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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Reuan Life a Slave

Thomas II. NJ. Benton died at his
home in Sigourney, Friday. He was
born and raised a slave in the South.
At the close of the civil war he
drifted into that town and had been
there ever since. He was barber,
and operated his shop until year
ago, when he retired as the oldest
business man in point of service in
the city. He accumulated consider
able property during his lifetime.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Contract for Paving.

Greenfield, Ia, Jan. 22.-The Green.
field city council last night let the
contract for $4,000 yards of city paw
ing. Out of eight bidders, the Wiscon-
sin Improvement company of Racine
was successful, and landed the con
tract at $1.58 yard. The paving is to
be asphaltic concrete. Work will be
commenced as soon as possible.
The new paving will give Greenfield
about eight miles of paved streets.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Must Be Healthy.

Brighton is either a healthy place
or has good doctors, or else is just
lucky. Every other town around
seems TO be having so many deaths.
especially among the older ones, and
brighton hasn't had death for soy
erai months. Two or three bodies
have been brought there for burial
but no one has died right in the town.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Quiet on Western Front.

Berlin, Jan. 22.-There is a cessa.
tion of activity on the western front,
the German office announced. In it's
official statement the war ONCE said:
There is nothing to report on the
west front nor in the Balkans"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Farmer Shot in Shoulder.

Traer, Jan. 22.-Joe Ludvicek, far
mer in Carroll township, was shot in
the left shoulder by Jerry XVII of
Cedar Rapids, a farm hand, during an
alteration. XVII who was employed
by Ludvicek, has been lodged in the
county Jail and probably will be
charged with intent to commit MUIR
der
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Trades Mill for Farm.

Knoxville, Jan. 22.-lsaac Beebout,
owner of a milling business here, has
exchanged his mill and residence
property to Charles Fletcher for a
farm of 100 acres seven miles south
of here. The exchange will become eli.
fective Feb. 1.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Iowans On E-2.

Abba, Jan. John Halsey of Av.
cry was a member of the crew of the
United States submarine E-2 that was
blown up in the New York Navy yards
Saturday. He was one of the men in.
jured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Waterloo Store is Robbed.

Waterloo, Ia. Jan. 22.-Frank Bros.
clothiers, in business here fifty years
have suffered their first loss by bur-
glary. Entrance was affected through
a rear window, and about 81 in money
several suits of clothes, a number OF
shirts and overcoats and three dozen
ties were stolen. From tracks in the
store it is believed there were three
rObharS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
iThelr Fourteenth Child.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. R. Menken, of
Greene, have welcomed their four.
teenth child. It is a boy Several
of the older children are married and
are living near Greene.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
General carpenter plss.

Philadelphia. Jan. 22.-Brig. Gen.
Louis p. Carpenter U. s. A.. retired,
died at his home here. He was sew
enty-six years old, and entered the
army In November. 1851.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Marshal Loses Star.

Knoxville, Jan. 22.-Some lively &C.
tivities are reported from Hamilton.
the old town in the southeast part OF
Marion county that has been a gather
ing place for the men from the various
coal camps In that section. City Mar
shall r. w. McGruger recently took
two shots at "Swede" Little, a well
known character. The city council
took away McGruder's star as a re-
suit.
McGruder, who is an old time Lead
Vile. Colo, officer, has promised to
run the various tlisturbers out of town
regardless of whether he is m"r~hal
or not. He still has a comr,iss'"r as
constable and says that will civ" him
enough authority. The county q" lor.
tiles probably will be asked I" tier
vene in the matter before further
trouble results.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Lose 500, 900 Men.

Paris, Jan. 22.-The journal, quot.
ing swiss military experts, states that
tho Germans lost 100000 men In the
battle in Champagne last September.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27

Verna E. Johnson, Montezuma. .21
CRAWFORD.-Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Crawford, Wednesday, jan
uary 10, 1916, daughter Mother
and babe doing nicely.
VAN VARK.-Funeral services OF
the late Jacob Van Vark will be held
from the home of son, James Van
| Vark in Pella, on Monday. Inter
ment will be made in lakewood GENE
terry.
HOWARTH. - Funeral services OF
the late Mrs. W1nifred Howarth will
be held from the Christian church,
Monday afternoon at o'clock. In
terment will be made in Forest Gem.
etery.
WUSTERFELD. - Funeral serv.
ices of the late Mrs. F. Wusterfeld
will be held from the First Presbyter-
ian church, Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock. Interment will be made In
Forest cemetery.
| GUTHRIE.-Rev. James ID. Guth-
RE, pioneer resident of Oskaloosa,
died at the Oskaloosa hospital at five
o'clock Saturday morning. January
%, 1916, following a brief illness
with pneumonia.
The old gentleman was found in a
helpless condition at his home, No.
1892 Third avenue west, one morning
of this week, and was taken to the
hospital for treatment. He livc'l
q me at the place Neighbors had
not seen hin, for Sc ZEAL days and
went in to learn the cause. He was
tourd suffering with severe cold and
Ia 6rlpne.
/ CONOVER-DAY.- A very pretty
scene occurred Wednesday noon,
Jan. 10, 1916, at to home of Mr.. ane
Mrs. Elwood Day, near Kellogg when
their daughter, Ethel, was married to
Walton Conover of Sully.
After Miss Mary Ewes sang Il LoHe
You Truly" Miss Conover, a sister
of the groom, played Mendelssohn' S
Wedding March; the bride and groom
made their way to beautiful
wrought altar of ferns and blooming
plants, where Rev. Stranahan, pastor
of the Friends church of Oskaloosa
awaited them and in the presence OF
about thirty friends and relatives
were pronounced husband and wife
Immediately following the ceremony
an elaborate four course dinner was
served, the mattresses being college
friends of the bride. The bride was
daintily and becomingly gowned in
a creation of crepe meteor made
slightly en- train. She carried bou.
quet of lilies of the valley and a few
sprays of the same pretty flower gave
added daintiness to the bridal veil.
The bride is a girl of unusual win.
ming ways and has host of friends
wherever she goes. This was es
pecially true in her four years OF
college life where she won large
place in the student body and where
she held many honorable positions
chief of which was president of the
Y. w. c. A. The COON is prosper.
Gus young farmer and also was grad
uated from Penn college where he
too, claimed a host of friends and
where he was a good worker in the
different activities of the college
After he completed his work in Penn
he spent some time in post graduate
at Ames.
; Many join their best wishes for a
happy and prosperous life.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

H. Owen Miller, Barnes City. ...22
1866 and
Verna E. johnson, Montezuma. .21
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27

GRANDCHILDREN to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Crawford, Wednesday. jan
uary 10, 1916, daughter. Mother
and babe doing nicely.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27

VAN VARK.-Funeral services OF
the late Jacob Van Vark will be held
from the home of a son, James Van
Vark, in Pella, on Monday. Inter
ment will be made in lakewood GENE
terry.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-29

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.--Boston was
virtually eliminated from the Ma.
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REPUBLICANS BEGIN CAMPAIGN

grand bill and Pittman's protested
eagerness to transfer all the public
lands in Nevada to the state would
bar Nevada from federal aid in de-
yeloping her empire and would tax
homesteaders ten times the present
purchase price for homes, retarding
for an age the growth of the state.
Roberts declared that the Clayton
act, boosted by the Democrats as
designed for labor, was rejected by
labor representatives in the first draft
and passed when changed to suit
labor. against the opposition of the
administration.
Sam Plat closed with a scathing
contrast between Wilson and Hughes
He read published extracts from VIII
son writings that "Labor's principle
is to give as little work for its pay
as possible" and other similar utter
ances made when Wilson was not in
politics He then read mastery
tribute to labor by Hughes and cited
Hughes record for the child labor act
and workmen's compensation while
governor of New York.
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,., 10 the Bonanxa.)

pENO. Sept 29.-The Republican
occasional campaign and tour of
sam platt and Congressman Roberts,
.,,b Judge Moran and R. A. Mckay
-. state offices, began last night in
,,orks. 1t was one of the most
..,,sfactory meetings ever held by a
,o,,tical party in the state. Robin
.n,s hall was packed with men and
.omen. Applause greeted Plat and
ooberts. Platt assailed the position
!, me Democrats on suffrage. on the
IAN million acre land grant and
49,, pretensions of friendship for
,.nor Roberts supplemented the
,,aeR by showing the uncertainty of
~ uresldent. with prospect OF
.ommercial invasion OF an unpro-
..aed land after the war, the march
!, ooyerty that followed the Under.
i...od tariff bill and the shame OF the
usyican failure. Both Roberts and
platt showed that the Democratic
,sr,y is opposed to labor Samuel
plstt declared that the Pittman land
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Application No. 4os2
Notice Of Application for Permission TO
Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada

Notice Is hereby given that on the
18th day of July. 1916. in accordance
with Section So, Chapter lao, of the
Statutes OF 1913, one John Esser, of
Las Vegas County of Clark, and State
OF Nevada made application to the
State Engineer of Nevada for permits
sion to appropriate the public waters
of the State of Nevada. Such appro-
priation is to be made from Currie
Well. at a point on unsurveyed land in
Nye County, Nevada, at Latitude S6
deg. So min. North and Longitude 1l6
deg Sc min. West of Greenwich, by
means of pipes. and 1-lOth OF one
cubic foot per second is to be conveyed
to a point on unsurveyed land in Nye
County, Nevada, at Latitude 36 deg 81
min. North and Longitude 116 deg. sc
min. West of Greenwich. by means OF
pipes and troughs, and there used fol
stock and domestic purposes Water
not to be returned to stream.
(Signed) w. NJ KEARNEY,
State Engineer
Date OF first publication, Sept 22 1915
Date Of last publication. Oct, 20, 1916
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TEMPERATURE REPORT
Highest temperature yesterday. rs;
lowest this morning, Sc.
Highest temperature year ago
IS; lowest, 4S.
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PHILADELPHIA OvERWHELMs BROOKLYN

tional league pennant race here yes.
terday when New York twice de-
feated the visitors Schupp gave
another finished performance in the
second game. Not a man reached
base against him until the sixth inn.
ing when Blackburn walked. Konet-
chy got the only hit, single in the
seventh. These two were the only
players to reach first base. Kauff hit
home run in the third inning of the
second contest with the bases full
In this inning Gowdy was banished
from the game for disputing a deci
sion
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.
BOSTON. Sept. 29-The New York
Americans came from behind and
won a 10 inning game from Boston
4 to 2. Boston began scoring in the
first game when Janverin doubled,
took third on an infield out, and
Tailed on wild pitch. Another
Boston run came in the third on a
base on balls. single and two sacri.
fees. After this Mogridge frightened
up. Mays. who has been pitching in
fine form, weakened in the eighth
when New York tied the score on
two singles and double. Walker
fumbled the drive and scored on
Mogrides single to left which escaped
Lewis. Magee then sent Mogridge
home with triple Scott played a
great game at shortstop for Boston.
quarantine regulations established on
the house where the two cases ar,
confined will, II strictly enforced
| prevent the disease becoming al
| epidemic in Reno
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INV Associated Press.)

ny Associated Press.)
BROOKLYN. Sept. 29.--Philadel.
mia overwhelmed Brooklyn yester-
aav TO 4. in the first OF their final
ssries. BY winning Philadelphia re-
duced Brooklyn's lead to less than
half game The contest was an
erratic exhibition Both teams made
costly errors and brilliant plays
Alexander was on the mound for
Philadelphia, and he outpitched
Cheney, who started for Brooklyn.
cheny was wild and ineffective.
Philadelphia gained the lead by scor-
ing three runs in the second. Cravath
walked. Luderus doubled and Cravath
scored on Niehoff's out. Luderus
scored when Cheny threw wild on
Killrer's bunt Alexander brought in
his battery mate with sacrifice fly.
Brooklyn came back with one run
in lis half Of the third. Myers made
the first hit of Alexander after two
were out, went to second on Dau'
berts single and scored when Niehofi
misjudged a fly by Stengel.
In the fourth Luderus singled and
Niehon walked, and both advanced
on wild throw by Cheney. Coombs
went into the box for Brooklyn and
issued pass to Killifer. Wheat
permitted single by Alexander ia
get past him. and Luderus. Killifer
and Niehoff scored, while Alexander
went to third. scoring on a single b,
Paskert
The league leaders got two runs
In the fifth on singles by Olson and
Miller, base ON balls by Coombs, q
tumble by Bancroft and Daubert's
out. Paskert robbed Olson OF al
apparent home run in the sixth
Brooklyn scored its four and las
run In the seventh
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ESCAPING PRISONER CAUGHT

Frank Elias. Mexican prisoner
at the state penitentiary, to which he
was sentenced last February for
burglary in the first degree com
mhted In Esmeralda county in Febru.
airy, attempted TO make his escape
from the prison farm at IL o'clock
at night His absence was soon dis
covered and guards we're placed al
points he would have to pass before
gaming the open country. He was
caught before he had been at liberty
for one hour.
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Notice is hereby given that on the
nth day OF July, 1916. in accordance
with Section SO, Chapter lao. OF the
Statutes OF 1918. one John Esser. OF
Las Vegas. County of Clark, and State
of Nevada, made application to the
State Engineer OF Nevada for permits
sion to appropriate the public waters
of the State of Nevada. Such appro-
priation is to be made from Mud
Spring at a point on unsurveyed land
in Nye County, Nevada, at Latitude
SO deg SO min. North and Longitude
1l6 deg SO min. West OF Greenwich.
by means of pipes, and 1-10th of one
cubic feet per second is to be con-
veyed to point on unsurveyed land
in Nye County. Nevada, at Latitude SO
deg. SO min. North and Longitude 116
deg. SO min. West OF Greenwich. by
means OF pipes and troughs. and there
used for stock and domestic purposes
Waited not to be returned to stream
(Signed) W. NJ. KEARNEY,
State Engineer
Date of first publication. Sept 22. 1916
Date of last publication. Oct. 20, 1916
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RENO TO CELEBRATE

On the afternoon and evening of
October Reno will celebrate the
completion of the installation of a
new lighting system and the new
street paving. In the evening there
will be parade of electrically dec
grated automobiles, after which there
will be street carnival II is Elk.
pected that large crowds will attend
from neighboring towns.
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Johnson. Decanniere and Schmidt
Sothoron and Roche.
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NO FEAR OF EPIDEMIC

Ut samuels. city physician Of
reno told the city council yesterday
mat there apparently is no cause for
"arm over probable epidemic of
MANTLE paralysis in Reno. The doc
'or gave 1t as his opinion that the
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thy Associated Press.)

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 29.--Wash-
ington won the second game of the
series from Philadelphia. Majors
pitched good ball during his, stay in
the game. but errors by Grover and
Witt gave Washington its first two
runs and Majors retired to lei
MeElwee bat for him in the eighth
Bressler. who pitched the ninth, was
wild and the Senators scored theil
other two runs.
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FINE FILMS COMING

At all three shows at the Butler
Sunday will be shown the films taken
at the reception and barbecue ten
dered Charles E. Hughes at Reno
recently. They are very clear and
interesting.
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OFFICER SUICIDES
tBy Associated Press.J

PORT ORANGE, Fla, Sept. Is
Colonel +. w Roe, u. S. A., retired.
son of the late Admiral Roe, shot
himself and died instantly today. He
is survived by his invalid widow and
mother at Washington. He had been
an invalid for three years.
Evening star., 1916-08-20
FOUR BETTER BABIES
WIN PRIZES OF SPOONS
Contest at Camp Good Will for Chill
!: dren Under Two Years-Sea-
: son Nearly Done.

- Four better babies" were discovered
at Camp Good Will Friday by the
sJldges OF the baby contest. held there
Curing the reunion of mothers with
-hsabies under two years OF age and their
children. The first prize winner, little
miss Lillian Torreyson. was awarded a
-silver baby spoon with a pusher The
=Nhers. Margaret Carroll, Elizabeth Har-
graves and Mary Morisi, were presented
With spoons.
=. Members Of the Mount Pleasant and
-p-tworth chapters of the W G. T L.
were in charge of the program and
n5ded in Judging the baby contest. Mrs
Edward Parks gave talk on temper
.-2nce to mothers. Miss Virginia Henson
:.f<ad an original essay on suffrage. Miss
Emily Brown gave several violin and
vocal selections
Yesterday navy yard day Men
of the big gun factory gave the
--&Gildren a grand "wind-up' entertain
s1hsr good things, with band which
-uayed during the afternoon and evening
Irving r. Schminger. in charge9 of the
Entertainment, had asked Miss Margaret
Stmpson. superintendent OF the camp
.-to allow the children to stay UP a little
longer than usual last night and she
-cpnsented.
- The present group at the camp will
-xeturn TO the city Tuesday morning.
camp VIII be broken the same day.
Evening star., 1916-08-20
Caused Many a Hearty Laugh.

Sutherland's advertising has consist
ed in pictures and aphorisms and an
nouncements painted crudely on the
whitewashed walls of the shack. They
have been changed regularly, at least
once week, and the passengers of the
two car lines have learned to watch
for them. To look out of the window
at "Fairview Hotel" Sutherland
quantity calls his place. and "see what
Keitt has to say now" has become a
fixed habit of these persons and other
passers. Political comments. observa-
tions on the weather. satires on late
happenings. accompanied by remark
able illustrations, have caused manyT
hearty laugh, until "Fairview Hoter'
has become landmark and an insti-
tuition.
Now. unless an order just issued from
the health office is rescinded. as a petition
being circulated and largely signed begs,
Fairview Hotel must go 1t has been de-
clared q public nuisance. and the
ground that it is not fitted with sanitary
arrangements. Sutherland daily clears
out all his stock in trade and carts it off
to his home. few blocks away. and
leaves the place scrupulously clean. but
it does not square with the health regu-
lations. it is averred, and SO the decree
has been issued that it must go.
Evening star., 1916-08-20
Hundreds Sign Petition.

Yesterday the petition to save Suther-
lands Hotel from destruction was be-
ing circulated in lexington and the
neighborhood and was being signed by
hundreds of persons. all of whom fesl
that F'airview Hotel serves too good d
public purpose to be sacrificed to the
doubtful requirements. of sanitation. To-
morrow it viii be presented to the Com
missioners. with d plea for a suspension
of the order until a more thorough in
vestigation can be made. in the hope that
when the peculiar character of Suther-
lands trade is understood and the genu-
inc affection with which his enterprise is
viewed by the public is appreciated the
order will be Cancelled.
Evening star., 1916-08-20
CITIZENS WOULD SAVE
QUAINT FA|RV|EW HOTEL
Restaurant Catering to Drivers of
Wagons Hauling Freight Must
Go Unless Order is Rescinded.

For some years little shack which
has stood at the corner of lexington
place and Florida avenue northeast,
where the City and Suburban and Capt.
tai Traction cars cross, has been an OBJ
ject of keen interest on the part of
thousands of people passing that point.
This tiny building, constructed oil
sheets of tin roofing and other scraps,
has been the scene of one of the most
effective bits of advertising ever known
in the District. 1t is n restaurant,
kept by an elderly colored man named
Keitt Sutherland, who has catered
chiefly to the drivers of wagons en-
gagged in hauling freight to and from
the Baltimore and Ohio freight yards.
just north of Florida avenue. Suther-
lands trade mark is a declaration that
he serves zone thousand and 40 beans
TO the plate"
Evening star., 1916-08-20
Doctors to Civilize Moros.

= NEW YORK. August l9.-In an at
Tempt TO advance civilization through
.fhe medium Of medical relief, the
Philippine government. cooperating
with the international health board OF
..the Rockefeller Foundation. will send
a hospital ship to the Sulu archipelago
(which is inhabited by approximately
-2p0. 900 Moros and other savage tribes.
The medical service will be maintained
for FIVE years.
Evening star., 1916-08-20

80 Representative Edward T. Taylor Of
.Eolorado has been appointed chief of
The foreign language bureau at the
sxestern campaign headquarters of the
s6enocratic national committee in Chi
@eago.
Evening star., 1916-08-20
make STRONG BID
I FOR DEFENSE ROAD
-
Maryland Commission Told
-. -.
;. Construction of Highway Is
e
Moral Obligation.
OFFER OF FREE GRAVEL
Z WOULD CUT DOWN COST
Prince Georges Citizens Willing to
Contribute More Than Half of
Material Needed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE. August IA strong
and direct appeal for immediate con-
struction of the national defense high
way connecting Annapolis and Wash
-ington was made to the state roads
49, commission today by large delegation
from Anne Arundel and Prince Georges
-counties and Washington city. The
appeal was backed by Endorsements of
the project by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels. Maryland's congressional del
=egation at Washington and many of
The states own lawmakers.
- petition to finance the construction
of the highway through utilization of
the first two annual appropriations
from the 100000 apportionment to
Maryland by the federal government
under the state aid road plan was pre-
.sented. The Maryland share of total
-eost of the road. which is estimated at
$3.50, 900 has already been provided by
"a contingent s125.0O0 appropriation by
1.-THE last general assembly.