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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
PARSONS COLLEGE
IS YEARS OLD
--.a /Ttrrs 1
7, D. FOSTER AND GEORGE PAR
SONS SPEAK AT INTEREST
ING EVENT.

Fairfield, Feb. 26.- (Specia 1T. D.
Foster of Ottumwa, president of the
board of trustees Of Parsons college,
was one of the speakers Friday at the
observance Of the thirty sixth birth /
day of the institution. The only other
speaker was George Parsons Of Water
vliet, Mich, the last remaining son OF
the founder and the father of the pres
ent president a
Parsons has shown the greatest
growth Of any Iowa college in the SO
wears of it's existence. Originally
started in residence. 1t now owns
twelve buildings, eight of which have
been erected in as many years. The en-
dowment is nearly quarter of a mill
lion dollars.
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sELkNzP.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Combs and daugh-
ters Marion and May Of Grand juno
ton. Colorado came in Friday even
ing from Edna, Mo-, where they
visited Mrs. Combs parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. B.. B.. Shaffer. Mr.. Combs IS
Quite III with. rheumatism and has
CAME back with the hope Of Penefiting
his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter, Woolwine Of
County Lineia and Mrs. T. H. Brewster
and daughter Ethel of this place were
the guests Sunday OF Mr.. and Mrs.
r. e. Putnam. Mrs. Brewster and Ethel
accompanied Mrs. Woolwine home for
weeks visit. g
Mrs. ]. B. Mccormick and Mrs. 7.
Mum were Bloomfield visitors Sun
day afternoon. :,
Mrs. G. A. Guile and sons Kenneth
and Clayton of Trenton, MO, spent
Saturday and Sunday at the T.. q.
Cree home.
Miss leila Myers closed her school
al the Cross Roads school house,
Friday. :
Miss Elizabeth Ware Of Slwon was
Belknap caller Saturday evening.
MT, ana MIS-. rTdAh SAASC oAo u"uoA,
ter Delta of Ottumwa spent Sunday
with Mr., and Mrs. Wash Hawkins.
Mrs. John H. Taylor of Bloomfield
was the guest one day last week OF
Mrs. Jane Putnam and daughter Olive
and Mrs. T. D. Mum
l. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Evans of Bunch
we're guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. H. Middleton while on their way to
Moulton <to visit their. son.
Miss Orpha Morris came home Mon
day evening from a weeks visit At
the home of her uncle w. F. BNlle OF
near West Grove.
Miss Kitty Swain of Florise spent
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. j. ".
Kneedler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Rigg and child.
rem visited near Bunch last week,
with home folks. 81
Miss Alice Hawkins was i'll last
week with rheumatism.
M. w. Roach night operator herr
resigned his position here last Eth
day night. IA.
The next lecture here is announcea
for Saturday evening Feb. rs. QuaF
terly meeting is announced for thit
place for Sunday March s, 1911.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dodd is in very poo
health and is gradually weakentn
down, much, sorrow .is felt for her.
c. F.. Eberline, A. D. Mum san
Frank Puckett of Sherman chap
took dinner one day last week vii
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. M. Mum.
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WEST WIN buren,.

jamie Parsons and wife visited Sun
day at G j. GREEN'S.
Row Haney and wife are moving to
the house recently vacated by Art Cas-
ady and wife.
Geo. Ollie is moving to his farm
near Milton
:. Miss Alma Plowman closed her
winter term Of school at Hawkeye on
saturday with a program in the after
noon.
Miss Iva Haney went to Leando. on
IA vs with her sister Mrs. Cuba Brown.
Jas Parker attended the funeral Of
his aunt Mrs. Cynthia Benjamin OF
Leando friday.
Geo Ollie and wife entertained
company Sunday.
q. Ciaflin and wife spent Sunday
With friends near L4eando.s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
SUPERVISORS,
At LOGCERHEADS
BOARD MEMBERS SPLIT WHEN
1T COMES TO APPOINTING JAM
TOR FOR COURTHOUSE.

A merry war, which has thus fal
been kept under the soft pedal, has
finally broke out in the board of super
visors and the honorable body has
split upon the rock of appointment
privileges. The cause of the split, OF
at least the latter symptom. and that
which caused the open rupture be-
tween the body politically, has been
brought about by the appointment OF
successor to fill the vacancy tnat
will exist in the Office OF janitor after
March /. The resignation OF George
Kitterman was made orally Few
days ago to the board while the mem.
bers were gathered in the board room
by the janitor awaiting on the body
and telling the members that he mad
decided to leave the service at the
close of this month. Yesterday the
two democratic members, H. B. Patter-
son and j. w. Hall brought forth the
name of William Brady as the sue
cessor to Mr.. Kitterman. Albert J:
Fairchild, the republican member OF
the board and chairman OF the body
dissented from the opinion held by MS
colleagues and as they were 1ns1stent
he became obdurate with the result
that he would not recognize the mo
ton Of H. B. Patterson to name w
Brady for the vacancy Fairchild con
tended that the resignation OF Janitol
Kitterman had not been accepted
while Patterson and Hall were OF 8
different opinion. The upshot OF the
tempest in the teapot was the placing
in the minutes Of the motion signed
by Members Patterson and Hall 10
noring the action of Chairman FAIR
child.
Old Soldiers Preference.
The ianitorship promises to be
merely a preliminary to the battle
royal which will be the selection OF
a successor to the ONCE of Justice OF
the peace, made vacant by the death
81 nd. r. Johnson. The County At
torney, Dan F. Steck, is drawn into
this melee and he has given the
board ruling for its guidance that
opens up question on which the bal
diners. Mr.. Steck contends that IN
hlling the vacancy in the justiceshtp
the old soldiers preference act must
be considered and all things else pc
! ing equal an old soldier should be ap,
pointed.
Veterans Among Applicants.
In the number of applicants that
have thus far aspired to the vacancy
there are no lack of old soldiers and
aside from the question of whether
republican or democrat will be chosen
the ruling Of the county attorney ADDS
to the dilemma in which tne poaIe
feels itself placed. This matter the
democratic members want settled
right a way, but Mr. Fairchild says>te
watt until Monday, nor does he Intend
to sustain motion to the contrary
feeling that in view of certain
Uncle Joe being captain of the ship II
his own domain, he also will standpa'
The action of the two board members
on the janitorship is a source OF con
Germ among the members as to 1ts
authority In law.
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At special meeting of the Congre-
gational church 1t was decided to call
Rev. H. j. Perkins Of Union. Ia, as
pastor, to succeed Rev Charles d.
Perkins, whose i'll health compelled
him to retire Rev. Wilkin preached at
his place last Sunday and made q very
favorable impression. He and his fam
lily will be welcomed into this com
munity.
LAST Monday evening Mrs. Kate
PARROT gave colonial party for the
p. -. o. society at her beautiful home.
About twenty seven were present. Re:
freshments were served, and the com
'pany was pleasantly entertained
throughout the evening.
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BLAkEs

Faye Fritz and Grover Ross
Blakesburg We're married in c
Tuesday evening Feb. 81. Fro
they went to Grinnell where Il
spend a few days at the home
bridegroom's sister Mrs. Gin
Tory. They will be at home
many friends in the John Belli
erty after March /.
Ellet Cohagan attended TIL >
hardware mems convention
Moines Wednesday and Thurs
Emmett Jones was a busine
In Ottumwa Tuesday.
Merritt Tinsley is confinel
home with neuralgia.
Grant Bellies and family let
evening for Texas, where
make their future home.
r. H. Walker who reel
chased the w. w. Boland
goods is in st. Louis this wi
mess.
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SENATOR M'cUM5ER SAYS TAR
IFF AGITATION IN AGRIcUL.
rURAL STATES MlsLED PREsi-
DENT INTO FRAMING TREATY.
SEES DISASTER FOR
FARMING INTERESTS
NORTH DAkoTA'sENAJ oR SOUNDS
WARNING TO CITIES THAT
AGRICULTURAL SECTIONS WILL
RETURN BLOW.

W6Sulu&LOu, -. u, ESU. ~. NV
sponsibility for the conditions with
which they are now confronted was
charged in part to the fcrmers them
selves by Senator McCumber of NORTH
Dakota, today, in a speech in the sen
ate against the Mccall bill, which puts
into form for enactment into law the
provisions of the Canadian reciprocity
agreement.
Holding that the ratification Of the
agreement would spell disaster for the
agricultural interests the senator said
that tneir having loaned their ears tc
the arguments that were urged fol
lower rates of duty at the time OF the
passage Of the Payne-Aldrich bill and
their having given their votes in the
ensuing election to the opponents OF
those members Of congress who had
voted with the leaders in the two
houses, had been the undoing of the
farmers.
He declared that when crusade
against the whole tariff system was
launched In the press that natural
conservation lost her balance and
everything in the tariff bill was con-
demned."
'sThat we needed money" he con-
tinued, ito run the government was
lost sight of, and wave OF free trad.
Ism that would have destroyed every
vestige Of protection and left the gov
eminent without revenue swept over
the country"
seetionalIsm Brought New Greed.
MIR. McCumber referred to the sec.
tionalism that developed in the tar
liz situation, and the desire Of one
part OF the country to have its own
products protected while those OF an
other part should be made to com
pete with the free goods brought IN
from abroad.
Under these conditions" he said
"men OF the middle west were de.
stroyed because they allowed protec
ton on fabrics and thereby increased
the cost Of living. The men of the
east were destroyed because they al
lowed protection on food products and
thereby increased the cost of living
Out OF this turmoil new political creed
was born, and the hero of each local
ity was he who cried, protection on
everything that we produce and free
trade on everything the rest Of the
country produces, This is 'Fossisn
OF the present day.
Tho end to which all this madness
pointed" said Mr.. McCumber, was
plain to him. The farmer had been
poisoned by the virus with which the
political atmosphere had" been i'm
pregnated, and he. in too many In
stances, like all the others turned
against those who had labored for his
benefit and either destroyed them OF
punished them with greatly diminished
majorities."
The president, said Mr.. McCumber
should not be censured for his adyo
cacy OF the reciprocity agreement
The farmers had shown by their votes
last fall that they had not wanted to
return the representatives who had
defended their interests in the tarin
legislation, and that meant that the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28

Hark yo5 aseball fans. Here IS
something ch listens good. Man
ager Ned OF the Speed Boys will
arrive in hmwa one month from
tomorrowl rich -26. It is expected
that SOM last years Speed Boys
and recru ill arrive the latter part
OF next b as the team will re-.
port for ming April /. Manager
Ned will We on the scene of the
1911 pei battle early to make ar
rangem Tor the arrival OF his men
for traj and making preparation
for the hing OF the practice sea-
son. M Ter like that of yesterday
made ~ ed In the wool fans itch for
baseball the type which the Speed,
Boys III last year and every minute
will nd counted until the advance
guardJ he team arrives.
by Play st. Joseph. 81.
VIII from his winter quarters
in ST. hi, the willy manager OF the
Ottun club says that Jimmy Dunn
has e. to terms and that he will
reportS,ril /. Manager Ned further
writeS lat the St Joseph Western
leas,i9 .ub has asked the Ottumwa.
club IA practice games at st. Joseph
on AS IA, Is and l6 and II, satisfac-
tory TINS can be agreed upon the OF
tumW Seam will go.
# Prospects are Good.
Niger Egan is very enthusiastic
ovefhe coming season. In his letter
to n sporting editor he says: Pros
peSifor successful season for the
leax looks very bright. All the
clutseem to be keeping in the salary
limand ! would not be surprised I'd
seeae limit observed for once. Re-
sang Ottumwa, the salary limit has
M It very hard for me to sign the
okplayers. They cannot see why
til should be cut, and really it does
SCI an injustice, but it cannot be
He'd. will try for a little while
Her to sign them and then If the&s
|cnot see their way to do SO and
asfled, will dispose Of them for
not care to have a dissatisfle
|iyer on the team
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
HILLsBoRo.

A message was received here yester-
day morning stating the death of Mrs.
Miriam Wheatley at the home in Pond
Greek. Okla The remains will arrive
here some time today.
w L. Taylor who has been visiting
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
Or. Cook Tells Des MONIES
Reporters Peary IS Faker;;
ALs0Hdnds Bouquett0S Self

+**++*+*****@"' !
Frederick A. Cook Of New York Is p p
club Thomas Baldwin the aviator
Cook asserted today
Peary as
the latter bases MS claims as dscoVerei
the on observations
years will visit the north pole in %
said they the fields have rodden my soy
: will nolonger be doubted I
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
Noted Painter Dead.

Munich. Bavaria, Feb. 25.-Fritz K.
H. Won Uhde. celebrated as the painter
of religious scenes, died today. He was
horn at Wolkenburg in 1910.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
Snow in Pasadena.

Pasadena, Cal, Feb: 25.-For fifteen
minutSs yesterday it showed in Pasa-
dc,a f,S- The first time in twenty years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-05-04
ORIGIN OF MAIL CAR.
Railway Postal Service First 0p-
Grated in Missouri.
William A. Davis, Before the War,
Postmaster at ST. Joseph, Devised
system Now in Vogue for Dis
tributing Mall En- Routc.

St Joseph. Mu--ProErcss IN the
carrying and distribution Of United
States mails has been remarkable in
this country In tho last nifty years. A
half century ago, the first railroad west
of tho Mississippi river. from Hannibal
to st. Joseph Mo. was constructed,
and OH this road the railway mail scrv.
Ice Of the country had itI origin and
inception Then. only the mails for the
whole western country came In bulk
on freight aud passenger trains TO be
distributed in ton lots and carried to
many destinations by courier, by buck.
board. horseback and stage lncs, tho
only methods in those days.
IL remained for William A. Davis,
postmaster at ST. Joseph from 1885 TO
1861. to invent and inauguratc the
great system now In vogue. Before
this time the mails, all mixed and In
bulk. were carried to some central dis.
trihutiug point. Independence, Mo.
was one of these and st. Joseph later
was another when the railroad was
built the task all came to the st, JO-
scph office, in distributing tho entire
overland mail
The idea occurred to- Mr.. Davis that
these mails could be distributed while
in transit. 1t seemed 20 him In every
way possible and desirable. So he
wrote to the people In Washington for
authority to 1T up somc cars on the
Hannibal & st. Joseph railroad to try
out the experiment. Tho authority
came and Mr. Davis went to the rail
way headquarters at Hannibal and su
Iorintended the arrangement Of sew
cral way cars with pigeon holes, doors
windows and other cUuyenicnCcs and
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-05-04
GEESE ON THE STAGE REBEL
Object to understudy for Singer In
Halle Performance OF Humper-
dinck's "konigsklnder."

Berlin.--An amusing incident oc.
Cured this week at a performance Of
Humperdinck's "Konigskinder" at the
Halle opera house.
Live geese are employed for the
Halle production in contrast to the
papier mache variety which indulge in
make believe cackles at Berlin. The
prima donna who regularly sings the
part of the goose maid was taken i'll
suddenly and It became necessary to
obtain an understudy. When the lat
ter, however, went on the stage the
geese rebelled against the intrusion OF
a stranger, They became so enraged
they threatened to do the singer bod
lily injury.
The conductor Of the orchestra had
TO stop the performance until the
geese could be quelled They refused
TO subside until the familiar figures of
he wood chopper and the broom max.
r came upon the scene.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-05-04
"ECZEMA ITCHED SOL
COULDN'T STAND IT."

'T suffered with eczema on my neck
for about six months. beginning by
little pimples breaking out. / kept
scratching till the blood came. II
kept getting worse. I couldn't sleep
nights any more. 1t kept itching for
about a month. then / went to a doo-
tor and got some liquid to take. II
seemed as II was going to get bet.
ter. The itching stopped for about
three days, but when It started again
was even worse than before. The &C.
Eema itched SO badly l couldn't stand
It any more. / went to a doctor and
he gave me some medicine, but Il
didn't do any good. We have been
having Cuticura Remedies in the
house, SO l decided to try them. I
had been using Cuticura Soap, so I
got me a box OF CuticurI Ointment.
and washed off the affected part with
then put the Cuticura Ointment on.
The first day l put 1t on. 1t relieved
mo OF itching so could sleep all that
night. 1t took about a week, then I
could see the scab come off. kept
the treatment up for three weeks. and
my eczema was cured.
my brother got his face burned
with gunpowder. and he used Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. The peo-
pie all thought he would have scars.
but you can't see that he ever had
his face burned. It was simply awful
to look at before the Cuticura Rem
edies (Soap and Ointment) cured It."
(Signed) Miss Elizabeth Gehrki, For
rest City. Ark, Oct. 16. 1910.
Although Cuucura Soap and Oint
ment are sold by druggists and deal.
ers everywhere. a liberal sample OF
each. with 32.page booklet on the care
and treatment of skin and hair. will bs
sent. postfree. on application to Potter
d. & G. Corp. Dept X. Boston.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-05-04

the initial run with n carload OF mail
In record time, the mails properly dis
tributed and ready for the overland
stages. couriers. etc.
The first trial was so satisfactory
that other cars were brought into re.
QUESTION and soon n most remarkable
change for the better was made In the
receipt and distribution of mails. The
great railway mail service had been
inaugurated!
The problem of forwarding overland
mails without delay was solved, and
Mr.. Davis was soon made a special
agent Of the department and given full
charge OF the branch of the service
which he had originated.
William a. Davis, inventor OF the
railway mail service, was born In Bar.
rem County. Kentucky, In September,
1909. In early youth he went to Vir.
ginia, where he entered the postal
service, at Richmond and other places,
and with his career in st. Joseph ho
had been In the postal service about
hfty years.
The first car for the distribution OF
the mails was an old-time way" car.
fitted up with pigeon holes, Extra
windows were arranged and the dis
tributors" used candles to assist in
lighting the cars. Mr.. Davis made a
trip on the first car as far as Palmyra,
Mo-, and then left the work with an as.
slstant while he returned to Hannibal
for the second car. There are many
old railroaders yet alive who remem.
ber the first mail cars.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-05-04

He who gives pleasure meets with
II; kindness is the bond OF friendship
and the book OF love.-Basile.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-05-04
letter TO
Dr. kiimtr a Go.
plnghamton, n. Y.
Prove What Swamp. Root VIII DO For You

Send to DIR. Kilmcr g. Co., Bingham.
ton, N. Y, for n sample bottle. 1t will
convince anyone. You will also receive
q booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty.
cents and onc-dollar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-05-04

To keep the blood pure and the skin
clear. drink Garfield Tea before retiring.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-05-04

A woman's mind enables her to
reach conclusion without starting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-05-04
IMPORTANT THAT PUBLIC SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT GREAT
KIDNEY REMEDY

The testimonial am to give you comes
unsolicited l have been suffering from
lumbago for ten years and at times was
unable to stand erect. A Mr.. Dean of this
city. saw me in my condition (bcnt over)
and inquired the cause. told him that I
bad the umbago. lie replied, "lf you get
what tell YOU TO. you need not have it,"
l said / would take anything for case. lie
nid, "Nou get two bottles of DR.. Kill
mcr's Swamp.Root and take it, and if ID
does not fix You o. X. l will pay for tho
medicine myself" | did so and am a we'll
man. For five months | have been as well
as could be. Before | took your swamp
Root was in constant pain day and night.
This may look like Advertising, but il
seems TO me most important that tho
public should be made familiar with this
treatment as it is the only one / know
which ia an absolute cure. owe a great
deal TO DR.. Kilmcr's Swamp. Root, and am
anxious that others situated ns / was
should know and take advantage of it.
Hoping that this testimonial may be Of
benefit TO some one, | am
j. 4. ROWLAND,
1884 Humboldt Sc.
~
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-05-04
State Of Colorado

btnte OF lOlOTauO o.,
CITY and County Of Denver
Personally appeared before me, Notary
Public in and for tho city and county
OF tho State of Colorado, j. A. Rowland,
known TO mo as the person whose name
Ii subscribed to the above statement and
upon his oath declares that it is true
and correct statement.
DANIEL II. DRAPER,
rT-,,.-,- Notary Public.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-13

riety of uses to which the Chinese put the oil. It serves as fuel and as oil for lamps It waterproofs paper for umbrellas and other purposes. It is used for vanishing boats and all sorts of woodwork and for making cloth waterproof The soot resulting from it's imperfect combustion gives the we'll known Chinese ink.
 Combined with lime, clay. sand and earth it forms a composition almost as strong as granite. The ash let after burning the nut itself mixed with the oil. produces a pasty cement which is used in China for calking boats, and makes a good filling for preparing wood for a first coat of paint. One of the peculiar qualities of the oil is that on heating above a certain high. tenn peraturc it coagulates into a substance resembling amber and cannot there after be softened by heat. Whether the oil has had it's possibilities for use fitness exhausted cannot be said, but further utilities are quite likely to be found.-Dundee Advertiser.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-13
A USEFUL CHINESE TREE.

The tree from which China wood oil is produced is one of those strangely versatile organisms which are Occa- sionally to be found to make easy the path of man. IL has dozens of uses. It's timber. though not obtaiuable in large sizes. is soft and white when new. but becomes very hard and dur able as it ages. and is imperl iOus to water and insects; so that it is spe- cially suited tO many uses. A fiber is obtained from the tree and is spun and woven into a useful cloth; but 1t is the fruit which is principally of use
 The tree is easy of cultivation, and in from three to six years bears freely. yielding from twenty to fifty pounds of nuts a year for the following ten years or SD. Some idea of its valuable qualities can be gathered from the va