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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
BUSTED.
0nawa City Council Refuses 70
Grant Licenses.
OF BUSINESS MEN
An ordlAanes Was Also Paced Pro
hibitine Gard Tables In Billiard
haiIs-Four Saloons Had
Asked Licenses.

Onawa, Ia, Jan. 7.-As culmina.
ton to the saloon war waged here for
the past month. the city council re-
fused to grant licenses to the four
saloons Of the town and the lid Is on.
All but one saloon had been closed
to which short time ago was grant
ed a permit to run for another year,
but the council revoked this one also.
A petition signed by Is per cent OF
the business men OF the town and
large number Of the citizens was pre-
scented to the council asking 1t to close
the saloons indefinitely.
A majority OF the voters Of every
ward OF the town with the exception
of one, which was tie. was attached
to the petitions. The vote stood 6 to
2 in every case except one.
An ordinance was also passed pro-
hibiting the maintaining OF card Ia
bles in the pool and billiard parlors.
This IL the first time that Onawa
has been dry for several years.
The tabernacle meetings just clos
ed conducted by w. H. Bromley. have
awakened great interest in the COM
munity and the drys have accomplish
ed that which they have been striv-
ing to do for years. Those asking II
censes for another year were J. A.
Cody, Amos Hoffman, N. NJ. Wise and
Frank Wise.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

there have bean romancss and 70
msnces. but the latest un1oubtsdly II
The romance OF key Of steel rivsts.
The outcome Of this II being eagerly
awaited ~ $50 men employed at the
plant Of an iron company ct Con.
shohocken.
The keg arrived 1t the plant ysster-
DAY. When the head was OF the
workman was surprised to See on
top Of the commop;,lacs rivets m en-.
veiops addressed in . pretty. girlish
hand. ITO the one who opens this
key"
The ironworker called . comrade or
two and fAey opened the note and
read. written on dainty bit Of pa.
per. few sentences which asked the
Under to communicate with the writer.
A girls name was signed ct the bot.
tom, above IN address in Massachu-
setts town.
The nnder Of the note told others
about It and they in turn spread the
news until nearly every one at the
plant heard It. One hundred and nifty
men wrote to the fair correspondent
last night. some sending letters and
others picture postcards.-Philade
phia Public Ledger
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Ma gnaInes Ar rsal,kx..

Belle Piaine.--It Is claimed that the
new large engines lately put In ser.
vice on the Chicago Z Northwestern
railway on the Iowa and Galena di.
visions are not giving satisfaction,
and have been causing trouble on &C.
count OF burning out" which u sup.
posed to be due to thsre being too
little boiler capacity for water above
the crown-sheet. TWENTY-FIVE Of these
new monster engines were lately put
into service on these two divisions,
and many Of them are now in the
shops for repairs. These engines cost
shout $4,000 each. and instead Of 70.
lieying the congestion Of freight and
keeping the passenger and mail trains
ON schedule, they seem to perform
less satisfactorily than the overwork'
ed smaller engines.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Honor for Girl Teacher.

Council Bluffs.-Miss Charlotte Dry
den of this city was elected county
superintendent of public instruction
by the board of supervisors. Miss
Dryden at present and for the past
year has been principal of the city
schools Of Glidden. She has accept
ed the appointment and has fled her
bond. Prof. N. e. Crosier Of Avoca,
who was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Supt. E.
r. Jackson. declined. Miss Dryden is
well known among the members Of
the state teachers association. It
win be the first time a woman has
presided over the schools of Potta-
Wattamie county.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
case coe, 70 Grand Jug

Webster City.-Despite the first an.
.nouncement Of Professor Coe OF the
vice and has travelled . million OF
miles in his daily trips over the road
Williams schools that he did not ex.
pect to prosecute Joseph Thomas.
who, some days, ago, went to the
schoolhouse and severely chastised
him. the members Of the school board
insisted on legal action and at q de.
layed preliminary hearing Justice G.
F. Tucker of this city held Thomas
to the February grand jury on charge
of assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury. His bond was fixed at
$500.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

Ida Lewis. the well-known life-sav
ing lightkeeper on Lime rock, on New
port, has been made an honorary life
member of the Newport Yacht club
and Is the first and only women mem
Der Of that organization. The latter
fact IL remarkable. as yacht skipper
In eastern waters include many wo
men who are experts at the helms Of
sloops and schooners. There are also
women owners Of yachts and the New
port Yacht club must be an exception
ii organization with it, almost exclu'
siyely male membership.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

a remarkabls book ma ~ Doef
Jewish youth n Whitschapel. Londoa.
England. II imported. which argues .
- for bo6h1 AM : busineos intsllf
gsnce Of . high order. He boaght for
. cent from . barrow N Nile End
Road COPY Of 0osthO's poems, en-
riched with Thacksfay's signature anA
crest and number q hi thumb-natl
sketches scattered throughout the
book. The covers were In bad condi-
tion. but the pages were clean. The
youth had the shrewdness TO make
the most OF his md himself. and after
many negotiations he has now sold
the volume for about 500.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Celebrate Golden wedding.

Nora Springs.-The golden wedding
Of DR.. and Mrs. ]. B. Van Amberg
was celebrated at their home near
Charles City by big gathering OF
relatives. DR.. and Mrs. Van Amberg
have been residents of Iowa since
1862. coming here few years after
their marriage from Beloit, Wis. DR..
Van Amberg has been prominently
connected with Charles City college.
He is II years OF age, while his wife
is 70.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
knowledoe Enough.

knowledge Enough.
At the moment Of their fall Adam
and Eve, being innocent, were used to
doing things in IN unconscious man
ner.
That II to say. they didn't Fletcher.
lie.
With the result that they failed Of
getting the full effect Of the apple
all the proteids and carbohydrates.
However, in thier blind. laundering
way. they attained to enough knowl
odge of good and evil to maze them
terrible bores to themselves forever
after, and to al their descendants IKE
wise unto the present generation
Puck.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Pioneer Minister Of Iowa is Dead.

~ PIoHeeF HIHISteT 01 IOWA - OeAu'
Mason City.-Death came to Rev.
Paul Bredow of Waverly, and father
OF the wife of Rev. J. F. Torch OF
this city, and one of the pioneer min
listers of the German Lutheran church,
at the age Of IA years. He began his
pastorate forty-seven years ago at the
st. Johns church, Dubuque, and at.
ter a pastorate there for number OF
years went to Maxfield where he was
pastor for twenty-eight years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Woman Mould d I eoIslatee.

Miss Gina Krog. Of Christiania. has
been nominated By the radical party
Of Norway for deputy in the pariia
mentary elections now pending. Miss
Krog visited the United States last
spring on her way to the Interna-
tional Council Of Women In Toronto.
She delivered several lectures to sui.
frage societies in New York and spoke
to the Norwegian women in Brooklyn.
She IL said TO have had more to do
with obtaining the ballot for the won.
en- Of Norway than any other individ.
ual, man or woman.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
New Chair = Rems Unlvero,,

NV Suatr ~ Hosus UhfverNly.
A chair In Christian archaeology hss
been established in the University Of
Rome By direction of the minister az
education, and Prof. Marucci has bee,
appointed - its hrst occupant. Mar
ucci. whose entry into the faculty h,a
created much excitement in church
circles, 10 known % the best Informed
Archaeological Of the Vatican" says
Figaro. "and the only surviving pupil
Of Rossi, who made the catacombs :
life study"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
os,ys, g viene,,1.

N W. asrssl at . committee nsse-
NJ Aoll n g. Andrews u srese .
hfoase DaAsl reprsssatiAg u heaA
ana eAouldsfs n lfs slss q ~ late
TMn Morris. The DaAsl win - placed
81 IL west gable Of the royal aAA A.
cis1t clubhouse. The balance q the
nsneeial fund aftsr paying tAe 81
psnses for this erection win b used
70 endow . bed IN st. Andrews Cot
tage hospital 10 b known % the Tom
Morris bod and upon which golf pro
fessionals and caddies, are to have
nrst claim.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

f.he most tangible evidence Of bad
luck in connection with that Hope dia
lmond comes from man IN Paris
who. after the jewel was reported e
have rivaled McGinty. comes forward
10 remark mournfully that he has II
having BEEN deceived into paying hard
''cssh for It, and being unable to worl
III of On anyone else, n sEsS n:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

Contract for Road Let for 81 ,240, 900.
Davenport The Rock River Trac-
ton Company announced that con.
tract had been let for the construc.
ton Of the interurban between Ster.
ling, H., and the Trio Cities, sixty.
two miles, for s., 24O,0
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
TeW,ate nreaA.

Bakers are not perhaps ssaeraI,v
aware that - y . cereain poiat "a
matoes caA b used With advantas.
n ~ maaufactuFs q . bread thss
has TIE me lavor u the fruit Nh
IL stimulating and nourishing propsn.
stiles: while besides. the bread Vim
kssp longer and moistsr than ordinary
bread.
The brsaA has the cAaractertsua
color Of the tomato. All that Il r~
CURED - that the tomato mash, aftae
being submitted to sterilixing tenn.
perature. should Be carefully screened
through . sieve, and then used u pers
Of the mixture.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

Farmer Fatally Cut BY Power Saw.
Oskaloosa. - James Perry, living
six miles east Of here, operating
power wood saw, fell in front Of the
saw and his left arm and part of the
skull were severed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

The government has not raised the
price Of dolls. which will rejoice the
hearts Of the little ones. It has Of.
ncially. been decided dolls are not
toys. Evidently, they are to be treated
as necessaries Of life. for what 10 life
to the little future mothers Of the
country without their dolls to nourish
the maternal instinct?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
French Taxes.

According to statistics Of taxes,
while there were s4.12S billiard tables
in France in 1892. In 1906 there were
only S9.230. whereas II the game were
holding it's own the number should
have increased as the children grew
to billiard playing age. The decadence
Of the game. which has had famous
votaries, is ascribed to the success OF
outdoor sports. and especially to the
intense and widespread interest now
taken I'm ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

l Belgium ID to. protest TO the newspa
ipers 81 the world against attacks or
ttfhe administration Of the Congo. II
would bs i batter and easier way =
me end 10 show the press Of the WORLD
that these attacks are unf0undsd.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
lows Farmer 70 Be Judne.

Lake City.C. ]. Martin, Of near
Churdan. has been selected to Judge
the Angus breeding cattle at the ma
tional stock show to be held at Denver
next month. He has also been named
as one Of . committee to Judge the
steers at this show ING.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Enoineer Evangelist Succeeds.

Engineer Evangelist Succeeds.
Nevada-The famous railroad evan
gelist, C. ". Mcclure, has begun
series of evangelistic meetings at the
Evangelical church in Colo. Mr.. Nc
Clure was for many years locomo-
tive engineer, and after becoming con-
verted stepped from the cab into the
pulpit. His career as an evangelist has
been eminently successful
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

The authorities Of Washington have
ordered the Punishment of ROSTERS
from the city. In view Of the expe-
rience OF ancient Rome the goose will
be permitted to remain in the swim
1t the capital &.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Holds Huskinu Record.

Nevada. John Mayne, q well-known
young farmer Of near Colo, has just
concluded a remarkable record at
corn husking, taking into considera-
ton the light yield and bad condi-
ton Of the weather and corn this
season. He has husked and cribbed
2,044 bushels Of corn during the seas
on at an average Of 1917 bushels per
day s HI IN H
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Increased Price Of Elk Teeth.

snerea0e0 Price OF Elk Teeth.
During the last I'VE years the value
Of elk teeth has more than trebled,"
said . western traveller at the Fred
eric, according to the St. Paul Dis.
patch. I'm 1904 you could get any num-
bsr Of hne specimens In Idaho. Mon.
tana, Washington and bordering states
for $3.50 apiece. Now you will pay
from $3.50 to SO, and they are hard
to get for even that The Apache.
Sioux, Comanche and Chippewa Indi-
ans used to have dozens Of them in
their possession and traded them for
trinkets. But the redskin got wise to
their value, and you can buy them
from . regular dealer cheaper now
than from the Indian. The passing
Of the elk and the great demand made
BY the members of the Elk lodge for
teeth for emblems have boosted the
price,"
The traveller recited an incident of
IN Oklahoman who bought 2 robe GOV.
cred with elk teeth from . Wichita
Indian for 500. He cut on the teeth
and cleaned up $4,000 on the deal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
.. u. i. student, Farmers.

Iowa City.-Statistics recently com.
piled show that the largest number
Of students in the University of Iowa
come from the farms. Thirty-three
per cent gave their parents occupar
ton az farming" The average age
OF the women in the college Of liberal
arts was 23.4 while that Of the men
was but 22.7 years. This is due to the
fact, that many more women over %
years of age pursue college work than
men.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

The man who as engineer ran the
John Bull, the first railroad locomo.
tive brought to this country. before
American engine builders had caught
on" has just died. Those were the
days OF small things in railroads. But
what transformation had been
wrought within the span of this one
mans life!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Snap for Rabbit Hunters.

Lake City.-Hunting in Calhoun
county is better than it has been for
years. The recent SHOWS have
brought the rabbits out in full force
and the woods are filled with hunters.
The cottontails are so numerous that
the smaller boys are able to kill
scores of them with clubs. Muskrat,
minks and other like animals are also
numerous, and even few skunks
and opossums are found now and
then.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Interesting Information,

IN an interview published In the
Keller Neueste Nachrichten. Grossad.
miral Won Koster says many interest
ing things about his visit to New
York. among them the following: IN
the absence Of President Taft, who
WAS away ON trip to the Mexican
frontier, the place Of honor wss
taken BY the vice-president of the
United States. Secretary Of State
Sherman of New York"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

Suit for Damases Against Physician.
Clinton. Or. ]. D. IIullinger Ii de-
PENDANT In . suit for $4,000 Is the
outgrowth Of the Cramer case Of last
year. when the physician was arrest
ed for causing the death Of Alice
Cramer, who died IS the result o. .,
criminal operation. ,sS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

We learn from one Of the trade Jour.
mails that noiseless street car wheels
will soon be in use. The world would
70 crazy with Joy II anything like
that were to happen.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Don't Weep At
The Ice House.

see n fhA object lesson which fheY
have heen forced ia give To these lead.
ers ia going "a be recognized and II they
are going Ia conform themselves and
their future work and actions In a.
cordance thereto"
Let the people remember that CON.
ment. .1The Federation 81 / abor in mar
ticularf stands before the bar 81 public
opinion having been convicted Of sef.
fishness and disposition to rule I'D
the people OF the country In the inter
est Of the few"
The great 80 per cent Of Americans
do not take kindly to the acts d
tyranny Of these trust leaders openly
demanding that all people bow downto
the rules Of the Labor Trust and 10
are treated to the humiNating spects
Gle OF our Congress- and even the Chief
Executive entertaining these convicted
law.breakers and listening with consid.
Grafton to their insolent demands that
the very laws be changed to allow
them to safely carry on their plan q
gaining control over the affairs Of To
people.
The sturdy workers of America have
come to know the truth about these
martyrs sacrificing themselves in tho
noble cause OF labor but it's only tho
historical ones who swell up and cry
over the aforesaid heroes" reminding
one Of the two romantic elderly maids I
who, weeping copiously, were discos'
cred by the old janitor at Mt. Vernon +
What is 1t ails you LADIES'"
Taking the handkerchief from 90
swollen red eye, between sobs she SAID;
why we have SO long revered "
memory Of George Washington ia. 4
we feel 1t q privilege to come here ano I
weep at his tomb.
"Yas'm, yas'm, yo' shore has desire Il
to express yo' sympathy but 70 az
.overflOwin' at de wrong spot, 20 2
weepin' at de Ice house"
Don't get maudlin about law'Dreac
5ers who must be punished if the very 81
existence Of our people is to be na'f
tanned. H. !. "
II you have any surplus sympat1J n
can be extended to the honest worker ll I;
who continue to earn food when threw
ened and are frequently hurt ans
sometimes killed before the courts g I;
intervene to protect them.
Now the Labor Trust leaders g
mand Of Congress that the courts
stripped Of power to issue injunctous
to prevent them from assaulting Or w.
haps numbering men who dare can h
a living when ordered by the LAS.
Trust to quit work. q
Don't weep at the Ice House. ans
don't permit any set Of law-breas 81
to bully. our courts, II your voice e.
vote can prevent. Be sure and VT
your Representatives and Senators =, y
Congress asking them not to vo.e y. ~
any measure to prevent the coms
from protecting homes, property ~ =
persons from attack By paid agenu y
this great Labor trust. u.
Let every reader write, and WIZ
now, I
Don't cit silent and allow the oi .sa.t
lied and paid men Of this great u ran.
to force Congress to believe tne! ~
resent the great masses OF the A uiet
lean people. Say your say an ano =.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Red Oak Postmaster Is Dead

Red Oak Postmaster 10 Dead.
Red Oak.-Pstmaster c. c. Platter,
ex.representative and noted cattle
breeder, died at his home here, aged
II years. He was a veteran of the
civil war, having served on the staff
of Gen. John A. Logan. He had serv-
ed the city as postmaster for three
terms ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

QYNffo a UQVA NJ SvnnQ thaftH nnfn11A1s
asm for him which would carry the
delegates off their feet and result in
his re-election
"That his long leadership. and this
apnarent imnossibilitv to All his place
has gone to his head and made him
imagine that he ia much greater man
than he really ia. "a undoubtedly the
case. and accounts for the tactics he
has adoDted IN DEALING with questions
before CONGRESS. where he has unneces-
sarily antagonized men to whom or
eanized labor must look for recoRni-
ton OF their demands. and where labor
measures are often opposed on account
OF this very antaeonism. which would
otherwise receive support. II
There il NO doubt hut what oruan-
lied labor n this country would be
much stronoer with : leadar who was
more in touch with Conditions an thew
actually exist. and who would bring to
the front the new policies which organ.
lied labor must adopt If It expects to
even maintain its present standing. to
say nothing of making future progress. !"
We quote portions OF another article.
q reprint. from the same labor paper:
"Organized labor. through Its lead
ers. must recognize the mistakes Of the
last If they expect to perpetuate their
ORGANIZATIONS or to deyelop the move.
ment which thew head. No movement.
no ORGANIZATION. mo nation can deyelop
beyond the intellects which guide;
these organizations. and IL the leaders
are dominated by selfish motive the
organization viii become tinged with
a spirit OF selfishness. which has never
appealed to mankind IN any walk of
life at any time since history began.
1T can be said in extenuation Of GER
tain leaders Of organized labor that
the precarious position which. they &C.
cupy as leaders has had a tendency to
cause them to lose sight Of the object
behind the organization. The natural
instinct in man for power and position
is in no small measure responsible for
the mistakes Of the leaders, not neces-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07

Thieves in Amsterdam, N. T., have
q sense Of humor peculiar to the Amer.
lean temperament. They lately looted
the omces Of the district attorney, sit.
uated in the police department.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
A.Lesson In Economy.

II notice you always ding the driver
your purse when we take . convey
ance." said the heroine Of the his
torical novel.
Il do" admitted the hero of the
same.
"How do you expect to support .
wife? Give him the exact legal fare
hereafter" - Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Ma.ons Honor Pike,

Des Moines.-The consistory, Scot
fish Rite Masons, celebrated at Ma
sonic temple the one hundredth an
niyersary of Albert Pike, one Of the
most prominent Masons who ever
lived.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Man Badly Injured in Fall.

Man Badly Injured in Fall.
Mason City.-A fall of twenty feet
came near resulting in the death of
William Booth, pit foreman at the
American Brick and Tile company,
who had his ribs crushed in. He fell
among frozen pieces OF clay and tools.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Graphic Variations.

Civilization = remarked the canni
bal king. promotes some ytrane,
IDEAS"
ITO whom do you especially referfs
inquired the missionary.
Among you the ultimate con
sumer 10 regarded with sympathy
Here he 10 considered very lucky"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
celabrate aoldei, Weddllr,a,

CeIebTAte G6Ideh W0dd1h0.
Nevada Mr.. and Mrs. John Nick
erson, living west Of here i few miles.
celebrated their golden wedding ami.
versary. Thirty guests were present,
come Of them coming from Nebraska.
Illinois and other states.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-07
Bio Drainage Contract.

Forest City.-The largest drainage
contract in which drain tile will be
laid for this section of the state, has
Just been let to Stevens & Keerl OF
Mason City. The ditch extends dis
lance of ten miles and the laterals
will extend into town, draining the
stock yards and other parts Of the
city. 1t will require forty or forty
Ave cars of tile to lay the drain.