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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
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Eddyville, Feb. "A family -eun
ion was held at the Ed Bland nome
on Saturday, the occasion being Mrs
BANDS birthday. II has been the GUS
tom of this family to come together
at this time for a number OF years
Mr.. and Mrs. Bland look forward to
the Homecoming with great pleasure
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Starkey or OF
ltumwa and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coon
and May Coon of Abba were present
at Mrs. BANDS Birthday party.
Earl Bescoe spent Sunday in Mel
rose visiting relatives.
Charles Warner of Abba is in Ed
dyville this week visiting his brother
Lee Warner.
Mrs. Fannie Wing had the misfort-
une to fall on the ice this week and
fracture her arm. Mrs. Wing was Wis
iting friends in Eldon when the acct
dent occurred but she was able to
return home Saturday.
John Poenick is loading his house
hold goods this week and the family
are expecting to leave soon for Van
Vert, Iowa. They will locate on a
farm near there.
Miss Annie Watkins is spending
the week in Marshalltown visiting
her sister, Mrs. Arthur Lennon.
Ed Mug of Agency visited relatives
in Eidyville the latter part of the
week
w. A. MCGEE and family will leave
the first of the week for Gibson, Mo.
to make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl True came up
from Ottumwa and spent Sunday Wis
iting at the parental Denning home.
Marion True and Carl Leander who
are attending college at Grinnell
spent Sunday with relatives in Eddy
vile.
Mintie Sewers came down from
near New Sharon and spent Sunday
with relatives in Eddyville.
Ed Shields transacted business in
Abba Monday.
Mrs. j. c. McCord who has been i'll
fot. some time is reported to be crit
ically i'll. Rollie and May McCord of
Moravia, Frank McCord, Mrs. Sig
Garrett of Cedar, Mrs. Orion Lyons
of Oskaloosa, Mrs. Jessie Kennith of
Oskaloosa and Mrs. Charles Dunn of
Cedar were summoned to her bedside
Monday.
Mrs. Abe Williams living south of
Eddyville had the misfortune to fall
on the ice Monday and fractured her
limb.
Mrs. Roscoe Kitterman and Mrs.
Helen Clarke gave a miscellaneous
shower for Miss Louise Ward on Mon
lay evening at the Kitterman home
Hearts was the entertainment of the
evening. The house was beautifully
decorated in pink and white carna-
lions. The brides cake contained
thimble a ring, a button and some
money which were drawn by four
young ladies. Those present were:
Bernice Mcmahon, Edith Saville. Lu-
la Worall. Blanche Secress, Francis
and Sarah O'Connor, Jessie Lennon,
Mary Oldham, Christina Roberts. Pru'
dence Talmage, Mrs. Charles kussart
Mrs. r. H. Walker, Mrs. Howard Har-
old and Mrs. Theo. OFT. The wedding
of Miss Ward to Mr.. D. V. Eastman
will take place Feb. 10th.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
DELTA A BUSY TOWN

Delta, Feb. George Tressler and
wife, who moved to the country last
year on account of the illness and
death of his sister, have returned to
their Delta home.
DR.. Rice, our popular dentist, att
tended the dental convention at OF.
tumwa last week and reports profit
able meeting.
r Young folks had out of town even
ings last week at the homes of Ben
Eastburn and Mrs. d. ]. Davis
Roy Snyder, son of our station
agent, has tired of darning his own
stocks, so on Tuesday of last week
no was married to a Miss Iva B.
Glen of Tama, Iowa, and they are at
home at the J. F. Snyder residence
at present. Roy is assistant at the
depot now. They are to be congrat-
ulated that they have fine town and
surrounded by many friends who all
wish them The best of life's blessings.
Health, wealth and happiness.
James Bruce Walden, son OF James
Walden, aged months and rs days,
died of pneumonia, Jan. rs, 1915. The
A. Heath officiating.
County Supt. Harry McViCker held
an educational meeting of teachers at
the Delta High school building Sat-
urday A fine program was carried
out as arranged by different teachers
and the superintendent conducted the
round table.
Mrs. Ella Tressler of our town is
having a house moved in What Cheer
to the land recently bought by her
and will soon have it ready for occu-
pancy.
C. G. McCarty of the Peoples Trust
and Savings Bank of Oskaloosa was
a business caller at Delta Friday af-
tcrnoon.
The X. of P.'s had an enjoyable
time Thursday night, an entertain
mcnt by local talent, consisting of
speeches and songs with oysters as
an accompaniment
Blood will tell. At the baby show
in Oskaloosa the prize winners were
Earl Augustine's baby and Bobby
Beachs baby. Delta claims the faith
crs as Delta products, hence the hon
ors loom this way.
Barden & Gibson. our clothing men,
have turned over their entire stock to
/. NJ. Reed for q three days sale.
commenced Saturday.
H. H. Lynn went to Orient last
Monday evening for weeks visit
with his mother.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
SCHOOL OF METHODS
Attendance Increasing And Interest
Growing at Christian Church.

Better ATTENDANCE was recorded for
the second day Of the Iowa School of
Methods, in session this week at the
Christian church under the auspices
of the Bible School department of the
American Christian Missionary So
Iciety.
Enrolment at the afternoon se5-
siol Tuesday reached the total OF
fifty-one, an increase of fifteen over
the school OF Monday evening OF
which the Christian denomination
furnishes SO. In addition to the
Christian church of Oskalocsa other
local denominations represented are
the First Reformed church and the
Methodist Episcopal. Delegates to
the school are present from Des
Moines, Centerville, Brighton, Rose
Hill and .Hedrick Weather condi-
tons of the first day of the session
made impossible attendance from a
distance as no trains We're running
and many who intended being pres
ent at the school abandoned the idea
altogether.
Best of interest is manifest on the
part of the attendants and excellent
work IS being done.
lhuFsoayS Program.
3:45 p.m.-Devotional
400 p. m.-The Recitation, Mr..
Dudley.
4;4O p. m.-The Mission Study
Class, Miss Lewis.
$50 y. m.-The Lesson Presented,
Miss Mau5.
600 p. m.-LunCheon Hour.
Evening Session.
700 p. m.-Bible Studies, Lecture
by w. j. Clarke.
7:4O p. m.-Evangelism, r. NJ. Hop.
kins, National Bible School secretary
of the American Christian Missiosary
Society.
500 to 9:15 p. m.-Story Telling.
Miss Lewis. Teen age Activities,
Miss Maus. Other regular meetings,
Mr.. Clark.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
STORMS TOLL IN CALIFORNIA
Three Killed and Several Injured In
Hurricane That Swept the
Pacific Coast.

San Francisco, Feb. 3.--Three per.
sons are dead and several injured in
a tornado that struck this section Of
the Pacific coast Tuesday. The storm
came after 4S hours of almost inces-
SAINT rains. 1t was the worst storm in
IL years ...r
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 3.--California
Is in the grip of the worst storm that
has struck the state in IL years. The
wind reached the velicity and force
OF a hurricane. Houses rocked upon
foundations. Bay shipping was par
slyzed. Many small craft went ashore.
Landslides have blocked railroads.
Shasta line trains are all stalled and
wires are down throughout the storm
area in the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
OUR KEOTA LETTER

Keota, Feb. 3.-Chapter CM, p. h.
O., had a very enjoyable time at their
meeting last Friday night. 1t was
held at the home of Miss Margaret
Hamilton. The first event of the
evening was the initiation OF Mrs.
Clara McNurlen, a. very charming
and talented little lady whom they
are delighted to receive into their
sisterhood. A second feature of the
meeting came when Miss Jean Steph-
en- was showered with a miscellany
of pretty and useful gifts in antici-
patton of her approaching marriage
to Mr.. Floyd Carris. Rock was en-
joyed for an hour or two and an at
tractive and palatable two course
luncheon was served by the maids,
who were entertaining the matronS.
This meeting had been postponed
from January IS because OF the alb
senCe of several maids. The next
regular meeting of the chapter was
held Monday night at the home of
the Misses Nellie and Mabel Steven
son. The program consisted OF two
excellent book reviews The ROs-
ary," by Miss Naomi Stewart, and
The Wheels of Time" by Mrs. Flor
cnce Herr. Miss Hazel Williams
sang THE Rosary" and Miss Nellie
Stevenson gave an interesting &C
count of her recent trip to New Jer-
Eey The chapter is booked for
patriotic" meeting at the home OF
Miss Hazel Williams on February 10.
The Saturday Night Club had an
other OF its characteristic good times
last Saturday night, Mrs. w. s..
Helscher was the hostess.
Keota friends are pleased to learn
OF the arrival OF sou number two in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl War
rington, out in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The young man came early in Janu-
airy.
Cliff Marquis Is here from Nebras-
ka for visit with his mother and
with other relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Margaret Stewart has gone to
Wellman TO spend month or two at
1.-THE homes of her sisters, Mrs. Nichols
and Mrs Downing.
Miss Nellie Stevenson returned last
Thursday from delightful six weeks
visit with college friend in Jersey
City, n. J.
Mrs. M. A. Hulse. who is i'll at the
home of her son, 4. A. Hulse. in
Washington, is reported as able TO
sit up short time each day The
good lady's many friends here hope
for her speedy recovery.
Miss Naomi Stewart, who has been
a guest at the home OF her brother,
c. J. Stewart, left for Des Moines
Tuesday morning to spend week or
two In wholesale millinery house.
She Is popular trimmer and spent
the past season in the west
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
Football and a clergyman.

The more recreation We have the
less vice there will be in the country,
and I regard the football match on a
Saturday afternoon ss one of the best
possible devices to keep men in the
purity OF the open air. ] believe that
the Increase of sport is the biggest
factor in the increase of temperance,
and go SO far as to say il you take the
Church OF England away from London
you remove the greatest sporting in
fiuence. Some people object to the pro-
fessional footballer, but see no rea-
son why man of that class who gives
entertainment to the public should
not be paid for his services just in the
same way as musician or parson.
II we want the best we always have
70 pay for it.--Rev. A. J, Waldron. IN
a. Ps Weekly, London.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
FLEET TO SHELL TURK CITY
Allied Squadron Smashing Its Way
Through DardaneIIes-Panic at
Constantinople.

London, Feb. 3.-The Franco British
fleet is now smashing its way through
the Dardanelles, according to dis.
patches from both PetrOgrad and Sofia.
The latter report, which was received
by the Star by way of Copenhagen,
says Constantinople is in wild panic,
realizing that the city will be at the
mercy of the allies ships as soon as
they have succeeded in forcing the
channel.
The four principal forts of the Oar.
danelles have already been destroyed,
report travellers from Turkey.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
ITALY GIVES HINT OF WAR
All Reservists Living in England
Warned to Prepare to Respond
to Call of Colors.

London, England, Feb. 3.-The Ital.
ian reservists living in England have
been warned to prepare TO respond
to call to the colors.
Adyices from Berlin are to the eff.
feet that the German government has
abandoned all hope of keeping Italy
and Roumania out of the war 1t Is
declared Germany and Austria Hun
gary, by secret agreement, recently
began to prohibit expectation to Italy
Of certain classes OF oils and other
commodities not hitherto barred, OF
which Italians stand In need.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
BILL FOR AIR CRAFT CUT
Mann Has 100000 Appropriation
Reduced to 100000
Protest Falls.

Washington. Feb. 3.-Reappropria-
ton of $1,OOO.O0O of an unexpended
balance to the credit of the navy de-
partment for aeronautics under for.
mer appropriation bills was cut down
to 100000 in the house after a long
argument on an amendment by Rep
resentative Mann. Members of the
naval committee protested in vain
that aeroplanes were the only known
means of guarding the fleet against
submarines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
British Hospital ship Escapes.

Paris, Feb "a German subma.
rine made an unsuccessful attempt tC
torpedo the British hospital ship
Asturias," according TO communica.
ton given out by the ministry Of ma
rine. thus violating the formal clause
OF The Hague convention OF 1907 re-
garding the attacking OF hospital yes
sells The Asturias. the ministry ex-
planned. MAS Is mites nofih'northpast
81 The Iiayre liehlship when attacked.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
LoulsyiIle "cIeanlnn 10

Louisville, KY Feb. IA general
clean up" OF Louisville. ordered by
Mayor Buechemeyer to give work for
the unemployed. was started and hun.
drcds OF men were sent out cleaning
the streets. At citizens meeting
$4,000 was pledged to carry on The
work The men receive sl75 day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
OBJECT TO PROPOSED FIGHT
Barred From Training on the
American Side Of Line.

Ell Psso, Tex, Feb. 3.-Branding the
scheduled Jack Johnson-Jess Willard
championship fight at Juarez "a mon.
stroLs iniamy which can only bring
shame and reproach upon the fair
name OF our city," committee OF min.
isterr circulated a protest to city Off
cials against permitting Willard to
train On this side OF the river.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
AII Foodstuffs contraband.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The state de-
partment has been notified that food.
stuffs of any kind destined for Ger
many, Austria or Turkey would be
regarded by the British government
as contraband of war.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
May Make Loan to creeoe.

London. Feb. 3.--It is learned that
the Bank of England is considering
a loan OF $2o.0O0.o0o to the Greek gov.
eminent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
CONDITIONS ARE SERIOUS
Storm Was the Most Disastrous in
Years to Telephone and TeIe-
graph Companies.

Des Moines, Feb. 3. - As reports
come in from the sleet storm which
swept Iowa Sunday, conditions are
proving more serious and the wire
chiefs of telephone and telegraph
companies agree that the storm was
the most disastrous for years. .....
Near Carroll, Fort Dodge and Storm
Lake the wires are down for miles.
in some places in tangled mass pill
ed in snow drifts four and five feet
deep. In many places the sleet has
formed on the wire until it resembles
a big white rope an inch in diameter.
The telephone men have repair
gangs on the way from Omaha, MINI.
eapolis, Dubuque and even Chicago,
but it will be days before the damage
is repaired.
In some places in northern Iowa
the line men can hardly make their
way through the sleet and snow to
reach the trouble.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
RservIsts Get Orders.

Rome. Feb. 2.-The war ONCE or
dered the reservists called out on Sat
urday TO Join the colors on February
20 IS, =. -.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
JeweIers, Convention.

The Iowa State jewelers. conyen-
tlon win be held in Des Moines April
IS To Is.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04
Flood Danger Passes.

Pittsburgh, Feb. 81 The danger of
a serious flood In the region OF the
upper Ohio ID said to have passed
early today when the river reached
2s.5 feet and began to recede.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-04

Who said we we're going 10 have
a mild winter and no snow?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-10-27
Klondite sa A|zz
Xkon 1oday

in the sand of the Yukon for hundreds
of miles up the valley. Dawson City
is situated on the alluvial fiat where
the Yukon is joined by the Klondike
river, two tributaries of which are the
famous Bonanza creek and Hunker
creek. Although traces of gold were
discovered in the Yukon valley in
about 1869, it was twelve years later,
in 1881, before it was found in the
ward coarse gold was found on the
Fortymile, tributary of the Yukon
below Dawson, and in 1894-1906 the
discoveries of Bob Henderson and
George Cormack, in Hunker and Bo-
nanza creek and many miners made
fortunes in short time, but unfor-
tunately most of the gold was spent
foolishly or in debauchery One man
is said to have taken 100000 out Of
claim sc feet by 800 feet, but, SO
the story goes, he spent it in few
years and died in poverty. The quick
est fortune on record was secured by
two men who cleaned up gold to the
value VI 9O0,UOO Ill ~ uOurS. OLOTleS
of the proceedings at Klondike during
these golden days" are not edifying,
but point to the moral that wealth
too easily and quickly won is apt to
work ill.
The total output in 1898 was $780,
100000, from which figure it jumped
six million annually until 1900. when
the production reached $22,275,000,
the highest point. From this point
steady decline began until in 1908,
when it was $2,S29,131, at which time
hydraulicking and dredging began,
and the total output rose slowly until
it was $5.018,411 in 1918. 1t has been
estimated that only about $20,000,000
worth of gold remains TO be produced,
out of the original available amount of
nearly $180,OO0,000. At the height of
the boom in the winter of 1899 the
population of Dawson is said to have
reached $4,000; recently, however, it
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-10-27
DESIGNED FOR YOUNG MISS
Provided-Beted Coats Are
Among the Favored Ones.

The box coat for misses is very
youthful and becoming Another
style for misses is the flare coat, the
fullness starting from the shoulders
and occasionally from a small yoke.
This is also made quite short and
jaunty. Sometimes these coats are
made with flare back and more fit
ted front. Russian styles are well
liked for young people, Some Of them
fasten at the side, while others button
up the front.
Belted coats will also be worn to
a great extent Sometimes the belt
appears only at the sides, while in
others it appears only in back and
front. Many times belts are placed at
a low waist line. High collars are
worn with almost all suits, frequently
arranged so as to be worn either open
or closed. Coat sleeves are in regu-
lation style, set on at low shoulder
or in modified raglan effect. Flare and
gauntlet cuffs are often used as a fin
fishing touch and are frequently of fur
or velvet.
Skirts are in various styles. Simple
suits are in gored, modified, circular
style or with plaits at sides, front or
back.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-10-27
Madison Square Tower in Spain.

| have kept the unique wonder OF
Seville waiting too long already for
my recognition, though in it's 500 years
it should have learned patience
enought for worse things.
From it's great antiquity alone, If
from nothing else, it is plain that the
Giralda at Seville could not have been
studied from the tower of the Madison
Square Garden in New York, which
the American will recall when he
sees It.
If the case must be reversed and we
must allow that the Madison Square
tower was studied from the Giralda
we must still recognize that it is nc
servile copy, but in its frank imitation
has grace and beauty which achieves
originality.
Still, the Giralda is always the Cir
aida, and, though there had been nc
Saint-Gaudens to tip its summit with
such a flying-footed nymph as poises
on our own tower, the figure of Faith
which crowns it is at least good
weather vane, and from it's Office OF
turning, gives the mighty bell tower
it's name.
Long centuries before the tower was
belfry it served the mosque, which
the cathedral now replaces, as a min
aret for the muezzin to call the faith
full to prayer, but it was then onl,
two-thirds as high.-Harpers Maya
zine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-10-27
REvIvING Long TUNlC
PARTISAN pREssMAKERs WORK
FOR ITS ADOPTION.
Charming Model Recently Seen In
France Is Described by Correspon-
dent-PostiIion Hat Sure
to Be a.Favorte.

Several notable Partisan dressmak-
ers are reviving the long tunic. Some
of the latest Callot models give this
effect; Redfern also seems to favor
the long, graceful tunic. But in all
cases the underdress is quite as full
as the tunic; indeed, the latter gives
the effect of double skirt, or I'M
mensely long fiounce.
A Callot model, recently worn at
Biarritz by the duchess de Arion, lady
in-waiting to the queen of Spain, had
an underdress of black charmeuse and
a very long tunic of old yellow lace.
On the hips, under the lace tunic,
there was deep insertion of silver
lace, worked over with tiny beads in
various shades of red, blue and gray.
There were full lace sleeves, caught
in at the wrist by bands of beaded sill
yer lace, and touch of rose pink was
very cleverly introduced on the cor
sage With this charming garden
party dress the duquesa wore a large,
flat-brimmed hat, made of black chif-
fon and lined with black chip.
Lewis is showing many lovely hats
and toques. At first sight these mod
els are quite startling. because in al
most all cases the crowns are high,
some of them even eXaggeratedly
high. The very newest and most pop
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-10-27
In Venezuelan Forests

There were many good rubber for
ests in the interior of Venezuela in the
old days, and for several years l was
engaged, sometimes alone and some
times in partnership, in Quitting
'grubstaking rubber cutters,
and then buying the crude rubber upon
their return to my camps, writes an ex-
plorer. My own profit on the rubber
was about 500 per cent, but this did
not, as you nay think, represent an
imposition on the natives, since my
own posts were far in the interior, and
| had lot of trouble in getting the
product out to transportation. One Of
my routes of travel was by the many
lagoons and rivers which indent the
Venezuelan coast, by means Of which
men in canoes can penetrate far into
the interior of that wild region. The
GuawoOna country was at the end of
considerable chain of lagoons, and
where the ground rose rather abruptly
into the hilly and almost inaccessible
forests. This was good rubber country
and, though the Guawoonas themselves
never brought down any rubber, they
were exceedingly jealous of anybody
invading their chosen domain.
l had several bands of halfbreeds
working for me who would hunt rub
Der as miner does gold. No chances
were too great if they promised good
haul of rubber. Several sanguinary
conflicts had occurred with the Qua
woonas, and / almost decided to forbid
my men entering their territory, al
though there was little hope of con-
trolling these resolute natives or
knowing where their trails would lead
once they plunged into the tropical
| jungles.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-10-27

WFEW HE world will go gold-hunting
until the last yellow nugget is
extracted from the earth. Nat
urally the Klondike and Yukon
goldfields, as the latest to be
opened, will attract the would-be pio-
meers of the present, and romantic
stories coming out of the great Alas
kan forests and mountains will stir
the blood of the adventurous until the
whole region has become commercial
lied. In a recent publication of the
Smithsonian, H. G. Cadell reports his
studies and Investigations in the Klon-
dixie and the Yukon and presents a
picture of conditions in these famous
fields which the man with the gold
fever will do we'll to see.
The name Klondike was once in ev-
cry mouth, and late in the nineteenth
century it nearly became synonym
for all that was rich and prosperous.
But of late it has not been so common,
its early bloom having faded away.
The sensational pockets of fine placer
gold, which attracted hordes of hardy
adventures from every quarter, now
are nearly depleted, and no new ones
have been discovered to maintain it's
earlier reputation. But while this part
of the Yukon district can no longer
be called a poor mans goldfeld, it
still contains a considerable quantity
of alluvial gold which can be secured
by the application of capital and
brains. 1t remains a region well
worth visiting, for besides the gold it
has other possibilities of development
There are many points of geographic
land scientific interest; in this remote
land imperfectly explored northwest
fern corner of the British empire there
are numerous problems awaiting the
discussion and investigation of the
Igeologist and the geographer of the
years to come.
Skagway Now Wretched Spot.
On his trip of investigation Mr.. Ca
idell steamed up the coast from Van