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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
ARM HOME BURNS
HOUSE ON H. GIBSON FARM NEAR
EDDYVILLE DESTROYED

Eddyville, Jan. l9-The house on
the Henry Gibson farm north of Eddy
vile caught fire Friday afternoon and
burned to the ground Most of the
household goods were saved. The
fire started from a defective flue.
Prof. Riser, Firm Smith, Rev. L. d.
Smith, Leslie Nye, Rev. A S. Kilbourn,
Earl Smith, Wayne Barnett, Loren
Hudson, Leslie Anderson, Paul Ham
kens and Theo OFT are attending a
Y. M. C. A. conference in Ottumwa
today.
J. l.. Lee was called to Fairbury,
Neb, the latter part of the week by
the illness of his mother.
The Aid Society of the Baptist
church was very pleasantly entertain
ed Thursday afternoon at the church,
The hostesses were: Mrs. w. Dykstra
Mrs. T. Dykstra and Mrs. Lloyd
Hawk. After devotional exercises a
short program was given under the
leadership of Mrs. Lula Kussart. A
social hour was then enjoyed after
which refreshments were served.
Miss Ruth Liberman who has been
visiting the past two weeks at the
Ed Myrick and A. Liberman homes
left Friday for her home in st. Louis.
Relatives in Eddyville received the
sad news Thursday of the death of
Mrs. Chef Johnson, which occurred in
her home at Everest, Wednesday even
ing about eight o'clock. The remains
will be brought to Eddyville for in
terment. Funeral arrangements have
not been made at this date.
H. c. Shart of Sugar Grove, Ohio
who has been visiting his sister, Mrs
A. Liberman left Friday for visit
with relatives in Arkansas.
James Norwood has returned to his
hcme at New Rainier, Colorado, after
a two weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Eddyville.
Frank Drew while coasting on the
cemetery hill Wednesday evening ran
into another sled and was seriously
injured. His limb was fractured and
he will be confined to his home for
some time.
Miss Leon Johnson entertained the
Camp Fire girls at her home on Thurs
day evening. The evening was spent
socially after which refreshments
were served.
Mrs. ]. e. Fleetwood returned Thurs
day from Evans where she has beer
spending the past week at the bed
side of her granddaughter Mrs. How
ard Life,
Mrs. Roy Lafferty received a mes
sage Thursday stating the Mrs. Rose
McDole formerly of Eddyville had
passed away at the home of her
daughter Mrs. J. T. Jackson in Grin
nell. Mrs. Jackson will come to Ed
| dyville this evening to make arrange,
ments for the funeral
The H. P. HIS enjoyed a social ev.
ening on Thursday evening when 81
of their number gathered at the K
P hall. Six hand euchre was the en-,
tertainment of the evening.
Mrs. Geo. Chord was called to Tain
tor this week by the illness and death
of her father.
Joe Akers has returned to his home
at Tarkio, Mo-, after a short visit with
relatives in Eddyville.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
4 KNITTING RECORD
X. X. KS Have Turned Out QUAINT.
ties of Finished Work.

The X. X. X. met with Mrs. Byron
Dusenbery Tuesday, January Is. Ow.
ing to the cold weather and drifted
roads all members were unable to be
present. Hooks and shuttles have
been laid aside and knitting needles
put in use for our soldier boys. The
following articles have been COM
pleted: Mrs. Thomas Soseman, two
sweaters; Mrs. Byron Dusenbery, one
sweater: Mrs. Aldrich, one pair of
wristlets; Phebe Terrence, two sweat
ers and three pairs wristlets; Mrs.
Claud Prime, two sweaters; Mrs. Will
PARCEL, three sweaters; Mrs, John
Laughlin, one sweater; Helen Par
cell, one sweater; Mrs. Stevens, one
sweater; Mrs. Nettie Terrence, one
sweater; Mrs. Dearinger, two sweat
ers and one pair wristlets; Mrs. o. II.
PARCEL, two sweaters; Grandma Tor
renee, twenty.four pairs socks. Yarn
is out for five more sweaters, twelve
pairs socks and two pairs wristlets.
Muslin work has been taken up for
members who cannot knit. Next
meeting will be with Mrs. Will Par
cell. Wednesday, January 30.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
COUNTY SOLD BONDS
AND DRAWS PREMIUM OF S577. so
ON $50, 100000 DEAL

Mahaska county's $4,000 worth OF
per cent funding bonds were sold
to the White Company of Davenport
bonding concern, at a premium OF
$57750, in public sale Friday after,
noon. County Treasurer Graham sold
the bonds, which were finally sold To
the White Company after brisk com.
petition in bidding by the White peo-
pie in opposition to George Bechtel
Company, also of Davenport. Consid-
ering the times, when money is scarce,
the premium of the White firm, as
quoted above was beyond the expect
atoms of the local county officers.
That the bonds will probobly be ready
within a week was the opinion of
Treasurer Graha.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
HAD GOOD PROGRAM
FlRT WARD PARENT-TEAcHER
GET TOGETHER FRIDAY.

The Parent-Teachers' meeting of
the Garfield and Lincoln schools was
held Friday evening at the First ward
Lincoln school-with a very good
attendance, short program was
rendered. A welcome was extended
by Helen Miller of the fourth grade;
a piano solo by Ruth Harvey of the
seventh grade; a reading, When the
World Busts Through" by Chester
Phillips of the fourth grade. 1.-THE
Man in the Moon" by Lucille Caffal.
A song, Mother Dear" by the sew
enth grade pupils, and an exercise,
Your Flag and My Flag" by the
fourth grade pupils. The American
Hymn was sung by the seventh
grade. Rev. McFerran gave a talk
on good everyday patriotism and
showed how the boys and girls bring
the country and schools together. The
parents and teachers then spent a
social hour together.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
TAXES ARE HIGHER
STEWART BARTLEMA LIKED THE
TALK ON INCOME LAW.

Olivet, Jan. 19.-Steward Bartlema
was in town Friday to pay taxes. He
says it was five dollars more than
last year but that he has no kick
for he realized it would be. While
in town he heard mighty nice talk
on the income tax law. He comes un-
der the law he said and the talk was
made so plain that no one could get
away from understanding it.
W. H. Abnernothy of Hardin coun,
ty was a caller Monday. He says he
has paid $3.50 a ton for coal this win
ter on the car and farmers are haul.
ing wood ten miles.
Miss Ruby Allsup, the Pleasant
Grove teacher was passenger fol-
Oskaloosa Friday. She reports an en-,
rolIment of % pupils at her school.
Prof. Moures of Burr Oak spent
Saturday in Oskaloosa.
J. H. Perfect received letter this
week from his sister in Oklahoma
aged 80. This good old mother drew
on the bottom of the letter figure OF
bird. On the wing it read, I'VE never
miss the music until the bird has
flown"
e. B. Alcorn of Oskaloosa was in
town Thursday looking after business
for the Spencer people.
c. H. Clark was a passenger for
Knoxville Friday to look after bust
ness matters.
S. Bartlema spent Friday in Harvey
looking after business.
]. NJ. Anderson of Des Moines was
in town Thursday. Mr.. Anderson says
the coal shortage reported in Iowa is
all a bluff and that there is just as
much coal as there ever was and
there are men to take it out.
]. Seaman spent Saturday in Knox,
vile looking after his business inter.
ests.
Walter Clark spent Tuesday in
Harvey.
j. M. Bogard of Liscomb was here
Tuesday He says he has been in Iowa
AZ years and this is the hardest win.
ter he has ever known. Fuel was nev-
er so scarce in his county as it is
now and prices out of reason.
The ladies of the Red Cross held
their regular meeting in the Grange
Hall Wednesday. The first one we
saw was Mrs. V. B. McCombs who had
walked one and one-haIf miles to at
tend the meeting.
Olivet has been practically isolated
for two weeks, as far as local freight
is concerned owing to our local train
from Knoxville tC Evans being largely
transferred as a miners train from
Oskaloosa to Anderson mines near
Knoxville. This was the train to which
we pinned our hopes for local freight
and passengers to Oskaloosa. We are
also having trouble in getting cars for
mine timbers owing to the large de-
mands for coal cars.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
MARRIAGE DOES NOT COUNT
If Entered Into BY Drafted Men Since
May 10, 1917, Says Provost Mar
ehal Crowder.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Men of the
draft age married since May IS, 1917
should not be exempted, from select.
i've service Provost Marshal General
Crowder announced today.
He instructed the government agents
to appeal themselves to the district
board in every case where the local
beard gave exemption to men married
after May Is.
At the same time Crowder ruled
that no draft registrant would be per-
mitted to enlist in any army of the
allies pending call to his own flag.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
Professional Cards
Money to Loan. Insurance.
liz First Ave. West Oskalocsa. lows
W. n. HEATING,
Attorney-Abstracto
Notice Of Garnishmsnt Proceedings
to Principal Defendant.

In the District Court, in and for Ma
haska County.
IRENE C. LITTLE, Plaintiff,
VS..
A. B LITTLE, Defendant;
VS..
JAMES f. MCNEIL, Garnishee,
TO A. B. LITTLE:
You are hereby notified, That on the
10th day of November, A. D., 1917,
said James F. McNeill was summoned
as garnishee in above entitled cause,
and was required to appear at Oska-
loosa. Mahaska County. Iowa, cn the
first day of the next term Of said
court, to-wit: The 4th day of February,
A. D., 1918, wherein the main cause
is pending, and then and there answer
such interrogatories as might be pro-
pounded touching his liabilities as gar
nishee, at which time and place you
can appear and show cause, if any you
have, why judgment condemning the
property or debt in the hands Of said
gar nishee, IN which you have an inter-
est, should not be entered, AMI that
unless you apnear thereto and defend
at the same time said garnishee is re-
CURED to appear, judgment will be en-
tered against you and judgment rem
dered accordingly.
BURRELL & DEWITT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
D. E. Henley. Sheriff Mahaska county
26w3
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
.PELLA ice HOUSE IS BURNED
Fire Also Destroys Automobile and
Coal Supply. Hearse and Ford
Car Included.

Pella, Iowa, Jan. 21.-Fire of I'M
known origin completely destroyed
the icehouse containing 20 tons of ice,
of the Pella Produce Company here
carly Saturday 'morning causing a
$4,000 loss, partly covered by insur-
ance.
A new Ford touring car and a
hearse were completely burned in one
of the three other small neighboring
buildings that caught fire from the
ice house. A coal house containing sev
eral tons of coal was also burned.
The ice house will be rebuilt. 1t had
just been filled to capacity a short
time before the fire.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
Women in the War.

Girls colleges, which before the
war had strictly academic courses OF
study, with no courses in business or
In dometic science, are reorganizing
10 meet the war emergency. From
the reports of deans and presidents
in 100 colleges and universities in the
United States with women Students.
j Is evident that war emergenoy
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
SALARY REDUCTION
COUNCIL FIXES ALLOWANCE OF
CITY HEALTH PHYSICIAN.

Mid-month session of the City Coun.
Gil, all members being present, was
held Monday evening and the salary
and general expense claims were pass
ed and warrants ordered drawn.
A new city ordinance making GER
tain revisions and changes to the pres
ent ordinance regarding the work of
the City Health Officer was presented
the main change being the placing of
the salary at 5000 per year. was pass
ed to the first reading and was re-
ferred to the ordinance committee.
The subject of the new "Tarvia A.
paving on First avenue West, was
brought up and as this was the first
meeting at which City Engineer Haw-
kins was present since his recent ill
ness, the matter of adding about three
extra blocks to the two blocks indi-
Gated in the Resolution of Necessity"
that was passed recently was discus
sed and the question was referred to
the City Engineer for his estimate re-
garding the extra cost. And he is al
so to recommend the the blocks that
are to be treated with the top dress
ing, the idea being to have the entire
work continuous so as to give the
new plan thorough tryout and two
blocks was not deemed to be sufficient
to secure the best results.
The council retired to a committee
room for private consultation and
after their return, the Council adj
journed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
He Knew the siqns.

August %. 1917. Clarence vermil-
lion forecast the very condition of the
coal market that is now taking place
in the east. Clarence was in touch
with the situation and the market
conditions and foresaw what was
coming. II we had anything like a
fuel consuming season. And his pro-
phecy has como true. The coal fam
inc 10 with US.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
DUAL IDENTITY
I ICAUSES TROUBLE
MAN HELD FOR CRIME PROVES
HE is SOMEONE ELSE
A MOST REMARKABLE CASE
Mr.. Aliss Is Able To Show That He
is An Entirely Different Party
From The Man Who Pass
es Bogus Drafts.

One of the strongest cases of mis-
taken identity in the history of local
Jurisprudence developed in the court
of Esquire o. c. G. Phillips on Satur-
day in the trial of J. Aliss of New
York City, charged with disposing of
worthless checks. The alibi was con-
elusive and the defendent discharged.
On the 18th of December one H. c.
Brownwell arrived at the Lacey Hotel
and there found mail awaiting him,
including little blue envelope con-
tanning an elegant draft for $63.50.
The draft was cashed and next day
the same program was repeated at
Hotel Downing where $62.50 was Sc
cured by S. E. Jenkins,-Jenkins and
Brownwell being the same fellow. The
draft proved bogus and hunt for Jen-
kins-Brownwell was started. Last
week q message came from Kansas
City, that man suspected of being a
crook was under arrest at that place.
Officer Blair was sent down and the
likeness of the men was sufficient TO
fasten suspicion on the arrested men
who gave his name as ]. Allis. He was
brought back here for trial and the
case was called Saturday. The clerks
Of both hotels and the newsstand girls
bell boys and other employees with
one exception identified the prisoner
As the man who had the drafts cashed.
The exception was a bell boy named
Washington at the Lacey who did not
believe the fellows looked exactly
alike. Mr.. Jenkins-Brownwell had no
mustache, while ]. Aliss had one of
the Charlie Chaplin variety.
Aliss Not in OskaIoosa.
But--Aliss swore that he was in Chi
cago on Dec. II, reaching Dubuque in
the evening. Next morning he went
to Waterloo, remaining there over
night and leaving on the 18th for the
West. He represents the General Elec-
trio Supply Company of New York and
sold two bills of goods at Waterloo. To
prove his claim two automobile deal
ers, Mr. Humphry and Mr.. Taylor
of Waterloo were brought here for the
trial and they produced copies of or
dcrs given on that day and identified
Aliss as the man they dealt with.
Trouble at Kansas City.
When Aliss got to Kansas City he
was arrested at the Millpaw Hotel as
the representative of the Chicago
Electric Supply Co., who was wanted
there for passing a forged draft on
the hotel. The Hotel Detective was a
little rough on Aliss, and when he es-
tablished his innocence there he i'm
mediately began suit against the hotel
for 100000 damages.
In addition to the evidence against
Aliss developed in the local hotels,
Bert Summers of the Ballingall Hotel
at Ottumwa who was also caught for
$4,000 swore that Aliss was the man
who turned the trick there.
Defendant Discharged.
But the evidence of the Waterloo
dealers, and an affidavit from the
Waterloo Hotel where he stayed over
night seemed conclusive and Aliss
was discharged.
The case was prosecuted by County
Attorney O'Brien and it looked like
clear case, but developments proved
remarkable alibi. Aliss' attorneys
were Burrell & Dewitt of Oskaloosa,
and Mr.. Silvers of Kansas City.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
DROBATE NOTICE.

L To All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the office of the Clerk of
the District Court of Iowa, in and for
Mahaska COUNTY, an instrument in
wr ting. purporting to he the last will
and testament of Jonn L. Lloyd.
late OF sail county, deceased, and
that the 4th day of February, 1918,
has been fixed for the probate OF
said will. at which time you can appear
at the court house in said county ard
show cause, if any there be, why said
will should not be admitted to probate.
In Witness Whereof. have hereunro
set my hand and fixed the seal Of
said court at Oskaloosa. Iowa, this 5th
day of January, 1918.
W.T.. Martin, Clerk District Court.
BY Bess Martin. 2Gw3
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
BootIeuner Bound Over

Harry Wood of Grinnell, arrested
on charge of bootlegging, was tried
before Judge Robinson of Grinnell
and bound over to the grand jury.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
MarshaIltown Wants Aim.

Marshalltown Commercial Club has
also heard of the Rosebrook scale
and is trying to interest the gentle
man to locate his manufacturing es-
tablishment at that place or at least
to consider proposition with such
a possibility in view.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
Father Follows Son.

From son to father, reversing the
usual order of things. L. r. Rose
brook has taken the Office quarters
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24

80 improved County Roads.
One! hundred and ten thousand dol
lars was expended through the coun.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-05

Pure fresh milk delivered every
day by Bob Adams. 755 Grand. 11tfc
FOR RENT-6O acres in Surface
Creek section; 80 acres in alfalfa, and
80 acres of land that orchard has been
removed from. Cash or shares. Phone
John B. Hart, Cedaredge. 11tfc
FOR Thoroughbred Barred
Plymouth Rock eggs, $3.50 per set
ting. Coop phone 135-R. 12O Grand
avenue. w. c. Monroe. 11-14c
FOR SALE-Dain mower, good con
dition. Robert Plumb 1213p
FOR RENT OR SALE-Good ranch,
one hundred acres under cultivation,
including alfalfa and some winter
wheat. George Stephan. II
HAY FOR SALE-First cutting al
falfa on south Garnet mesa. Phone
T. E. Lamb. 12-13p
WANTED pigs from thirty
to sixty pounds. Hotchkiss, 36-R.
12-13c
LOST-Black Travelling Bag at D. &
r. G. depot Saturday, March 30th. Left
on foot board of an automobile. Re-
turn to Agent, D. & R. G. r. R. Re-
ward offered. 1t.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-05
UP TO PEOPLE TO ADOPT OR RE-
JEcT GOVERNMENT CONTRACT

At the special meeting of the pro-
ject water users to be held in May,
every member of the association
should vote on the adoption of the
proposed contract with the govern
ment.
This contract will be published in
our local newspapers and sent to
members of the association. 1t is i'm
portant that every member Of the
association study it until he under
stands it,
No one else can do this for you, and
so far as your interests in this val
ley are concerned you will never be
called upon to attend to a more i'm
phrases in the contract You can un-
derstand it if you will attend to it.
Especially should it be understood
that if we fail to adopt the contract
in its present form at the May meet
ing we shall lose all the benefits of
any further postponement in the
opening of the project, and the first
installment of our construction
charges will become due on the first
If we adopt the contract the first
installment of our construction
charges will not become due until
December 1, 1922.
If we adopt the contract we do not
obligate ourselves to take over the
management of the project of any
particular time, but we do obligate
ourselves to accept the provisions OF
this contract whenever we become
ready to take over the management.
In the consideration of this ques-
ton at the special meeting it will not
be in order to propose any alteration
or amendment of the form of contract
submitted. The contract has been
the subject of negotiation between
the water users and the government
for nearly year. Its present form
has resulted from demands and con,
cessions made by both sides after the
thorough discussion of every clause
sentence and word of the whole con.
tract. No further alterations will be
considered by the government There
fore, the only question to be decided
in reference to this contract in its
present form is: Do we want to adopt
the contract or do we not?
A c. McCLANAHAN.
President Water Users Association
The Delta independent., 1918-04-05
LEGAL NOTICES.
. 80 90 80 90
sheriffs Execution Sale.


Public notice is hereby given that
under and by virtue of certain writ
of special execution and decree of
foreclosure issued out of the office of
the clerk of the county court of Delta
county, Colorado, to me directed
whereby l am commanded to make
the sum of six hundred twenty-three
and 55-10O (623.55) Dollars and the
further sum of seventy-five C75) Dol
lars as attorney fees. and costs of
suit the amount of certain judgment
obtained against James l. Myers and
Ollie d. Myers, out of certain lands
and tenements of the said Ollie D.
Myers hereinafter described, I levied
upon said lands and tenements de-
scribed as follows. to-wit:
All of lots numbered thirty
(SO. thirty-eight (3s). thirty-nine
(S9) and forty (40) in block numbered
six (6) of the original plat of the town
of Paonia. Colorado. as shown by the
recorded plat thereof.
Therefore, according to said COM
mand, l shall expose for sale and sell
at public auction all the right, title
and interest of the said Ollie D. Ny
ers in and to the above described real
estate on Saturday, the twentieth day
of April A. d. 1918. at the hour of 1 100
p. m. at the south front door of the
county court house in the city of Del
ia, county of Delta and state Of Colo
RADIO. for the purpose of satisfying
said Judgment, costs of court and ex-
penses OF sale; and said property will
be offered for sale and sold in par
GELS or en- bloc as may be necessary.
Dated at Delta. Colo. this Goth day
of March A. D. 1918.
NJ. A. DAVIS.
Sheriff of Delta County.
1st pub. Mar. 80; last April 10, 1918.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-05
Estray Advertisement.

Notice is hereby given to whom it
may concern that the following de-
scribed estray animal was taken up
near Delta, Delta county, Colorado,
on or about March IS, 1918. to-wit:
One snuff color Jersey heifer, about
two years old. Unbranded.
Said animal being unknown to this
board, unless claimed by owner on
or before April Is, 1918, said estray
VIII be sold by this board for the
benefit of the owner when found
STATE BOARD OF STOCK INSPEC-
TION COMMISSIONERS.
Denver, Colorado.
DIST pub. Mar. %; last April 5, 1879
The Delta independent., 1918-04-05
Notice of Special Stockholders


A special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Uncompahgre Valley Water
Users association is hereby called
and will be held in Lawson hall at
Olathe, Colorado, on Saturday, May
4th 1918, beginning promptly at one
o'clock in the afternoon, for the pur-
pose of voting to accept or reject the
contract between the United States
and the Secretary of the Interior and
The Water users Association.
1t is urged that all water users and
landholders in the valley be represent
ed either in person or by proxy. If
unable to attend in person, please fill
out and sign enclosed proxy at once
and mail in return envelope. Revenue
stamps may be omitted on proxies.
The association will furnish revenue
stamps if quorum is present and
proxies voted.
Proxies should be delivered to the
Secretary at least three days before
the meeting (Article of By-Laws)
F. E. SPENCER, Secretary.
A. c. McCLANAHAN,
5-4. President.
Fresh vegetables at Conklin's. 12c