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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
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NEWS OF DEATH OF WILLIAM
ALLEN, A FORMER RESIDENT,
REACHES EDDYViLLE FROM
lSTHMUS OF PANAMA.

Eddyville, June 24-The sad news
of the death of VIM. Allen has reach
ed Eddyville from the lstbmus OF
Panama. VIM. Allen died Thursday
and the remains will be brought to
Eddyville for interment The de-
ceased was a former resident of Ed
dyville but the last few years he has
been serving as foreman of a bridge
crew on the construction work of the
Panama canal. The message did not
state the cause of death. 1t is
thought the remains will reach New
York about July LIST.
J. II. Ferris went to Des Moines
Saturday to spend the week with his
family.
The funeral of Mrs. jeanette Cham
bers, who died Thursday, was held
Saturday p. m. form the home near
Givin. The remains were brought to
Eddyville and inferred in Highland
cemetery.
C. c. Palmer made business trip
to Kansas City Monday.
John Denberger, of Bussey, and
Fred Denberger, of Leighton, are con-
IStructing a new barn this week on
their farm south of Eddyville.
Mrs. VIM. Hays mas returned from
"a weeks visit with her son, A. l..
Hays at Buxton. She was accompan-
led home by Miss Miller, who will
visit relatives in Eddyville for a
short time.
Miss Bertha Weaver, who has been
enjoying a four weeks vacation with
her parents, Mo. and Mrs. Anton Wea.
n 70 oil n.
day morning.
Miss Minnie LANES spent Sunday
with friends in Oskaloosa.
Union services of the different
churches of Eddyville were held Sun
day evening in the park. Rev. Walk
er, pastor of the Christian church,
delivered an excellent sermon.
Mrs. Chas. Tenant and Mrs. VIM.
Lewis were in Givin Saturday attend
ing the funeral of Mrs. jeanette
Chambers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. BeIlman. of
Abba, were called to Eddyville Sun
day by the serious illness of John
Shahan.
Henry Walker is seriously i'll this
week threatened with blood poison.
Lulu WOrrall is spending the week
visiting her grandparents at Fred
eric.
RS. J. H. Koch and daughter Mil
dred have returned from an extended
visit with Mrs. Koch's parents at
Fairfield
| Mel Grooms and son Guy and Mrs.
! Alice Stewart. of Arnold, Neb., are
guests this week at the N. A. Thayer
nome.
r. l.. Denning has been ill for
some time suffering with rheumatism
and his friends and neighbors of the
Grange to which, Mr.. Denning be-
longs planned surprise which was
greatly appreciated by the sick man.
Fifteen men took teams to the Den
ming farm and plowed the corn. This
act of kindness was a source of pleas
ure for all concerned and was a great
fhelp for Mr.. DenDing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
THE YOUNGEST SOLDIER.

James A. Irwin. of Oskaloosa, may
be beaten few days by other men in
the civil war, but he challenges any
veteran in Iowa TO compete with him
in age and actual service. Inspired
by a recent article in the Des Moines
Tribune, reprinted in the Herald. Me-
Irwin writes:
Editor Herald wish to COM
pare dates and length of service with
some of my comrades. | was born
Aug. Is, 184S; enlisted in Co. H. 25th
Iowa Infantry, Oct. 5, 1864. My ser
vice included the great March TO the
Sea and the grand review at Wash
ington at the close of the war.
received my gun and other accouter-
ments near Atlanta, Georgia, carried
them continuously, and turned them
over at Louisville, Ky, at the close of
my service, having been transferred
TO the 9Th Iowa Infantry to finish out
my time ! doubt very much if there
was a boy o. my age from Iowa that
saw the hard side of the war that ]
did. | will compare age and hard
marches and fighting with any Iowa
boy.-Jas. A. Irwin, oskaloosa, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

incurred may be allowed to remain as
IA loan. Germany appears to be spe-
|cially in need of funds to prepare for
the approaching semi-annual settle
ment, and there have been rumors
Iof gold exports to Paris, presumably
for facilitating assistance to Berlin.
The financial situation aboard is stir
one of such tension. The German loan
was failure, the French Government
postponed an important loan, and the
financial powers that be on the other
side are almost unanimous in discour'
aging any large, financial operations
at this time. Such precautions, how
ever, ought to prevent any serious
difficulties and to ultimately lead to
real improvement. wEr %f
The local monetary situation Is
gradually improving. Bank reserves
are rising and the policy of contract
ion i'm bank loans which has been in
force for some weeks is beginning to
bear. good fruit
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
cALlEoRNIA AND THE JAPs.

Hon. II. J. Vail, formerly of the
New Sharon Star, and close student
of passing events. gives his, impress
sions of the Japanese exclusion pro
gram in California, int letter to
this weeks Star. In part, Mr., Vail
says: Voc 80
"Califcrnians are breathing easier
that her fool legislature has adjourn
ed. Could adjournment have been
reached the next day after organiza-
ton had been perfected, both state
and nation would have escaped deep
humiliation. The sum total OF the
Jap question at Sacramento is dirty
politics. Gov johnson is candidate
for president, is laying his wires Tor
the senate, from which exalted posi-
ton he expects TO step into the presi-
dency. To this end he has made
common cause with Toeitmore. the
Iabor leader at San Francisco, has
cared the same states right'r rag that
Iohn c. Calhoun and his fool cohorts
displayed in South Carolina In the
avs OF Andrew Jackson threatened
} hang him higher Nan Haman.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

Harry and Abel Hicks are enjoying
visit with their sister from Missouri.
On account of the rain last Friday
night Lincoln Grange was postponed
one week. There will be a picture
show and other amusements.
Miss Ruth Hellings gave party to
about eighteen of her classmates and
a few others Wednesday evening in
honor OF her friend. Miss Coda Nor
gan, who is visiting her from Fonta-
nellie. The evening passed very
pleasantly with games and music.
Refreshments were served consisting
of ice cream, cake and lemonade.
M. and Mrs. A. r. Hellings enter
tanned on Thursday his father, T. p.
Hellings. and sister, Mrs. G. l.. Sted-
dom OF Lacey, sister, Mrs. VIM. Ross
and daughter Rea. of Canadian.
Texas, and niece, Mrs. Ernest Brewer
and family Of Oskaloosa, and Miss
Rachel Steddom.
The Cooperative Company met at
Willis Pettitt's Tuesday evening to
consider plans for threshing and fill
ing silos.
Mrs. VIM Ross and daughter Rea
spent the day Friday at the j. S. Rey-
nolds home.
June 25. Azalea
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
ELM GROVE.

A much needed rain fell Friday
night. One can almost hear the corn
grow.
We are sorry to hear that little
Ralph Hite is again sick from the
effects of blood poison, which he had
in the spring.
Floyd Hite had the misfortune to
lose a colt one day and the next day
lost a good mare.
Well drilleds have just finished a
good well for Mr.. Waldock and are
now drilling one for Jerry Stout.
Pearl Smith and wife, of near
Lacey, visited at the parental c. w.
Dewitt home Sunday.
Walter Dewitt and mother were in
Oskalcosa Monday having dental
work done.
Mrs. G.. w. Dewitt and Mrs. Earl
Stout have each purchased new oil
stoves.
Clarence Bartlett's new house is
nearing completion.
John Walclock Is also building a
ew house.
VIII Hite is building a new barn
on the Seary farm which he pur-
chased this spring.
Clarence Hevalin is having what the
doctor thinks siege of typhoid
fever and is not any better at this
writing.
Everybody very busy plowing corn.
June rs. DEW DROP.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

Secondary metals" are those recov-
erred from scrap metal, sweepings,
skimmings, dresses, ETC., and are SO
called to distinguish them from the
metals derived from ore, which are
termed primary metals The guam
itity of aluminium scrap returned TO
secondary smelters is increasing rap
idly, owing largely to the rise of the
automobile, and the Survey reports
next year will probably include sec
,endary aluminium"
The values given for the secondary
metals are arbitrary and are based
on the approximate average value or
the primary metal for the year. While
Junk dealers and collectors frequent
Ily pay low prices for small quaint
tiles of scrap metals, competition re-
suits in good prices being obtained
for carefully sorted scrap and other
waste metal products sold In large
quantities. After remelting or renn'
ing, the metals are sold at only
Slightly lower prices than new metal.
These secondary metals displace an
equivalent quality of primary metals
and must be considered in any esti-
mate of stocks available for consump-
ton in any year. For few special
purposes requiring especial purity OF
material, it Is necessary to employ
primary or virgin pig metal, but as
IA general rule secondary metals can
be used in whole or in part. In fact
most foundries, in order to compete
for business successfully, must use
secondary material at least in part,
and hence scrap metal is purchased
by them and remelted with primary
pig metal or with composition ingot
There was notable increase in
the use of magnetic separators to OBJ
tain scrap free from iron filings, and
at some plants concentrating tables
were introduced by means of which
cinders and molding sand from brass
foundries containing as little as
per cent of metal were treated sue
cessfully. The general tendency is to
save all waste metal of every KIND
ad obtain more for IL by better grad
ing and classification. Copper wire
and heavy copper and brass scrap
are kept separate from light. copper
and brass. and. small scrap is bri-
tuuetted to reduce the loss in remelt-
ing. Few metallic articles are vast
ed; old clocks, bases of electric
lamps. light fire and springs are all
gathered and Sold though such arti-
cles are not desirable scrap and have
a limited market compared to heavy
copper, brass, babbit, etc. 1t is i'm
practicable to segregate the refining
Iremelting, and reuse of secondary
metals according to states, but over
90 per cent of the refining and smelt-
ing or Dresses and scrap metals in
the United States is confined to the
territory east of St Louis and north
of the Ohio river Reports were
made by approximately 500 users OF
secondary material
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
TIE MIGRATORY BIRD LAW.

The Secretary of Agriculture has
rendered to Major John F. Lacey, of
Iowa, position on the Advisory Board
OF Migratory Birds under the Act Of
March 4. 1913.
The board will consist of fifteen
members, who will from time to time
advise with the department as to the
regulations under this law.
Major Lacey has been selected be-
cause of his success IN securing the
enactment of the Lacey Act for bird
and game protection.
The board will be organized along
non partisan lines.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
MAY CO TO MONTEzUMA
Oskaloosa Traction & Light Co. Will
= Extend Power Line.

Preparatios are being made for the
extension of the Oskaloosa Traction
& Light Co. power transmission line
from New Sharon to Montezuma,
distance across the country of about
twelve miles. Matters have pro-
crossed so far that the Montezuma
people are about to hold a special
election in order to grant the Oska-
loosa company the necessary fran
chise. The Mckinley people of Hi
nois, who now own the Oskaloosa COM
pany, expect to spend some 100000
in the development of tnis power and
electric light system in Montezuma.
There is no doubt but that the propo-
sition will carry at the election and
the Oskaloosa company will then take
over the interests of the Montezuma
company and will then build it up to
the requirements of modern power
and light plant.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
County Forces Are Preparing for
Big Rally August g.

Sunday school matters in Mahaska
county have very lively and very
prosperous so far this year. Town
ship conventions have been held in
their different townships one. two or
three on most every Sunday since the
first Sunday in May, and by July IL,
when the White Oak township holds
theirs at Tioga there will have been
thirteen out of the sixteen townships
of the county which have held their
conventions, leaving but three for
this fall. Next Sunday. Richland
township will hold their convention
at Peoria, and they are planning for
an all day meeting and big as well
as profitable time.
The next thing now to engage the
attention of the schools of the coun-
try is the great annual rally which
occurs this year on Wednesday, Au-
gust 6, and 1t is expected that II will
be the biggest and best yet. These
great meetings have a wonderful in
fiuence on the schools and the people
of the county and are helping great
ly in the Sunday school movement.
Last year twenty-six Sunday schools
were represented in the parade, and
this year II is hoped that nearly twice
as many will be present and take
take part. Basket dinners. banners,
floats, probably athletics and so forth
will also be features OF the occasion
as heretofore.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
SOMETHING WE DO NEED.

A federal survey of the Des Moines
river has resulted in the positive state
ment by the government engineers
that an expenditure of $1O,000,OOO can
make the Des Moines river navigable
from the mouth just below keokuk to
the city of Des Moines. By means OF
the lock and dam system, six-foot
channel could be built and maintained.
Here is an opportunity, says the
Ottumwa Courier, for those who are
crying out for progress to turn their
attention to. In view of the contro-
Iversy over the proposed enormous eX-
penditure for Identifying the capitol
grounds, it might be well to set the
two projects against each other and
choose.
The question that cOnfronts us is:
Which will be of greater benefit to
the state--a fifty-six acre park about
the capitol, or a six-foot channel from
the Mississippi river into the heart
of Iowa
Does the question need any con-
federation Is their man in the state
other than owners or railroads-who
would have to hesitate before choos-
ing? Think what this uavigable stream
would do to freight rates. Think how
much cheaper grain and produce could
be hauled to the great markets. Not
that the hauling would have to be
done over the waterways but because
of its presence. The Illinois and Michi-
gan canal connecting Chicago with
the Mississippi, while very insufficient
in itself,and very little used, is never
81 vii for fpw
years in the cheaper freight rates
which it compels the railroads to
make. Its mere presence and the fact
that it offers cheap way of moving
freight or produce, keeps down the
shipping expenses of twO-thirds OF ILL
nOis farmers and. producers.
But the lower freight rate is not
the only advantage that would accrue
from this expenditure of S1O,0O0,OO0.
The building of dams would mean OPP
portunity to develop water power,
Thousand of horsepower is wasting
itself in the Des, ,Moines river every
day, while the legislature is talking
progress" of the kind that merely
beauties the capitol grounds. Prog,
ress that would harness up this water
power and make it work for the state
of Iowa would be some real good to
the state. ....,g
But still another improvement would
result from the expenditure of $1Q,-
100000 for the opening up of the Des
Moines river. The course of the stream
would necessarily have to be straight
ened out and as result there would
be little danger OF any more disastrous
floods. Further, thousands of acres OF
land which are now of little value be-
cause of being subject to overflow,
would join the ranks of the wealth
producing acres of Iowa soil.
laking all in all, the legislature
would find that while there will con
tinue to be protests from all quarters
over the expenditure of from $780,,
600 to $4,000,00O for the extension OF
the capitol grounds, there would be
state wide appreciation of the neces.
sary expenditure to improve the Des
MoineS river.
The whole state would benefit in a
material way from the latter eXpendi.
ture. What will it gain by the former?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

The same treacheroug fallacy that we
thought had been shot to death on
the bloody battlefields of the Civil
war. States have rights, but not one
that is superior to the authority 81 the
nation, and the government at Wash
ington, not that at Sacramento, is
and forever must remain the proper
authority for the disposition OF ma
tional and international problems.
One bad boy in family may cause
lots of trouble for the head OF the
household, but who win deny the
right of the parent authority to be
supreme, all powerful, final? This
part of California is strongly opposed
to the radical position taken about
the little brown men. They are
Intelligent, honest, industrious and so
lber. / never saw a drunken or dis
iorderly Jap. They own less than one
liner cent of the land of the state and
they are fewer in number now tnan
they were four years ago why De
afraid of them? 1t strikes me- the Ia
| Dor element is not considering its own
interest by opposing land owning by
Japs Deny them the privilege and
they will be in the city instead OF the
country and absorb jobs the white la
borers want for themselves. Again,
labor complains of the high cost OF
living. If they had twice as many
producers would not the price OF pro-
duce be more reasonable? Then,
again, we Americans claim to be a
Christian people and have assumed
the right and duty of ciyilizing and
| Outstanding the Japs. We have
collected funds in our churches and
sent men and women to Japan to tell
| them of our God. our Christ, to preach
! to them the only true gospel of saliva
[ ton. the brotherhood of man, and
have boosted of our success along
that line. but now We suddenly de-
| clare our right and intent to meet
them at the golden gate, deny them
entrance. to spurn them as vicious
aliens, to spit upon and repudiate the
treaty we made guaranteeing them
the same treatment We have promised
| to accord people of other national
Titles. What a. spectacle! And all
because Johnson has concluded he
needs the labor vote, and at the crack
of his viciously partisan whip the
| LEGISLATURE blindly did his bidding.
Here we have weapons of defense
against wicked enaCtmentS, the in
iitiative and referendum. and 1t is not
! improbable that the people will yet
be heard from in an authoritative
way"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
The BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

Our foreign trade for May was ex-
ceedingly fiattering-the total exports
for that month being 1894, 500, 900.
This was $19,000,0O0 in excess of a
year ago, and proved the largest May
on record. The imports during the
same month were 1000. 900. de-
crease of $22,000.O0O compared with
a year ago. These figures left an ex-
cess of exports amounting TO s61 .000,-
900, as against nearly $20.00,000 a
year ago. This OF course, says Henry
ter, immensely strengthens our posi-
ton abroad. Europe has probably
partially settled its Indebtedness by
sale OF our securities, or the debt thus
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
Hear, Hear Something YOU

Hear! Hear, Something you will
not read in press reports from Cali
fornia. In letter to the New Sharon
Star, II. ]. Vail says: California
failed to get its average amount of
rain the past season and is now suf-
fering from drouth This is particu-
larry true of the northern and central
portions of the state, and pastures
are so short that stock Is always suf-
fering, and as there will be no rain
ntil next November, the situation
will grow worse. II rain should come
now 1t would result In greater loss
than gain, as the harvest period Is now
on" All this following a frost, is bad.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

Some of the most remarkable de-
velopment in the world is taking
place in South America. That CONT
nent is a veritable wonder land in
richness and vastness OF resources
and it is being exploited hugely by
European and American capital, as
well as by native enterprise. Com
pletion of the Panama canal is going
TO give tremendous impetus to the
evolution of agricultural industrial
mining and commercial development
on that continent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
LINCOLN.

Mrs. T. C. Steddom was called to
What Cheer Saturday by the illness
of her father.
Mrs. Briggs lost valuable mare
Sunday.
Every one. is rejoicing over the
bountiful rains of recent date.
We are glad to have in our midst
been attending Bryn Mawr during
the past year,
T. c. Steddom and daughter, Coda
Morgan. A. r. Hellings and family
took dinner at the Newton Steddom
home Sunday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

The Sigourney Review reports:
"Asberry Singleton writes that there
is quite money stringenCy in Can
ada and that he has several thousand
acres of land he would like to turn
into ready cash" And We doubt not
he will find some Iowa people ready
to help him out If they do thrust
their heads in the halter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

Concerning the oft repeated as
sertion that alfalfa interferes with
corn blowing, Mr.. Gels. large west
ern Iowa grower, says that this is the
case only where man has too large
a stand of alfalfa. Ten acres can
always be well taken care of, he says,
and all the hay saved, il the season
is favorable. Alfalfa grows very rap
idly on the rich soil of Iowa and re.
uuires considerable labor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
Iowa Pioneer Dead.

Daniel Stephens, of Maquoketa, 50
years old, passed away last Thursday
night He was born in Carroll coun-
ty, Ohio, Dec. rs, 1918. He was mar
Cynthia Daniel, who preceded him in
death many years ago. He came
west with his family in 1874 and set
tied first in Scott county In 1853
they moved to a farm near Maquo-
keta.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
Iowa JeweIer Retires.

George l.. Eason, jeweler in Des
Moines for fifty years. has sold his
store to !. r. Stubs, who win con-
tinue at the old stand. Mr.. Eason
has gone TO his old home at Brattle-
boro, VT. Mr.. Eason came to Des
Moines May 2s, 1864. from Vermont.
From Keokuk he came on a railroad
train as far as Eddyville. which was
then the terminus OF the road. and
from that place rode to Des Moines
in a stage coach.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

The Iowa boy is getting to be
quite sailor Last year S07 naval
recruits were accepted from the
Hawkeye state. There are $500 APP
plications. but Uncle SAINTS very par
ticular about the physical condition
of recruits and accepts only about one
OF eight applicants.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

IS. V. Sherman, publisher Sof The
Independent, died at his home in keo-
sauqua the I'd inst, from tubercular
meningitis. He was thirty-three years
of age and bright young newspaper
man
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

Sending cardboard models Of
school houses by parcel post is the
latest device of the United States Blu,
reau OF. Education for arousing inter
est in attractive school buildings at
low cost for rural communities. The
models are made to fold fat and are
easily mailed ~ r.- . #.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

"A bright Abba boy was sent to
the butcher shop to see if the butcher
had pigs feet. He returned, saying
he could not tell, as the butcher had
his shoes on.