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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
A Record In Corn Gathering.

Jack Hedrick of Calhoun county
has established an uncommon record
in corn gathering. After being in
the field thirty.five and one-half days,
he had cribbed 3,S4S bushels. His
biggest days work was 1853 bushels
in nine and one-half hours, scooping
the corn into the crib.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Snhoo, Children Savinu,

Ten thousand six hundred dollars
has been saved by Clinton school
children since the penny savings sys.
tenn was established in the schools OF
the city a little less than four years
ago. From September, 1913, up to
the present time, $3.50 has been de-
posted, an average of $3.50 per
month. The Kirkwood school alone,
one of the smallest in the city, aver
ages about 80 per week for the penny
savings account, their total deposit
since September of this year amount
ing to $14061.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
HON. |. S. PEPPER
DIES At Clinton
CONGRESSMAN succuMss TO
FEVER AND OPERATION.
WAS A NATIVE SON OF IOWA
Was Serving His Second Term as
Representative from the End Dis.
Was to have been Demo. Can.
didate for U. S. Senator.

Clinton, Dec. 22.-Congressman |.
S, Pepper died in a local hospital
here at 4:50 this morning after
long seige of typhoid. Complications
set in the last week and forced an
Operation for gall stones.
j. B. Pepper was serving his sec
ond term in congress as represent
alive from the Second district. He
was born in Drakesville, Davis coun-
ty, June 10, 1876, one of nine child
rem, and during his early days at
tended the country school and work
ed on his fathers farm.
After graduation from a normal
school he taught in the country
schools and was later county super
intendent.
In 1902 he entered the summer
course in the law department of
Drake University and in 1910 was
elected to congress. ..#
He was unmarried. and was talked
of as the Democratic candidate for
the senate against Senator Cummins
next year.
He was taken sick on train gi-
| ing from Muscatine to Iowa City and
never recovered,
Cedar Rapids Attorney Dead.
Cedar Rapids, Dec. 22.-Col. Chas.
A. Clark, aged 70, died this morning
at one o'clock, following brief ILL
ness. Clark is a we'll known attor-
ney and has practiced since 1876. He
answered Lincoln's first call for vol
unteers In 1851 and was given med
al for saving his command at Brooks
Ford. He was discharged because
of wounds and Illness. His wife is
dead and he leaves five children.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Davis County GETS Banner.

The 1912 Tippecanoe CLUB banner
has been awarded to Davis county.
1t has been the custom of the club
for years to award this banner to the
Iowa county which gained most in re-
publican votes over the preceding not
ional election. 1t happened in 1912,
that no county made a gain. Davis
county got the banner because the
loss of republican votes was least
there.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25

Emmett Long of Brighton is dead
as the result of injuries received in
an accident week ago Sunday while
hunting. He fell with loaded and
cooked shot gun In his nand, and his
hand was so torn it was amputated.
Later blood poison set in and caused
his death.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Bio Building Increase.

Although there was a general de-
crease of rs per cent in building
throughout the United States during
the month of November, as compared
with the same month last year. Ce.
dar Rapids had the surprising in,
crease of $50 per cent. The figures
are shown In the advance proofs of
the Construction News.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Alfalfa Cnntest hN Bank.

The Northwestern State Bank of
Orange City has just announced an
alfalfa contest for the farmers of
Sioux County. Five prizes amount
ing to $3.50 are offered. Each contes-
tant is to farm five acres of alfalfa
and the prizes will be awarded to the
Ave who have the best stand in June,
1915.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Guernsey Day for Short Course

Guernsey cattle have been given a
day of their own at the annual winter
farmers short courses at Iowa State
college this year. Jan. has been Of.
ficially set aside as Guernsey day
in honor of the meeting of the Iowa
Guernsey Cattle Breeders association
on New Years day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25

fairly have the people believe, in pro-
lection OF the alleged trust. but In
protection of fair competition and the
victims of the alleged trust; and to
save from waste the fruits Of months
|of nation wide investigation by the
department of justice through Special
Agent Betjeman, Of alleged combina-
tons in restraint of trade in plumb
ing supplies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Does Not Favor Ownership.

Washington. Dec. 22.-At no time
has President Wilson expressed his
approval OF the government owner
ship of the telegraph systems. This
much he acknowledged today to Wis
itors who inquired as to his position
in regard to the Burleson plan. The
president is disposed to aid business
men without the threat of radical leg.
islatiOn
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Broken Rail Causes Wreck.

Lorette, Manitoba, Dec. 22.-The
Canadian Northern train from Duluth
to Fort William was derailed near
here this morning. and five coaches
are in the ditch, on fire. Two hun
bred passengers crawled from within
the coaches and many are injured.
The wreck was caused by a broken
rail.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Mine To Re.Open,

Preparations for reopening the
mine at Laddsdale are geing made.
This is the mine that was on fire last
year. but while the fire has been put
out the work will be done on a new
level. The mine viii be equipped
throughout with electricity. and will
he one of the most modern in the
country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
A Bio Family on Small Wage.

Mrs. Koenig, aged 70, for thirty-one
years has scrubbed and kept clean
the city hall at Dubuque. She re-
ceived 500 per month for the work,
and on that sum has reared ten chill.
1ren. OF the children, only one was
her own, and the others she kept
from the bounty of the state, and
gave them a mothers care.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
pubuoue Farmers swindIed.

Farmers near Dubuque are said to
have been swindled by buyers of oats
who misrepresented the law regulat.
ing weights and measures. The far.
mers were led to give 80 pounds for
a bushel and the law only demands
80 pounds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
BARRIERS Raise Prices.

The high cost of living has hit
Kingsley The BARRIERS there have
advanced rates for razor honiDg to so
cents, hair cuts 35 cents, Fitch or
tonic shampoos 40 cents and other
prices on down the line in proper
tiOn
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Iowa Girl Dies in California.

Miss Ruth NJ. Lynch of Ames, a
student at Leland Stanford Univers-
ity in California, is dead as the re-
suit of ptomaine poisoning from eat
ing a salad at the sorority house
about two weeks ago. Several 9th
ers who ate of the salad are very i'll.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Keota Firm AVERAGED Hiohest.

The firm of Singmaster & Son OF
Keota received the highest average
winnings of any importer at the re-
cent International Stock Show in Chi
cago, with the kccnesi competition
they have ever had. They received
eighteen prizes ~ a. !.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Will Employ Professional,

A contract has been drafted for the
employment of a golf professional to
manage the Country Club grounds at
Ottumwa, beginning March l, 1914.
J. w. iWelch of Des Moines, has been
secured for the place.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Heavy Loss From Cholera,

Dillon Greeson of Richland has lost
between $1,000 and $500 worth Of
hogs in the last three weeks from the
hog sickness that is prevalent all
over the country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
LARGE Estate Probated.

The will of the late Mrs. Lola o.
Stuart of Audubon has been probat-
ed, disposing of the $1,000.000 estate.
Much OF it went to charity, the Y.
w. G. A. receiving liberal donations.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
az SMALLPOX Cases,

The health department reports for.
ty-two cases of smallpox in Des
Moines at the present time. There
are fifteen cases of scarlet fever and
one case of diphtheria
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Experiences Has Been vari.2

Norman K. Winnie, new CO.
of customs at Dubuque, has b
led experience in the governm
vice: He has been in the
department of the covering
years, six years at the poT
York and more than three
the Panama canal zone.
vices in the government
zone ut a time when
plague was prevalent,
him gold medal, presa
Iident Roosevelt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
New Pastor az sioourney

Rev. M. Rosenfeldt of vinton has
accepted a call to the German Evan
gelicai church of Sieonrney. ana wan
installed as permanent pastor last
Sunday
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
Raise Saloon LIcense

The saloon license of Bettendorf,
a suburb OF Davenport. has heen rails.
ed from si.s0a 10 $2,i00 Only one
saloon Is conducted there.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

Sheriff Happle like all other
sheriffs in Wisconsin, is up
against hard proposition. Un-
der the provisions of law pass
ed by the last legislature the
sheriff must see that every pris-
oner sentenced to confinement
in the county Jail is employed at
hard labor for which he must
receive compensation.
The sheriff must see that all
prisoners are steadily employed
or he will be subject to q fine
of 500. In order that the sheriff
may carry out the law it is pro.
vided that the roof of the jail ex.
tend to the limits of the county.
Prisoners employed anywhere
Carl Anderson returned the first
of the week from Sweden where he
has been for the past three months
visiting with relatives and friends.
Carl had most pleasant trip and
enjoyed it very much. After visit
ng in the city for few days he will
return to his home at Lisbon, N. u.
where he conducts a tailoring
establishment and operates large
farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
They Must be Good

A number of young boys OF
the city were brought into NUM-
cipal court during the past week
charged with stealing apples
and other fruit from some of the
gardens of the city. Each was
compelled to pay for the damage
done or fruit taken with a fur
ther warning that if they were
brought before the court again
that a more severe punishment
would be meted out to them.
For some years boys of the
city have been in the habit OF
stealing fruit from the small
orchards in the city and many
fine trees have been broken down
and the officers are determined
to put a stop to the practice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Nomination List Closes
Next Sunday Night, Aug. 81
After that Special Arrangements Must be
Made with Contest Manager.
Enter Piano Contest Before it is too Late

After September 1st more nominations will be re-
ceved in the big Piano Contest being conducted by The
Times Amos NJ Hansen and A. l. Len After that date
desiring become candidates must make special
arrangements with the contest manager The time to
the of yourself friend candidate before
the nomination list closes.
The pianos to be given away in this contestare beauties
the first arrived yesterday but owing to it being
damaged in packing shpingit promptly refused for
it desire of those conducting this contest to have
perfect pianos for the winners. piano will be for
warded at once and will arrive in short time.
These pianos manufactured by the Lyon Taylor Co.
backed by year guarantee and the workman
ship and material is guaranteed
The piano will arrive and this will be dis
play the Hansen Furniture Store It will be given alb
soutey the lady having the highest number of
votes at the close of the contest
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Workmen's Compensation
Act in Effect Sept. 1st
Employer of Four or More
Persons Hit by the New Act
in This State.

A number of concerns in Washburn
and in every city in Wisconsin will be
hit by the Workmen's Compensation
Act which goes into effect on Septem-
ber 1st.
Any employer of four or more per-
sons comes under the act, whether it
be manufacturing establishment OF
a store and there is likely that many
will be doing business contrary to law
unless they post up on the measure.
The larger concerns in this city
which will be effected by the act are
the Northwestern Fuel Company, the
E. |. Dupont Company, Kenfeld-
Lamoreaux Company, Stearns Lum-
Der Company, M. HI. Sprague Lumber
Company, both telephone companies,
the City of Washburn, Washburn
Steam Laundry.
A number of the stores in the city
may also come under the act, for in
stance-a store which regularly en-
ploys three clerks, and additional
clerks from time to time, will come
under the provisions of the law.
Farmers employing more than four
persons about the farm will also come
under the act.
All concerns in the state will auto
matcally come under the provisions
of the act after Sept. lst unless they
elect not to come under the act be-
fore Sept. lst. Notice to this effect
must be filed with the Commission at
Madison.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

The official premium book of
the Bayfield, County Fair to be
held at Iron River on September
9th, 10th, and 18th is now at
this office and will be distributed
to our readers desiring a copy OF
the same. The premiums offered
this season are larger and better
than ever. There is special
department added this season
for work done by the children OF
the Public and Parochial schools
of the county. The prizes in
this department are large enough
to be an incentive to children to
make an effort to win some OF
the premiums offered.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

DR.. P. @. Frey of Spooner, Wis.
arrived in the city the first OF the
week and will engage in the practice
OF his profession. For the present
DR.. Frey will be located at the
Washburn hotel but within the week
ne expects to open up an office in
Estabrook building recently occupi.
ed by Nels Ostrum.
DIR. Frey is a graduate of the
University OF Wisconsin, the North.
western University Medical school
ard Alexion Bros. hospital. Fol
the past six years he has been
practicing at Spooner. He comes tc
this city well recommended.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
List of Exhibits Will be
Bigger Than Ever
Good Program Being Pre-.
pared for Three day Meet
at Iron River.

There is every indication that the
county fair to be held at Iron River
on Sept 9th, 10th and llth will be
the biggest in the history of the
county. For some time the officers
of the association have been working
hard to make the fair this year q
banner one and they are going to be
successful in their efforts.
On the End day of the fair Con-
gresham I. L. Lenroot of Superior
has been engaged to deliver an
address. The people of Bayfield,
county will be interested in hearing
what this noted speaker will have tc
say.
The race part of the program will
be the best in years. There will be
horse races, for professionals and
farmers, motorcycle and automobile
races, and many other free attractions
On the first day of the fair there
will be farmers driving race for &
purse of $500 and on the last day
there will be farmers driving race.
pace or trot, for purse Of $500
These races are open to farmer s
horses in Bayfield, county only.
The Washburn City Band has beer
engaged to furnish the music during
the three, days of the fair.
The entries of live stock, poultry,
fruit, vegetables, grains and root
crops, fancy work, cooking, etc. will
be larger than ever before. 1t is
expected that the large exhibit
rooms at the fair grounds will be
crowded to their fullest capacity thi.
season.
Everyone is going to the fair this
year. Lets make it big event.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

County Clerk Nels NJ. Oscar is in
receipt of "a copy OF the new law re-
lating to marriage and veneral
diseases, which becomes effective on
January 1st, 1914. The more i'm
portant portions of the newly enact
ed law are herewith given.
All male persons making applica-
ton for license to marry shall at
any time within fifteen days prior to
such application, be exami ned as to
the existauce of any veneral disease
and 1t shall be unlawful for the
county clerk OF anv county to issue
a licence to marry to any person
who fails to present and file with
the county clerk certificate setting
forth that such person Is free from
disease as nearly as can be
determind by physical examination.
1.-THE physician making the
examination shall be duly licensed
and shall be at least thirty years OF
age. Upon request the county
physician shall make the necessary
examination without charge to the
applicant. Wherever there is a
dispute or disagreement regarding
the findings of any medical ex-
aminer, laboratory tests shall be
made.
"In any case wherein the party
shall file with the county clerk
an affidavit that he has not
had fair and impartial examina-
tior and that he is entitled to the
certificate, it shall be the duty OF
the county clerk to certify the pro-
ceedings, at once o the county
court without expense t., the appli-
cant. The application shall be
heard by the judge without a jury.
"If resident of the state with
the intent to invade the provisions
of the law shall 90 to another state
to be married and who within one
wear from date of marriage shall
return and reside in this state, shall
upon information to the district at
torney be required by him to file
with the county clerk certificate OF
examination from a physician.
Violation of the provisions calls for
Imprisonment in the county Jail
of not less than thirty Gays and not
more than a year.
"If the county clerk unlawfully
issues license to marry to anyone
without filing the certificate he
shall be guilty of felony and be
punished by Imprisonment in the
state prison not less than one year
and not more than five years.
eff the physician making the ex-
animation makes o false statement
in the certificate, he shall be guilty
of perjury aud his license to prac-
tice in this state revoked"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Our Big Paper

The Times this week issues
one OF the biggest papers in
number of pages that this Office
has ever issued. This weeks
paper contains 20 pages, 62
pages of which contain the laws
passed at the last session of the
Wisconsin legislature. These
law supplements should be filed
away by our readers for future
reference.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
in COUNTY JAIL
ON MURDER CHARGE
ThoS. Barry Accused of KILL
ing Lee Wren
Assault Occurred in Saloon at
at Iron River Last
A Friday
Number ~

Thos. Barry, a farm hand from
Iron River, was lodged in the County
Jail in this city last Saturday after
noon by Undersheriff John A i.
Mcdonald on a murder charge,
Barry being accused of having
stabbed Lee Wren, an Iron River
blacksmith, to death.
The fatal assault occurred at the
bar in the Eau Claire house at Iron
River. According to Joe Smith, the
bartender and only witness, Barry
and Wren had been drinking together
and he (Smith) did not even know
that they had had words until Barry
suddenly drew a knife out of his
pocket, jerked it open, and as
Wren started to flee, leaped upon
his victim and plunged the knife
into the back of his neck. Wren
died in about twenty minutes after
being stabbed.
Barry was disarmed by officers
soon after the assault and was given
a preliminary hearing at Iron River
last Saturday morning. He was
held on murder charge and bound
over to the circuit court to await
trial.
The stories of Barry concer ming
the affray are somewhat conflicting.
At times he says that he does not
remember thing about the assault
and some of the Iron River people
are inclined to think that he is either
insane or pretending. The acts of
Barry appear TO be either those of a
crazy man or q man of quick and
ungovernable temper, who wants to
appear that he is crazy.
Since being locked up in the
county Jail in this city Barry's actions
would not indicate that he was
crazy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
SCHOOLS OPEN
NEXT TUESDAY
Full Corps of Teachers Has
Been Engaged
There Has Been Many
Changes in the Teaching
Force of the Schools

The Washburn Public schools will
open next Tuesday morning for the
fall semester. Supt. Oscar is now
busily engaged in getting everything
in readiness for the opening of the
term. A teachers meeting will be
held next Monday morning and on
Tuesday school will open.
A number of new faces will be seen
in the teaching force of the Public
schools this year. Below we give a
list of the teachers and their assign
ments:
High School
Commercial work, M. A. Jenks; History,
Anna II. Hill; Science. Louis K. Wilson;
mathematics. Virginia Wattawa; Latin and
German. Florence Jackson; domestic
science. Irene Feeley; manual training,
Willard H. Mathews; supervisor of music,
Alice Sprague; training teacher. open.
Walker School
9th grade and supervisor of draw
ing. Clara Peterson; 9th grade. Jennie
CLARK; 9TH grade. open; 9Th and 5th grades
Nellie c. Johnson.
Pioneer School
9th grade. Margaret Maloney: 3rd and
4th. Rose Cease; Primary. Anna Jacobs.
Lincoln School
9th and 9Th. Clarissa Johnson; 5th and
9th. Agnes Marion; 3rd and 4th, Cenevieve
Wiley. let and End. Florence TaIlmadge;
primary. Ida KIausch: End and 3rd Lin.
coin church. Mary O'SulIivan.
Garfield School
9TH and 5th. Lottie Kinney; End and 3rd
Opal Frost; let and End. Martha Donald:
primary. Ruth Fex.
The following are the janitors hired:
Walker school, engineer. Mike Co.'S
grove. Janitress. Mrs. Geo. Williamson;
Pioneer school. George Williamson; Lin
coin school, Ole Carberg: Garfield school,
Herman Stockstad.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

Miss Mabel Summerfield.. has
returned to Park Falls after two
weeks visit with relatives ard
friends in the city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Ashland, Bayfield, and Doug
las Counties to Join
Products of Three North
Wis. Counties to be Exhibit
ed to Thousands.

The counties of Bayfield,, Ashland
and Douglas in the northern part OF
Wisconsin bordering on Lake Superior
are due to receive large amount of
advertising at the state fair to be
held at Milwaukee this season.
A. HI. Wilkinson of Bayfield,, who
is the newly appointed member OF
the State Fair Board, for some time
has busted himself in interesting
the people from the three coun-
ties in sending to the state fair
this season an exhibit that will do
justice to this region and as a result
of his efforts the three northern
Wisconsin counties will have magni-
fcent exhibit at the state fair.
The expense of getting together
this exhibit will be heavy and the
county boards of the three counties
above mentioned have each appropri-
ated the sum of $500 to be used in
meeting the expense.
For a month or more the people Of
Bayfield, county have been getting
together exhibits in the way of canned
fruits, grown in the Bayfield, county
region, and after the first of next
month scouts will be sent out into
the various parts of the county tc
gather in the prize fruits, grains,
grasses vegetables and root crops
and these will be taken to Milwaukee
in special car.
Ashland and Douglas counties also
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Have a Beautiful Garden

Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Fraser OF west
Third street have our thanks for a
most beautiful boquet OF rare gladi.
olus. The flowers measured twenty
inches in length and the shades of
the flowers were beautiful shades of
pink. salmon and white.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fraser take great
pride in their flower garden and
each year they manage to have a
great assortment Of all the rare
flowers. For some time they have
held the reputation of having the
most beautiful flower garden In the
city and this reputation they seem
to be able to maintain.
This fall the Frasers expect to
have variety of choice bulbs for
sale. Anyone interested in beauti-
full flowers should make a trip down
to the Fraser home If they want to
see fine garden.