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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
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FRIENDS CARRY OUT A SURPRISE
ON MR.. AND MRS. ED BRIGGS
ON OCCASION OF THEIR WE'D
DING ANNIVERSARY.

Eddyville, April tS.-The funeral of
Mrs. Minerva Drew were held at the
Baptist church Thursday afternoon,
conducted by Rev J. H. Koch, assist
ed By Rev. J. l.. Jones. lnterment at
the Bridgeport old cemetery.
Mrs. Rachel Patterson is reported
on the sick list
Chas. Kussart was an OttumWa
business caller ON Thursday.
Mrs. Frank hussart Is in Des
Moines this week visiting her sister,
Mrs. George Strange.
Frank Whitsel and family, of Udell
are moving to the Mrs. Jane Williams
property on First street. Mrs. Whit
sci and son ROlla came Friday and
Mr.. Whitsell will arrive Monday.
Mrs. Henry Buhler, who has been
sick for some time is very low at this
writing.
Miss Fern McNeese departed We'd
nesday for Ravalli Mont, for an eX
tended visit with her sister. Mrs. G.
u. Pendray.
DIR. and Mrs. L. l.. Bay and son
Bruce left Thursday for visit with
relatives in Kansas.
Henry Double and brighter Sylvia
returned to their home in Hiteman
Thursday after few days visit al
the parental VIM. Watkins home.
About thirty friends planned and
successfully carried out surprise on
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Briggs Wednesday
evening In honor of their twentieth
wedding anniversary. Refreshments
OF oysters, coffee. peaches and cake
we're served. Those present from on
OF town were Mrs. Angelina Grace
aud grandson. of Cameron, ILL.,, Mrs
Jane Price, of Chillicothe, and Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Napier, Of Hiteman
Mrs. Ida Dooley was an Ottumwa
visitor on Thursday.
Mrs. Laura Dible and daughter
Leola returned home Friday from OF
tumwa, where the latter was operated
on for throat trouble.
Harry Miller was q business callel
| In Hedrick Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Gray visited II
Oskaloosa Wednesday with Mr.
Gray's sister, Mrs. Mary Dye.
VIII Osborne family. formerly OF Ar
kansas. are visiting at the w. j. Free
home and with other relatives.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
State Convention of the I. p. A. A.
in This City May 2.

A meeting of Post |, Travellers Pro
teCtiYe Association of America. was
held Saturday afternoon, April 18th
at the offices of the II. l.. Spencer
company, at which arrangements were
made to properly care for the dele,
gates whicn will attend the State
! Convention, to be held in OskaloOsa,
Saturday, MAJ 2.
About two hundred delegates are
leNpected, and while OskalOOsa is the
smallest city which has ever had the
honor of entertaining the delegates to
a State Convention of this Order, the
arrangements made will insure those
| in attendance pleasant and salts.
factory day.
Several delegations will arrive Fri.
day evening, May First, and the others
on early trains Saturday morning.
The Waterloo delegates have arranged
for charge of a special sleeper in
which to make the trip and will ar
rive on the NJ. & st. l.. at $50 Satur
day morning.
The visitors will be met at the
trains by the reception committee and
Immediately taken to headquarters,
which will be the Lacey Hotel, where
they will register, receive badges and
programs for the day.
The business meeting will be called
at nine a. M. in the council chamber
of the City Hail. At 1880 convey.
ances will be furnished to take all
delegates and their wives, TO the
Country Club where the annual ban
quet will be served, after which the
time will be spent in social way and
visiting places of interest about the
city.
Several of the delegates will bring
their wives and they will be enter.
tanned during the business session by
the wives of the Local Post.
The Travellers Protective Associa-
ton of America Is an Order composed
of travelling statesmen and men ell
gagged in the iobbing and manufacture
ing business, and is one of the most
widely known Travelling Mems organ.
izations i'm the United States being
represented in every state in the
union.
Oskaloosa should feel highly hon
ored by having the opportunity of
the delegates to con
vention of an organization of this kind.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
AN INTERURBAN SCOUT
Local Territory Being Looked Over
For Freight and Passenger.

Nj. f.. Gfaston. an lnterurban
scout" was in OskalOosa Saturday
experting local territory, noting pre-.
vailing conditions with reference to
freight and passenger traffic possibil.
tiles and Analysing the lay of the
land.
According to Mr.. GrastOn. Mahas-
ka County and OskalooSa are "on the
map and he sees possibilities of de-
velOpment, especially along the Des
Moines River Valley, connecting this
city with Keokuk and Des Moines. He
is an attaCne of the Mckinley SyS.
TEN and says that development in
this direction is now under consid-
Grafton having passed the realm of
the possible into the phase of the
probable.
Interurban pioneering is based up
on population figures and while town
and county are somewhat under the
requirements for present operation,
the conditions on either side are such
that the intervening territory may
hope to benefit by connection.
Enroute from st. Louis to Mime
apolis, where he was summoned to
take up a proposition for immediate
consideration. Mr.. Graston was under
instructions TO stop in Oskaloosa for
the purpose of exporting the place
and adjacent territory. He acknowL
edged surprise and pleasure at the
evidences Of thrift and business en-
countered on all sides and says that
this is splendid interurban territory.
Mr. Graston at the present time
holds the position OF General Traffic
and freight manager Of the Indiana
State mterurban system and is an
old time official of the Wabash Rail-
way. He was accompanied on the
trip by his wife. During the stay in
Oskaloosa they were guests at the
Lacey Hotel and of County Clerk, J.
l.. Mllligan. Mr. Graston and Mr..
Milligan were boys together, back in
Indiana.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
D. A. R. CONGRESS IS OPENED
Delegates Meet to Elect Viee-Presi
dents-GeneraI and to Transact
Routine Business.

Washington, April 20.--Women from
all parts Of the country who are de,
seended from soldiers of the American
war of the Revolution met today in
the Continental Memorial hall in the
twenty-third continental congress OF
the Daughters of the American Revo
luton.
The congress is Of less consequence
than those at which presidents-general
of the organization elected, being only
TO consider routine business and elect
ten vice-presidents-ge President
Wilson, who Is much interested in the
ID. A. r. organization, delivered the
opening address.
Tonight Mrs. Story, president,gen.
eral. will receive the delegates at the
Memorial hall She will be attended
at the reception and throughout the
convention by girl pages. one repre-,
senting each state in the Union. To.
morrow the delegates will be received
at the White House by the president
and Mrs. Wilson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
ELEVEN new MEMBERS
Are Initiated By Trilumiuar Lodge
No. 10 A. r. & A. M.

Tri-Luminar Lodge No. Is, A. f. IL
A. NJ had the busiest session Friday
afternoon and evening that it has
known in the fifty years OF its hist
DRY. Ten candidates were initiated
in First Degree work in the after
noon and one in the Third Degree at
might At $50, supper was served
in an elegant and inviting way by
the ladies of the Order OF Eastern
Star. One hundred and thirty of the
craft paused in their labOrs for rest
and refreshment at the banquet
board.
Worshpful Master, f. D. Brewer
was assisted in the long session by
various members of the order and the
work was put on in fine shape. The
ten men taken in on Friday makes
forty that have been added to the
lodge already this year, and from
present prospects the number will
run to sixty before the end of the
year This will in all ways be the
banner season of the lodge. MIR.
Black, brother Mason. from Column
bus, Ohio, who made detour in his
travels to visit Tri-Luminar lodge.
Complimented the local craft, upon
the fine lodge they have here and up
on the splendid way in which the
work is done in Oskaloosa. Mr..
Black is also a good story teller and
furnished the assembly generous di-
version for few minutes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
NEW DELIVERY SYSTEM
Dry Goods and Clothing Stores To
Have "Union Delivery.

a new enterprise has been launch
ed in OskaIoosa by w. j. Allgood,
formerly delivcryman FOR the Baldauf.
Rosenblatt Co, whereby he organizes
d general delivery system to care for
the city deliveries Of dry goods and
clothing stores. Mr.. AllgoOd has com
pleted arrangements for furnishing
his new service to the Baldauf Rosen'
blatt Co. and Frankel Dry Goods Co.
and lauer expects to have several 9th
er dry goods and clothing firms OF the
city included in the system. Motor
delivery cars will be used exclusively.
At present ore car will suffice for the
work, but Mr. AllgOOd is now negO-
tiatlng for the purchase Of another
and later on, as the system grows
mere extensive. still more equipment
will be added. 1t is also quite pro
bable that central station will be
opened as headquarters for the com
pany. A general delivery organization
for dry goods and clothing stores has
met with much success in other cities
where it has been tried and will I'M
dOubtedly do SO here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
WHITE WAY BOOSTERS
Big Delegation Will Arrive From
Muscatine Tomorrow.

/ One of the largest automobile tour.
! ing parties that has traverSed the
Great White Way since it was chris
tened will arrive in OskalOoSa tOmor.
row evening at . o'clock from MuSca.
time and remain here until Wednes-
| day afternoon at 100 o'clock. The
party will be composed of MuSCatine
White Way boosters who are making
the trip here from the river town and
back in order to boost for Muscatinc
as the scene of the Great White Way
picnic this summer. The gathering
last year was held at PClla and at
itracted thousands of autOiSts and
good roads enthusiasts from one end
of the popular crOss-state highway to
the other. 1t is confidently expected
that the picnic this summer will be
even larger and better than the pre-
lceding one and the MusCatine boost
leTs are putting forth great effort
to land it. The party will lunch at
noon in Washington. leaving there at
| 50. and will arrive here at ) o'clock
latter having traversed slightly over
"a hundred miles. The cars will con
igregate and enter the city in body.
Ample entertainment for the guests
will be provided by a committee from
the 0skalooSa Commercial Club and
nothing will be left undone to make
the visitors feel lat home" The par
ty will leave here at 100 Wednesday
and arrive in MuSCatine at 8 p III.
Let all business men of Oskaloosa
Iattend smoker and meet the bust
mess men from the neighboring cities
on the east end Of the Great White
Way.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
IOWA IS PREPARED FOR WAR
CAN ASSEMBLE 5000 NATIONAL
GUARDS IN 20 HOURS.
Iowa Troops Have Been Made Ready
For War for Over a Year and
Are Fully Equipped.

Bes MOines, Iowa, April 40.--Ir wal
with Mexico comes, as appears GER
tain today, Iowa can assemble in "a
hours notice. 5000 National Guards
men, including four regiments, one
field battery of artillery and one hos
pital corps company. The infantry
lis made up of four twelve company
Regiments, organized into one brigade
of three regiment under command of
Brig. Gen. Hubert Allen of Cedar
Rapids and one regiment, the 56th
unassigned. Probably the 18th regi-
ment and two from Nebraska would
be formed into a brigade under COM
mand of a brigadier general from the
regular army.
These companies of guardsmen and
the four bands come from forty Iowa
towns, nearly all county seats, and
while the companies have but Sc
men each now, in war times they
would be recruited to 100 men.
AdiHtant General Guy Il. Logan,
has been making arrangements for
an annual encampment of the guard,
here, but the war scare may upset
all these plans at once.
Iowa troops have been made ready
for war for over year and are full
ly equipped for the field, including
wagon train kept at Camp Dodge. The
state owns even the harness, but the
mules would be picked up by the
government in the open market. There
is tentage enough for the entire COM
mand, so that the movement would
be quick and sudden when ordered.
While the guard is part of the army
as far as service within the United
States is concerned, because of the
passage of the Dick bill several years
ago, war department lawyers have
held that il cannot be taken outside
the country without new legislation
or new enlistment II is probable that
the question will be met by passage
of the federal pay bill now before
congress which among other things,
provides for taking state troops out
side the country. II laso provides for
paying guard officers small salary
in time of peace and guardsmen have
been working for ii for years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
THREE DROWN; SIX SAVED
lspses on Lake ksaawieka,
in Wisconsin.

Delafeld. Wis. April 2o.-Three
cadets. members OF the St Johns Mil.
itary academy crew. we're drowned.
but six were rescued after violent
squat capsized their shell on Lake
Nsgawieka. The dead: l. w. Kelly.
St. Louis; Donald Mogg. HinsdaIe, III. !;
Fred Sprule, Harrington, MINI. The
accident was seen from the cottage OF
Walter Rugee on the shore Of the lake
Mr. Rugee and two others immediate.
Iy went to the assistance Of the boys
and rescued six. who were clinging to
the side OF the she'll. The three others
had disappeared in the water.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
Penn College.
III [:

Campustry is the most popular and
engrOssing study being pursued by
the students this past week.
A number of demonstration lunch
cons have been given during the past
week by the Domestic Science depart
ment.
The. joint Glee Club concert on last
Tuesday evening was success in ev-
cry respect and was greatly enjoyed
by a large audience. Almost every
number was enCOred.
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The college people we're very graft
fed that central was obliged to take
the bitter pill of defeat at the hands
of Penn's ball tosserS to the amount
of II to q A large crowd witnessed
the game and everybody but the Pei
laites went away happy.
Pres. Edwards gave heart to heart
talk to the students about the finanC'
ial status of the college on Tuesday
morning. He also mentioned many
corning the school. Everyone feels
bound to be bigger booster than ev-
Ell before, now that the facts are
known by the student body.
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Jesse Howell, Is was about the col
lege several days this past week do.
ing work on the Penn Letter Club.
The juniors have accepted his sug-
gestion to incorporate the history of
PENIS athletic oratory and debating
contests in the Annual and are rapid.
ly getting the copy into the hands OF
the printers. This edition should be
found in the hands of every former
Penn student and graduate.
The Penn Summer School faculty
has been announced and plans are
being laid for the summers work.
Courses In regular college academy
and normal work will be given as
occasion demands. Penn Summer
School Is one of those approved by
the state board Of Education for tea.
cheers and those desiring the normal
school training Prospects are fine
for a large attendance at this summer
term.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
FREMONTS BUDGET
HIGH MARK - 349-,iN SUNDAY
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE WAS
REACHED EASTER. SUNDAYS.
A. RANDELL OPERATED ON.
(Fremont Gazette, April H.

J. John Henney, of Cedar, was in tow
Thursday and told the Gazette tina
on that day fOrty.nipe years ago ht
was married to Miss Nancy McFall
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Me
Fall, at their home northwest of Ere
mont, and Immediately went to house
Keeping on their own farm near there
| They lived on this farm until a few
years ago they sold IL and moved tC
Cedar, where they have since resided
Mr.. and Mrs. Ienney are the parents
of eight children, all of whom are liv.
ing. ..
DR.. J. B. Krout, of Fremont, assist.
ed by DR.. F. Il. Lawson, of Hedrick,
performed an operation upon S. A.
Randell, of near Wright, Friday. Mr..
Randell has been having serious
time with his foot having had a case
of blood poisoning. The doctors re-
moved a piece of bone about an inch
and quarter long from the foot just
back of the little toe. The patient is
doing well.
Sunday J. d. Triplett was fifty-sev.
en- years old and. as is his custom,
went to church. Arriving home he
found a large company of relatives
at his home and after inquiring the
meaning of 1t he was informed that it
was his birthday. The surprise was
genuine and complete and was engin-
eered by his wife and daughters. At
O'clock fine three-course dinner
was served.
The members of the board of super
visors and the county engineer Of
Monroe county, in company with
Jack" Lafferty, of Eddyville, were
in town Tuesday. They were on a
tour of inspection of cement bridges,
and desired to see some of the work
done by Mr.. Lafferty. They looked
over his work in Cedar and Harrison
townships and went from here to OF
tumwa.
There has been special effort
made the past winter by the different
Sunday schools in town to encour-
age attendance and the high mark
was made Easter Sunday. when the
three Sunday schools had an attend
ance of 349. This is indeed a splen'
did showing for town of go.
Saturday evening Mrs. A. +. Hoff.
man was hostess TO the Live Wires"
the same being her Sunday school
class. 1t was an Easter party and the
boys had fine time. During the even.
ing they distributed Easter eggs to
of their friends.
Miss Elizabeth Reeves went to Ce-
dar Rapids Saturday evening to at
tend the wedding of her aunt, Miss
Alice McMullen, and Joseph Klinger,
which occurred Sunday afternoon.
viii Rhoads. who has been confined
to his home the past week suffering
with severe attack of pneumonia, is
some better today.
Harkns & Cosby shipped l64 cases
Of eggs from here during the past
five da-s.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
PElLA PERSONALS
from the Booster)

VIM. Campbell and wife went to
Oskaloosa Thursday afternoon where
Mrs. Campbell will visit among rela-
tives while her husband went to Chi
cago to buy machinery with which he
will manufacture Spark Plug which
he Just recently invented.
Among those who went to OSkaloo-
sa Thursday afternoon to attend the
funeral services of the late Mrs. &,
Van Cleave we're: Chas. Sipes and
wife, Chas. and Marion Porter, K. l.,
Sadler, Jno. DeCook and Miss Carrie
Clark.
Mrs. s. Van Maren went to Oska'
loosa last Thursday afternoon to at
tend the funeral services of Mrs. e,
Van Cleaye. Mrs. Van CleaVe and
Mrs Van Maren were close friends
when they lived in this city.
Mrs. Jno Vanderinden went to Os
kaloosa Saturday for short visit
with her husbands parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w A. Vanderlinden.
Miss Alberta Payne, of Oskaloosa
was an over Sunday guest at the home
OF her friend, Miss, Jtebecea DeCook,
OF this. city. IL .Wo-
+ Mrs. j. o. Grant who. has been visit
ing at the home OF MIR. and Mrs. H.
Carson, returned TO her home in Os
kaloosa Monday afternoon.
Boyd Braak and wife returned
home Monday morning from Oska-
loosa where they spent Easter with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. w Wander Wilt. OF near Oska
loosa was guest the latter part OF
last week at the home OF her mother
Mrs. +. Kempkes. ST. -
Mrs. G.. Yer Ploeg, OF Oskaloosa
visited In the city last Friday with
her mother, Mrs, J. Braam.
Mrs. j. M. Cox went to Oskaloosa
Saturday afternoon for short vlsiI
with friends
| Mrs. Beaman. Of Oskaloosa spent d
Iporiion III lnnt week visiting al inc
home Of Mr.. and Mrs +. ]. Riley.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Dispositions of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury

Mahaska County district court was
recOnvened this afternoon at 1870
o'clock after a several days vacation
and will probably be in session the
greater portion of the week. An as
signment of non-jury cases was made
several days ago by Judge Wilcock-
son and was taken up when court
started this afternoon. The petit jur-
or5 for the term have been excused
indefinitely, subject to recall. The
grand jury recUnvenes tomorrow
morning upon order of the court to
consider some special business.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
TREES FOR ARBOR DAY
0ppenheimers Will Have Catalpa
Tree For All Boys and Girls.

In COmmemOration of the 3Oth an
niversary Of their entering business
in Oskaloosa, the Oppenheimers have
secured over 10000 young Catalpa
trees which they will give away
to the school boys and girls who will
agree to plant and care for same.
Letters are being sent out by Mr..
Oppenhemer, setting forth the effort
to encourage the planting and caring
for trees.
Tho hardy Catalpa is handsome
tree and especially ornamental. II
requires only One-twelfth as long to
grow as oak and lasts twice as long
1t is of great utility not only for or
namental and lawn purposes but for
the recognized quality of its timber
and its power for resisting decay. The
Catalpa TcnewS itself from the
stump when cut and the young shoots
grow very rapidly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
Jurors Hard To Get.

Jurymen from the rural districts
are hard to get at this time of the
year. The farmers are very busy and
1t would work genuine hardship to
them, to compel them to drop their
work to do jury duty. The pay for
jurymen is $3.50 per diem and at that
rate 1t does not appear tempting to
the country, who have to pay their
board out of that little $3.50 per day.
and would lose many times the
amount that the state allows them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
PUBLIC WORK STARTED
And Other improvements In Pro-
gress All Over Town.

improvements are being made by
! the city on Sixth avenue west be-
tween south b and south G streets.
| 7 he grade OF the street is being low
cred and leveled and a new cement
walk put in on the north side of the
street. This section of Sixth avenue
is just back of the Second Ward
school building and there is consid-
cradle walk over it in the course of
the year.
Mcclure & Wymore have taken po-
secession of their new location on the
corner of A avenue west and north
A street. The brick building has rec
emily been remodeled and improved
by the owner, Carson Mcclure. and
it now makes quite convenient
salesroom. The. interior has been
newly plastered and a new stairway
constructed to the second floor. An
entirely new cement floor has been
layed on the street floor by Andy
Wymore and the whole interior has
felt the effect of the Innovation.
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The grade of the alley back of
the Court House is being lowered
courses have been entirely removed
and the surface dirt is being taken
out. There has always been decid-
ed rise in the grade from High ave-
nue. and the high point Is about on
a line with the rear of the Jail. When
completed the change will be far bet
tei.
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east is constructing new open porch
on the east side of his home and this
will be arranged so that fine sleep.
ing porch Is available on the level of
the second floor. The new porch fills
the space between the house and the
driveway.
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The interior woodwork In the store
of the Green & Bentley Drug Co, is
being redressed and newly vanished.
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Mrs N. A. Zellner of 3O1 Second
avenue east. has constructed new
front and side steps at her place and
she Is now repainting the entire
building.
The Misses Sophia and Edith Holt.
The Misses Sophia and Edith Holt
of their new house on the corner of
south Third street and Fourth avenue
east. Excavations are now being
made for the basement and the ma
terial is being gathered for the
house.
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Several sites are being considered
for the location of the new church of
the Nazerene and deal will probably
be closed in a few days and the new
church started.