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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-02
MILLING Canadian wheat.


operatives became curious and made
inquiries. This wheat was part of a
large supply which the Grain Corpora
ton had brought into the United States
to aid in keeping the American mills
running.
There was another reason. Domes-
tic wheat was not moving from the
farms as freely as the mlllers needed
It, and shortage forced the mills to
operate at great disadvantage and,
according to them, at higher costs.
The last journey stage OF our first
bushel, although considerably changed
IN its form, was to so as flour to port
under rush orders. 1t now had right
of way over all other classics of freight
except other munitions of war. Con-
sent of the War Trade Board being
obtained, 1t was loaded on ship and
passed safely through the submarine
field to France, where 1t succored the
hungry.
We started out to follow the travels
of two bushels of wheat from the farm
to their points of consumption under
war condition with the u S. Food Adj
ministration in control of the market
ing. / have previously discussed the
journeys of these two bushels from
the farmto the elevator at the country
point. Here they parted and one of
them passed ON to a terminal. and
from the terminal to mill and from
the mill to seaboard There II went to
France for consumption.
The Other Bushel of Wheat Starts
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-02

UR delay in getting this
wheat started across
the world was occa-
stoned by the uncer-
tain judgment of the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-02

sampie on TO the st. Louis zone agent
for test, which verified his judgment as
to grade. He then went about his usu-
al duties, cleaning the grain, filing his
bins, and shipping out as regularly as
he could in maximum carload quantl-
ties, In order to economic the use of
cars in time of congestion. He was
careful to keep his records very
straight as to dates and quantities Of
Wheat purchased, on hand, and shipped
out, for the Grain Corporation requires
weekly reports and full details Of
transactions.
NJ Selling Wheat TO Government.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-02

Selling Wheat to Government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25

merchants shut their stores promptly
at : O'clock and the professional mon
sometimes earlier and they so out 70
the harvest fields In their automobiles
and shock grain which the farmers
have cut during the day. BY dark
considerable amount OF work can be
accomplished Thru this cooperation.
together with the goodly number Oh
men who have been attracted to the
harvest fields by the high wages, the
Kansas wheat crop i.s being gathered.
The labor, officials say that these
harvest hands will work up thru Kan
sas. over into Nebraska and Iowa and
into Minnesota and the Dakotas and
then 60 across to Canada Ind help In
the big Job of harvesting across the
line.
Daniel ]. Connell. with the Nebraska
state labor and compensation depart
ment, reports excellent crop prospects
in Nebraska.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25

will be in the nature OF sort Of q
home coming for the eminent Metho-
dist divine.
Homer c. Stuntz was reared on
farm on the story county side OF the
line this side Of State Center. was IN
Nevada much as a hoy. read law In the
office OF Judge Dyer before he turned
to the pulpit; preached his first SER
mon In the old Fegtly home on Oak
street and has always been considered
more or less Of Story county product.
He and Mrs Stuntz will be here
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. On
Sunday he will preach two sermons
from the Methodist pulpit, on Monday
evening he and Mrs. Stuntz will DC
the guest OF honor at reception m
the church parlors and on Tuesday
evening he will make an address in the
church auditorium.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25

day to take effect July /. and at his
request. a vote was taken accepting II.
The members OF the church and the
people OF the community regret this
action taken by Mr.. webster. He will
locate at Ankeny.
The memorial service In honor OF
Harry r. Long, who was killed In &C.
tion on the battle field Of France,
May z. 1918, was held at the public
school grounds Sunday at which time a
large assembly Of people were gather
ed, many OF them being from other
communities. A chorus composed OF
the high school girls led In singing
America" and Keep the Home Fires
Burning" and closed the program with
THE star Spangled Banner" Mayor G..
r.. Stevens was the master OF cere-
monies. The principal speaker Of the
afternoon was Rev. r. p. Davidson, OF
the Baptist church Of Marshalltown,
who gave a patriotic address. He was
followed by r. p. Kepler, Of Toledo,
who also spoke very eloauently One OF
the three recruiting officers Of Mar
shalltown made few remarks.
Mr.. aand Mrs. Joseph Stayskal and
daughter Corinne went to Chelsea Sum
day 10 spend the day with the former
parents. They were accompanied home
by Mr.. Stayskal's sister Miss Julia
Stayskal who started for Des Moines
Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hufford. of Tama.
visited at the home Of the latter's
mother. Mrs. ]. c. Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Young and daugh
ter Ada. of Fearing. spent Sunday at
the home OF the latters father, O. p.
Willard.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ingram. of Tama,
were visitors at the home of Mrs. Ida
Gary. Sunday.
Mrs. Florence Reid and daughter
Fern, Of I,eGrand. came Saturday to
spend Sunday at the home OF Mrs. Dora
Wonser.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Franks spent sun
day in Marshalltown visiting the lat
ter's brother Fred Hildebrand. Of
Gladbrook, who Is in the Deaconess
hospital.
b. H. Wagner returned Friday from
a pleasure trip to New York City. OF
about ten days.
Miss Viola Ward went to Iowa City
Saturday. where she will attend sum-
mer school.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Hepfer and family.
of Gladstone, spent Sunday at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Gibson Sunday.
John Walker of Muscatine. and viii
Walker, Of Marshalltown. visited at the
home of their father, Samuel Walker
Monday.
Mrs VIII weitzel was taken sud
denly i'll with appendicitis last week
She is now in the Deaconess hospital
at Mn rah a lIfowp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25
Live Wire Kills Child.

Perry June 25.-A year cd son OF
a man named Green, who is employed
by the Adel Clay Products Company
was instantly killed about o'clock
Sunday afternoon, when he took hold
of a live wire.
The boys father is employed as
laborer at the, brick and tile works.
Sunday his mother was at Camp
Dodge and the father was taking care
of the boy. He had some work to 90
at the clay pit north OF the factory and
took the boy along While the father
and another employee were doing some
repair work on the little electric car
which is used for hauling clay from
the pit to the factory, the boy crawled
out on small trestie aild TOOK iioiu
Of live wire which had been discon-
nected. He was dead in an instant.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT IN;
T CREASE ORDERED BY M'Apoo 4
BECOMES OPERATIVE TODAY
WILL ENCOURAGE USE OF
MOTOR FREIGHT klNEs
Overland Traffic Already shown TO Be
Practicable For Short Hauls--kear-
BY Markets Being Devsiopsd-ln-
tsrurban Freight Service Affected
By.,Motcr Lines Being Established. "a

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 25.-The 25 per
cent increase en- freight rates took ef-
feet in Iowa today as elsewhere thru
out the nation without much change
from the original order promulgated
by Director General McAdoo, Just as
the scent fare law went into effect
promptly on June 10. Protests by the
Iowa railroad commission and the
state commerce counsel to the WASH
ington authorities have been Of no
avail and Iowa intrastate rates will
go UP from 81 to $50 per cent.
1T is announced that these Increased
rates are for the period Of the>4Sar just
as government control Is for the
period Of the war, but 1t is not likely
notably low, will ever go back to what
they have been.
Motor Truck Freighting.
Higher freight rates will encourage
the use Of the motor truck for COM
paratively short hauls to a greater ex-
tent than at present and under the
old rates the truck was being used
more and more each year. For some
time the big transfer companies Of
Des Moines have enjoyed considerable
business moving household goods be-
tween Des Moines and towns as far as
forty or fifty miles distant by motor
truck. The trucks can load UP at the
old home and unload at the new
whereas to move by freight requires
loading and unloading at each end Of
the line with such delay in getting
freight cars The condition Of the
roads is watched closely by these
transfer companies and they re-
fuse to start with load if the
weather is threatening or the roads
are in poor condition.
Experienced traffic men are already
predicting that the business of the in
terurbans Is being considerably cut
by motor truck freighting as we'll as
by the quite general use. Of the auto
mobiles by the general public in trav-
cling to neighboring cities.
The higher freight rates are also
becoming factors in developing near
by markets az che cost of long ship
ments will make the local factory.
local packing house, local flour mill
and similar industries far better
places to market local products than
the big packing plants and mills which
require long hauls and consequently
big expense.
This greater use Of the highways
for important traffic will also be an
important factor in good road devel-
opment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25
Farm Home Burned.

Clarion, June 25.-The farm mouse
belonging to Erik Thompson near
Clarion was burned to the ground Fri
day. The family were all away at the
time Of the burning and did not know,
of the fire until about IL o'clock. The
fire must, have started soon after the
family left FOR Eagle Grove, and was
discovered by the. neighbors between
9 and 10 O'clock. All :ne furniture OF
the first floor was saved but all the
upper story was lost. How the fire
started is a mystery. Mr.. Thompson
carried $7OOsinsurance on the building
but, nothing ON the household goods.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25
CARS COLLIDE; TWO DYING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon, Walls, Aged
Toledo Residents, Fatally Hun.

Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon, Walls, Aged
Toledo Residents, Fatally Hun.
Waterloo June 2s.-Mr. and Mrs:
Solomon Walls. of Toledo, parents OF
w. II. Walls of 200 Lindale avenue,
Waterloo are dying at their home as
result Of an auto collision. The Water
loo man just returned from their bed
side but expects information any hour
that their suffering has ended.
. The couple was riding with Mr.. and
Mrs. Nat Martin, their children, after
attending family reunion at the Her
bert Harrison home in Tama county
Their machine was met head-on by
car containing three young men. ME-
Walls was hurled thru the windshield
and his hip was broken off smoothly
and he sustained internal injuries
which are expected to occasion death.
He is Sc. Mrs. Walls had several ribs
mashed and was hurt internally. she
Is so. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Martin
were hurt. but not seriously, Mr. Mar
tin sustaining several fractured ribs
and Mrs. Martin the loss Of several
teeth ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25

Decorah.
Ole Langhaff was found dead lying
in the yard Of the Hauge church in
Canoe township about. ten miles north
Of Docorall Sunday afternoon. The
Ecoroner was notified and he found the
man had died from natural causes.
Sioux City.
Patriotic people of Woodbury. county
feel elated over its work for the Red
Cross, The county. outside of Sioux
City, subscribed s74,3o4 during the
recent drive for funds for that organiza-
ton. Its quota was originally only
$4,000.
Dubuque.
Charles Fuller, Of Dubuque, is lying
at a hospital with fractured skull and
several other injuries which may prove
fatal as result of an attempt to board
moving train Fuller missed his foot
ing and was thrown against the moving
train with great force.
Waterloo.
That the German U-boat commanders
take time to photograph crews OF lime
boats after vessels are torpoed and that
they make moving pictures OF such
scenes is the statement of John Durch-
denwald. aAmember Of the crew Of the
President lincoln, in a letter to his
parents.
EmmetsPurs.
On Thursday evening William Leh-
man, who lived short distance south
east OF whittemore, was drowned IN a
drainage ditch a mile south OF that
place He and number Of his com :
panions were in swimming when he
sank to the bottom. The body was not
recovered for couple of hours. MT.
Lehman was 81 years Of age.
Fort Dodge.
Carl Moore and Ray W. Quibbel Of
Butler county. arrested for failure TO
register June S, 1917, for service in the
national army, were given one-day
jaif-sentence in the Webster county
jail and then will be subject to i'm
mediate induction into the military
service, being taken to Butler county
to report to the local exemption board
there.
Dayton.
Severely injured when her house was
wrecked in the recent tornado which
struck Dayton. Miss Josie Carlson; re-
covering consciousness in the Lutheran
hospital after being in q critical condt-
ton for several weeks. told OF the loss
Of her savings Of years in the, storm.
All her earnings were contained in an
envelope which was placed for safe
keeping in the clothes closet. When
the house was wrecked the envelope
was lost and the search that was made
for it has not yet located the missing
money.
Cedar Rapids.
Wherever James Peterson Is and
whoever he may be, he Is lucky maii
On April 13 last, federal marshals were
instructed to arrest Peterson and
charge him with being q Stacker. A
man was arrested and sentenced to
sixty days in the county Jail. That
man was released Thursday and as
soon, as he got out he said that his
name was not James Peterson. that
James Peterson had never been hfs
name and he did not know AMY per-
son OF that name. He declared his
scognomen vas Nels DangaArd Chris
enssn, citizen o. the world, but owing
allegiance 20 the KING q Denmark. In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25
Crops in Butler County.

Special TO Timcs- Republican.
Greene, June 25.---There Is good
prospect for crops In this vicinity this
year. IL the teason continues favor
able, Corn Is far ahead OF last year.
Many fields have corn over knee high
at this time, The corn generally Is a
good color and a good stand. The hay
crop is not e5 heavy az some years.
owing TO the dry spring There Is 4
smaller acreage OF hay owing to the
fact that there has pcen much hay
land broken up and put into crop.
There is more 'whea, In this vicin-
ity than has been raised In years.
nearly every farmer having a few
acres. The wheat is looking fairly
good, altho no. very heavy crop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25
Northern Io,ua Items

vestigation proved that he told the
truth. When asked why he chose to
fgo to Jail rather than tell his right
name and he did not know any per-
lice believe he is wanted elsewhere
for some crime, but as there is no
charge against him he was permitted
to go his way.
Cedar Falls
If the registrants Of this county who
are being sent to the various training
camps of the national army do not
have their teeth in the best of order
it will not be the fault Of the Black
Hawk County Dental Society. All are
being ordered to report to a dentist OF
their choice for examination and treat
ment. The dentists are now busy with
the men who go to Camp Dodge the
coming week and those who are ex-
pected to go to some camp soon are
also being mailed cards requesting
them to have their teeth cared for.
Spencer.
Miss Agatha Murphy( Of Esthccv!!!e,
a student at the extension summer
school here, was seriously injured
about the head and face when she
Jumped from an automobile In which
she. was riding in company with Ray
mond Kabrick, Of Spencer. The ac-
cident occurred at the corner OF Main
and Eighth streets. Miss Murphy was
picked UP in an unconscious condition
and was taken to the Spencer hospital.
Young Kabrick says he was telling the
girl about football game between
Estherville and Spencer in which Es-
therville was badly worsted. when she
suddenly and without cause. Jumped
from the car, striking on her head. The
girls father was notified Of the acci-
dent.
Sac City.
The will OF the late Mrs. Sarah A.
Early was filed in the Office Of clerk OF
courts here last week, disposing OF an
estate estimated popularity anywhere
between $4,000 and $4,000. Besides
leaving $1,000 to namesake Of Russell
Vile, o, the will provides that the re-
mainder of Mrs. Earlys property be
divided equally between her daughter.
Mrs. George B. Perkins Of Sac City.
and a stepson, o. c. Early Of Modesto,
Cal. This includes the beautiful home
site Of more than an entire block on
street, and the will contains request
that this not be sold Or otherwise dis
posed Of during the natural lives OF the
heirs. Mrs. Early came to Sac county
in 1857 and has always been one Of the
foremost residents Of the community.
Sac City.
When Joe Nyby, who has been work
Ing for L. T. Larson, In this county for
the last Ave years, left last week for
Fort Riley, Kan. to Join the medical
corps, he added the third consecutive|
generation Of his family TO the list that
has opposed the Germans In war 'His
father, Anders Nyby, fought for Den
mark against Germany in 1854. and his
grandfather. Jens Nyby. was enrolled
with the Danes against the teutons In
1850. az certainly do not waste any
love on the kaiser" said Nyby Just
2s years OF age this fall. young Nyby
has been in Sacscounty ever since ne
came to this county, at the>beginning
OF the year 1879. Aatto hexhasF taken
the preliminazyAsSeps foward ecomins
4 CITIZEN he Is still subject Of Dem
mark. His order humber places him
near the bottom Of Class In this
Cou0Eys H. a9ffs4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25
Fire DESTROYS Much Coal:
I "a Times-Repuiblican

Special to Times Republican
Nevada, June 25.-In a fire resulting
from spontaneous combustion in the
coal bins of Dunklebarger & Newton
early Saturday there was a large
amount Of coal destroyed, besides the
large sheds and cement to the value
Of a thousand dollars. x
The fire originated in a bin contain. !.
ing about forty five tons Of Boone coal
and 1t had been in storage but about
three weeks. There was. considerable
slack and dirt in the coal when It was
shipped in here. ~
There were $50 tons of coal in the
bins ard the damage is estimated q, as
$1,000 to the coal, $1,000 to the cement
and 1920 to the buildings. There iis ;
insurance on the stock Of $4,000 ana
the building Of $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25
MASON CITY EDUCATOR TO De
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL
FOR BLIND.
LONG LEADER AMONG
EDUCATORS or STATE
Has Served a. Superintendent Of
Schools at Spirit Lake, Guthrie Cen.
ter, Greenfield, vilIisca, jefferson,
: LsMars and Mason City, Since 1888
Prominent In Educational Societies.
nec,al To Times .Republican.

Special to Times. Republican.
Mason City, June 25.-F. E. Palmer.
superintendent Of the grade schools OF
Mason City, today was elected to the
position of superintendent of the Iowa
State College for the Blind located &
vinton The announcement has been
authorized by w. H. GemmiM, secretary
Of the state board OF education. n
The announcement comes to Mason
City from the state board OF education
which is in session in Iowa City today
and where the election of Mr.. Palmer
to the position was made
Mr.. Palmer was graduated from the
class of 1883 Of Iowa College. Grinnell,
and has been in educational work since
that time. He has been superintendent
of the following schools: Spirit Lake.
1SSs-1Sa1: Guthrie Center, 1891 1891;
Greenfield. 1894 1899; Villisca, 1899
1903; Jefferson. 1s03-19Os: LeMars,
19Gs-191 Mason City grade schools,
1914-191S.
Leader in Educational Work.
He has long been recognized as one
of the leaders Of education in Iowa. He
has been a vice president of the Iowa
State Teachers Association; he was a
member of the executive committee OF
the Iowa State Teachers Association
for three years, one year Of whicn he
served as chairman; he was a member
of the committee named by the state
superintendent Of public instruction to
consider the elimination OF useless SUD
ject matter from the curriculum, ne
was on the committee appointed by
the state superintendent to report on
the teaching OF English in Iowa schools:
he was president Of the Nortnwes,
Iowa Teachers Association for one
term and president Of the Southwest
association for similar length OF
time.
To Vinton BY Sept. !.
Mr.. Palmer has made no definite an
nouncement as to his plans in the
near future or when he will leave
Mason City. He will, however go 70
ivinton sometime before the first OF
September. Mr. Palmer is married ana
has son and daughter. The daughter
Miss Lorna, is an accomplished must
clan andpthe son, Eper is in the medi-
cal corps OF the United States army
at the present time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25
HELPING HARVEST GRAIN.
Kansas Business and Professional Mer
Shut Shops and Work In Fields.

Shut Shops and Work in Fields.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 25.-Thee province
Of Saskatchewan, Canada has 100000
more acres IN wheat this year than
last so Thomas H. Molloy. Of Regina,
secretary Of the bureau of labor of the
province Of Saskatchewan reports.
Secretary Molloy is in Des Moines at
tending the annual convention Of the
association of government labor Off
Gals OF the United States and Canada.
The prospects for a crop are excel
lent, he says. However, the province
will need 10000 harvest hands from.
the middle Of August until October In
order to get the crop harvested.
Labor officials generally are hope.
full Of enlisting enough men for work
in the harvest fields to garner all OF
the crops which present prospects ~
dictate will be bountiful everywhere.
B. G. Baird. Of Topeka, deputy labor
inspector for Kansas, declares Kansas
will be able to harvest its enormous
wheat crop in fine condition. The har-
vest is now on in parts of Kansas. They
have sufficient help, he reports. -.
I'm most Of the Kansas towns the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-25
Iowa D octor. Commissioners.

Special to Times Republican.
Washington, June 25.-Doctors COM
missicned in the medical reserve corps
by the war department Monday in
Guided: Captains, George w. Koch and
Isaac E. Nervig. Sioux CITY; Paul II.
Schaefer. Burlington; Edward L.
Rohlf, Waterloo, and John +. NStude-
baker; Fort Dodge; first lieutenant,
James S. Cooper, Burlington; Charles
H. Graening, Waverly; Harold A.
Householder, Winthrop; Lloyd T. Reed.
Gravity; Sydney D. 6. Jones and
Charles H. Mulroney, Fort odge.