The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-10
THE NEASQF OLlVE1U H. s. IS WINNER y NJ c A WAR WORK
MAHAskA COUNTY ASKED TO
CONTRIBUTE $1,000.


The campaign of the Y. M. c. A. to
raise $3,000,000 to equip and maintain
club buildings wherever United States
soldiers are in camp is one of the i'm
portant causes which presents itself
or account OF the war. Iowa's share
CT this fund has been fixed at $150,000.
AS Mahaska is one of the largest
counties in the state and will have
a whole company of men in the SER
vice, il has been asked to contribute
a. least $4,000 of Iowa's share. At
SO each, two hundred loyal men and
women of the county acn care for
this proportion and should do so at
once. Committees should be formal in
all localities and the money should
be raised in few days. Jasper c0,in'
ty has already raised its apportion-
ment.
Those who know of the service fur
nished through this medium during
the time the troops were on the Next
can border are agreed that there is
no other way in which the people can
spend their money to so good an adj
vantage to the soldier boys as in this
campaign. The building furnishes
place for religious services, for a read
ing and writing room and also for
social center several times a week
The army officers encourage it and
the privates appreciate it. In Europe
they have become practically indis-
pensible in maintaining the morale
OF troops and in helping out in eher-
Cencies.
Surely in no better way can tho
citizens of this great and wealthy
state show their patriotism than by
quickly providing the funds needed
fer the Y. M. c. A. work among the
soldiers and the maintainence of the
regular statewide activities under
the direction of the State Executive
Committee.
The army Y. NJ. c. A. does these
things:
It provides buildings for social cen
ter
Piano and Victrola.
Stationery for men to write home.
Newspapers, books and games.
Moving pictures, entertainments of
al sorts. .....
Lectures, educational classes, reli
giouG meetings.
Clean living campaigns, personal in
tervicws. 90.
Visits to sick, etc. etc.
five bushels Of potatoes planted and
will plant So acres of corn on his faith
cr's place west of town.
r. ID. Robertson killed two large bull
snakes on his place on Wednesday
Each measured five feet in length and
he came very near stepping on them
before he saw them. He says that it
made the hair on his head stand
straight up. No wonder.
The writer spent Wednesday in Os-
kaloosa doing some trading ana meet
ing old time friends who gave nim n
hearty welcome. Especially those
about the court house. He found every
body up TO their neck in business.
Mrs. Foster Kissinger of Knoxville
spent Wednesday in Oskaloosa with
her husband who is in the Mahaska
hospital with bad foot. She informs
Us they were thinking of amputating
his leg just above his knee to save his
life.
Richard Marley informs us he has
severed connections with the English
IL eek Coal Co. at Knoxville and will
work FOR the Anderson people in fixing
up their books. His place will be filed
by Frank Ewing formerly secretary
for Ramsey at Evans.
May LIST and End were dismal days
IL town, hanging around the fires,
wearing an overcoat to keep warm
when out doors.
L. l.. Alcorn of Oskaloosa was in
town on Thursday talking up trade
with McReynolds & Son.