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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
GAS CAUSES DEATH
MRS. FLORENCE [. MARRIOTT
ASPHYxiATED IN HER ROOM.

Mrs. Florence L. Marriott, aged "a
years, wife of J. L. Marriott, No. 40l
First avenue east, was found dead in
her bed about six o'clock this Tues
day morning, the result of asphyxia
tion by gas fumes, the result of an
accident, the partial turning on the
supply of gas after having first turned
out the light upon retiring the even.
ing before.
Mr.. Marriott got up a little before
six o'clock this morning and gave at.
tention to the furnace and made a
fire in the CRATE before completing
his morning toilet He detected the
smell of gas in the house but did not
attach any importance there to. Az
ter going to his own room he sought
TO regulate the furnace drafts that
were operated by chains in Mrs. Mar
RIOTS room. He entered her roCiu
and found the body with head lying
over the edge of the bed, as though
she had attempted to get up.
A window in the room had been
o1ered from the top. as was her
practice at night in her sleeping
apartment and the door to the bath
room stood open. The room is la rse
apartment, and the gas ISIS Ing SLOWLY
required considerable time in filling
the room and ii penetrated to the
other rooms of the house, but so
as to be barely perceptible. |
Mrs. Marriott had been rendered ill |
and had vomited but was evidently |
SO overcome at the time as to be only |
semi conscious and was not aroused
to save herself.
DR.. b. o. Jerrel was hastily sum-
moned in the emergency but could
10 nothing. While the body still re-
tanned considerable animal heat, life
had been. departed several hours.
The body will be taken to Sullivan,
Indiana, the former home, Tor funeral
md interment. Prayer service will
De held at the Cheesman Funeral
Home at 7:3O o'clock this evening,
March 81, 1917. The funeral party
viii leave over-the NJ. e st. l.. at
i've O'Clock Wednesday morning for
Sullivan, Indiana.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
CAR TURNS TURTLE
SETH HOLIDAY AND FAMILY PIN.
NED BENEATH AND INJURED.

Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Holiday and three
children, residing near Lacey were vic
tins of an automobile accident about
five o'clock Saturday evening little
way north of the North Market street
extension, at the corner where the
road makes the first turn west less
than a mile from the city limits.
! Mr. Holiday was enroute home in
his Ford car, with the members OF his
family. Another auto driven by Hen.
ry Yer Nicer was making for the same
turn coming from the west. Mr.. Holt
day was going at good speed and
swung out to give the other car plenty
of room. He did not turn back into
the road way in time and the car took
the bank at. the road side with the
result that the auto swerved and
turned over upon tile occupants pin.
ming them beneath.
Help was at hand immediately and
the injured ones we're released as
quickly az possible and taken at once
(, to the Mercy Hospital in town where
their hurts were given attention. The
three children escaped with slight IN
1 Jury, only bruises and scratches. The
elders Jared worse, Mr.. Holiday be
sides being shaken UP sustained u
broken rib and bruises in addition to
skin abrasions. He returned to his
home Sunday evening with the child
rem, 5000 u
Mrs. Holiday was thought at first e
he seriously, hurt and her condition
was reported alarming While no
badly injured she win remain At fh'
hospital for rev days. = '''''s-'ss'
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
NEW DRAG SYSTEM
BOARD AND COUNTY ENGINEER
INACCURATE NEW PLAN.

Mahaska county board of superyiS-
ors and the county engineer have
planned and inaugurated an entirely
new system for dragging the roads
and highways OF the county plan
which will become effective at once.
Some sixty farmers in various parts
Of the county have entered into con-
tracts with the board to drag certain
stretches Of roadways from one to
four miles in length. After each
dragging the farmer will fill out one
Of the record cards provided and mail
il to the county board where a record
viii be made and the card filed.
To find out whether each man is
doing his part OF the work the super
gisors or county engineer need only
to turn to their files and compare
the farmers record with that OF the
neighbors adjacent TO him. Upon
the failure TO do the work satisfac-
forty the contract can be cancelled
and a new agreement entered with
another party.
The new plan has been tried in
several other counties of the state
and found to be very satisfactory.
At present Mahaska county roads
are in most excellent condition. Very
few roads in the county are impass.
able.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
MEMS Of EDDYVILLE
Mrs. Dr.. E. L. Bay Enters Chicago
Hospital for Treatment.

Eddyville, March 26.--Word was re.
icCived by friends az Eadyyille from
DR.. f. L. Bay stating that Mrs. Bay
stood the trip nicely to Chicago where
she entered the hospital for treatment.
S. Il. Bay has gone TO Chicago TO
visit son. He win also visit another
son at Peoria before retuEping.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry May and little
daughter Jeanette spent Sunday at
the parental G. A. DeTar home.
Mrs. +. E. Vance and daughter Els
Their were shopping in Ottumwa Sat
.urday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. chester Paul,
baby girl, March "a.
Rev. E. W. Day is visiting his bro.
Their Frank at Lynnyille.
Mr. Harold Symonds spent the
week end visiting his sister. Miss
Mary Symonds
In the absence of Rev. r. w. Day
the NJ. f. pulpit was supplied Sunday
by Mr.. Sawyer of Des Monies who is
working in the interest of the anti.
saloon league. He also hell union ser
vices at the Congregational church on
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. III. Hynes and daugh
ter Delta, also John G. Evans and wife
Of Abba, were calling on N. A. Thayer
and family Sunday.
Mrs. A. c. Davidson spent Sunday
with ner son J. Davidson
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
| SPECIAL Session
CITY COUNCIL MEETS SATURDAY
EVE. ON CHICKEN QUESTION

A special session Of the Oskaloosa
City Council was summoned for Satur
day evening at six thirty O'Clock
There were present the Mayor, D. G
Harold, Chief Of Police James Law.
renee. CouncilInen r. T. Penders, Ben
j. Snyder, Charles j. Kessler, Albert
IMendenhall. Fred A. Bell, j. II. Pickett
and L. M. FanBher. a
Special notice was issued summon
ms the council members. The notice
stated the object of the meeting was
to do something toward disposing of
chickens and was personally served
upon the members by the city clerk.
An unusual feature of the summons
was that the place of meeting was
designated as the residence of city
clerk T. II. Carlin, No. 800 North A
street on account OF his being con
fined TO his home.
Whether or not publicity of the
meeting was desired or whether or,
not an oversight occurred does not
include newspaper reporters and the
press was represented.
The meeting was doubtless intend
ed as a secret session for the chickens
to be disposed of were brought upon
the table of the Carlin home and
those assembled gave personal effort
to such portions as were placed before
them for attention, along with divers
and sundry other dishes and delica-
cies of the pantry and the season.
Contrary to custom in such gather
ings and official sessions the Mayor
moved an adjournment stating he had
elsewhere. Almost i'm.
thereafter Councilman Men
lenhall sought his street garments
nd when reminded by the genial host |
Of the evening that no occasion for
curry existed, remarked, facetiously, |
1 would rather 'bide a wee but | !
must see what jeff is up 10, you all |
Snow | am camping mighty close upon
lis trail just now"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
JEFF c. HAROLD
WAS REELECTED
CHOSEN BY A MAJORITY OF 1874
3. OVER AL, OPPONENTS. 81
CITIZENS TICKET ELECTED
Platform On Which couneiIfrcn Were
Elected Promises Pure and Whole
some Water and Reduction Of,
Light, Heat and Power Rates.

Down with the rates! Let joy be
uncontined! So said the bulk of the
voters at the municipal election in
Oskaloosa Monday, ..
Mayor J. G. Harold was chosen to
succeed himself by majority of 1874
over all other aspirants to the seat.
His plurality over the nearest can
didate, Mendenhall was 444.
Albert MendeRhall was second man
in the contest with a total vote of
557.
Byron Sewers was third with to-
tai of 1879.
L. d. Brewer drew only meagre
"A, while the other candidates in the
main events had to be content with
a crumb or two. -...
The full ticket of the Citizens Pro-
tective Association was seated.
The new council will be made up OF
Councilmen-at-Large - l.. M. Fan
sher and A. E. Peasley.
Ward Councilmen- .H
First Ward. ... Charles A. Kessler
Second Ward. William r. Matthews
Third Ward. ........... james Lewis
Fourth Ward. -. William Fitzpatrick
Fifth Ward. ..... Henry Gustafson
H. l.. White was elected city treas
iurer over NJ. V. Vreeland.
John ii. Perry is assessor without
opposition.
Fansher had the heaviest vote for
a man with an opponent. 1913, and
Peasley followed with 1912.
The Promises Made.
The Citizens Protective Association
made its campaign for the seven men
who were elected councilmen, on the
following platform:
First-Pure and wholesome water
for the citizens Of Oskdoosa.
Second-A reduction in the rates
now being harged the citizens of
Oskaloosa, Iowa, for electricity, gas
and heat by the Oskaloosa Traction
& Light Company, which rates are
exorbitant.
Third-A reduction in the rates
being charged the city OF Oskaloosa,
by the 0sxaloosa Traction & ieht
Company, for street lights, which
rates are now $1,000 per year more
than the amount OF the maximum tax
which the council is permitted by law
to levy for street lighting.
Fourth-The immediate passage OF
the four ordinances which this as
ISOLATION has heretofore presented TO
the city council establishing reason
able rates for electricity, gas and
heat. and which are higher than rates
now being charged -the citizens OF
Marshalltown by the Iowa Railway
ne Light Company.
Fifth--A business administration
OF all of the affairs OF the city
sixth--Co-operation by the city
council with every other organization
in the city which is working for the
growth and npbuilding or Oskaioosa
| lsec fni: tabuIated vote on another
'page.I 81
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29

The fugitive was closely followed
! by posse of deputies that was joined
by farmers along the way. He made
in the direction of Muscatine but at
ter reaching EIrick Junction, discov
ering the closeness of his pursuers
changed his direction and took of
along the NJ. & st. L. tracks goins
west.
Information of this fact was given
to officers in pursuit.
An M. e st. l.. freight train double
headed with Clarence +. Helm and
Elmer E. Alder of Oskaloosa, engin.
GERS, was west bound Sunday morn.
ing The officers in order to cover
the ground quickly requested place
on the engine going up the hill"
west of the Junction. The deputies
were standing on the steps of the
engine watching the right of way as
the train moved along. man was
sighted little ahead of the train and
as the engine came up with him he
was seen to be carrying a gun, that
proved to be the same With which he
shot his wife the evening before. AS
the engine came alongside an officer
shouted, Throw up your hands"
The man halted but instead of
throwing up his hands he jerked up
his gun and was aiming at the dep
uty, endeavoring to draw a bead on
him, but the officer fired first
The fellow dropped in his tracks
shot through the neck and he will
likely die. 1t was a case of shoot
or be shot on the part of the officer
and he pulled first.
The incident occurred in full view
of the engineers and the Oskaloosa
boys say it all happened before any
one had a thought that the end of.
the tragedy, the opening chapters of.
which were written at Burlington the.
evening before, would be concluded
almost without a guess of what was.
coming to pass.
The wounded man was picked up,
given first aid and is now in a hos
pital at Burlington, but with small
chance of life.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
Bic Registered Shoot.

The Pella Gun Club are making ar.
rangements to hold big Registered
Gun Shoot in that city on April Goth
The shoot win be conducted under
the rules of the Interstate Associa
ton and win be under the manage
ment OF Fred Whitney OF Des Moines
There will be some Of the best
marksmen in the country at this
event The money win be divided
according TO the Seii..in System. The
local club expects 10 furnish a nice
purse FOR The ten lowest scores.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
DEEDS Of RECORD
RECENT REAL ESTATE DEALS IN
MAAASKA COUNTY.
! Warranty Deeds.

/ Mayo p Colvilie and wife to Foster
+. Parker, VIZ SIC and Sc Sc Sec
90 pit. SW SW Sec. "a, NV NV Sec
%, M NE and pit NE NV Sec. &c.
76-l5--Cons. $l.00.
VIM. f. Brown and wife to James
NJ. Coder. lot 4 Green's s. d. of lot
Is, Kemper's add Oskaloosa- Cons.
81 90. "
Henry Van Veldhuizen and wife TO
T.. =. Lowman, pit. lot block A, Pow.
ers add Oskaiooga $4,000.
F. p. Lowman and wife TO Sam
Green, pit. lot block A Powers add
Oskaloosa Cons. 5000.
f. f. Ives and wife to Lillian M.
Creath, VIZ NV & pit. E19 NV Sec.
81, sW SW solicitations. S10O.
Frank Hughes single ct al to Rich.
ard r. Hopkins, lot 8 s. D. and ]. S.
of SW NV Sec. 1S-75-l5-Cons. 81.
Walter Moore and wife TO Lewis
B. Pierson, lot 81 block B, O'Neill's
add Oskaloosa $40.
w. G. Wilson and wife to John +.
Fisher, lots TO II inclusive and NJ
lot 10 l. S. of S5a N.Y. SW Sc Sec.
0-16--Cons. 81 90.
Ira 0. Thomas and wife to Edward
A. Schmidt, Trustee, 374 2-3 acres
more or less in Secs. So, Twp. 1917,
and Secs. 1894, Twp. TIA = Cons.
81 100. ..@asn..
N. J. Cooper unmd. to Jennie Bru-
baker, ut. lot b of NE SW Sec. 30
75-17--Cons. S2,739.
W. c. Wilson and wife to John F.
Fisher, lot 8 block 2 Baer's add to
Oskaloosa--Cons. $1.00.
Greater Oskaloosa Land Co. ITO
Walter Moore, lot 81 block 8, o.
Neills add Oskaloosa $240.
o. o. Riggs and wife to Paul Watts
ct al, lot 20 Riggs & Hicks add 40
Barnes City-Cons. $205.
81 Bond for Deeds.
Alfred Taylor and RiHa Taylor,
husband and wife, to VIM. Armstrong
SE ST Sec. 24-75-1G-Cons. $35OO.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
NEWS OF EDDYv|LLE
MRS. DR.. E. L. BAY TAKEN TIC
CHICAGO FOR TREATMENT.

Eddyville, March 24.-Mrs. DR.. e
l.. Bay who was suddenly taken III
Friday morning, was taken to Chica-
go Friday to receive treatment. She
was accompanied by the Doctor anG
little son Bruce. t.s-.
Mrs. Howard Hedrick OF Des
Moines is the guest this week of her
friend, Mrs F. E. Vance. .
Friends in Eddyville rave receiv-
ed cards from Mrs. Lorena Weber
Preston announcing her graduation
from the State Normal School at Los
Angeles, California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Criswell oil
Oskaloosa spent Friday in EddyvilIe
visiting at the parental Mrs. M. j
Criswell home.
DR.. F. M. McCrea returned Friday
from Des Moines where he has spent
the week attending the 32nd degree
Masonic Lodge.
Ed Gray of Des Moines is visiting
this week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Gray.
DR.. Eppie McCrea has returned
from a business trip TO Sioux City,
Iowa.
Donald, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Littlejohn. is quite sick,
threatened with an attack of typhoid
fever. .-
Frank Hoffer who left Eddyville
for his home in Cleveland, Ohio, was
taken seriously i'll, on the road home
and was taken to a hospital in Chi
icago for a surgical operation. "
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
ELM eRove-eARFleLp TWP.

Ross Colville delivered his hogs in
Oskaioosa Thursday TO Chef Quick
He had 15S head which averaged
2S7K lbs, for which he received
sl475 per cwt. II took % teams
to haul them.
+, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Moffet moved
to their new home last Monday.
Mrs. S. ]. Moffet OF oskaIoosa il
visiting at the Ralph Moffet home.
Z Mr.. and Mrs John Hunter were
Sunday visitors at the Edward wor-
thy home.
|. March "a. X.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
rhe drake Relay.

Worlds champion Bob Simpson
and Challenger Waldo Ames of Hi
nois, and Iowa's best, Roscoe Packer
of Ames, win be the central figures
in one of. the special events at the
Drake relays. April 21st. 1t is pos.
sible, that former holder of the
world record may be in the event, his
entry depending upon his present col
legiate standing. Other hurdiers
practically certain to take part are
Burke of Wisconsin and Schienbers
of Purdue, the two men who COMPEL
ed Ames to set a new conference rec
ord for the 20 yard high hurdles in
the annual indoor Big Nine meet al
Evanston Saturday night.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
THE IOWA GUARD
HAS BEEN CALLED
FIRST REGIMENT is INCLUDED IN
THE LATEST ORDER
MANY AFTER COMMISSIONS
Officers Of the Iowa National Guard
Expect TO Follow Upon the Heels
Of The Eastern Companies
Earlier Ordered.

Des Moines, March 26.-An ordel
from General Guy Logan directed b.
the war department stated that twelve
states had been ordered 10 mobilize
their troops II once in which the Iowa
First Infantry was included
At PIG a. m. today Logan wired
Baily commander of the regiment al
Upton, Your regiment ordered fo1
duty at once. Report to me by wire"
Baily Immediately wired Johnson OF
Cedar Rapids, Wirely of Manchester
and Redy of Fairfield informing them
of Logans order and instructed them
TO assemble Immediately.
Baily then reported the step he had
taken to Logan and to the General De
partment of Chicago.
Logan stated that the regiment
should be modified and ready for fur
Their orders by evening.
In Dubuque, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids
Charles City. Cedar Falls, Manchester
Burlington, Washington, Keokuk, Fair
field, Upton and Webster City war
seemed to be at hand today. The Iowa
First Infantry was only mustered out
OF service about two months ago fol-
lowing a seven month stay on the
border.
What disposition will be made of,
the troops General Logan refuses TO
state today They may be held in their
armories for few days. But it is pre-
sumed that the militia are being or.
dered TO moboliZe to protect bridges
and perhaps TO help munitions plants
in Iowa from falling into the hands of
German plotters.
Guardsmen Ready.
At the home stations of the various
Iowa National guard companies, those
men who returned from the border
during the winter are placing their
things in readiness, already, antici-
pating another opportunity for service.
Those who left home cities TO seek
employment in other parts of the state
have gained touch with their captains
and are holding themselves prepared
to return when needed.
In an even broader way the officers
reserve corps has tailed the effects of
the growing severity of the tension |
the central west. Iowa is turn
ing in dozens of applicants every day
al present for this volunteer corps of
who would make up the first
line of commanders after the guard !
had been called out of the state.
Governor Grey Reg. Ascsenb!cd
Dubuque, March 26.-Within two
hours after receiving orders 10 as
semble Gov. Grey's regiment, Co. A, !
gathered in the local armory. Several /
new members We're. taken into the /
company.
1t is propably that the militia will |
number one hundred and fifty by even |
ing. The men are ready TO move TO- ,
night if they receive orders to do so. /
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
whitIatch Has Truck.

Warren Whitlatch, who has the
contract for building the new Mahas-
ka county bridges. has purchased a
large new automobile truck to be
used in hauling HIS equipment and
building equipment to the different
gangs Of workmen engaged in the
bridge work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
Paving Contractor penaIIzed.

Knoxville. March 26.-The Knox
vile city council has penalized the
James A. Horraban Construction
Company of Des Moines in the sum
of $1,000 as forfeit money for delay.
ing the matter of finishing a local
paving contract sixty-eight days over
the, specified time. The contract
referred to should have been finished
Sept. Is, 1916, but was delayed un.
til near Christmas. A forfeiture
clause in the contract said that the
company pay $50 for each day Of de-
lay after the time specified for fin.
fishing the work.
The general opinion is that Flor.
raban win sue. the city to recover the
amount mentioned. To penalize or
not to penalize is an Issue in the city
election today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
VOTE FALLS SHORT
TOTAL CAST MONDAY is II LESS
THAN IN 1915.

in spite of the very evident show of
interest in the municipal election on
Monday, the total vote fell below that
of two years ago, 1915, the first vic
tory of Mayor Harold, when 1905
votes were cast. Mondays vote was
72 short of that number, or only
1888.
Here is the vote cast on Monday,
March &c, compared with that of two
years ago. 1915:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
Tractor Traded

Maahska county has recently trad.
ed her old International road tractor.
the Mogul, for new 25-4O Interna
tiohal Titan a tractor almost ident,,
cal with the old machine but having
the latest improvements.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
Barn is Fired.

Iowa Falls, March 26.-Fire Sun.
day damaged the bus barn of the
Turner & Crippen Co., and three
head of blooded horses were killed.
Twenty-six head left in the barn
by buyers at the Pemberton horse
sale were in danger. All but three
we're rescued by an attendant who
slept in the barn.
The fire is thought to have been OF
incendiary origin.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-29
WOMAN IS KILLED
! BY HER HUSBAND
TRAGEDY OCCURS IN BuRLING-
TON SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE MURDERER is oVERTAKEN
He Attempts to Pull Gun On Officers
But is Himself Shot and Danger
ousIy Wounded and May
Die AS Result.

Burlington, March 26.--Mrs. Alice
Johnson, 50 years old, was shot and
killed here Saturday evening and the
police at once started search for her
husband from whom she had been
separated for several months. She
is survived by four children.