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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-21
DEATH LIST MAY
Be ONE HUNDRED
Many Missing Workmen on Crib at
Chicago Believed to be at Bottom
of Lake Michigan
BY Associated Press

Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. 2l--President Joseph
D. Andrew. president of the Sewer and
Tunnel miners association, expressed a
fear today that the death list in the crib
fire. yesterday. may reach one hundred
Il am told" he said. that there we're
about one hundred and seventy five men
working in the crib, when the fire started,
If this proves true. the number of dead
will easily reach one hundred. Many Of
the missing are undoubtedly at the bottom
of the lake and will probably never be
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-21
Four Jurors in Box.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn, Jan 2l-With four
jurors already ID the box and with the
court eyincing every disposition to rush
the selection Of the remaining eight as
rapidly as possible, the second day Of the
Cooper murder trial opened.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-21
KANSAS Representative
STRICKEN WITH PARAL YS|S
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Topeka, Kans. Jan. 2i.--Representative
w. A, Morgan, Of Hedgeman, who came to
the capital today, was stricken with
paralysis, which effected his left side and
his powers cf speech.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-21
Dear 81

Dear Sir
For the information of the intermarried
citizens who married according to the
Cherokee law prior to November / 1875,
and who we're enrolled under the decision
of the supreme court Of the United States
in the case of Daniel Redbird against the
United States, and for whom an appli-
cation was made in Sec 8 of the Act of
Congress approved May 20. 1908, (Pub.
No. 1859. Idesire to say that the Depart
ment of the Interior has arranged so that
each of the intermarried citizens will
have to make application of the Indian
Agent. in writing, for pro rata share of
the money which was appropriated by the
said Act Of Congress mentioned herein.
In making the application all that is nee
essary is for the applicant to write the
Indian Agent advising him that he makes
application as one entitled to participate
in the funds as an intermarried citizen Of
the Cherokee Nation, giving his full name
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-21
Fire Almost Destroys Town

BY Associated Press
McCracken, Kas Jan. 21-The business
portion Of this town including the Jesse
hotel, was practically wiped out, by fire
early today. All Of the guests Of the no.
tel escaped.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-21
ARGUMENTS RESUMED IN
MISSOURI RATE CASE
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 2l-ln the Mis-
souri, railroad rate cases involving the two
cent and maximum freight rate acts, San
ford B. Ladd, in the federal court, this
morning resumed his arguments for the
state. Governor Hadley may begin his
arguments late in the day
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-21

People Flee to Escape Earthquake.
BY Associated Press
Constantinople, Jan. 21.-An official
dispatch reports more than six hundred
houses destroyed byan earthquake yester-
day at Phoenecia. near Smyrna, Shocks
continue and the people are seeking
refuge in the mountains.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-21

Mrs. A. H. Goodykoontz. who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs Blythe, left to-
day for Bartlesville.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-21

The following letterreceived today from
Congressman James S. Davenport needs
no further explanation, but is of great in
terest to many of the Chieftain readers;
January 19. 1909.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
SNOW AS A FERTILIZER.

From experiments conducted at OF
tawa in Canada, it appears that there
are some slight grounds for the widely
accepted opinion among agricultur-
lists that snow is direct fertilizer,
says the Pharmaceutical Journal. It
lis found to contain total nitrogen
equivalent in round numbers to about
a pound per acre of land covered by
an average winter snowfall in that
district. The amount or nitrogen as
free ammonia was high, but fiuctuated
greatly, from .0S2 to 5S9 parts per
million; the nitrogen as albuminoid
ammonia ranged from 1888 to .07S
parts per million, and the nitrogen
as nitriates and nitrates ranged from
.027 to 800 parts per million. The
average of twelve determinations from
February 81, 1907, to May 4, was: Nj
trogen, as free ammonia, 1856; as al
buminoid ammonia .052, and as nj
trates and nitrites 1853 part per mil
lion. The value of snow as direct
fertilizer would appear, sohfar as the
nitrogen content is concerned, to be
greatly overestimated. 1t is intended
to continue the experiments both in
summer and winter to determine def.
Initely. the manurial value OF both snow
and rain.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
THE PRESIDENT IN A WORD.

Saturday Evening Post: He delights
Germans by talking German with
them and Frenchmen by conversing
with them in French. He talks Dutch
to Hollanders and has smattering OF
Italian. He talks to Indians in the
sign language, goes to the musicals
and teas, hobnObs with his friends
Of his ranching and rough rider days,
had Jack Abernathy give a moving
picture show in the east room of how
to catch wolves with the naked hands,
superVises the flag raising on the
White House, sends pictures of him
self and letters to fathers and moCh'
ers of large families, gives up a good
deal OF time to playing with his small
er children, receives all the round.the
world walkers and chaps of that kind
strolls over the National museum and
establishes species, plants, trees, al
ways has some house guests, drops in
frequently of an evening on Senator
Lodge or Secretary Root, or some 9th
ers of his cronies, takes week ends
in Virginia, tests firearms, talks for
hours with men who have hunted in
Africa, watches professional raj
catcher catch rats in the White House
basement, losses a coin with Senator
Kittredge and Gamble, of South Da
kota to decide a contest for appoint
ments, watches Eli Smiths Alaska
dogs work, opens expositions, leaves
I'm God We Trust off the coinage
writes unanimously about it, studies
natural history and brands nature
fakirs," gets photographed very often
studies Gaelic and old Irish songs, and
does 500 other hings, all of which take
time. '' % '.'' 't'
Meanwhile he is remarkably busy
being president of the United States
and all which that implies, officially,
and he is healthy. nearly, rugged and
clear eyed Nothing in when he can
mix comes along without his mixing
in it, II he cannot mix in it, he mixes
anyhow. He goes down in a subma,
rine r,.climbs tree, uplnts the far.
mers or swats Bryan with equal ia.
cility. 1851 ~ y7fEai
They call him the little father. He
is more than that--he is the whole
durn family.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
An ARMY INCIDENT.

At the funeral of Capt. Com took
Reuben CoombJ, who lives in dams
township, was one Of the active pail
bearers.
After the battle OF Jenkins Ferry
Capt A. j. Comstock was left to fall
into the hands of the enemy, when he
army fell back to Little Rock. The
Captain was very dangerously wound
ed and the chances of his recovery
depended on good nursing. John F
Lacey was then first lieutenant OF
Company C. He lad been detailed as
acting adjutant-general tor Gen. Rice
Reuben Coombs went to Mr.. Lacey
and said: Capt. Comstock wants ne
to. stay with him and take care OF
him, but do not believe it would be
right for me TO volunteer to do this
as AM a married man and Iimight not
get back But" he said, it would
be all right if were detailed to de
it," The suggestion was acted upon
Mr.. Lacey wrote out the detail by
order of Gen. Rice and Mr.. Coombs
stayed with bis old Captain, TOOK care
OF him and nursed him back into life
Mr.. Lacey soon afterwards was trans
ferred to the staff Of Gen, Steele, and
Steele, at his request, sent out a mas
of truce for the exchange of Capt
Comstock. Coombs, after. Comstocl
grew better, had been sent down into
Texas and spent ten months in rebe
prison, at Tyler. ...
That was nearly forty.iye years ago
1t did not then loo. as if more thar
forty-four years later Capt, Comstoci
would meet an accidental death ant
that Mr.. Coombs' action in this mat
Ter was one of the character thai
rendered immortal honor to the sol
diers of 1861.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
rAE cosT OF THE CRUISE.

Precisely how much greater was the
cost OF maintaining the American meet
on its cruise around the world than
lit would have been under normal cruls-
ling conditions in Atlantic home wat
lers. is difficult to estimate, The prin-
icipal item OF Increased cost was that
/ of coal consumption, This increase,
as nearly as Admiral Cowles. chief of
equipment, is able to estimate II, VIII
amount in all to about $l,3O0,O0O.
Since the usual appropriation Of S5,-
000, 900 for all equipment purposes suf-
neiently meets the requirements, II
was necessary for deficiency appro
priation of $l,S0O.OOO to be voted by
! congress for the additional coal bill
Much of this extra cost was in trans
iporting the coal, which had to be
ishipped from the Atlantic coast TO the
various ports around South America,
and to Honolulu, Australia, Manila,
Japan and Gibraltar. Some native
coal at points on the cruise was used,
but none was so good as the American
product. The last shipment, 10 Glib.
lraltar, consisted of about $4,000 tons.
Approximately, 100000 tons we're con
lsumed on the entire cruise. the total
teost of which was about S2,6O0,000.
The cost of oil was an important
item, running perhaps near to 100000,
and this, due to the almost continuous
running of the ships, is reckoned as
possibly double the amount that was
burned by the same number of ships
in the same period of time Just prior
to the cruise
| A bigger item of expense than this
was that OF pfpyisions' for the blue
JACKIE S, but this represents little in
crease-not more than two to five per
cent of the whole. All the provisions
we're carried in naval supply ships
and most were purchased in the At
lantic and Pacific coast markets.. Such
fresh provisions as were necessary TO
buy in Manila. Japan. Colombo. Port
Said ard Mediterranean ports repre-
lsented somewhat lower prices than
were paid in the American markets.
Possibly greater care was taken in
thes election OF foods than usual, ow-
ing to the long cruise and the sup
posed dangers in the way OF diseases
that might be encountered, yet the
set allowance OF S.3475 a day for each
man was never exceeded. The aver
age daily cost of provisions was
l$45l.75, and the cost of feeding the
men for the entire cruise was approx.
lmately Sl95 900. -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
rHE RUMBLE COTTONWOOD.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Time was
when the rapidly growing cottonwood
tree was considered a nuisance by
many people in Iowa II furnished
shade and 1t grew very fast, but that
seemed to be about everything that
could be said for Ii. or late the dis
coyery has been made that there is
money in the giant cottonwoods-
Peter Johnson. OF Manson, got 5000
feet OF good lumber out OF thirty.four
cottonwood trees. AT $50 per thous-
and. which IL considered low figure,
that little grove netted s24O Henry
Steinberg got over 1000 feet out OF
four trees that had cost him nothing
and had taken care OF themselves, and
nad furnished pleasant shade while
obey we're growing into money for
their owner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

Editor Herald In the Monday IS
sue OF your paper is the statement
In some way the water which
accnmulates around the edge Of
the park should be drained away
1t Is almost impossible to go
through the park on account Of
the big pools Of water at the end
Of the walks
What is the Herald kicking about
Walk around the square and keep out
OF the water; twill be but few extra
steps. We on X avenue East have
gone through slusn, mud snow and
water for ten years and expect e
pay our proportion of taxes, like al
good citizens should. Nothing but
club will move one of the CITY fatn
ers in our direction and We haven
tried that on yet
Yours to the armpits,
l.. r. ROSEBROoK.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
HE Halls FROM iowa.

1t does not seem TO matter what bus
mess or profession an Iowa man en-
ters. he usually climbs TO the top OF
the heap. When school teacher gets
$1,000 to $4,000 per year it is as good
as the merchants $4,000 or $4,000 per
year. as the teacher works only nine
months in the year and does not have
to pay taxes and carry insurance on
his stock in trade.
Edwin C. Cooley, who has been SUI
perintendent of the city schools OF
Chicago. at salary OF $4,000, has
given up the work TO accept better
position. IN other words merchant
or factory man would have to sacrifice
business worth $4,000 20 $4,000 a
year to him TO make a change equal TO
the one Mr.. Cooley is about to make.
He goes TO the d. c. Heath Publishing
Co. at salary OF $4,000 a year un-
der a fiye-year contract, and in addi-
ton he win receive 200 shares OF the
company's stock.
Mr.. Cooley was born at Strawberry
Point, Iowa, March u, 1857. He was
reared in family OF moderate means
and forced By natural circumstances
To do things for himself, and what he
has made he has made for himself. He
was educated In the public schools Of
his home town, worked his way
through the Iowa State university. and
later. after years OF teaching. com
pleted his education at the University
OF Chicago. By attending classes dur.
ing the summer terms he was able TO
complete his course while still teach
ing, and obtained his degree OF doctor
81 philosophy.
Mr. C0oisys first teaching was done
ID Iowa in 1879. In 1885 he was elect
ed superintendent of the schools at
Cresco, Iowa, where he remained for
six years He was named a trustee Of
the Iowa State Normal School By a
unanimous vote OF the legislature, but
left his native state in 1891. when he
was elected principal Of the high
school at Aurora. III. A1ter remain
ing there two years be was reelected
at an increase in salary OF $500 year,
and later came TO Chicago.
Mr. Cooley ais boy was taught the
trade Of wagon-maker. Then lie join
ed hands with his father and sold ma
cbinery and learned the ways OF prac-
deal business men Then for sum
mer be conducted creamery, but
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
GEORGE TEMPLE.

GEORGE TEMPLE.
LEVI HAGER
WILLIAM b. REMiEY.
BERNIHART HEM.
ANTHONY w. CARPENTER.
WILLIAM f. CoOLBAUGH
He further provides thai John T.
Renley and E. n. Carpenter Of Bur-
litgnon shall have supervision of she
placing Of the tablet.
Mr.. Temple in another portion of
bis will bequeaths $500 to the Aspen
Grove Cemetery association OF Bur-
lington.
Mr.. Temple was the founder and
president Of the Bankers Life Assoc
citation OF Des Moines. He distributes
a big fortune to churches and charit-
able associations Of the state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

i'm its latest daily health hint the
Chicago Tribune has a. stron" and
timely word in favor of fresh air lor
the sick. 1t points out thai nothing is
more.common than fresh air 1t is all
pervading and provided by nature. 1t
is free TO all who will take =. We all
need it and all have to have it. The
Tribune properly and focloly adds:
THE sick need it more than the W u,
and yet there are tn Sc who think the
windows in the sick room must be kept
closed As a matter of fact. the one
best thing we can do for the sick is
to see to 1t that thev have an abund7
ance of fresh air all the time"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
The Trip Through Labrador.

The lecture delivered by G. H. Eas-
ton on $1,000 Mics Through LaDra-
dor" at the Y. M. c. A, auditorium
Monday evening was very interesting.
but the attendance was hardly large
enough 10 warrant giving It, The dis
agreeable weather and conflicting at
fractions coupled with other unrortun-
ate circumstances were accountable
for the absence OF crowd. The lee
ture was Illustrated with stereopticon
views and those who were present
were well repaid
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
cERrIFlcATEs eRANrep.
Mahaska County People Who Passed
in the Examination.

County superintendent Chas II.
Young has received the returns from
the last regular teachers' examination
held in this county, the papers hav-
ing been graded by the corps OF read
ers at Des Moines under the supervis-
ion or State Superintendent John r.
Riggs. Those who passed and were
awarded certificates are as follows:
Arthur +. Brown. Oskaloosa; Gretta
yanderhaar, Pella: Dale sampson.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
TABLET TO PIONEERS.

A bronze tablet perpetuating the
memory OF seven pioneer citizens OF
Burlington VIII be placed in the state
Historical building in accordance with
the provision made in the will OF the
late Edw. A. Temple
Mr.. Temple sets aside $1,000 for
this tablet He provides that the
names Of the following men shall be
inscribed on is:
WILLIAM SALTER
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

\ -Ottumwa Courier: the state of
Iowa is now sixty years old. One OF
the sons it gave TO the country was
identified more prr minently IN the
framing of the nations poncies and
laws than any statesman who figured
in the history of the country during
that time. Everyone is now given the
opportunity TO have a part in paying
a justly earned tribute to this man by
subscribing to the Allison memorial
fund. Iowans can'b by this means testify
to their appreciation of Ihe honor the
late senator brought to his state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

through it all he was applying aim
SELF to his studies with the intention
of becoming lawyer
HIS career as a teacher began when
he was appointed teacher Of the gram
mar school at Strawberry Point, and
he was encouraged to continue IN the
teaching profession when he was
promoted to the superintendent of
the Strawberry Point schools.
AS superintendent OF the Chicago
schools he has had the herculean task
OF controlling 250.Oo0 school children,
nearly 5000 school teachers and ppn-
cipals and more than 400 schools.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
.some Kinds u trees are like

Some kinds OF trees are like
some men," observes the Delta Press.
You can't down them or kill them
of, no matter what You do to them,
as is shown by the following illustra-
ton: Mrs. J. s. Hawley broke OFF a
limb OF plum tree a few weeks ago
and took II in the house to prop up
one OF her plants. and that limb went
to growing and is now in full bloom,
and looks mighty pretty in the winter
time"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
The New Sharon Star argues thai

The New Sharon Star argues that
there are many days during an Iowa
winter that are not fit for man or
beast to start on trip of 25 to 80
miles and the regulations should be
changed to permit OF free delivery
twice or three times a week during the
first three months Of the year" This
lis all too true, but a better remedy
would be 10 improve the highways so
they would be passable every day in
the year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

LIN leading editorial article the
wall Street journal declares that back
of all standards OF material value
whether in the form of money or OF
commodities, lies the more ultimate
criterion OF value id the form Of men.
Man in the last analysis is the unit
by which we gauge the worth of dol
lars. the cost of material things and
the price OF prosperity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

--"The State Fair is a modest sort
of creature says the Fairfield Ledger.
1T asks appropriations from the leg
islature amounting to $1S3,500, and
that at time when Iowa has only
81, 100000 TO give for all purposes. The
State Fair is a money-making iHStitu
ton. Why not let Is pay some of its
own improvement bills, 9or" let Des
Moines, its chief beneficiary, chip IMP
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

Rear Admiral Evans, retired. has
expressed the opinion. bearing up
on the California situation, that Rus
sia's successful fioatation Of a $780,
100000 loan was her notice to Japan,
get ready for war and stay ready.
Tor am going to lick you" He added
that Japan herself knew that this was
20. In that fight he said England
would be the open ally Of Japan. while
Germany. France and Austria would
axe the side Of Russia. He did not
believe the United States would have
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

Not far from Buckley Washing
ton. was found timber that will make
the tallest one-piece nag pole in tine
world. The pole is 200 feet in height
and stands ON the grounds of the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition al
Seattle. it required five ordinary fat
cars to haul the big timber TO the ex-
position grounds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
-Eyeryone lnlerested h the osl

E<FNF VIZ IEINVF N'tNtt ~ w IN1''ls'1-
loosa Hospital should attend the an
Rual meeting OF the association on
Monday. March S. -Four members OF
the Board OF Directors are to be elect,
ed All who gave s2s to the building
fund or have given SIS during the past
year are entitled to vote at the
meeting. The Hospital is one OF the
finest institutions in 0skaloosa and 1t
deserves the attention OF its friends
for at least a few minutes once a
year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
suIIdinq Is Started.

Lumber dealers ryport numerous
small sales to residents Of the rural
districts and much repairing and small
building work is being done through
the country Several new rarm houses
viii be erected in this locality in the
early spring.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

According TO agricultural experts
a ton Of butter, which has a market
value az the present time OF about $500
only removes soc worth Of fertilizIng
material from me soil; while ton OF
wheat which has the market value OF
s2S.00 robs the soil Of s75v worth OF
fertility.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
FOUND UNDER SNOW DRIFT.
Sad Fate of Young Man is Revealed
Today

Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 23.-Tne dead
body of Elmer Chart, aged 20, who
was frozen 10 death in the last blizzard
was found today under a snow drift
on the main street at Lynch, Neb.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

A woman, whose husband died re-
Gently, leaving her $4,000 life insur-
ance, reported the sad news to her
Eastern relatives thusly: Jim died
this week. Loss fully covered by in
surance." .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

.s-Grinnell Herald: A Grinnell wom-
an is puzzling whether to have eggs
for breakfast when company comes
next week or wait and buy an auIomo-
bile this summer @uU -al,,. ,.,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

The man who fathers the per
manent roads legislation will be hailed
by future generations as the greatest
statesman OF his time" declares the
Knoxville Journal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

The Japanese government will
send two warships to Seattle to be
present IN the harbor on the opening
day of the laska-Yukon'Pacific Expo
sition. The vessels will be open to
the inspection of visitors while the
fair is in progress. .r."