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The open air target practice has
been resumed
by
the local guardsmen
id the range west of Ottumwa has
teen augmented
by
an additional tar­
get making two instead of one as
heretofore. The interest in the shoot
Ing is on the increase and the mem
bers of Co. expect to develop some
real marksmen this year.
An effort will be made by the com
pany to revive interest in the target
practice during the fine weather when
more can be interested in the work
•which is as essential in the guard ser
vice. The local lads won third in the
regiment at the state range last year
are desirous of not only topping
ti.e regiment but of getting a high
place in the state guard as well.
To create a greater interest in the
shooting, the company will be divided
into shooting squads and competitive
shooting will be indulged at intervals
to develop better marksmen and to
give the company a team for the
state shoot that will held its own with
any in Iowa.
Lieut. O. B. Nelson of the local
company won a place on the state
team that went last October to Jack
sonville, Fla., to thd national rifle
competition. This year the company
hopeB to develop marksmen who will
be on the state team and is preparing
to bring up the character of thfe work
on the range here to a standard that
when the team goes to Des Moines in
September it will be heard from favor
ably.
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I CHARITON. I
Rev. Martin H. Keast of Menlo, la.,
was in the city yesterday enroute to
Mt. Pleasant to aid In the Iowa Wes
leyan campaign. He was formerly pas
tor of the M. E. church at Derby. MPS.
Keast is visiting during the week at
Derby with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
"TJ PenicK.
Mrs. J. H. Stanton and daughter
Sarah have returned from a few days
triy to Kansas City:
Prof. Paul Lelecher of Ames is a
guest at the W. B. Penick home.
Mrs. Sarah Sands of Ottumwa came
yesterday for a visit with her daughter
Mrs. Oliver Richards of Whitebreast
township.
E. A. Duckworth of Coffeyville.
Kans., a former well known resident of
this county, who had been spending a
few days here visiting relatives and old
friends and transacting business, re
turned home yesterday.
Mesd£mes John X. Cochran, Robert
McNulty, C. F. Wagaman and Ted
Powell of this city and Mrs. John Wat
kins of Hiteman went to Lucas yester
day to attend a surprise tendered Mrs.
Margaret Talbot in honor of her sev
entieth birthday.
Harrell Stewart has returned to his
school work at Simpson college, Ind
ianola, after spending the Easter vaca
tion with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W.
H, Stewart of Whitebreast township.
NOTICE
llThe Letter Shop is now
located in the Iowa Success
School. All telephone calls,
mail, and orders should be
sent direct to the school.
Telephone, 353-M. New Utt
Building, Second and Green
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E. BUCHOLTZ, LIVING SOUTH OF
OTTUMWA, FINDS A LITTER
IN THE HILLS.
E. Bucholtz and some friends, while
scouting around through the hills near
his home south of Ottumwa, found a
mother wolf and her litter of five cubs.
After some little scouring about the
little ones were captured but the moth
er, as is usual in such cases, made her
getaway. Three of the cubs were sold
and two were brought to the county
auditor's office.
There Mr. Bucholtz received a boun
ty Of $4 each for them. They were
about two months old. D. F. Steck and
Captain W. H. C. Jaques were called
in by the board of supervisors to pos
itively identify the animals as being
the gray species. They classed the
cubs as being a first class variety.
SALEM.
Teachers of Salem schools for the en
suing year are: Superintendent, C. O.
Smith of Sloan Miss Mary Pool, Mt.
Pleasant Miss Gertrude Brock, Des
Moines Miscs Virginia Roth, Burling
ton Misses Mabel Wilmeth, Elsie
Difrtrick and Anna Cramer.
Mrs. George Mogel of Hilsboro and
her daughter Mrs. B. Berryhill of
Fancy Prairie, 111., spent Wednesday
with the Misses Hattie and Mell Mo
gel.
Following an extended visit with her
mother Mrs. Etta Lightner at Aledo,
111., Miss Gladys Lightner," returned
home Friday.
Mrs. B. Berryhill arrived from Fancy
Prairie, 111., to spend several weeks
wiht her parents Mr. and Mrs. George
Mogel.
Miss Viola Smith has returned from
a visit with her sister Miss Elizabeth
Smith at What Cheer.
After spending the winter with her
daughter Mrs. Shaffer at Mt. Pleasant
Mrs. Hockett is at home.
Miss McMaster departed Friday to
visit at the home of her aunt Mrs.
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Guy at Hamilton, 111.
The W. F. M. S. of the M. E. church
met with Mrs. J. T. Ingrim Friday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Thomas of Ottumwa recently
visited friende at Salem.
There are a number of cases of
measles in town.
Rev. B. Berryhill of Fancy Prairie,
111., the Mises Mogel of Salem were
called to Hlllsboro Saturday evening by
the serious illness of Mrs. Berryhill.
Mrs. Edgar Scott of Stockport spent
Friday and Saturday with her mother
Mrs.. Elizabeth Oldt.
During the electric storm Wednesday
Charley Bell residing south of town,
lost three horses, struck by lightning.
Jesse Benn of Hillsboro was a busi
ness caller here Wednesday.
Mrs. Johnson passed away at her
home Friday night. Funeral was held
at the M. E. church at 2 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, Rev. R. W. Luce officiating.
The deceased had passed her 89th mile
stone.
Supt. C. K. Hayes and his mother
Mrs. Minnie Hayes of New London
were calling on Salem friends Sunday
afternoon. Following the closing of the
New London schools Prof. Hayes will
be one of the Instructors in the sum
mer school at Iowa Wesleyan univer
sity Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Ralph Ford and little daughter
Helen of Mt. Pleasant are visiting at
the parental John Long home.
TO COMBINE BANDS.
Grinnell, April 26.—A fifty piece
band will furnish martial music in
Grinnell on Memorial day. The col:
lege band and the Grinnell city band
will be consolidated into one big ag
greation. Practice on special music
and the patriotic airs will be the order
of the day between now and the 30th
of May.
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SUBMITTED AT AMES
Des Moines, April 26.—A banquet at
the Chamberlain formally closed the
two day ceremony that made the
Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity at
Ames the Iowa Beta chapter of the na
tional fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
\owa Beta is the fortieth chapter
to receive a charter from the na
tional fraternity, although the national
organization was established twenty
five years ago. The Ames local was
organized three year^ ago.
GOVERNMENT BUYS
LAND NEAR VILLISCA
Des Moines, April 26—Adjutant Gen
eral Logan has received word from
Washington that the war department
has approved the purchase of 112
acres of land two miles southeast of
Villisca to be used as a rifle range.
The tract was purchased for $10^44.50.
General Logan also received word
from Muscatine that the officers and
members of Battery C, located there,
were considerably discouraged be
cause they were unable to secure an
adequate armory and may disband.
HAS OLD MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Knoxville, April 26.—D. L. Phillips,
who lives with his daughter, Mrs. Etta
Penland, northeast of Knoxville, has a
marriage license that was issued to his
father, Thomas Phillips, one hundred
and ten years ago. Mr. Phillips' fath
er was born a subject to King George
of England in Baltimore, Maryland, in
October, 1775. He came, with his par
ents to what is now Cincinnati, Ohio,
when that place consisted of only a
few blocks of houses and was sur
rounded by a wilderness and savages.
KILL 12,000 DOGS.
average of three dogs a day.
SNOW AND HAIL STORM.
Waterloo, April 26.—Hundreds of
pedestrians were drenched and driven
to shelter and much damage was done
to early gardens and flower beds by a
hail storm which struck Waterloo
shortly before noon Tuesday.
The storm broke almost without
warning and sufficient snow and hail
fell to whiten the ground.
SEN. ALLEN PILES PAPERS.
Des Moines, April 25.—Senator
Joseph H. Allen of Pocahontas filed
nomination papers Tuesday as can
didate for the republican gubernator
ial nomination.
Des Moines, April 26.—Approximate
ly 12,000 dogs have been shot by motor
cycle officers Kelso and McCarthy dur-1 have ever been made
ing their stay on the police force. Mc- is not claimed that Iowa's agricultural
Carthy has been on the force nine production annually amounts to close
years and Kelso five. They kill on an to a billion of dollars but thatthefarm
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CANTRIL.
Mrs. Holzschuh will give a lecture
May 4 "Under the Old Flag" and May
5th "Without the Christ," both to be
held in the Christian church.
E. H. Rider is in Palisade, Nebr., on
business.
Mrs. Geo. Stemple and Mrs. Berlin
Steinberg are in Fairfield attending the
Pythian Sister convention.
The Easter dinner and bazaar given
Saturday by the ladles of the Christ
ian church was a decided success and
netted a nice sum for the church.
Mr. Foster and family of Milton were
guests of Howard Suit Sunday.
A number of young people spent
Sunday in Pulaski.
Mr. Park and family of Milton vis
ited H. C. Parks.
Miss Pierce of Bloomfleld was in
town Saturday.
Married April 18, 1916 Miss Vera
Struble, only daughter'of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Struble of Oantril, to Earl
Rochenbock of Keokuk. They will make
their home In Des Moines.
Paul Daugherty and Paul Roberts
were In town Saturday.
Jesse Stonebraker and family of Car
rolltown, Moi, are visiting his parenta
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Stonbraker.
Mrs. i'ra McKee of Cedar and Mrs.
Maggie Leonard of Lockwood," jSlo., re
turned to their homes Monday.
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The grand total for farm crops pro
duced last year and for live stock on
farms the first of January this year fig
ures $977,265,903.
Critics of the claim that Iowa is a
billion dollar state say the inference
is given that the live stock counted in
was all produced in one year which of
course is not true or rather that the
live stock increase for the year only
should be figured. No estimates as to
the increase in live stock per year
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URES JUST OUT.
Des Moines, April 26. —Iowa's claim
to being a billion dollar state in its an
nual production of field crops, dairy
and poultry products and wool, togeth
er A ih the value of live stock on the
farms is again vindicated by the offi
cial figures as compiled by the state
agricultural department for publication
ln
the agricultural year book
The
department shows that the total
value of field crops in 1915 was $408
166,903 dairy products $75,000 poul
try and eggs $41,000 wool $1,500,000.
This gives a total of $525,666,903 as
the value of farm product® produced
in 1915.
The total value of live stock on the
farms January 1 this year, as estimat
ed by the government, waB $451,599,000
•The value of the various kinds of live
stock follows: Horses $1^6,320,000
mules, $6,710,000 bllch cows $81,374
000 other cattle $104,827,000 swine
$84,342,000 sheep $8,026,000.
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Furthermore it
crops for the year taken with the to
tal value of the live stock on farms will
total practically a billion dollars.
WEST POINT.
Mrs. Victor Morrow who has been at
her father's home, H. H. Myers, the
past winter, has joined her husband at
New London and they are now occu
pying their new home.
J. D. Robbins, the plasterer who was
seriously injured by being struck on
the head, suffered a relapse and Thurs
day was taken to Ottumwa for treat
ments
Roy Blllman of Regent, N. D., arriv
ed Saturday for a visit with his parents
here.
Dr. McDavltt of Olewein, la.,
was
the
guest of friends here Saturday.
Mrs. Cora Shepherd of New London
is a guest at the J. M. Pohlmeyer home.
Mrs. Wm. Kiener and children of
Ft. Madison are visiting her mother
Mrs. E. Geers.
Edward Brlnck of Springfield, 111., is
visiting at the Brlnck home.
J. V. Shirtz of Media, 111., was a busi
ness visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. Earl Ledham and son Charles of
Hillsboro have been visiting the form
er's sister Mrs. C. J. Johnson.
The basket ball girls held an enjoy
able session at the city hall Tuesday
evening. The financial affairs of the
club were met for the year, after which
a grub supper served club style was
very much enjoyed
by
the members.
This closes the season for this yeaV.
Jos. Walljasper of Ft. Madison spent
Sunday with his parents here.
Miss Viola Daube departed Saturday
evening for Burlington where she acted
as the accompianist for Septimus Bar
bour of Ft. Madison at the recital given
ythe music club.
Frank Kiener has been spending a
few days with relatives at Fort Madi
son.
C. J. Johnson has been transferred
to Mexico, Mo., which will be his head
quarters for some months.
Henry Vonderhaar of Keokuk was a
recent guest at the home of his moth
er here.
Mrs. Clayton Beckley o£ Ft. Madison
is visiting Mrs. C. J. Johnson.
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THE CLOUHOS*
CO. C, CULLED AWAY
18YEARSACGT0BAY
LOCAL GUARDSMEN LEFT FOR
DES MOINES TO PREPARE
FOR DUTY IN SERVICE.
With the United States now en
gaged in Mexico and a break with for
eign countries imminent many Ottum
wans will remember that eighteen
years ago today, April 26, 1898 (Tues
day), Co. G, Iowa national guard, left
Ottumwa for Des Moines to await the
final summons to participate in the
Spanish-American war. May 22 there
were sixteen out of the original sixty
four leaving Ottumwa that started for
Jacksonville, Fla.
A mass meeting had been held in
the Grand opera house on the Satur
day night before, at which time
speeches were made by prominent citi
zens. Numerous receptions and par
ties were held for the boys and on
the afternoon of their departure the
streets were thronged with people and
many touching scenes were enacted
as the boys bade farewell to their
parents, friends and sweethearts.
Tne company was organized April
19, 1884, and was but a few days past
its fourteenth birthday when called.
The first officers were H. L. Hed
rick, captain W. C. W'yman, first
lieutenant, and C. K. Blake, second
lieutenant. In July, 1884, W. A. Mc
Grew became captain, which he held
until 1888, when George H. Wheelock
succeeded him. D. A. Emery took the
rank of captain and continued at the
head of the company until 1894. Cap
tain Harry H. Caughlin was at the
head of the company when it was
called to arms. The company was first
called into service to do strike duty
at Muchakinock on May 30, 1894.
Among those who were called with
the company that still live in or neaf
Ottumwa are Leroy Christie, Edward
Stellar, Theodore Stoessel, Harry M.
Simmons, W. P. Hobbs, Otto Arm
strong, Sam Manro, Robert Frost,
Mark Mitchell, Tom Mungoven, M. V.
Rollison, Roscoe Emery, A. Davis,
Warren Lowe, George Lowe and Mer
nie Ballagh.
Obituary
Mrs. Mary DeFrance.
Funeral services of Mrs. Mary De
France who died at St. Joseph's hos
pital-'Monday were held this morning
at Daggett's chapel, conducted by Rev.
Lindeblad of the Munterville Swedish
Lutheran church. Interment took
place at Oskaloosa in the Forrest cem
etery.
Matthew Nicholas Mier.
Funeral services over the remains of
Matthew Nicholas Mier were held this
morning at 10 o'clock at St. Patrick's
church, Rev. Father J. W. Bulger of
ficiating at requiem high mass. Inter
ment took place at Calvary cemetery.
The pall bearers were Peter Carl, Jo
seph Shoemaker, William Coyne, W.
Mott, William Stump and Dennis Rear
don.
Samuel Porter.
Samuel Porter died Tuesday after
noon at 3:10 p. m„ at 419 Hamilton
street, at the age of 80 years.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day morning at 9 o'clock from the resi
dence conducted by Rev. B. F. Patt of
the First Baptist church. Interment
will take place in the cemetery at Pat
terson, Iowa.
James Campbell.
The funeral of James E. Campbell
who died at Knoxville Monday was
held from the residence* 915 Plum
street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock,
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We must dispose of all wool and combination,
suits to make room for heavy incoming ship
ments of summer ready to wear garments.
Just Think of It: You Can Now Buy
New, Stylish Suits at These Prices
All our $14.75
Suits
Stratton.
Funeral services of George W. Strat
ton, 1009 Mary avenue, who died Tues
day morning at the Ottumwa hospital
were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon
from the Sullivan chapel and at 2:30
from the Finley Avenue Baptist
church, conducted by Rev. Jonathan
Lee, assisted by W. E. Prewitt. In
terment took place in Shaul cemetery.
Tuttle post held services over the
body at the church.
The pall bearers were Levi Gates,
Palmer Chisman, W. P. Van Fossen,
J. H. Thompson, John Tressler and E.
Belgard.
SPRING SEEDING
NEARLY FINISHED
Des Moines, April 26.—The follow
ing report on the weather for the
week ending April 25 was made pub
lic today by George M. Chappel, direc
tor of the U. S. weather bureau here:
Another cold week has further re
tarded the growth of vegetation, but
frequent and copious showers have
been very beneficial to grass and
small grain. The showers did, how
ever, interfere with field work in
many sections. Spring seeding is
nearly finished and the early sown
grain is up and shows a fair to good
stand. Fall wheat is, in most sec
tions, improving, but winter killing
has been considerable, especially on
north slopes, and the appearance of
Hessian fly is reported in Madison
county. Much plowing has been done
preparatory to corn planting and some
planting has been done in southern
counties where the work will become
general during the coming week if
favorable weather prevails. FVuit
trees are in bloom near the Missouri
border, with variable reports as to
conditions and prospects, but mostiy
favorable. Much stock will be in pas
ture during the coming week.
FINDS DEN FULL
OF LITTLE WOLVES
Maxwell, April 26. —J. E. Bowen and
son, Morris Bowen, came across a den
of wolves while strolling through the
timber four miles northeast of town
Their dog chased the mother wolf in
the den where they shot her and after
digging down found six little ones with
the eyes not open. The other wolf was
wouncfed by them but was able to
make his getaway. The scalps were
taken to the court house at Nevada
whjsre they filed a bill for $44 bounty.
This is the second time these gentle
men haye received bounty for wolf
acalps from the county.
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$9.50
All $17.50 and $19.50
Suits 12.50
All our $22.50
Suits 15.95
Finest $35, $29.50 and $25
Suits
conducted by Rev. W. A. Searcy. In
terment was made in the Ottumwa
cemetery.
The pall bearers were William
Bailey, Zack Taylor, Charles Owens.
Tom Simms, Joe Weeks and Joe
Cootf.
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SUITS
Began this morning and
and continues all week
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for
Graduates
Graduation time is here. Soma
of the schools around Ottumwa
hold their exercises shortly.
The gift that you intend to
buy the gift that will please
the graduate at the price*you
wish to pay is in
Our Jewelry Stock
Make the gift a good one, and
that is quickly done when you
come here.
/. IV. Neasham
THE LEADING JEWELER
120 East Main St,
Morris Williams
ORSE MARKET
SATURDAY INSTEAD OF FRIDAY.'*
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instead of Friday, so bear this in mind.
Will have a load of fresh horses of
our own at the barns on Friday, in
cluding a number of cheap wofkers
bought this week. Parties preferring to
buy at private sale can do so on Frl-,
day.
Will need all the good market horses
we can possibly get as the demand for
these is good. Phone or write me if you I
can't bring your horses in and I will
send out some buyers. 5
MORRIS WILLIAMS
You Need Shoes
Wear our shoes and you will
be convinced that they
ARE THE BEST
Bierce's Shoe Store
228
East Main
FOR CASH FOR