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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
PRIME NEIGHBORHOOD|
Alpha Tells of the Happenings and
DOings in that Vicinity.

The Frances Willard W. c. r. u.
will meet with Mrs. William Pome-
roy, Wednesday, 100 p. m, Oct. 20.
The report from the state convention
will be given from our delegate and
we are expecting Mrs. c. E. Barnard
to be with us.
John Lytle made splendid show
ing of his fine horses at the Fall FEES.
.tival and in return received several
prizes, as he always does. ......,.. .
Mrs. Cy Jordan. who has been in
Alliance, Nebraska, for several
weeks has returned home and re-
ports herself much better by her trip.
Miss Rose Johnson of Ames High
school was at the parental home Sat
urday, and Sunday with her parents
visited her brother Dwight and wife
near Beacon. ..,. r.. .,.,.a u +
Mrs. Blanche Childs of GTinnell
visited at the Andrew Lyle home a
part of this week, returning home on
"Wednesday. .... u .
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Prime and
Mrs. Frank Boston, in company with
Hoyt Bartlett, drove to Cedar re-.
Gently and visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Moore. ......
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Fred Stew
ems, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1916, a baby
daughter. All are doing well. .
Miss Lucretia Matheuey, of Keo-
kuk, visited last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Pomeroy, and attended
the Fall Festival. .ra
Nick and Cornie Dykstra enter.
tanned some friends from Abba last
week -.
Frank Prime has returned from St.
Louis where he took in the sights
last week. a.. .-.... }
Mrs. Ollie Miller Slaughter, of
Shelby county, a niece of Mrs. Steph-
Ell Pomeroy, was visiting her, and
last Sunday the Clarence Hanna fam
lily joined them for dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Hellings, New
ton and Rachel Steddom met with an
auto accident last Sunday afternoon
while out riding. Mrs. Hellings and
Newton escaped much injury, while
Rachel and Mr.. Hellings had to call
the services of DR.. Rodgers. Rachel
sustained a broken rib, with several
severe bruises. while Mr. Hellings
received o badly bruised leg. All in
all they came out we'll and lucky for
the upset they were in.
William Bartlett just returned
home from the Atlantic coast where
he joined the old veterans once more
at =, the National EnCampment in
Washington, d. c., the last of Sep.
TENDER. On his return home he Wis
tied several places in Ohio and near
Freeport. he called at the house in
which he was born. 76 years ago. 1t
was a large brick house and he was
surprised how familiar it seemed to
him, and showed but little of the
wear and tear of all those years.
This property mad fallen. into the
hands OF strangers as time has come
and gone. which no doubt married the
sacred ties. in his reflections of that
home where once clustered youthful
rccollections. Mr.. Bartlett found no
relatives remaining in that COmmun
ity, only aged friends of his fathers
family that renewed acquaintance
and made a very pleasant time for
him
Oct. 16. Alpha.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
RUNAWAY SAVES
MAIL ROBBERY
sULLY BANK TO BE PROSECUTED
ON CRIMINAL CHARGE.
LIFE SAVED BY SKIN GRATING
insane patient from Knoxville suicid.
es by hanging at MI Pleasant
MarshalItown Co. to Serve
f,a E,h.s Thirteen Towns.

Dies Moines, Oct. Is, Negroes at.
tempted to hold up two government
mail wagons but failed when the hors.
,es of the first ran away and the sec
ond whipped up his horses and escap-
ed,
The first attempt occurred at $3.50
at First and Court avenue. Elmer Car.
gill was ordered to throw UP his hands
l. One of the negroes attempting to
hold the horses scared them and they
broke loose and run away.
The second was against Will Swan
son at $3.50 at the same place and sup
posedly by the same men.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
Times Reporters Picnic.

Correspondents of the Oskaloosa
Times held their annual picnic In Os
kaloosa, Saturday, postponed from
the previous week on account of un
favorable weather Twenty-six Of
the county writer's sat down to a
splendid dinner spread in the Home.
steaders' hall, and an enjoyable so.
cial hour followed. Mrs. Cannon of
Tracy made brief address, on the
part of the correspondents, and H. S.
Rosecrans of the Times replied in
kind The affair was informal and
all participants experienced a pleas
ant afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
May Lose Armory,

Fort Dodge, Oct. 1S.-Fort Dodge is
on the verge of losing it's armory and
with 1t the two best drilled militia
companies in the state, + and c. At
the last term of court Judge H. E. Fry
of Boone ordered l.. w. Shaffner, re-
ceiver for the property, to dispose OF
1t before the first of the year to pay
claims of $4,000, consisting of two
mortgages, and for $4,000 and $4,000
worth of bonds. ..
A committee of public spirited men
headed by Senator Frederic Larrabee
are making an effort to have the bond
holders relinquish their claims and to
raise money to meet the mortgage oh.
legations, During the last week $4,000
worth of bonds on the old armory have
been turned in.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
DESERTERS SLAIN
BY VILLAS TROOPS
SOLDIERS PURSUED AND SHOT
TO DEATH IN MEXICO.
THREE GENERALS ARE FUGITIVES
Dispatch Received at Juarez Con
firms Death Of General Fierro-
Drowned While Fordins a
Stream on Horse,

FL Paso, Tex, Oct. ;8.-An official
report from the mobilization army OF
Gen. Francisco Villa at Casas Grandes
received here narrates the desertion
OF three generals and 300 men, who
were pursued and practically EXTERN,
mated, while an alleged bride paid
one general for deserving was cap.
tured, together with a number of pris-
oners.
Gen, Donate Lopez Pallan, chief of
the ChaQ brigade" says the report.
Gen. Uriel Lopez and Col. Angel
iOcoen deserted eight days ago, TAX.
ing more than 300 men, who killed
small groups Of loyal troops they en-
,countered. Some of the deserving sol
diers upon learning the plans of their
leaders returned to us voluntarily.
/ Thirty-Five Deserters Killed.
General VIA ordered the forces of
Manuel OchoC and Fernando Castro
to pursue the rest of the band Three
days ago Ochoa surprised the desert
ers on the Moctezuma ranch in the
heart of the mountains and many were
made prisoners.
In the skirmish 35 deserters we're
killed. General Pallan escaped on
foot with about twenty men, going to-
ward Balleza. Among the effects OF
General Pallan was found a large
amount of silver currency, the bride
he accepted to cause the desertion.
This money, we learned, had been
sent to him on three mules.
When the deserters had been cap
tured they had been reduced to eat
ing mule meat. Most of the prisoners
taken were officers and OF the Chao
brigade. The prisoners are arriving
in this camp"
Official announcement of the death
of Gen. Rudolfo Fierro, who was held
responsible for the killing of William
Bauch, an American, at Juarez about
two years ago in a career stained with
innumerable murders, was made at
JuareZ.
The announcement was very brief.
stating merely that Fierro was
drowned while fording a lake near
Villa Ahsmada. Whether he was
drowned by accident was not stated.
Denial that General Villa had been
arrested and Court-martialed by his
generals came from Casas Grandes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
CITY TAKEN BY ITALIANS
Pregasina Taken by Storm, Says OF.
ficiai Statement Issued
at Rome.

Rome, Oct. 1S.-The official report
of the days operations follows:
BY bold and well.conducted oper.
atoms, our troops have captured the
strong Austrian positions at Prega.
sina Ton the western shore of Lake
Garda), an important advanced point.
On the morning of the 18th resum.
ing the attack under the enemy's
rifle and artillery fire, and in a rain
of asphyxiating bombs, the Italiana
captured Pregasina and advanced fur.
Their to height which dominates the
Ledro valley, firmly establishing
themselves there.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
TO W.C.T.U
Delegates to State Convention Tell
of Trip to Local Members.

A beautiful autumn day brought
out a goodly number of members and
lseyeral visitors to hear the reports
from the state convention, at the w
M. Holmes residence on North c
| street. Devotionals for this month
all over the state are to be Scripture
Ireadings appropriately chosen and
prayers for the success of the Equal
Suffrage Amendment in New Jersey,
on October 18th If our women &C.
custom themselves to praying for
this cause in other states, they will
pray more often and more earnestly
for our own state between now and
next June.
Miss Jennie Fry opened the pro
gram with piano solo, beautifully
rendered and most cordially receiv.
ed. Miss Anna Phoenix, delegate at
large to the state convention, report,
ed the same, calling on Mrs. Ella
Crookham to speak of the peace pro.
gram. Mrs. Kessler told of the
boys contests Mrs. Marshall of the
Y. p. B., and Mrs. Reid told of the
Suffrage work done by Unions over
the state, and how much more is
needed before next June. The pres.
ident, Mrs. Barnard added words of
encouragement, and laid stress on
the special duty of every member for
this year. To labor increasingly for
Equal Suffrage. The program hour
proved altogether too short for all
the good things to be told. The
treasurer, Mrs. Holmes, gave sum
mary of money received and eXpend-
ed during the year, and hearts were
made glad to know that after paying
twenty-five dollars for the new Bene-
dict Home, and a think offering for
the State work, besides the neces-
sary expense locally, we start the
new year with a surplus from the
last, and all hands ready for what
ever we may find to do.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
TRAIN FALLS into
CREEK; SNTEENDIE
Accident in Kansas Caused by
Flood.
Aflt
BRIDGE OVER STREAM FALLS
Passengers Battle In Coaches to Es.
cape From water-Flfty Persons
Hurt-SehooI Teachers on Way
to Convention Are Victims.

Manhattan, Kan, Oct. 1S.-Ten
bodies have been recovered from the
wreckage of Union Pacific motor
train No. 579, which plunged into
Fancy creek. near Randolph, Kan.
Six other bodies are thought to be in
the submerged baggage car and over
fifty persons were injured, some of
them seriously.
. Many of the victims were school
teachers who were bound for Ran
dolph to attend the Riley county
teachers convention.
List Of Identified Dead.
The names of the identified dead fol-
low:
DR., Louis Atwood, Topeka.
Mrs. Stella Chapman, Manhattan.
Albert Cyrene, Randolph.
Dora Cyrena, Randolph.
Mary Giles, Manhattan.
Alma Jellin. Randolph.
Ethel Retzer. Stockdale, Kan.
s. o., Retzer, Stockdale.
Theodore Smith, Tecuinseh, Neb.
Carl Stoneberg. Randolph. ..,
Physicians near the scene are at
tending Mrs. Robert Smith of Seattle,
Wash, and her daughter Emma, who
were badly injured. Mrs. Smith was
holding her infant son in her arms,
but when dashed into the partition at
the end Of the car she lost her hold.
The baby's body is in the submerged
end of the death car
b, Flood Had Weakened Bridge.
On the train were 70 passengers.
The train consisted Of motor car and
a trailer. 1t was speeding northward
when it struck a bridge over Fancy
creek which was weakened by high
waters caused by three-inch rain.
Unable to stop mis- train, the motor
man set his brakes and then leaped
into the torrent. The combination bag
gage and passenger coach plunged into
the water, but the trailer, containing
a party of school teachers, stuck to
the rails.
A WILD fight for life followed the
plunge of the motor. Terrified WON
on clawed each other and fought with
the men to gain the windows and
doors. Women broke the glass of the
windows with their bare hands, while
others struggled to get through the
opening.
Wrecking Train to Rescue.
The wrecking train arrived on the
scene shortly after the motor took it's
plunge. The wreckers have been
working desperately since that time
to get a chain around the exposed end
of the car so that it may be hauled
out.
Miss Ropple Perry, superintendent
of Riley county schools, was in the
trailer and sustained serious injury.
Engineer Killed in Wreck.
Mandan, N. D.. Oct. 18.-Engineer
john Wantland of jamestown was
killed, four passengers we're seriously
injured, and twenty-one others were
hurt when Northern Pacific passenger
train No. met in a head.on collision
with through freight
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
Insane Patient Suicides.

Mt. Pleasant. Oct. 1S.-Joseph T,
Mitchell of Knoxville, Ia, a patient
at the state hospital for the insane,
who has been missing for the past ten
days was found dead Saturday, the
body hanging from the bOugh of a
tree. From the condition of the body
it was evident that the man had been
dead for a number of days. All indi-
cations pointed to suicide of the most
methodical character.
The hospital authorities stated that
the deceased was sixty years of age
and had been committed from Know.
vile several years ago. He was of a
harmless nature and had a free run
of the grounds. When missed, the au-
thorities presumed that he had started
for his home and that there would be
no difficulty in apprehending him in
few days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
Gives Skin to Save Friend.

Pella, Oct. Dramatically every
young man in Pella has offered some
of the skin off his body for grating
onto the body of Huip Breuklander.
who was badly burned in an automo.
bile accident recently. AS much as
twenty pieces of skin were taken from
the bodies of some of the youths.
As result of the grating opera.
ton Breuklander is on the road to re-
covery, though terribly injured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21

The Pella Chronicle says: Marsh
Grant was in town Saturday and
states that for more than two weeks
the Skunk river has been all over
the bottom. The rural carrier on
Route . made his trip across the riv-
er on that day for the first time for
a long while. The people on that
side have been crossing in boats oc-
casionally and would bring the mail
for the whole community over there
to Peoria. from which place the far
mers would get it when they found
out ii was there.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
SIC eMoonshInes case un.

Fort Smith. Ark, Oct, IS,-wThe ia,
nous moonshine conspiracy" cases,
in which twenty-five men. Including
several former revenue officials. are
charged with conspiring 10 defraud
the government By Illegal operation
Of distiIleries. will he brought to trial
In federal court here today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
RUSSIANS ARE DRIVEN BACK
Berlin Says SIavs Have Been Defeated
in Region of Mitau and Thrown
Back Across the Styr.

Berlin, Oct. 1S,-German forces un,
der Won Hindenburg have driven the
Russians from positions about Mitau
and Gross Ekau and taken many pris.
oners, according to an official report
The Russians have also been thrown
back across the Styr near Mulczyze.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21

Los Z Angeles Oct. 1S,-The general
confsfshce Of the Evangelical assqcia.
ton decided that the nucleus- for a
pension fund to relieve superannnated
ministers should amount to 100000.
The fund will be raised pro rata by
the churches in the various states.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
Town Faces Bio Suit.

The town of Sibley is asked to pay
100000 for causing the death of viii.
liam +. Freely. formerly assistant
superintendent lof the pumping sta
tion at that place, who was killed
when his coat sleeve caught in a
belt June IA, 1914. Suit for the
amount is started In the federal
court by Mrs. Eva Freely, admins.
tratrix of her husbands estate.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
To Build Nav churoh

Congregationalists OF Fort Dodge
have decided to build $4,000 church
editlce and parsonage on new proper.
" they have purchased away from
the business district, ana In fact, far
Their OUT in the residence district
than any church has ever been built
in that city,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
well ann Feet n.en

Waukon has new city well which
Is 500 feet deep and which supplies
water at the rate of 40 gallons per
inmate There are a few other pub
lie wells in the town, which is thus
fairly protected against drouth and
fire.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21

YERNON.-rThe infant son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Donald Vernon died about
two o'cloc kthis afternoon, October
IS, 1915. The infant, about five
weeks of age, was subjected to a Sc
we're operation last week, but it's
strength was so reduced that it
could not survive.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
short courae al EddYvllIe.

The short course in domestic sci.
ence is being held In Eddyyille this
week, beginning today The lectures
win be given by Miss Knrnles in the
city hal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
The PIeasantviIIe School.

The new consolidated school at
Pleasantville in Marion county is
starting out in good shape, with Ty-
Ter Warren at the head, assisted by
twelve other teachers. In the school
there is an enrolment of 337 pupils,
56 in the high school and PSI in the
grades. There are .17S pupils trans
ported by ten drivers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
Cedar township We'll Represented

Fremont Gazette: Between 300 aud
400 people from Cedar township at
tended the Fall Festival on Thurs.
day Of last week. the day OF the big
parade. The Fremont sheool was
dismissed for the day and large
number Of pupils went to 0skaloosa
70 see the parade and exhibits.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21

SHAFFER.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Shaffer. 1910 High avenue west,
Morday morning Oct Is, 1915, an
eigEt pound son.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21

GIBBS-Funeral service for the late
|. NJ. Gibbs was held at the home, No.
800 North b street Saturday afternoon
October 16. 1912 and was largely at.
tended by friends of the deceased and
of the family. Special music, two so.
los were sung by Idiss Price, with
Miss Jennie Fry accompanying. Serv-
ices were conducted by. Rev. w. l..
Waters, pastor of the congregational
church and consisted of scripture
reading aud prayer. Pail bearers were
G. T.. Lofland, H. S. Howard, F. E.
Green, Will Hawkins, Chas. c. Pike
and Thos. r. Neagle. Interment was
made in Forest cemetery by the side
of the wife who preceded the husband
a few months ago.
!. SCHMIDT-Henrietta Schmidt died
at her home in. Oskaloosa, 1915 It'll
avenue east, Monday morning at 8 o.
clock M, aged 70 years, IL months
and % days, of dropsy, from which
she has been suffering the past six
weeks She was born October Goth,
1912 in Ohio, and has lived the past
43 years of her life in the State of
Iowa. ..... g.. g..
She leaves her husband. Henry; two
daughters, Mrs. NJ Loehr of Nora
Springs. la. and Mrs. Nina Buelow OF
Matter, ILL.,, ami four sons, George H.,
OF Blackwell, Okla, Alex. of Nire, Ia,
VIM. A. of Chicago and Edward A. OF
this city Funeral services Tuesday
afternoon at 1850 O'Clock from the
Cheesman Funeral Home, and inter
ment in Forest cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Earl Bentley, indianapolis. go. .23
2187 and
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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-12-21

Hire a little salesman at Tie Re-
publican office. \ want Ad will see
more customers than you can.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-12-21
LLOYD GEORGE
CONTINUED from Page One)

plcsivc shells daily against the Ger
mans. quarter of a million.
Here is The situation now" he said:
The quantity of shells fired IN the
recent September operations was
enormous. The battle lasted days,
oven weeks. yet there was no short
age of shells. This was the result of
four months careful outstanding. Yet
we replaced the whole amount in a
month and hope soon to be in posi-
tion to replace a like quantity in a
week"
Without giving definite figures. the
ministcr forecast the output of many
guns of the largest size and later de
clarcd that the output of machine guns
had Increased five fold since June and
the output Of hand grenades forty fold,
while more trench morJars were pro-
dUcod every fortnight than in the en-
tire first year of the war. Continu-
ing. he said:
There have been other developments
of our work which I dare not mention
There has been valuable experimental
work of a kind better not discussed
As to explosives we shall be able to
continue to supply ourselves and our
allies.
AS to economy I may cite as an eX-
ample new contracts for gun ammuni-
ticn. which is the principal item of OK
penditure-the cost of IS FOUNDER shells
has been reduced forty per cent and OF
As inch howitzer shells thirty per cent
1T is too early to talk of the DANCE
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-12-21
SAYS SCHMIDT ADMITTED PLOT
T0~KILL HARRISON CRAY OTIS

81 Gertie Voss and soon became his
confident
MeserNc has been kept i'm secirsi"n
by the prosecution near Los Angeles
for several months, ana has been
known as Donald Nose
The Witness testified that on the oc-
casiou of their first meeting in the
Goldman house in September, 1914,
Schmidt discussed the Times explosion
and the part he is alleged to have
played i'm it, and that he spoke about
it i'm q number of conversations he was
alleged to have had with the witness
subsequent to that time
William J. Burns was expected To he
in Los Angeles tomorrow to testify as
to the search that was made for
Schmidt throughout the country.
Milton Carlson of Venice. California,
was called to the stand and qualified
as p handwriting eXuert. He testified
that tine telegram. which former wit
/ neases declared was written by
Schmidt after his arrest. was in the
same handwriting rs various docu-
ments connected with the alleged pur-
: chase Of the five hundred pounds of
dynamite. Bart of which was said to
have been used to blow up the Times
hui, ling.
THESE documents include an order
/ for the explosive and the signature to
q receipt for it signed at the factory
AT Giant. California, Carlson had not
completed his testimony when court
| adjourned until tomorrow