Chariton Herald (Newspaper) - August 28, 1902, Chariton, Iowa M. LUCAS AUGUST 28, 17, Number 52. ITZHUGH LEE'S Warrior Says He Believes The Spaniards Blew Up The was a rare treat for to hear General Fitzhugh the Civil and Spanish war and at Havana when the latter war broke As consul he had much to do with bringing on the and his lecture at the Chautauqua last Saturday on and War in drew a very large crowd to tbe Lee first spoke of his career in the United States first as a cadet in blue at West next as a warrior In gray in the Confederate and then as a blue coated warrior again in the Spanish with soldiers from Iowa under him Instead of against as they were in the civil The speaker next reviewed briefly the history of our referring to the Revolutionary war for the first the war of 1812 for our naval the Mexican in which our officers got their schooling for the civil and the great American brought on by a difference of opinion in the matter of states The courage shown in both armies was equal to the greatest the world ever And now that the war is the south is actuated only by the desire to help build up this republic and make it what our forefathers intended it should would seem that all these wars would be enough for one but we had yet to engage in a war with a foreign power over the liberty of the most beautiful country that man ever set eyes Many countries tried to buy Cuba from before the Spanish but she wisely would not let it Had any nation tried to wrest the island from the United States would have helped Spain to hold it. But Spain never did know how to govern her and she was especially The American people stood the treatment as long as they and finally Congress passed articles recognizing the Cubans .as Cleveland was then and he was very cautious and did not want war with so he sent Fitz Hugh Lee as consul general to Cuba to find out what he could of the war and whether the Cubans deserved recognition or had 2000,000 soldier in but the army was poorly poorly and lacking many proper The Spanish imagined themselves still as powerful as in the old days of and thought that a small army of could invade our country and capture Some American officers once told them that if they ever tried American police would take them General Weyler was a blood thirsty with absolute power over every life in Weyler and General Lee had many encounters about the imprisonment of American sympathizers with The camps were horrible scenes of and it was on account of his order that Gen. Weyler was recalled to General Bianco became captain general in his and tried autonomy with the and V then The feeling between Spaniards aud Americans grew more Threats were made on Gen. Lee's He helped a young American to get home who had been helping the Cubans to and learned that his name was Fu of said General see I had something to with the capture of the blowing up of the Gen. Lee said he believed it probable that the young officers who were under Weyler before he blew up the Maine from underneath causing the explosion of tbe ship's There two distinct one a muffled sound underneath tbe and the other a blinding flash that tore the ship to The Spanish officers left immediately for so no one will ever know who blew it up unless someone makes a death feed The Spanish called General Lee a t and a pig as he sailed for * but he told them as he that he would be and when be would oome tbe stars and stripes would the Spanish The war had two distinct bringing w the Md the - thai V of our not shirk our new for if we would lead in tbe world's we must not be backward in extending our influence and the markets for our Our country destined to and those who would retard it are neither far-sighted nor Osia Sowder was born Dec. 6, 1883, in Lucas and has since resided with her parents in Lucas Co. with the exception of one year spent In Wayne She was taken sick Aug. 10 and died Aug. 18, 1902, enduring her suffering only for a short time though bearing up clinging tenaciously to life to the very She was aged 18 8 and 12 Le Osia was a member of no but has expressed that the Presbyterian church the church of her She made no profession of religion but we trust that she Is at rest with her All who knew Le Osia knew her to be a modest and truly good ambitious for doing something and for pleasing those at home to whom she was so We can only say will be and try so to live that we may meet her again in the land which our Father has prepared for His The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Clark of Chariton assisted by Waklee and Pressly at the Presbyterian Church of A large concourse of people assembled manifesting their willingness to share with the bereaved family in their hours of After the services the Misses Maud Mary Birdie Clemmy Irwin and Lillie Barger bore her to her quiet resting place in the Murray She leaves a a brother and sister to mourn their And they have the sympathy of the entire Lucas County entries will be free in the Lucas County Fair this to be held Sept. 23, 24, 2a and 26. Twenty per cent will be deducted from premiums so tbat those who do not win premiums will not to pay Tbe excellent season for crops should make t he farm exhibits one of the best the Fair has ever and many other attractions are being prepared by tbe management to make tbe four days full of entertainment for the thousands of visitors that are The Fair catalogues will be out In a few and Secretary Householder will have them distribu ted Those wishing catalogues should see him or inquire at any of tbe business houses in Chariton for The officers of the Association are working bard to make this an especially successful since the Fair last year was interfered with by tbe dry There is no reason why the exhibitions and attractions should not draw the largest crowds in the history of the Exhibitors should bear in mind that are offered in that all premiums will be paid in and that ail entries will be R. Kirk's French R. Kirk brought with him a fifteen year old French Mr. when he came from Paris last Tbe boy was running an elevator and sweeping in a hotel in and was quite anxious to come to this learn American get as much education as and go back to make a living for his Mr. Kirk volunteered to bring him here and keep him for two and in that time he will teach him all he can to help him to earn a good Joussard is a bright anxious to and will prove quite a curiosity for a Kirk's twenty-seven Percheron stallions arrived here all and are at Two of them are suffering from from bruises received on the and may to the Ladies of ladles of and vicinity are all invited to call at Mrs. millinery and try a dish Malta where it is being served free to all who call until Saturday Malta Vita is the original malted wheat being used it present by thousands of and is destined to become tbe breakfast food of the American BEGINS Music Teacher German May be Taught This September 1, tbe 3 to t to 1:30 to 6:30. ! Chariton public schools will open for the year's work on Sept. 1, which is only a few days The force of wi th their assignments as to etc. are found as furnished to us by Supt. J. B. The only chaDge will be in music Miss who has resigned and whose successor will be Mrs. Lulu Baxter of Mt. who was unanimously elected to the position on last Tuesday Mrs. Shearer comes well and nas made a splendid impression upon all who have met Morris and the school board are trying to arrange to have German taught in the high school and will probably succeed in getting the study in the course before school begins next The assignment of is as L. M. Principal High Jessie Lula Daisey Myrtle Maggie and 5tb grades Miss Elizabeth and 4th Maud and 3rd Nellie and 2nd Alma Adda Iva and 8th Harriet and 5th J. Etta and 3rd Ida M. Miss Alma and 7th grades Miss Alice and 5th and 3rd Augusta Miss Carrie aud 5th grades Miss Delia and 3rd Mollie Lulu Teacher of intending to enter 0th grade should not buy books before school as there have been some changes in the studies to be B. Herald editor had tbe pleasure of listening to tbe Eastern Star entertainment at Lucas last Monday and in our judgment was an entertainment of which any city should be The not large on account of the very disagreeable but the program did not suffer nor did Mt. Olive for all the tickets were sold before the day of the In the elocutionary art Lucas is especially well Mrs. Mrs. M. E. Miss Laur a Knotts and Miss Mary Johnson all giving very fine readings during the The music too many Lucas singers and players acquitting themselves with and an orchestra from Cleveland deserved applause at every We never saw a better home talent entertainment and if Lucas gets up another we want to be Rainfall Monday probably will not be as wet a season as this for many and we really won't care if there It's a leetle too damp at times Last Monday was a rainy and in tbe night a terrific inches In some parts of the county it was almost a Chariton river became a raging so that tbe passenger train from the south had In getting across tbe bridge of on Tuesday bridge was swinging and almost ready to float away as the train came Tuesday night the water was still flowing over the but by the next morning was This is tbe highest the river has been for many Bridges are washed out all over the and roads have been almost much worse than they have beep for along forget that toe Mtf the ever held by tbe PAID to be Held Next Receipts in Excess of first session of the Chariton which closed last Sunday after having lasted eight was a success in every the only serious impediment in any way being the failure of some of the talent to appear on the on account of Sickness kept away Mrs. Ballington Ballington and broke Intp Dr. Driver's lectures right in their Tbe disappointment to patrons was but could not be helped by the and tbe fact that so much of the best talent oi the land was brought here to be heard by anybody at the small price of for the whole eight shadowed all the deficiencies in the The fact is that such lectures as that of Henry Watterson could not be brought here in the opera house at a price of less than apiece for all who would In the where several thousands of people can hear each lecture or the price can be reduced and brought within the reach of and 50 cents for Bryan or or General is very if considered from a reasonable With added however a Chautauqua can present such attractions at even a less price than 50 there is little doubt that after the Chariton Chautauqua gets in running order that price can be and larger crowds will the gentlemen who guaranteed the expenses of the and those who worked so nobly and unselfishly for its have Dot cleared any money from their they have felt so much encouraged the way the Chautauqua has pleased the people of Chariton and surrounding and by the intellectual and moral uplift that has been given that they have resolved to continue the Chautauqua next and make It an annual feature in If The plan of the business management next year will be slightly different from this No foreign will be as the talent can be secured just as well by Chariton A stock company will probably be small shares being sold all over the city and imposing upon the share holders a liability cf or some such small By securing 300 or 400 tbe expenses of the the meeting can be and if there is a the burden will not be heavy upon any It is almost impossible for for there to be a for this extremely rainy much absent and nearly half the money going to tbe the expenses were all The surplus can be put into a fund to perpetuate tbe and erect a suitable permanent hold several thousand on grounds suitable for the The fair grounds could be and trees planted there to make it a suitable Chautauqua By paying a rental to the Fair Association each year the the latter would be assisted in paying the present and the Chautauqua Association would have a suitable and permanent place for holding the annual plan seems to have found favor among those most interested in tbe which is undoubtedly the best thing for Chariton that has been brought bere for Manager Knepper deserves of the whole county for getting the business men bere interested in tbe for there is little doubt that the Charlton Chautauqua will grow into a permanent and noted gathering full of helpfulness and and within tbe reach of officers who so bard and contributed so much of their time for tbe success of the meeting just are as R. S. H. first vice 3G. J. second vice Eli W. B. A. V. general W. M. assistant These gentlemen deserve great praise for what done for for we believe that t bey have been the pioneers in a movement which will Improve Chariton and Loam county in many enhance the value of Tbe opt * le the has been a ' - will be for it has found favor among the general and has fallen into good total amount of the gate receipts this year was about of which Mr. Bryan received and Mr. forty percent of the or a little over There will be a balance of almost n the treasury after all the bills are The number of season tickets sold was 700. COURT HOUSE and of Interest Gathered From the Capitol building of Lucas Was a Saturday evening the Jubilees occupied the Chautauqua Mr. and Mrs. Tutt giving a skillful exposition of ths southern cake the last day of the was filled to the brim with some of the finest sermons and addresses of the whole Dr. Emory Miller's sermon in the morning was on and was full of interesting history and strong Sunday when Ballington Booth was to have been but was kept away by his wife's Mr. John J. a great Irish leader and editor of was sent in Mr. Booth's and pleased the large audience Mr. Finerty is an orator of the first and his was on rather mixed He first treated the mixed nationality of showing that they are and not Anglo they are commonly Next he reviewed the history of liberty loving and tbe results of strong nations overcoming weaker He came very near to the Philippine and surrounded it so completely without mentioning it that everyone knew he His arguments against the government's Philippine policy were much more neatly put and bad a better effect on tbe audience than did those of and it Mr. Finerty were to become as publicly known as Mr. Bryan we believe he would be reputed to be even a greater orator than the He was a delightful surprise to the who wanted to hear Ballington evening the officers and friends of the Chautauqua spoke shortly of the good results of the Among those who were called out were Rev. Will B. Dr. Eli Manning and Rev. who presented the following set of offered by Rev. John H. Aughey and adopted by u rising with entire on Sunday we tbe citizens of and Lucas through the Chautauqua held in our have received a great intellectual and moral That we extend our grateful and heartfelt thanks to those philanthropic gentlemen who secured for us this great and thus made it possible for us to see and hear gentlemen of national and international whose lectures and sermons were replete with information and instruction of the highest order of That we also extend our cordial thanks to those speakers who have so highly entertained and instructed That we express our thanks to the Slayton Jubilee Singers who have so greatly amused aud entertained us with their That express appreciation of the eminent success of A. Knepper in conducting the exercises of the and in securing lecturers of so great worth to appear before us on its That we earnestly request the gentlemen who have inaugurated this lavement to make it that beneficial effects may be so that tbe citizens of Lucas county may have tbe uplifting influence of the Chautauqua Institute That this preamble and these resolutions be published in our city and county Aug. 24th, 1902. address of tbe evening was by Rev. L. B. and the which was one of tbe largest of the pronounced it one of tbe most enjoyable of the whole full of sound and Rev. is a great success as a and everyone wants him back next year at the His Sunday night lecture was a practical recipe tor people who want to better themselves and useful la tbe opened last Inline year flattering to tbe trial for the September term of to convene on 22, have been drawn as H. G. W. G. W. of B. j. F. P. C. F. B. A. J. B. W. R. of Robert W. D. R. J. N. of S. N. Van W. E. P. O. P. H. of C. C. of Justin Greene W. Ben of G. W. O. of I. A. of Wells started to drive to Lucas yesterday but was compelled to turn back because of the bridges washed The county bridge across Whitebreast creek is one of the ones that are board of supervisors expect to meet next but may postpone the meeting a few days if G. W. Larimer can return from Missouri in time for Becker is almost sick with a but will not lay because of the great amount of table work to be completed before the board on Our C. A. of the Clarinda who has been one of the directors of the Clarinda Chautauqua since it was started in 1897, writes as follows of his impressions of tbe Chariton which he visited last had the pleasure of attending the Chautauqua at Chariton last Friday and This is the first year it has been held and not exactly an experiment it was in tbe nature of the case a question as to success and permanent However the experimental period waB over Friday and tbe people well pleased that there Is no but that a permanent organization will be effected and pushed for all is in it. The meetings were held in a tent located in the yard of one of the city school so that there was little room for a meeting such as the Clarinda people Only two sessions per day were held and a charge of twenty-five cents was made for each On Bryan day and Gen. Lee day the price of admission was raised to fifty We mention this simply to let our readers compare it with what was done here in the way of liberal address of Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee on Saturday afternoon was a great treat to and we noticed that it was most heartily enjoyed bj the audience. We bad heard that bis lecture was not that be is not an orator and that it often happened that the audience was very much and it gave us great pleasure to find that their reports are unjust and Gen. Lee's voice is excellent and while be makes no pretensions of oratory of the elocutionary he is in fact a most eloquent for he has something to say that is worth hearing and says it in a way that is pleasing and easily It is no trouble to follow him and during his two hours talk there were no signs of weariness on the part of the Warm Weather Aug. 25,1902. temperature of the past week was slightly below with excessive humidity and Tbe rainfall was lighter than during the preceding though heavy downpours were reported at several with severe local In tbe more favored districts some was done from The weather was generally too damp and cloudy to dry out the grain remaining In and there are numerous reports of oats and wheat sprouting and rotting in the A very large percentage of and considerable have been exposed to serious corn crop was badly blown down in limited areas by severe squalls on the night of tbe 19tb. In the larger part of the state tbf crop is in fairly good though its progress has been by cool and wet over fifty per cent of tbe crop be M early with S of reaching full 1 first half of need to felly mature a the
