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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-19
A LARGE EQUIPME
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RECEIVES
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
NEW ENGINES
Ten Thousand New Box Cars Also Ad.
ded to the Rolling Stock Of the Road
"A Few Figures Concerning the Re-
cent Addition

The delivery of the $50 locomotives
and ten thousand freight cars, or
dered by the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road during May of last year, has just
been completed and are now in service
with the other equipment. This great
ly augments the company's facilities
for promptly handling the largely in
creased and enormous volumes OF
freight traffic
The magnitude of this order Of rail-
road equipment is almost inconceiv-
able to the general public. With an
expenditure of about $16,0O0,000, much
work was involved in furnishing the
enormous quantity Of material for the
equipment, which, when in service,
would be sure to greatly aid the earn
ing powers of the road and much
more than insure the reimbursing to
the company for the money so spent.
Such an expenditure serves to show
the necessity which existed for suf1-
cient capacity to promptly and proper
ly handle the constantly increasing
traffic on the road, and also has an in
dication OF the general trade prosper
ity throughout the country.
nv SILS " Lie CuAlDSSs>
The aggregate length of the $50 To-
comotives, If placed in line and cou-
pied together, would stretch over a
distance Of 81 miles. II placed side
by side and end to end, they would
cover an area of four acres. The total
number OF cubic feet which would be
occupied if these locomotives were
placed in pile would be equivalent
to mass 800 feet long, AZ feet wide
and 200 feet high. OF the number, 210
are consolidation type freight engines
measuring 6s feet 85s inches in length
from the tip of the pilot to over the
drawhead of the tender.
Thirty-five are Pacific type passen-
ger locomotives ~ feet, inches long,
and five are switching engines S. feet,
Az inches long.
Imagine the enormous power Of
these locomotives, when the total
length of train which could be hauled
by them, if all were coupled together,
would be 1913 miles, consisting of about
81 1000 loaded cars of 10000 pounds ca
pacity, and the total weight Of the
train would be about 929, 430 tons.
10000 Freight Cars.
OF the ten thousand freight cars, the
length of the $4,000 pound capacity
box cars, over couplers, Is 43 feet, 6A
inches; for the steel twin hopper gon.
dola cars, As feet, 2 inches; for the
composite low side hopper end gondola
cars, As feet, 21k inches, and for the
Rodger ballast cars, a. feet, OK inches.
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Deiters visited with Mrs. Otta Buch-
oltZ last Saturday

Deiters visited with Mrs. Otta Buch-
oltz last Saturday.
Chas, Morgan and family of Ottum-
wa are visiting at the George Deiters'
home a few days this week.
Mrs. L. H. White called on Mrs.
Sadie e. Mowery one day this week.
Mrs. Sadie E. Mowerv spent Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Shank,
The frost has damaged some small
fruit.
The farmers say the ground plows
up better than 1t has for long time,
and they all think they will have a
nice crop.
Miss Mamie Courtney visited Mrs
Shank Wednesday.
Hazen White was in Floris Friday
on business
Neal Courtney spent Thursday in
Ottumwa
Mr.. and Mrs. George Deter celebrat-
ed their twenty fifth wedding ami
versary Thursday with nice dinner
few of their friends We're there, and
pleasant time was enjoyed by ALL
Harry Mowery and Chas. Morgan
We're visitors at the Stevens home Fri
day.
+. Y. White was in Floris Thursday,
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IOWA MAID IN ROMANCE.
Leon Girl Slips Away from California
Friends

Santa Monica, Cal, May 1S.-Quiet-
~ slipping away from their families
and friends in Los Angeles, Miss Ora
DeEtta Yaple and oliver Cromwell
Dively arrived in San Bernardino and
went at once to the county clerks Of
flee where they secured marriage liz
cense and were married by Justice of
the Peace Thomas.
Miss Yaple was stylishly gowned
and attracted considerable attention
around the court house.
The bride stated that she was a ma
tive of Leon, Iowa, although she had
not been there since childhood, She
was 25 years Of age. The groom said
he was born in Topeka, Kan, and was
25 years old. Both are residents Of
Los Angeles, Dively residing at 20s
Avenue 3s. They will make their home
In that cit,- as the groom Is connected
with the Golden State Realty COM
pany After luncheon they left for the
Angel City.
Their romance began in a ball room
in Pasadena four years ago. 1--WE
wished to avoid notoriety," he said,
"and it will be a big surprise to our
relatives and friends.''
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Ex.oFFlcIAL SHORT s7s,ooo2
Court Orders Investigation of Accuse
ton Against Former Treasurer.

Terre Haute, Ind, May 18.-Judge
Piety has instructed the grand jury
to investigate the accusation based on
a report by an auditing company that
ex-County Treasurer William Clarke
is short $4,000.
The chairman of the citizens COM
mittee which supervised the examina-
ton of the books says he has no part
in and knows nothing of the grand
jury investigation. 1t is not generally
believed there will be one.
Clarke says the auditing company's
report is incomplete and that he will
employ accountants in whom the public
has confidence to go evar the books
again,
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RicHEAND.

Richland, May 15.-Philip Wagner
of Ollie, was in town on business last
Thursday.
Miss Freda Thompson of Keota, Is
here visiting her grandmother, Mrs
Thompson.
John Thompson drove over to Keota
last week to call on friends.
Al Johnson of Woolson was a
Washington visitor last Thursday.
Oscar Hinshaw, who is working on
John Eyes house in Ollie, spent Sum
day with his family.
The entertainment given at the
Christian church last Wednesday
evening was well attended. The Sc
1ections given by Miss Gleda Hough-
ton of Burlington were heartily en-
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. if
cored. A number Of vocal solos and
music by the orchestra were inter-
spersed and highly appreciated.
Tandy Jones is building a nice
dwelling house in the north part of
the city.
Quite number were cleaning the
cemetery last week.
Gene Davis and family are all sick
with the measles. Mrs. Rob Sasseen
Of Pleasant Plain is taking care Of
them.
Rev. Wall and family moved last
week into the Wm Schreiver proper
ty,
Mrs. Fred Smith is at home again
after several days visit with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Nelson in
Washington.
Miss Sophia Hoogenakker of Pella,
returned to her home the fore part of
last week after short visit with her
brother, H. +. Hoogenakker.
Mrs. Wm Jones of Clay, was in
town Saturday trading and calling on
friends.
Jas, White came over from Keota
Sunday to spend the day with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Swank and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Long visited Bert Wig
gins and family near Fairfield sun
day.
Quite number went from here last
Friday evening to Ollie to attend the
band concert.
Mrs. Jas. White and children of Ke-
ota. have been visiting Mrs. Whites
parents several days.
The g. a. RS are making prepare
lions for Decoration day. Rev. Bar
nett will deliver the address,
Miss Britta Anderson came dowr
Monday for visit with her friend
Myrtle Coffman.
John Kent made business trip te
| Washington last Thursday.
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Stockport, May 15.--E. =. Hall and
family left Saturday on the morning
train. Mr.. Hall has been in the drug
bushes here the past two years.
large and enthusiastic meeting
was held in the opera house Friday
night in the interest of the proposed
interurban railroad from Keosauqua
and Fairfield. This is much needed
enterprise and the citizens will CO.
operate with the promoters Of the en-
terprise.
Quite a number of citizens spent
Sunday on the banks of Cedar, ang
ling for fish and gathering flowers.
There was a meeting of citizens last
night to make arrangements for a
Fourth of July celebration.
M. L. Shelman shipped a car of
hogs to OttumWa Saturday.
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BABY LOST.
Gypsies Were About to Be Hunted
Down When Boys Crv Was Heard.

Gypsies Were About to Be Hunted
Down When Boys crv Was Heard.
Des Moines, May 1S.-Baby Cher
dron, only, one and half years of age,
the jewel in the family of Frank Cher
dron, Thirty-fifth street and Forest
avenue. was missed at s o'clock Tues
day morning shortly after a gypsy
caravan had passed the house wend-
ing it's way Westward. The father,
who is Associated Press operator at
the News office. was more than mildly
excited when a neighbor said that he
had seen the overland travellers stop
near Thirty fifth street, and pick UP
something near the sidewalk. 1t did
not take long to figure out that the
something" was the jewel of Cher
dron household. The police were
called and Detective Art Brunnemer
was assigned to the case with the or
ders to rush in a telephone call for re-
serves and bloodhounds in the event
the child had really been kidnapped.
Not long after the report had been
made to the station another report
came in.
you don't need to look longer for
that baby" was the second report
He is found. He was hiding in the
cellar"
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BEHR TO THE FRONT
INVENTOR OF ITO MILE PER HOUR
MONOGRAPH CAR iNvADEs
NEW YORK
Wants to Solve Transportation Prob
lem Of Great MetropoIis-simlIar
Line In England In Course Of Con-
struction at Present Time.

F. B. Behr, the inventor Of the mono
rail system of transportation, is in
New York at the present time, work
Ing for the consideration of his inven-
tion as a solution of the great transit
problems that are vexing both the
authorities of that metropolis and the
citizens.
According to the inventor it would
be possible with his system, to haul
passenger cars at an average speed Of
100 miles an hour, the fastest time
made by express trains at the present
time. Mr.. Behr has mapped out a COM
prehensive system of rapid transit for
New York, which would bring all five
boroughs and the uttermost parts of
those boroughs into close communica-
ton. He says, he has the capital
ready to begin the construction of the
system, provided he can get the re-
quired franchises from the authors
ties.
The Route.
According to his plans the line
would extend from Tottenville through
the Narrows, under the Narrows by
tube to Fort Hamilton, thence through
Brooklyn to the East River near the
City Hall under the East River by
tube to Manhattan Island, up Man
haitian Island by subway and elevat-
ed to the Bronx and Kingsbridge. Ac-
cording to the inventors plan every
point in any of the boroughs would
thus be brought within fifteen min
utes Of Wall street. OF course, there
would be lateral lines and branches,
the whole system making about 46
miles of four track road.
One of the branches would run to
Coney Island, and for this road Mr..
Behr now has an application pending
for franchise from the junction of
Atlantic and Flatbush avenues, in
Brooklyn, out Fourth avenue and
other streets to Coney Island. At a
committee Of the board of aldermen
Mr.. Behr offered to give the city the
free use of his patents If the munich
pality would build the Coney Island
line.
Attains High Speed.
The Behr mono rail" which has
been endorsed by engineers in this
country and Europe attains very high
er. applied to a motor car running on
a single rail. The rail is laid upon
the apex of an A-shaped structure,
either on the surface, underground. OF
as an elevated line. and the car strad-
dies 1T as a rider does a horse. Both
sides Of the car hang far below the
rail- thus lowering the center of grav-
ity, so that it is impossible for the
car to turn over or leave the rail-
In practical operation on a trial
track three miles long at the Brus-
sells expedition the Behr cars main
tanned an average speed of ninety
miles an hour over course of
curves and straight track and the
commission named by the British par
lament, which gave Mr.. Behr fran
chise to build one of his roads from
Liverpool to Manchester, reported
that an average speed of 10 miles an
hour could be made with perfect safe
ty The Liverpool Manchester line
Is now under construction.
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INVESTIGATE REPORT.
Alleged That Captain Had always in
the Way" PLAYED AS piroe,

Washington, D. G., May 1S.-Assist-
ant Secretary Newberry of the navy
department has asked marine corps
officials for information concerning a
story printed in many newspapers
charging that Capt. Bearss, of the ma
rine corps. who is serving on the bat
tleship Wisconsin, recently had the
popular air, always in the Way"
played as march at the funeral Of
G. w. T. Lawrence, a private who was
drowned while carrying dispatches
near Olangapo, P. l.. No official adj
vices have been received about the
conduct of Capt. Bearss. which is said
by newspapers to have thrown sailors
and marines almost into mutiny.
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EDDYvILLE.

days illness Mrs. Thomas Bridges
died at her home about six miles
southwest west of town, at o'clock
Tuesday evening, May Is, aged 46
years. Mrs. Bridges was taken sick
the latter part of last week. On Sun
day she suffered a stroke of apoplexy,
is survived by husband and six chill
dren. Burial will be made at Abba.
The family formerly lived here, but
of late have lived near Frederic.
H. Vanderpol has repainted his
house and barn at Lawn Field
The graduating class of the high
school had picnic Sunday on the
Mineral Springs farm, across the riy
err. Professor Yeager accompanied
them.
Charles Schoff and son, of Ottumwa,
were here Monday in Mr.. Schoff's new
gasolene launch.
Chas. Sturgeon was in Des Moines
Monday afternoon on business.
On account of the baccalaureate SER
mon next Sunday night, there will be
no services at M. E. church. Rev.
Kemble of Oskaloosa, will preach In
the morning.
Mrs N. w. Ward has been attend
ing the bedside of her daughter, Mrs.
d. Q Clapp, at Abba.
Among the late cases of sickness re-
ported are the following: Miss Edna
Right, Mrs j. L. Sipes. the little son
of j. S. Oldham, Geo. w. Dashiell, two
babies of James Johnson, south of
town, and Mrs. Chas. Tangy, of Lost
Creek.
Miss Sadie Cecil, of Buxton, has
been visiting at the A. l.. Cecil home
this week.
M. O'Connor returned Tuesday from
short visit in Ottumwa.
G. D. True has leased his business
block to S. A. Townsend of Oskaloosa.
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield, May 16.--Hugh Hayden Of
Eldon, a brakeman on the Rock Is
land, had the misfortune to have the
thumb on his right hand taken off N
the Rock Island yards here yesterday
morning, while, working a coupling
He was able to go home in the after
noon.
The annual reunion of the Jefferson
County Old Settlers ssociation will
be held here Tuesday and Wednesday
September 8 and A. These reunions
have become great events of late
years, and it has been decided to have
a two days celebration this year. The
reunion will be more elaborate thar
in former years.
Mrs. Harrv Thorne departed last
night for Santa Fe, N. M, for an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
J. S. Fisher of Ottumwa, has as
sufned the leadership of the Forest
City band of this city, and began his
work last night.
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kEokuk PIONEER succuMss.
Mrs. Hunter Dies Aged 8o-Aunt of r.
M Hunter. Of CttunnWa,

eKokuk, May 1S.-Another of Keo-
kuk's old and sturdy pioneers was
called to the great beyond when Mrs.
Elizabeth Hunter, for flfty-eight years
resident of this city, answered the
supreme summons and peacefully
passed from this life Wednesday.
During the half century
and more that Mrs. Hunter
and her late husband, Robinson
Hunter, lived in Keokuk, the history
of their lives has been interviewer
with that of the city, and the death
of Mrs. Hunter, besides bringing a
keen grief to many loving friends
marks the passing of one of the last
Of that early band of pioneers who
laid we'll the foundations for the
greater Keokuk. Her nephew f. M.
Hunter resides in Ottumwa.
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them to rebuild the city and re-estab-
lish themselves; but without help, in
the way here proposed, there will be
great difficulties to be overcome by the
worthy wage-earners of this city 10
their efforts to get the money to re-
habilitate themselves and secure rea-
sonable homes.
Ask No Charity.
This self-helpful organization, asking
no charity except publicity, proposes to
build for themselves two, three and
four room, one story houses, to be To-
Gated in the suburbs, where excessive
danger from fire will be eliminated.
These houses will cost, furnished,
about $500 to $500 each. On a ten per
cent basis, they would represent rent
charge of $50 to $50 year; or SALT to
80 per month per home. Counting out
taxes, repairs, etc, these houses would
easily pay six per cent interest, per
annum, to those advancing the money.
Now this company of workers, called
the Cooperative Home and Industrial
association (purely cooperative COM
pany, and in no sense building and
loan scheme, to make money for any
one), wishes to borrow the money to
buy land and build these homes for its
own members. To get this money, it
purposes to issue ten year gold bonds,
with privilege of repaying after five
years., secured by first mortgages on
the property. The mortgages will run
to trustee to secure the owners of
the bonds.
To Issue Bonds.
These bonds will be issued in denom-
nations of SIS. SIS. $50 and $500. SO
that anyone. according to his or her
means, can help and so participate In
the investment opportunity thus ore.
ated. The bonds will draw interest at
the rate of six per cent per annum,
payable quarterly In New York ex-
change.
These loans on homes will be per-
fectly safe, for they will be based on
income earning property, with monthly
payments into sinking fund for their
final discharge. The monthly expense
for these homes, the sinking fund pay
ment included, will be SO seasonable
that no one could afford to leave them
to rent elsewhere in a city where,
owing to the destruction of so many
buildings, rent will be very high.
Now these stricken, but undaunted
and self-helpful workingmen, the very
pick of wage earners, appeal in this
business like way for the money with
which to build these homes. All who
are willing to invest, in a large or
small way, are urged to send their
names and addresses to the under
signed, who will Immediately mail
them full particulars. Or, better still,
send the money you wish to invest to
the Western National Bank of San
Francisco or to the First National bank
of Oakland, Cal, to be exchanged for
a. like amount Of these six per cent
bonds.
Every proper safeguard will be
placed about them. The titles will be
perfect and will be guaranteed and In
sured. Promptness is much to be de.
sired, for the situation demands action
The cause is most worthy one. Please
act promptly.
William T Love, Chairman.
367 Howth ST., Sta. L., San Francisco
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Mrs. j. E. Chandler, 2ss North Nc.
Lean street, left this morning on the
Rock Island for Kirkyille, where she
will visit friends.
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New York Butter and Egg Market.
New York, May 1S.-Butter weak,
creamery 14@20k; held, 14@17;
renovated 10@16; factory, 11@15.
Eggs steady, unchanged
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WASHINGTON EDITOR DIES.
Young Iowa Journalist Passes Away
While Seeking Health in West.

Washington, Iowa, May 1S.-Bert
Rayan, formerly city editor of the
Washington Journal, died Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 in Cheyenne. Wyo
Rayan left this city six weeks ago, to
seek a return of his health among the
mountains of the west. He was unsuc.
cessful in his quest, and steadily de.
c1ined until his demise yesterday. He
was about rs years of age, and his
journalistic work here promised a
bright future ahead of him, which was
cut short by his early death.
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Attention
Is Awaiting You


to please you Kindly notice that at
this store no scheme is operated to
mislead the people-one price to all
and that one the lowest.
Box of Carpet Tacks ............ 1c
Paper of Needles ...............f.l c
Sewing Silk, spool ............ :. lie
Dozen Patent Hooks and Eyes -. lie
School Handkerchief .........1c
Bar of Toilet Soap ............1 lie
Pencil Tablet ........ lie
Paper of full count Pins .......... lie
Rubber Ball lie
Yard Of Silk Ribbon ...............1c
Patty Pan ..........,...1c
5 Slate Pencils lie
Buttonhole Silk, spool .............1 c
Pie Tin .................. lc
Embroidery, per yard .............1c
$500 Ladies fine low Shoes at SLAB
$3.50 Ladies' White low Shoes at $1.25
zoe Ladies' Summer Vests at 2 for 25c
35c Ladies' fine Vests, extra quail. .24c
75c Mems Summer Underwear .4Sc
SOC Mems Summer Underwear .39c
$3.50 Mems fine Dress Shoes .S2.98
Best $2.25 Mems fine Shoes ..$1.s8
Boys long-wearing $500 Shoes. .$1.75
Misses fine $1.50 Shoes .....$1.25
$3.50 extra fancy Umbrella at ..S1.9S
$100 grade in Mems Dress Shirts .69c
Odd sizes in Mems SOC Dress Shirts 25c
Mems $3.50 Dress Pants at ....$I.98
Best 75c Umbrella .........,... .49c
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Peoria Produce Market.
Peoria, May 18.--Corn, No. 8, 491s.
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would like to tell the people of the
United States about the most worthy
nd self-helpful movement that has
cen deveIoped-or rather accentuat-
sd-by the recent tremendous cata-
clysm here; movement that may
lead the way to a great reform in the
housing and homing of the wage
earners of our land, would tell you
labout it in eXtenso, if space could be
spared for the purpose. AS it is, [
must confine myself to the more di-
rect and limited portion of the propo-
sition that deals alone with the hous-
ing here of present homeless thous,
ands.
To Build Homes.
An organization of working men has
been formed to build homes for it's
own members, establish stores and
create industries, all on cooperative
lines, following the Rochdale system
that has been so very successful in
Great Britain where over $400000,00O
of business is done a year, on meth
DDS proven successful by twenty-eight
poor weavers, who were SO poor that
four to six cents a week was all they
could contribute to their initial effort,
that finally achieved SO grand sue
cess.
The recent holocaust here has ac-
centuated the necessity for such a
plan of self-help and home-getting for
San Francisco. Tens of thousands, in
Guiding women and children, are now
living and sleeping on the ground or
in temporary shelters that are wholly
inadequate to preserve the health,
morals or working condition of the
people. So the necessity is great and
pressing.
Abundance Of Work.
There is to be an abundance of work
in the rebuilding of the city, and this
will enable the wage earners to pay
for their own homes. The trouble is,
in this crisis, that everything, practi-
cally, must be provided in advance;
the money from wages will not come
fast enough-the net savings of the
workers, above living expenses, will
not he sufficient to promptly rehouse
and re-supply the wants of the multi
tudet now burned out, who have, lost
everything, or nearly everything.
M@ney will be easily obtainable by
ankers and the rich. to enable
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MARS HILL.

Mars Hill, May 15.-Mary and Clare