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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-16
storms DO Terrific Damage.

The Great Lakes are known as the
most treacherous highway In the world.
Great storms. coming up AT few hours
notice do enormous damage to shipping.
Scores OF vessels suddenly ana myster-
ious'y disappear each year, leaving no
trace behind them. According to the re-
cords moro than Sl5,00O.OO0 worth OF
freight has been lost on the lakes, invoiv-
ing the wrecklng OF $4,000 vessels and
The total loss OF more than 1000 ships.
During the last thirty years, IN which
time the records have been practically
complete. the wrecked vessels numbered
some 5000, nearly / 600 OF which were
total losses, while the loss In eargoes
alone has exceeded Si2.OOO,O0O in this
same period. A notable case In point Oo-
CURED In 1906 when the steamer "Flagg"
went down with a cargo OF metal worth
$1,250000, none OF which ever has been
recovered One OF the most horrible dis
asters in the whole history Of the Great
Lakes was the wFeeklng Of the "Grlffin"
and her destruction near Cleveland, in
vayng tho loss OF 9s6 lives. Thousands
of other tragedies mark the history OF
the trcachery OF Great Lakes storms.
During the first week OF october, 1905,
a round dozen ships. valued approximate
~ at s5O0,OOO each, were wrecked during a
severe storm. The net losses during this
week were not far from 81 100000 Warm
ings OF the storm that caused this damage
we're posted BY the United States
Weather Bureau eight hours In advance
and, had the lake vessels been equipped
with wireiess telephone apparatus at the
time, every one would have had ample
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-16

zoos nearly half Of the worlds total
supply OF iron.
Total Tonnage for 1908,
During 1908 2O6,000,000 bushels OF
grain and IL 100000 barrels OF flour were
shipped from Lake ports. the grain ship
ments from Port Arthur and Fort Will
liam alone being well over sO000,0Oo
bushels. At least 90.O00,0OO bushels OF
wheat, G0,00O.0O0 bushels Of other grain
and 100000 barrels OF -four passed
through the $500" canals and $4,000, 900
bushels OF grain, conservatively rep
resent the total shipments from Chi
cago, Milwaukee and other ports whose
eastbound commerce does not pass
through these canals The years lum-
ber shipments aggregated nearly / .50o,-
000 900 feet, or enough TO build more
than $4,000 houses OF eight rooms each.
Taking the $500" canal as its center
land drawing n cfrclc having radius OF
$50 miles, It would be found TO include
lotir OF the worlds greatest ports. Buff
J falo, Cleveland, Chicago and Duluth.
| Within the circle or upon its circum-
Terence are s,ich other ports as Detroit,
| poro0to. Dunlsirk. Erie, Conneaut, Ashta-
lbula, Lorain, Sandusiy, Toledo, Gary,
Milwaukee, Ashland, Superior and Port
! Arthnr. The eight states along the Great
Lakes are In reality the heart and power
or the nation. Within their borders dwell
! "J,0o0,00O people and upon their shores
confer the greatest industries OF tho
world. should the lakes disappear sud-
denly the Industrial supremacy OF the
IEIaited States would receive q staggering
| lJow from which II might never recover
ana more than half the population OF the
natlon would be vltally affected. The steel
! ildn'try would como to an untlmely end.
| Whh all the great shipyards straining
l every effort TO meet the demands of the
\ Lake commerce., shippers agree that they
noyer win be quite able to meet the re-
/ quiremonts OF the traElc. Everywhere
1 from Duluth to Buffalo the shipping is
/ crowded. In many cases dangerously so.
Tho greatest ocean ports never have
known such blockades as Duluth has seen
en- heore than one occasion. During ono
lmonth alone last year there were 1,221
I arrivals and clearanees at this port. an
average Of forty n day. Steamers pass
through the Detroit River ON an average
Of one every twelve minutes, night ana
day Harbors and canals must be en-
larged to facilitate the growing business
and unless there Is some means available
for the protection OF this vast shipping,
the tragedies OF this next decade win be
greater than those OF all tho past. In
|, The wireless telephone It Is believed thai
} protection has been found.
1
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-16
No Franchises Are Required.

One OF the advantages OF the wireless
telephone is that It does not require a
franchise right to operate or a right of
way from any government, state or mum
iclpality. 1t talks through the air and Is
the only known method OF vocal inter-
ship communication or OF talking from
ship to shore. In case OF fog or storm
the sound OF the human voice, projected
by this means, is as clear and distinct as
at any other time, and the invention Is
therefore peculiarly adapted for safety
signals and llfe-saving service. A distinct
advantage OF the wireless phone over the
wire phone is that the buzz OF the wire AL
ways Is absent AS any ships officer
can talk by wireless phone as readily
as by wire phone on shore, all expense
OF an expert operator Is eliminated and
the apparatus is placed within the reach
Of the most modest boat afioat.
The antennae wires OF the apparatus
are strung to the masthead Of the ship by
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-16

ports for $3.50, while one day each week
a fare Of 81 20 prevails. aSAztRS.ssoSrEnSs
The future OF the Great Lake COM
merce is something so vast that none but
the most venturesome would chance a
prophecy. With the great Mississippi sys-
tenn to the southwest, soon to be connect
ed with Lake Michigan by way Of the
ship canal which Chicago is building into
the Illinois River, vessels will be enabled
shortly to pass from the Great Lakes
down the Mississippi to the Gulf. To the
northwest lies the great wheat country
Of central North America, the focal point
Of which Is the growing city OF Winnipeg,
located at the junction OF the Asslnlbolne,
now navlgated for 800 miles, and the Red
River Of the North, up which steamers
can so to the Minnesota, through the
great wheat fields OF the United States,
thus bringing her sphere OF influence
south to Grand Forks and Fargo in the
Dakotas.
Lake Winnipeg, which is as large as
Lake Erie, now Is being connected by
locks with the Saskatchewan River sys-
TEN. navlgable for nearly 900 miles in-
to the very heart OF the worlds greatest
grain fields Soon this great inland water
system, centerlng in Winnipeg, swiu have
an outlet into Lake Superior by means
Of a canal running through the Winni-
peg River, already navigable for 20C
miles; La1e-of-the-Woo Rainy River
Rainy Lake, Nemekan Lake, Loon Lake
Nequokan Lake and others, requiring
only a few miles OF actual canal build,
inc m hiring down "a Thunder Raw tht
product OF a region which already ii
becoming the worlds granary, although
the Canadian grain trade ds but in 1T
infancy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-16
Projects To Relieve Congestion.

The congestion in the Detroit River Is
to be relieved by two Canadian projects
giving free outlet over British soil to
The first OF these, the Georgian Bay pro-
iect is to take in the French River, Lake
Niplsslng and the ottawa River. thus
connecting Lake Huron with the st.
Lawrence at MontreOl, The second, the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-16

1908 nearly half Of the worlds tot
supply OF iron.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20

with the formers parents. He is work.
ing there for Chas. N. Needham.
Mrs. Gunsnulin returned to Wright
last week after visit here at the
Lambertson home.
Mrs. Walter Moffit is visiting here
at the Mrs. Moffit home.
Miss Emma Burke is home from her
legislative work at Des Moines.
Robert Seymour and wife have gone
to Cheyenne, Wyo., where the form
er will enter railroad survey work
again.
Mrs. J. J. F. Bray and baby return
ed from Grinnell Saturday evening,
Mrs. Chas. Latter and daughters re-
turned Monday morning from visit
in Oskaloosa. Her mother returned
for visit with her.
Miss Minke Of Algona. visited over
Sunday with Miss Elizabeth Miller.
Miss Bess Brown Of Oskaloosa, Wis
tied here at the MCGOWAN home this
week.
Mrs. Chapel of Ainsworth, is visiting
here at the Geo. A. Carson home.
Geo. Oldenburg of williamsburg
spent Sunday here at the Killmel
home.
A. c. McNurlen and John Rudolph
of Keota, We're up to attend lodge on
Tuesday night.
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BATAVIA.

Batavia.-The social given by the
ladies of the Christian church on Sat
urday night was success both finan-
cially and socially.
The Ladies Glee club Of Parsons
college at Fairfield will give one Of
their excellent concerts at Nelson's
opera house at this place on Thurs
day evening, April %. This company
consists of twenty young ladies, as
sisted by Miss Florence Glenn, solo
list, also by Miss Elsie zichey. reader.
This concert is a first class moral
concert and will be something new
at this place. Reserved seats may pc
secured at l.. E. Copeland's store. The
prices Of admission are Is, rs and 35
cents.
Miss Helen Brady. one of the teach
ers in the public schol at this place
was shopping in Ottumwa Saturday,
Miss Houch of Ottumwa began
term of school at Christian Corner on
Monday.
E. III. Robinson and family We're
over Sunday visitors in Ottumwa.
Mrs Grace Cow of near Fairfield
visited over Sunday with her sister
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Mrs. Maggie Holman at this place.
Ross Armstrong made a business
trip to Ottumwa Wednesday.
c. S. Cole letter carrier on Route NO
1 at this place has ordered motor
cycle and will deliver the mail on il
as soon as the roads are in condition
Batavia has organized an orchestra
consisting of the following persons and
will be ready for engagements in the
near future: Ed Wilson, feared, clar-
met; Rollie Hooking, cornet: Nelson
Downey, cornet; Harley Caviness vio-
lin; Miss Grace Cutchall, violin; Miss
Grace Matlock, pianoist; Sid Caviness,
bass Viol, and Clifford Cole, drummer
and traps.
The Batavia Brick and Tile factory
at this place is again running after
few months idleness.
Rev. Pettitt of Abba preached at the
Christian church Sunday morning and
evening.
r. o. Harris Of near Stockport was
visiting relatives in the city the last
of the week.
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sIGoURNEY

Sigourney-The Nolan family were
in Cedar Rapids Saturday night, re-
turning on the midnight train.
Mrs. Alvin Reynolds OF Kansas
was here Friday. She is visiting at the
Isabel Reynolds home having been
called here by the death of her mother.
Mrs. Wilson of Harper.
Fred Fishburn is visitor in Des
Mones this week.
Miss Mildred Farmer spent Sunday
in Parnell with friends.
Mrs. c. c. Williamson and two child
rem went to Thornburg yesterday for a
short visit
Rev. Hauser was in Ottumwa on
Friday
VIII Richardson was visitor in
Ottumwa Friday.
Elvin Davis went to Ottumwa Fri
day, where she will work
Attorney Butler of North English,
was attending court here Friday
Mrs Geo. A. Carson was visitor
in Ottumwa Friday.
! Mrs. Constance and daughter re-
turned to their home in Lone Tree on
Friday.
Jas. sterlin was in oskaoosa on
business Tuesday
| Thos. Kenning was in Keota FRI
| day.
Herbert Daliber returned to his
| iiOiiic Ia ~hlSdSo II Iutiy lllOi lilHS dllSl
a visit here at the Frank Pfaff home.
Guy Woodin was in town Friday on
| bueiness.
Miss Leila Sterlin spent last Friday
with his grandmother in Delta.
| Wade Kirkpatrick of Hedrick, was
| here on business Tuesday.
Nobe Reinier of Washington, was in
| town this week.
| Geo. Meas of Oskaloosa attended his
mothers funeral here this week
The Fulton and Derby families spent
Sunday near Ollie.
4 NJ. f. Browne and two sons of Bur
| lington Kans., are visiting in town
called here by the death of Mrs. Meas.
i Elmer Blue Rattle, wife and daugh-
tier of Washington. spent Monday here
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Pulaski.

Pulask1.-Fred Nusbaum is building
a large barn on his farm east of town.
Chas. H. Milligan was in Bloomfield
Thursday transacting business.
Will Englar left for Monmouth Sat.
urday evening to visit friends.
Mrs. Vina klthiede Blake of Texas
is here to spend the summer with rel
atives and friends.
S. D. Allen, who lives on the Doc
Gore farm, claims to have the cham
pion rat killing dog. Last Saturday
while hauling manure out of the barn
he discovered a rat harbor in the drive
way and called the dogs attention to
it. He went in on them and in 30 min
utes killed 40 rats.
Henry Tucker of Hit, Mo-, delivered
three wagon loads of hogs at the stock
yard today.
w. c. Baughman shipped two car
loads of cattle to Chicago last Tues.
day.
John Augsperger went to OttuEwa
last week to take in the horse sale.
Mrs. D. G. King, who had been i'll
for several months, died last Tuesday.
The funeral was held at her late resi-
dence conducted by Rev. James in the
presence of large number of sorrow
| ing friends, after which the remains
were laid to rest in the West Genie
terry. Mrs. King was true Christian
woman, kind neighbor, and was
| loved and respected by all who knew
| her.
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kEOSAUQUA.

Keosauqua-J. E. Corwin departed
last week for the western part of the
state on business.
The following ladies left on Tues
day morning for Ottumwa: Mesdames
j. E. Corwin, ]. NJ. Morris, James
Harwood, David Williams and Miss
Mary Wright.
Mrs. Monroe Beer, Mrs. Geo. Snivers
and daughter Elma went to Farming
ton Thursday where they were the
guests of Mrs. Grant Beer.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Eastman Of Platts-
Vile, Wis, are visiting at the home of
their son Claude Eastman and family.
Miss Cathryne Cook of FIT. Madison.
former principal Of the Keosauqua
high school. was a recent guest of
friends at this place.
Miss Simmons of Birmingham visit
ed several days with her sister Mrs.
r. Lawson the past week.
Mrs. A. ]. Jenkins left Tuesday for
Fairfield called there by the illness Of
her mother, Mrs. Gossick.
The Goth marriage anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fellows occurred
recently About sixty Invitations were
issued. Some handsome china was
left as a remembrance of the occasion.
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their wives left their farm homes to-
gether to come to Des Moines. 1t was
on Friday, and one of the men drove
to the depot with the two women,
each Of whom was more than so years
of age. They We're to return home on
the next Monday, and when thew failed
to appear, their husbands instituted a
search for them.
1t is supposed that the aged women
returned to Germany together. They
had been close friends there in their
girlhood days. The couples were mar
ried about fifteen years ago.
The Heiderken case was called first
today and Mr.. Apple was the witness
for his friend; then the Apple case was
called and Mr. Heiderken testified. The
testimony of the two men was all that
the cases required.
This search resulted in the discovery
that they had come to Des Moines and
thence had gone to Polk City. whence
they had bought railroad tickets TO
Buffalo, n. Y. There the trail was
lost and after vain!y expanding a large
amount of time and money the aged
men returned to their homes heart
broken. Finally they began suits for
divorce on the grounds of desertion
and Judge Clements entered the de-
crees for them.
The men are we'll to do farmers
near Kellogg. Mr.. Apple had a son in
Des Moines several years ago, and
Mrs. Apples daughter by a former
husband was attending a musical col
lege there at the time the mother dis
appeared. In letter left with a
friend at Polk City, Mrs. Apple stated
that she had determined to leave her
Iowa home and her husband stated to-
day that she had taken $500 savings
with her
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HEDRicK.

Hedrick.-C. L. Dean visited in OS
kaloosa Thursday.
Lloyd Chosen is on the sick list.
Claude Kent of Richland and Jessa
Kent Of Goodland, Kansas, were the
guests Of w. A. Kitterman and family
the first Of the week.
D. T. Stockman Of Sigourney was
in the city Thursday.
Chas. Martin was a Sigourney Wis
itor Thursday.
Chas. Chandler of Packwood was
Hedrick visitor Friday.
Henry Bohlman left last week fol-
What Cheer and visited over Sunday
with friends.
OFT Capps is visiting at his parental
home at Pekin.
Miss Martha Brown returned to her
home in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday afte.
visit with relatives in this city.
Mrs. w. G. Wilson is visiting in Min.
neapolis, Mimi, the guest of her son
and daughter.
AL Johnson of Richland was in tow
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Stevenson and daugh.
ter, Opal are the guests Of relatives
lin Oskaloosa.
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SIGOURN Ely.

Sigourney-Mr and Mrs. Chas. A
Johnson called yesterday Mrs. john
son brought a paper which she pur-
chased April 16, 1855. telling of the
death of Abraham Lincoln. 1t was the
New York Herald, and was an inter-
esting old relic that she has preserved
all these years.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Britton Of Thorn
burg, We're in town Sunday at the
Minter funeral
Mrs. Margaret Barrier of Ottumwa,
sister of Mrs Minter, is visiting here
at the Richardson home.
Attorney BEEN of Waterloo. Is here
attending court.
Neal Brady of Des Moines, spent
Sunday at his home north of town.
The district court is in session with
Judge Willcockson on the bench. Pro-
bate matters are being considered at
this time. The grand jury is being
impannelled and the petit jurors are
to report April 9th
Sunday morning at the Presbyterian
church. the choir gave a sacred con-
cert. 1t was we'll rendered and high
ly pleasing. Mrs. Franklin had charge
of it and the program showed hard
and painstaking efforts.
At the M. E. church Sunday evening,
several special numbers were given by
the choir, which were well received by
the congregation.
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs Chas. G. Hen
niger had a family dinner at their
home in honor of the Updegraff boys,
who were home for few days vaca-
ton.
The music division met with Mrs.
Beatty, Mrs. Grace Brown being lead
er. The composers studied well the
Pinsutti and Jakobowski. The open
meeting of the Womans club, will be
next Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
| Willcockson. An interesting program is
arranged for that meeting.
| Yesterday the doctors of the county
met here in regular session and had a
very interesting time together They
took up the study of the Diseases of
the Respiratory Organs and had
papers along that line. DR.. Whites OF
the S. U. I. was present and gave an
interesting talk.
Mrs. U. G. Dawson leaves tonight for
her new home in Missouri.
| Mrs. Isabel REYNOLDS returned tc
Hope, Kansas this morning with Mrs
Alvin Reynolds and daughter. for a
short visit.
DR.. Negus of Keswick was caller
here yesterday.
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crew." demanded billiard.

WHAT reproachfully. "Y u
haven't heard of Kitty Killigrew In the
Modern Maid? Where've you been?
Pippin! Prettiest soubrette that's hit
the town in dogs age"
Il say, Dan, don't you ever tire of
that sort? can't recall when there
wasn't Kitty Killigrew. What's the
attraction" billiard waved aside the
big black cigar NO heavy tobacco
for me in the morning. What's the at
traction?"
Merrihew touched off a match, ap-
piled it to the. black cigar, took the
cigar from his teeth and inspected the
glowing end critically. He never failed
to go through this absurd pantomime;
he would miss train rather than omit
it.
THE truth is, Jack, I'm a jackass
half the time. l can't get away from
the glamor of the footlights. I'm no
Johnny; you know that. No hanging
around stage-entrances and buying
wine and diamonds. | might be reck-
less enough to buy bunch of roses,
when I'm not broke. But l like 'em,
the bright ones. They keep fellow
amused. Most of 'em speak good Eng
fish and come from better families
than you would suppose. Just good
fellowship, you know; maybe a rabbit
and bottle of beer after the perform
ance, or little quarter limit at the
apartment, singing and good stories.
What you've in mind is the chorus
lady. Not for mine!"
Hilliard Laughter, recalling his con.
versation with the policeman.
go on" he said; get 1t all out of
your system, now that you're start
ed
And then it tickles a fellows van
ity to be seen with them at the res
taurants. That's the way it begins,
you know. I'll be perfectly frank with
you. If it wasn't for what the other
fellows say, most of the chorus la
dies would go hungry. And the girls
that you and l know think I'm devil
of fellow, wicked and interesting
and all that"
billiards laughter broke forth again
and he leaned back. Merrihew would
always be twenty-six, he would al
ways be youthful.
"And this Kitty Killigrew? I be-
| lieve I've seen posters of her in the
windows, now that you speak of it,
Well, Jack, I've got it bad this trip.
offered to marry her last night
"What?"
(To be Continued)
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The
The Lure of the Mask
Bv Harold McGrath

j. Il Il q II 4
q Il
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PARSONS COLLEGE WINNERS
RENDERED RECEPTION

Fairfield, April 10. = Following the
return of the Parsons debating team
from Oskaloosa, where Penn college
was defeated Friday evening, a re-
ception was rendered the winning de-
baters, Messrs. Ivan L. Pollock, Geo
0. Writ and Hubert E. Howard, at
Ballard Hall, by the students. About
$50 students met the young men at ths
Burlington station on their arrival
from Oskaloosa and gave them big
ovation. The Parsons men advocated
the adoption of the commission plan
of government by all American cities
and the Penn debaters opposed such
a movement.
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LIGHTNING STRIKES BARN.
Lewis oIney Loses Valuable Out
Buildings, Implements, ETC., Dur
Inn SUNDAYS Storm

Columbia, April 19.-(SpeciaD -
Lightning struck large barn belong
ing to Lewis Olney, during the storm
yesterday afternoon and burned it to
the ground, together with quite a
lot of hay, corn and oats, and farm
ing implements and there was about
$500 insurance on the barn and $50 on
the shed. There was no stock i'll the
barn at the time, but Clarence Nye
narrowly escaped injury as he was
only q short distance from the barn.
The shock knocked him down. The
men in the vicinity ran to the scene of
the fire and assisted in getting out
buggies and wagons and saved little
Of the corn and oats.
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OLD MEN GRANTED DIVORCES.
Their Wives Disappeared About Four
Gone Back to Old Country.

Newton, April 16.-Two men, each
65 years of age, We're granted divorces
here yesterday from wives who disap-
peared together in 1905 and who We're
last heard of in Des Moines and Polk
City.
Karl Heiderken and John Apple Of
Kellogg were the men. April 81. 1905,