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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Prisoners Break Jail,

Clarion, Feb. l6.-Jack Lee, from
EagIe Grove. and Peter Roebeck,
FROM Woodstock, broke out of the
county jail Saturday night. The
wife of Sheriff Leonard, who was at
home, heard the prisoners singing.
Then suddenly they were quiet and
an investigation showed they were
gone. Two bars had been sawed
and removed. Bloodhounds immedi-
ately were put on the trail of the
men. but they have not been found.
Sheriff Leonard boarded west.
bound freight on the Rock Island in
tho search for the rugitives, and was
thrown from the engine, and his back
and side were hurt. lie is confined
to his bed. This is the first Jail de.
livery during the present administra-
ton of five years. De-.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
BOY AND SISTER
BURNED TO DEATH
LITTLE GIRL BURNED TO DEATH
IN oTTuMWA.
NOTORIOUS GUNMAN CAPTURED
Two Prisoners Break Jail at Clarion.
erinneIi Aviator Will Enter Globe
circIing Race of the Panama
Exposition,

. Sioux City, Feb. l6.--Henry Cotrs-
ms, aged 3, aud his halfpsister, Wiz
ginia Mack" aged s, were suffocated
IN their home , this morning while
their. mother, Mrs. VIM. Mack, was
in police court while her husband
was. being arraigned Oh a charge of
gambling. On her return home, Mrs.
Mack, found the house filed with
smoke, the boy was dead and the
girl dying. ltais supposed that the
children secured matches after their
mother locked them in the room and
were searching in the closet for a
sack OF peanuts. Burnt matches were
found in the closet by the sack OF
peanuts. ..t.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
IOWA GUARDS INSPECTION
THAT OF COMPANY r OF THE
SAITH WILL OCCUR MARCH 81.
Companies Are Expected To Be Re.
cruited Up To Proper Strength
at the Time.

Des MOines, Feb. 4.-Datcs of in.
spection of the companies of the
Iowa National guard, ordered by the
war department, are announced by
Adjutant General Logan as follows:
March 2, waterloo; March 3, Ce-
dar Falls; March 4, Charles City:
March ), Waukon; March 6, Du-
buque: March ., Manchester; March
10, band and company, Cedar Rapids;
March Il, Vinton; March 3D.. Upton.
Companies of the Fifty-fourth regi.
ment: March 16, Davenport; March
~, Muscatine; March IS, Burlington !:
March 10, Fort Madison; March 20,
keokuk; March 90, Centerville:
March "a. 0ttumwa company and
band; March %. Fairfield; March rs,
Washington: March "a, Iowa City;
March 80, Grinnell; March 81, Oska.
loosa. :. ...
Companies of the .Fifty-Gfth regi.
ment: April |, Knoxville; April 2
and 3. band and companies at Des
Moines; April 6, Charlton; April Z,
Corning; April 8. Villisca: April ..
Clarinda; Apri ! 10. Shenandoah;
April 10, Red OaE; April IA, Glen.
wood; April Is, Council Bluffs; April
II, Ames; April 20, Winterset.
AT the time of inspection the com
pauieS are expected to DO recruited
up to their proper strength The
condition Of the uniforms, the armo-
ry and the general appearance. of the
organization is taken into considera
ton in rating the companies. It Is
probable that many companies will
call extra drills, during the coming
few weeks To prepare for the visit of
the regular army officer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
BRIDEGROOM Stricken.

CorrectionFille. Feb. lG.-Just as
the wedding march began at noon
Sunday. the: groom, George Dempster
aged rs, was stricken with epilepsy
and his marriage to Miss Ruth Conk
lin. the l6-yearold daughter of Mr.
aud Mrs. G. II. Conklin, residents OF
this city. was postponed. The wed
ding dinner, however, was served
while the young man was being re,
yived upstairs. The father refused
the request OF the bride to let the
ceremony proceed. and the marriage
has been indefinitely postponed.
There were fifty guests present.
They gathered up the gifts they had
brought and departed after the din.
nGr.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
BLOOMFIELD.

Winter has come at last
Mrs. Lura Evans and daughters
visited at the parental Hoover home
one day this week. -. g..
w. F. M. S. met with Mrs. John
Sage Wednesday afternoon.
Friends ana neighbors, about .thir-
.ty in all, went in and surprised the
Sage family last Tuesday night. All
departed at late hour. wishing them
success in their new home.
Esther Larson has resigned her po-
sition with Oppenheimer's and has
accepted a similar position at Cres.
ton, Iowa. !
Ed Gilchrist and Miss Grace Bog.
CESS called at the Walter Gray home
Friday evening. =.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the Padget sale Tuesday BE-.
Arthur Sage and Harry Deck baled
straw for Mr.. Browneller Wednes-
day. ,..s a.s s. n
+ Several OF the children are out OF
school on account of sickness.
Feb. ID. t' ID,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
AN OLD TIME OSKALOOSA BOY
ADMIRAL FLETCHER. The MAN OF THE HOUR IN MEXICO
ENTERED THE SERVICE HERE

with it all. lovable, and respected by
every officer and man with whom he
is associated. He never jumps too
quickly, but he is always ready to
act the moment the time comes to
act, and have an idea that the Mex.
leans of both sides now fighting on
the east coast realize this to the full.
est. b. ~ -.r,- ... F. &C. .-..
mo officer of the navy understands
the international law better than does
Admiral Fletcher, and it is no secret
when ! tell you that for months past
Fletcher has been studying the reg.
ulations governing his work in Mexi.
can waters, and he knows the situa.
ton from every angle, legal and 9th
erwise, from A to II. That's one of
the many reasons why the govern.
ment has such absolute trust i'm him
and has given him free rein in han
ding the situation. The president
knows the admiral will do the right
thing, and that he will do it i'm way
that will reflect credit on the United
States. ..
Before the Mexican situation be
came so acute il was the general opin
ion of the navy that when Rear Ad
miral Badger rclinquished his com
mand as commander in chief early In
the coming year Rear Admiral Cam
crOn MGR. Winslow would succeed
him. But since Fletcher has made
such a splendid record in Mexico al
this has changed, and now there are
rs many who believe that Fletcher
and not Winslow will get the plum.
Admiral Fletcher, when not at sea
lives at 144l Massachusetts, avenue
Washington. His wife. whom he mar
ried in 1895, was Miss Susan Hunt
Stetson. Washington belle. He il
member of the Chevy Chase and the
Army and Navy clubs in Washington
and Of the New York Yacht club, il
New York.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Iowa's Oldest Resident,

The man in Iowa who has lived
the most years i'm this state is likely
ia resident of Gorrectionville, and he
is ID. NJ. Heath, aged ~ years, the
veteran pioneer. Mr. Heath has
lived 71A years in the state of Iowa,
having first settled in Jackson county
when the state was a territory. At
that time the country was mostly
settled by trappers, hunters and In
dams, so Mr.. Heath has witnessed
lowas history in all its changes and
fortunes. ~ .E
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
., New seuildinss for State Schools.

The state board of education has
approved the immediate erection of
$273,0O0 worth of buildings at the
state college at AmcS and the state
university at Iowa City. The money
was provided by the last session of
legislature. A gymnasium for both
men and women, separate from the
armory, will be erected at Iowa City
at the cost of $i2j,000. Tho state un.
ivcrsity will also have $4,000
nurses home, large enough to accom-
odate 100 nurses, and an eXtention of
the engineering shops to cost $4,000.
The most extensive of the improve.
ments at Ames will be a new wOm-
ems dOrmitory which win cost $50 900.
An abattoir is to be erected which
which will cost $4,000
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Petition for MunicipaI Plant,

Mason City, Feb. 1G.-Nearly three
hundred citizens have petitioncd the
city council to call a special election
To vote on the issuing of 100000 IN
bonds, the proceeds to be used in
erecting a municipal electric light
plant. The United Light IL Power
Co, which has the plant here says il
cannot furnish electricity for less than
IL cents and the citizens think that
the municipal plant would furnish it
for eight Or nine. A similar situation
is found in Muscatine and the two
cities are aiding each other In the
fight. In 1901, Mason City voted to
to build an electric light plant but
IL was never carried out.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Want Elk for Park

Iowa City is trying to secure Il
pair of elk for its city park. Com.
muuication has been carried ON with
the secretary of state of Wyoming
who is acting governor during the
absence Of Gov. Carey, who Is In
Europe, to secure the animals for the
city. There is state rule OF Wy
oming forbidding the state from Civ.
ing elk to cities unless used for scien-
tifls purposes. SO II is probable that
they will be secured through the uni
versity. ..-.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
No DRAINAGE District,

Judge Wilcockson has rendered q
decision. In the Bear Creek drainage
case, unfolding the Board of Super.
visors OF Powesheik County. which
means there Will BIO no drainage
ditch: Tho hoard refused to recog.
nize the fprInation OF special drain.
age distrints comprising q big tori
tory. running from Malcolm northwest.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
.OL|vET AND VICINITY
L. iHACkERT SELLS EIGHT HOGS
FOR S344. WRITER DESCRIBES
WHAT A. CHRONIC KICKER rs.
WEATHER MAN ON JOB.


Oliyet Feb. IA A. DeCook and
John Cole Skinned two carloads of
hogs to Chicago on Tuesday.
IA. NJ Thomson had nice five
wear old horse die this week with
lockiaw.
l.. Hackert one of our most prog
ressiye farmers. last week. sold
hogs at Leighton that weighed an ay.
erage of 53y pounds each and brought
him S3I4 They sold at 8 cents When
the writer buys them he paws II
cents a pound fresh and % cents
dried,
IA Anderson of CoIGax was In
town ON business Tuesday. We were
glad to meet Jim and see him look
ling so well. for we hadn't seen him
for a "coou's age"
John McCombs was n passenger for
Oskaloosa Tuesday
L. Hackert attended a sale near
Bolton last week adj bought fine
pair of black spring colts. He thinks
thew are the best. i'm Scott township.
Herman Sedrel : is engaged this
week i'm tearing down two barns and
moving them on his place south OF
town.
The writer has known people in his
| time who would plead poverty but In
! the summertime would raise weeds
/ and buy vegetables. sit on the river
bank all Jay to catch a ten cent fish
with a three dollar rod, hunt all day
! to shoot a ten cent rabbit with a
Twenty dollar gun, and give i've dol.
| lars for n pair of shoes when his rich
ineighbor would buy q pair for two
dollars II you want to FIND a chronic
Kicker, the above fellow is the man.
J. II. Perfect, VINO recently moved
here. is a strong advocate of adper-
Itising. He says he recently adver-
ltised q span of young mules for sale
and On the third day buyer came
land gave him $3.50 cash for his mules
This Is the eXperiepce of all but they
|hate to Tess up.
The weather man let up know he
lis still on the Job the first part OF
this month and il anyone doubts the
Iyeracity of that groundhog, we want
MIN to look up the record.
! w. Rossaman was a business cal.
Her I'm Harvey Monday.
H. w. VanRoekel was a passenger
for Oskaloosa Monday. ..,
A whole lot of people we know OF,
seem to think if they want to find u
gold mine they must so way of to
Pixies Peak or some other place.
THE Iowa farmer has the best gold
mine on earth right at home II he
only knew it, especially so il he put
1.-THE same vim In 1t that he would in
the Pixies Peak mine.
John p. White is to be congratu-
Hated on his recommendation that the
miners continue working pending the
1.-The making of a new agreement IN
April and we are glad to see that. the
miners were willing to adeat II at
their national convention. for III an
army of men ever did an unwisc
thing it was to put down their tools,
stop work and paralyze business for
La month or six weeks, pending the
making of q new agreement for two
wears -. f,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
President is Invited

Wayerly has invited President vii.
son TO attend the Bremen county fair,
and to give an address there next
September. or course that would be a
big drawing card. However, if the
president can not accept, he will
have reply sent. stating that he re.
grets that his time is so fully taken
etc. All OF which makes excellent
advertising for the Bremen county
fair. and does not cost much either.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
New Masonic Iemnle

The Iowa City Masons expect to
dedicate their new temple between
March 10 and April /. 1t Is hand
some new structure, and will be a
credit to the town as we'll as the or
der. II represents an investment of
1000 aud no doubt, Iowa City Mas.
oIs viii be very proud OF their now
home and win be advising their
brethren elsewhere 10 90 and do like
wise.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Beqgar An Imposter.

Des Moines, Feb. 16. - Deacon
Joachim George, a member of the
Turkish Beggars Union. which has
invaded the United States, who Is
wanted by the authorities at Salem
Mass, is held as "a prisoner of the
government in the Polk county Jail
He Is one OF the eastern missionaries
who appeared here Jan. "a with let.
ters forged as an introduction from
bishop of the church in the Far
East
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Contract for Sewer.

The town of Alden In Hardin coun.
ty has awarded contract for $12,61S
for sewer system, with an addition.
al $1,000 for a sewage disposal plant.
Alden has less than 1000 inhabitants.
There Is another illustration of the
oftrepeated statement that the world
moves rapidly and that 1t is getting
better every day. a
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
GrinnelI Man To Enter Race

Grinuell. Feb. lG.-W. G.. Robinson,
aviator, who is building Il powerful
biplane in the factory of the Grinnell
Aeroplaue company here, has def
nitely decided to compete for the
prizes offered for the winner of the
globe-circling race to be held under
the auspices of the Panama cxposi.
ton in 1915.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Vaccine Grizzlies Goods.

Iowa City, Feb. 16.-Twelve young
women of Currier hall, the university
women's building, are sick as the re.
suit of vaccination following the in
oculation of 200 goods against small.
pox.. II is said that they are scarce.
ly able to walk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
1slsphones Ordered Out.

Falling the mandate issued by the
Fort Dodge Trades and Labor Assem-.
bly,, all union men OF that city have
beHn ordered ITO have itlreif phones
removed. The act follows the dis
charge OF several union men By the
y
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Ice ID lnches Thick

Mason City Feb. 16.-Ice cutting
for Mason City plants. at Clear Lake,
is being rushed. The ice is fourteen
inches thick, of good quality, and
comes out dry. Fifty tons day are
being cut.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Women Best JUDGES.

There are two women enrolled in
the animal husbandry department at
Ames, and the professor at the head
of that department is authority for
the statement that they are better
judges of live stock than the best OF
the men.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Bonds Purchased at premium.

T. Tho $4,000 bonds of the city of
Denison for the purchasing and 'ex-
tending the electric light plant We're
sold to H. w, Halsey & Co., OF Chi.
cago, who paid premium of 81 ,665
for the bonds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Invented New TYPE Of LANTERN.

w ]. Caskny, OF Storm Lake.
conductor ON the Chicago. milwaukee,
4 st. Louis railroad. has Just receiy-
ed a patent on q lew type Of lantern.
The lamp burns acetyiene and N In
tended for railroad mems use.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Farm arouaht Bic Price

Mrs. II, Niefenbuise OF Orange City
has sold forty acres of land mile
east of there at public auction for
$10.4S0 or 1852 an acre.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-19
Cash for Montexuma Schools.

The Montezuma schools will sooit
receive 1915 from the state as the
first half OF the years state aid to
Normal Training Nh
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-14
To Study Eclipse With AeropIane,

Boston, Aug. 11.-With the aid of an
aerOplane above the clouds Professor
David Todd of Amherst college ex-
poets on Aug. %. ut Riga, Russia. to
make discoveries important to astron-
omers concerning the sun.
He is now Oh his tenth astronomical
expedition and will for the first time
m astronomical observation use an air
ship to aid his efforts. His success
with balloons during the observation of
Halley's comet led to tests with aero
planes. Professor Todd believes that
the great speed of the air craft-twenty
miles an hour-will make possible n
longer study Of the sun. 1t will en-
able him to rise above the clouds or
mist and give him other advantages
hitherto beyond the reach of scientists.
He will carry with him in his flights
Il Gamers telescope and Il s]pectrOScOpe.
1t is expected that important observa-
lions will result from Professor TOdd's
research work. Since his graduation
from Amherst in 1879 ne has been ac-
lively engaged in astronomy. in which
he has Won Il wide reputation. In 1878,
when only three years out Of college.
he was placed in charge of the navy
departments expedition to Texas to OBJ
serve the eclipse of the sun that year.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-14
Completion Of Perry Memorial.

Sandusky, o., Aug. 12.-Rising ma
%jestically from what less than a year
ago was a stretch of swamp land COW
cred with marsh grass and thick I'M
dergrowth, the main shaft of the mo-
mortal of Commodore Oliver Hazard
Perry and the battle of Lake Erie is
now visible from various points far re-
moved from Put-In-Bay, the island
upon which it stands. The corner
stone was laid by eX-Prekident Taft
on Sept. 10, 1913. the one hundredth
anniversary of the battle. The main
shaft will he $50 feet high.
AS soon as the shaft is completed
work will begin on the plaza and the
museum and cOlonnade that will flank
it on the right and left. This will re-
quire at least two years. so that the
memorial cannot be dedicated much
before the fall of 1916.
This year. however, residents of Put
1n-Bay will celebrate the signing Of
the treaty of Client and in connection
with it the memorial shaft will be
dedicated.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-14
Closed Seasons For Migratory Birds,

Closed Seasons For Migratory Birds.
washington, Aug. 1O.-Amendments
to the department of agriculture's reg
ulations for the protection of migratory
birds will become effective Oct. /.
The effect of one Of the changes is
to permit on the Missouri and the up.
per waters Of the Mississippi the shoot
Ing of all migratory game birds for
which there is an open season from
Get. l. 1914, to Jan. l, 1915. After the
latter date the prohibition will be in
force again. Other amendments deal
principally with the closed season for
water fowl in various localities.
The new regulations provide for a
closed season in zone No. l for all
waterfowl from Dec. 16 to Sent. 1
next following. Exceptions to the rule
prescribe the open season as follows:
In Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
between Jan. l and Oct. /: Connect.
cut. New York, Pennsylvania, Idaho,
Oregon and Washington, between Jan.
M and Oct. l; New Jersey. between
Feb. l and Nov. 1: Minnesota, North
Dakota. South Dakota and Wisconsin.
between Dec. l and Sept. Z.
For zone No. > the closed season is
between Jan. 16 and Oct. /, with the
following exceptions: Delaware. Mary
land. District Of Columbia, Virginia,
North Carolina, Alabama. Mississippi
and Louisiana between Feb. / and
Nov. l: Florida. Georgia and South
Carolina, between Feb. 1G and Nov. 20:
Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. be-
tween Feb. l and Sept. Is: Texas. Ari-
IONA and California. between Feb. J.
and Oct. -.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-14
Worlds Highest Flagpcle.


San Francisco. Aug. 1.-THE giant
oregon hr tree Which has been shaped
to make the largest hagpole in the
world IS now standing in the Pana-
ma-Facitic International exposition
grounds. Owing to its great weight
AMI length the pole was extremely diff
tcul to handle. and the work OF get
ting 1t into an upright position has
aroused as much interest as any other
single construction feature ut the expo
sition.
The pole stands :,22 feet above the
grounds. and the gold star Mt its top
rises ten feet higher. Ten feet Of the
butt are set into il solid block Of re-
enforced concreate. weighing POO tons.
which will be Of sufficient bulk to hold
Ii pole upright against the highest
winds without the assistance of guy
ropes or other supports.
The tlagpole itself weighs %thirty-tive
tons. the log from which it was trim
med having weighed fifty tons.
The pole was donated to the EXPOSE
ton by the citizens of Astoria, Ore.
and was tloateu down the coast to the
exposition grounds more than Il year
ago. 1t has been allowed to season un-
til Il few weeks ago. when the work Of
shaping the big stick was undertaken.
This portion of the work alone requir-
ed a crew of six men, working ten
days.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-14
Rural London Disappearino.

London, Aug. 9.-One of the few re-
naming semirural districts of the me.
tropoliS adjoining Hampstead Heath ia
doomed to be torn down and built
h Earl of Mansfield is negotiating
for the sale of part Of the famous Ken
Wood estate, while the n%eighboriny
Bishops Wood and two adjacent golf
courses are to be placed ON the market
when the leases expire.
Caen Wood, or Ken Wood. was tha
seat Of the celebrated Judge Lord
Mansfield, who died there in 1902.
Bishops Wood once formed part of the
park of the bishops of London.
1t is rumorcd that the price asked for
Ken Wood is $4,000 ($3.7oO.OOM. The
negotiations have not yet been COM.
pleted.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-14
A Strong Story Of Character
Building, With ScenesLaid In
the West Virginia Mountains
Among a Picturesque People
PROLOGUE e.

Anderson Cree. a West Virginia
mountaineer. while hunting is shot
from behind. He eXacts /. promise
from his young son. David. to kill Kit
Ryerson, whom he suspects. After Da.
vid goes for aid Anderson relents and
prays to live long enough to- relieve
the son from the promise. Only Mar
tina Lamfire. a character of the noun
tains, hidden behind the bushes, hears
his appeal. Ryerson is arrested. tried.
but acquitted. The mountaineerS. &C.
cuseL. by David of cowardice. band to-
gether and order Ryerson out Of town.
Four years later. on his sixteenth birth
day, David had gone out to a neighbor-
Ing Draft to fulfill his promise to his
father, but learned that Kip Ryerson
was already dead. At twenty-five Da-
vid Is the devoted slave Of Mary Red
din. Kip Ryerson returns. Ellen Daw.
a poor. beragged adopted daughter Of
Silas Daw of Drupe mountain. weary
and faint from her lonely farm work.
Is assisted by Adrian Blair. a well to
do youth of the Draft. On Sunday the
people of the Draft flocked to the
schoolhouse to hear Brother Braxton's
farewell David. leading the
prayer. suddenly catches sight of Ryer-
son, who until then he had thought
dead. He leaps on his old antagonist,
but strong arms restrain him. and Ry-
erson escapes. Mary coaXes David
home with her for an hour. but his
love for her can't hold him longer.
His promise - his dying father proves
strongest. and he leaves on his errand
of revenge. Hidden from his distract
ed sweetheart, he filings himself on the
ground in IN effort to adjust his con
fused thoughts. Hours later, his mind
still racked with indecision. he reaches
home, where his mother had awaited
him. She learns of his inactivity, and
her terrible scorn sends him back to
fulfill his promised work Of destruc-
ton. 1t becomes Ellen DAVIS wish to
do something for Mary and David.
Conscious of her own useless life, she
hits upon a plan. Half afraid, she
quickly grasps an old pistol and fees
from the house. Seeing a figure com
ing through the rain which she sup
poses to be Kip Ryerson, she fires,
misses and is Mortified to discover that
1t is Adrian Blair.