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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
$1,000 FROM IS ACRES.

&C. +. Dins.nore has demonstrated
on a small scale what can be pro-
duced on Mahaska county SOIL" says
the New Sharon Star. During the
past year while he has been living on
the ]. c. Hull place just east OF the
depot, the value of the products he
has raised on the Is acres of land
amounts 10 S1,005.65, exclusive OF
butter and other things they used for
account. After making allowance for
the cost of labor and other expenses,
at this rate farms in this vicinity
ought to be made to pay handsome
dividends even on an investment OF
$500 or more per acre."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Special prices on boys
overcoats at Waltons.
AUTOTRUCK VS. HORSE POWER
REPORT OF FIRE CHIEF OF MAR
SHALITOWN FOR MONTHS.
Figures For Term Favor the Motor
Driven Fire Vehicle by Sum Of
1898 Per Month.

Marshalltown, Jan. THE Marsh
Ialltown fire department has given a
most practical demonstration of the
value of the automobile as a depart
ment vehicle during the past eight
months, and the report of Chief I, T..
Kirby, covering the period from April
/ to December 1, 1912, contains some
facts and figures of great interest.
Chief Kirby has made a careful re-
port of the expenditures incurred in
maintaining a team of horses and
truck at the central station, as COM
pared with the cost of maintenance of
the automobile truck
THE practicability of the auto truck
has not been fully demonstrated"
says Chief Kirby, las it has not been
in service Ion genough to determine
in service long enough to determine
truck was placed In service April l.,
and since that time the department
has not been called upon to cofnbat
decided adverse weather conditions,
such as might be expected in winter
and early spring"
Chief Kirby In his report shows that
during the period from April 1 to Dec.
1, 1912, there were So alarms. Com
pairing the cost of maintenance during
the eight months OF the previous year
Chief Kirby presents the following
figures:
Cost of maintaining team eight
months, including feed, shoeing, har-
ness and veterinary service, $331.35.
Cost of maintaining automobile, 3
months, including gas. oil, Presto
light and repairs, $2517
Cost of maintaining team, per
month, $41.42.
Cost of maintaining automobile per.
5000. 49, a.li
Cost of maintaining team per fire,
$3.50. 49,.
Cost of maintaining automobile per
fire. 36 cents.
Balance In favor of automobile per
month, 1898.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

Monroe Mirror: Demon Driver
Don Mcclure, of Oskaloosa, travel
Ing over the Great White Way, won
the cross the state race. Monday
Mcclure made his return trip with
the same car, and it proved a tri-
umphal tour TO him. He was met by
enthusiastic Great White Way boost.
ers in automobiles from every town.
Monroe met him with twelve autos
and on reaching Monroe short stop
was made and Mr., Mcclure was pre-
sented with box of choice ten cent
cigars. Charley Long made few
appropriate boosting remarks
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Aviator Caps at Wal
tons.
TO ENLARGE SUPREME COURT
LEGISLATURE TO TAKE SUCH
ACTION THIS WINTER.
Court Greatly overworked by lncreas.
ing 5usIness-Three New
Judges Needed.

Des MoineS, Jan. THE supreme
court of Iowa will be enlarged by ad.
Idition of two or three new members
the coming session of the legislature.
There is great need OF some enlarg-
ment OF the court or relief In some
form. The bill to effect the enlarge.
ment has been prepared and 1t will
De urged very earnestly on behalf OF
the state bar association.
The record of the court for the past
year Is alone sufficient basis for a
request for relief, according to the
lawyers. 1t shows that the court has
work to do that cannot possibly be
done under present conditions In a
manner satisfactory to the court or
the public. q. r.sass. .s.ss5, s@
During year 1912 the court placed
on file written opinions In $40 cases.
There are six judges. This is an av-
erage of ninety cases to each judge.
II they work Sundays and holidays
and all the time this gives an aver.
age of four days to each case for each
Judge, provided no attempt IS made
to have each and every cause con.
sidered by every one of the judges.
There are many of the cases which
a 6iCuL uCdt VI i6uu-
ing and discussion. There Is one
case pending and not decided in which
a Judge would have to take at least a
full week merely to read the papers
In the case. Then there are the sew.
eral hundred rehearings forced on the
court and these have to be considered
the same as original cases aud decis.
ions be entered
A year or two ago the court started
out nan unofficial agreement to
limit the number of decisions written
by each judge to 80, but the past year
this was exceeded
or the criminal cases In which
opinions were filed last year there
were ,forty-one in which the court
filed affirmation and sixteen wherein
the lawyers secured reversals. All OF
which shows that the court Is not dis
posed to be easy on the accused per-
sons.
OF the civil suits there we're 33g Of
and 144 reversals. The
number of rehearings granted is very
small
But lawyers declare that the court
will never be able to do good work
until 1t Is made larger or there is
some plan devised for preventing
such Hood of appeals.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
rae pEs MONIES PAPERS,

Oskaloosa Times: II seemed diff.
ficult matter for the Des Moines pa
pers to conceae Mcclure and the
Great White Way the victory In Sat.
urday's crossstate race. This was
particularly noticeable In the Regis.
ter and Leader, which "headlined''
10 the effect that Mcclure had bare
margin" II thirty-five minutes with
an hour and half out for breakage
isn't margin enough, what would il
take TO suit the Register and Leader?
Did they expect Mcclure to reach the
Bluffs before noon?
The fact is, the Des Moines papers
have been boosting the Riyer-to- River
road SO long they are not willing to
concede what is apparent TO everyone
else that the Great White Way has II
beaten In every particular.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
DON M,cLuRE,S RIDE.

Sigourney Review: 1t was a great
automobile race that was pulled off
Saturday. The distance was from
d venport to Council Bluffs and Mr.
McClures speedometer registered 35J
miles. The local interest is due to
the fact that McClure's route was
over the LO-A Short Line and the
great White Way which goes through
this city. All speed regulations were
suspended and the large crowd here
saw the Oakland roadster go through
here at exactly 10 a. m. He came
near having an accident on the south
west corner of the square. The reg,
ular route of the l-O-A is south on
Jefferson street to the end of the
paving and then straight west. For
some reason MrMcClure turned west
at the southeast corner of the square,
barely missed the pile of brick in
front of the Merchants hotel and
when he endeavored TO make the
turn on the southwest corner his ma
chine turned completely around. He
righted himself quickly and dropped
down that hill and was soon out of
sight.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The trip
across the state from Davenport to
Council Bluffs was recently made be-
tween breakfast and supper by two
machines. That demonstrates the
fact that the roads are in unusually
fine condition for this time OF the
year. Many of the trains require
more time to cover the distance. AT.
ter Iowa gets her rural roads perma-
nently improved that time will be
cut down considerably and one will
be able to leave Davenport after an
early breakfast, and get into Council
Bluffs for dinner. or course, the
speed laws will have to be amended
or suspended to make such trip pos
sible &1tt
Keota Eagle: The automobile race
between d. p. Mcclure and p. G.
Peterson created considerable of
stir. The race was from Davenport
to Council Bluffs and was for the
purpose of testing the merits of the
two routes across the state, one OF
which goes through Keota and the
other about rs miles north. Mcclure
was our man and he beat Peterson
into Council Bluffs by about Is miles,
that leak In a gas
oline pipe between West Chester and
keota delayed him As minutes. Nat,
lraliy the result is pleasing TO us.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Good values in Sweat
ers at Waltons.
TIOGh.

Bud Sfmpkins has erected a new
wind mill on his place. The wind
mill is very large one and the work
of erecting it was done by men from
Oskaloosa.
Uncle George Simpkins, who has
been confined to his bed with dropsy,
for several weeks, is in very serious
condition and is no better at this
writing.
Williams and aIiller have erected an
immense corn crib in Tioga. The crib
lis 100 feet long and ten feet wide by
fifteen feet high. They expect to buy
and ship corn.
James Robbins and family took a
flying" trip in the auto to Martins
burg Wednesday, where they spent
New Years day with Mrs. Robbins
sister, Mrs. VIM. Henderson.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Olson,
of near Tioga, Sunday, Dec. 20, Z
pound girl. Papa Olson is highly
elated over the new addition to the
family. Mother and daughter doing
very nicely.
Mrs. Charles Fuller, living about
IL miles north of here, was taken to
the Oskaioosa hospital last Wedne6-
day morning about O'Clock by DR..
Fred Jarvis in his automobile, where
she underwent successful operation
for appendicitis.
Mat Armstrong and family have
moved to Martinsburg and have pur-
chased the butcher shop there
Messrs. Parks and Hutchins, of
Washington, were up last week look
ing after their interests in the Ocean
Grove farm near here.
VIM. Armstrong and wife spent the
holidays with their son Mat Arm
strong in Martinsburg.
Jan. z. HOO.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
o. ! hirrer better. hriebter town.

for bigger, better. brighter town.
That you will help to make this a
good town SO the town can make good.
That you will increase the value of
your property by improving its APP
pearance.
That you will say something good
about this town every time you write
a letter.
That you will invest your money
here where you made 1t and where
you can watch it.
That you will not point out the
towns defects to a stranger or fail
Ito point them out to neighbor. 81.
That YOU viii keep your premises
lMcked up and your buildings repair
ed as matter of both pride and profit.
That you will never buy a thing out
side of town until the local merchants
have been given chance to sell it
| to YOU.
That you will brag about this town
so much that you will have to work
flor this town in order to keep from
being a liar.
That you will take half day right
now to pick up the odds and ends
around the place and turn them into
either use, money or ashes.
That you will contribute as much
money as you can afford, and as much
Enthusiasm as anybody, to any move
ment to develop the towns resources.
That you will join the movement to
induce the people in this town TO do
their buying at home or. if there is
no such movement, that you will start
one. a## s ....,
That you will make friends with the
farmers, if town man, or with the
town folks, if farmer, and help work
together for the good of the COM
munity of which this town is the GEN.
ter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
A 100000 FIRE
At MASON CITY
FLAMES WE'RE TANNED BY A
HIGH WIND.
FlREMEN FIGHT DESPERATELY
Telephone Offices and Express Offices
Are Destroyed-NearIy an Entire
Half Block Of Business Build
fngs Are Burned.

Mason City, Jan. IA 100000 fire
this morning destroyed the Century
Building, the Century Annex, the
Egloff building and the Standbury
block.
The stock of goods destroyed is the
Miller grocery, the Adams and the
American and Wells Fargo Express
company offices. The telephone Of
flee, the Josephs dry goods store,
Sewers hardware store, the Mills
drug store, the cash register Office of
the L. c. Smith Co., the Vance music
store, McGaffrey's wholesale cigar fac
tory, Lehman & Stork's harness shop,
the Gamidge pool hall, the Russell
garage and the Factory blacksmith
shop. Nearly an entire half block
was destroyed. The flames were fan
ned by high wind and the firenen
fought desperately in binding snow
storm, with a foot of snow on the
ground. S' ..' 81. s-.'
1.-THE Sewers hardware store men
toned above as being destroyed, was
the property of p. Cad Sewers, for
mer Oskaloosa boy, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hon. George w. Seevers,]
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Charley Needham in Montezun

Charley Needham in Montezuma
Republican: I'VE never knew before
that Gardner Cowles, the main
squeeze of the Register and Leader
and Tribune, was born in Oskaloosa
until We noticed in the Oskaloosa
Globe. All great men were born in
Oskaloosa. But seriously speaking,
Gardner COwles is one of the best
newspaper publishers in America.
He is publishing one of the brightest
papers in the west. He is always af-
ter new ideas in the newspaper world.
The writer admires Gardner Cowles. "
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
LIS Corduroy Knicker
bockers CSC at WaltonS.
hiah and LOW wa,er Mark.

The measurements taken daily at
the official water guage at the North
western railway draw bridge at Clin-
ton show that the highest stage OF
water for the year 1912, In the Mis-
sissippi river was LA feet above the
low water mark. This measurement
was recorded on April g. The lowest
stage of water during the last year
was 1.g feet above the low water
mark. which was on Jan Ia. 1912.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
q Special prices on Fur
lined gloves at Waltons.

Ethel, who was ten years old. was
studying her geographical reader, and
learning that fish are placed in brine
before they are dried and prepared
for sale. After explaining that brine
is very strong salt water, the teacher
asked why the ish were placed in II.
Ethels face was illuminated with sud-
den understanding. and she promptly
replied: Because they age used to
salt water,'-Youth's Companion.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Three Weeks, Paw.

Next Saturday, January IL, is the
first mine workers pay for the new
year. All local mines have been
working as many days as they had
cars to load. This will be the first
pay since the Saturday before Christ
mas. Three weeks pay, which should
help some. 5sS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

We certainly are great people.
We sell tons of barb wire in Mexico,
and then we sell the government
thousands of clippers to cut it with.
We also sell Mexico thousands of guns
and millions of cartridges, and are
now talking of having our army go
down there to see if the Mexicans
know how to use them.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Valuable Team Stolen.

Grinnell, Jan. IA valuable team
of heavy work horses was stolen
some time Monday night or Tuesday
morning from the place of N. l.
Phipps, five miles west of Grinnell
on the River.to.River road. The team
together with a set of double harness
hitched to a single buggy, was driven
from the owners stables and there is
no clue through which the missing
property may be traced. The team
was made up of a horse and mare,
grey, weight between 1900 and 1900
pounds. Horse had large portion of
name worn away near the withefs.
A reward has been offered for in for
nation that will lead to the recovery
of the team. J. w. Morris, liveryman,
of Grinnell, is assisting in the effort
to obtain news of the animals.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Barn and Horses Burned.

Grinnell, Ia, Jan. Fire Of un.
known origin early this morning des-
troyed a livery barn and contents own
ed by j. w. Wiley. Total loss is in
the vicinity of $4,000, with partial in
surance. Nine horses were burned,
twelve buggies, hearse and quanti-
ty of hay and grain, besides harness
and other property. The fire was dis
covered about LAS o'clock this Tues
day morning and spread so quickly
to all parts of the building that little
property could be rescued. The
building was frame structure and
THE heaviest loss was with the con-
tents and stock.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

Don Mcclure has demonstrated
that the southerly route, or the ]. D.
A. Short Line, is much the shortest
and best line through Iowa. The
Rock Island should take the cue by
building the connecting link from Dali
las to Knoxville and make this better
and shorter route its main line from
Davenport to Des Moines.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
The interstate commerce

The interstate commerce COM
mission has ordered that cars must be
distributed to the coal mines in pro-
portion to their producing capacity.
The fact that such an order was
found necessary proves conclusively
that the commission fills an Enpor-
tant place in the machinery of gov
eminent
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

According to the OttUnwa Cour-
Ter, 1t is only a question of time the
commission form of government will
completely take the place of the old
plan of city government" But
how long Is time?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

Deep River Record: Oskaloosa
is a dry town and its mighty hard to
tell what the police force is drinking
now, but it must be something queer
for it makes them see airships in the
night
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

Five hundred and twenty tons or
water are required to produce a ton
of dry oats. $40 tons for a corn and
453 tons for a ton of red clover. Iowa
has the water all right.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

The day before Don Mcclure
showed Pete Peterson how to run an
automobile, the Newton News said:
THE River TO River road directors
are so confident of victory that al
ready they are beginning to feel sorry
for the Great White Way people who
started something they couldn't fin
ish." The News hasn't said anything
since
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

The six thousand clergymen who
last year observed Child Labor Day
are to-day being asked to speak on
that subject Sunday, January 18th or
Saturday, January 25th.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

One could easily believe that base
ball has gone into decline since 1t
is announced that Keokuk will sur
render its franchise in the Central
association
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
SOME NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
Heknlue:

That you will keep so busy boosting
that you won't have time TO knock.
That YOU win vote. talk and work
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

Speaking about the white mans
burden" how about the mail carriers
with their parcels post packages?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

When in doubt take the |. o. A.
Short Line. .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

Only 354 days until Christmas!
Do your shopping early!
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
70 I.o.A RoosrERs.

Let us then be up and doing.
With a firm resolve to win;
To halt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-10-28
Posters Neoro Melodies.

"For a period of thirty years or So"
says the Musical America, stephen
Collins Foster was so far ahead Of all
competitors as the most popular Amer
lean composer that the others were
scarcely in sight. While we know little
enough about a great many OF his mel
odies today. such songs as The Old
Folks at Home My Old Kentucky
Home old Uncle Ned and 'Massa's
In the Cold. Cold Ground have sunk
deeper and more permanently into the
American heart than any other songs
ever written in America. For better
understanding of Foster 1t is well to
remember that his melodies had moth
ing whatsoever to do with negro melo-
dies, the composers models being the
great melOdists Of the old world-M
cart, Beethoven, Handel The fact that
his songs formed the piece de resist
ance of negro minstrelsy and there
fore In general drew their poetic sub.
ject matter from negro life is respon-
sibe for the legend. so hard to, kill.
that his melodies were derived from
negro songs"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-10-28
A Chance of Front.

The famous surgeon. the late DR..
william Bull Of New York, once asked
DR.. Osler to join him in a drive
through the park in his gig. On one
of the upper reaches of the drive the
horse grew FESTIVE. rearing and paw
Ing in spirited way that DR.. Bull
was familiar with and not the least
afraid of.
"Gently-go gently, William said
DR. Osler. Don't irritate him. Al
ways soothe your horse, William. And
think you will do better without me
on the seat. Pray let me down"
When DR. Osler was once safely
landed on the ground, however, he
said: Now. william, touch him up.
Never let horse get the better Of
you Touch him up, conquer him. don't
spare him. And now. william, I'll
leave you to manage him. I'll walk
back" concluded the man willing to
oslerize anybody else.-New York Trib-
une
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-10-28
Hat island. uniau. Rookery.

Hat island. In the Great Salt lake.
Utah. is probably the most unique
rookery In the world. as well as one
Of the most densely populated. The
island contains about twelve acres, and
on rocky pinnacle hundred feet
above the brine, with not drop Of
fresh water. to be found and where
there Is nothing to excite the cupjdity
or commercial instinct of man. the
birds -gulis. pelicans. herons and cor
morants by the thousand-make their
home, The island can be seen at IA
distance OF ten miles, rising IKE a
cooked hat" ont of the sapphire OF
the inland sea The birds are utterly
fearless Protected as they are by the
laws of the state. they have had little
cause to fear man and his death deal
ing weapons. IL IL necessary to use
the greatest care to avoid stepping on
the nests and eggs of the tens Of thou
sands of sea fowl that have estab-
lished their rookeries on the islet,-
Argonaut.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-10-28
How to Sell . Cow.

A Scotch dealer at Clones fair was
asked by countryman to do him a
favor you see that woman" said
he, pointing to woman. well, I've
offered her five pounds ten for her
COW, but she won't sell. Now. II you.
a stranger, should offer her FIVE pounds
fifteen she would sell. but would not
sell to me for that. VIII you be kind
enough to take this half crown and
bind the bargain with it, and I will
then pay the money and take the
cowT The good natured cattle dealer
effected the purchase as requested and
then turned to find the conntryman.
but the latter was gone. He was
forced to take the COW himself and
pay for her, though she was not worth
half the money he had thus bid to
oblige the missing countryman. 1t was
afterward ascertained that the woman
was the countryman's wife.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-10-28
Canal, Of Venice as Sewers.

One BY one the Illusions OF life are
shattered. Who has not heard of the
gondoliers Of Venice. the sweet singers
whose voices are waited across the
waters as they guide their graceful
craft through the canals Of the street
less city? 81 used to think how poeti-
cal 1t was" said returned traveller.
but found the real reason for their
singing was a very practical one. Ven
fee has absolutely no sanitary regula-
tons, and the little canals are just so
many sewers into which is dumped all
the garbage from the houses. There
is no system Of plumbing. and the
refuse is Simply thrown from the win
dows, so unless you let the householder
know you are passing by you are apt
to get douche of dirty water or gar.
bage."-New York Tribune.