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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-28
ALBA.

Abba Rev. S. M. Perkins of the
Christian church rendered his resig-
nation yesterday and asks that it be
accepted by the first of the year He
advised the congregation at the time
that he was going to Davenport It
has been limited and unofficially an
nounced that he would resign, but
nothing definite had been said until he
gave the word to the congregation
Sunday.
The annual union Thanksgiving
services will be held in the Methodist
Episcopal church Wednesday evening
Rev. Perkins will preach the sermon.
The fact that the Eisteddfod will be
in session in Abba on Thanksgiving
day caused the ministers to get to-
gether and agree that the services
would be held the evening before.
Ed Young and family departed this
mornine for Glendora, California, and
expect to make their future home IN
that place. Mr.. Young has been in
poor health for several years and the
removal is made with the hope that
the climate may better his condition.
Mrs. Webb Smith will leave today
for ottumwa. where she will enter a
private hospital and have an opera
ton performed. She has had poor
health and it is hoped by her friends
that she may be benefited in this way.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M Heiserman will
leave this evening for Chicago to at
tend the automobile show From there
they will go to Rockford for visit
with their daughter, Blanche. who is
attending college in that place.
Walter Ames, who resides a few
miles north of the city, has gone to
Wyoming. where he will take home
stead and locate.
Abba now boasts of three moving
picture shows as well as vaudeville
entertainment. Since last Saturday
two new shows have made their ap-
pearance and it is said two more will
be established this week.
The miners in Monroe county ac-
cepted the agreement made between
the operators and the representatives
Of the miners In regard to the accep-
lance of half cash and half checks at
the pay last Saturday. There was no
trouble of any kind reported. Down at
Hockin" two miles south of Abba. the
matter was overcome by the miners
receiving their pay envelopes at the
window. These contained half cash
and half. checks as per the agreement.
The checks were taken around to the
company store and there cashed for
the men. They were practically paid
In cash, but they had to walk a few
steps to get the last half.
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GOSPEL RIDGE.

Gospel Ridge-Wiliam Hendrix
has sold his farm to a man near Mark.
The public sale Of John LaCamp and
the sale of Fred 1ngold last week were
fairly well attended and stock and 9TH
err articles sold well, good milk cows
ranging in price from s45 to $50 per
head
At the public sale last Tuesday Of A.
F. Haney near Milton span of regis
tered mares brought s907.5O, going to
Thomas Walton Of Bloomfield. P.
Horn of Pulaski bought one at s4o0.
Mrs, George Bollman started for
Montana last Tuesday.
Mrs. John Mills and Mrs. John Boil
man have been seriously i'll but at
present are reported as improving
slowly.
DR.. Finch is having the residence on
his farm repaired
Rev. Carr Is holding protractel
meetings at Rabbit Ridge and has been
crested by good congregations.
Wafer Warthens holds the belt in
Davis county as a corn 'lusker so far
as reported, he havi'7 " husked a
few days ago 107h bushels in day.
Mrs. Rosa Hendrix Will close school
Friday for a weeks vacation. She is
an experienced teacher and has given
excellent satisfaction.
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NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY.

When Henry Oyen, now considered
one of the best newspaper men in
Chicago, first came to the city, hG
worked as clerk for one Of the pack
ing companies at the stockyards. For
this he was paid So a week, and the
prospects ahead Of him weren't par
ticularly bright. at that. Henry.s
friends and relatives up around the
little town of Waupaca, Wisconsin,
however. were sure he had started on
the road to wealth and fame when
they heard that he was identified with
the stockyards. To them there was
no greater institution on earth than
the Chicago stockyards.
A few months after he started with
the packing company Henry wrote all
Indian story for the Century Maya
zine. The story was such good one
that the Sunday editor of the Tribune,
hearing that its author worked as q
clerk at the stockyards, sent for him.
and later gave him place on the Sun
day staff of the Tribune at salary OF
five or six times what he had been
getting before.
Henry has brother, named Girls.
Girls still is In wisconsin, taking care
of the farm One day about two years
after Henry had gone to work on tho
Tribune an old friend of his, and of
Cris', who had not seen either OF them
for two or three years, happened into
Waupaca, and, in the course of his
conversation with Girls he asked II
Henry was still at the stockyaGds-
mo, Henry isn't there any more"
Girls said. Hes working for the Tri-
bune now" Girls said this with an air
of conscious pride, for he is very proud
Of his brother
HE isn't there any more?' asked
the old farmer, evidently panied to
hear the latest about Henry. You say
he is with the Tribute? What is
Henry doing for the Trihune?"
"He writes articles and things" re-
piled Girls. who was somewhat sur
prised at his friends lack of enthusi-
assn over Henry's advancement.
"Oh, / see," said the old man. hes
one of them writer chaps, eh?"
Girls assured him that Henry had
turned from the porcine to the literary
pursuit, whereupon the old man
thought for a long, long while. Final
ly he turned to Chris:
well, - 'er what allied Henry
Cris?' he asked, In a puzzled way
couldn't he make 'er go out tehre ia
the stockyards?'
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PARkE AND CHARLEY.
(By Arthur West.)

Parke West-he's my brother,-and
Charley Carpenter, is a police reporter.
In other words, they are in cahoots.
If they were not In cahoots they would
be two separate reporters, but as it is
they are only one. Parke works for
night staff of the Record Herald.
Whenever one of them gets bit of
news he divides 1t with the other On
Monday night Parke watches<the ter
ritory while Charley attends the week.
~ reception that is given on West
Madison street by the Iron Moulders'
union, and on Tuesday night Charley
keeps his eye on the district while
Parke takes in the regular weekly
hop of the United Laundry Drivers
association. In this way one-half OF
the combination always Is on duty
while the other half is enjoying itself.
All this, however, is merely Incidental.
These two had another and more urg-
ent reason for forming their combine.
All Chicago reporters are paid on
Monday night This means a weekly
period Of starvation that usually be-
gins along about Thursday and gath
ers intensity until the appearance OF
the ghost on Monday. Charley and
Parke sought a way to get around this
difficulty, and between them there
were many earnest conferences. Then
one Friday night, when the weekly
financial stringency was approaching
the zenith In it's acuteness they sal
lied forth in search of something to
eat When they were within q few
feet Of restaurant Parke dropped be-
hind and Charley walked In and took
q seat at one of the tables. He ORDER
ed porterhouse steak, some potatoes,
several dishes of vegetables and sauce
cup of coffee and big piece of pie
l1,II. ~, yv1O v>fIN ~
after he had started to eat this Parke
walked in He took a seat opposite
Charley, but there was no glance OF
recognition between them, They did
not speak, nor did Parke. reading his
paper, once look at Charley, who was
busy with his steak As far as the
crowd In the restaurant or mattresses
knew, they were perfect strangers.
Then Parke ordered one ham sand
wich
with the ham sandwich there was a
check for five cents Under the edge
OF Charleys plate there was a. check
for $115 Finally, the last bite of the
Carpenter pie had been washed down
by the final mouthful Of the Carpenter
coffee, and he, leaving Parke nibbling
at his sandwich and musing over his
paper, paid his bill and walked out OF
the restaurant A few minutes later
there was a commotion in the neigh
borhood Of Parke's table.
"Since when. he asked the waitress.
with fine scorn, did you begin selling
ham sandwiches for $1.167"
The waitress looked at the check.
Then she looked at Parke's empty
plate.
why" she said, 'I guess must
have been dreaming. Your check
was only nickel. I'm sorry made
such a mistake. Thank you for tell
ing me. Here is your check for five
cents.
Parke was all forgiveness. Wait
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BIRMINGHAM.

Birmingham-M W. S. Allen ana
daughter Grace, who are spending the
winter in Fairfield were at home over
Sunday
Miss Bertha Kisling spent Sunday at
her home in oBnaparte.
Miss Madge Norris of Keosauqua
was at home over Sunday.
Frank Boise, who is attending Par
sons college at Fairfield, spent Sunday
at home.
Milton I. Steward formerly of this
place, and Miss Elfreda G. Schlick OF
Duluth, Mimi. We're married Nov. 81.
Mr.. Steward is the son of Mrs. R. w.
Pleasant. He spent his boyhood in
Birmingham, where he has host Of
friends who extend hearty congratula-
tons
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sIDELleHTs.


1t is said that the rear
admirals in the navy are pre-
pairing for a test to see whether they
can swim or not This test for rear
admirals is considered far worse than
tnat required of colonies in the army,
who are put to test to see wheth er
they can ride horseback. Although
the average colonel weighs several
times more than his horse.
The assistant secretary's plan is to
have the rear admirals dive from the
shore and swim to their ships. As
many of the admirals have not moved
a wheel for years. except from the
navy department to the club they are
indignant. 1t is thought Rear Admiral
Cowles, the presidents brother-in-law,
will have some trouble In performing
the feat, as he is the same size from
his collar bone to his fourth rib, after
which he puts out to rectangular
manner. Rear Admiral Cowles weighs
more between his wish bone and
waist line than, many persons do be-
tween their shoes and hat. The sight
of Admiral Cowles down on the. Po-
tomac river front trying to qualify to
the Newberry'ss test would draw tears
from eyes long unused to grief.
Reports from Rear Admiral Evans
headquarters by intimate friends of
Fighting Bob are confident that he
can make Newberry's test. Ever since
the battle of Ft. Fisher, Fighting
Bob swims entirely with one foot,
the other being used as a sort of a
screw propeller. one can imagine the
general effect, 1t would be about the
same. as a fat man trying to climb a
greasy pole. Admiral Evans fortunate
ly is about the same size all the way
down, and his kicking don't amount
to much as he can only kick with one
foot. The walls that are now deafen-
ing the Washington horizon arise
from the Admirals with convex pro-
turbenances abaft and midriff.
g. o. P.
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siGoURNEY.

Sigourney. ~ Congressman D. w.
Hamilton and his private secretary,
w. H. Richardson. left Saturday for
Washington. D. c., for the December
session of congress. Mr.. Hamilton ex-
poets to be home for the holidays and
spend his vacation at home.
AS has been the custom during prior
years, the churches of Sigourney will
this year hold union Thanksgiving SER
vices at 1890 Thanksgiving morning.
The services will be held at the Chris
tian church and the Rev Charles N.
Pace of the Methodist church will
preach the sermon. Good music has
been provided for the occasion, and
the services this year will no doubt
prove an exception.
The Sigourney high school girls
basketball team will go to Pella next
Friday to play basketball with the col :
lege team of that place
Fred Fishburn spent Sunday with
his parents in this city Mr.. Fishburn
is In the mail service and runs from
Keokuk to Red Oak.
Miss Kate Nolan one of the talented
young women of this place, left a
few days ago for Cedar Rapids. where
she has a good position in Coe College
Conservatory of Music. Miss Nolan
has for a number of months been a
student at that college and she proved
herself so efficient In her line of work
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FLoRIs.

F1oris.-Charles Wilson has sold his
residence property in F'loris; also his
barber shop, to Arthur Lepper and has
purchased property in Otturnwa and
will move Monday to Ottumwa. where
he will enter At. once in business.
Warm lined SHOES at Frost & Heady
James Peden. J. M. Lepper and A. H
Plank are in Texas this week looking
after land matters
We lead, others follow, Frost &
Heady.
The protracted meetings at the
Christian church are progressing NICE
ly. A good crowd is in attendance
every night
Mems and boys clothing at Frost &
Heady.
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TROY.

Troy-The ladies Of the Methodist
Episcopal church and large number
of the ladies of the Presbyterian
church improved a portion Of this
week quitting at the home of Mrs. s.
e. Conner
There are some new cases Of scar
let fever, but they are all properly
Guaranteed and 1t is hoped that the
disease will spread no further.
Rev. c. Springer made a trip to Lib
ertyylile Tuesday and returned
through the rain Thursday
Mrs. Young is extremely Ill and
fears are entertained that she will
MT recover.
Robert Lock Hill has been seriously
ill for several weeks, but is now max
ing decided Improvement. Ills friends
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q
The Courier today prints in full
Senator Delivers address delivered
last night before the Allison club at
Council Bluffs. In this effort Senator
Deliver unqualifiedly declares himself
in favor of the reelection of Senator
Allison. pays beautiful tribute to sew
eral of the older senators and the SEN
timent of the people of the states from
which they were elected. He makes
very plain the prominent connec-
ton Senator Allison has had with
much Of the important national legis-
lation that has been enacted during
the last third of century. The speech
contains much information and partic-
ular care is taken to answer the class
of people who. when speaking of any
Office holder, it matters not whom, ask
what has he ever done?"
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ORGANIZATION NEEDED.

The Optimistic Club of America Is
9 new organization formed, the an
nouncements say, to smile the finall.
cial stringency into nothing. The par
ent club was organized in Salt Lake
City last week and branches are now
being formed. In seeking recruits the
organizers announced that they want
ed members who can take clearing
house certificate and smile like it was
better than hundred dollar bill;
members who will give battle to the
man with the long face-will smile SO
happily, no matter what comes, that
he will die of shame.
The basic tenets of the club are ex-
pressed as follows:
There are more people dying for
the lack of a kind word than from
disease.
"a smile is potential, magnetic ami
dispels trouble
The man who never makes any
mistakes never makes anything else.
Hard luck stories are like overdue
notes.
Before money was invented some
people were happy.
Nobody can really harm you but
yourself.
IA smile is Gods own medicine.
-. In the realm of the birds the lark
Is the optmist, the crowds the pessi-
mist. Why be crow?
Clearing house certificates and
tight financial conditions have afford
ed more people who never had dol
lar an excuse for their hard luck than
anything that has happened since the
civil war.
THE optimism Of the optimist de-
stroys the last hope of the pessimist.
"a grin is counterfeit smile and
does not pass current because the
heart. stamp Is not on it,
Perhaps the new organization was
formed largely as joke; though it
may be that Its founders acted in all
seriousness, but the newspapers ac-
cepted it as little bit Of comedy.
II It was organized as a Joke, it should
not be permitted to induce a few
smiles and then drop out of existence.
1t should be held together as an or
ganization permanently, and should
nave branches everywhere.
The Optimistic Club Of America
should not go out Of operation with
the passing of the financial strin-
gency. We need the optimists
too much. and we need more
Of them. Banded together in club
they could spread the gospel Of cheer
and smiles and the men with long
faces would soon find themselves in a
hopeless minority.
The Optimistic club could be the
club of the rich man and the poor
man; all creeds and all races could
unite under its banner. And everyone
could join, because Its Initiation fee
would be payable in smiles and a
laugh would be the dues.
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Many Now Homesteaders.

Charlton. large number of
new Homesteaders We're Initial
ed into the Homesteaders'
lodge at this place last evening A
class of about fifty from osceola was
also initiated. Prominent speakers
from out of town We're present and
made interesting addresses. After the
lnitiatory ceremonies banquet was
served and some time was then spent
In dancing.
Mrs, James Wilson of Fairfield is
visiting in Charlton with her father
in-law A. B. Wilson. and family
Mrs. II, Blous left yesterday on d
few days business trip to Creston.
Miss Stella Pfaf of Murdo. South
Dakota, who had been spending ten,
days with her parents and friends In
Charlton returned home yesterday.
Robt. Peterson left yesterday for
Humeston where he expects to be en-
ployed for some time
Mrs. Chas. Desombers of Lincoln,
Neb., is visiting in this city with the
family of G. w Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dalin have re-.
turned from brief visit in Ottumwa
with his sister. Mrs. G. A. Anderson.
Miss, Jennie Tull returned yesterday
from a few days visit with friends in
Humeston.
Mrs. H. 8. Horner and little son re-
turned yesterday from a visit with
friends in, St. Joe.
The Misses Edenia and Helen Krid-
elbaugh returned Yesterday from ~
few days visit with relatives in St
joe
Mrs. F.. R. Lenhart left last evening
for visit with relatives in Des
Moines a nd Knoxville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hemphill of Iowa City
fromerly of this place, Is visiting her
| numerous friends here.
Mrs. D. S. Myers left yesterday on a
three weeks business trip to her for.
mer home in Rolla. Mo-
Miss Jessie Smith Of Osceola is Wis
iting in this city with her sister, Min
| ME. and with other relatives and old
| friends.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. R. Preston of ,Tus-
keego. formerly Of this place, who had
been spending a few weeks with their
old friends here. returned home yes
| terday.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Beagley of Lovilia
are visiting in Charlton with Mrs.
Beagley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B..
| Teas
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The Ladies' Aid society Of the Pres
byterian church will serve a Thanks
giving dinner in the basement of this
church Thanksgiving day. Nov. 80.
Tuesday morning for q visit with his
mother. Mrs. Ida Adcock.
Mrs. w. B. King left Monday to join
her husband, who has taken a claim in
South Dakota
Mrs. Ann NJ Johnson left We'd
nesday FOR lnltois. after visit with
her sister Mrs. w. B. Mcfarland
Mrs. r. n. Draper and children o.
Bethlehem returned Tuesday from
visit With relatives at Council Bluffs.
Mrs Della Kinno uth was Melr.ise
business visitor Monday
AIRS. Mauda Sutt'n and sister. Miss
Irna Elliott Of Crcs.,.n. arrived II,
tuesday evening fr q visit at The par
e.i:a Fl. W. .a',ct: home
Mrs M. Al. Nestlake returned les
dry CT No. from & visit WI ii Ella
ti,es al Mel &c
Mis- Harriet DeLano Will entertain
the Thimble club at her home Satur-
day afternoon
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield.--Mrs. Charles NJ Gage Of
this city, who was run down by a
runaway team Saturday, is today quite
comfortable. No serious injuries were
found on examination land her speedy
recovery is hoped for
The Fairfield high school football
team defeated the Burlington high
school In a fast game Saturday by a
score, of % to O. The local team has
not been scored against this season.
Thanksgiving day the Fairfield team
goes to Keokuk to play the high school
there. This game will decide the
championship of southeastern Iowa.
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Newspaper Stories Of Chicago

resses. he said. were very apt to gel
balied up, especially during the rush
hour. The mistake was entirely par
donable. Then he walked out Of tbs
restaurant
Carpenter. leaning against tele-
phone pole with that degree of comfort
and satisfaction that usually is In
duced by healthy porterhouse steak
was waiting for him. ~
Fine said Charley.
Fine" said Parke
They went into another street and
walked until they came to a crowded
restaurant. And then 1t was Carpen-
ter's turn to eat the sandwich.
Thus are two heads better than one
and thus can two appetites be squelch-
ed for as many dimes.
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feel hopeful that he will recover.
Thanksgiving services at the Meth
odist Episcopal church next Thursday
at 1890 a. m.
zelda Archie a little girl about 8
years old, the daughter Of Frank Ar
cher Of Troy passed away Wednesday
night, after brief Illness The dis
ease was supposed to be scarlet fever.
The family has the sympathy of all
their friends and neighbors. The re-
mains We're inferred in the Troy
cemetery.
Some of tn farmers have finished
their corn gathering.
Miss Esta Robey has been absent on
a visit for several days. but is expect
ed soon to return.
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that the authorities offered her a fine
position in the college. All of her
friends and neighbors knew of her
,bility and congratulate her upon her
good luck
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Adams of Pow
aattan, Kansas. are in Sigourney for a
weeks visit with the formers brother.
}. M. Adams, Mr.. Adams is e pros
porous farmer down in Kansas. hav-
ing gone there during the big boom.
E. II. Mccain of Indianapolis is Wis
ting at the home of his son. Lee Nc
Cam.
Judge Willcockson, who is holding
court in Oskaloosa spent Sunday with
his family
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The Yale football team is one Of the
most successful get rich quick games
on the market. The financial report
of the seasons work shows that Yale
and Harvard divided $4,000 after
Saturdays game. that Yale and
Princeton split 100000 a week ago
and that Yale received $4,000 from the
game with Brown. $4,000 from the
Washington and Jefferson game and
$4,000 from other games. There is an
evident absence Of even shadow Of
a financial stringency at Yale.
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The students of college at Cape
Girardeau. Mo-. have joined the tenn
perance movement and are pictured in
the news dispatches as forming in a
procession and marching down to the
Mississippi river to fill big jugs with
water. 1t is to be hoped that in their
zeal in the cause of temperance they
do not imbibe too freely Of the Missis-
sippi variety of water. There is a linn
it to the capacity of the Cape Girar-
deau hospitals.