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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
EppYvILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Kirfman of Des
MONIES are the guests this week of
their daughter Mrs. d. Kussart.
Mr.. and Mrs. mclaughlin came
down from Oskaloosa Wednesday and
spent the day visiting at the w. s.
Keller home.
Mrs. Jas Watkins who has been
visiting relatives In Chicago, returned
home Wednesday.
Miss Frank Funk who accompanied
Mrs. Watkins to Chicago will remain
in the city
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Bap-
fist church held business meeting on
Thursday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. J. e. Worrall. A good attendance
Is reported.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Joiner who moved
to Eddyville a short time ago and who
recently disposed Of their property at
this place have gone to Florida where
they expect to make their home.
o. Seifert and Fred Saville were In
Des Moines wednesday attending the
State convention Of the Modern
Woodmen.
Amos Gray went to Ottumwa on
Thursday to attend the funeral Of his
niece Mrs. Ed Carroll.
Mrs Martin Swinteck OF Marietta
was a guest at the Amos Gray home
on "Wednesday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
slRMIN CHAM.

Bill Cookey. wife and baby Of Keo-
sauqua, are here visiting Mrs.
'Cookey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Stine.
Miss Emma Nelson is visiting rela-
tives in Fairfield this week.
James Terrell who spent the win
ter with relatives at Pollard and Ly-
'ons, Kans., has returned home.
h Chelsie r., eldest con of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Manning was born June 10,
1887, and died April 2s, 1911. Up to
the age Of s years he was a very
bright and active, but at this young
age the hand of affliction was laid
upon him and since that time he has
been an invalid. He was given the
best medical aid and during all these
years Of affliction he was very patient
Although his life was one of suffering
death came peacefully. Funeral serv-
ices were held at the home conducted
by Rev. Anderson.
The Birmingham concerts will begin
Saturday evening and will continue all
summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
oTTUMWA's PARKS.

Ottumwa now is improving its parks
and park property. City park; that
beautiful little plot of ground in, the
center Of the square bounded by the
new federal building, the court house
and the public library, is the first to
be improved In late years this park
has been given the best of care. The
we'll kept lawn, the flower beds, the
benches and band stand have been
well kept up. The electroliers on orna-
mental, posts circling the park Is the
latest improvement. The park COM
missioners plan to improve all the
other Ottumwa parks and to add new
parks.
Everybody should. cooperate with
the park commissioners in their plans
for Identifying Ottumwa's park system.
These parks belong to the people.
They are the property Of the people
and are for the use of the people, and
the people should recognize that as
these parks belong to them it is their
duty to accept the responsibility that
this ownership place on them. Every
body should do his part in seeing that
this property.is not abused.
Last summer the seats and benches
in the park at the south end Of the
Market street bridge were broken and
thrown In the river. This was an act
Of wanton destruction that should not
be permitted to occur again. The peo-
pie should take an interest in the
parks and resent any injury to them
as they would resent injury, to their.
own property Anyone who wilfully
and wantonly destroys park benches
and like class Of public property is
q dangerous and unsafe person to be at
large. He should be taken before the
commissioners of insanity for investi-.
cation, for certainly the destruction
of public property, and especially park
property, which Is for the use Of all
the people, and more particularly for
the use of people who do not have
lawns of their own, is not the act Of a
sane person.
The people can show their apprecia-
ton of the efforts Of the commission
ers by cooperating in the work OF
maintaining the public parks, and this
cooperation is necessary If Ottumwa
is to successfully carry out its plans
for an adequate system of parks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
. punLlclrY1 AND CRIME.

Y ~One cannot help WOnoeE1ne
~.vn,,ld happen" says the Davenpols
Times. ~ the making OF newspapers >
we're turned over to those who tell tne
editors and publishers what they ougns
~ nr;nt and what they ought to reluse
~ nuhlish." The Times was moved ~
th,s l;na Of thought by an article ~
century magazine in which TINS cues
ston WAS asked: "Does any citizen I'M
as;ne that widespread daily explolta'
ton az evil does not result IN the OK
tension Of the cursor
5 aNow," says the Times, II a news s,.1'
raner set out to avoid the posslplllt;y,
~ suggestion of evil by eliminating a.,
stories concerning crime, II "oulu
soon s1,scover. on the other hand, tnat
~ eliot takes the view that there can
not he too much publicity, which ne
hoids is a necessity. Vice and crime,
saws he, seek secrecy Tor the conn an,,
sion Of crime. We will welcome at ~
movement which will Kill secrecy -
any community. s'
There are three good reasons why :
publicity is a good thing from Ine
viewpoint Of the community: FITS,
criminals dislike publicity and inc
faar Of It sometimes acts as deter
rent: at any rate those with merely ~
criminal tendencies are often held IN
the straight path Of decent citizensnlp
" the fear OF publicity. Second, the
~ D,,hlication Of the reports OF what IS
bannening in community, including
the criminal occurrences, give the
nnhlic an opportunity to judge-Whetn'
~ there is anything that society as a
whoIs can do to lessen crime. Third
me reports Of arrests show the com
narrative eficiency Of the peace ON
rera Of a community, and the reports
~ trials, and sentences strengthen the
courts and add an additional deterrent
seainst the commission Of crime;
sWhen a man who is considering
for the first time whether he might not
roh 4 neighbor, reads that burglar
At clinton, for instance. is sentenced
"a twenty years in'the penitentiary, the
would be amateur In burglary IS ike
~ to decide not to take the chance. me
law Is made concrete by the report OF
court proceedings"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09

the United Press. Since the last nation
al election, Mr.. Stewart says, there has
been, an almost uninterrupted series OF
contests going on In the courts as q
result Of charges of corruption at the
polls. Mr.. Stewart says:
1t has been shown, over and over
again, just how the election agents
make sure that they get value received
for their bribe-money. The first voter
they send to the polls is provided with
sheet OF blank paper the size, shape,
color and quality of ballot. This the
voter folds up and puts into the ballot
box, bringing the real ballot given
him by the election Off cials, out to the
election agent. The latter marks 1t as
he wants it marked and gives 1t to the
next voter, who casts it and brings out
his unmarked ballot to the election
agent. This goes on until the agents
money is exhausted.
There was a contest not long ago IN
which twas brought out how the
agents -rehuked, excessive greed on the
voters part. Votes were selling at
a half crown, or so cents apiece in the
city where the election was in prog
ress. In one of the wards goodly
proportion of the electors got together
and united in demanding a crown
apiece. Upon this the liberal and con-
sentative election agents held con-
ference and decided not to pay any
thing at all in that ward. Both agents
kept to their agreement and the ward
cast next to no vote in consequence. If
one of the other agents had broken
faith and paid crown apiece after
not to, it would have de-
cided the election, but there wasn't any
serious danger of that-it wouldn't
have been honorable. Ell
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09

as one Of the Nebraska papers says.
"they don't love their city and state
enough to transport themselves to the
polls. their city and state will try to
exist without their advice and consent
The Nebraska experiment will be
closely watched in the other states. It
will remove a large item of expense
from elections, but yet remains to be
seen whether the full vote can be got
ten out without going after some of it..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
By Mary Roberts-Rinehar

bly,; she wanted her measures full and
running over, and so she would dis
grace him first.
Then-Schwartz must have learned
of the loss of the papers from the
Fleming house, and guessed the rest.
She felt sure he had known from the
first who had killed Fleming. How
ever that might be, he had had her
room entered, Margery chloroformed
in the connecting room, and her pap
ers We're taken from under her pillow
while she was pretending anaesthesia.
She had followed the two men through
the house and out the kitchen door,
where she had tainted on the grass.
The next night, when she had re-
tired early, leaving Margery and me
downstairs, 1t had been an excuse to
slip out of the house. How she found
that Schwartz was at the White Cat
how she got through the side entrance,
we never knew. He had burned the
papers before she got there, and when
she tried to kill him, he had struck her
hand aside.
When we were out in the cheerful
light of day again, Burton turned his
shrewd, blue eyes on me.
awful story, isn't it," he said.
Those are primitive emotions, If you
like. Do you know, Knox, there Is on
ly one explanation we haven't worked
on for the rest of this mystery-I be-
lieve in my soul you carried off the
old lady and the Russia leather bag
yourself!"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
ORGANIZES BROTHERHOOD.
Rev. Locke Addresses Meeting OF
EddyvilIe Men-charles Old.
ham President.

ham President.
Eddyville, May Especial. "A
meeting was held in the Congrega-
tional church in Eddyville Thursday
evening for the purpose of organizing
a Congregational brotherhood. Rev.
R. j. Locke of Ottumwa was present
and spoke upon the subject. About
30 men and boys were present. Six
teen signed cards for membership OF
the new order.
The following officers were elected:
Observation-Disclosures Oldham.
Vice Decentralization True.
Secretary-George Hartman.
Treasurer-Mr. Secress.
A meeting was arranged for next
Thursday night to complete the organ
ization and adopt constitution.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09

The city council should keep in touch
with and cooperate with the railroads,
the street car company, the gas COM
pany and the water commission to the
end that the city may get every addi-
ton, extension and improvement that
will add to convenience; transportation
and facilities for the handling Of people
or commerce. The people should assist
in all proper ways to carry on such
work. 81 n.iey
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09

Davenport has adopted the f1usher
method of cleaning the streets and the
city councilnden Of the city claim the
flusher is $50 far ahead Of the work
done by the hand sweepers that there
is no comparison" When Ottumwa
gets It's financial matters Strengthened
out this should be an improvement
adopted here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
ROCK ISLAND LET, CONTRACT.

New Road From Carlisle to AIrerton
About to Be comr1enced-Chicago
Firm SubIets Contract.
Charlton, May 6.-The contract for
the construction of the new Rock
Island road from Carlisle to Allerton
has been awarded to Macarthur Bros,
of Chicago, who have sublet the con-
tract to j. P. Atkinson & Son, of
Omaha e. A. Wickham & Co.. of
Council Bluffs. Maddy Bros, of Chi
|cago.
]. P. Atkinson & Co., have the road
from Charlton to Allerton; E. A. Wick
ham & Co., have 10 miles north OF
Charlton; then Maddy Bros, of Chi
cago, have miles of steam shovel
work; Their Wickham & Co.. have 10
miles more
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
VOTE BUYING IN ENGLAND.

vote buying in Adams county, ONO
q the bungling work OF amateurs com
nared with the system used IN English
elections, according to Charles T
stewart. the London correspondent 0
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09

A new law just passed by the Ne
braska legislature will revolutionize
the work of campaign committees IN
future elections in that state. After
July / of this year 1t will be a INSIDE
meanor to transport any voters to the
polls. There will be no automobiles and
carriages around the polling places to
he sent after the recreant voters. I'll"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-17

1t was by accident that Mr.. Gintzler
got into the banking business. The
lumber yard of which he was manager
lat Glen Ullin changed hands and the
capitalists who contemplated putting
bank at Elgin came to Mr.. Gintzler
and asked him to become associated
with them. Another demonstration of
the fact that man can make a lot of
money sometimes by simply attending
strictly to his own business and doing
it we'll, without hunting new fields
in which to expand. Incidentally Mr..
Gintzler spent nearly eight years in
the Philippine Islands, serving three
years with the Sixth Regiment, United
States army, and later working under
the direction of the U. S. Forestry
Bureau in the islands.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-17

money which had to be paid for those
trees and later expended for their
care
In fact it is conceded that that
park was a woman's idea in the first
place, and Mrs. B. A. Place is gener'
ally handed the boquets that come to
Elgin because of it's park.
The park is one block square, plus
eighteen feet allowed on each side
for sidewalk and grass plots as on
all the residence streets.
The granting o. the park last fall
to the city was through Land Commits
sioner Cooper of the Northern Pacific
which road owns the townsite and
is much interested in the develop
ment OF Elgin. The trees and shrub
berry for the identifying of the ground
were given by P. B. Wickham and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-17

with the land, but satisfied with the
price he got.
Today on Meintzer's old homestead
is a hustling, bustling town of 200
people, doing business in good sub
stantial business houses, living in mod
ern homes, and seeing newcomers To-
eating every few days.
Peter Meintzer now does his trad
ing where he used to shoot jack rab-
bits, and every lime he takes look
over the town of Elgin he heaves a
sigh of regret that he didn't see the
opportunity that was, embraced by
another, or at least have the foresight
to hold back about 100000 worth of
that farm when the deal was made
which transferred it to the new owner
Elgin is situated in the south CEN
trail part of Morton county, North Da-
kota, on one OF those beautiful ex-
panses of rolling prairie that have
furnished the inspiration for many a
poetic gem.
1t doesn't require a chemical analy.
ses to determine the fertility of the
soil in the vicinity of Elgin. The
luxuriant growth of grass which
spreads over the plains like massive
carpet which invites one to indolent
ease, attests the richness of the dirt
that Peter Meintzer was tempted to
sell.
The wonder is that the opportunity
seen by the Northwestern Develop
ment company, and grasped, was not
urst taken with some one better &C.
quainted with the possibilities of the
soil, and the suspicious conditions
for the founding of new town.
Located upon the Mott line of the
Northern Pacific, and being one of
dozen prosperous and rapidly grow
ing towns on that line, Elgin can al
ways bask in the assurance of all
help and encouragement which can
consistently be given by that road,
which has fostered many a village
and reared it into the world of city.
dom.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-17

fractional part of $55 per acre paid
by the development company, changed
hands just fortnight ago for $500.
That beats SIS per acre good many
points.
These lots were purchased by H.
S, Koff. the pioneer in the mercantile
business in Elgin. This price was
paid for the bare lots, another man,
Mr.. Gintzler of the Elgin State Bank,
buying the dwelling which had been
!erected upon one of the lots.
1t is the purpose of Mr.. Koff to erect
Ia business house of sufficient dimen-
'sions to accommodate his big mercan-
tile stock and to also make provision
for the needs of his future business,
which he feels confident will expand
until his present quarters are much
too small
Mr. Koff carries stock of goods
much diversified. Beside full line
of groceries, both staple and fancy,
Mr.. Koff handles a line of clothing,
shoes and dry goods.
|. Gintzler, purchaser of the above
mentioned dwelling, is one of the live
ones" of the town, and is foremost in
every thing that goes for the better
ment of the town, either commercial
lily, socially, or morally,
Mr.. Gintzler is president of the COM
mercial club, and while this is not a
very lucrative Office, Mr.. Gintzler
works at it almost as many hours In
day as he does at his regular vo-
cation of looking after the interests
of the Elgin State Bank.
Mr.. Gintzler is cashier of that In.
stitution. coming from Glen Ullin,
where he previously mad the manage
ment of the Glen Ullin Lumber and
Implement Company's business. Z.
L. Zimmerman is president, and c. r.
Lyon is vice president. l.. A. Tavis
and NJ. Tschida, both of Glen Ullin,
are directors of the bank, and Christ
Brandner of Elgin, is another stock
holder. Mr.. Zimmerman and Mr.. Lyon
are both interested in string of
banks that extend for several hundred
miles through southern North Dakota.
including the institutions at New Sal
EN-. Almont, Flasher, Center and Rich
ardton.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-17

/ Charley Waechter of Glen Ullin, who
have business interests in the town.
The planting has been in the hands OF
the commercial club, with DR.. 5. A.
Place, Fred Chase and Sam Braunch
committee in charge. The club. raj.
lying all citizens possible, turned
out enmasse, and gave a concrete
example of the true western spirit.
And municipal improvement are
being made that keep pace with the
growth of the city. The town trus-
tees, F. B. Ewald, H. De LaPointe and
P. P. Schlosser, realize that the New
Leipzig of year hence will be alto
gether different town from the New
Leipzig of the present, and provision
is made for the growth of the city
in every measure coming to the atten.
ton of the town board.
And building for town of a thous'
and with the resources, and means
at the COI1Ulduu Ol d IOW IL VI wv AuA
dred is no easy matter. 1t takes for
sight and good business judgment
combined, and that the present men,
bers of the board have these two
qualities is evidenced by their work
seen on every hand, and by the gener'
al satisfaction with which their ad'
, ministration is received by the people
of the town.
The first passenger train ever run
over the new Mott line of the North
ern Pacific reached New Leipzig on
Oct. IA, Of last year. and the Milwau'
KEGS came two weeks later. The com.
ing of these trains marked an epoch
in the history of New Leipzig, and
also in Old Leipzig, as the advantage
of the newly established village near
the old town was so clearly demon.
strated then that most of the business
Interests of the first town became fix
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-17

tuers of the newer town on the lines
of the railroad.
The grounds were laid out by a
landscape gardner and are artistic in
design. A place is reserved near the
middle for a band stand and walks
laid out.
There are nineteen different kinds
of trees that are accustomed to this
climate, row of elms extending
around the outer edge. There are
also twenty varieties of shrubs and
three flower beds.
When those identified with the in.
terest of the town from its inception
are being considered, President Tim
norman of the Mandan First National
Bank is mentioned as being one of
the foremost. 1t was through Mr..
Zimmerman that the town of Elgin
was first conceived and later realized.
He engineered the deal for the land,
and personally supervised the carrying
out of the thousand and one details
necessary to bring about the culmina
ton of his plans and ambitions.
As recently as October Is, 1910, the
first train that was something besides
construction work train, pulled in.
! to Elgin, and delivered the lumber and
building materials that many had been
anxiously awaiting.
Before the coming of this train all
the material used in the construction
of business houses and dwellings was
necessarily hauled from Glen Ullin by
the slow, tedious and expensive over
land route.
The townsite has been laid out and
building begun more than five months
earlier than the advent of that train,
May / being the birthday of Elgin.
Elgin now has two banks, three
lumber yards, two general stores, two
meat markets, two blacksmith shops,
one drug store, one pool room, one
hotel, modern in every respect, cleo
trio lighted, furnace heated, two res
taurants. four implement dealers. one
doctor, one real estate dealer, who is
also United State commissioner,
two confectionery stores. and local
telephone exchange, with direct con-
nection with Glen Ullin, Kaiser and
New Leipzig. One elevator now in
operation with two more coming in
J this summer.
The town is now in process of in.
cooperating into village. The Stand
ard Oil company has established a
tank station and are now installing
two large tanks.
! And two town lots that were sold
by Peter Meintzer a year ago for the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-17

of a helper and has his hands full
every shining minute, as the train
each day brings lot of freight to be
taken acre of, the consignments being
larger in a new town than they or
dinarily would in much larger town
and longer established, as building
material Is constantly arriving, in ad-
dition to the hundred things inciden-
tai to construction work.
And Mr.. Baker is not the only one
at the depot who has a warm spot in
the hearts of the people of Elgin. Mrs.
Baker is member of the Woman's
Civic club and one Of the valued men,
|bers.
Mrs. Baker has served as tempo
rary officer of the club and has dis
charged her duties in a very credita-
BILE manner.
Making their home in the station
house as they do, Mrs. Baker has the
opportunity to become a real help.
mate to her husband and although the
Northern Pacific may not know it,
that road has pretty loyal friend in
Mrs. Baker,
The First State gank of Elgin
is strong financial institution and
one that is doing it's share toward the
Iupbuilding of the town. J. F. Sher-
man, the cashier, has charge of the
banks business, and is tireless work.
|er and always willing to cooperate
with his fellow townsmen in any un-
;dertaking that means a step forward
for his town. P. B. Wickham, the
we'll known capitalist, is president of
this bank. and Charles Waechter is
vice president. C. H. Kuhl and W. A.
McCord are two of the directors. Ja-
cob Ballet is one of the stockholders
and his name on the personnel of the
banks stockholders adds strength to
the institution.
B. Landmark of Minneapolis is an
other of the stockholders of this
bank.
This bank was the first established
in the town, and like its contemporary,
is planning new home.
The building to be erected by t.is
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recreation, and then allowed to revert
to the wild.
Elgin's park is not an "alleged' park
1t Is a park in reality and ere many
years elapse will be a shady bower
that will attract pleasure seekers of
other towns from a considerable dis
lance, and incidentally will some day
be the final clinching argument that
will bring chautuquas, conventions,
picnics, and outing parties to the town
Nearly four hundred shade trees-box
elder, ash and elm, have already fas.