The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-23

trusts and combines and things, but
II speak the truth when l say thai
their deliberations struck me very
much like those of editorial associa
lions or of any other similar gather
ings. They talked shop of course
and considered ways and means Of
making both ends meet and to heal
their talks and deliberations one would
be led to believe that they are just
on the verge of going to the pool
house and most of them make such
I"poor mouths" that | actually almost
wept out of sympathy. But when
noticed how well dressed they were
and how we'll grOomed, was glad
h..d not shed any tears for them.
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They meet and visit and smoke
cigars and tell yarns, all perfectly
proper ones, to be sure. and become
acquainted and talk shop and have
Just as good time as they know
how. Some of them may take a
drink, although ] did not see a man
drink a drop of liquor while | was
at the convention, and still Oskaloosa
is wet. When the towns were con-
sidered as place for next years
meeting, Muscatine and Burlington
were up. Leigh suggested that since
Muscatine was dry and Burlington
wet, they leave it to vote, and they
all saw the point, but | do not be-
lieve anybody would care which town
they went to as far as the booze is
concerned. Many may have got drunk,
as far as | know, yet did not see a
person drink a drop.
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You know Otto Dede who married
"Dollie" Buckley of this town lives
in Oskaloosa and he dropped into the
Elks' hall as / was speaking, and when
the disturbance was over, he invited
me up to his home for supper" Note
that he did not say dinner, but just
supper. And you know me. went.
| was tickled half to death with the
invitation because l have known Dol.
lie since she was q little tike and it
has not been very long at that. On
the parlor table in their home is a
cover which is an heirloom. 1t is q
longed to Dolls great grandmother.
An original cartoon by "Zim" of the
comic paper Judge is on the wall. 1t
was a present of 'Zim" to Mrs. Dede's
brother, Frank Buckley. When you
pick up Judge the next time you go
to the barber shop look for the out.
landish cartoons by "Zim." He is
the author of this picture that he gave
to Frank. Frank, by the way, works
for Judge and Leslie's Weekly and
Raymond Buckley is also in Chicago.
George represents the Ladies' Home
Journal in Chicago.
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We went up over the Knoxville
branch, of course, and it is wonder
that there are not many wrecks on
that piece OF rough road. 1t really
is enough to shake a mans teeth
loose, but maybe l had better not say
lOO dDOul II ldNC al dlN
Using contract with the Rock Island
and they might not like it.
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| came home by way of Ottumwe
and met Syl Reynolds on tho train
enroute to Chicago. He went to
Ottumwa, where he took the @"
He asked to be remembered" to Hen
ry Eicher and Ed Harmeier, but if
they want to find out about it, let
them read this. He is so busy prac-
ticing law that he sleeps only five
hours in the twenty-four He is equal
to Napoleon. He works like a horse
and is making more money than some
folks have hay.
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And so | had a good time and got
with dandy lot of fine
business men and c. G. Gardner said
| made a better speech than he ex-
pected, but geminycrickets, ! was
tired and sleepy when | got home!