der Pol of Pella, Rev. A. B. Cor
nell of New Sharon, the former home
of the bride, performing the ceremo.
ny. Only relatives and few close
intimate friends of the contracting
parties Witnessed the ceremony, which
was most impressive.
The parlor where the ceremony was
performed was decorated simply, con-
sisting of roses, sweet peas and ferns.
The bride wore a simple gown OF
white embroidery and lace, while the
groom was attired in the conventional
black The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles w. Blancheon.
She has resided in Oskaloosa only a
Jew years, coming with her parents
from New Sharon, where she had lived
the greater part of her life. She is
4 charming young lady and through
her sweet personality and loneliness
of character has made hosts of friends
here, who will miss her greatly. The
groom is a young business man of
Pella, is well known there and has a
host OF friends.
The out of town guests in attend
ance at the wedding were: Mrs. Van
der Pol of Pella, mother of the groom;
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner, of Prairie City,
sister of the groom; Mrs. Margaret
Van der Wilt, Miss Artie Van der Lin
den, Nettie De Gooyer, all of Pela,
cousins of the groom; Mr.. and Mrs.
Cunningham, of Montezuma, uncle and
aunt of the bride; Mrs. Sanders and
Mrs. Ryan of New Sharon, sisters of
the bride; Mrs. Heitsman and daugh-
ter Pearl, of New Sharon; Mrs. Rose
Helminger, OF New Sharon; Mr.. Rob-
ert Doze, of New Sharon; Mr. CLEO
| McMaines, of New Sharon; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. p. Marsh, of New Sharon
Rev. A. B. Cornell, of New Sharon, and
Mrs. Cora Thorpe, of Chicago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05

low their sport nave been aroused
by the passing of a law in Illinois
raising the nonresident hunters Ii
cense fee to $3.50 rhe Iowa license
for nonresident hunters is only $40
and the sportsmeu OF the Hawkeye
state believe the action Of the Illinois
legislature is unfair.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

James G. Van der Pol, Pella. "a
452 and
Minnie Blancheon, Oskaloosa. 80
David l.. Williams, 0skaloosa. %
453 and
Marie l.. Mitchell, Oskaloosa. IS
RAGEN.-Born, Wednesday, Aug. 4,
1909, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ragen,
on South Third street an S1a pound
girl. Mother and baby doing nicely.
BARTOW,-Died, at the home OF
the parents in Buxton, Iowa. little Luz
ciele Barlow, the eleven-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John w.
Barlow. Friends here extend sympa-
thy in full measure to the bereaved
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05

for many miles around took him their
milling and he was therefore widely
known.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05

sc e n e, tne
spectator
vie W $ the
unfolding of
A m eric an
history and
Oriental life
before his
very eyes.
Each sue
G G e d i n &
chapter in
the w lid
W est book
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05
The Wild West Far Reflects
Hstoy Pictures. Typical Scenes and Tribal Types

outfits, and every stick and stitch of the equip.
ment is Just what it is represented to be.
Every incident IS presented exactly as adyer.
any performance. Step by step, scene after
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05

"Shinny on Your Own Side."
Hunters in the eastern part of the
state who have been accustomed to
crossing the Mississippi river to fol-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05

actors and many climes are
represented ia its scenes.
One must OF necessity
travel the world over to see
in their native element the
men and animals that
make up the active partic-
ipants in the entertain-
ment, for the whole world
is in verify spread before
the eyes of the amused and
instructed heholder. And
at every performance, rain
or shine, Col. VIM. L. Cody,
the original and only
Buffalo Bill appears in the
sgfltIla. dirPcts every fpa-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05

PRESENTING an almost endless array of
- unequalled features, contrasting the
rugged valor of the western plainsman
with deeds of the desert-b born Bedouin,
nd combining in one complete and perfect
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05
The Only Big Show this Year: 18th
Oskaloosa, Sat'day, AUG Aa1T - a
EXHIBITING AT THE FAIR GROUNDS


a. M p n.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05

scene of war and foray, Oriental
spendors and pictures Of history-born incl
dents, until Buffalo Bill backs out of sight
with his final salute, realism and reality hold
sway. IL is the only form Of entertainment
where pleasure-givng qualities and educa-
tonal factors are blended into one. The cav
airy charges, artillery drills Oriental pageants
in every detail. The tepees OF the Indians
are the real prairie home OF the red man; the
tent Of the Bedouin is the desert shelter OF the
nomad, the trappngs OF the ponies, the re-
gala and costumes of the orientals. the camp
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05

parents. The funeral, which was held
this afternoon, was attended by a
number of Oskaloosa relatives and
friends Of the parents.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05

ture OF the entertainment and appears
IN many scenes, re-enacting some
Of the roles which he originally created
wheH the Government was calling upon
Ey him for guidance and counsel in the
~ workfof subduing the aboriginee and
$X reclaining the western wilds for the
"A uses of civilization. This. in brief, tells
81 thestbry of the Wild West and Far East.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05
PRIME NEIoHBoRHoop.
NOWHERE

Roy Lyle visited last Saturday in
Fremont with the Elmer Pomeroy
family
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-07

George Hoge, of Mucklow, and
editor of the Argus.
The only speaker to take issue
was Pat Hannah, of Wacomah,
who made few remarks, but both
President Davis and Jas. Stewart
1oiiowed him and showed beyond
doubt that he was taking the
wrong view of the situation.
just before meeting adjourned
Jas. Stewart, President of the
Mucklow union moved that the
meeting endorse the action of their
officials in making the agreement
and pledge to them their conf
dence and support. The motion
was adopted and the meeting adj
journed and the. satisfied multitude
wended their way homeward.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-07
JUDGE NOT THAT YE
MAY BE NOT JUDGED
A New Years Resolution Prepared by
the Rev. Charles Ste1z1e-Union
Men Will do Well to Follow It.

To impute to no mans insincerity
of purpose simply because he does
not agree with me.
TO give every man credit for the
general tendency of his life in
spite Of the occasional mishap
which halts his progress.
To pay no attention to gossip,
unless the bearer of the tale is
willing to tell it to The one accused
To remember the pit fIom which
| was dag, before pass judgement
upon any other man.
To judge no man unless ] am
willing to be judged according to
the judgement of the just.
To lift up the man who has
fallen, probably because he was
carrying a heavier burden than / .
To give life the largest meaning,
with no narrow outlook either for
myself or for my fellows; to believe
that every other man is worthy of
the best that is mine. and to try
earnestly to see that he gets it.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-07
Injunction Writ
And its Abuses

purpose of the fund, as set Edown
IN the notices, is to provide relief
to the wives OF the dependents of
men who are killed or permanent
ly or seriously injured in accidents
in or about the mines of the state
and also for the relief of the aged
mine employees.
The plan for the creation and
the maintenance of the fund is to
assess tax of q stated number of
mills for each ton of coal mined,
this tax to be paid by the operators
and a small per cent, tax on each
dollar earhdd by the. employees.
This money, according to the plans
will be paid into the state treasury
and warrants issued in the regular
way to persons who are entitled to
relief.
The distribution of the benefits
is proposed as follows: "Wherc
an employe is killed or fatally III.
jured, the wife or dependents of
the deceased shall be paid given
sum Immediately; where an en-
ploye is permanently disabled from
performing manual labor, he shall
be given given sum! where an.
employe suffers the loss of a limb
or otherwise suStains injury re-
sulting in partial or permanent d isa-
bility, he shall also be paid a given
sum, and where an employe sus-
tain broken bones, cuts, bruises,
etc, disabling him from work, he
shall, after given time, be paid
a weekly sum until he is able to
resume his work.
The law will provide that in
each case the benefits will be paid
without question as to the ncgli-
gencc Of the injured employe.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-07
LACK OF
INTEREST
On Part of Union Men in the Only
Institution that Protects Them a
Shame---Be True to Obligation.

One of the loads under which
organized labor in this section is
constantly struggling is that of
indifference on the part of
the members. How often do we
not see the local unions holding
meetings with only a sufficient
number of brothers present to con-
stitute quorum. This condition
prevails not only in small locals
bnt,-ot ottentimes in local unions
which have, a mem bership of sever
al hundred Some locals have
gone so far as to place fine on
members who do not attend their
meetings once every SO often.
This is very sad condition of
affairs. If there is one place
which the union man ought to
visit once or twice month, it is
his union because his union means
every thing TO him.
1t is through the union that he
secures shorter hours. 1t is
through his union that he secures
higher wages. It is through his
union that he secures better sani-
tary conditions. 1t is chiefly
through his union that he secures
Legislation favorable to labor. 1t
is through his union that his
children are enabled to keep out
of the factory and in the school.
In fact, it is through the union
that the laboring mans whole
standard OF life has been raised.
Is not such an institution worth
fighting for? In consideration of
the fact that the union is doing all
these things for us, is it not our
duty to attend the meetings of our
union regularly instead of, allowing
few to conduct the business of
our organization? The union is
democratic institution in that it
allows every man to have a voice
IN conducting its affairs, but how
can we be active members in our
union unless we attend the meet
lngs regularity
We must get over the habit of
just paying our dues alone. We
must attend the conferences of our
fellows We need all the energy
and brains in our union to over
come obstacles and these can best
be obllterated by active partici-
patton in labor's cause, the pur-
chasing of nothing that does not
bear the union label, the bearing
OF our share of the burden and
our general cooperation to the end
OF fully emancipating all those who
Toll by the sweat Of their brow.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-07
Slaughter of the
Workers Goes On
Thousands of Human Lives Sacri-
feed Annually by Trusts and
Corporations in Mad Rush for
Gold.

The enormous number Of work
ingmen killed and wounded in
American Industries amounting
to hundreds of thousands annually
be unbelievable but for
the fact hat it is. verified by re-
liable Government statistics.
The slaughter is largely due to
the hurry and push in all branch
es Of our industrial life. Our
people are business mad, while
human life and limb are little
valued There are many humane
employers who would gladly pro-
vide against accidents if they were
not forced to present conditions by
the rush of sharp compensation.
And herein is the offices of the
labor union. When the workers
organize and respect the union
label the murderous shops Will be
driven out of business.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-07
TO BE
PENSIONED
By the Indiana Law Makers at
Coming Session of Legislature
VIII Provide for Families of
Disabled Miners.

A pension fund for the benefit
of disablee miners. to be maintain
ed jointly by the miners and
operators and of which the state
Will be trustee. will be proposed to
the Indiana Legislature Notices
of the proposed creation of the
tund and the method of its estab-
l1shment have been sent to secre-
tarles of the various local unions
OF the United Mine Workers. and
a number of favorable replies have
been received.
James Eperson, state mine in
spector, originated the idea. and
he will see that the measure is
presented to the Legislature: The
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-07
Miners Enter Protest.

Resolutions have been forwarded
to President Roosevelt by the
executive board of the United.
Mine Workers Of Ohio, protesting
against the recent Jail senten ce
given the labor leaders, Messrs,
Gompers, Mitchell and. Morrison.
The resolutions declare the Sher-
man antitrust law never was in
tended to apply to labor organi-
zation, and the action of the court
can never be accepted with any
degree of justification by the mine
workeis.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-07
Mayor Demands Union Label.

If the present mayor of DAYTON.
Ohio. ever had any sympathy with
the Van Cleavites, he has under
gone a change of mind. News
comes from the city which has
neen known as the headquarters
ana 1ountalnhead of the citizens
alilance that the mayor has given
emphatic orders to place the union
ianel on the official letter heads of
ms Office And this right in the
nalllw1ck of Marshall Cushing and
other rabid Van Cleavites. too.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-07
CHRONIC
KICKERS
And Fault Finders one of the
Chief Weakness in Labor Unions
Their Insinuations Cause
Much Trouble.

The chief weakness of the aver
age labor union is the weakness of
the chronic union fault-finder.
He abounds in nearly all unions,
and examples Of discomfort with
the union, wrought by the seeds
OF disruption sown by these chronic
fault-hnders, are apparent in near
lS If not quite all localities. 1t is
an important part of the work of
this species of so-called union men
to poison the minds of the mem
bers against the officers.
p AS matter of fact, the orgaui-
zation which they represent is
seriously injured and its useful.
ness is seriously impaired by the
creation of suspicion, doubt and
lack Of confiden ce in the men who
are but at it's head. Here is where
the harm is done, and it is to this
phase of the subject that we pro-
pose to devote our attention. No
man who is honest will continue
membership in an organization
which he believes is of1icered b,-
crooks, thieves or ignoramuSes,
and OF those who believe that it
is only the dishonest ones who stay
i'll the organization to ply the
dirty work.
Honest criticism must never be
mistaken for fault finding. One
who criticises points to what he
believes to be the mistake of some
one, and is ready and willing to
show the act criticised or the mis-
take made, together with remedy.
The fault-tinder simply insinuates,
offers 10 proof and can never point
to the specific act. He whispers
his accusations in undertoDes with
a nod of the head and a wink of
the eye. He shrouGs all his fault
finding with mystery.
lie knows the fellow is crook
ed, but he cannot point to any
particular crooked act, because the
fellow is smooth enough not to be
caught. Have you ever heard this
reptile Kissing his vile poison in
your ear regarding some good
union man? Don't you know one
or two such characters? If so.
just put your brand of disapproval
upon them and watch their career
and you will soon find that they
will do the very things which they
have been insinuating that others
were guilty of doing.
The success of a union must in
variably depend upon the intelli-
gent standard of its members. If
they are weak, it Will be weak: if
they are strong. it will be strong
Why can we not put aside these
inherent weakness for the sake OF
the cause for which we are organ
izeds Let us Danish from our
minds the fault finding members.
members, who cause more dis
grace in the union than it is pos
sihle for ten scabs to cause on the
outside.