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The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Spring Creek Township Sunday
Schools Meet October g.

The twenty-second annual eonVen.
ton of the Spring Greek township Sun
day schools will be held in the
Friends church at Wright, Sunday,
October 8, to which all interested in
Sunday school work are invited. The
morning session will begin at ten
o'clock and at the noon hour basket
dinner will be held. The following
program has been arranged:
Morning Session.
1000 to 1O:10-SOng service led by
F. E. Carpenter.
1910 to 0:25-Devotional Exer'
cises, Clarence Roberts.
1925 to 10:50-What Are the Needs
of the Sunday Schools of Spring
Creek Township, led by F. E. Carpen-
ter; followed by Supt. of Schools.
1850 to 11:20-Who Is Responsible
For the Success or Failure of the Sun
day School? Led by Joseph Hoskins,
followed by Clark Terrell and ]. R.
Hoover.
1920 to 11:5O-Bringing Bibles to
the Sunday School, led by
Tennis, followed by Mabel Cochran.
11:5O to DISAPPOINTMENT of Com
mittees.
Music. = If I:
Basket Dinner.
Afternoon Session.
100 to 1:40-Song Service, led by
F. E. Carpenter.
1:4O to l ;50-Devotional Exercises,
led by Fred Comfort.
1850 to 2:O0-Reports of Commit
tees. Secretary's Report
200 to 2:30-Sincerity and Unity
of Effort the Keynote, led by Clarence
Roberts, followed by Fred Comfort.
2:30 to 2:50-The Boy, l.. f. COrlett.
$50 to 3:00-Music.
800 to 3:3O-Address by d. M. Ed
wards, President Penn College.
$50 to 3:40-Music and Benedic-
ton.
Mrs. Bonnie Hoover, Pres.
Mrs. Will Campbell, Sec'y.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
CEDAR ROUTE NO. |.

Ray Sears and Clay Stout painted
Mr.. Bakers house. r
Roy PlummeEgvisited at the NJ. F.
Allison home Sunday. ~
John Ross was a business caller in
Eddyvilie Wednesday.
John Ross was caller at the Ora
Carnes home Saturday.
Mrs. Etna Newell, who was on the
sick list, has recovered.
Miss Viola Ross was a caller at the
]. d. Allison home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ross visited at
the Frank Davis home Sunday.
Mrs. J. l.. Moore and Mrs. Clara
Jones visited Mrs. Etna Newell Mon
day.
Mrs. George Ward was a business
caller in Ottumwa Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs. Charles Fuhs and children
were callers al the J. d. Allison home
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Ross and chill
dren were visitors at the Isaac Cook
home Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Plummer and Mrs. Alice
Lent visited at the James Allison
home Wednesday.
Mrs. Etna Newell and Miss Ril
Newell were callers at the c. F
Moore home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seigle Allison We're
callers at the NJ. f. Allison home
Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. Clara Jones, of Oskaloosa, who
has been visiting her friend, Mrs. }
L. Moore, returned home Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hill of Ottum
wa, visited a few days last week al
the homa of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allison anC
Joe Wignall returned home Monday
from visiting their daughter, Mrs
Wilbur Blackstone.
SNOWDROP.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

"A government bulletin just issued
shows that pensions have cost the
United States over s4,O00,0O0, 900 to
date. Divided according to wars the
figures show: War of the revolution,
$7O,OO0,OOO war of 1912, $45,757,3S6;
Indian wars, S9,995,609; war with
Mexico, 42,492, 7S4; civil war, 1885,
46l,S4O; war with Spain and Philippine
instruction, 81 .3S3,SO5; regular es-
adjustment, $1h.50T028; unclassifed,
$16,4S84, 049. Tot4I 70 June 80, 1903
$3,913, 082,513; total Ior 1909 to July
/, 1910, $16O,733, S39; total for pen.
sions to date, $4,O73,S16,352; cost of
administration, 1865-91O9, $1l5. 7O5, $50;
grand total, s4,1S9,521,41S. But the
benefciaries have deserved every cent
of ii
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
Mrs. Bonnie Hoover, Pres.
Mrs. Will Campbell, Sec'y
Lax Week.

Treasurer George Thompson and
Deputy j. N. Endicott are working
over time this week caring for the
heavy business incident to the pay
ment of the second half of the county
tax collection. Taxes become delin-
quent October /, next Saturday, and
as many property owners wait until
the last minute before paying into the
treasury the amounts due, a heavy
business during the week results.
George NJ. Evans has been secured to
assist in the Office during the week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
oLIvET.

Uncle John Thompson and wife,
Aunt Martha, left Wednesday for Ia.
coma, Washington, to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Gillispie. Uncle John
is rs years of age and Aunt Martha is
| u. If they like the country they will
locate there and dispose of their prop.
erty here. While they are gone their
home will be carefully looked after.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cary, of Bolton, took
charge OF the boarding house in front
of the depot this week. They come
we'll recommended and formerly run
a large boarding house at Hilton, Mon.
roe county.
James A. Anderson, of Montezuma
was a pleasant caller in town Thurs
day.
The farmers say their corn crop Is
much better than they expected, the
ears being well filled and matured
The recent rains helped the fall pas
lures greatly.
| Esquire }. A. Hearny, north of town
was here Saturday with his wading
shoes on. While in the store he
danced a jig that would do credit tC
a comedian with clogs.
Dan Hunt is making arrangements
to build house 14X16 for him and his
two boys to batch in this winter. He
| is night Waterman at the mines.
The mine is running full time, tax
| ing out 100 tons of coal a day.
The writer was made to feel sac
over the tragic death of Frank Pear
son in the mine at Bolton last week
He was well known to us, and we al
ways found him to be sober indus
trious man with good habits and &
model citizen in every way. We eX
tend to the family our heartfelt sym
pathy in the loss of a husband ant
father.
We note with much interest our es
teemed friend John p. White is a can
didate for national president of thu
Mixers Union. We are not impressed
with the language in his announce
ment in saying "at the solicitation o
friends" as we always preferred com
ing right out and saying I'VE want tn,
place" but nevertheless John will
have our heartiest support and W.
hope to see him get the office, as VIZ
believe he is the right man for thu
place.
Sept. %. r. w.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Mrs Osborn has treated her house
to a coat Of new paint.
There We're good many from here
who attended the Bargain Day Wed
nesday in your city.
Cutting corn and picking tomatoes
is the order of the day when it amt
raining. ....
spent the afternoon with Mrs. Hess
Thursday.
Mrs. Osborn's mother, Mrs. Shafer
from Barnes City, is visiting with her
this week
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Having given impetus 10 the work
of district organization throughout
the state by making a personal visit
to all of the eleven congressional dis
tricts, Chairman Carl F. FRANKIE has
called a meeting of the members Of
the Republican State Committee for
Friday, September 30. The meeting
will be held in Des Moines and at
that time the political situation in
Iowa will be reviewed and reported
upon by the committeeman from the
various parts of the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

1t is not pleasant commentary for
the City of OskalOosa to be compelled
to say to the Mahaska County Baord
of Supervisors, that the dOun spouts
from the court house must spill their
floods on the public side walks, as
the sewers are incapable of carrying
the water off. Oskaloosa might as
we'll face theorists now. We need q
better sewer system and the only way
to get one is TO build il.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
There is nothing the matter wit

There is nothing the matter with
that story about 81 Methodist minis
tiers quitting the Iowa Conference be.
cause OF the low salaries paid, except
that it is not true. Three or four
men did quit the ministry TO engage in
other work, but every pulpit in Iowa
is filled. The fact remains, however,
that as a rule ministers are poorly
paid, and should be more literally
dealt with.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

Carrie Early vs. Carlton Ray Early.
In the District Court of the State of
Iowa in and for Mahaska County. De-
cember Term, A. D., 1910. To Carlton
Ray Early: You are hereby notified.
hat on or before the 25th day of No
yember 1910, petition of Carrie Early
will be filed in the Office of the Clerk
If the District Court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Mahaska County,
lraying for a decree of divorce from
,ou and for general equitable relief.
Zee petition when filed for particulars.
And that unless you appear hereto
md defend before noon of the second
lay of December Term, A. D., 1910,
# said court which will commence on
he 9th day of December 1910, default
will be entered against you and judg-
rent decree rendered thereon as pray
d for in said petition.
BuRRELL 4 DEWITT,
l0w4 Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

The pertinent observation has
been made that Secretary Ballinger
has been investigated three times with
never a verdict returned against him,
and now it is proposed to have the
presidential cabinet take up the task.
The public treatment of the secretary
of the interior has been largely upon
the theory that a man is guilty until
he has proven himself innocent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
. - - %
MONEY BACK IF Nor SATISFIED.
63 Years
Ex-
.rperienCe.
DON'T TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY!

+ DON'T TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY!
When people advertise they are'IT'
they don't intend you to believe them.
When they claim to be more learned
than others who have a thousand
times their age, brains and expert
ence it is for revenue only.
When people harp continuously
and disgustingly on one string, what
sort of melody will they produce
when in that other land they attempt
to play on a harp with a thousand
strings?
TwaRging away on that one string
may produce a discord and break up
the concert, am afraid.
Prof Mayne Arnold is not a one
string soloist.
Among the many strings he harps
on are.
1st-His moderate prices.
2nd-Long experience.
3rd-SuperiOr glasses.
4th-Immense stock.
5th-Safety for eyes.
Gth-Best optical education.
7th--The first-CIass, brainy people
who are his patrons.
The above makes true music.
No twanging, banging and jangllng
on an old, frayed, worn out string till
the public can't tell whether they are
listening to a tin horn, boss fiddle
OF a bass drum
GOOD ADVICE.
When needing glasses don't run
after some one because, you have seen
hot-air advertisement but, instead
investigate.
Mayne Arnold's skill can be easily
investigated He is here ten years
If you investigate it may not be
necessary for you (as many do day
after day. to call on Mayne Arnold
and say: 20 dear! o dear! have
paid so much for my glasses | don't
see how | can pay any more"
Better Call On the Right One First
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
BUXTON.

T. J. Reese and wife, of Bussey,
were visiting at the Rev. Cox home
Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Reese are
now located at KosZta, where lie was
appointed as pastor of the M.E.church
by The Conference held at Pella.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart WEIGH returned
from Dexter, Iowa, where he visited
his mother a few days.
Last Tuesday Mrs. Chas. Hjort, Mrs.
Dave Thomas, Mrs. Masters and Mrs.
Gustavson visited in Everist with
Mrs. Jas. Smith, who lived here until
recently.
There Is to be a social at the NJ
f. church social rooms Tuesday even
ing for the purpose of raising money
TO purchase new song books.
Harry Wilson was in Des Moines
on business last week.
Ted Isham has quit working in the
Monroe Mercantile Company store
and gone on the railroad TO work.
Miss Jessie Cobb, of Lovilia, is a
new teacher secured for the Central
building 10 fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF Miss Wagner.
Alex. Cruise hnso BEEN given the
place formerly held by Ted lsham,-
that of having charge of the Annex.
Carl Anderson was in Hiteman on
Sunday.
Mrs. Lowell Munsell, Mrs. Frank
MunselI, Mrs Sam Page and Mrs.Riley
Sullivan were over from Hamilton Wis.
hing friends here last Tuesday
Mrs. Harry Wilson has been visit
ing friends at Oskaloosa for some
time
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
CORRESPONDENCE
HERALD PICNIC.

The annual picnic of the Herald
correspondents will be held Saturday
October s, at Glenwood Park. A pro
gram of music and talks by members
of the correspondents organization
will be feature of the gathering.
For information, call Mrs. l. N. Tay
Tor, Rural Phone No. A, or Chas. V
Hoffman,, chairman ofprogram com
mittee, phone No. $50.
( 1t is desired that every correspond
ent who can possibly make arrange
ments to come on that date will be
present.
Details of the program will be an
nOunced next week. . "..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

An American concrete mixing out
fit has been ordered by cable for use
in the construction of an irrigation
dam in the Euphrates, near Bagdad;
over $4,000 worth of street piling has
also been ordered from America.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

ANY boy or girl IN the High school
either ought to quit, or ought to be
able to figure percentages better than
this. Out of 83 eases tried by Judge
Preston and carried to the supreme
court only 20 were reversed. making
the percentage of'reyersals "a in place
of 80.
We presume the Times Will tell us
again that this was another typo
graphical error as they dld former
MISREPRESENTATION. But errors are
often criminal and there is even
grounds for suspicloh that this !nis,
representation should not be dignitied
nv the name of mistake. The Times
at any rate, will not be able to injure
Judge Preston's chances of election
by such questionable methods.
The table shows that next to Judge
Clements, Judge Preston holds the
best record Of any Judge mentioned
and this is additional reason for the
repetition with emphasis of the fol
lowing statement contained in the
original article referred to:
The people know Judge Preston
his history and record, as city at
torney, county attorney and Judge
and know what he stands for. In
voting for so high and important al
office as that of Judge it is we'll for
the people to stop and think carefully
of what they are about to do. Judge
Preston is making a campaign with
out buster or abuse. He believes
his life and record will speak for him
and be persuasive in helping to poll
from all parties a vote far above his
party strength"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

The receipts of the Columbus
Junction fair this year reached $4,-
800 or $500 more than in 1909. The
association will pay all bills and in
debtedness and have $500 in it's treas
ury. 1t is estimated that there were
1900 people on the grounds Thurs
day and single admissions that day
amounted to. 81 $50.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

The Sultan of Sulu is coming to
America. He is well known here
from the opera bearing his title. His
name is Hadji Mohammed Jumalui
Hiram. He is an American subject
and only has nominal authority over
the Sulu archipelago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

George Merrill of North Brook
field, an engineer on the Boston and
Albany railroad, is said TO be the
largest man in the employ OF any rail-
road in the United States. Mr.. Mer.
rill weighs 1882 pounds. is six feet one
inch tall and has seventy-twO inch
W iSr
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
JUDGE pREsToNs RECORD.

The Oskaloosa Times accuses the
Herald Of falling into error" by re.
producing an article from the Satur-
day Globe relating to the splendid
record which Judge B. w. Preston
has made on the bench.
The Herald denies the charge and
will prove by the Times own figures
that it is the Times in place OF the
Herald and Globe that is wrong. The
following table is reproduced from
the Times OF Friday, September %:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Hon. Claude Porter, democratic
candidate for governor, wants to con
duct the present campaign on ma
tional issues, Why so? Governor
Carroll Il not Filming for president.
Theibusintss 6ftiowa Is what the peo-
ple of Iowa wish to hear about.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

MANY people who are now or have
been criticising the new Tariff Bill
win think better of it when it's results
are made clearer to them. 1t is easier
to criticise something that does not
exactly suit us than is it to admit
that it is good thing after We have
condemned it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
A Sheen Train,

A sheep train passed through the
city last week on the Iowa Central.
There were about twenty cars of the
animals being transferred from a
western ranch to some point in the
south. The train was stopped here
COR a feed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

The Fairfield Ledger insists that
when the Chicago Tribune is carrying
little railway advertising it's attacks
on the transportation companies are
frequent and bitter. When the com
panies respond literally to the de,
mands of the advertising solicitor /.
has a good word for railroads.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Iowa is getting ready for house
cleaning in the dairy department. The
state should boss the job, declares
the Dubuque Times-Journal. Dirt in
the milk is held responsible for a
typhoid fever epidemic at Omaha"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Thirteen miles of sausage consti-
tutes one item in the 1925, 900 contract
for supplies for state institutions,
which are to be let soon by the State
Board of Control.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Newton is going to follow Oska-
ioosa's example and establish a mar.
ket place The same amount of
ground used here has been purchased
by the Newton city council
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Alex Miller has noticed that many
theatrical troupe advertises that 1t
is 1.-The hit of the season." when it has
not made expenses. But maybe that
is what is meant--hit the Pike.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

The truth will out. A member of
the fair sex declares: "A woman's
dress is uncomfortable if it is stylish,
and if it is not stylish she is miser-
abla."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

President Taft is an old-fashioned
statesman. He believes in serving
the people to the best of his ability
for the term elected, letting the next
term take care of itself. 1t will be
surprising if the people do not call a
man like that to serve them for anoth-
er four years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Mrs. A. d. Winship, who is in her
Sind year, attended the Ohio state
university last year and has register
ed again this year. Carry the news
to DIR. Osler!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

1t is said that many democrats
are registering for slice OF the mil.
lion and one-half acres OF Crow reser-
walton land that is 10 be sold off.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

III Congressman Longworth comes
TO oskaloosa TO make speech, he
will draw a crowd. EyerybodyssRIH
want 70 zee and hear sonin-law NiAd'
And they DO say he can make a rat.
fling good speech. 81
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

"Great men often come from hum
BILE beginnings" one observer re,
minds us, but none, as yet, have come
from the street corner club"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29
ElM GROVE.

Everybody busy chtting corn and
other fall work. ysss
Charles Dewitt sold nice mare 70
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

This is Penn Day in Oskaloosa
and Mahaska county and the interest
and enthusiasm manifest, presages
some good things for our college.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

The bar docket for the October
term of The Mahaska district court Us
out and is being distributed 20 the
attorneys by the clerk f'tlie cbiirt
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Football viii be little safer &C
cording to the new rules. Games have
been shortened ten minutes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

ing an irritating one to the demo-
Gratis who regard the issue in different
lights is becoming daily apparent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

have more weight ii started there.
Yours RESPECTFULLY
vi 4. VAN NIEWAAL.
Pella, Ia. Sept. 81.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Indian summer is not far distant.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

How is the meat boycott getting
along, anyhow?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

9fhIrty daya hath september."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Communication Form of Government

To the Ed1tOr or IHe Agt-1ftra1U.
 Noting the editorial in Thursdays Age Hevald regarding the publicity of the bIil drafted by Senator M IL Screws of Montgomery pertaining to the commission form of government for the larger cities of Alabama Its is as stated, of considerable importance that the people of tile state should be, al lowed as long q time. as possible to have ample time to study the good points us well as the bad ones. Ineo eoth-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
willing to accent nracticallv whateve1

willing to accept practically whatever bill the legislature passes creating a commission form of governmnet for the mission of five members will be prefer able. Whether it begins. by being ap- pointive or elective does not matter so fidence in S,lr governor elect and his appointments would be according to the wishes of the people of our city. But the question put to the people of Bir- mingham in thts primary last spring was, Do you favor a commission form of government for the city of Birming- ham, the commissioners to be elected by the people?' The city democratic executive committee passed a resolu tion directing it's secretary to convey the idea to the members of the leg
 slature that larger number of people voted for the commission form of gov ernment on account of 1t being elective rather than appointive.
 With the creation of a commission form of government it is to be hoped that the city democratic executive com mittee can be perpetuated as l believe the same distinction should remaih and primary elections should be held as heretofore. There is to be a repre- sentative body of members of the city executive committee to go to Montgom- cry when action begins on the commis- sion bill to see that the committee is taken care of.
 Under the commission form of gov- ernment l believe. the city should be committeeman from each district whose duty it shall be to conduct the primary elections. ROGER w. SNYDER
 Birming gham. December 9, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
instruction From the south

From Harper's Week1y.
 When Davy Crockett sat in the national Legislature as a representative of the state of Texas he had many clashes with men of more education but less wit than himself. It is told of him that one day while standing in front of his hotel on Pennsylvania avenue, a swarm of mules trotted by under the custody of an over seer from one of the stock farms in Vir- gnia. congressman from Boston who was standing nearby attracted Crocketts attention to the unusual sight. saying: Hello, there. Crockett; here's a lot of your constituents on parade. Where are they going?'
 The celebrated hunter looked at the an- mals with a quizzical glance, and then turning to the other said, said quietly but with great emphasis. 'They are going to Massachusetts to teach school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11

CT words the people who must final ly pass on the bill as to whether they accept or reject it should have as long a time as possible in order to pass in telligent judgment on the bill.
 I have given the commission form of city government considerable thought and studied many phases of It. Among. the most vital points that should be incorporated in the bill are the recall" and initiative and refer endum" clauses. The recall measure gives the power through q special cleo ton to discharge any elective official who is conducting the publis business in corrupt or inefficient manner and put someone else in his place. The very fact of such power existing to the people will make the necessity of its use very Infrequent as it will act as warning and check to any official tempted to do wrong.
 The initiative and referendum gives the people the power to propose new laws or con- stitutional amendments and to pass upon those enacted by the commis- soners. Thus, by majority vote ar a general election, the people can enact or reject any measure passed upon which they demand a referendum. favor such measure because it en- ables public opinion to control more fully and directly, because it prevents the giving away of franchises or spe- cial privileges without due compensa- tion and against the will of the, peo~ pie, because it does away with corrupt lobbying and because 1t will make the commissioners more representative, more efficient in the public service
 With the recall, initiative and refer endum, the majority of voters will De