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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
ANNUAL CROP REPORT
Mahaska County Makes Good Show
ing For the Year.

The annual crop report, complied
from the reports which are made by
the assessors, and turned over to the.
county auditor has been mailed out
from the office of County Auditor ROV
+. Rowland and directed to the State
Department of Agriculture. The re
port as made shows no material
change in the yield of any one partic.
ular crop; and on an average held its
own with records OF previous years III
some cases being much better
Mahaska county farmers raised A.
i14O.26l bushels of corn on 1928
acres OF land during the year 1918.
There were 81, 4S7 bushels OF potatoes
raised on GIT acres of land, and Ma
haska county hens laid 1,5533,29
dozen eggs during the past year.
There were 1.423,357 bushels OF oats
raised on 3S,595 acres of land, and on
! 1895 acres of land there were III, 533
bushels of winter wheat raised. On
1865 acres of land 22,O48 bushels OF
spring wheat we're harvested; on 274
acres of land 1892 bushels of barley
was raised; and 1894 bushels of rye
wereharvested from 479 acres of land.
: IS. $50 tons Of tame hay was the yield
from 239 acres of land. LOG tons OF
alfalfa was the yield from 44o acres
Of land.
There are 1924 horses Of all ages
/ in the county, and / AGO mules. There
are 1925. 1853 head of hogs on the farms
of the county, of which number there
i were 81 ,574 lost by cholera during the
year 1915.
1O,91O cows AMI heifers are kept IN
the county for milk; and $3.50 other
cattle in the county are not Kept tol
milk; baking a total number OF cattle
in the county of all ages 34,280. There
are sheep to the number of 1856 in
the county,; and there were 12,l5l
sheep shipped from the county IL
feeding. 76,315 pound Of wool were
clipped from the. sheep during the
Iyear 1915.
Poultry of all varieties in the coun
try numbers 614,S7S. Nineteen acres
of land in the county was planted II
Sweet corn during the year; and there
were 30 tons of green corn gathered
for canning purposes. There were onl!
1.-TWO acres in the entire county planted
in pop corn last year but from thes'
two acres there we're 80 bushels 0
corn raised. -.,a II
565 acres of land were sown in tim
othy seed and yielded 1900 bushels
OF seed 1,749 acres of land were sowi
in clover seed. and the yield was 1,41'
bushels. III .0G9 acres. of Mahask;
county land was used for pasturag'
during the year: 6S5 acres for garden
l2,91S acres used for orchards; ant
from the orchards there We're 1851
bushels of apples harvested. l,S2
acres of land are not otherwise enum
Grated above; and 5,732 acres OF lan'
in the county were not utilized for an!
purpose s-E#
Il 141 silos are scattered here ant
there over the county; and the aver
age wage paid for farm help was S29,S'
and during the winter months the ay
erage wage paid was $27.44.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
GOOD ROADS BILL PASSED
Senate Approves Measure Carrying
$a5, ,ooo-Rivers and Har-
bors Bill Denounced. .ra..,

Washington, May 9.-The senate
passed the good roads bill, carrying
$85,000,00O of which .$75,0O0,0O0 Will
be available for federal aid to the
states during the next five years and
$10,000,Q00 for the construction of
roads in the national forests.
Minority members of the senate
commerce committee denounced the
$45,OOO,00O rivers and harbors appro-
priation bill as utterly indefensible"
when the country is to be so heavily
taxed for the purpose of the prepared
ness program.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The lifeless county convention
held Saturday only emphasized the
weakness of the primary system. Rep
resentation at both the Republican and
Democratic meetings was very small
and delegates to both state conven
lions were selected without discus
sion. No party plans were brought out
no politics discussed, no candidates
to introduce, no hand shaking, nc
nothing. The old caucus system had
the primaries beaten at every turn
both in efficiency and for that publici
ty which developed the best in both
lnartieS.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
MOVING DAY.

Busy is the moving van
On the first day OF May.
Ever since the world began,
That is Moving Day.
Mansion, cottage, nat or tent
Hoping to improve
Every man who pays the rent
Sometimes likes to move.
Simkfns wants a finer house
Than his shack so plain;
Simkins' lofty-minded spouse
Hopes to entertain.
Rich old uncle passed away
Left a fortune sweet;
Simkins moves the first of May
Out on Easy Street.
Smith has bought a patch of ground
Out among the sticks,
Scattered hen-coops all around,
Wants to raise some chicks.
Feed some pigs and keep cow
Take on lots of tan;
Smith is packed and ready now
For the moving van.
Jones, who found a healthy raise
In his weekly check,
says ne Will HOl SpSAu hAS NY
In a hut-by Heck!
Found a nifty bungalow
On the Avenue
Where the swell folks live-and so
Jones is moving, too.
Brown has found a quiet fat
On the seventh floor,
Where there's not a dog or cat
For a block or more.
Neighbors next to Browns old hom'
Fairly kept a zoo,
Which were free to rant and roam
Brown is moving, too
Xix and Dix just change about;
Hobbs and Dobbs the same;
Briggs moves in where Jiggs moves
out
A la checker game.
Thus to please this restless clan
All within one day,
Busy is the moving van
On the First OF May.
NAL Rose, Oskaloosa, Ia.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
lime FoR An AWAKENING.

II there ever was time in the
history OF any state when a legisla,
ture should call a halt in reckless,
needless and ornamental appropria-
ton OF the peoples money, that time
win be due at the next winters SEES
sion OF the Iowa legislature. says the
Keosauqua Republican. THE yot-
ers should give thought to this, for
when the expense OF running the ma
chinery OF state affairs alone, in
creases from about five million dol
lars ten years ago TO nearly thirteen
millions the present year, 1t is GER
tainly time for an awakening. This
correction rests entirely with the leg
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW

Being a man of good standing in
the community" according to a gold
mine, oil well, motor company, the
writer has been offered a snap. In
fact the offer is 80 promising that we
are afraid some one will beat us to
it. Here it is,--as coming cGntlden
TALLY to US:
We are selling our. output
through our shareholders and on
the installment plan, and very Of
ten have an occasion to inquire
about the standing OF certain in
diyiduals.
Our aim is to have as many
members of our company as pos
sible and we are prepared to offer
you a very great inducement, pro-
yided you will invest One Dollar
with us. This investment of
one, or more, dollars with US will
bring you many in return If you
will but give us small bit of
your cooperation Matters of
importance win be discussed with
you from time TO time and oppor-
tunities offered you that will mean
many dollars to you.
For example: For every name
you will send us of parties who af-
forwards buy a car from us, you
receive our check for 800. Be-
sides, an investment of 800. in
any one OF several automobile
companies a few years ago. would
be worth $4,000 today and we
consider our chances for big sue
cess are much greater than en-
joyed by them"
Being as the aforesaid company has
accused us of being, "a man of good
standing" and desiring to hold our
place in the community, we pass the
bait to some one else. and will put
our money in the savings bank or
invest IL In 0skaloosa. Selah, and
so long to fortune.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
Cash Quotations.

Chicago, May lO.-Wheat-NO. 3
red, Sl.14k Ollie; No. 4 red, sea
$1.O1; No. 2 hard winter, $l.17RW
lis; No. 3 hard winter, $1100l.l5;
No. hard winter, $11O@115; No.
4 northern, $1.07.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, 75% @77c; No.
3 yellow, 72% 674Ac; No. 4 yellow.
.72073c; No. 5 yellow, 70@7lc; No. 3
yellow, 6G@6Sc; No. 2 white, 75A a
76c; No. 3 white, 73@74c; No. 4 white
72c; No. white, TIC; No. 6 white,
67Hc; No. 2 mixed, 7512@76ci No. 3
mixed, 73074c; No. mixed, TIC; No.
5 mixed, 70@71c; No. 6 mixed, 600
Csc; S. G., 5166Sc.
Oats-No. 8 white, AN @4Gc; No.
4 white, 42k@44c; standard, 4S9s %
48%c.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
GLYNN GETS WILSON'S o. K,
President Approves Selection of Demo-
cratic "Keynoter" for St.
Louis Convention.

Washington, May S.-President Will
sons conference with Fred B. Lynch
of the Democratic national commit
tee, it was learned, resulted in the
president approving the selection of
former Governor Martin H. Glynn of
New York to deliver the keynote ad-
dress as temporary chairman of the
Democratic national convention at st.
Louis. Speaker Clark it is expected,
will be invited to be permanent chair
man. is" '.. ."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
HISTORIC MEXICAN CITY.

Ciudad Juarez, the scene of the re
cent meeting between General Obre
gon minister OF war in the Carranza
cabinet. and Major General Scott and
Funston. is situated on the right bank
OF the Rio Grand river, directly oppo
site El Paso. Texas. and 1928 mile2
north OF Mexico City. For more thar
200 years Jnarez was known as n
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

Since the days of the Montezu-
mas, Mexico's STAFF of life has taken
the form of the tortillas, made OF In
dian corn, which is indigenous TO the
country. The preparation of the
tortilla is the work of the Indian wo-
men, who first boil the grain and
then, while adding water. grind it to
a stiff paste on a metate, or fat NOR
tar. This paste usually is moulded
with the hands into thin cakes and is
cooked much after the fashion OF the
..hoe cake" of Dixieland. as SD,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
TWO ARMY OFFICERS KILLED
TWO Others Are Injured In Auto Ac-
cident at Fort Sill at Law
ton, Okla,

Lawton, Okla, May S.-Two lieuten-
ants OF the Fifth field artillery were
killed and two other officers were in
jured in an automobile wreck at Fort
Sill. The dead: Lieut.. Herald s. Nay
lor, Fifth field artillery; Lieut.. Edwin
e. Pritchett, Fifth field artillery. The
injured: Lieut. J. e. Mcmahon, Jrs
Second field artillery; Lieut.. Richard
s. Scott. Fourth field artillery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

-Marshalltown will pave six OF
the roads leading into the city from
the end of the present paving to the
city limits. 1t, with other work un
der way, will make seven miles OF
paving for that city this season
What is Oskaloosa going to do?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The Washta Journal dares the
republicans thus: THE democratic
leaders of Iowa have agreed on Mere
dith for governor and Meredith is
emphatically dry" Now let the re-
publieans nominate Harding if they
dare"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

Wire worms are reckoned by the
Department of Agriculture as among
the FIVE worst pests to corn and
among the twelve worst pests to
wheat and oats. WireWorms are
the young or worm stage of hard
shelled beetles, popularity known as
aclick.beetles," skipping jacks, -
nsnappfng beetles" etc.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The newspaper mans mail right
now is filled with boosts for candi-
dates. railroad wage arguments, pro
and con articles on equal suffrage,
disguised advertisements for schools
and universities, articles on prepared
ness, limping appeals for more and
cheaper booze, and politics until
you can't rest" And SO is his waste
haskell
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The Brighton Enterprise con
tends that no mans application for
contract to work the roads should be
considered unless he knows enough
to take dirt off the top OF the hills
instead of the bottom when he has
any filling in TO do.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The Hedrick journal has Obsery'
ed that If one is young enough, it is
easy to find an occasion which seems
to needs celebrating.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

-Sioux City Journal The man who
said talk was cheap never had read
the schedule of prices for a Bryan
gUeakipg tour of Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The man on the corner says you
can't cash promises any more thar
YOU can live on rabbit tracks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

U. S. Yards, ILL.,. May. 10, a. IN.
HOGS-Strong to 5 higher than
yesterdays average mixed and butch
ers $945@9.9O; good to choice heavy,
$9.6O@9.95; rough heavy, $9.4O@9.55;
light, $9.400995; Workers, $4,000
975; bulk, $9,70@9.S5; pigs, 1850
80
CATTLE-Steady to shade higher:
beeves, $7.70@9S5; cows and heifers,
.$420@9.35; stockers and feeders,
$5.75@S.65; westerns, $790@8.G5; ma
tive calves, $6.50@9.S5.
SHEEP -, Strong at yesterdays
close; native sheep, $7.OO@9.00; west.
ern sheep, $7.40@9.50; yearlings,$S.0O
@10.65; native lambs, $8yO0@11.25;'
western lambs, $S25@12.00; ewes,
$5.25@9.25; spring lambs, $1,000
1900.
Closing Prices.
HOGS-Closing slow and lower
than the opening; mixed and butch
ers, $9.40@985; good to choice heavy,
$955@990; rough heavy, $9.35@9.5O;
light, $9.35@9.90; Workers, $3.50
$40; bulk, $965@9.SO; pigs, 1880
90; clearance yesterday fair.
Cattle closing strong.
| Sheep closing strong to 10 higher.
Official receipts yesterday
1850; cattle, 1928; sheep, 9,2S3.
Official shipments yesterday-Hogs
sos; cattle, 1877; sheep, 1856.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

islature, and the selection of mem
bers of that body to do, this correct
ing, rests entirely with the people"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

job holds the worlds record for
patience. But Job never was a tele
phone operator.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
Bulge3 in Grain.

chicago, May lU.-oHaTp DulSeS
and breaks in grain prices yesterday
failed to hold. Good buying .devnloD-
ed on the declines and profit taking
resulted on all bulges. At the last
wheat was 1s0Rc higher. Corn had
an easy tone and closed a @$c low
err, while oats finished strong on large
cash sales and were unchanged to &c
higher in Chicago.
Outside wheat markets finished
%65sc higher in the Southwest and
b05s higher Northwest, while Win
nipeg was as@%c higher. Oats in
Winnipeg were Bc lower. Corn in
the Southwest A@Kc lower.
Provisions were sold freely and
pork , lost 1O@44hc,, lard 7A@10c
and short ribs 2Ac.
Good Outlet for Fresh Pork. ~
Chicago, May 10.-Packer buyers
say there is good healthy outlet for
fresh pork but the beef market is dull
and they are having difficulty in sell
ing common and medium grades OF
beef high enough to justify the prices
they are paying for cattle. Not
enough of the choice steers are com.
ing while there is surplus of the
half fat kinds which are evidently
rushed in to save feed. ".
Mutton is sky high and not likely
to get any lower till enough of the
southern spring lambs arrive TO
over supply the market. This will
not be before the middle Of June.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
ID pAYs 10 RE TAXED.

The VintOn Eagle makes the stafe-
ment that as an abstract question IL
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
CLOSING Prices.
To.daY's Markets.


Chicago Union Stock Yards, May
1O-Hog receipts this morning were
around 5000 short of expectations
and the market opened strong and
cents above yesterdays average.
Quality was considered only fair. The
late market was slow and the early
gain was lost.
The bulk today sold at $965M9.80,
against $3.50 ass yesterday; $9.7OW
50 last Wednesday; $95509.75 four
weeks ago; $745@760 corresponding
Wednesday in 1915; $8.300S.4O in
1914; $8.4J0D8.55 in 1913; $7.65M783
in 1912; and $6.O5MG25 in 1911.
The top paid today early was 1895;
yesterday $3.50; last Wednesday
$3.50; four weeks ago $3.50; one year
ago $7.75; two years ago $8.45; three
years ago $3.50; four years ago $3.50,
and five years ago $6.35.
| The attitude of cattle buyers was
! one Of Indifference. The supply to-
day was nearly all common to medi'
UNI stuff which is not wanted. What
few fat or choice steers offered were
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25
METHODS OF SENDING
TOBACCO TO SOLDIERS

The following order of the second
assistant postmaster general will in
terest a great many who have friends
or relatives in the European vortex
of war:
Parcels containing tobacco, cigars,
or cigarettes sent by donors resid-
ing in foreign countries for the arm
les in the field and the military hos
pitfalls or ambulances are admitted
free of customs duty, provided they
are addressed directly and exclusively
to the minister of war, who Is to have
charge of their distribution. The adj
dress of the fighting or sanitary unit
to which he wishes to send the arti-
cles, written thereon by the donor
may be included in the address as a
statement of donors desire, the mill
tary authorities being the final Judge
as to the possibility of complying
Herewith.
Individual parcels sent by private
persons from foreign countries adj
dressed to military persons forming
part of the British or Belgian expedi-
tionary forces operating in France
will be admitted free of duty.
Postmasters will cause careful
notice of the foregoing to be taken at
their offices and the widest possible
publicity to be given thereto.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25
KINIBAILTON HAS
A POPULAR LADY

The Register e Leader of Friday
of last week contained the following
very complimentary notice regarding
one of Audubon county's most popu-
lar young women. She is we'll known
| in Audubon and we herewith reprint
the article as II appeared.
miss Alma Madsen of Kimballton
is an unusual young woman. She Is
cashier of the Landsmands National
bank at Kimballton, having been
elected to that position at the age Of
l19. That was seven years ago.
She Is also the one who won a ban
ner for Iowa for the best percentage
of Red Cross seals sold at Christmas
time. Kimballton has population Of
only 800, but the per capita percent
age of sales for the little town was
1873.
Miss Madsen likes banking. She
says she thinks 1t is Just as much a
woman's job as any other, providing
the woman is willing and able to give
| II close and constant application.
Contrary to ordinary belief, bank
ing is decidedly human business"
Miss Madsen says. Through the
financial transactions of his patrons
the banker comes to know many of
their Joys and sorrows. There are
aggravations, too, of many kinds, but
II only one possesses the saving gift
of humor, those things are not SO bad
really"
Miss Madsen is also fond of out
door life and Is q tennis enthusiast.
She also knows baseball and is much
interested in 1t.
"Of course am suffragist," she
says.
The attractive young bank cashier
has won a number of votes for the
equal ballot, according to folks In
Kimballton.
The Red Cross banner won by Miss
Madsen will be hung in the primary
Sunday school room of the Immanuel
church at Kimballton. In selling the
Red Cross seals Miss Madsen inter
ested the children In the work. and
she says that they deserve the credit
for bringing the banner to Iowa"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25
DO YOU KNOW THAT

: Efficient muzzling of dogs will
eradicate rabies?
The protection of the health of
children is the first duty OF the ma
ton?
Bad temper is sometimes merely
4 symtom of bad health.
Insanity costs every inhabitant In
the United States 81 per year?
The u. s. Public Health Service
has proven that typhus Is spread by
lice?
untreated pellagra ends in insan-
ity?
In the lexicon of health there is
no such word as neutrality" against
disease?
The death rate of persons under
45 is decreasing; of those over IS II
is increasing?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25
THAT SINFUL PRINTER

Unobserved, and unannounced, the
president of a Church Society, entered
the composing room. just In time to
hear these words issue from the mouth
of the boss printer:
"Billy, go to the devil" and tell
him to finish that murder" he began
this morning. Then kill william j.
Bryan's Youngest Grandchild," and
dump the Sweet Angel of Mercy" in
to the hellbox. Then make up that
Naughty Partisan Actress and lock
up 1.-The Lady In Her Boudoir."
Mortified, the good woman fed
from that place Of sin. and now her
children wonder why they are not al
lowed to play with the printers
|youngster.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25
TODAY's EDITORIAL
lBy che United Press. }


May 18th was the official day for the
Straw Hat to come out of the Hab-
erdashery and see it's own shadow.
The Straw Hat is glorified bunch
of hay. Ii Is supposed to be worn
upon the head. but 1t frequently
graces the ear, the eyebrow or the
back of the neck.
Fat men do not wear Straw Hats;
they just set them on their heads
when they're not tanning.
The Straw Hat is temperamental.
If it does not like a man, II will fly
off and the owner must put II on a
leash, which he fastens to his coat
with black. oval button that looks
like liver pill.
Next to dog fight, an escaped
straw hat in wind storm is the most
exciting thing in the world.
The Straw Hat eats five dollar
bills. II you don't believe 1t, get one
today and see.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25
GOODRICH ANNOUNCES
$4,000 IN AWARDS no
1916 RACING CHAMPIONS

A. A. A. is Sole Arbitrator and First,
Second and Third Speed Cham
pions will be Chosen by Its Rules
Goodrich Silvertowns or
Any Other Make Of Tire
May be Used
Akron, O., May 20, Especially: AL
though Goodrich Silvertown Twin
Cable Cord Tires are already the ac-
cepted tire of the racing driver, and
are bought and paid for in every case,
generous recognition of the selec-
ton by outright purchase by drivers
of racing cars of the Silvertown Twin
Cable Cord Tires, for use in contests
under no influence of money con-
sideration for so doing, has just been
announced by The b. f. Goodrich
Company.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton. the official association of car
owners of this country. has prepared
rules to govern the determination of
the actual champion for the season
of nineteen sixteen and will be the
sole arbitrator regarding such award.
The Silvertown Cord Tire is uni
yersally recognized as the type Of
construction insuring best results in
speed contests and is almost univer-
sally used by racing drivers. There
is no reason why the Goodrich Com
pany should extend any award for the
purpose of inducing the use Of the
Silvertown Twin Cable Cord Tire, and
is does not, but gives outright with
out string tied to 1t of any kind
whatsoever. ten thousand dollars d.
vided between the authoritively de-
termined champion, the second and
third in order quite irrespective Of
the make of tire that may be used by
said winners.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25
Hard Times

Murphy was the grave digger in u
local cemetery. One day friend
passed by. and seeing Murphy doing
nothing, inquired about business.
Very poor. very poor" said Muir
ply. II amt buried Twin soul In
over two weeks"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-04

re assured Of high quality at q
ice. Tell US your building plans
ell tell you how to secure the
1or your money and avoid waste.