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The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
HALLEY'S COMET.

Europeans are reported alarmed
over a prediction attributed to Cam.
lille Flammarion, the celebrated
French astronomer, that Halley's com
ct will probably come into collision
with the earth in March, in which
event it will destroy this mundane
sphere.
In Germany, town councillor of
Cologne, a man of wealth and posi-
ton, refused to vote for a proposed
improvement in the city's water sup
ply because, he said, since the world
is to be destroyed in a month or two
there is no use in spending money
foolishly.
The superstitious peasants of Siles-
ia drew all their savings out of the
banks and spent the money prodigal-
ly, determined to have good time
while they could in the few months
left.
In Baden the farmers refused to
SOW their fields because the comet
would bring destruction with it be-
fore the crops could ripen.
Lest the fear should spread among
the peasantry and become panic,
carefully written popular articles are
being printer and circulated broad
cast in all the official and local papers
showing the fears of disaster about to
come to be illusory.
Halley's comet is, harmless! men-
Der of the solar system observable
from this earth of ours once in rs to
n years. 1t was seen as early as
$40 b. c. and is called Halley's comet
because this second astronomer royal
of England in 1852 predicted its re
turn in 1858, he having suspected its
identity with the comets of 1881 and
1907 In 1866 the English people as
sociated the comet with the return
Of William, the Conqueror, and in
1856 1t spread terror among the
warning Christians and Turks, then
threatening to overFun Europe. The
French people in 1859 associated it
with the loss OF Canada to the Eng
lish.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

We always feel like turning the
hose on the man who delights in com
planning about 1.-THE way you fellows
run the town and county" Who are
YOU fellows anyway? and how dead
is the man who admits that he never
dabbles in politics. No resident Of a
community can escape the RESPONSE
bility that rests on every citizen alike,
and the fellow who lodges his duty
and then stands around and says Il
told you so, is ten times worse than
the fellow who bursts ahead. and
makes the worst mistakes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
ELECTION DATES.

Here is list of election dates for
1910 that it might be well to paste in
your hat
June PRIMARY election, first Tues
day after the first Monday in June.
May County nomination papers
close.
April rs District and state nomi.
nation papers close.
June 14-Canvass of primary vote
by board OF supervisors.
June 20-Canvass OF primary re.
turns of counties by the state execu,
tive council.
June 25-County conventions at IL
a. m.
Between April % and June 15-Call
to be issued for district convention.
Between June 30 and July 2S-Dis.
trict conventions shall be held.
Between June % and July 7-Statc
conventions. @E wye.
November S--General election.
The results will be known some
time between the election and the first
of the following year. y
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

There has been some discussion
as to our chance of collision witt
Halley's comet. That We may grazt
its head by miss of only about 10,
100000 miles is predicted, and thai
we, may even pass through its tail is
said to be more than bare POSSIBLE
ity. But as this tail is less substan
tial than the best vacuum man has
been able to produce, there seems to
be little possibility of serious damage
even If we do sail right through it,
1t is recorded that our grandfathers
went through the tail of a comet in
1919, and that our fathers did the
same thing in 1861.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

!: ): THE HIGH SCHOOL
+ .-.,..!- $1,000. t.+I.+ .s.t.T


The day OF miracles is not passed.
said Pres. Dr. Edwards of Penn col
lege, in teaching the High school Bible
class last evening at the Y. M. c. A
The feeding OF the five Thousand peo
pie with FIVE loaves and two fishes by
Christ is no greater thing than what
is happening today. The sowing of the
grain and letting it grow is just az
great thing and both of the miracles
is accomplished through the power
OF Cod
At the regular meeting oil the class
a'bout thirty of the members were pres,
ent. After the study of the lesson ice
cream and cake was served. The
study last evening was the life oil
Peter Cooper, His Initiative. Peter
Cooper is uhe man that furnished the
money to build THE first railroad loco.
motive in this country and he also
helped financially to build many ca,
ble5 across the ocean. II
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
COMET DISAPPEARING
The Johannesburg" or ga of
1910" is Growing DINNER.

The Johannesburg" or Comet A
of 1910" could not be seen in Oska-
loosa last evening. Heavy clouds
was the reason. But it will still be in
view for several evenings if the wealth
er is clear. Is disappearing rapidly
into space, and on each evening will
appear higher in the sky at sunset UNI
It'll it finally fades from view. 1t is
moving in northerly and easternly
direction in the heavens, or somewhat
in the direction of the pole star.
A message from Keil, Germany,
says Professor Kobold has completed
the computation of the comets orbit,
showing that the wanderer was near
est the sun on January II, when it
was 100000 miles away. Its orbit is
inclined 81 degrees to the plane of the
earth's orbit. On February the com
ct will be about one-tenth of the brill
fancy it showed on January %. Its Or
bit is probably greatly elongated
ellipse-an ellipse so elongated that it
amounts to- almost parabola. AS
the comet moves away to the north
and east from the sun, the hydrocar.
bon and cyanogen bands common to
comets assume more of a normal look.
This Is doubtless due to the cooling
of the meteoroids or solid particles,
which when near the sun had been re-
duced almost to vaporous state by
the heat. The tail, too. appears Ion
ger as the comet continues on its
present course. ...
In ten days comet A of 1910" will
have lost nine-tenths of its brightness
and little later 1t will again vanish
into the depths of space, perhaps to
be seen nevermore from the earth.
An analysis of the Photographic OBJ
seryations made at the observatory
at Flagstaff, Arizona. of the newly
discovered comet known to astron.
omers as Comet A of 1870" shows
that the unhearalded -"wanderer" diff
fers greatly from most comets.
The usual comet spectrum consists
of bright series OF hydrocarbon
bands, but the comet now visible
shows light hydrocarbon bands with
a pair of intensely bright sodium
lines. The striking orange color of
the comet head as observed In various
parts of the country is said to be due
to incandescent sodium vapor. The
new comet closely resembles the great
comet of 1882.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
DELINQUENT LAKES.

County Treasure George Thompson,
assisted by Sheriff Ed Valentine, has
proven himself pretty good tax fer.
rot, during the past year And the
beet part Of the whole dhing lies in
the fact that work has cost the coun-
" nothing. During the year he col
lected $5,066.02 in back taxes, some OF
y being delinquent SINCE 1882. This
is perhaps the best showing ever made
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The city of London proper, which
lies in the heart of Greater London,
has living population of only $4,000
by night, although 100000 people do
business there by day, while all the
currents of British life pass through
its portals. Here is the soul of the
empire, with its population OF AGO.
100000 and its area of 11,40O, 900
square miles, OF more than one-fifth
of the population ard area of the
globe.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
Homesteaders' Biz Time.

On Thursday night, January 7th.
the Homesteaders. had degree work
at their lodge in the |. o. o. F tenn
pie, at which place large concourse
of members had gathered to see the
degree work done by one of the crack
degree teams of the country. 49,,
And none were disappointed, as the
degree staff of Victory Homestead
No. 2. of Oskaloosa, fully came up to
the standard they have set and far
excelled the expectations of all who
were present. The degree staff of the
Oskaloosa lodge ar. an excellent ag
gregation and is composed of the fol
lowing named persons:
DR.. Whitehill, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gable, Mr.. and Mrs. Watson Weather
wax. Mr.. F. J. Parker, Mr.. kirkpat'
rick, Mr.. and Mrs. Fishburn, Mr.. j.
Easter, Messrs. Rev. and w. S. Hoff
Miss Cross. Miss Sadie Chord, Mr.
Petticord, Mrs. J. V. Miller, Mrs. Rich:
mond and little son, Burt Mrs. Anna
Martin and Mrs. Lucy Hasson.
mention of little Burt. Though only
six years of age, he took an active
part in the degree work and wore his
little uniform with as much dignity as
any of the seniors. He did his work
with as much skill as if he had been
in training all these six years of his
life and ne received the hearty APP;
prevail and applause of every Home
steader present. a.
. After degree work had been com
pleted the ladies' of the Abba Home
stead spread an elegant banquet at
which time. Supreme Secretary A. H
Corey, of Des Moines, Supreme Di'
rector Frank M. Darner, of Ames
Dr. Whitehill, of Oskaloosa, and At
torney J. r. Price, of Abba, each
made excellent addresses which in
terested and pleased all. A. H. Corey
installed the following officers of the
coming year
President-Laura Il. Long.
Vice Pres.-Mrs. Minnie Spring.
Secretary-Mrs. Eva Watson.
Chaplain-Magie A. Rowe.
Treasurer-Nellie Mason.
Lady of Charity-Anna Crowell.
Lady of Entertainment-Cla Ry'
bolt.
M. at Al. e. Randle.
Marshal-Geo. Rybolt. .~
Herald-Henry, Hughes.
DIR. Whitehill, of Oskaloosa, Direc-
tor of Degree Staff, is most enthus'
siastic Homesteader and never fails to
inspire confidence in the Homestead
ers with those with whom he comes
in contact and always interests them
in the benefit of the order. "
The William Homestead of Abba is
taking new life and is addingnew
members at every meeting.
Miss Lizzie Madison, Miss Laura
Snider. were, adopted at this meeting
and Ira Collins took the initiatory de,
gree.
The Homesteaders are a fraternal
insurance of the best type and to
those seeking an investment of this
sort-our latch string is out.
Eva Watson, Secretary.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
The truth will out. John Cow

F., The truth will out. John Cownie,
the millionaire ard successful glove
manufacturer Of Des Moines. got his
start in 0skaloosa. I'm the latter
part Of the eighties a Mr., Hermann
operated little glove factory ON
South First street, near ahe site OF the
old Novelty Iron Works, John Cow
ME, who was then a young man, went
10 work for Hermann for s. per weeK.
The rest OF the story is told in the
words "fafthfulness. grit and enter
prize"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Not all of these are large concerns
burt at least 100soperate large factor
les that are, thoroughly equipped in
every particulaEaand the total output
of American motor cars during the
present .Eear3sis Estimated. AT 200, 900
OF these. no lessEthan 102, 900 will be
made in the state of Michigan, 22,75C
in the state of Ohio, 21,025 in Indiana
10,400 in New York, and about 1000
in the state of Massachusetts. Penn
sylvania and Connecticut. According
20 Mr.. Reeves the total capital at pres
Cnt invested in uhe automobile indus
a,ry in The United States is between
$l50,0O0, and $E5,000, and including
the employees in factories, garages
and salesrooms, more than 100000 per
sons are row connected with this in
duGtry. e.. ..ra r..-
. The fact that there were GAS exhib
itor5 at rthe 1910 shows at New York
as compared with sixty-nine at the
first exhibition at Madison Square
Garden during November, 1900, also
serves to Indicate the remarkable
strides that have taken place in this
industry during the decade just ended
This is now beginning to have its eff;
teot upon tine foreign commerce in au
iOmObiles as well as in the domestic
market. .. e. rn. .-: ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

by county treasurer without the as
sistance of q tax ferret, or without
some additional expense to the coun-
~ A small fee is due the sheriff for
his work in serving papers and max
ing collections, hut this fee is added
To the bill and paid by the property
owner, hence the county got every
cent that was due it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Two Iowa men participated in the
recent distribution of hero awards
made by Andrew Carnegie. They were
Frank y. Weik and Charles w. Weld,
both of Waterloo. Five silver. and
twelve bronze. medals were awarded
ard about $4,000 in money. The
acts OF heroism include rescues from
death by drowning, eleCtrocution,
trains, fire and suffocation. ...
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
PERMITS PLAN FOR MERGER
Dissolving Of injunction Paves Way
for Consolidating of Two Big Cop
per Companies.

Trenton, N. j., Jan. 26.--Judges Ian
ming and Cross filed a memorandum
dissolving the Injunction restraining
the stockholders of the Utah Copper
Company from holding a meeting to
pass on the question of acquiring the
property of the Boston Consolidated
Mining Company. This decision per
mits the carrying out of the plan for
merger of the two companies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
rowNER ON DIVORCE.

Judge Horace NJ Towner, of Corn
ing, addressing the Congressional
club of the Plymouth Congregational
church at Des Moines, offered mum
Der OF suggestions relative to a rem
edy for the divorce evil Secret mar
riages and hurried divorces were con-
demned, but most OF all the speaker
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

public documents. This will make
room in the storage vaults for 1000
tons of new and worthless public doc
uments which in time will go the same
route. AS the Sioux City Journal sug-
gests. it is a rather expensive process,
but it makes business lively in the
public print shop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
Hiah School Teaches shooting.

Montclair. N. j.. JAN ga rife
range has been added to the physical
training equipment of the Montclair
high school. Ninety-five boys have
been enrolled In class in marksman.
ship.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
CLAWS is FIRST WITNESS
Former Agent Of General Land Office
Gives Testimony In salIinser-
Pinchot Inquiry.

Washington, Jan. 25.--The Balling
err Pinchot investigation was begun
this afternoon. The first witness
called was l.. R. CLAWS. former agent of
general land Office, who was dismissed
by, the president because of charges
he made against Secretary Ballinger
of the interior department.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE

Remarkable progress has been
made in the manufacture of automo.
5iies in this country during the last
decade. On, The authority of MIR. AL.
fred Reeves, the general manager OF
The American Motor Car Manufacture
crS' association, there are at present
263 manufacturers Of automobiles in
the United States, located in twenty
one different states as follows:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Charles Cty's college has sue
ceeded in raising an endowment of
$4,000, and Carnegie's check for $685.
900 will be along in time for the big
celebration, February l.. Il
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Comparisons oftimes tell great
truths. The relative size of Oska:
loosa and Ottumwa may be Judged
from the fact that OskalOosa Typo
graphical Union No. 526 has sixteen
members while Ottumwa Local No. 7S
has only Il members.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
SOME DEALS In DIRT
Record In Recent Real Estate Trans
fers In County.

Josephine Wilson, decd, by
heirs to Levi Meas, pit. lot
z, Kemper's ad Oskaloosa. $1,000 90
j. A. Ritter and wife to Mary
j. Barcus, pit. NV sw. 49,
74-14 ...... ...,..... 49,. 1900. 90
Louise l.. Smith and wife to
Hattie Staten, pit. lot 4, blk
81, O. r oskaloosa .,..... 5000 90
W. A. Durfee and wife to Ady
Mcfarland pit. lot Z, KEN
per's ad CsfI.oosa. -. 1850. 90
JAS A. Evans and wife to 0.
o. Riggs, pit. lot 1, blk. 8,
o. p. Barnes City ....... so. 90
Stella Brock and husband to
II. Phinney, @. c. ID. lot
Frankel's S. ID. sw ne "a
1916 .......> .......... S23 20
Richard w. Caldwell TO David
S. David, Trus., Trus. ID.
WIZ sw 33-75-14 .......... 100
l.. H. Needham and wife to FIJI
Bssie Needham, Q. C. ID. lot
7 and blk. ~ Granville. =. LOO
DanI Riegel and wife to Jno
C. Ross, NV sw 24-74-17. -. 100
Jno. Henderson ITO Phoebe
McMains, lot 81, nB ne
24-n-lb ......... ......... l.uu
Richard C. Rockwell, L. S. &
Lyman Rockwell & S. A.
Rockwell and wife to
Phoebe McMains, lot 81.
nh ne ne 2+77-16 ........ 100
A. McMains to Phoebe Nc
Mains, pit. n1s ne ne "a
77-16 ......... ...,........ 600. 90
Jos. Arnold and wife to Dru-
silla Arnold, o. Il. A, Tioga 1900. 90
Bolton-Hoover Coal Co. to
Clara Lawrence, ne ne &
pit. Sc ne 1856. ......... 1886 90
Eva A. WINNER and husband
to Ida A. Low, " ne sc &
pit. ne & NV NV & sw NV
0-6-14 ....... ..,......... 1.UO
Mary H. Ogden and husband
to Henry B. Noe, Ell NV ne
I0-Iflo 6U. w
Saml Taylor and wife to AL
bin F. Dewitt, NV Sc & nR
NV Sc 22-75-14 ............ 1876 90
Austin L. Howell and wife to
e. H. Jenkins, lots Is and
16, Burnside's ad Oska .... 100
A. w. Naylor and wife to s.
K. Johnson, Cor. d. pit. lot 5 ''t
blk. o. P. Sharon. ....... 100
A. H. Vickers to IS. e. John
son, TT. lot 5 blk. o. P.
Luz
w. j. Goodwin and wife and
Robt. Goodwin to o. o.
Littell, lots 1, 5, 6, 7, s, 9, 3D.
10, II, ~, 81. 90, 90, "a,
rs, q, 2S, "a, 80. &c, 81.
So, 80, 40, Al. AZ, 43, A and
2' As Henderson's ad Oska.. 100
David Stanton to S. e. John.
son, Q. C. d. pit lot blk.
7, o. P. Sharon ........... 100
Marie BeCkman to w. c.
Sheppard and Chas H.Rals-
ton. lot 3 blk. "a o. P. Oska $50. 90
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The present population of New
ton, according to an estimate based
on the figures compiled for Polk
Directory, now in preparation, is s.
430, an increase of about 1000 over
the census of 1905.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

"A meeting of the Sixth District
Fair Association and Racing Circuit
was held at Grinnell recently. The
Newton fair will be held the week
OF Sept. 5, Grinnell Sept. -. New
Sharon Sept. 10, and What Cheer
Sept 26 to 20.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
ZINC people 81 the united slat

The people OF the United States
have paid life insurance premiums TO
the amount of $70l9.O66.622 in the
last thirty-two years. During the
same period the total amount Of in
surance written was $27, ESQ $3.50 1862.
and OF this amount policies aggregat-
ing si0,553, 957.S57 are now in force.
calling for an annual premium of s493,.
s7s.9S6.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
-The decision Of the Census D

The decision of the Census De-
partment to employ negro enumera-
tors to deal with. the colored popula-
ton of the South is giving great sat
isfaction. 'ltt is not merely that the
negroes desire the officers as a means
Of getting ahead, but they feel that
the interests of the eolored people
will then be better cared for.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

May will he Mothers Day this
year, and the congresses of some
states are suggesting that a button
be approved to be worn on that day
as the Carnation is not always posi-
BILE. The suggestion originated with
Mrs. Sonoff, head of the national or
ganization of Mothers clubs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The instruction against insur-
gency manifested at the caucus leads
the St Louis Globe-Democrat to re-
mark: AS the House is composed of
nearly 400 members it is not easy to
devise plan by which every one can
boss the job and TAX without a time
1S.,aFE
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Inspired by the example of Geo
M. Jackson. of Pigott, Ark, who re.
Gently gave 1000 acres of land to phil
anthropists to be parceled out to un,
employed men and women, James Bur
ton, a concrete; contractor. of Z Delhi
Iowa, offers to donate two forty-acre
tracts in North Dakota for the same
purpose.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

in spite of the trolley cars and
the motor vehicles. the steam plows
and the bicycles. the railroad trains
and the steamboats,, there are more
than 100000 horses. and they are
worth more per horse than ever be
fore
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Along with John R. Walsh in the
Federal prison at Leayenworth are
thirty other bankers, convicted of
crime in connection with their bust
ness. The way of the transgressor is
a hard one in all walks of life.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

-Civility pays. At Iowa Falls a
young man who was perfecting him
self in music found a home with an
old lady, to whom the young man
showed every courtesy and kindness.
She passed away a short time ago, and
having no direct heirs, she made the
young student heir to a 200-acre farm
near ACkley.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The Brighton Enterprise has also
observed that it is pretty hard for the
man with the hookworm to get up
these cold mornings and build the fire.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Somewhat more than one-tenth
of all municipal expenditures in the
United States is for schools. and an
almost equal amount for police and
courts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The Dubuque Times-Journal says
that every coal famine is somebody $
fault and is a reflection on modern
methods of handling the coal supply
of the country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Miss Fern White, height As in.
is the shortest woman in Nebraska
and one inch shorter than Bertha
Stubberfield, of Primghar. Iowa. Miss
White weighs SO pounds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The Burlington Hawk-Eye says
the case of Pinchot is that of an en-,
thusiastic reformer who has allowed
his energy to carry him beyond all
bounds of good Judgment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The Herald is laying plans and
having cuts made for its annual spe'
cial edition. 1t will be called "Oppor-
tunity Edition" this time and will be
The best yet.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
Auto sklds: Three kIIIed.

Kansas City. Mo-. jan 26.--John Ma
honey. contractor, his wife and
Thomas Mcclure were killed when a
motor car skidded over ? cliff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

MIR. Forbes asserts there are more
than 5000 beggars in New York and
that they gather no less than $11 ,0OO,-
600 a year on the streets.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Living expenses are. pretty high,
but Uncle Sans family had enough
spare cash last year to buy $4,000
600 worth of diamonds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
Jpterurhan Line Planned.

Clinton. Jan. 26.--It Is reported on
good authority here that eastern cap
italists contemplate building an in.
terurban railroad between this city
and Cedar Rapids.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

lin these busy times, about the
only instance of supply keeping pace
with demand is in the ice crop, and
It's cheap just now, too.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The Board OF Supervisors is In SEES
sion this morning in their regular
room. They are translcting some
miscellaneous business.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The Fairfield city council, the JEFF
ferson county supervisors and others
interested have made plans for a de-
termined campaign for better roads.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Each year there are printed and
sold 100000 Bibles, giving that
book an inJisputable lead over all its
possible competitors.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Isn't it possible to be good man
and good republican? asks the Sioux
City Journal. If not it is time to get
to work on a new party. zoo 80. +
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The Oskaloosa Lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Worknen, one of the
oldest fraternal organizations in the
city and the first order of its class
to enter Iowa, away back in the pion-
Ger days of the state is still in work.
ing order and doing business. The
lodge, which was, formerly one of the
strongest in the city retains an active
membership Nof about forty. IL has
lost many members to other lodges
and scores have admitted to other
states and other towns. The lodge is
one of the most stable insurance com
panies in the land and has weathered
storms that have wrecked other so
'cietiesy The local lodge had installa-
ton of officers last evening with the
following results for the ensuing year:
Past Master Workman Joseph Rey-
nolds.
Master Workman-W william McCan.
non
Receiyer--C. NJ Dack
Recorder Charles Bennett.
Financier-John Ross.
Guide SiIas Bennett.
Overseer-Frank West
Foreman--George Ramsay.
Inside Guard VIII Bennett.
Outside Guard-vet Minkler.
Trustees--Gearga ra@esay. Joseph
Reynolds and John Cruikshank.