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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
Murtdu9h NewS

Times Special Correspondence.
The next regular meeting of the W.
c. T. o.. will be in two weeks at the
home of Mrs. e. c. Chance.
The school gave an interesting lit
erary program in the auditorium Fri
day afternoon Election of officers
was held Those elected we're: Presi-
dent, Vernon Lee; vice president, ORC
Silvers secretary, Everett Jain; edi-
tor of the paper, Gertrude Beers.
The sewing club under the direction
of Mrs. r. ID. Hunt met in the din
ming room of the school building on
Wednesday afternoon. Elected Off
GERS and sewed for an hour. The fol-
lowing officers are President, Celia
True; vice president, Tina Pickett;
secretary, LOa TOlman; treasurer
Edith Pickett; superintendent of
works. Emma Eilvers.
Roy Hunt and Tracey Howard spent
a part of last week in Oakley on bust
ness.
Mrs Richardson received the sad
news of the death of her mother at
Oakley Tuesday.
The family of Mrs. George Beals ar
rived from Utah Sunday They pur-
chased the Niemaster ranch. Mr..
Niemaster moved his househld goods
to Hansen to his daughters, Mrs. Bak-
er. until they get located again
Mrs. A. o. Lee and son Leo return
ed recently from Salt Lake where Leo
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

"Idaho's Problems. How to Solve
Them" Discussion.
11:15-Address by Mrs. Ida Vanden-
bark of Rogerson. Noontide prayer,
Mrs. Bertha Johnson Adjournment
for dinner
1:30-Music and devotionals, led by
Mrs. Scott of Kimberly. Up to date
methods of scientific temperance in
struction in the schools, Mrs. J. S.
Martyr. Why Anti-Cigarette legisla-
ton, Mrs. Mary Grieve. Education
against narcotic. poison, Mrs Mellow
ell, Kimberly Department of Medical
temperance and its relation to law
enforcement, Mrs. Mabel Harvey.
Music.
3:O0-Address, Miss Mary r. Brown,
1.-THE High Cost of Low Living" Re
ports of Committees. Adjournment.
The day sessions are open to all
women and the evening meetings to
both men and women. Twin Falls
women cannot afford to miss these
lectures.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

2:00-"What can my union do to
solve the law enforcement problem p"
BY local presidents of Rupert Bur
ley, Kimberly, Twin Falls, Pleasant
View and Bull Reading section from
national presidents address relating
to law enforcement, Mrs. j. w. c.
Deake. (a) Arousing the Public. 90
Procuring Evidence. (c) Duty of Of
ficials.
3:00-PianO solo, Gondoliers, Op. %,
Nevin, Miss Winifred Spencer
3:15-Address by Miss Mary E.
Brown. Report of Committees. Ad-
iournment
Evening: S:OO-Opening song, con-
gregation. Devotionals, Rev. 0. T.
Anderson. Vocal duet accompanied by
Mandolin and Guitar, Mildred and
Evelyn Witt. Address by Miss Mary
e. Brown, "Seen Through the Eyes of
a Police Woman. Rescue or Pro
tect which, Hymn. Benediction.
Thursday: 1000 Devotional, led
by Mrs. J S. McHenry Bull union.
Scientific Temperance instruction,
Mrs. Mabel Martyr. Press, Mrs. Sar-
all Deake. Flower Mission, Mrs. Mary
Grieve. Rescue and Purity, Mrs. Alice
Beauchamp. Sunday Schools, Mrs. w.
A. Hyde Legislative, Mrs Eva Weav-
err Literature, Mrs. Beatrice Berg.
Contest, Mrs Grace HEARTFELT
10:30-Address by state president on
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
PREPARATIONS FOR
CONVENTION MADE
Large Attendance Expected at Gath
ering of the w. G. T. L. in This City
Next Week.

A large attendance is expected in
this city next week at the meeting of
the Southern Idaho w. c. T. U. and
preparations are being made to make
the occasion a profitable one.
Miss Mary Il. Brown of Seattle, for
six years an evangelist in the north
west and now national superintendent
of moral education and race better
ment; also the state president, will be
present to assist in the work of the
convention.
The following incomplete program
is submitted:
Wednesday, Devotional, led
by Mrs. j. NJ. Wall Words of Greet
ing from district president Response
Mrs. Miller Organization of institute.
Appointing of committees, enrolment,
membership. Subscription and reso-
luton.
Recommendation of our ma
tional president Brief study of state
plan for 1917. Mrs. Chip. Discussion.
11:15-Presenting of union signal
and young crusader, opening of sub
scription list
12:00-Noontide prayer. Adjourn
ment for dinner
1:00-Conference and business meet
ing of district officers.
1:30-Devotional Prayer for peace
and for the president and those in
authority, led by Mrs. J. e. Weaver.
Appointing of delegates to Mass Meet
ing in Boise. May 20 to %.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

has been having his hand taken care
of for blood poisoning. He is out of
danger but the joint of one finger
will be stiff, it is thought.
Mr. Maxwell is building a house on
the three acres he purchased of Mr..
Sautters.
G. c. Cook returned from the east
Monday and is employed for the sum
mer hv e. d. Hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gordon of Eden
spent last week at the w. d. Goss
home.
Mrs j. Hutchinson is assisting at the
w. b. Hall home during the serious
illness of Grandma Hall.
Francis L. Johnson returned home
Sunday from Iowa While there he
had two operations performed on his
eyes. They seem slightly improved.
Guy Dunlap is much improved, hav-
ing been confined to his bed for three
weeks with pneumonia.
Mrs. p. ]. Fahey and daughter Kath-
crime, have returned from a short visit
in the Boise valley.
B. w. Steinour was in Murtaugh on
Monday and Tuesday looking after his
ranch business.
A. B. Beverlin has returned from
Caldwell where he bought a ranch and
will move to the same soon.
Rev. Smuirr transacted business in
Twin Falls Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Francis L. Johnson
were passengers to Twin Falls We'd
nesday.
Chas. Worrell transacted business
at the county seat Wednesday
Gertrude Hall was in Twin Falls on
Wednesday. In the evening she was
taken into the Easter Star
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
RI0TER is SENT TO PRISON
S. L. Schulz Pleads Guilty to Two
Charges Of Fighting at e. st. Louis
Given Five Years.

Belleville, ILL.,, Aug. Cos. L. Schulz
CT East st. Louis, who was one of the
100 persons indicted in connection with
the Fast st. Louis race riots, Pleaded
guilty in the circuit court to conspir-
acy and to one count charging assault
with intent to kill. He was sentenced
to an indeterminate term of one to
fourteen years in the Chester penlten-
tiary on the latter charge, and to five
years Imprisonment on the conspiracy
charge. Both sentences are to run con-
currently. The specific charge to
which Schulz pleaded guilty was that
he struck with a club white man
named Murphy, when the latter at
tempted to rescue a negro whom the
mob was clubbing 10 death. He admit
ted that he was the leader of the mob
that operated near the stOckyards on
July 2. Several negroes were killed
In this section.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
COMPANY H BARBER
"BANTY" LASH HAS THE MAKING
OF GOOD SOLDIER.

Tracy, Iowa, correspondent writes
Mr.. and Mrs Russell B. Lash came
over to the parental Ike Lash home
Wednesday for visit which terminal
ed all too briefly by an order to Mr..
Lash to join his company by II o'clock
been oruered to start to Des Moines
by 1880 a. m. Friday. Company H be-
longs to the Third regiment Iowa ma
tional guard and they have received
orders to go to France almost immed-
lately, and the boys do not expect to
De at Camp Dodge only long enough to
get properly modified, to entrain for
some Atlantic port" thence to Eur
ope and somewhere in France" Broze
Lash has been Tracy boy nearly all
his life, small of stature, the nickname
'Banty' being appropriate. has stuck
to him like a burr since childhood and
1t Camp Allen where Company H has
been CHARTERED they all call him Banty
100. He will make a dandy fighter for
Uncle Sammie we know, for he's ac-
customed to use a wicked looking
blade on any man who comes his way
he's the company's barber you know,
Ind mighty good one too, the boys
say. He's Ike Lash's baby too. Ike and
the Mrs. should be among the proud
est parents in Tracy, as well as the
saddest, to know that their baby STEP
ped out from the little town of Tracy
a full fedged man and the first real
Tracy lad probably who will cross ov-
er the big pond all too soon. We are
proud that our interest in him is one
of relationship and we shall endeaver
to make our very own Sammie feel
our pride in him so he will know he's
backed by at least 145 pounds of kin
bred. The pride we now feel is nothing
to what we will experience when they
come back again to dear old u. S. A.
And Banty, whatever mistakes you
may have made for grit and honor,
when Wilson called you never f1inched
only 25, clean bill Of health and,
thank God, a volunteer to France. Mrs.
Lash will live with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Mum, at 80 North d street,
Oskaloosa, Iowa. ,s-. ..s
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
Notice of Levy of Execution.

State of Iowa, Mahaska County, So.
VIM. Godshall, Plaintiff,
Against
|. o. Thomas, Defendant.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT.
To |. o. Thomas. ct al.
SIR:-You are hereby notified, that
by virtue of an execution issued by
the Clerk of the District Court of
Mahaska County, Iowa, in the above
entitled cause to me directed, l have
levied upor and executed as your
property, the following described real
estate, in Mahaska County, Iowa, to-
wit:
Two 2-year old mules, enc gray mare
named Fanny IL years old, one bay
mare named Bess, IL wears old: one
sorrel mare named Flory, IL years
old; one bay horse named Charley, IL
years. old; one bay colt 8 years old;
one brown horse named Dan years
old; two gray mares about 4 years
old; one hay rake; two farm wagons;
one Corn King Manure Spreader;
three cultivatorS; one pair hay lad
ders; three set work harness; one
gang stirring pillow; all property of the
said defendant or defendants in Mahas
ka county, Iowa to wit:-on premises
and to be kept by Arthur Wilcox, ten
nant and occupant of the S. E. of s.
w. I of Sec. 5, Township 76, Range IA,
in Monroe ownship in Mahaska Coun.
ty, Iowa.
And l have advertised tho same to
be sold on the 25th day of Aug. A. D..
1917, at 300 o'clock p. m, at the
premises described above after APP
praisement.
WITNESS my official signature,
4th day of August, A D., 1917.
ID. e. Henley,
Sheriff of Mahaska County.
5w2-Advertisement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
MORE ARE REFUSED
ADDITIONAL NAMES OF THOSE
DENIED EXEMPTIONS.

The following list of young men
have been added today to those who
claimed exemption but whose claims
have been denied and who have been
designated as fit for military service.
These names were added to the list
following the publication of the Off
cial list in last evenings Herald:
Order
Number. Name. Address.
80 William G. Yer Steeg, Lacey.
239 Cecil Roland Harper, New
Sharon.
al Lacey F. Hickey, Oskaloosa.
244 John F. Denberger, Eddyville.
245 John Daniel Reynolds, Oska-
loosa
246 Asa d. Whitlock, Oskaloosa.
PAT Listan A. Koogler, Oskaloosa.
$50 Lewis E. Gerard, New Sharon.
251 Charles Newendorp, Leighton.
252 Arthur r. Heckenberg, Eddy
vile.
254 Raymond E. Mendenhall, Oska-
loosa.
ESQ Floyd NJ. Dunwoody, Oskaloosa.
259 William Ray Winegardner, Bea-
con.
262 Sherman Taylor, Lakonta.
263 John Clark Ridpath, New Shar-
on.
264 Homer Samuel Hoover, Oska-
loosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
l06 BUSHEL oats
BIG YIELD is REPORTED FROM
NEAR kiRkviLLE.
Fremont Gazette.)

.
Chester Funk, west of Kirkville,
had measured eleven acre tract Of
oats that threshed out 1855 bushels,
almost 106 bushels to the acre. The
Beck boys had one piece that made
50 bushels but their average was
around so bushels. The general av-
erage around here is so bushels, al
though number of pieces are beat
ing this considerable. Wheat is max.
ing about % bushels although we
heard of a field near Kirksyille that
made As. Other small grain is aboy }
the average.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Tripett, Mr..
and Mrs. C. c. TTiplett and children
and the former lads sister, Miss Lora
Doolin, of Kirksville, Mo-, motored to
Des Moines Sunday and spent the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Triplett's
son Harold who is member of the
Medical Corps of the U. s. Army sta
toned at Fort Des Moines.
Philip, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwin Ehrenhard, of Ashland, Ne.
braska, had the misfortune Monday
afternoon to fall from "a railway car
near the Kennel elevator and break
one of the small bones in his arm just
above the wrist.
We have learned that Mark English
son of Mrs. ]. N, English, south OF
town, failed to pass the physical ex-
am:nations for the U. S. Army. Mark
recently enlisted in the Iowa ammuh.
ition train and has been stationed at
Des Moines.
Eearl Roquet, Clyde Roquet and
Richard Baker left Monday morning
for Ada, Minnesota, where they will
work few weeks in the harvest fields
near that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Carnahan de-
parted Friday for Oklahoma City
okla, for a visit with his brother
VIM. Carnahan.
The school board held meeting the
other evening and set Monday, Sept
|S. as the day for the beginning OF
school.
A strange auto was found last night
in ditch south of town. The machine
has been taken to the Neal Albertson
home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
TELLS YANKEES TO WAKE UP
Feneral Pershing DepIores Apathy at
Home and Declares That the War
Won't Be Won by Talk.

! Paris, Aug. 20.-Major General
Pershing, the American commander,
said In an interview here that the war
can be won only by hard and forceful
blows delivered by well-trained Amer
Jean army working in conjunction with
the allied armies.
Deploring the lukewarmness of the
American people in regard to the war,
General Pershing added:
Every man, woman and child should
support the administration in its de-
termination to arm and equip the Amer
lean army and keep up, its morale and
that of the allied armies. This war
will not be won by talk or by subscrib-
ing to the Red Cross.
1.-The American people must come to
a full realization of what the war
means. 1t can be won only by striking
hard and forceful blows, not other
WISE"
The general was very emphatic in
the interview, which lasted only few
minutes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
CITY WILL DEFEND
WILL RESIST RATES INJUNCTION
IN FEDERAL COURT.

oskaloosa municipality will defend
the application for injunction against
the recently passed rate ordinances.
made by the Traction & Light Com
pany.
Authority was voted by the city
council at the regular session Mon
day evening and instruction given the
city solicitor to prepare the case and
defend the position of the city in the
matter now pending in Federal court.
1t appears to be the opinion of the
council members that the only thing
to do now is to try the case on its
merits that the city may know once
and for all where II stands.
The case will not come on for fur
Their court action until October.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23

Notice of Levy of Execution.
State of Iowa, Mahaska County, S.
H. B. Nelson, Plaintiff,
Against
A. ]. Wymore, Defendant.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
To A. j. Wymore ct all.
Sir:-You are hereby notified. that
by virtue of an execution issued by
the Clerk of the District Court OF
Mahaska County, Iowa, in the
above entitled cause to me di.
rected, / have levied upon and exc.
cuted as, your property, the following
described real estate, in Mahaska
County, Iowa, to-wit:
South half (A) of NE1 NE1 of Sci
and north ] of SEA of Sch, all in Sec,
80, Township rs North and Range IA
West of 5th p. NJ, Mahaska County,
Iowa.
And | have advertised the same to
be sold on the Goth day of August,
A. d. 1917, at 300 o'clock p. m, at
the door of the Court House. in 0ska-
Ioosa, Mahaska County, Iowa
WITNESS my official signature,
23rd day of July, A. ID. 1917.
d. E. HENLEY,
Sheriff of Mahaska County.
5w2-Advertisement
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
TAX LEVY IS RAISED.
TWO AND ONE-HALF MILLS ADD
ED IN OSkALOOSA.

Along with other elevations in
prices contributary to the High Cost
of Living, Oskaloosa people next
year will be called upon to stand for
an increase in taxes. The increase
in the town levy alone will be two
and a half mills. from A mills, the
town levy this year, to 46.5 mills for
1918, not to mention increases in
school, state and county taxes, and
the increase of per cent in values
of all Oskaloosa property as made by
the State Executive Council.
The boost in taxes in the town levy
comes through an increase of one
half mill for the support of the Pub
lie Library. Another half mill is
necessary for the maintenance of the
fire department and the recent in
crease in salaries. Still another half
mill is necessary for the expense of
the grading work now planned for
the next season, and one mill has
been added for the bonds issued for
the new fire apparatus recently in
stalled.
The levy for the year 1918 adopted
by the council at regular session on
Monday evening, following extended
and exhaustive discussion of the re-
port of the ways and means commit.
tee with whom the matter has been
thoroughly canvassed is given below
compared with the figures of the
previous year. The 1918 levy for
the city of Oskaloosa will be the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
j. S. FLYER LOST
DURING AIR RAID
American Fails to Return After
Attack on Germany.
7 TEUToN PLANES DESTROYED
Twenty-Eight Thousand Pounds of Elk
pIosiVes Hurled on kaiser's Mill
tary establishments, Railroad
Stations and Encampments.

Paris, Aug. 20.-The Lafayette
squadron, composed of American avia-
tors, played its part in the French air
raids reported in the official communi-
cation, when Ii was announced $4,000
pounds of bombs and explosives had
been dropped on German military es-
adjustments, railroad stations and
encampments.
Corporal Harold Willis of Boston,
a member of the squadron, has not re-
turned from the raid, which resulted
H. number of aerial fights with the
Germans. ...
Two groups of chasers We're chosen
squadron, commanded respectively by
Lieut.. Raoul Lufbery of Wallingford,
Conn, and Adjt. Didler Mason of
San Francisco, which travelled pro-
tectingly to the right and left of a
bombing machine as 1t entered enemy
territory across the Rhine. Another
group from another squadron followed
In the rear. '....
Meet Few Germans.
The groups, however, saw few Ger
man machines. The Lufbery command
obtained most of the action and Avia-
tor Dudley Hill of Peekskill, N. Y,
had narrow escape when two Ger
mans attacked him with incendiary
bullets.
He escaped, however, with one but
let hole through lower plane by out
maneuvering his opponents. He is he
lieved to have brought down one Ger
man.
Adjutant Masson's command was at
tackled by n patrol of three planes,
which were easily repulsed.
Corporal Willis was missing when
his group returned to its base after
the bombing raid, but it is hoped he
will turn up. .D
III AirpIanes in Raid.
An air raid in which Ill French
airplanes participated, dropping 49,
600 Kilograms (28000 pounds) of
projectiles on German military estab-
lishments, was reported by the French
war Office.
Seven German machines were shot
down and a balloon and eight others
ere badly damaged, it was stated.
Two French machines failed TO re-
turn from the raid.
Eleven Miles East of Rhine.
The COlmar aviation ground and
aviation camps at Frescati (upper AL
sace) and Habsheim, were bOmbarded.
Chamblay station, Brisgau
"a city of 10000 in the Grand Duchy
of Baden, situated II miles east of the
Rhine) and other points were also at
tackled.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
BRITISH ROUT FOES SHIPS
Engagement Between English and
German Scouting Vessels in North
Sea-BerIin Denies Loss,

London, Aug. 20.-An engagement
between British and German scouting
ships in which one German destroyer
and several mine sweepers were dam
aged was reported by the admiralty.
The British warships were not dam
aged. The biggest type of British YES
sells engaged in scout work took part
In the light.
Berlin, Aug. 2O.-"One guard patrol
in the North sea encountered enemy
cruisers and destroyers on the fringe
of the British barred zone" an adj
mlralty statement announced.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
j. S. HAS MILLION
:, MEN UNDER ARMS
Draft Will Add 687, 500 Men to
Forces.
NEW OFFICERS TO FRANCE
200 First and Second Lieutenants
From Artillery Training Camps
Assigned to Duty Abroad by
the War Department.

Washington, Aug. 20-Since the dec
laration of war approximately 1900
600 men have offered themselves for
service in the fighting forces of the
country.
The official total under arms today
was 943,141 men. These represent vol
untary enlistments.
The draft will add 6S7, 800 ..s
Hence in another month the United
States will have 1851, 900 men under
arms, not considering additional thou.
sands of voluntary enlistments. OF the
present totals 710024 are for the land
forces, 233,1 for the sea.
2es,se6 Regulars.
In the regular army there are 29S,.
996 enlisted men and 6,700 officers. The
Guard comprises 100000 enlisted men
and 1000 officers. Including the men
at the officers training camps, the re.
serve corps totals are 31,S41 officers
and So, 4S7 enlisted men.
The navy figures are 224,077 enlist.
ed men and 9,04O officers.
The marine corps contributes 33,l17
New Officers to France.
The war department announced the
appointment of 200 first and second
lieutenants fresh from the artillery
training schools at Fortress Monroe
who have been assigned to duty In
France.
The following are those who will &c
from Illinois and neighboring states:
First Lieutenants.
Henry II. Airport, Chicago; Melvin j
Kabes, Detroit, Mich; William G
Rowe, Plymouth, Ind; Walter n
Scharff, Chicago; Lee G. Stark, Chi
cago; Ivan A. Elliot, Bloomington, Ill.
George X. Squier, Rockford, Ill.
Second Lleutenants.
Benjamin f. Harmon, Lafayette
Ind. David w. Burgoon, East st. Louis
ILL.,; Temple II. Buell., Highland Park
ILL.,; William 3. Cooley, West Lafayette
Ind; Roy o. Edwards, Harvey, Ill.
Harlow A. Amsbury, Champaign, Ill.
William G. McNulty, Chicago; Pan
III. Hake, Cary, Ind; Paul D. Meyers
Milwaukee, Wis., George f. Corey
Joliet, H.; Harold w. Burns, Gary
Ind.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
CORN IS IMMENSE
THIRTEEN FT. HIGH AND THREE
EARS TO THE STALK.

Harley Without living miles north
east of Oskaloosa has on exhibition at
the Herald office, four stalks of corn
averaging 1S feet in length. Three of
the stalks have three ears of corn each
and the other has two. This is the X.
B. variety and was planted the 9th of
May. If the weather conditions contin.
ue fair, Mr.. Without expects yield of
100 bushels per acre in this field of
thirty acres.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
ExEcUToR's NOTICE.

- Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that on the 18th day of
August, A. D., 1917, the undersigned
was appointed by the District Court
of Mahaska County. Iowa, executrix
of the estate of Peter r. McCosh, de-
ceased, late of said Mahaska County
Iowa. AL persons indebted to said es-
tate will make payment to the under
signed, and those having claims against
the same will present them legally au-
thenticated to said court for allowance.
Dated this 18th day of August, 1917.
Grace McCosh. ExecutIix.
w. T. Martin, Clerk.
By Bess Martin, Deputy. 5w3
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23

funeral will likely be held from the
family home, No. 500 North First ST.,
Wednesday afternoon. II word comes
that the son will be here the funeral
will be deferred until Thursday.
Killed BY Low Voltage.
Death was caused by small wire
carrying a low voltage of 10. Elec-
tricians measured it this morning and
found only 1O4 at that particular point.
Ordinarily this voltage is not danger
Gus to life, but in rare instances, as in
this case, it kills.