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The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
MORE OIL IN FREMONT
New Consignment. Arrives To Be
Applied To Streets.
Fremont GaZette)

DR.. and Mrs. +. f. Vance and daugh
ter R. J. Oldham and Miss Nye, super
intendent of schools nat Eddyville,
were in Fremont, Sunday! and inspect
ed our new school building. Eddyville
has voted bonds to put up high
school building and the members of
the board and superintendent are Wis,
iting different modern building to get
ideas. They were favOrably impressed
with the building here.
The oil for the streets of Fremont
is here and will be applied as soon as
it gets dried off. The merchants here
are going to request the people not to
walk in the oil as it tracks their stor-
es up so badly. The crossings will not
be oiled. so walk around on the cross.
ings and don't walk in the oil.
Mrs. Christina Ritter died at her
home in Hedrick, Tuesday afternoon.
aged 80 years. She is survived by
one son and two daughters. j. p. Rit
ter, of Hedrick; Mrs. c. w. Sykes. Of
Long Beach, Cal. and Mrs. Elizabeth
Thomas, of Goodland. Ind. She is an
aunt of Geo. w. and Harmon Aker
man and Mrs. l.. A. Springer of Ere
mont.
Gordon ShultZ arrived home the
first of the week from Ames. where
he has completed his junior year in
the veterinary department of the
State Agricultural college at that
place. He will spend his summe" va
cation on his tather's farm, northeast
of town
Yesterday, Citizens & Humphrey
sold their garage to the Springer Mo
tor Supply Co. and possession was
given at once. Mr.. Citizens will give
his entire attention to the Fremont
Ottumwa auto-bus line and Mr.. Hum
phrey is undecided about what he
will do.
Mrs, Rollo McFall of Hedrick, and
Claude Mars of Fremont. went t.
Pekin. Ills, Saturday morning. to at
tend the funeral of their grandfather
VIM. Mars, which occurred SUNDAY
morning at 1C o'clock.
The Fourth of July committee IL
hard at work and we expect in our
next issue to be able to announce the
full program for the big celebration in
Fremont.
Carl Landau, who i3 taking an en-
cheering course at the Iowa College
NilcS' dIIlNtu nOHle ounudE 1uOTnlHF
for visit with his parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. II. J. Landau.
I~C. Fuller returned last Wednesda,
from a five weeks visit at the home
of his son, Robert Fuller, and family
near Saline, Mo-, He was helping
Bob" with hig spring work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Richards anC
three children of Lone Wolf. Okla
are visiting at the parental Clark An
lerson home. southwest of town.
Children's dav will be observed al
the Christian church Sunday evening
Everybody invited
Jas. Paul Mrs, H. S., Davis and son
Paul, left Tuesday morning for ter
DAYS visit at Lomax. Illinois.
Born-TO Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Rich
ardson, on Friday, June 2, 1916, a son.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
TO WRECK WEST WING
Entire O'd Penn College Building
to be Raztd.

The west wing of Penn College will
be torn down in a few days. according
to decision reached Saturday even.
ing. Lack Of proper support and dan
ger from fire burned timbers have
caused the committee to adjudge the
building unsafe, even as a temporary
quarters, during the construction of
the new buildings.
Most of the walls of the burned por-
ton of the college main building,
were pulled down Saturday. Little
trouble was experienced, as the walls
crumbled easily. Quite crowd gath.
cred to see the building torn down,
and many instances where a large
Fart of the wall. three stories high
and carrying second and third floors
with interior partitions were sights
worth seeing
As planned, the new main building
made up of large recitation building
and science hall, joined by a two
story tower containing the admins
trative office, viii be built, with cen
ter facing North c street and quite
q distance back of the front of the
old building The entire structure will
be over three hundred feet long, fifty
feet wide, and two stories high with
a high basement.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
ARE OFF TO THE FRONT
Penn College Solicitors Are Sent to
the Firing Line.

Campaign manager and command.
er-in-chief, G. H. Padley, head of the
$400,000.00 campaign being Instituted
by Penn college to Increase the en-
dowment, liquidate the Indebtedness
and rebuild the burned school, ban
quoted the vanguard of the Campaign
Hustlers' Legion at the Lacey Hotel,
last evening. Following the dinner,
details of the work of the vanguard
were discussed and the campaign out
lined. The vanguard leaves tonight
for the firing line.
Commander-in-Ch Padley wished
to gather his sdyance forces before
their leaving for the front, and make
certain their work along the lines of
the campaign The vanguard will
visit all the communities of the Iowa
Yearly Meeting, milking preparations
for an organized acnpaign in each 10.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
BONDS ARE SOLD HERE
Peoples Trust & Savings Bank Buys
Eddyville Securities.

Eddyville Tribune; At the regular
meeting of the Eddyville Board of
Education last Friday evening, repre-,
sentatives of different banks were
present, and the bid of the Peoples
Trust and Savings Bank of OskaloOsa
for bonds on the new school building
was accepted The bid was as fol-
lows:
For immediate acceptance and sub
iect to a satisfactory legal opinion of
our legal attorney, we will pay par for
$4,000, Az percent bonds, interest
payable semi annually at the National
City Bank in Chicago, and maturing
$4,000 annually, $1,000 each interest
paying date. from June /, 1926, to
June /, 1885, without the option of
prior payment. Also to furnish blank
bonds and the district to pay the ex-
pense of printing bonds, attorney
fees, etc, to the amount of $780," The
bonds are to be issued on July 1,1916,
so that interest-paying dates will
come on the first days of July and
January.
G. w. Kern was selected as the
architect of the new school building,
and a committee composed of r. J.
Oldham, J. NJ. Crosson and S. A.
Shaver was selected to have charge
of the building arrangements.
At the meeting of the board, held
on the evening of Memorial day, the
following ballot resulted when the
election of teachers was taken up:
Eppie Wyle, Frances O'Connor, EN-
ma Anderson, Cloe Cawley, WINNIE
Zitterall and Nellie Julian, each five
votes; r. C. Lord, four; Mary Sy-
monds and Myrtle Jennings, each
three votes; so all were declared
elected.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15

rendered in several chorus selections
by the University Students Volunteer
Band led by Howard Wagner. Among
those taking part were Miss Naomi
Ruth of Java, Rev. e. l.. Sywulka of
Births and German East Africa, and
Rev. Cecil Troxel of North China
Mrs. B. c. Bee3ley, the Missionary
Field Secretary from the Chicago of.
fee, also gave a partial report of the
work.
Rev. w. II. Huff here took charge
and pledges we're secured for $2,20675
which is about $500, more than was
pledged for the work year ago. This
was the last pledged subscription
made and completes a record of
about $9,5OO.OO that has been raised
at the camp this year. The funds
needed have come joyfully and the
spirit of cooperation and unity in
the camp has been remarkable.
On Saturday evening after the open
ing exercises Rev. Bud" Robinson
preached with his usual fervOr from
Exodus 1926 outlining the leaving OF
the children of Isreal from the Land
Of Egypt. Lessons of moral worth
were drawn out and the sermon was
replete with illustration and incident
that served to instruct and encourage
the people. An altar service was held
at the close.
National officers Elected.
For several years past Oskaloosa
has been signally honored by the fact
that at this camp the annual meeting
of the National Holiness Association
is held at this meeting. The folloyinG
officers were elected:
President, Rev. C. J. Fowler, West
Newton, Mass.
First Vice President, Rev. II. G.
Morrisan, Louisville, KY.
Second Vice President, Rev. Joseph
H. Smith. Redlands, Cal.
Third Vice President, Rev. M. l..
Haney, Pasadena, Cal.
Fourth Vice President, Rev. G. A.
Mclaughlin, University Park, Iowa. ,
Fifth Vice President, Rev. c. w.
Ruth, Indianapolis, Ind.
Sixth Vice President, Rev. E. F.
Walker, Glendora, CA.
Seventh Vice President, Rev. w. H.
Huff, Sioux City, Iowa.
Eighth Vice President, Rev. ]. w.
Hughes, Wilmore, KY.
Ninth Vice President, j. M. Harris,
Evanston, Ill.
Tenth Vice President, Rev. Aura
Smith Delaware, Ohio,
Eleventh Vice President, Rev. Geo.
J. Kunz Syracuse, N. Y.
Twelfth Vice President, Bishop w.
7. Hogue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Secretary, Rev. c. w. Ruth, Indian
apolis, Ind.
Corresponding Secretary Miss Mil
lie NJ. Lawhead, Van Vert. Ohio.
Treasurer J. F. Lockwood, Boston,
Mass.
R r. Secretary, Rev Charles Tush
ingham, Williamsburg, Pa.
Auditor, H. o. Tanning, Olivet, la.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
THE SCHOOL CENSUS
ALI the Children in City and County
~ to be Enumerated. sa. d..

Misses Pearle Burket and May Pen
dray and Mrs. Elizabeth Washburn
have been appointed by Superinten-
dent of schools o. p. Flower to take
the 1916, school census of OskaIOOsa
and the enumeTatOrs met in confer
GnCe Friday afternoon to formulate
plans and divide the Independent dis
triCt of OskalOOSa into sections in
which they will work. The active de
tail work will be started at the earli
est moment possible that the enumer-
alton may be completed and the in
formation placed at the disposal Of
the school board for the making OF
the school levy in accordance with
the provisions of the law.
The annual census of all the schools
will be taken this month, but the ri
raj and the city. Complete returns
must be in the hands of the county
superintendent not later than July 6.
This annual census furnishes the
basis for the distribution of the semi
annual apportionment among the
school corporations of the state.
There must be COMPLIED list of
heads of families and the age and sex
of every person between the ages of
five and twenty one years. Sub-Gi
rectors take the census to the school
townships and the secretary in the
Independent rural districts. The EMU
meration is taken as of the date of
June l, and July 1. In no case shall
the enumeration be taken before June
1 or after July 1.
The director must report to the sec
rotary of the school township on or
before June 10. The secretary must
report the enumeration to the board
of directors at the time of the annual
settlement. July I, and to the county
Superintendent not later than July
When taking the enumeration of
persons of the ages of five to twenty
one years it is the duty of the direct
or of the sub district or the secretary
of the school corporation to ascertain
the matter of persons of the age who
have not attended school twenty-four
weeks during the year ending June
30, 1916 Careful and prompt atten-
ton and action in the taking of the
census is urged upon the school au-
thorities.
County Superintendent Jessie L..
nuboc has mailed out the blanks to-
the secretaries and the treasurers of
all districts in the county for their an
ual reports. These reports must
reach the office of the county super.
intendent not later than July 5.
The school boards all over the
in the rural districts organize
and hold their annual meeting on
July 1, of each year. .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15

Delegates from the various schools
OF the county to the state convention
to be held at Dubuque June q to 80
will be vigorously urged A persist
cnt effort will be made to standard
of the schools of the county to a 80
per cent grade of the 10 point stand
ard, and placards will be sent to- all
schools in the county as an aid to
this. -. . araexH
The annual Rally Day in August is
to be made more pleasant and at
tractive than usual, and a committee
was appointed to begin work on the
arrangements at once. Financial af-
fairs were discussed and If the coun-
ty officers ar eprovided with suffi-
Cient means, the greatest campaign
of progress for the betterment of the
Sunday schools of the count will be
carried forward. Ten pennarts are
to be awarded at the next county con
vention to schools making the best
showing in ten different depart.
ments of S. S. activity, and one for
greatest improvement during the
year and one sweepstakes pennant
for all round excellence. Taking it
the year promises to be
the greatest year both of effort and
in the history of the
Sunday schools of the county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
WHAT CENSUS SHOWS
Interesting Figures On Mahaska
County Returns.

County Auditor Rowland has finish
ed the annual abstract of assessment
which is compiled from the assessors
books as they are turned in to him
by the assessor. The abstract is
mailed to the State Department, and
when the books are closed this win
ter the results must tally with those
sent in at this time. 1t is some little
task to get together all this informa-
ton, requiring as it does, the verifi-
cation of all figures turned in by the
assessors all over the county. AS it
was mailed out to the state depart
ment it showed figures as follows:
1897 men in the county over forty
five years of age will pay no poll tax
this year; and 1888 men in the coun-
ty, under 45 years of age, will pay the
fifty cent poll tax. There are 1919
male dogs in the county which vii be
assessed $1,00 each and there are
119 female dogs in the county which
will be assessed three dollars each.
1880 one-year-old colts valued at
S94,846, or an average of $4S.25 each.
1911 colts which are two years old,
valued at $139,S02, or $73.15 each. TO-
066 horses which are three years old
and over and which are valued at
1890, 0SS, or $SS.44 each. 115 stall
lions which are valued at $34,012, or
S295.70 per head. 1918 mules in the
county are valued at $S9,1So or an av-
erage of $S761 each.
There are 2i0S cattle in the county
which are in feeding, and which are
alued at $102,317, or $4850 each
There are 429l heiferS one-year-old in
the county which are valued at $751;
"a, or 5000 er head 2400 heifers
which are two years old are valued at
69,9S6, or on an average of $3.50
pei head.
Mahaska county, has 12,34S COWS
within her boundaries which are val
led at $399.S5S, or an average of
1880 per head. 'There are 1855
steers one year old in the county
which are valued at $96,554, or an av-
erage of $24.S0 each. 900 steers in
he county which are valued at $3l
1856 are two years old, and are assess.
I'd on an average of $3.50. There
ire only 6 steers in the county which
ire three years old and they are val.
ued at $2SS..00 or $4,000 each.
609 bulls in the county are valued
at PGo, II VI dh dNSldSS vi P4A.lU
each.
There are 1888 sheep in the count.
md they are valued at $55,S24, or an
tverage of $500 per head. These
iheep are only six months old. There
are 1883 swine in the county which
ire over six months old, and they are
'alued at $370,197, or an average of
,775 per head.
There are 111S vehicles in the coun-
y, and this count includes bicycles.
They are valued at $34S40.
The value of all household furniture
n hotels and boarding houses in the
county is $17,S08 a,........
Moneys and credits in the county
count up to $4,1O8,673.
Corporation stock in the county
amounts to $19,800 and the bank stock
n the county amounts to $7S6,932.
with so, 800 invested in manufactur
nC interests
Merchandise in the count is valued
1t S973.79O and other personal proper
~ in the county is valued at 1915 ,958
Buildings on leased land amount to
H71,196, and the total value of all
property is $4,912;52S.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
TWO MORE TEACHERS
Were Selected By the Board of
Education.

Oskaloosa School Board held the
first regular session, adjourned from
Monday evening, by reason of the abb
sence of members, Friday evening,
and considerable routine. following
the annual graduation time. received
was dispatched. Claims were al
lowed and audited and numbers of
complaints and special claims refer
red to proper committees for investi
cation, consideration and report
designations of Miss Sabine Smith
and Miss Georgia Young. teachers,
were received and accepted, and that
of 0. w. Pinkerton, janitor OF the
Garfield school building, was also ac-
cepted.
Miss Minnie Lichtenheld was elect
ed to the corps of teachers and Miss
Margaret Ketchum was chosen Do
nestle Science teacher.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15

cality Plans have been formulated
for most of the advance force to
cave this evening
The banquet was a delightful affair,
a most deleCtable dinner being serv-
ed, and jolly good time enjoyed
After the completion of the last
course, every guest opened the en-
velope at his plate, and read his in
structions.
Those persent at the banquet were:
President D. NJ. Edwards. Raymond
Renaud, o. w. Carroll. Prof. F. c..
Stanley, Henry Bogue, Business Man
ager Walter F. Dexter. Harlan Mere
dith, Prof w. |. Kelsey, o. S. Batten
Chase Conover, Prof. C. L. Coffin
Prof. G. c. Hawk and C. D. Foehlin-
geT.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
DROBATE NOTICE.
III ~

TO All WHOM IT. May COncefn.
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the office of the Clerk of
the District Courtlof Iowa, in and for
Mahaska County, an instrument in
wr ting, purporting to be the last will
and testament of Thomas johnson
late of said county, deceased, and
that the l4th day of July. A, D.,
1915, has been fixed f, r the probate Of
said will, at which time you can appear
at the court house in said cour ty and
show cause, if any there be, why said
will should not be admitted to probate.
In Witness Whereof. have bereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said court at Oskaloosa, Iowa, this Ord
day of June, 1916.
VT. Martin, Clerk District Court.
47w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
DROBATE NOTICE.

L To All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the Office of the Clerk of
the District Court of Iowa, in and for
Mahaska County, an instrument in
writing, purportlng to be the last will
and testament of Mary A.. belong late
of said county, deceased. and that
the l4th day of July, 1916, has been
fixed for the probate of said will,
at which time you can appear at
the court house in said county and
show cause, if any there be. why said
will should not be admitted to probate.
In Witness Whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
court of Oskaloosa, Iowa, this 23rd
day of May, 1916. trE -iu
w. 7. Martin, Clerk District Court.
r.4' 45w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15

That Muscatine has more than half
of Iowa's pearl button factories, is in.
Dictated by statistics just published by
the United States Departmental com.
merce. The government report shows
that there are eighty one. factory in
this state. showing the Importance of
the pearl button industry in Iowa. OF
these no less than forty-one are in
Muscatine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Preparations in Progress for Con-
venticn and for Rally.

The Executive Board OF the Mahas-
ka County Sunday school association
held its first quarterly meeting of its
new year In the parlors OF the r. M.
G. A. on Friday afternoon. June q.
The business for the coming year was
gone over and many actions taken&
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
To Be Mustered Out.

II is reported that Company c, Of
the Third infantry regiment, located
at Ames, is apt to be mustered out
Ames does not appear to be taking
the proper interest in her company,
and there are only thirty-fve mem.
hers while the regulations require six.
ty-fiye. .-...
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
County Board of Health

The state board of health is work.
ing upon a plan that is to provide a
county board of health in every coun-
ty, to work in conjunction with and
under the direction of the state
board. The members are to receive
no pay. '.s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

PlERSON-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis e. Pierson, June 6, 1916, at the
Oskaloosa Hospital, son.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15

BETZER.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Better, at their home, COL 4th
avenue east, June 4, 1916, an Sb
pound daughter. This is the third
child born to Mr.. and Mrs. Better,
and each Of them have been born on
Sunday. so ~. .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15

the death of Lena leaves Miss Cora
the only survivor of the family.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15

Observation-Disclosures services
of the late Wilma c. Montgomery,
who died at La Junta, Colo, on June
s, 1916, will be held in Fremont, Iowa
on Sunday, June II, at 2 o'clock p. m
lnterment will be made in Fremont
cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
Professional Cards.

w. n. HEATING, 5j r
SIS +
Attorney-Abstractor
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Money to Loan. insurance. sl ssss
liz First Ave. West, Oskalocsa. lowe. i
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15

GARREN - MIISCH. - Miss Iva
Mesch and Marion Garren were unit
ed in marriage at the parsonage of
the First Reformed church, at 400
o'clock p. m, June 8, 1916, by the Rev
G. ID. Loehr. The young people will
live on farm fifteen miles north of
the city, and went Immediately to
their new home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15

COFFIN.-Telegram to the father,
Joseph r. Coffin, No. 3O2 Second ave.
nue. east, received this morning, an.
nounced the death at Minneapolis OF
his son Bon Coffin. former Oska.
loosa boy and well known here. a
brother of Edgar s. Coffin of the ORR
ent Theatre. All particulars are
lacking. The body will be brought
to Oskaloosa. The family has tho
sympathy of many friends.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-20
OF FARMERS
UNSURPASSED, HE SAYS
H, {, StOCkbridge, Head of
Farmers Congress- Dis
CuSSeS Prosperity
(By Associated Press. }

INDIANAPOLIS, md, oct. H.
Prosperity, preparedness and conditions
of labor were discussed by II. f. Stock
bridge, of Atlanta, president of the Ma
uonaI Fairness congress, at the open
ing session of the thirty-SiXth annual
meeting here today.
The American farmer has never seen
so general or widespread a period OF
Horticultural prosperity as that of the
present year." said Mr.. Stockbridge.
Though the farmer may still fail to
receive his fair share of the consum-
er's dollar, the milk producers of New
York. the wheat growers of Minnesota,
the hog raisers of the corn belt, and
the cotton growers of the south are
too busy counting profits to worry
much over the other fact.
I'VE are told by misinformed parties
that the farmer is mere incidental
beneficiary from the general prosperity
| esUlting from the foreign war demand
for American products. Careful study,
however, shows no such justification
for such assertions.
1T is primarily the products of our
soil which have made profits for our
merchants, and have overburdened our
transportation facilities. Those who
have argued to the contrary have sim
ply mistaken effect for cause"
Mr.. Stockbridse PRAISED the admins
tration for it's manner of handling the
-'ieXlcan situation but condemned the
facilities for modifying and equipping
an army. He declared that the Euro
pean war had shown that successful
warfare, offensive or defensive, depends
sreatly On the degree or industrial pre-
paredness. He continued:
PREPAREDNESS ON FARM.
DnArplU he
term for efficiency we come to a con-
sideration of that indispensable form of
efficiency in which we are most di-
rectly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. prepar-
edness.
THE present prosperous condition of
American agriculture is the best posi-
BILE proof of a degree of efficient man
agement of American farms
Referring to the recent railroad strike
situation, Mr.. Stockbridge said the
farmers must be considered employ
ers of labor and economically the
farmer is not a laboring man. Calling
attention to the assertions that the
eight-hour work-day is a uncomfortable
principle he said no attempt as yet had
been made to apply it to farm labor,
yet the farmer was the chief imme-
date sufferer from the recent attempt at
enforcing this principle in another in
dustry.'
'I believe that there is no industrial
or commercial disagreement which may
not he equitably settled by arbitration"
said Mr.. Stockbridge. 81 believe that
provisions for enforced arbitration
should be made for such disputes as
can not be adjudicated by mutual agree
ment. 1 urge this body to memorabilia
the federal congress to enact laws to-
ward this end with provision for elimi-
mating the Objectionable delays allowed
under the similar law of Canada"