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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
S. S. CONVENTION.
Fifty-eecond Annual Session in Coun
Gil Bluffs, June 19 to %.

The 52nd annual convention of the
Iowa State Sunday School association
will be held beginning Tuesday even.
ing June 10, and closing Friday after
noon June %, at Council Bluffs, Iowa
The program will be divided into
different conferences or schools to
suit the needs of the different SUNDAY
school Workers. There will be the
beginners, primary, juniors, second
airy adult, rural and administra-
tive schools.
Sunday school workers of National
repnte are to be present who will
conduct the sessions. Manon Laurence
of Chicago, Miss Mamie Lee Frayser
of Louisville, Kentucky, Mr.. and Mrs
f. c.. Knapp of Spokane, Washington.
Mrs. NJ j. Baldwin of Chicago, are
numbered among those who will take
part.
Rev. c. ID. Loehr. of Oskaloosa, and
Rev. Van Dram, of Lakonta, arc to be
or the program. Twelve or more
Sunday Schools have promised to
send one or more auto loads to Coun-
ell Bluffs. This is to be wonderful
convention working for the improve
ment of Sunday schools throughout
the state. Special stress is to be laid
on the rural Sunday school problem
add county and township officers con-
fcrances.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31

worse, to waste money in work OF
this sort with the use of bad material.
In building a culvert the road
builder must observe three funda-
mental requirements:
/. The first requirement is that the
culyert must be so placed that it will
drain across the road, and under the
road, of course, all the water that is
delivered to it by the side ditch along
the road. If this be not done, the
earth along the road and about the
end of the culvert win be wet and
soggy the most of the year and the
culyert opening will require almost
constant repairs. Repairing high
way culvert is relatively more eX-
pensiye than similar work in a town
because Of the waste of time of the
workmen in going to and from the
point at which the work must be done
In placing the culvert care must also
be taken that it will not be choked
by brush and leaves, and this duty
must be discharged by the road super
visor, and viii be, If he is worth his
salt.
2. The second and very important
requirement in the building of n cul-
vert is that its ends must be protected
by some kind of a wall or facing car
ried down to firm foundation. II
this be done, it will be found that the
end of the culvert win not be under
cut by the water and will not be
broken, frost will not injurC it, the
surrounding or superintendent earth
will not slide down into the ditch in
front of the opening, and, with the
further necessary work of keeping the
feeding bitches clear, the culvcrt will
be able to take care of all the water
alongside the road.
3. The third requirement is that the
culvert must be made so strong tina,
it viii not become broken and SO tight
that it viii not leak. These ends can
be reached by building the culyCrt of
masonry, concrete or of good piping,
The material to be used must be de-
termined by the relative cost of the
several materials at the locality
where the culvert is to be built and
by the distance from the top of the
cuIvert to the surface Of the road.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
READY FOR CAMP
HOLINESS FORCES JuTTINe THE
GROUNDS m CONDITION..

For several days past active prep
arations have been in order out at
the large grove of the National and
lows Holiness Association camp
mec ting at University Park. Lum-
Der for tent flooring and a big ship
ment of tents from Des Moines are
already on the ground and the gen.
eral plan of the camp is rapidly TAX
ing on form and shape.
BY Thursday of this week every
thing will be in readiness for this
great yearly event. Rev. J. T. Nal
10y of Albion, Iowa; w. NJ. Bair of
University Park, and Rev. ID. w.
Dobson of Marshalltown are the
members of the committee in charge
of the grounds, and under their di-
rection things will move promptly.
On Monday, June 4, the Trustees of
the University will hold their annual
meeting and during the past year
one of their number, c. w. Moore of
Cedar, has passed away. Mr.. Moore
was the first president of the Board
at the time of the founding of the
school some ten years ago. Later
he was succeeded by the present in.
cumbent, George H. Ramsay OF
Knoxville.
On Friday afternoon the Com.
mencement exercises of the Acade.
my will be held at the University
chapel. In this department there
are about twenty who finish their
course and four will graduate in Bi
BILE work. During the session OF
the camp meeting, the annual meet
ings of both the National Association
and the Iowa Holiness Association
will be held and their officers elected
and as this work is far reaching in
its general results, the camp as a
whole will be highly important
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Feeder Trade Dull.

Kansas City Stock Yards, Hay 30
Trade in stockers and feeders was
dull first half of last week but after
"Wednesday there was a stronger in,
quiry for the better grades, and total
outgo for the week was fairly liberal
at $10,500 head, same as in the pre-,
ceding week. So far this year 255,G00
head of seockers and feeders have
been bought here and shipped to coun,
try points an increase of 10000 head
over the same time last year. A fea.
ture recently is the strong demand
here from the Northwest for breeding
stock, South Dakota, colorado and
California being represented in the
buying last week taking cows with
calves by their side in each case, this
combination being rather a new deal
here. selling price to 10 cents a
pound in most cases.
Receipts Monday this week were
heavy at 1890 cattle and 100 calves
and more than the usual Monday pro
portion we're stockers and feeders
Many dry sections in West Texas and
Oklahoma sent stock cattle low for
Mondays market, sales mostly at
.$8.25 to $500 for yearlings and twos
a few choice yearlings up to SO
Heretofore packers have been strong
bidders for steers IN the feeding class
but larger supplies of beef steers
caused them to withdraw their atten,
ton from the feeders Monday, and
country buyers had chance to get
them with less competition, sales at
$925@$10, a few half fat steers last
week up to S11.65. A year ago at this
time the best stock steers were sell
ing at S8.65 and feeders So, Most OF
the STOCK COWS anu hcifers bring SIPS
10 5000, a few fancy ones up to $1,000,
odd head at $11.
Choice immunized stock hogs sell at
iS1575 to SIC, Southcrns and Westerns
at SIS to $3.50.
A few loads OF brusher Angora
goats sold last week at very high
prices, $1O.50@11.25, but the arrival
of about $500 head of goats Monday
caused a break of so cents to a dollar
Angora bushers selling at so to $10.5t
and Sic khaircd Mexican bushcr goats
1t $500
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Todayl's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards, May
'29.-Hog market was again much de,
pressed today. Packers held back and
refused to do business without big
concessions. Market opened slow and
sticky at 10 cents below Mondays av-
eragc. Close was dulleat time of the
day.
The bulk today sold at Sl5.256
1855, against $15.35@15.S5 yesterday;
$15.95@16.45 last Tuesday; $15.5O@
1885 four weeks ago; $955T9.75 cor.
responding Tuesday in 1916; $3.50
$50 in 1915; $8.OOm8.1O in 1914; 1855
T8.7O in 1913; $745GoL60 in 1912.
The top paid today was $15.75; yes
to-day $1,000; last Tuesday 1855;
four weeks ago $685.; one year ago
1886; two years ago $7.85; three years
ago $8.15; four years ago $3.50; and
five years ago $685..
Cattle buyers we're also bearish to
day and while no quotable change in
prices were noted, trading was dull
and weak and tendency downward.
Sheep and lamb market was slow
and week, and prices were 50 to Is
cents lower than Saturday.
The estimated receipts for tomorrow
are $1,000 hogs, 1900 cattle and
1000 sheep. ~f.
Receipts for today were $500 cat
tie, 10000 hogs and 1000 sheer
against 3,30S cattle. $3.50 hogs and
4 ,351 sheep year ago.
Average price of hogs at Chicago on
Monday was $15.55 against $15.75 on
Saturday, 1888 a week ago, $3.50
year ago and $40 two years ago.
NSpeculators were caught with 10000
hogs on hand at the close today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
TO ORGANIZE MANY
new GUARD UNITS
Scores of Additional Regiments
Win Be Formed.
MILITIA TO WAR STRENGTH
infantry, Artillery, Engineers, Signal
Corps and Cavalry Necessary for
Establishment of Sixteen
Divisions.

Washington, May REORGANIZATION
of scores of new regiments of National
Guard infantry, artillery engineers
signal corps and cavalry will be under
taken soon to supply the tactical for
nations necessary for the establish
ment of the 16 divisions of the guard
provided for in the war departments
plans.
In addition TO these troops, imme'
diately after the existing state sol
dicrs have been drafted into the red
eral service, there must be organized
divisional headquarters detachments
supply, ammunition and medical trains,
heavy field artillery and signal bat
talions, an air service, two cavalry di-
visions and many new coast artillery
units and reserves.
New Illinois Units.
The new organization plans call upon
Illinois, the Twelfth division, to pro-
vide one regiment of infantry, two regi-
ments of field artillery, one regiment
(Iess one company of engineers and
one battalion Qess one. company of
signal corps.
Comparison of the organization Ia
bles for the 16 infantry divisions with
the existing guard establishment shows
that In the infantry, the arm of the
service in which the guard is strongest,
80 regiments and companies must be
created to provide the la regiments
of the divisional structure.
Each division also will have an aero
squadron or balloon company, making
lG air service units.
The first effort of the department
is to bring up to full war strength all
existing units of the guard. When
that has been accomplished and the
force has been drafted, the next step
will be to create the new units neces-
sary to complete the 16 infantry di-
visions, and the adjutants general of
the states have been instructed that
they should prepare for these new or
CARNATIONS without delay. The cen
trail western states will be called upon
to furnish in addition the following
Eleventh Observation-Disclosures, one
regiment field artillery, one battalion
engineers, one radio company, signal
corps; North Dakota, one regiment
infantry; Iowa, one regiment QesS one
squadrOn) cavalry, two regiments Qess
four batteries) field artillery, one bat
TALON Qess one company engineers,
one outpost company signal corps; Ne
braska, one regiment infantry, one
wire company, signal corps.
Seventeenth division Kentucky
one regiment infantry, one regiment
field artillery, one battalion engineers
one field battalion signal corps Oess
one company Indiana, two regiments
infantry, one regiment cavalry, one
regiment field artillery, one regiment
field artillery Qess one battalion), one
battalion of engineers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
CLOSING Prices.
u. S. Yards. Ills. NJ

U. S. Yards, His, May 30.
Hogs closing slow and big 10 cents
lower than yesterdays average; mixed
and butchers $151O@15.7R good to
Choice heavy $15.15@15.75; rough
heavy $15.o0@15,10; light $14.4O@
I15.55; Workers S$1510@15.25; bulk
'$15.25@1565; pigs $1O.25@14.25;
clearance yesterday fair.
Cattle closing slow and weak.
Sheep weak at yesterdays close.
Official receipts yesterday - Hogs
sc, 1O7, cattle 2O,3S7, sheep $3.50.
Official shipments ycsterday-Hogs
3,131, cattle 1850 sheep none.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
IC9a Az
REMEMBRANCE
Z, Notes 6
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance UnionD
BUSINESS AND HEALTH.

"Why is our country going dry SO
fast?" asks the Philadelphia Ledger,
and answers: Business and health
That combination beats moral suasion
and the appeals of Ten Nights in q
BarroOm.'
'Life insurance companies for some
years past have paid very close atten-
ton to liquor as an insurance hazard.
They have complied figures, using
hundreds of thousands of persons as a
basis for computations. These prove
that man who does not drink will
on the average live much longer than
the man who drinks even moderately.
Taking 100000 rolicyholders as a
test, insurance companies discovered
that men who only occasionally got
tight suffered death rate just one
half greater than strictly temperance
men. Among men who drink only two
glasses of beer or one glass of whisky
in a day the mortality was almost a
fifth greater. Other men who drink
more than that but still not enough TO
bar them from insurance companies.
showed an appalling mortality of al
most double that among men who were
never introduced to John Barleycorn."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
.F1OE1[g(1>
Rods
BUILDING OF ROAD CuLVERTS
IL Not Constructed Of Good Material
They Will Have to Be Rebuilt in
Very Few Years.

If the culverts are not built Of good
material they will have to be rebuilt
in few years, whatever tho quality
Of the roads they are made to serve.
Defective eulverts vitiate one of the
elementary principles of highway eco
nomics, and the interests of the tax
payers require that the annual cost of
every part of the roads built for their
use be reduced to the lowest possible
figure consistent with efficiency. Man
ifestly, it would be worse than folly
to build culyerts of boards TO take
care of roads that have cost hundreds
or thousands of dollars the mile and
it would be none the less foolish, or
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
DRINK AND MACHINERY.

Things have changed since the day
when a man could drink and injurc
no one but himself and few others,
says the Kansas City Star in an edi-
torial on "Booze and Machinery"
A drunken man might drive a horse
through q street crowded with other
horses and not damage himself or any
one else; but drunken man in n
motor car in street crowded with
Other hurrying motor cars becomes a
vcritablc death angel. A drunken man
might drive stage coach flied with
passengers and all arrive safely. But
drunken man at the engine throttle,
or asleep in the signal tower, is a
different thing. A drunken blacksmith
in the old days would simply spoil a
few horscshocs, and maybe give his
wife black eye. But now drunken
factory hand can ruin thousands Of
dollars worth of machinery and en-
danger lives of fellow worlSmen.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Cash Grain Markets.
Cash Quotations.
Chicago. Ills, Ma,

Chicago, Ills, May 20.
Whcat-No. 2 hard winter $2.75;
No, hard winter $265.
Corn-No 2 mixed $15S; No, mix
cd $1.57@1.59; No. 4 mixed $1.573; No.
5 mixed $1.57a; No. mixed S1.56a@
1871; No. 2 yellow $l573@15S; No.
yellow S1.57@1.59 No. 2 white $1.574
01.59; No. white $1.5S@1.59; S. G.
81 564. .
Oats-No. white G41c; No. mixed
Csc; No. white 6SB@644c; No. 4
white Gle; standard csc.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Inquiry for Feeders.

Chicago, May 90 Commission men
ire receiving good many letters
rom the country asking about feeding
cattle, but when quotations are sup
piled for the kind wanted there are
CIV purchases. Grass is coming on
recly and farmers are anxious TO get
something to eat it, but thus far not
many have had the courage to pay
$3.50 to $1,000 for feeding steers. The
majority prefer to wait in the hope
II getting lower prices later on.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
AVERAGE TAX RATE.

In 1916 the average tax rate in the
dry Illinois cities Of Nation, Decatur,
Champaign, Bloomington, Freeport,
Elgin Canton. Galesburg, Rockford,
and Jacksonville was G.0I. The aver
age rate in the wet cities OF East st.
Louis, Springfield, Joliet, Waukegan,
Moline. Rock Island, Aurora, Peoria,
Danville and Quincy was 6.S4.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
council Conference Tor,obt. n

Special ysion oflthei city council
or a conference of council members
and Officials OF the Traction & Light
Company will be held this Tuesday
evening. There was no session of
the council Monday evening, matters
pending being deferred to next Mon
day evening at the first regular SEES
sion of the month of June.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
HEDGE Fences Killed.

Usage Orange or hedge" icnce
posts are likely to be cheaper this fall.
1t is stated by man who gets over
q big piece of the state in his work
that fifty to seventy percent Of the
hedge was killed by the. winter. Not
"a fence of any extent that does not
show the effect of the conditions that
prevailed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Memorial paY cIosIna.

The county offices in the court
house, banks, the post office, the rail-
way freight depots and many bust
ness houses will be closed tomorrow
lin observation of Decoration Day, The
windows at the post Office win be
open from $3.50 to 9:S9 in the morn
ing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
TRULY PlTlFuLl

Speaking of drink he said. though
nobody had been, "you hear 1t said
that alcohol stimulates the wit and
Imagination. That's rot. Have you
ever been on the water wagon at a
dinner where every one else wac
drinking? They say things they
wouldn't think worth saying, and
laugh at things they wouldn't think OF
laughing at. II II weren't for the cham
payne. The drinking doesn't make
them brighter. II merely lowers their
standard Of appreciation. When you're
stone sober, IT'S pitifuI."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
PROHIBITION IS PROHIBITING.

Three brewcrics in st. Louis have
gone out of business within the last
few months. The Mutual was closed
November ii by order Of the referee
in Bankruptcy; the Excelsior closed
its doors January I, and about the
same time the Forest Park Brewing
company filed a petition in bankruptcy.
All on account Of the cncroachments
OF prohibition
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Horse Supply liberal.

Chicago, May ga liberal supply
VI Eoraes arrived and army buyers
were busy picking up all that would
suit their purposes. Good artillery
horses were taken at $3.50 to $2.25 by
! representative of the United States
government, but the foreign buyers
sought mainly at $15O@175. A good
many farm horses with blemisncs and
age sold at $50 to 1925.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31

The Phelps Ideal Manufacturing
company who own and operate the old
Harrington foundry on Second avenue
west, have completed long string of
improvements to the property with
the erection Of brick office and store
room. The foundry is having fine run
of business and is growing to be one
of the largest employment concerns in
industrial OskalooSa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Paved Country Roads.

Many country roads are paycd-with
good intentions, but for the most part
with Jumps of sod, stone, ruts and
rubbish.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Finishing Second story.

Progress is noted on fefinishing 81
the second floor OF the new Pythian
Block on High avenue west. Some OF
the Office suites VIII be ready for oc-
cupancy soon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Thursday is the pay.

Set your pins for the mid-week bust.
ness week for the Oskaloosa High
school graduates. 1t is commence
ment week for the boys and girls of
1917.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31

The former "Saddlery Building" on
First avenue West, corner of street
low owned by Newton Haldman OF
fhornburg, has undergone extensive
repairs and alterations to make it a
complete automobile garage. Among
the notable improvements has been a
1000 pound capacity elevator, running
20 all three floors. The occupants of
che building, MessTs Knight & Boggs
have also made many improvements,
adding now machinery and equipment
to better care for the growing bust.
.rCSS.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
A FINE NEW HOME
WILL BE ERECTED BY CITY so.
LiCiTOR r. j. BRAY.

City solicitor Thos. j. Bray is going
to prove his claim as a town booster
by building a fine new home this sum
mer. He has secured a site on the cor
ner of C avenue East and Eleventh
street, and is having plans drawn for
a commodious house. He expects to let
the contract this week and hurry the
work along all he can so as to be able
to occupy the property by fall. The
new house will be directly opposite
The w. e. Kemble home, and IS n most
desirable location. VtHt
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
HoiinAss cannp Meetina

Thursday, May 81, occurs the open
inc OF the National and Iowa Holiness
Association Camp meeting. The meet
lis VIII close Monday, June 10, Il,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31

ROUSE-The Lincoln, (Nebr) Jour
nal of May %, says: "The funeral of
the late John Rouse was held at the
residence, go B street, Sunday after
noon at 3 O'Clock in charge of Rev. c.
Il. Tyner The attendance was large.
The floral offerings large and most
beautiful. And evidenced the high es-
teen in which he was held. The brick
layers Union members acted as es-
cort. John Rouse was an old time
resident of Lincoln, having lived here
over thirty years. He is survived by
his wife two sons, one brother and
five sisters, George Rouse of Chicago.
Ill; Mrs. Nellie Bryan of Fayetteville,
Ark; Mrs. Jennie Pearson of Kansas
| City, Mo-; Mrs. Anna Perry, Mrs. Alb
bic McKanna and Mrs. Alice Brown
of Oskaloosa, la. The brother George
OF Chicago and Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Nc
Mamma and Mrs. Pearson, sisters, were
in attendance.
John Rouse was born in 0skaloosa
and was son of George W. Rouse
a former prominent contractor of this
city. He was about 4S years old at the
time of his death. He lived in lOska-
loosa during his younger years, and
went west over 80 years ago. and set.
tied at Lincoln, Nebr., and later mar
ricd and established pleasant home
for himself and family. He is survived
by his wife, Eta Rouse anu two sons.
George Ia, and Paul, IL.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31

Cost Of Sunday news papers to
the reader has been increased sixty
Fer cent, Another item in the high
cost Of living that win keep the old
man guessing,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Hen .outdoora ln Winter.

The hen can spend little OF the vim
ter season In the open air and a prop
erly constructed house Ii necessary.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Tomatoes in the Bud,

l.. Fl. Mccall who IL specialist on
tomatoes, has some tomato plants Of
bis own raising, budded ard almost
ready for bloom. s
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
Good only In Pcdinree.

Too many sires are good only In
pedigree, A good grade is better than
poor purebred.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31

Der. December had 4c range, being
ole at the bottom, and closed at 1886.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31
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The MARKETS
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EXCHANGES CLOSED
|, All grain, stock and other exchanges
and banks in the United States will be
closed tomorrow, Decoration Day.