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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
The WAR rAxn LokE

Despite the great war, the foreign
trade of the United States for the
calendar year 1914 was almost up to
normal volume. From present .indica,
tons this years record will be almost
as great even though the overseas
struggle should continue throughout
1915.
And yet with this proud boast of
the democratic administration, we,
the people, are sticking stamps on
deeds and leases and drafts and bills
OF lading, telephone calls and almost
every other legal form And for what?
President Wilson says to make up
the deficit in the revenues due to
the loss of foreign trade But his de-.
partment heads say there is no loss
of trade. When doctors disagree who
shall decide? We do not know, but
the people pay the freight.
Why not be honest, and admit that
taking the tariff off of imports has
put the revenues on the bum? Why
not call the stamp business a free
trade tax" in place of the misnomsn
OF a war taxw
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
YEONEN ANNIVERSARY
Hiawatha Homestead Celebrates Its
Eighteenth Birthday.

Hiawatha Homestead, No. 379, OF
Oskaloosa celebrated the eighteenth
anniversary of Yeomenry at a special
gathering Tuesday evening that was
the biggest thing in the history of
the local organization. Over three
hundred members were at Fraternity
hall for the occasion and there we're
thirty six visiting fraters from Abba.
Five applications were acknowledged
and class OF fifteen candidates in.
ftiated with all the pomp and cere-
mony of the order. Iniatiatory work
was accomplished by the Abba De.
gree staff and their work is perfec.
ton. Not ritual in sight for the
entire work and every word perfect
The Abba Drill Team" also did mar.
yelously perfect work on the floor.
Talks were heard from members of
the home and visiting lodges. Re-
freshments we're served and an inyi-
tation extended by the Abba delega-
ton to visit them upon the occasion
of local celebration Thursday OF
next week. The entertainment c.osed
With dancing and everyone had a
fnarseioilsly good time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
TRACY.

Kerns Overton has the measles.
Thurm Sarver, Gertrude Sarver,
Luanna Bruere and Lilbourne Hill all
have the grip.
Mrs. John Blakley spent Friday
and Saturday of last week helping
her daughter, Mrs. Rena McCrillis,
with the butchering work.
c. f. Johnson and family visited
Sunday with the F. L. Okey family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Bruere and Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence McCrillis and
daughter Eva took dinner at the par
entail John McCrillis home Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Rouze and
daughter Frieda spent Monday even
ing at the Dick Marsh home.
Worth Bruere spent Monday after
noon at the home of her sister Mrs
Earl Hollingshead, near Knoxville.
On Saturday morning Mrs. Nellie
Sherman got a message from Knox
Vile saying her mother, Mrs. Emily
Hunter, had passed away. The fun
.eral was held Monday morning, Feb.
Is, at Bethel church. Burial in the
Bethel cemetery. This comes as a
sad blow for Mrs, Sherman, who just
recently buried her son. Forrest
Sherman.
Eddie Parker shipped a car load
of hogs to st. Louis Monday.
Loren, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Freddie Reed. is quite sick, threat
ened with lung fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roebuck are visiting
at the Perry Kade home
Feb. II. Busy Bee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
CEDAR ROUTE NO. l.

Ray Garrett and Miss Hazel Moore
were united in marriage at the par
sOnage by the minister Of the Nj. e.
church at Cedar, Wednesday, Feb. 10.
The beautiful ring ceremony was
used and was witnessed by the i'm
mediate relatives of the bride and
groom. After the ceremony lunch
con was served to the wedding party
by the minister's wife. The bride
was attired in royal blue travelling
suit and they left Immediately on a
wedding tour to Sioux Falls. South
Dakota, and will stop at other points.
The bride is the second daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Moore and has
lived in this vicinity all her life and
is most popular and charming
young woman. She attended the Ed
dyville High school and has many
friends in the vicinity and will be
greatly missed by them. The groom
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Seigle Gar
rett and is a most popular and indus
trious young man of sterling worth
and good habits. They will be at
home to their many friends on farm
near Cedar, and all wish them a long
and happy journey through their
welded life.
Pearl Poe and Myrtle Brown were
united in marriage by Justice of the
Peace Laffollette of Oskaloosa, Mon
day, February s. :. The bride is the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Brown and has lived in the vicinity
all her life and is very popular among
her friends. The groom is the son
of Mrs. w. H. Poe and although hav-
ing lived in this vicinity but a short
time is a most Industrious and estim.
able young man and numbers his
friends by his acquaintances. These
young people have the best wishes Of
their many friends.
Feb II. SnoWdrOD
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
LIQUOR ADVERTISEMENTS.

Five hundred and twenty daily
newspapers in the United States will
accept no advertising of whisky, beef
or other alcoholic liquors. An inquiry
directed to every daily newspaper in
the United States by the Temperance
society of the Methodist church
brought replies from 679 papers, the
total number TO which questions were
addressed being 2,16O Only 159 OF
those replying will accept liquor ad
vertising of any kind and large mum
Der of these will accept only adver.
Using of beer.
Three hundred and sixty a. these
papers declare themselves to be ed,
itorial advocates of national prohi.
bition while two hundred of them OPP,
pose. Three hundred and sixty favor
state prohibition with only 1873 OPP
posing; 397 favor local number OF
newspapers declare their editorial
columns are neutral on the liquor
question while surprising number Of
papers which accept liquor adyertis.
ing assert that they are in favor OF
national prohibition. The growing
tendency to bar liquor ads is also
made apparent by the announcement
OF many that they have recent.
ly adopted that policy. A great
many editors sieze the occasion TO
point out that only education can
bring about state of mind which will
make national prohibition effective,
and they declare that sufficient edu.
cational work has not yet been done,
Some take advertising of whisky only
when they consider II medicinal; 9th
ers point to the fact that they bar
even patent medicines with large
proportion OF alcohol. Some ask dou-
BILE price for liquor ads.
Almost without exception the news
paper men, whether or not they favor
il, express their belief that national
prohibition Is coming. All the leading
daily newspapers OF Iowa, including
the Herald, have for years refused
liquor advertisements.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

err ferments and the acid formed dis
solves the enamel and lets che same
acid and germs in to the dentine
which decays until the nerve Is reach
ed when you have tooth ache. This
tooth ache Is natures way of telling
us something Is wrong.
! II we had no senSory nerves We
would have no pain and perhaps a
very short eXistance because we
would not know when anything was
wrong. Now if this pain in the tooth
is treated with a hot water bottle
and much forbearance, IL will stop
when the nerve is destroyed but what
of the tooth? The decay keeps on
and finally when you go to dentist
he has only shell to work on and
you have a big bill to pay and a bum
tooth which could have been avoided
if you had kept your teeth clean or
gone in time. How can you prevent
toothache? Keep the child strong
and well, don't expose him to any in
fectious disease, for each disease
weakens not only the teeth but the
whole system. Keep the teeth clean.
Teach the child to brush its own
teeth and see that it does it. If child
WOui WASH IIS ASCh MIliiOul ~"
don't expect it to waste much time
on it's teeth. Don't neglect the first
teeth. They are very important in the
development Of the permanent set.
These first teeth act as a guide to the
teeth that are growing beneath them
and the second set has a poor chance
if the first ones are pulled too soon.
If the teeth are crowded and don't
seem to have enough room you should
see a specialist. A nasal obstruction
will often make the jaws narrow and
the roof of the mouth high reforming
the face and causing the teeth to look
bad AMI making the upper lip short
so that it is hard for The child to keep
its mouth closed, and this mouth
breathing is bad for the teeth and
worse for the general health. The
expense of keeping the teeth in
shape is very slight but if you want
to have an expert spread the child's
jaws and strengthen the teeth don't
expect him to do it for less than sew
eral hundred dollars and give him
two years time to 10 the work, dur
ing which time the child would have
many kind thoughts for its parents
if it knew that this could have all
been prevented.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
BRICK SURFACED ROADS.

The road problem for heavy traffic
roads has been solved in Ohio, accord
ing to Engineer John Laylin. who
represented the Ohio Highway de,
partment at the recent American
Road Builders Congress in Chicago.
Laylin discussed the topic of brick
rural highways and pointed to Cuya,
| hoga county, Ohio, with its 400 miles
of bricked country roads as a county
that was first to reach a satisfactory
solution. The state highway depart
ment, says Laylin, has participated in
the laying of 225 miles of such road
in the last three years, at an average
cost approximating $1,000 per mile
for each foot in width which includes
drainage, grading, culverts and
bridges. While he urged the use of
concrete foundations, he cited a
number of roads in northern Ohio
where bricks had been laid directly
on a we'll drained sub-grade and had
given excellent service at a great saw
ing in cost, through good drainage
and grouting of the brick.
For many improved roads that have
not stood up under the strain of
heavy traffic, Laylin suggested the
addition of brick surface as the best
means Of getting a dependable road
and saving the existing investment.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record in Recent Real Estate Deals
in Mahaska County.

Homer e. Bosworth and Mark L.
Bosworth and wife to A. E. Peasley,
warranty deed to lot l block o. P.
Oskaloosa-$5,00G.
Mary B. Johnson and husband to
Hannah A. Burnside, warranty deed
to part lot IL of l. s. of N. w. s. E.
Sec. 1S-7o-l5-$I.00.
John l.. Myers Jr. and wife by J.
F. Cleveland, attorney-in-fact, to
Western Town Lot Co., quit claim
deed to lots 2-3-4-5-6-7-8 block / and
lots 15-16-17-22-23 block 2, also out lot
A, Tioga, lowa-$1.00.
A. B. Scarborough and wife to John
w. Purdin. warranty deed part E1a
NV and lots and of ]. 5. OF VIZ
NV Sec. l1-74-14.
Phil Hoffman, and wife to Charlie
A. Coleman, warranty deed lot Z Of
S. d. of SW NE Sec. 27-75-16 and
part lot S. d. of SW NE Sec. PITS
16-$100.
William Van DUSSELDORF and wife
to Jan J. Stuursma, warranty deed to
Und. " int. in part SW NE Sec. %,
and part NE NE Sec. 22-77-17. also
lots 5-6-7-S block / and lots 1-2-3-4-6
block 4 and part of E1zi of lot block
2, all in town OF Peoria-$1.00.
Jan ]. stuursma and wife to VIII
liam Van Dusseldorf. warranty deed
70 INV SW Sec 36f77-l71r$l.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
At The Oranges

Olivet Grange is conducting a con-
test among it's members, the grange
having been divided into two parts,
each side to give a program and the
ones offering the best entertainment
to be declared winners of the contest.
The old people gave theirs Saturday
evening and it was the unanimous
opinion of all present that the young
err portion of the membership will
have to go some" in order to beat
it. Every number was rendered splen-
didly and called for enthusiastic ap-
| plause.
An Edison Diamond-Disc phono,
graph was loaned by the Blakeslee
Drug Company to provide music for
| the evening, and the grange heartily
appreciated the courtesy.
After the opening number by the
monograph, the old people in ensem-
bic sang, Way Down Upon the Swa-
nee River" the number being ap-
propriately costumed Mrs. William
Tandy read a paper, Only a Farm
err" and was followed by Mrs. Neal
Heemstra with a reading, california
Joe" Mrs. A. B. Hickey with solo,
a medley of airs, in costume; Mrs
c. NJ. Coryell, a solo, Silver Threads
Among the Cold" George Ryan,
harmonica solo, accompanied by the
piano; Mrs. Henry Yer Ploeg, a read
ing, The Moo-COw-Moo"; Mrs. Geo
Ryan. a reading, The Colored Man
and the Salesman" r. D. Robertson,
solo on a comb; a tableau by Mrs.
c. NJ. Coryell and Mrs. Neal Hem
stra, and the feature number of the
evening. play, Mr.. Spriggns' Quiet
Afternoon"
The cast of the play was:
Mr.. Spriggins-Ed Barnes
Mrs. Spriggins-Mrs. A. B. Hickey
A Maid-Mrs. Neal Heemstra.
Hired Man-R D. Robertson.
Lightning Rod Agent - Gilbert
Johnson
Book Agent-Wiliam Tandy.
Visitor-Mrs. Ed Barnes.
Billy Spriggins, the son - c. NJ.
Coryell.
Neighbors-Neal Heemstra and A.
B. Hickey.
The play was attractively and ap.
propriately costumed and the various
members OF the cast acquitted them
selves in splendid fashion
The program was closed with the
song, Goodnight, Changers" The
judges for the contest are Harye
Thompson, Mrs. Conrad VerPloeg
and J. NJ. Reukle.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

cribing the intensity of the German
French struggle for possession o
this small block of land to beliefs IL
their title-rights AMI to feelings o
national pride" says National Geogra
phic' Society. This, however, is onl.
la part truth. For Alsace~LOrraine alst
is an economic prize Of tremendous
value: 1t is rich in iron; it is one o
the largest raperaising lands IL
Europe; and its agricultural soils arr
very fruitful.
This German Crownland is only 5,
603 square miles in area-slightly
larger than the state of Connecticut
1t produces, nevertheless, one fifth ol
the great wine yield Of Germany, oil
wine to a value of about $4,000 900 q
year. 1t is Germany's richest source
| of iron ore, surprising in its stores
of this mineral every other division
of the empire. Some years ago most
of the German iron ore was mined in
Prussia, but, in 1911, Alsace-Lorraine
produced 17,745,57l metric tons oil
iron ore as compared with a produc
ton of 4,948,711 in Prussia. Moreover
! great body of skilled operatives, ma
tive in the territory, whose labors
result in a production of more than
SAC, 100, 900, largely add TO its indus
trial importance.
Some of the most fertile farming
soil in Germany is found in Alsace,
The greatest part of the land of AL
saCe+Eorraine is serviceable to eco
nomic purpose. About 4S per cent OF
the territory is under tillage; 80 per
cent is under forests, OF foliaceous
trees largely owned by the commune
ties; Is per cent is in meadow, used
as grazing AMI bay-making lands, and
about per cent is planted with grape
vines. Potatoes, sugar-beets, grains,
and hops are grown in abundance on
the farms.
The grapes are planted to a great
extent in the hilly coantry, where
also, dairying and poultW-raising are
carried on.
The development of the country's
transportation facilities has kept pace
with the development of its riches.
There are more than 5000 miles OF
excellent roads, or nearly one mile OF
road to every square mile of territory
There is no better canal system in
Europe than that of Alsace-Lorraine,
those artificial highways, reaching in
a wide network of trade arteries, up
and down the country. Added to these
means for communication, there are
about 1,400 miles of railway or mora
than % miles for every 100 square
miles of territory. With the railways,
the broad macadam and rough-packed
crushed stone roads, and with the
canal mileage, the armies operating
in Alsace-Lorraine will have better
conditions under which to vancouver
than any other armies other than in
northwestern France.
The climate in Alsace-Lorraine is
mild and healthful; in the mountain
GUS parts, winter approaches the
point of being rigorous. The mean an
nual temperature at Straasburg is 80
degrees Fahrenheit, while the mean
winter temperature fo- the highlands
is only 81 degrees. Metz has a mean
annual temperature of As degrees,
There are days in high Alsace and
Lorraine, however, when the cold
seems to reach the intense white bit,
terness of northern Russia"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

CARE OF THE TEETH

Oral cleanliness Is becoming more
widely recognized. If it were pos
Isible to keep all children mouths
clean 1t is claimed that ten years
would be added to the average life.
The outside OF a tooth, the part
you see when you look in a child's
mouth, is the enamel and is hard and
thicker on the biting edge where Il
gets the most wear. The inside of a
tooth Is filed with dantine which is
not 80 hard and has a channel In the
center that is for the blood vessels
and nerves. You have toothacne
when the nerve rs affected through.
some defect in the tooth. Sickness
in childhood, such as measles. scarlet
fever, whooping cough. etc, detracts
just as much from the child's gen.
eraI health and makes its teeth softer
and easier 10 decay When the teeth
are not kept clean the food and tart
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
s. S. Aldrich

will sell at Public Auction at his
resi- !ence, 2E. miles west of OskalOo-
sa, on Saturday, Feb. q, at 1870
o'clock sharp bay gelding years OLD
weight 1885, 2 coming 2-year old Nor
man colts, both very nice for their
age; Is cows now giving milk, and
good flow; heifers coming years
old, to be fresh in spring; 4 COWS to
be fresh by day of sale. Only a of
these COWS are over years of age,
and consist mostly of half blood
Guernseys, a few grade Jerseys, also
grad Ay shire and grade Holstein
COW. All are souni and nice mixers,
in good condition for dairy stock. Ea-
sy ems. J. NJ. Covey, AuCtiOE9er.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
FIVE DlSTURBERS EXPELLED
Four Germans and One EngIishman,
Guilty Of Disturbing the Peace,
Are Elected.

Yokohama, Japan, Feb. 1G.-The
Japanese authorities have ordered the
expulsion from Japan of four Germans
and one Englishman who have been
found guilty of actions disturbing
peace and order. The authorities have
decided upon a stricter surveillance OF
Germans and Austrians in the coun-
try. -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

the PUBLIC SALES :
3 LIIMIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIlllIlIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIN
Jay Minard

will sell at public auction at his
residence 313 miles southeast of Os
kaloosa on Wednesday, Feb "a, at II
o'clock: one yearling colt and one
fall colt; two COWS to be fresh about
date of sale extra good; year old
cow to be fresh in April 2 heller
calves; 70 head summer and fall pigs,
weight from so to 1876 lbs; 8 tons hay
in stack; machinery, etc Easy terms
Lunch on grounds. j. NJ Covey, Auc.,
Harry Tulli5, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
CARGO or COPPER IS SEIZED
Put Aboard Ship at Copenhagen
Packed In Casks Labeled Sugar"
Shipper and Captain Arrested.

Copenhagen. Feb. 16.-A large ship
ment of copper. packed In casks
which we're labeled sugar" and put
aboard the steamship Carmen, was
seized here. The copper was con-
signed to German firm. The ship
per and the captain Of the vessel were
arrested.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

"A working girl can clothe herself
completely from head to foot for one
year Tor $24.69, according to an esti
mate compiled at the fashion show in
Chicago. The woman of moderate cir
cnmstances may expect to clothe her
self completely for one year for about
$3.50, according to a more elaborate
estimate
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
MANILA RIOTERS ARRAIGNED
Men Accused Of Fomentlns Uprising
In Suburbs Of City Plead
Not Guilty.

Manila, Feb. l6.--Eight OF the men
who were arrested charged with par
ticipation In the abortive uprising in
the suburbs OF Manila on the night OF
December 20 were arraigned and
pleaded not guilty Their trial has
been set FOR March. Az WI sg
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

The following "Line-O-Type or
Two" was contributed to B. T. LIS col
umn by an O3kaloosa reader; Sir
Five to one that up TO a moment ago
you were in complete darkness re-
garding the fact that Earle Ressler
was a promoter of wrestling matches
at Richland, Ia
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
Shippers Organize,

Recently the Farmers shipping
association was organized at Essex,
with a membership of twenty-one
charter members. its purpose being
for the farmers to ship their own
stock and to secure the best possible
prices.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

The able bodied man who is offer
ed work but declines it, is not deserV
ing of charity. The able bodied man
who ia out of work and honestly seeks
employment, should not be Inundated
by proffer of charity. He should be
given work to do
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

TO boil or not to boil, that is the
question. Whether it is better to re,
move the germs and the relish of the
city water by constant cooking, or
take it raw with the wrigglers wrig-
ling AMI the odor that smells like a
house afre. Oh, for the old oaken
k,,n
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
Strawberries in MARKET

First Strawberries of the season
were offered in the home market on
Saturday, February Is. The Boxes
contained full quart of nice south
ern grown fruit and went at forty
five cents the box.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
Big Returns From Chickens,

w. II. Boon, living on a small farm
east of Batavia gathered fifty-three
and one.half dozen eggs during the
month of January from four dozen
Ancona hens who were housed in a
little shed measuring six by IL feet,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
What Cheer GROWING.

While the census of What Cheer
mas not been completed. enough is
known to show that the town is
several hundred larger than II was
when the last count was made.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

The Vinton Eagle has passed the
so year mark and is hale and hearty,
and the proprietor has sufficient help
now in the person of his son who will
bear the heavier burdens under the
wise council of elder Murphy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
TO YOU, MY VALENTINE.

This little message, | win send
To you, my valentine,
To tell you that I'm still your friend
And hope you too, are mine.
love to think of friends like you
1t makes me want to be
Unsalfish, loyal, good and true,
Like you have been to me.
And time, I'm sure will ever lend
Enchantment most divine,
If / may always be a friend
To you, my valentine.
NAL Rose.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

There is more truth than poetry
in this, from the New Sharon Star:
when a man hears of other peoples
wrongs he wants them redressed by
legislation; his own, he prefers to at
tend to himself"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18
Buffalo Stock Yards ouarantIned.

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 16.--The East
Buffalo live stock yards were placed
under complete quarantine by order
Of Federal Inspector Bernhard p.
Wende, and shipments Of cattle can
not be received here for at least .
week x.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-18

Wonder if all those new babies
at New Sharon will be counted in the
census, which is supposed to have
been taken Jan. /?