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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
STOCK IS KILLED. 1--WE MEET REAL MEN
LIGHTNING DOES DAMAGE IN
PRIME NEIGHBoRHooD.

Prime Neighborhood, Aug. 31.-We
had general good rain Thursday
night with furious display of light
ming during the storm. Fred Stev-
ems lost three cows, Herman Harris
a horse and Garrett Dykstra heifer.
Mrs. Fred Eastburn has returned
from the Naval Training School at
the Great Lakes, where she visited
several days with her son Raymond,
who is in training.
Floyd Stephenson and family left
last week by auto for Greeley Colo,
to visit the Abel Hicks family.
Several days ago couple of tramps
were begging from house to house.
One took lodging in Stephen Pome-
roy's barn all night but next morning
hiked out. Tracers were soon on
his tracks and Sheriff Henley gave
him a free ride No man has a right
to such idleness in war times.
Miss LYNNE Steddom leaves this
week for Neville, Iowa, where she
will teach the coming school year.
.rs. Helen Cruzen is getting along
fine and much better than was ex.
pected as serious as she was. She
is able to sit up in a chair and takes
nourishment well. Her right arm
and side of face seem to be giving
her the most trouble at present.
Messrs. Will Pomeroy, Homer
Prime and families drove to Ottumwa
Sunday afternoon for a pleasure
drive, Will Pomeroy driving in his
new Ford coupe. =
! Perry Lyle, another one of our sol
der boys, Joined the Mahaska con
| tingent Tuesday and left the same
night for Camp Funston, Kan.
Elmer Lyle is in attendance at the
State Fair where he had on exhibit
! tion fifteen head of Poland China
hogs. ".'..... .'~
Miss Rose Johnson departed Thurs
day evening for Wilmot. South Dako
ia, where she is engaged as principa
of the Wilmot High school at very
good salary this year of $1,000. Rose
took up extension work in French
German and Spanish at the State
University, Vermillion, South Da
kota, last year, and will continue
| Spanish and French this year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
SAYS MISS SARA GREENHALGH
NURSE in FRANCE.

Miss Sara Greenhalgh, formerly of
Oskaloosa, and Superintendent of the
Abbott Hospital, who enlisted and
went to France as Red Cross nurse
in an interesting letter to her mother
says:
"A convoy of wounded French
soldiers came in the morning of
July 4th and another one this morn
ing" she said. I'VE have some of all
the allied forces, also a few Ger
mans as patients. They say that they
should worry how long the war lasts,
SO long as they are in an American
hospital and have American Red Cross
nurses to be so good to them, and
give them such good care and good
eats. 1t makes my blood boil every
time think of it. .....
Il suppose America is very much
aroused by the victories" of the last
few days. 1t surely makes one feel
like stepping little faster and high
er, with pride for the part "our
boys" have taken in the allied often
sive. | have given anaesthetics for
four days straight and like it although
get very tired until think of the
men in the trenches and of what
they have to put up with, and of their
sacrifices and then l. feel like a
Stacker for ever thinking of being
, tired. .. 49,.
Il fixed OPP an American lad this
morning, who has lost two brothers
'over here" and he has lost one
| limb and the other is shot up so bad.
ly that it may be necessary to am.
| putate. Although the war is finished
for him he is already thinking how he
back to the states | tell you there
is no disiouraging a lad like him. He
is only nineteen years old. 1t is in
= the army that one meets real men.
THE Frenih are fine patients, too
/ have in mind one fine looking
young fellow, who, when told that
, he would have to have his eye taken
out in order to save the other, never
even drew longer or shorter
breath. And / could go on and on
enumerating just such cases.
1--WE expect large convoy oil
Americans in the morning. 1t surely
makes ones blood boil to see Oul
boys come in wounded and shot tC
pieces at the hands of the Germans
We have all nationalities here. just
counted eleven different ones ranging
from the African to the fair-hairet
/ Britisher. IN
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
U. S. S. JOSEPH CUDAHAY SUNK
Sixty.Two Members Of Her Crew are
Missing. Only Thirteen are Ac-
counted For.

Washington, Aug. 31.-The United
States cargo steamship Joseph Cuda-
hay was torpedoed and sunk at sea
about seven hundred miles off the
English coast at 1880 p. m, August
18th, the navy department announced
today. Thirteen of the members OF her
crew were rescued and sixty-two are
reported missing.
The captain reports that two sub
marines were engaged in the attack.
Two torpedoes struck the ship one
striking the fuel tank and the other
one the engine room. The captain was
taken on board the submarine and
questioned.
Two of the naval armed guards on
board the Cudahay are reported to be
saved and twenty-five missing. The
navy department has not as yet re-
ceived the names of the civilian mem
bers of the crew. No lowans We're
mentioned in the list of tn sc missing
Or the survivors.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
REGISTER SEPTEMBER ~.
Probable Date On Which New Draft
Record Will Be Made.

Washington, Aug. 81 - President
Wilson today set September IL as the
day upon which it is expected that
thirteen million Americans will reg
lister for Americas great draft. Those
to be summoned to prepare for ser
vice include all those who register
between the ages of eighteen and for
ty-fve inclusive who have not IRE
yiously registered. Out of this great
reservoir it is expected that more
than two million three hundred thou
sand men will be available for class
one, the first ones to be called to
war Some of the first ones may be
called as early as October.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
Monster Family.

The Poland China Journal" a
publication devoted to the interests
of breeders of pure bred Poland Chi.
ma hogs. published in Kansas, made
a special effort to get the family of
breeders rounded up for the August
number as medium for the an.
nouncement of fall sales. 1t took
over four hundred pages to do the
job and the best men in the land are
in the book. Mahaska county is
represented in the book by c. G. Cox
of Lakonta, George Ruby of Lacey,
and c. w. Phillips and Fred B. Cald,
well, formerly of this county, has ;
double page adv. that gets the eye
with a big portrait
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
Hot Time in the Old Town.

An International News Service dis,
patch sent out from Stevens Point,
Wis, says:
Because the iron bed was so hot
he could not touch it and the bed
clothing was nearly the same tenn
perature. Superintendent and Mrs.
H. c. Snyder, who were spending
their vacation with relatives in Os,
aloosa, Ia. were forced to sleep out
in the yard for four nights and dur,
ing the day to remain in the shade.
Mr., Snyder, who is a 500 official,
says that it was 10 in the shade dur
ing his visit at Oskaloosa."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
New sharon Eair Boosters.

New Sharon Boosters were in town
Thursday afternoon with the New
Sharon Band footing for the New
Sharon Fair. There was quite a
crowd of the visitors travelling in
cars. They gave nice little con
cert program and spread the news
about the North Mahaska exhibit
which takes place next week. The,
circulated literature about the bust
ness section and We're warmly greet
al wherever they went.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
IOWA TO HOLD HER OWN.
Will Retain Her laborers and Get
War Contracts.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 31.-lowa man.
ufacturers will receive war contracts
and the state will not be robbed of
the labor it needs for its agriculture
purposes. This is the messag,
brought back this afternoon by Gov.
crnor Harding who headed commit,
tee sent to Washington to protest
against the present system of draft.
ing Iowa labor to do work for east.
ern contracts. I'VE succeeded in
our mission" said the governor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
STATE FAIR CLOSED.
Attendance Not Equal to 1917 But
Better Than 1916.

Des Moines, Aug 31.-The program
of the big state fair came to close
on Friday afternoon with series of
auto races in which several worlds
records were broken.
AS usual on the last day of the
fair. the attendance was light, the
total number of admissions to the
grounds being 22,S13. This sur,
passed Friday of last year when the
attendance was 22.109.
The total attendance for the en-
tire ten days of the fair was 322,25O
as against 349,298 in 1917. This
years attendance surpassed that of
1916, however, which was 291,972.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
SENT UP FOR 10 YEARS
Mexican at Los Angeles Given Limit
of the Law.

Los Angeles, August 81. - Federal
Judge Oscar Triplett today sentenced
a Mexican, Nicholas Sem Zogg to ten
years in the federal prison for con
spring to obstruct the draft. Edward
Pinchon a writer convicted with Zogg,
wis given two year sentence. They
were convicted of Conspiring to take
Berthan Huber into Mexico so he
would be drafted. ras
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
Comma In Early.

Visitors for the big Southern Iowa
Fair are already entering appearance
and are coming in from all directions
to be on hand for the annual home
coming. Numerous guests are now
being entertained in the city who
are here until after the fair.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
EXPLANATION OF CHART.

Since 1911 farmers have been receiving for their wheat
gradually increasing proportion of the price paid by the
for bread The received by the wheat
for his contribution the pound has in
creased from less than cents loaf in 1918
than early this year The proportion the whole
price shown by the relative length Ct the black columns
of the the chart.
The middle portion of each column shows what the mil
Ter receives for his milling and profit This has been
somewhat variable factor but the minimum (6%)
In this ST. however is included the of the containers
(bag sacks etc. shown dotted which has increased
nearly proportion the price Of bread itself Bags
about so per than in 1913 and 1914
The shaded portion of the column represents the
of distributing the -four making it into bread and
ting the loaf to the consumer.
The chart shows that the farmer is now receiving a
much larger share of the final price for his product than
the and that considerable of spread" has
been taken of other expenses
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
ROUklUP OF STILLS.
Illicit Whiskey Industry Wiped Out
.... BY the Government.

Washington, Aug. 31.--The biggest
intensive roundup of Illicit whiskey
government has just been completed
in southern mountain districts by
revenue agents, under, direction of In,
ternal Revenue Commissioner Daniel
G. Roper
The activities of the agents result,
ed in the seizure of 4S6 stills, arrest
of 200 moonshiners, killing of five
outlaws and two sheriffs and the
woundinG of other government men
and liquor makers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
Big Buckwheat.

James Moore &. Son, east of Oska-
loosa, have field of forty acres of
buckwheat that Is hurrying along to-
ward maturity. Some of the grains
are now in ripening stage. The
bulk of the cror however is in flower,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
Community Drier.

Rockwell City has an innovation.
1t is a community drier, at which
anybody can have vegetables or fruit
dried at very small charge. The
whole outfit represents an investment
of about $50 and is effective and san
itary.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
oldest citizen %,

Monticello's Oldest citizen is the
Rev. Edward p Kimball. retired
Congregational ministe,. The old
gentleman celebrated his ninety.ninth
anniveTsary recently by putting in
good licks in his war garden.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
Teachers exams.

Twenty-Five teachers took the coun-
ty exams Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday at the Court House. Teachers
meeting was held This afternoon at
1880 in the court room,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
POLICE STRIKE OFF
London Officers Will Return to Their
Seats.

London, Aug, Sl.-The London ,po-
lice strike has been settled it was an.
nounced officially late this afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
Chamber of Commerce Service Flag.

NHdWDGT OF NOWTNeTCt otTVICt rag.
The Webster City Chamber of Com
merce has a service flag with eight
stars, in honor of the eight members
of the organization who are follow
ing the flag. In many cities, the
number of younger men of draft age
in these organizations is rather linn
tied.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
S Leaving Moscow.
U. S. cAPTWEs NUMBER 10000
No Plans Given Out About Bringing
Prisoners To America.

Washington, Aug. 81 Twenty
thousand to twenty-five thousand
German prisoners constitute Ameri-
cas- portion of the great allied haul
Of 10000 captives since July l..
Those figures are based on careful
estimates by important War Depart
ment officials today The last off,
eial figure on american totals was
1900, towards the end of the Sois.
sons-Rheims struggle. After that
time several sizeable bags were
made. And tho Americans have Goa.
tinued 20 take prisoners ever since
the main lighting died down.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05

An officer of the United States Ma
rine corps who has served with distinc-
ton in all corners of the globe is John
T. Meyers, who has just been given u
brigadier generalship. After gradual
Ing from the U. S. Naval academy.
General Meyers rise was rapid. He
was captain in the Boxer rebellion
In China and came out a major after
being wounded. He was then trans
ferred to Honolulu where he relieved
Major Neville. At one time General
Meyers was fleet marine officer of the
Pacific feet. .......
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-09-05
NICHOLAS LENINE WOUNDED
Bolsheviki Premier Attacked by an
Assassin.-AIl American Citizens
Leaving Moscow.

London. Aug. 31.-Nicholas Lenine,
Bolsheviki premier was wounded yes.
terday by an assassin according to Il
wireless dispatch received from Mos
COW today.
Americans Leaving Moscow.
Washington, Aug. 31.-With the
situation at Moscow becoming mora
difficult" Consul Gen. Poole arranged
for the removal of all the American
citizens from the city. He succeeded
on August 26, with the aid of the
Swedish Consul General in get ing
train leaving for Petrograd.
The evening current., 1918-09-27
n. VI. DEMOCRATS
NAY MAKE pITNEN
SENATE CANDIDATE.
New Feature Injected Into Situa.
ti"n and Albuquerque Man May
lio Successful.

santa Fe ~ NJ Sept % \
new feature has been Injected utu
the Democratic situation here with
n well defined report that Robert
+, Putncy OF Albuquerque. prumi-
nently mentioned Tor governor may
be nominated Tor the United States
senate Ober Congressman Walton.
G, l.. Tallmadpe aud Judge Gran
Vile A, Richardson
There N "a distinct movement
toward Felix Garcia for governor.
The nomination OF Secretary of
state Antonio Lucero for the low
or house of congress appears Ia be
assured
The selection by the state cen
trail committee OF Naill H. Field. of
Albuiueraue, as temporary chair
man of the state Democratic con
vcntion was announced today. Field
made the keynote speech today and
set up the issues by presenting the
Democratic view of the record of
United States senator 4. u. Fall
and gave Mr., FAN something 20
answer
&. l., Tallmadgr of SOcOrro loom
ed up larger as dark horse for
the senatorial nomination today and
his access of strength has been one
nf the astonishing features OF the
preconVentlon situation II was
declared by Tallmadge supporters
today that he had ut least 100 of
the 33l delegates,
Tallmadge's progress from no
where In particular month ago
To one Of the acknowledged leading
candidate for the senate is regard
ed as phenomenal and solely the
result Of unlimited newspaper dis-
play advertising all over the state.
The nifty San Miguel county dele
gates instructed for Veeder are on
the ground with Veeder and MAX
The evening current., 1918-09-27

The well at the city cemetery
has proven "A decided success. the
big cement tank. 80 feet In diane
ter and six feet deep. Is fun Of
water and has been shut OF, Sew
"ral persons have connected their
lots with the water mains aud
others have signined their intention
al doing so. Hydrants have been
placed at intervals over the grounds
and Dr. Roatman Is expecting daily
u shipment of trees aud shrubs or
deTed som" time ago for fall plant
ing, A number OF monuments have
been put up lately, Mr.. Jones. the
monument man, Of Roswell. spend
inp some days In town last week
and setting markers ON the Living
stOn lot. and attending 10 other
business in his line, The improve
ments now making are all OF a
permanent nature, and II looks as
though after all these years, Carls-
bad would yet have cemetery in
keeping with her growth and de-
yelOpment along other lines.
The evening current., 1918-09-27

We learn, shortly berore golns
to press. that the body of Gaines
Weir who died Wednesday morn
INK of pneumonia at Camp Dix,
New Jersey, will be brought To this
city and from here will be taken
t. LoVington for burial The date
OF its arrival cannot yet be- an
nounccd. no definite arrangements
having yet been made.
The evening current., 1918-09-27

A tenant house on the farm OF
Il. T. Carter below town, burned
last night with all It's contents.
catching from defective flue. The
brough, his wife and hve children.
and they are entirely destitute of
furniture and clothing. A subscrip-
ton paper is being circulated a
nung our people to provide for
heir immediate necessities. and II
is hoped liberal response will be
made.
The evening current., 1918-09-27
DINNER PARTY At CRAWFORD.

The Crawford dining room was
the scene OF lovely dinner party
last night, when r. w. Harkless.
OF Lamar. Missouri, entertained his
relatives OF Carlsbad. The table
was centered by a boquet of choice
dahlias. from one of our local
gardens. and was further embel-
lIshed with the snowiest Of napery,
and a beautiful array Of cut glass
and silver The menu consisted
OF the following good things:
Pickles Olives
Combination Salad
porterhouse Steaks Mushroom Sauce
Brown Potatoes
Ice Cream Cake Coffee.
The dinner was much enjoyed
by all the guests who were: Mr.
and Mrs. II. II. Dilley and daugh-
ter. Honrita; viii Craig, Mrs. VIII
Craig and baby. Mary r.. Craig;
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Upton; Allen
Upton; Mr. and Mrs. w. f. Nc
Twain; Misses Helen Mcllyain and
Mary Mize.
The evening current., 1918-09-27

Rev. +. W. Pratt left this morn.
lng for Camp Cody. Deming. New
Mexico, whore he goes to take up
Red Crons work While regret
ting his absence, Carlsbad people
realize that his field OF usefulness
~ greatly enlarged, and all ioln
in wishing him abundant success
in his new work for which he is
50 emincntly fitted
The evening current., 1918-09-27

FOR SALE, My entire stock of
house plants, consisting of bloom
ing Feraniuns and ferns, al 25 and
90 cents each. First come. first
choice. MRS. BLEVINS,
3td9-26 RIrhtway Hotel
The evening current., 1918-09-27

Mr. and Mrs. James TUX and
daughter. Miss Nettie. and guest.
Mrs, Thompson. returned 10 the
city Wednesday night from the
TUX ranch east OF Roswell. where
they had been for a three weeks
stpS. All had fine time and said
affairs at the ranch were al get
ting along In splendid shape.
The evening current., 1918-09-27

Wardic Bates was . years old
yesterday and her fond mother.
honoring the occasion. had for din
ner guests beside their immediate
family. Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Leck.
the little ones grandparents and
her cousins. Mary Belle Leck aud
Wayne COwden. May she have
many pleasant returns of the day.
The evening current., 1918-09-27
Notice 90 Cotton Growers and
Dealers.

Cotton seed must not be used
for or sold for stock feed. Owing
to the food value. seed must be
sold To . licensed dealer or shipped
TO a mill. WILL prRDY.
Food Administrator. Eddy Coun-
~, Carlsbad, New Mexico.
The evening current., 1918-09-27

inr things stir among the dele
gates.
cot H. Is u. Sellers OF Albu-
querquo believes he has an even
break tor the nomination. for gov
crnOr.
The evening current., 1918-09-27

Mrs. Pedro Meja underwent an
operation at Sisters hospital yes
terday and is doing well at this
time.
The evening current., 1918-09-27

Mr. and Mrs. Sellmeyer.. of
Lakewood, were down from there
Yesterday and enjoyed dinner at
the Crawford last night.
The evening current., 1918-09-27

WANTED TO BUY.-10O fat
hens; rs cents per pound will be
paid. HOTEL CRAWFORD.
dhtwAte-2A
The Keota news., 1918-11-22
WHEAT BREAD AND
PLENTY SUGAR NOW
ON COLORADO TABLES

Temporary peace has added two
!uxuries TO the American table. The
United States Food Administration
Tor Colorado announced last week
hat pure wheat bread may now b
served on all tables. The sale and
use OF substitutes u no longer neces.
,ary. II u stated. because Of the re-
easing OF large stores Of flour In the
Southern Hemisphere which were
formerly tied up BY the war and war
demands on shipping.
In sugar.pr0ducinS states. such a.
Colorado with it, beet. and Louisiana
xith It's cane sugar. the Food Admin
stration has increased the household
allowance OF sugar to four pounds per
)erson per month.
Restaurants however. though per-
uitted to serve wheat bread. are stu
United - to quantity served snd are
permitted to serve only an extra tea.
,poonful Of sugar.
The need for keeping strictly with.
u the sugar allowance and for vast
ux not . crumb OF the welcomed
shcat bread 10 reiterated BY the food
Soard.
The Keota news., 1918-11-22
1919 WHEAT PRICE
TO STAND A. FIXED,
DESPITE PEACE

The Food Administration Grain Cor.
,orations guarantee OF $2.lS per
,ushel F. .. b. primary markets for
he 1919 Colorado wheat crop stands.
This II the assurance Of the Food
administration for Colorado.
In spite OF the fact that the end OF
he war has released great stores OF
vheat upon the markets Of the world:
hat wheat Is now selling In Australia
4 S5 cents . bushsl: that only 4l.03
guaranteed for The lSls.l920 crop
4 Australian wheat: aud that there
. prospect Of even ~ low ~ 70-cent
cheat In Europe after the Argentine
,arvest this month. the government
vill maintain the price promised
american farmers for their wheat.
According to George 8. Claytoa.
Hartman Of the milling division Of
he Food Administration for Colorado.
n probable that . sliding tariff on
shcat Will b arranged 70 protect
american wheat growers.
The Keota news., 1918-11-22
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The Keota news., 1918-11-22

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Pete Kanslsr received word Tuesday
Of the death Of BIZ brother. at Eaton.