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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
A COUNTY HOSPITAL

Keokuk county voters will likely
pass upon the County Hospital propo.
sition this fall. The tax payers will
be asked to expend $4,000 for build.
ing and grounds. If Mahaska county
would take over the Oskaloosa Hos.
pital about $4,000 in property would
be given OF the tax payers of this
county.
The County Hospital proposition is
popular and is proving success in
Jefferson and Washington counties
where it is being tried out. OF the
Keokuk county agitation the Keota
Eagle says:
"Dr. A. P. johnson and B. D. Hell
scher of Sigourney were here Monday
afternoon getting signatures to Pc
tition preparatory to a county hospi-
tai and they got just about everybody
In town. They had been to few of
the smaller places in the north part
of the county before coming here
The petition asks the board of super
visors to call special election, sub
hitting to them the question of a
$4,000 hospital. As the people sign
1t almost without exception, the cleo
ton viii undoubtedly be called, and
Unless we are inconsistent in our de-
tnands, it will carry. 1t would be a
good thing all right"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
pENsloNs For WAR WIDOWS.

The House Committee on Invalid
Pensions, of which Congressman Ram
seyer is member, has presented to
Congress for consideration, bill to
increase the pensions of widows OF
soldiers and sailors of the Civil War
This bill was prepared with great care
and represents the unanimous judg
ment and sentiment of the committee
Widows of veterans of the Civil War
did not receive any pension until
1890, and the law then allowed them
only IS per month. The pension for
widows was increased in 1908 to S12
In making the presentation speech
in behalf of the committee Mr.. Ram
seyer said: -...-. ..--.--.a
This bill gives $40 per month to
the widow who was the wife OF sol
der or sailor during his service in
the Civil War and the same sum to a
widow of a Civil War veteran who
has reached or shall hereafter reach
the age of 20 years. Another provis'
ion of this bill is that a soldiers or
sailors widow who has lost or shall
hereafter lose her right to pension be,
cause of her marriage to another per
son shall, upon again being widowed
be entitled to have her name restored
on the pension roll. Heretofore a
widow of a soldier or sailor was not
entitled to pension if she married
subsequent to June 81, 1890. Under
this bill such a widow is entitled to
pension if her marriage to the soldier
or sailor was prior to June 81, 1905
This bill does not change pensions to
orphans of Civil War veterans. va
This is no mere gratuity extended
to the widows of the veterans of thai
great war, but the demands of justice
require that the bill should speedily
| pas sthis Congress- We talk great
deal these days of preparedness. Ii
cases of emergency this country has
always relied on the volunteer sol
diers, and our citizen soldiers in such
times have never failed The country
with their all of property and of life
| A just and grateful country can best
show its appreciation Of such sacri
| fees by making generous provisions
for the widows and orphans of those
who offered their all in response to
their country's call. At this time
when young men are invited and urg
ed to train themselves for any future
emergency, let us assure them by the
passage of this bill that if their lives
are sacrificed in defense of our flag
their loved ones will have the protec
ton and care of this great Republic
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
DUST, OIL AND PAVEMENT,

To get relief from dust on unpaved
streets, the business men of Fairfield
are conducting an extensive investi
cation. They have sent committees
TO other towns, including a trip to
Monmouth, Illinois. Mr.. Fred NJ.
Raib1e, a former Oskaloosa boy, is
Spokesman for the committee, and in
a report made to the city council this
week, Mr.. Raible made a most com
prehensible statement which is pub
lished in full in the Fairfield Ledger.
The general consensus of opinion is
that oil is the best preventative of
dust, although Mr. Raible is most
favorably impressed with the use of
calcium chloride. The chemical he
says is not only cleaner than oil, but
is a disinfectant as well, and is easier
applied. While in Illinois also Mr..
Raible, was most fayorably impressed
with paved highways, and in his re-
pOft he says:
-One thing more ! would like TO
mention 1t Is something that is for
eign to this subject but of vital inter-
est TO this community Again,
through the courtesy of Mayor Fowl
er, we were taken out and shown a
country road This paving is not
over ten feet wide. built of yitrifed
brick with concrete base and curbing
laid in the center of the road and
graded on both sides. The cost was
about $4,000 per mile of which the
state pays half and then maintains
forever thereafter. The other half is
paid BY the county. This piece OF
road certainly looked good TO me. u
would suggest that our secretary be
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
SELLING NEWSPAPERS.

Wise were the newspaper publish
ers swho did not lower their subscrip
ton rates to ruinous figures" says the
Burlington Hawkeye. They are not
feeling SO severely the pinch that now
hurts because of the extraordinary in
creased cost Of print paper and ink
Cheap subscriptions, designed to pro
mote circulation threw extra cost upon
advertisers II was a wrong policy
II butter costs 20 cents to produce,
the farmer who cuts his selling price
TO Is cents SO as to sell lots of it, los
es out. There are publishers who don't
know how to sell butter. Or newspa,
pers."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27


mittee of the Progressive party in
Nebraska hereby approves and in
dorses the action of the national
committee, taken at Chicago on
the 26th day of June, 1916, where
by it indirsed the candidacy of
Charles E. Hughes for president,
and we recommend to all Pro-
gressives that they give him their
loyal and united support"
National Committeeman Frank T
Corrick, who presided at the commit
tee meeting, and whose advise ha
been followed, is strongl
for CO nplete fusion between the Pro
greSsive and Republicans. In state
rIent Corrick said the Progressive
were not abandoning party principles
but we're ready to support Republica
in this campaign.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
FUSION I'M NEBRASKA.

The Progressives of Nebraska
through their state central committee
are pledged TO give united support tc
the Republican national ticket. and
the Republican state candidates.
The action was taken at meeting
of the committee at which the situa-
ton was discussed thoroughly and
tremendously. The Endorsement OF
Hughes was unanimous and worded IN
the Following resolution: 81.
RESOLVED, That the state com
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

The growing of a rooster in the
early morning is given credit for saw
'-Ang the. liycsS cf Clayton and Oliver
Frush, near PleasantviIle who were
aroused as the roof Of their burning
home was falling in. Once in a
while, we must give the devil his due.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

"A volunteer party of expert shark
hunters, led by Sergeant William Du-
hey, United States Marine Corps, re-
tired, is forming in Brooklyn for the
purpose of Kidding the Jersey coast
of the vicious sea tigers that have
taken the lives of four persons in the
last two weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

I'VE believe that a public dollar
should buy just as good service as a
private dollar, and pledge ourselves
unreservedly to the enforcement of
honesty, economy and efficiency in
the administration of state affairs. p
Iowa Republican Platform.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

The Fairfield Ledger says: 1t
would not be so bad if the careless
auto driver risked only his own life.
but the law. abiding auto drivers and
the pedestrians are often Victims of
his negligence.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

1t is the observation of the He'd
rick Journal that men may not have
any more sense in other ways, but
they dress more sensibly in hot
weather than they used to fifteen or
twenty years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

was a graduate of Oberlin and with
his wide reading, he was a wonderful
ly classical writer. He often de-
cried his knowledge of the dead lam
guages, but we never agreed with
him, that his knowledge was useless,
but on the other hand, Invaluable.
He travelled a great deal, and his
travel letters were a pure delight
And they. were known over the state,
| as his stuff was always copied He
could write more quotable stuff than
perhaps any other country editor
- - - H.
Mr.. Burrell was brought up Con
gregationalist,' and always spoke of
himself, jestingly, as the Congrega-
| tlonal pastor. But he was not a
church man. That is no disrespect
to his memory and no disrespect to
his family, to say this. Everybody
knew it in way, and yet, for many
years he has said little about it, at
least in newspaper way. We do
not know what his beliefs were. We
often thought he liked to say lot
OF the sensational things, just to note
the effect in this extremely religious
community. He has been called an
infdel, an unbelieyer, a scoffer, and
all that sort of thing. but he was
called those things unfairly, and I'M
truthfully. Nobody believed in high
er morals than hetdid. He deplored
evil everywhere, and he stood for
better living, but he was not ortho-
dox, in his beliefs, and we shall not
attempt to describe his beliefs, since
we doubt If anybody knew clearly
what he did believe about religion.
He was at least not hypocrite, and
he believed in truthfulness, and in
decency and in good conduct, which
after all, are the essence of religion.
"A little over year ago, Charley
Junkin OF the Fairfield Ledger came
over to visit him. and he paid the
writer the compliment of inviting
him along 1t was a great oppor-
tunity TO hear these two veteran Ell
itors talk, although Charley was a
dozen years his junior.
And now both have crossed the
Great Divide. both have passed into
the land of mystery, although it
seems to US 1t is not mystery since
Revelations teaches us otherwise.
Anyway, we believe that these two
pioneer editors will meet again as
they did on this side OF the river
and we believe they will see things,
as they are. ace to face. not men as
trees walking, for they have put
away childish things and face the fu-
ture as men"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
stln they Are Not Happy.

There are always some people who
are hard to suit. Just now. they are
getting what they were earnestly de-
manding during May and June. And
still they do not seem 70 be happy. I,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

--Oskaloosa may as well be prepar-
ing for another subscription paper.
The Republican reports that mem
bers of the Keosauqua Baptist church
tcolored) are arranging to have their
church building Ee:roofed."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
HARDING % Addreaa cIuh.

The Community Club OF Knoxville has
arranged to have w. L. Harding, re-
publican candidate for governor. adj
dress the people Of Knoxville and VII
entity. Wednesday evening. August 2.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

And 10, when the list of the
Hughes campaign committee was pub
lished the name of Abou John Ad-
ans on Iowa, led all the rest Sioux
civ Journal,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

The Knoxville Express announces
that a revival will be held in Knox.
vile In 1861. Casey seems deter
mined to put it off as long as possible.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
shortsst ThLnu N World.

Jack SHELTON of the local postoffice
says he has discovered the shortest
thing in, the world, a summer vacation.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

instructed to communicate with the
secretary of the state Of Illinois and
secure copy of the law and all other
data relating to the question
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
THE LATE n. A. BURRELL,

In his prime as editor of the Wash
! ington County Press, no newspaper
man in Iowa was as widely quoted as
was H. A. Burrell, who has just died
at his home in Washington. He had
| style peculiarly his own, and dressed
| his bright IDEAS up in words that OPP
ehed the gates of journals of all polit-
| ical or religious faith to them. He
was a republican of the old school and
stood firm in his beliefs, refusing to
run after false gods, or tinsel be-
decked politicians, and by his stead
| fastness contributed UNNECESSARILY to
the political life and history of Iowa
and the middel west ".. - ..s.
Though of opposite political views
and with style of writing almost as
interesting though entirely different,
Alex. Miller of the Washington Demo
crat, was one of Mr. BurrelPs closest
and most steadfast friends. His obitu-
airy notice in this weeks Democrat is
in reality touching tribute to his
neighbor Some of the most inter
esting paragraphs follow
Somehow, everybody knew him as
'Burrell,' and everybody called him
Burrell Half the people did not
know his given name. We hardly
know why, yet it was so. And in
deed, he was known as Burrell not on
| ly IN his own county but in his state,
and in many states, for his fame as a
country editor wasn't confined to the
county or to the state, but went away
farther.
Perhaps it was because he was too
big a man to be called by his given
name Nobody ever calls Bryan
William or Taft, Howard, or Lincoln,
Abraham.
1T is as a newspaper editor, as a
country editor If you please, that his
fame will live and he will be talked
about for many years, by the fra
ternity. We never went anywhere
in Iowa, that we weren't asked about
Burrell Aside from Col. Palmer, he
was easily our most distinguished
townsman.
@Burrell was wonderful writer. 1t
Is not generally recognized how
great a student he was. He was the
greatest reader of books. we believe,
in Iowa. or course that is taking
in good deal of territory but we
honestly believe that no other man
in Iowa read as many books as he
did. We often asked him how he
read SO many and he said, he did not
read them all thoroughly, but he had
the Roosevelt. habit of Swimming
through book and separating the
chan from the wheat and If he did
not like book. he ditched it. forth
with.
He never ran for Office. except once
he was councilman and when we
twitted him about 1t in the paper one
time, he said all he had in view was
10 get a city library organized, and
he did 1t and quit.
He had great command Of lam
guage, being classical scholar. He
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
New sharon seems to have gotten

New Sharon seems to have gotteI
il bad. Hear the Star sing:
Eve heV had the circus fever,
and the itch for county fairs,
We hev had the baseballitis, and
and them one-horse street af-
fairs
That they call a grand carnival;
we hev 'em all, by jing,
But there's nothin' stirred us
home folks like this new
Shee-talk-way thing"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

The man on the corner says that
next to good duck weather, good corn
weather is the most disagreeable
kind.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

Dust in some Of the roads pf the.yi-
cinity IS ETid to be Ave TO six inches
deep. +, ~ I. s., r II.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05
ANTS ARE WORKING
FOR BIG MAJORITY
IN FRIDAY ELECTION
DECISIVE VoTE HOPED FOR 70
ptBCOuRACC a. SECOND AZ
TEMPT BF rND PROS.



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n.Nt rrriaN une th.t Nmrr County
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,ul .,,l. assIaitut. ANA chat thp suh .tl.
co.,, ...e "a iairt measure So h. b, bukr
to thr pfol, .ianaI nehhii.t.
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Nutrm attended thD tHu mti mD'iira
hold lnst n'eht NNn niir m1n tt'.r
and pledged his hsi eil"lta tu make th'
anti maioii, inHi Az large na pontlv
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that gt WiN mcan thc death hluV Go
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mnnihs
$50 le-s Than thuty business hnuN
snl nae loss ihan out hundred dWlliue'
win g, ,a.ntyd witl3n THIRTY da,s shnuh
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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05

or old whether you live in a town house apartment or
on farm we u show YOU Iooser that exactly fits your
space and needs at the price you want to pay
on can have looscr at once and pay for it on our
club terms OF pen week-no need of waiting day
longer And We give your money back promptly unless
you delighted
This removes the last for delay Come pick out
your lioosier now and save your time, money and
strength
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05
sAvINcS AM BuRNED

hNtAftN il March aNt,ah An
~, a taimef liNiug aear Auola. t,.iay
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mNi otdff o'mpanN's cataiae,,c Will.
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w 's~'k s'ong wsih cih,reasty lalet
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05
RIN(,()N
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towNERsl
w. follansbae, v.Pres. ard Mgr.
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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05
vIcToRIA noLns clTY rRLMARY

VICTORIA. Naseh H. the city m.
dvpeHdvnt primary ciectioN hcfe thc ici
low'un wets nnulaated lot ths gcspWeti,,
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holiheusrr Assgssof, !. N ftwawaN
trsAsnref. Emit Siitesie opl, 2sp volts.
alNni ous thitd the rissr voting strength
neIa pollel
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05

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sfs sAl NomfAny t,slaN lsrmsh, N 4
nifty barrel well sls mlles ft.m thu I'd.
a drr1h st l1sn hSt. The well max
b. sunk several haibif.-l lssi dngaf +,
the hope q getting hcllef results
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05

SAN nfltoo cAi.f March 4. SIX
eeAmfn were tpaly lniaftl. ono aefi
nNAlX a the hpla "a lht limited ststvs
iNfpsr'p hoRi destroyer rr~hle this AZ.
f'fnppns OFFICERS saN thar leak Is
sRaoiine fpteh caneca 80 explnslo,s.
IA AffseiAi l,yeE'iFdtsnn HIS bepn ST.
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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05
Properties

Have demonstrated
their dssirabiIity as a
residential suburb.
no better proof is
needed, than h e
steady and rapid
building OF beautiful
homes.
We have owing
10 the TACT that tho
owner was obliged
to leave { or pu s
Christi, one oil { h Q
greatest bargains in
a six room new co..
tage close 10 the lao-
tel and the Beach.
We have never had
ns great a bargain
and VI you are in the
market Tor a home
you'd better see us
or phone for infor-
nation.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
Home.Ground Flour and Cereals.

Grinding wheat TO make -four may
he done at home as easily as the grind
ing of coffee. And thus n family may
have whole wheat flour. freshly ground.
thing that is usually difficult To oh
tain. The New York Medical Journal
advises Its readers TO buy their wheat
from seedsmen rather than from gro
GERS or feed stores because II Will be
cheaper and more efficient.
The grinder can he used also for
cracking wheat, corn, barley, oats,
rye and other grains for use as break
fast cereals. And the cereals will need
chewing, which will not only strength
ELI the muscles of the chewers' jaws.
but will keep their teeth from decay,
that is If they begin as children.
Homemade cereals need long cook
ing. so fireless cooker is almost indis-
pensable.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
DEAD ON HIS FEET

GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules
will bring new life and quickly relieve
that stopped-up congested feeling. They
will thoroughly cleanse and wash out
the kidneys and bladder and gently
carry off the i'll effects of excuses of all
kinds. The healing, soothing oil soaks
right into the walls and lining of the kid
neys and expels the poisons in your sys-
TEN. Keep your kidneys in good shape
by daily use of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil Capsules and you will have good health.
Go to your druggist at once and secure a
package of this time-honored, worldwide
remedy. 1t is not patent medicine" 1t
is passed upon by L. S. Government
chemists and declared pure before com
ing into this country GOLD MEDAL is
the pure, original HARLEM Oil, imported
direct from the ancient laboratoEes in
Holland where it is the National House
hold Remedy Of the sturdy Dutch Look
for the name GOLD MEDAL on every
box. Accept no substitute. Your drug
gist will gladly refund your money if not
as represented. Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
Pew No. 2.


Miss Helen Bachman Mckinney of
this city and her sister, Miss Mary Nc
Kinney, granddaughters of Alols Bach
man, "A pioneer Nof Madison, Jefferson
county, are possessors of an interest
ing document. This is a deed to "a
pew in the Presbyterian church of the
county of Jefferson" dated February
8, 1925, and sworn to before Daniel
Comstock, justice of the peace.
The consideration was "the sum of
$59.62h cents, to me paid by Alois
Bachman, the receipt whereof is here
by acknowledged, have given, granted,
bargained, sold, assigned and con-
veyed and do hereby give, grant, ETC.,
unto the said Alois Bachman, his heirs
and assigns all that pew or seat stu
ate and being in the Presbyterian
church of the county of Jefferson and
state Of Indiana and in the town of
Madison. peaceably and quiz
city to have, hold, use, occupy, possess
and enjoy the said pew or seat with
out any molestation or interruption
whatever and free from all incum-
brances and demands whatsoever"
The document is recorded as given
by Alexander Wilson to Alois Bach
man for Pew No. 2."-Indianapolis
News.