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DAIN MOWERS, RAKES,
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New Phone 884.
lp Old Phone 251
Nos. 209-211 West Main Street,
Professional Cards
OENTiSTS.
DR. TULLIS.
DR. A. O. WILLIAMS.
I C.. R. 1. & P. R'y. Co.
Snrgeon C., B. ft Q. R'y Co.
Iowa.
O. R„ B. & S. Co.
•*_ Residence, 216 North Jefferson street.
Qfflce, 120 Court street. Residence tele
phone, 110: offlce telephone, 90. Ottumwa,
BURT LAFORCE, PH. Q., M. D.
-Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist.
Glasses scientifically fitted. Offlce honrs
10 to 12 a. m., and 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 o'clock
m. Phone, office, 289 residence, 87.
OfHce roo*ns, 10 and 12 Hofmann Blk.
OSTEOPATHY.
ELIZABETH M. THOMPSON.
Osteopathic Physician.
Graduate American School Osteopathy,
Ktrksrllle. MissoOrl.
Offlce, 227 N. Court 8t. New phone 894.
Honrs, 0:00 to 12:00 and 1:80 to 4:00.
R.R. TIME TABLES.
A—Dallj B., ua.ly except Sunday
C., Dally except Uonday.
BURLINGTON ROUTE, C.. B. & Q.
No.— Going East. Depart.
12A—Chic., Dubuque, Qulncy 1:35 a.m.
22—Local freight 5:25 a. m.
18B—Bnrllngtcn, St. Louis..7:85 a. m.
5 1CB—Peoria Dub, Qulncy. .11:40 a. m.
6A—Chic., Limited 2:01 p.m.
10B--Ft. Madison. St. Louis. 8:80 p. m.
4A—Chic., St. L.. Qulncy... 7:16p.m.
& 2A—Chlc.,Peoria. Rockford 11:25 p.
t- Going West.
5A—Omaha and Nebraska. 1:20 a.m.
#A—Omaha, Oregon. Calf. 7:60 a. m.
9B—Arrive from Ft Mad.
11:48 a. m.
9A—Peoria to Creston „... 2:00 p. m.
l'B—Arrive from Chicago. .10:90 p. in.
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A—Chicago to Denver ... 8:Wp m.
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IB—Omaha, Billings and
Northwest 4.22 .-i.
W. 8. P—ker, Ticket A
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C- ftTTTP. TRAINS.
No.— Going North. Depart
475—Dos Moines, Omaha... 7:1,0a.m.
478—Keokuk-Ottumwa ....•11:67a.m.
471—Dea Moines, Omaha .. 5:25 p. m.
Going South.
70—Keokuk, Kas. City 10:85 a.m.
742—Ottumwa-Keokuk 4: IB p.m.
474—Des MolneB to Bldon..10:17 d. m.
W. S. Parker, Ticket Agent
'The time given for train 478 Is the
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LOADERS AND STACKERS
are* always 'to be had here when you can find them anywhere.
Come here for Dam Hay Tools and all repairs.
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i. Dentist.
Artificial teeth scientifically con
Btructed.
Crown and bridge-wo?k ezpert.
Office over Cullen's dry goods store.
Main street. Ottumwa, Iowa.
ATTCRNEYS AT LAW.
W. H. C. JAQUES. JO B. JAQXJH8.
JAQUES A JAQUES.
Attorneys at Law.
..107 North Court street. Both phones,
No. 65.
'W. D. TPDALB. OEO. F. aBINDBI.
TISDALE A HEINDEL.
Attorneys at Law,
Phoenix Trust Bldg., Sooth Market
Btreot, Ottnmwa, la.
train Is dlsoon-
tlnued here and returns to Keokuk as
train 742.
C- M, ST. F. TRAINS.
No.— cromK Southwest Depart
5A—Southwest Limited .. 1:45 a.m.
8A—Kansas City Local ....10:40a.m.
9BB—Local freight 7:15 a.m.
Going East Via Cut-Ott
12A—Chic. Limited 12.-05 a. m.
8A—Davenport, Chicago 4:50n
92B—Local freight 9:20 Tm.
Marlon Line. Going North.
108B—Cedar Rapids, Marlon. .4:45n m.
10B—Cedar Rapids, St. Paul 1:55 a.m.
—Local freight 6:40 a.m.
Marlon Line, Coming South.
103B—Arrive fFom Marlon..
10:15a.m.
8C—Arrive frot-. Ma.Jon.. li28A.nL
97®—Local freight, arrive.. 4:58 p. m.
Freight trains arrive and depart
from Ottumwa Junction.
J. P. wnelan. Ticket Ageut
WABA8H RAILWAY.
No.— Going South. Depart.
2A—Moberly, St. L., K. C.. 8:20 a.m.
60B—Moberly and East ... 3.56 p. m.
Coming North. Arrive
61B—Moberly local 11:30a.m.
SA—Fj om Kansas City 7:00 p.m.
J. P. Whelan. Ticket Agent.
RUSSELL CHftAPEL.
Russell Chapel.—Wednesday after
noon as Stinson Clark was putting
the shovels on his plow the wrench
slipped in such a manner as to let ills
hand come in contact with one of the
shovels and cut two of his fingers al
most off. Wash Russell took him to
Fremont to the doctor to get the
wound dressed.
Maxwell Van Busklrk is still very
ill.
Mr. McKinney, who is here from
Kansas, spent Wednesday night at ths
home of W. H. Pendergraft.
Mrs. C. W. Crawford was calling ac
J. C. Albertson's Thursday.
1 Roy Githens delivered hay to Fre
mont buyers Friday.
J. C. Alberton spent Saturday In Ot
tumwa.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lentz and chil
dren spent Sunday at the home of Geo
Reeves.
Mr. and Mrs. H. N. MoElrov and son
Arthur, and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Craw
ford spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs.
E. E. Gilyeart.
C. G. Speck went to Fremont Mon
day on business.
J. V. Buchanan took his mother-in
lSw, Mrs. Morris, to Ottumwa Mon
rj day to visit her son Warden Morris,
t: a few days before they leave for their
pew home in the west.
Henry Kernoot of Highland Center
was calling at C. W. Crawford's Tues
day evening.
Every one is Invited to attend the
I social at Mrs. Mattie Githens Satur
day evening, June 13, for the benefit
of the Christian church of Kirkvllle.
Prudent People
read the fresh, live, up-to-date
advertisements in the Courier
and gave moner.
AS. H. SHEPHERD,
"New Shepherd's Ranche."
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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of March 3. 1879.
FIRE PREVENTION.
The subject of fire prevention is
now attracting a great deal of atten
tion In this country. This subject is
of especial Interest to everyone em
ployed In any capacity In every kind
of a manufacturing institution or bus
iness house. A great many fires are
caused by carelessness and there is
a general movement now to try to get
the people interested in taking every
precaution to prevent fire. Fires make
a direct loss to the owners of the
property, to the insurance companies
and to the employes who are thrown
out of work on account of the inter
ruption of the business and it is of
the utmost importance that every one
should take it upon themselves to use
every precaution to prevent the start
ing of a fire. We reproduce a part of
a paper that was recently read by
Powell Evans before the National as
sociation of Manufacturers in New
York City. Mr. Evans said:
"The danger of fire in destroying
property, in interrupting business and
in creating a permanent charge on in
come, brings this subject well within
the range of your activities as busk
ne&s men while the wisdom as good
citizens, of decreasing the ever-present
danger to the lives of yourselves and
your families in your homes and
places of business and assemblage, is
s.elf-evldent.
"A oomparlson with other countries
of like civilization will supply a fair
test. In round figures the per capita
fire loss In the United States during
the past year has been $3, as against
f.33 in the principal European coun
tries, Including England, France, Ger
many and Italy—or nine times more
fire waste and interruption of business
(which insurance cannot cover) in the
United States than in western Eu
rope. There are certain conditions in
these countries that operate to effect
a lower flre loss than would reason
ably be possible here, viz.: the larg
er use of non-combustible materials,
due to the high cost of wood, and
better building codes in letter and
practice the lower height and smaller
areas employed In their city construc
tion and finally, the intangible influ
ence of their older civilization, which
makes these people more careful of
small savings in all their affairs and
generally more cautious than we have
yet become. Allowing duly for these
fundamental differences between the
countries compared it is yet apparent
that the nine times larger fire loss in
the United States than the principal
western European countries suffer Is
outrageously and criminally greater
than It should be, and this condition
must arise largely from the ignorance
and carelessness of this country's peo
ple. Ignorance, carelessness, or iso
lated self Interest, when they result
in the tremendous sacrifice of l^fe and
property now habitually occurring
among us from this one cause become
nothing less than criminal.
"In many European cities a flre is
held substantially a crime, and the
owner of such property where It oc
curs, regardless of size, must report
the fact* to the authorities, and Is
charged for the use of the public serv
ice to extinguish it. Every considera
tion leads to the belief that this prob
lem needs present attention and It is
Incumbent upon our business men
and great trade organizations, who
represent certainly equal brain with
any. other class in this country, and
a large power and influence, to make
themselves felt without delay in amel
iorating this evil and unnecessary con
dition. Many of our business men
now know more or less about this mat
ter and apply it In their own affairs
but taking the population at large
there is great ignorance not only about
the fact that flre waste is as had as
I have shown it, but that it can eas
ily be reotlfled. The facts must first
be widely advertised to arouse suffi
cient Interest among Individual citi
zens to Induce them to study tfye sub
ject, and as far as convenient and
permissible to apply the knowledge
primarily in their home affairs. A
weekly flre bulletin, made up from
the municipal records of the cities and
towns throughout the country for gen
eral distribution to subscribers, would
fully disclose a complete list of fires
and their causes. Next to this source
of information in authority and com
pleteness of Information would be the
records of flre insurance organizations,
and third, statistics on the subject by
journals continually publishing such
facts—for example the Journal of
Commerce (New York daily), or the
strictly insurance journals. The re
sult of thlg constant diffusion of lit.
formation, and its absorption by the
public, will be the bettering of exist
ing properties by structural changes,
Possible and reasonable, and the im
proved protection of tnese buildings,
and the more cleanly and orderly oc
cupancy of these buildings—these ele
ments constituting the gist of the re
duction of the flre hazard. It will
further result in the erection of fu
ture buildings with more regard to the
flre hazard than has heretofore been
the rule, because with the owner in
formed he will see that'his architect
or engineer gives proper weight to
these considerations we now discuss.
It will result in further awakening the
individual who Is caring for his own
needs in this direction to a sense of
the danger that may exist from the
ignorance, carelessness or sordldness
of his neighbor. A group of city
buildings reasonably correct in con
struction, protection and occupancy
suffers less from flre hazard than if
deficient in these three respects a
block of buildings correct in these re
spects is more than proportionately
safe from the flre hazard than any one
group while an entire city properly
constructed, protected and occupied
in practice, cannot burn. It is the
germ of truth in this thought which
was the basis for the Napoleonic code,
still the flre insurance laws of France,
which provide that the individual
must in a measure insure his neigh
bor as well as himself against flre
loss. I therefore repeat that the indi
vidual who studies this problem and
applies this knowledge to his own af
fairs will in time logically ask that his
neighbor follow a like course—if not
for self interest then in the broad so
cial interest which denies a man the
right to insure another under the law.
Such public sentiment would result In
better and more uniform building
codes In our cities, in better water
supply, in better flre departments, and
in the face of such an awakened and
organized public sentiment politics
would not dare to trifle with or de
base any one of these common safe
guards.
BIRTH OF OUR COUNTRY.
Closely following in the wake of the
Republican national convention will
be the celebration of tne birth of our
country on July 4. It Is well to pon
der over the fact that when the Declar
ation of Independence was signed,
one hundred and thirty-two year ago,
the United States territory embraced
thirteen struggling commonwealths on
the Atlantic seaboard. Now the stars
and stripes float over a sovereign ter
ritory many, many times larger than
the original states. The treaty of
Paris recognized the territory east of
the Mississippi, south of the Great
Lakes and north of the Spanish ter
ritory of Florida which did not be
come a part of the union until 1819.
Prior to this time the great Louisiana
purchase was made by Thomas Jeffer
son in 1803 amid the hoots and scorn
of the American people. This ter
ritory embraced a strip of country
from the Canadian border to the gulf,
Including Iowa. Then came the an
nexation of Texa and subsequently the
Gadsden purchase comprising "ter
ritory in lower Arizona and New Mex
ico. This was followed by the treaty
that established the claim of Uncle
Sam to the Oregon country and later
in 1867 the purchase of Alaska from
Russia.
This was a marvelous change, but
still more marvelous were the recent
geographical changes.
The Philippines with millions of in
habitants is today the happy sovereign
people though having had less than
ten years of American rule while for
centuries the Filipinos were kept bow
ed to a yoke of Spanish tyranny.
Prior to this Hawaii clamored at the
door of America for admission and to
day the stars and stripes float over
the island where American push and
industry has transformed the group to
gardens of Eden.
Following the acquisition of the
Philippines came the annexation of
Porto Rico and the purchase of the
Panama canal zone, ten miles wide in
the Republic of Panama, for which the
Income to the Republic will pay all
operating expenses and improvements.
Besides this many islands of the seas
have become a part of the United
States during the past ten years.
Even now these people of other
climes have their delegates on their
way to the Republican National con
vention. It is truly great. Even as it
was said of Rome "the sun never sets
on the flag of the Caesars," more
truly so is it with the domain of Uncle
Sam.
POLITICAL SITUATION.
William Howard Taft—how the
American people delight in calling a
presidential light by his full name—no
longer Is worrying the politicians and
the staff correspondents at Chicago.
William actually has a majority of
the delegates to the national conven
tion and there seems to be nothing to
prevent his nomination on the first
ballot next Tuesday.
The Taft running mate is now the
bone of contention. There- is no cer
tainty as to whom among the many
available vice presidential possibilities
will be selected. It has been urged
that a man from the Pacific coast be
named and for the purpose of launch
ing a boom for someone the California
delegation, now on its way to Chicago,
will land in the convention city about
Saturday. Politicians believe the bat
tleground of the campaign will be cen
tered In the middle states Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
and the northern and western states.
For this reason a western man should
be on the ticket say those versed in
political lore.
William Jennings Bryan will in all
likelihood be the nominee of the Dem
ocratic party. He is a western man.
The vice presidential nominee of the
Democratic party Is most likely to be
an eastern man. Charles A. Towne of
New York City, now a congressman
from Gotham, a United States sena
tor for three months by virtue of the
grace of former Governor John Lind
of Minnesota after the death of Sena
to Cushman K. Davis, ha3 been men
tioned among many others.
At any rate the times will be stren
uous ones after Democratic national
convention in Denver next month,
when the real work of the campaign
will commence.
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FIRST AID FOR THE FOURTH.
The Fourth and fireworks are sy
onymous with the small boy and ac
cidents, says a writer in the July De
lineator. Very often the small sister
is included among the patriotic vic
tims of a great day.
The wise mother, recognizing the
fascinating fun of fireworks to the
small folk, begins early to guard
against the accidents without handi
capping the fun.
First, in regard to matches, she in
sists that the firecrackers be lighted
with punk, not Only from an econom
ical standpoint, but for safety as well.
By using the punk, close contact Is
avoided with flrecrackef fuses.
Second, she instructs children n6t to
stand directly in front of the fire
cracker while lighting it, but to stand
at one side. Neither will &he allow
firecrackers placed under tin vessels.
The wise mother knows that one
should be prepared for Fourth of July
emergencies—that it is not enough to
know tvhat to do, but how to do it, as
well. She provides herself with a
package of absorbent cotten or lint,
a bandage roll and court plaster.
THE CHILDREN'S MONTH.
June and October are the children's
months, because of the two days in
them observed in the interest of child
hood and youth, Children's day and
Rally day. For the present month we
are to keep the first of these festi
vals. Let it be done with joy And en
thusiasm and thoughtfulness. The j6y
and the enthuiBasm will be spontane
ous, for the sight of hundreds of chil
dren, with their beauty and abounding
gladness, thronging the sanctuary can
not fail to stir the heart and awaken
the most delightful sentiments.
The spelling bee has suddenly be
come popular in Pittsburg. Out of
compliment to the city's benefactor
the Carnegie simplified spelling
should be adopted.
The Brooklyn bridge Is now 23 years
old and although other bridges have
been built it still bears the burden of
traffic across the East river.
Count Bonl threatens to disgrace the
Prince de Sagen. Perhaps by avow
ing the rumored cousinship.
The Taft delegates are so numer
ous as to make the favorite sons' lit
tle boom mere local compliments.
Alfred Vanderbilt cannot marry
again for five years, but there are
those who will patiently wait for him.
Better tumble out of an automobile
than plunge to earth from an airship.
Chicago is looking up the preachers
of the soul mate idea.
ALBIA.
Albla.—Pat Bulger and Tom Johnson
both of Hiternan, were brought to
Albla last evening by Chief of Police
Homer Woofter and were placed in
the county jail. The men are charged
with a burglary at Hiteman.
The board of supervisors has been
making the official canvass of the
votes cast at the primary since Tues
day morning. There has been no
material changes. The closeness of
some of the candidates has made the
county proceed very slowly. Palmor,
for treasurer, has but five votes the
best of Berry. For county attorney,
there are but 7to 8 votes difference bp
tween Mason and Price, both for the
long and short terms. No changes
were made in these figures and the
candidates as announced at first will
be the candidates of the oarty for the
election.
Mrs. F. B. Alexander died at her
home in this city this morning at an
early hour after months of suffering
with bronchal trouble. She leaves a
mother, husband and sister. The
funeral will be held this afternoon
and interment will be In the Albla
cemetery.
J. E. Benton has received, word of
the death of his father at Pasadena,
Cal.
Word was sent to Albia this morn
ing of the birth of a son to Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Fuller, at Aberden, S. D.
They were former residents of Albia.
BLOOM FIELD.
Bloomfleld.—Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Taylor visited at the home of Mrs.
John Leach in Mt. Pleasant last week
and attended the I. W. U. commence'
ment.
Miss Odal Swift went to Ottumwa
Monday to remain a month.
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Galpin of Ot
tumwa spent Monday and Tuesday
with Bloomfleld friends.
Mrs. Will Duffleld and daughter,
Sarah of Los Angeles, Cal., visited at
the John Duffleld home Monday and
Tuesday on her way home from a visit
with relatives in Pittsburg, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Greer left Tues
day morning for the south. They
were accompanied as far at Hot
Springs, Ark., by Mrs. Greer's sister,
MISB Anna Smith, whom they vHited
here.
Mrs. John Edmnndson of Topeka,
Kas., spent Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. John Brown on her way to Mil
ton to visit her daughter, Mrs. Will
Brown.
Miss Effle Holliday returned Mon
day from a month's visit with rela
tives at Monmouth, 111.
Mrs. D. V. Floyd of Greeley, Colo.,
who has been visiting relatives at
Troy, spent-Tuesday and Wednesday
at the home of her uncle, L. C. Car
roll on her way home.
Mrs. W. H. McAchran visited in Ft.
Madison the first of the week.
Woodford Owens returned last
week from a visit with his sons, Frank
and Henry at Hannibal, Mo., and Dr.
Nat Owens at La Grange.
Dr. W. M. Miller of LOB Angeles,
Cal., visited his brother, W. H. Mil
ler and sister, Mrs. W. A. Evans, on
his way home from the American Med
ical association.
Miss Ruth Tillmont of Moravia Is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. George Phil
lips.
Rev. W. E. Overturf, pastor of the
Baptist church, was married to Miss
Mary E. Hootman at Milton, Wedncs'
day evening at 6:30 o'clock. Rev. I.
T. Underwood of Ottumwa, was the
officiating minister. A reception and
infair dinner was given for Mr. and
Mrs. Overturf on their arrival in
Bloomfleld, by about thirty of their
friends and neighbors, who had as
sembled at the minister's home to
Welcome him and his bride.
ISS kfe
ANNUAL OUTING
TO BE AT ELDON
H. M. A. A., DECIDE UPON A
PLACE FOR HOLDING PICNIC
THIS YEAR.
L.
TUESDAY JULY 21
East End Itirtis of General Interest
Old timers' Recollections of
the First Outing of Mor
rell's Employes.
The faurteenth annual picnic of the
Packing House Mutual Aid association
of John Morrell & Co.'s local plant
has been located for this year at El
don. The date has been set for Tues
day, July 21.
The arrival of the committee at a
definite date and place of holding the
picnic was only after a thorough can
vass of the numerous cities bidding
for the picnic. The committee in
charge has been untiring in Its efforts
to select a suitable place and date for
holding the annual outing. Many of
the old timers recall the first picnic of
the employes at Agency.
Thomas McGarry, the chairman of
the committee, has received many cor
dial invitations from different cities
asking that the picnic be held in their
cities, among them being Washington,
Douds-Leando, Davenport, Agency,
Burlington and Moberly. But on ac
count of not being able to -go so far
the committee extends thanks to these
cities for their invitation.
Some History.
This is called the fourteenth picnic
and it Is the fourteenth given by the
P. H. M. A. A., but Mr. Foster gave
the employes a picnic at Agency in
August, 1886, when there were only
about 300 employed at the plant. Tlios.
Swords was the superintendent. One
train was run, composed of coaches
and a few way cars. The occasion
was considered a great one. A game
of cricket was played and the usual
amount of fun indulged in. The com
pany paid the men for the day and
furnished their dinners. The late
superintendent, F. J. Bullock, and
George Mitchell ran a foot race, Mr.
Bullock winning.
Many of the boys who attended that
picnic are dead, while many others
have moved away. Among those who
are here yet who attended that picnic
are: T. D. Foster, T. P. Spilman, G. L.
Blundell, A. R. Brown, John Allott,
James Trenenian, James Daly, John
Breakey, Win. Kidd and a few others.
This picnic was enjoyed so much that
it soon developed into the annual out
ing..
Other East End Items.
T. D. and F. H. Foster left England
on their return homeward June 10 and
are expected to arrive in the very
near future.
Misses Lee, Ella and Aura Dale
Mahoney, daughters of Inspector T. B.
Mahoney, corner of Second and
Van Buren streets, leave, today for
Chillicothe, Mo., to be gone about six
weeks, visiting with their grandpar
ents.
C. Kemptner, traveling salesman
for the Openheimer Casing Co., of Chi
cago, was here on business last Wed
nesday.
Hiram Alexander, an old settler of
Wapello county, passed through the
city last Friday on his way to visit
his daughter in Kansas City. Mr.
Alexander is now living at Marshall
town.
Guy Fraser of the offlce force re
turned last Friday from a few days'
vacation.
Kirk Newell of Agency township
wag stricken with paralysis last Wed
nesday at his home three miles east
of Agency.
T. H. Berry of the general offlce
force will be on his annual vacation
next Monday.
Conrad Alther of the foreign pack
ing room is building a new house on
Adam street.
David Rosenbaum of the high
school has secured a position with J.
Morrell & Co. through vacation.
Miss Maggie McKinney, cashier
at the Morrell market, takes
her annual vacation next week, com
mencing next Tuesday. She will visit
Mr. and Mrs. Leisure at their sum
mer home in Minnesota and expects
to visit Mrs. Bell Nelson at Milaca,
Minn. Miss Maria McKinney will be
cashier In the market during the ab
sence of Miss Maggie.
Mrs. B. Dover, who works in the
trimming room was called to Mt.
Pleasant, last Thursday by the sudden
death of her father.
Evangelist J. W. Foote, who ha»
been compelled to be at home on ac
count of the sickness of his wife for
the past ten days, left Thursday aft
ernoon for Nichols, Iowa.
Mrs. Ada Gear and her daughter
•Willa from Hopklntown, are here visit
ing at the home of her sister, Mrs. J.
W. Foote on Iowa avenue.
Will Ramsell, law student at Iowa
City, arrived home today. He leaves
for Des Moines Monday and will trav
el this sumer for Shannon & Mott of
that city.
The Y. M. C. A. will conduct ser
vices at Agency tomorrow afternoon
and evening. The quartet will sing and
W. B. Ramsell will speak.
Andrew Rundell will speak at Old
Chapel tomorrow evfenihg at 7:45.
Burchard Peek, and old employe of
the packing house and well known in
the East End, sang at Laredo, Mo., in
the Christian church June 4.
A. L. Lewis, weighmaster at the
stock yards, will be in Peoria tomor
row on business.
Mrs. Viola Gallapin of the trimming
room was called home last Friday on
account of the sickness of her child.
MAR8 HILL.
Mars Hill.—There will be preaching
at the Shauk school at 8 o'clock next
Saturday evening and at 11 o'clock at
the Fidelier school Sunday morning.
Lewis Deiter spent Sunday after
noon with Harry Mowery and Glenn
Miller.
The farmers' of this locality are all
COOL WEATHER
IS PREDICTED
LOW TEMPERATURE IS SLATED
FOR NEXT WEEK, STARTS
SATURDAY.
SGWE RAINS IN EAST
The Next Disturbance Will Cress the
Great Central Valley About 16th
—Wave Scheduled for
the 18th.
Low temperature is predicted for
next week starting Sunday, June 14th,
and continuing until Monday, June 22.
Rainfall will- be deficient south o£ lati
tude 40, between the Mississippi and
the Rockies. Heavy rains will occur
in the eastern part of the United
States. Following is the entlra
weather forecast for the week as
given by weather forecaster, W. T.
Foster:
Washington, D. C., June 11.—Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent 11 to 15 warm
wave 10 to 14, cool wave 13 to 17. Next
disturbance will reach Pacific coast
about 16, cross Pacific slope by close
of 17, great central valleys 18 to 20,
eastern states 21. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about 16, great cen
tral valleys 18, eastern states 20. Cool
wave will cross Pacific slope about 19,
preat central valleys 21, eastern states
23.
The storm forces noted in last bul
letin will continue in this disturbance
which will be radical during its four
to six days' movement from the Paci
fic to the Atlantic. Indications are
that the low or storm center will
come in by Sitka and Vancouver,
where it will be severe, then passing
southwest of Manitoba, through the
Ohio valleys, Pennsylvania, the state
of ,New York, New England state and
out onto the steamship route of the
North Atlantic. It will pass Van
couver about June 16, and pass out
onto the Atlantic about June 22.
By the newspaper reportB you will
be able to trace that disturbance dur
ing its seven days' voyage, and its
history will interest those who watch
the workings of natural laws or, as
the scientists call it, the laws of
physics.
Temperatures will average lower
than usual during the week 16 to 22.
Rainfall will be deficient south of
latitude 40, between the Mississippi
and, the Rockies. Heavy rains along
and near longitude 84.
Immediately following June 13 the
severe disturbance will be moving
from the Mississippi eastward and
very low temperatures will be coming
down from Manitoba and the Canadian
northwest. Best1 policy is to expect
unusually severe weather from Sun
day, Juno 14, to Monday 22. Most peo
pie will feel disappointed because
they expected exceedingly bad weather
and it did not come, because these
severe storms reach comparatively
few people while the storms bring the
most delightful weather all around
them.
But it is not practical at this time
to state whose house will be hit or
whose potato patch will get rain. Some
of the women friends are so unpract
ical as to telephone asking ^whether
it will be safe to hang out their
laundry to dry. Be practical don't
ask too much of the weather man. He
is getting there slowly and if you
will make reasonable allowance and
have a little patience the great
weather problem will be solved to the
satisfaction of reasonable people.
A New York author has recently
published a book advocating the
electrical theory of the universe and
I am glad to welcome him as an ally
In the good work. He attacks New
ton's theory of gravitation, the school
book explanations of the tides, the
nebular hypothesis and the heat theory
of force. Good. If, in my thirty years'
efforts, I have had any influence in
awakening this able scientist and
author I will be gratified.
But while his purpose, like my own
is to flay orthodox science and estab
lish a correct basis for all science,
at the end of that we part company
My purpose is to find the secrets of
nature and the laws that control the
weather. His purpose is to prove that
Genesis, of the Bible, is based on true
science. I do not propose to go into
that discussion. The atom, or elec
tron, as I see it, has a power the
origin of which no man can explain.
That is the preacher's field'and I will
let him explain it.
very busy planting and cultivating
their corn.
Dr. Dillar, vetenary of Ottumwa,
made a trip this week to George Rob
erson's farm.
Harry Mowery delivered a load of
fat hogs to the packing house in Ot
tumwa Saturday.
FAIRFIELD.
Fairfield.—Both Odd Fellow lodges
and the Knights of Pythians lodge will
hold a Joint Memorial next Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist church.
Rev. W. S. Knight of Salem, will de
liver the address. After a program in
the church the three lodges will march
In a bod^' to the Fairfield and Ever
green cemeteries where appropriate
exercises will be held at the graves of
the deceased members.
Rolla R. McCfbrmick, formerly of this
city, and Miss Nina Loraine Griffith,
of Chicago, will be married at the
Jackson Boulevard Christian church
Chicago on June 17.
Rev. L. J. Phillips of Washington,
will lecture a^ the Methodist Episcopal
church Tuesday evening for the bene
fit of the proposed A. M. E. church
building. Mr. Phillips, who is pastor
of a colored church, will talk on the
race problem, taking as his subject,
"The American Guest."
PACKWOOD.
Packwood.—Mr. and Mrs. George
Shaffer of Delta, visited their daugh
ter, Mrs. Bert Fairchild and family
the first of ,the week.
The Mllbourn Winter show will ex-
BLAKESBURQ.
Blakesburg.—E. J: Cohagan and
Tinslev were in Ottumwa Thursday
on business.
Mrs. Katie Jones is visiting in the'V %fe fj!
country at the David Jay home.
Herman Snow was an Ottumwa via
ltor Wednesday
Frank Belles, of Ottumwa, vlsltod
Wednesday at the home of his alatcr«$^^s
Mrs. Otto Schoech. «$$$&$$
Geo. Sapp is quite ill at his honia^aS' .*
here.
Mrs. Eliza Snow visited this
at the home of her son Herman Snow,
near Union Chapel.
Grace Stringer of Union Chapel, en
tirtalned a number of friends fronv
Blakesbui-g Wednesday evening. TTi'i i
evening was spent In a social way.
Dainty refreshments were served. *8
Those preseent were Rev. J. E.Ward.fei
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Snow, Mr. andv?
Mrs. E. J. Cohatran, Msdames Ell-V1-:
Raymond and Iida Harlan,
Clara Cooper, Mabel Creamer,
Parker, Margaret Miller, Bessie
Cohagan, Messrs Eugene Shaffer, Ml,.
B. Abernathy, Lester Jay, Ross Bach-W
matt,
EDDYVILLE.
Eddyvllle.—MA. Mary Tkenberr»
returned to her home on North Davis
street In Ottumwa Friday morning,
after spending a day with her slater,
Mrs. Hannah Robeson, and brother,
Robert Htensel and wife.
W. J. Blackwood and son James, of
Nelson, Neb., are visiting with Mr.
Blackwood's sister, Mrs. William Gal
lagher, and brother, John Blackwood,
east of here. Mr. Blackwood left here
aijout twenty-three years ago, and thla
Is his first time hore in fourteen years.
He will leave Sunday and will attend
the Woodmen head camp meeting at
Peoria, 111., and will also attend the re
publican convention at Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Noble Holloway and
their cousin, Miss Clara Klein, who is
visiting at their home, went to Oska
loosa Thursday morning where they
will spend the dav with Mrs. Holloway
and daughter. They were accom
panied by little Dorothv Shields.
Mrs. Ollle Oldham returned home
from St. Louis Thursday morning
after spending a week sight seeing and
visiting friends.
O. H. Selfert this week bought of
W. W. DeLong the sixteen foot gaso
line launch and his Crimson Rambles
boat house.
Mrs. Neva Canfleld received word
that she was unanimously re-elected
In the primary department in th»
Kirkvllle public school.
D. Dotts was among the passenger*
to Ottumwa Thursday morning.
KEOSAUQUA.
Keosauqua.—Frank Earl Prall and
Miss Gretchen Duckworth were united
in marriage Wednesday evennlg, June
10. Rev. Chas. E. Perkins, pastor of
the Congregational church performed
the ceremony. The groom is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Prall of this placa
and the bride is the daughter of the
late doctor and Mary Duckworth. They
will go to housekeeping at once in
their beautiful home on Bridge street.
Their manv friends here wish them
happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvev Davis are the
parents of a son born Tuesday, June
Fifteen young people from this nlace
attended the social given at Bethel
Tuesday evening.
Leo Jackson spent Tuesday after
noon at Farmington.
Miss Alice Cheney Is at her home
here from college at Mt. Pleasant.
J. A. Maltbie left Thursday for a
visit with his sister at Washington,
Iowa.
Hallis Manning, of Ames, is 'visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Wash Regur and Mrs. William
Regus are guests of Ottumwa rela
tives.
J. W. Rowley, and granddaughter,
spent Thursday at Eldon.
Mrs. George F. Smith, Miss Gene
Craig and niece, and Mrs. E. Man
ning were passengers for Ottumwa
Thursday.
Van Beer and family of Valley Junc
tion. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Beer.
Ex-Sheriff Ramsey, of Kilbourne,
was a business calleirtiere Thursday.
The Van Buren Cotfnty Institute
convenes here Monday. A large at
tendance is exnected.
Mrs. R. R. Sloan and children, of
Leando, have moved to this place and
will occupy rooms with Mn. and Mrs.
Wm. Prall.
The contract for building the Kil
bourne bridge was given Thursday to
the Ottumwa Bridge Supply Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Overman and
daughter Haze], of Ottumwa, are vis
iting relatives hore.
LOVILIA.
Lovilia.—Mrs. L. D. Danzis, of
Ameldia, Cal., Is visiting her sister,
Mrs. John Rutherford.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Dearniger spent
Wednesday and Thursday in Oska
loosa.
Miss Myrtle Berry, of Douds, Kan.,
left for her home at that place after a
month's visit with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson.
Mrs. Veva Kennedy Bragg, of Douds,
Kan., returned to her home at that
place after visiting with Mrs. John
Runyan and other relatives.
Mrs. Jerry Wilcox and daughter.
Miss Dana, returned home Monday
evening after a two weeks visit with
relatives in Colorado and Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gaddis spent
Saturday and Sunday in Moravia with
relatives. They were accompanied by
little, Miss Katherlne Carr.
Miss'Cena Dalby, of near SandyvilU
isis visiting her brothers, J. L. and C.
W. Dalby at this place.
Miss Grace Ingham, of Knoxville.
will arive this week for a ten days
visit with her aunt, Mrs. Maria
Devereaux.
Miss Jennie Miser is attending com
mencement exercises at Iowa Wesleyn
University at Mt. Pleasant this week.
Miss Hattle Spencer was shopping
in Albla Tuesday.
Mrs. M. J. Miser left Wednesday
morning for a week's visit with
friends at Knoxville.
Miss Maud Joy of Salem, is vislt
inw at the home of Rev. B. G. Mawkln?
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mahin of Union
Chapel and Mr and Mrs. Ernest Ma
hin, of Denver, Colo.,, visited with
Mrs. Ida Slkes on last Wednesday.
hlbit here next Tuesday.
Mrs. C. C. Adams visited at the
Mulotte home near Center Tuesday
and Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid Bociety will serve
ice cream and strawberries Saturday
night at Packwood hall.
Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Decker, Mrs.
Laura Longberry, MisseB Hazel Moor
man and Florence will go to Moravia
next week as- delegates to the district
league convention, which meets there
at that time. 'tip
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Mrs. Soda Williams and Gertie Shaa/-.WiS8^-$(S
visited friends and relatives in ot*,.^v.i.v,.-.n3'"!*^
tumwa this week.
Rev. J. E. Ward went to Eddyvllle..
Wednesday to preach the funeral of
Sidney Newell. usi
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