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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
RARE OPPORTUNITY
GOVERNMENT TO SUPPLY FERTl.
A., sLIZER. AT,:AcTUAL COST

Notice has been given to Rex H.
Wickham, agricultural agent for Ma
haska, county, that the u s., Depart
ment of Agriculture will sell at cost a
supply of nitrate of soda to farmers in
Mahaska county ...,...,. .-
The nitrate was purchased through
the War Industries Board under the
authority of the Food Control Act as
a part Of the program for stimulating
agricultural production. 1t will be I'M
loaded at Atlantic ports and the price
will be $3.50 a ton, free on board of
cars at port of arrival. Farmers are
to pay in addition freight from port
of arrival and the state fertilizer tag
fee.
Applications for part of the 100 900
tons of nitrate bought by the govern
ment will be received only from actual
farmers or owners or holders Of farms
for use on their land, and may be
made through the county agent, Rex
H. Wickham, or through any member
Of the local committee consisting OF
r. X. Davis, c. Ed. Beman, Reed Nc
Murray and R. ]. Shanahan.
No money will be required with the
application but upon notice from the
county agent farmers who have signed
applications must deposit with local
bank, association or individual, des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agricul'
ture to act as the farmers agent for
that purpose, money to cover the cost
OF the fertilizer except the. freight
charge After the money is trans
mitted to Washington the nitrate viii
be shipped to the farmers. If appli.
cations for the nitrate exceed the sup
ply of about 100000 tons the govern
ment will allot the supply on a, pro
rata basis among those who applied.
Applications must be received by Feb
ruary 4th. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
GRABBED MEXICAN
SHERIFF HENLEY GETS MAN FOR
PRo-GERMAN TALK

Sheriff Ed. Henley, Monday evening
picked up a Mexican, vino has been
watched for some time past, on &C,
count of alleged Pro-German talk. He
gave his name as Julio Bldiba and has
been working on the section. He has
been making remarks to the effect
that he would not fight for the United
States but would either go TO Ger
many or back to Mexico. There are
several witnesses to testify against
him and these will probably be called
this afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
HAY IS s35.00A TON
RECORD PRICE MADE AT J. MIL
LER BEARD PUBLIC SALE.

The champion high prices of the
public sale season were paid Monday
at the Miller Beard place. They are
the record on hay and corn not alone
for this season, but for all time.
Hay brought $500 cash per ton.
Corn sold up to $1.461s per bushel.
The corn, went in several lots. One
crib was disposed of at $1.3S, another
went at SLAB and another brought
$1.45, and then came the climax at
46Kc over the dollar.
Other unusual prices at this sale:
Two-year old heifers $4,000.
Cows sold from $500 to $4,000.
Brood sows brought up to 5000.
Fall shoats went at $3.50 the head.
Chickens $14.00 the dozen. Better
than a dollar each. -.
The sum total of the Beard property
amounted to $4,000 Questioned as to
what he had expected from the sale OF
his goods Miller replied, We'll,
thought 1t ought to bring me from
81 800 to $4,000 cash.
Colonel /. NJ. Reed was auctioneer
and the sale was cierked by Lester
Butler.
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
"a
Hard To Beat.

Here is a good record at school.
Leroy Selk, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
George SEEK, who is about to COM
plete his work at the Lincoln school,
started at the school in first grade B
class. The lad, through eight years,
has been neither absent nor tardy
and has never failed at promotion from
class to- class. TO-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
Ask the County AGENT.

Do not delay in getting after the
seed corn and be sure your supply is
all o. K. Mahaska county farmers
after seed will do well to consult the
county agent, Rex Wickham. He
knows where the seed may be OBJ
tanned.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24

DR.. Taylor to Fl. Riley.
Captain DR.. Charles Taylor of
What Cheer received orders to report
at Fort Riley. Kansas, Immediately.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24

$780,. Dom. Science or Mani Training
Oral Reading at convenience of con-
dGctor. .-..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
HAS NEW OFFICIALS
csKALoosA TRADES ASSEMBLY
PICKS LEADERS

The Trades Assembly met Monday
evening at Assembly Hail." for the
semi-annual election of officers. The
following were named for place:
President. A. Smith.
ice-President-T. M. Wells.
Recording Sec'y-Bertha Shaw.
Financial Secy-W. E. Boyer.
Treasurer. c. Morgan.
Trustees-J. A. Herman, Art Walls
and Roy Mccullough.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24

Two for Each Place.
The orchard and poultry, demonstra-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
COUNTRY TEACHERS.
LARGE CLASS OF CANDIDATES
WANT CERTIFICATES

Teachers examinations open tomor.
row, Wednesday morning, for Uniform
County Certificates. A three days SEES.
sion will be held closing Friday even
ing, with the schedule of subjects as
below: .." . ...
The applicant must furnish evil
dence of at least six months successful
teaching experience, or twelve weeks
of normal training taken in a course
approved by the state department.
Applicants must furnish these Cres
dentials on Proper Blanks. .
The applicant must pay fee of one
dollar, one half of which is paid into
the county institute fund and the 9TH
or half into the state treasury. -.
The schedule for the three-day ses-
sion follows, ,,.. ......, ......... .... .
~ T.,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
Plant a Tree.

Whatever else you set out his.
spring. make arrangements 10 plant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29

F'orty-five cadet aviators have been killed at Fort Worth, Tex, since last October.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29
M OBILIzATION
 OF S5,OOO MEN
 TO FILL UNITS

Washington, March 29.-With the exception of a few districts in the large eastern cities where delays have been permitted because of religious ceremonies at Easter time, the mob- ilization of 5000 men comprising the last increment of the first draft and 15,000 men of the second began to get under way today. The first 70,GO0 white men and 25,000 negroes began moving to the national army canton- ments.
 The first men of the second draft are called, despite the fact that con gress has not yet amended the law to change the basis of apportionment as Provost Marshal General Crowder has asked. But it is practically cer- tain that no more will be called until the question is settled.
 The 0,000 men now called it is un- derstood, are needed at once to fill up divisions and others units or to take the places of men transferred from other divisions to make up deficien- cies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29
STATE MILITARY
 BOAR ) PROMOTES FREDERICK WREN

Hartford, March 29-More changes have been made in the roster of the Connecticut Home Guard by orders issued today from the headquarters of the military emergency board, by which seven promotions and com missions have been ordered in the Fourth military district and seven appointments and commissions addi- tional. Orders affecting these men ready in substance as follows:
 Capt Donald Nicoll, Second Stam- ford company, to be major, battal- ion B; Second Lieut.. Mortimer B. Foster, Second Greenwich company, to be captain; First Lieut.. Harry s. Morehouse, Third Stamford company, G. Edwards, Second Stamford com pany, to be captain; Second Lieut.. Frank B. Bruce, Co. K, Fourth regi- ment, to be first lieutenant; Second Lieut.. Lionel D. Rhinehart, First Stamford company, to be first lieu tenant; Second Lieut.. George R. Close, Third Stamford company, to be first lieutenant; Sergeant John A Hurley, Jr., supply company, Fourth regiment, to be first lieutenant; Frederick W. Wren, Bridgeport, to be regimental intelligence officer; Ser geant Irving Squire, Second Green wich company, to be second lieuten- ant; Sergeant Harold G. Nichols Third Stamford company, to be sec ond lieutenant; Sergeant Bernard F Keeler, Ridgef1eld platoon, to be sec- ond lieutenant; First Sergeant Royal H. B. Fuller, Second Stamford company, to be first lieutenant; Rob- ert E. Martin, Norwall1, to be second lieutenant, Third Norwalk company.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29
FOUR MEET DEATH
 FROM FLAMES IN BOARDING HOUSE

New York, March 29-Three per sons were burned to death, one was killed by a fall, and two were seri- ously injured by a fire in a theatri- cal boarding house in West 38th street early today. The identified dead were Catherine Harrington and Edward Swanson. Two bodies ot unidentified women are at the morgue.
 The origin of the blaze is un- known and fire officials are investi- gating reports that it was of incen- diary origin. There have been six fires at the house since the first o1 the year, according to the fire mar, shal.
 The monetary loss was small.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29
UNDER THREE FLAGS
 N THE TRAIL OF GERMAN I. N. I
American Red Cross,

4, Place de la Concorde, Paris.
 When Germany plunged the world in war the United States waited-hoping against hope-but there were some Americans who did not wait.
 You found them, here and there, in the ranks of the British army, among th0 Canadians and In the Foreign Le- zion of France.
 You found them, too, soldiers of hu-t manity, driving ambulances behind the! French front and feeding the men, wo-;, men and children of Belgium under the very shadow of German authority and relentlessness.
 Today, though its work has not stopped, the Commission for Relief in Belgium must do without the service; of the Americans in the field. Other, neutrals have been found to take their, places. The question has been asked :; What has become of the American field workers of the Commission for Relief in Belgium?
 Some of them are in France. They who once had to work under the Ger, man flag are now proudly working un- der the flags of the two republics. They are inside the lines.
 Making Belgium and France Whole, Again.
 One of them, Edward Eyre Hunt, the former delegate for the province of Antwerp, is now chief of the Bu- reau of Rehabilitation and Relief of the ATonrfnon Dad Troco in ENI.or O has at least four of his old associates working in that bureau.
 | L. c. Wellington, who used to care | for the welfare of the people of Lille and Valenciennes and the Belgian | province of Luxemburg as representa- tive of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, is now in charge of the Ar ras district as representative of the American Red Cross, where he can all most see the very towns for which he cared In Belgian commission days. 1 W. B. Jackson, whose work for the commission was at Liege, is now depu- ty for the Somme district in France. D. s. Morgan, likewise at Liege, is with Mir. Jackson.
 As time goes on more of France and Belgium will be uncovered" Gas Red Cross workers put 1t In their unvar- nished conversational, and the soldiers of humanity will advance behind the bayOnets. to repair the wreck of war. They will help. not just to keep life in the inhabitants of France and Belgi- um, as formerly, but to make Belgium and France whole again-and more than ever themselves.
 It is not a charity they are working but they are cooperating with the peo- pie of these lands to make fresh start, as the Germans are little by lit tie got rid of, and what drama Il will be when come lof the American workers actually reach the very places they were formerly werking in undeI l the German flag, but under the Ger man lag no morsl
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29
AUTO SHOW VISIT IS EDUCATIONAL IN ITS RESULTS
Numbers of Pleasure, Work and Business Machines
 Viewed With Interest
IMPROVEMENTS SHOW
 PROGRESS OF TIMES
Alert Demonstrators and Salesmen to Explain New
 Models of Cars

Bridgeport has long since enjoyed the reputation of being live automo- bile town. The citizens realize the fact that when they see the quantities of passenger cars, motor trucks, and delivery wagons, in constant use. It is further brought home by the pres ence In town of great manufacturing plants devoted to cars, trucks, engines, springs, and other parts that help to make the name of Bridgeport cover the entire automobile world.
 Automobile show time is here again, show time with all it's surprises show time with all the new modern inn proVements, innovation of cars and accessories. A day or night spent at the astcmo pile show IS a pleasing education. This is one of the reason , why an exhibit is of such deep inter- est. Every time you look at an 1918 model you see the effects of those who in their mind sought to create models that would interest present day pur- chaseS at the show. You see each make on dress parade.
 While you were at the auto show and you were gazing in admiration at a galaxy of splendid 1918 models. didn't that new Jordan Sport Marine surprise you? In common parlance it is some car. A comment heard on the exhibition floor when asked what they thought of the Jordan Sport Marine is: "The impression made by that car ne CT left my mind. went back twice to see 1t, then found myself drawing pictures of it, that's the kind of an impression the Jordan car had left me with"
 One of the exhibits which is at tracing unusual attention at the show is that of the Hupmobile
 Bridgeport people are very fa- miliar with the steady and consis- tant performance of the Hupmobile and the car occupies an enviable po- sition among owners.
 If there is one denominating fea- ture of the new series Hupmobile, they are showing now, comfort. In fact comfort is so pronounced in the series R that they have renamed the Hupmobile the Comfort Car.
 In talking with Harry Ford at his booth, he claims that the day has passed when women regard the mo- lor cdr as u mecndnlcdl mystery ana impossible to drive except by mascu- line hands. This Is one of the facts that will be emphasized in the spe- cial argument why women prefer to drive the Overland.
 Among the Paige Models the new est is the Essex. which is not only the leader, but is unequaled in the entire field. This car well deserves the name of the Most Beautiful Car in America" Quite lot of in- terest Is shown around the Paige ex- hibits which made the ever aler. dealer Max Cohen who represents the Paige in this vicinity, say that he is proud of his line.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29
SHE WASN'T THE SWEET THING HE THOUGHT SHE WAS

New Haven, March 29-Nominal damages of $25O were given to Mrs. Katherine Lens, clergyman's S widow. in her suit for breach of promise to marry against Frank Streitweiser, an elderly German Of West Haven, by Judge Case of the Superior Court today. Streitweiser was a widowed and he went wooing, at first by proxy, friends obtaining for him candidate for matrimony. Mrs. Lens came on from Brooklyn as the result of the letter writing. Etreitwiser found her too old, more over, he had paid court to another woman whom he married. This wife recently died. Just before that Streitweiser had been in the hands of federal officers as an enemy alien, and eventually was fined TOT having ex- plosives in his house, although the quantity was small and he is a gun maker.
 Judge Case in making decision said that it was unfortunate that Streit- weiser did not personally conduct his advances on Mrs. Lens. "A prudent man would. have foreseen disaster in the result oI d caInpdlSn ol tAIS char acter," he said. He was confronted by a "scrap of paper" in which he had said he would marry the widow The cooking of Mrs. Lens of sausage for Streitweiser had no effect in the case, although this sausage made him sick.
 The court adds: "Streitweis ad. mission as a witness that the some. what embarrassing entanglement! with another woman. which he con fessed te Mrs. Lens, were only ar artful fiction of his own, is signihcan of his realization of the real obliga ton he was trying to avoid"
 The court held that havoc worked is not beyond entire repair ant awarded moderate damages.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29
DRAFTED MEN ARRIVE
 AT CAMP DEVENS

Aver, Mass, March 29-Supplemen- 4ary draft quotas from Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island arrived by special trains at Camp Devens today. The total ordered to report was 2,71O men, of which Massachusetts furnish ed 2,06s Maine $40 and Rhode Is- land 3o7. These were assigned to the depot brigade and their physical ex- arninations were begun under a sys- tenn that officers hoped would hasten the discovery of any who might be physically unfit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29
TWO AVIATORS KILLED.

Fort Scott, Tex, March 29-F. J. Dwyer and J. Scott Rowan, both members of the royal flying corps were killed in aviation accidents here today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29

National forests produced S4O,612, 900 board feet last year against TIA, ,505, ,009 board feet in the previous year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29

tax to the extent of $48 and told the collectors to buy ammunition with it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29

Factory workers in Reading, Pa., are enrolling to do farm work this summer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29

The Prince of Wales has left Eng land and is again at the front.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29
EAsTER DAN c E

ORDER OF FREEMEN
 Eagles Hall EASTER MONDAY NIGHT Music, QuigIey's Orchestra John J. O,Neill, Prompter n-rrrw TBFR 2E GENTS
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Iohn Huff Receivers
Automobile Stolen
In Iowa Last July

John Huff, Taylorville, Ia, has re-
covered his automobile, stolen from
Wheaton, Ia, on or about July %.
P. H. Leonard, sheriff of Traverse
county, and Huff came to Omaha
Sunday to identify and claim the
car.
The Huff car was recovered a few
days ago near the Oxford hotel. but
the thief eluded the detectives. A
search of his room netted two suit
cases in which were found letters that
furnished considerable information
concerning the mans movements and
business. From the tenor of the
letters the detectives believe that he
was not only engaged i'll stealing
automobiles, but was a member of an
organized gang of white slavers
which has its headquarters in an
eastern city.
The detective department is now
in communication with the officials
and expects to locate the thief within
a short time.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Sweetness Other Than
Sugar Is Urged for All
Who Would Help Save

While sufficient sugar for canning
and preserving will be available in
Nebraska, if used economically, the
federal fuel administration for
Nebraska is urging the use of other
sweeteners wherever possible.
Included in tbs list of other sweet
eners are honey, molasses, sorghum,
maple syrup and glucose, which may
be used either singly or in combina-
ton with sugar.
Molasses and sorghum give charac-
teris.ic flavors to the products in
which they are used and should be
utilized in canning plums and other
very acid fruits. Corn syrups are
less sweet and give more tart prod
uct. When honey is used, the flavor is
slightly noticeable but very rich
product results.
For a thin syrup the combination
should be in the ratio of four cups of
water to one-half cup Of sugar and
one cup of other sweetener. For a
medium syrup only 3 cups of water
should be used.
Even if other lines have to suffer
the Nebraska Food administration
will see that there is sugar for can
ming and preserving. Definite restric-
tions, however, are being placed on
the certificates issued. Applicants are
asked to take as little sugar as they
can possibly use and to come for GER
tificates oftener.o
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Sundays Police Gr'st Light;
Only Eight Arrests Made

Sunday was one OF the 1ightest days
in police circles for some time, there
being but eight arrests from 12:45
a. m. until 6 p. IN.
E H. Martin, 2425 Bristol street,
and John Nelson, 403 North Thirty
seventh street, were arrested on the
charge of reckless operation of auto
mobiles.
Buster" Dennis, who gave her ad-
dress as the Omaha hotel. was jailed
on the charge of being a vagrant.
+. B. Bolser, 205 South Twelfth
street, told the police that he wa.
switchman, but wasn't working al
present. He was charged with being
a vagrant.
Charles Benson, Millard hotel, and
Chris Peterson. 222o Leavenwerth,
street, were picked up by the morals
squad on the charge of illegally hay-
ing liquor in their possession,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
| SOUTH SIDE
FINANCIAL AID
IS WANTED FOR
STOCK growers
Help in Providing Money for
Calf Crop, Which Must Be
FOstered to Aid
War.

Stockmen in the west and south
west have been very much exercised
regarding the outlook for financing
their operations during the coming
season. The drought in Texas ant
Oklahoma has blocked the prospec
for a calf crop for this year in tha
direction, and present indications pom
to very small calf crop in the south
west next year. This made it very
essential that the stockmen in ths
west and northwest should stock ur
their ranches and run them to tht
fullest capacity. y
Banks and loan companies in the
live stock territory, with the aid Of
the Federal Reserve banks. so fal
have been able to handle what we
known as feed lot loans and loans or
aged cattle, but parties who are run,
ming breeding herds and those men
in the northwest who handle stock
cattle were having some trouble in
getting financed on the long time
loans. This matter was taken up by
the various live stock associations
with the authorities at Washington.
Ask Government Aid.
The managers of the Federal Re-
serve banks at several of the western
reserve districts also took the matter
up and at the request of the different
exchanges the National Live Stock
Exchange last week sent a strong
letter to the authorities at Washing
ton requesting their cooperation in
helping to take care of the emergency
proposition, and suggested that the
War Finance Corporation arrange
to finance the western stockman on
his breeding herds, and also on his
stock cattle business. The stockmen
evidently made their wants so plain
to the War Finance Corporation and
to the Tresury department officials
that they are to be granted relief.
A committee of three from the War
Finance Corporation at Washington
met in Kansas City Friday with men,
bers of the Federal Reserve banks
from Kansas City and from Dallas,
Texas, together with representative
stockmen and bankers from several
OF the western states. This meeting
was to form plans for the actual aid
of the stockmen who are handling
breeding herds and stock cattle. The
authorities at Washington seem to
be alive to the situation and they fully
realize the necessity of the increased
of live stock. They have
already signified their intention to
aid deserving stockmen, and the de-
tails of the plan will soon be worked
out and made public. w. J. Coad,
vice president of the Packers National
bank, represented Omaha at this
J. I. Miller, jr., manager of the
Federal Reserve bank at Kansas City,
will have charge of the distribution
of funds in this territory