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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21
Handsome New N. E.
Church Dedicated
Enterprising New Sharon Methodists Now Have
ss "'l@ 81. ~ Beautiful Edifice. - ~ v,,ss.&a

New sharon people on Sunday Dedl
II, dedicated the new Methodist EpisA
copal church, the handsome. new edi-
fee erected this season, with iappro-
pirate service and an elaborate pro-
gram that occupied the entire day 1t
was an appropriate dedication by the
entire people aud the greatest day Of
the kind ever known by Mahaska
county community. The church was
erected by the Methodist Episcopal
organization of New Sharon, but the
people of the town joined together in
the program in spirit that was most
gratifying. Services in all other
churches were abandoned for the day
and the ministers and congregations
united in having part with the Meth
odists. Townspeople and people from
a distance crowded the new building
at all services.
Completed in all details of building
and equipment, the new church will
cost in the neighborhood of fifteen
thousand dollars. 1t is a handsome,
permanent structure OF brick with a
seating capacity of between six and
seven hundred people, built along
modern lines, and with all convent
ences given to a modern house of
worship. Any severity of architect
ural design is relieved by a massive
tower which furnishes entrance to the
main building In the beginning the
people of the church had raised some
thing over six thousand dollars with
which to start on the structure, and
at completion something of a debt
remained The Indebtedness was
fully satisfied Sunday in the raising
of cash and pledges to the extent of
$3.50, which sum fully provides for
the financing of the property and will
furnish means of securing equipment
that had not been hoped for by the
board of management at the outset.
Townspeople and church members
were unit in the raising of the funds
with which to provide for the build,
ing and the new church in its dedica,
ton is verify a house of the people
The erection of the magnificent build,
ing and it's dedication are regarded
as a most unusual Accomplishment for
a town the size of New Sharon.
Dedicatory services and the days
program was in, charge of Doctor w.
D. Parr of Indianapolis. He deliver,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Government bonds held by national
banks as stock cannot be taxed, so
the supreme court of Iowa in an opin-
ion handed down in the suit OF the
city of Des Moines against the Des
Moines National Bank, basing its
findings upon the decision of the Unit
ed States supreme court relative to
the taxing of government bonds. In
two subsidiary opinions, the court
also upheld the action OF. the trial
court in enjoining the collection of a
similar tax against the Iowa National
Bank and the Citizens National Bank.
Citing the Home Savings Bank case
settled by the United States supreme
court, the court says: From what
soever point the subject be viewed,
the government bonds held by state
and savings banks must be deducted
from the value of the property to be
assessed. The power to tax shares
OF stock in national banks can only
be done provided that such taxation
shall not be at greater rate than is
assessed upon other moneyed capital
in the hands of individual citizens OF
such states"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21
In DAYS GONE BY.

twenty-five years ago it was custo'
mary to refer to Alex and Richard
Caldwell as the Caldwell boys" just
as we hear people refer to the
younger men now. They grew up
with the county and were surely
splendid representatives of western
life. Their father came here at an
early day when the Indians still lived
in their native hunting grounds and
long before there were many high.
ways or fences, or other evidences OF
civilization. The father died when
Alex was Is years old, and Richard
only 10, leaving the mother and fam.
ily dependent on these two sons. Alex
hired out at so cents per day, helped
keep the family and hold the claim
and actually saved little money be.
side. Richard never shirked his share
Of the responsibility, but when few
more years were added to his life,
farming on the frontier, with its mea.
gre returns seemed too slow for him.
Hence he set out for the golden
west" and remained away a number
of years. He made money fast, for
those days, and returned with consid'
cradle cash. BY this. time Alex had
acquired some land of his own and
was getting along fairly well. He
wanted his brother to invest here and
settle down with him, but Richard
could not get the spirit of the west
out OF himself. Finally, however, af.
ter several conferences the elder
brother agreed to advance Richard
300 without interest TO enable him
% buy a tract OF land that could be
bought cheap for cash, and Richard
made the deal The fine farm which
ie has left 70 his posterity is the re-
nit OF that deal Those, who EneYi
lex Caldwell familiarly say he was |
ever entirely free from debt. :, That /
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

prohibited ever since the decalogue
was formulated.
"The murders committed by men
like the McNamaras. although nom
inally in the interest OF organized la.
Dor, differ not one whit in moral cul.
pability from those committed by the
Black Hand or by any band of mere
cut-throats, and are fraught with an
Infinitely heavier menace to society.
Yet, great though the menace is to
the community, the menace to the
cause of honest organized labor is
still greater, and no duty Is more i'm:
peratively laid ON the leaders of labor
than the duty OF affirmatively freeing
themselves and their followers from
the faint of responsibility for such
criminals and such crimes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

ed an address of appropriate character
in the morning that will stand as a
model of its kind in the minds of
those who heard him. ....
Following the conclusion of the
morning services, the trustees of the
church made statement of the, finan-
cial side of the new editice. There re-
manned something like S6,300.00 to be
raised. Doctor Parr took charge of
the campaign for funds and the will
ingness and the graciousness with
which the people responded to the
appeal was appreciated. When the
work was completed the contributions
amounted to $S,1S0.00. Much of the
success of the church building enter
prise is due directly to the efforts of
Rev. G. II. Hanawalt who has been
instrumental in carrying the work
forward to successful issue and who
has inspired the whole people with
a sentiment and enthusiasm worthy
of the cause. Sunday was one of the
great days in the life of Rev. Hama.
walt as it was in the history of the
little city and its church.
Rev. Elias Handy, of Grinnell, ad-
dressed the Young People meeting
which was attended by a host of the
elder ones.
Rev. j. M. McClelland, of Oskaloosa,
pastor of the Central Methodist church
addressed the evening congregation in
most able sermon that received the
compliment of perfect attention.
Rev. c. l.. Stafford the district su.
perintendent was present with the
church people during the day and par
ticipated in the dedication.
Following the able discourse Of Rev.
McClelland Doctor Parr took charge
of the formal dedicatory service and
ceremony and following a prayer and
blessing the keys were turned over
to the trustees who accepted the trust
and the charge of the property in the
name of the Peoples church.
The services and the dedication
throughout were marked by an i'm.
pressve spirit that was felt by every
one and those who were in attend
ance were deeply moved. Many who
have witnessed similar occasions eX,
pressed themselves as wonderfully
impressed with the unusual spirit OF
the people that had made the success
of the day possible.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21


is, he always had borrowed money,
but he never got behind, as the term
debt might imply As soon as he got
his first piece of land clear, he borrow.
ed money and bought more. The
habit became fixed, and he bought
and improved land all his life, and in
this way he served the community
well, for he took great pride in buy.
ing place that was all run down
and converting it into fertile and
well furnished and well stocked farm.
The older Caldwell Boys" belonged
to the sturdy pioneer who made the
prairies blossom like the rose, and
tor whom we who come after owe a
debt that can only be discharged by
emulating their example.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21
SPRING CREEK.

Born. to Harry Anderson and wife,
Dec. 10, 12-pound bay.
The weather man has covered the
ground with a white carpet, getting
ready for old Santa and his reindeer.
Louis Colson and viii Hamaker
took a flying trip last week to Louis
lana. They were pleased with the
country, but think Iowa is ahead yet.
About thirty Changers from Mahas-
ka county went to Ames to. attend
the state meeting and repor a good
time. Mahaska got three the state
offices; |. N. Taylor, lect FER; Willis
Pettitt, gate keeper and Mrs. Warren
Caldwell, Flora. The next state
meeting will be held in Oskaloosa.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Allgood visited at
Perry Allgood's recently. ...
Burl Cox and family, Of Giyin,
visited at Logan Graham's last week.
Mrs. Eliza Barber, from California,
Is the guest Of her brother, SAINT Ora
ham. . ..,
Mrs. Stout spent two weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. Logan Graham.
A merry Xmas and a prosperous
New Year to all. 49,. 81.
Charles Perkins. and family visited
at the Pliny Jewell home one day last
week.
Herman Shultz and family took
dinner at the D. Rodgers home Sun
day.
Otis Anderson and Joe Mich, who
have been in the western part OF the
state husking corn. are at home and
report Joe husking $500 and Otis
2.700 bushels.
Dec. 10. GALA LILY.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21
MnAr Ais BUSINESS?


John G. Shedd, president Marshall
Field 81 Co. in Chicago Tribune:
There is nothing fundamentally
wrong with business in the United
States. The chief curb at the monu'
ment is the prevalence of pessimism
and fear on the part of all business
to operate, except along ultra-conser-
vative lines. Surely this pessimism
and fear are justified on account OF
the persistent endeavors OF the de-
partment of Justice. by all legal
means, to check large enterprises
and on account of the literally en-
plosive uncertainty of the labor mar
ket.
At present there exists this deplor-
able situation in this country. A man
with plans for industrial develop
ment which would benefit labor and
lower the cost of living may be COM
PEELED to wait for an indefinite period,
while his banker and lawyer vainly
seek to ascertain whether he can get
capital or not, and whether, if he gets
it. his use of il will be such reason
able one as they will dare to sanction.
1t is natural that men should seek
to get all the wages they can, but no
condition of labor justifies the use OF
dynamite in the night on innocent
men to obtain this end. 1t is natural
that men should ask to get food and
clothing and other goods at as low
prices as possible, but it is absolute
ly wrong to point the finger OF dis
trust at all those engaged in manu-
featuring and merchandising on a
large scale. 1t is not only wrong, but
il is ridiculous, for those may be the
men who are doing most to eliminate
waste, increase efficiency and reduce
prices to the ultimate consumer.
Business is between the upper and
the neither millstones. Take, for in
stance, the price of meat, which en-
tiers so largely into the problem OF
the high cost of living. If beef goes
up, the farmer roars with delight and
the consumer RACES at the meat
trust. The farmer pays off mis- mort
gage and buys an automobile aud the
consumer is sure that the packers
are engaged in an unholy conspiracy
to hold him up. ... :. .
If, on the other hand, beef goes
down, the consumer accepts the re-
auctions with no thought of giving
the packers credit, while the farmer
rises in wrath, blames them in par
ticular and the financial and railroad
interests in general, and demands
more legislation.
If the packers present methods are
not in accordance with the law, they
should be made to conform TO the
same. Knowing the packers of this
country as / do, | am convinced that
they are not only willing but anxious
to carry on their business with a pro-
per observation of all legal require
ments, if it. only can be determined
what constitutes legal requirements
as applied to their business.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

Uncle Sam is the good st. Nick
for Europe, as usual. Post office mon
ey orders amounting to $1,5OO,OOO
were sent to European countries by
the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria on that
steamships departure from New York
last Tuesday. Sons and daughters OF
the old world who have found pros
perity in the United States bought
these orders.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

State Game Warden Lincoln is
arranging to bring 5000 more Hun
garian cartridges into Iowa. Why
not put the quail on the prohibitive
list for, say five years, and have four
fold that number of better birds?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21
GOOD REPUBLICAN DOCTRINE.

In these days when so many of
what purport to be republican utter
ances are either democratic or popu-
listic in character It Is refreshing to
come across declarations that ring
true to The cardinal principles of re-
plblicanism. Such a''declaratior was
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

The truth will out. The reason
George Alexander won out in the Los
Angeles mayorality contest by $4,000
majority is because he spent over 80
years of his life in the Hawkeye state
and served through the civil war in
the oath Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

while the United States standing
army is comparatively small, it re-
quires 2,237 soldiers at 1877 recruiting
stations to find enough men willing to
work for $13 per month to keep the
ranks filed. -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

The statement that Iowa apples
that were bought up and shipped out
of the state at 50 cents per barrel
are now being returned and sold at
$3.50, proves there is one thing the
matter with Iowa. 1t does not know
how to properly care for its products.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

The refusal of citizenship to two
local foreigners, and the deportation
OF two from Cherokee, makes it ap'
pear that Uncle Sam is getting more
particular than he once was.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

Black Hills claims to have
man 102 years old who chops wood
every day. Sounds like some other
Dakota stories.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21
Heard In school.

"why did Atlas have to support
the earthf"
HE didn't have to; he was just
taS.! "a a61m .p'ssSH & ueln''s ~
flnnll n.iiinlt iAi.r aIlsi.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

The world may be; progressing,
but children still have faith in Santa
Claus.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21
ART OF SAVING IS WONDERFUL

To Lay Money Aside Only Half of the ArtIt Should Be Placed
Work to Earn More, and the Result Made to Do Likewise
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

Keota Eagl9:oWe hear OF d boy who
played this trick on Sears & RoeBdGk
They made the proposition that they
would send him twenty-five, cata;
logues and II he would distribute
them they would pay him SO when
twenty of the recipients sent in or
ders. He did his distributing and
then sent in orders for two cents
worth OF ball bearings for each of
the twenty. He got his $40 and with
It as good cussing as Sears-Roebuck
dared send through the mail.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

We'll, what kind of an oath did you
Il think that / took about the same
kind of an oath that you did when
you joined the Grange" and the eX-
animation ceased and. the man did
not leave thS chufsa I
Knoxville Express Horace Barnes,
of the Abba Republican, went to
church the other day, and was great
lily pleased to hear the minister de-
clare that things are covered up too
much; when a young man, drunk, is
killed by a train the real cause of the
death is not stated; and Horace pats
the preacher on the back by saying:
Such statements coming from min
lister lead TO the belief that there is
at least one minister who is not afraid
and who dares to tell, of things as he
finds them GadZooks, Horatio! hast
never been to church or funerals?
Grid up thy loins, man, and HE thee
to the next funeral this fire-eating
parson breaches, and thou shalt hear
thy roaring lion coo like a sucking
dove! Verify, Horatio, it is written
of old that not in funeral sermons nor
in obituary columns shall the un-
sweetened truth be found. There be
times and places for all things, it is
said, Horatio,. but take it from us that
not upon the earth. in the heavens
above nor in the places under the
earth would there be refuge for the
preacher or the newspaper man who
should proclaim at such times the
truth, the whole truth. and nothing
but the truth! II has been tried and
found wanting, and we who walk the
earth today-both pulpiteers and
pressmen-are wiser in our day and
generation.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-21

SigOurney News: A Washington
woman cured her husband of staying
out late nights by going to the door
and when he came home whispering
through the keyhole, rs that you
Willie?" Her husbands name is
John, andlho stays nome every 'niSn,
how, and sleeps with one eye open
and a revolver under his pillow .',t
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-12-01
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knowledge that he found nothing in
her more than a good friend and an
excellent dancer Small consolation
1t was to know that he never loved
any woman. She was sick with love of
him. and he danced with her as he
would dance with any woman, as he
would dance with man who was a
good dancer and upon whose arm was
tied handkerchief to conventionalize
him into woman
AT one In the morning he saw Elijah
Davis herding Henry Finn and Joe
Hines, the lumber-jack toward the
door. Daylight interfered.
Where are you-all golng?" he de-
manded, attempting to draw them to
the bar.
Bed" Elijah Davis answered,
Got to-" Joe Hines added apollo
getfcally. We're mushing out in the
mornin'."
Daylight still detained them.
Where to? What's the excite
ment?"
No excitement" Elijah explained
We're just a-goin' to play your
hunch, an tackle the Upper Country.
Don't you want to come along?"
Il sure do" Daylight affirmed.
But the question had been put in
fun, and Elijah ignored the accept
ance.
We're tacklin' the Stewart" he
went on. "Al Mayo told me he seen
some likely lookin' bars first time he
come down the Stewart, and we're
goin' to sample 'em while the rivers
froze. You listen, Daylight, an mark
my words, the times comm when
winter diggin's II be all the go.
There'll be men in them days that'll
laugh at our summer scratchin' an
ground-wallerin'"
Elijah laughed, gathered his two
partners up, and was making second
attempt to reach the door.
Hold on" Daylight called. 81 sure
mean it."
The three men turned back sudden
ly upon him, in their faces SURPRISE
delight, and incredulity.
"Gwan, you're foolin'," said Finn,
the other lumber-jack, quiet. steady,
Wisconsin man.
There's my dawgs and sled," Day
light answered "That'll make two
teams and halve the loads; though
veal II have to travel easy for
spell, for them dawgs Is sure tired"
The three men were overjoyed, but
still trifie incredulous,
Now look here" Joe Hines blurted
out, none of your foolin', Daylight.
We mean business. Will you comet"
Daylight extended his hand and
shook.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-12-01
CHAPTER III.

At Sixty Mile they restocked provi.
sions. added few pounds of letters
to their load. and held steadily on
From Forty Mile they had unbroken
trail, and they could look for.
ward only to unbroken trail
clear to Dyea. Daylight stood
It magniGcently. but the killing
pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
His pride kept his mouth shut, but
the result OF the chilling of his lungs
in the cold snap could not be con-
cealed, They travelled till ten o'clock
the night they reached Selkirk, and at
six next morning they plunged ahead
into the next stretch of wilderness of
nearly Ave hundred miles that lay be-
tween Selkirk and Dyea. There was
no let-up In his pace. Twelve hours
a day, ak in the twilight and six In
TIN dark. they toiled on the trail,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-12-01

doors were thrown wide open, the
crowd fell back They heard the eager
whining of dogs, the snap of dog
whip and the voice of Daylight crying
encouragement as the weary animals
capped all they had done by dragging
the sled In over the wooden floor.
They came In with a rush, and with
them rushed In the frost visible
vapor of smoking white, through
which their heads and backs showed,
as they strained In the harness, till
they had all the seeming of swimming
in a river. Behind them, at the gee
pole, came Daylight, hidden to the
knees by the swirling frost through
which he appeared to wade. He was
the same old Daylight, withal lean
and tired-looking, and his black eyes
were sparkling and flashing brighter
than ever. His parka Of cotton drill
hooded him like a monk, and fell in
straight lines to his knees. Grimed
and scorched by camp-smoke and fire,
the garment in itself told the story Of
his trip. A two-months beard COW
cred his face; and the beard, In turn,
was matted with the ice Of his breath
ing through the long seventy-mile
run.
He experienced a thrill of surprise
as the roar of welcome went up and
as every familiar detail of the Tivoli
greeted his vision-.the long bar and
the array Of bottles, the gambling
games, the big stove, the weigher at
the gold-scales, the musicians, the
men and women, the Virgin, Celia,
and Nellie, Dan Macdonald. BEETLES,
Billy Rawlins, Olaf Henderson, Doc
Watson-all of them. 1t was just as
he had left it, and in all seeming
it might well be the very day he had
left The sixty days of incessant trav-
ell through the white wilderness sud