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The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
WEBSTER WINS
STATE CONTEST
Ames Orator Carries 0ffthe College
HonorS. .-. AZ.
MORNING SIDE COMES SECOND
Peila Admitted to Membership in As
ISOLATION - All Contests Here.
after 10 be Held at
a. pes Moines. -,

Ames, March Especial: Hugh
Webster, of Ames, won the state ora.
torical contest here last night with
his Grafton, Commerce and World
Peace" Frank P. johnson. Of Morn
ingside College, Sioux City, was sec.
ond, and third place was given to
Clarendon Havighurst, of Iowa Yves
leyan, Mount Pleasant. Webster's
victory was largely due to his super.
Tor ability and delivery. In his Grafton
he told of the economic need for
peace, how commerce was dependent
upon it, that rivalry for increased ar
mament is injurious to commerce. He
declared the conflicting commercial
ambitions of the nations threaten the
peace of the world and argued thai
commercial interests demand the
maintenance of peace.
.s.~,,1 Pella Given Membership.
Des Moines will be the next meet
ing place of the Iowa state oratorical
contest, according to the changes
made in the constitution of the asso
citation at the annual business meet
ing.
The constitution of the association
was revised throughout and another
school was added to the membership
of the organization. Central college
of Pella, was the new school put on
the roster.
The new plan is to hold all of the
state meetings in one place and that
place until further change Is made
will be Des Moines.
Divided Into TWO Sections.
The constitution now states that
the state shall be divided into two
sections, the east and the west, aud
that there shall be eight schools in
ache of the sections. The eastern sec.
tion is composed of Iowa Wesleyan
Lenox, Parsons, Penn, Central, Coe
Cornell and Upper Iowa. The west
ern section is composed of Ameo
Simpson, Des Moines, Leander Clark
Tabor, Morningside. Buena Vista and
Ellsworth. The schools composing
the two section will meet at one oil
the schools of the section on the first
Friday in February Of each year and
the four men that finish highest will
attend the state meet at Des Moines
This will leave the same number in
the, final contest as they have now.
The local arrangements for the DeS
Moines meet will be handled by q
permanent committee composed Of
members of the alumni of the various
schools, which will have entire charge
Of the staging. ,.., -,.,.
The first Friday in March is set fol-
the date Of the next meeting of the
state association and unless it is
found to be absolutely impracticable
the primary meet by sections will
take place at Coe and Morningside
next year. -.t
John Briggs, Of Morningside, was
elected president for the next year.
The vice president and the secre
tary will be chosen later by the ex
ecutive board.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
Caught in a FOLDING Bed.

Without a moments warning fold.
ing bed closed like mouse trap upon
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Heninger, an aged
couple who reside on their farm NORTH
of Martinsburg, last Tuesday night,
After a heroic effort on the part of
Mr.. Heninger he succeeded in kick.
ing portion of the bed away and
freed bimselft from suffocation. He
Immediately summoned help by tele.
phone and they freed his wife, who is
an invalid, and who was badly bruis.
ed and hurt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
BIRTHS, DEATHS. MARRIAGES
RAMSAG.-Born, to MI. and Mrs.
Robert Ramsay, Monday morning,
March 4, 1912, girl. Mother and
daughter doing nicely.

MOORE.-WOrd was received in the
city Monday morning by Mrs. Ernest
Brewer, announcing the death of II.
C. Moore at Los Angeles, Cal, Satur.
day, March 2, 1912, at 1890 p. m,
who passed away at the age Of 80
years, 4 months and 3 days. Funeral
services at Los Angeles Tuesday,
March :, 1912, at 2 p. III.
MI Moore has been i'll for Il num-
Der of months and his death was not
unexpected. Deceased was well
known in OSkalOCSa, as he was in the
lumber business here for over fifteen
years. He was born in Cleveland,
Ohio, October %, 1891. and resided
at that place until 1856, when he
came to Iowa and located at Water
loo He later removed to Waverly,
where he was elected clerk Of the
courts of Bremen county. and held
that Office for six years, and also held
town and school Offices. He came to
Oskaloosa in the year of 1868, and in
1875 he entered the lumber business.
He was located at what is now known
as the Green Bay Lumber Company,
on the corner of ID street and A ave-
nue.. He retired from the lumber
business about 1890 and left Oska-
loosa about 1901, moving to Los An
geles, where he has made his home
until his death. He is survived by
his wife, Elizabeth l.. Moore, and by
a daughter, Mrs. ]. p. Spencer, of Los
Angeles.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
,EXECuToRs' NOTICE.

,EXECUToRS' NOTICE. g.
IL Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that on the 18th day of
February A. D., 1912, the undersigned
was appointed by the District Court of
Iowa, in and for Mahaska County,
executors of the estate of Alex b.
Hanna, deceased, late of said Ma
thaska County, Iowa. All persons
indebted to said estate will make
payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
will present them legally authenticated
to said court for allowance.
Dated this 23rd day of February,
1912.
f. T. Hanna,
Ella G. Hanna, Executors.
Joseph w. Hanna, y
32w3 l.. E. Corlett, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
EXECuTOR,s NOTICE.

LNNFCUION > NOIICD.T| ~. -E||
T. Notice is hereby given TO all per-
sons interested, that on the 10th day
of February A. D., 1912. the undersign-
ed was appointed by the District Court
of Mahaska County, Iowa, executors
of the estate of Andrew Ruby, de-
ceased, late of said Mahasla County,
Iowa. All persons indebted to said
estate will make payment to the I'M
dersigned, and those having claims
against the same will present them
legally authenticated to said court for
allowance. a
Dated this Goth day of February, 1912,
Arilla Ruby Exocr+ors
Andrew w. Ruby, HAeeu''iS'
l.. E. Corlett, Clerk. 3lw3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
More Good sIeiahina.

Good sleighing again. The cutters
and the sleigh bells were everywhere
In evidence Saturday afternoon and
evening. How Is that for new re.
cord March Q and and finc sleigh
ing?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
snuthern Shoe Retailers

Atlanta, Ca, March 1.-THE annual
convention OF the Southern Shoe Re
tailers' association began in this city
today with an attendance represent
Ing a dozen states.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
Mahogany coIored Birch.

Interior wood work of the new Ply.
THAN hall aud the office suites in the
new Beadle building will be of birch,
mahogany-eolorcd and rub down fin'
ish, factory work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07

Crows and owls are mating and
nesting, snow or no snow. This Is
one Of the forermners Of spring that
neyer fails.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07

Saturday was very fair business
day among the oskaloosa retailers In
spite of tho unfavorablc weather con.
ditions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07

Candidates for county Office we're
somewhat in evidence AZ thn convcn'
tion Saturday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
Mahaska County State Bank

OF oskaIoosa, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
Professional Cards
JOHN r. e. VIM. r. LACEY,
Attorneys.at-Law.

Office over Farmers National Bank.
Home Phones-ofice 43. Residence
I21. 51y1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
LEGAL NOTICES
Trns1ce Sale in Bankruptcy


 Under and by virtue of an oroer or Alex c Birch referee in bankruptcy, made on the 22d of March, 1912, author izing me- as trustee of the estate or the Gallacher Coal company, bankrupt to sell to the highest bidder, certain part of said estate, to-wit, a coal wasn- CT. 1 will sell on the 10th day or April. 1912, at my office, 612 Chamoer ot Commerce. one CD coal washer com plete, with daily capacity of 800 tons of washed coal This washer Is practically new and in excellent condition and will be sold at auction at IF noon on said date above set out
 R. II. EGGLESTON,
 Trustee, Gallacher Coal Company bank-
 rupt. 3-2s-5V-ol' 4-E-f-o-o-' rroposn,s Wnuted-street Paving Con
 tract.
 Sealed proposals will be received by the mayor and council for city of Bruns- wick. Ga. until D. m. Monday, April b. 1912 for furnishing all material and labor and doing the work of grading and pay ing with vitrifed brick, Monk street from Newcastle, west to stone steps, Glouces- ter street from Union to Newcastle, + street from Newcastle to Bay, ana oele- thorpe street from Monk to Gloucester according to the plans and specifications on file in the office of the city engineer and director of public works, copies Of which will be furnished on application. There will be approximately 11OO0 square yards of paving and HOO lineal feet of granite curb. Terms of payment will be third to be paid on January l, 1915, one-third to be paid on January l. 1914, balance July 1. 1914, notes with interest at tho rate of 6 per cent per an nun. the city reserving the right to take up all papers any time. Bids must be accompanied by certified check of 10 per cent of the bid. pay able to ". B. Fain, city treasurer. which will be returned to the unsuccessful bid ders. The successful bidder will be re- ouired to execute bond to the sum of 20 per cent of his bid for the faithful per formance of his contract. The mayor and council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J. L. ZACHRY, City Engineer and Director of Public Works 3-31-5t-su-we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Preposterous Questioning
The Detroit Free Press.

From The Detroit Free Press.
 T though you said when you got your second divorce that you would never marry agan?'
 ''l know I did,
 ''But you say now that you are going to marry that rich widow"
 True. but you will remember that I made that announcement two years ago. What l mean when l said that I would never marry again was that l would not marry during that year"
 But you promised the judge that you would never marry again"
 Don't be unreasonable. I couldn't promise that How could refuse the conditions that might arise to induce me once more 10 march to the altar. Those conditions have arisen in the form of a charming and wealthy widow Would it be fair or just If were to all low this wealthy widow to live life of loneliness and sadness because of a state ment I made two years ago. and by no stretch of reason could be iterpreted as applying to the present timer
 Then If you marry for the third time you may decide later on to take even A fourth or a fifth wife"
 That question Is too preposterous and silly for me to discuss"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

CHARLES T. HILTON, CANDIDATE FOR CORNER HAS MADE GOOD AS DEPUTY SHERIFF; IS FINE DETEC- TIVE, CAPABLE, HONEST AND PE- CULIARLf FITTED FOR THE OT- FfCE HE SEEKS. HE HAS STRONG SUPPORT, AND I TAKE PLESURE IN SAYING TO THE VOTERS OF JEFF PERSON COUNTY THAT YOU WILL, MAKE NO MISTAKE IN VOTING FOR MIR. HILTON FOR CORONER. WILL APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF MY FRIENDS AND OTHERS WHO MIGHT NOT KNOW MIR. MELTON.
 SAM BENTLEY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
FOR RENT

Neat cottage, five rooms and bath, cleo
 trcity and gas, Fountain Heights, s22,5O Bungalow, five rooms and bath, electricity and gas, elevated lot, facing south, North Highlands. Neat. five room cottage, elevated lot, three-quarters block from North High land car, Sa0.
 Neat, five room cottage on large, elevated lot, facing east, half block of car, at Owenton, sl5. New, six room, furnace heated dwelling,
 facing east, West End, s25 Neat, new. five room bungalow, near Princeton, West End, $17.5o.
 Five room cottage, one block of car, near Germania park Six room cottage. about two blocks of car. Woodawn, S15. Small cottage with very large lot on
 Avenue C car line, Avondale.
 Cottage five rooms and hall, Arlington station, S15.
 Modern fiat Qower) six rooms, hall and
 bath, South Highlands, nicely located. Very nice. modern, six room. furnace heated, South Highland dwelling Cottage six rooms and bath, very close in, on Southside.
 Five room cottage, so5 South 18th street, $25. FOR SALE. Nicely arranged, we'll built cottage of six rooms. besides reception hall, hall bath, etc, on lot 60x190, about a block from car, in Norwood district. Neat, new and very attractive, Norwood | dwelling of eight rooms. halls and base ment, modern convenences, corner lot, | nicely arranged and reasonable price and terms. | Ten acres with a six room house and nice orchard, well, etc. in good community, above East Lake I Summer home on the crest of Shades mountain, large, seven room, convent ently arranged dwelling, good location 1 reasonable terms.
 | Sawmil outfit boiler and engine, vii | trade for real estate.
 R. F. MANLY & co. l 26 North Nineteenth street l Insurance. Real Estate. Surety Bonds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

R. C. HEWITT CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY SUPER iNTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
 VOTE FOR HIM.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

Vote for Wallace: he will protect the game and fish of Alabama and continue to pile up money in the state treasury, without expense to the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

Farm of 100 acres for rent within sixteen miles of Bir- mingham on the macadamized road, and railroad station on ground. Room l, Steiner Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

C. n. SMITH IS THE WINNER FOR JUDGE OF CIRCUIT COURT.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Not Coal Lands.-SeriaI No. O63O9.)
Department of the Interior, United
October 8, 1912. NOTICE Is hereby
given that JOHN w. JONES, of Ell
Centre, Cal, who on August 16, 1912,
made desert land entry No. 06309, for
IA E., S. B. Meridian, mas filed notice
of intention to make final proof, to es-
tablsh claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Clerk Of the Su-
perior Court of Imperial County, \,
Centre, California, on the 12.h day OF
November, 1912, at O'clock d. m.
Claimant names as witnesses: Isaac
A. Morgan, Charles Balance, Henry 4.
Burke, James, G. Hamilton, Jr., ali Of
Ell Centre, Cal.
FRANK BUREN, Register.
Nov. 6
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23

Does your piano need tuning? If so,
phone Delozier's, Ell Centro. Work fully
guaranteed-eXpert repair man.-Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
YOU CAN TREBLE FARM
CROPS BY USING SC|E nee

Los Angeles Examiner: Did you
ever stop TO consider that there might
be a little more science to farming
than sticking seeds in the ground and
trusting to providence?
The average farmer uses a system
of plowing, narrowing and cultivating g
his ground that his father used before
him and all his neighbors use. He
doesn't know why he should till the
soil at a give time of the year. He
doesn't know why he plants potatoes
in a hill He just does it because he
has never considered the how, or when
or why of farming. He has never con-
sidered that there might be a science
TO it,
H. c. Campbell of Lincoln, Neb., prob
ably one Of the most scientific farmers
in the world a man whose books on
soil culture have been translated into
five different languages, says that 9 out
of every 10 farmers are as big "rubes'
as they are caricatured as being. Just
a little science, he says, just the prop
er tilling a the proper time, and the
use of proper tools, and, 10, your crops
will double, treble.
Father of Dry Farming
Mr.. Campbell is probably best known
as the originator of the system of dry
farming. which is now followed in most
Of the agricultural sections of the cOun
try where the average rainfall is light
This he began studying about 80 years
ago. He has studied the question o
scientific soil culture in every section
Npf the country, where the rainfall is
n avy, and where the land is semi iarid
After looking over Southern California
considering the quality of soil here, an(
studying the conditions under whicl
the farmer works, he comes forward
with this rather startling declaration:
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
SWEET PEAS

Everybody can have sweet peas by
calling at Kelly's Nursery and gettin
a package observation-disclosures
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACrORS

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Trustees of the Meloland school dis
trict will receive bids by Walter f.
Packard at the State Experimental
Farm at Meloland, up to and including
the 30th day of October, 1912, at the
hour of 1880 p. m. of said day, for the
construction of a two-room frame
school building on the school property
at Meioland, according to plans and
specifications, copy of which is on file
at the said Experimental Farm. Said
bids to be accompanied with a certi-
fed check of five per cent (5 per cent?
of the amount of bid, as a guarantee
that the bidder will enter into the con-
tract and furnish the bonds required by
law. The Board of Trustees of the
Meloland school district reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Dated this 21st day of October, 1912
WALTER E. PACKARD,
Oct 21-2S Clerk of Board
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE AP-
POINTED FOR PROVING WILL AND
HEARING APPLICATION FOR LET
TERS TESTAMENTARY THEREON.

In the Superior Court of the County of
Imperial, State of California.
In the Matter of the Estate of ANNA
REYNOLDS. Deceased
Notice is hereby given that Friday.
10 o'clock a. m. of said day and the
com troom Of said Superior Court at
II Centro, III the County of Imperial l.
STATE of California, has oeen appointc ed
as the time a1i place for proving the
VIII of said Anna Reynolds, deceased,
Arthur Shepard for issuance to him
of letters testamentary thereon, when
and where any person interested may
appear and contest the same.
1912.
ISEALl NJ. S. COOK, Clerk
By.V; n. THOMPSON, Deputy Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Not Coal Lands.-SeriaI No. O12S61.

Not Coal Lands.-SeriaI No. O12S61.)
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office at Los Angeles Cal,
given that JAMES e. BROCK Of Hebei,
Cal, assignee of Sudie Fairchild, who
on April 21, 1912, made desert 1anu
Section 23 Lot 2, Section "a, Township
16 S., Range II E.. S. B. Meridian, has
filed notice Of intention to make final
above described, before the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Imperial County,
at Ell Centre, California, on the 18th
day of November. 1912. at 10 o'clock
a. m.
Claimant names as witnesses: George
Morgan Thurman, Frank Lewis Lath-
rop, John 3; Lewis, Homer Harry Mar
tin, all of Heber Cal
FRANK BUREN,, Register.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
Improved Service

Commencing Monday, October 21st
1912, the Holton Inter-Urban Railway
Company will place an improved SER
vice in effect between Ell Centre, See
ley and Dixieland.
Freight will be handled on Mondays
w ednesdays and Fridays.
First train to leave Ell Centro will
depart at $50 a. m, arriving at See
ley S:55 a m, DiXieland 9:15 a. IN
Leave Dixieland $50 a. m, Seeley est
a m. Afternoon train will leave Il
Centre 400 p. m, arriving at Seeley
AIS p. M, Dixieland 4:45 p. m, ant
returning reach Ell Centre at 5:45 p
m.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23

land. BY the employment of scientific
principles and by knowing just how
to till the land, the average California
rancher could use half the water and
produce more than twice the crop. IN
the sections where rainfall is depended
upon entirely, the science of farmin 6
is practically not known at all in this
section"
Everyone Can Learn 1t
Scientific farming, which would re
suit in doubling the profit from the
land, asserts Campbell, is within the
grasp of every farmer of average in
telligence, who is willing to interest
himself in the question and take the
matter up as a systematic study.
The economic condition of a large
city depends directly or Indirectly upon
the farming community, Campbell says,
and a year of bad crops in all sections
means a year of depression. Scientific
farming, he declares, would be the bal
ance wheel, and if the proper system
of soil cultivation were employed by
all lines of agriculture there would be
no bad years, there would be plenty
of money in circulation, and this coun-
/ try would enjoy continued and never
ceasing prosperity.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
Proved His Theories

Campbell demonstrated what could
be done in scientific farming when lie
went into the extreme western part Of
Nebraska, where the land was consid-
cred of little value for agriculture, be
cause of the light rainfall, and where
the average crop of wheat was some-
thing like II bushels to the acre, and
in three seasons he had the land pro-
ducing 81 bushels an acre.
with what l know about farming,
said Mr. Campbell yesterday, Il would
rather farm land where the rainfall
is 20 inches than where it is 80 inches
or more. There is such a thing as
having too much moisture in the
ground to produce the maximum
amount of crops.
THE great majority of ranches in
Southern California under the ditch, or
where irrigation is being carried on,
put entirely too much water on the
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
ENGIN EERS
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Not Coal Lands.-seriaI No. o6sss.)

Not Coal Lands-Serial No. O63S9.)
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office at Los Angeles, Cal.
October g. 1912. NOTICE is hereby
given that JOHN +. WATERMAN OF
Ell Centro, Cal, who on June TO- 1910.
made homestead entry No. O63S9, for
lots Z and s, SEA SWA, SWA SEA,
Section 5, Township 16 s., Range Is E.,
tention to make final three year proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before the Clerk of the Su-
perior Court of Imperial County, at Ell
Centre, California, on the 14th day of
November, 1912, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Claimant names as witnesses: James
r. Garren. Charles F. Meyer, Wilburn
y; Sipple, wilhelm L. Mcclure, all of
Ell Centre, Cal.
FRANK BUREN,, Register.
Nov. 6
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23

The land now under cultivation in
southern California could be made to
produce fully three times as much as
ii now produces, and moreover there
are thousands and thousands of acres
in this section of the state now un-
farmed because the land is considered
practically worthless that, by scientific
cultivation, could be made to bear very
profitable crops"
Mr. Campbell is at the Van Nuys
having come to the Southland for the
southern Pacific Company, and will go
from here to Nevada, where he will
deliver a series of lectures on dry farm
ing and scientific soil culture for the
land department of the railroad COM
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
Fine Residence for Sale

One of the finest homes in the city
is offered for $4500, half cash, wei
adapted for boarding house, close in.
Is too large for present owner. In
quire at Press office or of any real
estate agent-Advertise
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
OFFICIAL ENTRY FOR SAN DIEGO RACE

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Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
VIII Return to Lecture

He is planning to return to Southern
California Tor the purpose of delivering
series of lectures in the southern
counties in December and January.
Complete arrangements for this series
of lectures have not yet been COM
pleted.
The whole secret of farming, accord
ing to this soil specialist, is in bring
ing about of the proper combination
of air and moisture in the soil, which
must be regulated according to the
col ditions, and which, with the forces
of heat and light, will bring forth
plant life.
With the application of scientific, in
tensive principles to the farming in
this section, Mr. Campbell sees land
of great opportunity in Southern Cal
ifornia The farmers here, he says,
do not get half what the soil will yield.
No section in the country could COM
part with it, if the land were made
to show what it really could produce.
With the present crops trebled, and
with the addition of that coming from
vast areas not now under cultivation,
this would be the garden spot of Amer
;ca