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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-15
THE NEWS OF WHITNIRE.
Leap Year Party Event of Week in So
ciaI CircleS-Many People Com
ing and Going.

Whitmire, March 14,-Mr, Olin Stuck
and Mrs. swygert, of Peake, spent sew
eral days of last week with their sis
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Douglass.
Miss Lula Donnan spent the week
end with relatives in Clinton.
Mrs Jno. R. Rosebro has returned
from short trip to Clinton.
Mr.. Jno. Gary visited Mr.. S. L. Gary
and family last week.
Mrs. ]. W. Hipp and children spent
the weekend at Mr. J. Clayton Alb
rams
Mr.. q. H. Suber has returned from
a business trip to Newberry.
Mr.. H. c. shealy, with force of
hands, is putting in new trestle at
the coal-chute. While here Mr.. and
Mrs. shealy are boarding with Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. Suber.
The Foreign Missionary society and
Ladies Aid society, of the Methodist
church, will meet tomorrow afternoon
with Miss Ellen o. Lake.
DR.. R. R. Jeter spent the weekend
in Union.
Mrs. Richard Cousar, of Chester, is
spending while with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Pitts.
Mrs. Elizabeth Douglass and little
daughter, Mary Lou, accompanied by
Mr.. Olin Stuck, and Mrs. Swygert OF
Peake, have gone to Abbeville to visit
relatives.
The social affair of the week was
leap year party given by Mrs. Eliza
beth Douglass in honor of her broth
er. Mr.. Olin Stuck. All Of the young
people were invited and although on
last Tuesday it rained all the after
noon and far into the night, still they
went to the party When the guests
were seated in the pretty parlor and
hall a basket was passed around. The
basket was filled with short bits OF
baby ribbon on to each of which was
sewed button. There were two but
tons of each kind and when these were
matched each young lady had her
partner.
A waiter was then passed contain
ing small squares Of cloth, needles,
thread and buttons. The girls were
to hold needle No. while the boys
threaded them with No, 8 spool cotton
Then the girls held the squares while
her partner sewed on four buttons.
This afforded much merriment.
Cards were passed on which leap
year was printed down the left hand
side. The girls were directed to write
proposal to their partners. The
proposal was to contain eight lines
beginning with the letters Leap
year. The boys answered the pro-
pcsa's using the same letters. Some
of these were rich Delightful re-
+freshments of marshmallow, cake and
ambrosia were served and all went
away thanking Mrs. Douglass for
pleasant evening.
ar. Earle Sanders, of Sedalia, Wis
tied friends here last week.
Mrs, Jno. Finney has returned
from visit to friends in Clinton.
Messrs. Elmore Suber and T. J.
Abrams dined with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ E.
Abrams Sunday. Nlta.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-15
The Leap Year Girls POEM.

Tell us not in idle jingle,
"NIarriage is an idle dream;
For the girl is dead that's single,
And things are not what they SEEM
Life is real, life is earnest;
Single blessedness a ib;
"Man thou art, to man returnest
Has been spoken of the rib.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow
Is our destined end or way
Rr+ tn act that each tomorrow
Finds us nearer marriage day.
Life is long and youth is fleeting,
And our hearts though light and gay
Still life's pleasant drums are beating
Wedding marches all the day.
IN the worlds broad fields of battle
In the bivouac of life;
Pc not like dumb driven cattle
Be a, heroine; a wife!
Trust no future, howe'er pleasant;
Let the dead past bury its oeao' -
Act, act in the living present
Heart within and hope ahead.
ives Of married folks remind u.s.
We can live over lives as WE'LL
And departing leave behind us
Such examples as shall tell"
Such examples that another,
Wasting time in idle sport
A forlorn, unmarried brother
Seeing shall take heart and court,
Let Us then be up and doing,
With 9u" heart on triumph SCI,
s-I cont iviag, sill pursuing.
AND Zach one a husband ~
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-15
HELPERS IN MY GARDEN.
By Rev. DR.. j. W. WOlling.

9 g. o . 9 9 o o o o 8 8 8 o o 8 o o
To have a good garden it is not
enough that the soil be we'll broken up
and planted with good seed. Because
the fairest prospects are often spoiled
by the insects above the ground, and
under the ground which swarm onto
your plants or cut them up by the
roots So for my part I welcome some
little workers in my garden, which
have helped me a great DEAL
First then, in my winter and early
spring garden, have a pair of robins
who, during the day, live in my gar
den and clean up great quantity Of
insects. They run around among the
plants looking under the leaves and
kill every insect that can be found,
and thus live fine and help me.
Also when the dirt is turned up or
raked over they are right on the
job" looking carefully for the worms
and borers which have been turned up
and consume them. Occasionally, Of
course, they will bite the young plants
Just to vary a little diet, but no harm
is done by them; On the contrary they
are one of my most active and best
helps. l also have a pair of red birds
and a couple of thrush which help
some, but they are so wild that they
only work very early in the morning
or late in the evening when no one
much is stirring around. Robin red
breast, however, is quite gentle, and
is often busy on one square while I
am working on another.
Another good helper is a fine ac-
tive mole, ground-mole We call him.
who is as active under ground as the
birds are above. He lives on grubs,
cutworms and other destructive un-
derground plant eaters. If you open
a hole down to his little tunnel where
her travels and drop in dead or live
grub or a bug in few hours ne: is:
eaten up and Mr. Mole is off hunting
for other worms and insects. A very
inonor+ant service he renders is to
hunt up the nests Of eggs deposited
bv insects or the larvi before they
can go and eat them up by the thou
sand. To garden he is a great help
At times, to be sure, he eats a few
bean seeds or a grain of corn, or MD
bles a potato, but nothing to speak or
and the good he does is worth hun
dred times the few seeds he eats. a
A word of counsel: Don't kill or
drive away the birds, such as those
spoken of, you may find in your gar
den, and don't hurt the underground
worker the harmless little mole.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-15
Marriage at kinardS.

Married on Sunday afternoon, March
10. 1912. at the Kinards circuit par
sonage in the presence Of few
friends, Mr.. T. J. OXner and Miss De-
Ia Foster, Rev. W. r. Bouknight Of
floating. Mrs. Oxner is from the Fair
view section, 2lr. OIner IS prosper
Gus Young farmer Of E;nards. We eN-
taHl % ~ 0Eser car Ae2Tss e2a&f2-
tulaGoHs.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-15
Newberry's Advantages
To Be Featured in a Special Edition of The Her.
aid and Neu0s in the Near Future.

The Herald and News has long contemplated
the publication of an Illustrated Trade and Indus
trial edition, in which the story of the past present
and future of Newberry should be told, and it is
with pleasure that the announcement is now made
that all arrangements have been completed to issue
in the near future paper which will be a revea-
ton to our home people as well as to the outside
world, thousands of copies of which will be sent
broadcast throughout the country.
To present properly the advantages possessed by
Newberry and th~ surrounding country corps of
experienced writer's has been engaged and will call
upon our business men during the next few days
to secure ''data" upon which to base the wrlte-up
of the town and it's people.
To make such an issue success the cooperation
of our manufacturers, merchants and professional
men is essential for in cooperation lies the secret
of the success of every community. In these days
of husting activity in town and trade building it
behooves every resident to lend all the aid possible
in the effort to show the outside world what New
berry has been, is and hopes to be in the near
future.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-15
Heredity.

Some very pretty things are being
said, for no special reason whatever,
about genealogy and heredity. Natur-
ally this is associated with the names
and life of what is called the "nobili-
ty." Yet no commentator has quoted
the couplet of Pope. which reads raw
~ that "iis ancient but ignobIe blood
has craDt tlyousI scoU-ldre3s ever
since the Good
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-15
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
The Coming and Going of Many PeO.
pie in Live and Progressive
Town.

Prosperity, March 14.-Mrs. J. l. Ok
ford, who has been the guest of her
daughter, Mrs C. w. Harmon, has re-
turned to her home in Tallapoosa, Ga.
Mr.. C. P. Barre, of Newberry, spent
the weekend with his sister, Mrs. E.
w. Werts.
Mr.. Pat Mitchell, of Wofford college,
is spending this week at home. His
class mates, Messrs. Austin Schaffer
and Ernest Jones, are here with him.
Mrs. A. H. Kohn, of Columbia, is
spending this week with her aunt, Mrs.
e. E. Young.
Mr.. Lindsay Fellars spent Saturday
and Sunday with the home folks, re-
turning on Monday to Winnsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Littlejohn, OF
Blackstock, are visiting the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. L, Fellers.
Miss Marie Schumpert has returned
to Columbia college, after spendlng
few days at home.
Miss Mary Warren, N. L. Black &
Sons milliner, has arrived.
Mrs. Mamie Wheeler has returned
from visit to her daughter, Mrs. H,
H. Rikard, in Newberry.
Messrs: ]. F. Browne and ], c.
schumpert were business visitors in
Columbia Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Wise spent Fri
day in Newberry as the guests of Mrs.
G. w. Summer.
Mr.. J. H. Monts, of Atlanta College
of Pharmacy, is home for the summer
vacation.
Miss Willie Mae Wise, teacher in
Sumter high school, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J,
L. Wise.
Mr. John Caughman and Miss Ger
trude Caughman, of saluda, were shop
pers, in Prosperity Saturday.
Mr.. ]. A. Dominick, of Kinards, is
spending a while with his mother,
Mrs. Rosa Dominick.
Mrs. ]. A. Simpson spent Monday in
Newberry with her sister, Mrs. VIM.
Johnson.
Miss Louise Eargle has returned to
Peak, after a visit to Miss RosaHe
Suber.
Mr.. Jerald ouattlebaum, of States
boro, Ca, is visiting his brother, Mr..
J. D. Quattlebaum.
Miss Efie Hawkins is spending to-
day in silverstreet.
Mrs. ]. L. May has been visiting rel
atives in Rockton, S. c.
Mrs. G. Y. Hunter and Miss Rosa
Mae Mitchell were shoppers in New
berry Saturday.
The many friends of Mr.. w, E.
Noseley will be glad to know that he
has returned from the Columbia hos
pitaI
Miss Parnell Davis is returning to-
day for the spring season to Moseley
Bros,
Mr.. stonley Baker, of Newberry col
lege, spent the weekend with his
aunt, Mrs. E. W. Werts,
Mrs. J. E. Moncs was taken to the
Columbia hospital on Monday,
CLAW AGAINST ANARCHY"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-15
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20
EXPECT TWO-TH|RD
RULE TO STAND
Democratic Committeeman Gath
4dmer at Baltimore.
UNIT LAW WILL BE UPHELD
Chairman Mack Says No lntlmation
of Desired Change In Nominating
Majority Has Come
to Him. .-

Baltimore, June 15.-Democratic ma
tional committeeman gathering here
expressed the opinion that no moves
would be made to abrogate either the
unit rule or the rule that provides
that a two-thirds vote shall be neces
sary to nominate a candidate.
mo intimation has come to me-
said National Chairman Mack, that
any move would be made to do away
with the unit and two-thirds rules, and
as those are questions that would have
to come first before the national COM
mittee it is likely that l would know
about 1t. The two rules undoubtedly
will continue in force during the COM
ing convention"
| While no definite time has been de-
termined upon for the presentation Of
contests, it was learned that only q
few minutes would be allowed each
side for argument. The national COM
mittee expects to finish up all the
contests within an hour or two.
Arrange Minor Appointments.
Chairman Mack and Secretary Urey
Woodson, together with several ma
tional committeeman, were busy look
ing over the applications for appoint
ments for minor officers of the conven-
ton and attending to the many small
details incident to the coming Demo
cratic gathering.
Leader Charles F. Murphy of Tam
many hall, with his personal advisers.
is expected here next Friday and the
big bands of Tammany braves will
take the train conventionward the fol-
lowing Monday.
Harmon marching clubs from Ohio,
including a glee club of 100 voices,
and a farmers club from Ross coun-
ty, mounted on horses, are due to ar
rive during next week:
Taggart Is Booming Marshall.
New York, June 15.-Thomas Tag
CART, national committeeman from
Indiana, is in New York on his way
to Baltimore
Indiana is not going to join forces
with any other state except for Gov
ernor Marshall" he said in discussing
the right of possible combination
Of New York, Illinois and Indiana dele
gates after the first few ballots. We
are solid for Governor Marshall, no
matter whether the ballot be the first
or the twentieth. We are for him,
first, last and all the time"
Mr.. Taggart added that the proposal
to appoint a campaign committee, with
chairman to work in conjunction
with the chairman Of the national
committee, would probably be passed
upon by the nominee before the ma
tio1al committee would take action on
1t. The nominees wishes, he thought,
would prevail.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20

ADAMS-PACKWOOD. Desiring
to give their friends a surprise, Miss
Edna. L. Packwoods afd MfsGeorge w
Adams, well RnStyh Ssqng people OF
Ottumwa, slipped out of town Satur
day in manner to avoid attention
came to Oskaloosa and were quietly
married Saturday evening at nine
O'Clock at the residence of the offlciat.
ing minister, Rev. Roy e. Deadman,
of the Christian church, and then as
quietly slipped back home again. But
the news had also slipped through a
friend who knew the young folks and
learned of the marriage license. The
telephone became busy and an I'M
looked for welcome home therefore
awaited the young couple upon their
arrival home and another act Of the
drama, "the surprisers surprised y
was staged.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20
Will Build New Hospital.

Resolutions favoring the establish,
ment of new $4,000 contagious dis
ease hospital in Davenport, were
adopted by the board of health OF
that city, and the board of supervis-
ors of Scott county, at joint confer
ence. The building of such a hospi-
tai will entail a tax levy of three
tenths of mill in Scott county. Be-
fore the hospital is erected or any
thing done towards it's realization, it
will have to be put to vote of the
people. This will probably be one of
the questions which will be on the
ballot in the fall election.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20
In Memoriam.

Whereas, The hand of Providence
has removed A. Updegraff, our below
ed teacher, from the scene of his tenn
poral labors, ana from the class who
enjoyed and were SO greatly profited
by his teaching. MI .....
Resolved, That we, Glass One of the
Central M. E. Sunday school, tender
Fly condole with the family of our de-
ceased s. s. teacher in their hour of
trial and affection and devotely COM
mend them to the keeping of Him
who looks with plying eye upon the
widowed and the fatherless. .....
Resolved, That in our natural sor-
row for the loss of faithful and be-
loved S. s. teacher. We find consola-
tion in the belief that it is well with
him for whom We mourn.
Resolved, That while we deeply
sympathize with those who were
bound to our departed S. s. teacher
by the nearest and dearest ties, we
share with them the hope of reun-
ion in that better world where there
are no partings and bliss ineffable
forbids a tear.
Henry Tandy,
w. H. Shaw,
H. c. Griest,
Class No. 1. Committee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20
Come To OskaloOsa
List OF New Citizens Who
Have Recently Arrived.

A. T. Drinkie, .Ir., No. 500 ave
nue. east, has returned to Oskaloosa,
coming from Eau Claire, Wisconsin,
to take up permanent residence here
after an absence of almost two years
He comes to have charge of the me-
chanical department of the Anderson
automobile garage.
- - -
Nj. and Mrs. James Tickling and
daughter, of Wellman, Iowa, have
moved to Oskaloosa to reside and
have purchased a home at 903 Third
avenue east.
- - -
DR.. and Mrs. C. F. Adams and
daughter, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, have
located in OskaloOsa and are living
at 4O3 First avenue east. DR.. Adams
is a dentist and has office rooms in
the new K. of P. building.
- - -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Stout and five
children, who have been residing
northeast of town, are among the re-
cent newcomers to our city. They
are living at 519 North First street
MI. Stout is employed with the Os
kaloosa Paving Brick Co. =.
- - - .. s..
Mr. and Mrs Paul Bennett, of Mar
shalltown, have returned to Oska
loosa and are residing at 915 South
| Seventh street.
II - = -
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Martyr ant
seven children, of Boone, Iowa, hav,
moved to oskaloosa and are locate,
at 51g North 4 street, Mr.. Martyr
is employed by the oskaloosa Trac
tion & Light Co.
.. - -
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Backman, o
Des Moines, Iowa, have moved I,
Oskaloosa and are located at 1870
Seventh avenue east. Mr.. Backmai
is carpenter by trade.
=. - =.
j. II. Reynolds, formerly OF De
Moines, is recent newcomer to o.
kaloosa. He is engaged in the me
chanical department OF the McClur
auto garage. He has apartments a
y 115 Second avenue west
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20

w. d. Atchison-"Dick," as he is
known-has been engaged in making
over his home property, No.617 North
First street, and he has spent sever
al hundred dollars remodeling and en-
larging the place. The interior has
been changed, new floors laid, new
frames put in and the property re-
decorated, inside and out, with new
papering and plastering and other
betterments. Work is completed
and the house is as good as new.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20
ENTRIES FOR RACES
Twelve in Three Year-0ld Trot
Nine in Pace.

| Entries in the three.year- trot
and the three-year-old pace for the
Oskaloosa races, which occur August
20 to 30, have been closed and they
show he following: ''1''
Three-Year-oId Trotting.
Guardivassa, b. s., by Teddy Graf
lton Harry Eddingfeld, Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa.
| Adrain G, oh. c., by Ell Bonecia;
C. H. Green, Macomb, ILL.,, Green Stock
Farm. 'N
Titanic. b. h., by Red Lac; A. E.
Allison, Monmouth, Ill. '".
Shadow, b. s., by Joe Pyle; DIR. w.
C. Langdon, Omaha, Neb.
The Argument, b. s., by The Expo
nent; L. E. Brown, Delavan, Ill.
Sarah Blanch, b. M, by Burney; G.
A. Kriese, Eldon, Iowa.
Russian Dame, b. M, by Geo. Mus
cavite; Chas. s. Harris, Galesburg,
Ill.
Peter Craig, b. c., by Peterwood;
James Craig, Carthage, Ill.
Custermore, b. S., by Ed Custer; G..
E. Cleophas, Beloit, Wis.
Peter Burtwood, by Peterwood; d.
G. BBrown, Chicago, Ill.
Billy Swan, b. s., by Swanoch;
James Neagle. Oskaloosa, la.
Bobby Brig, br. g., by Axnut; Ed
Allen, Marion, Iowa
3.Year.old Pace.
Baron Lac, b. s., by Red Lac; w.
Wycoff, CenterVille, Iowa.
; Cecil Bond, br. s., by The Bonds
man; DR.. C. E. Hunt, MT. Pleasant,
Iowa.
Princess Carlotta, b. M, by King
Entertainer; Jos. Mclaughlin, Mar
shalltown, Iowa.
Nebraska Boy, br g., by Paderwis-
XII; DR.. W. c. Langdon, Omaha, Nebr.
Mr.. Mayield, CHI. g., by the Earl
Arthur Pogue, Monmouth, Ill.
Tramp On, b. S., by Tramp Fast;
L. E. Brown, Delavan, Ill.
Silver Bell, ST. M, by Burley; G.
A. Kriese, Eldon, Iowa.
Fossie Crusher, b. m, by Nut
Crusher; w. o. Doggett, Numa, Iowa.
Walter A., b. g.. by Walter W., Por-
ter Bros, Abba, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20

THE people mentioned ever since tn,
burlington railway damned up tn,
water course and cut off the outlet.
City Engineer Bridges has beer
working for some time with estimate.
upon a storm sewer for the district
Lying south of High avenue and be
tween Market and ID streets, which
drains into this natural waterway
The city is permanently enjoined
from turning surface drainage iatc
the sanitary sewer in case brought
some years ago by H. H. Sheriff and
affirmed by the supreme court. An
outlet under the Burlington and the
Rock Island tracks must be provided.
New Storm Sewer. '..
Motion by Blattner prevailed that
the city engineer furnish report on
the subject. Mr.. Bridges went into
the subject in detail and told what
was necessary. A sewer will be ne
cessary between High avenue on the
north and Eighth avenue on the
south where the water may be turn
ed loose into the natural creek or
ravine south of the railway tracks
1T will be sixty inches in diameter at
the outlet and thirty-siX inches at
High or First avenues. Twelve to
eighteen-inch tile will be sufficient to
take the drainage from the street
blocks to the main line to be placed
in the alley between A and B streets.
The sewer will be constructed of hol-
low vitrified sewer segments laid in
cement, the best and strongest con-
struction known today.
Much talk and discussion followed
and a resolution was offered by
Campfield, seconded by Blattner that
the sewer be constructed and that
the city clerk advertise for bids.
Some of the council desiring to make
more exhaustive examination of the
subject the motion was withdrawn
to be taken up for action at the meet
ing of Monday evening.
New Sidewalk.
"A SlubMdlh was Oh bAIC
north side of Second avenue between
B and streets or in the block on
the south side of the Kalbach Lumber
property.
James ]. Bridges, No. sol North
First street, who has been making
effort to have the city make street
repair to take away frog pond from
the street at the front of his proper
ty, won a final victory Friday even
ing. The trouble is to be remedied
by placing a culvert that will take
care of the drainage that is dumped
at the corner. In addition to that
a crossing is granted for the corner
and the street commissioner is or
iered to proceed at once with the
work.
Following adjournment the storm
water sewer was informally discussed
by several members of the council at
length.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20

! LYFORD. - The Waverly New
York; Free Press thus tells of the
death of former beloved woman of
Oskaloosa. Mrs. Lyford will be re-
'membered as the wife of ]. M. Lyford
for many years the popular agent OF
the Rock Island road here:
Quietly and peacefully Mrs. Helen
Sawyer Lyford wife of J. M. Lyford
passed away, early Monday morning,
June 10, 1912, after long illness with
heart trouble. She was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Sawyer, for
many years residents of this place,
and with the exception of few years
spent at Oskaloosa, Iowa, her entire
life has been spent here, where her
unselfish regard for
others and many acts of kindness
made her one of the best loved women
of the community. A lover of the best
in life she always shared her pleas
ures with others, and her devotion
to her home and family were promin.
ent traits of her character. Mrs. Ly-
ford was one of the pupils of the old
Waverly Institute and her interest
in the recent reunions helped to make
them the success they were. She early
united with Grace church and gave
literally and generously of time and
money for its support. She was
among those giving memorials when
the church was refurnished three
wears ago She Is survived nv her
husband, one daughter, Mrs. H. N.
a brother, Fred H. Sawyer,
f this place and one sister. Mrs.
ames DeLaux of New York.
Funeral services were held at the
ONE Wednesday afternoon at 800
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Charles T.
Raynor of Oriskany Falls, and burial
was at Forest Home cemetery. The
deceased possessed passionate love