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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
AUTHORSHIP IDENTIFIED.

Concerning the old manuscript,
mentioned and copied in the Herald
recently, the following letter fixes
the authorship beyond doubt:
Editor Herald': Your letter of the
25th inst. with sketch of History of
Mahaska county, letter from Capt.
&c. P. Searle. and also one from Mr..
E. r. Harlan enclosed, as stated. was
received in due time. ! feel greatly
obliged to YOU for sending me the
sketch, which, as you suggest, was
written by my father. BY the way
it was published in the OskaIoosa
Herald in the issue of December IA.
1863. Ihad placed it in the hands of
Mr.. Harlan at the Historical building
for safe keeping and he had evidently
forgotten to whom it belonged and
sent ii to Capt Searle, as per his let
ter
Have you in OskalOosa anything in
the way of a museum for the pre-
servatiOn of relics of the early day rs
Of Mahaska county; and if so. would
this manuscript referred to be con
sidered worth placing in il for perm
anent preservation? Most of the his
tories of Mahaska county that have
been written quote this article word
for word. Capt. Hunters History.
think, embodies it completely and SO
far as ! know it is the only record
Of the early history of the county
written by one who lived in those
days. Cordially yours, J. D Edmund
son, Des Moines. Iowa
The need of a Mahaska County
Historical Society is again emphasiz-
ed by Mr.. Edmundson's kind offer to
make the city the gift of the manu-.
script.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
DAIRYMAN IS INJURED
Wagon Hit By Auto is Demolished
and Driver Slightly Hurt.

E. E. letters, dairyman residing
northwest of this city on the Pella
Road late Tuesday afternoon received
slight injuries about the body, while
returning home, when the wagon
which he was driving was struck by
an automobile driven by an unknown
man. The automobile driver at
tempted to so around Jeffers and in
doing so struck the rear end tearing
of the wheel and demolishing the
body. letters was thown from the
wagon into a ditch slightly stunned.
The horses freed themselves from the
wagon running home before being
stopped. The automobile driver turn
ed his car and came hack to town be-
fore LETTERS had time to take the
number of the machine. II was learn
ed today that his injuries will not
prove serious.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
! COUNTY NEWS.
WRIGHT.


Amos Lindsey had a horse die
Monday. 1T became over-heated.
Mrs. Graham has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Chas Witt.
Mrs Whorton from California, Is
spending the summer with her sister,
Mrs. Riggs.
Mrs. Lizzie Myers has returned
from two months visit in Oregon.
Mack Montgomery sister whom he
has not seen for seven years is here
from her home in Ohio enjoying a
pleasant visit.
Web Votaw visited with his father
in Moravia recently.
Della Cochran entertained the
Eight Weeks club last Wednesday
afternoon.
Merle Wright is spending her vaca
ton from her hospital work in Fair
field, at the home of her grandfather
W. ". Wright.
A number from here attended the
celebration in Fremont. All report a
large crowd and a pleasant time.
Chas. Martin and wife we're recent
visitors in Oskaloosa. .. e.-.... B.
John Hoskins and three children
from near Des Moines have been Wis
iting with his brother Joseph Hoskns
here. ..s. -
Twenty-eight cousins, the Linds.
leys, Parletts and Bridges held an
enjoyable picnic at the Bud Perkins
home Sunday. They spent fine time
and think Bud and wife royal enter.
oh
Miss Lula Tucker who has been
spending some weeks here with ,rela-
tiyes has gone to Des Moines to Wis
Il relatives, .e
Bessie Wright who was seriously
injured In the Pickens' automobile
Sunday, is resting comfortable.
July s. .sFa Joe"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
The GLORIOUS SUMMER

One could almost believe that the
editor Of the Williamsburg Journal
Tribune is in love,--A Romeo singing
to his Juliet, - judging by this pref.
ty item.
Glorious as are the day scenes
that mark the entrance of the sum,
mer the beauties of the night are
really more impressive: When all the
winds are tethered to the dark and
only the soft whisper of their children
is heard or felt is there aught so
soothingly charming, so seductively
sweet, as an hour spent in the soil
tude of a summers night! Nights
candles ablaZe on the vast sweeps of
the sidereal sea; the Milky Way
arching a sleeping world; the night
bird responding to her mate. the
droning hum of beetle. the ZigZag
course of the bat, and over and ar
ounG you a million leaves lisping
their litanies when stirred from their
slumber by the touch of a spirit
breeze. No wonder that it was writ
ten,
by night an ATHEIST half believes a
God
And as you turn TO leave the scene
you feel anew the impressiveness of
the time; you scan the great cope
studded with gems, and then you re-
member Byron's Manfred,
Il linger yet with Nature. for the
night
Hath been to me q more familiar face
Than that of man: and in her starry
shade
Of dim and solitary loneliness.
learned the language of another
world"
Welcome, then. days of the dear
old summer and nights of the starry
crown"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
ADAMS.

Our mail carrier, r. l.. Hanna, car
ries the mail in new automobile
and the patrons along the route ap-
preciate it, as the mail comes so
much sooner.
Sammie Gay has a new automobile
since our last report.
Mrs. w. j. Billick spent last week
at the Holman Lee home.
Chas. France and children are hav-
ing the whooping cough.
The Hanna boys and their families
and Mr.. G. w. France and Howard
Davidson, Mark Eveland and wife,
move IN tneIr cars to Grinnell ana
by way of several other places Sun
day. making a trip of IS miles.
Nett Briney and wife, j. N. Allgood
and family and Ralph Allgood and
family drove to Pella Saturday even
ing in their auto.
Mrs. Chas. Briney spent last week
at the Harry Hanna home.
Mrs. Chas. MattOX was recent
visitor at the Harry Without home.
Walter Without ias been having
serious trouble with one eye. He was
so unfortunate as to get some emory
dust off an emory wheel in the eye,
and il has been very painful and was
dangerous for a time, but Is improving
at this time.
C. Z. and H. F. Hanna have their
new barns completed.
Harry Cameron, George and Frank
Ruby have built new garages for
their new cars
Eva Krizer and Mary Willis we're
recent visitors at Newton krizer's.
lulv < PANSY.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

from 1890 in 1912. to 1863 in 1918;
consequently there was an increase
in the average yearly production per
man-from 445 tons to Ats tons.
Iowa is no exception to the other
states of the interior province. where
shooting of coal from the solid is
practiced and the record in that re,
spect for 1913 was worse than in
1912. The quantity of coal shot off
the solid In 1913 was 5,405,142 short
tons, or 70 per cent of the total.
There were &c fatal accidents in
the coal mines of Iowa in 1913, &C
cording to reports of the Uni@ed
States Bureau of Mines. an increase
of over 1912. All the fatalities oc-
Cured underground, and IS of them
were due to falls of roof.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
OCCUPATION STATISTICS.

At the last federal census. there
were 38,756,223 persons. 10 years of
age and over engaged in gainful OC-
lcupation in the United States, inClud-
ing Alaska. Hawaii, Porto Rico, and
the military and naval stations
abroad The gainful workers thus
formed AS per cent of the total pop
ulation (93.4021jD enumerated at
that census. These figures are con
tanned in a Report on Occupations
which has just been published by Di-
rector William j. Harris, of the Bur
eau of the Census, Department of
Commerce.
The proportion of the population 10
years of age and over engaged in
gainful occupations increased from
Alb per cent in 1880 to 1913 per cent
in 1910, the increase being least rap
id from 1890 to 1900 and the most
rapid from 1900 to 1910. In the male
population 10 years of age and over
the proportion gainfully occupied
increased gradually from 1871 per
cent in 1880 to 81.3 per cent in 1910,
while the proportion of gainful work
ers in the female population 10 years
of age ana over increased from 14.7
to 23.4 per cent.
In the several states the proportion
of the population 10 years of age and
over engaged in gainful occupations
in 1910 ranged from 46.9 per cent in
Iowa to IS per cent in Mississippi
The states having the smallest pro-
portions were Iowa, 46.9 per cent;
Kansas. Al per cent; Nebraska, AT
per cent; Utah. 47.9 per cent; and
Indiana, IS per cent. The states hav-
ing the largest proportions were
North Carolina, SO per cent; Georgia,
S per cent: Wyoming 62.6 per
cent: Nevada, 64.3 per. cent; Ala
bama, 64.7 per cent; South Carolina.
67.6 per cent; and Mississippi, IS per
cent. "5"
There was 3O,091,564 males engaged
in gainful occupations in continental
United States in 1910, as compared
with S,075.772 females; that is, OF
a total of 3S,167,33 persons engaged
in all occupations In 1910, 1873 per
cent we're males and 21.2 per. cent
were females. OF total of 29,073,233
persons engaged In all occupations In
1910, ST. per cent were males and
1873 per cent were females.
These hgures show that In lslV
domestic and personal services was
the only general division of occupa-
lions in which the women out mum,
bered the men, there being In this
general division more than two wo.
men employed toeach man. In pro
fessional service there we're four
women employed for every five men,
a large proportion OF the women be
ing teachers. In clerical occupations
onethird of the persons were women;
in manufacturing and mechanical in
dustries women constituted one in
six; In agriculture, forestry, and AMI
NAL husbandry. one In seven; and In
trade one In eight OF the gainful
workers. Women constituted only 4
per cent OF the persons engaged In
transportation. per cent Of those
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
When the Necessity a

When the necessity arises to
water your lawn, water it, but do not
sprinkle it. We are now told that
sprinkling kills the good grass and
brings in wiry grass that is hard to
get out again. The professors at
Ames say that it is better to divide
your lawn into little sections and give
the sections thorough soakings one
day a week than it is to sprinkle all
of 1t slightly each evening. That is
the way nature does her best work,
with an occasional soaking.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Secretary Houston may be called
upon to disayow responsibility for a
weekly bulletin by the Department OF
Agriculture which declares that the
belief still to be found in all coun-
tries that the planets and the moon
affect the weather never had any
scientific basis whatever" The bulle-
tin brands this belief as a remnant
of a superstition fostered by astrol-
ogy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The comptroller of the currency
estimates that the national banks
now have a half a billion dollars
which is available for farm loans.
Under the reserve law, for the first
time national banks may make farm
loans to Is per cent of their capital
and surplus up to 33 1-3 per cent of
their time deposits The loans are
limited to five years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
sprinu Valley M. {. Church.

Tho fifteenth anniversary of the
organization of the church and Home
Coming will be held July 10. Rev.
!. o. Kemble, d. u of Oskaloosa. who
seated the old school house for a
church, will preach in the morning at
1920. Then will follow a basket pic
mic dinner The Sunday school with
Mrs. Earl Cooper as superintendent
will be at p. m, love feast led by
the pastor. Fl. c. Millice will follow
and this by a sermon by DR.. J. NJ. Nc
Clelland. pastor of the Central NJ. e.
church of OskaIoOsa. A general nvi-
tatiOn is given to all to come and en-
JOY these services. The Sunday school
began its work last Sunday with a
good enrolment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
SPRING CREEK.

Our nations birthday was duly Gel.
ebrated In, this neck o. the woods.
Liston McMillen made the eagle
scream, and bounteous dinner was
served and all had good time.
Peter Norris has moved his house
out on the, road. Is putting In modern
convenlences and is going TO have a
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The mayor of Fit. Madison says
he objects to convicts picking cher
ries because it takes work away from
the widows and cripples of Fort Madi.
son. But" suggests the Clinton Her
aid, the fact tiat it prevents widows
from becoming cripples ought to
count for something"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The home of the mysterious bird
has at last been located. The Davis
County Republican says: Frank Girl
der is absent this week from the
Young grocery on account of bust
ness trip to the Stark Bros Nursery.
of Louisiana, Mo
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The pumice produced in the
United States in 1913 amounted to
24.563 short tons. valued at $55,40S, a
decrease of 1883 tons in quantity and
of $31,279 in value compared with
1912. The material came from six
States-California. Kansas, Nebras-
ka, Idaho, South Dakota and Utah.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The Burlington Railway Is prov
ing that trains can be operated on
time, II effort is made to that end.
During April and May 305 trains were
run from Chicago and st. Louis to
Denver, and 295 OF them arrived at
their destination on time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
Drop Mortar and Pestle,

The state pharmacy commission
has dropped the mortar and pestle,
the time honored symbol of pharmacy
from its seal. In the future all docu.
ments will go out from the Office with
a severely plain seal bearing the fol.
lowing: Commission of Pharmacy,
State of Iowa, Official Seal"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Instead of not celebrating at all,
Oskaloosa, next year should get up
safe and sane Fourth of July celebra-
ton. The children should be shown
that there are other ways of max
ing the Eagle scream" than with ex-
pIosiYes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The Monroe County News says
the work done on the country roads
last year is now recognized by all
who use the roads as being very sat
isfactory and II the good start thus
made is kept up, as it no doubt will
be. everybody will eventually be glad
that we have a law that encourages
systematic and effective efforts along
that line
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
Gone to Cedar Rapids.

Gone to Cedar Rapids" will be
the sign displayed in nearly every
county Office in the state of Iowa,
Aug. Is, 10 and 20. These are the
dates OF the annual convention OF
state county supervisors. auditors.
treasurers and poor farm stewards,
About 800 are expected
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The Des Moines Register and
Leader says, after fellow has kiss
eed a lot of carmine paint off his best
girls lips, he can't be blamed for
wanting a drink that will take away
the taste" But who would want
best girl like that, when the other
kind are so plentiful in Iowa?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Luck, says the New Sharon
Star, "means rising at six o'clock in
the morning, living on a dollar day
if you earn two. Winding your own
business and not meddling with 9TH
er peoples. Luck means appoint
ments you have never failed to keep
The trains you have never failed to
catch. Luck means trusting in Gcd
and your own resources"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The payment of $25,000.OOO to
Colombia would soothe her injured
feeling and restore perfect friend
ship and understanding between her
and this country, until her politicians
got hungry again. is the prediction of
the Sioux City Tribune.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
SOME CHURCH DOINCS
Social at wymore July II. Ami
versary at Spring Valley July 10.

The Sunday school of the Wymore
NJ. E. church will give a social on
the church lawn next Saturday ev-
ening to which all are invited. Re
member that Sunday school will be
Sunday at 2 p. IN. and preaching at 3
There Is good attendance and the
interest in these services is steadily
CROWN.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

"A postage machine that enables
large business house to print its
own postage directly upon an en-
velope or wrapper, thus eliminating
the bothersome task of aftixing adj
hesive stamps, is now coming into
general use. This machine will seal,
stamp, count and face approximately
$50 pieces of mail per minute.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

-Grinnell Herald: o. P Meyers
OF Newton has been nominated for
lieutenant governor by the demo-
Gratis Many of those republicans in
this locality who believe in prohibit
ton will find a way to vote for him
in November
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

That must have been some cele-
bration at Fremont. They tell us the
crowd stored away 200 gallons OF Ice
cream and 1888 cases of pop The
statistician failed to keep tab on the
lemonade consumed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
Stole own AutomobIle

TO avoid having an automobile re-
plevined by Sheriff's deputies, Jerry
Ryan, plumbing contractor OF Daven.
port. stole the machine from Kan.
sas City Garage and rushed across
the Kansas state line.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Arizona cotton growers have pro-
duced about two thousand bales of
Egyptian long staple cotton - a new
product in America They have sue
ceeded in selling at a price which
nets the growers 2l1a cents a pound.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
Rose Hill M. E Church

The service for reception into full
connection will be Sunday morning
July 26. instead of July IL. There will
be the regular services next Sunday
morning and evening. The annual
conference will be at Fort Madison.
Sept 2, 1914.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Thanks The Burlington Hawk
Eye says: I'VE say oats is" advis.
eddy; the letter does not give the
plural to the name of grain. Wheat
is and corn is and oats is"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

As the average voter must this
year support his family and a can
didate for office also.-the cost of
living is not likely to be cut down
much
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
Franchise Granted.

The Iowa State Railroad Commits.
sion have granted franchise to the
Grinnell Electric and Heating Co. to
run transmission line from Grinnell
to Malcolm and Brooklyn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Making public the names of own,
ers of property used for immoral
purposes has been the most effective
method Of fighting commercialized
prostitution in Chicago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The reelection of George W.
Clarke as governor of Iowa is going
to forever put out Of business in
Iowa lot of petty politicians" pre-.
diets the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

-"of course we'd like TO have Pres
ident Wilson come out to Iowa, ann
would give him a warm welcome"
says the MarshaIltown TimesRepub-
lican. He could have a good time
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Under democratic sway it re.
quires a continuous session of con.
gress to get anything done, and even
at that we don't get very much
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Don't our people wear alto
gether too many badges?" enquiries
the Washington Democrat. Well
Alex, what would some people do If
they didn't.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Ss,--The Sioux City Journal thinks
Abou ben Adhem would make a
great run on the Iowa primary bal.
lot ga.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

A Chicago medical official says
only 16 per cent of the boys scientifi-
cally tested for mentality are up to
normal. Either science has gone to
seed or the human race is going to
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

IF says the Cedar Rapids Re.
publican. you are tempted to write
letters to her or to him, don't write
them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Think how much you have to
be glad for" urges the Lynnville Star
and you will not notice the heat so
much
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Maine is the greatest gem bearing
state in the union. producing every
variety of precious stone except the
diamond.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The Ottumwa Courier has no
ticed that II is hard to correct a man
who is talking about something ne
knows nothing about.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

People who do not have an alarm
clock themselves have a neighbor
with passion for moving the lawn,
observes the Des Moines Capital.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Tho Hedrick Journal contends
that If you argue with fool you are
one.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

1t is estimated that every owl is
worth $50 per year to farmer. be.
cause of the rats and vermin 1t des.
troys. " V9n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The Waterloo Courier asks who
put the tauq in chautauQua. We give
IL up, unless 1t was Bryan.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

and meet lot of mighty nice folks.
But he couldn't take Connolly back
with him"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Many are wondering how time
win prove where the Colonel searries
his big stick-in his voice OF in his
Typewriter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

A few men really think larger
think they think and most
men don't think at all.-Ford.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The English postoffice is said to
make $4,000 year on unredeemed
money orders.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The effect of June weather on
the corn crop spelled perfection.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

engaged in public service, and one
tenth of 1 per cent of those engaged
in mining.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
WHAT Ais IoMA2

Des Moines Capital Movements
which have been launched to adver.
tlse the advantages of this state to
the people Of other states are wor.
thy of fullest Endorsement. Iowa
needs a course In self-education. Her
own people do not appreciate her.
The Capital expects great things from
the new Greater Iowa movement, but
1t can never succeed unless it is sup
ported sincerely and enthusiastically
by every loyal Iowan
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

BY every measure it is better to
be safe, sane and lonesome, than to
be MANNED and sorry.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Keep that store quiet" mother said,
The little chap was wise;
AN right" quoth he, well just pre-
tend
That we don't advertise"
Exchange.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

-Politeness is the art of choosing
among ones real thoughts. - Abel
Stevens
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Every child has a right to expect
a wise training in its tender years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

1t is against the law for you to
leave your auto unattended in the
street unless you stop the engine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

The Republican thinks Montezu-
ma should have rest room. So do
we. but Montezuma can't have ours.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Prosperity makes friends, ad
versity tries them"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
DEAD QUIET

The little chap was playing store"
Along with other boys;
And as they romped around the floor
They made lot of noise.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Boone metropolitan: What is
the matter with Iowa that it should
be the only state in the union to lose
population? II seems TO be about the
most prosperous state in the country.
lowans owe IL TO themselves to find
out where the trouble Is.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Muscatine Journal: II is a plain
matter Of too little advertising. We
have failed TO let the world know that
we are In the market for new resi-.
dents and we have hidden, or seemed
to try to hide, the opportunities
which we have for new citizens.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Children are the anchors that
hold a mother to life.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

Creston American: II Iowa would
wipe out about 400 Of her fool and
crank laws IL might be different in
this state. Iowa is being ridden to
death by dead dog statesmen and men
OF that cali5re.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

onewa Democrat: When Iowa will
learn that there is more profit and
happiness In small farms than in
large ones, then and probably not till
then viii she regain her lost popula-
ton t