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The Pulaskian., 1917-09-14
ROBERT BEAL WEDS MISS
 LFILASMHH IN NEW YORK

Quite number of Arkansas citizens in New York attended the wedding of Robert K Beal of Little Rock and Miss Leila Smith of Conway at the Little Church Around the Corner" in New York last Thursday. After the | ceremony MT. and Mrs. s. c. Smith of Conway, parents of the bride, en- tertained the bridal party with din- ner at the Hotel McAlpin.
 MT. Beal is a son of MT. and Mrs. J. T. Beal of Little Rock, is vice pres ident of the Beal-Burrow Dry Goods Company, as we'll as manager and buy CT for the dress goods department. He is considered one of the coming busi- ness men of Little Rock His bride is we'll known over Arkansas, due to her social prominence. She made her de- but in Little Rock several years ago, after having graduated from The Cas- tie, leading New York school for young ladies.
 MT and Mrs. Beal Will spend a month travelling through the East be- fore returning to Little Rock. They will reside on Pulaski Heights. Mrs Beal is sister of Mrs. Ralph Plunkett
 Miss Ruth Allen has returned from Conway
 St Marys Academy opened Septem- Der with an attendance of 150.
 Miss Elizabeth EalSin has gone to New Orleans for a visit of several weeks.
 Born-To MT. and Mrs. George Buchanan, 423 Laurel August ?, a daughter.
 Born-To MT. and Mrs. F. G. Myers, 1921 Spruce street, September g. q daughter.
 Miss Elizabeth Gamer of Russell vile was the weekend guest of Miss Beulah Bradley Mrs. Moorhead Wright and children will return from Ludington on the 18th of this month.
 Little Rock College, 26th and Mag nolia. will open September 19 with splendid prospects.
 Victor Smith, who is employed in Mississippi, is at home on vacation, on account of illness
 Maj. Winn, stationed al Alexandria, La, has been visiting his family at Eighth and Pine streets.
 Mrs R. c. Trickett has returned from six weeks vacation in the North, visiting relatives.
 Mrs. Robertson of Las Angeles Cal, is visiting her son, s. c. Robin son, at 1915 Spruce street. Mrs. s. Abeles will leave next Tues
The Pulaskian., 1917-09-14
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 The meeting at Mt Pleasant is doing fine.
 Everybody enjoyed the picnic at Tate Mill School House Friday, as the school was out There was some good speaking by some men from Lit tie Rock and the school had a nice program in the evening"
 An ice cream supper was given at Otha Hammon's Friday night
 Brown Eyes
The Pulaskian., 1917-09-14
THE MARKETS POULTRY, EGGS, BUTTER,
 EIInEC

HIDES.
 Little Rock, Ark, Sept II, 1917. Local buyers offer the following prices, delivered Little Rock: Hens and bullets, 1Sc. Springs, 1 1-4 to 2 lbs, 21c. Boosters, Sc. Turkeys, good dressing stock, lSc. Ducks, F. F., 13c. Geese, F. F, Sc. Eggs, new cases included, per case, $105O
 Eggs, cases returned, per dOzea. BAG.
 Butter, roll or packing stock, per h., 25c.
 Hides. salt cured, per lb., lie. Hides, unsalted, per h., 15c. Wool per pound, as to grade zOe to 70c.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
CONSERVE THE FATS.

The scarcity OF fats and the urgent
necessity for conserving them are
pointed out in the following, which
has been sent out from the office of
Herbert c. Hoover, federal food ad-
ministrator
I'VE are the greatest fat fasters
in the world. We habitually waste
fat in the kitchen and on the table,
in hotels, restaurants, and homes.
We need TO save fat and pork pro-
ducts for our allies. We use fat in
countless ways in the manufacture of
things needed to win the war. There
fore, as nation, we cannot afford to
go on wasting, even if we are willing
to be extravagant personally.
IF every American saved one-third
of an ounce of fat wasted daily, a
quantity equivalent to one of the but
ter balls or pats of butter that we
serve at a meal, it would amount to
395, 900 tons in year-an important
saving in the present emergency
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
THE GERMAN DRIVE:

Take lesson from Germany. sug-
gests the MarShalltown Times-RepuD-
lican. Germany helps her ally. When
Austria reached stage of despera-
tion German armies and German Of
ficers came to the rescue. They
came in time. And SO the Italian front
melted and Austria was safe. OF
course Germany was protecting her
self as well as the Austrian frontier
for the Austrian frontier is her from
tier also. But she did it. She was
there in time and delivered she blow
that sent Italy gasping and Keeling
home.
1t is our lesson. The war in Eu-
rope is our war. The trenches are
our trenches and the battle fronts are
our battle lines We must help our
allies. We can not send the men but
we can send the money. And it
must get there in time. Whatever
this country can do must be done and
done without complaint or delay.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
WORST YET TO COME.

Government officials who will have
a part in framing another war tax
bill when congress meets in Deem
Der, are considering a straight addi-
tional income tax on all persons, as
we'll as increased war profits to raise
more revenue.
Administration leaders realize that
there must be greater revenue pro-
ducing sources provided to meet the
growing war expenditures, and a
straight income tax of 10 per cent on
all persons and corporations will be
urged, it is declared.
The two tax laws now in effect are
expected to raise only $3,000,000, 900 by
the end of the present fiscal year, on
June 80, 1918. and to average $780,
100000 for a full year. The eXpendi.
lures of the government during the
next fiscal year, if the war continues,
are expected to be $25 ,000,0O0,00O.
1t will be the general policy of the
administration, ii is declared, to raise
at least one fifth of this amount in
taxes. A minimum of $1,000, 600
must be raised, it was pointed out.
This will make it necessary to raise,
roughly, an additional 81 200, 100000 in
the new tax bill to be prepared at
the next session of congress.
1t was said today by a we'll informed
official source that the idea of increas-
ing the supertaXes on incomes of all
sorts to raise this additional revenue
is almost impossible because when the
time comes to draw the new bill there
will be no accurate means of know
ing how the present super taxes are
working out and therefore Impossible
to be sure of raising any definite addi-
tional sum in the same manner.
Internal revenue bureau officials fig
ure that with the present low exemp-
lions about 100000 persons will be
reached in the whole country. The
old income tax law reached only $780,
900. 1t is estimated officially now that
individual incomes aggregating $7,5OO,-
900, 900 are taxable. Corporations in
comes amount to about $4,000, 100000
annually. A tax of 10 per cent on these
incomes would raise $3.50, 100000.
In defense of the plan it was pointed
out that Great Britain levies tax
of % per cent on all incomes of every
sort above about $500.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
GREASE EGGS TO KEEP 'EM.

Eggs may not only be put away for
winter in water glass, but may also be
preserved by the simple process OF
greasing them. There is a preparation
on the market, an odorless, salve-iike
material, that has been used success
fully and is now being tried out at
lie home economics practice cottage
at Iowa State college.
This is a little more expensive than
water glass, but a container need not
be purchased, as the eggs may be
creased wrapped in tissue paper and
returned to the case, egg can or
bucket. One ounce of this egg pre-
servative will coat so dozen eggs.
Less expensive substitutes for greas-
ing eggs are lard or any similar solid,
odorless fats.
After the coat of grease has been
applied the eggs should be well wrap
ped in paper. Before using, the greasy
coating should be removed by dipping
the egg in hot water and wiping dry.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
GUNS USED IN CIVIL WAR.

Various makes of firearms were
furnished to the Iowa troops during
the Civil War according to an inter
esting article by Mr.. Cyril B. Upham
which has recently been published by
the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Old fiint-lock muskets were among the
first. These were so constructed that
it was necessary for the men to bite
off the ends of the cartridges before
loading. They had tremendous kick
and it was a common saying that they
were more dangerous to friend than
foe. A champion of this arm attempt
ed to justify their kick" by saying
that lin the ischarge of innumerable
guns, during an engagement, it is
necessary that the soldier feels his to
be among the number that have been
discharged
Other arms furnished included ritied
muskets, Austrian muSkets, Prussian
muskets, Belgian rifles, Harper's Fer
ry muskets, Spencer's carbines,
Shapes carbines. Colts reyolvers,
navy revolvers, Whitworth rifles,
Colts revolving rifles, Mimic rifles,
Springfield muskets, Garibaldi rif1ed
muskets, French rifles and Enfield
rifles
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
NE VI COUNTY AGENT
r. n. WIckHAM GETS DOWN TO
BUSINESS TODAY.

County Agent r. II. Wickham, met
with the directors CT the Farm Bureau
of Mahaska county, at the Commercial
Club headquarters at one-thirty o'clock
yesterday afternoon. He explained his
plan of operation, and outlined his
work for the next two weeks. The
first thing he will do will be to visit
the various rural communities to be-
come acquainted with the members
of the Bureau.
Today he will visit Adams Town
ship, tomorrow he will meet the farm.
ers of Lincoln township, Thursday he
goes to Garfield and Saturday he will
visit Cedar. Next week he will start
at Union township on Monday, We'd
nesday he will visit Monroe and Thurs
day he plans to meet the people of he
Des Moines townships. On Tuesday
or Friday he goes to the Harrisons.
Mr.. Wickham has his headquarters
in the Commercial Club room. New
Office fixtures have been added to ac-
commodate the new county farm
agent.
James w. Mcclure was made di-
rector from Monroe township.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
FIRST IOWA MAN KILLED

The first Iowa soldier killed in bat
tie during the Civil War was Cyrus
w. West of Co. H, Third Iowa Infant
ry, according to data collected by a
member of the research staff Of the
State Historical Society. He was nine
teen years old when mustered in with
the company from Mahaska county on
June s, 1861. He was killed at the
battle of Monroe Station, Missouri, in
July, 1861. John Austin Gibbons,
while not a member of an Iowa reg
iment, was probably the second Iowa
soldier to be killed in action He was
Dubuque boy, a member of Co. G,
First Cavalry, United States Army,
and was killed at Spring Creek dug
Springs), Missouri on August 2, 1861.
At the battle of Wilson'S Creek,
Missouri on August 10, 1851, the fol-
lowing members Of the First Iowa
Infantry were killed: Shelly Norman
of Co. A; William r. Munsey of Co.
b; Alexander l.. Mason, Alexander
Buchanan, and Charles C. Kitchener
of Co. C.; Jacob V. Whippo OF Co. r;
Hans Juazen Nehm of Col G.; Fred
and Louis Goennel of Co.
H; Joseph II. McHenry Of Co. I; and
Perry Hoyt of Co. X. Frederick Det-
timer OF Co. Fl was at first reported
killed. but later was found TO be only
severely wounded.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
TO THE MANOR BORN.

Another of the w. H. Needham
family OF newspaper workers has got,
ten into the harness. William, Jr..
the baby of the household, has as
sumed ownership and editorial super
vision of the parent plant, the Keo.
kuk County News.
First came Charley Needham, who
operated the plant successfully, fol-
lowing years of splendid work by his
father. Charley is now owner and
editor of the Grinnell Register. Then
came John Needham, who with. his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Beck, is making
a fine paper of the Centeryille Daily
Citizen. Following them came Sher-
man w. Needham, who leaves the
Sigourney plant to go to Eldora and
take over the Hardin County Ledger
which he has just purchased from
Chas. o. Ryan. .. a..
There is still another hope of the
family, in the youngest girl, Anna
Belle, who is showing wonderful apti-
tude for newspaper work in the eX-
ceptionally clever work she is doing
for the News. s.....
Surely Bill Needham has reason
10 be proud of his family and the re-
markable success they are making of
his chosen profession. Their united
enterprises are the marvel of the fra
ternity in Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
ASK FOR MORE CASH
CAMPAIGN FOR ARMY Y. M. c. A.
FUND OPENS SUNDAY.

The Y. NJ. c. A. forces of Oskaloosa
are concentrating for a drive for $l5,-
900 for the Army Y. NJ. C. A. to be
raised in Mahaska county in a cam
Eaign to be inaugurated here on Sun
day Mahaska has been asked to raise
$4,000 of the 100000 apportioned to
Iowa, and this county has been
charged with the additional duty of
raising funds for the Army Y. M. c.
A. from three neighboring counties,
Keokuk, Monroe and Marion. Attor-
ney c. Yer Ploeg is county chairman
for the county campaign, and will d.
rect the drive for money for associa-
ton war work. c. Ed Beman has been
named district chairman and will con-
duct the campaign in the neighboring
counties.
Plans for the county drive will be
announced, and committees will be
named at the Commercial Club lunch
con- which takes place at the Lacey
Hotel tomorrow, Wednesday evening,
Lieut.. Bracket of the National Army,
will be present from Camp Dodge to
speak on the subject.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
GUY BACON WINS
PROMOTED TO SECOND LIEU
TENANT IN SERVICE.

In telegram to his sister, Mrs. ].
E. Hanna, Guy Bacon, well known
Oskaloosa boy, tells Of his promotion
to Second Lieutenant, at Camp Cody,
Deming, New Mexico.
Mr.. Bacon spent 81 weeks on the
Mexican border with the Iowa Ma
tional Guard, and when the troops
were returned and disbanded he join
ed Battery d. 126th U. S. Field Artil-
lery, at Davenport. He was immedi-
ately elected Sergeant, and now by
reason of his splendid military train
ing and soldierly conduct he has
been promoted to Second Lieutenant
and assigned to command his own
battery.
Guy is graduate of 0. H. s., and
was for several years reporter on
the Herald, afterwards filing a fine
position on the Davenport Times.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
WOMEN To RESCUE
HELPING PENN COLLEGE IN THE
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.

Two well known Quaker women
have contributed $1,000 toward the
endowment fund of Penn college re-
Gently. Mrs. Sarah Swift of Wor-
cester, Mass, has purchased $4,000
worth of the Penn life annuity bonds,
giving cash in payment for the
bonds. Mrs. Swift is an aunt of Will
lard Swift, the manufacturer of Wor-
cester, Mass, who presented Penn
college last spring with an, enormous
telescope. an apparatus, TO be used in
PENIS astronomy work Mrs. Liz
zie Kersey of New Providence has
bought $4,000 worth of the Penn
bonds, also giving cash in payment.
The new life annuity bonds of the
local school are becoming popular,
and are attracting wide attention.
For the bonds, Penn Is receiving cash
and real estate, both of which are
welcome to the school, especially dur
ing the present reconstruction per-
iod.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08

man for the place, and that the farm
ers and others in Mahaska county,
who form that organization. made no
mistake, when they got together and
concluded 10 give the new plan q
thorough test II is becoming clear
10 Interested lookers-on, that the day
is not far distant when each county in
the state will have its county agent.
And that will again mean bigger and
better crops and increasing land val
|ues in the Hawkeye state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
MILTON MORGAN TELLS ABOUT
HEAVY ARTILLERY.

Camp Robinson, Oct. 30.-Dear Faith
er: Received your letter today and
was glad to get it. 1t is always good
to get news from home. l am we'll
and am getting along o. X. | have
not had TO drive any as yet and | am
not very anxious TO start. The mules
they have here are fierce some of
them jump onto you With all four
feet and all of them begin kicking
Four men have been killed this sum-
mer by these mules, so | am told.
They will not allow you to whip or
beat them any. zs lieutenant catches
you doing it you are tried and put
in the guard house for a month or two
with your pay cut off. I am just an
extra man at present and don't do
much of anything but lay around the
quarters. We are moving tomorrow
and l don't know how far as we go
under sealed orders. | think probably
that it will be either to Long Island
or to New Port News, Virginia.
Most of our men are we'll trained
and nearly all think we will see France
by Christmas, not later than March
first, and hope so.
We have four inches of snow here
and zero weather and nothing but
sheds for both men and horses so we
are uncomfortable and everybody vel.
comes change.
l am having a world of experience
and am glad.I enlisted. There is no
possible chance to shirk any here for
every hour you fool away you can
bank on getting an extra day of fatigue
duty so it is wise to keep moving.
Hope everything is fine at home and
that you are well fixed for the winter.
| am in the 18th Regiment Heavy
Artillery. Very hard work in fact the
artillery is classed as the most strenu-
Gus branch of all the army service
and maybe you think that / have not
wished hundred times that / was on
the infantry. The eats are great, pie,
cake, meat, potatoest, gravy, peas,
celery, olives and several other articles
and believe me ! sure stow away my
portion.
Well will close and write when We
get settled again. | am getting tired
of jumping around and hope that We
are settled soon. We have about 500
horses to move this time and as they
are all range stock It is going to be
a rough job especially as an officer will
be on the job seeing that it is done,
just so.
Your son, Milton Morgan.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
BEFORE AND AFTER. "

Granddad, of the bygone years
Was as sturdy as an OK,
! And his lanky running-gears
Could withstand the hardest shocks
Three square meals of hog and hon.
Kept him filter than fid.
And he took no tonic balm,
when our grand-dad was a kid.
mo one shot him in the arm,
Every other day or two.
Nor excited his alarm
With a list of don'ts, to do.
And when cramps or rheumatic
Jimmed his door-sill vertebrae,
Mustard plasters done the biz
Of the hundred fads, today.
Germs were few and far between,
So was therapeutic dope.
Pollywogs were seldom seen
Even with a microscope.
Sanitary food and drink,
ANTS, serums, and their ilk,
Were beyond his range of think.
But his health was fine as silk.
In his homespun jeens and hat
He could do a good days work.
Fever never laid him flat
Germs within him didn't Turk.
And at sixty he could swing,
With his huge and ham-like mitt,
And the birds were sure TO sing
For the chump who prompted it.
Bring this poor untutored fish
Grand-dad of our cultured sires-
Knocks and bruises if you wish,
Anything your heart desires;
But for men who live today
Men who learn and know so much
Bring the doctor, right away,
And some serum and a crutch.
NAL Rose, Oskaloosa, la.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
VOTE ON DIRECTORS LIKES THE. SERVICE
AT ANNUAL FAIR MEETING TO
BE HELD NOVEMBER 10.

Eleven directors will be elected to
serve on the board of the Southern
Iowa Fair and Exposition for term
Of three years at the annual meeting
of the stockholders which takes place
on Monday, November 10, 1917 Ten
directors services. expire sthis year,
and these ten vacancies, plus the adj
ditional directors position created
this year in the amendments to the
articles of incorporation filed in the
spring, make necessary the appoint
ment of the eleven new board mem
bers.
Directors whose term of office ex-
pires this fall are: George Ruby, M.
F. Huyser, T. ]. Wilson, II. A. Arm
strong, T. w. Denney, r. D. Walton,
c. Ed Beman, Lester Butler and A..
Rosenblatt.
&C. W. Moore, who died during the
yea. was included in those going out
of office, and his vacancy will be fill
ed at the annual meeting on the 18th
of this month.
The articles of incorporation of
the Southern Iowa Fair, as amended,
provide for three term offices for the
directors, the terms of onethird OF
the board expiring annually The
articles also provided the new plan
be set in operation by lot AT a
called meeting of the fair directors,
held Friday, October &c, the drawing
took place. The names were drawn
by Mrs. Allan Jones.
Directors serving one year are:
Carroll f. Sawyer Frank Hyett,. Ed
Hanna, Charles e. Lofland, Warren
Kalbach, f. J. Ieisel, w. p. Cleaver,
Will Reed, Fred Williams, w. H. Bro,
erman and Charles Victor
Those who serve as directors fof
two years are: w. l. Beans, Charles
Bass, L. N. Taylor, Fl. j. Moore, |. w.
Cook, Willis Krizer, d. X. Unsicker,
T. J. Bray, J. Hill Barnes. r. w.
Hoyt, and Frank Lloyd.
The amended articles also provided
the terms of service of the six mem
UClS vi INC tAtCullNc
should expire one-third annually. At
the special board meeting the follow
ing results We're obtained: r. D. Wal
ton and F. e. Hyett, terms expire
this fall; w. II. Broerman and Chas.
Victor, terms expire next year, and
Charles Bass and w. l. Beans were
selected for two year terms of serv-
ice.
At the annual meeting, following
the annual election of directors, the
board of directors will elect a presi-
dent, who becomes ex.ofiicio, mem
Der of the executive committee, and
will also elect two members of the
executive committee who will hold
offices for three years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-08
LAND GRANT RETURNS.

The land grants made by the gov
eminent to the railroads between the
years 1850 and 1870 will within year
save the government fully $50,O00,O0O
on it's bill for transportation, accord
ing to an estimate made by John w.
Kean, transportation clerk of the
Navy Department There was a
string attached to the land grants in
the shape of proviso that troops
and government property were to be
granted reductions in the regular
rates. Not much Importance was at
tached to the string at the time says
Mr.. Kean, because no one imagined
that the government would be trans
porting troops and property to the eX,
tent that it is today" He estimates
that the drawback in the grants will
save at least 10 per cent of the total
cost of military transportation, and
adds, that's very conservative .es'
innate"
The Railway Age Gazette points out
editorialIy that the saving to the sov'
eminent of S50,O0O,O00 in a year on
the cost of military transportation
would pay a return of 5 per cent on
81, 900 900, 600. 1t also calls attention
10 the fact that the government re
ceives in addition, and always has re
ceived reduced rates for the transpor
tation of mail over the land grant rail
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