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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
ePRING CREEK

Logan Graham and family are tent.
ing on the State fair grounds
Joe Beach is building a new garage
Frank Norris has purchased a new
automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Painter and daugh,
ter Alice of New York City are Wis
iting at the w. L. Campbell home
Mrs. Painter is a sister of Mrs,
Campbell. 3....:.
Logan Graham and Sig Broerman
eS. ...
A number of the farmers have been
putting up clover this week.
Several have sowed alfalfa.
A large number attended Chautau
qua and pronounce II the best one
that has been held. 81. -. -.... ..s-
Sunday school Rally Day and the
Grange picnic was we'll represented
from Spring Creek-all pleased with
both days.
w. A. Hamikes and sons are busy
making molasses. go .r- &c ....'
Miss HORT, from Boston will teach
Buckeye school. --..-. - .. u. q.
Ada Morrow will teach Hazeldelle
school. Col. .,..... s,., .e. $50 -.
Lew Towns will remodel his home
this fall. ...
The Iowa City roads are being
people. They are starting ont doing
good work, ,s,ss se b, 4 a. -..s
All are rejoicing over the good
rain. received Friday morning.
Aug. 81, ~ Gala Lily
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
OLIVET.

SGlNGl
Olivet, Aug. 3l.-Uncle John Dol
an has been appointed janitor of the
new Tracey school house and will
move there after living here for 30
years.
Uncle John Thompson writes
that he arrived safely in Indianapo,
lis and is having the time of his life.
Mrs. Alice Brown, the teacher for
the fall and winter term at Burr Oak
was in town Thursday making ar
rangements to move here. She will
occupy the John Dolan home.
Mrs. Mary Adams of Oskaloosa Wis
tied Wednesday at the +. G. Drake
home.
A. J. Miller of Des Moines was in
town on business this week
Miss Annie Top commenced Mon.
day to take up training to become a
nurse at t;nu WIIIIams hospital in Os.
kaloosa.
willis Billings returned home this
week from Lynnviile where he work.
ed all summer on a farm.
A. J. De Cook and William Kreel-
ing spent Wednesday in Oskalosa. Al
looked unnatural in Bits gas wagon
Miss Margaret Liehtenheld of Os.
kalosa visited this week with her
aunt, Mrs. William Druse.
Mrs. }. l.. Billings left Thursday for
Pella to visit with her daughter Mrs
De Rus.
Mrs. J. Top and Mrs. J. II. Perfect
spent Friday in Harvey at the ]. G..
Nossman home.
John Shaffer spent Saturday in
Oskaloosa.
II. Nj. Thompson left on Saturday
for Des Moines to spend two days at
the state fair.
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03

a blacksmith and his family have
been quarantined on account of scar
let fever. The wife is the one who
is sick and at the time ofutthe dis.
covery of the case, two of the Free
Methodist campers, Evangelist A. ID.
Zehmser. of Pittsburgh. pa. and
Prof. ]. L. Ladue. of Greenvilie, H..
were stopping with them as roomers
gage are now held in the home by
the Quarantined conditions. The
gentlemen themselves were away
from the house attending to their
work at camp when the quarantine
was established
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
AN INTERURBAN DREAM
Abba Paper Sees Centerville And
Oskaio ,sa Connected.

The Abba Republican says: You
never can tell just what will happen
when interurbans are being brought
into the city Ii is among the posi-
bilities that Abba will become part
of great system of interuTbans
some of these days. The Des Moines
company has just been granted a
franchise to extend their lines and
will furnish power to- Oskaloosa and
Knoxville. Under the recent condi
ton. and in a short time, Abba will
have power furnished for lighting and
all other purposes. from Centerville,
The first car. on the new interurban
to make its appearance in this city
on the public square. was last Friday
At that time car was run from the
public square in Centerville to the
c. b.. & Q. depot in this city. The IL
linois Traction company own the Des
ADMINISTRATIONS plant, and there
Is no telling when they will consider
that II is absolutely necessary for
them to own the Albia-Centeryille
line. When that time comes, it can
be depended upon that the Illinois
Traction company will secure the
property. Electricity is now being
furnished Abba for the operation of
the street car and interurban service,
and In. the course of another month
the lighting of this city will be done
by the same company. The Abba
Centerville line should prove a valu-
able feeder to the Des Maines-Oska-
lOosa interurban, and the two lines
could be 9 connected up in less than
twenty miles
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03

I. n : -
Jerry and Earl Stout and their
families went to Des Moines Saturday
to- attend the fair, going through In
their new car. .rs, lHs-s i.
Tom Oliver and Julia Vanarcle were
married in oskaloosa Wednesday and
the boys showed them "rattling''
good time Thursday evening. Lon
treated them to candy, cigars and
oranges. Tae boys went home hap,
Ply, wishing them a long and happy
life.
Mrs. Mae MARYLAND and Mrs. Orva
Carter were New Sharon callers Sat.
urday.
Will MARYLAND and c. W. Dewitt
each had a horse badly cut on wire
Mrs. c. W. Dewitt attended the fun.
eral of her aunt, in New Sharon, Mrs.
Robert Rhine
Sept. l. DEW DROP.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
Open Sewer Endanaers Health.

Des Moines, Sept. Henry AL
bers, deputy sheriff, at noon today
started for the state fair grounds to
arrest c. E. Cameron, president OF
ne state far association on an infor-
nation charging him with maintain.
ing nuisance, sworn out by County
Attorney Guthrie, and which Is the
result of Cameron's' alleged neglect
in not repairing "a defective fair
ground sewer. Persons living south
of the fair grounds charge that only
an open sewer was provided and that
their health is bein endangered by
it's condition
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
May Extend Light Service.

Rockwell City, Sept. President
LOring, Vice President Crook and
other officials of the Fort Dodge, Des
Moines Il Southern railroad were
Rockwell City visitors yesterday,
taking an auto trip from here to 9TH
err surrounding towns. 1t is under.
stood that if the electric light fran
chise is granted at the election next
week the interurban people will take
over the local plant and arrange to
furnish electricity for Sac City, Lake
City, Lytton and other surrounding
towns. A
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
EGTS DRUNK
IL BURNS MONEY
AND KILLS SELF
JOHN 8. HAMMOND NOT ALLOW.
Ed TO EAT IN SHIRT SLEEVES.
DUBUQUE MAY LOSE ROAD MONEY
M. & St. L. District Passenger Agent
At Des Moines is Promoted to
Division Passenger Agent.
Iowa Veterinary Dead

Iowa City, Sept. l.-Joseph Klou-
bee, wealthy farmer, while madden
ed with liquor committed suicide at
his home near North Liberty. He
shot himself through the heart after
driving his family from the house
and compelling them to seek refuge
in a corn field on threats that he
would kill them. Before shooting
himself Kloubec burned several
thousand dollars in bank certificates
and cash and set fire to the house.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
ELM GROVE.

We are all very thankful for the
much needed rain. Wells were all
going dry and pastures were very
poor. ."-. .
Charlie Dewitt is doing quite lot
of repairing to his house by tearing
down part and rebuilding again.
Mrs. Matte Stout came home from
the hospital Tuesday very much inn
proved In health since her operation
Mrs Mae MARYLAND aud Gladys De
witt are having dental work done In
New Sharon. ~ s ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
Railroad Man Promoted.

Des Moines, Sept. Walter X.
Adams who for the past nine years
has been district passenger agent
for the Minneapolis & st. Louis here
with territory sout hof Albert Lea and
Baskerville, becomes division passen-
ger agent today with Offices in Des
Moines as before. The promotion ex-
tends his jurisdiction to the entire
passenger traffic in Iowa and Illinois.
c. A. Quire, district passenger agent
at Oskaloosa, will report to Mr.. AID.
ANS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
Fight With A Mexicano."

De night was dark and drea'ry
AS Is sittin' in de hall,
And the fol'S were jest a paSsin'
In and out dat fancy ball.;
And de fiddle was jest ringin'
Out and OF Verginia reel, @~
While do fOl's were a dancin
With da toes and with da heel
was settin' kin O. carless
In de Cornah o de hall,
Lookin' at dat fancy portah
Ringin' out his fancy calls,
When q great big MeXicano
With his mustache two feet long
Come a waikin' all upon me
Actin lax dars something wrong.
Oar he had his arms all folded
AS he turned and looked at me,
And my heart was jest iumpin'
LAX a bubble on de sea.
And | says: Now Mexicano
don want to have a fight
Fer I'm always kim o peaceful
And | tries TO do what's right"
Why his mustache turned and twisted
AS he rolled dem eyes at me:
No | wasn't badly frightened,
was nervous as | could be.
was in the highest place
Dat a man could wish to seek
With my body jest a shakin
And my legs a gettin weak.
Jones, he was my friend an partnah
So | thought that he'd jump on,
When looked dat great big coward
Had done slipped away and gone.
Bout dis time de foPs OATS dancin'
Comes aroun' and stops de fight,
| didn't stop to tell de story,
But | bidded dem all Good Night.
Melvin Tolson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
Killed by Train.

Fort Dodge, Sept. Robert Dill.
ingham, aged Az, was killed by an
Illinois Central train last night He
and his brother, aged wanted to
see the world and started to walk to
Tara. The older brother left Robert
when he became tired and said he
wanted to lie down and sleep. While
he slept on the track, the train ran
him down.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
Shirt Sleeve Question Raised.

Des Moines, Sept. John B. Ham
mOnd, a prominent temperance work
er, brought suit against the Milwan-
kee railroad because of his alleged
election from one of the company's
dining cars. Hammond was elected
because he sought to eat in the din
ing car in his shirt sleeves with his
suSpenders exposed. He declares the
humiliation he was compelled to und
ergo is worth $4,000 to him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
Prominent Veterinary Dead.

Storm Lake. Sept. DIR. j. NJ.
Walrod, for 20 years, a practicing
veterinary surgeon here, is dead OF
apOplexy. He is survived by a wife,
four sons and a daughter. He was
prominent in the Methodist church
and was vice president of the chau-
tauqua association.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
pronrnss of the Pauinn.

A part of the second block OF High
avenue pavement has, been opened to
traffic. but the B street intersection
| is not yet ready The brick on the
north side OF the street car tracks was
laid beyond @ street yesterday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
whats The Use 2n

What is the use OF having a storm
sewer complain residents OF the
second ward, when the catch basins
and openings are insufficient TO care
for, the waterfall" Much work Is u
be done to relieve conditions that
prevail in this district with every
hard rain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03
f+.s fFF+ $500 + Fl.
+ AMONG LOCAL POETS
+++F +%++ 1919 So
Poor Prayer.

Poor Prayer.
Amid the trampings of millions o
marching Ieet,.. ,,.
Amid wreckage, from the bombs il
the crowded street, 49,.
Amid terrors of the helpless, hungr!
children, crying;
And the sobs of women, for the
brave sons dying
Where the armies of men meet, t
balance power, ',E
God alone, look down in pity, in this
trying hour.
Amid iealousies of crafty mems
small hard hearts; PCS, . s..
Amid ships of the air, with theil
~. poisoned darts. 1T
Amid roar Of the lannon's mouth
.a fed with flesh, 49,.
OF the poor duRes caught in the ty
rants mesh,
in might
God of peace; send the dove, to plead
for the right.
Amid dead and the dying on the
bloody plains;
Amid warning factions for the lust
of gains:
Amid rotting harvests, ungarnered
on the ground,
And the tear-stained faces of women
all around
Who valiantly labor for their child
rem, and their men
God of all; from such Wars,-Send
peace, 10 remain.
Fila Evans Brown.
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A Prayer.
Speak to my heart low and sweet,
Spey, Lord as to Mary at thy feet.
With thee is the fountain of life.
Life with God is everlasting life.
Jesus lives and leads TO heaven.
Let us live to meet in heaven.
We must yield our lives to God.
Our life is to bring glory TO God.
If any wish we dare not pray
Pray God to cast that sin away.
Gods children enter the marriage
feast.
Christians hope is everlasting peace.
Eastern time Is the time of hold peace
How we think of friends at rest
Who are with Christ forever blest.
John A. Bell, Sewers, la.
The Value Of a Friend.
! care not for world of gold,
Nor for gems of azure hue,
But the greatest gift, | feel the most,
Is a world of friends who're true.
The gold may cheer in time of need,
The gems our pride adorn,
The smile of good friend is more
When we meet IL night and morn.
When our hearts grow cold in sad.
ness, -
When the world seems cold and blue
Nothing changes SO quick to gladness
Like the warmth Of a friend who's
, ~ true. -. ".
In sorrow, when ones most needy,
In time when it comes to you;
IT'S then youth truly notice
That yOn claim a friend who's true.
So glance not around for treasures
or gold or of gems so few,
But grasp and steadily hold them,
If you have just friends who are true.
Mrs. J. II. Morrison.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03

War Is followed by disastrous re
suits, morally, economically, racial
ly and socially. The morals of Eu
rope will be made better by the pre-
sent war but a starving. debt laden
Europe will result. Already the
world is In o state OF revolution
which promises to overthrow the
military monarchies of the old world
France is a practical Illustration Of
Christ's declaration that they who
take up the sword shall perish by the
sword, The French soldier OF Today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
PETERSBURG
WAR DEPARTMENT
APPROVES BRIDGE

Petersburg. Va. June l6.-City Enel-
neer Budd has received from the war
department approval Of the plans pre-
pared by him for the new concrete
bridge which Is to supercede the
Bishop bridge. spanning the Appomat-
tox at this place.
The department approval OF the
plans are on the condition that the
work viii begin within one year OF
the date of approve IF pians and be
completed within III 60 Years.
The plans viii nov 80 before both
branches of the city council for APP
provsl, after which hlds Viii be asked
for the work and the city engineer is
of the opinion that work viii be start
cd within the next sixty DAYS
The site OF the bridge VIII Just be
ten feet east of the present site and
the entire structur. Gill lac of con
crete.
There will he paved roadway of
twenty feet and an eight-foot side
walk on one side The cost will be
10000. this amount having afTeady
been appropriated faF the work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
NEGRO SENTENCED
TO HANG CAPTURED
ESCAPED EIGHT YEARS AGOt NEW
METHOD OF EXECUTION Is
CHAIR.

Blackstone. Va, June 1s.-Much in,
terest is being manifested hero In re;
ing the complicated situation
which has been drought about by the
rearrest of AlSier stokes. who escaped
from Nottoway county Jail after nav
ing been sentenced to death for the
killing of James Price, another negro.
here eight years ago.
The Jury at the trial brought In
vedict that Stokes be hanged by the
neck until he Is dead In 1908 the leg
islature passed an act abolishng hang
Ing as a mode of capital punishment IN
virginia The question is whether
Stokes should be punished according 10
the verdict rendered at that time, or
whether he should be electrocuted
Price was killed here on Main
street. While leaning against tele-
phone post on the most prominent
street corner in town he was ap-
preached hy Stokes, and. without
weird from his assailant. was stabbed
through the breast. Several proml-
nent citizens were standing IN ten
feet of the two when II occurred
Stokes broke and ran. while Price
staggered down the street for Block
to the doors of drug store, where
he fell dead,
stokes was chased about town for
APkPTdt itakfiQihSs Asjkdiis tifsNtf" Ahir -
evade his pursuers, but only Tor few
minutes The entire town was
aroused, and many children joined
in the search for the murderer he
was found about an hour after thn
crime was committed beneath tbs
floors Of A tobacco warehouse and
arrested. Just three days before the
date set for his execution he crawied
out through chimney In the jail to
the roof after breaking out several
defective bars. Many stories have
been told during his absence as to his
wherea bouts at different times. and
the history OF the crime has been Kept
alive here by these runners which
have been circulated every few
months.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
POSS DIVORCE IS
NOW UP To JURY

New York. June 1s--The divorce
suit Of Frank II. Poss against Mrs.
Lillian x, Poss, in which Percy NJ
Thorn wholesale coal merchant,
is named us correspondent and Mrs.
Poss has a claim, accusing
her husband of misconduct with a
number of women. went TO the Jury
before supreme Court Justice Dom
nelly late this afternoon Al :
O'Clock the jury had not agreed and
the court directed that sealed ver-
diet be returned tomorrow morning
Before the jury went out the court
refused to act on aftidavits filed by
George Gordon Battle. of counsel for
Mrs. Foss. which viii be used as the
basis for an application for new
trial in case the jury finds against
Mrs Poss.
These affidavits, filed In the county
clerk = office today stated that in the
coarse nj the trial, one of the jurors
stopped at the counsel table while the
jury was passing out, and stated that
some of the Jurors believed that Mr.
Brilles for Mrs Poss. had been signal
ling 10 witnesses to influence their
testimenN. and that the jurors had been
discussing the advisabjlity nf calling
tho courts attention TO the matter
Both Mr.. Battle and AIR. Rrilles said
that this is a mistake, and they be
iieved such a feeling on the part of
the jurymen would prejudice them
against Mrs. p0SS They thought the
Jurors could not give AN impartial YER
dict Justice Donnelly investigated the
matter, and decided that since the case
had been on trial since Juae ?, ii would
be improper To declare mistrial In the
case
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
Of MERCER
! WILL INVESTIGATE
MAN DIES Of TYPHOID-WIFE DIES
FROM INCUBATION BY
SERUM.
V cry ILL
MAY suCCoMB TO SERUM ISJEC-
Ti0N ANTI VACCINATION
LEAGUE MAKES HOT STATE
MENT.
CHILDREN VERY ILL

New York. June i6.--Friends of
Robert f. Mercer. who died of typhoid
ieVer at his home in New York, on
May Is. are determined that an in :
vestigation shall be made of the death
OF Mrs. Mercer and the pitifuI plight
or their two children, Herbert, ten,
ana Ruth. five, years old, who have
been dangerously i'll since they were
inoculated with serum at the same
time as their mother.
Mrs. Mercer died Monday morning
The two children have steadily wasted
away and their condition is so serious
that they have not been told of the
death of their mother. Friends of the
father, who was an empioye of the
Mergenthaler Linotype company. will
see that the children are we'll taken
cared of. and meantime they are in
shutting an investigation which may
result in suit against the city
DR.. Sydney f. Smith injected the
anti-typhoid serum into the mother
and two children after the father had
been stricken with the disease. He
obtained the anti-toxin from the board
of health. Following the illness of
the mother and two children, an
investigation by the board of health
was made and the conclusion arrived
by the serum, but by typhoid itself
contracted before the incubation took
place.
The Mercer children are now under
the constant care of a nurse They
were perfectly normal children before
they were inoculated. Now their
bodies are wasted and SO sensitive that
they can hardly endure to be touched
by those caring for them, Neither
child lis expected to live.
The death of Mrs. Mercer makes
interesting the assertion OF Charles NJ.
Higgins. treasurer of the Anti-Vac-
cination League of America, that 1t
can be readily proved from death GER
tlficates and other data not published
that there are more deaths caused
every year in this city and state from
lockiaw and septicimia in vaccination
wounds than by smallpox. He de-
clares that among children the pro-
portion is three to one in some years
In published statement he chal-
lenges the toard of Wealth to disprove
this assertion. and also challenges the
board TO permit a representative com
mittee of citizens TO examine their
death records
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
GOLD HILL MINE
PROMOTER R|LED

Washington, June Walter
George Newman the promoter OF the
North Carolina gold mine. which has
been exploited through the use of the
senates official letterheads. arrived in
honey hee ever since Mi Newman
came 10 Washington with his war
paint on ready and willing To appear
5efore an investigation committee of
the senate, tie declared that ne has
the greatest gold mine on earth. and
that he wal he only too glad 10 back
II up on the stand. MI Newman was
0ut for "vindieatton' and he Intended
to got it from Il senate COMMITTEE
The mining prom otter was, there
fore, considerably disa ppointed upon
his arrival at the capitol To find that
several OF the Democratic senators
were opposed to the passage OF the
resolution calling for the appointment
Of an inY estiEatinR committee to in
quire into the Use Of the senate's let
terheads. "S-s-sh Let this matter die
down" said one. senator TO him.
Not on your life" replied New
man. 4 have nothing "a conceal !
want indication"
Promoter Newman brought with
him from Gold I'M y G.. the min
ing engineer whose roseate report on
the Gold Hill property was repro
dueed on the senate committees off,
cial letter paper, and T., G. Gregory,
Of Salisbury \ G., son-in-law of
Senator OYerman. and n director in
the Cold Hill company
Your correspondent had n talk with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
MUSIC TONIGHT
At RIVERSIDE

kessnichs band gave the second of
the seasons concerts at Monroe park
last night before large crowd of
citizens, from not only that section
uf the city but from elsewhere.
The program became popular with
the opening concert at Chimhorazo
Monday night, and was greeted with
much applause last night
Tonight the residents Of the south
west end will have the concert, the
band going to Riverside, where, at s
o'clock. the music will start
Tomorrow night the Southsiders
will have the opportunity of enjoy
ing the music in Washington square.
The band is arranging for its an
nuaI outing to jamestown on next
Sunday the boat leaving the wharf
at . o'clock. and returning in time
for church services
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17

services and my Judgment Put no
straight Jacket upon Your representa-
tive but give him the right to use
his Judgment ! cannot express nay
ppreCiatior@ef your kindness
Congratulate Victor
Again the hall rang with applause,
and the crowd gathered around the
congressman and grasped his hands
n hearty congratulations. while show
ering good wishes upon him.
Congressman Montaeue then be-
CA me the guest If the committee at
luncheon In Murphy's dinins-room
where "A pleasant half hour was spent.
These arrangements were in charge
II Committeeman Writ + Taylor, w.
T.. jennings and j. NJ Purcell.
In the meantime many friends ut
Senator Wendenburg's gathered In
his rooms, and received the returns
with little show of joy but with no
iii-feelins against the suce ssful can
didate,
II VAS stated by some Of TIL" Wen
denburE supporters that The Henrtco
senator would again enter the race
TWO wears hence