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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
MAY BE BONES OF BANKER.
Friends Of Man Who Disappeared ir
1877 Start Story-Hartford Was
HE AnnoA

His Home.
Des Moines, June 24.-Friends Of
the late James Talbot, banker at
Hartford, who disappeared mysteri
ously in 1877, believe it was his skel
eton that was unearthed recently near
Turner's sanitarium at Colfax Work
men there dug up the skeleton of a
man while excavating for new build.
ing.
Talbot left his home in Hartford
with $2,70O in his pockets for ,Des
Moines in 1877. He carried the mail
that morning from Hartford to Pal
myra and then came to this city. AZ
ter reaching here he wrote his wife
that he was going to Colfax for few
days for his health as he was suffer
ing from diabetes. The Colfax springs
had just been discovered
Talbot was seen here but after 60
ing to Colfax he was never seen or
heard from. The belief at that time
was that he had been murdered for
the money he carried with him.
The appearance of the skeleton un-
earthed was that the body had been
buried in quick lime and that it had
been in the ground for about thirty
years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
IOWA ELKS ELECT
George L. Reddick Chosen Presiden
At Sioux City Meetlne-Dav-
export Next Year.

Sioux City, June 24.-At the clos
ing session Of the Iowa Association Of
Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks, the following officers were elect,
ed for the year;
President Geo. L. Reddick, Of Iowa
City.
First vice president B. r. Keltz, Of
Webster City.
Second vice president s.. T. Meers,
of Waterloo.
Third vice president-W. H. Beck,
of Sioux City.
Secretary-JR. Fraley, TT. Madison.
Treasurer-Adolph Henigbaum, OF
Davenport.
Trustee-Henry Louis, Of Iowa City.
Doorkeeper-Lew Bennett, OF Dies
Moines.
sergeant-at-arms-Ben ]. schwind,
OF Dubuque.
Davenport won the next convention
over Clinton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
BLOOMFIELD.

Grant Pirtle OF Albany, Ore, whe
has been visiting relatives and friends
in Davis county for the past few weeks
will return soon to his Oregon home
He has been treveling the past few
months and has visited Australia
Hawaii and California.
John Tced went to Ottumwa Monday
to attend the Epworth league conven-
ton.
Mrs. Emma Reeves and daughter
Helen went to Ottumwa Monday To
attend the state convention Of the G.
w. B. M.
U. G. Johnson and wife are visiting
In Dawson, Nebr., at the home of their
daughter Mrs Roy Fouts.
Misses Effie Hardy and Adela Saun-
ders are visiting this week in Omaha
Nebr., with Mrs. Eva Loeser.
Mrs Sarah Lane died Saturday
night Mt the home OF her daughter
Mrs. John Burgess. Mrs. Lane wns
quite old and had endured a long ILL.,
ness. suffering from heart disease.
Bert Smitz Of Stockport spent Sun
day at the A. B. Holiday home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hiner went 20
Ottumwa Monday to visit their
granddaughter Mrs. Dolly Brewer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
AVERY

John G.. Evans and wife of Abba
were down Friday. While here Johr
sold at Regal car to Frank Allen.
Rev. Krenmyre and wife. who have
been attending college at Mt Pleasant
have become residents of Avery dur
ing their vacation at college, where
they will be near their work.
Friday evening the Ladies' Union
Aid bad a pound social for Rev. Kren
myre and wife,
Since the fire at the Smoky Hollow
Coal company. mine No. g.. last week
they have only one mine in operation
Thos Cosgrove returned from two
weeks vacation last week.
M. Youngouist left on two weeks
vacation last Thursday
J. w. Richter was at Fairfield Mon
day.
The Ladies' Union Aid met at the
home of Mrs. John G. Evans, at Abba
last week.
The Odd Fellows held their mem
orial services at Hynes Sunday after
noon and decorated the graves Of their
departed at Cuba cemetery.
Rose Skinner. who has been stu
dent at Drake university, Des Moines
returned home for weeks visit last
week.
The NJ e. church will soon have a
new cathedral organ established
through the untiring efforts of Mrs
Lily Palmer, who is soliciting for
same and meeting with good success
The old organ was worn out and a
new one needed very badly. :.
Children's day services Sunday even
ing.
The Covenanter church will have
services even Sunday for eight months
Rev. Allen is the minister.
Rilla Amsbury of Hiteman is visit.
ing with her friend, Vera Crabill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27

PORTER OF FRAZIER HOTEL
STARTS CRUSADE THAT
s COUNTS.

Since the installation OF the huge
nv trap in front of the Frasier hotel
on Court street, the product OF the
ineenfus mind Of the colored porter
Leonard Crowley, it's efficiency seems
10 have been realized by many OF
tumwa business men with the result
that many similar traps are to pc
seen on the streets today. At present
there 10 being agitated throughout the
country q light abainst the little pest.
ferrous and germ carrying buzzer and
the merchants Of the city who have
constructed these traps for the pro-
lection Of their stores are at the same
time carving on a crusade, the value
OF which Is little realized. 1t requires
but a very short time to nave Inou,
sands OF flies in this simple trap ana
r,nce every day finds new aadltlon
TO the number Of traps, It Is thought
that IN few days the majority of the
merchants will be decorating tnelr
store fronts with the Fly swatters.
The trap is Of simple construction,
it's appearance at first sight Delng tnat
Of an oblong frame covered WIN
screen wire. The bottom IS raised
somewhat by means OF little docks
and dish OF sweet SUN tndL WIN
be attractive to flies is placed beneath
It. A hole about the size Of the saucer
Is cut In the bottom board Of the trap
and screen wire funnel, perhaps
fifteen inches IN length and about one
half OF an inch In width at the top Is
lacked around the hole on the inside
Of the trap. The fly lights on the dish
and in leaving goes upward as is It's
natural inclination. He gradually
crawls up the funnel and passes
through the little hole into the trap.
He never gets out again. The traps
that are now on the principal streets
are continually filled with thousands OF T
the insects. In fact they may be seen
coming In through the top OF the fun
mel almost as fast as person can
count.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27

TO Be VISITED
GOOD ROADS ENrHUIAsTs FROM
oTTUMWA WILL ATTEND
MEETING MONDAY.

A rousing good roads meeting viii
be held in Libertyville next Monday
evening as large party Of good roads
boosters from this city Is urged b
Secretary Frank A. Nimccks OF the
Blue Grass road to attend. Mr.. MIN
ocks calls attention to the comine
meeting in the following statement:
Next Monday evening, June rs
Libertyville is making ARRANGEMENTS
to hold a big good roads meeting.
There will be people there from Eldon,
County Line, Batavia. Birmingham,
stockport and probably Bonaparte and
Fairfield.
Il very much desire that 1T least six
or eight automobile loads OF people go
down from Ottumwa, leaving here
PROMPTLY at o'clock, making the run
to Ltbertyville in enc hour. The meet.
Ing Will not last long and it will be a
nice drive back In the evening. The
roads to Libertyville are fine and am
anxious to have as many 20 % DOS
sible, SO they will know the line of
this route. It is on the main river-to-
river road now from Council Bluffs to
FIT. Madison. This road from Ottum-
va to FIT. Madison will in time, be the
best seventy-five or eighty miles OF
road on the Blue Grass route, and
think, in Iowa.
1T is a big encouragement to the
people of q place like Libertyville to
nave the boys from here attend the
meeting and II there 10 anything in
his country that 10 worth our time, 1t
S the matter of good roads. Kindly
make arrangements now to make 4
'un to Libertyville Monday evening"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
HILLspoRo.

DR.. H. A. Harlan, who has been In
Montana and other western states for
the past three months, returned to his
home here Thursday. His brother
Dave returned with him for a short
visit.
VIII Ferree returned from Kansas
City yesterday morning after an alb
sence of three months. He has been
employed az a weigher Of mails out of
Kansas City. He also attended the Ma
before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Boley are spend
Ing few days in Keokuk.
The Embroidery club met recently
with Mrs. Roy Morrison.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Hinchman visited
at the Douglass home west. of town
this week.
Craig Graves and family have re.
turned from Iowa City.
Mrs. Anna Johnson left Thursday
Tor her home in Chicago.
Rev. E. J. Shook OF South Ottumwa
gave very interesting lecture at the
Christian church recently. The last
lecture of the summer will be given
some time next month.
Mrs. John Carter has returned from
Dt. Joseph, Mo-, where she was TAX
Ing treatment.
II. II. Horne received a message on
Thursday announcing the death of his
sister, which occurred at the home of
her daughter in Sullivan, III.
Several from here attended the fu
neral OF Mrs. George Endersby at
Glasgow. Mrs. Endersby was operated
on few days ago at the Ottumwa hos
pital for cancer, and died there.
The Methodist young people will be
entertained at the home of Miss Ruth
Logan this evening.
Ben Barney of the Salem neighbor-
hood visited yesterday at the Farley
home here.
r. B. Ketcham and family of Farm
lngton were visitors here yesterday
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John Thorn
ton, June Is, 1911, a son.
Mrs. Carl Watts has been very sick
the past week
Misses Lottie and LovilIa Copeland
left Saturday evening to attend the
normal A. NJ Pleasant this week
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
ottumwa Girl Teaches Mathematlc.

ottumwa Girl Teaches Mathematics,
Mt. Pleasant, June 24.-The school
board held meeting and after clos
ing up the business for the year, elect
ed the following teachers to fill vac
anies:
Miss G.. Pearl Saylor, Latin, high
school.
Miss Grace DeNoon, of Qttumwa,
mathematics, high school.
Miss Anna Cramer of Salem for Will
lowbank to take the place of Miss
Agnes Arnold who resigned.
Miss Madge Whistler will be an as
sistant teacher in high school Miss
Mary Blodgett, domestic science. Miss
Blodeett is graduate Of the high
school here and has just graduated at
kmea,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
ELDoN.

Arthur Jackson and family from
Amarillo, Tex, are here visiting Mrs
Jackson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D
McHaffy.
Mrs. Alice Hinkle has returned
home from her visit in Chicago.
Nick Lutz and Clarence Weber have
each purchased new Velie automo
biles.
Mrs. J. w. Hall of Ottumwa was q
visitor here Saturday with relatives.
Frank Clark, United States mar
shall, WAS business visitor in the
city 49,. esday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
GIRLS NAMES
What They Mountainous People That Bore the
Name-The Name In History, Literature Etc
Copyright by Henry Fcherl
MINNA.

ST. Gertrude, St. Walpurgis and St
John the Evangelist.
Viola, No. IL; Sarah, No. IL, and
Abigail, No. 10, are the three next
names to watch for.
erlands-namely. Margarine Wilhel.
nina Bayreuth, sister Of Frederick the
Great, authoress of the famous me.
mOirs.
Minnie Won Barnheim" by Leasing,
was the first German national drama,
dealing with contemporary events.
Minna Troll was famous character
In Walter SCOTS "The Pirate
Girls called Minnie may rejoice in
he fact of having three patron saints,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27

The popularity of Minna or Minnie
ID not at all surprising, for the same
signifies Zone Rich in Love-" The
myrtle, which in most countries takes
the place of orange blossoms at we'd
ding feasts, Is Minnas emblem.
The proper name for Minna is. of
course Wilhelmina, spelled with an
"e" at the end in many countries of
Europe. The Dutch, who love their
Queen Wilhelmina Familiarity call her
Guns Mintche," our Minna or Minnie.
Though the annals of royalty are
full of Wilhelms, there is but one royal
lady Of distinction bearing the name
besides the present queen Of the Meth
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
Unconscious From Bee stlnss

Unconscious From Bee stines.
Dunkerton, June 24.-Charles Shil-
lington, farmer living mile east Of
Dankerton, had a narrow escape from
death caused by bee stings Monday.
Mr.. Shillington was hiving a swarm.
They became angry and stung him on
the back and the neck. He i'm
mediately became unconscious. A
rhysician was called and worked with
him for nearly three hours before he
regained consciousness. The back of
the neck is the worst place in which a
man may be stung.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
InfantiIe Paralysis 1. pyino OUT.

Des Moines, June 24.-The fear
which was expressed last fall Of a
revival OF the epidemic Of infantile
paralysis this year did not materialize.
Inc report Of the state board of health
Tor the current month, published to.
DAY, shows that during the first five
months of the year there were but
nineteen new cases and sixteen deaths
reported to the state from that all
ment. The stringent measures taken
last year to prevent spread caused
the decrease.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
MISS LEOLA ELLIS
GIVEN A SHOWER.

Mrs. J. w. Templeton, 507 North
Court street, was hostess to num-
her of friends Thursday evening at a
kitchen shower in honor of Miss Leola
Ellis. whose marriage will take place
soon. The guests were the feminine
members of the First M. E. church
choir and Miss Ethel Austin of Moui-
ton. Neb. A drawing contest proved
most amusing and refreshments were
served.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
AMERICAN WOMEN'S
LEOGUE MEETS TUESDAY,

The American Women's league will
meet next Tuesday afternoon a. 3
O'Clock at the Sullivan chapel. The
election of officers for next year will
take place at this meeting, and a
basket supper will be held All men-
bers are requested to be present
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27

Bloomfield Ladies' Donate Fountain.
Bloomfield, June 24.-The ladies of
the Civic league have decided to in
stall public drinking fountain in the
park before July 4. The flower urn
donated by John Eckard will also be
put into place soon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27

Mrs. Emmett Shield and daughter,
Miss Fay, of Derby. Kan, and Mrs
Lottie Williams and two children,
Miss Lula and Bert, Of Bidwell, were
guests Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
L. Garfield 221 North Weller street
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
A Clever Bungalow

bungalow, larger =,
The eight
the
billiard
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-09
WINTER WHEAT
4 GOOD AVERAGE
Oats Good, Rye Fair, Corn
off, Tobacco Down-Wha
the Figures Show.


Washington, Aug. IA report OF
the department of agriculture issued
today estimates winter wheat yield
about l4.j bushels per acre, or a to-
tal OF 455,14g,0 zoe bushels, az com
pared with 464,O00,O0O finally esti-
mated last year, and 4G0,130,0OO the
annual average prediction in the past
five years. Quality is estimated at
$40, as against 92.6 last year.
The amount OF oats on farms Au-
gust Is estimated at 81 per cent. OF
last years crop, or about G4,342. 600
bushels, as compared with G3,249, 600
bushels on August /, 1910. and 52,-
$4,000, the average on farms Angus.
/ for the past Eve years.
The preliminary estimate of the
production of rye is 50,G71, 900 bushels
as compared with 33,0390OO bushels
last year, and 32,414,0O0 the annual
production In the past five years
Quality is'91.5 against 92.7 last year.
For corn, the report estimates the
condition on August | at 69.6, as
against 1913 en- August /, 1910, and
S1.2 the ten-year faverage of that
date; with an estimated yield of 22.6
bushels, as Indicated by the condi-
tion report, against 27.4 for 1910 final
estimates and 27.1 average from 1906
to 1910.
the condition on August I at ESQ. as
against 1876 on the same date In 1910
and S2.2 the ten-year average
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-09
FRENCH ship
EMIR SINKS
Ninety three Passengers go
Down and Only Twenty
Three Rescued.
ny IrnIted Press Wlre.


Gibraltar, Aug 9.-Cut slmost in
twain, fve miles east of Tarifa in the
strait of Gibraltar, the French mall
steamer Emir today sank within i've
minutes. carrying down with her
ninety-three passengers and members
Of the crew. News of the accident was
brought here by the British steamer
Silverton which crashed into the Emir
during ao dense fog. The SilvertOn
lowered adj of her boats but was on
~ able to rescue twenty-three MEM
bers Of the Emir's complement. nia
The bows of the Silverton were
stove in and it required the hardest
kind of work at her pumps to- keep
her afioat until she reached the local
barber. The EfninTwas bound tfor Nor
ocean ports and mosb,Shi the, ipasseng
ers and crew were Spanish.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-09
BOTTLED SUNSHINE
TURNED TO. GLOOM


New York, Aug. S.-Bottled sum
shine turned to gloom this afternoon
when two officers Of the Sun Electro
cal Generating company, q Texas cor
poration capitalized at $1,000 200,
We're hailed before United States Com
missioner John A. Shields. charged
with using the mails TO defraud. II
is alleged that the promoters of the
company have cleaned up nearly a
million dollars by selling stock in their
plan to generate from the suns rays.
The government sleuths say the So
called sun-ray catching machines
were operated by nothing more Won
derful than electricity.
The prisoners taken We're George II.
Cove, president. and George II. Bur-
linger, stock selling agent of the al
legged swlndling concern. Both are
prosperous looking and promptly fur
nlshed S2500 and 1000 bail for
hearing in october Among the con-
Germs the stock of which Burlingame
is said to have marked are: Pittsburg
Coal Dredging Company. Cleveland
Coal Dredging company. Radio Teie.
phone company, North American Wire
less company; Raw Milk Products
company; Universal Roller Bearing
company Bennett Pump company,
Rocky Mountain Tunnel company.
The main plant Of the Sun Electro
cal Generating company was at Bal
timore. There We're also 'demonstra-
ting plants in Philadelphia, New
Orleans and Austin Texas. and most
of the victims of the concern are
residents OF those cities. The specific
complaint against Cove and Burln-
game Is fraud against A. b. Teasley,
Concordla, Kansas
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-09
DR.. /. ?. WILEY
FOOD ! CHAMPION
5tg5 4
Spring Two Surprises on
Opponents. Today-Solici-
] tor McCabe Caught.
BY United Press wire.


! washington. Aug, 9.-counsei Tor
DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, the pure food
champion. sprang two surprises to-
day al the hearing Of the house COM
mIttee on expenditures in the depart
ment OF agriculture, which Is in
\ yestIgating the charges against the
uhIef chemist.
Y solicitor George p. McCabe, OF the
department, who conoemned wiley TOR
employing DR.. II. IL. Rusby as an eX-
merit. admitted that he had approved
an exactly similar payment to an
ether expert employed by the bureau
prior TO the time of DR.. Rusbys SER
Vice. Y
I McCabe also admitted that in pub
aiioatIon of the department he changed
the language used by federal court
lin handing down a decision In a case
Involving the use of benzoic acid,
substituting caffeine for benzoic
acid mentioned as one OF the counts
IN which the American Beverage com
pany OF Missouri was convicted.
'I ordered this chanse." said Me
Cabe. because the department had
never made an allegation against the
use OF benzoic acid, nor had II ever
charged that its use was harmful"
Mccabe defended his employment OF
NJ. ". Harris as an expert at $50 a
day the same pay az a,sthorized fol
Ir. RUGBY by DIR, Wiley-on the
ground that 1t was case or urgent
necessity" s.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-09

\. RhSo LUTON, NO. es. DECLARING.
y 1fctssary TO improve Park street
sea 'ssSssss stree, i t9 i;y Pas,sp ssy9
ana cellar drain with the neeessai's
catch basins, man-b6ies and iaterals
q Z tne. .l. CURB line. and Of suitable size.
1steimini1R the general nature OF the
Wereof and approving plans. specih-
chuons and Drofiles thereof.
Belt resolved BY the council of the
sity pf MARION. state OF Ohio. three
K A. THAT 1t is hereby declared neees-
nery TO improve Park street from
sewef BY tree paIsn anmry sewe strsef
ard cellar drain. of suitable size and
2lmensi0ns. with, the necessary catch
% %paslns ~ accordance with the plans.
apecihcations estimates and profileh
of the PROPOSED Improvement prepar-
ed by the city engineer and now on
Die IN the office of the director of
public service which are hereby ap-
r. That the grade of said sewer az
improved snail be shown on the plans
and specifications.
That the whole cost Of said inn
provement less one-fftieth thereof.
snail be assessed by the front foot
age. upon the Following described lots
and lands. to-wit: All lots and lands
bounding and abutting upon the pro-
rosed Improvement which said lots
and lands are hereby determined to
be especially benefited by said inn
provement: land that the cost OF said
Enforcement. shall include the ex
pense OF preliminary and other sur
veys, and of the printing and pub
lfshlng OF notices. resolutions and or.
Unances required, and the serving OF
said notices. cost of construction. to-
gether with interest on bonds issued
In anticipation of the collection of de-
ferred installments of assessments
and other necessary expenses. %
-. That the assessments so to be
levied sfnll be paid in FIVE annual In
stallments with interest on deferred
payments not to exceed six (6) per
cent. per annum, providing that the
owner OF any property assessed may
at his option paw such assessments OF
the. same at any time after such as
terest on the same to the semi-annual
interest dav Of said bonds next fol-
lowing the date of payment.
II. That the bonds OF the CITY of
Marion Ohio. shall be issued in an
ticipation OF the collection of the as
sessments by installments and in an
amount equal thereto.
That the remainder of the entire
cost shall be paid by the issuance OF
bonds as REQUIRED nv law. t nf
i Passed july 81, 1911.
Earl T. Smart. President of the CITY
Approved by the Mayor. John O..
Setter August 5. 1911,
Atfest Miles Tsoneshorel CITY Clerk
Star S-7-14, MirrOr S.A-1 III