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The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
TIE SCHOOL ELECTION.

Either the proposition voted on
Tuesday at the school election was
misunderstood, or the plan was not
satisfactory to a majority of the PEG,
pie When both men and women
were against the bond issue there
lean be no dispute over results.
But the fact remains that the
crowded conditions at the high school
are deplorable and call for relief
Some plan must be devised and car
ried out to afford ample facilities for
the students. The health of the pupils
and the standing of the school are al
stake
| Haste often makes waste, but con
dition demands speedy action, and ii
is hoped that the Board of Education
may quickly devise some plan that
will be satisfactory to the voters. And
in our haste let us not make the mis-
take of not providing amply for the
future needs and welfare of the high
school.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Sunday, April 2e, 1895.

Bishop Perry of Iowa ofliciated al
the st. James Episcopal church this
date and special programs were OBJ
served. The Bishop otIiciatel at the
ceremonies of confirmation of a class
of candidates.
Len A. Blue addressed the mems
meeting at the Y. NJ. c.. A.
John H. Fitzgerald bathed his
hands inadvertently in sCalding coffee
at the Two Johns Chop House and a
physician was called in to dress the
severe burns. The members were bad
ly blistered and deeply cooked.
Four boy tramps who sail they
came from Des Moines were arrested
in depredati0ns about the streets
They we're held by Mayor Sewers
pending Investigations as to their
parents by Des Moines police. '.
Personals. Rev. and Mrs. D. A
Wickiser. came from Des .Moines tC
have a day with frierids here. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Holmes came from Oma
ha to visit at the parental c." P
Searle home on north Third street
Freeman Drake of Ottumwa was d
visitor for the day in the homes Of
friends here. Jacob BertSCh of SigOur
ney was with his son George for a
dav's visit. Liston McMillen addressed
a Sabbath day gathering in Ottumwa
Miss Osella Beman. official court re
porter came from SigOurney to be al
home during the day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
BIRTH OF AN INDUSTRY.

4 Potash salts were produced in the
United States in 1915 to the value of
, $342, 600, according to the United
States Geological Survey. Though
this figure is of interest as showing
a small beginning in the domestic pot.
ash industry, il becomes of little i'm.
portance if the total needs of the
country are considered, for it repre-,
sents a quantity consumed in less
than a week under normal conditions
The imports Of refinedpotash salts
! in 1915 were 1914 long tons, or
slightly more than % per cent of those
in 1913, the latest normal year OF
| importation. Imports of the potash
fertilizers, kainite, manure salts, and
double manure salts, amounted to co.,
427 long tons, or about 3 per cent of
those in 1913. Taking all the potash
salts together, the imports in 1915
were about one-tenth of those under
normal conditions.
III the Survey report on the sub
! ject, w. c. Phalen states that potash
was recovered within the United
States as by-product from the manu-,
facture of Portland cement at River.
side, Cal. By-product potash from
this source has yielded a considerable
revenue, owing to the abnOrmally
high price for these salts, and in OBJ,
tanning it two other purposes have
been subserved-first, the saving of
additional material to be converted
into cement, and second, the elimina-
ton of the dust nuisance. At River,
side a discharge of 100 tons of dust a
| day over the surrounding orange
groves has been prevented.
| Potassium Sulphate from alunite
was first placed on the market late in
October, 1915, by the Mineral Prod
ucts Corporation, at MarysVale, Utah
| The production has not been large so
far, owing, to the incidents connected
with pioneer enterprise of this char
acter. Though certain foreign de-
posts of alunite have been worked for
potash alum, this is the first recorded
yield of potash salts as such from alu-
mite. The product is of high grade.
! The plant of the Potash Products
Co. of Omaha, Nebr, was established
! in the spring of 1915 at Holland, near
Alliance, in the northwestern part of
the state. During about half of the
year the company obtained potash
salts from the brine of an alkaline
lake in this region.
In addition to output from the above
sources, potash was marketed in 1915
from kept obtained along the Pacific
coast
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
APPLES ARE PLENTIFUL

The condition of the apple market
is a matter of grave concern to both
growers and dealers all over the
country. ! he report of cold storage
holdings Of apples on April !, recent
~ issued by the [. S. Department of
Agriculture. gives some figures which
probably will cause all dealers inter
estCd in the crop to speed up the
movement of this fruit in a most Wig
orOus way. This report, which was
compiled IN the Office Of Markets and
Rural Organization, shows that on
the first Of the present month there
were approximately Al per cent more
apples in cold storage than at the
same date one year ago. and the sea
son of 1915 was one of unusually
heavy production. Figures from AIT
stOrages indicate that nearly 81 per
cent Of the apples which were placed
in cold storage by December !, 1915,
were still there on April l waiting to
be consumed
Hope that this will be a backward
spring is general among apple deal
erS, for as long as cold days continue
"a free movement Of the fruit is more
certain. However let warm wealth
cr come to stay and. Judging by ex-
periences OF the past, apple sales are
very likely to decrease rapidly.
Since the wholesale apple dealers
are in daily touch, as a rule. with the
retailers to who mthcy sell, they ap-
pear to be the logical factors to in
itiate an apple campaign and stimu-
late the interest of the grocers, fruit
stand dealers, hucksters, and other
retail agencies. The wholesalers in
two large markets have organized al
ready and raised a fund to secure
desirable publicity. If the dealers
in other markets would follow their
example and carry out an adequate
advertising campaign in the press
and in all stores handling apples,
the results should be very helpful to
all concerned-grower, dealer and
consumer
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record in Recent Real Estate Deals
in Mahaska County.
Warranty Deeds.

James f. Porter and wife Odalia
to Lillian NJ. Fishburn, lot / of S. d.
of OutIOt l West Oskaloosa - Cons.
$66467.
J. A. Picrel and wife, Elizabeth A.,
to G. L. Stockham and wife, lot of
/. S. of SW SW Sec. II and lot II of
|. S. of NV NV Sec. 13-75-16-Cons.
$500.
Martin A. Witzenburg and wife,
Flora, to George Dunsmoor, Sc &
NV SW Sec. 5-74-17-COns. $23, 600.
Quit Claim Deeds.
America NJ. Nash, wild. to Mary E.
& f. T. Nash, Sc Sc Sec. >, G. NJ
NE Sec. 8, pit. So SW NE Sec s-76-15
Cons. 500.
Elizabeth Victor, wild, to Mrs. EN-.
ma Victor ct al, NV Sec. 81 and und.
Y int. in Sc NV Sec. 2S-76-15-Cons.
.$1OO. ...,-..-...-.
G. c. Long. unmd., to lie f. and
John f. Sullivan, ny NV SW Sec.
31-74-17-COns. $1OO.
E. NJ. Rugg and wife Sadie to F.
w. Kruse, SW Sc Sec. VIZ NE Sec.
1O-77-14-COns. 800.
Bert Harris and wife Edna to same
party, same land as in last deed
Cons. 500.
Earl D. Miller and wife Mae ct al
to same party, same land as in last
deed-Cons. $1.O0.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
sareF Japan than ii Ii L the Uhited

fbarer Japan than ii Is to the United
States. .
The territory was discovered by
Vitus Boring, Russian explorer, in
1741. The Russians looted the re-
gion of fur bearing animals and then
sold it to the United States in 1867
for half what it costs to build mod
ern battleship, or at the rate of a
postage stamp per acre. Yet out
of this territory, practically uninhab-
tied, bound hand and foot with end
less red tape has rolled over $780,
100000 in wealth. The resources
have hardly been scratched and
when Americans wake up to the pos
satellites of this Frontier Paradise a
STEADY stream of wealth will pour
through Seattle, the Alaskan gate
way.
The Southeastern part of the ter
ritory is the richest mineralized re-
gion in the world. In the heart of
this section is located the Treadmill
mine,s the largest gold producer on
earth.& And the mountains around
Juneau, Sitka and WrangelI are filled
with treasure.
1.-THE waters that wash the shores
of Alaska abound in more fish than
any other waters. Nearly all the
worlds supply of salmon and cod
now comes from there. Ketchikan,
Metlakatla, Petersburg, Juneau,
Haines and Valdez are the Centers of
the cannery business as we'll as out
fitting points for mining country in
the interior.
AT the present time" said Mr..
Thomas, "aIl the reindeer in Alaska
are owned by the Eskimo. There
are $4,000 head but Secretary Lane
and other government officials esti-
mate that within a few years there
will be more than five million head
on the Seward peninsula north of
Nome, which is the coolest, bleakest,
most formidable part of the terri
tory. When this day comes, over
one million carcasses will be shipped
annually to the Pacific coast of the
United States to take the place of
beef and cattle will be to the rein.
deer packing industry what Chicago
is to the beef packing industry to-
day" ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
MANoAH HEDGE.

We often wonder if a community
appreciates a man like the late Ma
noah Hedge. Practically his whole
life was devoted to the advancement
of education in Mahaska county, and
his work for church and Sunday
school ended only with his death. OF
a literary turn of mind, he chose only
those subjects that were elevating
and wrought in them the popular YER
sion of the golden text, Possessed
OF a wonderful memory and a keen
appreciation of the unusual, he wrote
most entertaining history. not only
for the large book that stands as the
GROWING achievement of his work in
that line,-bnt also for the newspa-
pers and magazines. His news col
umn on education and his reports of
Christian church activities covering
a long term of years were always lit
erary gems, read with Interest," and
adding to the popularity and 6rosI
perity of these institutions sOthef
men will have greater monuments
erected at their tombs, but none of
them viii have built for themselves
a greater memorial In the lasting
work that he has done. and in the in
SEPARATION Manoah Hedge has kindled
in the hearts of his neighbors and
friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
GREAT is ALASKA.

In the opinion of Lowell jackson
Thomas, who lectured in 0skaloosa
recently, the coming great industries
of Alaska are mining, reindeer rails
ing, fur trading and numbering. There
are also seyral hundred thousand
square miles OF tillable asoil available
for farming and grazing along the
Yukon, Tanana. Susitns and Kuskok.
vim rivers. Hay sells for over 800
a ton and other products bring the
farmer a proportionately large re-
turn.
Alaska is one-ffth the size OF the
entire United States and has a coast
line $4,000 miles in length. II con-
sidered as part OF this country our
geographical center is in the Pacific
ocean west OF San Francisco for the
far western tip of Alaskan territory
lies in longitude almost due north
Of New Zealand and is many times
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
FROZEN AND DRIED EGGS.

The frozen and dried egg industry
declares a new publication of the De,
! partment of Agriculture, is a perma,
nent one because it meets a distinct
economic need. Many eggs which
could not stand long shipments may
be preserved as wholesome food by
freezig them ont of the shell or by
drying. In the beginning, however,
there was natural popular prejudice
against the business, which was in
creased by the Ignorance and care
lessness of some of the pioneers. 1t
Was under these conditions that the
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture undertook
"a study Of the problem in order to
lay the groundwork for a scientific
of an extremely perish
able product.
The eggs commonly used by reput.
able firms for breaking are small or
diversified eggs and dirty, cracked, or
shrmken eggs. To the trade these
are known as seconds" The yare
not to be confused with eggs that are
unfit for human use. such as the
classes known as black, white, mixed,
and sour rots, green whites, eggs
with stuck yolks, musty and moldy
eggs, blood rings, etc These should
be rejected entirely or else used for
tanning purposes only. Eggs with
a bad odor should be rejected ALSO
utely.
The production of frozen and dried
Eggs, 1t Is said, is primarily an indus
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
ONE THOUSAND HOUSES
Were Tabulated by The Assessor in
Madison Township.

Following are some interesting fig.
ures taken from the assessors book
of farm statistics in Madison town
ship
No. acres in farms, 29.991.
No. acres corn, 5,732.
Yield 1918, 287,215 bu.
Acres oats, 2,437. 81 "..a..
Yield, 98,71t bu. .,
Winter wheat, acreage, 1877; yield,
1910 bu. q
Spring wheat acreage. Sc; yield,
LII. ".H- %. .... r. -rr,.
Acres of hay cut, 2,S26. "'..
Number of tons, 4,406.
Acres of potatoes, As; yield, 1855
bushels. .~...t ~,
Acres 1iH pasture. 5,757. ..s.rs..a.:
Acres jnp orchards, III.
Apples harvested, 7,475 bu. 49,.
No. horses, 1,011.
No. mules, 66. ~.
No. hogs on farms July l., 1915,
S,343.
No. hogs lost by cholera in 1915,
1899.
No of cows kept for milk, $40.
Total number cattle, 1850.
No. sheepi 1856.
No all varieties of poultry on
farms in 1915, 36,532.
Estimated No. dozen eggs 1918,
sO,212.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27

zephyr before which the curtain faps
against the open window. A robin
Itrills a ripping lay outside and wakes
the drowsy ones of humankind who
sleep Within A patter of rain
splashes through the waving grass
and buds peek forth from their burst
ing shells and smile and receive a
welcome from the others of their
kind. The morn, breaking into day,
sinks hack to darkness as black
cloud from which rolls thunder and
the crack of lightning spills out a
deluge The storm passes and the
sky glistens and reflects back the
rays of the orb of light. g $50 ..'s
And nature laughs and dances,
| Sparkling with the rainbow globules,
like a cherub emerging from his bath
fof silver nectar. All growing things
lint in a harmony of song. They
know that it is time to rise from the
winters period of repOse. With a
thick white blanket they have been
IprotecSed in their warm bed of earth.
lThev know that in this favored place
where they have their being now they
Ineed have no fear for their delicate
organisms.
The plOwboy goes out whistling to
his task of turning over the fertile
soil that later fields at grain may be
ready for the harvest.
And all is we'll in this most beauti-
full land of plenty, this garden valley
of the world.
1t is springtime in Iowa.
So buck up and realize that it is
great just to be alive. Happy day,
HAPPY day; Billy Emerson used to
sing it in the long ago when our faith
ers we're devoted to minstrelsy-
Il feel just as happy as big sun
| flower
| That mods and bends in the breezes;
| And my heart is as light as the wind
that blows
I The leaves from off the treeses."
| 1t is a magnificent, joyous spring.
especially in Iowa. - Keokuk Gate
CITY .... s.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
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COST OF HIGH LIVING.

The premises and plant of the Pail
Mall Gazette, the London evening pa
per owned by William Waldorf Actor
(now Baron Astor) for the past TWEEN
ty years, were sold at auction the
other day. e.. #.
| The sale marks the definite sever
Eance of Baron Aston, now that he has
been ennobled, from association with
the newspaper werld. 1t also marks
the end of one of the most interesting
chapters in English journalism and,
incidentally, points. the way by which
any other American millionaire, with
the desire-and unlimited dollars at
his disposal-may find the entree to
the British peerage.
When Mr.. Aston got too high toned
to live in the country where his an
cestors laid the foundation for his
fortune dealing in skunk hides, went
to England and became a naturalized
British citizen. one of the first steps
he took was to buy the Pail Mall Ga
zette, the London evening paper
which in ThaCkeray's words was
written by gentlemen for gentle
men" II was, not intended as a good
financial investmet.
The price paid for his title by the
great New York landowner is far
above the average The Pail Mall
Gazette cost him at least $1,500,000
and, in addition, since he went over
there, he has given to various CHART:
able and other institutions at least
another $2,O0O,0O0. 1t is said that
under the new income taxation he is
paying into the British eXchequer
some $3.50 900 a year
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
ANOTHER9NENIi HOME.
chas. Walraven is Building On Nj
nth Avenue East.

Charles w. Walrayen, of S04 Eighth
avenue east, joins the, early march
for the building up of OskaloOsa, by
the erection of a small and neat bun
galow on Ninth avenue east, opposite
the old ball park, near the South
Seventh street corner. There is a
small porch in front and on the inter
ior a living room, dining room, kitCh-
en- and two bedrooms and a bath
room. The foundation is of Cement
blocks anu a fine cellar is under the
whole house. The construction is
| of frame, but neat and pleasing in
appearance. The plasterers are now
busy on the work and it will not be
long before the whole building is COM
plete.
| DR.. S. w. Clark of 4O1 South Mar
ket street, is completing the recent
enlargement of his garage by putting
in new cement floors. The building
now has a capacity for two cars and
the new floor will be slanted toward
center in each part and connection
made with the drain.
- - =:
! Repairs have lately been made to
the front porch on the residence Of
Frank w. Glaze of All South Mar
ket street The roof has been re-
shingled and the stills reinforced and
! strengthened.
Noteworthy changes and improve
ments are being made to the D. w.
Lamberson residence at sos First
avenue east. The grounds have
been newly graded and laid out for a
fine lawn, Colonial settees have
been placed on the front porch, a
large and roomy glass. enclosed back
porch has been, erected at the south
east corner and a new heating system
installed. In other ways interior
changes have been made that make
the place a modern home in all re-
,spects. ''
|. ~ IT, - - - ~ 90
AS fitting climax to the recent al
lterations that have been made to the
Charles Johnson, property at 613 First
avenue east, the entire house has
been newly painted to a dark shade
with light trimmings and so changes
In most positive manner, the APP.
Epearance of the entire place.
c.. D. Hutchins, of the East End
Grocery at us Third avenue east, has
Irecently added to the efficiency of the
store by the erection of a partition
made up largely of glass sashes and
$50 encloses the meat department of
jhis store from the grocery stock. The
entire store is neatly arranged and
trade is handled quickly.
. IT, - - -
John M. Stafford of sos Fourth ave.
niue east has erected as an addition
to the roof two neatly gabled dormer
windows and rs they have an east
and west exposure over the windows
are arranged Slated blinds This
is feature that is seldom seen now,
adays, as the outside blind has long
Isince" been succeeded by interior cur,
tains or sliding blinds. g Where the
Stat is used the Venetian style is
adopted
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
THE COOKING SCHOOL
Increasing Interests Shown at Miss
Ellis Demonstration.

Miss Ellis at the cooking school adj
dressed a much larger audience. yes.
terday afternoon than on the previous
day; and her lesson was particular
ly interesting, in that it dealt with
the tireless cooker, of which so many
people know so little A chicken, all
ready for baking, was placed in the
cooker, not a drop of water or mOis-
ture of any kind was added, and which
had not been previously heated or
cooked. The chicken was placed in
the cooker at two thirty o'clock, and
when removed at four fifteen, it was
one of the prettiest, and most luciOus
things which one ever sees. With
about one and one half cup fulls of
rich, savory gravy, the chicken was
9he most tempting thing which she
prepared during the afternoon.
Corn Oysters, basket tarts, drop
cakes and other dainty articles of edi.
bles were made, which delighted the
eye as well as the appetite. Only three
cakes were given away in the after
noon, and three more we're given in
the evening Ladies brought their hus-
bands to the evening demonstration,
aHo |hey scehtSu W ehJoJ IL 'ohoiOu6h
1y. r...., O.. .-- 2.
3 One cake went to Mrs. G. e. Rey-
noIds. one to Mrs. r. s. Whitley and
one to Mrs. r. B. J. Ryan in the after
noon. The Hastings Kitchen Cabinet
is being furnished by the Wilcox,Wil
bur Co as is also the refrigerator
The Fireless Cooker and the enameled
table are from the McGregor Furni-
ture store; and the gas range is fur
nished by the Traction and Light Co.
The Blakeslee Drug Company are Civ
ing Edison Diamond Disc concerts
just preceding the lesson each day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27

very good report Of Benedict Home,
where she has recently visited. A
very interesting letter from Mary
Barr, an absent member VINO now re-
sides at BaCcus, MINI, vas read by
Mrs. Walthall. The exercises of the
afternoon were concluded by singing
"Blest Be the Tie, and dismissed by
Mrs. A. Rinden. Arrangements were
made at this time for Gospel Team
meetings to be held at the Buckeye
church. The Booster Gospel Team
will hold the first meeting, Sunday,
April 80. at 8 p. m. Spring Greek
orchestra will furnish, music at this
time. Our next monthly meeting
will be held at the L. F. Norris home
Extent of the w. G. T. u. work out
side of the city is perhaps not real
lied or appreciated by those interest
cd in the movement in towns. Buck
eye organization represents fifty fam
lilies, and Hawkeye, northeast of town
and Lincoln, northwest, represent as
many more in addition to the larger
representation at Lacey, New Sharon,
Rose Hill, and other adjacent places.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
SWAIN ON SUFFRAGE.

In a letter to Mrs. James A. Dewitt,
Recording Secretary of the Iowa
Equal Suffrage Association, Col A.
w Swain, now L. S Consul at South
hampton, England. writes:
| Dear Madam: Some days ago |
| dropped line to Mrs. Lacey in which
stated that if 1 had seven bSuhels
of votes | would cast them all for
complete woman suffrage in Iowa,
were | at home and had the oppOrtun-
lily to do so This note to you and
! all those concerned in this lOng-de-
Ilayed act of both common sense and
! common justice is to confirm what
ever ! may have said in that letter,
and to express the hope that the men
of Iowa will be found wise enough to
| bring into the activities of the body
! polite their equals and partners in
every way-wOman. am not per
mitted to take any part in political
activities, but in a question of com
mon justice such as this the matter
| is not political, but one of social, gen
eral and wholesale benefit, as | look
at Therefore | want to be counted
as one of those fayOring without any
restrictions whatever the full equality
of my wife as a voter-and. with her
fall other Iowa women of voting age
land God bless them all in this effort.
| am not convert to the. idea of wo-
man suffrage, for | do not know the
adult day but that | was for sharing
with woman every political right that
the law gave me. With every good
wish have the honor to be your fell
low citizen and fellow voter in due
time, / trust,
ALBERT w. SWAIN"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-27
THE BUCKEYE W.C.T.U.
Monthly Meeting at Norris Home
z = Was Most Interesting. H..

& The Buckeye w. C. T. U. held an
All day session on Thursday, April 20,
at the hospitabIe home of S. Norris,
on the Iowa, City road, The ladies
were busy during the morning max
ing a quilt. The usual big dinner
Vas served at noon to thirty ladies'.
After, dinner, the literary program
occupied, the time. Mrs. Emma
Norris and Mrs. Henry Tandy con.
Quoted the, ,devotionals. Poster Day
will be observed by our members, and
Sprint Greek township will be thor
oughly covered.
Ten delegates and ten alternates
We're appointed to attend the district
convention, held next month at La
eey. Mrs. Stewart from Oskaloosa
union was in attendance and gave