davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
HOUSE HAS GERMAN PROTEST
Berlin Complains Of U. S. Censorship
Of Teuton Wireless communlea.
tlons, Dispatch Says.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Col. e. M.
House, president Wilson's personal
emissary to Europe, will bring back
with him the last of this month a
sharp protest from the German gov
eminent on the United States censor
ship of German wireless communities
ton, 1t was learned here. The protest
was made to Colonel House during
his recent visit to Berlin, in which he
conferred at length with German on
Gals.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
CLUBS AND SOCIETY
Various Happy Occasions Among
Town and Country Folk.

About forty members of the Adams
Grange took advantage of the good
shedding and drove to the new home
evening and gave them a pleasant
surprise. The ladies cooked and
served an oyster supper, with fruit
and cake as a second course. All en-
joyed the supper. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
We're presented with a fine rocking
chair by the Grange. This party
was planned as a sort of house warm
ing as the new modern home was just
recently finished to replace the one
destroyed by fire. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
and Mrs. Lees brother, Glenn Billick
are enjoying the new home and those
who were present spent very pleas
ant evening with them.
- - -
A bob-sled load of young people
from OskalOOsa were entertained at
the Newton Krizer home on Tuesday
evening. A good supper was served
by Mrs. KriZer and the evening was
spent in dancing.
-. - -
On Monday evening a jolly crowd
enjoyed bob party, although so crowd
ed that it was necessary for some to
ride upon the runners. After a delight.
full three hour trip they proceeded to
the home of Miss Martha StOler where
valentine party was held. The rooms
were beautifully decorated with red
and white hearts and cupids and cup
ids. Special music was given by Man.
doline Stump, Martha Stoler and
Lawrence MendenhalL Dancing by
George Porter, Lawrence Mendenhall,
Pat Corrigan and Hubert Evans was
the hit of the evening. Later the hos
tess assisted by her mother and sis
ter, served a delicious two course
supper. The table decorations were in
keeping with the rooms with place
cards of tiny pink hearts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

.~.-..ez1 ana Production, oats
rank next to corn. The oats are
nearly all fed on the farms where
they are grown. Wheat is one OF the
main money crops of the county In
the past a general impression pre-
vailed that winter wheat could not be
grown in Iowa on account of the light
snowfall and the severity OF the win.
tiers. 1t is now recognized, however,
that this is a mistake and winter
wheat fits we'll into Iowa rotations.
Corn can be grown two years in sue
cessiOn, followed by oats, and then
winter wheat and clover can be sue
cessfully seeded by brOadcasting the
clover in the wheat in February or
March, whenever there is a light fall
of snow.
Barley is not grown as extensively
now as formerly. On the other hand
alfalfa is increasing in Importance.
Three or four cuttings per season are
usually obtained, and occasional
yields OF seven tons per acre have
been reported. Alfalfa thriyes in
every part of the county except on the
lower overlooked bottoms. Owing
the soils, it is not necessary to add
lime to the alfalfa fields.
The grape industry OF the county is
constantly increasing in Importance.
During the season of 1914, between
$50 and 600 acres were planted to
grapes an dthe growers have an eff.
fective cooperative buying and selling
association. AS a whole, however
the vineyards are said to be poorly
managed, cultivation is neglected, the
soil is allowed to wash, pruning is
done in a haphaZard way, and little
effort is made to combat disease and
insect pests. Steps, it is said, have
been taken to remedy this situation,
pruning experiments having been
started and plans being under way
TO study the grape rootworm and the
leafhopper. Grapes do particularly
well on the Knox silt loan and con.
siderable amount of the steep blur
land in the vicinit yof Council Bluffs
has recently been turned into vine
yards.
owing to the abundance OF good
blue grass pasture and the good mar.
ket facilities. Pottawattamie county
Is one OF the leading stock raising
counties in Iowa. The horses are
nearly all of the draft type, most o
the cattle are shorthorn, and the hogs
represent nearly every standard
breed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
FAIR BOOSTERS MEET.
Organization Is Perfected and the
Exhib This Year Assured.

Mahaska County Fair enthusiasts
had rousing meeting at the Direct
ors Room in the Oskaloosa Nationa
Bank Tuesday afternoon. .r aA
when those interested begin to fig
lire upon the dates best suited to the
fair it is pretty good sign that, the
thing is assured. That is what took
place at the latter part of the after
noon meeting. following the compile
ton Of the business in hand, the avail
ability and the desirability of dates
before or after the State fair, were
discussed and the time best suited to
the showing of exhibits.
r. d. Walton was asked to Officiate
as chairman of the afternoon session
and Charles f. Monroe was secretary
Fair fans were present representing
almost all sections OF the county and
all are agreed we can DO it and we
will do it, The time is ripe and the
people are ready for something of this
kind. Not a dissenting voice was rails
ed during the afternoon.
And from the outside comes the
voice of the booster, 60 ahead you
fellows. Get things started and we
will help"
After talks and suggestions from
many of those present at the meeting
the concenSus of opinion settled upon
q plan of work by committees, an or
ganized solicitation of the county TO
start Immediately, today, February 10,
and committee each day took some
town or locality of the county not yet
canvassed and devote the entire day
to the work in hand.
Volunteers were offered for this or
that neighborhOod and the making up
of a number of committees was soon
6" accomplished.
Here are the committees so far as
made mp but other persons will join
with those named in visiting the towns
and townships to work with those
nameI.
Here is the list of special commit
tees and the date planned for the
visit.
Wednesday. February 16, at New
K. Davis, c. f. Lofland,
and others.
Hui SudN, Ttui udi ' It. ct hiO'ho''
DIR. +. F. Parker. w. H. Broerman,
Charles Victor, C. E. Lofland,, r. X.
Davis, w. I. Beans, and others.
Friday, February Is at Rose Hill
T. w. Denney. Dan Augustine, e. II.
Broerman, Charles Victor, w. |. Beans
and others.
Saturday, February 10. At Oskaloo-
H. Broerman, w. l. Beans,
Charles Victor, Ed Hanna, c. f. Mum
roe. NJ. A. Rockwell, Dan Augustine,
Charles Bates. AMI others.
Monday. February 81. at Eddyville-
Willis Krizer, WI. Broerman, How
ard Harold, William Brubaker, Wal
ter Imig. c. c. Palmer, Frank w.
Glaze, and others '..
Tuesday, February % at Pleasant
Grove-W. !. Beans. M. A. Rockwell,
F.. E. Ives, w Broerman, Charles
Victor, J. A. Lamond, and others.
Wednesday. February %, in Black
Oak. RichlanI and Madison - r. K.
Davis, w. Fl. Broerman Hill Barnes
Kryne Yer Ploeg. DR.. Herbert Killips,
w ] Van der Wilt and others.
Thursday, February "a on Fremont
Road-W H. Broerman, w. |. Beans,
Charles Victor and others.
Get ready to meet the workers. It's
YOUR fair. Meet the BOYS with a smile.
Extend the glad hand. Get out and
work with them when they are III
your neighborhoOd.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
Gives $3.50 to church Fund.

Philadelphia, Feb. 15.--Dr. William
Hiram Foulkes, general secretary of
the Presbyterian board of ministerial
relief and sustentation, which is, en-.
gagged in raising a fund of $4,000, 900
for the pensfoning of retired minis
tiers and missionaries of the Presby-
terrain church, announced the receipt
of an anonymous gift of $4,000. The
total resources OF this board have
reached the 100000 mark.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
Floors srs No. REGULATION.

Whenever Penn enlarges her GYM
n9sium building I'D increases the
size of her gym floor, this city may
be able to. secure one of the large
sectional basket ball tournaments.
The two local floors are too small for
fast, paying and cannot aecommo-
date, the crowds that must be handled
at these tournaments. The ~"
floor cannot be enlarged with the
building of the pool addition, leaving
Penn as the only possible playing
floor able TO increase In size.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
Assessors Are BUSY.

Assessors In Oskaloosa are daily
engaged in their routine work and are
making headway. Assessor John Fl.
Perry is being assisted I'M his work by
his son, Walter Perry. and by L. M,
Bacon. They have about six weeks
In which to finish their preliminary
canvass after which the board Of re.
view will take the figures.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
Found Dead On Ice.

Charles Collier, who lives opposite
Burlington, after being missing for
several days. was found dead on the
fee in the Mississippi river with his
row boat half full OF ice near his
body. 1t is supposed that his death
was caused by heart trouble. as no
marks or injuries were found on his
person
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
cutt;na Twelve Inch Ice

Cartons are cutting twelve to four
teen inch ice or better and have dis
posed OF the entire output that they
Will be able to take. They have a
big force OF men at work. F. X. Un.
derwocd has filled the large ice house
that was formerly q part OF the L.
G. Mitchell property. First street and
Rock Island avenue.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

The State Free Employment Bur
eau reports that 1t is unable to supply
the demand for single farm hands just
al this time, owning to the lack OF
applications from single men. These
calls for help come from all parts of
the State, Wages offered range from
$50 10 $40 per month, board. room and
in some cases, washing and mending.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

Even If the law is not changed
so as to let women vote" says the Of
tumwa Courier, lit will have to let
them hold Office because the legisla-
ture is creating so many officers and
commissions that there are not men
enough for all the jobs"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
Doubled What Was Expected.

Sioux City was expected to raise
$4,000 for the suffering Jews in Rus.
STA and Poland. Her generous peo-
pie came forward In a manner o.
which the city may well be proud
an dthe sum was doubled.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
some ~ veterane
country

An officer of the state department
OF the Sons OF Veterans will likely be
in Oskaloosa shortly to canvass the
local field with view toward re-es-
tablishing the local camp of Sons of
Veterans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

"A recent acquisition by the Uni
versity of Washington at Seattle is a
remarkable stump of petrifed cedar,
found at an altitude of 1900 feet. The
stump, which is fifteen feet high and
five feet thick, is almost pure yellow
In color, with an extremely CLASSY
surface.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

Wi Tufford asks the most imper.
tinent questions. He now wants to
know, Are you going to your Whist
club tonight or stay at home and be
talked about"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

"A survey of the improvements
in Sac Ciy during the year 1915, shows
that the expenditures amounted to
approximately S164.6O0. Pretty good
for a town of $500.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

"A minister of Des Moines had a
sermon warning the people against
playing with the Devil" The Pella
Booster says the trouble is there are
too many playing the Devil"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

The Keota Eagle gives Huerta
credit for being the greatest villain
that ever lived. We are surprised that
the Eagle had to go so far from home
to find him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

1T has been said: yesterday the
farmer was a laborer, today he is a
business man." And it might be added
Ia good one too.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

-Thirty-two states, including Iowa
now have laws against fraudulent ad
vertising
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
The Fair Hooaters.

All day meeting about the new
county fair association today at the
committee room OF the Oskaloosa Ma
tional bank.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

The man on the corner says that
the average income is such that some
one in the family has to practice
close economy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

DO unto others as you would
not like them to do unto you and they
win -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

Next to the epidemic of grippe is
the epidemic of "reminiscences; that's
the enjoyable part of it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
CONDENSED MIX TRADE.

American condensed milk is enjoy
ing vogue In Europe that IL never
knew in peaceful times. The exports
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

The board at that time was COM
posed of G. w. Godfrey, president;
A. w. Swain, John r. Barnes, G. w.
Shockley. w. B Hadley and Edwin
Perry, with l. w. Cook, secretary.
The buildings and grounds commit
tee was composed of Barnes. Swain
and Shockley. The board by reso-
luton recommended this new build
ing to the voters.
Friday afternoon, Feb. 4, there
was an attendance OF 400. Next
years high school promises to reach
zoe.
You can thus see why the Ques-
ton What to do with them is
real live one to superintendent Flow
err and the board.
"What would you do?"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17

pie reason that in the original plan
of the building this space was not
intended for class rooms.
Pupils in the lower hall which is
now used for class purposes are with
out sufficient heat, have no black
board facilities and close up one en-
trance and one exit to the assembly
room. The downstairs rooms are re-
quired to use artificial light at least
80 per cent of the time.
Pupils in the upper hall are with
out sufficient heat, use artificial light
and have no blackboards. Is
"Oskaloosa doesn't have much in
vested In its high school, which was
begun in 1896 and completed by the
school year of 1897. The ground
where it stands cost $500 and the
contract price for the building COM
plete was $25, 900, the cheapest prob
ably of any building ever erected in
the city. 1t had been the original
idea of the board to build south of
High avenue, since at that time quite
majority of school pupils resided
south of that street However, the
price for enough ground in a suitable
locality in that direction was so high
the money was not in sight. The
election was held March 80, 1896, and
the bond proposition carried by the
following vote.
Men against OVERWHELMINGLY. S33
Majority Observation-Disclosures. ~!
NNnpnaD for 321
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04

wait until night to rest the body and
mind. Stop all work for few minutes
and relax both. If such thing is pos
sible, think of nothing, let your thoughts
wander, or if you mEt think, let your
thoughts be pleasant. Forget the subject
that has been annoying you.
Lack of fresh air causes a feeling of
fatigue, and fatigue in turn breeds
worry. You can, therefore, see the me-
cessity for filling the lungs with suiii-
cient fresh air during the day. Very few
people living in the cities spend more
than one hour in the fresh air every day
Since such is the case, effort must be
made to bring fresh air indoors. When
you feel fretfu or worried stand by an
open window and indulge in deep breath
ing. You will be surprised to find how
this will brace you for some time to
come.
A hike across the country will drive
the blues away Do not walk listlessly.
Slow walking soon causes a sense of ia
tigue because the blood is allowed to re-
main in the legs and they become heavy.
The circulation is hindered and not Civ
en- an opportunity TO carry the waste
products away. BY walking quickly.
taking long strides, one keeps fresh and
is able to cover more ground. While
walking, keep the head and chest up and
the shoulders well back You viii then
be in a better position TO observe things
and thus take your mind from yourself.
After all worry is really case of ego
ism. The guilty one begins first to pity
himself and to think over all injuries
and troubles that have ever come to him.
Walking, then, and observation will
prove the best cure for this trouble. An
,ther remedy is to bear the burdens OF
'thers. BY doing this your own burdens
will seem light, Dorothy Dexter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
The LAW of Habeas Corpus.

The enactment of the law of habeas
corpus marks an important epoch in
the progress of civil liberty In England
and is regarded as one of the great
achievements of Charles lis reign
Charles himself aid not want the law
but just at the time he was very anx-
ious TO curry favor with the people and
was afraid to oppose so popular q
measure. The friends and foes of the
act were pretty evenly divided In par
lament, but In the final vote 1t was
carried. The manner of its passage,
however, was both comical and illegal.
While the voting was going on a very
fat lord arose and asked that his vote
be recorded In the affirmative. In a
spirit of fun the clerk announced ten
votes for him TO accord with his great
size. They were so recorded, and for
some unexplained reason the error
was never corrected. The strangest
part of it is the majority for the meas
ure was less than ten; hence it would
have failed of passage without the fat
lords extra votes. -Argonaut
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
NOT SICK ENOUGH, PERHAPS

Many people who need tonic neglect
IL because they are not sick enough 20
cause. them any worse feeling than one OF
fatigue and discomfort.
They do not realize that the decline in
their health is so gradual that they,
themselves, do not realize how far from
normal they are until the pale face, weak
nerves, languidness and irritability at
tract the attention OF friends.
Even then tonic is the right remedy.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills build up the
blood and send renewed health and
strength to every part OF the body. The
appetite is improved, the digestion is
toned up, there is new color in the cheeks
and lips, you worry less, become good
natured where before you were irritable
and you find new joy in living.
This tonic treatment is useful in dys-
pepsia, rheumatism, anemia and nervous
disorders. In many cases it is all the
medical treatment that is required. As
a tonic for growing girls DIR. Williams
Pink Pills meet every requirement Of the
most careful mother.
Free booklets on the blood, nerves and
diet will be sent on request by the DR..
Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady,
N. Y. Your own druggist sells DR.. VIII
liams' Pink Pills or they will be mailed
on receipt OF price 80 cents per box, six
boxes $3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
Many Uses Of Graphite.

Few people begin to realize the range
of uses TO which graphite is put, says
the Scientific American, for it is an
essential though minor ingredient in a
great number of unsupported connec-
tons as common as that of lead pen
ellis. With many of these the graphite
man is himself unfamiliar. beyond the
simple fact that this or that manufac-
turer purchases from him. for In such
Uses it is apt to represent part OF a
ecret process.
Lead pencils. lubricants, electrical
onductors and black polishes and
aints are prominent conventional uses
nut 1t is liable to be present pretty
much anywhere that anti-friction, I'M
fading bleckness. heat resistance, cleo
trical conductivity or noncorrosiveness
IS desirable property. and the fact
that without graphite the derby hat. as
we know it could not be, is an exam
pie OF its Importance as an Incidental
ingredient.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
Worry Shortens Lite.

! 1t is said that worry is a great short
ener of life. We have all seen plenty
evidences among our friends and rela
tives to know that this statement is true
One great writer has said that worry is
rust on the blade. Now, if this disease
is so fatal, it is time that we find a cure
for it, says an exchange. Some persons
in their thoughtlessness or in their lack
of knowledge can only say, Forget,
when they find a person worrying. This
may be effective in many cases, but the
individuals afflicted with the worry dis
ease would rather be shown a way out of
the gloomy dells into which their indul-
gence in worry has cast them.
Worry in most instances is caused by
exhaustion or overwork. Unless it is
checked in time it becomes a habit,
most difficult one to overcome. The best
thing one can do when ones homework,
office work or store work gets on ones
nerves, so to speak, is to rest the body.
The vigor of the body must be increased
before one can acquire sufficient viii pow
er to abolish worry. While more sleep
is necessary, it is also advisable not to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
Edwin Booth and Lincoln,

II has long been known that Edwin
Booth felt deeply the grief that 1t was
one of his OWE family who took Abra.
ham Lincoln's life. This little story,
which the editor of well known mag
azine is fond Of telling, emphasizes that
fact:
When I was boy lived In Chicago
near Lincoln park. Once when Edwin
Booth was playing in the city ! went
with another boy to hear Hamlet"
i was permitted to spend the night at
my friends house, but went home for
breakfast.
At that early hour Lincoln park WINS
deserted, but as / drew near st.
Gaudens' great statue of Lincoln ! saw
a carriage approach, driven by negro
coachman. It stopped before the stat
ne, the door opened and out stepped
Edwin Booth. Curious to see what
would happen, stepped behind
clump of shrubbery where / might
watch unobserved.
The great actor stood for a moment
before the wonderful bronze with his
head barred. Then he took a rose from
his buttonhole and laid It at the base
Of the statue. He entered the carriage
and was driven away. utterly uncon.
scious that the incident had been wit
messed by one who would ever after
cherish its memory.--Youths Compan
ion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04

and read of a woman who felt as did
and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, so | took it too. Now ! am
proud to tell you / an feeling fine and
have given birth to a boy baby. He is
my 'Pinkham' baby. | keep bottle
of Compound in my house always. -
Mrs. PETER MARCO, Box "a, North
Oxford, Mass.
Sleeplessness, indigestion, weakness,
and nervousness are symptoms which
indicate lowered vitality of the female
organism, and the tonic, strengthening
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs, contained in Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, are
just what is needed by every woman
who is in Mrs. Marcos condition.
For free advice in regard to
any annoying symptom write to
Lydia T.. Pinkham Medicine Go.
(confidential), Lynn, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
When Texas Branded Thieves.

Adam was the first man, the very
first. to be indicted by grand jury in
Houston. His name, to be more spe-
cific, was James Adam. The charge
was that he stole, the indictment lar
ceny He was convicted. This was
the sentence: To return to the rightful
owner the sum of 1926, to be given
thirty-nine lsshes on the bare back in
a public place and to be branded with
the letter L on the back of the right
hand. This all happened in Houston
In the spring Of 1897. The first book
of the records of the legal doings of
Harris county is yellewed and old
thing. The FIRST matter written in it is
a statement signed by Sam Houston
giving authority for the court. 1t an
nounces that he has appointed Benja-
min Franklin judge OF the court. The
place is given as "the town of Hous
ton. county of Harrisburg, republic of
Texas. Houston Chronicle.