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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
More Coed Land

One OF the largest real estate deals
In the Hariwick vicinity was made
this week when James O'Hailaran
sold his farm OF $50 acres to s. De-
Rycke for s275 per acre. Mr.. o'Hal-
laran bought this farm a few years
ago for sl75 per acre. thus making
him profit OF an even 800 per acre.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19

Waterloo reports that Charles Mon.
roe, one OF her citizens. is in the ar
my in France. He is AZ years of age.
He has two sons. Samuel, aged IS.
and Elmer, aged Is. who are also at
the front in France.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
Corrected List.

Gold and silver medals were giyeL
to the following lucky school children
on account of their splendid garden
work, by the Oskaloosa Savings
Bank. Gold medals: Canned yege
tables. Irene Goodwin; canned fruit
Loren GoodwirG largest potatoes.
Burr Robinson; best vegetable, Mar
garetta Ulicny; largest score on en-
tries, canned goods, Irene Goodwin;
largest ears sweet corn, Karl Scheur
man; largest ears popcorn, Faye Mil
| Ter. Silver medals: Best jelly
Pearle McCurdy; largest pumpkin
DeWard Hauensteln; second largest
potatoes. Karl Schuermarl and sec
ond largest score on entries, canned
goods, Loren Goodwin.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19

fret heat, all Daugherty driving
Emma Amos, needed to do was to
round the half mile twice and keep
the bay on her feet. The other two
horses kept up the amusement in the
meantime by first one catching up
and then breaking, and then the 9TH
e:.
Special Paee-Purse $50.
Emma Amos, b. m, Daugh-
erty Bros, Knoxville. 2 l l l
Buck Simmons, d. h., Geo.
Brown, Oskaloosa .............. l )
Wild Bill, b. h., W. +. Bagly
Grinnell ................................ 8 80 2
Time: 1854. 2:234, 1884, 2:32i.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
Merchants Arcade.

Albert Mendenhall was in the AT.
cade exhibiting his new can opener.
1t attracted attention whenever ex.
hibited. So many people frequent
ly gathered about his station that he
was requested TO desist for time SO
the people could get through.
r.. W. else had an effective display
u hardware, and general appliances
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
Prize Winners Parade.

The parade of the prize winning
stock Saturday was better and large
than last year. 1t reached about
once and third around the track
The fine horses came first, headed b.
the Superintendent of the Depart
ment, e. J. Heisel of Fremont, ant
these were followed by the cattle dc
partment headed by Superintendent
&C. B. Rowland of Rose Hill. 1t wa
an elegant display and brought fortf
frequent applause from the people il
the grand stand.
At one time during the afternoon
program, the talent of the free al
fractions lined up ON the platform
and Official Starter Van Pelt express
cd the thanks and the appreciation o
the companies, for the cordial sup
port and the kind treatment that the!
had received from both the Fair man
agement and the public.
Compliments and Communications
were received on every side regarding
the various displays, the choice show
ing of stock and the genral success o
the Fair this year and Mr.. Van Pelt
the official starter. stated that in al
of his extended experience, he ha'
never worked with a finer organiEa
ton OF men than he had found here
He is booked for the State Fair a
Des MoineS next year and of coursc
will probably return to Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
Consolation Paee-Purse $500.
Special Psee--Purse $50.

In the race which Starter Van Pelt
described as an exciting, nerve-rack-
ing test of speed, Emma Amos, lit
tie bay mare from Knoxville, after
almost being tagged. along with
Wild Bill, in the first heat. won cas-.
lily in the next three. The dopesters
were put TO guessing In the first heat
when Geo. Browns dun horse. Buck
Simmons. took first place with the
other two horses barely in the
stretch. Wild Bill. driven by its
dusky owner and hailing from Grin
nell. lived UP TO his name and had
. good notion 10 climb the fence ~
the beginning Of the race. After the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19

Mr. Cheesman' went In person to the
residence on North D street and then
went to the Elmer Mickey, home to in
form Mrs. Mickey. who was prostrat.
ed by the information.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19

could not make the turn on account Of
speed and took the chance of going
straight ahead rather than turning ov-
er and rolling down. No one was hurt
in any other former mishaps.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
AUTO ACCIDENT
COSTS TWO LIVES
ELMER M'kEY AND WARNER
WHITE INSTANTLY KILLED.
CRUSHED BENEATH HEAVY CAR
Walter Johnson and Dayton smalII
Severely Iniured.-Aecident oe-
Cured Near Pottery Site South
of Old Muchakinoek.

The Dead.
Elmer Mickey, Oskaioosa.
Warner White, 0skaloosa.
Severely injured.
Walter Johnson, Oskaloosa.
Dayton Smalley, 0skaloosa.
Slightly Injured.
Harold Burke, oskaloosa.
Samuel Marks, Pennington, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
More Exhibits.

East of the grand stand were the
pleasing displays of the Carbon Con
struction Company, showing the
great advancement that has beer
made in the use Of cement for use II
the building Of reinforced concret'
silos, as well as all other forms o
farm buildings. Ventilated silos
Tanaries and other farm convent
ences were displayed in an attractive
manner. with Mace Hagan in charge
and literature galore in evidence.
The Caldwell Silo Company also
had a splendid exhibit in the line OF
up-to-date cement work, not only o.
their well known silos, but with fin'
rock faced building blocks and othe;
methods of cement building and wat
er tank construction. This compa
ny have been putting in a larg'
amount of farm cement work in this
section and their display was no new
revelation to those who were using
their goods, but to others it was re
newed inspiration OF the possibilities
of fine cement work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
Help Arrives.

Peter johnson, a resident of Pella,
who was driving home from the south
was the first man upon the scene. The
head lights from his car coming from
the east discovered the form of man
lying almost directly across the road.
He stopped to investigate, and saw
that the man was dead He next found
Mickey. also quite dead. The car and
the injured parties were next located.
Assistance was called from the resi-
sdence Of William Bennett residing at
the "Hobe" Armstrong place. north
OF the scene Of the accident A doctor
was summoned from Eddyville and
Coroner E. NJ. Cheesman was called
from Oskaloosa to take charge. John
SON and Smalley who were suffering
we're hurried to Eddyyille for attention
and treatment while Burke and Marks
we're brought to Oskaloosa and passed
the conveyance of the coroner on the
way down.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19

SATURDAYS RACES.
Consolation Trot.

After several attempts to get the
ield away with Charley Mac on the
rot he went into the lead and held
hat position by good margin for
HI ee-fourths of the race but did not
laye the endurance for the finish. AT
he three-quarters pole Josie Spier
r.ssed the leader closely followed by
he Des Moines mare, Allenworthy
distress. The heat and race was
, battle between these two horses
nth Elliott's mare having the adyan-
age Again in the second heat the
)skalcosa horse took the lead but
weakened toward the finish. This
leat was an exact repetition of the
Grst with the horses finishing in the
,ame order. In the last heat Josie
Spier holding the pole was never
neaded. Swanita, owned by James
Veagle of this city, galloped under
he wire in third heat in second po-
3ition but was set back to last place
because the driver made no attempt
o make the mare settle down.
Consolation Paee-Purse $500.
Josie Spier, b. M, J. 3. Elliot,
Knoxville .........................,...,..... i
Allenworthy Custress, b. m,
W. H. Town. Des Moines.A... 2 2 2
Enterprise Boy. b. g., L. ~
Patty, Searsboro .................... 3 .
Charley Mac. S. h., Chas. OFT,
OSkal0OSa ................................ A
5wanetta, b. M, Jas. Neagle,
OSkdioosa ....,..-............--....-....-. D
Time. 2.17itf2.2lI 2:19i.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
Finding the Bodies.

Young White was found lying in the
roadway a considerable distance
from where the car stopped. McKey's
body was found between forty and
fifty feet south of White and a half
dozen or more feet from the bottom
of the enbankment.
Just when, where or how the others
were spilled or thrown from the fly
ing auto is not known by those whose
lives were spared. The thing all hap
pened so suddenly and the confusion
resulting was so great that they can
not tell how they escaped the fate OF
the others.
White was killed by blow on the
right side Of the head just above the
ear that cut the scalp causing a de-
preston of the skull The entire back
part of McKey's head was crushed in
and his left shoulder blade fractured.
There were numerous skin abrasions
and scratches on the faces and necks
OF both bodies, but otherwise they
bore no other signs Of the violent
death suffered.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
Where It Happened.

The location Of the accident Is about
2 mile south OF Muchakinock on the
Eddyyille road where the highway
turns east. or about half a mile west
OF the old Eddyyille pottery and nve
miles south of oskaloosa.
C. Elmer or slim" Mickey, was a
son Of John ID. Mickey, and resided
at No. 531 North D street He leaves a
widow, Mrs. Eta Mickey.
Warner or Boots" White. was a
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. White. and
was about 20 years OF age.
Relatives Notified.
Upon Coroner Cheesman deyolyed
the ordeal of notifying the relatives OF
the deceased. He first reached the city
with the bodies about $3.50 O'Clock
Sunday morning. He first called the
White residence by phone and getting
Mr.. White. the father. told him he DE
sired to see him and was on the wa,
to the house. Mr.. White was asked tf
accompany the official M town. Mr.
chessman disclosed the nature OF ms
errand and the parent was overcome
for the time being. Mrs. White wal
moi informed until later. The body wal
cared for al the Cheesman apart
ments. The next effort OF the coronel
was 20 reach the home OF John y
MnKey father OF Elmer Mickey. ne
Ing unable 10 get connection by phon'
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19
Car Struck Mud

Such is the record of ride in high
powered automobile, attending acct
dent about twelve o'clock Sunday
morning
The car. driven at high speed ran
from comparatively dry highway in
TO muddy going, turned over and over
and righted itself again after going
over an embankment into field ad.
joining.
Mickey and White were killed out
right and probably never knew what
hurt them. Johnson and Smalley were
taken TO Eddyyille for medical atten-
ton while Burke and Marks returned
10 Oskaloosa.
The car, a Cadillac was being
driven by Boots White, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. White. No. S2S
North Third street and was travelling
at high rate of speed when the &C
cideut occurred. II is supposed that
the car skidded when it struck the
mud and that the brakes were applied
and threw it's sideways and IL rolled
over several times and came to rest
upon the wheels and headed in a
northeast direction The car VISA not
badly injured and was taken back to
town by its own power.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-19


he came to. When we got him TO talk
he said there were only six in the
party. He did not know what had
happened and was much daZed. We
sent for a doctor and notified the
coroner. ~
We saw no signs of where the car
had skidded on the turn but there
were two deep holes eight or ten inch
es in the ground where the side posts
of the wind shield had hit the road as
the car went over. Whites body was
living just west of where these noles
appeared. II had been raining two or
three times during the night and the
road was little slippery. think that
the driver slammed on the emergency
brake when he got TO the turn and
that is what threw the car over. do
not think it rolled over, but the rear
was in the air, off the ground when
the wind shield hit the ground. II
went over the bank and landed right
side up. The clutch had been Olsen
gagged when the brakes were applied
The car had the breaks set tight when
| got to 1t and the engine was still
running and the head lights burning.
| pulled the body OF White to one side
OF the road near tn, break OF the bank,
out of the way and here is where the
coroner found him.
This is bad corner and since
have lived here some four or five ac'
I, cidents have occurred on the turn
The other cars however took the
plunge head iirat down the bank and
were stopped by the brush. The,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
7 NEWSPAPER
sURscfsIP-TIoN RATEa
tIN ADVANCED

the area of the state is un-
touched by railroad iron. The
absence of transportation has
held back the settlement and
development of the territory in
question. What the iron horse
means to the country has been
shown in the Deschutes region.
There was a time when the
Crook county country was very
sparsely settled. That section,
including new counties made
from old ones has a present
population ,approximating the
population of Umatilla county.
The railroad did it.
The remainder of interior
Oregon will never come into its
own until transportation is pro-
vided. Until that time arrives
vast bodies of land will go I'M
used, latent resources of great
promise will continue untouch-
led. What is true in Oregon is
true, in varying degree, OF
other portions of the west.
If the railroads go back to
the old time private ownership
and management, with their
supply of money gagged by di-
vidend earning powers, will
they be able to serve the coun-
try properly in the matter of
developing new districts OF
will it be necessary to have a
stronger governmental hand in
order to bring on the new work
for which we have waited so
long? The experience of, Ore
gon sjustifies the belief that
Uncle Sam must be in the game
if the fullest results are to be
achieved.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
EEasf OFe8 8OniaIl
- ,zDSsz g -

ON 8AI.E IN OTHER CTTIEA
xmpeFialEotsi News Stand. Portland
BOWMAN News Co. Portland. OREGON
ON FILE AT
Ghie49o Bureau. s09 Security Build
Aw.
waahlngton. D. c. Bureau sol Four
Me1sN Street. NJ ~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

heard last week. Judge stapleton, or
dered Mr.. polltta TO give his wife
$4,000 In anmoHy ana 10 pay all cpuri
costs including his wifc's attorneys
fees. Mrs. Potitta charged extreme
cruelty aud sought s20,000 la ali-
mony. Polltta endeayored to defeat
the petition for nitmoilN bS- alleging
he was too drunk to know what he
was doing when be WAS married AT
Vancouver last February Judge sta
plcton, In his dccisinn said he dld not
believe Mr.. Politta was excessively In
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
Headache STOPS.
NEURALGIA GONE
DR.. James Headache Powders
give instant reGef-Cost
dime a package.

Nerve-raoking, splitting or dull,
throbbing headaches yield in just a few
moments to DIR. James Headache Pow
ders which cost only 10 cents a pack
age at any drug store. It's the quick
est, surost headache relief in the whole
world. Don't suffer! Relieve the
agony and distress nowl You can.
Millions of men and women have
found that headache and neuralgia
misery is needless. Get what you ask
for.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
THE PRICE WE PAID

ms the veil is lifted in Eu-
u rope we can see how ire
mendous were the ACHE
vements of the Allied armies in
the immortal 119 days from
July Is, the date of the last
German drive, to Nov. IL,
when Germany admitted de,
feat. If valor in battle be the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
OVER THE NORTHWEST
.Innnncse tn Hc CillLrns.

HONOLULU. II. H.. Dee. I7.-Be-
tween 400 and 500 United States army
soldiers, many Of them japanese, sta
toned on these islands. soon will he
given an opportunity to apply for cit
izeushlp under the new war citizenship
laws. The. new law permits the nat
ralizatiou or Japanese serving in the
United states army. according to Fed
craf Judge Vaughn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
WHEN I'M KILLED.

> When Tn killed, don't think Of
= me
= Buried there in cambrin
= Wood
= Nor as In Zion think Of me
= With the IntoIerable Good
= And there's one thing that l
know well.
> I'm damned II I'll be damned to
& to He'll,
= SO when I'm knied, don't wait
> for me.
= Walking the dim corridor:
> in Heaven or Hell. don't wait
= for me,
= Or you must wait foreverInore.
r You'n find me buried, livins-dead
3 In these verses that you've read.
> So when I'm killed. don't mourn
. for me.
= shot poor lad, 50 bold and
= young
. Killed and gone-don't mourn
= for me.
= On your lips my life is hung:
80 friends and lovers, you can
= save
. Your playfeIlow from the grave.
: Robert Graves.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
sHpretne pf nd anhbod, then
the losses us athea%ictories tell

supremee Of manhood, then
the losses fas AtheS%ictories tell
that the rage has grown.
An English authority esti-
mates our casualties in the Ar
gonne- Meuse battle, by far the
greatest ever fought by Amer
lean armies under American
command, at 100000, eight
times those of the Germans at
Gravelotte. and the figures
now coming in indicate that he
is approximately correct. This
gives us loss of about 20 per
cent. At Gettysburg the losses
of the two armies were 4S,00O,
or 80 per cent, but when the
battle there was over, North
and South alike were exhaust
ed AT the Meuse the Amer
leans We're ready to fight the
next hour. but there was no.
body to fight.
When our marines \ were
thrown across the path of the
Germans after they had come
down from the Aisne and the
Vesle and were driving a spear
head toward Paris, less than
forty miles away, they had
more than 1000 casualties out
of 5000 engaged, but they
never yielded an inch At the
Second Marine the 38th regi-
ment, regulars, held off five
times its number, despite enor-
nous losses. In this battle, one
of the most dramatic and i'm
portant in the worlds history,
we had, according to Perish
Iing's report, 100000 men,
about as many as the Allied
armies at Leipzig, or at least so
per cent more than all the
armies at Waterloo.
The British casualties at
Waterloo were $500, By this
scale they fought more than a
hundred Waterloos in those
blazing four months, and the
French, on innumerable fields,
showed a valor and constancy
never surpassed and probably
never equalled by the race that
has burned more gunpowder
than any other in Europe
New York World.
s%S$-S-SS~~
General Pershing has mott
fled the war department that
/ the forwarding of the lists of
wounded cannot be completed
| before Dec. 27, and that the
forwarding of the death list
cannot be finished before Dec.
/ 20. There are evidently diff
Iculties overseas in connection
with gathering and forwarding
news of casualties. Further
delay arises from the fact
these lists are sent across the
ocean by mail. They cannot be
sent by cable for the reason the
cable capacity is not sufficient
to handle the casualty lists and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
post IsInns Nnnrn,cI.

HONOLULU, TT III. pee II. -
Twelve mHlioat dollars will bo spent
on developing Schofiela Barracks on
he Island Of oahu INTO n cantonmcnt
capable of housing 2O,000 troops II
became known today that the plans
for the development Of the post have
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
1Ir,. rolitn tcts phorcc.

Mrs. Carrie PUlitta ubtalncd a.
vorcc from Frank PdIitta, wealthy
Baker. or, shoepmau. in "a decree oF
dered yesterday by Circuit judge
Staplcton, before whom he case wa
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

been approved by Secretary Baker,
II will take three years to carry cut
The work which was ulauucd by colo
nei Il. MICA Schofietd, son of the lniu.
iary officer after whom the post ,
named. r.'Hs
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
UNCLE SANS HELP is
NEEDED

"a feature of the railroad
~ problem of particular sin
terest to the west is tina
concerning the matter of fu.
ture development. Take Ore,
gon for instance. Two thirds
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
have any time left for CONNER
cial or governmental business.


1t is a splendid idea to hold
your liberty bonds and thrift
stamps-they may be handy in
the event the proverbial "rainy
day" should overtake you.
Ss-s-o-S0SsS~~~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

toxicalcd on tho day OF tho marriage.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-26
MORE SOLDIERS ARE
COMING TO MOSCOW
SECOND CONTINGENT WILL BE
HERE IN AUGUST NUM-
BER WILL INCREASE

The University of Idaho will prob
ably be made training school for sew
eral hundred soldiers before the end
of the present year. The school was
asked to take care of 200 at this
time but equipment was not avail
able for that number. There is
equipment for 14O but the war de-
partment only places the men in
even hundreds, so arranged to have
100 sent here for the first school,
which opens June and continues
to August /.
At that time it is believed arrange
ments will be made to care for 200
or possibly 300, who will be here un-
til October 1, when another contin-
gent will be sent to Moscow. The
government is planning to place men
in land grant schools for special
training just as fast as the schools
can prepare to give them the special
training required and it is certain
that the university will prepare to
increase it's equipment at once, for
the Importance of having these SOL
diers here is felt and the university
faculty and regents are anxious to
have the school do all that it can in
the war work.
A slight error was made yester-
day in stating that a contract had
been signed. The contract was left
here but has not been signed, but
this is mere formality. A military
inspector is to be here in a few days
to inspect the sanitary conditions and
there is no doubt that he will find
them excellent Mr.. Shepherd, who
is civilian inspector and advance
man for the department of educa-
tional training of the war depart
ment, expressed entire satisfaction
with conditions as he found them
here and there is no doubt that ne
will report favorably and the con-
tract will be signed and the soldiers
here in time for the opening
of the school on June /. The first
contingent of 100 is merely sample
package" which is expected to be
to at least 500 by January
1, 1919.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-26
COLD WEATHER IS
RETARD|NG CROPS
SUMMARY OF WEATHER IN IDA
HO FOR WEEK ENDING
APRIL %, GIVEN OUT

BOISE-Cold days and frosty
nights retarded the growth of al
vegetation. Farm work, however
made good headway and is generally
a little ahead of the season.
Winter wheat, rye, early sown bar
ley, oats, and spring wheat made
slow growth but continue in excel
lent condition. Seeding of oats and
spring wheat is now in full swing,
except in the later districts. A con-
siderably increased acreage of spring
wheat is being put in.
Meadows, pastures, and ranges
made slow advancement, the weather
being too cold for good growth. Irri-
cation of meadows and pastures has
begun in some localities. There is
ample feed on the early range and
cattle, which were put on range in
much better condition this year than
last year, are doing nicely. Some
meadows were turned under for seed
ing to grain; this will to some ex-
tent decrease the output Of hay.
Heavy frosts at night checked fruit
but resulted in no seri-
ous injury. Cherries and pears are