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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
DERRICK .FALLs;' THREE DYING.
Two Others Seriously Injured in AoeL
dent At Chisholm, MINI.

Duluth, Mimi. July 22.-Three men
will probably die. and two others were
badly injured as the result of an acct.
dent at. Chisholm, when derrick on
the new city hall broke and let two
heavy .cornices. drop on the workmen.
John. Hamlin, Gust Hazgert and Au'
gust Olson are, probably fatally in.
jured. and Frank Bellen and Arthur
Diltman were slightly hurt. - :.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
Secret Hearing In Libel case.

Paris. July 22.-The Panama canal
commission, composed of Henry A.
Wise. United States attorney at New
York, and Stuart MacNamara, assist
ant United States attorney for the
District Of Columbia, has begun the
taking of testimony of voluntary wit
nesses at room in the American en-
bassy; which was placed at its dis
posal by Ambassador White. : The sit
tings are in secret, and no statement
regarding the nature of. the. evidence
submitted can be secured for pubuca.
ton.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
MINNEAPOLIS ON TAFT's: ROUTE,

Included in Tentative itinerary, Says
Representative Tawney. "
Washington, July 22.-When Repre-
sentative Tawney left the White
House he said that the presidents
western itinerary as tentatively made
up includes Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Winona. The definite route; will: not
be decided upon for some time. 50
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
Democrats Name officers,

Washington, July 20,-At meeting
of the Democratic congressional cam
paign committee the following off,
GERS were elected: Chairman, James
+. Lloyd, Missouri; first vice-chairman,
w. E. Finley, South Carolina; second
vice-chairman, A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania; Lincoln Dixon, Indiana,
secretary; j.. J. sinnot. Virginia. r'ssr-
geant-at-arms.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
Dr.. Miller Indicted,

Watseka, Ill.,, July 22-Dr. w. L.
Miller, charged with. the murder Of
j. B. sayler, the Crescent City bank
or. was indicted BY special grand
jury. Indictments were also returned
against other prisoners held Is acces-
sories
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
Soldier Murders Four,

Morelia, Mexico, July 22.-Because
his wife, from whom he was separat.
ed, refused to return to him, Sergeant
Melquiades Saens, of the Fifth In
fantry, ran her through with his
sword. Then he murdered his infant
child and the mother and sister Of his
young wife f"'
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
ROYAL Retrothal panlad.

London, July 22.-The report pub.
lished in the Lisbon newspapers that
King Manuel of Portugal is to be be-
trothed to. Princess Alexandra of Fife
Is given authoritative denial here.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy Is SO,

Boston, July 17.--Mrs. Mary Baker
G. Eddy, founder and leader Of the
Christian. Science denomination, passed
her eighty-eighth birthday yesterday
ct her residence at Chestnut HNl.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
BROTHERS DROWN IN POOL.

One Lost His Life In FruitIess Ef.
Z fort to Save the other: ~.
Superior, Wis; July 22.-Edmond
and James Ryan, aged II and 9, were
drowned in . pool near their home
here. Heavy rains had filled q deep
ravine. and the younger boy fell in
while playing. The brother tried to
save him. and both went down. The
bodies will be taken to their former
home at Rush City, MIMI, by their
father, James J. Ryan, Great North
pga engineer. ~
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
Aged 80; Has Whoopfne Cough

Aged 30; Has Whoopfng Cough.
Nashua, Iowa, July 22.-Although
80 years of age, Benjamin Butler Of
this place has an attack of whooping
cough in its worst form, catching the
malady from a grandchild who died
In his arms few days ago..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20
WORD KEPT 80 YEARS.

Creston. July 17.-Fulflllng the
promise made to his dying father thir-
ty years ago, Judge Thomas Harris of
Lincoln, ILL.,, last week liquidated debts
amounting to between $4,000 and 3d.
900 among creditors at Bedford, this
state, to whom his father died in
solvent. The elder Harris was a farm
er the fortune the Tickle jade, came
not his way He lived for time near
Platteville, and later moved to a farm
near Bedford. On his dying bed, the
memory of the obligations haunted
him. and the son promised his father
that as soon as he was able he would
meet all of the debt
He kept memoranda of them all.
and twenty-four years ago he went to
Illinois. where he studied law, and
gradually worked himself up to his
present position. judge of the circuit
court of Illinois, to which he was re-
Gently elected. Some of the creditors
had moved away. and some were dead,
but the none was paid to the heirs
of these who were dead, and the drafts
placed in the hands of tie proper auth
orities to reach those who had moved
away and thus the son kept sacred the
promise made to a dying p~rent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20

gument over the admission Of letter
alleged to have been written by one
w. II. Barton, and claimed to have
been shown by Allspaugh to Influence
the latter to como to Council Bluffs
and lost his money.
Allspaugh's Story.
Allspaugh is a haberdasher in Terre
Haute, Ind. He is about 80 years Of
age, or perhaps younger, of light n
clear complexion, well built and at
tired with the nicely becoming his
business. On the witness stand he an.
swered questions with frankness.
Allspaugh's story as told on the wit
ness stand was that he parted with
$1,000 of untaintcd cash on August
IL, 1908, in Council Bluffs, The tale
had few new features. being substan-
TALLY the same story of all the other
Mikes" whose encounters with the
syndicate have been published.
Robinson, defendant in the case, is
a man of about 40 or so years of age.
He has strongly aquil.ne features and
Is only fairly well dressed. He lives on
a farm Of about twenty acres of rich
land near Pennington, Ia, and raises
fine fruit, fine chickens and garden
sass" His features are reminiscent
Of one of the figures In some of the
photographs which were taken of the
wrestling matches and prize fights
pulled off by the Mabray crowd.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20
EDDYvlLLE.

Eddyville-Rev. Will Pruett of
Kansas City will fill the Batist pulpit
on Sunday, July 25, in the absence of
his brother, Rev. Chas. Pruett the pas
tor VINO is in the west.
S. Fl. Lamis is preparing to build a
grain elevator % feet square and about
so feet high on the site of the ole one
near the Rock Island depot The old
one will be moved farther back from
the track.
Mrs Peter Baer entertained the
Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church Wednesday about twenty per-
sons being present. A lap lunch was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Epperson de-
parted Friday evening for Seattle.
They will stop enroute and register for
"a farm in the Flathead, Couer d. Alene,
and Spokane Indian reservations. re-
turning via the Canadian Pacific.
Earl Roberts, mail carrier on Route
No. /, is taking his annual vacation. Ha
expects to resign August LIST to enter
the navy.
Ellsworth Guy of Montrose. Colo
RADIO, arrived this week for a visit with
his brother D. P. Guy
Miss Goldie Mater has been VISITING
this week with relatives in Abba.
]. S. Jelsma, of Pella, was in town
Thursday.
Misses Minta and Blanche Scores.
returned this week from a visit witt
relatives at Abba.
]. @. Shahan, after a visit with his
brother and sister DIR. M. e. Bell. has
gone to Abba for visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Shahan.
Mrs. John McIntire returned Thurs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20
KNOXVILLE.

Knoxville--Mrs. T. A. Kilburn and
daughter Lillian, Of Oskaloosa have
been visiting the past week with Mrs
w. A. Moody.
Mrs. I. ]. Park is recovering from
an operation for cancer of the breast
Maude Wright visited friends in Des
Moines last week.
George Yin underwent an operation
this week at Mercy hospital. Des
Moines, for the removal of an abcess
which had formed. 1t is the intention
to remove the appendix later.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Fast have Left
for months visit with their son
Loren on a ranch in Colorado.
Pierre Bosquet has returned from
Burlington where he has been visiting
relatives for the past two weeks.
Mrs. Benz Reese of Anamosa, Is here
for a visit with her son E. L. Reese,
before leaving for a two years stay In
Seattle.
Miss Irene Belville has left Tor a
months stay in Denver and Silver
Plume, Colorado. where she will visit
with her aunt, Mrs. A. E.. Edwards.
w. w. Glen. who has for number
of years been running the north side
barber shop, is moving to Columbia
where he will run hotel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20
CHARLTON.

Chariton-The funeral service of
August Lof the young lad who com
mitted suicide on Thursday afternoon
by hanging himself, We're held Friday
afternoon at two o'clock, at the home
of his mother Mrs. T. J. LOT, and were
tor Of the Swedish Lutheran church.
The Misses Steele entertained about
seventy-fve OF their young friends on
Thursday evening at lawn and porch
party. Japanese lanterns and flags
were used in the decorations. A short
musical program was greatly enjoyed
by those present.
Miss Stella Howard, who was called
here recently to attend the funeral of
Ter brother, Alfred Howard of Kan
sas City, returned Friday to her home
in Elliott.
Mrs. S. S. Arnold left this morning
her daughter Mrs. Rose Shannon.
Miss Della Moore, Of Omaha, re-
turned home Friday after q two
weeks visit near Newbern with her
sister Mrs. Ross Gardner.
Mrs. Caleb Shelton was called to
Abba Friday by the illness Of her
daughter Mrs. Robert Peterson.
Miss Alta Harsin, of Knoxville, re-
turned home Friday afte-' visit in
Benton township with her sister Mrs
II. w. Holmes.
Miss Jessie Everett of Beacon. who
had been spending two weeks with
her grandmother Mrs. Margaret Ever
EFT, returned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Householder and
little son, Ronald left Friday for q
visit with friends in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Verne Spil1er and little
sol. returned Friday from two weeks
visit with relatives in Keosauaua and
Bonaparte.
A. M. Wheeler and daughter Mrs
Bertha Baker departed Friday for a
visit with relatives in Emporia, Kan
sas.
Mrs. T. II. Mines left Friday for a
! few days visit with friends in Garden
Grove and ST. Joe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20
oTTUMWA is BUILDING.
re- anyone feels the slightest doubt

II anyone feels Cne SllSntesI uoupe
that Ottumwa is fast forging ahead'
THE doubt would be dispelled by a
walk or drive around the residence
districts of the city. There is a sur
prising amount of new building being
done about town. In all parts of the
CITY new dwellings are going up ana
others are being improved. A new
spirit OF civic pride seems manifest
In former years one or two streets on
the hill were pointed out as the beauty
spots of the city. Today these streets
present no better appearance than
many Of the others, and all have been
improyed. The extension of paving IN
the residence districts all over the
CITY has done much to bring about
this transformation. Paved streets
now extend all directions in the resi-.
dence districts. The parkings and
lawns are we'll kept, the houses are
better kept. The result is that In the
east and west ends. on the ELL and
on the south side Ottumwa presents
uniformly tidy appearance.
Mother nature should also be credit
ed with being lavish in her gifts to
Ottumwa. The hills rising up from the
business district, the terraced lawns
the wealth of trees and the view al
forded from these heights combine to
make a beautiful picture.
If Ottumwa happened to be in Colo
RADIO its beauty spots would be adver
tised far and wide in fancy colored
booklets and railroad folders. There
would be a park and bathing beach
at Turkey Island, an amusement park
on Caldwell's heights and a score OF
publicity agents at work bringing in
the crowds.
But being in Iowa where all that is
good is taken as a matter of course
no one appreciates it at one-tenth Of
its real value.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20

The Golfers article asserts that Amer
tca's country roads are so notoriously
bad that 1t costs more to haul ton
of wheat from farm to market than to
ship that ton from New York to Liv-
erpool. Americas country roads are
SO bad, it continues, that 1t costs the
American farmer 20 cents to haul a
ton, when it costs the English, or the
Belgian, or the French, or the German
farmer only from to 8 cents for the
same haul. The farmer does not pay
alone for this condition. The unneces-
sary waste from bad roads costs the
farmer by, lessened profits on what lie
sells, but it also costs the town man
by the extra price of what he eats.
The man who pays SIPS in spring for
potatoes that cost him from 90 to 10
cents in the autumn can charge the
difference up to bad roads. The Col
lier's article brings the matter home
to us as follows:
If you want to know what bad
roads cost the country as whole,
keep in mind that American farmers
are paying % cents a ton for hauling,
when European farmers are paying
from Z to cents. Now, the interstate
commerce report shows that the rail-
roads yearly haul 265,000,000 tons Of
farm produce, and that the average
haul from farm to market for the
whole country is nine and fraction
miles, Put the cost Of hauling at q
round So ton for the nine miles, and
you have the cost of hauling farm
produce at round half billion dol.
lars year. Half that cost is waste,
solely owing to bad roads.
Look squarely at the facts!
Two hundred and fifty million dol.
lars year wasted on bad roads
which the farmer and consumer joint.
ly pay!
The charge to haul wheat from New
York to Liverpool, 3,100 miles, is 3.5
cents per bushel. The charge to hanl
bushel of wheat from farm to mar
ket, 9.4 miles, is 5.11 cents. The
storage on wheat at water-fronts, 8
cents bushel year. Do good roads
concern you?
Total up the whole cost of bad
roads, the waste on haul, the storage
at water-fronts, the extra price paid
for food, owing to scantt market IN
spring-and you have an expense bill
! of a billion dollars year against bad
roads, or, on a basis of S0,000000 pop
ulation, tax of $3.50 year, which
every man, woman and child pays fol
bad roads.
1t is time that Iowa was taking III
this question seriously and preparing
to arrange a definite plan of action
This matter is of vastly greater i'm
portarce to the people of the state as
whole than many o. the questions de
bated for days at time in the recon
general assembly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20
OUR APPEARANCE ADvERTlSEs
US TO THE STRANGER.

Hugh Chalmers, the head of a De-
troit automobile house, who attracted
national attention some time ago by
quitting a job that paid him $4,000 a
year, to enter business, believes that
it is useless for man to say that he
does not believe in advertising, that
everyone is an advertiser whether he
wants to be or not. "Your clothes,
manner, language, actions all adver-
tise you" says Mr.. Chalmers, "and as
do people get their impressions of
YOU" Mr.. Chalmers holds that the
same thing is true of a store or a fac
tory or a city. A store advertises itself
whether the proprietor believes in adj
vertising or not The show windows
advertise it; the goods advertise it,
and the clerks advertise it. Everything
about it is an advertisement. The city
advertises itself by the impression it
makes upon the stranger within its
gates, and he goes away and speaks
well or ill of the city, as his impress
sion was either good or bad. E'In other
words" TO use Mr.. Chalmers language,
cas- your city advertises itself well or
poorly to the man who sees it, are you
given a good name or a bad one when
that man leaves YOU
1t might be good thing for Ottum
wa to take critical glance
at itself and look at things
with the critical eye that g
stranger within her gates would en-
lploy. The stranger in the city seeks
! out the parks. The visitor in the city
would doubtless feel that City park and
| the South Side park, though both are
beautiful little spots, are not all that
Ottumwa should offer in this line The
appearance of the down town district
is another thing that impresses the
stranger. Couldn't an improvement be
made in the downtown district?
| Wouldn't new front here and there
a little paint where needed, a little
more attention given to the streets, in
fluence the stranger in forming a bet
ter opinion of us?
All these things are suggested by
Mr.. Chalmers presentation of his
views on advertising. And perhaps il
we made the effort to see ourselves as
others see us we might find many op
portunities to do some good advertis
ing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20
FARMINCTON MAN
HELD;BOND $1,000
T. S. ROBINSON DEFENDED BY E.
L. MOOD FORMER kEo-
SAuQUA MAN.

Council Bluffs, July II. That w.
w. Dixon OF st. Louis, chief postal in
spector, had instructed him to secure
evidence in cases in the state courts
against men suspected Of completely
in swindles alleged to have been per.
petrated by the Mabray ''swindle syn
dicate," and that this instruction had
been given to him several times, was
the testimony of ]. S. Swenson in the
preliminary nearing OF 7. s. Robinson
OF Pennington, Ia, accused of having
acted as a steerer and fake wrestler
in the swindling of E. G. Allspaugh of
Terre Haute, Ind, out of $1,000 in this
city about year ago.
The hearing was held before e. B
Gardiner, justice of the peace, in the
office in the south end of the county
court house. At it's termination JUS
tice Gardiner held Robinson to the dis
trict court grand jury under bonds OF
$4,000. This bond, it was stated last
evening, would be furnished today.
One of the most interesting features
of the hearing was an attack by e. s.
McCoid of Keokuk, attorney for Rob
inson, on the motives of j. s. Sven
son, postoffice inspector, who filed the
information against Robinson, and
who accompanied l.. B. Cousins, balm
of the district court here, an9S the
deputy sheriff who brought Robinson
to this city Wednesday evening.
Although McCoid conducted the
hearing for Robinson, the latter wal
also represented by George S. Wright
attorney here for ]. G. Mabray. Mr.
| Wright, however, took part in the ex
animation of witnesses only occasion
ally. Statements impugning Sven
son s motives were made several time,
during the hearing by McCoid.
The attack made on Swenson b,
McCoid came in the course of an al
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20

day from short visit with her son
at her old home at Moravia.
VIM. Allison drove to Avery Thurs
day and visited his son, w. H. Allison.
His granddaughter Miss Ruth Allison,
who had been visiting here for nearly
two weeks returned to her home at
Avery with his.
e. M. Lester of Abba visited his
mother Mrs. M. A. Lester and trans
acted business here THURSDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. ], f. Worrell returned
Thursday from a short visit at the
parental ePter Miller home at Fredric.
Charles Bfckford has been nursing a
painfully sprained ankle.
J. Fl. Miller who has been at Eddy
vile for about two weeks on business
returned to Cedar Falls this week
Mrs. Melvin Spencer Of Abba visited
her friend Miss Esther Riggs Friday
and they went to Pella that evening to
visit over Sunday with Mrs. Spencer's
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pos.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20
ALBERsoN HEADS KNIGHTS.

Spirit Lake, July 17-At the annual
election of the grand commandery,
Knights Templar of Iowa, in annual
conclave at Templar park, Spirit Lake,
the following officers were elected.
A. NJ Alberson, Washington, grand
commander.
]. w. Edwards, Mt. Pleasant, dep.
uty grand commander.
A. r. Molyneaux, Cherokee, grand
generalissimo
F. o. Ellison, Anamosa, grand cap
tain generalissimo.
T. ]. Hall, Waterloo, grand senior
warden.
Thos. Adamson, LeMars, grand jun.
Tor warden.
T. N. Whitney, Atlantic, grand
D. M. Brownlee, Sioux City, grand
recorder.
Messrs. Whitney and Brownlee were
rn-elected to their respective offices,
the others named being new in their
places.
A resolution was adopted continuing
the 80 cent per capita tax for three
years after the expiration of the pres
| ent limit
The trustees of the parish fund were
unanimously reelected.
The attendance at the conclave has
been unusually large, and the perfect
weather has added much to the enjoy
ment of the annual meet. Yesterday
afternoon an excursion was taken to
the lower lakes. The Iowa Falls band
has furnished the music and has made
a great hit, The evenings have been
given over to dancing and other social
i pleasures, many Of the cottagers TAX
4 ing part in the festivities.
/ 'rhe Knights are congratulating
4 themselves upon the new improve
ments at the park which include sani-
tary arrangements and electric lighta-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20
THE clTYs SANITARY CONDITION

Il OCLuulWa Is RTdSely llleSlCoIou IL ItiS
controversy between members OF the
city council and the sanitary officers.
If, as one of the aldermen says, the
sanitary condition of the city at pres
ent is the worst 1t has been in twenty
years, no time should be lost In bet
tering 1t. If the alleys of the city are
being used as dumping ground for
manure, tin cans, broken glass, gar
bage and lawn cuttings it Is time for
the board of health to step in and see
that a lesson is made by bringing
prosecutions against some of the Of
Tending citizens. If the sanitary police
are not doing their duty efficiently it
is time to make move to secure
men for this work who can and will
render efficient service.
There is no branch of the city gov
eminent that calls for more efficient
service than the sanitary department.
The public is vitality interested in see
Ing that the health regulations are
vigorously enforced. Lax enforce
ment of the health provisions is a
menace to the health of the commun-
lty.
1t is to be hoped that the city coun-
Gil and the sanitary officers settle
their differences in such a manner as
will insure better enforcement of
the health regulations. The matter
should be probed to the bottom. If it
Is found the citizens are at fault in
ignoring the conditions of the CITY
ordinances regulating the abatement
of nuisances, then the CITY has the
power to bring. prosecutions against
such offenders. and they should have
the support of the citizens in any
measures they take in the interests of
the public health.
The citizens should remember that
they have duty to perform in this
matter. Health regulations cannot be
enforced without the cooperation of
the public. and if this cooperation
is not given willingly the proper
pressure should be brought to bear by
the officers charged with this work.
The public looks to the council and