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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
CANALS AND
DAMS COMING
DOWN STATE RESIDENTS ARE
HOPEFUL FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF DIES MONIES RIVER.

Keosauqua, Aug. THE people o,
|Keosauqua and Van Buren, county MAY
we'll felicitate themselves on their
good fortune arising from the apparent
certainty of the Improvement OF the
Des Moines river at Keosauqua and
also at point between Kilbourne and
Douds-Leando.
L. B. Bradley Of Chicago, civil en-.
gineer who has been here a consider.
able part of the time for the past eight
months, on project for canal across
the bend in the river here for water
power purposes. returned to this place
last week. At largely attended meet
| ing of business men Wednesday even
ing Mr.. Bradley made in plain that he
and those associated with him had not
been idle by any means during the past
two or three months that he had been
absent from here. During this time the
most important work of the whole en-
terprise had been accomplished, name
ly, the contamination of arrangements
for financing the project and the OBJ
tanning of copies Of the recent govern
ment survey of the river, the location
of dams, etc.
The financial interests who were
financing the canal project sent their
own engineer here last spring and he
and Mr.. Bradley and one or two others
from Chicago went over the route of
the proposed canal and inspected 1t
carefully. Afterwards this consulting
engineer came back alone and went
over the whole project again. AS re-
suit of his calculations he suggested
certain changes in the plans that had
been submitted by Mr.. Bradley and
the financial people proposed that If
the changes suggested by their engin-
eer were made, they would finance the
project. Mr.. Bradley and his associates
have accepted their proposition and the
financing of the undertaking is pro-
vided for, which Is, of course, the one
immensely important feature in the
whole matter
The change made in the plans pro-
vides for the construction of two
dams in the river instead of the dig
ging of the canal. One of the dams is
to be constructed on the site of the
old dam here at Keosauqua and the
other is to be about four miles north
west Of Kilbourne near the farms of
E. B. Kirkendall and George w. Nor
row, who are on opposite sides Of the
river. These dams are to be eighteen
feet high from the bed of the river
and are to be provided with locks and
electrical power houses at a total cost
Of $250.000 or more each. It is esti-
mated the two dams will produce 1000 |
horse power. ,.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
PROGRAM FOR
PICNIC IS OUT
OLD SETTLERS AND OLD SOL
DIERS WILL MEET AT OLD
FIELD AUGUST "a.

The program for the annual out
ing of the Old Settlers and Old Sol
diers association of Wapello county,
which is to be held at Forest park,
commonly known as the old field, on
Thursday, August "a, 1911. has just
been issued. Five minute talks by
some of the veterans of this county
will be heard, and the day is expected
to be one filed with pleasure. George
Kitterman and A. E. McCue compose
the committee on grounds and conces,
sions and will receive bids for all
concessions at once. The complete
program follows:
1890 a. m-Meeting called to order
by the president, w. R. Daum.
Business meeting.
Reading of death roll.
Election OF officers
Distribution Of badges.
Registration.
Adjournment for dinner
i: 80 p. m.-Re-assemble.
lnvocation-Rev. r, J. Locke.
Address of Welcome-Mayor s. H.
Harper.
Responce-President W. R. Daum.
Address-Fifteen minutes, J. A.
Lowenberg.
Address-Fifteen minutes, Judge M.
A. Roberts.
Five minute talks-David Jay, w. B.
Ramsell, Frank Whitcomb.
2:3o p. m.-Wapello County old SOL
diers in charge.
Adrress-T. p. Spilman, president.
Adrress-Hon. H. L. Waterman.
Address-Sant Kirkpatrick.
Five minute talks-T. R. Buckley,
W. H. H. Asbury, w. H. C. jacques,
Capt. Kitterman
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CARS RUNNING ON
SCHEDULE TODAY
(Continued From Page ~

ton the crowd gave rousins demon
/! 5tration.
| It was not long before the first cars
on every line had reached the station
and each crew, as 1t came up, was
greeted with cheers. BY O'Clock
! traffic had resumed almost It's norma
condition.
Nav Prove Answer to Big Question.
THAT a new method Of handling Ia
Dor difficulties has been discovered
| was the statement OF N. I. Guernsey
attorney for the street car company,
last night following the acQuiescenee
of the company In Judge De Gra1's
order.
At the same time, he said, his
clients we're by no means satisfied
that the court was within it's juris-
diction In issuing the mandatory In
junction. but for the present they we're
willing to abide by 1t, leaving to lat
ter day the trial of the case on Its
merits.
eve hope we are wrong he said.
"and that the city Is right with regard
to this order. If this order stands II
means that public service corpora
ton, having contract with a labor
union, has right to go into court ana
secure a mandatory Injunction prohi-
biting the labor men from striking,
and requiring it, in case strike mas
been called, to rescind the order call
ing the strike.
at is obvious that If this Is law, a
way has been pointed out for handling
these labor difficulties which will be
more economical and efficient than
any method that has yet been sug-
gested."
oompers Sees Slavery For Men
Washington, D. c., Aug. 7.-Samuel
Gompers president Of the American
Federation OF Labor in discussing to-
day the injunction which has broken
the street car strike in Dcs MONIES,
Ia, said:
1.-THE judges order Is simply the
logical result of an illogical premise.
1t is the natural development OF the
abuse of the injunction. The whole
policy of the species of injunction has
been to tie the men Of labor to their
work and to make ineffectual any ef-
fort to secure Improvement In the con-
dition of the worker or to effectually
protest against the deterioration IN the
Of the workers.
THAT has been the purpose and the
policy Of the judges who have issued
the injunctions against workmen en-
gagged in dispute with employers, In
functions which never would have
been issued against other citizens, or
even against the same workmen were
they not engaged in labor dispute
with employers The purpose ALI!
policy is to tie the workmen to their
work. In other words, to bring them
70 a condition of slavery.
when a man Is compelled to work
,nder conditions which are onerous to
him, which he regards as unjust say
because OF unsuff cient compensation
or return for labor performed" con-
.inued the labor leader, "and he is
by the edict Of a Judge to
work against his will "r to suffer, or
% 20 to prison, for his failure to abide
~ the order Of the court to work, that
moment slavery has been established"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08

Miss Name O'Connor returned to her
home In Eddyville after visit with
Miss Rose O'Connor, III Sheffield
street.
Mrs. J. c. Cummings has returned
to her home in Bonaparte after a visit
at the home of Mrs. C. Dings, 402 West
Second street. ....,
Mrs. Frank Thrall, 173 East Court
street, left for Waukeeney, Kan, where
she will visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Calhoun and
children Ives and Jeanette, COL North
Court street have returned home from
q two weeks visit at points on the
great lakes.
Mrs. w. e. Eaton, 727 West Main
street, left this morning for Ridgway,
Mo-, where she will visit with her SIS
ter
Mrs. H. s. Lyle and little daughter,
Epperance, who have been visiting
Mrs. Lyles brothers, A. c. Judd, 1903
Glenwood avenue, and H. D. Judd, 405
West Woodland avenue, returned to
their home in Omaha today.
Mrs. G. L. Hord, of Lawton, Okla,
who has been visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Harriet Briggs, 331 East Fifth
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street, left this morning for a visit in

4! street, left this morning for visit i
Charlton.
Miss Minnie Schuette has returne
to her home in Ackley after vlsl
with Mrs. William Schuette, Fla Yves
Fourth street.
James Westland, 1868 Castle street
has left for pes Moines.
Mrs. Jessie Swan, of Madrid, Wh'
was in the city attending the funera
Of her nephew Claude Johnson, I"
turned home yesterday.
Misses Bertha and Anna Vaner, 43'
West Fourth street, left for Minneapo
lis, where they will spend their waco
ton.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Swanson OF
Hannibal, Mo-, are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Swanson's sister, MRS. ).
Madden, PIT North Green street.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mcmillan, 1913
West street, leave tonight for tive
weeks pleasure trip to Chicago, M
agara Falls, New York City, Philadel
phia and Washington, D. G.
Mr., and Mrs. Joseph Dain and Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Browning, leave 10
day overland for Excelsior Springs
Mo.
Phil Daggett, corner Fifth and Court
streets, has left for Pueblo, Colo, to
accept a pos. zion with the Pueblo .
Suburba Traction & Lighting Co.
Mrs. H. B. Pagan, III North Clay
street, and daughter Mrs. F. A. Martir
GA West Fourth street, returned hom"
last evening from short visit IN
Cedar Rapids.
Miss Lily Brown and niece Misc
Margaret Beggs, who reside north
east of the city, are visiting In keo
today. '..-.s
Marshal F. B. Clark is in Des Moines
where he will remain during the street
car strike. AS the Des Moines cars
carry mail boxes anyone hindering
with the operation Of the cars Is held
liable by the government.
Rev. ]. c. Kendrick. 1926 West Fourth
street, left for Moravla this morning
Mrs. Gwylin Lodwick, of Mystic,
who has been visiting at the home OF
l.. L. Lodwick, 229 North Mclean
street, returned home this morning.
Mrs. Frank Rhodes, of Des Moines.
returned home this morning after
visit at the home Of Mrs. Marjorie
Kenyon, 632 West Fourth street.
Mrs. A.. D. Moss Of Denver, a
former resident of Ottumwa, Is a guest
IF Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Ellsworth, 100
North Green street.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Long of Omaha,
ire visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Ruckman, 1705 East Main
treet.
Mrs. B. S. Graves and D. B. Graves,
OF North Wapello street, left for q
wo weeks visit with relatives In
Vellsville, Mo.
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S.C.Cu11en q Co.
: l26-128-l3O East Main
ty superintendent Myrtle DUNCAN.

ty Superintendent Myrtle DUNCAN.
Miss Helen Van Arsdale OF this city
and Mrs. P. A. Rockey of Russell went
to Des Moines yesterday to visit their
sister, Mrs. Charles Fost.
Mrs. Bessie Paragon of Norfolk,
Neb., who had been visiting her uncle,
S. B. Swift, and family. left yesterday
for her home.
Miss lila Bartram Of Abba, who had
been visiting in this city with Miss
Minnie Yocom, went to Des Moines last
evening to visit.
Mrs. r. O. Clark, mother OF Mrs. s.
c. Hickman, has gone to Grand Rapids,
Mich, to visit relatives.
Mrs. c. M. Miller and baby, Halycon
of Kansas City, came yesterday for
visit with her brother o. e. Hoskins
and wife.
E. H. Perry, of the Depot hotel, left
yesterday on few days business trip
to Chicago.
Jolliff, departed yesterday on trip e
Colorado.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
TWO CASES FILED,

A Suit on Account and Divorce PetI.
ton on File With Clerk of
Court.
G. S. Christensen vs.. J. F. Dings is
the title OF suit filed this morning in
district court. The allegation is to the
effect that bill of -four bran and
middlings amounting to $497.72 has not
been paid for and a Judgment is
sought. Retta Yoakum seeks a d.
vorce from William Yoakum in a petit.
ton that alleges cruelty and inkuman
treatment.
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Card Of Thanke.

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for the kindness and sympathy shown
US in the death of our little Effie and
also for the beautiful floral tribute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen and family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Lowest prices in. twenty years for
Washington cedar shingles. We offer
100000 Star A Star shingles at $2.75
per 1000. S. L. McGavic Lumber Co.
Foot of Jefferson street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
Tri- Weekly Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name
has been sent as we'll as the Postoffice
where they desire it to be changed to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
REGISTER FARMS.

RosshiII and Highland View arc Lat
est Titles Taken for Farm
Homes.
"Rosehill," is the came selected by
Leonora c. Gilliland for her five acre
homestead in Center township today.
William a. Myers Of Columbia took the
name Of Highland View Farm" for
his home west Of Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08

Card Of Thanks.
We wish to express to our many
dear friends and neighbors our heart
felt thanks and appreciation for theil
kindly help and sympathy in the sick
ness and death of our beloved wife
and mother.
Mr.. Peter Smith and family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Long of Omaha
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Ruckman, 17O5 East Main
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08

Mrs. A. D. Moss Of Denver, q
former resident of Ottumwa, Is guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Ellsworth, 100
North Green street
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-15
PLAN TO MAKE DE
 LA sARRA PRESIDENT.

MEXICO CITY, Mex, Aug. l4.- Without their consent having been obtained, Francisco de la Barra and General Bernardo Reyes were today nominated for the presidency and vice presidency by 8 group of men repre- seniing the "Liberalradical" party. The general is an independent candi- date for the presidency.
 The Liberal-radical party is a small organization which hitherto has taken no important part in politics but it's action today is regarded as signifi- can't since it is in line with plans said to be made by leaders Of the Catholic party to force the provisional presi- dent to become president. If a major Ity of votes is received by anyone nominated, he is elected. His accept ance of the nomination is not essen. tial. Once elected the constitution pro vides that absolute inability to serre shall be the only ground for reSigna tion.
 The plan talked of nov is to take advantage of these two facts and place de Ia Rarra in the presidency even though he continues unwilling tC serve.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-15
.BISBEE MANS DEATH
 RESULTS IN ARRESTS
Douglas Internationall

tDouSid5 tuLGIHGllDual.l
 Three mere negroes have been, ar rested charged with complicity in the killing of the Bisbee miner, Schewman, early yesterday morning n the Beehive saloon on the corner )f Ninth street and H avenue. They ire Joe Brown, J. Ramsey and George White. John Hill and Arthur Gibson, the latter two being porter md cook on the Southwestern din ing car running between Douglas and Benson,
 The negro, who was arrested soon after the cutting in the saloon, gave to Deputy Sheriff Bob Hfburn the names and description of the ne Toes arrested yesterday, and who il was said by the negro Flax" were implicated in the fight at the Bee hive which ended in the death of schewman. Flax" was held by justice Taylor, of PirtleY:lie, for murder without bail.
 In the fight at the Beehive it IS Inown that several negroes were participants. Those arrested are to nave their examination this after aoon before Justice Taylor of Pirtle file.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-15

of the Feather river. It's main res eryoir. said to be double the caDac- lty of the Ashokan reservoir, which will send down 5O0,o9o.OoO gallons daily of portable water to the cities of the plains, is also twice as big as theS Roosevelt irrigation dam n Arizona. This mammoth work, built by the Great Western Power com parry, will be followed by the cree ton of a chain of additional power plants representing an investment Of s2O. .OOO. .OO0. and furnishing ceaseless energy equivalent to the work 1i half 3 million horses. All of this power win be saleable when deTei- oped. and after the water has passed the last Iink in the chain of power plants at Las Plumas. 1t will be atilized for irrigation projects
 Works for the transmission of cleo srieal power from saterfails are transforming the facilities for iD dustry everywhere in this country White coal" which is cheap and exhaustless. is wing as a generator of power with tie black coal of the mines But great central power plants are being erected, too, at the mines and upon the sites of peat deposits to supply cheaper power by like methods of transmission. In such enterprises the need of the work of skilled engineers is para mount The process of harnessing the energies from water and from the fossil vegetable deposits of this country will proceed for at least . generation; after that, the gear must be kept in repair.
 Young men who are training them- selves to be engineers should have splendid opportunities
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-15
TOWN V SAYING s "
ay 4e np \ O W E

All great men are fools in spots, as you are.
 Don't let a painless dentist fool more than once.
 Some beaten paths are too long; cut-oifs are possible.
 Men have always engaged in tire some gossip, aud called it criticism.
 When people talk about you. you say. fit is none Of their business. .'' But they make it their business just the same.
 One fault is urged against all cid orly men: that they buy a bottle of medicine. take a few doses of #, and then let i; stand around in the way.
 You people who do things in the as well understand first as lasi that you have plenty of critics among the old-fashioned- Women say it is easy 10 quit smoking I suppose I realize the folly ot smoking as much as any lady living. but I cannot quit it as easily as can a woman. who has nevel learned the habit.
 Just how much can be accom- plished in overcoming bad tenden cies. I do not know; but I have no uced that. with the whip laid CT property, a lazy horse does verl well
 A man came home who hadn' seen his wife in four months; aRs IS he opened the door his heart beat ing high, his wife greeted him with Don't hold the screen door open sS long! You're letting in the fiies." . Copyright, 1911, By George Matthev Adams
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-15
uzzzEzuz A xEzaszsszs PRESS .:...,..!..
ao'NEIL IS ON TRe Jos."

(Phoenix Sun).
 4 tidal wave of disappointment swept over the city yesterday after noon when the lachrymous eyes Of the people read in the evening re- publican newspaper that "O'Neil iz on the job"
 For several days a dim. but dog ged, suspicion has been a-prowl that O'Neill had tired of his job as special correspondent or repuDI;- can journal and had decided to re- vert again to his democratic faith and affiliations. Many of those aho like him for certain amiable qualities hoped that was the case, and that now. since he and his newspaper ally had almest 'jobbed statehood to it's death, he would reform and come home.
 But "oNein is on the job" and the real democrats of the state will not forget the fact They will re- ,aIl it whenever O'Neill is men toned in democratic circles and xiII assuredly remember whose jot was that he was on while in Washington. It is sad to see a young man with a high-soundile aame, a fraternal pedigree and al 1xorial purse thus sacrifice himself o the futile getting statehood scheme of a republican newspaper no matter how good a republican ! newspaper 1t is.
 Honestly, we are real sorry tha o'Neill is on the job" That is we are sorry for him.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-15
THE TEXAS
 MANEUVERS.

Major-General Carter, who com handed the division of the United States army lately mobilized in Texas, expresses his satisfaction, in published report of an interview, with the results Of that movement Hostile comment on the presidents order. assembling the troops on ana near the border, during the Mex.caI civil war, was long since discred- tied. The presence of the troobs served a good purpose in protecting American property this side the bor der and discouraging American as sig.ance to the combattants. II served to help neither side in the struggle, and neither federals nor insurrectos found the operations oi our army a cause for complaint.
 On the ether hand, Gen. Carter says that the Texas maneuvers were of great and lasting benefit to ouI own country. They put all branches of the service to a severe test anC greatly increased the efficiency O infantry. cavalry and artillery, ana ft .....-~.,.s 4sx., .,a .--,t,-ss,t e,r,,., departments as well The expert
 ments of the signal corps, too. witl
 wireless telegraph were accorded al
 actual test which was remarkabl,
 successful. The soldiers had man.
 weeks of real field service. The ories gave way to practical wOrh
 and Gen. Carter believes that tn
 military unit thus created is wort
 five times it's cost The war de
 partment, we believe. now contem plates the creation of a number c such uni;s in the different militar divisions.
 . So that the operations in Texa ! and along the Mexican frontier turn : ed out to be exactly what Pres ; dent Taft called them-maneuvers- and practical maneuvers. too. ( ? more value in the training of bo, officers and men than any of th 3 experimental tests of our army F recent years.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-15
CLUB IS
 PREPARING FOR FALL
Fourth Anniversary to Be 0b- SeVed-C0mmitteeS Get
 ting Things Lined Up

At a meeting of the directors of the Warren District Country club held last night at which all the directors except one were present, together with the chairmen of the various com mittees, it was decided to start things moving for the most delightful season of the year, which Is during the ian months. The committees were in structed to get to work on various matters SO that the members Of the club will be able to enjoy an unusual season of festivities this fall.
 The fourth anniversary of the club occurs September 9 and the entertain ment committee will meet tonight for the purpose Of getting up a program behtung the occasion.
 Golf Locking Up.
 The greens committee has put two extra men to work on the golf com SC getting the greens cleaned up and in shape for coming matches. The first game will be played between Douglas and Warren Sept. 24 It will be a 20- man match and will be played hera. Later in September it is arranged to nave a game between the Douglas and Warren Country clubs, the match to be a 36 hole affair, IS holes al eaca place.
 A lively tennis game was played at 1 Warren Sunday, the locals winning ] from Douglas by the score of i to 9 | 4 fine luncheon was served at the clIl house following the game.
 The membership committee will ex ! pend renewed efforts toward incTeas ! ing the club membership. Eight new ! members were added during the past month. The semi-anEuaI report of the | finance committee submitted last | night showed the club Co be in GnC
 shape The house committee is getting :. new furnishings and renovating me ! club house wherever it needs shimrs up for the coming active seasCn.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-15
TREY DON'T
 WANT PEACE.

The Magonistas in northern Mex leo are not taken seriously. as sin. tere fighters for a legitimate cause Mexieans themselves are inclined 3 regard the self-styled Magonistas as bandits and outlaws. mistaking lib erty for license. and reluctant Jo surrender their arms once taken up in pretended support of a patriotic program. There are few of them at most Some of them have success fully engaged in looring expeditions and they do not want to go back to the quiet life of the ranch and ha- cienda, says the Fl. Paso Herald.
 This element in Mexico is not 10 be feared. All parties will com bine to crush outlaws whose only purpose is dishonest and selfish. The element beth parties have to fear and reckon with now is not the dashing nightTiders and bands oi lawless vagrant men of neither sound principle nor public aim. but rather the quiet ones-the Mexcans who have peacefully pursued their business through all the period ci disturbance and who are looking anxiously Cor tangible bettermeni following in the wake of successful revolution.