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The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
FIRE At EXCELSIOR
Big Mining Store Was Completely
Destroyed by Flames.

Morgan Brothers store at Excelsior
mines about two miles from the Hick.
DRY Station on the NJ. & st. L. Ry, in
Monroe county, was totally destroyed
by fire. Buildings, outbuildings and
contents were destroyed The fire
started some time after midnight, the
cause unknown, and when discovered
had involved the entire building to the
extent that nothing of stock or con.
tents could be saved. Some insur-
ance was held on building and stock,
but the loss to the Morgan brothers
viii be several thousand dollars. Tho
store may not be rebuilt at this place.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
Extending Charity.

Shut not thy purse strings against
painted distress. Act charity some
times. When a. poor creature tout
wardiy and visibly such) comes be-
tore thee, do not stay to inquire
whether the seven small children,
in whose name he implores thy assist
ance. have veritable existence. Rake
not INTO the bowels of unwelcome
truth to save halfpenny. It is good
10 believe him. II he be not all he pre-
tendeth. give, and under a personate
rather OF family think (if thou pleas.
est thar thou hast relieved an indi.
gent bachelor Charles Lamb.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
OSKALOOSA FACTORIES
Little Journeys to Local Industrial
Plants By Herald Reporter.
(Similar articles will ap- .
pear in these. columns every
few days. Watch for them
and buy goods made in Os-

Some ten or twelve years ago, un.
der the most humble and crude con.
|ditions, the present business of the
Mahaska Botthng Works was started
in Oskaloosa. Under the management
of J. w. Mckinley as far back as
1906,7, it began to assume proper
lions of considerable strength ami
the business was then located at 400
South Second street This location
was outgrown and sometime later the
factory was moved to- $40 North F
street. Here The property came into
the possession of U. G. Deck, the
present owner and the business was
again moved to its present location
on the corner of North Z street and
IB avenue West.
The first manufacturing was done
by the power developed from a gas
engine but when Mr.. Deck took pos
session, he installed an upright boiler
and engine and so steam power has
since been used.
Within recent years the business
has grown so fast that the present
quarters are now too small and the
plant will be considerably enlarged,
during the coming season. The present
office and factory will be extended
toward the west and the machinery
and working apparatus moved into
the new part. The present factory Will
also be remodeled and used as pack
ing and shipping room. The new ad-
dition will be about 80 feet by feet
in size and the boiler and engine room
will be put in a separate building
apart from the rest.
The company makes a specially OK
manufacturing Sanitary Soft DRINKS
and everything about the place is full
ly in keeping with the requirements
of the Pure Food Law" which empha-
sizes the matter of health in products
of this character. All the bottles IN
being cleaned are put through a
special "soaker" machine which sub
iects the bottles to a 10 minute caus.
tic soda and water bath. They are
then passed on to a brush washer
and rincing machine, where they are
thoroughly steriliZed. The water used
in the drinks comes from 60 foot
we'll and before being used is careful
~ filtered and made thoroughly pure.
The symps used are all carefully pre-
pared in the factory so that the com
pany have built large and increas.
ing trade because they have put quail
ity and merit first, irrespective OF the
cost of the production. a.
Shipments are made during the sea.
son to all points within a radius OF
sixty to seventy-fve miles from, Os'
kaloosa. During the year about $4,000
cases of bottled goods of various
popular flavors are sent out to their
trade and this circle is yearly ex:
panding so that new machinery and
rev goods will be put in as soon as
the season opens up in April. The
orks ranks "a /" according to the
state factory inspection and both the
machinery and goods are. kept in the
best of order in worthy desire to give
the public the best possible results.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
UNCLE STEPHEN IS 81
Oldest Resident Of Madison Town
ship Being Congratulated.

Prime Neighborhoods Feb 4, (by
Alpha. )--Hoyt Bartlett disposed of
a span of young mares to Elmer Gil:
christ, Monday. ....-
won't expose a womans age but
I'll just spring one on stephen L.
Pomeroy and let everyone know it,
that he win have a birthday this Sat-
urday, Feb. s, 1916, and will be So
years old. Let everyone congratulate
Uncle Stephen, he Is our oldest resi-
dent and enjoys life well and good,
and likes to talk the best kind.
Mrs. Garrett Dykstra is in OskaIOOsa
assisting in caring for her mother,
Mrs. Wagner, who is i'll with the grip.
Mrs. Sadie Stevens will be at the
parental Smith home helping to care
for the home folks while her mother
is in the hospital.
Misses Faye and Carolyn Lyle
gave a leap year party to the young
people of the neighborhood at their
home recently which was well attend
ed. They report such a good time that
there will be another one before long.
Mrs. Roy Fleck was operated on
for appendicitis at Oskaloosa 4-ospit-
al this week and is doing well.
Mr.. Clayworth moved his household
goods this week to his Oskaloosa
property, having sold his Is acre tract
to Henry Bacon who will occupy it
at once.
Miss Avis Carpenter, who has lived
at William Bartletts for several years
went to her home in Beacon Tuesday,
where DR.. Ruan. operated on her for
affected gland of her neck and Is re-
ported doing we'll which is good news
to all of us.
Mr. and Mrs. William Pomeroy at.
tended an Eastern Star party in Oska-
loosa, Monday night.
Aber Lytle and family will move
this month to the DR.. Wilcox farm
west of Beacon.
DR.. Barnett, chiropractic, continues
his professional calls at the Andrew
Lytle home to treat Mrs. Lyle, who
is recovering from her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Griest of near
Cedar visited Sunday at John Primes.
Mr.. Tom Jordan has rented the
Ruby. farm in Adams township, and
will take possession some time this
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lyle of Indianap-
oils, Ind, are making their relatives
a visit on their return home from
Kansas where they attended the fun
eral of a relative.
This vicinity regrets very much
that Terrell Sted dom lost his team of
horses that has been in controversy
for several months and say there is
no doubt that the horses are the same
ones that were stolen from the Sted-
dom barn.
Miss Lura Curry entertained at an
all day quilting last Thursday. four
teen ladies who braved the Sticky,
sIidy, storm" but found that after we
were housed that the weather was for
gotten and nothing but good cheer
prevailed. The absent ones surely
missed a good time.
Feb. 2, ground hog day, foreshadow-
ed more and longer winter
Frank Cruzen bailed hay this week.
Labon Johnson visited over Sunday
with his daughters family near Ere
mont. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pomeroy.
Ray Black of the city, was out
to his uncle Frank Boston's over Sun
day.
Claud Curry returned home from
Winterset, Iowa last Saturday where
he attended the funeral of an uncle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
Damages Allowed.

The commissioners appointed by
the sheriff to estimate the damage to
property owners whose holdings are
traversed by the right-of-way for the
new Grinnell sewer made report and
damages in the amount of $3.50 were
allowed The commissioners were al
lowed S24 in fees and $50 for the
sheriff, making a total of 1924.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
odeboIt Has Good Showing.

Odebolt. a town of 1900 people in
Sac county, has been figuring up and
is satisfied with the showing made for
last year, and hopes to do as well this
year, and hopes to do as well this
year New buildings We're erected to.
falling $180,000. There are many larg-
er towns that have not done as we'll.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10

man. The funeral occurred Monda
morning at IL o'clock and was he'll
at the NJ. L. Church, the services be
ing conducted by the pastor, Rev
Hugh Neville, and the sermon wa
preached by Rev. George Filmer, o
Martins burg, a former pastor. Inter
ment was made at the cemetery a
Kirkville beside the husband who haI
proceeded sher.l no.
COLE-VAN.-Z UK---At the home o
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
ID. VanZuk, east OF olivet on Wednes
day, Feb. 2, 1916, at 4 p. m, Miss An
ma Van Zuk to Andrew Cole, the cid
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cole
north of town. Rev. A. Rosendal o.
Leighton officiated.
The bride and groom are we'll known
to the writer. They both come from
among two of the best families in
Scott township. Miss Anna was hand
somely gowned for the occasion. An
drew never looked better in his life
than he did at that time and he had
right to be, for he led one of the
best and most graceful little ladies tc
the matrimonial altar, we know OF
anywhere. She will make him good
wife and companion through life for
she was raised that way.
At the same time. she is to be con-
graduated on securing one of the best
young men that We know of for j
compnion through life; one who is
sober. Industrious and no bad habits
Of any kind and who will make good
at all times.
This young couple started out in
life with the brightest, of prospects
before them. Mr.. Cole having the $50
acre farm they will be at home to
their many admiring friends after
March /, 1916.
After the ceremony and friendly
greetings from the one hundred and
twenty-five who were invited they
were fed on all the good things of life
as Mrs. Van Zuk is chief in the Gull
nary art and knows just how to get
up feast of this kind and who was
ably assisted in the cooking and wait.
ing on the table by the older ladies
present. Just how A. B. Van Zuk and
John Cole acted on this occasion we
are not advised, but are satisfied they
lid Justice at'the table anyway
Those present from Pella were Mrs.
A. p. Wander Mulin, Mrs. Fl. p. Bune-
,kovl. Miss Ella Jabaae, Mr.. and Mrs.
George VanVark.
The Herald correspondent joins
with their many friends in congratu
ations by wishing them long and
happy life while travelling on theAmat-
'imonial sea of life. May trouble not
come up to mar their lives while on
his voyage and happiness prevail at
III times, for our home life is just
What we make It, either the happiest
place on earth or the most miserable.
R. w.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
cold FIsh From japan.

e. X. Bruce, OF Thornburg, breeder
and raiser OF oriental gold fish. re-
ceived the last two hundred of con-
alignment of one thousand fan tail
gold FISH from Toxic, Japan. The last
consignment came from Toxic to
Thornburg in fifteen days with the
loss OF only one fish. Mr.. Bruce now
has sixteen ponds for breeding pur,
poses and handles on an average Of
$4,000 fish per season
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
sale Of lderefords.

G. @. Amos. living near Indianola,
recently held sale OF his herd Of fine
Hereford cattle. Thirty-nine head
were sold, averaging $158 each. The
highest price was $500.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
Much Butter Made.

The Tama creamery made 276,000
pounds OF butter in a single year and
claims to be the biggest butter pro
iucer on either the Milwaukee or
Northwestern between Cedar Rapids
and Omaha.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
Fox River Ditch.

County Engineer H. o. Wray is now
busy with the Fox River Survey, pre-
paratory to reporting an estimate OF
the cost of digging the drainage ditch
from just north of Bloomfield to the
Van Buren, county line.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10

FINN-Michael Finn passed away
at the County Home, February 4th,
1916, at 1915 o'clock p. IN. age 81
years. He was born in Ireland, and
has been a resident of Iowa for the
past twenty-eight years. Funeral ser
vices will be held from st. Mary's
church on Sunday afternoon at 3 o.
clock and interment will be made in
St. Mary's Cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
Iowa Hoaa % caLIfornla.

George Ruby sent three good Ma
Ihaska county hogs by express 70 Cal
ifornia. The animals were securely
Grated and started on their Ions Jour
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
Henderson H. Anderson, Ollie ..2l
1917 and
Bertha M. Fritchen, Ollie .......19
John N. WAL, Oskaloosa .......26
227S and
Gertrude Wander Meyden, Oska. 10
George Benedict, Eddyville -. 81
1919 and
Dott Yeoman, Eddyville ....... 10

RYERSON-Mrs S. p. Rhoads re-
ceived word the other day that John
C. Ryerson, her sonin-law, died at his
home in Sedan, Okla, on Jan 81 at 4
o'clock in the forenoon. The message
contained no flrther information. The
deceased was a former resident OF
Fremont and was about 6G years of
age.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
stretcbina stee /,

BY the modern process Of spinning
metal thread Il is possible 10 make
single pound OF steel stretch dis
lance Of 70 miles.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10

WHITE-Tacie f. White died at her
home, 400 Second avenue east, Feb
ruary 4th, 1916, of old age and la
grippe complications. She was born
on February Sth, in Lancaster Ohio,
and leaves a sister Mrs. John Shan
non, of this city; and a niece, Miss
Daisy White also of this city. Funeral
services will be held from the Episco-
pal church at 10 O'Clock a. m. on Mon
day, and interment will be made in
Forest cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-14
WAR PRISONERS POST OFFICE.
a(Marie- Marguerite Frechette. in The
 At1antic.l

( a(Marie- Marguerite, Frechette, in The
 Atlantic.)
 The Swiss government sends post free packages of all sorts, letters, and money orders, addressed to prisoners.
 The office is in a great hall. one end of which is reserved for letters and money orders, while in the remainder stand great heaps of bags filled with packages waiting to be taken to the trains, and other mountains of par cells being sorted into bags by soldier employees. Two soldiers are con- stantly occupied in rewrapping and tying parcels which have come un- done, while 10 others are kept busy transporting the mail bags to and from the station. The packages handled in this office are all rather small. under one kilogramme (2A pounds) in weight, and most go to wrapped contained a loaf of bread, or some other kind of food. Often the addresses are very difficult for the authorities to decipher, as the for eign names of prisoners camps. writ ten by hands evidently unaccustomed to that kind of work, are strangely al- tered. The care given to correcting the addresses on packages, as well as on letters, was most noticeable, and every employe seemed eager to do everything possible to make their arrival prompt and certain.
 The letters and money orders are all handled by regular post office em- ployes. and they involve much more than the usual amount of work. for. as the superintendent told me. the de- partment wants to hasten the arrival of this mail at its destination. To this end, bundles of prisoners letters and cards coming from Germany. marked simply France. are sorted for the different towns at Berne, instead of being forwarded to await their turn for sorting in the oerworked. under-manned French frontier post office. With this precaution taken. the mail is usually received about fortnight after being sent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-14
Anti -Suffragists to Resume Activities
 Of Political Nature

Now that the crisis in Mexico ha.
 apparently passed. and the mobiliza ton of the Connecticut troops at the border is thing of the past, the members of the State Association Op. uosed to Woman Suffrage, who aban.
 doned their plans for meetings to hell the soldiers prepare. for their service to the country. are planning to re- sume their publicity campaign of the summer as originally laid out.
 A number of meetings of a public nature had been planned to be held at the larger summer resorts through out the state, at which the arguments against the granting of the vote to women would be set before the public and these meetings abandoned for the time being, will now in all probability be held at later dates, however, than were originally fixed.
 With a membership well over 16,- 900, the State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage has a working body which is becoming capable of doing widespread work "against the cause and of combating by arguments and figures the statements of the suffra- gists concerning the number of wom- en who want the vote'' in this coun- try. With the recent defeat of the suffrage issue in Iowa, "a crucial state as Mrs. Catt called it, the suf- fragists turned their attention to the two conventions of the great parties, and were defeated there as well. in that neither of the parties endorsed any change in the method of procur- h11f fo leaving it to the states to settle each for itself.
 It has become plain that the suffra- gists wish anything but voting on suf- frage by states, having, tried it several times in the past few years with de- feats far outweighing it's list of victor ies. so now the suffragists announce their intention of taking the matter up with Congress for the passage of the Anthony amendment.
 A delegation of women, among them Mrs. Daniel A. Markham of Hartford. the state president. visited MT. Chas. E. Hughes recently to secure from him some expression of opinion as to suf- frage for women, and their reception was described by Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge. the national president. as "de- licious," The anti-suffragists endorse the Republican plank which leaves the question of votes for women to each state to determine for itself and op- pose any federal amendment making the enfranchisement of women some thing to be determined by the federal government. MT. Hughes, attention was also turned to thA> fact that 12 of the large states have recently defeat ed woman suffrage at the polls. The position of the association in Connec- ticut will be further outlined at the summer meetings to be held during the next few weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-14
RECREAHONs OF AN EXPERT.
(New York Evening Sum-


 There's nothing like enjoying your job. They say the famous movie as- tor or actress at the close of hard day before the camera will often spend the evening, from choice, hid ing in the parquet shadows Of a the atre where the very stars that shine on the screen "are but shadows" In the American Journa of Surgery Is an article describing holiday in the London hospitals that for bubbling enthusiasm. over the glorious privilege of watching an operation in St. Bar tholomew's could hardly be matched among the devotees of avowed sport. Certainly not among golfers-a solemn crowd.
 In the same magazine, however, is an example of the experts occasional revolt. Weary of discussion about 1t and about" in medicine and surgery, the editor wreaks himself on the de- fenceless English language. In the preceding issue the word "satisfac- tory'' had appeared. The prefix "un was omitted by error.
 Here is curious state of affairs: IA word that is satisfactory is quite unsatisfactory, yet has to be made un- satisfactory in order to be sat1sfac- tory. When 1t was unsatisfactory it was satisfactory, and now that we have made it more satisfactory it IS entirely unsatisfactory. Satisfactory is unsatisfactory and unsatisfactory IS satisfactory What was satisfactory to our readers was unsatisfactory to the author, and we. cannot make 1t satisfactory to him without making 1t unsatisfactory to everybody.
 Which reminds us that the author of Alice in Wonderland" was a seri- ous mathematician in office hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-14
 LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
(By Lee Pape)
 

The uther day I was out Tn our backward hunting for leaf clovers, and wat did I do but find one, ana rapped it up in a peece of paper ana put it in my pocket, thinking, G now, I bet III have some good luck, all rite. Wich jest then ma stuck her he'd out of the back setting room win dow, saying, Benny, I wunt you to carry that packidge of magazines over to your Ant Gladdises for me, rite away.
 The packidge being hevvy as the doose, and I sed Aw C., that amt lucky.
 Nobody sed it was, sed ma. And started to carry it over, changing IL frum one arm to the uther and put ting it down on peoples frunt steps and setting on it every wunts in vile and thinking, Heck, I don't call this lucky. And jest as I almost got to Ant G1addises house II ripped ana fell down and skinned my nee, and the packidge came undone and the magazines went every wich way and l had to pick them up agen, thinking Enybody calls this lucky don't know much.
 And on the way back again played marbles and lost all my marbles and then I played sigerett cards and lost all my sigerett cards. and then l aw- ffered to sell the leaf clover for z cents and nobody woodent buy it, ev- erybody caying you half to find it yourself for it to be lucky. and then I went home and we had fish for sup per and I got a bone in my throat and pop had to stand. me upside down be- fore it came out.
 G wizz, hope I never find anuther 4 leaf clover, I sed, I found one this afternoon, and you don't call it good luck to get bones in your throat and half to be stood upside down, do you ?
 Its good luck compared to falling down an elevator shaft or being set upon by an angry pack of Fords, sed pop, wy, jest think of wat mite of hap pened to you if you hadent found it.
 We'll III keep it a little vile and if I don't have eny good luck soon I'm goingto throw it away. I sed. That being 3 days ago and haven't had eny good luck yet, and if I don't have eny by tomorrow I'm going to throw 1t away.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-14
THE TEACHERS GRIND

This is the time of year when the pchool teacher does not feel so young bs she used to be-. as the old song says fBhe has been keyed up to. concert bitch for ten months, and school btrain is severe
 This does not mean the fluffy girl who is merely doing the three Rs un- til an eligible husband turns up. Rath- or it is. the teacher who has settled down into faithful persistent work year after year. in the chosen profes- eion which she proposes to follow un- al incapacitated.
 Teaching school is not merely hear- Ing recitations and marking papers. Ut Is problem in personal executive r anaSe ment, in control of 10 or 50 little in6fvidualities, each with his or her own determined and contrary will. 4s Sometimes the more devoted a teacher is, the less she can solve this problem. She is forever melting the pupils to aim high is not content with commonplace achievement and con bnually points cut where better work cs'nld have been done. Such ones arc cl.ery of praise because they wan the pupils to be dissatisfied with anythirg Jess than their best
 r. This kind of teacher is often con-
 ddered by the children to be exacting 0nd fault finding. She becomes un- popular, the children combine against her. and giggle and squirm in the claes room- Meanhwile the easy go- Ing girl who praises everything, is loved by all. x. She jollies them along and gets more loyal support. though less is being accomplished.
 This is what takes the life out of many conscientious teachers, and makes them prematurely old. There may not be such thing as teachers taking her work too seriously. But Tt leasts he needs plenty of diversion, outdoor and social life, to save her self from irritated and morbid fret Ing over her difficulties.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-14

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 Women who suffer from displace- meuents, weakness, Irregularities, ner- vousness, backache or beoring-down pains, need the tonic-strengthening properties of the roota and herbs con- tained in Lydia E. .Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 nyouwant special advico, write the Lydia E. PlnlkhAm Medicine Co. lcon1identiaD ,s1Cnns Maasa.