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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-11
CHARLTON.

County Clerk Collins issued marriage
licenses to Lester r. Van Nice and
Junita e. May: Robert A. Dillman and
Myrtle M. Schilling.
Miss Marie Niswender, who Is
teaching in the public schools at Muir
ray, visited over Sunday at her home
here. She was accompanied by Miss
Florence Inghram Of Osceola.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Howard and two
little nieces have returned from a few
days visit with relatives in Mount
Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs w. 8. Childs of Ottum-
wa returned home after few days
visit with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. s.
McKlveen.
Mrs. G.. A. Shields spent the day yes
terday with friends in Dudley.
o. A. Hougland left on a few days
business trip to Shenandoah.
Mrs. D. j. Smith of Corydon, who
had been spending few days with
her daughter Mrs. j. Fred Greene, re-
turned home yesterday
Mrs. Irwin Waynick left for a visit IN
Des MONIES with her sister Mrs. Helen
Griffin.
Miss Oma Snedaker, who is employ
ed in Des Moines, returned to her
duties after a brief visit at her home
here.
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M'NAvIN Held
TO GRAND JURY
MAN INcARcERATED IN JAIL ON
SERIOUS CHARGE ADMITS
HIS GUILT.

Frank McNavin admitted his guilt
this morning of obtaining goods by
false pretenses, when he was ar
raigned before Police Judge Morris
sey. McNavin declared that his down
fall was caused by drink. Judge Nor
rissey bound him over to the grand
jury. the charge being an indictabla
offense.
Frank Lamar, who declared. to the
police yesterday that he was an es-
capped inmate from the state insane
hospital at Mt. Pleasant. was. after
all, telling the truth An attendant
from the institution arrived this morn
ing to take the man back.
Levi Carter was not arraigned this
morning on the charge of vagrancy to
which he entered plea Of not guilty
yesterday. The police declare that Car
ter, who is a big husky negro weighing
$50 pounds, and In good health, has
been living off his grandmother. who Is
county charge. They declare that'Car-
ter eats up all the food which Is In
tended for her.
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THE EXPENSIVE PRIMARY.

emphasizing the necessity OF doing
something to cut the cost of nomina-
lions under the primary law says the
Dubuque Telegraph Herald, lis the ex-
perience of Chicago in it's first direct
primary election last week. 1t cost all
told $696,00O, or about So for every
vote cast. The city will stand % per
cent Of the expense, the candidates
the balance. The elective campaign
will cost as much, or more, and the
successful candidate will have spent
several. score times his salary for the
four years he will be in the city's serv-
ice. No man can afford this outlay
unless he is very rich, and the result
inevitably must be that candidates will
obligate themselves to privilege seek
ers and favor seekers in return for
contributions to defray the expense OF
their campaigns. This opens the door
to corruption and mortgages the ser
want of the city to those who seek to
exploit the city. The facts carry their
own suggestion Of the necessity of
drastic restrictions upon primary and
elective campaign expenditures"
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AGENCY.

i T
Chas. Foster has moved to Abba.
Frank Gardner left last week for
Montana where he will visit his moth
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Myers have
moved to Kansas.
Rev. j. w. Lambert of Burlington
was here on business this week.
Mrs. r. c. adxson and his brother
Charles expect to leave Friday for
Milwaukee, Wis, to visit brother.
Monday evening Olive and Rebekah
lodges here gave a farewell reception
to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Myers who
moved to Kansas and George Canny
who expects to leave here about tho
goth Of the month for Waterloo.
Miss Edith Harper leaves today for
Kenosha, Wis.
DR.. Mcconnell of Dakota is here Wis.
ting at the w. d. Nye home.
Miss Junita Warner is home from
Cedar Falls where she has been at
tending school,
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Eve,,;,,g Story
MONEY AND MARRIAGE.
BY Maude Parsons.

Copyright, 1911, by Associated Liter.
airy Press.)
William Douglass, manager OF
Thornybrook, strobe to the telephone
and rang three times. A lovely voice,
with little yawn in it, answered.
MAY I see you few moments,
Miss Anne? queried Douglass. cts
a matter of importance"
EYES,. William" returned the love.
ly voice. Come right over"
Anne Thornton, owLer Of Thorny.
brook, awaited the manager in a
|sun-fiooded room in the handsome old
house Miss Thornton was good to
look upon. In ruffled, trailing
morning gown, and with dewy eyes
that looked forth contcntedly on a
pleasant world, she was ravishing.
or SO thought William Douglass,
anyway. William was in love with
his employer.
His homely. trustworthy face was
pale and his eyes were dark-dinged.
He had not slept much for two
nights trying to decide on just what
he was going to say. Now he found
his speech curiously hard to deliver.
Miss Anne" he began.
EYES," encouraged Miss Anne, In
tone OF voice she reserved for
Douglass alone.
81 am going-I have decided that
is, we-you have chance to buy some
more stock of the Du Quoin National
bank"
"Well. what do you think Of IT."
aIt Ia pood h,1y." William. on
familiar ground, was not embarrassed
now. "The banks well managed and
is making money"
I Then buy it, William. You know
I trust all those things to, you, any.
way"
The unhappy William perspired.
That's what came to see you about.
Twelve been thinking about the
back farm Shall we pasture it again
this summer, or pillow for corn? We'd
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Book. our Children Read.

I doubt not that every Christian
mother feels the great Importance of
choosing good books for the children.
Books read in childhood leave their
impression all through life. We want
to start our children out in LIES jour
ney understanding that Life is real.
life Is earnest" But can we do this
if their little minds have been fed on
fairy stories and legends? III
| There are so many good books to
choose from; books that will create
lofty thoughts, stir the little hearts
with desire for noble deeds, Ooh how
easily the young mind is impressed.)
| So it is very easy matter to supply
the little ones with good wholesome
reading at home. But what shall we
do about their school readers? We
have not the right OF choice here. /
find. that a large per cent of the; les
sons in my children's school readers
are just the kind of stories that l do
not allow my children to read at home.
Take for instance the story of Ulysses
| translated from the old Greek poem
| (Now l know great many will hold
up their hands in horror II, dare to
criticise such famous authors.9 This
poem is said to have charmed and de-
lighted mankind for three thousand
years. But can not think 1T suitable
| for children. Here is Quotation from
the story Of the one eyed giant.
Then the giant sprang up and
caught two Of my companions and
dashed them to the ground 80 hard
that they died before my eyes; and
the earth was wet with their blood.
Then he cut them into pieces" and pro-
ceeded to cook and eat them for his
evening meal. That story may charm
and delight" minds more mature, but
| the childish mind, like my own, fails
to grasp the beautiful or sublime in
this story The. object of course Is
II that the child may become familiar
with classic literature But II classic
Literature causes the child to Shrink
with curdling awe" let us give them
something more suitable to their age.
Then those impossible fairy stories.
They also charm and delight, but after
the child's mind has. been crammed
with thisssort of stuff all week, We
take them to the Sabbath SCHOOL,
There they learn the beautiful story
|of Jesus; the wonderful deeds and
miracles he performed. Can they
grasp the truth?
! WIN they not confuse this with the.
fairy stories and legends they have
studied all week? !.
would like to hear. the opinion OF
other mothers on this subject. Surely
there is no subject of SO much interest
to the mother who wishes to bring her
children up "In the way they should
co. as that of child training
Mrs. T. ]. Maring,
Ottumwa, r. f. D. Nos.
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TAX FERRET LAW
STRONG MEASURE

rho ahloshinr OF the tax ferret from
~ stata of Iowa by the Iowa legisla.
tnr r which inst recently passed bill
nrnh,hitinp any city. county or town
- NE tar ferrets ts thought by
~ reonle to he one of the import.
ant - % smres enacted.
Complete text of the bill is as fol.
lows.
An Act making 1t unlawful for cit
loo and towns. including cities acting
n ~" snacial charter. and under the
cnrn m,ssion man. or counties. to con.
tract with persons firms or corpora.
tinns fnr the discovery of property not
nsted or aasesged for taxation as re-
n,,,rad ~ law and to repeal the Law,
a. its annears 81 sections fourteen hun
drax aaven.a 81 .J7.a). fourteen hun
dr.d soven.h f14O7yb). fourteen hun.
dred seven.sf14O7.c). fourteen hun
dred saven.e l14O7.e). of the Supple.
nan+ 10 the code 1907. *
nm TT ENAcTED nv THE GENERAL
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BLADENs6URG.

Rev. Rogers will preach here at the
Christian church Sunday and Sunday
night.
Thurman Warder and Harry Goudy
who have been attending school at
Quincy, have returned home. -
T.. c. Yeager who met with an acct
dent while shingling Harry Warder's
barn is liable to be up.
Miss Effie Mcdowell and Louise
Cremer visited Saturday night and
Sunday with friends near Agency.
School here has closed for two weeks
vacation.
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Yesterday funeral cortege return.
ing from Calvary cemetery was de-
1ayed for an hour or more by the i'm
passable condition Of the roads leading
to the cemetery. On East Pennsyl
vania it was necessary to take the
team off the hearse and hitch it to
one of the mourners' carriages that
had been mired. II 1t is not possible
to pave the streets leading to the
Catholic cemetery the roads should be
well drained and dragged. There Is
no need for continuing a situation
which renders streets leading to a
cemetery impossible. /
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-11

There are too many water plugs IN
Ottumwa sidewalks. Some Of them
are in the center Of the brick walks
and protrude from three inches to
eight inches above the walk. They
are dangerous at night and have
caused many pedestrians hard falls.
with q heavy wrench these plugs can
be screwed down even with the side.
walk. II this is not possible they
should be taken up from the walk and
laid in the parking or inside the lot
line. There is hardly street in town
that is free from these sidewalk OBJ.
ntructiOnS. :.
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administering a well!merited rebuke to

administering well-merited rebuke tc
muck raking run wild.
The bulk Of the American newspa
pers passed through the yellow
stage some time since, but the press
no sooner adopted saner methods until
number of the magazines adopted
methods SO yellow that those of the
press paled into insigniflcance. There
have been many signs Of late that the
people have tired Of this sort of thing.
The presidents forceful attack on such
methods should exert a wholesome in
fuence in making muck raking less
popular.
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THE c,TYs CONDITION.

The city election this month - q
matter that deserves the most carelul
thought and consideration OF every
person In this community. The result
is of the utmost importance 10 every
taxpayer in this city. ;.
This is not party mattel IS
something that strikes right into every
owner OF a home, whether that home IS
big or small. Every person VINO owns
anv property within the city limlts OF
Ottnmwa is vitality concerned. Inc
question of whether that properly ~
going to be worth more or less nov
rests solely with the man who owns II;
The Courier has repeatedly ceanea
attention to the city's finances. Ing
condition is growing worse every way !,
The city Is now over It's Legal lihlt -,
Indebtedness. and the taxpayer VIII
have to settle the bill. ~,
The longer it runs the way II mas
been going for the past few years. 'ne
harder. the burden is going to De.
The affairs Of the city can be con
Aucted on the money that 1t receives
without any reduction in the ponce
force or fire department. ooo :
The city receives about $74,0OO a
vear. and it's fixed expenses are about
S56. 900 year: This leaves a margin u
about $4,000 annually for mlscEi 10
neous expenses, but under the Pniiiips
administration the receipts nave D Dy, =
exceeded about 100000 annually. MS
deficit has now got to be paia. l M
funds are overdrawn, the panKs W.
not cash the city warrants, oiils .ol
current expenses are filed at the Guy
hall, but there Is no money IN the treas
ury with which to pay them. -.
This condition would not exist Win W,
the right kind Of management. lne
city cannot grow and 60 ahead with ~
finances in the condition that they are,
Il Is simply business proposition. a
Arm that continuously spends more
money than it takes in will soon go
bankrupt. and that Is what Will nap
nen to q city. The fact is that the cry
81 Ottumwa Is practically bankrupt
right now. Two more years OF such
nismanaeement as it has had Will put
4 40 FAR in debt that every properly
owner. no matter how little property
he owns. will be taxed to the point
where It will be q hard burden to bear.
= will work against the sale OF prop
erty. because taxes will be 50 high no
one will buy. s%S3 ,:=:
This city needs now in. the admins
tration OF It's affairs, more than 1t ever
needed before. men Of business expert
ence. who will adopt means OF getting
the city's finances on d business basis.
r. Il RoinR to take the best business
ability to do It. There is only one way
TODD It. That is to elect men VINO
,,-n,, 1,,hot q h,lainess prODOSitiOn is,
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lists Anne, Thornton!"
Douglass stared unbelieving, saw
in her face what he had never dared
to hope to see and dropped his hat.
He rushed back.
. The next moment she was in his
arms, half-laughing and half-crying.
How I've longed to call you Bill
ly'!" she said.
"And how I've longed to call you
said he.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-11

There was much alarm during the
recent epidemic of infantile paralysis
in this state over the contagious fea-
ture of the disease. Scientists Of Har-
ward university, who have just con-
Guided series Of experiments with
live monkeys innoculated with the
virus Of infantile paralysis, find, how
ever, that the disease is not nearly so
contagious as believed
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CHARLTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Lorimer left
yesterday for a visit in osceola with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. A. W. Nelson spent the day
yesterday with friends in Lucas.
Mrs. Harry Clowser of Colorado Is
visiting in this city with her husbands
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Clowser,
while on their way to South Dakota,
where they expect to reside in the flu
ture.
Mrs. c. L. Brittell returned yester-
day from two weeks visit with rela-.
tives and friends In Anamosa and
Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Geo. Layton OF Derby who had
been visiting her husbands parents.
MI. and Mrs. Elmer layton, returned
home yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Lunney Of Mount
Ayr, came yesterday to attend the Dill
man schilling wedding in Liberty
township.
i Mrs. Robert Palmer Of Benton town
ship Is enjoying a visit from her
brother, w. NJ. Ryan, and her sister
Mrs. j, L. Edmundson and husband Of
Los Angeles, Calf, who arrived yes
terday.
Lester z. Ban Nice Of Cedar town
ship and Miss Junita Nav, Of Benton
township, were united in marriage yes
terday at high noon at the home OF
the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
H. May. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Soxe Of Russell, and was wit
messed only by the immediate rela-
tives The happy couple left last even
ing for visit with relatives in Inn
perial. Nebr.~ after which they will
reside on farm In Cedar township.
Both are highly respected young peo-
pie and will have the best wishes OF Il
host of friends.
= Nfvu Nav poad ~ BURLINGTON ia Wis
Ting in this city with her mother Mrs.
Andy Potts and other relatives and old
Miss Ethel King Of Humeston came
yesterday for visit with her aunt
Mrs. Georgia King and with relatives
in Russell.
Mrs. Harvey Means Of Des Moines.
returned home last evening after
visit with her mother Mrs. Anna Myers
and sister Mrs. Frank Darrah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Oppenheimer
went to Abba last evening to spend a
few days with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. II. Smith are enjoy
ing visi! from his aunt Miss Aman-
da Smith Of Indianola and his sister,
Mrs o. T. Winning, Of Tacoma.
Mrs Caroline Dean and son Fred Of
seebert, West Va. who had been
spending the winter with relatives In
Whitebreast township returned home
6. W. Ramsey and son Ernest Of
Liberty township, left yesterday on 4
trip to Mexico City. Mexico, expecting
to be absent about three weeks.
Baptist Hardy farm south of town.
Mrs and Mrs. Ira Thompson are the
parents of q son, born recently.
Milo Foster, wife and sons Donald'
and boy spent Sunday at the parental
y. D. Foster home.
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a Special Medicine for Kidney Ailm.nt.

Many elderly people havehfound in
Foley's Kidney Remedy quick relief
bladder ailments and from annoying
urinary irregularities due to advancing
years. Isaac N. Regan, Farmer, Mo-.
says: "Foley's Kidney Remedy effect
ed complete cure in my case and I
want others to know of it."-Clark's
Drug Store; Owl Drug Store.
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'Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
cough remedy ever used as 1t quickly
stopped a severe cough that had long
troubled me-" says J. w. Kuhn, Prince
ton, Nebr. just SO quickly and surely It
acts in all cases Of coughs, colds. Ia
grippe and lung trouble. Refuse substi-
ftutes--Clark'ss Drug Store: Owl Drug
StoIA
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a Cold. L.cripp., then pneumonia.

Is too often the fatal sequence. Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar expels the cold.
checks the lagrippe. and prevents
1t Is prompt and reliable
cough medicine that contains no mar:
cotics. 1t is as safe for your children as
yourself Drug Store: Owl
Drug Store.
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Miss Sunshine Spring is around
again after being kept under the
covers for some time with severe
cold. Here's hoping she doesn't have
a relapse.
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7 What can be the matter with Mr..
Hobson? Here the troops have been
moving for two days and he has not
emitted a single war whoop.
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Take Warming.

Don't let, your stomach. liver nor
kidney trouble down you when you
can quickly down them with Electric
Bitters. soc. r. B. Clark.
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-01
For Alaska

The sundry civil bill carries the fol- lowing appropriations for the benefit of Alaska:
 For the education of Alaska natives, s2O,OOO.
 For the protection o1 the sealing in- dustry on seal islands, S1O0OGo.
 For the investigation of minerals in the district, ,.S1O0,OOO.
 Aids to navigation, s60,0O0.
 For the svlVeyiug of public lands, s5O,OOO.
 For the plotcctiou of the reindeer, sl2,OO0
 For the protection oE game, Slo,0O0. For the building of an executive mansion at Juneau, 10000.
 For a postofice building at Juneau, s4O,OOO.
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-01
School Notes
Enid Richards, Reporter


 Monday evening the juniors and sophomores entertained the freshmen and teachers in Room of the Douglas school building. Tbe guests were re- ceived by the committee in charge and asked to find their way to the reception room, through dark halls and winding stairways,. where surprises awaited them. All passed through safely and were awarded by fSnding themselves in room, artistically decorated in the freshman colors of red and green. Yari- ious games and contests were then en- ioyed, but nothing proved more inter. esting than the mysterious disappear ing of the freshmen boys and their sud- den reappearing robed in garments which plainly showed they had been in the hands of someone whom they had no control over. The girls and teach CTS were then turned' over to the same group that had wrought such havoc with the personal appearance of the freshmen boys, but were dealt with more gently. Other games were then enjoyed, after which all were seated at long table for supper, which was eaten. with great deal of satisfaction Appropriate faVors accompanied by good advice were presented to the guests, after which the freshmen show ed theig appreciation of the juniors and sophomores by very heartily giving their class yelIs-the other classes re- spouded and the entertainers and en. tertsined journeyed homeward.
 Yesterday the pupils were surprised by hearing the fire alarm and fally en ioyed the drill.
 Outdoor sports are much iii evidence as the weather is proving SC, sunshiny and agreeable
 The tenth graders are about to begin the reading of Shakespeare Merchant of Venice
 The high school boys have provided themselves with trapeze in the base, ment.
 Robert and Hunter Kinzie visited the primary room Monday morning
 Walter Jackson spelled down his class Friday, the 17th, and Helen Niemi spelled down the class Friday, the 24th.
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-01
PHONE NO. F.

Even if it be true that the people OF Valdez are rejoicing over the defeat of the coalleasing bill, there are many, the writer among ths number, who fail somehow to- grasp the point which causes joy to our neighbors to the westward, We can understand why Eastern coal barons and railroad com panies may be pleased, bat the thing that would bring gladness to Alaskans generally would be for congress to aE- rive at some reasonable solution of the tangle and give us a chance at the coaA Ii, as some contend the bill was faulty, an amendment would have accomplish ed more than the defeat of the measure. As it is now the opening of the coal fields is only delayed, the development of Alaska is held back and no, one is gsiuer.
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-01
Base Ball

A meeting of the Douglas Island Fan Club was held at the city hall Thurs day night to lay plans fer the season of 1911. All the old stand bys,- the has beens and the young cracks were in at tendance, the youngest being Wesley Stoft, true son of "Pop." Wesley, however, became disgusted by the talk and asked why they didn't go outside and play ball. Failing to get satis. factory answer, be lost interest at about the fourth. inning and went to sleep.
 New officers were elected for the Fan Club, as follows: President. Lloyd Carpenter; secretary, Lawrence Brick son; treasurer. Elmer k. Smith.
 The club starts the new year with. a good, balance in the treasury and a long list of available material to make ball players of To raise additional funds committee was appointed-Carpenter, MulIigan and Stoft-to arrange for a benefit ball. 4 committee was also ap- pointed to gather in,the uniforms which have straYed away.
 A manager and captain for the team will be selected at the next meeting, which will be held on March g.
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-01

Jimmy Jack is a.muoh.abused, native. Some, good for-nothing, no-'count In- dian has taken his name. Jimmy Jack No. 2 gets filled up on booze and, his wife Wallops the stufRng out of him. The papers tell about it and, the friends of Jimmy Jack No. l ask him when he fell of the water wagon. Mail ad- dressed to Jimmy Jack is appropriated by No. 3. Presents of fish sent by friends in other towns go by the same route. Therefore Jimmy Jack has de- aided that he will be Jimmy Jack no more, but will take the name of Jimmy Fox, and will be known from, now on by that name.