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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-01
CHRISTMAS RUSH
Postal Arrangements to Facilitate De-
Iiveries.

According to Postmaster Mike"
Fry. every man in Camp Funston
should notify his parents and rela-
tives to send him everything that he
needs before the Christmas rush. The
rush during the holidays is going to
be greater this year than it has been
at any previous year due to the con-
gestion of cars which has been caused
by the prevailing prosperity through
out the country and because of the
fact that there will be more men away
from home this year than there ever
has been before
The high wages throughout the
country and the prosperity of all
classes of persons will be one of the
reasons that cause the giving of more
Christmas presents and the mails are
expected to be running to capacity
long in advance of the holidays.
The enormous amount of mail that
will be sent to the men in the can
Torment here and at other places will
cause a local congestion and it will
be wise for all Christmas presents to
be sent not later than December Is.
The poStoffice employees will be
greatly aided if the proper addresses
are supplied and it is hoped that par
ents will be careful to supply the
proper regiment and company num-
bers and the entire address will be
written plainly.
The arrival of Christmas gifts to
the men in the environments will help
to make the day pass more pleasantly
for them. Negligence on the part OF
the sender should not be allowed to
cause the soldier to miss his Christ
mas gift If the name is plainly
written and the entire address is giver
and the package sent before Deem
Der Is, there is little likelihood thai
this will occur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-01
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


The marriage of Miss Florence Crawford,
daughter of Ex-Governor and Mrs. Samuel
J. Crawford, to Mr. Arthur Capper of the
Capital took place last evening The we'd
ding was at s o'clock at the residence of
the brides parents, on the northwest corner
of Fifth and Harrison streets and was per-
formed by L. 5. McCabe, d. D., who used
the Presbyterian service with ring. Miss
Madge johnson was the bridesmaid and
Mr.. Ewing Herbert of the Hiawatha World
was best man. A very pretty feature of
the ceremony was managed by Miss Ruth
Myra Williams, Miss Mary Horner and
Mrs. Tom Pounds. AS the bridal party ad-
vanced the ladies held ribbons from the
bay window to the hall. between which
the bride and bridegroom passed.
The bride was becomingly attfred in a
pretty gown OF white crepe duchene made
empire. en- train, trimmed with pearl passe-
menterie and lace. The veil was caught by
diamond ornaments. and the bride carried
bridal roses After the wedding Mr.. and
Mrs. Crawford and Mr.. and Mrs. CappeI
received In the parior. Mrs; Crawford
trimmed with velvet and white passemen-
Mr. George Crawford. brother of the
bride. acted very gracefully as head usher.
Galveston. They will be gone about ten
days. and returning will be at home afteI
December -, at the home Of the brides
parents
DR.. A. A Raub OF North Topeka, has
been made acting county physician. DR..
Williamson is going to remove to Cali
fornia.
An instance Of making good money ont
of hogs is that of Fred Tannhardt. who
owns farm OF $50 acres seven miles west
Of Topeka. He sold today eight head OF
pigs, nine months old, that weighed net
2GT0 pounds and brought him $14017 or
$3.50 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-01
Mo FAITH IN HER STORY
kidnapping Merely Ruse to Get Back
TO Home She Deserted.

Chicago, Dec Mrs. Ida Brown
ing, the woman who disappeared in
Michigan last September and was
found in the union station here in
dazed condition this week. was en-
route back to her home in Somonauk,
ILL.,. with her husband today.
Deputy Police Chief Westbrook de-
clared bluntly today that her tale is
too weak to admit of belief" and said
her story of being kidnapped by a man
and woman twas invented, so she
could return to her husband and chill
dren after her long absence" West
brook further declared his belief she
had submitted to the butterfly
brand" which was burned on her
breast with acid. Physician say it
will disappear without leaving a scar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-01

Following "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" in which Mary Pickford ap-
peared, comes her latest picture, THE
Little Princess: which will be shown
at the Orpheum four days next week
In this production, Miss P1ckford
plays the part of a girl, who at first
enjoys great riches and then suffers
poverty. She is at first seen as Sara
Crewe, a motherless little girl whose
father has to leave her in a London
boarding school, while he undertakes
a diamond mining venture in the far
east.
Bad news follow his departure for
the east. Little Sara's life begins an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-01

unpleasant descent. At the darkest
moment luck turns in favor of the
orphan and those who enslaved her
during her pennilesS days are soon
dispersed and forgotten.
A portion of the play deals with
tales from Arabian Nights and to pic
turtle these stories, some magnificent
Oriental settings are brought into use.
The manner in which Mary Pickford
depicts the incidents of little Sara S
life brings smiles as well as tears. The
uniting of Sara and her true friends
at the close of the drama brings in
yuletide surroundings that are pleas
ing to the eye.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-01
BREAD L0AVES
More Than Nineteen Thousand Are
Baked in a Day.

During the past week Lieut. Lewis
L. Mckinney has made a test to de-
termine the amount of bread that
could be baked in the bakery here, in
case an emergency arises
The bakeshop, running four ovens,
baked a total of 3S,S8S pounds or 49,
444 loaves in twenty-four hours. This
record has not been touched by other
camps that have held similar tests
In order to produce the Is, 444
Ioaves of bread the following amount
of materials were used: 2S, 800 pounds
of flour, 2s9 pounds of yeast, $40
pounds of sugar, 416 pounds of
salt, 81 pounds of lard and 1854
pounds of water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-01

spirit and are showing great enthusi-
asm in the learning of the songs, Mr.
Guthrie told a reporter for Trench
and Camp. The instructor seems
pleased with the porgress he is able
to make for. as he expressed it, The
cooperation 1 am getting from the
men in the different companies who
have done any kind of singing in the
past is what is making the work very
pleasant"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
MEMBER Of BOARD
JOHN H.: sHoEMAKE QUALITIES
AS SCHOOL DIRECTOR.

John H. Shoemake, one of the retir-
ing directors of the Oskaloosa school
board who sought reelection at the
annual school election held March 10.
.1e17, but was defeated. has qualified
jas school director, as provided by
,law, and become a member of the
school board in place of Warren Kali
bach, elected at the election by 314
voters Mr.. Kalbach failed to qualify
as. director on Monday, March 10,
|1s17, when the new board was seated
ard organized. A state law provides
that a retil'insWiirector may take the
|oath and become member of the
board upon the failure of the newly
elected directors tofquahfy before the
FIRST meeting of the new board. John
III. Perry might have taken the same
faction before Shoeniake, qualified; and
fbecome director, but failed to do sc
Mr.. Shoemake has made good mem
her of the board. .,-ly ...ss,.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
|N0Rt NAITE WAY
MISS EVANS WANTS ELECTRO.
LIERs ON SOUTH FIRST. Z =

. Mae j. Evans, an owner of busf:
ness property in OsSaloosa says that
the street illumination now employed
or. High avenue, Market street and
about the park streets, should. be con,
.tinued on First avenue as far east as
the Masonic Opera House and on
First street: south from First avenue
to the Rock Island passenger station
In her opinion this system Of street
is one of the best assets
of the city She says the handsome
five light standards arc decidedly an
.tistic and that they arc as slightly by
day as they are useful. by'night. She
believes that the city could well af
ford to make the extension and re
place the other lights now in use on
che streets mentioned and says she
wishes she could remain in town and
work for the installation of the stand
ards on First avenue and First Street.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
soNE. E!NE. C!k|!.ITL!E]
CAR LOAD SENT TO DAKOTA TO
STock.A FARM.

j. A. Ruggenberg of Rec Heights,
South Dakota was in Mahaska county
last week assembling a good sized
herd of thoroughbred Aberdeen Angus
cattle with which to stock his South
Dakota farm. He picked up about
twenty-five head of the cattle at var
iolis points in the county. He pur-
chased thirteen head of splendid
specimens of James H. Allen OF Union
Mills Five head were obtained of ID.
II Bnsicker at Wright and a number
were also purchased at leighton
and other places. Each and every ami
NAL taken was pure bred stock, regis,
tered or eligible to registry. Hih.
I Mr. Ruggenberg herded HIS property
lat L Oskaloosa and 1t will be shipped
from local stock yards this evening.
'Phe herd will make two full car loads.
1T is said to be the largest and best
shipment of the kind and to represent
the most money in a single shipment
of this breed ever sent from the eoun-
ty.F % r'a'> 4 pr vs."
! Mr.. Ruggenberg during his stay in
town was a guest at the home of his
brother John Il. Ruggenberg, No. 1907
South Fourth street. - -. ,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
DIVERS SUNK 1871, 500 TONS
Secretary capeIIe Gives February Re.
port Of U-Boat War to the
r~'"f ~ Reichstaq.r 80, g..

Berlin, AhTch 3i!-German> subma-
rIn6s I'm February sank 7S1, 800 tons Of
shipping, Secretary of the Navy
Eduard Capelle in a confidential 70.
port told the main committee of the
reichstag tEt E..N ~ N4"l j
He saiJ new Submarines sent TO the
barred zones far exceed the number
lost. He summarized the effect Of UNI
restricted submarine warfare by say.
ing:
Great successest and very smell
losses" me-. Ga- 49, ,.sasr. e.
The gGerman navy, from the com
mander in chief TO the. last stoker, is
thoroughly convinced the U-boat war
will win the war,@the marine minister
asserted, tti @'. atf - hta, -
Referring to neutrals, he. said -;
ut is painful for our sea forces to
sink neutral ships. 1t Is hard, but an
absolute necessity asrG t.a>.er4@.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
BRITISH TROOPS
!. TAKE FOUR TOWNS
Heavy Fighting Takes Place Near
st. Quentin.
SAW WOOD IS OCCUPIED
Berlin Admits Enemy Pushed Their
Lines Into German Positions on
Somme for Depth of Two
$500. a. Miles. .f,t.a IL 7 h.

, London, April 2.--Heavy fightingI
took place west of st. Qdentin, result.
ing in the capture by the British of
the village Of Savy., Later British
troops attacked SaSy wood. about al
mile from the village and only three
miles from st. Quentin, and occupied
that position. The official report from
British headquarters in France, which
records these successes, announces
also the capture by the British of
Vendelles, lying further north, and
Epehy and Peiziereo to the southeast
of Heudicourt. ssa a&G4F hE
,a Loss Admitted by Berlin.
Berlin, April 2.--British troops, af-
ter tenacious fighting, in which they
suffered heavy losses, pushed their
lines into the German positions on the
Somme for depth of nearly 'two
miles, says the official statement is
sued by the German army headquar'
tiers staff. sat 70 lac
The British advance was in the re-
geion between the Peronne Gouzeau-
Court road and the lowlands of the
Omignon stream, in which the towns
of Jeanecourt and VermalSl are stu
ated. s"l 1". ~ s'.-.> T@
|. Nearer ST. Quentin.
London, April 2-B British troops on
the Somme front continued TO make
progress notwithstanding stubborn re-
sistence offered by the Germans, tele-
graphs Reuters correspondent at the
British headquarters in France.
Due east Of Peronne General Haig's
forces have advanced to a point four
miles west Of tina Cambrai-St. QUEEN
tin road and further south they have
forced the Germans back to within
four miles Of the center of ST. Quen.
tin. cosy intN. - r9.r'tE y
One position was protected by Il
bombing post, in which every man was
killed ....i.4 -:..a So
80" French Gain on Aiiette.s #o
Paris, April French troops have
made further progress along both
sides of the Ailette river, lit was an
nouinced inethe2 French official state
ment The French also pushed for.
ward in the region north and east OF
Marginal, which Is on the, southern end
of the new battle line i'll France
formed by the German retirement. e.,
In their operations to the southwest
OF LaOn the French troops have made
important advances. capturing several
German french systems. and have
reached the outskirts of VauxaiIlon
and Laffaux, according to the commu.
| nication. 4s ~ z,r&!t ~|N $
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
/. :. 49, -. i. /. -.s..s i. \
! At THE ORANGES !.
i. !. i. !. 4 i. !. I'll.

.;.i,-. Il. !. X 4. i. + -:..s i. !. + I.
G Ramona Grange held their monthly
meeting Saturday, afternoon at the L.
10. OFF. hall. Owing to the busy sea.
son, and Saturday being the weekly
shopping day the attendance was not
as large as usual During the meeting
Miss Opal Petit was installed 'as'llec.
Iturer.y EinF q SQfs; -GtE."& argP {,
The next meeting will be- held in
the evening of April 28th There will
be good program and pre,social; All
grangers are invited to attend. ae
re- - a....r. - - - ~"rg
Oak Knoll GRANGE held their regu-
lar meeting Friday night with good
attendance. At the business ses-
sion FIVE names were proposed for
membership. The program which
had been prepared by the lecturer,
was very pleasing one. The So
cial committee then took charge and
sehved pie and coffee. Meeting
win BIO held in two more weeks.
aejtey 49, -. -. 80
IA large crowd attended the open
meeting OF East enter Grange Friday
night. The two plays, Seeking a
Servant and Love and Lather."
we're decided success. Violin and
piano music with readings made
this one of the hest entertainments
the Grange has given. 7"t
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05

cannot seriously censure the COMPANY
for this, as we would not care to
spend great amount of money our
selves on a franchise that would ex.
,pire in SO short time. With all these
conditions and needs confronting us
as citizens the city council just now
retiring contracted with firm of
consulting Engineers. Burns & McDon-
nell of Kansas City, Missouri, to make
an appraisal Of the present worth of
the Water Company property; also
to make estimates of cost OF necessary
on same! also an esti.
mate of the cost of an entire new
plant with a new, water supply to the
end that when the present franchise
expires the citizens will be fully ad.
vised as to what is best to be done
when the question comes before the
people for final decision; which meets
my hearty approval We were for.
tunate in the selection of this firm OF
engineers as we are advised from all
reliable sources that they are of the
best in the country.
The city of 0skaloosa, Is corpora
tion and should be handled just as
any private BUSINESS. Strict account
should be kept of everything and econ
omy and good Judgment exercised at
all times. Let us each one who are
personally interested in the governt
mental affairs of the city do our best
to administer the affairs of the city
! in an economical way, demanding a
dollars worth Of service for every dol
lar paid! @
! And now, fellow citizens, thank
you from the bottom of my heart for
your vote of confidence. 1t is an hon.
or 1 fully appreciate and in the next
: two years, Ipromise YOU honest and
faithful service. am deeply con-
scious of the vast responsibility rest
ing upon me and ask the moral sup
port of every citizen of Oskaloosa,
this alone will be of vast importance
in the upbuilding of oskaloosa.
ut is imperative that we should
stand together "aas
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
$43,34s.oo

Judgments for costs, aggregating
100000, in favor of the city. were OBJ.
tanned in the George Sewers and
'Lwellyn cases, which can be collect
ed whenever the council orders ex-
ecution of same.
The case of Evans VS.. Lawrence,
Judgment affirmed in the supreme
court, affirming conviction for viola
ton of city ordinance. &i
The following case is now pending
in the supreme court: City of 0ska-
loosa VS.. Joseph Boyd, appealed to
supreme court by defendant, Boyd,
from ruling in favor OF the city deny
ing injunction.
The following cases now pending
in the district court:
f. R. Schultz VS.. City, action for
damages.
Mary J. Bosgs VS.. City. action for
damages.
Julia Lewis VS.. City. action for
damages,
VIM Crafty vs.. City. action for
damages sa
L Mary Edwards vs.. City. action for
damages.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
lagsle rIlton IS. cIty. aetIon lor

Maggie Triton vs.. CITY, action for
damages.
Joseph Boyd VS.. City, action for
damages.
Mahaska County VS.. City, account
for boarding prisoners.
City & Peoples Water Co., in
- bin
There has been no money paid out
by the city for any liability incurred
for assistant council in this litigation.
While | have been city solicitor
three has been cases brought against
the city involving more than l$TB,OOO.'
90 all being disposed of in favor OF
the city with the exceptions of the
one judgment for 1915 above referred
to.
Respectfully submitted,
II. b. MCCOY City Solicitor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
Sweden Fears Famine.

Stockholm. April 2.-The state eco.
homie commission announces that Che
amount of rye oats.and mixed grains
on hand in the Kingdom, or possible
TO import, is much less than had been
estimated, and that 1t is; therefore i'm
possible TO lift the embargo against the
ushing for fodder of any of the cxpro-.
priated grains. @ ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
French Honor American.

Paris, April .2.-The Astronomical
Society of France has conferred on
George Hlery Hale, the American As
tronomer. the Jansen medal for inn
portant astronomical discoveries in
solar phisics.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
Argentina Explains EMBARGO.

Washington. March 31.-The export
embargo recently placed upon wheat
and wheat flour By the Argentine gov
ernmente was said I'M dispatches Fe-
ceived here to have been made neces-
sary by poor crops and thesde&iructivn
ofsgrain by locusts. y IT was added that
there was less wheat in Argentina vow
than at any time within the last ten
years. s3fs s.se a.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
Valuable Gems Stolen.

Lafayette, Ind. April 2. Jewels
worth nearly $4,000 were stolen from
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Charles NJ.
Franklin last evening while the
Franklins were entertaining COM
pany of friends. v
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
Local Fans coino.

A number of oskaioosa base ball
fans are planning TO attend the exhi-
bition game between ottumwa and the
Chicago White Sox. at ottumwa on
Friday afternoon
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
g. o. p, ,conoressman Out.

Pittsburgh. April Representative
elect Bleakley of the twenty-eighth
Pennsylvania district, pleading guilty
to being elected illegally. will resign.
reducing the Republican strength in
the House to eli.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
Not Ia ON thu nassin.

"How does Your s'ife like the new
neighborhood?' "Not very well as
yet. You know she's not well enough
acquainted with thu other married
women In tho block TO talk about
them."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
Newton Girl! Honored /.

Miss June Frances Lyday of New.
ton has been notified blythe faculty at
Nassar College, that she leads her
class in scholarship markings and
heads the list of the seniors who have
been placed ON the honor list.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
eernan con.ul Leaves china.

Annoy, China. April 2..-The German
consul ''nnd his family sailed froEi
Shanghai on board the Chinese steam
er Taishun. They will return to Ger
many by way OF America.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
Respectfully submitted,
H. b. MCCOY, City Solicitor.
Treasurer's Report.

Is Oskaloosa municipality living
beyond her means or is it just the
high cost of living that makes it seem
that way?
Any way the town, during the last
fiscal year ending March 81, has
spent s12,432.22 more than her i'm
come.
But for the fact that the old girl
had something in her stocking to
start with she would have had a hard
time last year of making both ends
meet. She enters upon another fis-
cal year with a somewhat depleted
treasury but still has better than
twenty thousand to go on. Ii it had
not been for that pretty plaything,
the district court made her buy, that
sewage disposal plant for the north
east corner of town, Oskaloosa would
have saved several dollars last year
over and above the previous years
record. ~ tt
Here is the way the actual condj-
,tion looks in black and white:
Cash March 81, 1916. 1913, 1641S
Total receipts ............, 7S,932.2o
1885,
Total cash ........... $ll2 lo6.3S
Total expenses .......... 9l,4Z4.4i
Cash March 81, 1917. 20,731.91
And this sum is smaller than 1t
should be because the county treas
urer did not turn over to the city
treasurer the tax collections and ap-
portionments due from last month.
until Monday morning. Because the
city did not get these working ball
ances in its treasury several of the
funds in the annual report are made
to show red, that is they are over
drawn. but with the amounts now on
hand applied all funds have cash bal
ances.
/ Here is the statement of city treas
urer H. L. White for the year, show
ing the balances in the several funds
March 81, 1917, what each fund re-
ceived during the year. including the
cash upon which the fund was OPP
Tened, and the amount OF expenditures
during the last year.
The-fgures make somewhat inter-
esting reading to. the student e. city
affairs. g.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
PLANTING Potatoes.

Potato planting is in order this week
'and garden work is advancing rapid,
u
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05

For the same length OF TIME emu
ing March 81, 1917, there we're 2S5
arrests made. s+'] ~. &aE".
Respectfully submitted,
, ]. G. HAROLD, Mayor.
Report Of City Solicitor.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Oskaloosa,
Iowa.. .ttr -. a., IS ., tE.as
I herewith submit my report as
City Solicitor for the years begin
ming April !, 1914 to April 1, 1917. Gas
The following cases for damages
aggregating $4S,OOO.OO have been dis
posed of in favor of the city since
nv rnnnrt of Anril l. 1914: 7
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
Mayors Annual Report.

= All or Whlcn mas been palu 10 uon-
orable II. l.. White, City Treasrer, and
his receipt taken therefor. There has
also been collected as dog tax the sum
OF S221.OO; which ha salso been paid
to II L. White, City Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
ALL SORTS
Patriotic Eating.

Conservation is forcing us to seek out
new foods. 1t is at the same time teach
ing us to get rid of some of our foolish
prejudices against the old standby's that
mere personal whms have made us scorn?
Now is the harrassed housewives chance
To train previously spoiled family in the
way it should have been going all these
years. John who won't touch any dish
with onions in it, and Jane who has
similar aversion to every dish containing
cheese, and father who doesn't like his
corn meal much fried, and the other
members of the family who won't eat 1T
any other way, are all in fair way to
learn to eat any kind of food that COM
plies with conservation rules and is clean,
wholesome and palatable. Catering to
the varied tastes of family that has
been allowed to develop foolish fancies
concerning it's food has been one source
of waste in many American households.
It's very well not to force any one to eat
something which disagrees with his sys-
TEN. But good many of our food prelu-
dices are not based on any health consld-
Grafton. Patriotism may effect change
for the better in this regard.