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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
MADISON.

l We had another heavy ram, quite
little wind and the lightning was
terrifying Wednesday evening, wash.
| ing out fences, water gapes and even
the bridge inst north of Ollie Pad.
gett's which was newly constructed
this summer. e..
Fred Else finished a new cement
| watering tank o: large size recent.
| ly.
Mrs. Geo. CruZen spent some time
visiting her friend Mrs. Anna Ferree
last week.
Chas. Bailey was visiting at the old
homestead last week. Mrs. Bailey
aas been failing for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Zee have young
son, born Thursday OF last week. Mrs.
Vance was formerly Marie VOlster.
Byron Cruzen OF Mahask Center was
up to the parental J. F. Cruzen home
on business this week and ate fried
chicken with the folks.
Mrs. VIII Cruzen drove to the par
entail Norris home east OF the city
and brought home between four and
Ave baskets of peaches Tuesday. {.
WhitmoTe got couple OF bushels at
Mr.. Norris Wednesday.
Mrs. Huldah Stuart, son Chas. and
daughter Nora were visiting here re
Gently with her brothers. Tom Perry
and Ike Ferree and their families
Ralph Else is home from California
for a visit with his parents and other
relatives and a few of former assoc
iates in and around Oskaloosa.
| Mrs. Rex CruZen was at the J. h.
! Cruzen home canning peaches las,
week.
Floyd Knight and wife of the city
came TO the parental Elmer Knight
home Saturday evening and returned
to their home Monday p. m.
The De Reus huckster wagon from
| Leighton could not make its weekly
trip to this community last week or
this due TO the condition of the roads.
Miss Vera McCracken OF Oskaloosa
is teaching the Else school this fall
and is staying at the Fred Else domi.
cile
J. B. Cruzen and wife drove TO the
home of their son Rex after attend
ing Sunday school and had dinner.
Mr.. Dillan Stalker and his daugh
ter Ida Cruzen and her family were
entertained at the c. w. Bailey home
one day recently.
Roy Fleck and wife of Leighton and
Lebert CruZen We're at VIII Cruzens
Sunday for dinner.
Those going from here to the fair
at new Sharon Wednesday were Geo
Cruzen and Carl Beal, Ralph Baily
Arthur Riley. Arthur Cruzen and Ger
rift Walrayen. The young men were
Obliged to stay over night on account
of the storm but came in joyfully de
scribing the trip.
Mr.. John Else, Sr. is having a deer
well bored on his farm, operated BY
Mr.. Volster and sons, which will be
justly appreciated. 3D..
George CruZen and wife drove Il
the home of their sister, Mrs. Newport
at Lacey and brought home bushels
Of peaches for canning.
Jesse Daily. son of Cash Dalby
while playing at school fell in such
way as TO break his arm at the wrist
He was at once taken to the city b!
G.. B. Coffin in his car where he re
ceiyed surgical attention. His fathe
accompanied him. He is doing as wei
as could be expected, but suffered in
tense pain at the time Of setting thu
broken bone.
Perry Ferree had four two-year oil,
heifers killed by lightning during tn
last storm. They were insured whicl
win partially cover the loss.
| Sent 49, M. e.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
FOR BIGGEST FAMILIES
Prizes Have Been Arranged To Be
Awarded At Festival.

The newspapers can always be re-
lied upon to be boosters for every
good cause that is for the material
or moral advancement of the country
The Mahaska Fall Festival receives
their undivided support, and in order
10 add TO the "gaiety of nations" and
at the same time encourage infant
Industries" the following offer is
made:
The three newspapers of Oskaloosa,
Herald, Times and Globe, jointly
offer the following Mahaska Fall Fes-
tiyal prizes:
To the woman now residing in Ma
haska county who takes picnic dinner
in the Oskaloosa public square, on
Thursday, Oct. S, Mahaska Fall Fes
tiVal picnic day accompanied by
the largest number of her children,
grandchildren and great grandchil-
dren:
First prize Observation-Disclosures $500
Second prize ............... 800
Third prize NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. loo
The woman's statement on mem.
bersaip OF family circle as above out,
lined, will be accepted as final. Each
member OF competing family, for
convenience in counting, should be
designated by badge, or other uni.
form mark.
The respective families competing
should eat dinner in one company and
not scatter till the Official counters
have reviewed the family flock
Counting will probably begin about
1890 y. m.
Present residence of descendants
not regarded
The family winning first prize viii
be expected to remain together aftei
judges decision. long enough to be
photographed.
II on account of bad weather II Il
not practical to eat picnic dinner In
the public square on date here desig
mated, these premium offers will ne
cessarily aaye to be withdrawn, AM
offered again next year. We realiz'
that a. year is a long time TO wait
but IL bad weather prevails II woull
seem this Is the only practical thin
20 do, In fairness 10 all who may hay'
expected to compete. II might ais,
save large number OF people tri
IN bad weather.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
SHRINERS ARE COMING
Will Reach Oasis oskaloosa On
Thursday October IS.

Oskaloosa Shriners are planning q
big time here on Thursday, Oct Is
when large class Of candidates will
be initiated into the order. Prepare
tions for the occasion are In the
hands OF committee, headed by Los
II. Mccall. and the details will be an
nounced as soon as worked out. A
band will be engaged for the day apt
many features Of entertainment vii
be provided for the guests, II Is ex
pectsd that several hundred Shrinerl
win DO In Oskaloosa for the meeting
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
THREE BRITISH
CRUISERS SUNK
BY GERMANS
WAR CRAFT VALUED AT $4,000,
600 GO TO THE BOTTOM.
2,iOO MEN WERE ABOARD SHIPS
Work Was Accomplished in a Raio
by German Submarines. The
Greatest Sea Disaster Of
The Present War.

London, Sept 22.--0ut of a clear
sky came the laconic announcement
late this afternoon that the Germans
had struck another blow at British Sea
supremacy. Three cruisers, their val.
ne totaling $12,0O0,000 and carrying
a complement of more than 2,l00 men
we're torpedoed and sunk in the
North Sea off the German coast.
German submarines assaying a raid
similar to that in which they sent
20 the bottom the British cruiser
Pathfinder. caused the disaster.
These cruisers, the Abokir, the
Hogne and the Cressy have been re,
ported as very active in scouting
close to Heligaland Light in an eff
ort 10 locate the main German war
fleet.
Location is Not Stated.
Although the exact location of the
disaster, the greatest OF the war tG
date from the British standpoint is
withheld, there is evidence that il
was not far from where the British
cruiser squadron struck the first
real blow against the Germans in the
sinking of three light cruisers and
two destroyers. Fortunately the loss
of lives is not absolute. The govern
ment says that a considerable mum
Der of the crew we're picked up by de
stroyers and trawlers that hurried to
the rescue. The Abokir, which was
patroling the North Sea, was the
first TO be sunk, when struck by a
torpedo sent from a German subma,
rine. The Hogue and Cressy went TO
the rescue of the survivors who were
floating in the water.
Some Survivors Were Rescued.
the submarines also launched torpe'
dos against the two cruisers and
they also sank, The cruisers were al
most blown TO pieces but fortunately
many destroyers and trawlers were
near the scene and rushed to the
spot to pick up the men floating in
the water 1t is stated that a consid
cradle number of. the crew Of the
three ships were saved but just how
many il is impossible to say until all
the rescue craft have reported,
Disaster Causes CONSERVATION.
The announcement of this the great
eSt AnlSHhp Va IiC pieScHt Wal ~ wax
caused a thrill of horror throughout
the city. Many persons rushed to the
admiralty building in an effort to oh
tain particulars but IL was stated
there was nothing as yet to add TO
the meagre announcement of the Off
cial bulletin. The three cruisers were
of the same class. The AbOkir was
built at Fairfield in 1898, the Greasy
at the same place and same time and
the Hogue at Barrow They were each
44O feet long and had a G912 foot
beam, a draught of 90 feet, and dis
placement of 10000 tons. Each car
ried 700 men.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24

J. F. Wilson OF Hedrick lost his tins
1920 pound Belgian stallion las
week. The animal was valued al
sl.00o.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24

The building for the new cooper
alive creamery at Stockport has
been completed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24

About $4,000 was paid out in
August by the Grinnell elevator for
grain
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

HOGS-Market slow and cents
lower than Tuesdays average, quail
ty fair; mixed. and butchers $500
@9.20; good to choice heavy $500
$500; rough heavy $s.00@8.15; light
$8.65@9.20; workers. $9lO@9.15; bulk
$S.35@8.S0; pigs $5.OO@sS5.
CATTL--Market slow and general
ly steady; beeves $6.S5@l1.O0; cows
and heifers $3.60@9.15; stoekers and
feeders $5.406S.35; westerns $3.50
@915; native calves $8.25@12.00. -.
-SHEEP-Market steady to 10 cents
lower; native sheep $4S5@5.65: ives.
tern sheep $5.l0@5.70; yearlings
$575@6.50; native lambs $6.40@
$780,. western lamhs $6.eO@790;
ewes $275@5.00 ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
kansas clty cattle Market.

Kansas City Stock Yards, Sept. %.
"A run of $4,000 cattle here Mon
day was, surprising, but did little
damage to prices steady to l5c lower
depressing it,. 1t was strictly run
of grass cattle and contained much
material suitable for grazing or feed
Ing. Oklahoma and the panhandle
were chief contributors. That sec
tion Is seding in more cattle than, was
expected a short time ago, Tor the
reason that buyers ON the range are
not taking as many cattie as counted
ION, and matured loans are bringing
the cattle 10 the open markets. Most
of the high bred panhandle stockers
and feeders are. selling at 1915 10
$3.50, some fancy cattle above that
range, and low bred cattle around SO
Tor less. N
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
Cash Quotations.

I Peoria, Sept. 70.
Corn-No. D white, No yellow,
No. mixed Use; No. 6 white, 7Sc;
78Ac. ..r..
Oats-Standard 4Sc; No. white
4Sc.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24

What will You do for Oskaloosa
Hospital Saturday, September 2eg
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24

The Ritter family reunion will be
held in Hedrick Saturday. September
70.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
Cash Sales of Grain.

Chicago, Sept. 23-Milling sales Of
cash wheat at Chicago Tuesday were
10000 blu, and to- exporters 100000
bu. Corn, 10000 bu domestic; oats
100000 bl domestic and SOC, 900 bl
to exporters. st. Louis and Kansas
City reported sales OF oats to sea
board exporters, but gave no. quan
titles. Baltimore reported 100000 b.
oats sold for export.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24

Paid the last half Of your taxes yeti
Don't let penalty attach.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
MARKET

, Chicago Grain Market
Furnished by the @. o. Patton
Grain Co.. correspondeuts. LAmsOa
Bros. b Col E1r r..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
Closing Prices.

HOGS-Market slow and 10 to 10
cents lower that yesterdays aver
age; mixed and butchers $8.15@9.10;
good to choice heavy $S.15@8.90:
rough heavy $Z95@8.1O; light $3.50
@9l0; workers. $8,95@9.05; bulk
,$s.3O@8.75; pigs $5,O0@S.S0; clear
ance yesterday fair ..
|. CATTLE-Steady. e.
q. SHEEP-Weak.
Official receipts. Yesterday Hogs
BIAS, cattle CATS, sheep 30,463.
Official shipments yesterday-Hogs
1850, cattle 3,233,. sheep 2l,658.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
Today's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards, Sept.
E23.-With $1,000 fresh arrivals and
5000 over from yesterday, light de
mand from the outside and local
packers bearish, the hog market to.
day was on the down. slant and was
slow and duh, opening at cents be,
low yesterday and continuing down
and down until at the close every,
thing was Is cents lower.
The bulk today sold at $8.300S.S0
against $8.45@890 yesterday; $3.50
$3.50 last Wednesday; $8.90@9,25
four weeks ago; $S.1O@S.60 cores
ponding Wednesday In 1913; $4,000
SIS in 1912; $6.25Q665 in 1911;
$8.55@9.OO' in 1910 and $7.90@825 in
1909.
The top paid today was 1915 with
few light hogs early at 1925; yes
terday 1896; last Wednesday $40:
four weeks ago $685.; one year
ago $9.05; two years ago $3.50; three
years ago 1915; four years ago
1896 and FIVE years ago $40.
The cattle market was generally
steady for the best grades but slow
and weak on the common to medium.
Packers are hard to trade with and
are lighting any Semblance OF ad'
vance as hard as possible. 49,.
Stockers and feeders met with
firm demand from the country with
strong rates. Prices ranged from
S6.75@S.25, with the bulk of the
whole supply at $74O@8.00. There
is very urgent demand for feeding
steers with weight and quality. an
! A run of 10000 sheep today again
demoralized the market and prices
went down 10 cents from yesterday
The estimated receipts for tomor.
row are $4,000 hogs, 5000, cattle and
| $4,000 sheep. .-3 ~.
Receipts today were $4,000 cattle
81 900 hogs and 10000 sheep, against
1912 cattle, 1867 hogs and 1896
sheep a week ago and 1928 cattle,
29,393 hogs and 52,254 sheep cores
| ponding Wednesday year ago.
Average price Of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday was 1858, against - 1915
Monday. 1886 week ago, $9,05. O
month ago, $S.43 a year ago, $8.47
two years ago and $3.50 three, years
! ago. ."- - -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24

Chicago, Sept. %.
en-. High. Low. Close.
Evening journal., 1914-08-28
Stone TOP FOR THE
WASHINGTON BRIDGE
Contractors Work Slowly,
Fearing the Structure
is Weak
MAY FINISH THE
WORK TOMORROW

Employees of Contractor W. S.
French. of Moorestown, n. j.. today
are placing a mixture of asphalt, oil,
tar and ground stone on the new
plank flooring of the Washington
street bridge. The driveway in the
center and foot paths on the sides of
the structure, are to be covered with
1000 gallons Of the oil, tar and as
phalt and this surface will be busted
with the rock. Application Of the mix
ture is being made from tank wagons
and it is expected that the work viii
be completed tomorrow afternoon.
Members of the contractors force
today declared the bridge to be
weak and said they we're some
what hampered in applying the mix
ture on the footpaths as they were
afraid to strain the structure by
backing wagons flush with the paths
They tried this but say they were
forced to abandon the plan because
the bridge would not stand the weight
The pathways are being sprinkled by
means of a hose running from one
of the tank wagons.
Evening journal., 1914-08-28
DESPONDENT. HE
QUAFFS POISON
John w. Cochran Swallows
Paris Green and Ends
His Life
ONE OF THE OLDEST
MEMBERS OF MADELEY

During an attack Of dependency,
John W. Cochran, aged r. Of
Garasche Lane. swallowed a dose Of
Paris green yesterday afternoon, ana
his death resulted this morning.
He lived with his son, +. Spencer
Cochran. and had been feeling un-
well for a long time He had become
melancholy because of his condition.
When nobody was looking yesterday
he mixed a potion Of Paris green that
had been used for spraying, and
drank IT, Members of the family
discovered his condition and sum
moned DR.. George w. X. Forrest
whose efforts to overcome the ef-
fects of the poison were unsuccess-
ful. and the aged man died at Z
o'clock this morning
Mr.. Cochran was about the oldest
member Of Madeley NJ. E. Church,
and his funeral will be held from
the church on Monday afternoon at
2.30 o'clock with interment in Sill
Verbrook Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1914-08-28
auto PARADE TO Be
HOME week Feature
Mr.. Griffenberg'S Committee
Seeking $1,000 to be
Given as Prizes
RUN DOWN STATE TO
BOOST CELEBRATION

That automobilists of the city in
tend to carry off the honors during
Old Home Week was evident last night
when a committee appointed by E. B.
Griffenberg, of the executive commit
tee who was designated to arrange for
the automobile parade. met for organ
ization. Mr.. Griffenberg had appoint
ed a live wire" committee, as fol-
lows:
Enoch Moore, Jr., j. H. Nixon, r. R.
Banks, H. n. Partington, N. B. Man
Gill, Coleman b. Harris, G. Parke Pos
ties, F. w. Ayers, E. c. Ulrich, Edward
r. Pusey, William L. Hamann, Will
liam e. Holland, Charles H. Smith, Jr..
David E. Rankin, John 7. Thompson
and John H. Minnick.
Mr.. Griffenberg was chosen chair
man, Mr.. Nixon secretary and Mr..
Puseys treasurer. II was an en-
thusiastic committee, working entire
ly for the success of a great parade
Of commercial and pleasure automo-
biles and motorcycles on Saturday
afternoon. October II.
Plans for getting funds to assure
the success of the rubber-tired
pageant we're discussed. and it was
decided to appeal to each automobile
owner in the State to contribute one
dollar to a fund for prizes. By this
method the committee hopes to secure
$1,000. Colonel G. P. Postles started
the fund with a contribution of 500
gold last night Substantial cash
prizes for various classes of cars,
including those deliberately decorated
are expected to stimulate entrants
to unlimited artistic decorations for
their vehicles.
To arouse greater interest in the
parade and in Old Home Week, the
committee discussed plans for an au-
tomobile run through the State and
back. This not only would attract at
tention to the Home Week celebration
but would draw many down-State
autos into the parade. It is thought
The Chamber of Commerce is to Co
operate with the committee in plan
ming the trip the date of which is tc
be fixed later.
Evening journal., 1914-08-28
HUSBAND STARTS
NIGHT ROW THAT
BRINGS Peace BOND

Ambrose and Byron Williams and
John Carr were before City Court
today on a charge of breach Of the
peace preferred by John f. Lecar-
pentier, of No. 1905 Wawaset street,
but as the trouble seemed to have
been a family row Judge Church
man dismissed two of the defendants
and held Ambrose under peace
bond. Awakened al 1870 o'clock this
morning by cries of help coming
from a woman In the house No 1916
Wawaset street. he went TO the pave
ment and met a young woman on
the porch Of the house In her night
clothing. He saw young man
thrown out of the house with his
clothes torn off him The disturb
ance lasted for about half an hour.
There was no fight on the pave
ment
Mrs. Mary Williams. OF No. 1915
Wawaset street. testified that the dis
turbance started In her house between
II and 12 o'clock. She said her
daughter had to run 10 the street
after her husband. Ambrose williams.
started the fight Mrs. Williams said
her daughter and husband separated
six years ago He came TO the house
last night, however, while Carr was
there and the trouble followed.
Mrs Williams said Carr rents the
house and that Williams does no
support his wife. Williams told the
court that he has sent money to his
wife and had sent for his wife e
come to his house. Ambrose Williami
was held in a $500 peace bond ant
the other two defendants we're dis
| missed.
Evening journal., 1914-08-28
SHIPPERS, SHOW YOUR
COLORS DURING WAR!

Deputy Collector Of Customs Jones
this morning received word from the
Treasury Department that the Ad-
miral in charge of the British squad
ron, lying of the Atlantic coast, had
complained to the government of tho
tardiness of American shippers in
displaying their colors. AS a result
the British men Of war were COM
PEELED to stop vessels, causing much
inconvenience. Notice is being given
by the Treasury Department to all
American shippers to fly the national
colors over American boats.
Evening journal., 1914-08-28
LAUDANUM Dose
MAY HAVE killed
Physicians Search For Taint
of 1t In Harry E. Rowe's
Stomach
HE MAY HAVE BEEN
CARRIED TO RAILROAD

Mrs. Rowe, wife of Harry +. Rowe,
who was found near Marshallton early
yesterday morning in an unconscious
condition and who died without regain
ing consciousness last evening, today
expressed belief that her husband had
been murdered but she was at a loss
as to how or why he should have been
killed. According TO Mrs. Rowe her
husband returned from his work on
Tuesday evening. After dinner he went
to the home OF neighhor, Raymond
Lambert, where he worked for awhile.
Later Rowe returned 10 his home and
complained of headache. lie lett
home early Wednesday morning and ms
continued disappearance worried her.
The place where Rowe was found is
along a footway skirting the b. q O.
railroad tracks, near Kiamensi, and
the path is banked with tall grass
on either side. David Glass, who
found the unconscious man, was ac-
companied by owen Mcmahon and
they carried Rowe to his home.
When found Rowe's clothes were
dry and his boots we're unsoiled, al.
though It had rained on Tuesday and
Wednesday night It is pointed oui
that If he had laid where found all
night his clothes would have beer
wet.
The bag Of peaches sitting along
side Rowe's body was also dry show.
ing that Il had not been In the rain
These circumstances. according e
relatives and friends of Rowe, indi
cate that he was carried to the spo
where found after the rain hat
stopped falling. The mud along thl
path showed plainly the prints o
some ones shoes. Just the points o
shoes showed.
After Rowe had been taken TO hiI
home DR.. l.. II. Ball and Dr. Francis
/ Springer were called. They thought
they detected the odor of laudanun
on his breath. The physicians were
not sure, however. and II was to de
termine this that the contents o
Rowe's stomach we're taken to New
ark this afternoon.
Rowe had lived I'm Marshallton fo
30 years and is survived by wife an'
three children. a son, William. age'
%. and two daughters, Miss Catherine
Rowe, and Mrs II. w. Work. TIL
funeral will take place from IN
Rowe home on Sunday afternoon a
2.30 o'clock. lnterment Will be mad
at Red Clay Creek cemetery.
Evening journal., 1914-08-28
old Home week
WORKERS TO Gather

Calls are being sent out today for a
special meeting OF the executive com
mittee of the "Old Home Week" COM
mittee, to be held in city Hall on next
Tuesday night.
In addition to the members of the
executive committee the meeting will
be attended by the chairmen Of all
the subcommittee and considerable
business bearing upon the progress
of the plans for the celebration will
be transacted.
Evening journal., 1914-08-28
DISMISS MS CHARGE.

Joseph Mcbride, Baudy Simmons, Leo
Haughey Harry Thomas and John May
hart were before the City Court today,
charged by Charles G.. Ryan with the
larceny of the frame of floor scales.
lie testified that he had abandoned the
old frame, as IL was not worth more
than the labor of getting II out. The
case was dismissed
Evening journal., 1914-08-28

Beauty" expert, gives Mothers
this very sensible advice:
"Try to do without drugs. say
this, not from any dislike to the use
of medicines in treating children,
but because we are here dealing
with function that persists
throughout life. If we control that
function by drugs we injure the in
testines in their action, so that
larger and larger doses must be
taken, and in the course of time
nothing short of giant doses of the
most powerful purgatives will ef
feet the result desired, and as such
drugs when habitually used injure
the systematic condition of the
sufferer is pitiable."
Had she written a whole volume
she could not have said more.
Only she might have added-that
where children or grown folks are
constipated they should-by all
means, be treated with Tu-Bo-Lsx.
This laxative ointment, which is
inserted in the rectum, brings i'm
mediate relief without disturbing
the stomach, intestines or any part
y of the body, and soon habituates
the lower bowel to act regularly
without assistance. Treating con-
stipation through the mouth in
any shape will soon be tabooed by
the Medical Profession. We want
everybody to realize the fact that
the lower bowel is nothing more
or less than a sewer pipe and when
it becomes clogged or fails to
evacuate the refuse matter-it up.
sets digestion, creating dyspepsia
nervousness. liver ailments, sick
headache and general debility.
If you are constipated-try TU.
BO-LAX and in ? MINUTES you
will be grateful for this advice
You will have no more use fol
Cathartics. TU-BO-LAX is a,
pleasant and easily used as taking
a swallow of water. 1t gives yot
one complete evacuation; anC
avoids the weakening effect of Ca
thartics that may operate a hal
dozen times, just when it is mos
inconvenient.
All druggists sell it-or upor
receipt of 25 cents we will mai
you package.
TO-BO COMPANY,
18th & Market Sts-
Philadelphia. Pa.