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The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22
An ORDINANCE.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Town Council Of the Town Of
Rosedsle. Bolivar county. Missis.
sippi, at its regular meeting on
Tuesday, May 4th. 1915, That all
stationary gasoline engines operat-
ing in the Town of Rosedale shall
be weil.:muffled.
Any violation Of this ordinance
shall be punished by fiue of not
less than one dollar and costs.
w. H. FITZGERALD. Mayor.
Attest: MINNIE LITrLxroN, Cik.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22

The Rosedale Machine and Sup
DIV Co. will have an OUTFIT here
mex. week to re-charge storage Dat
teriesl and can save you three OF
four days' time ii you have been
sending TO Memphis. For partic-
ulars call at the shop, tAo.5
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22
ANNOUNcER

ANNOVV(0C1usN
Fsa sHERIrS
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WI b PARKS
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reR REPRESENTATIVE.
WALTER siLLERs. JR
An soNERvTLLE
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FsKcRcUIr cLEkK.
HID TODD
cHAs r PACK
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roR rRRAsuKER.
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rex ccRNrY ArroxEY.
cHAs CLARK
rsa sUPERINrENDENr
] G RoBHRTs
G H ARMSTRONG
FOR ASSESSOR.
cHAs JACOBS
JxcRUrcHrlELD
SUPERVISOR
lst District
ST SHAW
2nd District.
TIL BOND
WA SPLAKKS
rel prsraIc ATTORNEY.
ROGER MoNrcGMKRy. of Tunic:
xC sAI.rER
FOR SURVEYOR
IN McBRoOM
FOR JUSTICE CT PEAcR
Ind District
ROBERT ARNOLD
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22

Fifty foot 3-4 inch garden hose,
with connection aud nozzle. for
IS 90 At Rays. (Ad.)
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22
pTTITlON FOR PARDON,

PTTlTION FOk FAhDON,
Te Governor Brewer.
Jackson, Miss.
We. the undersigsed citisens ef Mis-
sissippi. respectfully petition ysu to
pardon Richard Robertson. who was
sentenced to the peuitentiary far life by
the circuit court Of Bolivar county in
Nav. 1910. because We believe that Il
he is allowed his liberty he will be a
hard working. useful resre.
Justin ]. Cassidy. y. c. Easley.
". l.. Turner. J. I. Jones.
L. B. Jones. 5. W. Turner
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22
CAnD rhoM 3PRCF. ARM
STRONG

u
To THE vorRRs or BoLrvAx
County:
I'm making my announcement as
candidate for the Office Of County
Superintendent of Education I want
to ask, this favSs Of every vster in
the Gounty: that Won give me an
opportunity to explain to you my
claims for this offiEe.
l want to be your next County
Superintendent, have had a
real desire for this office for a long
time. prepared myself for the
work and am auxions to give my
entire time to. it. #
promise you. II elected, that I
will do my best to make you q good
Superintendent. feel like I am
thoroughly qualified t. 6ll the off.
ce. I finished at the Mississippi
A. & M. College in 1911 and am a
teacher, having taught for . num-
Der OF yeais and am TOW; teachinx
in Mississippi Normal College here
at Hattieshnrg. lwas born almost
twenty'seven years ago and was
raised on q farm five miles east Of
Boyle, Miss. Now l want to get
back and serve the schools of my
home county.
plan t. be with you in few
weeks and want to see yoii personl-
w. about this matter before the
election. This office belongs to the
teaching profession, 80 why not
give It tosa teacher, man who is
'ianxions ID pnt& al that be has intu
The work?
Very truly yours.
6. H. .Akx6TRoNC.
The above announcement will
be read with interest blythe many
friends Of Prot. Armstrong in
Bolivar county. Mr.. Armstrong
is young and energetic teacher
who has gained an enviable repu-
tation, not only in this, his home
county, but In educational circles
throughout the State. H will
make 1 personal canvass soon.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22
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u,tsr,d at the PosteAice at Rosedale,
Miss. 40 secend-slass matter.
SUBSCRIPTION. 81 50.
i. D. LINNELL. EDIro
AND LESSE.
INTERESTING PROGRAM.

Miss Montgomerv's school for
little girls closed Friday, the 2lst
Of Nav. Quite all interesting pro-
E9ram was rendered In the afternoon
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22

Each little lady brought her
Baby Doll. Cake and ice cream
was served on the lawn. All the
parents, consins ard aunts were
present and very much apprecitat-
ep the exercises of the day.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22

GEORGE MCGEE
Successor to q. P. RICE
GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, GASOLINE AND
MACHINE OILS.
II
Complete Line Of Plantation and River Snpples.
Phone 73. Rosedale, MtSSs
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22
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The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-05-22
Capital and Surplus Sac, ,soe.
WE KEEP STRONG.

banking facilities and
fullest crhdit with sound banking
GUARANTEED ACT No.
solicited.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05
big BRIDGE DAMAGE
Rains of the Past Week Disastrous
to County Structures.

Serious damage to bridges and cul-
verts in Mahaska County, extending
in a strip of territory between the
Skunk and Des Moines.
Rivers from Richland on the north
west to Cedar on the Southeast was
caused by the unusually heavy rains
of the week closing Friday evening.
Repairing Of this damage will re-
quire several weeks. The county au-
thorittes will get at the places as rap
idly as possible but some of the work
will not be reached under several
weeks. Work on some of the main
roads where trouble was caused was
in progress today. Among the losses
are:
Piling on bridge No. 60 in Richland
was washed out along the east end.
Bridge near the George Appel farm
in RichlanI township washed out.
Cement culvert on the Tyselling
farm near the Wheat Grow school
badly dabaged. An end of the culvert
was wrecked and the structure rend-
erred unsafe.
A bridge one half mile east of the
.Tyselling place in Black Oak town,
ship is gone.
Bridge over the Muchakinock creek
in Black Oak township near the DE
Bruin Place, damaged, top gone.
Boiler tube culvert near the Gran
dia farm in Black Oak township wash
ed away.
Twenty foot bridge south of the
Crookham farm in Black Oak washed
into the ditch.
priGnn No In nIaoL nol, tou,,
ship is down.
Bridge near the James Cruzen place
in Madison will require repairs.
Approach along the east side of the
1 beam bridge north of the Tom Will.
son place in Garfield township wash,
ed out.
Washout near the Fred Heaverlo
place in Jefferson township.
New culvert' will be necessary for
tn ditch near the Elm Grove School
in Garfield township.
Bridge at the foot of the Bell
Fountain hill in Scott township wash,
ed out.
Wash out at the west end of a
bridge crossing ravine on Eleventh
avenue west in Oskaloosa city limits
Bridge near the Fred Coffin place
northwest of town damaged.
Bridge No. 6 in Madison township
part washed away.
Bridge No. 10 in East Des Moines
Floor washed out.
Destruction of a wooden bridge east
of the Williams Peters farm.
Guy Roof tells of a number Of dam.
ages in Cedar township and in or
near Fremont. One of these is at
Bridge No as.
This is only partial list of the
damages that must be given immed
late consideration by the board of
Supervisors.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05
Wet WEATHER DID IT
Some Peculiar Incidents Due to the
Continued "Damp Spell"

Some peculiar incident of the re-
cent rainy weather have come to
light and are causing some little
grief and much merriment For in
stance DR.. Clark says his -four o.
clocks don't know whe INTO bloom"
At nine o'clock in the morning they
were out as nicely as II it were four
o'clock in the afternoon. Also the
maps at the Office of the County Su-
Perintendent which the students had
made for exhibits and which were
hanging on the wall began to slip and
slide in all directions. Being made
from -four and salt, the moisture in
the air played havoc with them and
South America slid all out of shape.
The damp weather also has played
havoc with rollers on printing press
es, and out at the brick yard it has
required several days extra to burn
brick And even salt that is guaran-
teed to work In any climate requires
the assistance of an ak.
A local business man reports that
he walked out of his front door Satur-
day to enjoy the sunshine for a few
minutes, and to small party of peo-
pie he said in joyful way how glad
he was to see old Soils face again.
All Joined in the jollification except
one man who feared sit would turn
off hot and dry now and bake every
thinb
DR.. Killips bet with Chas. Shurts
one day last week when it was rain
ing "pitchforks" that it would not
rain on Thursday between the hours
of a. M and 6 p. m. The stakes were
a bill of 20 cents which the DR.. owed
Mr.. Shurtz. If he won the bill was
to be receipted and If he lost he was
to pay 40 cents. Thursday was the
first full dry day in weeks land Mr..
Shurtz had to charge the bill to ex-
lpense.
One of the best jokes is on the lady
who thought she discovered leak
in the bath room She sent post
haste for a plumber When he ar
rived he apprised her of the fact that
it was Just the water pipes sweat
ing" We are not advised whether
he charged up his time at regular
rates or not.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05
KAISER BLAMES
80 - = =
FOES FOR WAR
EMPEROR ISSUES MANIFESTO ON
FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
SAYS HE DID NOT WILL THE WAR
Before God and History My Con-
science 10 Clear" Quotes VIII
liam In His Resume and
Praise of People.

London, Aug. 2.-Emperor William
has issued manifesto to the German
people on the occasion of the anniver.
sary of the outbreak of the war, &C
cording to dispatch received in Am
sterdam from Berlin and forwarded
by the correspondent Of Reuters Tele-
graph company. In the manifesto,
which was issued from the main head
quarters of the German army, the en-
peror says:
One year has elapsed since / was
obliged to call to arms the German
people, An unprecedented time of
bloodshed has befallen Europe and the
world.
Before God and history my con-
science Is clear l did not will the
war. After preparations for a whole
decade the coalition powers, to whom
Germany had become too great, be-
lieved that the moment had come to
humiliate the empire which Loyalty
stood by her Austro-Hungarian ally in
a just cause, or to crush Il in an over
whelming circle.
mo lust for conquest, as l already
announced year ago, has driven us
into the war. ST.
when in the days Of August all
able-bodied men were marched into
colors. and troops were marched into
a defensive war, every German on
earth felt, In accordance with the I'M
animous example of the reichstag,
that 1t was fight for the highest
good of the nation, its life, its free
dom. What awaited us II the enemy
force succeeded IN determining the
fate Of our people and OF Europe has
boon shown in the hardship endured
by my dear province, East Prussia.
THE consciousness that the fight
was forced upon US accomplished
miracles. Political conflict of opin,
ion became silent; old opponents be-
gan to understand and esteem each
other; the spirit of true comradeship
governed the entire people.
Full of gratitude we can say to
day that God was with US. The enemy
armies who boosted that they would
enter Berlin in a few months are with
heavy blows driven back far east and
west. Numberless battlefieds in vari
Gus parts of Europe and naval battles
off near and distant coasts testify
what German anger in self-defense
and German strategy can do. No VIC
lation of international law by our enc
mics will be able to shake the eco
nomic foundation of our conduct OF
the war"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05

Demented Man Shows Remarkable
Strength at Jail.

Charles Yates, the man picked up
at Beacon in a craZeI condition not
long since created something of a
scene at the jail Sunday. The fellow
escaped from his cell. Before he was
returned force had to be used. He was
overcome by Sheriff Henley and at
PENDANTS and again placed under lock
and key.
Attempt was made to transfer the
patient from one cell to another in
order that the room in which he had
been confined might be cleaned. AS
soon as the door was opened and the
prisoner in the corridor the two at
PENDANTS were powerless to restrain
the man. He dragged the attendants
about and shook them off as though
they were children. The fellow exhib-
tied remarkable strength. He made
his way to the lower floor and tried to
get out Sheriff Henley was nearby
when the prisoner got from his cell.
He attempted to talk the man into
submission but Yates had other no.
tiOns Considerable force was neCes-
sary to overcome the maniac and con.
fine him.
Mr. Henley has clues to the former
residence place of the demented man
and is making effort to locate those
who knew something of him or par.
ties responsible for his care.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05
The UNION SERVICES
Sermon of the Evening Is Delivered
By w. II. Perdew.

Sunday evening witnessed the be-
ginning of the second month of the
open-air services at the park and a
large crowd were in attendance The
preliminary sacred concert by the
Iowa Brigade Band was much enjoyed
and at the close Rev. C. s. Farley of
the Christian church took little time
in receiving pledges for the expenses
of the two months open air meetings.
DR. G. w. Whitehill and Mark Moor
man served as secretaries and the
Gospel Team men of the city, with
others. were brought into use as So
liCitors.
Prayer was offered by Rev. c. D.
Loehr. of the First Reformed church.
and the sermon of the evening was
delivered by Rev w. H. Perdew of
the Central NJ. e. church. His re-
marks were based on st. John 1:12:
But as many as received Him. to
them gave he power to become the
sons of God, even to them that be-
lieve on His name" In spite OF the
fact that the hour was later than us
ual on account of the time used in
taking the pledges. the discourse was
given the closest attention by all and
was fully appreciated. .....
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05
OLD TIME INNATE DEAD
Ann Setter Passes to Her Reward
At County Home.

Ann Setter. aged sixty-nine years,
died at the County Home to-day Mrs.
Setter was one of the oldest inmates
of The home, having been received
there on June 10, 1880. She had been
under treatment in the hospital at
Mt. Pleasant prior to coming to the
home, and had been dismissed as
harmless, but not incurable. Through
all these years she has been a faith
full member of the home, and has
been there longer than any other in
mate except Belle Woods who died
recently. Mrs. Woods had been ad-
mitted in the home in 1877.
Mrs. Setter will be buried in the
cemetery at the home, and the funer-
al will be conducted by the superin-
tendent of the home, Will Broerman.
There is a nice chapel at the home
now, and when friends or relatives OF
inmates who died so desire a minist-
er will be secured and services held.
The county furnishes the shroud and
casket, and pays any other necessary
expenses.
BY the death of Mrs Setter the
number of inmates at the home is re-
duced to 43. They are all in fair
health, and are getting along nicely
under the care of Mr.. Broerman and
his excellent WIFE
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05
.KEOTA WOMAN IS
BURNED TO DEATH
EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE STOVE
CAUSE OF SAD ACCIDENT.
SON is ALSO IN CRITICAL WAY
In HIs Attempt to Save Mothers Life
He Inhales Much Fire and His
Arms Are Most Badly
Charred.

Keota, Iowa, Aug MFRS. John M.
Wright, aged SO years old was burn
ed TO death Saturday evening.
She and her son Martin Wright of
Colorado, who has been visiting his
parents here had been cleaning the
gasoline stove. One burner had been
lighted and turned out.
Mrs. Wright took UP can contain
ing refuse gasoline from the stove
and an instant later a sheet of flames
enveloped her.
There was nothing at hand to
smother the fire and the heroic son
carried his mother to the basement
where a large tank was usually filed
with water. 1t was empty.
The desperate man then carried
the burning woman back to the kit
chen and then to the yard.
The clothing was burned from her
body which was badly charred. She
lived until 2 o'clock Sunday morning.
Martin Wright is in critical condi-
ton. His mouth and throat are badly
burned from inhaling fire and his
hands and arms are charred. a
Mrs. Wright's funeral will be held
Tuesday afternoon. She was the moth
er of ten children all of whom survive
her
The husband is in poor health now
and suffers greatly from the
shock. Much apprehension is felt. Mr..
and Mrs. Wright recently celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05
SNOW FALL IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Such is Report of Travelling Men but
II is Denied by the Wea-
ther Bureau.

Sioux City, Aug. 3.-TravelinS men
reaching here from Aherneen, and
other South Dakota towns report a
slight snow fall last night and early
today but the weather bureau denies
that any snow fell. The coolest wealth
er report from Dakota shows forty de,
grees and the coolest in Iowa is AZ at
FIT. Dodge.
Rain in northern Iowa and cool
weather will hold back the corn crop.
1t is admitted that the corn on the
lowlands is past redemption and 1t is
now feared II cool weather continues
the upland corn will be so retarded
that it stands in danger of being
caught by early frost.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05
0L|vET AND VICINITY

Olivet. July 31.-Mrs. Jennie Dick
son of BeaC on spent Sunday at the
parental w. b. McCOmbs home.
A. J. DeCOok and family attended
church in Tracy Sunday.
Mrs. A. Billings spent Monday in
OskalOOsa shopping.
Mr.. FIewwelling of the Oskaloosa
Times was in town Monday looking
after subscribers for his paper The
writer acknowledges n call at the sta
ton, which was appreciated.
A. Jones of Des Moines was in town
Monday on business.
Uncle Van McCombs spent Monday
in OskaloOsa looking after business
matters.
Mrs. William Druse and daughter
Marvel spent Saturday in Harvey at
the A. d. Thompson home.
Mrs. Nancy Rogers of Oskaloosa
spent Sunday in town at the F. c.
Drake home.
Mrs. George Ryan spent Monday in
Oskaloosa.
]. T. Dale of Chicago was in town
Monday talking baking powder to
MCReynolds {, Son.
John Shaffer was in town Tuesday.
He is mad at the weather man and
says he has been keeping him back
in his work all summer.
Mrs. E. Richardson of Pella was a
passenger for Hawkeye on Tuesday,
where she will visit with relatives
and friends
Perry Davis OF Valley Junction was
in this locality this week calling on
old friends. Perry is among the old
settlers of Scott township. His
friends were glad to see him looking
so well.
Mrs. J. L. Billings, left Thursday for
Pella to visit with her daughter, Mrs
Derus.
A. B. Van Zuk, the tenant on the
Redman farm east of town, spent
Thursday in Oskaloosa on business
Mr. Van Zuk informs us he has lots
of fat stock on his place
Burr Oak board of education, W. r
Tandy, Charles Voss. and Herman
Meyers, spent Friday in Oskaloosa on
school matters.
A. J. Gilman Of Parsons, Kansas,
was a business caller at the station
Friday.
Mr. Mendenhall and daughter, of
Knoxville, were in town Friday. Mr..
Mendenhall informed us his father,
John Mendenhall, of Leighton, was
very low and his aged wife, who has
waited upon him both night and day
for over a month. was taken sick on
Friday and went to bed.-R. w.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05
WASH.OUT DISCOVERED
Might Have Caused Accident On
Eleventh Avenue West,

Rivers and drainage floods of the
week did damage one place and an
other within the city limits but at no
place was the trouble so fraught with
possibilities for a bad accident as at
the bridge over the south Springs
branch on Eleventh avenue, midway
between Market and ID streets. This
drainage way receives the flood wat
ers collected by the second ward
storm sewer in addition to the drain
age that comes naturally from a
somewhat extended area to the north
east. At times of hard rains it becom-
es torrent and not infrequently the
bed carries a depth of ten feet of
water or more that races through it's
course with considerable pressure be-
hind
This drainage place has been flood
ed all week and was continually wash
ing away at the west bank beneath
Eleventh avenue. The surface of the
road way, packed hard by much trav-
ell over special filling held in place be-
meath this top shell, tons of mater
ial were washed out by the rush of
much water and carried off leaving a
great hole sufficient TO engulf team
of horses or an auto. Fortunately as
a single rig was crossing the place
one edge gave way and investigation
showed the danger. The bridge was
promptly reported to authorities and
was closed. Nor can the damage be
repaired until more favorable condi-
lions obtain.
Eleventh avenue from Market street
west to d street is closed and the
mail man and other service has to
make detour via Eighth avenue to
reach patrons.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-05
AMERICA STANDS
As WAITING HEIR
SUCH is THE VIEW TAKEN BY
GREAT BERLIN AUTHORITY
EUROPE is COMMITTING SUICIDE
Prof. Geo. Simel Of Berlin Says Amer
lea Places Her Arms In Hands
of Europeans That They
May XIII Each Other.

Berlin (by way of The Hague), Aug
2-That Europe by prolonging the
world war is committing suicide and
making the United States the great
est world power is the view taken by
Professor George Simel authority on
international politics in an article to.
day.
America stands nearby as the wait
ing heir at death bed of large ties.
tator." he wrote" The sending of am
unition is the chief indication of this
attitude. Europe sends not small
portion of it's fortune to America and
the equivalent which she receives
blows into the air. The sending of
ammunition Is not only criminal en-
terprise for the enrichment of some
manufacturers; 1t is the first great
practical means with which America
hopes to accelerate the western turn
of the hand of the worlds history.
She places her arms in the hands
of Europe hoping it will kill it.
self for her advantage"
U. S. War Policy Condemned.
San Francisco, Cal, Aug. AT a
meeting preliminary to the opening
of the convention here tomorrow at
the National German-American ALI
'ance, the president, Dr. G. J. Hexa-
mer of Philadelphia criticised the
United States for supplying war mu-
nitions to England.
Il must say | have not been proud
of my country lately" he said. "A
nation which prays for peace on Sun
days and supplies England with arms
and ammunition all the rest of the
week is, to say the least, hypocritical.
Il must confess that l, as a native
born American, am nauseated by the
| lickspittle policy of our country. Eng
lish ships patrol our waters, England
forbids us to buy ships, and to trade
with neutral nations as we would
like; England cuts the cables leading
from our shores to those of a friend
ly nation, and England decides for our
secretary of state what news he shall
impart to us American citizens, who
employ and pay him. From the way
most war reports read, we might just
as well tear up the Declaration of In
dependence and become loyal sub.
jects Of King George"
| From all parts of the country dele
gates arrived here Sunday to attend
the eighth annual convention, begin
| ming today, of the National German
American alliance. In connection with
the convention will be many song
tests by various organizations affiliat-
ed with the alliance.