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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
Driven From Homes in Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo, June 23.-Scores
were driven from their homes, whole
wheat fields swept away, corn dam
aged and much live stock lost as a
result of the heaviest rains in Kansas
in years.
Dozens of creeks and rives in north.
east Kansas have left their banks
and flooded the surrounding country.
In the vicinity of Potter, Kansas, tour.
teen inches of rain was reported and
at Valley Falls the precipitation am.
ounted to nine and three-eighths in
ches.
Railroad traffic is demoralized
Many towns are isolated and it prob
ably will be several days before norm
al railway service is resumed.
There is practically no service to-
day on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe, the San Francisco the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific and the Chica
go, Burlington & Quincy railroads in
the flooded districts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
North Second and North Seventh
Being Put to Grade.

Residents along Second St, north OF
c avenue are finding qualification in
the work being done by the street de.
.)artment in the grading of that sec
zion of the street and the disposition
Of the surface water drainage that
has long been an annoyance. At the
loot of a hill south of H avenue the
water coming from both north and
south had Gu. a great ditch down the
center of the street that made travel
impossible at times. number OF
trees and considerable brush had al
20 become an obstruction. A twenty
six inch boiler casing was placed &C
'oss the street as a culvert and the
street graded to cover the pipe and
to carry the water in the proper dit
ches at the sides of the street instead
of in the center as heretofore. Where
sidewalks and gardens have been
Hooded and washed away relief has
been biven by the changes made.
The grading of the street also gives
chance for making of side walks lat
er on and the opening of some desir-
able building lots. e..
North Seventh street has one OF
the incest improvements of the cur.
rent season, the grading of this thor
Jughfare north OF c avenue prepari,
DRY to the laying OF permanent
sidewalk of something like seven
hundred feet from the north end OF
he present permanent walk. Just
aorth of C avenue, the grade of the
street was taken down. The sidewalks
along both east and west sides of the
street have been away below the lev
| Il of the street and when rains have
prevailed or during the early season
the water has flowed over the walks
On north, by the BarroWs and the Dan
Reigle lots, the side hill was cut dOwI
20 prepare for the side walk and the
dirt was dumped north passed the
Charles MCGlasSOn property. Near the
Reigle lots the excavation has the ap
pearanCe of having been ten feet OF
more but this extreme cut was at the
lot line only and not in the center OF
the street where the grade was al
most normal. The work opens the
way for permanent improvements
that will be of lasting value to the
plopCl IIco bSH0hISd anu IhClNCAIoil )
gives to the market some desirable
building sites.
- -. -.
Removal of the old top works o.
an abandoned coal mine, the shaft
house and dump that was located east
of north seventh street near the Clark
property where a local coal mine was
operated by William Cunningham sew
eral years ago, was accomplished last
week and the old works are now con
| 3picuous by their absence. The de
molishing of the old building was
somewhat of task on account of the
size and weight of the framing tim
bers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
SEVERE STORM
IN kE0kUk CO.
WIND, HAIL AND LIGHTNING
DO MUCH DAMAGE.
WHEAT SWEPT AWAY IN KANSAS
CIoudhurst at Muscatine Farmer
Killed by Lightning Near Dubu-
que--Various Kinds Of Storms
Visit Central Ohio.

Keota, June ga severe storm
passed north of Keota Sunday after
noon about $3.50 o'clock. At Maple
hurst ranch, three horses belonging
TO J. o. Singmaster & Son were kill
ed by lightning. At the Romosen
farm the storm developed Cyclonic
proportions but the full force of the
cyclone eliminated at the John Green.
wood farm, 3 miles northeast of Keo-
ia, where large barn was completely
wrecked Mr.. Greenwood's z young
sons and 2 neighbOr boys were swim
ming in a nearby pond and seeing the
approaching storm hastily took ref
uge in the barn. That all escaped
death is remarkable. The roof of the
barn was lifted and carried to one
side. Other timbers were scattered
in all directions with heap where
the barn had stood. One horse was
killed and another severely injured.
Mr.. Greenwood was in the house, I'M
injured, and saw the destruction OF
the barn. Knowing the boys were in
the vicinity he ran to the scene and
called to them. Receiving no reply
he sent out a general call over the
telephone asking for help to rescue
them from the debris The neighbors
gathered quickly but the boys were
able to crawl from the wreckage at.
ter recovering from the shock One
boy still grasped the suit of under.
wear he had caught up as they EN-
erged from the pond. The storm
passed on the northeast, doing a little
damage at the Cup farm. 1t was &C
companied by considerable hail which
stripped the corn. All crops In that
section were badly damaged. Mr.
Greenwood's neighbors have rallied
to his assistance and are clearing
away the wreckage today. Mr.. Green
wood states that his insurance haC
recently expired and owing to his ne
glect of the matter the comparatively
new barn and contents are a tota
loss
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
THE MAKING OF A CITY
Building Operations Going On Here
and There About Town.

Mrs. Samuel Robertson is building
a. new house on North Ninth street
between B and c avenues. 1t is me-
dunn sized house of seven rooms,
with basement and first floor and d
half story above. 1t Is quite plain,
but neat and will be very convenient
on the interior when completed.
- =. -
Harry H. Phinney has completed
the brick wall around his place on Z
avenue East on the North Ninth
street side and also at the rear OF
the lot. The wall rests on new
concrete base or footing and is about
three feet high. At the corner and
at regular points are square piers,
and the whole is finished with
neat cap. Formerly the grounds were
terraced and the lawn has been hll-
ed in and leveled Off The improve
ment is quite an innovation.
Frank Tout, of l101 A avenue East,
is building a new brick one-and-a-halt
story house on the corner of A ave
nue. East and North Eleventh street.
The house will contain about eight
rooms. The walls are now being
erected and is not sufficiently ad'
yanced so as to indicate the ar
rangement of the rooms. 1t will be
uiouern and convenient and Is erect
ed for rental.
District steam heat is being placed
in the post Office building, the con
nectlon being made on tae north side,
Excavations have been made in the
alley and the work is now nearly com.
pleted.
New cement walks are being con.
structed at University Park at var.
ious points and excavations are be-
ing made in some places and grading
and filling is being done at others.
At some points the locations of the
trees have been changed and the
spirit of improvement and enterprise
seems to be in the air. 60.
improvements have been made to
the house at 30S High avenue West,
belonging to the Pat Hughes estate.
The place has been newly painted
and thoroughly renovated, the in.
terror as well as the outside being
overhauled and put in an up-to-date
condition. ...... -. ., ..
- ~ ~ ..t. '.- o..
Mrs. Jennie Vermilyea, of 600 High
avenue East, has newly painted her
home. She has also completed a
Fhew sleeping porch on the west side
which will add considerably to the
comfort and convenience of the
place. g.. 3
- -. =.
The new brick store building, re,
Gently erected at 319 High avenue
west by j. w. Hetherington Is about
completed The Improvement is only
one story high, but is neat and effec-
tive in appearance. II was built OF
Oskaloosa pressed brick and the
show windows are on both sides of a
central entrance. The store is about
sixty feet deep and will make q fine
place for business. sss84
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
Oskaloosa Merchants
Pay Pro ortio t G
Railroad Fare. s7tf
Fourth Of July Celebration.

Riverside Grange, No. 2O55, will
hold Fourth of July celebration at
Eveland Grove. A grand parade at
10 O'Clock, basket dinner, two ball
games, hobble races and amusements
of all kinds. Good music and a brief
program. Refreshments of all kinds
will be served on the grounds. All
other oranges and the public in gen
eral are invited to go and spend the
day in one of the most beautiful
groves in Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
cIoudhurst at Muscatine.

Muscatine, Iowa. June 23.-A cloud
burst which struck here last night,
flooded the streets to depth, of two
feet and caused the Mississippi, al
ready at flood tide to jump four: inch
es. Easements in the downtown area
were flooded with heavy losses. Light.
ming struck in many places.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
Various Kinds Of Storms.

Columbus, o., June %. Various
kinds of storms broke over central
Ohio today, injuring a score of per
sons and damaging thousands of dol
lars worth OF property. Rain fell in
some sections, breaking a drought
which had threateden growing crops
A tornado passed through Shelby
county, working havoc in its path and
terrorizing the citizens of Quincy, 6
village of 500 population. Several
buildings, including a church were de
troyed and telephone and telegraph
service demoraliZed.
Lightning set fire to two 800 barre
oil tanks near, Newark. Many farm
buildings, ignited by lightning, also
were reported burned a,I ol..a,,o,.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
5 Oskaloosa Merchants
Pay Proportionate
Railroad Fare. s7tf
Stole chlldren in Nlaht.

Fearing that he would have to give
up his children as the result OF di-
vorce action started by his wife,
James ID. Daulconer, machinist of
stole the little ones from
their beds and left home In the night
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
Sixty Years on the Farm.

Hiram Brown, who lives around
the bluff near Hamburg, has resided
on his farm for sixty years, a record
which can be duplicated by but a few
in this part of the country. You
would not think to look at Mr.. Brown
that he had even lived that long. to
say nothing of being on one farm for
that length of time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
Farmer Killed by Lightning.

Dubuque, Iowa. June %. - Henry
Huss, "A, farmer. residing DIN Atther
esas parish, five miles from Dubuque,
was struck and instantly killed BY
lightning while driving cattle into
barn. His clothing was practically all
burned Off He leaves wife and four
children.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
viii Have County Fair.

The people Of Appanoose county
have subscribed for almost $4,000
worth of stock in a new county fair
association. The company proposes
to purchase the grounds which were
formerly used for fair purposes and
will hold its first meeting this year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
A DMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.

~ DMINIO II n MA NUIIOE.
IA Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that on the 9th day
of May, A. D., 1914. the undersigned
was appointed by the District Court
of Iowa, in and for Mahaska County,
administrative of the estate of ElVa
Watts, deceased. late of said Mahaska
County, Iowa. All persons indebted to
said estate will make payment to the
undersigned, and those having claims
against the same will present them
legally authenticated to said court for
allowance. q. ....... p. ..... .-.t
Dated this 9th day of May 1914.
Kate Miller, Administrative.
j. L. MILLIGAN. Clerk. >.e.. 81
BY F. w. Wright, Deputy. 46w}
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
Thousands Of Dollars Damage.

Topeka, Kans., June ga six to
fourteen-inch rain that flooded the
Delaware and other river valleys
north and east of here caused serious
damage to wheat. Thousands of
bundles of newly cut grain foated
down the streams. At Perry, men
standing on the railroads caught the
bundles as they floated past. During
the afternoon five wagons were load
ed and by nightfall the bundles were
coming much thicker. At Granville
and Williamsburg the same condi-
lions prevailed and it is reported that
many fields of freshly cut wheat were
swept clean by the food. Near Great
Bend a field of 100 acres was destroy
ey by fire. Scores of creeks and
small rivers in northeastern Kansas
are out of the banks and flooding the
nearby fields as the result of the
heaviest rain in years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
.Oii \ Tank ignited.

Washington Pa, June 23.--Twenty
persons were injured. one seriously
eight houses destroyed by fire, and
six others blown up by dynamite as
the result of lightning setting fire to
a tank of the Southwest Pennsylvania
pipe line, containing $4,000 barrels OF
oil at Meadowlands near here.
The oil tank was ignited during an
electrical storm and efforts to extin
guish the blaze have been futile. A
partial collapse of the tank caused
tie burning oil to spread over wide
territory, Two thousand volunteers
sra fighting the fire and believed dan.
81. (. passed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
Drowned in Lake.

While bathing in Carter Lake. near
Ayoca, Gale Pnmgate. aged ten years,
OF Omaha, was drowned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
CAPITAL STOCK, SfeG,0oO
Paid IN Full,

Directors: W. |. Beans; Charley
Victor; w. H, Springer; Thos. }.
Wilson; r. w. Moore; W. C. Reed;
W. H. Pike; Paul Synhorst; Geo. 5.
Prime; r. K. Davis; M. s. Downey.
Complete set of Safety Deposit
Boxes. The $50 stockholders are al
Mahsska County farmers.
Farmer: Make this your head
quarters while In the City. 1871
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
Professional Cards
VIM. r. LACEY,
Attorney-at.LaW.
OskalooaA. Iowa.

General Practice, Pensions, CollsS
lions, all State and Federal Courts
Probate Cases. 24yl
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK

W., l., eeanss President. .s7l-y,,,4,.
WI II. PIKE. Vice President
R. K, Davis. Cashier. .-.,-....
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-09
WONDERS OF ICE
CAVES IN LAVAS
ONE CHAMBER WHEN LIGHTED
HAS APPEARANCE OF MAGNI-
CENT CHURCH lNTERIoR-THE
cOTToNWOODS' MARVEL.

The Shoshone ice caves, located 20
miles north of this town, near the Cot
tonwoods ranch of former State Sen
ator Fred w. Gooding, had an explor-
ing party. made up of Twin Falls and
Shoshone people. cropping through the
subterranean passages on Sunday.
The Twin Falls visitors were organized
by Mrs. Robert w. Spangler and they
were met here by Senator Gooding and
his son, Edward C. Gooding, who pilot
ed them through the caverns. Fred
F. Gwin took up others of the Sho-
shone party. and while they were ex-
ploring he busted himself so well with
his fishing rod in the Big Wood there
that he was able to furnish a bounti-
full meal of trout for all the visitors
to the number of 81. In the Twin
Falls party were Mrs. Spangler Miss
Jessie Warrington, Miss Margaret
williams, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. McLain,
Mr.. and Mrs. w A. Flowers, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Ferguson and W. 2.
Smith. There were arrangements
made for photographing the interior of
the wonders.
One of the chambers. completely
lined as to floor, ceiling and sides with
smooth ice, has the appearance when
sufficiently lighted of the interior of a
church. The ceiling of
ice describes a perfect arch, while the
walls stand plumb to the floor to
height of perhaps 20 feet, when the
arch is formed in regular architectural
design for such an edifice.
The floor, ceiling and walls show
even surfaces of the purest ray serene.
How deep is this crystalline formation
has never been ascertained. Visitors
have chopped into the floor and walls
until they got tired and never dug
the ice to the lava rock be-
yond.
The locality is a desolate waste of
lava. Not a mile away is vast crat-
er. All through the hottest of sum-
mers this congealing process still goes
on.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-09
PROGRESS ON THE
STATE HIGHWAYS
AT TIkURA SUR
vEY FOR ARco TO SOLDIER TO
BE COMPLETED.

o. c. Burton, the State Highway
builder and contractor of Richfeld,
has nearly completed the first two
miles of the Shoshone- -Richfield to
Haley section of the Sawtooth High
way, and is working 40 head of stock.
More stock can be worked and there
is still an opportunity for owners of
good horses to sub-contract for grad
ing, hauling and top work. Mr.. Bur
ton is himself with the job nine hours
day and his camp will be at Tiku
ra--S miles below Picabo-for two
weeks yet. The next move will be up
to Osterhouse's place, half way to Pi
cabo, according to the HALEY Times,
Engineer Cornell of the State High
way Commission Engineering Road
crew, together with his staff, camp
ing outfit, ETC., has arrived at Martin.
on the way from the Picabo inter
section of the East and West Boise
Yellowstone Highway through Blaine
county to Arco. He expects to COM
plete this survey within another 10
days.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-09

BOARD OF TRUSTEES DEFER FILL
LING VACANCY CAUSED BY
RESIGNATION OF MARSHAL
MAY.

At the meeting of the trustees OF
Shoshone Monday night the matter of
the appointment of a marshal came up
but there was nothing finally deter
mined. Jimmie May resigned the place
last month. Nearly a dozen applicants
appeared either in person or sent in
written requests to be considered.
The board promised to give everybody
chance and adjourned till Wednesday
so that all the trustees could be on
hand. The members present were
lMcMahon, Bowler and McFall. Trus-
tees White and Beckett were absent
In addition to those who had handed
in applications for the marshalship
Frank Millsaps appeared before the
board to make a verbal request that
he be considered for the vacancy.
Millsaps said he wished to state that
he favored the appointment of Oliver
Dunn for the place because Dunn had
made a good record in this office in the
Dunn is eliminated from the contest
for any reason, then he, Millsaps, wish
ed it understood that he would accept
the responsibility at the present SAL
airy of sS5 per month but would ex-
ipect to be paid more if he accomplish
FED the purpose of cleaning up the
town and suppressing disorder without
grating.
In announcing the purpose of trus-
tees present to take no action until a
full board could be present Chairman
McMahon said he thought the town
pretty decent and clean already.
Frank Crosse. one of the applicants
withdrew from the contest. He is
employed as round house superinten-
dent for the Short Line at Shoshone.
When the company heard that Mr..
Crosse was considering leaving the
service he was requested to visit rail-
result of a conference held last week
at that place was that Mr.. Crosse
concluded to stay with the round
house. He is one of the best citizens
of Shoshone. Had he remained an ap-
plicant one of the trustees said the
board would have been compelled by
force of public sentiment to give him
the place
Since Monday nights meeting of
the trustees Chairman Mcmahon has
not been able to secure a quorum.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-09
UNDERTAKEN A DEVELOPER.

There are in many communities sue
cessful business men and farmers who
stand like stumps in the highways OF
progress and in such a situation the
Undertaken is an important factor in
development. Scarcely a day passes
that they do not add a new terror to
death by refusing to join with public
spirited citizens a movement for the
upbuilding of their community or by
their indifference snag an industrial
enterprise.
1t takes live men to build a COM
munity and there is no sadder sight
in life than a few noble spirited cit
izens staggering under a load of dead
timber The undertaken is oftimes a
developer.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-09
FALL CAMPAIGN
IN FULL BLAST
STATE LOANS TO FARMERS AGAIN
SUBJECT OF POLITICAL At
TACK-WAR TAXES WHEN WE
HAVE NO WAR.

BOISE, oct. Especially with the
arrival Of Senator Brady in the state
and the opening gun Of the campaign
fired at Twin Falls last Friday night
when Senator Brady and Attorney
General Peterson addressed a largely
attended Republican meeting, the
campaign in Idaho is actively under
way. The occasion was one of warm
welcome to Senator Brady and one
for the sounding of the keynote Of
the campaign by Attorney General
and taxation in constructive way.
Mr.. Peterson showed in the course of
his address that if the state govern
ment were entirely wiped out the
saving to the taxpayer upon $1,000
valuation would be the sum of S2.11.
While this was in no sense an argu-
ment for waste in state expenditures
it was concrete evidence that the So
luton of high taxes was not looked
lOT at llE SOQICG men lldlnlJbJ stlll
orators sought to make the citizens
of Idaho believe that their tax DUr-
den rested upon state expenditures.
Attorney General Peterson indicated
that the source of much expense lay
in the advanced school system of the
state, the spending of money for local
the creation of com
missions, the increased expenditure of
funds under the cash value" system
of assessment. and last but not least
the fact that seven -eights of the
total area of the state is in unpat-
ented land and paying no taxes. The
blight of government by a bureauac-
racy had more to do with high tax
ation by keeping the state out of po,-
session of its. own domain than all
other causes combined.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-09
LUKE McLUkE SAYS.

Maybe the reason why a woman is
never contented is because content
ment makes people fat.
are living together when they are
merely putting up with each other.
The female whose family consists
of a poodle and a fern never forgets
the date of Mothers Day. But about
the only date the mother of five or six
children can remember is Wash Day.
After man takes a day off and
tries to follow his own advice he isn't
surprised that other people never pay
any attention to what he says.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-09

The Republican text book is just off
the press and it contains some very
interesting reading matter. 1t takes
up in detail the work of the state
land board. Attention is called to the
fact that two years ago the dead
walls of Boise were plastered with
attacks upon loans made by the land
board. One of these the Mosley loan of
$4,000 on property near Boise is an
instance and was made a special sub
ject for attack at that time with the
claim that it was for an amount great
~ in excess of the value of the land.
The property was purchased by the
last legislature for use of the peni-
tentiary for $4,000.
In considering this matter it should
be borne in mind that the state land
board has been in the control Of the
Republican party for a great many
years and that the opposition. both
Democrats and Progressives, are al
ways trying to find something out of
which to make a political capital, and
their fayorite sources of attack are
the state loans. Through wise Re-
publican policy the state of Idaho has
now nearly s3,O0O,OOO outstanding in
farm loans at rate of interest OF
per cent. These loans have been OF
inestimable value and benefit to the
farmers of this state It has enabled
them to secure ss.OOO,OOO worth Of
cheap money and it has assisted them
very materially in developing the
farming resources Of the state.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-09
IRON BRIDGE TO TAKE
PLACE OF WOOD STRUCTURE

The Shoshone highway commission
ers have bought and will soon erect
a substantial iron bridge for the last
crossing on the Big Wood river in
Lincoln county on the new road above
the Cottonwoods. This bridge is to
take the place of the wooden bridge
near the Blaine county line. The span
is 40 feet. Being discarded railroad
bridge its tensile strength is much
greater than will ever be required on
a wagon road but it was bought at a
low price and will last an age. The
location of the iron bridge will be
three hundred yards upstream from
the old bridge and win afford a eros
sing without any grade.