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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11

The election officials in the fourth
ward finished counting the votes ut
midnight last night. These men went
to work at Z o'clock Tuesday morning
and consequently worked more than
forty hours before their work was
done. In some OF the wards the
officials worked by shifts, so that they
could snatch a little sleep and get
time for bite to eat at meal time.
In one ward only one Of the regular
election officials made an appearance
on election day ana volunteers were
called for to conduct the work. In the
November election it will be hard to
find men willing to serve on the cleo
ton board. The wisdom of reducing
these big wards into precincts then,
should be apparent. This will In no
wise change the result in any ward.
The ward boundaries will remain the
same as at present. It will merely
subdivide the ward in such a manner
as to lessen the work Of the election
officials and permit an early compile
ton of the count.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11
DIVIDE THE WARDS.

Some Of these days few dozen OF
tumwa election judges and clerks may
be expected to die from overwork, loss
of sleep and hunger after their bien-
NAL wrestle with the election returns
in the top-heavy Ottumwa wards, and
1t may then e possible to induce the
Ottumwa city council to divide the
wards into precincts, as has been re-
peatedly urged.
At midnight last night the only thing
known about the result Of the primary
in Ottumwa was that Center township
had gone for Carroll.
Crowds waiting around the Courier
Office for returns heard. while they
were waiting to learn something OF
the returns at home, that Prouty had
been nominated in the seventh, Smith
in the ninth and Kennedy In the first.
These three entire congressional dis
tricts were counted while Ottumwa
was just getting good start in count
ing it's vote.
1T noon today three wards were
still at work counting the vote. The
election officials had been at 1t all
night, and they were not in sweet hui
NOR. If these men constituted the
city council they would vote unani-
mously for dividing tn, wards into
precincts.
If 40 members of the city council
can advance one single reason why
the wards should not be cut down an
anxious public would like to hear it.
There have been lessons enough In
the past to show the necessity of
prompt action in this matter, but the
lessons evidently were not learned.
Today's experience Is fresh in the
mind. It should be acted upon prompt
ly. The wards should be divided be-
fore election day and the people
should demand that the council act.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11
MISS JAMES WEDDING FEAST.
BY VIRGINIA BLAIR.
Copyright, 1910, by Associated Liter
ary Press

Copyright, 1910, by Associated Liter
ary Press.
AS the boy who had brought the
telegram rode away on his bicycle,
Miss Jane dropped into the rocking
chair on the porch and stared blankly
out on the sunlighted garden.
"They amt coming" she said to
Josephas, the big yellow cat. who lay
at full length on the gravel path.
At the sound Of his name Josephus
rose lazily and came toward her.
"They amt coming" Miss Jane re-
peated, 'tand we will have to eat up
out party alone, Josephus."
The big cat followed her to the
kitchen and snuffed ecstatically as she
opened the oven door. Within was a
chicken pie Of huge proportions.
"And to think" sighed Miss Jane,
that no one will be here to help US
eat It."
Jesephus mewed alphabetically.
and Miss Jane picked him up and
carried him back to the porch, leav-
ing the pie to further baking.
She rocked back and forth IN the
big chair, her hand caressing the
purring cat. Her face settled into
careworn lines. She was deeply dis
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11

for the erection OF suitable street
signs. The Davenport Times makes
the following reference to the ques-
ton:
I Several years ago small signs were
erected at street intersections to show
the names Of the streets. The signs
we're constructed and erected with
little regard for permanency. Rain,
wind, changes Of buildings and tele'
graph and telephone posts, to say
nothing Of the small boy who hurled
rocks at the little boards because they
were good targets, have DESTROYED al.
most all of those signs. Here and
there, II one looks sharp, one may
find few Of those signs. But II 1t ever
was made anybody's business to keep
them in repair, that person has en-,
joyed long and uninterrupted vaca'
ton.
! Davenport is growing city. Not
only do the many strangers who come
here to see what we, have or to visit
friends, feel the Inconvenience caused
by the absence and lack OF street
name signs, but Davenport people
themselves are unfamiliar with the
exact location Of half of the streets.
Old time residents Of Davenport find
their memory no aid in new additions
to the city where new streets have
been opened UP and courts constructed
in recent years. To be sure, everyone
here knows which Is Brady or Main
or Harrison street, but how many
people out for drive can name all
the streets along which they pass IN
the residence districts?
It is as much the business OF the
city council to erect street name signs
as 1t is to pave streets or to provide
for lighting them. Paving and light.
ing are not absolutely necessary. PEG.
pie could grope their. way In the mud
and darkness, but it is more ccnyen.
lent and it facilitates business to
have paving and street lights. Street
name signs are likewise conveniences
and will facilitate business. The signs
are for the benefit of the people as a
whole, and therefore should be erected
by the council. However, the signs
should not be offensive to the eye. No
advertising device with street signs
thereon should be accepted in the
name Of economy. Such signs would
be eyesores that would do the city
great harm and give it a cheap appear
ance, not only in the estimation OF
home people, but Of visitors as we'll.
The signs should be neat, large enough
to be easily read from moving street
car, and should be durable. And when
the council takes up this matter, as
it probably will, 1t should not only
provide for the erection Of suitable
street signs, but it ought also, by
ordinance, to make 1t the business OF
some definitely designated city official
to keep the street signs in repair and
in place.
The cost Of such an Improvement In
Ottumwa would not be prohibitive.
The work could be begun now and
added to from time to time until all
the street corners are identified by
signs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11

DR.. Bonham has been located In Of
tumwa eighteen years; Has an In
creased business each year. because
he has maintained that no doctor can
advertise his business year after year
unless he has for his motto: Honesty,
IL the Best Policy"
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70 Chronic and Surgical Dsssases.
ef Nose. Throat and Lungs: CatarrhI
Of the Stomach and Bowels.
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~ $500 80 ~. Ss.nEp.
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STREET NAME SONS.

The question of providing street
name siRns for the street corners IN
Ottumwe has been frequently agitated
but nothing definite along this line mas
been accomplished. Ottumwa's streets
are puzzle to the visitor In the city.
The streets are laid out In an irregular
manner that bafrles one not thorough
" familiar with the city. To direct a
visitor to any named destination is q
hard Job for the resident and It pro-
yides q harder task for the visitor.
Many new additions have been added
to the city in the last ten years or SO
and the names Of the streets In these
localities are not generally known.
Attention is called to this question
by a movement begun In Davenport
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James T. Kennedy came Saturday
evening from Creston, He will go 20
the western coast in two weeks.
Elisabeth Evans came from Cedar
Falls Saturday morning TO spend the
summer vacation in Russell with her
sister Mrs. Claude Bowers.
Mrs. Mary Clinton Bender retuYned
to her home Saturday after an extend
ed visit with her mother Mrs. Martha
Clinton.
Frank Gardner came home from
South Dakota this week for q visit
with his father Peter Gardner.
VIM: Baker who is attending col
lege at Ames returned home Saturday.
George Thomas Of Ottumwa has
been visiting this week with his
brother John w. Thomas and FAM
lily,
Miss Mary Sprague returned home
Thursday after an extended visit with
her aunt Mrs. Lawne Of Lincoln.
Miss Meta Taylor Of Chicago re-
ing after visit with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Taylor. Miss Taylor
was here to attend the wedding of
her niece Miss Frances Threlkeld to
Clinton Johnson which occurred on
May Gath.
w. G. Mckinley went to Indianola
aturday evening to attend the COM
mencement week Of Simpson college.
Robert Lewis and family left on
Thursday for their new home In
Idaho.
Mrs Joseph Baker died at her home
on Thursday morning. The funeral
| was held Sunday afternoon from the
NJ. e. church.
Carnia Mckinley and family OF
~ g. 81,
spend Sunday with his father w. r.
N. w. Kendall. George Thompson,
Guy and Floyd Bond spent Sunday in
WOODBURY. where they played in the
band.
Mrs. Susan shirer and daughter
Lizzie spent the past week with her
son John Of Ridgeway. Mo.
E. A. Marshall was Ill last week. be-
ing compelled to leave his work for
several days.
Newt Pulliam spent Saturday in
Russell.
DR.. I. s. Buzard OF Chicago came
Thursday morning for visit with rel
atives at this place.
Miss Edith Vinsel is Ill with typhoid
fever.
Mis-, Eta Robinson went to Ottum-
wa Saturday to spend Sunday with
friends
Earl and Lloyd Miksell spent Sum
day in Oakley with their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. James Miksell.
DR.. Robb and wife took an overland
trip to Abba in their new auto on
Friday.
Edith johnson. returned home We'd
nesday from Leon where she went to
attend the graduation of a cousin
j. L. Werts went on Friday to the
western coast for visit with his son
Leo. Hiram Webb will work in the
store.
Frank Mckinley Of Oklahoma came
Friday for visit with his father w.
r Mckinley.
The invitations are out for the we'd
ding Of Chester Mckinley and Miss
Mae O'Donnell for Wednesday June
l8.
Rev. Killoran and family left Friday
for the northern part Of the state for
visit.
The M. e. Aid society held Dime,
in the Mckinley building on last Sat
| urday.
spent Wednesday in Charlton.
| Saunders Bailey was In Russell on
Th,1rSday evening
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11

yious years were children Of luxury.
To them even cocoanut cake and
chicken pie were somewhat common
place. TO Miss James poor neigh
bors, however the wedding supper
was feast At for the gods.
They drank the brides health IN
grape juice, served in the thin glasses
that belonged to Miss James grand.
mother, and after that the girl went
away with her young husband. She
kissed Miss Jane last. Its like q
fairy tale" she said. "How can
ever thank you."
"By coming to see me often. ! like
your Joe. He Is going to make you
happy"
After every one had gone Miss
Jane clearned up the house and talked
things over with Josephus. "She
said 1t was like fairy tale, Josephus.
It's pity that l haven't done such
things oftener. Those poor people
down In the hollow are my neighbors
Just as much as anybody else. Yet
have sat here like selfish old
witch and have forgotten that there
Is anybody else in the world"
Josephus mewed plaintively. In
her preoccupation his mistress had
forgotten to give him his share of
the wedding feast His soul yeaTned
for chicken pie. and he stood up at
the kitchen table and eyed the re-
mains Of the supper hungrily.
Miss Jane filled his dish and set It
down In the corner. 1T was good
chicken pie, Josephus," she told him,
"and am not sorry now that
an old maid like me to serve many
suppers like this, and IT'S worth q
whole lot to make other people
happy"
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NOOvV~S~
SEYMOUR.

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A. A. Daniels who has been visiting
his son Dick near White Lake, s. D,
returned home Wednesday. He came
by way of Hawarden, Ia. and was acc
companied home by his daughter Ell
fie who has been employed In q store
there.
Mrs James Strome is again at home
after q three weeks visit with her par
ents and other relatives and friends at
her home In Dayton, o.
Mr. Maxwell Of Lucerne, Mo-, father
Of DR.. !. NJ. Maxwell Of this city has
bought the place known as the Leroy
Ware property on Lee street Of Mrs.
Martha King. Mr.. Maxwell does not
expect to move here before next fall.
Price paid for property $500.
Mr.. Case who has been occupying q
room at the back Of the Henry Mad
dox shoe shop was stricken with par
alysis last Monday. He was in the
country at the home of Frank VIII
coxen at the time. Friends telegraphed
his son Nmrod at Kansas City who
came at once and took his father to
Kansas City Wednesday afternoon.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs 8. w. Bonner,
Monday, twin girls:
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Shep-
herd Tuesday, son.
appropriate exercises at the United
Brethren church Sunday evening. The
attendance was good. the house being
packed. The interest Is also good al
the gospel meeting that are being held
| in the tent by a party of travelling
evangelists.
r. n. O'Neil and wife of Galletin Mo
came Wednesday to visit Mrs. O'Neifs
parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Varney and
Mr. 0,NefI's brother Frank O'Neu and
family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11

Cures permanently the cases he d,i'
dArtAkes and sends the incurable
home without taking a fee from them
This Il why he continues his visits
from year to year. while other doctors
have made few visits and stopped.
Dr. 6hallenberger Is an eminently sue
cessful specialist In all chronic dis
eases, proven by the many cures eff
fected In chronic cases which have
baff1ed the skill CT all other physi.
clans. His hospital experience and
extensive practice have made him SO
proficient that he can name and locate
q disease In q few minutes.
Treats all cases OF Catsrrh, Nose.
Throat and Lung Diseases, Eye and
Ear, Stomach. Liver end Kidneys
Grav,l, Rheumatism. Paralysis. Neu-
ralgis, Nervous and Heart Diseases.
Blood and Skin Diseases, Epilepsy.
BrightHs Disease and Consumption In
early stage, diseases Of the Bladder
and Female Organs, Liquor and To
bacco habit. 6tammering cured and
sure methods to prevent It's recur-
renee given. A never failing remedy
for Big Neck.
PILES. F1STULA and RUPTURE
guaranteed cureN without detention
from business. Special attention given
20 an Surgical cases and all diseases
Of the Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat and
GRADUATED Lids.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Arc you nervous and Respondent,
weak and debititated: tired mornings;
no ambition-lifeless; memory poor:
easily fatigued: excitable and irrit.
able: eyes sunken, red and blurred
pimples on face; dreams, restless:
haggard looking; weak back; deposits
in urine and drains at stool; distrust.
full: want OF confidence. lack of ener-
~ and strength?
DISEASES OF MEN AND PRIVATE
plsEAeEe A SPECIALITY.
Blood Poison, Spermatorrhea. vari.
cocele, Hydrocele, Debility, Nervous.
ness, Dizziness, Defective Memory.
etc, which ruins mind ane body, posi-.
lively cured.
WONDERFUL CURES.
Perfected in old cases which have
heen neglected or unskillfully treated.
No experiments or failures He un-
dertakes no incurable cases. but cures
thousands given up to die.
Consultation Free and Confidential
f.ddres.
Dr.. w. E. Shallenberger,
1856 Lake Ave-, Chicago.
Reiercoce: Drexel State Bank
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FARM LAND INVESTMENTS.

A writer in the Review OF Reviews
writes Of the remarkable investment
of capital in land in the last few years.
He says:
Two life insurance comprehensive
Of many--have farm loans aggregating
S1SS,379. 900, and the average amount
OF the individual loan has increased
from $1,000 In the year 1900 to $4,000
in the year 1909. Practically all these
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11

A Louisiana statesman has prepared
a bill demanding the absolute pro-
hibition Of bridge whist in the state"
which he will introduce in the legis-
.lature. If the fool killer is not busy
he might find it profitable to take q
trip down to Louisiana.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11
Zephyr
l||'o|'lI||1|'

mustmsAs aaeossaseat numbar 41oayeso OF
bread you ever vscNSod from any o1hef Aoux:
Il must give pssfeok sAtl1faction.
Test one-hslf Of q saca-k II doesn't DO al
The things we gnAranteo Il % DO, just rsturn
the YemaJning hat 10 your grocer and get
your money back fbe tho entire sacki You
pay nothing for what 1ou haSe alssadyuaedl
zephw Flour Is made from %1s Eiuhest.in
gluten Kansas hard wheat, which II sbso-
lutsly the bert dous grain anusworh
Psevs II BY ordering sack today OF The
following:
Stuber & Waugaman, Eddyvf1le. Ia;
Henry Fritz, Blakesburg, Ia; J. +
Dings, Ottumwa, Ia. w. ]. Peck, OF
tumWa, La: A. ]. Reynolds, Agency
Ia: E. Il. Hilles, Eldon, Ia; B. L
Denny & CO.. Highland Center. Ia: d.
II. Thompson & Son. Farson, Ia; G. g
Peterson. Ottumwa, Ia.
0owersock Mills and Power Co.
Lawrence. Kansas
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Dr.ShaIIenberger

~ r ( i Z. Y . Z IS w.. Z
The Regular and Reliable Chicago
Specialist, who has visited Ottumwa
since 1908, will be at
Ottumwa, Ballingall Hotel,
Tuesday, June %, 1910
zone day only and return every %
days.
|. of1ce Hours, 8 .. m. to 8 p. m.
Fairfield, Court Hotel. Wednesday.
June 3.
Bloomfield. Hotel Sax. Thursday.
June %.
Abba, Friday, June "a.
sigourney. Merchants Hotel. Wed
nesday June 80.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
LINCOLN
WiScASSET.

WiscasSet held its town meeting Mon
day and the following business was tran
sacted: Moderator. William ID. Patter-
son; town clerk, Sol Holbrook; selectmen,
VIM. Taylor. J. P. Tucker and r. W;
Sewen; member of school board for
years, Sol Eolbrook; collector of taxes,
Lleyellyn Mute; town treasurer. Richard
II. I. Taylor; constable, Warren Pu-
shard. 1t was decided to extend vote
of thanks to Mrs. Geo. II. Nichols ana
Alex }. Cunningham for their contrihu-
tions of $1,000 each for the towns new
school building. Appropriations: Pau
pers and expenses of town farm. $3.50;
common schools, 81 900; town officers.
$50; fire department. $500; sidewalks and ana
bridges, $500; contingent expenses, *:"'
highways, in money. $1.SOO; school books
500: interest and reduction of town debt,
81 600: free high school, 5000; repairs ana
insurance on school buildings, ~
brown-tail moth fund, 500; state road.
$500; discount, 500: repairs ana painting
town farm buildings, $500.
Voted to adopt provisions of Chap IL
of Public Laws of Maine for the year
1907. relating to the appropriation oil
money necessary to entitle the town to
State aid for highways for the year 1910;
voted to raise 800 for Improvement OF inc
state road within the town; voted TO sci
land and school building on Fort Hiii 81.
to Lincoln Lodge No 3. +. & A: NJ iol
800: voted to leave the sale of the Allen
i. Bailey lot to discretion of selectmen,
recommending it be sold to highest bid,
der; voted to give a discount of 9fe. on al
taxes paid on. or before Sept. !. 1910, ann
to charge interest at the rate of 40 on al
taxes not paid on or before Jan.l, 1911,
voted to authorize selectmen to contracl
with the Wiscasset Water Company toi
% hydrants for the purpose of eXtin-
guishing fires, water to be taken from
springs near Langdon's Mountain if a
sufficient supply can be obtained. If not.
the supply shall be taken from driven
wells providing sufficient quantity ano
a suitable kind can be obtained. Should
this source of supply not ne available
the source of supply shall be determin cd
by a competent engineer; voted to raise
$3.50 for the permanent repair and i'm
provement of Main St: voted to accept a
Gift of lot of land in Wiscasset. the
donor being Mrs. Frances S. Chase. the
land to be used as an avenue of Ever
green cemetery; voted to leave question
of fencing the Ancient cemetery in mana
of selectmen; voted to raise $500 for the
grading of grounds of the new school
huilding and for furnishing said building
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Annual Report Of the
Chief Of Ordnance.
GuI|tord Water Co. Files Ger
tIticaie Of Organization.
Faction Ordered for 9Th Go. Coast
Artillery, n. 6. S. N.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Wednesday, March 80, at 10 A. M.

The annual report Of Col. John J.
Dooley chief Of ordnance for the Ma
tional Guard, State of Maine, which
was filed with the adjutant general
Wednesday. says:
81 desire to call your attention to the
fact that revolver practice among Of
Gcers ~ the National Guard and en-
listed men armed with the revolver is
given very little attention. find
that only 81 officers and of those one
was medical officer, qualified with
the revolver, and of the others only
seven had any practice and so little
that it was insufficient to qualify in
any class.
"Of the combatant officers in all
grades, including the Naval Reserves
we have an efficiency of only q per
cent. The enlisted men armed with
the revolver for whom any revolver
practice is reported, is limited to the
color sergcants. Second Infantry
u recommend that the revolver
course under special Course G. Small
Arms Manual 1910. be made manda =
tory on all officers, and the personal
reports Of officers and the efficiency
reports of commanding officers contain
the record Of revolver. as we'll as rifle
qualification.
ORDER OF MERIT.
"The order of merit for the past sea-
son is as follows:
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KENNEBEC
WAYNE.

NORTH-C. P Huff passed Saturday
N Augusta.
Mrs. Gertrude Tibbetts and daugh-
tiers, Hazel and Iva, went to winthrop
Wednesday,.
At the town meeting held Monday
Die following officers We're elected:
Observation-Disclosures b. f. Bradford T;
second r. L. Mills; third, Nelson Man
Auditor--W. w. Walton. F.. l.. Stev-
ems on the School board.
Mrs. Flora Huff is quite i'll. Dr.
Chenery attends her.
Mrs Arthur Shaw who has beer
i'll is improving. Earl Hail. brother
is i'll from severe cold.
SOUTH CHINA.
The w. q. r. L. will meet Thursday
afternoon at 80 with Mrs. Emma
Small
The Friends monthly meeting took
place at Lakeside Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George l.. Crossman
OF Saco are guests of Mr. and Mrs
Linwood Jones.
Willis Jones of Colby College was at
homo over the Sabbath.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Brown the Os-
teopathic physicians OF Waterville also
Miss Matte Jones We're guests Satur-
day and Sunday of Mrs. Emma Jones
Rev. Perry Leach preached a very
Interesting sermon Sunday from Luke
tx; u.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Stetson are Wis
ting with Mrs. Stetson's parents, Mr.
and Mrs Wilson Halves for a short
time
Rev Ferry Leach left Tuesday morn
ing for Boston where he will meet his
fanily, returning with them Thursday.
They viii occupy the Philbrick house
a. soon as it is vacated.