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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
ARE REMOVED TO HOME
Reed Stephenson aud Mrs Allgood
Leave Hospital.

Southeast Garfield, April Mr.
Reed Stephenson has been removed
from the city hospital to his brtoher,
Joe Stephenson's home north of Os.
kaloOsa.
Mrs. Hattie Allgood, who was re.
moved from the Abbott hospital to
the John Peters home, is able to be
up and out again.
=. Telephone meeting of line No, 81
was held at Elm Grove school house
Friday night, March 81.
John Peters is sure doing a fine job
working the Oskaloosa and Eddyville
roads this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evert Plate have been
attending the meetings at the Naza'
rene church in Oskaloosa this week.
The biggest report of young chick,
ems we have heard of this year is
Mrs. j. P. Marsh of Tracy. She has
one hundred and twenty-five.
Levi Wassenhove is cleaning up
his farm and making new fences, etc
Quite a number from this commun
ity have been attending the high
school program given Thursday and
Friday nights in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Albert Wease spent Wednes
day. in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. q. 7. McFadden visited with
Mrs. John Peters Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Tom Walls, who was taken tC
the Abbott hospital with pneumonia
is reported some better.
Mrs. Mary Young of Oskaloosa has
her house moved to her farm and
will move into it next week. Alebrt
and Thomas Young and Elmer Rich
ards of Oskaloosa have been doing
! the work and are now building g
barn. ......
r. o. Baton is hauling ashes from
town and making tlne driveway a.
his home on South Market extension
Dan Peters who spent the winter a.
Detroit, Michigan, has returned home
and says old Iowa looks good to him
On. account Nof rain there was NJ
Sunday school or church last Sunda!
at Elm Grove. ~
Mrs. Morgan Jones of Harrison
township has gone to Union Mills t
help care for her daughter, Mrs. Johr
Burggraaff, who is very sick.
Mrs. r. o. Baton spent yer.
pleasant afternoon Wednesday will
Mrs. J. Dryden of South Market ex
tension. ...' r...
| {, Mrs. Levi Wassenhove visited OF
Tuesday with Mrs. Robert Kirk.
Mrs. Lizzie Davis of Buxton il
spending a few days at the parenta
Morgan Jones home.
Mrs. r. E. Davis, who has beer
quite poorly all winter is some bet
ter at this writing.
The King Medicine and Extrac
agent made his calls in this neck o
! the woods today, Saturday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
FAIR DATES ARE SET
THE LAST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER
t-..- rs SELECTED.
Association Getting Down to a Prac
ticaI Working Basis. The Fam
Gus Walker Edward Wes-
ton Wants to Come.

Mahaska County is going to have a
fair this fall and the dates are Sept.
26. q, Is and 20, the last week in Sep.
TENDER having been chosen as the
best time adapted for the big Mahas
ka Festival.
This is getting the business down
to a practical working basis and those
interested may be governed accord
ingly.
Now comes Edward Payson Weston
the world famed Pedestrian and ar
athletic expert, making application fol-
an engagement at the 1916 Mahaska
County fair.
Old timers will recall that forty
appeared at the local fair in a some
what sensational performance, an en-
durance test, walking five miles with
in an hour, one half mile of the dis
lance being walked backwards. Mr.
Weston now is this year celebrating
his seventy sixth birthday anniver
sary.
He has written an autograph lettel
| to Mr.. Walton chairman of the Fai
organization committee asking for ;
date in Oskaloosa and subscribe
himself vigorously, lin pleasant re
;nembrance, faithfully yours, EdwarC
Payson Weston"
While Mr.. Weston has not yet con
| tracted for the Mahaska county fai
date, his offer to appear in the cit!
during the fair is being seriously con
sidered and it is likely that the vet
eran pedestrian will be seen her,
again tbs season.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
THE LEADER OPENING
Doors of New Department Swing
Wide For Public Favor.

The doors of a new department
store we're opened to Oskaloosa pub.
lie this morning at nine o'clock when
the Leader" located at 122 and 124
West High avenue, gave their store
over to formal opening" For two
year sthe Leader has occupied one
room, No. 122 High avenue west, and
the first of February they took over
avenue west. Since that time they
have been busy rearranging their
stock, aiding new lines of merchan-
disc, and otherwise remodeling the
store rooms, merging them into one,
and fitting up one OF the most up-to.
date and complete department stores
in the city. The entire building has
been done over in a buff shade, and
the decorations used in the opening
display were pink and white. The
store presented a bright, CHEEKY ap
pearance, fitted up with all the lat
est, modern counters, shelving and
spacing for the different departments
A New York store architect was in
the city for couple of weeks arrang
| ing the floor space, directing the plac
! ing of the new double aisle counters
and otherwise helping to get the
store into first class up to date shape
AS you enter the building and turn
ing TO the right, placed Immediately
| in the center of the front space one
| finds the confectionery department
! with complete line OF candies, etc
The room to the right is featured as
the ten cent side of the store, will
all the novelties, notions, china
books, post cards, hardware, glass
ware, brass, crockery, wicker baskets
in fact almost everything one expects
10 purchase in the store of the kind
Each line complete in detail, ant
tastefully and conveniently arranged
Immediately to the front OF the lef
hand room one finds the ribbons, thu
laces, the linens, infants wear, hos
iery, embroidery, jewelry, and on bacl
on the center shelving one finds the
lgents' furnishing department, tn,
Iready to wear department, childreni
and adults garments, etc. A com
plete line of millinery, trimmed am
untrimmed shapes, line of trim
mings in all the latest designs, etc.
In fact, the entire store is so taste
full yand conveniently arranged tina
it is a pleasure to shop at Graham's
Even If one does not wish to sho
tire are hundreds of things to attrac
the attention and after one locate
the things which they want it is a.
easy matCer to slip back to the stor
days afterwards and purchase the al
ticle sought, for surely one can fin
almost anything desired at 9TH
Leader" Each lady who visited tn
, store today was presented with
beautiful carnation, carrying out tn
idea of the decorations in carnations
Mr.. o. E. Schmitt is general manage
l of the store, with Mr.. Paul Deeds c
Ottumwa assistant manager; and
force of twenty salespeople to car
for the customers. The big doubl
! display windows are features of tn
. store along with Vulnerable othe
comforts and conveniences. The OF
ening will continue throughout neH
week, featuring each departmer
each day in trim, up-to-the minut
style
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
CONTEST AT PRIMARY
Cummins and Wilson Will Have
No Opposition. -.

There will be no contest In the pri
mary next Monday. April 10. over the
Endorsement of the candidates. o
Albert B. = Cumnins and Woodrow
Wilson for president. - .....,.
The onlyacontests will be: s..
.- p" Republican. -
Vice president--E.c j. Burkett AM
w. G. Webster. ,, =. =
National committeeman - John T
Adams and John Olson, d.. ,.
Third district delegates -. A. M
Cloud, c. +. Johnston and G. V. Nc
Clure. "a ....,.... 3 Z.
Sixth district delegates--W. H
Bailey, w. T. Harper, w. II. Spauld
ing. .ss.,., . ,F ..g.- "a
Eighth district delegates = ]. E
Bowser, NJ. L. Temple, H. f. Tornlin
son. ~ ...s -- ~ E..
Tenth district delegates - John
Ha-nmill, Robert Healy, P. E. Still
man. 49,. .-
National Committeeman = W. w
Marsh and &. G.. Dunn. !, Is
Delegates at large-E. T. Meredith
George Stivers. Maurice Connolly, J
]. Hughes (Marsh), G. A.. Meyer, o, P.
Myers. +. r. Wilson, d. w. Hamilton
Dunn. a% ec -s,iss.f
Fourth district delegates-N. Colsch
Tim Donovan, Frank Olsen, John
Stanton. t s%. lJg tss 4"E
Seventh district delegates - j. p.
O'Malley, A, X. Stewart. L. e. Stevens.
Ninth district delegates = J. F.,
Bell. Earl Bellinger, Sam Brady, H.
s. Mosher. ~ " arr ~ e, p .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06

d 4 HgEsa. i .ttte y B. y Il - rr.- L.. u
and warrior known, and loved, and
honored, and feared in so any pas.
lures and on so many fields was rare.
But on day, while he was cham
pioning needy cause, it came to pass
after he had spoken. that he. withdrew
to his home, for he was i'll. So retir-
ing was he, except when he could
serve, that only a few knew he was
sick. But one of the least of the shep,
herds heard 1t. and ran to his abode.
He found physicians and nurses in at
tendance; but because of the great
love that existed between them he was
permitted to come into his presence.
They talked of the unfinished work
before them. And because the work
committed to them was unfinished,
they asked their Master for a little
more time in which to labor together.
1 And they doubted not that he would
give It, so great was their faith,
But early on the morrow the beloved
champion died. And his relations
would fain quietly have laid him away.
But they could not. For there was a
wailing amongst the shepherds, and a
wailing amongst the warriors. and a
wailing amongst the sheep. And ex
allied ones and humble ones gathered
from near and far. And in the mighty
stirring of hearts at his passing, when
heaven, became immensely richer, and
the earth correspondingly poorer, II
was like in the days of old, in the year
that king Uzziah died, only that now
many instead of one, saw the Lord
sitting upon the throne; high and lift
n MANY hoo rI tho on,onlc
TO another. Holy, holy, holy. is Jehovah
NJ Hosts: the whole earth is full OF
his glory Many felt the foundations
and the thresholds shake at the voice
of him that cried. They saw the need
of the world. And when they heard
the voice of the Lord saving, Whom
Il | send. and who will go on fol
hey cried in great chorus o.
Here am I, send me, send me
AnG .ney remembered how the Lore
Jesus had prayed If it is possible LEI
this cup pass from me, for he. too
WANTED to serve, longer. But with his
expiring breath he say that his worl
was finished by the mighty challenge
his taking away would make to the
living, and he cried, it, is finished.
| Thus it came to pass that on his as
cension day the mantle of this Elijah
fell on many young Elishas; and the
Holy Spirit came upon many will
power; and they spake with othei
tongues the mighty works Of God" Tht
Kingdom of God received a trenen
dous impulse by his death, such as !
could not receive by his life. So will
bowed heads the great assembly said
THY will be done. The Lord gave; thu
Lord hath taken away. Blessed be thu
name of the Lord And his work wa'
i finished z So e, ! 70
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
IN The DISTRICT COURT
Dispositions of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury

William Crafty has filed suit against
the city of Oskaloosa for damages to
the amount of $2,j0O.00 for injuries
which he received during the month
of December 1915, when he slipped on
a defective sidewalk and fell in such
a way as to break his ankle, bruise
his body severely, and injured his
back and spine in a severe way. The
walk upon which he fell is located in
the southwest part of the city on
South ID street, and .dr. Crafty alleges
that the defective walk was known to
the city administration, and that they
neglected to have it repaired.
Roof Bros. VS.. A. Morgan, demand.
ing judgment of $500 on a promis-
sorry note, dated September 2, 1913.
Marsalltown Buggy Co. VS.. Lewis
Parry asking judgment of $4,000 on
contract account.
Edith r. Ellis vs.. Bolton Hoover
Coal Company in which she asks
judgment of $1,350:00 house rent due
Tor eleven houses which she owns
and which are located near the Boil
ton.Hoover coal mine. rent due since
September %, 1909.
Uskaloosa National Bank vs.. A. r.
Martin, judgment Oh promissory
note dated August 81, 1915. Amount
100000.
Empire Cream Separator Company
VS.. Hardesty & Florence of New
Sharon. Asking judgment of $266.51
on account due on cream separators
sold in May, 1915. :'H
H. L. Mikesell VS.. Ida Annetta Mike
sell, in which Mr.. Mikesell asks a di-
vorce from Mrs. Mikesell on grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment and
desertion. He states that they were
married in January, 1886. in Clark
county. g....
Chris R. Hohr VS. ID. Dunwoody ask.
ing judgment of $1,407,50 on prom.
issory note and contract.
Des Moines Garage Mfg. Co. VS.. G.
F. M. Bradbury ct al, asking judg.
ment of $43.60 on account due since
July.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
THE AUTO FUND
IS DISTRIBUTED
STATE DIVIDES s1,O41,s7o AMONG
NINETY-NTNEg COUNTIES. q
MALAYSIA cos SHARE $lO,ll2
Each Township Gets $3.50. Counties
Can Use Money. For Road Pur-
poses Only. $4,000 Autos
Registered So Far. =,

Dcs Moines, April 10 A. Willis,
deputy treasurer of state Is today ar
ranging for the semi annual distribu-
ton of the state automobile fund
among the ninety-nine counties of the
state. The total sum to be apportioned
is $1,O41,6 $50. Counties will receive
1852, for each township. &%.. =. ..,.
Mahaska county having sixteen
townships will receive $10,112 as it's
share of the fund. This is the first
distribution for 1916. The next melon
will be cut Oct. I. The counties may
use the money for road purposes only.
The automebile fund last night to-
tailed $1,157411, from which 10 per
cent is taken to defray the expenses
of the auto registration department
'ment and the state highway commits.
sion. This amounts to S115,741" :. T..
The =uelon to, be cut today is much
larger than the one produced In 1915,
April L, 1915 the total sum apportioned
was $693.342. This was divided ON the
basis of s422 per township. There are
1916 townships in the state. The coun-
ties do not receive benefits from the
automobile fund in proportion to the
population, or the number of autollo-
biles owned, but on the number OF
townships. ~ ~ e ( j., 3. 2r.}llr'G
Today the state automobile depart.
Tnent begins to add 10, per cent pen.
atty to all registration fees to be paid
on. all old cars. The new law provides
that the fees become delinquent on
April J.. This may prove April fool
joke. on the auto owner who has me,
elected to secure new number plate.
However, the, auto department will
honor all drafts and checks which
were placed In the mails before mid,
might last night. ! 'r<..,}':.> -. = d
The, books. show that 1890 cars
have been registered for 1915 SO far.
About 55.667 more autos we're regis.
tered by April 1 than were registered
UP to thu same date last year. the re-
port oil, w. s., Allen, secretary OF state
shows" This is considered remark,
able record for the registration depart.
ment, The department now, has 1850
riire plates on, hand to supply the de
nland; The plates have been arriving
at the rate Of a car load a week. 2
The department has registered. this
year nearly as many cars as were
registered during the entire twelve
months of 1916. T. .. .."' Il, &.sr.-. -
The following table shows the
growth of the automobile industry in
Iowa: ,,. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
PENN BOY WINS PLACE
Roy Woods Is Third in State 0rato.
ical Contest.

Roy Woods of Penn College with
THE American Minotaur" won third
place in the state prohibition orator
zeal contest held in the Cornell Col
lege chapel at Mt. Vernon, last even
ing, and received the honors accord
ed third position.
Mr.. Woods tied with the winner
for first place in thought and com
position but was forced to assume g
third place in the contest rating OIL
total points credited.
William A. Buell., of Cornell Col
llege delivering "A Monentous Con
fiict" secured the honor position ant
the right to represent the state o
Iowa in the interstate contest.
Seventy-five dollars in gold were
Igiven as first prize. William A. Buel
lis well known in this city, as his
home is now and has been for some
time at University Park, and he was
formerly a student of Central Holt
ness University.
Charles H. Kippe!, representing
MOrningsidc College won SECOND
place with his "A Call to Action,
and was awarded the twenty-five dol
lar prize.
Crawford r. Williams from Contra
Holiness University giving Liberty
Triumph" also made a creditablt
showing and we'll represented his in
stitution.
Five of the contestants failed &c
place, but gave excellent selections
and put forth strong efforts for the
honors.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
DRAINAGE IS HALTED
District Court Grants Petition of
0skaloosa City.

Temporary injunction has beer
granted by the Mahaska County Dis
trict Court upon application and petit
ton Of the City of Oskaloosa against
the Drainage of Skunk River in Ma
haska county as proposed by Drain.
age District No. 8. The case will come
on for hearing in the District court
on the motion to make the temporary
injunction permanent, and whichever
way the court turns the case will, in
jail likelihood go to higher courts for
rulings or further hearing and decis
ion. Progress of the drainage work
through Mahaska County is halted for
the time being and the end of the case
Imay be delayed for a considerable
length of time.
Title of the case is City of Oska.
loosa VS.. Peoples Water Company,
M. S. Downey, Warren Caldwell, A. w.
Hollingsworth, members of the Board
of Supervisors of Mahaska county,
Roy L. Rowland, county Auditor and
Drainage District No. 3.
Application for injunction was made
through a somewhat extended petition
filed in the name of the city OF Oska.
loosa by city solicitor, H. B. Mccoy.
Temporary injunction was granted up.
on the filing of bond required of the
city of Oskaloosa.
Petition of plaintiff city sets forth
that the rights of the city in the case
have been ignored. that the board has
proceeded illegally, that the city of
Oskaloosa would be irreparably dam.
aged IL the changes contemplated by
the proposed drainage district arc
carried to issue and all property OF
the city placed in jeopardy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Opposition Melting Away.

Floyd county has fallen into line
and favors bond issue to provide
the means for grading and grayeling
the county roads. Permanent
bridges are also recommended. Every
township in the county was represent.
ed at the meeting and the action
was unanimous. That seems to in
dictate that the opposition to perma-
nent roads is melting away.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
payino Was The Issue,

The real issue in the election al
West Liberty wass9To pave or not to
pave8''a One ticket stood for more
permanent improvement, the other
was probably not opposed to all i'm
provements, but desired to 80 slow.
The men. who advocated an additional
forty blocks of pavement for this
year, carried the day,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
new SIS. IS ORGANIZED
Non .denominational School at Olive
Holds First Service.

County Sunday School Secretary
H. E. Kilmer organized a new non
UNCONVENTIONAL Sunday school in the
Methodist Protestant church of Oil
vet yesterday morning. Mr.. and Mrs
Kilmer drove over to Olivet and took
charge of the first service.
Some fifty were present for the or.
ganization and during the first meet
ing. The new school promises to be
one of the flourishing ones of the
county.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
STARTS ON new YEAR
City Administration Enters Second
.. of its Term.

| Oskaloosa city council turned over
a new leaf Monday evening, the first
meeting in the month of April, that Is,
they started new fiscal year, entered
TpOn the second year of the Harold
administration and they did much
business in a crisp snappy way that
did the gentlemen credit. Much of the
work was of routine order however.
No less than three roll calls were re-
sponded to anu three APPOINTMENTS
taken, first the council session; next
came the first meeting of the board of
health for organization and then the
annual Board of Review was organic
ed by the election in unanimous choice
of Albert Mendenhall for chairman
and adjourned to Tuesday afternoon
at two o'clock to consider the work of
the city assessor, John H. Perry.
A lengthy claims list was allowed
following the work of the auditing
committee and clerk Thos. Fl. Carlin
brought up to date the minutes of
preceding sessions for approval
Would Mend Road.
l. NJ. Taylor who resides on the
old Camp Meeting. Grounds east of
town askcd the city to take some
steps toward grading or fixing a lit.
tie piece of highway leading to his
property. He made an offer of a do.
nation of his own labor and that of
Homer Little free of any cost to the
city to assist on the job If the city
would take up the matter. The road
is now impossible The matter was
referred to the street and alley COM
mittee. .s.'
..... ... Reports.
Monthly reports were presented,
read and ordered filed and some of
the annual reports we're also given.
Side Walk Asked.
One of the first side walk petitions
|of the season was presented at the
session by Rev. Carl Melberg and
neighbors of South Second street, and
while the side walk asked for is on
ly a. block or little over in extent,
Others along the street may join in
the petition anil several blocks of new
concrete sidewalk will likely be con.
struggled along the east side of the
street from the Blake Wilson property
south by the Mellberg place and other
properties adjoining. The petitioners
also ask the city to install crossings
at both Eleventh and Twelfth avenues
that the new side walk may be made
continuous.
Other Matters. ...a. ....
Numerous other matters we're in
troduced during the netting, sewer as
sesment attachments where error was
shown by the record of payments,
etc. b.. s ..r (.
George N White desires sewer con-
nection for his property which Is 10.
Gated near the Free Methodist church
in southeast Oskaloosa. He is some
distance from the Ninth avenue lat
eral but is willing to lay the necessary
tile under specifications il the city
will remit the customary tappage fee.
In view of the fact that the city will
have the right to grant other tappages
on the line the agreement will likely
be entered into under. supervision of
City Engineer Horace Hawkins. The
sewer committee will investigate.
Adjourned.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
New BUILDING at Alta.

At Alta the contract for new
school house has just been awarded.
the cost to be $500; the plumbing
is $4,000 extra. BY the time the
building is completed and furnished
in an up-to-adte manner. the peosle
of Alta win have 100000 invested In
their new school and perhaps lit.
tie more than that Alta has less
than 1900 Inhabitants.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
banners Arc oraanlzlna

Humboldt county farmers are organ.
izing. and expect to have every town
ship lined up in the near future. They
VIII have a wide-awake county farm
organization and of course, they will
have a county agent, and win be
keeping that Official very busy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
lnorea.ed .In value.

An eighty acre farm In Hayes
township, Ida county, was sold for
$2fe,b0 per acre recently In 1908
the entire quarter section was sold for
500 per acre.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
RIa erldae contracts.

Crawford county on April IS, will
let the contracts amounting to $685.,
900 for Lincoln highway and town.
ship bridge construction.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Logan TO Have Library y,

A library building costing $4,000
will be erected at Logan this sum-
mer. The architects contract has al.
ready been let.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Clean On Week.

Burlington Is to have a eClean.up
aud Paint.up' week. from April II 20
April %, inclusive.
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