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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
IOWA CROP SERVICE
Review of the Past Week by Di-
rector of Weather Bureau. 4

Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22.-Week
|ly bulletin of the Iowa weather and
crop service for the week ending on
Sept, 20, 1915, was as followsr .a.s
The average temperature for the
week was slightly below the normal
due to prevailing low readings on the
last day, which caused frost in, many
localities on the. morning of, the 21st.
Showers were frequent and in many
sections heavy to excessive. making
unfayorable conditions for rapid ripen.
ing OF corn. The crop is very back.
ward, and not more than 20 per cent
of 1t is dented and not more than s
per cent is safe from injury by killing
frost. The frequent showers also de-
layed threshing and In some sections
blowing and seeding. The harvesting
of very heavy crop OF grapes is near.
ing competition in the western coun-
ties, and many apples have been pick.
ell Pastures continue In excellent con-
dition. but reports of potatoes rotting
in the ground are still being recefgo1a
Geo. NJ. Chappel, Director
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
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WHY is The EIY2

In his unique sty,e, DR.. Woods Hut
crimson, takes bat at the Ry in these
words:
Flies live off of us and on us and
our filth, just as bees in our hives do
on our flowers. No filth, no flies.
The eggs of the fly do not explode
into flies, but turn first into magGots
AMI these take fourteen days to hatch
The fly is strictly domestic in more
senses than one. and seldom travels
a few hundred yards from his birth
place unless carried. A mans foes are
they of his own household The real
dcvouring beast of prey, is the little
harmless, buZzing fly upon the win
dow pane. His familiar trail of specks
lis the real handwriting on the wall
Iforetelling pestilence and death.
Flies are what General Sherman
said war was.
The fly is the most affectionate and
devoted of our domestic animals. He
simply cannot bear to be out of your
sight.
He eats with you, sleeps with you
crawls all over you. wakes UP in the
morning anil watches over your slum
bers at night, attends you in your last
illness and would accompany you to
the grave if you would let him He
also sends you there far oftener than
you think.
You can't hide dirt from a fly. He
is literal eve of. the Lord in every
place beholding the evil and the good,
particularly the evil He has as keen
a nose for the odor of filth as a bird
dog has for quail. When he has found
lit, he gorges himself full of it. smears
himself with it, like a small boy eat
ing pie, clear up to the backs of his
ears, and proceeds to tell the female
of his species about it that she may
come there and deposit her $50 eggs
No race suicide for him.
A fly in the house is as dangerous
as a rattlesnake, and as disgraCeful
as a bed bug.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
For A UNION COLLEGE.

Although il came in a quiet and un'
expected sort of a way. the really sur
prising item of business of the Iowa
Conference of the Methodist church
at Centerville, was the resolution EN-
anating from Parsons college at Fair
field asking that steps be taken for a
union of Iowa Wesleyan college at
Mount Pleasant, Parsons at Fairfield
and Simpson at Indianola into a fed
Grafton. The intention seemed to
be to organize at a central point a
union college that could become one
of the commanding christian schools
of learning of the west, and that the
other schools would be subsidiary to
it. The proposition came as such a
new thing that it was referred to a
special committee without debate at
the time.
The conditions proposed are as fol,
lows:
/. The united college. shall be
known as Iowa Union college, Par
sons Wesleyan Simpson foundation,
to be located as may be deemed most
advantageous.
2. The board shall be self perpet,
uating as to sixty per cent of it's
membership, and the members of the
initial board shall be divided among
the colleges, giving twenty-five per-
cent each to Wesley and Simpson
and fifty to Parsons. The remain,
ing forty percent shall be apportion-
ed to the conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church and to the Synod of
Iowa of the Presbyterian church, as
location and general conditions seem
to warrant.
3. The title of all real estate and
all notes, bonds, mortgages, and all
other papers now belonging to the
separate colleges, shall be admins
tered by the united board of trustees.
4. Should the Union college be
located at Fairfield. Mt Pleasant, or
Indianola, there shall be maintained.
as long as the board deems it wise to
do so, first class preparatory schools
at the other locations.
The consolidation of these institu-
tions would surely make strong
school, but it is a question whether
better work would be accomplished
than is now being done. The small
college is the greatest boon to the
student in that he gets closer to the
heart and learns more of value of
real life.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WIDE AWAKE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
WRIGHT.


Mr. Will Erwin of Oskaloosa called
at the l., e. Lyon home Monday be
tween trains.
Miss Hattie Lyon of Oskaloosa Wis
Iited at the parental l.. +. Lyon home
Tuesday.
DIR, Sarbaugh of OskaIoosa was call
! ing at the parental Landfear home on
| Wednesday.
Mrs. o. f. Lyon and Miss Alta Land
fear were in Fremont Wednesday
DR. Krout of Fremont was calling in
Wright Wednesday.
Mrs Mollie Howell and two child
rem of Oskaloosa visited last week at
the parental Howell home. .,.
! MIR. ana Mrs. D. K. Unsicker went
/ to Peoria Thursday where Mrs. Un
sicker expects to take a months
Treatment as she is in poor health
Mr. Unsicker returned hole Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Roe Ireland was a Fremont
visitor Thursday
The Frienis Missionary Society
was entertained by Mrs. Ernie Has
| kins Thursday afternoon.
! Mrs. Maggie Weiton and son Jay
went to Guthrie Oklahoma Friday tC
visit ct the home of Mrs. MOllie Rowe
| for a week or ten days.
| Mrs. Lizzie Myers has gone to spend
week with Mrs. Ollie Tennis neal
Fremont.
Mrs. o. E. Zion who has been visit
! ing in Wright returned to her home
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Susie Landfear was an ovel
Sunday visitor at the DIR. Sarbaugf
home in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. John Thomas of Cedar was
calling at the r. A. Carpenter Satur
day afternoon.
Miss Luella Moore gave a miscel
laneous shower Saturday Afternoon
! in honor of Miss Katherine Ireland
who is to be married to Mr.. Ceci
Campbell of Oskaloosa, Sept. %. She
received many useful presents. The
house decorations were beautiful, the
color scheme being pink and white
A fine two course lunch was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Gunsaullis ant
Mrs. w. H. Bond and Mr. Clarence
Faith were Oskaloosa passengers or
Saturday.
Several of the Wright people wen
to Fremont Sunday afternoon anC
were taken in the Baptist church.
Rev. Malone preached at the Unior
church Sunday afternoon and Mr.. H
| w Landfear head the Christian En-
deavor in the evening. Mr.. Earl Wit
| is leader next Sunday night
Mrs. Margie Bridges and daughter
Alma called to see Mrs. Mary Riggs
+ Monday.
Mr. Horace Slater visited at r. A
! Carpenters Sunday.
They are putting in the foundation
! of Mr.. AMI Mrs. Tom GulliCk's house
Mrs. J. NJ Bittner who was accident
ally killed in New Sharon last Wed
nesday usel to live here and was vel
known. She was a woman OF goot
character and we'll thought of by al
her neighbors. The writer's send sym
patty to Mr.. Bittner and the children
| Sept 81 l..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
PAST DANGER
Favorable Weather is Putting the
, Corn Crop in Safe Condition. .

Corn prospects are brighter this
week for the county as whole than
at any previous time this season. Ter
per cent at least, and possibly more
of the corn is now finished and would
of the cornoqSB1se6ske5r- ,t1deett
not be injured by frost and the re.
mainder of the corn is coming fast
The winds we have experienced
during the past week have had bene
fetal effect. Every day of favorable
weather viii add that much more TO
the extent of the crop out of danger
Three weeks more without q damag
ing or killing frost will put eighty per.
cent of the crop on the safe side. Pros
poets are looking good
Light frost was experienced Mon
day morning and Monday night was
cold but no damage was done to corn
or anything else The frost was only
a touch and not to be regarded as a
freeze.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
SIS. OFFICERS ELECTED
ORG. W. whitehill Elected General
Superintendent for New Year.

Last Sunday the Christian Sunday
school held its annual election of Of
tcers, The committee having the
matter in charge exercised great care
In nominating those officers which il
was believed would serve the school
and church we'll, and the list suggest
ed was elected entire.
The line up as il stands for the next
year is as follows;
Gen. Supt-G. w. Whitehill.
LIST Assist. Supt.-Dr. l. N. Thomp
son.
Ind Assist. Supt.-W. NJ. Holmes.
Secy.-Clifford OFT.
Treas.-Floyd Hatcher.
Chorister-Mrs. C. J. Burton.
Organlst-Bernice Miller.
Supt. of Supplies-E. X. Taylor.
Assist. Supt. of Supplies-C. E
Caldwell.
Department Superintendent.
Adult-Mrs. George Workman.
Ssnior-W. A. Downey.
Intermediate-Mrs r. H. Klindt.
Junior-Mae Davis.
Primary-Eva Fisher
Beginners and Craule Roll - Lena
Rinehart.
Hofe-Mrs. w. S. Utterback.
| Supt. Whitehill called a meeting o
the newly elected officers on Sunda!
afternoon and together they began
planning for the work for the coming
year. 1t is planned to introduce SOM
new departures which it is believes
will prove interesting and profitable
The records show that the attendance
for the past year has been the bes
in the history of the school Their
has been nothing spasmodic about !
but steady growth. The superintend
ents are planning for efficiency TIN
coming year.
!, Next Sunday will be Promotion Da,
and the following Sunday the newl.
elected officers wifi be installed
These will be two great days in tn
school.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
WRIGHT.

Mrs. Z. II. WeIton and son Jay
started for Oklahoma on Friday
where they will visit friends.
Mrs. SADIE Nesbitt is spending a
few days with relatives at Daven-
PORT.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. K. Unsicker went
to Peoria, ILL.,, on Thursday. d. K
returned Saturday p. m. Mrs. I'm
sicker will remain few weeks tC
take medical treatments.
c. d. Randel is building a new
house just soGh of his home. When
completed it will be occupied h Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Gullick.
Mrs. Lena MCCurdy billiard came
out Saturday for a visit with friends
and to attend a shower given in hon
or of Katharine Ireland.
Mr. Cashett. the new section boss
moved here last week.
A number went to Fremont on Sun
day afternoon to attend the baptis
NAL services at the Baptist church
A number from here were baptized.
Rev. Malone conducted Communion
service at the Union church Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Ireland returned
Monday from Pekin, Illinois, where
they visited for ten days.
A number from here attended the
l., N. TAYLOR sale last Wednesday.
A number of relatives and friends
successfully carried out a surprise on
Bert Rice last Thursday, it being his
birthday. An elegant dinner was
served and a pleasant day enjoyed.
Six auto loads went from here on
Wednesday morning to Des Moines
to attend the annual Linsley reunion.
About seventy were there and all re-
Ported a fine time. A number re-
manned over Sunday tor a visit.
Mrs. Belle Barrett is some better
at this writing.
Mrs. o. {. Cochran entertained
about thirty ladies on last Wednes,
day at the Aid Tea. Pleasing re-
freshments. were served.
Mrs. Ernest Hoskins entertained
the Friends Missionary ladies on
I thursday A pleasant day was spent
On last Saturday afternoon Miss
Luella Moore delightfully."- entertained
fifteen friends at miscellaneous
shower given in honor of the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Kate
ilSldliu a Nc mousse WIS beautifully
decorated in pink and white, the la.
BILE decorations being especially pref
ty. An elegant two course luncheon
was served. The afternoon was
spent playing games, with
music, and offering Kate all kinds of
good advice. A number of beautiful
gifts were given Kate besides an ex-
ira shower of rice. All united in
Wishing Miss Katherine a long, hap
py and prosperous welded life.
Sept. 81 10.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
AN ANCIENT SEA

Many million years ago. long be
fore the birth of the Rocky Noun
tains, q large inland sea spread owe,
the western and central parts OF
North America. in geologic language
the invasion of this sea occurred in
Mississippian time-a period just
preceding the one in which the btu,
minous and anthracite ceaIr beds that
extend over portions of central and
eastern North America were formed
This sea covered much of the present
site of the Rocky Mountain area. the
central plains, and at times part OF
the Great Plains In the United States.
AT different times IL opened into the
Arctic Ocean on the north, the Paci-
nc on the south. and probably the
Gulf Of Mexico on the southeast.
This incursion OF salt water was
not the first or the last to invade the
American continent. At each incur
sion muddy. sandy, or limy deposits
mixed with sea shells and other ami
NAL remains we're laid down along
the beach aud upon the sea floor
Strange as II may seem. most OF these
rocks formed ages ago now stand
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
AMERICAN MONEY IN CHILE

New York Exchange has taken
the place OF London exchange for
Chilean nitrate sales, according to a
report just received by the Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce De
partment of Commerce at Washing
ton. Consul General Keena at Valpar
also, announces the sale to an Ameri
can firm of 1000 tons of nitrate with
payment by draft on New York for
$155,00O. However, he adds, that since
there is no American bank in Chile
much Of the benefit of the tendency
to establish dollar exchange must be
lost, as this type of exchange is only
temporarily favored by foreign banks
American banking opportunities in
South America are being given spec
ial attention by the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce. Its inyesti
gator, Mr.. Tough, has just seturned
from there.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
EDDYVILLEETCHINGS

Eddyville, Sept. 81. - Mrs. Jane
Walker leaves the first OF the week
for North Dakota where she will
spend the winter with her daughter.
Mrs. Bell Sacket.
Rev. Edward Day of Kansas, arriv
ed in Eddyville Saturday to take up
his duties as pastor of the M. E
church
Mrs Louise Middleworth spent Sun
day in Oskaloosa visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. Florence Wright
Mrs. John Morris and son Henry.
and Mrs. John Snyder of Westchester
who is the guest of Mrs, Morris, visit
ed frieds in Abba Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Denning Of
MOravia visited relatives in EddyVille
Sunday.
Recent Abba callers were Quit Pow
ell, Quincy Myers, W. Hawkins, J. l.
Lee, f. A. Kelly, Chester Paul and
Frank Steele
Miss Myrtle Jennings spent Sunday
in New Sharon writing at the parent
al Jennings home.
A number of young people were
pleasantly entertained by their friend
! Walter Lannis at his home on Friday
IeNenlnS. Inc dudlT was plduueu do d
surprise for Walter in honor of his
birthday 20 young people were pres
ent and greatly enjoyed the evening
Refreshments were served.
Mrs. d. " Eastman has returned
from a visit with relatives at Gilby,
North Oak
: Mr.. and Mrs. Earl True came mn
from Ottumwa Sunday and spent the
day visiting at the parental Denning
home.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Briggs of Batavia
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs
w. B. DeTar.
= Harry May left Saturday night for
Kansas City on a business trip
Mr.. w. G. Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. G
N. Berry AMI Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Cd
eff were in Abba Sunday attending the
funeral of relative.
Miss Pearl Northham who Is teach
ing at New Sharon visited the first OF
the week with relatives in Eddyville
I Mrs. John Miller returned Monday
from Fairfield where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Del Bates
Mr.. and Mrs. Bates are rejoicing over
the arrival of baby girl.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
The COLLEGE ENDOWMENT.

Mrs. Laura ] Jones has given a
fine 160-acre farm to Penn college al
Osksloosa. The college is trying ia
raise 100000 to Increase the endow.
ment ard for other purposes. The
burlington Hawk.Eye arises 10 re-
mark:
III they find a few more such LID
eral contributors. the task of the
board will be an easy one indeed, A
fine quarter section near Indianola
ought to be worth anywhere from
SIS 900 upward end IT may be consid-
erab'y upward or course. a big
endowment fund is handy thing 20
have. After the board gets this
100000 perhaps 1t win be found that
another 100000 might come handy.
II offers the friends an opportunity 10
dispose OF some o ftheir surplus To
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23

The annual statistical statement
OF the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis, shows that over $20,5O0 900 were
spent last year in the campaign
against tuberculosis in the United
States. Or this sum, 66.S per cent
was derived from public funds, either
federal, state, county or municipal.
and the remainder was contributed
by private philanthropy. Institution.
al care and treatment of consump-
tives in hospitals and sanatoria
makes up the largest share of the TO-
tai expenditures. More than $780,
600 we're spent for this purpose, with
an additional $925,UOO for special
treatment of tuberculosis insane and
prisoners.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
The FEAST oE TAeERNAcLEs.

The Jewish Feast of the Taberna
Giles comprises eight days, beginning
on the eve of the 22nd day Of Sep
TENDER and ending October LIST
Once a year Israel reviyes its love
Of the soil, and makes pgb,1" avOWaI
Of the fact that even an industrial
civilization, such as ours. depends
primarily upon the elements of ma,
ture. This re statement of love for
and confidence in Mother Earth is in.
deed a fact of Jewish righteousness
We know and we reassure ourselves
that God is at the center of life
through all the seasons and that tie
prosperity and the satisfaction we
seek come or do not come according
to His Law.
Judaism is a religion in the very
midst Of the passions, aspirations
and complications of life. Nowhere
are these more insistent than in the
economic interests of men. Here
religion has a duty as we'll as an op-
portunity. Judaism endeavOrs not
merely to fortify men in their diff
culties as to the daily bread, but al,
so to keep them moral, large hearted
and just
The Sukkoth Festival is meant not
as season of self-congratulation on
having garnered in the product of the
farm or the gains of business, but as
time for thought on the larger scoped
social interests of men in the ma
tional and international life The
Jews are the first to have recognized
political economy as the field where
religion and morality must operate
for the good of men.
In its modern form the suggestive
ness of this truth of the Sukkoth
Festival is made more effective by
the fact that it occurs at the begin
ming of the Autumn, coincident with
the increased activities of the eco
aomic agencies. 1t is, as it were, a
timely lesson for each one to inter
pref his life as of larger scope, re-
lated to the national life and made
possible in fulness only within it.
Tie dwelling in booths" as char
acteristic of the Biblical phase of the
Festival and observed as an archaic
symbolism nowadays, is a suggestive
domestic ritual which re-affirms the
lessons OF the simple life" and the
democracy of the Jewish household
The five symbolic plants, bundled to.
gether, hint that, as the gifts of God
in nature vary and in their totality
make human life sweet and satisfac-
tory, so the difference among men.
as to service and character. may
serve to make society" an organiza-
tion in which each one OF us has a
place and can make helpful contrl-i
button. Some more effective. some
less; some noble, and some common
place; some for the day and some for
all time. according to what they do
and what they are.
The Sukkoth Festival Is the culmi-
mating lesson OF the series Of holidays
Of the month. II addresses itself TO
the facts of life which We might, 9TH
erwise, leave sordid. II widens the
horizon OF our individual interests.
Z approves our voeatIons and labors
lot when they bring private satIsfac
ions but whent they yitalize our com
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
FROM NORTH MAHASKA
Big Delegation to Fall Festival Is
Being Organized.

North Mahaska will be we'll repre-
scented in the Fall Festival parade
and in the various classes of exhibits.
Committees were appointed Tues
day evening at New Sharon to per-
feet details of the arrangements.
There was an enthusiastic meeting
of business men in the office Of the
mayor. Tracey Osborn was chair
man. The representatives of the
Fall Festival organization were:
George c. True, Il. d. Walton, |. w,
Cook and DR.. Jas. COurnyer.
The committees appointed were:
Charles DUNCAN, chairman of the
general committee.
VIM. A. Terbell, who is president
of school board, school in parade.
N. D, Batey, band.
c. P. Roe, floats.
VIM. McVey, displays from north
part of county.
Mrs. A. M. Evans and Mrs. J. G.
Ryan, WOmans Club in parade.
In general outline, there will prob
ably be a special float representing
the city of New Sharon, floats repre-
senting various business interests,
led by the New Sharon band, and
followed by children of the New
Sharon public schools.
Extra endeavor will be put forth
to induce a large showing Of horses,
colts, apples, corn, bread, etc, from
the north tier of townships.
1t is the plan to close both the
stores and the schools on thursday
afternoon of Fall Festival week, the
same as in Oska!ooSa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
THREE MICE At ONCE
An Unusual Catch Made by Ordin-
airy Little Trap.

William A. Hope, No 400 North
Eleventh street caught three mice at
one time in an'sordinary wire spring
trap, the kind selling three for nick
ell, last night. All three of the mice
were caught fairly around the neck
Indicating that all had their noses to
the SAME bait when the trap was
sprung, Mr. Hope accounts for the the
unusual experience by the fact that
the trap was rusty and the first mouse
cofing to the bait did not spring 1t
Others came to feed at the bait and
when the trigger finally let go all
three were in line and caught.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
RIVER RISES RAPIDLY
Jumped Up Two Feet in Less Than
= Twelve Hours Time.

Skunk river went on another ram
page Tuesday night and in the space
of twelve hours raised about two feet
The crest of the sudden food has
been reached however and the water
10 falling almost as rapidly as it came
up. The upper water shed of the river
was probably reached by part of the
Sunday night storm that deluged Mar
shalltown and the country to the
northwest of Oskaloosa.
So great rise here was something
of surprise as no one was anticipat.
ing anything of the kind.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23
Marenao FaIr Called on.

AT meeting of the directors OF
the Iowa County Agricultural society,
held IN Marengo. 1t was decided not
TO hold the annual Iowa county fair
this year. In lieu thereof. there will
be a race meet held on the grounds
the society on Wedno day. Sep.
tem5cr 20,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23

The annual statement on gold,
silver, and copper i nAlaska for 1914
has just been issued by the United
State Geological Survey The value
of the total output of these three pre-
cious metals for the year aggregated
Sl283S 510
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-23

THE silo is the rich mans lux
ury and the poor mans necessity, for
by 1t both gain a better and more in
dependent living" are the words of
a recent Connecticut experiment sta
ton bulletin.