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AMERICAN NAVY IN
BATTLE ARRAY

squadron Will be called upon to hunt
for the other just as 1t would in war
time. The problem will be to find the
opposing squadron and theoretically
destroy 1t. that Is to find 1t under such
conditions of disadvantage as would !,
mean its defeat in battle The ma.
neuvers will be conducted over an 4
immense expanse of waters, outside
the beaten track Of steamers, and
stretching all the way from Cape Cod,
Massachusetts, to Hampton Roads,
Virginia. 1t will be triangular lii
shape. not less than forty miles in
width IN the central part
It will be easy enough to fail to find
the enemy in this long stretch Of
water The services of fast scout ships
will be employed to aunt down the
opposing squadron and to prevent sud,
den surprise by it. The wireless tele-
graph will be called into use. Each
squadron will go through ell the eyolu.l
tions that would be expected Of a
fleet in attack or defense Special at
tention will be biven to battle signal
work. in accordance with the revised
code Of signals. It is thought theI
maneuvers conducted In this fashions
will be beneficial all around. They
will train the commanders for ono
thing to rely on their own resources.
Coast artillery officers will have q rare
chance to learn OF the maneuvers off
fleets in attack and It Is supposed the
information will be valuable to them
| If they are ever called on to defend
ports against foreign naval forcs.
The suggestion is being seriously CON-
sidered Of making the coast artillery
an adjunct of the navy and in the In
vitation Of the coast artillery officers
| to witness the maneuvers are to be
seen evidences of a closer cooperation
between the navy and coast artillery
| that may be but prelude to their her
ing united by congress.
| Naval officers, generally say that
when the battleship feet has gons
through the maneuverB planned for II
and following this work UP with target
practice it will be prepared to cruise
anywhere and be in shape to meet any.
thing of It's size af1oat. In other worda
they think fleet will go to the Pacific
that any nation In the world would
hesitate long before attacking. In tha
target practice, efforts will be mazda
to beat the records last made by the
British gunners. Stories have coma
over the cables telling Of great q.
chievements by the British recently
in the gunnery line but the American
gunners think that they can improve
on them. In fact, they think they have
already done better target than the
Englishmen but in this instance they
went to make a difference in their II
yor SO marked there will be no col
troversy.
1 It is understood that one reason and
large one why new life is being put
in the naval practice this season IS e
be found IN the direction Of Sycamore
Hill. The president mas not been say
isfed with conditions in the navy and
is setting to work on reorEanizatlon
and Improvement.
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Washington Bureau OF
The Ottumwa Courier,

washington, u. ", aug. 90.
Stung by the criticisms of persons
apparently well informed, who have
been declaring with embarrassing
persistence and pertinacity that the
American navy has had no adequate
training in battle tactics, the navy
department has set out effectively to
disarm criticism, The maneuvers Of
the battleship fleet, which will last
from August Is to September 9, will
be Of the genuins sort and will prob
ably be far and away the best course
OF training in the work Of meeting
actual war conditions that an Ameri-
can fleet has ever undergone, outside
of real warfare. Rear Admiral Willard
H. Brownson, chief Of the bureau of
navigation. has had much to do WITH
working out the general arrangements
for these maneuvers, though the de.
tails will be left to Rear Admiral
Evans, commander Of the fleet and
his division commanders.
It Is the ambition Of Rear Admiral
Evans and the high naval officers re-
sponsible for the success Of the ma
( neuvers, to have them as successful
and as valuable for purposes of train,
ing as the British naval maneuvers.
The British have set high standard
In this matter, and while there has
been a great deal Of talk each year
about the actual maneuvers Of the
big battleship feet, there Is little rear
son to suppose these have been Of any
large value to the navy. 1t has been
but little while since the Navy, a
service publication backed by men
Of standing and responsibility. and
supposed to have its information sup
piled by high naval officials, portray
ed the maneuvers held hitherto as
little more than farcical. 1t was as
serted they were cut and dried affairs
that gave the commanders no oppor-
tunities for initiative or originality,
and no training Of the sort the com
mander Of fleet needs when he gets
orders from Washington to find the
enemy's feet and destroy it.
This year, 1t will be different. To
he sure, Admiral Evans has already
defended the battle tactics OF the
fleet and said they were fully worked
; out. but 1t would be unwise to expose
them and thus betray valuable mill
tary information to foreign powers
This. however, did not give fully sat
, isfying assurance that the navy ma
neuvers were what they ought to be
particularly in view of the fact that
the battleship fleet has been ordered
to go to the Pacific.
Inder the circumstances, naval off
GERS generally take keen satisfaction
! in the plans for the maneuvers that
!, will soon be held. Not only will they
be on a great scale, but they will be
so far public that long lists Of navy
officers on shore duty and artillery
: officers Of the army have been invited
!, !, by. the chief of the bureau Of naviga
ton to attend them and become &C
/ quainted with battle tactics. The
. feet Of sixteen battleships will be di
1 yided into two sQuadrons and eacf
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Denver, Colo, and other western
points on pleasure trip.
Sargent sells Buttercolor, Csc to soc.
Mrs. Ellen Brady of 1921 Pump
street, left this morning for Abba on
business.
Mrs. j. P. Jackson Of Highland Cen
ter Is visiting at the home of Mrs. j.
r. Rowe Of 324 West Fifth street.
Miss Ellen Burns of TOP East Main
street, left this morning for Abba, for
latives.
Mrs Axel johnson Of 1909 West
Fourth street, left for Munterville for
an extended visit with friends and
relatives today.
The first installment of 'The
Giants Strength" will be published
next Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Roberts and brother,
Orville, Of Troy, are visiting at. the
home Of Mrs. w. Riggs Of 316 South
Sheridan avenue.
Mrs. Nettie Malone and children OF
Seymour, who have been visiting al
the home of Mrs. Lizzie Noel of us
Dllis avenue, left for their home this
morning.
On next Tuesday "The Giants
Strength" will be started.
Mrs. Julian McKiddin Of Keosauqua
who has been visiting at the home
Of Miss Hannah Ives Of COL North
Court street, left this morning for
Shannon City, where she will visit re-
latives for few days before return
ing home.
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BELkNAP.

Belknap.-Miss Edith Bell has been
engaged as primary teacher for the
Highland Center school north Of OF
tumwa for this fall and winter. Miss
Virgie Beedle of Bloomfield has the
advanced grade.
Mrs. Elmyra Morris and grand
daughter, Miss Orpha Morris left Fri
day for a weeks visit near west Grove
at the home of the formers brother,
VIII Guile and family.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James Post
on Sunday night, August IS, daugh-
ter.
Miss Ethelyn Hardin expects to leave
tomorrow for Guymon, Okla, to spend
some time on her claim.
daughter Of Kansas City came Friday
morning for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Blankinship and family.
Miss Leila G. Eberline was the guest
last week of her cousin, Miss Sylvia
Pottorff of Eldon, returning home on
Saturday.
Miss Bessie Fleming of Milwaukee,
Wis, Miss Olive Jennings and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Mccormick Of this place
spent last Thursday in centerville and
attended the circus at that place IN
the evening.
Mrs. Reva McMains and son Carl
visited few days last week with Mrs.
McMain's brother. Clyde Spohr and
family of Ottumwa.
Mrs. Harry Skinner of Bloomfield
spent Saturday with Mrs. Byron Skin
| rer
Mrs. Fred Citizens and little son.
Kermit returned Friday noon to their
home In Ottumwa, having spent the
week here with Mr.. and Mrs. w. s.
Cummins.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. smock of Bloom
field spent Sunday here with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. T. Smock.
Mrs. Eta Shull and Mrs. Olivia
Toole departed Friday for their re-
spective homes at Red Oak and Ottum-
wa, from an extended visit here with
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dodo
and their sister, Mrs. Will LouderbacF
and with other relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. ODE Burns visited witt
Mrs. Burns parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William Songer Of Bloomfield Satur.
day. 4.
4 Mrs. Sarah MCGEE is visiting with
friends in and near Bloomfield and at.
tending the Chautauqua. She expects
to be absent about two weeks.
Mrs. Maggie McMains, son Glen ant
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McMains and lit
tie son Carl spent Saturday in Bloom
field at the home of Samuel McMains
Michael Worley Of Allerton, Kan
visited here one day last week with
a A. Cameron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Guile and daugh
ter, Pearl Of near West Grove visite'
last week with Mrs. Elmira Morris.
Mrs. Kyle Skinner of this place an
!. Mrs. Nettie Skinner and children o
Bloomfield were the guests Of Ottum
wa friends Sunday
] Miss Bessie Fleming of Ottumw
is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. d. Con
ner this week.
Miss Elizabeth Ware left on the
o'clock Wabash for Ottumwa to atten
meeting of her lodge into whic
some new members are to be initiated
]. c. Thopson of Ottunwa was
business visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Spohr left this evenin
!. for visit with relatives and friend
at Eldon.
:. orla Burns. j. M. Eberline and Cha
; McMains drove is head Of cattle
t Ottumwa Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs Hanvav Cannar {
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county fair we had?" he asked. There
an easier time Of It than their fathers"
Major Hamilton continued. "They had
the railroad and the telegraph, while
the earlier pioneers had no means of
travel but by horses or OK team or
riding horseback, and no means Of
communication whatever.
"My father came through to Ohio
from MASSACHUSETTS on horseback in
1901. In the city of Cleveland there
was then but two or three log houses.
There I was born in 1927 and what
was then little village Of few hun.
dred has grown to be city of 200.-
900. See what mas happened in my
life time of four score years."
"But think of the experience of this
centenarian? Who would think now
of taking a boy of years 1000 miles
on horse back? Yet this old man here
when a boy crossed the Allegnanies
for Delaware to Ohio when he was
that age"
Major Hamilton closed by telling of
the first time he had seen the portion
of the country around Highland be-
fore the war.
II was a young lawyer them" he
said, land came out one Saturday to
try case before Squire Silver The
case was finished and I was getting
ready to return when heavy snow
commenced. stayed all night with tho
squire and when we awoke in the
morning there was eighteen inches OF
snow all over the prairie. You see
wasn't married then and it was sun
day. had to get in Sunday night.
No one would drive me in as the roads
we're impossible.
"Well--I walked and went to see
my girl that night in spite OF the
snow" major said, and during the ap'
plause he, sat down although his
| friends would liked to have heard him
talk farther.
George NJ. Dickens and the Rev. Mr.
4 Petit closed the program by giving
a few personal "reminiscences OF the
aged Mr. Lentner.
I, : Something About the Pioneer
Some of the relatives Of Mr.. Lent
ner insist that he is 101 years old In
stead Of 100. In the old family bible
gack in Ohio his date Of birth Is re
corded as Aug. %, 1906 but the Bible
in the Kirkpatrick home in Highland
gives the date as 1907. and this. Mr.
: Lentener insists Is correct.
He was born in Lewiston, Del.
; however, whether 1t was on August
70, 1905 or August g. 1907, and re
mained there with his parents, Mr.
t and Mrs. George Lentner, until he wa:
> nine years Of age. His father served
. through the war of 1872 as captain
], and George, then yonug boy was the
pet Of the soldiers, as his father Otter
g allowed him to come to his tent ant
? beat the drums of the drummer boys
= At the age of nine his parents
i crossed the mountains to Ohio. set
q ting in Athens county Here, II
1929, Mr. Lentner was married u
e Sarah Ann McGanagle, who died
s year later, leaving one daughter. MI
r Lentner was again married in 1891
J. to Mary lines. and six children wer
s born to this union, only one of whom
e survives. In 1851 his family move'
d to Wapello county and here the pic
neer has lived TO reach the centur,
S mark, burying his wife In 1892 am
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seeing all his children but one called

oeSAA6 al ulb CullQTen Out one Cdllcu
to their heavenly rest.
Mrs, Matte Kirkpatrick, the only
surviving child Of the centenarian, had
much to do with arranging the I'M
usual celebration, and acted as chair.
man of the day during the program.
Following Is list Of the children,
grandchildren, great and great-great
grandchildren, nearly all of whom
were present to enjoy the day.
Children Of George M. Lentner.
Henry Lentner, Jacob Lentner, Mrs.
DR.. j. G. Hinsey, Mrs. Rhoda Scott all
of whom are dead and Mrs. H. M.
Kirkpatrick of Highland Center, who
is the only surviving shild.
Living Children.
William Lentner, of Creston.
Grace Lentner Henry of Fairfield.
Rhoda Mcdonald of Marietta, South
Dakota.
Norton Lentner, of Marietta, South
Dakota
Matte Lentner Fleener, of this CITY,
Jennie Lentner Hook Of Lincoln
Neb.
Louisa Lentner Peyton of Highland
Center.
sybil Lentner of Ames.
George Lentner, of Dahalonega.
Wade Lentner Of Albert Lea, MINI.
Eugene Lentner. Of Hedrick.
Max Lentner, of Hedrick.
Ida Hinsey Knisely. Of LeMotts, Ind.
William Hinsey, of Fair Oaks. Cal.
laura Hinsey Jennison, Of Fondu
Lac, Wis.
Gertrude Hinsey Hale, of Grinnell.
Nellie Hinsey Rowe, Matte Hinsey
Orelup, Louise Hinsey Johnson, Joseph
and Edith Hinsey all of this city.
Fife Scott Jackson, of Ridgeway
Mo.
Maude Kirkpatrick Post, Of Chicago
Stella Kirkpatrick Porter and Mionr
Kirkpatrick. both of this city
Living Great Grand Children.
Four children Of William Lentner
two boys and two daughters,
Two daughters of Mrs. Grace Lent
ner Henry.
Godfrey Mcdonald. Cline F1eener
Jennie Peyton, Knox Hook. Mary
Louise Hook, George NJ Lentner, Mar
guerite Lentner.
Joseph Knisely, Louise Knisely
Burton Knisely, Fay Knisely. Kar
Kinsely
Philip Phillips, Howard Phillips.
Lawrence Rowe, Gordon Rowe
Helen Rowe.
Charles Hinsey. George Hinsey, Don
aid Hinsey, Philip Hinsey Ralph Hin
4 sey.
Genevieve Orelup, Don Orelup.
Marguerite Jennison, Ernestine Jer
nison. Edward Jennison.
Clarence Hinsey, Rowe Hinsey.
Carrie jackson. Mary Jackson, keit
Jaskson and Roger Jackson.
Great Great Grand Children.
Il Roland Knisely.
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cunard and German Zines War.

Berlin, Aug. ga rate war in
volying the cabin passages has broken.
out between the Cunard and Germans
lines in the North Atlantic service. Az
reduction in the rates from $3.50 toi
S107.50 has been announced.
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Heartrending

was the state of A. G. Stickel's daugh.
ter, Miletus, w. v. with leg sore.
Bucklen's Arnica Saive cured her. 25c.
F. B. Clark, Court and Second: ]. IL
L. Swenson & Co., Court and Main.
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orr family physician some years ago
saya me the following prescription. 1t
entirely cured me of constipation.
Acid Sulphuricum Dil........H drains
Lax Own Comp. LII OF.
Elk. Lactated Pepsin
Anuae Dist. equal part Us. ad....V OF.
Directions: Take one desert spoon
full before meals. Can be filled at
Swenson's drug store.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


From Thursdays Daily. w.
Sargent Ats trusses right.
Misses Vina and Rosa Ross of
Blakesburg are visiting friends and
relatives in this city.
Mrs. L. Nelson Of Keokuk who has
been visiting at the home Of her
daughter. Mrs. T. Morris. 1o1 North
Moore street left for her home last
evening.
Neasham sells the best watches.
Mrs. Caroline Eaton of 4S4 West
Second street left last evening for
Bentonsport for an extended visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
Scott.
Mrs. G. Mason and daughter, Miss
Fay, of Eldon. who have been visiting
at the home of Mrs. R. H. McFadden,
GOA Ellis avenue, left for their home
last evening.
Mrs. ]. Albertson and Mrs. H. Al
bertson, formerly of 9O3 West Main
street, left last evening for Gebo,
Mont, where they will make their
future home.
Mrs. A. G. Hazard of 231 South
Frank street, left last evening for
Monroe to visit with friends and rela-
tives.
Newton's heave cure, Sargent's.
G. ]. DeHart of Hedrick passed
through this city last evening enroute
to Denver, Colorado Springs, Colo,
and other western points for his
health.
Make It a point to read our new
serial story, "The Giants Strenth"
which starts next Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Martin and
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Stolte of Hedrick
passed through this city last evening
enroute to Denver, Colorado Springs
and other western points on a pleas
ure trip.
Mrs. R. Riggs and children Of Chill
licothe, who were called here by the
death of Mrs Riggs father, w. G.
Bish, 500 Boone street, left for their
home last evening.
Miss Helen Young of Leon, who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. G. w
Hale, lit East Court street, left fol
her home this morning.
Bickmores gall cure sargent's
Mrs. Mary Dummler of 315 NORTH
Sheridan avenue, left this morning
for Keosauqua in interest of the Mod
ern Maccabees Of Michigan.
D. W. Miller of South English ar
rived last night with good load .
horses for tomorrow's sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Brown of Bloom
field. who have been visiting at tn,
home Of Mr. and Mrs e. G. Hubbard
$50 Sheridan avenue, left this morn
Ing for Agency where they will visi
friends and relatives for few day
before returning home.
Mrs Gus Benson of Centerville
who has been visiting at the home c
Mrs. j. Shaffer, 3oS South Milne
street, left for her home this morning
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Kitterman an
children of Charlton arrive In the cit
this morning on No. 10 for shol
visit with relatives.
Sargent he fill prescriptions.
Miss Bertha Waugaman of Edd
Vile is visiting at the home Of Mis-
Emma Noel, 211 East Main street.
From Fridays Daily.
Sargent sells Junket tablets.
Rev. Charles Myers of Mt. Pleasa
is visiting in the city.
Sheriff Jackson left last evening {
the Burlington for Knoxville, takiI
Carl Durr to the inebrate asylum
hat place
Mr.. and Mrs. w o. Garrett
Maryville, Mo-. are visiting with MI
CARROTS father, D. 7. Foster
A 4 1, ,ol6 T
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WALNUT GROVE.

Walnut Grove.-Mr and Mrs. B. H.
Drummond, Misses Mabel Johnson.
Cecil Lewis and Myrtle Johnson We're
In AGENCY last Thursday visiting with
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Gone Crazy.

Many people have gone crazy from
dyspepsia, constipation. ETC. DR.. Kings
New Life Pills cure: 2Bc: guaranteed.
F. B. Clark, Court and Second: ]. H,
L. Swonson & Co., Court and Main.
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Tri- Courier.
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

SUBSCRIBERS wishing their address
changed will please give the name Of
the Postoff1ce to which the paper has
where they desire it to be changed to
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soNAPARTE.

Bonaparte.-Miss Dot Kelsey OF
Pennington is visiting at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Byron Hogan.
Mrs. Maude Cantril Is in Quincy this
week on business. Miss Edna Diehn
accompanied her.
Harold Cox Of Douds-Leando is Wis
iting relatives in town.
Mrs. Archie Mcdonald was Ben
tonsport visitor.
Miss Lottie Miller has returned from
a weeks visit in Pennington.
Mrs William Long and son visited IN
Keosauqua yesterday.
Miss Effie Herman Of Pennington
visited here between trains yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chapman OF st.
Louis are visiting at the T. P. Chap
man home.
Miss Mary Sunderland Of Burlington
has been visiting Mary Vale the past
week.
Mrs. George Hunter is visiting IN
Ottumwa this week.
Harry Barber. who is telegraph OPP
orator at Sioux City Is visiting at the
home of Miss Emma Kean.
Miss Edna Corns arrived from Big
Springs, Neb., where she has been the
past month.
Mrs Hara Davis returned from
Pennington where she has been visit
ing.
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LENTNER TREATS FRIENDS ON
HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY,
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north Of here and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w.
Hoffman Of near Bloomfield spent last
Sunday at the G. D. Conner home:
Work was begun last week on the
band stand.
Miss ida Gill of ST. Louis visited
here last week with the ]. M. McCor-
mick family, returning home Sunday
evening
Mrs. Lemma Wickham of Ashburn.
NO. called on friends Saturday whit
on her way to F1oris to visit her
mother, Mrs. Jay.
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Then at the noon hour when the
last arrivals came in, swelling the
total to more than 800, picnic spreads
were laid throughout the lawn adjoin.
ing the Kirkpatrick home and while
the Highland Center band played,
lunch was eaten.
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On next Tuesday "The Giants
Strength" will be started.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
Owens-Bolar.

At two O'Clock on the evening OF
Thursday May the 30, very pretty
wedding occurred in the parsonage of
Rev. Keltner OF Mexico, the contract
ing were Mr.. Iona Owens of Benton
City and Mrs. Willie Bolar OF Hatton,
Mo-, in Galloway county. First came
the attendants. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Russell, friends Of the bride and groom,
and the bride and groom followed and
took their places in front OF the minis
ter. Rev. Keltner pronounced the
ceremony in a most impressive man
ner. They then took the evening train
for Benton City where they are gong
to make their home. Mr.. Owen has q
lovely home In Benton City, where
they are going TO housekeeping In
september. Mr.. Owens is very
popular young man and is the mail
carrier on Route No. 2 and is liked
by everybody that, knows him. Mrs.
Willie Bolar is such a pleasant lady
and real good looking and she has
many friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Y. A.
Owens, the groom parents, gave them
an affair Sunday June the 2, there
was a lovely table prepared for them
and excellent refreshments were
served and there was quite a number
OF relatives and friends dined with
them and several presents were given
and may we all wish Mr. and Mrs,
Owens a long happy prospers life and
much joy