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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-09
GET BUSY, WITH RAKE AND SHOVEl;
 CLEAN UP NOW!
Weeks Campaign Against Dirt and Disease Begins
 Tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Pine Bluff people, men women and children. will begin their Clean tn Week" and every effort $ Icing made by the ladies of the City Beautiful club, through their officers and the district supervisors an nouneed some time ago, to see lnat every back ya,d and front yard, every alley is cleared of rubbish trash anu other unsightlv and unsanitary debris of whatsoever kind.
 Already Mayor Simon Bloom has had the alleys n the business sec tion given thorough overhaullnS, and they are now in lip-top condI- ton. Many of the streets in the bus ness section have been especially swept, and this work will continue with all the resources the city can put on the job, without neglectins work elsewhere that is fully as i'm portant
 The following are the supervisors named by the City Beautiful club, for the several districts into which each of the wards of the city has b1en divided
 DlST1ctS ana Supef'tsOTs.
 First ward. section 1.-Mlssourl street to Cotton Belt shops. Third avenue to the river. Supervisors. Mrs. J. O. Thomas and Mrs. Walter Lee
 First ward, section 2-Nain street to Missouri street, Twelfth avenue to the river Supervisors, Mrs. J. w.. Scales, Mrs. Robert Vance and Mrs. 5 Geisreiter.
 street to the city limit, Fourth avenue to Twelfth avenue. Supervisors, Mrs. E. B. Bloom. Mrs. Ike Leitner. Second ward, section 1-Twelfth avenue to city limits, Georgia street to city limits. Supervisors. Mrs. H. E. Williams. Jr. Mrs. Sam Russell Miss Blanche FOX. Second ward, section 2-Laurel street to Georgia street. Twelfth av- enue to city limits. Supervisors. Mrs. John AleXand2r. Mrs. Leo M. Andrews, Mrs. Ray Mcintyre. :, Second ward, section 3-Laurel street to Main stre2t. Twelfth avenue 1 10 the river Supervisors, Mrs Walter Wilkins, Mrs. C. W. Pettigrew Mrs. C. A. Linaker ! Third ward, section 2-Sixth avenue to Twelfth avenue, Laurel street tC Cypress street. Supervisors, Mrs Jennie R. Fowles. Mrs. b. D. Luck. Third ward, section Sixth avenue , to Twelfth avenue, Laurel street tc | Cypress street to city linn [. Supe~. visors. Mrs. W. O. Tagsart, Mrs. c. E
 Bair.
 Third ward, section 3-Twelft!l av enue to city limits, Poplar street te l Cypress street. Supervisors, NIts Will Miller, Mrs. Talbot, Mrs. Walter C. Hudson.
 Third ward, section 4-Laure street to Poplar street, Twelfth av-
 :nue to city limits. Supervisors, Mrs J, M. Hightower, Mrs. W. A. Waldrip Mrs. \. II. Rowell, Mrs. \. J. Can't IF.
 Fourth ward. section 1-Laurel to cemetery. Fourth avenue to the river Supervisors, Mrs. Adolph Bluthenthai | Mrs. M. Gottlieb, Mrs. E, Richards. l Fourth ward, section 2-Cypress street to city limits. Fourth avenue
 to Twelfth avenue. Supervisors Mrs
 W. l.. Dewoody. Mrs. Herbert Bluthen
 thal, Mrs. Hubert Strange Mrs. Chest. l mutt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-09

estate by virtue of judgment aganst Albert $. Knox, but that this claim $ not valid because Albert s. Knox owes the estate $11G00, and is not entitled 10 an allotment other heirs are IT. debted to the estate f1r money "e-
 cieved from MT. Knox. and 1t S to de termine tie interests of all concerted that the suit was instituc cd.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-09
INJURED IN FALL.

Frank Shepherd fell from an ele- vator at the warehouse of the Bahlau Produce company yesterday morning. and suffered painful but slight bruises among the back and legs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-09
CHIC AGO AUTOS KILL 1oO

Chicago, April S.-Automobile ac- cdents caused the death of 250 per- sons and injuries to 3,2S9 persons in Chicago last year. according to figures made public today by the citizens traffic and safety commission.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Mail Robbery at Newton.

Newton, Jan. 24-Railroad detect
ives and post office agents are here
to-day to conduct investigation OF the
three men held as suspects, in the
robbery of mail pouch here Local
police say they have little evidence
against the men arrested.
Bank drafts with an aggregated
value. estimated at $4,000, and other
financial paper which will raise the
total considerable, were in a mail
pouch stolen and rifled here after the
outbound mail left the postotfice
sometime Friday night.
% The robbers burned the pouch, aft.
Ell" emptying it, destroying what re-
manned of the letters they had torn
open. The embers of their fire and a
charred piece of a steel hasp which
had been on the mail sack were found
in a clump of willows near the edge
of town Saturday evening Part of one
letter which had escaped the flames
contained $1,000 bill. This was the
only money out of the big sum in
cash and checks in the pouch that
was recovered.
The pouch was brought to the de-
pot to await a train and locked up
there. When the mail was placed
aboard the train later, this pouch was
missing. The railroad mail clerk was
the first to make the discovery, fail
ing to find the sack which was listed
among the pouches turned over to
him.
How the pouch was removed from
the depot is mystery.
/ 1t is said here that there probably
will be no loss on the bank drafts and
other checks, as payment Oh them
can be stopped
Whatever cash there was in the
letters the pouch contained was Sc
cured by the robbers. The total
amount of this is not known.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
DELTA JOINS IN PAY-UP WEEK
Will Be Observed From Feb. Fl to &c
New Electric Bell Ringer at
Telephone Exchange.

Delta, Jan. 25.-Delta has joined
the National Pay-Up-Week movement
Feb. 81 to 26, inclusive, and printed
matter has been in circulation for
two weeks past.
The grippe is no respecter of per
sons in our locality. The we'll ones
are the exception.
Mrs. Anna Waltz, the only sister
OF Andy Clark, was buried Wednes-
day a week ago. The coffin being
81 inches wide inside, made it impos-
sible to use the hearse. Her three
daughters were here for the funeral,
from Oklahoma and Missouri. Her
son who lives in Canada did not
come.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Hildebrand died at her
home in Delta, Jan. 81. Funeral
services at the residence Sunday.
The deceased was among the early
settlers and has known the hardships
of farm life and had just got located
in town to enjoy rest when the grim
reaper called.
Our popular clothier, the junior
member of the firm of Barden & Glib
son, took unto himself helpmate in
the person of Miss Wayne Reynolds,
who has long been one of the clerks
in Stought G. Whisler's store, and
we'll known to everybody here. Mr..
Gibson has been in Delta little over
q year. They were married Wednes'
day, Jan. 9, and left on the evening
traip for the east with the best OF
wishes of everybody present,-espe'
cially at the train if rice was any sign
of friedship.
Gordon Beman and E. E. Morrow
bought eighteen head of horses last
week..
Jake Goldman had a car load oil
cattle ready to take to Chicago Sun
| day but could get no car.
Our new electric bell wringer in
stalled last week by our exchange is
giving great satisfaction as well as
the new switchboard
| Our butcher shop was lucky
enc"oh to get Nm enough ice for their
own use but If they get any to sell
the weather will have to be colder.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
ADVICE TO UNCLE SAM.

There is a certain queer old book
which was printed in England more
than hundred years ago called. THE
Pleasant Art of Money-Catching." 1t
contains this good advice: First see
that your comings-in be more than
your layings-out." Suppose a man
were taking ten thousand dollars a
year over the counter Of his store.
That might seem big to him. But II
ne had to pay ten thousand and one
dollars for stock and rent and help
and fire, he would not be prospecting.
but failing. Uncle Sam does get a
great deal of money from the liquor
traffic. But he and we spend very
great deal more in caring for its vic.
Tins So this is bad business, and
when enough people have found it out
the liquor traffic will go. They are
finding 1t out very fast. Everybody
who has studied arithmetic can figure
out the reason for national prohibi'
ton. 1t is matter of dollars and
CENTS Christine Timing. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
MAY GET OUR CURRENT
Barnes City Expecting to be Sup.
piled From 0skalOosa.

The Barnes City News says: From
all we can learn there is every reason
for believing that Barnes City will
be receiving electric power from Os-
kaloOsa within a few months. The ill
ness of Mayor Sarvis has caused an
unavoidable delay in the negotiations,
but we hope that gentleman ere long
will be restored to complete health,
and in the meantime let everyone
talk up the power project. for it means
much to this go-ahead town.
A twenty.four hour continued ser.
vice, with unlimited current, and at
such reasonable rates, is certainly a
boon to any community. Let us get
the power by all means, as soon as
possible, and watch Barnes City grow
We are some town already and NOR:
enterprises are expected. There is
some talk of an industry being es
tablished here, but of this we do not
wish to say more at present. Davel'
opments may be looked for, With
such favorable location there is
nothing to hinder this city from grow
ing rapidly. Let us pull together for
q bigger town.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
PLAcARps IN DRY PARADE.

"a beef joint beats booze joint"
"The path of misery leads from the
saloon door"
You can't buy dry goods with
money spent for wet goods"
THE cause OF drunkenness is II
cense; the cure is total abstinence"
Zone home in four must furnish a
boy for the saloon. What about your
boy?"
Chicago knows enough to come in
out of the wet"
Wen make the water wagon our
jitney bus"
"A dry Chicago means a clean Chi
cago"
who gets your next pay envelope"
"The saloon is the poor mans club
that kicks him out after he has paid
his dues"
Nineteen dry states. Come on in
Illinois! The waters fine"
THE last to be hired, the first to bt
fired-the boozer."
Nothing to drink Sunday; cleai
head Monday"
when you down booze, that is per
sonal liberty; when booze downs you
that is slavery"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
CHARGES USE OF BIG FUND
Fowler Asserts That "More Than Dol.
lar Bills" Were Used to indict
Labor Chiefs.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Charges that
more than dollars" were used ito
bring about the indictments returned
by the federal grand jury in New
York against officials Of Labor's Ma
tional Peace council were made at
the removal hearing given three Of
the defendants by United States Com
missioner Arson Taylor. The allega-
ton was made by former Congress
man H. Robert Fowler of Illinois, one
of the defendants, who further
charged that the bride was SO big
that even the birds in the woods would
be startled by it. If were the COM
missioner in this case would break
every precedent and allow the GRIM
inal and foul means used to bring
about this indictment to be shown"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
PIECE OF WOOD
u. i. :. DRIVEN IN HEAD
AGED REcLvsE FALLS VICTIM
TO ROBBERS NEAR DUBUQUE.
MAIL POUCH STOLEN At NEWTON
Contained Bank Drafts and Cash Az
sresatins s7o,ooo-How Pouch ~
49,, Was Removed From the
Depot Is a Mystery.

Dubuque, Jan. 24.-Herman Lun-
ming, aged recluse, who lived near
here, was found dying late yesterday,
a piece of wood six inches long and
nearly an inch wide driven through
his skull. He was rushed to a hos
pital at Galena, ILL.,, in an attempt to
save his life, but died shortly after
reaching there.
Robbery is presumed to have been
the cause of the crime, as Lunning
Is known to have possessed large
sums of money. He was a miser, and
it is rumored, had much money hid
den away ON his farm near here.
There was no other mark of VIC.
lence on the mans body. A basket
of groceries and can of oil lay by
his side when he was found.
Two strangers had been seen in
the vicinity Of Lunnings home sew
eral times recently, and a search is
now being made for them.
Lunning was about 70 years old
and is not known to have had any
relatives or intimate friends.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
EsTRAY NOTICE.

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
The undersigned. on or about the It'll
day OF December, 1915, took up an
estray yearling mare colt, coal black
in color, weighing about eight or nine
hundred pounds, with no marks of any
kind, Said estray was taken up upon
the farm owned by w. C. Anderson
and rented and farmed by T. X. An
derson in Spring Creek township, Ma
haska county, Iowa, said farm being
more pa. ticularly described as the
South West Quarter IS. w. " of
Seventy five (75), Range Fifteen Q5I
Mahaska County, Iowa.
Signed January 6, 1916.
T. r. Anderson.
STATE OF IOWA,
Mahaska County. IS.
!, r. r. Anderson, being sworn, de
pose and state that the statement con-
tanned in the foregoing notice are true
and correct, and that on the 7th day
OF January, 1916, ] posted three no
tees, OF which the foregoing Is cor
rect copy, one at the voting house In
Spring Creek township, one at the
residence of T. X. Anderson in Spring
Creek Township, and one at the store
of Charles Witt & Son in the village
OF Wright, Spring Creek Township
Mahaska Comfy, Iowa; that there are
no marks or brands on said animal
and that the said marks or brand have
not been altered to my knowledge
either before or after the same was
taken up.
i T. r. Anderson.
i Subscribed and sworn to before mt
by T. r. Anderson this 10Th day oI
January, 1916.
/ o. G. G. Phillips.
4 Justice of the Peace
in and for Oskaloosa Township, Ma
haska County, Iowa. 2Sw3.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
SMALL IS NOT INSANE
But In Turn His Son Is Put Under
Bond to Keep Peace.

Lou Small, ST., who was brought to
Oskaloosa Tuesday morning by Sher-
if d. f. Henley and his deputy, Ehp
Allender, established his sanity in an
examination before the local board.
Complaint was made by the son, Lou
Small, Jr.
Following his discharge by the in
sanity commission Mr.. Small went
before Squire Laffollette in an &C.
ton to have the younger man placed
under bonds to keep the peace, the
complainant charging that the young
er man was the disturbing element.
Bond in the sum of $500 was read
lily found by the son Tuesday evening
and he was released to go his way.
He was inclined to file information
against his father, claiming that he
was the one who should be under
bonds, but rather than further com
plicate the situation he reconsidered
his application for action against
Small. the elder, and lett for his
home to continue the removal OF his
stock and chattels to another place.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
DANIEL BOONE TRAIL
Oskaloosa Should be Represented at
the Moberly Meeting. .

After investigation and correspond
ence with various Commercial Clubs
and Good Roads Builders relative to
southern extension OF the Daniel
Boone Trail, it has been determined
to call a meeting of the officers of the
association to meet the representa-
tives of all the cities and towns along
or near the tentative line from Des
Moines, Iowa, to st. Louis, Missouri,
inclusive, for the purpose OF locating
and organizing it as a part of the
Daniel Boone Trail, and for such 9TH
er matters of legislation as may come
up at this time. All Commercial
Clubs, Auto Clubs, Good Roads Dr.
CARNATIONS, and City and Town Coun-
ellis along this tentative route are in.
vited and urged to send delegates to
this meeting, to be held at the Com
mercial Club rooms in the city of Mo-
berly, Missouri, on February 2, 1916,
at 1870 p. N.
The proposed route includes the
following places: Des Moines, Prairie
City, Monroe, Otley, Pella, Oskaloosa,
Fremont, Ottumwa, and Bloomfield,
Iowa, and Lancaster, Queen City,
Green Top, Kirksville, La Plata, At
lanta, Macon, Jacksonville, Cairo,
Moberly, Clark, Sturgeon, Centralia,
Mexico, Martinsburg, WellsVille,
Montgomery, New Florence, Warren
ton, Wright City, Wentzville, st.
Charles and st. Louis, Missouri.
An address will be given by Vice
President Hon. John F. Ford, Mayor
of Fort Dodge, Iowa, on the subject,
The Daniel Boone Trail" and it is
hoped the Minnesota Vice President,
Hon. John Fl. Hohmann, of Mankato,
will also be present.
I Every community should be repre-
scented by live good roads boosters,
who will help to make the Daniel
Boone Trail a great National high
way. The officers and hackers OF
! this Trail have no personal or tinan'
cial interests to serve, but are work
ing only for the public good. and they
invite all public spirited men to unite
! with them, not only in locating a
road. but in building it up second ia
none in the Central West
/ Oskaloosa by all means should send
a delegate to Moberly.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
A $4,000 LAND DEAL
Two Hundred and Forty Acres
Changes Hands at $50 Per Acre.

A $31, 900 deal was put on record
in the county recorders Office on Sat
urday in which George Fisher was
decided $40. acres of land from Fred
Fisher and wife. The land is locat
ed in Pleasant Grove township, and
was sold at an average of $4,000 per
acre. The records of Saturdays
transfers follows:
Penn College to Walter p. Whin
cry, warranty deed dated 1914 lot
II block Penn College add Oska
loosa-Cons. $475.
Fred Fisher and wife, Mrs. Marga
ret, to George Fisher. warranty deed
dated 11-23-15 NV Sc & NE SW &
S1s SW Sec and NY NV Sec. SIT
Icons. $4,000
Margaret p Wilcox and husband
E. B., to Arthur Gordy, warranty deed
dated 1-15-16 NE NE Sec. IL and Sc
Sc Sec. 1.74-16-Cons. $4,000.
Byron Mattison and wife, Jennie
R., ct al to Anna Pine, quit claim
deed dated s12-27-15 lots and Z Mat
tison's Re-survey of lots 6-7-8 Barr!
S. D. of lot Ninde & Searle's ado
Oskaloosa-Cons. $1.O0.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
FARMERS AT BANQUET
Officers of the Mahaska County In.
stitute Hold Annual Meeting.

Officials and administration attach
es of the Mahaska County Farmers
Institute met at the Lacey Hotel on
Saturday afternoon. January %, 1916,
for the annual board banquet, and a.
most pleasurable afternoon was ex;
perienced. About fifty of the institute
people sat down to fine dinner, each
and every course of which was served
in faultless manner under the per.
sonal direction of the management of
the hotel. The banquet occupied the
greater part of the afternoon. Spec
ial music was furnished by the Spring
Creek orchestra. The after-dinner pro-
gram was as follows; t"...-.'. -
Will Campbell as POSTMASTER, set
the ball rolling with neat little in
troductory talk.
Toast, Suffrage, the Leading
question of the day" Thomas Sose-
man.
Music, Trio, ]. Worth Allen, Floy
Rice and Mr.. Anderson.
Reading, Miss Gail Williams.
Miss Jessie Duboc, Thu Farmers
and Their Interest in the Schools"
Reading, Miss Opal Pettitt.
Informal talks and sentiments in
spired by the occasion were offfferej
by number of those present.
Toast master Campbell in his ad
dress of welcome was brief and to
, the point in the following.
| Fellow members of, Mahaska coun
, ty Farmers Institute, we bid you wei
come to our leading banquet of pres
ent and past members of Boards Of
Directors. We welcome you to ouI
program, to the social features of the
gathering and to the big eats at fifty
cents per. AS president for two year!
| desire to say at this time that
thank the members of both boards
Especially the la'iies,-for their loya
support. The Mahaska County lnsti
tute should be one of the best in thu
state, and the Institutes of Iowa
should be the best in the world, fol
where is there another spot on eartf
that is better than Iowa. We alst
thank the good people of Oskaloost
for their substantial backing that |;
given to us every year, and the news
papers for their kind words. Again W.
bid you welcome to this gathering o
representative men and women o
Mahaska County Farmers institute.
Announcement was made of tn
> choice of the Board of Directors o
the Ladies department and the officer
designated for the new year as FOL
lows: "..s.h '%sst.... ..
. Pres.-Mrs. j. c. Steddom.
I'M Nhnh
Sec.-Mrs. H. r. Hicks.
, Treas.-Mrs. F. w. Kitchener:
Directors-Mrs. A. A. Rinden, Mrs
Robt. Hoyt, Mrs. w. A. Lyle, Mrs.
G.. Lyle, Mrs. Ed. Hanna, Mrs. Ere
Eastburn, Mrs. H. R. Hicks, Mr.:
E Frank Else, Mrs. E. Ben Hoover, Mr.
: T. C. Stediom, Mrs. win Campbell
r Mrs. F. w Kitchener, Mrs. Lou Norris
I Mrs. c. w. Jordon, and Mrs. c.
t Caldwell.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
NO USE goa IT IN FIVE YEARS.

A leading banker Of Wisconsin
vouches for the following incident:
Within the past year the managers
of a brewery in one Of the smaller
cities of the state decided to build a
new malt house at a cost OF $4,000.
They commissioned their president to
20 to Milwaukee and effect q loan.
He naturally went to one Of the big
brewery-controlled banks Of that city.
The vice-president to whom he applied
for the loan, was formerly in the brew
ing business AID had made hand
some fortune in that business during
the palmy days before the drys had
begun to knock the big profits out OF
1t. He very wisely got out of the bust
ness when the getting was good, not
as now, when brewing stocks are all
shot to pieces.
To the utter surprise and chagrin
of the out-of.town brewer he was
promptly refused the loan. He ex
claimed: What's the matter? With
all this fine property we got, amt we
good for $25,O00?"
Quick came the answer from the ex
brewer-banker: But what do you
want to use the $4,000 for?"
ITO build a malt house, so we car
enlarge our business" said the brewer
But, you fool, don't you know thai
in Ave years you will have no use
whatever for a malt house?" replied
the banker.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
DRoBATE NOTICE. '..l
To All Whom 1t !

n =
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the Office of the clerk of
the District Court of Iowa, in and for
Mahaska County, an instrument in
writing, purportInR to be the last will
of said county, deceased, and that the
9Th day of February, 1916. has been fixed
for the probate of said will, at which
time you can appear at the court house
in said county and show cause, if any
there be, why said will should not be
admitted to probate.
In Witness Whereof, | have hereun-
to set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court at Oskaloosa, Iowa, this
18th day of January 1916.
w. T. Martin,
27w3 Clerk District Court.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
FARMERS FOR PROHIBITION.

The Farmers National congress, as
sembled in Omaha for its thirty-fifth
annual meeting, proclaimed the prohi'
bition principles of the farmers Of the
country in the following message to
the Nebraska dry convention then in
session at Lincoln:
The Farmers National congress
has for many years been on record as
opposed to the legalizing of the liquor
traffic. Our sympathies and efforts are
with the convention for dry Ne
braska and dry nation"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-27
Put Road Drasger to Work.

"One hours dragging on day when
there is the slightest thaw will often
put roughly frozen road in good con.
dition for the rest of the winter" says
Dean A. Marston of the engineering
division at Iowa State College and
chairman of the state highway COM
mission. Don't wait for a warm day
in order to smooth up rough patch
of road" he advises, but take advan-
tage of the first day when there is
the slightest thawing of the surface, -