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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31

Miss Ethel Leise has reformed from
Los Angeles, where she spent the win
ter
DR.. Mahion Russell has been con
fined to his home with severe attacs
of grip.
On Monday evening the members OF
the Reformed congregation and sun
fday school gave farewell for theiI
pastor. Rev. ]. B. Swartz. The orches'
ira played thruout the evening, and
Rev. Mr.. Swartz gave short address
Refreshments we're served in the
church dining room. Mr.. Swartz was
presented with a gift of money. On
Tuesday evening Rev. Mr.. Swartz was
the guest of the members of his Sun
day school class at a class party in
the church parlors. Games and con-
tests had been arranged for the even
ins's entertainment. Supper was
served by the girls of the class. 4.
Henry Biersborn came over from
Garwin Thursday morning and spent
the day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Johnson returned
home Saturday from Florida. where
they have been spending the winter
Indiana on the return trip.
Rev ]. B. Swartz left Wednesday
morning for Cheney, Kan. Altho there
is no man in view for the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Mr..
Swartz. arrangements have been made
to hold the regular services in the Re
formed church. A professor from Coe
College. Cedar Rapids, will fill the pull
pit Sunday morning and evening.
George Willis returned TO his home
in Forest City Monday.
Mrs F. A. Buchanan spent We'd
nesday in Marshalltown with her
mother, Mrs. Julia Speicher.
Mrs. Howard Lancaster spent
Thursday in Union with her sister,
Mrs. Spurlin.
Saturday from Marsha!itown, where
she has been a patient at the st.
Thomas hospital for three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hulet left
Wednesday evening for Do!liver, where
they will spend the summer al the
home Of their daughter, Mrs. 3. x. Hill
sabeck
George Van Slyke came down from
Sheffield Saturday and spent Sunday
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ". II. Van Slyke.
Mrs. S c. Kelch returned Tuesday
evening from a visit at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Brockway.
Mrs Charles Metcalf, Of Albion
spent Thursday with her sister, Mrs
Belle Elliott.
Mrs. A. B. Shine returned home Fri
day evening from few days spent in
Marshalitown with her daughter, Mrs
Clarence Smith. who is a patient in the
Dea coness hospital.
The Ole Ferkn family has moved tc
Marshalltown.
The members OF the mems bible
class Of the Christian Sunday schoo
entertained their wives at a banQue,
in the church parlors Thursday even
ing. Covers were laid for forty. The
president OF the class. c. II. Neff
acted as POSTMASTER. Responses were
given by Rev. Mr.. Musgrave, W. d
Melick. and George Melick. 1t is
planned to make this monthly affair
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Turner, Of Pa
nora, have been visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. +. z. MusgTave.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
British hospitals since the outbreak Of
the war, and will tell Of his experiences
thera
opEoN HAS SHOW SUNDAY.
The Flora Devoss Company at odeon
SUNDAY Evenino,

The Flora Dsvoss Company at odeon
Sunday Evening.
Love in Sky Scraper." will be the
play offered by the ever popular Flora
DeVoss Company, at the Odeon Sunday
evening, April /. MIR. J. B. Rotnour, the
manager. announces the strongest do
nestle comedy drama that he has ever
offered. He states that he has lately
secured the play that in every way CO.
inoides with "Help Wanted" For the
production special scenery Is carried.
The story tells the adventures OF
young girl In big city, coming from
an extremely poor family she has
earned her way thru college and seeks
employment in a milliona!re's Office.
Her mother an ignorant laundress has
failed to warn her Of the perils that
confront her. The characters in the
play are true to life. The step-son.
a German laundress and q servant
furnish the principal comedy. A
special low scale OF prices have been
announced for the engagement. Odeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
LIscoMs WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Julia Spsiehsr, Veterans Widow
D;se ~ SoIdiArS' Home,

Mrs. Julia Spsiehsr, Veterans Widow,
Dies At soldiers Home.
Mrs. Julia e. Speicher, widow OF
John S. Speicher, q civil war veteran
and an old resident Of Liscomb. died
at the soldiers home hospital at 1:1s
this morning Of cancer. Mrs. Speicher
entered the home from Liscomb Jan. l.,
1910. She was born in Wapello coun-
ty March ~, 1851. Her husband served
in Company X, Fifty-seventh Indiana
infantry.
Two sons and one daughter survive
Mrs. Speicher. They are Jesse IL.
Speicher and Mrs. Edith Buchanan,
Liscomb. and Perry A. Speicher. of Sac
City. The body will be taken to Lis
comb Sunday morning for burial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
snse;,I Notice.

Our Silktone and Fullerton paint
demonstration will continue ali neg.
week. II you have been unable to get
in on this, don't fail to call. Special
bargain prices on all varnishes, floor
wax, etc. Ask about Silktone paint
and varnish cleaner. Simmons book
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
Local Weather Record.

Eighty and SO were the extremes Of
temperature Friday, compared with so
and 30 Thursday, and 81 and Al a year
ago Friday. At o'clock this morn
ing the temperature was 45. compared
with SO at the corresponding hour Fri
day morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
Leon srin.naH 70 Build.

Leon Brintnall has purchased Of B.
F. Cummings lot 80 x160 rect at Gil
West Church street, and will begin at
once the construction Of house.. Mr.
Brintnali plans to erect modern two
story house to cost about 5000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
Medical Society Meets April 4.

Members Of the NarshaII County
Medical Society viii mold their regular
meeting at the Margballtown Club
Monday, April I. Supper will be serv-
Cd 1t $40. after which Dr. &C. p. How
ard, Of iowa City, viii give an address
Dr.. Howard has spent = year IN tn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
COUNTY OFFICERS
TERMS EXTENDED
SHERIFF EDGAR, CLERK GILBERT
AND AUDITOR M'LELANp
HOLD UNTIL 1921.
BILL PASSES BOTH HOUSES;
GOVERNOR WILL SIGN II

County Treasurer, Recorder and Cor.
oner Not Affected Until 1920-They
Will Be Elected in 1918 For Two
Years-In 1920 Election Will BE For
Four Years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17

plishes things. He has an initiative
and an immaginatiOn, foresight, per
ception and although, not blessed
with second sight" he has 4 faculty
of seeing into the future. He is act
i've, ambitious and is eVerlastingly and
eternally stirring things up.
Seven years OF more Mir. Shanahan
has been at the head of the Retail
Merchants Organization OF Ottumwa
He took the club when ii nau dwind
led to six members and now practical
ly every retailer in the town belongs
And we in Oskaloo3a have felt the
power in Bobs work. He. as Mer'
chants secretary of Ottumwa institu
ted the famous trade excursions to
tina place. These reached up into Ma
haska county and money that belong
ed here at home went to Ottumwa re
tailers. Bob was responsible for the
installation of the auto bus line be
tween Ottumwa and Fremont that hac
been the means of taking a lot OF
Oedar township trade to WapeEO
county. Bob has a record of accom-
plishment as long as a presidents
message, a record of which he is duly
proud but one which he is going tc
make better by his work here in Os
kaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
NAMES ARE CHOSEN
FOR THE NEW GIRLS DoMlToRlEs
AT PENN COLLEGE.

Some time ago a committee, consist.
ing of C. NJ. Case. Mrs. w. /. Kelsey
and l.. Z. Corlett were appointed to
select names for the Women's Dormi-
tories. A request was sent OUT
through THE American Friend" and
other media asking for suggestions.
A large number of replies were re-
ceived. After giving the matter care
full consideration the four cottages
now being erected were named as fol-
lows:
Beginning with the cottage nearest
the main building, the names are
Margaret Fell Elizabeth Fry, Mary
Dyer and Sybil Jones. Margaret Fell,
the widow of Judge Fell of
Swarthmore, England, became the
wife of George Fox and was woman
of great influence in the early history
los the Society of Friends. Elizabeth
Fry was the greatest representative.
of the Friends church in social SER
vice especially prison reform. Mary
Dyer stands for the testimony of
Friends and for che martyrdom of the
Society. She was hanged in Boston
Commons for persisting in testifying
to the truth as she understood it.
Sybil Jones was one of the early mis-
sionarles of the Society of Friends.
being instrumental, together with her
husband Eli Jones, in founding the
Friends Mission at Ram Allah. Pales-
| tine. This is the Mission over which
President Rosenberger and Florabelle
Patterson Rosenberger had charge.
The other two units have not defin-
itely been named but list of four
or five names has been made from
which two have been selected.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
To REDEEM CREDIT
CITY HAD NO INTENTION TO DE-
FAULT ON BONDS.

Oskaloosa municipality, or rather
and more properly the administration
thereof, received a shock not long
since that caused Mayor Harold and
City Clerk T. II. Carlin to appreciate
the old adage, Uneasy lies the head
that wears crown"
The city received notice from the
Harris Trust Company of Chicago
that the City of Oskaloosa had de-
faulted upon payment of $S2,000.0O
funding and refunding bonds due and
payable May /, 1917. The city for
warded interest and payment in the
amount supposed to be required at
that time and arrangement had been
made to take UP the amount of the
loan due at bank in Fort Madison.
The city received notice not to pay
anything on the principle, as any
money on hand was due on all of the
outstanding bonds, amounting in all
TO $32.O00.00. a,s,l.,3
What to do In the, premises was
uncertain. The administration had
understood that the bonds were to
mature annually Or more frequently
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
To INCREASE FOOD
GOVERNOR HARDING TELLS OF
HIS OBSERVATIONS.

In a letter to l. N Taylor, Sixth
District Chairman, Governor Harding
under date Of May 10, says:
Dear M. Taylor Last week | was
in Washington and got in touch with
the federal government and the work
they are doing toward increasing the
food supply of the country. | want
to encourage you in the work you are
doing by bringing to your attention
the fact that Iowa has perhaps as
good an organization as any state in
the Union, and as much if not more
work has been done in our state
than any other state in the Union.
| want to encourage you in this
work also by saying that Eound the
sentiment in Washington to be that
the one biggest problem in this coun
try at the present time is that Of in
creasing the food supply. The work
your committee is doing is of most
far reaching Importance.
| appreciate the fact that it is hard
to get our people to understand the
real problem that is before them, that
is the conserving of the soil so that
it will be producing better each yeai
than it did the year before. We
must get our people to understand
this, and know of no better avenue
to carry on this work than through
this committee. No man can dc
more for his state and country at the
present time, in my judgment, thar
to spend his time and energy working
on this important problem.
II there is anything | can do to as
sist in the work you are doing 81
well. feel free 10 call upon me.
Cordially yours.
w. T.. HARDING. a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
SELECT SRANhHAN
NEW SECRETARY OF oskALoosA
COMMERCIAL CLUB.

Oskaloosa now has paid secretary
for its Commercial Club, Mr.. Bob
Shanahan, of Ottumwa, has accepted
the offer of the board OF directors OF
the Oskaloosa Commercial Club and
he will assume the responsibilities OF
his position June 1.
Bob" will be in town before that
date however. He will be at the
weekly luncheon of the club tomorrow
at the Lacey Hotel. If you DO not
know Mr.. Shanahan come out to the
noon day luncheon and meet the new
secretary. He will have something e
Isay, something that every member
Ishould hear.
Mr.. shanahan Is a man who accom-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION.
Hold Good Meeting In Town On Sat,
urday Afternoon.

Southern Iowa Breeders held an
enthusiastic and well attended meet
ing at the city hall Saturday after
noon to transact business needfuI to
the completion of the new catalogue
now in press. One of the best evil
dences of the interest in the associa-
ton is the fact that members would
leave the work on the farm at a time
like this to attend to work which
might easily be delegated to some one
else,--"Let George do it,"
Professor Bliss of the State Col
lege at Ames was present at the
meeting. 1t was a surprise for him
and he caught the spirit. He had
heard of the association, in way
FROM others, but stated that the or.
ganization exceeded anything he had
anticipated. lie sees record OF
usefulness and accomplishment for
the society both in the fields of live
stock and grain
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17

at the option of the city as funds
might be available. No sinking fund
had been provided for this batch of
bonds as had been done for other is
sues and the city had. SO TO speak,
not a penny to meet the obligation
and all manner of things might have
happened to the town,
kilograms and letters between the
city and Harris Trust Company of
Chicago followed and the situation
was duly explained by city officials.
Then the Trust Company came TO the
rescue and offered to make new loan
for the $4,000 upon new issue of
bonds to take up the old. The new
bonds will draw ~ per cent interest,
payable semi-annually, with the
bonds maturing 100000 7 annually,
The fee asked for services and attor-
neys' work together with furnishing
the bonds is $4,000.
The original entry was for $4,000.
Sixteen of the bonds were for annual
liquidation with the remainder falling
due in a lump sum, May 1st, 1917.
This the record did not show, but in
Dictated payment annually as for the
first half of the bonds. ' ''-. y.
Oskaloosa city council had spe.
cial session Monday evening for the
purpose of Strengthening out. the
tangle. Resolutions were passed al
lowing the Harris Company $4,000
fee for attorneys work and floating
the loan in new issue of bonds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17

rooms. After this the rooms that are
left will be placed on the market
- - -
On account Of the condition of the
buildings, the Penn Summer School
has been discontinued for this year
The College regrets very much to be
obliged to discontinue the Summer
School. It has been in operation for
more than twenty years. 1t will be
resumed, however, one year from
now. There is a possibility that the
program will be arranged to conduct
school the year round, dividing the
year into four quarters instead of two
semesters.
- - -
A cordial invitation is extended to
every one to visit the new college
campus and see what is going on
Building operations are in progress
of more than 100000. All things
are moving on tremendously and by
the time for college to open, the
buildings will be completed.
- - -
Permission has been given to all
students, who can get their school
work in shape to do so, to go home
and assist in the home work or ac
cept employment on farms or in some
way that will be contributing to the
need of the day. Quite a number OF
students have awaited themselves Of
this opportunity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
BURGLAR Tools Found.

While blowing along the highway
in a field on the Aaron Blake place
west of town, Fred Van der Haar
came upon small grip, evidently
thrown into the field from the road
way. When opened it revealed a
collection of tools and apparatus that
may have been intended for use in
burglary. They were rusty and had
evidently been laying out all winter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17

Winning the last two events, the
onehalf mile relay and the one mile
relay, from Ottumwa High school, the
, Oskaloosa track and field team of the
| Oskaloosa High school climbed from
third place to the first position, and
with a total of 301 points, carried off
the honors of the third annual track
| and field athletic carnival of the
Southern Iowa High School Athleti.
Association, held at tine Penn Field
on Saturday afternoon. Iowa City'S
strong three men team was second
with rs points. Ottumwa, with an
aggregation of short distance artists,
landed third with 81 points. John
son, the lone athlete from the Milton
High school, piled up 12l points and
copied fourth place for Milton.
=, Two Records Smashed.
Two association records tumbled
and one former meet record was
equalled at Saturdays meet. Feisler
of Iowa City hurled the discus for a
distance of 102 feet. three feet fur
ther than the record made last year
by HendricksOn of Washington.
Young of Fort Madison, who won
first in the high jump, clearing the
bar at feet inches, jumped to
break the meet record and raised the
record to 5 feet inches. The 100
yard dash was run by Ford of Ottum-
wa in the same time as was made at
the first meet of the association, held
at Knoxville in 1915, time of 10 3-5
seconds.
Twelve schools from the southeast
to the meet. The largest number
/ entered was seventeen from Oska-
Eloosa High school, and the smallest
entered was one, Johnson, the only
student from the Milton High school
Individual Honors to Haseltine.
Individual honors of the meet went
to Haseltine of Ottumwa, who CLEAN
ed a couple of firsts, in the 22O-yard
dash and in the quarter mile, and a
second in the 100-yard dash. He was
only one-half a point ahead of John
son from Milton, who placed in five
events. Feisler of Iowa City was
third with II points, and Hicks Of
Iowa City was fourth with 10 points
Saturday was fair day for the
meet. While the weather was cool
and slight wind was blowing, the
day was 10y far the best Saturday en-
joyed thus far this spring.
The athletic program commenced
promptly at two o'clock, and was fin
ished about five o'clock. G. U. Mich
OILS, the official referee and starter,
had little difficulty running off the
meet.
Brookins was the only athlete from
Oskaloosa to place in the finals of the
dashes. He tied with Johnson Of
Milton for third place in the quarter
= mile run. The point for third place
was split between Brookins and
Johnson, but Brookins won the flip
to decide upon the awarding of the
| third place medal.
! Ferree of Oskaloosa showed unus-
ual gameness, landing second berth
! in the one mile and one-half mile
runs. He maintained a forward po-
sition all through these two races and
finished a strong second, but few
PAGES behind Hicks of Iowa City,
winner of both events.
A surprise of the meet was the I'M
looked for showing made by Hitler of
Oskaloosa in the high jump. Little
has been heard of Hitler before and
great was the surprise in local cir
Giles when it became known that Hitler
stood among the three highest jump,
ers. Hitler cleared the bar at five
feet. ".
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
PAVING IS Assessed
ABOUT SIXTY PEOPLE WILL PAY
FOR IMPROVEMENT.

Resolutions were adopted at a spe-
cial meeting of the city council Mon
day evening authorizing the spread.
ing of the assessment for the new
pavement on North Ninth street, and
on A and G avenues, about 81 blocks.
Substantially as follows: On North
Ninth street between High avenue
and c avun;ic, forty-three properties
contribute to the expense of the i'm
provement in the sum total of ST.
179.43, 10 which fund the Oskaloosa
Traction and Light. Company is the
/ largest contributor with an assess
ment of $2,336.O7 The next largest
property involved is that of Perry
Edris with $1,9O5.34, Of which amount
the city must pay $505.35. Cost to
the city treasury for this stretch of
work will be $1,201.S0.
A Avenue.
One block of pavement on A ave-
nue. from Ninth street west to Eighth
street WAS an luedl OF @lyplCdl DlOClN
Of work with eleven pieces of proper,
ty involved and no street intersection
to pay for The largest contributors
are Marion ]. .Cruzen and Margaret
Crowder Cox each with $385.40.
|. Curb and gutter cost $31S.48; paw
ing proper $1,660.14; grading $21.25;
engineers expense, $4,000; private
work and curb, $6662, making a
grand total or this block of $2,0S6.58.
G Avenue.
G avenue was paved from the pave
ment at Fl street west to the entrance
of the Fair Grounds, and one inter
section and an alley, a total cost of
$2,77795. E.. d. Nugent with five
pieces of property and b. p. Patsie
with five properties are the largest
contributors to this Improvement,
Curb and gutter cost $413.91; prop
erty paid for $2,262.22. Grading,
$21 40; engineering, $23.0S, Private
work for the Fair Grounds, $5734.>
Synopsis.
Prinl DavannOt poSt 81 OIL M
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
How About PAVING?

What are we going to do about new
PAVING this season? No one seems
10 be making any move in the dircc-
tion or The improvement although
several localities have been talking
about K Tor several years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
NEW SHARON BOYS
ARE DOING THEIR BIT FOR MA
TIONAL PREPAREDNESS

New Sharon, May 15-New Sharon
high school is doing Its bit" toward
the nations defense. ~ dozen of the
high school boys have been excused
from school and have taken positions
OIL farms adjoining New Sharon. The
Dung men who have left school to aid
in the national movement to increase
the food production of the United
States, will receive credit for the re-
manning weeks of the semester's
school work.
- - -
A. J. Hollebrand, coming to New
Sharon from Pagosa Springs, Colorado
has purchased the Horne Drug Com
pany from Joe Horne, real estate
agent of Newton, Ia, Hollebrand was
raised at Pella, Ia, but for the past
ten years has been located at Pagosa
Springs, Colo. The sale of the New
Sharon drug store took place Monday
May 14th. The place will be known as
Hollebrand Drug Company. Mr.. and
Mrs. HOllebrand will soon move to
New Sharon to make their home.
- - -
Dirt being taken from the eXcava-
ton for the new garage building to be
CT ected by the Stutzman Implement
Company, is being used to grade the
streets and public highways Of New
Sharon. Many low thorougkfares are
being raised to permanent grade
with the dirt.
= - -:
T. r. Osborne, postmaster of New
Sharon, commenced work on the cree.
ton of a new and large private garage
at the rear OF his home, Monday. Mr..
Osborne Is building permanent dou-
BILE garage, using tor material hollow
tile. The auto house for the New Shar.
or Nasty" will be building 20 by
/ 80 feet in size. ...
- - -
Max Heitsman, deputy postmaster
Of the New Sharon Post Office, and
Charles Westmoreland, drove to Des
! Moines, Monday. They drove to the
Capitol City on the chassis of car
going to purchase a new car body.
- = -
| Footings of concrete for the New
Sharon Star Publishing Company's OF
fee. have been put in place. The worl
on the building will be rushed along al
rapidly as possible. The building viii
! be 20 feet wide by 60 feet long, L, w
, Graham is erecting the Stars ney
ihome, f
=. -:-t.:- piN
; Oslxaloosa's famed rag-time orga
land skating rink have skee-daddle,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17

and are now keeping the residents of
New Sharon from well-earned sleep.
The shekels of New Sharon boys and
girls will roll into the Golfers of the
owners, who plucks many a stray Jit-
ney from Oskaloosa's youthful skaters.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
MANY Fruit Trees.

Hundreds and hundreds OF new
orchard trees have been planted in
Mahaska county this season and more
are being set daily.