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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-26
Episcopal Church.

Rev DR. ROBERT WILSON, RECTOR.
Every second and fourth Sunday,
morning prayer, sermon and holy
communion at II q, m.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
Raise For Rural Carriers.

The PAPA rural carriers of Iowa will
receive an advance in salary at the
rate of 800 per year increase. The
new rate is effective Sept. 80. 1913.
OF the PAPA carriers, l,943 who have
routes from "a to 30 miles in extent
will get the maximum advance from
81 900 to $1,100 per year There will
be 481 carriers who will be advanced
in proportion to the number of miles
of their routes.
According to the report of C. E.
MacCannon, of Des Moines, paymas-
ter for Iowa rural carriers, the salar.
les paid to rural carriers for the year
ending July l, 1871" amounted to 3d.
1867 ,9SS.37, not including $50, 436.62
paid to substitutes while regular car.
riers We're on vacation. There has
been a big growth in the rural service
in ten years. In 1902 there were less
than 800 carriers in the state, and the
pay roll amounted to $24, 200
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
SEPT.23 IS SEED CORN DAY.
GOVERNOR CARROLL ISSUES A
PROCLAMATION FOR EVENT.
Farmers Are Strongly Urged To Sc.
lect Seed During the Week of
September 20 to 27.

Des Moines, Sept Especial: Gov
ernor B. F. Carroll today issued a
proclamation setting September %
as seed corn day and designating the
week of Sept 90 to 81 as seed corn
week The governor says after a
most careful and thorough investiga-
ton he recommends and strongly
urges the farmers of the state to
gather their seed corn some time be-
tween Sept. 20 and 81, and that the
greatest care must be taken in Sc
lecting the corn to be used for seed.
The governor quoted DR.. Chapel OF
the weather bureau and crop service
as follows: by September 18th TWEEN.
ty per cent of the corn crop will be
out OF the way of the frost; by the
25th OF September, twenty-four per
cent; by the Both of September, sew.
enty-twO per cent, and by October 10.
81 per cent, and by October Is, Sc per
cent will be out OF the way OF the
frost" The farmers are warned that
the corn is rank and full Of moisture
this year and must be stored away
before freezing
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
Suffraqan Bishop Arrives,

Des Moines, Sept 9.-Special:
The Rev. DR.. Harry Sherman Longley,
rector of the st. Mark Episcopal
church of Evanston, Ill.,, and the new
ly elected suffragan bishop for Iowa,
arrived in Des Moines today to es-
tablish his ecclesiastical residence
here. He is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Cassidy of Prospect boule-
ward. The date for the conservation
of the Rev. DR.. Longley as suffragan
bishop has not been determined but
probably will be held in October. He
was elected at the triennial state
Episcopal church convention held in
Davenport last spring, but under the
canon of the church he must be con.
frmed by the dioceses of the state
and by the bishops of the church. The
diocesan confirmation has been given
and that of Bishop #. n Morrison OF
Iowa. Sioux City, Waterloo and Ced-
ar Rapids have been fighting TO Sc
cure the residence of the suffragan
bishop for Iowa. With the suffragsn
bishop located in Des Moines the st.
Paul Episcopal church will probably
be chosen to be the cathedral.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
JUDGES STORY CAUSES MIRTH
Bitter Taste of Water Caused by
Dead Patients Buried in Gene
terry, Say Ways.

Hannibal, Mo-Considerabl laugh
ter greeted joke told by Judge d. P.
Dyer Of st. Louis at the United States
court recently.
In the case of the United States
against the Pike County Mineral
Springs company Charlie II. Daues as
sistant United States district attorney,
said the defendant has shipped min
eral water whose analysis showed it
was unwholesome.
Judge Dyer, who was born and
reared in Bowling Green, replied that
he was somewhat acquainted with
Pike county mineral springs, and took
occasion to tell story about the
springs Of Pike county.
Some wags. he said. who were friends
Of DR.. Reynolds, a noted physician OF
that vicinity, accounted for the bitter
taste OF the water. The springs are
located in a ravine Immediately be-
low the cemetery, where many of the
doctors patients are buried They
said that the bitter taste was due to
the quinine and other drugs admins
tered TO the patients.
The mineral water company was
fned ten dollars and costs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
BABY FATALLY BURNED
Two-Year-Old Son of August Wal
atka the Victim.

The twoyear-old son of August
Walatka was perhaps fatally burned
this morning by his little brother and
two children who were playing with
him. His brother, Will Harneys lit
tie boy and another boy they did not
know were playing together. They
took the baby into the water coset
where they set fire TO a quantity of
tissue paper. The baby's dress
caught on fire and the children be-
came frightened and ran away, clos
ing the door of the closet. The
Walatka boy ran into the house cry
ing to his mother that the baby was
on fire. She began to search for the
baby and finally found him lying on
his face in the closet, unconscious.
Practically the whole of his back
was burned. DR. Williams was called
and dressed the burns. He stated
that the baby might pull through, but
that it was very serious.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
CITY SCHOOL OPENED
Lads and Lassies of All the Grades
and High School Gather.

oskaloosa's greatest and biggest
event today, that is, the one that
claimed the interest and the attention
of the greatest number of people, was
the opening of the city schools. The
opening had been postponed one
week on account of the unusual num-
Der of disturbing elements of the pre-
vious week. Labor day, a circus, a
county picnic and incidents relative
thereto.
Lads and lassies of the grades and
the boys and girls of the high school
were all on hand and teachers and
officials have been engaged during the
day in assigning seats, placing the
names on the new registers assign.
ing lessons and organizing their pro-
gram.
School" was the one all absorbing
topic of conversation in the home
and at the dinner table, parents and
elder members taking as much inter
est in the event as the boys and the
girls. Some of the conversation was
also in the hands of the tots who are
in kindergarten for the first time. On
the play ground and on the street
could be heard, Whose your teacher
DO you have many new books?"
What seat d you get?" Il went in.
to new ROOM" What do you think
of the teacher"
Attendance will be above the aver
age, showing that the city has lost
nothing in population since September
1911. Superintendent Frank w. Else
who has been busy several weeks ar
ranging the details for the opening,
had his system well organized and the
work was started in a satisfactory
way in all grades. Several days will
be required to handle all of the prob
lens that will of necessity come up
for adjustment, but the fact remains
that long vacation" is over and for
nine months the children are again
down to work. The book houses are
also experiencing certain phases OF
the excitement and have their partic.
ular part 10 play on the first day OF
school.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
AMONG THE AUTOISTS
Speed Limit Must be Enforced.
Rains Caught Many Sunday.

Sunday afternoons rain caught
many automobiles on the road and
out from home. Those east and south
east from town had numerous exper-
fences. 1t is stated that eight or more
cars had difficulty and unpleasantness.
Among the drivers beeting with an
Inoyance were Charles S. Walling and
DIR. s. w. Clark. Charles c. Pike al
SO got into the mud to some extent.
Some of the cars went into the ditch
and accidents were narrowly avoided.
Miss Pearl Childress, driving an au.
Itomobile Saturday afternoon or even
ing, ran into an Adams Express de-
livery wagon in charge of Messenger
Frank Bennett. The shafts of the
wagon were broken and the horse
slightly injured and the car sustains
some slight damage. Fortunately no
one was injured.
DR.. J. E. Fleener sustained a pain.
full injury about 2:3O this Monday af-
ternoon. In cranking his auto near
the Christian church, the handle was
jerked from his grasp by the fraction
of the engine, striking his arm above
the wrist and causing a painful frac-
ture. The doctor had been at the
church assisting in convention work
with his car. The accident is unfor,
tunate and Is regretted. Immediately
attention was given to the injury and
the fracture was reduced.
Police officers Saturday evening
made formal complaint against a mum.
Der of drivers of automobiles for eX.
Ceeding the speed limit Complaints
almost without number, have been
avoided by the thouSandth part of an
inch. as it were; pedestrians have
been run down, narrowly escaping in
jury and yet the disregard of the ten
mile speed limit has been growing.
The formality of all arrest was not
followed, but in cases where officers
succeeded in stopping drivers, the
car operator was cited to appear be
fore the mayor Monday morning. In
other cases where only numbers of
cars could be taken, owners or driV-
ers will be reached later.
Walter Davis appeared in court
this morning and was arraigned on a
charge of exceeding the limit. He
made a satisfactory explanation of
his conduct and the evidence verified
his statements. He was discharged
and the case Dismissed
F. F. Everett, same charge; case
continued.
Another case is set for hearing
Wednesday. Name Of defendant not
made public by the police department
at this time.
Other cases will be brought as soan
Other cases will be brought as soon
tanned from the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
To Enforce Blue" Laws,

Guthrie Center, Sept. Special;
Ice cream sodas and cigars ON Sun.
days are thing of the past in Guth.
RE Center IL officers of the law sue
coed in enforcing an ordinance of the
city, under violation of which a com
plant has been filed and information
sworn out against drug store owners,
lunch counter and soda fountain men
who have been keeping their estab-
lishments open for a part of the day
on Sundays. 1t will even be impos-
sible to procure Sunday papers if the
complainants succeed in maintaining
their contention. The whole matter
was started several weeks ago when
an attempt was made to forbid Sun.
day baseball in the city. Sides were
taken by residents of the city and
much difference of opinion arose as
to how far the blue law" as the or
dinance has been termed should be
enforced. The city marshal yester-
day served notice on all those oper.
ating soda fountains, cigar stands and
drug stores which have been opened
on Sunday, that they must desist or
make themselves subject to prosecu.
ton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
An Unusual Case.

A strange case and one which veteri-
naries have found to be exceedingly
puzzling, has been brought to light at
Perry, where a valuable horse be.
longing to Mclaughlin Bros, contrac-
ted a case OF partial paralysis. The
animal had been sick with stomach
trouble and the paralysis resulted
from the sickness. One side Is al
fected, and while the horse can stand
alright, the legs are weak and IL can
not see out OF the right eye. There
is no feeling in any OF the flesh OF that
part OF the body, and blow which
would ordinarily hurt. is not even felt.
The horse is slowly getting better.
but the case is one which is extremely
unusual.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
PENN PROSPECTS GOOD
Brightest in History of that Grand
Old Institution.

Today Penn College started on an
other year of her successful career.
The prospects for this year are the
brightest they have ever been in the
history of the institution, and that is
saying a great deal for Penn College.
The Penn Booster spirit has always
moved things and this year the slo
gan is five hundred students for
Penn in 1912-1913" so watch them go
1t is well known fact that Penn
graduates are among the best known
people in the country and the class
that graduated last spring will be
found to be no exception as nearly
all will either continue their educa-
ton in some higher school or have
some good position for the coming
year. Six members of the class will
go on to school. They are Walton
Conover. Rose Johnson. Ewing LOT
land, Lloyd MendenhaIl, Raymond
Mendenhall and Snyder Ruby. Mr..
COnover will be at Ames, Miss John
son at Bryn Mawr, Lloyd Mendenhall
at Haverford Raymond Mendenhall
at Brown and Snyder Ruby at S. L. |.
wo, Byron Barnhart and Clinton Bay
will be in Y. NJ. C. A. work. Four
members of the class have accepted
positions as teachers for the coming
year. They are Elmer Hort. Jesse
Howell, Frank Mesner and Beulah
Staley. Mr.. HORT will teach science
in the Osnaloosa High school Mr..
Howell will teach mathematics and
science in the High school at Land
ers, Wyo., and Mr.. Mesner will teach
mathematics in the High school at
Springdale, Iowa. Three, Ozro Mere
dith, Roy Weant and Roy Williams
will be farmers, Ernest Powell is
transit man for this division of the
NJ. & st. L.. Clara Sheriff has been
spending the summer studying the
modern languages in Europe.
This makes a good showing for as
small class as the class OF 1912 and
a record that Penn should be proud
of
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
CONFERENCE CLOSED
Free Methodists Hold Four Days
Session at Rose Hill.

The annual conference of the Free
Methodist church, was in session
since Wednesday at Rose Hill and
closed Saturday afternoon.
The Revs. Messrs Miller and Fen,
wick were elected district elders and
the following appointments were
made:
Fairfield district-T. NJ. Fenwick,
district elder.
Fairfield and Hickory Ridge, F. NJ.
Smith; Birmingham and Oak Grove,
w. S. Scalf; Ottumwa w. w. Vinson
Brompton, Belle Vinson, supply
Mount Pleasant and Coalport, to be
supplied; Eldon, White Elm and Beth
ell, S. L. Gilkison; Centerville, Cor
della Peterson, Burlington, N H. F.
A. Mayfeld; Burlington, S. H., Julia
Heller, supply; Morning Sun and
Columbus City, w. H. Mcdonald l..
Mendenhall, superannuated; J. w.
White, superannuated; E. F. Samuel
son, left without an appointment; E.
A. Clark, certificate OF standing; G.
A. Anderson, evangelist.
Des Mones district-E. N. Miller,
u. E.
Des Moines, C. l.. Manning; Knox
vile and Peaceful Chapel. II. N. Dick
son: Rose Hill and Oskaloosa, d. c..
Eddy, supply; Barnes City, William
supply; Newton J. E. Fen
wick, supply; Ackworth, to be sup
piled; J. S. Bottom, located at Newton,
F. C. Behner, withdrawn to join an
other denominations R. B. Rails,
granted certificate.
Cedar Rapids district-E. N. Mil.
Ter, d. f.
Cedar Rapids, ]. A. Howard, sup
ply; Marion, w. J. Trimble; Maquo-
keta and Iron Hill and Dewitt, H. A.
Dairymple; Toddyville and No. l, G.
F. Lair; Walker and Cedar Ridge,
John Waterson; Waterloo. Cedar
Falls and Dunkerton, T, j. Fuller;
Mission, TO be supplied: w.
9, Thompson, superannuated G, G,
Booton. left without appointment; A.
v Kennedy, left without appoint
nent,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
CONDUCTOR HAS
FOOT SMASHED
Rev. Harry Sherman Longley, New
Suffragan Bishop Arrives.
WILL ENFORCE THE "BLUE lAWSo
herm A. Colt, Oldest Man In continu-
Gus Train Service, Resigns--A
Quarrel In Des Moines viii
End In Death.

Marshalltown, Sept. Especial: E.
d. Young OF this city, one of the old
est and best known conductors on the
old Iowa Central, now the NJ. & st.
L., on trains and between here
and Mason City, was injured this
morning at Ackley when a heavy
piece of express they were unloading
fell on his foot, crushing the toes and
fore part of the foot. Gangrene is
threatened and his condition is con-
sidered serious.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
Quarrel viii End in Death.

Des Moines, Sept. Especial: Myr-
tie Williams, aged 80 years, was shot
and possibly fatally injured Sunday
afternoon at Enterprise. The gun
which caused the injury was in the
hands of sister-in-law, Bessie Grit
fifth. The woman is not expected to
live. According to the story told by
Mrs. Griffith, the two women were
having a quarrel over which was the
best guitar player when a negro by
the name of John Waters entered
the room. He drew a knife in fun,
and Mrs. Griffith drew a gun. In the
ensuing melee, the gun was discharg.
ed. the shot taking effect in Mrs. Viii
liams' body.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
Straw Hat Proclamation.

Mason City, Sept. Special: May
or F. NJ, Norris ushered in the open
ing days OF the Northern Iowa Fair
today by issuing proclamation Civ
ing police protection to visitors who
desire to wear straw hats until the
close Of the fair. The mayor says
the hot weather makes this necessary
and that the rule that straw hats
must go after September LIST is not
In force. Thousands are coming in
on every train and there will be SO
starters in the horse races, the larg-
est number on record. Four troops
OF the 9Th U. s. Cavalry arrived over
land from Fort Des Moines today to
give an exhibition at the fair.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
An ioWan Elected.

John NJ knight, a former Iowan,
was elected member OF the Vermont
Legislature from Dummerston. VT, in
the election last week. Mr.. knight
Is the first democrat to be elected
from Dummerston in seventy-six
years. His father, Asa knight, was
elected In 1886. Mr., knight was a
resident of Des Moines for thirty
years. from 1868 TO 1893, except for
two years, when he took miners
goods across the plains TO Idaho and
Montana In lSe4.5. 10 the new gold
fields that just had been discovered.
To transport his good he used oxen.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
SEVEN ARE KILLED
BY MOTORCYCLES
Machine Crashes Over Top of
Track Into Grandstand.
TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS HURT
Champion Eddie Hasha, Johnny Al.
bright and Four Boys Meet Death
In Accident at Newark,
N. j., Races.

Newark. N. j., Sept 9.-While sew
eral thousand persons assembled at
the yelodrome track here were wildly
cheering on Eddie Hasha, the cham
pion motorcycle rider of the world
and Johnny Albright of Denver. who
were competing in the principal event.
Hasha suddenly lost control of his ma
chine and crashed over the top of the
saucer track into the grandstand
Both were killed, as were four spec
tators. twenty-five of the onlookers
were injured, six of whom are in a
hospital in a critical condition.
Hasha Killed Instantly.
Hasha met death instantly. Al
bright was crushed so badly that he
never regained consciousness and died
in hospital here shortly after the
accident. Many spectators who were
hurried away by their friends were
slightly hurt.
The beautiful weather had brought
out record crowd and the grand
stand and other seats wkre taxed to
their capacity. The men were riding
at terrific pace when Hasha's motor
cycle was seen suddenly to swerve.
In an instant it crashed to the top OF
the track and struck the grand stand.
hurting Hasha to his death. The
heavy motorcycle rebounded from the
stand and caught Albright, who was
coming from behind and riding at top
speed. The rider and both machines
were hurled to one side Of the track
and piled in a heap of twisted steel,
from which Albright was taken, so
badly crushed that he never regained
consciousness
Four Boys Lose Lives.
Four unidentified boys who were
seated in the lower tier of seats on
the grand stand were killed when
Hasha's motorcycle plowed into them.
OF the twenty-five who were injured
six are unconscious and may die
Hasha was dead when rescuers
reached him. He had been flung
against the heavy frame work of the
stand and his skull crushed like an
egg shell. Several other bones in his
body were broken. and il is supposed
that he suffered internal injuries
which would have caused death even
If he had not struck on his head
Death Roll Increased.
The death toll from the accident at
the VelOdroma motor track when Ed.
die Hasha running motorcycle
crashed into the spectators when run.
ming 92 miles an hour increased today
to seven by the death of Charles E.
Williams. The identified dead are
now Charles E. Williams, Eddie
Hasha, motorcycle champion of the
world; John Albright, noted Denver
champion; Eddie Fisher, aged II;
Thomas Feline, aged ID, and a man
and a boy are yet unidentified
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
IN OLD OHIO HOME.
M. n. Tullis Finds Politics Red Hot
and Crops Poor.
Van Vert. O.. Sept. 6. 1912


Editor Herald left Oskaloosa
for short visit east to my old home
in this county Wan Vert Co, Ohio.
arriving here 25th ult.. and have been
busy shaking hands with old time
friends and acquaintance since and.
ing here. The last two days | spent
at the county fair that is being held
at this place, meeting many knew
in my boyhOod days The display of
all products and also of stock was as
fine as | have seen for many years.
quite contrast from the first fair
that was held in this county which
| attended nearly sixty years ago on
a piece of ground that is now the cen
ter of this thriving little city. The
ground proper was only protected by
ropes and kept back the then small
crowd that attended. That today has
grown in attendance to over thirty
thousand daily. In passing through
Indiana and part of Ohio find crops
are very inferior to those in dear old
Iowa; especially in Indiana saw
many acres of corn that will not har-
vest ten bushels to the acre. ! would
think about the average yield in the
section ! passed through would be
about 30 bushels. But ! find politics
red hot. Woman suffrage amend
ment to the state constitution was
lost, which ! think was a great in
justice to the good mothers, wives
and sisters of the Buckeye state.
AS my limit of stay is until the
22nd, expect to be at home in Iowa
in a very few days. Respectfully
yours, NJ H TULIJS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-09-12
Herm Colt RESIGNS.

Marshalltown, Sept. 8. Special;
Herm A. Colt, for almost thirty-one
years a conductor on the old Iowa
Central and its present successor, the
NJ. & st. L., and the Oldest man con-
tinuously in the train service on what
is now the Minneapolis & st. Louis
Railway has resigned. effective Sep.
TENDER 20, and will go to Whittier,
California, to live. Ill health is CIV
en- as the cause.