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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-09
SlGoURNEY

Sigourney-District court convened
Thursday with Judge W. G.. Clements
presiding and Mrs. Nell D. Medium
official reporter. Only probate and
other matters of minor Importance
We're heard the opening day.
c. D. Berkheimer of Des Moines was
attending court as a witness in the
Cuddy assignment case, which is be-
ing contested.
Wade Kirkpatrick and w. H. Young
of Hedrick We're district court visitors
Thursday.
Mrs. w. w. Utterback, who has been
IL for some months. died at her home
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Utterback
was formerly Clara d. Sanders and
about three years ago she was married
to w w. Utterback, who together
with their little daughter of a few
months. survive her. She also leaves
surviving her, her mother Mrs. Clara
Sanders and one sister Mrs. Willard
Downey and a host Of friends to
mourn her untimely death. Funeral
services We're held Wednesday after
noon at the Baptist church, conducted
by the Rev. Byram.
James Kerr left Monday for his
home in Chicago.
Elmer Johnson returned Thursday
from Taylor county, where he has
been visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Patti Sherman entertained her
friends Tuesday evening at her home
in the south nart of town.
The Free Methodists are holding re-
vival meets with success.
j. E. Branner and VIM. Beardsley
returned the first of the week from 6
two weeks trip through Texas ant
New Mexico.
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THE TELEPHONE BILL

bill has been introduced in the
state senate by Senators Moon and
Adams requiring that where there are
two telephone lines operating in any
community the companies shall be
compelled to maintain wire connec-
tons between the two lines, so that
subscribers of one line may be con-
nected without charge with subscrib,
ers of the other line. The bill also
provides that on toll calls the connec.
ton shall be made without any cost
in addition to the toll charged if the
service had been furnished by but one
line
Representative Davidson has pre-
pared a bill to be introduced in the
house, which is similar to the senate
bill, but provides that toll of five
cents shall be charged where a con.
Meeting line is used.
1t must be clear to all telephone
patrons that some means should be
devised whereby the trouble and ex
pense Of the present system might be
avoided. An Ottumwa gentleman who
had occasion to call party in central
Iowa from Abba recently cited the fol
lOWluS GhpCllSllCS nc udQ as an IN
stance:
There are two lines in Abba, but he
was only able to connect with the city
he wanted on one line. The party he
was calling did not have this phone
but the gentleman happened to know
there was one in the residence across
the street and he had been advised by
letter that this party would gladly call
the man he wished to talk to. The
telephone company said that would
be aginst1the rules, and it was neces
sary to send a messenger and require
the PARTY to walk nine blocks to tbs
telephone Office. The operation reuuir
ed more than two hours and compelled
THE 'Ottumwa man to miss his trair
home, keeping him out until after mid
flight.
There might be some expense at
tached to carrying out the provisions
of these bills. But this expense coult
not be as great as the expense of mes
sengers under the present system, and
the loss of time now suffered would be
avoided.
The telephone companies are public
service organizations, and as such
they should be willing to cooperate
in every way for the better service
of the public.
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kEOSAUQUA.

Keosauqua-W Word has just reached
here of the death of the 16-months- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Bonner
of Moulton, formerly of this place.
Mrs. John Carruthers, aged about
60 years, died Wednesday night at her
home in Pittsburg, one-half mile west
of Keosauqua. Mrs. Carruthers was
taken sick with a congestive chill and
was sick only a few days. The funer-
al will be held at this place today
Mrs. Bert Chaplin residing about &
miles south of Keosauqua died Mon
day. Mrs. Chaplin was formerly Miss
Ruth Shipley, a DAUGHTER of the lato
Mr. and Mrs; Samuel Shipley She
leaves a husband and small children.
The funeral was held from the resi-
dence Wednesday afternoon.
John Mcintosh is business visitor
in Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cockerell of Bona
parte are visitors in the city, guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Parke.
Miss Eva Sherman will return to
her hospital work at ST. F'reeport, ILL.,,
Saturday, after a week spent in town
with her parents DR.. and Mrs. F. A.
| Sherman.
Mernice Barker arrived here We'd
nesday from Oklahoma with a car of
| emigrant goods He had quite a
I which was quite a curiosity to the
people here.
Mrs. John Bell and daughter Miss
| Carrie Bell. are visiting at Douds with
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis McCreary.
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NeiqhbO rIlOOd News
tRY COURIER CORRESPONDENTS

Tuesday to visit her father John Ell
| liot.
The goth Century club met with
Mrs. Fannie Cook this afternoon
Bert Hennen of Kirksville. Mo-, Wis
tied in Bloomfield this week.
| G. G. Cheedle of Ottumwa spent
Monday in Bloomfield.
| a. w. Breeding who has been sick
for the past week is able to be up and
around.
Fred Roberts. Dr. H. C. YOUNG. DR..
Chas, Shelton and John j. Ethel were
In Ottumwa Monday night attending
| Knight Templar lodge.
| The |. o. o. f. lodge appointed a
committee at their regular meeting on
Monday night to look up site for a
new building they intend to erect in
the near future.
The council room has been changed
from the Day room to the room form
erly occupied by Judge HI. G. Traverse.
Chas. Scott of Quincy, ILL.,, salesman
for st. Louis house, and brother-n-
law of Mrs. Joe Haney, took dinner at
the Haney home Tuesday. His little
son, who has been seriously ill with
pneumonia, is better
The Baptist people expect to re-
dedicate their church Feb 81. Rev.
Wilson Mills his been engaged for the
dedicatory service. Rev. Mills will
dedicate the new Baptist church at
| Floris next Sunday.
Thursday evening ]. P. Garmong
gave his illustrated lecture at the
| Christian church. Two hundred differ
ent views We're shown taken on his
trip around the world. Mr.. Garmone
was absent two years on this trip and
| had a very interesting collection OF
| pictures. He arrived in San Fran
| cisco a day previous to the terrible
f, earthquake. He told of his experiences
there at time.
| Mrs. E. c. Balm of Lake City, who
has been a guest at the Fred Roberts
home for the past two weeks, return
ed home Monday
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BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte-The revival meetings at
the M. E. church are being well att
tended. Rev. Field of TT. Madison Is
in charge, and his sermons are inter-:
esting and forcibe.
The Meredith restaurant has been
moved into the building recently va
Gated by the jackson barber shop.
c. e. Jamison of Keosauqua, was a
business caller here Tuesday
Harry Rees has returned home after
spending several months in Amarillo,
Texas.
Otto Alexander has gone to Simpson
Kansas for visit with relatives.
Mrs. Charles Bidman and child of
Nauvoo, ILL.,. have been recent guests
at the Robert Cresap home.
w. e. Haney was In keokuk Tues
day.
Mrs Charles Leavitt of Mt. Zion is
spending few days with the H. a..
| Whitmore family
| r.. Sherman is a business visitor
| in FIT. Madison this week.
Miller Beckley Of Iillsboro was in
town Tuesday.
w. A. Packer has gone to ST. Louis,
where he has employment with a
paper manufacturing company.
Miss Lizzie Brown of Keokuk is a
guest at the Allen Brown home.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Merriott have
gone to Indianapolis. Ind for visit
with relatives, before returning to
their home at Silver City. New Mex
ico
G. w. Bennett was a recent Ottu1n-
wa visitor.
Clayton Robp and w. d. Mccormick
of Pennington were Bonaparte visit
ors Tuesday.
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BLAkESRURG.

Blakesburg,-Paul Stapleton is Wis
iting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Thompson.
A. A. Snow returned to Bracewell
after pleasant visit with prelatives
here.
Rev. Orcutt of Agency will begin a
series of revival meetings at the M. e.
church Thursday Feb 4.
Mrs. Carey is i'll caused by fall on
the ice several weeks ago.
Imogene Cromwell is on the sick
| list.
Mrs. Chesley Rogers returned to her
home in Des Moines, after visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Dorothy
visiting relatives in Ottumwa.
Harry Townsend and family are
visiting relatives in Ottumwa.
Paul Bowman came home from, Elk.
celsior Springs Sunday
Mrs. Ace Townsend and son Will
visited relatives in Lineville recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Rowe are visiting
relatives here before moving to Eos
ter where they will reside in the fu
ture.
Jay Cohagan visited friends in OF
tumwa Sunday
Mrs. A. M. TAFT spent Tuesday in
Moravia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Johnson went &c
Seymour Tuesday called there by the
| illness of Mr. Johnson's mother.
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and there was six additions to the

and there was six additions to the
church.
There was young peoples union
organized here Sunday with about 80
members. The officers are: President
Russell Sincox: Vice President
Miss Freda Benson; Sec-Treas.-Miss
Lelah Williams. They will meet every
Sunday evening at $50 o'clock.
Frank Delong moved his family to
Moravia Monday and will go to Ore
gon in a few days.
The mines were idle Saturday on
account of the hard blizzard Friday.
Bud Mcintyre the night watch at
the mines. has been on the sick list,
but Is improving.
George Williams was business
caller in Abba Monday.
j. H. Robinson east of town, who
has been very sick for the past three
weeks. is improving and hopes to be
able to be UP in few days.
Frank Swain returned from Texas
and Oklahoma Monday, where he had
been loking after his land. Mr. Swain
owns land in both of these states and
also in Missouri, besides his three hun
dred and sixty acre farm in Appanoose
county.
Stark Mccoy of Moravia was look
ing after business in Foster one day
last week.
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General Dodge suggests that the prin.
cipals of the public schools give their
support to the work and obtain from
the children donations, no matter how
small, as they are all indebted to the
work of Senator Allison in laying the
foundations and building up our mag
nificent edifices of learning in the
state. The work has been taken up as
labor of love with the idea that all
citizens should be given part in pro.
yiding suitable memorials for Iowa's
beloved statesman, who, as General
Dodge says, "by iliustrious word and
deed stands today The embodiment of
all that which is noblest and best in
our citizenship
Ottumwa has special reasons for be-
ing grateful to the late senator, for
one of his last acts in congress was
to secure an appropriation for a mag
nificent federal building in this city,
structure which will always be looked
upon as monument to his memory.
Ottumwa should see that it does it's
part in assisting in the memorial
plans No one need give beyond his
means, but every one might add his
offering to the fund, no matter how
small it might be, in order that 1T
should be a statewide testimonial of
the place in the memory of Iowans
held by the venerable senator who for
fifty years served the nation and his
state so ably, successfully and admira-
bly,,
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RUSSELL CHAPEL.

Russell Chapel. B.. Gilyeart no.
turned home Wednesday from a few
days visit with friends at Packwood.
Mrs. Eva Sisco and son spent We'd
nesday with Mrs. W. H. Pendergrafs.
E. II. McEwen is i'll with the rheu-
matiSm.
L. Hcisel lost calves in the storm
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Brown of Peoria,
ILL.,. came last Monday for a visit with
his brother and family. J. d. Brown.
Floyd Citizens was a Fremont visit
or Saturday.
Clarence and Elmer Barcus of Free
mont, returned home Saturday from
E. e. Gilycart's, where they had been
working.
c. G. Speck is still very Ill at the
home of his daughter Mrs. G. w.
Crawford.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Albertson and
family spent Sunday at the w. A. Van
Bushkirk home.
7. T. Funk and Harry Young were
callers at e. e. Gilyeart's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Gilyeart spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Crawford.
j. D. Brown moved Monday to the
place vacated by Ed Tobin, northwest
of Fremont. Ed Tobin moved to the
NJ. b. Lee farm south of Fremont.
George Russell moved Monday to his
new home south of Ottumwa.
Yves Arganbright, j. G. Albertson.
Ralph Lantz and Mrs. e. e. Gilyeart
and daughter Crystal were Ottumwa
shoppers Monday.
|. Mabel Emery OF Highland Center,
who is staying at the H. II, Wolfe
home went to Ottumwa Monday to at.
tend the funeral of her uncle David
Emery, who died last week.
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SEYMOUR.

Seymour-Cn Monday night mes.
sage was received announcing that
Waldo NJ Trogdon, who had gone to
Kansas City on Monday to purchase a
soda fountain for his restaurant, had
been struck by train and seriously
injured. His wife and her brother,
Charles Mumby took the first train for
Kansas City. A latter message receiv.
ed about 1: 80 o'clock Tuesday morning
stated that he was dead. None of the
particulars have been received yet He
was son of Solomon Trogdon, now
living in Nebraska and was raised on
farm three miles south of Seymour.
| He was respected citizen and his
wife and little daughter have the sym
pathy of the entire community.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Presbyterian
church held its fifth annual praise
service at the church Sunday morning.
Owing to the severity of the weather
the attendance was not large A beau
tiful and impressive program was rem
dered which was greatly appreciated
The Offering was 1921.
Rev. B. F. Miller of Indianola, dis.
trict superintendent of the Methodist
Episcopal church held quarterly meet
ing at the church Monday evening.
Rev. A. B. Whitmer will assist Rev
Van Dyke in a series of meetings at
Promise City, beginning Tuesday even
ing In return Rev. Van Dyke will rs.
sist with meetings at the Methodist
church here in about three weeks.
The meetings at the United Brethren
church continued with increasing In.
| terest.
Fred Yeager left for Enid, Okla
Monday, where he expects to make his
future h.me. His brother Norris Yeag.
er will move to the same place, but
will first sell off his personal property
at public sale. I
The public installation given by the
Homesteaders in the Woodmen's hall
Thursday evening was well attended
/ An interesting program was carried
out.
Mrs. ]. w. DeNoon Of Ottumwa visit
ed her mother Mrs. Mccoy the latter
part of last week.
The Presbyterian ladies will give
their New England supper at Level
lyn's hall on Friday evening, Feb. ;
from to 9 p. m.
Mrs. Haines of Ottumwa visited last
week with her son, A. L. Haines and
family Her son, Carl Haines of Lem
on, S. D., visited there at the same
time.
Mrs. Mabel O'Neil of Gallatin, Mo.
who returned from a visit with rela
tiyes in Chicago to serve as witness
In the McCabe VS.. McCabe trial al
Centerville is visiting her aunt, Mrs
Amanda King. She will return to Gal
latin Wednesday.
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EDDYVlLLE.

Eddyville-The home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Dennis of Pekay was glad
dened by the arrival Of a daughter
born Wednesday February, 3. Mrs
Dennis will be remembered formerly
as Miss Ethel Bickford of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Harding
came home Wednesday from trir
to Carbon Bluff Ill., where they had
gone to spend two weeks with the lat
ter's cousin, Mrs. Lewis Roseman.
O. w. Baker took his two little
daughters, Mary and Alice, to Oska-
loosa to stay a week with their grand
mother
L. L. McCord left Wednesday to at
tend a meeting of the Lumbermen's
Convention of Southeastern Iowa, al
Oskaloosa February d.
w. l.. Hays and f. M. Eppersor
were business callers at Abba recent.
ly.
Fl. Brody went to New Sharon Wed
nesday to spend the remainder of the
week at the home of his daughter Mrs
John Jennings.
Mrs. Maud Kendrick went to Oska.
loosa to visit friends this week Mrs
Kendrick resides in Nevada City, Cal.
ifornia, but has been stopping Will
Mrs. l.. l.. Harris and others of thi!
vicinity on an extended visit.
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HILLS BoRo.

Hillsboro-John McGrier of Jules
burg, Neb., who was called here by the
illness of his mother, received a mes
sage telling of the death Of his SON,
Carl, in Washington. He left Tues
day evening for that place to bring
the remains back to Julesburg. They
formerly resided near here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Logan celebrat-
ed their tenth wedding anniversary
Tuesday evening, at their home south
of town. A number from here were
present.
The Womens Missionary society
met at the f. B. church Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Clara Esrley returned Tuesday
evening from lnount Pleasant where
she has been the past week taking care
of her son John Early, who has been
quite Ill.
Rev. Chas. Stalker who lectured
here Saturday night preached at the
Baptist church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Dcughtart one of the old set
tiers of this neighborhood died at the
home of her son John few miles west
of town Tuesday night. She was So
years of age.
w. P. Blackford returned from Os-
kaloosa Tuesday night.
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FARMlNGToN.

Farmlngton-Mr e. b. vickers,
who is doing mission work in st. Louis
arrived Monday for visit with her
& ~ Mo- f'i'tis AylOr.
Ed Pyle Of Chicago is visiting his
p5.. 10. 81. and MRS. Frank Pyle
while enroute to Oklahoma
Mrs. Arthur Newkirk of Centerville
is the guest of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Amel Ponte.
Mrs. S. d. Boiler and children of
Burlington, who have been visiting
Mrs. Boilers parents. DR.. and Mrs. G.
r. Neff, returned home Monday even
ing
Mrs. George Roland of Hansford,
Texas. arrived Thursday for a months
visit with her grandmother Mrs. Jane
Singleton and other relatives.
w. b.. Dunn, who has been tele-
graph operator at Verndale. Mimi, ar
rived Monday for visit with his par
ents.
Benjamin Ketcham of Bonaparts
was a Pennington visitor Wednes-
day.
John Jack has bought the two story
residence of the Levi Davis estate.
Mrs. H. 0. Justice of Des Moinex
and daughter Mrs. Jessie Thomas of
Seattle, visited Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ H. Morse.
Mrs. M. H. Hilpert, who has been
visiting her mother Mrs. Emma F'ich-
tenmueller for the past six weeks re-
turned Wednesday to her home in
Harrisburg Pa.
The Ladies, society OF St Boniface
church will give "A Night In Bohemia"
at the opera house on Saturday night.
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THE ALLISON MEMORIAL.

The movement to secure by popular
subscription the funds for the erection
of monuments to the memory of the
late Senator Allison in the capital Of
the nation and of the state should, and
no doubt will, meet with hearty re-
spouse by the people of Iowa AS
announced in the Courier last evening,
General Grenville NJ Dodge, the chair
man of the Allison monument commit
tee, has selected committee composed
of one member from each county, with
five committeeman at large. Frank
w. Simmons is the member from Wap-
clio county, and he is authorized to APP
point assistants to aid him in the
work.
It is the intention that March 2, Ser
ator A1lison's birthday, shall be known
as Allison Day" when state wide
popular giving can be tnaugurated!
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BLOOMFIELD.

Observation-Disclosures Graham Of Mis-
soula, Mont. has bought the farm
formerly owned by his father John
Graham, and epects to locate here.
The farm is near Savannah.
]. r. Davis Of Chicago is visiting his
son c. F. Davis.
Merriclz Harris, an old resident of
Bloomfield, is very i'll with cancer.
Nineteen more responded to the in
vitation given at the Christian church
Tuesday evening making in all 102
accessions. Rev. Bruce Brown had
announced that Tuesday night would
be his last sermon but owing to the
increased interest he decided to hold
meetings Thursday and Friday nights
Rev. Ferrall and Evangelist ]. P. Car
mong will continue the meetings over
sSunday. The entertainment to have
been given on Thursday night by Mr.
Garmong has been postponed until
Monday night.
David Moore, IA years old, residing
northwest of stiles, died at his home
at 1880 TUESDAY evening. Rev. James
Altitude conducted the services at the
home Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. Interment was made in the
1nskeep cemetery.
John Harris of Fresno, South Dako-
ia, arrived in the city this week, call
father Merrick Harris.
Mrs Mary Dowenberg returned tc
Bloomfield Wednesday after spending
the past few months in Ottumwa.
Mrs. o. D. Wray entertained the
Progressive Whist club Thursday eve
ming
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will serve supper at the Mrs
James McGowen home February %.
-
the Bloomfield high school a lecture
will be given. The lecturer has moi
been secured as yet. The orations OF
the class will occur previous to the
lecture.
Eight or ten new pupils have enroll
ed in the public schools the past week
The enrolment of the school now
reaches $50.
Lee Hassenpfug of the I. w. u. al
Mt. Pleasant, visited the BLOOMFIELD
schools Wednesday.
The Swastika club met at the home
of Mrs. Carl Burchett Tuesday even
inc. The usual one course luncheon
was served.
Mrs. S. S. Stanley entertained g
number of ladies complimentary tt
Mrs Golden Prossor of Ottumwa last
Friday The affair was a splendid moor
| luncheon.
Mrs. Jessie Sax and Mrs. Clara
Zook expect to leave Sunday morning
for Chicago to be gone about a week
| The Foreign Missionary society O
the NJ E. church met with Mrs. A
| Power Monday afternoon. After tn,
business session light refreshment,
were served. The socict, will ho:i ;
thank offering meeting and serve sup
per at the nome of Mrs. Frank SWIM,
! iey the firsr Tuesday ii Match
Mrs. B. Blommers of Pella. arrives
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OLiVET.

Olivet-Mrs. Swara Bartharne was
a business called in Leighton on We'd
nesday.
The recent storm that swept over
Iowa blew down the large smoke
stack at the mine and the miners had
four days work as the result. 1t was
repaired Tuesday.
William Weece mine foreman was
in Oskaloosa on Wednesday on bust
ness for the company.
Joseph Norhava was in Oskaloosa
on business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Williams spent last
Tuesday in the country at the home
of Mrs. Charles Cortell.
Al Decock and family spent Thurs
day in Pella with friends.
The coal company received an order
last week for 1900 tons of screened
coal, from the Washington Buick Tile
Co.
G. B. Howell spent Sunday with his
family in Oskaloosa,
Steve George moved In the} house
recently vacated by John Swanson
Mrs. John Dolan is visiting this
week at the home of her daughter Mrs
Mike Grady at Abba.
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near Ash Grove. Interment took place
in the Baer cemetery.
Revival services at the M. e. church
are still in progress.
Mrs. l.. c. Heady is quite sick at her
home in the south part of town.
Little Keith Truitt was on the sick
list last week
Miss Rena Proctor spent Saturday
night with Arlie Sloan.
Mr.. Deeburn from near F1oris came
last Tuesday to visit his daughter Mrs.
l.. c. Heady.
Mrs. Harriet Truitt spent Tuesday
in Bloomfield at the home of her
brother Stephen Sayles.
John Sayles and family left last
Wednesday for Horton, Kansas, to re-
side