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The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
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MANY VISITORS COME AND GO
AND SOCIAL SIDE OF LIFE is
ACTIVE-W. II. MAYS MOTHER
is DEAD.

Eddyville, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Mary E
Lester, who has been visiting her
brother, Dave Foster, on Sand Ridge
and other relatives for several
months, returned to her home al
McLouth, Kansas, Friday night
Miss Blanche Harding visited in
Ottumwa Monday.
Earl Alcorn, of OskalOOsa, visited
friends in Eddyville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Cornelius, of Pella
who have been visiting at the paren
tai F. C. Bickford home for several
days, returned home Monday.
DR.. n. S. Bradfeld visited friends
in Abba Saturday night.
Geo. Weber, of Grinnell college
visited at home over Sunday.
John Hohl and r. NJ. Beamer were
Oskaloosa business callers Saturday
Ruth kussart, who is attending
business college in Oskaloosa, spent
Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. May departed
for Ohio Saturday. called by the
death of Mr. Mays mother.
Mrs. Rebecca Werner, of Oska
loosa, is visiting at the parental John
Werner home.
MI and Mrs. Otto Dobratz came up
from Burlington Saturday to visit
Mrs. Dobratz's mother, Mrs. Jennie
Chitwood, until Sunday night, when
they left for Kansas City.
Mrs. Mabel Riggs, of Eau Claire,
Wis, who was called here by the
death of Mrs. Otto Hays, and has
since been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. L. Hays, departed for
her home Saturday night.
Otto Hays spent Sunday in Oska,
loosa visiting his grandmother, Mrs
r. M. Patterson.
Frank Ogden, who is employed in
Oskaloosa, spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. NJ. OConnor and daughter
Frances are among the sick this
week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
BEST ESSAY ON HORSE
Harold Allender Wins the Short
Course HonorS.

The following essay by Harold Al
lender was given a marking of 50 per
cent, and was considered the best
offered int he Mahaska County Short
Course contest:
"A draft horse should weigh from
1900 up. In buying a draft first size
him up as to size, quality, Constitu-
ton and action. He should be some
what heavy set with short heavy legs.
This is because the muscles are clos
er together and heavier and the bSnes
are heavier and he viii be able to
do more work. See that he has a
well shaped head and that his teeth
and mouth are well formed. BY put
ting your finger at the corner of his
eye and jerking it away you can tell
If he is blind. IL he is blind he will
not see you and if his eyesight is
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
BIG LAND SHOW IS OPENED
Exhibition at Kansas City Promises to
Be Greatest Affair Of Kind
Ever Held.

Kansas City, Feb ga combina-
ton of display of the choicest prod
ucts of farm and orchard from all
sections of the United States and an
exhibition of the newest mechanical
inventions for use in modern farming
and orchardizing, Is included in the
great land show which opened in Con-
vention hall here this afternoon.
The show is being conducted under
the direction of Louis W.. Buckley
with the assistance Of a committee Of
so of the most prominent farming and
business men of the southwest. Mr..
Buckley was one Of the big factors In
both the Seattle and Buffalo exhibi.
lions and predicts that the land show
will be one of the most successful un-
dertakings of its kind ever attempted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29

MRS. Phillips was in many ways a re,
markable woman, of high intellectual
attainment and accomplishment. She
is the author of a history of Mahaska
county and was a deep student of cur.
rent events and human affairs up un.
til few months preceding her death.
The family home for years has been
in the twO-story brick residence, No.
316 South Market street, where the
silent messenger bore the last sum.
mons this morning. 1t is one of the
better of the pioneer homes of the
city and known to practically every
one WHO knows anything of the town
as the phillips place" The sympa.
thy of the town and county goes out
to the family. In the passing of
Aunty Semirah Phillips there has
been removed one of the last links
that has retained for us a personal
contact with those early pioneer days
Of the community, of which the de.
ceased possessed better knowledge
and memory and a deeper personal
experience than any of those now left
of the old day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29

good he will blink. Never move your
finger back and forth over the eye,
as it causes a tanning and even a
blind horse will blink. Stand off a
little to one side in front and you can
see the width between the fore legs,
which should be very broad, and also
the width of the back. Then go to
the back and stand a little to one
side and here you can see the width
of the fore legs and the back Then
move around behind and you can see
the width of his back and shoulders,
which should be broad Feel the
muscles behind and see that they are
well developed, hard, and grown well
down on the back legs. This is
where the pulling is done and it
passes up through the coupling on
through the backbone and to the col.
lar, which is on the shoulder. The
shoulder should be sloplng so as to
give the head a high carriage.
Notice the coupling which extends
from the last rib to the back legs
This should be short and strong. See
that the backbone is short and
heavy, because this is where the
heavy work comes in and a long
backed horse is apt to be weak and
sired. Notice and see that he has a
large middle and a large chest girth.
A large middle is desired because a
working horse needs very much food
and his stomach should be large
enough to hold enough food to last
him from one meal to another. A
horse with small middle is not apt
to be able to do as much work as a
horse with a large middle. The chest
girth which lies just back of the fore
legs and extends to the stomach,
should be large because the more
room the lungs have the stronger
they will be and the longer he will
last in work. Next see that the horse
has good action and that he can walk
especially good, as this is the gait
most used. Action will help sell a
draft horse as well as roadster. His
pastUrnS should be somewhat SlOping
so as to give him a good spring
Wire cuts, ringbones, spavins, and
throughspavin which are most com
mon ailments and these are found on
the legs and knock on the sale of a
horse Wire cuts are found fire.
quentIy on the body"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
! CITY QFsJt|ARE
SURRENDERED
Rebels Gain Possession After Fight
this Morning.
APPREHENSION At e. PAso
Drastic Orders Have Been Sent From
the War Department to Ameri.
can Commensurate 49,.
I. the Fietd!1 H. -. 4 :, 4.

El Paso. Feb. 27.-v-SpeciaE The
city of Juarez surrendered, to the
Mexican rebels under General Campo
at 10 o'clock this morning, after q
skirmish lasting only q few minutes
Four hundred citizens armed by the
Madero government fired on the reb.
els from the house tops and then re-
treated The rebels then took pos.
session and tried to restore order.I
ojinasa Also Reported Fallen. .
Eagle Pass, Feb. 27.-Special:
Word reached here today that DIN.
aga, opposite Preside in Texas, has
been captured by the rebels and the
Federal garrison has surrendered.
Apprehension at 81 Paso.
Ell Paso, Feb. 27.-Special: A band
of rebels forced entrance on the Mel
son Morris ranch opposite Sierra
Blanca, according to reports received
here today The outcome of the
fight Is not yet known. The reports
declare the rebels approached the
ranch and demanded horses, saddles
and guns: Brown Pascal manager
of the ranch, refused and locked him
self up in the house and made a de-
tense. Shots were exchanged
throughout the night and Mexican
blacksmith was killed. Both Ell Paso
and Juarez spent a restless night.
By midnight the rebels were closed
around below Juarez and surround
ing the northwest part of the town,
only about one mile from Ell Paso,
the same point where Madero start
ed his attack A general attack is
expected today. The American
troops patrolled the border. Ameri-
cans began fluttering down to the
river early today to witness the ex-
pected battle.
Three Americans Killed.
San Antonio, Feb. 27.-Special:
Three Americans were killed in a
fight to relieve the Nelson Morris
ranch, off Sierra Blanca.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
No Rural Delivery,

None of the rural routes of the
county originating in Oskaloosa re-
ceived mail Monday on account Of
the impossible condition OF the roads.
A rural mail carrier would have
needed snow shoes instead of wag.
on and team. Patrons of the routes
telephoned Postmaster True this
morning that the conditions were
such that would not warrant an at
tempt at delivery yet today, but the
boys thought they would make a
start In the endeavor 10 get through
as far as possible.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
Characters Commercial Value.

Character has commercial value
and sometimes men are honest &C.
cording to law. solely because II Is
polite, or polite. according to social
requirements because 1t pays. But the
honesty and courtesy Of such men
are not virtues. They are handmade.
ems Of covetousness. They contribute
nothing to self.respect. They have
no moral content. and serve only to
aid in boistering up vicious char.
acteristic. However, 1t is a tribute
to the kingliness OF character that,
either for its market value or be.
cause OF its inherent worth, men
clothe themselves in its appearance
when they do not seek the substance.
From THE Sixth Sense" by
Charles h. Brent
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
BRITISH STRIKE is CERTAIN
No Hope Of Averting Overwhelming
National Catastrophe That
Threatens.

London, Feb. 26.-With the govern
ment cropping desperately for means
to avert an overwhelming national
catastrophe; with the coal owners Of
Great Britain obdurate in their stand
against the miners and their demand
for minimum wage scale and the mill
lion or more men involved encouraged
by the news of trouble among the
anthracite miners Of Pennsylvania,
there is practically no hope that the
walkout set for next Thursday can
he forestslled
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
Railway Men Meet.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. ga union
meeting was opened today Of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, Order of Railway
Conductors and the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, as well as the
various ladies' auxiliaries of these or
ders. Representatives from adjoining
states are attendance, An elaborate
program Of entertainment has been
prepared. The meeting will conclude
on February 20. .-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
SUSPENDS DUTY ON POTATOES
German Reichstas Takes Steps to Curb
High Cost of Living and Pre-
pare for Needs of 1912.

Berlin, Feb. 26.-The two days de.
bates in the reichstag on the prices OF
food was mainly concerned with pota.
toes. 1t resulted in the suspension OF
the duty on the harvest OF 1911 OF
this article from February Is. The
government maintains that this will
not directly affect prices. but it recog-
nizes the increased need of 1912 of
imports. especially from Russia and
the Netherlands.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29

Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchinson, of
Whittier, California, was present at
chapel this morning. She is visiting
in the home of Prof. Kelsey. Mrs.
Hutchinson formerly lived in Oska,
loosa, and her children were all edu,
Gated at Penn college. One of her
sons. DR.. Woods Hutchinson of New
York, has attained considerable fame
as contributor to the popular mag,
azines.
- - -
Professor Kelsey filled the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church in Abba
on Sunday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
ALBERT J. BARR PASSES AWAY
Former Publisher Of Pittsburgh Post
and Sun Expires Suddenly
in Club.

Pittsburgh. Pa, Feb. 26.-Albert J.
Barr. former publisher of the Pitts
burgh Post and also Of the Sun and
former director Of the Associated
Press, died suddenly In the Duquesne
club here.
Mr.. Barr was born in this city in
1851, the son OF Col. James p. Barr.
owner OF the Pittsburgh Post.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29

Two more excellent chapel talks
were Professor Cases review of
some of the political phases of the
day, on Monday, and Professor Kel-
sey's survey of the rapid develop
ment of the new era in China, on
Tuesday morning.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
Two Die In River Crash.

New Orleans, Feb. 26.-Two persons
we're killed in collision between the
Morgan liner Chalmette and ferry
boat at Point a La Hache, 60 miles
down the Mississippi river.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
w. I. Beans, President. .....
W. Fl. Pike, Vice President.
r. X. Davis. Cashier.
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000
Paid In Full.

Directors: w. l. Beans; Charley
Victor; w. II. Springer; Thos. J.
Wilson; r. w. Moore; w. G.. Reed;
w. ii. Pike; Paul Synhorst; Geo. S.
Prime; r. X. Davis; NJ. S. Downey.
Complete set of Safety Deposit
Boxes. The $50 stockholders are all
Mahaska County farmers. e.
Farmer: Make this your head.
quarters while in the City. l6tf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29


the day for the Iowa Coal Operators
association and the U. NJ w of A.
District No. Is to met in Des Moines
for the purpose of negotiating a new
wage scale. g.,
Jonas Gott and H. G. Street two of
IOwa'S prominent miners, who are at
present International organizers for
the u. M. w. OF A.. have been as.
signed to duty at GAINESVILLE, Mo-, to
look after the strike which Is in pro.
gress at that place. MeSsrs. Davis
and Baxter, who were relieved have
been assigned to West Virginia and
Pennsylvania, respectively.
- - -
Work al the Hayes mine four miles
southeast of Knoxville was entirely
suspended Tuesday on account of the
funeral of Mrs, Arch Fee. She was
relative of the weigh-master, pit.
boss and one or two of the drivers.
Mr.. Hayes decision to close down the
mine for the day in order to give the
men opportunity to pay tribute to
the dead was certainly commenda.
BILE act.
- - -
Park Flanders has recently put
down two coal.proSpecting holes on
the John Wander Linden form south.
west of Tracy: two on the Kendall
farm farther west, and is still drill
ing in that neighborhood. 1t this
activity in coal prospecting contin-
ues during the whole of 1912 photo
graphic map of Marion county will
soon look like section of armor
plate after naval target practice.
t.r - - -
After months of weary waiting a
postoffice is to be established at
Fraker. Rural route Carrier No. l
of Abba has been carrying the mail
out and distributing among boxes
which have been placed along the
street facing the road. This will re-
lieve all that trouble. John Brooks
Is to be post master. and the post
Office will be located at the central
point, in the company's store. This
will be one of the greatest advantages
that could come to the new mining
town and will surely be appreciated.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29

The snow storm has interIered
seriously with attendance. The first
street car made it's appearance on
College avenue at 1920 Monday after
noon. Professor Stanley, who visit
ed over Sunday at Indianola. and
Professor Becker, who spent the
week end at Ackworth, are both
snow bound.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29

Two feet on the level is the general
average of twelve hours OF snow fall,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
AMONG LOCAL MINES
News From Various Quarters of the
Black Diamond Field.

March 21st has been arranged as
the day for the Iowa Coal Operators
association and the U. NJ w of A.
District No. 10 to met in Des Moines
for the purpose of negotiating a new
wage scale. 80
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
Professional Cards
JOHN r. & VIM. r. LACEY,
Attorneys.at-Law.

Oskaloosa, Iowa.
General Practice, Pensions, Collec.
lions, all State and Federal Courts.
Probate Cases. 24y1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
PENN COLLEGE

The preliminary extempOraneous
speaking contests of Brightonian and
Alcimian Literary Societies will be
held this evening and tomorrow ev.
ening. Every speaker must talk at
least eight minutes on some assigned
subject. Each society will from
these preliminaries choose their rep
resentatives for the intcr-society con-
test
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29

President Edwards is absent on a
trip east to Philadelphia and other
points.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-10
Notes

A. r. Freeman and George w,
Adair, the new secretaries of the
boys division. are bling introduced
to the members of the department.
Yesterday the physical work cons
mittee and the entertainment cons
mittee held important meetings. AZ
rangements are being made by the
entertainment committee for the sale
of reserved seats for the members
star course. Eight entertainments
will comprise the list.
Much interest Is shown by members
in the formation of classes for physi-
cal culture. The gymnasium is open
every afternoon and evening.
The first meeting of the board %
directors after the summer recess
will be held Wednesday afternoon,
September %.
THE Greatest Need" will be tina
subject of the address to be given
by Ernest G.. Randall, superintendent
of the French Industrial Home. Sun.
day afternoon, in the gymnasium at
8 o'clock. Special music win be fur
| nished by Mrs. c. F. Potter, soprano,
Fellowship lunch will follow this sery.
ice at 6 o'clock,
A rally of the Y. S. B. c. members
will be held tomorrow evening at 1850.
Plans for the new years work with
be discussed.
George w. Adair. the new seere,
tary for grammar school boys, VIII
be the speaker at the triangle meets
ing Friday afternoon at AIS.
Kamp Kiamesha has closed, 20
boys having enjoyed their vacation
at that place.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-10
NO PAY FOR DIRT l
USED AS stone
Freebooter on Road committee
Holds Up Bills of Two
Contractors.

On the advice of County Road ST.
pervisor George w. Eager. the road
committee of the Board of Freehold-
ers yesterday refused to pass upon
the bills of two contractors, Robeft
Doriety, of this city, and r. j. Mar
ley, of Little Falls. Both contracted
to furnish to the county a certain
quantity of stone for use on roads.
According to Eager the loads con-
tanned more dirt than stone.
Doriety's bill was for 81, ISL. SO, OF
which $3S7.93 was for screenings said
by Mr.. Eager to have been more than
half dirt. Marley's bill amounted 10
s545. so and was for cracked stone and
screenings. The stone, Mr.. Eager
declared, was not according to con.
tract. The contract called for one
and one-half-inch stone, while that
which was delivered by Marley 10
said to have varied from this size
up to three inches. The screenings
were also said to have contained
more dirt than stone.
1t was decided to construct a re.
tanning wall in Lindsey road to pro-
teet the gate house of the Jersey City
Water Commission, which was EN-.
croached upon in widening the road
way. This decision was made on the
recommendation of Chief Engineer
James Owens. The plans call for a
cement wall 1,400 feet long by three
feet six inches high, the cost OF
which will be about 81, 200. The con-
-. ..,iIf 10 axunrlol uphjoaf IN tha
approval of State Road Commissioner
e. A. Stevens.
The application of the Bloomfield
Town Council for permission to in
stall water pipes in Bloomfield av-
enue. was referred to Chief Engineer
Owen, who will examine the maps
accompanying the application and re-
port back at a future meeting.
The following contracts were recon-
mended: To P. A. Matthews of add
well, for reinforced concrete pipe Gals
vert in Wooton road. Essex Fells,
$500. James A. Speers of Essex Fells,
was lowest bidder but his bid did not
comply with the requirements and
was rejected. Frederick w. Shrump
was the lowest bidder for concrete
box culvert in Pleasant Valley way,
at s455; Joseph Befumo, for four cul-
verts In West Orange, 1897; George F.
Oleott & Son, 400-foot 1S-inch tile
drain In Central avenue, Orange,
$47S; D'Amato Steffanelli, steel eye
beam eiaht-foot span bridge, Willow
street, Bloomfield. $3.50.
Bids will be readvertised for exten-
sions to bridges in Cedar street and
Lindsey road, because only one bid
was received on each. and bids will
again be called for on an extension to
a bridge in Short Hills road as no es-
Inmates for the work were received.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-10
GRAND JURORS PRESENT !
CHIEF WITH RICH TOKEN

Good fellowship prevailed last night
at the banquet of the April term OF
the Essex county grand jury, held at
1fnland's.
Seated at the head of the tabls
were George w. Jagle. foreman of the
grand jury; James l.. Mason, chair
pan of the businesses committee, and
Judge Harry V. Osborne.
Well-known men were present as
guests of the members, among them
County Physician William H.. Me-
Kenzie and Under-sherif James F.
Hyland.
"In behalf of the members. Toast
master James l.. Mason presented Mr..
Jagle with a handsome golden oasls
office desk and chair. A costly en-
graved silver plate, on which were
the names of his associates OH the
grand jury, was also presented to Mr..
Jagle.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-10
TWO ROBBERIES BEING |,
INVESTIGATED BY POLICE

Two robberies reported to the police
last night are being investigated to-
day.
Mrs. Laura Murphy, of Al Clark
street, told the police that a man had
engaged a room in her house a few
days ago and then suddenly disap-
peared. After he had gone a quan-
tity of goods and SO in cash We're
missing from two trunks, which had
been forced open.
Joseph Rio, of 8 Fourteenth avenue.
reported that his home had been en-
tered yesterday and $40 in cash taken
from his trousers pockets while he
slept.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-10
POSTPONE HULDA MEET

The opening meeting of Hulda
Lodge No. 5, United Order of True
Sisters, which was to have been held
tomorrow afternoon in the Irouuoi1
building, has been postponed until
September rs.