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The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-11-18

In the case of Mary c. Mccall VS..
Chas. VI. Mccall for divorce, decree
was granted the plaintiff during the
early part Of the term upon default
of the defendant. Mr.. Mccall, the
defendant, has now had the default
and decree set aside and the case will
be tried upon its merits. Mr.. Mccall
alleged in his motion to have the de.
cree set aside that his wife had been
unduly influenced to bring the suit
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-11-18

Guilty OF assault with intent to
commit great bodily injury" was the
verdict returned after I o'clock Sat
urday night by the jury in the case
Of the State VS.. Alfred Geisel, indicted
for assault with intent to murder
John Veenstra. Geisel made his own
plea to the jury and it was quite eff
fective The jury were out but a
short time before they agree upon the
verdict which holds him for a lesser
crime than the one of which he was
accused He will be sentenced Wed,
nesday morning.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-11-18

Wall Paper Sc per roll and up at
Central Book Store. 32tf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-11-18
SMALL
ACCOUNTS

Il is sometimes thought that only
persons who have a large amount
Of money at their command car
ny checking accounts, but this
bank encourages small accounts,
subject to check. Young men
just beginning to earn money Of
their own, women who have
charge Of household or personal
affairs, working men and others
who have regular incomes, all
are invited to open checking ac-
counts with this bank.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-11-18
i'm THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and jury.

The city of Oskaloosa was served
with notice Thursday of suit brought
In the district court by John G. VIII
liams for the collection of fees claim
ed for professional services In the
hitch rack case in the sum OF hye
hundred dollars and for one hundred
dollars in the Fehd case.
The claim of $500 was presented 10
the city council at the first regular
meeting of October. The council
voted to allow Mr.. Williams 800 in
settlement of the claim.
Notice was also served on the city
officials Saturday morning that the
firm of Williams & orVis, and 5. v.
REYNOLDS claim of the city OF Oska-
loosa an attorneys lien upon any
funds they may have at any time. In
payment of claims or in compromise
OF claims they may make with sults
now fled or to be filed, in the follow
ing cases:
Rosser Davis VS. Oskaloosa
(suit to be fled. .......''.SI oo.oo
w. III, Bovee VS. oskaloosa. 5oo'oo
William Lewis VS. Oskaloosa. 25o.oo
NJ j. Boggs VS. Oskaloosa. loo'oo
william Hart VS. Oskaloosa'.' doo'o'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-11-18

Ten years each for Robert Pren'ice
and Chas. Jones, convicted OF ROBBERY
and five years for Frank o. Gilliam'
bigamist. we're the sentences pro-
nounced by Judge w. G. Clements III
the district court this morning ana
the three convicts will probably De
taken to the state penitentiary at Fl.
Madison tonight. Judge clements
gave each of the men a sever lecture
prentice said he had once before serV-
ed a term for robbery, being sent up
from Ottumwa, and other two profess
ed that it was their first conviction
for any crime. The court, however
EXPRESSED his sentiments very strong
" that they were guilty beyond
doubt and said that he doubted very
much whether or not he would recon-
mend their release before the e2pira-
ton OF their respective terms. The
sentences were the maximum as re-
uuired under the indeterminate SEN
tence law.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
The New Phillips.

Jerge, Aleene and Hamilton, the po-
lite vaudeville entertainers will close
their engagement with tonight's per-
Torrance at the New Phillips. This
act has created a good impression
during it's run in Richmond. The team
of the Herman Trio also offers it's
last exhibition tonight. Burton, the
monologuist and singing comedian,
who has furnished so many ripples of
laughter to the theater's patrons will
also make his last appearance.
Beginning with tomorrow after
Moons performance new bill will be
given to the audience for the remain
der of the week. The headliners will
be Hickman Willis and company in an
entertaining and comic playlet which
has met with success this season.
The Holloways in their intricate and
adroit equilibrastic act will furnish
some of the best tricks in this line of
entertainment sen at the theater this
year.
G. Cacum. the Caruso of vaudeville
comes to the playhouse with good
reputation. Although he devotes his
offering wholly to operate selections
the beauty of his singing is agreeable
to all.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
"The Top O. TIL World"

The fact that there is no number
two company in The Top O. TIL
World" is not generally known as the
extravaganza has been sufficiently
successful to justify its managers in
putting several companies on the road
according to the custom almost uni
versal today. So much of the sue
cess of The Top O. TIL World" how
ever, was due to the unique personal
tiles and eccentric talents of the prin-
cipal performers that its managers
have always held that it would be i'm
possible to give satisfactory perfor-
nance with any but the original cast.
The methods of Bailey and Austin are
entirely their own. The work of no
other performers at all reese mble
theirs. Miss Kathleen Clifford is
sort of pocket dynamo for energy. and
Miss Alice Eegeman is by far the
most eccentric character woman play
ing In musical comedy. It has been
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
WILL OBSERVE THE
ORDERS FOUNDING,
Three Local K. of P. LODGES
Plan Big Celebration at
Hall, Friday Eve.
ARRANGE A GOOD PROGRAM
BROTHERHOOD WAS ORGAN
lied FORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
IN WASHINGTON BY FIVE Gov
EMINENT OFFICIALS.

The three local lodges. knights of
Pytnias, will observe the anniversary
of the 45th period of the order Friday
evening at the temple, South Eighth
street, in an appropriate manner. An
excellent program has been prepara1
by members from each order formed
into a committee. The program is as
follows:
Massachusetts
Vocal selection-Miss karolyn Karl.
Address-Judge w. c. Converse.
Music-Orchestra
of Muncie.
Music-Orchestra
Expect Large Crowd.
Invitations have been extended to
every Pythian in the city to attend
with his family and also to invite any
friends whom he may desire. The
committee in charge expects that a
very large crowd will be in atten-
dance, including both members and
visitors
Instead of each order of the local
Knights of Pythias separately cele'
brating, the three, including Couer de
Lion, lola and Triumph, have banded
together to celebrate the anniversary
The founder of the order was JUS
tus Henry Rathbone of Deerfield, n
Y. He with four clerks of the gov.
eminent service in Washington organ
lied themselves into a society at
Washington February Is, 1864. After
securing several recruits, Washington
Lodge No. 1 was organized October
10.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
1.-THE FASCINATING Widow"

One of the features of the engage
ment of the popular comedian Otis B.
Thayer, in his latest success 'The
Fascinating Widow" which is an
nounced for a short engagement at
the Gennett theater on Feb. 20. mat
inee and night will be 1.-The Fascinat-
ing Widow matinee at which time
every widow which passes the com
mittee of three well known beauty
judges whose names will be announc-
ed in these columns in later issue,
will be admitted free to the perform
ance
Otis b. Thayer is too we'll known
to need any mention to the amuse.
ment seeking public of Richmond His
| wonderfully strong performance in
| Sweet Clover still fingers in the
memory of those who had the pleas
ure of witnessing the performance.
In ''The Fascinating Widow" Mr.
Thayer has part which has been pro
nounced by the dramatic authorities
| to be even better than his role in
Sweet Clover 1t is that of Wall
street broker who has not had good
length of time he has been married
A little filtration in a railway sta
ton is the cause of the numerous
humorous complications which follow
one another in rapid succession. In
terspersed throughout the action, but
in no wise interfering with the actor
of the plot are a number Of bright
and catchy musical selections. Mr.
Thayer is supported by an exception
ally strong cast and as the star is
we'll known his engagement is bound
| to prove a successful one
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
MADAM Butterfly"


1t is with pleasure that the an
nouncement is made by the local the
alter manage ment that this great pro-
duction will visit this city for a single
performance on Wednesday evening,
when the success of two continents
win be presented in the same splen-
dor and gorgeousness that has char
acterized it's great success both in
Europe and in America.
Madam Butterfly is an opera and
form of entertainment seldom, if
ever seen here before. 1t is in three
acts with music by Giacomo Puccini,
the most famous composer of the day,
based on the works of John Luther
Long and David Beasco, whose
names are famous for dramatic in
genuity and acceptable plays which
the American public relish.
The company to be seen here in
this opera comprises the most notable
in the music world, Miss Adelaide
Norwood. Miss Louie Collier, Miss
Myrtle Thornburg, Miss Ellen James
and Miss Ryan; Master Clarence
Wheeler, Ottley Cranston, Harry Tay-
1or, Thomas J. Conkey. Charles E.
Locke and Others comprising an or
ganization of seventy=five people and
an orchestra of thirty pieces.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
WAS STRONG PLAY.
"The Thief" PIeases Fair Sized Au-
dience.

Strong in plot and not burdened by
too melo-dramatic clmaxes, The
Thief" as presented at the Gennett
last evening was the best acted
drama that has been offered to the
local treater going public this seas
Oh. The lines are heavy, the dialogues
unusually difficult and the action re-
CURES such force and dramatic abili-
ty that less competent company
than that offering the production
would find itself stalled.
The story is of the modern age A
woman is so deeply in love with her
husband that she steals from her
dearest friend in order to get money
with which to buy apparel to make
herself look beautiful in the eyes of
her husband. A nineteen year old
youth. the step son of her friend, led
on by her flirting with him, has fall
en- desperately in love with her. When
the thefts are noticed. a detective is
employed by the husband of the
friend. The accusation is placed up
in the apartments of his step mother
and suspects her. But out of his love
for her. he spares the truth and &C
cepts the responsibility by confess
ing to the theft. He is ordered by his
father to go to Brazil for two years
as a punishment. The husband has
discovered the dorSle dealing of his
vrifn hor
learning of the relations with the
young man charges her with being UNI
faithful. The husbands love returns
upon his wife's confession and he tells
the boys father the true story. He
and his wife take the trip to Brazil
and the son remains with his father in
happiness.
The stage settings were first class
It was a finished production in every
detail. A success on the road equal
to that met at New York is to be ex-
pected. THE Thief was written by
Henri Bernstein and is presented by
Charles Frohman
The cast of characters:
Richard Voysin ..... Clifford Bruce
Marie-Louise, his wife. Helene Wilson
Raymond Legardes .......
............... Stephen Cornelius
Isabel Legardes. his second wife
Observation-Disclosures. Helene Sullivan
Fernando Legardes, his son. .....
................ Charles Walton
Mons. Gondoin, known as Mons.
Zembault .... Frank B. Hersome
Servant ...... Frank B. Hersome
Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes
make hearty. wholesome breakfast
Fresh supply now at your grocer's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
HONOR TO DARWIN
PAID At EARL HAM
Declared That He Ranked
Next to Christ.

Prof. Edwin Morrison Of Earlham
college delivered an address ON Char.
les Darwin, the Tooth anniversary OF
whose birth was celebrated in many
parts of the world Friday, at the
chapel exercises yesterday. Tribute
was paid the famous scientist by the
speaker who said that Darwinism was
the basis of all thought in regard to
literary work in certain subjects He
ranks next to Christ as an influence to
the worlds thought. declared the
speaker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17

Turkey is to have new national
bank on the credit foncier system,
with headquarters at Constantinople.
It's starting capital is to be $15.00O,-
900 with the right to increase to $780,
100000 The capital, $15,O0000O, of
the present Credi Foncier, may be in
creased to s1OO,000,O00. The con-
cessiOn for the new bank is for nine
ty-nine years, and it will have branch
es in all the large cities of the en-
pire.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
1.-THE Royal Chef.

The genuine merit of the delightful
musical comedy The Royal Chef is
widely known to Richmond theater
goers. This sprightly and efferves-
cent work was witnessed by a large
audience when it was played here last
season, and it was generally regarded
as an entertainment of the most thor
oughly enjoyable quality. It's come dy,
while wholesome and clean-cut, is of
the rapid fire kind. which keeps an
laughter except when some well
known effective musical number
makes merriment give way for the
moment to hearty applause.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.
GENNETT.

Feb. 17-Madam Butterfly.
Feb. 19.-The Royal Chef.
Feb. 19.-The Top O. Tn World.
NEW PHILLIPS.
All Week-High Class Vaudeville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
Consul Charles M. Freema

Consul Charles M. Freeman, of
Durango City, Mexico, writes that
nearly all of the engineers conductors,
master mechanics, station agents and
chief officers of Mexican railroads are
Americans. Few openings exist,
though, for Americans in the mercan-
tile line.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17

Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes
make a hearty. wholesome breakfast
Fresh supply now at your grocers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
THE THEA TER

concluded that an effort to duplicate
the effect of the performance of this
unique quartet would be useless. At
the Gennett Friday night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-17
Van Guard of the Office Seek
ing Army Has Arrived
At the Capitol.
rHIRSTING FOR PLUMBER
PROBABLE THAT TAFT WILL UN-
90 ROOSEVELT LOMATIC
PLAN AND OFFER UP SOME
NICE, RICH JOBS.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE van
guard of Office seekers is beginning to
ARRIVE at the national cauital. The
country seemspretty generally to have
gotten the impression that Mr.. Taft
offices not in the classified service,
and there will be from two to twenty
painting patriots to fill each job.
President Roosevelt has inaugurated
the merit system in the consular ser
vice and has made beginning toward
having diplomatic promotions made on
merit. 1t is not likely that Mr.. Taft
will throw the consular service wide
open to the place hunters. but the
higher paid and more desirable jobs
are likely to have new incumbents.
retain Mr.. Roosevelt's appointees in
the diplomatic service.
Idea Not Popular.
While most countries have a per-
manent diplomatic corps, the idea has
never been overpopular in the United
States. Sentiment, in fact, always has
been against the creation of any sort
of a permanent Office holding class ex-
cept as relates to the lower-salaried
employees in the classified service
Diplomatic plums therefore, will be
in great demand, and a good many of
them will fall into the laps of those
who have right to expect things OF
the new administration.
The Jobs Demanded.
Diplomatic appointments, however
are not sought SO openly as are the
other good paying places under the
government. The jobs really gunned
for are the places in Washington pay
ing from $4,000 to $4,000 a year and
the long list of postmasterships, Gus
ships. district attorneyships, and mar
shaIships.' These are the places gener-
ally used for the payment of political
debts. and while moralists and polit-
ical purists have long preached agains
so regarding them. no very great pro-
gress has been made toward doing
away with the practice.
Mr.. Taft has never posed as one
of those public men who have pro-
fessed to regard the holding of Office
or the desire to hold Office as a re-
proach, and he is not likely to snub
any valiant party worker merely be-
cause the worker has an ambition to
connect with the payroll. Office seek
ing. therefore. will be a booming in
dustry in Washington after March
A, and believing in the old adage that it
is the early bird that gets the work
a considerable number of the DESTROYS
ones already are here; some in the
most expensive hotels, others in board
ing houses on side streets.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-04
TOM wA1SON'S EPITAPH.

Commenting editorially upon the
efforts the Jeflersonian has been max
ing to arouse the common people
against the robber trusts, The Wash
ington Herald says:
1Mr. Watson has long championed
the cause Of the MASSES against the
classes. He is close TO the common
people, if any man is. His following
is surely made up of consumers. We
never heard Of a capitalist who had a
very kind word for Tom Watson; but
we never heard of plow-hand who
had not"
1t is something to have so lived and
worked as TO win the tribute OF that
last line. One of these days the frozen
hands will be folded, a. the restless
toiler enters the dark house and the
long rest. Those who love and sur
vive me could not easily find words
for am epilaph that would please me
better than the generous testimonial
of this brother editor.
The capitalist needs no champion
he is able To take care of himself; IL
is the man at the plOw-handle, the
man with the hoe. the man at the
forge. the man with the pick and
shovel. the man feeding the engine,
the man at the throttle, the man IN
the mill and the -tockyards the man,
woman. and child that is "foredone
al the wheel of labor these are the
people of the whirlpool who need
champions to plead their case, to fight
their battles, and TO do it year in and
year out without much help or en-
courageme from the poor people
themselves
Tom" has been an erratic child Of
genius. but if the hand that guides
the pillow has a grip on him, he will be
kept close to duty
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-04

sure of his power a banquet was be-
ing served to the chiefs at the round
table.
When the servants brought in the
roast McGregor shouted, PUT 1T
AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE,"
"But where is the head of the ia
blel' asked the servant.
THE HEAD OF THE TABLE is
WHERE THE MGREG0R SITS"
The McGregor spirit is what this
town needs. So far as we are con-
cerned. this is the CENTER OF THE
EARTH. If we're not proud Of our
town we should get a hustle on and
make it a town to be proud Of
MAKE IT THE MOST IMPORTANT
PLACE ON THE MAP! Make it
the chief place on the green earth
in the eyes Of its citizens.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-04
"THB MAN FOR THE PLACE"

Hon G.. w. KOiner, our present
most efficient Commissioner OF Agrl-
culture and immigration, is a candi-
date for reelection. He has been Com
missioner for nine years, and during
that time he has addressed himself
with an exclusive devotion 10 his du-
ties. and the advancement Of agricul-
tnre in this State, and towards help
ing the farmers individually and col
lectively in every possible way TO do
better farming and TO "make two
blades of grass grow where one grew
before and, as an evidence Of how
well he has succeeded, the yield per
acre of practically all farm producis
has very greatly increased. Corn
from Is TO % bushels per acre, since he
has been i'm Office.
At the time he took charge, the De-
partment had practically gone to seed,
without however maturing the seed,
and the legislature was seriously con-
siderng aboishing the Office, but I'M
der his able management ii has taken
on new life and has grown steadily IN
favor each year, and has brought forth
abundant fruit.-CharlOttesville Pro.
grees.
Commissioner Koiner has done well,
and the Democrats of Virginia will
emphasize the fact by retaining him
in office.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-04
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
The Latest Closing Prices For Produce
and Live Stock.

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR firm;
winter low grades. s. q 5.zo; winter
clear. s5.650G. city mills fancy 5iQ
RYE FLOUR firm. at S4S5q5 per
O' WHEAT firm; No. , red, western
CORN quiet; No. ? yellow local
OATS firm: No 2 white, clipped
g5065ibc.. lower grades. 63Rc:
HAY firm; timothy. large bales, per
ton. $3.50 90.
POULTRY: Live steady hens, lbc. +;
choice fowls. 16l5c.; old ROSTERS, l3c
BUTTER firm; extra creamery 2oc
EGGS steady; selected % q &c.
nearby. 231ac; western. 23l2c.
POTATOES steady, old. per 0usnel
75dS0c.; new. per barrel. S21og4.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-04
A Thrilling Rescue.

How Bert r. Lean, Of Cheny, Wash.
was saved from a frightful death IS a
story tothrill the world. "A hard cold, ~
he writes. drought on a desperate
lung trouble that baflled an expert doc
tor here. Then | paid SO TO SO a
visit to lung specialist in Spokane,
who did not help me. Then | went to
California, but without benefit. Al
last | used DR.. Kings New Discovery
which completely cured me, and now
| am as well as ever.V For Lung
Trouble, Bronchitis, Coughs and Colds
Asthma, Group and Whooping Cough
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-04
SHERIFF SHIP AND HIS
ASSISTANTS.

When Sheriff Ship and his assist
ants left Chattanooga some days since
in charge of a U. S. Marshal, to 90
to Washington and appear before the
Supreme Court to be punished TOR
contempt, a gang of negroes gathered
about the depot and jeered at them,
expecting of course that chains and
Imprisonment awaited them. On the
contrary a rehearing was promptly
granted them, the cases continued to
the October term of the court and the
accused discharged on nominal bail.
Instead of prison walls they enjoyed
hotel life and the sights OF Washing
ton. Now let the negro jeer again.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-04
The y. Y. World says

The n. Y. World says: Sentiment
is the greatest power in human af-
fairs. " And there are people who
charge the solidity of the South to
sentiment, and if this be true then in
deed is our contemporary right in
designating it as a supreme power in
human affairs.