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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-02
TRIAL BY NEWSPAPER.

The president of Yale university has written for the
Youths Companion article on the Public Duty Of
Newspaper Readers Three paragraphs should be read
much more widely than the Youths Companion
disseminate them, hence their introduction here:
Our statute books full of instances Of laws which
are evaded nuied because they have not the public
sentiment of the people behind them. The newspapers
are the chief agents forming public opinion This used
to be done by courts of law and by political assemblies but
the modern newspaper has supplanted both as forum
pubic discussion and means of public education.
hundred years ago intelligent used to earu
about the workings Of the law either by serving ures
or by reading decisions of the Judges but the jury service
IS today managed badly that in of the states
lntellgent man wishes to serve jury if he can help it,
And it he does have to serve on Jury he does not Gain
an understanding of the law as much as !; contempt 70,
the way IN which criminal lawyers are allowed to nisap
ply It, And most of the decisions present day Judges
on questions like railroad management or the EQUITIES Of
taxation much occupied with precedens and so lit
tie with actual facts that they have very slight effect OH
public opinion
" II we want responsible government we must have re-
sponsble newspapers If have responsible news
papers the reform must begin with the readers tbem
selves The newspaper reader Get into the habit Of
seeing whether the statements of fact in his paper are sD
ported by evidence not
There is much se1se in the foregoing Many instances
OF the working of the jury system deserve TIE criticisms,
hurled against it by President Hadey, and that system
VIII some day be greatly changed if such instances mut
ply But numerous they are many trials are models ~
method and just in their outcome Christian Advocate
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EsvILLE.

Hayesville-The Christmas enter
.tainment given at the church Thurs
day evening was well attended
Rev Petit filed his regular APP
pointment at the church Sunday
morning. Quite large audience was
present.
Miss Ethel Warner of Agency Is
visiting with her sister here Miss Jua-
nita Warner.
The school program given Thursday
afternoon was well rendered and well
attended.
Miss Blanche Herman of Sigourney
has been spending few days with
friends and relatives in this commune
ity
Miss Nina Thomas of Sigourney.
spent Thursday with her sister In
school here.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Utterback of
Ottumwa. are visiting for a few days
with friends a..d relatives here and at
Lancaster.
Moy Adams Of Delta visited with his
grandmother Mrs. NJ. Martin Thurs
dav night
Mr.. and Mrs. Brdette Utterbaek
entertained 81 number OF relatives Fri
uay.
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EDDYVlLLE.

Eddyville Elmer Powers. who stop
ped Off here for a visit with his uncle,
John Power, and other relatives while
enroutc from Alaska and Colorado to
ms nome in Ohio. departed this week
Tor Chicago, after spending week
here.
rom Moran and family of Marshall-
town, are here for visit with Mr.
Moran's father. David Moran. and ait
the parental w. FL. Alderman home.
west Of town.
Roy Palmer, who is attending the
Agricultural College at Ames, came
nome to spend Christmas and will re-
main over Sunday.
Attorney and Mrs. Geo l.. GiIlies Of
ottumwa, are spending Christmas
with Mrs. Gillies' mother and brother.
Mrs. Dashell and son, Columbus,
south of town
The Methodist BAPTIST. Congrega-
tlonal and Christian church observed
Christmas with appropriate exercises
and with treats for the children
1--WE, the attendance at each OF the
churches being quite good. and the
church edifices were nicely decorated
Some time Thursday night some one
forced an entrance to Patrick Smiths
saloon and took a few bottles OF
LIQUOR.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Sloan and baby
or Kansas City, arrived Friday morn X
inc for visit at the parental w. W.
DeLong home.
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RLAkES RG.

l5iakcsburg Robert Wilson and
wife, and Guy Hall and family were
entertained al VIM. Wilson'S, Jr. on
Christmas day
". $. Cash and family spent Christi
mas at the VIM. Lafollette home.
S. c. Snow and family J. w. Coha-
gan and family and Rev. W. Hunt
We're entertained at the S. c. Cohagan
home Christmas.
Mrs. Malinda Miller gave Il Christ
mas dinner for her children Christmas
DAY. Those present We're: ira Gloves
and family. Arnold JAY and family,
Bert Muller OF Blakesburg, Frank
Muller and family. Mrs. Clara Bell Of
Mystic. and Mrs. Mary Berry, who will
soon leave for Der new home in Ladd,
Illinois.
Arthur Cohagan left Sunday for
Walker Iowa. where he will work for
the interest Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
Fred Lober is on the sick list this
week.
Master Frank Hurst of Ottumwa
visited recentl, with Wilbur Snow at
this place
Edenia Kridelbaugh IS spending her
vacation with her parents in Charlton.
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lace of. VIM. Laughrey and will mov,

place of VIM. Laughrey and VIII move
to town. The price paid was $500
The. church people of this place
gave q reception Christmas evening to
the new converts. A large crowd was
present and enjoyed a pleasant social
evening. Light refreshments were
served.
Walter Eyre Of Winfield is visiting
his mother here through the hoi-
days.
j. w Blaclford was in Bonaparte
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Eyre and family
OF Osceola. came down to attend the
Cochran golden wedding Christmas
day.
Rev. Grimes. the Christian minister,
came Wednesday. He win preach
his first sermon next Sunday morn
ing.
Rev. Cooper will deliver a temper
ance lecture at the M, f. church Mon
dar evening.
: Rev. c. ". Cooper of Attica. and
family are visiting, relatives here this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Craig Graves returned
Tuesday evening from Iowa City.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Blackford spent
Christmas in Birmingham.
Rex Carter of Kansas City is visit
ing his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
Carter.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. w. Laird of Mount
Pleasant, spent Christmas at the Alton
home
Hugh Mccoy of Keokuk came in
Thursday to visit relatives.
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Riley of Belllnap to the Mt Pleasant
hospital Thursday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wray and Mr..
and Mrs. y. C. Lester of Bloomfield,
and number of families in the coun-
try, children of Mr.. Corrick. were SER
we'd turkey dinner at the Wash Cor
rick nome near Stiles Christmas
Harry Croker went to Keosauaua
to spend Christmas with L. f. Whit
ney.
Mrs. John Taylor is very sick at her
home in the east part of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fouts of Drake
vile, We're visiting their cousins Mrs.
;. A. Rankin and Miss Jennie Burgess
Thursday.
Mrs. Emmett Walker of Rlakesburg
is spending the week with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Swinney.
Rev. Hiram Gilbert and family of
Cantril. spent Christmas at the Homer
Rankin home.
DR.. and Mrs. G. S. Guernsey of Mil
ton, will spend Christmas at the home
OF Mr.. Guernsey's sister, Mrs. j. H.
Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs, Guernsey of Milton,
spent Christmas in Bloomfield
Miss Iris Burgess came home this
week from Des Moines, where she has
been attending Drake university, to
spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burgess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wallace passed
through Bloomfield Thursday morn
ing enroute for Unonville. Mo-, to
spend Christmas with Mrs. Wallaces'
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Elson.
The Citizens Mutual Telephone Co.
will elect directors for the new year
on Monday, January 3.
Miss Alma Allender came home
Monday from Darlington, \. D., to
spend the holidays With her parents,
Dr. and Mrs, ID. r. Allender
Il Friday evening January ! will oc-
eur Joint installation of the Masonic
and Eastern Star orders.
The 1vanhocs met with Mrs. Emma
Swinney last Monday afternoon. Cur
rent events and II review of previous
lessons, Rome and italy took up the
afternoon.
A turkey dinner was served TO the
AlcAchran and Clayton families on
Christmas day. Geo. Clayton and fam
ily of st. Louis. were guests of the
occasion.
Chas. S. Capron died Thursday. Dec
cmber q, ut $50 a. m, at the home of
$. II. Rodgers. He was 81 years and
IS days old. Funeral services were
held at the Rogers home December %
.at 10 o'clock a. m. conducted by Rev.
Alexander
Ed Songer of Ottumwa is spending II
short holiday vacation at homc.
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THE NEW YEAR.

Ottumwa finds the year 1908 clos
Ing with several matters of unfnlshed
business to be attended to- There IS
the interurban building project. This
matter was not taken up with deter
mination until near the close of the
wear and it was expected that little
would be done in 1908. 1t is up to
the progressive citizens of Ottumwa,
however, to see that early in the new
year this question is definitely de-
cided-decided by the beginning of
construction work on one of the lines
planned. There are other big i'm
movements to be made during the
year. There is the laying out of
Leighton park, ground for which was
recently donated to the city by A. G.
Leighton; there is the new federal
building to be erected on the grounds
adjoining the postotfice. These i'm
orovements, which are assured, and
The interurban project, which should
not be allowed to go by default, give
Ottumwa plenty to do during the COM
ing year.
But the citizens should not be con
tent to start out on the new year only
to carry out the plans for city build
ing already formed. There are more
improvements that might be made,
factories that might be brought here
and hands stretched out to aid the
factories already here. There is
sentiment to be created to bring about
more buying OF Ottumwa made goods
by Ottumwa people. There is need
of strong pull together by all the
citizens to make a better, bigger,
buster Ottumwa
And New Years is the time to re-
solve to do your part
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CORDELA RANDEL DIES AT
HOME NEAR KNOXVILLE.

Knoxville Cordeia Randel died at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hyp Randel, five miles southwest of
Knoxville. aged seventeen years and
eleven months. She had suffered with
paralysis since early last fall and with
nervous troubles, the supposed re-
suit of tumors or clots of blood on the
brain. The first serious turn in the
disease came several months ago when
the deceased, while engaged in caring
for a sick friend of the family. slipped
and fell down stairs. She had never
been well since that time and Of late
ler condition had grown more help
less. The parents sought the aid Of
specialists in Des Moines and else
where but to no avail. The funeral
services were held at Concord Tues
day. nterment at Bellefountain GEM
etery
Other News.
Misses Nora and Agnes White were
Des Moines visitors last week
Mrs. J. b. Elliott and daughter, Veva
were Des Moines visitors recently.
Mrs. Apologize of Oakland, Iowa,
visited with her uncle John w. Young
last week.
J. S. Bellamy. w, j. Rigg and Frank
Buxron have been in Des Moines at
tending to business affairs.
Frank Walker has returned from a
few days visit in Abba.
Perry Torbett left Tuesday FOR a
months visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. Torbitt. in Wetherford,
Oklahoma.
Clark Harding is home from Wis
consin after about three months abb
sence. He has been working in Mil
waukee and various other places in
Wisconsin.
Miss Allie Cunningham has been in
Dee Mones visiting with her brother,
Chester. who is confined at Mercy
Hospital with typhoid fever. The
young man is getting along as well as
could be expected under the circum-
stances.
W. G. Mentzer has returned home
after about a ten days visit at the
home of his father-in law, r. CT. ellison
and other friends and relatives. His
visit was cut short by the death of
Lemuel Kinkead. lie had to return
home to look after the business while
his partner. who is q son of Mr.. Kin
kead, deceased. came to attend the
funeral.
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HIGHLAND CENTER.

Highland Center-Mr. and Mira.
Prebble are spending the holidays with
theI. son near Charlton.
Mr.. and Mrs w. Fl. Hamilton or
Massidonia, Ia, are visiting ut the
]. NJ. Elder home.
Miss Edna Hurl' OF Ottumwa, spent
o few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Lind
say.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Wrinkle arc visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Emery.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Stevens. Mr. and
Mrs. Grain Mrs. NJ. j. Rogers. Mr. and
Mrs. A. j. Rogers and daughter Mary.
Mr.. and Mrs. c, a. Wolfe and Mrs. c..
Pickard spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wolfe.
Mrs. Chadwick Of Hedriekf ana Miss
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Pleasant where he is amending lows.
Wesleyan, to spend the hNNidays.
Miss Blanche Songer. WAo is teach-
ing school near Drakevilie, Name nome
Friday for short vacatiok with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Songer.
MRS. ]. B. CARSON DIES AT
HOME IN CHARLTON.
Charlton Mrs. J. B. Carson. one of
Charitons most highly respected
ladies' passed away at her home in
this city on Saturday afternoon at the
age of about "A years, after an ILL
ness of several weeks with heart
trouble and complication of diseases.
She is survived by her husband and
four sons and one daughter: Fred,
Frank. Harry and Newton of English
township, and Mrs. Cora Hooper of
this city. Funeral services, conduct
ed by her pastor, Rev. c. f. Wells, of
the Christian church. We're held at the
family residence in North Charlton
this afternoon at one O'Clock, after
which the remains We're inferred in
the oxford cemetery. The sorrowing
relatives will have the sympathy of
many friends in their grief.
Other News.
y dividend of twenty-five per cent
was paid to tie depositors of the de-
funct First National Bank last Satur-
day Receiver Jamison and his corps
of assistants We're kept busy the entire
day.
John Puriton. of York. Ne5.. is here
with his wife for a visit with her
mother, Mrs. Mile BEEN. and other
relatives and numerous friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Kimsey of Raw
lings, Wyoming, arrived here a few
days ago for visit with their rela-
tives and numerous friends They
formerly resided here.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Culbertson of
Clarinda are spending few days
With the formers mother, Mrs. Hattie
Cubertson, and with her sister. Mrs
w. ] Darby.
Within the past few days Clerk Car
penter has issued marriage licenses to
the following parties: JAS T. Richman'
and Oracle e. Gibbs, w. NJ. Burns of
Leroy, and Martha Smith of Des
Moines; j. G.. Sonner and Letha
Haines. beth of Ollie, this state.
Benton Coffman one OF the Oldest
residents Of this county, died at his
home near Greenvillc on Christmas
day after an extended illness with
paralysis and complication of dis
eases.
Emory Curtis of Olney, Colorado,
arrived the latter part of the week
| for Il visit in Warren township with
| his father. Thos. Curtis. and other rel
iativcS.
Miss Marion Jennings of Garden
4 Grove visited in Charlton over sun
day with Miss Ethel Hendricl1son.
! Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Ryan of Hite-
imam, who had been visiting in Lincoln
township at the home of Sam Lin
! strom, left Saturday for Il visit in
! Lucas.
! Miss Clyde swanson Of stanton.
! came Saturday for q visit with ,her
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as he was advised. He suspended all
work, and, without leaving home, rig
Grously followed fresh air treatment
In six months time he was completely
cured and yesterday announced thai
he would return to his pulpit next
Sunday, issuing with his announce,
Inent an invitation TO any man who
had contracted tuberculosis to call
on him and learn how to cure himself
DR.. White also made known his meth,
Cd of treatment and gave these rules
for the benefit Of all who may wish
to follow them:
II a man has not the determine
ton to put himself through a rather
rigorous treatment, then he had bet
ter go to a sanitarium, where ne will
be forced to observe the same genera
rules he could dictate to himself.
Il was in Europe and working pref,
lty hard all last summer. When | re-
returned home | didn'S feel well and
several Of Chicagos best physicians,
who examined me, discovered tubercu.
lar bacilli in large quantities. So
went at it TO get well.
Il took Il large south room in my
house. removed the window castings
SO the windows could not be closed
put up awnings as protection
against storms, and there / have
slept for six months | go to bed at 3
o'clock and rise at s.
Then ] fixed up sun parlor on a
south porch to sit when the weather
was pleasant. put in three or four
hours a dav walking. riding or play
ing golf, but any exercise will do as
well.
THE main thing is. plenty of air
plenty OF rest and plenty OF food.
eat three big meals day larger
meals than an ordinary workingman
would eat. | rest half hour before
eating and ali hour after. Then | eat
plenty of fresh eggs and drink milk
between meals. With plenty of exer
else in the fresh air, this diet was not
too heavy. That is about the gist of
my treatment | have gained thirty.
two pounds now weigh 1876 pounds
and | never felt better in my life.
Even the men who are forced to
work can take up the cure. They can
sleep in open rooms, eat heavily OF
nutritious foods, and take plenty OF
exercise. If any one can derive benefit
from my experience shall be glad to
see them and tell them what they can
do for themselves.
1t would be far better if many PEG
pie who are now making expensive
trips to Colorado, Arizona and New
Mexico were to try the fresh air
home treatment. In many cases people
make these trips, vigorously follow the
open air treatment prescribed for
them, and as soon as they feel better
they return home TO their old habits
and old environments and soon find
their condition worse than it was be,
fore. Lonesomeness and inconsistencies
are other deterrent influences in in
ducing the patient to return too soon
to effect any real improvement.
DR.. Whites experience is proof OF
that the same open air treatment may
be followed at home as in the sanitar-
iums and health resorts in cases of in
cipient consumption.
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EARLIER CONGRESSIONAL SEES
SICNS,

The agitation has again been taken
up to pass a law changing the time of
congressional sessions from the first
Monday in December to some time iii
March following the November cleo
items. Raymond, the Chicaso Tribune
political writer calls attention to the
position the present state of affairs
places the new member in. He is elect
ed in November and begins drawing
his pay in March. He does nothing,
however, to earn his pay until Decem
Der. thirteen months after election.
s ind then there is a period of two or
three weeks preceding the Christmas
holidays which is practically wasted
raymond points out that the real SEES
ion of the ordinary congress does
nt begin until January, about four
en- months after election, by which
time the members, and more partic
ularlv the new ones, are obliged to be-
gin Shustling for reelection although
as aS1natter of course they have had
no opportunity to make any sort of
record on which to appeal to the peo-
pie. Raymond goes on to say:
Congress could if it saw fit, pass a
'aw at once providing for session.
say about March 15 Immediately fol-
towing upon each new administration.
This session might Drofitably last lln
Ill the middle of June. or possibly
later. This is the most beautiful sea-
son OF the year in Washington and
there would be ample time to finish
the usual appropriation bills and get
congress in running order before the
summer vacation.
Then there might be . second SEES
sion beginning immediately after New
Years Of the following January. That
session might we'll last until about the
same time of the year That would be
enough for the ordinary business of
anv congress
There would be certain advantages
IN this system which are not apparent
to people unacouainted with tho leg
islative system in Washington In thA
first place, of course. congress would
become much more RESPONSIVE to the
popular will. because the regular ses-
sion would begin in the middle of
March following the election of the
president and at the same time follow
ing the congressional election two
wears later. There would be an in
term of only about four months in
stead Of thirteen months between the
registration of the will of the people
at the polls and the execution of that
will by legislation in congress.
AT the present time the month of
December practically is wasted at the
beginning of every congress. The new
sneaker of the house is not elected un.
til congress meets. as matter OF
course. He takes time TO make I'D his
committees and the holiday recess is
at hand before the machinery is in
working order. At least so far as the
first session Of congress is concerned
It would get along just as we'll and
save money nv not meeting until after
New Years day.
RAYMOND points out as an argument
In favor of an earlier meeting of con
aress that in fifty-eight congresses
ther5 We're fourteen extra sessions
called by the president because he
deemed an emergency existed ANY
legislative program which breaks
down about every ten years is mani
testify faulty and ought to be correct
ed
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JAMES GAMES OF BLOOM
FIELD INJURED.

Bioonlield--Ianes Games OF the
i'loolnileid Democrat. caught His right
mana IN the large press while running
the paper off Wednesday evening
about g: 80 O'Clock and had the thumb.
llrst and second fingers back to the
carpo netacapGl point of the thumb Of
CTS right nGnd SO badly mashed that
amputation was necessary He was
also considerably bruised about the
face and head
Other News.
arthur Young of Iowa City. is hero
spending the holidays with his parents
, Nh and Mrs. j. w. Young
Frank Brown of Milton WAS in the
city Wednesday on business.
Miss Cecil Duckworth went to Ian
caster, Mo-. to visit during the hoi-
days.
Master Lee Thompson, went 10 Mt.
Sterling Thursday night to visit his
grandparents.
Miss Nellie Carroll Of Colorado
Springs. Colo is visiting Miss Faye
Beauchamp for a few days.
Ebert McAchran Of Ottumwa spent
Christmas at home.
The infant son of Nh and Mrs Jake
miller died Thursday morning. living
only about five days.
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Gladys Chadwick Of Ottumwa. ara
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. a. Chadwick
of this place.
Mrs. Wolfe is enjoying q visit from
five of her brothers.