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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

The criticism justifies that the
average white slave play is not pro-
duced from high-minded, reformative
motives. II such plays were finan-
cially Improbable, they would not
be presented
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

The Grinnell Register asks in
big type, set in double column meas
ure: Can an ardent prohibitionist
from the personal standpoint, con-
scientiously run for Office on the
democratic ticket
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

DIR. Moorhead. physician. and for
long term editor of the Gate City,
has retired as postmaster of Keokuk
after eight years OF faithful and ELI.
Gent service and entered upon his
duties as mayor of Keokuk for a
term of two years. T. p. McManus
succeeded him as postmaster
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

Sunday marked the 44th anniver-
sary of o. r. Clark's superintendency
of the NJ. +. Sunday school of Mon
tezuma. Our Mr. w. r. Cowan of the
First Presbyterian Sunday school can
beat that record
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07
GrinnelI CONNIE ncement,

Grinnell. May "Wednesday. June
IL, has been designated as com.
mencement day at Iowa college here.
The Rev. Raymond Calkins will de.
liver the address. The preceding day
VIII be Alumni day with the usual
breakfast and class meetings.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

The Creator so spread the heav.
ems that no two men have the same
Zenith. And yet some folks seem to
think that all men should think the
same thoughts and do the same things
they do
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07
The Sac City Sun calls the public

The Sac City Sun calls the public
school system rotten" and "obso-
lete." 1t says The system is to hush
the children through school and get
them out of the way, and the result
is that we are not getting the most
out of the money paid for educational
DurDOSeS"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

Kansas may have her faults, but
it is interesting to read that a Jail
built at Altamont five years ago,
TO date has had no prisoners. The
towns pOpulatiOn is so.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07
Storm DAMAGE,

Marshalltown, May 5.-The proper
ty damage of the storm of Sunday
night is today placed at $4,000. The
main building at the Marshall county
poor farm was wrecked, other build.
ings unroofed and two inmates in
jured The storm did little damage
in town.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

Some may think the big leagues
play exciting base ball. But the ST
mon-pure thrills are to be found on
that vacant lot, after school hours, or
on Saturdays.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

I he arrival of new stocks of
goods at store continues interesting
advertising news" to that stores pa
trons-present patrons and prospect
i've ones
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

New Jersey is said to have the
greatest proportion of railroad mile
age of any state in the country, or
one mile of railroad to every three
square miles of territory.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

Alex Miller has observed that
there are lot of people who are
friendly just long enough to try to
find out something that is none of
their business. "
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

The Pasadena Star insists that
no errors have crept into the Bible
except, perhaps. the date of the birth
of some Of the older girls OF the fam
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

The man who runs for the legis-
lature on a platform that declares,
Down With Fool Laws" ought TO be
elected.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

Somehow or other, when we see
some one eating ice cream or pie ear
ly in the morning, our funny bone
itChes
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

If there are spots on the sun it
ought to be sent to one of our dress
clubs.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

Its hard to beat the bOotleggers.
There are hauling booze into Oklaho-
ma in railway tank cars, marked oil.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

Iowa ranked eighteenth among
all the states of the Union in the
value of manufactured products in
1909
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

China imports wood pulp from
Great Britain. Sweden. Norway and
Germany. China uses much paper
and grows few trees.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

There is nothing so easy but
that it becomes difficult when you do
it with reluctance"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

yellow journalism is not real
journalism, because real journalism
deals with facts.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

The fellow who boasts of being
a i've wire often gets short circuited.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

He who swats a fly is, to that ex
tent, a patriot.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

Sometimes man imagines he's
a social lion when he's only the goat.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

THE ayaricious man generally
stabs his own happiness to death.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

Good roads ought to be good
excuse for people to go to church.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

The visit of the Muscatine Boost.
ers to OskalOosa, revived in way,
memories of the powder house explo-
sion which occurred in North Oska-
loosa in the early eighties. 1t will
be recalled that three boys, Gerald
Joyce, Clarence Steadman and John
ny Phillips lost their lives in the
tragedy. Johnny Phillips was son
.of Hon. J. J. Phillips, who vas may
or of OskalOOsa at the time Several
years later the Phillips family re-
moved to Muscatine where the daugh-
ter, Laura Phillips, married Mr. Geo
Reader. Getting such a good start,
in marrying an Oskaloosa girl, it was
but to be expected that Mr. Reader
Is a live wire, and was among the
boosters who journeyed here to get the
White Way picnic.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

BROCK Martha f. Brock was
born March |, 1889 on Bay Island,
now owned by Illinois and died April
80, 1914 at the home of her daughter
Mrs. l.. G.. Mitchell, 209 Rock Island
avenue. At the age of eight years,
she was left without mother or faith
err and from that time she resided
with an aunt, Mrs. William Brattain,
until the age of IS when she was
united in marriage to Leander Brock.
To this union seven children were
born, George Brock of Oskaloosa,
Mrs. David Lewis of Beacon, Ed
Lewis of Beacon, Ed Brock of Hynes,
Fred of Des MOines, William of Os
kaloosa, deceased, Mrs. l.. c. Nit
chell of Oskaloosa and Charles of Os
kaloosa. The husband passed away
five years ago and since that time.
Mrs. Brock has made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Mitchell. She was
taken i'll six weeks ago. Her great
desire in life was to be with her fam.
lily and to make them happy. Know
ing she had the loving care of her
children in her illness and that she
had fulfilled her promises she pas
sed away content. She was men,
Der of the NJ. T.. church which she
Joined some thirty years ago in Bea-
con. Upon moving to Oskaloosa her.
hearing became effected and she was
not able to attend but never withdrew
her card from that church. She was
a loving and devoted mother and will
be sorely missed by her children and
all who knew her She had eighteen
grandchildren six of whom were
pail bearers, and sixteen great grand
children.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

McINTIRE.--The funeral services
of the late J. A. McIntire were held
at the Cheesman Funeral Home, Fri
day at 2:30 p. m. May LIST. The pail
bearers were I. p. AS of which Mr.
McIntire vas a member. Two broth
ers, Thomas and John, and the young
est sister, Mrs. De Normandie OF
Youngstown. Ohio, were here. Mrs
Luzier, the oldest sisters health
would not permit her to make the
trip.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

At the republican meeting last Sat
urday afternoon 1t so happened that
Governor George w. Clark, of Des
Moines, Hon. c. w. Ramseyer, county
attorney of Davis county. and Joe
Linaberry, court reporter under Judge
Silwold, got together after the speech
and visited few minutes. Either
one of the three men will weight close
to 200 pounds and Is a fine specimen
OF physical manhood as well as In.
tellectural individuality. They were
all raised on Soap Greek in Davis
county. near the. old stamping ground
of Governor Carroll Davis county
has reason to be proud Of all Of them.
Nj. Hedge recalls that the first ap-
preparation for public highway In
Mahaska county was made about
1884 by Judge j. A. l.. Crookham for
rope to stretch across tina Des
MONIES river at Bellefountaine for
the use OF the ferry boat. The request
was made in the presence of John
White, pioneer banker, and father OF
Mrs. NJ Jennie Gibbs. While Mr..
Crookbam hesitated, doubling his
Mr.. White said to him:
y viii stand by you II you make the
appropriation II would be interest
ing TO know The fun amount of money
hat has been appropriated ty county
ind township boards for public high
Ways sincA th4t cautious be&iunzi1x
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

HOLCOMB. -- The Elkin, North
CarOlina) Tribune has the following
obituary notice of Mrs. Holcomb.
mother of Mrs. Charles S. Mccall, No.
1115 Ninth avenue East. Mrs. Mccall
was unable to respond to the telegram
announcing the mothers death on &C
count of illness, but she was with the
parent for an extended visit last sum-
mer: Mrs Cloe Elizabeth HOicomb,
wife of the late d. NJ. HOlCOmb, of
evening. April "a, after an illness last
ing two weeks. Heart trouble claim
ed her as victim. She was II years
of age. Mrs. HOlcombs maiden name
was Gross, daughter OF Moses
Gross She was married ffty-three
years ago to d. NJ Holcomb and to
this union were born eight children.
Seven of whom survive. J. NJ, of
JonesviIIe; c. E., of Elkin; SAINT, A.
c., and ID. HOlCOmb, of Bonneville,
and Mrs Dolly Mccall, of OskaloOSa,
Iowa DR.. Holcomb died about eight
years ago Deceased was a member
Of the Baptist church, fifty years or
more, and was good. kind hearted,
Christian woman. loved by the entire
community and by a host of people
throughout the country. She will be
sadly missed in the home in the sur
rounding community. Funeral ser
vices were conducted from Swaims
church Sunday after which the re-
mains were laid to rest in Swain
church cemetery in the presence of
a host of SOrrOwing friends and rela-
tiVes"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

VAN VARk.-William G. Van Vark
aged So years. diea Tuesday, May ),
1914, at 5;35 o'clock a. IN. at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. James An
derson, No. 902 south Second street.
Funeral services Thursday, May 7, at
Pella, with interment in the Pella
Cemetery.
William Van Verk was born in
November, 1926. in Holland, came to
the United States when he was a
very young lad, and has lived in the
state of Iowa for 60 years, the last
two years of which time he has lived
with his daughter Mrs. Anderson.
Mr.. Van Vark served faithfully in the
employ of the Union Pacific Rail
road for a period of "a years. His
father. William Van Vark, and his
mother. whose maiden name was
Maytie De Clerk, were both born in
Holland Two daughters, Mrs. De-
Brain of SulIey, and Mrs. James A.
Anderson of this city, and four sons,
John Van Vark of Lynnvile, and ia.
cob, HOnnOs and William Van Vark
of Pella are left to mourn their loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
On and On Goes the May- June Sale of Mus1in,Ueat
 and Other Wear

On and on, gathering new things every day, reveal ing more novelties, attracting more women and giving greater economic advantages to the public this is the story of the May-June Sale of Muslin wear. All of these are very exceptional values:
 Princess Slips of Nainsook, trimmed with lace medalions- all are trimmed at bottom. 100 and SIPS values for r.................. .59c
 Gowns of fine Nainsook, high neck or slip-over styles, trimmed with Val lace and daintily em- broidered. Many beautiful styles Values from $1.50 to $500, to close out for .$lOO
 Chidren,s white and coored Dresses, 2to year. Values up to S1.25, to close out for 25c Bungalow Aprons of gingham and percale l 59c values for or.................. 39c
 Black Petticoats of percaline tucks and hem stitching in founce Values up to $2OO to close out F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
Soc to Csc Ribbons
 38c Yd.

Beautiful high grade ribbons in pialos' strines, moires and lowered effects. from 1-2 to inches wide. Light and dark colors, in this lot of ribbons that were priced at soc to 65c yard, on sale Monday, 3Sc yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
S1.85 Lace Veils $1 Each

Ready made lace velIs of very fine, soft texture in black. colors and white. Yard and a half long, with fancy woven borders. Regular s150 to $1.s5 values. Monday e1.OO each.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-26
CANON'S POSTAL
SAVINGS BANK

The postal savings bank in connee-
tion with the Canon City postofflce
now has total of lss accounts. with
deposits in excess OF $4,000. The
bank vas established here May 1st.
1911. but It was not until last Friday
that the deposits reached the $4,000
mark The amount of money on de-
post huctuates considerably from the
fact that much OF it is Withdrawn by
patrons for Investment In government
bonds. which may be purchased On
Jan. 1st and July Ist OF each year
Under the regulations OF the postof-
ice department no patron OF the bank
is allowed more than $500 on deposit
at one time. nor is he permitted TO
deposit in excess OF 500 in any one
month.
Three hundred and twelve accounts
have been opened and i3s are now be-
ing carried.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-26
ROBERTSON ANNOUNCEMENTS

No more Reserved Seat Course
Tickets viii be sold. Just about enough
course tickets have been sold to Gil
the main auditorium.
Seats In the main auditorium viii
be held for course ticket holders un-
III 4;Io in the afternoon and $40 NJ
nieht
The matinees viii begin promptly
at l;is and evening tavelogues 4;
sis.
TonlEh, no travelogue on aceoun,
OF Helen Keller
Tomorrow afternoon -'Beautifal Amer
lea
Tomorrow night. Norway"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-26
ROBERTSON ASKED TO 6IvE
TWO EXTRA TRAVELOGUES FOR
BENEFIT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

Because Roberson's Panama has
been so popular and because oE crowd
ed houses both nights when Panama
No. ! and Panama No. were showa.
respectively. many people who wanted
to see them did not get the onportunl
". particularly the school children
Ar. Robertson has been asked to give
Panama again. and he has consented.
He WIN give Panama. complete. the
best parts OF the two trayelogues. on
Friday afternoon at 2:so sharp.
And also because OF many requests
he viii give The Beautiful Passion
Play OF oberammergau- on Saturday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock sharp.
These two matinees are extra and
course tickets OF course viii not be
honored. The course tickets only ap-
ply to the ten regular traveiogues as
first advertised. But these extra tra-
veiogues will only cost 10 cents for
either children or grown folks for the
general admission. There will be G
section OF the main auditorium re
served and seats in this section will
cost 20 cents These reserved seats
will be among the best In the house.
But any man or woman or any OF the
children viii be admitted for 10 cent
and there will be many good seats sor
them at this price
The Panama travelogue VIII com
prise the eompict- s-Ti=s - ssa- Some
Of the more unimportant pictures VII
be eliminated. but making an absolute
~ clear aud complete story Of the
building OF the Panama canal from
ocean 70 ocean There will be 1900
feet OF spectacuiar yet educational
motion pictures showing the huge
dams in the making. the opening and
the closing OF the giant gates. the lift.
Ing OF ships though the locks. the dig
ging Of the mighty cut and the dyna-
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-26
COlORED YOUTHS
hRRAI6MED FOR TRIAL

Leroy Capers and Marion Tame.
hill. two colored youths ~ho have
been In jail for the past ten days.
were arraiEned before Judge Cooper
in county court al 10 O'Clock this
morping on the charge Of stealing a
Denver a Rio cran3e hand car and
riding down the track with IL. They
pleaded guilty 10 the accusation on
which they were taken into custody
end were remanded TO jail for sen
tence.
The defendants. both about is years
Of age. found the hand car at the side
Of the track In the vicinity OF Coaidale
while walking from salida to Canon
City aud put in into use 10 expedite
their means OF travel. They were ar
rested at co,opaxi by l. s. Perry ard
brought here and locked up. Both lads
live In Pueblo and It Is probable that
IL relatives there will send for them
and agree to take oareof them. the
court will allow them to ''go In
peace
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-26
TEACHERS MEETlM6
At ROCkvAlE

The members OF the Fremont Coun-
ty Teachers association win hold their
regular meeting at Rockville next Sat
urdsy and arrangements are beins
made to make the occasion one OF
great interest to all who attend. There
win be addresses on educational top
les by representatives OF the public
schools of Canon city. Florence. Pen
rose and other places. followed by
discussions. in which all win be at lib
erty to participate.
The trip from Canon City to Rock.
vale win be made in a taily-ho coach
and all who desire to 10 are requested
to notify aIiss Mabel curran. county
superintendent Of schools, In order
that proviaion may be made for their
accommodation.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-26
WITNESSES
DENY THE
STORIES OF
PEONAGE
tBY UNITED PRESS.

Trinidad. Feb. 25.-Dominick Poll
tano. an Italian labor agent. testified
before the strike committee today and
Insisted that all of the strike breakers
he brought into the coal district had
signed an agreement to work in
zone where strike was in progress.
Most of the morning was devoted
to the examination of witnesses who
denied the allegations OF the strikers
that peonage exists in the coal fields.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-26

that Air. Smith was the teacher of the
Memorial class. would not have be-
come aware OF II Sunday. For Mr.
sU-''h was apparently no more to the
Jonathan Seaman. Mr.
U. Il. sIo> ON or Mr.. S. F. Good
rich. He was just pupil
Mr. James \. Stump and Mr.. George
Sale we're the leaders. The lesson
was taken from the Westminster
Quarterly and the general topic was,
Faith Destroying Fear 'whososver
shall confess me before men. him shall
the Son Of Man also confess before
the angels Of God. Luke Ia.s. was the
golden text. The text Of the lesson in.
cIuded the Iat to the 18Th verses OF
the 18th chapter Of Luke.
The men save their interpretations
Of the various verses and those who
Rad counter opinions gave them. Each
verse was generally and thoroughly
discussed until the proper meaning
was deduced. The interest was keen
throughout and the discussions brought
out many excellent thoughts. The men
showed no hesitaney in giving forth
their belief. because they knew that II
would be accorded sincerest consider
atIon. II someone believed the opposite
he said 50. and the general dIseus-
sion soon brought out the correct be
lief.
The short hosr was one Of pleasure
and Instruction 60 all II did not seem
like the usual Sunday school class.
but rather body OF men gathered to
gether for a little mental and moral
rabulum through discussion
On the wall Of the class room is a
picture Of Mr.. Reynolds and beside It
group photcEraph OF the class OF n
few years ago. In looking at this pho
tograph Il is significant - - svi- tnat N
large nun..--r In that piciur care stiIl
ps-mbers Of the class and that many
of them were present Sunday. Il goes
to show that the class is not OF an
ephemerai nature. but has been or
eanized on lines that insure It's sta
bility and power for good.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-26

Frank r. Robertson finished his trip
TO the Panama canal last evening.
when he took another capacity audi
ence, in travelogue. TO the mighty
work being accomplished by Uncle
San on the isthmus. II was the sec
end half OF the canal travelogue and
II brought TO 4 comprehensive close
the story OF the most gigantic piece OF
engineering in modern times
Just as Mr. Robertson had promised
the second part of the number was
more intensely interesting than the
first, for il dealt largely with the dig
ging OF Cueibra cut and the difficult
ties which are being faced at the pres
ent time by the engineers in charge
In realistic pictures the travelogue
showed the digging. the big steam
shoveis at work and the dirt trains
in operation. Then he showed the rail
road ties being taken up and burned
and finally the dynamite blast which
allowed water 10 pour into the cut.
The feature came in motion pictures
when he presented the FIRST boat even
to pass through to the Pacific.
Tonight there viii be no travelogue,
the Methodist church being previously
engaged to Helen Keller. BeginnIne
tomorrow evening. however. the tra-
veiogues will be resumed and viii
continue without another break to the
end OF the week.
Two Brilliant Travelogues-
For Thursday the most uniformly
artistic and beautiful of all travel
ogucs in the Robertson repertoire viii
be offered to the Canon City public
"Norway-the Land OF the Midnight
SUM-" is to be the regular afternoon
number. and "Beautiful America. the
regular evening number. The combina-
tion OF the two travelogues In one
day represents the places most inti
mareiy associated with Robertson. his
l,fe and work. America is his native
land: Norway his adopted land.
A large part OF his time Mr.. Rober-
son spends In the United Safes. tour
ing from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans
in the presentation of his traveiogues.
But no matter haw much work pushes
and how great the demand Is upon the
travcloguer and his time. Mr.. Rober.
son always finds a month or so to
journey back to Norway and spend n
few weeks there buried away from :hs
turmoil OF the world In the peaceful
seclusion OF the delightful Norwegian
highlands.
For a number OF years Mr.. Robertson
has maintained summer home up in
the rocks and crags OF Norway. There
he puts aside all Thoughts Of toll and
spends his time reading. resting. nsh-