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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
MAY WORK IN DAY TIME
From November To MAY, And At
Night in Summer Time.

Oskaloosa city council in regular
session Monday evening gave atten-
.tion to a multiplicity of small affairs
and detail even down to reading
minutes of previous sessions.
Oskaloosa and Ottumwa are said to
be the only towns in the state hav-
ing ordinances requiring scavenger
work to be done in the night time.
Hereafter Ottumwa must stand alone
for the resolution passed the council
last evening permitting scavenger
work to be done in the day time for
six months in the year, between No.
vember 1. and May /. Night work
required in the other months. Henry
Newton brought about the improve
ment.
Removal of the old popcorn stand
at the corner of High avenue and G
street was ordered forthwith and i'm.
mediately.
Steps we're taken toward the estab-
lshment of an alley way through the
block in north Oskaloosa running
north and south from I to College
avenue between A and B streets.
City Solicitor H. B. Mccoy was in
structei to institute proceedings
looking toward resolution of neces.
sity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

Des Moines. Dec. 21.-Alleging tina
he interefered with the marital rela
tions with his wife and alienated hel
affections, E. o. DeBoard yesterday
afternoon filed a suit for $4,000 dam
ages against Attorney Herschel w
Laton.
According to the petition, DE-
Board and Mrs Mamie De Board
were united in marriage on Jan. s
1912. The plaintiff claims that
short time after his marriage Lator
began to interfere with his MARTA
relations with Mrs. De Board and
has persisted in alternating her affec
tions by petitions of love, demolstra
tions and affection.
In one paragraph of the petition
De Board AYERS that Laton told Mrs
De Board her husband was of infer
Tor birth and that she was too good
to associate with him. III
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
VARIOUS CASES
IN IOWA COURTS
NEW TRIALS ASKED FOR IN TWO
WINTERsET MURDERS.
JOHN FRAZIER GIVEN LIBERTY
Iowa Heirs Are Trying to Break Will
to $4,000, 900 Worth of Property.
Mrs Edna Rusk Refused
Divorce.

Winterset, Ia, De. 21.-Both FREQ
Meyer and George Frazier, the for
mer convicted for the murder of his
wife and the latter found guilty Of
killing Rufus Webster, were up be
fore Judge Loren N. Hayes today fol
| sentence. Motions for new trials
were filed in each case.
Judge Hays denied the motion for
new trial asked by attorneys for
Fred Meyers. Meyers asked a new
trial. on the grounds that the YER
dict was not sustained by evidence
produced.
Meyers was sentenced to Is years
in the penitentiary. Appeal bond is
fixed at 100000.
John Frazier is Released.
County Attorney Phil Wilkinson
this morning dismissed the charge OF
murder against John Frazier, accused
with his younger brother, George, OF
killing Rufus Webster, a rich mer'
chant, at Webster last Aug. 26. Geo
Frazier was found guilty of second
degree murder at his trial here.
The state never had as much evil
dence against John Frazier as against
HIS DEOlLeT anu IL was lSlJ LldL q
conviction in his case would be diff
ficult, if not impossible, to secure at
this time. By dismissing the case
the state will have the right to file
the charge against Frazier at any
time in the future that new evidence
might be secured.
Mrs. Meyers Case Postponed.
The trial of Mrs Ida Meyer. moth.
|er of Fred Meyer, who was convicted
of second degree murder in connec.
.tion with the death of his young wife
last July %, was postponed until the
February term of court. Mrs. Meyer
lis charged with completely il the
murder of her sons wife. w. s.
Cooper, attorney for the Meyers, has
been on the verge of illness for sew
eral weeks and felt he was not able
to go on with the trial at this time.
County Attorney Wilkinson and his
father, former Judge A. w. Wilkin-
son, were willing to agree to the con-
tinuance because both are exhausted
from their work in the Fred Meyer
and George Frazier trials.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record in Recent Real Estate Deals
in Mahaska County,

C. f. F'oote and wife Leonore r. tc
The Minneapolis & st. Louis Rail
road Company, warranty, deed. Date
12-15-15 pit lot of NV Sec. 1875
16, also Lot 36 of | 8 of NV Sec. 13
75-16, pit lot 80 of ] of Eh NV
Sec, 13, also pit lot 10 of Sc SW Sec
IL, pit lot 35 NE NV Sec. 1856
Cons. $10O.
John White and wife Martha ]. tc
Anderson Bodenhamer warranty
deed. Date 1864 Sc NV C SW
NE Sec. 14177.15. Cons. 1927.
]. H. Anderson and wife, Amanda
E., to e. B. Frush, warranty deed
dated 12-10-15 lots 2-3-4-5-6-7 OF High
land. an I. 8. of EA NE SIC Sec. Is
and WA NV SW Sec. 17-75-15-Cons
$1.00.
Charles A. Ratcliff, unmd., to Ida
e. Raeciiff, quit claim deed dated 10
14,15 So NE Sec. 29-77.15-- Cons. ST.
Albert West to Ida c. Weese, his
wife. quit claim deed dated 7.2-15 lot
3 of |. s. OF Sc Sc Sec. 25-75-16--
Cons. $780,
Ida e. Ratcliff. unmd., to Charles
A. Ratcliff. quit claim deed dated IL.
t4.l5 nv NV Sec. 2s.77.15-Cins:
plsUv. IN 500. a8t4lfssl ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
CITY DUMPING GROUND
Deed Was Delivered BY The For
mer Owner J. D. Guthrie.

Final steps were taken by the city
council in session Monday evening to.
ward securing a tract of four acres
of land of ]. D. Guthrie at the south.
west orner of town, west of NJ street
and north of the Rock Island railway
right of way, to be used for public
dumping ground.
Mr.. Guthrie today decided to the
city the tract under option for the
sum of $450.00. The city voted to
make contract with Mr.. Guthrie,
permitting him to pasture the unused
portions of the ground; to remove
any of the portions of the. material
dumped to HIS own ground, and the
city will furnish material for fenc-
ing twenty rods. "
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
SUDDEN DEATH OF
OSKALOOSA MAN
IAUsrIN PARKS sUccUMRs AT
MARsHALLToWN.
TWO MEN ARE ASPHYxIATED
Fall on Icy Sidewalk Proves Fatal
at Iowa City. Many SaIoonists
viii Move to Other
States.

Marshalltown, Iowa, Dec. 21.-Aus.
tin Parks, aged seventy-two, a mem.
Der of the Soldiers Home from Oska.
loosa, stepped into a drug store last
night and asked the clerk to send for
a doctor, as he was ill., He sank down
in a chair and died in few minutes
of heart disease. Mr.. Parks came to
the home here, three years ago in
February. He served company e, sew
enteenth Iowa infantry and company
F thirty-ninth Iowa infantry. His
children are Charles of Edwards,
Mont, Fred of somewhere in Idaho,
and Mrs. Anna Plates, Kansas City,
Kansas. Lack of complete addresses
of his children will prevent their mott.
fication of his death.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
TWO Men Asphuxiated.

Iowa Falls, Dec. 21.-Frank G. Kra.
mer and l.. G. White, employees of the
Iowa Gas company were asphyxiated
by gas when they entered a supposed
ly empty gas tank. White entered the
tank to repair it and was overcome
with gas. Kramer, manager of the
company. sought to rescue him and
entered the tank. He was presently
overcome with gas and called for
'Eelp Men tried to rescue them by
graphing irons but did not succeed in
doing so for an hour. Both were deal
when brought out. White leaves
widow and six children and Kramer
a widow and two children.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
PATROL KILLS HORSE
An Early Morning Collision On Icy
Street Pavement.

About siX-thirty this morning, the
police patrol, which was responding
to call from Chief of Police Lawrence
from the NJ. & St. l.. passenger de.
pot, ran into a rig belonging to Fred
Treddick of Beacon, and in the smash
up that followed, Treddick's horse
was instantly killed. Bernard Don
nelly of the city fire department was
driving west on First avenue at a
rapid rate, and Treddick was driving
south on South d street, returning to
his home after his regular night
work at the kemble green houses
TreddiCk did not hear the coming pa
troll, and DonnelIy could not see Tired
dick until he was in front of the
wagon. The patrol driver yelled a
warning to Treddick, but before Tired
dick could either slow up or hasten
his speed, the tongue of the patrol
wagon hit his horse in the side and
turned over the vehicle. The patrol
wagon horses fell, breaking tongue
and harness. The pavement was so
sible for the patrol driver to stop or
slow up when he did see the wagon
or to prevent the collision.
Chief Lawrence had just returned
home from Grinnell where he was
called by special business and found
it impossible to make the trip to the
station with the property in his keep
ing, without the assistance of the
patrol. -+.~'.
At ten.thirty this morning the city
officials and Mr.. Treddiek met TO de.
termine terms of settlement and the
matter will be adjusted. ...
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

low subsoil which is very useful. fol
In a dry year it, holds the moisture
But in a rainy year 1t is never wet
! One good thing about this soil is 1t viii
/ never bake nor crack in dry, hot
weather like some soils. / selected this
! piece because it contained much Q1ack
! grass last year, and l have always
had fine luck with potatoes where
"quaCk" will grow.
plowed this piece about May 81,
using a two way sulky pillow, turning
/ about six inches of soil. 1t was no
great task to harrow, as we had pota-
toes there last year and dug them
with digger. which leaves the soil
real mellow. l narrowed about a week
after blowing, using n spring tooth
harrow, and planted the potatoes the
same day.
Careful About Seed.
I had carefully saved my seed from
last year, selecting the true to type
variety. Ny variety is Green Noun
tain, which seems TO thrive best here
abouts. cut them into two eye pieces,
or when the eyes were real strong
into one eye pieces.
l use a planter which burrows the
rows, drops the phosphate and seed
and covers them. 1t takes two men
and pair of horses to run it. One
man has to drive, and the other sits
on back and places the potatoes when
the machine misses. | planted the
seed one foot apart in the row and
rows three feet apart.
like to give potatoes plenty of room,
as the roots grow to a good length. 1t
took bushel and half of seed to
plant the one-eighth of an acre, and 10
pounds of phosphate at this time, and
about the same amount when | hoed
them. I used commercial fertilizer
when planting, which cost 50 per 100
pounds. and another kind of CONNER
ciaI manure at hoeing time. which cost
$1.65 per 100
About ten days after planting the
weeds began to start. so l ran over
them with the weeder and again on
June 10 and once when the plants
were about two inches high. About
two weeks after wedding | cultivated
them with q one horse cultivator and
again when they were about eight inch
es high. Two weeks later put on the
of the fertilizer. This took
in a pail and scattered in the middle Of
the rows, being careful not to hit the
leaves. After this was done hiIled |
up the potatoes.
sprayed my potatoes twice, once on
July % and again on Aug s. l spray |
with a powder which is both a fungi |
eide and an insecticide and buy it in |
kegs weighing 100 pounds, costing about |
S11.
l hilled the potatoes up twice after
this l like the idea of killing them, be- |
cause it freshens the dirt around the |
plants. My potatoes were still grow
ng when the hard freeze came Sept. |
% and killed them. dug them just |
,wo weeks later. This was as soon as
hey were ripe enough to put in the |
cellar. use a twenty-five inch dig
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
HOW ! MADE MY
CROP or POTATOES.
ax LAmREncE :. EarEs.

THE following report. telling how the
ground was prepared. potatoes planted.
cultivated and harvested. is typical Of
those written BY the many potato club
membersl
Ny potatoes were raised upon q
knoll gloping soHthsast. The land
WINS very stony unffl 4 year ago last
sprilIg We dug and blasted ont most
OF tue Stones. This land Is 4 good.
rieh ppstnd sea with i kind n zel.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

pions grew potatoes on their eighth
acre plots at the rate of yield Of 440
and 400 bushels per acre respectively.
These champion growers were Law
renee Fl. Estes and Harold A. Cady.
both of Windsor. When these boys
figured up the cost Of growing their
crops and deducted the cost from the
amount received from their eighth
acre plots Lawrence found he had a
profit of $50 u, and Harold had a cred,
it of $3.50.
In this club work. like that Of the
various other clubs. each member is
required TO keep accurate account of
all expenses, receipts, observations and
transactions. This creates in the Young
people habits of industry and thrift as
well as teaches them the value Of
accuracy and the necessity Of business
organization in connection with farm
ing. 1t also brings to their minds the
possibilities Of farm and country life
and gives them a keener interest in
their work After the work has been
put in itemized form. showing the cost
of production and the profits derived,
an account is written telling of the
seasons activities and their part of
the club work.
Cost of Production.
In arriving at the cost of production
in growing an eighth acre Of potatoes
the members are instructed by the
agent in charge Of the work to esti-
mate the rent of the land at 81. time
devoted TO producing the crop at 10
cents per hour, the time Of each horse
at 5 cents per hour. II adult labor Is
employed or parents assist. their time
is reckOned at Ii cents an hour. All
commercial fertilizers, seed potatoes,
spraying mixtures. etc. at actual cost
TO the member. Barnyard manure is
estimated at 50 per ton or two horse
load. Using these figures for q basis
OF figuring the cost Of his crop. Law
renee Estes made the following report
TO the local agent and the department
Of agriculture:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

ger. which requires four horses to draw
it. After the digger has been through
| bag the potatoes. l loaded them
into the wagon and took them to the
cellar, where they were sorted and
weighed. There were fifty,four bushels
Of marketable potatoes and one busheI
Of culls. After they were weighed
sorted out the seed for next year. saw.
ing thirty bushels. ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

Council Bluffs, Dec. 21.-When two
freight trains approached the CROSSING
OF the Milwaukee and Rock Island
railroads at Nicola yesterday the tower
man threw the block against the Rock
Island train and gave the Milwaukee
train the right of way The Rock Is
land train was not under control and
hit the derailing switch with such
force that the engine was thrown
from the track and landed bottom side
up in a ditch. A car of hogs was
wrecked and the engineer was hurt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Divorce is Refused.

Des Moines, Dec. 21.-Following
testimony that lasted all day Mrs.
Edna J. Rusk yesterday was denied
"a divorce from James l.. Rusk, agent
for a fraternal organization. Mrs.
Rusk filed a petition for divorce sew
eral months ago. asking for a separa-
ton on the grounds of cruelty and
inhuman treatment, The husband
resisted the court action and the case
was heard by Judge Dudley in the
district court yesterday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
At ST. MARY'S CHURCH
Club Room is Completed aud City
Heat to Be Installed.

Rev, Thomas Lotus OF the st
Mary's Catholic church has recently
completed the installation OF a coy
club and social room. in the basement
of his church. Only two years ago the
excavation for the Improvement was
commenced. Since then the large kit.
chen and hall room have been com
pleted, giving the charge most con.
yenient and attractive place for social
affairs. The pastor states that he
hopes soon to remove the furnace
that now hats the building and install
city heat, thus doing awy with much
work and dust and allowing more
basement room.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Charges False Arrest.

Des Moines, Dec. 21.-Alleging false
arrest, Edward Baker late yesterday
afternoon filed suit for $1,000 dam.
ages against W. M. McMurray, city
market master of Des Moines.
Baker AYERS that on Nov. 5, 1915. he
carrying into his storage place at the
orner of Court avenue and Third
street when McMurray came along
and after declaring he, Baker, did not
have his meat properly inspected
placed him under arrest,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Boy. and eir.' Potato Club Champion,

Be Careful In Location of Any Kind
Of Orchard.
10 locating a peach. as well as any
other orchard. other advantages must
be considered besides the natural ones
Of climate and soil
II Az orchard Is too remote from a
sbipping station. too far away from q
spltable market " lpeafed whsre zee
for refrigerator cars caaaot ~ con-
fenieniiy supplied q hag nof - 1zbNsls
Ne Y grow pesrbsg fl.sxs psyaseS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
city seIIa Ita TrIannIs.

A triangular piece Of property Oh.
tanned by the city Of Oskaloosa from
the Ryan holdings on, Seventh ayen,
ne east has been transferred by
Quit claim deed to Mrs David s.,
David. at consideration equal to the
eost OF the Improvement made BY the
municipality
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
iowa Heirs Want Proper+v

Mason City, Dec, 21.-Judge Clark
to-day is hearing a suit to contest the
deeds and transfer said to involve
$2,O0O.OOO worth of property given to
Geo W. Brett by his father William
Brett, of Los Angeles. His brother
Albert and other heirs were neglect
ed in the distribution of property.
The father is ninety years of age and
recently decided most of his property
including 1000 acres in this county
to Geo. w. Brett. Other defendants
in the suit are five children of de-
ceased daughter, Emma Brett Wheel
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
CORES
Hog Worm Cream
Concentrated

ALL HOGS ARE WORMY: By the
very nature of the hog, His
way of living and what he
eats, He is bound to be worrny
THERE IS NO MARKET For noe
WORMS, and they sap the life
blood and your money from
the hog. Hog worms stunt young
hogs, and a stunted hog is a
money loser in the fattening
pen. The greatest menace to
the health and thrift of the
hog is worms. A worthless
hog will be a cholorless hog.
G0RES'S H0G WORM CREAM is GER
tain death to hog worms. 1t is
the cheapest insurance and
the best investment for hog
iraisers. 1t costs you less than
Sc per hog, Each Dose" and
if fed once each 80 days will
keep them free from worms.
NO WASTE AND PROPER DOSE
Cores Hog Worm Cream is not like
any other medicine, it is a
heavily concentrated cream
preparation containing an alb
solute anthelmintic Worm
Killer" and if the directions
are followed each hog is Ger
tain to receive the proper dose.
You simply mix or stir Cores Hog
Worm Cream in SWiII. 1t mixes
perfectly and evenly. Put
your swill in the trough and
there you are. 81.
Cores Hog Worm Cream is put UP
in the following sizes, with full
directions for mixing in swill
or water and sold at the fol-
lowing prices:
Small size, enough for one dose
for rs hogs, price ............$ $3.50
u gallon enough for one dose
for so hogs price ......... $500
Ii gallon enough for one dose
for 100 hogs, price ......... $500
3 gallons enough for one dose
for $50 hogs, price ..........$ $1,000
gallons enough for one dose
for 600 hogs, price $500
10 gallons enough for one dose
for 1900 hogs, price ..... $500
Cores Hog Worm Cream
should be fed at least once a
Order today. Sent parcel
post prepaid. No risk. Money
returned if dissatisfied.
CORES HOG WORM CREAM co.
Chemists, Boone, Iowa.
21W-tC
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
saIoonists to Leave Iowa.

Iowa City, Dec. 21.-Four Iowa City
saloonists, who are going out of bust
ness soon, will take up their business
in other states which are wet. One
will go to Rock Island and another to
Nebraska. The other two have not an
Iounced where they will 60 Most of
the others will run pool halls and CT
gar stores. The bars were lined three
to four deep as a closing tribute to
the closing of the local sOloons.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Greetlnus.

At this Joyous Holiday Season our
thoughts go out to our friends; to
wish them Prosperity in their Under
takings, Wisdom for the work, Peace
for the Fireside and Strength to the
Last. 7'ta
Yours very truly H. S. Rhynsbur-
ger. Poultry, Eggs and Cream Phone
z3. 95d3-w1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
CLUBS FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS
III. YOUNG POTATO CLUB
CHAMPIONS.

Prepared by United States department of
agriculture
T HE boy and girl members of
potato clubs in the states in
which this work was carried
on by the United States de-
partment of agriculture in 1914, in
cooperation with local agricultural
agents, secured some remarkable
yields. the greatest records exclusive
of irrigated potatoes) being made in
where the two cham
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Cant, shriver's Funeral.

Winterset, Dec. 21.-The burial of
Capt w. r. Shriver, a pioneer and
civil war veteran who died in Los
Angeles, was conducted here today,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

Iowa City, Dec 21.--A fall on an
10y walk which resulted in burstin%
a blood vessel caused the death Of
John NJ. Thomas late yesterday. He
fell as he was going to the barn. The
fall paralyzeu him but he was not UNI
conscious when found a few minutes
later.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Lost Valuable Brooch,

Chicago detectives are trying to
find q diamond brooch belonging 10
Miss Frances Nash OF OMAHA. which
was lost IN the lobby OF the Black.
stone hotel at Dubuque on Dec. g..
while Miss Nash was guest at the
hotel. The brooch Is valued at $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
New Schedule Not Lied.

People of the vicinity OF Bona.
parte. Iowa, and all towns between
Farminaton and Eldon appear dis
satisfied with the present schedule
on this division OF the Rock Island
and hope the old schedule will soon
be resumed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Insuranee Company Loses.

Keokuk, Dec. 21.-After deliberat.
ing little more than an hour, jury
in the district court here returned a
verdict for s2,07S.99 in the case OF
the State Central Savings bank VS..
the st. Paul Marine and Fire Insur-
ance company. The case was the re-
suit of q garage fire here in October,
1914.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
No Bids For Interurban n.

Abba. Dec. 21.-The Abba Interur-
ban Railway Co. was offered for sale
at receivers sale but there were no
bids and the case was continued until
January 20.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

A man near Lansing recently sold
fourteen tons OF money. produced
from four aniarIes This was with
out any cash outlay.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-14
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago. MAY l3. A bull leader is necessary at
tins time I" take care Of the wheat being thrown
into the pit This demonstrated today when
prices slid downward to 22rc and there no
signs Of reactionsry rover.
While some Of the old time SreC-Ilators in the
Chicago wheat market believe there NAV possibly
have been some crop deterioration scattered
lions d the Southwest they refuse to beere the
many sensational reports to 50 per cent loss. -
and total loss. well the reports that claim
that wheat fields being powed up and seeded
10 corn. The conservative sTeCIator knows that II
these losses true. that with each message
reired here Of deterioration there would be snodlv
buying orders accompanying these damage claims
The cnuntrv il buying hut little wheat SPEAK n,
and the ccEIntry miller is not bnNinE any old
wheat here worthy # mention. Many Of the rc
r-ns received here Of Hcssian fy and chinch hug.
ierournE the wheat crop in sections Of the
great Southwest credited millcrs.
Those who watch nit conditions closest advanced
The opinion after the close today that the wheat
market is overSOd and that II iS dangerous to Put
out short lines on the Price reresSions seen. The
ash situation slow tcdar with sales Of only
1000 bushels at ChiCsgo for domestic purposes and