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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-26
.0LNET AND VICINITY

olivet, Aug. 21.-John Shaffer was
those men who always let the sun
shine in front of them. He says he
never saw better prospects for corn
on high grounds than at the present
time. John has over a car load of
oats on his place he has had for two
years. He would sell 1t but doesn't
need the money.
Ed Hyatt spent Saturday in Oska-
looSa'
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Laughlin and
Mrs. A. Billings attended the Isaac
Barnes funeral In Tracy Sunday Mr.
Barnes was formerly one of the most
respected men in the community
and many neighbors and friends ex-
tend their sympathy.
R. Williams had new roof put on
his residence on Main street this
week
Sunday the writer spent part of
the day in the country and never saw
better corn. We looked at some
corn that was ten and twelve feet
high and many of the stalks had three
well developed ears on them. The
farmer told us this was something he
had never seen before. a. g..
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Vanderlin
and children of Colon were pleasant
callers in town Sunday for a short
time. They have five daughters and
it looked like a Sunday school picnic
when they came to town. , 49, .a
Russell Kerr from Knoxville, Iowa,
shipped one car and half of feeding
cattle from this station to Knoxville
last week.
s. Sedrel spent Tuesday in Oska-
loosa looking after business.
Miss 10 Mendenhall returned home
to Knoxville Tuesday after spending
week with her grandmother, Mrs.
John Mendenhall OF Leighton.
l.. Haekett was in town Wednes-
day. He says the last rain was a
heavy setback on small grain. The
delay in threshing will damage the
grain but will still make a good crop.
The early frost" man showed up
this week. He says he is confident it
will be here early in September. On
being asked what he went by. he said
his bones. If the writer went by that
there would be frost every day.
Mrs. Mary Cowger of Wellington,
Kansas, came this week to make her
home with her daughter, Mrs. G.. w.
McReynolds She is IS years of age
and still enjoying good health and
presence of mind
J. X Henderson and son Clifford of
OskaloOsa were in town Thursday
talking up soap to MCReynolds and
Son.
J. LaGrange, cigar man from Flor
ida, was in town Thursday.
Miss Fern Brown of Oskaloosa Wis
tied in town this week with her many
young friends.-R. w.
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LIONS KILL TRAINER IN CAGE
Jungle Beasts Attack Man Before Car
nlvaI Crowd When He Lowers
His Eye.

Mortified, MINI, Aug. 21-Pleasure
was turned quickly into tragedy here
when four lions attacked and killed
Mai. John Dumont, an animal trainer
Of carnival company which is ap.
pearing here this week. The tent in
which the fatality occurred was crowd
ed and when huge male lion grabbed
Major Dumont by the leg and threw
him to the floor Of the cage the spec
tators were thrown into a panic.
Major Dumont took his eyes of a big
male lion shortly after opening his
act, In which he used FIVE jungle kings,
and the ferocious beast leaped at him
James Patterson and other members
Of the carnival company rushed upon
the scene and began firing at the ami
mails Patterson killed the male hon
and seriously wounded three others.
The lions finally we're driven into an
adjoining cage. The trainer was ter
ribly mangled and died.
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EDDYVLLEETCHINGS

Eddyville, Aug. 21-Mr. and Mrs
Charles Barnett stopped off in Eddy
vile this week ntheir way from Ro
chester, Mimi, to Jonesboro, Ark. for
a visit with Mrs. Barnett's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John jaeger.
Mrs. Henry Criswell of Oskaloosa
is visiting this week with relatives in
Eddyville. 9..5.. ...
. Miss Sue Vance of Rosebud, South
Dakota arrived in Ed1yville Wednes
day for a visit at the home of her
brother, DR.. F. E. Vance. 80,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Harold, Drs.
f. M and Eppie McCrea, Mr. and Mrs.
William Schaffer, John De. Tar. Paul
Thayer, Alta Frazier, Wanda Myers,
Mrs. George DeTar, DR.. and Mrs. Bay
J. Kussart, Mr. and Mrs. Chal Stur-
gem, attended chautauqua in Oskaloo-
So Wednesday evening. s.
The Aid Society of the Baptist
Church and a number of friends were
delightfully."- entertained on Thursday
by the young ladies of the church. A
book review was given by Mrs. Neva
Garfield after which all enjoyed a
social hour. Refreshments were seTv-
ed. q. s,.tl-t +aa, t.rs,.l rs. ID. .....,- a.,
John .Kirfman of Abba was calling
on friends In EddyyiIle Thursday
E Miss Hattie Grim who has been
spending the summer near Twin Falls
Idaho on her claim returned to Eddy
vile Thursday. f..
Mrs G. Aalbers who has been max
ing her home with Mrs. Boyd the
past two years went to Pella this
week to make her home.
Mr. and Mrs f. M. Noe we're bust
ness callers in Oskalosa Thursday
MIR and Mrs. G. Ratsford spent
Thursday TO attend an old settlers pic
mic. f-
Little John Sullivan who has been
visiting relatives in Eddyyille during
the summer left Thursday for his
home at Austin. Mimi He was ac-
companied by his father who has
been visiting for few days at the
parental Sullivan home. ~
Mrs. Ollie Northlane and daughter
of Chicago are guests this week of
Mr. ana Mrs. Ed Worall
Mrs. JeA. lager of Washington, Wis
tied friends In Eddyyille this week.
Mrs Anna Chapman of Des Moines
Is visiting this week with her friend.
Mrs. Kate Beedle.
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PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

asked by the Temperance Society OF
the Methodist Episcopal church,
Let us look these questions square,
ly in the eye.
Does the liquor traffic pay the
United States?
Does 1t pay financially?
Does 1t pay commercially?
Does 1t pay industrially?
Does it pay physically?
Does 1t pay mentally?
Does 1t pay morally?
What single good thing can be said
for the trade In liquors or the habit
of drinking alcohol?
Nothing?
Then why not kill the trafic with,
out further delay? -
II we cannot kill it let us hang our
heads in bitter humiliation, for it is
greater than we. ~.
II we can kill 1t, then In Gods
name let us do it! .....
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Foop FoR TAXPAYER.

Census bureau statistics show that
for the year 1913 the liquor revenue
received by state, county and munich.
pal governments amounted to only
s7s,516,ss9, or per capita Of 80 cents,
This, includes all incorporated places
OF $500 people and over: This liquor
revenue constituted only 4.3 per, cent
Of the total state, county and munich.
pal revenues. s1,S45. sol ,12s. TO put
II simply the states. counties and
cities got a total revenue OF $40 per
capita and liquor, revenue OF only
sO.S2.
Iriaamuch as the per capita drink
bill Of the American people is In ex.
cess OF s23. II Is apparent that we
spend about 81 for every three and
one-half cents returned to the states,
counties and cities by the liquor traf-
&c.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-26
TIE Full DINNER PAIL.

THE FULL DINNER PAIL,
Everybody's Magazine, in its new
department, Keep Posted" narrates
and comments in a recent number as
follows:
ftWine,woman-and.song has gone up
against dollars-and-cents In Lansing
Mich, and the result is one Of the
most notable SO far achieved in Amer,
lea, The most prominent leader of the
drys is not an evangelist, nor any
other sort of custodian of the soul. He
is simply . commercial person-R. H.
Scott ,s- ss.a.
..In the year 1910, In the factory OF
which Mr., Scott is manager, in a pc
Rod Of ten successive weeks, the en-
ployees lost total of 1923 working
deysv-and the wages OF those days
because of not being able to recover
promptly from pay nights spent in sa-
looms, 4@sy
In the dry.yersus.wet campaign In
1910 in Lansing Mr.. Scott fought for
morals and economies. Nevertheless
the campaign did not please all Of
Lansing's business men. They thought
that q dry town would lose business
to wet towns near by. So, two years
later, Lansing went wet again.
This gave everybody a wonderful
chance to compare dry Lansing with
a wet Lansing, commercially.
First, as for the cost of running the
government, it was soon found that a
wet Lansing had to spend a good deal
OF money supporting its wet citizens.
One Of many proofs was this: the cost
Of feeding the prisoners in the county
jail during the two years while Ian
sing was dry had been $500, while
during the two ensuing years of wet
ness the cost Of feeding them Cat the
same rate per person. was $11, 300.
Quite difference for town of 10000.
Second, as for business itself,
scores of merchants were converted to
the proposition that the competition of
saloons In nearby wet towns would
not be half. so injurious to them as
the competition of saloons on Ian
sings own streets. Their experiences
may be sumparized into the statement
of a butcher who remarked merely
that when the town was dry he could
collect his back bills, and when 1t was
wet he couldn't.
I'm, the last dry-versus-wet campaign
in Lansing the merchants did not rally
to the support of the, flowing bowl at
all. They turned to the overlooking
pay envelope and the paid-up &C
counts. The issue discussed was pros
perity, and the majority for going to
1T sober was 1900.
"The efficiency Of the factory is at
least 10 per cent higher dry than wet,
according to Mr.. Scott
And a similar result is shown in the
cost figures furnished to Everybody's
Magazine by Mr.eC. E. Bement, gen
eral manager of another company. In
a dry Lansing-and for no reason ex-
cept dryness and greater sobriety and
cost of making engines
by this concern has gone down 10
cents per horse power"
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thousand dollars And the difference
figured out will amount to fifty-four
and one,sixthy dollars for every day
spent In the high school The 0ska-
loosa high school is recognized as one
of the best in the state. And every
member of this class should enter
some high school, TO the parents
Send them all to high school and you
will have performed the greatest duty
that lies in your power"
Mrs. Elizabeth Sheahan-Sauer then
presented the class with their dipIO-
mas, and every one Of the one hun
dred and twenty-eight pupils re
sponded to the roll call.
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BRITISH SUBMARINE LOST
Goes Around and Is Pounded TO Pieces
and Fifteen Of Crew
Drown.

London. Aug. 2l.--TIae British sub.
marine Ella has been lost with Is
men OF the Danish coast. while on
her way to the Baltic sea. Fifteen
men we're saved Officiai announce
ment OF the loss OF the ELS was made
by the admiralty.
The underwater boat went aground
on saltholu Island which is elk miles
southeast OF Copenhagen and was
pounded TO pieces. She was under
orders to cooperate with the Russian
HAltic ieet on Riga, against the Ger
man heet
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-26
GERMANS TAKE
$4,000 RUSSIANS
Six Generals Captured in Fall OF
NoVogeorglevSk.
CzAR'S MEN ARE RETREATINe
Number Of Cannon Taken by Teutons
. Has Been Increased to More
Than 700, an otficiaI State.
ment Says.
BY FREDERICK WERNER.

d International News Service Correspondent
Berlin, Aug, q (by wireless) -
Novogeorgieysk, mightiest fortress oil
the car, has fallen. The capture By
German troops of the great stronghold
at the junction Of the Vistula and
Narew rivers was officially announced
here.
Six Russian generals and 5000 sol
diers were captured by General Won
Beseler's troops when they took Novo.
georgievsk. The number of cannon
has been increased to more than 700,
an Official statement says. h
General Won Gallwitz's troops have
taken 1850 Russian prisoners. the
statement adds. The Russians retreat
ed east OF KoEno and in the district
of Dawina as far as the road from
Augustowo to Grodno.
Cars VlstuIa Stronghold.
( With the capture of Novogeorgievsk
the Germans have taken the last of
the Vistula fortresses and removed a
danger that existed as long as that
stronghold was held by the Russians.
The pursuit of the retreating Russian
armies can be continued without any
possibility of sudden sortie.
Novogeorgievsk was captured un,
der the eyes of Emperor William him.
self, he having arrived there while
the German troops were making their
attacks.
The fortress fell after a siege of II
days. during which the mighty Ger.
man guns poured a rain of shell upon
its Notifications. The outlying forts
were taken one by one while the
German circle drew closer daily to
the main Notifications.
! The German general staff accompa-
MED Emperor William to Novo
georgievsk to watch the closing act
OF the military drama enacted there.
Make 10000 Prisoners.
While the capture of Kovno was OF
more importance from a strategic
point, the number of prisoners taken
at Novogeorgieysk was at least thrice
as large as that at Koyno. The Off.
cial announcement OF Novogeorg-
tevsk's capture follows:
THE fortress of Novogeorgievsk,
the enemys last stronghold in Poland.
has been captured ~ our troops after
stubborn resistance. The entire gar
rison of 10000 men, part of which had
already been captured during the
final fighting fell into our hands, 70.
gether with enormous quantities of
war material"
Capture 700 Cannon.
The daily report OF the general staff,
issued this afternoon stated that 700
cannon had been catured by the Ger.
mans at Novogeorgievsk. 1t contained
this additional information as to the
military movements in the eastern
theater:
Field Marshal Won Mackensen has
driven the Russians behind the Koter.
karKulwa section southwest of Wiscke |
Lityosk and has also gained ground on
the Brest-Litovsk line south of the
Bag.
General Won GaIlwitz has made
further advance, taking ten officers |
and 1854 men
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many wears, and the news Of her death
will strike grief into their hearts"
THE funeral viii be held at Olingers
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, on
the ninety-second anniversary OF Han
nah Duncan's birth.
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A JUST DECISION.

All social clubs OF Atlanta. Ca, have
been prohibited from dispensing liquor
in any form. Claims of exclusiyeness
or sristocracy will cause no distinc-
tion, in Chief OF Police Beavers ulti.
unatum Rigid democracy will govern
al enforcement measures; the rich
viii not be permitted violations for
which the poorer people are held ao-
countabie.
This decision has been won by the
persistent work Of Messrs. Eagan and
Jackson. the Men and Religion sd.
.vertislhs men eF Atlanta M )
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-26

JONES.-Infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs, Edward Jones, stiH born at
the home in Harrison township, Aug
16, 1915 Interment was made in
Forest cemetery.
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Good Roads conoress.

b Cedar Rapids is to have great
good roads congress in October that
will be national IN its scope and that
viii assemble good roads enthusiasts
from many states
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Monroe County Ealr.

8 The Monroe county fair promises 10
be the best exposition that the associ-
alton has experienced The dates, are .
favorable as they come Aug. 20. "a. %.
and rs. inst before the Iowa State.
Fair
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SEWERS AND STREETS
Public Improvements Being Rushed
To Completion.

Contractor l.. A. Suffer is making
daily progress with the Ninth avenue
sewer extension and he is doing a
ereditable and excellent piece of
work Onehalf block of the sewer Is
7 in since the start of trench digging
last week, An adequate force is
handling the job and the relief prayed
for by the Seventh avenue property
owners will soon be at their door,
- - =.
Third avenue grading work is about
completed and City Engineer Horace
Hawkins will set stakes for the new
sidewalk Immediately The grading
done has the effect of remaking the
west end of the avenue. 1t is big
Improvement, one that speaks for IL
self. II must be seen to be appreci
ated The work has not been extern
slve. but just how great the change
has been can be fully appreciated only
by those acquainted with the locality
before the work was done The
placing Of the new sidewalk will he
the finishing touch for one of the
best and most beneficial pieces of
permanent Improvement the city has
done this season. Chairman Albert
Mendenhall of the sidewalk and the
street committee has given personal
attention to the detail of the job The
force will move over to Second ave
nue. this afternoon or tomorrow.
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Board Meets Friday.

The Board OF Supervisors will re-
convene In special session on Friday
to open bids for the repair of the
Des MoIncs river bridge gat Bsllefoun.
taine
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Thurman R. Howell, Marshallt'n rs
2148 and
Madalin Fetters, Conrad, Ia. 10
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-26

DAVIS.-=Word comes to the city of
the birth OF a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Davis, at the Methodist Hos.
pital in Brooklyn, Tuesday morning,
August IL, 1915. Mrs. Davis will be
as Miss Lillian Hughes,
of this city.
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Boy Scouts are making ready fol
an enjoyable camp next week. DR.
Washbufn win be- in charge.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-26
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Charles W. sleeth, Oskaloosa. Al
2147 and
Henrietta Kaufman, Brighton, Ia.37
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forts me every DAY bv saying that
very many women IN my condition
suffer 10 the same way that ! am
suffering
guess am childish. want
TO be petted and bahled a little my.
self Il seems TO me. little book.
that Just AZ present am doing the
most important work that has ever
been done In the Richard wayeriy
family. But Dick. after that first
rapturous carcss when he heard
the news. takes II quite as mat
ter OF course. This last week he
has been out four evenings until IL
O'Clock OF course. ! know that he
Is working tooth and nail TO help
Mr.. lIatton Dust the school board
gang and put honest men in their
places and that he goes down TO
the newspaper office almost every
night and holds consultation with
Mr.. Sullivan and Harry Symone.
whom they are trying TO put on
the board But I cant help want.
Ing him home. find II hard TO
reach that altruistlc plane Of
thought where the future welfare
of the other woman's child in the
public school interests me quite
"a much as the present welfare Of
myself and my child.
Dick even laughs at me when |
talk OF my baby as though ] were
holding II already In my arms. lie
says have gone dippy on the sub
jet OF prenatal influence. and I
really believe he would rather |
would keer out OF sight when his
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ENTRIES ARE
NEARLY ALL IN

SPOKANE. March ls.-Entries
Of the best amateur boxers and
wrestlers in the Northwest for the
p. y. A. boxing and wrestling cham.
pionship meet. which will DO held
In the Spokane Amateur Athletic
club Thursday and Friday nights Of
this week. are pouring In from all
athletic clubs in the Northwest The
Spokane club expects 10 stage the
biggest affair OF its kind ever held
here.
A. s. Goldgmith OF Seattle. pres.
ident. and T. Morris Dunno. Port
land. secretary and treasurer OF the
p. y. A., as we'll as other officers
OF the association, viii be present
Sixteen gold and silver medals
will be awarded the winners OF first
and second places in the various
classes
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men friends call. although ! do not
look particle different than ]
ever did as vet
am going TO try and keep hap.
by, for. above all. want my child
TO have sunny disposition. aud I
remember Eliencs telling me that
she believes her very sensitive dis.
position came from her mothers
unhappiness and sensitiveness all
through her period OF CESSATION.
A. soon as ! am able ! am going
out among my friends ! am going
to read some books that have
never felt | had the time for be
fore. Am going to hear good
music and try 20 realize more than
ever that happiness "a state OF
mind.
Above all ! am going TO learn TO
laugh easily. Dick Gays | take my
condition as / do everything else,
too seriously. | don't believe do.
for II did | would make a big fuss
over his being away from me SO
much. Truly. husbands don't like
to be bothered with ailing wives
even when Il means the coming OF
much. wlshed.for child.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
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SMALL CHANCE OF
TITLE MAT BOUT
BY kaybee

NllEN Vernon Breedlove, claimant to- the featherwegh
w graphing hit town and announced he ready
all his weight lie opened whole box OF
trouble for himself Kid Irish back him and claimed
the title and offered determine the question the
and have the proceeds charity 20 the little Alaska
Indian girl the Orhopedc hospital Breedlove agreed
this and both sincere wanting primarily clear the
title the ieaherweght championship But promoter
nothing the affair for him and has forward
stage the bout
The truth OF the matter is that interest in wrestling IS
dead the deadest kind OF doona and doubt that with
title hanging the balance and with the proceeds
going charity wrestling bout in Seattle would draw
more than a bakers dozen of fans This bout il il could be
pulled Off would certainly be the square both boys
Jealous title each claims and each would work hard
o establish his right 70 L.
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WALTER POWELL rs
GOING TO MOBILE

.C EcRETARY JOHN FARRELL
- OF the National Association OF
- Professional Baseball Players
announces the release by Vancou.
yer OF {. W. y. Powell TO Mobile.
Ala. and the release OF Caivo by
Los Angeles to Washington. %, c.
Several years ago Walter Powell
played with Spokane team while
owned by Los Angeles. and vas one
OF the fastest ficlders ever seen in
the Northwestern league. Then he
broke his leg. and he slowed up ma.
terially after that. The fact that he
Is going to Mobile indicates that he
has struck his stride again Caiso,
the Cuban. was also n mighty fast
fielder. who played several seasons
ago with the Victoria team. and he
Is well known TO fans In the North
west.
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ON WAY
TO AUSTRALIA

W. c. Downs. commercial agent
for Melbourne. Australia. appointed
by tho department OF commerce,
will speak at the Commercial, Club
Tuesday night. after the regular
meeting and dinner to be held at
els.
Mr.. and Mrs. Downs and private
secretary arrived from Washington,
d. c.. Monday. and are stopping at
the Savoy. They are en- route to
Australia.
Downs was the guest OF honor at
a luncheon of the Chamber OF Com.
MERGE and Merchants and Manufac-
turers' association at noon at the
Butler hotel
His duties are to study all COM
mercial problems in Australia. es.
peciaily as they affect the United
States.
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Ray feogue set what probably will
hold together as record for the
threc-cushlon tourney now being
played at Brown a iIulens. last
night lie scored 20 points IN IS
innings. setting an average OF nj.
most one an inning. Ills high run
was five.
i.ogue found nothing difficult
last nigh. many OF bis shots being
"nff." when W. w. r. Ieary san
seven points in one inning and fin.
ished his victory in Is lnnlngs. the
Wise ones thought couple OF roc.
ordS had been made for sure. but
both have been battered since.
Laary beat II. I. Heiwig. IS to ~.
In 81 innings.
Sam Stone defeated n. Smith. Is
to rs. In the Glass ID match. but II
took him 70 innings to do u.
There will be three more matches
this evening.
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BOWLERS Get
GOING TONIGHT

SPOKANE, March i6.-For the
third time in the history OF organ
lied bowling In the Northwest. the
tournament 10 determine the North
west championship will be held in
Spokane. getting under way to
night at Z o'clock
Mayor FaREctt will welcome tina
bowlerE and will roll the first ball
OF the tourney. followed By mem
bereof the city council.
Six local teams will meet In five
man events tonight. and entries are
in from Seattle. Portland. Lewis
ton, Walla Walla. Pendleton and
Butte. Other entries are expected
during the day.
In the absence OF President Bar.
ney Goss OF Vancouver, c. II. Ball OF
Portland, vice president OF the as
socia7ion, Will preside over the tour
nament All indications are that
the 1916 tournament will be held in