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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
ALL BIDS REJECTED
And Contract For The New School
House Is Delayed.

Work on the new Second ward
school will not start as soon as con-
templated Bids on the new build
ing were opened Monday evening at
the regular session of the Oskaloosa
school board and all were found too
high, beyond the limit of the amount
voted by the district for both site
and building Nor was it possible to
bring the bids within the amount
available under the plans and spe-
cffications submitted to the contract
ors and all we're rejected. The plans
will be returned to the architect for
revision or a new set submitted. 7 ne
new plans will call for new bids.
New bids require readvertising and
the going over of all the details &C
cordihg to the letter of the law.
Several more weeks must elapse be.
fore the plans can be returned and
a delay of several weeks is neces-
sary for new bids. The board feels
that it would be useless TO go ahead
with the building and assume any
obligations as any increase in the
amount TO be expanded might be
voted down by the district.
Ten thousand dollars for site and
building was the sum authorized by
the voters. or this amount $1,S00.00
was paid for the site, leaving $4,000
available for the new school. Bids
must come within this amount: "
@, Four bids we're submitted, Buck
Ter B. Robertson. p. w. Sparks, e.
A. Hardness and John ID: Mickey be-
ing the contracting houses furnish
ing figures. The lowest bid was $10,.
coo and as this was outside of the
sum available by almost $4,000 the
board took the only avenue left open
in the emergency.
An assistant is to be provided for
the teacher in domestic science, the
work at the High school being heav-
Ter than one teacher can possibly
handle. Supt. Flower is instructed
to find q qualified assistant.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
Mysterious Bonfires.

Council Bluffs, Oct. Closes from
fires consuming barns continue in a
surprising degree in southwestern
Iowa, and in none of the numerous
cases has there been an explanation
of the fire. Early Sunday morning
Frederic Golz and family, residing in
Prussia township, Union county, were
awakened to find th.ir big barn
ablaze. Forty, five tons of hay, five
horses and the usual farm property
contained in a barn were consumed,
entailing loss of about $2,750, in
surance $500. The large barn on
the farm of Tom Finlan, near Mas.
sena, burned to the ground about sun
rise Saturday. The members of the
family who were awakened by the
roar of the flames, thought the noise
was from an automobile going by.
The loss nere was $4,000, with $1,000
insurance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
DELTA A BUSY TOWN LYNNv|LLE LOCALS

! Delta, Oct. 5.-Albert Snyder, the
veteran painter who fell from the lad
| der Saturday about noon, died at five
O'Clock p. m. The accident caused q
crushed skull from base to top and
operation failed to bring him to con.
seriousness. The deceased buried his
wife last spring and since has often
said he was ready to go as his help
mate was gone and was oftimes de
spOndent. He leaves three daughters
and one son, Mrs. J. P. Garrett of
Bussey, Iowa; Mrs. Lee Shaver of
OskaloOsa, Iowa, and Mrs. Jake Lo-
gan and Albert Snyder, Jr. of this
place to mourn his loss. He was a
kind and good husband and father
and an upright Christian man in all
his dealings.
Wash Wilson of What Cheer, Iowa,
has purchased the restaurant prop
erty near the depot, recently vacated
by Lee Patterson.
r. L. Gillespie, the Central Life In.
vicinity last week and in company
Will ". "uS Jul lOCul u6ChC -
were busy boys.
Yalter Ellsi is back in his old bust
ness again as he has worked at the
barber business eight years and his
old customers are glad to welcome
him back from the farm.
The ladies of the F. F. c. went
in autos to Sigourney last Thursday
and were entertained by Mrs. VIII
Hamilton who is also member Of
this society at this place. The hostess
served a two course luncheon. It is
claimed the chauffeurs Jared scrump.
tiously. They all claim the hostess a
royal entertainer.
Dale Bethard went to Fort Dodge
on a visit and while there was en-
ployed by the Illinois Central r. r.
as car checker.
Walter Cook of Des Moines is visit
ing his mother the past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rhodes will spend
the next three months with their chill
dren in western, central and north
ern Iowa.
The NJ. Il. Church people are put
ting in cement steps and platform
with cement posts and facing. w. r..
Tobin is experimenting the work.
Delta has a full sized skating rink
owned and managed by Dwight Gar
rett. An electric piano furnishes the
music. Saturday evening every skate
was busy. II is surprising how many
got their skates on"
w. Z. Wharton has traded his store
and stock OF Hardware and farm i'm
plements to a Mr. Kincaid of Rose
Hill for a farm of 40 acres. They
are to invoice Nov. 2. This leaves
only two men in our town in the
same building, business and firm
that were in business ten years ago.
Elmer Roob and j. r. Dunn Of the
Delta Savings bank II seems all
weather comes to Delta to change
and all people come here to trade.
The Masonic lodge of this place
had fine lecture in their hall Thurs.
day evening by Rev. McFerran OF Os-
kaloosa. Delegations from six neigh
boring towns TO the number OF one
hundred and twenty-five were present
and a banquet was spread for all
and a smoker also The occasion
was enjoyed by all.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
ALLIED ARMIES
RETREAT BEFORE
Won KLUCK'S MEN
Germans Occupy ROye, LaSsigny
and ST. Quentin.
PARIS ADMITS REFUSES
Official French Statement Says Forces
Left Have Been Compelled to
Give Ground at Certain
Points,

London, Oct. 6.-German resumption
of the offensive was signaled in start
ling fashion by the delivery Of two
furious assaults.
The first was a series Of massed
counter-attacks directed at the French
and British line north of the Disc
river, designed to break the pressure
that threatened the German lines Of
into Belgium. The &C
ton in this vicinity was so severe that
the French we're compelled to give
ground at several points.
Strategic Points Claimed.
Second, the German left developed
surprising strength in counter-attacks
delivered during the night and re-
peated at intervals during the day, but
without gain to the enemy, the French
holding fast.
In the other sections Of the battle
front there were no developments of
Importance.
The German official statements
maintain that a decisive check has
been administered to the allies line
on the Disc, reaching the proportions
of rout. Strategic portions Of great
importance" fell into the hands of
General Won Kluck, Berlin claims.
Allies Say Only outposts Retired.
The allies maintain that the with
drawal in France is not significant OF
general recession. Rather, it means
that advanced French and British po-
sitions were assailed, and forced to
withdraw to the more heavily in
trenched and fortified line of the main
body, where the big guns afford better
protection. The battle In this region
still RACES furiously, with no decisive
result, according to Bordeaux official
statements.
The return of the Germans to the
attack, the first offensive activity
shown by them since the decisive de-
feat administered by the French and
British In the vicinity of Roye, prob
ably means that the invaders are max
ing desperate effort to keep their Of
fensive alive for the purpose of saving
the morale of the army, which has
been forced to a low ebb by the con-
tinued reverses Of the past two weeks.
The continued resistance of Won
Kluck's right flank also is necessary
to the German plan, as if the right
wing is forced to give way the French
will swarm to the rear of the German
center, and this army must be allowed
to retire with the rest to save it.
Thanking Move to Be Kept Up.
General dAmade, commanding the
French extended left, has as yet failed
to overlap the right end of the Ger
man line, although unofficial reports
have 1t that an advanced body of the
allied army has penetrated as far as
Douai. Is miles to the east and north
east of Arras and on the line through
Valenciennes to Belgium, by which
Won Kluck has been receiving supplies.
Here heavy re-enforcements have been
rushed, according to the reports, in
order to smash this line and cut off
the revictualIing source so important
TO the continued resistance of the in.
vaders.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
Democrats at Fremont.

A democratic meeting at Fremont
Monday night, addressed by Hon. w.
H. Hamilton, candidate for congress
from tine Sixth district, was largely
attended and was voted by the dem,
oerats to be the best they have yet
held. The county candidates, in at
tendance from here were Dave B.
Hawkins, candidate for recorder, T.
e. Graham, candidate for treasurer,
and John McCutchon, candidate for
county Attorney 81 ASS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
Report Sc. 600 Men Lost.

Paris, Oct. 6.-The Matin prints a
telegram from Petrograd saying that
it is oficially announced there that
the Germans lost $4,000 men in killed.
wounded and captured in the fighting
in the Augustowo and Marjampol dis
tricts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
Reserve Bsrks 10 open oct. IS.

Washington. Oct. 6.-Reserve banks
in St Louis and Chicago and probably
IN Boston and elsewhere are expected
to open October is. according to pres
eut treasury department plans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
Statement OF the Ownership, Manage
ment, Etc 5-s +,


OF the Oskaloosa Herald, published
weekly at Oskaloosa, Iowa. required
by the act of August "a, 1912.
Note: This statement is to be made
in duplicate, both copies to be deliv'
cred by the Publisher to the Post
master, who viii send one copy to the
Third Assistant Postmaster General
division of Classification Washing
ton, ID. c., and retain the other In the
files of the Postofiice. ~
Editor-Phil Hoffman,, Oskaloosa
Iowa.
Business Manager Chas. s.. Wall
ing, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Publisher - C. " Hoffman,, Oska
loosa, Iowa. ,,b fy
Owners or corporation, give
name and addresses of stockholders
holding one percent or more OF total
amount Of stock). =
Chas. ". Hoffman,, 0skaloosa, la
Phil Hoffman,. Oskaloosa, Ia.
Maggie Hoffman,, Oskaloosa, Ia.
Chas. s. WaIling, Oskaloosa, la.
Unknown bondholders, mortgages
and other security holders, holding
one per cent or more of total amount
OF bonds, mortgages or other securi'
ties, none.
Chas. s. Walling.
Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this first day OF October, 1914
W. c. Bufrell,
Notary Public.
my commission expires July 4
1910
fSeai. 1..l ~ ~ 5fsf es's igRt o1s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
sn,IIntnr Found Dead

San Jose, Cal Oct. ga sculptor
named John Van Rensselaer, was found
dead OF heart disease in hotel here.
Van Rensselaer, had been here since
September s, and was believed to have
come from the East. His former
address was not found.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
G L A SIS IF led
ADVERTISING

FOR SALE--The well known Prime
Herkshires A senior and Junior
herd. Also young gows and male
pigs. Prices reasonable Phone s63
Green ". J. Vanderbilt, Oska
loosa, Iowa. wlpd 2
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
New Bank at OtleY.

Knoxville, Oct. 6.-The newly or,
ganized savings bank at Otley, Ma
rion county, is to be unique tinan-
cial institution in the fact that every
officer and every stakeholder is a
Hollander. The institution was organ
lied during the last week with a
capital of $4,000. The prime owner
in the organization is H. g. Saultz.
The bank will open for business
about Dec. l.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

HOGS-Market slow and 10 cents
lower than Tuesdays average; quail
ity fair; mixed and butchers $7.40@
$50; good to choice heavy 1880
S.25; rough heavy $715@730; light
$8.0O@8.45; workers. $S.30@S.4O; bulk
$7.40@8.10; pigs $4.75@SO9. by
CATTLE-Market steady to strong
beeves $6.50@11.00; cows and heif.
ers $340@9.10; stockers and feeders
$5.25@S.35; westerns $500 q 900;
native calves $7.50@u25.
SHEEP - Market steady at Tues.
days close; native sheep $4.75@5.8h;
western sheep $5.O0@5.9O; yearlings
s5.50@6.40; native lambs $600@7.75:
western lambs $625@7S5; ewes
$2.7O@5.10.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
OLIVET,

SGNN
OliveE;, Oct. 5.-Mrs. Durham, 0f
Harvey, visited last week with her
son Roy and family.
w. j. Hardy, of Centerville, was in
town on business Tuesday.
Mrs Sarah Laughlin, of Delta is
visiting at the G. M: Coryell home.
Uncle John Thompson and wife
spent Sunday in Harvey with their
son A. D. Thompson and family.
w. A. Nesbit, of Kansas City, was
in town on business last week.
Farmers are busy filling their silos.
C. f. Brown, of Oskaloosa, spent
Sunday in town with mis- wife
daughter.
Mrs. G. McCombs and son spent
Monday in Oskaloosa.
Lloyd Greenland, of Knoxville,
moved two houses last week, on
eighty acres of cumberland which he
purchased south of town and will
clear it for farm.
Neil Sedrel moved the Norwood
house opposite the store onto the
place he recently purchased from
Isaac Barnes south Of town.
c. D. Gordon, of Oskaloosa, was in
town Tuesday on insurance business.
w. II. AIllSOu Vi ESlTy was a Cuii-
er at the station on Tuesday.
The Herald correspondent added a
nice Autograph of A. B. Cummins to
his gallery this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vanderlinden
and Mr. and Mrs. Green, of Colon,
spent Wednesday in town callig on
friends They we're entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Perfect
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and family
of Spring Creek, spent Sunday In
town at the J. II. Perfect home.
George Fulmer. of Knoxville, was
in town Tuesday.
On Friday the Herald correspond
ent took a day of and spent 1t in
Harvey. Much building is. being done
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Williams were fav-
ored with call Friday from Mrs.
Charles Mccall and Miss Hannah
Clark while the men folks we're doing
some work on the Clark monument
in the cemetery.-R. w.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
Provision Markets.
cauh Quotations.

Peoria, Oct. T.
CORN-No. 1 white, No. 2 yellow.
No. 3 mixed, Tic; No. 5 yellow, No.
mixed, No. 6 mixed 702c.
OATS-No. 2 standard 45hc; No.
3 white As.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
no Improve Water PIant.

Work was started last week on
the $4,000 extention OF the water
works system at Estherville. When
completed Estheryille win have a
system second 10 no city
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
Walks in WayeIand,

New concrete sidewalks are being
laid in Waveland addition to oska
loosa, southeast OF town.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08

HOGS-Market slow aud 10 to %
cents lower than yesterdays average;
mixed and butchers S7.35@s.40; good
to choice heavy $7.25@Sl5; rough
heavy $7.O5@7.2O; light S7.99@S.35;
workers. $s.2O@8.8 80; bulk 5! 30@S.OO;
pigs $4.75@S.O0; clearance yesterday
fair
CATTLE - Best strong, Others
weak
SHEEP-Strong. '.-.
Official receipts yesterday-Hogs
1881 cattle $685.; sheep 37174.
Official shipments yesterday-Hogs
3,256; cattle 3.419; sheep24,785.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
WEDNESDAY MARKET
Chicago Grain Markst.

FURNISHED By the @. O. Patton
Grain Co., correspondents, LamSon
Bros. q co..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
Stolen Auto Found.

Dos Moines, Oct. 6. - The police
learned last evening that the automo
bile stolen from J. c. Kuble Sunday
night had been found. A store at
Pleasantville, Is miles south of Des
Moines, was burglarized Sunday
night. Two men in an automobile
were intercepted between Pleasant
vile and Des Moines. The car they
were driving proved to be Kuble's,
and, according to the word that reach
es Des Moines, it contained some of
the goods stolen from the Pleasant
vile store. The men are under ar
rest at Pleasantville.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
To-daY,s MarketM

Chicago Union Stock Yards. Oct
6.-Local packers had practically no
competition to-day and prices were
lowered full 20 cents from ,yester
days average. The. market opened
slow at 10 cents under and went
from bad to worse" all day closing
1T 20 to 25 cents lower.
The bulk today sold at S7.30@810
against $7.60@825 yesterday $50
9S.65 last Wednesday; $8.80@9.20
four weeks ago; $7.9O@S.40 cores.
ronding Wednesday in 1913; $4,000
go in 1912; s6.20@6.60 in 1911;
}8.5O@S9O in 1910; and $735@7.75
in 1909. 49,:
The top paid to-day was $8.45 with
rumor of a load of fine light hogs, at
$3.50 early but this cannot be 10
lated; yesterday 1855; last Wednes-
day 1910; four weeks ago $3.50; one
year ago $3.50; two years ago $685.;
three years ago $50; four years
ago 1926. and five years ago $3.50.
The cattle market today was
steady to a shade higher for the best
grades but the low grade stiff drag
ged along very slowly with the de-
mand slack and Indifferent. u.s. .,ot
The supply of stecker and feed.
ers was small but demand was good
and the market was active and lit.
tie better. All the good feeders we're
taken freely at $775@8.1O with the
light stockers, which were the most
numerous at $6.7567.50. A good
many medium weight feeders of 800
and 900 pounds are moving eastward
at $7,5O@775. a.. .,.
No appreciabIe change was. noted
in the sheep and lamb sections as
receipts were large and demand
broad. ra "' r- .-,s ..,. '@.,..r
The estimated receipts for tomor.
row are $4,000 hogs. 5000 cattle and
$4,000 sheep.
Receipts to-day we're 1880 cat
tie, $4,000 hogs and $4,000 heep.
against 1890 cattle, 2S,7S6 hogs and
1913 sheep a week ago and 1881
cattle, 2S,689 hogs and 46,S76 sheep
corresponding Tuesday a year ago.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday was $7.93, against $SOS
Monday, $S44 a week ago, 1888 a
month ago. $500 year ago, $9.O5
two years ago, and 1915 three years
ago. sg-r .-...e .jt "a,
Aa Still Going Down.
Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE decline in the
hog market during the past month
has been far beyond expectations.
Packers are determined to break the
market as much as possible before
they commence putting pork away In
winter storage, They have taken off
a dollar in three weeks and Il looks
as If the bottom was not reached yet.
There is very little eastern shipping
demand to stop the downward flight
of the trade. E
Horse Market Steady.
Chicago, Oct. z. - Horse receipts
were small and the market was about
steady. Buyers were comparatively
scarce but there was reliable outlet
for all of the good heavy stock sailing
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
stin Going Down.
Horse Market STEADY.

Chicago, Oct. z. = Horse receipts
were small and the market was about
steady. Buyers were comparatively
scarce but there was reliable outlet
for all of the good heavy stock selling
at $225@340. Lighter farm chunks
at $140@175 sold rather slowly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
State of Iowa Sued.

Webster City, Oct. 6.-The board
of supervisors of Pocahontas county
has ordered County Attorney Shaw
and F. C. Gilchrist to bring suit
against the state of Iowa for $4,000
and costs. The amount sued for is
the sum realized from the sale of the
drained lake beds of Rat and Swan
lakes, near Laurens. the money was
paid into the state treasury some
months ago. The Pocahontas super
visors have made several demands
on State Treasurer Brown for the
money, but thus far have been unable
to get it. II is said that the reason
state officers refuse to turn the sum
back to the county is because the
county is unable to give title to the
lake beds. On the otner hand, the
supervisors claim that the law directs
moneys secured from the sale of
lake beds of the kind shall be turn
ed into the road fund of the county
in which the lake is located
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08
Tag Day Nets $4,000,

Davenport, Oct. 6. The annual
tag day receipts for the support of
the Visiting Nurse association Sat
urday netted $4,000, the highest
amount of contributions that has ever
been received since the visiting
nurses began their work here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-08

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Good Men Nominated.

During the past week practically
all of the county and legislative
candidates of both parties have begun
to get around the county and call on
the voters for the purpose of present
ing their claims for election, as we'll
as increasing their acquaintance and
coming to more thorough under
standing of the wishes of the voters
of the county as to matters political.
AT the primaries both parties named
a set of candidates that are good men.
Those of both parties who have held
offices have proven competent officials,
and those who have not had the
pleasure of being annexed to the
county payroll are the equal of the
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present incumbents. A change in the
offices would not upset the affairs of
the comfy or make any radical
changes. The business affairs to be
transacted by each official are not SO
technical that any of the candidates
cannot properly and efficiently perform
the duties of the office to which they
aspire. Man for man the Republican
candidates are fully the equal of their
democratic opponents. The republic
can candidates more fairly represent
all sections of the county than does
the democratic list. In this respect
the republican candidates should be
given the preference by the voters it
they do not enjoy SO wide an acquain-
lance as their opponents, for it is an
established policy in the republican
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party to give new men a chance,
while the democrats work even the
theory that there is nothing like life
terms and the bars are closed to all
new men. The republican candidates
are working together for the success
of the entire ticket and should be
given the entire support of every
republican voter. The democrats are
working along exactly the same lines,
and backing up their national
administration with it's free trade
policies, which are extremely detri-
mental to the farmers of the northwest.
They are not going to say very much
about that part of the democratic
policy, and will side-step 1t as
gracefully as possible, but every time
that republican voter gives one Of
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School Notes.

Norman Stubbletield and Ada Mil.
lar entered school Tuesday. Walter
Clark re-entered Wednesday. This
makes an enrolment of ~ in the high
school. Only less than there were
in the high school and eighth grade
combined last year.
Miss Kenmore spent Columbus Day
at her homestead near Vandalia. Miss
Noyes took charge of Miss Remore's
classes Tuesday morning.
Miss Montgomery spent the holiday
at Chinook.
With the view of adding interest to
the school work medals have been
secured for the sixth, seventh, and
eighth grades. In the sixth and
seventh grades the pupils who rank
first each month may have possession
of the medal the following month.
In the eighth grade every pupil who
averages 80 per cent or more for the
month keeps medal one month. At
the end of the year medals will be
awarded to all in grades six and
seven who have worn a medal three
consecutive months. In the eighth
grade all who average better than
80 throughout the year will be given
appropriate medals.
The children of Miss Gerber's room
were very much in evidence With
the James Riley pins last week. As
result OF the sales of pins a bust
of Riley and an oil painting of the
sold Swimmin' Hole will be added to
the decorations of the interior of the
intermediate ROOM
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those good fellow" votes to the
opposition he is helping to promote a
political policy that Injuries himself,
with no corresponding return, for it
IS well known that their plan for a
reduced cost of living is joke, while
without a European war to boost
prices, we all know that reduced
prices On farm products was real
certainty.