The Humeston New Era from Humeston, Iowa • Page 1

The Humeston New Era. Established 1880. HUMESTON, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26, 1910. Number 1360 NEW YEOMEN OFFICERS Installed at The Regular Meeting of That Order Monday Evening.

At the regular meeting of the Yeomen Monday evening the following officers were installed for the ensiling term, Oscar Smith, past foreman, acting as installing offcer: Foreman--C, O. Abies. M. of O. Gibbri.

Cor. and M. of P. Gibson Chaplain--Mrs. Mellisa Collins Overseer--Bernice Lindsey.

Watchman--Mitchell Baltimore Sentinel--Harlin Sires. Guard-- J. H. Bone. Lady Rebecca--Mrs.

A. Rinkler. Lady Rowena--Mrs. H. Sires.

After the installation refreshments were served and a pleasant social hour" spent. Celebrates Eightieth Birthday. Last Friday Mr. and Mrs. Robert Middlcbrook entertained a large family party at their beautiful home on Second street, the occasion being Mrs.

Middlebrook's eightieth biith- day. An elegant three-course dinner was served. The afternoon was spent in social conversation, and "listening to stories of "ye olden times." All went home reluctlantly, thinking the hours spent with their host and hostess had passed too quickly. Those present were their son Henry and wife of this place, daughter, Mrs. H.

C. Brown, of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Harloek Cooper, Canandaigua, N. Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Micldlebrook, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Middlebrook, Mr. and Mrs, M.

Goodhait and daughter, Marvel, Mrs. Louise Riley, Mrs. Nolle Gibbs and son Jay, of Corydon, Mrs. Middlebrook's many friends join with those present in wishing her many more happy birthdays. Look for "Comet A of 1910." Humeston people have been viewing the Johannesburg comet the past few evenings, and it is one of the most beautiful sights that has been witnessed in the firmament since the celebrated comet of 1882.

The comet is receding from the sun, and consequently will appear higher in the western sky each evening and set later. But it will also grow dimmer at the feame time, as it is rushing off into space, carrying its tail in front of it, and in a few- days will be almost beyond the view of the unaided eve. Special Meetings at M. E. Church.

Special meetings are still in progress and are gaining in interest. During this week cottage prayer meetings will be held each afternoon at three o'clock. Find where the one nearest you is to be and attend. All will be welcomed to these afternoon services. Then come to the services each evening and enjoy the singing.

Some practical subjects will be presented, which may be suggestive to yon for something better in your life. Every one is invited. J. A. Lane, The New Merchant.

A. Lane, the new proprietor of the Mammoth store, is a competent and experienced merchant and cotncH well recommended from Corning, where he has been conducting a store for the past few years. He is pleasant anil energetic ousiness man, and will no doubt enjoy a large business. The New Era welcomes Mr. Lane to Humoston and wishes him all the success possible.

Mr. Lane's family will not arrive from Corning until Juno first. $3800 Paid for Horses. Hull Davis and Johnson bought twenty-two head of horses here last Thursday, paving to the farmers Agcr was also hore the same day. He bought eight hend, paying about $800 for the same.

Growing Corn. There was a time when every farmer in Iowa was convinced tha he knew all about growing corn, ii fact all that there could possibly bf known upon the subject, says ai exchange. Of late, they are begin ning to discover that there are many tilings about growing corn that art known to a very few only. But as they realize what a good thing it i they are making haste to learn, and the corn shows, and the seed testing, and the farmers' institutes, nm" farmers' short courses all point ir the one direction. By and by they will all know more about corn growing than the best and the wisest of them know today.

Ira Ei'icson is one of the Webster county farmers who is beginning to see the new way and is finding it interesting and profitable. He gave considerable care to the preparation of the ground and used the best seed that could be had, and bar vested 500 bushels from six acres of land. At that rate is a low price for Iowa land, especially when corn is high. But the old-fashioned farmer, who 5s satisfied with a comparatively small yield per aero must find it difficult to make his figures come out right when farming on high priced land, Gives $6,000 for New Drake Building Friday's Des Moines R. Z.

McCoy of Allerton, Iowa, a member of the board of trustees of Drake university, presented the school with a gift of $6,000 to be applied to the fund for building an addition to the Drake medical building at Fourth and Center streets. Mr. McCoy was present at the regular chapel exercises this morning and eceived a great ovation from tho students as the announcement was made by President Bell. He replied with a short speech. Plans for the new building have not been definitely laid as yet, but President Bell stated this morning that he intends to push the structure as rapidly ns possible.

A large operating room 'ixed up with the most modern ipparatus will be added to the present clinic at a probable cost of Help The Assessor. City Assessor L. M. Stanton has been out several days taking the annual assessment. This is the year for the assessing of personal propei ty but the values of real estate taken last year i stand.

The issessment is an important matter ind all tax-payers should assist the assessor in every way possible in iis work. One way to do this is to ready to turn in your assessment vhon ho calls so that he will not compelled to make several trips hunting 3-011 when one will do ust ns well. TWENTY YEARS AGO ECLIPSES THIS YEAR Items Taken from The New Era 1910 Almanac Gives Much Interest Two Decades Ago, This Week. William Gelston visited at Leon. J.

J. Springer of Cambria was in town on business. The weather was mild and the roads very muddy. M. W.

Humeston and fcrnrily visited nt Fail-field. Mrs. R. C. Poston visited with relatives in Missouri.

A minstrel show was the attraction at the Opera House. The young people enjoyed a box supper at the college hall. ing Information on Coming Events. Four eclipses in the year 1910 ar promised by the wise and grizzlec almanac makers, whose books hav reached the counters of the loca druggists. The carefully edited auc revised copies as put out by the big medicine dispensaries bring the information that Easter Sunday wil come early this year, March 27 being the date, Christinas falls 01 Sunday while Decoration day and July 4th will fall on Monday.

While probably most of the people of Humeston will find it difficult tc John Coe and wife of New York write "1910" they would be equallj right if they would jot down" '6623" visited with' J. D. Hashrouck and family. Mr. and Mrs.

Purdy of Glen wood, were guests at the home of J. D. Hasbrouck. The grippe was still claiming many victims. So mttny in fact, that the schools remained closed.

There was talk of a new railroad to be built from Mendota, to Omaha, and Seymour and Humeston were to be two of the principal stations. Mrs. C. JV. Steele Injured.

Corydon Democrat: Mrs. Steele was the victim of a painful accident Thich occurred Thursday i. rn. She was taken suddenly ill and had started from her room to another nearby room and in passing he head of the stairs was tgken uddciily with a dizzy spell and fell lown the stairs, breaking her right arm just above the wrist, mashing ler nose, cutting open her upper lip and otherwise bruising her face. )r.

Will Walker was summoned at )noc and administered an anesthetic ind called Dr. G. H. Solenbarger together they rendered, the lecessary medical assistance. She resting as easy as could be xpected and her condition is con- idercd very serious.

A Fine Old Man. Uncle Martin Clever is some better, nd if he lives till the middle of icxt month he will be ninety years )ld. Ho has been one of the best preserved men of pioneer Albia and iis friends hope to see him pull Jirough his ninetieth Jnion. Mrs. F.

Ulm of this place is granddaughter of Mr. Clever's. Je has visited here a number of imes and has a large number of riends who hope he will reach his linetieth birthday. Births. Dr.

Smith reports the following for last week: Mr. and Mrs. Herman Richard, son, Monlay; Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Street, on, Tuesday; Mrs.

and Mrs. Joe VtcVry, son, Thursday; Mr. and VIrs. G. Kyner, son, Saturday.

Fad or Fashion. Cliariton Leader: It is said that ppendicitis in Monroe county is getting so popular that patients sit tbout the waiting room of the local ospital waiting their turns just like jatrons at the barber shops. Next. A Good" Suggestion. Chariton JTcrald-Patriot: The tate fund from the $1.00 charged or hunter's licenses has passed the 100,000 mark.

What to do with he money is now getting to be the problem. Some favor the establishment of a farm for raising fancy pheasants, quail and other wild game birds. Why not spend the money for a mausoleum for the fellows who originated the bill in the legislature? or "5670," according to whethei you are a Roman, a Hebrew or a Gentile. The figures 1910 signify the number of years that have elapsed, or supposed to have elapsed since the birth of Christ, though there are some eminent authorities who assert that the date has been wrongfully set, and that auspicious event was not within several years of the year 1. The trouble was that the date was set some years after the death of Christ, there being no exactly accurate method of figuring backward and ascertaining when the infant was found in the manger by the wise men of the East.

FOUR ECLIPSES THIS YEAR. But the real interest in the almanac perhaps has to do with astronomical data, eclipses of the sun and moon, morning and evening stars, new and moons, etc. The year 1910 according to the new almanacs will have four eclipses, two of which, both total eclipses of the moon, will be visible here. The phenomenon of the total eclipse of the sun, however, which will occur this year, will not be visible except in Australia and vicinity, nnd it is not likely that any Humeston people will care to journey to Australia for anything short of a prize fight. The eclipses given in the books are enumerated as follows: DATES OF THE ECLIPSES.

1. A total eclipse of the sun May 9, invisible here but visible to Australia and a large area around i continent. 2. A total eclipse of the moon May 23-24, visible here; tho beginning visiblegcnerally in southwest Europe and central and western parts of Africa, South America, North America, excepting Alaska nnd the south Pacific ocean; the ending visible generally in South America, Change at Depot Hotel. John Moore and family of Green- v.

i It! I I 111 I field, who have been his North America, except Alaska and the cential and southern Pacific ocean. the sister, Mrs. Elsie M. Reid, at the Reid hotel since Christmas, have leased the hotel. Mr.

Moore is a successful hotel man and his hostelry prove a popular will no doubt stopping place for the traveling public. Mrs. Reid has gone to Artesia, New Mexico, where she will conduct a hotel. Eliza W. Bowman Dead.

Miss Eliza W. Bowman, for fifty years one of the best know philan- tropic workers of Chicago, died January 14 at the home of her nephew, Dr. Fred A. Bowman, at Leon. Miss Bowman was superintendent of the home for friendless in Chicago for many years.

She was matron of the newsboys' home for sixteen years. Never Had His Picture Taken. W. H. Mcllvav, aged seventy-four, died last week at his homo at Madison, leaving twenty-sixchildren and 118 grandchildren.

He boasted that he had riovor worn a white shirt or collar, used an umbrella, or had his picture taken. Fire Department Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of tho fire department will be hold Friday evening, is deaiied. A full attendance A partial eclipse of the sun November 1, invisible here; visible to a Urge area of the north Pacific, parts of Japan, eastern Siberia and extreme western Alaska. 4.

A total eclipse of the moon November 16, visible here; the beginning visible generally in Europe, Africa, central and western Asia, South America and eastern North America, the ending visible generally in Europe, Africa, western Asia, North and South America. An Interesting Revival. Fifteen million copies of the "Hidden Hand" had been sold before the author, Mrs. E. D.

E. N. Southworth died, and possibly as many people have seen the play, but there has been a sudden and marked revival of interest in the drama, at least written by well known actor, Eugene Moore. He seems to have made a truly great melodrama, from a story that offers big opportunities. The production at the.

Opera Hour-e, Humeston, on February 9, is awaited with unusual interest. The attraction is managed by Fred Conrad, who has kept it up to the high standard set by Mr. Moore in writing the Letter from Canada. Canada, January 16, 1910. EDITOR NEW ERA Enclosed find one dollai lor the New Era for a year.

Perhaps the reader" of your paper would be interested in word or two from the "Gmooks," as the Canadians are called. Wo are having lovely weather. There is very little snow on the ground and we have had very little rough weather this winter. The farmers have all their grain hauled to market. You don't hear people argue politics up in this country.

All the talk is prosperity. Ciops were most excellent here this year. Wheat averaged from 20 to 25 bushels to the acre, flax from 12 to 18, oats from 35 to 90. Flax has been as high as S2.00. Yesterday it was $1.73, wheat 26, oats 26 to 29 cents.

Land is selling from 830 to $45 in this vicinity. Water and mosquitoes are the only drawbacks to this country but fortunately these questions are about solved. The people are now build- ng large cisterns and spouting the louses, so this makes good water. They just let the mosquitoes bite; their humming noise doesn't bother nuch. Flour, the best, is worth S3.20 per hundred.

Butter is 30 cents, i ggs 35 cents, oil 40 cents, and coal $8.00 to $9.00. Thanking you for your paper, I 'emain, Yours respectfully, RoBEY DOTSOX. D. F. OckermanforCounty Treasurer D.

F. Ockcrman of Clinton township will be a candidate before the rune primaries upon the republican icket for tho nomination for (ho dice of county treasurer. Mr. Ockorman hns boon a resident of Wayne county for forly-five yoais md is one of our best farmer citi- cns. He is popular with a.

wide hole of friends throughout the ounly, and his candidacy will mnct vith general approval. Mr. Ocker- nan has the necessary education clerical a i i to a the of the treasurer's olUoe in he proper manner. Ho has boon i staunch republican since his boy- lood days and has always taken a interest in the- success of his nrty, nnd hi.s candidacy merits the iost consideration of the republicans the primaries in June. A Delightful Play.

Tho Fredrick Amusement Co. pro- onted "The Newly weds Honey- noon" to an appreciative audience tho Opera House Thursday night, nd it was easily one of tho best hows of tho scnvin. Tho produc- ion is a new, clean, clever and rholosomo musical comedy, i right lines and amusingsituations. beautiful and appropriate scenery vas used in each of the three nets. ic Crane is tho star of tho piece.

le is a groat funmakor and plavs is part admirably. Harry Conway an exceedingly clever dancer and ingor. The other characters were aken in a splendid manner. "The Hidden Hand" is the next ttraction at the Opera House. It a four-act drama of the good old ind that satisfies everyone.

Sent to Clarinda. Friday's Corydon Democrat: Yes- srday Sheriff Glover ai.d Thomas 'eegardcn went to Allerton and rought over John Wensel, who ras taken before the insane com- lissioners and adjudged a fit sub-ct for treatment in the hospital at 'larinda, where he was taken ycs- erday by Sheriff Glover. Birthday Party. Twenty-five of tho little girl friends Miss Flava Joy gave her a sur- rise party at her homo Saturday ftcrnoon, tho, occasion being her inth birthday. Refreshments woro erved.

The little folks tho fternoon in a very enjoyable man- PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS About The People As They Have Come And Gone During The Past Week. A. E. Horn, tho Chariton clothier, was in town on business Wednesday. Mrs.

Geo. McNay visited her son, Dr. Leo, at Garden Grove the last of the week. Mayor Goodrich and Postmaster MeCullooh were Corydon business visitors Saturday. Ed Rutledgo visited at Chariton the latter part of the week, returning home Saturday.

Miss Ethel King has accepted a position as "hello" girl in the Chariton telephone oflico. Clair Morgan of Centerville was visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E.

Morgan, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Middlebrook of Corydon were visiting his brother Robert and wife Thursday. Mrs.

Frances Collier went to St. Joseph, last Wednesday for a visit with her son Richard. Ross Holmes returned home Friday from a visit with his sister, Mrs. S. S.

Wright, at Corydon. Mrs. R. E. Riggsof Chicago camo Wednesday for a visit with hot- parents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. W. Ryan. R.

C. Hutchinson, who has been sick with typhoid fever the past seven weeks, is slowly improving. MIR. W. II.

Hoffman returned to lior at Derby Saturday, after a i i her mother, Mrs. Durham. Clint Rummer 1 and a i have moved to Cambria, whore they will have of the telephone exchange. Mrs. Chas, Little returned to her home at Leon Sunday, after a few days' visit with her sister, Mrs.

S. D. No wo 11. Miss Emma Rico wont to IVs Moines last Wednesday where she entered Mercy hospital to study to 1)0 a trained nurse. Mrs.

J. II. Bono returned homo Wednesday from a few days' visit with her daughter, Mrs. A. L.

Morrctt, at Corydon. Albert Barchtis of Jamestown, N. has been visiting during the past week at the home of his sister, Mrs. D. P.

Northrup. Roy Kyner returned to Ames Friday, where he is attending the agricultural college, after a month's visit with homo folks. Mrs. Lewis i of Olds, Alberta, Canada, arrived Thursday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Merriam Caldwell, and other relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. i of Bontonvillo wore visiting at the homo of her sister, Mrs.

J. F. McGuire, Thursday and Friday. J. E.

Doze and sons, Lynn and Dean, nnd G. L. Clark were visiting at Garden Grove Sunday. They made the trip in the former's Ford car. Dr.

McCoy of Corydon was in town Sunday, He was on his way home from Sioux City and other places where he had been on business. Mrs. Mellisa Collins and Oscar Smith went to St. Joseph yesterday to buy new spring and summer merchandise for the Smith Co. store.

Mrs. J. R. Walker returned to her homo at Fort Madison Saturday, after an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

II. Hutchinson. Miss Harriot Buckingham of Indianola, who had been visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. W.

Ryan, for week, went to Leroy Friday to visit a brother. Mrs. Homer Stone of Atlantic arrived Monday for a visit at the homes of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, and daughter, Mrs. A.

Barker. fSPA-PERI.