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The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
PREVENTIVE WORK,

Many communities are asking the
question if tuberculosis is a proven,
table disease, why not prevent it?
Some cities and towns are planning
for definite work this fall and win
ter and it is to be hoped that before
the coming spring, much will have
been accomplished.
1t is well known that any adequate
attempt at suppression, however,
must involve the building of retreats
or sanatorium for the care and treat
ment of the tuberculosis patient. The
consumptive must be cared for. This
method is humane and civil, and
while it does not compel the patient
to go to the retreat or sanatorium
it provides the place for him, and
experience has demonstrated that
the patient is only too willing to &C
cept the opportunity to receive
treatment and recovery.
The great difficulty which con-
fronts any community in it's efforts
to provide for the tuberculosis class,
to secure sufficient money to finance
such an undertaking. Various meth
DDS have been proposed and some of
them are worthy, indeed, but the one
which seems to be the most avail.
able Is that of the National Red
Cross Christmas Seals, which have
proven their efficiency as a money
raising device in many of the cities
of the country and also the towns.
The National Red Cross Society has
generously arranged this year to give
to all committees handling the Christ
mas seals S7h per cent of the re-
ceipts, the Society to receive 1914
per cent and to take back all unused
seals.
1t may be added that this is an
ideal method Of securing funds for
any charitable purpose whatever,
but let me urge that the movement
against tuberculosis have the first
consideration.-A. f. Kepford.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
RELIEE DEMANDED

II required fifteen hours for First
ward judges and clerks to count 244
ballots. II is not unreasonable to
suppose that with two precincts OF
l22 votes each, the work could have
been finished in seven hours. AT
this rate. with the 1888 votes cast
in Oskalo6sa, twenty precincts would
be necessary to determine results
within reasonable length OF time.
Those who have had experience on
election boards believe that with two
sets OF judges and clerks, one to
count and the other to look after the
voting, at least 400 or 500 ballots
could be handled and counted before
midnight of election day. This would
probably be the easiest way to get
at the seat OF trouble. although the
splendid work OF voting machines
appeals strongly TO all who have in
vestigated their operation. The first
great cost of the machines is the only
serious drawback
But whatever the remedy, there re-
mains the demand for some relief IN
the work OF counting the ballots.
In Third ward. OskaIoosa. the cleo
ton judges and elsrks were ON CON
finnoss duty for a hogrs- No Won
der nature rebqlicd and he men fen
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
DAVIS coIINTy.

Washington, Indiana, is in Davis
County, and the people there speak
of their city as Washington, d, e.
Davis County, Iowa, is strictly in it,
Governor Carroll and Lieut.. Gov.
Clarke are both from Davis county.
So is ex-senator w. A. Clark, the
great copper king" of Montana, And
now to I'LL the cup of old Davis to the
full it turns out that Hon. |. $: Pep
per, the new congressman from the
Second District. is also a product of
Old Davis. Some are born great,
some achieve greatness, and others
hail from Davis County. The county
was named for Jefferson Davis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
GOT A PRAIRIE WOLF
Stevens Brothers and Their Dogs
Capture Large One. u.s..

Unarmed, alone in the woods, ex-
cept for the company of their three
faithful days, without means of de-
Tense, excepting a piece of a limb
of fallen tree which one of the boys
picked up in the emergency, Ralph,
and Allen Stephens, of New Sharon,
combatted a large prairie wolf Satur-
day morning about four o'clock In
the thick river timber about three
miles northwest of the water works
pumping station. One of the boys,
Allen, was pretty badly chewed
about the hands, the maddened ami
NAL getting at him in it's death throws.
He was hurried to a doctor, the
wounds dressed and the hurts are
now doing all right. The scalp of
the big animal was brought to Oska-
loosa, where it was turned over to
the county and the bounty of S.
paid for it.
The wolf was the largest that has
been seen along the Skunk river bot.
toms in years and it had evidently
not been in the neighborhood long.
Both foxes and wolves of the timber
and prairie variety have been COM
mon in Iowa timber along streams
this fall, and more will be found.
Hunters state that countless hun
dreds of the animals have been driv-
en- south by the heavy forest fires of
the northwest, before which they
have fled and keeping as much as nos
sible to shelter, have followed the
course of the streams toward the
southeast. Rumors and signs of bear
have also been met and Iowa hunters
may have unusual sport before the
season is over There are more
wolves along the Skunk river woods
northwest of town and the animals
may become troublesome later on if
the winter is severe.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
MORE EXPERTS.

The winter will be cold and long,
With snow piled high and breeze:
strong,
The prophets say.
And we shall hear the billiards. sonE
Till late in May.
~ TN
The old gray mare is growing hail
Just like a cussed polar bear
So warm and thick.
There's going to be ice to spare
Down in the creek.
The moon was bright the other might
And shed a most peculiar light
Around the sky.
"The winters bound to be a fright,
The prophets cry.
.TIJ
Cy Perkins wooden leg is sore,
The Jersey COW don't kick no more
That's how we know
That long the wintry winds will roar
And billiards. blow.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
WOMAN ELECTED JUSTICE
Mrs. Mary Phares Of Clinton, Second
Of Her Sex to Hold Illinois
Office.

Bloomington, sIlL-Illinois second
woman justice of the peace, Mrs.
Mary Phares of Clinton, whose cam
paign was started So Joke. and who
did not know she was candidate un-
til notified of her election, has quail
lied for the position and hung out
her single She is now ready to deal
with any malefactor who may be
hailed before her, or will serve papers,
etc, for whomsoever may apply. She
is diligently reading up in law and In
the statutes which relate to the duties
Of justice of the peace and now that
she has the job, proposes to go the
limit and learn everything about the
position that can be unearthed.
1T was started In fun" said JUS
tice ,Phares, when asked about her
new post. Last winter, Attorney L.
o. Williams casually remarked. in my
hearing, that he was going to see
that was elected justice of the peace,
when the first vacancy on the board
appeared. He said he thought I
knew as much about weighing evi-
dence and deciding controversies as
the average masculine justice. / sup
posed he was joking and laughingly
told him to go ahead and that it was
all right with me. Do,
"The subject never entered my
mind again until the night of the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

indiana, like Iowa, evidences a
marked falling of in rural population.
City growth there, however has pre-
vented an actual backward move
ment. Most of the gains, IKE most
Of the losses. were small per county,
the largest loss being 5,246 in Madi.
son county and the largest gains be-
ing 66,4s4 in Marion county, in which
is located indianapolis, 44,972 in Lake
county, where Gary is located.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
Considerable attention Is being

Considerable attention is being
given by the Department of Agricul-
tre to the breeding of rust-resist-
ant wheats. At the Minnesota Agri-
cultural Experiment Station a dis
ease plat" is maintained, where the
second generations of numerous by.
birds between durums and hard
spring wheats have been grown and
subjected 10 a severe rust test. The
aim is to secure the rust resistance
OF some Of the durum wheats COM
bined with the grain of a hard spring
wheat suitable for general purposes.
Some promising strains have been Sc,
leeted for future trials.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
FEAR LYNCHING IN MURDER
officials Spirit Away Man Accused Of
Killing Whole Family In
.. Missouri, >. ....

st. Joseph, Mo-, Nov. 23.-Hez Ras.
CO, farm hand accused Of the murder
OF the Hubbell family, near Barnard,
Mo, is in Jail here. He protests his
innocence. A.. H.,
Feeling at Barnard was so strong
that Rasco was spirited out of the
Noeaway county jail late Monday.
Rasco says the confession that he
murdered Mrs. Kate Baumley IA
years ago, a crime for which he serv;
ed term in the penitentisry. was
forced from him by Sheriff Pixler at
the point of revolver. He asserts
he was innocent of that murder.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
-The Noble prize. amonnting

The Noble prize, amounting to
about $4,000 which President Roose-
welt won one year for literary work,
was this year awarded to Paul Johann
Ludwig Heyse, the German poet and
npfflRf. Heyse was born in. Berlin
IN 1880 and has produced semes TRACE,
dies. many narrative and epic poems
and several works on pathology. as
well as collections Of, metgieal tales
and noveIs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

exhausted, making it necesssr.- 20
swear in new men to compelre the
count If slectiols are worth tav.
ing they are worth having under
reasonable ami sane conditions, and
the city and state should provide
the necessary relief before another
election comes about. Now is the
time to act. Don't wait until it is
lagain too ltte.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
Water consumptlon.

The enormity OF the water system,
or rather the water consumption in
oskaloosa is known by very few peo-
pie. II seems impossible that Oska.
loosa, a city of about 10000 inhabit-
ants, could use 100000 gallons OF
water per day, but such is the case.
This water Ia used almost entirely ip
the residences and Offices OF the CITY.
The Iowa Central railroad company
takes about .one.afth Of the Oskaloosa
water supply. which costs The railroad
something over $1,000 per year. ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
Opening DELAYED.

The opening of the oskaloosa but.
ton factory was given out to occur
about Monday, November 81. On &C.
count of the delay in receiving ma.
terial and the completion of the in
stallation of the machines the man
agement donbts the ability OF the fac
tory TO start In active work before
next week, possibly Thursday, Dec. /.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

cey to see his Mahaska statue in its
permanent place,
He had seen 1t complete in the
great exhibition at the Paris Salon
where 1t won a gold medal He pro-
fessed himself to be much pleased
with the location and pedestal.
He will spend his Thanksgiving
with his parents at his native home.
Creston, Iowa, and then return TO
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

A fellow who has no more gump-
ton than is set forth in the follow
ing item from Des Moines ought to
lose his money: After being indict-
ed by the grand jury and brought
back here from Louisville, KY, for
an alleged plot to swindle John Huser
out of $4,000, Tillie Butler, a Gypsy
girl, was released today. Huser lost
his money when Gypsies induced
him to let them have it to sleep on
so they could forecast his future.
When he confronted Miss Butler to-
day he said she was not the woman"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

A number of mighty good men
and capable public officials fell out
side the breastworks in Mahaska
county at the recent election, but
that is the fortune of politics. There
is nothing more uncertain than poll
tics unless it be the verdict of a petit
curry. In the long run the defeated
are likely to find themselves better
off than they would have been had
they been elected This is a common
experience, and it is worth taking
into account by way of consolation
for disappointed hopes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
The election returns show IN

The election returns show that
In many Mahaska county contests
the prohibirionists hold the balance
of power, but as they persist In Yot
ing an Independent ticket their pow,
er is thrown away. II, instead, their
strength was given TO one OF the
major parties, that party could win
oftener. and thus better carry out the
desires Of the prohibitionists.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

Hon. LATE Young may not really
be any smarter than the rest of US, "
reasons the Knoxville Express, but
he certainly put one over on all the
other Iowa newspaper men in one re-
specific knows Just how it feels to
be a United States senator"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

election, when 1 was astounded by
the information that l had been elect
ed. l received So votes. You must
consider this a good showing, as l
did absolutely no electioneering Mr..
Williams quietly spread the word
around among his acquaintances and
admonished them to say nothing
about it. My name was written on
the ballot and q. even the election
judges did not know what was up, un.
til they commenced to count after
the polls had closed.
u was at home all day, while the
election was in progress, little dream.
ing that l was being elected justice of
the peace. If ever an office came I'M
sought, this one did. have since
been busy thanking my friends for
their remembrance. Perhaps II had
conducted a campaign, would have
polled more votes, but am satisfied
and will try to be a just Judge for
all the people.
1T will appear little odd, at first,
to give up household duties and Off
ciate at trials. / may even be called
upon to marry people. l will have to
brush up on the marrying code. l
ought to do a rushing business, as
brides will not object to me kissing
them, as in the case of some of the
masculine Justices that l know of"
Justice Phares is a widow, her hus-
band, the late Frank Phares, having
been well-known and prominent cit.
izen of Clinton. Mrs. Phares is I'm.
usually well educated, is highly in.
tellectual and we'll read and her
friends believe that she will be q
fearless Justice.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
Eat uncooked apples CONSTANT,

Eat uncooked apples constantly
in moderation, and drink distilled
water only, and years will be added
TO your life, while the evidences of
old age viii be long in coming. This
argument is based on the suppose
ton that as age advances the depos-
it of mineral matter in the system in
creases, and that aging is only a
gradual process of Justification.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
paIen WAN

The big deep well OF the oskaloosa
Artificial Ice Company is down sew.
ehty feet and d big steam pump
works almost 4 halg a day pumping
ont the water So the workers may pro-
( sed with the digging. II WIN be the
largest well in town. ~ II 'sa'i'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

The New England Corn EXPOSE
ton at Worcester, Mass. has award
ed $500 prize to POyling Davis for
having made a new worlds record in
the quantity of corn grown from one
acre. He harvested 1877 bushels on
one acre.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
PATERNALIsM IN VIENNA.

Municipal ownership and govern.
ment control OF private affairs, which
is sometimes called paternalism, is
carried to a greater degree in Vienna
than in any other place in the world,
says William z. "Curtis in one of his
recent letters. The city officials reg.
ulate the conduct of the citizens from
the cradle to the grave, They fix the
prices at which certain commodities
are sold; they determine what wages
shall be paid to certain classes of me.
chanics and laborers; they sci the
time when man shall be in his
apartments at night and appoint rep
resentatiVes of the public to serve on
boards of directors of corporations.
No one can open a clearinghouse
without the permission of the police,
who decide the prices that may be
charged the patrons; no one can rent
a room or suite of rooms in an
apartment-house until it has been in
spected by an official of the building
department. All transactions are sub
ject to the supervision of the state,
and there does not seem to be much
complaint or dissatisfaction.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

The senatorial Office in Iowa has
been digniied by the men who have
held 1t, says the Marshalltown Times
Republican. 1T Is not to be made
the prize Of swift feet or dexterous
fingers. Narrow the contest down to
the two best men in the party and
may the best man win" 49,.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
HEADS AMERICAN PRINTERS
James M. Lynch, Reelected President
Of International Typographical
Union, Remarkable Organizer.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. M. Lynch, who
has been reelected president Of the
International Typographical union. has
been at the head of that organization
since 1900. He is a leader of con-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

The state fair of 1910 was a
money-maker. according to a state,
ment made by Secretary Simpson.
The sum of s27.164.16 was cleared on
the exhibition The total receipts
for the year were sl57 1883 and the
disbursements sl29, S9S.72.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
SHERRY z. Fay.

Oskaloosa has had a pleasant visit
from Sherry Z. Fry. the sculptor 81
"Mahaska" Mr.. Fry, AFTER gbekaihg
six years in Rome and three Years in
Paris, returns to America and wiz
open studio in New YORK Mr.. Fry
came here as the guest 81 Major La
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

Illinois reports that it has three
millions in its state treasury. The
Ottumwa Courier wonders how the
'jackpotters" happened to overlook
that roll.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

-Grinnell is going to determine
who shall be its next postmaster by
popular vote. The date of election
has not been fixed yet, but the follow
ing candidates are in the field: f. B.
Brande, l.. d. Kemmerer, A. e. Nor
ris and DIR. f. b. Wiley.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

Some of the successful local
county candidates ought to feel good
enough over results to help pay Chair
man N. F. Reed part of that $47Y.52
which the democratic state central
committee left him in debt at the end
of the campaign.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

BILLY" Sunday told his Waterloo
auditors in a recent discourse that
when a fellow gets chesty the Lord
will send some one around and put
him on a sidetrack and lock the
switch"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

Newton Record: OskalooSa now
has a paper railroad running from
there to Tama. and all equipped with
electric traction. Cars will be run.
ming as soon as they can get the road
off the paper and on the ground.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

-Trappers in the northern part of
the state are having the best season
in years. Fur-bearing animals are
plentiful, and mink bring from 81 to
81 each, while muskrat is worth about
IS cents.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

Burlington has inaugurated a
Campaign to raise $125,000 for a Y.
d. C. A. building. Two men started
the ball rolling with subscriptions of
$4,000 each. Two such subscriptions
would put the Penn College endow-
ment on easy street. Who will they
be?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

There is nothing unusual about
the fact that Hon. Dan Hamilton, Of
Sigourney, would like to be u. S. Sen
ator from Iowa. Who would not care
to be Senator?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
James NJ. Lynch.

seryatiye tendencies and has shown
remarkable power of organization
since he began, at the completion OF
his apprenticeship as printer, 10 take
part in labor union affairs. Born at
Manlius. N. ", in 1867. he lived many
years in Syracuse. N. Y. where nc
was for seven terms president OF the
Syracuse Trade assembly and a MON.
best orithe city board 6f IRE cohAai&
sioners. In 1ss9fa00 Mr. Lynch was
the FIRST yice-Dreaideuf OF the InterAn-
tional Typographical union.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
Don't Hesitate.

The Y. M. O. A. organization OF
Burlington Is making spirited can
yass 10 raise $125 900 for aynewaHt
M G. A.. bsilding. .sisIhsi .dndinator
says the fund is growing. u Bur-
iington can 'fzietsfkkt amount. Oska-
loosa must POT hesitate At s6Q.QQe Tor
Penn college.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

The Knoxville Express regrets
election results only because the Of
fees are fewer in number than the
good fellows who want them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
The Wate+loo Renorter beIlev

The Waterloo Reporter believes
the peculiar politics Iowa has been
chasing during the last few years has
had a bearing on the states loss OF
population, but" it continues, I'VE
haven't got into the habit yet OF hunt.
ing up or down the things that hurt
us. Maybe we viii get some wisdom
In the school of experience If we are
not too dull as scholars"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

Someone has figured out that
there are 1868 telephones in actual
service IN Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

The Hedrick Journal is of the
same opinion still, that a circus is a
lot more fun than an election.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
THE MILLS OF JUSTICE
Troubles Of People Sifted Through
@. Court Hoppers. '"a ~.

Frank Shelley and Clarence Nor
gan were found guilty of intoxication
and disorderly conduct this morning
by Mayor Bacon and were fined $50
each and costs. 1t is alleged that the
men were found trying to enter a
house in the west part OF the city.
Both paid their fines anu were re-
leased. -.
Constable Ed Henley of Squire
Woodruff's court returned today from
Eau Claire, Wis, with Ivor Reese in
custody. Governor Carroll issued
dequisition papers and Reese was re.
turned to Oskaloosa to face the charge
of seduction. Leta Riggs is the pros.
ecuting witness in the case. Upon
his arrival in the city Reese was ar
raigned before Squire Woodruff. He
pleaded not guilty ~
Reese furnished $500 bonds and
was released awaiting trial set for
Saturday, Nov. 26. a.gia sseGs.8
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

The law which authorizes the Off
Gals to fix the wages that are paid
factory operatives and other employees
Is said to be an absolute preventive
of lockouts and strikes. At the same
time the rates of wages are so low
that the cost of the products to the
public has not been Increased to any
extent.
This paternal form Of supervision
extends over the medical profession,
and the fees of physicians, surgeons
and dentists are printed in little
books for the information of the pub
lie. Lawyers can charge what they
like. Several years ago the city
council bought out all the private un-
dertakers, and now buries the dead
through a bureau which has agencies
at all police stations. When a per-
son dies the attending physician is
requested TO file his certificate within
six hours, and IT is customary for him
TO leave an orderafor an undertaken
at the same time. AS the city owns
all the cemeteries IL is impossible for
anyone to bury a body without the
consent OF the police
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

The municipalityc maintains a num-
Der of shops at which it sells the flow,
ers from the parks and cemeteries and
it has contracts to furnish them to
hotels, restaurants, caterers and 9TH
er customers. The profits are about
$4,000 a year Of course, the pri,
vate florists complain bitterly of gov,
eminent competition, but the burgo-
master explains that the business is
conducted in the interest of the pub
lie as a measure of economy, and that
the proceeds are devoted to maintain
ing the parks. Otherwise, the flow
ers would be wasted, which would be
an injustice to the taxpayers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24

Oskaloosa Times: The sad acci.
dent at South Seventh street should
prove warning that will bring auto
matte gates into use in this city. Os.
kaloosa has a number of crossings
which sooner or later will furnish
their share in the list of accidents.
We never could really understand
why a railroad company should OBJ
ject to putting them in. From a fl
nancial standpoint they would proba.
bly, be big winner.