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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
LIGHTS AND PAVEMENT.
Public Improvements Occupy Atten-
ton Of City Council.

Controversy, argument and tall
occupied the city council until eiev
en- o'clock Monday night Every
member isla judge of election and
the boys counted on being in bed by
nine o'clock, as they .all know there
win be no sleep for them tonight and
POSSIBLY none esddy night, but
the other fellow just wouldn't keeI
Istili Then, too, so many people ap
Ipeared at the session asking for this
| and that action. Much lengthy work
was also, up for consideration and
no end to the session was in sight
for about three hours.
George Cruzen appeared concern
| ing the white way" extension OF
North Market street and this caused
a controversy over whether the
electric light company charges a ser:
vice fee for connecting up a proper
they did and others said they did
not. Mr.. Williams was instructed
to confer with Manager Jackson OF
proposed new service on North Mar
ket.
Postmaster Henry S. Rosecrans
addressed the council to ask II the
city would furnish lights for white
way extension about the post office
building-two standards on Market
street and two on A avenue. TIE
block rule was waived by the Coun'
Gil on account of the public Charac.
ter of the place and if the lights are
installed by the government the city
will furnish the current. .s.. s...,.
That nasty intersection at the foot
of First street paving is to be repay,
ed by the city. It's 'eally only hall
an intersection and will not be ex'
pensive. Mr.. Mckee will be told to
get busy and put in the intersection
to conform with the work done on
Rock Island avenue. @., r.. sj't
Pavement on Rock Island avenue
was formally accepted, IS ~r@-,s
The matter OF locating new
light on North Third street at the
bottom of the grade at the | avenue
intersection was placed in the hands
of the light committee with power to
act. - go.
Frank Gay sewer tappage Contro,
versy and otner matters were heard,
claims list read and multiplicity OF
other affairs each took time.
Assessment roll for the new pave
ment completed up to date was pre-
scented by e F. Bridges. 1t was an
exhaustive table over which the city
engoneer his put in many days and
has worked hours and hours over
time. The same was adopted and
City Clerk Carlin instructed to give
property owners notice required by
law that the amount may be paid or
assessed against the property.
Arguments waXed warm over a
motion that the members OF tae
Commercial club be invited to the
council chamber Thursday evening
of this week to participate in the
debate over the proposed revision OF
the schedule of prices for current In
| Oskaloosa. Some members thought
it was a matter in whicI tae general
public should be heard This idea
was opposed by others and the mat
ter ended by no action being taken
on the motion.
Adjourned to meet Thursday even
ing of this week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

The railways and the industrial
corporationstin this country are obey
ing the lsw.\ Ii they inherited sins
OF omission Nor commission these
should be forgiven, Warfare on bust
ness should cease as long as business
is properly conducted. The oppor
tunity to increase our prosperity
three fold, which Mr.. Hill points out
should be taken at this time when
the world is turning to the United
States for the necessities of life, says
Leslies.
The need of the hour is industrial
peace. Public men beginning to re
alize this as never before The de,
structive demagogue is losing his
hold. It remains for the thoughtful
business man and workipgmeh of the
country to seal his fate for the, next
generation. Do it now!--Leslies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
STATE TEACHERS MEETING.

The meeting of the State Teachers
Association held at Des MoineS this
week is the sixtieth annual meeting
of that organization. The first meet
ing was held at Muscatine in May,
1854. The officers chosen at that
time included four minister's and
only two or three public scnool men,
the others being engaged in acad.
emies or private work." says DR..
A{lrner in a"History of Education
in Iowa" published by the State His
torieal Society. THE first session
having been held in May, a second
was provided for December, 1854, at
Iowa City, when the president, Mr..
J. A. Rarvin, a member of the legis.
lature, delivered an inaugural ad.
dress" Since 1898 tne association
has met each year at Des Moines,
but before that year it assembled
four times 81 Iowa City and Cedar
Rapids; three. times at Muscatine;
twice at Dubuque, Davenport, Grin
nell, Oskaloosat and Marshalltown;
once at Washington, Upton, Mt.
Pleasant, Keokuk, Waterloo, Coun-
Gil Bluffs Burlington, Independence,
and Cedar Falls; and eleven times
at Des Moines. Among the presi-
dents of the association have been
many of the best known educators
in the state of Iowa, including d.
Franklin Wells, Ora Faville, Leon
ard F. Parker, Theodore, S. Parvin,
Henry Sabin, Samuel Calvin, Homer
H. Seerley, William F. King, Josiah
l.. Packard, William NJ. Beardshear,
Amos N Currier, Cnas. E. Shelton,
Joseph J. Mcconnell, ]. H. T, Main,
Hill M Bell and others.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
LYNNVILLE LOCALS.
Mr.. sHAHAN IS MAKING GOOD
AS AGENT AT WlNFrELD--MlSS
NORA LAWRENCE is VICTIM
OF RUNAWAY. .g
CFrom the starr


The following taken from the Win
field Beacon will, we are sure, be OF
interest to Mr.. Shahan's friends
here: Since Mr.. Shahan has had
charge of the NJ. G. st. L. station, the
roads business from this town has
increased greatly. OF course, tne
growth and improvement Of the
place would make some difference
but we think Mr.. Shahan's courteous
treatment and accommodating man
ner has done much to bring about
this change.
Miss Nora Lawrence had tae rath-
err unpleasant experience last Tnurs-
day while on her way to school to
have her horse become frightened at
a handcar and upsetting the buggy,
and throwing her out. She was not
hurt aside from, a few bruises and
general shakeup. The buggy was
very slightly damaged, and the horse
had a few bruises, but with the
help OF some men near by she went
on to her school, glad it was no
worse. .N.-.. $780,. ...''.
The special services at the Metho-
dist church closed Sunday night with
a good. sermon by Rev. Doan, dealing
principally with the thought of how
ones early choice effected after life.
There has been good interest in the
meetings, although the weather was
hindrance to a great extent.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wingfeld enter
tanned their children, Coder Wing
field and family; Louis Perry and
family; o. K. Renaud and family at
dinner Sunday in honor of his neph-
ew, Will Carpenter and family, of
Newton.
o. f. Renaud was quite sick last
week. being confined to his bed with
trouble affecting ais back. He has
been able to be around this, week,
but has to go little easy when 1t
comes to working ..
Will Burnham's son, Albert, had
the misfortune to fall last Saturday
and break both bones of mis- left arm
between the elbow and the wrist.
Mrs. Sam Holmes Is able to be
about the house again. after a pro-
tracted siege of acute rheumatism.
John DeBruyn now owns tae va
cant corner lot north OF the shoe
shop formerly owned by Richard
Rivers.
Walter Turner has been on tne
sick list threatened with pneumonia.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
TURKS AND BULGARs FRIENDS
semloffielaI Dispatches Say Relations
Between Bulgaria and Turkey
Are Splendid.

Berlin, by wireless via Sayville. NJ!
Y. Nov. 3.--Dispatches from Sofia
state that the semioficial press there
saws that relations between Bulgaria
and Turkey are splendid. Both coun-
tries remember the lessons of 1912
and 1913 when the Balkan alliance
was disrupted through the influence
OF Russia, 1t is alleged.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
NAVAL FIGHT OFF ENGLAND
British WarshIps Believed to Have
Routed German Sub
marine.

London, Nov. 3.-A nava, engage.
ment occurred near Dover in the Brit
ish .channelihs the afternoon. Heavy
firing was heard on the foreland at
Dover. A British torpedo boat de.
stroyer on patrolling duty searching
for German submarine known to be
In the vicinity, was seen outside OF
Goodwin Sands and the general belief
was that the British vessel had run
upon its quarry and had either sunk
the enemy's submarine or had driven
1t on, as the firing ceased as suddenly
as 1t had commenced. The cause OF
the firing could not be definitely as
certained! eaf ,A
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
DO N NOW.

Prosperity Here is an utterance
Of great American captain Of In,
dustry that deserves undivided at.
tention. James J. Hill. head OF the
Great Northern railway. says: III
the United States. as a nation, takes
advantage OF the present opportunt
ties, II the men In public life, ia the
majority, prove capable OF taking
statesmanlik& measures, there Is no
reason why.{ Ia time, we can not be
three times AS prosperous As we have
ever been hefore.r
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

The marketed production of pig
iron in 1913, according to reports
made to the United States Geological
Survey, was 30,3SS, 1886 long tons, val
ued at the furnaces at $45S ,342, 345,
compared WITH 30,1S0,969 long tons,
valued at $420,563,3S8 in 1912, an in
crease in quantity of 2O7 ,966 tons
and in value of $37,77S,957. The av-
erage price per ton in 1913 was S15.-
0S, and in 1912 IL was 1888
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
Fix War Indemnity.

London. Nov. 3.---A Reuter- telegram
from Berlin by way OF Amsterdam says
that after protracted negotiation the
war indemnity imposed by the Ger.
mans upon Brussels has been fixed at
$9.e00.0OO instead of $40,000,O00. 40
originally demanded '' x
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
In a proclamation characterized

by DR. p p Claxton, U. S. Commits
sioner of Education. as "cne OF the
most important issued by the Gov
ernor of any State since the begin
ming OF our national life" Governor
McCreary, of Kentucky, announces
the appointment OF a State Illiteracy
Commission and the beginning OF a
campaign % eliminate illiteraey from
his state. A thousand volunteer teach
ers are already at work In the moon
light schools, teaching Kentuckys
100000 adult illiterates how to read
and write
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

The American Express Co. has
instructed all of its local Offices to is,
sue Express Money Orders free OF
charge to any person who may wish
to send contribution in that form
to the American Red Cross for relief
work In Europe.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

keeper and a merchant is that one
keeps store for the people to come
to and the other not only studies the
wants but the capacities and the pur
chasing power of the people witt
whom he comes in contact" said John
Lee Mahin, of Chicago, in his re.
Spouse to a toast at the banquet for
the members of the Upper Des Moines
Editorial Association In Iowa City.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

The figures show that Mahaska
county needs help and needs it badly.
The growing expense account ard the
Increasing debt of the county calls
for strong and able men on the Board
of Supervisors, men who will curb the
frills and put the county on a bust
ness basis. No better choice for this
position could be found than in A. w.
Hollingsworth of Rose Hill
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

1T is time" says the DeS Moines
Tribune, for Iowa to let tne world
know that Unterrified prosperity re-
sides here, and that the forces Of
depression outside the state are per-
fectly .powerless to evict her Gloom
bias not even a look-in in this state"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
Man Killed II 'ReyolVer Duel.

Quicker by a traction of a second
than his rival. Chas. Robins, an auto
mobile chauffer at Sioux City shot
and killed Jos. Portelleou. The two
men quarreled over woman. Both
men reached for their guns siinultan-
eously but Robins was quicker.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

THE tax for the addition to the
Capitol grounds on quarter section
will be less than for a hunters Ii.
cense and in twenty years, Iowa will
be the envy of states with small cap
itol grounds" declares the Spencer
News.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

E. E. Gilbert the republican candi
date for Coroner is a man who would
honor the Office and do the work well.
He is qualified in every way and is q
good clean fellow who is worthy OF
any mans vote.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
-BilIy SUNDAY told Them AT n

Billy Sunday told them at Denver
that whisky's all right in its place,
but its place is in hell. The European
war is a side show compared to the
death, disease, misery and crime in
the wake of the saloon. The only
difference between a high class sa,
loon and low grade saloon is that
one smells bad and the other stinks.'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
shot h Eve.

Oscar Keeline. a retired merchant
OF Council Bluffs was accidently shot
by a companion while out hunting.
The two men were shooting from.
blinds. KeeIine win lose his eye.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

Don't overlook the republican
township ticket. We must have jus
tees and constables and the republi
can candidates are worthy of your
consideration
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
vrscou6t AIthrop wound.d,

London, New. 3, viscount Althrop.
ti. heir Of the Rit, lion. Charles Robert
Spencer has, been wounded In action
In France and ia In a military hospital
at BouloSneI o' st s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
Iext 10 Massachusetts

Next to MASSACHUSETTS, Illinois
has been most active in counting
wagons" under the direction of Mr..
Johnson, while State Highway En-
gineer. In 1909 and in 1912 careful
counts we're made at a large mum.
Der of points in that state, and to
the information thus gained may
be attributed the classification OF
Highways in the New Highway Law
of Illinois.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

The Scranton, Ia, Journal doubts
If even on judgment day any man will
be asked what church he belonged to
and says that certainly such ques
tion does not belong in politics.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

The longest electric power trans.
mission line in service is betwee:
Bishop and FL Centre, Cal, distance
Of over 400 miles.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

Get out the mouse trap. Field mice
the house Il they can. s1s'p s. Ell
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
late ROASTING cara.

]. r. Hufstedler OF Fairfield gather
ed roasting ears and green beans I'M
his garden October Path 49,, 6
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

The most successful men are not
necessarily the ones noisily attract
ing public attention.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

Remember the enormous county
expenses and vote accordingly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

When the heart breaks, theN soul
has room to grow.--Rostand.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

BALDAUF - BACKROW -. Word
has reached Oskaloosa relatives of
the marriage at St. Louis Sunday of
Miss Hortense Backrow to Mr. Arth-
ur Baldauf, youngest son OF the late
Sam Baldauf of Oskaloosa Friends
and acquaintances here will extend
Fluctuations.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

You can't knock your town with,
out knocking yourself.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

YOUNG-Born, to Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Young Sunday, November |,
er, Mrs, Sarah Barr, No. 1882 c ave
nue. East, a fine daughter. All doing
we'll This is the second girl to
come to the happy parents.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Russell B. Lash, OskaiOosa So. 20
1912 and
Mae Lore, Oskaloosa ...........19
Orval Wells, New Sharon ,......19
1943 and
Mamie Jenkins, What Cheer rs
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

HOPE. - Born, Saturday, October
81, 1914, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Hope,
daughter. Mother and child doing
nicely. Mrs. Hope will be remem-
bered by Oskaloosa people as a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
CritChlow, of 1850 c avenue East.
Mr. and Mrs. Hope make their home
on r. r. D. No. 1, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
KNOTT-WEST-T marriage of
Miss Mary Josephine Knott and Mr..
w. Guy West both of this city was
quietly solemnized in Des Moines on
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 in the
lparlors of the Methodist Episcopal
church, the Rev. E. e. Higley read
the marriage service. The bride and
groom were accompanied by Mr.. Guy
Taylor and Miss Myrtle Knott, sister
of the bride The bride is the fourth
daughter of Mrs. M. Caruth and has
made her home near Oskaloosa all
her life. She received her education
in the local schools with three years
in Chicago, the st. Luke's Training
School for Nurses, graduating in the
class of 1913. Mr. West is son of
".
and Is a popular and prosperous young
nam. After a brief honeymoon, Mr..
and Mrs. West will be at home Dec.
l, 1914 at Burr Oak Farm"
McLAIN-The Newark (Ohio) Ad-
vocate says: Caroline Nash, daugh-
ter of John and Sarah (Martin) Nash,
was born in Sussex County, England,
February 10, 1888. Died at her home
near Fredonia, Ohio. Oct 10, 1914, ag-
ed rs years, months and 26 days.
She was member of family of
twelve children. consisting of seven
brothers and five sisters, four broth
ers and four sisters having preceded
her to the spirit land. At the age of
five she came to America with her
parents. She united with the Welsh
Hills Baptist church at the age of 20
under the pastorate of Rev, Thomas.
Upon August 10, 1860, she was united
In marriage with Benjamin G.. Nc
Lain. To- this union were born two
sons, John, B. who died at the age of
twenty and George Nelson who now
resides in Croton.
In 1851 they moved to Mahaska
County, Iowa, where they resided for
80 years, moving back to Ohio in
1891. In June Mrs. McLain was strick
en- with illness and has been pat
lent sufferer until death relieved her.
She leaves to mourn her loss low
ing husband. one son and wife. three
brothers, John OF Oskaloosa, Iowa, Ed
mund D. of Clinton, Mo-, and George
T, OF Newark, Ohio, four grandchild-
rem. one great-grand child. and a host
of other relatives and friends. Her
disposition was genial, her sympa-
thies gracious and tender. and her
generosity was abundant"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05

Are you sure you are registered?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-20

walk the floor. could not lie down or
sit still sometimes fer day and night
at time. / was nervous, and had very
little appetite, no ambition, melancholy,
and often felt as though / had not a
friend in the world. After / had tried
most every female remedy without sue
cess, my mother-in-law advised me to
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. / did so and gained in
strength every day. l have now no trou-
BILE in any way and highly praise your
medicine 1t advertises itself. Mrs.
S. T. HURLEY, Eldon, Missouri.
Remember, the remedy which did
this was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. For sale everywhere.
1t has helped thousands Of women
who have been troubled with displace-
ments, inflammation, liberation, tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache.
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration, after all other
means have failed. Why don't you try
it? Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-20

abdominal application sold In most
drug stores under the name Of Mothers
Friend" We have known so many grand
mothers, who in their younger days
relied upon this remedy and who recon-
mend 1t to their own daughters that IL
certainly must be what its name indi-
Gates. They have used 1t for Its direct
influence upon the muscles. cords, liga.
ments and tendons as 1t aims TO anoru
relief from the strain and pain 80 oiten
unnecessarily severe during the period VI
expectancy
A little book mailed by Bradheld Regu-
Iator Co., 3O5 Lamar Bldg. Atlanta. Ca
refers to many things that women like 70
read about. 1t refers not only to the
relief from muscle strain due to their
expansion but also 10 nausea, morning
sickness, caking Of breasts and many
other distresses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-20
s5.s2o rs PAID FOR HEAD

PARIS. June 1.-THE sale of the
Arthur Sambon collection of objects
of art began at the Galerie Georges
Petit. The total realized by the sales
on the first day was 241,S23 francs
($4S,265). The highest price of the
day was $4,000 francs (s6720), which
was paid for a bust of Caracal'a
found in Egypt in the third century.
The head of Agrippa one of the
most striking portraits of the great
General, fetched 29,1OO francs (s5S2Cl
In this head the Roman artist has ad-
mirably expressed the ferocious but
genial energy of the man who under
the name of Augustus founded she
Roman Empire.
An archaic group from the beginn-
ing of the Third Dynasty found in the
tomb of NeSfritAbit. daugher of Che
ops 1, builder of the great pyramid
brought 22,500 francs $4500).
A statue of an archer sold for 2O,'
500 francs ($4100).
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-20
airsbip Mentioned in Bible.

BERLIN, June 19.-By express
command of the Kaiser a new edition
of the German Lutheran prayer-book
was issued today, containing special
petition for airships and aeroplanes
in the Imperial service. AS amend
ed, the prayer for the army and navy
now reads THAT 1t may please
Thee to protect the Royal army and
all the Imperial forces by land and
sea, and especially all the aircraft
now voyaging'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-20
Commerce Men at Grcnoblc

GRENOBLE, France, June. 10
After a three-day stay at Lyons
where they visited the exposition, the
city and neighborhood, the American
delegates to the recent International
Congress of Chambers of Commerce
held In Paris, arrived here. They
came via valence where they stopped
off for few hours. They enjoyed a
trip on the River Rhone there having
lunched aboard the steamer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-20
How Cruel Experts Can Sc,

PIT-TsBURG. Pa, June ia
movement to close the public schools
and release 10000 pupils until the
torrid weather passes failed here when
experts called in by the board of ed
ucation decided that the school build
ings We're as cool as any other places
in the city. Lessons, however, were
almost suspended. The portable
schools. small temporary buildings, Of
which large number are in use. We're
closed and the pupils were sent home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-20
THE WHOLE BODY
NEEDS PURE BLOOD

The bones, the muscles, and all
the organs Of the body depend for
their strength and tone and healthy
action on pure blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood. 1t is positively unequaled in
the treatment Of scrofula, catarrh,
rheumatism, dyspepsia, loss of APP
petite, that tired feeling. There is
no other medicine like it. Be sure
to get Hoods and get it today. 1t
is sold by all druggists.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-20
Dannlsh parIiament Ended

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. June
19.-The upper house of the Danish
parliament was dissolved by orded of
King Christian. The twelve life men,
bers appoined by the king were not
included in the decree, which affects
only the fifty-four elected members.
The lower house was prorogued until
after the elections for the upper house.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-20
WOMEN CAN
HARDLY BELIEVE
How Mrs. Hurley Was Re.
stored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Eldon, Mo. -"I was troubled with
displacement, inflammation and female

weakness. For two
years / could not
stand on my fe e t
long at a time and l
could not walk two
blocks without en-
during cutting and
drawing pains down
my right side which
increa ased every
month. i have been
at that time purple
in the face and would