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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

I shot an arrow into the air, it fell
in the distance, | knew not where, till
a neighbor said it killed his calf, and
had to pay him six and half
(S6.50). I bought some poison to Stay
some rats, and a neighbor swore it
killed his cats, and rather than argue
across TIE fence l paid him four dol
lars and fifty cents (s450). One night
| set sailing toy balloon and | hoped
it would soar till it reached the moon,
but the candle fell out on farmer S
straw and he said ] must settle or go
to law. And that is the way with a
random shot, it never hits the proper
spot; and a joke you spring that you
think so smart may leave a wound in
some fellows heart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

Every cloud has a silver lining
No use sitting around and whining.
You taffy me and I'll taffy you
With soft soap We'll all slide thru
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
ROSE HILL SCHOOLS
Made a Splend' d Showing Before
Teachers Convention.

The Rose Hill school came to the
from during the Southeastern Teach
lers Association meeting last week,
Iand had on display number of ar
Iticles of work from their Domestic
Science Department of the school
The work in each detail was splendid
and the display attracted a lot OF at
Itention from the several hundred Wis
iitors and just what can be done in a
department of the kind, when they ap
ply themselves was thoroughly demon
strated by the display,
School No. l out in Jefferson town
ship held quite a successful box sup
per a short while ago, from which
they cleared $1,000. With this amount
added to some which they had in re-
serve they purchased a new organ for
1.-THE school to replace the old one
which had been in use for years and
was completely done for. The new or
Igan is a source of real pleasure to the
children in the school as well as tC
the teachers, and the patrons of the
district. Miss Edith Sharpe is teacher
of the school and John Scott is the
director. Miss Sharpe deserves a lot
of credit for her hard work in ar
ranging each detail of the supper
which brought them such splendid
results.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
is LEADING A new REVOLT
General SaIazar Said to Have Urged
Union of All Mexicans for
National Defense.

Ell Paso, Tex, April There was
ed crossing OF the border by Gen. Ynez
SalanZar, the former Huerta general,
who has been living here, and who is
said to have gone into Mexico with
avowedly hostile intentions toward the
United States.
The story of the crossing was told
the police by a man who had been
closely associated with SalaZar. An
investigation was made and later the
police announced that they believed
the story to be true Mrs. Salazar
was questioned and said her husband
was away from home, but she did not
know where he was. She denied, how
ever, he had entered Mexico.
In the meantime proclamation was
discovered. purporting to be signed
by Salazar, in which he called on all
patriotic Mexicans to Join him in the
protection of the Mexican soil. Elfe-
go Baca, who defended Salazar at his
trial for gun-running, declared that
the signature to the proclamation was
undeniably genuine.
The proclamation said In part:
The attitude of Carranza. always
hostile to every individual, corpora
ton or party not subservient to him,
which maintains in exile the most cul-
tured, honest and well.to-do portion of
the Mexican family; the anarchy Gre
ated by the very party that sarcas-
tically calls itself 'constitutionalist
their inability to run down bandits
who. like Villa, are the opprobrium of
the nation and an eternal stain In
our history, being at least the cause
of the North American invasion of
our beloved soil, impels me again to
spring to the armed struggle. deter
mined to do all can for the saliva
tion of our country and our honor"
After declaring that his first pur.
pose is the union of all Mexicans for
the national defense. he concludes
with statement that he Is willing TO
turn the direction of the campaign
over to any patriotic body of men who
are worthy OF It.
r Ia vi IA
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
mo SCHOOL THIS WEEK
But an Entertainment Will be Civ
ne at Elm Grove.

DAVIS Corner. April 11.-(By A.
C.)-No school at Elm Grove this
week, but, an entertainment is to be
given on Wednesday night. A pro-
gram is to be given, the musical
features of which are to be given
mostly by an orchestra from town.
Ice cream IS to be served. The pro-
cedes to go for new slate blackboards
os as otherwise needed for the school.
Among those who attended the
teachers convention from this corner
were: Mrs Marshall Baldwin, Mrs.
Priscilla Stratton, Mrs. viii Saun-
ders and Mrs. Anna Cook.
Frank Saunders of Hiteman is Wis
iting his brother, VIII Saunders.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Besco visited on
Sunday of last week at Frederic with
Mrs. BescOs sister, who has been
very i'll. They found her much bet
te:.
Members of No. SO telephone line
met last week with VIM. Walker. The
old officers were reelected: Mr.. Bes.
CO, president and treasurer; Mr.. Van
der Linden, secretary; Mr. Wing and
Mr.. Van Veen, linemen.s @.a''
Misses Hazel and Esther Berner
were at home from their school work
to attend the teachers convention.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
THE RIGHTS OF
THE TELEPHONE
SUPREME COURT HOLDS IOWA
HAS PERPETUAL. FRANCHISE.
EXECUTION OF IOWANS DENIED
Mrs, Robinson of Cambridge, Mass,
Ant-Suffraeist, Comes to Iowa in
Interest of Cause-Railroad Man
Slugged-5aby Drowned.

Des MONIES April S.-By the action
of the Iowa Supreme court denying
a rehearing in the case of the State,
ex. rel, Shaver VS.. Iowa Telephone
company, the former ruling of the
court stands-holding that the tele-
phone company has a perpetual fran
chise in Des Moines.
The original opinion was handed
down last October. The city asked
for a rehearing, alleging that the
ruling was not properly based. The
attorneys held that the legislature
had terminated all franchises, sub
ject to agreements entered into be-
tween the companies and municipal,
tiles. ~ !.
The city fought with the Iowa
Telephone company for eight years
to determine the franchise matter.
The city of Des Moines has anoth-
er case in the Supreme court testing
the right of the city to levy pole
and wire tax on the telephone CON-
pany. If the right to levy the tax is
upheld, the city will get some of the
advantages which might be secured
If the Iowa Telephone company were
to enter into new franchise agree
ment with the city, it is said
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
COL. PALMER COMING
Former Commander in Chief Of
GAR. to be Here May 80.

s Colonel d. j. Palmer of Washing
ton, former commander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, National
organization, has been secured to de-
liver the address on the occasion Of
NJ emorial day in OskalOOsa.
Observance of the day is to be
made big event along all lines.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of Phil Kearney Post G. A. r.,
of Oskaloosa, decision was reached to
make the annual observance of Me
mortal day, May 80, 1916, something
big. Colonel Palmer has signitied
acceptance of invitation to deliver
the Memorial Day Grafton in Oska-
lOOSa.
Committees have been appointed to
have charge of the preparation and
the detail Announcement will APP
pear from time to time informing the
public of the extent and the progress
of the plans.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13

kaloosa stations. Some of these were
short or local trips and did not in
crease the revenues OF the roads to a
great extent. But many were round
trip tickets to the Pacific coast and
added materially to the financial
standing of the roads. Not included
in the twenIy-seven passenger trains
carrying passengers from Oskaloosa,
are some twenty freights which carry
passengers in the way-cars or ca
booses. These trains do not have an
extensive patronage yet increase the
average number OF passengers yearly
and raise the figures.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13

Des Moines, April 1l-Geo. Rooms
was found in the kitchen Of his home
at 3 o'clock this morning with his
throat slashed from ear to ear He
died few hours later at the hospital.
His wife is under arrest.
Mrs. Rooms told the police that she
and her husband had quarreled most
of the night. At 4 o'clock they got
up and went to the kitchen to prepare
breakfast where they continued to
quarrel. Rooms hit her twice over
the head with a hammer She left
for the home of her sister near by.
Rooms was found half hour later
by his l7-year-old daughter who came
to the kitchen to get breakfast. She
found her father in pool of his own
blood.
The officers told this story:
I'VE found Rooms nearly dead on
the floor when we arrived He acted
as if he wanted a pencil and paper to
write something but we rushed him
to the hospital. On the way we ask.
ed him if he did it and he shook his
head. He died shortly after he got
to the hospital"
| The Rooms have six children, the
Oldest II and the youngest only few
months.
Later the police released Mrs
Rooms, having come to the conclusion
that Rooms killed himself after quar-
reling with his wife after she had
fled to the house of a neighbor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
ROAD NEEDED BY U. S.
FALL SAYS ARMY SHOULD USE
MEXICAN RAILWAY.
LRWmaker From New Mexico Expects
Withdrawal Unless Road Can
Be Used.

Washington, April 11.-Unhindered
control OF the Mexican Northwestern
railroad is absolutely necessary to the
success of the United States punitive
expedition, Senator Albert B. Fall, who
has been making an investigation OF
conditions along the border, wrote
Senator Gallinger in letter. Fail ex-
poets withdrawal within two weeks
unless the railways can be used.
The senator charged that the border
from Columbus to the Gibson ranch,
a distance of nine miles, was not be-
ing patroled when villa raided Co
lumbus.
Fall said he has learned Villas raid
ers entered the town, fired two build
ings and looted two stores before they
were discovered. He said the retreat
ing bandits passed within FIVE miles
of TOO Carranza soldiers, who refused
a plea of Ramon Reyes Of the old
Ofozco followers to attack them.
The Mexicans, he said, have fortiti-
cations up to the American line at
Ell Paso and Naco.
The American soldiers, Fall said,
have not been permitted to dig ditch
or prepare place for a gun, or to
prepare any protection whatever for
themselves except certain bomb
proofs at Naco and Douglas.
THE situation at this place would
be very critical IL could bring my
offonE
would be made by the Mexicans upon
1t under any circumstances" he wrote.
"The danger here is from the large
! Mexican population. The American
population Is only 10000 and the total
population of the city is 10000"
Secretary Lansing and Secretary
Baker both declined to comment on
border reports that an agreement be-
tween Washington and the Carranza
| government had fixed dead line
I beyond which the American troops
would not go in their pursuit of the
| Villa bandits.
| Consul General Rodgers, it was
learned, has advised the department
that de facto government officials al
Queretaro had intimated to him they
would like to know how long the Uni
ted States intended to keep the troops
In Mexico. Administration officials in
a position to be familiar with the Mex
! lean situation said the de facto gov
eminent had not set a date upor
which they thought the American
troops should be withdrawn.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
that on the 4th day Of April
A. D. 1916, the undersigned was appoint
ted by the District Court of Mahaska
County, Iowa, administratC of the es-
tate of Ellen Bucknel, deceased, late
of said Mahaska County, Iowa. All
persons indebted to said estate will
make payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
will present them legally authenticated
to said court for allowance.
Dated this 4th day of April, 1916.
Geo. F. McCarty, Administrator.
w. T. Martin, Clerk.
By Bess Martin, Deputy. 3Sw3
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
Execution Is Denied.

Rockwell City, April S.-Peter and
Otto Schroeder brand as false reports
from Clavet, Sask., Can, that their
father, Charles Schroeder, and broth
er Louis, were executed as spies there
on March "a.
A letter from their mother, dated
March %, does not refer to the mat
ter. Another letter written on March
81, states that he family are all well
Louis Schroeder, the son, who was
reported to have been executed three
days after his father, lives at Edmon
ton, Alberta, his brother, Otto, says
A letter received a few days age
from his wife has no reference to the
subject.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
OPENING EARLY IN MAY
Plans Are Underway For Annual
Country Club Affair.

At q meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors this morning it was decided to
have the Country Club Opening on
some date between the End and 10th
of May, depending on the weather
and other conditions. The commit
tee in charge was empowered to Sc
cure some good attractions to make
the occasion a memorable affair.
The house committee was also en-
powered to buy additional equipment
ior the kitchen and tables. New
furniture and improvements to the
interior of the club house are con-
templated and decision will be made
after visit of the directors to the
house.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
FREIGHT RATE JUMPS 900 PCT
Or. E. {. Pratt Calls Attention Of Con.
gross to Advance In Ocean
Freight Charges.

Washington. April 1l.-Ocean freight
rates ON wheat are 900 per cent higher
than at the beginning OF the war.
letter written by DR.. E. E. Pratt,
chief of the foreign and domestic com
merce bureau, to Chairman Alexander
of the house merchant marine commit
tee considering the administration
shipping bill calls attention to the
Jump in rates and reviews the ship
ping situation.
Grain has led all commodities In the
rapid rise in rates. From Al cents a
bushel in January, 1914. the rate has
become 40.6 cents today from New
York to Liverpool.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
TRAIN WAS DERAILED
South Bound Rock Island Hits a
Horse at Evans.

South bound Keokuk & Des Moines
passenger train No. 474 was derailed
in the yards at Evans Sunday even
ing shortly before 8 o'clock.
Just as the train entered the yards
it struck horse and the front trucks
OF the engine were thrown to one
side, pitching the locomotive directly
into the ground.
The engine, tender and baggage car
left the tracks and ploughed along the
ground for some distance. The pas
senger coaches were crowded but no
one was hurt; only severe jolting
being noticed there
The cars which left the track bump
ed into some freight cars standing on
a side track and dozen OF them were
added to the wreckage,
The tracks were torn up for one
hundred yards. The passengers wait.
ed while repairs we're made and the
train arrived several hours late.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
Good Roads Special.

Ottumwa, April 1.-THE good roads
special will leave Ottumwa Wednes-
Jay morning for weeks trip over the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul lines,
visiting thirty-seven towns in one
week. The special will be made up of
six cars and will carry the United
States government models of good
roads showing the stages of construc-
ton and the character of road machin-
cry used in construction.
The special will leave Ottumwa at
s o'clock Wednesday morning, arriv-
ing at Hedrick at a. n, where stop
of one hour and twenty minutes will
be made. The special is due at Sigour
ney at 1880 and will leave there at
1910 D. III.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
NEARLY HALF MILLION
Railway Pay Roll in Oskaloosa Re-
aches Big Figure

| nthe railroads passing through the
city, Oskaloosa has one OF her great.
est industries, taking into considera
ton, in moneys invested, in volume
OF business handled and men employ
ed. These three great enterprised turn
annually into the tiils of this city ap
proximately $450,00C 90. This nearly
half million pays out by the roads
goes for service of their employees
and does not include the various 9th.
er sources of revenue, which contrib
ute share to the business of the com
munity. Probably no other body OF
men under one particular branch OF
industry paying wages for services
rendered in Oskaloosa, has pay roll
exceeding that of the three roads
Should Oskaloosa receive branch OF
the M. & st. l.. car and engine shops
many families will be added to the
city's population, and additional funds
will be distributed here for circulation
in local markets. 7o'
Freight and passenger business
along the three lines, has been boom
ing and steady increase in business
Is represented at the freight and pas
senger Offices The NJ & st. l.. road
during the past year brought into the
city 3143 freight trains and sent out
of the city 1888 freights of loaded and
unloaded cars, carrying a varied list
of merchandise. Passenger business
during the year of 1915 fairly leaped
above previous years records This
increase is considered due, partly te
the number OF passengers travelling &C
the Pacific Coast to attend the two
Panama Pacific Expositions Twenty
seven passenger trains daily. carried
an approximate average OF 100000
passengers for the past year from Os
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13


Wanda Evans by A. M. Evans, Plain
tiff,
Against
DR.. ]. G. Roberts and Et AL, Defend
ant
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
To DR.. ]. G. Roberts and Eft Al:
Sir:-You are hereby notified. that
by virtue of an execution issued by
The Clerk of the District Court OF
Mahaska County, Iowa, in the
above entitled cause to me di
rected, | have levied upon and exc
uted as your property, the following
described real estate, in Mahaska
County, Iowa, to-wit:
Southwestern and Wa s.
E., N. w. West V, s. w. and West u
East Y s. w. Sec. (25) Township (75)
Range Q4) e. Y S. f. Sec. (26) Twp.
(7G) Range 04) lot ca N. W., s. f.
Sec. (26) Township (76) Range 1D,
all in Monroe Twp. Also S. E., N. w
and lot 80 N. E., N. w. Sec. (33)
TWP. (75) Range 15) in Spring
Creek Twp All lying in Mahaska
County, Iowa.
And | have advertised the same tC
be sold on the 9Th day Of May, A. d
1916, at 300 o'clock p. m, at the door
of the curt House. in Oskaloosa, Ma
haska County, Iowa.
WITNESS my official signature
this 9TH day of April, A. ID. 1916.
d. e. HENLEY,
Sheriff of Mahaska County
w2-Advertisement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
Statement of the Ownership, Man
agement, Etc.

Statement of the Ownership, Man.
agement, Etc.
OF The Oskaloosa Herald, pub
lished weekly at Oskaloosa, Iowa, re-
quired by the act of August "a,
1912: 81.
Note: This statement is to be made
in duplicate. both copies to be deliy-
cred by the Publisher to the Post
master, who will send one copy to
the Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, division of classification
Washington, ID. c., and retain the
other in the files of the Postoffice.
Editor-Phil Hoffman,, Oskaloosa
Iowa.
Business Manager-Chas. S. Wall
ing, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Publisher - G. Y HOFFMAN,, Oska
loosa, Iowa.
Owners Gf a corporation, give
name and addresses of stockholders
holding one per cent or more Of total
amount of stock:
Chas. " Hoffman,, Oskaloosa, la.
Phil Hoffman,, Oskaloosa, la.
Maggie Hoffman,, Oskaloosa, la.
Chas. S. Walling, Oskaloosa, la.
Known bondholders, mortgages
and other security holders, holdins
one per cent or more of total amour
of bonds, mortgages or other securi
ties-None.
Chas S. Walling,
Business Manager.
I Sworn to and subscribed before mi
this 5th LAY of April, 1916.
w. &. Burrell,
GSeal1 Notary Public.
(My commission expires July 4
1879
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
Antl-Suffragist In Iowa.

Des Moines, April 6.-Mrs. Benja-
min l.. Robinson of Cambridge, Mass,
is the latest addition to the anti
suffrage workers in Des Moines. She
is the wife of the professor Of the
Asa Gray chair of botany at Harvard
university and president of the Pub
lie Interests league. an anti-suffrage
organization.
Mrs. Robinson says the lack of in
terest on the part of women when
they had a chance to vote on the
garbage bonds at the recent city cleo
ton, the falling off of women's vote
in Chicago and a decreased vote at
other places indicate that women
don't care for the vote.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
COUNTY CONVENTION
Mahaska Democrats Called on to
Meet Saturday May 6. .f.'at

The democrats of Mahaska county
will meet in delegate convention in
the Farmers Club Room, at the Court
House in Oskaloosa, on Saturday,
May 6. in accordance with the law
creating the Presidential preferential
primary, to select delegates to the
state convention, ratify the action of
the primary and transact such other
business as may legally come before
such meeting.
The ratio of representation for the
various townships will be as follows:
North Adams .........,.. 2
South Adams ....,.,.....,..,.. !
Black Oak ......,....,....... 4
Cedar ......<.., ..........,., 49,. .
East Des Moines ~. ............ 2
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13

Marshalltown, April II. - Thieves,
supposed to be tramps, broke into the
Hans erickson store, which is the
pOstOfIice at LamOille, and stole mer-
rhandise and stamps worth about $45,
then escaped without leaving any
clue. The window in the front door
was broken and through it the thieves
crawled in and out The safe had been
eft open, and although the thieves
disarranged the stock they did not
find $50 worth of stamps that had
been hidden in the store.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
REPORTS A GERMAN MUTlNY
Amsterdam Dispatch Says 40 Troopers
Were Shot on Spot When They
Refused to Obey Orders.

London. April 1.-THE first report
Of a German mutiny in the field is
contained in the following Central
News dispatch from Amsterdam:
"A German battalion at Mezieres.
the remnant OF regiment that took
part in the Vaux-Dauaunont fighting,
upon being ordered to return to the
front. mutinied. the men saying they
would not re-enter that hell Forty
men were shot on the spot"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
TRUCE IN ARMY BILL FIGHT
Senate Prepares for Quick Passage OF
Bill Repeating the Free
Sugar Law.

Washington. April ia two days
truce in the preparedness fight in the
senate opened to make room for quick
passage of the bill repeating the law
putting sugar on the free list Agree
ment has been made to vote on the
repeater late this afternoon.
On the Democratic side, Senators
Ransdell and Broussard Of Louisiana.
will lead a fight against the finance
committees recommendation extend.
ing the sugar duty to 1920 They want
q fiat repeal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
Bakery Robbed.

Blakesburg, April 1.-THE bakery
of II. F. Farlan here, was entered and
several pies and cakes taken.
Discovery of the theft was not made
until morning, when Mr.. Farlan open
ed the shop A window at the rear Of
the building had been raised. Nothing
had been disturbed, but a note was
left with the words, Now we are
square"
Mr.. Farlan says that he has no idea
what the phrase means nor what con-
nection 1t has with him or his bust
ness.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
FAIL TO BREAK TURK LINE
London Admits That Attack Against
Enemy's Position Was Not
Successful.

London. April 11.-Lieut. Gen. Sir
Percy Lake, commander OF the British
forces in Mesopotamia. reports that
the British attack on the Turkish posi-
ton at Sannayyat, on the Tigris river
Just below Kut-el-Amara. failed to
break through the Turkish lines.