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The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
new BANK OFFICIALS
Arthur Axmear Assistant Cashier
Fremont Savings Bank.
(Fremont Gazettel

(FTemont Gazetteer
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers State Savings
Rank was held Tuesday at the Bank
ing house and the following direct
ors we're elected:
A. F. Hoffman, w. E. Fellers, f. r.
Beck, e. H. Ferguson, J. S. Reeves, ID.
Goehring and w. c. Mcdowell.
Officers for the year were chosen as
follows:
President-W. Z. Fellers.
ce-President-A. F. Hoffman.
Cashier--F. S. Bridger.
Assistant Cashier-Arthur AXmere.
Rookkeeper-Mis Nellie Martin.
Mr.. Axmear will take up his new
duties on March 1.
Aldridge & Reeves have bought five
passenger car of NJ. E. Huntley, south
of town, and will convert the machine
into a truck. This firm does large
V indmill and pump business through.
cut the country and are in need OF
Just such a conveyance.
Fred ]. Yenney of Latimer, Iowa,
arriver here Tuesday, being called to
the bedside of his mother, Mrs. john
Yenney, at Cedar, who has been very
seriously i'll the past week, bit is some
Letter this morning.
Loren Martin, who has been suffer.
ing with a severe attack of pneumon,
la at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Martin, southeast OF town
is improving right along, and Is now
on the road to recovery.
John Purdin shipped one car OF
cattle and four of hogs to the st. Louis
market Sunday, going in with the
shipment and returning home on Tues
day.
The receipts at the Fremont post.
lcffice showed gain during 1915 OF
l$)53.35 over those of 1914.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
AWARDS FOR CONTESTS
Have Been Arranged For Big High
School Meet Here May s.

Preparations and much business
were handled at the meeting of the
Southern High School Conference,
held in Oskaloosa Saturday The
awards, rules and events for the an
nual spring track and field meet, and
the declamatory and musical contests
on May were determined and rules
a ri clauses were drawn to that effect.
A large handsome banner will be
given to the school of the Conference
which wins the highest number of
points in the meet, and silver loving
cups will be awarded to the winners
of each relay race The cups and
banner become the permanent prop
erty of the winners, and new trophies
will have to be furnished for each
meet. For the individual prize win
'Iers, gold medal will be given for
the third place.
Many events will be on the program
for the meet, including 100-yard, 220-
yard, 440-yard, 8S0-yard, and mile
sprints and dashes; 220~yard low hur-
die. and possibly the 220 high hurdle;
pole vault, running broad jump, run
ming high jump, shot put, discus
| throw, and the one-half mile and mile
relay race.
The literary contests between the
high schools of the Southern Iowa
Conference which will be held in the
local high school assembly on tho
evening of the track meet, has been
arranged and provided for. One
dramatic speaker from each confer.
ence school will appear in the de-
clamatory contest and for the win
ners in this, prizes will be awarded.
! A gold medal will be given to the
winner of first place, a silver one to
the winner of second place. and a
bronze medal to the third place win.
ner. Each school may also be rep
resented with a mixed double quartet
and to the winner of the musical con-
tests a banner will be given.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
, WHY DRINKERS ARE FAT.

The labor leaders are beginning to
teach through the pages of their jour
nails the nature and effects Of alcohol
upon the physical organism. The fol-
lowing is from the United Mine Work
ers Journal:
Not all hard drinkers are fat, but
the tendency of alcoholics to obesity
is too marked to escape notice. A
well-known doctor says it is because
the alcohol usurps the function OF the
fat, which accumulates. This is how
he explains it:
1T is noticeable that those addicted
to the use of alcoholic beverages often
reveal tendency to corpulence which
is proportionate to their use Of the
drug. The fairness is not a sign of
health. 1t is not even an indication
that alcohol is harmless. 1t is merely
the result of the complete civilization
of the substance of alcohol by the
human body. The body will oxidize a
| two-ounce quantity OF alcohol in "a
hours, and will do it so completely
that no trace of alcohol can be found
in any excretory substance. This sim
ply means that the unnatural heat pro
duced in the body by the presence Of
the stimulant answers, for the time
being at least, for what would other
wise be produced by the expenditure
of fats and carbohydrates. These lat
ter are the fuel stored up by the body
and normally burned up in the pro
duction of necessary bodily heat
though not a natural heat-and this
expenditure is avoided. The fat ii
therefore stored up in the body un
used, and corpulence is the necessar!
result This, of course, is not nor
NAL condition nor a proper process
1t becomes more unnatural with in
creasing use Of alcohol"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
MAY LOSE AN ARM
Thos. ]. Berdinner Severely Hurt
in Yards at Keithsburg.

Thomas J. Berdinner, of 3O2 High
arenue East. conductor on M. & st.
l.. local freight, No. Al, received a
very serious injury in the Keiths.
burg, ILL.,, yards Saturday morning,
when he slipped and fell between
two cars he was coupling and his
fright arm was mashed between the
knuckles of the cars. His arm was
badly mashed between the elbow AMI
wrist and may have to be amputated
at the elbow. No injury was done @
the hand.
Mr.. Berdinner was making up his
train, and had opened the knuckle
of one car and was opening the
knuckle of the other, when. it is sup
the two, putting his hand on top Of
the drawbar to break his fall. The
right arm was caught between the
two knuckles in the compact and the
bones and flesh were severely mash
led.
Medical attention was Immediately
secured and he was taken in a cal
to the home of his mother|in-law
Mrs. D. D. Without. who lives IL
Keithsburg. His wife, Mrs. BERLIN
ner, left Saturday for Keithsburg tC
remain with him.
The brakeman who was working
with Mr.. Berdiuner, stated that the
injured member did not start bleed
ing until some time following the &C
cident, but when blood did commence
to flow, trouble was experienced IL
stopping it. Word is received tina
Mr.. Berdinner is very weak, through
loss of blood Whether it will b.
necessary to amputate the crushed
member has not been decided AM
every effort will be put forth to save
the arm. before any action in tina
line is tken.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
HARD FALL ON WALK
Mrs. R. ]. Mcdonald Sustsins a
Broken Hip Bone.

Mrs. r. ]. Mcdonald, who lives at
21S north Eighth street, met with quite
a painful accident about 1890 this
afternoon when she slipped on the icy
walk and fell to the ground, breaking
her hip in the fall Mrs. Mcdonald
was on her way down town and was
on A avenue East in about the seven
hundred block when she fell. Passers
by assisted her Immediately, and cal
led the ambulance. She was taken TO
her home and DR.. Terrell called to set
the broken member. Mrs. Mcdonald
lis past seventy years of age, the
break is in very bad place, &C.
Icompanied by severe pain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
ALLIES SUNK OWN WARSHIP
Berlin Says No Austrian Cruiser Was
'Torpedoed by French subma-
rine.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE Overseas News
agency says: r''
Reports from Vienna say that the
Stefani agency on January IA an.
nounced that the French submarine
Foucault sank an Austro-H Hungarian
cruiser of the Novara type. Since no
Austro-Hungarian ship is missing, the
Foucault must have sunk ship of the
entente powers by mistake"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
BIG FIRES IN TWIN CITIES
Minneapolis and St. Paul 5Iazes De-
stroy Railroad Property and
T Factory.

! Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 17.-Sever-
al thousand barrels of naptha and gas
pline were burned in a fire that did
$4,000 damage to the rolling stock,
buildings and equipment of the Elec-
tric Short CLuce) line here. Fire also
caused loss of approximately $780,
900 to two buildings and stock OF
Euhles & Stock company. cigar man
hfacturers, in st. Paul.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
EXPLOSION ON U. S.
SUBMARINE K|LLS4
Ten Others Hurt on E-2-Vessel
in Drydock. !
BLAST is CAUSED BY CAST
Rear Admiral N. r. Usher Hints That
Some Outside Hand May Have
Been Resp onslbIe-Three May
! May Die Of Injuries.

New York, Jan. 17.-Four men we're
killed and ten others injured, Ave of
them dangerously, by an explosion on
the submarine E-2 while the craft was
undergoing repairs in dry dock at the
New York navy yard.
One Of the men killed was an en-
listed electrician and the other three
civilian workers. At least three of
the ten now in hospitals are not ex-
pected to live. The names of the dead
follow:
r. r. Seaber, electrician, second
class.
James H.. Peck. civilian, general
helper, Brooklyn.
]. P. Schultz. civilian, machinist,
Brooklyn.
Joseph Logan, civilian, general help
Ter, Brooklyn.
Chief Electrician L. c. Miles may,
die as result of his injuries.
Hints of Outside Cause.
The cause of the explosion has not
been decided. The first theory re-
ported, that it resulted from the igni-
ton of gases, is discredited by Rear
Admiral Nathaniel r. Usher, COM
mandant of the navy yard.
While unwilling to say 90 definitely,
At was inferred from the command
ants remarks that some outside hand
may have heen responsible. At the
same time, however. Rear Admiral
usher explained that no one could
have been aboard or near the subma-
rine except members of the crew and
navy yard workmen, who are civil
service employees.
The admiral does not entertain the
theory of gas explosion for the rea-
son that the E-2 was equipped with
Edison batteries, which are supposed
to be proof against generating gases
Rear Admiral Usher has appointed a
committee of investigation.
Report Made by commandant.
The commandant gave out the fol-
Rowing official statement:
"The men were at work in the bat
berry compartment Of the E-2. discharg.
ing the new Edison batteries through
a rheostat to measure the voltage, and
the explosion occurred in that com.
partment while they were working
there. The battery will generate no
kind of gas and there was no gasoline
on board The engine was of the oil
burning Diesel type"
Ships Shell Holds Tight.
Although the defamation was terri,
BILE, the submarine, from the outside
shows no effects of the explosion, the
second fatal accident Of its kind in
the history OF the United States navy
Practically the entire crew of the
e. as we'll as a number of civilians
were at work on the repairs when the
disaster came. Some of them we're
not inside the craft, however. Those
Inside had no chance to escape death
br injury
Tho force Of the first explosion is
shown by the fact that man working
on top of the submarine was blown 20
feet. He fell onto the floor Of the
drydock, but suffered only slight in.
suries.
Equipped With New Batteries.
The submarine E.2 was built in 1910
and displaced $50 tons on the surface
and 430 submerged. It was capable
Of travelling II knots on the surface
and II knots when submerged. The
E-2 was the only vessel in the world
Equipped with the Edison nickeled bat
teries, and 1t made its first trip sue.
cessfully with them on December I
last
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

Thompson in Winnebago county
has just completed and occupied a
new high school building, which has
all the latest Improvements. There
are twenty-three rooms, and a heat
ing plant, shower baths for boys AMI
girls, bleachers for athletic events
and a gymnasium 30X50 feet,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
Iowa Bio Man Dead.

Thomas Einig of Iowa City, the
biggest man of Iowa and the country
is dead here. Emig, who weighed 800
pounds when II years of age was Al
shortly before he died, and tipped the
beam at 46S then. 1t was necessary
to use special paraphernalia in the
way of derricks, etc, to manipulate
his caSket.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

Northwestern Iowa's popcorn CROP
which is handled chiefly by Sioux
City jobbers is one of the largest in
the history of the industry, according
to notices received by wholesalers
Millions of pounds will be marketed
through Sioux City and sent to east
ern and western points.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

London, Jan. ia Zurich dispatch
10 the Central News quotes the Wolf
bureau es reporting that the kaiser
has completely recovered. It adds that
the emperor took lunch with Chancel.
Tor Won Bethmann.H ollweg.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
Seed Corn Ia Short.

Only Ia per cent Of the Iowa corn
crop of 1915 is fit for seed, according
to estimates recently made by the
government. In normal season 81
per cent of the crop can safely be used
for seed. Lack of sufficient maturity
is given as the reason.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

EASTMAN - Funeral services for
the late Louise Ward Eastman, wife
of d. V. Eastman, assistant cashier of
the Eddyville Savings Bank occurred
at Eddyville Sunday afternoon with
large attendance, several from this
city being present. The popularity OF
the deceased and the sad circum
stances connected with the death
made the service unusually affecting,
Mrs. Eastman a few days since, be
came a mother and leaves beside a
husband a week old infant. She was
making rapid cOnvalescence when
heart trouble interfered and death
came almost on the instant and with
out warning. She was about twenty
two years of age, beautiful girl, am
bilious, vivacio"3 and Beloved Of eli
who knew her. Among attendants
from Oskaloosa were Mrs. J, G. Iiar.
rold and Mrs. E. d. Brewer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
TO THE VOTER.

Which of your boys do you intend
Shall stand In the footprints OF ruined
men?
Will you help them to enter life of woe
Because of your votes? Oh. no! Oh, no!
II you vote for saloons. 1 verify fear
You'll have to support them; so now look
here
Which OF your boys are you going to give
To ruin and death. that saloons may live
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
NAV XIII Grin Germs.

The opinion prevails that the cold
weather will kill the grip germs. The
sunshine will help also. There is the
greatest of germicidns-an yet that
OF the grip may be different from 9TH
ers
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
Weather Cut Down Entries.

1t is said that the entry list for
tho Farmers Institute exhibit would
have been doubled had anything like
favorable weather prevailed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
New Trees cominu.

Fruit tree agents say Mahaska coun
ty has ordered a lot of new apple
trees to be set out this spring,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
RAadx For Aarueat.

Zero weather Of last week gave Ice
of suiiicient thickness TO warrant cut
ting and packing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
DRINKERS BARRED.

We do not employ habitual drink
ers. and never have. because they are
not good workmen. President White
Automobile Company, '@
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
Hoes selllna al Z Gents

Hogs sold in oskaloosa at Z cents
even yesterday and several nice
lunches were disposed of to local
dealers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

brother, John Moore, who lives in
Iowa, and host of other relatives
and friends. g..
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Margie Yeoman, Fremont. .... .21
Jno Harley McCreery Burlington %
Myrtle P. Nichols, Burlington -. .23
GABLE-Born to Harley Gable and
wife, 81 North K street, Friday, Jan.
IA, an 81 pound boy.
McCREERY - NICHOLS - Mar
ried at the office of the officiating JUS
tice, Squire William Laffollette, at two
| o'clock p. m, Saturday, Jan. Is, 1916,
Myrtle Pearle Nichols to Mr.. John
! Harley McCreery, both of Burlington.
| The bride is a popular young lady Of
! her home town and the groom is a
granite cutter of that place. They will
reside at Burlington.
DOTY - WYMORE - Miss Marie
Wymorc, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Wymore, and Mr.. Earl DOty, two
worthy young people Of the Barnes
: City community, were married at Mon
tezuma Tuesday, January 18th. After
spending few days at their old home
they will leave for Burlington, Ia,
where they will make their home. Con
gratulations are freely extended.
SWEEM - Thomas c. Sweem, an
old soldier and member of Co. b.
OF the SO Iowa Infantry died at his
home near Tracy, Friday morning,
Jan. IA, 1916. Funeral was held Sun
lday, January 16. at 10 o'clock a. m
and intermcnt made at BellefOuntaint
cemetery. Deceased was we'll known
here and was a member of Phil Kear
ney Post, G.. A. R. of Oskaloosa.
| HARPER.-Andrew Harper died al
III o'clock Thursday morning at his
home in Eddyville. Death was due
to la grippe. He was II years of age
al the time Of death. He leaves tC
mourn their loss three brothers, Joe
Harper, of Wyoming, Jake Harper, Of
New Market, Iowa, Abe Harper, Of
IChautauqua, Kans., who have the
sympathy of all in their sad bereave
Iment. The funeral was held Friday
In. m. at 2 o'clock from the M. E
church. Services conducted by Rev
Day. and interment in Highland
cemetery.
i WORCESTERSHIRE Regis
ter and Leader of Sunday contained &
picture of Miss Bess Knisley. former
lily of this city, accompanying the an
announcement of her marriage on Sat
Iurday at 1890 o'clock a. m. to Mr.
IWilmert r. Backman of Des Moines
mrs. Backman is the only daughter
Iof e. E. Knisley of this city, and made
her home here until about three year:
Iago when she went to Des MoineE
IShe has many friends here who sent
best wishes. Mr.. and Mrs. Backmar
left Des Moines Saturday morning fol
la weeks visit in Chicago, when they
will return to Des Moines where the!
will be at home at 1888 Thirty Fire
street, Ha"7
GRIFE-Mrs. Walter Grife, former
lily of Barnes City but for the pas
mine years a resident of Erwin, Soutl
Dakota died Friday and the remains
were brought back for burial.
Grace Ethel Moore was born in Ma
haska county, Iowa, July 26, 1882, ant
ldied, January s, 1915, age SO years
months and 13 days. She was married
to Walter Grife, December rs, 1897
To this union we're born two children
la daughter, Mrs. Leila Clemmons, ant
la son. Cleo She leaves to mourn he
departure husband. two children
!, one grandchild, one sister. Mrs. San
McGriff of Erwin, South Dakota, on
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

Jno Harley McCreery, Burlington 2;
1858 and
Myrtle p. Nichols, Burlington ... q
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

GABLE-Born to Harley Gable and
wife, 81 North K street, Friday, Jan
IA, an 8% pound boy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Marvin Ash, Sigourney .21
1852 and
Margie Yeoman, Fremont. ...... .21
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

MATHER-Na Nancy Jane Houston,
daughter of John and Mahala llOuS
ton, was born March s, 1896 at La.
Grange, Illinois. She was united in
marriage to Edwin MathCr, on NOvem
Der q, 1865, at Quincy, Ill. TO them
were born four sons, Benjamin j.,
Walter S., and Charles William OF
Bussey, Iowa, and John S., deceased
Five daughters, Mrs. MorIecai Hill OF
Aberdeen, South Dakota, Mrs. J. f
Hughes of Council Bluffs, Ia, Mrs. J
.G. Price Of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. {. ;
Burton of OsceOla, Iowa and Laura
who died in infancy. With their fam
lily the removed 10 the state Of Iowa
in the fall of 1871, settling in Davis
county and later moving to Mahaska
county, where she resided until heI
death which occurred at her home five
miles east of Bussey, on Jan. IL, 1916
She signified her readiness and will
ingness to join her husband who pre-
coded her to the better world six years
ago. She was converted at the age o.
thirteen years and united with the
Christian church continuing in thai
faith to the time of her death. The
children were all at her bedside eX
cept Mrs. Burton, who came later am
Mrs. Hill who was not able to come
on account of weather conditions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

BAY.-MTs. Frances Bay, wife OF
Samuel B. Bay, passed away at her
he me in Eddyville Thursday evening
at 4:3O. She had been i'll for some
time and her death was not uneXpect'
ed. She was born in Illinois in 1912
and came to Iowa with her parents
when a small child. She was united
in marriage to Samuel Bay December
6, 1863, and to this union six children
were born. Eva, who died in infancy,
John Bay, of Aurora, Milton Bay, OF
Morris, Okla. Emmett Bay OF Chi
cago. DR.. E. l.. Bay, of Eddyville and
Nellie Bay, of Eddyville. The great
err part of her life has been spent in
the vicinity of Abba the past ten
years having been spent in Eddyyille.
The deceased united with the Nj. +.
church when a child and has lived a
consistent Christian life. She was a
woman of noble character who i'm
pressed all with her cheerful dis
position and her willingness to aid
those about her. She devoted much
OF her time to the best interests OF
the church and she made home life
ideal. All who knew her loved her
for her kind words and generous
deeds. She enjoyed the great pleas.
ure of celebrating with her aged com.
panion their golden wedding anniver-
sary, their children and grandchild-
rem being present time. The funeral
was held at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning from the home. Services
conducted by Rev. Day and inter
ment made in Highland cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

TO change the shape and
color Of unstable brands
to initiate the Prince
Albert tidy red tin, but
IL 10 impossible to imi-
tate the flavor Of Prince
Albert tobaccol The
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thatl
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-03-17
HOW MY WIFE ACCEPTED ME
By Abraham Burstein.

w nen you UreHDIlnSly dSheu Hel IHdI
most momentous question, was her answer
really single monosvllable? You married
men, who wish you weren t. was it a shy
eyes that set you in the clouds from
which YOU were to fall readily? And
YOU sour and grabbed bachelors, was one
decisive ono sufficient to put a perma-
nent dash of acid in the cup Of your hap
piness?
Perhaps it was nod or a shake of the
head possibly father was referred to and
approached with misgivings, and kiss
may have been the only and most eloquent
reply. Or else-and this is remote con-
jecture-the maid turned her head saucily
to one side, and with mischievous smile
gave such an arch response as my maid
now no longer maid-bestowed on my love
lorn plea.
AS 1 look back over the years of our
friendship and the short perspective OF our
married life, it seems like another age in
which I met my Lily for the first time. |
was barely twenty then, but, fortified by
a struggling mustache, ! had undertaken
to serve as principal in a little Hebrew
school for children. And while | was be-
ing most properly introduced to my class
by my feminine predecessor, the only face
that | seemed to see was that Of dark,
curly haired child whose eyes were beam
ing with good humor and mischief. l was
constrained to stop and admire the sweet
beauty of her young countenance, and to
inquire the name Of its possessor.
."Lily!' she answered, with a CLEAN OF
her teeth. GLOW old are you?'
"'Thirteen,'' was the pleased reply-it
was matter of edifcation to her that
the new instructor had singled her out from
all the other lasses. They smiled, too, for
their pretty classmate, they believed, had
made conquest.
If l recall correctly there were at the
time about ten girls and two boys in this
class, the highest in the school, In the
proper orthodox fashion, the boys seated
themselves distance apart from the girls,
leaving me to stand with the majority
And in the majority l could see only one
face that was always smiling within it's
black border Of curls.
1t is difficult to recall the names Of a
new assortment Of pupils. | mentioned this
fact in extenuation to some whom on my
third day with them l was lamentably lax
in recalling by name. But brazen lass in
the rear cried: "You forget all except
Lily!"
| muttered short rebuke, but was not
prepared to offer any denial of this charge.
What foolish thing l thought it that
children should link the names of mus
tached youth with that of a little girl,
hardly maturing Surely ! could not fall
in love with her-a mere child. But for
some reason or other | seized the earliest
opportunity to remove that ticklish APP
pendage from my upper lip-and when |
had done so, l felt the relief of having
rolled six years off my shoulders.
Lily and l had much to talk about. She
displayed great desire to discuss her flu
ture education in matters Hebraic, while
l took pleasure in telling her all | knew
or could devise Oh the subject. | wonder
ed vapuely at the time WHY we ALWAYS