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Wanted
competition for the very liberal prem
iums and beautiful loving cups which
are offered.
Already cattle have been promised
from New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Ohio, Connecticut, Michigan. Illinois,
Kentucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mis
souri, Arkansas Texas
.Colorado Ne-
braska, Iowa and several herds from
Canada. This will bring a gerat array
of prize winning animals together
fresh from their recent achievements
at the different state fairs. In short
it will be a show of champions against
champions. It is estimated that if the
entries come in as they are promised
that when October 2 arrives one thous
and of the best dairy cattle in the
world will be on exhibition. The Jer
sey show in particular, it is believed,
will surpass In both numbers and ex
cellence any number if cattle ever
brought together In competition. The
Holsteins, Ayrshires, Guernseys, and
Brown Swiss will however be close on
the trail of the Jerseys and a strong
Sble
low of each Is assured. Every pos
effort Is being put forth to'Becure
Duchess Skylark Ormsby, the wforld'3
champion cow of all breeds, to be plac
ed on exhibition for this week. This
great cow is a real "duchess" and it
will be a wonderful treat to all who are
Interested in great achievements and
in good dairy cattle.
U. S. BANKERS MEETING.
Kansas City, Mo.. Sept. 25.—Bankers
from all sections of the United States
are arriving here to attend the annual
meeting of the American Bankers' as
sociation, the preliminary sessions of
which will start today.
Special train& reached the city from
Chicago and New York, and today in
dications point to an attendance in ex
cess of 4,000.
Among the prominent financial men
of the country who will speak are
John Skelton Williams, controller of
the currency W. P. G. Harding, gov
ernor of the federal reserve board
Paul M. Warburg, vice governor of the
BIO STYLE SHOW.
Fort Dodge, Sept. 25.—Clothes to
the amount of $10,000 and beauty con
servatively estimated at a million will
be shown at the style show given un-
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WANTED TO EXCHANGE FOR WA
pello county farm.
and durable rugs. Write for particu
]ars. Bloomflold Rug Works. Bloom
field. Iowa.
For Sale
FOR SALE—FINE FARM OF
acres in Schuyler county. Mo.
acres of this farm is prairie land that
would bring *150 In Iowa. Good build
ings. The owner of this farm is
other business and to a.
CATTLE CONGRESS
TO ATTRACT CROWD
Her Little Game
"I think she will make a firie wife. I htfve been
calling on her for several months now, and nearly
always find her darning onfe of her father's pocks."
"That caught me, too, uritil I found out that it
was the same sock."
Advertise your wants through the classified
columns of The Courier. One-half cent per word
each insertion minimum rate, 15c. Bring them in,
or mail them, or phone 44.
Imtrov«d
WE WANT TO
income
city property. Renting for *»*-50 pe
month. Roberts & Roberts, Box 13,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
TELL/YOU
LUCY BELLES' BODY
IS BROUGHT HOME
Fairfield, Sept. 25.—The remains of
Miss Lucy Belles, a former well
known Fairfield girl, arrived in this
city this morning from Philadelphia,
HOW TO pa here she passed away Friday
turn your old clothes into beautiful morning after a lingering illness. Fu
neral services were held this after
noon and interment took place in Ever
green cemetery.
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maIJ tha*,n
looking for a farm of this class ill
make very liberal terms -No ^des
considered. P. O. Box 333, Ottumwa,
Iowa.
FOR SALE-REGISTERED LOT OF
Spotted Poland China pigs, ootn
stxes. W. T. Gardner, Albla, la.
Miss Belles was the daughter of A.
L. Belles, now residing near West
240 Point in Lee countjr, and she was born
I Waterloo, Sept. 25—The dairy cattle
congress which is to be held at Water
loo, October 2 to 8 promises to eclipse
all future exhibitions of its kind. Nev
er before, west of the Mississippi, will
'as large and extensive an exhibit of
pure bred dairy cattle and of dairy
equipment have been brought to-,
gether. Herds from all parts of the ionR uiness never fretted or complain
United States will here enter into
near that place June 17, 1872, where
the first few years of her life were
spent. Then the family moved to
Fairfield to educate the children. Miss
Belles Waff graduated from Parsons
college with the class of 1895 and soon
afterward went to Boston, Mass.,
where she entered the Boston general
hospital, from which institution she
was graduated some time later. She
also completed a special course in the
New York City hospital and her life
.gave promise of being unusually use
ful.
she was in the east and sh§
turned to Fairfield and began to assist
in making a home for the younger
brothers and sisters.
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Her mother passed away "while ,10
as in the east and she at once re-
About nine years ago she underwent
a serious operation for appendicitis
from which she never fully recovered
and a few years later she was strick
en with paralysis which finally ended
her life. Miss Belles was of a happy
cheerful disposition and during her
her j0t
federal reserve board Frank A. Yan-inear bere last June, was found not
derlip of New York, and W. L. Fenton guilty in district court. McCulloch
of Chicago. pleaded self-defense.
(ler the auspices of the Woman's club tCre working every days and night on
ait the armory. the improvement.
BRINGING UP
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COHRXTAfcLE
IN THPT CHM*?
She is survived by her father, A. L.
Belles of West Point, two brothers,
Charles of Chicago and Burton of Phil
adelphia, Pa., and two sisters, Mrs.
Laura Miller and Mrs. Clara Bordle
may, both of Philadelphia.
ARE WORKING
MEN
ON CEMETERY ROAD
Eddyville, Sept. 25.—Contractor S.
P. Crosson and a force of workmen
completed the work of paving twenty
rods of highway near the cemetery,
using cement as was used on the oth
er stretches of highway in that vicin
ity. Thirteen men were at work* on
the job from Wednesday till Satur
day of last week.
This twenty rods, requiring 205 tons
of sand, completes the paved road
from the cemetery corner west past
the cemetery. To finish the road
down cemetery hill as far as the in
tersection of Eighth street, two strips
of paving are still to be put in, one at
the top of the hill and one at the bot
tom.
HOLD WATERMELON DAY.
Columbus Junction, Sept. 25. —Wat
ermelon day was observed at Cones
ville. Several thousand people came
early and stayed late and partook of
the general watermelons that were
served free to the guests. The speak
ers of the day were Congressman Har
ry Hull, A. R. Miller of Washington,
and I. S. McCrlllis, secretary of the
Iowa Socialist patty.
CLARKE AT SOUTHERN FAIR.
Oskaloosa, Sept. 25.—Gov. George
W. Clarke will deliver the address
formality dedicating and opening the
southern Iowa fair and exposition
here. These exercises will take place
on the fair grounds Tuesday forenoon.
JURY FREE8 McCULLOCH.
JefTerson, Sept. 25.—W. S. McCul
!loch, charged with the murder of W.
|E. Jones at McCulloch's grading camp
WORK ATTRACTS CR0WD8.
Pulaski, Sept. 25.—The work on the
big ditch straightening Fox river in
Davis county near Bloomfleld is at
tracting crowds daily. Three crews
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OLD SOLDIERS AND
SAILORS WILL MEET
Fairfield, Sept. 25.—-Jefferson~county
old soldiers and sailors will hold their
annual reunion in Fairfield on Thurs
day, October 6, and local members are
making preparations for a very pleas
ant reunion. Thei sessions will be held
in the city park if the weather is so
that it is possible, otherwise the pro
grams will be held in the public
library hall.
Officers of the association state that
they expect a larger number of sol
diers and sailors present this year
than might ordinarily be expected.
Great interest is being manifested by
members of the association from all
over the county and the fact that these
men are fast answering the last great
roll call together with the state of af
fairs whioh now exists and because
of which over one hundred Fairfield
boys are now on the Mexican border,
will be responsible for bringing these
old veterans together to discuss on
ifaore the horrors of war in which they
were engaged.
It is said by local officers that the
youngest man now living In the county
who wad engaged in the civil war
either as a soldier or a sailor is now
69 years of age and most of the re
maining ones are 70 and on up to 85.
The officers who are planning the pro
gram for this year's meeting are as
follows:
President—Robert Israel.
Secretary—J. M. Gregg.
MANY INTERESTED
IN FARM CONTEST
Chillicothe, Mo., Sept. 28.—There is
great Interest being taken in this
year's farm congress. "All sorts of
questions' are being asked about it,"
said Secretary Harry Graham. The
secretary went on to say that the
farm congress will be held on Octoher
to 13,
,1}clus,ve'
The
J!cte^ a,re t5}e
grounds se­
vacant lots north of
th«
city hall and the A. J. Roe tie-In barn.
A large tent 80x120 feet will cover the
booths, agricultural and Industrial ex
hibits another tent 50x110 feet will
be used as the speaking tent the live
stock will be housed in the west end
of the tie-In barn and the north end of
this barn will be used as machinery
hall with a promenade from the Lo
cust street entrance through to the al
ley entering the large exhibit tent.
RIVER CAR LINE.
_Ft. Madison, Sept. 25.—Officials of
the Mississippi Valley Electric Co.,
which ownsNind operates street rail
way lines at Ft. Madison, Iowa City
and Mankato, Minn., are In this vicinity
to determine the exact routing of a
Burlington-Ft. Madison-Keokuk inter
urban which they announce has been
practically determined upon.
The choice of routes lies between
a scenic line skirting the bluffs of the
Mississippi or a route tapping the agri
cultural districts of Lee and Des
Moines counties. Freight returns on
the later *seem to stand it in favor.
MASONS IN ,DANGER.
Mason City, Sept. 25. —Over 100
prominent Iowa Masons, among those
gathered here for the ceremonial visit
of El Kahir temple, Cedar Rapids, to
this city had a narrow escape from
death or serious injury when tho
bleachers erected in semicircular form,
in front of the armory, on which they
were standing while a group picture
was being taken, collapsed.
Although a number were caught in
the wreckage no one sustained injuries
more serious than light scratches and
bruises.
TO RID CITY OF MOTH.
Marshalltown. Sept. 25.—School chil
dren of this city have been enlisted
by the Bchool authorities to help rid
the city of the white tussock moth,
which threatens the shade trees of the
city with the dawn of spring and the
hatching of the moths. The children
are engaging in a contest by schools
to see whldli building will show the
greatest number of cocoons tdken
from the trees.
FINISH STONE WORK.
Eddyville, Sppt. 25.—The masons
have finished laying the stone for the
foundation of the new school building
and returned to Ottumwa. The brick
layers have -come to Eddyville and are
now at work on their part of the con
tract.
ASSAULTED WIFE WITH RAZOR.
Keokuk, Sept. 25.—Ed Holland,
charged with assaulting his wife with
a razor, escaped from jail and started
in search of her. Police captured him
before he succeeded in doing any
more damage.
YOifRB
SURE THERE
NO DRAUGHT
THERE
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OTTUMWA COURIER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1916
CHICKENS ARE
PLAYING OUT
FEATHERED TRIBE THREATENED
WITH EXTINCTION DUE TO
ACTIVITY OF HUNTERS.
The question as to whether certain
game birds shall be allowed to con
tinue in'existence has now become an
important one, and one which must be
settled once and for all time soon. It
is no longer a question aB to whether
the hunter will be given the pleasure
of wiping out a species or two, but
rather whether the farmer and gar
dener are to be helped or hampered in
their war against the inject world.
The Minneapolis Journal of recent
date had the following concerning one
of the most useful and one of the most
toothsome birds of Iowa
Ducks are very plentiful this season,
and there is an abundance of other
birds, except prairie chickens.V Tho
chicken reports are not very encour
aging, many birds having been killed
by spring storms.
The scarcity of prairie chickens is
becoming an oft told tale. Last seas
on hunters complained that these
highly esteemed game birds were un
usually rare In the stubble. Bird ex
perts then asserted that the species
was in dire danger of extinction.
When Dr. .William T. Hornaday, the
well known game-conservatlonlst, was
here late in the fall to help' organise
a state association, he declared that
the danger of extinction for the prairie
chicken was a very real and menacing
one. He doubted, indeed, whether it
was not even then too late to save the
species by declaring a closed season
for the next five or ten years, though
immediate resort should be had to tjjat
expedient.
I Many hunters who have shot prairie
chickens In the stubble fields of the
northwest for years, have poo-poohed
such statements. They have had vari
ous explanations for the marked dim
inution in numbers. Mr. Avery holds
the spring storms at least,partly re
sponsible. But everyone knows that
the chief factor In the steady wiping
out of the pinnated grouse is the pop
ping automatics.
According to Dr. Hornaday, the
greatest obstacle to perpetuating the
species, after it has been so decimated
By shot guns, lies in the fact that it
has been found almost impossible to
raise the pinnated grouse in captivity.
On the other hand, the ruffed grouse
or partridge, the quail and most of the
wild duck species can be so raised un
der favorable conditions.
Once a bird species is worn down to
small numbers by the gunners it finds
increasing difficulty in resisting the in
roads of its natural enemies and tends
to disappear altogether, as did the pas
senger pigeon. The seeming impos
sibility of hatching and raising prairie
chickens in any numbers makes the
outlook dark for these fine birds.
The legislature of the northwestern
states should certainly unite in declar
ing a long closed season, unless the
federal authorities can be prevailed
upon to take''the rigorous protective
action.
DISPENSARY IDEA
PROVES \A SUCCESS
Fourteen boys and girls attended
the third free clinic at the dental dis
pensary in the Adams tfchool building
Thursday afternoon. Dr. W. E.
Creath had charge of the work. He
was assisted by Miss Mary Elder,
school nurse, and Miss Hazel Hunt,
Mr«. Thomas Pallister and Mrs. Roy
Finnesey of the King's Daughters.
Thus far about twenty-five children
have been given treatment in the dis
pensary, a larger number being in at
tendance Thursday than on any other
day. Eight fillings were made and
about twenty teeth extracted during
the afternoon, in addition to examina
tions and treatments for tooth ache
administered.
Dr. Creath this morning expressed
great satisfaction at the work which
has been accomplished thus far. He
especially wished to compliment his
assistants on the efficiency of their
work, which he says was a great aid
to him. Dr. Creath was not particu
larly enthusiastic oyer the dental dis
pensary when first- started, but now
considers that it is doing a great deal
of good and is a wonderful success.
Many children from homes where oth
erwise they could not afford treat
ment, are given much needed attention
in the same manner as if it were paid
fler, he stated.
Copyright, 1916, International News Service."
ANOTHER WITNESS
TELLS SAME STORY
Centerville, Sept. 25.—Lena Hlnkle,
sweetheart of Frank Dangelo, is cor
roborated by Mae Mosley, another
members of the dance hall party the
night that Pearl Traxler was shot and
killed, in saying that it was Charles
Rovy who fired the fatal shot and not
Dangelo. This evidence came after
the state had introduced three wit
nesses who declared they saw Dan
gelo fire the shot that entered Trax
ler's heart.
The bloody, clothes of the murdered
man were introduced into court show
ing that the shot was fired at close
range as the clothing was powder
burned.
ALLEGE CORN THEFT.
Keokuk, Sept. 25. —Charles Allison
has ingenuity, even though he used it
as C. B. ft Q. detectives here charge.
He was arrested on charge of stealing
corn. Burlington route detectives who
an-ested him charged him with the
stealing of shelled corn consigned to
J. C. Hubinger Bros, company.
It was charged by detectives that
Allison bored a hole in the floor of tho
oar and then filled the sacks as the
grain ran through the openihg.
TO LET DRAINAGE CONTRACT.
Jefferson, Sept. 25—Contract for one
of the largest drainage projects In this
part of the state will be let on Oct. 9
by the joint boards of supervisors of
Webster and Greene counties. The
ditch will be approximately thirty
eight miles in length and contain
thirty-one miles of tile, ranging in size
from 6-inch to 44-inch and nearly
seven miles of open ditch, requiring
about 235,000 cubic yards of excava
tion.
CORE'S RANK DEPLETED.
Ames, Sept. 25.—Four high offices in
the ranks of the Iowa State college
cadet corps are found vacant this year
because of the failure of the national
guards to return from Mexico, where
the four Ames cadets were taken on
the outset of the movement of troops
to the southern boundary.
Gen. James Rush Lincoln in charge
of the college cadets announced that
the vacancies will be held open until
the return of the guards from the bor
der. Four majors and sixteen captains
have been appointed by Gen. Lincoln
as officers for the coming year.
8ENATOR HA8 TOOTHACHE.
Iowa City, Sept. 25. —Toothache has
brought Senator W. S. Kenyon to this
city and the state university for a few'
days professional conference with the
members of the faculty of the den
tistry college.
BEGIN TARGET PRACTICE.
Ames, Sept. 25.—Target practice for
rifle teams to be formed at Iowa State
college within the next few weeks will
start here in the new armory recently
completed, on the arrival of 600 new
rifles which are expected here at any
time.
The teams will be representatives of
the Iowa State Rifle club, and will
compete with other teams from the
Universities of Wisconsin, Minnesota,
^iichigan, Oregon, California and Cop
nell.
WORK IS BEGUN.
Ames, Sept. 25.—Work started here
on the foundation of the new animal
husbandry building to be erected at
a cost of $50,000.
When completed the building will
house one of the finest animal hus
bandry laboratories in the 'country,
In connection with the building will
be slaughtering and refrigerating
systems Installed.
WINK AT POLICE.
Columbus Junction, Sept. 25. —A
mysterious ally of a gang of crap
shooters who have been operating in
the city park has thwarted the efforts
of the police department.
When the officers went to catch the
gamesters the engine at the power
house stopped and the city was thrown
into darkness, the shooters escaping.
SOCIETY GIRL IS FINED.
Des Moines, Sept. 25. —Miss Irma
Frankel. prominent society girl, was
fined $35 in municipal court by Judge
Mershon for automobile speeding and
driving past a street car while loading
and unloading passengers.
SERVED BUFFALO DINNER.
Ames, Sept. 25.—The Central Iowa
Fair association served visitors at the
fair with a free buffalo dinner. The
association had butchered one of the
Singmaster herd at Keota for thfe as
sociation.
CORNELL RUSHING ON.
Mount Vernon, Sept. 25.—Entrance
to the literary societies at Cornell for
this year's freshmen will be based on
scholastic requirements, according to
the society rushing rules
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HIKES ARELONG
BUTGRUBGOOD
GUARDSMEN 8AY8 NEW MESS
SERJEANT 8ERVED REAL
CHICKENS TO SOLDIER8.
Long hikeB and good grub with the
rising Rio Grande threatening'part of
the Iowa brigade, features the news
contained in a letter from Corp. C. E.
Gillen of Co. G, a Courier employe at
Brownsville to G. A. MeLaughltn of
the staff of linotype operators on The
Courier. The letter follows?*
Brownsville, Tex., Sept.. 17, 1916
Friend Mac: It 1b Sunday night and
nothing to do so will write you a few
lines..
Am feeling fine and sure enjoying It
down- here, even if we do take twenty
one mile hikes now and then. Tues
day we go on outpost duty twelve
miles from here on a big ranch for five
days. After we come from there we
go to Point Isabel for one week.
I suppose you have taken your boat
in for the winter and are getting out
your overcoat. Say Archie, don't you
wish you were down here where the
snow balls don't hit you and you can
go swimming all the year around?
Lloyd Duke is our new mess ser
geant and we have been getting some
pretty good grub lately. We really
had some honest-to-goodness chicken
the other day. Maybe you think we
weren't setting In keen.
Was over to the International bridge
this afternoon and took some good
pictures. Will try and send you some
as soon as theyx are developed. The
Rio Grande Is awful high now and will
soon be over its banks. The fourth
infantry is all in quarters tonight
ready to get out of its way. It has
been raining almost every day for the
last week or two, so we have had It
pretty soft.
Weil tell the bunch hello for me,
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THE BIGGE8T VALUE STORE
M. BARMASH
SPECIAL NOTICE
This store will be closed, on account of holidays, Thursday, Fri
E day, and until Saturday evening, 6:15 (Sept 2S, 29 and 30). To Crowd
•s six days of business into three we have some wonderful bargain*
5 awaiting you for today, tomorrow and Wednesday.
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PUBLIC SALE
We, the undersigned, will offer for sale on the C. O. Taylor
farm, adjoining the city of Ottumwa, in the west end, near .the old
fair, groundB"
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 I
at 10 o'clock, the following property:
60 HEAD OF CATTLE Consisting of 20 head of cows. Mont
of these are dairy bred. Also some red and blacks, some fresh,
others to be fresh by day of sale. Eleven head of Jersey ana
Holstein heifers. Most, of these will be fresh in early spring. We
selected these heifers and-some of the cows in this sale from
heavy milk producing stock with a view of building up a first class
dairy herd, but have decided to close out our herd and offer for
sale what we believe to be a strain of the heaviest milking Hol
steins in this locality.
One pedigreed Holstein bull.
Ten head good 2-year-old steers, red and black. Eleven calves
from 1 to 6 months old.
HORSES AND MULES Consisting of one pair of yearling
mule colts one good driving horse one lady broke mare, smooth
mouth and kid broke saddle pony.
Some seed rye for Bale. The above farm for rent. &S
TERMS Twelve months time will be given, purchaser giv^
ing bankable note to draw 8 per cent interest. Under $10 cash.
Lunch on ground.
MOFFET BROS. Props.
W. H. Cooper, Auctioneer Citizens' 8svlngs Bank, Clerk
There is no better wagon or extra wagon ybx made than the Old
Reliable Peter Schuttler. I have several extra wagon boxes that I
have no gears for. Come and get one of tbem. Oasbllne still lC%e
-per gallon at.my filling station.
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p,
Office, First National Bank Bids.
Ottumwa, Iowa
as it is about time for taps to blow
and I will have to close.
Your friend,
Elmer G.
POLICEMEN WILL
NOT RECEIVE FEES
Mason City, Sept. 25.—Policemen
and other peace officers of Masott (Jit
have made the discovery since the
vening of the present
they no longer drfcw witn
thA county for appearing
Jury room, or for appearance in any
other criminal matter where the cous*
ty pays the bills.
It is- said that this is beoause of a
ruling by the state auditor's depart*
ment, which checks county accounts,
that witness fee charges by men who
draw full time pay from the county,'
Btate or municipality are not permis
sible, on the theory that they are em
ployed to get and present the informa
tion which they present grand juries
and courts.
PUSHBALL MATCH SEPT. 29.
Iowa City, Sept. 26. —Friday, 9upLi
29 hag been selected as the date
tot,
the annual pushball scrap between the'
freshmen and the sophomores. Diree*
'tors Kellogg and Schroeder will be the
officials who will keep taetlos in the
scrap within the game laws,
WOMAN LOBES WAGES.
Soiux City, Sept. 26.—Judge W. O.
Sears ruled a man's wages cannot bei
attached for alimony by a former wife!
after he has remarried.
Action to collect such alimony wi
brought in district court by Mrs. Belle
Schooley against Bugene Schoeley, ft
railway conductor.
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