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The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Some Record Hogs.

New Sharon Star: The record for
hog breeding certainly belongs to
Geo. Rhine of Taintor who has raised
131 pts from three sows, each having
four filters. They only lack one of
an average of eleven pigs to the lit
ter, These three sows gave birth
to "a pigs in the spring and the same
number again this fall. all of them
being alive but one and have raised
all of them but three.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Statement OF the Ownership, Man
agement, Etc.

dScWSVbI ETC
OF The Oskaloosa Herald, pub
lished weekly at Oskaloosa, Iowa, re-
CURED by the act Of August "a,
1912:
Note: This statement is to be made
in duplicate, both copies to be deliv.
cred by the Publisher to the Post.
master, who will send one copy to
the Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, division of Classification
Washington, ID. c., and retain the
other in the files of the Postoffice.
Editor-Phil Hoffman,, Oskaloosa,
Iowa.
Business Manager-Chas. S. Wall
ing, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
loosa, Iowa.
Owners (if a corporation, give
name and addresses of stockholders
holding one per cent or more of total
amount of stock:
Chas. V. Hoffman,, Oskaloosa, la.
Phil Hoffman,, Oskaloosa, la.
Maggie Hoffman,, Oskaloosa, la.
Chas. S. Walling, Oskaloosa, la.
Known bondholders, mortgages
and other security holders, holding
one per cent or more of total amount
of bonds, mortgages or other securi-
|ties-None.
Chas. S. Walling.
Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this End day of October, 1916.
A. Dewitt,
(Seall t-. Notary Public.
my commission expires July 4,
1919
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
THE BUILDER IS BUSY
M,ny New Structures Indicates the
March Of Improvement.


who recently bought the former Isaac
Gibbs property, is making some
changes and alterations to this prop
erty. A new basement garage is be-
ing built in the front part of the cell
lar with the entrance on the side al
ley This makes necessary the
building of a brick partition wall be-
tween the garage and the cellar part
and also brick retaining walls on both
sides of the garage entrance. These
and the embankment is dug away and
terraced back so as to admit the
change, Other general and needed
improvements will be made to bring
the property to the ideas Of the new
owner.
- - -
s. ], Walthall is building a new
brick garage building on the rear of
his lot at 2OS A avenue east. The
building Is rooted over with a fiat
composition roof and the sides capped
with cement copins. 1t is provided
with all necessary windows, and fix
lures for practical use.
- - -
Out at the Vitrified Brick Com
pany's plant at the end of Third ave-
nue. east they have built on high
elevation new cement reservoir
some 20 feet in diameter and having
a capacity o. over $1,000 gallons.
Driven wells supply the flow and so
they always have water at hand for
their uses.
- - -
]. B. Doll has recently sold his
property at 207 A avenue east to w.
C. Reed of $40 North Market street,
and Mr.. Doll and family will occupy
the residence at I'll A avenue east as
soon as occupancy cah. be secured.
improvements and changes are con-
templated in both cases and these fine
properties made still better.
- 49,
Rev. Luke r. Burdock of $50 North
"A street has been identifying his
property by repainting and the making
of general repairs.
- = -
w. p. Snow of 625 North Market
street has been repainting his proper
ty and putting it generally in fine
condition.
The houses belonging to the Ruby
estate at 631-35 North Market street
are gradually being newly painted
Several have already been completed
and those remaining will no doubt be
cared for.
- =. =:
Changes are being made in the
heating system of the Fifth ward
(Whittier) school building. The
boiler capacity and also the radiation
are being increased and this requires
new boiler installation and extra
piping. 1t will be a good job when
completed.
New cement walks have been put
in at various points on North c street
replacing the former brick pavement
This also applies to sections on North
d street.
- - =
Mrs. Rhoda Woodruff of 4O1 North
c street has had new cement walks
placed in front and at he side of her
home. These walks lead from the
public sidewalk to the house.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Former Judge a RootIegoer.

West Union, Sept. 30.-E. J. o.
Connor is now prisoner in the same
jail where as superior judge he sen
fenced many a malefactor to serve
time. O'Connor was convicted of boot
Logging before Judge A. N. Hobson
He was sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment. Disbarment proceedings
have been instituted against him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Missing Woman Sought.

Des Moines, Sept. 30.-In a letter
received by the executive offices, Mrs
Eleanor Boeckwald of Baltimore, ask
ed Governor Clarke to assist her in
finding Mrs. Hubert Kunneke, who
came to some city in Iowa ten years
ago and has not been heard from
since,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Six Without Negroes.

There are six counties which have
no negroes and 81 have less than Ten.
Jasper county has 1873. Polk county
has the largest number. 4.4sS. and
Monroe county is next with 2,07l.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Refused Post Office.

Marshalltown,. Sept. 30.-Arthur t.
Roberts who was appointed postmas-
ter of Melbourne some weeks ago, will
not accept the appointment. 1t was
expected that he would take charge
of the office about Oct. I, but he has
decided that he does not want the
office. He has bought his mothers in
terest in the old home farm and will
take up farming.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Killed In Fall From Horse.

Creston, Sept. 3O.-Harry Kilgore
aged 10, was thrown from horse yes
terday, his foot caught in the stirrup.
and the lad was dragged a quarter of
a mile and killed. His face and head
were battered into an unacceptable
mass.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
To Hold Farmers, lnstltute.

The citizens of Barnes City held a
meeting last week and decided to hold
another school and farmers institute
there this fall One was held last fall
and was quite successful.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
sustained Two Fractured Ribs.

SuSkaIHcu y WU TTdCVUTCu NIuS-
Austin Walter of Knoxville sus-
tanned two fractured ribs, one ear al
most orn on and was bruised from
head to foot when his auto turned
turtle at point about two miles
south and east OF Pleasantville.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Ballots win "a elu

Our 1916 election ballot threatens
to be blanket affair the full size Of
which has not yet been determined
by the state authorities.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Autumnal co,or,nas

Some Of our trees are almost bare
since the rains Of Wednesday. Others
are turning since the frosts have
painted the leaves.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Deaths From Heart Failure.

Red Oak, Sept. 3O-J. w. DeFrehn,
66 years old, died of heart failure
Thursday evening while on fishing
trip on the river north of this city. In
company with w. A. Harding he was
spending few days camping and fish
ing on the Nishnabotna river, as had
been the custom of the two men for
the last ten or twelve years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05

Bellevue, Ia, Sept. 3O.-Otto Keil,
the 12year.old son of Henry Keil,
living south of Bellevue, was found
dead in his bed by members of the
family. The lad had gone to bed in
seemingly good health, his sudden
death being due to heart trouble.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Nuts Are Scarce.

Laos who have been scouting about
the woods tell us that the nut crop
this season is not worth mentioning.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Rain Raised Streams.

Every stream of the county expert
enced asbrief rise following the heavy
doWnpour Wednesday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05

Officials.
Starter-Peter Leinhanser,
Clerk OF Course Lou II. Shangle.
Judges Frank Fitch, NJ, H. David
on, j. G. Creamer.
Timers kay Kemble. j. H. Allen
4 New Sharon, w, Broerman.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10
STOLE MONEY TO
CONQUER MEXICO
Motive Assigned by Boys Who
Fled With $1O,515 Of Nor
gan's Cash.
CAPTURED IN PHILADELPHIA
Youths Are Repentant, but Regret
That Villas AnnihlIatIon 10 Pre-
vented by Their Untlmeiy Ar
rest-Money Returned.

New York.-A dream of adventure
and Mexican conquest was shattered
when two messenger boys of J. P.
Morgan & Co.. who had fed to Phila-
delphia with $10,515 Of the firms
money, we're taken before Magistrate
Handy in the Tombs court and ar
raigned on a charge Of grand larceny.
The prisoners-William McManus, if-
teen years old, and his companion.
William Balm, who is q year older
were deeply repentant.
Before their arraignment McManus
and Balm told how their imaginations.
fred by cigarettes and dime novels,
had lured them to realms of thrill and
action far beyond their W workaday
world. What they wanted, however,
was not money, but adventure. In fact,
he said he and his pals" had no idea
of the amount Of money they had stolen
until they opened the bundle and
found it contained, several 500 bills.
Only Needed $50. r.
All the money they needed for their
plans. according to young Balm. was
$3.50. With that amount they intended
to reach Kentucky and supply them.
selves with horses, Balm having read
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10

and hanged. as they were certain he
would be. the messenger boys were
resolved to invade Mexico and partici.
pate In the conquest of that country
for the United States.
I'VE would a.done 1t. too" said Balm,
III we hadn't been caught. All we
wanted was $3.50. We thought II we
stole that much and then sent 1t back
out of u pay when we got our jobs
as rangers, the police and MI. Morgan
would forgive US because we were de-
Tending our country.
But when It came to dividing the
money, ]. got scared stiff when l saw
those hundred-dollar bills"
Ends In Philadelphia.
OF the amount stolen Balm actually
did send back to his mother while en-
route to Philadelphia three 500 bills.
which she returned at once to J. P.
Morgan & Co.
The boys whole adventure. however,
came to a sudden end in West Phila-
delphia. when Detectives Edward Ntz-
gerald and Benjamin Fay Of the
Dougherty Agency arrested the fugi-
tives In front of the Keystone hotel.
The arrest was accomplished within u
hours after the flight.
The money McManus took was .
bundle Of bills intended for the pay
roll of q department Of the bank. The
capture was made at Philadelphia the
same evening.
According to the police. all the
stolen money has been recovered ex-
cept $240. and the Morgan officials
we're not inclined to press prosecution.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10
CRIPPLED DUCK IN COURT
Judge Finds Bird Summing Self In Win.
dow and Turns II oversto the
Game Warden. >.

oshkosh,g Wis.-When Municipal
Judge A. H. Goss entered his court
room one morning recently he was
surprised to find q duck seated near
an open window calmly summing itself.
How the duck came to be there the
Judge was unable to learn, but he
acted on the assumption that 1t was
seeking protection Of the law.
While the Judge is not familiar
with the jargon Of ducks, he decided
to investigate. He found that the
bird was q cripple, being minus one
leg.
Failing to elicit any information
from the duck as to its excuse for
invading the courtroom, the Judge de-
cided that he was the victim Of some
practical Joker.
The bird was turned over to the
game warden, with orders to see that
1t was properly protected in the FL.
ture.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10
GUARDING AGAINST
SHORTAGE OF FEED
Big Item in Preparedness as Ap-
piled to a Live Stock Farm
Found in SiIo.

Silos are effective Notifications
against feed shortage, ravages Of dry
weather. hail storms. late spring. early
frost, and poverty-suggests Prof. c.
Larsen of the South Dakota state col
lege. He says:
-Four silos are standing in one row
on the north end Of the state college
dairy barn. A visitor to the college
said. From . distance those silos and
barn appear like one Of those ancient
castles with It's towers and forts that
We see over in the old country In
these days when there 10 30 much war
and preparedness talk In the afr, there
10 some excuse for applying It to silos
and dairy barns.
"A big item in preparedness as ap-
piled to . live stock farm 10 to have .
silo. Just now seems to be the time
whom money IL appropriated for pre-
~paredness. Why should not every
farmer make an appropriation for pre-
paredness in the shape Of I silo? "A
silo viii pay for itself In two years.
tfatten the pocketbook. and add . lot
Of comfort to the cows and the feeder.
Where IL there another preparedness
scheme that will do a. we'll? II .
person can't AFFORD, one OF the expen'
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10

when sown broadcast. and when sown
in drills, three pounds Of seed 10
enough.
f Most soils will give good account
when sown to rape. Land which is
well suited to corn production makes
. very excellent soil for rape. How.
ever, the heavier soils seem to pro-
duce the largest and most succulent
growth. To prevent injury to the crop,
hogs should not be put on rape until
It L. about q foot high.
It is often difficult to get hogs to
eat rape at first, II they have not been
accustomed to 1t. However, they will
eat the rape and soon learn to relish
It II they r turned on It and allowed
no other green feed. Another din
Guilty is that wet and dewy rape may
cause sores and scabs on the hogs.
Sometimes the skin has the appear
ance Of. being. blistsred. This seems
to be more true Of white and thin
haired hogs. This may be overcome
by not turning the hogs on rape until
the dew has dried up.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10
ROAD BUILDERS ISSUE A MAP
Tentative Routes Of 100000 Miles OF
ArticuIated Highways In United
States Are Shown.

The National Highways association,
that body Of enthusiastic lockers into
the future. has prepared a map show
ing the tentative routes Of 100000
miles Of %articulated highways which 1t
thinks should network the United
States in an orderly manner.
This map is the expression of one
Of the main ideas of the association,
namely, that trunk.line roads are the
first requisite-through routes leading
from somewhere to somewhere, and
that the feeder roads must naturally
follow the development and improve.
ment Of these main lines. The theory
ID like that on which the great railroad
systems Of the country were built.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10
BY VILLA
and cARRANzA
Mrs. Reiser Says Husband Paid
Both Mexican Leaders for
Ransom.
DESCRIBES TRAGIC INCIDENTS
ReIser Loses Mind and Subsequently
oIes-WIfs Passes Some Time In
u Red Gross Work With Bandits
Army.

Bloomington: 1ll.-Forcsd to pay
$4,000 for protection by Carranza and
then hand over $4,000 to Villa a. a
ransom. with the climax of being
robbed Of their remaining estate OF
$3.50 900, including their horses and 9TH
er ranch stock, and finally the loss Of
the husbands mind, due to worriment
over his misfortunes, and his subse-
quent death. were tragic incidents Of
life In Mexico for Mrs. Frances May
Reiser Of this county, who has Just re-
turned.
Included in nef sensational expert.
ences were some time spent as tie
head of the Red Cross society in Mex.
leo. most Of 1t on duty with Villas
army. She barely escaped with her
life.
Nieked by carranza and villa.
=, Mrs. Reiser was born upon q farm
near Bloomington. She was q niece
Of Carl Hasenwinkle, the actor. known
professionally Is Haswin. She also
adopted the stage as a profession. but
after q few years marriedtH Henry Rel
ser and gave up the profession. Her
husband was the head Of q New York
city firm dealing In hides, and he made
his headquarters in Chihuahua. He
accumulated q fortune Of 100000, and
was rapidly Increasing this fortune
when Carranza appeared and demand
ed 5000 for protection. Reiser was
forced to pay 1t. Later Carranza left
and then came villa. The latter was
even more greedy. He demanded $780,
900 as the price Of Reiser's life. After
Villa had gone, other bandits came
along and confscated everything be-
longing to the Reisers, even the nne
driving horse that was q cherished
possession of Mrs. Reiser. who is an
ardent horsewoman. The mansion Of
the couple in chihuahua was looted
of everything It contained, and then
destroyed by fire. Worried almost to
death by his ~misfortunes, Reiser lost
his mind. His wife brought him to
San Antonio, TEX, and placed him in q
hospital, where he later died.
Villa Makes Promises.
Then Mrs. Reiser returned to Chi
huahua, hunted up Villa and demanded
her property. He said that he could
do nothing to. restore 1t at that time.
but he agreed to see that she would
be compensated II he became presi-
dent of the Mexican republic, provid-
ing she would take charge Of the Red
Cross work with his army. As this
wan her, only hope she consented. re-
manning with the army until existence
became unbearable.
Upon the .pretense Of purchasing
hospital supplies. she managed to
get away from Villa and anne to
this country to remain until the situa-
ton becomes cleared. She believes
that in a year or two the United
States government will be in a posi-
ton to force Carranza to return to
her the money and property seized.
Mrs. Reiser relates many thrilling
experiences while q resident of
Mexico.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10

IL important to cut alfalfa at exactly
the right time. and that neglect may
result in the dying. out of the plants.
Usually the alfalfa begins to bloom
about the time 1t ia ready to cut, but
we must not depend on the blossom
to tell US when to cut. Watch the
basal shoots.
There are always more n less
shoots starting on alfalfa and a little
experience is necessary to know Just
exactly when is the best time to
cut.
When there r a great many new
shoots and these have grown to one
and q half or two inches high, then
we should cut at once. II we cut ear
lier we will have taken OF the first
crop before the new came on and SO
lost some growing time. We want
to keep the alfalfa crop working all
the time 80 as to get as many cuttings
and a. large Q yield as possible,
II we. cut late, the mower is apt to
clip OF the heads Of the new shoots.
Alfalfa grows from the end of the
shoot a. q fern does, and IL we IN
lure the second growth by clipping
OF the heads, the next crop will have
to start over by growing an entirely
new set Of shoots. II the cutting is
delayed too long. until the plant be-
gins to go to seed, the vigor Of the
plant IL gone just as 1t Is In any plant
where seed, is allowed to ripen.
We must also be careful not to cut
too late in the fall. but 10 leave .
growth Of six or eight inches high.
This holds the snow. protects the
roots. and serves as Q preventive
against the heaving Of the ground
caused by alternate freezing and thaw.
ing. Heaving loosens the roots and
they are apt to be killed. by exposure.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10
TEST OF BROOD sow
indications Of Good Mixer Shown la
Thrift Of Ples-ssware Of Fat
tenlno Animal.

The principal test OF whether . SOW
10 . good mixer or not Is the thrift
Of her pigs and her condition while
sucking them. II they do well and
she eats literally and keeps up good
health and digestion. and at the sama
time gets . little thin while nursing
them. II 10 pretty good evidence that
she Is q. good mixer and win do to
keep az long ~ her usefulness lasts.
But look out for the SOW that fattens
between narrowing and weaving time.
Her pigs either die OF Or, become
runts, for she 10 not making the .
Of her feed that . good mother should
make.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10
ROAD
MATERIALS FOR A cuLvERT
" Good Building Stone Abounds In To-
eaiity It Would Be Advisable TO-
Use This Substances.

by PAUL D. SARGENT. United States
Department Of Public Roads.) : -
Available material in the locality
where the work is being carried on
i, will generally determine the material
Of which culverts will be constructed
For example, II we are in a country
where good building stone abounds. 1t
would generally be advisable to use
this material for culverts.
II no stone is handy, but good gravel
may be secured, plain concrete, or re.
enforced concrete, may be found to be
the most economical material. In
some localities we shall have to resort
to the use of pipes. My experience
has been that while a good culvert
may be constructed by the use Of Wit.
rified tile, its use in most cases has
been a failure. This Is due to lack OF
proper are in laying the pipe.
All culverts, Of whatever material.
should be carried to a good foundation.
Generally speaking, l would recon.
mend that the waterways of stone
culverts be paved, and that concrete
culverts be built with a concrete floor,
although this is not always necessary.
In any event the side walls should be
carried to a good, firm foundation, and
each end Of the culvert should be pro-
vided with a cutoff wall carried below
the frost to prevent undermining by
the water
Pipe culverts should be laid on a
good, firm foundation. II the natural
soil does not provide this. a founda.
ton should be ~excavated from twelve
to fifteen inches below the bottom Of
the pipe and crushed stone or gravel
should be placed in the excavation
and the culvert we'll bedded on this
foundation. A head wall should be
provided at each end Of the pipe cul-
vert the same as for concrete or stone
1culverts, to prevent the water from
getting under the ~culvert, or along the
side Of 1t. and washing 1t out. Cast
iron water pipe and corrugated metal,
II of good, pure iron. will be found to
make satisfactory culverts where a
small opening is necessary.
All c~ulverts should be laid on a
grade and, above all things. they
should be provided with a good out
let to take the water away from them.
Sometimes this will necessitate the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10
'soN.lN.LAw IS A PEPPER
Mistaken for Burglar and Shot While
Looking Through Window Of Moth.
erln.laW's. Home.

Pittston, Pa.-Peeping through .
window Of the home Of Mrs. Mary
Correll, David Wolfe. . sorrinlaw. was
shot through the top Of the head.
After quarreling with his wife sew.
eral weeks ago Wolfe was left to his
own devices. while Mrs. Wolfe re-
turned to her mother. When Mrs.
Wolfe failed to return In response to
. letter the relenting husband tried
to scquaint himself with the situation
in the Correll homo. He was peeping
through the kitchen window when Mrs,
Correll mistook him for . burglar and
fred.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-10

.By GRACE MARIAN sM1TH.r
In buying alfalfa seed 1t is we'll to
test It before planting. Examine 1t
first, and II there is q large percent
age of weed seeds or small vithered
alfalfa seed, do not use it..
Your state. experiment station will
tell you where you a get good seed.
Nurse Representatives. alfalfa is
seeded with q nurse crop. The nurse
crop is supposed to keep the weeds
down. But the barley. or rye. or
oats or whatever is seeded with the
alfalfa will use moisture and plant
food which may be needed by the all
falfa. It shades the young alfalfa
plants, and when It is cut, the alfalfa
10 suddenly exposed to the SUMS rays
which may cause the weak plants to
wtther. The young alfalfa may be
trampled when cutting the nurse
crop. All these things should be
considered in deciding whether OF not
to SOW with q nurse crop.
Care Of PIot.-After the alfalfa is
we'll started 1t must be watched
closely the first year. II It turns vel.
low or sickly looking, NOW it down
but don't become discouraged. Tho
roots are probably all right yet, and
II you give them a little help, they
may surprise you later by sending up
new shoots.
Alfalfa which turns yellow is usu-
ally In need Of lime. drainage. or bac-
terra, Or all three. When alfalfa turns
yellow it should be moved at once.
Take good care Of the baby plant and
when 1t is a little older it will. be
strong enough to fight its own bat
ties.
Harvestinp-Now about the time
to harvest. Experience proves that it