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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-07

inherits half of the splendid qualities
of his parents, certainly Master
Philip will be all right, and then
some.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Stephenson are
home from an almost two months
sojourn of visiting and sightseeing
in the northwest and west. They
left OskaloOsa August 10, going by
way of ST. Paul and Minneapolis up
into Canada and on to Tacoma where
for a month they visited with Mrs.
Stephensons sisters, Mrs. Anna Nor
dyke, Mrs. Flora Means and Mrs.
/ Ollie Riggs, then on to Portland
where they were guests for week
with Mr.. Stephenson's sister, Mrs,
Alice Gray. Then to the exposition
at San Francisco for several days,
then to Los Angeles where cousins
made it pleasant during their stay.
At the San Diego exposition they
were guests at the home of w. II.
Barber, a former resident of Leigh.
fton. They returned home over the
southern route and although well
tired out they had most enjoyable
time but glad to get back to the old
home, and in time for the Fall Festi-
val and Old Settlers meeting.
tFrom Wednesdays Dailyl -
Mrs. A. B. Hickey returned today
from ST. Paul, Mimi, where she was
called by the Illness of her brothers
wife.
Mrs. Carrie Steward Felker, o.
Weise.,. Idaho, is visiting friends anC
relatives, coming to attend the Fal
Festival
Mrs. A. Redman of st, Louis, Mo.
who has been visiting here for seV
eral days. returned to her home tht
morning.
Mrs. J.. Willard DeYoe returne'
, this morning-to her home in Abilene
Kansas, after pleasant visit at tn
F. z. Kendig home.
Mrs. c. N. Bloomfield of Abba al
rived this morning for few days
. visit at the home of Mrs. +. l.. ROOF
400 Second avenue west.
Mrs. nj. E. Mitchell. Mrs, Dosh
4 Gesford and Mrs. ]. r, Ferguson lei
/, this morning for Newton where the
will attend the Home Coming.
Mrs. F. Hartman oil. Peoria, III
who has been visiting at the Richar
Hoffman home for some time, re
= turned to Peoria this morning.
2 Miss Pearle Graham, a nurse Q
l. the Oskaloosa hospital, left tn
+. morning for her home In Montros
'. Iowa, in response 10 telegram.
W Mrs. Eva Shoemake. who has bee
Is guest with her sister Mrs. o.
d .awrence, near New Sharon, LEFT this
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-07
u May Happen Again.

One of the older grocerymen said
Il have been in business many years
But cannot recall another season
that brought so much and such excel
Leaf fruit The same thing holds
good for vegetables. We have never
had such magnificent vegetables and
have never had all kinds of vegeta.
bles all through the season. / do
not expect to see the like again. And
yet II may be just like II next sea-
son" II that were the case, the
great vegetable and fruit consuming
public would be truly grateful
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
To Make War on Dogs.

Council Bluffs, March 30--Dogs will
not be so numerous in the environs
of Council Bluffs in the future if the
city council, acting in its capacity 2s
council, takes the same view of a pro-
posed ordinance for registering, tax
ing, impounding and killing street.
running dogs as it took when, acting
as committee of the whole it recon-
mended to itself as council the pas
sage of the ordinance.
All the councilmen, some of whom
own dogs, as we'll as the mayor, the
city veterinarian, and numerous citi.
zens, including 1900 mothers of the
city, are alive to the fact that some
of Council Bluffs troubles is too
much dog" The number of persons,
mainly children, who have been bit
ten by dogs in the past few months,
when stated to the councilmen Friday
was found to be rather startling, in
numerous cases the animal making
the attack on humanity has been
found to have BEEN suffering from
rabies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01

that thought ] could never stand up
| wanted 10 cry out, to run away, but
could do neither. Neither tongue
nor legs would work. | was in per-
feet funk
Like an inspiration | remembered
my text, and il saved me. | had chos-
Ell Paul's words in ii Cor. 2:16, and
as they came TO me thought saw a
way out, arose. totte.ed to the desk,
looked at the GREATNESS audience for
moment smiled AMI repeated my
text, And who is sufficient for these
things?" And the audience laughed. |
was savedi had their sympathy.
Paul's apt words had released the ten
sion and already they had forgotten
lit. | do not know what said did
not know then. ! only knew that |
|had escaped breakdown as by a mir
acle and that The people had been
won to my sids by an embarrassing
situation, and were with me heart
and soul. J. have never ceased to be
nervous over. introductions. But l
have always said, God bless Brother
Warning for his intended kindness, and
Gcd bless those good people for their
saving sense of humor and their quick
sympathy for young man about to
fail - .N. "....
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
rRANsRoRrlNe CHILDREN.

At least 10 states authorize the
transportation Of pupils to public
schools at the expense OF school dis
tcicts, according to a bulletin by A.
G. Monahan of the United States Bur
eau of Education.
In certain states transportation at
public expense is permfssive only, in
others obligatory. Ohio, for example,
requires transportation for children 2
miles or more from the school, while
other states require transportation
when the distance is ~ miles o.
more.
~ rc.cra' uf the states, according
to tho bHl'nt n. the school authorities
may pay parents or guardians fixed
alaoant per day for transportation,
while Name, Vermont, Minnesota,
South Dakota, and Oregon permit
payment for room and board for pu-
pills in homes convenient to the
schools where the cost Of so doing
does not exceed the cost OF transport
alton.
As to the means OF transportation
the bulletin says: Sentiment seems
to favor the school wagon where
properly managed; yet while tic
wagon is the usual form of convey
ance furnished, many children are
transported by steam railroads, cleo
trio cars, automobiles and even by
gasoline launches"
Competent drivers are essential in
any plan foT transportation. accorl-
ing to the bulletin. The character of
the driver is so important that state
ls~islation in some instances, for ex-
amule Wisconsin, requires that each
driver contracted with must be OF eX-
cellent moral character, trustworthy,
and responsible, and must furnish q
safe team with suitable conveyance"
The kind OF the wagons used Is re-
gaTded as SO important that many
States purchase their own wagons
and hire only drivers and teams. ''The
best wagons" declares the bulletin,
ARE those where, tEa driver sits in
side with the children, and where
there are glass stiles instead Of cur
tains." In cold weather rugs and Lap
robes are used, and sometimes the
wagons are heated by means Of oil
stoves.
The cost per pupil for Transports.
ton, as given by the bulletin, ranges
from 10 to is cents per day The ay-
erage expense for the school year =
about $23 per pupil
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
CEDAR ROUTE NO. /.

A crowd of young people gathered
at the Smith home and enjoyed them
selves at dance, Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huber Van Steenis, J.
Van zantie of Pella and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kline of near Oskaloosa visited at the
Arthur Gaass home, returning home
Saturday.
Pete Ward of near EddyyiIle sawed
wood for quite a few OF the farmers
In this vicinity.
Miss Viola Ross visited at the Ar
thur Gaass home Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Brown and Mrs. Myrtle
Poe were callers in Cedar Monday,
George s. Ward and John Ross
were business callers In Eddyyille on
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Jasper Allison of Kirkyille and
her sister-in-law visited at the M. Il.
Allison home recently.
Kirkville, among other improve
ments, has fine auctioneer, Mr.. Fred
Cummins having cried the VIM. Stew
enson sale.
Jack Allison visited at the home OF
his brother, Joe Allison, on the other
side OF Chiliicothe. recently.
March 3d. Snowdrop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
ANOTHER MONTH.

Another month or so and then
Will come the joys of lovely spring
To thrill the weary hearts of men
And put new life in every thing.
The early rains will bring a food
To make the world ball of mud.
The kids will come with bah and bat
And gather on the corner lot
To have a game Of one old cat
And break some windows like as
not,
Then when it's night and time to quit
They'll be the last to notice it.
Another month or so, and then
The poultry raising bug is due.
The cackle of the tireless hen
Inspires the soul with vim anew
A dozen fouls it seems could lay
At least hundred eggs a day.
The house wife has a spell once more
And cleans the house from down to
up. a.s..
She scrubs the stair and paints the
floor, .~
And scolds the kid and kicks the pup,
And when one seeks his little bed,
He finds the cook stove there instead.
Another month or so and then
The buttercups will start to grow.
The furnace fires go out again.
And then wintry blast will blow.
And folks who took their flannels off
Will throw a fit, and sreeze and cough.
.r 49,. NAL Rose.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
IOWA YOUNG MAN
CARNEGIE HERO
cHAS. W. TIDBALL AWARDED A
MEDAL AND $1,000.
AN SU ClOES ON WlFES GRAVE
Council Bluffs Says Her Troubles are
"Too Much Dog" and Proposes to
Make War on Inc Canine. Sew
eraI Have Been Bitten.

Independence, March 30.--Iowa has
another Carnegie hero. In the report
of the Carnegie hero commission for
the year. beginning Feb. /, 1914, and
ending Jan. 81, 1915, Charles w. It'd
ball of independence is awarded a
bronze medal and $1,000. Following ia
what the commission, in its report,
had to say about Tidbalps deed:
Charles w. Tidball, aged "a, a
student, saved Grace E. Goen, aged
H. and attempted to save Mae
Maurer, aged %, from drowning, at
Independence, Ia, June 10, 1911. Miss
Goen a poor swimmer, and Miss
Maurer, who could not swim, got into
deep water in the Wapslpinicon river,
sixtyfiye feet from the bank, and went
beneath the surface. Tidball, who was
the only man on the bank, waded
fifty-five feet AMI swan ten feet to
the young women, who were at the
surface Miss Maurer holding to Miss
Goen. Tidball got behind Miss Goen
and pushed her toward the bank,
breaking Miss Maurer's hold, and
then pushed her a second and third
time. Miss Goen tlien swan about six
feet and grasped coat which had
been thrown to her. Ttlball swan to
Miss MaIrer, and she grabbed him
around the neck with both arms and
they went beneath the surface. He
forced Miss Maurer away and came
to the surface in a, weakened condi.
ton He swan ten feet to water In
which he could stand, and rested a
moment: then, although weak and
very tired he swan ilIteen feet to
Miss Mauer, who was threshing the
water with her arms. They dritted
side by side for about forty feet, and
then Miss Maurerss foot touched bot
tom. She grasped Tidball who was
drifting helplessly, and waded TO shal.
low water, where other women helped
both TO the bank. Miss Maurer tainted
before she left The water, and Tidball
collapsed when he reached the bank.
Both recovered"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
PENN COLLEGE.

The friends OF Penn College will be
pleased To hear that the institution
has been placed on the list OF approx
cd colleges by the North Central As
sociation OF Colleges ami Secondary
Schools. This approval means that
the college measures up in every par
ticular TO the standard which this AS
sociation has established This stand
ard includes number of items. am
ong them being OF endow-
ment, equipment as to laboratories,
location and suitableness of buildings
for school purposes, the adequacy OF
curriculum, number Of departments,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
WANTS ON Hls FEET AGAIN.

Charles Mcdonald, OF Mason City,
who had a leg cut Off in an accident,
has novel way Of getting on his feet
again. He proposes to go into poul-
try ard truck farming. He has Sc
cured backing In the town and is now
calling upon farmers to lend him two
chickens ana peck OF potatoes. II
there are a sufficient number of farm
ers with sporting blood in them. he Is
confident that he can make a 90 OF
the enterprise. The chickens and
the potatoes are TO be returned to his
farmer friends as soon as his finances
viii permit. He will use some of the
potatoes for seed and expects to har-
vest big crop in the fall. II is
quite likely that the plan viii interest
many people In the country, and that
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Oskaloosa, Ia, Feb. Is, 1915.

Oskaloosa, Ia, Feb. Is, 1915.
. | am glad to state for the good of
others, that, having been afflicted for
five or six years with nervous and inn
ternal disorders, and after trying ev-
cry known remedy as prescribed by
the medical fraternity, without secur-
ing relief, | called Mr.. o. H. Vance,
the Magnetic Healer of Oskaloosa, on
May 25,. 1914. He seemed to locate
my trouble at once, which other doc
tors had failed to do. He treated me
for Enlarged Liver, Constipation, and
Lower Colon Trouble. | experienced
the most gratifying relief from the
first treatment. Have taken no treat
ments since Sept. 80, 1914, and feel
assured in saying that have secured
permanent relief. | am now enjoying
better health than l have for many
years. Mrs. W. w. Brown.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
HIS FIRST SERMON.

The Christian Herald OF New York
recently asked a number of popular
and widely known ministers, success
full men in their field and heads of big
institutions to tell about their maid
zen sermon" Place of honor at the
head of the list is given to Rev. Macy
MCGEE Waters d. D., pastor of the
,Thompkins Avenue Congrega ,ional
church, Brooklyn, New York, who
was connected with the Old Charge
n. E., of Oskaloosa, back in the e!gh-
ties during a brief pastOrate follow
ing which he was called up higher
and to-day is regarded as one of the
big men of the eastern clergy. Rev.
Waters story relates to, his eXper-
fence here and win be read with in
terest by people here:
MY maiden Sermon says Rev.
Waters, II think, was the first ser
mon | preached after left the semin-
airy. had practiced on the people
more or less while in the seminary,
and by courtesy it was called preach
ing But now | had completed my
seminary course and was invited to
the pastorate of the First Church, of
Oskaloosa, Iowa, whose pastor, DR..
Hilton, had just died.
Oskaloosa was a small and stirring
prairie town OF eight thousand peo-
pie. The First church was the oldest
and leading church of the town. Not
a little interest was awakened in the
community by the coming to that
pulpit of young minister from Bos-
ton.
The first Sunday was beautiful
day in May. The old church was
packed to suffocation. People were
standing everywhere There was
scarcely room in the pulpit for the
ministers. because OF the overflow in.
to it OF the auditors, some anxious
and many curious.
or ministers there were several.
Rev. Mr.. Wa-lng, a retired minister,
had been in charge for several weeks
pending my coming He had a gener-
Gus heart and tried in every way TO
smooth the path for the young pastor
He on this day was master OF cere-
monies He had invited to the first
service not only Dr. Hughes from
GriIneiI, but four or five other min
i5ter5. Six OF Us elbowed our way in.
to the crowded pulpit trembling in
every limb and feeling like crimi-
nal being conducted to execution.
fhe singing was good; the prayer,
By one OF the visiting ministers, most
beautiful and affecting. The atnos-
pierre was not only kindly. but warm
eFea, with good viii and welcome.
Then Brother Waring arose. to make
the notices. He made short work OF
them, and started. in on what he evil.
IDENTIFY considered the important duty
OF the day-an Introduction OF the
new minister. He gave an extended
biography Of the young man. more
complimentary than accurate; de-
scribed preachers from Paul TO Beech
er. and wound up by saying that the
young man before them combined the
OF them all All this &c
cupied twenty minutes. To me II
seemed like eternity. ! kept shrinking
and shriveling and sinking down IN
my chair. My tongue was parched,
my lips paralyzed, and prayed TO
lie. When he finished and turned to
ne 10 arise ana pfeaeh felt SO weak
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01

number OF professors and scholarship
of the same, etc. The North Central
Association covers sixteen states
from Oklahoma to Michigan.
At the same session of the North
Central association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools at which the col.
lege was approved. Penn Academy
was also placed on the approval list
of secondary schools. The academy
has been eligible to approval for q
number of years, but application had
never been made before. There are
but sixty-fiye secondary schools in
the state OF Iowa that have been ap-
proved by the North Central Associa'
ton. The standards are placed high
so that the institution which is eligi.
bic to approval must be able 20 do
first class work in every particular.
Another item Of interest concern
ing the academy is conveyed in the
following letter which the Principal
OF the academy has recently received
from the dean of Dartmouth College
Il am very glad TO inform you that
our Committee on Admission has yo,'
ed to place your school on our ap'
DTONdl iiDl. wv niG ShNAJGlhe5 AhSAS "AttA
certificates for your use.
Trusting that this will be only tho
beginning of long, continued and
pleasant relations between your
school and Dartmouth, | am,
Very truly yours,
Craven Laycock,
Dean of the Faculty"
The meaning of approval, or ae'
crediting, is not very generally under
stood. II does not necessarily mean
that the graduates of a school will be
admitted on the strength of this fact
into any and all institutions. II simply
means that in so far as the credits
which the graduate OF an approved
school presents for admission meet
the requirements of the school to
which admission Is sought they will
be accepted as adequate. To Illus
trate: A secondary school may be &C
credited. Slis school may only re,
quire 800 pages of outside reading in
a course of history. A student from
this school applying TO. an institution
of higher learning for entrance may
find that the requirements in this III
stitution are 500 pages OF outside read
ing. This institution may, therefore
require that the student take an eX
animation. and the fact that the
school from which he comes is &C.
credited or not will have no influence
in the matter.
There is a vigorous agitation among
secondary school men TO make the
matter of approval final, SO that If a
secondary school is approved it's grad
yates will be accepted by all institu
lions without examination. This
would be the proper thing, but this
arrangement has not yet been made,
Graduates of an approved school,
therefore, are not guaranteed that
they can enter anywhere without eX'
animation.
Penn College and Penn Academy
are to be congratulated upon the fact
of approval by the North Central AS
ISOLATION of Schools and Colleges, be-
cause it means that after a thorough
investigation the inspectors have de.
cided that the institutions are in er
cry particular, measuring up to the
extraordinary high standard which
this association has raised.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
Rose Hill, Ia, Feb. II, 1915.
r. +. D. 2.

To the Public:-I make the follow
ing statement that others may be like
wise benefited.
On Jan. 81, 1914, ! had been aftitct'
ed with rheumatism for a period of
about six years and a very severe at
tack Of Pleurisy resulting from La
Grippe during the winter, and | was
suffering yer! great distress from the
two Affections and OIL the above date
| called o. H. Vance, the Magnetic
Healer of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and after
receiving five treatments from him
obtained entire relief and have not
realized any recurrence of either dis
ease since Jan. 25, 1914. .
(signed) Mrs, Earl Cooper,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
There is a little piece of fireworks

There is little piece of fireworks
called the "sparkleT" which always re
minds US of public speakers Or people
who write for the press. After it has
apparently wasted itself, it breaks
forth three or four times in feeble eff
forts that spoil the effect of the first
display tbs the same with some
writer's and speakers, they simply
spoil it all by lacking on some inco-
herent remarks after their talk or es-
say has been finished. Blessed be the
man who knows when to quit,
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EddyviIle, Iowa, Feb. II, 1915.

Eddyville, Iowa, Feb. II, 1918.
!, Agnew e. Vance, am free to make
the following statements: ~ 81
Over twenty-one years ago, fell
from a load of timberS to the frozen
ground and sustained a severe injury
to my hip joint which resulted in an
adhesion OF the muscles OF my lett
hip joint, down to the knee and caus-
ed what the NJ. DIS ca:ied rheumatism
for which took medical treatment
over twenty years without receiving
relief During this time | became bad
ly constipated so that was compel
led to take a laxative every night to
secure Bowel movement. After TAX
ing nine treatments of o. H, Vance,
(the Magnetic Healer of Oskaloosa,
Iowa), during the month of August,
one treatment on September Bird and
18th each, and one treatment on Oct.
1st, 1914, / have received a perma-
nent cure and would recommend all
persons similarly afflicted to see Mr.,
Vance and | am perfectly satisfied he
win give them permanent RELIEF.
7 ., .a-.. A. E. Vance, 81
r, F.D.52. u'n, I5ddyville, Iowa.
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am very happy to say that after
having been afflicted with Rheuma-
tism for period of about six years
and with Pleurisy for some months,
and after having taken treatment at
the hospital for a month and half
without receiving any perceptive re-
lief, | saw an advertisement of Mr.. o.
II. Vance, the Magnetic Healer of Os'
kaloosa, in the Oskaloosa Globe, and
concluded to call on him, and after
he made an examination of my condi-
ton, then commenced taking treat
ments and after the third treatment /
was entirely relieved of Pleurisy and
at the eighth treatment | was wonder
fully relieved of Rheumatism and
have felt no recurrence of tleurisy
Affections since taking my last treat.
ment. Mrs. M. Bailey,
Grinnell, Ia, r. r. No. 5.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01

if Mcdonald really means business,
he will be given the opportunity that
he is seeking And perhaps in a
very short time that man will be en-
joying very handsome income from
his new venture. He seems to have
something in him that makes for sue
cess in business, and that is what
farming in general and his kind OF
farming in particular must be. .r..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
EodY Is Identified.

Charlton, March 30.-The dead body
of a stranger identified as Harry Gull
yer, aged 40, of st. Joseph, Mo-, was
found lying on the Burlington tracks
near Troy. 1t is supposed he was
cumming his way to Creston on a
freight train and fell off. He was a
member of the Eagles and the Chair.
ton members of the organization took
charge OF the body and sent it to his
parents.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
THOUSAND Acres in Wheat.

Twenty thousand bushels of fall
whsat will be raised within three and
il hall miles OF Ames in 1915, accord
ins to the estimates Of grain men.
who this year expect that the total
acreage in that vicinity sown to
wheat will reach at least 1,J0o acres.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
eia Tax co,lscslon.

Monday, March %, was the busiest
day in the history OF the Davis county
treasurer's Office. total Of $12.-
06f.42 was collected in taxes. A totai
sum OF $2i ,593.36 was taken IN ana
handled BY the>treasurer and his dep
uty that day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01

An item from DEBORAH, floating
through the state papers says that a
man in that town sold to the shippers
a fat hog only a year old that weighed
ed $50 pounds. Most OF us are from
Missouri where they never get them
TO that weight in a year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01

wife and son died recently and dc
spOndenCy is the supposed cause. He
was so years old and leaves one son
living in Dell Rapids, la. An inquest
was held last night finding it to be
case of suicide.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01

-Iowa's field crops last year were
the most valuable the state ever pro-
duce1. Every year they seem to
climb up a little. This past season
they totaled UP to s465,79S,419, ex-
ceeding those of 1913 by $27, 1851
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-01
on Wife,s Grave.

Cherokee. March 30 Mangus Sword
a Swedish farmer, shot himself in the
city cemetery last evening. The body
was found by a patient from the in
sane asylum four hours later. His