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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

made there last fall 1t slipped over
into the democratic column in the
presidential election. But alack, and
aday- Conditions there are not utop-
ian, II the WATERFOWL Leader is to be
taken seriously. Hear its plant:
"Mr. Taxpayer! What do you
think of the budget of S30,0o0,000 to
cover the expense of the state for the
next two years Fifteen millions a
year as against s5,000,000 before we
had progressives to show us how to
run the state economically. Under
the old regime, state affairs were con-
Quoted in the interest of the tax
payers and were as good If not better
than at the present time. Taxes
which were low then have increased
more than 400 per cent, and the tax
ferrets are still hunting something to
take in order to raise more money to
be squandered by the so-called pro-
gressives. The state is overrun with
hirelings drawing salaries and ex-
penses, whose services are not need
ed. Employees at the state capital
are as thick as rats In an old unused
warehouse; commissions have been
created to provide lucrative positions
for political favorites. 1t is time that
the people arise in their Indignation
and hurl the whole brood from power
and again return to honest, economi-
cal methods in the expenditure OF
state money"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31
SAME IN osKALoosA.

The following item from the Bloom
ington, Illinois, Paragraph applies
equally to 0skaloosa:
mo city of our class can keep pace
with the growth and development OF
our time without a permanent and
well-organized association, whose sole
purpose is TO assist IN every legiti.
mate way the bkilding up of our city,
and / can think of no reason why as
citizen enjoying the privileges OF
living In the best city in the whole
country, i should not contribute to
ward the support of our present Com.
mercial club, at least to the extent OF
holding a membership. The good
this association can do will depend
largely upon the extent of its mem.
bership. II 1t must depend solely
upon our business and professional
men for fits support, its usefulness
will be more limited than IL all citi.
gems, regardless of whether they are
actively engaged in a business, or
profession, lend their support. In
my opinion, II should have the finan-
cial and moral backing of all who are
interested in the growth and improve
ment of Bloomington, and hope the
campaign for new members may be
successful to the extent that its ros-
ter VIII include at least 1000 Of our
good citizens.-B. F. HARDER"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31
A HOT NIGHT.

Marshalltown Times Republican
Still, still as death. Not a breath
comes through the windows. The
woodwork inside the house feels hot
to the hand. The cement walks strike
their stored heat through the soles OF
slippers when the family turns to the
side of the house where the breeze
comes strongest when any air Is stir
ring. Under the trees the heat is like
blanket. Not leaf stirs. Close,
humid, painting hot everywhere. Pet
ulent queries over the necessity of
such weather evoke no replies. The
moon comes up but = no, wind rises
with it. The child that essays to cud'
die up is firmly, even snappishly re-
pulsed. Rocking chairs, hammocks,
blankets spread on the ground, cloth
ling so thin as to suggest Mary Gar
den or an athletic meet, all manner
| of adaptation of sweltering bodies to
the atmospheric situation are tired
and perhaps discarded with merely
minor success or without any relief
! at all. In the end the family stretch
ed here and there on the lawn wait
ing.
Insects buzz or creep with sharp
toes over faces and bare feet. A bug
as big as bird booms in at some I'M
guarded dress opening and fights des-
perately to free himself from the
clinging folds of night robes. There
are squeals and frantic scramblings
calculated to assist its efforts. Now
and then the quietude is broken by a
slap as some one Stays a mosquito.
The moon goes gloriously on in her
course and tiptoeing over the tree
tops grins maliciously at dishabille OF
which courtesy keeps a close mouth.
The neighbors are awake. Some
one is getting a drink in the next
house. The glass clinks. Someone
speaks to someone. The basis of the
conversation is the heat. In the house
on the other side the manly voice OF
the head of the family breaks out in
iprofane but apt comparison of the
ipresent weather with that reputed to
be standard temperature in certain
place where the fire is never quencn.
led. An automobile goes past, then a
motorcycle vollies by, down at the
railroad crossing the engineer wastes
steam telling his folks that he is I'm
q
lifts his voice more in lamentation
than in pride and other ROSTERS reply
in half-hearted fashion.
Is that the town clock striking
Two We must have been asleep.
Cracky, how hard the ground is
Gathering the pillow you stagger in to
the bed. There's a nice breeze in at
the south window. Gee, how good
those clean sheets feel How com,
Portable the mattress and how pleas,
lantly the springs adapt themselves to
bodily bumps and curves! Perhaps
you will go on living after all. And
then, silence and slunber until the
light of the early morning wakens the
world again. The breeze is still com
ing through the window. 1t is cool
and pleasant indoors. The promise is
of cooler day. Perhaps few berries
with cream, slice of toast and a cup
of coffee will do. 1t isn't going to be
so hard to work today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31
WORKOF IOWA DIOCESE
Divided Between Bishops Morrison
and Longley.

Right Reverend T. n. Morrison,
bishop of Iowa, has issued letter to
the clergy and communicates of the
Episcopal church, in which he details
the arrangements made for system
attic work by the bishops of the do
cese. Under the plan Bishop Morri-
son will have direct charge of all the
regular work and business of the
church while Bishop Longley will
care for all missions and missionary
work of the. diocese, The statement
in full follows: .o .,...,,-. g..
Gentlemen: When irthe convention
of the diocese of Iowa elected Bishop
Longley as suffragan bishop there
was in view a-two-fold object. First,
he was to tighten the burden OF work
and travel of the bishop of the do
cese, and then, second, he was to rem
der the work Of the church more eff
Ifective and far-reaching by bringing
to it additional administration, over
sight and personal care.
To effect these objects. | have
turned over to Bishop Longley. so far
as the canons of the general conven-
ton permit, the care and administra-
ton of all parishes receiving aid from
the missionary funds and all mis-
sions.
What does this mean?
l. 1t does not mean that will not
take a vital interest in every parish
and mission in the diocese, nor does
lit mean that / will not visit such
places and confer with the people on
such visitations. On the other hand,
this does not mean that Bishop Long
LEY will not visit self-supporting par
Iishes, nor does 1t mean that on such
visitations vestries and people may
not confer with him.
2. This arrangement does mean
that Bishop Longley will be the ad-
ministrative head of all missionary
work, that he will appoint in all mis-
sions the bishops committees, that
he will settle all questions touching
the care of the property, that he will
determine the services the several
missions and parishes aided by the
board OF, missions are to have, and
Bishop Morrison receiving and dis
missing all clergymen coming into or
leaving the diocese, will appoint the
missionaries to their several fields.
The details of the new arrangement
will gradually work out as we go on.
but the idea is that department has
been created in the work of the do
|cese and is under the care of Bishop
|Longley
The bishops will be in close touch
with each other and by conference
Will handle, all difficult questions with
mutual understanding and consent,
but In a general way this expresses
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

general foreman; G. f. Beutinger, car
foreman; and L. S. Helgerson, claim
agent, all of Oskaloosa; w. Fl. Erik.
sine, master mechanic, and J. H.
Reinhart, assistant engineer, of Min
.neapolis, Mimi; G. w. Barr, trainmas'
ter, and w. Z. Harrison, general
foreman, of Monmouth, Ill.
- - g.
The through freight business on the
NJ. G. st. l.. picked up the last few
days. A bridge was burned out about
a mile east of Ollie and traffic was
blocked for a few hours and this
combined with an increase in bust
ness, caused the local Office to add
two chain gang cars. The total mum
Der of cars arriving in Oskaloosa
yards Saturday was 1872 and leaving
the local yards was $50 Sunday was
also a big day, 365 cars coming in
and 81 cars leaving the local yards
Three switch engines are being used
at present. The coal that Is being
stopped here and being reconsigned
Is picking up little and daily av'
erage of 20 cars Is arriving at Oska
loosa yards for reconsignment. Or
ders are being placed for the cars
as soon as they arrive in Oskaloosa
so the coal is kept moving on with
out any delay. The local yards Is
handling this business for the first
time. This line of business was for
merly handled at Marshalltown. but
the yards at that point we're too small
SO the local yards have been increas
ed for this class OF business.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY.
Monday, July 81, 1893

c. V. Hoffman, entered his name
in the republican race for county
sheriff of Mahaska.
L. c. Blanchard became a candidate
for the Office of state representative
from Mahaska county.
Two large maple trees at the front
OF the Mccall marble shop and the T.
X. Brewster dental Office on the south
side of the two hundred block on
High avenue west were sacrificed to
the paving improvement and were re-
moved. The block was said to have
ia bald headed" appearance thereaf-
ter.
Camp No. % of the Woodmen of
the World was instituted in Oska.
loosa. The first official administra-
tion included the names of H. A.
Gum, John II. Shoemake, ]. F. Nc
Neill, L. E. Smith, r. F. Baker, s. J.
Stewart, John p. Landus, NJ J. Ar
mold, j. A. Jacobson, w. B. Thomp-
son, A. J. Hunter, c. J. Lukens and J.
z. Morgan.
Annual meeting of OskaIoosa Saw.
ings Bank. Election OF officers.
President, J. G. Hammond; vice presi.
dent, w. B. Hadley; cashier, J. w.
Hammond; directors, j. G.. Hammond,
c. H. Cramer, w. w. Eby and NJ. d.
Burket.
Personals: Mrs. Allan Johnson,
daughter Stella and son Roy, who had
been guests of the NJ. Vreeland fam
lily, returned to their home in Ottum-
wa. James Atchison went to Knox
vile. Frank Holmes Of Omaha join
ed his wife at the Searle home on
North Third street. Clarence A.
Ross came to be with his wife at the
parental Ninde home on South Sew
enth street. e. r. Stewart Of OF
tumwa was visitor in town on this
date.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31
TWAS ONLY A BONFIRE
John Knight Burns Out Hedge and
Raspberry Trimmings.

John Knight, operating market
garden east of the Webster school In
the Third ward, had a bonfire last
evening that eclipsed anything in the
way of a blaze of that kind ever at
tempted by any youthful fire enthu-
siast about town. Mr.. knights fire
was over two blocks in length, from
Ninth to Eleventh streets and the
blaze went high enough to be seen all
over town. People believed that a big
fire of some kind was in progress and
the telephone girls were made half
crazy with the number of alarms that
tried to be turned in and the countless
queries concerning the source OF the
big blaze. aF ~ aRskt.,
A great hedge fence, of the untrim-
med type, extends along part of the,
north side of the knight property,
from Ninth to Eleventh streets. Year
after year Mr.. knight has been pill
ing the trimmings from his berry
bushes against, under, around and
through this old Usage orange hedge,
until the accumulations were some
thing big. 1t was Mr. Knights inten-
ton to burn out the old hedge with
the brush at some favorable opportun-
lily. The time seemed opportune
Wednesday evening. The brush was
dry as finder, the air was still and all
mature seemed just right. Mr.. knight
accordingly set off his brush pile.
The blaze it made spoke for itself.
The gardner may probably be called
upon to pay for the rebuilding OF
couple of blocks of telephone SER
vice, poles and wire which the flames
DESTROYED
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31
ANNUAL BARGAIN DAY
Advertising at Half Price Begin
T. ming August 2. ri, :.

: The ninth annuaT half-free adver-
Using bargain, offered by the Daily
Herald, will begin Saturday, August
2. In order to convince all readers
of the Herald that advertising pays,
we propose to makeiit pay each pa
iron of our Want Columns or we will
run the advertisement " three addi-
tional days for nothing. 'fI@a -
Here is our proposition: If you
want to buy, sell or rent any proper
ty in Mahaska county, or if you wish
to get help, or get employment, sell
or rent any secondhand furniture,
implements, ETC., you bring a want
local into our Office for the above
date, to run in our Daily for three
days, paying for each local of not
more than fifteen words, soc. If you
do not get the desired results at the
end of this time we will run the Ad.
three days more without charges to
you. thus giving a weeks advertise
ment in our want columns for sum
not to exceed soc for fifteen words or
less, or soc for twenty-five words,
cash in advance. Bring in copy any
time from now until Saturday morn
ing, August 2, 1918, at 10 O'Clock. Lo-
calls will be set into type and held to
commence this date. All advertise
ments to be paid for in advance.
Others have been convinced that
advertising pays,--let us convince
you. Na'f.n s'1'f NY, sN Ae}
THE oSKALooSA DAILY HERALD
1913 North Market Street,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

The Pella Chronicle observes:
The New Sharon Star published last
week complete list of the graduates
of the high school of that place and
occupations. The noticeable thing in
reading the list was the small number
of graduates now living near New
Sharon. This is not saying anything
against New Sharon as a place to live
either; it merely shows that a boy or
girl who sticks to school until the end
of the high school course is the one
that is called out into the world to do
the worlds work. If the same number
of pupils who stopped before entering
the high school should be listed, ii
would probably be found that they are
largely sticking around doing the
same little jobs they have always
done in the same little way. Educa.
ton broadens one and gives one
greater opportunity for choosing his
field of labor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

the intent and method of the new ar.
rangement:
1. The officers of all self-support-
ing parishes will write to Bishop Nor
rison on matters touching business
affairs. Do. q. -4" "-'
2. The officers of all parishes re-
ceiving help from the board of mis-
sions and all missions will write to
Bishop Longley on matters touching
business affairs ."
OF course either bishop will be glad
to receive any personal letters and
give such help as he can to any one
who may write to him. ''"'
Ngl Faithfully yours,
rI.5 THEODORE N. MORRISON: ,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

An abstract of the report of the
interstate commerce commission con-
corning the operation of railroads in
the United States during the year
ending June 80. 1912, shows that divi.
dends declared during the twelve
months covered by the report amount
ed to $500 ,30S, 500. The lines which
filed reports with the commission op
Grated 24O,239 miles of track and the
locomotives and cars used by them
totaled 2,429,90S The nun-bT OF
passengers carried during the year
was 994, 15S,591. The number carried
during the year ending June 80, 1911,
was 987,71O,997.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

"A bill has been introduced in
congress providing for the organiza-
tion of farmers loan associations and
authorizing the government to loan
money to them in the form of twenty
year per cent bonds, the farmers to
pay back principal and interest and
the government to hold mortgages on
farm property.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

Austria not only sells timber but
timber products from its forest lands,
and disposes of about 100000 rail-
way ties a year. There is no proyis-
ion in the United States by which the
national forests can dispose of manu-
featured timber, though the policy OF
selling standing timber is we'll estab-
Ifchad
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

60 SLOW" is advice to Japan
from English sources. Excellent ad-
vice." says the Portland 0regonian.
Uncle Sam is a tougher nut to crack
than figures, statistics and theoretical
ESSAYS indicate"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

Grain is to be carried this season
from the head of Lake Superior TO
Buffalo for l Il cents a busheL But
will that make it any cheaper to the
consumer at the other end, than if it
were hauled by rail?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31
Definition.

What is vegetarian" asked little
Tommy of his cynical uncle. who re-
Piled: "A vegetarian, my boy, is a
man who has forgotten that all flesh
Is as grass. New York Evening Post.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

"A noted British suffragette says
she win have a vote or die. Patrick
Henry asked for liberty or death, but
never committed arson or destroyed
mail boxes to advance his cause.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

Tariff revision is reported to be
moving rapidly 1t is otherwise with
the promised reduction in the cost of
living.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

1t has been observed that whisky
is T great lubricant, if you happen to
be going down hill
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

e., d Attraction OF Good Liar.
Some liars are so interesting that
we feel sorry we can't believe them.
DIR Push.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31
NOR EXACTLY UTOPIA.

Wisconsin is generally considered
TO be the home Of the most up-to-date
progressiyism. II is Mr.. LaFoilette's
state, and owing to the bitter fight
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

This is 1918, and Miss Jessie Will
son is to be the 18th White House
bride She should choose a Friday
the 18th for her wedding day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

Why not put the district steam
in the new school house and do away
with all danger from fire?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31
i almost rained this morning.

Troubles are often the tools by
which God fashions us for better
things.-Beecher.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31
Therefore

Mr.. Merchant and Bu.inss
Man. meet your eompsdtos
with their own. woapoas--
advertising.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

Fred Sparks is on the Newton
branch this week taking the place Of
Brakeman Parker, who is off on q
fishing trip.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-31

The local freight business at the c.,
R. l. & P. has been reported good for
the past week. The local office also
states that the early fall business is
showing up.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-18
TO BROAD GUACE
R.G. SOUTHERN
TRACKS SOON

The narrow gauge on two more
stretches of Colorado railroad may
pass into memory If the plans of the
heads of the Gould roads are carried
out. According to projects now un-
der consideration, the Marshall Pass
and Rio Grande Southern lines in this
state are both to be broad-gauged
shortly 1t Is possible that the chang
ing OF the Marshall Pass line will be
completed from the Gunnison and
Montrose districts to Denver. Salida
and the east.
demand from the Southern Colo
rado cities for a standard gauge rail-
road is responsible for the proposed
change in the Rio Grande Southern.
Los Angeles recently started n move
ment to annex this district as trade
territory and the Colorado cities are
fighting It.
These announcements were made
yesterday, following the visit of b.
#. Bush, president of the Missouri
Pacific and Denver & Rio Grande and
Western Pacific railroads, and Il. l..
Brown. president of the Western Pa
cific, in Pueblo yesterday. The two
officers passed through Pueblo yes
terday on their way from San Fran
cisco to st. Louis, where they are to
attend meeting, the object of which
will be a greater unification of the
Gould lines, II is expected that at
this meeting Mr. Bush will be elect
ed president of the Texas & Pacific
and the International & Great North
ern lines.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-18
WILL DELAY NAMING
SUCCESSOR TO NJ CUE
Sentinel Special Service.

optCldl
Denver, Aug. 1S.-The selection of
a successor to the late Thomas J. Nc
Cue, Colorado member of the nation
al democratic committee, will not be
made until early the coming fall, ac-
cording to George T. Bradley, the
state democratic chairman. He an
nounced today that nothing would be
done in this regard until after his
return from vacation on the Pacific
coast.
As stated in these dispatches, there
are several candidates for the posi-
ton. Those now being frequently
mentioned for the place are former
Attorney General John Barnett, Chas.
w. Franklin, Charles Tew, Mayor e.
E. Drach of Glenwood Springs, Alva
Adams. George 7. Bradley and for
mer Mayor Robert Speer of Denver.
To select the lucky candidate at this
time would be difficult matter, ac-
cording to Mr.. Bradley.
Under the laws governing the Col
orado state democratic committee a
candidate will be recommended to the
national democratic committee for
appointment, in case of a vacancy
from death or otherwise, to fill the
uneXpired term. Before the meeting
of the state democratic committee is
held, the chairman shall give written
notice of the same, designating the
place and the date. This notice will
not be issued by Chairman Bradley
until after his return from the coast,
as he says there is no special hurry
to appoint McCue's successor
Although early, one hears mention
frequently as to who will be eandi-
dates for the seat now occupied in
the United States senate by Charles
S. Thomas. Tom O'DonnelI, Cover
nor Ammons, Alva Adams, Mayor
Speer. Congressman Ed Taylor and
the present incumbent are being re-
ferred to as possibilities. II is defin-
itely known that Congressman Tay-
lor and Mr.. Thomas are to be in the
race.
For governor. State Senator ]. ].
Tobin, State Auditor Kenehan. State
Treasurer Leddy and Attorney Gem
eral Farrar are probably the most
likely candidates this early in the
game. In fact, all of them are un-
derstood to be willing to run as Gov
ernor Ammons successor. 1t is said
that Governor Ammons has aspira-
t!ons to go to the senate, too; and
may become candidate.