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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-20

Marion Upp Of Moulton visited on
Thursday at tile Rolla Lewis home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lyman of Cali
for,lia, in company with NJ. F. Upp
and sister Mrs. Laura Green Of near
Elakesburg were entertained at the
Rolla Lewis home Friday
John Keifer and family of South
Ottu,nwa. visited Sunday afternoon at
the Mrs. Catherine Johnston home.
Mrs LYDIA Johnston Of South OF
tumwa is visiting reiatives here.
Elmer Jones Of Pleasant Home and
Miss Fannie Yenger of near Blalses-
burg were guests Sunday evening at
the Franl. Yenger home.
Mrs. Mollie Hall of Toledo, O., is
visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Johnston and Mr.
and Mrs. David Grooms of Chillicothe
and Walter T. Hall and family Of OF
tumwa were entertained Sunday at
the James Johnston home.
j. B. Smith Of Ottumwa visited at
the home of friends here recently.
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open MEETINGS
WILL BE.RESUMED
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION TO
RENEW THE HOLDING OF
PUBLIC GATHERINGS.
PROGRAM P PREPARED
Committee Arranues for Talks By
Boosters on Various Topics and
Refreshments VIII be
Served With Cigars.

Open meetings at the Ottumwa Com
mercial association rooms will agail
be resumed tomorrow evening and
large crowd is expected to be in at
tendance, The popularity OF these
gatherings when held by the assoc1a
ton previously, was such as to make
them common meeting place for the
boosters Of Ottumwa. Short and spic,
boost talks always featured the meet
ings in the past and the same order
of program is to be carried out In the
coming meetings. Tomorrow night
short talks will be made by number
of boosters and the evening will be
given over largely to getting better
acquainted with each other, by those
who attend. Refreshments will be
served with the form Of sandwiches
and coffee, and cigars will be supplied
to those desiring to smoke. The com
mittee in charge Of the opening meet
ings is composed OF the following
members of the association:
M. B. Hutchinson, chairman: D. r
Morey, G. w. Whitmore. Lawrence
Garner and L. M. B. Morrissey.
No subscriptions Of any kind will be
solicited at these open meetings as
the plan is to make them social gath
erings where the men of Ottumwa
may get closer together and learn to
know who the real interested citizen
is. A program for tomorrow night
has been prepared by the committee
as follows:
Meeting called to order by W. T.
Harper, president Of the commercial
association.
Fifteen minute talks will be made
by the following:
F. w. Simmons--Interurban.
J. B. Sax-New Industries.
J. X. Mahon-Membership.
julius Fecht-O Observations of a
Travler as to the Needs of Otturawa.
Mayor s. P. Hartman Cooperation
Between the City Administration and
Commercial association.
Sandwiches. coffee and cigars
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MEETS INSTANT
DEATH ON FARM.
SON OF WELL KNOWN oTTuM-
WAN Is TRAGlcALLY KILLED
BY THREsHlNG MACHINE.

John Pierce, the son OF H. w. Pierce,
and brother of Lester Pierce, 116
Hancock street, met instant death
Saturday at Lorebun, Saskatchewan,
Canada when the seat of thresher on
which he was riding broke and precp-
itated him under the heavy wheel OF
the machine. A message to Lester
Pierce, who is employed as a fireman
on the, Burlington, conveys the sad In
telligence. The message is from Mrs.
Pierce and reads as follows:
Loreburn, Sask.. Oct. Is, 1910.
Lester Pierce,
116 Hancock Street.
South Ottumwa Iowa.
While bringing the threshing outfit
home today. running the engine back
wards, John was watching the road
looking over his shoulder, and the seat
broke off. throwing him under the
large wheel, which ran over his head,
crushing his life out instantly ! will
accompany the remains to Normal, H.,
on Tuesday. Wire your father and
as I have not their address.
Genevieve Pierce.
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OBITUARY..

Clarissa Hol1ett was born In Tuscan
awas county, Ohio, October is, 1s49
and died at her home near Savannah,
Ia, Oct. s, 1910, aged 60 years, II
months and 10 days. She came with
her parents to Iowa when she was four
years old and resided with her parents
until she was married to Edward T.
Hubbartt Dec. 10 1867. To this union
were born seven children. five boys
and two girls. One son died in in
fancy, one daughter at the age Of
three
She is survived by her husband,
Edward T. Hubbartt, four sons, Ziba
W., George S., E. Franklin and Will
liam A., one daughter Helen M. Pat
terson, all of whom were with her in
her last illness. She united with the
Christian church at the age of sixteen
and was a faithful member until
death. She was loving wife and
mother and bore her sickness with pa
thence and Christian fortitude. The
funeral services were held at the resi-
dence conducted by e. A. Hastings,
assisted by j. w. Altheide, and inter,
ment was at Wesley chapel Contrib
uted
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OCTOBER rs IS
FOUNDERS DAY
PRESIDENT COOPER OF UF,.a
IOWA UNIVERSITY
SPEAKER.

Mt. Pleasant, Oct. 15.-Iowa IVES -
yam university will on Wedn sday,
October 26, observe the sixty-ninth an
niversary Of the founding of the insti-
tuition. 1t will be remembered that
last year the address was delivered
by Rev. 7. w. Jeffrey. OF Ottumwa, on
Thursday, the eth of October
This year the speaker will be DR.. r.
w. Cooper, president OF Upper Iowa
university. He. has not announced his
subject as yet. but he comes very high
ly recommended as a, lecturer and will
no doubt prove a very interesting
speaker.
There will, Of course, be no. classes
on this day and the students will have
the entire day to themselves. ri
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E.L.PetersOn Will Handle County
Funds in a Satisfactory Manner

II experience in handling money ac-
curately Is necessity in the county
treasurer's ONCE, E. l.. Peterson, the
republican candidate is admirably
fitted for the Office. Mr.. Peterson has
been handling money ever since he
was old enough to decipher each de-
nomination, and his operations have
all taken place in his native county
Wapello. Mr.. Peterson presents to
the voters Of the county q record as
business man, farmer and banker that
will appeal to the citizen who desires
the affairs OF the county administered
well. His first employment was a
clerkship in his fathers grocery store,
which ultimately resulted in him as
Stunning charge Of the enterprise.
Farming was then taken up by Mr..
Peterson, and then he was engaged
as cashier Of the Chillicothe Savings
bank. This latter position, he resigned
recently to devote his entire time in
behalf OF his candidacy for county
treasurer.
MI. Peterson was born in Cass town
ship, Wapello county, July Is, 1871 and
secured his early education in the
grade schools OF Ottumwa. He became
associated with his father, A. P. Peter
son, In the grocery business after
leaving school, and in 1894 he took
over the blishment and continued
as proprietor until July 1, 1901. At
that time he removed to his farm near
Dudley and spent three and one-half
years. He again moved to Ottumwa
and for year and one-half conducted
= restaurant here. The cashiership OF
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DRAkESvlLLE.

Mrs. Addie Sayles visited Sunday at
the John Fleming home
Rev. Huff took dinner at the hotel
last Monday
Miss Mamie Smith of F1oris is
staying with Mrs. Max Powers.
John Wooden visited his sisters z. in
Ottumwa last Monday.
Sherman Downine and wife and Jim
Mccormick and wife visited in Floris
Sunday evening.
Rosa Henderson is visiting relatives
here.
Isaac Foster is working for Robert
Kinsler.
The sale at Howard Johnston's last
Thursday was we'll attended.
What might have been a very SER
ious accident occurred near this place
last wednesday, morning. AS Mr..
Tonar was taking his children 20
school the horse he was driving be-
came frightened at an auto and be-
came ellnmanageable, breaking the
buggy shafts and divesting itself Of its
harness. The occupants of the buggy
were uniniured.
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Generally Right in End.

what this country needs is strong,
courageous public men who will tide
the country over spasms OF unwlse
public sentiment The people generally
are right in the end, but they are
often temporarily wrong. They go on
on tangents on insufficient informa-
ton. They get back all right, but the
recall would play havoc in the mean
time.
"The initiative and referendum is :
harmless piece of tomfoolery that is
impracticable in big country like
this" !.
Discussing the insurgent victories at
the. Kansas primaries Mr.. Hoch said
he believed the defeat Of some of the
standpat congressman was not for the
best.
while am in sympathy with the
spirit of the insurgent movement in
Kansas, don't think the sum total Of
the result is going to be particularly
good in the defeating of men like
congressman Charles Scott and w. A.
Calderhead," he said. II have known
Congressman Scott for a quarter Of a
century. and he is scholar, an honest
man and credit to the state. l don't
think good government is going to be
advanced by defeating men like him.
The same is true Of Calderhead, one Of
tho ablest men in congress.
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ALBA.

District court adjourned Friday to
e-convene today. The case of w. L.
Stason ct AL. was not finished but
will consume the greater part of this
week. w. NJ. Whitson and Dan Har-
vey Of Buxton both plead guilty to
assault with attempt to commit MUIR
der and the Judge considering the
time they have already served in the
county jail gave the former 80 days
and the latter As days more to serve.
A decree of divorce was granted to
Lulu Datin from Patrick Datin i'm
mediately after the adjournment of
Court Friday.
II. C. Small of New Castle, Ind,
was a business visitor at Abba last
week.
Mrs. Thomas of Hiteman who died
Thursday was buried in Oak View
cemetery Friday afternoon.
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.HOCH .DENOUNCES
RECALL FEATURE
FORMER GOVERNOR OF KANSAS
ALSO DENoUNcEs INITIATIVE
AND. REFERENDUM.

M Chicago, Oct. 18.-Edward A. Hoch,
former governor Of Kansas. yesterday
termed the initiative and referendum
"a harmless piece Of tomfoolery."
II don't like either the recall or the
initiative and referendum" said Mr..
Hoch in an interview at the Wellington
hotel. II believe the agitation is mis-
guided just as was agitation for the
minority representation provision in
the Illinois constitution and which, !
notice, Chicago reformers and Cover.
nor Deneen now are denouncing. !
remember well when it was adopted
and at that time it would have been
treason to question its wisdom.
"The recall will make towards and
weathervanes of public officials. Under
that alleged reform Washington would
have been recalled by the Tories.
Lincoln would have been recalled by
the copperheads and Mckinley would
have been recalled by the jingoes who
were clamoring for a premature decla-
ration of war.
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FELL FROM WHEEL.

A fall from his bicycle Sunday morn
ing about 1890 o'clock painfully
bruised Eugene Brown, 507 West Sec
ond street, although no serious in.
jury resulted from the accident. Mr.
Brown was riding near the corner OF
Green and Second street when the
frame of the wheel broke and pre-
cipitated the rider with considerable
force to the paving. No bones were
broken although the victims face was
badly bruised.
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COURT TAKES HAND.

The De Hart family which came into
public notice last winter when the
father was alleged to have not cared
for his motherless offsprings to the
satisfaction of his neighbors, is now
in the limelight again. Saturday upon
information filed by Mrs. Katherine
Haw, the father and two children were
brought Ssfore the district court and
Monday, October "a was set for the
hearing of case. DE Hart is alleged
to fail in the care of the children and
the complaint asks that they be placed
in the American Home FipaipS as
sociation's home.
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MACON overturns; -Four Hurt.

Waterloo. Oct. 1S.-Four men were
thrown from lumber wagon near
here Saturday when the coupling pin
fell out and the wagon overturned.
The casualties are as follows, Arthur
Bentley injured, George Bentley hurt
about the head and still unconscious.
James Wood, broken arm and other
wise injured, Tom Milks, hurt about
the body.
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the Chillicothe Savings bank was then
offered him and he very satisfactorily
administered the duties CT that posi-
ton until he recently resigned to
prosecute his candidacy for the Office
of county treasurer. Mr.. Peterson has
a wife and two children. He is mem
Der of Formal lodge No. 442 A. F. &
A. M. of Kirkville.
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the son of Capt. James Lynch of the
Third Iowa cavalry. His father
served through the entire war of the
rebellion and rose to the captaincy
from second and first lieutenant.
Mr. Lynch is connected with num-
Der Of frateraal orders. and during the
past year served as president Of the
Ottumwa League Base Ball club.
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Births

October II. 1910 to
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Sperry. of Ell
don, a son.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-09
WARRINGTON.

washington-The population Of Chi.
cago. the second largest city in the
country. probably will be announced
about the middle Of the month.
Secretary Macveagh's ruling on the
term Commercial paper" In the inter.
probation Of the emergency currency
law. became known in its full import
here Thursday. The way now Is clear
for the banks OF the United States to
put into circulation $5O0.000.000 in
emergency money at the first sign of
q stringency. The law provides that
commercial paper upon which emer.
sency currency may be issued shall in.
clude only notes representing actual
commercial transactions, which shall
bear the names Of at least two respon.
sible persons and have not more than
four months to run.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-09
GENERAL.

Greater New York has a population
Of 4.766.Ss3 under the thirteenth decen-
nial census. This makes New York
the second largest city In the world
and as large as any two foreign cities.
excepting London.
Racing with fast Lake Shore mail
train. Glenn H. Curtiss. the aviator.
Thursday drove his biplane over the
water from Cedar Point to Euclid
beach. near Cleveland. O.. an air line
distance Of co miles. completing a 100
mile round trip flight begun wednes-
day and establishing an unquestioned
worlds record for over-the-water
flights. Incidentally he beat the train
into Cleveland full IL minutes.
Enthusiastic in their praise Of the
Harvard aviation field at Atlantic,
and each anxious to try for the big
prizes offered in the Harvard. Boston
aero meet, September 3 to 13. Claude
Graham-w and A. H. Roe Of Eng.
land and Wilbur Wright. Walter
Brookins and Ralph Johnstone of
America. present when the contest
committee closed the entries at noon
twenty-five aviators and thirteen diff.
ferent makes Of aeroplanes had been
registered.
In an attempt made by sugar strik-
ers upon the life Of Magistrate Higgin-
botham when he visited the Refinery
zone in Williamsburg on Wednesday.
two strike-breakers. John Brannagan
and James Gordon. were shot.
In the death OF Mrs. H H. Smith, GO
years old. at her home near Suffield.
Conn.,. Wednesday, Connecticut med
ical authorities experienced surprise.
It is the first case Of "infantIle paraly-
sis" that has attacked an adult.
George z. Roberts OF Chicago has
been appointed director Of the mint to
succeed A. Patt Andrew. promoted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-09
No Strike Pending Negotiations.

Cheyenne.-There Is general salts
faction throughout the state as q re-
suit OF advices from Denver that the
1000 coal miners Of Wyoming will not
go on strike. as was feared. pending
settlement Of their grievances at q
meeting to be held here Sept. Q. Un-
der the temporary agreement reached
in Denver between operators and rep.
resentatives OF miners, the latter Sc
cured many Of the concessions de-
manded. and say some OF them will
result in an increase in wages. Both
sides made concessions, and the best
OF feeling has prevailed during the
conference. 1t is expected the agree
ment will be ratified Sept. Q. and the
trouble end without the loss Of a min
ute from work or the closing down Of
n single property.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-09
POLITICAL.

Theodore Roosevelt has announced
a creed OF progressive Republicanism.
1t aligns him definitely with the pro-
gressive movement within the party
and places him on record as an advo-
cate Of some policies which find favor
with the insurgents and as an oppo-
nent Of every special interest,"" which
he believes exercises a sinister influ-
ence on the affairs Of the people. He
declares himself In favor of wide in
crease in the power Of the national
government, SO that 1t might assume
greater activity In control Of the cor
porations. and in working out the pol
icies which he believes should be
adoptei-tke new nationalism," as he
termed such an increase In govern.
mental power.
That ex-President Roosevelt will be
the Insurgents candidate for Presi-
dent was intimated by Senator J. p.
Dolliver Of Iowa at Manitowoc, Wis.
Governor Deneen has opened the
campaign against return to Legislative
power OF the bipartisan combine
which dominated the last General As.
sembly.
Former Governor Hoke Smith
came back" politically Thursday.
when he was nominatde for governor
OF Georgia and indorsed for the pres
idency OF the United States in 1912 by
the state Democratic convention At
Atlanta. Ca
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-09
FonEIoN.

Mail dispatches received at the war
department Thursday brought detailed
accounts Of the disfavor into which
Simeon Mandac had fallen since his
election to the governorship of Iloces
Norte province last January.
In a flight in a monoplane at Havre
to a height Of 6.692 feet. This. it is
claimed. constitutes a. worlds record.
as the flight Of J. Armstrong Drexel.
the American aviator. of 6.752 feet.
has never been officially ratified.
The expulsion of the Jews who must
return to the restricted district set
apart for them by law. continues on a
small scale at Kiev, Russia. A daily
average Of fifteen persons receive a
preliminary notice to depart within a
stated period. About twelve persons
are peremptorily expelled every day.
In 1901 the population of London was
6.581 .372. 1t is estimated that 1t now
exceeds seven and q half million. Thus
the British metropolis still surpasses
the American by about 100000 peo-
pie. OF the foreign capitals. Paris
comes next, with total in 1906 Of q
763. 1893. and Berlin follows with 2.040.-
148.
Boston-Colorado E.. the sensation
Of the Grand circuit. for whom George
H. Estabrook, Of Denver, refused an
offer Of $4,000. established a new
worlds record for three-year-old trot
ters at Readville Wednesday. for a
single heat and for two successive
heats. going the first In 2:06h and
second in 2:07 -.
This week the Grand Trunk Pacific
railway will celebrate the fifth ami.
versary Of the beginning Of Its con-
struction by opening the government
section between Winnipeg and Supe.
rior Junction. $50 miles. The great
project Of . national railway was
started In September. 1905, when Sir
Wilfrid Laurier turned the first sod
at Fort William.
To study botany in Chile, examine
work on the Panama canal and pos
sibly to make the run over from South
America to England for q brief visit
kome. James Bryce. the British am
bassador. accompanied by Mrs. Bryce.
sailed Thursday for Colon from New
York. OF the Panama canal. In which
he Is greatly interested. the ambassa-
dor said: Il regard the canal as the
most extraordinary improvement Of
nature that has ever been made on
this planet"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-09
NEW YORK WILL HAVE TWENTY
FIVE coNeREssMEN ACCORD
ING TO PRESENT METHOD.
WEST WILL BENEFIT
OKLAHOMA WOULD HAVE NINE
coNoREssMEN: BEST REC
ORD At ITS AGE.

Chicago.-It is expected that the
greater part Of the population in
crease by the new census. outside OF
the large cities. will be in the West
.ern states and naturally II the mem
bership of the House Is to be In
creased the West would demand the
larger part of that increase.
Republicans, who remember the ap-
portionment contests of ten and twen-
ty years ago say the battle is hinged
on the question Of preserving to the
little pocket borough" states Of the
East the representation they had.
which even twenty years ago was
threatened by the growing West. and
they predict that the contest will be
renewed with increased energy at this
time.
Greater New York with a popula-
tion Of 4.766.SS3. as announced by the
Census Bureau. on the present basis
of the congressional apportionmenr.
would have twenty-four or twenty-five
members In Congress, and the total
membership in that body from the
country at large would be SO large
that the hall Of the House OF Repre-
SenlAtlveS COulu uOt dCCOhHuountC
them" That was the comment on the
latest census bulletin by Colonel Hen.
ry Casson. sergeant-at-arms Of the
House. who is attached to Republican
congressional headquarters here.
Greater New York now has seventeen
members.
Figuring on the same basis. II Chi
cagos population shall prove to be
around 2.15O.00O as forecasted, the
city would be entitled to eleven con-
gressmen. with possibly enough popu-
lation in the country precincts to
make Cook county's representation
twelve as against ten now with the
aid Of Lake county. which as part
OF the Tenth district
The total population Of Oklahoma
which has been announced officially.
would give that new state nine con-
gressmen on the present basis Of ap-
portionment. the best record made BY
any state at the age OF Oklahoma.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-09
HoId-up on the Midland.

Leadville - Passenger train west.
bound. on the Colorado Midland. was
held up five miles out Of Divide Thurs
day night by band Of robbers. One
robber was killed by Engineer Frank
Stuart. who grappled with him, took
his guns away and shot him, and En-.
gineer Stuart in turn was shot in the
leg by one OF the robbers.
The train was tagged by lone rob-
Der on the track, who pointed to a
huge boulder which had been rolled
onto the right Of way.
A posse to pursue was Immediately
organized.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-09
Championship Motor Track.

Denver.-The promoters Of the Den.
yer motor speedway have completed
one OF the best tracks in the United
States for automobile and motorcycle
racing. Five miles east Of City Park
upon the Union Pacific railroad these
promoters have leased 5000 acres Of
prairie land nnd built a three and one
third mile oval course. that for low
grades and elimination of curves has
no superior. 1t is natural road with
hard clay base and has been graded.
filled and rolled until 1t is as smooth
as an asphalt boulevard.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-09

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Women everywhere should remem-
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