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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
ALBA SUFFERS
BIC FIR { LOSS
GOODS STORE CAUSES
$4,000 DAMAGES

Abba, Dec. 23.-( Especially Fire
caused by an explosion of gasoline
lighting plant in the dry good store Of
H. x. Cramer & Co., wrecked the r.
o. Cramer block on the south side OF
the square and caused property loss
Of approximately 100000. The losses
follow:
H. X. Craner & Co., dry goods store,
loss $4,000. Insurance $37, 900.
r. O. Cramer, building, loss $4,000.
Covered by insurance
Lee & Hines, hardware, loss $4,000.
Insurance, $4,000.
Latimer & Hurst notion store, loss
$4,000. Partly insured.
DR.. j. w. Fowler, dentist, loss $1,000.
Partly insured.
DR.. T. R. Jackson. physician, loss
$1,000 Partly insured
VIM. Reed, household furniture, loss
$1,000. Partly insured.
The fire spread 50 rapidly after the
explosion that the doctors and the
Reed family, who occupied the second
floor, barely had time to escape with
their lives, and could save none Of
their property. The Lee & ! Hines
store and the Latimer & Hurst store
were in the sam building and the fire
soon spread to them The firemen
worked valiantly and saved the rest
of the south side, r. O. Cramer,
owner Of the building, says he will
rebuild.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
Como From Many PoInts.

The visiting shoppers come from
numerous points In southern Iowa and
some of them come even from the east
central part of the state. The Burling-
ton trains from the east bring shop
pers from Agency, Batavia, Bern
hart, Fairfield, Beckwith, Glendale,
Lockridge, Rome, Ketcham, Cole, and
as far east as Mt Pleasant, to say
nothing OF the many from the small in
terror towns through which no rail-
road runs. From the west on the Bur
lington, shoppers come from Chilli
cothe Dudley, Frederic, Avery, CHS
holm, Abba, Georgetown, Ward, Bus
sey, Hiteman, Melrose, Tyrone, Rus
sell, Charlton and as far west as
Osceola.
The Rock Island lines brings shop
pers from Pennington, Bonaparte,
Bentonsport, Mt. Zion, Keosauqua, Kill
borune. Douds-L -Leando. Selma, Eldon
| and Cliffland from the south, and the
main line towns of the road, by the
good connection at Eldon with the Des
Moines branch, offer great number
of shoppers every day from such towns
as Centerville Seymour, Princeton,
Laddsdale, Washington and other
/! points.
From the north. shoppers come from
| Oskaloosa and all the towns between
that city and Ottumwa. The Wabash
! carries an immense amount OF trade
to this city from points south as far as
the Missouri line. Bloomfield, espec-
tally, sends many people to this city.
Then there is the Ft. Madison which
brings people to this city from towns
as far south as FIT. Madison.
The figure reached this morning has
been exceeded number of times dur
| inc the past month, as many of the
| Christmas shoppers from the neigh
| boring towns have needed the advice
| to shop early.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
LOCAL STORES ARE MAGNET FOR
IMMENSE THRoNGs OF VISITING
BUYERS FROM SOUTHERN IOWA
TOWNS.
THIS MORNING SIS
i PEOPLE ARRIVED HERE
ACTUAL COUNT OF PASSENGERS
OFF TRAINS OF FOUR ROADS
BRINGS OUT THE FACT THAT
CITY is GREAT PLACE TO TRADE

There is hardly a town in southern
Iowa, within radius of fifty miles.
that has not at least one citizen in OF
.tumwa today The stores Of the city
since o. clock this morning have been
catering to these visiting shoppers and
they will continue to serve the wants
of the young army Of purchasers who
are attracted here, until the departure
Of the Rock Island passenger train at
1906 tonight BY actual count there
had arrived In the two depots OF the
city this morning no less than 575 Wis
iting shoppers. Rock Island passenger
No. Ats arriving at the union depot
at 6:4O o'clock this morning brought
the vanguard of the Christmas shop
pers and Wabash passenger No. 81 ar.
irving at the Milwaukee depot at noon
today brought the last quote Of people
attracted to Ottumwa to do their
shopping.
The Courier this morning had a
representative stationed at the depots
on the arrival Of every passenger
train, and the following table shows
the spnmher of shoppers who arrived
go II 49, b
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
228 CITIES HAVE
MORE THAN $4,000
FIFTY EXCEED 100000 AND NINE.
TEEN 25o,ooo- COUNT AN.
NoUNcED IN INDIANA

washington, D. c., Dec. 2s.-Of the
90 O0O, 900 in the United States more
than 2S.5OO, 900 reside in cities exceed
ing 25,O00 in population, as shown Dy .
recapitulation issued by the census
bureau.
There are 22S Of these cities, nine
teen OF which have q population ex-
ceeding 26O,OOO and fifty OF which ex-
ceed 100000.
Population statistics OF the tnir-
teenth census Issued by the census
bureau included the following places:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
ROY PERRY MAY DIE.
Lad Who Played Santa Claus Role a
Creston In Serious
Condition.

creston, Dec. 23-(special. l-Roy
Perry. the small boy who was badly
burned while playing Santa Claus
several days ago is in serious con-
dition and his burns are more serious
than first thought.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
POSSE AFTER BURGLAR.
Men Who Blew Safe Of Michigan Town
Fled Bootyless to Save
THAR LIVES,

Adrain. Mich, Dec. 23.-Ffve burg
lars who blew the safe of the Peoples
Savings bank at Britton today fled
from the town without booty, pursued
by a large posse Of citizens. The ex-
piosion awoke the town and In the
fight many shots were exchanged. The
robbers rushed into the woods near
Maybee, but 1t is expected they win be
captured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
MoNTRosE BABY DEAD.
Mother Gave II Sleeping Powder and
Doctors Could Not Awaken
Child,

Montrose, Dec. 23.-(special.)-..
Because the flve days old baby Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Borton cried yesterday
1t was given a sleeping powder and
physicians were unable to awaken IT..
It died last night
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
svRNEp PREPARING FOR Bath.
Mrs. Martha B. Whitesides Victim Of
Gas Water Heater; Sister IN
lured Attempting Rescue.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 23.-Mrs.
Martha B. Whitesides, daughter OF
Judge s. F. Wilson Of court OF civil ap-
peais, was fatally burned at her resi-
dence In this city yesterday sne was
in the bath room and had ignited the
gas water heater when her bathrobe
became ignited. Miss Mary Wilson,
Younger daughter Of Judge Wilson,
was painfully burned while attempting
to save the life of her sister.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
7HINaER HERMANN WINS.
Heney DIscontinues Prosecution o
Former Congressman In the
Oreaon Land Fraud Cases

Portland, Ore, Dec. 23.-All charges
against Binger Hermann, former con-
pressman. and former commissioners OF
the general land Office growing out OF
the Oregon land fraud indictments,
were dismissed In the federal court by
Judge c. e. Wolverton on the motion
OF Francis J. Heney, the governments
special prosecutor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
Cumn1ins Sees Tariff
Commission C0nperts;
Young Talks of Primary

Des Moines cummns and Young Young
trains senior
an notable thing about the
number OF senators and
Senator Cum
MINIS reported In after the opening
~. introduced IN
5saL. :, --,..,
speca primary to Senator Doiver and re
is active candidate He
ha stands for and instead Of the
proposed TO night It out along that line
Important political conferences OF both
factions and both parties are expected next week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
FIRE VICTIM, loWAN.
Lieutenant Brandenberg Killed II
Chicago conffagration Lived
at lndepe endence.

Independence, Dec. 23.-(Special.)-- -
Lieutenant Herman Brandenberg, aged
Al. killed in the Chicago fire Yesterday.
was the son OF John Brandenberg OF
this place and had been on the Chi
cago fire department service for %
years. He would have retired in
eighteen months with pension OF
81, 200 year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
Canvass of Saloon Petition at Creston
4, Results in Loss OF
SIGNATURES

Creston. Dec, 2s.-Nf Special. )-Of the
263 names canvassed by the board Of
supervisors in two days on the saloon
petition, sixty-three have been thrown
out, on account of Withdrawals and
differences with the names as they ap-
peared on the poll books. The count
Will last for several days Both sides
declare they will carry the case to
court IL defeated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
Firm SETS Up to Turkey.

Newton, Dec 23-(special.)- The
Maytag companies entertained sixty
four Of their statesmen, clerks and Of
fee help at turkey diner last night.
Senator Maytag announced that this
was the best year since 1901.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
RECEIVES BAD NEWS.
n. B. Hannas Of Fort Dodge Learns
Of Mothers Death az He Boarded
Train to Visit Her,

Ft. Dodge, Dec. 23.-(Special -
Just az he was leaving for a months
visit with his mother In Barnsville,
Ohio, H. B. Hannas. until recently
assistant division engineer for the
Illinois Central today received word
that his mother was dead. He had
rejected several positions because he
wanted to spend Christmas with her.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
Moulton Youth
Is Found Guilty
OF Mansla lighter

. y ]. !. . r.
Centerville, Dec. 49, .-(spec-
ial.)-A jury in the district
court this morning found Lem
John, twenty year old boy
guilty of manslaughter on tie
charge of numbering his step
father, John Tharp. last April
at Moulton. They had a diff
Guilty growing out OF the BOYS
mother deciding some property
to the children. They met on
the street and the boy shot
Tharp in the abdomen. The boy
4 was saved from heavier SEN
tence by his youth, although
the plea of self-defense put UP
by his attorney probably had
some effect.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
Injured by Gasoline Enein,.

Plymouth, Dec 23.-(Special.)-
1.orman Sheldon was badly injured
when the crank OF the gasoline engine
which he was turning few OF ard
struck ljm In the face.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
TWO Die in PISTOL DUEL.
Kentucky Deputy U. s. Marshal and
Brother Killed by Policeman
and Saloon Man.

Mt. Sterling, KY, Dec. 23.-Clinton
Allen, deputy United States marshal.
and his brother, Walter, were shot to
death in pistol duel following quar-
rel last night with James Upton,
special policeman and Michael Gibbons
saloon keeper. Gibbons and Upton
were arrested.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
pinchot Gives to Fund.

FIT. Dodge, Dec. 23.-(Special.)-
Gofford Pinchot former chief forester
has sent $25 to the Dolliver memoripl
fund. 1t now totals $4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
MARRIED IN "PEN.'
Governor Hadiey Paroles Missouri
Prisoner in Order That He
Nav Marry,

I Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 23.-The
Arst wedding ever solemnized In the
Missouri penitentlary took place today
when Gov. Hadley, at the request OF
Mrs. Ruth Ritch OF Kennett, Mo-. pa
rolled Charles Beachamp that they
mi ght wed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
TAX COLLECTOR MISSING.
Ed. z. cass Of Bedford Disappeared
When Books Were In
anActA ed

Bedford, Dec. 2s.-(Special.)- e.
Cass, deputy collector OF DELINQUENT
taxes OF TAYLOR county, who disap-
peared last Friday fs alleged to have
left shortage Of $4,000 OF the county
funds and warrant was sworn out
today for his arrest. He was last
seen In Creston and stated he was
going to Kansas City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
MINER AspHYxIATEp.
August Larson Died In Mercy Hospi.
tai at Des Moines From InhaIlng
Gas a

Des Moines, Dec. 23.-(Special)-
August Carlson, aged At, who was
found unconscious in his room yester.
day, which was filled with gas, died OF
asphyxiation in the Mercy hospital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24
MANY NAMEs THROWN our.

Chairman canvassing Committe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-24

Three members of engine company
No. SO, all who remained Of the entire
crew which went to the fire early in
the morning, were ordered back toI
their quarters at $3.50 o'clock as unfit
for duty. All had been burned or
otherwise injEyed in trying to rescue
their Co..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06
HOU lie Liked
"Rich Ladies'
(By One Of the Shirtwaist Workers.l


WE pleased when the rich came down
w the East Side said they going help win
strike little suspicious at first about
who
money should bother with shirt
Somebody said would be better they stayed at
and treated
friends york
service, maids treated
by O up Fifth big houses.
Some came n only advertising
whether the strike But
difference whether they really cared
going to help along and hire lawyer for
fines give to live while
fighting of other girls thought SO, too
said couldn't do strike good
with crowd They said the sufragettes
would better chance
of this
would be
them But don't think anybody minds much about
rich people getting divorces, it happens so often
the rich have helped and they
have hurt around riding in their
things had
Belmont the rich have
learned lot from associaing with shrWas strikers
that is
began seeing rich they acted kind of shy
did know how behave
all frs and white gloves The
afraid OF the girls thought
would steal Another girl said they
disease bring home
Fifth But the rich have
there nothing to be afraid Of
liked the college girls that have been to help better
college
like real people The
talk and they like people
glad Mrs Belmont thinks the
profit from associaing with
1t has hurt have them going around to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06

suffrage, but 1t is Of
labor trouble ideal
what lot accomplish when
organized that helping along the
striking furhered
suffrage
strike clearly the
all classes grades work hand
and shoulder shoulder their mutual benefit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06

uOAA6 eAih6o LII
the name Of
charity will have
to find some 9TH
er reason for do
ing them. The
money that has
been given to the
striking girls
was in no sense
a charity and
was not offered
In that spirit.
Men stand to-
gether; they
nave no class
feeling in public
or economic af-
fairs. The man
with monov
stands with the
working man
when it comes to
political issues,
and women even
tually will do
the same. Men
acknowledge a
brotherhood and
women n u s t
learn to realize
their sisterhood
and to accept the
possibilities for
good which it Of
fers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06


trary to that idea. The college girl is not
SO eager for marriage. She sees that there
are other interests in the world, and she is
occupied with them. She is not dependent
upon marriage and consequently she is less
influenced by mems opinion.
The college girl is suffrage enthusiast
for the same reason. She has come to her
conclusion by careful thinking and she is not
afraid to stand by it. She has had the COM
mon interests and the training of organiza-
ton in college, and she sees the need for it
among women in the world. She sees. too,
that in this republican government we have
less republican government and less good
government than has almost any country in
the world. She knows that when men hav
do for her she will have to do for herself.
We are outgrowing the need of charity.
room for it in the new era Women who
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06
ShirtWaist Strike Statistics


Greatest NUMBER on strike 5ooOo
industry 400
employees at each shop
Of strike.
Number girls deserted strike went back old
Number girls back better 5000
Number girls who found other work 5000
Number girls employed from kindred lines 5000
Number girls fined 939
Amount of fines imposed .$5466
Number Of girls sent to prison 20
,$44000O
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06
U1hdt the Fifth AU=
enue Ladies Haze
Learned.

aR BY MISS LEONORA O'REIIIY, Member of Woman's
kMMI Trades Union League
N@| said that Belmont
MI
MI did
|
N| the of
MM| Whether
SC strikers particular
s fight did themselves
kNM| lot of good
SWi| When Night Court six hours at
R
-MI thu be question
NYl keenly
NI
NM and she had to wait her
MNII O Justice the humble applicant
SEJ inspired in this fight by desire
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06
Astonished the Women of Leisure.

In the meeting at the Colony club, New York. when
the striking girls told their story the audience received
much it gave, perhaps The women came
there with little interest most of them, but they went
very much impressed They those girls of Is
standing before roomfu of people and inteigently
telling their experiences very few women in the
dience could have done The latter realized it, think
and they oo that the girls had worked out their
own problem, that they keen enough mentally to
grasp the situation and that they brave enough to
stand by their convictions when the fight meant
suffering Through their struggles they have broader
view than those more favored by circumstances. They
do thinking. That fact borne in upon the
at the Colony club.
How many society women" could make public
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06


speech? How many of them have considered the prob
lem of their existence? How of the mothers have
faced life bravely these girls do? They have
paratvely little weight against the great of
men, and it is the that counts People strong
through vcissudes and the working girls forced by
necessity to think and to act The women Of the lux
urious class fail the need of organization The
working recognize it and responding to the
need by organizing. The shirtwaist girls organized
protect themselves in the factory and almost all of them
wearing the suffrage button and organizing suffrage
clubs, because they realize their need to vote.
Where the Common Interest Lies
The interest the uptown women have taken in the
girls strike is, think the direct result of all this suf
frage agitation. Women have been awakened to their
nearness other they have begun to recognize
their interests The strike has called attention
factory girls and the uptown has at last
seen a personal relation between them and herself.
stood aloof from each other, and men have
fostered tendency in them to their advantage
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06

You how the factory owners have pted the girls
against each other. the Catholic against the Jew But
the girls were keen and they had been thinking They
realized that their interests the and that they
must stand together to win %t,zs . M
There little Italian girl who spoke before the
members of the Colony club She said: "The boss had
to tell the Italian girls they would go
Perdition if they had anything to do with the Jews
And they told the Jewish girls the thing about the
Italians But the girls too wise for that argument
They had outgrown it and they had a realza-
ton of their universal sstehood And it is just that
feeling in the uptown which has them help
the striking girls The suffrage discussion which has
been going on has reused them to breadth of view
they have never had before
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
UPPERV|L[ESHOW
] A GREAT SUCCESS.
Feature Of Days Exhibition Is
Costume Class-Many
Entries.

Uppervil1e. Va, September 1o.-The
Piedmont Hunt Show held its first an
nual exhibition at Upperville to-day,
There was large crowd In attendance,
and the show was a great success in
every particular. The best feature of
the show was the costume class.
The first prize winners and owners
We're as follows:
Glass 1-heavy draft mares and foals
Dolly and Colt, Melbourne Farm.
Glass 2-heavy draft three-year-ol ODDS
and under-B. NJ, two years, w. G..
Fletcher.
Class 5-green hunters. over jumps.
t31-2 to feet high-Sursingham, VIM.
Skinner.
Class sporting tandem. leader to
be shown over jumps 31-2 to 4 feet
high-Sky High and mate, D. G. Sands.
Jr.
Glass 9--ladies park saddle, con-
forming and quality. 40 per cent, walk.
IS per cent. trot. 15 per cent: canter,
is per cent; color. 16 per cent. to be
shown with double bridle-Lady Dia-
mond, D. c. Sands. Jr.
Glass 10-ladies' hunters, jumps. 2
to feet-Boots melbourne Farm.
Class 11-pair hunters, shown
abreast, over jumps s1-a to feet
Pair, Glenwood Stables.
Glass bumpers, free for all, jumps
q to 41-2 feet-.Ronald. f. w. Payne
Class 14-costume class. best and
most ridiculous costume-Pierette Wei
bourne. entry. Burrland.
Glass 15-lightweight hunters. jumps
a to 1-2 feet-Roustabout. leighton
Stables.
class 16-heavyweigh hunters, over
iumps 4 to 41-2 feet-st Peter. Leigh
ton Stables.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
SPIDERS TO BEGIN
WORK ON THURSDAY
Nearly All Of Last Seasons Team Will Be Back
This Fall and Prospects Are for Light, Fast
Team-Prep Schools Begin This Week

The football squad Of Richmond Col
lege will get together for the first
distribution Of uniforms. headgear,
nose-guards and other paraphernaIia
on Thursday afternoon Coach Long,
of Harvard. will arrive in Richmond
on that day and begin his years work
at once. The work will probably be
very light with few men to participate
IN 1t until Monday when 1t Is expected
that a full squad will be on the cam
pus for serious work.
Although the Richmond College team
was by no means as successful last
season as the student body desired. the
members of that team Will go far to
make successful eleven this year.
were raw recruits and knew little OF
the game. This year the recruits are
veterans. and under the coaching OF
the Harvard star. and with the help
Of the new rules. which favor light
fast players. 1t is expected that the
team will be more than ordinarily
strong.
The Richmond College team. with the
other teams of the eastern division OF
the State. will furnish the majority OF
Park this fall. and they should be Of
Interest all the way through.
The rule-makers for football have
been working for years to devise a
game that would develop the light, fast
player, and it is believed that the
carry out that plan. Mass plays are
u thing. of the past, and the tacklinR
restrictions and restrictions as to help
Ing the man with the ball. go to lay
stress on individual speed and lodging
ability. rather than on the ability OF
ball crushing opposition.
Richmond College suffered greatly