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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
KEPT BUSY
Writ ht no Place for Drones. Must
Keep on the Move.

Wright, Iowa, Dec. 6.-1915, by L.
MIR. Willie Langeratn went to Pella
Monday to attend high school.
Misses Maggie Doty and Hattie IL.
ems of Oskaloosa visited at the L. E
Lyons home Tuesday.
Mrs. B. w. Landfear of Oskaloosa
was looking after business matters in
Wright Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Preston Edison was a Fremont
visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Fred ParIet took din,
ner with Mrs. Lucy Gunsaullis Thurs
Id6y.
Mr.. J. A Haines went to Peoria
III. Friday on a business trip.
The w. D.. s. Club met with Mrs
X. Knudson, Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Nellie Phearis and two child
Iren returned to Davenport Saturday
and Mrs. Sullivan.
Mrs. Alta Hoover of Hawkeye visit
ed Friday and Saturday with relatives
and friends in Wright
Miss Elsie Haskins and Mis- Helen
Unsicker and Mr.. Thurlow Landfear
who are attending school in Oskaloo
sa came hame Saturday for a brief
visit.
Mrs. Elda Meter and son of Bed
Ford, Iowa, visited with Mr.. and Mrs
Web Votaw Saturday.
Nh. Garner Hackney and Miss Alta
Landfear were calling on friends in
Oskaloosa Saturday.
Mrs. Spoolstra went to Oskaloosa
Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Kate Campbell who has been
isiting at the parenta' Ireland home
cturnpd home Saturday.
Mrs. Clarence Faith and children
Visited at Oleson Saturday.
Mr.. Edgar Oleson went to Oskaloosa
81 nday.
Mrs. Mollie Bond and daughter Haa
Il and Mrs. Jessie Witt and Bell Witt
.ent to Fremont Saturday afternoon
to attend the Bazaar.
Miss Mable Hinshaw teacher of the
LOar school is i'll with lung trouble
md school is dismissed until after
Christmas.
frank Edison of Fremont visited
is father over Sunday.
The Friends Bible class met Satur
day night at K. knudsons.
Mrs. Maggie Hammond and Mrs
Lizzie Myers visited at the Sam Ten
MS home one day last week.
Reverend Hanson of OskaloOsa
reached both morning and evening
at the Friends church Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas of Cedar
we're in Wright Saturday.
The Christian Endeavor will be
10 Of N JIniao la ,
eN ening.
Mr.. X. KnudsoD, our lumber man re
eived two car loads of lumber and
enc of cement last week.
Mr.. T. B. Emmert and son of Os
%aloosa shipped two car load of hogs
70 Cedar Rapids Monday
Mr. Joe Hoskins loaded a car LOAF
IF baled straw Monday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
BIG FORCE EMPLOYED
Four Hundred M &St.L Employees
Live In 0skaloosa.

Comparatively few people are aware
of the magnitude of the M. & st. L.
Railway interests, lodged in Oskaloo.
sa. At the present time there are ap-
lproximately four hundred people EN-.
ployed in the M. C St. l.. Railway
service making their home in Oska-
loosa or drawing their pay checks in
the town. In the summer season, this
number is materially increased. The
monthly pay distributed at the Oska
loosa station, varies from $4,000 to
$4,000 and upon som occasions the
amount of cash paid out here is even
Igreater.
A total of one hundred and twenty
six men, for the greater part heads
of families, are at the present time
engaged at the round house and car
shops in connection. Sixty-seven en-
pIoyes are engaged in day and night
service at the round house alone and
the car shops have a total of fifty
nine men on the list. This number is
being constantly added to as the work
turned out or the demands for service
increases.
Big additions to the repair depart.
HI6nI are now III course OF COnSJTuC-
ton AMI with the added fecilities for
work aud the installation of new
equipment to be housed in the new
building, together with several new
stalls added to the round house for
the shelter and care of power the
force engaged is to be materially in
creased.
Stories being circulated to the ef-
feet that the M. & st. l.. railway man
sgement has decreased the force en-
ployed in Oskaloosa, seventy-five per
cent since December of 1913, or with
in a period of two years are contra.
Idicfrd b. Rg',r~~ ohtaiprN 40 b" anv
one sufficiently interested in the mat.
ter to investigate. The truth is the
company has more resident men OIL
the pay roll in Oskaloosa at the pres
ent time than an any previous period
within the past two years with the
exceptions of the times when track
and construction forces have been
paid from the station.
New names are being addni TO the
pay roll almost daily and with the
increase In business and the facilities
for handling business and additions. to
the capacity of the local service the
force of employees at the Oskaloosa
station will be still further recruited,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
GIRL STRIKERS
IN FIRST RIOT
AGED FARMER MEETS MOST
HORRIBLE DEATH.
BARRIERS HAVE DISAPPEARED
BARRIERS HAVE DISAPPEARED
Blacksmith at LeMars Held for At
tempted NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wis
ting Marion County Coal
Camps for Reservists.

Des Moines, Dec. 6.-The strikers
of the butter wrappers at the Beat
rice creamery company started the
first riot this morning since the strike
opened.
According to police eight or nine
girls had a battle royal on West Sec
ond street and before the police
could arrive there was much hair
pulling and scratching and general
fight. When they saw the police com
ing they quit. The girls attacked
those who had taken their places a,
the factory
Information was filed against the
following girls; Clara Watson, Mona
Lowe, Jennie Newton and Kate Lowe
They are accused of attacking Kate
| and Lillian Amsthler.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
GIVE PETITION TO MoNDELL
Susan 9. Anthony Amendment Again
introduced, In house-Women
March to Capitol.

Washington, Dec. Woman SUI
frage workers. undismayed by defeat
in eastern states last month or by the
failure of the last congress to grant
equal suffrage, took their fight again
to the national capitol. The Susan
B. Anthony amendment, introduced
and defeated for many years, was in
troduced again in the house by Repre-
sentative Mondell Of Wyoming. A col
orful and picturesque demonstration
by sufragists of many states, includ-
ing a parade to the capitol, preceded
the introduction. The petition for
equal suffrage brought by Mrs. Sarah
Bard Field Of Oregon and Miss Fran
ces Joliffe of California was lost in
transit between Wilmington, Del, and
Washington. More than 1000 women
we're in the procession which marched
to the capitol.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
SWINGS For Last lime.

Keokuk, Dec. THE draw span OF
the Keokuk anu Hamilton bridge
which opened for the first time in
June. 1871, swung for the last time
in its forty-four years of existence on
Sunday. The Beardstown was the
last boat to pass through. 1t is esti
mated that the draw has swung $780,
600 times in its career. By the first
OF February, 1916, the draw span will
be replaced by new double deck
span, along with the rest of the Keo
kuk and Hamilton bridge which is
being rebuilt.
IN the days of the RATS the old
draw swung on the average of 5000
times in a season. One year it drop,
ped as low as 900 and the average OF
late years has been between 1900
and 1000 times in a season. This
was the span that was struck by the
steamer War Eagle in 1878 and dis,
lodged. This was its only accident
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
At The Oranges

The Oak Knoll Grange members
were most enjoyably entertained Fri.
day, Nov. rs, in Wilbur Hoy's new
hog barn, large roomy building with
heat and light. The north end of the
building was nicely arranged for the
entertainment of the evening, it rep
resenting a hotel lobby. The play
opens with Glen Taylor as manager
and owner of the hotel. A reporter of
the Oak Knoll Gazette Howard Holt
mani comes with his camera and the
news that a most distinguished party
will stop at the hotel that day while
they make the train connections to
Grinnell where convention Is being
held. The hotel manager Is thrown
into a panic as the hotel is old and
small with few accommodations. Or
ders were given to the cook, porter,
hell boy and chamber maids to pre-
pare for the guests in short order.
Very shortly the guests arrive and
register. They were:
Thomas Edison-Thos. Soseman.
Jane Adams-Lucy Hoy.
Hettie Green-Mrs. Aldrich.
Nine. Schuman- Heink-Mrs. Ella
Brown.
William Bryan-Frank Torrance.
Mrs. Galt-Artie Lockers.
Mrs. Galts mother-Mattie Rich
ardson.
Woodrow Wilson-Roy Wharton.
Farmer-Jake Lockers.
Uncle Sam-Chas. Wilson.
No little amusement was caused by
the effectiveness of the porter and
his longing for tips, they being for
hidden, and the efforts of the man.
ager to make things appear at their
best and then some. Others in the
play we're:
Ross Dusenbery-colored porter.
Helen Holtman-colOred cook.
Lula Taylor-chamberm
Dassie Observation-Disclosures
Raymond Brown-bell boy.
Lunch was served by the men OF
the grange from the hotel counter.
Cups were furnished for the lunch
by Mr.. Covey for which the Grange
extended to him a vote of thanks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
Blacksmith Attempts Murder.

LeMars, Dec. Frank Smith, q
blacksmith, is held here on a charge
of attempting to murder DR.. w. j.
Knebel of Struble. The story of the
alleged attempt is as follows: They
had quarreled over the settlement of
an account and while riding together
in the physicians car Smith pulled a
revolver and tried to shoot Knebel.
Knebel released his grip on the steer
ing wheel of his car and wrested the
revolver from Smiths hand, the car
going into a ditch and throwing both
out.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
LOOKING For Reseryists.

Knoxville, Dec. 1.-Two intelligent
and fine appearing Austrians, posi-
bly, agents of the Austrian or German
government, we're in town yesterday
making inquiries in regard to the
Marion county coal camps where they
would be most likely to find workers
of their own nationality. Inasmuch
as they were seeking information in
degard to the Austrian population OF
hawkeye, Flagler. Anderson and Ev.
erist. with no hint of searching for
relatives or any one particular fam,
lily the natural inference is that they
We're looning Tor young men to send
home for the armies. Each OF the
men wore the three links of the Odd
Fellows lodge. as well as other deco
rations. and while they were roughly
dressed, talked and acted as men
with authority.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
THE FRIENDS REVIVAL
Second Week Starts Off With
Splendid Interest.

The second week OF the Revival be
ing conducted at the. Friends church
has started off with splendid interest
The attendance has been constantly
in increasing and the spirit deepening
from night to night.
The evangelist, Rev. w. J. Sayers
more than pleased the large audience
last night. All the good things thai
Fad been said about his ability as a
preacher, proved true on his first APP
Eearance.
The music was a big feature IN
the meeting, too. The male quartet
thu ladies quartet and duet by Grace
and Paul Kitchener were all wen re-
eeived.
Mr.. Sayers has a very pleasing
presence. a good voice and the littl'
degree of the French in his prouounc
iation but adds spice He took as his
subject. The Government OF Life
Should be on the Shoulders of Jesus
The meetings will continue all this
week, each evening at seventhirty
Everyone is invited.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
Notice of Levy Of Execution.

State of Iowa. Mahaska County, IS.
Mahaska County. Plaintiff, -
Against ..s...
E. M. Lester, Catherine Lester and
Henry Lester. Defendant.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT. @
To f. NJ. Lester, Catherine Lester
and Henry Lester:
SIR:-You are hereby notified that
by virtue of an execution issued by
the Clerk of the District Court of
Mahaska County, Iowa, in the above
entitled cause to me directed, have
levied upon and executed as your
property, the following described real
estate, in Mahaska County, Iowa, to.
wit: "
Commencing at point Thirty Feet
north and One Hundred and Eighty
feet east of S. w. Corner of Lot %
of the Irregular Survey of s. w. u
of N. W. 4 of Sec. G8) Twp. C75)
North Range (15) We stt,hence East
120) Feet, thence North 100l Feet.
thence West (120) Feet, thence South
tl00J Feet to place of beginning.
And | have advertised the same to
be sold on the 9th day of December.
A. ID. 1915, at 200 o'clock p. M. at
the door of the Court House, in Oska-
loosa, Mahaska County. Iowa.
Witness my official signature. this
goth day of November, A. ID. 1915.
ID, e. Henley.
Sheriff of Mahaska County.
20w2-AdVertisement.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
Notice of Levy Of Execution.
State of Iowa, Mahaska County, SIS.
Arda Brubaker, Plaintiff,

Notice of Levy Of Execution.
State of Iowa, Mahaska County, IS.
Arda Brubaker, Plaintiff,
Against
Myrtle Mick, Defendant.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT.
To Myrtle Mick:
SIR:-You are hereby notified, that
by virtue of an execution issued by
the Clerk of the District Court of Ma,
haska County, Iowa, in the above en-
titled cause to me directed, | have
levied upon and executed as your
property, the following described real
estate, in Mahaska County, Iowa. to-
wit:
A parcel of land commencing at a
point twenty-three rods and nine
teen inches north and one hundred
and ninety feet east of the southwest
corner of Sec. (3D, Tdp. (75) North
Range Q4 West of the 5th P. M;
thence north Q32) feet, thence east
(G6) feet thence south Q32) feet,
thence west (66) feet to the place OF
the beginning.
And | have advertised the same to
be sold on the End day of January
A. D. 1916, at 200 o'clock p. M, at
the door of the court house, in Oska
loosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.
WITNESS my official signature
this 4th day of December. A. d. 1915.
D. u. HENLEY,
Sheriff of Mahaska County.
2lw2-Advertiseme
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09

few days visiting relatives at New
SharCn.
Miss Vera Snyder is the proud pos,
SCISSOR OF new piano.
Quite a number attended Sunday
school and church last Sunday. Miss
Marie Ruby sang solo which was
highly appreciated.
Miss Mary Wyatt spent Sunday
with Miss Mary Rockwell
Mr.. Flanders of Knoxville is drill
ing well on the school grounds.
Mrs. Florence Keylon spent Sun,
day at the NJ. A. Rockwell home.
MI. and Mrs. John Kaldenberg
spent Sunday with relatives at Pella
The Lacey Sunday school is pre-
pairing to have a Christmas enter.
tainment
John Hassellman spent Sunday Wis
iting relatives at Pella.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard MasteIlar
are the proud parents of a baby girl
born Monday, November 30, 1915.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
Farmer Meets Horrible Death.

Northwood, Dec. Ole A. Tonga
a prominent farmer living west OF
town, met his death in a horrible
manner and just what suffering he
went through will never be known
Mr.. Tonga was found about 10 o'clock
by members of his family in the hoe
pen on the premises, his body badly
mutilated by the hogs.
Mr.. Tonga had told his family that
after feeding the hogs he expected tc
go to the neighbours for few hours
visit and nothing was thought of his
absence, but later upon his failure tc
arrive home an investigation was
started which ended in a gruesome
sight While feeding, it is thought
he was taken with stroke of paraly
sis, having suffered his first stroke
at some previous time. When dis
covered 1t is thought he had been
dead for at least two hours.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
PLACING THE FURNACE
New Consolidated School House
Being r shed to C. mple ton.

Lacey, Dec. Shy Coasteh.l -
Work on the new consolidated school
house here is being rushed as fast as
possible. This week tn furnace men
are busy getting their portion OF the
work completed.
David Dilley spent several days
last week visiting relatives at New
Sharon.
y Miss Grace Boyd spent Sunday Wis
iting with relatives at home,
Miss Mary CARRIER Is spending q
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
Crossing Warnings.

The Sac City Commercial Club is
putting up red enamelei warnings
with white letters at all of the street
approaches to railway crossings In
the city. The act has been made nee
essary by thu number of accidents
and close calls occurring frequently
at the crossings,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
Want County Exnert.

At its meeting last week the Emmett
County Farm Improvement associa-
ton instructed Its board OF directors
TO employ county export and the
boad Is looking for the best man that
can be had
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09

Tama, Dec. 10. E. Strauss. an &C.
centric individual who came to Tama
something over a year ago and work,
ed for some time in Yerkes' barber
shop, losing his position there last
summer because of his peculiarities,
has left town. 1t has come to light
that he left his wife and children in
destitute circumstances.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
Sen, to U. S. by Russia; Suicide.

Wilmington. DEL, Dec. Col. B.
Permanently, representative OF the
Russian government in this country,
TO look after the performance of con.
tracts for munitions, committed sui
eide heTs. The cause Of the act is not
known, but 1t is said he had been suf-
fermg from nervousness for some
time. Ai1A
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
ca,Inht 1a6 nnnhera.

H. w, Tracy reports that two mon
caught 1876 gonhers on his farm north.
west of Richland in two days, Mr.,
Track paid them &c piece and the
county pays them i0c apiece,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09

Webb, Dec. "A young fellow by
the name of Ray Jarnigan, who has
been working in A. r. Stilwells bar
Der shop for the past couple of
months, walked out of town after
midnight Saturday night taking with
him all his worldly possessions and
leaving creditors to mourn his de-
parture about a hundred dollars
worth.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
New cement aridne

The Rock Island Railway company
is constructing new cement bridge
one mile west of kellogg to take the
place OF the present trestle work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
MONEY TO LOAN.

at 5h per cent interest. giving bor-
rover privilege OF payment of null
Hples of 500 On any interest pay day.
JOHN p. HIATT,
7Stf. North Side Square.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
Fifteen Cared For.

Fifteen tramps were bedded at the
city jail over Sunday night and turn
Cd loose Yesterday aI
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09

MASTELLER.- - Born. to Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Masteller. November
50. 1915, a ntne pound daughter.,h The
little miss has ,beeu named Virginia
Louise. aud mother and0 daughter are
getting along fine.pr ssNdns saasblula
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
BIRTHS, DEATHS. MARRIAGES

ALLSUP.--Born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
C. c. Allsup of 1886 High avenue east.
Tuesday, Dec. Z, 1915, a son.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
iItIIiilIIl!
: THE PUBLIC SALES
A. Mccutchen and A. Johnson

A. McCutchen and A. johnson
will sell at public sale at farm four
miles east and one mile north of Os.
kaloosa, Wednesday, Dec. Is, at 10
o'clock a. m, bay mare 10 years old,
weight 1900, in foal; sorrel mare 10
years old, weight 1900; bay mare
horse 8 years old, suitable for all pur-
poses; black horse 5 years old, 1900;
gray horse coming 3 years old and
broke; bay mare colt coming 2 years
old; colts and months; full
blood Jersey COW years old, fresh
latter part of January; Jersey COW
coming years old, fresh in March !;
half-Jersey cow years old, fresh in
spring; red COW years old, fresh in
April; machinery, harness, some
household goods; 300 bushels corn in
crib; As shocks corn fodder; hay in
NOV. Free lunch at noon. Usual
terms. A. J. Hutch, auctioneer.
q. w. Tharp
will sell at public auction at his farm
3 miles west and / mile south of
What Cheer, known as the Norman
Manley farm, on Wednesday, Dec. Is,
at 10 a. m, one 5-year-old gelding, one
S-year-old road horse, 4-year-old filley
two 3-year-old geldings, road bred
smooth mouth mare, yearling filley,
yearling horse colt, road bred; five
cows, four 2 and 3-year-old heifers
six spring and summer calves; fall
calves; seven brood sows, bred for
March farrow, double vaccinated;
one male hog, eligible to record; So
spring shoats; IS fall pigs; about Is
doz. Rose Comb r. |. Red chickens
IA White PeKin ducks; grain, ma,
chinery, and about Is bus. Jonathan
and Roman Stem apples. Free
lunch at noon. Usual terms. |. M
Reed, auctioneer. J. r. Busby
clerk
j. Hin Barnes
will sell at public sale, at his farm
one-half mile west of OSkaloOsa, OH
Evans road, on Saturday, Dec IS, al
I: 30 p. M, 20 head of good 2-year-old
steers; 6 head good yearling steers
Z head good mich COWS; 40 head OF
good shoats; male Poland China
pigs; l male hog two years DID, -four
Shetland ponies,-twO blacks, two
spotted, "A nice Christmas present
for the children. Terms-Six months
credit will be given by purchaser Civ
ing bankable note drawing s per cent
interest from date. l. NJ Reed, auc
tiOneer
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09

Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent.
%.
Middletown transcript., 1915-07-03

Federal Judges, and through their ia
cile tool, Taft, have put their former
attorneys upon the Supreme Bench
until majority of this court is com
posed of men imbued with their views
of the divine right of property!
In State legislatures and in Congress
these big corporations are a mighty
power, and not only are they seeking to
control the Press, the law-making power,
the Bench, and banking, but Moneys
vile fingers are at the throat of Know
lege, and that too even in the great
institution founded by Benjamin Frank
lin and supported by popular taxation
Thus in this instance these Money
Power conspirators are impudently
making the people pay for the rope
which strangles them
Middletown transcript., 1915-07-03
DEMAGOGuE BRYAN

rs Bryan merely crazy. or is he an out
and out traitor to his country?
Stung to madness by his inordinate am
bition to be president, is he organizing
hyphenated treason to accomplish in
this base manner that which he has
thrice failed to accomplish in an honor
able way? Does he dream like another
Aaron Burr to commit treason against
his native land in hopes to advance his
own vain ambitions?
At the moment of great crisis in
the affairs of the nation he is found not
only forsaking his own party and the
cabinet of the president who honored
him but actually making war upon both,
and that he seeks to cloak his enmity
in hypocritical professions of amity
only adds contempt to the perfidy of his
deed
At time when in a few days his
country may be forced to fight Germany
this dangerous demagogue is using his
cunning tongue to arouse the German
American element to rally to the sup
port of the cause of Germany Where
will "Col" Bryan and this noisy, erst-
while silenced and recanting German
American Hermann Ridder, of the
New York Zeitung, be found, if Ger
many persists in adding new insults to
the many injuries she has done this
country through her submarine assassi-
nations, and the final issue be war?
Will the "Col" take commission in
the Kaiser's army along with this blat-
ant Ridder, who is plainly a German
first and an American later?
Who knows the full extent of Bryan s
folly, or we say again, of what may
ACASoAbCA pAONC " NC lEGdSOn! w ny
did the Austrian Ambassador, Dumba,
after his interview with Bryan-which
interview Bryan does not deny-tell
the Berlin war crowd that the Presi-
dents February note of warning to
Germany was only designed for politi-
cal effect-never meant to be enforced
In fact? Is 1t not quite likely that
Bryan in the furtherance of his crazy
''peace-at-any-price" notions gave
Dumba reasons for such belief which
he at once sent to Berlin?
Such folly would be no greater than
those he has since committed. Certain
ly if Germany shall finally recede in the
Lusitania matter now that she discov-
eFs Bryan's views are neither those
of the Administration nor of the
Nation at large, will it not seem pro-
Middletown transcript., 1915-07-03

bable that Bryan's Dumba folly stiffen-
ed Germany's neck and made possible
that awful tragedy of the Lusitania
massacre?
Those who never took any stock in
Mr.. Bryan but thought him only a fool
of a demagogue, may have occasion
hereafter to conclude that in truth he
is dangerous, very dangerous dema-
gogue. The event will show.