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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
S35o.Ooo Fire.

Fort Dodge Nov. 16.--The most
distressing loss of the SS50,000 fire
OF unknown origin early this morning
which swept the heart OF this city's
business district was $1,000, the life
savings of Miss Marian Hutchinson
of the Prussia Hardware Co., which
was locked In her desk.
Fire blazed forth from the four
story Prussia Hardware and quickly
caught the wallpaper store of P. J.
Collins and Rndsill shoe store.
The Prussia loss was 1000 on
the building and $4,000 on stock.
Insurance will cover half Of this.
Loss of $4,000 TO the Collins wall
paper store which was fully covered
by insurance. ..s.. .,..4
Loss to the shoe store has not been
estimated.
Employees in the hardware store
smelled smoke Monday but could To-
cate 10 fire. z .s,...3. .., ~
Gun powder and ammunition in the
building caused running fire Of ex.
plosions dangerous to the lives of the
firemen. .......yF
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Farm Home Burned.

Grinnell, Nov. 16.-The home CT =
P. Elmore, about six miles northwest
OF Grinnell was burned to the ground
Starting a fire with kerosene and gas
oline Is said TO be the cause of the
conhagration Mr.. Elmore and a
young lady employed in the home
were both badly burned and are now
being cared for at the Fred Young
home. The house and household
goods were completely destroys ed
Mr.. Elmore carried insurance of 81,
900 on the house and $500 on furni
ture.
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Murderer Wac lnaane.

Fort Dodge, Nov, l6.--When alien.
lists retained by the state testified
they thought John r. Butler Insane,
the state conceded insanity OF the
man, charged with the murder Of
George Sullivan. AnK ~. Judge FTP
then directed r. verdict Of insanity
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
EIGHT Horses Burned.

Dexter, Nov. 16.-Eight horses
burned in a fire Of unknown origin.
which destroyed Elmer McCleary's
barn near here early today. When
discovered the lire had gained such
headway that It was impossible TO
get any OF the horses out. Sparks
set IRE to the barn OF F. L. French.
which was also burned 10 the ground.
McCleary's loss was $500. partially
covered by insurance. m
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Aged Man Disappears.

Waterloo, Nov. 1.-THE police
have been asked TO locate William
Hall, aged 10. who disappeared from
his home last Friday. He was last
seen at the soldiers memorial hall
on the river bank. Friends fear he
may have met foul play as he had $50
in his possession.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
New Banks For Iowa.

The state banking department has
five applications for bank charters
under consideration. The new in.
stitutions probably will be opened
Jan. 1, Other banks are being talk.
ed OF, the officials say.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
Grain Elevator burned

Cedar Rapids. Nov. 16.-F'ire dur
ing the night destroyed the Kuehi
hammers grain elevator here with a
loss OF $50 1000, insurance $4,000.
There was 5000 insurance on the
structure which win be rebuilt. and
$4,000 on grain. oats. barley and
timothy seed,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
State Grange Meeting.

Ottumwa, Nov. l6.-Ottumwa will
soon entertain the state grange meet
ing at which there will be 200 dele
gates besides scores OF visitors from
all over the state. The sessions will
be held in the armory on December
IA, Is, I6 and Il. This city is the
home of Albert Bluhm, the state or.
gambler for the grange, and he says
that the Ottumwa meeting has all in.
dications of being one Of the best
that has ever been held.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
Electric Liehts At srIohton,

Brighton will have one OF the best
in this vicinity. 5000 has been raised
by subscriptions for. sixteen electro
liers to be placed along the street.
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co.operate ON peIivarY.

Charles City, Nov. 16;-The grocery
and meat firms OF the city have com.
menced q cooperative delivery sys-
tens There Will betitwo deliveries
IN the forenoon and two An tbetaE
ternoon, ~, ,s.
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Same Reai Winter.

Sundays cold wave was the hrst
real touch OF real winter temperature
TO reach this section and the first real
freeze OF the season. Frost penetratesi
the ground to q depth Of an inch or
more. sil
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lay n 4 supoIy.

7 ~ wise, like the squirrel and lay
IN supply OF nuts for winter use.
They are wholesome, beautiful, and
cheap. and have the further virtue OF
being absolutely q pure article
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
Bio Hereford Sale.

E. w. Elliott OF Montezuma held a
Hereford sale at the Harden barn on
Saturday. The - head brought &C..
1875. 4.
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Raise Money for Fair.

About $4,000 has been subscribed
10 the fair fund being raised for the
Wayne County Agricultural eociety
Those IN charge are making an effor'
to secure $4,000. Il ~ ssN slseas
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
Hiteman Boy Killed.

Hiteman, Nov. 16.-George Dyes,
the 16-year-old son OF Master Me
chanic d. NJ. Dyes of Smoky Hollow
coal mine No. 10. near Hiteman, was
killed late Saturday night or early
Sunday morning by the workmen's
train
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
Rome PROTESTS :. .
SINKING Of sH|P
U. s. INFORMED ATTACK ON AN.
COMA WAS RUTHLESS ACT.
SMALL BOATS WERE SHELLEO
Italian ambassador Gives Govern
rnent'S Version Of "AtroeIty" to
Secretary Lansing at
Washington.

Washington, Nov. 16.-The Italian
ambassador. Count V. Macchi dl Cal
iere, filed his governments formal pro.
test to the United States on the sink
ing of the Italian liner Ancona With q
reported loss of nine American lives.
The report was In the form of O
announcement cabled from Rome de-
claring that, without warning or with.
out observing any formalities accom-
panying the right of search, the sub.
marine opened fire upon the unarmed
passenger liner" recklessly Smelling
the wireless apparatus, the decks and
lifeboats and killing and wounding
many passengers.
The announcement has been pre-
scented to all neutraIs. In 1t II is
stated that many passengers swim
ming in the sea approached the sub
marine in hope of rescue, but were
driven off with 3eers." .:
Appeals to All Nations.
The royal, government regards 1t
az duty to denounce solemnly to oil
nations the circumstances described
above" the announcement concludes.
Their sentiments of justice and hu-
manity will cause them without doubt
to judge az 1t deserves the conduct of
an enemy which is obviously contrary
to- the dictates OF civilization and the
recognized principles of international
law j.. -, 80 ..... o..
1t is not stated in the announcement
whether the submarine which sank the
Ancona was an Austrian or German.
1t was presumed by officials of the
state department that the Italian gov
eminent had not definitely cleared up
that point. ........
275 Persisted on kncona.
The most connected official nara.
tive of the rescue of Ancona survivors
to reach the state department arrived
by cable from Ambassador Sharp at
Paris who transmitted kilograms To
the French minister of marine from
the project at Blzerta. 1t shows there
we're 232 survivors. Some reports put
the total number ON board at 500.
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page
at Rome, cables that his conferences
at the Italian foreign Office thus far
have failed to develop the details or
facts concerning the. sinking of the
italian liner AnCOna.
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Church Damaged by Explosion.

Waterloo, Nov. IC.-7An explosion OF
yarnish in st. Francis Catholic church
in Barclay township resulted in pain
full burns TO David .Schuler. The
church is being redecorated. Mr..
Schiller had taken on the crust from
his yarlish cans and thrown it into a
stove in which fire was smouldering,
The flames screamed out. igHiting the
cans of varnish. The burns we're in
ficted while Schiller was saving the
church from destruction. He was
taken to Jesup for medical attention
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03

which Miss Phillips designed for her.
self. In color it is the new putty
shade, and in material it is cravenette,
and right there are two samples of the
good sense of the designers good IDEAS
The skirt is short and moderately
narrow, with plaits at each side The
coat is loose, although with nothing Of
the box effect, with plaits in the skirts
and with large patch pockets buttoned
on toward the front. The belt, Of me-
dunn width. also buttons to the coat
on either side Of the front, and the
sleeves carry out the same idea with
a band buttoned on at the cuff The
revers are long and wide, and the fas-
tening is quite low. A roll collar of
georgette Grape gives a bit Of relief
to the monotone of the suit,
With this is worn an English walk
ing toque of corded velvet in the same
putty color as the cravenctte and edg-
ed with beaver. A veil Of Niger brown
(tete de negre) is edged with a band
of the beaver also. And this veil is
one Of the newest Of the very latest
things even with those who are al
ways day or two ahead of them
selves. We have had the silk and the
velvet band, but the edge of fur seem
ed to slip by. although why not on
wells as we'll as lace blouses and chit
fon gowns? It has come now, how
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
BARRIE'S LITTLE JOKE,
He Was Failure as Presiding Officer
and He Knew It.

ne was faIlure as Presiding OFFICER
and He Knew It.
There is only one recorded instance
of Sir J. NJ. Barrie's acting as chair
man of public meeting. In the Cen
fury Magazine MI John D. Williams
told the story to the American public.
1t was on the occasion of Burns cele-
bratOn.
Barrie took the chair as presiding Of
fcer and then kept to it firmly
Throughout the entire proceedings he
did not utter a single word, but re-
manned as if glued to the horribly con-
spicuous chair loathing his predica-
ment, but inwardly amused ut the eX-
presSiOns on the faces of all about him,
which made dismally clear the fact
that he was a failure as presiding Of
fcer
When the meeting was almost half
finished Barrie took advantage of
talkative group in front of him and
quietly stole away before any one had
chance to miss him. But the next
week Well known Saturday review
printed Satirical article called MI.
Barrie In the Chair" The thing was
simply whitening III its ironical account
of the dumb presiding officer who
eventually fled, leaving Il meeting to
preside over itself. The greatest re-
greet was naturally expressed by those
who had persuaded Barrie to come to
the Burns celebration, and among his
friends tremendous Indignation was
felt and vented. But some day they
Will know. if they have not already
found out. that the article was written
by Barrie himself,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
The Prussian Versailles.

: Potsdam is the Prussian Versailles
and contains four palaces. 1t was
founded by the great elector of Bran
denburg, but owes most of it's splendor
to Frederick the Great, whose apart
main almost exactly as they were
when he was alive. Among the most
interesting treasures Is copy Of Fred
erick's works annotated in the hand
writing of Voltaire.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
He Was She.

In college for women where the
faculty consists chiefly Of the gentler
sex a meeting of the academic council
was in progress. Here and there a
lone man sat surrounded by learned
ladies. An amendment had just been
proposed.
Where is the person who offers this
amendments inquired the president
"Who is she?'
Whereupon Mr.. Skeets, the popular
young professor Of a favorite subject,
rose and replied deprecatingly, 81 am
she. New York Post.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03

around it and two pins with long let
knobs stuck in almost at right angles
upon either side for its sole ornamen.
tation. Boots are the first considers
ton with those who love to walk, and
the ones belonging to this costume are
of black kid and lace at the inner side.
Miss Phillips claims that this is the
"only living, absolute and original''
neutral costume, and as she goes on
one is bound to admit the claim, for
the coat is English, the skirt is Dutch
and the high boots purely Russian.
while the little round hat is as Ger
man as German can be.
In spite of all her troubles and her
one great problem, Runaway June
surely must feel a surcrease from sor-
row when she dons the evening gown
herewith presented in No. s. Built on
the lines of high wasted baby dress.
this is a very dream of a gown. OF
pink chiffon over blue, which in its
turn covers a layer of lavender laid
over pink, with an overdress Of
opalescent net in a deeply embroidered
lace effect, with lacelike scallons at
the bottom and up the front. this lit
tie frock is as shimmery a rainbow
thing as was ever worn by a lucky Girl.
Baby puff sleeves that slip OF the
shoulder down on the arm with an In
genuous air of helplessness are aided
In their task Of keeping things up by
an opalescent band over the shoulder.
These are tethered to the top OF the.
bodice by SO substantial thing az a
rosebud. The butterfly impression Of.
1uttering delicacy and daintiness Is
augmented by large fan of flesh COL
ored ostrich feathers and BY silver
stockings and slippers.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
NAVAL TORPEDOES.
Intricate Mechanism of These Awful
Enaines Of Destruction,

Intricate Mechanism of These Awful
Engines Of Destruction.
At the torpedo's head is an explosive
chamber which holds damp guncotton.
This is fired by means Of Il rod which,
on contact with the walls of a ship, is
driven in upon a detonator. This fires
Il primer. which in turn explodes the
guncotton.
The next chamber stores compressed
air to the pressure Of 1900 pounds to
the square inch. This is practically
the boiler room of the torpedo. for it
supplies the motive power to the four
cylinder engine which drives it through
the water on its erranl OF destruction.
Next comes the wonderful gyroscopic
control of the air motor by which the
rudders are adjusted This is where
the Intricate mechanism of the torpe-
Go is so clearly demonstrated Should
1t rise or dip in the water this gyro-
scope actuates Il motor which in turn
operates rods related with the rud-
derS and at once readiustS any defec-
ton from the course originally set.
The motor mentioned is but a few
inches in length. yet the power it ex-
erts by means Of compressed air is
such that the pressure Of half an ounce
operated by the steering gear produces
pull OF 100 pounds on the rudders
This terrible tiShs tail holds wheel
gearing for the driving Of two pro
pellers and the manipulation of the
l/>
posite directions. thereby preventing
the torpedo describing cilcle-Lon-
don Answers
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
T T1OMEN theater goers readily
AgAg acknowledge that for years
Il they have found one of the
liTOnct oOntnillltinOc factors,


to their pleasure at seeing a new play
to be the clothes Worn by the actresses.
Especially IS this true of the society
drama, where the gowns are sure to be
importations of the latest styles and
where, equally with the gowns, the hats
and the furs, due attention has been
given to the dozens of small aces
series that are necessary to the picture
the modish woman must present The
exact angle at which to wear the hat,
the way the veil is fastened, the kind
Of hand bag carried, the necklace,
chain, earrings and other barbaric
adornments in vogue for the moment
all these are shown by the actress as
they should be worn, and studied care
fully by her lay sisters in the audience
from the "bald headed row" to the
roof, and copied thereafter as faith
fully as may be, according to natural
talent and the size of the purse Even
those who have no SartOrial ambitions
for themselves take vicarious delight
in the lovely clothes worn so grace
fully by the women of the stage, and
can usually describe them in minutest
detail afterWard.
Following their custom maintained
throughout their other series of big pic
lures, the Reliance Company, in run
away june" have spared neither care
nor expense in costuming the char
acters of George Randolph Chesters
story. With a rare foresight and gener-
osity they have provided lavish ward
robes, not only for the little bride but
for all the other women in the cast
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03

ever, and is very pretty, too, drawn in
tight about the neck, and very cozy
as we'll when the day is raw and damp.
OF course, with costume casting
such defiance to Jupiter Pluvius, an
umbrella would be an anachronism,
but habits are hard to break, and one
must carry something, so there is a
very smart swagger stick, all of pig
skin, which is made just for that pur-
pose-that the weather defying dam
sci may put the cachet Of 'chic'' upon
her costume.
For an afternoon stroll on fair day
we have the brown satin coat shown
in No. B. This is cut to hang loose
across the chest, but is drawn in by a
wide sash just below the hips. The
skirt falls in two graduated founces,
both banded with the same silver fox
fur which forms the wide collar and
cuffs. The muff carried is also of the
silver fox and is the fat kind with the
animal apparently folded over in the
middle with a meditative nose resting
above the hands, while the long fluffy
tail hangs down below. The small
round low hat of brown satin has a
rim of the same fur at the top of the
crown and two large fur balls dangling
over the right ear.
The walking costume in No. will
commend itself to all pedestrians who
want something to fit their peripatetic
needs and at the same time be quite
correct if they should happen, on their
tramp through the park, to meet a so
cially inclined friend who wished to
take them to tea-say, at the Plaza.
This one is a happy combination of
satin and gabardine of black, but not
Of a somber hue.
The hoop skirt of satin Immediately
Gives the lie to any suggestion of
mournfulness while the soldier pock-
cts of gabardine and the shoulder
straps worked in silver would make q
strong, appeal to any lass who loves a
soldierA A white linen sailor collar
embroidered in silver puts in an added
touch of youthfulness, while the furs
further carry out the scheme Of black
and white by the use of black seal
banded with ermfne. The little hat,
which is Of the tight round variety, is
OF black satin with a fold Of gold cloth
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
Women and the Old Olympic Games.

Women and the Old Olympic Games.
One rule Of the original Olympic
games could not be followed nowadays
without p"U"0!ti:w serious troubles.
Women We're not allowed to he present
or even to lie any where in the district
when the games were being celebrated
Oh pain of being hurled from ii precipi
touS rock. This rule is believed to
have been detied only once, when the
offender was pardoned in consideration
of the fact that her father, brothers
and son had been victors in the games
One particular priestess, however. was
not only exempt from this law, but
was accommodated with special front
seat on an altar Of white marble, and
women were allowed to enter chariots
for the races. though they might not
be present to see them win
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
Cynical.

When we hear man say that he
would rather have clear conscience
than million pounds we are remind
ed of what David said all men were.-
London Standard.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
A Prudent Provision.

"Jones is nothing if not thorough.
No matter how he starts out he al
ways gets to the very bottom of
things"
'"Then it is very lucky for him that
he didn't start out as sea captain
Baltimore American.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03

who might be supposed naturally to
wear handsome clothes. Every one can
call to mind plays and pictures where
the heroine, in addition to having all
the other plums, has likewise the only
good looking clothes in the company,
even though the others are supposed to
be her friends and relatives. 1t is,
therefore, very pleasing to view one
where all the clothes of all the women
are things of beauty and a joy to those
who see as we'll as to those who wear
them
AS Runaway June herself Miss Nor
ma Phillips has opportunities for wear
ing such charming, dainty fripperies
as are sure to make her envied by girls
all over the country, for just as surely
as Judy O'Grady is kin to the wife Of
the colonel do all pretty girls-and
plain ones, too-love pretty things to
wear and a chance to wear them.
A tea gown like No. would delight
the soul of anything feminine, so deli
cate is it in its shell-like pinkness. The
accordion plated skirt of crepe de
chine falls straight to within an inch
Of the floor. The little coatee of pink
crepe meteor is cut on lines like those
of a Chinese girls coat, and, like hers,
is embroidered in pastel shades about
the bottom, but it is neither so long
nor so primly fastened down the front
as is the oriental garment. In fact, al
though it seems almost like sacrilege
to say so, this fashionable little coatee
bears remarkable resemblance to a
combing jacket-etherealized, idealized,
but unmistakable. However, the effect
is quite different.
The armholes are unusually large and
corded, the better to display the sleeves
of the lace bodice, which are very
short and finished with lace frill.
The front of the coatee is cut away
squarely so that the lace bodice can be
seen, but it fastens just above the
waist with small square tab. The
coquettish boudoir cap Of lace, with a
lace frill, slightly stiffened so that 1t
forms frame for the face, is decorated
with huge butterfly bow of pink tat
feta at the back.
Never did member of the Rainy
Daisies evolve anything that could
compare with the practically Of this
costume for rainy weather, No. 2,
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-06-17
Tuesday June 22nd, 1915,

i'll front of the court house door in Alta
mont, Tenn, at II o'clock NJ, offer for
sale and sell to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described real estate,
lying in Grundy County, Tennessee:
FIRST TRACT.
Known as the l.. r. Won Rohr tract
and contains forty acres, more or less.
SECOND TRACT.
Known as the ]. +. Hauser Of Chest
nut farm, and contains 200 acres more
or less.
Which two tracts of land are fully
described in said Trust deed to me and
which trust deed is of record in Trust
Book No. 7, pages 526 to 55S in Regis
tiers Office Grundy County, Tennessee
o which reference is had for full de-
scription and particulars.
This May, 2Oth, 1915.
w, b. Stewart,
TRUSTEE.
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