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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY
Punishment Prescribed for Members
of Iowa National Guard

State of Iowa, Adjutant Generals
Office, Des Moines, August /, 1913.
General Orders Number 1917.
Before general court-martial
which convened at Camp Castle, Char
iton, Iowa, pursuant to Special Orders
No. 81, Adjutant Generals Office, July
16, 1913, and of which Lieutenant Col
onel Matthew A. FINLEY, Fifty-fifth In
fantry, was president and First Lieu
tenant william A. Graham, Fifty-fifth
Infantry, judge advocate, was arraign-
ed and tried: '..
Private Ross N. Todd, Co. F, 54th
Infantry.
Characterization of the 62d Arti-
Gle of War;" $50,
Specification-"In that Private Ross
N. Todd, Co. F. Saith Infantry, |. N. G.,
having been ordered to present him
self for duty at the annual encamp-
ment of his company and regiment at
Camp Wilson, near Washington, Iowa,
did fail and neglect to obey said order.
This at Camp Wilson, near Wash
ington. Iowa. between the dates of
July 18th and 23d, 1913"
To which charge and specification
the accused pleaded as follows:
To the Specification, Guilty"
To the Charge, Guilty"
Findings.
or the Specification to the Charge,
Guilty"
OF the Charge, Guilty"
.... Sentence.
ITO confinement at hard labor for
ten days, without pay, at the encamp-
ment of the SD Regiment, |. N. G., at
Charles City, Iowa, from August 4 to
Ia, inclusive; and at the conclusion
thereof to be discharged from the sre-
vices of the State without honor"
Office of the Adjutant General,
Des Moines, Iowa, August 1, 1913.
In the foregoing case of Private
Ross N. Todd, Co. F, 54th Infantry, /.
N. G., the sentence Is confirmed but is
committed to be confined at hard la.
Dor from the time he arrives at
Charles City. Iowa, up to and includ-
ing August Sth, 1918, and at the con-
clusion thereof to be discharged from
the services of the State without hon
or. GUY +. LOGAN,
The Adjutant General.
The sentence as hereby committed
is hereby confirmed and will be car.
ried into execution.
BY order of the Governor.
GUY E. LOGAN,
The Adjutant General.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
WEDDINGS IN AUGUST
Clerk of Court Issues Permits to
Twenty Couples.

A total of twenty marriage licenses
were issued from the office of the
clerk of the district court during the
month of August Just past. Eleven
were issued during the corresponding
month in 1912 and 81 during the some
mont hin 1911. High record for Aug
ust was in 1910, when 20 couples were
made happy through the bonds of
matrimony. Those obtaining licenses
during the month just past were:
c. A. Grill, of Des Moines, and
Blodwen Helen Jones, Oskaloosa.
Louis Hartgraves and Pauline Fen.
der, of Oskaloosa.
j. S. Lobenstein, of Matoon, ILL.,,
and Pruda Farmer, Oskaloosa.
Daily Ballinger and Anna Wilson
|of Oskaloosa. ....
William Howard Wood and Bertha
A. Martin, of Oskaloosa.
j. w. Wisen and Marie Almond
of New Sharon.
E. l.. Caring, of Barnes City, and
Anna Haverly, of Jersey Shore, Pa.
Joseph Raymond Coyne and Doro
thy Marie Cuttill, of Chicago.
Jessie Naba and Mary Angelo, Of
Tracy. -.
A. B. Johnson, of Taintor, and Caro-
line Parman, of Sheboygan, Wis.
Charles HIM and Gertrude Mason
of What Cheer.
Will T. Groves and Ethel Chew, o.
New Sharon.
H. ]. Smith and Stella Bechtel, o
Ottumwa.
Hagbard Thogersen, of Ottumwa
and Grace Ellen de Wellons, of Oska
loosa.
]. L. Wilson and Mary Hughbanks
of Cricket,
Jesse Davis, of Moulton, and Sadie
White, of Oskaloosa.
Leonard r. Wells and Della r. Vel
beck, of Oskaloosa.
w. d. johnson and Harriet Row
land, of Bolton.
George w. Albers., of Laurel, AM
Lydia Bessie Ratcliff, of New Sharon
Clarence B. Fullerton, of st. Charlie
and Margaret ]. Frater, of Universit.
Park.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Rattle fnr WAN Lake

Webster City, Aug. 30.-At meet.
ing of the sportsmen of this section,
services of State Senator d. G. Chase
we're enlisted in protest to be regis
tered against the manner in which the
state executive council handled the
matter of leasing Wall Lake. Mr..
Chase will use whatever influence he
possesses toward forcing a resembling
of the lease.
The protest of Hamilton county
hunters Is based upon three PROPOSE
tons. They charge that the bill au-
thorizing the lease was jobbed through
the legislature without general knowl-
edge of its contents and that the lake
was leased to Fred Austin of Clarion,
who is son-in-law of State Treasurer
w. G. Brown, a member of the state
executive council.
The hunters claim that the price at
which the lake was leased is ridicu.
lousy lows cents an acre per year.
They further allege that had the mat.
ter been left open to bid, the state
could have gotten more money for the
lease. The protest recites that a fed.
|eral law has just been passed that
adds much to the protection of game
in inland districts and that Wall lake
is one of very few breeding spots
left in Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
THIEVES STEAL
SHER|FF's HORSE
DALLAS COUNTY OFFICIAL VIC.
TIM OF BOLD Ro5BER.
BACK TO IOWA IN EVIDENCE
Sensational Suit Filed at Jefferson
California Man Accuses Seventy.
Year-oid Man Of Alternating
His Wlfe's Affections.

Perry, Sept. lone Of the boldest
robberies reported in Dallas county In
years was that at Abel Saturday night
when a thief entered the barn at the
rear of the county Jail and stole a
valuable horse belonging to Sheriff
George Ross. Sheriff Ross is In the
eastern part of the state seeking to
capture other members of the gang
of horse thieves said to have been led
by Thos. Dickerson, the man now In
the Boone county jail. The animal
stolen was three-year-old pacing
mare, weighing about 1000 pounds.
She was missed early Sunday morning
and 1t was first thought she had wan
dered away, but search over the en-
tire country in the vicinity of Abel
failed to find her.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
VERY NARROW ESCAPE
James Stafford and Family Badly
Injured In Accident.

Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Stafford and
daughter, of near Glendale Mills,
northeast of Oskaloosa, narrowly es-
capped serious injury last night when
a speeding automobile ran almost
head.on into the rear of their rig as
they were driving home from town,
threw them all to the ground and de-
molished the rig. The accident hap
pened shortly after eleven o'clock
near the intersection of College ave-
nue. and North Market street. The
Stafford family was driving north on
Market street towards home and
were perhaps fifty or a hundred feet
north of the College avenue intersec-
ton when the accident happened.
They heard an automobile coming be-
hind them at a high rate of speed,
but paid little attention to it and had
no warning of the impending crash
until it came. II seems almost mir
acle that no one was hurt, as the rig
was smashed until 1t retained little
Isemblance of form and the occupants
were thrown violently out and under
the vehicle and team. All suffered
minor bruises and scratches and the
double-seated surrey in which they
were riding was total wreck. Mr.
Stafford says that when he came to
his senses after the smash car was
backing rapidly south on Market
street and he ran after it to get the
number, but there were no lights on
and he could not see the number.
Walter Johnson's Green Dragon
roadster was badly damaged, lights
smashed and bent and fender twisted
out of shape, as result of the acct
dent. Johnson says that he was turn
ling the corner at the intersection Of
College avenue and Market when
car backing down Market ran into
his car and smashed 1t. He was un
able to determine whether the cal
was a roadster or touring car, or Il
get the number. After his smasl
Johnson backed south on Marke
about block and then returned II
the scene OF the first smash to give
assistance. He was accompanied IL
his car by lady friend.
Another Accident.
Charles Anderson Friday evening
met with a slight accident to his auto
mobile north of town near the Sam
uel James farm that disabled his cal
and sent it to the garage for repairs
1t was an unexpected accident ant
one that could not have been fore
seen nor prevented. In turning
corner,-and the car was slowed dowr
to make the turn,-one of the real
wheels broke and came off. No one
was injured in the least and the car
aside from the injury mentioned, wa!
not damaged.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
APPOINTED
Union Monarch Laundry Embar-
rased on Account of Bills.

Application was made Saturday in
the district court of Mahaska county
by John w. Tilton, plaintiff, for re-
ceivership in the affairs Of the Union
Monarch Steam Laundry of Oska-
loosa. On the order of Judge K. E..
Willcockson of Sigourney, the petit
ton was granted and S. V. Reynolds
was appointed receiver.
In the petition asking for the re-
ceiver the plaintiff sets forth that the
laundry is embarrassed on account Of
bills contracted in building that are
due and overdue. The company is
Incorporated. according to the state
ments of the petition, for $30,000.00,
with c. A. Abbott, John w. Tilton
and S. v. Reynolds, stockholders, Mr..
Abbott being president, John Tilton
vice president, and S. V. Reynolds
general manager.
"In the building of the laundry" to
quote the words of Mr.. Tilton's appli-
cation, "the stockholders built be-
yond their means and created numer-
GUS debts. The said laundry is pay
ing institution and is paying some
thing like $4,000 per week profit.
But that the whole debts or the claims
made during the building of said laun.
dry are due and have to be paid; that
the laundry is paying its running ex.
penses and from S125.00 to 100000
per week on the old debts. but the cor.
poration is unable to meet said debts
as demanded. II the corporation has
the protection afforded by a receiver
said corporation will pay out and will
pay its debts"
Petitioner further alleges that S. "
Reynolds is the heaviest stakeholder
and has about s15,O00.00 in said com.
pany. The Indebtedness is about $16..
10000.
The laundry is said to be doing an
average business of 100000 per week
Thirty-four employees are on the week
ly pay roll and outside the business OF
the town of Oskaloosa, work is ship
ped to ii from a total of thirty-one
towns from as far north as southern
Minnesota and east to the Mississippi
river.
Creditors are crowding and are
about to commence proceedings that
would close and ruin the plant, but
with the establishment or a receiver
ship, the petition alleges, will event.
ually pay out all of the creditors and
leave substantial sum for the stock
holders" Otherwise the property
the property would be closed and its
value deprecated.
S. v. Reynolds upon furnishing the
bond required by the court, was nam.
ed receiver for the property and the
operation of the laundry was not in
terrupted.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
SERIES OF SERVICES
Meeting of Unusual Interest to be
Held in Stone Chapel.

Christian church people, their
friends, and attendants at the Stone
Chapel, are to be given treat in a
series of special services of unusual
interest through the efforts of the
pastor, Rev. Roy K. Deadman. The
services will cover a period of about
eight weeks and every department OF
church work is to be benefited.
Beginning Sunday, September IA,
the special services now under con-
temptation and considerations, are:
September IA, Home Coming day.
September %, Rally Day in Bible
school.
October IL, Young Peoples Rally
Day, participated in by Christian En-
deavor Societies, etc.
October 10, Prayer Meeting Rally.
November 2, opening of Evangelis-
tic Week, looking toward Decision
Day. C..
November g. Decision Day, with
special emphasis on non-affiliated per-
sons seeking membership and young
people making the Good Confession.
These services are to be made the
most interesting, helpful and benefi-
cial special series of meetings ever
attempted by the church and the en-
thusiasm with which the preliminary
steps have been taken is far reaching,
extending into all branches of both
church and Sunday school and church
societies.
Rev. Deadman will make full ex.
PLANTATION of the plans and details to
the people of church and Sunday
school.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Adxentists Camp Meetinu.

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 30.-The fifteen
tn annual camp meeting of the Iowa
Seven-day Adventists began here
Thursday. On these grounds a force
of fifty conference workers has pitch.
ed 200 tents for the accommodation of
those who soon will be on the ground.
Those in charge of the work expect
an attendance of possibly 5000.
A large pavilion in which the meet
ings in English will be held, seats
about 1000 people. Besides services
in English meetings will be held in
Scandinavian and German language
City water has been piped into the
grounds and the camp is we'll lighted
with electric city current.
The Iowa meeting, which is an an
nual affair, will be attended by men
of international fame in church work
Among them will be Elder l. H. Evans
of Washington, D. c., president of the
North American conference; Elders
G. B. Thompson, w. T. Knox and M
e. Kern; Prof. Frederick Griggs, pres
ident of Union College, College View
Nebraska; Elder o. A. Olson of Chi
cago; Elder Charles Thompson and F
e. Painter of Minneapolis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
LAW ENCOURAGES
men TO SUICIDE.
THE CONTENTION OF LIFE iNsuR
ANcE COMPANIES IN MISSOURI.
AOvENTIS1S IN CAMP MEETING
suffrasists prepared for two weeks
auto campaign of state.-Hog ehol-
era ravaging in Northern Iowa
Battle for Wall Lake.

Creston, Aug. S0.-The suicide of
James r. Lucas formerly of this city
who shot himself on board Missouri
passenger train may result in some of
the accident insurance companies
leaving the state of Missouri He
had accident policies on his life for
$37 900 and his heirs are trying to col
leot them. The matter will be taken
into court and if the company loses
they treaten to leave the state for
they claim the law encourages men
to insure their lives after they have
planned to kill themselves.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Forty-Four Men Paroled.

Des Moines, Aug. 30.-The state
board of parole announces that forty
four men have been paroled from An
amosa and Fort Madison prisons. The
cases OF nine men have been referred
to the governor. Communication of
sentence is recommended. The gov
ernor also will lhave two life cases
for consideration in the next few
days. Samuel d. Wood, secretary to
the board, said the boards reoommen-
dations in the life cases will be made
public by the governor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Ned Merriam. Coach.

Ned Merriam of Chicago university.
champion 440 and low hurdle runner
OF the Big Nine conference In 1907
and 1908. and Jack Watson's associ-
ate in the training of the champion
Ames cross-country team In 1910, will
coach Ames track and GROSS country
athletics next spring.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Hardin County Farmers sued.

Action has been brought in the dis
trict court at Eldora against John
Littschwager and other prominent
farmers of Hardin county asking s10,-
900 damages for injuries received by
H. A. Weatherly, who says he was
hurt by falling into an open ditch, al
legged to have been left unprotected
by the defendants.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Pure Food Law Attacked.

Des Moines. Sept. THE constitu-
tionality of the pure food law is as
sailed In demurrer filed In the court
of John Conroy, Justice of the peace.
The demurrer Is to charges made
against the Sanders. Hutchinson and
Arctic Ice Cream companies. who are
alleged to have sold cream not up 10
the required standard In that Il con
tanned less than IL per cent butter
tat. The demurrer charges that the
legislature has no power TO hx the
standard and that the law Is viola
ton of the federal constitution.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Home-cominq at Lone Tree.

Lone Tree is to be the scene OF a
homecoming celebration on Septem-
Der 10th. Definite arrangements for
the affair are now being made. The
finance committee met with encour-
aging success in soliciting for funds,
and considerable amount will be ex-
pended in progiding wealth of en-.
for the visitors.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04

The democratic side of the cham
Der smiled.
However, before ! take my seat, I"
continued the senator, patronizingly,
81 desire to congratulate my col.
leagues upon the soundness of the
principle that he has embodied In his
amendment. / congratulate him be-
cause he has succeeded In awakening
the interest and attention of senators
to this very important and vital sub.
ject." 81
The amendment, by consent of Sen.
ator Kenyon and by unanimous con.
sent was referred to the finance COM
mittee and will come up again in the
senate at an early date.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Back to Iowa.

Knoxville, Sept. 1.-The coal field
developments and building boom In
and near Knoxville, the drought and
various other contingencies elsewhere
have brought many old-time residents
of this section back to Marion county.
Among those who have returned from
short or long residence elsewhere
are Newton London and family from
Winner, 8. D.; Cyrus Erb and Samuel
Moose and their families from Olton,
Tex; w. w. Weisher and family from
Pine Creek, Mimi; Leo Bonifield and
wife from Glasgow, Kan; w. l.. Grant
and wife from Colorado Springs, and
S. s. Neal and family from Idaho.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Hoo Cholera SPREADING.

Iowa Falls, Aug. 30.-The ravage of
hog cholera in this part of the state
is spreading with rapidity and is re-
sulting In loss to the farmers In hun.
east of Ackley the diseases is unusual,
ly virulent and farmers are loosing
from so to 200 head each in some
cases. The hog serum is stopping the
disease in some parts and In other
parts 1t has little effect.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
State Gets Bio Tax.

Des Moines, Sept. According to
a report submitted to the probate
court by H. C.. Murphy. A. S. Wilcox
en- and G. F. Holm, collateral inheri.
lance tax appraisers, the estate left
by the late Marietta Seeberger is
worth 123,406.50. The state will re-
ceive one-fifth of this sum in inherit
lance tax
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
sauer Kraut Day at Ackley.

Ackley, Sept. 1.-The largest crowd
ever gathered in this city to attend a
celebration, and probably the largest
crowd that ever came together In a
city of this size for any kind of local
celebration, was present In Ackley
on the eleventh annual Sauerkraut
day. The lowest estimates of the
number present place it at 10000 peo-
pie.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04

During the past year Grinnell Col
lege has acquired as part of its en-
dowment 1000 acres OF land and they
have had to organize subsidiary
holding company, with s. Crosby as
manager. 20 handle the land.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
parnell eulldinas Burned.

Williamsburg, Sept. 1. = Fire, orig.
mating in the hotel, Harmon Bros
butcher shop, DR.. c. o. McMann's Of
flee and James Loomey's barber shop.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. Fire
compares of Williamsburg and North
English responded to the call for help.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
The Iowa Suffraeists.

Des Moines, Aug. 30.-Preparations
are completed for the auto suffrage
tour of the states who start from here
Monday morning. The party will go
to Adel where it will be joined by
Mrs. George Clarke wife of the gov
ernor and then will head for Stuart.
1t will take two weeks to complete the
trim
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Asks For DAMAGES.

Jefferson, Sept. IA petition filed
in the district court here by Joseph
r. De la Marsh, alleges that 70-year-
old resident of Jefferson alienated the
affections of De la Marsh's 35-year-old
wife. The petition names the alleged
wrecker of the De la Marsh home.
and asks damages of $4,000. The Pc
tition states that the De la Marsh
family lived in San Diego, Cal. The
petitioner AYERS he was away from
home during the last winter, while
the Jefferson man visited in San Die
go. 1t is further claimed that when
the Iowan returned home he sent Mrs.
De la Marsh money with which to
come to jefferson, and that she de-
serted her two children to follow him
here. The Jefferson man, 1t is claim
ed, bought her clothing and furnished
her home while here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
casse, Kin IN cistern.

Burlington, Sept. IF w. Huser.
a railroad baggageman, while explor-
ing an abandoned cistern in his yard
was overcome by foul gases and died
before aid could reach him.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Heavy FIRE Loss at creston.

Creston, Sept. Fire, believed to
have started from a spark from
passing engine, caused loss of $780,
900 Saturday afternoon and for more
than. an hour threatened the entire
best residence section of the city.
The blaze started in C. S. Rex. C
Sons ice house and spread to Swift
G. Co.'s poultry, butter and egg plant,
"a five-story frame structure, which is
completely destroyed. Two frame
houses, nearby, also were burned.
Scores of fires were started in dwell
ings across the street and the First
United Presbyterian church took fire,
but were extinguished with slight
damage.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
peport Mother and Son.

Mason City, Sept. Enlarged with
securing admission to the United
States contrary to the immigration
laws, Mrs. Fedor Bateress and her
son will be deported. immigration
agents say they came by way Of Can
ada and crossed the line at Emerson.
Mimi, without inspection The boy
has diseased eyes. Hfar.sH#
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
Nav De Postmaster AeaIn.

A. ii. Brous has been recommended
for postmaster at Prairie City. posi-.
ton he filled under Cleveland twenty
years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04

Clayton county has paid bounty
for killing 1000 rattlesnakes in the
past year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04

Frank ID. Boyer, of 603 First avenue
East. has recently enclosed the whole
of the front porch on his house with
screens. The improvement is COM
fort and a pleasure to the family.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04

C. C.. Sheppard has recently built
a new garage on the lot with his
residence at $50 High avenue East.
It is a frame structure and the inter-
Tor supplied with all fittings neces-
sary. 49,.