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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17
Christmas Presents.

The time is at hand Wien every IL
likes TO show the apprec alton Of love
to some friends or loved ones, with
some token. To a good many it is .
puzzle what to give. We douor you
realize thaH the more useful Tie gift.
the more il is appreciated, and right
here we wish to say: Slippers fci
men or a nice pair Of shoes -wou,dn t
they like item? Wouldn't a pal: of
coloved Juliots, with flr top, OF Il pair
of nasty r:,tent leather or glazed kid
shoes just suit the lady Comfort
shoes for grandmother she'd appre-
ciate them pretty little baby shoes
are always admired by the mother.
We have a large assortment; If all
kinds of slippers and shoes and we
like to ask you to make your selection
early before the sizes 1rn broken. We
have mems slippers at SOC, ST, s1.25.
$1.35 and $1.50. For laiseE 81, s125
and $1.35. And nice dress shoes Tor
ladies and gents $3.50. So and s3.50
Come in, make IL store your stop
ping place; you are always welcome.
Daniels Shoe Store.
Don't forget to ask for ono of Jul
beautiful calendars for 1909.
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DO YOU WANT TO
ADOPT A BABY?
AMERICAN HOME FINDING AS.
ISOLATION HAS FOUR TO
GIVE AWAY CHRISTMAS.

Who wants a little Christmas baby?
You may have one II you phone to 1141
(new) or so6.B (old). There are four
bright little ones at the American
Home Finding association headquar-
ters, corner Fourth and Cass streets,
who are to be given into the mercy
of strangers and each n of them
are wholesome little bits Of humanity,
hale and hearty. There are two boys
and two girls, the Oldest being two
months old and the youngest Ave
weeks. All are bright and happy and
look fearlessly out on the world, blink
ing their great eyes and cooling just
as happily as they would were they in
the arms Of their mothers, They arc
to go out into the world, to win or
lose, just as the case may be, and il
you are contemplating a Christmas
baby, the officials Of the institution
urge you to communicate with them
All that is necessary is to give the
proper references, and show that on;
of the bounty Of your life you can give
to the little ones the love and help
they would receive from their rightful
parents had not fate deemed other
wise.
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ReInarkabl lie
Bargains
FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
"A WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF
XMAS elFTs BEING
DISPLAYED.
TRE PHILLIPS BIG STORE n
SCENE OF ACTIVITY,
BARGAINS, IN EVERY DEPART.
MEhT.

Preparatory to Christmas the Big
Store always presents a wonderful
scene, but this year all previous prep.
arations have been outdone, The store
resembles a. veritable wondeflund. .
Among the Christmas stocks can
be found many useful and practical
gifts. In one department four handker.
chiefs in a beautiful holly box arc be
ing sold for ten cents. Pure linen
handkerchfefs at FIVE. ten and twenty.
five cents: initial handkerchiefs at
81 cents UP to 25 cents, including
the fine French initials that usually
sold for so cents, go at 25 cents. A
line worth special mention is the line
of gentlemen's handkerchief at 10
to 35 cents. Children's foohs, ri!
kinds, are made a feature at the Big
Stere this year. Books from one cent
up. Cloth bound books at 10rcents. A
choice line Of copyright books that
are sold everywhere for $1.50, are be.
ing offered for Christmas shopping at
9s cents, and the 81 grade are being
sold for 40 cents.
A beautiful line of neckwear suit.
able for presents is being sold for 25
cents, so cents and ST..
The jewelry purchase recently made
by Mr.. Phillips will be offered at halt
price. Jeweled back combs 40 cents to
$3.50. These are true bargains. worth
double the money. Gold filed rings
guaranteed for five years, are being
| sold for rs cents to ST..
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the time of her death. On December
20. 1s41, while living III Ohio, she was
married to Mr.. Deuitt Bennett. This
union was blessed with 3 children, six
girls INC three boys. seven of whom
still remain, and are as follows: Cath
crime McNeair, Qskaloosa. Charles
Peter Bennett, Eddyv;lle; Mary Melis-
so Bennett; Kirkville: William H,
Bennett, Ottumwa; Ain e. Thomp-
KirlSville; George j. 6elnett. Ottum-
wa.
Mrs. Benefits husband passed away
April 9Th, 1864, leaving her the care
and raising of the . children, which
she proved equal to, and more, for she
was always ready to lend a helping
hand to any one in neeG.
Mrs. Bennett was a member of the
Presbyterian church OF Kirkyille, and
was very active in every good work
so long as she had bodily strength to
give. For the last two years she has
been q. shut-in. caused by the in
firmaties of old age.
The funeral services We're held in
the Presbyterian church. her pastor
officiating. They We're attended by q
large number of friends and neighbors
1nterlnent was made II the family lot
at Kirkville cemetery.-Contributed.
Robert w. Carnes son OF Reason and
southwest of Kirkvilie, about moor
of December 9th, 1908. He was borr
September 10th, 1850.
A wife and eight children Lenair
behind to mourn his death. Severa
members of this family are very sicl
at the present time, "a daughter lies al
deaths door, making It all the more
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FUNERAL OF JOHN WILSON
HELD AT ALBA TUESDAY

A1bia-The funeral of John NJ. Will
son was held from the Methodist
church in this city Tuesday afternoon.
the remains being laid away In Oak
View cemetery. MI. Wilson suffered
with q stroke of paralysis a week ago
and since that time he has been bed
ridden and unable to recognize either
his family or his friends. In his pass
ing the count loses one of its most
valuable men. He came here In the
year of 1855 and ever since that time
he has been identified with all the
good things that nave come up in the
community. He leaves an aged wife,
two daughters and one son, John W,
Wilson, who Is a resident of Ottum-
wa.
Other News.
A little son vas born to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Hook Tuesday
morning. Rev. Hook is pastor of the
Grace Episcopal church and the
friends of the gentleman are offering
him congratulations.
Squire ]. Fl. Mullen was down from
Lovilia Tuesday looking after mat
tiers in the courts and attending tc
personal business matters.
!. F. Drapef Of Perry, who is identi.
fed with M. l.. Loughlin in The south
side drug store in this city has beer
in Abba for the greater part of the
week and returned to his home Tues.
day.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
William McCleary died at their home
from diphtheria. The child had beer
sick for several days and was bu
four months of sge. Owing to tn
nature of the disease the funeral wa,
| private and was held Tuesday morn
ing from the home.
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ENTHUSIASTIC
Meeting HELD
SMALL CROWD MANIFESTED
MUCH INTEREST IN CITY'S
WELFARE LAST NIGHT.
WERE MANY SPEAKERS
Harper, Roth, Fecht and Others Make
Addresses Parks Will be the
Issue at the Next
Gathering.

That it does not need numbers to
make enthusiasm was clearly demon.
strated In last nights meeting of the
Commercial association where a mere
handful of me- gathered and held the
most enthusiastic meeting that has
characterized the open session of the
body since they began. Everybody
present contributed his mite Of opinion
in the ours of the evening and the
subjects discussed were of great va
riety, covering such subjects as sys.
tematic advertising, members,
more money, parks, vim, ginger or en-
thusiasm, mail order, catalogue houses,
cooperation, etc. All that was neces.
sary for anyone to start a discussion
was to merely be able to make the sub.
iect strong enough to force its way
through the smoke IL fragrant
aroma Of glowing perfectos that were
burning fercely during the gathering,
and a discussion was on,
Plea for Members.
Aside from the appointment of a
couple OF committees nothing definite
was done. Chairman w. T. Harper
as chairman of the membership com.
mittee, made q short address in which
he urged the increase of the member.
ship of the association. He stated In
the course that the work Of the asso
citation does not demand that a mem
Der be old, wealthy or influential, but
rather that he be Interested in the vel
fare of the city and willing to lend
hand toward its advancement actuated
by the spirit of loyalty. Everyone has
ideas of his own and should not hest
tate to share his opinions with the
body organized for the boosting of the
city in which all should be interested
alike. The dues paid range from $35t
per year down the line to $40, the lat
ter being the minimum"
Would Advertise.
Following Harper came Ed Roth
who gave a good practical talk on eys
tematic advertising. telling the valu'
of publicity to any enterprise. He cit
ed other cities where by the use ,
iudicious advertising much has bee
accomplished. Upon motion OF MI
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RUDE HAD seen
VAUDEVILLE
RURALlTE AND SWEETHEART
DISPLAY uNRouMDEp KNoWL-
EDGE TO WoHLWENp.

He had the appearance of ruralitia
when he stepped up to the box offica
at the Garrick last night with his Dul4
cinea in Merry Widow hat and isis
thread gloves clinging to his arm.
Whats the play In this here theaw
ter tonight?r he asked with the aid
of not caring a gosh darn If 1t cost
two bits,
vaudeville responded Manager
Wohlwend. with one of his celebrated,
alluring aud perennial smiles.
We'll, we won't go. We saw THAI
play two weeks ago and while ths
Justly celebrated Wohlwend smile
an heirloom in the family--froze on
| Georges face, the blase couple sailed
away to find a play they hadn't
seen.
They had come UP from a nearby
town to do some Christmas shoppings
and In an hour of relaxation deter
mined to be real sporty and go to n
show. But they were not inclined
to be wildly ~extravagant and when.
they rambled around a few momentss
they returned. They INDUCED in
few minutes conference in the Garrick
lobby and then approached the licked
widow and consulted the price chart
Can we see the same show for ID
cents that we can for 25 cents"
They We're assured that 1t was even
SO, and after further conferences
bought 10 sent tickets and proceeds
ed in.
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SHOE .H& -roH,
HAasERe a FAR;INGToN
f24 East Mai. Street.

Roth a committee Of five will be ap-
pointed to take up the work of pub
licity. Later in the evening J. K.
Mahon moved the appointment of T.
committee Of three to prepare pro-
grams for the open meetings.
Discuss Parks.
julius Fecht of the board Of park
commissioners spoke on the Leighton
park project and was followed by Il
number Of those present who discuss
ed parks from every phase of the sub
ject. Upon motion of F. M. Hunter it
was decided to make parks subject OF
the next open meeting of the associa'
ton. The meeting adjourned about
10:40 p. m.
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Obituary


A Pioneer of WapeIio County Dead.
On Wednesday evening about seven
o'clock at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. Lucy Chandler in kirkville. Ia,
occurred the death OF Mrs. Sarah Ben
nett. The deceased was one of the pio-
neer residents of Riclliand township,
Wapello county. having come to Iowa
with her husband and four children in
the fall of 1sA9, locating upon a farm
about two miles south Of Eirkville. and
continued to live thera until about IA
years ago when she anne to Kirkville
to live.
18th, 1924 in Perry county. Ohio. Died
December 9th. 1908. making her "a
years, Z months and IS Gays of age at
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Pc lERSON'S

II EK0UNN
GROCERY AND MARKET.
e12 East Main. Phones o7s.
Potatoes, extra choice cooking
bushei .s.,.., .......t..... a55
Turn'ps, fancy, pix ...,.......... 100
Sweet Potatoes, extra fancy pix, 400
Large Red Onions, pix ....,..... Csc,
Coffee, whole grain Santos ID !, ioat
Coffee, Rio and Santos COM
binatlon ID 100
Coffee, Golden Santos I'd 1880. 2oai
Honesty, the best for the Money
ID 207i
Try a Coffee purchase from US.
Our quality Will hold your trade.
BIB Sans New kraut, 8 for ...... 25cN
BIB can New Hominy, 8 for ESQ
2th can New Sweet Corn, 3 for .25c
q Pkgs New Seedless Ralnslns -. Csc
Cooking Figs, 3 TBS for .......... 25ot
Fresh Halibut. Salmon, Rcd Snap.
per, Smoked White Fish, Haddles
BIoaters.
SALT
Goldfish, Herring, Extra Large
Bloater MaekereI.
Spiced Herring, Anchovies
C;inner Rarrtes 0tarf 1Sr
Holly Wreathlng, Pine Needles,
Mistletoe Wreaths.
MEATS
We carry only the very choicest
quality obtainabie for this depart
ment.
Not How Cheap, but How Good,
our motto.
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HOSPITAL NOTES.

----- TTS0FFTTN| w. 80
4 . y " . q y =
Mrs. p. C. McClaran OF Mt. Pleas
ant. entered the hospital yesterday for
a surgical operation.
DIR. G.. W. Sternberg of Mt. Pleasant,
was a business visitor yesterday at the
hospital.
Mrs. C. Van Ness, who resides on
Orchard avenue in Fairview. who has
been taking treatment at The hospita-
for some time past, returned home to-
day.
NJ. E. Elliott of Rome, was a visitor
at the hospitrl yesterday. where hi
called upon w. McMurrin of Rome
who is undergoing treatment.
Conductor J. Cadagon of the Burl.
ington, entered the hospital today fo'
treatment.
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a Xmas Ball.

We wish to that there will
be a ball given at Agency. Ia; in the
town hall by the Bachelors club Xmas
night. Everybody invited. Good
music. Order will prevail. Milt Dick
ems and Cort Melch, managers,
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In police court this morning jim
Campbell, colored, was released aftei
pleading guilty to a drunk Charge
James Balm was given three days on
the same charge.
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BIRTHS.

y
BORN-Monday, December Id, 1908 to
Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Gage, 1893
West Second street, a daughter.
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with that hon
esty there had
not been cou-
pied a fund of
common sense
-"horse sense"
as we call it in
these days, his
name w o u | d
never have been
known beyond
S a n 6 a m o n
county, and at
this date would
have pas S e d
W h o lily from
memory.
That "horse
sense displayed
itself chiefly in
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politics practical politics and statescraft. In the
financial and social world he was not above medi-
ocrty. In civics he stands in the historical per-
spective as the Matterhorn in an expanse of
mole-hills
Lincoln was partzan And so, for that mat
ter, has been every man who has scored any civic
triumphs in times of peace mental review of
the names that loom large in the annals of
statescraft will confirm this statement. But as
touching this point we have Lincoln's own words
uttered in eulogy of his acknowledged political
idol, Henry Clay "a free people in times of
peace and quet-when preee 4 by no common
danger-naturally div rites. At such
times the man who -'either party is not,
CANNOT BE, of anYxs~ &C." When these
words were uttered = was Wing. He
recognized the Free - only to condemn
it, maintaining Gas was r true) that the
great majority of the Wing party were free
soil" in sentiment (See address, Worcester,
Mass, September -, 1s4s.)
1t is probably equally true at this writing that
the great majority of Republican voters are
temperance" and thousands of Republicans have
said "The Republican party is the party of tenn
peranCe," with much honesty as that with
which Lincoln said, "The Wings are the real free
soilers' The average honest voter may not
comprehend as readily acknowledge his err
quickly, yet he will surely reach the
conclusion reached by Mr.. Lincoln when he said
Our cause, then, must be entrusted to and con-
Quoted by its own undoubted frends-those
whose hands are Free whose hearts are in the
work, and who DO CARE for results" The Wing
party, then, like the Republican party now, was
good chiefly in passive sense, and with the pow
erfu influence of the slave holding interests pas
sive virtue soon degenerated into non-resistance
to active political vice The slaveocrary used
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open profanity the street. and business
man went to the council and demanded that the
officer be discharged, the ground that such
minute regard to the proprietes would make
the town unpopular and interfere with business.
The entire situation is the outgrowth of the
law breaking, anarchy breeding licensed liquor
traffic.
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interests just as the boozeocracy of today uses
the passivey virtuous Republican party to pass
laws to protect its interests. GO with any man
when he goes right; part from him when he goes
wrong was the maxim of Mr. Lincoln's own
coinage which, applied to political conditions, di-
vorced him, with much regret as he testified
from the Wing party-the party of his idols
the party that had bestowed honors upon him
and joined him to the despised BLACK Republi-
cans" because he was at an agreement with them
on the great politico-moral question which he
had once hoped would be settled by the Wing
party because majority of the membership of
that party were at heart "free-soilers"
AS Wing, Lincoln was partizan AS Re-
publican he was more So
And his political horse sense had to meet the
beautifully seductive political get-rch-quick
scheme-the nice man theory of government
1t was in the memorable campaign of So
Judge Douglas sought to succeed himself in the
United States Senate and Lincoln was his op-
ponent. To quote Whitney, Lnco1ns biogra-
pher: douglas made haste to retrieve his past
error and ally himself to the northern political
protestants against the growing aggressons of
the awful slave power. He therefore placed him
self in the field and his shibbo1eth was "Anti-
Lecompton" His partizans were not only sedu-
lous to return him to the Senate, but to make
him the general candidate of the anti-extension
OF slavery party for the presidency This, as
Will be SEEM was to steal Lncons platform and
thus seduce his less astute political friends and
supporters. And Lincoln was the nominee of the
third party, which was up to that time
stranger to success, and, to quote Charles Sum-
ner, party that bore the taunt and opprobrum
OF numbering among its supporters no leading
statesmen or men of affairs Lincoln was urged
to withdraw by many of his best friends. whose
sincerity was above suspicion They were as hon
est as Honest Abe himself They were as
patriotic. They would sacrifice as much They
were as loyal to the cause But they lacked his
grasp and craftsmanship. Among the many may
be named Horace Greeley "who had been their
political mentor in the era of the Wing party,
who urged the support of Douglas with the fran
tic and uncompromisng zeal so characteristic of
him. And Governor Crittenden who urged the
people of Illinois to reward Judge Douglas for
his courage and patriotism, his high elevated
just and independent position on the Lecompton~
question and the sacrifice" etc. which he had
made.
Mr.. Lincoln rejected the advice He was there
tore accused of caring more for party than for
principle. But he maintained that even though
Douglas might have taken his new position hon
estly he did not do so zealously that the natural
political home for men who were opposed to the
extension of slavery in the Republican party.
in which there was no division on that question.
that however honest or Jealous Mr.. Doug
lOc ,10hN L. +. 4
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DRINK IN THE COKE COUNTRY
Reign of the Liquor Traffic in Fayette County,
PA Detail of Widespread Condition

the celebrated Conne1lsville coke region. The
population of the county exceeds hundred
thousand and only minor fraction is of Amer
lean white blood The major portion of the
population appears to consist of foreign people
and negroes. These tens of thousands OF TN
taught and dangerous people consume literally
oceans of drink-beer being the principal bev
erage. AS result the lawlessness of this coun-
ty is prOverblal in this state and the newspapers
report murders, assaults, robberies and the like
by the wholesale. General riots are not uncom-
mon. A recent one occurred neal unbar after
which more than fifty riotous foreigners were
rounded up and hauled to the county Jail at this
place. In this affair many were wounded and
one or more killed
The conditions at the county seat are disgust
ing in the extreme. To supply the demand for
ntoxicants and create and stimulate appetite, no
fewer than eight large barrooms are required, in
addition to the tender mnstratons of a dozen
breweries and distilleries within the radius of
few miles In these breweries and distilleries
many local officials financially interested. The
barrooms actually packed at times during
every day and their patronage is enormous
The police of Uniontown pay practically no
attention to drunkenness the streets. One
meets here, not occasional drunk man, but he
meets them from early forenoon till late at night
many times in squads of from two to ten. Not
a day passes, except the days when the saloons
closed during which mobs of drinking men
do not congregate the pavements in front of
the saloon doors until sober people are actually
compelled to walk out on the street, unless they
do not object to running gauntlet of maudn
drinkers. Ladies frequently obliged to avoid
as best they may foung their shoes and skirts
in the vomit of drunkenness left on the main
street of the town. At times gangs of drunks
usually all foreigners negroes, will march two
or three or four abreast, pouring out torrent
of profanity and vulgarty and on only the rarest
occasions they moested by the police
Drunken negroes parade Main street from the
center of the town to Haiti (the negro quarter)
till late in the night, singing and dancing pro-
fame and vulgar. On recent night when
ball or some such function was. on hand, they
could sleep on the line of march, but SO accus-
toned are the people to this sort of thing that
no protest was made, or at least no action taken
by the police. A negro woman stood on Main
street scarcely stones throw from the court
house and uttered the most shameful profanity
in voice that could have been heard full
square, and both she and her male companion
were unrebuked by the police Shameful conduct
of all descriptions occurs open and unhindered
in many portions of the town, and the children
are brought up in a situation of license and
lawessness that speaks volumes for the morals
of the future.
Dol; III II
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S rom from whom
political
ilappud
n the olumnso The
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The rugged honesty of Abraham Lincoln is
the characteristic that stood out prominently
above every and all Others and formed in no
small degree the basis of his greatness. Yet if
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LINcOLN's LESSON TO PARTIzANs

BY ". G. CALDERWOOD
Secretary of the National Prohibition Committee