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The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-15
A LIVELY RUNAWAY.
John Falls Has Speedy Ride UP High
Avenue West


John Falls driving a single rig naa
a lively runaway from the M, & st. l.
yards up to and through the business
part of High avenue West Friday even
ing about seven thirty o'clock. The old
family driving mare took exception to
something that happened and had q
tantrum. She tore things up generally
but her career of reckless speed was
terminated near the Orpheum Theatre
The occupants of the rig were some
what shaken up and their nerves
strained but otherwise were uninjured
Frank Rogers helped untangle the RIG
and set things to rights and started
the rig on It's way. The mare was hurI
! to some extent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-15
March 2, 1917.

MarCn q, 1917.
The Board met as per adjournment
All members present.
The Trustees of White Oak Town
ship were authorized to appraise the
north 1921 acres of the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter OF
section Z. township 70, range Ia, and
report their appraisement to the
County Auditor.
A School Fund loan made by the
County Auditor to w. II. TredicR
amounting to $1,5O00O was approved
The County Auditor was authorized
to abate the taxes on the west 2-3 Of
lots 4 and S, block 6, in the Town o.
Beacon. belonging to Mrs. c. H. Reed
soldiers widow.
The Sheriff of Mahaska County was
authorized to collect all fees in civil
cases in advance and in case of fail
lure by him to do so, he to be helt
responsible for portion OF fees be
longing to the County.
| Spent balance of day on claims.
Adjourned to meet April 2, 1917.
| ROY L. ROWLAND.
County Auditor.
w. A. CALDWELL. Chairman.
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CluNTY'S I FINANCES
SOME or THE THINGS REPORT
or AUDITOR SHOWS.

ANY one interested may obtain a
copy of the 1916 financial report OF
Mahaska county by applying TO Coun-
ty Auditor Roy E. Rowland, compiler
OF the statement.
II win be book of ready refer
ence to have on the desk for ii con-
tains much of interest TO the tax
payer, the business man or the stu
dent OF affairs. In the first place
the book has complete list of state,
county and township officers for 1917
and list Of county grand jurors.
The oskaloosa Herald, Saturday
Globe, and Times, New Sharon Star
and Fremont Gazette are mentioned
as county official papers.
Population of township and towns
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Sell. Farm at sats Per Acre.

Henry Thompson sold his 800 acre
farm southwest OF Winterset, to
Martens last. Monday. The consid-
Grafton was $215 per acre, which is
just $50 more than Mr.. Thompson
paid for the half section some seven
or eight years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-15

A list of the Treasurer's balances
and overdrafts is given. Township
Trustees annual road fund reports:
County Farm invoice, showing a
property value of $64,2290O; Levies
and taxes of 1916 for each tax dis
trict of the county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-15
Some Hog.

Basil 0yerton sold ahog on the
Knoxville market last Saturday which
eclipsed anything that has been sold
there for long time. The hog was
two year old SOW and weighed $40
pounds. He received sl2.25 per
hundred pounds making a total OF
1850.
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Old Name Iioids.

Secretary H. H. Rosebrook reports
daily increasing correspondence,
concerning the Southern Iowa Fair
and Fall Festival. The people abso-
lutely refuse to divorce the Fall Fes-
tival idea from the Fair.
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Sold fine percheron

Joe Lahart of Lovilia shipped fine
two year old Percheron stallion to
Thomas Bunker at Bigelow, Mis-
louri. Tuesday of last week. The
stallion goes to heed the Thomas
Bunker herd.
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Ruxs John Halls Earrn

J. j. Schoales of Grinnell last
week purchased the John Hall farm
of 2l0 acres east of Montezuma. The
price was $3.50 an acre.
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Have Lots Of LittIe- crIcka.

Mrs. Maggie Smith OF South Eng
lish has reported having 900 little
'hiclsens and Mrs. William Good Of
the same place has 200.
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oet Ready.

Time to pant tomato and cabbage
seed for spring transplanting.
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PROCEEDINGS Of
. COUNTY BOARD
February /. 1917.

February i, l9l7.
The Board of Supervisors of Ma
haska County. Iowa, met in adjourned
session, W. A. Caldwell, chairman, in
the chair Members present: A. w
Hollingsworth and NJ S. Downey.
The following bonds were present
ed and approved:
Fremont State Bank ODE
pository) .......,... 100000
Manning and Epperson
Depository ........... 100000
Eddyyille Savings Bank
depository ......... 100000
Frank Gross, Assessor. 10000
w. A. Moore, Constable. 10000
]. II. Harkins, Justice of
Peace 10000
Nellie Wray, Deputy Coun
ty supt. ..............., 100000
C. E. Bolibaugh, Township
Clerk .................. 100000
IS. N. Van Vliet, Township
Clerk 100000
w. t. Martin, Clerk of Court 100000
Robert Jackson, Constable. 10000
w. c. Boatman, Justice Of
Peace ................. 10000
w. w. Stewart, Township
Clerk 100000
The County Treasurer was author
lied to transfer funds as follows
Black Oak Township road fund
to County road fund. $4S 60
Jefferson Township road fund
to County road fund. ....... rs. 90
The salary of the Deputy Recorder
and Deputy Clerk OF the Court was
fixed at $4,000 per year, payable
monthly.
Mrs. Mary Smith was appointed
matron of the rest room for the year
1917 at salary of $4,000 per year,
payable monthly.
The County Engineer was instruct
ed to inspect all lumber and bridge
material used for county work and
report his finding to the County Aud
itor before warrants are issued in
payment for same.
Adjourned to meet February 2,
1917.
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One hundred and sixty-1ve of the
people of Eddyyille live in Mahaska
county.
Aside from the people counted in
the towns and not included in the ru-
raj districts, Jefferson township with
its mining population has the most
people 1,474. and East Des Moines
has the least with see, outside OF
Lincoln which has irregular boundar-
les and has only 1872.
General information concerning the
offices in the court house claims
several pages.
Record OF the warrants issued dur
ing 1916 contains much of interest,
M. S. Downey for per diem. com
mittee work and mileage received
during the year, $1.903.90.
w. A. Caldwell, S1,24S.00.
A. W. Hollingsworth, $1,133.75.
r. W. Denney, $3.50.
Administration Costs.
Auditors Office. $3,224.72.
Treasurer's office. $3.l3G.90.
Clerks Office, s3,92477.
Sheriff's Office. S4,379.02.
County superintendent, s3,426.24.
Recorders office, S2,752.5S.
County Attorney, $1,S96.30.
County Engineer, s2,2S4.45.
Court House expense, $470l.67.
Jail, $615.52
Elections cost. s6,760.63.
Bounties cost. S2,943.75.
County Coroner. $sG.35.
Justices. $2,145.27.
Township officers, s4,152.S2.
Miscellaneous, SS465.95.
The last item includes insurance
for Mr.. Rop,mell, S2,765.00
Other Expenses.
District Court. S7,24s.41.
Domestic Animals, S72s.
Insane, S10,979.21.
Orphans, $1,41S.09.
Bridges, $7S.681.S6.
County Roads, $2S,2O5.35.
Motor Vehicles, $16,20S.93.
Drainage, $4,587.99.
County Poor, $12,510.4S.
County Home, $7741.62.
Total Cost.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-15

Tn every home Sloan's Lini.
ment has earned its place in
the medicine chest as a relief
from pains and aches.
Quickly penetrateS quithout rub-
bling and sootheS the soreness.
Cleaner and more effective than
mussy plasters or ointments, it does
not stain the skin.
For rheumatism. neuralgia, govt, lum-
bago, sprains and strains use Sloan Lini-
ment. AT all drnggists, 25c. Soc. SI.OO.
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February 2. 1917.

February 2, 1917.
The Board met as per adjournment.
All members present
]. NJ Whitaker was employed to
assist the County Engineer, begin
ming February l, 1917. Salary $4,000
per month.
Spent balance of day on claims.
Adjourned to meet March /, 1917.
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stable in and for Pleasant Grove
Township, to fill vacancy.
John w. Sharp, Sr.. was granted a
blind pension of $4,000 per year, be
ginning April I, 1917.
E. D. MCLEAN was appointed
County Physician for one year, COM
mencing March 1, 1917. Salary,
100000 per year, payable monthly.
w. H. Broerman was appointed
Steward of the County Home for one
year commencing March 1, 1917, at a
salary of $1,20O.0O per year, payable
monthly.
Spent balance of day on claims.
Adjourned to meet March 2, 1917.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-15

March /. 1917.
The Board met as per adjournment.
All members present
The taxes on a mortgage assessed
to Ollie Hammond amounting to $3.50
was ordered abated.
A soldiers widow exemption of
81, 10000 was allowed to Mrs. N. NJ.
Satchell OF Garfield Township for the
year 1916.
The following bonds were ap-
proved:
ID. X. Unsicker. Justice of
Peace ...................$ 10000
Willis Pettitt, Justice of Peace 10000
P. J. Brown, Justice of Peace 10000
c. D Randell, Justice of Peace 10000
A. H. Mitts, Township Clerk 100000
w. H. Crozier, Township
clerk .r........... .'I'VVo.oV
w. J. Smith, Township Clerk 100000
c. w. Jordan, Constable. $50. 10000
II rnn-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
BREAKING INTO PRISON

c. w. Lottridge, of Salmon City,
who was convicted of embezz1ement
of funds of the bank where he was
cashier at that place, appealed his
case, was heard in the supreme court
and lost. The prosecuting attorney
of Lemhi county neglected or declin-
ed to make out the commitment
papers or turn him over to the Of
ficer to be taken to the penitentiary
to serve his term. The attorney gen.
eral demanded that he do this. Lott
ridge went to Boise Of his own &C
cord and applied to Warden DeKay
for admission to the prison in order
that he might serve his sentence, and
DeKay refused to admit him for the
reason that he had no commitment
papers, so Lottridge is boarding
in Boise with a standing application
to be admitted to cell in the prison.
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the sugar factory, has done a great
deal of grading on his farm to gel
it in perfect condition for watering
Mr.. Scofield says that he is farming
the place in about the same old
way this year. He mentioned that
Joseph, his son, who has been doing
missionary work in Minnesota, wrote
recently that he has baptised his first
convert, a man weighing ESQ pounds.
The baptism took place in the Mis-
sissippi river.
June Hamade is Japanese farm
er rs years old. He came to America
when he was 13 years old and at the
age of 23 he returned to his native
land and married and came back to
America with his bride by way of
Seattle. He is farming 40 acres of
beets and Is acres of potatoes. Mr..
Hamada employs an American boy
as a steady helper. Mrs. Hamada
has some chickens and pigs and she
and her husband seem very happy
and prosperous. They have a baby
five months old, a native American
boy.
E. J. Harbough came here from
Illinois, about year ago, and bought
place between Blackfoot and Wa
pello and he has been making con-
siderable improvements on the place
by grading and by thinning out the
trees and reducing them to stove
wood. Mr.. Harbough is steady
worker and is making very nice
home,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
CARING FOR CANS
Thorough Washing and SteriIi-
cation Is Necessary.
DIFFICULT JOB For farmer
Dairy Division Of Department Of Agrl-
culture Points Out Advantages Of
Having This Work Performed
by Dealers.

From the United States Department oil
| Agriculture)
In justice to the farmer, milk dealers
should give considerable attention. to
the question Of washing the cans be-
fore they are returned. If the cans
are allowed to go back unwashed to
the farmer, it is a very difficulty task
for him, with his limited facilities, to
clean them.
In a circular letter recently sent to
milk dealers by the dairy division Of
the department, it was pointed out
that bacterial counts made from cans
which had been washed and rinsed in
the ordinary manner showed that there
were from 100000 to 100000 bac-
terra in each can, with an average of
100000. If 10 gallons Of milk were
put into one Of these cans there would
be added more than 100 bacteria to
each cubic centimeter Of the milk.
That is to say, this is the least num-
Der that would be added. Whereas, 1t
was pointed out, with little steam
ing these same cans could have been
rendered practically sterile.
Bacterial Counts.
One dealer who recently installed a
modern washing machine employed a
bacteriologist to test the results. It
was found that less than 100000 bac-
terra were in can, and among them
were no undesirable types. Bacterial
counts of cans treated by less eff
cient steaming device which this deal
er had formerly employed ran as high
as 200O0,O00 bacteria to the can, in
Guiding some undesirable kinds.
There are a number Of different
types of cleaning machines on the
market. The aim Of all the efficient
ones, however is the. thorough clean
sing with washing powder and water,
rinsing, sterilization with steam, and
rapid drying. After this the can should
be covered and kept from contamina-
ton.
One of the simplest Of the machines
Is jet device, by means Of which
sprays of cold and hot water and Of
steam are successfully forced into the
can. This type also is equipped some
times with a drying attachment by
means of which a draft of dry air Is
forced into the can. Another type Is
the brush machine, in which cans are
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
ADAPTED TO SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.) .
Nothing will do more to economize
the labor Of tilling corn land and to
prolong the good effects of tillage than
the presence Of an ample quantity of
humus in the soil, says Farmers Bull
letin 729, Of the q. s. department of
agriculture, which deals with corn cul-
ture in the Southeastern states. All
land, the bulletin points out, intended
for the profitable cultivation of corn
should be stocked with humus as soon
as possible. This can be accomplished
by growing as preparatory crops le-
gumes such as cowpeas, velvet beans,
vetch, the clovers and beggarweed. BY
the use Of such crops and the incor-
poration through this means of vege-
table matter, the capacity Of the soil
to hold moisture is much increased
and, In addition, part or all Of the
nitrogen necessary for the corn is OBJ
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and a half cents. He has new Gal
loway manure spreader and has been
operating it as much as he could this
spring, having covered about s acres
of land. He built large shed dur
ing the winter and will add another
wing to it. Last year Mr.. Neff built
a large potato cellar using pine limb
ers for the frame work. He bought
pine poles ten and twelve inches in
diameter and eighteen feet long for
I22 cents each, or about $3.50 per
cord. He also got some four inch
poles at the same price per cord and
considered them very much better
and cheaper than sawed lumber. Mr..
Neff found that the snow drifted in
about the doors of his potato cellars
last winter and made him a great
deal of trouble, and he is planning
to make an addition to them to Keep
off the snow and also to provide a
smaller entrance so he can 60 in
and out for hog feed without open
ing the large doors. Mr.. Neff advises
farmers who are building potato eel
lars to plan carefully about these
things and to have a small entrance
SO people can go in and out quickly
and easily without having to open up
the large doors and thus let the cold
air in and reduce the temperature
of the cellar.
Louis Neff has quite flock of
sheep and large number of hogs
on his place. He is doing consider
able grading on his farm to get 1t
in perfect condition for watering.
R. D. Ziegler has small bunch
of sheep and has been doing some
grading on his land this spring.
w. D., Chapman is running the
Hansen place recently purchased by
S. A. Judd, of Rose.
w. R. Dolan had 40 acres just
above the sugar factory and is rails
ing ten acres of beets, 10 OF grain
and S of potatoes. Mr.. Dolan has
graded down some hills to make his
farm level.
Lewis Anderson, of Wapello, is re-
ported to have sold out recently to
a Mr.. Stone who came from Utah.
Edward Gaffner has % acres in his
farm and is planting II acres of
beets and II acres of potatoes.
Frank Hansen has 80 acres near
the Porterville, bridge and will have
it all in hay and grain.
e. F. Ziegler is completing five
year lease on the reservation about
one and half miles from Blackfoot.
He has found it to We very profitable.
When he began working on the land
he spent great deal of time haul
ing manure On it and seeded 70 acres
of it to alfalfa and after two years
planted it to beets and potatoes and
has made nice little profit. He has
been looking around lately with the
intention of buying farm, but he
says if he does not buy he will con-
.inue to lease land on the reservation
rs it is the most profitable leasing ]
ne could hope to find. II
H P. Scofield, who lives just above !
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
AIR DRAINAGE is ESSENTIAL
No Farm Crop Can Endure Wet Feet
If Land Is Not Worth Draining E
1t Is Not Worth Keeping.

Air drainage is as essential as soil
drainage. It is not always the high
places that are free from frost. FIRE.
quently there are pockets among the
hills where crops and fruit suffer late
in the spring and early in the fall from
the ravages Of the frost despot. On
low lands there also seems to be places
which frost apparently avoids at un-
seasonable times. These locations have
well-established boundary lines which
are known to people of the community.
No fruit can endure wet feet. This
principle obtains in all farm crops. II
your ground Is not worth tile draining,
1t is not worth keeping, much less es-
tablishing 1t to fruit.
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THE CUB SAYS

e. ]. Ssofield has a 40-acre farm
just above the sugar factory and has
been engaged for several years in
buying feeding and selling stock
He furnishes the land for Hopkins
brothers to fatten their herds on
using the pulp from the factory in
connection with hay and grain. Mr.
Scofield receives, for his share of the
returns, the fertilizer on the grounds
He uses as much as he can on all OF
his own fields and raises bumper
crops, the rest he sells at $25 per
400 wagon loads, and he has a lot
OF 1t to sell now. Last year he had
a lot of hogs, but he has sold them
off and has. only three left. He says
he can not pay II cents for feeders
at the present prices for grain and
make anything worth while on the
hogs. The natural profits are just
about absorbed by the bills for labor,
taking care of them He has some
cows and sells $14 or SIS worth
of cream each week, the price of
the butter-fat being 40 cents per
pound. He also sells about 35 dozen
eggs a week at 80 cents per dozen
and says he is not complaining about
results. He has ~ acres in hay, 10
in beets and some wheat and pota-
toes.
The Utah-Idaho Sugar company
has purchased Nilsson tractor to do
lot Of the blowing on the company's
beet farms. The tractor and plows
and harrows cost about $4,000 and
the tractor plows about one acre an
hour using a gallon and a half of
gasoline. The outfit is being operat-
ed by Frank F. Rice.
Ray Pepper has farm north of
the sugar factory and last year he
had large number of hogs, but he
has reduced the herd to three. Mr.
Pepper has an automobile and a
piano for the home, and says he is
making little money farming.
Guy Rishel bought what is known
as the Lewis place, from Ray, Pepper
last fall, and recently took posses
sion. The place is situated just
above, the sugar factory. Mr.. Rishel
takes pillow and a harrow along to
the field each day, and after he has
done about half a days blowing he
harrows it to hold the moisture bet |
ter. He is doing some grading and
Strengthening the bitches on the
place. He is also doing considerable
fertilizing. Mr.. Rishel has an orch
ard on the place and has trimmed it |
UP to see if he can make it profitable
this year. Josh Hone who recently1
vacated the place, has moved farther
up toward Wapello.
David Mark has planted acres
Of beets, 10 acres of potatoes and 10
acres of grain. The rest of the place
is in hay and premises.
Jacob Neff lives on the road to the
Porterville bridge and recently sold
six hundred sacks of potatoes at three
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30

The string beans, bush Lima beans
sweet corn, lettuce, peas, and rad
ishes will not all be planted at one
time, but successive paintings two
or three weeks apart will be made
so as to have fresh supply thruout
the season.
Of early Irish potatoes one peck
to one-half bushel will be required,
and of late potatoes one-half to one
bushel, or more, depending. upon the
amount of ground available for this
purpose. If possible, enough Irish
potatoes should be grown to last
thruout the winter.
In the event that the family wishes
to raise vegetables to supply current
needs and also to supply surplus
for canning, the amounts indicated
above should be considerably increas-
ed.
The home gardener should find
useful farmers bulletin 255, home
vegetable garden, and farmers bull
letin 647, home garden in the south.
The. latter is designed particularly
for use in the warmer climates, but
contains many suggestions that can
readily be adapted by home garden
ers in the north. The department of
agriculture will supply these bulle-
tins free on application as long as
its stock for free distribution lasts.
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state of cultivation, at first only that
part which previously has been broken
may be turned and the rest of the
depth loOsened with the subsoil pillow.
This will be most efficient when it is
made to follow In the furrow Of the
turnplow. In succeeding seasons the
land may be turned deeper, the in
creased depth varying with the guam
|tity Of vegetable matter incorporated
In the course Of the last preparation.
When a.soil Of the required depth has
been established the turnplow may be
run from 6 to 8 inches deep and the
subsOil pillow only as often as seems
necessary to prevent the formation Of
a compact layer.
Flowing Is best done when samples
Of the soil crumble readily in the hand.
This condition, however, frequently
does not last long enough for all of
the land to be prepared. BY thorough.
ly pulverizing the surface with the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30

The following vegetables, the
specialists say will undoubtedly be
planted in larger amounts than those
just mentioned, and the amounts of
seed given will be guide for ordi-
nary requirements. Some families
may need more of the various veget-
ables and other would need less:
Rect four ouncos
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
ROOSEVELT FOR ECONOMY

Former-president Roosevelt is ad-
vocating the conservation of all the
nations resources and says that joy
riding should be discontinued in
order to make a saving in gasoline.
He has applied for permission to or
ganize regiment to go to the front
in Europe, and will soon be there If
he receives consent.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
DAIRY PRODUCTS IN DEMAND
Only Way New Districts Can Be Sup.
piled is by Breeding Up Herd
by Use Of Good Bulls.

The great demand for dairy prod
ucts has causedthe price Of good dairy
cows to be very high. Reports from
associations Of dairymen show that
1t is impossible to buy first-class dairy
cows at even $50 head. With such
a demand for cows in old dairy dis
tricts, there will be few good cows
moved into. new dairy territory. So,
the only way new districts can be sup
piled must be by breeding up the COM
mon stock by the use Of good dairy
bred bulls.