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Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-01

Chollie-My father is the most even
.Ampered man in the world.
Carrie-My mother is the most even,
rsmpered woman in the world.
Chollie-Yes; she's always mad.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-01
Their PIae,

II suppose those blonde baseball
fans"
'Well?"
Naturally took the bleachers."
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-01

Various Names Afterward.
What do people call this hotel, por.
teri"
''Dey calls 1t de Commercial hotel
befo' dey stops here, sah."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
DO NOT BE MISlED.

The largest popular vote ever cast
by the republican party was that for
Taft four years ago. Tafts total was
7,67S,90S. In 1904 Roosevelt received
1924 His plurality was largely
due to the weakness of Parker, whose
vote was only 5,077,91l. while four
years later Bryan's total was 6,409,-
10i. Bryan has been the democratic
vote getter, obtaining in all his three
battles about 100000 votes more
than were ever given to any other
presidential nominee of the party.
Population considered, McKinley's to-
tai both in 1896 and 1900 was on the
same level as Taft's and Roosevelt's.
Mckinley received in 1896, 7,104,779
votes, and in 1900, 7.2O7,923.
In these four consecutive presiden.
tial elections, the latest to be held,
the republican party maintained its
ground firmly and showed a steady
growth. 1t was judged by the people
on its record and avowed policies,
and, approved on the basis of prin.
ciples, not, primarily, of individuals.
When any republican contends that
the party this year can elect one man
and no other, he is merely guessing,
ignores the elementary facts, and dis
parages the party which for half a
century has been in control of the
government nearly all the time, and
advanced it in all directions with a
capacity that speaks for itself.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
LONllIA,

Senator John r. Clarkson and wife,
of Abba, are happy grandparents, hav-
ing received word that a daughter
has been born to Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Give, in Washington.
We had light fall of snow during
the night of April 6.
The melting SHOWS are playing hav-
oc with tine streams and much damage
is resulting at many points. So far
the Des Moines river has not quite
reached the previous danger stage.
The mines being closed down we
miss the welcome sound of the whis-
tie and we hope it will not be long
till everything will be running all
right.
The NJ. f. church celebrated Easter
Sunday; the church choir and the
Sunday school rendered selections of
Easter anthems. Rev. J. II. Koch,
the pastor, gave short talk at the
evening service. The church was
crowded and the folding doors of the
Epworth League were thrown open.
The minister preached an able dis.
course on the death and resurrection
of Christ Jesus. The choir again rem
dered special selection for the Occa-
sion. A farewell offering was taken
up in behalf of the missionary fund.
The writer had the pleasure OF
meeting two old friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Nicholson. They commenced
the voyage of life together at old En-
celsior twenty-five years ago. They
own a good farm of eighty acres.
While at LoVilia | made my home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac CObbs. They
have built themselves a most beauti'
full home, with nine rooms and all
improvements of the present date.
J. A. b.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
GLENDALE.

Mrs. J. W. Stafford is on the
sick list. E-
Mabel McCord and Nina Colville
were entertained at the John Nelson
home Thursday night.
Miss Retha Robertson visited her
grandma Comstock, of Oskaloosa,
several days last week.
South Skunk river has been so high
at Glendale that iYasiAnge$sible to
cross only in boats for several days,
'bUt X seems to be gradually receding
from its former course now. o.
VIM. Bryan has returned to his
home in New Sharon after completing
the buildings for Harry Colville.
Mabel McCOrd took supper at the
Daniel Hull home Saturday evening.
Gail without spent Easter at the
home of her friend, Nina Colville.
Miss Pearl McFall has been visiting
ar sister, Mrs. John Ankeney for the
past week
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Robertson were
guests at the Walter Stafford home
recently.
The hustlers" a S. s. class of Cen.
ter church, was entertained In a hos
pitable manner at the o. P. Hedge
home Wednesday eveneing of last
week.
April s. GLEN.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
lYNSHINGS IN IOWA.

The South is generally loked upon
as the home of lynch law, and yet a
careful study reveals the fact that
Iowa there has been a surprisingly
large number of lynchings. In the
April number of The Iowa Journal of
History and Politics." published by
the State Historical Society of Iowa,
there is an article by Mr.. Paul w.
Black on "Lynchings in Iowa. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Black there have been
over one hundred and sixty lynchings
involving as many as two hundred and
twenty victims in Iowa since 1884.
The article contains an historical an
alysis dealing with the causes, kinds
and results of lynchings, together with
q chronological description of the
various cases of the application OF
the lynch law. Horse stealing and
murder are found to have been the
most frequent direct causes of lynch
ings, while hanging and whipping have
been the methods of punishment most
often employed by the mobs.
So far as is known the first man to
be hung within the limits of the pres
ent State of Iowa was Patrick O'COn'
nor. In May, 1884, O'Connor murder
ed his partner, George O'Keaf, at the
lead mines on the present site OF the
city of Dubuque. At this time there
was no local government over the
Iowa country, and hence there were
no courts in which criminals might be
brought to justice. Accordingly the
lead miners gathered and took the
punishment of O'COnnor into their
own hands. At first there was dispo'
sition to hang the murderer at once,
but milder counsels prevailed, and it
was determined to give OConnor a
fair trial.
A jury of miners was chosen and
O'Connor was permitted to defend
himself and to have the benefit OF
counsel. After witnesses were eX-
amined a verdict of guilty was return
ed and O'Connor was sentenced to be
hanged on June 20, 1884. On that day
a large concourse of people gathered
to witness the execution, which was
carried out in a calm and orderly
manner.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
IN M EMORIAM.

Among the manuscript poems and
other papers left by the late Mrs. L..
c. McCready, were the following
verses in her own handwriting:
Why do We mourn? | have not gone
away,
But simply resting in my narrow bed.
And waiting till the Trump OF Life
Shall sound and bring
Us all together once again.
Life and Death so closely are allied
That tbs but stepping to another room
and close the door. I'm here, right
here,
Close by your side,
And feel your loving breath upon my
brow.
And soon the wheels OF Time
Shall roll away the stone, and We
Shall see each other face to face,
In Gods good time"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
BARNES CITY.
sick list.
April 6

Quite a building boom is in imme-
date prospect here. The Farmers
Savings Bank will build a fine brick
business house ON the lot east of the
Barnes City bank. The front will be
white enameled brick, dimensions 20X
a.. 1t will b modern in every re-
spect.
w. f. Paradise is already making
preparations to build a one-story
brick building on the lot recently va
Gated by the Fred Williams & Co.
harness store. The building will be
20X80 and will cost in the neighbor.
hood of $4,000.
Work has commenced on the new
elevator to be erected by the Farm.
ers' elevator company on the lot
northeast of the depot. The building
will be completed in about sixty days.
There are eighty-siX members in the
company and at a recent meeting they
elected the following officers: Presi'
dent, Ed Mcclure; vice-president. J.
J. Doonan; secretary, J. J. Boatman;
treasurer, B. S. Roberts; directors,
George Darland, Henry Carl, John w.
Ferguson. Charles Stevenson, II. IL.
Martin, John Paradise and Earl Mill
er.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
GLEN.
JEFFERSON.
April s

Little Wilma Hites is suffering from
a severe attack of appendicitis.
Alonzo Winegardner had the mis-.
fortune to cut his hand with an ak
Friday.
Mrs. ID. A. Hites, of Des Moines Is
visiting in this neighbOrhOod.
Rev. Valentine hites is having a Sc.
we're time with bOils on his left arm.
Mr.. VIM. Lockwood is attending
the reunion of veterans of the Civil
War at Shiloh.
Frank Mehanna and wife visited at
the f. M. Evans home Sunday.
Josiah Stanley and family visited
Sunday at Freeman Eveland's.
The Des Moines river is almost with.
in its banks again.
Chas. ID. Mattix and Miss Hubert
were married at Blockton Wednesday
and a reception was given for them
at the home of A. W. MATHIS Satur.
day.
Little Richard Eveland is on the
sick list.
April 8. SNAP DRAGON.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11

should receive the temple. 1t was
later discovered that the stenographer
had written the question to the effect
that the town receiving the largest
vote at large, should be elected. Des
Moines was elected according to the
first arrangement, but Abba received
the palm by the second Interpretation.
This produced a controversy. At a
recent convention in Des -Moines, the
entire problem was set aside for con.
sideration next year. The miners
officials are unanimously in favor of
Des Moines for the headquarters.
They expressed the belief that the
next referendum enacted without err
ror, will beyond doubt elect this city
as the location of The temple.
In building at Abba, the miners
would expend only about $4,000 for
their edifice. If the built in Des
Moines, the union will expend $780,
900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
NEWS FROM NEARBY
TENS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY wDE-AWAkE
HERALD CORRESPONDENT IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
ADAMS.

Mrs. A. B. Hanna is visiting with
the children. go
Mrs. Charles Briney and son Joel
are visiting at the Harry Hanna home.
Matilda Willis is spending a few
days with Mrs. Delpha without.
Edith and Helen Hanna and Mary
Young are home from their school
duties for weeks vacation.
Helen Hanna visited Mrs. Hazel
Lee Tuesday evening.
Mrs. J. N. Allgood spent Monday
at Harry Hanna's.
Blllick and sons.
Harry Hanna and wife, Ralph ALI
good and wife and son William, Mrs.
Charles Briney and son Joel were en-
tertained at dinner at J. N. AllgOOd's
Friday.
Arthur Cameron and wife, Harry
Hanna and wife, Glenn Billick, Hol-
man Lee and wife and J. w. Hanna's
spent Thursday evening at the G. f..
Hanna home.
i =,
April 5, at the home of Frank Rys-
dam, at 10 o'clock, over the remains
of the daughter, Blanche. Rev. |. o.
Kemble officiated Mr.. Rysdam has
been bereft of his wife just two weeks
and now death has claimed his daugh.
ter Blanche The entire community
has been saddened with grief and all
sympathize with Mr.. Rysdam and his
family of motherless little ones.
Blanche was a sweet child, scarcely
more than a babe. Her father and
sisters and brothers will miss her
here, but, dear friends, Jesus loves
the little ones. Suffer the little
children to come unto Me and forbid
them not, for of such is the kingdom
of heaven" Reckoning hands of low.
ed ones from the beautiful world be-
yond. The summons came and wa
must say, THY will be done" Rev.
words of comfort to the bereaved
ones. The choir sang Reckoning
Hands" and Saved By Grace" and
Miss Mary Young sang a solo, a sweet
sad lullaby. God bless these young
people and their beautiful songs. The
little casket with the little one, as
sweet and pure and lovely as the
beautiful flowers on the casket, was
carried by four young ladies as pail
bearers, and interment made at For.
est cemetery beside the mother
April 8. Pansy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
THE SIN OF ImPATlENcE.

There is such thing as the sin OF
impotence, says the Sioux City Jour
nal. Men want TO see great things
for themselves. and they yield read.
lily to impression that the tree Is
barren il II does not come into full
fruitage in their own brief time. The
good of one generation goes forward
10 the good OF another generation and
by slow accretion there is growth in
righteousness--grow in betterment,
expansion OF liberty, OF protection for
human right, enlargement OF power
for the good OF all. The light Is all
the time creeping into the dark places
and all the time there is progress,
many times in ways hidden from the
observation OF men, in establishing
justice and in proving to the obdurate
and to the selfish that the best OF
everything is in the company OF right.
eousness.
II is better to be defeated in a good
cause than to win In bad cause; for
the greatest victories are not always
TO the strong. Men should not be so
much concerned over what they may
do as they are over what they should
do, and they should carry with them
in their efforts to do well the spirit
of self.sacrifice.
The day is coming when 1t shall be
known that the common good is for
the good OF all; when the controlling
influence shall be on the side OF
truth. as the same shall have reyeia-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
MINERS BENEFIT.
Minstrel, Concert and Dance at siyth
Saturday Evening.

Saturday evening, April 6, the min
ers of Blyth gave a minstrel, concert
and dance in the hall, the proceeds
of which were for the benefit OF their
unfortunate fellow worker, Joseph
Pickler. The program was splendid
one and was much enjoyed by the
large crowd present. William Hodg'
son was chairman of the evening and
he opened the proceedings with very
neat and to the point address, after
which followed this program;
Opening Chorus-"When | Woke up
This Morning"
Recitation-"St Peter at the Gate,
Robert NevisOn.
Instrumental Duet by the Natter
Sisters.
Sextette-Geo. White, Harry David,
son, Thomas Gordon, Natter Sisters
and May Patterson. Pianist, Miss
Dorothy Davidson.
Baby Rose" song by Miss Ruther'
ford, THE Rose of Tralee."
Song by Leon Delpir, in French.
Song-"Mary of Argyle" Ralph Da-
Wis.
Song-"A Little Girl Who Tried
Lizzie Bullock.
song-"Sing Me to Sleep" Jack
Dodds.
please Give Me Penny"
Instrumental Solo - Miss Bessie
HodgsOn.
Duet-"Larboard Watch" r. Davis
and J. Dodds.
Instrumental Duet-Mateer Sisters
Song-"Grandmothe Chair"
Song-"I Loved You Better Than
You Knew" Ralph Davis.
Song-"Tatle Tale" Lizzie Bullock:
ACCORDION Solo-Amil Lemate.
Somewhere" John Dodds.
Bob Browns Famous Minstrels.'
Cast: Mr.. Porter, Robe. Brown; Mr.
Collins, Geo. White; Mr.. Billy, Peter
Martin; Rastus, Harry Davidson
Sambo, Thos. Gordon; Jocko, Bert
Turner; Jackson, Leon Delpir.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
ALBA TO LOSE THE TEMPLE
ALLEGED BLUNDER OF STENoG.
RAPHER THE CAUSE.
Discovery is Made That Referendum
Vote Taken last Year is Null
Because Of Error.

Des Moines, April Especial: The
alleged blunder of stenographeI
may give Des Moines a labor temple
instead OF Abba.
The alleged mistake, according to
report renders the referendum vote
OF the miners OF District IL a year
ago choosing Abba as the location OF
the miners temple. null and void.
This was discovered by Joint com
mittee in charge OF plans for the Des
Moines temple, and the committee
members now believe the miners no
doubt can be elisted In the big Dies
Moines project.
In the referendum vote taken by tue
miners year ago, Il was at first I'M
derstood that the town presenting the
largest number Of votes for itself,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
Sian Only One.

Sec. lO87.al0 of the Code of Iowa
reads: Each signer of nomination
paper shall sign but one such nomi'
nation paper for the same office, ex-
cept where more than one officer is
to be elected to the same office, in
which case he may sign as many
nomination papers as there are Off
GERS to be elected and only one can.
didate shall be petitioned for or nom-
mated in the same nomination paper"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
GIVIk.

Mrs. Morgan Williams went to Rock
Island, ILL.,, to visit with her daughter
Laura for few weeks.
Mrs. Birdie Vance, of Abba, and
her two children are visiting with her
sister, Mrs. Peter West, of Givin.
Richard Brown, our Givin merchant,
and family were over Sunday visitors
at the parental home. -....
Mr.. and Mrs. James Heki, of Oska-
loosa, were visiting among many
friends on Sand Ridge last Sunday.
Alonzo Ellis lost his driving horse
last Sunday. 1t dropped dead on the
road hitched to the wagon.
Jenkin Rees and wife, of Hiteman,
are visiting at the parental home for
a few days. f.s -
There are several families in this
neighborhood still suffering with the
whooping cough, but the majority are
getting better.
ID. j. Davies Is saving wood on the
farm of j. ID. Thomas this week.
Preparations are now being made
by our road man, Mr.. Harper, to drag
all the roads In the district so that
our town friends may be able to
come and visit us next summer In
their automobiles.
|. Bolan Baker is very feeble at this
writing.s = @segle9taf iFsn ANMta
ones'is preparing TO SOW oats
Us soon as the ground is fitto work.
( April 3. Niyig.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
NiPPED IN THE BUD.
Sunday School Boys and Rev. Ruther'
ford Act Promptly.

What might easily have resulted IN
a damaging or mayhap a disastrous
fire was nipped in the bud Sunday
morning shortly after nine o'clock at
the First Baptist church. Fire had
caught on the roof of the building
from sparks or burning SCOT dropping
from the chimney. The fire was biaz'
ing and burning over a patch OF
shingles several square feet in extent
when discovered by people coming to
Sunday school. The alarm was given
and Rev. Rutherford assist
ed by several of the boys and men,
bers of the school organized a fire
brigade upon the instant. Several
we'll directed pals of water were re-
quired to conquer the fire which had
all but gained foot hold on the und'
er side of the roof when discovered.
The church people acted on the in
slant in applying the remedy to the
flames and no one thought of calling
the fire department.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11

lea, South America, Asia, and
Oceania; Great Britain and her colo
MES, being by far the largest custom
ers. To the United Kingdom the
months exports aggregated 3,76S, val
ued at $2,9s8,l46; to Canada, 2,7O4,
valued at $685. 1888; to Australia and
other British Oceania, 1886, valued at
$I,253,547, While there were also ex.
ported in the same period 243 ma
chimes to France, SO to Germany, 90
to Italy, 236 to Mexico, 1875 to the
West Indies and Bermuda, 1850 to
South America, and Gil to various
countries in Asia and other Oceania.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
CONCERT.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Barkis visited
his father in Fremont Sunday.
Miss Margaret Ireland visited over
Sunday with relatives near Wright.
Mrs. Redburn and Paul Roof spent
Sunday in Kirkville.
Callers at Jot Ireland's Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Scarborough
and family.
Miss Sylvia Feaster, who has been
visiting at her parents home near
Tioga, has returned to her sisters,
Mrs. G. Barkis.
People driving over the roads in
this vicinity will find them in first
class condition and men now in the
fields for spring has come at last.
April 6. NED.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
Opera Chairs For chautauqua.

The ChautauQua Board was called
together Tuesday afternoon to meet
with a representative of an opera
chair manufacturing concern. 1t was
found that the 600 opera chairs could
be purchased for about $500. IL was
also found that the 600 chairs would
not occupy as much room as benches
capable of holding that many people.
If some means can be devised to pay
the additional cost it is possible the
chairs will be installed to be used
for reserved seats at the assemblies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11

-Montezuma Republican: Oskaloo'
sa has gone dry good and proper. Sat
urday night was the last night saloons
were allowed TO sell intoxicants. We
don't presume Oskaloosa will ever
again see open saloons. Public sentl'
ment seems to be growing against the
saloon. To-day you cannot buy a
cocktail, or a gin fiZ, or high ball,
or a glass of Bud between Des Moines
and Davenport.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
AIesH,ps ANo AUTOMOBILES.

Scores of aeroplanes, thousands OF
automobiles, and millions OF feet OF
motion picture film appear among the
articles forming the foreign trade OF
the United States for the current
fiscal year. The number OF aero
planes imported and exported during
the fiscal year which ends 80 days
hence will aggregate half-hundred
valued at approximately a quarter OF
a million dollars. The number OF au'
tomObiles imported and exported Will
aggregate approximately 20 thousand,
valued at about % million dollars.
The motion picture film imported and
exported will amount to 10 million
feet in length, or sufficient TO reach
more than half way round the world.
The large proportion OF this trade
as to aeroplanes, automobiles, and
motion picture films, occurs in eX-
ports. The figures for the months
ending with February show the num-
Der of aeroplanes imported as IL, val
ued at $4S,633; the number exported,
&c, valued at $99,79G, OF which 10,
valued at $7l,l95, were of domestic
manufacture. Automobiles imported
in the 8 months ending with Febru-
airy, 1912, aggregate TIT, valued at
$l,572,376, this figure being exclusive
of automobile parts, $2l2,l92. The
automobiles exported aggregate H.
BAT, valued at $l2,O64,3S3, to which
should be added automobile tires, val
ued at Sl,64l,373, and other automo-
bile parts, $2,42G,264. or motion pic
ture film the imports in the months
aggregated S,97S,2S4 feet, valued at
,407, while the exports aggregat-
ed 49,G72,7Sl feet, valued at $3,927,-
O97.
The growth in exports OF aero
planes, automobiles, and motion pic
ture films has been especially rapid.
The record of exports of aeroplanes
and motion picture films only began
with the present fiscal year, and COM
PARSONS by years are not, therefore,
possible. OF automobiles, however,
the record extends back to the fiscal
year 1902. During that period the
exports have grown from S94S,528 in
1902 to $17,594,336 in 1911 inclusive
of automobile tires. For the fiscal
year now approaching its close the to-
tai exports of automobiles and parts,
will approximate, if not exceed, %
million dollars in value. In the
meantime imports of automobiles
have grown at less rapid pace, from
S550,000 in the fiscal year 1902 to
$2,25O,7 59 in 1911, and an indicated
total of approximately $2,500,000 in
the fiscal year 1912. The import fig.
ure for 1912 is, in fact, much less
than that of the fiscal year 1907,
when the total was nearly 5 million
dollars, thus indicating a marked de-
cline in recent years In importations,
though the growth in expectations
during the same period has been very
large.
The countries supplying the imports
of automobiles into the United States
are chiefly France, the United King
dom, Italy, and Germany. From
France. the . months imports aggre-
gated 263, valued at $647,292; from
the United Kingdom. Isl, valued at
1891. 1854; from Germany. 1O7. valued
at s157, 46i; and from Italy, 90, valued
at s209.0SC. The automobiles export
ed from the country are sent TO yarI.
GUS countries In Europe, North Amer
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
Born On April 8.

King Albert of Belgium, 81 years
old today.
DIR. Harry B. Hutchins, president Of
the University OF Michigan, IS years
old today. .....
DR.. William Henry Welch, profes.
sor OF pathology at Johns Hopkins
University and one of the most emf
nent opponents O" medicine in Amer.
lea, 62 years old today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
Investjuatinu Typhoid

Doctor Boyd, of the Safe Bacteria.
logical Station of Iowa, is in town
and is on the typhoid job. Doctor
Sumner, state secretary of the State
Board OF Health, arrived in town dur.
ing the day and the government ex.
pert from Washington, d. c., is on
the way.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
No More Substitutes,

The city council of Iowa City has
passed a poll tax ordinance which
knocks out the system Of substitutes
in working out poll or street tax.
Hereafter every able bodied man be-
tween the ages of 81 and As must do
his own two days work on the streets
or pay the cash to the city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11
River Is Eallinu.

Skunk river is still at flood stage
north of town and is out of bank and
over the bottom lands, but 1t is almost
four or five feet lower than at high
est stage OF last week and is rapidly
falling. Practically all of the snow
Is melted and there will be no more
raise until heavy rains fall.