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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-14
FUN ERALS.

The funeral of Rachel Elenor Ander
son. the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Anderson was held from the
family residence 1900 East Main street
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p. M, Rev
Henry Elk pastor of the Swedish Con
gregaticnal church and Rev w. H
HORNED pastor of the East End Presby.
terrain church conducted the services.
Music was furnished by a ladies
quartet composed of Mrs George
Allison. Mrs. Fred Swenson Mrs. Claus
Dang and Miss Sigrid Wallace.
Inc high esteem in which little
Rachel was held was shown by the
many beautiful floral offerings re-
ceived
The flower girls were the Misses
Mary Bullock, Evelyn Jones, Mabel
Pierson. Alice Peterson, Ethel Free
man and Katherine Wallace The pail
bearers were Alex Hallgren, August
Hallgren, Oscar Grew and Carl
warner.
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ARCHBISHOP
RYAN CALLED
DISTINGUISHED PRELATE DIES
At PHILADELPHIA; NEARING
BOTH BIRTHDAY.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 13.-The
Most Rev. John Ryan, D. D., LII. D.,
archbishop of Philadelphia and metro
politan of Pennsylvania, one of the
great archbishops on the American
continent, died at 4:08 Saturday after
noon at the archepiscopal residence.
The distinguished prelate would have
been eighty years of age had he lived
until Feb. 20.
! The archbishop had been suffering
| since last fall. Two weeks ago his
physicians admitted that he was slow
| ly dying from weak heart.
About o'clock the stricken metro.
politan reused himself and murmured
the dying words of st. Paul: II wish
to be dissolved and be with Christ"
An hour later his death came
Those about the bedside when the
end came besides the priests and DR..
J. R. Devereaux, nephew, were his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Gleason Of st. Louis,
Ashton Devereaux Of this city,
nephew, and Mrs. Devereaux; Mrs. Ed
ward Bowen, a sister, and several init
mate friends.
!, Brief Sketch Of His Life.
Archbishop Ryan was considered
the greatest Of the line of bishops and
archbishops that have occupied the
Episcopal see of Philadelphia since
its erection in 1903. His reputation was
national and in his home city he was
accorded popular recognition that
far surpassed that of any of his pre-
decessors. he having been on the
friendliest terms with men OF all re-
ligious denominations. He was one OF
the foremost pulpit orators in the
Catholic church in this country.
The archbishop was born in Thurles
county Of Tipperary Ireland on Feb.
co. 1881. His ancestors on the parental
side were originally the Organs, who
figure in Irish history. His parents
died when he was very young and his
youthful education was received from
the Christian Brothers at Aries. Young
Ryan studied at the Carlow seminary
and later came to this country, going
to st. Louis, where he was appointed
professor in Carondelet seminary. On
Sept. 8, 1853 he was ordained a priest
by Archbishop Kenrick. In 1856 he
was made rector of the st. Louis |
and four years later was
placed in charge Of the Church Of the
Annunciation. In 1872 Father~Ryan
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TELEPHONE Line
HASNEW OWNERS
COUNCIL BLUFFS INDEPENDENT
co. CHANGES-ENGINEERED
BY MORGAN7

Council Bluffs, Feb. ia majority
of the stock of the Council Bluffs In
dependent telephone company has
changed hands the past week, the
original stockholders who are bust
ness men of the city, turning over
their shares at the company's office
and received its par value in cash, but
without hint as to the identity of the
purchaser Persons . who claim to
know, declare the purchase is a part
of the project being engineered by j.
P. Morgan, but official information
cannot be secured. L..
The Council Bluffs plant is one OF
the best equipped In the west and has
about 1000 local subscribers. It was
six years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-14
REPORT SHOWS
BETTER EFFORT
EXAMINATION PAPERS ARE RE
TURNED TO co. sUPERINTEND.
EMIT BY STATE BOARD.
HIGHER THAN USUAL
Ratings are High and General Tone OF
Tests Made Demonstrate Superior
Ability; Two-thirds are
ia Successful.

Out of forty-six aspirants for teach
ers' certificates in the recent examlna-
ton held in the Office Of County Super
intendent Burgess, thirty-three were
successful and thirteen failed, the lat
ter from trifling causes, it is reported.
The state board of examiners to whom
the papers of the applicants for GER
titicates are submitted reported its
findings to Mrs. Burgess Saturday and
she stated that the test shows up bet
ter than usual for the local applicants
and that the percentage averages are
quite satisfactory, number of them
being rather high.
Percentage Higher.
There were forty-f1ve Of the regular
examinations which cover the second
and third grade certificates, and one of
the first grade certificate examinations
taken. Of this number the first grade
certificate and thirty-two of the regular
Or second and third grade type were
successful. The ratings were rather
high, one Of them being 100, while 4
number ranged from 80 to 81 per cent.
The higher ratings were secured in
geography and arithmetic, some obtain
ing per cents of 95, SO and 81 in the
former and 81 and SO in the latter Both
have heretofore been chief among the
failures.
The Stumbling Blocks.
The applicants who failed did so
chiefly on the subjects of arithmetic,
grammar, U. S. history, history and
physiology. The tests on arithmetic
and grammar were both long. Some Of
these have in the past been the stun
bling blocks to aspirants for teaching
positions. The report also demon
strates that in the subject of physiol-
ogy the country schools show up much
better than the city schools because Of
going into the subject more thoroughly
in the country than in the city.
The successful aspirants were d.
vided as follows:
First grade certificate ............. 1 i
Second grade certificates -. .......19
Third grade certificates ........... 10 !
The ratings received by the success
ul aspirants can be appreciated bet
er when the percentages needed to
pass are known, The minimum per
cent and the average needed to qualify
S shown as follows:
First grade, which includes, aside
rom the regular examination, the adj
litional subjects Of civics, physics, eco
lOmics and algebra, demands an aver
ge rating of IS per cent, and no sub
ect below Is.
Second grade-An average of Is per
emit and no subject under 70. II
Third grade-An average per cent Of
5 and no subject under go.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-14
DR.. AkED TO CHANGE PULPlTs.
RockefeIler's Pastor in New York May
Become Leader Of gregationaI
Church in San Francisco.

San Francisco. Calf, Feb. 13.-Dr
Charles F. Aked Of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist church, New York, Of which
John D. Rockefeller is a member,
preached twice yesterday in the First
Congregational church here to large
congregations. DR.. Aked came here to
preach three Sundays in order that he
might see how he liked San Francisco
and how the congregation liked him.
Church leaders were much impressed
by DR.. Akeds eloquence and earnest
ness, and if he likes the new field there
is no question he will be called to the
pulpit at salary Of $4,000 year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-14
Anti.saloon League Gets Setback.

Saloon league was given setback in
district court when Judge Smyth de-
MED an injunction sought by that
body and their Attorney M. S. Odle,
through Rev. M. E. Reusch against AL
bert Loserth local saloonkeeper. The
court held that the alleged violation
of law charged by the plaintiff was
not sufficient grounds for an injunc-
ton. in liberal construction of the
mulct law. There are sixty-five other
cases to be tried.
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Charlton X. P. Have New Club.

Charlton Feb 13-The members of
the knights of Pythias have opened
their new club and reading rooms In
the Pythian Temple, by entertaining
their friends at reception. A short
musical program was rendered, and
cards and dancing made up a most en-
joyable occasion. Light refreshments
were served. Splendid music was fur
nished by the Peoples orchestra. The
lodge boys can certainly feel a par
donabe pride in their new furnish
ings and their pleasant quarters.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-14

Canadian government to extend our
own free list it might be claimed that
we should wait until another time, but
1t does not, and I, for one, do not in
tend to allow the steel trust, the meat
trust, the lumber combination and
other excessively protected industries
to Join hands around say:
!" Now we have taken a long step
forward in reducing taritf duties, let
us have peace and quiet for the next
decade
"On the other hand, say that now
Is the time to make things right be.
tween ourselves and Canada. II the
friends Of reciprocity will stand firm
we will win
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Mr.. and Mrs. Oppenheimer Entertain

Charlton, Feb. 13.-Mr. and Mrs.
Simon Oppenheimer gave reception
at the Pythian temple complimentary
to their son, Jerome Oppenheimer and
bride. About 300 guests were present
and enjoyed themselves to the utmost.
Light refreshments were served, the
tables being tastefully decorated with
carnations. Splendid music was fur
nished by the Peoples orchestra.
Dancing, cards and social converse &C.
'-.aiad the time of those present
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Mrs. Nelson Sisk Fletcher Dead.

Bloomfield, Feb. 13.--NIrs. Nelson
Sisk Fletcher, daughter of Mrs. Ham
ilton Sisk, died at her home at Ash
Grove of Cancer of the stomach,t from
which she has been a sufferer some
time. Funeral occurred Friday after
noon at o'clock at the church near
the Ash Grove cemetery: interment in
the Ash Grove cemetery. Deceased Is
survived by her husband, a daughter,
Mrs. r. f. Cox Of Ottumwa; Chas 8.
Fletcher, residing at home and an aged
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Grand Master Meet March IS,

Cedar Rapids, Feb. 13.-Grand Mas
ter Ring OF the Iowa Order of Odd
Fellows has summoned the grand
lodge to meet in a special session,
March Is in Des Moines to vote on the
question of increasing the appropria-
ton for the oldk folks home to be
built at Mason City.
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Fire Destroys Prairiburg Block.

Cedar Rapids, Feb. 13.-Fire at
Prairieburg destroyed business block
with total loss Of $4,000. An over
heated furnace in the Joslyn general
merchandise store caused the fire.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-14

James Wallbank of Mt Pleasant Wis.,
tied his brother at the hospital yes
terday.
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TURNER'S OBJECT
TO DAYLIGHT BILL
LEGISLATURE is PETITIoNED
AGAINST PASSING SALOON
REGULATION MEASURES.

Des Moines, Feb. 13-TurneI
societies of Des Moines, Davenport
Northwest Davenport, East Davenport
Burlington. Clinton, Muscatine, Del
vein, Eldbridge, Reinbreck. Durant
keystone and Buffalo have sent a pre-
test to the Iowa legislature againse the
daylight" saloon bill and the bill. pro.
h...ng saloons within five miles OF a
state educational institution.
| Senator Dunnagan of Page county
has introduced in the legislature
a bill providing that railroad com.
panies shall give reasonable passenger
service and describing what that SER
vice shall be. Wilson of Iowa put a
bill requiring that contracts for county
bridges and buildings be let to the
lowest responsible bidder. The senate
passed the Sullivan bill giving Polk
county fifth district court Judge.
The house passed the bill taking the
right to grant pardons away from the
legislature and vesting 1t in the state
board of parole. Representative Penn
introduced a bill providing for an ap.
preparation Of $4,000 to transform
Tabor college into a state normal
school.
Routine Business in Legislature. :.
The bulk sales bill, introduced by
Representative Grout, precipitated
considerable discussion in the house
and was made a special order Of bust
ness for Tuesday. The bill provides
that no merchant can close out an en-
tire stock Of goods without giving
seven days notice.
Representative Shankland's measure
providing for the securing Of costs
from foreign residents in justice courts
was adopted 81 to /.
Other bills were:
BY Fourt Of misunderstanding TO
the care and propagation Of fish and
providing for the time when fish shall
be caught.
BY Fraley of Polk-Relating to the
sale of intoxicating liquor by whole
sale drug corporations.
BY Jacobs of Calhoun-Providing for
penalty for failure to provide fire es
capes. ..,
BY Notwithstanding to capital re-
quired of foreign insurance companies.
The bill prohibiting the condemna-
ton Of cemeteries for railways, with
the consent of property owners, also
was passed by the senate.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate were:
BY Jewell-Providing for a penalty |
where fire escapes are not provided. |
BY Misunderstanding to the report |
Of the auditor Of state on the condi- |
lion Of banks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06
CHAPTER XVII.


Probably nothing ever gave rise TO
more comment in Radville than Betty
Graham's departure to spend the WIN
ter at boarding school near Philadel-
phia. Hardly any one knew anything
about tin fact, the rumor OF 1t was
Just being noised about and contempt
uously discredited on all hands-when
Tracey galloped down Main street
Monday morning with the news that
she had left on the early train.
Radville was at first stupefied, then
clamorous, but there was little infor-
nation to be got out of old Sam.
Duncan himself refused to be inter-
viewed. He told everybody who had
the impudence to mention the matter
to him that it was Mr.. Graham's af-
fair. Mr.. Graham was substantial
business man, he said. and if he chose
to send his daughter away to school
he had a perfect right to do so.
One direct result of it all was to
hasten Josie's own leave taking. 1t
would never do to let the Grahams
eclipse the Lockwoods, you see. Josie
had been talking of going to school
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06
FARMING IN ARABIA.
Primitive Agricultural Tools Used In
TiIling the Soil.

IHllnS tno SoiIs
For many centuries the Yemen ha:
been famed throughout Arabia for its
products Of the soil. Though agricul.
ture is the chief industry Of the coun-
try, it has never been improved, anc
the system of land cultivation today
Is the same as 1t was thousand years
ago. Practically the tools of the Ye.
men farmer are but four in num-
berthe plow, the thrashing fall, g
pick with a short handle, but LONG
curved steel point very strong and
sharp, and the broad bladed powerful
knife which every Arab carries in his
belt.
The plow is drawn by one or two
bullocks, sometimes by a bullock and
woman. 1t has a single handle OF
wood and a wooden beam, but the
share Is of iron, about a foot In length
and sharp. 1t does not turn the sol
under, but cuts a very good furroW
four or five inches deep, and no Ameri-
can plowboy can run straighter fur
row or break up the surface Of the soil
better than the Yemen farmer can
with this simple implement. The fail
Is the usual long and short cudgel fas-
tened together with leather thongs, but
the Yemen farmer grasps the short
cudgel in his hands and flays out his
grain with the long one. Everything
done on an American farm with hoes,
rakes, harrows, ETC., Is done in the Ye-
men field with the long pronged pick.
and it is a most effective though SIM
pie farming tool. The knife is used to
cut the standing grain; hands do the
work of shovels and baskets the work
of barrows.-Consular Report.
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| "Wen?"
Are you stuck on Angie, Mr.. Dun
CAM" demanded Tracey desperately.
| Great snakes! I hope not"
The boy sighed. Thank you, Mr..
Duncan. was only worryin' because
YOU and Angie is singin' together IN
the choir now Josie Lockwoods gone
to school an-an-- Angles the purtiest
girl in town-an' 1 was 'fraid t you
might like her best when Josie's away.
An I wanted to ask you to pick out
smother girl"
Duncan chuckled silently. Tracey
he said presently, 1T strikes me you
must be in love with Angie"
The boy gulped. Il am.
And 1 think she's rather partial to
YOU"
DO you, really. Mr.. Duncan"
"I do. Do you want to marry herr
Gee, can't hardly wait! Only
Tracey continued, disconsolate, 1t
amt no use, really. She's so purity an
swell an old man Tuthill's so rich
not like the Lockwoods, but rich all
the samee-an' I'm only the son OF the
livery stable man an fat anal that
an
Nonsense, Tracey" Nat interrupted
firmly. IF you really want her and
will follow the rules l give you it's
cinch."
Honest, Mr.. Duncan?"
II guarantee it, Tracey. Listen to
me-" And Duncan expounded kel-
logg's rules at length, adapting them
to Tracey's circumstances, of course
and throughout maintained the grav-
ity of a craven image. You try and
you'll see if I'm not right" he conclud-
ed.
Gosh, 1 b'lieve you are." Tracey
cried admiringly. I'm just goin' to
see how it works"
DO, if you'd favor me, Tracey"
Say, Mist-Nat, you've treated me
somethin' immense"
Your mistake, Tracey. / haven't
treated anybody since I've been here.
I'm on the wagon"
II mean just now, when we was
talkin' bout me an Angie. Fd-Id
like to help you the same way If 1
could"
You would?" Duncan eyed the boy
apprehensively, wondering what was
coming.
Yes, indeedy, l would. An p'rhaps
1 kin tell you somethin' that will"
Speak, beg"
"You-er-you're tryin' to court Jo-
sic Lockwood, amt you?"
OH" said Nat. so that was 1t!
That's a secret, Tracey" he averred.
"All right Only if you are she's
your'n."
Just how do you figure that out?"
"Oh, 1 kin tell. She was in here to-
night with Roland"
Tonight"
Yes, just afore you come home from
prayer meetin'. She was lookin' for
you, an when she seen you wasn't
here she wouldn't wait for no soda nor
nothin'; said she had headache an
was goin' home. Roland went with
her, but she didn't want him to. You
Just missed seein' her."
Heavens, what blow"
But Roland's takin' her home
needn't upset you none"
Thank you for those kind words
Tracey" Nat sighed and passed a
troubled hand across his brow. You're
true friend"
I'm tryin' to be, Nat, same's you are
to me-" Tracey thought this over
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FORTUNE HUNTER.
Novelized by Louis Joseph Vance
From the Play of the Same Name
by Winchel Smith ~

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06
THE HECkLER.
Habits of the Individual Who Breaks
Up Meetings.

The heckler Is a necessary compile
ment to every political meeting, so
much so that he is now dignified with
the title Of The Voice. He bobs up in
the most surprising places with the
most surprising questions and though
he is the fly in the ointment so far as
the candidate Is concerned. to the
man in the street he figures well
come relief to the arid atmosphere Of
politics. There are candidates who
proudly boast that they welcome the
heckler as conducive to the success
of a meeting. But candidate must
needs be a versatile and resourceful
individual IL he Is to come out OF the
encounter with flying colors, for the
average heckler sets out with the ex-
press object of "upsetting the apple
cart" and he is at some pains to-
bring about the result.
The member who has served his
constituency faithfully and well in the
past has to run the same or even a
more fierce fire of criticism than the
aspiring tyro. A minute account Of
his stewardship is demanded, and he
has to justify his existence. What
have members been doing in Lon
don during the last few weeks" de-
manded a heckler of Col. Sir George
Kemp when the latter was contesting
constituency Before the colonel
had time to reply a woman In the
crowd called out, there's no telling
a reply which convulsed the meeting
for the rest Of the evening. On one
occasion Col. Lockwood, who in the
defunct parliament had been chair
man of the kitchen committee of the
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ITO be Continued. ]

- Barnwell. December 80: Mr.
Joshua Ashley, known all over this
section as "Shug," Barnwell county's
champion long distance walker was
found dead in bed at his home, about
eight miles from Barnwell, yesterday
morning. \ man of unusual physical
strength, his powers as pedestrian
were truly marvellous. and many
tales, some of them almost incredible,
are told of his endurance. 1t is said
that he walked into Augusta from his
home. a distance of some forty miles,
one morning, from there out into the
country ten or twelve miles, danced
all night and returned home the next
day. showing very little signs of fa-
tigue. He is also credited with hav-
ing left Elko one morning and at SUM-
down walked into Charleston, a dis
tance of some one hundred miles.
To Blackville when he was overtaken
by a gentleman riding in a buggy.
When invited to a lift" he replied
that. as he was lin hurry, he would
walk on" Once. while the guest of
friend living twenty miles from his
(AShleys) home, he offered to help
his host shingle house. Leaving
for home to get his hatchet he told
his friend that he would be back for
dinner True to his promise, when
the noon hour arrived. Mr.. Ashley
walked in with the hatchet in his hand.
Mr. Ashley was "A years old when he
died.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06
Expensive Food.

Canvasback ducks at IS a pair, ter
rapin at $50 a dozen and hothouse
grapes at $3.50 a pound do not head
the list Of high priced foods. Rouen
ducks are imported at 81 a piece, and
LIE Mans hens. fattened in a box, at
only a dollar less. while French quail
cost $3.50 each. Sole-the real thing
from Francis half a dollar more
than the quail. When peaches and
plums raised in South Africa can be
sold in New York for 25 cents piece
81 seems a great deal for French ap-
Pile, but the Caluille kind bring that
much. These juicy green apples are
wall grown, and they are embellish-
ed with sun etchings. made by placing
a tissue paper design on the growing
fruit. Belgian asparagus has sold as
high as IS a bunch.-New York Press.