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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
new CROSSING OPENED
Sixth Avenue Ready For Travel
From I. Street 70 Near 9TH St.

New Years Day, January 1, 1914,
witnessed the completion of the big
fill being made by the city and the
Burlington Railway Company on Six
tn avenue west, between c and ID
streets whereby Sixth avenue is
opened to traffic from street on the
west, OF block west of the M. e
st. l.. tracks, to a point about two
blocks east of Seventh street on the
east, an unbroken stretch of eighteen
.alleling the Rock Island tracks and
right-of-way through the town. The
big fill between c and d street max
ing possible a crossing of the c. B..
& Q. tracks was completed New
Years Day under the direction of
Street Commissioner Andy Stanton
and the work will now rest until
spring. A temporary crossing over
the tracks has been made by the rail.
way company and the new street has
been open to teams now for some
time. AS the ground has been COM
paratively dry, the new way is be-
ing used by school children, shorten
ing the road to the Jefferson school
by several blocks. for those residing
in the south and southwest part of
town. AS soon as the fill has settled
in the spring, a new cement sidewalk
will be laid along the north side of
the avenue between B and ID streets.
People who have occasion to use the
new crossing of the Q tracks are loud
in praises of the opened thorough
fare. 1t practically does away with
a nf q n
tracks over d street and opens an
easy way to Market street that is
alrOedy being largely patronized by
traffic. AS soon as the frost leaves
the ground in the spring the Q rail-
way company will extend the switch
that now stands in the line of the
proposed sidewalk to a point little
to the northwest and the entire width
of the crossing will be solidly plank
ed making wide crossing over two
tracks one the main line of the road
and the other siding.
Considerable difficulty was exper.
fenced in securing enough material
to make the fill. The greater part of
the dirt came from the big storm
sewer constructed during the fall of
1913. All of the excess dirt taken
from the work south of High avenue
between A and ID streets, south to
Eighth avenue was dumped into the
big hole that has heretofore made the
opening of Sixth avenue impossible.
Added to this Mr.Stanton secured dirt
by grading the block between B and
G streets, the block south of the
jefferson school building. This block
has been cut down and the grade for
the sidewalk along the school prop
erty made practically ready for the
sidewalk that will be put down by
the school board. New walks have
also been planned for the school yard
running diagonally from the south
entrance of the school building to the
south east and the southwest corners
Of the school lot.
Opening the street makes a big
change in the appearance of this sec.
ton of the city and will add value
to AUDITING properties. A grade of
less than a foot to the
block drains the two blocks from B
and ID street where the surface drain
age will be cared for by a catch
basin at this point.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
CHARGES of Fraud.

Des Moines, Jan. 3.-Charges of
fraud are lodged against Frank w.
Press in petition filed in the dis
trict court by f. J.Cleveland as guard
ian of Lucinda Granger, pioneer resi-
dent of Des Moines, for recovery Of
$4,000. The woman is 80 years old
and is widow of Barlow Granger,
one of the earliest settlers of Iowa
and once publisher of the Des Moines
Star in 1S49. The petition alleges
that Press fraudulcntly induced Mrs.
Granger in 1908 to convey by deed to
him 80 acres of farm land within the
city limits and other properties in
Adair and Guthrie counties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
To Revive County Fair.

Centerville, Jan. 5.-By an almost
unanimous vote of mass meeting
Saturday afternoon It was decided to
proceed with plans for a county fair.
Centerville has not had a county fair
for almost fifteen years. Since the
farmers institute has attained large
proportions and popularity the de-
mand for a revival of the fair has
grown till the mass meeting was
called. Committees were appointed
to secure options on sites, of which
three are available, and drafting rules
for the government of the new asso-
citation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
AffiIiation Turned Down.

Waterloo, Jan. 5.-The carpenters
local union will not reaffiliate with
the Central labor body. A proposal
to that effect was rejected by mar
gin OF ten votes. The carpenters
withdrew two years ago when the
molders withdrew. A secret vote
was taken by the carpenters as TO
whether or not they would withdraw
from the building trades department
of the American Federation of Labor.
This vote is going on throughout the
country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Railroad Election Carries.

Charles City, Jan. SIN a total of
1900 votes cast, the railroad bonding
tax carried at special election held
Saturday by majority of 1853. This
means the spending of $4,000 to be
used in extending the Charles City
railroad and equipping it with electri-
cal power. The farmers fought
against the measure but the citizens
of this city fought for it and put it
through. A big celebration followed
the decision. When the road is com
pleted it will extend 35 miles through
a rich farming country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08

Council Bluffs, Jan. 3.-Carl f. Ben
jamin, an Omaha attorney, has filed
original notices in actions he is bring
ing against twelve of the twenty-nine
Council Bluffs saloons. The name of
his witness, George Starr, does not
appear in the Council Bluffs direct.
DRY. Demand for the $25 fee in each
case is made. Allegations of selling
to minors and habitual drunkards are
made. The saloon men declare they
will fight the cases.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
4 UNIFORM SCHEDULE
Assessors of Mahaska County Or
ganize for Spring Work

A uniform schedule of increase in
property values conforming with the
standard fixed by the state executive
council last year was adopted by the
town and township assessors at their
meeting in the Office of County Audi.
tor l.. r. Briggs at the court house
Saturday and it was agreed that all
would follow this schedule as closely
as possible in their assessments. Mat,
ters concerning the raise in valua.
tons made by the state board last
year, exemptions. and other minor af,
fairs were discussed pro and con at
the meeting and a new method of
fixing the salary of the assessors,
which has been generally practiced
previously in other counties but had
never been used in Mahaska county,
was adopted by the board of super
visors. A full attendance of the as
SCISSORS was present for the annual
gathering to receive supplies and in
structions preliminary to the begin
ming of actual work in the spring as
sessments, only the representatives
of one town and one township being
absent. J. S. Reeves, of Fremont,
presided throughout the meeting, and
G. P. Eflin, of Union township, acted
as secretary.
Only personal property is assessed
this year, owing to the rule that real
estate shall be assessed but once ev-
cry two years, and it was assessed
last year. According to the statutes,
the assessors shall start work the
second MONDAY in January and they
must have their work completed by
April l.
The assessors of Mahaska county
are as follows:
Adams Township. =. Arthur Cameron
Black Oak Twp. Nick Tysseling
Cedar Township. .......A. c. Ellison
East Des Moines Twp. C. w. Barnett
West Des Moines Twp. e. w. England
Garfield Township. Frank Terrence
Harrison Township. Del Harding
Jefferson Township. Geo. w. Parker
Lincoln Township. &C. c. Caldwell
Madison Township. m. S. Freeman
Monroe Township. ......J. A. Brown
Pleasant Grove Twp. $50. Guy Allen
Prairie Township. l.. w. Garner
Richland Township. r.. c. Fleming
Scott Township. :. e. F. belong
Spring Creek Twp. +. . Logan Graham
Union Township. .......G. p. Ef1in
White Oak Township. -. John Reed
Oskaloosa City. II. Perry
New Sharon City Clarence Catterson
Fremont City. S. Reeves
Beacon City, .Thos. Reisbeck
Rose Hill City. e. n. Vallandingham
Eddyville City. "A. C. Black
Barnes City ........... Frank Grubh
Leighton City. Stouwie
University Park. &C. s. Mccormick
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Teamster Given Parole.

Des Moines, Jan. S.-The state pa
role board today gave a parole to Ed
wilkins. one of the four teamsters
convicted by the district court of riot
ing during the teamsters' strike a
year ago. The cause of pardoning
him was ill health and was recon-
mended by the county attorney and
the trial Judge. No action has been
taken in the ease of the other three
whom union men are trying to free.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
KILLED
HUNTING RABBITS
cENTERviLLE VOTES TO REVIVE
APPANoosE COUNTY FAIR.
RAILROAD ELECTION CARRIES
m. & ST. L. Will Purchase 500 New
Freight Cars-one Hundred and
Seventeen Veterans at Soldiers
Home Pass Away during 1913

Mason City, Jan. 5.--John Hayford
was accidentally shot and killed while
hunting rabbits Sunday afternoon by
his brother, Charles Hayford. Both
are farmers and were hunting near
their home eight miles south of here
whan a rabbit sprang up between
them and Charles Hayford shot at 1t,
the bullet taking effect in the right
breast of his brother.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Wolves in Davis Co.

Wolves have become very numer.
Gus in the southern part OF Davis
county, killing sheep, pigs, etc, The
farmers are making special hunts for
them by having what Is called ring
hunts, that is men collect on the four
sides of a certain territory and all
move to the center and surround a
field where the wolves are known to
stay. However. up to date they have
not caught anything.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
III Veterans Die During 1918.

Marshalltown, Jan. 5.-One hun
dred seventeen members of the Iowa
Soldiers home died during 1913, and
100 died during the year preceding.
The proportion to the membership is
not much different than the preceding
year, however, as there have been
about 100 more members during the
last year than in 1912. February
showed the heaviest death rate, 16.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Wife Refuses 10 Testify.

Des Moines. Jan. 3.-Even In the
face of threat of District Attorney
Guthrie to call in District Judge De
Graft and punish her for contempt,
Mrs. G. H. York absolutely refused
TO testify as to her husbands where
abouts the night of Dec. 1, before the
coroner's inquest to-day. The cor
onor's jury is trying to find out the
connection between the mysterious
actions of York and the death Of
WheelOCk
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Assistant Cashier Dies.

ColfaX, Jan. 3.-Hayson Leighton,
assistant cashier of the Citizens State
Bank of Colfax which reopencd yes
terday, died last night after a brief
illness after an attack of diabetes.
Mr.. Leighton, who was IS. had been
a sufferer from the disease for some
time. He came here two years ago
from Stuart where he was connected
with the First National Bank and at
that time entered the Citizens State
Bank
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
lowans Come Back.

Nathan and Chas. Jaeger, once
prosperous Ringgold county farmers,
recently decided to locate in Louisi
ana. This week they returned after
having lost several thousand dollars.
They report that the Louisiana land
is so that team will mire almost
anywhere. Several families from this
county have gone to that country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Election In the 53rd.

Des Moines, Jan. 5.-Adjutant Gen
.eral Logan today issued an order for
an election in the SD Regiment Iowa
National Guard for colonel to fill the
vacancy caused by the promotion of
Col. Fl. A. Allen of Cedar Rapids, to
Brigadier General.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
iowa for fine Horses.

At the last Shenandoah fair Monroe
Ayres showed 2.year old colt which
good judges valued at $1,000. Since
then Mr.. Ayres has been offered 81.
400 for him, then $4,000 and last q
man from Nebraska says he Is the
hest colt IN Iowa for hiR age and
offers $2.i0o for him, Hut Mf Ayres
Will not sell him. AA
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Judoe Mcpherson Receivers.

Council Bluffs. Jan. 3.-Private ad.
vice received here to-day indicates
that Federal Judge Smith McPher-
son, who was taken ill with ptomaine
poisoning while enroute to Moores-
Vile, Ind, has entirely recovered and
is at his sisters home
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Searching for Lost DAUGHTER.

Waterloo, Jan. "A heartbroken
father is searching this city for a lost
daughter. Edith Hills, of Council
Hill, ILL.,, purchased a ticket at her
home town last Monday afternoon for
Ackley, and she arrived in Waterloo
that evening, remaining over night
Since that time no trace of her has
been found. L..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Poultry Show Opens.

Ames, Jan. 5.-The annual poultry
show of the Ames Poultry Association
and the Boone Poultry Breeders as
ISOLATION under the joint auspices of
the two organizations opened here to-
day, with seven hundred birds on ex-
hibition. Next to the State show, 1t
will be the largest show in the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
New Master Mechanic,

Manly, Jan. 5.-R. G. Hude of Cedar
Rapids has been appointed master
mechanic at the Rock Island shops
here to succeed F. w. Williams. Sew
eral men have been laid off In the
shops and general offices because of
decreased business.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
To Buy Five Hundred Cars.

Marshalltown, Jan. 5.-Plans have
been prepared by the Minneapolis &
st. Louis railroad for 500 new freight
cars, contracts for which will be let
soon. The contracts will call for
400 lined box cars suitable for grain
shipments, fifty automobile cars and
fifty coal cars. They will be of So
900 pounds capacity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Qualities and Then RESIGNS.

Marshalltown, Jan. 5.-After quail
flying as supervisor of this county
George W. Darling placed his resig.
nation with the board and w. H.
Jones, former mayor and supervisor.
was chosen to fill the position for the
coming year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
New 6ranae.

Mahaska county has a new Grange
Instituted not long since by |. N. Tay-
Tor, state lecturer. Il Is Pheasant
Lrove" Grange. with Chas. Bowen as
Master, Sam Vail as Oyerseer. and
sam Steddom as Secretary. II war
started with sixtytwo charter mem
har4 Aatt
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Iowa Land Doubles,

John Muller has sold eighty acres
of land lying two miles southeast of
Victor to Frank Floeshinger for the
sum of $500 per acre. The buildings
are only ordinary. This land sold
seven years ago for $122.50 per acre.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Five Want to be Postmaster.

The Abba postoffice question is in
all probability settled as Congress
man Kirkpatrick was in Abba looking
over the field. There are five candi.
dates In the field.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08

To admire, to love, to regret, is to
live, said great writer. Do not let the
regret be brought on by a cough or cold,
which if treated when it first appeared
would have easily been controlled. Aliens
Cough Balsam brings welcomed relief in such
cases. Contains no harmful ingredients.
25c., Soc. and S1.00 bottles at all dealers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
The Rural Carriers.

Rural mail carriers of Iowa will
convene in Des Moines this year.
July ?. 2 and g. according 10 q dccis-
ion OF the executive committee OF the
organization. 80. X. 4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Another Corn Shredder Accident.

James Holeran, a farmer near Har-
Ian. had his left arm severed above
the elbow In corn shredder which
an had presence of mind to signal the
engineer to stop the machine and
gave him directions in moving tho
mechanism to free him from It's
clutches.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08


This enormous increase in taxes is
alton placed on all classes of proper
ty by the executive council of the
state and, in less degree, by an in
crease in the state levy to provide
for the extension of the capital
grounds and an increase in the coun-
ty road building levy made manda-
tory of the state. The taxable valu-
alton of all real estate, personal prop
erty, and town lots in the state was
boosted in marked degree by the
state executive council after the
property has been assessed by the
assessors and the inevitable result
is that taxes are much higher than
ever before. For instance, Mahaska
County real estate was raised Al per
cent in valuation. town lots were
boosted 10 per cent, and various
species of live stock were increased
in valuation from j to 5j per cent.
Then, the state levy is one mill
higher this year in order to provide
for the muCh.talked.of capital extern
sion. A county road building fund
was created and made mandatory up
on the counties this year by the
state and this fund totals $17,105.29,
which also accounts in some degree
for the raise.
Oskaloosa City will pay a goodly
share OF this tax, the total amount
being $1S5,SSS.19. This sum also in
cludes special levies for sidewalks,
paving, and sewer, besides the regu.
lar funds.
The following tabulation shows &C.
cording to what appropriations the
tax money paid in during 1874 will
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08

JORDAN-Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas A. Jordan, 3O7 North 18th
street, seven and one.half pound
boy, December 9th. 1913.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Ferris on Way to Calumet,

Calumet, Mich, Jan. 5.-Governor
Ferris, Labor Commissioner Cunning
ham and Secretary Nesbit will arrive
In the copper country tonight. The
governor will prosecute vigorous in
vestigation Of the strike in the hopes
of bringing about a settlement. He
is accompanied by several lower
Michigan labor leaders.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
INCREASED TAXATION.
Mahaska County Will Pay
Sill, 700. Is More Than in 1913.

More than half a million dollars
will be paid into the county treasury
during the year of 1914 by Mahaska
County taxpayers. This amount is
over a hundred thousand dollars more
than was paid in as taxes during the
year just past. The exact figures are
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-04
WEATHER THIS WEEK.
Higher Temperature and Thunder
Showers Frcsagtd by The
Weather Man.

Showers during the first half of the
coming week over most of the country
from the Mississippi to the Atlantic,
with temperatures above the seasonal
average, and showers and thunder
storms in the far West during the lat
ter p1gt of the week are forecasted
by the weather bureau.
"The indications are that during the
cd week the temperature will av-
erage above the normal generally in
the Eastern anl Southern states ana
the great central valleys" said the
bulletin "2u.d near or slightly below
nc.mal over the Rocky Mountain re-
gion and on the Pacific slope. The pre-
cipitation during the week will be lo-
cal. but fairly we'll distributed over
the great central valleys, the region
cf the Great Lakes and the Eastern
ard Southern States.
"An area of low barometric pressure
that now covers the plain states will
move slowly eastward and reach the
Atlantic States Tuesday or Wednes-
day. This depression will be attend
ed by showers the first half Of the
week over much of the country from
Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic
Coast and the Gulf states.
Another disturbance will appear in
the Fair West "Wednesday or Thurs
day AMI prevail over the middle West
near the close of the week, and it
will be attended by showers and
thunderstorms."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-04
CARNIVAL CONTESTS.
Miss Ayres Wins Contest in AIeXan-
dria Motor Boat Club.

All interest of the last night OF
the bazaar centered in the contests
being carried on at the carnival,
the most important pnc being the
diamond ring, which was won by
Miss Eleanor Ayres, the popular
daughter of Captain George Ayres,
the present Commodore of the club.
Next was the handsome solid gold
chased bracelet. which was won by
Miss Helen Corbett, Of the Turkish
Booth, who was voted the prize for
the best dancing.
Next came another solid gold
bracelet which was awarded Miss
Harriet Spoffcrd, of the Egyptian,
in contest No. 3.
Miss Dorothy Roland, OF the house
hold booth. was awarded also solid
gold bracelet in contest No. a.
Miss Helen Davis carried off the
honors for the laviliere.
Sapphire ring-Miss Marshall.
Ruby ringNo. 1.-NIiss Karson Nc
Intosh.
Ruby ring No. 2.-Miss Lillian Da-
Wis.
Signct ring-Miss Loretta Grif-
filth.
Mr.. William Baader-Masonic
ring.
Electric head9:ght-Captain Phil
| lip Brawner.
The motor boat. canoe, and Evin-
rude motor will be drawn at Elks
Hall, OIL Saturday. May 18th.
I All donations not previously ac'
knowledged, also card of thank:
Twill be extended after the regular
meeting CT the club on Wednesda!
might
The bazaar was a grand success
;due to the untiring assistance rend
! cred by the ladies participating ant
1.-The committee in charge. va/
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-04
EMERSON STEAM PUMP CO.
Efforts TO Have Order Appointing
Receivers Revoked.

Another chapter in the tangled up
affairs of the Emerson Steam Pump
Company of which Col. Orrin G.,
Staples, of Washington, is the prin-
cipal owner, is being aired in the
Circuit Court today. where an effort
is being made to have Judge J. B. T.
Thornton revoke the order appoint
ing receivers for the company.
There are now two sets of receivers
seeking to obtain possession of the
assets of the company, Harry 3.
Cation and Samuel H. Lunt, appoint
ed by Judge Thornton on The appli-
cation of Col. Staples, and Malcolm
.Hufty and Howard w. Smith. ap-
pointed by Judge Louis {. Barley
on the application of R. J. Ecklotf
of Washington, a minority bona
holder.
After hearing arguments today by
the attorneys representing the dit
ferent factions, Judge Thornton VII
take the matter under advsement.
The company has been in the court:
for the past two years. Defaultlns
on it's bonds it was placed in re
ceivers' hands which was followed
by bankruptcy proceedings, in Uni
ted States Circuit Court. A settle
ment with the creditors on the basl
of payment of fftN per cent o.
the unsecured claims was response
BILE for the dismiESSSiin1g miESsSSii1gq qof the bank
ruptcy proceedings. beg,,~
A number of lawyers are engage
in the litigation. The company i
represented by James R. and II. b
Cation, cqlss staplsss shys Gardner 81 /
Boothe and r. J. Ecklcff by Edmun'
Burke. .t,.-.tt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-04

MAAS HAS $4,000 MEN.
Huerta Fails to Unite Mexico Against
This Country-Incensed at Portillo,
a Clerical.

Vera Cruz, Mexico, May 4.-The
determination of Dictator Huerta to
draw the Mexican forces into Mexico
City to save himself from the rebels
was responsible for the l-emand trade
Saturday for the surrender of the wa
terworks outsi;e of Vera Cruz.
Renewed reports reached here today
that General Mas is preparing to at
tack the American troops here with
a force of $4,000 men. This is fur
ther indication Of the step decided by
Huelta.
Insiders know that the delay Of the
Americans in starting toward the
capital has greatly embarrassed Huer-
Ia, having failed to reunite Mexi-
co, he is playing his next card towaNl
getting American protection against
destruction at the hands of the rebe.s.
It was the hope of the :ctator that
the demand for the surrender Of the
Tejar waterworks would provoke an
engagement.
Huerta he's not yet selected a sue
cessor to Porti'io y Rojas as secretary
of foreign affairs, and | learned T.
d.y that Portillo resigned because
Archbishop Mora failed in an effort to
persuade Huerta to abdicate.
The dictator and Archbishop Mora
conferred on friday 1Te archbishop
has em:ieavo:ed at previous times t.
persuade Huelta to resign, and h:s
conference last week was his last de-
perate effort. The dictator remained
obduratc, and the resignation of Por-
tillo Immediately followed.
Huerta is incensed at Portilo, an"
the latter being a clerical, his frieniis
now fear he will he seized ard iscpr!s-
oned by the 'ictator, as many men,
bers of the House of deputies have
been.