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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-04
HASKELL SIGNS BILL
CHANGING CAPITAL
Aifixcs His Autograph to Measure
While i'm Railway Eating House at
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Guthrie, Okla. Dec. 29.-Gov Chas.
y. Haskell affixed his signature to the
State capitol bill while sitting on a
stool in a railway eating house here
tonight. The bill, which was passed
at recent special session of the leg
slature, locates the capital at Oklaho-
ma City.
Shortly after o'clock this evening
citizens of Oklahoma City had met
the requirements of the governor that
S7l 200 be raised before he signed the
bill. and he imediately took a train
for this city. The governor descended
from the train. went into the eating
house. and to give zest to his meal,
signed the bill.
The bill then was handed to the
ssstant secretary of state, Leo Mcy-
>rs, and the governor boarded wait
ing train and returned to Oklahoma
City.
Guthrie interests already have
started court proceedings against the
legality Of the bill and it is anticipated
that it will be several months before
the suit is finally determined.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-04

are 10 private and UNCONVENTIONAL in
six of them are for boys and nine are
for girls The work i'm these colleges
is, for the most part, made up of du
plications and overlappings of each
other, and each institution is an
eagle-eyed rival of all the others for
patronage-so much so that the col
lege canvasger is as ubiquitous. as
persistent and as ready to drive a
bargain for students as the proverbial
book canvasser.
So-callcd Colleges.
add to all these institutions fully
half dozen others with the word
college in some form, pinned to their
names. and we have fair picture OF
the situation And still the multipli
cation of little colleges goes merrily
on.
With respect to these 10 recos-
nized colleges. including State. pri
vate and denominational. let us pass
over their lack of lecture halls. lack
of adequate laboratories. small and
ill-adapted libraries and gymnasums,
meager endowments, general lack OF
funds and consequent small underpaid
and overworked faculties, and look at
some of the inevitable results. Since
these colleges have small endow-
ments. If any. the denominational in
stitutions must annually appear to
their respective conventions. confer
ences and synods for appropriations.
and to congregations and individuals
for contributions. The one visible full
crum upon which all of them must
place their levers in raising money
for maintenance and improvements is
numbers-numbers more abl,ndantly.
In order to show numbers, the first
year in three-fourths OF these insti
tutions is given over 10 high school
work-some of it of low grade.
IF what may be termed the law of
need and supply he regarded. we
must admit that South Carolina is
more than amply supplied with strug
Cling colleges. No one questions the
service they have rendered and are
still rendering, but the point is that
the same money and effort put into
one-hal the present number would
give superior service.
Too Many High schools.
When the State came 10 establish
and maintain secondary schools. the
people easily fell into the mistake OF
establishing a comparatively large
number of weak and inefficient high
schools with no regard to their eco
nomic distribution. instead OF a few
strong schools advantageously dis
tributed over the State. We are al
ready wasting money and effort on
too many high schools. and the out
look bespeaks even a more pre- igal
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
WEATHER AND CROP
BULLETIN FOR WEEK

| Des Moines, May 23.-Copious rains
over the larger part OF the state on the
| 14th. followed by four days of abnor-
| mally warm weather, with light to
heavy and fairly well distributed
showers on the last three days of the
week, having caused rapid growth OF
all vegetation. The average tempera-
ture was ten to fifteen degrees above
the normal, and the rainfall, though
generally deficient, was ample for
present needs except over the north
western counties where the rainfall
has been light for several weeks. Corn
planting is nearly finished and many
of the early planted fields are being
cultivated. The stand of corn Is ex-
cellent, and .replanting will not be
necessary except on sod ground where
cut and wire worms are very active,
and have already caused considerable
damage. Grass and small grains I'M
proved during the week, but owing to
the deficiency of moisture the timothy
hay crop will be light. Glover is.
however, reported to be in good condi-
ton. Rye is heading and winter
wheat is beginning to joint. Oats are
generally in excellent condition, and
notatoes. garden truck and fruit are
doing we'll, although there is some
complaint that cherries and plums are
not setting we'll.
George M. Chapel,
Section Director.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
BIC N En- AT
CA. R. Meeting
COL. PALMER, PETER HEPBURN
AND MAJOR LACEY AMONG
MUscATINE SPEAKERS.

Muscatine May 22-With the annual
state encampment Of the Iowa depart
ment Of the G.. A. R., which Is to be
held in Muscatine, only month away,
definite arrangements are now being
made for the great gathering, and
every effort is now being put forth by
the members of the large committee
in charge of arrangements to make
the assembly of the heroes and hero
ines of the Hawkeye state one of the
most suspicious ever enjoyed by the
veterans and the members of the varl-
Gus auxiliary bodies of the Grand
Army. The programs for the various
conventions which will be held In the
city at the time of the encampment are
now being outlined by the So
cieties which will gather here in June.
The Womans Relief corps has pre-
pared tentative program, which Is
being sent out to the members Of the
state organization, and the Ladies OF
the G. A. r. will present the program
for the state meeting shortly. The
Grand Army program, which VIII pc
the most important, will likely be COM
pleted this week, while that Of the
Sons of Veterans will be on the press
at about the same time.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the accommodation Of the
thousands of visitors expected here
at the time of the military event.
The committees have through their
activities made it possible to offer
assurance that every guest Of the
city will be accommodated during
the assembly.
Many entertaining features will
be provided in order to make the
visit to the Pearl City memorable
one. The steamer Columbia has
been chartered by the Muscatine
Commercial club and on one of the
days of the encampment that large
river craft will make three excur-
sions on the Father of Waters, and
all wearers of the little bronze but
ton or the society badges will be
welcomed on the boat.
Good Speakers.
DR.. e. H. King, who is prominent
in the entertainment committee, an
nounces that the success of the
campfires is assured through the
large number of prominent speakers
who have been secured to address
the big feature gatherings Of the
encampment. Among those who
will speak at the bivouacs are: Ma
jor John F.. Lacey of Oskaloosa, Col.
c. c. Horton, commandant Of the
Soldiers Home at Marshalltown
General James S. Weaver Of Colfax,
Hon. I. S. Pepper, congressman from
the second Iowa district Colonel
David Palmer, Of Washington Iowa,
Chaplain Jesse Cole of the Soldiers
home, Colonel Keller of Chicago and
Hon. Peter Hepburn of Washington,
D. c., ex-member Of congress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
show INCREASED
TAX COLLECTION
COUNTY TREASURER GATHERS
IN QUARTER OF MILLION
DURING MARCH.

Collected in sums from fifty cents
to $4,000, County Treasurer Henry
Glenn managed to gather together
the sum of quarter of a million dol
lars as taxes for the year 1910 during
March of the present year. The total
receipts footed up the generous sum
OF $228,51O.40 and showed gain OF
some $4,000 over the previous years
collections, when 5000, 742.34 was col
1ected by the county treasurer.
Ofthis huge sum of money paid into
the county's Golfers in taxes, there are
some few tax payers who pay large
sums, several of which go over the
sum Of $4,000 annually. Among the
larger tax payers are the railroads, al
though two local manufacturing con-
Germs are fourth and fifth In the list
of large tax payers, and exceed two
of the railroads that enter the county.
The largest contributor to the county
treasurer, but whose taxes have but
little influence on the county's fl
nances, is the Burlington railroad The
amount paid by this corporation
reaches the large sum of 19,959.57 for
1910. The G., M. & st. p. is second in
the list with a tax Of $12,175.35. The
Rock Island is third with payment OF
$1O,S46.38. The next in rank is the
packing firm OF John Morrell & Co..
with a tax Of $10,165.24. Then comes
the Dain plant with a tax of $3,027.54
exceeding the Wabash railroad taxes
which are $2,785.86. The Iowa Central
pays $418 for the property 1t holds in
the county, which is but a small
amount.
A number of other tax paying insti.
tutions pay upwards of $4,000 and one
or two corporations exceed this
amount.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
WILL CONTEST
NOT FINISHED
MAY COMPLETE CASE TOMORROW
SALOON HEARING WILL FOL.
Low PROBATE SUIT.

Attorneys are still threshing out .
large volume of testimony in the hear
| ing of the Dorr will case that has beer
on in the district court most of the
time since the closing of the yBluhm
will contest more than a week ago
The case will not close before late to
morrow Such at least is the opinion
expressed by the counsel, who say
that the testimony may all be in today
or at least early tomorrow. II thia
should be the situation, the case will
probably reach the jury by tomorrow
afternoon. i
Owing to the interest conferred in the
hearing of the Tullis VS.. Silvers saloon
case, which was set for tomorrow, a
number Of persons are anxious to
know when the Dorr will case will
reach the jury. 1t is not improbable
that the court will make his decision In
the Siberell VS.. Cheadle saloon petition
case at the close of the present hear
ing The court stated yesterday that
he would make his finding known be-
fore the term closed and this is the
last week Of the present term. His rul-
ing in the case will determine whether
Ottumwa will be wet or dry after July
first &
A notation is made in the records Of
the clerk Of the district court showing
the settlement of the damage case OF
George r. Lundgren against John Nor
rell & Co.. The amount settled for is
not stated in the stipulation filed with
the clerk. but it is said by both coun-
sci that the settlement was good one
and the case has been dismissed. Mr..
Lundgren brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages for personal injury sustained to
one of his eyes, g5haa sight of which was
impaired by an explosion while he was
assisting in coal test at the packing
plant several months ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
FORMER OTTuMWA
BOY IS DROWNED
SON OF VIM. KELLEY, A MiLWAU
kEE sWlTcHMAN, LOSES LIFE
y in CEDAR RAPIDS.

| Leo Kelley, the 13-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs William Kelley, formerly
of this city, was drowned in the Cedar
river at Cedar Rapids yesterday after
noon, when the canoe in which he and
his brother Walter, aged eleven, were
padding in the vicinity Of the dam,
became unmanageable, and was swept
over into twenty feet Of whirling
water. The force of the fall threw
Walter beyond the whirlpool and he
was rescued short time after. Leo,
however, stuck in the vortex of the
treacherous pool and went to the bot
tom. Henry Warren, a stone mason OF
Cedar Rapids, was drowned in the at
tempt to recover the boys body, when
the boat in which he, with two COM
panions, was swamped. The other men
escaped
The Kelley family removed to Cedar
Rapids from Ottumwa five years ago,
formerly residing on West Division
street. Mr.. Kelley was a Milwaukee
switchman in this city. The remains
of the lad will be brought to this city
probably in the morning, for burial.
The time of the funeral has not been
set. but interment will be made in the
Calvary cemetery.
1t seems that the lads played truant
from school to take ride on the river.
Hundreds of people witnessed the
drowning of the rescuer, many women
fainting when he failed to come up.
The body was in the water for six
hours and a half before it was re-
covered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
Iona Clothing 6 Shoe Co.
House of Quality
SUDDEN STORM AFFORDS con-
vENIENT DARKNESS TO SIX
QUARRY WORKERS.

Joliet, ILL.,, May 22.-Six convicts,
under sentence Of from one to twenty
years, escaped from the guard at the
state penitentiary here during the
darkness caused by O sudden storm
| Saturday evening. Two of them were
recaptured hiding in the woods two
hours later. The other four, all wear.
| ing the gray convict garb, are now be-
} ing hunted by posses. The men who
escaped were:
William Butsch, Winnebago county.
sentenced 1911, one to ten years, con-
! fidence game.
r. A. Adkins. La Sale county, re-
ceived in 1910, one to twenty years;
burglary.
George Corners, Cook county, rob
berry; indefinite.
Joseph Folks, Cook county, received
1909. one to ten years.
Ed Miller, Joe Davies county; bur-
glary and larceny.
Henry johnson, Cook county, rob-
berry.
At Work In Prison Quarry.
The men were at work In the prison
quarry, which Is a block away from the
prison. They were marched to and
from the prison under guard. There
was 24O men at work In the quarry.
The storm came up suddenly nnout
o'clock Before the men could %
started back to the prison 1t became
as dark as night.
After the storm, when the men were
assembled in the prison to mark back
to the quarry the count showed six
missing. A complete roll call was
necessary before the missing prisoners
could be identified and by that time
they had gained two hours start.
Is Taken BY Negro.
Miller, the only one Of the convicts
CARRIED in stripes, was taken in Nc
Coy's woods by negro, Joseph Pryor.
The negro had not heard Of the es-
cape, but recognized the prison suit
and overcame Miller after a fight.
Henry johnson was taken by Andrew
Saxon and Henry Demmond, railroat
detectives, just as he was about to en-
ter the deep woods,
The Joliet police force and most OF
the prison guards at once began their
search for the four missing men. No
trace OF any Of them was found to give
a clue to the direction they took.
Confidence Man Caught.
William Butsch, the confidence man,
who was one Of the six prisoners who
escaped from the quarry guards at the
Joliet penitentiary during q hurricane
on Saturday, was captured after
pistol fight yesterday afternoon. He
was caught like an animal In tree
Two other convicts, r. A. Adkins, q
burglar, and George Corners. serving
term for robbery. who, Butsch says
were the companions OF his flight, are
believed to be hiding in the same strip
of woods in which Butseh was taken.
A posse Is beating 1t thoroughly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
N. F. REED TO HELP
Chairman Of Iowa Democracy Will Aid
In Campaign In the Ninth
District

Chairman Of Iowa Democracy Will Aid
in Campaign In the Ninth
District.
N. F. Reed, chairman Of the demo
cratic state central committee, Senator
John F. Webber.and Judge E. G. Moon
are among the prominent democrats
who will aid in the election of w. +.
Cleveland of Harlan in the ninth dis.
trict to the vacancy in the national
house of representatives. A confer.
ence held in Des Moines yesterday by
Mr. Reed and others ended in the an
nouncement that the entire strength
of the democratic organization in Iowa
would be centered during the next
three weeks in the ninth district in
Mr.. Cleveland's hehalf.
Judge M. J. Wade OF Iowa City will
open the campaign at Atlantic tonight
and will remain in the district making
speeches throughout the campaign.
Other speakers who are announced
to speak in the district during the
campaign are F. A. O'Connor of New
Hampton, democratic leader in the last
general assembly; Dan Hamilton OF
Sigourney, Jerry Sullivan Of Des
Moines, John Dennison of Dubuque, E.
G.. Dunn of Mason City, and E. G.
Moon and J. F. Weber of Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
"a tai fall
FROM TRESTLE
THOMAS DoLAN MEETS DEATH
DURING NIGHT BY FALLING
FROM BRIDGE.
FOUND BY MINERS
Men on Way to Work Discovered Dead
Body Beneath Approach to West
End Railroad Structure
This Morning.
FOUND BY MINERS

Lying with his head partly buried II
the soft dirt beneath and to one side
of the south approach Of the Milwau
kee railroad bridge in the west end
the dead body of Thomas Dolan was
discovered early this morning by three
miners enroute to their work at the
mines in Bear Creek. Life had ap
parently been extinct for several hours
and the face Of the dead man was dis
colored from apparent suffocation. NC
bruises or broken bones were evident
that would denote violence or suggest
anything other than an accident, al.
though a slight bruise on one shoulder
one side Of his face and on the nose
showed the force of the fall when the
body struck the earth some twenty
feet below the trestle. The inquest has
been ordered for this evening at 5
O'Clock, and the funeral will be held
tomorrow morning.
Found This Morning.
So far as is known there we're no
witnesses to the accident nor was any.
thing known of it until this morning
about 6 o'clock when j. T. Wyatt, VII.
liam Hazelton and w. s. Sage, coal
miners on their way to the mines at
Bear Creek, saw the body and notified
the Sullivan undertaking rooms. The
undertaking firm in turn notified
Coroner A. w. Slaught.
smothered to Death.
So far as can be ascertained Mr..
Dolan, who was Sc years OF age, was
one Of a party who visited at the home
OF his sister, Mrs. John Carr, west of
the city yesterday. He did not leave
until during the night after the other
members of the company had taken
their leave, and the route taken by
him was that Of the railroad bridge
rather than that Of the Blackhawk
wagon bridge. 1t is thought by some
that a train on the bridge may have
caused him to leap from the structure,
while others hold that 1t Is more prob
able that he missed his footing in the
dark and toppled from the bridge to
the ground some twenty feet below.
His appearance, when found, denoted
that he alighted on his shoulder and
head, turning the latter somewhat and
burying part of his face in the soft
dirt and, that unconscious from the
1dll, ne SulOtueTeu OF SuuOCdtSu III IAc
dirt shortly after the fall. An inspec-
ton Of the remains by Coroner A. w.
Slaught caused him to arrive at the
suffocation theory, for the face of the
man was almost black.
Thomas Dolan was born in 1855, and
had lived in Ottumwa for some years.
He was employed at the Dain plant in
South Ottumwa and resided on North
Ash street. The funeral will be held
from the home Of Mrs. John Carr, west
Of the city. to st. Patrick's church
Tuesday at 9 a. m. Interment will be
in Calvary cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY
At LIBERTYvILLE
JOSEPH GRAIL WILL DELIVER
ADDREss-THE COMPLETE
PRocR4...

Libertyville, May 23.-Memorial da,
Will be observed in Libertyville with
fine program and the usual decoration
OF the graves Of the soldiers. JOSEPH
Grail of this city will deliver the
memorial address. Following Is the
program:
Meet at M. E. church at 1880 p. m.
Tuesday. May 80, at call of brass band
and marshall music.
Call to order by Marshal, Daniel
Leppo.
Music.
America" by choir and congrega
ton.
Invocation by chaplain
Music, male quartet.
Recitation by Williams.
Music by male quartet.
Reading, Lincoln's immortal ad.
dress.
Music by male quartet.
. Address by Joseph Grail Of Fairfield.
Form procession in charge of mar.
shall, headed by band and proceed to
cemetery and decorate soldiers
graves, Francis VIM. chairman OF
committee.
COmmlLtee on arrangements loi
Decoration day.
F. VIM, r. B. Stephenson, Mrs. S.
F. Fell.
Committee on decorations, Mrs. J.
U. Simmer, Mrs. J. D. Maddox, Mary
Simmer, Mrs. ]. F. Fell, Mrs. Mary
Sumner, Mrs. S. F. Fell, Mrs. Clara
Watkins, Lindes, Logan Williams,
Charles Leppo, Marshall Daniel Leppo
and Abe Maddox.
Committee on music, R. B. Stephen
son.
Committee on business, Mr.. and Mrs.
Silas Pearson, Mrs J. N. Simmer, Mrs.
S. F. Fell, Mrs. j. D. maddox, Miss
Bessie Hill, Miss Mary Byers.
Committee on flowers. Misses
Bertha Hill, Mary Byers, Jennie Slim.
mer and all school children to gather
and bring flowers to church for deco
ration
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
HARPER POST TO
OBSERVE May 50
kEosAUQuA MEMORIAL ANI
DECORATION DAY PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED.

| Keosauqua, May 23.-(Special y
At a meeting of Harper Post, Crane
army of the republic in Keosauqua
Saturday full program was made fol
Decoration and Memorial day.
Memorial services will be held at the
M. e. church Sunday May %, at II
O'Clock, the address to be delivered
by Rev. G. A. Field, pastor OF the
church assisted by Rev. Charles -
Perkins, G. A. R. members Will con
vene at the hall at 10:30.
The services Decoration day Will be
held in the opera house beginning at
2 o'clock, the Grafton will be deliver
ed by Rev. H. ]. Wilkins pastor OF the
CONGREGATIONAL church, Llncoln's
Gettysburg address will be rendered
by Superintendent David Williams
and there will be recitation by Mrs.
Harrison Blackledge.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
speakers-wm. McBeth, Mark
Whitney.
Music-H. E, Duckworth. Craig K.
Miller.
Finance-C.i. Manning, Frank John
son, H. E. Duckworth,
Flowers David ]. Searight, DR. w.
T. Harris.
Decorating monument Stottsbury
B. F. Truax.
Decorating graves, Purdom GENE
tery-W. M. Harrison, ]. A. Fowler,
E. Luke, George Long, Ed. Cubberly.
Oak lawn tcemetery-D. J. Starlight,
Frank Johnson, Perry Eaton.
Fellows cemetery-D. M. Lazenby,
John Kreiss, M. Harrington.
Bush chapel-George DeHart.
Watkins, Prail & Boston cemetery
M. l. Burkett.
Hoskins & Bethel, Wesley Chaplin
Pittsburg Simon S. Seigle.
Forbes-Robert Forbes and Frank
Johnson.
All old soldiers and sons Of veterans
are cordially invited to participate in
The services of both Decoration and
Memorial days.
All Sunday schools are invited to
Join in the march to the monument
The Relief corps is re-
luested to bring flowers for the deco
.ation of soldiers graves.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
SALEM.

Whittier alumni will render good
program at the. Congregational church
Friday evening of this week. A bust
ness meeting will follow the program,
after which a banquet will be enjoyed
at the w. A. Bliss home.
President Edwards of Penn college
preached the baccalaureate sermon for
Whittier academy class at the M. E.
church Sunday evening.
A peace contest between Penn col
lege Of Oskaloosa and Whittier
academy of this place was held at
the M. E. church Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Towle, of Grinnell was at the
Congregational church Friday evening.
Her lecture was illustrated by girls
dressed in costumes of other lands.
Prof. Lebert preached his farewell
sermon Sunday morning, Mrs. Bessie
Collins has accepted the pastorate Of
the Friends church.
Mrs. Elizabeth Oldt has purchased
property at Benton, Missouri. She
will locate in that town in September.
Miss Kate Mathews, principal OF
Pennington schools arrived home Sat
urday to spend the summer vacation.
]. B. Jordan and wife recently
visited at the home Of Mrs. Jordan's
brother, Rev. G.. w. Cochran at Eddy
Vile.
Mrs. Elizabeth Oldt is at home fol-
lowing visit with relatives in Mis-
souri,.
Mrs. Zoe Turner is enjoying visit
with her sister, Mrs. Boland from
keystone, South Dakota.
Ross Kester. has returned from a
business trip to North English
Misses Mary Thompson and Inez
Wright were Keokuk visitors Wed
nesday
G.. McGaw of Fairfield was at Salem
last week purchasing wool.
Grant Crosbie has sold his home
property to Charles Thompson.
Mrs Clyde Huxley and little daugh-
ter Gwendoline returned to Ottumwa
Monday.
Tuesday Rex Pidgeon took a car Of
lambs to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Ingrim returned
from Danville Tuesday
c. Scott returned from New Lon
don Friday.
Mrs. Rebecca Mathews went to
Pennington Friday and attended the
closing exercises of the high school,
Mr.. and Mrs. |. S. Guy and son
Manuel of Hamilton, Illinois were Sun
day guests o. the A. Davidson home.