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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
MORE ARE
IN POLICE Tolls
NEGRO WOMAN AND WHITE MAN
II ACCUSED OF DlsoRDERLY
HOUSE NUISANCE.

Still prosecuting the crusade against
disorderly houses in OttumWa IN an
endeavor to drive all of them out OF
the town, two more offenders were ar
rested last night. They were Annie
Allen, q negro woman, and William
Higgins, white man, taken into
custody at the home of the former
on South College street. Jack Smith
and Arnold Murray were the otf1cers
Of the law who pinched the place.
They have been watching it for some
time.
In police court this morning both
pleaded not guilty and their trial was
set for this evening, when the two
night policemen will be on hand as
witnesses. The woman declares that
she works every day, and. although
she does take her can Of beer in the
evening, there Is no one at the house
but her and her blind father to drink
it. Higgins declared to Judge Hender.
shott that he just goes down to Aliens
occasionally to visit her father and
read the bible to him. But the police
state that they have heard different
story.
Roy Dennis was on a grouchy drunk
yesterday and refused to give his
name to the police when arrested. He
was fined $40, but upon his payment
of S. he was allowed to go.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
SPEND TWO MONTHS
HUNGRY IN SWAMPS
Young Massachusetts Society Man
Found in Pitiabis Condition and
Unable to Explain Acts.

Marlborough, Mass. June 17.-After
an absence Of IS days which he spent
in swamp with nothing to eat and
barely conscious, William D. Hanley, a
prominent young society man. is un-
der the care Of physicians at his home
today. He was found by laborers last
night in a terrible state Of exhaustion
and emaciation.
He is unable to explain his disap-
pearance. He remembers wandering
into the swamp and says that he. oc-
casionally saw persons passing by his
hiding place, but for some reason ne
could not call out or give any notice OF
his predicament.
Hanley's disappearance on April 20
few months after his brilliant mar :
rage, caused a sensation. It was sup
posed than an attack Of grip had UNI
balanced his mind and he was sought
far and wide, circulars being sent all
over the country by the police and
knights of Columbus.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20

being in the city, meeting Of the
automobile club was called at the
same place to give him an opportunity
to present the claims of his publish
ing company for advertising space.
That no discourtesy was intended
by an citizen Of Fairfield toward
the committee from Birmingham.
The social and business relations
between Birmingham and Fairfield
have always been 80 close and init.
mate that 1t IL with extreme regret
that this club finds it necessary to
take this action.
2. That the business men of Fair.
field had absolutely nothing to do with
the location of a branch of the Blue
Grass road from Stockport to Fairfield
and were never consulted regarding
the route taken or proposed.
8. That it is the sense Of this meet
ing that 4 committee of the CONNER
cial club be appointed, to attend the
meeting of the Birmingham booster
club at Birmingham on Monday even
ing and present these resolutions.
]. C. Thorne, vice president.
Theo. Hochuly. secretary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
ROOSTER BOARDING
FARM THE LATEST
Buffalo Poultry Club Takes Means to
Prevent Criticisms Of Early
Morning Growing.

Buffalo, N. Y, June ia public
rooster boarding farm" outside the
city limits is novel feature of plan
submitted to the board Of aldermen by
the Buffalo poultry club in response
to an cutlery raised against city poul.
try raisers by residents whose slum-
bers have been disturbed by the early
morning choruses of chandeliers. 1t
is estimated that 10000 people in
Buffalo are raising chickens and there
have been numerous complaints re.
Gently to the board of health The
poultry club proposes to send all roos.
tiers to the country boarding place
during the non-breeding season, from
June to July. Funds are to be provid.
Cd by tax of 81 on each fancier.
The club also proposes to establish
4 system Of inspection for all city
chicken yards to protect the people
against unwholesome eggs and poul
try.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
RELIGIOUS MEN
TO GATHER HERE
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION AND Ep
WORTH LEAGUE MEMBERS TO
MEET HERE NEXT WEEK.

With a program including some Of
the brightest minds and the bigges
men in the Christian church In the
United States, the Iowa Christian
convention will convene here in an
nual session next week, beginning on
Monday afternoon, when the Christ.
ian Woman's Board Of Missions will
hold a preliminary meeting. The con-
vention of the Iowa State Brotherhood
of the Disciples of Christ, which is
really an organization of men of the
church, will convene Tuesday after
noon. and the Iowa Christian conven-
ton will be in session Wednesday and
Thursday. Fully 1000 delegates from
all cities in the state where The tn;
be here for the four days. and the
great congregations Of the First
Christian church and the Davis Street
Christian church Of Ottumwa will de-
vote all their time to entertaining the
visitors. The program contains adj
dresses by many OF the prominent
members Of the faith in Iowa, st.
Louis and Kansas City. Mo-, are also
represented on the program. The
meetings will be held in the new Davis
Street Christian church, of which Rev.
S. Isaac Elder is pastor. Rev. D. j.
Elsea, pastor of the First Christian
church, with Mr.. Elder. and corps OF
enthusiastic workers in the two
churches have completed all arrange
ments for the reception and entertain
ment of the host of visitors on the
convention day, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, June 10, 30,
81 and o. -
Ottumwa will also entertain the
twenty second annual convention 81
the Ottumwa district Euworth league
on June 10, 20 and Fl. The leaguere
will lopen their meetings in the Willard
Street NJ E. church Monday afternoon
at 2:15 o'clock, when Rev. L. Cum
mings Of Eldon will conduct devotion
al exercises. The adjournment Of the
meeting will come following an ad-
dress on christian Stewardship" by
w. J. Elliott of Cedar Rapids, which
is scheduled for ? o'clock next We'd
nesday afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
Charity Market at Pennington.

Pennington, June 17.-On Saturday,
June "a, there will be market In the
Kelsey building on Elm street, pro-
ceeds to be used for the beneht OF
two elderly ladies, the same as the
former market. Market begins at
100 p. m. There will be no soliciting
done, but each one who reads this. and
who Is interested will please speak OF
it to their friends. The amount real
lied from the former was $12.65.
These ladies say they can get along
with one dollar a week, with the help
of their friends, for the present, and
that is the amount that has been
given to each one and the fund is
almost exhausted Don't forget the
date and place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
BOYO INVENTS
HOSE COUPLER
RESIDENT OF EAST oT7UmWA
RECEIVES GOOD WORD FROM
HIS NEW DEVICE.

William T. Boyd of East Ottum"a
has lust been notified, that his apph
cation for United States patent on
hose coupler has been allowed.
Mr.. Boyd's invention consists OF at
;achment designed to be secured to a
hydrant and section of hose respec'
lively and includes a coupling device
OF simple and inexpensive construc-
ton by which the hose is quick
" and readily. attached to the
hydrant. The use of screw thread
ed attachment is done away with al
together. On the attachment which Is
secured to the hydrant, a flange is
formed on the upper side and semi
circular channel on the lower SIDE.
On the attachment secured to the
hose is semi-circular lange, the lower
half of which fits into the channel on
the other attachment. The upper half
OF this flange fits tightly against the
upper fange on the dyrant attach
ment. A semi circular channel fits
closely over the upper part of the hose
coupler. The parts are provided with
packing material and are beveled so
that the coupling when made is water
tight. The locking device is secured
to the other parts and there are no
loose parts to become lost in this way
The inventor has received much fav
orab1e comment on his device and has
under consideration number OF
propositions for disposing Of his patent
or manufacturing and marketing coup
lers made under it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
GROSBEAK DOES
NOT HURT CROPS
Department Of Agriculture In Bulletin
Dispels Popular Belief Of
Farmers.

Washington, D. c., June ia
popular belief among farmers that
the bird known as the grosbeak, OF
which there are several species, works
great injury to crops is refuted by the
agricultural department in state
ment issued recently. -.
The rosebreasted grosbeak, the red
bird or cardinal and the blue gros-
beak are defended as great devourers
of insects that work injury to crop.
Comparatively little damage to plant
life is done by any of the five species
of the grosbeak. The department says
the bird deserves protection at the
hands Of farmers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
Horse Has Some Tall.

Griswold, June FLEW people who
have seen c. c.. Scott, the wood
worker for Scharf Bros. drive the
pacing horse about the streets realize
that tho horse has always been pos.
sessed of long tail, but since Mr.
Scott bought the horse he has taken
extra care Of it and today when let
down the tail drags over Ave feet on
the ground. In order to take care OF
the tail It has to be tied up and kept
in a sack. 1t is growing at the rate of
about one inch a week. II nothing oc.
ours between now and fair time the
horse will be exhibited at number
of fairs in the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
FAIRFIELD TO
MAKE PEACE !:
A COMMITTEE WILL GO TO BIRM.
lNGHAM MONDAY-DEhY
DIscoURTEoUs CHARGE.

Fairfield, June ia COMMITTEES
headed by Mayor James P. Starr, John
G.. Thorne, vice president of the Fair
field Commercial club and Theodore
Hochuly, secretary, will 80 to Birm-
ingham Monday evening to meet Wltn
the Birmingham Boosters and present
to them some resolutions which the
commercial club adopted Friday after
noon at called meeting held In Secre-
tary Hochuly's Office.
The meeting was brought about by
an article sent out by the Birming-
ham booster club which appeared in
southeastern Iowa papers placing Fair
field business men in a bad light be-
fore the people of southeastern Iowa
because of the fact that Birmingham
is not at present on the proposed
branch of the Blue Grass road and
the claim is made by the Birmingham
men that when they attended meet
ing in Fairfield few nights ago to re-
quest Fairfeld's aid in getting located
on this road they were received with
scant courtesy which the business
men of this city vigorously deny.
The resolutions adopted by the Fair
field Commercial club Friday after
noon are as follows:
Whereas, there has appeared IN
recent issues of papers in southeast
ern Iowa, a number of articles eman.
ting from citizens of Birmingham.
which place the city of Fairfield In q
wrong light with regard to the loca-
ton of the contemplated Blue Grass
read, and which articles tend to cast
a reflection on the hospitality and
courtesy of the business men OF Fair
field.
And whereas, the Fairfield CONNER.
cial club desires that the true posi-
ton of the business element OF Fair
field be properly placed before the
public.
Therefore, resolved by the Fairfield
Commercial club, assembled In called
meeting:
1. That the meeting Of citizens at
which the Birmingham boosters took
offense, was not meeting called for
the purpose of considering the Blue
Grass road or anything connected
Herewith; but it was meeting called
for the purpose of arranging for q
Fourth of July celebration, and rep
resenative of map publishing house
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
SEYMOUR.

Mrs. Sarah Clemens and daughter,
Mrs. May Gilbert of Davenport were
visiting the first of the week with Jonn
Underwood and family They went
from here to Unionville. Ia, where
they visited with relatievs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jamison and Mrs.
LYDIA Gisler of Chicago returned home
last week after spending few days
with the Pugh family.
Mrs. c. L. Shanafelt and son went
to Washington, Ia. Wednesday 70
spend a few days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Lawrence return
ed to their home in Green City, Mo-,
the first IF the week after visiting
with Mrs. Lawrence's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor Ammons.
Mrs. T. J. Bucklin returned to her
home at Waterloo Wednesday after
visiting the past three weeks with her
mother Mrs. Sara Morrison and fam
lily.
Mrs. e. T. Hall of Fullerton. Calf,
returned home Monday after visiting
with her sister Mrs. John Jamison and
other relatives.
J. M. Stevens returned Monday from
Mystic where he had been visiting
with his mother and other relatives.
Miss Lola Stamps returned home
Monday from Cedar Falls where she
had spent few days with Will HAYS
and family.
Miss Eva Noel returned last week
from Creston where she had been
visiting with relatives. She was ac-
companied home by her sister Miss
Maude and Miss Edna Brown 81
Creston who will visit with her for u
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Hickman Of
Monmouth. ILL.,, returned>to their home
Monday after visiting the past month
with I. T. Brown and family
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Logan Of Mystic
returned ZONE Sunday after visiting Il
few days with s. M. Kirkland.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20

Abstraeters Ut Des Moines In 1911.
Des Moines, June 17.-E. M. Cross
OF Des Moines was elected president
OF the Iowa Abstracters association
which closed It's convention last night.
Des Moines was chosen as the 1918
Waterloo and TT. Dodge. Other Off
GERS elected were:
Vice president Sherwood A. Clock,
Hampton.
secretary-Geo. E. Whitcomb, North
wood
Treasurer-H. c. Madden, Musca-
tine
Executive comnlittee-H.. j. Henry,
Des Moines: Lore Afford. Waterloo; S.
X. Hart, Knoxville and w. F. Carlton,
Spirit Lake.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
PROPERTY HAS
GREATER VALUES
CITY AND TOWNSHIPS or WA
PELLo CO. SHOW GOOD IN
CREASE IN VALUATION.

The value of property in Wapello
county as shown by the assessors
books, which have been gone over
thoroughly for the past two months in
the auditors office, is shown to have
increased over what was reported two
years ago when the county auditors
report was made to the state board
and the supervisors. Acre values have
shown nice gain and the city of OF
tumwa has also improved and become
more valuable The increase made by
the various townships show an av-
erage gain per acre OF $3.50, while OF
tumwa's Increased values reach over
100000.
The following tables, which speak
for themselves, do not include tele.
graph, telephone, railroad or express
values, the automobile and water
works values, which were considered
two years ago.
OttuFnva City,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
FreIoht Corporation Must Pay.

Freight Corporation Must Pay.
Des Moines, June 17.-Any foreign
corporation operating in Iowa, which
increases it's capital stock, must pay
a fling fee in Iowa upon so much OF
tho capital stock as 1t used in this
state, according to ruling by Secre-
tary of State Hayward, as announced
today.
Secretary Hayward puts this con-
struction upon the law recently en-
acted by the legislature, and says his
department will see that the law is
enforced.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
CURTIS HEADS
IOWA BANKERS
DEBORAH MAN ELECTED PRES
DENT At MASON CITY
MEETING.

Mason City, June 17.-E. J. Curt
OF DEBORAH, was elected president q
the Iowa state bankers association lat
yesterday afternoon. Cedar Rapid
was chosen for next years convention
Final adjournment was taken ct
o'clock following the election Of on
GERS, and an address by President ]
o. Lawrence Laughlin OF Chicago uni
versity. The other officers electe'
were:
Vice president-Henry Mauer. DAv
export.
Secretary. w. Hall, Des Moines
.Treasurer-W G. G. Bagiey, Masof
City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
Pensions For iowans.

Washington, D. c.. June 17.-Pen.
sions were granted to 1owans as fol.
lows: Frederick J. Beers. $50: Frank
lin Boyd, SIS; Frederick H. Bunth, s14;
Rebecca eKtteds. $12: John F. Lacey
SIS; Lucy n. Osborne. $12: Hayes Par
ker. SIS; Richard S. Samson, $40;
Lewis Soless. $50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
Missouri Valley Furnishes Power.

Missouri Valley Furnishes Power.
Missouri Valley, June 17.-Missouri
Valley is now supplying Logan with
hour electric service the
current being turned on Thursday.
Logan has been looking forwerd to this
for some time and they are now SUI
preme1y happy that the change has
been made. The current to Blair will
be turned on in about ten days and the
new turbine will be used continuously
but at present the old engine is doing
the work in the day time as, the load
Is not SUFFICIENT to run the new engine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
More Land For keokuk Hotel,

Keokuk. June 1.-THE Power City
Hotel company. organized with capt.
tai stock OF &15o.0O0 for the purpose
of erecting 4 magnificent new hotel
at Keokuk, has announced the pur-
chase of additional property contigu-
Gus to the present hotel site. The
property secured was that owned by
Mrs. Mary Collier. 1t comprises three
lots on the corner OF First and Con.
cert streets and the new property Sc
cured Is in the rear across the alley
ana is very desirable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
INVITE RELATIVES
OF OLD PRESIDENTS

Washington, D. c., June 17.-Among
the guests invited to attend the silver
wedding celebration of the president
and Mrs. Taft at the white house on
June 10 are the descendant or blood
relatives of every president of the
United States since the time OF
Abraham Lincoln.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
,oxxan Dies In Nebr.ska.

Iowa City, June 17.-Milton Horton,
a prominent travelling salesman of
this city, who has been connected with
the Messenger Paper company, died
., Nv,ohe fadau.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
Postal Savings At #. Madison.

Washington. b. c., June IT, The
postmaster general designated SO az
ditional postal savings banks. makina
d total OF 700 established to date. The
offices named today will be opened for
deposits on July IA and include Lake
Forest, Streator and Winnetka, HI
Grown Point and New Albany, Ind.
Fort Madison and Usage, Iowa, anf
Louisiana, Mo-,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
unve,l Gross a. Washington csmsts,

Washington, June 1.-THE eros
which has been erected in the Cathcs
lie cemetery at Pleasant Plain has
been unveiled. This idea IL rather IN
ique in this part of the Catholic world
as you seldom observe In Catholic
cemeteries a large cross with the
corpus OF Christ thereon. However,
this custom is common enough u
many parts of the Catholic world. The
Rev. Father Walsh, resident priest q
the local parish, conceived the idea q
placing the cross In the Pleasant
Plain cemetery and his parishoners -
this outlaying parish have ASSISTED
him in the project.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20
A Beautiful Cottage Home

something home style that have
namely height built of cement Size Of
shown is for six and bath
instance the
throughout perfectly
pantry the laundry There
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-20

More Money For Allison Fund.
Des Moines. June 17.-State Treas
urer Morrow today received $l8.43
for the Allison monument. This sum
was left with the Oskaloosa Herald
By donors in that city.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-09
FOUND DEAD At WAITEROGK

Distric Attorney Dysart re-
ceived a telephone message lhis
+ reGoon statirG tfat ulrovr
man Vas found dead al White,
rock. He was working for J. L.
Winter and failed to return from
his work. A search was made for
him and he was found lying dead
in the field. The maa seen cd to
be a stranger in that section and
his name MAS n)t given aal nlih
ing was said as to whether there
were any signs of foIl play.
jIstice Miller of Tuscaro ra
while on his way to Aura heard
the news at Dry Creek and upon the
advice of Mr.. pysArt he will 90 to
Whiterock this afternoon and hold
an Inquest on the remains.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-09
RODENTS TO BE-
EXAMINED FOR DISEASE

A letter has hecn received by
Dr.. Lee of the Board Of Health and
by him referred to Chairman Mills
Of the Fish and Gene commission,
in which DR. Blue asks permission
tn send two men TO the state to
shoot and trap ground squirrels,
prairie dogs and brush rats for
examination purposes. This is
done In view Of the extensive
cpizootic of plague existing among
the rural rodents of California
and II seems advisable to ascertain
whether or rot tie infection tfs
been communicated to the animal,
of Nevada The permission ha,
been granted ana the men will be
sent to this state at once TO secure
the animals for examination
Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-09
THE MORTGAGE AND
THE TAX QUESTION

This year mortgages will be de-
Quoted from :he assessed value Vt
the property, the MORTGAGE paying
taxes on the same and che
mortgagor paying only on the
balance. As an illustration: II
n parcel Of property is assessed at
81 900 and is mortgagcd for $500.
each party to the mortgage vii
pay onc-half the tax. Ir case the
property is assessed at $1,000 an q
mortgagcd for $1,000, the holder
cf the mortgage will pay the
entire tax.
This Is in accordance with the
new law passed by the last lcgis
laturc -- Churchill Eagle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-09
SWINE PRODUCTS

Fred Sawyer, of Swift & Co ,
recently returned from an cX-
tended European trip, says the
Livestock WorId. Mr.. Sawyer W Is
surprised at the extent to which
countries abroad are increasing the
production of hogs since prices in
America nave been too mgn 10
admit of expiration On any Goa.
siderable scale. Countries that
have always been dependent upon
others for hog meat are finding
outa how easy it is for them to
produce pork. The biggest hogs
he saw were in Hungary. They
are sold there in pairs and very
common weight for rair is l,IC0
pounds. These hogs are skirns d
and frequently produce $50
pounds of lard apiece. Bacon cuts
almost no figure with many COUNT.
mental European countries and
the production Of fat seems to be
the prime object. He had often
wondered why there is no sale in
France for breakfast bacon. He
found the reason TO be that they
do not bother about breakfast, a
cup of coffee and a roll being sall
they expect to have before nOOh.
However, the best hotels in Paris,
of course. are catering in this as
in other respects to the American
custom. England. however, is
using heavier cuts of hog meat
and even the people of Denmark
long famous for bacon production,
are growing heavier hogs to meet
the & cneral continental den and.
England is getting large quantities
Of hog products from Australia
and New Zealand and Mr.. Sawyer
thinks that unless Amcrca gets so
she can produce more hogs ai less
cost she will soon be shut entirely
out of the markets of the world.
America has started them all to
raising hOps,