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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
SPELLING BEES FOR CLINTON.
Modern Return to Old Fashioned Gus
tom Being Planned for Pupils
in Graded Schools.

Clinton, Dec. PA modern return
of the old fashioned spelling bee'' has
been arranged for in the graded
schools of the city. The children of
the public schools are very much in
terested in the proposed contests and
are working hard to be of the chosen
few. In conjunction with the spelling
lessons taught each day, there are
monthly and semester examinations.
1t is planned to take percentage
of the best spelling done in the sew
eral rooms representing each of the
grades in the public schools in the
city, and the room of the grade hay
ing the best percentage viii receive a
banner This will be done at the Jan
uary and May examinations.
Then, the pupils of the grades hav-
ing the highest percentage, chosen
few, will meet at the grammar school
in May for spell-down, which will
be both oral and written. Every
room in the graded schools is working
hard for the banner, and each pupil
in the public schools is striving to
gain a place on the roll of honor.
The monthly examinations in the
high school have just been complet.
ed and the following results of the
spelling Of the 100 words in the first
years work found which are quite in.
teresting:
OF the words on the list, twelve
missed chronicle, eight spectacle, six
reciprocal, six penance, seven monas
terry, five scythe, and five enmity. OF
the 105 pupils in the freshmen class
twenty-five received 100 per cent
thirty-four were between 95 and 10C
per cent and only three fell below
| 80 per cent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
DIRECTORS SAY
| WILL Defer WORK
lNTERuRHAN MATTERS TO LAY
IN AREYANcE UNTIL Holt
DAYS ARE OUT OF WAY
STOCK NEARLY ALL IN
subscriptions Lack But $4,000, TWEEN
tySeven Files Of Right-of-Way
4 Is Needed for l.. c. G.
S. w. Line.

The cessation of active work in the
Sinterurban project until after the holt
Adays was about the chief matter de-
Scieied upon at the meeting of the direc-
torate held yesterday at the Ballingall
Bhotel. Ottumwa's interurban promot-
Gers both In the original Ottumwa-Oska-
%loosa and the Iowa City lines met after
1.-THE hour of the weekly luncheon Of
Sthe Commercial association directors
yesterday afternoon and thoroughly
8canvassed the progress made in each
@project up to date. Considerable more
Esprit has peen injected into the orig,
final proposition between Ottumwa and
aOskaloosa and following the holidays
@the work will be pushed through as
rapidly as possible. The progress OF
1.-THE later project has been all that Is
Ndesired by the directors and it is gen
3erally felt that this matter will take
Acare of itself with but little effort.
Complete Months Survey.
a Everything has been panning out In
3the most satisfactory manner and at
4present most Of the stock is sub.
'8scribed and the major portion of the
fright of way assured. The Iowa City
Citizen tells of the completion of the
8|survey in the following:
Engineer Kettlewell and his corps
of assistant surveyors who have been
running the preliminary survey from
iowa City to Ottumwa for the Iowa
City Ottumwa Southwestern Electric
Railway line, yesterday returned to
the city, having completed the sur
ley. The party has been out on the
inc for about month and every
where along the proposed lines met
with the most encouraging results
hat could be asked for. The farmers
Ind towns along the proposed routt
are jubilant over the prospect o.
"a aving the benefit of such line and
$kre everywhere doing their part tc
bid in its construction.
@ Level Smooth Road.
50 During the expedition a yes
mount of material relative to the
Z preliminary work of laying out the
load was obtained and the next few
lays are to be used by the engineers
In getting the figures and material ii
#hape for actual use. Altogether very
( Jew steep grades will be made, tbs
load for the most part being over {
somparatiyely level route. Perhaps
he heaviest grading will be near OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
ROAD WILL PAY TAX
on Solution of Long Stand
ina Difficulty

Burlington, Dec. 22.-The c., B. &
Q. Railway company has agreed to pay
the taxes on the Western Union Tele-
graph company's wires strung along
the Burlington tracks in Iowa, and the
Injunction proceedings instituted by
the railway company in 1903, which
have prevented the collection of the
tax from the Burlington company, will
be dismissed
This was the result of conference
held yesterday afternoon in the office
of Governor Carroll, between officers
OF the railway company, Attorney
James Hewitt, representing the West
ern Union, the members of the state
executive council and the attorney
general.
Secretary Of State Hayward will at
once certify the assessments down to
the various counties in which it is col
lectible, and payments will be made at
once by the Burlington.
The assessment on which the Bur-
| lington kicked was made in 1903 by
the state. At this time the tax was
charged up to the Burlington, but the
latter claimed it did not own the West
ern Union lines and was therefore not
! liable for the tax. An injunction was
issued preventing the state from certi
flying the assessments down to the
various counties, and this injunction
action has been pending ever since
awaiting settlement between the
Burlington and the Western Union as
to which corporation should pay the
| tax.
1t was finally agreed that the rail
way company should pay the taxes
and the conference of yesterday and
the dismissal of the injunction pro
ceedings is the result.
1t is not known exactly what amount
will be brought in by the collection o
the tax, as the rate Of the various
counties is not known. The assess
ment valuation of the Western Uniol
property along the Burlington system
is $500 mile, however, which brings
the total assessed valuation for thu
six years up to date to $675,O0o.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
WEST POINT.


West Point-Cards hav> cen re-
ceived announcing the marriage In Mt
Pleasant Wednesday evening Decen-
Der Is, of Miss Flora Craig and Clin-.
ton Hallowill, Mrs. Jessie elds and
Mr.. Erickson. 1t was double wedding
at the home of the BRIDES parents, -Ir,
and Mrs. Harry Craig. Mrs. Halliwill
and Mrs. Erickson hav lived at West
Point until some eieht months ago,
when they moved to Mt. Pleasant
Their many friends here extend theiI
congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs Reinst n are in Fort
Madison attenGino the funeral of thu
formers brother law, VIM: Piper.
News was received here this week Of
the death of Caroline Schinstock, thu
12-year- old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Theo. Schinstock of Nashville. Kama
The Chinstock. family formerly llve&
in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Foggy entertain-
ed party Of young people from West
Point Tuesday evening. Oysters were
served and all spent a most enjoyable
| evening.
DR.. b. J. Mentz was a visitor at yt.
Madison Saturday.
! C. G.. Hodges left for a business triu
to different points in Illinois.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Brockman are
spending few days with Mrs. Brock
rams parents at Houghton.
Haven't you some seed corn, hogs,
horses, cattle, sheep, cordwood, poles
or something that you want to sell: or
don't you want to buy something In
the above line? You can do so by puts
ting q want ad in the Courier. One-
half cent word.
Mrs. John Billman has returned
from few days visit in FIT. Madison.
Miss Sylvia Sheets left Monday fol-
Denmark to remain this winter.
Miss Ola Shook Is visiting with her
friends in Cottonwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fraise of Hough-
ton spent Tuesday in West Point.
Mrs. George Lingering of Ft. Madi-
son is visiting her parents Mr.. AM
Mrs. T. Gilman.
Postmaster Robert Gardner spani
Wednesday in FIT. Madison.
/ AR. and Mrs. John Entler vera IN
TT. Madison shopping recently.
1 Mrs. Ed Boeding who was called t.
this place by the death of her father
August Lehman has returned to hel
home in Seneca Kans.
Miss Katherine Hoening of Hough-
ton is visiting her parents south d
town.
4 Mrs. Brigham of Detroit. Mich, viii
spend the winter here with her sor
r. A. Brigham.
Mrs. J.. MeeriaLs has returned II
her home IN Horton, Kansas, having
been called here by the death of hel
father August Lehman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
400 Acres of Land to Be Divided

Des Moines, Dec. 21.-Four hundred
acres of Polk county farm land, max
ing up an estate valued at SIS 5000, will
be involved in the partition suit that
is to be filled in district court by the
heirs Of the late John Youngerman.
Mr.. Youngerman, who was one OF
Polk county's earliest settlers, died in
1898 without will and eight of his
heirs, through G. H. Van Auken, their
attorney, will file proof Of relationship
III an effort to secure partition of the
vast estate. The court will be asked
to divide the estate and apportion it
among the several heirs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Work on S. u. /. Reoister.

Iowa City, Dec. 22.-Eight thousand
cards have just been received at the
state university of Iowa Alumni Blu
reau for distribution to various alum
nj throughout the United States in an
effort to secure the address of sons
and daughters of s. U. l. for compila-
ton in the proposed university Alumni
Register which is to be issued in two
years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
ALBA.

4 <@%&<<->%-%-~->%->-~ Il
Albia-Judge Vermilion adjourned
court Saturday after a five weeks ses-
sion. The recess will continue until
Wednesday when Judge Anderson will
reopen the term for fe'r days and
clear the docket of few minor mat
tiers. Judge Vermilion has not vet rem
dered the decision in the Lambert
case which he took under advisement
last Friday afternoon.
County Clerk Mile: gr.lnted mar
riage license Saturday to A. e. Nc
Dowell 81, Abba and Ada Pearl Yohei
&c, Eddyyille.
Miss Nora Henderson of Loyiliaf
who has been sick some ii e with tom
silitis, went to Des Moines last week.
and had her tonsils removed and at
present there seems , be very little
| Improvement
Prof Hays Van Gorder OF Avery was
a business visitor Abba on Satur-i
! day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Charlton City Hall on Block.

Charlton, Dec. 21.-The Charlton
city hall was assessed the sewer tax a
year ago, it's share being s139, and
through neglect on some ones part it
had not been paid, so the city hall
was advertised for sale and was Of
fered in the auction. There were no
bidders, however, as no title could
have secured the property and on noti-
fication the city officers fastened 10
pay the assessment and remove the
property from the sale.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Iowans Celebrate 5oth Anniversary.

Muscatine, Dec. 22.-The gOIden
wedding anniversary of Prof. and
Mrs. r. w. Leverich will be celebrat-
ed by the members of the family in a
general family reunion Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leverich took up their
residence at Wilton, where they re-
NAMED until 1876, when the former
was elected county superintendent of
schools, a position he most ably filled
for ten years. After retiring from that
Office Prof Leverich continued to re.
side in Muscatine and is today one of
the best known and most capable in.
structors In eastern Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
4. %-%-e-~->-A-4-e-~%e-%-e-s- o-e-s-> 80 q ID
FAIRFIELD. =
i -@-%-U-%-<-< 4.

Fairfield-A number of the Parsons
college faculty paid an unexpected vis-
it to President and Mrs. w. e. Parsons
Monday evening in honor of their sill
yer wedding anniversary. DR.. and
Mrs. Parsons were presented with
silver candeIabra. The presentation
was made by Prof. w. A. Writ of the
department of German. DR.. Parsons
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23

father George Parsons of Watervliet
Mich, was present.
At the Congregational church to-
night will be held the celebration OF
the SEVENTEEN anniversary of this
founding of the church. The program
includes several reminiscent addresses
by old members This church Is one OF
the earliest in this section of thu
country.
Haven't you some seed corn, hogs,
horses, cattle, sheep, cordwood, poles
or something that you want to sell: or
don't you want to buy something In
the above line? You can do so by putt
ting want ad in the Courier. Ones
| half cent word.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Northwestern Trainman Killed.

Marshalltown, Dec. 21.-John Hoch-
graft. brakeman, was killed at
Quarry when a loaded dump car leap
ed from the track and Jerry McQuaid
a switchman is seriously injured Both
men were employed by the Marshall
Construction company, and came here
few days ago from Girard ILL.,, and
We're employed by the Chicago and
Northwestern.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Iowa Girls TO Tour West.

Keokuk, Dec PA company of
Keokuk's talented young women is
composed Of Miss Ruth CASTOR, read.
err; Olivia e. Strickler, well known as
whistler and Miss Doris Stanwood,
a vocalist of ability, have been engag.
ed by the Santa Fe,railroad to give a
series of entertainments along the
route from Chicago to California, and
they start on their tour January 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Burke Visits Old Homs.

Sigourney, Dec. Ex-Governor Burke
of North Dakota has returned home
after a visit with relatives at Sigour-
ney. Governor Burke was born at ST.
courtney and his brother, Judge Thos.
Burke, practiced law in this city for
several years before going to Baker
City, Ore, about ten years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Train Strikes Clinton Dan; Dies.

Clinton, Dec. 21-Frank Lonergan
of Clinton, freight fireman on the
railway was almost in
stantly killed at $40 o'clock last night
at Stanwood, Iowa, when he was
struck by the pilot beam of the belated
first section of Northwestern passen-
ger train No. 6, eastbound.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Iowa and Meb. TeIephone ASSN Meet

Council Bluffs, Dec. 21.-The indie
pendent telephone associations of Iowa
and Nebraska will be entertained i'll
state convention in Council Bluffs in
January. The banquet will be given
Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the close of the
Nebraska convention, which is to be
held in Omaha on January Is and 49,
and Just before the Iowa convention
which will take place in this city on
January 20 and 81. Five hundred del
egates are expected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23

church was sitting in it's choir loft
wearing vestments which had been or
dered by the official board Of the
church.
There has been some trouble over
the vestments" acknowledged Direc-
tor Roach, 'but l believe that the trou-
BILE has quieted down. OF course the
board has said that the choir can not
wear the vestments and they will have
to go back or be sold.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Jackson Enters Forestry Service.

Council Bluffs, Dec. 21-Co. Superin-
tendent E. r. Jackson received APP
pointment to position in the United
States forestry department at Wash
ington. He said he expected to file
his resignation at once with the board
of county supervisors. His new duties
will begin the seconr of January.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Oak Grove School Pupil Wins Prize

Mt. Pleasant, Dec. 21.-In the an
nual spelling contest held by the
Southeastern Iowa Short Course, held
at Mt. Pleasant, Rurth Brown, of the
Oak Grove school won first place
against twenty-seven other contest
ants. Second place went to Enol
Grinstead, third place to Carl Young.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
new LONDON
PRIZE WINNERS
POULTRY SHOW LAST WEEK
WAS A GREAT suc-
CESS.

New London, Dec. 22.-The, New
London Poultry show closed Saturday
evening after very successful exhi.
hition William A. Foeschle of Bur
lington won four prizes.
Among the prize winners were:
Adolph Mathews, Mt. Union.
f. c. HOLSTER, Fairfield. five club
ribbons and special for third best ten
in show.
Orlando Jacobs, Mediapolis.
He. e. Townsend, Abba.
G, P. Nelson, Fairfield. Also silver
cup and special for second best ten in
show.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23

tumwa where there are number OF
hills that will have to be cut through.
But taken as whole the line is eX-
ceptionally free from any amount of
rcughness, thus insuring the building
of the road at a low expense.
Will Secure Right of Way.
AS soon as the work on the results
of the servey is completed party is
to be sent out from Iowa City who
will raise the remainde~ of the $780,
900 stock subscription and the rest OF
the right OF way Up to date there has
been subscribed S165,000 stock
subscriptions and forty-two miles OF
the right of way.
The amount subscribed and miles
of right of way promised by the var
ious towns along the line are as fol
lows:
p1ooo Amt S,,h Mj1os
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Postoffice Salaries and Appointments.

Des Moines. Dec. 21.-The follow
ing Iowa fourth class postoffices will
become presidential Offices on Jan. 1
and salaries of postmasters: Conard,
$1,100; Delmar, $1,000; Delta, $1,000;
Earlville, $1,000; Early, $1,000; Edge
wood, s1,1o0; Garden Grove, SLIGO:
Gilman, $1,000; Massena, SLIGO; New
Virginia, s1,100; Oxford, $1,100; Sher.
field, $1,000; Springyille, $1,100;
Tripoli, s1,100; Cambridge, $1,0GG;;
Castana, s1,100; Churdan, $1,000
Eugene Cope has been appointed
rural carrier and Carrie NJ. Cope sub
,stitute at Ruthven.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Prospects for Armory are Good,

Centerville, Dec. 22.-Company E.,
l. N G., of Centerville, will have a
new armory within reasonable time.
The plans and specifications call for
a building costing in the neighborhood
of $4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23

Mrs. Mar E. Howell of Farson left
last evening for Hedrick to visit her
father, A. v. Phelps.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-23
Amt Sub. Miles


This leaves $4,000 of the stock
Still to be subscribed and twenty
seven miles of the right of way to be
secured However, it is not anticipat-
ed that there will be any trouble i'll
securing this as number of places
that have not yet been solicited have
already signified their intention of
subscribing when the opportunity Is
given.
The Amish settlement of Johnson
county that voted to give $4,000
toward the cost of the Iowa City or
tumwa interurban electric railway,
have refused to take stock in the
company because they have learned
that the road will operate its cars up
on Sunday. The society refuses to
be a party to any Dissertation of the
Sabbath day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-09
A TENNYsoN STORY.
Tho Poets Mistake and the Way n,
rendered an Apology

Tho Poets Mistake and the Way He
rendered an Apology,
EngIands great poet TeBnyson was
somewhat gruff and formidable man.
whose manner with curious strangers
was by no means gentle and pleasant
Once a young woman who had been
Just introduced to the great man af
Freshwater was left alone with him
on the seashore. She stood in immense
awe of the poet and therefore did not
interrupt him as he sat speechless,
gazing straight ahead Of him at the
sea.
The long silence was broken NJ last
In an astonishing manner by Tenny-
son. He was going to open his lips and
inter some lovely thought. the young
woman imagined Instead be opened
them and IN gruff and gloomy tones
gave voice 10 this remark:
'sYou creak"
The girl started back in horror.
Tennyson added an explanation:
aYou creak Your stnys creak"
This SO startled the young woman
that she ran away and went indoors.
where a large company, she found.
was gathered together over tea. In a
little time Tennyson appeared vague
expression on his countenance, as
though something bad gone wrong
with him. The girl now accounting
him possibly mad and certainly impo,
lite. tried hard to hide away from him
In vain, His eagle eye found her out.
He threaded bis way among the other
guests toward her. took Der hand and
said In resonant tones before the whole
company of them:
my dear. beg your pardon. find
II was my braces"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-09

among friendly. respectful hosts; he has
proposed needed reforms and outlined 4
progressive program But he has multi
iie~ all possibilities for good Of this trip
by his Boston and Winona speeches
BY his eulogy Of Aldrich. his praise Of
the tariff bill and his censure OF the in
Isurgent congressman whose only crime
was an honest effort To carry out Tafts
own promises
What President Taft has already done
during his eight months of Office speaks
50 loudly that ii is difficult TO hear
what TAFT proposes to do, TO begin
with, there waa the appointment of q
cabinet 81 the Knox Wickersham. Bal
linger type perplesing enough TO frienls
Of progress though not necessarily to fa-
tai Scarcely had Theodore Roosevelt
hidden farewell to Washington when the
new president was found making peace
with his predecessors enemies, using the
prestige Of his office to maintain the
power Of Joseph G. Cannon. Then came
the unnecessary harsh treatment Of the
people Of Porto Rico. Finally, after a
belated, Intellectual and largely unsuc-
cessful fight, President Taft signed the
Ubiquitous tariff bill
During all this time we were asked
by patient friends Of the president to
suspend Judgment @The President is not
q fighter" they saidj "he win do things
in his own way" What happened 2
tie Inundated Clifford Pinehot, crippled
the Forester's working force and then
gave him his blessing. He exonerated
Ballinger, whose very presence in the
cabinet is a source Of aid and comfort
10 the enemies Of conservation. Final
ly he wound mp eight months Of blund.
cring with the important appointment
Pekin appointment by dismissng Crane.
How much longer will the people lie
asked to suspend judgments Is not a
state Of constantly suspended judgment
very close to state Of not thinking at
ALI
we shall he found IN the future as we
have been found in the past, advocating
President Taft's progressive policies
hoping always that he win throw of
the AIdrch- Cannon incubus and ally
himself with the people We sincerely
hope that Taft may yet prove . great
president. but there has been little N
the first eight months Of his adminstra-
tion to justify that hope.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-09

domestic tastes. Nevertheless / want
ed her. and / did my best 10 win her.
All this while / kept III the back
ground my knowledge OF her past and
my surmises concerning her. In time
she consented to become my wife.
I had put or 50 long telling her that
/ had known Of her former domestic
life that resolved to defer doing so
TN Immediately after our marriage In
deed, | wished to make an experiment.
Would she endure as much from me
as from her FIRST husband? proposed
to put her TO the test. On our return
from the honeymoon ] told her that
desired to visit a former bachelor
ehum. She assented. At IN the
morning opened my front door and
went upstairs ! expected y see my
wife's bedroom door open and feel her
arms about my neck. What was my
disappointment to fud that the door
remained closed ! opened It and en-
tered. My wife was sound asleep.
i should have considered myself for
tunate not to receive dressing But
! did not. was angry ! made so
much noise purposely that finally
woke her up.
Pretty late hour this she said,
"for the day after the fun Of the
honeymoon. Could not you make less
noise and permit me to sleepy"
This was too much. ! told her how
had often IN the past heard her hus-
band 80 home at that late hour and
how she had received him. !, who had
taken what was left Of 4 chilled heart,
instead Of getting kiss or hot sup
per received only complaint. She lis
tened to me in some surprise and when
] had finished said
rYou ganaerl NV lrst husband was
the editor Of morning newspaper