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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-07

White River Junction, Vt, September 6.-I+. /y-Gov. John A. Mead of Rutland, a rX& physician and prominent busi- ne.1 & n was elected governor by the re- pts<6 ms in the state election today by sSo 'ality of about 1000 over Lawyer v > .es D. Watson of St. Albans, his ? g ocratic opponent.
 sS le republicans elected the balance of . state ticket and both of their con ! essmen, but the democrats made gains
 Il the legislature.
 i The republican plurality was the small est, with two exceptions, since 1870, but the party leader and chairman, c. F. Williams of the state committee, declared tonight that the rainstorm was the prin- cipal cause of the drop of 12,0o0 in party plurality in two years.
 Chairman Harris of the democratic state committee expressed satisfaction with the results, and the democrats throughout the state were inclined to- night to jubilate. MT. Watson not only carried his own city. but Montpelier, the state capital, as. well, feat never heard of hitherto in Vermont in politics. Wat son also ran well in the other cities but the little hill towns stood Loyalty by pr. Mead.
 The returns were unusually slow in coming In.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-07
LAFOLLETTE SWEEPS STATE
 IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION

ton, is far behind the other two candi- dates.
 The so-called progressive republicans seem to have won one congressman, as indications point to the defeat of w. H. Stafford in the Fifth district. All other present congressman are probably re- nominated.
 Congressman Charles H. Weisse of Sheboygan Falls is leading Burt Will Hams of Ashland in the few scattering returns for the democratic nomination for United States senator.
 The votes cast for the democratic state ticket are so few that while nomina- ton are made it Is necessary under the primary law that the vote cast be at least 20 per cent of the party vote cast at the last election in order to secure representation on the official ballot. The democrats have anticipated this situa- ton and declare the law covering the case is unconstitutional and will have the supreme court pass upon 1t before the election is held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-07
BIG REPUBLICAN MAJORITY
 IN VERMONT IS CUT DOWN
 IN THE STATE ELECTION

governor was elected by 2S,S69 major ity.e The First district gave a ma jority of about 13,o00 and the Second district majority of about 11,000.
 In 1900 the governor was elected by 9f,000, the First congressional district rolling up 13,000 and the Second dis trict $16,000.
 In the 1902 election the governor re- ceiyed 24.500 majority and the First district gave to the republican ticket 12o00; the second district 1s,o0o.
 In 1904 the republican gubernatorial majority was 37,649, the First district giving 15,000, and the Second district 16,000
 In 1906 a republican governor re- ceiyed 15,470 majority; the republican congressman in the First district about Il ,000, and In the Second district, 12,- GOO.
 In the last campaign, 1908, the gov ernor received 29,s45 and the two con gressional candidates had 14,000 and 16,000 majority respectively.
 Officials at democratic headquarters in this city said today that from the figures given above reasonable cut In the majority in Vermont today might be considered a greater victory than when the democrats won in the Four teenth Massachusetts and Thirty fourth New York districts, which were wrest- ed from the republicans last summer by pronounced majorities. The demo- cratic committee has given little as- sistance to the Vermont democrats oth- CT than sending them some campaign material along tariff lines.
 In fact, the Vermont democrats said conditions there were such that they could make better progress by con- ducting their own fight. Great hope Is expressed In democratic circles that if cut is to be made in the Vermont vote 1t will be a harbinger of success next November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-07
STRIKERS WANT
 A CONFERENCE

Houston, Texas. September 6.-Only three points, Houston, Galveston and La fayette, La.. are affected by the car mems strike of the Southern Pacific lines. About 800 men are involved and today it was ordered at meeting of the strikers that a communication be ad- dressed to Superintendent Ryan of the Southern Pacific shops In Houston re- questing a conference between him and a representative of the strikers.
 R. P. Davis, vice president of the Rail- way Carmen of America. tonight said he would give his indorsement to the strike.
 It Is understood that he will represent the carmen in the conference with the railway officials when it is argued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-07
MOISSANT AT LAST
 REACHES HIS GOAL

London, September 6.--John B. Mois- sant, the Chicago aviator, reached Crystal palace this evening. complet- ing his flight from Paris to London in exactly three weeks
 Moissant did the few remaining miles in two stages today. On the first at tempt he encountered adverse winds
 and was forced to descent at Oxford
 There he awaited better weather, again ascending with his mechanic at five
 o'clock. He reached the palace 25
 minutes later, circling the. grounds for several minutes before aHghting. Mois-
 sant started from Issy on the outskirts of Paris August Is.
 Moissants machine was seriously damaged in landing, but neither the aviator his mechanician, nor the tiny kitten which was passenger, was hurt,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-07
Crop Brings S127,OOC,OOO More This Year Than In
 Any Former Season
SOUTH MANUFACTURES
 MORE THAN THE NORTH
Secretary Hester Reports That the Grade Of This Years Crop IT Good and That Little old Cotton Is Left

New Orleans, September 6.-That the value of the cotton which the south marketed during the commercial sea- son recently closed far surpasses that of any previous year in the history of the country in spite of short crop. was the principal feature of the annual report put out today by Col. Henry G. Hester. for many years the secre- tary and statistician of the New Dr. leans cotton exchange.
 The money value of the commercial crop during the season 1909-10 Is placed at s77S,894,000 showing that while the quantity of cotton marketed was 3,216,oOO bales less than the pre- vious season it brought s95,100,000 more. This does not include the value of cotton seed, which, If added would show the actual wealth producing ca- pacity of the southern cotton lands for the commercial year just closed to have been $9o2,894 900, gain over 190s- O9 of s127, 1000
 According to complete reports from both northern and southern milling
 
 secutive season. manufactured more cotton than the north and increased the lead which 1t held last season.
 Todays Hester report forms a de- tailed supplemental to the report on the crop which was put out at the close of business August 21. That re- port placed the crop for 1s09-1O at 10.- 6O9,66S bales a decrease under that of 19OS-o9 of S.2i5,7s9, and under that of 1s07-Os of 962.2 These, Colonel Hester says, constitute the face of the figures, but, considering the falling off in weight. which averaged ss-1o0 pounds per bale, there Is the equiva- lent of a decrease of 13s,000 bales or A crop equal to 1o,472,o00 bales of last years weight.
 Crop Grade Is Good
 According to the report the grade of the crop was good, averaging prac- tically strict middling," bare shade under last year, but not up to the latter in body and strength and length of staple. The average price of mid ding cotton for the year is placed at 14.37 cents per pound and the commer- cial value of the bales at $73.41 against s49.46 last year and $5S.10 the year be- fore.
 The report places the actual growth at 10,389, 900 bales and says that as the result of the high prices the interior has practically been swept clean, farm CTS having little or no old cotton left over and southern mill stocks having been materially decreased.
 The report of the crop in the principal states is given as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-07
yermont,s Past Campaigns

Washington, September e.-(special) In view of the election in Vermont to- day the political figures for the state for the campaigns during the past 10 years are of considerable interest. In the last decade the republican major ities in either of the two Vermont con- eressional elections have not fallen be- low 11.0OO and the state has shown a remarkable firmness in maintaining ap- proximately the same majorities in ev- cry election.
 In 1898 the republican candidate Tor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-07

interstate or have interstate affiliations. Therefore, they are largely out of reach of effective state control and fall of ne- cessty within the federal Jurisdiction.
 "One of the prime objects of those among them that are grasping and greedy is to avoid any effective control either by state or nation; and they advocate at this time state control simply because they believe it to be the least effective. In the great fight of the people to drive the special interests from the domination of our government, the nation Is stronger and it's Jurisdiction is more effective than that of any state. The most effective weapon against these great corporations, most of which are financed and owned on the Atlantic coast, will be federal laws and the federal executive, That is why I so strongly oppose the demand to turn these matters over to the states. It Is fundamentally demand against the in terest of the plain people, of the peo- pie of small means. against the interest or our children and our ohildrens chill dren; and 1t is primarily in the interest of the great corporations which desire to escape all government control.
 The COnservation- Fight
 "One of the difficulties In putting into practice the conservation idea is that the field to which 1t applies Is constant ly growing in the public mind It has been no slight task to bring before 1,000,- 100000 people of great conception like that of conservation. and convince them that 1t is right. This much we have accom- plished. But there remains much to be cleared up, and many misunderstands to be removed. These misunderstanding are due in part at least to direst misrepre- sentation by the men to whose interest 1t is that conservation should not pros per. For example, we find 1t constantly said by men who should know better, that temporary withdrawals, such as the withdrawals of coal lands, will perma- nently check development. Yet, the fact is that these withdrawals have no pur- pose except to prevent the coal lands from passing into private ownership un- til Congress can pass laws to open them to development under conditions just alike to the public and to the men who will do the developing If there Is de- lay, the responsibility for 1t rests not on the men who made the withdrawals to protect the public interest. but on those who prevent Congress from pass ing wise legislation. and so putting an end to the need for withdrawals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-07
WhiteWdSh For Bdllin9er
 WILL Soon Be Made Pub ]

Congressional Investigating Committee Will Meet Today It Is Understood That the Members of the Majorit, Have Already Agreed to Vindicate Secretary Ballinger of the Charges Made By Clifford
 Pinchot and Louis R. Glavis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-07
New Mexico Seems Republican

Albuquerque. N. M, September G. Indications tonight are that the repub- licans today elected GA of the 100 dele gates to the state constitutional con vention which will meet at Santa Fe October 3. The vote was light.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-15

Oskaloosa Thursday a. m. and were
met at the depot by Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Fox, of Cedar, and they all ell
joyed an auto ride te New Sharon to
spend a pleasant day at the John
Steddom home.
Bernice Bland spent Friday night
in Oskaloosa with Mrs. Matt Adey.
Mary Jones came out from Oska.
loosa for Sunday visit at her home
here. M
Mr.. and Mrs. Bohy returned to
Blyth Monday after pleasant visit
with the ladies' sister, Mrs. Clyde
Moulton.
Rena O'Brien has been on the sicS
list for the last week.
A pleasant and enjoyable evening
was spent by a jolly crowd at the
Herman westercamp home Friday
evening.
Delightful refreshments were
served and they all departed at a
late hour, voting it one of the best
| 1910 socials and Mr.. and Mrs. Yves
tercamp the best of entertainers.
Willie Darrls is here from Nor
woodville for two weeks visit with
old pals"
Miss Sylvia Plat was bushes:
caller in Pella Saturday.
Miss Fannie Vanderzyl, of Pella
spent several days last week at the
ID. o. Thomas home.
A little son of Addison Murphy, /.
very sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. d. o. Thomas entertained the
Philathea S. S. class of Pella at hel
home Friday evening, Dec. 9th. The
following were present: Elizabeth
Graham, Ruth Shaw, Minnie Van
derberg, Edith Porter, Carrie Cox
Margaret Vanderploeg, Mrs. Chris
tine Vondermeulen and daughters
Hattie and Della, Marie Van Corp
Leland Sadler, Hattie Cox, Murie
Johnson, Nell Johnson, Glenore Gund
man. The occasion will long be re
membered, as Ihey all enjoyed {
splendid evening.
Jimmie Hilleary returned from
Davenport Monday after a delightful
visit with his aunt, Mrs. Frank Hart
Esther Lingren returned to thu
city Sunday evening after spending
the day with her sister, Mrs. Ed Bar
quist.
.. "RROWNIE
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-15
CEDAR ROUTE NO. I

George S. Ward shredded fodder
Wednesday.
ED Briggs helped Seigle Allison
haul straw Monday.
w. J. Brown was business caller
in Oskaloosa Wednesday
C. w. Moore and John Ross were
callers in Oskaloosa Tuesday.
Corn husking in this vicinity will
soon be thing of the past.
r. w. Moore and his son Frank
were callers in Kirkville Tuesday.
w. F. Millisack of Oskaloosa was
business caller in this vicinity on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Brown were
shoppers in Ottumwa Saturday of
last week.
Roscoe Kitterman, George Allison,
Mr.. Wignall and John Ross were call
ers at the Charles Allison home Sun.
day.
Dec. 10. Snowdrop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-15
CONCERT.

Miss Ina Muhm spent Friday with
her friend, Miss Henrietta Redburn
Jim Burrier and number OF
hands built large barn on his farm
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Muhm spent
Friday at the Joe Stanley home neal
Pekay.
Frank ireland. of Fremont, is con
fined to his bed on account of Sc
we're illness.
MIR. and Mrs. r. L. Muhm spen
Thursday afternoon at the VIM
Green home.
Mrs. H. o. Tennis spent Wednes
day night and Thursday at the San
Tennis home.
Boone Redburn visited with hi
sister Hazel and brother Gay, o
Krkville. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 0. Tennis and Mr.
and Mrs. Ollie spent Friday at thu
Walter Tennis home.
VIM. Kruzenmark and nephew
John Arendt, were Oskaloosa visit
ors Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. VIM. Krusenmark returned
home after a few days visit at tn,
WIN Arcndt home, near Hedrick.
Mrs. !. ireland and mother, Mrs
Scarborough, spent Saturday after
noon at the Zen Scarborough thome
DEW DROP.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-15
ELM GROVE.

Corn husking is thing of the past
in this neighborhood.
Harry Long is gathering corn for
Henry Dykstra, east of Lacey. His
sister Clara is assisting Mrs. Dykstra
with her house work.
Several from this neighborhood
were New Sharon callers Thursday.
Josie Hite, Mae Winn and Abel
Shalrer visited Wednesday evening at
the James Mortland home.
Several from this neighborhood
were Christmas shopping in the city
Friday. .' ...
Mabel Dewitt visited on Thursday
afternoon at Jerry Stout's.'
There will be a Christmas tree at
Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Hess, from Ores
ton, have been visiting with the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. John Jarard.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Bunting visited
Sunday at Chas. .Dewitts.
Mrs. Beulah Stout has been help
ing Mrs. Mary Stout with her sew
ing.
Carrie Dewitt and daughter Lille
ate dinner Thursday with Mrs. Emma
Rhine in New Sharon.
Walter Bartlett and Leonard Stout
visited Sunday at the Awtry home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-15
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Dec. Ia.
HOGS.-Receipts today $4,000. Mar
ket 10@15c lower than yesterdays
average. Mixed and butchers $1,000
$50: good to choice $7.35@7.50;
rough heavy, $720d750; bulk, $3.50
@745; pigs $6.60@7.45. Clearance
Yesterday poor; estimated receipts
tomorrow $4,000.
CATTLE.-Receipts $4,000. Market
weak and loo lower; estimated re
;epts tomorrow 5000. Beeves $3.50
900; cows and heifers $2.25@5.s5
5tockers and feeders $3.25@5.45;
Westerns $3.9O@5.S0.
HEEP.--Receipts $4,000. Market
!Oc lower: estimated re eipts tomor
row $4,000. Sheep $2.30@4.2O; lambs
a.25@63O; yearlings $4.3o@5.65.
Officoal receipts yesterday: Hogs
'9,542 cattle 10,S2S; sheep 30,7S7.
Official shipments yesterday: Hogs
6,O2S; cattle 6,720; sheep isis.
Hogs closing more active and Sc
higher than early prices. Top, sc
ar, $7.55. Mixed and butchers $7.2C
a7.55; good to choice $7.35@7.55
'ough heavy S720@7.30; light s7.2C
17.55; bulk $7.35@7.5O; Workers
S7.4Od755; pigs s6.6O@7.50.
Cattle and sheep closing weak.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-15
NEICHBORHOOD NEWS
Items of Interest Gathered by Her
aid Correspondents.
BLYTH.


Joe Gordon has moved his family
here from Oskaloosa.
Arthur Northup has moved his
family back here again from Sigour.
ney.
Mrs. James Coghlin and Miss Lydia
Blight were Oskaloosa visitors Wed
nesday.
Thomas Mason, who left here some
time ago, has come back and started
to work again.
Miss Helen Love is here visiting
her sisters, Mrs. George Boggs and
Mrs. Waltman.
Mrs. Mac Dewheart and Marie Rice
were in Oskaloosa doing some shop
ping Saturday.
Miss Agnes Bullock has gone to AL
bia, Hooking and Hiteman for a two
weeks visit with friends.
Mrs. John Hummel went to Osko
loosa Wednesday on business and t.
visit her friend, Mrs. Allender.
Miss Eva Hummel and friend
Ralph Perkins, attended the Lectur,
Course in Rose Hill Wednesday night
Albert Stringfellow, the new man
ager of the store, will move his fam
lily here if he can get house. Their,
is none vacant at present.
Quite a number from here ATTENDED
the dance in Oskaloosa Wednesda,
night that was given by Mrs. Johl
Hummel and Mrs. Allender.
Ross Morris, manager of our stor,
here, has gone away to go into som,
business of his own. 1t is with mucl
regret that we see Ross leave, bu
hope he will succeed in anything h,
undertakes.
Typhoid fever has visited our neigh
borhood again. There are severa
cases, among them Mrs. Dick Willy
Mrs. Thomas Rutledge and two boys
Harry and James. They are very
rious cases but we hope to see then
better before long.
Dec. 10. Snowflake.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-15
Original Notice.
Emma Fox
Frank Fox.

Frank Fox.
In the District Court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Mahaska County,
February Term, A. d. 1911.
To Frank Fox:
You are hereby notified, that on or
before the Goth day of January, 1911,
4 petition of Emma Fox will be filed
in the Office of the CLERK of the Dis
trict Court of the State OF Iowa, in
and for Mahaska County, claiming OF
you divorce from the bonds of mat
rimony and custody of minor child, on
grounds OF drunkenness, &c.
And that unless you appear hereto
and defend before noon of the second
day of the February term, A. ID. 1911,
Of said court, which will commence
on the 14th day of February, 1911, de-
fault will be entered against you and
judgment and decree rendered there
on as prayed for in said petition.
o. &. G. PHILLIPS,
1Sw4 Attorney. for Plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-15
SHERIFF,s SALE.

= Notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of Special Execution to me di-
rected by the Clerk of the District
Court of Mahaska County, Iowa, against
the goods, chattels. lands, tenements,
ETC., of C. P. Sipes, defendant, in
favor of M. M. Runyan, plaintiff,
| will offer at public sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, at the door
of the court house, in the City OF
Oskaloosa, County of Mahaska, Iowa,
on the 9th day of December 1910. all OF
said defendants right, title and inter
est in and to the following described
real estate, situated in Mahaska Coun-
ty, to-wit:
Lot 3, Block IL, Montgomery Sec
ond Addition to Oskaloosa, Iowa, and
Lots 8 and 9, Block 8, Montgomery's
Second Addition to Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of 2
o'clock p. m. of said day.
Witness my hand this 26th day of
November 1910.
e. l.. VALENTINE,
20w2 Sheriff, Mahaska County, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-15
Eat at Dolls, the lead
ing Restaurant of Oska-
lOOsa. 21w4
LEIGHTON.
2lw4

Miss Hattie Veenstra returned to
her home Saturday night after spend
ing week with her sister, Mrs. Will
Synhorst. at Eddyville.
Mrs. F. S. Jaardma was an Oska-
loose caller Monday.
J. C.. Redman went to Fairfield Mon
day night to transact business.
Miss Eva Tysseling, of Rose Hill,
came Teusday for a few days visit
with her sister, Mrs, Rene DeReus.
Miss Fern Walker entertained the
Willing Workers at her home on Tues,
day afternoon. Light refreshments
were served.
Mrs. r. Belle Montgomery and
Ethyle Walker spent Sunday at the
l.. S. Walker home.
The Willing Workers will hold
then bazaar in the town hall Satur'
day afternoon and evening.
Hattie Veenstra was Pella visitor
Monday.
Mrs. l.. c. Howe was an Oskaloosa
Gale: Saturday.
Nh. and Mrs. James Norwood, Celes
tia Shoemaker, Ethyle Walker and
brother Dow, Mrs. Hilda Harris and
daughter Erma, Martin Wander Mullen
and Mrs. Will Frey and son Clarence
were Oskaloosa visitors Saturday.
Mrs. F.. L. Moody and children were
over Sunday visitors with relatives
in Oskaloosa.
Nick Meppelink had new piano
put into his home one day last week
The schools are preparing to have
g Christmas program on Friday be
! fore Christmas. Let as many of the
parents be present as possible.
Dec. Ia. Voluntee?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-15
To-day's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards, Dec
14.-Hogs hit the toboggan again
to-day for a fall of from 10 to IL
cents and continued there most OF
the day. Toward the close on the
activity displayed by the packers to
load up, the price was boosted b
cents and there closed with steady
sales. The bulk sold went at $1,000
$50 as against S7.55@7.65 yesterday
$7.4067:55 last Wednesday and
$7.70@7.90 on November 14th. The
top to-day reached 1855 as against
$7.75 yesterday, s7.62lA last Wednes.
day and $500 on November IA.
Cattle were away on again to-day.
The best that could be done was
sales at 10 cents below yesterday S
average. Beef cattle have fallen full
so cents in the past four weeks while
stockers and feeders have suffered
about % cents.
Sheep and lambs were also weak
sellers to-day even after standing a
slump of 10 to Is cents from yester'
days prices. Dellduu lpi ouSVf
seems to have fallen by the way side.
The estimate for tomorrow Is 20
900 hogs, 5000 cattle and $4,000
sheep.
Packers are still very bearish and
intimate another cut In hog prices
tomorrow. Sellers, however, figure
different as the run estimated is not
large for a Thursday.
Average price OF hogs at Chicago
Tuesday was 1854. against SES9 on
Monday, 1852 week ago, and SS,i6
a year ago, and sass two years ago,
Receipts for today We're $4,000 cat
tie. $4,000 hogs aud $1,000 sheen,
against 22,l4l cattle, 46,6ii hogs and
24,S9l sheep for Wednesday, Dec. e,
1903.
Mondays and Tuesdays receipts
this week compared With week a<o
Increased 5,4O0 cattle. 10000 non cISl