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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
TH0RNB.URg BOY
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BODY or SUICIDE DISCOVERED
IN THE SCHOOL YARD.
INcENDIARlEs FIRE A BARN
Knoxville City Council PenaIize Paw
ing Contractor For Delaying the
Matter Of Delaying the Con-
tract Stxty-Eight Days.

What Cheer, March &c. Early
morning travellers along the road by
the district school house near the
fair grounds Sunday morning were
shocked to see the lireless body of a
young man dangling from the end Of
rope tied to limb OF maple tree
in the school yard investigation
was made Immediately, help sum.
moned and the body cut down but
! life had fed The body was identi.
fled as that of Louis Sears, aged "a,
4 young man of the locality.
Young Sears was d sailor and re.
Gently came home from four years
service with the United States navy.
He was expecting to be called to re:
enter the service almost any day and
it is supposed that worry connected
Herewith may have unseated his
reason. s-.t
Deceased leaves a brother and
sister. y
His hat and coat were found hang.
ing on a fence.
brother died in the insane asyl.
um a few years ago.
Young Sears was nephew of Con.
stable Arthur S. Shaw of Laffollette's
Justice shop and had been visiting
in Osltaloosa with his uncle and in adj.
Joining towns with other relatives. He
has returned to Oskaloosa last week
where he received the notice for his
recall to the service. He had seemed
somewhat depressed and rather I'M
communicative. He was naturally of
a quiet and undemonstrative DISPOSE
ton not even being willing to go into
detail concerning his experience at
Vera Cruz in late Mexican trouble.
Mr.. Shaw last week detected Q new
note in his demeanor and questioned
him concerning it,
What's the matter Louis" he ask
ed. are you worried about the posi-
bility of returning to the service.
ooh no, no. not that" returned the
young man, IT'S not the possibility of
scrappirfg Germans that bothers me.
| have greater troubles than that.
Further than this statement how
ever the young man would not talk
and Mr.. Shaw did not press him for
his confidence.
He left note for his brother stating
the cause of his act would not be
known from his lips.
Deceased was a son of the late Har-
~ Sears, a well known farmer and
bee expert and authority residing near
He was a grandson of
David Sears, a pioneer of the Thorn
berg neighborhood and an old time
member of the Friends church who
died ct the advanced age of 81 years.
He was in the marine service with the
Texas. His surviving broth
er Lloyd Sears who returned home
with him from New York is also of
the navy serving on board the battle 2
ship Maine. The, sister is Mrs Mabel
Casky OF Keswiek So.
That financial trouble could not
have worried the young man is GER
tain as he was possessed of almost
two thousand dollars in cash which
he had deposited in the bank.
The cause of the deed is shrouded in
absolute mystery. No one thus far be.
ing able to give a clew that might 2
tend toward solution.l
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
Firslt haIf pay.

BE sure and pay your taxes this
week. II 10 the last chance ifsyou de
sire the privilege OF halving the pay
ments.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07
COUNCIL TACKLES
LICENSE QUESTION
All of the Members Are In Favor
of a License Fee Above 81, 900
as the Number of Saloons Will
be Much Less

The city council held meeting last
Monday evening at which the regu-
lar monthly batch OF bills were al
lowed and other routine business
transacted
The matter OF the fire whistle hasn't
been settled yet A whistle made in
Denver has been ordered shipped here
and when II arrives II will be put into
competition with the whistle that Is
already here on trial. The council is
not at all satisfied with the work of
the present whistle and will not keep
IL although letter was read Offering
II to the city at a reduction OF 500
from the original price This whistle
matter will not be settled until some
competition in noise machines has
been had
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07
LAPLANTE FOR COMMISSIONERS.

Mede LaPlante Is being mentioned
for the Office of street commissioner
OF Crystal Falls and the proposal
meets with approval from everyone
who has heard IT,
Mr. LaPlante is a veteran OF the
Civil War. Under the act OF the last
legislature he has right to apply for
THE position and the council must
vote upon his application. However,
Il is not at all likely that ii will be
necessary for him TO apply as Il Is
understood that Mr. Gaffney favors
his appointment and may propose his
name. II would be a handsome thing
to give Mr.. LaPlante this job for hC
Is well along in years and il seems
that some favor should be given the
men who fought for the preservation
OF the union.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07
Ask oil station Privilege.


A representative OF the Standard
Oil company was present and asked
that the city grant the company the
privilege OF erecting a filling station
on Fifth street where the Alpha road
branches off This filing station.
should the council grant the company
the privilege. will be of the regular
type OF Standard oil filling stations
where a car owner or any other de-
string oil or gasoline can drive up
under shelter and have his wants at
tended 10.
The council told the representative
that the city . willing TO grant the
company the privilege. provided that
a fire proof structure Is erected As
the agent had not the authority TO
promise any such concession. he
asked weeks time in which to take
the matter up with his company.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07
WANTS FLAG TO FLY.

We've heard 50 much about the dis
loyalty Of German-Americans that
it's refreshing TO be able to point TO
instances where Germans are more
patriotic than the natives Jacob
Binder is one German American who
wants America TO triumph and who
wants TO see "0ld Glory" fly to the
breeze from our city hall
Mr. Binder asked The Diamond
Drill to call the attention OF the city
officials to the fact that an American
flag will look better and please the
people more flying from the topmost
point OF the city hall than that whistle
tower that adorns the building. Jake
says If we must have the tower, let's
have flag on IL but tower or no
tower, let's have the flag.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07
The License Question.

There were a number OF applica-
tions in for saloon licenses but none
were acted upon nor was the question
taken up In a regular way. After the
council meeting, however. the mem
bers had an executive session in the
clerks office and It is understood that
the consensus of opinion among the
members was TO establish a license
Zee OF at least 81 $4,000 Some OF the
members wanted to make the sum
Sl,500.00 but, from what can be learn
ed. II is probable that the sum OF
81. $4,000 will he set npon. In order
10 make this fee legal II is possible
that a small license fee will be inn
posed upon other concessions.
The license will consist of $500
which the state requires and an ad-
vance fee OF $4,000 as city tax. The
city has dead open and shut on the
applicant as the $3.50 must be present.
ed in certified check before the APP
plication will be acted upon.
The following applications have been
made for licenses c. Carlson. Joe
Gress. Lou Green. Chas. Lee, X. Mot
ties, Paul Schook. Martin Waytolonis
Frank Simione, Gust Lithen, John Mo
berg and Pevatto Noyenio.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07
IRA ROE PROMOTED.

Ira S. Roe left indianapolis recent
ly for Long Island City to assume the
superintendency OF the Long Island
plant Of the Ford Motor Company. the
largest assembling plant OF the great
Detroit organization. Mr.. Roe's pro-
motion to the new position from that
as superintendent of the indianapolis
branch Is in recognition OF his sue
cessful work there during the last
year, In which time the Indianapolis
plant has become the leader in efiicien-
cy over all the Ford plants through
out the United States. Mr. Roe went
to indianapolis two years ago from
Detroit and has served in several ca
pacities at the Indianapolis factory
His successor has not been named
indianapolis Daily.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07
ERIKsON'S SPLENDID VICTORY.
Won out ON Slips In His Race for
Supervisor Of Mastodon Township

Very few political victories have
been more complete and reflect more
credit to the victor than the triumph
OF Superintendent John Erikson OF
the Dunn mine last Monday when.
after being defeated i'm the primary
by seven votes. he ran on slips and
won out over the regular nominee by
so majority in total vote OF 237 cast
in the two precincts OF Mastodon
township that day.
MIR. Erikson was the only other can
didate running against any OF the
nominees OF the primary and work
was concentrated upon the one object
OF landing Mr. Erikson victor In the
race His opponent was +. G. Brad
ley, a prominent business man and
contractor OF Alpha, president OF the
First National Bank OF Alpha and a
man OF affairs in Mastodon township.
Mr.. Erikson lives az the Dunn mine,
while his opponent lives at Alpha. The
Dunn mine casts 60 votes while Alpha
casts i47 so that one can readily APP
preciate the handicap that Mr.. Erik
son was up against.
At the time OF the primary Mr.. Erik
son was sick and thus unable TO get
about and gather in his votes and he
lays his defeat at that time TO that
cause and 20 a story spread about the
Judson mine that he had double cross
cd Captain Holman OF that property,
a gentleman well thought of by his
men Mr.. Erikson, when he learned
OF the circulating OF the story. posted
a forfeit OF $1,000 To be turned over to
charity II any one should come forward
and authenticate the story No one
took credit for the authorship Of il
and gradually IL came to Mr. Erik
sons friends that he had been the
victim OF some trick.
AT least three-fourths OF the people
OF Alpha come originally from Crystal
Falls, Amasa or Florence and as Mr.
Erikson has lived here for the last
thirty years they know him OF old and
his neighbors and friends resolved 10
avenge his defeat Accordingly an or
ganization was perfected and every
one OF Mr. Eriksoif's old neighbors
who could do him an ounce Of good
contributed his mite so that when
election day came il was easily APP
parent TO any political observer that
Mr. Erikson would triumph but none
expected him TO win out by the hand
some majority which he showed
The votes were easily counted and
when a majority of 65 votes was
flashed i'm from the Dunn mine. politi-
cal observers were confident that Mr.,
Bradley couldn't overcome that lead
Later on the returns from the Alpha
precinct showed Mr.. ErikSon to have
a majority Of FIVE votes there, increas-
ing his lead to sixty,
Mr. Erickson was receiving the con
CALCULATIONS OF his friends here and
at Alpha on Tuesday and is one OF
the happiest residents OF Iron county
over his splendid victory.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07
GAFFNEY WON
MAYORS OFFICE
TRIuMPHED OVER MUhNS BY ONE
HUNDRED MAJORITY
CARRIED ALL THREE WARDS
No Other Change In the List Of
City Officials Chosen Last
Mondays Election

James J. Gaffney defeated Robert
Munns by 100 votes for the Office OF
mayor OF Crystal Falls last Monday.
Mr.. Carney carried every ward in the
city, the first ward returning a ma
jority OF one vote in his favor II
was the most deliberate election that
Crystal Falls has seen in long time.
There was no furore made about the
vote; the campaign was comparative
ly dull, nothing being said or done to
arouse the ire of the supporters OF
either side.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07

Supt. Ed. Bowers of the Wickwire
mining interests was in the city on
Tuesday He says that his company
wants TO send ore forward as soon as
possible and that he understands that
to be the sentiment OF every other
firm operating in Iron River
Mrs. VIM. Pearce and Mrs George
Voos were hostesses to the Ladies'
Aid Society. at the home OF the former,
last Wednesday afternoon. A dainty
lunch was served to the members and
several OF their friends.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07

In the chicago Tribune or FEBRUARY
6. 1917, appeared the editorial reprint
ed below:
The Y. VI. G.. 4. on the Border.
I'm the riot Of red tape inefIiciency
and disorder incident 10 the mobiliza-
ton Of the National Guard last sum
mer. there was Just one bright spot
the Y. NJ c. A.
While the government was unable
10 obtain even wood for It's hospitals.
and while the Red Cross was making
a loud noise but accomplishing nothing
the v NJ c. A unostentauously built
It's reading rooms in every camp, fur
nished adequate secretaries and
brought 20 the men an opportunity
for innocent amusements that did
much ia preserving the high moral
standard OF the soldiers
Every branch OF our military os-
tablishment the Red Cross included,
must be revolutionized before we can
carry OF successfully military affairs.
The Y. NJ. G. a. alone is fully pre-
pared TO do its work
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07

announced,
The first ward was looked upon al
Munns stronghold and when II re
turned a majority of one for Gaffney
wise ones were satisfied that the JIG
was up for Mr. Munns. Later on the
second returned a majority of p for
Gaffney while in the third ward Gaff-
ncy was away ahead and gaining.
The Issue OF the Contest.
The issues were really 10 issues at
all Crystal Falls had a progressive
administration, during which time the
funds of the city were depleted Then
the pendulum swung to the opposite
side OF the arch and IL had two con
sentative administrations during
which as little improving was done as
was possible.
The people got tired OF this policy
and wanted change, hence the re-
suit OF the vote There was some at
tempt to make the issue a wet" and
dry one but that didn't get any
where because Mr.. Carney had dry
support and Mr.. Munns wet" support
Vote by Precincts.
The vote on the two men in the
different princincts was as follows
Hagf,.,t Num-.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07
Minds All Made Up.

1t was apparent early in the day
that the people had made up their
minds on the mayorality question and
that they didn't propose to be side
tracked. There was no discussions
heard upon the street and no one
seemed surprised when the result was
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07
Y. VI. G. 4. IL PREPARED.
Chicago Tribune Says Association Was
Bright Spot In Guard Mobilization.

In the Chicago Tribune OF February
6, 1917, appeared the editorial reprint
ed below:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07

ward J Kelly ana associates have
started their churn drill az work on
the swi4 Of Nwh OF Section 29-43-82
and will give the property a thorough
exploration.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07

FOR SALE The rear part of our
Blacksmith shop, the way IL stands,
az a bargain Melcher Bros
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-04-07

DON'T FORGET 70 order your Damn
Inserts now before the season opens
Saves YOU buying those shock absorb.
ers YOU had planned on Look for the
al In another column
a. L. Burridgc went 10 Houghton
Thursday 70 attend the meeting OF
the upper peninsula road builders
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
PLAY BASEBALL IN EUROPE
Manager Callahan Of Pirates Thinks
American Game viii Be Intro
duced After War Ends.

Manager Jimmy Callahan of the
Pirates believes that after the war Is
over and the various countries have
had chance to straighten themselves
out and commence living again, inter-
national baseball will be possibility.
Says Jimmy:
'When we played our games In Lon
don with the rOund-the-wOrld teams
n few years ago, the Britishers did not
care much for the sport. Ground balls,
and the fielding of them, did not inter-
est them much, not nearly so much as
fly balls which We're caught. 1t didn't
matter If 1t was foul ball. They
would applaud these and the fielding
that went with them. Balls Of that
sort had cricket features, l suppose.
Running bases and sliding to or back
to base We're things they We're in
clined to laugh Mt and treat as joke.
] think that after the war If we take
two teams over things will be differ
ent, and that there will be grand
opportunity to put In some licks for
international baseball. Why not? 1t
is far ahead of every other game that's
played"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
OUR LEADING CLUBS
Moulders of Public Opinion and
Assembling Places for Cit-
zens in This City.

Following are the locations OF the
.eading self.sustaining clubs Of CHI
cago:
Apollo Club, 202 s. Michigan ave.
Bohemia Club-3659 Douglas boule-
ward.
Builders, 412.41s Chamber Of Con.
merce building.
Calumet, Michigan ave. and goth st
Caxton, Tenth floor. Fine Arts bids.
Chicago Athletic Association, IL q.
Michigan ave.
Chicago Architectural, Art Insti.
tute.
Chicago Automobile, S21 Plymouth
court.
Chicago Club, Michigan ave. and
Van Buren, street.
Chicago cycling. 1915. 81 East Van
Buren, street
Chicago Motor Club. 1850 South
Michigan avenue.
Chicago Yacht, foot OF Monroe st
City Club, 315 Plymouth court
Clif Dwellers. 216 s. Michigan ave.
Colonial Club Of Chicago. l4lS
Grand boulevard.
Columbia Yacht, foot Of Randolph
street
Elks, Grand Pacific Hotel item.
porary). pending completion of new
club house at ia West Washington
street.
Englewood. 1928 Harvard avenue.
Edgewater Country. 666S Winthrop
avenue.
Farragut Yacht Club. foot Of $50 o.
0ermania Maennerchor. l06 Germs
MIA place.
Hamilton. 20 8. Dearborn st
Illinois Athletic. 113 8. Michigas
avenue.
Irish Fellowship Club. La Sale He
tel.
1roquois, 81 N. La Sale st
Illinois, 113 8. Ashland boulevard.
Jefferson, Dearborn ave. and Maple
street.
Kenwood. Lake ave. and 18th st
Kenwood Country. Drsxel bouIe
ward and 18th street.
Midday. First National Bank BLDG,
18th floor.
Oaks, Lake at. and Waller ave.
Press Club Of Chicago. City Hall
Square Building.
Quadrangle. Lexington avenue aal
6Sth street.
Rotary. 3s South Dearborn st
Saddle and Cycle. Sheridan Road
and Foster avenue.
South Shore Country. lake shors
and 67th street.
Southern, 20 N. Dearborn street
| Speedway Park Club. 40 8. Dear
born street.
Standard. Michigan ave. and 3|tA
street.
Swedish Club Of Chicago. 1858 Ia
Sale avenue.
Twentieth Century. 22ts Michisss
avenue.
Union League. Jackson BOULEVARD
and Federal street.
University. Michigan avenue sa1
Monroe street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30

Baseball fans will never forget Harry
(Iank) Gowdy. The tall blond catch.
er of the Boston Braves has made his
name among professional ball players
by no act on the diamond, although he
Is known by reputation wherever our
national game Is played.
Gowdy Is the first player among the
hundreds eligible for national service
In the major league who has enlisted.
by thus coming to the front by his own
voluntary act he not only displays n
true Americanism which reflects great
credit upon him personally, but also
that of his profession. But he also has
done an act that undoubtedly will be
emulated by others of the professional
diamond.
Gowdy Is no ordinary ball player.
Neither Is he of ordinary mold. He Is
n recognized leader among those of his
profession; n man with character and
brains. Gowdy Is man who would
have been successful In most any voca.
ton that he might have selected, had
not his skill as ball player made
him one of the best catchers In the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30

oldest of the baseball organizations.
For five years he has been the main
stay of the Braves back of the bat, and
his work always has been conscientious
and marked by degree of skill that
marked him leader of those playing
his position. He came into unusual
prominence I'm the worlds series be-
tween Boston and the Athletics In the
fall of 1914, when the Braves were the
first to win the championship title by
taking four straight games.
Gowdy was the batting hero of the
series. He also caught all the games
for Boston, and his all-round playing
rs a catcher was never more brilliant
In his career than I'm these games.
Standing more than six feet, weighing
close to 100 pounds, of fine intelligent
face, with shock of waving blond
hair, he always has been conspicuous
figure on the professional diamond.
Gowdy sacrifices salary of $4,000 as a
ball player to serve his country in the
humble capacity of q private In the
Ohio National Guard.
All honor and glory to Gowdy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
MONEY MAKERS HURT SPORTS
Trouble Arises Between Owner and
Player When Discussion Of Re.
eeipts 10 Taken Up.

Grantland Rice says that the influ-
ence of money upon sport is bound to
be bad. There is no way out. AS long
as gate receipts continue to grow there
is n certainty of Ill feeling ut hand
between those who pay and those who
play. 1t has been suggested that In
baseball good many years ago there
was far less trouble between magnate
and player. This Is true. But there
was also n run of smaller gate re-
CENTS. When admissions run up to
5000 and 10000 day and the pot in
creases, trouble Is sure to keep pill
ing up. The player wants to make all
he can get. The owner wants to get
nil he can make, both sides having the
true human touch. There is nothing
mt all out of the ordinary In all this,
since the same conditions exist in
every branch of existence. 1t only
seems worse In a game, for everyone
likes to think that sport Is divorced
from financial consideration, whereas
I'm this country sport and the love of
watching sport have been capitalized
to the limit. The only way out would
be to abolish all gate receipts. And
this Is no way out, for then there
would he no daily baseball. So base
ball will have to fight its way out, just
as various other trades have to scram-
BILE along with few breathing spells
between trouble. Big money has come
to the game, and big money means big
trouble when discussion of the proper
split crises. 1t may seem to he a
shame that great game should he
marred by loud and raucOus debate
over the division of the spOils, hut
there are q number of things In this
world that seem to be a shame that
can't be averted.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
.ASCBALl
STORIES

Only thing that can break some
teams losing streak Is rain.
Sitting on baseball bench isn't as
bad as sitting on u park bench.
There Is many q pitching corps that
should be spelled with IN "e" on the
end.
Jimmy Callahan, the Pirates mana
ger, Is laying the groundwork for
good ball club.
Cicotte Is the winning pitcher of the
White SOX. So far Benz has been u
disappointment.
What would President Navin of the
Tigers pay for n pitcher like Ray
Caldwell just now?
The way Fred Merkle is playing for
the Cubs Is one of the big reasons why
the Dodgers are getting licked.
For not being a recognized football
player, Johnny Evers plays the great
est kicking game In either league.
Infielder Tom Fitzsimmons, drafted
from Butte, Mont, last fall, has been
reinstated by the national commission.
George Sisler Is demonstrating the
fact that college athletic education
Is no handicap to professional ball
player.
1t is understood that Manager Mack
of the Athletics will give ShortstOp
Rodgers of the University or West Vir-
ginia a trial.
Philadelphia fans, naturally, can't
see why anybody should enthuse over
the Cardinals and the Cubs, after what
MOrans team did to those two West
ern delegations.
Manager Callahan of the Pirates Is
trying to secure First Baseman
"Butch" Schmidt, who still belongs to
the Braves, but has been In retire
ment since 1915.