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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Big Fire In Des Moines.

Des Moines, Jan. 25.-Fire Quilted
the building at 510-512 East Locust
street last night, causing a loss that
may reach $4,000, according to esti
mates made this morning. The main
floor was occupied by Harry Tibbetts'
Candid cent store and the second
floor was used by three families for
dwellings. The stock of Mr.. Tibbetts,
worth $4,000, was destroyed com.
pletely. The building, valued at $780,,
600 was badly damaged. The fami.
lies residing on the second floor say.
ed practically nothing. A serious
panic occurred in the X. P. hall ad.
joining, where 600 Scotehmen were
holding a Burns celebration, but
luckily MP one was injured. The fire
started Shortly after 3 O'clock. The
fire is believed to have originated in
the basement of the Tibbetts store
but the origin is not known. Mr.
Tibbetts was in the building until
1880 O'clock with a travelling sales.
man, and is positive there was nc
fire when heNleft. Ah'.'' '. ...
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
EDDNILLEETCHINGSTHE SEWERS NEWS
r. c. DAVIS MEETS WITH Acci.
DENT--LAOlEs AID. SOCIETY
AT HOME OF MRS. ~. A, GUM
HAVE GOOD TIME. !.

Sewers, Jan. 27.--Matt Davis and
Frank Wiley went TO Colfax and or
ganized degree STAFF in Bud of
Hope Lodge X. gof P9sRsE staR y.
r. G.. Davis, stable boss at No. Z
mine, met with an accident 20 his
leftihand which has disabled him for
working. He will be able to resume
his work In day or two.
Alva South and wife spent two
days visiting at the parental John
South home at Valley junction.
Since the death Of Mr.. ID. Turner
1.-THE son and daughter have broken up
housekeeping Mary returned home
with her sister, Mrs. Nellie Randell
of CentraIia, Illinois, who had been
called to Sewers by the death OF
hei father t. :,
James c. Patterson went TO Des
Moines last Sunday to visit an old
time friend, ]. W. Nelson, of Lees
Summit, Mo-, who is visiting mis- un
Gle at 1917 18th street, Des Moines
While there lin made a call on DR.
John Martin.
The Ladies' Aid Society had a goot
time at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II
A. Gum last Thursday afternoon
There were thirteen present enc
Hight refreshments were served
There was n large attendance a
the mid-week prayer meeting las
Thursday night, led by Brother j.
Bell, who read for his Scripture les
lson, Matt. 5:1-5.
There are quite a number com
planning of having an attack of TIN
lgrippc. ..-. ... ~s -.
William Grovener, shot examines
at No. mine, by some means hur
his left foot which made him unabl
to follow his daily employment 70
two weeks
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
THAT GAS ORDINANCE
Grounds on Which Company Asked
for an Injunction.

An order was received from Judge
Mcpherson in the Federal court Sat
Iurday by the Oskaloosa Light and
Fuel Co. restraining the City of Os-
!kaloosa from enforcing the 5000 gas
ordinance which was passed by the
council recently. In 1872 the city OF
Oskaloosa entered into cantract
with J., 4. PinkegtQn by which the
latter was to furnish the city with gas
for irnuniefpal purposes for the term
| OF thirty years. The next clause in
the contract goes on and states that
he should furnish residents of the
icity with gas and name the price.
There is however no term of years
mentioned in the clause.
| This Is where the bone of conten.
ton lies. The Gas Company believes
that because there is no term Of years
mentioned in this clause the franchise
lis perpetual For t..ls reason Mr..
Griffin, the manager of the Light COM
lpany claims that the city has no right
to regulate the rates. He furthermore
claims the following in his petition ON
which the Injunction was granted
That the company cannot realize a
profit under the new ordinance.
! That the city has no right to repu'
late the pressure of gas.
That the city has no right TO regu'
late the candle power of gas furnish
ed by the company, nor the number
of British thermal units therein, nor
the quality of the gas.
That the city is powerless TO regu
late the extension of the mains.
That the city has no right TO require
the company TO install in the city hal
iof Oskaloosa a gas testing apparatus
That the ordinance attempts to de
prive the company OF its property
without due process of law, contrary
to the constitution of the United
States. 80
That the ordinance passed Jan. II
is invalid because 1t did not receive &
vote of the majority of the council.
BY the provisions of the new ordi
cubic feet of gas shall pay SIZE pei
1000 feet less Is cents if paid before
the fifteenth of each month. TO con
sumers using more than 1000 cubic
feet the rate is fixed at $1.15 less /!
cents If paid before the 18th of the
month.
The present owners and managers
of the Oskaloosa, Light and Fuel Co
took over the plant here in 1906 ant
since that time they have spent $500,
10000 in improvements. There is no
at the present time, piece of machin
cry in the plant that was there wheI
they took 1t over. They have re
duced the prices on gas sixty or sew
enty cents on the thousand and hav'
built miles of new mains. They arr
now according to Mr.. Griffin's state
ment barely making a reasonable
profit above the interest on the in
,vestment and that II the new rat
! goes through ley will be losinl
money to manufacture the gas.
; Members. of the city council hav
received notice Oft the hearing of tn
: application filed in the Federal cour
asking for permanent injunction
against the City of Oskaloosa, re
: straining them from placing in effeC
the recent cut in the gas rates Il
Oskaloosa. Notice is given to al
pear in Ottumwa March and shON
cause why the temporary injunction
: should not be made permanent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Carrier confesses To Theft.

Council Bluffs, Jan. 81. Caught
with a marked bill in his pocket,
Henry J. Rommel pleaded guilty be-
fore the United States Commissioner
today to stealing from the postofiice
money drawer at Silver City. Rom,
mel is rural mail carrier and when
money fas frequently missing he was
suspected and a trap was set for him
A marked one dollar bill was left in
the drawer and when he entered the
postotiice the others left. He took
the money and was arrested and con
fessed. Bond for appearance was
fixed<at sa0O About $50 in all has
been stolen.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Claim Fraud liz PAVING

Keokuk, Jan. 25.-Waiter Rayburn,
May Long and John Stadler, all of
this city, have filed suit in the Lee
county district court against the city
OF Keokuk and the contracting firm
of Cameron & McManus. claiming
that the city and the contractors by
fraud and collision, altered the speci.
fications for paving in order that the
above named contractors might Sc
cure the work. The court is asked
10 set the amount to be paid as that
of the original contract or else disal.
low any claim
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Dinner CSC at the Senate
New Freight Service.

Delta Press: The Rock Island has
put on another stock train which runs
twice a week-Monday and Friday.
1t is stock train and goes TO Ottum-
wa via Oskaloosa, and goes through
Delta at about 10000 a. m. This
should prove to be a popular train
for the stock shippers on this branch,
as IL would seem that II would be
much more convenient to ship to OF.
tumwa than Chicago. The train made
its first trip on Monday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
GAS ORDINANCE
ENJ0|NEO TO-DAY
DIES MONIES HAD $4,000 FIRE
LAST EVENING.
NO CARS FOR CORN SHIPMENT
Student at Ames Has smaIlpox--keo.
kuk Citizens Claim Fraud In Paw.
ing Contract-Former Residents
OF creston Burned to Death.

Des Moines, Jan. 25.--A temporary
Injunction was issued at noon today
by Federal Judge Mcpherson re-
straining the city of oskaloosa from
enforcing a one dollar gas ordinance
passed January II. = The hearing on
the Injunction which was secured by
the Oskaloosa Light & Fuel Company
is set for Ottumwa, January 3lst.
The company says the new rate made
by the city is confiscatory.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Student Has Smallpox.

. Ames, Jan. 25.-It has developed
that student by the name of Dodds,
who entered college last week, has a
mid case of smallpox. Shortly after
his arrival here he complained of i'll
ness and was told to go to the col
lege hospital. where it was found that
he was suffering from smallpox in
light form. He at once was removed
to an isolated building where he is
being cared for by an immune nurse,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
kenYon Is Pleased.

Fort Dodge. Jan. Ex-senator w.
s. Kenyon today expressed his pleas
ure over the cancellation of the in.
augural ball at Washington when
Wilson becomes president March 4th.
He said Wilson was doing good
thing when he called it off, and was
also against the public reception,
which was nothing but a rush for
lunch counter. He goes to Washing
ton tonight. -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Convict ! Former iowan.

Charles City, Jan. 27.-W. j. Reid,
sentenced for sixteen years at FIRES
mo, Cal, for forgery, is former resi-
dent of Floyd county, Iowa. The Call.
fornia case is not Reid's first expert.
ence in court While a resident of
Rockford, Ia, he was indicted for ar.
son and in bitterly contested case
In which the jury disagreed. He has
since been in trouble in Chicago and
where he served a
ten years term. He has relatives still
living in Rockford, all well TO do and
respected citizens.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Former lowans Burned

Creston, Jan. 25.-Mrs. Catherine
Britten and Mrs. Margaret Antoine
have been called to Groom. Texas, by
an accident in the families of Peter
and Mike Britten, former residents
of Creston. The 2.year-old son of
Peter Britten was burned to death
and Mrs. Mike Britten was so badly
burned that it is feared she cannot
recover. An oil can exploded and
Mrs. Britten and her nephew were
enveloped in the flames.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Mo Cars For Corn.

Rockwell, Jan. 25.--Farmers are
bitter at the attitude of the railroads
and big elevator companies con-
trolled by them because they will not
furnish cars for the shipment of corn
and other grain to market or buy the
grain at any price. One buyer says
that if corn was offered at ten cents
per bushel it could not be sold, as
there are no cars. An appeal will be
made TO the legislature to force rail
roads to furnish cars under penalty
OF a crime Hundreds of farmers
have their barns full of corn on
which they cannot realize a dollar.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30

thought we have is that I'm short
time we shall all meet in that home
so sweet and fair" In these sad
days the family was mach cOmforted
by the presence Of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Ryan of Des Moines and Grandma
Fancher, who were steadfast friends.
They all stepped in under the quar-
antine and shared their deep sorrow
with them. May God bless them"
A private funeral was held Friday at
1880 p. m. The beautiful couch cas-.
ket was placed In the large east win
dow and set in a bed of most beauti.
full flowers, where relatives and
friends could look upon this most
beautiful form. Followed to Forest
cemetery by many relatives and
friends, where a prayer service was
conducted by Rev. McClelland and
the remains laid to rest.
My Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan:-My
sincere sympathy goes ont TO you in
this.-one of the sad hours of your
natural life. When the telegram
flashed over the wire last p. m, tell
ing of the passing Of your sweetheart,
the thought came to me, Who shall
be the next?" You can't tell |
can't tell. No one can tell,-but Him
Who runs the "Signal light of Eter-
nifty" The indescribable ways of
Providence are past finding out. 1t
is natural to expect that death will
claim easily the aged with crowns Of
silver. In fact ii is as natural to die
as il is to be born: but when death
stills the heart of the young man or
the young woman to whom the posi-
bilities of life are just unfolding, that
is a mystery we cannot solve here.
But there Is comfort and truth in
these words of Bailey's: God makes,
destroys, and remakes for His own
pleasure ALL" That smile will be
missed, that girls voice and the echo
will be no more; that place at the Ia
BILE will be vacant, and you will muse
and wonder on. But how sweet, how
beautiful to know that she sleeps
across the bars with him-"Who do
eth all things we'll" My tears min.
gle with yours; my heart is sad with
yours. Be brave, and remember that
in a little while you and ! will pitch
our tent in that Glad Forever"
where there is no suffering, no heart.
aches, no sorrows and no cares. May
the flowers in Heaven ever bloom for
your darling grille girl. Sincerely,
W. G. Ebey. bis
a II
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
sllaht DAMAGE hy Elre.

Shortly after eleven o'clock this
morning the fire department, was
called to the residence OF Miss Jane
Thompson, 316 North Fourth street.
A spark falling on the roof had set
fire 10 the shingles close around the
CHIMNEY and small blaze was the
II sult. Tie fire company had no
difficulty in extingulshing the flames,
however, the chemicals being all that
were used. Very little damage was
done.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30

Doliiyef, Jan. 27-An officer is on
his way to Fresno, California, to-
indemnity a man under arrest there
as Johns Carr who swndled the First
National Bank of Ceylon eight miles
north OF here out of six thousand by
a forged certificate OF deposit The
man under arrest tallies with the
picture sent out of the much wanted
SWindler @
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Dinner CSC at the Senate
Wade SPRINGS New Plan.

Judge NJ. J. Wade, while in su.
preme court the other day listening
to an argument In a disbarment case,
advanced the idea that 1t should be
provided that when a lawyer drops
out of active practice II should oper-
ate automatically to disbar him, or
in other words unless lawyer really
practices law he ceases TO have his
rights at the bar,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Drill Strikes Dynamite.

Keokuk, Jan. 25.-Four men were
seriously hurt last evening when an
unexploded dynamite charge was
struck by a drill in the hands of one
of the men at the site of the new
Standard Oil warehouse. The acci-
dent was unavoidable and the in
jnred will recover. ....-.s
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Dinner Csc at the Senate
viii Have No Effect.

Rivermen at Keokuk are ridiculing
the dispatch sent out from Davenport
to the effect that the Keokuk dam
would cause low water and be danger.
Gus to navigation between Keokuk
and st. Louis. They declare there
will never be the slightest danger to
navigation because all the water that
comes down the river must pass
through the turbines and over the
spillways and will not be held at this
point for any length OF time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Iowa Man GETS Promotion.

Boone. Jan. 25.--J. &. ,!Osmer, mas
ter mechanic for the Northwestern
here for over two years, has accepted
position at Owassa, Michigan, as
superintendent of the motor power
and the machine and master car
builders of the Ann Arbor Railroad
Company and Steamship Line.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Hopes Rest Upon Women.

Keokuk. Jan. 25.-Upon the women
of Keokuk rests the hopes Of the
board OF education at the school cleo.
ton next Friday when the question
of voting $4,000 for a new school
building is to came up Bitter oppo-
sition TO the plan of the board by in
fiuential men has endangered the
success of the proposed bond issue
and the women of the city are to be
solicited to go TO the polls and cast
a vote for safe and sanitary condi.
lions In the local schools.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Dinner 25c at the Senate
mo- Short Course This Year.

Efforts of Marshalltown business
men to secure a,short course for Mar
shalltown will be attended with little
success until next year, according to
the extension department OF Iowa
State College at Ames. A date will
be arranged next year, they say. Mar
shalltown has had no short course for
several years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Toy Cannon rreacherous.

Bonaparte,. Jan. 2l.--Dick Shaifer
and Jack Rogers, each 10 years old.
made cannon of an old bicycle pump.
They loaded it with powder, using
paper for a fuse, took 1t to the back
porch OF the Shaffer home and touch
ed 1t off. 1t did not explode at once,
50 they Investigated. Dick Shaifer
has a lacerated hand and leg and
has been taken TO a hospital at Keo.
kuk 4H
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30

AULD.-A daughter was born to
Nh. and Mrs. Wilfred Il. Aud. De
cember Z, 1912, at Bethel hospital, in
Colorado Springs. Mrs. Aud will be
remembered as Miss Helen Shafer,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. b
Shafer. tFo 81
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Colo Farm House Burns.

Nevada, Jan. 27.--The house on the
Fred Troutner farm, Ave miles north
east of Colo, burned to the ground
Saturday night while the family was
away from home. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The loss will reach
5000. Evtt5 taaa
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Dinner 25c at the Senate
Where Does Il Go?

Oskaloosa municipality is granted
10000 gallons OF free water daily by
the water company The fact was de-
veloped at the water inquiry Monday
evening that outside OF the other
places OF free supply the public
schools alone consume on the aver.
age almost $4,000 gallons per diem
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
One smlthN,s aeoord

For flfty-two years a blacksmith
and for forty.two of these years right
at IL In the town of Plymouth, Iowa.
is the record of John Gotlieb
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Minister al Point Of Death,

Charles City, Jan. 27.-Rev. Father
L. NJ. Foster Is seriously III and not
expected to live. He is we'll known
all over Iowa. a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
Monument Dealer Rankrunt.

Council Bluffs, Jan. 7-Walter j.
Hill, a prominent monument dealer
of Denison, filed petition in bank
ruptcy in the federal court here to-
day, He gives his assets at $1,000
and liabilities at 1914.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30

ELSE.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. F.
w. Else, No. 6l5 Second avenue East,
Sunday, January IL, 1913, a fine
daughter Mother and girl doing
well.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30

LEE. born, to Mr.. and Mrs. L. v
Lee, north of Fremont, on Friday,
January 10, 1913, a SON.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30

Many property owners are making
plans TO connect with the new sewers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30

ENGLlSH.-Wm. English, a former
resident of this community, died at his
home in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Satur
day, January Is, 1913, aged 80 years
5 months and IL days. He lived In
the vicinity of Cedar for a time and
later in Oskaloosa, but left here thirty
eight years ago. He is survived by a
widow, four daughters, two sisters
Mrs. Jane Mccain, of Fremont. and
! Mrs airy Morgan, of Osceola.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30

RYAN.-Wilda Ryan, the only
Lughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Ryan,
lssed awayIat her home, 437 North
rst street, Thursday, January 23,
10, after a very hard struggle with
at awful disease OF diphtheria, of
ly few days duration, at the age
8 years, 2 months and 25 days. A
rong and healthy child; but the An.
] of Death saw fit to take her to
r resting place Of peace and love
d to be with Gods angels above.
her sickness she was ever patient
d willing, and little was thought
at her days here would close so
on. She would often tell them that
he would not be with them long"
d sent word to playmates to tell
r teacher that ''she would not be
school any more" The death an
was at the door of her heart.
g was bright and winsome child,
3 light and JOY of the home, which
S been made desolate by her being
zen away. The most comforting
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-12
What Happened.

are you the man who writes all
this joyous advice about scattering sun
shine and giving everybody that seems
worried glad hand and word Of en-
couragement?"
YES" said the man with scarce hair
and inky fingers. q am one Of the
professional optimists who do that sort
of thing"
WELL I'm not going to sue you for
damages or false pretenses or anything
Of that kind just want to let you
know that l tried to heed your lesson.
| went to one of our great cities and
tried to speak words Of cheer and com
fort to the overburdened souls that l
saw rushing past me-"
what happenedW
Before | had cheered up four peo-
pie | got arrested for being conf
dence Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-12
The Mother-in-law In France.

1t is enough to chill ones passion for
newspapers to read the mother-in- law
Quips, as they are sad. sad jokes. A
mother-in-aw is not funny afterward;
she is only funny beforehand. In
France. where they do so many things
neatly. this is understood Listen
YOung Raoul had gone down on his
knees to madame, the Widow Lemoine.
and begged leave to marry himself
with her daughter.
But nor said the widow firmly. at
is impossiblew -
Desolated. Raoul burst into tears.
Don't take it so hard, mon gOsser
said she. THE petite Yvonne is ex-
quisite, she is ravishing, yet there are
many others in the France A little
of patiencew
"But. madamel my dear madameT
howled Raoul. 1T is you that ] r.,
gretw-New York Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-12

Splendid, enduring beauty,
deeply cut inscriptions, gran ite
or marble of the finest kind -
these are the reasons why the
monument is best bought Of us.
We are not an unknown
concern-we have reputation
Of furnishing the best obtainable
for the money-and we are al
ways HERE to make good the
monument if it proves other
wise than hrst-class.
Drop us a card for prices,
information, etc.
C nj. LAMBERT & SON
22O School Street Bennington
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The EIxina Frog of Java.

The Jayanese frog is creature
measuring between fifteen and twenty
five inches, The skin of its back is
pale blue and by night looks dark
green or olive brown. The frog re
mains motionless during the day, with
eyes sheltered from the light and with
belly up. clinging to its support by ad-
hesive cushions and by its belly. which
is provided with a sticky covering. and
it is hardly distingushable from the
objects that surround it. At nightfall
it begins its hunt for the mammoth
crickets on which ii feeds, making
leaps covering seven feet OF ground
During the leap. the play of lungs filed
with air swells its body. To descend
from height il spreads wide its claws
and. dropping. rests upon its feet. Elk
change