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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13

An afternoon service was held in
the transcept and this was attended
by the officers and teachers, the mem
bers of the Sunday school committee
and the officers of the various classes
The discussion was informal and the
weak points of the school organiza,
ton were carefully considered and
remedies suggested.
At the evening service, the orches.
ira was again present and rendered
four pleasing selections and some of
the members of the primary depart.
ment added quite a little to the in.
terest of the service. Miss Deane
spoke on the general subject Of the
graded system of lessons, giving a
short historical review of the gradual
development of the International Les.
son System and some of it's short.
comings. Experience has developed
the fact that the graded system of
teaching the Bible is the plan best
adapted to the needs of the child and
the scholar.
e Miss Deane will be in Oskaloosa on
Monday and Tuesday and during her
stay will take up various features of
the work which will be of value to
the Sunday school workers in connec.
ton with Central M. e. church. Pub
lie meeting will be held on Monday
evening and Tuesday afternoon and
evening.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
NINETY YEARS YOUNG
"Father" Crosson Is Honored For
His Long Church Service.

On Sunday afternoon a special ser
vice was Field at the PentecostaI
Mission on South Market street, in
cOmmemoration of the Goth birthday
OF the superintendent, Father" Will
liam Crosson. Several interesting
features tended to make the service
of more than usual moment. BY re.
quest, Father" sang a solo of sever.
| al verses, an indication of the fact
that his voice was still strong and
rigorous. A vocal trio was rendered
by Prof. S. E. Carter, Howard Wag-
ner and Prof. Harry Rosenberger.
Miss Silva Mccall was in charge of
the music and A. H. Goodwin was
present with his cornet. DR.. G. A.
Nc Laughlin, president of c. H. u.
spoke from Malachi 3:2 and also
from Matthew 3:11. AS an introduce
ton the Doctor referred to the first
time that he had met Father" Cros-
son over 25 years ago and that was
on the old camp meeting grounds
VIXEN he came to assist in meetings
held by Rev. B. S. Taylor. Other in
cidents Of former years were refer
red tC that made the occasion, one of
a Particularly interesting character.
On Saturday evening in connection
with Father" Crosson's birthday,
quite reception was held at his
home at 105 Fifth avenue east by his
relatives and friends. Rev. Perdew
and wife, DR.. e. H. Waring and wife,
DR. l. o. Kemble, DR.. G. A. McLaugh-
lin and wifR and nthorc i.JnrtiG aI
with his church, university and mis-
sion activities, were present to con-
gratu'Pte him on the attainment of
his 80 years and also to rejoice in
the fact that Notwithstanding his
years, he is still hearty ami vigorous
and enjoying a degree of health that
would be cherished by a person far
y ounger.
The evening was spent in social in
tercourse, the exchange of incidents,
defeats and victories of former years, !
the singing of sacred songs and re-
i|i"iEg in the fact that both relatives
and friends can meet on a common !,
ground and enjoy the experiences
incident to the lives of each other.
During tic evening selections were
enjoyed from the Pathe Photograph /
and Mrs. G. A. Mclaughlin rendered
two most enjoyable vocal solos.
Refreshments of a gratifying char
acter were served and every attention .
was given the thorough enjoyment
of the evening. Father" Crosson is .
we'll known in OskalOosa and his time
is spent largely in doing good to 9TH
ers in whatever way he can and in !
Advancing the cause of holiness and
he interests of the University at the
Park and the Mission in the city that
are all so dear to his heart. /
A large portion of his life has been
spent in Oskaloosa and in a sense,
lis life has been an open book, read
and known of all men," In all of the
changes of business, his character and
standing has been above reproach and
IS a result, he has always been high,
Y regarded by all classes, and all will
'cjoice with him in the attainment of
his birthday, under such pleasing and
hopeful conditions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
Train Crew Victims

Bellevue, Jan. 10.-The crew on a
southbound freight train was made
the victims of some busy BUDDY when
the train passed through here. The
train stopped at the station for orders
and someone uncoupled the cars at
the State street crossing. Engin-
eer Tritz got the signal to pull out
and went all the way to Pleasant
Creek, six miles below Bellevue, be-
fore it was discovered they we're mi.
nus half their train They had to
double back for the caboose and If
teen cars which were left standing
here. When they went to pull out
again they discovered every other car
had been uncoupled, causing the crew
a delay OF over an hour
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13

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babies will be made at the parlors oil
he Christian church on North First
street Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs
Robert Holt and Mrs. J. p. McMurray
will be in charge and the church
apartments will be open and ready
for business at nine o'clock. Some
thing over ole hundred babies have
been entered and the contest Will be
the largest yet conducted. Two class
es will be judged, city babies and
country Fables. A total of twenty
SEVEN prizes are offered Age of
babies eligible for scoring is one to
two and two to three years. : ~ s..
Scoring and examination will be
under personal direction of Mrs.
HelnzG-SCott NJ. D., of Colfax, one of
the state contest examiners.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
THE REVIVAL CLOSES
Much Good Done In the Elm
Grove NeighbOrhoOd.

Elm Grove, Garfield, Jan 10 (by
KD.-Several in this neighborhood
have the Grippe.
No school at Elf Grove this week
The teacher, Miss Lyle is sick.
The revival meetings held at Elm
Grove closed last Tuesday night. Much
good was done when considering the
irregular attendance caused by SO
much sickness and the holidays visit
ing and entertaining. The preacher
was sick few nights and not able
| to preach.
Mrs. Robert Kirk has been sick
with Grippe for over week but is
somewhat improved at this writing.
Mr.. z. T. McFadden has returned
from Charlton, after visiting with rel
atives there a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones have
returned to their home in Oskaloosa
after spending a few days with Mrs.
Jones parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. c..
Reynolds.
Fred Berner sawed wood for z. r..
McFadden last Thursday.
Since our last report. a baby boy
has come to gladden. the Judd Glad
win home.
The Ladies Aid society of Fairview
had a Birthday Tea last Thursday at
the J. F. Ball home in honor of Mrs.
Balls birthday. They served oysteds
and the fixings, coffee and cherrie pie.
Seventeen ladies were present, the
day being spent with fancy work and
visiting and singing hymns. All de-
parted wishing for her many more
ouch days.
The F. " Mather home was the
scene of a Christmas tree Christmas
eve where seven families were en-
tertained.
The Elm Grove Sunday school gave
their Christmas treat on the Sunday
morning following Christmas.
Miss Blanche Worthy of Ames spent
the holidays at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Worthy.
Mr.. Frank McFadden and family ate
Christmas dinner with relatives at
Beacon.
aMr. and Mrs. George Wiser and
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Chord ate din
ner az the Edward Worthy home on
Christmas day
The George Smart family and the
Everett Plate family took dinner with
the 2. T. McFadden family Christmas
day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13

District Number Three and drain
ditch and channel change of SAID
South Skunk River located and con
: structed on the lands therein men
: toned; and the Board of Supervisors
having examined said engineers re.
port and believing the plan recon.
mended to be expedient, has in.
structed the County Auditor to cause
this notice to be served by publica.
ton as required by law. The terri.
tory comprised in said district will be
LOCATED in Section Seventeen CD,
Eighteen t1S), Nineteen Q9), TWEEN
ty (20), Twenty-one CD, Twenty
two (22), Twenty-seven go, Twenty
eight (2S), and Thirty.four (34),
Township Seventy-seven GU North,
Range Seventeen 90 West of 5th
| P. M; also Sections Two (2), Three
| (3), Ten 10), Eleven QD, Twelve
| (12), Thirteen 13), in Township Sew.
enty-siX (76) North, Range Seventeen
! 90 West of 5th p. M; also Sections
Seven CD, Eight 80, Fourteen Q4),
Fifteen 05), Sixteen QO, Seventeen
90, Eighteen (18), Nineteen go,
Twenty CO., Twenty-one (2D, TWEEN.
ty-two (22), Twenty-three (23), TWEEN.
.ty-five (25) and Twenty-siX (26) in
Township Seventy-siX (76) North,
Range Sixteen (16) West of 5th P. NJ,
all of said land being situated and
lying in Mahaska County, Iowa.
The size and the course of the pro.
posed ditch or the new channel for
the South Skunk River through the
foregoing described lands to be as
recommended by the engineer and
SHOWN by his report which is on file
in the office of the County Auditor at
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County. Iowa,
and was approved by the Board of
of said County on the Bird
day OF January, 1916.
You are further notified that said
engineers report may be amended at
any time before the district is estab-
lished and if amended, the plan shall
be conclusive unless appealed from
as provided by law.
You and each of you are hereby
further notified that the Board of
Supervisors of Mahaska County,
Iowa, will hold a hearing on said
petition and engineers report at their
office in the Court House, at Oska-
loosa, Iowa, on the Bird day of Febru.
airy, 1916, at 10 o'clock a. m.
And you are hereby further notified
that all claims for damages on &C.
count of the construction of the pro-
posed Drainage Ditch or channel
charge of the South Skunk River or
the Strengthening thereof must be ,
lied in the Office of the County Audi. !, /,
or at Oskaloosa, Iowa, at least five !
- days before the date set for the
rearing, and if no such claims are
lied the District will be established y
md said described lands drained as |
~ law provided and you and each of
,ou will be held to have waived your d
lights to any claim for damages on I
IccOunt of the drainage or change In 1t
aid water course herein provided
Claimants must file their said /
laims for damages in writing pro- II
ided however. that it shall not be l.
necessary to file claims covering
alue of lands appropriated for right X
f way for construction of proposed
You will, therefore, take due notice
nd govern yourselves accordingly. a
WITNESS my hand and Official Seal
Mahaska County, Iowa, this 5th
ay of January, 1916. A
[Seall ROY E. ROWLAND, N
Ounty Auditor of Mahaska Co., Iowa y
26w2-Advertisement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
ROMANCE OF LIFE
WAS BITTER FATE
LATE THos .sINeMAsTER LEFT
LARGE ESTATE.
HISTORIC SCHOLTE CHURCH
Srinnell viii Vote On School Bonds
IN the Sum of $7o,0oo-eerman
LutheraEs To Build Church
at What Cheer.

Montezuma, Jan. S.-There was pa
thos, romance, riches and poverty il
the life of George Lawrence. who
died this week at the Poweshiek coun
" farm and was buried at Malcolm
his career here reaches back to the
early days of this county. He was
porn IN Coshocton county, Ohio. on
March %, 1929, and came to Iowa
when q young man, Sixty years ago
ne was united in marriage with Mar.
garet Frizzell, of near Brooklyn, a
slaughter of early settlers of that part
Of tho county. The couple resided
on farm near Brooklyn for some
time. In 1856 he was elected county
clerk and moved to Montezuma to
take charge of the Office, which he re-
tanned until after the election of 1862.
lie served as county Judge during the
year 1854, and county Judge and re.
corder 1855 and 1866. When TWEEN.
ty-one years of age deceased lost his
left arm in threshing machine. 9th.
err reverses he encountered at times
past middle life and about eight years
ago he found himself physically I'M
able to continue the activities in
which he had so long participated. In
anu III ISulpesI lHe deceased
gave little evidence of the changed
emotions that must move us all.
Sorrow, he bore with extreme forti-
tnde and the halcyon days of his
Younger manhood were marked by
generous acts of kindness. He was
well and favorably known throughout
the county in the days of long ago
and numbered close friends by the
score. He was regarded as a very
capable official with a high sense of
honor and integrity in all his deal
ings.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Miss Dean of Ossaloosa District
Holds Interesting Institute Here.

Sunday at the Central M. T.. church
was entirely given over to the con
sideration of Sunday school matters
and from the hour of the Sunday
school session in the morning to the
close of the evening service Miss
Elizabeth Deane of Newton was kept
busy in considering the needs requir.
ed to bring the standard of the school
up to its required place. On Satur.
day evening the officers and heads OF
departments met with Miss 'Deane at
the residence of Prof. w. c. Dennis
on North B street and the whole
ground was gone over in prepare.
tory manner.
Miss Deane is the efficiency secre.
tary of the Oskaloosa district, giving
her time entirely to Sunday school
work and this is the only district in
the Iowa Conference that has an OF
ficer of this character. At the ses.
sion OF the Sunday school Miss Deane
visited the various departments and
at the public service delivered the
address of the morning. The Sun.
day school orchestra led by DIR. John
l. Tony gave valuable assistance
with their music and various charts
and diagrams illustrated all phases Of
the work
This work was started last Septem.
Der by DR.. G. L. Minear, the district
superintendent, and so far has been
decided success. The district com
prises parts OF five counties and has
80 pastors and some 81 Sunday
schools. Many of these are small ru:
raj schools on circuits and much
needed work Is beiiig developed nm
der the supervision ofsBliss sDeane. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
THE WOMEN DID IT
Have Made a Fine Looking Town
Out of Eddyville.

The Tribune says that the Womon's
Civic Improvement club, which was
organized in Eddyville during 1911,
has, during the five years of it's ex.
istence, done more than any other
factor in identifying and improving
the town.
They have been instrumental in
causing a general cleaning up of the
town. Metal cans have been distrib-
uted about town in which to place
paper and other waste matter. They
built a cement walk ana a stone wall
at the east approach to the wages
bridge; also put UP an iron railing
along this approach. But in Eddy.
villes beautiful little park has the
greatest improvement been made.
Cement walks were laid in the park,
running diagonally in either direction
through the park, and neat iron seats
were placed at various points in the
park.
But the browning achievement of
this ladies' organization is the hand.
some new bandstand, located in the
NOtSOh VI bhS poi M dnu WHICH Was
built during the past year. The total
cost of the bandstand was $838.6S. to
which should be added sand and haul,
ing donated by the Palmer & Powell
Sand Co. and the Empire Sand C Ma.
terial Co. There were also other do
nations made in cash. The ladies
have succeeded In meeting over $500
OF the cost of the stand, leaving a
balance due OF $3.50.
THE bandstand 10 built OF concrete
and is a good permanent structure,
which is credit to the town and to
the improvement club, The material
for the stand was all bought at home
with the exception OF the steel, which
was purchased through the Empire
Sand 4 Material Co Home labor
was also employed In building the
. =
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13

keota. Jan. S.-The late Thomas
Singmaster was perhaps the Wealth.
est man i'm this community. Hardly
anyone knows to a certainty how
much his estate will amount to, but
those who are somewhat familiar
with his business affairs, estimate it
At $4,000, and it is quite certain
II viii be all OF that He owned
some 3.200 acres of land, in Keokuk
and Washington counties. besides
land in Nebraska and other places,
and his possessions in the way of
bank stock and other personal prop
erty were large.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
Lutherans to Build Church.

What Cheer, Jan 8.--The German
Lutheran church OF this city has de.
cided to erect a new church building.
TLey are thinking of buying the Geo.
Ladd residence and using it for a
parsonage and erect a church build
irg on the vacant lot This will Ger
tainiy be a fine addition to the town
and a convenience to the people.
From present prospects, What Cheer
is going to boom during the coming
year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
Historic schoIte Church.

Pella, Jan. S.-John Bosveldt has
purchased the old Scholte church
property on West First street and ex.
poets to build a residence on the site.
X,his church was built by the founder
Of the city of Pella sixty years ago.
II was later used by the Holland Pres
byterian church, which became the
Fourth Reformed church and was
then disbanded. The building has
been owned by the L. Stegeman estate
the past few years and has been used
a part of the time as a skating rink.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
The Busiest People These DAYS

The most Industrious people are the
yeggs, who are looting postoffices in
Iowa and neighboring states. They
have been at 1t for years, and are
keeping 1T up. No doubt they find the
business profitable and as none are
caught, 1t must be rather pleasant
Some of these days, some OF these fell
lows will be, filled full of lead or
captured and sent to federal prisons
for long terms.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
OLlVET HOGS ARE BIG
Three of Them Weighed Within
Thirty Pounds of Ton.

: Oliyet, Iowa, Jan. S.-John Shaffe
: sold three hogs to Leighton partie
this week that weighed 1870 pounds
F., They brought him forty dollars each
: Mr.. and Mrs. III. Degose of Dakota
: also Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Cox and Mrs
: Bonfield of Harvey attended the fun
eral of Mrs. A. DeGose on Monday.
John Shaffer is serving on the jur!
in OskalOosa this week. John is {
level headed fellow and there is none
better.
H. Noble of Seymour, Wayne coun
ty, was a business caller at the Rock
Island station on Tuesday. Mr.. Noble
has been bad on the coal business sc
: far.
DIR. Parks of Tracy was in town on
Monday in counsel with Dr. Ayers OF
Leighton over Mrs. John Crispen,
who is very sick.
Mrs. Isaac Barnes of Tracy was a
passenger for OskalOosa on Monday
to visit with relatives and friends.
J. A. DeCook, S. Bartlinma and An.
drew Cole spent Tuesday in Oskaloosa
on business matters.
School commenced on Monday af-
ter a vacation of two weeks for the
holidays.
Business on the Rock Island has
been better the last month than it
has for some time.
L. p. Seamon was a business caller
in Knoxville on Monday.
Politics are warming up since the
coming of the new year Let it be,
for the world has no earthly use for
a dead man or dead men.
Mrs. E. Vanalst of Harvey was in
town on Monday to see her sister,
Mrs. Crispen, who is very sick.
G. H. Hawk of Fairfield was a bust.
ness caller at the Rock Island station
Tuesday.
Mrs. Lee Dalton of New Sharon was
in town on Wednesday, also her sis.
ter, Mrs: Eta Samuels, visiting their
sister, Mrs. John Crispen
We notice things are getting hot in
Washington. We have seen the time
when liberality ceased to be virtue
That time is here right now.
The weather man has our most
hearty thanks for the weather he has
to see it continue.
~ IL ClItSI ICLlo US WIEN he lett
Missouri the last week in December
they had from six to eight inches of |
snow there, and it was still falling,
and he was most awfully glad to get !
back home. They all are but are
loath to say it. /
John Shaffer, who. is on the jury
this week. pulled in. for home Wed.
nesday. He reported nothing doing
IA the capital city.
H. j. Sedrel spent Thursday in Os.
looking after business.
Frank Hunt, the Rock Island brake.
man on this line from Knoxville to
evans, resumed his run on Thursday
after a weeks lay off for the holidays. l.
The church people are engaged this
week in raising money to employ Rev. i
Hottenstein to fill the pulpit at the
VI. P. church for another year. This
'oung man has marked ability for a
nan of his age and has given good
abstraction to all. AS a reward of
merit for his work this church raised
lis salary forty dollars more than
hey gave last year. We understand
leighton will give the same.
Mrs. c. Clyde Robinson and son re.
urned home on Friday from weeks
isit at the parental B. Hans home at !
What Cheer. Z
Mrs. Geo. Cox of Harvey returned
ome on Friday after spending a
zee kat the A. Degose home west of (
own,-R. w.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
Wants Two Weeks Term.

Ottumwa, Jan. 10.-Judge Martin j.
Wade is to be asked to use his infiu-
ence toward getting the present con-
gress to pass a bill granting two
weeks of federal court here in the
spring instead of the one week ses,
sion, as at present.
The constantly growing business of
the division, centering at Ottumwa
is given as the reason for this move
on the part of the lawyers in Ottum.
wa. A copy of their resolutions,
drawn today, will be sent to every
bar association in the division and
that groups recommendation will be
sought.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
Miners Eye injured.

Flagler. Jan. S.--John Williams,
employed at Anderson, received a
painful injury to the left eye while at
work in the mine. His pick struck
sulphur ball" (pyrites of iron con-
erection in the coaD the result being
that either piece of the pyrites met
al or the steel from the pick few
into his eye, almost destroying the
sight.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13

Prairie City, Jan. 10.-The Rev.
James A. Ross, pastor of the Method
list Episcopal church at Prairie City,
died Saturday night His death was
caused by pneumonia. Mr.. Ross was
born in Iowa in 1859. He Joined the
Iowa conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church in 1884 and was
transferred to the Des Moines confer
ence in 1893
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
Knoxville Bow ParoIed.

Knoxville, Jan. 8.-Howard Row
land. Knoxville young man who was
sent TO the reformatory at Anamosa
in 1914 for the crime of breaking and
entering the Rock Island depot ticket
office in the night time, was paroled
and returned home last Wednesday
evening, after serving only fourteen
months OF five year sentence.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
viii Vote On School Question.

Grinnell, Jan. S.-The school board
met and passed on the sufficiency of
the petition and fixed Feb. as the
date for a special election to be held
for the purpose of voting on the prop
osition to issue bonds in the sum of
$4,000 to build a new building at
South, and additions to Cooper and
Parker schools, and $4,000 or more
school grounds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
sues for s14.1s3.

Keokuk, Ia, Jan. S.-Claiming that
she was a passenger on a Keokuk
Electric company's car which collided
with cement mixer. and that in this
collision she sustained injuries of SER
i0us nature. Sallie Powell has brought
suit against the company asking for
S14,162. Action was filed today in the
District court.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
Fire Causes $4,000 Damaqe.

Greenfield, Jan. 1O.-Fire caused
by an overheated thimble covering a
stove pipe hole in a furnace fue,
wrought $4,000 damage to the mer-
chandise stock of the A. r. Whitman
store Saturday. The fire was con-
fined to one corner of the store, The
stock was insured for $1O,5OO.