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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18

Madison.-The day of the Chi
cago- Wisconsin football game at
Camp Randall, on October IS. has been
chosen as the day for the homecoming
of Badger alumni. John Mitchell. a
senior from Milwaukee. has been
picked 10 head the arrangement com
mittee Tor the annual get-together.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
Democrats and Cost Of living.

After all. one of the big issues of
the campaign is the utter failure of
Democracy to redeem its solemn
pledge 10 reduce the high cost of liv-
ing il intruSted with power. Since
Democracy assumed control the cos.
of living has gone up instead of down.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
Soldiers to Co Home Soon.

Camp Douglas.-The first Wisconsin
soldiers to return to Camp Douglas
after three months service on the Dor
der, members of Troop 4 and Battery
4 of milwaukee,. viii be free to go Ia
their homes within few days, Ii is ex.
pected. The men must undergo an
other physical examination b. fore they
are mustered out of the federal serv-
ice, and various details connected with
the transfer of property must he ar
ranged before the members of these
Two units can return To civil life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
CHANGED His Attitude

II is just as well to remember that
President Wilson was the openly bit.
ter and implacable foe of the labor
unions until he became a candidate for
office and thought he saw that he could
use these unions tc his own personal
advantage.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
In the Conservatory.

Nina-I understand the young grass
widow has failed in her efforts to
snare the rich old bachelor.
Verne-Is she much disappointed?
Nina-Indeed. she isl One would
think she was from Kentucky.
Verne-Because why?
Nina-She's such blue grass
widow.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
Guessed Wrong.

Captain Ito new recruit)
remember that soldiers first duty is
prompt and unquestloning obedience to
his superior.
Recruit-And I joined the army to
get away from my wife.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18

Belo't.-Aiiss Myrtle Mccarthy, Da-
lott, suffered fractured collar
bone and five other young people were
injured when an automobile crashed
into curb on Prairie and East Grand
avenues Tuesday night.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
What Mr.. Wilson Misses.

1t is stated that President Wilson
fatty refuses TO read criticisms of him
self. This is carrying self-worship to
an extreme. Incidentally he is miss
ing some mighty interesting reading
from which he might profit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
Shock Kills Game Birds

Barksdale. - Special patrolmen at
the plant Of the Dupont Powder
company are feasting or partridges
which light on the high tension wires
that line the fences about the plant
and fall dead.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
Economy With a venaeanee.

Since Mr.. Wilson has been president
over 10000 new offices bave been ere
ated and all OF them filed by "deserv-
ing Democrats" And thus is the
pledge To retrenchment and economy
carried out.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
CITY superIntendenta Cont.

Practically all Of the city superln-
tendenrs in Wisconsin and a number
ison To attend the city superintendent
convention. The main idea of the con-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
Demoer rats Grieved

Mr.. Wilson and his cabinet seem to
be surprised and grieved that recent
Justice of the Supreme court sbould
talk rs much like plain, ordinary
citizen as Mr.. Hughes does.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18

About four years ago we heard some
thing said about the Democratic ad-
miniStration reducing the cost of ix-
ing. Nothing of that sort is heard to
day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
RIissfuI Ignorance

Aimee-I wonder whe+ the mosqui-
toes do in winter?
Hazel-My dear girl, you ought to
be thankful that you don't know.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
Commission Man Dead.

Betoit-A. II. Ball. seventy-six. re-
tired commission merchant. is dead
,here.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
LOG AZ south Rnl.s

The South rules the congressional
committees that rule the caucuses that
rule congress.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
His XIII.

did Jaeger bag anything on his
hunting trip last week?"
mot much. Only the hunting dog
he borrowed from me-"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
Some Noise.

81 am cheer leader at the florists"
"What do you mean?"
az root for them. '-Froth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18

Sheep dogs are free from tax in the
United Kingdom.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
HELD TO GRAND Jury
Cheating By False Pretense is The
Charge Against Mason City Man.

Before Squire j. w. LaffoIlette, on
Monday afternoon, was taken up the
case of A. r. Martin of Mason City
held under bond of $1,000, to appear
for preliminary examination on a
charge of cheating by false pretense
upon complaint of Mrs. LA Wing for
her mother, Mrs Sadie Chew. The
trial occupied the greater part of the
afternoon with Introduction of evidence
talks and usual procedure in such
cases. The state was represented by
Burrell & Dewitt and Mccoy and Nc
Coy and the defense by B. A. Schmidt
of oskaloosa and Duncan Ruhl of
Mason City.
Defendant was held to the grand
jury and appearance bond of $2,5000O
furnished.
Hearing of the case OF Walter Baker
upon a like charge and interested In
the same deal, was continued until
Wednesday Of this week upon applica-
ton OF Semen: Bliss. Wiitner & Britt,
attorneys for the defendant, Eaker.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
OUR SOLDIERS IN CAMP
Edwin Evans Writes Of Trip And
Arrival of Troops.
browns g.l.e, Tex, July %.

Browls vie, Tex, July %.
Dear Mother: - We arrived in
Brownsville yesterday and made
camp at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
We are camped just half mile
from the Rio Grande river and there
are $4,000 troops in this vicinity. We
can go down to the river and watch
the Mexican troops drilling across the
river. They have $500 cavalry and
1900 infantry and have their artillery
pointing toward us. But we have
enough cannon and machine guns
right on the river to wipe out the
whole country.
Our camp is situated in the under
brush and We had to clear IL all out
We find tarantulas, spiders, lizards,
centipedes scorpions, and the ground
is just solid mass of cacti. We
spent nearly all our time yesterday
and all day today grubbing out
stumps and cacti
The climate is cooler here than in
Iowa on account of the gulf which is
only five miles away. We have over
a couple hundred Mexicans working
in camp cutting down trees and do
ing all kinds of work The biggest
objection to the camp is the alkali
water, but that will not be so bad as
soon as we get the pipes under
ground. We had an especially fine
journey and every one enjoyed the
trip immensely. We had the best
Pullman cars and porters to wait on
us and we had all kinds of food. /
think we had the best meals of any
on the train. At Osborne, Texas.the
company left the train and our quar-
tette went up town and sang and each
one of us was given an ice cold wat
ermelon, a cantaloupe, bottle of pop,
pie, sandwiches and milk. We car
ried it all to the train and the quar-
tette had one grand feed. Everyone
on the train had all the watermelon
they could eat AS soon as the End
regiment Isl encamped. will get my
transfer, as Captain said he could get
il any time now. | am all out of pa
per now and nobody in the camp has
any tobacco and no place to get it, so
could use some if you could send 1t.
Ed Evans, Co. H.,
Sd Regt., /. N. G.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
.DOINGS IN EDDYVILLE.
Personal Mention of Many of the
Tri-County City.

Eddyville, July 29.--Callie Chord of
Burlington is visiting this week with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Chord.
Mrs. Walter Dougherty and son AL
bert returned Thursday from a two
weeks visit with relatives in st. Joe,
Mo.
Mrs. C. Draper and daughter spent
Thursday in Abba visiting friends.
Paul Thayer and w. H. Wray drove
to Pella Thursday in the Thayer car
and transacted business.
Mrs. Geo. Chord went to Taintor to
remain a few days visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Jones.
Herman McCord went to Salem
Thursday and drove his car home
which was left in Salem for repairs.
Frank Lafferty who has been spend
ing the summer visiting his mother,
Mrs. Lucy Lafferty and other rela.
tives and friends, left Thursday for
his home at Los Angeles.
VIM. Gallagher was called to Des
Moines Thursday by the illness of his
brother, Micheal vino is suffering with
typhoid fever.
H. Wormhoudt, of Pella, and d.
Wormhoudt, of Newton, were guests
this week at the l. A. Wormhoudt
home.
Lloyd Kussart went to Des Moines
Thursday for an extended visit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chal Sturgeon have
returned from a short visit with the
formers parents at Extra. .....
VIM. Briggs. of Ward, visited Fri
day at the Chas. Briggs home west
of Eddyville.
Mrs. H. Oswald and children return
ed Friday from an extended visit with
relatives in Colorado.
G. Powell and DR.. E. l.. Bay were
business callers in Abba Friday.
Mrs. G. Barber who has been visit
ing her friend Mrs. Martin Swintech,
returned to her home at Marshall
town Friday
Mrs. Frank Steele and children are
spending the week in Abba visiting
her brother John Scott and family.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
DORMITORY
Prof and Mrs Kelsey Plan a Fine
Gift to Penn College.

Professor w. |. Kelsey for his fam
lily announces today the organization
of a movement to erect a memorial
dormitory for boys at Penn college.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey and family de-
sire to do something in the nature of
permanent memorial for the Kelsey
boys, James and William, who re.
Gently lost their lives by drowning in
Skunk river. These lads would have
been students at the college and in
their memory Mr. Kelsey and his
family have started movement to-
ward the erection of a memorial hall
or dormitory in which they will likely
be joined by numerous others with
whom such a project would find ia
vot.
Such a dormitory was erected at
the Friends school at Guilford, North
Carolina, and the building is the fin
est on the campus at that place.
Rooms in the building are maintained
as a memorial for individuals and
the name of the person appears upon
a plate on the door of the room.
Details of the plan are to be deyel-
oped and worked out later as the ex-
tent of the movement takes form. 1t
is certainly a worthy idea with the
Kelsey family and one that will find
support with others and one that will
touch responsive chord in the
hearts of many friends of the school,
those who have departed ones whose
memory they may perpetuate in this
way ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
LOSES
IN A FAKE RACE
STATE AGENTS HUNTING BOOT
LEeeERs, UNCOVER swINpLE
FART OF MONEY is RECOVERED
w. II. Kearnes Of Dunlap is Duped
Out of $1o,280. Three Men are
Arrested at Davenport for
Promoting the Deal.

Davenport, July 31.--Through the eff
forts of three special agents working
under Attorney General Cosson, three
confidence men we're arrested on
Saturday evening in Davenport re-
sort on charges of swindling w. II.
Kearnes of Dunlap of $10,2S0 on a
fake horse race.
Part of the money has been recov-
cred. The three men under arrest are
reported to have confessed They gave
their names as F. II. Ward, W. H.
Reeves and John Brown.
According to the reports of the state
agents, the three men induced W. H.
Kearnes to bet on fake horse race.
The plan was exactly like that used
by the Maybray gang. The jockey OF
the horse the Dunlap farmer was bet
ting on, fell from his horse a short
distance from the wire, thus allowing
the horse in the rear to take the lead
and win the race. The jockey smeared
blood over his face and claimed to
have been injured.
The scheme was planned and car
ried out in one of Davenport's new
temperance bars.
Attorney General George Cosson,
upon receiving reports that Davenport
saloon men had opened what are
known as temperance bars, and were
selling real beer on the quiet, detail
ed three of the state agents to work
in the case. He detailed James Risden.
o. o. Rock and Henry Terrill to Sc
cure evidence against the establish
ments.
While engaged in getting the evil
dence against the temp bars. the spec
ial agents learned of the fake horse
race and the swindle which had been
pulled off. They worked on both as.
signments and were successful in both.
| The temperance cleanup at Daven-
port resulted in securing injunctions
against twenty-four establishments for
the illegal sale of booze. The court did
not grant an Injunction in one addi-
tional case for lack of sufficient evil
dence. This case may be appealed to
Supreme court by the state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
PICNIC OF U.C.T. NO 5l4.
Saturday Aug II Set Apart For E
vent by Travelling Men.

Oskaloosa Council No. 514, u. c. r.,
announce the completion of prelimi.
nary arrangements for their annual
picnic and Booster Day, to be held on
Saturday, August II.
The old Yearly Meeting Grounds
have been secured for the occasion
and Is certainly a most desirable
place for gathering of this kind, fur
nishing abundance of shade shelter
and plenty of water (Which will be
thoroughly analysed by the City
Health Physician and at the same
time is easy of access by street car or
auto.
The policy of combining invitation to
Council members has been deviated
from and this year the U. c. T. will be
host to all commercial travellers and
their families living in Oskaloosa and
vicinity. A special invitation to be
extended to Post | of the Travellers
Protective Association; and those in
charge propose one of the biggest
treats ever offered to commercial
travellers Of this community.
The details will be made known
later, by lnFiJdJlOH anu lHTOuEu the
columns of the Daily Herald. Spe-
Cial committees have been appointed
as follows:
Invitations-J. K Henderson, A. H..
Peterson.
Transportation and Grounds-A. H..
Peterson, L. J. Clynch.
Refreshments-J. r. Carlin, Chas
Carr.
Program and Entertainment-W. F.
Steddom, j. X. Henderson.
Prizes-O. b. Newell, +. L. Moore.
Judge of Contests-O B. Newell.
The general plan for the day is to
be "modernization" of the "old time
basket picnic" with music, games and
stunts of various kinds, and a careful
consideration of the personnel of the
committees in charge is sufficient as
surance that every effort will be made
for the pleasure and comfort of all
fortunate enough to attend.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
THREE DROWNED
IN A WHIRLPOOL
MEN WADMe ACROSS THE DIES
MONIES RIVER NEAR DAYTON.
CHILD DROWNED IN COON RIVER
Young Man at Davenport Drowned
Hundreds of Men, Women and
Children Visit the Charles
City Bathing Beach.

Dayton, Ia, July 31.-While wading
across the Des Moines river near here
Sunday afternoon, three men were
caught in whirlpool and before aid
could be given them they were
drowned.
The dead are:
Peter Sternholm, 40 years old, of
Gowrie, Iowa.
Constans Anderson, 25 years old, of
Gowric.
Albert Swan, 25 years old, 1921
Mattern avenue, Des Moines.,
The dead men and their families
and other relatives were at a camp
ing ground on the river bank, hold
ing a family reunion. The party
over a dozen in number-had come
from Des Mo!nes and other points
for day of recreation. The victims
are brothersin-law.
After the picnic dinner had been
eaten, it was proposed by one of the
men that they should go swimming.
Investigation showed that at that
point the river was exceedingly shall
low.
For about a half hour the men
swan in the shallow water. Sudden
ly one of the party proposed that
they should go across the river where
the stream was deeper m
They had hardly reached the mid,
die of the stream when Sternholm
was caught under the swirling wat
ers. Then the two other men sud.
denly lost their foothOld.
Siegfred Anderson, another of the
party, was caught in the current but
was able to get out of the water.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
FOR FAIR
Foundation is in For Three Of The
New Buildings.

Foundations for three of the per-
manent stock barns, five Of which are
to be constructed this season, have
been completed on the site of the new
fair grounds and the excavation for
the foundations of the other two are
ready. The roofs of the three build
ings are being placed and the week
will witness their completion.
A force of men Is engaged in clean
ing and clearing the grounds Of accum-
rlations, and debris. Weeds are being
cut, carried off and burned. Trees and
dead limbs are being cut of the grove
and other work is being reached as
rapidly as possible.
Extremely hot weather is hindering
progress of the work and difficulty is
experienced in obtaining men to work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
UNCLE SAM HASA PLAN.
Canning Without Sugar Will Be
Welcomed by Many.

Uncle Sam is growing more helpful
year by year Just now he is offering
some timely advise on an important
topic. Many Oskaloosa and Mahaska
county people are doing little or no
canning this year, because of the high
price OF sugar. Perhaps Uncle Sam will
help them out. He says:
Fruit for use in pie or salads, or as
stewed fruit can be put up or canned
without the use of any sugar at all, &C
cording to the canning specialists Of
the department. They therefore, ad-
wise those who, because of the high
price of sugar have been thinking Of
reducing the amount of fruit they put
up, to can as much of their surplus as
possible by the use of boiling water
when sugar syrup is beyond their
means. Any fruit, they say, may be
successfully sterilized and retained in
The pack by simply adding boiling
water instead of hot syrup. The use of
sugar, of course, is desirable in the
canning of all kinds of fruits and max
es a better and ready sweetened pro-
duct. Moreover most of the fruits
when canned in water alone do not
retain their natural flavor, texture and
color as we'll as fruit put up in syrup.
Fruit canned without sugar to be used
for sauces or desserts must be sweet
ened.
Can the product the same day it is
picked. Gull, stem or seed and clean
the fruit by placing it in strainer and
pouring water over it until 1t is clean.
Pack the product thoroughly in glass
Jars or tin cans until they are full;
use the handle of a tablespoon, wood.
en- ladle, or table knife for packing
purposes. Pour over the fruit boiling
water from a kettle, place rubbers and
caps in position, partially seal If us
ing glass jars, seal completely If using
tin cans. Place the containers in a
sterilizing vat such as a wash boiler
with false bottom, or other receptacle
improvised for the purpose. If using a
hot water bath outfit, process for thirty
minutes; count time after the water
has reached the boiling point; the wat
err must cover the highest jar in con
tainer. After steriliZing remove packs
seal glass jars, wrap in paper to pre-
vent bleaching and store in a dry
cool place.
II you are canning in tins 1t will
improve the product to plunge the cans
quickly into cold water Immediately
after sterilization. When using a steam
pressure Gamer instead of the hot
water bath. sterilize for ten minutes
with five pounds of steam pressure
Never allow the pressure to go over
ten pounds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03

Newspapers make thing lovely, but
it's anything but that" says Sereant G.
F. Ryan, of Company H, Third Iowa
Infantry, in a letter from Brownsville,
Texas, to Mrs. Jennie Ryan, telling
of Mexican border conditions existing
where Co. II camps.
Sergeant Ryan states that Co. H is
encamped right on the border, fifteen
miles from the Gulf Across the river
bridge fifteen hundred Mexicans are
located. By night the sky is aglow
with the huge search lights of the
American army. On Tuesday, July %,
one United States Soldier was fired
upon and killed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
Patronize Bathing Beach.

Charles CITY, July 31-Hundreds of
men women and children are patron
izing the new municipal bathing
beach. One evening last week 500
bathers were in the water and as
many more were along the bank of
the river Boat patrols are being
maintained for the safety of the swim
mers.
The Cedar Valley Electric company
has given plenty of light for the
beach The beach has been put in
operation and is being maintained at
an initial cost of less than 500.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
FROM COAST TO COAST
Fair Horseback Riders Reach 0ska-
loosa in Their Travels.

Mrs. Frances Hess and Misses Julia
and Caroline Hess, favorites of New
York society, who are riding horse
back from New York City to San
Francisco, California, arrived here
about two o'clock this morning, stop
ping at the Lacey Hotel. Through
Iowa, they are travelling over the
Great White Way. Their next stop
from Oskaloosa will be at Des Moines
at the new Franklin House. A few
days ago Des Moines dispatch told
OF a telegram received from the fair
tourists, announcing that their bag
gage was forwarded to the Franklin,
where they intended to stay upon
their arrival Their horses, chosen
from the finest Of stables. are enyi-
able mounts.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
MONEY BY TELEGRAPH
Mr. and Mrs G. N. Spencer Send
$1,000 to Penn College.

After the returns on the Penn Col
lege Endowment Fund were all in for
the day, as listed elsewhere, tele-
gram came from Mr.. and Mrs. G. N.
Spencer at Los Angeles, subscribing
$4,000 This subscription is to be count
ed with Oskaloosa donations, bringing
the city's subscriptions to date up to
1926, 900. G". 60
This makes the total subscriptions
to date, $27O,000, leaving $1S0,000 to
come by tomorrow night
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
Flock Of chickens s,oIen.

Thomas Petty. who lives near
Atlantic, had some 800 fine young
spring chickens. about ready for
the market, One night recently some
unknown crooks paid him a visit and
stole practically the whole lot. That
means about $3.50 or the price of a
good horse.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
New Bank in Iowa.

Carrville, in Floyd county, is to
have a bank. 1t will be known as
begin business with $4,000 capital
stock. No doubt, that stock will be
increased in the near future. Carr
vile is a very small place, but the in
dications are that it will make good
progress.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
Cost of lnehriates.

The report from the Knoxville Inc
briate hospital shows that the state
paid S3,1S7 less for support of booz-
ers and drug fiends in the last quar-
terIy period than for the period pre-
vious. The cost for the three months
ending June 80, 1916, was $9,429. For
the corresponding period of 1915 the
cost was $11,734.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
Sunday Was a Hot Day.

Sunday, July 20, was the warmest
day of the season by several degrees,
experienced in this vicinity during the
season. Thermometers in sheltered po-
sitions registered 1902, 104, and 100 de-
grees. instruments in places where the
effect of reflected rays from the blist-
ering pavements were felt registered
ITO to 116 degrees in the shade.