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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-15
KEOTA.


Keota, April 10.-The union eyange-
listic meetings which are being con.
Quoted in the Methodist church by
the Fairfield Gospel Team, continue
to draw large crowds and bring re.
suits in conversions nightly. The meet
ings have been running three weeks
and more than 60 have professed con-
version. Last Tuesday night was Sun
day school night" The various Sun.
day schools met in their respective
churches and went in body to the
Methodist church where seats were
Preserved for them. Thursday night
was Farmers night" The church
was tastefully decorated with farm
products. A bale of straw made very
convenient pulpit. The central sec
ton was reserved for farmers and
| their families and was well filled
Friday night was high school night
but no prizes were offered and the
session was not so noisy as on former
occasions. Nessrs. Harper and Meyer
who have charge OF the meetings
were assisted by Ike Williams, ex
gambler of Ottumwa, and by Mr.
Koontz. Twice a day the Methodist
bell is tolled for five minutes for this
dead Christians. There must be lot
lof dead ones to require so mucf
tolling. Practically everybody but thu
linfrm and shut-ins attend the sery
ices and the converts range In ag'
from little children to old men in thu
eighties. It's a great meeting.
Ray Seitsinger and Miss Helei
Entsminger were married by Rev. 7
lF. Barker at the Methodist Manse OF
"wednesday evening, April .. The.
viii live on farm miles north o
Keota.
Jack Longman has returned from
visit with relatives in Tiskilwa, Ill.
Neil yerwers was called to Pell
Wednesday by the death OF his mott
er.
!, N. p. Allender rs quarantlned wit
smallpox.
Mrs. Lawrence Daugherty is yisi
: ling relatives In North English.
1 Mrs. William Kreger has move
/, from Nora Stewards house to room
: In the residence OF Mrs. Fay Thomson
Mrs. Swires and her son, John VOL
r who occupied Mrs Thomson's room
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Miss Celia went to Pella last week on
business and pleasure combined.
John Grace Isl here having thing
done on his farm recently purchased
Iof Fred Coiin and operated by Carl
Beal. Will Barr Is also ON the job.
Both men are boarding with Mr..
Beal.
Minnie Harvey, Bertha Pinkerton
and Bernice Harvey were at Ed Cot.
fins on Wednesday evening of this
week.
Those at the John Else, Jr., home
for dinner Sunday after church were
Dan" Howar and family and Fred
Else and family.
Miss Frank" West has returned TO
her home in the city after visiting
her sister, AIRS. John Else, ST., here
several days
VIII Vanderbilt visited his sister,
Mrs. John Wnlrayen anu family last
week
Miss Lois Else accompanied the
Walraven young folks from church
returning to her home in the
evening.
Fred Coffin bought a fine young
team of large mares of Mr.. Baker OF
the city last week. paying SAFE for
them. When the new car won't go,
the horses will.
April 10. NJ. C.
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the long years OF '61-'65. But the
touching tribute he gave Abraham
Lincoln and General Grant proved to
all present that they we're men OF
God and seemed to give q new in
spiration to all to live better and walk
closer to our one Great Leader. Mr..
Kirkpatrick could not be with us
long as he was on his way to Grin
nell to give an address in the even
ing. -"' tr-r
The regular meeting opened at 2:45
and motion was made to suspend
business to initiate two new mem
bers.- .
1t being the 50th anniversary of
Lees surrender, also the tenth ami.
versaFy OF 0skaloosa Circle, the fol.
lowing program was carried out.
Quartstte, I'VE Old Boys" Com
rades Nichols, VIM. Kissick, CoYan
and Hatcher. ....
Address on Appomattox, April 8
Robert Kissick /" = -',''tf e. .'
Piano SoloLMrs. B. r, Marshall.
Sketches OF the Work OF oska
loosa Circle-Mrs Rhoda Woodruff.
Song by the members and com
rades. 11+ 5'i
The order of business was resumed
and two applications for membership
read. A fine report was given of the
good work accomplished by the Sun:
shine committee on Easter Day.
Ninety-five calls were reported made
since the last meeting. ~ q
II was decided, because OF so much
sickness and unforeseen things. to
discontinue the contest.
Mrs. Kissick was appointed leader
Iof the singing and an appeal was
made to every member to be in her
lplace fifteen minutes before meeting
time to practice the songs. Press
CORES. Pro TEN. kAs
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NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WIDE AWAKE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
EAST DIES MONIES.
BY G. w. Barnett.


In taking the census for 1915 in
East Des Moines Township find
Edwin Howard Barnett, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. E. Barnett, to be the
youngest being born on November 10,
1915, and John Bowers was the old
est Civil war veteran. ! have forgot
ten his company and regiment as well
as the state from which he went forth
to fight in defence OF Old Glory but
we are all glad today that there is no
North or South with even an imagin-
airy line TO separate them. Mr.. Bowers
lived for q number of years in Eddy
vile and for a number OF years past
has resided in East Des Moines Town
ship on the farm of c. B. Halt, who
by the way is our road boss; but
Charley" as everybody calls him,
tries to treat everybody with respect
and do HIS best possible for our roads.
Editors Note,-Since the above was
put in type we learn tnat Mr. Bowers
belonged to the 54th Ills. regiment)
The number OF the. Civil war yeter.
ans who live in East Des Moines are
greatly diminished Years ago there
were quite a number at Giyin and
other parts of the township, but now
only Mr.. Bowers and two others re
main, w II. Downing and +. r. Bar
NETT. The latter is member OF Co
C, Seventeenth Iowa Volunteer infant
Try He was cast into three different
lprisons and was In Andersonyille
prison six months, being one of tht
last ones to receive his freedom from
that famous prison,
Mrs Elizabeth McFall was tEs
372nd person placed ON census card
she was oldest person In our towr
ship at this time, age 80 years. Sh'
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Farm work is from two TO three
weeks advanced over the same period
OF 1914.
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Newton PRODUCT 10 Russia.

The g. w. Parsons Co., Of Newton,
received a cablegram Wednesday
morning from the Russian govern
ment placing an order for twelve OF
the ditching machines such as have
been demonstrated in England and
France by A. =. Miller during the
last two months. The machines are to
be shipped to vladiyostok, Russia.
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Sues civ for $4,000.

Mrs. Elizabeth Bruins has institut-
ed suit against Mason City for dam
ages amounting to $4,000. AS she was
crossing street crossing OF the Chi
cago Crock Island tracks she claims
that a wire was frozen across the
walk and on this she tripped and fell.
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SHOVE ttandsome Gains.

a gain of ten per cent during the past
five years, The assessor reports that
the gain would have been much larg
er If there had been houses for new
corners who desired to locate in that
town.
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Rln pralnaae Project.

A 100000 drainage project, aifeet-
ing $4,000 acres of land, has been APP
proved by the Clinton county board
OF supervisors. The ditch win be oy-
er seventeen miles in length. Four
thousand acres OF swamp land adong
the Wapsie river viii be reclaimed
1t Is the first big drainage project In
the eastern part of Clinton county.
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HARDSHEPSAND TRIALS
Hon. SAINT Kirkpa trick Tells Of the
Long Years '61-'65.
i~--

Ladies OF the @. A. r. and comrades
of the Grand Army met in open ses.
sion Friday, April 3. at 2 o'clock, to
listen to the Hon SAINT Kirkpatrick
In his pleasing way he spoke to the
boys OF the hardships and trials OF
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-15

Now Is the best time to study bird
life. The migratory birds are on
the wing How many can you iden-
tify and manner
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have moved to Mrs. Stewards house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Dayton have
moved here from Center, Nebr., and
are occupying the Christian parson-
age. Mrs. Dayton was formerly Miss
Grace butcher
Miss Myrtle Edgington has been at
home from Ames this week spending
her Easter vacation with her mother.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-15
SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Eargreave, millionaire, after a
miraculous escape from the den OF the
sang OF brilliant thieves known as lns
Black Hundred, lives the life OF re-
ciuse for eighteen years Hargreave ac-5
eidentally meets Braine, leader of the
Black Hundred. Knowing Bratne Will Try
20 get him, he escapes from his own nome
by a balloon. Before escaping he writes
a letter to the girls school where eighteen
years before he mysteriously left on the
doorstep his baby daughter, Florence
81 100000 from the bank, but it is reported
that this dropped into the sea when the
balloon ne escaped in was punctured.
Florence arrives from the girls school.
Countess Olga, Braine's companion, visits
her and claims her as relative. Two
bogus detectives call, but their. plot is
foiled & by Norton, a newspaper man BY
lays trap for Braine and his gang.
Countess Olga also visits the Orient's cap
tain, and she easily falls into the report
through Braine's good luck and only hire
iings fall into the hands of the police.
After falling in their first attempt, the
Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask
foiling them. Norton and the countess
call on Florence the next day, once more
safe at home. The visitors having gone,
Jones removes section of flooring and
from a cavity takes a box. Pursued by
members of the Black Hundred he rushes
to the water front and succeeds In drop
causes an estrangement between Norton
and Florence. Accomplices of Braine kid
nap Florence while she is shopping and
hurry her off to sea. She leaps overheard
and Is picked up in dazed condition by
fishermen. The Black Hundred locate her
and Braine, disguised as her father, takes
her back to sea with him. Florence sets
hre to the boat and is rescued by ship
on which Norton has been shanghaied
Norton and Florence, safely ashore and
with no longer any misunderstanding be-
tween them take the train for home.
The train Is wrecked and the Black Hun
dred carry the injured Florence to a de-
serted hut. Norton, who tries to rescue
her, is tied to the railroad tracks. Flor
ence saves him and finally Jones comes
TO the rescue of both. Concealed above
the rendezvous of the Black Hundred. q
man learns OF the recovery from the sea
of the box of Jewels by sailor and of its
subsequent return to the bottom OF the
sea. and he quickly communicates the
fact to Jones. A duplicate box is planted
and later secured by the band. but before
Its contents are examined the box nys-
teriously disappears. Owing to the fall
Ing Off of contributions to the parent or
ganizatiOn in Russia. an agent arrives
and assumes the leadership of the Amerf-
can branch of the Black Hundred.
Through the connivance OF the countess,
the new head is thoroughly humiliated
Braine pursues his own plans pending re-
storation to power, e
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-15
DUCKS KEEP DOWN MOSQUITO
Pennsylvania Physician Has Found
New Enemy Of the Pest-Re-
suit of Tests.

The duck is one of the greatest
known enemies of the mosquito. ana
thus of yellow fever and malaria In
tie JouraaF of the American Medical
Association, DIR. Samuel 9. Dixon, the
Pennsylvania commissioner OF health.
describes experiments Of his that sud
stantiate the fact After he had made
various unsuccessful attempts to ds-
stroy the larvae by means of f1sh. ne
divided the stream in which he was
making his experiments into two
parts. each about fourteen hundred
square feet in area. One he protected
from the birds and stocked with gcs0-
fish; the other pond was left as .
feeding ground for ducks. Both were
ideal places for mosquitoes to breed
In the protected pond the mosquitoes
fOurished, in the unprotected they
were entirely absent Then ne put
ten sll-fed mallard ducks into the
protect ID pond. Although at first they
fed upon the tao poles, they rid the
pond of pupal within twenay sour
hours; and in forty-eight hours they
had left only few small larvae. The
authoh says that numbers of larvss
must have been drowned, owing to the
commotion the birds raised In the wa
ter. For some years." says Doctor
Dixon. Il have been using ducks to
keep down mosquitoes in swamps
that would have been difficult and ex-
pensive to drain, but never fully
appreciated the high efficiency of the
Geek as a destroyer of mosquito life
y1til the foregoing test was made"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-15

You all to the station. 1t would be
just as well not to say anything more,
sir"
Very we'll; but some one shall
smart for this outrage"
That remains to be seen," was the
terse comment of the secret service
man.
He led his prisoners away directly.
Norton and his men had to wait far
into the night. The Black Hundred
did not intend to make any mistake
this time by hasty move. At quarter
after ten they descended. Braine was
not with them. This was due to the
urgent request of Olga, who still had
her doubts. The men rioted about the
house, searching hooks and corners,
examining floors and walls, opening
books, pulling out drawers, but they
found nothing. They talked freely,
however, and the dictagraph regis
tered every word. The printing plant,
which had SO long defied discovery,
was in the cellar of the house occu-
pied by the Black Hundred Norton
and his men determined to follow and
raid the building. And the reporter
promised himself a good front page
story without in any way conflicting
with his promises to Jones.
Events came to pass as they expected.
The trailing was not the easiest thing.
Norton knew about where the build
ing was, but he could not go to it di-
rectly He was quite confident that
its entrance was identical with that
which had the trap door through which
he had been flung that memorable
day when he had been shanghaied.
When they reached the building he
warned the men to hug the wall to the
stairs. The trap yawned, but no one
was hurt. They scampered up the
stairs like lot of eager boys; broke
the door into find the weird execu-
tive chamber dark and empty and an
acrid smoke in their nostrils. This
latter grew sitting as they blundered
about in the dark By luck Norton
found the exit and called to the men
to follow. They saw Beggs at the top
of the stairway and called out to him
to surrender. He held up his hands
and the stairs collapsed. Real fire
burst out and Norton and his compan-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-15
CHAPTER XIV.
Another Trap Set.

Another Trap Set.
If the truth is to be told, Jones was
as deeply chagrined over the outcome
of the counterfeit deal as was Braine.
They had both failed signally to reach
ganization had broken even with Jones,
and this fact disturbed the butler. 1t
might signify that the turning point
had been reached, and that in the fu-
ture the good luck might swing over to
the side of the Black Hundred. Jones
redoubled his cautions, reiterated his
warnings, and slept less than ever.
Indeed, as he went over the ground
be conceded point to the Black Hun
, dred He would no longer be able
to keep tab on the organization. They
had deserted their former quarters
absolutely. The agent of whom they
! had leased the building knew nothing
except that he would have to repair
| the place. The rent had been paid a
| year in advance, as it had been these
| last eight years. He had dealt through
an attorney who knew no more of his
| clients than the agent. So it will be
! seen that Jones had in reality received
| a check.
More than all this, 1t would give his
enemies renewed confidence; and this
| was deeper menace than he cared
to face. But he went about his af
/ fairs as usual, giving no hint to any
one of the mental turmoil which hat
possession of him.
| 1t is needless to state Norton die
| not scoop his rivals on the counter
1 felt story. But he set to work explor
| ing the cellar of the gutted building
| and in one corner he found a battered
die. He turned this over to the secre
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-15
t0opyrighs, isl4. By Harold Macorashl
What is it you wish, sir?"

What is it you wish, sir?'
Il am from the secret service and
| have it from pretty good source
that there is counterfeit money hidden
in this house. More than that, / can
put my hand on the very place it is
hidden
That is impossible, sir" declared
Jones Indignantly.
I'm an old hand, Mr.. Jones. II
will not do you bit of good to put
on that bold 'front.'
Beggs smiled. How was he to know
that this was comedy set especially
for his benefit?
Il should like to see that money,
said Jones, not quite so bravely.
Come with me" said the secret
/ service man. where's the library?'
Beyond that door, sir"
| The chief beckoning to his men
| entered the library, went directly tt
! a certain shelf, extracted three vol
| umes, and there lay the money il
three neat packages.
"Good heavens!" gasped Jones.
II shall have to request you and the
| family to accompany me to the sta
| tion.'
| But it is all utterly impossible
sir! I know nothing of that money
nor how it got there. It's plot.
declare on my oath, sir, that | an
innocent. that Miss Florence and he
companion know nothing about it.
/ you will have to tell that to th'
federal judge. sir. My duty is to TAX
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-15

service men. There was one man he
wanted to find-Vroon This man,
could he find him, should be made to
lead him, Norton, to the new strong
hold He saw the futility OF trying to
trap Braine by shadowing him. He
desired Braine to believe that his es-
cape from the freighter had been a
bit of wild luck and not precon-
ceived plan Braine was out of reach
for the present, SO he began the search
for the man Vroon. He haunted the
water front saloons for week with
out success.
He did not know that it was the
policy of the Black Hundred to lay low
for a month after raid of such a
serious character So the Hargreave
menage had thirty days of peace;
always watched, however. For Braine
never relaxed his viligance in that
part of the game He did not care to
lose sight of Jones, who he was posi-
tive was ready for flight If the slight
est opportunity offered itself.
Norton went back to the primrose
| paths of love; and sometimes he would
forget all about such a thing as the
Black Hundred. So the summer days
! went by, with the lilacs and the roses
| empowering the Hargreave home. But
Norton took note of the fact that
! Florence was no longer the light
hearted schoolgirl he had first met.
Her trials had made serious woman
of her, and perhaps this phase was all
the more enchanting to him, who had
his serious side also. Her young mind
was like an Italian garden, always
opening new vistas for his admiring
| gaze.
He went about his work the same as
of old, interviewing, playing detective.
fattening his pay envelope by specials
| t the Sunday edition and some of the
lighter magazines. Sometimes he had
vague dreams Of writing a play, a
| novel; and making tremendous for
| tune like that chap Manders. who only
a few years ago had been his desk
mate. He really began the first chap
ter of a novel; but that has nothing
to do with this history.
All ready, then The chess are once
more on the board, and it is the move
of the Black Hundred.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-15
CHAPTER xIv-continued.

'Ah, Olga, why the deuce must you
go and fall in love with bundle of
ashes like myself? Ashes and bitter
ashes, too. Sometimes / regret. But
the regretting only seems to make
me all the more savage. What opium
and dope are to other men, danger
and excitement are to me. 1t is not
written that shall die in bed. have
told you that already. There is no
other woman-now. And / do love you
after fashion, as man loves a COM
rade. Wait till this dancing bout is
over and may talk otherwise. And
now | am going to shake hands and
hobnob with the elite-beautiful word.
And while bow and smirk and crack
witticisms, | and the devil will be
chuckling In our sleeves But this
Ill tell you, while there's drop of
blood in my veins, breath in my
body, I'll stick to this fight IL only
to prove that I'm not a gutter,
He caught her suddenly in his arms,
kissed her, ran lightly to the door,
and was gone before she could re-
cover from her astonishment.
The affair went smoothly, without
hitch. Norton and his men gained
the house through the tunnel without
attracting the least attention. The
Black Hundred, watching the front
and rear of the house. never dreamed
that there existed another mode OF
entrance or that there was a secret
cabinet room.
Half an hour later the head of the
secret service, accompanied by his
men. together with Spider" Beggs
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-15
'CASCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biIiousnes&
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1o-cent box.

Get a 10-cent box.
Are you keeping your Bowels, liver.
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil az
Purgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and resf
ulate the stomach, remove the sous
and fermenting food and foul gases
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all tina
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They worx
while you sleep-never gripe, sicker
or cause any Inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents box from your store
Millions of men and women take O
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache, Biliousness, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion. Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-15

launch; it did not deviate hairs
breadth from the line. Fortunately
the men were looking toward the huge
freighter quarter Of mile farther
on, and from their talk it was evident
that that freighter was to be her pris-
on-bound' for where? Nearer and
nearer came the hydroplane. Was 1t
for her?
1t was impossible for the men not
to take notice of the barking of the
engines at last.
"The things headed for usi"
Vroon stared under his palm. It
was not credible that pursuit had
taken place SO quickly. To test yonder
man-bird he abruptly changed the
course of the launch. The hydroplane
veered its course to suit
Florence heard her name called
family. One of the men drew his
revolver, but Vroon knocked 1t out
of his hand.
There's the police boat, you fool!''
Jump!" voice called to Florence
/ She flung herself into the water
without the slightest hesitation.
All this came about something after
this fashion. When Norton arrived al
the foot of Corey street a boatman
| informed him that young woman oi
his description had gotten into fast
motor boat and had gone down the
river.
Was there any struggle?"
Struggle? None that could see
She didn't make no fuss about go
ing
Have you launch?"
Yes, but the other boat has hal
| an hours start, and I'd never catcf
her in thousand years. But there.
a hydroplane little above here. Yol
might interest the feller that runs It,
"Thanks!'
| But the aviator would not listen
"a life may hang in the balance