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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

I'm order that the 1S,00O,0OO bu
shells of seed which will be needed
to plant Iowa's great corn and Other
fields this spring, may be the best
weed that can be obtained, the Iowa
State Corn and Small Grain Growers
association in cooperation with the
Iowa State College has hit upon the
plan of issuing seed growers direct
ory, which aims to be. the get-togethel
medium of farmers who have such
seed for sale and farmers who wish
to buy that seed. The directory will
be issued at the close OF the annual
corn show.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
~WEATHER FORECASTc

Few city people reading the wealth
er forecasts in their daily papers
realize the importance a warning OF
rain, snow, frost or high winds may
have for the farmer, fruit grower, or
stock raiser in the country. The
message which causes the city. man
merely to debate whether he shall
carry an umbrella or take his over
coat, when telegraphed to country
points maN be telephoned instantly
from farmer to farmer as news OF
the greatest agricultural importance
Such a message over the phone may
cause the entire countryside to be,
come a scene of intensive activity
There is a rush to nay or grain
fields to get in the crop or in the
spring, work like beaers covering
young seedlings in the truck gardens
with paper or other protection from
frost, or preparing to build fires or
light smudges in orchards. On the
ranches every available worker may
be dispatched to herd in sheep or
stock to protect them from storms =.
To them the message, which in the
personal discomfort, carries tidings
OF conditions which may mean heavy
monetary losses to the unprepared
farm or ranch.
On the other hand forecast pre-
dieting good or hot weather for three
or four days to come may send
thousands of reapers into the fields to
take advantage of favorable weather
and, as if by magic, change the land
scape from one of waving grain o:
grass into a scene of haycocks, OF
wheat sheaves.
The u. s. Weather Bureau has per.
fected special systems and facilities
for obtaining and disseminating ad-
vance weather news adapted to the
protection of growers Of many spe-
cial crops in different sections of the
country In Connection with the
weather reports received from its
200 stations and from $500 other OBJ
seryation points, the bureau has es-
tablished large number of special
stations for observing crop weather
in the corn wheat. cotton,
sugar, rice and cattle raising dis
tricts. The object of this service
is to furnish the growers OF each of
these crops throughout the summer
with information that will aenabie
thamato handleAfheI crops yito best
advantage. baf Fpsrrtcg tel
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION.

Burlington Hawkeye: Rose Hill ana
adjoining districts in Mahaska county
voted on consolidated school propo-
sition few days ago. The plan was
defeated by majority of eight votes,
OF course the friends of consolidation
are not discouraged, but are hoping
for better luck next time. And they
will Sc to ii that the next time comes
soon. In the meantime, some who had
not given the subject careful consider
alton, will inform themselves more
thoroughly and having done so, they
are pretty sure to vote in the affirm
alive. The consolidated school is COM
ing everywhere in the state, and
there Is no doubt that Rose Hill will
fall into line In short time. And this
postponement mayab be good thing.
after all. II will give all ample time to
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

BLACK WALNUT IN IOWA.

Iowa has more black walnut plan
tations than any other state in tn
union, according to statistics coll
lected by the forestry department at
Iowa State college.
The early walnut planters had three
principal objects in view, the forma-
ton of a Shelter belt for the home
building, the production of fence
posts for lumber and the growing OF
nuts for food. Although at the
present time most of the planted
walnut timber is not large enough to
bring the best returns for lumber
these plantations will bring a high
price in few years.
There is now a heavy demand foI
walnut timber which is large enough
to saw. Walnut manufacturers are
buying logs from all parts of the
state where they can get enough in
one place to make up a carload.
large part of this timber is being
made into gun stocks for use in the
European war.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
IOWA FIRE LOSSES.

Although the loss by fire during the
month of December is estimated at a
million dollars in Iowa and this is
the largest in the same period ofany
recent years, the total loss by fire in
the state for the entire year of 1916
is less by a million dollars than
it was during the previous year.
This is according to the report OF
State Fire Marshall Ole o. Roe, which
will be issued as soon as the Deem
Der losses have been accurately com
puted The loss for December is not
vet complete, but he estimates that a
million dollars will be safe estimate
Fire losses invariably run heavier
during the winter months. 1t is more
difficult to fight fires in cold weather
and the firemen are handicapped in
many ways. Winter fires are often
not discovered until the building is
well able and the firemen have bu'
little chance to fight the flames and
save the property.
During December, 1916, there have
-
Iowa. Cedar Rapids reported one fire
in which the loss is about 100000
Oskaloosa had big confagration
which cast s25OOOO. Other heavy
losses were. Fort Madison, $4,000;
Creston, $4,000; Osceola, $4,000
and others.
The number of deaths in 1916 due
to fire will probably exceed the l9ll
record. Many of there were due tc
gasoline explosions, .....
The law enforcement department o.
the marshars Office has good RECORD
for 1916. About forty-four persons
/ have been successfully prosecuted fol
starting fire on their premises for the
purpose of collecting the insurance
Several of these persons were prose
cuted in Des Moines.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
EFFECT OF BETTER ROADS.

To determine as far as possible the
exact dollars and cents effect on d
county of the Improvement of bad
roads, specialists of the Office of Pub
lie Roads and Rural Engineering OF
the U. S. Department OF Agriculture
made economic surveys in eight coun
ties in each of the years from 1910 tC
1915, inclusive.
This study of the increase in the
values of farm lands in the eight
counties reveals the rather interesting
fact that following the improvement
of the main market roads the in
crease in the selling price of tillable
farm lands served by the roads has
amounted to from one to three times
the total cost of the improvements
The increase in values in those in
stances which were recorded ranged
from 63 per cent to so per cent in
Spotsylvania County, Va; from 6S to
1874 in Dinwiddle County, Va; ~ to so
in Lee County, Va; % to 100 in Wise
County, Va; 9 to ia in Franklin
County, n. Y; so to 100 in Dallas
County, Ala; % to 80 in Lauderdale
County, Miss; and from so TO 100
in Manatee County, Fla. The esti-
mates of increase we're based for the
most part upon the territory within
a distance of one mile on each side of
the roads improved
fu1
record was made in 1910 of 35 farms
located on the road selected for i'm
provement OF the seven farms sold
in 1912, the prices actually paid show
increases of from 81 to 116 per cent
over the 1910 valuation. The average
value after the roads were improved
was $2S26 per acre as compared with
$17.31 previous to the Improvement.
In 1913, four transfers OF farm land
were on the basis Of $50 IL per acre,
whereas the properties were listed in
1910 at only 1889 per acre. 1t ap-
pears that 1,451 acres sold in 1914 in
creased in value $2S,500, or 80 per
cent, of from s24.46 to $4410 per
acre.
In Dinwiddie County, Va. the actual
price of 43 farms sold or offered for
sale from 1909 to 1914 ranged in price
from 1888 to s43.74 per acre before
the roads were built. and from $24.7O
tc 1880 per acre after the roads were
improved. S
In Lee County. Va, study of eight
tracts along the roads before and aft
tr improvement idfcated that these
increased about 1913 per
acre, or about Z 0per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
THE CHOICE OF POTATOES.

The following suggestions to house
wives by home economics specialists
of the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture are made in regard to the selec'
ton of potatoes for table use.
In purchasing potatoes for table
purposes the following points should
be kept in mind: First, that the
smooth potatoes are more desirable
than rough ones, because they are
more easily prepared, and less loss is
involved in the pairing. Second, that
tubers which have been exposed to
light for any considerable period soon
acquire a more or less acrid taste;
for this reason, newly harvested pota'
toes, if mature, are preferable for the
winters supply to those which have
been kept for any considerable period
under unsuitable conditions. Third,
that very large potatoes are not es.
pecially desirable, partly on account
of the greater length of time required
to cook them uniformly, and partly
because they are often very variable
in texture. Fourth, a good potato
should be firm and crisp when cut,
and thin cross section when held
between the eye and the light should
show a relatively uniform distribu-
ton of starch throughout it's whole
area, as opposed to large, translu-
cent, watery, central area which de-
noted lack of starch in this portion
of the tuber. The even distribution of
starch insures greater uniformity in
cooking and in texture of the flesh
when cooked.
If lot is not uniform, it is often
worth while to sort them and use the
large ones with roast meats, or al
other times when the oven need not
be especially heated and save the
small ones for occasions when quick
cooking is more convenient. When
the potatoes are very large, or time
is pressing, it is often desirable TO
increase the surface exposed to the
heat by cutting them in pieces before
cooking, in spite of the fact that this
slightly increases the amount of nu.
trients lost. If they are pared and cut
into small cubes or thin slices, they
will cook very quickly and may then
be creamed, mashed, or served in 9th
err ways
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
"THE c-R-l-c-K."

Yo no, there fellersl Git yer skids!
There's skatin' on the crick:
And don't forget to tell the kids
The ice is good and thick
from Prairie Point to Pebble Pass,
It's tighter than drum,
And sixteen times as smooth as glass
So hurry up and come.
Put on your sweaters and yer caps
They're dandy when you skate,
But Gee! Don't stop to hunt yer straps
Fer can scarcely wait.
Well git some shinnies on the Hill
Where hazel-brush is thick,
And have a good oil game, we will
All up and down the crick.
In school if any kid would speak
OF skates and skatin' games
The teacher makes them call II
creek
l hate such mushy names.
Suppose l said to Skinney Blown:
There's skatin' on the creek
! i uSl SNSly LclISl III lllS lO"h
Would guy me for week.
They'd as kme is their hat on straight
An where's my powder-puff
An amt stayin' out too late
An all that silly stuff
So when the ice is good and thick
l always yell and say
There's skatin', fellers on the crick
The c-r-l-c-k"
It's sixteen times as smooth a sglaSs
And tighter than a drum
From Prairie Point to Pebble Pass
So hurry up and come;
And don't fergit to tell the kids
The ice is good and thick;
Yo no, there fellers! Git yer skids!
Ye no there's skatin' on the crick.
Nal Rose, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
GOOD FRIEND Is GONE.

The intent OF this little article is
net to recite the virtues and wOmanly
qualities of the late Mrs. c. w
Abrams, but to give recognition to a
peculiar quality that is rare in the
general run of people. Along with
her busy and useful life as wife and
mother, Mrs. Abrams found some
time to devote to church, lodge and
society affairs. Through these con,
nections she had much to do with
the newspapers and in her the news.
papers had fast friend. She had
high appreciation of the value of
the press, and had the keenest dis
cernment between news and adver-
Using. When others complained of
the newspapers being stingy or self
the hope of reward, but because of
her quick sense of justice. Again
when others complained of the press
being unable to get things straight,
she was always first to suggest that
the complainant was undoubtedly at
fault. They had either not written
the announcement out clearly, or had
asked for something entirely contrary
to the rules of the paper On many
occasions, and without any Interior
object on her part, she set the news
papers right before their critics, and
time and again has said that in all
her experience with them she never
found a newspaper doing an inten-
tional wrong or unkind thing and that
she never had any trouble in getting
her announcements printed right, be-
cause she took the trouble to have
them rightly presented. AS her
good life will be mourned by family
and friends, her kindly influence and
example will be missed by the local
press.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
TOO MUCH PORK.

Too deep devotion to pork" in con,
gress is standing in the way of fair
compensation for poorly paid employ
es of the government, in the opinion
of Senator Kenyon.
Hundreds of letters and petitions
have reached his office from federal
employees and particularly employees
of the government in Iowa, such as
postal clerks, rural mail carriers, ar
senal employees, and others. These
have asked for higher pay.
Senator Kenyon has been led to
send out a letter in reply to these in
quiries. He takes the position that be-
cause of lavish expenditures for pork
in river and harbor bills and other
wise under the present regime there
is little left to help out the clerks
and other employees in respect to sal
aries.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
RESUBMISSION TO Be ASKED
Suffragists of Iowa VIII Present
Their Request to the State Leo
isIature This Session.

Des Moines, Jan. 17.-Holding
that the recent suffrage election fail
ed of its purpose because of irregu-
larities and errors which prevented
Iowa men from giving their true ex-
preston as to the merits of the
cause, suffragists of Iowa will pre-
sent to the state legislature their
request for the resubmission of the
suffrage amendment to the vote of
the people. This marks the begin
ming of an intensive legislative and
field campaign which they say will
not be concluded until suffrage final
ly is granted the women of the state
The passage OF the proposed
amendment by the Thirty-seventh
general assembly now in session will
bring the amendment before the
Thirty-Aghth general assembly for
its second passage. A second fav-
orable vote will result in the resub-
mission OF the amendment to the
vote of the people at special elec-
ton which may be held in 1919 or at
the time OF the general election in
1920.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
HEOR WHAT"

The State Essembly S now in sesh,
Each Rep. and Sen. has sworn his
oath
A vast array, some stale, some tresh
Too many far, of each and both.
The Gov, and every sec. and sten'
Is Johnny on his little spot,
And every Rep. and every Sen
Are primed. Are primed for what?
These Reps. and Sens. from burgs
and villes
The Gov. and secs. and stems galore
Will introduce flock of bills;
Adjourn, and rush to frame some
more.
A bill to sterilize the air
And beautify the vacant lot,
And put a tax on teeth and hair
A tax. A tax for what?
They'll next appoint wise commish
To regulate the smell of cheese;
They'll build a home for worthless
fish
And mouseless cats and dogless
fieas.
And while the pinch of H. c. L.
Grinds harder in the poor mans cot
They'll fatten in their fine hotel
And rest. And rest for what?
The Gov. will speak lot of stuff
That no one cares rap about
And Reps. and Sens. will spiel some
CUFF,
The gist of which is much in doubt.
With pomp and gusto, vim and zeal,
And other bunk and tommy-rot,
They'll vote, and veto, and repeal
They will. They will for what?
They'll howl, and rant and legislate,
And praise George Wash. and good
Abe Link.
They'll tap the stronghold on the
State
And line their pork barrels with
the chink.
They'll tear old statutes into bits
Or stage some final tragic shot,
AS fodder for those dear constits."
AS fod. As fod for what?
And every Rep. and every Sen.
To many far of each and both
And Gov. and every sec. and stem.
Who, bound in honor, swore his
oath.
Are there in sesh to stay and stay
And stir the legislative pot
So long as dear constits" will pay
viii pay. Will pay for what?
NAL Rose, OskaloOsa, Ia.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

That there may be an increase in
pellagra during the coming year on
account of the rise in the cost OF
food stuffs Use The fear. expressed by
the U. S. Public Health Service. As
a result of the government researches
it was found that pellagra is produced
by an insufficient, poorly balanced diet
and that it can both be prevented anC
cured by the use of food containing
elements in the proportion required
nv the body.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

%. C. Burrows, editor of the Bell
Plain Union, has announced that he
will be a candidate for state printer
before the present legislature. The
term of the present state printer does
rot expire until Jan. l, 1919. However
the legislature will elect his success
or. 1t is said their are eight or ten
candidates for the job.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

Alex Miller concludes that Keota
is certainly a wonderful place, folks
just live on and on there, in spite of
fate. The Eagle last week told of a
woman who had had heart failure for
two weeks and it was feared she
would not recover. So
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

The Knoxville Express wakes elo-
quent and says: ''The pillow is the prop
e. symbol of agriculture, whilst agri-
culture is the most important industry
of all civilized peoples, races or ma
tionS"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

-Devotees of the legitimate, claim
that the picture show is on the wane
in the larger cities, and the drama is
enjoying a great revival. Eleven new
opera houses are now in process OF
erection in New York City for stand
are stage entertainment.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

The fact that the Quaker Oats
corporation of Cedar Rapids and
their 1000 employees have decided to
resort to arbitration is another
strong argument in favor of our city
council and the Mckinley interests
settling their dispute about rates in
the same manner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

Although nearly 100000 bush
els of rye we're produced in the United
State sin 1915, this is less than per
cent Of the worlds annual production
OF the crop. Nearly 80 per cent of the
crop of the United States is grown
east of line from the boundary be-
tween Minnesota and North Dakota
to the southern most point of Texas.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

The billion dollar net operating
income of the railways of the United
States in the calendar year 1916, in
spite of the fact that it breaks all
previous records, represents a return
on the property investment of less
than per cent, says the Railway
Age Gazette.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

There are 1S3,442 more cattle and
horses and 605.33S more sheep and
goats using the National Forests in
1916 than in 1915. This increase was
in spite of large Examinations of graz.
ing lands from the Forests. II is &C.
counted for by improved methods OF
handling the stock and by more init
mate knowledge of the forage on the
ranges and their carrying capacity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

During the past fiscal year there
were constructed on the National For.
ests 227 miles of new road, 1875 miles
of trails, 2,124 miles of telephone
line, SO miles of fire lines, 81 lookout
structures, 40 bridges, 222 miles of
fence 545 dwellings, barns and other
II corrals, and 202 water
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

The Government has established
numerous stations,in the CITY of Mex
leo for the, sale of tooG articles of
prime necessity at moderate prices.
The business transacted is very large
and the common people have been
greatly aided thereby.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

Canadian casualties from the
opening Of the war to December 81
total $500. This is made up of kill
ed, 10,S54; died of wounds, 4,O10;
died of wounds, 4,O10; died of sick
ness, 4S4; presumed dead, 1,1OS;
wounded 48,054; missing, 1870.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

Lord Northcliffe predicts that if
the allies are whipped by the Germans
it will be Americas turn next to con-
tend against the armies of the Kiser.
Seems to US we have heard that be-
fore.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

study the problem, and tibet result
may ultimately. be better and big
ger school than would have been pos
sible if the plan has been carried at
this time
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

when the capital was 5000, and the
total cost for one year $500. Now
the real estate value of its work is
50, 100000, and it pays for the sup
port of retired ministers about a
quarter of a million dollars year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

Zone man in the American army
wears No. 14a shoe. He ought to be
able to put down bellion by STEP
ping on it" says the Grinnell Regis
4 or
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

Up to a year ago the west and
middle west supplied the majority of
recruits for the navy, but the south
and east have forged ahead recently.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

= An advent in Methodist history
was the recent dedication of mod
FERN ferro-concrete building for the
Book Concern at Cincinnati. This
great church work began in 1883.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

The United Mine Workers Jour
nal warns against the type of reform
ed who goes barking about the coun-
try with patent remedy up his
sleeve guaranteed to cure all human
ills
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
REcENr couRr DECISIONS.

The court OF civil appeals OF Texas
does not seem inclIned 70 recognize
Messrs Johnson. Webster, Funk &
WagnalIs ct al, photographers, as IN
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
Re-eIect civ MANAGER.

Sam II. Crosby has been elected or
rather reelectedscity manager OF Grin
nell at sS50la month. Il
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

1t has been suggested that most
men would be content with their lot
if it were lot of money.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
-The naumant nf salaria,

The payment of salaries and wag-
es in Mexican specie throughout the
Republic is having avery salutary eff
feet In restoring normal commercial
conditions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

The Nebraska prohibition law
forbids liquor advertisements.