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Tri-Weekly Courier
BY THl COURIER PRINTING CO.
Poundad Augutt 8, 1B42.
Member of the Lee Newspaper
Syndicate.
W.
T.WIB
JAB.
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R, E. MAC
Address the Courier Printing Com
pany, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Entered as second class matter
October 17, 1-903, at the postofflce, Ot
tumwa. Iowa, under the Act of Con
gress of March 3, 1879.
Foreign representatives: Cone, Lor
engen 6 Woodman, Mailers Building,
Chicago 225 Fifth Ave., New York
City Oumbel Bldg., Kansas City. Mo.
WHISKY MAKES POOR FARMER8.
In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside a contributor, writing under
the title, "Booze and Business," tella
as follows how whisky makes poor
termers:
"About forty miles from me is a
great nursery. Some live or six years
ago their barn burned with twenty
eight horses in It. The night watch
man was drunk and asleep in his room
In the barn. He alone was saved by
the heroic firemen when they arrived
Not a hair of a horse or a strap of a
harness was saved. The barn with all
Its contents, except the drunken night
watchman,- was lost in flames and in
smoke..
"The 15th of last November the barn
was burned again. Someone returning
home about midnight noticed the nurs
ery barn on fire a quarter of a mile
away. They turned in the alarm and
the local fire company rushed there
with their equipment. And again they
fpund the same old watchman drunk in
his room in the barn so drunk he had
not heard the struggles of four horses
as they broke loose from their stalls,
opposite his room. The firemen saved
the watchman everything else was
lost not a hair or a halter was saved.
This time thirty horses were burned
four broke loose but never left the
barn the other twenty-six died with
scarcely a struggle, evidently over
come by the smoke before the fire
reached them.
"Booze and Business will not mix.
A man who gets drunk should, never be
given responsibility which involves the
life and safety-of human beings or
dumb animals. It is almost criminal
ta give him such responsibility."
CANADA AND UNITED 8TATES.
Dr. James' Alexander Macdonald,
editor of the Toronto Globe, who will
deliver the commencement address at
the _UniyerB|ty at'low* June 17,xbe
lleves ihtfc riad* ii-ttfe bond between:
England and the United States. He
alsd believes that the United State3
with Canada bears a moral responsi
bility for the guaranty of life and
stability-of the government of Mexico
and-Central
America
These are the suggestions made by
,the distinguished Canadian in an ar
ticle printed In the current issue of
f- "The Continent."
fJ'U "Because of Canada's imperial re
flations, the power of North America
rat today is the power of the United
$$ States and the power of the Dominion
if Canada, plus the power of the
& 'orld empire of Britain," said Dr.
[acdonald. "For a hundred years the
nlted States and Canada have joined
ii presenting to the world an example
civilized internationalism in North
merlca which is without precedent
parallel in any age or on any Cott
le nent."
Dr. Macdonald's subject for his
qtnmencement address at the Univer
iy of Iowa is "Internationalism and
tfc University." It is believed that
hp will touch on many points taken
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in his article on "North American
world Leadership."
While in Iowa City Dr. Macdonald
ill also speak at the alumni dinner
4-be held directly after the com
enceroent exercises, Wednesday,
jie 17.
N OUNCE OF FACT AGAINST A
POUND OF PSYCHOLOGY.
President Wilson tells the business
len of America that while there is a
-ade depression it is "merely psycho
gicai."
Can an extra dose of pschology give
ack to 2,000,000 railroad owners that
88,000,000 which their properties have
ost in eight months this fiscal year
ompared with the year before the
Wilson regime parted?
Is-it only a dream or a concrete
ifact that 1,000,000 workmen are now
ik', ut of a job?
Can a mental state account for the
amazing reversal in America's inter
latkmal ttade figures, where a monthly
sxcess of exports ranging up to $50,
Af )00,'00tl has turned into a balance
igsinst us of $10,000,000 for April?
®ifer.iv»»n m«r« sentiment reduce our
glp^l mi^°^put(to 60 per cent of its
Pfe(capacity? Was it hysteria that blew
Iv (out:' 15,000 Pennsylvania coke ovens?
Ko, it was not a "merely psycho
logical" nptlon that unloaded Amerl
can-made traffic from 230,000 freight
•ears'.and put them out of commission.
Baldwin's didn't discharge more than
half their employes out of pique
building operations in the United
States have not fallen greatly simply
to create political sentiment. Our
bankers are not sending shiploads of
gold to Europe to spite some body.
When securities have been liquidat
ed in eighteen months to a level $2,-'
000,i000,000 below their former value
the country Is not suffering psycholog
ically but concretely.
It' is ain outrageous mockery for
those whose excessive legislative med
dling is largely responsible for our
present trade ills to pretend that the
people who have suffered the loss and
who are out of work are themselves
to blame.
.The president says there is "nothing
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certainty." But his party has left
business In no uncertainty, whatever,'
except as to the extent of the calamity
which it may inflict.—Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
WHERE IOWA LOSE8.
The good state of Iowa has lost
population while other states that are
not nearly so rich and present fewer
opportunities for getting rich, are
steadily growing in population, if not
in per capita wealth. The reason Is
—advertising.
Iowa, with countless reasons for
singing its own praises to the wprld,
is so fearful that it may be put into
California yesterday had a volcanic
eruption in one of its mountain ranges.
It will not be many days before Cali
fornia will be using this eruption to
advertise the state and the stories
that will be told about beautitul
mountains and sights of awful gran
deur will make many people believe
that California is about the one place
in the yorld to live in. Iowa doesn't
lose anything by reason of volcanic
eruptions because there are no volcan
oes in this state to breathe out fire
and destruction. Iowa might well af
ford to advertise its lack of volcanoes.
The point we are trying to make is
that other states use their very dis
asters to bring new people there, paint
ing them up in such a way that they
draw attention to some favorable or
supposedly favorable conditio^ in the
state. It is advertising with a ven
geance, but it gpts results.
Iowa with a world of things to ad
vertise, is silent.
STEADFAST COURSE WINS RE
WARDS.
In the cattle business, the best re
wards come to those farmers who
raiso improved stock and feed their
crops steadily, year dfter year, regard
less df temporary market fluctuations.
Such men conserve farm waste, apply
the resulting fertilizer to their crops,
watch the latter increase year after
year, and finally have the most money
in improvements or bank accounts, or
both, to show for their wisdom in
adopting a true policy to begin with
and standing steadfastly by it.
The man, on the other hand, who
tries to dodge the off years and get in
big on the fat ones, generally gets left
in both instances, because there are
too many,'others trying to play' the
'same'elusive game. They get in each
other's way during the buying and
selling periods, and together form a
class that cause more frequent and
wider fluctuations in market prices
than would be possible, were the vast
majority of cattle raised and fed by
those who make it their steady busi
ness and who would naturally send
their cattle to market when ready.,
Chile contains 187,148,466 acres, of
which 23,323,888 are suitable for culti
vation. Of this 3.048,429 are under
cultivation, of, which but 1,433,758
were seeded, 1,391,865 acres were in
tame pastures, and 782,649 were devot
ed to tame hay. mostly alfalfa. About
20 per cent of the uncultivated portion
of the country is suitable for grazing,
and most of this for only a portion of
the year.
Tomorrow, Connelly or Meredith
will say that Meredith or Connelly, as
the case may be, will make an excel
lent candidate for the democratic par
ty to land a seat in the United States
senate. The people will be virtually
asked to disbelieve all the unkind
things that the two have been saying
about each other In the past tew
weeks. Such is politics.
The dog is considered by some to
be man's most devoted friend in the
animal kingdom, but the fact remains
that we could get along more easily
without dogs than without birds. Yet
we kill the feathered songsters and
call it "sport" while we let the home
less, worthless dogs run at large doing
great damage:
Don't mind a rattlesnake or two
about the house, but kill every fly as
you value your life and the lives of
your children.
In the war against the fly cleanliness
is the heavy artillery, vigilance the
machine guns and determination the
Mausers.
At eight o'clock tonight the primary
election will be over and from the long
list of men who were willing to be
candidates of their various, parties, a
small percentage will be chosen. It is
to be hoped that the people have
placed efficiency first in deciding their
hoice fQr th yari nomlnatlon8c
Have you voted? If not do not be
wail the fact that the party has select
ed a poor man as its candidate for a
certain office. Those who do not vote
at the primary while it is being used
as the nominating system, are not
qualified to condemn the nominees.
Thanks to the enormity of our vot
!ing precincts and the great number of
candidates made possible by the pri
mary system, we may expect to know
the results of yesterday's election
sometime later in the week.
and Mexican delegates to the media
tion meet are not very far apart, it is
certainly taking them a long time to
get together.
If you haven't voted and
sven o'clock, get busy.
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it isn't
Many a man turns up his toes while
waiting to fill some one elfee's shoes.
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the 'braggart class that it lets out- shower}' nights and hot days and
siders, and insiders, too, find out forjmoyeg steadily forward in ber annual
themselves the good things that are purpose t6 be the leading corn rais
here. The growing states are not so jn» commonwealth in the union.
foolish.
Utah, for instance, seized upon the) Keokuk Constitution 'Democrat:
destruction of a great Irrigation dam' Harry Thaw's guards are to accom?
and an accompanying loss of $125,000: pany him to a summer resort for the
for telling the world about the mag-1 heated term. That ought to be some
nitude of Utah's irrigation work and' recompense for the trouble of listen
how thousands of acres of arid land'
are being made tillable. Iowa has no
irrigation to tell the world about be
cause it doesn't need any. The Cre-
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ing to his conversation.
Kansas City Journal:
says he subsisted on
ator made Iowa a chosen spot and the! Brazil. And he will have to repeat
proper amount of sun and rain comes the performance in this country if he
here from the skies to grow crops that1 keeps himself alive politically.
are not surpassed in any other state,
Iowa might well afford to do a. little I Clinton Advertiser: It is reported
bragging about its lack of irrigation that General Villa has bis picture tak
projects.
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Press Comment
Hannibal Courier-Post: It is to be
hoped that there will be no mediation
about the war on the flies and mos
quitoes.
Chicago Record Herald: Last Wed
nesday fifteen persons were prostrated
by the heat in Boston and this is a
hint of the weather they had through
out the east. When you feel that your
home town is offensively hot consider
the others.
Des Moines Capital: While adjoin
ing states are complaining of too much
ra^n
or
t0°
much drouth Iowa has
The Colonel
monkeys in
en every day. This is undoubtedly
true, and by comparing the photo
graphs as they are printed, day by day,
it is apparent that he only shaves once
a week.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
A billion dollars has been spent on
the public roads of the United States
to show for the money. This sum
would have paved half of all the main
traveled roads in the entire country
so that the problem of road improve
ment is not to raise more taxes so
much as to make the mo we are
now spending count for something
worth while. It was true when we
quit building board sidewalks in town
and plank bridges in the country.
Waterloo Courier: Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds' record In trying to
stay the California white slave cases
some months ago and his recent efforts
to stop the inquiry into the financial
manipulations that wrecked the New
Haven rairoad bid fair to win him
something of the popularity enjoyed
by our forgotten friend, Richard
Achilles Ballinger.
Keokuk Gate City: The general
apathy in the state over the primary
election is another good reason why
the primary should be eliminated. Too
much politics isn't good for any com
monwealth. Aside from the Meredith
Connolly senatorial contest which has
developed largely into a personal
fight there is little interest in the com
ing primary.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
Give business a rest has been a catch
phrase with big business lately seek
ing to saddle upon tne press and upon
statesmen responsibility for business
detre4sion'. But ndw coibes an expo*
sition 6f rottenness within the N. Y.
N. H. & H. Ry, which justifies all that
has ever been
Bald
or done in the de­
mand for common honesty in the busi
ness world. '•v':'."'
Iowa City Republican: The belief
of Senator Borah that the republican
party will win back the Roosevelt vot
ers of 1912 and again become the great
est political force in our national life
is regarded with more interest now
than it would have been a year Ago.
For the trend of political events in the
year has been distinctly in that direc
tion. If the way is left open for the
Roosevelt men to realign themselves
as republicans, it Is evident that most
of them'will do so. 77:*
Sioux City Tribune With the ex
ception of four southern states every
commonwealth in the union has re
sopnded to the call of humanity and
taken some steps to prevent the in
dustrial exploitation of little children
However, in the two Carollnas and
Alabama children' 12 years of age may
be worked, either day or night, in lj
hour shifts, while in Georgia this slow
murder of children in the cotton'mills
may be commenced when they are 10
years old.
Clinton Herald: Every day or two
a youth commits suicide somewhere,
leaving a note for a girl, or otherwise
coupling her with the affair, and
straightway it is announced to the
world that Mary Jones was his sweet
heart and she had Jilted him, or he
died for love of her, or something like
that.
In half of these cases, probably, the
youth and the girl are scarcely more
than acquaintances, or If she turned
him down she had a very good reason
for doing so, and it is an injustice to
have her labelled "sweetheart."
Furthermore, no real gentleman
would dnig a girl ^^^the publicity
attending a suicide. And no one with
manhood enough to deserve a girl's
affection would kill hlmBelf because
she proved faithless.
There is very little of the spirit Of
Brutus among modern suicides. v,
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They were discussing the North
American Indian in a rural school, says
a British weekly, when the teacher
asked if anyone could tell him what
the leaders of the tribes were called.
"Chief," answered a bright little girl
at the head of the class.
^Correct," answered the teacher:
"Now, can you tell me what the wom
en were called?",
There was silence for a minute or
two, and then a small boy's hand
waved eagerly aloft
"Well," Frankie?" asked the teacher.
"Mischief," he proudly announced.
Getting a Picture.
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"Have we a picture.of Huerta."
"No but no matter. Just put a pain
of spectacles on the office cat and we'll Christian church at Bladensburg con
photograph him." ducted by the pastor, F. A., Heilman.
it was a very large funeral as Mr.
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OTfUMWA COURIER, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1914
to roy wife," dictated the soq the
soil. "Got that?" i?
"Yeas," answered the lawyer.
"On condition that she marries again
within a year."
The legal light sat backr puzzled.
"But why?" he asked.
The aged farmer smiled.
"Because," was the reply, "I want
somebody to be sorry I died!"
Just So.
"Where do you get your baggage
maiters?"
"Oh, we promote brakemen."
"I see. After they have learned now
to brake they are competent to smash."
Merely Coy.
"That booby made a bluff at kissing
me last night and then quit."
"But he says you scratched his face,
blacked his eye and stabbed him with
a hatpin."
"Well, a girl has to put up a little
maidenly resistance."
Not Entirely.
"My boy, you spend too much time
and money in treating the gang."
"I have to be a mixer in my busi
ness."
"Still the ladder of success isn't
made up entirely of rounds of drinks."
Midnight OH.
Some students burn the midnight oil.
In garret nooks,
Expend a. lot of earnest toil.
Upon their books.
Others go out for splnB, we loarn,
Beneath the Etars.
The midnight oil they gaily burn
In touring cars.
in the "past* ten"years" with *very"little' the pound?" demanded the struggling
author.
"This is first clas« matter."
"If it's first class matter, why can't
Tough Luck.
"Whv con't I send my manuscript by
I sell the darn stuff?"
When Love Is Young.
"Do you think you will be able to
provide my daughter with everything
she wants?"
"I think so, sir. She says all In the
world she wants is me."
The Cleaning Crusade.
Our towns may get so clean and fine
That pretty soon will greet
Surburban people with the sign:
"Don't fail to wipe your feet."
A Slap or a Boost?
"Why should a married man be paid
more than a singb man?"
"The married men ain't so anxious to
get home early," declarod the boss.
His Experience.
What are you trying to sell there?
"A book on good manners, etiquette
and politeness."
'.'Selling many?"
"No. And yet everybody I approach
seems to need just such a book."
They Miss Much.
Rich women probably know nothing
of the joys of gossiping over the back
fence.
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Memoriam
Eastman R. French, our-dear father
has left us. Our loss is his gain. He
was a kind and loving husband and
father and he bore his sufferings with
patience. He is resting peacefully in
heaven where we may all meet him
again. How we miss him and how he
was loved by all who knew him.—Con
tributed.
Mrs. 8arah McGee.
Sarah Kinney was born In Clark
county, Ohio, August 26,1847, and died
at tiie home of her sister, Elisabeth
Huffman, In South Ottumwa, May 16,
1914, at the age of 66 years eight
months and nineteen days. On Novem
ber 20, 1873, she was united in mar
riage to Joel McGee, and resided at
Belknap, where her husband died
eleven years ago. Since that date
she has occupied the old home, ex
cept when visiting friends.
She leaves to mourn her death, two
sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Huffman of Ot
tumwa, and Mrs. Maria Tannehill of
Bloomfleld. Two brothers survive,
Ben and Simon oif Burlington, Kan.
Mrs. Emma Owens and Mrs. Clara
Burkhalter, her two step-daughters, at
tended her faithfully during her last
illness, and mourn her as their oply
mother. She came to Davis county
sixty-five years ago, in the early years
of its history and lived as the early
pioneers, surrounded by neighbors and
friends.
A devout member of the Christian
church and always in her place when
able, a kind hearted mother, a true
friend and affectionate wife. Hers
was a useful and conscientious life de
voted to the faith of her Saviour, in
whose faith she passed to the heavenly
world.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. G. E. Purdy at the Christian
churcb
The lawyer was drawing up a will. Yeager was widely known.—Contribut
"I hereby bequeath all my property
'iHl'lnrtTli'Yri -m BirM fin*
jn Bloomfleld on Sunday, May
15, and then she was laid to rest by
the side of her mother in the south
cemetery.—Contributed.
Lorenzo D. Yeager.
Lorenzo D. Yeager was born in
Mason county, W. Va., Aug. 15, 1827,
and departed this life May 21, 1914,
aged 86 years, 9 months, and 6 days,
He was united in marriage to Mar
garet Ann Riffle, April 20, 1854 and
they came at once to. Iowa and settled
In the vicinity of Bladensburg, where
he resided until death. To this union
were born five children, Mrs. Mary J.
Fast of Fairfield, Mrs. Virginia C.
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Among many costly thoughts on
view in the national democratic plat
form of 1912 this is still preclouB, says
the New York Sun.
"The high cost of living is a serious
problem in every American home. The
republican party in its platform, at
tempts to, escape from responsibility
for present conditions by denying that
hey are due to a protective tariff. We
take issue with them on this subject
and charge that excessive prices re
sult in a large measure from the high
tariff laws enacted and maintained by
the republican party."
The high tariff laws have been laid
low. The citadel of protection nai
been blown up. The Bin-Btained sur
plus provided by the Payne-Aldrich
tariff of iniquity has been transformed
into an honest, a virtuous and a wax
ing deficit. American manufacturers,
fattening in stupefying ease under the
old wickedness, have had their noses
turned to the grindstone by a congress
and an administration eager to edu
cate, improve and reform the dull-
VtTEIMNS OF Will
BEIKG DESPDSED
WILSON BLAMED BY G. A. R. FOR
DI8MI88ALS OF OLD 80LDIER8
FROM FEDERAL SERVICE.
Washington, D. C., June 2.—The
split between President Wilson and
the G. A. R. was widened here last
night when a great publio mass meet
ing put the responsibility for the dis
missal of old soldiers from the public
service directly up to the president
Resolutions were adopted demand
ing that he order Postmaster General
Burleson to restore all old soldiers
dropped from the postofflce throughout
the country during the last few
months. A specific resolution calling
for such action with regard to the
Washington postofflce was adopted
also.
While the meeting resolved itself
into a republican roundup, as far as
the speakers were concerned, the senti
ment expressed by the audlenoe was
nonpartisan.
Washington Gardner, commander in
chief of the G. A. R. and formerly a
representative in congress from Mich
igan, declared old soldiers are being
dropped In Chicago as well as Wash
ington and that they are being de
moted from one end of the country to
the other.
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Democrats Join Crltle*.-
While the speakers attacked the
president largely on political grounds,
upbraiding the G. A. R. for following
democratic leaders in the 1912 election
because of the passage of the Sher
wood pension bill, northern democrats
tonight were open In their criticism of
the president's attitude toward the old
soldiers.
Several of the leaders of the north
ern wing of the party have told him
pointedly it is time to demonstrate
that he is president of the whole
United States and not of the remains
of the confederacy.
Arlington Demonstration Planned.
It developed today that the demon
stration against the president at Ar
lington on Saturday was deliberately
arranged after the G. A. R. leaders
learned he had accepted a second Invi
tation to speak before a confederate
gathering following his refusal to at-,
tend the Arlington memorial.
Until they discovered that the presi
dent had promised Secretary Daniels
to attend the meeting of the women
of the confederacy at Raleigh, N. c.,
June 10, the G. A. R. committee was
inclined to accept his change of mind
as an evidence of a sincere desire on
his part to be present at the Arlington
exercises. But on learning of nis in
tention to go to Raleigh they con
cluded he turned about from political
motives only, and they set about to
prevent his captillzlng his addres*.
Word was passed around to give him
as little applause as was consistent
with his high station and to start a
real demonstration for Speaker Clark.
Cheer at Slur to Wilson.
The G. A. R. fell in line solidly for
this scheme and when the president
concluded his speech few of the sol
diers applauded. The visitors, observ
ing the coolness of thev etefans, did
not prolong the applause.
^Vhen Speaker Clark was introduced
by Commander Gleeson with a direct
slur at the president, Col. John McEl
roy, chairman of The committee which
presented the invitation to Presideiit
Wilson, and other leaders leaped to
their feet to lead the cheering.
WILLIAMSBURG.
George Klein, a former business manias, and family.
here and now of Mena, Arkansas, is
here this week looking after real es
tate interests and visiting with his
many friends.
Mr' a!ifntMvUltnTB
Payne, who passed away April 17, 1905 the latter's brother.
John.C. Yeager of Fairfield, Ida May S. D. Whiting of Iowa City was here
who d,ied June 25, 1888, William G. for a day looking after his political in
Yeager of Bladensburg. terests as a candidate for judge In the.
Tn 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Yeager moved eighth judicial district.
to the farm where he died, having Dr. M. J. Moon of Iowa City is here
lived there forty-nine years. He was this week visiting at the home of his
a devoted husband, having lived in brother, Dr. A. C. Moon.
wedlock with his faithful wife for over Mrs. Ida Mead of Seattle, Wash., ar
slxty years. He wais a good father rived last week for an extended visit
and a faithful provider, a friend among at the home of her mother, Mrs. H. M,
friends and respected by all who knew Long, her sister, MisB Anna, brother,
him. I A. P. Long, and other relatives and
The funeral service was held In the friends.
J. Hughes, Jr., was in Grinnell Sat
urday, having
at^he^home1^
were recent visitors at the nome of
been called by his old
soldier comrades to deliver the meriio
rial address.
Mies Catharine Williams of Minnea-
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Special Washington Correspondence
Washington, D. C., June 2.—The vot
ers of the country will have an oppor
tunity to express their opinion of the
blunders of the Wilson democratic
administration at the November elec
tions.
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-BY WINFIELD JONES
witted beneficiaries of protective
greed. These have not been equal to
or grateful for their educational priv
ileges. They see the export of manu
factures and the import of manufac
turer-s materials dwindlin^
American Industrial production shrink.
Their wits seem not to have been In
creased by the competition to which
the Adam Smith of warp twlstlng-in,
the Hon. William C. Redfleld, so yearn
ed to subjeot them. Yet a Washing
ton dispatch In Monday's Sun contain
tariff and the democratic method of
lowering the coBt of living:
"Meantine the talk about
increased
polls Is here this week visiting with
relatives and friends.
Dr. W. B. Owen and daughter of Ce
dar Rapids, who have been here for
a ivisit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Edwards, have returned.
Ivor- Harris of Chicago arriced here
Saturday for a visit with his father,
slater, Mrs. H. B. Hull, and other relar
tives.
Mrs. Dorothy Hagan is reported 111
at her home in the west part of town.
Mrs. R. E. Jones left for a few days'
visit at the home of her parents in
Sutherland.
At the republican caucas Friday the
following were chosen to represent
Troy township at the county conven
tion: Ralph B. Jones, David M. Brans,
David J. Jones, G. H. Leasure, J. F.
Kirby and John Nath.
Mrs. Mary Brigham of Fort Collins,
Colo., is here for a visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. B. H. Haka.
Mrs. John Pleree and son of St. Paul,
Minn., are here visiting at the parental,
Pierce, home.
CHARITON.
The members of the Charlton Vol
unteer Fire department held their an?
nual memorial services Sunday. In the
forenoon they attended divine service*
In a body at the Baptist church and
listened
to
the
supplies of food and reduced prices M. church Sunday evening by the
through removal of duties on food-, Members of the ISpworth league, the
stuffs is making manifest its real I Mr. and Mrs. P. Abegglen of Lovill»
qualities. The records of the six were here Wednesday visiting with J.
months show an importation of 88,- R. Tedro wand family.
000,000 pounds of fresh beef In that Misses Ruth and Luella Wilson are
'"The offlcUl records of the depart- sister, Mrs. W. P. Donald.
ment of commerce show that prices at
which the importation occurred were
more than 30 per cent higher in March
under the new law than in September,
the last month of the old law, while In
mkny other of the articles on which
duties were reduced the prices abroad
were promptly advanced."
a 'tae sermon delivered by
pMtor, Rev. H. J.
Bryce.
in
the
to the
Plon
aft­
ernoon, headed by the department band
they
marched
Charlton cemetery
and decorated the graves of the de
ceased members and where a short
rogram was carried out. The Inveca
was delivered, by Rev. Bryce. A
trio, composed of
MIJS.
Glenn Anderson
and the Misses Adda and
LAura
Swift,
rendered a few selections and an elo
quent address was delivered by County
Attorney Wm. Colllnson.
•Mrs. Sarah .Bonnett departed yes
terday for Denver where she will spend
some time with her daughter Grace.
Miss Leta Smith who is employed in
Des Moines, returned, to her duties
Sunday evening after a few days' visit
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
Smith.
Miss Mildred von Kutzelben of Bur
lington, returned home yesterday after
a visit with her aunt, Mrs. H. Kumm,
and other relatives.
Miss Pearl Luke left yesterday for a
visit with relatives 1
tj Foster and Bid
well.
Mrs. Rebecca Seddon and Mrs. Alice
Lord and son Joe of Foster, returned
home yesterday after a visit with the
former's daughter Mrs. Jake Luke.
The Misses Minnie and Helen Lilly
went to Albla yesterday for a few days*
visit with friends.
SEYMOUR.
Mrs. B. A. Garnfie is visiting at Cory
doh this week with friends.
Mr, and Mrs. H. S. Corder and child
have returned to Oelwein after visit
ing here for several days with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. John Perham returned Thurs
day from Allerton where she had been
visiting with friends.
Mis Stella Stevens was a business
caller In Allerton last week.
W. S. Goodwin, a gospel teamer of
Wichita, Kas., gave a very Interesting
talk to a large audience at the Pres
byterian church Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Owen and daugh
ter, Leila, were calling on friends in
Centeryille the first of the week.
Mrs.'Wm. Christian of Oskalooea Is
visiting here this week with her daugh
ters, Mrs. J. D. Johnston and Mrs. H.
O. Sawyers.
Bert Speers and family of Center
ville spent a short time here last
week with-his sister, Mrs. Mabel Pet-
C. L. Shanafelt was a business call
er In Belknap Tuesday and Wednes
day.
Mrs. Hugh Caldwell and son re
turned to their home In Allerton Tues-
day
a,te'" 0PendlnB
a few
dayfl
here
with John Caldwell and family.
Memorial services were held here
Saturday. All of the church bells were
tolled at noon. At 12:30 the soldiers,
and others marched to the cemetery
ATTENTION FAKMERS,
PICKLES
The Ottumwa Pickle Co., is ready to contract for Cucumbers at 70c
per bushel, delivered at any of Its factories at Ottumwa or Eldon, and
rill-furnish 'tee. wall or address
Ottumwa Piekle Company, Ottumwa, Iowa
where the graves were decorated. At
2:30 Rev. A. V. Babbs delivered a
splendid address at the M. E. church.
Rev. J. H. Carr of Ames, a former
pastor cf the Baptist church here, de
livered his illustrated sermon lecture
"Wild Grapes" to a large and appre
clatice audience here Sunday evening
(it the Baptist church.
The evening train on the Rock
Island, due at 5:50, has been taken off.
In lt8
,flce
Rt 3o
l8 a local due
A few farm experts from Ames, whb
are touring the various counties of the
state, were at the Bert Long farm,
three miles east of here Wednesday
and delivered several lectures.
Miss Jennie Burton went to Wood*
ward Wednesday to visit several
wlth her BlBter Rnd famiIy.
1
A lengthy program was given at the,
.visiting at Clio this week with their
J. A. Hoschar, John Klncade' &nd
D. Yeager were In Ottumwa last wee!
attending the funeral of an uncle.
DR. HANSELL
EYE, EAR, NOSC
THROAT
SPECIALIST
Olaaeee Ftted and
Furnished
Office Over Wool,
worth Five and Ta*
Cant
When In
Ottumwa
EA^^a^The
Iowa Cafe
•I
Mrs. Alma Boswell returned yester
day from .visit with friends in Davis
City where she formerly resided.
Mrs. Cornelia Tuck of Des Moines,
returned home last evening after a
visit with relatives and friends here
where she formerly resided.
Mrs. Earl Roberts of Des Moines re
turned home after a visit in White
breast township with her parents Ma.
and Mrs. S. Holmes.
Miss Emma Peterson of near Oakley
has returned from a week's visit with
friends in Osceola.
Five Doors West of the Oevtet.
UPHOLSTERING
OF FURNITURE
Repairing and
Refinuhing
We Pack Goods fcr^
Shipment' vSl
,"7:
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H. W. SUECHTTNG &*&>.
Saeend and Waatilngton Streets
New Phone M7-Y Old 28«-R
The Best Way
if to have your clothe*
made to order
The Best Place
to have them made at i»
The Glasgow
No More No Leas
Glasgow IVaolea Mills Co.
242 B. Main Bt
JUNE II
C\
Graduation
,~
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If you intend buying a
gift for the graduate
then you are Interested in our
stock. Of course, a first class
jewelry store offers to all the
selection in gifts at whatever
price, you may wish to pay.iff
THERE ARE GIFT8
and many of them that are prac­
tical for either the boy or girl.
GRADUATES—If you wish en­
graved cards for commencement
day, better place order here
now. Samples of cardrf to make
your selection satisfactory.
»J. W. Neashani
The Leading Jeweler
120East Main A.
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