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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-11
CHARLTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Willoughby are
rejoicing over the advent of a baby
girl at their home on Monday.
Miss Hazel Larimer, of St. Louis,
is here for a months visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Larimer.
Mrs. Nellie Smith and Miss Francis
Culbertson, of Denver. Colorado, came
yesterday for visit with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Culbertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Thomas, Of Des
Moines, are spending a few days IN
Charlton with his mother, Mrs. Leota
Thomas, and old friends.
Mrs Nettie Kitchener, of Des Moines
formerly of this city, returned home
last evening after g. few days visit
with her parents and friends here.
Conductor Tom Bell, Of Lincoln, Neb.
returned home last evening after q
brief visit with old friends here.
Miss Bertha Peck, of Leon, former
teacher in the Charlton schools, visited
her old friends here yesterday
Miss Oma Snedaker returned to her
duties in Des Moines yesterday after
spending a few days here with her
father, w. H. Snedaker
Ray Harding, of Shannon City. I'M
til recently resident of this city, re-
turned home last evening after brief
visit with his brother, Elmer Harding,
and old friends.
Prof. and Mrs. r. B. Leland, Of Santa
Rosa, California, are here for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. s..
Custer, and numerous friends.
James Downward and wife. of Cres-
ton, returned home yesterday after q
few days visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Downward, and other
other relatives.
C. C. Hubbard made business trip
to Osceola yesterday.
Mrs. Morris Arnold, of Garden Grove
who has been spending a few days
with her sister, Mrs. George Scott, re-
turned home yesterday.
Prof and Mrs. Herbert Snyder re-
turned yesterday from Oskaloosa
where they had been spending a month
with the professors mother While
there he underwent an operation for
appendicitis, from which he has al.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-11

The chief Of the fire department has
sounded warning against the practice
of storing piles Of paper and boxes OF
trash In the rear Of business houses.
A carelessly thrown match is all that
is needed, to start a fire that might
sweep the entire business district:
Another dangerous practice is that OF
building bonfires In the alleys and back
wards down town. After the weeks
of dry, hot weather Ottumwa has ex-
perienced there is' grave danger OF
starting a costly blaze by this means.
These practices should not be toler-
ated at any time, but there Is greater
reason for caution at this time because
of the drouth and heat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-11
most entirely recovered.

most entirely recovered.
Lester Whittlesey has returned
from a several weeks business trip
to South Dakota.
Miss Bessie Alfred OF Humeston re-
turned yesterday afternoon to her
home after a few days visit with her
aunt, Mrs. G. %. Erickson.
Miss Elizabeth Ogden left thie
morning for a visit at her homo in
Council Blus.
Mrs. Carrie B. Church and daughter
Margaret, of Ypsilanti. Mich, are visit
ing In Charlton with her brother, DR..
F. H. Boynton and family, while en-
route to Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Mrs. VIII Jackson and little dauxh.
ter Virginia of Chicago, are here for
a visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. @. Stuart, and numerous friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-11

The New York World publishes a
Chicago dispatch concerning the
Shonts family trouble in which Mrs.
Shonts is identified not as the daughter
Of General Drake, governor of Iowa,
but as the sister OF John A. Drake, Of
racing stable fame. The World arti-
Gle contains this paragraph; MRS.
Shonts is q sister of John A. Drake,
whose racing stable was noted for
years in New York and Chicago. 1t
was on a Drake horse that John w.
Gates made his famous Bet million
proposition to Joe Ullman, the book
maker" HAS 1t come to this, that a
racing stable reputation is better
Identification with the general Ameri-
can public than military title, state
and the founding OF a
notable college which bears the fam
lily name?" The Des Moines Register
and Leader asks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-11

Il learned that Ottumwa was visited
by a drenching rain Monday night"
says Des Moines man in one Of his
home papers, while the best that was
done for Des Moines was disappoint-
ing bluff at a shower that did not ma
terialize.' Somebody has been kid
ding this person We haven't had a
drenching rain for months and can't
scare up a shower that reaches even
the proportions of disappointing
bluff"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-11
rnE pos1oFElcE CLOSING.

Postmaster Nimocks has been In
,tructed by the department at Wash
nrton to discontinue the Sunday de-
livery. of mail at the postofice. Nearly
ali OF the leading Iowa Offices have
been closed on Sundays for several
months, BIZ the -antiment IN Ottumwa
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07

rant OF course there Is . prejudice
Ia be overcome among those who have
used the noisy spoon since childhood,
but obligatory methods may silence
such objections
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07

Abandonment 0f al prevailing and ma
tional styles for the Rugby game. Mr..
Knox proposes mn international con
grcss which shall form new code.
embracing the best features Of the diff
feTent followings
Even should Mr. Knox succeed in
forming such congress, with plcnary
powers. it would be matter of
months If not years before the differ
cnt codes could be NEEDED into any
thing resembling an easily compre-
hendcd yet skillful game. The orig
inal English Rugby has changed but
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07

this time than any other The Eng
lish Rugby game. Willie not threaten
ing the reign of American football. is
nevertheless making steady iuroad> in
the United States and az a time when
the American rules committee is
wranglms over the Improvement ~
the game The Leland Stanford. Jr.,
aud california universities have play
ed the Rugby game for half dozen
yc;Ii's first because they were permit
ted Ia play no other. and now because
they prefer H. There Is talk ~ the
University If Wisconsin making the
Rugby game obligatory Ia 1912. and
others are expected Ia follow suit
Briefly. the differences between the
American and English games lies in
the lcgulized illcgalitics which have
made the Yankee sport what 1t is,
The basic change was the scrimmaee,
which. when Harvard adopted the
game in lS16 was sort Of cumher-
some showing match until the ban IS
capped The Americans reduced il 10
busincSslike swapping back of the
bail. which saved time. hut destroyed
for al time the old significance OF the
forwards.
Then came the interference. which
lcgalized violation ~ he historic
British offside rule and which drove
the wedge of difference between the
two games into an unbridgeable gap,
Then when the game became 50 COM
pact that injuries multiplied and pub
Tie interest waned the forward pass,
another legalized offsidc illegaliiy, ap-
peared.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07

now popular II Is of the long stem
med variety ana made. from bran hes.
Bishop Andrews dean oi Ncsimln-
ster. administered the last sacrament
10 Raleigh ana was presented with
the pipe WHOM the condemned ma
took his last whilf. From the rreh ir
the relic has descended 10 its present
owner.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07
NoiseIess soup sp0on IS e0dsend

There are persons with aesthetic
tastes in table manners. but with I'M
fortunate habits. such as the musical
absorption of soup and other liquids
For such savior has appeared in the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07

Baltimore. Chesapeake and Atlantic
Railway Company
RAILWAY DIVISION
Scdedd, ,b,caf. Nopdag, No' es, 1910
Eas, Bounnd West Bound
III 10 u 20 D.
pm pm. am. pm. nm.
800 40 ~ Baltimore Ar. 100
$50 900 952 Hurlock sac 4sS
982 1915 lI46 Berlin $50 2.32
95 100 1900 Ar Ocean City Nv. $50 2i5
pm pm. noon am pm
Sunday only.
fDaly. except Saturday and Sunday.
iDaily exccp, Sunday.
T. MURDOCH. l. Z. JONES.
Gen Pass. Agt Div. Pass. Agt.
WILLARD THOMSON.
Gen. Manager.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07

COVERNOK ]. T. sHAtKOTH OF COLONADO.
The Texans professcd themselves hon
ored ana announced competition IN
the demolition of the gulf oyster
which every visitor entered, for a
leather medal.
At first Governor Shafroth attracted
little attention. but rs the contestants
began to drop ont the monotonous
count ~ the governors watcher could
be heard. and II was seen he was dis
taucing all competitors hy sheer en-
durancc An hour or 50 later all the
entries but Shafroth were out, ana his
counter chccrfully yelled, -Four hun
dred and eighty five
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07
Baltimore, Chesapeake g. Atlantic
Railway Company.

PoCoMoKE h oCCoHANNoCK RIVER LINE
schedule NOW in Effect
Pocnmoke River Line leave Baltimore z NJ
Tuesdays and Fridays for Crshcld, 0nancock,
Fnncys Mears. SAxis and landings on the POGO
moke River o. snow Hil.
Leave snow Hill Mondays and Thursdays A,
N. stopping at above landings
subject 70 change without notice
WILLARD THOMSON. T. MURDOCH
General Manager General Passenger Az
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07

both Van Devanlcr and Lamar show
neither musiachr nor whiskcrs. The
Wyomingitc formerly had n mustachc,
hut discarded it WHEN appointed 10 the
federal circuit court
Justice White was formerly ~ena-
tor from Louisiana and was appointed
10 the bench by President Cleveland
While in the upper house he opposed
the old income tax law. but the follow
ing year as associate Justice hr hand
ed down Il minority opinion that the
law was constitutional He was ONE
Of the minority who voted against the
government I'm the Northern Securities
merger, but he Joined With the major
fly In sustaining the federal power in
the insular ease. Justice Whites "a
voritc pasiimc To- rid himself Of judi
ciul cares is pinnn playing hnt he will
never perform IN public
Justice SaG pcv1utcr on the cir
cnit bench decided against the Stand
ard OH COMPANY supporting the pow
or Of congress Ia regulate ana restrict
commerce between states. He Is the
first representative of the Rocky noun
tain west tn be given seat on the SUI
prcme bench.
Justice Lamar WAS associate justice
Of the Georgia supreme court ~ the
time Of his elevation by President
Taft and is one Of the family to which
former Justice L. q. c. Lamar be
longed
Ills appointment has greatly pleased
the south. rs all three Democrats on
the suprcalc bench. White. I.urton and
lamar. come from south of Mason and
Dixon's line
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07

person Of q st.
Louis inventor.
who has placed
n noiscless soup
spoon on h .
market. This is
expected to re-
ceivc the indorse-
nent of various
societies for the
suppression of
noise and 10 do
away with the
eou~Ouulp con
ccrts that cnlivcn
the dinners Of
nearly every ho
toI aud I..aIuIl
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07

HARVARD VERSUS WEST rotNT
little since lis codificd formation some
sixty years ago. ON the other hand.
one OF its children. the American
game. has been 50 pruned. elongated.
stretched aud compressed that few fol
lowers Of the parent can see a re-
scn.hIancc in the offspring
Then there is another maynard child
in The form of Canadian Rugby, which
embraced features Of the American
game together with the parent stem
and produced "a sport which differs
from all others still again, the Aus
tralian> have football sport that can
briefly bc described as hodgcpodge
of Rugby and the association or soccer
games
There Is little question that the
American Rulers # football are in a
more receptive mood for oyerturcs AZ
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07
SHAFRoYH ENJOYS OYSTERS.
Colorado Governor Devours 4s5 and
Astounds the Texans.

In these stirring times of compcti-
tons IN which contestants drink
twenty pints Of beer daily FOR "a month
or eat one quail and drink a quart Of
champagne under the same calendar
conditions. the recent achievement OF
Governor John +. Shafroth Of Colora-
do should not bc overlooked. though
his demonstration OF appetite was linn
tied to oysters.
The Colorado executive headed a del
egatiom from this state 10 the trans
mississippi congress AT 81. Louis, and
en- route home they visited Galveston,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07
RALEIGH'S PIPE IS FOR SALE
EXPLORER Took Last Whid From It Be-
fore DISSEMINATION.

nevotces of tobacco. and particularly
pipe smokers will pc interested 70
learn that the pipe which Sir Walter
Raleigh smoked just before he was de-
capitatcd Is being offered for sale In
England. Sir Walter WAS credited
with Introducing smoking into Euro
pean circles ON his return from Amer
len. ana he was always an ardent wor-
sinner Of the Virginia plant
The pipe is curious affair and
more nearly resembles the German
students comforter than other shapes
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-07
Will Rugby Style
Gust Yankee
Football Game?

)TBALT may be
come an intcrnn
tional sport after
all that Is, ii the
efforts Of Alex
an der X II X.
chairman Of the
New South Wales
Rugby Football
league. material
lie. Contrary TO
the majority Of
Englishmcn who
want information
al football and
inprplv asi, the
The Washington times., 1911-03-24
ELBERFELD ON LIST
.. Of INVALIDS NOW
Right Shoulder So Lame
Third Baseman Can Hard
ly Raise 1t.
THINKS OF SEEING
"THE OSTEOPATH"
BABY" Bunting Fills Bill and Puts
Up Rafting Good Practice
Game.
By SENATOR"

ATLANTA, Ga, March 24-Kid FL
berfeld. the scrappy little third base
man with the Nationals. has joined the
list of real invaIids. and his absence
takes away much of the pep" dis
played by the infeld. Elberfeld's right
shoulder is so lame he can hardly
raise 1t, and il may be a week before
he can throw across the dia mond with
his accustomed strength. Unless II
takes a rapid change-for the better the
little pepper box will visit a specialist,
and have the cold hammered out of his
system.
Feel pretty punk today, said Elber-
Eeld this morning before starting for
the park. The cold has settled right
in my shoulder. I took hot baths yes
terday afternoon and last evening. This
morning l took another, but 1 don't
notice any change. If something doesn't
happen pretty soon I'm going with Moy
er and Hughes to that osteOpath, and
let him squirt the hose on me-
Bunting Fills the Bill.
Baby" Bunting, though hardly more
than recovering from a lame wing took
advantage of the absence of ElberfeId,
and put up g rafting game at third
e. "A
over Ponce de Leon Park and frightened
the pitchers back into the clubhouse.
None of them wanted to take a cnance
at hurting his salary snapper.
Tomorrow a regular practice game
will be played whether II is cold or not.
Manager McAleer says the pitchers Will
by that time have had sufficient rest
and will be able to take their turns on
the obstacle. He is praying for some
warm weather. however. The sun is hot
nere, but the winds are very cool, caus-
ing the players to get chilled as they
stand in the field.
Somerlott's Eyes Bad.
Jimmy McAleer's hopes got another
crimp put in them today, when John
Somerlott announced that his eyes were
bothering him and he would visit IL spe-
cialist to have them examined. The first
Sacker then Joined the hospital list, with
John Henry and Prof. Joe Quirk, two
other new additions. SOmerlott WITS un-
able to join the team until this week, ow-
ing to an attack of Inflammation settling
in his eyes. His right eye has not fully
recovered, and ii bothered him consid-
erably yesterday, resulting in his deter
mining to see a specialist today.
All thoughts of a practice game were
abandoned today when Manager Nc
Aleer took a look at his pitching corps.
With the exceptiCN of Johnson, Gray,
and Walker not a man of them was
ready to take his turn in the box. They
are suffering from colds in their arms,
and decline to take any chance in the
cool winds that gallop across Ponce de
Leon Park.
John Henry suffered a painful injury
10 his left hand in collision with Fred
COrbin Wednesday, and is unable to put
on a glove. His hand is swollen to al
most twice its natural size. but he says
that the pain has left 1t, and he expects
TO be able to play tomorrow.
Accident to Quirk.
Prof. Quirk the Nationals crack
trainer, while strolling across the field
in front of the boxes yesterday, stuck
his eye in front of a wild pitch de-
livered by Prendley, one of the Atlanta
The Washington times., 1911-03-24

of success. He will remain here and as
sist Manager McAleer in picking likely
youngsters. Dick Padden. who acted as
scout for the Nationals last season. has
been notified that his services will not
he required this year. Padden's work
was satisfactory. but the club cannot
AFFORD to keep him on the road, and it
will be up to Kahoe to do the heavy
work this season.
Most of the players took in the painful
episode Yesterday afternoon at Ponce de
Leon Park, when the Chicago Cubs
dragged a game away from Atlanta to
the tune Of TO 2. They will remain
away. this afternoon for yesterdays
memory will last many moons.
The Washington times., 1911-03-24
Owner of St. Louis
Cardinals Is Dead

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March "a
Stanley Robson, owner of the st.
Louis National League baseball team,
died today in this city, of blood poison
ing from which he had been suffering
two years.
He returned from Panama Sunday
and went to his brothers home. His
case was a mystery to physicians as
no cause for the malady could be found
Robson. who was born sixty-three
years ago at Dubuque, Iowa, was the
last cf three brothers. Howard Robi-
son died fifteen years ago, and Frank
D., two years ago.
Stanley was at one time interested
with his brother, Frank, in Cleveland
fractions.
He was part owner of the St Louis
team, when it was transferred frora
Cleveland. Arrangements for the fu-
neral have not ben made.
The Washington times., 1911-03-24
Johnson MAKES
THEM BAT SPACE
Smiles as Schaefer Gets r ed and Throws Down Bat
Disgust, For He Is Proud of This High Tribute to
His Ability as Incompatible Twirler.
By SENATOR"

ATLANTA, March A.-It was while
Walter Johnson, the Incompatible
twirler. was performing miracles with
the revolving sphere, causing the bats
men to whiff and breeze and sigh for
just one ball they could see with the
naked eye. Zeb Milan and Germany
Schaefer were the particular victims
Of the Cofreyville farmer, wildly en-
deavoring to wallop the pellet on the
proboscis and meeting only the gentle
Zephyrs.
Just as he threw down his bat in dis
gust and started to run back to his
position Schaefer called out to Mcbride:
Never mind those hit and run signals
today; we don't need EN-"
Johnson grinned from ear to ear, for
II was a tribute to his good pitching.
The Washington times., 1911-03-24
Prof. Joe's Verselets.

Prof. Joe Quirk. prize package in the
training line fastened to the Nationals
tent peg. appeared at Ponce de Leon
Park the other morning carrying a
sheet of typewriter lines, which he
handed to Schaefer with instructions to
read before the assembled outfit.
The Washington times., 1911-03-24

stwirlers, and was sent spinning on his
noodle. Kid Elberfeld ran quickly to
his assistance and led him to the club
house. Quirk was stunned and was to-
tally blind for an hour and a half af-
terwards. Then the soothing lotions
ElberfeId applied restored his sight. The
ball made a cut over his left eye about
an inch long. EIberfeld did not don his
uniform yesterday at ALL sitting on the
bench and watching the others work out
in the chilling blasts. His shoulder is
bothering him and he preferred to take
no chances with il.
Corbin Likely to Stay.
From his showing since coming to
Atlanta Fred Corbin is practically as
sured of remaining with the team. Billy
Hamilton. scout for the Boston Nation
The Washington times., 1911-03-24

"Schaef' looked at the paper and then,
as the players gathered around him,
proceeded to read in Dutch dialect a
bunch of the weirdest verse ever tanned
and made to eat from the hand. 1t was
entitled, Just Forty Years Ago" and
told of watching ball games then and
coming out now and seeing the same
player doing the very same stunts with
all the ease and grace OF those earlier
days.
who is her. asked Doc Ralston, be-
fore Germany got down to the right
place.
Its Connie my boy, Conner who
else Of US young fellows played forty
years ago?" replied Schafer
And the rough and rugged lines were
dedicated to Wild Conroy, who re-
ter Prof. Joe's scalp.
The Washington times., 1911-03-24
MarQuetteS to Meet.

A meeting of the Marquette League
has been called for tonight at the Ar
mory at o'clock. The arrangements
for completing the schedule will be
made tonight.
The Washington times., 1911-03-24

All the Nationals devour the papers
from home to learn all about the new
grandstand to be erected at the Florida
avenue park. They all agree that, aside
plore it may turn out a good thing for
the club. The new stand will seat more
and that means more business for the
turnstiles.
The Washington times., 1911-03-24

ais. was sr1itten with the rookie ana
told McAleer that ne would tell FREQ
Tenney not to waive on him If the mat
ter came heforc him. Jimmy McAleer
merely smiled at HaniltCn's words. Cor
bin is a hitter, a necessary quality to
land III the Nationals outfield this sea-
son. He meets the ball sharply and
cannot be fooled by the widest and most
deceptive curve. In the field he handles
himself like a veteran and seems certain
of remaining with the team this year.
There is much speculation is to what
will be done with ''Sombo" Ralston.
Chief Swain, Warren Miller. and
Charlie Conway. the last named has
Just begun 10 show his caliber. and has
impressed McAleer with his ability as a
batter and base runner. With Milan,
Lelivelt, Schaefer. Gessler, and Corbin
leading the way for those garden places
1t does not seem possible that any Of
them can land on the team. Otto Jor-
dan would like to have Swain and may
get him. Jordan tried to draft him last
fall, but lost to Warrington.
Kahoe Calls OFF Trip.
Mike Kahoe has called off his scout
ing trip among the eastern colleges. at
least for the present. News Of his going
leaked out and that spoiled all chance
The Washington times., 1911-03-24
It's Sambo Now,

Doc Ralston has been known as Doc
ever since joining the Nationals last
July. No one knew the handle to his
cognomen. No one seemed especially
desirous of learning IL.
Perhaps Ralston's title never would
have escaped into the wide world had
II not been for photographer at Ponce
de Leon Park recently, who, having
The Washington times., 1911-03-24

Charlie Conway, the husky outfielder
from Youngstown, has a healthy swing
with the bat and when he gets hold OF
a ball, zoxie, It travels at express speed.
One of his drives knocked John Henry
clean off his feet the other day.
The Washington times., 1911-03-24

Kid EIberfeld's tricks around that
third bag have many of the youngsters
skittish when they come down the line
and sometimes Tom Hughes is moved 10
rough stuff, there, Kid" But Elberfeld
only grins.
The Washington times., 1911-03-24
DeMontreville through.

According to reports from the South,
Gene DeMontreville has decided not to
play professional baseball, but he will
in the future devote his time time to
following a regular business career.
DeMontreville learned baseball on the
fields OF this city more than q decade
ago, and so well did he perform that
he wash snatched up by Washington.
He later drifted into the Southern
League, where he has been for several
seasons.