davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1918-01-18

DROCRASTINATINC on protective tariff
policy is piling up perpexities for purely
partisan purposes.
ITO A man up tree, it looks like more is be-
ing done to perpetuate the Democratic party
in power than TO win the war.
THE United States has commandeered all the
large prunes on the Pacific coast. SOL
dier full of prunes should put up stiff hight.
MIR. HURLEY, who never built ship, says
Nl 100000 tosn will be built in 1913 Mr..
FERGUSON, an expert, says half of that. Which
knows?
MANY are of the opinion that Government
1V1 ownership after the war Wonld not be tor
the good of the country but used solely for par
tsan purposes.
ALITTLE common sense and the looping off
"A of the desire for petty authority would
have prevented suffering of the people who are
now without fuel.
THE Presidents remarks about the insidious-
ness of secret treaties, intrigues and other
dark lantern methods probably had no reference
to the politics of today.
IRON the way the County Court is digging
into the public crib, its members evidently
do not expect to get many more cracks at it.
Do we hear a fervent amen from taxpayers!
IF the railroads were seized only war meas
L ure, why not accept Mr.. McADoo's declara-
ton that :" it is all right to spend $3.50 where
ST. would do" and pay the railroads just com
pensation?
WHEN the President, in speaking of the rail
w roads, says that the Government can do
things private corporation can not, does ne
mean it can create condition such as has been
developed by the shipping inquiry?
ONE reason why we have SO many millionaires
~ is that these men were willing to work
twenty hours day and saved what they made.
Others preferred the shorter hours, fewer work
days and the opportunity to spend all they earn
COME of our Democratic officials are becom-
- ing alarmed over our huge exports OF gold.
Don't they know that when we import goods
from Europe that it takes gold to pay for them!
And was there ever better argument In favor
of protective tariff?
TT YOU will kindly let it soak into your dome
| itbatin 1917 our imports were 5O,OOO,0OO
ore.ter and the revenue $92 100000 less than in
1ol3. ask yourself "why is free trade? And
Won have been digging into your pocket to make
nm for this evidence of Democratic stupidity.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1918-01-18
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

THE attitude of Gov, Cox toward DIR. GARFIELD
L. illustrates the feeling of the average Dem
ocrat for renegade Republicans.
IMAGINE what competent railroad man could
L do with the present situation, it clothed
with the powers Mr.. MCADoo now has!
THAT wooden ship programme and BRYANs
million men are the sort OF Democratic
phantasies that bud but fail bear fruit.
TT THE railroads are running bohind schedule
L under Government CONTROL what won't they
do under Democratic manipulation-as is pur-
posed?
WASN'T that sort of Democratic camoufage
w that promised five to eight millions tons OF
shipping for 1913 when it can hardly produce
the half >of it?
GAYS the Wall Street Journal; $50 far from
- destroying Germany, she must be allowed
to exist and repay the enormous damage she
has perpetrated"
TTNION LABOR has been a long time in real
- izing it's responsibility in this crisis, but
part of it on the Pacific Coast gives evidence
that it never will.
THE deeper they go into that shipping inquiry
the more apparent it becomes that 1t is the
cornerstone of Democratic incompetency IN our
preparations for war.
XV7HOL LESALE discharge of railway employees
w not thought necessary under the new dis
pensation is another indication that efficiency
is not the end sought after.
WHILE the British Government is decreeng
W that the uppers of womens shoes shall be
only so high, we hope it will not find it neces-
sary to further shorten their skirts.
WERE the railroads taken over merely that the
w four Brotherhoods might exact more
money? Haven't any of the other employees
some rights that should be considered?
TT may be that experts can not be secured in
all Government contracts, as is contended
by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, but it ought
to be possible to get those who are not gratters.
DESPITE great shortage q in wool and a
u Christmas trade of unusually large pro-
portions, department and clothing stores have
surpluses that are surprising. Who is respon-
sble for these "scares?"
THE Kreuz Zeitng declares that the program
of LLOYD GEORGE can only be carried
through after the complete defeat of Germany.
AS this is going to be done TO the complete sat-
isfaction of all except Germany, there is little
need for the K. z. to worry.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1918-01-18
WAR NEWS WITH A MEANING

THE Italian government has prohibited the
manufacture and sale of cake and sweets
in any form during the war.
DUSSIA again realizes the need for continuing
IL the war, according to a copyright cable to
the New York World. The soldiers are eager
to return to the front
SUPPRESSED statement in Berlin Vorwoerts
~ said: MANY persons dying of hunger. Six
ty million people are suffering. They will not
always remain silent Germany is on the verge
of catastrophe worse than Russia, namely, a
German defeat and loss of the whole war"
THE London Times says starvation is threat
L ening Petrograd, and that its people re-
ceive but three -fourths of pound OF black
bread per head for two days. Workmen, SOL
dier and other privileged persons receive more.
Meat is rare luxury and horse flesh is in COM
mon use Crime is rampant.
CPECIAL copywrght dispatch to the New York
- Sun says that French aviators brought down
76 German air machines during December, of
which % fell within the French lines and l8
were DESTROYED over the German trench. French
air losses during the month were 10 machines,
including seven destroyed over German territory.
DR. MARKITCH, who was Socialist dele
II gate from Bosnia to the International Con-
ference at Stockholm, and is now in England, is
quoted as saying that nobody in Austria-Hun-
gary believes in victory. In Bosnia, Herzgo-
vina, Istria and Dalmatia people are eating roots
and barks of trees, while soldiers beg for bread
in Vienna and Budapest. A suit of clothes
costs $50 An official report, he says, shows
that men in Germany have lost an averaged l8
pounds in weight from underfeeding.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1918-01-18

OUR chairman of the County Court got his
- Christmas present a little late, but they
made up for it with one for next Christmas.
IF THE railroads, as a revenue.producer for
the Government, turn out like The Under
wood free trade abortion, who is going to be
at fault?
IF the brains of the country are at work to win
L this war, their distribution is not such as to
make the showing the American people had
right to expect.
MIR. McADOO'S proposition 'to make the
lVl railroads understand that they are to get
a square deal" will strike many as rather be-
lated one. Nothing like this has been hinted at
before in several years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
OTTUMWA GAS PRICE IS RAISED
Boosted to One Dollar and Thirty-Five
Cents Per Thousand Feet,
Straight.

Ottumwa, Feb. II. - Householders
and other patrons known as the do
nestle users of gas, will find an ad
vance in their gas bills for this month
when they receive their statements
in March.
This is the second advance in the
price of gas within the past year, a
yarying raise averaging about 123 per
cent was made by the company in DC
.cber and led to the city council pass.
ng an ordinance prohibiting the com
oany from making the advance. Z
Now In Federal Court.
The company retaliated by going in
TO the federal court where a temporary
restraining order was obtained which
is now pending final hearing. In the
meantime the consumer pays the ad
vance and in the event of the court
finding the charges unwarranted and
not justified, the amount paid by the
consumer in excess of the old rate will
be refunded. If the court upholds the
Gas company the rates as changed will
stand.
Today the company announces an
other advance of some 10 per cent in
the rate of the average consumer vary.
ing according to the amount used
This makes a total advance according
to the management of the company OF
% per cent in the two raises made.
The rate that has been advanced anu
which is now pending in the courts is
$1.25 for the first 1000 feet; $1.20 for
the next two thousand feet; $1.15 for
the next 1000 feet and $1.10 for all in
excess of 5000 feet consumed.
The rate raise that was made effec
tive February l and payable on March
statements is $1.35 net regardless OF
the amount.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
WORKERS APPOINTED. START, ON
JOB IMMEDIATELY

Governor Harding has just sent out
an appointment to one man in each
school district of the county making
his Official Seed Corn Census Taker
for his School District. Each farmer
OF the county will be asked for the fol-
lowing information by these Seed Corn
Census Takers, and you should be
ready to give them your answer as
soon as they call on you for it. The
information to be asked for it: l. How
many bushels OF seed corn will You
have to buy?. 2. How many bushels
will you have for sale? 3. Was your
1917 seed corn picked before Oct 6?
4. Dou you intend to make an individu-
al ear test? 5. How many bushels of
1916 corn have you on hand? 6. How
many bushels of 1917 corn have you
on hand from which seed corn might
be selected?
How many acres of corn will be
planted in 1918 on the farm on which
GU are now living? After the Seed
Corn Census Taker has completed the
survey of his school district he should
mail his report to Rex H. Wickham
county agent, OskaloOsa, Iowa, who
will tabulate the records and keel
a record of all the seed corn in the
county. After this information is re
ceived the county agent will be in q
position to get samples of all the
seed in the county, make a general
test of it and to tell any one in the
county where they can secure seed
corn that will grow. 1t is the duty
of every farmer in the county to give
these seed corn census takers just
as close an estimat on their seed
corn as possible. We must all pull
together if we win the war in the
shortest possible time. A big corn
yield this coming ear will help win
the war.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
THE UNFIT FOR THE TRENCHES
TO DO LIMITED SERVICE

A missing hand or foot will not e2.
empt man from the national army
under the new rules for physical ex-
aminations. Careful study of the new
regulations by the local draft boards
today disclosed this other liberal var1-
atoms from the original rules. The
new rules will necessitate re-eXamin-
alton of all registrants rejected in the
original examinations.
Men with an arm or foot missing
and with other defects will be assign.
ed to a class of specitl or limited SER
vice, according to the local board s
Interpretation of the new regulations,
They will be accepted for service as
motor mechanics, clerks, cooks and
bakers. The following appears in the
new rules:
Refer to the medical advisory
board all registrants with one
good arm and one good over
extremity and all other doubtful
cases. Accept all registrants who
have no loss of function of both
upper and lower extremities and
! have no restriction of joint func-
ton. Reject no foot cases.
AS in all other cases, the medical
advisory board will, of course. eXer
else distinction as to tine acceptance
or rejection of registrants possessed OF
one arm or one leg. The general
health and qualifications of these men
will be considered before they are
assigned for special service,
! Only severe cases of HERNIA will
hereafter be cause for rejection.
The boards are arranging to resume
physical examinations. However
since many examinations are to be
made, some of the boards will take
several days to complete schedules
Several of the boards have not yet
received the new rules.
Although the classification system
lcontemplates the examination of all
registrants listed with district boards,
most Of the boards will discontinue
! temporarily when they have complet.
ed class ! and await further orders
from the provost marshal before be.
ginning ON class 2.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
Notice of Filing Articles of Incorpor-
alton of the Caldwell SiIo Company,
Incorporated.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
The Caldwell Silo Company, Incor-
porated, corporation with it's prin-
cipal place of business in Oskaloosa,
Mahaska County, Iowa, incorporated
to manufacture, operate, construct,
and sell either by import or export,
and to purchase or acquire the inter-
est to letters patent, and every other
matter incidental to, and connected
with the business of manufacturing,
selling, exporting, importing, and
otherwise dealing in silos, water tow
ers, cement corn cribs, paving, build
ing blocks, and other concrete con-
struction work, either of natural or
artificial nature and material connect
ed with the said business, and to
purchase or acquire the business now
carried on by the Caldwell Silo Com
pany, with the lands, buildings plants,
stock, and other real estate and prop
erty connected with the said business
The capital stock authorized is
$200. 100000, payable in full in cash or
other property appraised as provided
by law, before said stock shall issue
Said corporation to commence bust
ness on January 90, 1915, the date
of the issuance of the Certificate of
Incorporation from the Secretary of
State, and to continue for period of
twenty years, unless sooner dis
solved by majority vote of the
stockholders.
The business and prudential affairs
of the company to be conducted by
Board of Directors, Executive Com
mittee, and a President, Vice Presi-
dent, Secretary, and Treasurer, to be
elected by the Common Stockholders,
and such other officers as it may see
fit or provided by the bylaws. Said
Board of Directors, Executive Com
mittee, and officers to be elected at
the annual meeting of the Common
Stockholders, which is to be held
on the first Monday in December of
each year, at 1880 o'clock p. m. The
highest amount of indebtedness to
which this corporation shall at any
time subject itself is not to exceed
two-thirds of it's capital stock. The
private property of all the owners of
stock in this corporation shall be ex-
empt from corporate liability, or
debts.
CALDWELL SILO COMPANY, INC.
BY EDWARD M. GRAY, Pres.
H. E. KILMER, Sec'y.
(29w4)
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
DAMAGE BY SLEET
WIRES DOWN, TRAINS DELAYED,
STORM WAS GENERAL.

The sleet storm of Friday afternoon
played havoc with telephone and tele
graph wires, and for while this morn
ing Oskaloosa was completely cut of
from the outside world.
| The first to clear up was the West
ern Union which got wire through
to Davenport about 9 o'clock. From?
there they could reach Des Moines
but the eastern service was badly
crippled
The Postal had only one connection
during the forenoon, the wire to OF
tumwa. Chicago market reports were
telegraphed to Dubuque, relayed there
to Ottumwa, and from Ottumwa tC
OakaloOsa.
The Telephone Company was almost
without long distance connections, and
the Herald's leased wire to Des MOines
was down until II o'clock. Gradual!
the breaks were repaired and by after
noon communication was almost com
pletely restored.
Fortunately the temperature did not
run very low, and the warming sun
this morning melted the coat of ice
on the wires and aided the workmen
in making the repairs.
Railroad wires were in bad shape
and this added to slippery tracks made
operation difficult All trains were
running, but were from one to eight
hours late.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
BOYS PRIZE ESSAY
ANNUAL CONTEST FOR TRIP TO
THE STATE FAIR

Miss Jessie Duboc, county superin
tendent, has received regulations fol-
the boys essay contest in How the
Farmer Boy Can Help Win the War.
The boy who wins first place in
Mahaska county will receive a triE
to the Boys Camp in Des Moines dur
ing the time of the State Fair.
The conditions governing the con
test are as follows:
The boys will be required to write
essays of not less than 500 nor more
than 1000 words. These essays must
be on file with the county chairman
on or before March 18th.
1.-Competition will be limited tc
boys of good character, of from Is tC
10 years of age.
2.-Candidates must live on farms
Attendance at city high school will
not be considered a bar to competition
3.-Candidates must be willing to
cooperate with other boys and rep,
resentatives of the State Fair manage,
ment to make this visit to the fair
OF the greatest value to all concerned
and to that end they must put them.
selves absolutely under the supervis.
ion and direction of the camp manage.
ment.
4.-Boys who won in 1912, 1913,
1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917 are rot eligi.
BILE to compete this year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
DRAFT STACKER JOINS ARMY
The Lord Told Him What To Do But
Military Authorities Would Not
Stand For 1t.

Knoxville, Feb. 11.-Bert Lathrop,
the alleged draft Stacker who was TAX
en- in charge by deputy United States
marshal for failing to register, has now
become member of the U. S. army
according to reports from Des Moines.
1t will be remembered that Lathrop
did not register for the draft because
"the Lord told him not to-" Prior to
this time he was associated with To-
cal religious sect and had preached
the doctrine on several occasions. At
the time of his arrest he was employ
ed on farm south of Knoxville.
During the last term of the federal
court he was sentenced to ten months
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL
CHRISTIAN CHURCH AID SOCIETY
SEES NEW STUNTS

The first and second division of the
Aid Society of the Christian church
had jolly ten cent social at the home
of Mrs. Jesse Pulliam. Irene Freeman
gave two readings. A fortune teller
prophesied, and several quartettes
sang in an imitable manner. A prize
given for the best selection rendered
was presented to the Metropolitan
Quartette" composed of Mrs. Ben Nc
Coy, Mrs. Rebecca Bridges, Mrs. Emb.
ling, and Mrs. F. d. Reid. Sixty ladies
were present. Smokeless day for Os.
kaloosa was considered and much in
terest in the project taken. Refresh
ments were served and the committee
is delighted with the success of the
day. The third and fourth divisions
will entertain on Washington's birth
day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
IN DISTRICT COURT
DISPOSITION OF VARIOUS MAT
TIERS BY JUDGE AND JURY.

With the close of the days business
Wednesday, the December term of
the district court, Judge ]. F. Talbot
of Brooklyn, presiding, passed into
history The February term will
convene Monday, February II, with
Judge X. E. Willcockson of Sigour-
ney on the bench. The new court s
docket is now being prepared by Dis
trict Clerk w. T. Martin and all need
ed details will be ready for the open
ing of the new term.
Probate Cases
Guardianship of Harley ]. Dickson,
in an application to sell real estate,
J. A. Dewitt appointed guardian ad lit
prayed.
Estate of Richard Hughes, deceased,
the final report approved and admins
traitor, e. l.. Butler discharged and
bond released.
Estate of William ]. Bennett, final
report approved, the administrator dis
charged and the bond released.
Estate of Cevilla Duncan, will admit
ted to probate. Lulu Henry appointed
Executrix, without bond.
VIII of Anna M, Coburn. Ordered
that notice of hearing on the probate
of the will, be given by publication in
the Oskaloosa Herald, 10 days prior
to February 10th, the day set for the
hearing. The same entry was made
for the will of Samuel w. Jones, dec
eased .n il1n v M.4 nlLa
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
DIED IN JAIL.
Man Held At Montezuma For Murder
Succumbs.

MonteZuma, Feb. 11.-George o.
Bannon. colored, died in the county
Jail Sunday evening. He had been
i'll about two weeks. 1t will be re-
membered that Bannon was in the
box car at Brooklyn at the time Gene
We've Davis, colored woman, shot
and killed Mike Gallagher. The
woman is serving sentence of eight
years at Anamosa. Bannon was ar
rested at the time the crime was CON-
mitted but later fined $500 and was
laying it out in jail
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
SAVE AND SERVE
WITH NONE SUCH
WAR PHI
No Top Crust
Satisfactory-Econclnical

Ask your men-foiks if they can thirk
anything better than good: health, III:
sized piece OF mince pie.
The Kind that tempted them as boys III,
Than any other one thing that cooled o' ,
k.tchen ;..ble-and that temptS them io,,
Then think how easy it is with =,
jUCH M.NCE MEAT to make tbs Fl, :.
Jour men-foiks like--ea$y to make on ST.
notice and so economical. Good, too,
'udIings, cakes, and cookies.
1t is condensed and so prevents ".
You add the water yourself. II is So!
parafin wrapping; no hand touches il
your own; il keeps and ripenS Ike {
cake in the package; costs but iew &C
Bake a NoNg SvcR War PEN
crust. Saves tiou., shortening, E,-.or,
saves half the crust. Good, tsfe.
Eosr SUCH MlScE Mi. max
"A 40 ;cl o give yccr Gea-.
re tAc. Wal,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
Tractor Takes off, Hand

Elda Barrett Mitchellville young
man was oiling his tractor engine and
in some manner caught his hand in
the gear and caused it TO be badly
mangled. 1t was necessary to am.
putate the entire hand.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
Rev. T. ]. Petit Resians.

At a recent quarterly meeting held
min Tracy. Rev. T. j. Pettitt resign
cd as pastor of the Tracy charge. He
haa accepted a pastorate in the
northern part of the Iowa district
conference.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
Iowan to Work in France.

T. A. Dempsey Of Davenport, SUI
perintendent of the dining car service
on the Rock Island lines, has been
appointed to plan short order lunch
stations to be established in France
for the accommodation of the U. S.
soldiers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
Who Can Beat II?

Boone Swinney purchased, twenty
one head of turkeys of Abe Barker,
northeast of Bloomfield. paying for
the lot sl51.S0. There were 10 hens
and IL gobblers in the lot and all
young birds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
Montezuma Rest Room

The board of supervisors have fitted
up ladies rest room upstairs in the
south end of the court house in Monte
yuma. 1t is equipped in neat and
comfortable way and is now open to
the public.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
Hens Will Start Work.

A few more days like today and
the "biddy" hens that have weather.
ed the season will feel like doing
their bit to reduce the stress on the
old mans pooketbook.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
Professional Cards
Money to Loan Insurance.
l12 First Ave. West. Oskaioosa, Iowa
W. n. HEATING.
Attorney-Abstractor.
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
Mary e. Masters

Andrew z. Masters.
In the District Court of the State Of
Iowa
In and for Mahaska County, April
Term. A. D., 1918.
To Andrew 2, Masters:
You are hereby notified, that on or
before the 4th day of February, 1918,
a petition of Mary E. Masters will be
filed in the Office of the Clerk of the
District Court of the State of Iowa,
in and for Mahaska County. claiming
of you a divorce, on the ground of
desertion.
And unless you appear hereto and
defend before noon of the second day
of the April Term, A. d. 1918, default
will be entered against you and juog-
ment and decree rendered thereon
as prayed for in said petition.
Ben Mccoy.
3Ow4 Attorney for Plaintiff.