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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-26
Prc.Funeral Sale.

Possibly you may call to mind
many sales you have seen advertised.
At Prof Arnold's advanced age, so
years, (although now in fairly good
health, he feels he may pass away
lat any time. In that case the Mayne
Arnold Optical Store would not re-
main open another day. Most peo-
Iple know the preposterous prices
charged by other optometrists for
glasses, and inferior at that to those
Supplied by Mayne Arnold.
| can name twenty people who have
paid the following prices right here
in Oskaloosa for glasses which with
1.-TWO exceptions they could not wear.
OF the remaining eighteen, all but one
came to. me with good results.
One $36, one $35, one $50, one $2S,
four $25 each; one $21.25. The re-
mainder failing down to one as low
as $500.
This Sale Is Now On.
While they last we will furnish
glasses Gifted by examination of the
Ieye) costing four times more than
those sold by other optometrists at
Sterling Silver Spectacles fitted with
lenses and fine case complete, $3.50.
Everything cheap accordingly.
MAYNE ARNOLD OPTICAL CO.,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
TELEPHONE SITUATION NOW.

At the last meeting Of the Cit,
Council. committee was appointed
by Mayor ". S. st. Clair to invseti.
gate the books of the Columbia Tele'
phone Company for the purpose Of
determining what the rates fol
Columbia should be. The plan
of having a commission of ex-
plan of having a commission of ex-
perts to conduct the investigation was
rejected as being too expensive. The
mayor says that the council commit
tee can handle the question efficiently.
An ordinance to fix the rate for
residence telephones at $1.75 month
and for those in business houses at
$2.75 did not pass at the meeting
Tuesday night.
The committee of councilmen will
no doubt give careful attention to
this work of going over the books
of the telephone company. Perhaps
they cannot work as efficiently as
trained engineers but they should at
least be able to make estimates and
compute valuations so that they can
formulate a more rational regulation
than could possibly be made by an
arbitrary imposition of rates without
regard to the valuation of the COM
pany's investment or to the net in
come received.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
HOW COLUMBIA CAME TO BE
City's Never-Failing Wells Caused 1t to Be
Made the County Seat Instead of
Smithton.
SnnithtOn.

Two never-failing wells played
an important part in the election oi
Columbia as the capital of Boone
County. Had drought caused these
to go dry, perhaps there would never
have been a Columbia. And the coup.
ty seat most likely would be Smith
ton or Persia. i.
1t seemed that Smithton was the
logical location. In fact a group ol
thirty-five men had anticipated the
forming of Boone County and had
bought the land which was plated
out and named Smithton after Cen
eral Thomas A. Smith, register OF
lands at Franklin. They expected 10
trouble in getting the county seat al
the new city. But Smithton's water
supply failed and it seemed that Per-
sia-or Perche-would be named.
Then it was that Columbia was
thought Of The unnamed Columbia,
with it's two wells, lay just across
Flat Branch" from Smithton. Its
nearness to the Hinkson made its
living wells "never-failing." The
Smithton Company, which had direct
ed the other deal bought the land and
plated another city which they were
to back for the county seat instead
of the defective Smithton.
A special inducement to get the
twenty inhabitants of Smithton and
the owners of Smithton lots to move
over here was to transfer a title to
land in Columbia for that which they
had bought previously of the COM
pany. The land had cost SO littl9- :
only 81 to Sc an acre-that the
Smithton Company could afford to
hold it for farming land. So Smith
ton was moved to Columbia. :
, As had been predicted, Boone.
County tspelled without the then J;
was formed in the fall OF 1920. Il.
was a part of the older county Of
Howard and was organized by per-
mission of the territorial legislature,
Not until year later was the. state
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
NOW BASKETBALL.

Almost as soon as the final whistle
in football had been blown o. F. Field
called for Varsity basketball mate
rial. The university student always
has some kind of sport to see. Bas-
ketball follows football; track and
baseball come just after basketball.
The winter game calls for support
just as well as football. The Tigers
who play basketball are playing for
Missouri just the same as the foot
ball Tigers. Last year basketball was
well supported in Columbia. This
was probably due to the fact that SO
many students had season athletic
tickets. 1t should be the same this
year.
In Kansas, where basketball Origi-
mated, the students count a basketball
victory almost as good as football
victory. Missouri will have a good
team this year, says Mr.. Field Games
will be played with the best teams in
the Valley and the students will have
a chance to help Missouri win a cham
pionship.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
Twenty Years Ago.

Uncle julius a negro who was
for years janitor of the courthouse
died at the age of so years. In slave
/ days he was the property of DR.. W.
7. Lenoir.
The citizens of North Columbia had
petiioned the council for the con-
struction of a boulevard along The
front of Colonel E. C. More's home and
to the south, the property owners
along the line offering to contribute
| 100 feet of ground for the purpose.
Colonel w. F. Switzler announced
his retirement as editor-in-chief of the
Chillicothe Constitution. In the an
nouncement printed in the Constitu-
tion he said: Il will remain in Chilli
cothe, my home, till some time in Feb
ruary, when 1 expect to visit Wash
ington to be present March 4, at the
Inauguration of Grover Cleveland, the
noblest Roman of them ALL"
Thirty Years Ago.
Congress met and listened to Pres
ident Arthur's message. Among the
bills introduced in the Senate was one
by Senator Vest of Missouri donating
the land surrounding Creve Coeur
Lake in st. Louis County, to the state
to be used as a place Of public recre-
alton.
Letters patent were granted to DR..
George S. Morse on a knee stop for
organs.
A. L. Scott of Boone County declined
the candidacy for doorkeeper of the
Missouri Senate and entered the lists
as a candidate for sergeant-at-arms Of
the House of Representatives.
W. A. Goodding had just been in
stalled as sheriff of Boone County.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

son and return to troops. American
officers throughout the world, below
the rank of Major, who have not
served four of the last six years in
active service, will be shifted Decem-
ber Is. A sweeping order from the
War Department makes this move i'm
perative.
Officers attached to American en-
bassies and legations in foreign coun-
tries, who haven't met requirements
are under the ban. From France,
Spain, Mexico and Montenegro they
must return to their native land.
Favored ones in the Nations CAPT.
tai, eager for the coming social sea-
son, the festivities of the White
House, and the gaiety of country's
official society, are not exempt. They
must be hurried off to far-western
posts or to out-of-the-way places on
cold northern plains. Hard work will
supercede the delights of the coming
out party, and weary nights the even
ings of gaiety. No Marine Band will
play plaintive strains for dances.
Back in Washington, or in Madrid,
there will be sadness among fair de-
butantes and regret among certain
brown-eyed Spanish girls. The SOL
diers choice is not his own-he's
learning military discipline.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
THE INAUGURAL CHANGE.

Almost every time that a President
has been inaugurated there has been
more or less Objectionable weather
and considerable discussion has been
started as to the possibility of post
poning the ceremonies until later in
the year. President-elect Wilson has
just shown that this is possible by
announcing that, although he will
take the oath of Office March 4, the
ceremonies connected with the inaug-
uration will be postponed until April
"a.
Weather records show that only
seven inaugural days have been fail
since the time of Washington. The
others have been cold, rainy OF
snowy, endangering the health moi
only of the crowds, but of the Off
cials required to be present and Of
the President himself; who must make
a long speech in the open.
Whatever else may be seen in the
move, it shows that Wilson is capable
of casting aside tradition in favor OF
common sense. Still, it will be rather
unusual to have the inauguration af-
ter the President has served two
months of his term. Possibly it may
even change the content of his speech
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
Grade Grafters Again.

Editor the Missourian: The person
who wrote the letter about Grade
Grafters has a perverted viewpoint ]
think. The impressive fact about
those who 60 up after class to speak
to the teacher is that they are almost
always persons who take active, in
telligent part in all class work. There
are many reasons to justify a person
in asking questions after class. Often
b students mind is not clear on a
point that would appear trivial to the
other members of the class. Often a
person wishes to ask a question that
does not pertain directly to the les
son. I deem it a fine sense of consid-
Grafton for a student to ask these
questions after class instead of sub
jecting the other students to an ex-
planation in which they are not inter-
ested. 1 think the name Earnest
Seekers is a more appropriate term
than Grade Grafters.
Again l do not think there is a
student here who is crude enough to
believe that he could influence a
teacher to favor him. Imagine a
youngster approaching DR.. N. M.
Trenholme, or Prof. H. ]. Davenport
or Prof. ]. C. Whitten with a thought
like this: Here is where 1 make a
hit with the prof. and get let down
easy in that next exam" Students
know they cannot succeed in this.
We are dealing with men who are too
intellectual for the graft game in so
simple a form.
In regard to the struggle for high
grades, 1 think it is the proper thing
We are here to accomplish things,
and these things are the result Of
hard study. Let's not get mechanical,
thinking that we have done our duty
when we have gone over a lesson and
attended class. We should get in
tensely interested, and SEEK.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

| admitted to the Union, SO during
that time Boone was a territorial
county.
The commissioners ordered that
court be held at Smithton. There
was no courthouse in the city and in
the absence of building the court
was held under an arbor of sugar
trees. The presiding jude was David
Todd. Other officers were Hamilton
R. Gamble, circuit attorney Roger
IN. Todd. clerk; Overton Harris,
sheriff.
OF course this way of holding
court was only temporary and in
1921 Columbia was named the countr
seat. Its location was practically
that Of Smithton the difference was
that Smithton lay on a beautiful
plateau but did not have water, and
Columbia had lots of water but was
not SO pretty a location. The fact
that it was nearer the center of the
county than any other city made it
the choice of the commissioners.
The bonus for the selection was
fifty acres of land, two public
squares, $1,000, ten acres of land for
bridges over creeks in the county,
ten acres of land if the University
should ever be located here and the
two "never-failing wells. Three
years later the first courthouse was
built here.
AS a result Of Columbia's good luck
Smithton and Persia are no more.
For many years a we'll 80 feet deep
without water marked the center of
Smithton. 1t was on the old Jeffer-
son Garth estate in Westwood. Per-
sia also ceased to grow and the
brewery, distillery, carding machine
and fulling mill, which the city ex-
pected to get when it was made the
county seat, proved only to be
dreams. In a few years it was no
more. Only the Athens of Missouri"
continued to spread.
P. ]. T.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
Echoes efXeste,aay.
Five Years Ago.

Turner c. Cochran, son Of w. H
Cochran of Columbia, made the high
est score in the judging contest al
the Chicago stock show with an aver
age of 992.
Boone County Republicans had just
filed petition with the secretary OF
Estate nominating N. T. Gentry of Col
/ umbia for attorney general of Mis-
souri,.
An effort was being made to intro
duce English Rugby football at the
University.
At the second semi-annual meeting
Of the State Board. of Horticulture
held in Columbia, Prof. w. L. Howard
was chosen secretary. BY an amend
ment to the bylaws the headquarters
of the board were also changed to
Columbia.
The Columbia Telephone Company
announced an increase in rates. The
price for private residence phones
was to remain the same, but the
boarding and rooming house rates
were raised from $1.5O to So a month
and an increase of 25 per cent was
made on business phones.
The first road district to be formed
under the new state law was organ
ized in Boone County. The district
extended from Browns Station to
Columbia and steps were taken for
the building of gravel road from
Browns Station along the railroad to
the Columbia gravel. 80
]. N. Shaw was sergeant of police
in the Culebra Canal Zone in Panama.
Ten Years Ago.
The Columbia Herald printed on its
cover a picture of Robert T. Haines,
Columbia boy, who had achieved
fame as an actor. Haines was at the
time under a two-year contract with
David Belasco in the latter's theater
in New York.
The deep well on the campus had
been completed to a depth of 937 feet
and a contract had been let for the
construction of bdilding and ma
chinery for pumping the water. The
total cost was estimated at $4,000.
James C. = Gillaspy was Boone
County's representative in the legis-
lature.
"Sharkey" Washer was elected cap
tain of the Tiger football team for
19O3., .s-.-.
]. Ed Crumbaugh was a candidate
for reelection as doorkeeper of the
Missouri Senate.
A carpenters union was formed in
Columbia with A. B. Wayland as Sec
retary. The scale of wages demanded
by the union was 80 cents an hour
for ordinary workmen and 371s cents
an hour for foremen. Nine hours were
to constitute days work and all
work was to cease at o'clock Satur-
day afternoons.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
ADS
Only half cent word u HONE
day-minimum Is cents So

mace and all modern conveniences.
Price $3.50 and $10.5O. COS S. 5th. d6t
Room for rent. One large front
room "a. 44S White. sos Conley. If
FOR SALE - Ladies' suits and
mems clothing. Apply 1O9 Westwood
avenue. Phone $50 Green. (d4D
FOR SALEERidpath's History of
the World. Treat yourself to this
set for Christmas. Price, like condi-
ton, ideal. Address KY Missourian.
FOR SALE-A new suit. Size Of
coat, 38. 803 College. Phone 1109
(d5tl
WANTED 1Boarders by the day,
week or meal 600 South 9Th. tt.
MISCELLANEOUS
NAC6AL y. -. SAup PC1-
NIT for sale, $500. Paid to date. 205
College. 818 Red (d6t)
FOUND Silver mounted fountain
pen In Academic Hall. November Is.
Owner can have same by calling S25-
black and paying for this id.
WANTED at home or BY
tho day. Prices reasonable. Miss
Katy Bassett, 1905 Rogera Phone
s4s Red. (deD
MRS. BELLE GOODRICH. suggss-
tive therapeutic healer. Consultation
and examination free. II Price Ave-
(d3O
DANCING Lessons given privately.
sos Conley. 44S White. d14
Save half the price on typewriters.
See L. H. Rice. Easy terms. Phone
742 Green. (d6D
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

The fire protection laws Of Columbia
are lax. Not one boarding house in
Columbia is sufficiently equipped with
fire escapes or fire extinguishers
There ought to be a city ordinance
requiring this equipment and provid-
ing for a building inspector. H. s.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

Really, H. i think you are mistaken.
Forget it about that sissy who always
stops to ask a question. and who beat
you in exam. Go up and ask one
question. Seek for little more than
the book records. 1t pays, both in
exams, and in life. L. b.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
SADNESS AMONG DEBUTANTES.

Many a handsome young American
lieutenant, graceful in dancing, the
pride Of bathrooms, smiled upon by
fair debutantes or dark-eyed foreign
maidens. must leave the scene of a
prospective busy winter social sea-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
Viewpoints
Fire Protection.

Editor the Missourin: While it is
true that there have not been many
fires this year in Columbia, yet this
does not necessarily guarantee that
there will not be. If one of the
boarding houses should burn, what
assurance have we that some of its
occupants would not lose their lives
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

Buy your Christmas presents at the
Penny Auction Christian College Sat-
urday evening, December 7th. (ady)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

Last Dance This Year
for students of all departments. Fri.
day, December 13, Columbia Hall
(adv)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

FOR RENT-Two large rooms, bay
newly papered, new fur
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

Missourian phone number is So.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

FOR RENT-Two nice rooms in the
NOVEL; building. Hot and cold water;
steam heat and light. Mcdonnell
Bros, or w. B. NOVEL;. Phone "A.
(d6t)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

Save half the price on typewriters.
See L. H. Rice. Easy terms. Phone
742 Green. (d6t)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

DANCING Lessons given privately
sos Conley. 448 White. d34
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
BOARD AND ROOM

Single meals served at Pemberton
Hall. Breakfast Csc; 1880 to 8:15.
Lunch 25c; 1 to 1870. Dinner 35c;
6 to $3.50. Sundays to 1:30). Flat
rate. board. 81 per week.
LOST
LOST-A cameo pin, on Thanks
giving Day. Finder please phone 767
Black. i' u (d3t)
jLOST-Small leather pocketbook
containing half dollar dated 1896. some
small change and two receipts. Re-
turn to Albert Moody, at Virginia
Market for reward. -.. (d2t)
LOST-A black travelling bag
marked "Monnig". Last seen on
ground by Wabash, Pullman No. at
7:30 a. m, Tuesday, November 26.
Reward. Phone 632
LOST: An oval garnet brooch. set
with an opal in the center. Garnets
peculiarly set. Finder please phone
TAI. Reward given. (tf)
LOST-Small gold watch, between
SO5 Virginia ave-, and Academic Hall.
Reward. Finder Phone 86.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04
TO RENT-HOUSES

FOR RENT-A 10-room furnished
house. Also an S-room house. Both
modern. Two blocks from Univer-
sity. Inquire or phone F. w. Nieder-
meyer. (d6t)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

MRS. BELLE GOODRICH, suggss-
tive therapeutic healer. Consultation
and examination free. II Price Ave.
(d1o)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-04

LOST-Small gold watch, between
sos Virginia ave-, and Academic Hall.
Reward. Finder Phone 86.
The Irish standard., 1912-03-09

LOVE AS A Remedy.
f~1H HE caught Freckles' hand to
MI her breast, and, bending over
|. him. looked deep into his
stricken eyes.
The Irish standard., 1912-03-09
CHAPTER XXI.

8x6K1W0 u HA6IoAA0oxs
@1RECKLEs' sinewy fist knotted
III into the coveriet. His chin
III pointed ceilingward and his
head rocked on the pillow.
''Wait q bit.., ANGER he begged. "He
giving me little time!'
The angel rose with controlled fea.
lures. She bathed his face. stra1ghten-
ed his hair and held water to his fps.
1t seemed an age before he reached for
her. She took bis hand and leaned
her cheek upon 1t.
""TeIl me, Freckles." she Whispered
softly.
~'1f can" said Freckles, in biting
agony. "lt's Just this. Angels are from
above. Outcasts are from below.
You've sound body and you're beau
tifuiext Of all. You have everything
that loving. careful raising and money
can give you. l have 20 much less
than nothing that ! don't suppose l
had any right to be born. lt's q sure
thinG-nobody wanted me afterward.
%. Of course, they didn't befora Soma
(To be continued,
The Irish standard., 1912-03-09
searching eagerly. Freckles did the

searching eagerly. Freckles did the
same.
''There It is." he exclaimed at last.
leaning Just as naturally against the
trunk of that big maple."'
Eyes. and leaning there has killed a
patch of bark" said the angel. "See
how dried up 1t looks"
Freckles stared at her.
"Angel." he shouted. 81 bet you It's
a marked tree"
"Course 1t is!'' cried the angel. at
Is one of Jacks marked trees"
The clear. ringing echo Of strongly
swung axes came crashing through the
Limberlost.
"'Tis the gang" shouted Freckles.
'They're clearing a place to make the
camp. Let's 20 he.pw
Get out your hatchet." commanded
the angel. II predict this is the most
valuable tree in the swamp. You
found it. I'm going to play that you're
my knight. Now. you nail my colors
on it,
She united blue boz in her hair
and doubled it against the tree. The
angel had called him her knight! How
he loved her! She must not see his
face or surely her quick eyes would
read what he was fighting to hide he
did not dare lay his lips on that ribbon
then. but that night he would return
to it. When they had gone little dis
tance they both looked back, and the
morning breeze set the bit Of blue
waving them farewell.
She reached him her hand. and. like
two children. they broke into a run as
they came nearer the gang. They left
the swamp by the west road and fol.
lowed the trail until they found the
men. To the angel it seemed complete
chaos.
In the shadiest spot on the west side
Of the line. close to the swamp and
very close to Freckles' room. they were
cutting down bushes and clearing out
space for tent for the mems sleeping
quarters, another for dining hall and
board shack for the cook. The team
sters were unloading. the horses were
cropping leaves from the bushes. and
each man was doing his part toward
the construction of the new Timber
lost quarters.
The Irish standard., 1912-03-09
EVERYBODY L1srEni" CRIED THE ANGEL

she proceeded to take command. The
men were driving the rope pins when
the angel rose on the wagon and.
leaning forward. spoke to Duncan.
who was directing the work.
Il believe If you would swing that
around few feet farther you would
find it better. Mr.. Duncan" she said.
'That way will let the hot sun in at
noon. and the sides will cut Of the
best breeze"
'That's fact" said Duncan. study
ing the condition.
So by shifting the pins little they
obtained comfort for which they
blessed the angel every day.
when Freckles Joined in the work
about the camp he caught glimpses of
her enthroned on a soapbox cleaning
beans. She called to him that they
were invited to stay for dinner and
that they had accepted the invitation.
She was having the time Of her life
when Mclean came back. jubilant
from his trip to the tree. How jubi.
liant he only told the angel. for be had
been obliged to lose faith in some
trusted men Of late and. had learned
discretion BY what he suffered BE