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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
Arm BROKEN IN FALL
Homer Greist, of Cedar, Badly Hurt
when Thrown frem Horse.

Homer Greist Off Cedar sustained a
severe fracture of the leIt arm late
Saturday afternoon when horse he
was riding Slipped and fell upon the
slippery ground in such manner
that the rider was thrown and drag
ged with the arm beneath him. He
caught the Burlington freight to Os
kaloosa to secure medical attention
but by the time he could be taken to
the Office of a physician the elbow
wherein the injury was seated, had
become immoderately swollen and
was extremely painful. In addition
to the, fracture of the large bone of
the arm just above the elbow joint,
a dislocation had also, occurred. The
injury was so painful that an an
aesthetic was given while the frac-
ture was being reduced.
Mr.. Greist spent the night at the
home of his brother, Harry Greist,
No. 1911 South Market street, and
Sunday morning he dTas taken to the
Oskaloosa hospital where radio
graph picture was AIMED of the in
jury. This disclosed the exact ma
ture of the injury and the fact that
the bones were all back in proper
place. Nature will do the rest. sR
Mr.. Greist was taken home Sunday
afternoon in auto by Mr.. and Mrs. G..
w. Moore of Cedar T.. So.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
HAVE A LUCKY ESCAPE
Two AutOes and Buggy in Smash.
up. No One Seriously Hurt.

What might have proven a most
serious accident occurred last night
about ten-thirty, just north of the city
near the Vannest home, when two
automobiles and a buggy became en-
tangled AS things worked out there
was no one seriously injured, but the
two cars and the buggy suffered i'll
effects of the collision. Charley Hilton
Russell was going north in a five pas
senger Ford car, John FTankel driving
north with horse and buggy, and
Jim CritcheloW driving south in a
five passenger Ford car. In the car
with Mr.. Critchelow were two girls
and one other young man, with one OF
the young ladies driving the car. Mr.
Russell did not see the buggy until he
was quite near it, and turned out to
the left to go around, but turned too
near the vehicle and struc kthe back
wheel. The force of the collision turn
ed the car / nan angling position
across the road way land the Criticize
low car coming from the north had no
other choice than to strike the Russell
car, about midway. When Critchelow
hit the Russell car the force of the
collision turned his car completely
around and faced him north. The two
back wheels of the Russell car were
torn off, the axels bent and the
steering wheel considerably bent. The
Critchelow car was also damaged to
some extent, the axel being bent, the
wind shield broken and the steering
wheel bent almost straight up. The
back wheel of the buggy was torn of,
and when the cars hit, Mr. Russell
was thrown over into the buggy. A
piece Of the wind shield struck one of
the young ladies and inflicted a slight
cut across the nose. Mr.. Critchelow
received a few cuts and the rest OF
the crowd were all badly shaken and
bruised up. They were hauled back to
town by the men from the garage, and
no one seems to be much the worse
for what might have been very ser
ious accident The two cars are both
laid up for repairs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
IN WAR ZONE
DR.. Washburn is in Receipt of a
Letter from College Chums.

City Health Officer DR.. A. L. Wash
burn has received a letter from two
Harvard College chums who are with
the American hospital corps in the
war zone, which contains some inter
eSting information. His friends Ar
thur Graham Carry and Dudley Hale
are the. VII Armee, Direction du Ser
vice Automobile Section San itaire
Americaine, No. 3, in the heart of the
fighting zone. While the French cen
scr laws will not permit the cores
pondsnt to give his location, the post
mark shows, Vosges, St Maurice SUI
Moselle, and the writer says, Il can't
tell my location but | will say that it
is long way Off" In this letter the
friend states that he does not believe
in Boosting but he must tell his friend
on the 18th day, OF August he received
the CroiX de Guerre or the French
honor war Cross for distinguished
service in the hospital corps. Along
with the letter is a copy of the order
by the French government giving
him the honor. The translation OF
this order Order No 249, General
Commandant of the 66th division.
reads, In testimony of his courage
an devotion in voluntarily going to re
cover the wounded of a troop corps
near the assigned post and assuring
their immediate evacuation under
bombardment' and fire" Mr. Wash
burn is very proud of the services Of
his friends and 'chums and values the
letter allotting the Croix de Guerre
greatly. , cd. &c.. o.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
LIVED HERE.
Additional List of Possible Guests
of Home Coming Week.

The following additional names of
former Mahaska county people have
been furnished for Home Coming
Week:
Judge George Armstrong. Salt Lake
City, Utah, Box 200
Mr.. Edwin S. Kerrich, sos S 10th e,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mr., Ebert S. Jones, Lorraine, Kern
County, Calf
Mrs. Geo. F. Bowers, S E Cor. Valley
&Budlong ST., Carthage, Mo.
Mr.. F. ]. Mason, Attica, Iowa.
Warren Pugh, Great Falls, Mont.
Perry .Pugh, Houghton, S. Oak.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Morrow, Spen
/" Ger, Iowa. ......r ,,#
E. r. Barnard, Boone, Iowa. ~
p. L. Bernard, Kalispell, Mont. il
Mrs ]. T. Piper, IT'S e 17th St, ebay
enne, Wyo.
j. w. Kirk, Knoxville, la.
F.. T. Nash, Glen Elder, Kans.
w. A, McCabe, Hallett, Okla.
Mrs. +. d. Weaver, 1405 S 4th street
Springfield, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. l. A.. Weaver, 1919 s LIST
street, Springfield, Ill.
Miss Lorna Barber, 1874 Third avenue
Los Angeles, Calf.
Mr.. Jesse Barber, Pella, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Seben McVay, Chico
Calf. 81 ~.
Mrs. Harriet er-Pfafferiberger
$3.50 .Yawton, Oakland, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Strell, 3764 Bird
Ave-, Los Angeles, Calf.
Geo. w. Graham, Fort Lorendale, Fla
J. Walter Graham, Sioux City, Iowa
Mrs. w. S. Honnold, Sioux Falls, S
Oak. ..., -.
Mrs. Clark Garrett, Gilman, Iowa.
Mrs. E. c, Noel, Hoghmore, S. Oak.
: Box 240. a.
Mrs. L.. NJ. Morris, ,335 Franklin Ave
Sioux Falls, S. Oak.
Henry Hanson, Mama, Fla.
Misses Laura and Alma Craig, New
berg, Ora, ., .rr,.a..L
Mr. and Mrs. James c. Fletcher
Chandler, Okla.
Mrs. Amelia Wilson, Mason City, la.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sewers, Mason
City, Iowa. .-. Dr.. l.. 49,. H.. r.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will H. Sewers, Vulcan
Alta, Canada.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
DR.. S. w. Clark Had an Eventful
Trip to the West.

Doctor s. w. Clark and family who
returned recently from an auto trip to
Fullerton, Nebraska, have a wealth of
interesting experiences to relate.
West of Council Bluffs they en-
|countered, wet, wet, wet. Heavy rains
had fallen. They were warned against
the roads. or the three cars that left
the pavements of Omaha the Clark
auto was the only one that success
fully negotiated passage. Highways
were running rivers. In the country
traYersed the fan is six to seven tSet
to the mile and the water has wash
ed run ways at each side of the road
four or five feet or more in depth
These gullies were running full and
every now and then the road for a
distance Of several hundred feet
would be four and five inches under
water. And this along the route of
the Lincoln highway, the "Transcon
tinental Route" Care were encount
cred almost without number, stalled
and passing was difficult Help was
! Frequently extended. Stalled cars
! were pulled from deep ruts and going
| for many was impossible. Some had
skidded from the road into the ditch
and were helpless.
An authentic story comes of q
farmer near Grand Island who has
turned investor In abandoned cars
/ He is buying autos for little or moth
ing. One Disguised driver, unable to
move further sold him new car
costing $2250 for $3.50. Another stall
| ed tourist parted with a new machine
| for bare 800 in order that he might
catch the rails away from the scene
Iof his grief. g.. 4lit D.
That fields along the way were un
der water, some frequently to depth
of eight inches. The crop is badly
damaged and is sprouting. Corn is
II far behind the condition of the Iowa
4 fields. The corn is not yet to the
stage of good roasting ears.
] Leaving Oskaloosa Wit the Great
i White Way the party went to Allan
tic where they took the River to
River road. They had excellent go
J ing to the Bluffs. The Lincoln High
Way is not good and is not kept in
condition. 1t is in disfaVor and tour
lists says the Doctor have warned to
/ take routes north or south.
Returning, the party made excel
lent time making a distance of 255
miles the first day, including stops
for dinner and luncheon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
FALL FROM BUGGY IS FATAL
as She Steps from Vehicle and
Injuries Spine.

New Sharon, Sept. 18.--Mrs. John
Bittner died yesterday at the N. d.
Bates home after very brief illness.
the cause OF which was a peculiar
accident which occurred Wednesday
morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Bitner live
just east of town and had driven to
New Sharon to attend the fair. Mr..
Bittner drove up to the curbing of
the sidewalk, in the front of the N. d.
Bates restaurant for Mrs. Bittner to
alight. She was just stepping from
the buggy to the sidewalk when the
horse started up causing her to lose
her footing and throwing her to the
sidewalk. Mrs. Bittner did not think
she was injured, and helped herself
to get up from the walk, and walked
across the sidewalk to the restau-
rant But Immediately complained
OF being i'll. She was removed to the
Bates apartments where medical at
tention was called, but she lost con-
seriousness which she never regained,
and passed away early Thursday
morning. 1t is thought that she in
jured the spinal column, and her
head but the injury to her back
caused her death. Mrs. Bittner leaves
her husband and nine children, the
Oldest of whom is Is years. Es
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
Hubert Brueklander of Pella Fear
fully Burned With Gasoline.

Pella Booster.Press: Mrs. N. Ham
mer AMI daughter of Oskaloosa, came
here Monday morning to see her son
Hubert Brueklander, who was serious
ly burned early Monday morning while
filling his auto with gasoline.
1t seems that for want of better and
more safe methods Mr.. Breuklander
had gotten ont of bed quite early and
was getting his car in shape to go to
the country, while his wife was getting
his breakfast ready. He went to the
gasoline tank and filed a bucket with
gasoline to put in the tank of the car
and all this time he carried a lantern
with him so that he could see. White
he was pouring the gasoline into the
tank the fumes was ignited from the
lantern and 1t was only short time
until his clothes were ablaZe and he
was suffering untold agony. His wife
rushed out of the house and attempt
ed to tear his clothes from his body
but he was in suCn agony that he
could not remain quiet and lay down
and rolled on the ground. Mrs. Breuk
lander took her skirt and tried to
smother the flames but it was hard
work and once her clothes were on
fire. His shoes were burning and she
attempted to pull them off but they
were so hot that 1t was impossible
BY this time some of the neighbors
were on the scene and the flames were
extinguished but not before the un
fortunate man had been badly burned
about the back legs and feet He was
taken into the home and physicians
were called and it was found that
from his chest down to the feet he
was badly burned and he was suffer
ing untold agonies. All that could be
done to alleviate the sufferings of HUI
bert were resortei to, but 1t is feared
that he is SO badly burned that he win
never recover.
He is a carpenter contractor and his
work for the present has been in
Leighton and he was making efforts
to get to his work early so that he
would be present when the men he
employed were ready to go to work
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
NITO NEBRASKA BY AUTOINAY NEVER RECOVGRROA
ROAD PETITION DENIED
Two Boards of Supervisors Decide
to Keep Highway Open.

Mahaska County Board OF Super
yisors, Messrs. T. w. Denney, NJ. 8.
Downey and WaTran A. Caldwell, met
the Poweshiek County Board of Sup
erYisors yesterday in New Sharon
and gave the road petition of Monroe
Ridpath ct al a hearing. After TAX
ing all evidence in the case, the two
Boards decided not to grant the petit
ton which was to close a road on the
county line between the two counties.
The road will remain open unless the
case is appealed to the district court.
Eean MaEston of the Highway Com
mission at Ames, arrived In the city
last evening for conference with
the Supervisors today. Plans had
been made to visit all the bridges,
roads, etc, In the county which are
being repaired, which need repairs,
and the roads which are in the course
of improvement. But the rain of
last night will prevent them from
making. number of visits which they
had planned on. They will visit the
Skunk river north of the city and in
spect the present location and dis
cuss the proposed location. Dean
Marston states that the roads over
the state in general have suffered
from the recent rains, and much road
and bridge work has been materially
retarded this season. . ...".@
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
ARCHIBALD is DUE TODAY
War Correspondent Who Carried Dunn
ba Letter TO Be Interviewed
~ g." by United States. g

New York, Sept. 2O!-The Holland
America liner Rotterdam will dock to-
day, bringing to this port James S. J.
Archibald, the. courier and war CORE
spondent upon whom the British au-
thorities found documents that have
already resulted in a request by the
United States government for the re-
call of3Ambassador Dumba of Austria.
"A revenue cutter will meet the liner,
having on board, according to we'll
founded reports, government officers
whose special duty will be the meet.
ing of Archibald. He will proceed to
Washington.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
IS IN JAIL At PELLA
HOllapder Held for Coming to Amer
/ lea Under False Name.

. A deputy u S. Marshal from Des
Moines has arrested and placed Leen
dert De Groet in Jail at Pella to await
developments on the charge OF com
ing to America under an assumed
name. -. .,. .s.
I 1t seems that De Groet is formerly
from Amsterdam, and the war having
caused a scarcity of work there, he
went to Rotterdam, where he has a
friend working and who secured a pc
sition for him at that place. 1t later
developed that his. friend Peter Van
Os had decided to send his people to
America as tickets had been sent them
for this country to come over on,
but Van Os did not want to come at
that time and asked DeGroet If he
desired to go to America. DeGroet be
ing married man consulted his fam
lily in Amsterdam about making the
trip and it was understood that he
was to come to this country and If HI
found that it was better than in Hol
land that they would follow later. De
Groet had to use the ticket sent to
Van Os and of course travelled as Van
0s. Mrs. Van Os and De Groet went
to a brother of Mrs. Van Os who lives
in, LaBelle, Missouri where they were
welcomed and De Groet stayed a few
days looking for a job. In the mean
time he had some trouble with the
brother of the woman and he came to
tPella to work and has been employed
in the Garden City Feeder Works un
til few days ago when he went to
work on the new school building and
was working there when arrested.
DeGroet claims that there was
nothing irregular with the coming to
this country with the exception OF
travelling as Van Os from Holland to
this country He claims that his fam
lily was at the ship when he departed
as was also Mr.. Van Os and every
thing was understood that Van Os and
boy would come over a few months
later. Since being arrested he has re
ceiVed letters from his family in
answer to one written by himself ask
ing that two of his daughters come to
America aud if everything suited them
they would all move to this country
1t seems as though the brother Of
Mrs. Van 0s, in Missouri, after the
trouble, sent the government notice
DeGroets act and Of course the gov
eminent does not overlook these
things. A preliminary hearing was
given DeGroet and he was remanded
to Jail A letter from Mrs. Van Os
stated that her husband and boy were
on their way to this country and
would be here in a few days Just how
it will terminate depends on Mr.. Van
Os.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
FRANKEL BLOCK SOLD
Building is Transferred to M. E.
Harris of Madison County.

A deed was filed this morning with
County Recorder Dave B. Hawkins
in which the old FrankeI Building is
sold to NJ. E. Harris, of Madison
county, Iowa. The deed reads that
the Frankel Estate, Incorporated,
sold to NJ. E. Harris of Madison
County. Iowa, the following deserib.
ed real estate: The south 40 feet in
width of the lot 2, block 20, Old Plat
in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The considera.
ton is named as $1.O0, and $685. 90
worth of revenue stamps are placed
on the document, which would make
the consideration $35,OO0.00; and the
assumed mortgage of $15,000.00
making the whole consideration in
the neighborhood of $50,000.0O.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
BOOST IOWA POTATOES
Agricultural Extension Department
Has a Slogan. -

Iowa Potatoes for Iowa Consum
.ers"-That. is the slogan of a cam
paign that is being promoted by the
agricultural extension department OF
Iowa State College at AmeS through
a clearing house managed by c. l..
Fitch of the college, the department
hopes to bring producers and COnsum-
ePs in Iowa together and thus stop
the costly practice of buying this sta
pie food outside the state when II
can Just as we'll be bought at home.
In the past Iowa has spent more than
million dollars a year for potatoes
bought outside; this year the crop is
good and large enough to make this
buying abroad unnecessary.
I'VE do not need to look outside OF
Iowa, either for quantity or quality in
potatoes" says Mr.. Fitch. More
over, we should not do so. The Unit
ed States has a crop equal to last
year which was one of the largest
ever grown. That means that some
one will have potatoes left over next
spring. If we buy as many outside
as usual Iowa will have them left,
for we have 100000 bushels more
than our usual crop. We can't afford
to waste things this year. We should
use our own. 1t is a matter of a mil
lion dollars or two to the state to do
So"
of consuming the potatoes grown in
Iowa, Mr.. Fitch offers number of
suggestions:
Dealers and growers should give To-
cal growers a chance to meet outside
competition in price and grade.
Growers should not hold out for
top prices, but should meet Minneso-
ia delivered quotations and so keep
the home market.
Attention should be given by grow
ers to quality and the proper grading
of their crop. According to the Chi
cago market conference. of last
March, first class round white" or
Rural potatoes should contain no tub
ers that will go through a hole 1B
inches square; Ohios and Burbanks
none that will go through a hole TX
inches square All good market po-
tatoes must be practically free from
scabby, skotty and rough tubers.
Attention to the package is import
ant. If dealers want potatoes put
up in even weight sacks, already to-
go out to the trade without weighing,
the grower should put them up that
way. .."E
Give the buyer what he wants, III
he will pay for it," is a good rule.
The western fruit growers have made
their pack reliable and attractive and
profited by 1t. Potato growers will
get more money if they do the same
thing.
Put potatoes up in good condition
and sell early. and fairly remunerat-
i've prices will come.
Growers who want to market their
potatoes to good advantage will get
every possible assistance from Iowa
college II they will write to Mr.. Fitch.
care of the agricultural extension de-
partment. without any charge. in
formation about the market will be
sent out and buyers and sellers will
be brougt together. Growers who do
not care to grade their potatoes and
put them up in good packages cannot
make the best of the present potato
situation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
First Consolidated school.

Buffalo Center in Winnebago coun.
ty reminds the rest OF the state OF the
fact that the consolidated school Is
not of very recent date She got
there in 1895 and believes II to have
been the first in the state If not in
the United States, The youngsters
have been carried TO school and home
again AMI there has never been an
accident and there has never been a
sentiment in any part of the district
favorable TO the return to the ancient
methods.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
BOYS LEG IS BROKEN
Fell From Apple Tree and Life was
Dispaired of for Time.

George Bentlinger, ten year old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Bentlinger, re
siding south of town fell from an ap
pie tree while engaged in picking fruit
struck on a step ladder, was rendered
unconscious and sustained a fractured
femur Physician was called and the
injuries cared for. The accident caus.
ed considerable alarm at first as the
lad was thought to be killed by the
fall. He was soon revived and is doing
all right now.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
CONTRACT
Award Was Made to E. w. HARNESS
on Saturday.

Contract for the erection OF the
Friends parsonage was awarded on
Saturday, on competitive bids, to E,
w. Hardness, who will start the build
ing as soon as foundation can be ex-
cavated and placed.
Contract for the electric wiring and
fixtures was awarded to Fred j. Ber-
nick, Jr., of 0skaloosa.
Effort will be extended to have the
property enclosed at the earliest mo-
ment possible with working condi-
tions
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
Autos in Greene Co.

A recent issue of the Jefferson Bee
estimates the number of autos in
Greene county population in 1910
was 1929 at 1,450. Making allow
ance for a slight increase In popnla-
tion there is now in Greene county
one automobile for every eleven peo-
ple. Four hundred of these cars
were purchased this year, The Bee
estimates the Investment In cars In
Green county to be $500. 600.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
FRENCH LOSE AT BRAY
Berlin Says Germans Won Battle That
Opened With Explosion Be-.
Ast hind Foes Lines. a

Berlin. Sept. 20 (by wireless) -
French force suffered heavy losses in
a battle southeast of Bray, on the
Somme. A widespread explosion be-
hind the French lines preceded the
opening of the fight, which was sue
cessful to the Germans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
somethlno Worm WhII.-

Secretary Frank G. Pierce of the
Iowa League of Municipalities, is al
ways coming to the front with sug-
gestions that really seem worth
while. Just now he is favoring dis
trict conventions for. the league, with
special reference to the smaller
towns and their needs. II seems
that they cannot send delegates to
the state convention. Y.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
Reunion Of the 51st.

Invitations have been issued to the
1000 members Of the Fifty-frst Iowa
volunteer infantry. which saw service
In the Philippines. for the annual re-
union at Des Moines on September
III, which win be attended BY about
200, many 0f them accompanied BY
their wives.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
Costs 10 Move Monument.

The state executive council has re
celved bids on the moving of the sol
dier's monument from its present 10
cation at Tenth and Walnut streets
Des Moines. to Thirteenth and Capt.
toll, the site designated by the land
scape artist. 0nefirm has made a
bid of S39,750 and another $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
Roads Dry up Quickly,

Effect OF careful dragging and grad
ing of the highways is noticeable in
the way the roads dry up following
heavy rains A few years ago the roads
would have been muddy for days and
weeks and now few hours OF favor.
able conditions suffice TO insure trav.I
II &
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
Fan pIowlra

Fall blowing may become prob
lem II the rainy season keeps up.
However many wheat fields, stubble
fields, have already been turned un.
der. In the effort to dispatch the dan.
ger Of Hessian fy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-23
,,eavy Hail In Nebraska.

Minden, Neb., Sept. 20.- Hailstones
one-half inch in diameter fell here
and covered the ground two inches
desv.