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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
Kathryn Clancy of
Fairfield Seeking
Decree of Divorce

Kathryn Clancy of Fairfield has
brought divorce proceedings against
Walter w. clancy of parts unknown
on the ground of desertion September
10. 1911 In papers fled today in the
superior court Mrs. Clancy says she
married the defendant December 10,
1909 Her maiden name was kathryn
Law.
Agnes Vogt of this city also filed pa
pers in court today~in a divorce action
against Arthur Wogt of this city! Mrs.
Vogt's maiden name was Agnes Fi1on-
don. She married the defendant De-
tober IL, 1898, and alleges desertion
June 10, 1908. 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
IGNATz KELLER NAMED
ADMINISTRATORS OF
STEVE MoLNAR ESTATE

Ignatz Keller of Avon Park, STRAIT
ford, has been appointed administra-
tor of the estate of Steve Molnar
who was fatally burned at the fac
tory of the Bridgeport Safety Emery
Wheel Co. last week. M. S. Sekar and
Attorney Ernest Berger are apprais-
ers The estate consists of 5000 in
cash in a savings bank and the claim
for compensation against the COM
pany. Mo1nar died from. inhaling
flames when a spark from a grinding
wheel on which he was working set
fire to an open cup of benzine. His
heir is his mother, Mary MoInar, liv-
ing at Vas-Megye, Hungary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04

FOR SAIE-Kitchen slower in good
repair. APO Myrtle Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
THREE INJURED
IN ACCIDENT AT
COUNTY, BUILDING
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scaffoId, which was about s5 feet in
the air, and took part of the scaffold
with it.
The men struck in the courtyard
below Other workmen ran to their
aid and they were taken in the enerr
gency hospital ambulance to st. Vim
cents
Boytilko, aged 10. of So Commercial
street, are, likely to die. They have
fractures of the skull and internal
injuries The other man, who is the
least hurt, is unknown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04

Farmer want Ads. One Cent word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04

TIE ! . "a A
SPECIALS


Wills why
sacrifice
in md we will prove
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
No Successor For
Horkheimer Chosen

No successor to Jacob Horkheimer
as assistant chief of the fire depart
rnent will be named when the com
Inissioners meet at 1880 tonight. Pres
ident John A. Leonard OF the board
has business engagement which may
keep him from the meeting and in that
event only routine business will be
transacted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
WASHER FINED.

A fine OF SIS and costs, amounting
to $204s7, was imposed upon Guis-
seppe CartelIo. 497 Grand street, the
young man who followed two young
women from their homes to the resi-
dence OF Dr. Maurice S. Rosen, 49s
Fairfield avenue. HIS companion,
Gabriel Coglia, 447 Grand street, was
released when a nol1e was entered in
Hhis case
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
zeppeIins
In Raid On
Yarmouth

Berlin, April Another
Zeppelin raid on the British
coast was made on Monday
night the Admiralty announced
today. The Notifications near
Yarmouth were attacked and
the airships returned safely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
SESSIONS BEGIN IN
NEW HALL SCHOOL

Sessions began at the new Hall
school In Clermont avenue, East End.
today with a registration of psf
pupils. OF. these 204 were transferred
from the Summerf1eld school where
they have tbeen on half time sessions
This permits the resumption of full
time sessions at Sumrnerfe1d school,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
BANK MERGER RATIFIED.

New Haven, April 4-Stockholders
of the Yale National Bank today rati-
fed the proposed merger with the
First National Bank, the stockholders
of which bank voted for the merger
yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
OUT BY GLASS

Unable to see depression in the
roadway in n dark section of Shelton
street, between Pembroke and Hal
lett streets, Thomas Smith, aged %,
of 1414 Pembroke street, fell and
landed on a piece of broken glass ly-
ing in the roadway late last evening.
Smith suffered a 1aceration of the
third and fifth fingers on his right
hand.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
METHoDlsTs IN BIG MEETING
ouadreEnial Conferences opens az sar-
atosa Springs With Nearly a Thou
sand Delegates.

Saratoga Springs. N. Y, May L.
Almost thousand Methodists, repre-.
senting a total OF over 1900, 900 com.
municants in all parts of the United
States and in foreign lands, gathered
here for the general conference which
Is held every four years.
important legislation that will vi.
tally affect Methodism for the next
four years will be acted upon. Reports
of the last your years activities occu-
pied the greater part of today.
According to Rev. John T. B. Smith
Of the board Of conference claimants,
the converts to the Methodist faith
in the past four years have reached
SOC, 800. Only five denominations In
this land have each a total member
ship equal to our increase during the
quadrennium," said Mr.. Smith. "Of
our 4,O33,123 members, S,57S,190 are
In continental United States. They
are housed in 29,752 churches, and the
churches and parsonages Of the de.
nomination are valued at $245 ,O00, 900.
There are 4,497464 enrolled in our
Sunday schools"
There are 26 women among the dele.
gates. This is greater number than
ever before attended a general con.
ference.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
Clothes Line Causes Trouble Fer
Frank Friend of New Sharon.
New Sharon Star. J

y
Frank Friend had little bad luck
with his new Ford last Sunday morn
ing when he started to drive out
from his home the clothesline caught
him on the side of the face and
dragged him over into the back seat.
When his foot was released from the
pedal the car went into high and run
angling across the street and pIung-
ed into culvert. The wind shield
was broken, the front axle was sprung
and one wheel damaged Frank re-
ceived a bruised face but suffered no
serious injury.
Few towns can boast of public
servant equal in all respects to Geo.
Leichtle, our street commissioner and
marshal He puts in his time looking
after the streets, keeping the bitches
and drains cleaned so that there is
proper drainage and all his time is
employed doing his duty. He is the
one official of whom we have never
heard any adverse criticism.
Easter Sunday was a busy day at
the Methodist church. The attend.
ance at the Sunday school was 276.
A special missionary offering was tax;
Ell amounting to about $1,000. The
banner class in giving was the Young
Mems class with collection of SIS,
Mrs. C. A. Pos and her mother
went to Kirksville, Mo-, last week and
drove home with horse and buggy.
They left Ktrksyille ON Wednesday
and arrived here Sunday evening.
The distance was about one hundred
ana fifty miles. @... -...
Four more weeks OF school work
this year. May 18th is the date set
! for the commencement exercises. The
baccalaureate services viii be held
the preceding SUNDAY, and Rev. NJ.
Hartsuck win deliver the address.
Miss Lutte Stearns of Milwaukee, a
prominent worker who has come from
the outside to assist the women of
Iowa in their suffrage campaign,
spoke from an automobile on our
streets here Monday night.
| One more teacher has been hired
for the high school Miss Addie E.
Ravens of Parkersburg has been Sc,
lected as principal and Miss, Clara
Cole of Moulton is hired for the third
room. .........,.. A.. p.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
DEWEFS BUILDING PROGRAM
AdmiraPs Report to the House Naval
Committee Would Provide Work
- $ for Three Years. ..'.

Washington, May l. - Admiral
Dewey WIN recommend to the house
naval affairs committee that a bufld.
ing program be adopted which win
put the American navy in second place
within three years The recommends
ton will be formal communication
from the admiral containing the re-
port Of the navy general board.
The entire report will be made pub,
lie, with the exception of statements
Of the confidential knowledge OBJ
tanned by the general board respect.
ing the secret naval policies and war
plans of other naval powers. These
portions of the report will be sub
rnitted to the naval affairs committee
in confidence.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
FRENCH WIN FOES TRENCH
German Position North of Dead Man
Hill Taken With Fifty-Three
.~' Is Prisoners, Says Paris.

Paris, May 1.--Capture of a Ger
man trench north of Dead Man Hill
with SO prisoners, the election OF the
Germans from trenches they had
taken south Of I.assigny. and the re-
pulse of German assaults In the
vosges, are reported in the official
statement issued by the war Office.
In Argonne a German aeroplane
was forced to earth by French ma
chimes and its two officers captured.
Berlin, May l, by wireless French
attacks on the German positions on
the eastern slope of Dead Man Hill
and adjoining lines, In the region of
Verdun, we're repulsed after tremend-
Gus fighting, saws the official state
ment issued at the German army head
quarters. A German aviator flying
over verdun engaged three adver-
sarfes and shot down one of them.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
Four Weddings.

Shenandoah, May 2.-The wedding
OF Lawrence Nye to Miss Maude Cut
Ter, was the first of four marriages
yesterday of children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
]. P. Nyes ON this, their fortieth, we'd
ding anniversary.
The ceremony which was perform
ed shortly after midnight by jus-
tice OF the peace, with two of brides
to be and grooms to be as witnesses
came as surprise They stole a
march on the family and scored we'd
ding No. 1 on the days calendar.
The wedding of Arthur Nye, secre-
tary Of the commercial club, and the
Elks lodge and candidate for county
auditor was the next surprise. He
was married to Miss Mary Healy
formerly of Streator. H., at high noon
at the Catholic parsonage.
Invitations had been issued for a
big>double wedding at one o'clock at
the home when Miss Julia Nye was
welded to Karl Grant OF Pueblo, Cofo
The bride was former deaconess at
the Colorado Children's home. Miss
Lucy Nye was married to Sylvester
Allurd of Detroit, Mich, made the
last marriage.
| Mr.. and Mrs Nye were married
forty years ago at double wedding.
They. have twelve children. all of
whom we're present but John Nye,
American consul in Ceylon., All the
children are married, except three.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
THE MAYORS REPORT
Fines, Costs, Licenses, etc During
Year Amounted to 81 ,Se6.12

Mayor j. G. Harold of Oskaloosa
at the regular session OF the city
council Monday evening presented
his annual report OF the affairs in his
Office for the hearing OF the period,
April /, 1915, to April /, 1916. -.
Through the office of the mayor a
sum total of $1,S96.12 has been turn
ed into the city treasury; from the fol-
lowing sources Fines collected,
$60S.87; costs, $254.75; licenses. 1868 (;
land from miscellaneous avenues,
s$64s50. ......a ~... . ...: ........ d.
Police officers under the direction
of the mayor have made total of 286
arrests during the twelve months,-a
fraction under "a for the monthly ay-
.erage, but less than one a day for the
year by seventy-nine. Arrests were
Ia for IN fnIlnutiYur OffanCae.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
TEAM and AUTO CLASH
One Horse Suffered Broken Leg and
Had to be Killed.

John Larimer lost a horse early
Monday evening, the result of an auto
accident that occurred near the front
of the Ben Templeton grocery. No.
sol High avenue west. LaFimer was
driving team, headed west, and was
at the front of the store. Edward
ives was driving a car west on High
avenue. AS the auto reached G
street, Larimer. not noting the ap.
proach of the car. started to turn his
team around and had the horses pull.
ed out into the street when ives col
lided with the horses. He struck
the horse nearest HIS car and had the
animal on top of the engine hood.
The animal farthest from the car suf
fered broken leg and had to be dis
posed Of.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
FIVE FIRES IN APRIL
No Serious Loss, However, Resulted
In Any of Them.

The local fire department respond
ed to only five alarms during the
month of April. None of the fires were
serious, and little damage was done
Following is the list. ?
April l. George Turner's home,
zoos First Avenue West, rags on a
stove burning, but no blaze. ir,s%
April 9.--Sman roof fire at the
home of f. Fl, Eckert, 1104 avenue
East .'...- -. "-'
April LITTLE roof blaze at the
home of Miss e. Branson, S13 North
e street. ..- Es- -
April 23.-Small roof fire at Mag,
gle Lucas residence, 2O1 Second ave
nue. East. 5+E ur,r
April 30.-Fire in the floor. at. sos
Fourth avenue East,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
TO SINK ALL FOOD SHIPS
An Vessels Bound for England viii
BE Destroyed, Says Captain Of
Dutch Steamer. ..'

Rotterdam, May 1.-The captain of
the Dutch ship Berkelstrom, which
was sunk in the North sea April 23
by German submarine, is quoted by
the Nieuw Rotterdatnsche Courant as
declaring that the commander Of the
undersea boat told him the Germans
intend to sink all ships Of every ma
tionality carrying food to England.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
Every Pole From River to River ia
Be Painted.

/ The local White Way organization
is enthusiastic over the condition and
prospects of Improvement, of the
Great Highway this spring. Tht road
is in the best shape it has ever been
in, and much work is now being done
or contracted for to be done immedi-
2tely. The improvement which the
Mahaska County Board of SuDervis.
Ors has decided upon at Curriers' mol
! is typical of other big improvements
accomplished or contemplated in vari-
Gus places between Davenport and
Council Bluffs. The Skunk river
bridge is to be moved to the south
and a new bridge built. This will
eliminate two bad railway crossings,
do away with the dangerous drive
along the bluff and make the Highway
stTaighter and shorter
; The city council has generously
painted all the poles through Oska-
lOOsa from corporation to corporation,
and now the local association is en-
gagged in an effort to raise 5000 to
paint all the poles from the Marion to
the Keokuk, county line. Aside from
IA good road nothing adds to the con-
ivenience and popularity of a highway
as much as good markers. 1t is the
ambition of the Great White Way AS
ISOLATION to paint every pole between
, the rivers, and Mahaska county
should not only do her share, but set
a good example by doing II first.
On the west end of the line, the
~ nfY,fi in he l., L.,
in progress. The Adair News says:
THE work OF painting the poles on
the Great White Way across, Iowa is
now well under way. Soper & Son of
Adair having completed first the
Adair territory of nine miles, next the
Casey territory of seven and one
fourth miles and MEMO, six miles.
They are working now at Stuart,
and going on east. ..... lie.
This big project of remaining the
whole of the Great White Way across
Iowa has been accomplished largely
through the efforts of Geo. B. Lynch
of Adair, who has always been one
of the rnaifIstays in the ranks of the
White Way boosters. He has been
one of the most persistent in insisting
that the painting of the poles should
be uniform in length and quality OF
paint, and has kept at it until now the
project is an assured fact.
"Soper & Son OF Adair have ac-
cepted the contract to paint every
pole on one line along the roadway
with two coats of white paint, the
band being six feet wide, the bottom
of which is three feet from the ground.
At such places as there were no poles
ten 1x6-ineh boards 9 feet long have
been nailed to fence posts per mile,
thus affording ample guides for the
travellers. These boards are, then
painted the regulation six feet, and
cost put up the same as painting the
poles where no boards are needed.
The formula for mixing the paint is as
follows: Pure white lead parts,
whiting part, mixed with parts
boiled oil and ! part gasoline. This
has been decided upon after consult.
ing the best paint authorities, and
will wear and look extremely well.
presenting a fine surface"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
Man Was Murdered.

Marshalltown, May 2. - Evidence
submitted at the eoroner's inquest in
dictated that Henry Alexander, whose
body was found in Linn creek near
here recently, may have been murder
ed. Physicians who performed an
autopsy told the jury their investiga-
tion developed that Alexander was
dead when his body was placed in
the creek.
Relatives said Alexander had con-
siderable money yet only q cents
was found on his person when the
body was recovered.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
WILSON'S TAKE MOTOR TRIP
President and Wife Take Trip to
harper's Ferry and Have
n :' Dinner.

Washington, May president VIII.
son motored to Harper's Ferry, w.
Va, seventy-five miles away, and took
dinner at an inn overlooking the Po-
tomac and Shenandoah rivers. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones, his cousin,
and five secret service men. The
president and Mrs. Wilson visited the
same inn shortly before their marriage,
and when their automobile passed
through. Harpers Ferry they were
recognized by many people. They
returned here at night. ..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
Paylna a RookMsll civ.

Rockwell City has some pavement.
and the fact is noted that the tax is
not a burden upon any one. and that
the majority are not taking advantage
of the opportunity to pay for the inn
provement in seven annual INSTALL
ments, but are paying cash And the
people on unpaved streets are regret
ting the fact that they are in the IN
paved district.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
400 ON STRIKE
IN MARION CO
AND THERE SEEMS LITTLE HOPE
or EARLY SETTLEMENT.
A WEDDINGS IN SAME FAMILY
The L. T. X. c. Trail viii Use Design
. of Tomahawk as Marker. Stolen
Horses are Recovered. Man
was Murdered.

Knoxville, May 2.-The big strike
of 400 miners ct MeicheT In this coun-
ty is still on with little hope of set
ttement soon. Locally the strike is
known as the powder war" because
the dispute arose over the question
OF what grade of powder the miners
should use in their work.
Electra, Meleher and Dallas are in
darkness because the electric light
plant at the mine, the source OF the
current for these towns, has been
shut down along with the other ma
chinery.
The strike has cost already a coal
production of 10000 tons.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
TRY TO PLACATE THE SWISS
German Aviator Who Crossed Border
Dismissed and Regret Expressed
for Violation.

Berne, May 1.-The German minis
lister by special instructions of Chan
cellor Bethmann-HolIweg has called
at the Swiss state department and ex.
pressed regret for the violation Of
Swiss territory by German aeroplane
on Wednesday. The minister stated
that the aviator had beer dismissed
from the aviation corps and that all
flying in the region adjacent to the
frontier had been forbidden.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
TOWNSEND TO KEEP SW0RD
Turks Capture $40 English and In.
dian Officers According to Dis
patches To-day.

.
Berlin via. Wireless, May -Four
British generals and $40 English and
Indian officers were among the prison
ers captured by the Turks at Kut-el-
amara, according to Constantinople
adVices.
The British loss. In the Mesopotam-
ian fight during March and April was
estimated ct 10000 The booty cap
counted. ., f.u
/ The Turkish commander in chief
allowed General Townsend to keep
his sword.
Lord KitcheneF's Analysis. 20
General ToWnshend first offered to
surrender the town of Kut-el-amara
with all British artillery and more
than five million dollars in cash on
condition that he be allowed to re-
tire with his force with all military
,honors, a Turkish news agency says:
The Turks declined this offer, where
upon General Townshend made an
unconditional surrender. German crit.
lies commenting on the British surren.
der recalled that today was the first
analysis of date in which Lord Kit
chener Is quoted saying he did not
know when the war would end but
it would begin May /, 1915. In the
year elapsed it was pointed out here
that the central empires won great
victories over the Russians and claim.
ed Serbia, Montenegro and nearly all
| of Albania and drove the line close
about Verdun. In the same period the
allied forces to quit the Dardanelles
campaign and scored no, imDortant
Successes on the western front anA
the British were defeated at Mesopo-
tamia and were confronted by a rebel
| lion In Ireland. .e -.. Z .. 3
,.ar.." Big Loss for British. -
London, May Maj. Gen. Charles
Townshend has surrendered at Kut-
El-Amara, Mesopctamia, with his en-
tire garrison after a siege by the
Turks lasting 143 days. British Off.
cial announcements place the strength
of the garrison al 1870 British and
5000 Indian troops. . -
The Turkish report says that the
garrison surrendered Internationally
and that the force numbered IL, 800
officers and men!
Townshend's original force 10 his
march on Bagdad numbered about
$4,000 men. Taking the Turkish fig
ures as a basis land Englishmen are
even hopeful that these figures are
correct.-General Townshends losses
in killed, prisoners and dead of dis
ease. and starvation before the sur
render came are said to be more than
36 1000. ,.,. . -,
|. The British official announcement
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
More New Eleetrolisrs.

/ Eight new eleetroliers are to be
purchased and installed around the
court house park by the board of SUI
pervisors of Montezuma, At a re-
cent meeting the board offered to in
stall the new lights around the coun-
tvs property provided he city would
agree to maintain them and pay for
the ligh furnished and the council
has agreed to do their part.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
Stolen Horses Recovered.

Boone, May 2.-Horses stolen from
the barn OF Tom Scott, north of Per
ry, a few nights ago when thieves
burned the barn and nine head of
horses, were recovered yesterday af
ternOon. The animals were found
wandering in a highway near Beaver,
Boone county, evidently having been
deserted by the thieves when pursuit
got too hot. There is no clue to the
thieves.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
Tomahawk as Marker.

Tama, May 2.-The executive com
mfttee OF the Lacrosse, Tama and
Kansas City Trail association have
decided to accept the design of a
tomahawk with an Indian head ON
the blade as an emblem and marker
for the L. T. K c. trail This design
was sketched by August Kulas, a IA
year-old boy in the eighth grade of
the Tama public schools.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
Rod and Gun Club,

Nashua reports the organization of
a Rod and Gun club, which starts
with q membership OF 80 and expects
TO have more than 100 enrolled in
short order, The object OF the organ
ization is to protect game and fish
after the restocking OF the waters in
thatt yieinity.s " l''8
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
XIII 10000 Doqs.

Approximately 10000 dogs have
been shot by, motorcycle officers KEEL
so and Mccarthy during their stay
on the police force OF Des Moines.
Mccarthy has been on the force nine
years and Kelso five. They kill on
an average OF three dogs a day. Il