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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
MANY SEE A BRIGHT COMET
Dec Moines and Other Iowa Towns
Are Lighted Up BY An un-
usual Visitor.

Des Moines, Jan. ga large COM
ct that not only Illuminated the sky,
but also most of the northern part of
Des Moines, was seen by hundreds sof
persons at 6 o'clock last evening,
Mrs. J. T. Sterling, 1918 Sixth ave
nue., who was looking out of south
window of her home, had good view
of the comet
at looked like a big ball of fire,
and had a big long, trailing tail" she
said st Illuminated the entire
neighborhOod and appeared to have
dropped into a vacant lot back of the
Flynn dairy. 1t seemed to appear
about third of the way between the
horizon and the zenith"
Atlantic, Ia, Jan. ga peculiar
and novel sight was witnessed by
part of the people of this city last
night when meteor passed through
the heavens apparently to the south
ward. The appearance of the body
was that of huge ball of fire or a
large sky-rocket.
Council Bluffs, Ia, Jan. ga me
| teor of unusual size and brilliancy
was observed here about O'Clock
! To-, Foil n
and in a southeasterly direction from
| here.
Charlton, Ia, Jan. ga meteor
was observed here last evening and
was traced over the line into Nilsson
ri. A trail of smoke could be dis
tinctIy see from the light of the
meteor.
Seen In Other States.
Peoria, IN, Jar GA brilliant
meteor swept over the skies here a
six o'clock last night from north
westerly direction. According ! t
local weather observers, there per
haps has not been as brilliant a me-
teor in the Mississippi valley in TWEEN
ty years. According to reports o
those who saw it, it exploded at al
altitude of from Is to 20 degrees
. above the horizon.
Affects Telegraph Service.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. ga meteo
flashed across the sky here early las
night, startling homeward boun
crowds. Telephone and TELEGRAPH
service here was somewhat affecte
by the phenomena.
Gigantic skyrocket.
Kansas City, Jan. 23.-Reports frol
the city and surrounding countr
} flooded newspaper offices last nigh
describing a meteor which passe
i through the heavens 1t was de
. scribed as travelling with great rapid
/. ity from the southwestern horizon
Y the zenith and passing from view
i the northeast. No noise accompan
I led the phenomena but observers sal
/ it reaemblod q gigantic skyrocket
appearance, leaving 4 luminous trai
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24

Washington, d. c., Jan. 2S-Farm
products of the United States reached
the unprecedented value of $19,44s,-
S49. 1881 last year, an increase OF more
than s6.0O0,000.000 over 1916 and al
most 80 900 900. 900 more than In 1915.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
$500 AN ACRE.
Iowa Land Brings Big Price Neal
City Of LeMars.

LeMars. Ia, Jan. 23.-Four hun
bred dollars an acre was the new
Iowa farm land record price estab-
lished here. The Everhart farm at
Neville. near here. was paid $4,000
for forty acres. The farm which was
purchased by S. r. Lucas of Anthem
was bought fifteen years ago for SIS
an acre,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
PREPARING FOR FIGHT.
Raids Made Near Dublin to Secure
Arms and Ammunition.

Dublin, Jan. 23-Declaring that they
wanted rifles 'for the next rebellion, :
twenty heavily armed and disguised
men, raided several houses near CAL
way and seized arms and ammunition.
according 10 a report received here
today,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
McAdoo on the STAND.

Washington, Jan. 23.--In the light
of the growing coal crisis developing
along the eastern seaboard. Director
General McAdoo was called before
the house interstate commerce COM
mission today.
Before the opening for the consid-
Grafton of the railroad control bill the
house wanted complete information
on what has been accomplished and
what is now in view towards the re-
lieving the coal congestion under the
federal control.
Breweres To Conserve.
Jefferson City, Jan. 23.--An order
sent out by State Fuel Director
Crossley today to every brewery in
the state provides there shall be nc
brewing or bottling beer cor other
beverage" two days every week.
You will be required to supply
this Office" reads the order, with
adequate written evidence, certified
by oath, once each week, that YOU
consumption of coal has been re
duced by at least rs per cent below
the average quantity used by you dur
ing the month of December, 1917"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
TO RAISE PASSENGER RATES
And CurtaiI Passenger Traffic, Are
Measures Contemplated BY Gen.
eral Director of Railroads

Washington, Jan. 23-To curtail
traffic on national railroads during the
period of the war, Director General
MCAdoo is soon to increase the pas
senger rates.
The passenger traffic also may be
reduced later is was officially announc
ed today.
Called up by the House Interstate
Commerce Committee to explain
what steps are to be taken and what
are being contemplated to relieve the
freight congestion in the east, McAdoC
indicated that among the most drastic
steps was the reduction of passenger
traffic.
For the present" he said, there
should be a halt in the curtailment o.
passenger trains because many of the
systems started wholesale slashing
without warrant.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
Affects Telegraph Service.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. ga meteor
flashed across the sky here early last
night, startling homeward bound
crowds. Telephone and telegraph
service here was somewhat affected
by the phenomena
The sun., 1918-09-11
FINANCIAL NOTES.

National City COMPANY ~ a mo s,ste of
Z, Co, purchased $500, 900 sta'e %
noraware AZ per cent. oohus ny ana
lsry !. 1913; The e ga%nar aFs !. isis'
draw inietN WANG Company shipped In
sI.f ore valued at Sis4,ss. sr.ar
Wv York Produce. Conee anu orr6"
Exchange will not be In sess'o"
registrauoTn uay Copper Company pro-
s,'ssd IN August 100000 pounas OF eSpo
per' 1890 ounces Of silver anu -'-''
ounces Ss Of 2tr sGia: monthly meeting Of tn.
,-,t,ad stats Rubber Company uH,I ii
Uni'e of several OF the larger suns'd'arie'
Viii take place tomorrow; co,,r.do Power
c nro in July amounted to sloS.e an
Compan' "a eIs Net earnings totalleu
ga 0Ss compared with VILE
i9i7 For twelve mon ,,nsss To- 81 2s2.2 ss,
the gr9sss issig3 in 1911. The net earn.
AVS amounted to s725.lis; an ,nsrsas Sss 1i
,sSs s5i over the same period OF ' aus
Inc adnitted 10 the Federal reserve sys-
ben Saa Coast Trust Company, Aseury
H park \. j, capital sleO,ooo; Amer ,it,ni
Trust COMPANY, SharioSSs .,,nr. bank Chi
sb2s'"oU., nItsI $500, 900: Commercial state
Rasn,. Rritt, Ia, capital s6oVvV; rs'
state Bank Of Wenona, Me p,nk Richsrd .
tai $4,000 Citisens, 5000 1900 Taverso City
sen; Bank, traverse City. Mieh'' eapitai
$500, 900. r.rnoration Of Bos-
toh ms ,nissioner of Corporations propos.
~ to conduct a general brokerage anu
financial business. with eapita' ,p stoc soS6
$4,000 sh shares: pads and sSV5 500 shares Of com.
SUI 10th NJ par value 500.
rN. Chemical Steel ana oruhthce anu
ola Metal quotations remain uhehahseu
The sun., 1918-09-11
ELECTIONS ANb MEETINGS.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Horn silver Mines Company will be
held at the ONCE OF the Company. Room
sos, Mccormick Building, Sal Lake CITY.
Utah, on october 18th, 1913. at 10 A. NJ.
for the election OF Directors for the year
January LIST. 1919, and for the
OF all other business that may
be lawfully brought before II.
The transfer books will close September
l4th, 1918, at ~ noon and reopen on Sep
TENDER s5th. 1913, at 10 a. NJ.
MORRIS S. HlRSCHBERG, Secretary.
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UNTITLED STEEL
ORDERS DECREASE
Z. S. Corporation Reports
Drop of 12+,759 Tons
on August 81.

United States Steel Corporation. &C
cord!ng to report OF untitled tonnage
issued yesterday. on August 81 had or
ders to be filled for s.75s.0i2 tons, This
was a decrease of 124,759 tons from the
S,ss3,sO1 tons reported the month be-
fore
The top figure OF untitled orders since
January /. 1914. was l2.ls3,0S3 on April
80, 1917, and the low In the same period
was 3.3245s2 tons on November 80, 1914
The following table gives the untitled
tonnage OF the corporation at the close
of each month since january I. 1917:
The sun., 1918-09-11
NASH MOTOR PRICES UP.
Increase Affects Passenger Car.
and Trucks,

The Nash Motor Company announced
yesterday an advance In the price OF H.
I'VE passenger car from 1895 to 1880
A similar advance mas been made in
the four passenger roadster. The sir
passenger Sedan has been raised sl65 TO
S2'25O. The price OF the one ton truck
Is increased from sl.595 to $3.50 and
to two ton from $2.075 to S2l75.
J.. b. Collins has been elected ,ruop
sales manager. succeeding II. c. Har,
who has entered the Ordnance Depart.
ment OF the United States Army.
The sun., 1918-09-11
Proctor 4 Gamble Esrnings Grow.

Proctor a Gamble Company and con-
rla! report Issued yesterday for the
wear ended June so. earned gross OF
N7I,a205l9 against s12s.549649 the
year before and sss.1l3.5o7 two years
ago. Net income after taxes. charges,
ctr, was ss,7ls,sO4 compared to $685.
's' in 1917 and $6.216.054 in 1915.
The sun., 1918-09-11
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
TWIN CITY RAPID Transit COMPANY

The Board of Directors have declared a
quarterly dividend OF Sl.75 per share upon
the preferred capital stock OF this com
pany, payable October l. 1918. to stock
holders of record at tho close OF business
september l6, 1918.
Dividend checks will be mailed by Ths
Farmers Loan and Trust Company, Trans
fer Agents. No. 1879 william Street. New
York city to stockholders who have fled
mailing orders
A. NJ ROBERTSON. Secretary.
New York, September 6. 1918.
The sun., 1918-09-11
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. Sept. l0.-Trading on the
Stock Exchange was generally quiet
Home funds and other allied Issues
were firm. Argentine rails recovered.
Shipping stocks were reactionary. Amerl-
can Breweries were weak on the an
nouncement that American breweries
were to be closed. Other sections OF the
market were uninteresting
The sun., 1918-09-11

Judge Gary. chairman OF the corpora
ton, after yesterdays meeting OF the
finance committee, said that the blast
furna ces are working at "a per cent Of
capacity and ingCt production is at n.
rate of s66 per cent. These are pract-
cally capacity figures. They indicate
gains OF per cent. and 1.G per cent.
respectively since the end of August
The sun., 1918-09-11
LACKAWANNA STEEL. COMPANY.
AullCR of nlIlalAnd

The Board OF Directors OF Lackawanna
Steel company. \; meeting held August
%, 1918, declared out of surplus net earn
ings quarterly dividend OF one and one
half per cent uls%) on the outstanding
common stock OF this Company, payable
sept. 80, 1918, to stockholders Of record at
the close OF business Sept 10. 1913.
Checks will be mailed.
j. i. HlGGINSON. Treasurer.
August CT, 1918
The sun., 1918-09-11
London Money Market.

I,oNpoN. !. Sept 1O.-Money J per cent
Discount rates. short and three month
bills 8 1872 per cent. Gold premiums at
Lisbon, 10000. Consols for money. IS :
British per cent. loan. s5; British AZ
per cent. loan. 1904. ......
The sun., 1918-09-11
THE DELAWARE & hudson COMPANY.

A quarterly dividend OF THO Ash 0Sr.
QUARTER t2hl PER CENT. on the cap-
ital stock Of this Company in favor ot
stockholders Of record at tho close Of
business to-day has been declared, payabls
at the ONCE OF this Company. 30 Nassau
street. In this City, on September 90 1915
provided that before said date there shali
have been received from the United Stats
government a sum SUFFICIENT in the opinion
OF the President with other ayatlab bile
funds. TO pay the same. and PAYABLE at a
later date when. as ana II such sum shall
be so received
BY order OF the Board Of Managers
Or.
The sun., 1918-09-11
CUBA CANE SUGAR CORPORATION,
HreferIed Stock Dividend

quarterly dINIdend OF 3II5 per share
has this day been declared upon the Pre-
ferred stock OF this Corporation for the
quarter ending September goth. 1918. pay
able october LIST, l9lS to stockholders OF
i4th. 1918. II. Y, KROYER. Treasurer.
August End. igis.
The sun., 1918-09-11
PennsyIvania Crude OH Market.

OIL CITY, Pa. Sept. l0.--Credit bal-
nee. 81; runs. ss.s6s barrels. average.
1890; shipments. 75.6ls. average,
47.050.
The sun., 1918-09-11
minneapolis Grain Market.

MINNEAPoLIs. Sept. lo.-Flour I'M
changed Bran. S2s.31.-Cash wheat.
10, | Northern. old. S222. Corn. No. 8
yellow, s1.so9ls4 Oats. No. white.
AK G6skc. Flax. s402h @4.07M.
The sun., 1918-09-11
OFFICE or
CONSOLIDATED ARIZONA SPELLING co.


New York. August 81, 1918
The Board OF Directors have this day
declared n dividend OF lSo, payable on Sep
TENDER II, 1913, to stockholders OF record
at the close of business August 81. 1918.
Checks will be mailed by tho Guaranty
Trust Company OF New York.
The stock transfer books will not be closed
FRANK " THDMpSnN Preasur.r
The sun., 1918-09-11
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
United CHIT and
RAILWAYS COMPANY
Davenport c,,,,
Preferred Stock Dividend No. 80
Common Stock Dividend No *

The Board Of Directors have declared n dIyf.
aehu OF one and one half QaF) per cent on
me llTSt Preferred Stock. and = dividend Of
one I%) per cent, on the Common stock nav.
able out Of the surplus earnings, on October l.
tsS, To stockholders Of record at the close Il
business: three O'Clock in the afternoon, Sep.
First Preferred and Common Stock transfer
books will reopen for transfer Of stock Ger.
II. 1915 L. IL HEISKE serretsrv
September
The sun., 1918-09-11

A quarterly dividend OF ono and thr.a-
quarters per cent has been declared on IN.
Preferred stock OF this Company, paysbis
October ist, 1913. to Stockholders Of record
at the close Of business September ll;h,
1915, Transfer Books VIII remain open.
Checks mailed.
II. II. ISMOS,
The sun., 1918-09-11
NATIO\AL IICOKICE COMrANN

PREFERRED DlNIpEND no. rs
The regular quarterly dividend OF II %
has this day ben declared. paYab!a en-
September SOth next TO all Preferred Stoca.
holders ot record September @crd.
II, W. PETHERBRiDGE. Treasurer.
September 10th. 1913.
The sun., 1918-09-11

sss,4o9ooo
Znterbor0uqh Rapid Transit Company
THREE YEAR CONVERTIBLE 10 GOLD NOTES
September In Due September
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% , ; :y r :y,s.: ;;: :: First and " "
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. :: :: &: ::: IS: .' s~ ,~ COMPANY mt"
.s~ % ss '' Els" '" the Company stating the '''" regard Notes.
;ss . ;: ; a" ' "
r'sr % ~"s~ about rAA deferred amt" after ro
: % ss e" ~"s % es S. .sss% ~ s ~ rapid transit
." os "s s c "' i' c s @ % @ 1 % %
sss
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s%ss"sa %
;: '' ''' ""
r% Earning, @ ;::s ':; e" Balance
81; ' $;EEE: : zEs;;; . s!$: ' sssH*
3: s: @ ] % :;: E: % :s ;.s
s,s s ]
% Sssss s%,s' " *. T".s So " and " ~ Estimated ' '
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ssSS aS7zs 1 5 Sc S Ps 7S D 9r "a S
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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-09-26

America newspapers "a little aged.
American books nd magazines
smoke, billiards. checkers. and
lounging rooms. A perfectly delight
ful place and all made possiDis
through the Y. NJ. C. A.
Marti1 Luther, formerly manager
of the John Wanamaker tea rooms
in the t. s. is manager of the club.
And by the way there was an anus
ing thing happened to him while we
were out there. He has only been
over here short time and his
French is very limited. He was
having q little dinner of his own
served him and he suddenly got up
and walked to the door followed by
two little French mattresses who
showed every sign of being dis
ressed. He dropped his hands and
said TITS no use. | never can do
anything with them" An officer
who spoke little French asked him
if he could be of any assistance to
him and he replied "Yes, for good
ness sake tell her (pointing to one
of the girls) that she looks so much
like her sister that | cannot tell
them apart. And then please tell
them to bring back my dinner cause
am hungry and want to eat it,"
He had tried to tell them in English
and they had taken his dinner from
him twice thinking there was some
thing about it he did not like.
Well, / would like to be back
there nov, mixed up in harvest
again II is disagreeable work but
! would like it just the same. This
business gets on ones nerves, some
what. But I'm in it to the finish
anyway, whatever that is.
think l have done pretty we'll
for this time. My letter may not be
very interesting, but we are for
bidden to write about the really in
teresting things. VIII write you
again when opportunity permits.
Very sincerely,
A. B. COPYRIGHT.
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FROM ROYAL WAKEFIELD

Somewhere in France, July 27,-1S.
Dear Ma
Well I am located for a few
days | guess. Had a long hike
yesterday, about eighteen miles, and
will say that l was sure tired and
| am not rested yet. Would like to
be home again, but | am glad l got
here with my Company. We never
saw single sub on the way over
here, don't believe there is many
left, or else they are afraid to come
up. / don't know what part of
France we are located in but it is
sure green looking place. l haven t
struck but one man from any ways
near home and he was from Pendle-
ton. He was in the naval aviation.
knew him about as soon as he
knew me and he sure was tickled
for | was the first one he had seen
that he knew since he had been in
the service. Well it seems as tho
the Huns are catching hell all the
time, from what little news we can
get here.
Has there been very many boys
left Heppner for Camp Lewis lately?
How is harvesting, and can you get
all the men you need or not? Do
you know where Bob Buschke is?
| haven't heard of him since left
Camp Merritt.
Day before yesterday received Is
letters. Three of them were from
you and the rest l didn't know any
thing about. l feel better now than
| did when l landed here, am not
near so fat Guess l will get down
to fighting condition after a little
while. We are about all dead broke
and no pay day but we are all
satisfied.
guess that the Americans, British
and French are making the sauer-
kraut fly these days. Anyway l hope
so. l don't know when this letter
will get to you. heard that none
of the mail that we have written
here in this place has left for some
reason and if you don't hear from
me regular you see it won't be my
fault. l just got your letter yester-
day telling me about the second
Heppner fire. I am glad you got
good rain, but too bad you did not
get it sooner. This will make the
Spring grain fill out better and thai
will help some.
This country over here is quite a
place, The way the people live, l
don't see how they keep alive, but
| guess they are used to it and l have
always thought that wherever |
could see anyone else living l could
live too. In the building that l am
staying there are about five families
living, and four or five cow barns,
chicken houses and threshing ma
chimes scattered about. Can you beat
that for combination. Quite a
country here for showers but not
any big rains, suppose we will get
them later on. The only thing that
bothers me here is that am not
getting any fruit to eat. About this
time of year | was always used to
quite bit of it you know.
Well this is all the news that I
know to write and maybe some of
this will not pass but l will take a
chance. Every time | write | have
a little more to put on my address,
but get my letters just the same.
From your son,
SADDLER ROYAL WAKEFIELD,
Co. c., saith NJ. G. Bn., A. p. O. 776.
A. E, F. No. 225607S.
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FROM JAS. MOLLAHAN

James Mollahan of Battery D,
Field Artillery, under date of Aug.
Srd, writes John F. Kenny from
Somewhere in France as follows:
Dear Johnnie:-
l was delighted to get your
letter few days ago, and card from
B yesterday. Owing to our location
letters from home are more welcome
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CT. WANT COLUMN

FOR SALE-Good 5-room house,
built three years. Furnished thru
out with best of furniture and player
piano. A bargain If taken soon. In
quire Gazette-Times office. 15-1m
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LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIER BOYS

Officer in the Navy Proves Himself Interesting Writer
Royal Wakefield Reaches France OK Mollohan Meets
Up With Jimmie McNamee--Capta Mcclure Tells of
Some Real Experiences
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-09-26

FOR SALE-One Deering oman
Combine, with engine. Hae never
been run. Terms reasonable.
II. WALT ROOD, Heppner.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-09-26

FOR SALE-Mack tuck in good
running order. Inquire at this Of
fee.
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FOR SALE--Eighteen or twenty
head of mixed cattle, yearlings, and
COWS with first and second calves.
17-tf. BARNEY McDEVITT, lone,
Oregon
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Continued on Page Six.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-12
The Quarrelsome Children French War Orphan

Soon they were in their fathers
arms. After Grandma had been fond
ly embraced. Father put his arm
around the shoulder of the little
stranger and said. "Children, here is
a new friend for you. This little boy
is French; his name is Francois. And
l want you to be very nice to him.
This will be quite hard for he doesn't
understand English; but If YOU treat
him kindly, he will be happy and know
that he is with friends"
After they arrived home Father took
the children ON his lap and told them
story you've heard about the war.
haven't you, dearS? l have just come
from France where the war is going
on, and Ichanced to be in one of the
small towns that was destroyed by the
Germans. l found little Francois be-
ing carried to an ambulance by a
French soldier, and l stopped to ask
where he was being taken.
Then the soldier told me the sad
news that the little chaps father and
mother were killed when the town was
shelled, and that he was left all alone
In the world. He Is what people call
war orphan.
II thought Of you two. my dear lit
tie children. and how your loving
kindness might make this little fellow
happy once more; SO l asked permits
sion to bring him to AMERICA with me.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-12

such an outburst grandmother would
come along and try to make peace.
Carrie would whimper that Billy
hurt her feelings" and Billy. would
say that Carrie picked fight" when
ever she had a chance. Somehow.
however, the scrap" was always
patched up for the present and things
went well until the next time.
Carries and Billy's mother was dead
and their father Travelled on business
the year round. He left his children
with their grandmother because he
knew that she would love them. He
didn't expect her to spoil them as she
did.
And the dear old lady herself was
beginning to worry about it. Soon
their father would come home for a
visit and she could imagine how
shocked he would be to see them in
one Of their tempers. Certainly some.