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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28
SUPPER CAME HIGH
BLOOMFIELD SOCIAL CONTRIB.
UTEs $4,000 TO RED CROSS

The Bloomfield school district gave
an interesting program at the school
house the evening of Feb. Is, for the
benefit of the Red Cross
The pupils of the school were ably
assisted by the young people and pa,
irons of the neighborhood in giving
music. recitations and dialogues.
1' The sum of $50 was raised. The
lunch boxes selling at an average OF
$40. Much credit is due the teacher,
Miss Inez Picken for the success OF
the affair which was thoroughly en-,
joyed by all present.
More such gatherings as these are
what our rural communities need,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

If the Allies need an more help they
will find in our school group of
soldier boys well trained by their
able leader, Captain Thomas Plaster.
John Cowan as drummer boy helps
the boys in their drills and his as
sistance is much appreciated.
The pupils of this school formed a
parade Friday afternoon and marched
around the school grounds to celebrate
our reaching the 100 per cent mark
in the Junior Red Cross membership.
After the march was over all joined in
singing The Star Spangled Banner
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28
Jefferson Sehoo!


Wilma Jones of Hedrick, Iowa, CT
tered 9th grade this week, making q
total enrolment in this room of 43.
In our recent ticket selling contest
Helen Shaw of grade five led with the
sale of fifty-two tickets. Isabelle Fow
Ter was next with forty-two sales.
Cecil Fishburn, Jeanette Brooks
Nell Brooke and Wilma Jones have
been absent this week on account oil
illness. -
Dale Woodland and Acron House OF
grade six have received Palmer Met
bod awards.
Arthur Bradley, RI tn Roberts and
Chas. Dorman were awarded Palmer
Method Improvement Certificates
Mona Fisher was awarded gold star
button. N,y... mat. -#. l.t.
John McVey has returned to school
after an illness of four weeks Glenn
ard Warren Dunbar have been absent
on account of measles.
Misses Nell Bass, Virginia Ashman
Ada Hull and Lucille Hicks of the
Norman Traing department OF the high
school have been observing and teach.
ing in grade threee.
Tvan Brooks has been out OF school
all week on account of measles.
Grade four has quite a number on
the sick list this week-Ruby and Ken
meth Alexander, ]. w. Mitchell, Faye
Whiuatch, Helen Wolf and Martha
Richardson have been out. some with
measles and some with colds.
Bessie Hooten mo"ed to Buxton. la.
The Iowa Magazine" furnishes the
Iowa and Geography classes with up,
to-date information about our state.
Miss Tovrea has been out of school
all week on account OF illness. M
Another interesting moving picture
program made up of the following was
given after school Monday evening.
February 18th; How Motion Pictures
Are Made" Animal Life" Canning"
and Book Making. These programs
ar very popular with the children and
teachers, and furnish much fine mat
eral for oral or written composition.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28
New Political PARTY,

Burlington churches and labor I'M
ion organizations have united in an
anti-bootlegging campaign and will
PM out q ticket for city officers who
stand for eliminating hoollegeers from
the city limits.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28
One schools Record.

The High school at Hamburg points
with pride TO record that will not
easily be eQualed in other schools OF
the state. There are lie pupils en-
rolled and all are the owners of thrift
stamps. alland that includes the
boys-are knitting or sewing for the
soldiers; rs are members of the Red
Cross, and IL own Liberty bonds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

Elmer Gilchrist boasts a new lamb
record. seven lambs from three ewes.
One mother gave birth to triplets and
two mothers had twins Something
unusual.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

Mrs. T. E. Graham was a visitor OF
the kindergarten Friday morning. 4
Third grade carried off the honors
in the sale of tickets for the Junior
Red Cross entertainment, and Frank
Allen of the same grade, having sold
"a tickets, received the prize for the
individual sales in the ward. Sale of
tickets together with Red Cross mem
bership fees amounted to $4,000 for
this grade.
Whittier School has, 206 paid meni-
berships in the Junior Red Cross.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

OGDEN.--The infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Ogden died early this
morning, Saturday, February 20, 1918,
at the parents home in Beacon, aged
three days. Interment in Catholic
cemetery this Saturday afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

WASHINGTON - WILLIAMS -
Married in oskaloosa at the home of
the bride, corner of B avenue and End
street, Monday, Feb. IS, 1918, the
Rev. d. w. Brown, officiating, Mrs.
Hahhan Williams to George Washing
ton.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

VAN CORP - VRIEGELAAR. -
Peter II. Van Corp of Monroe, Iowa,
and Miss Martha Vriegelaar of 0tley,
Iowa, were married at the parsonage
of the First Reformed church, by the
pastor, l.. s. Faust, at p. m, Feb. %.
1918. They were attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Jimmie Vriegelaar. The, young
couple will make their home at Mon
roe, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

MATLIN-HUTT- Howard G..
McAtlin and Miss Emma C. HUT of
Washington, Ia, were quietly married
at the home of J. E. Lewis No. 7O2 LIST
avenue East, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1918
at o'clock, Rev. Grigsby pastor of
the Methodist church officiating. Mr..
McAtlin is prosperous farmer of Ma.
haska county and is the son of James
McAtlin. The bride is a daughter of
Fred e. HUT. Those who witnessed
the ceremony were J. w. Lewis and
Mary E. Lewis. Many friends Join in
extending congratulations and best
wishes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

DEN ADEL-Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walter DenAdel Of Leighton,
Tuesday. Feb. IS, 1918, boy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28
High School

Girls in the High School began sew
ing this week for the Junior Red Cross
Everyone enrolled in the Home Ec-
onomics department is giving at least
an hour and half a week to this
work A large number of girls not in
this department are putting in from
one hour to two hours each week, we
will be able to report every girl in. the
High School worker for the Junior
Red Cross. Just at present the girls
are making baby garments for the lit
tie folks orphaned by the war. The
display of their first weeks work will
be found in Franleps window on
Saturday and Sunday.
The advanced classes in Manual
Training will begin Junior Red Cross
work next week. Upon special re
quest from the Commissioner OF Ed
ucation at Washington ID. c.. this
class will make game tables for use
in the Y. M. c. A. huts in the army
lcantonments.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28
Night School

No session OF the school for drafted
men was held on Thursday evening
on account of the banquet given by
the Commercial Club at the Downing
hotel for the men who are to report
at Camp Dodge on the '23rd. Regular
class work will be resumed, however,
ON Tuesday evening at which time DIR.
Roberts will give lesson and an
actual demonstration in first aid. This
should prove of interest to everyone
whether he goes into the army or
not. Mr.. Mccoy will continue his
work with the class in Army 0ngani-
cation. and Captain Heating, who saw
service in the PHILIPPINES, will talk
to the men on his experience in the
army. 1t is hoped that there will be
a good attendance at Tuesday nights
classes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28
4. + X !. I'd. i. y. \. 4. i.
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Howard G. McAtlin, Washington "a
1850 and
Emma e. HUT, Washington, la. 81
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

BINNS-Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Shir-
ley Binns of Leighton, Tuesday, Feb
ruary 10, 1918, a daughtert rltrAn1t1n 4
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28
Whittier School

The pupils of Whittier School gave
patriotic entertainment in the high
school assembly on Wednesday even
ing. The entire proceeds will so to
the Junior Red Cross and will net
that organization close to $1O0. Pat
rons of the school We're, in charge OF
the refreshment tables and their wares
which in no way violated the recon-
mendations of Mr.. Hoover found ready
sale.
A meeting of the ParensTeachers'
association will be held in Miss
Crickett's room on Monday, Feb. 10Th
at A O'Clock A good attendance is
desired.
Whittier School, flies new flag in
honor of George Washingon's birth
day.
Mrs. A. C. Robertson was a visitor
in First Grade on Wednesday
Miss Mcdonald was not able to be
In school Monday Miss Kirk ami
Miss BASS of the Normal Training
class had charge OF her classes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

SEEVERS--Of a young man who was
born in oskaloosas and whose father
was at one time editor Of the Oska-
loosa Times, the Dies Moines Register
says:
Cedric Sewers, son of Mrs. z. w.
Sewers, 1143 Twenty-seventh street,
a member Of Company C, Engineers,
died at the base hospital at Deming.
N. NJ, Wednesday, according to word
received, here yesterday.
Mrs. Sewers, mother of the boy was
at the bedside
Pneumonia contracted subsequent 10
an operation for appendicitis was the
cause of his death.
When Company c was organized.
young Sewers was one OF The ci-st to
volunteer. He enlisted as a private
and left for Camp Cody in November.
He was recently placed in the division
al headquarters company and in the
intelligence department.
Sewers graduated from the college
of liberal arts at Drake last June,
After his graduation he taught French
for one semester before he joined his
company.
His mother is a member of the
faculty of Drake University. James
A. Sewers. brother, is an instructor
in East,High. His father died several
years ago.
The body will arrive from Camp
Cody Saturday morning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

DALBY-Milo Bassett Daily was
born at Iowa City, Iowa, October 20,
1851 and died at Omaha, Neb., Feb. 2,
1918 at the age of IS years, months
and IL days. In 1853 with his parents
he left Iowa City and settled at Oska-
loosa, Iowa. Jan. /, 1884, Mr.. Dalbey
was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Norton of 0skaloosa, and for 81 years
they have journeyed together, sharing
their joys and sorrows as husband
and wife. About Is years ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dalbey came to Omaha and have
made this city their home from that
time. Mr.. Dalbey was an expert ma
chinist and was employed by Barn
hart Bros. and Spindler who relied up
on him TO superintend the erection of
the many printing presses that they
have sold in this and adjoining states.
This employment brought him into
contact with many men who became
his staunch friends because of his
friendly disposition. Mr., Dalbey is sur
vived by his wife and daughter Els
Their; also by his aged mother and
brothers living in Duquoin, Illinois.
Owing to slow train service the rela-
tives from, distance could not be at
the funeral service. A good neighbor,
kind father and loving husband, has
finished his earthly pilgrimage. The
sympathy of the many friends of the
family is theirs in fullest measure.
Funeral services were at the residence
1868 Miami street, conducted by Rev.
w. S. Hampton, Pastor of Hillside
Congregational church. Interment IN
Forest Lawn. '"a1 q tasmH
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

Men who are capable of handling
horses are still wanted for the vet
Urinary corps. They must be physl-
Ically 1T and not OF selectiye'ssrylcs
age. 49, l 49, go
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28

Eat less meat, butter and flour,
This will strengthen. Uncle Sans
power,
Eat less pork, lard and wheat,
And help to make the Kaiser retreat
Eat the ROSTERS, save the pullets,
Help to feed the Kaiser bullets.
Give your quarters TO the Red Cross
Well show the Kaiser who is boss.
Howard Chrisman, Grade VII
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
England Grows sunfTowers.

The big war revival in agriculture is
producing many interesting expert
ments in the growing Of new crops on
land not in use for growing human
food. For example, big area in Eng
land is now, on the suggestion of the
food production department, planted
with sunfiowers, the seeds of which
are valuable both as a source Of oil
and for poultry food.
Small cultivators are also urged by
the government to sow sugar beets as
an improved food for stock, especially
for pigs. Farmers whose cereal crops
have failed owing to attacks from diff
ferent parasites are advised to grow
instead linseed. The latest reports
from the country show unprecedented
activity in potato planting in spite of
the bad weather last spring.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
This space contributed to winning the war by
THE WISCONSIN TOBACCO REPORTER
BIG DEMAND FOR CASTOR OIL
Government Has Arranged for Exten-
sive Cultivation of the Plant
Needed in War Service.

Among the war bOOms is one in the
| production Of the castor bean, and
the government has become a partner
in the industry of producing the plant
| and extracting the oil. The govern
| ment has let contracts for the cultiva-
| ton Of 100000 acres of the plant and
| nearly all this area contracted for lies
| in the South, 10000 acres being in
Florida.
The government has entered this line
of industry because the demand for
| this strange Oil has Outstripped the
supply, and the price has risen to a
great height. But it was not the high
price of the article which induced such
action but the scarcity of the oil,
which is considered as being essential
| to the prosecution of the war. Castor
| oil is usually thought of in terms Of
medicine, but it's highest value to the
allies in this war is as a lubricant for
engines of maximum power and mini
mum weight, engines whose pistOns
work at the greatest possible speed.
For airplane engines it is the best lu-
bricant known, and that is what castor
oil is being now largely used for.
The cultivation of the castor plant,
| which was once quite f1ourishing in
| dustry in several of the states of the
West, notably California and Kansas,
| and also in some of the southern states,
| languished because of the competition
| of castor beans grown in India and be-
| cause of the development of the petrO-
leum industry and the competition of
| mineral oil lubricants.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
REGARD COLD AS SERIOUS
temptuous Attitude Too Often
Taken by Those Afflicted.

The ultrawise citizen of male per-
SuasiOn devOtes part of the sweltry
summer days to the unsympathetic
task of selecting his winter OvercOat-
a wise and sometimes money-saving
piece of foresight. Other perspiring
ones are buying coal. In summer pre-
pare for winter. It is probably in this
spirit that the very midsummer num-
Der of Boston Medical and Surgical
cal Journal touches upon the Deem
berry subject of colds, and it is pre-
cisely in this spirit that we translate
few injunctiOns from the medical
writing of DR.. D. c. bennett in the
Journal.
Treat colds early and carefully.
Colds are simply the first stages of
pneumonia, tuberculosis and many
other ailments. When you have
cold you are in the beginning Of a
serious disease, which may develop if
you neglect it. In military camps the
order is that colds be reported upon
the appearance of first symptoms.
Do not poke cold with indicated
cotton on stick. Do not take aspirin
except for pain. Do not spray cold.
Do not take quinine and whisky, but
treat a cold seriously because it is
serious disease. Consult doctor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
Weak Kidneys Make
Weak Bodies
Kidney Diseases Cause Many Aches
and Ills of Edgerton People.

As one weak link weakons a chain.
so may weak kidneys weaken the
whole body and hasten the final break
ing down.
Overwork, strains, colds and other
causes injure the kidneys, and gener-
ally when their activity is lessened, the
whole body suffers.
Aches and pains and languor and
urinary ills frequently come, and there
is an ever-increasing tendency towards
dropsy, gravel or fatal Bright's dis
ease. When the kidneys tail there is
no real help for the sufferer except
kidney help.
Doan's Kidney Pills act directly on
the kidneys.
No need to take the statement of
someone living far away as evidence.
Here is case right in this locality.
Mrs. Otto Bork, 31S Galena street.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, says: every once
in d while | suffered from attacks of
headache. 1t hurt me to lift anything
and had headache and nervous spells.
Doan's Kidney Pills did me a great
deal of good. The nervoas spells left
and | was rid of the backache and the
pains through my loins.
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy = get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Bork had Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
MEANT FREEDOM FOR FRANCE
AIlegoricaI Representation of Young
Girls Impressions of First SOL
diers From America.

Kathleen Norris gives an imaginary
conversation with a young French girl
describing the coming of the American
soldiers to France as she is supposed
to remember it:
"sAnd men-to stand beside our men
from America / remember stand
ing in the chateau gateway on bright
November afternoon and seeing them
come up the road. Soldiers We were
used to soldiers! But these were diff
ferent. Grandmere was with me, we
had been here all the time.
"'They came along, in the stream
ing afternoon sunlight, and they smiled
and waved at me.
"They are the Americans !" Grand
mere said, and she began to cry softly.
"GOd bless them-God bless them!' she
whispered, over and over.
"And that night, as you know, we
had their officers at the chateau and
one of them told me he, also, had a
daughter, not much younger than I,
and that her name was Virginia
"T don't know wny-for, God knows.
there were hard times, and dark times.
ahead-but from that moment I felt
hope. Child that was, / seemed to
see behind those marching men the big
and generous nation that was dedicat-
ing itself to their service, the women
everywhere, with their sewing and
cooking, saving and planning, their let
tiers and their prayers-all one in their
work for an ideal beside which the
comfort and the ca Of this generation
was as nothing! Woman's Home
COMPANION
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
"PUSHNG ON"

Lieut.. John Philip SOusa has COM
posed fourth Liberty loan song. The
words were written by Guy f. Lee, a
Chicago newspaper man. The title is
Pushing On" The words of the last
verse and the chorus are:
They scrap with pep and ginger, our
men and their allies.
On land, in air.
And everywhere,
They've got the Boche's size.
It's up to us to back 'em, until the war
is won.
So lend as they fight every day, while
Pershings pushing on.
Chorus
For PerShing's pushing, Pershing's
pushing on.
For Pershing's pushing, Pershing's
pushing on.
The Hun is on the run. =
Dig up, we need the ''mon."
Shell out, she'll out, the YaE,,s are
pushing on.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
Nails Turned Out in Quantities

Formerly the metal for making nails
was cut into strips and then forged in
to shape with hammers, and an expert
took about one minute and a half for
each nail. Today they are made of
steel and are lighter and stronger.
Strips are cut with steam shears and
fed into automatic nail machines. One
man, who tends three machines, drops
a nail every second.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
REGISTRATION OF WAR
BONDS Is URGED BY
LOAN OFFICIALS
Important information on Liberty
Bonds Given Out by Gov
eminent Officials.

Important information concerning
as given out by the bond department
Of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chi
cago contains the following quotation
from a letter from the treasury de-
partment:
with reference to accepting sub
Scriptions for bonds to be registered
in the names Of persons giving only
initials rather than the full name,
have to say that it is the intent of
the department, not for it's own sake,
but for the sake of the holders of reg
istered bonds, to have them registered
in such manner as to enable the said
holders, or their legal representatives,
10 dispose of them in the simplest and
readiest manner. Bonds issued to wOm-
en- under their initials, or under the
initials of their husbands, are not read,
lily transferable in case of the death
of the holder.
Though letters of administration
would be issued in the legal name of
the deceased. and the bonds would be
inscribed in her name, under her mi
tails, or those of her husband, as the
case might be, the letters of admin
istration and the bonds would not
agree as to the name, and therefore
the administrator of Mrs. Sarah A.
Smith, say would have to prove that
she and Mrs. Thomas w. Smith Cor
Mrs. S. Smith) were one and the same
person. 1t is to avoid troubles Of this
character that the department has in
sisted on receiving the legal name of
persons subscribing for registered
bonds.
"Of course, the department cannot
refuse to issue bonds under initials If
the parties interested insist upon it,
but it is requested that you, In all
cases where it is possible, insist on re-
ceiVing the full names Of persons SUBJ
Scribing for registered bonds"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
! "We'Il All Go Broke If We Have
To-But There's No One
Busted Yet"

TNTNT<SVNVV pVVrAHN1&VNHV@fVN
BY WILLIAM HERSCHELL.
When / hear some folks cOmplainir
Bout the burdens they must bear
Just TO keep our soldiers fightin'
In the trenches cover there"
Then ] want to show a picture,
One saw tn other day,
OF little Belgian youn'un
An her granny, old an gray.
In each face was tears and terror,
Born of Teuton greed and lust,
An I pledged my all to Freedom,
If to give my all 1 must.
Then new song woke within me,
A refrain I can't forget;
Wen all go broke if we hat t.
But there's no one busted yeti"
None of us is facin' hunger,
None need fear to seek his bed
Lest a demon in GOtha
Hurl bomb from overhead.
Here we go along a-singin'
Only now and then we sigh,
An we never see soldier
'Cept our own a-marching by.
Folks, we'd ought to be so grateful
To each fightin' Yankee boy
That tn sacrifice of givin'
Should be measured as a JOY.
SO let's do our part-full-hearted-
Smile and say without regret:
well all go broke if we hat t.
But there's no one busted YETI"
Buy your BOnds-LOad the guns:
Buying Early halts the Huns.
Buy Your Bond Early
Wherefore delay?
Head off Tomorrow
Sign up Today.
Buy Your Bonds now
And save your face"
Delay and lodging
Mean disgrace.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11

Every Bond you tuck away
Boosts a bit your yearly pay.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
Bronchial Trouble

Mrs. A. E. Sidenberder, Rockfield,
Ind, states: ''For an attack of bron-
chial trouble which usually assails me
in the spring / find Chamberlain
Cough Remedy the only thing that
gives me relief. After using it for
few days all signs of bronchial trouble
disappear"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-11
Not a JUDGE.

"Would you advise me to marry for
money!"
81 am not here to interpret the work
or fight order for you"