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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
NEGRO IS MOBBED
AFTER LONG CHASE
South Carolina Mob Takes ChIId'e
Assailant Away From Officers
After Auto Race.

Greenville, S. c., Oct. 11.-Willis
Jackson, seventeen year old negro,
who assaulted an eleven year old
white girl at Honea Path yesterday
was strung UP to telephone pole
by one foot and his body shot to
pieces by a mob. The lynching took
place at 11:25 o'clock last night.
Following sensational man chase
over one hundred miles, a mob over.
powered the sheriff and his deputies
six miles north of GreenvilIe late yes
terday afternoon and secured the
negro.
The negro after committing the
crime was taken into custody by Off.
GERS and spirited to Anderson by auto
mobile. A mob followed but On the
arrival at Anderson found that the
negro had been taken to Greenville.
Then followed thirty-seven mile
race across the country between an
automobile bearing the deputies i'll
charge Of the negro and score of ma.
chimes filled by the mob.
Fearful lest the Jail here would not
withstand attack from mob the pris-
oner was hurried toward Spartanburg.
The machine bearing the negro broke
down after leaving this city and the
party concealed themselves in the
woods. On returning to the city the
chauffeur who drove the party was
seized by the mob and forced to show
them to the spot where the negro was
con cealed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
MORE MISSION
WORKERS NEEDED

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 11.-"The an,
nlal survey Of the missions" was pre-
scented at todAys sessions OF Amer
lean board OF commerce for foreign
missions, which is holding it's annual
meeting here, by Rev. James L. Bar
ton, D. d. of Boston, the foreign Sec
rotary Of the board.
Following the survey, four mission
aries represented as many of the
boards missions, presented the chal.
lenge OF progress in India, Turkey.
Africa and China and four others, the
challenge OF need in these lands.
Against the stir of the new afnbi-
tions In India, the new liberty in
Turkey, the development of Africa and
the natives part therein and the as
tonishing advances in China, were set
the urgent needs Of more workers,
better equipment and more compell-
ing power.
The forenoon session closed with an
address by DR.. Henry "A. Stims0n
New York, bearing upon The ANIMAL
survey.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
FARRELL HAS TWO
BOBT ALLIED CATS
FUNNY LOOKING FELlNEs FROM
OLD COUNTRY RECEIVED HERE
-GREAT RATTERs.

Ottumwans have seen bobtailed dogs
of all descriptions, bobtailed horses
and bobtail | pigeons, some of which
are the result of mother natures en-
beavers and others the dictates OF
fashion, but bobtailed felines, OF the
former variety are species OF de-
cendants from the original Noah
ark family, that have rarely, II ever,
been seen in these parts Jay Farrell
Of the John L. Finnerty commits
sion house, has received two blooded
maltese cats from Europe that have
an abbreviation of about one and one
half inches. At first glance 1t would
seem that the two midnight fence
walking felines had cellided with q
railroad train or had been subjected
to an operation, but investigation OF
the stubborn stump shows that the at
Fiction is natural one.
The pair received by Mr.. Farrell
came to thin through his uncle who
secured them in the old country. There
are many OF the bobtailed variety
there, but few have found their way
to the United States. From behind
the cats look like rabbits. Their tails
have not been cut off. The bobbed
condition is natural attribute Of the
race. When they sit down they use
the stump as brace, just as a wood
pecker on a tree. They are consider.
ed the best ratters of any family OF
felines and may be seen at the J. |.
Finnerty house on South Market st.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
NELS NELSON IS
REL|EvED|.0F STAR
SMOKY RowPoLicEMAN ACCUSED
BY CHIEF or BEING lNToxt-
GATED WHILE ON DUTY.

Night Patrolman Nels Nelson was
relieved of his star and club last even
ing about $3.50 o'clock at his home on
North Moore street by Chief Of Police
j. e. Beeman on the charge OF BEING
Intoxicated while on duty. Charges
were filed against him this morning by
Chief Beeman before the board Of po'
lice and fire commissioners but the
hearing has not as yet been set.
Chief Beeman stated today that Mel.
son went on duty last evening at 6
@ clock as usual on his beat in Smoky
Row. Complaint having come to him
that Officer Nelson had been intoxicat-
ed the night before, the chief made a
trip to his beat last night. He found
Nelson leaving and followed him. The
policeman went to his home on South
Moore street in South Ottumwa. Chief
Beeman then took his star and club
and notified. him that he was dis
charged from the force pending action
by the police commissioners. @
Chief Beeman declared for third
time this morning that he would have
no drunken policeman on the force.
He further stated that the officers
should see by this time that he means
what he says. This is the third man
to be discharged by the chief Ter in
toxication.
Since there would be but twelve men
on the force should the commission
ers sustain the charges, the vacancy
will be refilled. When the three form
er officers left the force, it was de-
cided by Mayor Harper that In order
to reduce the expense, no new men
would be employed There Is large
list OF applicants eligible for the posi-
ton and should the action of the board
warrant the selection Of a new police.
man, 1t will be done at once.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
SHeEHAN LEAVES
WESTERN UNION
WELL KNOWN MANAGER OF 10.
CAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY
QUITS SERVICE.

After service that began away
back in 1874 when as messenger boy
he carried kilograms and between
trips learned the Morse code, gradual
1y rising in the service of the we'll
known company until he became its
local manager nearly eighteen years
ago, i'll health has made it incumbent
upon John Sheehan to seek release
from active management of the West
ern Union Telegraph Cos. local Office
and in order to get the needed rest,
he has rendered his resignation to the
company. He was yesterday relieved
from the management and succeeded
thereto by ]. N. Brist, formerly wire
chief at night in the Burlington gener-
al Office telegraph department. Mr..
Brist is rot a stranger here, having
been in the employ of the Burlington
for some years past and in charge of
the night wires on the Ottunwa divi-
sion Of the Burlington. He assumed
his new post yesterday upon the re-
tirement of ~, Sheehan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
OBITUARY.
Phoebe Elmira Fish,

Mrs. Phoebe Elmlra Fish was born
in Warren county. Ohio, Oct. p, 1S41
and died Monday Oct. 2, 1911. Her
fathers name was George Wilson. He
was a grandson of the British Lord
Chew who obtained grant Of land
from the king of ENGLAND, situated in
New Jersey. on which considerable
fighting was done during the revoiu-
ton. Her mothers name was Hughel.
Her father, George Wilson, was pio-
neer settler living among the Indians
for many years and lie owned land n
Jefferson county on Cedar creek. After
his death his widow and her children
were eyicted from the land owing to
some technical points of the law and
then the family went to live in Ridge
Vile, Ohio. Mrs. Wilson's father hear
ing of their misfortune brought then
to his home in Iowa locating them on
one of his farms. In 1S47 a school was
put up on this place which had the
name of Ashland Univ ersity being sit
uated in old Ashland. Wapello county,
and the children of Mrs. Wilson oom-
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LOOK FORWARD
TO next SUNDAY
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
OF oTTuMwA WILL OBSERVE
RALLY DAY.

Nearly every Sunday school In OF.
tumwa has one or more classes and
they are looking forward to large at.
tendance on rally day, Sunday, Oct
Is. It is quite possible there will be
more grown people than children
present at the Sunday schools next
Sunday.
In speaking of the general observ'
ance Of rally day next Sunday in the
Ottumwa churches, one of the promi.
nent workers in bible study stated
this morning:
"A good many people have the idea
that Sunday schools are for children
and not for adults and young men and
women They are greatly mistaken.
There was time when in most of
the Sunday schools there were almost
no adults except the officers and
teachers. Those conditions are chang
ing rapidly-so rapidly that the in
crease of men and women as pupils
in the Sunday school has become so
great that the change is referred to
as a movement. This. movement is
due to the organization of adult bible
classes. These classes differ from the
+. H..
bible classes of a decade or two ago
in that they are thoroughly organized.
They have their own class officers,
as president, vice presidents, secre-
tary, treasurer, regular standing COM
mittee as membership, social, devo-
tional, finance, philanthropic, etc.
These classes pursue wide range OF
Christian activities. Some classes are
composed of men alone, others Of
women, and some of both men and
women.
I'm 1908 1882 such classes were re-
ported. At the last International Sum-
day school convention at San Fran
cisco last June there were reported
of $4,000, with membership Of over
1000 900. That certainly indicates
that the adults are becoming inter-
ested in and attending the Sunday
schools.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
CHARGES AGAINST
Man DISMISSED
NOAH F. RODGERS is RELEASED
FROM Observation-Disclosures
OUTSIDE OF COURT.

.
The charges of obtaining property
under false pretenses filed against
Noah R. Rodgers by Mrs. T. G. Lut.
man recently, We're dismissed by the
latter in the court Of Justice of Peace
Il. G. Nosler this morning, a settle.
ment having been reached outside OF
the court room. The costs of the
case were paid. Rodgers was arrest.
ed in Douds-Leando by Constable War.
rem Criswell on warrant charging
him with embezzlement, in that he
secured $500 from Mrs. Lutman to
make merchandise transaction and
failed to return the money or complete
the deal. When arraigned for prelimin.
airy hearing the charge was changed to
that of obtaining property under false
pretense.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
URGES GRANDSON TO WRITE.
Will Of William e. Curtis Expressed
Wish That Namesake "continue
Service to the World"

Washington, d. c., Oct, 11.-Hope
that his grandson and namesake will
take up journalism land continue the
service which have been trying to
do in giving the world true and useful
Information, and publish the good men
do rather than evil" is expressed in
the will of William E. Curtis, which
was filed in the probate court here.
The grandson is left the portrait of
Mr.. Curtis by Vos, his watch, and a
complete set of his works.
The estate is left TO the widow,
Mrs. Cora K. Curtis, who also is named
as executrix.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
DEFENDS THE COAL
CARRYING ROADS

Washington, d. @, Oct. 11.--Declaf-
ing that close relationship between
the railroads and coal companies In
the anthracite regious was necessary
and denying that they violate the SHEER
man antitrust law, John g, Johnson,
OF Philadelphia, presented an eiabor.
ate defense Of the coal carrying lines
to the supreme court OF the United
States today.
James H. Torrey for the indepen
dent coal companies, and Adelbert
Moot, for the Erie, also addressed. the
count
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
INQUIRY INTO RAIL
DOCKAGE CONTROL

al inquiry into the control by railway
companies Of the docking, wharfage
and pier facilities at various ports on
the gulf Of Mexico, Mississippi and At
lantic coast, including Galveston, New
Orleans, Mobile Memphis and Phil.
adelphia, has been instituted by. the
interstate commerce commission. Ii
involved principles Of vital import
ance to railroads and shippers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
Another Man Acquitted.

Westminster, Pa. Oct, 11.-Ehorts
OF the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
to secure a conviction in connection
with the burning to death Of "Seacl"
Walker, the negro at Coatsville, failed
when jury acquitted Oscar Lampey.
who was charged with being MEM
Der Of the mob that lynched Walker.
Lampey is the fifth defendant to be
freed OF a murder charge in connection
with the lynching.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
MINERS, DELEGATES NAMED.
Carroll Appoints lowans to Attend
Congress In Chicago; Waterman
Chosen

Des Moines, Oct. 11.-GoyerDor B.
F. Carroll yesterday named the fol.
lowing list Of delegates to represent
Iowa at the annual convention OF the
American Mining congress, to be held
at Chicago, Oct. "a to %. E. M. Gray,
Des Moines; H. H. Garfield. Boone; II.
L. Waterman, Ottumwa; David Den
ming, Cincinnati; Samuel Ballantyne,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12

have been offered in the testimony
and the case thus made to drag slow.
ly. The arguments will probably not be
made until later and will probably
take some time as there are number
of attorneys engaged in the hearing
of the case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
TESTIMONY NEAR END.
The Hearing Of the Wright-Davis Case
May Finish This Afternoon;
MANY ATTORNEYS ENGAGED.

Many Attorneys Engaged. .
The testimony in the land case OF
Wright vs.. Davis that has been taking
the attention of the district court
since Monday morning will probably
be completed this afternoon. The
case has progressed slowly since its
and but few witnesses have
been heard but these have been on the
stand for some time. Dispositions
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McElroy, Mrs.
E. E. McElroy and Miss Elizabeth Nc.
Elroy left this morning on the Rock
Island for Mt. Sterling to attend the
HealdI<a7A .cy wedding.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
PEOPLES PULPIT

The Courier VIZ publish in
this column articles contributed
by its roadc. Tho oomm"niea.
tio,i should be +ypewritten pr
In plain hand on ono sido Of ths
1aper, and signed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12

Boone; W. H. Rodgers, Abba; Johr
Cochran, Hiteman; A. s.. Henderson,
Centeryille; J. H. Morris, Des Moines:
j. w. Dinwiddie, Cedar Rapids; w. IF.
Daniels, Cedar Rapids.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12

George Phillips, clerk OF the district
court returaed home last night on
the Burlington from Chicago, where
he has been tbs est week.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-12-13
Wait for B. B. B. B.


For Rent-Two large upstairs rooms
and one below in my brick building
opposite the courthouse. Apply TO
" B. Hudson.
Bring your clean rags to The Eagle
office and cash them.
Remember here is the place to gel
your girl" pretty Christmas present.
Parker-Astin.
R. O. Astin has returned from
hunt near Cotulla, in Southwest
Texas.
Edge Dry Goods Company will sell
for the next two weeks ladies' suits
! at almost your own price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Fain OF the
Brazos bottom were visitors to the
city today
Hensarling Bros. have car OF kaffir
corn (not milo maize) now on track.
Phone 251.
Tickets will be placed on sale to-
morrow morning for the great COM
edy. "The Chorus Lady" which is the
attraction at the Colonial Saturday
night, December 16.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the First
Baptist church will serve oysters at
the Commerce building Friday, De-
cember 10, from IL a. m. to ii p. m.
Everybody invited.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-12-13

For Sale-Nice folding bed; good
as new. Mrs. ]. F. Lavender, at the
Hensarling house.
Nothing nicer and more useful for
Christmas present than Waterman
fountain pen. Haswell's Book Store.
One-third off on cut glass and china
at McKenzie's jewelry store.
Hair switches and transformations
made from combings. Phone 41S.
Beatrice J. Calhound.
Wanted-To rent three nice unfur-
nished rooms for light housekeeping,
Phone SO.
For a few days only, rs per cent
discount on fancy and hand-painted
china at jenkins drug store.
Husband, buy the lady suit while
you can get them at about one-hali
rpice at Edge Dry Goods Co.
For Sale-Two-year-old thorough
bred bronze gobblers at $500 each
Apply to Ed Wickes.
Edge Dry Goods Co. say they VIII
not carry over any ladies' or mems
suits. They will almost give you one
The only Texas towns played by
Liebler & Co.'S New York production,
alias Jimmy Valentine" are Beau
mont, Galveston, Houston, San An
tonic, Austin, Bryan, Waco, Dallas and
Fort Worth.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-12-13
b b b b Monday night

B. b. B. B. Monday night.
Joe Arnold was up today from Mill.
lean.
G. II. Fullerton of Tabor was in the
city today.
Follow the crowd and go to the
skating rink.
Henry Kurten, Jr., OF Kurten was
in tcyin today.
G. B. Franklin of Benchley was in
the city today.
Big reduction in all mems suits at
Edge Dry Goods Co.
All kinds of chicken feed at Hens
arling Bros Phone 251. ~
L. S. Williams was in the city today
from his home at Coleview.
For Sale-Forty head high grade
goats. See ]. H. Mccullough.
J. Conoway and ]. S. Byars of In
dependence were in the city today.
You'd better reserve your seats for
alias Jimmy Valentine" as the ad-
vance sale is unusually large.
Prices on gold-headed umbrellas cut
in two at McKenzie's jewelry store.
]. NJ. Olsen was in today from his
home in the Steep Hollow community.
T. H. Darwin was called to Cameron
today by the serious illness Of his
grandson, Howard Mike.
have too many watches and need
the money. If you want watch now
Is the time. ]. NJ. Caldwell.
Save the Ganter coupon in this pa
per. 1t is worth so cents with $500
purchase at his store.
Ralph Chatham, viii Smith anf<a
party of other gentlemen from College
left this afternoon on a hunting trip
to the Navasota river.
Edge Dry Goods Co. are going to
unload their mems and ladies' suits
IN the next two weeks.
Don't forget The Chorus Lady" the
comedy in which Rose Stahl scored
such success, at the Colonial Satur.
day night, December 16.
Trade at Ganter's jewelry store and
save so cents on each $500 purchase
Cut the coupon from this paper
See Ganter, the jewelers., coupon az
in this paper.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-12-13

You ought to be B. B. B. B.
Wick Bros. for all kinds Of chicken
feed.
Read E. J. Jenkins discount ad on
china.
Let Watson Bros. do your hauling.
Phone 1913.
You must see the B. B. B. B. Mon
day night.
w. p. Bullock of Steep Hollow was
in town today.
w. w. Johnson of Wellborn was in
the city today.
j. H. Mccullough went to Wellborn
this afternoon.
Mrs. A. w. Royder came up from
Wellborn today.
]. w. Worthington of the bottom
was in the city today.
Miss Essie McSwain of Rock Prairie
was a visitor to the city today.
B. B. B. B. Monday night.
Christmas presents-ladies' suits at
almost your own price at Edge Dry
Goods Company.
t. P. Hall and ]. G~vandiver of
Steep Hollow were in the city today.
Mrs. j. ]. Dean arrived today from
Humble to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs j. r. Edmonds.
Edge Dry Goods Company is giving
some of the greatest values in ladies'
suits ever offered in Bryan.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-12-13
Enral Nrus

Lookout for B. B. B. b.!
You can't afford not to be B. B.
b. B.
Wanted-Clean rags at The Eagle
office.
w. ]. Lawless of Kurten was in the
city today.
J. e. Bullock of Holligan Chapel
was in town today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-12-13
FOR SALE.

Three hundred acres of first-class'
post oak timber land, forty fenced, at
5000 per acre. This tract is smooth,
well timbered, and the soil is black
sandy. Apply to
]. w. BATS.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-31

flee, a sacrifice greater than your own,
for they must wait and pray, while you
could act as men act. All, what a spec
ter train rises before the minds eye
when we think Of the women and the
children of the war, Here they come,
out Of the dim abyss of vanished fiji
ty years, women old and young, with
little children clinging TO their skirts,
or nesting in their bOsoms.
Here they come, these pale. Wet-eyed
women of the late war, whose nus
bands. brothers. sons. went forth to die
that a nation might live. Oh, the sus-
pense of waiting. Pass on. pale ghostsi
yours is the saddest procession in all
the dreams of men. Pass on, for you
are the bearers Of breaking hearts, and
your pain is the pain # all the ages
since the beginning. Pass on. oh ghosts
of a past now dim, you with your lit
tie ones; you are the innocent victims
of war.
But some of that heroic band are liv-
ing. God grant that peace has come
to them. Yes, some of you who saw
your dear ones go forth with aching
= y =
hope went out; you listened night by
night for the step that never came to
wake the echoes in your soul; and YOU
knew that somewhere. far awav, dear
one sleeps who laid down his life for
his country: and that is the privilege
and duty of the knightly men of all
ages But the suffering of the women,
There are other woes Look along
the far horizon; note the dim, rolling
smoke and the angry flashing Of the
flames, the burning homesteads and
work. And here passes
another CHASTITY cortege, the long train
of the dead and wounded. Listen to
the rumble of the ambulance; note the
quick nervous work of the men whose
grewsome task it is To hew away the
mangIed limbs: and 10, here we have
the crippled and the broken scare
crows of war; the shattered veterans, |
who must drag through weary life
of pain.
Happier are the dead. whose mem |
ory we keep today. Oh, for them we
bring sweet flowers, fadeless mem |
cries. all honor that poor human hearts |
may bestow Splendid were their deeds |,
and more splendid the results born OF
their efforts. They sleep, for we know |
not how else to tell of our dream Of !
the afterwhile; for us they sleep a lit |
tie while but not as mortals sleep l |
think they must know and feel all the |
mighty impulse of love which is today |
going out and up to them. To the sol |
diers of the republic, living and dead, |
we owe all that we have and are as a
nation. They have made of the ban
rer we love a sign and symbol Of unity /
and power. respected wherever men /
tread the soil of the world No com
pensation to them could be possible. |
what they did may not ne measured in
material terms: they gave us all we
have and enjoy-the blessings of life, !
peace. brooding on wide wings, across /
this mighty land; the right to live and |
owe and labor unafraid; the boon of
such liberty as few peoples know. God
bless the soldiers of the republic To
them we owe il all.
And so we are here today to honor
hose who fell while striving in the
path of duty.
Fifty years! But in the eyes Of God,
nor in the human heart. there is no
such thing as time. 1t was but yes