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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Come To Oskaloosa
list OF New Citizens Who
Have Recently Arrived.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Wood and three
children are new residents of Oska-
loosa. They come from st. Louis and
live at 622 North B street Mr.. Wood
is day yardmaster for the NJ. & st. l..
railway. n.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert J. Brenkner
and son, of Farley, Iowa, are new
residents of Oskaloosa. They are
living at 618 North c street. Mr..
Brenkner Is registered pharmacist
and has a position in the prescription
department of the Green & Bentley
Drug Co.
-.--:- -
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Hadley and
two children from What Cheer, have
recently moved to Oskaloosa and
are living at 9O2 Eighth avenue East.
Mr.. Hadley is employed at the Oska.
loosa Manufacturing Co., at 224 High
Iayenue West.
- - -
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Larimore and
six children, of Delta, have moved to
Oskaloosa and are living at 14lS High
avenue West.
- - -
e. S. Watson and fomily, who have
been living on farm near What
Cheer, have returned to Oskaloosa
and are living at 610 South A street.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
FIVE PATIENTS
| IN MARROW ESCAPE
sANiTARluM AT DIES MONIES Is
BURNED TO THE GROUND.
co. SuPT. SHEAHAN Is HoNoRFD
Gov. Clarke Appoints L. {. CorIett
and !. c. johnson as Delegates TO
the Peace Conference at ST.
Louis, May to 3.

Des Moines, April 7--At 2:15
o'clock this morning the Health Haven
'sanitarium at 1880 Sixth avenue
caught fire and was burned almost to
the ground Five patients who were in
the hospital were taken from the burn
ing building. Firemen fought the
flames while nurses and doctors car
ried out the patients. The sanitar-
ium burned to the ground with a
loss of $4,000. DR.. Bliss, in charge
of the sanitarium, was engaged today
in getting a supply of clothing for his
patients. All OF them lost their en-
tire effects including considerable
amount of jewelry. One woman had
her watch about her neck and this
was saved. Two of the patients were
belfast. Dr. Bliss wrapped blankets
about them and one at time carried
them down the stairway which was
filled with smoke and threatened to
fall any moment Mrs. Bliss and
Prof. Pettengill helped the other wom-
en- to safety. DR.. Bliss had just car
ried out the two patients when the
whole top floor gave way.
The Kramer apartments adjoining
the sanitarium we're threatened by
the flames, but suffered little or no
damage. The origin of the fire is un-
known a-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
co AFTER A COLISEUM
Clinton Proposes One Good All the
Year Round.

The citizens of Clinton, who be
lieve In a bigger Clinton and are in.
tent upon making their town bigger
Clinton, are just at present engaged
In campaign for coliseum. They
want a centrally located fire.proof
structure, which will be available at
all seasons of the year, will be fairly
cool In midsummer and can be heat.
ed In winter The campaign seems to
be making very satisfactory progress
and no doubt Clinton will soon be
pointing with pride to her new coli.
scum and will be getting all kinds of
displays and exhibitions and will be
all kinds of big gather.
ings that we're out of the question to
the present time. The new structure
is going to cost considerable money.
But town that expects to be big
town has to make provision for the
future and has to help herself grow
instead of simply trying to watch
herself grow.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
IOWA CROP SERVICE
Review of the Past Week by Di-
rector of Weather Bureau.

For the week ending April 1913.
The six months from October l.,
1912, to March 81, 1913, we're, as a
whole mild, dry and pleasant, with no
severe winter storms. The average
Temperature for the period was about
two degrees above. and the precipita.
ton slightly above the normal. The
excess of precipitations was, however,
made up during the first ten days of
October and the month of March, dur
ing which time rains or SHOWS were
frequent and heavy, but the amount of
snow during the winter months was
cold and stormy, with frequent rain
and snow storms and unusually high
winds which have delayed field work
The soil is however, in fine physical
condition and with favorable weather
blowing and seeding will become gen.
eral during the coming week Some
oats and spring wheat were sown
early last week, but the work was
stopped by the rain and snow on the
Sd and 4th. Fall sown grains, clover,
timothy blue grass, live stock and
fruit trees wintered well and are now
generally In excellent condition. More
than the usual amount of hay and
rough feed are left on hand The
acreage of winter wheat is reported
to be somewhat greater than the area
harvested last year, and with favor
able weather conditions the acreage
of other small grains will be up to the
normal. Fruit bunds are still dormant,
and the indications at present are
favorable for a good crop OF all kinds
of fruit except peaches.
GEO. M. CHAPEL
Section Director.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
ADOPTS GOOD SLOGAN
More Scholars and Better Taught
the Battle Cry for the Year.

Adopting the above as their slogan
or motto for the ensuing year the Ma.
haska Sunday School association a
few months ago entered upon another
years campaign with new zeal and
enthusiasm after the successes of last
years campaign when more than
two thousand were added to the
enrolment Of the Sunday schools of
the county. Friday afternoon of
April 4th the county officers met in
their second quarterly conference of
the year, and after discussing vari-
GUS matters pertaining to the work
of the year, especially those per.
tanning to the establishment of a
Sunday school workers library for
the benefit of the Sunday school Off
GERS and teachers of the county, the
coming county missionary convention,
and the state Sunday school conven-
tion, the dates for the spring town
conventions were set as follows:
April 27-Cedar Township. ~.
May 4-Garfield and Spring Creek
May 11-Pleasant Grove and Madi-
son. . .s -..
May 1S-IIarrisOn and Scott.
May 25-Des Moines and Prairie.
June 15-Adams. Ea
June 22-Richland .str. E
A large bureau of speakers, lay
and clerical, will be provided to assist
in the convention programs where
needed and requested, and the county
officers will do all In their power to
help make the coming year the most
potent for good and usefulness in
their history. ... .....
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Hurt in Runaway.

Considerable excitement was caused
along High avenue west Saturday
evening about seven o'clock by run,
away team hitched to delivery wag,
on, belonging to H. C.. Hensyel The
team took fright ON High avenue and
ran east, striking a rig belonging to
jas. Ballinger in front of the Chet
Quick meat market and throwing out
Mrs. Ballinger and her mother, Mrs.
Morris, and two children, who were
seated in the buggy while Mr.. BALM.
ger was in the market. Mrs. Morris
was badly bruised and shaken up by
the fall but is resting easy today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
The Flowers ln Bloom.

People who took stroll in the d.
'rection of the woodlands Sunday re-
ported finding the wake robin" In
bloom. The 'trilllum" or birth root"
Is one OF our very earliest native
flowers and Is much sought after by
.botanists. II Is out and blooming aft
er the first warm days OF spring and
frequently before the frost and the
snow have entirely disappeared. But
the Wild flowers are not alone In
their early appearance. Jacob Sell
bert, No. GOT South Second street had
tulips In bloom Friday OF last week
April 4, 1918 The beds are against
the south side Of the house aud favor
ed by the south exposure the bulbs
secured an early start. Mr.. Seiherf IL
the first ono ia town this season co
show color with tulips.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Teachers End Convention.

Fairfield, April THE southeast.
ern Iowa teachers closed their annual
meeting here Saturday afternoon af-
ter a successful convention attended
by more than 700. The officers elect
ed for the coming year were:
President, Superintendent w. f..
Blackmar, of Ottumwa.
yice-president Fred Ware, of Iowa
City.
Secretary, Miss Elizabeth Sheahah.
of Oskaloosa.
Treasurer. Miss Margaret Gleason.
of Davenport.
Chairman of the executive commit.
tee, Superintendent w. l.. Hanson Of
Burlington.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Tho Fruit crop.

Somewhat better than an average
fruit crop except strawberries, Is the
estimate made by C. G.. Blodgett. di.
rector Of the Iowa State horticultural
Society, of the fruit in this section for
1913. There will be good apple
crop, the buds showing good health
There was hardly week during the
last winter that sap could not be seen
dripping from the trees. II hardly
think there will be much OF q plum
crop" said Mr.. Budget, because of
the unusually heavy yield last year.
Grapes are In fine condition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
BUYS Strinq of Elevators.

Marshalltown, April IAN extern
sive transaction in grain elevators has
just been closed by the Bowles- Bill.
ings-kessler Grain company of this
city in the purchase of a line of ele-
vators along the Algona branch of the
M. & st. L. Railway. The company
has purchased the Moore elevators.
including one at Chaplin, on the main
line of the railroad; two at Corwith.
and one each at Alexander, Kanawha,
st. Benedict and Algona.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Peace peleaates Annointed

Des Moines. April Gov. Georg,
w. Clarke Saturday afternoon an
nounced the appointment of delegate.
to attend the fourth annual American
peace conference to be held at st
Louis. Mo-, May / to 3. The list fol
lows:
Alison Secor, Des Moines.
A. S., Bailey, Shenandoah.
w. J. Hadley, Des Moines.
Rev. E. Howard Brown, Earlham.
F. w. Sprague, Des Moines.
L. E. Corlett, Oskaloosa.
|. c. Johnson, Oskaloosa.
Harlan Meredith, Lynnville.
George H. Lewis, Marshalltown.
w. l.. Trueblood, Des Moines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Hioh Cost Of Liylno.

Philadelphia. April 5.--Solution OF
the high.cost.ofliving problem. bet
terment OF life in tenements, social re-
forms and kindred topics are chief
features of the conference OF the
Academy OF Political and Social Sci
ence. in session here today Among
the speakers are Mrs. William B,
Derr. president Of the Housekeepers'
League, DR., Clyde d, King Of the Unit
yersity OF Pennsylvania, and Director
Cooke of the department OF public
works.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
New Coal COMPANY.

Articles of incorporation were filed
yesterday with the county recorder by
the Marion Block Coal Co. principal
place of business at Oskaloosa. The
mining, buying and selling Of coal is
mentioned as the general nature of
business and the capital stock is
$20.00000. The ineorporators of the
new firm are F. c. Lofiand and ]. M.
Timbrell
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
New City Hall at Cleveland,

Cleveland, O., April 5.-Architects
from all over the country are submit
ting plans for the proposed new city
hall here which will cost $2,000,000.
Members OF the building committee
today are preparing to inspect these
drafts and expect to make tenta-
tive selection within a few days.
Work on the structure, it is hoped,
will begin this year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Sues for ssh. non.

A $4,000 breach of promise suit
was instituted at Iowa City yesterday
by Lucy B. Porter. widow OF Henry
Porter, against David kirkpatrick, a
prominent farmer of Lone Tree. The
PLAINTIFF Is school teacher. whose
husband was long a leading attorney
of Johnson county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Loss Exceeds Insurance

Glenwood, April INSURANCE on
the light plant at Carson, recently de
stroyed by fire, is $4,000, one-half the
amount of the loss. The Central Sta
ton Engineering company will rebuild
at once, according to the announce
ment of the manager.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Boy Accidentally Shot.

Burlington, April while shoot
ing at target at the Wagner home
yesterday Edwin Sleeter, aged Is,
accidentally shot and killed Fred Wag-
ner, aged Is. The Sleeter boy is
completely Frustrated and it is feared
he may lost his reason.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Yeaas In Triple Raid.

Corning, April 7--Several business
houses were entered by burglars Sat
urday night. The Wheeler & Dixon
lumber offices, the Moore laundry and
the Rawlins blacksmith shop were
prowled. Small amounts of cash and
tools are missing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
New eulIdina al pacLtnood.

Packwood Review: II seems to be
an assured fact that a two-story bank
building will be erected here this
spring A committee was In Oska-
loosa last week to consult an archi.
tect In regard to plans. There will be
"a meeting of the hank officials this
week 70 decide the question of build
Ing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
Mason cl,y no,el pes.rnxed.

Mason City. April THE Big Four
hotel was destroyed by fire Sunday.
The cause is unknown The loss Is
81, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10

delicate and diffieult duties OF the pO
sition with absolute impartiality and
to the satisfaction OF members and al
iair-minded people.
Whatever measure OF success !.
achieved as speaker in the Sixty sec
ond congress was due largely to the
courtesy, kindness and general good
feeling Of members towards each
other and towards the chair, For our
own beneft and for the welfare OF the
country may the same course be pur.
sued in the present congress. BY rea.
son OF the increased membership II
will be even more important than hith.
erto. Therefore / most cordially In.
vite the cooperation of all members in
maintaining order and in the dispatch
of business to the end that our free
institutions may be strengthened and
perpetuated.
"As this congress is to be known in
history by works rather than words
am ready to take the oath and ask
Representative Talbot to admins
ter it,"
Members Are Sworn In.
Then came the swearing in OF mem
bers. AS the clerk called each state
and the names of members in the
delegation OF that state. the delega
ton presented itself at the bar OF the
house and swore to perform its duties
we'll and faithfully.
Heretofore 1t has been customary
to make the selection of seats the
next business to be taken up by the
house at this point This time there
was no drawing for seats, as it hac
been determined that members should
have choice OF seats on arrival eact
day. Only to Leaders Underwood anc
Mann and Chairman Fitzgerald OF the
appropriations committee was con
coded the right to pick and hold /,
seat. ..E.
Representative Henry, who wal
chairman OF the rules committee il
the last congress, then presented |
set Of rules for the guidance of tn,
house These were practically tn,
same as were in effect at the las
session. The rules we're adopted
Other routine business of forma
character was then taken UP.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-08
HOW|TzERS WANT
WASHINGTON TRIP
Editor of Battery Paper Has
Heart for Any Fate-Gets
Off Sundry Jokes. .

WASHINGTON. March T." This is the
heading II an editorial in the currents
number of the Howitzers' Gazette, ana
no doubt the editor would De glad Il
he could stop there But after the
II" he gnds it necessary to drop in
all the Interrogation points In hia
case
rs this question going 20 die a nat
ural death?" demands the editor. Are
we going in new uniforms OF notz
But the silence IL unbroken, and there
seems no reply to these aSoniznG
questions. With a score Of others, he
Gazette man asserts. they are hurled
at him every time he meets a Howtf-
Ger. On the street or in church. ana
every place we Fan think Of" Per-
sonalIv he saws. he would like TO sec
the battery parade with 100 men In
new uniforms. but. as every one knows.
March weather is Uncertain. 50 ne
thinks ITS taking a long shot either
way
however the editor concludes the
editor is game for anything that
comes along"
The Gazette. which has been taking
a holiday vacation. perpetrates tne
following.
What IS the angle % sight on =
rainy DAY on Broad street, -,
Wanted-A recipe for mixing Hol~
mans concrete pies
ANY one putting The H7witzer Rag
10 music will be decorated Tor Bray
cry. Sergeant EuEard. notice
WHY is il that Lieutenant Myers
does rot dance lie seems TO Re very
popular with the ladies'.
Musician Mcfarland and Privats
Bailey are planning hunting trip.
Skiloo. game
Private Payne goes IN cold storaze
every day. Hes ia the meat ei4sineSS-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-08

order houses have bounced upon the
new government service as the long
needed carrier for their smaller pack
ages. The extent to which local deal
crs are using the parcels post has
proved an unending source Of wonder
10 the postmaster and his assistants.
\ large fertilizer manufacturing
company sent down q truck load OF
fertilizer samples IN tin containers
the size of ordinary baking-po
cans to be forwarded to the trade
in lieu of illustrated circulars. 1t
vas practically new business. as the
firm contented itself formerly with the
printed page instead Of the product
One OF the big stove manufactu1ine
concerns mailed a cook-stove In IL
pound sections. TO be assembled by
the aidressee.
The state OF Virginia took advant-
age of the parcels post by sending out
Yesterday about 1900 OF the new au-
tomo5ile licenses at considerable
saving over the former method OF ship
ping by express. a wholesale shoe
house filed a hurry order for one OF
its customers by shipping several
cases Of shoes broken up intos 11-pound
parcels.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-08

ommendstson to-day will De TO this
effect
While there is little doubt that the
recommendation will be granted by the
department. the substations VIII hard
~ be commissioned before the end OF
this month No orders TO this end are
expected until after January 10. when
Postmaster General Hitchcock Will
have had time to examine the reports
from the post-of.ices Of the country
and TO draw frsm them a more definite
plan for the extension OF the parcels
post than has hitherto been possible
Preliminary Report To-Day.
Mr.. Southwark Will forward 10 the
department to-day a preliminary re
port showing the parcels post business
conducted by the Richmond office dur
ing the seven days since the service
was begun Detailed figures from ths
letter stations and the post-ofiice In
South Richmond were not avaiiaoie
last night. 1t was estimated however
that fully 10000 parcels have been
handled by the four stations since last
Wednesday, when the parcels post was
initiated
With the commissioning OF the SUP
stations there will be twenty-seven
places In the city. including the central
once. equipped TO handle parels post
packages. At present there are only
rour. with the system thus amphhec
rost-of!1ce officials expect large In
crease IN parcels post trafnc.
The new branch Of the postal service
employs now at the central once nVe
clerks and a wagon To this equip
n,snt will be added to-day another
wagon and another clerk. The ap-
,ointment Of the new clerk exhaus;s
The reserve list OF the Richmond post
orlce and takes every man available
locally for postal service. The second
reserve list has not yet been Tor
rntdra from Washington.
Manufacturers. jobbers and maj
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-08
SENTENCED TO TWO
YEARS IN PRISON
Former Mailing Clerk Found
Guilty of Stealing Money
From Decoy Letter.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.I

Alexandria. Va, January III Lin
den Wheatley. formerly mailing clerk
in the city post-office. was this af-
ternoon found guilty Of stealing money
from a decoy letter by jury. anc
was sentenced by Judge Edmund Wad-
dill to serve two years in the Atlantic
Penitentiary. wheatley riied de-
coy letter Of $500 on April last.
A grand jury in the United States
Court for the Eastern District OF Vir-
GINA. Judge Edmund Waddill presid-
ing. this afternoon returned true bills
in the following cases: Jackson Broth
ers' Company. a corporation, and Ray
West unlawfully obtaining transpor-
tation for property at less tnan the
regular rate than established and liz
force. according to law; Eugene f.
Fisher. mailing improper matter
through mails: Carroll VI. Brarrack'
carrying nbusiness % distiller with
intent to detraud: Emma Fry. mailing
nonmailable matter through mails;
Thomas r. Hurst. carrying on husiS
ness Of distiller with intent 10 defraud
The jury also returned a prese atme Mt.
on information. against Raymond
White for being drunk and disorder
" on q government reservation
Sketches for the remodeling of Arm
DRY Hall. prepared by william r. Ham
iIton. have been adoptec by the build
ing committee OF the aTnory. The
final plans Cor the building will be
submitted next week. and In all prob
ability adopted. The City council has
contributed S. 500 towards the work. Of
which amount S2.5Oo will 40 towards
Iiquidating a mortgage and the resi-
due toward the Improvement OF As
much 81 g. IL the company will raise
an equal amount. u is expected that
the improvement Will cost about SIS
900
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-08
ALL POSTMASTERS NOTIFIED
Parcel rost stamp can ne Used On
Pact sze~ for Foreign Countries

Westminster. January I.-Postmaster-
General Hitchcock decided tonight. ar
ter conferences with officials Of the
PostofHce Department. that the define
tive marcel post stamps might be used
for the payment 81 postage on pack
ages sent % foreign countries by the
international parcel post That de-
cision was feicgraphed Immediately &C
the postmasters ~ al important cities
In fhe country
Il follows. therefore. thss both the
ordinary posfsEc stamp and the dist'nc-
tive parcel post stamps may 10 used
IN forwarding packages BY parcel post
70 foreign countries Under the law.
however. ordinary postage stamps may
not BE- used % pay postase upon pack
ages sent ~ parcel posi- from ana 20
points in this country
Postmasters have been notified. too.
that packages sent to.s foreign coun-
try ~ international parcel post can
not be insured a. domestic parcels are.
bus they may Dc registered as IN the
past
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-08
NEGRO ACCUSED
OF BRONZE THEFT

FLOYD Byrd. negro driver, was ar
rested yesterday b. Fatroimen Volt
and Jennings on the charge o. oeins
a suspicious character suspected OF
HAVING committed a felony. AccordinS
20 the officers the neEro Is believed o.
30 guilty % stealing two cases ~
frcnze powder. used by printers. ana
which Is valued ~ S2to
J. f. Powell. who operates = local
express service. on sunday reported
20 the police that two cases OF bronze
had been stolen. lie said n had
turned them over 20 Byrd o. DO de-
Iivercd % n 7. Pitts 4 Company. lsi'
East Franklin street Hs aidcc tntt
Byrd had returned and Announced tna'
Pitts a company were closed. 7ut ~
had left the two cases In store
across the street with the understand
lax they would 30 turned over TO The
cwuer the foilowing dsy. When Pitts
A Company failed e. receive the pow
der Powell vas notified. careful
tpouirv BY him failed - locate the
missing bronze. and be made q report
20 the police.
The two oases we're located yester-
dsv BY voltz and Jennings In the rear
o, the Southern Bargain House. itoi
Fast Franklin street After they rad
been removed 70 police headquarters
BYRD was arrested