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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
WATER QUESTION
DISCUSSED BY CITY COUNCIL
AND ENGINEERS.

Oskaloosa city council had an in
conference with Mr.. Burns of the
Burns & Mcdonald Company, who de-
sired additional information concern
ing the Peoples Water Company and
the attitude of the city and the citi-
zens with reference to the local prop
erty.
The engineering firm of Burns &
Mcdonald of Kansas City was en-
gagged some months ago to make a
survey of the city of Oskaloosa and
the Water Company property, to
make a report upon the same and to
investigate the feasibility of a new
municipality owned water plant. A
corps of engineers was sent into the
local field and an exhaustive survey
made of the property and of new
routes to both Skunk and Des Moines
rivers.
Mr.. Burns, who was here in person,
stated that his company was about
ready to submit its report which has
now been about ninety days in prep
Grafton, from the data furnished by
the engineers. He made number
of statements to the council concern
ing the present condition of the prop
erty now in operation, its desirability
and adaptability to the needs of the
city, il purchased at anything like a
reasonable figure. He suggested
changes and improvements to in
crease the efficiency. The written
report will be made by member of
the firm within a short time. No ac-
ton of record was taken by the coun-
Gil upon the subject.
Members of the Commercial Club
were before the meeting concerning
the completion of finishing of the
third story of that portion of the city
hall over the fire department for the
use of the Oskaloosa Band. Messrs.
Fansher, Peasley and Lewis were in
structed to take up the project and
go into 1t in detail to determine what
is to be done and to make report to
the city council at the cession to be
held Monday evening.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
ELDERLY WOMAN IS INJURED
Mrs. Gunder johnson Of New Sharon
! Becomes Confused at Crossing
and is Run over by Auto.

New Sharon, June 1S.-Mrs. Gundef
Johnson, of New Sharon, an elderly
lady, was the victim Of an automobile
accident at eight o'clock Sunday eV
ening. Mrs. Johnson and her daugh-
ter were crossing at the intersection
OF Market and Main streets down town
when car, owned by William Lin,
stead and driven by Miss Mary Mart
in, coming from the east on Market
street and attempting to turn south
on Main street. struck the confused
lady and knocked her down. The car
passed over her.
She was carried to nearby home
and given immediate attention. No
bones were broken, but il is feared the
woman suffered internally An ugly
cash was cut in the back of her sead.
She passed a hard night and to-day
her condition was considered critical.
No blame for the accident can be
attached to the driver. for Miss Mart
in sounded her horn to warn the peo-
pie. Mrs. Johnson became frightened
by the coming car and jumped back
ward in front of the auto.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
CAUGHT UNDER
CAR; IS KILLED
c. A. SAUNDERS MEETS INSTANT
DEATH AT ELDoN.
HOMER STANLEY NOT INJURED
Automobile In Which the Two Men
Were Riding Was Suddenly over
turned.-Deceased Leaves Wife
and TWO Children.

C. A. Saunders, of Oskaloosa, resid.
was instantly killed in an automobile
accident at Eldon Friday evening when
the machine I'm which he was riding
was overturned.
Homer Stanley, well known driver
and mechanician of this city who was
with him in the car at the time es-
capped serious injury other than a few
trivial bruises.
Mrs. Saunders and two children are
at the fathers home in Searsboro for
an extended visit and Mr.. Saunders
has been making trips about the coun
try in their absence attending to the
wants OF his firm. nc is a represent
alive of the States-Hippe Auto Com
lpany OF Des Moines and has the ter
ritory in Southeastern Iowa a part
of which lie makes in his car.
In company with Mr.. Stanley as
driver he left Friday morning for Mt
| Pleasant ana they we're at Eldon en-
route home last evening when the &C
cident happened.
The father was summoned from
Searsboro and went to Eldon ON the
Rock Island this mornmg to take
charge OF the body.
| Car Hit Rut In Road.
The accident happened at culyer
near the little town of Ashland abou
four and half miles north of EldoI
lat $50 o'clock. The car which was {
Ford ROADSTER hit rut or a rougl
place in the road and sweryed to on'
side and ran over the bank into thu
ditch. The car turned over. Stanle!
was thrown free but Saunders wht
was driving was held fast and the ca
crushed him. He sustained a skull
fracture at the base of the brain, hi
chest was crushed and ribs broken
He died instantly.
The body was taken to Eldon where
the coroner assumed charge and al
inquest was ordered for this Saturda.
morning at ten o'clock.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
CANN!NG At LACEY
CLUB WILL MEET AT SCHOOL
HOUSE JUNE 20.

Lacey, June 14.-By Coaster,-it
looks good to see the sun shine for a
whole day again. The farmers were
considerably worried over their crop
prospects.
Carl Dilley who was badly hurt on
Monday morning by his car turning
over as he was going to work is doing
as well as could be expected
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Long celebrated
their 9th wedding anniversary last
Sunday All of their children were at
home to help them observe the day
The families of Hassleman's and
Kaldenberg's vent to Pella last Satur
day to spend the day with their par
ents and help them celebrate THEN
50th wedding anniversary. These gooC
people were once residents in this vi
cinity and we hope that they may SEE
many more anniversaries
The 9Th grade pupils attended thu
graduating exercises in Oskaloosi
last Saturday and received their di
lplomas.
Miss Edna Kendig spent Sunday a
! the A. 7. Snyder home, returning t.
her home Monday at Muscatine.
Mrs. G. w. Pegram attended thu
Holiness Camp Meeting over Sunda!
at the University Park.
Mrs. Laura Foehlinger and son d.
| Wayne visited at the Oren Wicker
| cham home Sunday
| Lou Shangle was caller Sunday a
| the Lou Mitchell home.
Ernest Ballinger of Cedar and lad.
friend called on his mother, Mar,
Ballinger Sunday.
| Mrs. Faulkenberg and Bernice Coul
ter of New Sharon were visitors a
the Dilly home Wednesday.
Thomas Ballinger and family calle'
at the Bartlett home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dilley spent Sun
day at Earl Shocks.
The canning club will meet at tn
ILacey consolidated school house, Jun
| 20. All of the ladies and misses ar
/ invited to come as this is a very i'm
portant meeting. A lady from Anne
will be here.
Miss Mary Wyatt of Lacey viii
leave Saturday morning for tw
weeks visit in Missouri.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
A Rough Experience.

What Cheer Chronicle: Charley
Stapleton, his mother, Rev. FIR. MI
gent and housekeeper, Mrs. Fisher,
had a real narrow escape from cold
plunge" last Friday. They were on
, their way to Oskaloosa to hear Elk.
President Taft, and were endeayoring
to cross the river west of town. Some
farmer told Charley five other autos
had crossed before him, so he pulled
open the throttle and started across.
Everything went all right until they
reached the first small bridge, when
the water came into the auto and the
engine went. dead. Charley climbed
out of the auto and took the back
track through the water and mud for
help. AS he stepped from the auto he
stepped from the bridge and went up
to his breast in water and never
touched bottom. He grabbed the auto
and pulled himself up on the other
SIDE. He secured young Darling who
came with his team and they had
some time to pull the auto TO dry
ground as the machine had started to
wash down stream.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
.OSKALO0SA IN 1918
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL coNVEN.
TroN TO BE INVITED.

The Oskaloosa Commercial Club,
and the churches of Oskaloosa have
united in extending an Invitation to
the Iowa State Sunday School Associa'
ton to hold it's State Convention in
this city next year. The 1917 conven
ton will be held in Council Bluffs this
week and from 20 to 30 delegates
from the Sunday schools of Oskaloosa
and Mahaska county will attend.
These delegates will carry Oskaloosa' S
invitation to the convention.
In event that Oskaloosa lands the
convention it will mean great meet
ing for this city bringing something
like 1000 delegates. The meeting will
be fine thing for the city, but it will
also bring it's responsibilities. Some
thing like $500 in money will be neNes'
.sary and the homes of Oskaloosa will
have to be thrown open to the dele
gates. The hotef accommodations OF
the city are not sufficient to take care
OF the large number that will be there.
Oskaloosa will be well represented
at the Council Bluffs convention which
convenes Tuesday evening A num-
Der of the delegates left at noon, 9th
ers will go tonight, and the remainder
will leave tomorrow. Those repre-
senting the M. e. Sunday school are
w. J. Howell, Miss May Pendray,
Mrs. Russell and Rev. Grigsby.
Rev. Loehr will represent the Re-
formed church. f@
Rev. and Mrs. W. l.. Waters, Miss
Geievieve Christy, Mrs. M. A. Hoov-
err Mrs. H. C. Miller, c. l.. Farmhouse
and II. II. Rosebrook will represent
the Congregational church; and Rev.
DeVoe and H. l.. White from the
Christian church.
Rev. Van Dram, who is on the pro-
gram, will head the delegation from
Lakonta.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
FLOWERS FOR SICK
MANY BOUQUETS DISTRIBUTED
BY THE w. C. T.su.

The Oskaloosa w. c. T. u. met with
Mrs. r. A. Kent Thursday afternoon.
The devotionals were conducted by
Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Sarah Hoover.
The regular routine of the business
was transacted and arrangements of
committees made for the banquet to
be served at the Y. p. BIS convention.
Then the Red Cross work was taken
up and it was decided to make $40
worth of comfort bags for the soldiers
The president made announcement
OF the call of the State officers for all
of the county Presidents to meet in
Des Moines in executive session to
plan for the fall campaign for State
Constitutional prohibition.
This being flower mission day Mrs.
, Emma Nicholson had the program in
Charge She passed around cards Civ
ing scripture texts, which were read
by those holding them. One of the
scripture texts were tied on each bou.
Duet of flowers sent to the sick and
shut-ins. Mrs. S. ]. Dutton read a re.
| DplI HUH Oul lttliHIui 1oldlt DhDNi
tcndent of Flower Mission work, Mrs
Human, who at the present time is
very ILL., with little hopes of recovery
who was so gladly received and wei
coined in all of the State institutions
The prisoners in the state looked
forward TO her coming as a bright spot
IL their lives. She will be missed this
year, but someone else will perform
the deeds. Mrs. Chinn read a poem
What is the Size of a Rose" A sole
was rendered very sweetly by Mrs
Reynolds, How Sweet is the Love Of
Jesus" And selection, S"rhe Bios
sens of the Beautitudes," which was
read by Mrs Conover certainly enter
cd the hearts of all. Mrs. Williams
then told of the coming Of the Y. p
BIS, June 26, q, and %, for their state
convention. From seyenty-flye to on,
hundred bouquets of flowers were Civ
en- to cheer the lives of the sick ant
the shut ms. During the meeting ont
new name was received for member
ship The meeting closed with thu
bonediction to meet with Mrs. Emm;
Nicholson in July.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
4 CARAVAN Of
BOOZE CAUGHT
TWENTY-FIVE LOADED AUTOS
HELp-uP WITH GUNS.
$1,000 IN LIQUOR is SPILLED
Court Is Held On the Highway and
Every Driver Pays Fine For Bring
ing contraband Into Iowa.
$500 Cash Collected.


Des Moines, June ia telegram
received at the Attorney Generals Of
lice here to-day brought the informal
ton that II. w. Terrell, State Agent,
assisted by three officers of Baskerville
and two from Dolliver captured more
than $4,000 worth of liquor being
transported into this state from Cey-
lon, Minnesota, yesterday.
The liquor, comprising whisky, wine,
alcohol, beer and ale was being car
ried in twenty-five automobiles. The
officers stopped the parties near Els
.thergille. A few of the drivers refused
to stop until the tires OF their auto.
mobiles were blown off by shots from
guns fired by the officers.
F. c. Reed, mayor Of Dolliver, held
court on the road side. Every driver
pleaded guilty to the illegal trans
portation of liquor into this state.
! The liquor valued at $4,000 was
destroyed. Fines totaling about $500
were collected from the men.
1 Stitzel is Indicted.
Ira Stitzel, arrested several days ago
on charge of being connected with
the underground booze railway be-
tween this city and st. Joseph Mo-,
was indicted by the district grand jury
yesterday afternoon on charge OF
maintaining a liquor nuisance. He
( furnished 81, 900 bond for his appear
ance before the fall term of court.
! Dubuque Being Flooded.
! { Dubuque, Ia, June 16. State
Agents Risden and Griffin, acting I'M
der direction of Attorney General
Havner, discovered that great guam
titles of liquor are being brought in.
to Dubuque, anticipating difficulty af-
! ter July / when the federal law gov
erning shipment of liquor into dry
territory goes into effect.
| The agents declare that records
show 500 cases of beer were brought
into this city in one day.
Three arrests have been made and
more arc expected to follow.
| While the state law has by some
| been interpreted as allowing the
/ bringing in of liquor for personal use
by the party bringing it, on July the
I federal law takes effect The fed
eral law reads: Whoever shall or
der, purchase or cause intoxicating
liquors to be transported in interstate
commerce, except for scientific, sac
ramental, medicinal or mechanical
purposes into any state, the laws OF
which state or territory prohibit the
! manufacture or sale therein of intoX
icating liquors for beverage purposes
shall be punished as aforesaid"
> The punishment referred to is 4
fine of $1,000 and six months in til
federal prison. No advertisements,
letters, postcards and no solicitation
of orders in dry territory will be per.
mitted after that date. The United
States authorities will be in charge
A., of the enforcement of the federal law
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
READY FOR SERVICE
SOUTHEASTERN IOWA HOSPITAL
CORPS ORGANIZED.

Two Oskaloosa physicians, DR.. e.
Il, MCLEAN and DR.. X. L. Johnson
have enlisted with the medical staff
Of a hospital unit being formed by
the doctors of the Southeastern Iowa
medical association, and will enter
government service in France.
The formation of the unit is about
complete. DIR. J. Fred Clarke of Fair
field is at the head Of the movement
and has associated with him some of
Tie leading doctors and nurses in this
part of the state.
The unit is known as the First Dis
trict Red Cross hospital unit and re-
CURES a sum of five thousand dollars
to finance it. Practically all the doc
tors Of the Southeastern Iowa medical
body are paying ten dollars toward
the formation of the unit.
The unit will require large staff of
doctors, commissioned by the War De-
partment, and also twenty nurses and
fifty assistants who will be known as
orderlies. Most of the latter will be
college men.
The doctors on the medical staff so
far recruited are DR.. +. M. Fuller and
Dr. A. H. Gray of Keokuk; DR.. John
son and DR.. E. ID. MCLEAN of Oska-
loosa; DIR. A. c. Moerke and DIR. f. j.
Wehman of Burlington; DIR. j. T. Her
rick and Dr. E. T. Edgerly of Ottum-
wa; DR.. ]. i. Clarke and DR.. L. ID.
James of Fairfield; DR.. ]. r. Walker
of FIT. Madison, DR.. w. "A. Sternberg
of Mt. Pleasant and DR.. r. A. Mcguire
OF Brighton.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
WILL HELP FARMERS.
Seth Way Starts Good Movement In
Marion County.

Knoxville, June 16.-The Hooded
out farmers of the creek and river
bottoms have not made a general call
for help; however. the progressive
citizens of Knoxville, headed by Mr..
Seth Way, have spent the past few
days organizing an efficient relief
corps and are ready as soon as the
ground is drained and dried up to
furnish material aid in helping out
the lowland losers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
$40 FOR RED GROSS
MASONIC PARTY BRINGS BIG
RETURNS FOR GOOD CAUSE.

The committee in charge of the
card party @ven at the Masonic
rooms Friday afternoon for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross Chapter are to
be congratulated on the success of
the afternoon. There was a very
large attendance and forty dollars
was cleared which will do much to-
wards securing supplies for Red
Cross work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
Iarae shipment Of Stock.

M. j. Jordan & Son of Creston last
week shipped eleven car loads OF
hogs and cattle to Chicago. Seven
cars were loaded with cattle and four
cars with hogs. The hogs averaged
230 pounds each. and the cattle ay-
eraged about 1880 pounds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
Shn,u XnIIr Collars.

What is the matter with the flags
Only few places down town are fly
ing Old Glory, and the war has Just
begun The sight of the flag causes
many young men to think of enlistins.
If your banner is worn out, unfurl a
new one.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
Timothy In Fine shape.

Each succeeding day emphasizes
the fact that we are going to harvest
nice crop OF timothy this season
and It will be In demand.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
Remember the Rule.

1t were well II the auto drivers re-
member that as rule cars going east
or west have precedence over cars
running north or south
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
fires Were Welcome.

Fires were again necessary to per-
sonal comfort In home and Office on
Saturday. .SA
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21
MAYnE ARNOLD, AGED sc.

OF course the difference is not kill
ing. However. you can save money
by taking notice. Mayne Arnold
will advance the price of his superior
glasses July list. and again the first
of August.
After that probably again. but we
win not cross that bridge till we get
to It..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21

Washington, June 16.-The Ameri'
can tank steamer Moreni was sunk by
b German submarine June II after o
running fight of two hours. Four OF
fhp crew Inst their lives
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-21

Elizabeth, N. j., June ia tele-
gram announcing the torpedoing of
the Anna r. Heidritter, four masted
sailing vessel loaded with thing,
reached here today. She was at
tackled off Gibraltar and was saved
from sinking only by the timely ac-
commodations of British and French
vessels who towed her crews to a
French port.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-27
Tennis BRINGS
MANY STARS TO
HAWAII IN 1917
Best Tournament in History on
+ Feb. 8; Eva and Polo Club
: Play This Afternoon
BY PAULINE scHAEFER

This afternoon two matches of the
inter-club tennis tournament, are be.
ing played at Ewa-Lowrey and
Henoch VS. Eklund and MeKeayer, the
former for the polo club and the lat.
ter for EVA. Directly after this
match, il there Is time, Lowrey plays
Eklund and McKeaver plays Henoch.
At 8 tomorrow morning on the polo
club courts the second and third Eva
doubles, teams will play the second
and third polo club doubles teams.
This afternoon at 2:30 on the polo
club courts the semi-finals of the
Class B tennis tournament are being
played, and at $3.50 the finals take
place. In the semi-finals Billy War
rem plays Allen Marshal and j. H
Barnes plays 4. NJ. NOVEL;. The win
nerss of these two matches play in
the finals. All three matches should
be closely contested. =. :. -.
These four players, with AL Castle.
Alan Lowrey, William Eklund and
Billy Hoogs will take part in the Car
nival tennis tournament, which begins
February s. Five mainland players
Church and Throckmorton from the
Eastern states and Johnston, Griffin
and Strachan from California will
play in this tournament. In 1916
Church ranked No. 3 in the United
States and won the following tourna-
ments: Rockaway, Palm Beach
ichallenge round), Western (chaI.
lenge round and Delaware challenge
round).
/; Johnston ranked iSo. and won the
Longwood, Pacific Coast and Tri-State
tournaments. Griffin is ranked No. 6.
He has defeated Williams, the present
national champion, twice He and
Johnston are national doubles cham
pions. The Carnival tennis tourna-
Rent will be held on the Beretania
Club court, which has recently been
put into excellent condition.
The Beretania Club and Hawaii
Polo and Racing Club have been made
members of the United States Ma
tional Tennis Association. 81
On February there will be meet
ing of the Hawaiian Tennis Associa.
ton, when the date for the Hawaiian
championship tourney will be decided
on 1t will be soon after the Carnival
series. Besides the mems doubles and
singles there will be ladies' doubles
and singles and mixed doubles. Keen
competition is expected IN this tourna-
ment, especially between the ladies, 4
who are already practising hard.
For the first time IN several years
Miss Male Wears, who played in the
finals in the polo club tournament two
months ago, viii in all probability en-
ter this tournament. She has q strong
serve and her work at the net is very
clever. Besides several other local
players, there will be two excellent
Eastern players, Miss Jeanette Storrs
and Mrs. Balm. They win certainly
add to the interest All the ladies'
events and the mixed doubles will be
played on the polo club courts.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-27
IMidwick Poloists Will =
Play Here Next August

from the islands are very bright.
Maui can always be relied upon.
Kauai received such polo awakening
in the tournament OF last September
that the players have kept up their
practise ever since Philip Rice has
members Of which Is schooling new
ponies for the coming contests. Jay
Gould has written that he is planning
to leave for Hawaii the first OF July
and is hopeful OF securing q few
mounts from among the English
ponies coming to New York to be sold
in the spring. He win bring these
ponies with him to augment the string
he bought while here.
The Army team Is fortunate IN that
all the members OF the excellent COM
bination of last year are still in Ha-
wall and the prospects are that they
will remain here over the next tour
nament II is thought by q good many
students OF the game that with q few
more ponies the Army would have car.
ried off the much coveted prize.
The Oahu players seem fully en-
crossed In their various business &C
equations, but from what can be
gathered they have not entirely lost
sight Of the fact that It viii be neces-
sary for them to defend their honors
In 1917 and to defend them against
greater competition than In anyFpf
the past six years. Rumor has itSAht
Oahu may not put In the same team
this year, but Il n sincerely hoped
that nothing viii interfere with the
lineup, as the team has shown It's
ability to play together. as only q
team can play which has had the
advantage of several years Of polo
combination practise.
We understand that the polo men
of the other islands are not alone In
their efforts to secure new ponies. for
It IL reported that Peter Harmon, the
stud groom for Oahu. = returning
from California with q string OF colts
from the McKittrick ranch.