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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-03-02
TO FEATURE
BABY WEEK
Wednesday Evening Study
Club to Have Charge
Programs Will be Given Dur
The Week at Different
Places.

DdUy w cen ID w NC 1CoCuA GU
in Washburn according to plans
made by the Wednesday Even
ing Study Club and in addition
to fine programs which will be
given in the schools and at halls
there will also be an address by
DIR. DorCac of Rhinelander, and
a play given at the Temple
Theatre.
The programs will begin on
Tuesday of next week and will
be continued throughout the
week.
The people of the city are
asked to cooperate with the
club in this important event and
this can be done by attending
the meeting. The stores of the
city can also help out by featur-
ing baby clothing, baby foods,
etc. The pastors of the city are
also asked to make remarks
along the line of Baby Week"
at meetings held during the
week. :.is.s
According to statistics 5000
infants die every year in Wis
consin many of these from prem
atal causes. 1t has been esti-
mated that if the people of this
state were properly educated
70 per cent of thes deaths
would be avoided. From facts
like these we realize the great
need of child welfare work.
The observance of a Baby week
is an expedient for securing at
tention to facts about the needs
of babies which are well known
by scientific authorities and
which if popularized will great
ly reduce the loss of infant life
throughout this country. In
this state March 4th to 18th is
to be observed as Baby Week
and the Wednesday Evening
Study Club of this city has been
making preparations for it's OBJ
servance. The following is the
weeks program:
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. at Garfield
school.
Thursday, 2 p. m. at the Lii
brary.
Friday, 7:9O p. m at Catholic
school.
Lullabies, Mrs. Fletcher.
Feeding of Babies. Artificial
feeding of babies under l year
of age; Mrs. Nels M. Oscar.
Breast feeding and feeding of
older infants, Mrs. Chew.
Constipation, it's prevention
and cure, Mrs. Bell.
Cradle songs, Mrs. Hanson.
Dressing Of children, Mrs.
Downs.
Out-of-door life and when not
to take the baby out, Mrs. H.
Lien.
Baths and Bathing, Mrs. Nc
Rae.
Care of the special organs,
Mrs. Frost.
Weighing the Baby, Mrs.
Goodwin.
Light, Ventilation, heating,
etc., Mrs. Fox.
Lullabies, Mrs. Gibson.
Wednesday afternoon DR..
Dortac will speak at the schools.
Wednesday evening at 8 p. m.
DIR. Dortac will speak at the
Masonic Hall.
Sat. at 8 p. m. at Temple an
interesting program and a play
will be given. The title of the
play is "Ths Theft of Thistle
down"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-03-02

J. B. Gregoire of Drummopd spent
Sunday in the city visiting with
relatives aud friends.
c, A. Patterson of Bayfield,, can
didaie for sheriff. was business
visitor in the city the first OF the
week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-03-02
Beaten and Robbed

Ted Mackmiller, prominent
citizen of Iron River, was beaten
and robbed oy thugs at Pence.
Wis, on Saturday evening. He
was relieved of about forty
dollars i'm cash.
Mackmiller was struck a blow
that caused unconsciousness for
about an hour and be bears
marks of the beating he was
given.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-03-02

J. P. O'Connor, representing the
Extension Division of the University
of Wisconsin. was a business visitor
in the city the latter part OF .ast
week.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
THE BUFFALO.

Editor Herald: The buffalo, whose
right name is Bison, is the only we'll
known American except the goat, who
persists in butting into everything
hey see and hear. The buffalo is re-
lated to the yak, a mild hammered boz
vine. which furnishes the native pow
err for the Asiatic jitney bus. The
Yak is of great economic value when
alive and when dead his tail still ways
in the form of the present day fly
swatter. And we are told there are
some flies to swat in Asia. The only
thing left of the buffalo is q tale tif-
ty years ago, when boards Were n
mark of masculine distinction and
family portraits hung in the parlor
and when the satin covered album
was a form of popular diversion. The
buffalo a few years ago paved the
western plains by the millions but with
the tide, the buffalo went down in
the onslaught until like the bull moose
there is nothing left of his former
greatness as a monarch save a few
live samples and some stuffed speci'
mems in muzeums. The trouble with
the buffalo was that he had enough
size and speed but he lacked direc-
ton. His head was big but nothing Of
value inside of it, for when the mighty
hunter sneaked up on a band OF SIX
buffalo and picked off one of them
with his gun, the other five would
hang around and look foolish until
they we're ready to be made into buf'
falo robes. This behavior was called
courage and maybe it was. But the
fellow that doesn't know when to beat
it when he has enough is made of the
stuff that undertakers delight in and
cemetery associations pay dividends
on The buffalo has always been re
garded as a monarch of the survey
room at large and come it will with
a heroic instinct, but all we ever knew
he got out of his courage was to have
a village in. New York named after
him and get his picture on a printed
nickel. Courage is fine thing at tim
es but we should remember it is far
better to be a U. S. senator drawing
a large income than a dead statesman
with a large monument. Don't be a
buffalo.
r Williams, Oliyet, la.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
IDAHO A BIG STATE.

To those of us who remember Idaho
in our school Biographies as a small
pink block, shaped like an easy chair
facing east, it may be of interest that
this state, which in 1890 added the
forty-fifth star to the constellation or
the flag, is nearly as large as Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio combined and larger
than the six New England Safes with
Maryland included for good measure.
1t is divided into 33 counties, the small
est of which is half as large as the
State OF Rhode Island and the largest
greater than the combined area OF
Massachusetts and Delaware.
Idaho covers an area of S3,SSS
square miles, divided principly be-
tween the Rocky Mountain region ard
the Columbia Plateau, only a small
part, in the southeast corner OF the
State, lying in the Great Basin. In
elevation above sea level the State
ranges from 735 feet, at Lewiston, to
l2,07S feet, at the summit of Hyndman
Peak. 1t is drained mainly to the Col
umbia through Snake River and it's
tributaries and has an unusual rain
fall of about II inches, the range in
single year at different places being
from 6 to SO inches. The industries of
the State are chiefly agriculture, stock
raising. and mining. Hay, wheat, oats,
and potatoes are the principal crops.
A large area is cultivated by irriga-
ton. The mineral production includes
gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc. The
output of lead in 1913 was valued at
S13.9S6,266, than of silver at Sc 03S, Alb.
The population of Idaho in 1910 was
325 924
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
soAPsToNE PRODUCTION.

In the production of soapstone the
United States ranks first among al
countries, and Virginia produces about
20 times as much as the four other
producing states - Maryland, North
Carolina, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The waste from breakage in quarry
ing, saving into slabs, manufacturing,
and final transportation is so great as
to render success in the industry
matter of skillful manipulation. The
value of the stone is in large measure
proportionate to the work done upon
it. In the rough it is valued at 81 or
less a ton, but when sawed into slabs
its value is increased to about $l5,
and when made into laundry tubs it
may attain a value of about $50 ton.
The production of soapstone and tale
in the United States is steadily in
creasing, according to the United
State Geological Survey, Department
of the Interior. In 1900 it was 27,943
short tons, in 1910 it was 150,716 tons,
and in 1915 it was 1851 short tons.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09

months. This money will purchase
grain, blankets and clothing, giving
the sufferers within the Turkish EN-
pire foretaste of the Christmas cheer
which the United States navy boat
will bring.
AS a necessary preliminary to the
sending OF the Christmas Ship ar
rangements are being made for collec'
tions in the churches of the entire
country Thanksgiving day, the re.
ceipts of which will be used in com
pleting the cargo. The ship will carry
coo 900 pounds of rice, 100000 pounds
of lima beans, 100000 pounds of crush
ed wheat, 100000 pounds of whole
wheat, 100000 pounds of sugar, 1000
cases of condensed milk for children,
10000 barrels of flour, $4,000 gallons
of petroleum and $4,000 gallons of
cotton seel oil
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
oiLiNG DIRT ROADS.

There are 2,323,0OG miles of public
roads in the United States. of which
only 262, 400 miles have any kind OF
In other words nearly SO
per cent of our roads are dirt roads,
and II will be quarter Of century,
probably, before this percentage is
reduced to rs per cent. The great
road problem of the United States is
tn grade, drain and maintain these
roads so as to make them OF the
best practic able use at a minimum
annual expense. Some progress along
these lines is evident. and in some
sections very satisfactory earth roads
have been built and are maintained in
good condition, except for few
weeks in spring. by intelligent drag
ging. Another method OF maintain
ance, originating in California, Is now
being tried with more or less success
In a nnmber OF the central states.
This Is oiling the roads, ITS purpose
Is to suppress dust; for in 30 doing
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09

the road surface will remain smooth
longer than when the road Is dusty,
and there is less mud formed in wet
weather. But oiling roads has to be
done intelligently or it will make con-
ditions worse instead of better. 1t is
useless to oil dirt road which is not
thoroughly drained and properly grad
ed. 1t is a waste of money to oil a
road which does not have a smooth
hard surface free from dust. IL the
surface is uneven, oil collects in shall
low depressions and softens the sur
face so that after the first heavy rain
the travel tends to make mudholes at
these places. If there is dust on the
road, the oil combines with the dust
to form sort of mat, which the
travel over it quickly breaks up into
large flakes or scales. If the road IS
in proper condition to receive the Oil
and the right kind of oil is used, the
oil pcrColStes into the pores OF the
earth for a depth of several inches,
sealing them with an asphaltic bind
ing material which unites the sur
face into tougher mass than the or
iginal surface. The oil cannot make
the road any harder, for only stone or
gravel will accomplish that, but it Will
prevent the displacement of the earth
particles under any loads which an
earth road is adapted to carry. If the
oiled surface is Immediately covered
with thin layer of clean, hard sand
the travel will not disturb the SOIL
and the travellers will suffer less in
convenience. The right kind OF OIL
should be used, for there are some
kinds which act as lebrivants and rum
a road instead of improving it. TINS
kind of maintenance of earth roads
is proving so successful in the Central
States that the Illinois State Highway
Commission has recently issued Tor
free distribution a profusely illustrat-
ed bulletin telling how to do it and
what things to avoid doing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
IoWk's DAIRY INDUSTRY

Figures compiled by the Dairy and
Food Commissioner for the year end
ing November 1st, show a remarkable
increase in the value of Iowa's dairy
products.
Creamerfes of the State produced
during the year 97G2S,788 pounds Of
creamery butter, which sold for $26,-
933,825 While the increase in prOduc-
ton is ST. per cent greater than last
year, the increase in the sale value
of the product is even greater, due to
the fact that the New York market
maintained an average of 80 to 43c
per pound, the highest yearly average
on record Nearly five-siXths Of Iowa 9
creamery butter (81188,905 lbs.) is
sold outside of the state; principally
in the eastern market. the other one
sixth is consumed here, together with
about 100000 lbs. of country but
ter produced annually.
To producers the creamery butter
of Iowa requires 710.714 COWS owned
by 119,428 creamery patrons who use
1888 cream separator5.
That Iowa's citizens have money
to purchase other than necessities is
shown by the fact that 5,318,000 gal
Ions of ice cream is manufactured dur
ing the year. The protracted hot wGa'
Their of the past summer is largely re-
sponsible for the more than doubling
the production of the previous years,
Iowas twelve cheese factories have
manufactured 6S1,315 pounds of cheese
This figure is slightly less than that
movement now on foot in the north.
east section of the state will add to
the number of cheese factories and
result in a rapid increase in the pro
duction of Iowa cheeses for which
there is an increased demand at good
prices due largely to the falling off OF
impOrtations of European cheese.
There are but three condensaries in
this state, but those have evaporated
17,29S,S 1908 gallons of milk. :
AS total. dairy products other than
milk to the value of $36,671,82J, have
been taken from the soil during the
year by the dairy cows of Iowa with
out the loss of one cents worth OF its
fertility or productiVeness. -.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
HAD A FINE PROGRAM
Reliable Society of Eddyville Christ
ian Church at Mrs. 0dem's.

Eddyyille, Nov. A. The Reliable
Society of the Christian church was
entertained on Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Chas. Odem. Mrs.
Odem was assisted in entertaining
by Mrs. Fred Wilcox and Mrs. T. c.
Van Loon. The following program
was given: Piano duet by Mrs. |. S.
Burton and Thelma Wilcox; piano So
10, Esther Vance; reading, Mrs. Carl
Powell; Japanese Song, Mrs. Burton.
Ladies' Quartette. Refreshments
were served. The attendance was
unusually large and a very interest
ing meeting was held.
Geo. Davis of Oskaloosa was bus
mess caller in Eddyville Thursday
Miss Emma Nye, r. Riser, Eppie
Wylie, Emma Anderson, Eugene Kus-
sart, Mary Symonds, Nellie Julian,
Cloe Cawley, Rose o'Connor attend
ed the teachers meeting in Des
Moines Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Cawley and chill
dren drove in from Ottumwa Thurs
day and spent the day visiting Mr..
Cawley's mother.
Miss Viola May went to Iowa City
Thursday where she is taking a
course in the State University.
Miss Ella Broderick wiz leave this
week for Nebraska to spend the win
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
GOVERNOR HARDING.

The vindication of Mr.. Harding by
the voters of Iowa is one of the feat
ures of the election. Never before
was a state candidate SO abused and
yillified as was Mr. Harding, and
never before was a governor elected
by Il greater proportiOnate majority.
Even in Polk county, the home of
MI. Meredith, and the seat of action
of the Des Moines Register, Mr.. Hard
ing led with a big vote. The city of
Des MONIES gave w. l.. Harding a
majority of 2,441 over E. T. Meredith.
Hardings total vote in the city was
1920 against 5000 for Meredith.
This is the total Of all forty-seven pre-
cincts. President Wilson had ma
jority in Des Moines of $40 over
Charles y. Hughes. Wilson's vote
was 1924 and Hughes was 1914.
This same proportionate vote holds
good all over the state, showing that
dirty politics always react, and that
a man cannot be convicted in Public
Opinion without fair and open hear
ing. Congratulations are due, both
to Mr.. Harding for his victory, and to
the voters of Iowa for their fairness
and for their refusal to be stampeded.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09

ter with relatives.
Miss Bertha Werner and Jake De
Cues were united in marriage We'd
nesday at he home of the bride. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. G.
A. Tenney in the presence Of few
relatives and friends. On account
of the recnt death of the brides moth
err the wedding was very quiet. Fol-
lowing the ceremony a two course
dinner was served. Mr.. and Mrs. De
Cues will remain in Eddyville this
winter but expect to locate in Colo
RADIO later on. Both bride and groom
are popular young people held in the
highest respect by host of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake DeGues' spent
Thursday in Pella visiting the for
mers parents.
The funeral of J. c. Smith, who
died at his home in Buxton Tuesday
was held on Thursday afternoon from
the U. p. church. A number of the
Masons from EddyVille attended the
funeral. interment was made in the
Highland cemetery at Eddyville.
Frank Sparks of Flemming, Colo,
is a guest this week at the Frank
Whitsel home.
Mrs. Pearl Barton md daughter
were called to Parnell Mo, this week
by the serious Hines of relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Cweet and
baby, who have been visiting at the
parental ives Donnegan home for
some time, left this week for Rayner,
Colo, to make their home.
DIR. S. G. Brown, who has been
manager of a store at Corning, Iowa,
the past year. but is now located at
Kansas City, spent Friday in Eddy
Vile visiting friends.
| Rev Right, formerly pastor of the
M. f. church at Eddyville, but now
livins at Des Moines, was calling on
friends in Eddyville Friday.
w. S. Keller was a business caller
in Des Moines Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Chord Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Worall, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Hays, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Stevens, Mr..
anu MIS. VIII. oCltHeT, MI. anu MTS
John DeTar, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hank
ms, Gid Dotts, Milan Bolibaugh, Bert
Roberts, Vic MCGEE, Mrs. II. B. LII
cas-, Mrs. Geo. Myers, Mrs. VIM. My
chs, Mrs. Walter Hartman and Geo.
Hartman were among the numb,r who
attended the dedication of the |. 0. o.
F. hall at Kirkville Thursday evening
Miss Nellie Terrell is spending the
week in Avery visiting her brother
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Terrell.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
ouR ADVERTISING RATES.

The Herald had hoped that before
this time the price of materials en-
tering into the production of a news
paper would have adjusted themselves
and that il could get along without in
creasing its subscription and adver-
Using rates. But when a short time
ago it paid 81 $4,000 for a car load of
paper, which heretofore had not cost
to exceed $4,000, and having also re-
Gently granted the Union Printers an
increase of about 10 per cent in
wages for the next two years, The
Herald found that some increase in
its revenues must be found, to keep
it's loss and gain account from using
up too much red ink.
An increase in it's advertising rate
to 20 cents per column inch is there
fore necessary, and is effective, be-
ginning at once. This increase, how
ever, will not be applied to adver-
tisers holding contracts, or to our
regular patrons until January l, 1917.
All transient and irregular business
however must be figured at the high
er rate from now on.
The subscription rates will Iemain
the same for the present, although If
there is not some relief soon in the
high cost of production an adjustment
in this department may also be neces-
sarv
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
CHRISTMAS SHIP EoR 1915.

Americas Christmas Ship to foreign
lands, which this year will be the
Navy collier Caesar or collier Of the
same type, is being refined by the
Government for carving food supplies
to destitute Syrians and Armenians.
IT will leave New York Dec. 1, carry
ing capacity cargo of foodstuffs and
new clothing for Beirut Syria, from
which port relief will be distributed
by American Red Cross and Red
Crescent agents, aided by United
States consuls and missionaries.
The American Committee for Ar
menian and Syrian Relief, has just
sent s20S,OOO through the State De-
partment to various distribution CEN
tiers to be distributed Immediately by
the Committees agents direct TO the
most needy survivors OF the Armenian
depoytations and the Syrian famine
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
lnfantiIe PARALYSIS Case.

Little Neva Ruby, the eight.year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ruby of Adams township, who was
stricken with infantile paralysis a
week ago last Sunday, is reported no
better today. The fever has left her
now, and the whole body was found to
be affected in serious way, some
parts more seriously than others. The
neck, head and arms seem to suffer
most from the attack. DR.. Wilcox
is attending her, and is doing all in
his power. The pains of the attack
have not been go severe the past
twenty-four hours, but no permanent
betterment Is noted.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
AN AGRICULTURAL GARDEN.

Senator Vardaman of Mississippi
has q high opinion of Iowa as an agri-
cultural state. In a speech in the
senate recently, he said:
Iowa can with modesty boast of the
most prosperous farmers and splen-
didly developed farm lands have ever
known in my life. My observations
during my travels over Iowa last year
compel me to say that that state is
the agricultural garden spot of the
western hemisphere. And as great
as it is now, its present is but an
augury of still greater future"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
ELECTIONS OFTHE PAST.

In the history of this country there
have been several political landslides.
Thomas jefferson was elected presi-
dent in 1904 by 1G2 votes to IA for
Charles c. Pinckney, the Federalist
candidate. In 1920 the reelection OF
James Monroe would have been unani-
NOUS except for one whose vote was
cast for John Quincy Adams, the re-
naming 231 votes being given to
Monroe. Andrew Jackson's second
election in 1892 was by vote of
219 to 40 for Henry Clay. Martin
Van Buren, defeated William Henry
Harrison four years later by 10 to
70; ard at the following election the
tables were turned by avote of 234 to
60 in favor of Harrison. The next
two elections were closer; but in 1852
Franklin Pierce defeated Winfield
Scott by vote of 254 to AZ.
Lincoln defeated Mcclellan in 1864
by an electoral vote of 212 to FL, al
though this result was greatly dispro--
portionate to the popular vote, which
was divided: Lincoln, 2,2l6,067; Nc
Clellan, 1,S0S,725. Grant defeated
Seymour in 1868 by 214 to so votes.
The only electoral plurality since the
civil war to exceed that for Roosevelt
in 1904 was obtained by Grant over
Greeley in 1872. Grants vote was 2s6
and Greeley's AZ.
Cleyeland's election in 1892 was by
a large electoral plurality; Cleveland
277; Harrison. 145. McKinley's sec
ond defeat of Bryan was also over
whelming. The electoral vote was
292 to 155, and the popular vote y,
2iS,S53 to 6,s57,s07.
=. ~. - -
Only enc candidate for president
died between the election and meeting
OF the electoral college. Horace Gree.