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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-03
THE EDDYVILLE NEWS
Happenings In A Live Town AS
Told by John R. Sipes.

Eddyville, Feb. 2.-Word has been
received here of the birth of a ten
pound baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. F. j.
Fucker, formerly of Eddyville. but
now of Oskaloosa, on Thursday. jan
uary u, 1910 M.
Mrs. Rhoda Briggs was given d
surprise by the ladies of the Aid So
ciety Of the Baptist church, a few days
ago. They took refreshments with
them and spent an enjoyable after.
nopp, fifteen persons being present.
Mr. and Mrs Wright, of Missouri,
lave been visiting Mrs. Wright's sis
ter, Mrs. pet" Baker. Other recent
guests at the Baker home were Harry
Dial and Willie Baker, OF Buxton.
Miss Myrtle Teas, formerly OF AL.
oia, but who has been spending the
last month at the home of Mrs. Jes-
lie Baldwin, departed Monday for
iridley, Kansas, where her parents
slre now located.
OFT Hays, who has been visiting his
srents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Hays.and
ri;h other Iowa relatives for few
seeks, departed Monday night for his
lome ut Haxfum, Colorado, leaving
ais wife for more extended visit. az
me has been In poor health.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-03

Lee Warner was at Blakesburg
Saturday and again iMonday,Eon bust
ness, and his partner, Will .Hankins,
made business trip to Abba Tues
day. Other Abba business visitors
Tuesday were: Attorney c.. E. Hatch
tit and also T. n. Forsythe, of Pleas
ant township.
Mrs. D. l.. Belger was at Ottumwa
Saturday visiting her father, who has
been sick
Miss Mary Gibson, who has been
visiting her brother, II. T. Gibson, and
her niece, Mrs. Carl Powell, for two
weeks, has returned to her home at
Iowa City. /.
Misses Aggie Lucas and Sadie Cecil
went to Oskaloosa Monday to work in
the overall factory. l..
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Swintek visited
over Sunday at the w. P. Gray and
j.. E. Carroll homes in Ottumwa. Mr.
Swintek went TO Des Moines Tuesday
to be absent few days on business.
Misses Nye, Pierson and Carpenter.
of the EddyVille school, visited over
Sunday in Ottumwa, Miss Nye being
a guest at dinner party while there.
Little Miss Clair Criswell, of Oska-
loosa, was recent guest of her
grandmother, Mrs. NJ j. Criswell i
Recent guests at the Mayor w. Il.
Hays home were: Mr.. and Mrs. Herb
ert Riggs of Oskaloosa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dolph Templeton, of near Ham
ilton.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-03

City. is in Los Angeles, Cal, on his
way to Iowa. Bishop Lewis will
spend some time in Iowa. and will go
by way of Edinburg, Scotland. on his
recurn trip to China.
Pella Chronicle: Carl Hols and
family loaded their household goods
last week and shipped them to Eddy
Vile. Mr.. Hols went with the car
and Mrs. Hols and the children went
on the 2:20 passenger Friday after
noon. They have rented the H. d.
Wormhoudt farm, near EddyVille.
J. d. Edmundson. of Des Moines,
who gave the statue of Mahaska to
Oskaloosa. has given $4,000 to the
Woman's Christian association OF
Council Bluffs. This is IN addition to
$4,000 which he lent the association
several years ago TO build the Jennie
Bdmundson Memorial hospital.
Pella Chronicle: The forty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. leu
mis- Vogclaar was celebrated at their
home in this city last Thursday after
noon. Children, grandchildren and
relatives to the number of forJy-four
were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Vogelaar
were married at Oskaloosa As years
ago; they have lived in and near
Pella ever since. To them were born
fourteen children, all of whom are
living except one daughter, who died
in infancy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-03
Gopher Bounty.

During the month OF January 1910
County Auditor Briggs has received
and paid for 23O pairs of gopher claws.
This seems an unusual amount for
this time of the year when the goph-
er cannot dig on account Of the frozen
condition of the SOIL The largest
number OF pairs received were from
A. Van Domseloar, % pairs, Aart Van
Roelsel Ga pairs, J. B. GRANDPA, u
pair and A. Vos, SO pair.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-03
Small Blaze,

The fire department was called to
The Maria l.. Davis property. No. 200
North Market street, Tuesday even
ing about $3.50. A fire had originated
in the barn and was burning rapidly
IN a pile OF rails when the firemen
arrived Chemicals were used and
the fire was soon extinguished. The
alarm was turned in by Mrs. M. B.
Holloway. Not much damage was
done
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-03

II you have any old discarded jew
elry, take it to Smith and have him
make 1t into something useful, or sch
it to him. ..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-03

Watch and clock repairing that is
narantccd to be satisfactory, at
Smiths,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-02-03

Send your sick watches to Burrldge
& Connects watch hospital.
130d2-28w1
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13
SENSIBLE MOTHER OF BOYS
HsS Made Up Her Mind to Welcome
Dauohters-in-Law and Love
Them.

No small number Of men and WON
en- are acquiring sons and daughters
in-law these days, and the thought Of
1t brings to mind the conversation OF
two women, one the mother Of a boy.
the other the mother Of four of them.
Said the first:
1T win not be long now until Jim
viii want to be marrying. ! dread the
thought OF It."
'Why?" questioned the mother Of
the four.
Il may not care for the girl"
Well" said the other, when my
boys we're small / figured it out in
this way: II my boy could see
enough in some girl to love her. marry
her and be willing to spend the rest
Of his days with her, surely there
must be something in mat girl could
find to like. I went on through the
years expecting to love those four
girls because they were the loved OF
my boys. and it has worked. I've two
Of the four daughters-in-law now, and
! love them dearly for their own
sakes. But / don't believe ] would
have had dreaded the day"
Just a. little story for the parents
and parents-in-law Of the brides and
groomS to ponder over.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13
IoANsoM's GOOD RECORD.
Negro Puailist Is Entitled 70 Rs Class
ee With Games Greatest


While there is nothing spectacular in
the career Of Jack Johnson, the big
negro is entitled to be classed with the
greatest fighters the ring ever pro
duced. OF his seventy battles fought
In the squared arena Johnson has lost
only three, one by Knockout, another
on foul and the third on decision
80 rank as to be criticised even by
J0hnson's worst enemies.
On account of his refusal to cut loose
he many times has been accused Of
possessing a yellow streak. However.
he is not deserving Of this criticism,
for he has yet to show tinge Of cow
ardIce. Pugilism at the best has many
crooks and turns 1t is more Of busI-
ness than a sport and johnson at
times owed his ring existence to agree
ing to allow a man to stay the limit
ana making other binding contracts.
While Johnson frequently by force of
circumstances was restrained from
showing bis best, many other times by
his sheer good nature he refused 70
punish unnecessarily an opponent, be-
ing content to go alo,.s and win on
points
Johnson may be likened to a big,
overgrown, good natured boy. Any
one who ever came in contact with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13
SPLENDID SPORT FOR WINTER
skeeIng one Of the Most Delightful
and InvIgoratIng Of Cold
Weather Amusements.

The ~ .sing clubs for one Of the
most picturesque sights to be seen
in the Alps In winter. With their
bright-colored blanket suits. tasselcd
caps or tam-o -shanters. and huge
white mitts. they go through the snow
covered woodlands across the white
mountain slopes usually in single ile.
perhaps so sliding along after the
leader in true Norwegian fashion. In
deed, it is a variety Of the old game
OF follow your leader" for what he
does the others are expected 70 do.
So II he comes TO a ledge and jumps
off, all are supposed TO leap. But
jumping with the skees is not 80 easy
as 1t looks, and the end Is often
burial In the snow bank, for, unless
Sse is very su~e OF his footing. the
long, narrow. wooden stats will twist
or turn without warning and-over
you go. With the skee one can go
over hard snow at a very rapid rate.
but when he strikes a patch OF the
newly fallen snow It Is case Of slow
to be sure, for any minute the bottom
may sink away with him. But It Is
healthful as well as inyigorating, and
the women have found that they need
not look awkward even in shis form
OF outdoor dress. with a ribbon here
and tasseI there. and some even
adjoining their skees-St Nicholas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13
LATEST PICTURE OF JIsl IRFFRIEs.

LATEST PICTURE or JIM JRFFRIEs
nial, were prompted by one ambition
to win the worlds title back for the
white race.
Jeffries has thoroughly studied him.
self When dug out Of retirement by
overzealous friends he would not place
himself on record to fight johnson until
he had first tested his ability. He was
eager to ascertain whether the spark
Of latent ability which be possessed
could again be famed into a flame.
Rope skipping. shadow boxing and
light exercises, with an occasional
three round bout thrown in, evidently
convinced the big boilermaker that he
could again get in shape good enough
to beat Johnson. He experimental
with himself from March until August.
1909, the public paying him $1,000 per
week as incidental training expenses.
Then he came out publicly and an
nounced that he was ready to sign ar
ticles Of agreement to meet Johnson.
Jeftries' great training feat viii 20
down In history as the most herculean
task ever attempted BY pugiilst-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13

LATEST PICTURE or JACK JOHNSON.
johnson will testify to his ever pres
ent good nature Why should beat
him upg He's good fellow" is the
way johnson explained one Of his sus
piclous looking battles. More than one
Of Johnson's opponents have escaped
terrible pummeIing simply because
Of Johnsons aversion to Furnishing a
man whom he had beaten on points.
Joinison's fighting record gives no
real idea Of his ability. Many believe
his statement that he never cut loose
and fought his hardest Again, as in
the case Of Peter Jackson, white pugil-
lists IN many cases have drawn the
color line on him Whether it was be
eanse they feared his ability or wheth-
er they really objected TO boxing with
negro may be surmised.
Johnson IS the first man Of his
color 10 get the chance to fight for the
heavyweight championship since the
Queensberry rules were framed.
Johnson IS Il magnifcently built ath-
iete. He IS as strong as a buIl. cat
like and quick, clever and scientific
and carries a damaging punch in eI-
ther hand.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13

An international clay bird shooting
tournament will take place at the In
shooting for the great prize Of Wen
ma from July 10 to 30 The program
consists Of shooting In series, a
shooting for the great prize Of Wen
ma and shooting for the worlds cham
pionship The shooting IS In series
(the series comprises twenty clay
birds. to Be shot at distance Of
twelve meters. about afteen Yards.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13
iEFFRIEs' WONDERFUL FEAT.



low Made Great Sacrifice.
Sportsmen throughout the civilized
world eagerly waited for over year
to ascertain whether James J, Jeffries,
the retired heavyweight champion Of
the werld. could come back to the ring
and be the same great man. On March
7. 1909, JefrrIes stripped in a New
York gymnasium and began his long
battle against nature lie was big,
fat. nabby fellow, who puffed and
bIowed after three short rounds with
Sam Berger
On April g. 1909, after Jeffries had
experimental with his condition he
submitted himself to that great stu
dent Of physical culture, Dr. Sargent
Of Harvard university. After the ex-
animation Jeflries explained the visit
as follows: Il am going to follow out
Or. Sargent's advice. visited the
Goctor at Harvard He measured and
examined me. / weighed only seven
bounds more than did when be saw
ne III 1902 Jetfries did not tell hts
weight, but it was reported to be
about PSI pounds
Since that date Jeffries has shown
remarkable will power For more than
year he worked Systematically re-
ducing his weight by light exercise.
For three months he has been in yigor-
otre training All,fho sacrifices that he
made. the days and weeks Of self de-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13

It WAS a sweet sight. Private Jones
was feeding his horse with Jumps Of
sugar. There was no stint
The colonel stood by yisibly A.
fected
I'm very pleased to see you so kind
70 your horse. JONES'" ne said at
length You viii be sure to find tha,
the animal appreciates your thought.
fulness. ! shall remember this"
Private Jones touched his hat. and
the colonel dissolved. Then Private
Jones wiped his honest brow, and
turned a brother soldier.
We'll, If that amt a bit foi bloomin'
lucki" he murmured. Why. the beast
threw me this mornin, and I'm tryin'
to give him the ragin'ftooshachel"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13
pIcnlc AT NINNEkAH.

Arrangements are being made for a
big Two days picnic at Ninnekah, july
2o.2i. II win be under the auspices
Of the /. 0. O. f., ". o. W. and N. W.
A. All kinds Of amuscnienis win be
provided and candidates for state and
county Offices win speak on boli. s:sssess.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13

Special train service between chicha
sha and Ninneisah will be secured
stand privileges can be secured by ad
dressing W. C. Weatherly, Ninnekah
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13

THE MONEY WHICH YOU SPEND
At nomE MAY COME BACK TO
YOU; SEND IT. AWAY AND you
SEE VI NO MORE.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13

Troop Latest sprinting Phenom.
The Pacific coast has new sprinting
champion named Troop. who Is ex-
pected to do great things this year.
Only recently he ran the 100 yards in
D As seconds.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
.ENGRAVERS MAKE A
STATEMENT ON STRIKE
Officers of Union Deny Any Effort
Made to Cripple the
Thorpe Plant

Regarding the walkout of the en-
pIoyes of the Thorpe Engraving com
pany, officers of the Photo -Engravers'
union declare that the published state
ments have been misleading; that no
effort was made to cripple the Thorpe
plant, and that on the contrary every
effort was made to deal justly by the
company The following statement
was made last night by the officers OF
the union:
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.--1n reply
to an article which appeared IN the
Sunday Times of December Is regard
ing the walkout of the union men OF
the Thorpe Engraving company IL
might be said by the photo-engraVers,
in Justice to organized labor. that there
were some statements which were
omitted. They did not state that the
union men in refusing to work on
Times engravings were only complying
with the wishes of the Times, as they
stated very plainly that they did not
want our members to do their work.
"They did not state that the president
of the engravers' union called on the
Thorpe Engraving company, onerlnB
to allow union men to work on engraV-
ings for their regular customers.
"They did not state that If the
Thorpe Engraving company was under
contract, either written or verbal, to
complete the work for the Times at
stated time, as they had informed the
president, the latter would have day
and night force ready to complete the
contract already under way.
"They did not state that man was
permitted to work there the next day
until a conference could be held that
evening.
"They did not state that at this con-
ference the Thorpe Engraving company
admitted in the presence of our COM
mittee that no contract existed be-
tween the Thorpe Engraving company
and the Los Angeles Times, and
Furthermore stated that they CThorpe
Engraving company were too clever to
enter into any contract with the Times.
This being the case. the engravers
feel that they have taken the only
stand left open for them"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
COUNCIL AMENDS
ELECTION LAWS
Referendum Made Harder to In
woke, and Recall Percent
age Is Reduced

Amendments to the election laws oc-
cupied nearly all the time of the joint
conference of the council and charter
revision commission last night. The
article dealing with municipal elec-
tions is probably the longest in the
new charter, as it has sections lettered
from "a" to "w.'
The amendments as presented by the
commission were practically all adopt-
ed with few changes, but those the
commission presented are radical
changes, in many cases, from the pro-
visions existing in the present char
ter.
It is made a little harder to invoke
the referendum. The percentage Of
voters on a referendum petition was
increased from seven to ten, with the
provision that an additional Is per cent
makes it mandatory on the council to
call an election.
The recall percentage is reduced
from 25 TO 20 per cent This was found
desirable. because councilmen are
elected at large instead of by wards,
as was the case when the recall pro-
vision was first adopted. and while it
would be comparatively easy to secure
a 25 per cent petition of the voters in
a ward to recall a councilman it is
much more difficult to get the same
percentage in the city at large.
Primary nominating petitions must
bear the signatures of 500 qualified
voters to get a candidate on the ballot
instead of 100. as at the last election,
and candidates must pay a filing fee
Of $40. Not more than 1000 names will
be permitted on any nominating pc
tition. This last provision was includ-
ed because at the last election some
candidates secured thousands OF names
on their petitions and other candidates
had great difficulty in getting enough.
because the voters who would have
signed their petitions had already
signed some other.
One of the most important amend
ments has not been proposed before,
but was suggested to the council last
night by the charter revision commits
sion and the commission instructed to
include It in the draft of the new
charter. This amendment will apply to
future franchises to be granted by the
city. Under the terms of the Brough-
ton act, which regulates the granting
of franchises now, a franchise must be
sold to the highest bidder and the city
receives 2 per cent of the earnings of
this franchise, after five years.
Under the proposed amendment the
board of public utilities will fix the
price for which a certain franchise is
to be sold and the per cent earnings
will begin from the date the franchise
is granted.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
OMNIBUS BILL is PASSED
DESPITE BRlST0W'S FIGHT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-In spite
of the vigorous fight waged on it by
Senator Bristow of Kansas, the omni-
bus claims bill, carrying more than
s., 200, 900, was passed by the senate to-
day.
The Kansas senator occupied six
days in opposition to the measure, but
when it came to vote the bill passed,
forty-five to eleven.
The senate confirmed Martin A.
Knapp, chairman of the interstate COM
merce commission, to be a federal
Judge and he will take his place on the
new court of commerce when that tri-
bunal is organized.
The house devoted practically the en-
tire day to consideration of the execu-
tive, legislative and judicial appropria-
ton bill, which carries $35, 325,219. Rep
resentative Macon of Arkansas, sue
cessfully opposed all efforts to force
increases in the measure and it was
still under consideration when the
house adjourned.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
LOR|MER VERDICT
UPSETS SENATORS
Formidable Opposition Expected
Against Adoption of the
WhiteWash Report

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.--What may
prove formidable opposition to the
adoption of any report to the senate
for the exoneration of Senator Lorimer
as the result of investigation of the
charges of bribery in connection with
his election by the Illinois legislature
to succeed Senator Hopkins, is said to
have developed on the senate floor
TO-DAY.
Several senators are declared to have
agreed that they would compel post
ponement of the whole subject until
after the holiday recess in order that
all members might have an opportunity
to digest the testimony as we'll as the
report of the committee on elections.
According to authoritative informa
ton. the subcommittee was unit in
declaring there had been no evidence
that Lorimer had been involved in any
manner in the purchasing of votes of
individual members of the Legislature,
but that there was some difference of
opinion as to what would have been
the result if all the votes which had
been charged with faint had been elm
mated
1t deveIoped today also that some
members of the committee believed tho
subcommittee should have reported
whether bribery had been resorted to
in the election of Lorimer, and that the
instructions given by the senate in the
resolution authorizing the investigation
had not called for a report of exonera-
tion for Lorimer.
MAY COMBAT THE COUNT
Chairman Burrows is expected to
submit the report of the committee to-
morrow. He has on file statements
submitted by Senators Hepburn and
onH fhaGn will he made nnbilC
with the report of the committee.
Speaker Edward c. Shurtleff had de-
clared a constitutional majority of the
legislature to be 102 members. The
testimony adduced by the subcommit-
tee on privileges and elections brought
in the names of four members of the
legislature as having received bribes
and three as having paid money to in
fluence votes.
Without bringing Mr.. Lorimer into
the transaction at all Senator Frazier
has filed a statement in which he de-
clares that seven votes should not be
counted for Lorimer. Several other
senators are said to share this view,
but there is a difference of opinion
as to whether the elimination of the
seven would have affected the election.
If the seven were subtracted it would
reduce the constitutional majority.
Some are said to contend that such
would De the CdSe, VIM OtllSlo SiSSClI
that a constitutional majority is un-
alterable, whether affected by corrup
ton or any other means.
The statement filed by Senator Hey
burn is said to be an argument against
eliminating votes of such members of
the legislature as confessed to receiV-
ing bribes, on the ground that the
statements of self-confessed perjurers
should not be permitted to overthrow
the election.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
EXPENSES OF ALASKA'S
GOVERNOR ARE PROBED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The travel
ing expenses OF Governor Walter Eli
Clark of Alaska were under fire in the
house today. Representative Cox Of
Indiana wanted to know why Alaska's
chief executive should receive so much
more than the governor of Arizona, who
was allowed only $500, The bill grants
Governor Clark a lump sum of $7150
for travelling and Office expenses, an
increase of $260O over that granted last
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
PASADENA DRIVING CLUB
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER

Officers and directors of the Pasadena Driv-
ing club were entertained by the Tuesday
Morning Lunch club of Los Angeles with a
dinner at Christopher's, 351 South Broadway,
last night The principal speech OF the even
ing was in the form of a report by William
NJ Bowen, president Of the state agricultural
board for the sixth district. ..
Mr.. Bowen reviewed the work which had
to do with the securing of Exposition park.
He also dwelt on it's future value and the pros
pect for having a speedway at an early date.
Other speeches were made by Col W. j. Ho-
w A. Clark 1r., director of the Los Angeles
club; c. A. Garfield of Los Angeles and w. N.
Tiffany OF Pasadena.
secretary of the Pacific Coast Breeders asso-
cation Of San Francisco, were among the
guests. Thece were twenty-five members Of
the Pasadena club present.