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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
SIXTY take
EXAMINATIONS
BUT ONE MALE AMONG THE TOT.
Al EXAMINED TO BECOME
TEACHERS IN COUNTY.

The closing day of the teachers ex-
aminations that have been In progress
for the past few days in the
high school, was conducted in
the office of the county superin-
tendent> at the court house. Seven can
didates were being examined for the
first grade certificates and all OF
those who were being examined for
pleted their work at the high school
during the past two days. The total
number entering the examinations was
sixty, only one of whom was man,
Those at work Friday porting over
their examination papers, have all had
at least nine months experience
teaching as that experience is the
minimum to permit Of the first grade
certificate which embraces four sub
jects in addition to those that the
second and third grade certificates re-
quire examination in. These are
economics, physics, algebra and civics.
Ten subjects are studied by applicants
for the other grades.
An average of rs with nothing un-
der seventy Is necessary to secure q
second grade certificate which is good
for two years and Is renewable there
after The third grade certificate
necessitates an average OF IS with
nothing below so and is good for one
year with the right to renew for an
other year. Formerly this certificate
was good for only six months and not
renewable. After July l, 1912, re.
newal of the second grade certificate
will be given only where the applicant
had an average of IS with nothing less
than 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
HORSE KILLED
RUNNING AWAY
THROWS DRIVER FROM BUGGY
AND coLLIDED WITH STREET
CAR NEAR GREEN STREET.

Frightened by sudden drawing in
of the reins which swerved the animal
about and overturned the vehicle as
the driver, lunged forward to secure
his coat that was falling from the seat
beside him. a horse belonging to the
Star Livery Co., ran away last night
for some three blocks on Second
street, collided with the Sheridan ave-
nue. car and died few minutes later.
The man driving the animal was H.
II. Holsey OF Ada, Okla, who was
somewhat shaken up but not seriously
injured.
Mr., Holsey hired the horse and open
buggy from the Star livery about 1890
o'clock last evening and was riding
along West Second street near Wash
ington street about 9:10 o'clock when
the accident took place. His coat that
was on the seat beside him,
began to fall and fearing 1t would slip
to the pavement, Mr. Holsey lunged
forward hurriedly to grasp it. In so
doing he drew the reins suddenly to
one side which caused the horse to
swerve in the opposite direction. The
result was an overturned vehicle with
the driver on the pavement and the
horse running wildly down Second
street toward the east. Freed from the
buggy which was badly disabled, and
with pieces Of the broken harness
hanging to it, the animal rushed east
ward on Second street past Market
street and lodging an automobile ran
to the right side of the street until
within a short distance of Green street.
Here the Sheridan avenue car had just
turned the corner and the horse made
a plunge to cross the street In front
of the car, colliding with the heavy
guard that protects the front end of
the car. The animal fell over in the
street and died in few minutes from
its injuries. The damage sustained
by the star livery in the death Of the
horse, demolished buggy and damaged
harness Is about 5000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
.CANTRIL HAS A
$4,000 FIR {
SEVEN BUSINESS BUILDINGS AND
CONTENTS DESTROYED
BY FLAMES.

Cantril, July Especial Fire
supposed to be caused by the explosion
of gasoline lamp in Welbourne's
furniture store last night and which
ragged for two hours destroyed seven
brick business buildings on the east
side of Main street. No waterworks
rendered the work OF the valiant fire.
men and helpers useless. The flames
were discovered at 10:30 o'clock and
1t was about 1890 when they were
under control. The fire is still smould-
ering today.
The estimated loss is $4,000, $17,-
900 on the building and $4,000 In
stocks. The amount of insurance car
ried could not be learned today.
The following business houses were
destroyed:
Welbourne's furniture store.
Kark's restaurant.
Roberts grocery.
Masonic hall. i,
Hastead's millinery shop.
Browns hardware store.
The New Era, newspaper plant.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04

. ~
ment. Postmaster Nimocks has been
of the opinion that 1t was not practi-
cable to close the office on Sunday,
and he has been the only custodian
OF first class office in the state who
has been Of this opinion. For that
reason, the Sunday service has been
continued in this city until the post
office department at Washington in
structed otherwise. Mr.. Nimocks is
in hopes that the patrons of the office
will begin tomorrow to become ac-
c,lstomed to the new order of things
by their absence at the windows Of
the office.
The lobby Of the post office will be
open at all hours, Sunday and week
days, SO that all who have boxes may
get their mail and for the convenience
of those who want to dispatch mail to
other cities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
c UINEA PICS
AS LAWN MOWERS.
LITTLE ANIMAL ExTERMlNATES
WEEDS AND CROPS SETTER
VI THAN MACHINE.

A new departure In keeping tho
lawn cropped and the golf courses In
proper shape for play Is being made
in England where the little guinea pig
has been requisitioned as consumer OF
the greensWard to supplant the lawn
mower. The feasibility of the plan
has thus far proven itself and num-
Der of golf clubs are becoming inter
ested in the plan with view to try
the experiment
An agricultural writer for an Eng
fish newspaper in recent article
says:
A curious, but successful expert,
ment is being made on number of
private lawns in Kent, and Is about to
be tried by a golf club in the neigh.
borhood of Greenhithe. The idea Is
the novel one Of substituting the
guinea pig for the moving machine
and the weed killer.
Around the lawn is arranged low
wire barrier, and into the Enclosure
are turned q number OF guinea pigs;
or better, q passage Is made from
their hutch to the lawn. The AMI
mails at once attack all the worst
weeds-the plantains first, then the
dandelions and daisies. These broad
leaved plants, which no moving ma
chine will touch, are killed by the per-
sistent cutting of the guinea pigs
teeth. When they have finished the
weeds, which are broad-leaved and
succulent, they proceed to the grass.
In short time the lawn looks o. II
It had been cut by the closest ma
chine The persistent cutting Of the
leaves kills the weeds. which can
stand almost any other treatment, but
does no harm to the grass.
One lawn, formerly mass OF weeds.
has been made to grow nothing but
the finest grasses. Another is still, UNI
der process of treatment The half OF
It In which the guinea pigs were first
set to work has been cut quite even
and very close. Foregoing It II as fast
again as it was under the administers.
ton OF the moving machine, and not 4
weed is visible. The other half, whore
the animals have Just been turned
loose, Is mass OF dandelions.
An astonishing demand for the anil
mails has grown up In the neighbor-
hood, and II the inland golf clubs,
which have great difficulties with
plantains. take to the new method the
guinea-pig population ID likely to 80
up in the ratio that the natural fecund-
ity Of the animal suggests.
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after r.
Blue GRASS ROAD.
HELD ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
FRIDAY AND FORM a GOOD
ROADS ORGANIZATIONS

Hillsboro. July 1.-(Special.) That
the farmers In the vicinity OF Hills
boro realize the value and necessity OF
good roads was evidenced by the en-
thusiastic meeting held at the school
house Friday evening to formulate an
Organization for the purpose OF Sc.
curing the Blue Grass river to river
road through Hillsboro. Considering
the heat the attendance was exceeding
ly large and such enthusiasm was
shown that the road will be secured
II work and money will have the least
influence. A good roads association
was effected with J. w. Blackford ~
president and H. D. Pade as secretary.
Committees were appointed to secure
contracts for the dragging Of the roads
and raising funds. The road has been
routed to Stockport and Utica and
Bonaparte have instituted . great
fight to get the road away from Hills.
boro and the contest that will be wag-
ed will be hot and in the end will mean
the securing of hne strip OF road In
this vicinity since all the towns will
be with each other for the best pro.
position. &
BY going through Hillsboro Il n =
much more direct route to Fort Aadi-
son and from Hillsboro into Stock.
port there are six miles OF the finest
Of roads, straight and level and cannot
be surpassed by any other highway In
the state. The farmers expressed their
willingness to drag the roads and also
keep them in the best OF condition In
the future. They are going to make
la great fight for the Blue Grass high
way and It is certain that II they sue
coed in landing It for Hillsboro this
section of the road will be 40 smooth
and level as any on the route.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
HORSES ARRIVED ALIVE.

Word was received at the local
agency of the Adams Express Co., to
the effect that the infected horses
shipped through Ottumwa short time
ago enroute to the government hos
pital at Washington where their
strange malady would be investigated,
arrived alive. One Of the two horses
however, was so weak that 1t had to
be taken to the animal hospital in
an ambulance, the other walking after
the ambulance. They were owned by
a man in Lennox who sent the ami
mails on to the government experts
for treatment. One OF the three orig
inally shipped, died before reaching
Ottumwa and was taken or here and
disposed Of,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04

teaching rchool in Idaho returned to
Allerton last Sunday to spend her
summer vacation
D. 3. Porter OF Lineville, Ia, spent
Saturday and Sunday at the home of
his brother In this city.
J. F. Poe spent Saturday at his old
home in Cameron, Mo.
j. A. Huston visited in Centerville.
Sunday with his mother and other
relatives
]. H. jacques and ]. e. Mace made J,
business trip to Des Moines recently.
The city council has Roberts & Bit
ter at work building new cement cross
fngs.
Miss Gussie Smith left Friday for
Quincy, Ill. where she will visit.
Miss Gertie Lee, returned last Satur-
day to he. home in Quincy, ILL.,, after a
visit with relatives here.
r. r. Grimes made business trip to
Seymour Monday.
D. T. Sollenbarger made trip to
Lineville Saturday.
O. G. Fisher arrived in Allerton last
week and will look after this territory
OF the block system on the Rock Is
land.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
{ NOS FLIGHT
BY C|R|CL|NG
SINGER TOWER
Harry N. Atwood Makes
Spectacular Trip From
New London, Conn.,, to
Manhattan.

New York. July lone of the most
spectacular flights in the history OF
American aviation was ended at Gov
ernor's island today by Harry Atwood
with wonderful circle about tine
Singer tower, almost grazing the
roofs Of the sky scrapers below. In
France the Eiffel tower has been cir
cied but the battling cross currents
from the criss-cross of canyons and
cliffs of lower Manhattan island had
hitherto daunted all American avia-
tors. Atwood started from New
London at 7:05 this morning with the
intention of flying down the Con-
necticut shore and crossing Long Ia.
land sound to the aviation field at
Mineola. When he got into the air his
confidence grew and, instead of cross
ing the sound, he turned inland of
Mount Vernon, and headed for He'll
Gate and the mouth of East river.
Atwood made his turn of the Singer
tower at q height OF 525 feet from the
street little more than eighty feet
below the pinnacle OF the tower and
barely above the gagged roof Of the
city investment building.
Atwood's flight was really the con-
tinuation of his fight yesterday from
Squantum field, Boston, to New Lon
don, where he cut fancy figures above
the winning Harvard shell as it drew
to the finish line in the eight-oared
varsity race His distance then was
1875 miles covered in two hours and
ord was LOG miles made by P. c. Par
malice. His distance this morning,
estimated from the map, Is 122 miles,
and his time was hours and 20 min
utes.
Bulletins Of Flight.
New London, Conn, July 1.--Avia-
tor Atwood left at 7:O5 this morning
for New York. He swept over Long
island sound and then made west
ward course toward the big city.
New Haven, Conn, July atwood
passed over this city at $40 o'clock
and disappeared in the direction Of
Bridgeport.
Bridgeport. Conn, July Atwood
passed over this city sixty-eight miles
from New London at 8.28 o'clock, fly
ing steadily about 1900 feet high
: y = y - 20
along the northern shore of Long
Island sound.
Port Chester, N. Y, July Atwood
passed here at 9:O5, flying with the
wind, following the line OF the shore.
. Larchmont. N. r., July Atwood
passed over Larchmont 1t 9:15, sailing
high and fast toward New York.
- G "a Z . . /.
New York, July 1.--Aviator Atwood
crossed Manhattan island at 1920 and
performed the spectacular feature of
twice encircling the Singer building
tower. He then turned his course
southeastward and made for the pro-
posed landing place at Mineola, L. l..
New York, July aviator Atwood
landed at Governors Island at 1925.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04

me above sign in the lobby of the
FOttumwa post office now greets the
ewes of patrons of the office. After
tomorrow the window delivery by car
riers of mail on Sundays will be dls-
pensed with, and only patrons VINO
have rented boxes will be entitled to
receive their mail on Sunday. This
action by the post office department
at Washington places the Ottumwa Of
flee in the same category with other
first class offices in the state, all OF
which have been closed on Sundays
for some time past The letter from
The authorities at Washington was re-
ceived in May but Postmaster MINI
ocks held off before complying with 1t
until the department was given min
lite information concerning the sltua-
ton here.
The effect OF Sunday closing will
only be felt to the army Of patrons
Of the office who receive their mail at
the carrier windows. The mall Will pc
received at the post office from al!
nail trains and dispatched to mail
rains AS usual, and all mail received
will be distributed in the usual man
ner on Sundays. ''he carrier windows
however, will not be open for dlstrl-
tuition after July 8, and if patrons de-
sire their mail on the Sabbath, 1t VII!
be- necessary to rent boxes.
The department rents boxes to
patrons in which they may secure
their Sunday mail, and yet not let 1t
interfere with the daily delivery BY
carrier of their weekday mail. Pro-
vision is also made for any one who
is expecting an important communi-
cation on Sunday to have it delivered
to them by calling at the office. This
privilege can be taken advantage OF
by the party leaving word with the
postmaster of the letter expected, and
the clerks will endeavor to locate the
communication and the postmaster
will deliver it upon request at his Of
fire. Poslma ster Nimocks will make
statement the middle of next week to
fthe patrons, informing them with re-
ilaticn to the new order Of things eff
lfeotive Sunday. July 9.
In Class With Other Cities.
The closing of the Ottumwa post Of
flee on Sundays will place this city In
line with all the other first class
offices IN the, state, many OF which
have been closed for some months.
Ottumwa was the last city to put
into effect the order of the depart
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
IOWA BOY CARRIED
UP BY "A BALLOON
Aeronaut Drops With Parachute, But
other Fellow Rides Four Miles
Before His Safe Descent.

Treynor, July 1.--Caught in guy
rope Of a balloon, Ransom Jones, 10
years old, was carried four miles
through the air and set down unhurt.
The aeronaut, when he discovered
he had passenger, cut loose his para
chute and dropped after instructing
Jones to ride her out"
Jones had started to climb the guy
rope and was about to grasp the re-
lease rope Of the parachute, which
would have sent both him and the
aeronaut to the ground. when the pilot
discovered him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
Pc. 0. SOCIETY
H0N0RS DEAD
HELD MEMORIAL SERVICES At
oTTUMwA CEMETERY FRIDAY .
EvENING-THE DEPARTED.

The members OF the P. e. o. soci.
ETY. paid tribute to their departed sis
tiers at the Ottumwa cemetery Friday
evening, strewing their graves with
flowers and holding memorial services
with solemn rites. Mrs. May Grouchy
was in charge of the ceremonies which
were held at the decoration of the last
grave After a short song service,
prayer was offered and as the names
Of the departed sisters whose remains
have been laid to rest out of the city,
bouquet of flowers was dropped at
the grave of their sister. There were
thirteen graves decorated in the OF
tumwa cemetery and honor was paid
to eight whose resting places could not
be reached Following Is the roll of
the dead, twenty-one in number:
Mrs. Eva Poland.
MRS. Frances Burnett
Mrs. Irene Roberts Burnham.
Mrs. Margaret Evans Briggs.
Miss Laura Boulton.
Mrs. LYDIA Boude.
*Miss Anita Ely. a
"Miss Helen Elliott.
sMrs. Bertha Fullen Farrell
Mrs Charlotte BLY,.
MRS Mary White.
Miss Frances Peters.
sMrs. Mamie Thornton.
Miss Ida Fielder.
Mrs. Emma Roberts Weber.
Mrs. Lucille Evans Murray.
+Mrs. Rosamond Slaughter Lyons.
Mrs. Anna Cresswell Ross.
Miss Catherine Boughner
@Mrs. Louise Winton Mahaffey.
*The departed sisters whose re-
mains are inferred in other cemeteries
and to whom honor was paid by drop
ping bouquets on the last grave to Be
decorated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
BLAkEssuRo.

Herbert Snow OF Abba was in town
Tuesday.
Rev. Scott and family are visiting
friends at ChristianbCrg.
Mrs. Lloyd Ross OF Ottumwa Is Wis
iting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bachman.
Roy McIntire went to Centerville on
business Wednesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Town
send, June %, a daughter.
Chloe Crawford and Charley Jones
were married In Ottumwa Wednesday.
Both parties are from Blakesburs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
LEGAL REFORM
VOTED DOWN
Iowa State Bar Association Defeats
Plea Of Deemer to Lessen Revers-
ais Of Judgment.

.Oskaloosa, July 1.-The State Bar
association refused to accept the rec
ommendation OF Supreme Justice Hor-
ace E. Deemer that the legislature en-
act statute providing that no judg-
ment shall be set aside, case reversed,
or new trial granted, on mere tech.
meal error, misdirection Of Jury. i'm
proper admission or rejection OF evil
dence or error in pleading or proce-
dure, unless the substantial rights
of litigants are injuriously affected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
EY.

Former Mayor Oliver Seaton from
What Cheer was In Sigourney Tuesday
visiting his brother Joe.
r. w. Pfaff returned recently from
Cody, Wyo., where he and his son Leo.
have purchased large furniture and
und ertaking store Mr.. Plaff will
soon close out his business here and
with his family move to Cody for their
future home.
Mrs. John Jones and Miss Reba
Yeatman of Nashville, Tenn, who have
been visiting at the D. w. Lucas home
were passengers for Missouri recent
ly.
Agent G. L. Gallagher Of the Mil
waukee and his son Maine returned
from Kansas City Tuesday where they
had been on short visit, with the
formers sister. ,
Doctor and Mrs. Frank Adrain Of
Harper were in Sigourney Wednesday
visiting with the formers parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Adrian.
Mrs. A. Herrick arrived Tuesday
from New York City for an extended
visit at the Haffner home
Mrs. Della Kleitz and daughter Doris
were passengers for Missouri Wednes-
day morning.
Miss Maude Holland and Miss Eve
lyn Mcclure from Thornburg were
Sigourney visitors Tuesday.
Miss Eloise Morgan, daughter OF our
former school superintendent j. H.
Morgan, arrived here from Glenwood
recently to visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Passig who have
spent the past ten days at the home
OF the formers mother, Mrs. Kate Pas
sig, returned to their home in Hum
boldt Tuesday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
A new FEATURE
THE COURIER WILL PRINT A SER.
les OF FARM NOTES." BY
II. /. RANN.

The humorist
who is now at
tracing I h 9
most attention
in this country
Is H. l.. Ram, of
Manchester, la.
Mr.. Ram writes
what he calls
Farm Notes"
but says they
are not written
for farmers. He
takes the ground
that it. has been
a great fad for
the last three
or foylr wears for
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
AUTO DRIVER MAKES
116 MILES AN HOUR

London, July IA worlds record
for automobiles was created at Salt
burn by-the-sea by P. Bordino, the
Italian driver who covered 1858 miles
In one hour at the Yorkshire Automo-
bile club trials.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04
ALLERToN.

D. d. Shirley and family expect 20
leave this week for the west where Mr.
Shirley expects to find some benefit for
his health.
Miss Edna Braceweli who has been
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POST OFFICE
TOCLOSE SUNDAY
AT WASHINGTON
lNsTRucTs POSTMASTER
TO END SERVICE.
SUNDAY CLOSING.

SUNDAY CLOSING.
In accordance with instructions
from the post office department at
Washington, D. c., this postof-
flee will be closed Sundays begin
ming July 8, 1911.
Frank A. Nimocks,
Postmaster.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-04

Port Chester, N. Y, July Atwood
passed here at 9:05, flying with the
wind, following the line Of the shore.
Larchmont. N y, July Atwood
passed over Larchmont 1t 9:15, sailing
high and fast toward New York.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-10
BINGVILLE GETS ITS OWN

Bingham county sent four men to
the legislature to get four things
and it got them. 1t wanted county
division, the Ross Fork sand road
appropriation, the opening of 140
acres of Asylum lands to sale so the
town of Blackfoot might grow in that
direction, and 1t wanted to retain it's
territory on the southwest.
When the county was divided it
was made into Bingham and Bonnie
vile counties, and some wag welded
the two names into "Bingville" to
Indicate all that territory between
the Banana Belt and the Gate City.
We don't know just how our dele
cation got the bills through so neatly,
we are in the habit of condemning,
legislators or trading favors and thus
enacting a lot of bills that have no
merit, we don't know how many mer-
itless bills they supported to get ours
through, but our OK came out of the
struggle in good trim and there seems
to be no complaint.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-10

ate in a happy mood helping the
members to kill time while waiting
Cor a report from the house, traded
places with a page, and they took
some straw votes on various matters,
and when somebody asked for the
suspension of the rules TO vote on
the railroad commission, the page in
the chair said: The rules will be
suspended upon the request of three
members"
The second man rose to indicate
his request and the page remarked
that that made two. Senator st.
Clair rose to say he would make it
three, but the little brat in the chair
Clipped in with the ruling: mo,
the senator from Bingville only raises
it to two and half"