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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
MRS. BUTLER, EXPERT
Knew The Most Numbers In The
Telephone Exchange.

For novelty and originality of en-
tertainment, the d. o. A. d. Club
stands without competition. Each and
every time the club has a session
something new may be expected and
any time any member is so unfortu-
nate as to be absent they know they
are loosing something. WHAT most
amused the company at the club ses-
sion Saturday evening was an effort
to establish a record as to who knew
the most numbers of the telephone
exchange and Mrs. J. G.. Butler walk
ed off with the honors, being able to
tell correctly the number by which
the most places could be called and
one of the places on list was the Her
aid office. No. $50.
This session was postponed meet
ing. December 26, was the regular
date but not all members could be
present that evening and tina gather
ing was postponed until Saturday ev-
|ening, January 2 at the A. B. Hickey
home, the White Feather Farm. This
good lady and her willing and ac-
cOmmodatingS spouse entertained the
club as it has not been handled In a
twelfth month. 1t was a Christmas
session, Christmas entertainment
Iabounded and good cheer flowed as
milk and honey. The home was dec
GRATED with holiday green's and red,
holly, mistletOe and evergreens and
a great Christmas tree, beautifully
trimmed was the feature of the spe-
cial program. Every one brought
contributions for the tree and every
one participated in the distribution
of presents which were handed out
by Santa Claus, A. c. Noel, who was
costumed after the most approved
fashion and made a great success.
Surprises were handed one and all
and both old and young were abund'
antly remembered and many Of the
gifts were the source of much mer'
riment. A delightful supper was ser
we'd by the Rickeys. Partners were
chosen by means of punches of holly
and mlstletoe. The ladies were Civ
en- mistletoe sprigs and the gentle.
men holly. These were connected by
ribbon. tied together and hung up in
bunch. When cut down they dis
closed who were partners This was
for the married folks only Girls
were in the majority for the young
people so the boys had to do double
and triple duty Matched numbers
designated partners and some of the
boys found their mineral in posses
sion Of several young ladies but the
more the merrier.
Fun came fast and furious all
through the evening. The women
wanted TO see how much the men
really knew about stock SO they
found pictures of twenty different
breeds of cattle and horses. A. C.
Noel won the prize, naming seven
teen. He knew all the COWS but was
Off on the horses. Mr.. Noel also was
king pin for an apple contest, reply
ing to questions with the names of
apples. Guests were given squares
of paper and requested to make a
sanitary drinking cup. r. D. Robert.
son won this prize and ne made a
dandy although not like the model.
Then there was a general enjoyable
social time that every one enjoyed
to the utmost and the Rickeys were
voted capital entertainers. Every
member of the club was out for this
special number which was well
worthy special effort in reaching.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
KEOKUk CO. JURY
SET WILL ASIDE
VERY RARE THING
SON WHO SUCCEEDS FATHER
APPOINTS SIRE AS DEPUTY.
WATERLOO MAN LOSES HIS ARM
Three Hurt in Rock Island Wreck
Near Knoxville. Newspaper Plant
and Moving Picture Show
Damaged by Fire.

Sigourney, Jan. 4.-The jury in the
case of Loughridge VS.. Elizabeth
Ferry ct al, returned q verdict in
favor of the plaintiff after four hours
deliberation. Mr.. Ferry made his will
some time in 1910 and died in April,
1918. BY the provisions of the will he
devised one-third of all real and per
sonal property to his wife, Elizabeth
A. Ferry, absolutely. The remaining
two-thirds he disposed OF as follows:
A life estate of one-seVenth thereof
with remainder to their children to
each of five daughters, viz: Mar
tina NJ. Loughridge. Mary E. Bowker,
B. Stacks; and then disposed OF the
residue one.seventh each to his two
sons, James L. Ferry and John B.
Ferry the shares of his sons going to
them in fee simple. In this case it Is
contended that Chester A. Ferry made
his will while so enfeebled mentally
as not to possess the legal capacity
for making his will. The court ap-
pointed D. r. Stockman as guardian
ad Item for VIM. Loughridge, in
competent. and for Evan Wood and
Grace Wood minors.
1t is a very rare thing for the pro-
bate of a will to be set aside in this
county. In this case it is accounted
for by the fact that Mr.. Ferry was a
very old man very far in his decline
in senility when he made his will and
it was a question whether he possess
ed the legal capacity required by the
law in order to be allowed to dispose
of his property by will. His five
daughters had all helped him by work
ing hard in the field for years and
years to enable him to accumulate his
estate of some $4,000, and to have
sustained the will would have neces-
STATED that their shares should have
been held in suspension practically
until their separate deaths and then
have gone to their respective chill
dren.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
A NEW DENOMINATION
Emanuel Congregation Holds First
Services In 0skaIoosa. ~

Sunday, January 8, witnessed the
first public services of the newest
worshiping body in Oskaloosa, the
Emanuel Congregation. Their SER
vices were held at the club rooms on
the third floor of the court house and
comprised a class meeting at 10 a. m.
led by Mrs. Frank Hatch. This was
followed by the public preaching SER
vice at which Rev. A. J. Behner de-
livered a sermon on the subject Of
The Christians Refuge" In the ev-
aning the Young Peoples service was
led by Miss Louise Agan and Rev.
Behner afterward preached on the
subject of Moral Surgery" All OF
these services were well attended,
some seventy-tive or more being pres.
ent in the morning and about fifty
were out in the evening. The start
OF this new organization was auspic-
ious and they are already making ar.
rangements for the securing OF
larger quarters, which will bring
them in closer tuuch with the public.
New song books are to be secured
and the entire enterprise gives evil
dence Of a good healthy and vigorous
development. This new body is Con-
gregational in its form of govern
ment and their work will be largely
among those who most need the spir.
itual guidance and help.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
1t. Fred w. Hill, Pasadena, Calf.
Sgt. Ray c. Winter, Albert Lea

1t. Fred w. Hill, Pasadena, Calf.
Sgt. Ray c. Winter, Albert Lea.
Sgt Ottio T. Barnes, Oskaloosa.
1t. Claire B. Arnold, Cedar Rapids.
Corp. Elmer j. Broyles, Oskaloosa.
Corp. Fred B. Green, Moore. Mont.
First Sgt. James w. Bass. Oska-
loOsa.
Pvt. r. William Wilson, Oskaloosa.
Cook Herman l.. Sonderegger, Ced-
ar Rapids.
First Sgt. Roy A. Moore, Oskaloosa.
Sgt. John r. Doner, Oskaloosa.
Chief Mus. Harry F. Carbon, Oska-
loosa.
Theadore p. Briggs, Oskaloosa.
Pvt. Frank Ademeit, Oskaloosa.
Capt. Geo. e. Bail, U. S. A. Des
Moines.
1t. Geo. w. Hoar, Oskaloosa.
Sgt. Curtis e. Van Voorhis, Oska
loOSa.
Sgt. Truman Towns, Oskaloosa.
Corp. joan A. HOar, OskalOOsa.
Sgt. Ben Morris, OskalOoSa.
Corp. Sol Morris, Oskaloosa. e..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07

Knoxville, Jan 4.-The number of
accidents and fatalities in and near
Knoxville was augmented when a
Rock Island freight, No, 1915, ran into
an open switch at No. 3 mine, a mile
west of town. The engine was com
pletely wrecked, and three members
of the train, crew injured, Engineer
Grafton Zenor, whose foot was smash
ed, Fireman F. Davis, dislocated Shout
der, and Brakeman +. B. Hunt, who
was badly cut about the head
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS
Officers Install and Plans Made For
The Years Work.

Kings Daughters met in regular
session Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
William Mcmillan, No. 401 south 3rd
street with good and enthusiastic at
tendance. A feature of the session
was the installation OF officers.
President, Mrs. Chas. B. McCulloch.
Vice President, Mrs. Frank Glaze.
Secretary, Mrs. c. w. Abrams.
Treasurer, Mrs. w. j. Thomas.
Receipt of $3.50 cash given the
Daughters for holiday work, was ac-
knowledged.
Plans of work for the year 1915,
were discussed and outlined. Standing
committees will be announced later.
The mid-month meeting for Janu-
airy will be as the guests of Mrs. viii
Mathews, No. 408 Third avenue west,
Thursday, January 14th.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

SMITH.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. c..
B. Smith, 1910 South Eighth street,
on Friday, January /, 1915, nine
pound girl. Mother and daughter
getting along nicely.
M'SWEENEY. - kilograms re-
ceived Sunday announced the death
in Chicago, Saturday evening at
1925 p. m, of Hugh T, insolvency,
a former resident OF Oskaloosa. Mr..
insolvency was a travelling sales
man, representing an eastern jewelry
house. He was a member of Oska-
loosa Lodge No. $40 B. p. o. Elks. He
had been i'll several months and was
under treatment in a Chicago hos
pital at time of death. While in Os-
kaloosa he made his home at the
Downing Hotel. He was about forty
years of age.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Lost Lower Left Arm.

Waterloo, Jan. Al. Oliver Berk-
ley of the Berkeley Hardware company
and former public school man, suf-
fered the loss of his lower left arm
Saturday. He either slipped at a
crossing and fell or caught his foot
between tn planking and rail, just as
Chicago Great Western train pass
ed. The hand was crushed beneath
the wheels of the engine and the
member was amputated below the ell
bow. Mr.. Berkeley arose and walked
block, carrying his suit case in his
right hand, and called at feed store
for assistance He was planning to
take a train for Minneapolis, but
when he founa it was late he decided
to return home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
PEOPLES T,& S. BANK
Officers Reelected At Annual Meet
ing of Financial Institution.

Annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Peoples Trust and Savings
Bank of Oskaloosa was held at the
directors room at the bank, No. 112
High avenue west, Saturday evening,
January 2, 1915, and the following
were chosen directors: r. F. Fitch,
Charles Y. Shurtz, c. Ed Beman, F. E.
Colville, Walter B. Fitch, E. X. Tay-
lor, Fred J. Jarvis, w. S. Utterback
and George F. McCarty. This is the
same directory as for the year 1914
with the single exception OF E. X. Tay-
lor, who succeeds A. F.. Dewitt.
Officers elected are:
President, c. Ed Beman.
Vice President, W. S. Utterback
Cashier, George F. McCarty.
Assistant Cashier, H. J. Cunning
ham.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Court in Session.

Judge John F. Talbot was slated to
arrive at noon and reconvene district
court this afternoon at 1880. The
petit jurors were to report at that
time and the criminal assignment for
the December term will now occupy
the attention of the court. The first
case to be heard will probably be that
of State VS.. William Gillispie, charged
with incest. .a.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
BOLTON MEN ARRESTED
One For Breaking and Entering and
One For Selling Booze.

George Fielding, of Bolton, is in the
county jail here awaiting hearing up
on a Charge OF breaking and entering
He is accused of breaking into the
Bottom Hoover Company store and
carrying off a quantity OF goods and
merchandise on December Goth. The
information against him was sworn
out by W. w. Branigar, the company
manager, and the arrest was made
by Constable Glass. No time has been
fixed for preliminary hearing.
=. =.
Bob Southers of Bolton was arrest
ed this week by Sheriff |. NJ. Reed
and brought here to face a charge of
maintaining a nuisance. He was re-
leased on bonds by Justice L. NJ. BaC-
on and his hearing is set for January
14th.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
AlI.Stars Defeated.

The feature of the athletic program
was a basket ball game at 2:3O be-
tween a picked team of local sharks
and an all-star aggregation of college
students home for the holidays. AT
least. the event was billed as a bas-
ket-ball game, but it was plenty
rough enough to have been football.
The home crew won out by a score
of 26 to 10. Neither team exhibited
much team work, due to the fact that
the men had never played together
before, and the two fives were evenly
matched as to floor work. The local
men Won because they hit the basket
goodly percentage of the times they
shot, while the collegians could not
seem to locate the rims. The line
up and summary follows:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Keeps Office in Family.

Iowa City, Jan. flight years
treasurer of Johnson county, J. S.
Watson stepped out of Office Saturday
to make way for his son, who sue
ceeds him as the result of the last
election here. To return his fathers
kindness of the last four terms in
naming him deputy, Grover Watson,
the son, will name his father his dep
uty, starting today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Get ALLEGED Horse Thief.

Logan, Jan. "A man named John
f. Peterson, wanted here for the al
legged theft of horse Thursday night
from the farm of John Varnes, south
of Missouri Valley, was arrested west
of Omaha and taken to Fremont, Neb.,
by the Dodge county (Neb) sheriff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
UNPAID Man slaahes Foreman.

Because he could not pay his EN-.
ploye his full wage Friday night, the
foreman OF a special gang OF Italians
stationed at Dolliyer was gashed
from ear to ear. His assailant fed.
leaving the injured man in his bunk
alone until morning.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Shlpped Much Poultry

]. H. Cassidy and son. of Cantril,
dressed and shipped in eight days
liz barrels of turkeys, averaging $50
pounds to the barrel The turkeys
were shipped to Boston and New
York City.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Died On Weddinu Dav,

Mrs. Margaret Warden of Council
Bluffs whose clothing was burned off
in a fire a week ago, died on the day
she was to have become the bride of
Tony Lobig OF st. Louis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Shot Grey Fox.

F. F. 1 hainer, of Ironwood, while
hunting rabbits in a swamp across
the river from Dubuque, shot fine
specimen of the silver gray fox, the
fur of which is worth from $500 to
$4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Arm Shot OF.

Ernest Bailey, the 12-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Bailey of Glen
wood, had his right arm shot away
when his brother Glenn, Is years OF
age, pointed a gun at him, thinking
It was not loaded.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
BURGLARS Escape in Auto.

Fort Dodge, Jan. AFTER stealing
$500 worth of goods from the Carlson
general store at Farnhamville, Satur-
day night, the robbers escaped in an
automobile.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07

Hard for Madison,
Madison for Willard, end of first half.
Summary-Field goals, Davis 3,
Dodds 4, Cadwallader 5, Howard 8,
Madison 3; free throws, Cadwallader
4, Thomas ], Millard |. Referee, Hill
leary OF Ames.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Fire DAMAGES Newspaper Plant.

Sioux Rapids, Jan. A fire start
ing here Saturday afternoon did con-
siderable damage to the Republican
Press Office and the Star moving pic
ture building. The loss is fully coy-
cred by insurance
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Two Wolves.

George F. Smith brought to the
Poweshiek county auditors office
Saturday two wolves which he killed
north of MonteZuma
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07

Charles Perry tells how fifty years
ago, the mercury stood at thirty-six
degrees below zero in the early days
of January.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07

viii Place $4,000 White Oak Ties.
The Sioux City division of the
Northwestern railroad Is receiving
$4,000 white oak ties TO be placed on
the main line track next spring.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07

We have now only nine hours and
ten minutes of sunshine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
- - -

The Hospital has need of old wool
en- cloth. Underwear, blankets, or
WOODEN cloth of any kind will be ap.
preciated.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07

Work at the Hospital Is moving
along nicely, and more than the usual
number OF patients for this season OF
the year are being cared for.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Struck Flowing Well.

A flowing we'll has been struck on
the farm of Charles Fem near Salem.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
Scout Indoor Meet.

An indoor meet between Troop 2
and Troop of Boy Scouts was held
at $50 in the morning and resulted
in a victory for Troop 2. The score
was 28k to 22k. Troop 2 consists
of boys from the Christian Bible
school, while Troop Is composed of
boys from the Friends school. The
summary follows:
Basketball game won by Troop 3;
score AZ to 3.
Standing broad jump, r. Crump
first, Templeton second, Hull third.
Three broad Jumps, Dasher first,
Templeton second, Hull third.
High jump, r. Crump first, Mitchell
and Templeton tied for second, Hatch
lit third.
Dash, Hatchitt and Bowen tied for
first, V. Crump third.
Potato relay, won by Troop 2.
Shuttle relay, won by Troop 3.
Track relay, won by Troop 3.
Total points--R. Crump 10, Tenn
pleton ~, Dasher 5, Hatchitt s, Bow
en- 4, Mitchell IL, " Crump l.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
HOSPITAL DONATIONS
Episcopal Ladies Send Fruit. Old
Wooden Clothes are Needed.

The ladies of st. James Episcopal
church have made their annual con.
tribution of canned fruit to the Oska-
loosa Hospital, and the larder is now
supplied with fruit.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-07
VoIIeY Ball.

Following a half hour of gymnas-
ium games by the Juniors at 2 o'clock
and the All-Star-Y. NJ. c. A. basket
ball game at 2:30, vOlley ball con-
test was staged at 3 o'clock, between
the Doctors and the Lawyers. That
is, the Lawyers were supposed to be
lawyers, but not enough barristers
were on hand, so they had TO run in
some players of other vocations. The
mixed team beat the Doctors by a
tally Of 81 to 13.
Lawyers-Corlett, Nash, Anderson,
Dietrich, Lane, Underwood
Doctors-McClean, Teter, Rodgers,
Jarvis, Spurgin.
- - -
Basketball.
At $3.50 a basketball game was
played between the Fighting Quak-
ers" and the Y NJ. c. A. Intermedi-
ates. The latter won IL to 10. The
Fighting Quakers" are boys from
the Friends church. The lineup:
Intermediates Ouakars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
WILL DISCRE[)IT
H)LD-UP STORIES
Local Police VIII Not Permit Tales of
Highwaymen to Get BY As Means
Of Covering Up Truth.
REFLECTS On DEPARTMENT
thief Miller CensHres officer For Not
ArrestiHg Intoxicated Man Who
said He Was Robbed.

Chief Miller today declared that
holdnp stories used by some AZ a
means Of accounting for money spent
in saloons or lost through gambling
would no longer get by. if he could
help ii, The tales. he said, reflected on
the police department and he declared
/ a police officer would be censured for
failing To make an arrest of a man at
the corner OF Thirty-eighth street and
Tenth avenue at 1920 o'clock SUNDAY
morning.
| The officer found the man in an in
toxleated condition and who claimed to
have been held lip saying that two sls
bills and some change had been taken
from him. The officer permitted him
to go and reported the hold-un to the
station
Investigation. Chief Miller said
proved that there was no holdup ans
he said that the police were therefor,
not working On the case.
When fellow gets out and spend
q little more than he should. tha chic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
BREAKS ARM IN 4
FALL OFF TRUCK
Leo Kinney sustains Fracture of Left
Member In Mishap at Island tity
Park Yesterday.

Leo J. Kinney. 500 Thirty-fourth
street is living at St Anthony's hos
pitaI with a fractured left arm as re-
suit of an accident at Island City park
yesterday afternoon Just before the In-
dependent Mission football game was
started. Steamer. a Davenport pugil-
list, who was playing with the Daqen-
port Independents against the Volts Of
this city. assaulted Referee Johnny
Robh just before the first game ended
Steamer was taken to the side lines
and In the next moment local friends Of
Robb swarmed onto the field and
I pummeled Steamer. Kinney was sit
Iting on the Gem ROSTERS truck near
| the scean Of the melee. and he decided
! Jump down and witness the fight,
/ As he leaped from the truck his feet
became entangled in the wire fence
! and he fell headlong into the field,
alighting heavily on his left arm, with
/ the result that it was broken above the
elbow
Mr.. Kinney was taken to st, An
thony's hospital where Dr. Joseph De
Silva attended him. An X-ray examina-
ton of the fracture was taken last
night.
| The injury 10 Leo Kinney adds to a
series of misfortunes in the klnnes
family Last july his brother jay
sustained a broken leg in an accident
at Mason City, Iowa, and he is still us
/ ing crutches. Last week another broth
er Ivan. narrowly escaped death when
an auto in which he was riding came
near being run down by fast freight
train In Davenport. The auto crashed
/ into a pole when the driver swerved
sharply to avoid striking the train
and Ivan was cut by flying glass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
MEAT INJURIOUS
TO The KIDNEYS
Take a Tablespoonful Of
Salts if Back Hurts or
Bladder Bothcrs.

We are a nation OF meat eaters and
our blood is filed with uric acid. says
a we'll known authority. who warns
us to be constantly on guard against
kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood of this irritating acid. but
become weak from the overwork: they
get sluggish. the eliminative tissues
clog and thus the waste is retained in
the blood TO poison the entire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like Jumps OF lead and you have sting
ing pains In the back or the urine is
cloudy. full Of sediment or the bladder
is irritable. ohlIging you TO seek re-
lief during the night. when you have
severe headaches nervous ana dizzy
spells sleeplessness acid stomach or
rheumatism In bad weather get from
your pharmacist about four ounces OF
lad Salts, take tablespoonful In q
glass of water before breakfast each
morning and In few days your kid
neys will act fine This famous salts
ia made from the acid OF grapes and
lemon juice combined with lithia and
has been used for generations TO flush
and stimulate ciogged Kidneys 10 neu-
tralize the acids in urine 50 It is no
longer IL source of irritation thus end.
ing urinary and bladder disorders.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive and cam
aot iniure. makes a delightful efTar-
rescent lithia water drink and nobody
can make mistake by taking a little
occasionally To keep the kidneys clean
and active.
Harper House pharmacy.-(Adv.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
DENIES he ACTED
As REPRESENTED
u. A. Reading Declares Facts Regard
Ing Some Recent Transactions
Here Are Misstated.

G. A. Reading of Rock island, con-
corning whom some unpleasant state
ments were made called at the Argus
office this morning and stated the cir
cumstanees were misrepresented. both
as regards the adjustment Of his ac-
count at the Rock Island house and
also with reference to his connection
with the Des Moines people and their
fassocition with him in business al
fairs
Mr. Reading declares that in every
phase Of his business transactions in
Rock Island he has acted with the ut
most good faith and that there was not a
particle of suspicion or grounds for the
assertion that he acted othe, wise, and
| that the stories emanating from GER
tain sources to the contrary are IN
true.
The Argus. as matter Of fairness,
is very glad TO make the references to
Mr.. Readings affairs that be here de-
siFes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
ROTARY CLUB VISITS
BIG CUCUMBER FARM

Members OF the Rock Island Rotary
club to the number so boarded a spe-
cial car at 11:20 this morning on a trip
to the Davis farms in Davenport, where
the Rotarians of Rock Island, Moline
Davenport and Clinton gathered TO
spend the day and to inspect the Gu
cumher fields and flower houses, The
Davis farms makes q specially of rails
ing cucumbers and flowers in the lat
est scientific way, and the Rotarians
found much to interest them there.
The Davenport Rotarians provided for
"a dinner. which was enjoyed at u; 80.
During the afternoon motion pictures
were taken of the gathering,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08

All the news all the time The
Argus.