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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-09

Mrs. Mary Gordon visited with rela-
tives In Ltbertyville last week
Miss Mary Calhoun who has been
teaching In the school at Clearfield,
Ia, arrived home to spend her vaca-
ton with her mother Mrs. Belle Cal
houn.
At meeting OF the school board
held Thursday evening Miss Birdie
BuckmAster was elected teacher In
room No. 3, to fill the vacancy caused
BY the resignation Of Miss Carrie Win
slow.
Bert Graham fell out OF the hay
NOW at the home OF his father Mon
day and broke: his arm.
Miss Leffie Albright Of West Grove,
Ia, is visiting at G.. ]. Purger's west
tof town.
Miss Ethel Walker of Oklahoma city
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs "A. A. Fry.
Mrs. Miller OF Kirkville, Mo-, is Wis
ting her friend Miss Rose Hope.
Bert Bell Of Ames college is here
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Bell.
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day, after which there were services
In honor OF the unknown dead and an
appropriate and brief address by r. p.
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. ira Chase made an au-
tomoblle run from Dexter, Minnesota,
and will visit here for few days with
a brother and other relatives.
Miss Julia Boyd, teacher of the
Iowa City schools, came up Saturday
and will spend her summer vacation
out at the old farm home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Boyd.
Mrs. j. H. Hughes and daughter,
Margery. who have been visiting with
the formers sister, Miss Mae Mcleod,
and attending the May Musical festi-
val at Mt Vernon, returned home Sat
urday.
Mrs, o. w. Jones of Webster who
visited here part Of last week has re-
turned to her home.
Misses Minnie and Jennie Pierce,
who have been visiting with a sister
at Marion, returned home Saturday.
Owen Yates and wife of Des Moines
came in Friday night and will visit for
q few days at the home Of the formers
parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Yates, and
with his brother, Joe.
Mrs. Stephen Glenn and daughters,
Mollie and Libbie, Of Marengo. came
over for a visit Saturday at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe McCarty.
Evan q. Williams of East Troy trans
acted business here last Wednesday.
David Pugh of Cedar Rapids came
down Friday for visit with the home
folks. He will visit for a short time
with relatives at Kansas City before
returning to his official duties in con.
|nection with the G., r. & Iowa City
lnterurban railway.
Mrs, Robert Jones Of Iowa Falls and
Mrs. ]. M. Thomas Of Cedar Rapids
are visiting relatives here during the
week.
Miss Hazel Hastings, who has been
visiting with relatives for several
weeks at Long Point, ILL.,, has returned
and will remain at the home OF her
mother during the summer.
Hugh O'Donnell has purchased the
Clyde Warrell restaurant on the north
side and assumed charge Of same at
once.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Harrington and
daughter, Nellie, OF York township,
came down Saturday for an over Sum
day visit at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Harrington.
Misses Viola Richards and Gertrude
Flanagan. who spent q few days In Ce-
l.dar Rapids last week, are now home.
Mrs. o. Snyder and Miss Ollin Jones
OF Chicago are here visiting at the
homes Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. #. Stephens
and Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Osborn.
| G.. H. Sitter attended the Decoration
day services at sigourney and visited
with friends in said city, returned
home Wednesday.
Chas. Johnson, superintendent Of
schools at Centerville, is here visiting
with his sister and other relatives. He
has been reelected to the position for
the next two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. j. Baumhofner and
family moved their personal effects to
Cedar Rapids last Wednesday. where
they will make their home for the
present.
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Mrs. Evan Reese was IN Hiteman
last Wednesday.
Miss Inez Amber is a new clerk IN
the Monroe Mercantile Co. store.
Miss Wing Of Oskaloosa visited her
sister, Mrs Bridges, In Armstrong al
dition last week
Mrs. Dr.. Muir spent last week with
relatives in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. James Smith and Mrs Charles
Hiort were in Abba Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. j. Willis came over
from Oskaloosa to spend their second
wedding anniversary at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Paris, the brides par
ents. it also being the twenty-fifth an
niversary of their marriage.
Some Of the officials Of the G. & N.
w, railway were in town last week
looking after the interests of the COM
pany here.
At s O'Clock last Wednesday at the
Swedish Lutheran church in East
swede town, occurred the marriage OF
John Richards Of Thornsby, Ark, and
Miss Hannah Carlburg Of this place.
.. u W0ICA luouC q SAip ~. AISNs
Moines last Friday, returning Satur-
day with an automobile which he had
purchased there.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. McRae are spend
ing months vacation In California.
Rev. Hankins and some political
friends were in Buxton Friday.
Miss Mallon was looking after polit-
ical interests here Thursday.
Elmo Hammond is filing Mr.. Nc
Rae's place as manager of the COM
pany store during the latter's alb
sence.
Rev. Cox spent some time last week
among the people at White City.
Mrs. Hammond returned last week
from visit in Chicago.
Lee johnson and wife of Bussey
were in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Maude Thomas visited her
mother in Ottumwa last week.
The marriage of F. F. Jorgenson.
one Of the assistant superintendents
here, and Miss Sarah Tenant of Os-
kaloosa, formerly the secretary Of Mr..
Buxton here, is to occur at the home
Of her parents near Oskaloosa today.
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MINI, came In Saturday and will fill
the pulpit OF the Welsh Presbyterian
church for four Sabbaths, during the
absence Of the regular pastor Rev. r.
o. Pierce.
William Cash left Tuesday morning
for Omaha to attend to some business
Fred Blythe, student at the s. u. !.
at Iowa city came up Saturday morn
Ing to hear the baccalaureate sermon
Of Rev. Brooks to the members OF the
graduating class Of the local high
school.
Jens Halverson OF Conroy was in
the city Saturday visiting at the home
OF his son Henry.
Howard Nicholas and wife Of York
township visited Saturday at the home
of Mrs. Nicholas parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Smith.
+. F. Faltinson OF Route No. trans
acted business here last, Saturday and
met his many friends Of this city.
Mrs. Alice Worrell left Tuesday for
a few days VISIT with her sister at
Ladora, III.
Attorney J. F. Kirby and Messrs H.
E. Hull and e. P. Hogan who were In
Des Moines recently on important
business have returned to their re-
spective homes.
Miss Mary Roberts OF Cedar Rapids
IL here for q few days visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Alice Worrell. H. Kehlenbach
and James Norm each have new res
idence properties In process Of con-
struction.
Last Sunday the churches OF this
city united their congregations and at
tended the Memorial service at the
First Presbyterian church. The sermon
was preached by Rev. o., ]. Roberts OF
the Congregational church. Music by
the Choral Union under the leadership
OF E. w. Lloyd.
Monday morning at 9 o'clock the
members Of Reese Lloyd @. A. r. post
were conducted in automobiles to
Oak Hill cemetery and the graves Of
departed comrades decorated with
flowers. At o'clock the opera house
was filled to listen to the address of
Rev. E. G. Brooks. the ozAtpr Of the
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Miss Dot Sherrick who has been Wis
itine her sister Mrs. M. p. Reynolds IN
Oklahoma City returned home Fri
day evening. M q AZ. VI. ], fs5
Miss Pearl Moon Of Milton visited
Sunday with Miss Ripple Cleave.
Mrs. Mary Knapp is visiting friends
in Pulaski. ;--s
w. B. Newbold of Keosauqua was
Pennington visitor Monday. s5sts
Miss Mary Stevens Of Bentonsport
was the guest Of friends on Friady.
Dr.. and Mrs. Coon and daughter
Elsie Of TT. Madison visited Saturday
with their daughter Mrs. George w.
Neaffie.
Miss Grace Wedel OF Donnellson,
who has been teaching school at Little
Rock returned home Saturday.
Mrs A. C. Stevens who has been Wis.
iting her parents, Mr.: and Mrs: Emil
Ponte, returned Tuesday to her home
In Burlington. .s3.
GIL. Reid is in Oskaloosa attending
the National Holiness comp meeting.
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Carl Dietrich, wife and child OF
Avoca, Ia, are visiting this week at
the home Of Hon. and Mrs. ]. Hughes,
Jr.. and other relatives and friends.
Ernest Nash who made business
trip to Oskaloosa last week returned
home Monday.
James Rush OF Route No. who at
tended q meeting OF the knights Of
Columbus at Washington, "a, recently
is now home.
Mrs. C. E. Brown who visited last
week with her parents at Seymour. Ia.
returned home Monday.
Thomas johnson OF Green township
was up Monday and visited in the
afternoon with his sister Mrs. A. A.
Hall.
The bali game last Saturday be-
tween the Williamsburg and Marengo
high school teams resulted in favor. Of
the home team by score Of 2 to 0.
John Yates was out on the old home
farm last week making some improve
.ments
! Rev John Roberts of Lake CRYSTAL.
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Mrs. Ida Gender and children visit
ed ct the parental B. F. Skinner home
Friday.
Mrs. Tude Thomas was entertained
Friday 1T dinner at the Ed Tillotson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W.. s. Creech and son
Oscar attended the Sunday school
convention at Belknap Sunday.
Messrs. Joe Sondeen and Geo. Rob-
inson OF Munterville attended the
Sunday school convention at Belknap
Sunday.
J. G. Edwin and daughter Harriet
We're Sunday visitors at the Adam
Louis home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ". Orman, daugh-
ter and granddaughter Nellie and
Beatrice were guests at tea with Mrs.
q. M. Thomas Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hannah spent
Sunday at the parental A. Orman
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Houk and chill
dren were in the city Sunday visiting
relatives
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The funeral Of William Mahaneey
Sunday afternoon was largely attend
Eagles in the Eldon cemetery at 8 D.
m. -ss
Monday at 2 p. m. the funeral of
Frank Rogers took place from the M.
+. hurch. The sermon was delivered
by Rev. Cogshall. The Odd Fellows of
Douds OF which he was member at
tended and did the ritulistic work at
tile cemetery. The attendance was very
large.
Ed Travey and wife were in the city
Sunday and left for home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flowers left Sunday
evening for New York city. Mrs. Flow
ers will leave there for an extended
visit to Europe. She will visit London
and from there with relatives and
friends journey to see the great Pas
sion play. She will be gone several
months.
Mrs. s. III. Sawyers and Mrs. A. T..
WeygAndt ard Alice left Sunday for
Fairfield to attend the graduation of
Alice Sawyers and a niece Of Mrs.
Mrs. Emma Irwin from Pittsburg.
Kansas and title daughter arrived
here last night to take care Of the
nome OF her mother Mrs. George
Healey who has been in the hospital at
De3 Moines for several weeks It is re-
ported that Mrs. Healey is better and
will be able to leave the hospital soon.
Seneca Cornell and family were WIS.,
itors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Glotfelty
Fred Isbell is at Excelsior Springs.
Mo-, where he went for treatment for
|inflammatory rheumatism.
The round trip fare to Des Moines
for the Grand Army encampment u
only s3.04. Many from this place will
attend.
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ed at both times. A large number of
those on the program were unable to
be present but despite that fact an In
teresting and helpful convention was
held. Excellent music was furnished by
the leaders of the song services and
their assistants The old officers with
the exception Of the vice president
were reelected. Gordon Davis was
chosen as vice president. -he next
convention is to be held in October at
Sherman Chapel
Mr.. and Mrs Z. p. Ware OF Ottum-
Iva came over In their car to visit Mr..
Wares parents and attend the conven-
". i. De Mar Of Pringhar came in
Monday for q visit with his mother,
Mrs. w T. De Mar, ST..
Mrs. Clara Burkhalter and daugh-
ter Mrs. Mabel Lock of Ottumwa
spent Sunday with Mrs. Sarah McGee.
Thursday for a visit with friends In
Missouri. Mr.. Woolwin having been
granted vacation. L. e. Price of
Hastings was sent here to relieve him.
Mrs Guy Marshall and son Glen
Of West Grove visited here the latter
part Of the week with the formers
sister Mrs; D. $; ziegler and family
Joseph Cox left Friday for Lucerne,
Mo, to visit Mrs. s. H. Klingsmith
and family.
Mrs. Elmira Morris and Miss orpha
Morris are visiting near West Grove
at the Will Guile home.
FRS. w. A. Wishard visited the
latter part Of the week in Ottumwa ut
the home Of her daughter Mrs. Elliott
Bachman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lough Of near
Locust Grove were the guests Sunday
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elroy Hancock and
attended the convention.
Mrs. Ethelyn Book Of Ona, Oklaho-
ma Is visiting her sister Mrs. G. e.
Listor
Miss Pearl Bowers Of Paris station
spent Sunday with the Misses Mabel
and Ruby Middleton. L. E. Price was
also q guest there.
Mrs. James Whistler Of C:iehton Is
visiting here at the home of her broth
er Will Cox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Harper and son
Trenton Of Bloomfield and Miss Leona
Hunt OF West Grove were the guests
Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wash HAw-
kins and attended the convention.
j. M. Wilson and family Of Dun
vile spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
o. B. Smell.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Shelley Of OF
tumwa and l. e. Kneedler Of Bloom
field were the guests Of J.. w. Kneedler
and family Sunday.
A donation Of over seven dollars In
cash and groceries was given Rev.
Scott Sunday as tribute Of the re-
spect In which he IL held.
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The program which was 80 well and
|acceptably given by the high school
graduating class Friday evening at the
M. E. church follows:
instrumental duet--Leonore Collins
and leila Jorden.
William Tell Overture.
Invocation-Rev. Alice Lawrence.
Grafton, Tuberculosis, the Scourge
LOT Humanity."-Irene Simkin.
Reading Michael Strogoff.
Beery.
Vocal solo, "a Song Of Thanksgiv-
ing."-Margaret Bliss.
Discussion. Should Vivisection be
Prohibited; yes-Bert Jorden; no.
Winnifred Dilts.
Grafton, "a Plea for Practical Phil
anthrophy. William Spray.
Music, "On the Lake. Ladies
quartet.
Paper. Wireless Telegraphy."--
Merle Banta.
Grafton. Life and Achievements Of
Luther Burbank."-Alice Frost.
Piano solo, Witches Dance."-Mrs.
G. w. Barber.
Following the program the members
Of the class. Merle A. Banta, Alice A.
Frost. Winnifred L. Dilts, Bert L. Jor-
den, Irene e. Simkin, Will L. Spray
and Mary Beery, were given diplomas.
Sunday was rally day for the
Friends church and Sunday school. All
day and evening services were held.
Sunday school and church services In
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AGENCY.

Eb Bearden of Lacona and his
brother Wayne Beardon OF Wyoming
are visiting relatives and friends here.
The children Of the Christian church
rendered q good Children's day pro-
gram at the church Sunday evening
that was we'll attended.
Rev. Dureen delivered the Memorial
address for the Odd Fellows Sunday
afternoon after which they marched to
the cemetery and covered their BROTH
ers' graves with flowers.
Mrs. E. G. Calemeter and son OF
Sigourney visited over Sunday at w.
II. ROdabaugh's.
Russell Nye IL home from the North
western university at Evanston, ILL.,,
where he has been attending school.
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.OTTUMWANSA ARE
ON ? R'OGR Am.
oTTUMWA DISTRICT CONFER
ENcE OF METHODIST CHURCHES
WILL BE HELD IN AGENCY
JUDGE ROBERTS 70 SPEAK
Sessions VIII be Held In Agency N. 2.
church-Many Important Mat
tors VIII be Discussed at
Convention.

! Ottumwa laymen will take q prOml-
nent part In the district conference OF
the Ottumwa district of the Iowa Con-
ference Of Methodist Episcopal
churches which will be held at Agency
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 10, IA and il. The sessions Will
be presided over by Rev. H. N. smith
Of Ottumwa, district superintendent
and Preston M. Conant will act as Sec
rotary. The meetings will be held IN
the Agency M. E. church.
Each session viii be opened by de-
votional services. The conference
opens Monday evening and Rev. D. O.
Bevan, formerly pastor Of the Main
Street Methodist Episcopal church
will deliver the sermon. One OF the
big meetings Of the conference Will be
Tuesday night when DR.. e. A. Schell
OF the Iowa Wesleyan university,
which is the denominations school OF
the Iowa conference will deliver an
address on the institution Of which ne
is the head. Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. G. s. Cooper will deliver an adj
dress on temperance. "Wednesday
evening the conference will be ad-
dressed by Judge M. A. Roberts Of this
city. Under the head Of literary
topics several Ottumwans will take an
| active part.
i Rev. B. r. Tucker, formerly Of OF
tumwa, but now OF Bloomfield, Will
talk on the Pastor. Preacher" Rev.
E. J. Shook Of the Willard Street Meth
odist Episcopal church will give re-
port on the National congress. Rev:
D. c. Smith vii settle the much moot
ed question In the address why the
First Day Of the Week Is the Christian
Sabbath" G. G. Thomas will read a
paper on "a Layman's Measure Of q
God" and H. G. Hollingsworth OF
South Ottumwa has been assigned
| paper on "A Laymans Message OF q
Preacher"
Conferences Program.
The complete program OF the dis
trict conference is as follows:
Monday Evening.
| Devotions-7:45.
Sermon, D. G. Bevan-S.
Tuesday Morning Session.
Devotions $3.50.
Business-8:45.
| Sermon, b.. G.. Hankfns-1O:3O.
| Literary-10:30
Tuesday Afternoon.
Literary-1:30.
Sermon, 9. b. Pettit-3:00.
Literary-3:45.
Tuesday Evening.
Devotions -7:45.
Iowa Wesleyan, President p. a.
Schell--8:00.
"wednesday Morning.
Devotions-8:00
Business-S:45
Literary-10:30
Wednesday Afternoon
Temperance, g. s. Cooper-1:30.
Literary-2:30.
Sermon, Lloyd Tennant-4:00.
Wednesday Evening.
Devotions-7:45.
Address, Judge M. A. Roberts-S:OO.
Literary Topics.
Pastor.Preacher-B. f.. Tucker.
Report Of National congress-. y.
Shook.
why the First Day Of the Week is
the Christian Sabbath-D. G. Smith.
Pulpit Manners. 8. Decker.
Our Business Relation to Code.
G.. Thomas.
A Layman's Measure OF q Preacher
III. G. Hollingsworth.
A Preachers Measure Of q Layman
Latham Ingham. RI
Conference Evangelist R. Mar
tin.
Transfer OF Membership Under New
Rule A. Field.
Pastoral and Personal Evangelism
]. H. Koch.
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LA CuRA MARINA.

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IL sus liltimas ediciones a.-dnos Ia
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c,raei6n En- varios hosp.rales del
lltoral Il Francis han ptlzseo Ell
praorIc2 las pfestripc.ones lei ili,s-
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Tn cuervo V una cuerva hicieron
su nido en- una lsla, V cuando e
cuervo qued6 vludo, quiso transpol
tar el producto de su matrimonio
al contlnente.
Primero tom6 / uno de sus hijos
para atravesar ron Il el mar: pero
llesado q la mitad del camino. sin
ti6se !atigado, acorto su vuelo V Sc
dijo:
-Ahora que -ov fuerte Y el es de
bill puedo llev4lle: pero cuando 81
sea fuerte Y Il veiez me debllite.
sse acordars DE- mis- cuidados Y me
llevara ie un lIgar q otro?
Pregunt6 q su hlio:
-Cuando seas iuerte Y yo d6bll.
me llevarzs asi? ,Responde con
franoueza,
El peaueho, tenliendn que le de-
jase caer al mar. eontestc:
Isl. te llevars.
Pero el cuervn no creyo q sII hijo
Y abrio las saTrsS.
Como una bala el hiio cavo al
a yIla : Sc ahoco.
Ell vlelo volyld 4 Il lsla. tomo
otno pe1le5n J atraveso pcr segun-
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CUENTO CORTO.

fpregunt6 a su hijo:
Me llevaras de sitio en- sitio
como yo ii, cuando sea vieioe
Can el mismo tenor que su her.
mano, el cuervo hiio respondio:
-Si.
El padre no auiso creerle tampo.
60 Y le solt6.
Cuando regreso q Ia isla en- el nj
do solo habia un pequeho.
Tomo SUI ultimo hijo v diriri6
su vuelo hacia ell mar.
0tra vez fatigado gunto al ne
queho:
Me mantendrzs en- mi veiez '
me transportaras asf cuando este
debil'
Y el ioven cuervo respondio:
No.
-Porque,-le pregunte 81 "a dre
-Cuando seas viejo yo sefe fuel
te. tendre ur nido MO v acasn
hiIos, a los QUE hahre ep tran<por-
tar como hoy 20 haces tu conmigo
Entonces penso el viejo:
-Ha dicho Ia verdad. En- recoul-
pensa qulero llevarlo hasta Ia orllIa.
\ ssi 10 hizo deiando en- terra
al ioven paiaro.-Le6n TOls.Oi.