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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1911-12-02
SEVEN WEEKS
OF CALIFORNIA TIME
SPENT JURY HUNTING
And the Real beginning Of
1.-THE Mcnamara Trial Isl!
4 Hardly in; Sight
Sickness and
4 Death.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The seventh
week OF the Mcnamara murder trial
closed here today in cloud of sick
ness and death which has been
spreading ever since the first juror
was selected. There are now eight
Jurors and one talesman passed for
cause by both sides awaiting the In
PRODUCTION of evidence in the trial OF
James Il. Mcnamara.
A brother Of Juror j. B. Sexton
died today and court adjourned until
Monlay out OF respect to the afflict'
ed Juror.
The wife of Juror +. ID. Green has
been i'll long time and is sinking
steadily. II Is feared she will not
live through the trial.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1911-12-02

De preachers hab rot quiet an gon
to work tryin to save soles; dey ha
shuk hans ober de bloodless kasm @
promise ter be good
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1911-12-02
THE "SHHHtrtR ScHiHHtrtR

~,s. old owl .vsd In an oak
rhr more be saw, the less he spoke
rhe less he spoke the more hs heard
Why can't We bs like that wise old
birdi
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
CENTER MOVES WEST.

The census department I'm report
Just issued shows that the center Of
population moved westward thirty
miles In the decade from 1900 to 1910
Between 1890 and 1900 the center Of
population only gained fourteen miles
In its westward journey, but the devel-
opment Of the Pacific coast and the
great gains made in the southwest ac-
CELEBRATED this movement during the
last ten years. The following table
issued by the census department shows
the position Of the center of popula-
ton at zach previous census:
Westward move
Approximate ment in miles
Census location by during pend
years. important towns. ing decade
1908 miles east OF Baltimore,
Md. ....... ......
1so0-1s miles west OF Baltimore
1870 miles northwest Of Wash
ington, D. c. .3e
1S2O-16 miles north sof Woodstock
va. 81
lS3O-19 miles west-southwest Of
Moorefield, in the present
state of West Virginia ...39
1S4O-16 miles south; of Clarksburg
in the present state Of West
. Virginia ................. 30
1868 miles southeast Of Parkers-
Y : burg. in the present state OF
West Virginia ............. .55
5000 miles south Of Chillicothe,
$500 Ohio ......... ~. 5000. III
1S70-48 miles east by north OF
Cincinnati. o .............. AZ
1868 miles west by south of
Cincinnati o. ......-...... SO
1S9O-2O miles east. Of Columbus
Ind. 48
1905 miles southeast of Colum-
bus. Ind IA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
CHlLLIcoTHE.

Miss Ella Guggerty went to Batavia
Saturday to visit over Sunday. III.
Mrs. George Segar Of Van Buren,,
Ark, visited last week with her sister
Mrs. J. A. P1negar.
Mrs. ]. w. Claier Of Abba returned
home Saturday after few days visit
with her daughter, Mrs. g. w. Clark.
Mrs. G. H. Rhenport Of Abba spent
Friday and Saturday with Mrs. Carrie
Johnston.
Messrs. and Mesdames A. W., Clark
A. Conwell, e. q. Brewer. q w. Clark
and daughter Grace, Mr.. A. J.
Mitchell and 8. Warren wer0 Sunday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Warren
OF Ottun1wa. The occasion being Mr..
Warren's birthday.
Miss Clara Worley Of Blakesburg
10 visiting her father G. r. worley
this week. 81
G. M. Clark and A. Lanes made Z
business trip to MArtinsburg Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22

leaders of the house of representatives
there Is no better man for presi-
dent-and Osborne has been one Of
the most active Of the western demo-
Gratis during the past twenty years. He
is competent to discharge the duties
OF any office. The country would be
safe In the hands of James and Os-
borne.
James of Kentucky and Brandeis Of
Massachusetts, would make great
are reformers and both
measure up to the requirements.
Judge Walter Clark Of North Caro-
lima and Senator Pomerene Of Ohio
would well represent progressive de-
mocracy.
Governor Plaisted Of Maine, Sena-
tor: Kern Of Indiana, Senator Newlands
Of Nevada, Senator Chamberlain Of
Oregon, Senator Owen Of Oklahoma,
Thomas of Colorado, ex-
Senator Patterson of Colorado, ex-
Governor Adams Of Colorado, George
Fred Williams OF Massachusetts, ex-
Governor Glenn of North Carolina, ex-
Governor Tyler OF Virginia, ex-Gover-
nor Mcmillan of Tennessee, ex-senator
Turner Of Washington, Senator Gore Of
Oklahoma, Ex-Governor Campbell OF
Texas, Congressman Randell of Texas,
Ex-Governor Conner Of Alabama, ex-
Governor McCreary of Kentucky, Hen
ry Watterson Of Kentucky, Congress-
man Rainey Of Illinois, Senator New
lands Of Nevada, Mayor Gaynor Of
New York, Mayor Harrison of Chicago,
and ex-Mayor Dunno of Chicago. are
the names Of men whom democrats
may well delight to honor. There are
many more who are entirely compe-
tent, some of whom have not had an
opportunity to prove their capacity in
public office" &E
Mr.. Bryan seems to have secured
the country pretty well, but he has
overlooked Iowa. What's the matter
with the Iowa, democracy? Can't we
scare up some one to be placed in this
list?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
DRAKEsviLLE.

This place was well represented at
the Sunday school picnic held at Mid
way last Friday. A general picnic was
held in the forenoon. After dinner
quarterly conference was held followed
by preaching by Rev. Smith of Moul-
ton after which the sacramento SER
vices were observed followed by the
baptism of number of candidates
both by sprinkling and immersion.
The w. G. T. U. will hold general
picnic for everybody. who will come
and bring their dinner, on August at
the Thompson grove. Good speaking
will be had and music will be furnished
by the Drakeville band
Mrs. Harriet Truitt and Mrs. CASTOR
Spent last Tuesday with Mrs Mary
Worrell.
O. G. Carr has sold the grocery re-
Gently purchased to- George Taylor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
J. N. Wood spent a few days last

J. N. Wood spent q few days last
week In Marshalltown.
Mrs. Emma Turner came home last
week from visit in Mt. Pleasant.
Marie Mathers entertained her Sum
day school class at her home last
Thursday.
Clarence Berze and wife are keeping
house for O.. G. Carr and boys.
Mrs. Donnelson Of Ottumwa IL visit
ing her brother A. r. Smock.
Mrs. Fannie Stanford and children
from near Bloomfield spent last Thurs
day. with Mrs. Ellen Piper.
Mrs. Myrtle Mathers from near
Bloomfield visited last Thursday at
the home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
George Smith.
Zell Irelan and Miss La Rue Turner
surprised their parents and friends by
going to Otumwa last Thursday and
coming back as Mr.. and Mrs. Irelan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
BELkNAP.

Karl Edbloin of New London filled
the Rev. H. Kenneth Smiths pulpit
Sunday evening at the Methodist
church. Rev. Smith being unable to
be present.
Rev. J. w. Altheide Of Bloomfield
preached here Sunday morning and
evening at the Congregational church.
r. l.. McCune and w. l.. Woolwine
changed places Tuesday. Mr.. McCune
left for County Line to assume the po-
sition of station agent and Mr.. Wool
wine came here to the position Of day
operator. Mr.. and Mrs. McCune were
we'll liked here and their friends are
sorry to lose them from the commune
ty. Mr.. Woolwine had formerly been
night operator here and his friends are
glad to welcome him back.
Time Keeper o. G. Brown Of Coffee,
Missouri, resigned his position Satur-
day with Griers camp at this place,
Night Operator r. M. Irwin left
Wednesday night for Trenton and Roy
Fretts of Ottumwa, who relieved Mr..
McCune until Mr.. Woolwine's arrival
has succeeded him.
The Rock Island railway company
is repainting It's buildings at this place.
Miss Alma Denny of Locust Grove
spent Sunday with Miss Zoe McCon-
nell.
Mrs. T. D. Mum entertained Mes
danes +. H. WEIGH, ]. B. Mccormick,
c. A. Wishard, P. M. Vest of this place
and Mrs. w. w. Moss OF Eldorado,
aKnsas at, at dinner Sunday.
MRS.. w. Toole and son, Lloyd, Of
OF fh4 NT{11so
Dodd home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
PLEASANT GROVE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Smith and
daughters, Belle and Mildred, were
callers in Ottumwa Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb McVey spent
Sunday at the parental H. X. McVey
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Turner spent
Sunday with their daughter. Mrs. Dude
Hancock
Willie Moran was in this vicinity
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Smith visited
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Lawrence Harvard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvie Turner spent
Sunday at the parental Frank Turner
home. 3
Miss Ruby Pottoroff and brothers,
Leo and Harry, visited Sunday after
noon with Misses Ruth and Bessie
Smith.
Mrs. Herb Mcvey was a caller in
Floris Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Brooks and fam
lily called at the Cecil Brooks home
Miss Belle Smith is visiting the past
week with her sister, Mrs. Ada Mum.
Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
ALBA.

A. A. Carter and Nora Salyers, alias
Marie Saunders who we're arrested
Sunday by Officer Webb at the insti-
cation of. Moulton officials, we're ar
raigned before Mayor Berry yesterday
on the charge of adultery and were
bound over to the grand Jury under
$500 bonds. Both parties are married
and reside at Moulton.
The office of county surveyor was
discontinued In Monroe county along
with those of the other Iowa counties
July 4. Hereafter that business will
be looked after by . civil engineer.
w. K Hardenbrook was business
visitor in Des Moines.
Mrs. Joe Harlow and children are
Des Moines visitors this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22

weather conditions, the enormous in
crease III home consumption Is ;an4fm-
portant factoreins reducing the quantity
of goods available for export. The ar
ticless of exportsshowingp increaHeSsdn-
clude silver. 81 900; 900, iron and steel
81, 800 900, bacon and hams, 81, 100000,
cordage $1,000,000, hay and seeds each
5000, 900, paper $500, 900, sailed Goldfish
and furs each 100000, leather $780,
900, wood pulp and nickel each $780,
900. Many of these articles which re-
quire in their production large ex-
penditure Of labor, and the increased
expectation of such goods is indicative
Of Canada's growing Importance as a
manufacturing country"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22

1t is related that many of the new
generation as we'll as some OF the old,
learned their A b C's from the big let
ters making up the name Of "Keosau-
qua Republican"
Certain 1t Is that American citizen
ship, as respects the home life and all
that Is to be commended, touches it's
highest point in Van Buren, county.
Iowa. People worship God, love their
families, pay their debts, work in the
fields, and yet have time to be good
neighbors and good friends to all those
about them
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
PROGRESS In TURKEY.

A concession recently granted 70 a
group Of construction companies roy,
resenting the United States, francs
ana Germany for the installation OF
telephone plant in Constantinople' 10
an evidence of the much needed prog
ress now being made In reactlohaIy
Turkey. Constantinople with It's mil
lion or 80 Of people has been GONE
business without the aid OF electrlcl.y
or steam. because the old regime ~
Turkey forbade electric wires 70 70
run from one house to another. Inae
twentieth century improvements are
now "a he installed in that ben1ghted
land Ia one of the fruits Of the victory
achieved by the young Turks IN
oyerthrowing Abdul Hamid and SET
ting up new government:
The c,tv Of Constantinople stretches
nvar MANY miles of territory and Is al
vided into two grand sectlons w 'tu e
Gold en- Horn, with Stamboul as .ne
western and Galata and Pera as tne
eastern section. In the older portlons
~ both divisions the streets are mar
row. crooked, and in many instances
40 precipitous that vehicular move
ment is impossible, at least WIN
horses. There are two or three INES
Of street cars, operated by horses,
ofrtions of the roads have single
tracks. the cars being small ana anu
n1ated in style and Inadequate IN num-
her. Travel is slow as well as Limited;
TIC Jack of agencies to insure RAPID
transit and speedy communication re-
srlts In business men being Obliged 10
visit in person their associates in c1f-'
ferent localities, involving great loss
Of time and expenditure Of vitality, ana
not infreauently terminating In dlsap-
pointment. the party called upon nav
ing had no previous intlmation OF
nroposed call. Inadequate local postal
facilities add to the difficulties OF the
situation. There is no delivery OF let
ters Nv carrier and little regularity IN
handling the mails. "A conference ne
tween business men may be held Win
certainty only after appointments are
made one day or longer In advance
khro,iKh the medium Of a special mes
senrer. Some Of the large business
concerns have telephones installed IN
their buildings, and some have dyna.
mos for their own use, but beyond.
lhese individual provisions CONSTANT
nople is stranger to electric agencies
In the conduct of its business actlvr
ties. It's domestic dealings. ana us SO
tal enjoyments.
The prospect for speedy change In
these conditions Is now most encourag-
inr- The Inauguration of a telephone
.svstem is the first step. Other Inn
are expected to follow that
win remove the obstacles to the prog
|ress and development of the country
existing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22

tough with the vocabulary OF a long
shoreman and the refined tastes OF a
wharf rat. The preliminary symptoms
are an ability to absorb more fine cut
than two-story cuspidor and lying
tongue which would make old Ananias
resemble a chrome of Truth Crush
ed to Earth. When boy begins to
call, his father ."the old man" put in
good share of the night trying to I'LL to
an inside straight, lay up against;
half pint In convenient alley, and
crawl into the haymoW at "A. m. from
the last dance with a six-ply headache,
the chances are ten to one that some
courageous companion has called upon
him to assert his independence of the
caudal appendage floating from his
mothers waist line. The boy who al
lows himself to be laughed or sneered
into cheap imitation of a four-carat
sport is a pretty weak sister. The
Indifference or blindness of parents
helps this game along, too. The father
who tucks himself under the spread
at p. m. and allows his son to give
the night watch a merry chase until
the cock crows will need a three7sec-
ton fire ladder to scale the battle
ments of heaven. People are SO afraid
nowadays of turning their sons into
milksops that they let down the bars
and ask no impertinent questions,
Do not allow the hired man to go to
sleep on the mower. u He is liable to
fall off and overstock the sausage mar
ket. j;
Constant Reader wants to know if
there is any way to keep a sticking
calf quiet while teaching her how to
drink skim milk from a sten-quart pail.
The remedy is very simple. Grasp, the
calf firmly by; the. nostrils and tail,
turn her face toward the setting sun
and hit her twice In succession in the
back Of the head with pick axe. This
treatment has never been known to
fail.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
CHARLTON.

J. M. Cowao as 'een erel6lEg the
past week in Deweese, Neb.. with his
sos. DR. Harucrs Cowen, and Dr. lighter
Mrs. Myrtle A.dcrLOn.
DR.. e.. z. Stewart has reiur: ed from
Omaha Nebraska. where he attended
tue m..::,'S of the Missouri Valley
Medical association.
H. B. Stewart has returned from q.
few days. business trip to Chicago.
Miss Hattie Shrum was taken to the
for treatment, having been adjudged
insane.
Miss Nan Thompson returned today
from Davis City where she attended the
camp meeting over Sunday.
Miss Beulah Hedges. of st. joe, re-
turned home Saturday after visit
with her grandfather, David Flukc, and
other relatives. Her aunt. Miss
Maggie Fluke. accompanied her home
for visit.
Mrs. John Wilson. OF Ottumwa, re-
turned home yesterday after few,
days visit in Lincoln township with
her niece, Mrs. Orval Werts.
Miss Ethel Farber, of Omaha, form
relatives and old friends here. went
to Lucas Saturday to spend q few days
with friends.
Mrs. Katie Goater returned Saturday
from Abba, where she was called .
few weeks ago by the serious illness
Of her sister, Mrs. Maggie Reed:
Mrs. Laurel Boss enjoyed visit
Saturday from her sister. Mrs. Rachel
Darlington, her nephew, Arthur Darl-
ington and wife, Of Woodburn and her
niece, Miss Bessie Cox, Of Storm Lake.
The Misses Lillian and Anna Miller
of Corydon came Saturday for visit
with Miss Ruth Bennett.
The rife team of company H, I. N.
a., composed OF Capt Bell. LIST Lieut..
Shaffer, LIST Sergt. Benjamin. Sergsants
Douglass and Houck, and Corporal
Plows, and the pit detail composed OF
sergt. Lewis and Privates Earl Poush,
Elmer Lane and Claude Fuller went to
Des MONIES Saturday evening to at
tend the state rife shoot.
Mrs. Frank Shafer and three chill
dren went to Indianola Saturday even.
ing to spend few days with her sis
ter, MRS. Will Brewer.
Mrs. Anna Myers and daughter. Mrs.
John LySn, visited over Sunday with
relatives In Lacona.
Harry Lundergren and family. Of OF
tumwa formerly Of this city, are here
for visit with his mother and other
relatives and old friends.
Mrs. Chas e. Lewis Is spending .
few days with relatives and friends In
Murray.
Mrs. Roy Enslow and baby are
spending few days with relatives In
Indianola
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Gardner, Of
Wymore. Neb., came Saturday for q
visit near Oakley with their sons. Ollie
and Arthur Gardner
Miss Mabel Carroll, Of Whitebreast
township, left Saturday evening for .
visit in Abba and Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
WORLD GROWING BETTER.

In sermon recently delivered at
the Church Of the Redeemer In Chi
cago, the Rev. A. Eugene Bartlett
spoke In part as follows:
II ask the question, rs the world
growing better or worse?' and look to
the nations newspapers for my an
sWer.
If Jesus were living today, be-
lieve he would read the daily papers
and recognize in them, despite their
failings, one Of the great factors in the
progressive Christian civilization.
THE newspapers, by their spread
Of information. are doing more to weld
the world together into great broth
erhood, doing more to overcome sec
tional prejudice than any other single
agency outside the school and church.
I'VE very often go to the bible to
answer our questions az to the trend
of humanity, and we do we'll to do
that; Jesus looked to the sacred writ
ings OF his time, and also to nature
and man. He studied passing events
and noted the signs of the times.
THE bible Is quite largely proph-
ecy; It paints kingdom to come,
while the newspapers deal with pass
ing events that are making history
here and now.
1.-THE last week have been reading
newspapers from all sections of our
country, seeking an answer to tho
question l have put. The biggest and
blacklist type has not usually been
given to the events reckoned most
important.
I'VE need to learn how to read a
newspaper and not to accept the YER
dict of the editors as to what Is i'm
portant.
"The real signs of progress-the big
events for the kingdom Of God-I us.
ually found in small type and without
flaring headlines. Do not neglect
hereafter the corners and out-of-the.
way places in your daily reading. OF.
ten in the little, fine-print items you
will find events of transcendent i'm
portance.
These are the evidences find in
the newspapers that the world Is
growing better. In every paper the
conclusion was brought home to me,
based upon many facts, that human
life is every year growing more sacred,
An increase of rightly directed and in.
telligent charity Is to be noted. These
are evidences that conscience Is grow.
ing more sensitive to eternal distinc.
tions Of right and wrong.
Frequent acknowledgements are
found in the nations papers OF oul
obligations to family, church and God.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
Mr.. BRYAN PICKS BIG FIELD.

MHs BRYAN PJSNo oIS TIGIOs
In a recent issue of his paper, the
Commoner, William Jennings Bryan.
mentions some of the many POSSIBLE
tiles the democrats have to pick from"
in presidential timber and he seems
to cover the field. Mr.. Bryan explains
that the names he suggests must not
be taken as his preference, but there
does not seem to be any need for this
statement, as he mentions about all
the democrats available. The list is
notable, not for the names 1t contains,
but for the omission Of the name OF
Governor Harmon Of Ohio, one of the
leading candidates in the race for the
nomination. Mr.. Bryan has declared
Mr.. Harmon will not do, and, evidently
believing this will settlesit, does not
the Ohioan among the presi-,
dental possibilities. Here is MT.
Bryan's article:
mo one questions the availability of
Joseph w. Folk Of Missouri, Governor
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey or
Champ Clark, speaker Of the house OF
representatives. Aside from these
most prominently mentioned there are
many other available men.
Governor Smith Of Georgia and
Governor Burke of North Dakota
would make an excellent ticket. Smith
is one of the biggest men in the south
and Burke is one Of the biggest men in
the west. Both are progressive, both
have records to commend them. They
would not suit Wall street, but that is
no objection-the ticket that would
suit Wall street would not suit the
democratic party.
Governor Marshall of Indiana and
Governor Dix of New York or Dix and
Marshall as you please, suggest an op-
portunity to democrats. They are both
good men.
Senator Culberson of Texas and
Senator O'Gorman of New York-Cul-
berson and O'Gorman-are available
candidates for president and vice.
president, or O'Gorman and Culberson.
Smith and Burke represent the south
and west-the southeast and north
west; Culberson and O'Gorman repre-
sent south and east-the west-south
and northeast. Culbertson and O'Gor-
man are clean, capable men and they
are in harmony with the advancing sem
timent of democracy. They believe IN
the constitution but instead OF using 1t
for the protection of predatory wealth
they use It to guard the rights OF the
people.
governor Shafroth Of Colorado and
Governor Foss of Massachusetts, are
offered for inspection as a national
ticket. They are able, broad-minded
men of experience and they have
bravely met the questions which have
risen during their respective terms.
They represent the west and the east
and it is ticket that will work both
ways.
.tWhat do you think of James of
Kentucky and Ex-Governor Osborne
Of Wyoming? James is one Of the