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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-12
B IC DAMAGE
CASE NOW ON
sHUTTLEFIELD-NE LAND FRAUD
CASE, INVOLVING CLAIM FOR
$4,000, is BEGUN.

One of the biggest suits to have en-
tered the district court for some time
past is now being heard before Judge
F. w. Eichelberger in the case OF J.
H. Shuttlefeld VS.. w. j. Neil. The
amount sued for is $4,000. The case
is being brought over an alleged fraud
In trade of farms. The Shuttlef1eld
farm in Davis county was traded to
w. j. Neil through his agents, w. K.
and Frank Williamson, for farm of
$40 acres in Kearney county, Kansas.
The claim Of the plaintiff is that the
land traded for was farm of 200
acres Of good level land and forty
acres on hill which he was taken to
Kansas to see, and that when the deed
was made it called for an entirely diff
ferent thact which is said to consist
largely Of sand hills and rocks. Attor-
neys for the plaintiff visited the vicin-
ity in Kansas where the farms are To-
Gated and secured several dispositions
durin gthe summer. The case prom
Uses to be very interesting before An
ished. A jury was selected yesterday
and tn case begun.
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BLooMF FIELD.
Mrs. o. 3. smock spent wednesday

Mrs. o. B. smock spent Wednesday
in Ottumwa.
w. D. Wheaton and wife Of Ottum-
wa returned home Sunday after
spending a week with the latter's uncle
VIM wheaton Of Pulaski.
Mrs. Earl Brown went to Ottumwa
Tuesday to visit her brother John
Order.
Mrs. j. e. Wilcoxson and daughter
returned wednesday to their home In
Rutledge, Ia, after a short visit at the
home Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Taylor.
A. d. Wycoff of vfllisca, Ia, spent
Sunday with his cousin s. E. Latimer.
Lillian Gay who has been visiting In
Bloomfield for several weeks left on
Tuesday for Chicago and other east
ern points.
]. G.. Hicks returned to his home In
Hedrick Tuesday after visiting at the
Charley Barnes home south of town.
Clyde Sturgeon OF Kirksville, Mo-,
spent Sunday in Bloomfield.
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DEATHS.

DORR-Thursday November 10, 1910,
at 2:3O a. M, Mrs. Harriet 9. Dorr,
age 81 years The decedant Is the
widow Of Samuel Dorr and is sur
yived by two daughters and one son.
She was a resident of Wapello coun-
ty for the past fifty years.
The funeral will take place Saturday
from the residence, 337 West Wood
land avenue at 10 a. M, conducted by
Rev Mr.. Oyerturf. The interment will
he in Round Point cemetery.
INTERCHANGEABLE Novem-
her. 10, 1910, at 2:30 p. m, Mary E.
wife of w. X. Breckenridge, at her
home, 300 North Iowa avenue.
Funeral arrangements will be pub
lished later.
BAUGE.-Wednesday, November 9,
1910, at 9:25 p. M, Herman Douglass
Bauge, the one-year.old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. Bauge Of south of the
city.
The funeral will be held from the
Bauee residence in Green township at
10 a. M, tomorrow. conducted by Rev.
r. ]. Locke. Interment In Shaul ceme-
terry.
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LEAVE FOR RLAkEssURo
Large Party Of Autoists Co TO BID
Road Meeting This After.
noon.

A large delegation Of ottumwans
left this afternoon about 1 o'clock for
Blakesburg where the monster rood
roads meeting is on today. The party
left in automobiles to the number OF
about fifty and expect to make IN e.
fort to boost the road Improvement IN
the entire county. The meeting to.
day is the result Of trip taken last
week to Abba by way of Blakesburx
In which eight Blakesburg cars were
participants. Following their return
to Ottumwa, the meeting for today was
planned. A delegation from Abba
headed by Congressman N. e. Ken
dali is among the Albians who will be
present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-12
FUNE ERALS.

The funeral of Willard W. Webster
whose death occurred yesterday after
noon at the hospital will be held from
the residence, lis West Fourth street
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. The
remains will be taken to Pittsfield. ILL.,.
Saturday morning over the Burling'
tom at a. m. for interment. The de-
cedent was forty years Of age at the
time of his death. The pail bearers
are: w. j. Bayliss, G. Ostertag, John
Fulmer, Leroy Christie, A. G. Cook
and Harry Ayres.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-12

Crawley winning for the republican
side and M. w. Crisswell for the demo
Gratis. G. M. Bissell was the only sue
cessful republican candidate for town.
ship trustee and ]. C. Taylor won out
in the race for township clerk. In the
township assessor battle the demo
cratic candidate, Verdon Reinhard, de.
feated j. F. Knox.
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Republican And Democratic Tickets
Share H0nors in The Township

The republicans won five out of the
nine township offices by small plurali-
ties, and the total vote cast shows that
the scratching of ballots favored the
republican candidates. E. F. Johnson
leads the field in the race for justice Of
the peace with William Berry, the
other republican candidate, second.
The post of constable is divided, C. A.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-12

stitution. Then again you blame Lewis
becaue our last advance in wages was
not ten cents instead OF five. I ask the
question If any one ever heard tell of
this but yourself? You are the only
individual that I ever heard say so.
Why? Because you are inclined to
speak disrespectfully about Lewis.
Another thing: It would have been
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struction in the way OF gettlng Ten
ment ia not sound when you make this
remark. SO Brother Billy, inasmuch as
/ have poked my stick in the hornet
nest l will have to retreat at the pres
ent time and watch for Developments.
Resp. yours,
s. B. Jamison.
BOX 1877, Hiteman. La.
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destruction to our union to attempt to
demand ten cent advance at a time
when we had hundreds OF our men,
bers already on strike for recognition
of our union only. Then look at the
battle which is still going on in the
Irwin field Of Pennsylvania Just for the
five cent increase and you have the
nerve to say that Lewis was an OBJ
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PEOPLES PULPIT

The Courier will pG6Iish In
this column srtioIss contributed
by ito readers. Tho comr:untoa'
tjons s.houId be typs~ritten, Or
in plain hard On one side " the
paPe-, and siansd.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-12
-Four Republican Judges Are
Victorious in The Second District

in
Smith, the democratic candidate larger
the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-12
BARREL INJURED LEG.
James Mcdaniel had Member Mash.
ed When Unloading Freight ON
Tuesday EVENING.

at the Burlington freight house Tues
day evening. a barrel of considerable
weight fell on the right leg Of James
McDaniels MASKING the member be-
tween theNlxn and ankle The injured
man barely escaped broken leg and
Is not able to be about. He will be con-
fined to his home for some time ~ .
result Of the jury.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
MASKED ROBBERS HOLD
UP STREETCAR CREW
Take Conductors Coin at Point
of Revolver

While Franz Peasants. conductor.
and Edward Boyle, motornan. of a car
of the Suffer and Jackson street line,
were sitting inside the car at the ter
minus, jackson street and Preside
avenue, shortly after l o'clock yester-
day morning two masked men boarded
the car and covering them with re-
volvers ordered them to throw up their
hands. They complied and one of the
footpads took $3.50 from Peasants.
Burglars broke into the Fashion hair
store at $50 Van Ness avenue Monday
articles of the value of $3.50. Robert
Johnson's room at Ills Howard street
was entered and clothing valued at
dence at 1929 Taylor street was en-
thief stole Lieutenant Harry Pfeirs
vest and silver watch from his quar-
ters at the Presidio.
George Moxley was arrested yester-
day by Policeman A. B. Thomson on a
charge of burglary for breaking into
the residence of George Lane. 2o7 Birch
avenue.
The police have been asked by Mrs.
NJ. A. Burns of Eureka to locate the
thief who. stole from her apartments in
the Charlevoix, 1870 Pine street, a
satehel containing $500 in gold dia-
mond sunburst pin, scaraba stickpin.
marquise ring with rubies and dia-
monds and veil pin set with sap
phires. She did not miss her loss until
she reached Eureka.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
r0nTI0N Bombardment Drives Rebels From MatagaLpa
tIIRFIIW Colonel Roosevelt Seeks Avoid OstentaOn
UnLIutI Nationalist VIII Not Oppose the Budget
IRISH MEMBERS
MAY Be NEUTRAL
Leaders Hold Conference Witt
Chancellor Lloyd-GeOrge;
Parliament Opens

LONDON, Feb. 15.-John E. Red
mond, accompanied by John Dillon and
T. p. O'Connor, visited Chancellor
Lloyd George after the cabinet council
today and discussed the attitude of the
nationalists toward the budget. 1t is
understood that Redmond gave the
chancellor assurances that the general
body of Irish members would make no
deliberate attempt to embarrass the
government. whatever might be the
ministers decision as TO the order of
dealing with the budget and the veto
questions.
This probably means that. even If
Premier Asquith finds himself unable
to satisfy Redmond completely regard
ing the lords vote, the nationalists
will remain neutral and abstain from
voting on the budget, which would
then be carried by a small majority.
WILL PROMISE CONCESSIONS
1t is believed, however, that the
premier will satisfy the Irish leader
on this point, and that a promise viii
be made to give some concessions to
Ireland in the next budget which Will
Justify the nationalist in supporting
the government.
1t is reported that the kings speech
to parliament will be one of the short
est on record. and that 1T will deal
with little except the veto question
Suffragettes have sent an open letter
to Premier Asquith promising to alb
stain from militant tactics until the
government has had a fair opportunity
of stating it's intentions, but demand
ing an explicit declaration that the
government will undertake womans
suffrage legislation.
banquet tonight, declared himself in
favor of settling the fiscal controversy
on which the country appears to be
equally divided by reference to royal
commission.
The third parliament of King Ed
ward assembled this afternoon. The
ceremony was OF the simplest charac-
ter. all the royal pageantry connected
with the state opening being postponed
to February 21, and the interim de-
voted to the swearing In OF members
and the clearing away, II possible, of
the difficulties confronting the govern
ment.
SOLUTION DIFFICULT
Not for many years has such intense
interest attached TO the opening of the
legislature, and seldom have the prob
lens involving the success or failure
of the government threatened to be so
difficult OF solution, even TO the most
capable members of parliament.
The result of the recent elections is
so confused that even the stanchest
press supporters of the government
admit that proof that the government
will have majority to act drastically
upon the dominant issues can be estab-
lished only after the house of COM
mons has settled down to work and the
nationalists and laborites show their
hands in the course of the debate upon
the speech from the throne.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
GERMAN-CANADIAN
TARIFF WAR ENDS
Dominion Signs Agreement Plac-
ing Empire on Equality
With United States
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

OTTAWA, Feb. 15.-The end of Can
ada's six year tariff war with Germany
came unexpectedly today with the sign
ing at Ottawa of a commercial agree
ment between the two countries.
Under the terms of the agreement
Canada will remove the -surtax' which
has been levied against German goods
and will permit such goods to come in
under the general tariff. In return
Germany admits to its conventional
or minimum tariff a list of Canadian
exports that embraces many of the
important products of the dominion.
While this agreement with Germany
is the outcome of the Franco Canada n
trade treaty, Germany was not admit
ted to the privileges obtained byFrance
and the other favored nations
The agreement signed today places
Germany upon the same footing in
Canadian markets as that enjoyed by
the United States and gives no special
concessions not enjoyed by American
products in these markets
The next step, as admitted by mem
bers of the government, will be toward
a trade treaty with Germany upon lines
similar to the Franco Canadian treaty.
This will not come at once, but the
Canadian government expects it to
follow in the future.
The Canadian surtaX, which has
been applied to German imports
amounts to one-third of the duty and
the removal of this penalty will make
a great change in German trade with
the dominion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
WOODMEN HONOR THE
MEMORY OF LINCOLN
Members Of William L. Temple
Camp Entertain

William Il. Temple camp No. 761 of
the Woodmen of the World entertained
a large number at it's last meeting in
the log cabin of the Woodmen of the
World in Market street in observance
of the anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln.
The interior of the cabin was patri-
otically decorated with flags and bunt-
ing. There was an address by T. +.
Bonner, commander of the camp; an
address on "Woodcraft" by Peter f.
Gilroy head organizer OF the Pacific iu-
risdiction, and a program of musical
and literary numbers presented by an
orchestra composed exclusively of
members of the family of Past Consul
Commander Mccain and vocal selec-
tions by r. c. Post, f. Quasi, Miss
Fauth. Fl. Lewis Mccain, Miss NJ. A.
Mccain, Miss Nellie Gee and w.
Belcher.
In addition to the program there was
a presentation to the camp by Consul
Commander Burgess of California camp
of a set of elaborate Jewels for the use
OF the camp officers.
The affair was under the direction OF
a special committee composed of Law
rance Vincent, Leo de Cardona, Ed
ward Van. Buskirk. w. c. Pidge, Jacob
Orwitz and Everett S. Harding.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
EAST AND WEST
meet AT FEAST
Good Fellowship and Harmony
Reign at Luncheon to Visit
ing Capitalists

A feeling OF goodfellowship and har-
nony between the east and the west
was the dominant spirit at the luncheon
given the visiting bankers and capital
lists of Pittsburg and ST. Louis by the
trustees of the chamber OF commerce at
the st. Francis hotel yesterday after
noon.
William l. Gerstle, president OF the
chamber, presided at the luncheon and
acted as toastmaster. In few appro-
pirate remarks he stated that the
luncheon was given out OF recognition
and appreciation of the investments
made by the eastern men in California
Homer s. King and r. B. Hale followed
the POSTMASTER, both reviewing the
work already accomplished toward the
Panama Pacific international expo
sition. and outlining as much as pos
sible their plans for the future
II. G. Scott of st. Louis. member OF
the visiting party, spoke in the highest
terms of admiration of the rehabilita-
ton of San Francisco. predicting a
great future for the city and state, es-
pecially in view of the opening of the
Panama canal in the near future.
George L. Edwards, st. Louis, ended
the luncheon with the proposal OF a
toast to the chamber OF commerce, the
city of San Francisco and the state of
California. The host responded with a
toast to the success of the Sacramento
Valley irrigation company. which project
has the backing OF the visiting capital
lists TO the amount of $4,000, 900.
The visiting financters were the
guests of the Southern Pacific railroad
company all day yesterday, except for
the time taken up by the luncheon. In
the morning they took an automobile
sightseeing trip around the city. follow
ing breakfast at the Cliff house. and
during the afternoon viewed the water
line of the city from one of the railroad
company's tugs.
Those present at the luncheon were !.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
PROSECUTION WEAK
AT HAYS HEARING
Judge Intimates That Charges
Against Banker Are Not
Proved

The preliminary hearing OF W., G.
Hays, charged with violating the bank
ing laws by overdrawing his account
with the state commercial and savings
bank while a director OF the bank. was
concluded before Police Judge Shortal1
yesterday, and the judge reserved his
decision until Friday morning. at the
same time confessing that 1t would
take a Philadelphia lawyer to make
head or tail Of the apparent confusion
arising from the testimony OF the wit
nesses for the prosecution.
5. p. Young, a bank examiner, reitsr-
ated his assertion that on July 9 HAYS
had only SSS-23 TO his credit with the
State bank and drew check for $1,000,
while at the same time two checks. one
for $1,000 and the other for $3.50. had
not been charged up. In cross exami-
nation he admitted thar the check for
$1,000 had been debited to the Union
state bank with the other checks for
$1,000 and $3.50.
When asked by the Judge to explain
II he so desired the position assumed
by the defendant, Attorney Jordan said
that the State bank had taken over the
individual accounts OF the Union bank.
OF which Hays was practically the sole
stock holder, for a stipulated sum and
had given credit for deposits July
there was sum to the credit OF Hays
with the State bank, the checks for
s2.45o having been debited TO the Union
bank He read from the minutes %
the State bank that the bank had taken
over the assets and assumed the 1ia--
oilities OF the Union bank and had
agreed to pay for the safe deposit
vaults and other fixtures and for the
lease. The Union bank, therefore. OF
which Hays was the sole stock holder.
was a creditor of the State bank 20 a
considerable amount. and that was why
the checks had been dsbited TO the
Union bank. II there had been any
violation OF the banking laws il was
merely a technical one
The judge thought that the prosecu-
tion had failed to prove any OF the
material allegations in the complaint.
but said he would reserve his decision.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
STORIES OF SHOOTING
PROVE CONTRADICTORY
Young Man Who Wounded His
Friend Has Poor Memory

Archibald Reimers, who shot his
friend, Harry Gottung OF S142 Sixteenth
street, in the neck Monday afternoon
while they were saving wood in the
yard OF Reimers' residence, 1S5 COIling-
wood street. tells different stories Of
the affair and at times his mind seems
TO be a blank His friends told the
police yesterday that since he fell and
struck his head. when he was years
of age, his memory has at times been
defective Gottung, who is in a critical
condition, repeats his statement that
the discharge OF the weapon was acct
dental.
The police were notified yesterday OF
a shooting ARRAY that occurred in a
barber shop at Fourth and Mission
streets Monday afternoon. The victim
is E. c. Mitchell, who lives at 1921
Capitol avenue, Ingleside. Mitchell
said yesterday that he and another
barber were fooling with loaded re-
volver. when the weapon exploded and
the bullet entered MitcheITs chest. His
finger. he said. got caught in the trig-
ger. Mitchell went home, but paid no
attention to the wound till yesterday
morning, when DIT. John Hickey was
summoned. The wound is not dan
gerous.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
MADRIz TROOPS
REOCCUPY TOWN
General ChamorrO Is Reported
to Have Broken With the
Insurgent Leader

MANAGUA, Feb. 15.-The forces or
President Madriz again have taken pos
session of Matagaipa, which on Feb
ruary 10 was occupied by General Cha-
MORO, insurgent leader.
The bombardment of the city, which
began sunday night. after notification
had been given TO the noncombatants
to withdraw, was abandoned for some
hours, but was renewed yesterday. The
government forces had heavy guns on
the hills, but the insurgents were with
out means TO reply at long range. Cha
morro therefore, deemed ii advisable
retreat. under cover of darkness, and
evacuated Matagalpa early this morn
ing.
Generals Lara, Chavarria, Martinez
and Rivas each Of whom commanded
sections of the government troops, re-
occupied the city at noon. Chamorro
did not escape any too soon. as he was
nearly surrounded by the government
forces, which had been brought up as
quickly as the condition of the country
would permit in the last few days
II is reported that General Chamorro
has broken away from General Estrada
and proclaimed himself president.
Overtures have been made to Presi-
dent Madriz by Chamorro through the
medium of American Consular Agent
w. a. DesaVlgny at Malaga ipa, Tor the
establishment of peace Chamorro's
offer. embodied in a letter. is in the
hands of Vice Consul Caldera, ard
President Msdriz has been only unniF-
ctally informed of the proposal, b. =
has given his answer, which is that
the unconditional surrender and i'm
prisonment of Chamorro are the only
terms acceptable.
Lieutenant Commander Symington,
L S y. and Lieutenant Price OF the
marines are proceeding to Mata galpa
to watch the operations.
It is said that Rear Admiral Kim
ball has dispatched Lieutenant Com
mander Symington to offer mediation
to the belligerents. but with instruc-
tions TO do nothing arbitrary.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
BRIBERY FUND WAS
USED AT ALBANY
New York State Senator Admits
Bridge Company Corrupted
Legislators

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 15.--That the
American bridge company raised a cor
ruption fund in 1902, 1908 and 1905 was
testified to today in the legislative brib-
cry investigation, when State Senator
Benn Conger was cross examined.
Plans were laid for wider investi-
cation to follow the present inquiry
into charges of Senator Conger that
Senator lothian p Aids took a $1,000
bride from an agent of the American
bridge company.
Conger admitted the bridge company
in 1906 turned their legislative bribery
fund over to the Groton bridge COM
pany. in which the witness and his
brother, Frank, were interested. A
grim smile flashed across his harassed
face as he volunteered this information
relative to the purpose of the fund:
There was a contribution to the
state chairman of the republican state
organization in 1902"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
DR.. COOK AND WIFE
REMAIN IN SECLUSION

SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 15.-Dr.
Frederick A. Cook and his wife, who
ere still at the Hotel Oddo. refused to
receive visitors today and Doctor Cook
declined to grant an interview.
Among the passengers on the
steamer from Valdivia was a Belgian
engineer named Rysselberghe, who
claimed to have reco gnized Doctor
Cook Immediately, both having been on
the steamer Belgica, which carried the
Belgian antarctic expedition in 1897
1899.
He sent his card to Doctor Cook, but
he refused to receive it, declaring that
he did not know the Belgian.
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Telegraphic Brevities

LIBRARY Observation-Disclosures Feb. 15-Deu-
ver's new public library was dedicated to-
night. The library cost more than $500. 900, Of
which Andrew Carnegie contributed 5000, 900.
FATAL RAILROAD CoLLIsIoN-Col o..
Feb. 15.-An engineer was killed and so per-
sons injured. seven seriously. today in head
on collision between Hooking Valley passen-
ger train and pay train near Nelsonyille
BOY KILLED AS BURGLAR Montgomery, Ala.
shot by Mrs W. r. Pierson last night and
died today. The lad up to put a valentine
on the porch and taken for burglar, the
woman shooting through the door.
DECIDES FOR DEFENsE-Columbus, o., Feb.
Io.-The supreme court today in the case Of
G.. o. Lamprecht and Harry E. Hayes bond
brokers of Cleveland, convicted for fraud in
brokers' transactions. sustained the motion for
leave to file in the supreme court
ELECTRIC CAR INJURIES CoNDUCToR-Phoe-
nix. Arfz., Feb. 15.-Whie running at high
speed today electric the local system
derailed and overturned through the drop-
ping of its motor case to the ground. Con-
ductor Ira Steloraker was badly injured